Name: Dom Mariani and the Rippled Souls
Start: 2026-03-14T19:30:00+08:00
Location: Lyric's Underground

Australian rock legend Dom Mariani returns to Lyric's Underground to launch his acclaimed new solo album “APPLE OF LIFE” (Alive Naturalsound Records). Songs from the new album will be featured alongside classics from The Stems, The Someloves DM3, The Majestic Kelp and Datura4.
Dom Mariani, widely recognized as one of Australia’s most revered guitar pop and garage rock musicians, "Apple of Life" is only his second solo album. Recorded in Fremantle, Western Australia, the album showcases Mariani’s gift for melody and the power-pop style that shaped his work with The Stems, DM3, and The Someloves. "APPLE OF LIFE" shimmers with the irresistible, hook-filled pleasures that define truly great pop music.
The live band features Joe Grech (Datura4) on guitar and vocals, Toni Italiano (DM3) on bass and vocals, and Jamie Turner (The High Learys) on drums and vocals — a powerhouse lineup delivering Mariani’s trademark mix of melody, harmony, and raw energy.
DOM MARIANI A B R I E F H I S T O R Y
Emerging from the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia, songwriter and guitarist Dom Mariani has recorded over 20 albums over a 40+ year career to date with various bands and projects. He is a West Australian Hall of Fame inductee in his own right as well as with his band The Stems.
Dom Mariani is best known for forming one of Australia’s most loved and respected bands of the mid to late 80’s THE STEMS. From their formation in the early summer of late 1983 to the end of 1987 The STEMS with Dom at the helm as singer, songwriter and lead guitarist steadily infiltrated Australian radio, press and alternative charts, winning the hearts of critics and a legion of loyal fans. A succession of classic singles and a chart-topping LP “At First Sight-Violets are Blue” on the Mushroom label stirred interest as far afield as Europe and the US. But foremost it was his ability to write great songs and the band’s electric live shows that made them stand out from the rest. The album would go on to achieve gold status selling over 35,000 copies.
After the demise of The STEMS Dom would return in 1990 with The SOMELOVES, a studio collaboration with friend Darryl Mather (Lime Spiders, Orange Humble Band) who’s first and only LP of guitar driven pop “Something or Other” also on the Mushroom label, is considered as a minor pop masterpiece by critics and fans alike. The album went on to win seven “WAMI’s” (Western Australian Music Industry Awards) in 1990, with Dom also collecting the most outstanding songwriter award.

However, the promise of THE SOMELOVES was short lived and contractual problems would not see a new release from Dom for another 3 years. A return to live gigging during this time would play a big part in Dom’s resurgence in the music scene in the 90’s. Having finally secured a release from his record deal at the end of ‘92, the beginning of ‘93 would see the start of a new era for Dom and his new band DM3 as one Australia’s greatest exponents of guitar driven pop (referred to by aficionados as Power Pop). The debut single “FOOLISH” was released in April ’93 and heralded his return with another loud, tight, electric rock‘n‘roll outfit. The song would also take out the most outstanding single of that year at the WAMI awards and would also see Dom being bestowed with a Western Australian Rock’n’Roll of Renown award.
DM3’s first LP “ONE TIME TWO TIMES THREE RED LIGHT” (1993) mixed by legendary American producer MITCH EASTER (REM, PAVEMENT, SON VOLT, LETS ACTIVE, VELVET CRUSH) received widespread critical acclaim and sold throughout Australia, Europe and the US and was followed by European tours in ‘94 and ’95.
It would be another 3 years before DM3 were to release their second LP “ROAD TO ROME” (also mixed by Mitch Easter). Praised by critics of guitar driven pop in Australia, Europe and the US as one of the best albums for ’96 of its genre. Their fusion of melodic pop hooks, cool vocals and high energy rock’n’roll guitar earned them high praise and many new fans. In the same year they embarked on another successful European tour playing to packed houses across Spain, France and Scandinavia.
1998 would see the release of “RIPPLED SOUL”, the 3rd album from DM3. A more diversely structured album, the album was also well received by fans and critics alike in Australia, in Europe and the US. DM3 would eventually split in at end of ’99 after touring Spain, France and Germany to return briefly for a short tour of Italy in March of 2001.
He released his first solo album “HOMESPUN BLUES AND GREENS” in 2004.
A reformation of The STEMS would see the band release the critically acclaimed second album “HEADS UP” album in 2007 and tour the globe in 2008 to enthusiastic audiences playing concerts in the US (including the SXSW Festival in Austin Texas), United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Scandinavia.
The Stems continue to tour Australia, Japan and Europe on the back of reissues of their two seminal albums. In November 2018 The STEMS were inducted into the West Australian Music Hall of Fame (WAM). @024 would see the Stems celebrate their 40 year anniversary with national and European tours including the release of a new single ‘Falling from The Sky’ and a Live album.
Dom’s prolific career has flourished and included other projects like The MAJESTIC KELP, BAGGAGE HANDLER and including his current and main outfit DATURA4 which he formed in 2009. Steeped in hard rock, blues and psychedelic influences, the band has built a loyal following of fans. Releasing their debut album “DEMON BLUES” in mid-2015 to critical acclaim the output has been prolific. Subsequent albums “HAIRY MOUNTAIN” (2016), ”BLESSED IS THE BOOGIE” (2019), ‘WEST COAST HIGHWAY COSMIC’ (2020) and “NEANDERTHAL JAM” (2022) garnered the band worldwide acclaim and successful tours Europe in October 2019 and 2023. DATURA4 are currently working on their 6th studio album.
2025 - Dom returns with his long awaited and highly anticipated new solo album ‘APPLE OF LIFE’.
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