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Formed in Northcote in 2003, The Alibi are a hard rocking band that have played at The Tote, The Underpass, The Greyhound and the National (in Geelong) *Drummer Martino Soldati is the twin brother of the drummer in Legends of Motorsport - you know, that guy with the big ‘fro. *Andrew Fenton is a journalist, who has written for JMag, EnTrance, Inpress, Beat and Industrial Nation. He currently writes for the Melbourne Weekly Magazine and the Melbourne Times. *Aaron Podoba was the lead guitarist in seminal Melbourne band Humanoid.

'Alibi have honed their flair for widescreen rock to its fullest' Rave Magazine ‘The band are determined to provide the audience with a live show that is, above all else, energetic - helping the band present a sense of vitality to keep their audience interested.’ Time Off Magazine Brisbane based rock group Alibi have drawn influence from artists such as U2, The Killers and Coldplay and is creating quite a buzz. Infectious melodies blended with thought provoking and inspirational lyrics makes listening to their third release ‘Rise’ a unique experience. All four members of Alibi – Mark Folker, James Cheetham, Matt Fairhurst and Arryn Bills – grew up in the small rural Queensland community of Kingaroy. Although their hearts would always remain in their hometown, they realised that their futures, musical or otherwise were in Brisbane. In between lectures and part time work Mark, Matt and James experimented individually with various bands before forming Alibi in 2004. One year later