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Potential Falcon

A kind of country rocking....

About Me

Potential Falcon are a Melbourne based Indie..Country Rock 4 piece, featuring Simon Connolly(Guitar/Voice), Hugo Temby(Guitar/Keys/Voice), Joe Foley(Bass/Voice) and Donovan Martin(Drums/Voice). The band has been kicking around in various guises since the beginning of 2004, previously releasing an EP under the name “Minute Major.” “Hank Williams’ Grave” is released nationally through Green media Distribution on March 10th, and will be available online at Waterfront records and the I-Tunes music store. This splendid little seven tracker was recorded by the band and long time engineer Calum Orr in various suburban locales dotted around Melbourne, before being mixed in the luxurious surrounds of Sing Sing studios by Wayne Connolly(The Vines/Youth Group/Dallas Crane etc). The final and some say unknowably mystical process of “mastering’ was undertaken at Digital Zero, by Calum Orr(Because of Ghosts/Nick Murphy/Alex Jarvis). “Hank Williams’ Grave” presents a band with a deep love of Country and Indie Rock treating you to the finest aspects of both genres. Soaring 4 part harmony, delicious lead licks and soulful songs of love, lust, booze and just a dash of redemption(still working on that one…)

Buy it online from Waterfront Records, or on i-tunes, or from that increasingly rarefied institution, your local record store.............

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/22/2005
Band Website: potentialfalcon.com
Band Members: Simon Connolly: Guitars/Voice. Donovan Martin: Drums/Voice/Comedy Gold. Joe Foley: Bass/Voice. Hugo Temby: Piano/Rhodes/Bass/Guitar/Voice.
Influences: The Drive By Truckers, Mercury Rev, The Band, Neil Young, Motorpsycho, Knievel, The Fauves, The Lemonheads, Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Satan, God(s), Richard Dawkins and Charles Darwin...
Sounds Like: An indie band who think they are a country band.
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Brisbane/Sydney/the future.........

hey kids,Well it has been a super busy month for Joe, Don, Hugo and I. Moreso for Joe and I, as the other two slackers only deign to make an appearance at every other show. Last weekend we headed off ...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:07:00 PST

Brisbania, canberra and veganism......

welcome back here to the mcg, or the gabba, or the wacca, or yr bedroom in front of the computer...... the falcon dragged themselves out of bed on friday morning, cold and miserable though it was, and...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:34:00 PST

In a pub with a man i know named Ian.

Another weekend, another show, another rehearsal, another 20 odd beers, 2 sets of guitar strings, 1 floor tom skin, one train ride home(for Hugo).  We played the Tote on friday night, to around 5...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Sun, 27 May 2007 06:04:00 PST

Broken, Busted, Bleeding and Bruised.

hey there myspace denizens... how y'all doin'?  i just had an accident on my pushy, got three stitches in my chin, 2 broken teeth and lots of aches and pains to show for it...  bikes busted ...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Tue, 01 May 2007 05:42:00 PST

"I wear the shorts for Mobility"

Hey kids, We Potential Falconio's are proud to announce that "Hank Williams' Grave" hits stores tomorrow, or maybe tuesday.... assuming that the stores actually order it, i think thats how it works.&n...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:38:00 PST

Halfway shows, record release....................

After a weekend spent in the company of the halfway lads, i have begun to think about liver disease.......  cirrhosis.......... doesn't sound cool. Anyway, Halfway have once again reaffirmed thie...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:04:00 PST

Record Release......

Finally got a release date sorted for our mini-album. It's gonna be called "Hank Williams' Grave" and will come out on march 10th next year.  the tracklisting is this: 1) Bruises 2) Rack and Rui...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:20:00 PST

various subjects

A-Ha, well, things sure have been quiet in Minute Major land. As previously mentioned, we have finished recording/mixing/mastering 7 excellent songs, two of which, 'Fronting the Band' and 'Rack and ...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST

News, recording finished, shows, awesome!

Hey guys and girls, We just finished mixing our 7 track mini-album at Sing Sing studios with Wayne Connolly!(Youth Group/The Vines/Dallas Crane etc...) it sounds Fucking RAD and is being mastered thi...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:51:00 PST

Hugo tries to kill us yet again...

I wrote this whole saga in greater detail, but managed to shut down my browser without saving it, so you get this abridged version The past four days have seen us traipsing up and down the Hume Highw...
Posted by Potential Falcon on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:22:00 PST