We are in Beechworth for a few days having avoided floods and feeling the heat and looking for some music in a small, very touristy and quite historical, country town (Ned Kelly, gold, Chinese heritage, wines). We have a long-term connection here so it's not just an odd visit. I usually peruse the mainstreet for posters for gigs and events but it was pretty sparse this time. A DJ on the Friday was it. Walking towards Tanswell's Pub, the main pub in the main street, we could hear music but this sounded live, country, guitar/vocal. This was just next door, in a beer garden. Jack Raymond was a local product, from Harrietsville, now Queensland, and was down to perform in Bright and picked up this gig in Beechworth. A good, sturdy, confident, singer/guitarist. I only caught a few bars of a last song then a farewell and an encore on Canned Heat On the road again. I remember teenage driving with mates to this music, so it hit a chord, we could say. Then on to the pub and the DJ. No-one in the room when we walked in but I got to chat with DJ Arthur Gadon then a pic with some female friends who happened in, then a few minutes in the front bar and a return for the event. I liked the good solid beats (House to DnB) and could see it expressed in the dancers' involvement and could see how that could so easily fade with weaker beats. I could mention Victor Vergaara and Martin Solvieg and remixes by Steve Aoki and Mark Anthony Boucher, but it was just cheating with Shazam. I don't think I'd heard any of the tunes before but I can enjoy them. Maybe it's partly why I enjoyed Skepta & Amy Winehouse Can't Play Myself (A Tribute To Amy) when I came on it on Triple J next morning. It's all music and we have our preferences and there's plenty in the DJ field I can enjoy. No, not quite Leipzig but Beechworth has its own fascinations.
Jack Raymond (vocals, guitar) and Arthur Gadon (DJ) performed in the mainstreet of Beechworth on a summery Friday night.
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