
MRG Live Presents: Hollow Coves

MRG Live Presents: Hollow Coves
Event Details
Date
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Time
Doors: 7:30 PM - Show: 8:30 PM
Age Restriction
19+
Venue
Capital Ballroom
Address
858 Yates St, Victoria, BC
About the Event
Charity fee to support organizations dedicated to preserving our natural world.
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:30pm
An earnest vulnerability combined with an uplifting message to seize each moment has buoyed Hollow Coves and their fans through a journey of mutual understanding — the dream isn't success but rather the acute awareness of life's fragility.
Hollow Coves is the indie-folk voice of connection to beauty and community — a reminder to look inside the self and embody gratitude for the natural world. Living on the Gold Coast and weaving their own perspective on paradise, Matt Carins and Ryan Henderson are equal parts songwriters and vocalists, alternating lead roles to best serve the song.
After meeting through a mutual friend at the end of 2014, Matt and Ryan recorded a handful of songs in a friend's garage. Ryan spent the next year traveling as they went back and forth over Dropbox, layering vocals and instruments as a means of creative release. After uploading a few songs to SoundCloud, thousands of listens poured in overnight until they amassed over a million clicks. Stunned, the boys phoned each other from across the globe. Deciding to follow whatever it was that chose them, Matt put aside his carpentry job, and Ryan gave up being a civil engineer to see where a life in music could lead.
Organic listening has grown their audience ever since, with over half a billion streams worldwide and nearly a million followers across their platforms.
That twist in fate led them to release their debut EP Wanderlust in 2017. Travel stories and rumination on landscapes from years past defined their sound and their purpose as a group, and Hollow Coves unintentionally became known for writing indie-folk anthems for the great outdoors. Fan favourite 'Coastline' became one of the top 20 most used songs on Instagram Reels in Summer 2021, and was certified Gold in Canada and Australia.
As opposites that attract, Ryan's keen sense for detail as a classically trained pianist compliments Matt's easy-going surfer approach. The yin-yang pairing of their personal polarities allows them to flip complex musings into poetic simplicities, evoking a palpable feeling of weightlessness.
In 2018, they retreated to the countryside of Devon in the south of England to record alongside producer Chris Bond (Ben Howard, Justin Nozuka, Xavier Rudd), leading to the 2019 release of their debut full-length album Moments.
A hand-crafted acoustic journey that pulls you out of your world and into something mellow and free, Moments was well-received, with praise from the likes of Billboard, PASTE, Clash, Sunday Times, OnesToWatch and more. The band toured around the world with artists such as Tom Walker, The Paper Kites, Passenger, and most recently The Lumineers.
As the pandemic swept everyone into isolation, Hollow Coves moved into a house on the Gold Coast. They sourced second-hand equipment, put Matt's carpentry skills to use building a soundproof recording booth, and learned the basics of recording together through trial and error. Their EP Blessings was recorded and self-produced at the band's home in 2021.
"We wanted the album to be the musical equivalent of some sort of new age retreat where people might go to sit still, renew their mind, and shift their focus to something more positive," says Ryan
Their narrative-driven lyricism pushed them beyond day-to-day life, capturing hard-learned lessons and hopefulness during tough times. The EP resonated with listeners seeking guidance and levity, and vulnerable stories and messages of gratitude poured in from fans.
Driven by the energy of their audience, a grounding oceanside lifestyle, and a sound that genuinely reflects their mindset, the band continues to push forward to live their own recipe for a good life. Now, the band is finishing an album with an exciting group of collaborators including Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby while continuing to tour the world
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
All tickets for this event are General Admission. Patrons requesting accessible seating should purchase a General Admission ticket and the venue will be able to accomodate on the night of the event. Please reach out to accessibility@themrggroup.com for any special arrangements needed at the venue or if you require companion seating.
Important Information
Hollow Coves

Hollow Coves have returned with a fresh serving of resonant and “stunning” (Billboard) indie folk today on their new song and video “Milk & Honey. Hailing from the scenic sands of Australia’s Gold Coast, the duo’s latest original elevates a signature style that’s seen them become one of the most-used artists on social media platforms like Instagram Reels, while topping one billion total streams and earning Gold records across continents. These accolades are the result of Hollow Coves emerging as a trusted soundtrack to their fans’ special life moments, with “Milk & Honey” serving as a clear example of how that came to be - instantly-memorable melodies bolstering an all-important ode to following your dreams, embracing childlike wonder in the universe, and remembering that “life is more than making money,” despite what societal pressures often tell us. Written by Hollow Coves’ Matt Carins and Ryan Henderson, with assists from Matt’s brother Ryan Carins and producer Matt Corby (an ARIA “Song Of The Year” winner in his own right) - “Milk & Honey” arrives with a fun-loving, farm-set visual channeling Hollow Coves’ love of Wes Anderson and killer Western wear in equal parts.
Listen to “Milk & Honey” here: ttps://youtu.be/pWGvey8N2js
With the release of “Milk & Honey,” Hollow Coves have also shared a full run of 2024 tour dates across Europe and North America. In tandem with their blossoming momentum across streaming and social media, the group will also play larger venues than ever before in major cities on both continents - including their highest-capacity rooms to date in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and many more. The newly-announced shows underscore the impact Hollow Coves have across the globe, recently playing to arena-sized crowds at home in Australia alongside The Lumineers - as well as top worldwide festivals like Osheaga, Pukkelpop and Woodford Folk. The tour news and “Milk & Honey” follow recent Hollow Coves releases “Letting Go” and “Harder To Fake It,” with more new music and announcements expected into 2024.
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