Josh Owen has just returned from his first international tour (NZ) and is plannning a wider assualt on international stages due to reorders flowing in from their new Japanese distribution deal!
“The Melbourne based talented funk trio Josh Owen Band is full of funk, reggae, and roots taste. Josh’s melodic and funky tunes remind me of Prince (Josh sounds like he inherited Prince’s DNA for musical talent), and his laid-back melody has hooks of “Surf Music”. I can’t wait to listen to their upcoming studio recording album.”
-Jun Maegawara, Ad Lib Magazine, Tokyo, Nov 05
You can see the Josh Owen Band live in Victoria at these gigs:
Saturday March 4: Elsternwick Hotel Crnr Brighton & Glen Huntly Rds, Elwood 9 pm free ph 9531 3218
Sunday March 5: Brunswick Festival Fringe - Josh Owen Solo
March 10,11,12: Port Fairy Folk Festival
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Josh Owen describes his music as “modern soul”. “I don’t care whether it’s funk, or blues or reggae, the thing that really defines good music for me is that essential element of soul.”
Pedro Manoy of Sydney’s Drum Media has dubbed it “Josh Owen’s Brunswick St Beat”. ‘6pm’, the debut studio EP from The Josh Owen Band has been released to fantastic early reviews.
Beat magazine’s Jesse Shrock wrote: “…this ep is sure to win The Josh Owen Band plenty of new fans and serve as another stepping stone on their path to glory.”
You can catch Josh with the band performing songs from both ‘6pm’ and the critically acclaimed 2005 album “The Josh Owen Band Live” (which was listed in the top 10 CDs of 2005 by Lee Howard of the Herald Sun !) at the following gigs:
January 5th – Josh Owen Band supported by Blue King Brown at the Beach Road Hotel 71 Beach Rd cnr Glenayr Ave, Bondi. Info on (02) 9130 7247.
January 14th - Josh Owen Band with The Offcuts, Honeymaker and Sib at the Espy in the front bar from 9pm. No charge.
January 21st - Josh Owen Band at the Frankston Sea Festival (page 100 in the Melway, Ref A-8), no cover charge. Josh is on stage at 7pm. Further info available at www.frankston.vic.gov.au.
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