Dreamers miss World Cup!
After a great gig at the Evelyn with Ice Cream Hands & Klinger Phoebe's Dream are making a great sacrifice missing out on the World Cup Soccer final to play at the Empress Hotel (Cnr Nicholson & Scotchmer sts Nth Fitzroy) on Sunday 30th June with Andrew McCubbin- free entry, PD on at 9pm.
You can video-tape the World cup final but not the Dreamers at the Empress.
Phoebe's Dream play last gigs for 3 months
Phoebe's guitarist John Smarty is heading off to the UK & Europe for 3 months but not before 2 last Melbourne gigs. The band are in top form and have recently been playing some great shows with Ice Cream Hands, Klinger & Andrew Mcubbin. If you still haven't seen the eclectic Phoebe's Dream live then now is your chance to catch the Dreamers one last time! Anyone with good travel survival tips can score a free CD from John at the gigs.
Friday 12 July @ Planet Café 388 Brunswick St Fitzroy
PD on at 9pm - $6 Entry with Dice Age, Gradview Ward & Lillian Thomes
Thursday 18 July @ Pony 68 Little Collins St City
PD on at 10pm - $6 Entry with Laura & Sloppy Joe Slagtime Band
Dreamers miss World Cup!
After a great gig at the Evelyn with Ice Cream Hands & Klinger Phoebe's Dream are making a great sacrifice missing out on the World Cup Soccer final to play at the Empress Hotel (Cnr Nicholson & Scotchmer sts Nth Fitzroy) on Sunday 30th June with Andrew McCubbin- free entry, PD on at 9pm.
You can video-tape the World cup final but not the Dreamers at the Empress.
Phoebe's Dream play with Ice Cream Hands & Klinger
Phoebe's Dream are part of a great line-up of bands (Ice Cream Hands & Klinger) at the Evelyn Hotel (Brunswick st Fitzroy) Friday 14th June (9 pm start) and have been busy recording new songs as well as continuing to promote their new album "Return the Love".
The band have also been chosen for inclusion on Melbourne's Sixpack Records US Sampler: Longneck Volume 1!
This is the band's most important and highest profile gig to date in a year which has seen them meet their idol David Byrne and play some great supports with acts as diverse as the Titanics, TISM and Chuck Jenkins(ICH). We'd love to see you there early with your friends supporting the Dreamers. A big turn out for Phoebe's Dream will help the band with future supports and gigs at the Evelyn and elsewhere.
2005 news
New PD album delayed
Due to our day
jobs, family commitments and general lack of time a new album that
should have finished ages ago is now dragging on, however it will be
finished soon. Just need to tidy up vocals, lyrics and some guitar and
bass parts. Then it will be time to mix the songs, manufacture the CDs
and hit the promotion trail. We are only playing the occassional live show until the new CD is ready. Demo versions of some of the new songs are available for listening here
Phoebe's Dream & Vacant Lanes.
(Afternoon @ 4pm PD on @ 5pm) $5 entry
Sunday 6th March @ the Empress Hotel (corner of Scotchmer and Nicholson streets, North Fitzroy) .
Drawing
from a wide musical palette Phoebe's Dream are back playing their
understated guitar pop opuses in a laid back Sunday afternoon gig. New
songs, old classics and surprise covers will be featured.
Phoebe’s
Dream all love early Bowie, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, throw in a bit of
Flaming Lips and Beck and you have the general idea of the band's
sound. New album out soon.
Phoebe's Dream play early on TUES 15th FEB
After
a great show @ the Empress in December Phoebe's Dream are taking time
out from recording their long overdue 3rd album and teaming up with Big
Sir & Southern Baptist Rebellion for a special show @ the Tote(cnr
Johnston & Wellington sts Collingwood) on Tuesday 15th Feb.
Doors 8 pm. please note PD on early @ 8.15 pm. New songs, old classics
and surprise covers will be featured. $4 entry. CD demos of new songs
given out free on the night.
2004 news
Phoebe's Dream @ Empress 9th Dec
After
a long break mainly relaxing and ocassionally recording, indie guitar
popsters Phoebe's Dream are playing their 1st gig in 9 months @
the Empress (corner of Nicholson & Scotchmer streets, North
Fitzroy) on Thursday 9th Dec with special guests Big Sir & Vacant Lanes. 9pm start (PD on @ 10).
New
songs from a forthcoming album will be performed as well as classic
songs from previous albums Return the Love and Happiness.
$6 entry
FREE demo cds of new songs given away on the night.
Phoebe's Dream-last gig for 3 months
Indie guitar popsters Phoebe's Dream are playing one last gig (SAT 13th March at Good Morning Captain, 20 Johnston st, Collingwood, 9.30 pm-free
entry) before main songwriters Phil & John Smarty and drummer Glenn
Chuck knuckle down to the business of recording their 3rd album. John
is also taking a break for the birth of his 1st child with partner Bea.
New songs from this forthcoming album will be performed live as well as classic songs from previous albums Return the Love and Happiness. Free CD demos of 2 new songs will be available to punters on the night. Also playing at 8.45 is acoustic act Purple.
3 piece Dreamers!
Phoebe's
Dream are temporarily a 3 piece band since Raoul Cervini's departure
after 5 great years of bass playing with the band. John Smarty is now
on bass guitar duties until a new bass player joins.
The band play their 1st full gig in 5 months (debuting new songs & some surprise covers) on Thursday 8th January @ the Town hall Hotel,
33 Errol st Nth Melb with special guests the hugely talented Rod Begbie
& Bozhin (acoustic). Night starts @ 10pm. PD on @ 11pm.
FREE ENTRY and FREE demo cds of new songs given away on the night!!
2003 news
Acoustic tunes
Phil
& John Smarty from Phoebe's Dream will be performing in a rare
acoustic mode at the Corner Hotel, Swan st Richmond this coming Tuesday
night-October 7th @ 9.15pm sharp showcasing some cool new songs. This brief show is part of the PBS Radio Festival of Song Competition. Phoebe's Dream would love to see as many people turn up as possible to cheer us on.
The band have also been included in the 2003 Sixpack Records Longneck sampler CD with a launch planned for Sunday 26th October, also at the Corner Hotel. PD on @ about 6 pm.
Dreamers debut new songs
Phoebe's Dream are debuting new songs from an upcoming
release when they play @ the Cue Bar, 1st floor- 277 Brunswick st
Fitzroy, on Sat 30th August (with Rod Begby & friend-acoustic- and
Lazy 8 coming on last). Night starts at 9pm. PD on @ 10.30pm. $5 entry.The band have also been included in the 2003 Longneck sampler CD.
2 in a row
Saturday 5 July @ Cue Bar, 277 Brunswick st Fitzroy ( with Human Genome Project & Androgony 9.30 pm),
and Thursday 3rd July @ Planet Cafe also in Brunswick st (with Geiger 10pm).
PD play 2 gigs
After
a short break recording new songs local indie guitar popsters Phoebe's
Dream are back playing live and join forces with Run on One &
Tranquilisers at the Cue Bar-1st floor 277 Brunswick st Fitzroy- on
Friday 16th May (Night starts @ 9.30 pm. $5 entry.)
and
at
Good Morning Captain- 20 Johnson st Collingwood- with Strip for Cash
& Andy Kentler (acoustic) on Sunday 18th May (early start 6 pm).
Phoebe's Dream play mystery Talking Heads song-FRID 28 MARCH
Phoebe's
Dream are playing a mystery Talking Heads song and other new songs at
the Cue Bar-1st floor 277 Brunswick st Fitzroy- on Friday 28 March.
Speaking
from his Melbourne home studio where the band are currently recording
new songs Phoebe's guitarist John Smarty said:"We've been
threatening to do a Talking Heads song for ages now especially after
seeing David Byrne's brilliant show at the Regent Theatre over a year
ago now. I was also lucky enough to meet him after the show. As for
which song we have chosen to play at our next gig all I can say is that
it's a track from Talking Heads 3rd album Fear of Music but it won't be Life During Wartime which David Byrne introduced at his concert as being both appropriate and inappropriate".
Joining the Dreamers in a great night of eclectic guitar pop will be Lazy 8. Night starts @ 9.30 pm. $5 entry.
Cue Bar-1st floor 277 Brunswick st Fitzroy- on Friday 21st Feb (with new band Run on One). Night starts @ 10pm. $5 entry. Glenn has recovered from his broken arm!
Phoebe's Dream drummer Glenn Chuck is recovering from a broken armbut will still be cheering the band on when they next play an
experimental and reinterpreted show @ the Cue Bar, 1st floor 277
Brunswick st Fitzroy on Friday 17th January.
Also playing is the talented singer-songwriter Rod Begby with friend Bozhin on electric guitar. Night starts @ 10pm $5entry.
2002 news
Dreamers play Pony
Phoebe's
Dream are playing their last show for the year @ Pony 68- 70 Lt Collins
st City on Sunday Dec 22 with Rod Begby and friend, Lagerphone &
Highway. They'll be playing all the classics from Return the Love plus
lots of great new songs which will be recorded and released some time
next year.
This
has been a great year for Phoebe's Dream with glowing reviews for
current album Return the Love, inclusion on Melbourne's Sixpack Records
US Sampler: Longneck Volume 1, meeting their idol David Byrne and
playing some great shows with acts as diverse as the Ice Cream Hands,
Titanics, TISM and Klinger. Guitarist John Smarty even managed to fit
in a 10 week UK/Europe holiday.
8pm start. PD on @ 9.30. $5 entry
Phoebe's Dream emerge from hibernation
Phoebe's
Dream guitarist John Smarty is back in Melbourne after being spoilt
during his travels in London with great live shows by Morrissey,
Richard Ashcroft, Cornershop, the Streets and too many others to
mention.
To celebrate his return Phoebe's Dream are playing their 1st full show for 4 months on Thursday 31 October at the Town Hall Hotel, 33 Errol st Nth Melb (PD on first @ 10pm-
free entry). Last gig at the Espy was a low key affair due to the
unavoidable absence of bass player Raoul. He is happy to explain his
mysterious absence to any interested punters.
The band are playing all the classics from Return the Loveplus lots of great new songs which will be recorded and released some
time next year. Any good tips to John for overcoming post travelling
blues might score some lucky punters a free CD.
Now is your chance to catch the Dreamers live!
