And another live track from my favourite artist of the last 5 years or so, The Bones of J.R Jones.

 

Not sure if previously posted, but I'd love to see this live.

edit:  Look for Max Gawn (in light blue t-shirt) at 0:39!!

 

Edited July 11, 2024Jul 11 by Demonstone

On 01/07/2024 at 17:06, roy11 said:

And another live track from my favourite artist of the last 5 years or so, The Bones of J.R Jones.

 

Now THAT is my kind of music! He reminds me a little of the Melbourne based singer, Archer.

This following song however, is in a style far removed from Jones’s bones’s. I love the fragility of the vocals and the sound in general; a great band in my opinion.

 

Edited July 13, 2024Jul 13 by hardtack

One of the great stories...
 

 

Thanks for that Ray.  It's a most entertaining retelling of the story.

Gram (real name Ingram) made some wonderful music as a band member and also as a solo artist.  "Grievous Angel" is one of my all-time favourite albums.

Another version of the story is that Kaufman was charged with "Gram Theft Parsons".

45 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Thanks for that Ray.  It's a most entertaining retelling of the story.

Gram (real name Ingram) made some wonderful music as a band member and also as a solo artist.  "Grievous Angel" is one of my all-time favourite albums.

Another version of the story is that Kaufman was charged with "Gram Theft Parsons".

Have you seen the movie (Grand Theft Parsons) 'Demonstone'? I see there is  a full version up on Youtube. Must watch it again....

Wasn't even aware of it, @rjay.  Will have to check it out.  Thanks for the tip.

Love Bev, a beautiful soul...she can really sing and lights up the room wherever she goes.

 

Edited August 28, 2024Aug 28 by rjay

So, are we in need a bit of chillout jazz/rock? (or however else you might describe Steely Dan's Gaucho)

Terrific album, all the same (all 7 songs from the album will play)

 

Edited August 29, 2024Aug 29 by Macca

1 hour ago, Macca said:

So, are we in need a bit of chillout jazz/rock? (or however else you might describe Steely Dan's Gaucho)

Terrific album, all the same (all 7 songs from the album will play)

 

Just had this on the turntable 'Macca'...great album.

6 minutes ago, rjay said:

Just had this on the turntable 'Macca'...great album.

How is it all going back on the vinyl, rjay

It's something I'll no doubt do down the track (someday)

I've heard new vinyl is a tad expensive but that earthy sound quality would make it worthwhile, yeah? 

And do all the modern artists offer a vinyl alternative?

1 hour ago, Macca said:

How is it all going back on the vinyl, rjay

It's something I'll no doubt do down the track (someday)

I've heard new vinyl is a tad expensive but that earthy sound quality would make it worthwhile, yeah? 

And do all the modern artists offer a vinyl alternative?

I love it 'Macca', but I'm listening to my old vinyl & haven't bought any new stuff.

There are some pretty expensive new & reissued vinyl releases out there.

Not sure it's as good as the old but it's fun to put a record on & listen to a side then turn it over & listen to the other...

Once more to the self promotion parapets my friends!!

I thought I’d chuck in a link to a video containing a sampling of a few tunes played by my band, Los Romeos Oxidados (plus a couple of ring-ins on guitars) at our gig just this Saturday (07/09/2024), at The Gasoline Pony in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville.

I hope you enjoy it.

 

Haiduk

 

This song was in the closing credits of series 2, episode 9 of 'Only Murders in the Building'

 

Edited October 29, 2024Oct 29 by Macca

Still awesome 38 years on ... 🤘🍺😁

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/documentary-sydney-punk-band-hard-ons/104471574

18 hours ago, No. 31 said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/documentary-sydney-punk-band-hard-ons/104471574

The Hard Ons are a fantastic live band. Blacky the guitarist and Raymond Ann the bassist have another band Nunchucka Superfly that play around Sydney, and Blacky does the occasional solo show. I run into him every now and then as we both live in the same suburb; in fact I’m hoping he might accept my invitation to sit in with my band for a few tunes, tomorrow (I have what my band mates probably think is a bad habit, of inviting guests to sit in with the band).

8 hours ago, hardtack said:

I’m hoping he might accept my invitation to sit in with my band for a few tunes, tomorrow

He informed me that they’re playing in Melbourne, so unfortunately, it’s negatory!

30 minutes ago, hardtack said:

He informed me that they’re playing in Melbourne, so unfortunately, it’s negatory!

I caught the Hard-Ons at The Tote in Collingwood last night, was a good gig. Enjoyed it 🍺🤘😊

9 hours ago, hardtack said:

The Hard Ons are a fantastic live band. Blacky the guitarist and Raymond Ann the bassist have another band Nunchucka Superfly that play around Sydney, and Blacky does the occasional solo show. I run into him every now and then as we both live in the same suburb; in fact I’m hoping he might accept my invitation to sit in with my band for a few tunes, tomorrow (I have what my band mates probably think is a bad habit, of inviting guests to sit in with the band).

Have caught Nunchuka Superfly in Geelong and Melbourne a few times as well. Prefer the Hard-Ons though.

Had to say goodbye to my old cat last month, played this song too often in the last month. It's the final song in a trilogy of of songs (first two released by The Weakerthans) about the relationship between a pet owner in the throes of depression/life and Virtute the Cat. The first two songs are written from the perspective of the cat but this one the cat is basically resurrected in the mind of its recovering owner. Some very good songwriting about a fictional cat.

 

 

My band Devil Dogs is playing at 12 Bar in Belgrave tomorrow night (Saturday, 11 November).

We're also playing at Mr Boogie Man Bar (Abbotsford) on Friday 6 December @ 7.30 pm.

Check out our Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564083808529

One man blackened death metal live

 

Unfortunately I’m going to be jumping back on board the ‘Chemo Bus’ in January due to my test results showing that my health has been heading south over the last three months.  As a result of that news, I stacked our final two gigs with as many guests I could find who were willing to join in with our band.

No doubt you won’t be familiar with some or all of them, but on the Saturday we had among others, Richard Burgman (Saints and Sunnyboys), Marcus Phelan (Brave New Works, The Numbers and Western Distributors), and Jonny Gretsch (Wasted Ones).  It was a fantastic afternoon, the joint was packed, and I couldn’t have asked for any more… at least so I thought.

On Sunday we played a friend's xmas lane party he holds every year for the residents in the street (we were neighbours until I moved). As usual I had applied my scatter gun approach to inviting musicians to join in, working on the theory that maybe half would front up… how wrong was I.  Most did front which left me with the dilemma of trying to fit them all in somehow.

There were Mick Daley (The Remains and Corporate Raiders), Terry Serio (The Elks and acting in various TV productions), Murray Cook (The Wiggles), Richard Burgman again (Saints and Sunnyboys), Dom Turner (Backsliders and The Rural Blues Project) and Bob Spencer (The Angels and Skyhooks).  The accompanying vids were taken by a friend and I ran them through iMovie. The sound is not a great representation of what it was like actually being there, but it does at least give you a taste. These are the first time that Bob and Dom have played together, and they’re accompanied on bass by our guy Frank Grubisa (a brilliant luthier by the way), and on drums by our guy Joe Breen and his occasional sub in our band, Luke Robinson.

Oh, and if anyone is interested, I’m selling t-shirts I’ve designed for my band; all the info can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1WgnFDSy1m/