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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

AmericanaUK - Sweet Misery Album Review 8/10
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The Blackwater Fever – “Sweet Misery” (Plus One Records, 2009)

Australian blues-rock duo with vintage vinyl sonics

For the untrained ear, The Blackwater Fever run the risk of emulating their peers, in particular fellow Aussie blues-rock duo The Fumes. Indeed, The Fumes guitarist/vocalist Steve Merry makes a guest appearance here, muddying the waters even more. However there’s a subtle but significant difference between the two, for where The Fumes focus on the rock, The Blackwater Fever shift their attention onto the blues part of the equation. In particular, Andrew Walter’s drumming style harks back to the dense, seventies-sound when folk like Bonham and Paice ruled the kits.

Drawing from other blues-rock duos (The Black Keys, The Mess Hall, The White Stripes, et al) The Blackwater Fever combines swampy, garage-based sonics with husky vocals that convey tales of broken relationships, superstition, murder and visits from the grave – just like any good blues act should.

The first single, ‘Better Off Dead’ contains that killer-riff so elusive to lesser acts, while the menacing title-track pushes forward with the haunting, squealing violin of Alex Archer (The Kill Devil Hills).

But I couldn’t complete this review without mentioning the packaging. Designed to replicate the old LP-style packaging, the disc itself becomes part of the artwork. In addition to this you get the vinyl crackling throughout the disc, which is not a new concept, but at the halfway point one can hear the needle hitting the ‘end-of-side-A’ groove, followed by the familiar sound of the needle being raised and then placed onto ‘side B’. OK, so it’s not really vinyl, but it’s certainly the next best thing.

Date review added: Saturday, May 02, 2009
Reviewer: Warren Wheeler
Reviewers Rating:
Related web link: The Blackwater Fever website

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Monday, September 21, 2009

local Kill Devil Hills support + Western Aust tour
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Category: Music

The Blackwater Fever have scored a sweet support for Kill Devil Hills at their Toowoomba show this sunday 27th sept. These men don't come over this way a whole lot so make sure you come along.

• 27 Sept - Bon Amici's - Toowoomba w/ Kill Devil Hills

A reminder for the West Coast!
The Blackwater Fever and Black Mustang are heading your way early October to rock ears and melt faces on the Once Upon A Time In The West tour.

They'll be joining WA locals The Devil Rides Out for a trio of shows in Mandurah, Fremantle and Perth. Get your tickets now, these shows are going to be corkers!

• 1 Oct - Player's Bar - Mandurah w/ Black Mustang & The Devil Rides Out
• 2 Oct - Norfolk Basement - Fremantle w/ Black Mustang & The Devil Rides Out
• 3 Oct - Amplifier Bar - Perth w/ Black Mustang & The Devil Rides Out

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Fri 11 / Sat 12 Sept Sunny Coast and Brisbane Shows
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Just a heads up Fever Fans,
We're playing the Sunny Coast and Brisbane this Friday / Saturday night with Rogerthat. It's gonna be killa!

Friday 11th Sept
The Sands Tavern
MAROOCHYDORE, QLD
w/ Rogerthat

Saturday 12th Sept
The Troubadour
FORTITUDE VALLEY, QLD
w/ Rogerthat

We've got some new videos up on our YouTube channel as well.

http://www.youtube.com/theblackwaterfever

See you at a show

The Blackwater Fever

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Monday, August 03, 2009

VIC / QLD / NSW and WA dates!!!
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Hey Fever Fans! We have some new tour dates locked and loaded! We're heading back to Melbourne with good friends Rogerthat. Plus we're heading to Western Australia for the first time! We've got a swag of new tunes we'd like to show you while we're out and about too. Good times are comin'!

Saturday 15th Aug

East Brunswick Club EAST BRUNSWICK, VIC

w/ Rogerthat, Revolver And Sun

Sunday 16th Aug

The Pelly Bar, Pier Live FRANKSTON, VIC

w/ Rogerthat, Revolver And Sun

Sunday 30th Aug

The Powerhouse BRISBANE, QLD

w/ Lovers Of Modern Art

Friday 4th Sept

Coolangatta Hotel COOLANGATTA, QLD

w/ Rogerthat

Friday 11th Sept

The Sands Tavern MAROOCHYDORE, QLD

w/ Rogerthat

Saturday 12th Sept

The Troubadour FORTITUDE VALLEY, QLD

w/ Rogerthat

Thursday 1st Oct

Players Bar MANDURAH, WA

w/ Devil Rides Out, Black Mustang

Friday 2nd Oct

Norfolk Basement FREMANTLE, WA

w/ Devil Rides Out, Black Mustang, Luke Dux

Saturday 3rd Oct

The Amplifier Bar PERTH, WA

w/ Devil Rides Out, Black Mustang, Genghis

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

WANTED: ORGAN/BASS (3RD BAND MEMBER)
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We've always heard ideas for a dirty arse hammond/rhodes organ in our music and have been thinking about adding that to the lineup for sometime now. We been keeping an ear out for organ players in our local surrounds.... but they seem to be as rare as hen teeth!

So it's time to get more proactive about it. Hence this blog post.

Think Black Mountain, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Black Angels and even Wolfmother or even One Day As Lion!

I know that sounds like quite the shoes to fill as a player. But if your more about feel then flash you'll fit right in. Someone who can get psychedelic with sounds but also drive the rhythm section and bottom end swell depending on the song. Plus the occasional bit of bass playing...maybe, well see.

So if anybody wants to have a go, don't be shy. email us through our myspace.

Cheers

The Blackwater Fever

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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

The Zoo Sat 11th July: Rollerball, Mexico City, The Blackwater, Black Mustang
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Category: Music

The Zoo, Brisbane Saturday 11th of July

Plus One Records Presents:
Rollerball, Mexico City, The Blackwater Fever, Black Mustang

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It's all about the guitar...|
Attention Citizens (and illegal aliens)! Plus One is proud to announce the inaugural (which means keep an eye out for more of 'em) Plus One Showcase! Take a peek at what we've got in store. Launching their brand new heavyweight album Submarine, Rollerball are primed to explode. Along for the ride are Mexico City, who've just themselves released Brown Bird, The Blackwater Fever with their monstrous two piece thunder, and Black Mustang with pedal to the metal rock and roll. Rounding out this epic performance will be Scarecrow Wallace of The Smokestack Orchestra spinning a plethora of choice tunes as DJ. What more could you ask for? Well here's something anyway! The first hundred folks through the door will score a copy of The Australianacity of Hope, the Plus One Compilation CD. Get on board at Oztix.com, or at the door of The Zoo on 11th of July....

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Monday, June 22, 2009

IN SYDNEY NSW THIS WEEKEND JUNE 29-28
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Category: Music

Hey Fever Fans

We’re in NSW this weekend! Get your ass down to a show!

Sat 26th June -
The Heritage Hotel, Bulli NSW
w/ Pico

Sat 27th June (TBWF on stage 4pm) -
The Annandale, Sydney NSW
MY FILTHY RIOT FESTIVAL - FBI RADIO FUNDRAISER
BERTIE BLACKMAN (Melb), GOONS OF DOOM, OUCH MY FACE (Melb), STRANGE REACTIONS, THE CAIROS (Bris), SOUND CASINO, ALEESHA DIBBS, THE SPIRITS, ZEAHORSE, UNDER LIGHTS, COMIC SANS (Bris), THE INHERITORS, SIERRA FIN, BRIGHT YELLOW, THE BLACKWATER FEVER (Brisbane), SMOKE & SILVER, RED INK (Melb), TALES IN SPACE, HERCULES
http://www.myspace.com/myfilthyriot

Sun 28th June -
The Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
w/ Pico

http://www.myspace.com/pico1067

Currently listening:
Blacklisted
By Neko Case
Release date: 2002-08-20

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Brisbane Sounds & Rogerthat shows this weekend
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angsty
Category: Music

Hey Fever Fans,
We've got some local shows coming up this weekend

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Fri 22nd May
The Sands Tavern
Maroochydore, Queensland

Rogerthat, The Blackwater Fever, Lakota

Cost: $10

http://www.myspace.com/rogerthatofficial

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Sat 23rd May
The Zoo (Brisbane Sounds)
Fortitude Valley, Queensland

$12 + BF / $15 Door

Line Up:
Screamfeeder
Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side
The Blackwater Fever
Vegas Kings
New Jack Ruby’s
The Mercy Beat

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Also we've psoted a live in the Black Box clip of Lovesick up on our YouTube channel.

Cheers

The Blackwater Fever

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

MAG - Sweet Misery Review
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accomplished
Category: Music

The Blackwater Fever
SWEET MISERY
(3 / 5)
Any CD that cheekily starts with the signature cracklenpop of a needle hitting vinyl has got my attention. In fact this same attention lasts an entire 50mins as this Brisbane two-piece conjures sweaty musicianship with a far darker and echoed lustre akin to Mark Lanegan jamming with Buddy Guy after a close-call with zombies in New Orleans. In fact its the seedy undercarriage of the songwriting that sets this apart from the guitar and drums club of Mess Hall, Black Keys, White Stripes et al. Apart of the US-friendly vocal delivery, these guys offer an authentic slap of grime, mud and hopeless regret within their twang and thud. Its refreshingly bleak, mysteriously accomplished (these guys are masters of restraint well beyond their vintage) and comfortably confident. Airplay beckons but probably not in their own country as theyre just a little too good.

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

'BETTER OFF DEAD' Music Video On RAGE This Friday 10th
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Category: Music

Hey Fever Fans!

Our clip for ‘Better Off Dead’ airs on Rage this Friday night.
http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2539733.htm

It’s also up on YouTube if you care to take a peep.
http://www.youtube.com/theblackwaterfever

Have a happy and safe Easter from The Blackwater Fever!

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Blackwater Fever @ The Espy This Fri 20th Feb w/ Dallas Frasca
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Category: Music

Last minute heads up:

The Blackwater Fever @ The Espy This Fri 20th Feb w/ Dallas Frasca

First time at The Espy for TBWF. The first show for the national tour supporting Dallas Frasca. Be there!

See our tour dates for more details

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

THE BLACKWATER FEVER 'BETTER OFF DEAD' MUSIC VIDEO
Category: Music

DIRECTOR
James Muller - Earthbase Productions

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Peter Townson - Eleven PM Studios

CAMERA PERSONAL
James Muller
Pancho
Rick DeMarco
Leishka Grygoruk

LIGHTING
James Muller

SOUND
Dave Drummond - Eleven PM Studios

EDITING
Shane Hicks

DOCUMENTATION
Leishka Grygoruk
Peter Townson

THANKYOU
Earthbase Productions
Eleven PM Studios
C.A.R.M.A
The Black Box
Dan Lyons

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Monday, February 09, 2009

MORE SOLID ALBUM AND LIVE REVIEWS
Category: Music

ReVerb Magazine
The Blackwater Fever – Sweet Misery
Debut CD for the Brisbane duo, and it is brimming with dirty, swampy blues. It is so raw at times you can hear the blood. Shane Hick’s vocals are perfect for this – gruff, nasty and full of dread, and with lyrics like “Late at night she will feed, and won’t rest till she’s picked my bones clean”, you better worry. ‘Blackwater’ races along behind the relentless stomp of the drums, and the guitar gets tortured to an itch of its life. But it is not all ‘in-your-face’. The title track smolders then burns under the duo’s weight. That said, it is when they kick the heifer in the arse with tracks like ‘Lovesick’ that The Blackwater Fever really shine (in a dirty way). 4/5 - Kevin Bull

BMA Magazine
The Blackwater Fever – Sweet Misery (+1 Recordings)
While most of us may view blues as one of those dusty old toys that you keep in the attic and only bring out long enough to show it off to your friends, The Blackwater Fever is a whole new breed. This two-piece band, originating in Brisbane, has struggled to the top with their new release, Sweet Misery, is unlikely to relinquish their root. Their gritty, garage blues sound is only enhanced by vocalist/guitarist Shane Hicks’ guttural and heartbroken howl.

The songs featured on Sweet Misery vary from upbeat blues-rock to the laid-back blues that started everything off. Such tracks as Back For You and Better Off Dead have that blues sound that is both disgruntled and filled such emotion that you can’t help but wonder what all of it is directed at. In contrast, songs such as Blackwater and Crawlin’ Skin bring you into the garage-blues that most defines Blackwater Fever. Upbeat and gritty, these songs pull the album together and show listeners that this band isn’t going to that crap from anyone.

The title track Sweet Misery has an eerie feel that is so dark and, or a lack of a better word, visual, that you feel as though you yourself have travelled down some back road and found yourself is a shanty town built up years ago and long forgotten. Their song Lovesick is easily noted as either a respectful nod to their predecessors the White Stripes, or a blatant backhanded slap to the two-piece replicas that can’t seem to come up with an original thought of their own. Regardless of which way it was intended, Lovesick is a fast paced, incredibly original and catchy song that scream to be listened to.

Regardless of the music, the presentation alone of the album is inspired. The CD itself has been made up to resemble a record, side A if you will, and the songs have been laid out as though the music were originally put on record and then recorded digitally for the final production. At the beginning and halfway through the album as the introduction and interlude that seem to have gone missing in our digital age. While they aren’t required listening. They still provide a breather so you can take everything in before being blown away yet again. All together, the album is a great piece that anyone who still enjoys a good blues album is sure to lap up. - BRAD PYN

Rave Magazine
The Datsuns / Black Diamond Heavies / The Blackwater Fever
The Zoo - 11-12-08
If tonight’s Zoo bill were a movie, it would be called The Return Of Rock, pt.2. Having first seen openers The Blackwater Fever a couple months ago, I am pleased to suffice that the local garage-blues duo rock harder than ever. Singer Shane Hicks’ hoary voice and raggedy-arse riffs are offset by primal drumbeats, while songs from lauded LP Sweet Misery cut like a knife. The Black Keys, we’ve got one on you. - DENIS SEMCHENKO

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

THE BLACKWATER FEVER - NATIONAL TOUR DATES FEB/MAR '09
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Category: Music

THE BLACKWATER FEVER- National tour Dates- Feb/ Mar 2009

* supporting DALLAS FRASCA

February

Fri 20- The Espy Hotel, St Kilda, VIC*

Fri 27- Rubys, Belgrave, VIC*

Sat 28- Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc, VIC*

March

Fri 6- Council Club Hotel, Wangaratta. VIC*

Fri 6- Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
w/Texas Tea

Sat 7- The Pony, Melbourne, VIC
2am late show

Fri 13- The Basement, Canberra, ACT*

Sat 14- Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW*

Sun 15- Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW *

Thu 19- Bar on the Hill, Newcastle Uni, NSW *

Fri 20- Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour, NSW *

Sat 21-The Troubadour, Brisbane, QLD *

Fri 27- Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD *

Sat 28- Live @ Joes Eumundi, QLD*

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