The Medics is an Australian rock band formed in Cairns, Queensland

Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...

 in 2007. In April 2010 they moved to Brisbane. The band was formed by made up of Jhindu Lawrie, Charles Thomas, Kahl Wallace and Emma Andrews, later expanding to a five piece band with Andrew Thomson. Andrews left the band reducing it back to four members. They are mentored by Lawrie's father, Coloured Stone

Coloured Stone

Coloured Stone is a band from the Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna, South Australia. Their sound has been described as having a unique feel and Aboriginal qualities...

's Bunna Lawrie. They released their debut ep in 2008 and followed it up with a second in 2010.

The Medics won a Deadly

The Deadlys

The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...

 award in 2010 for Band Of The Year. They won a Triple J Unearthed competition, getting a spot at the Groovin' The Moo festival in Townsville. The band were featured in the Foxtel

Foxtel

Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....

 documentary "Who We Are" broadcast during NAIDOC

NAIDOC

NAIDOC is an awareness committee and the name of an Australian week of observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday....

Week.

Discography

• The Medics ep (2008)
• This Boat We Call Love ep (2010) - Starving Kids
• "Dance Into The Dark" LP (2011)