In February 1999, Australian singer-songwriter David McComb (The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans) sadly passed away. In April this year he is due to be remembered. A collective of past band members including brother Rob McComb, Evil Graham Lee, Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, JP Shilo, Mark Dawson in addition to a range of guests including Alex Gow (Oh Mercy), Angie Hart (Frente) and Bruce Haymes (Paul Kelly) will descend upon Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse Theatre for a one-night-only performance. This concert will feature a live rendition of “Truckload of Sky – The Lost Songs of David McComb“, a posthumous album recorded over a couple of summers by an assemblage of musicians.
Arts Centre Melbourne will present the concert on 24 April 2020 at 8.00 pm in their Playhouse Theatre. Ticket prices will be a flat standard price of $54.00, with discounts for concession pass holders ($48.00) and under 30s ($30.00 w/ limited availability). The price excludes any service charges for purchasing tickets. More information on the performance is located HERE.
Not able to make it but are interested in the album itself? Truckload of Sky – The Lost Songs of David McComb can be purchased or streamed on a number of music platforms including Bandcamp, Apple Store, Apple Music and Spotify.
It will be a warm and collaborative affair, you’ll hear nothing but David McComb songs, some new, some old, some that were written for The Blackeyed Susans, some with the Triffids in mind and some that never found a home at all. There will be a rotating vocal line-up singing their hearts out. Tears, a few laughs and a warm fuzzy feeling is what we’re aiming for.
We started the project as a personal one with no specific intention of releasing it. Dave’s legacy is already quite secure in that the official Triffids recordings are always available. The recordings turned out so well that we thought it a worthwhile endeavour to release them and let others enjoy these lost songs.
Graham Lee – Australian Musician
