A CARRY 4 COINS FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED AS ANNUAL EVENT + WITH BARKAA, CAMP COPE, EMILY WURRAMARA, MO’JU, TIA GOSTELOW PLUS MORE
+ FRI 5 FEB 2021 AT FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, MEANJIN (BRISBANE)
+ RAISING FUNDS FOR BLACK RAINBOW & ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
Following its inaugural event earlier this year, Point Blank Group (fronted by Miss Blanks) are thrilled to announce the 2021 return of A Carry 4 Coins - a fundraising initiative and benefit concert - and now an annual event. A Carry 4 Coins 2021 is set for Fortitude Music Hall, Meanjin (Brisbane) on Friday 5 February 2021 with a stellar line up of some of the country’s most exciting artists including Barkaa, Camp Cope, Emily Wurramara, Mo’Ju, Tia Gostelow, WAAX, with more to be revealed.
As a result of the successful 2020 edition and launch, A Carry 4 Coins will be launching in 2021 as an annual event and fundraising initiative for social causes impacting communities that require support, with each annual edition addressing a different cause. In 2021, A Carry 4 Coins will be supporting Black Rainbow, an organisation and social enterprise in pursuit of the health, wellbeing and suicide prevention of the national Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ community, and a collective* of heroic Transgender Women of Colour working within their community to raise funds for gender affirmation surgery. *For community safety the identity of the collective remains undisclosed.
"Point Blank Group are so excited to see the return of A Carry 4 Coins in 2021. This initiative has been a great example of story-telling, togetherness, community activation, and the power of humanity. When David (my business partner) and I started this event, it was us in the living room ordering dinner and texting mad friends like Kaiit, Sampa, Kira, and others to be part of this event. We couldn't stand by while we were seeing our community suffer from such a tragic event.” exclaims Miss Blanks.
“Fast forward nearly a year, we're plagued with the impacts of COVID-19 which has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, Poor people, LGBTIQA+ people, Disabled folk, Sex Workers, and many other people not represented and cared for on a social, governmental, or industrial level. I'm so excited for us to be launching A Carry 4 Coins 2021 and announce the annual event with many editions to come. It’s so important to us to help provide relief where possible so that as a community we can all feel supported, protected, seen, and heard.”
In its inaugural year, A Carry 4 Coins 2020 event, held at Max Watts in Naarm (Melbourne) in February this year, was a sell out featuring musical talent Kaiit, Sampa The Great, Ecca Vandal, Kira Puru, Jesswar, and more. A Carry 4 Coins 2020 raised over $24,000 for those affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires with 100% of profits divided between Firesticks Alliance and Mogo Aboriginal Land Council.
Kicking off the stacked line up for A Carry 4 Coins in 2021 is proud Malyangapa, Barkindji sister Barkaa, who has had a massive 2020 with three singles to her name including ‘For My Tittas’, ‘22 Clan’ and ‘Our Lives Matter’ - which became an unofficial soundtrack to the Australian Black Lives Matter movement. Music to BARKAA has been part of her journey to express herself, the truth and issues impacting First Nations people. Her barbed rap versus have seen her sign to BRIGGS’ Bad Apples Music record label. Although new to the scene, Barkaa has been listed as one of the Top 5 female rappers in Australia by triple j, one of 15 Sydney rappers ruling 2020 by Redbull and GQ have described Barkaa as “The New Matriarch of Australian Rap”.
Melbourne “power emo trio” and female punk force de jour Camp Cope need no introduction. Since the release of their 2016 self-titled, award-winning debut album, Camp Cope have utilised their position to call out societal wrongs through their intelligent and pointed songwriting and outspoken nature. The same year, the three-piece led the It Takes One campaign, a social movement aimed at reporting sexual and physical assault incidents at shows with the movement striking the implementation of ongoing safe spaces Hotline initiative at Laneway Festival. In 2018 sophomore album How To Socialise & Make Friends reached #6 on the ARIA Album Charts and topped a slew of coveted end of year lists including Pitchfork, Sterogum, Bandcamp, Brooklyn Vegan and The Guardian. The band have been nominated for multiple awards including AIR Awards, the Australian Music Prize, J Awards, Music Victoria Awards and National Live Music Awards.
Groote Eylandt via Brisbane singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara also joins the A Carry 4 Coins 2021 line up. In 2016 the young artist released her debut EP Black Smoke following up in 2018 with her debut album Milyakburra. Her releases to date have been recorded in both English and her traditional language Anindilyakwa. Milyakburra was nominated for a 2018 ARIA Award for Best Blues And Roots Album and four 2019 Queensland Music Awards. Emily took out the Best Blues And Roots Album of the Year at the 2019 AIR Awards.
Singer songwriter Mo’Ju (FKA Mojo Juju) will grace the A Carry 4 Coins stage with her spell-binding presence in 2021. Commanding the attention of the country in 2018, Mo’Ju’s career-defining album Native Tongue was received with widespread critical acclaim and went on to become one of the most vital albums the country and world had seen in years. Twenty-four award nominations followed it’s release including ARIA Awards, AIR Awards, J Awards, Music Victoria Awards, NIMAs and National Dreamtime Awards. Mo’Ju’s latest offering comes in the form of new single ‘Put It On Hold’.
Australian singer-songwriter Tia Gostelow wrote her breakout 2016 single ‘State Of Art’ at the tender age of 16. Ever since, she’s been honing her craft across numerous singles, culminating in a stunning debut full length Thick Skin from 2018 featuring massive hits ‘Strangers (feat. LANKS)’ and ‘Giants’. This year has seen the young artist flourish further with her sophomore album Chrysalis landing in November this year. Tia Gostelow was nominated for the 2017 NIMA for New Talent of the Year and the 2019 NIMA for Album of the Year. Don’t miss what is sure to be a captivating set from the young artist.
Rounding out the first release of artists for A Carry 4 Coins 2021 WAAX, an electrifying punk band from Brisbane fronted by the ever-fierce Marie DeVita. After their debut single ‘Wisdom Teeth’ from 2014 earned the band a place at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND that year, WAAX have won the hearts of legions of fans across two EP’s and a debut album Big Grief from 2019 featuring ‘Labrador’; undeniably their biggest track to date. This year WAAX teamed up with Illy on ‘Cheap Seats’. The band have been nominated for a handful of National Live Music Awards winning the Queensland Live Act of the Year in 2018. They promise a set full to the brim with angst, energy and self-confessed chaos.
A Carry 4 Coins for will take place at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on Friday 5 February 2021. Don’t miss this carefully curated line up and a chance to show support to and make a difference to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ community. Tickets are available now HERE. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander punters, please contact david@pointblank.group to arrange free entry.
A CARRY FOR COINS
Fri 5 Feb 2021 | Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Doors - 6:00pm
Tickets
Available HERE
Pre-Sale Tickets - $60
Door Tickets - $70
Facebook Event HERE
First Artist Lineup Announcement
(in alphabetical order)
Barkaa
Camp Cope
Emily Wurramara
Mo’ju
Tia Gostelow
WAAX
+ More To Be Revealed
