A beloved Bad Seed finally gets the send-off he deserves at Brunswick Ballroom, with family and old friends leading the charge.
Melbourne music fans, get ready for a night that’s part celebration, part family reunion. Brunswick Ballroom is hosting These Are The Waves, a heartfelt tribute to the music of Bad Seeds keyboardist Conway Savage.
After sold-out shows in Ireland, this celebration of the Bad Seeds keyboardist’s life and legacy is finally making its way to Australia, bringing together original bandmates and key collaborators from across Conway Savage’s lengthy career for one special night.
Friends and former bandmates remember him as a warm, funny and occasionally irascible presence both on stage and off, with a singing voice often described as golden, high, sweet and absolutely drenched in soul.
These Are The Waves at Brunswick Ballroom
- 6:30pm, 17 July
- Brunswick Ballroom
- Tickets here
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The lineup reads like a who’s who of Australian rock royalty.
Mick Harvey, Martyn P. Casey, Charlie Owen, Bruce Kane, Robert Tickner and Mark Corcoran will all take the stage, joined by an equally impressive run of special guest singers including Cash Savage, Suzie Higgie, Peter Milton Walsh, Penny Ikinger and Amanda Acevedo, with more names still to be confirmed.
Timed to coincide with the performances, a brand new anthology of Conway’s music titled Too Dark to See will be released as a double vinyl album, giving fans a chance to take a piece of the night home with them.
Conway spent the 1980s cutting his teeth in a string of Melbourne bands, including Feral Dinosaurs, Dave Last and The Legendary Boy Kings, and Dave Graney and The White Buffaloes, before Mick Harvey brought him into the fold of The Bad Seeds in 1990.
Beyond his work with the Bad Seeds, Conway lent his talents to a host of fellow Australian musicians over the years, guesting on releases from Spencer P. Jones and Robert Forster, and teaming up with Suzie Higgie of The Falling Joys for the widely praised record Soon Will Be Tomorrow in 1998.
His solo output was just as prolific. A self-titled EP arrived in 1992 with help from bandmates Martyn P. Casey and Mick Harvey, and Conway continued releasing music for decades afterwards, including Nothing Broken, Wrong Man’s Hands, Rare Songs and Performances, Quickie for Ducky, Live in Ireland and Pussy’s Bow.
These Are The Waves promises to be a fitting and joyful celebration of a musician who left a lasting mark on the Australian scene, performed by the very people who knew him best.
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This article was made in partnership with Brunswick Ballroom.
