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The Vasco Era

 
Artist: The Vasco Era
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Group Members:

Sid O'Neil, Ted O'Neil, Michael "Fitzy" Fitzgerald

Similar Artists:

The Black Keys, The Black-Eyed Snakes, The Vines, The White Stripes, Silverchair, The Dirtbombs

Influenced By:

Faces, The Black Crowes, The Rolling Stones
  • Formed: 2004, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

Biography

The Vasco Era are a fiery, three-piece blues-rock band known for their impressive live shows. Frontman Sid O'Neil in particular is well regarded for his distinctively violent howl and skill with a slide guitar, as well as his forays into percussion. His older brother Ted O'Neil plays bass and school-friend Michael "Fitzy" Fitzgerald plays drums. All three are originally from the town of Apollo Bay, and the shared experiences of growing up in small-town Australia inform their songs' angry swagger and stomp. Apollo Bay is a quiet, coastal tourist town where buildings aren't allowed to grow over three floors high, near Melbourne, Victoria. The three members of the Vasco Era moved to big-city Melbourne to find gigs, making their name while supporting the likes of Gomez, the Black Keys, the Violent Femmes, and fellow Australians Wolfmother. After recording two EPs -- 2004's Let It Burn and 2005's Miles, both featuring the popular song "Kingswood" -- the band took a trip to San Francisco to record their debut album, Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside. First single "When We All Lost It" (like all of the album's song titles, it contains the word "when") was released in 2006, followed by the album in 2007. They were assisted by Jeff Saltzman, producer of the Killers' album Hot Fuss and former manager of Green Day. Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside was popularly received, both gaining frequent airplay on national youth station Triple J and being nominated for their J Award, given to the Australian Album of the Year. ~ Jody Macgregor, All Music Guide
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The Vasco Era
Origin Apollo Bay, Victoria , Australia
Genres rock/blues
Years active 2004–present
Website Official Homepage
Members
Sid O'Neil
Ted O'Neil
Michael Fitzgerald

The Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band is very well known for their energetic live shows, and for Sid's raw, yet often sweet blues vocals and guitar playing.[citation needed]

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Brief History

Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid (vocals, guitar, lapsteel, rototoms) and Ted (bass) O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald (drums). In 2004 the band won the Australian National Campus Band Competition,[1] the largest band competition in the southern hemisphere.[2]

In 2006, The Vasco Era supported Wolfmother at The Astoria in London[3] and played major festivals in Australia including Southbound, the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, The Great Escape, Groovin' The Moo, the Apollo Bay Music Festival and the Falls Festival.[4] Also in 2006, the band flew to San Francisco to record their debut album with producer Jeff Saltzman. The first single from the album, When We All Lost It was released to radio on October 29, 2006. Their debut album "Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside" was released on May 5th 2007.[5] It was also nominated for the 2007 J Award for Australian album of the year on Australian youth independent radio station Triple J. They have announced a new album, lucille for early 2010.

Discography

EPs

Album

References

  1. ^ "The Embers". Southern Roots. 2007. http://www.southernrootsfestival.com.au/theembers.html. Retrieved 2007-05-09. 
  2. ^ "Making waves". The Age. 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Making-waves/2005/05/05/1115092574652.html. Retrieved 2007-05-09. 
  3. ^ "The Vasco Era hit the road". TUNE! FM. 2006. http://www.tunefm.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=43. Retrieved 2007-05-09. 
  4. ^ "The Vasco Era". Faster Louder. 2007. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/bands/The_Vasco_Era. Retrieved 2007-05-09. 
  5. ^ "Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside". JB HI-FI. 2006. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1015261. Retrieved 2007-03-25. 

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