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Diary of a 60's Cover Band
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We have now added an incredible new song to our repertoire from one
of the most influential US psychedelic bands of the 60's, Vanilla
Fudge. It's their 1967 upside down version of the hit by the Supremes
"You
Keep Me Hanging On". Check it out!
Last year we added the astonishing song "Something
in the Air", recorded in 1969 by the one hit wonder
band Thunderclap Newman. They were put together by Pete Townsend
around a drug addled drummer (Speedy Keene) and an eccentric jazz
pianist (Thunderclap Newman). The song has a killer middle
instrumental section.
Our most requested song is "Everlovin' Man" by The
Loved Ones. We added this song
in 2006 in honour of the late great
Gerry Humphries. Dennis does the most astonishing version you've heard
bar the original. See him in action here.
Remember the 60's?
The 60's were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent
time of great social and technological change: assassination,
unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, Camelot, civil rights,
women's liberation, a controversial and divisive war in Vietnam, the
first manned landing on the moon, peace marches, World's Fairs, flower
power, great TV and film and sexual freedom.
Please note:
The Substitutes are based in
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Experience incredible music from an incredible time in Version 1.1 of the The
'60s TIME MACHINE This
is a rare opportunity to see two wildly different bands celebrating the
'60s!
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Glasshouse
Hotel, 51 Gipps St, Collingwood
Saturday
July 26, 2008. Doors
open 8:00 pm, $10
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The
Ska Vendors
The Ska Vendors
are an eight piece Melbourne band. Going since 2004,
they have shared stages with names such as Neville
Staples, The Specialbeat, Loin Groin, Bomba, Area 7, The
Trojan Horns (R.I.P), John Lewis, The Casino Rumblers
and a load more. They tip their hats to the Jamaican
pioneers, the two tone legends from the UK as well as
the myriad of great Melbourne ska bands that have all
had an influence on their sound.
Click
HERE
to see a short clip of The Ska Vendors at the
Williamstown RSL.
What
is Ska music?
Ska
is a music genre that originated in
Jamaica
in the late 1950s and was a precursor to rocksteady and
reggae. Ska
combined elements of
Caribbean
mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and
blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line,
accented guitar or piano rhythms on the offbeat, and in
some cases, jazz-like horn riffs. In the early 1960s,
ska was the dominant musical genre of
Jamaica
, and it was also popular with British mods.
Prince
Buster, is a musician from
Kingston
,
Jamaica
and widely regarded as one of the most important figures
in the history of ska and rocksteady music. The records
he made on the Blue Beat label in the 1960s inspired
many reggae and ska artists.
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