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City: Melbourne
State: Victoria
Country: AU
Signup Date: 8/18/2006

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Thursday, December 10, 2009 
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Ryan Meeking and The Few

When:
Thursday, 17 December 2009

Where:
The Evelyn
351 Brunswick St
Fitzroy
3056

Description:
After a year that has seen them playing festivals and tour across the country in support of their EP Night Owls, Ryan Meeking and The Few are set to crack open the Christmas Bon Bons with friends Eliza, and James Sidebottom for their one off Evelyn Christmas Show.

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Monday, October 19, 2009 
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Ryan Meeking and The Few

When:
Friday, 23 October 2009

Where:
REVOLVER UPSTAIRS
229 Chapel St
Prahran

Description:
Fresh from the 'Night Owls' EP Launch tour and shows supporting Chris Isaak nationally, Ryan Meeking and The Few are bringing it back home to Melbourne Town! We're hitting REVOLVER UPSTAIRS on Friday October 23rd with very special guests Joe Neptune and Skye Harbour.

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Monday, August 10, 2009 

Current mood:  exanimate
Category: Music
The Record

After a hectic month of tracking, mixing, mastering, artwork and planning our new EP, Night Owls is ready for release September 1st in stores, on iTunes and at live shows.

Working with producer Steven Schram (Little Birdy’s Confetti) had us changing our thought process about song structure and performance. Taking on a ‘less is more’ attitude, we tracked most of the record live at Sing Sing studios adding further instruments only if we thought they were absolutely necessary to the song.

It wasn’t an easy process. Ryan was bed-ridden with the flu 24 hours before we were set to hit the studio floor. Corey and Simon followed suit on day one while Brett seemed suspiciously healthy…

Time was saved, however, when we decided to track She Said and Thunder Without the Storm entirely live - vocals and all. It was perhaps She Said that drove us out of our funk and helped us find our studio legs.

After that it was smoother sailing with the pursuit for the perfect guitar tone ruling our lives. Some creative drum mic placement here, a little bass manipulation there and Morning Bird, Shouting Underwater and Bricks and Mortar were on their way.

Night Owls features five previously unreleased tracks for your listening pleasure.

The Tour

It is with great pleasure that we announce our Night Owls EP Launch Tour for September/October. Having spent the better part of the last two months making Night Owls a reality we’re more than ready to get out and play a stack of live shows again.

We’d love to see you and your smiling faces there!

Ryan xx

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Monday, June 22, 2009 

Current mood:Willy Nilly
If money buys guitars and guitars make me happy then it would be safe to assume that money can in fact buy me happiness. At least for a while.

Yes, we've all been spending our hard-earned on new guitars, cymbals, pedals and other gear getting ready to make some cool sounds in the studio.

In one week we'll be starting pre-production with the producer of our forthcoming EP, Steven Schram (Little Birdy). Two weeks after that we'll be in Sing Sing putting down whatever tracks we decide to record and I'm not gonna lie about it, we're excited.

Working closely with a producer on a record is somewhat new to me. Our first EP was self-produced and, while that was a fantastic way to do things, I'm really looking forward to getting another musical mind in on the action. I think Steve's style will really suit us. This EP will have blurry edges, strong legs, ruffled feathers and will promote further wanky language in the blogs to come!

Amongst all of this, my biggest hope is that we come out of the studio with a record that sounds more like the direction we are headed in now as opposed to Broken Cars and Empty Pockets which feels all too then. I guess this is how I will always feel about "old" recordings - which is part of the reason for releasing an EP before the album. It has been a long time between records for us and I would rather get some new tunes out there for people's ears as soon as we can rather than wait even longer for the planning an album requires. Having said that, an album is not too far off. We're just getting started.

Ryan.

PS. Gear is good.

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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 

Current mood:  animated
It's almost too quiet. After a month of almost non-stop gigging we've slowed down for the week to prepare ourselves for a mental night at the Evelyn on Friday.

It was a good idea to play like maniacs after a month of rest while I was away. We've got our shit back together now and a few new tunes under our collective belt so smiles all round!

Monday nights at the Espy came to a close last week. It's always a good night for testing out new ideas. I think I'll miss it.

Finishing a good residency always leaves me feeling incomplete. Kind of like the ending to The Sound of Music where they escape the Nazis only to wind up wandering up a barren mountainside without food or appropriate clothing. Did my VHS run out of tape when I watched it back in the day, or is that really how the movie ends? That's not a happy ending.

We're gonna hit the studio soon. Yes, we've been saying it for a long time but it's no longer on the horizon... more like around the corner. I'm actually not sure how much I can say so I'll leave it at that. I'm excited though. We've been ready to record for so long.

Hey, we owe a MASSIVE thank you to everyone for helping us break the 1,000 Facebook fans mark last night. You can redeem your hug at any future gig or chance meeting.

See you soon,

Ryan.

PS. My bad if you haven't seen The Sound of Music and I just spoiled the ending for you. It's about the journey anyway.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 

Current mood:  chipper
Yeah...

I think since I re-united with the boys a couple of weeks ago we've found ourselves a new gear. After finishing a tune I'm always excited to hear it fleshed out with the whole band. Oh how I missed their musical brains while I was away.

It's been pretty much non-stop for us over the last two weeks with gigs every second night and trying to rehearse new stuff whenever we can in between. The rest of the month will be more of the same. To be honest I was dubious heading into our current schedule mainly because I was afraid I'd get no chance to wipe off the jet lag and enjoy all the shows. It seems I was wrong. I'm loving it.

I think my writing has evolved. There's nothing like adding a new song to the set. It never fails to excite everyone in the band and even rejuvenates our love for some of the older tunes. What's even better is adding more than one new song to the set!

Can't wait for the Evelyn show in a couple of weeks. We've been keeping our shows a bit discreet in preparation for a massive one down there on June 5th. It'll be awesome to show you the new tunes. We're gonna be pumped! Yep, that's bold, underlined and italic.

Anyway, this is my third attempt to get into a steady routine of posts. Let's see if it sticks this time.

Keep in touch,

Ryan.

PS. Go to Ireland!


ireland
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008 

Current mood:  grateful
A big thanks to everyone who has been rating and reviewing Ryan Meeking and The Few on the Triple J Unearthed site.

Our tune "Layers" is now at number 32 in the overall charts!

It just goes to show how a little can go a long way. What great friends and fans we have.

If you don't know what this is all about head here...

http://www.triplejunearthe..d.com.au/ryanmeekingandthe..few

We'll love it if you rate us or drop us a review.

We've also been played on Triple J's HOME AND HOSED so request "Layers" (or you can say "anything by Ryan Meeking and The Few!") on the air at these two locations...

Super Request
http://www.abc.net.au/trip..lej/requests/make_a_reques..t.htm

Home and Hosed
http://www2b.abc.net.au/tr..iplej/homeandhosed/guestbo..ok/

And while we have your attention (assuming we still do), Friday 19th September is going to be a massive one at The Public Bar in North Melbourne. Come on down and party with us.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 
When Channel 7's crime show City Homicide aired it's 20th episode on Monday we were treated to a throng of excited messages from friends, fans and family having heard RMATF tunes Layers and Watch the River Run playing in the background.

Driving Song, also from the Broken Cars & Empty Pockets EP, will be featured amongst the law-enforcing, crime-committing action next week in episode 21 of City Homicide.

Thanks to everyone who sent their congratulations our way. Tune in next week if you own a TV or have not had yours confiscated following a massive episode of Olympic Glory Rage.

City Homicide airs Mondays at 8.30pm on Channel 7.
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Friday, June 20, 2008 
A big thanks and happy hangover to everyone that came out to the East Brunswick Club last night.

While we nurse our sore stomachs and heads we recall fond memories of Ryan's footpath-eating prowess and 2am lock-outs (thanks Melbourne).

Life goes on...
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Monday, June 09, 2008 
"Um, guys, I've fallen off" - the words we knew we would hear down the phone shortly after Simmo took off on a bike two Friday nights ago.

Upon arriving at the scene, we immediately spotted Sim, sitting on the aptly named 'nature strip', covered in mud and holding his shoulder. Our immediate thought: "Will he ever play the bass again?" Then later: "Is he OK?"

The paramedics arrived and promptly snipped Sim's jumper and favourite fake-boob-thing-on-a-photocopier t-shirt to shreds while asking, "Are you attached to this jumper?" to which Simon replied, "Well, not any more."

All were curious to know the extent of Simon's injuries and so Ryan engaged in a rapid-fire conversation with one of the paramedics...

Ryan: Do you think he'll need to go to hospital?
Paramedic: Yeah, we'll have to take him in.
Ryan: Has he done his collar-bone?
Paramedic: Yeah, he's broken his left clavicle - you can see it.
Ryan: How long will it take for him to recover?
Paramedic: Why? Does he play footy?
Ryan: No, the bass guitar.
Paramedic: (no response)

And so, as Simon sped away in the back of a very shiny Ambulance, we were left to wonder...

Had Simon been an active member of a football team, would the recovery time have been different?

Nevertheless, Simon will be in fit fighting shape for the East Brunswick Club June 19th show. His groove: restored.
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