BOB Evans gets up close and personal
May01

BOB Evans gets up close and personal

When Bob Evans takes the stage at Baha Rye on 1 June, the audience can expect a show that is personal and intimate. One gets the feeling chatting to Kevin Mitchell, whose Bob Evans persona has won him critical acclaim, that he’d be just as happy if the crowd were up on the stage with him. Possibly kicking back on couches. “It will be relaxed and interactive. I’m playing a really broad selection of songs going right back to the first...

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Crittenden tasting experience takes flight
Oct15

Crittenden tasting experience takes flight

By CAMERON MCCULLOUGH It is hard to imagine a family more ingrained in the peninsula wine industry than the Crittenden’s. Garry Crittenden planted some of the first vines on the peninsula back in 1982. In fact the five acres he planted then doubled the peninsula’s entire planting at the time. Fast forward 33 years, and the peninsula boasts approximately 1600 acres of vines in what is now a renowned wine making region of the...

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They say she’s different
Sep16

They say she’s different

By CAMERON MCCULLOUGH Have you heard of Betty Davis? No, not the actress, the singer. I have said it a hundred of times over the last decade since I got my hands on Anti Love Song, an album from 1973 that just blew my mind. Now, the love (or anti-love) is set to be spread as They Say She’s Different is set to hit the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a wall of funk. They Say She’s Different is part music concert, part theatre, part film,...

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British India heat to USA
Sep14

British India heat to USA

By CAMERON MCCULLOUGH Riding high on the success of their fifth album Nothing Touches Me, British India will embark on a national tour to close out their year, which also includes a trip to America for shows in New York and LA. It has been an outstanding year for the local indie rockers. Their fifth studio album Nothing Touches Me debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and saw the band complete their most successful national...

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Ash Grunwald
Sep14

Ash Grunwald

By CAMERON MCCULLOUGH After returning from a massive tour of Canada including shows at the Winnipeg and Vancouver Folk Festivals alongside the likes of Wilco and Jose Gonzalez. Ash Grunwald has released Second Guess, the latest single from his forthcoming album NOW. Adding to this announcement Ash Grunwald will launch NOW, his forthcoming, 8th studio album with an impressive 28 date national tour throughout September and into November...

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