TAMBALANE & George Byrne

Annandale Hotel
Cnr. Parramatta Rd & Nelson St
Annandale, NSW
Australia

Tuesday 7 Jun 2005
8:00 PM
With very special guest Geroge Byrne

Tambalane On Stage 9.30-10.30pm
Doors open 8pm

Lots of strange things have begun with a bottle of red wine … from great romances to bloody wars. For drummer Ben Gillies and keyboardist Wesley Carr the vino inspired a rock’n’roll band.

“We both had a bunch of musical ideas that didn’t make sense for our other projects so it was great to be able to bounce off each other and turn lots of them into complete songs”, says Wesley Carr.

Some of the songs that Ben and Wes knocked up over the red wine that first night will soon make their way onto the group’s self titled debut album. It’s a compelling brew of classic rock with irresistible melodies. Gillies trademark heavy grooves are all too apparent but they are tempered in many places by Carr’s sweet singer/songwriter influences.

It’s a return to co-writing for Ben after leaving the composition chores to Daniel Johns on the last few Silverchair CD’s. However, on the group’s first two albums Ben helped pen the music on tracks including classics like “Tomorrow” and “Slave”.

To really fine tune things prior to recording the quartet did a low key residency in the tiny front bar at Sydney’s legendary Annandale Hotel. Each Saturday night for a month they played after midnight to a handful of partiers when the advertised bands had finished playing in the main room. It was quite a change for Gillies who was more accustomed to filling arenas with Silverchair but that was all part of the fun.

“Tambalane” was recorded over a hectic few weeks in early 2005. Phil McKellar engineered and produced. This was a homecoming of sorts given that Phil helmed Silverchair’s first ever recording sessions for their “Tomorrow” EP. Since then he has produced acclaimed albums for Grinspoon and Spiderbait among others and has done some more work with Silverchair including the demo sessions for their most recent album “Diorama”.

On recordings like the upbeat “Little Miss Liar” and the anthemic opening track “Free” it’s clear that the exercise succeeded in spades. Elsewhere on the album the band show a funkier edge on “Skywalk” and a gentler approach on “ Sail” which suggests their broad musical range.

“Tambalane” will be released independently in Australia in mid August. Before then “Little Miss Liar” will be made available as a free download from the JJJ website and the band will play a bunch of shows in New South Wales through June and July.

Appropriately enough the group will return to the Annandale Hotel for another residency in the leadup to the album release. However this time it will be in the main room and it will happen every Tuesday night from June 7.

Red wine will be available at the bar.


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Ticket Information

  1. All line-ups and times are subject to change without notice, and are beyond the Annandale Hotel’s control.
  2. Please choose carefully as tickets are strictly non-refundable under any circumstances.
  3. You must be over 18 years of age to enter the venue (unless the show is listed as an all ages gig). You must be able to produce a current form of identification – drivers license, proof of age card or passport only.
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Last Sale Date: Tuesday 7 Jun 2005
6:00 PM
Ticket Price : $AUD 10.00 (INC GST)
Booking Fee :$AUD 2.80 (INC GST)
SHOW EXPIRED, TICKETS UNAVAILABLE
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