Not content to sit on our arses in Melbourne, we’re packing the station wagon and heading to all parts north, west and south over the Autumn months.

First up is Jive in Adelaide this Friday, 13 March, with the great Leader Cheetah (whose debut record ‘The Sunspot Letters’ is this week’s Triple J Feature Album) and The Yearlings.

See the Tour page for all dates.

Last Sunday’s Rock4Bushfires fundraiser at Yah Yah’s was a huge success: over $2,000 was raised for the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund. Thank you to all those involved in organising the night, and to everyone who came along and chipped in.

This coming Sunday night, 1 March, sees Chris and Mikey strap on the guitars again for the bushfire fundraising effort. They’re headlining a great bill that includes Tracy McNeil and The Idle Hoes at the Wesley Anne in Northcote. Chris and Mikey are on-stage at 9:40 pm.

The Wesley Anne show is one of many Phoenix Bushfires Appeal gigs being held across Melbourne this Sunday (see flyer below). This week’s new bushfires underscore the ongoing threat of such disasters, and that extra donations never go unwanted.

We’re headlining the Espy front Bar this Friday night - entry is free!

We have some great supports for the show: The Fearless Vampire Killers (arguably the best young live band going ’round), and Sydney-siders Sister Jane, who feature Liam Judson from the great Belles Will Ring.

There’s also a fourth, as yet unannounced, band on the bill. Who could it be?!?!

Well, Big Day Out was pretty good, eh?

How great was the horn section?

How freakin’ awesome were My Morning Jacket and Neil Young?!

Too many questions to ponder, but nonetheless we wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who came and watched us on the day.

By the looks of the MySpace comments, we managed to score a few new fans too - welcome to those who fit this category!

Our good mate Andrew Bailey took some awesome shots on the day - here’s a sample: