The heart of the matter

By Kath Gannaway
YARRA Valley fans of the Dave Mann Collective have a one-night-only chance to tap into the band’s Australia-wide Heart Over Mind tour.
The band is back at Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander this Friday 9 May as part of the CD launch tour which started in Broome and takes in Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania and the east coast up to Queensland.
The long-awaited CD has the band in full flight crossing the terrain from the organic blues and roots into the more universal rock landscape.
The album has been described as “a rich, sonic journey”. Stamped with a sustaining classic quality in the form of a distinct two-part suite denoted as ‘mind’ versus ‘heart’ songs it broadly highlights the rockier side versus the more balladry, the lyrically thinking versus feeling.
Many of the band’s dedicated fans will have the album but there’s nothing like seeing a band live.
Phone Giant Steps on 5962 6111 to book.