Renowned from Stockholm to Los Angeles as Australia's wildest and most gifted exponents of authentic Rockabilly, Wes Pudsey and the Sonic Aces have, over the course of ten years and more than a thousand live performances, earned themselves a reputation for crafting some of the most memorable anthems to emerge from their native country's independent music scene.
Formed by singer songwriter Wes Pudsey in mid-1997, the four-piece outfit launched such a successful assault on their native Sydney’s premier live music venues, including the Annandale Hotel, the Iron Duke Hotel, and Bar Broadway, that they soon found themselves joining one of the country’s biggest recording acts at the Enmore Theatre. Opening for You Am I in August, 1997, the Sonic Aces’ exhilarating music and performance had the audience of 3000 plus howling for more.
Since those early days, Wes and the Aces have performed extensively all along the east coast of their homeland, as well as tours abroad in Europe and New Zealand. At home, they have toured with a variety of visiting overseas acts, including Southern Culture on the Skids, Restless, the Space Cadets, Stan Perkins, the son of legendary Rockabilly Pioneer Carl Perkins, The Go Getters, Slim Jim Phantom and Wanda Jackson.
Following the 1999 release of the group's ground-breaking debut album My Baby Rocks Like Betty Page, with its acclaimed singles My Baby Looks Like Betty Page and Maybe, four Sonic Aces numbers were featured on the Preston Records compilation Preston Rockabilly at the end of that year. Like its predecessors, Wes and the Aces' album release for 2005 There's Gonna Be A Rumble continued to showcase the songwriting and performance skills that have earned the band a name as one of the world's hottest roots music acts.
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Subculture Weekend Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November at The Sandringham Hotel, Newtown - flash, new! big upstairs room! Mother Truckers all set to rev the engine up on Black Friday 13 November. Hope to see you there!
12 / 13 MARCH 2010 at Live CLub - via mazzini 58 TREZZO SULL'ADDA (MILAN) - ITALY www.getrhythm.it
Live on stage:
BARRENCE WHITFIELD (USA) With the Seatsniffers (BE)
49 SPECIAL (POR)
JESSE AND THE ORBITS (UK)
SLIM SLIP AND THE SLIDERS (UK)
THE BRICATS (DE)
CARL AND THE RHYTHM ALL STARS (FR)
Plus top Djs from around the world: Tracy Dick (UK) Steve Stack-O-Wax (UK) Silvia (DE) Sputnik (NL) Plus SPECIAL GUEST: Dj Henry (IT) From Rollin' and Tumblin' R&B Club
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Barbeque Party on saturday afternoon at Live CLub
Cars contest BEST 6 PRE '65
shuttle service from ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT TO HOTEL PRIMO MAGGIO (agreed hotel with best prices for the festival)
shuttle service from HOTEL PRIMO MAGGIO to LIVE CLUB
A night where the obscure is embraced, the unexpected is to be expected, and quirkiness is quintessential! Betty Boop BOHO Nights are a melting pot of artistic entertainment, serving up fresh jazz, gypsy, and rockabilly musical acts. Mixed with a saucy blend of burlesque, swing, circus, and performance art, garnished with thematic live drawing and spontaneous fine art, this will be a night not to me missed.