Muz Cuz at the Vanguard, Sydney
Our next big show, is in Sydney, Folks!
The time we played in Sydney, we were opening for Pokey La Farge to a sold out show at the Basement. DOn’t miss out this time! Get in quick! Julian really wants you come. So much so, he even made this fancy collage for the occasion.
Get your tickets here:
http://www.thevanguard.com.au/shows/2014/05/16/mustered-courage/12123
Muzcuz steampunkin’ it up!
We’ve been itching to release our latest clip – Powerlines – and here it is! It’s got a little something for everyone; from Steampunkers, to Ornithologists, Bar-Dwellers to 2D Animation buffs!
Many thanks to our amazing, super-talented animator Simon Howe from No Such Place. He’s put in a lot of hard hours and I’m sure you’ll agree that the result is stunning.
Feel free to give it a share, give it some love, give No Such Place a visit or even give some private applause from the comfort of your own home.
The greatest Mustered Courage tribute band… ever…
Mustered Courage will be supporting their greatest tribute band of all time - Crusty Mustard - at the esteemed Northcote Social Club!!!
Confused? You should be…
We’ll be playing a regulation bluegrass set, followed by a selection of our songs with ELECTRIC INSTRUMENTS… telecaster, mando-caster, lap steel, keys.. and even the god forsaken demon of bluegrass…. DRUMS.. (oh nooooooo!!!) all under the pseudonym of Crusty Mustard.
Run for the hills! Run for your life! The cyborg love child of Bill Monroe and Lynard Skynard is coming to Northcote Social Club..
Jump on our Facebook event and tell your friends!
We be fixin’ to show some real courage…
… fo real..
- ‘Dix Feeling’
Golden Guitars and Crusty Mustard – The greatest Mustered Courage tribute band of all time…
Its been a busy year for us already!
Just got back from Tamworth Country Music Festival where again we kept a frantic schedule of fast picking, parade floating, celebrity hob knobbing, hand shaking, baby kissing, flyer distributing, media calling, cowboy-hat signing, guest appearing, radio broadcasting, charity lawn bowling, honky-tonk appreciating, string changing, & partner twirling.
Aside from being nominated for two golden guitars at the 2014 CMAA awards, we were also honoured to perform in the opening the ceremony to a sold out 3000-strong arena. We didn’t bring home the gold this time but we were very proud to be in the running.
In keeping with our reputation of surprise-filled shows, we had the pleasure of having such amazing guests on stage as: Kasey Chambers, Mark Gable (of The Choirboys fame), Sara Storer, Shane Nicholson, Harry Hooky and a host of very talented musicians.
Kasey hailed us as ‘The best Fu*%ing gig in Tamworth’ to her 32,00 twitter followers. We also got a spot on an ABC national broadcast amongst the festival shenanigans.
Muzcuz finished off Tamworth with a bang, sharing the stage with Australian country music royalty, the MycClymonts, in front of 8,000 punters at the Bicentennial Park stage.
On the way home we stopped in to perform live on air in the first ever ‘Aussie Opry’. A new segment on the ABC’s Saturday Night Country, with Bill Chambers, Lachlan Bryan, and Robyn Ludwick. Several bands all squished into the same tiny radio booth!
Happy New Year / Happy Tamworth
Here at MuzCuz central, we’re excited about 2014. Lots of things on the cards!!!
We’re looking at heading state-side again later on in the year and we’re working on some new material… its early days but keep an ear open for some new tunes at our gigs 
But let’s recap 2013. It was easily our biggest,most action-packed year yet. Some highlights were: Launching our sophomore album “Powerlines” in May. Making our first trip to the US to perform at Americana Music Festival (and showcasing at the famous Station Inn, Nashville, TN). Being nominated for 2 CMAA Golden Guitars and CMC ‘New Oz Band of the Year’. Performing at Woodford Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The National Folk Festival, Festival Of The Sun and The Falls Festival. Jamming backstage in Nashville with Paul Kelly and Dobro legend Randy Kohrs. Drinking 567 collective coffees at various roadhouses along the M1 Freeway…
Now, onto our next big thang: TAMWORTH!!!
We’ll be up there all festival long, gigging, gigging, gigging, drinking, hiding out in AirConditioned paradise and gigging!
We’ve got our dates up on our SHOWS page but I’ll chuck up our Tamworth 2014 poster for you to have a geeze at also. (Look out for our banner around town!)
Cheers!!!
GYPSYGRASS w/ The Woohoo Revue
@ The Thornbury Theatre (Velvet Room) - Friday December 6
All-righty Melbourne peeps. We’ve got one more BIG Melbourne show for the year. It’s a Xmas spectacular with the mighty gypsy force of THE WOOHOO REVUE!
The night is going to be a festive delight of bluegrass and gypsy madness, including cheap Xmas cocktails and crazy Xmas spirit.
Woohoo and Muz Cuz will be joining forces for a finale of GYPSYGRASS madness!!!
USA Homecoming & Management Deal
Wazzup Muz Cuzzies?!
We’re home in Melbourne after the most exciting tour of our lives. What a wild ride to Nashville and back. We played the Station Inn (premier bluegrass venue), jammed with Paul Kelly and shared the stage with some of our bluegrass heroes (Randy Kohrs, Infamous Stringdusters, Jim Lauderdale)
We got to hangout with Ed Helms (of the Hangover and The US Office fame) and met some of the most amazing bands in the newgrass scene today at The Bluegrass Situation – Nashville Special.
Americana Fest was a whirlwind of amazing music and gigging everyday. It was fun, but man we worked our butts off. Big shout out to Becky Lynn Street from Revolution PR for driving us around and taking care of us as well as all the staff at Nashville Downtown Hostel (the best hostel. Ever.) … not to mention Monica Nowak who made the trip from Melbourne to see us play and sell merch and be an all round muz cuz helper!
Once again, each and every single one of our Pozible supporters should know how appreciative we are that you made this possible for us. Without your support, it simply would not have been a reality – and man, it was definitely worth it the trip…
Because of our trip to Americana Fest, it is with great pleasure to announce that we secured a management deal with LA based company Sterling Artist Management! We hit it off with Mark and Dave after one of our showcases and Jules spent the next few days introducing them to the band that is Mustered Courage and how we currently operate. We are extremely happy to have joined forces with Sterling and look forward to a long and prosperous road of music and business!
Thanks to all our new US friends and supporters. Those who gave us some love, directions, burger recommendation, kind words, time of day and welcomed a young Australian bluegrass to the United States of America.
Nashville here we come!!!
Well, folks. We made it…
We reached our goal on Pozible and are Nashville bound, tickets in hand. All is set for us to showcase at the prestigious Americana Music Festival!
We couldn’t have done it without your help and as a sign of our eternal gratitude, we’re thanking everybody who donated to the cause in an official-like fashion on facebook. Kind of like an e-plaque…
The overwhelming support for our trip has been very humbling. We managed to clear our goal of $10,000 in seven days! Thank you!!! We’ll do our best to make you proud in the states 
Caravan Club with the Davidson Brothers
Hey muzzies,
This Friday the 15th August we’ve got a special bluegrass extravaganza with the Davidson Brothers! Don’t miss one of the best bluegrass shows in Melbourne this year! Its all going down at the Caravan Club, best venue in the South East
New Melbourne pair of shows anounced!
Hey there Muzzies,
We’re excited to announce our return to the cosy Wesley Anne, one of our favourite venues in Northcote. We’re doing 2 shows on the 30th and 31st of August and you can grab tickets right here.
Its going to be intimate… very intimate… Logs burning in the fireplace, dinner by candlelight, red wine and… Banjo!!!
See you there, folks.
