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Tex Perkins Has A Song As “Catchy As Covid” ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’

Tex Perkins describes his new song with The Fat Rubber Band ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’ “as catchy as covid” and says its merging of pop, rock and blues is a “fully consensual threesome”.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Cruel Sea, Fat Rubber Band, rock, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Twin Set, You Am I

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Tex Perkins Premieres ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band has a new song ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You)’ and an explanation for the song.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Fat Rubber Band, indie, rock, Tex Perkins

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Adalita performs at the Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Adilita Will Perform ‘Tumbling Dice’ At ‘Exile On Main Street’ 50th Anniversary Concert in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Magic Dirt singer Adalita has put her hand up to perform The Rolling Stones’ classic ‘Tumbling Dice’ at the ‘Exile On Main Street’ 50th anniversary show.

Tagged as: 20s, 70s, Adalita, Australia, Exile On Main Street, Magic Dirt, rock, Rolling Stones, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Tumbling Dice, UK

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Tex Perkins Sentenced To One Night In Fremantle Prison

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has been sentenced to perform his ‘The Man In Black’ show at Fremantle Prison for one night in October.

Tagged as: Australia, Fremantle Prison, Johnny Cash, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tim Rogers, Adalita and Tex Perkins To Tour Exile On Main Street

by Paul Cashmere

After performing the Rolling Stones classic ‘Sticky Fingers’, Tim Rogers of You Am I, Adalita from Magic Dirt and Tex Perkins of Cruel Sea will take ‘Exile On Main Street’ on tour to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stones release.

Tagged as: 70s, Adalita, alternative, Australia, Exile On Main Street, Magic Dirt, rock, Rolling Stones, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, You Am I

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Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and Russell Morris are just some of the artists set to perform at Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party.

Tagged as: All Our Exes Live In Texas, Australia, Black Sorrows, bluesfest, Bob Dylan, Emma Donovan, Fiona Boyes, Kevin Borich, Lachy Doley, Lisa Hunt, live music, Nicky Bomba, Roshani, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Tex Perkins, The Brewster Brothers

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New Dates For Uncaged Festival With New Acts

by Paul Cashmere

The Uncaged Festival will now take place across March and April with new additions You Am I, Tex Perkins, The Hard Ons and Shihad.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, metal, music festival, Shihad, Tex Perkins, The Hard-Ons, Uncaged, You Am I

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Tex Perkins Delivers New Fat Rubber Band

by Paul Cashmere

The debut album for Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band has arrived.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Place In The Sun, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Boubon. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Tex Perkins Drains The Swamp With A New Fat Rubber Band Song

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band have flung out a new track ‘Place In The Sun’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Place In The Sun, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Has An New Album With His Fat Rubber Band On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has gone a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll for his new album with The Fat Rubber Band.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Has A Fat Rubber Band

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Tex Perkins has taken the Fat Rubber Band into the studio for an all-new double single coming May 21.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Fat Rubber Band, funk, Tex Perkins

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Adalita, Phil Jamieson, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers To Perform Sticky Fingers Live

by Paul Cashmere

23 April will be the 50th anniversary of the release of the classic Rolling Stones album ‘Sticky Fingers’. Adalita, Phil Jamieson, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers will perform it for you live.

Tagged as: Adalita, Australia, classic rock, rock, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, UK

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Tex Perkins Introduces The Show With Tex Perkins

by Noise11.com

Tex Perkins has started a new online show called The Show with Tex Perkins.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, root, Tex Perkins

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Make It Rain Sells Out, But Online Auction Still On

by Tim Cashmere

Byron Bay’s two-night bushfire benefit gig Make It Rain has sold out both nights, but fans can still bid for a piece of memorabilia to help raise money.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, ARC, Australia, Bernard Fanning, bushfire, Byron Bay, Chris Hemsworth, elsa pataky, Jet, make it rain, New South Wales, Powderfinger, RFS, rural fire service, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Wolfmother

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Byron Bay To Host Huge Bushfire Fundraiser

by Tim Cashmere

Byron Bay will play host to two huge lineups called Make It Rain to raise money for local branches of the Rural Fire Service.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Bernard Fanning, bushfires, Byron Bay, Even, fundraiser, Jet, make it rain, Powderfinger, Tex Perkins, Wolfmother, You Am I

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The Beasts ‘Still Here’ Was Designed As A Final Statement for Spencer P. Jones

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins says The Beasts 2019 release ‘Still Here’ was made as a final statement for his Beasts of Bourbon co-founder Spencer P. Jones.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon

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The Beasts to play more dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts will hit the road again for a series of national dates in November and December.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, indie, punk, rock, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon

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Tex Perkins adds more dates to The Man In Black 10th Anniversary Show

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins’ The Man In Black’ tour has expanded once again.

Tagged as: 60s, Americana, Australia, country, Johnny Cash, roots, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black

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Tex Perkins to headline A Hitch to the Sticks

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will Hitch to the Sticks just after he completes his 2019 season on The Man In Black – The Songs and Story of Johnny Cash’.

Tagged as: A Hitch To The Sticks, alternative, Australia, music festival, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Clocks Up 10 Years With Johnny Cash Show The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has with the Johnny Cash story in ‘The Man In Black – The Songs and Story of Johnny Cash’ earned a Helpmann Award and played to sell-out shows all over Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black, theatre

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Tex Perkins will once again transform into The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will once again don the Johnny Cash uniform to become The Man In Black for shows nationally.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Regional Touring, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins joins the Groundwater Swells Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will be performing the songs of Johnny Cash with his Tennessee Four with Rachel Tidd for the Groundwater Swells Music Festival on the Gold Coast in July.

Tagged as: Australia, Casey Barnes, Graeme Connors, Groundwater Swells Music Festival, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins is taking his Fat Rubber Band to Memo Music Hall this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and his Fat Rubber Band, featuring Matt Walker, will be back at Memo Music Hall on Saturday (2 February, 2019).

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Memo Music Hall, rock, soul, Tex Perkins

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Hear another new song from The Beasts ‘Pearls Before Swine’

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts have previewed another new song from the upcoming ‘Still Here’ album. Check out ‘Pearls Before Swine’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, blues, Boris Sujdovic, Brian Henry Hooper, Charlie Owen, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon, Tony Pola

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The Beasts cover Frank Zappa and Warren Zevon on upcoming album

by Paul Cashmere

When The Beasts release their new album in February you may recognise some older songs from Warren Zevon and Frank Zappa.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Frank Zappa, rock, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon, Warren Zevon

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The Beasts reveal opening acts for 2019 tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts, Tex Perkins new incarnation of The Beasts of Bourbon, will have Dallas Crane, The Johnnys and The Painkillers opening their 2019 shows.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, blues, Boris Sujdovic, Brian Henry Hooper, Charlie Owen, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon, Tony Pola

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The Beasts are Still Here to honour the Beast of Bourbon

by Paul Cashmere

Without Spencer P. Jones and Brian Henry Hooper there is no more Beasts of Bourbon but in their honour there is The Beasts.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, blues, Boris Sujdovic, Brian Henry Hooper, Charlie Owen, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon, Tony Pola

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Tex Perkins and Matt Walker Team For Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and Matt Walker have announced a series of dates together which could see Perkins dusting off a few classic Cruel Sea songs for the tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Matt Walker, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Adds A Second The Man In Black Show For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins’ ‘The Man In Black’ Johnny Cash tribute has a second date for Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black, theatre

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Tex Perkins To Play Another Round of The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will dust off Johnny Cash for another round of The Man In Black in December.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black, theatre

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