The Preparation

Silhouetted against posters which made him look taller than he is, Kav Temperly, of Fremantle formed Eskimo Joe, looked at home in his own shadow. For this songwriter and front man nonchalance appears to be the name of the game, when your face is emblazoned Andy Warhol style in rock star red across one whole wall of the bar. Wearing the low key uniform fitting to the venue, he padded around the empty Uni bar at Wollongong University, prepping for one of the smallest gigs on an impressive tour marking the release of his latest and most successful album; Black Fingernails and Red Wine.  

 

As the sound crew geared up the bar filled with the haunting vocals which set Eskimoe Joe apart from other bands born of the talented but increasingly dissimilar Western Australian music scene. Clad in tight jeans and peeping out from the staple imposing fringe, Kav emanated the self-assurance of some one who heads a band which has recently graduated from Triple J to the international music market. The previously uninterested  students loitering around the bar, look up from their beers and shared paper plates of over cooked chips now understanding why the security gates are going up tonight and tickets are sold out.