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Throughout the history of music, there have been several acts made up of only brothers who have had an amazing rate of success. To mention one, The Jackson Five, debut act of the late Michael Jackson, consisted of him and all his brothers. They killed on the Billboard top 100, and are today, nearly 40 years later considered an epic act in the music industry.

On that note, two of the bands on the stage at Amplifier last Friday were made up of brothers. First one off, Homebrewe, (according to their lead singer the e stands for energy) rocked the eager few who dared to enter Amps before nine pm. With Kohen Grogan on energetic, sometimes eccentric and awkwardly sexy vocals, backed up by his older brother Casey and younger brother Dylan with an aspiring drummer best friend Rory Keys it is obvious that these guys know what they like, and they go right ahead and do it. Their texts are radio-friendly, their tunes are blasting, and they definitely bring it. The only fuss there is to kick up about Homebrewe is that they are just a little too cute. In a few years, when Kohen’s voice is crisp from a little more whisky and the boys have grown some facial hair, they are gonna reach the astronomical version of the top.

Peverall was the second act to go on stage. Playing a very melodic, somewhat acoustic, hard rock, Peverall is the perfect music to chill out to. They made a great transition from Homebrewe’s post rock, to a more mature, refined rock and roll. Lead singer Troy Peverall has the type of charisma you see at dingy bars in Hollywood films, and though that might seem like an insult, it’s really not, as the cream of the crop are usually selected for those kinds of roles.

Mandurah based band with the somewhat exotic name: Sneaky Weasel Gang was second last on stage, and the boys kept a funky yet rocking rhythm throughout their set. On their MySpace it reads that the boys have clocked about 300 gigs till now, and this is easy to see as the synergy between them makes for great fun to watch. Jason Bale has an amazing voice and the boys definitely earned their “Best Funk Act” WAMington!

At the end of the night, time had come for Sneaky Weasel gang to leave the floor to Stella’s Kitchen, who were the men of the hour, so to speak. Second family act of the night, Stella’s Kitchen displayed the same safety, confidence and stability Homebrewe has on stage, only stronger. Both their music and lyrics are filled with the same strength and confidence, and their performance is breathtaking.

All in all this night at Amplifier was strong proof that despite ‘recession’ and all the other instabilities in the world supposedly affecting music, Perth rock is alive and kicking.

Myth busted.

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