As a solo artist, Julian James may be a relative newcomer on the scene, but he’s wasting no time getting his name, and his music out there. From Tasmanian Jazz clubs to Byron Bay farmer’s markets, Victorian festivals to Adelaide jam sessions – it’s likely that Julian has stopped in there recently for a song and a drink (or two). He’s been on a constant tour cycle that’s seen him living out of his van for the past 18 months, and people are starting to take notice.
Hot on the old-timey heels of his ‘Silver Spade’ album which debuted at number 4 on the Australian Blues Airplay Chart earlier this year, Julian takes his sound up a notch with new song ‘Looking for a Light’, a ramshackle ditty in the great honky-tonk tradition that features a backing band made up of a who’s who of fine young Melbourne talent. Iseula Hingano of Blues Eyes Cry, Nadia Rose of Rambal, Rockabilly pianist extraordinaire Ezra Lee all lend a hand, and the full-blown horn section doesn’t hurt either.
To celebrate the release of the new track, Julian James is having a Melbourne Launch party featuring the full band in all its glory:
Julian James ‘Looking for a Light’ Melbourne Launch Party
Date: 12th
September 2019
Venue: Classic
Cinema, Elsternwick
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $20, https://www.classiccinemas.com.au/movies/julian-james
‘Looking for a Light’ is available from August 16 from julianjames.com.au/store and all good music outlets.
And Julian’s endless tour rolls on…
Date: 18 August
Venue: Cafe Komodo,
Prospect, SA
Time: 3:00pm
Date: 18 August
Venue: The Crown and
Anchor, Adelaide, SA
Time: 7:00pm
Date: 22 August
Venue: NOLA Craft Beer & Whiskey, Adelaide,
SA
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 25 August
Venue: Barossa Valley
Brewing, Tanunda, SA
Time: 4:00pm
Date: 30 August
Venue: Cafe Troppo,
Adelaide, SA
Time: 6:30pm
Date: 31 August
Venue: Corporate
Moose, Mildura, VIC
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 1 September
Venue: Cheese
Factory, Meadows, SA
Time: 2:00pm
Tickets: $22, www.cheesetix.com.au
Date: 6 September
Venue: Spotted
Mallard, Brunswick, VICWith 19 Twenty
Time: 8:00pm
Tickets: https://m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/19-twenty-blues-party/113812
Date: 7 September
Venue: The
Bluestrain, Queenscliff, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Tickets: https://www.thebluestrain.com.au/
Date: 8 September
Venue: Morgan’s Bar
and Grill, Anglesea, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 12
September
Venue: Classic
Cinema, Elsternwick, VIC
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $20,
https://www.classiccinemas.com.au/movies/julian-james
Date: 18
September
Venue: Blues
Roulette, The Catfish, Fitzroy, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 19
September
Venue: Welcome
Swallow, Brunswick, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 22
September
Venue: The Star
Hotel, Yackandandah, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 27
September
Venue: 1895 The Royal
Hotel, Echuca, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 28
September
Venue: The Lomond,
Brunswick, VIC
Time: 9:00pm
Date: 29 September
Venue: Beneath
Drivers Lane, Melbourne, VIC
Time: 9:00pm
Date: 11 October
Venue: Pistol Pete’s
Food and Blues, Geelong, VIC
Time: 9:00pm
Date: 13 October
Venue: 1895 The Royal
Hotel, Echuca, VIC
Time: 7:00pm
Date: 18 October
Venue: Marysville
Jazz and Blues Weekend, Marysville, VIC
Time: 7:00pm
Tickets: http://marysvillejazzandblues.com/
Date: 20 October
Venue: Melbourne
Blues Festival, Melbourne, VIC
Time: 6:00pm
Date: 21 October
Venue: Hippo Bar,
Canberra, ACT
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 31st October – 2 November
Venue: Black Nugget Hotel, Moranbah, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 3 November
Venue: Northerlies, Airlie
Beach, QLD
Time: 2:00pm
Date: 5 November
Venue: KCs Bar and Grill,
Airlie Beach, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 8 -11
November
Venue: Airlie Beach
Festival of Music, Airlie Beach , QLD
Tickets: https://airliebeachfestivalofmusic.com.au/
Date: 12 November
Venue: KCs Bar and Grill,
Airlie Beach, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 15 November
Venue: Snack Shack, Tin
Can Bay, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 16 November
Venue: Arkarra Gardens
Café Restaurant, Dundowran Beach, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 17 November
Venue: Ricks Garage, Palmwoods, QLD
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 21 November
Venue: The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Time: 8:00pm
Date: 24 November
Venue: The Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Time: 8:00pm