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Snippets …
… about Kiwi musicians aged in their 60s or 70s who are still busy & productive in Australia. As you know from the last blog entry below, it was 1969 when bands like the Rebels (including John Williams & Glyn Mason), Simple Image, Retaliation (including Barry Leef) came to Australia. It was earlier when people…
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Melbourne 1969 …
What a time it must have been … A couple of years ago (when I was writing about a Kiwi musician for the NZ music site AudioCulture), I was lent a scrapbook of 1969 ads for gigs, reviews, press releases, etc. In this collection were a couple of columns written by Lin Annabel: one with…
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Dave Hogan at the Espy with Heinous Hounds: Sunday June 16, 2019
It seemed like ages since I had last heard the Hounds (with Kiwi vocalist/harmonica player Dave). The afternoon began with band leader Steve Lucas greeting all with ‘Welcome back repeat offenders’ …. The spontaneity in this band is great. There is no set list. Each of the 4 vocalists just chooses songs on the day.…
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John Williams at Mr Boogeyman Bar; Sunday June 2, 2019
On Sunday evening DoubleShot of Blues (John’s band) played at this tiny, narrow, almost hidden bar in Collingwood. It’s a great music venue; a gem with a comfy atmosphere but one I didn’t previously know about, yet I live not far from it. It has a big screen (displaying the band on stage) on the…
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Mike Rudd: 50 years of Spectrum – the second anniversary show
What a difference a good sound system makes at a venue … Having seen an almost identical show at the Thornbury Theatre two weeks ago the comparison to this one at the Caravan Club was astounding. At Caravan the sound is superior & the lighting subtle. Chris Stockley & his band (as the openers) were…
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