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Richard Buckner tour

mark  said about 5 years ago  or at  4:57PM on Sunday, February 4 2007 in events

I notice on "The Corner" website that Richard Buckner is touring Australia in April. He is scheduled to play their on the 21st. All good...


switchbladesisters  said about 5 years ago:

with Edith Frost!


fastcanoe  said about 5 years ago:

Grand! Last time I caught him was in Brisbane upstairs at Rics.. fantastic set.. and he got laid thereby nearly missing his plane.


hand hell  said about 5 years ago:

Fucking awesome! I'm looking forward to this.


hand hell  said about 5 years ago:

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switchbladesisters  said about 5 years ago:

no relation?


hand hell  said about 5 years ago:

My way of saying

tumbleweed rolls by

Buckner is fucking genius. When will you kids learn?


switchbladesisters  said about 5 years ago:

I might go... you'll have to convince me, HH.


marcusb  said about 5 years ago:

saw that today ... finally a show to look forward to!!

hand hell speaks the truth .. buckner == genius!!

devotion and doubt is up there in my "all time favourite" records pile


hand hell  said about 5 years ago:

hugs Marcus


thenewmeatloaf  said about 5 years ago:

Devotion + Doubt is the only album of his that I own, but I love it - and I've heard some live recordings that are ab-so-fuckin-lutely phenomenal.

I'll be at this with bells on! Anyone know yet when the Sydney gig is?


mcclap  said about 5 years ago:

He's apparently playing with Edith Frost for their whole Aus/NZ tour and the dates from her website are:

Tue Apr 17 - Auckland NZ @ The Schooner Tavern
Wed Apr 18 - Wellington NZ @ SFBH
Thu Apr 19 - Brisbane AU @ The Troubadour
Fri Apr 20 - Sydney AU @ The Basement Club
Sat Apr 21 - Melbourne AU @ Corner Hotel


mcclap  said about 5 years ago:

Sorry bout the line breaks:

Tue Apr 17 - Auckland NZ @ The Schooner Tavern
Wed Apr 18 - Wellington NZ @ SFBH
Thu Apr 19 - Brisbane AU @ The Troubadour
Fri Apr 20 - Sydney AU @ The Basement Club
Sat Apr 21 - Melbourne AU @ Corner Hotel


fastcanoe  said about 5 years ago:

My favorite album is still The Hill.. beautiful concept, stunning artwork, sweet as fuck sounds. Impasse comes in a close second. Can someone bump this when tickets go on sale please :] Or actually I should stop being a lazy arse and use my calender..


In Finland  said about 5 years ago:

This is on my birthday here. Superb.


blake3030  said about 5 years ago:

I prefer Damien Jurado to Richard Buckner (I deem them similar)... but as it doesn't look like Jurado is gonna be touring anytime soon, i'm definitely happy to settle for Buckner. He's great.


fastcanoe  said about 5 years ago:

Yet again you disgust me Blake.


thenewmeatloaf  said about 5 years ago:

aw fuck, I hate the Basement.


blake3030  said about 5 years ago:

Yet again you disgust me Blake.


Bah!

Jurado is excellent.


kuroneko  said about 5 years ago:

full presser:

Richard Buckner
Edith Frost
with special guest J Walker
Australian Tour April 2007

Richard Buckner & Edith Frost, undoubtedly two of the world's finest contemporary singer-songwriters, are coming to Australia this April to play what will be a series of very special double headline shows.

Buckner has just released his 8th album, Meadow, marking the latest chapter that began in San Francisco in the early 90s & has seen Buckner chase his muse throughout the world many times over. In true Buckner style Meadow delves into the restless energy of the heart, themes of motion vs stillness, all soaring & swelling around Buckner's signature trifecta of enigmatic poetics, swirling melodies, & that voice - oh that voice! - a soothing drawl that's somehow haunting & calming at the same time. With a live show that often sees Buckner wantonly deconstruct & then magnificently rebuild his songs, & that incredible voice which seems to take on a whole other dimension in the live setting, Richard Buckner is an artist not to be missed in his own right.

But when teamed on a bill with someone of the calibre of Edith Frost you know you are guaranteed for something unforgettable. Frost has been called both a chantuese & a country torch singer - but Edith's style of writing, singing & playing is all that & more. Her spin on "country" has many roots - folk, blues, tin-pan alley & jazz - making the eclectic nature of her music a natural thing. "Edith Frost gives new hope for those seeking that kind of introspective, country-tinged singer-songwriter stuff but who're bored to tears with the way it sounds. Over the course of a few generally excellent Drag City albums, Frost has taken the form and given it goose..." (John Payne, LA Weekly).

Joining Richard Buckner & Edith Frost on all east coast shows is the skewed pop genius of J Walker (Machine Translations).

Tour dates & details below. Tickets on sale Friday February 16.

Brisbane
The Troubadour
Thursday April 19
Tickets $36+b/f from www.troubadour.oztix.com.au, phone-sales at Oztix 1300 762 545 or through Skinny's music, Rockinghorse Records or Butterbeat City & Valley.
Presnted by Time Off

Sydney
The Basement
Friday April 20
Tickets $36+b/f from The Basement (www.thebasement.com.au or Ph: 02 9251 2797), Phone charge: Moshtix 02 9209 4614, & all Moshtix retail outlets
Presented by Drum Media

Melbourne
The Corner Hotel
Saturday April 21
Tickets $36+b/f from The Corner Box office, ph: 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com
Presented by Inpress & 3RRR

Adelaide (Richard Buckner only)
The Grace Emily
Sunday April 22
Ticketing info tbc

Richard Buckner "Meadow" out now on Merge/Stomp.
Edith Frost "It's A Game" out now on Drag City/Spunk.


fastcanoe  said about 5 years ago:

J. Walker hey, nice! Haven't seen Machine Translations in years admittedly. Have a feeling I may be gracing the front bar for the Frost set.. just isn't grabbing me.


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blake3030  said about 1 year ago:

New album is done and coming out winter/spring!


turkey_sandwich  said about 1 year ago:

only heard impasse recently and thought it was really good. might chuck the hill on tonight, i haven't heard it in years..


Hellzapoppin  said about 1 year ago:

New album is done and coming out winter/spring!

Who's bringing it out?


monkeyman  said about 10 months ago:

blake3030  said about 10 months ago:

Woo!

This and the new War on Drugs album are all i've been wanting to hear lately.


BigBoysSocks  said about 10 months ago:

new War on Drugs album

How did I miss this? Someone should get these guys out for every festival ever. They're perfect Saturday afternoon listening.


blake3030  said about 10 months ago:

It's awesome! Almost as good as this years Kurt Vile album.


blake3030  said about 9 months ago:

So the new album is pretty alright.


monkeyman  said about 9 months ago:

Awesome album. Up there with his 90s trilogy I reckon.


FrankieTeardrop  said about 9 months ago:

Audio no longer available.
Booo!
Fuckn!!!!


blake3030  said about 9 months ago:

It's for sale now... and also easily illegally downloadable.


FrankieTeardrop  said about 9 months ago:

I know... I'm a bit slow.


Hellzapoppin  said about 7 months ago:

Buckner in murder investigation

It's a little bit old I know, but I hadn't encountered it till today.

Oh, and the new album is supreme.


geneclark70  said about 7 months ago:

Didn't know about either the album or the murder investigation so cheers for the heads up! Interesting n' weird.

Anyone else a fan of his album The Hill? C-l-a-s-s-i-c


Hellzapoppin  said about 7 months ago:

The Hill is an utter masterpiece. The release poster from Spunk records is pretty much the first thing I see when I wake up on the morning.

I might put it on right now actually!


blake3030  said about 7 months ago:

The Hill is probably my favourite. Some amazing moments.


Hellzapoppin  said about 7 months ago:

Any news at all on him touring this way again Blake?


blake3030  said about 7 months ago:

Not that i've seen, but i'm keeping my eyes peeled! I saw something about him doing his first UK shows in many years, so hopefully he's up for another long trip.


Hellzapoppin  said about 7 months ago:

crosses fingers and toes


RobertaC  said about 5 months ago:

Just saw him in August in Seattle while on holiday, he was amazing. His new album is as brilliant as his older stuff, still love Devotion + Doubt above all else. Hoping like hell he'll do a show in Sydney soon... Fingers and toes crossed as well.


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