The Gov 25TH September 2016 Contemporary rockabilly is alive and well and living at The Gov. Last Sunday saw U.S. psychobilly giants, The Reverend Horton Heat bring out Adelaide’s latter-day bodgies and widgies in force. Opening proceedings were local outfit The Saucer Men, who played tight, fairly traditional rockabilly. Next up was Newcastle-based legends, The […]
In a Femme Fatale triple bill that left no stone unturned in its quest to rock the socks off of the adoring crowd at the Jade Monkey, that was turned into the Lady Luck Saloon, Adelaide Psychobilly/Punkabilly outfit The Villenettes launched their album Lady Luck on Saturday Jan 31 supported by two other equally as wild bands
Melbourne outfit My Echo’s self titled EP is a blast of energy as it throws down a blend of rockabilly, punk, and rock in a release that should turn a few heads and gain them a legion of fans.
I was first acquainted with The Fearless Vampire Killers last October when they supported Lanie Lane on her national tour. It was my first taste of surfabilly (i.e. surf rock melodies married with rockabilly), and I loved it. The young Melbourne quartet and triple j unearthed nominees have hit the touring trail hard over the last few months, making crowds swoon to their psychedelic 60s throwbacks, and have scored touring slots with the likes of Kasabian and The Hives whilst doing so. No hipster posturing to be found; only wild, raucous and energetic live shows, and a genuine love for music (did I mention they drove for 8 hours to support Ms Lane in Adelaide?)