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Hawksley Workman

A musician of incredible velocity, Hawksley Workman is at the top of his game when he has the solitude and serenity to write and record his music in atomic bursts, focused into monastic postures, accessing grace and brilliance in fluid, sweeping motions. With his increasing rock triumphs, growing fan communities and formidable body mass, Workman has evolved from the slight, pin-striped oddball with a critically-acclaimed diamond voice, to the panoramic, guitar-punishing superstar with no performance limits.

Agent: Geoff Trio gt@codeone.net.au

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Joel Plaskett

Heading back to Australia for another East Coast stint, in solo mode, is JOEL PLASKETT. The Canadian rocker last toured our shores with his band The Emergency back in April as special guests of Augie March, which included rollicking sets at Sydney’s Great Escape Festival. Since that last visit, Joel picked up the coveted Songwriter of the Year Award (2nd year running), along with Single of the Year (for # 1 hit Nowhere With You) and DVD of the Year (Make A Little Noise) at the Canadian East Coast Music Awards and was shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize (Canadian equivalent to Mercury Music Prize). At the recent Nova Scotia Music Awards, Plaskett was on fire - walking away with a whopping SIX awards. His latest album, Ashtray Rock, has received strong reviews and airplay throughout Canada, and looks set to be released in Australia in 2008. Expect to be awestruck when Joel Plaskett takes to the stage.

Agent: Geoff Trio gt@codeone.net.au

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Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Code One brought Jon Cleary and The Gents back to Australia after a long 5 year break in October 2007 to a massive response, keep posted for his future tours!

Jon Cleary is a triple threat with a salty-sweet voice, masterful piano skills, and a knack for coupling infectious grooves with melodic hooks and sharp lyrics. He balances a career performing with his band The Absolute Monster Gentlemen and Bonnie Raitt, recording with both groups, and composing songs for various artists.

His live shows are an explosive funk party mixing old school soul with the rhythms of New Orleans. Cleary has produced 4 recordings over the past 10 years including Pin Your Spin (2004 Basin Street Records), Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (2002 Basin Street Records), Moonburn (1999 Virgin/Point Blank), and Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice (1994 Ace Records).

Agent: Nathan Farrell nate@codeone.net.au

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Jill Barber

Jill has released two albums and has been nominated for over 20 awards for her efforts. The EP Oh Heart was released in 2004, the album won Jill 4 Music Nova Scotia Awards, earned 2 East Coast Music Award nominations and earned a nomination at the inagurel Canadian Folk Music Awards. The video for the title track earned the #1 spot on the BRAVO channel.

Jill also began what would be a relentless touring schedule, crossing the country numerous times with acts such as Wintersleep, Joel Plaskett, Josh Ritter as well as with her brother. Jill also ventured down to the US to make her first appearance at the prestigious South by Southwest Music Conference.

After nearly 2 years touring and promoting Oh Heart, Jill settled into the studio to begin work on her follow up and her first foray into creating a full length album. She enlisted the help of Les Cooper to produce the album. The album was recorded In Toronto at various studios and mixed in Kingston at the esteemed Bathhouse Recording Studio. An all star cast of musicians lent their talents to the album including Jim Cuddy, Bazil Donovan and Bob Packwood of Blue Rodeo, Luke Doucet, Blake Manning, Spencer Evans and many more.

For All Time was released in October of 2006 to an amazing response. For the album release party in Jill's adopted hometown of Halifax, 500 people jammed the St Matthews Church. Soon after she was crossing the Atlantic for a 20 date tour of the UK where For All Time ended up on the Best of 2006 list in the influential Irish Daily News. The following year saw Jill continue her relentless touring schedule including a tour of Canada with Ron Sexsmith and a sold out Maritime tour.

At the 2007 East Coast Music Awards, Jill won for Best Recording and Best Female Recording while being nominated for two others. Jill also received 5 Music Nova Scotia Award nominations and another Canadian Folk Music Award nomination. In the Summer of 2007, Jill played the Dawson City Music Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, and Mariposa before heading back overseas to play the UK festival circuit. The videos for Hard Line and Don't Go Easy both charted at MuchMoreMusic and Bravo.

Jill has become one of Canada's most renowned singer songwriters earning praise from her peers and critics alike, all the while endearing herself to thousands of fans with her charming performances and tireless work ethic. Now, 2008, Jill again has been nominated for two more East Coast Music Awards for LIve Entertainer of The Year and Songwriter of the year but what has been the icing on the cake has been Jill's first 2 Juno nominations for best roots recording for a solo performer and best new artist. In February, Jill will be backed by the Nova Scotia Symphony for a show at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax Jill spent January at the Banff Theatre for The Arts in their artist in residency program where she wrote the songs that are to appear on her new album, Jill was joined by Sexsmith who helped pen a handful of the tunes. After one more cross country tour, Jill will attend the Juno's, then head back to the UK before hunkering down to begin work on her new album. Hard to believe it's been only 4 years since the shy introvert graced the stages as a full time artist, now we are witness to a star in the making.

Agent: Geoff Trio gt@codeone.net.au

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Matthew Barber

Ghost Notes is the title of a stunning new record by acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Matthew Barber, his first since 2005's Sweet Nothing. Produced by Barber and engineered by Ken Friesen, Ghost Notes departs from Barber's most recent efforts in that it emphasizes the moodier, more stripped-down side of his songwriting. Recorded in six gray November days at the famed Bathouse studio near Kingston, Ontario, Ghost Notes is the culmination of almost two years of writing and demoing, and stands as Barber's most mature record to date. It will be released on the Code One label in Australia on September 20th, 2008. Accordingly, Matthew will be teaming up with his sister Jill Barber for the much anticipated SIBLING REVELRY TOUR across Australia. Complete tour dates will be announced shortly.

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Hey Rosetta

Riding on the waves of their acclaimed live show and 2007’s Plan Your Escape EP, Hey Rosetta! surges forward with Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood). Based in St. John’s, NL, the six-piece group is comprised of Tim Baker (vocals/piano/guitar), Adam Hogan (guitar), Josh Ward (bass), Phil Maloney (drums), Kinley Dowling (violin), and Romesh Thavanathan (cello). Recorded in the dead of winter in two East Coast harbour towns with producer and singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, Into Your Lungs began with a beautiful naivety and confidence. An 'off the stage' feel and vigor reminiscent of the bands powerful live performances rooted the recording sessions and everything was bred from and expanded from there. Conceptually, the new record is a shift from Tim's earlier compositions often written in isolation within his bedroom, to a new depth and space that comes from experiencing life on the road as a touring band. The new record packs more grit while allowing the bands infectious energy and vulnerability to flow freely. Seeded by Tim after returning home to St. John’s in 2005, Hey Rosetta! quickly bloomed and grew from bars on George Street to showcases at Junofest, ECMAs, CMW and NXNE, along the way winning four MusicNL Awards and a couple ECMA nominations.

Agent: Steve Griffiths steve@codeone.net.au

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Wintersleep

"Miasmal Smoke + The Yellow Bellied Freaks" starts its marching build with echoing drums and an organ bleeding out a nervous buzz. Epic and lonely, it's the score for the flickering light of a glowing soul that closes the door to Wintersleep's third album, Welcome to the Night Sky. Like its final song, the album built up gradually over the past two years. From a mass of ghostly melodies, half-finished lyrics and nervesplicing drum beats, it has shaped into the band's finest collection to date. Following the release of their 2005 self-titled sophomore album, Wintersleep spent months on the road touring through Canada, America and Europe. Upon return to their native Halifax, the band enlisted the ear of veteran producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian and Super Furry Animals), and hid themselves in studio for April and May of 2007. It was during this time that the ten tracks of Welcome... grew into their final stunning form. Each song in its own way points to the fact that sometimes looking too hard reveals things best left unseen. But still, hope grows beneath these sable clouds and distant stars, and a light that looms beyond them all. Until then, welcome to the night sky...

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Dead Letter Chorus

“...I feel as free as Fred Astaire” Upon your first listen to the arousing indie-folk style of Dead Letter Chorus, you too will feel whisked away from the confines of the everyday. Their current release, the charming debut Ep Listen Carefully (We Shall Say This Only Once), has garnered strong reviews and airplay around the country. Recorded over just one rainy day, this EP is both reflective of the bands live dramatic energy and their more intimate, introspective side and is a strangely captivating recording by a group of artists who are on the cusp of stardom. In their first 12 months since forming, this Sydney 6 piece have already set tongues wagging aplenty with their impressive, dare we say ‘beautifully shambolic’, live shows. With two vocalists at the helm, Cameron Potts’ raw open tone alternates in perfect combination with the spine-tingling angelic voice of Gabrielle Huber, all the while backed by a dramatic, sometimes rollicking, musical setting. Recent shows have seen Dead Letter Chorus perform alongside the likes of Hawksley Workman (Canada),Andrew Bird (U.S.A), Steve Poltz (U.S.A), Joel Plaskett (Canada), Kate Milller-Heidke, The Gin Club, The Paper Scissors, as well as festival appearances at Newtown Festival, Feelgood Festival and Australia Day in Hyde Park. Dead Letter Chorus fill a void in the Australian music scene that is at times too caught up in image and hype. Whether you love the live energy of performance or easy listening within the confines of your room, it cannot be denied that Dead Letter Chorus are proving to be a shiny jewel amongst the indie music scene.

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David McCormack

During the late 80's David McCormack woke up to find himself playing with now legendary art-rock outfit Whos Gerald. It was a heady start for a young man from Kenmore in the western suburbs of Brisbane. By its very extreme nature, Whos Gerald imploded after only one album and a few locally released singles. David quickly picked up the pieces and together with Paul Medew formed Custard. Somehow, Custard scored a major label record deal and released a bunch of albums, toured the world and made a bunch of cheap videos. By 1999, Custard had run its course and David, in his infinite wisdom, decided the best thing to do was to release an album of electronic noodlings called The Matterhorn. The single Machines Are Our Friends surprised many by being almost listen-able. From here, it was obvious to all and sundry that a band of humans was required, so David assembled The Polaroids, initially consisting of Shane Melder on skins, Dylan McCormack on bass and Cameron Bruce on keyboards. Later they were joined by legendary gay short film maker Andrew Lancaster on guitar. Thus far, David has released two albums with The Polaroids, 2003s Candy and 2004s The Truth About Love. There is a DVD called "Save Dave" you can get as well

Agent: Geoff Trio gt@codeone.net.au

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King Farook

Sydney’s genre-defying King Farook is at the vanguard of the musical melting pot that has been forging new styles throughout history. Regardless of where they draw their inspiration – be it Funk, Rock, Hip-hop, Soul, Jazz, R’n’b, Latin or even Metal – what’s important to them is ensuring that the music itself constantly and consistently captivates audiences.

Witness their energizer-bunny jaw dropper of a live show, or discover the songwriting genius that is their debut album Land of the Horny, and one thing is for certain: behind the larrikinism these guys are masters of their trade and aren’t afraid to show it. Even their name (coming from the old-time saying “Who do you think you are, King Farook?”) gives away their cheeky confidence in the fact that they’re onto something special.

Agent: Nathan Farrell nate@codeone.net.au

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Nikki Kummerow

Nikki is a singer/songwriter hailing from Brisbane. She has been performing for the past 5 years and has shared the stage with artists including Katie Noonan, Sarah mcleod, Taxi ride and international artists; Teddy Geiger(USA), Joel Plaskett (Canada) Hawksley workman (Canada), as well as her own headlining shows in Melourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

She has released an EP independently and is currently working on album that she will be recording in Florida with Aaron Marsh of Copeland (Columbia records) which is set to be released mid 2008. Nikki captivates audiences with her quirky wit and charm, Her music is timeless and soul felt and with influences such as bob Dylan, Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell how could it not.

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The Ray Mann Three

Three piece live and intimate soul, featuring members of Kid Confucius Urban, neo-soul, a dash of funk, lots of spunk with a truly fresh spirit... The Ray Mann Three have the ability to propel you into a higher sphere allowing your soul and intellect to waltz into the lofty clouds of the unique." Drum Media The Ray Mann Three is those guys in the corner: sitting, jamming, sketching with soulful strokes; inhabiting a world of their own, but inviting you to visit - and maybe stay awhile...

Agent: Nathern Farrellnate@codeone.net.au

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Johnny G and the G Types

Johnny G & The E Types are generally regarded as Sydney's finest raw soul revue. Taking the gutsy sounds of 60's Memphis as their signpost, they capture the sheer energy and ground shaking power of high energy soul. Performing the sounds of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Al Green and Wilson Pickett, they extend the sounds into swampy funk, ska and regaae on occasions, whilst losing none of the sheer exhuberant dancebility of the sounds.

Available in full 8 piece glory or a tight and funky 5 piece, organ maestro Johnny G never fails to deliver and the band enjoy regular sell outs at venues all around NSW.

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Mick Hart

Australian singer/songwriter MICK HART has been touring the world for the past 10 years, playing festivals and concerts all over Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, England, Ireland, Scotland and the USA.

Praised all over the globe by critics and fans including BEN HARPER and JEFF BUCKLEY's ex-manager DAVE LORY, MICK has played support to BOB DYLAN, COLDPLAY, STING, VAN MORRISON, PAUL WELLER, GOMEZ, TAJ MAHAL, ZWAN, THE PRETENDERS, PAUL KELLY, JOHN BUTLER TRIO and many more.

Possessing an earthy, soulful and angelic voice, MICK's music is a brilliant mix of rock/pop/blues/roots with MICK playing guitars, lapsteel, keyboards and harmonica and backed by an amazing band in Australia consisting of DAMIAN LEONARD (bass), TONY CHUBB (drums) and EVAN BROWETT (percussion).Mick has just released his fourth studio album "FINDING HOME", an acoustic masterpiece written and recorded in France and England in 2006/2007. The album has a very raw and intimate old school quality, laying somewhere in the vain of early Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Nick Drake , Ben Harper and Elliot Smith along with Mick's unique voice and touch and possessing a wealth of songwriting inspiration.Mick has released 3 other highly acclaimed albums and several EP's...

STILL THE FLOWERS BLOOM (2001) UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FULL FACE OF OPTIMISM (2002) NO COMPROMISE (2004) RELEASE EP (1998) KILL YOURSELF FOR LOVE (1999) IF YOU COULD (2003) REWIND (2006)

plus Mick's dirty rocking side project Monkey BoyBananas And Other Things 2005 http://www.monkeyboy.net.au "The best male singer/songwriter in Australian music..." REVOLVER, AUSTRALIA"Mick Hart is an exceptional new genius..." BEAT, AUSTRALIA"Heart rendingly beautiful..." ROLLING STONE, AUSTRALIA"The passionate architect of a world on edge, Mick Hart is also an outstanding singer who does not fear vertigo.A new voice to explore..." ROCK SOUND, FRANCE"Mick Hart is on the verge of conquering the world...This 'little brother' of Jeff Buckley (same feeling, same drawling voice and same skills for songwriting) should quickly find a place on the international scene..." NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR, FRANCE.

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Dave Graney and Clare Moore

Keepin' it unreal is our latest cd. We started out in the Moodists in 1978. We've been moving ever since. We were in Adelaide and then we moved to Melbourne. We went to London in 1983, following our pals, the Birthday Party and the Laughing Clowns and the GoBetweens and the Scientists and the Triffids.We put out about three albums and some eps and a lot of this was collected on the 2004 WMinc release " two fisted art". Clare and I then hooked up with some players and started Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes in London in 1987. (Playing my songs as well as tracks by Gram Parsons, Gene Clark and Tim Buckley...kind of alt country before there was that thing) We moved back to Australia in 1989 and planned to stop for a little while and head back to the Northern Hemisphere.

We started playing as Dave Graney and the White Buffaloes. Back and forth to the UK and Australia. Back to Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes. We had a top 10 /gold record moment/periodright in the middle of the grunge rock moshfest. We played softer and prettier than anyone. At rock festivals and on radio and tv. It was the music we'd always moved towards.We weren't scared or impressed by guitars and moaning. We were right into the drama of hip hop.People thought it was funny. Luckily we had a great guitar player and a few songs that had guitar on them that the radio station could play. We moved through the scene like summer lightning. Eight cds with the Coral Snakes and then we formed the Dave Graney Show. Then the Royal Dave Graney Show. Then Dave Graney and Clare Moore...featuring the lurid yellow mist. Seven cds since the Coral Snakes period. Clare Moore did her first solo album. We did a soundtrack for a hit feature film. And then we will be playing near you in 2007.Our music comes from a music life. Lifers. The sound comes out of a long dive into deep ,running waters over many years. Hip hop. hard core country, jazz, reggae. Classic rock? We were there when it happened and we still do our best to escape it now!We were into punk rock when it was making itself up.It really is heavy entertainment.

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The Jones

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Sins

Sydney trio The Sins formed from the association that Steve and Kari formed when they toured to promote Steve's solo album - 'Stolen Goods' (Vitamin). The englishman and The swedish woman formed a very strong musical bond and when they started writing music together they enlisted the talents of the australian painter Mark Hetherington to play drums.

Performing with the kind of intensity that is like partaking in both an entrancing theatrical experience and the best kind of Smoky Film Noir. Combining an array of instrumentation from swinging organ, brushed jazzy drums to fuzzed out guitar underneath lush, silky harmonies, The Sins sound is a dark ghost-train ride through a maniacal thunderstorm. Tales of debauched late nights, Swedish schoolgirls drowning in remote frozen lakes and unrequited love stories lie within the tunes.

Like a memorable film, The Sins are a live act that will stay with you long after leaving the gig. They are currently busy touring on the back of their debut album "Mourning The Night" on Code One, distributed through MGM. The Sins have performed at Cockatoo Island Festival, The Great Escape, Peats Ridge Festival and Festival Of the Sun and continue to be a strong addition to any festival bill.

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Handsome Young Strangers

Formed in late 2004, The Handsome Young Strangers (HYS) are a six piece from Sydney who exploded onto the live scene in 2005 with their brand of colonial, bush rock madness. They sing tunes about bushrangers, shearing, droving, convict hardship, sports heroes, war veterans and other iconic Australians .... and all delivered with the intensity of a runaway victa lawnmower ! HYS take their influences from such revered Australian acts as: The Bushwackers, Redgum, Roaring Jack and Weddings Parties Anything whilst displaying an originality that shines through in their own songs.

By mid 2005 they held residencies in two inner city venues and toured Melbourne for the first time including one chaotic set at Pony where they went onstage at 3.45am to a jam packed crowd who would not let them leave. Recently HYS have appeared at such festivals as: Great Escape Festival, Peats Ridge Festival and Henry Lawson Festival, toured interstate 4 times and racked up coveted support slots with international acts such as Bob Log III (USA), Hayseed Dixie (USA) & Joel Plaskett (CAN). On the local front they have also had the honour of supporting such great acts as: The Kill Devil Hills, Mick Thomas & the Sure Thing, Custom Kings, The Re-Mains and Spurs For Jesus, as well as performing onstage with Roger Corbett from the Bushwackers (to whom we can't deliver enough praise for his encouragement and support of us and the Bushwackers continued trailblazing of the genre 36 years on).

In 2006 the band signed to independent label Code One (also home to Hawksley Workman & Joel Plaskett from Canada) and their debut EP 'Shane Warne' was released in Feb 2007 with significant airplay in Australia and England.

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Greta Gretler

GRETA GERTLER is a prolific singer-songwriter-pianist who in recent years has spent much time abroad performing, writing and recording.

Starting her career with exquisite 'chamber pop' of Peccadillo, which featured members of rock'n'roll string quartet Fourplay, she released one album and then followed her muse to New York.

She will soon bring back a taste of her newest project, “EDIBLE RESTAURANT”, an album featuring THE EXTROVERTS, her sublime ensemble that sounds a bit like the band from some strange, off-off-off-off-off-Broadway musical as it surrounds her 'seriously lovely voice' (Mark Ribot).

Greta met the members of The Extroverts two years ago, whilst she was a cocktail waitress at Barbes, a tiny music venue in Brooklyn. The Extroverts come from diverse musical backgrounds – the Brooklyn Balkan scene (Slavic Soul Party!, Gogol Bordello), free pop, contemporary classical, Brill Building-era pop, country, blues, swing and klezmer - and prominently feature extraordinary tuba player, Ron Caswell (whose personality inspired the name of the band) and mobile percussion unit, Matt Moran, as the rhythm section; plus electric guitarist, Pete ‘Xtroverto’ Galub, and lapsteel/guitarist, Michael Gomez.

The forthcoming album “EDIBLE RESTAURANT” was mixed by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, The Ramones, Joan as Policewoman), and features a striking new body of songs by Greta. All written in New York since 2002 – an eventful time for Greta, personally, the lyrics explore themes of cultural displacement, a longing for home, Jewish identity, the subconscious and the meaning of food. The making of the album began when Greta took the band into Monkey Boy Studios (Martha Wainwright) after a year of solid performing. In one day, they tracked the bulk of the album. Many of the songs are first takes of the band playing together, with minimal overdubbing or effects, and Greta’s guide vocal as the lead. Later on, Greta asked several “guestroverts” to add additional textures to the songs in her home studio - Clare Muldaur (vocals), Olivier Manchon (violin, Sufjan Stevens), Josh Camp (vocals, One Ring Zero), Jonathan Maron (bass, Groove Collective) and Eliot Krimsky (organ, Flying).

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Stephen Cummings

Stephen Cummings first achieved success in Australia as lead singer with The Sports, a pop band that had a number of hits in the late 70's including the classic "Who Listens to the Radio?". Never completely comfortable with the rigours of touring with a band, it was not surprising for him to embark on a solo career after their demise.

His first solo offering, the album Senso charted impressively due to the top 5 success of the single "Gymnasium".

Whilst that album received considerable attention from the general public, his subsequent releases have not fared so well. With his third album, Lovetown, Cummings hit his creative stride - critical praise was showered on the album, and it is now revered as a classic amongst his fans and followers of the Australian music scene.

Now in the process of releasing album number 16 - the dramatic Space Travel, Stephen's record company - Liberation - are also re-releasing the two classic 80's solo albums Senso and Space Travel as a double CD set.

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The Darling Downs

Kim Salmon, previously of The Scientists, Beasts Of Bourbon and Surrealists has teamed up with former Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno to create something of great and fragile beauty. With the stark simplicity of acoustic guitar/banjo and voice, the duo evoke lonely landscapes and tales of heartache and sorrow through their country infused songs.

Their second album - From One To Another - is currently available through Reverberation.

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Gramophone Man

Gramophone Man resurrects all those great sounds your grandparents used to love on 78. Using two genuine His Master's Voice wind up Gramophone Players, the GM plays all the songs from the 20's 30's and 40's that you don't know you love, and some that you wish you never heard. Combine this with his over excited dancing and suave between song patter and you have a unique and often hilarious show that works best in sets of up to 45 minutes, any more would be....too much. Gramophone Man has performed at the Sydney Festival, the Melbourne Festival, Glenworth Valley, Peats Ridge Festival, Cockatoo Island, The Great Escape, Big River Jazz Festival and has enjoyed short seasons in venues all over Australia and the UK.

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Steve Griffiths

Steve started his career way back in 1980 in London, at the tender age of 13, playing guitar in the punk outfit Lost Cause. Within two years the band had played over a hundred gigs including supports for art rockers Killing Joke and hardcore punk stalwarts, Disease.Steve then spent two years with the power pop band Industrial Function, releasing one album and discovering LSD.

No great surprise then that in 1986 Steve formed the trippy collective Steel Bill and the Buffalos, who became swept up in the psychedelic revival spawned by such bands as Doctor and the Medics and the Osric Tentacles, centred around Deptford venue, The Crypt. After an ep, an album and national tours with Crypt regulars such as The Cardiacs, Steve quit the band to travel, spending 15 months in Asia, acquiring his fascination with Koto and Sitar along the way.

Landing in Australia at the beginning of '89, Steve landed a job singing in a Doors tribute band being put together by a very youthful Brandon Saul.The Australian Doors Show went on to perform 1200 shows in 14 different countries over 7 years, including sell outs at Brixton Academy, Melbourne Palace, Glasgow Barrowlands and a command performance for Czech president Vaclav Havel at the Lucerna Opera in Prague.

Since then Steve has performed and recorded with a number of bands including the Game Show Hippies, Thumper, Absinthe, the Flying Libidos, and two mad years with The Temperaries - the ecstasy fuelled impro-high-energy-funk band Steve founded with Louie Burdett in the airport suburb of Tempe. During this time Steve performed regularly as a solo artist, playing support to the likes of David Lane, Mick Hart, iOTA and lots of festival spots at the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, GlenworthValley and Homebake, in addition to many European visits. Steve recently spent 18 months in Europe, touring to support his debut album, with performances in the UK, Germany and The Netherlands. Most notable was a rousing gig at the Guildford Festival. Vitamin records are now distributing the album for the first time in Australia as 'Stolen Goods', OUT NOW on fork.

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The Australian Doors Show

In their 7 years together between ’89 and ’96, The Australian Doors Show was regarded as the finest tribute to The Doors in the world. Praised by contemporaries of The Doors and critics alike, the band played close to 1200 shows in 13 different countries, many of which were resounding sell outs. Never a look alike tribute, the band was renowned for raw performances that summoned the sound of The Doors live with eerie accuracy. Combined with brain blowing psychedelic lights, this is as close as anyone has ever been to the real thing. Now, 11 years after they decided to call it a day, The Australian Doors Show have decided to reform for very limited shows.

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Rastawookie

Reggae Rebels, Rastawookie are here to share their global sounds with those who have ears to listen! Originating from Sydney, Rastawookie are a fusion of many different genres that create a unique universal language of music. Their compositions are influenced by music from South America, the Caribbean and across the globe to the modern western world where organic meets electronic. There are six core members in the band, who always come with a massive horn section that blow’s the mind. Rastawookie shows are known to take you on a musical journey… Mashin’ up skankin guitars with deep bass lines, rolling drums, punchy horn lines, five vox melodies and awesome percussion breaks, they always impress fans with a usual vibe of craziness, mayhem and energy! Jammin’ reggae under the stars, by a fire in a local hang out, was how it started for long time musicians and friends Eric Coelho and Ray Ledesma.

Since this inception back in 2002, the band evolved with friends joining and friends leaving to form the line up that stands today. In April of 2005 Rastawookie launched their debut EP to a sell out crowd at Sydney’s premier venue The Basement. This release allowed their large and loyal fan base, built through two and a half years of solid gigging, to take the music home. The EP also gained the support of national radio network,Triple J and public radio across the country. The latter part of 2006 saw Rastawookie record their debut album with Sydney producer Tony Buchen (Kanye West, Macroromantics, Blue King Brown, Vassy, Blue Juice). Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York it is an extraordinary debut that is sure to tantalize the senses of even the most unexcited critic.

Agent: Steve Griffithssteve@codeone.net.au

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