Crooked Saint and Ashleigh Mannix announce joint headline East Coast tour

Crooked Saint
It has been a massive eighteen months for Melbourne’s Crooked Saint, the musical alter ego of Tim Wheatley. He has independently released two EP’s and a double a side, all to critical acclaim, triple j, commercial and widespread national community and ABC airplay. In support of the releases he’s completed two Australian tours and two lengthy stints in California, the 2^nd of which earlier this year included a residency at LA’s famed The House Of Blues as well as shows at The Hotel Café and The Whisky A-Go-Go.

With long term collaborator Michael Badger on bass, guitarist Johnny Grant and drummer Troy Ramaekers, the last 6 months has seen a steady line up of bass, drums and guitar settling in around Wheatley’s core of vocals and guitar, and Crooked Saint has slowly morphed from a solo project into a wider musical palette. Infact, Wheatley’s current Double A-side ‘Hot & Heavy / Outta Sight, Outta Mind’, recorded with Paul McKercher (Josh Pyke, Bertie Blackman, Sarah Blasko, Pete Eskimo Joe, The Cruel Sea, You Am I) at St Kilda’s Hothouse Studios,were the first Crooked Saint songs to be  recorded as a whole band right from the get go

The result is that Crooked Saint’s candid delivery, tight arrangements, laconic phrasing and inherent melody remain throughout, but with a denser, more realized overarching musical consistency.

 Over the last 12 months, in both band and solo mode Crooked Saint has supported everyone from The Black Sorrows, Ian Moss, Sarah Mcleod and Tim Freedman through to Steve Kilby (The Church), Boom Crash Opera & Dragon.

Crooked Saint will be officially launching the double A side with a joint headline East Coast Australian Tour’ with Australian songstress Ashleigh Mannix. Together the duo will cover nearly 25 venues right across the country throughout October/November.

Ashleigh Mannix
As a young, yet experienced and maturing artist, Ashleigh’s boundless sound floats somewhere in the realm of folk, rockabilly and blues fusion, and her uncompromising talent and truthful approach are taking her voice, songwriting and performance to an entirely new level. A modern day medley of Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin and Stevie Wonder, Ashleigh is constantly embracing new influences to evolve the sound of a young woman, and one with a message to deliver. Supporting and working with inspiring artists such as Ash Grunwald, Matt McHugh and Michael Franti – among others, Ashleigh has found that strong blend of influences to lay the foundation for a rare and powerful sound.

Mannix is currently celebrating the release of her Trill EP, From the City, the first of her three part EP set compromising of; From the City, From the Mountains and From the Sea. With a boundless sound that floats somewhere in the realm of folk, rockabilly and blues fusion, Ashleigh Mannix’s combines an ideal blend of folk, rock and blues with that hint of pop that gets the blood pumping.

Catch Crooked Saint & Ashleigh Mannix: 

Fri October 12^th – Western Port Hotel, Westernport Vic

Sat October 13^th – Baby Black Café, Bacchus Marsh Vic

Wed October 17^th – Lizotte’s, Central Coast NSW

Thu October 18^th – Front Gallery & Café, Canberra NSW

Fri October 19^th – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba NSW

Sat October 20^th – Heritage Hotel, Wollongong NSW

Wed October 24^th – Lizotte’s, Newcastle NSW

Thu October 25^th – Old Manly Boatshed, Manly NSW (BAND)

Fri October 26^th – The Beresford Hotel (SINGLE LAUNCH), Surry Hills NSW (BAND)

Sat October 27^th – Sydney Blues & Roots Festival, Windsor NSW

Thu November 1^st – Railway Friendly Bar, Byron Bay NSW

Fri November 2^nd – Pacific Hotel, Yamba NSW

Sat November 3^rd – Armidale Club, Armidale NSW

Sun November 4^th – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW

Thu November 8^th –Café Le Monde, Noosa Heads, QLD

Fri November 9^th – Bon Amici, Toowoomba QLD

Sat November 10^th  – The Loft, Gold Coast QLD

Sun November 11^th – Ric’s Bar, Brisbane QLD

Thu November 15^th – The Empress Hotel, Melbourne Vic (Crooked Saint only)

Fri November 16^th – Bended Elbow, Geelong Vic (Crooked Saint only)

Sat November 17^th – Pure Pop Records, St.Kilda Vic (Crooked Saint only)

Tue November 20^th – Café Lounge, Surry Hills NSW (Crooked Saint only)

Thu November 22^nd The Grand Junction, Maitland NSW (Crooked Saint only)

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 ‘Hot & Heavy / Outta Sight Outta Mind’ is out Now through iTunes via Walnut St Records / MGM

‘From The City’ Is Available Now through iTunes