Lisa Dennis
Local band/art project DEAD will be running a free all-ages ‘Noise Workshop’ in Mechanics Lane Castlemaine on Wednesday March 29.
Band members Jem and Jace will back this up with a second all-ages show at ONI Streetwear in Forest Street, Castlemaine, on Friday April 7.
It has been a whirlwind six months for the local duo who launched their latest LP, The Laughing Shadow, with an art exhibit and performance at ONI in September.
Recorded in Campbells Creek at Sound Recordings by Mike Deslandes (Cosmic Psychos/ Tropical F**k Storm), the album features local saxophonist Jenny Divers and was released nationally in October via the band’s own label WeEmptyRooms.
Jem said they were inviting interested community members of all ages and abilities to register for the two-hour ‘Noise Workshop’, which kicks off at 4pm, and join them in creating noises and sounds for a live musical collaboration on the day.
“It will be a lot of fun experimenting and making new music and giving people some insights into our creative process and we will then play a set all together,” Jem said.
The band also has two more albums currently in the works and a new craft beer that has been developed in partnership with Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Brewing.
“Doug and Jacqueline at Shedshaker are great supporters of the arts. We have left the brewing mastery to the experts at Shedshaker, but bass player Jace has designed the artwork for the can which features a QR code with links to our music, including some sneak peaks at the new album,” Jem said.
“The beer is called Burn Us Clean, which is the name of the new LP.”
The new brew will be officially launched with a gig at Trash Cult in Eaglehawk on March 31.
“The live music scene has a strong Indian Pale Ale focus so we have decided to change it up a bit by introducing an old-school easy drinking lager. We see the new offering as an innovative way to broaden the market for Shedshaker into some new venues and to also promote our music to a wider audience,” Jem said.
“The local gigs will be our last for a while as we will be heading up and down the East Coast in the coming months to promote our new music.”
To register for the ‘Noise Workshop’ visit www.trybooking.com/CGBRW or for tickets to the all-ages show at ONI visit www.trybooking.com/CGOHL or look out for the QR codes on promotional posters around the town.
