Freshly debuted: The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Show. Revisiting many of the Matchbox faves with a band built around brothers Mic and Jim Conway. To a capacity crowd (and more) at The Cat and Fiddle Hotel (Balmain)... the band began to finds its feet. Awesome support from ukulele phenom Azo Bell. Next outing: Woodford Folk Festival. -----------
Pictured: Joel Tarling's fab artwork for the band.
------------------------Sound-checking the jug.
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The capacious bootleg of a passionate fan has been opened (on YouTube)... with some nice copy-writing:
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"The debut performance of a new superband brought together by the Conway brothers Mic and Jim..."
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"The Re-Formed (but not reformed) Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band"
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JUG BAND MUSIC (featuring duelling jugs)
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YOUR FEET'S TOO BIG
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THAT CAT IS HIGH
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NAGASAKI
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COCAINE HABIT
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BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME (buried within the anal annals of Facebook).
Warts and all, baby!
Meanwhile: From the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival 2011 (Byron Bay). Here's Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band (re-ignited) a part of a package of BLUESFEST SNIPPETS posted on Youtube by a wonderful fan.
