Oakleigh Bowling Club.

pity its in Oakleigh

Where else would the Oakleigh Bowling Club be?

Is this anything to do with the Oakleigh Bowies, Block?

Bowls not Bowie, AH.
But yes, the same locale.

Yeah, I was referencing the sharpie gang.

And ''Bowie'' could be a subcultural derivation from ''bowlie'', so nyergh.

Ooh.
A one-off Slaughtermen reunion show, this Friday.
The Slaughtermen
Australian's only post-punk southern gospel group began in Melbourne in 1984. The band's first single, ''God's Not Dead'' b/w ''Jesus Saves White Trash Like Me'', was released on the Au Go Go label in 1986.
Founder members were Ian Stephen (vocals and keyboards),
Mark Ferrie (bass guitar and vocals), Andrew Pendlebury (lead guitar and vocals),
Terry Doolan (rhythm guitar and vocals),
Des Hefner (drums and vocals).
The Slaughtermen gained a following playing revved up versions of southern gospel songs and barroom country classics at inner city rock venues in Sydney and Melbourne between 1985 and 1988. The band enjoyed a years residency at the Rising Sun Hotel
in Port Melbourne which built a fairly even following of believers and skeptics.
Singer Ian Stephen, only added to the mystique and/or confusion
by purchasing a twenty five dollar Reverendship from a religious
organization from out of the back pages of the National Enquirer.

News from Drummond St:

BIG DECISION
We have come such a long way in the past 2 years. The OBC gig is regarded by many as the best listening gig this side of the river. Unfortunately the practical difficulties of presenting a quality gig in a bowling club have become increasingly onerous. Many hours have been lovingly spent by a small group of volunteers erecting and dismantling staging, PA, lamps etc. I don't feel I can ask those wonderful passionate supporters to front up again next year and work so hard for no financial reward. The Bowling Club's resources and small volunteer base have also been stressed as our musical monster got out of control. With sadness we have decided it is not feasible to continue staging gigs at The OBC.
We will be relocating down the road to The Oakleigh Carnegie RSL and establishing THE CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB.
The pokies are gone and we feel this venue now has the potential to develop into fantastic community music/Arts club. We will be inviting membership in the new year. As well as presenting many more music events we also plan to have outdoor cinema in the beer garden, dance classes, community singing(Glee Club) art exhibitions,theatre productions,comedy.........the possibilities are endless and oh so exciting. We hope you share our excitement and wish to become involved....we'd love to see you all there.

Interesting. Hope there are no booking clashed with the trad-jazz nights...

There was a brass band playing Christmas carols and ABBA songs in the park next door on Friday night.

First time out there last Friday - hope the RSL keeps the same vibe (and drink prices)....

This is one of those things that could either be completely awesome or completely shite.

Models Super Orchestra
(feat. Sean Kelly,Andrew Duffield,Mark Ferrie,Jack Howard,Billy Miller and Cal MacAlpine)
Friday Feb 19th
OBC favourites this hybrid combination always delivers a crackerjack show featuring great Australian tunes from The Models, Hunters & Collectors and Ferrets songbooks plus a few surprises
Dinner and Show $40 plus BF
Show only $17 plus BF or $20 at the door if available

$4 Coopers?

Ken Oath! Went to see the Models Super Orchestra tonight, was great. Gigs on Friday and Sunday for the rest of the year. Older crowd at the moment, but is hoping to book some new acts and get the younger people in. Drinks at RSL prices and kitchen next to the stage.

Rest of the photos from Friday

Coming up

Tasty!

Russel Morris gig replaced with Eileen Jewel. The venue is getting the southside gigs for a lot of touring artists.

Website for the venue

Eilen Jewell was great there the other week.

Don Walker playing there in May and Eddi Reader playing March 31st.

Is mainly an older crowd, but they buy lots of CDs and drink wine by the bottle.

Huge night coming up Friday for Shane Howard and very special guests.

i miss oakleigh drive in.

I love that room at the Oakleigh RSL

Was a big night with the Dingoes selling out last Wednesday. Thought some of the olds would do their hip dancing. It is more of an older crowd, but that just means they buy a lot more grog and have money to spend on CDs. Shane Howard return gig with Dan Sultan supporting, Stephen Cummings and Deborah Conway coming up.

More photos here

''The Killer'' play about the life and times of Jerry Lee Lewis went well.

Tim Rogers's cabaret show on the 17th February and full show with the Temperance Union and Adalita as part of the Oakleigh Music Festival on the 18th March.

I know TRAK is going after much the same audience, would still rather go to Oakleigh

Tomorrow night:
GRAVEYARD TRAIN
One of the sensations of last year return with special guests LITTLE JOHN
In retrospect it's obvious that horror and country music go together like peas and carrots – it just took Graveyard Train to show us. Utilising old timey instruments (banjo, dobro & washboard) with the unorthodox percussion of hammer & chain, all underneath a six part baritone 'wall of men' vocal delivery, Graveyard Train have created a unique sound and an equally unique way to deliver it. Exclusively singing songs and stories about death, despair, vampires, werewolves and anything macabre, Graveyard Train have drawn on the storytelling styles of old folk songs and mashed it with a punk/rockabilly/country frenetic foot stomping energy to create 'Horror Country'. Over the past 3 years Graveyard Train have risen and risen in popularity. Though still underground, the band are well loved in Melbourne, selling out every local show for the past year to drunken sing-along crowds. These aren't the kind of ghost stories kids tell around the campfire – they are the tales of horror whispered by inmates in the dark, the tales of bloodlust muttered by the insane, the tales of woe and regret whimpered through dying last words.

Some highlights from the Carnival of Suburbia.

Some good gigs coming up in the next few months if you are on the south side of town.

Gigs at the Oakleigh Bowling Club and Caravan Music Club starting next week for the Carnival of Suburbia.

Greg Macainsh, Bob Starkie and Bob Spencer from the Skyhooks playing at the Stopping All Stations Except East Richmond gig at the Caravan Music Club this coming Thursday 8th March.