Battle of the Bands winner - Chiara Kovac
Chiara Kovac (she/her) is a 23-year-old folk-punk songwriter from the South Coast of NSW. Caught between an obsession with detailed story-telling lyrics and heavy guitars, Chiara finds her music powered less by genre and more by raw emotion. Sharing sonic and artistic kinship with Courtney Barnett, Julia Jacklin and Camp Cope, Chiara formed a live band in 2021 to begin alchemising a thrilling catalogue of music.
In September 2023, Chiara and her band won the University of Sydney’s annual Battle of the Bands Competition, decided by a panel of industry professionals. They won the opportunity to perform at the ‘Someday Soon’ Festival, and she will be rocking the Manning Bar stage again at the Alumni Festival!
“Chiara Kovac burns so bright it sears the retinas, sad songs played with joy and vim. It’s quiet and tries to hide behind its hair, but it’s so huge from side to side and top to bottom it’s all you can look at. Fabulous stuff.” The Underground Stage
https://chiarakovac.bandcamp.com/track/keeping-up
Find Manning Bar, Manning House (A23).
4 pm – doors open – bar and kitchen open
5.00 – 6.15 pm Jordan Raskopoulos and TheatreSports™ curated by Jim Fishwick
6.45– 7.15 pm 2023 Battle of the Bands winner - Chiara Kovac
7.30 – 8.30 pm Youth Group
8.45 – 9.45 pm Art vs Science!
(timings subject to change)
PURCHASE TICKETS VIA USU TICKET SITE
$15 Alumni, current University of Sydney staff, and students
$25 General public
