The end of April has seen 2 special gigs with DV8 at the Premier Hotel and Pedens at Cessnock. Fantastic crowds and great sound from Brian on the sound board. We’ve recently rearranged some songs like 141 and Future Shock plus have been working on new stuff. Recording has been held up but we’ll be back into it soon. Anzac Day at Pedens was rocking with a full dance floor of old fans and young alike!!

Hot Yogi’s gig at the Wicko April 24th was so full of joy!! Len is getting down on the funky bass and was complimented on his playing and licks by none other than Harry Brus who is probably Australia’s best bass man, having played with the cream of Australian recording artists over the years. Such a wide range of ages on the dance floor from lots of small children and teenagers through to the older crew. Stay tune for future shows

 

Our last gig at the Wicko went off!! Huge crowd and great response…my new amps, G&L Guitar and TSR pedal were amazing….Trav played brilliantly on drums and we’re still rehearsing and honing all the songs every week.

In April we’re at the Premier Hotel on Sunday 17th from 4-7.30pm and also at Pedens Hotel, Cessnock on Anzac Day which is Monday 25th this year….not sure on times yet!

It’s taken 3 months to arrive but my TSR pedal is here….unbelievable tone!!! Quite expensive too but worth it when you hear what it does…UK Guitar mag just reviewed it and gave it 9 out of 10 which is rare and Angus has added it to his rig which is amazing seeing that his classic tone was the reason that this was discovered quite by accident from investigating his original Schaffer Vega wireless system circuitry…
Awesome sound with my Fender Dual Showman 100W head and Marshall 1960 cab along with the G&L Fallout or the 1972 Tele Thinline.
This system will be firing at the Wicko with DV8 on Friday March 11th….GGGrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
Congratulations Fil and team!

We’ve been having lots of great DV8 gigs lately. Lots of rehearsal too so we can keep tight and creative in all our shows. Great atmosphere at both the Gunyah and the Premier lately and we have the Wicko coming up on March 11th.

I also have a new amp and guitar rig that’s working amazingly well along with a new secret weapon guitar pedal called The Schaffer Replica which has taken 3 long months to get here from the USA. The Fender Dual Showman 100W head with my Marshall cab and a new G&L Fallout guitar that is sounding amazing!…see you at the next gig

What a fantastic day we had on Australia Day at the Mark Hotel. So many people with all kinds of costumes and glitter out for a good time. I had lots of conversations with people who were fondly remembering times at the Bel-Air, JR , Belmont 16 ‘ Sailing Club and Ambassador Nightclub etc  when they first started following DV8. So many stories of people who were able to get into pubs at age 15 and see us which wouldn’t be possible these days. We also had quite a few of the younger crew who’ve only recently discovered us . We went back into the back catalogue and pulled out songs like So High, Future Shock and Lighten Up Your Load which we haven’t played for a long time.

Anyway it was a joy to feel the love in the room and to pump out the original Aussie/Newy Rock for you guys…our next DV8 shows are Saturday February 13th 8-11pm at the Gunyah Hotel for all the Belmont/Swansea crowd and then back in town in Broadmeadow at the Premier Hotel on Sunday Feb. 21st from 4-7.30pm.

Hello everyone,

It’s been a while since I’ve posted….I’ve been cruising along with mostly solo gigs and a few band shows here and there. DV8 has been trying out some new songs live and we still don’t have a studio mix on our new songs yet so we’ll let you know when that happens. Our next DV8 show is at Warners at the Bay on New Years Eve and then on Australia Day January 26th we’re at the Mark Hotel.

Lot’s of solo shows are happening (please see the gig guide) and I’m very happy to be playing up at Ballina Hotel after Christmas on Boxing Day and also on the 27th.

We had our Rosie’s School of Rock Christmas party at Adamstown bowling club playing barefoot bowls and then everyone came on down to my gig for a jam at the Mary Ellen…lots of fun for all and some videos on FB of the jamming.

Have a great Christmas with all your family and friends 🙂

We’re still working on mixing our new recordings but it shouldn’t be too long now. Since then we’ve also come up with another new song which we’ll unveil at the Wicko on Friday November 13th. The song is very much based around Trav’s drumming style and is a fresh injection of inspiration for us.

November is a busy month for us starting with the Wicko on Friday 13th (hope you’ve still got your Halloween outfits handy) and then Saturday 23rd we’re back at the Gunyah for all you guys from Belmont/Swansea area. Sunday 29th we’re at the Premier which is our last show until New Years Eve at Warners at the Bay.

What an exhilarating gig at Mavericks on Sunday….I felt the love from the audience in a big way….thanks to all the crew who came up from Sally Tav and all the local Nelson Bayites who came especially to see me…I’ve been trying out a bunch of new covers and a few different Hot Yogis and DV8 tunes lately and each show feels fresh, new and fun for me. It was also a great gig playing with Trav on drums at Jesmond on Saturday…we had lots of funky jamming time.

It’s a big week coming up for solo gigs with Tuesday 3rd at Cardiff RSL for Melbourne Cup , Thursday evening at Honeysuckle, Friday at the Mark Hotel and Sunday at Toronto. Saturday night I’m heading up to the vineyards to see Neil Diamond for the first time ever.

I’ve been recording some new solo originals with Robbie Long lately so stay tune for more news on that.

Moving into October and the warmer weather is fantastic…DV8 rocked the Mark Hotel last Sunday over the long weekend along with our friend Dave Forbes jamming..it was thrilling to see such a big and enthusiastic crew of happy smiling faces. We have our next DV8 show at Dora Creek Workers on Saturday Oct 17 from 8pm. Would love to see all you western Lake Macquarie dwellers out for the rock show!!!!

Lot’s of great solo shows have been happening too…this coming Friday Oct 9th I’m at Swansea Hotel from 8.30-11.30pm and Sunday I’m at the Mary Ellen from 6-9pm…the solo recordings also continue at Robbie Long’s studio this week….there’s some nice versions of new and old tunes starting to emerge.

It’s been a really satisfying few weeks of gigs…DV8 had a fun night at Warners at the Bay the weekend before last with some extended jamming thrown in to the mix. Our new song is almost finished being recorded and mixing will happen this week. Our next show is at the Gunyah this coming Saturday September 26th.

The solo gigs have been rich and varied. Stroud was amazing last Saturday with lots of dancing action…( I’m gonna wear out my stomp board)….I really do enjoy pumping out the DV8 songs with just an acoustic guitar. Next solo shows are at the Criterion in Carrington Friday Sept. 25 and Town Hall at Waratah on Sunday 27.