Bluefest today unveiled SOME MORE SUPER SIDESHOWS! Catch these full length concerts packed full of extreme musical and global talent , once again we know these shows will be highly sought after – so “buy now and save the date!”
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
There Ain’t No Funk Like P-Funk! Come see George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, one of the most important innovators of funk music alongside James Brown, Sly Stone and the Funky Meters. This concert will, quite simply, take you on the ride of your life live in concert …and no less than 26 intergalactic funkmen musicians will be hovering around the undisputed P-Funk –master George Clinton in an anarchic and psychedelic experience as they bring their legendary up to 3 HOUR LIVE SHOW groove extravaganza to Sydney and Melbourne!
Known globally for his outlandish costume and his multi-coloured dreadlocks as well as his mastery of intergalactic funk – George Clinton and this gathering of The P-Funk Collective will be looking to “Tear The Roof Off The Sucker” with their ‘awe-funk-some’ groove as they for sure turn Australia’s youth into “Maggot Brains”. In the words of their immortal song ‘We Like To Funk’ make way for one of the planet’s greatest live music shows. Don’t miss this “Mothership Connection”!!!
*SUN 24TH APRIL SYDNEY THE METRO
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Or www.metrotheatre.com.au or (02) 9550 3666
*MON 25TH APRIL MELBOURNE THE PALACE
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
LEON RUSSELL with special guests LITTLE FEAT
Get ready for this: Rock legend Leon Russell + cult band Little Feat are joining forces for an Australian live extravaganza!
Genius musician, arranger, producer, and songwriter, Leon Russell is about to receive more of the acclaim he deserves. 2011 is the year of the re-discovery of Leon Russell, marked by his acclaimed 2010 collaboration album with Elton John called The Union (which charted in the Top Ten in US and Canada and went Silver in the UK), a feature article in RollingStone, and soon to be followed with his being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 for “Music Excellence”!
He was a part of Phil Spector’s studio group that created the famous the ‘Wall of Sound’, and just some of the artists who have performed Leon Russell’s songs include: Joe Cocker (“Delta Lady”), Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock and Christina Aguilera (“A Song for You”), The Carpenters, Luther Vandross, Sonic Youth (“Superstar”), plus Helen Reddy and George Benson (“This Masquerade”) – and many more.
Leon Russell’s career of collaboration runs the musical gamut from Sinatra to the Stones, the Beach Boys and BB King. He’s written some of the most-covered songs in the pop songbook, and three Stones and two Beatles performed on his debut solo record, and after Joe Cocker’s 1969 version of “Delta Lady”, he then went on to organise Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour – documented in the famous concert film with the same name.
Idiosyncratic songwriting, exceptional musicians and an eclectic blend of R&B, country, blues and rock and roll are the foundations behind Little Feat’s 42 year career. The band was founded by Lowell George (vocals, guitar, slide guitar) and bassist Roy Estrada – who met while playing in Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention band – in 1969 with drummer Richie Hayward and keyboardist Billy Payne.
Their classic recordings include “Little Feat” (1971) and “Sailin’ Shoes” (1972); a more funky and then jazzy approach on 1973’s “Dixie Chicken”, and 1975’s “The Last Record”, “Time Loves a Hero” (1977), the double-live album “Waiting for Columbus” (1978), and “Down on the Farm” (1979). Later on the band reformed after the untimely death of Lowell George and “Let It Roll” was released in 1988 and went gold. Since then, the band has released a further eight albums, with the most recent issue being 2008’s “Join the Band” marking Little Feat as a band still going strong!
ON SALE DATE – ONSALE 25 FEB
*FRI 22ND APRIL SYDNEY THE STATE THEATRE
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
*MON 25TH APRIL MELBOURNE THE PALAIS
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
WARREN HAYNES and his ALL STAR BAND + special guest JOE LOUIS WALKER and his band
Here we have celebrated American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Warren Haynes, lead guitarist for The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers (and of course Gov’t Mule) with his ALL-STAR BAND. Special guest is Blues guitar legend Joe Louis Walker and his band making for an evening of double-barrel guitar heroics and action!
Warren, named the 23rd best guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone’s, and his ALL-STAR BAND will help him showcase new soul-oriented material under the Warren Haynes Band banner in anticipation of his first solo album for 19 years, tentatively titled “Man in Motion.”
His fantastic ALL-STAR band includes: Warren Haynes Guitar – Vocals; Ron Holloway – Sax (much loved jazz legend who has worked with Sonny Rollins, The Allman Brothers, Susan Tedeschi, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim); Danny Louis – Keyboards, Vocals (keyboardist extraordinaire for Stockholm Syndrome and Gov’t Mule); Ruthie Foster – Vocals, Guitar (acclaimed artist and singer that blends blues, gospel, country-folk and jazz stylings); Ron Johnson – Bass (New Monsoon, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Panjea); and Terence Higgins – Drums (the New Orleans monster drummer and driving force behind The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, also worked with George Porter Jr., Fats Domino, Dr. John, Marva Wright, Jon Cleary, Norah Jones, John Scofield, and The Black Crows).
Joining Warren Haynes as special guest is Joe Louis Walker, one of the last great Blues guitar heroes – and current holder of the 2010 Blues Music Award for Album of the Year! The Philadelphia Inquirer calls Joe “one of the preeminent bluesmen of his generation”, and Blues Revue says he is “soulful, heartfelt and spellbinding”. We say with his name placed alongside B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush, axe lovers should not miss the chance to see Joe Louis Walker. Labeled as one of the most exciting and innovative Blues artists of recent decades, the multiple Grammy and Blues Music Award-winner has garnered fans such as Mick Jagger, B.B. King, The Edge, Bono, and Herbie Hancock, who show up at his concerts whenever the opportunity arises!
ON SALE DATE – ONSALE 24 FEB
*SAT 23RD APRIL SYDNEY THE FACTORY
Tix: www.factorytheatre.com.au or Enmore Box Office on 02 9550 3666
*SUN 24TH APRIL MELBOURNE THE CORNER HOTEL
Tix: Corner Box Office 11am-5pm Mon-Sat Or 03 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com
TRINITY ROOTS
After a five year break, one of New Zealand’s most loved bands and successful artists of this century, reggae roots outfit TrinityRoots, have reformed and are touring Sydney and Melbourne for their first Australian tour!
TrinityRoots announced their historic reformation last year, and have recently sold out every theatre they played on their New Zealand reunion tour called ‘Music Is Choice’ last October / November 2010. The band fuses reggae, jazz, roots and soul, into a genre and style all of their own. The much-loved trio released two independent albums – “True” (2002) and “Home, Land and Sea” (2004) – during their career, both of which went platinum in New Zealand despite little commercial backing.
ON SALE DATE – ONSALE 24 FEB
*FRI 29TH APRIL SYDNEY THE METRO
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Or www.metrotheatre.com.au or (02) 9550 3666
*SAT 30th APRIL MELBOURNE THE CORNER HOTEL
Tickets: Corner Box Office 11am-5pm Mon-Sat Or 03 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com
TROMBONE SHORTY & NEW ORLEANS AVENUE with special guest FISHBONE
There’s nothing fishy about one of the most prodigious, young jazz artists and new funk sensation – New Orleans’ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – teaming up with unique classic ska alternative rock band Fishbone to bring Sydney and Melbourne music fans a double bill of BONE SHAKING ACTION they will not forget!
A MAJOR STAR of the future, Trombone Shorty has just signified generational change in New Orleans by winning no less than FIVE trophies at the Best of the Beat Awards – essentially the New Orleans Music Awards. NEVER BEFORE has one N’awlins musician won this many as he took out Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (Backatown), Best R&B/Funk Artist, Best R&B/ Funk Album of the Year (Backatown), and Best Trombonist – nice work!
Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based Fishbone have been performing their charged blend of ska, funk, punk and rock since 1979 and are labeled as one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands since the late ’80s.
Fishbone is one of the most long lasting acts in the alternative music scene and has influenced countless bands including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Public Enemy, and Jane’s Addiction.
Combining humour with sharp social commentary, the band has earned a sizable cult following – and are sensational live in concert! Catch this unique double bill that is bound to leave you wanting more – a young prodigy changing the face of New Orleans jazz together with an original and inspirational band with more than 30 years experience!
ON SALE DATE – ONSALE 24 FEB
*TUE 19TH APRIL SYDNEY THE METRO
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Or www.metrotheatre.com.au or (02) 9550 3666
*THU 21ST APRIL MELBOURNE THE CORNER HOTEL
Tickets: Corner Box Office 11am-5pm Mon-Sat Or 03 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com
MICHELLE SHOCKED
American Singer Songwriter and ALT-FOLK LEGEND Michelle Shocked – a true pioneer of Alternative music – is bringing her authentic Roadworks tour to Australia in April in conjunction with her appearance at Bluesfest 2011!
With Michelle Shocked, folks, you can expect the real deal. The two-time Grammy Award nominee and sometime political activist has promised fans she will play songs from her unauthorised debut album The Texas Campfire Tapes – released 25 years ago – along with those from her thirteenth and most recent outing, Soul of My Soul (2009).
With the Texas-born artist’s extensive career already having covered alternative folk, unforgettable protest songs, artistic collaborations, swing, doo wop and gospel genres, Shocked’s refusal to be pigeonholed means her show offers outstanding musicianship with something for everyone. Be inspired, be shocked and be moved by Michelle Shocked!
*SAT 16TH APRIL BRISBANE THE ZOO
Tickets: www.thezoo.com.au
*SUN 17TH APRIL CURRUMBIN THE SOUND LOUNGE (3PM TILL 7PM)
Tickets: www.thesoundlounge.com.au
* MON 18TH APRIL SYDNEY THE BASEMENT
Tickets: www.thebasement.com.au or dinner/show packages – (02) 9251 2797
*TUES 19TH APRIL DEE WHY LIZOTTE’S
Tickets: www.lizottes.com.au
*WED 20TH APRIL NEWCASTLE LIZOTTE’S
Tickets: www.lizottes.com.au
*SAT 23RD APRIL SYDNEY THE STATE THEATRE (with BUFFY SAINT MARIE)
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
*WED 27TH APRIL ADELAIDE THE GOVENOR HINDMARSH
Tickets: Moshtix, Venuetix Or www.thegov.com.au Or 08 8340 0744
*THU 28TH APRIL MELBOURNE EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB
Tickets: www.eastbrunswickclub.com
*FRI 29TH APRIL CASTLEMAINE THEATRE ROYAL
Tickets: www.theatreroyal.info
*SAT 30TH APRIL NEWPORT SUBSTATION
Tickets: www.substation.org.au
*SUN 1ST MAY OAKLEIGH CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB
Tickets: www.caravanmusic.com.au
