Mick Turner, guitarist for the Dirty Three, sometime collaborator with Chan Marshall and master of the understated has been confirmed as support to Cat Power for shows in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Adelaide. Turner will perform his lanquid sounds in solo-mode with help from a mellotrone, a keyboard and some simple home projections. Like we said, understated. Meanwhile local three piece Bushwalking – made up of members of Songs, Fabulous Diamonds and Kes Band – will do the honours in Melbourne.
THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION: NEW VIDEO / MORE MOON DUO
Check the JSBX hanging tough in a Tex Avery / Shag inspired cartoon clip for new single (the truely bluesy) Bag Of Bones (a regular on Sydney radio FBi).
In other news Moon Duo have been added to the Adelaide JSBX show meaning they now appear on the entire tour. Check out their goodness here.
The Blues is still #!!
THE MARK OF CAIN – SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED.
Melbourne trio Blacklevel Embassy, proud owners of a new album New Veteran, will join TMOC for all shows with the exception of Coolangatta and Perth. Additional supports on The Mark Of Cain tour include Fluffy (Adelaide), Wicked City (Melbourne), Eleventh He Reaches London (Perth), The Sea Shall Not Have Them (Brisbane) and Zeahorse (Sydney).Continue reading
PSARANDONIS – KING OF THE LYRA
Cretan musical legend Psarandonis returns to Australia for the first time since 2009 and his two mesmerising appearances at ATP Mt. Buller and Cockatoo Island.
The mood was different and the crowd gave a standing ovation for his instrumental and singing mastery. It was a musical education for many of the audience who got to hear him.Continue reading
CAT POWER TOUR CONFIRMED!
Cat Power has faced bankruptcy and the end of a relationship, but fighting her demons and in a declaration of independence her new album Sun is what she terms a ‘rebirth’. Moving on from her collaborative forays into Memphis soul and Delta blues, Power adopts percussion and electronica sounds to channel her humour, anger and spiritual inquiry into songs that are deeply optimistic, expansive and wonderfully woozy.Continue reading
BLUES EXPLOSION!!!
Get ready for the musical hysteria as The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion bring their fuzzed-up freaked-out live show back to Australia for Golden Plains 2013 plus a handful of headline shows across the country. This time they bring with them a new album, Meat + Bone – their first in 8 years. 12 feverish tracks, burning with a renewed intensity and sense of self – this is Blues Explosion at their finest, a mature album that solidifies JSBX as the originators and the best.