Black Iris

Black Iris play Qudos on Saturday 23 January, starting at 9pm. They're an acoustic covers band, and this is a night of them doing exactly that: taking songs you know and stripping them back to an acoustic format. If you're used to the louder end of the city's live music, this is a different kind of evening — the songs are the focus, played without the electric noise to carry them.

There's a bit of local history to the name, too. The Salisbury gig guide introduces them with a flourish: 'From the embers of Killer Bunny rises a new phoenix, Black Iris Acoustic Covers'. If Killer Bunny was a name you recognised from around town, this is the next chapter. The new name comes with a shift in sound, and the acoustic approach is the thing they're building around.

Qudos is at 38 Castle Street, right in the city centre, and it's a regular home for live music in Salisbury. It's a spot that hosts a fair few gigs throughout the year, so it's easy to get to on a Saturday night. The music starts at 9pm, which puts it later than your average afternoon session — more of a late-night thing than an early-evening one.

So, Black Iris at Qudos, Saturday 23 January, 9pm. It's an acoustic covers set in the city centre, and if you've followed the transition from Killer Bunny, this is the new project in action.