“These Are The Waves” – the Music of Conway Savage
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Conway Savage was a highly respected keyboard player, composer and member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. “These Are The Waves” is a celebration of the music of Conway Savage, performed by family, friends, colleagues and peers.After sell-out shows in Ireland, this tribute to Bad Seed keyboard player Conway Savage, is finally coming to Australia. Original members of his bands and key collaborators from Conway’s illustrious career are coming together for this special celebration of an Australian music icon.
FEATURING: Mick Harvey, Martyn P. Casey, Charlie Owen, Bruce Kane, and Robert Tickner. Mark Corcoran.
SPECIAL GUEST SINGERS will include: Cash Savage, Suzie Higgie, Peter Milton Walsh, Penny Ikinger, Amanda Acevedo, with more to be announced.
To coincide with these performances, an anthology of the music of Conway Savage, Too Dark to See, will be available for purchase as a double vinyl album.
Through the 1980s Conway played in numerous Melbourne bands including Feral Dinosaurs, Dave Last and The Legendary Boy Kings, Dave Graney and The White Buffaloes, and then in 1990 was recruited by Mick Harvey to join The Bad Seeds. He also guested on albums and singles for various fellow Australian musicians, including Spencer P. Jones (Rumour of Death, 1994), and Robert Foster (I Had a New York Girlfriend, 1995) and collaborated with Suzie Higgie (The Falling Joys) on the critically acclaimed album Soon Will Be Tomorrow, 1998.
In 1992, Savage released a self-titled four-track EP. assisted by fellow Bad Seeds, Martyn P Casey on bass guitar, and Mick Harvey on drums, guitars and backing vocals. He went on to release Nothing Broken (2001), Wrong Man’s Hands (2004), Rare Songs and Performances (2005), Quickie for Ducky (2007), Live in Ireland (2008), and Pussy’s Bow (2010).
"He was much loved by everyone, band members and fans alike. Irascible, funny, terrifying, sentimental, warm-hearted, gentle, acerbic, honest, genuine - he was all of these things and quite literally 'had the gift of a golden voice,' high and sweet and drenched in soul” - Nick Cave, 2018
PHOTO CREDIT: BLEDDYN BUTCHER
Date
SAT 18 JUL 2026: Doors 7PM, Show 8PMLocation
Memo Music Hall - Allocated seating
88 Acland Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
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