JAY HOWIE BAND

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JAY HOWIE BAND

For many of us, music is much more than just a form of expression. This sentiment rings true for Australian musician Jay Howie. For him, music offers an unadulterated emotional release; a profound outpouring of one’s soul that fills the proverbial cup of each of Jay’s Blues compositions.
Influenced by an amalgamation of old delta Blues players, as well as the Chicago Blues scene and British Blues of the late ’60s and ’70s, Jay’s approach to the genre is marked by his ability to thread together the emotional fibres of his past, present and future.
His undeniable ability with the guitar is matched only by his raw vocal palette, with his lyrics echoing insightful and heartfelt storytelling abilities.

Tickets are ENTRY ONLY
Limited seating available.
Call 5221 0287 to book a

Saturday 22 April 2023 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (UTC+11)

LOCATION

Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues
93 Lt Malop St, Geelong Victoria 3220

L.R. MARSH

Brisbane/Meanjin based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist L.R. Marsh captures the heart and soul of early 20th century delta blues and delivers it through raw slide guitar work on a classic steel resonator and cigar box guitar, directly into the 21st century by way of multiple guitar amps, earth-shaking guitar tones, and thundering foot drum grooves. Classics such as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson are apparent in LR’s sound, however it is the foot-stomping wall-of-sound that really demands attention onstage, with influences such as Gary Clark Jr, The Black Keys, 20 Watt Tombstone, The White Stripes, and 90’s stoner rock legends Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, and Fu Manchu making a solid presence in LR’s stage show.

Tickets are ENTRY ONLY
Limited seating available.
Call 5221 0287 to book a

Saturday 29 April 2023 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (UTC+11)

LOCATION

Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues
93 Lt Malop St, Geelong Victoria 3220

Nathan Seeckts – ‘The Wildest Thing’ Single Tour

Absolutely stoked to be heading out on tour for the first time in what feels like a lifetime! I’ve cooked up a great run of shows to help launch THE WILDEST THING, the first single from my next record, which is out on March 24.

Full lineups and details announced soon!

TICKETS are ENTRY ONLY
Limited Seating Available
To book a seat call 5221 0287

Saturday 6 May 2023 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (UTC+11)

LOCATION

Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues
93 Lt Malop St, Geelong Victoria 3220

EDDY & the EXCITERS

Eddy & the boys are going to get you excited with their infectous Jump Blues stylins!
You’ll be tapping your toes, snapping your fingers & shakin’ what ya mamma gave ya!
Joining Eddy will be the super exciting Troy Love on guitar.
The joint will be boppin & a rockin’, so grab your tickets & join us for a great night out!

The Black Sorrows

+ SPECIAL GUESTS TBA

Join Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows for a very special night.

Joe Camilleri has been at the forefront of the Australian music scene for decades as the leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows, and as writer of radio anthems Hit & Run, Shape I’m In, Chained To The Wheel, Harley & Rose and Never Let Me Go. He is the consummate entertainer constantly honing his craft, an ARIA Hall of Famer and a rock’n’roll lifer. Joe fronts The Black Sorrows, one of Australia’s most prolific and enduringly popular bands, renowned for their high-energy live shows, musicianship and infectious, roots-soaked blues rock. They’ve sold more than two million albums to date and won an ARIA Award for Best Group.

The Black Sorrows are celebrating The Black Sorrows’ Live from The Shangri-La, an incredible live recording that captures that spark that defines The Black Sorrows.

In Joe’s words: “Live from The Shangri-La gives you a sense of how far the Sorrows have come, of how we’re always moving forward as a band. It’s never about the past. Although we are aways celebrating where we been, we are constantly finding a new and fresh pathway… for the beyond.”

The joy of live music, the excitement of watching great performers playing off each other and feeding off the room, and the thrill of never knowing what is coming next but knowing it will be incredible is what The Black Sorrows are all about. Do not miss your chance to see The Black Sorrows.

PRESENTED BY QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL INC.

Miss Lou’s Blues, Oscar Ladell, Damon Smith, Laurel and the Painkillers

Get the gang together and experience a unique Australian mini-music festival on the legendary Blues Train. 🎸

Grab your tickets now and party the night away with this spectacular lineup:

Miss Lou’s Blues, Oscar Ladell, Damon Smith, Laurel and the Painkillers. The Blues Train. Queenscliff. 7pm. SOLD OUT.

 

 

The Mcnamarr Project, Luke Greenhatch, Phil Coyne and the Wayward Aces, The Detonators

Get the gang together and experience a unique Australian mini-music festival on the legendary Blues Train. 🎸

Grab your tickets now and party the night away with this spectacular lineup:

The Mcnamarr Project, Luke Greenhatch, Phil Coyne and the Wayward Aces, The Detonators. The Blues Train. Queenscliff. 7pm. SOLD OUT. 

 

 

Eddy Boyle & Marco Goldsmith, Brian Fraser, Bill Barber, Kaliopi & The Blue Messengers

Get the gang together and experience a unique Australian mini-music festival on the legendary Blues Train. 🎸

Grab your tickets now and party the night away with this spectacular lineup:

Eddy Boyle & Marco Goldsmith, Brian Fraser, Bill Barber, Kaliopi & The Blue Messengers. The Blues Train. Queenscliff. 7pm. SOLD OUT.

 

SOLD OUT.

Queen Bohemian Rhapsody – The Greatest Hits Tour

Starring internationally acclaimed Freddie Mercury tribute artist, Thomas Crane, Bohemian Rhapsody are back on the road again in 2023, with their Queen – Greatest Hits Tour.

Queen is among the greatest rock bands of the 20th century and Freddie Mercury is hailed by many as the most charismatic and flamboyant performer in contemporary rock.

Now, after several sell-out tours, comes an all-new Queen tribute show from well-known Australian Freddie Mercury impersonator Thomas Crane and his band Bohemian Rhapsody.

Showcasing Queen hits from the 70s through to the 90s, Thomas and Bohemian Rhapsody bring back to life the visual excitement, theatrics, sound and stage energy as witnessed at a Queen concert.

From fabulous renditions of Queen’s greatest hits right through to Freddie’s trademark cheeky banter and singing contests with his audience, this show takes everything that made a Queen show unique and brings it back to life before your eyes and ears.

Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody will perform all the great hits like We Will Rock You, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Are The Champions, Radio Ga Ga, A Kind of Magic, I Want To Break Free, Another One Bites the Dust, and of course – Bohemian Rhapsody.

Steve-O – The Bucket List Tour

Every idea on Steve-O’s Bucket List was so ill-advised, he never expected to go through with any of them. Until it was time to prepare for this tour.

Not only are the stunts more ridiculous than what you already know Steve-O for, he did them all, and made a highly XXX-rated, multimedia comedy show out of them. Not for kids, or for the faint of heart.

Please note – This is an X-rated show and is strictly for ages 18+

Don McLean – 50th Anniversary Tour, Support from Andrew Farris (INXS)

Featuring support act Andrew Farriss (INXS)

Don McLean is one of the most iconic in popular culture, most recognised for his song, “American Pie’, a ballad about the deterioration of teenage culture in America and the loss of innocence which has been named by the Recording Industry Association of America as one of the top five songs of the 20th century.

One of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history, Don McLean has a string of mega-hits such as ‘Vincent’, ‘Castles In The Air’ and many more. His catalogue of songs has been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, Weird ‘Al’ Yankovic and countless others. In 2015, one of McLean’s four handwritten manuscripts of the lyrics to “American Pie” was auctioned by Christie’s, selling for just over $1.2 Million. McLean was honoured in 2019 receiving his star on the Las Vegas Walkway of Stars and his song “And I love You So” was the theme for Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding.

In 2020, Don signed a recording contract with Time Life/Warner Bros. Records to release his catalogue of recordings as well as the much anticipated new album Still Playin’ Favorites’ His famous song, “American Pie” will be featured in the Avenger’s Black Widow and the Tom Hanks movie BIOS and much more to be announced. And when you think things are slowing down, not for Don who in 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of ‘American Pie’ with a world tour.

The Imperfects

We’re all imperfect. No one knows this better than The Imperfects podcast. And now, performing their first ever live show, co-hosts Hugh Van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton and Josh Van Cuylenburg are about to find out how truly imperfect they really are. Touring Australia in 2023, The Imperfects will be heading to venues in Geelong, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Perth.

The Imperfects

We’re all imperfect. No one knows this better than The Imperfects podcast. And now, performing their first ever live show, co-hosts Hugh Van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton and Josh Van Cuylenburg are about to find out how truly imperfect they really are. Touring Australia in 2023, The Imperfects will be heading to venues in Geelong, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Perth.

Raging Moby Live at Tanswells

Raging Moby return to Tanswells for another holiday special, Good Friday.

With them, ‘Keaper’ will be returning to Tanswells with their dreamy shoegaze sound.

‘Several Pleasures’ will be at the controls & have you dancing. He’s been making a name for himself as a knowledgeable collector & selector.

7PM til late.

Tickets are $15 + BF.

Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice & Low Temperature Civics @ Tanswells

Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice is the moniker of Dougal Shaw, one of Australia’s more industrious creative heads (see also: founder of Marthouse Records, guitarist for Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, proprietor of Dr Sure Tattoo, new dad, et al). Declared a ‘mixtape’, Dr Sure’s new release BUBBLE consists of seven tracks recorded over the course of a 2-week period in 2020 before being unearthed and completed in late 2022.

Those familiar with Dr Sure’s will remember the 2020 twin EPs Scomo Goes To Hawaii and While Aus Burns. Musically BUBBLE exists in a similar solo/experimental space – led by synths and drum machines – as opposed to the band-driven post-punk of LPs The West (2019) and Remember The Future? Vol. 2 & 1 (2021).

The relative success of the latter saw the band touring broadly and selling out shows throughout so-called Australia in 2022; gained rotation and Album of The Week honours across community radio; prompted a nomination for Music Victoria’s Best Rock/Punk work; scored supports for the likes of Tropical Fuck Storm; and culminated in a 22-date tour throughout the UK and Europe.

BUBBLE will be released on cassette and DSPs on April 14 via Marthouse Records. To complement the release, the band are heading up the East Coast throughout April. Catch them in Beechworth with sterling support from Low Temperature Civics.

Tickets are $15 at the door or in advance: https://events.humanitix.com/dr-sures-low-temperature-civics-tanswells

 

Nat’s What I Reckon – Yeah, Righto

Viral comedy champion, rock musician, mental health advocate and award-winning, best-selling author Nat’s What I Reckon has sold out tours and comedy festivals, published three books, a board game and a podcast, and clocked up over four million online followers and hundreds of millions of views on this wild ride he is on.

His hilarious social commentary, good-natured piss-taking and honest conversation about mental health have seen Nat performing live and selling out shows at comedy festivals and theatres all over Australia since 2020.

Come find out what the sweary rock’n’roll comedian has been up to with his brand new show. Book in early champs!

Friendlyjordies Presents: Brûz

This is about the most insane thing that’s ever happened to me – being sued for defamation. I am going to reveal to you for the first time the extraordinary lengths, the press, the legal system and the NSW coalition government conspired in order to protect one 50-year-old brat.

JORDAN SHANKS

Jordan Shanks is a controversial political satirist, investigative journalist and podcast creator. He has produced over 860 no-holds-barred videos for his YouTube channel, has over 800,000 thousand followers on social media, and his videos have been viewed over 195 million times.

Jordan hopes he will foster some sort of interest in socio-political discourse, maybe even stir positive change, but most people keep asking him to dress up as a high school kid he once knew. Sometimes he complies.

Tracks x FCD Party ft. Bodyjar

TRACKS x FCD PARTY

Featuring BODYJAR & Foam Dust Movie Screening.

For nearly 20 years now, Bodyjar have built their local & international following with relentless touring demonstrating their blistering high energy live shows, that have made them one of the most respected punk rock bands in the world.

Join us for a night of live music, art displays, and a screening of FCD’s new film, Foam Dust, celebrating 25 years of FCD Surfboards. There will be good food, drinks and great times, including an icy cold Blackmans Brewery beer upon entry to the party.

This event will take place on the lands of the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation. FCD acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land and sea Country. We pay our respect to their elders, past, present and future. 

Doors open: 6pm

Tickets: $25