Musicians Club Debut for Juice Birds this Friday
The first Friday of the month is coming around again and the Musicians Club opens its doors to celebrate with local acts having the opportunity to take to the stage.
Last month we featured Whanganui student musicians who left town to study and further their careers in Wellington. This month we feature local musicians who return home, having made that journey. Juice Birds are three lads who met at High School in the early 2000’s, now young men having returned to Whanganui to enrich the city with their individual talents.
Singer/guitarist, Dan Boobyer, spent many years in Wellington recording and performing with many of the cities’ greats. He has 6 solo albums under his belt.
Hamish Jellyman (bass and keys) completed a bachelor of music in Wellington and has toured Australia, Asia and NZ with the National Youth Orchestra, National Youth Brass Band, Superhero Secondline, Chatchy and Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band.
Drummer, Mike Tweed, spent the best part of 10 years in Berlin touring with Sun and the Wolf, after winning the national final of rock quest in 2002.
In the summer of 2019, after many years away, they stumbled upon each other in a dusty old rehearsal room. The spirit of Captain Beefheart soon took hold and they were lost in a river of space blues and howling grooves. Dan’s booming wail is nailed to the floor by the rhythm section of Hamish and Mike and together they produce a cacophony of primal rhythms and ferocious R’N’B.
Two other bands are featuring in the themed Triple Trinity Trio. Club stalwarts, Johnny Keating (guitar), Dave Griffiths (bass) and Nigel Bateman (drums) team up as the Kiwi version of the Mugwumps. And there will be a return visit of the Groundsmen, Taranaki’s blazing rock and punk trio with Scott Paddock on bass, Rowan Carlyle on drums and Shane Martin on guitar, playing and singing original songs.
The evening’s entertainment kicks off Friday, 6 March at 7pm at the Musicians Club, 65 Drews Ave with the always unpredictable Open Mic, when local musos step onto the stage to entertain the crowd. It’s bring your own food and drink and make yourself at home in a family atmosphere with music fans of all ages.
General Admission is $15. Club Members $10. Memberships are available at the door and all current memberships are up for renewal.
River City Press 5/3/20