Khancoban Interview

I recently spoke to Andre Hooke from Khancoban on the program. The band has recently released their first full length album called "Limbs May Fall" on the Sydney based label Half A Cow.

The band takes its name from a small town in the Snowy Mountains causing some confusion that they are from that part of the world. They are actually Melbourne based and material for the album was composed in two places, a Warehouse in inner Melbourne and in the bands own studio located in the more rural surrounds of Kallista. The album was recorded at Headgap Studios in Preston.

You can listen to the whole interview with Andre via the Five Feet High and Rising Podcast. Andre also played two songs which are also included.


Khancoban are:
Andre Hooke
Jemima Hooke
Andrew Bonnici
Pete Cohen


www.halfacow.com/khancoban
www.myspace.com.khancoban

You can download the songs Andre played here.
By The Lights
I can only afford to win

Fireside Bellows Debut Album

The long awaited debut album from the Fireside Bellows (Jordie Lane & Tracey McNeil)is called "No Time to Die" and will be launched on November 23rd at the Northcote Social Club.



Jordie has sent through the following details. A must see event!

After forming a duo less than a year ago, It is with great pleasure that we, Jordie Lane & Tracy McNeil, can announce that our debut album entitled "No Time To Die", will be released nationally next month, in stores Saturday 15th November, through vitamin distribution.

And to celebrate we will be having a very special Album Launch the following
Sunday 23rd November at The Northcote Social Club (ARVO SHOW).

The launch will feature some of Melbourne's finest players who appeared on the record: Garrett Costigan-pedal steel, Liz Stringer-Banjo, Andy Baylor-Fiddle, Stevie Hesketh-Keys, and many more. We are delighted that Suzannah Espie, and Red Fish Bluegrass will be opening the show, and the arvo will be hosted by comedian Denise Scott.

Doors open at the very civilized hour of 2:30pm, show kicks off at 3pm. So you can be home for your Sunday Roast by 7pm.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE, as of Mon 13th Oct, so what are you waiting for, hurry? click the link or call the number below to pre-book.

Fireside Bellows Album Launch
Sunday 23rd November
Northcote Social Club
$12 +booking fee or $15 at the door if still available
Tickets on sale at the NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com

www.myspace.com/firesidebellows

News from Downhills Home

Downhills Home have announced plans relating to their forthcoming album & news about upcoming tours. The first song to be lifted from the new album is called "Pluto's Blues" & it will be available to download October 28th via their website.



www.downhillshome.com
www.myspace.com/downhillshome

From the band:

Although it's been a quiet winter for Melbourne five piece Downhills Home, it's been by no means uneventful. While singer Sean McMahon has finished his album 'Welcome to Gippsland', (out now through MGM) the band has been working on the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut album of last year, 'Minor Birds'. The new material sees the band progress from their alt-country roots to a heavier 60's inspired rock'n'roll sound. Now, ready and rested, and with a heap of new material, Downhills Home are set to hit the stage again.

They will embark on not one but two East Coast tours simultaneously supporting Epicure and the internationally acclaimed Dandy Warhols after being hand picked by the band themselves.

Following that, Downhills Home will host their own show to launch their new single, 'Pluto's Blues', a teaser from the bands highly anticipated second album.

Tour Dates:
23 oct. the Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW,supporting Epicure
24 oct. Baroque, Katoomba, NSW, supporting Epicure
25 oct. Manly Fisho's, Manly, NSW, supporting Epicure
26 oct. Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW, supporting Epicure
30 oct. the Pub, Bendigo, VIC , supporting Epicure
31 oct. the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW, supporting the Dandy Warhols
1 nov. the Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, supporting Epicure
2 nov. the Westernport Hotel, San Remo, Vic, supporting Epicure
3 nov. the Barwon Heads Hotel, Geelong, Vic , supporting Epicure
5 nov. the Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, QLD , supporting the Dandy Warhols
6 nov. the Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Vic, supporting the Dandy Warhols
7 nov. the Palace Theatre , Melbourne, Vic, supporting the Dandy Warhols
28 nov. the Evelyn, Fitzroy, Vic. PLUTO's BLUES SINGLE LAUNCH with Pony Face and Hello Morning

Todd Snider Makes New Album Free To Download

Todd Snider has made his new album "Peace Queer" available to download for free from today (October 11th) until the end of the month.

Go to his website www.toddsnider.net for the download. The actual CD is released on October 14th.

From Todd's Myspace page:
The overtly political 'Peace Queer' takes a bit of a left turn for the outspoken Snider, beginning with the cover photo, which depicts Snider being held at gunpoint by a shirtless hippie. "Clearly, anyone who looks at the photograph can tell that I had been abducted by an international league of peace queers and forced to write protest music. You know, for their cause," says Snider.

The eight tracks on 'Peace Queer' include a Civil War sea shanty, a plaintive cover of the classic "Fortunate Son," a spoken-word number, a rocket-fueled meditation on contemporary culture ("Stuck On The Corner"), and a Fred Sanford-ish funeral dirge. The emotional centerpiece of the album is the wistful "Ponce Of The Flaming Peace Queer."

"'Peace Queer' is a six-song cycle, starting with a song called 'Mission Accomplished,'" Snider explains. "In six sentences, the record goes like this: Here's the kid being told everything's going to be great. Here's the reality of that. Here's that kid when he comes home a sad and banged-up and angry 'winner.' Here's the breakdown of why I think that's happening. Here's the guy in our culture that I think is causing that to happen, and it's not a president. And then here's what I think is going to happen to that guy. And then we roll credits."

On 'Peace Queer', those credits include Patty Griffin, Kevin Kinney, Don Heron, Doug Lancio, Will Kimbrough and other luminaries.

"Things happen in this album besides you being told that war is wrong, with a beat," Snider says. "I don't know that war is wrong. I just know that I'm a peace queer, and I'm totally into it when people aren't fighting, in my home, at the bar where I hang out, or in a field a million miles away."



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Justin Townes Earle Tour

Justin Townes Earle is coming to Australia in November.
Tour dates as follows:

23 Nov Troubadour QLD
25 Nov Annandale Hotel NSW
26 Nov Grace Emily Hotel SA
28 Nov The Palais - Hepburn Springs VIC
29 Nov Meeniyan Hall VIC
30 Nov The Toff in Town VIC


Justin is of course the son of Steve Earle, who himself will complete a tour of Australia just weeks before his son.

A modern-day troubadour, Earle blends genres seamlessly, framing his songs in warm musical settings and creating tunes that could easily be mistaken for classics. His album "The Good Life" was released earlier this year to widespread acclaim.

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www.myspace/justintownesearle
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Album of the Month - October

Jolie Holland - The Living and the Dead



The Living and the Dead, Jolie Holland’s new ANTI- album, is quite simply a breakthrough, the album her adoring fans have been waiting for. With a vocal style hailed by the Village Voice as “sultry and sweet, despairing and lonely,” Jolie has experimented in the past with various settings for her unique, jazz-inflected voice; this time, working with collaborators like M. Ward and Marc Ribot, Ms. Holland has embraced both the rocking side of her roots heritage, and the compositional possibilities of the recording studio, multi-tracking her voice extensively for the first time.

Track Listing:

1. Mexico City
2. Corrido Por Buddy
3. Palmyra
4. You Painted Yourself In
5. Fox In Its Hole
6. Your Big Hands
7. Sweet Loving Man
8. Love Henry
9. The Future
10. Enjoy Yourself

YouTube Clip:



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Links:
www.jolieholland.com
www.myspace.com/joliholland
www.anti.com