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PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL
FRI Mar 10 - Big Top Stage – 7.45PM
SAT Mar 11 – Fiddlers Green Stage – 4PM – Free to the public!!
SAT Mar 11 – Community Centre Theatre – 10PM
SUN Mar 12 – Railway Stage – 2.30PM – Free to the public!!

SAT Mar 18 – The Espy front bar in St Kilda
The Espy & VB Alive Present…
Espy Triathlon – Festival Launch Party – Free across the entire venue!
Featuring Labjacd, Josh Owen Band, The Melodics, SIB, Agency Dub Collective, Combat Wombat, Watusi (Syd), The Steppers, Hotel Diablo, The Sneaker Trio, Phil Para Band & Spoonful

SUN Mar 19 – Mordialloc By The Bay, Food & Wine Fest

Returning from their first international tour of New Zealand, and
their triumphant appearance with Xavier Rudd, Blue King Brown and TZU
at the inaugural Lewy Day Out festival in Tasmania, the Josh Owen
Band will be back in full force in Victoria for these dates:

Feb:
Sat 18th: 11th annual Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival, Bruthen, Vic.
www.bruthenblues.org

Fri 24th: Criterion Hotel 163 Barker St, Castlemaine, 5472-2610 9 pm,
free

Sat 25th: The Evelyn, 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9 pm $8. with
special guest Sib. Ph 9419 5500

Sun 26th: Heritage 3059, 3059 Frankston Flinders Rd Balnarring
Victoria 3926 4 pm free. ph 5983 2597

March 10,11,12: Port Fairy Folk Festival

The Josh Owen Band Live CD is now in its 2nd pressing after being available to the public for only 7 weeks!
It’s available in stores all around Australia through MGM and Josh is busy recording a new studio EP, which he will launch nationally later this year.

In the meantime, you can check out his funkadelic roots music for the soul at:

The Espy Front Bar, St Kilda with De Ja Groove, Symbiosis and Ronit on Friday 19 August - no charge
Limelight in Geelong, Crnr of Moorabool & Ryrie Streets on Friday 26 August - $5
Ruby’s in Belgrave, 1648 Burwood Hwy on Saturday 27 August - $8

Sunday 24 April at Davey’s
Crnr Davey Street & Nepean Hwy in Frankston, free entry from 6pm

Sunday 24 April at The Evelyn Hotel with PORNLAND at their last ever gig!
351 Brunswick St, from 9pm

MAY GIGS
Sunday 1 May at The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick St, free entry from 9pm

Sunday 8 May at The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick St, free entry from 9pm

Thurs 12 May at the Espy Hotel - Lounge Bar
11 The Esplanade, St Kilda with The Froze as support

Sunday 15 May at The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick St, free entry from 9pm

Wednesday 18 May at the Corner Hotel - Soulshine Benefit with Lior, Love Outside Andromeda, Emily Ulman, Rob Sawyer and Paper Crane!
61 Swan Street, Richmond, tix $18 + bf from the Corner Box Office, www.cornerhotel.com or ring
9427 9198 - For more info please visit www.soulshine.com.au

Friday 20 May at the Dorset Gardens Hotel with The Black Sorrows
Croydon VIC - Ring 9725 6211 for Tix

Sunday 22 May at The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick St, free entry from 9pm

Saturday 28 May at the Elsternwick Hotel
259 Brighton Rd Elwood, free entry from 10 pm

And look out for Josh’s debut EP release - COMING SOON!

Fri 18th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Frankston Guitar Festival Entertainment Centre Stage - 4.30pm

Sat 19th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 6pm

Sun 20th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 3pm

Sun 20th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9pm - 1am

Good Friday 25 March at Barbukka
279 Smith St, free entry

Easter Sunday 28 March at The Evelyn with New Zealand dub reggae band Sola Rosa!
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, $7 cover charge from 9pm

Josh will be bringing his funky guitar to Moomba and has just been confirmed for 3 performances at the Frankston Guitar Festival!

Here’s the gig list:

Fri 11th Mar at Barbukka
279 Smith St, Fitzroy. 9pm - 12 no charge

Sun 13th Mar at The Moomba Riverstage
Alexandra Gardens at 6.45pm

Sun 13th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am

Fri 18th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Frankston Guitar Festival Entertainment Centre Stage - 4.30pm

Sat 19th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 6pm

Sun 20th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 3pm

Sun 20th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am

The Josh Owen Band has just finished playing at the Myer Music Bowl as part of the tsunami day benefit for the Melbourne International Music Festival and this week begins a new Sunday residency at the Evelyn Hotel!

Josh will also be bringing his phat funk sounds to Moomba and the Frankston Guitar Festival so listen up and get ready to feel the funk!

Here’s the gig list:

Sun 6th Mar: at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy -The Josh Owen Band plays the first of Josh’s new Sunday residency gigs from 9:30 ­ 1 am

Fri 11th Mar at Barbukka
279 Smith St, Fitzroy. 9pm - 12 no charge

Sun 13th Mar at The Moomba Riverstage
Alexandra Gardens at 6.45pm

Sun 13th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am

Friday 18th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Frankston Guitar Festival Entertainment Centre Stage - 4.30pm

Sun 20th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 3pm

Sun 20th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am

Thurs 24th Feb at The Espy
Front Bar with Jaimi Faulkner band as support. Jaimi at 9:30, Josh at 10:30 til 1 am. - no charge

Fri 25th Feb at Cherry Bar
ACDC Lane, City. Australian Music Week Showcase ­ Josh is onstage at 8 pm for 30 minutes - no charge

Sat 26th Feb at Barbukka
279 Smith St, Fitzroy. 9 pm ­ 12 - no charge

Sun 27th Feb at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
12 noon onstage at the Melbourne International Music Festival Tsunami Benefit! Tix thru ticketmaster7 at ticketmaster7.com.au or on 13 61 00

Sun 6th Mar: at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy -The Josh Owen Band plays the first of Josh’s new Sunday residency gigs from 9:30 ­ 1 am

Fri 11th Mar at Barbukka
279 Smith St, Fitzroy. 9pm - 12 no charge

Sun 13th Mar at The Moomba Riverstage
Alexandra Gardens at 6.45pm

Sun 13th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am

Friday 18th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Frankston Guitar Festival Entertainment Centre Stage - 4.30pm

Sun 20th Mar at the Frankston Guitar Festival
Arts Centre Forecourt - 3pm

Sun 20th Mar at The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy - Sunday residency from 9.30 - 1am