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

Meshky at Butcher's Brew

 Butchers Brew bar and venue in Dulwich Hill on Marrickville road

Meshky
 

audience heads warmup

Halloween Grace

 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

Balkan Grill at Moshpit

Paul Hayward had his belated birthday party at Moshpit on 11 April, so I drew some of the acts before heading off to the festival of Josh at the Red Rattler

 Balkan Grill

 Whateva

Festival of Josh

 Josh Shipton's birthday extravaganza at the Red Rattler  on the 11th of April featuring a few of his many bands

 Delusions of Grandeur

 

 The Blue Eyed Ravens

Delirium Tremens

 Eva's birthday party was at Old is the New New on Sunday. WhatEva played by we were all dancing but I drew Delirium Tremens and the jam at the end

 Delirium Tremens. featuring Dave Turner and John Maddox

 Jam with Philip Ricketson, Paul Hayward's hair, Vince O'Malley, and John Maddox

Gawaa Electronica

 Gawaa had his birthday in the gallery at Alpha. He played an electronic set on some Instruments and devices he has found around Newtown

 Gawaa on stage.

 

He was followed by Bukhu educating us a bit about Mongolian culture through throat singing and playing the horsehead fiddle. The strings are made from horsehair as is the string on the bow

 

 Bukhu

Cringefest

A few drawings from Cringefest last saturday (28 March) at Red rattler

 

Sister Ursuline

 

Doctor Robot

 

The Lost Futures, with the Clown Bride

 

 Josh heads everywhere

Car Pile

Modern cars float so well. Here is the aftermath of a devastating flash flood in Valencia, Spain, A climate change amplified downpour created debris laden torrents through the streets carrying thousands of cars. Hundreds of people lost their lives

 

 

 

Toy Death at Lazy Thinking

 

 

Punk Rock Karaoke

 Punk Rock Karaoke at the Marrickville Bowlo a bit over a week ago with Paul Hayward and the gang

International Women's day shows

Some drawings from Angela Stretch's birthday party at El Rocco on International Women's Day

 

Here she is with John Maddox (twice), with Gilda's face above(also twice)
 

 Ally singing a short song(too short for me)

This is Yihui, an artist over from China to launch her exhibition at Vermillion. After the show I drew a quick sketch of her

Charles Freyberg reading his poem Red Rattler, about the late great Candy Royale

 

Peter Whitehead

 

Below are drawings from WhaTeva Eva's fundraiser for WAGEC (the Womens and Girls Emergency Centre in Redfern)  the weekend before. 

The back of Grace and Melody(?)'s heads with the Silver Foxes (maybe)

Definitely the Silver Foxes

A couple of very loose drawings of Ally singing with a ukelele

 I'm not sure who this is, accompanied by Josh(?)

 

Begonia and drain

 In the driveway beside the house I live in, begonia's are growing out of cracks in the cement and brickwork

 

Lawine, Shark Arm and Bleedingintoradio at moshpit

An excellent show last night at Moshpit

 Shark Arm

Lawine

Bleedingintoradio