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Perth MusicKate Miller-Heidke/Claire Clarke - The Bakery 24/02/2008
Sunday 24th February, 2008
The Bakery, Northbridge
Kate Miller-Heidke
Claire Clarke
After playing the previous night as well as a matinée show earlier in the day Brisbane’s ARIA Award nominee Kate Miller-Heidke fronted an enthusiastic crowd to play her final gig in Perth supported by Perth’s own Claire Clarke. The crowd numbers grew steadily throughout the night but for the start of Claire’s set most people were sitting down in the chilled out setting of The Bakery.
Claire Clarke has been attracting a media buzz lately and with the release of her debut album Unhinged scheduled for next week there was plenty of interest in the room. Playing her songs acoustically with a guitarist and bassist was the perfect way to wind down the weekend while the pop melodies of her songs kept the energy up on stage and in front of it. Mixed in with her album songs were a few brand new ones and a great cover of Alanis Morissette’s ‘You Oughta Know‘. Set to support Vanessa Amorosi on Saturday March 1st there is plenty to look forward to in the imminent future of Claire Clarke.
After a short break Kate Miller-Heidke and band arrived on stage to play a fun filled theatrical pop show. Kate mentioned that she had supported Cyndi Lauper only a few days earlier in the King’s Park Botanical Gardens and that singing ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun‘ on stage with Cyndi was a “huge mind-fuck”! Plenty of songs were played from her debut album Little Eve which was released last year as well as songs off her earlier EP’s. The two big highlights of the night were a hilarious song all about Australian Idol and a classical/pop cover of John Farnham’s ‘You’re The Voice‘ with a hint of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ in it. The crowd loved every minute of the show and it was a definite relief to see a different kind of pop performance.
