Dreamboogie
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Dreamboogie

It is steeped in blues music folklore that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and on a pilgrimage to the site, Dreamboogie kind of did the same thing. Lucky for them they did, because this allowed them to cheat death after their tour van nearly went off the edge of a cliff whilst on tour in Phillip Island. With the release of their sophomore LP not too far around the corner, I recently got the opportunity to sit down with lead vocalist for the band, Rebecca Davey, to find out all about the full original release and how excited they are ahead of their performance at Martians Café in Deans Marsh.
Since winning the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society’s Blues Performer of the Year and getting the opportunity to play at the International Blues Challenge (IBC), Dreamboogie has since become one of the hottest blues bands this country has to offer. Over the past few months, Dreamboogie has been putting the finishing touches on their latest CD.
“We released our debut I’m Ready about a year after and since then it has been a massive journey to putting together the second album. It currently doesn’t have a title at the minute, but we are hoping to have it out by May. We are playing Blues on Broadbeach at the end of May and hopefully, fingers crossed, we’ll have it by then,” Davey said.
The evolution of Dreamboogie has been credited to the amazing support of the MBAS, which has allowed for the band to develop whilst touring around the country. I’m Ready is a collection of covers that came about from playing at the society’s blues nights. Reminiscing about those early days, it was a quick rise to the top, as Rebecca relates.
“We came together about four years ago now. We met and a week later we were doing our first gig at the MBAS, and I was still reading lyrics off the floor at that show. We spent the first couple of years really getting to know each other and forming our sound and the trip to Memphis really helped that because we were learning from some old blues men in some funky bars. We supplied them with bourbon and they were more than happy to give us their secrets. This album is an all-original piece of work and it is something that we are collectively very proud of. “
Having been a band that has been on the road since day one, I had to inquire about the band’s preferred use of transportation. “We travel around in a van and I don’t know how it is still alive today. It’s caught on fire three times; the bonnet has flipped up and smashed the windscreen whilst we were driving. Robert, our drummer, has driven the roads of Australia many times though so we haven’t died yet, which is a positive! Touch wood.”
In the weeks leading up to the release of their record, Dreamboogie is set to play at Martians Café in Deans Marsh for the first time. “We’ve played the Gellibrand Blueberry festival before, and we love playing down there. It’s such a great experience and we can’t wait to play at Martians. Come down and hear the new tunes in action!”
When&Where: Martians Café, Deans Marsh – April 26
Written by Tex Miller

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