Tallebudgera Tales

Sunday 27, 2008

The band are enjoying the Sunday sessions at their local Surf Bar, Tallebudgera SLSC on the Gold Coast. The new stage area is working well, the crew are lovin it, the band are playin' everyones smiling.

The views of the sparking Pacific Ocean swells are quickly replaced with the bands tattered backdrop. The load in here is awkward with a slow old service lift to bring up the gear and stairs which get longer and steeper after the show.

."Excuse me sir coming through, sorry madam did I spill your drink ?. The pressure was on with a 1pm start, the sunglassed starlets, and bleached out lipo babes arriving and filling the seats fast, the cool hand Lukes and combed clubmen circulating the scene.

They wanted blood, the natives were restless, the last gig played here cooked, with tight sets and a great bar sound the band pumped and the crew dug it.

That electric buzz was in the atmosphere, band and patrons were ready to roll, they all knew what was coming and the band were scoped to play.

Setup with 2 minutes to spare, the band scatter to do their thing, that special moment that boogie preachers like to do before showtime.

The first set rolled home with acoustic - electric guitar blues with happy harp entertaining the afternoon crowd.

The second set fired up with Creedence classic 'Born on a Bajou'  and stomped its way through some greased up classic 'Station' dash tappers.

Nip Me In The Bud, Camp Of The Moon, Travellin Time, Cyclone Blues, Goin To Johanna, Scratch My Back, Tales From The Squealin Pig ... all the riffs coming together,

"There hookin' em in, unreal" splurts Sharkie Smith local club legend. "I heard em last time, man they really grind" ..."There just terrific Ive got all thier records" giggles Champagne Charlotte from the nearby Caravan Park.

'Ladies and Gentlemen we hope your enjoying your afternoon, we like it here...we like you people' .The stompin 'Castlemaine Drain' brings in the next set, and the boogie pumps for the next hour and with the new roller ' Wastin My Time' drivin the set home.

.The final set eased in with harp haunter 'Leaving Bluesville' and eased out with a 10 minute deluge of  E minor spanglish driver 'No Tengo Dinero'.

Apart from a minor mishap involving a vintage fuzz box, red wine, and a busting Brazillian bar baroness, the band fired up and delivered the goods and had a ball.

In The Studio

Tracking has finished and its mixdown time for   for the bands fourth independant release.

12 new tracks have found their way on the new album.

. 'Bits And Pieces, ' I Been Thinkin', 'Goin To Johanna, and two songs from the archives 'Poor Boy Blues' and 'The Blues Alone' have been once again recorded with Nic Carpenter at his Core Studios.

Bluesin Burleigh Solstice

June 21, 2008

Dalby Tour Success

The western Queensland town of Dalby will be nursing a boogie woogie hangover after Gold Coast quartet Bluesville Station

appeared for a two night performance at the local RSL club last weekend.

The normally sedated residents of this cotton and coal country were treated to the bands own brand of ballsy blues and bar boogie.

The audience were all well seated and eager as the band took to the stage. The line dancing fraternity clearly divided as to attempt to boot scoot to this devils music, whilst under the tables feet were a tappin.

It was clearly decided by the ladies president of the Line dance club that indeed it was the devils music and they would have no part and quickly led her elderley entourage out the door. Meanwhile the locals were up, jivin and rockin out to the sounds of this new sound, "We dont usually see bands like this come through these parts, last week we had Carol Corrals' Country Muster Band and that sucked" a wide eyed fencer from Fairdale yells through missing teeth.

The manager of the club who at first a little unsure about putting on a bar band from the big smoke was last seen dancing on the back tables grinning from ear to ear happy with the largest turnout in years.