CD launch: The Vampires, Bennetts Lane, Sunday October 13 at 8.30pm It was a full day on Sunday, beginning at 6am with hasty preparations for a Federation Day bush walk starting at O’Brien’s Crossing on the Lerderderg River. Soon after returning, I was offered a free ticket to experience Fearless Nadia at the Melbourne Recital Centre. I did not know what to expect. It was a … Continue reading VAMPIRES ON THE MOVE
What a horribly over-used phrase “going forward” has become, so much so that upon hearing it I find the contents of my stomach likely to be coming up without delay. But now that I have your attention, here are some gigs that should not be missed unless you are, as I so often am, working night shift. First, I am upset that I had to … Continue reading GOING FORWARD / COMING UP
GIG PREVIEW Jacam Manricks Quartet (New York/Sydney/Melbourne), Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, 8.30pm Tuesday 20 August 2013, courtesy of the Melbourne Jazz C0-operative What a line-up. Jacam Manricks is visiting from New York to promote his album Cloud Nine, which was recorded in 2011 in Brooklyn with David Weiss on trumpet, Adam Rogers on guitar, Sam Yahel on organ and Matt Wilson on drums. They play … Continue reading HEY MAN*, IT’S MANRICKS
