The Vasco Era

The Vasco Era

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Vasco Era


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|AUS Apollo Bay, Victoria , Australia
Genre = rock/blues
Years_active = 2004–present
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URL = [http://www.thevascoera.com Official Homepage]
Current_members = Sid O'Neil
Ted O'Neil
Michael Fitzgerald

The Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band is very well known for their energetic live shows, and for Sid's raw, yet often sweet blues vocals and guitar playing.Fact|date=May 2007

Brief History

Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid (vocals, guitar, lapsteel, rototoms, sideburns) and Ted (bass, wifebeater) O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald (drums, wannabe rednut). In 2004 the band won the Australian National Campus Band Competition, [cite web | year = 2007 | url = http://www.southernrootsfestival.com.au/theembers.html | title = The Embers | publisher = Southern Roots | accessdate = 2007-05-09] the largest band competition in the southern hemisphere. [cite web | year = 2005 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Making-waves/2005/05/05/1115092574652.html | title = Making waves | publisher = The Age | accessdate = 2007-05-09]

In 2006, "The Vasco Era" supported Wolfmother at The Astoria in London [cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.tunefm.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=43 | title = The Vasco Era hit the road | publisher = TUNE! FM | accessdate = 2007-05-09] and played major festivals in Australia including Southbound, the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, The Great Escape, Groovin' The Moo, the Apollo Bay Music Festival and the Falls Festival. [cite web | year = 2007 | url = http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/bands/The_Vasco_Era | title = The Vasco Era | publisher = Faster Louder | accessdate = 2007-05-09] Also in 2006, the band flew to San Francisco to record their debut album with producer Jeff Saltzman. The first single from the album, "When We All Lost It" was released to radio on October 29, 2006. Their debut album "Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside" was released on May 5th 2007. [cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1015261 | title = Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside | publisher = JB HI-FI | accessdate = 2007-03-25] It was also nominated for the 2007 J Award for Australian album of the year on Australian youth independent radio station Triple J.

Discography

EPs

*Let It Burn" (2004)
*Miles" (2005)

Album

*Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

References

External links

* [http://www.thevascoera.com The Vasco Era Official Homepage]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/ausmusicmonth/nextcrop/vasco_era.htm Triple J Next Crop Artist review - The Vasco Era]


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