Sat 24th Oct 8:30pm $15
Tipping his hat to the great Mississippi delta bluesmen of the 1930s as well as the reckless abandon of the 1960s...ranging from Son House and Skip James, through to Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, as well as more contemporary artists like Tom Waits and Nick Cave, Frank Sultana dwells comfortably in this vintage stylistic world, where the song is still king, and nothing beats a great story.
FRI 9TH OCTOBER 8:30PM $12
Following two single launches, a video for 'April's Fool', and two years since their first EP, sweethearts of the Melbourne alt-country community, Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies release their debut full-length album this September 2015. Engineered and produced by Sean McMahon, and recorded around the very table where the songs were written, wine was poured, love bloomed, musicians met, and bonds were forged in the fires of country music, the highly-anticipated recording showcases the group's talent for heart-on-sleeve confessional booth song-writing married with a wondrous Stone Country style. With a Loretta for posture, and a Patsy for feeling, ever the bookie's daughter, Jemma Rowlands offers grand odds on love, life and raw emotion.
Grand Final Eve Fri 2nd Oct 8:30pm $20
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Kick off grand final weekend with BANG!
Two days after the rip-roaring ‘Swimsuit’ single tour wrapped up Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk should be taking a break. BUT NO. As evidenced in their new album’s title – *Drive – *they are keeping on keeping on with the album set for release on October 9 and the first run of dates for a burgeoning album tour now revealed.
Elemental, natural and supernatural, full of hurricanes, mermaids and femme fatales, *Drive *comes on like scenes from a southern gothic neo-noir. There's vice, danger and beauty everywhere. Venous snakes, all night diners, armed hold ups, mermaids and demons.
Previous album *Shakedown *had press-bots yelling things like, “Chris Russell is the master” [Sydney Morning Herald], ““Raw, sweaty…dangerous. ★★★★” [The Age] and “Chris Russell’s constant and irresistible four to the floor blues guitar and howling voice get stronger and stronger with each performance.” [Unpaved].
www.chickenwalk.com.au
SAT 26TH SEPT 8:30PM
Celebrating the release of his second full-length album, The Stars My Destination, we are very excited to announce the return to Major Tom's, one of the countries finest, BEN SALTER.
The Age, Beat, The Music, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Weekend Australian,The Courier Mail and Major Tom all giving the new album 4+ stars. Get the album and get on down to this one.
Sunday 13th Sept 2-4pm Free
After all the fun that is to be had at the Daffodil Parade, join us for an after party with live music from the Cartwheels! The Hepburn Springs trio will be treating us to two sets of their country, bluegrass and rockabilly sounds. Free entry
Saturday Sept 12th 8:30pm guest Julian And His Lady $10
A sassy lil duo from Central Victoria. .
Sparrow and the Spark are a vibrant guy + girl rock duo with a punk attitude and a heavy emotional presence.
The band have just released their debut CD “Streetlights” capturing their complex and powerful sound, a fine collection of both chaotic rock songs and fragile ballads.
The Stetson Family & James Kenyon Aug 22nd Doors 8:30pm
It's been two years coming, making it's way through hell and high water, and now The Stetson Family are thrilled to be launching their third album, True North.
True North is bluegrassy with more than a hint of down-home Americana and is full of all the things we've come to expect from the Stetsons, lots of harmonies and tales of murder, mayhem and the human heart.
Joining them on this album are 'extended family' members, Suzannah Espie and Liz Stringer on a BV or two, Nick O'Mara bringing home some steel guitar, Gleny Rae's awesome fiddlin' and Bree Hartley adding some percussion to the mix.
Come along to Major Toms on Saturday 22nd August and help us celebrate - look to the stars and head True North!
James Kenyon was born and raised in South Australia, but now lives in sunny Melbourne. Self-described as alt-country folk-grass indie heat-haze dream scape am radio highway songs.
Sun 16th Aug 2-4pm free
Victoriana Gaye describe their sound as a combination of psych-folk with new wave pop, but performed in a singer songwriter style. The couple play a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, trumpet, harmonica and take it in turns to sing lead or harmony.
Brooke Russell & Burnt Letters - August 8th doors 8:30pm
Burnt letters is a Melbourne project featuring local songsmith Kinch Kinski and writer and singer Lou Pine. Burnt letters is all about lush vocal harmonies and well-crafted songs. They're part alt-country, part blues, part folk and part good old fashioned rock and roll.
With songs about boozy nights, bad decisions, broken hearts and the best intentions, Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds blend country, blues, folk and swing to appease their love of all things vintage. Culminating in a kitchen in Fitzroy North, The Mean Reds are based in Melbourne and consist of Brooke Russell on voice, guitar and mandolin, Grant Taylor on lead guitar, Ben Franz on pedal steel, Luke Richardson on double bass and Josh Barber on drums.
