Kav Temperley, Steve Parkin, Ben Witt @ Rocket Room, Perth (31/05/2008)
Fans of Eskimo Joe are treated to a solo acoustic performance by front man Kav Temperly at the Rocket Room.
Fremantle’s Eskimo Joe maybe have only started topping the charts with 2004 album A Song is a City but their story goes back much further. As the legend goes, bassist and vocalist Kavyen Temperley, guitarist Stu MacLeod and drummer Joel Quartermain formed to take part in the 1997 National Campus Band Competition. A few gigs later, they’d taken the national crown and had scored themselves a spot at Brisbane’s Livid festival alongside the likes of Cake, Dinosaur Jr and Veruca Salt.
In 1998, the Eskies released the Sweater EP, which quickly became the novelty hit of the year. The band signed to Modoular in 1999 and returned with with a self-titled EP that took them around the country thanks to singles Ruby Wednesday and Turn Up Your Stereo.
Though Eskimo Joe continued to tour the nation on the strength of just two EPs, it wasn’t until 2001 that the trio finally released their debut long player. Produced by Pulp producer Ed Buller, Girl went gold thanks to hits like Who Sold Her Out, Liar and Planet Earth. Shortly after Girl’s release, the band parted ways with Modular, signing with Festival Mushroom ahead of their second album.
Early in 2004, the band returned to the airwaves with From the Sea, which soon became their biggest selling single. When A Song is a City was released in May that year, it went straight into the ARIA albums chart at number two and went on to go double platinum. Three more singles followed in the form of Smoke, Older Than You and Life is Better With You, while the band received five ARIA Awards nominations for the album. The national tour for A Song is a City also marked a new-look Eskimo Joe, with Quartermain moving onto guitars and former Sleepy Jackson members Paul Keenan (drums) and Dan Bull (keys) joining the fold. Though Bull left to pursue his own solo career, Eskimo Joe continue to tour as a four-piece, while Temperley, MacLeod and Quartermain record as a trio.
Album number three came in 2006 in the form of Black Fingernails, Red Wine. The lead-off single of the same name hit number one on the ARIA digital download chart, while the album, released a month later debuted at number one. Two more singles – Sarah and New York – followed and, as the album eclipsed the achievements of A Song is a City by going triple platinum, Temperley, MacLeod and Quartermain found themselves receiving two ARIA Awards, for Single of the Year and Best Music DVD.
Upcoming Events
Odyssey NYE 08
Odyssey is set to explode for its highly anticipated third event this New Years Eve. Featuring Jet, Evermore, Eskimo Joe, The Butterfly Effect and Operator Please.
Odyssey NYE 09
The biggest NYE event in QLD is almost upon us! With an all-inclusive ticket of drinks, non-stop music from a killer line up and fireworks displays all night, this is the only NYE gig worth attending!
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Upcoming Events
Odyssey NYE 08
Odyssey is set to explode for its highly anticipated third event this New Years Eve. Featuring Jet, Evermore, Eskimo Joe, The Butterfly Effect and Operator Please.
Odyssey NYE 09
The biggest NYE event in QLD is almost upon us! With an all-inclusive ticket of drinks, non-stop music from a killer line up and fireworks displays all night, this is the only NYE gig worth attending!
Event Reviews
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival (Day Two) @ Esplanade Reserve (16/3/08)
Day two of the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival was a resounding success, with standout performances from The Audreys, Eskimo Joe and competing headliners Ozomatli and John Fogerty.
Andy Callison Project @ Rosemount Hotel, Perth (30/7/2007)
The boys from Freo have one last bash for local audiences before taking it to the States.
Jet, Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy & No Through Road @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre, (09/06/07)
Adelaide was treated to some of Australia's finest acts - Jet, Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy as well as local heroes No Through Road.
Big Day Out @ Claremont Showgrounds, Perth (4/2/2007)
Sniffer dogs, party drugs, public transport and patriotism. So much to think about, but sometimes it's best to just sit back, crack a beer and take in some tunes.
Event Galleries
Point Nepean Music Festival
Seasick steve , Eskimo Joe , John Hammond , Jason Mraz and Xavier Rudd
Point Nepean Music Festival
A spin off from the Byron Bay Blues Festival. Point Nepean is in it's second year
West Coast Blues and Roots Festival
Two days of outstanding music comes to Fremantle for the West Coast Blues and Roots Festival. Album includes John Fogerty, Eskimo Joe, Tex Perkins and much more!
Andy Callison Project @ Rosemount Hotel
Andy Callison Project
The Carnival Comes To Town
The Carnival Comes To Town with Jet, Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy and No Through Road all along for the ride
Eskimo Joe
Perth hometown heroes Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy perform at Metro City.
Eskimo Joe, Iron On, Little Birdy @ Seagulls Gold Coast, 11/05/2007
Eskimo Joe, Iron On, Little Birdy @ Seagulls Gold Coast, 11/05/2007
Eskimo Joe at The Tivoli
Eskimo Joe at The Tivoli 3rd May 2007
2007 WAMi Awards
The cream of West Australian music meets at the Beck's Verandah to reward the best and most popular artists and industry notables of the past 12 months.
Southbound
Southbound: A music, camping and arts festival featuring the likes of Basement Jaxx, Modest Mouse, the John Butler Trio and Eskimo Joe.
YAC it Up 2004
Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy played a massive free show for YAC it Up 2004.
Features
The Hot Lies
The Hot Lies talk about their debut album, line-up changes and the trials of writing and getting along.
Eskimo Joe is on board as The Carnival is Coming to Town
Yes, it's true. The Carnival is coming to town, just ask Joel Quartermain from Eskimo Joe.
Eskimo Joe: try this on for size
It's time for the Big Day Out and Eskimo Joe are already way ahead of you when it comes to slip, slop, slap!
The 80s, rehashed
An in depth look at the permeation of 80s influences in modern music, and why this has recently become so spectacularly popular...
The Eskimo Joe Schmo Show
Eskimo Joe embark on a national tour to match the huge reviews for their new album A Song is a City.
News
Take an Odyssey this New Years Eve
Grinspoon, Bliss N Eso, Butterfly Effect and Jet will headline the third New Years Eve Odyssey event at Carrara Stadium.
Eskimo Joe and Sunpilots emerge as finalists in the International Songwriting Competition
Eskimo Joe, The SunpIlots, Peregrine, Lior, Gotye and Stone Parade are amongst the finalists in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. Eskimo Joe has walked away from the nominations with quite a coup -
WAMi Award nominations announced
Birds of Tokyo and The John Butler Trio head the nominations for this year's WAMi Awards.
More acts announced for Bluesfest 2008
The third artist announcement for Bluesfest has served up a crop of stonkin' acts taking the tally to 60 international and local artists with a further 40 tipped for announcement before Easter...
East Coast Blues and Roots Festival: first artist lineup announced for Bluefest 2008
The first lineup of artists for the 19th annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival has been announced - with Keith Urban , Wilco, Sinead O'Connor and the Black Crowes amongst the acts that will head our way for Easter 2008.
Releases
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine Single
Everyone's favourite sweater wearing westerns return with a grown-up sound, enough to fill a stadium.
Eskimo Joe - Eskimo Joe DVD
Kings of Western Australian power pop jump on the DVD wagon a bit too pre-maturely.
Various Artists - Triple J Hottest 100; Volume 12
Another year, another Triple J Hottest 100. This year's Volume sees perhaps the most varied collection of songs as voted by listeners for some time.
Eskimo Joe - Older Than You
Eskimo Joe release their third single from From The Sea. And - shock horror! - it's an emotionally honest pop song. Who would've thought?
Eskimo Joe - A Song Is A City
A great sounding album, A Song Is A City is a most formidable follow-up to their debut Girl. Enjoy my friends...
