BEER GARDEN / FREE SHOW

CIB & Bad Debts in the Beergarden at The Retreat. Free Saturday 2pm Arvo Show.

COLD IRONS BOUND:

Straddling the alternate tunings of Americana and the heart of a scruffy rock n roll bar band, well respected Melbourne four piece Cold Irons Bound recall the best distorted twang of the last 50 years. Think Tom Petty jamming with Teenage Fanclub.

Ostensibly hiding in plain sight other than to an astute few up to this point, the third Cold Irons Bound record, “No Place I Can’t Find You” shines a profound light on one of Australia's most melodic acts. New album brewing to boot.

BAD DEBTS:

Bad Debts are a newly formed group based in Castlemaine, Victoria, a regional country town renowned for its high calibre of musical offerings and output. Fronted by three individual songwriters in Pete Daly, Al Carr, and Mitch Dillon, they're joined by Al Stanley on drums.

They've been variously described as loose rock 'n' roll and open-sky roots music, and you get a real sense these guys have grown up on a diverse musical diet, with a common thread being the contrasting sound of widescreen Americana and freewheeling, low-slung guitar rock. Debut record, “Under Kalimna Skies” is out now.

The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.