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2009 Gig Guide
January 24th - Saturday
Eltham Festival - Eltham
Headlining with Fats Wah Wah (More info to come....)
January 16th, 17th & 18th - W/End
Thredbo Festival - Thedbo
Headlining with Fats Wah Wah (More info to come....)
2008 Gig Guide
December 13th - Saturday
Mt. Dandenong Hotel - Mt. Dandenong
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
November 29th - Saturday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
November 22nd - Saturday
The Lomond - Nicholson St, Brunswick
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
November 21st - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
November 15th - Saturday
3MDR Fundraiser
with Fats Wah Wah. (More info to come....)
November 14th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
November 8th - Saturday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 31st - Friday
Swan Hotel - Swan Street, Richmond
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 26th - Sunday arvo
St. Andrews - Main Street, St. Andrews
with Fats Wah Wah. 3 pm
October 24th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 18th - Saturday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 17th - Friday
Swan Hotel - Swan Street, Richmond
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 11th - Saturday
Mt. Dandenong Hotel, Mt. Dandenong.
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 10th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 4th - Saturday
St. Andrews - Main Street, St. Andrews
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
October 3rd - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 27th - Saturday
Scarab Bar - Main Street, Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 26th - Friday
Lomond Hotel - Nicholson Street
Fitzroy
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 19th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street
Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 14th - Sunday arvo
Manhattan Hotel - Canterbury Road
Ringwood
with Fats Wah Wah. 5 pm
September 12th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Main Street
Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 6th - Saturday
Scarab Bar - Main Street
Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
September 5th - Friday
Rainbow Hotel - St. David Street
Fitzroy
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
August 30th - Saturday
St. Andrews Hotel - Main Street
St. Andrews
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
August 29th - Friday
Scarab Bar - Belgrave
with Fats Wah Wah. 9 pm
August 25th - Monday
RRR - Chicken Mary Show
2pm with Gary Young.
Fats Wah Wah live to air.
Email:
helloneesy@optusnet.com.au
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Fat Raves
Take the trip through funky reggae, sweet ballads, foot stomping country and blues turned red hot. It's more than music, it's an attitude adjustment.
Apollo Bay Festival, April, 2008.
The festival is nothing if not eclectic - there aren't many places where you can sit and listen to some gentle chanting and sitar
strumming before wandering 100 meters down the road to find a full on funk band whipping the crowd into a different sort of
trance. To that end, one of the highlights for me had to be Fats Wah Wah - an extremely tight, funky outfit with a ridiculously
charismatic front man and two backup female singers (just like The Human League, er, but without the synthesizers). Some other
great moments included the sing-along breeziness of Skipping Girl Vinegar, the jazzy intensity of Vince Jones, and Fogg's slightly
psychadelic Sunday afternoon set - the perfect antidote to the wind and sleet dashing the tent outside.
ABC Melbourne Website
www.abc.net.au
RRR presenter and drummer of 'Daddy Cool' Gary Young
Described the Fats sound as “tough but sensitive” combining as it does elements of delta blues, reggae, country, and free flowing improvisation, all with an unerring ear for a hook.
Many of the songs are characterized by a killer riff, some have weird chord structures and time signatures. Others are heavy on the harmony chorus and hypnotic vocal chants.
All are uniquely Fats with the rasping bluesy lead vocals of Luke Spekes sometimes giving way to a more Dylan-esque whine or sometimes a whispered plea.
Energy levels are felt as a controlled and understated power which could jump off the leash at any time. Excitement is always high with Luke seemingly plugged into a wall socket and the backing vocalists swaying and flowing while the rest of the band take the groove out the window and round the universe.
Watch out for Fats Wah Wah, you'll never hear another band like them…
Matthew Frederick of 'The Age' says,
Straddling the worlds of blues, funk and reggae, the guys in Fats have a powerful sound that's been causing a heavy buzz around town. The band sounds like a mad scientists deranged attempt to combine the DNA of Tom Waits, George Clinton and Bob Marley.
Rob Harwood - Sound Engineer Extraordinare
Luke Spekes is a tripper, in fact the whole band is a trip. Maybe it's the hills tribe trip you know. Or maybe it's the psychedilic shirts that Luke wears but really good looking colours and I mean it.
Music - Rhythm section to die for: Luke on Fender axe, Steve - Fat Gibson EBO bass, and Josh - Chunky, fat & tight, - drumming of course! The sensuous Swamp Mummies on BV's, Neesy and Jacki never stop dancing while Cam and Andy bookend the band with gorgeous solos and rhythm work - like a floating soundscape of trippyness.
Too much? I guess once this music gets in your head it's a bit like that, doesn't go away real soon and leaves a lasting impression. Not to take away from the serious kick arse blues though. Because when these guys dig in you better look out! The thing I like about Fats Wah Wah is that it's not one thing or one style. Lots of variety and interest level to keep your attention for a whole night and more.
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