SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED for Jebediah's new single & music video Gum Up The Bearings (out with the wonderful peeps at Cooking Vinyl Australia) AND upcoming national tour. This has been 11 long years in the making and we are just so proud of them.
Oh, and the song is AWESOME! Get your party pants on and have a watch and a listen, and grab a ticket to a show near you before they sell out HERE
MORE MORE MORE!!!
more Kev, more Bob, more awesomeness.
More shows added!!!
Grab your ticket now to the 'When Kev Met Bob Anthology Tour' before they sell out.
MORE!!!
NEWS!!!!!
Bob Evans' 'When Kev Met Bob' tour is going OFF.
Grace Emily and Daylesford sold out, another Daylesford show added on the 5th October! And Tanks Art Centre tix now onsale.
Get chore tix quick before there's none, from HERE đđđ
Ready for some ridiculously exciting news?!
For the first time ever, Kevin Mitchell and Bob Evans come together live on stage to create a massive show encompassing four decades of music! Beginning with the formation of Jebediah in Perth in the 1990's, through to the emergence of Bob Evans in the 2000's and the Jebs comeback in 2011, When Kev Met Bob is a veritable time machine that travels across 11 Jebediah and Bob Evans albums over almost 30 years! Of course, interwoven through the music are the never before told stories behind the songs.
tix available now from HERE (Tanks Art Centre tickets onsale Friday 25th August at 10am)
Verrrrry exciting news folks!
The beautiful Frente are playing three special, intimate shows in NSW in trio mode with Sophie Koh - you'll be hearing a wide range of tunes from your most beloved of Frente classics right through to, oh y'know, just a few songs from the forthcoming record (!!!)
Thurs 9 Nov Lizottes, Newcastle NSW
Fri 10 Nov Avoca Beach Theatre, Avoca Beach NSW
Date: Sat 11 Nov Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo NSW
our beloved Jebediah are playing at this rad family friendly event Passion of the Pilbara in Onslow WA on the 19th August! There's rides, markets, unicorns and rainbows! more info here
The darling Frente are playing Live at the Bundy folks! Nab a ticket now before it's too late. Quick like a bunny!
Saturday 28th October, Bundalaguah, VIC
Tickets are $50, BYO Drinks
YAYYY!! Frente are celebrating Marvin the Album's 30th anniversary on a national tour. They'll be playing Marvin in its entirety, plus some of their favourite tunes from Whirled, Clunk and Shape. These are going to be such special shows, we absolutely cannot wait â¤ď¸đâ¤ď¸
Tickets onsale this Friday 3rd March at 10am
Bob Evans is once again going to be teaming up with the wonderful 27 Club and Adelaide Fringe to bring you the very best of Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison, and Hendrix â¤â¤
Check out Kev onstage with fellow rock icons Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus), CARLA LIPPIS (Mondo Psycho), Dusty Lee Stephensen and Wanderers at a show near you. More gigs to be announced so keep your ears peeled for more news!
FEB 17 - MARCH 5 | ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL | RYMILL PARK TIX HERE
MARCH 23 | COSTA HALL | GEELONG TIX HERE
MARCH 30 | PRINCESS THEATRE | BRISBANE TIX HERE
APRIL 1 | HOTA | GOLD COAST
TIX HERE
I'm proud to be a founding Board member of the newly minted Music Producer and Engineers' Guild!
For more information about MPEG and the wonderful work Anna Laverty has been doing head HERE
Sadly Frente have had to postpone tomorrow night's sold out Always Live 'Marvin the Album' Brunswick Ballroom show as Angie has tested positive to covid. The new date is Thursday Feb 16th. Just a few days after St Valentine! If you are no longer able to attend, the option for a refund will be available from Thursday 24th November until Thursday 8th December. Please contact your ticket provider to assist.
We'll see you there! can't wait
love x CHM
We are so excited to announce that our beloved debut album Marvin The Album is going to be given the deluxe release treatment in November for its 30th birthday.
For the first time ever it is going to be available on vinyl! Something we know a lot you have been asking for for a long time now :)
Here it is! The debut appearance for Marvin on wax in all its 1992 glory :)
It will be available in stores from Friday 11th November but you can pre-order the vinyl here today! Now! Yippee!
https://store.warnermusic.com.au/collections/frente/marvin-the-album-30th-anniversary-vinyl
If you want some extra special if you can pre-order the vinyl with a limited edition Marvin T-shirt with all proceeds of the T-shirt sales going to the fine folk at Support Act who do an incredible job looking after music industry workers.
Here are few words about our dear friend Marvin:
Angie: Sitting in egg-chairs, in the live room of Platinum Studios, listening to the final mixes of Marvin is a moment that is etched in my mind forever. As we drenched our ears in the work that weâd done, I was as high as a kestrel. When we set out to make the album, I was 19 years old and everything that had happened so far with the band was beyond my expectations. We wrote with the ferocity of young people that didnât doubt that they had something to share. It was an intoxicating time and the fact that it lives on to this day is just a gift. Thank you to everyone that has been a part of this albumâs story, from the first formation of the band, to now, our wonderful behind-the-scenes champions along the way to our current team, and all of the listeners that continue to share the ways in which our little cluster of songs on a disc have become synonymous with snapshots of some significant times in their lives.
Angie x
Simon: At the end of the first long night of pre-production, in the fabled York Street Studio in Fitzroy, Michael Koppelman of Paisley Park fame, having listened to and arranged the songs that would become Marvin the Album said: "We have left the shore...". That moment of beginning, of departing is still incredibly vivid, but the voyage began years before, when Angie and I met across the Back Bar in the Punter's Club and became friends and allies.
We were not completely ready to record Marvin - listening to it now I can hear things I would love to add or change - but as a snapshot of who we were then it is perfect.
We released it and somehow, almost unbelievably, people liked it. You liked it! So this re-release is dedicated to you, who have let our little stories into your lives and made Marvin the man he is today - wide open eyed, serious, delirious.....
In gratitude, Simon.
Today the Music Industry Review published âRaising Their Voicesâ - a report presenting the findings of an independent review into sexual harm, sexual harassment, and systemic discrimination in the Australian contemporary music industry.
The review heard from over 1,600 people who work in the music industry. Itâs crucial that we acknowledge all those who contributed to this report and thank them for their courage in speaking out.
The review was commissioned by the industry, for the industry. We were one of 50 organisations that came together to support this work.
The review makes 17 recommendations that provide a path forward to a safer industry, where everyone can thrive.
The full report, accessible and plain English versions, and more support services are available at www.musicindustryreview.com.au
Please take care when reading this report, and know support is available at 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), LifeLine 13 11 14 and Support Act 1800 959 500 (option 5).
CHM HQ
âTis a huge time for our roster of talented producers!
Anna Laverty and Tony Buchen are set to discuss music production and the next frontier of creation on a panel at Bigsound.
Joel Quartermainâs work with Dulcie see the Perth band enjoying Triple J airplay with their latest single âCold Hard Truthâ, as Joel also continues producing the forthcoming Dan Sultan album.
CAMP COPE's âRunning With The Hurricaneâ and PINCH POINTS âProcessâ, both produced by Anna Laverty, are nominated for the The Amp (Australian Music Prize).
Also Tony Buchen has also been busy composing a score with Chris Bear and Montaigne for the world premiere of âHolding Achillesâ at the Brisbane Festival.
Last but definitely not least, our good friend Jimi Maroudas is back in the studio working on an album with the inimitable Mammal.
