The Bawdies at the Tote

Tuesday 19/6/07
The Bawdies (Japan)(space), The Tash Mints, The Ooga Boogas, Blow-Up DJS Emma Peel & Il Cattivo.
$10.


The Bawdies (Japan) Tuesday 19th of June The Tote After getting back home from a fairly feeling surly, check the gig guide to see The Bawdies playing at the Tote for a staggering 1990’s price of $10. I did however manage to miss the first few acts but caught I believe The Tash Mints (but when your up the back of the tote it's a little hard to see whats going on)..

The place was packed at 9.30 when I got there, probably not as packed out as the Eddy Current Suppression Ring gig I went to later on this year. But still great to see a packed out gig for the Tote on a Tuesday. The crowd was a mix of some excited Japanese ex-pats, local youth and some older folk too.

The Bawdies play a mixture of 50’s Rock’n’Roll, R’n’B, Garage and Japanese group sounds. If you can get yourself to Dragon Fly records in the CBD you may be able to find a great compilation called Go Go Group Sounds of the 1960’s, full of band from the 60’s. High light for me was there cover of the Little Richards ‘Tootie Fruity’ which was in there encore.

PBS RADIO FESTIVAL

pbs fm radio for the people.....

Mp3 on JJJ

Some Mp3 on the JJJ website,

machine translations - Need a Miracle
Now based in Melbourne

Sly Hats - Vampire Sips
Solo work for Geoff O'Connor who is the singer/songwriter for Melbourne quartet the Crayon Fields. Next gig is on the Friday 22nd June at Toff In Town (Curtain House) Melbourne, which is also an album launch.

British India - Tie Up My Hands
Another Melbourne group playing on the Wednesday 20th June at Spanish Club (the last gig at the Spanish club due to closing down). There playing a gig for the PBS/RRR Megahertz Football team 10 year aniversy bash.

14/6 Wanda Jackson

14/6
WANDA JACKSON (Space)+ HANKS JALOPY DEMONS (Hanks Space) + FLYING SAUCERS
At the Corner

I feel bad saying it but the Flying Saucers had a cover band sound but had a fund vibe on stage and set the night for the Rockabilly extravaganza. The crowd was probably the oldest I've seen at the Corner, plus plenty of young kids who dressed up for the occasion (which looks a bit wanky)

Hanks Jalopy Demons were a perfect connection with the new and the old of Rockabilly, this band were very energetic, dancable and entertaining.

The show was a bit of a best of, with Wanda telling some of the stories along the way. Wanda managed to pull out a gospel song, with a few people in the crowd not happy, but she sang it amazingly regardless of what your beliefs are. Even though Wanda has aged psychically, her voice, to her voice was still intact and sounding very much of what I've heard from her CD's.

Also the backing for Wanda in her Australian tour was Itchy Fingers & Andrew King.

The night was cold, I found this out while deciding to walk home while leaving some friends to get a few CD's signed.

Drink with the SAS

cosmic psychos - drinkin with the sas

There playing with the Celibate Rifles at the Corner on the Friday the 15th of June.
Melbourne group who play Grung Punk Rock.

Dinosaur Jr hit Aus Shores again

Comming up this july Dinosaur Jr will hit our shores again. They play the Forum in Melbourne on Thursday 12 July 2007. This track is taken, from what I call a comback album 'Beyond' found on the JJJ mp3 webpages. Tickets through Ticketek.

Dinosaur Jr - 'Almost Ready'

Poster: Sunn O))) & Boris

Nice Poster that was out for this recent gig. Also heard it was an awesome gig.

Boris (space)

sunn O))) & Boris Website

sunn 0))) - It Took The Night To Believe (featuring Leviathan/Wrest on vocals) from the "Black One" album

Boris - Farewell from the new Pink album

On like kong + Jaguar Spring + the Attack

Wed 2nd may the tote

On like kong
www.myspace.com/onlikekong

Jaguar Spring
www.myspace.com/jaguarspring

the Attack
???

The Good Shepherd's Circus Pice Classic

The Good Shepherd's Circus Pice Classic
The Corner, Sunday 29th April

Felt before entering that such a event would be a bit dirty due to pubs with beer drenched carpet holding you in place and smoke of the punters (people still light up in gigs, just a little a bit more discrete , don't know how the ban coming up for all venues will be policed).

Bit of a sad event due to not many people being there for such a good cause. It'd seemed more of an event that should of taken place during summer, maybe outside in a park, or in a park with some festival.

The idea was great having a gig meets rock kwiz meets Iron Chef, but it just seemed very disjointed. If they are going to do this again maybe they should look at the Oyster eating on Australia day at the Belgian beer cafe, that thing is massive.

Also the price of Alcohol is to expensive

Shappi Khorsandi

Shappi Khorsandi - Asylum Speaker, Sat 28, Hi Fi Bar.
A great story teller.
Hi Fi drinks prices will send you broke.

Jon Faine and Stella Young with Shappi Khorsandi and Andy Zaltzman - The Conversation Hour 774 ABC Melbourne

Shappi Khorsandi - Laughing at Terrorism: 10.4.2007. On SBS, describing her new show to Greg Muller.