GIGS/TOURS DATES 2008

APRIL 25/26/27 2008
APOLLO BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
TESS MCKENNA & KRUSH

MARCH 8TH 2008
SISTAFEST
HEALSVILLE
TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS

2007
AUGUST 25TH 2007 SATURDAY
THE BRUNSWICK GREEN
313-315 SYDNEY ROAD. BRUNSWICK.
MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA
SATURDAY 5 - 7PM
TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS
NEWS CONT...

AUGUST  05TH 2007 SUNDAY
EDINBURGH CASTLE
BRUNSWICK
NEWS CONT...

SATURDAY JUNE 2ND & 9TH 2007
BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL 313 - 315 SYDNEY RD, BRUNSWICK. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA
TEL: 03 9381 2413
START TIME 5PM FINISH AROUND 7PM.
no cover charge
NEWS CONT....

31ST MARCH 2007
FINAL SATURDAY OF RESIDENCY
TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS our final performance is
dedicated to RICK DANKO..............
NEWS CONT...

24th MARCH 2007
TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS 
 313 - 315 sydney road brunswick
we are back to at our original timeslot of 4:47pm 
<twenty three songs/zero cover charge>
the shapiros lead by example............
NEWS CONT...

SATURDAYS IN MARCH
3.10.17.24.31 MARCH
BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL

17TH FEBRUARY 2007
FEDERATION SQUARE
MELBOURNE
SUSTAINABILITY FESTIVAL
NEWS CONT...

FEBRUARY 2007
MYSPACE & YOUTUBE LAUNCHED
                      
NEWS CONT...

JANUARY 2007
ITUNES
TESS MCKENNA CATALOGUE
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE @ITUNES

NEWS CONT...


ARCHIVE/2006

25/11/06
SEAT OF BUNDELAGUAH 
SUCCESSFULLY HELD........
MORE DETAIL

here have been some keen enquiries regarding the name The Shapiros.................
NEWS CONT... 

 BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL
SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
HEADLINES
SHAPIROS SHINE IN THE RHYTHM SECTION
HILLOCK HUGE HIT WITH 
UNDERAGE PUNTERS
THE GREEN A HUGE HIT WITH INTERAGE PUNTERS
SOMEONE FINALLY HAS THE INTEREST TO ASK, "WHY THE SHAPIROS"?...NEWS CONT...

SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
THE BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL
4PM ONWARDS
On Remembrance day 2006 a count of mccoculas descended on 
The Brunswick Green Hotel, and after .......
more detail

ON A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY & UNTROUBLED BY A MOMENTARY MEMORY LAPSE  WHICH SAW SOMEONE ELSE VOTED OFF LIVE FROM THE SET LIST......NEWS CONT...

THE BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL
SATURDAY ARVOS NOVEMBER 
4PM ONWARDS
COMING TO YOU DIRECT FROM REHEARSALS IN BEI LONG
TESS GETS FELOLKTRIC WITH
THE SHAPIROS
SOULFULLY SOLIDIFIED RHYTHMS & HARMONIES
LISTENING FADES CELLULITE & WRINKLES!!!..............
NEWS CONT...

RECORDING
OCTOBER
FATSOUND
DEMO BEGINS...
CJ SMILES ON AS FATS  BENDS ALL THE RULES........
NEWS CONT...

GIG/TOURS
GIG CONFIRMED
THE BRUNSWICK GREEN HOTEL
313-315 SYDNEY ROAD, BRUNSWICK
SATURDAY ARVOS IN NOVEMBER
4PM - 7PM
NEWS CONT...


the vile reign of count mccocula in the 17th dimension
4pm SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER
at THE BRUNSWICK GREEN, 313 SYDNEY ROAD BRUNSWICK
NEWS CONT...

FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER  
BAYLOR BROTHERS
PLAYED THE
ST KILDA BOWLING CLUB WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
SAW THE BAYLORS WITHOUT ANDY, PLAY DURING THE TAMWORTH FESTIVAL 1982. WE WERE ALL SO DAZZLED IN THEIR HEADLIGHTS............
NEWS CONT...

RECORDING
THURSDAY 
28TH SEPTEMBER 2006
FATSOUND DEMO DATES LOCKED IN
NEWS CONT...

RRR PRIZE
FRIDAY
22ND SEPTEMBER 2006
SHOCK WIN
NEWS CONT...

THURSDAY 
7TH SEPTEMBER 2006
35 Buckingham Street, 
Surry Hills. Sydney
In reference to launch date not being honoured, disgruntled friend ...........
NEWS CONT...

Tuesday 
29th August 2006
Geelong
BOONZ plays me..............
NEWS CONT...

MONDAY 
21ST AUGUST 2006
World Wide Web
WEBSITE REBUILT .......
NEWS CONT...

SATURDAY 
12 AUGUST 2006
BRUNSWICK GREEN
THE VILE REIGN
COUNT MCCOCULA IN THE 17TH DIMENSION
NEWS CONT...

SATURDAY 
20 MAY 2006
THE JOELENES
WESLEY ANNE
NORTHCOTE
NEWS CONT...

we were asked to turn down
two guitars one bass & three voices.........
the Joelenes kicked ass
NEWS CONT...

SUNDAY 
12 MARCH 2006
MONEY
STANDARD HOTEL
FITZROY
MONEY'S LAST GIG
NEWS CONT...

Stuart Speed 2006
Rest in Peace

EVERYTHING BEFORE THE ABOVE DATE IS EITHER NOT WORTH MENTIONING A DEPRESSING BLUR OR 
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS PAGE.
THANKS

PIX & POSTERS

pre financial year end 2007
EDDIE CURRENT SUPRESSION RING..INSUFFICIENT FUNDS
VILE REIGN....WISH LIST
ELVIS COSTELLO.....WATCHING THE DETECTIVES
LUCINDA WILLIAMS......WEST
LISA MILLER.....THERES GOTTA BE AN UPSIDE
WILCO.....bob dylan's 49th beard
PIXIES..........BROKEN FACE.....WHERE IS MY MIND?
BOONZY.............KOOKABURRA
THE DRONES..........ARE YOU LEAVING FOR THE COUNTRY
THE VILE REIGN OF COUNT MCCOCULA.............NOW I KNOW
THE JOELENES...........THE RIVER.
SMOG ................MOTHER OF THE WORLD..........ROCK BOTTOM RISER
SOLOMON BURKE .............VALLEY OF TEARS
PIXIES .................GIGANTIC
ALISON KRAUSS ................NEW FAVOURITE
NASHVILLE SOUNDTRACK ...........HE'S GOT A TAPE DECK IN THE TRACTOR....DUES
TALKING HEADS ...............BIG COUNTRY
BOONZY ............THE SKY A BIG IDEA IN BLUE................TAMWORTH RAIN
BAYLOR BROTHERS  .............LIVE IN ST KILDA & TAMWORTH.
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS ...........LETTER FROM BELGUIM - (..."WE COULD ALL USE MORE CREAMS & POWDERS...")
TOM WAITS .............HOUSE WHERE NOBODY LIVES 
MIDLAKE ............YOUNG BRIDE...ROSCOE....VAN OCCUPANTHER
THE JOELENES COWBOY BOOTS (IT TAKES YEARS)
GILLIAN WELCH ...............REVELATOR
JAMIE REDFERN ...............SILENT NIGHT LIVE IN SALE '72 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 
THE VILE REIGN OF COUNT MCCOCULA..............THE DAYS ARE LONG & THEY ALL END IN A Y
DAVID BOWIE .........BEWLEY BROTHERS
BUICK KBT ..............DON'T REMEMBER TITLE  LIVE MELBOURNE PUB 1982 
THE RIGHT FURNITURE .....................SCALES OF BALANCE LAST GIG LIVE 1986 THE TOTE
EDINA ................WELL I WAS WALKIN DOWN THE ROAD
RAY CHARLES .....................GEORGIA
BILLIE HOLIDAY ......................STRANGE FRUIT
PRINCE .........................3121
CAT POWER .....................LOVE & COMMUNICATION
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT .........................WHEN THE DAY IS SHORT
THE BAND ...................IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE...............THE WEIGHT
NEKO CASE .................TEENAGE FEELING...........MARGARET VS. PAULINE

ARCHIVE NEWS

BIG WEDNESDAY 2003
interview with 
David McMillan

Sunday 
14th December 2003
Cornish Arms Hotel Sydney Rd Brunswick 
Special guest band:
Peter Jones/drums
Karen Rush/vocals
Matt Vehl/hammond organ
B 'Fats' Stockley/bass

Wednesday 
8th October 2003
The Evening Show
7:30 PM
ABC 774  Melbourne
SONG LIST 
Pop the Question,
Poncho Style
In The Flesh
with
Karen Rush/vocals
in the studio with Michael McKenzie

Monday 
29th September 2003
Shattered Mondays
Rob Roy Hotel Brunswick St Fitzroy
Special guest band:
Peter Jones/drums 
B. Fats Stockley/bass 
Matt Vehl/hammond
Karen Rush/vocal harmony

Sunday 24 August 03
ABC National TV Arts Programme
Critical Mass - Live Performance.
Tess & Shane O' Mara perform 
In The Flesh 
Acoustic & Live from Yikesville. 

Radio Australia - Chinese Program
Interview with Wendy Chien
Translated to Mandarin
Wendy introduces Tess listeners throughout 
China & South East Asia
Tracks List
Falling Into The Sun 
The Loneliest Day In December

Saturday 16 August 03
RRR Radiothon week
Interview & live performance 
with Brian Wise & Billy Pinnell. 
SONG LIST
Poncho Style live in the studio.
Track list 
Boom Bam
Program - Off The Record
RRR  102.7 MHz FM

Wednesday 13th August 03
Interview with David McMillan
Tracks list
Falling Into The Sun
Boom Bam
Southern FM Victoria 88.3 MHz

Saturday 09 August 03
Interview & Performance 
Andrew Ford
The Music Show
SONG LIST
Poncho Style
In The Flesh Live 
ABC Radio National 10am 
621 kHz  AM

Friday 01 August 03 Tess performs live....
The Deep End 
Friday 01 August 03
SONG LIST 
In The Flesh
Steve Hadley/double bass
on Francis Leach's 
The Deep End 
ABC Radio National 8.30pm 621 kHz AM

Wednesday 09 July 03
Interview with Annie Gastin 
To their mutual surprise, 
Tess & Annie discover they share common ground.
ABC Darwin
TRACK LIST
Lighten Up
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

BOOM BAM MELBOURNE LAUNCH
Thursday 21 August 
The Cornish Arms Hotel
163a Sydney Road Brunswick
NEW CD BOOM BAM
PRODUCED BY  
SHANE O'MARA & TESS 
PERFORMED LIVE
WITH THE BOOM BAM BAND  
& also songs from
Take Me To The Place 
& Make Me Wonder

Special Guests 
in order of appearance:
MONEY 
with Joe, Simon & Stuart
Special Guest Band set #1
B. Fats Stockley/double bass
Matthew Vehl/hammond organ
Peter Jones/drums
Karen Rush/vocals
Joe McKenna/guitar/vocals

Special Guest Band set #2
Shane O'Mara/guitar
Peter Jones/drums
Bill McDonald/bass
Karen Rush/vocals
Rebecca Barnard/vocals
Tony Hicks/bass clarinet

The Galleon
Wednesday Nights
Vivienne Gay/compere/producer
25th April 2004
9 Carlisle Street, St. Kilda
Special Guest Musicians
Peter Jones/drums
Fats Stockley/bass

Cornish Arms Hotel
Sundays Afternoons
January 2002
Peter Baylor  /acoustic/electric guitars
Ashley Davies/ drums
Stuart Speed /double /electric bass
Karen Rush/ harmonies/ percussion
Sound Operators
Graeme Fraser & Adam Rhodes
Song List 27th January 2002
Set #1
Sure as the stars shine through
I won't say it's love
The Loneliest Day In December
The one way
Make me wonder
Faded hearts
The end of a rope
Set 2
So long
Winter springs
Comical Life
Gippsland train
Angel saved my soul
Pacific highway
Swing Bridge
Powder finger (Neil Young)
Set 3
Peace at last
Cradle
Take me to the place
All u need
Pony
Someone else
On the sunny coast
Lighten Up
Extras
Sincerely
Wrecking Ball (Neil Young)
It aint Me Babe (Bob Dylan)
Juanita (Gram Parsons)

Report
Three Sundays out of four, the temp reached 35degrees & above..........
so what a perfect way to spend the day, out of the heat at the Cornish Arms with Stu, Pete, Ash, Krush & a vodka & tonic.
Thanks to Caroline & Matt & all the bar staff who looked after us so well & everyone who braved a month of brunswick summer days to make the trip over the Westgate & Bolte Bridges worth it.
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Erskine House Ballroom Lorne
Surf Coast Ladies Luncheon
Saturday 27th July 2002
Acoustic set featuring Karen Rush on harmony.
Report: Ballroom packed to the max with over 300 happy women all listening talking eating drinking laughing. wonderful audience & venue. new songs attempted with Krush....had been a while but was good fun.
Tracy Harvey made us laugh out loud. Happy to see Rebecca Barnard backstage.  
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