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NEWS - HEAVY MEDICINE debut EP launch at Echuca Winter Blues Festival July 29- 30th 2023

This original Blues Rock trio pack a mean punch of psychedelic voodoo blues, and rock’n’roll soul.

 

Fronted by the man who beat out Russell Morris and Paul Kelly to be Rhythms Magazine Australian Artist of the Year, Michael Pollitt aka Mr Black & Blues, this is an allstar band featuring ARIA winner Andy Fry (ex. John Butler Trio) on bass and Shane "Steel" O'Neill (The Widowbirds and The Pigs) on drums. 

 

On the strength of its debut performance at the legendary Cherry Bar in the band was nominated for a Cherry Award for best live performance.

 

On its debut festival performance at Blues At The Briars the band was lauded as the "set of the day" by festival organisers. 

 

The trio has been warming up for the album launch tour having already featured at a number of festivals including:

 

 - Sydney Blues and Roots Festival opening night headline; 

 

 - Xmas Eve Blues Festival headline at Melbourne's celebrated

   Esplanade Hotel (The Espy); 

 

 - Blues at The Briars Festival; and

 

 - Tony Joe White (US) support at the new Forth Valley Blues & Roots                Festival

 

 - West Oz Blues fest headline act.

 

Heavy Medicine's debut EP "Live For This Moment" will be launched at Echuca Winter Blues Festival 2023 on Breakneck Records with the full length self titled album "Heavy Medicine" and national and international tour to Europe and the USA to follow.

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Stand back. Get ready. And step aside for the swagger that is HEAVY MEDICINE.

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NEWS - HEAVY MEDICINE new album recorded and preparing for launch

 

Recorded over eight days immediately following the bands first festival appearance at Blues @ The Briars, the band decamped to the studio and blasted out fourteen new songs all penned by songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Michael Pollitt, with two additional covers all arranged by the band.

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These songs will form the six track debut EP "Live For This Moment" to be followed by the full length 10 track self-titled album "Heavy Medicine".

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The material was recorded at OneMusic Asia, the studio of one of Australia's most successful international producers Mark Opitz, with production and engineering duties led by Michael and sonic archtect supergenius, Colin Wynne.

 

The album will be comprised of ten songs with each a potential single. 

 

Watch this space for more details soon!!

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