sevenp2-7 PMPage 4live music eventsByron Shire Echo seven November , 4Theyve got the HornIf you love a bit of horn, love that big brass action that you can only get with a show band, then the Oz Hornz are your pawnz. They are a vibrant, energetic band comprised of some nine plus players who have an incredibly versatile repertoire. They can cover all styles of music from early evening jazz to late night rock and party music. The Oz Hornz are at the Beach Hotel in
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on Saturday from pm.5with Mandy NolanXcellent XavierA while back I was doing one of the many gigs on my busy schedule and I did what I rarely do, hang around after Ive finished to check out the last act. And thank god I did, it was Xavier Rudd, a powerhouse of passion, a one man music machine, this guy creates music with didge and guitar and stomp thats like an avalanche, it just builds and builds, sweeping you away with its velocity, volume and sheer damned brilliance. Hes performing at the Northern on Wednesday and at Broadbeach, The Albert Waterways Community Centre on Friday November . Advance tix are available Its a FrameYouve got to be pretty special to knock U2 off their perch. Just to squeeze past all that security, the walkie talkie dorkies and front up to Bono in his black hooded romper suit and just give him a shove. Id be saying, Its over man. Finish your drink and go home. In the name of love, the eighties are over. UK group The Frames have done just that. They have topped both the best group and best live act category in this years readers poll in Hot Press, Irelands premier music paper. Brian Eno also described their London concert as the best he had seen in five years. The glorious live recording shows exactly why The Frames are the darlings of Irelands music scene. It captures the excitement, passion, enthusiasm and love which can make concerts so special and memorable. Who would have ever thought that Glen Hansard, the red-headed guitarist in The Commitments, would give his career such shape and promise Hes done a little more that ride Sally ride with sixSanchez, playing the Mullumbimby Hotel on Friday.Speedstar, Dave McCormack, Skulker, Charlton Hill and The Sleepy Jackson. Their live performances have won them many admirers, showcasing the outstanding musicianship within the group, but never at the expense of the song. Tim Watson of Taxiride said You guys reminded me of Matchbox Twenty, only way more exciting. Pennyblack Band play the Rails in Byron Bay on Saturday. double bass player Barry Hill Amphibian and turntablist Dave Atkins Resin Dogs. As musicians, The Bird have sought an organic interpretation of computer-generated forms of music, combing live drumnbass breakbeats and electro synth lines, with sounds from the Asian Underground, and some serious dub vibes. The Birds music is a journey through these numerous influences and stylistics, executed in a funkafied soulful electronica sound that is their trademark style. The Bird appear with Skin at the hotel great northern
on Thursday. Check the gig guide page for giveaways.Leave the Gloves onIf you are like me and you just cant go past a bit of rubber glove action, then slip into your Ansells and catch Hot Rubba Glove at Byron Bays Railway Friendly Bar on Sunday. They are like an interface off your face with Sly and the Family Stone, these everyday people are crazier than a coconut, and definitely know how to indulge in different strokes for different folks. HRG have appeared on compilations Pandamonium and Red Hot Green Blacks UnAustralian, and were a featured act on JJJs Next Wave showcase with the slammin track Wantok Got Tha Groove. These seven freakishly talented individuals will be going nuts at the Rails on Sunday.Good KarmaAfter an month sabbatical concentrating on the breath between the nose and the upperlip the Karma County boys have arisen from their deep meditative state and are set to gig the Buddha Bar in Byron on Friday. The Aria award winning original line up of Brendan Gallagher, Stuart Eadie and Michael Galeazzi headed to Byron in June to record in the legendary Festival room at the new Studios complex. They teamed up with long time collaborator Tim Whitten Powderfinger to work on new tracks for their forthcoming album. Karma County strike a definitive pose on the rugged landscape of funky twang, conjuring their own sonic sanctions featuring lush, melodious, intelligent and emotive sounds.The Hart is a lonely PunterMick Hart had a bit of a creative epiphany recently, with a good part of this year spent touring Europe and the UK. It seems life showered him with croissants and compliments, and he became the cover boy for the dirty Parisian dirge. Mick is Gerling play the Hotel Great Northern on Wednesday one of this countrys best singer songwriters, in a sea of mass produced pap, hes organic albums recorded since the early s and Set List a sublime produce. You can catch Mick Hart at the Rails on Tuesday. distillation of the very best of their work to date. Their strange mix of post-punk power pop, Pearl Jam, Irish folk and for want of a better term, the ambience of Tim Electronic music has developed rapidly in the last years, Buckley and Nick Drake, is original and captivating. They for the limitations are few and the possibilities are still being understand the importance of light and shade and the comdiscovered. When live meets the electronic, new realms of plex dynamics of live performance, moving from a whisper to a shout, a sweet melody to a grinding guitar riff, a floating dance music emerge. Its electronic frontier country, and musicians like The Bird are pioneering and staking claim on fiddle line to, of all things, a few lines of Pure Imagination a sound that continues to push musical boundaries. Their from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and a chorus fourth release, Audible Inventions is out now through from Bob Marleys Redemption Song. The Frames are perCreative Vibes, and marks the next step in the evolution of forming Friday at the Hotel Great Northern in Byron Bay . this dynamic duo. Co-produced with Dave Atkins Resin Dogs, and featuring many guest performances from their Collective, The Bird Pennyblack Band are Irish brothers Mark and Shay have taken live studio recordings, re worked them on their Ponsonby, bassist Robin who brings in the groove, and the home computers and spent time in northern NSW producing dudemaster Ben on drums. During a recording session they and mixing them to come up with a fine mix of hip hop used hammond player Gary Day in the studio and were so beats, some drumnbass treats, asian flavas and some impressed with his playing that they added him to the group deep, deep dub grooves. The Bird are Simon Durrington as the fifth member. In the past months The Pennyblack keyboards and Ben Walsh drums who are joined by a Band have played support gigs for top Australian acts like Collective of some of this countrys finest artists, including The Superjesus, Taxiride, You Am I, Motor Ace, Diesel, Indian Tabla player Bobby Singh Dha, Gondwanaland,The Bird in ParadiseBlack is BlackHarper launches his CD at the Lennox Hotel on Saturday.
