Cowper Band » performances http://cowperband.com Band of dried leaves, flour, and water. Brisbane, Australia. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:39:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 it’s a knock-out (that’s the name of the game) http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/ http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:16:16 +0000 Rowley Cowper http://cowperband.com/?p=103 so it seems that putting me through some bizarre physical endurance test is becoming a common theme for cowper videos. first it was trying to maintain balance and stave off sea sickness whilst being spun on a chair; then it was all about how long i could hold my breath whilst playing guitar under water. this time the challenge was to hang upside down and finish playing a song before the blood rushed to my head and i fell on it. i think at the next gig i’m going to be handcuffed and buried in cement!

Cowper – Don’t Ask Me (Live at the Hills Hoist 2009-08-30) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

anyway, it was a fun afternoon – even the neighbours had a good laugh when they looked over the back fence and saw us filming. i hope you enjoy it too.

the other piece of news i have is the confirmation of an australian tour in november. i’m calling it the “avid reader” tour, and for a very good reason. the tour itself may in fact be thinly veiled guise for what is more likely ‘a bit of a surfing holiday’; but rest assured that when i’m not surfing, camping or driving i will be playing in an independant bookstore near you.

dates are still to be confirmed as i get in contact with more stores, but i’m quietly confident a few will be able to accommodate my large appearance fee – elephants work for peanuts, and gorillas go ape for bananas; but i’ll be paid in books. more specifically, i’m asking that the manager of each store pays me with a copy of their favourite book. it’s a simple ask, just as reading them will be a simple pleasure!

so keep your eyes out for the dates, and if you happen to know a bookstore near you that’d love to have me then let me know – i’ll be on the road between brisbane and adelaide all of november (and hopefully perth not long after that).

thanks!

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/feed/ 1 The Kite Song. Live 18th July 2009. http://cowperband.com/2009/08/the-kite-song-live-18th-july-2009/ http://cowperband.com/2009/08/the-kite-song-live-18th-july-2009/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:35:50 +0000 Jaymis Loveday http://cowperband.com/?p=100

Cowper – The Kite Song (Live) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

In July at Space Ball at Top Floor in Brisbane, Rowley (gently) exploded the brains of everyone present with a freaking wonderful set. It concluded with this performance of The Kite Song. Wow.

You can download the MP3 (or other digital audio format of your choice) of this song from the music section.

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/08/the-kite-song-live-18th-july-2009/feed/ 0 a fence over frosty waters http://cowperband.com/2009/06/a-fence-over-frosty-waters/ http://cowperband.com/2009/06/a-fence-over-frosty-waters/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:18:34 +0000 Rowley Cowper http://cowperband.com/?p=68 a farm is a perfect place to unwind after a long time spent rehearsing for a gig. i thoroughly recommend it. even if it does mean standing in a cold creek mending barbed wire fences, getting a nasty cold and then infecting other friendswith it ;)

thanks again to everyone who came to the gig – we’ve now successfully managed to restore the several hundred kilos of gear back to our respective studios from the troubadour – you have no IDEA how many freakin’ stairs that place has!

anyway, whilst we are scrounging up another gig, finishing off a video and hitting the studio for some proper recording, jaymis was nice enough to output a video sampler from the gig for those who missed it. it’s “kite song”, the very very new addition to the cowper family. i hope it is liked. thank you, that is all!

narcolepsy @ the troubadourhoward camsecret webstream rehearsal ;)

Cowper – The Kite Song from Jaymis on Vimeo.

Audio from this video is also available for download.

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Of course, we couldn’t help but give him a present for all his hard work. So a Novation Remote SL MIDI keyboard was in order.

Novation ReMOTE 37SL! Oh Yeah!

After which, it was music all the way through:
Berlin Four Two.
Howard Hughes.
Song for Laurin and Emma.

Photos on Flickr.

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Cowper – Song for Laurin and Emma (Live) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/01/song-for-laurin-and-emma-live-at-the-gigustation/feed/ 0 Howard Hughes – Live at the Gigustation http://cowperband.com/2008/12/howard-hughes-live-at-the-gigustation/ http://cowperband.com/2008/12/howard-hughes-live-at-the-gigustation/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:45:15 +0000 Jaymis Loveday http://cowperband.com/?p=9
Cowper – Howard Hughes (Live) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

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