Start Time: Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 8:00pm
End Time: Monday, August 4, 2008 at 2:00am
Location: The Toff In Town
Street: Level 2, 252 Swanston St.
City/Town: Melbourne, Australia
Launching their debut album, "Juarez", Melbourne-based duo Johnny Saw Horses will be playing one of their last shows in Oz before a brief hiatus. "Juarez" is named after Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and is conceptually based upon the many unsolved murders and abusive crimes against women in this city and Chihuahua. Dubbed 'Las Muertas', there has been no resolution to date of how so many of these crimes can have occured and continue to occur.
The duo is an ongoing partnership between Jess Pinney and James Rushford. Pinney also performs solo under the moniker, JUAREZ, and Rushford is a composer who also plays in a variety of avant-classical ensembles, including the experimental duo, Reindeer and Parchment. Johnny Saw Horses brings together their vast musical interests, producing something more fluid to placate their epic country-rock/folk/pop/noise hearts. The album 'Juarez' expands the group's usual sensibilities, with contributions from Ned Collette, Joe Talia, Neil Sweeney and Marco Fusinato, alongside a DIY-choir of local heroes. The launch will feature a version of this expanded ensemble, with vocal contributions from Sophie Brous and Jess Aszodi.
Supports from:
SUPER STUPID: Rock supergroup performing a cover set.
And shorts sets of 'classic hits' from the following solo favourites:
KES: Solo set from outsider wunderkind.
BIDDY CONNOR: Biddy Connor sings songs accompanying herself on viola.
COUGAR FLASHY: Previously known as Fulton Girls Club, playing songs new and old, with 'Ghostface Killah' in attendance.