Some have suggested this sincere, acoustic performance is just a blatant attempt to corner the tween demographic, but other, less cynical commentators have deemed it an endearing celebration of the youth of the Western World, and the dreams that they have collectively dreamt and lost. Dress up, sing-a-long and hear inspired interpretations of some of the most popular Disney songs, including 'A Whole New World,', 'It's a Small World' and 'Beauty & the Beast.' Count on a jam-packed hour of humour, joy and the beauty of an unexpected key change, delivered by two artists who know how to break a few hearts with a melody. James Edgar Francis is at ease delivering sentimental ballads, self-deprecating monologues and audience heckling when the crowds don't appreciate him. A professional malcontent and career underdog, he has paved a place for himself in the Sydney Music Scene. With the ingenuous abandon of Bob Dylan, the soulful sincerity of Sam Cooke and the misguided ambition of Wolfmother, his voice demands to be heard and understood, and rewards those listeners who do. Over the course of 2010 and 2011 James has been recording an album with Producer, Melvin Tree. Some tracks were composed in the solitary confinement of a Kings Cross Apartment on the night of the Sydney Swans fateful win against the West Coast Eagles in the 2005 AFL Grand Final, and others were written while cavorting across the American continent, hiking the Hipster Trail from San Francisco to Brooklyn in search of what Paul Simon once famously sang about: a Bridge Over Troubled Water. Maxine Kauter is a musician not afraid to wear her influences on her sleeve. Growing up in Sydney_x0019_ s southern suburbs during the grunge explosion of the 90_x0019_ s the independent spirit of that music deeply affected her and has provided her music and career with its unwavering self-determination. She is known for her wallowy ballads and her tremulous voice, capable of delivering a confident thwack and a tentative whimper, as much for her scathing wit and cynical optimism. In 2011 she released her first full length album, _x001C_ Alibech the Hermit_x001D_ , a follow up to her self-titled EP of 2008. _x001C_ Alibech the Hermit_x001D_ is based on a story from Bocaccio_x0019_ s Decameron and reveals Kauter_x0019_ s love of songs that serve as tales. Her egocentrically named band, the Maxine Kauter Band (Stephen Beverley on drums, Shannon Haritos on double bass), has received favourable reviews from local Sydney press including FBI and the Brag, who named _x001C_ Alibech& _x001D_ album of the week. They are currently working on a follow up album. Maxine and James are joined by Shannon Haritos on double bass and Nicola Ossher on percussion.
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