TAP Gallery 36th birthday

Some performers from the 36th anniversaty show at TAP gallery

 

 John Maddox

 Xantharea O'Driscoll

 

Paul Vassallo and Matt Jennings accompanying Mia Mortal(who I couldn't get a clear view of)

Smoked Salmon at Petersham Bowlo

 Kim Salmon and his band launched their latest album last night at Petersham Bowling Club. Kim is as great as ever and they played some old and some new, and for an encore lead the audience in a rousing rendition of 'I'm a Dropout" - originally a Scientists song written by Kim Salmon and James Baker, but never recorded

 

Smoked Salmon

 audience hair

At the Duke

I did drawings of NOF and Iam Duckeye at I am Duckeye's launch but they got away.

Thanks to Sam from I Am Duckeye for send a photo of their drawing

 

 @cheapcoffins aka Troy

Last Open Band Night at Moshpit

 In a huge loss to the local music scene the Moshpit has just announced they will be closing in October. Last night was the last open band night tuesday.

Hukney Pukney

Hukney Pukney is Shannon ( the long serving organiser/curator of the open band and open mic nights) with Philip Ricketson and Hiske Weijers, singing Philip's whimsical songs about the disasters of life

 

Audrey etc (her dad and her neighbour) performed a high energy set, sometie poppy, some heavy

Parallel Processing took us on a tour of 80s and 90s OzRock (even Regurgitator, or the Refrigerator as the singer calls it

Ruins

 Collapsed in Venezuela, after the earthquake

 

At the 185Club

 185Club is a great little venue on Marrickville Rd. These are some drawings of the bandsfrom last friday (10 July)

 

 Solomon Barbar and the Asp (photo Solomon Barbar)

 

 

 

Miao

Twinkling Stars

 

Have a look at this page with links to all my artwork posts of music and performance (along with images). 

Ceci N'est Pas Un Canard

 Josh Shipton and the Blue Eyed Ravens launched their great new album (i got a copy) at Moshpit on Saturday (4th july)

The played a couple of sets and I did a couple of drawings.

The 2nd set

 

 

The first
 

Los Monaros

 At Moshpit last sunday along with Delusions of Grandeur and Bob Blunt's Beijing Bikini

 

Lorikeet Sumo

 I've just pulled out this old canvas to finish a bit more, and maybe add a few lorikeets as an audience(not sure)

 

I'll find a link to earlier versions later
 

Cunning Linguists

 A great set last night by Cunning Linguists at Moshpit where they played with the Rosemary Sisters and Whateva

 

Galah

 I painted this galah a few years ago, here's another slightly different version

 

 

Annesley St view

 

Entertainment Quarter at Moshpit

 

 

Martin

 

Moshpit 9th Birthday

I went along to the middle day of the celebration Saturday 16th May but was too tired to stay late, I did these drawings while I was there

 

Josh Shipton and Blue Eyed Ravens

 

Looch Lewis and the Press Gangsters

 

Whateva

 

Majestic XI at 185 Bar

 On Friday May 15

 

Merch - Galah Stubby Coolers

 I'm impatiently awaiting the first merch I've made for a bit, some Galah stubby coolers that look a bit like this

 They should have a bit of pink background at the top. Get your orders in. $10each for these. Or $50 forAnd here they are!

Meshky at Butcher's Brew

 Butchers Brew bar and venue in Dulwich Hill on Marrickville road

Meshky
 

audience heads warmup

Halloween Mona Lisa

 I've been working on this painting for a while. Some earlier versions here

 

 

 I think I'll be playing with it for a bit yet

Disaster Area

 It was like that when I got here, honest!

 Trump laying his healing hands on the world

 

Highway and Street Drawings

 yep

On a coach heading for Nambucca Heads

 Outside Glebe Markets

Xantharea at Sean and Dolly's

 Xantharea did a set at Sean and Dolly's in Kings Cross last night

 It went down a storm.

 Before she played I watched a set by Sparkle

Portrait of Mum

I went up to Eleebana to visit mum at her nursing home, and drew at a bit of a portrait while we chatted

 

Rosemary Sheather

 While I waited for the bus there I drew this paddy wagon sitting outside Cardiff station

Amita Hashidori and Kentaro Tamura

 I went and saw Amita Hachidori's wild 'dark cabaret' show at Alpha House, the 2nd last gig at their tour. He was accompanied by Kentaro Tamura on accordion, while Joey Russell painted his body

 

Will Do

Angela Stretch and poetry Sydney put on their annual celebration of Shakespeare on his birthday. This year, fittingly, it was upstairs at the Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills

4 poets and a couple of audience members