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Written by Ashlee Dignon
from Elevate Management
Tuesdays Are Good, but perhaps our Thursday at the Crown and Anchor was better! This past week, ELEVATE Music had the opportunity of attending the Happy Valley locals, The Halfway Charlies, triumphant return to the music scene after spending time away to work on their craft.
With the Cranker’s usual array of spectacular bands, The Halfway Charlies, alongside The Stiff Kinks and The Cameramen, supported Twitch for a wall-to-wall headline performance.
We got a hold of the four spunky dudes from The Halfway Charlies, better known as Andrew Petrie (Drums), Eddie Symonds (Bass), Kyle Jones (Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals), and Scott Belcher (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), to chat about the prevails of their up-and-coming Adelaide Punk-Funk band.
The boys told us the story of how tracking down their now drummer, Andrew, was one of the major challenges and eventual accomplishments of the group. Completing the band just over a year ago, Andrew’s fellow bandmates all agree he was the missing link to their sound; and solidifying someone who can ‘beat the drums well’ (as was a major prerequisite) was crucial to the success of The Halfway Charlies.
Drawing some of their inspirations from greats like The Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks and Canadian Punk-Rock band, Billy Talent; The Halfway Charlies are a composite of alternative sound, diverging from standard chord progressions, while pairing their compositions with uplifting, empowering, and original lyrics.
Tune into The Halfway Charlies via the Triple J Unearthed link here. And if you’re all the way sure you don’t want to miss their next big performance, catch The Halfway Charlies live at The West Oak Hotel on the 19th of October.