Skinny Girls Rehearsals # 1

I may only be the drummer, but I’m also the photographer of this incredible band. And as we rehearse and record the upcoming album, which may or may not be called Skinny Girls Are Trouble, I will take photographs every day and put them here for you to see.

Tonight, with Jim singing and guitaring, Loandi on bass and backing vox, Brendan on piano and viola and me on drums, we worked songs about Mars, Cranes, Hope, with some great country thrown in.

Here are photos from tonight. You keep checking back here and I’ll keep blogging.

— Og

Mission from Mars

Loandi, relaxing into it.

Symbolic?

Adding amazing dynamics on the piano, Brendan.

Intense, beautiful music.

Live with Television’s Richard Lloyd

Former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd will be in South Africa soon from New York to record and produce Jim Neversink‘s third album. To celebrate, and give you a taste of some of the songs that will be on the album, we’re playing two shows while Richard is in SA – the first before we go into the studio, and the second after we emerge.

This, the first, is at Belavista, the superb new venue in Bertrams/Troyeville, Johannesburg, on Friday February 27. As those of you who have been there will attest, it doesn’t get better than watching live music at the Belavista, with sweeping views of the Joburg skyline as the backdrop.

In addition to the treat of new Jim Neversink songs and old favourites, Richard Lloyd will make a guest appearance, appearing on stage for the first time in South Africa!
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For the Google map of the area, please click here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bertrams+superspar&sll=-26.192258,28.070154&sspn=0.032732,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=-26.192335,28.069296&spn=0.032732,0.055275&z=14

The Belavista is on the third floor and rooftop of the building right next door to the Bertrams Superspar. There is safe parking in the Superspar complex.
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