Lazy Eye - Whisky & Gin

Size: 92,1 MB
Time: 39:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Soul, Blues, Jazz
Art: Front

01. Whisky & Gin (4:39)
02. Game Over (3:30)
03. Can We Still Be Friends (3:47)
04. Please Don't Leave (5:01)
05. No Nothin' (4:51)
06. Lay It Down (5:01)
07. Don't Call The Doctor (4:00)
08. Soulship (4:53)
09. Close (3:30)

Personnel:
Evan Whetter - Vocals, Hammond
Erica Graf - Guitar & Backing Vocals
Mario Marino - Drums & Backing Vocals
Dustan Cox - Tenor Saxophone
Josh Chenoweth - Trumpet
Alex Taylor - Trombone

Think B.B. King sharing a scotch with Booker T at the crossroads after midnight.

With more awards than you can poke a mojo hand at, what started as a hair-brained idea between two friends medicating their way through jazz school over a bottle of red has taken them on an adventure that spans the globe. A multitude of gongs suggest Lazy Eye delivers some of the best original blues Australia has to offer.

All has not been smooth sailing for the Adelaide band however. While broken down on the side of the highway in their well-worn tour van, Lazy Eye learned they had been named Group Of The Year at the 2015 Australian Blues Music Awards... where they were due to perform! But regional Australia, where the act cut their teeth is a long way from the famed B.B. Kings Blues Club in Memphis where they played to a packed house just one year later.

When talking about their latest album Whisky & Gin, guitarist and founding member Erica Graf explains "It's a rent party... the 1920s may have been roaring for some, but in Harlem times were tough. People got creative, hiring blues and jazz bands to play at their house. The money raised by passing the hat around would pay the band and hopefully the rent." Graf continues, "The album opens with the title track 'Whisky & Gin", about just such an occasion; 'With a whisky and a gin, everybody's welcome in...'".

Whisky & Gin

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Lazy Eye - Black Hill

Size: 140,8 MB
Time: 60:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Blue Tongue Blues (Live) (7:55)
02. House Of Trouble (Live) (9:08)
03. Black Hill (Live) (5:06)
04. Do It Right (Live) (6:14)
05. Slow Down Mumma (Live) (7:04)
06. Let Me Down Easy (Live) (7:31)
07. Voodoo Blues (Live) (7:45)
08. Down Home (Live) (6:20)
09. Black Hill (Radio Version) (3:34)

Personnel:
Evan Whetter - Vocals/Organ/Harmonica
Erica Graf - Guitar/Backing Vocals
Mario Marino - Drums/Backing Vocals

Special Guests: Nikko (Guitar) & Snooks (Harmonica) on "Let Me Down Easy"

Recorded live at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, South Australia on the 15th Sept 2017.

With a sound that’s described as “B.B. King sharing a Scotch with Booker T”, what Evan Whetter & Erica Graf set out to create was a contemporary Australian act that was steeped in the blues, credible and relevant. Just a few short years later, with a swag of awards under their belt, a body of work that boasts four albums, an EP and numerous festival appearances around the country, although still emerging, they’re well on their way to achieving just that.

The critically acclaimed South Australian band Lazy Eye released their debut album in 2013. On the back of copious kilometres of regional touring they were proud to take home “Album Of The Year” at the SA Blues & Roots awards. Referred to as “blues but with a twist” by a prominent festival booker, what Lazy Eye offer is something out of the ordinary from other touring acts. “We definitely approach the music differently. Not just because of where we’re from geographically and in time, but because of our instrumentation”. Whetter, the main song writer and frontman explains, “we wanted to bring the hammond organ to the front sonically. The organ trio is common in soul jazz but we heard these sounds in a more gritty way”. Accompanied by Erica Graf, a pioneer among female guitarists strutting the blues and drummer Mario Marino, award winning musician in his own right, the three have forged a voice of their own and made history becoming the first South Australian Artists to be awarded “Group Of The Year” at the 2015 Australian Blues Music Awards. The same year they won the inaugural Adelaide Roots & Blues Association’s “Memphis Blues Challenge” and in 2016 became the first band to represent South Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, U.S.A. Following the competition Lazy Eye appeared at the fabled B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale Street.

Back on home soil the band headed into the studio and recorded their fourth full length offering “Pocket The Black”. On release the live album was named “Blues Album of 2016” by the Adelaide Roots & Blues Association and following a successful national tour nominated for “Best Album” at the 2017 Australian Blues Music Awards. Growing interest from foreign shores has primed the Aussie act to broaden their horizons.

Black Hill

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Lazy Eye - 2 albums: House Of Trouble / Single Malt Blues

With a sound that’s described as “B.B. King sharing a Scotch with Booker T”, what Evan Whetter & Erica Graf set out to create was a contemporary Australian act that was steeped in the blues, credible and relevant. Just a few short years later, with a swag of awards under their belt, a body of work that boasts four albums, an EP and numerous festival appearances around the country, although still emerging, they’re well on their way to achieving just that.

The critically acclaimed South Australian band Lazy Eye released their debut album in 2013. On the back of copious kilometres of regional touring they were proud to take home “Album Of The Year” at the SA Blues & Roots awards. Referred to as “blues but with a twist” by a prominent festival booker, what Lazy Eye offer is something out of the ordinary from other touring acts. “We definitely approach the music differently. Not just because of where we’re from geographically and in time, but because of our instrumentation”. Whetter, the main song writer and frontman explains, “we wanted to bring the hammond organ to the front sonically. The organ trio is common in soul jazz but we heard these sounds in a more gritty way”. Accompanied by Erica Graf, a pioneer among female guitarists strutting the blues and drummer Mario Marino, award winning musician in his own right, the three have forged a voice of their own and made history becoming the first South Australian Artists to be awarded “Group Of The Year” at the 2015 Australian Blues Music Awards. The same year they won the inaugural Adelaide Roots & Blues Association’s “Memphis Blues Challenge” and in 2016 became the first band to represent South Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, U.S.A. Following the competition Lazy Eye appeared at the fabled B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale Street.

Album: House Of Trouble
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:42
Size: 127.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Black Hill
[5:45] 2. Hole In My Pocket
[4:48] 3. Close
[8:17] 4. Two Time Fool
[6:49] 5. Howl
[3:44] 6. Loaded Gun
[2:34] 7. Out My Head
[4:29] 8. Honey Bee Blues
[9:56] 9. House Of Trouble
[5:27] 10. Up & Rise

House Of Trouble mc
House Of Trouble zippy

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Album: Single Malt Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:51
Size: 86.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. Blue Tongue Blues
[3:00] 2. Pass It On Back
[4:05] 3. Disagreeable Woman
[4:15] 4. Down Home
[2:43] 5. Country Preacher Blues
[3:23] 6. Don't Call The Doctor
[3:37] 7. Running Blind
[2:58] 8. Mean Thing
[3:25] 9. Organ Grinder
[4:27] 10. Single Malt Blues

Single Malt Blues mc
Single Malt Blues zippy

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Lazy Eye - Pocket The Black

Size: 103,7 MB
Time: 42:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Keepin' From Lovin' (3:54)
02. Pocket The Black (3:31)
03. Back The Way I Came (3:54)
04. Let Me Down Easy (3:46)
05. Mucho Jalapeno (3:59)
06. Shack O' Mine (5:07)
07. Do You Know How It Feels (7:11)
08. Treat Your Lover Right (4:30)
09. It Ain't Right (3:02)
10. Swing For Marz (3:54)

Having clocked up a multitude of miles in their tour van, the 2015 Group Of The Year (Australian Blues Music Awards) has not only developed a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the country but has also picked up a swag of accolades along the way including Best Blues Album for their debut release Move Me (2013 SA Blues & Roots), Best Blues Artist (2014 South Australian Music Awards) and nominations for Song Of The Year (Hole In My Pocket, 2015 Australian Blues Music Awards) and Most Popular Blues/Roots Artist (2016 SAM Awards).

Lazy Eye kicked 2016 off with a whirlwind trip across the South Pacific to the land where the Blues began. Upon reaching the quarter finals, the Hammond Organ Trio became the inaugural band to represent South Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Following the competition, the band played one show only at the legendary B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beal Street, a highlight of the trip, before heading home thoroughly grounded in the blues.

Returning from the United States, and finding themselves in a climate where crowd funding has become the method du jour, Lazy Eye opted for a different route when planning their fourth album,
Pocket The Black. With a focus on a unique experience for their audience the Adelaide band opened the doors of the studio as a part of a pre release package, choosing to reveal the mysteries of the recording world and putting on a bloody good show in the process (of course not without first plying guests with complimentary wine and canapés). The result? An album that harmonises the energy of a live show with exquisite clarity, highlighting all the grits and gravy of a great blues performance. Showcasing the respective talents of Evan Whetter (vocal, organ & harmonica), Erica Graf (guitar) & Mario Marino (drums).

Now on the brink of release, their brand new offering Pocket The Black has been judged the 2016 Blues Album Of The Year (Adelaide Roots & Blues Association).

“Guitar licks, picked over tremulous Hammond organ chords and shuffling blues beats are the core of this retro blues collection, which manages to emit authenticity despite the obvious legacy of its influences.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

Lazy Eye is Evan Whetter on vocals, organ and harmonica, Erica Graf on guitar and backing vocals and Mario Marino on drums and backing vocals.

Pocket The Black

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