HARVEST MUSIC FESTIVAL.... Update 16/031/11 The Distance will be appearing at the Harvest Music festival at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum - Saturday 14th May. Time to be confirmed.
WANDONG COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL.... Update 1/01/11 The Distance will be appearing at the Wandong Country Music festival - 6th March. Time to be confirmed.
MORNINGTON MAIN STREET FESTIVAL.... Update 19/10/10 Thanks to everyone who made the trip down the Mornington food and wine festival. Big pat on the back to Naomi who joined us on stage, filling out the acoustic guitar and backing vocals.
I will put up some more pics later this week.....
MORNINGTON MAIN STREET FESTIVAL.... Update 13/10/10 If you are in the Mornington area this Sunday make sure you catch the guys on the Grand hotel Stage at the Mornington Food and Wine festival. The band takes the stage at 12pm.
REQUEST IT NOW ON CMC.... Update 11/05/10 Help spread the word - jump on the CMC website and request to see our latest clip 'Payday again'.
EP LAUNCH PICS... Update 23/04/10
A few pics from our recent EP launch - visit our photo's page.
IT'S A FILM CLIP AGAIN ...... Update 12/04/10
check out our new film clip for 'Payday Again'. The clip includes footage from the recording session of our recently released EP 'Big towns to outback sounds' and also footage from our trip to Tamworth Country Music Festival. The clip will soon hit the small screen on CMC. Big thanks to Dan Stoud for putting this together.
EP LAUNCH AT THE EAST BRUNS...... Update 30/03/10
The Distance are launching their live EP 'Big towns to outback sounds' at the East Brunswick Club on Saturday 17th of April. Doors open at 8pm.As well as playing tracks from the new EP, the band will be unleashing some new yet to played tracks. Hope to see you there.
MEENIYAN HALL REVIEW...... Update 07/03/10
Beccy Cole, Chris E Thomas and Kate Ballantyne - thankyou for a fantastic night of music! And thanks to all who converged upon the mighty Meeniyan Hall - what a night. See the Blogs for more
WHITTLESEA CMF...... Update 14/02/10
The Distance supported Felicity Urquhart at the Whittlesea CMF this weekend. The band had a ball playing as a 6 piece, with the addition of John Kendall on the fiddle for the night. Check the pics page for a few snaps from the night....
THE DISTANCE & BECCY COLE.... Update 30/01/10
The Distance are supporting the amazing Beccy Cole along with Chris E & Kate Ballantyne at the Meeniyan Hall on Saturday 6th of March. Tickets are now only available at the door. Any queries please email contact@thedistance.com.au or call 0410566304 during business hours. Doors open at 8pm - so bring the esky and get in early.
ROCK THE BOATS...... Update 30/01/10
The Distance are playing at the Melbourne Docklands on Saturday 6th Feb at 3:30pm for the all new Rock the boats festival. .
TAMWORTH WRAP UP...... Update 25/01/10
Hi there trendsetters - we are back after a week away at the Tamworth CMF. 5 days of playing our guitars till our fingers bled. The Blog is up, and the photo's are also up - so make sure you check it all out!
WHITTLESEA CMF...... Update 17/01/10
With the band about to leave for the Tamworth Country Music Fesitval in a few days we thought we should mention another great festival that's just around the corner. The Distance are playing the Whittlesea Bowls Club with Felicity Urquhart on Friday 12th of Feb from 8:30pm.
PRE ORDER NEW LIVE EP...... Update 05/01/10 What brought you to country music? The Distance found themselves asking this question on a recent road trip. The debate that raged brought about the idea of each band member picking a song to record for an EP. A song that took them from the 'big towns to the outback sounds'. Recorded in one day, this 5 track live EP will be released in February. We have a special offer for the first 10 people to pre-order our yet to be released live EP. Your EP will come with a special 'one off' A3 size poster signed by the band. All orders are free freight to anywhere in Australia. Visit our online store to order.
BACK TO TAMWORTH...... Update 27/12/09
We're doing it all again. The drive, the gigs, the heat, the humidity, the saggy guitar strings, cowboy hats and cold beers. Check our gig guide, we have some great shows lined up.
DAY ON THE GREEN...... Update 02/12/09
We dubbed it the 'day on dazza's green grass'. Its part fundraiser for the band and is also about the band giving back to all the people who make what we do possible. Due to the weather it was a hard sell on the day, but once the last band of rain clouds rolled over, we got the show on the road. Read more in the Blogs........
ON THE ROAD AGAIN...... Update 07/10/09
The Distance has a bit of a love affair with Deniliquin. We seem to be there all the time. And in fact we'll be there in a few weeks to play another show. But this trip was all about warming up the muster. We played a street festival by day and rocked the local pub at night. I'll get a BLOG up as soon as I get some more pics!
A QUICK LOOK BACK...... Update 16/08/09
Before we jump into our new documentary we thought we'd take a quick trip down memory lane. On our video page is a quick look over our past 6 clips - with some additional comments from Gav on each clip.
RETURN TO WHITTLESEA ...... Update 08/04/09
The Distance appeared at the 'Return to Whitlesea' benefit concert last weekend. The Whittlesea community was out in force, all pitching in any way they could to make sure the event was a success. It was a privelage to be asked to help such a great cause. Check the BLOG for more....
MEENIYAN HALL...... Update 25/03/09
The Distance played a show to remember at the Meeniyan Hall last weekend. Playing two huge sets to a great crowd of locals who all came with eskies in hand and their dancing shoes on. We had a few guests join us on stage, good friend John Kendall brought his lightning fiddle and also Mitch's dad Geoff jumped up for a song - hit the BLOGS!
HALLAM HOTEL 15TH OCT......... Update 02/9/08
Sick of wasting life on the couch? - well we have a remedy for you! The Distance are taking their country rock swagger to the Hallam Hotel this coming October for a show that should not be missed. We are calling upon all the faithful, the music lovers, those looking for love, those who like a beer, and basically all the people who want to avoid another night of Australian idol on the couch. Its a full dinner and show affair - so get your tickets now! Show time is 8:30pm.
To download the poster, right-click on it and select 'save target as'.
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS............ Update 12/8/08
The Distance recently supported The Flood at our local haunt the Peninsula Lounge for what was one very special night of music. And if supporting the Flood wasnt cool enough - we were treated to a special appearance from KB on stage with us to play the classic CS&N song 'Long Time Gone' at the end of our set! Read more in the BLOGs!
