The Dirty Three - Live At Tivoli 25-01-10

The 2nd band for the Don't Look Back 2010 Concert was
in legendary Dirty Three, performing their seminal album
" Ocean Songs"

Released in March 1998 and recorded by American recording
engineer Steve Albini, Ocean Songs was the fourth album to be
released by the Dirty Three and was their recorded highlight
to that date. As suggested by the title, the sea provided much
of the inspiration for the album and the ebb and flow of
the tidal currents made their impression felt via songs
The Distant Shore, Sea Above Sky Below
and the epic Deep Waters
- all sixteen minutes and 30 seconds of it.






Well the Dirty Three were magnificent!
They are a band like no other, masters of improvisation
and masters of their instruments. Their compositions
are showcases for dynamics, they soar, they whisper
and they slowly change into this wall of sound that is
frankly breathtaking.



Warren is a genius, he is the greatest violin player I have ever
witnessed, but it would be a mistake to think that he was the
sound. Mick Turner and his guitar is majestic, as John said to
me after the show, he adds more to the band than you'd think.
Jim White is an incredible drummer, both him and Warren
often play off each other, so much so that its rather hard
to get a photo of Warren facing the audience.
I enjoyed the band, I'm not a fananic, I think I have one
album, but live they are something else.
Tim sent me a great link here
to a podcast in which the Dirty Three join Sarah Ashley from
Radio National's The Deep End to perform live in the studio
and talk about the making of Cinder.








Authentic Celestial Music Live

Laughing Clowns and Dirty Three play next year!

Just discovered this very exciting news from Mona's
blog "Exile on Moan Street"
Fantastic news!

Arguably the stand-out performers at this years inaugural
All Tomorrow's Parties Festival at Mt.Buller, the Dirty Three
return to Australia this summer for a national tour -
their first in almost four (4) years - performing their
magnum-opus Ocean Songs, in its entirety.
The tour will take in an appearance at Sydney's month long
arts event, Sydney Festival and also the Perth International
Arts Festival. In addition the Dirty Three will perform Ocean
Songs at headline shows in Brisbane and Melbourne.

But that's not all... joining Dirty Three for the Melbourne,
Brisbane and Sydney performances will be long time
Dirty Three favourites, Laughing Clowns, performing their early
'hits' package 'History of Rock n' Roll Volume One',
also in its entirety. Yep, the same line-up that emerged after
a 25 year hiatus to perform at this years inaugural Australian
All Tomorrow's Parties Festivals - Kuepper, Wegener, Elliott,
Miller and Spence - will join forces once more time to put new
life into old classics such as Holy Joe, Sometimes
(I Just Can't Live with Anyone) and Everything That Flies.

Full dates as follows.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Thursday 21st: Melbourne, Forum *
Monday 25th: Brisbane, Tivoli *
Tuesday 26th: Sydney Festival, Enmore Theatre *
Thursday 11th: Perth Festival, PIAF -
A Don't Look Back performance of Ocean Songs (on sale now)

* Plus Laughing Clowns performing 'History of Rock n' Roll Volume One'