Tag: The Good Ship

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The Griswolds Release Live Digital Boat Cruise EP

Last November, The Griswolds took a boat cruise around Sydney Harbour with some lucky fans and some of their best music industry pals including Pepa Knight of Jinja Safari, Jake Stone of Bluejuice, Nick McKenzie of Deep Sea Arcade, and Castlecomer. If you couldn’t be there, good news. The band’s released an EP, The Good Ship, capturing all of the craziness and killer tunes.

Listening to these live songs is the perfect primer for The Griswolds upcoming North American tour supporting Walk the Moon. If you’re Stateside, make sure you don’t miss these Aussie juggernauts when they visit a town near you.

10 March 2015 – House of Blues, San Diego
12 March 2015 – Palladium, Los Angeles
13 March 2015 – House of Blues, Anaheim (SOLD OUT)
14 March 2015 – Masonic, San Francisco
16 March 2015 – CATALYST, Santa Cruz
17 March 2015 – Ace of Spades, Sacramento (SOLD OUT)
19 March 2015 – Roseland, Portland
20 March 2015 – Neptune, Seattle (SOLD OUT)
21 March 2015 – Neptune, Seattle (SOLD OUT)
22 March 2015 –  Commodore, Vancouver
25 March 2015 – Fillmore Auditorium, Denver
26 March 2015 – Granada Theater, Lawrence
27 March 2015 – First Ave, Minneapolis
28 March 2015 – First Ave, Minneapolis (SOLD OUT)
29 March 2015 – Orpheum Theatre, Madison
31 March 2015 – Egyptian Room, Indianapolis
1 April 2015 – Bogarts, Cincinnati (SOLD OUT)
2 April 2015 – LC Pavillion, Columbus (SOLD OUT)
3 April 2015 – House of Blues, Cleveland (SOLD OUT)
4 April 2015 – House of Blues, Chicago (SOLD OUT)
7 April 2015 – The Fillmore, Detroit
8 April 2015 – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
9 April 2015 – Lupos, Providence
10 April 2015 – Asylum, Portland
11 April 2015 – House of Blues, Boston (SOLD OUT)
13 April 2015 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia (SOLD OUT)
14 April 2015 – Terminal 5, New York (SOLD OUT)
15 April 2015 – Terminal 5, New York
16 April 2015 – 9:30 Club, Washington (SOLD OUT)
17 April 2015 – 9:30 Club, Washington (SOLD OUT)
20 April 2015 – Mercury Ballroom, Louisville
21 April 2015 – Orange Peel, Asheville
23 April 2015 – Cone Denim Entertainment Center, Greensboro
24 April 2015 – Cannery, Nashville (SOLD OUT)
25 April 2015 – Tabernacle, Atlanta (SOLD OUT)
26 April 2015 – State Theatre, Tampa (SOLD OUT)
27 April 2015 – Revolution, Fort Lauderdale
29 April 2015 – House of Blues, New Orleans
30 April 2015 – House of Blues, Houston
1 May 2015 – South Side Ballroom, Dallas
2 May 2015 – Stubb’s, Austin
4 May 2015 – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
6 May 2015 – Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque
7 May 2015 – Rialto, Tucson
9 May 2015 – House of Blues, Las Vegas

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The Good Ship Plays Shows to Support The Seven Seas

With Kat Cooke swapping her trumpet for a microphone, The Good Ship are preparing to launch their recently released third studio album, The Seven Seas.

What I love most about this Brisbane band is that they do it their way. No one else is singing sea shanties like the lead single “World Spin Round,” a dark number which tells of a boy looking to exact revenge upon the sea for taking his father and brother. More than just a gimmick, the eight-piece’s unique musical outlook is backed up by plenty of talent.

The Seven Seas was inspired by their sell-out hybrid musical theatre show, so it’s going to be best experienced on the stage. Fans can do just that when The Good Ship play the following shows along Australia’s East Coast.

15 November 2013 – The Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane (All Ages)
7 December 2013 – Spectrum, Sydney
8 December 2013 – The Toff in Town, Melbourne
13 December – Festival of the Sun, Port Macquarie

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The Good Ship Announce Album Tour

A few months after they teased us with the lead single “Seven Seas,” The Good Ship are preparing to unleash their grandly titled second album O’ Exquisite Corpse.

The follow-up to 2010’s Avast! Wretched Sea features the dark beauty and debauched lyrics we’ve come to expect from Queensland’s pirate rockers.

The Good Ship will celebrate the album’s July release with an East Coast tour. Catch this quirky Aussie act at the following shows.

29 June 2012 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore
6 July 2012 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
14 July 2012 – The Zoo, Brisbane
3 August 2012 – Great Northern, Newcastle
4 August 2012 – Good God Small Club, Sydney
11 August 2012 – The Rails, Byron Bay (Free)
12 August 2012 – Nimbin Hotel, Nimbin (Free)

Image used with permission from Footstomp Music

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The Good Ship Return with “Seven Seas”

The Good Ship wowed me with the unique pirate rock of their debut album Avast! Wretched Sea. Now two years later they’re back with a brand new batch of music.

“Seven Seas” is the first single to come from the Brisbane’s band’s second album, which will finally hit stores in the middle of the year. It gets inside the head of a sea loving man serving time for murder and craving his beloved ocean.

To make amends for the extended delay in The Good Ship goodness, the band’s giving away the single, and a cover of Ween’s “Object,” through their website. And they’re also hitting the East Coast for a long awaited tour. Here are all the places you can catch them singing their modern sea shanties in the coming months.

13 April 2012 – The Vanguard, Sydney
14 April 2012 – The Grace Darling, Melbourne
20 April 2012 – Beetle Bar, Brisbane
28 April 2012 – Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna
3 May 2012 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore

Image source: The Good Ship Bandcamp page

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The Good Ship Tour Double A-Side Single

If celebrating the oft forgotten musical genre of pirate-rock wasn’t enough to set themselves apart, The Good Ship have decided to make an impact with a big double single. The band is celebrating the release of the double A-sider “Bury Me/I Can Make Her Laugh” with an Aussie tour.

If you love a good sea shanty with questionable lyrics, this is your kind of tour. If you’re still not convinced, feast your eyes on this awesome animated music video for “Bury Me.” It’s probably better that I show you this than the one for “I Can Make Her Laugh” with the bondage mistresses!

You can catch those lovable rogues from The Good Ship at the following shows.

19 March 2011 – Pacific Hotel, Yamba
20 March 2011 – Treehouse on Belongil, Byron Bay
25 March 2011 – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
26 March 2011 – The Hub, Launceston
1 April 2011 – Ruby’s Lounge, Melbourne
2 April 2011 – The Evelyn, Melbourne
9 April 2011 – Joe’s Waterhole, Eumundi
10 April 2011 – Rics Bar, Brisbane
17 April 2011 – Peregian Originals, Peregian Beach
30 April 2011 – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
7 May 2011 – Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna (3pm show)
7 May 2011 – The Joynt, South Brisbane (8 pm show)
20 May 2011 – The Great Northern, Newcastle
21 May 2011 – The Vanguard, Sydney
27 May 2011 – The Loft, Gold Coast

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All Aboard The Good Ship

I don’t hear a lot of music describing itself as porno-pirate-folk-rock, but there couldn’t be a better description for Brisbane act The Good Ship.

Just as naughty as captain Jack Sparrow but not as camp, the band have just released their beautifully bawdy debut Avast! Wretched Sea. The single “These Are a Few of My Favourite Flings” is just a taste of the original opus.

To celebrate the single release, the motley crew will travel up and down the East Coast. If you love pirates, archaic instruments, and a damn good time make sure you catch The Good Ship at one of the following shows.

29 October 2010 – “Shiver Me Pumpkins” Halloween Show @ The Troubadour, Brisbane
30 & 31 October 2010 – Nimbin Hotel, Nimbin
5 November 2010 – The Excelsior Hotel, Surry Hills
20 November 2010 – Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne
21 November 2010 – The Tote, Melbourne
27 November 2010 – Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
4 December 2010 – The Joynt, South Brisbane
7 December 2010 – 2 January 2011 – The Woodford Folk Festival

Image used with permission from Heapsaflash