The Murlocs & Lucy Dacus Headline Boutique By the Meadow Festival

Summer festival season is in full swing. I can never resist catching at least one, although I always approach them with a certain degree of trepidation. You just never know whether the date you’ve booked will be a scorcher. That’s why a festival like By the Meadow 6 makes so much sense. The three-day, two-night music extravaganza hits Bambra from March 29 to 31, once the weather cools a bit!

The event won’t skimp on musical talent though. The Murlocs, Lucy Dacus, Clea, Merpire, and a host of other quality acts have just joined the bill, which already featured The Goon Sax, Collarbones, and Thando. The event is also BYO, so you don’t need to worry about missing bands because you’re stuck in a drinks queue. If your stash gets low, you can also purchase craft beers from Salt Brewing and local Otway Hinterlands wines on site. The pop-up food stalls will also showcase the area’s premium produce. This is a summer festival done right.

General release tickets and camping and glamping packages are on sale now from the By the Meadow 6 website.

Image used with permission from This Much Talent

The Murlocs “Rattle the Chain”

The Murlocs make music like few others. It’s gritty, bluesy, ballsy, and honest. All those adjectives hold true for the Melbourne band’s latest single “Rattle The Chain.”

Those raspy vocals, the guttural moan of a harmonica, I’m in heaven. And to think its vocals and overdubs were recorded in bedroom studios. This is the best kind of raw. If you agree, make sure you catch The Murlocs launching the single around the traps late this month.

25 May 2013 – The Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
31 May 2013 – The Velvet Cave, Sydney
7 June 2013 – The Barwon Club, Geelong

The Murlocs Launch Tee Pee

We might expect an EP called Tee Pee to be full of puerile humour, but instead The Murlocs latest recording offers us a blast from the past.

The five-track EP builds on the fuzzy, harmonica spiced blues the band delivered on their first EP. The mates from Ocean Grove have such as appealing dirtiness about their sound that music lovers young and old can’t help but get on board.

The recording has such a raw sound and spontaneous energy that it’s unsurprising to hear it was recorded in just one weekend in harp player Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s spare room.

I can only imagine how beautifully such an organic EP will translate to the stage. Victorians will get the chance to find out when The Murlocs launch Tee Pee at The Tote on August 31.

Image used with permission from Singhala Music