WA’s live music scene is State of the Art

More than 30 acts, all Western Australian, will perform across four stages in Perth this weekend.
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The Kill Devil Hills are among the many bands to play at State of the Art this weekend.

Presented by Celebrate WA in partnership with West Australian Music (WAM), the third annual State of the Art (SOTA) music festival at the Perth Cultural Centre is one of many events being staged this weekend as part of the WA Day celebrations.

Solely dedicated to showcasing Western Australian artists, the festival’s headline acts are hip-hop wordsmith Drapht, long-standing and successful alt-rock band Eskimo Joe, and relative newcomers, indie-pop outfit San Cisco, who are rapidly developing a significant international profile.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts