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Blog time at the House of Andersen, and not a moment too soon... It's been a bit of head down, bum up over this way of late. Preparation for the big Mathy Matt tour in a couple of months - the Zero Point kicking goals around central Victoria - the Castlemaine Jazz Festival - plus an exciting new project launching very soon...

[and even the Octophonic Frogs have been out and about recently...]

the Zero Point has been pretty busy recently, in Castlemaine, Daylesford, Creswick and Echuca - and a big double-header weekend coming up at the American hotel, Echuca. Fri 15th June sees them strip down (musically!) with an uplugged-style set, followed the night after with their usual dance-party rock glory. A new live video montage coming this week too :)

This weekend though is all about Jazz with Stardust Melodies. Dr John Adolphus is back on the sax with part one kicking off the Maurocco bar Sunday 10th at 11am, followed by part two at the Bridge hotel, Monday 11th at 1pm.

Then I head off - pretty much straight away - for the Mathy Matt Show in ACT and NSW. The last little tour before the gigantic WA - NT - SA tour starting in late July.

But the excitingest news is the impending launch of the brand-new House of Andersen Youtube channel, launching in July this year. Recent gigging and touring hasn't left much time for composing and producing, but all that is changing as of basically right now. A major video each month and regular live video blog performances from wherever I am each week. No sneak previews, I'm afraid, but we'll be launching with a couple of original songs, a cover documentary and a contemporary classical piece, all with the added bonus extra of video!

Well, that's where it's at on the House front - catch you out and about, or from the comfort of your own multimedia entertainment centre... ... See more

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Soak up some of the energy of the Zero Point at the Cri tonight! Kicking off at 9pm

Songs from the last 100 years - a snapshot

Two hours of some of the most beautiful songs over the last century.

Performed by Scott Sanders, recorded at St Margaret's Hall in Cobram, Tues 1 May 2018.

Songs from the last 100 years, Yarrawonga 30 April 2018

Here's a snippet from today's show in Yarrawonga!

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zero point spa bar 17 march 2018

zero point at the spa bar:
https://vimeo.com/261942119

the zero point at the spa bar, daylesford matt reid - drums tom foster - bass scott sanders - vocals / guitar thanks to gen for camera work and dancing xo next…

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Our latest travel blog comes to you from the lovely seaside town of Hervey Bay :)

The trip out to Moree and beyond was hot, long and hard - and that is most definitely not a euphemism. The country changes instantly to that flat outback scrub Australia is known for. Two welcome highlights were the thermal springs of Moree and a cafe in Millmerran, both oases in a vast dusty flatness.

It has been so ridiculously humid until today that even lying down has left my clothes dripping with sweat... though part of that has been the bug I picked up from some germ incubation facility aka a primary school. Instead of exploring the richness of Brisbane's eastern beach suburbs, the weekend saw me hiding my van in the shade and lying as still as possible to try and recover for this week's shows. Which I seem to have, thanks Lady Cilento for the tip about large doses of vitamin C! And also to the Redlands Bay area for lots of nice parks!

An unexpected day off today gave me the chance to get off the freeway and through the Sunshine Coast hinterland, some of my favourite countryside around. If you're ever headed north of Brisbane and have an extra hour or two, get off at the Glasshouse mountains exit and take the back way to Gympie.

Just remember to not crash your car while you look at the scenery :) It's like North Harcourt on steroids - green, hilly, lush, foresty...

This time I spent a whole morning Daylesford's big brother, Maleny. Last time I was there was for a swim at Gardner's falls (15 years ago) but it was too rainy this time. Otherwise there are three choices of activity: Brunch and coffee; op-shopping; new-age spiritual miscellany. I chose the two cheaper options and got out of there before I spent any more money...

If Maleny is the Daylesford, then Gympie is the Maryborough... that's all I have to say... and here I am in Hervey Bay, where I spent a whole weekend last time I was in Qld. I thought it would be nicer to stay here than in Gin Gin, where my show is on tomorrow afternoon.

Mathy Matt and Tekno have been building a fan base on this trip - we're excited to see where this leads us for the future! ... See more