Augie March have played gigs in cities, towns and suburbs across Victoria and right around the country in their near 30 years as a band, but lead singer and songwriter, Glenn Richards, said their April 28 show in Werribee will be their first in Wyndham.
“It was always a place (Werribee) you just passed on through, but as it turns out, one of the members now lives out there and another one of them works there pretty regularly,” said Richards of keyboardist Keiran Box and bass player Edmondo Ammendola who’ve now given the acclaimed band, originally from Shepparton, a Wyndham connection.
Ironically, neither are likely to be involved in Sunday night’s show supporting Eskimo Joe at the Wyndham Cultural Centre.
While Keirnan Box may join on keyboards for a few numbers, Richards said Augie March would just be a duo for the night, with Dan Kelly joining him on guitar.
With Richards now based in Hobart and Adam Donovan (guitar) and David Williams (drums) also busy with other projects, getting the five-piece together is less common these days than at the turn of the century when Augie March were a staple of Melbourne band rooms and then festivals and concert halls across the country.
Their 2006 hit ‘One Crowded Hour’ came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 and the album it featured on, ‘Moo You Bloody Choir’ won the Australian Music Prize for album of the year.
While that proved to be the zenith of the band’s popularity, Augie March have continued on, with a new album recorded and set for release later this year or early next.
“Until you’ve been completely driven crazy by it, I think you just keep on doing it,” said Richards of why Augie March endure.
“I’m a songwriter so I don’t really have a choice. It’s what I do.”
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Cade Lucas.
