Free Music Friday 36! The father-bonding edition

My dad is the man to thank for all of my music tastes. He has influenced me over the years. And the thing he's big on is blues inspired rock. And zydeco, which may be where I got my ska love from.

I got a CD the other day that I just had to make him listen to. They're called Guthrie. And don't even think I'm going to post a picture of them, because it's a Google nightmare. So many musicians in the world with the name Guthrie.

What Guthrie, an Australian two-piece, do is make real raw and gritty blues-rock. It's almost downright dirty. These boys from Tasmania play the blues-rock you'd expect to come out of the dirty south of America, not Australia. There's a bit of lewd subject matter, but that suits them perfectly. You can draw many parallels to the White Stripes, Mess Hall and the Black Keys (all two-piece blues-ish inspired bands), but Guthrie just makes it heaver and dirtier. Which, if you look at a lot of what I blog, appeals to me.

So head on over to their Triple J Unearthed site and get all the free music of theirs that you can handle. I'd recommend a nice jug of whiskey to go with it.

The Vasco Era

Do you like your rock tinged with blues and a lot of noise thrown in? I sure do. I really do. Which is why I dig this Australian band:

Ahh, the Vasco Era. They first came to my attention in 2004, when their song Kingswood got massive rotation on Triple J (back when they played good music believe it or not). As time went on they put out two great albums, including the awesome album Lucille this year.

As part of their ungoing album touring, they're coming back from China of all places and heading back around Australia. Catch them December 3 (wow, that day is crowded for gigs!) at the Clubhouse at the Tempo Bar. 18+ of course.

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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

You probably don't know this band. Which is sad. They've been out a few times, even playing a Big Day Out. This is just a good introduction right here:

If after watching that you don't want to see this band, well I don't think we can be friends. They are just an amazing rock and roll band, keeping it real after almost 20 full years of playing. I mean, for christake, halfway through the video Jon rocks out a theremin. A THEREMIN! That's rock and roll right there.

If you want to experience this amazingness of awesome rock for yourself, head to the Zoo on January 11 2011. 18+ of course, purely for the sexiness.

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