Well it seems the Sunday session is a live and well, at least with the our band, as we’ve just been asked to play some Sunday’s at St Kilda’s Grocery bar.   Music starts at 3pm this Sunday, the 28th of Feb, and will conclude when the locals tell us to p*ss off.  Next Sunday, the 7th of March is a long weekend by the way…

Grocery Bar: 135 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 3182
Web: http://www.grocerybar.com/
Times: 3pm - Sunday 28 Feb, 7 March, 14 March.

Click on photos to view larger and flick through. All photo’s by Fiona Wright.

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Our regular Sunday Sessions at Gibsons Wine Store in Hawthorn are quickly becoming the most exciting little gigs I’ve ever been apart of.  We had a fantastic audience yesterday, who sang, whistled, smiled, drank and almost danced their way through our set.

Playing 2 hours of originals with the odd cover thrown in it seems the ‘band’ are picking up the songs faster than Federer knocks out opponents.  There was even a little sing along outside, as the regulars belted out a few classic pub covers that surely had the patrons at the Elgin Hotel wondering what the hell was going on!

We’ll be back next week from 5pm.  Get in their early, grab your table, bring your friends, and tuck into some live acoustic tunes, and of course a nice wine, or cold beer.

Will You Wait, recently released on my ‘Left On The Line EP‘ was used on the 7pm Project tonight as backing for a story on disabled youth being put into age cared facilities. It’s a pretty interesting news article for those that missed it. Unbelievable that we spend so much on sport and yet we have basic human needs ignored.

The good folk at the Western Suburbs Weekly (Perth Paper) ran an article on my ‘Pay What You Like Offer’.  Very kind of them.

Left on the Line (EP)

Featuring:

1. Will You Wait

2. Half a Man

Out now on iTunes or Bandcamp

Gosh I just love Melbourne.  Damn supportive lot.  His an article Jeff Jenkins, editor Inpress in Melbourne, wrote about my music prior to my EP launch.

I’ve decided to put my album, Wish It All Away (4/5 SMH, 3.5/5 Telegraph) out into the ethos and let you decide it’s worth.  Previously I had trialed this at gigs only, with the average selling price of about $20.  I have now decided to extended this to digital downloads knowing full well that the average punter is going to enter $0. I figure I was never going to sell one to that person anyway so they might as well tempt them, and hopefully get them along to a gig.

My thinking with all this is to just get my music out to a wider audience.  In doing so I must acknowledge the loyal friends and fans who, by buying my album, have helped fund the recording, the tour and the future development of my music.

To enable a ‘pay what you like’ concept, I’m using Bandcamp, an online streaming, download and payment system.  Not only can I distribute and potentially sell my album to all and sundry I can allow full high defination downloads – something that iTunes doesn’t support. There are huge benefits for musicians which I won’t delve into, but those in the business should definately check it out.

So if you don’t have my album, or if you do and you want to play a valuable role in recommending it to others, please visit my website or go directly to my bandcamp store and pay what you please.

Links:

• Bandcamp Store
• Dave Anderson Website
• Dave Anderson Facebook Fan Page (fan me)
• Dave Anderson Mailing List
• Dave Anderson on Twitter

I’m hitting the road in support of my first major release since Wish It All Away, with some very special guests.

Melbourne, Thurs Dec 3 – with Juan Alban (Epicure) and Bridget A’Beckett

Adelaide, Sun Dec 6 – with Simon Peters Band and Emily Davis

Sydney, Thurs Dec 10 – with Mark Wilkinson and Annie Sullivan

Perth, Sat Dec 19 – with Jules and Cloud Patrol

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