2013 Age Music Victoria Best Male Artist Nominee Mikelangelo, brings his group The Black Sea Gentlemen to Melbourne to play the Spotted Mallard’s 1st Birthday on Friday 1 November.
A heady mix of music, theatre and black humour, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen’s signature sound blends Balkan melodies, European Kabaret Noir and Spaghetti Western – a heady cocktail that plumbs the depths of sophisticated irreverence. Captained by Mikelangelo’s extraordinary, sonorous vocals, the Gentlemen sail their ship of fools through oceans of tragi-comedy, storms of melodrama and waves of eccentricity, leaving audiences weeping with laughter in their wake.
Mikelangelo formed the Black Sea Gentlemen in 2000 with members in Melbourne, Sydney and the South Coast of NSW. The group have gone on release three highly regarded independent albums, won multiple awards and have toured widely through Australia and the world to rave reviews, from Sziget Festival (Hungary), to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Mona Foma, Melbourne International Festival, The Edinburgh Festival and London’s West End.
2013 has been a great year for the band, seeing them funded by International Pathways for a four week tour of the UK in May that included shows at the Aussie BBQ in London, Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Brighton Festival, where they played sold out shows, garnered five star reviews and won two music awards. The group were also funded by Playing Australia for an extensive tour through WA and NT during September and are currently working on a pilot for their own TV series with best selling author Elliot Perlman.
Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen last played in Melbourne for their tenth anniversary tour, selling out a three night run at the Famous Spiegeltent. This will be Mikelangelo’s first show in Melbourne since disbanding his group of three and half years The Tin Star in July this year. The lush atmosphere of the Spotted mallard will be the perfect venue for him to return to the local live scene with the devilishly handsome and frighteningly talented Black Sea Gentlemen.
Featuring:
Mikelangelo – Lead Vocals and guitar
Rufino the Catalan casanova – Violin and vocals
The Great Muldavio – Clarinet and vocals
Gudio Libido – Piano Accordion and vocals
Littla Ivan – Doublebass and vocals
Special guests
THE BEARDED GYPSY BAND (ADE)
MY SAUCE GOOD (SYD)
***** “These are performers at the top of their game.” —The Scotsman (UK)
“They are not so much a band as a dream you cannot wake from…” —Sydney Morning Herald
Spotted Mallard event page:
http://www.spottedmallard.com/events/mikelangelo-and-the-black-sea-gentlemen/
http://www.trybooking.com/65542
