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April Shows


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April Shows


Greetings.  We’ve been at work on an ambitious new record and are well pleased with what’s emerged.  Mid year a couple of members are heading overseas but we’re happy to announce that we can squeeze a couple of Victorian dates in before they depart.  We're honoured to have been asked to play what may be one of the very last Archies Creek Hotel shows, at least in its current form, on April 5th before a special matinee show at the grand ole Espy in St. Kilda, Saturday the 6th of April. 

A tweak by the creek after a long hard week, and a lark before dark down by Luna Park, what else are you gonna do?  And it's all made only fifty times better and hotter by the company of Marty Frawley who will be supporting with a couple of young up and comers by the name of Dan Kelly and Dan Luscombe.  Phew.  Come and say goodbye so you can say hello again when we’re reunited and ready to spring the new thing.

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Henry Lee


Henry Lee


Following the release of Tony Cohen's posthumous memoir HALF DEAF, COMPLETELY MAD: The Chaotic Genius of Australia's Most Legendary Producer, Augie March – whose 2018 album Bootikins was Cohen's final recording – have joined Romy Vager from RVG for a surprise re-imagining of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 'Henry Lee' (featuring PJ Harvey).

‘The most obsessive, single-minded character I’ve ever seen, outside of the mirror’ – Nick Cave

‘I first met Nick Cave… at Richmond Recorders in January. I appeared shoeless, red-eyed and late. As usual. The grand piano was overflowing with bits of metal, microphone stands, anything that wasn’t nailed down. “That should sound interesting,” I said. It was the start of a great love affair’ – Tony Cohen

Maverick music producer-engineer Tony Cohen defined Australia’s punk and rock sounds in the late ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. His long and celebrated career took him from the studios of Melbourne and Sydney to West Berlin and London’s Abbey Road, working with innumerable bands until his death in 2017. In candid reflections, Tony shares details of his decades-long relationship with Nick Cave (The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and provides behind-the-scenes access to recordings by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Cat Stevens, Jim Keays, Lobby Loyde, The Ferrets, Split Enz, Laughing Clowns, Models, Magazine, The Reels, The Go-Betweens, Hunters & Collectors, Cold Chisel, Beasts of Bourbon, The Saints, X, Michael Hutchence, The Cruel Sea, TISM, Paul Kelly and so many more. HALF DEAF, COMPLETELY MAD is a hilarious, tragic and triumphant memoir that reveals a chaotic genius who lived hard and LOUD.

'Henry Lee' is available all streaming platforms. It is the fifth in a series of releases which sees Australian artists interpret iconic songs originally recorded by Cohen, including Leah Senior’s 'Easy Come, Easy Go' (Grant McLennan), CIVIC's 'Chase the Dragon' (Beasts of Bourbon), Grace Cummings' 'Straight to You' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and Julia Jacklin's 'Shivers' (The Boys Next Door). Co-author John Olson says: 'These recordings highlight unique Australian artists and are a continuation of Tony’s career supporting independent music.'