Dave Graney 'n the Coral Snakes 1987-1997

 

 

Beginnings in London 1987 and Dave Graney and The White Buffaloes Melbourne 1989 . I Was The Hunter and I Was The Prey - London 1990

Lure Of the Tropics/Night Of The Wolverine/You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel 1991-1994

The Soft 'n' Sexy Sound and the Devil Drives 1995-1997



 



Upcoming shows


Friday Oct 3rd Factory Theaatre, Marrickville, Sydney

Saturday Oct 4th Waves, Wollongong, NSW

Sunday Oct 5th The Street Theatre, Canberra

Friday Oct 10th, The Corner Hoyel, Richmond, Vic

Saturday Oct 11th, Bundy Hall, Bundalaguah VIC

Friday Oct 17th Lismore Showgrounds-Northside Community Stage - Lismore NSW

Friday Oct 24th Freo Social, Fremantle WA

Saturday Oct 25th, The River Hotel, Margaret River WA

Friday Oct 31st, Brisbane Crowbar QLD

Saturday Nov 1st, The Imperial, Eumundi QLD

Sunday Nov 2nd, Mo's Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast QLD

Friday Nov 7th, Byron Bay Theatre NSW

Saturday Nov 8th, Bellingen Memorial Hall NSW

Thursday Nov 13th, King Street Bandroom, Newcastle

Friday Nov 14th, Avoca Beach Theatre NSW

Saturday Nov 15th, The Lounge, Chatswood NSW

Sunday afternoon Nov 16th, Dangar Island Bowlo NSW

Friday Nov 21st, The Gov, Adelaide SA

Friday Nov 28th, Royal Oak, Launceston TAS

Saturday Nov 29th, The Pier, Ulverstone TAS

Sunday Nov 30th, Longley International Hotel, Longley TAS

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Story in the Guardian Australia about 30th anniversary Night Of The Wolverine tour.

ABC Double J special on NightOf The Wolverine.

Live review of a show on the tour in Franklin, Tasmania at the beautiful Palais Theatre.



Live review of a show at the Old Museum in Brisbane

Re-imagining of Night Of The Wolverine using Virtual Production technology by Donna McRae July 2023


THERE HE GOES WITH HIS EYE OUT.

BOOK.

Dave Graney Lyrics 1980-2023.



Everything from the Moodists to the latest albums and beyond. Includes  some descriptions of intent as to the song or music in question and also some notes as to production approaches and chords.

Book design is based on a classic French Éditions Gallimard NRF form of paperback. All text, no images. 374 pages.

Thanks to Simon Strong from Ekranoplans for help in editing and formatting.



It Is Written, Baby 1997 lyrics book from Random House. Concentrates on Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes era lyrics with accompanying deluxe images from Tony Mashony. Available form our Bandcamp page.

 

 

 

2018 Dave Graney memoir -WORKSHY - Cover art by Tony Mahony. Order it via Bandcamp here.

Night Of The Wolverine available from July 2015 as an expanded edition at itunes- featuring seven of the original demos Dave Graney recorded on 4 track in 1991.

There was a SPICKS AND SPECKS 90s special on ABC TV Feb 23rd 2019 featuring Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes in a special segment.

 

 

"Once I Loved The Torn Ocean's Roar 80s/90s Demos Vol 2" at Bandcamp and itunes now. Story here...

 

"* #EzRepost @coiledsprings with @repostigapp

I can’t forget the bill that hot night at the Palace in St. Kilda many years ago…The show opened with a guy called Dave Graney, the song and dance man, the loveable rogue, ‘the love rustler’ with his Coral Snakes, and the serene Clare Moore keeping everything together in the back. Then the Cruel Sea shambled onstage with Tex Perkins, tearing a hole in the night, a bellowing, rancid Lizard King in a ripped Jaws t-shirt. Finally, the Bad Seeds, with Cave mounting the fold-back, capes flowing in an impossible wind, like some perverse southern gothic evangelist, braying to the raptured who were already certain to be damned, and didn’t care. The Palace heaved that night with sweat and obscenity. And we were right there, in Melbourne, at the molten core of the rock world, drinking in the magma. Not even a thousand beers as we poured out of there, and drifted over the tram tracks to the Esplanade, could calm us down and quell the charge. But it was the unstoppable Graney, in his natty jumpsuit, with his wit, and his ways, dipping into the slow chords of ‘Night of the Wolverine’, that we knew we’d found a poet, whose lines were etched like the statue of Carlo Catarni outside and had announced himself, that night, there and then, as a put-down-your-glassss superstar. xo
HandSolo
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#davegraney #nightofthewolverine #recollections #thepalace #stkilda #melbournerocknroll #thecruelsea #nickcaveandthebadseeds #coiledspringsstudio “



40 minute interview with Dave Graney by ABC's Richard Fidler- ranging across entire career and life.

A short bio of David and Clare

Great photos from the 2015 Melbourne shows at WHATS MY SCENE

July 2015 Interview in the Fairfax papers with Dave Graney and Clare Moore by Chris Hollow

 

Dave Graney talks about the inspiration for the song "rock'n'roll is where i hide"

 

Dave Graney online blogs

See The Moodists section for discography and archival information pre 1998.

the dave graney show- an outstanding album recorded for Festival in 1998

Kiss tomorrow goodbye (2000)

heroic blues(2001)

the third woman (2002)

the brother who lived ? (2003)

Liquor?
Hashish ? (2005)

Keepin' it Unreal (2006)

We wuz curious (2008)

Knock yourself out (2009)

SUPERMODIFIED (2010)

rock'n'roll is where I hide (2011)

YOU'VE BEEN IN MY MIND (2012)

2013 digital singles

THE DAMES (2013)

POINT BLANK and LIVE IN HELL (digital narrative show albums 2013)

Fearful Wiggings (dave graney solo album 2014)

play mistLY for me(digital only live recordings collection march 2015)

Once I Loved The Torn Ocean's Roar - 80s/90s Demos Vol 2 - dave graney - COCKAIGNE - digital only album at itunes and Bandcamp.

night of the wolverine demos/early 90s songwriter demos - dave graney (cockaigne) digital album


LET'S GET TIGHT - 2017 CD from DAVE GRANEY AND CLARE MOORE

 

ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS? 2019 album #1

ONE MILLION YEARS DC 2019 album #2

Dave Graney and Clare Moore with Robin Casinader -IN CONCERT - digital album for May 21st 2020

Dave Graney and Clare Moore with Georgio "the dove" Valentino and Malcolm Ross - digital album September 2020

 

EVERYTHING WAS FUNNY - 2021 album by Dave Graney and Clare Moore out now at Apple Music and other digital portals. Physical copies SOLD OUT.
Photo by Kristyn Jones.

IN A MISTLY - 2022 album by Dave Graney and Clare Moore. Out Now. Art by Tony Mahony

(strangely)(emotional) 2024 album #1cover image by Tony Mahony. Album released April 2024.

Album #2 for 2024

I PASSED THROUGH MINOR CHORD IN A MORNING. Dave Graney and Clare Moore - featuring Stuart Perera. (also available as a t shirt and digital album bundle)
Cover image by Izabella Shaw