ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The RocKwiz Some Kind Of Genius Tour

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INFORMATION. 

OK, so we're boarding planes this time!

SEE YOU THERE!

May Update

HALF TIME
We're half way through recording our next series of episodes at the Gershwin Room. Six episodes in the can and six to record over the next month or so. 


Series 10 will start on air on July 7 and we have some great guests for you to enjoy. 


Also, there is more than a shred of truth to the rumour that we are going out on tour again this year. Announcements are imminent!


If you're not on the Kwizlist we can't let you know priority ticket pre-ordering details!

2012 PLAN

The RocKwiz Team will be shooting 12 new episodes at The Espy between March and July. These will screen on SBS sometime after that.


Our audience for these recordings is selected randomly from the Kwizlist, so if you're not on it, you won't be able to join us at The Espy. Contestants for each show will be selected from the audience on the night.




RocKwiz Live will be in Launceston for the Breath of Life Festival on Saturday March 10 and a week later will close out the Twilight Concert Series celebrating Melbourne Zoo's 150th Anniversary.


There will be surprises at both these events!


Later in the year we will be celebrating our own milestone. 

It is 10 years since we first shot a pilot for RocKwiz at Chapel Off Chapel in Prahran and we intend to mark the occasion properly. 


There will be a tour.


There has been talk of a box set.

2011 has been a big year at RocKwiz. Shows at Byron Bay BluesFest over Easter, another 12 episodes in the can,  DVDs of the first 3 series released, a Christmas album out, a Christmas tour, and a festival appearance at Pyramid Rock to close the year out. 


Next year we will be recording 12 new episodes and presenting RocKwiz Live at several festival events, including celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Zoo. 


We're also planning another national tour for later in the year.


Thanks for all your support in 2011 and our very best wishes to you for the new year. Rock on in 2012!


HAPPY NEW YEAR...!

RocKiwiz on CTV

We've long wanted to have our friends across the Tasman to be able to watch RocKwiz on one of the broadcasters there, but unfortunately none of them have ever picked it up, so we've decided to gift-wrap and give six episodes, each one featuring at least one Kiwi musical guest, to the most worthy of causes.


At lunchtime on 22 February 2011 a devastating earthquake struck Christchurch rupturing roads and bringing down buildings including the six story CTV building that housed an English Language school and provided offices and a broadcast base for the Canterbury region's popular community television station. 


Sixteen CTV staff lost their lives that day and the community lost it's heart and some of it's most recognisable faces. By April the station was back on air and we have offered this support to them as they continue to rebuild their station and approach the first anniversary of that tragedy while still enduring major aftershocks.


The six episodes we have chosen each feature at least one Kiwi musical guest and will premiere on Saturdays at 9.30pm and repeat the following Wednesdays at 10.30pm.

14 JANUARY  2012

Tim Finn and Lilith Lane

21 JANUARY 2012  Don McGlashan and.

 Jenny Morris 

28 JANUARY 2012
Jess Cornelius and Mike Rudd

4 FEBRUARY 2012 

 Ben Salter and Kimbra 

11 FEBRUARY 2012

Hayley Mary and Jon Stephens

18 FEBRUARY 2012 

 Dave Dobbyn and Anika Moa

Series Nine - Episode 12

One of the first artists to lock into this series was Amy Findlay from Stonefield, although we did have to do a bit of a date juggle to make it work because between the time Amy was booked and her scheduled appearance, Stonefield had played Glastonbury and things began to move rapidly for them.










Nick Barker has been on the whiteboard for a long-time but it was when Brian Nankervis started working with him on Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be - The Bon Scott Story that things started to firm up. Nick and Amy had met together before at a songwriting workshop so it seemed a natural fit, and the results were outstanding!










This episode also featured The Dirty Dozen Brass Band who just happened to be in town from New Orleans and Brian managed to convince them to come along to be Fan's Choice.

LINKS

Amy Findlay - Through The Clover

Nick Barker - Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile)

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Blackbird

Duet - Itchycoo Park

Full Episode

Stonefield MySpace

Nick Barker Website

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band  Website

The Twelve Songs Of Christmas

T'was the week before Christmas and all around nothing stirred, 

so we thought we'd count down the days with a few of our own tunes.



all songs available via iTunes

12 CHRISTMAS TRAIN by The BellRays

John Paul Young and Vika Bull

11 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY by David Bowie and Bing Crosby

Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers

10 CHRISTMAS MEDLEY 2007

The Wolfgramm Sisters, Jade Macrae, Joe Camilleri

9 JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS by Low

Holiday Sidewinder and Glenn Richards

8 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! by Slade

Liam Finn, Jade Macrae, Tex Perkins, Clare Bowditch, Chelsea Wheatley, 

Angie Hart, Tim Freedman, Paul Kelly, The Wolfgramm Sisters

7 HEY GUYS! IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME by Sufjan Stevens

Sally Seltmann and Dan Kelly 

6 THE CHRISTMAS SONG by The Raveonettes

Sarah Kelly and Toby Martin

5 RIVER by Joni Mitchell

Angie Hart and Tim Freedman

4 HOW TO MAKE GRAVY by Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly, Ashley Naylor

3 2000 MILES by The Pretenders

Adalita

2 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

Tex Perkins and Clare Bowditch with Joe Camilleri

1 CHRISTMAS from Tommy by The Who

Tim Rogers

BONUS TRACK!
(WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT) PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING by Nick Lowe
Joe Camilleri, Tim Rogers, The Wolfgramm Sisters.