Tess McKenna has five releases, including three albums with a fourth waiting in the wings.
Tess has toured her music extensively, supporting artists such as Nick Cave & Lucinda Williams; has played her music from as far as the Woodford Folk Festival to the East Coast Roots & Blues Festival in Byron Bay, from the Melbourne Concert Hall to Austin's SXSW Music Festival in Texas, USA.
Hundred Fire Management presents a very special Friday Night Fire on Grand Final eve, Friday September 25, at Edinburgh Castle. On a weekend usually associated with the big men of sport, Friday Night Fire will feature three of the best female acts in Melbourne. Kick this huge weekend off with Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Suzannah Espie and Krista Polvere. Doors at 9pm.
Sun Like Blood open at the Noise Bar Friday Octber 3rd for Spider Goat Canyon, Lucy's Crown, Eve's Protege and The Committal. Doors open 8pm and entry is $10, Sun Like Blood on stage 8.30pm!
hey there...I've got 2 gigs to launch my new cd "in the breeze"...thursday 3 July @ The Afterdark w/ Nick Larkins and the Bones, Francine Poisson, Adam Sweet...but on saturday 5 July @ Bender Bar i need a suppport act (no money in it, sorry)...anyone interested doing a 45 minute set?
I am looking for help (venues, booking agents, bands/acts to do shows with) to set up a tour, this coming October and November 2008. I plan to start with the west coast of the U.S. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, then into Canada; Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, then back to the U.S. to Duluth (have to see where Bob came from, I played Greenwich Village December 2007, so the journey continues…), then through North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, over to nashville, then into Texas and back to Dallas where I lived and played 21 years ago, and of course Austin, then through New Mexico and Arizona back to L.A. to fly back home to Melbourne. Waiting to hear from you
I am releasing my new CD 'Post Modern Folk' this Friday 16 December, free entry, 9-11pm @ Bender Bar, 635 High street, Thornbury. It is also my farewell show to Melbourne, as I will be living in Barcelona in 2008!
Hello tess I met you a few times back in 1988 I have 4 freshly squeezed songs for you to download and a new video. I trust you find them tasty and sweet. Post a comment and let me know how they hit you. Hasta leugo Jon S Williams