Sunday, January 28, 2018

HASHISH AND LIQUOR dj set

We did a deejay set at the NGV in Melbourne, as part of the TRIENNIAL exhibition.


photo - Sarah Sparks


"We" were deejays HASHISH and LIQUOR - Graney and Moore.

Do deejays post their playlists?

HASHISH AND LIQUOR do! Well just this once anyway.

It was extremely hot and we were on a podium out in the blazing sun. Still scorching at 6pm.  We couldn't put any vinyl out on the decks and had to find a shady spot to stash it. We had to fashion small sun-shades for the desk so as to be able to read the information on the CD display screens. Yes, that's right the COMPACT DISCS, lucky thats what we mainly brought to the partay.



Anita Lane- Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Penny Ikinger - Impossible Love
The Cruel Sea - Black Stick
The Bush Tetras- Too many Creeps.
The Beastie Boys - Shambala
Jim James - Same Old Lies
The Stress Of Leisure - Girl On A LiLo
Wire - Kidney Bingos
The FALL - Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul  (RIP MES)
The Happy Mondays - Lazyitis
Killing Joke - 80's
The Birthday Party - Mr Clarinet
The Ancients - Bad Weather Report
Ed Kuepper - I Told Myself
Tupac - California Love (vinyl 12" version)
Jimi Tenor - Outta Space
War - Low Rider
The Rolling Stones - Miss You (12" version)
Shelia E - the Glamourous Life (vinyl)
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
Kelis - I Got Your Money! (with ODB)
Zhane - It's A Groove Thang
Captain Beefheart - Tropical Hot Dog Night (vinyl - also- it was a very tropical, hot and humid night)

Photo Brendan Young

At this point Captain Beefheart drove Cathy McQuade and Film Maker Kriv Stenders (Red Dog/Blue Dog / the Go Betweens-RIGHT HERE) to breakout to mad dancing...THANKS!


Roy Budd -Get Carter - main theme
John Barry - Theme From "The Persuaders"
Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible
Isaac Hayes - Theme rom "Shaft"
Beastie Boys - Futtermans Rule
Bobbi Humphries - Harlem River Drive
Sly and The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay


photo Brendan Young 



That was it - two hours of intense Compact Disc selection.  We had brought enough for another three or four hours. Next time!

Feb 7th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at Smiths Alternative in Canberra, ACT Book Here

Feb 8th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at DisGracelands, Wollongong, NSW.Also appearing, Justin Frew. Bookings here.SOLD OUT!

Feb 9th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at the Agrestic Grocer, Orange, NSW Book here.
426 Molong Rd , Orange NSW
Feb 10th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at the Metropole Guesthouse in Katoomba, NSW
Feb 11th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at Dangar island Bowling Club, NSW,


Feb 16th - Dave Graney an the mistLY at the Grand Hotel, 124 Main st - Mornington, Victoria

Feb 17th - Dave Graney solo at the Gem bar , Wellington st Collingwood.





Saturday Feb 24th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at THE JUNK BAR in Ashgrove , Qld

Sunday Feb 25th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at THE JUNK BAR in Ashgrove, Qld.(4pm) SOLD OUT! Now adding a Sunday night show too.

March 11th Dave Graney and the mistLY at SOUNDS IN THE SECRET GARDEN - the Events Foundry,74 Brougham st, Geelong.




We've also been working on a new release that should be out as soon as we can arrange it. Perhaps three or four weeks, a digital single.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Feb 2018 shows in NSW-QLD and Vic more WORKSHY launches.


2017 ended on a high note with a fantastically enjoyable run of dates around Sydney and an equally fine trip to Perth and Fremantle.

Our 5th annual Boxing Day show in Adelaide at the Metro was the best yet! Though we only do it as a public service, a valuable social valve we've opened for people who desperately need to let some steam off at that time of the year.

For Christmas I was given a handlettered Hi Vis jacket with WORKSHY written on it by Adelaide friends Rolf and Sybille.







Below  is a still from a shoot we did a couple of weeks ago for this film in development, a documentary on Clare Moore and myself and our work over the last three (and counting) decades. Nick Cowan kicked it off with a pozible campaign a while ago and it's moving forward. Saw a fantastic teaser clip for it as the production people Nick, Mark Patterson and Matthew Bates go to get further funding. Very flattered , of course. They did a great job on it.




Dave Graney memoir-WORKSHY-out on Affirm press.Order it here.
If in the UK - Book Depository is the best place to order from. Free postage.

 Another snap from the film teaser shoot. We were at Her Majestys Theatre in Adelaide. They will be knocking it all down soon. Well, keeping the facade and renovating it.

 
January 27th - DJs Hashish and Liquor (Graney and Moore) will raise the roof at the NGV in St Kilda Rd , Melbourne
Feb 7th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at Smiths Alternative in Canberra, ACT Book Here

Feb 8th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at DisGracelands, Wollongong, NSW.Also appearing, Justin Frew. Bookings here.SOLD OUT!

Feb 9th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at the Agrestic Grocer, Orange, NSW Book here.
426 Molong Rd , Orange NSW
Feb 10th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at the Metropole Guesthouse in Katoomba, NSW
Feb 11th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at Dangar island Bowling Club, NSW,

Feb 16th - Dave Graney an the mistLY at the Grand Hotel, 124 Main st - Mornington, Victoria
Feb 17th - Dave Graney solo at the Gem bar , Wellington st Collingwood.

Saturday Feb 24th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at THE JUNK BAR in Ashgrove , Qld

Sunday Feb 25th Dave Graney and Clare Moore at THE JUNK BAR in Ashgrove, Qld.(4pm)
March 11th Dave Graney and the mistLY at SOUNDS IN THE SECRET GARDEN - the Events Foundry,74 Brougham st, Geelong.

March 24th, Dave Graney and Clare Moore playing at the grand opening of the Upwey Tecoma Community  Recreation and Sports Hub 2-5pm Chosen Ave Upwey.

Below, some of the theatrical signatures on the wall at Her Majesties.  Clare moore snapped this to get Wilfred Hyde Whites (Old man Steptoe) scrawl.


Bummed to hear of actor Peter Wyngarde's passing. What a list of giants passed in 2017? Walter Becker, Chuck Berry, Glen Campbell, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, J Geils. RIP, comrades!

We've been writing and playing music. I've been experimenting with some slide guitar as well as aquainting myself with an autoharp that I bought last year. Seems to take a half hour to tune it every time you pick it up. I'm playing slide on this guitar I bought for $6 in an op shop in Ararat. It is covered in One Direction stickers which only adds more blues to it , for me. I strung it with nylon strings and tuned it to open G. 



It sounds quite lovely with the nylons. Strictly for house playing though. Too special to take out on the road.


Another from the film shoot. I really hope the funding comes through. These guys are a great team. And Clare Moore is a fascinating subject!



There will be a new single coming out soon and work will begin on a 2018 album. 
Also, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes have been added to the bill of a festival near Newcastle called GUMBALL in late April...   Stay tuned!