Tonight’s the night, it’s gonna be alright – as the song goes… Yep, it’s the annual On Fires Christmas party in the park, 6pm Browns Reserve – Nicholson St Abbotsford. As posted here previously, we’ll be playing a few songs unplugged which will likely turn into a group jamming thing. So bring your acoustic, your bongos or whatever takes your fancy. Browns Reserve has a playground (great after a few beers) & free BBQ facilities. BYO BBQ food & drinks. We’ll have plates, cutlery, sauce & bread. Looks like there’ll be a few people coming – so bring a fold-out chair or two if you’d like a seat.

Browns Reserve, Nicholson St Abbotsford.

Seeya there.
Fires out.

The Vagrant’s guitarist, Steve Iorio, is now in the alps of Austria for the ski season. Steve’s working there while assisting the setup of April’s European tour (which we’ll be joining them on). He uploaded this video on Youtube a couple of days ago after snowboarding in the mountains of St Anton. Nice work if you can get it.

The On Fires will fly into Europe late March next year to hang with the guys at St Anton, Austria (at the end of their ski season) & play a show or two there. Then it’s out on the road through Germany & surrounding countries during April.

Seeya tomorrow night at The On Fires Christmas party BBQ in the park – Browns Reserve Nicholson St Abbotsford. Kicks off at 6pm. BYO BBQ stuff & beer. We’ll bring the plates, sauce & bread – they’ve got free barbie facilities there. We’ll be playing a few songs unplugged – bring your acoustic & bongos.

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The On Fires Christmas BBQ Party in the park, 6pm this Friday 21st December at Browns Reserve, Nicholson St Abbotsford. Bring your acoustic, bongos, bagpipes etc. We’ll be playing a few songs unplugged. BYO barbie stuff & beer. We’ll bring the plates, bread & sauce (They’ve got a free BBQ there).

Browns Reserve, Nicholson St Abbotsford.

Seeya Friday.
Fires out.

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, James Southwell Band hit the stage at POW on Saturday night to warm up the room for Whodafunkit’s EP launch. And warm it up they did. Southwell is a killer guitarist – fusing big fat blues riffs with his own melodic style. Then he steps up to the mic with a powering rock voice to be reckoned with. Southwell has the crowd in the palm of his hand as the band drops in volume behind him & builds to another crescendo, blowing the roof off. It’s classic showmanship. His band are great too. Young guys on bass & drums, smooth then jagged, pounding out a grooving bed you can’t help but move to. And when they rock out you can’t get the smile off your face.

James Southwell Band, POW St Kilda –  15th Dec 2012.

With Whodafunkit headlining (see yesterday’s post), it turns into one of those great nights you don’t see often enough. Happy faces, loving vibe, everybody leaving on a high. Look out for both bands at a pub near you.

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Had a great Saturday night down in St Kilda at POW for Whodafunkit’s EP launch. Got there in time to see James Southwell band play their set before the mighty Whodafunkit hit the stage. Southwell is a killer guitarist with a massive voice – a review of their show coming tomorrow. They had the room totally pumped. 15 minutes later, Whoda hit the stage with a bang, starting the show with a big fat classic rock ending, before funking their way into the first song. The vibe in the room was fantastic, a packed POW crowd bouncing & singing along. It was all over too quick – they played a full set, but it went by in a flash. The ‘MORE’ chant went up & the band kicked into an encore.

Whodafunkit live at POW, Sat 15th Dec 2012.

All up, a fantastic show. Got myself an EP, said goodbye to Ben Redlich (Whodafunkit’s drummer who played with us at Revelry last month) & hit the road. Ended up just down the street, kicking back in a souvlaki joint smoking a hooker pipe & meeting a coupla nice guys. We got talking & Jeff turns out to be from Tamworth (where mum lives). The other fella, Sam (I know I’ve got that name wrong) is the son of the golf course owner at South West Rocks (NSW) where my dad lives. Small world. They’d both just recently moved to Melbourne & were blown away by the band scene. Big hello fellas if you’re reading this!

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Can’t get this song out of my head. New Gods – On Your Side. The band is a bit of a Melbourne indie super-group, featuring guys from Little Red, Eagle And The Worm and Ground Components. This song is from their debut EP – which is also titled New Gods. Damn it’s good.

Seeya tonight at the Whodafunkit EP launch, POW St Kilda.

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Whodafunkit play the POW in St Kilda tomorrow night. We posted about the show early this week. The band features our friend and champion drummer Ben Redlich (Ben played with us at last month’s Revelry). Whodafunkit are a whole lotta great fun. Seeya there.

Whodafunkit – Ben Redlich on drums.

A big hello to everybody in the San Francisco area! You keep hitting us up. Drop us a line – leave a comment here or on our Facebook page.

Have a great weekend.
Fires out.

Late last night our buddy Kevin Radomski called in from Houston Texas. We missed the call but he left this classic voice message. Ahhhhh, we love that Southern accent – click the play button below…

Kevin played drums for us on a southern US tour route in 2010, including a show at South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Shortly after that, we flew him to Poland for Seven Festival in the northern lakes district. We had the time of our lives.

Kevin Radomski with The On Fires, Seven Festival Poland 2010.

Kevin is now a stellar drum-tech, touring endlessly with Janes Addiction. I flew to Brisbane last year for Splendour In The Grass. Janes were headlining & Kevin had scored a back-stage pass for me – a fantastic way to watch the show and all the frantic movement behind the scenes.

Talk soon Kev!
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The On Fires Christmas BBQ party in the park, 6pm – Friday 21st December. It’s at Browns Reserve (same place as last year) Nicholson St Abbotsford. Bring your BBQ food, beer & acoustic if you’d like to join in. We’ll bring the sauce, bread & paper plates. We’re also gonna play a few tunes ‘unplugged’. It’ll be a great arvo/night.

Browns Reserve – Nicholson St Abbotsford.

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Mat sent us this link to a website which suggests what to drink according to what you’re listening to. www.Drinkify.org. The On Fires are there, and apparently our particular drink is a mix of Metaxa & tonic – just what you need…

CLFO.