Brisbane’s own Croon Punk Rudeboy Soul 7-piece, Laneous & The Family Yah have signed up with NFE and are straight down to business putting the finishing touches on their sophomore  album, announcing a national tour with Regurgitator and today have premiered their film clip for ’I Am Dog’ the first single of the forthcoming album.

Laneous & The Family Yah hit the road with Regurgitator on their most extensive headline tour since 2007!

THUR 16 SEPT Adelaide THE GOV
FRI 17 SEPT Melbourne THE HI-FI
SAT 18 SEPT Brisbane THE TIVOLI with DJ KRUSH (from Japan)
SUN 19 SEPT Byron GREAT NORTHERN
THUR 23 SEPT Canberra THE MARAM
FRI 24 SEPT Wgong UNI BAR
SAT 25 SEPT Sydney MANNING BAR

Tickets from regurgitator.oztix.com.au

www.myspace.com/lachlaneous

Following the Ray Mann exhibition shows in February, The Ray Mann Three have just been confirmed as the headline act for Surry Hills Festival. Held over two stages in Devonshire & Crown St on April 10, the line up also includes Jonathan Boullet, The Paper Scissors and Belles Will Ring. With just enough time to catch their breath, TRM3 will then be flying to Japan for a feature performance at the prestigious Greenroom Festival, alongside Arrested Development, Blue King Brown, G. Love & Special Sauce, 10cc and Rickie Lee Jones. The tour will coincide with the re-release of the album, and several showcase performances arranged by Blues Interactions/P-Vine Records, including a Tokyo show with Blue King Brown.

Thundamentals have been busy lads in the last month – they toured their new single ‘My Lady’ to packed houses throughout Sydney, Katoomba, Melbourne and Brisbane, and are fresh back from their first International tour ever – a run of shows in tropical New Caledonia. They are next headlining The RE-UP Festival in Sydney on Anzac Day, the line-up is massive and tickets are selling fast so get in early!

Sunday April 25th @ THE RE-UP FESTIVAL feat. Def Wish Cast, Dialectrix and many more.

Tina Harrod has just wrapped up her first ever national album launch tour, finishing the tour with shows in Armidale, Mullumbimby and Brisbane. With sold out shows in Bennetts Lane in Melbourne and beautiful intimate shows at Ravál, the tour has been a great success, and also featured an outstanding performance as part of the re-opening of the Sydney Town Hall on March 5.

Temporary People is available now through Vitamin Records.

Jon Cleary is a triple treat, combining soulful vocals, masterful piano skills, and a knack for composing infectious grooves with melodic hooks and sharp lyrics his name is synonymous with down and dirty New Orleans funk, whether it be solo with a grand piano, or fronting his renowned band The Absolute Monster Gentleman.

Australian fans are in store for a new musical indulgence this March when Cleary returns to our shores for the world premiere (outside of New Orleans) of his acoustic trio of piano, upright bass and drums, simply called, Piano, Bass & Drums.

This short tour includes performances at the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival’s as well as a string of club dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Newcastle and one very intimate solo show in Sydney.

The new line-up includes New Orleans native James Singleton on Double Bass who has played with legends like Aaron Neville, Professor Longhair, James Booker & Harry Connick Jr and Cajun Country born Doug Belote (Willie Nelson, Ivan Neville) on drums. His new trio is a powerhouse and gives Cleary a chance to flex a different set of musical muscles but with all the ingredients Australian audiences have come to love him for – that trademark piano style, soul, jazz, Classic R&B, and tropical rhythms embodying the flavours of New Orleans Funk

Cleary remarks, “I’ve long been harboring a hankering to drive a band from behind the wheel of an old acoustic piano to bash out a selection from my side stash of material. These include songs I’ve been writing, borrowing and stealing for swampy Caribbean drums and upright bass.”

Previous tours of Australia have included sold-out shows, numerous renowned festival spots, and infamous packed-to-the-rafters secret gigs. Experience this powerhouse firsthand at venues across Australia this February and March

“Jon Cleary is the ninth wonder in the world.” – Bonnie Raitt

“He may be just one man and a piano but Jon Cleary is an energetic master of his field.” – Independent Weekly – 2008

“Cleary plays piano as if he’s revving up an engine and sings as if a line drawing of his behatted self were next to ’soul’ in Webster’s.”- The Washington Post June 15, 2005 – Pamela Murray Winters

John Cleary Australian Tour Dates 2010

Thursday 25th March: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC
Ph: (03) 9486 1677 Tickets www.northcotesocialclub.com

Friday 26th March: Jive, Adelaide SA
Ph: (08) 8211 6683 www.jivevenue.com or www.moshtix.com.au

Monday 29th March: Raval, Sydney NSW *Solo Show*
Ph: (02) 8262 8888 – Tickets: www.raval.com.au or www.moshtix.com.au

Tuesday 30th March: Note’s, Sydney NSW
Ph: (02) 9557 5111 – Tickets: www.noteslive.net.au or www.oztix.com.au

Wednesday 31st March: Lizotte’s, Newcastle NSW
Ph: (02) 4956 2066 – Tickets: www.newcastle.lizottes.com.au

Thursday 1st April: Note’s, Sydney NSW
Ph: (02) 9557 5111 – Tickets: www.noteslive.net.au or www.oztix.com.au

Friday 2nd April: The Brass Monkey, Sydney NSW
Ph (02) 9544 3844 – Tickets: www.brassmonkey.com.au or www.oztix.com.au

Saturday 3rd April: East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets: www.bluesfest.com.au

Sunday 4thApril: East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bat NSW
Tickets: www.bluesfest.com.au

For Further Information:
Publicity | Kathryn Holloway – kathryn@enkompass.com.au +61 (0) 412 771 042