Gonz forms new trio

Warrnambool Standard 22nd Jan 2004 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard  2004.

LOCAL solo performer Gonz will front his new band for the first time on Friday night at the Liquid Lounge. The unnamed trio features Gonz (aka Steven Garner) on vocals and acoustic guitar, his former Crymsin Room bandmate and bassist Michael Vowles, and another local solo performer Adza aka Adam Geyer) on drums. Gonz said the band offered a chance for him to concentrate on his original music and finetune the 20 or so songs he has written before the group records them later this year. He said the inspiration behind the trio was the great feedback he had received when slipping the occasional original tune into his covers set list. As a covers performer, Gonz has racked up many gigs in the past 15 months, playing regularly at the Fishbowl and the Liquid Lounge, and supporting the likes of Chris Wilson and Xavier Rudd. He described his new trio’s sound as being “acoustic in the vein of Weddings Parties Anything”. Gonz and his new trio will perform at the Liquid Lounge on Friday night from 10pm.