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Mike Noga Announces Intimate Single Tour

The Drones’ Mike Noga earned rave reviews for his latest album The Balladeer Hunter and the supporting tour earlier this year, so he figures it’s only fair to hit the road again for the release of the new single “Ballad of an Ordinary Man.”

Instead of slogging it out in the country’s sweaty pubs, Mike’s taking a more civilised approach with three intimate shows in the major capitals. The dates come off the back of his run supporting Jordie Lane, so he should be in fine form. Tickets are available from the venues for the following shows.

27 August 2011 – The Workers Club, Melbourne
2 September 2011 – Beetle Bar, Brisbane
3 September 2011 – The Vanguard, Sydney

Image used with permission from Other Tongues

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Mike Noga Tours The Balladeer Hunter

The Balladeer Hunter, the sophomore solo album from The Drones’ drummer Mike Noga hits record stores today. To celebrate Mike’s announced that he’ll play a string of shows in May. That should give us all time to get familiar with the new material!

Mike should be in fine form as he’s just returned from a European tour that saw him supporting Band of Horses. He’ll play his Australian gigs alongside longtime collaborators Pat Bourke, or Dallas Crane, and Gus Agars of The Gin Club. They should be well and truly familiar with the material as they also appeared on the album.

Tickets for the following shows are on sale now from the venues.

7 May 2011 – The Toff, Melbourne
12 May 2011 – Jive Bar, Adelaide
13 May 2011 – The Republic Bar, Hobart
14 May 2011 – Norfolk Basement, Fremantle
15 May 2011 – The Bird, Northbridge
18 May 2011 – Notes, Sydney
19 May 2011 – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba
20 May 2011 – Step Inn, Brisbane

Image used with permission from Other Tongues

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

The Drones Drummer Mike Noga Releases Second Solo Album

The Drones drummer Mike Noga will follow up his 2006 solo album Folk Songs this April with the release of The Balladeer Hunter.

The album came about through Mike’s despair with the current state of radio playlists.

“Upon flicking through the FM dial with careless abandon one day, it occurred to me that no matter how hard I looked, I could not, for the life of me, find any true SOUL in the songs that were being handed back to me on a static plate,” he said in a statement.

And so he set about righting the situation, gathering his Gentlemen of Fortune bandmates Pat Bourke of Dallas Crane and Gus Agars of The Gin Club to lay some tracks down. It took them just two days to record the album, which is testimony to the professionalism of these musos. It delivers that soul that’s so lacking on the popular charts with its mix of folk ballads and rock tunes.

The Balladeer Hunter hits record stores around the country on April 1.

Image used with permission from Other Tongues