Tex Perkins, Far from Folsom,Brisbane 19-11-16 — at Boggo Road Gaol.

Featuring Tex Perkins and The Tennessee Four with Rachael Tidd 
this show was the last of the tour which saw tex and co perform across 
the country in some of Australia's best known prisons. 
And what a show it was of course Tex has done a number of these 
Johnny Cash shows and he's pretty good at it, 
This was pure theater and the outlaw prison theme 
ran through the night with much special referencing to both Cash 
and the only prison in Australia in which he played not only once but twice

Home Groan Music Festival

Posting this one for my friend Paul who is covering the night media wise, sounds like a great time!

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Has it been 10 years!

Has it really been 10 years since Grant left us?
I try imagine what he would have achieved,
the music he would have made, such a loss.
I can remember when I heard, the conversations
I had with friends, the sadness.

But like love, life goes on and on
and like that beautiful song he penned
How I miss your quiet , quiet heart.

Quiet Heart - Grant McClennan

The heater's on
The windows are thin
I'm trying hard to keep this warmth in

I turn to her, she's sound asleep
Someplace I don't know
Doesn't matter how far you've come
You've always got further to go

I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we're apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your quiet, quiet, quiet heart

Two hours on
My eyes are open
There's bad blood between us

And what did I say that made you cry?
Our dream won't die
Doesn't matter how far you come
You've always got further to go

I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we're apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your quiet, quiet, quiet heart

What is that light? That small red light
Scorpio rising
Doesn't matter how far you come
You've always got further to go

I tried to tell you, yeah
I can only say it when we're apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss your heart

I, I tried to tell her, yeah
I can only say it when we're apart
About this storm inside of me
And how I miss her quiet, quiet, quiet heart

Record Store Day 16-04-16 Vital Juices Redcliffe

World Record Store day was celebrated in style here in Brisbane's
Northern suburbs.Vital Juices is my local record store and its
fabulous that we have one here, there's not to many around anymore

It was Brisbane all the way with local legend Jeremy Neale,
from Velociraptor fame and his amazing solo work.
A big fav with my 3 boys so we were all on hand for a rare
all ages performance. He was also selling vinyl and cds
and doing signings, lovely fellow!
He played quiet a bit of  Velociraptor stuff and his solo stuff.

 After Jeremy, Ben Ely took to the corridor, Ben is better know for his
work with Brisbane super band Regurgitator, he has in recent times
embarked on a solo career and his brilliant new album is worth
getting hold of. I got a copy on the day and Ben signed it for me
so that was cool.
He played a heap of his solo material and a few eclectic covers
from Jonathan Richman to Black Sabbath to Elvis Costello
Brilliant time!
I missed the last performance of the day which was West Ends fabulous
Floyd Family Breakdown but I'm sure that was great too