LUCKY FONZ III

BIO
INFLUENCES
TOUR DATES
RELEASES

The Painter

ROGERTHAT

BIO
INFLUENCES
TOUR DATES
RELEASES

His self titled debut album was critically acclaimed and picked up by international press. Interviews, pictures and unanimously positive reviews appeared in various newspapers and magazines.

With his songs on national radio and a persistent attention in national press, Lucky Fonz III has become a popular live act. His songs have earned him a major draw among both an indie crowd as well as the roots crowd. He has opened for several international acts such as Donavan Frankenreiter and Badly Drawn Boy. He has made his presence at leading European festivals Noorderslag, Metropolis and will be playing at Crossing Border.

As an enthusiastic and entertaining live performer, Lucky Fonz III, has opened for The Beautiful Girls on tour through most parts of Australia in June and July 2007.

Check Lucky Fonz III on MySpace or YouTube.

Or have a look at his website Lucky Fonz III.

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BIO CHRISTOPHER ERNST
Independent musician Christopher Ernst is about to release his second solo ep "Little Pieces".

Ernst sings and plays guitar accompanying his vocal either with a delicate finger-picking style or with a fiery stomping slide - each offset with his own melodic killer punch.

Since the release of his self-titled EP in late 2004 Christopher has gigged with Xavier Rudd, Ash Grunwald, and the Whitlams among many others, and has seen a string of his tracks receive airplay on Triple J's Roots n All and on community radio stations across the country.

Ernst has played to packed houses at The Soundlounge on the Gold-Coast and the Troubadour in Brisbane, as well as appearances - with his band playing a cracking set - at Woodford Folk Festival, Festival of the Sun and The Quicksilver Pro show. And these days he's as likely to be playing indie venues, folk clubs or festivals.

For more info have a look at Christopher Ernst MySpace.

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BIO ROGERTHAT
Live, the Rogerthat experience is a free flowing thing that is reaching a lot of people. The band – comfortable in their current line up – is picking up great wraps.

Rogerthat is:
Jesse Bailey - vocals
James Young - guitar
Lachlan Leckie - bass
Dan Briffa - drums

Prior to drummer Dan Briffa joining, the other three members had been developing at their own pace, melding their influences together. And with the pieces all in place, the most rapid development for Rogerthat has happened over the last eighteen months. They cranked at the Wonderland Festival last year and the Quicksilver Pro Festival this year. They have toured and gigged with a stack of other bands: The Herd, The Beautiful Girls, Bob Evans, Spiderbait, Butterfingers and the Custom Kings.

They’re now selling out their own gigs - including the troubadour - up and down the coast.

"Chasing The Sun" (in store through Green Media) has picked up play on Triple J and community stations around the country. It was recorded in mid ‘06 and it bridges the gap before the band release thier mini-album "The Vanilla Gorillas" late 2007.

Also check out Rogerthat MySpace, the new website or see some live footage on Cruiserweight YouTube.

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BIO BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO.
The debut album Lo-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio is released early 2008 and features new and old songs of both singer-songwriter Christopher Ernst and guitar player Matt Granfield.

Black Market Rhythm Co. band members:
Christopher Ernst - Vocals/Guitars
Matt Granfield - Guitars/Bass Guitar
Jake O'Brien - Trumpet/Guitars/Bass Guitar/Percussion
Ben Timony - Drums/Percussion

The band has received national airplay and done some interviews on Triple J's Roots ‘n All program. Also community radio has been playing their music. SEA FM interviewed the band for The List Program.
Black Market Rhythm Co. made the official voting list for Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2007.

The music video clip for first single You Said That You Loved Me is playing on Rage television.

The men from the band have toured the East Coast in April/May 2007 with capacity shows in Brisbane (200) and Gold Coast (350) and great turnouts interstate. Notable festival appearances include Big Day Out (2008), Woodford Folk Festival (2006-2007-2008), Queenscliff Music Festival (2007), Quiksilver Pro Show (2007) and Festival of the Sun (2006).

The album Lo-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio is already available.

For more info on Black Market Rhythm Co. see:
MySpace
website
YouTube

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INFLUENCES LUCKY FONZ III
Lucky Fonz III is deeply rooted in American song traditions; from Johnny Cash and Bob Dylanto Bright Eyes and Will Oldham.

After having been a barpianist, a rave-DJ, a street musician and leader of a rockband, he discovered traditional folkmusic whilst living in Edinburgh, Scotland.

His second album is expected in the fall of 2007. His new songs appear to have a more distinctly European feel, incorporating influences such as the French chanson, gypsy song and English balladry. Even so, the blues and country are never far away. Lucky is also active as a piano-player in the free-jazz trio Aemstellarcreek, who self-released the album "Live at Crea 206". He also writes songs for other singers.

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INFLUENCES CHRISTOPHER ERNST
Christopher Ernst first single "Friendships Grow Old" shows touches of his ability to tap into his "inner soul crooner".

From there the album goes on a journey through style: looping guitar under melodic vocals and taking it's cues variously from the gentleness of George Harrison and the lyricism of Roddy Frame and Tracy Chapman.

Proving as at home ploughing through the swamp stomp of "Love's A Tough Game", as he is confessing weakness in "Toy Soldiers".

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INFLUENCES ROGERTHAT
Rogerthat find their influences in various range from Jimi Hendrix to Bob Marley to Led Zeppelin, and The Doors.

Equal parts Marley and Lee Scratch Perry mashed up with steel blues of Muddy Waters (circa electric mud) or The Doors gone dub give you an idea of their sound..

Mash the raw electric, psychedelic, rock-reggae of those artists and you’d get close to Burleigh Heads based quartet Rogerthat.

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INFLUENCES BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO.
This bands counts their influences in years, rather than bands.

1964: the British invasion
1969: the summer of love
1979: punk rockers finding reggae.

The Black Market Rhythm Co. sound all at once like Ben Harper playing guitar for the Beatles and Keith Richards jamming with The Clash – blues pop harmony, meets grungy ghetto grooves.

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TOUR DATES LUCKY FONZ III
Lucky Fonz III has finished his Australian tour and is expected back in 2008 for the release of his second album.

Lucky Fonz III is now touring Europe and is playing major summer festivals as well as smaller theatre fests.

For European & worldwide tourdates check his website Lucky Fonz III.

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TOUR DATES CHRISTOPHER ERNST
Christopher Ernst, just back from huge supports with The Beautiful Girls, is back on the road. After a planned solo-tour with Liz Stringer that had to be cancelled when Liz broke her wrist last month, Chris now has a new tour together.

Chris, both solo and with band, also played at the Queenscliff Music Festival in late November and Woodford Folk Festival in December.

For more up-to-date touring see Christopher Ernst MySpace.

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TOUR DATES ROGERTHAT
Rogerthat has been supporting The Beautiful Girls on the last three gigs of their Ziggurats Australian tour and will be supporting them again in December.

The band has joint dDub (New Zealand), for two gigs in Melbourne. They played some gigs with Ash Grunwald at Lake Jindabyne Hotel, Wollongong University and The Factory in Sydney. Live footage of The Factory gig is on Cruiserweight YouTube.

Rogerthat has done a run of headline gigs, including Wonderland Festival and the BIG DAY OUT festival.

Rogerthat just finished their European tour, released their new EP 'Tangerine Bird' and are now touring Australia.

Rogerthat is ready to tour in 2010!

Check Rogerthat MySpace or the new website for more tour info.

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TOUR DATES BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO.
Black Market Rhythm Co. has played some big Australian festivals in the last couple of years. The band was closing act at Woodford Festival 2007-2008 and also played at the Big Day Out festival in the Gold Coast and St Kilda Festival this year.

Check Black Market Rhythm Co. MySpace or website for more tour info

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