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Just saying … the AUSSIES are back … tour start tomorrow

21.11. DE - Wilhelmshaven - Pumpwerk
22.11. DE - Dormagen - Street Life . SOLD OUT lol
23.11. NL - Oude-Meer - The Shack
27.11. DE - Delmenhorst - DIVArena
28.11. DE - Lippstadt - Don Quijote
29.11. NL - Roermond - De Weegbrug lol
30.11. DE - Blues Rhede - Rhede lol cool lol
01.12. F - 4.12. Paris
03.12. NL - Joel Purkess drum clinic im Nix en Meer in Enschede, ab 20 Uhr.
06.12. NL - Hoogland/Amersfoort - Cafe de Noot lol
08.12. DE - Krefeld - Kulturrampe lol
10.12. NL - Enschede - Nix en Meer
11.12. DE - Dortmund - Blue Notez lol
12.12. DE -  Singwitz - Kesselhauslager
13.12. DE - Forst - Manitu
14.12. DE - Juke Joint Quetsche - Weisswasser

Oh YEAH !!! ROCK'N'ROLL !!! CRAZY TIMES AHEAD cool

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Blues Rhede and Enschede for me for sure!! maybe some more!!

Crazy times Eva but so nice!!

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Blues Rhede and Enschede for me for sure!! maybe some more!!

Crazy times Eva but so nice!!

OMG …this band is like a natural force !!! They burned down that house !!! Life begins at 40 knots !!!

Thought 6 gigs would be enough … maybe not !!!

CU @ Blues Rhede lol cool lol

Tomorrow Ian Siegal & Jimbo Mathus @ Amersfoort … high time to pick up my reserved ticket for Mason Rack !!!

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Last night at The Shack they made a great party. The house was packed and the owners were very happy they used enough nails to keep the roof on the house... Funny thing: in the audience was a man on wooden shoes (really!) and Mason let him take them off to use them as a drumkit wink

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Saturday 6 December - MASON RACK @ Café de Noot, Amersfoort, NL

Hoo Hoo Hoo

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Saturday 6 December - MASON RACK @ Café de Noot, Amersfoort, NL

Hoo Hoo Hoo

O yeah, fun we had!!!

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bibi wrote:
Blues Sissi wrote:

Saturday 6 December - MASON RACK @ Café de Noot, Amersfoort, NL

Hoo Hoo Hoo

O yeah, fun we had!!!

Loads of fun :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SMP-Eq_hJM

Mason opening the second set on Didgeridoo … something he didn't play for a long long time … and then inviting a special guest on stage … !!!

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Anyone interested in supporting the production of Mason Rack's next album???

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/89 … nav_search

Have a look and let's kick it !!!

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Blues Sissi wrote:

Anyone interested in supporting the production of Mason Rack's next album???

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/89 … nav_search

Have a look and let's kick it !!!

Got my pledge in...  Hopefully a bit UK interest will lure him over here....

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I love what I learn on here! Hadn't heard of Mason Rack until now, even though he's obviously been doing it for some time and is from this country (albeit based 9hrs drive away). Love the YouTubes, especially the lap steel stuff and have found he'll be in my neck of the woods a couple times over the next 2 months. Will check out.
I got to see Govt Mule last year, who I probably I wouldn't have been aware of if not from this forum. (That was at a somewhat bigger venue than MRB will be playing).

Re crowdfunding - I'm in! I supported my favourite new Australian band (not blues though, The Delta Riggs - playing as I type at SXSW in Austin, TX) to record their first full-length CD and first US tour. It was a blast seeing those come to fruition and the sense of ownership caused me to repeatedly hassle my local record store if the stock was low smile
And... they seem to no longer need the help!

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shadowblue wrote:

I love what I learn on here! Hadn't heard of Mason Rack until now, even though he's obviously been doing it for some time and is from this country (albeit based 9hrs drive away). Love the YouTubes, especially the lap steel stuff and have found he'll be in my neck of the woods a couple times over the next 2 months. Will check out.
I got to see Govt Mule last year, who I probably I wouldn't have been aware of if not from this forum. (That was at a somewhat bigger venue than MRB will be playing).

Re crowdfunding - I'm in! I supported my favourite new Australian band (not blues though, The Delta Riggs - playing as I type at SXSW in Austin, TX) to record their first full-length CD and first US tour. It was a blast seeing those come to fruition and the sense of ownership caused me to repeatedly hassle my local record store if the stock was low smile
And... they seem to no longer need the help!

cool Great to hear that some of you also pledged cool
And you need to see the band live … pure energy … great fun …
Looking forward when the band will be back in Europe - hopefully with a new album lol

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Well, the Kickstarter was successful and the latest word is that they're heading for the studio to lay the album down; sounds like they won't be messing about either if they're looking to despatch later this month. Raw & bloody - just how we like it....

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So, I get to see them tomorrow night! Then they head over to Europe at the end of the month.

Also found a copy of Limits Of Grip at my local record store (where I've never has a problem getting anything Joe, despite reports of J&R Adventures releases sometimes being hard to get in  Australia) - rather marked down because it has been there for a while. See what else I can get tomorrow and it sounds like the new Big Bad Machine will surface in a week or two.

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shadowblue wrote:

So, I get to see them tomorrow night! Then they head over to Europe at the end of the month.

Also found a copy of Limits Of Grip at my local record store (where I've never has a problem getting anything Joe, despite reports of J&R Adventures releases sometimes being hard to get in  Australia) - rather marked down because it has been there for a while. See what else I can get tomorrow and it sounds like the new Big Bad Machine will surface in a week or two.

Wish you loads of fun … be prepared that they will rock your socks off !!!
My CD recommendation is the Mason Rack - Live in Canada. It's a fantastic live double album and one of my favorites. It perfectly captures the spirit of Mason and his band. Also like the DVD - it's not one of those perfect DVDs - it's a bit raw, just like the shows.

Can't wait to see them in Europe again … this time only 3 gigs for me: 2 June @ Kulturrampe Krefeld … 17 June @ Cafe de Weegbrug Roermond … 24 June @ Downtown Blues Club Hamburg. Unfortunately I'll miss the band @ the Nix in Enschede and also @ The Shack in Oude Meer.

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Blues Sissi wrote:
shadowblue wrote:

So, I get to see them tomorrow night! Then they head over to Europe at the end of the month.

Also found a copy of Limits Of Grip at my local record store (where I've never has a problem getting anything Joe, despite reports of J&R Adventures releases sometimes being hard to get in  Australia) - rather marked down because it has been there for a while. See what else I can get tomorrow and it sounds like the new Big Bad Machine will surface in a week or two.

Wish you loads of fun … be prepared that they will rock your socks off !!!
My CD recommendation is the Mason Rack - Live in Canada. It's a fantastic live double album and one of my favorites. It perfectly captures the spirit of Mason and his band. Also like the DVD - it's not one of those perfect DVDs - it's a bit raw, just like the shows.

Can't wait to see them in Europe again … this time only 3 gigs for me: 2 June @ Kulturrampe Krefeld … 17 June @ Cafe de Weegbrug Roermond … 24 June @ Downtown Blues Club Hamburg. Unfortunately I'll miss the band @ the Nix in Enschede and also @ The Shack in Oude Meer.

Either of you - don't forget to let the band know that there's some of us in the UK would like to get in on the action.....

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Give back the lemons.  Why were the lemons free?  What's wrong with the lemons?
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Really enjoyed it. Certainly will be on the lookout to see them again, although there's some shows I've got lined up in the new few weeks that I expect to rock out wilder.
As well as Mason's unique voice and guitar prowess, his efforts with percussion on the keg and the drumkit duet were brilliant.

Only the DVD was for sale in addition to Limits Of Grip - which  I recognised some songs from including Hard Goodbye and In a Can. Mason said they'd done 2 from the new album.

A couple of phone pics of how we get to see them:
[img]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x215/shadowblue2/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0416_zps7c5d3x5a.jpg[/img]

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Big Bad Machine came through the door yesterday. Haven’t had chance to play it yet but looking forward to crankin’ it up tonight.

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Got mine yesterday too. Personal delivery lol Haven't listened to the album so far but tomorrow I'll crank it up.