Altsounds - Ian Moss announces tour

The voice of Ian Moss has modestly purred beneath his searing guitar playing for more than 30 years – but no longer. For his sixth solo album, Soul on West 53rd, Ian’s sweet, soaring vocal is the pivot around which famed American producer Danny Kortchmar has built a rich, soulful sound, drawing on classic songs from the likes of Sam Cooke, Al Green, Otis Redding and Bill Withers. Unleashing this surge of soul power has unlocked a whole new chapter in Mossy’s performing career, which ironically was triggered by his appearances on the television series It Takes Two that highlighted vocal duets.

“When I put aside the guitar and sang a few soul ballads on that show, people were suddenly listening to me differently. They’d say ‘Yeah, we knew you sang, but we didn’t know you could really sing’. It was both flattering and frustrating. I kept wondering what they thought I’d been doing for past 30 years. It showed that there was a different side of my music that hadn’t really been heard by enough people before.”

The vehicle for this expression is Soul on West 53rd, named after Avatar Studios in New York City (previously known as The Power Station) where the album was recorded. Its genesis was a strong rapport between Ian and Danny Kortchmar, who suggested a stunning array of songs that fit neatly with Mossy’s ideas. Working together, they mined a reef of classics – including Standing In The Shadows Of Love by The Four Tops and Shake by Otis Redding – and unearthed forgotten gems that oozed ageless charm. “I’d never even heard Any Day Now by Chuck Jackson until Danny played it to me, but you instantly recognise it as a great song. It’s classic soul that’s still going to sound fresh to an audience’s ears.” They even took a fresh slant on familiar songs, injecting rich soul to BB King’s great blues ballad Hummingbird.

And now Ian Moss will be taking his songs old and new on the road ‘round Australia with special guest Wes Carr on the national ‘Shake It Up’ tour.

IAN MOSS

SHAKE IT UP TOUR

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2009

OCTOBER
Thu 08-Oct PROSERPINE CULTURAL CENTRE Prosperpine QLD
Fri 09-Oct CIVIC THEATRE Townsville QLD
Sat 10-Oct BROTHERS LEAGUES CLUB Cairns QLD
Sun 11-Oct IRON BAR HOTEL Port Douglas QLD
Tue 13-Oct MAGPIES MACKAY Mackay QLD
Wed 14-Oct GLADSTONE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Gladstone QLD
Thu 15-Oct THE BROLGA THEATRE Maryborough QLD
Fri 16-Oct THE AVONDALE TAVERN Avondale QLD
Sat 17-Oct CALOUNDRA RSL Sunshine Coast QLD
Sun 18-Oct THE BOARDWALK TAVERN Gold Coast - Hope Island QLD
Wed 21-Oct HALLAM HOTEL Hallam VIC
Thu 22-Oct SANDBELT HOTEL Moorabin VIC
Fri 23-Oct FERNTREE GULLY HOTEL Ferntree Gully VIC
Sat 24-Oct CHELSEA HEIGHTS HOTEL Chelsea Heights VIC
Sun 25-Oct SHOPPINGTOWN HOTEL Doncaster VIC
Thu 29-Oct MACKSVILLE EX-SERVICES CLUB Macksville NSW
Fri 30-Oct SAWTELL RSL Sawtell NSW
Sat 31-Oct BELMONT 16FT SAILING CLUB Belmont / Newcastle NSW
NOVEMBER
Sun 01-Nov IMPERIAL HOTEL Tamworth NSW
Wed 04-Nov THE BASEMENT Sydney NSW
Thu 05-Nov THE BASEMENT Sydney NSW
Fri 06-Nov GOVERNOR HINDMARSH Adelaide SA
Sat 07-Nov GOVERNOR HINDMARSH Adelaide SA
Sun 08-Nov ESPLANADE HOTEL Busselton WA
Wed 11-Nov SETTLERS TAVERN Margaret River WA
Thu 12-Nov RAVENSWOOD HOTEL Mandurah WA
Fri 13-Nov FLY BY NIGHT Fremantle WA
Sat 14-Nov CHARLES HOTEL North Perth WA
Sun 15-Nov WINTERSUN HOTEL Geraldton WA
Thu 19-Nov PARRAMATTA LEAGUES CLUB Parramatta NSW
Fri 20-Nov DEE WHY RSL Dee Why NSW
Sat 21-Nov ROOTY HILL RSL Rooty Hill NSW
Fri 27-Nov LAUNCESTON COUNTRY CLUB Launceston TAS
Sat 28-Nov WRESTPOINT SHOWROOM Hobart TAS
DECEMBER
Thu 10-Dec VILLA NOOSA HOTEL Noosa QLD
Fri 11-Dec SOUTHPORT RSL Southport QLD
Sat 12-Dec MANSFIELD TAVERN Mansfield QLD
Sun 13-Dec VICTORIA POINTS SHARKS CLUB Brisbane Eastern Bayside QLD
Thu 17-Dec MITTAGONG RSL Mittagong NSW
Fri 18-Dec DAPTO LEAGUES Dapto NSW
Sat 19-Dec DAVISTOWN RSL Davistown NSW

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