Station Street Co-op is excited to announce Live In The Backroom #9 (b) Featuring M.E. Baird with guest TBA.

Doors 6:30 pm (food, cake, chai and other non-alcoholic drinks available)

Music 7:30 Pm 8:45pm

ABOUT M.E.BAIRD:

M.E. Baird (Matthew Ede Baird) is a remarkable and mysterious talent with a three-decade-long career. Not only is he a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and composer – he is also a visual artist whose artwork is as unique and captivating as his music.From his deep lamenting voice and beguiling songs to his intricate thought-provoking artwork, M.E. Baird is an artist in every sense. Originating from Melbourne, M.E. Baird has lived in many places since each a unique chapter in his life and art. He has for the last decade been based on Bundjalung Country, New South Wales, where he continues to pursue his great loves of songwriting, and making music and art. For more about M.E. Baird

PRESS:

"There is a haunting quality to M.E. Baird’s music, a type of dark folk and blues noir that permeates the songs. Baird knows how to balance the beauty successfully and the despair on 'Time' and as a result, this is an album that should fit nicely in the record collections of fans of songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and Mark Lanegan."

★★★★ - The Music (Australia)

"The slowly developing, intimately held tracks, which are neither folk, nor country, but maybe a Cohen/Cave-inspired interpretation of both, are meant for the small, dark, alone spaces of your life. Being also a visual artist, there is no surprise that his songs are often described as possessing a distinct visual richness and depth where each song can be like cinematic vignettes."

★★★★ - Sydney Morning Herald

"Deeply emotive, whether in the carefully crafted lyrics, the music itself, or his deep lamenting singular voice, emotion drips from everywhere, it trickles down walls and pools on the floor. It aches and hurts...and it’s beautiful."

★★★★ - Rythmns Magazine

"His songs are visually rich possessing a novelistic quality that is dark and warm. The music of M.E. Baird cajoles and challenges.

Images flow and tunes beguile. A treat."

★★★★ - The Music Collective

"Baird speaks of lost loves and scarred hearts, and while he paints life in a harsh light, he still finds something to hold onto, be it a memory or dream not yet faded. This dark folk at its finest, sad, bitter, and beautiful."

★★★★ - The Brag Magazine, Sydney

LISTEN TO M.E. BAIRD: https://mebaird.bandcamp.com

WATCH M.E. BAIRD: https://www.youtube.com/@mebai...

CONNECT WITH M.E. BAIRD: https://www.instagram.com/m.e....

ABOUT STATION STREET CO-OP:

This exciting new enterprise, founded by Caitlin Reilly is a new multi-arts and working space for creatives of the Northern Rivers.