PRESS RELEASE 24 Jan 2025
Lost Australian power pop outfit, Grooveyard, is re-emerging from the mists of time for two shows only in February 2025, supporting the recent release of their back catalogue on digital channels.
Grooveyard burned brightly but briefly on the burgeoning mid-1980s Sydney underground scene, releasing a single, the sublime Chris Masuak-produced “Avalanche of Love” and a selftitled EP before dissolving.
Members went on to the Lime Spiders, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, the Screaming Tribesmen, Bambalams and Jeremy Oxley’spost-Sunnyboys band, The Chinless Elite.
Grooveyard plays Smiths Alternative in Canberra on Friday, February 7 and Marrickville Bowling Club in Sydney on Saturday, February 8, with a line-up of Jon Schofield (vocals and guitar), “The Reverend” Ian Little (guitar and vocals) and Richard Lawson (drums and vocals).
Bob Wackley lives in the USA so hand-picked newcomer Daniel Corkhill will deputise on bass.
Supports on both nights are top class featuring the On and Ons and the debut performance of
Van Ruin at the Marrickville Bowlo and Canberra favourites Il Brutus at Smiths Alternative
The Grooveyards brand of sixties infused Power Pop was against the grain of the hard Detroit
style rock in Sydney in the burgeoning mid-eighties. The songs that flowed from Jon Scofield’s
pen are world class and show great maturity and craftmanship. Now with the digital release
of the Avalanche of Love single and self-titled EP we have evidence of a peculiar time in the
glory days of Aussie pub rock and the enduring quality of these songs.
Richard Lawson Music 