A bone-thumping mix of reggae-rock, blues grunge and sick twists of dub-beats, STOKA is bursting tastebuds with their salty-chicken flavour, and tearing into the Melbourne music scene. Having created a solid network with their music idols Bootleg Rascal, LyMo and the effervescent Sticky Fingers, STOKA is taking over Melbourne’s live music venues with rum dog determination and flair. With gigs at Somewhere Bar on Chapel Street and The Evelyn in Fitzroy, the four amigos have attracted an avid following of frothing young ‘uns and old guns alike. Front-man Az channels classic Dizzah vocals, while his guitar fingers dance from clean blues to the most jalapeno-flavoured grunge. Younger brother Bo lays down sick and twisted drum beats with psychic skill while big man Moose exudes smooth style, and even smoother sangria rhythm guitar. And Scotty B ties it all together with his heart pumping, crowd thumping bass lines. With the three other bois creating a crooning angelic back up melody to Az's Vedder-ish growl, the chemistry these lads cook up is something not to be missed.Inspired by the greats like Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and influenced by the entire Sureshaker crew, STOKA have set their teeth into being part of the next Big Thing. Catch them live and living it up. And check out their Facebook page and Insta. Stay salty