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April Highlights at the Hardys Bay Club
Trent Crawford Duo
Saturday 9 April, 7:30pm
Often known as the Punk Rock Hillbilly, Trent Crawford will be bringing his unique brand of music to the club on Saturday 9th April with the Trent Crawford Duo.
Born (1976) and raised on the Central Coast of New South Wales Australia, Trent has managed to play all over this great country of ours, and abroad. He started playing guitar around the age of 16. His father is still an avid guitarist, and the reason he picked one up in the first place.
Trivia with El Triviachi
Thursday 14 & 21 April, 7:30pm
Get a team together, and try your luck at Trivia with El Triviachi this school holiday.
Prepare for three-rounds of the trickiest trivia around with your hosts El Triviachi.
With heaps of multimedia questions and prizes, it's the best trivia night this side of the Rio Grande!
TheRetrospectives
Saturday 16 April, 7:30pm
TheRetrospectives philosophy is simple: get the crowd on the dance floor and keep them there!
They do this by being selective with the tracks they choose – catchy, upbeat, well-known old favourites you can sing along to - many of which you just don’t hear other bands playing.
Some of the tracks you just might hear on the night include: Counting the beat, Kung-Fu Fighting, Mamma Mia, I See Red, Boots Are Made for Walking, Lonely Boy, 500 Miles, I Ran, Turning Japanese, and Video Killed the Radio Star.
TheRetrospectives...ready to party!
Good Times She Wrote
Saturday 23 April, 7:30pm
Good Times She Wrote are a dynamic duo based on the Central Coast of NSW consisting of members Dominique Morgan and Jesse O'Neill-Hutchin.
They explore both covers and originals and have a wide base of songs on set.
Dom & Jess experiment with jazz, blues, pop, soul, folk and funk in their set and can provide an up and dancing atmosphere for all who cannot resist tapping along to some classic hits and creative vibes.
Playing at many pub and hotel venues across NSW these young yet experienced artists have pleased and amazed many crowds of all ages. Recently playing shows at Bowral,Kincumber Hotel, Avoca Bowling Club, Perisher/Jindabyne venues and the list goes on. As well as providing live entertainment in pubs and hotels, Good times she wrote have played in local festivals such as Mountain Sounds 2014 and the annual 5 Lands walk Central Coast and are also available for hire at private functions.
Harry Hookey
Saturday 30 April, 7:30pm
Burra. Gympie. Parachilna. Wangaratta. You name a town in Australia, chances are Harry Hookey has played it, probably in the last month. This is a man who lives and breathes the troubadour tradition.
“That’s sort of the aim of the game,” he smiles. “Most weeks I’ll have four or five gigs and just keep it happening. I’ve slept in my car a lot over the last couple of years. That’s my main address. And Australia’s a great country for it too: you meet a lot of cool people.”
That’s been the lot of this Gippsland-born boy who gave up the country for the city, and life as a would-be lawyer for life as a roaming musician.
“I listen to a bit of country music, but I’m mainly from a folky background. I’m a big fan of the early Dylan records, a bit of Woody Guthrie, early Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, all that sort of stuff. That’s what I grew up listening to and then branched out into rock, and then found country a bit later with Hank Williams. I think my music’s a reflection of all those tastes, all mixed together,” he says, “somewhere between James Taylor and Nirvana.”
The result of that unique mesh of influences is Misdiagnosed, Hookey’s twelve track debut album, recorded with his friend, producer and mentor Nash Chambers.
This article archived 6 Jun 2016
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