FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE EMPORIUM.
Last night saw a table of raucous and riotous diners beneath the Bedouin Tent. Word is not yet out there on the streets of Grafton and Environs so grab a booking while there is still room for Connoisseurs of 21st Skiffle and Thoroughly Good Fun. ROLL UP ! ROLL UP !
THE 2 GIGS ON THE WEEKEND WITH IZZY AND KSM WENT OFF WELL. BOTH WERE INAUGURAL AND WILL BE ON AGAIN THIS WEEK. FRIDAY AT THE SOUTH GRAFTON EMPORIUM. PETER TURNS THE DAYTIME CAFE INTO AN ELEGANT NIGHT TIME RESTAURANT WITH AN UPMARKET MENU INCLUDING FABULOUS DESSERTS, LIMITED TABLES FOR A SMALL AND INTIMATE CAFE VIBES EVENING.
THE SUNDAY AT THE WIDE RIVER IN ULMARRA BROUGHT IN TRAVELLERS AND LOCALS ALIKE.
ITS BEEN A GOODLY WHILE SINCE IZZY HAS HAD THE CHANCE TO PERFORM IN TRUE IZZY MODE AND IT HAS PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET – JOINING IN WITH KAZOOS AND SINGING ALONG.
HE HAS BARELY BEGUN !
TODAY, IZZY IS OFF TO YAMBA GOLF CLUB WHERE THE MANAGER HAS INVITED HIM TO COME ALONG AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR VENUE. THESE TWO SHARED A CHRISTMAS FOR WHICH IZZY HAS ALWAYS BEEN GRATEFUL – TO GREG AND HIS FAMILY. THAT’S YEARS BACK AND NOW THEY MEET AGAIN ON THE NORTH COAST.
Starting tomorrow SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER- IZZY. ANDREW AND CO – LIVE MUSIC FROM 10-2 IN THE NEWLY REFURBISHED BREEZEWAY OF THE WIDE RIVER CAFE.
KSM ARE COMING DOWN FROM BUSBY FLAT . EXPECT A FABULOUS BLEND OF GENRES AND CULTURES.
IZZY HEADS OUT SOON IN THE STARWAGON. TACKLING THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY TO JOIN THE HILLBILLY BLUES BANDITS AT THE BRUNSWICK PUB. 7-9. IN THE BEER GARDEN. GREAT FOOD. GREAT MUSIC.
Izzy joined the Bilambil Musicians last Thursday for an early Easter performance.
Iz and Geordie took turns on Bass. Warming up for the Big Easter For Geordie and the Tats and the Big 60 for Izzy next week.
Endangered Long Haired Males are Bass-ically Survivors. Izzy is taking a weekend off to prepare for the Big 60 Weekend. Might take in Geordie and High Noon Heat with the Rose Tattoo and other top bands at COOLANGATTA HOTEL, Sunday Night.
IZZY is at the RAILS in Byron this afternoon app 5p.m. with the Banditz.
IZZY and THE HILLBILLY BLUES BANDITS are on the NORTHERN RIVERS all weekend. FRIDAY NIGHT BANGALOW at 8pm. and SATURDAY NIGHT at LENNOX POINT PUB which appears not to have been torn down as previously reported. Lennox till late.
PETER JAGGLE will be back on drums with SCRUBBY and IZZY.
WITH KEL AND THE CANARIES. 7PM – 9PM. Fine food, great coffee, cocktails and the lads with their music in Murwillumbah
The ILNAM GIG looked like playing to an empty vineyard but the crowds arrived and remained due to more than 1 ” of rain falling in 10 minutes. The downpour created a bond which had an ‘any shelter in a storm’ effect on all present. Two wee lads danced, sang and clapped for 3 hours or so. Bit hard to hear over the sub-tropical waterfalling and the rising noise of the Creek but it was Grand afternoon. Izzy and Chick met one of the entrapped guests later in the week at the BIRDWING CAFE in TUMBULGUM. As the Guest approached Chick had an uneasy moment. However, the Guest just wanted to say what a WONDERFUL time she and her man had had and that they would be back next month. They hadn’t expected music and were delighted with the afternoon.
Its moments like that which make this musical experience a sweet thing. esp for Chick who is new to the Music World and can be daunted at times by the various tensions which she encounters between venues, musos and “punters” as they call them. She thought they were all toe-tapping bar one small table at the front and indeed they were all toe-tapping and head nodding. Chick knows the signs now just as she knows when an Audience is LOST or DISPLEASED.Even one of the tricky customers who arrived in midst of the RAIN took only 2 songs and one half to be tapping the toes and then smiling. Ilnams were up at the cars with Brollies as people arrived. their usual courteous and thoughtful service and it goes down well. Doesn’t happen at all the places we go to. Izzy has his performance coaching tips and Chick could give a few venue-running tips and might do so. She has learned a lot from where she sits out there amongst “IT”.
READ YOUR CUSTOMERS – she would say. And – THE LOUDEST VOICE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE OPINION OF THE MAJORITY.
Scrubby and Izzy continue their Merriment and Marvel and have a run of bookings ahead of them.
This week has seen a boyhood friend of Izzy’s on the phone several times. Boyish laughter echoing over the phonelines as the longterm friends talk over the past. Friend is a renowned BP ( Bass Player) and they go way back to High School Days in Sydney’s West. Friend is writing his life story and it seems to begin someplace back there in the Western Suburbs and involves a pair of thongs.
Lots of Zarsoff comments have begun coming into the ZARSOFF FACEBOOK GROUP. Izzy reckons they’re all musos from the HUNTER VALLEY. They all seem to want ZARSOFF names too.
We heard good raps for 2 young bands as well. HIGH NOON HEAT and FAT ALBERT with Matt Buggy. Local bands and they have managed to impress the older musos. That’s not easily done.
Yesterbeats rehearsals are off at the moment due to JOHNNY CARR’S shoulder being injured.
Izzy is itching to learn some new songs and to consolidate all of the songs he already knows into the one place.
He’s in touch with Lynnette Komidar down in Grafton who has the wonderful roaming Blog about KINGS CROSS and TAYLOR SQUARE and the 1960s. MUSICAL NOTES.
Next gig is LUFFLEY again next Friday March 6 and then up to TALLY VALLEY on Saturday 7th for a music fest for Will.
CHECK FOREAL ENTERPRISES FOR BOOKING DETAILS.
LACHLAN QUINN DROPPING THE SHADES BEFORE THE RAIN COMES.
PREMIUM RELEASE. IZZY’S SELECTED SONGS. 9 OF IZZY’S CLASSICS NOW ON CD. $15 PLUS POSTAGE AND HANDLING. 0414627125 0r izzyforeal@gmail.com
Izzy has incoming call for Zarsoff CDs. One today was from a Victorian who had seen them years back. Another has ordered the whole set. There are some sick units out there 1
Izzy has taken to the Garden for the day. He’s finding radishes washed down the Hill after the Wild Storms and encountering the effects of Northern Heat on Vegies and ManKind alike. Met a drummer from the Jazz Convention up from Lismore for last night’s Coolangatta New year’s Eve Party. Today is Heat, Grass and Vegies. Reminiscent of Ambarvale.
Don’t forget Sunday 28 December. Izzy and Pete Lawson at ILNAM ESTATE WINERY and then Izzy with HILLBILLY BLUES BANDITZ down at BYRON RAILS. Look also for Bandits at the AUSTRALIAN JAZZ CONVENTION in Lismore on 29 and 30th December 08.
The YESTERBEATS rehearse today up in Glengarry and follow it up with a Guest Spot on Johnny Carr’s BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB Live Band Night TONIGHT. Music from 8pm. Bistro from 6pm. Raffles 7pm.
PHONE has been ringing hot today. End result for Izzy is an end of year flurry of HILLBILLY BLUES BANDITZ gigs. A Gaggle of Gigs. They include:
Lennox as previously announced. Saturday Night December 13th. The next day- Sunday 14 December – RIVERVIEW HOTEL at MURWILLUMBAH with a fine view of the River (obviously) and of Mt Warning. That’s a 2pm start. Sunday 28th enjoy your post Xmas Music at ILNAM WINERY CAROOL – 12- 3.30pm and then Izzy is down to BYRON RAILS for the evening performance. January 4 with Scrubby at the newly re-opened Aussie Tavern in Murwillumbah. Not forgetting LUFFLEY CAFE on Friday 19th December.
FRIDAY NIGHT 12 DECEMBER- Johnny Carr,Izzy and Mike Fisher introduce the YESTERBEATS at BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB . 8pm.
THE ZARSOFF BROS are in full rehearsal with a new lineup combining Truly Legendary Zarsoffs with new but potentially equally radical Zarsoff Bros. Rehearsals are on the GOLD COAST of QUEENSLAND. Lets see what the SUB TROPICS do to a band that went TROPPO long ago. Keep your eyes on this space for further details.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON and we are in the COTTAGE. THEY are rehearsing for GABI BLISS on SATURDAY.
THAT’S the poster. Been out sticking them up all over the place. Down at Panorama Plaza in the place of Rejection – Chick stuck ‘em up and in bus shelters and on backs of loo doors because this weekend is the launch of REFLEXIONS. GABI BLISS is on the loose. Out on the FRONT PORCH with Evan on Lead, Izzy on bass and kazoo and Mike Fisher on drums. The Cottage sits on top of the Hill with the BILAMBIL VALLEY down there – amphitheatre like. Up here the new PA is set up. The DOS is out at lunch for the day. The Electric guitars are plugged in. Mike Fisher is here with his drums and the Final Rehearsal is on.
SATURDAY – BUDDHA BELLY CAFE AT UKI.
SEE YOU THERE.
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