C’mon Everybody – Sydney Blues Society Monthly Jam
Shot down to the Botany View Hotel last night to see the monthly Sydney Blues Society jam. Usual suspects were there .. which is great, because this is the best free show in town. Four hours of great music from some of our best musicians including Bill Crossland on bass … .. Paula McMahon one [...]
“Blunderbuss” – Jack White III
by Rufus Onfire Is Jack White the hardest working man in music? Source http://jackwhiteiii.com/ After putting the White Stripes to bed, approving the extension of the sabbatical of The Raconteurs (Saboteurs in Oz, but that’s another story for another time!) as well as his other combo The Dead Weather. Throw in the many other pies [...]
Blues Explosion CDs, Performers and Gigs
by Tony Cini "3 SHOWS – 1 WEEKEND" Friday, 22 June 2012, 7pm Sydney Harbour Rocks Rhythm Boat Night Cruise featuring the Mason Rack Band Boarding at 7pm from Pyrmont Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour. For more details contact: Tony Cini on 0414 854 749 or montrosemusicmgmt@bigpond.com Cost: $55 includes finger food Saturday, 23 June 2012, [...]
Marshall Okell at The Annandale
The Annandale Hotel .. oh dear, so sad to see the old live music hotel in such condition. However, last night we were treated to a great performance by Marshall Okell backed by the rhythm section from Chase The Sun – on drums Jon Howell and Ryan Van Gennip on bass. I think Ryan has [...]
Marshall Okell – Sugar at The Annandale
by John Snelson The launch of Marshall's new release "Sugar" is on tomorrow night at The Annandale. I am so chuffed that Marshall chose one of my photos for the main banner on his website Marshall Okell. It also appears here on the cover of the Sugar EP. You can also see here an interview [...]
“Red Dreads” – Dallas Frasca On Fire
by John Snelson Attitude. Dallas Frasca is embarking on a tour around Australia – if you have never seen "The Red Dreads", now's your chance. Tour dates below this picture – of a smouldering Dallas on fire, taken at BluesFest 2012. Now here's a girl with some fire, flame and a bit of front. We [...]
Bondi Cigars on ANZAC Day
by John Snelson Popped down today to The Towradgi Beach Hotel, a top spot boozer, to see The Bondi Cigars. Well, "pop down" for me is a 200km investment and a day out. It's ANZAC Day, so the pub was boppin' .. the biggest 2-Up school I have ever seen in an alehouse. More exciting [...]
Album Review – The Shins “Port Of Morrow”
By Rufus Onfire The Albuquerque Geek rockers of choice, The Shins, are back in residence. Source : http://www.theshins.com/photos .. but this time ‘round there are a number of firsts to consider; Port of Morrow is their 1st album since 2007’s Wincing The Night Away It’s the 1st album on James Mercer’s own record label [...]
Hoodoo Gurus Dig It Up !
by Rufus Onfire After John interviewed Brad from The Hoodoo Gurus a couple of weeks ago (Hoodoo Gurus on the Get Shot Fireside Phone), I "went off" on Sunday to check out the show. What started out as a great idea for The Hoodoo Gurus to mark a milestone and showcase one of their classic [...]
PJ O’Brien Launches Jefferson Blues
by Fastcash Great show last night at The Empire ! PJ O'Brien and his blues band put on a scintillating performance to celebrate the launch of his album, Jefferson Blues. The show took place in front of a large crowd of the "elite and well connected" of the Sydney blues, roots and soul music scene, [...]
The Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts
by Anthony Moulay Compilation and publication of The Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts commenced in January 2010. The Charts are compiled each month from returns contributed by independent radio presenters from around Australia who have been playing this type of music on their shows. So the data represents airplay rather than sales, although there [...]
Gotye at Number One in USA
by James of “The Shambles” Belgian born Australian based songwriter Wouter “Wally” De Backer better known as Gotye has topped the highly followed US Billboard Hottest 100 chart issued weekly, with his single Somebody That I Used to Know featuring New Zealand artiste Kimbra this week. (Source http://gotye.com/#photo.html) The catchy tune was Gotye’s [...]
Interview With Marshall Okell
By John Snelson Marshall Okell, an icon of Australian blues and rock, chats on the fireshot 'phone to John Snelson about his new EP, his new band and "that photo". I first saw you yonks ago on stage at The Sydney Blues Festival as Marshall and the 'Fro … but now you have a [...]
Darker Half Gets Shot
If you like good, driving stuff of the metallic type, you may just get carried away with the latest release from The Darker Half, one of the better examples of the purveyors of this breed of music. Lead by the emotive Vo Simpson, their digital single 'End of the Line' is just terrific. Poor old [...]
The Voice – No Stars
I don’t have much time for reality TV shows, because they are often contrived to stimulate argument and audience polarisation. For the first time, tonight I am watching The Voice. None of the 4 “judges” liked Gail Page enough to turn around and see who was singing with that incredible voice. Gail Page is too [...]
Embrace Record Store Day 2012
By Rufus Onfire No one likes change. Sure in time we adapt and embrace it, but as we get older things we loved way back when stay close to the heart. I remember spending many a lunch hour as a young office worker in Sydney scouring the various record stores in the CBD, soaking up [...]
Darren Jack @ The Empire
by Snelso A small but discerning and appreciative gathering saw Darren Jack last night at the Empire. Supported by Roscoe Clark {Foreday Riders} on drums and Sam Boyd {Super Heavyweights} on keyboard (and a guest appearance by Rick Wilson [I think] on the gobiron), this was a good performance – more deserving of a better [...]
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Taylor Made Blues at BluesFest
On Day 4 of BluesFest I went to have a second shufty at the brilliant Joanne Shaw Taylor – and I was dead chuffed to plunder this shot :- You can also find albums of photos of Day 4's artists and performances below : Joanne Shaw Taylor Rosie Ledet Richard Clapton Angelique Kidjo Bettye LaVette [...]
Blues, Roots an’ All
Plenty of rock-a-billy, swamp country, a bit of reggae, something like ska – and yes some blues and probably a bit of roots and garage - and I am sure a fair whack of old protest and folksy stuff – and a taste of the old Led Zeppelin. Such was Day 3 of BluesFest up here [...]
BluesFest Wrinkle Rock and Rising Stars
by Fast Cash Vulture Magazine has published a retrospective review of the BluesFest 5-day festival at Byron Bay … give it a read … BluesFest Wrinkle Rock and Rising Stars … Damn phone hasn't stopped ringing since. Not so reserved here, we can say what we really think … some acts were a bit tired [...]
BluesFest Star of the Show
No doubt in my mind about my fave performer – talent, energy, creative artistry, commitment, entertainment … not that it’s a competition, but in a line up that sees old tiredness, stale performers and a fair amount of you-know, yeah, that’s the blues, protest songs, beads and kaftans … it was a great pleasure to be at [...]
BluesFest 2012
Great start for BluesFest 2012 … pictures of the acts as the Get Shot crew saw them underneath this cracker of Dallas Frasca who kick-d the show off at 4pm :- Dallas Frasca The Hands Alabama 3 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Ziggy Marley Eilen Jewell Nick Lowe My Morning Jacket Canned Heat John Hiatt & The [...]
