Showing How to do it

This article was written by Anthony Brady and published in the Warrnambool Standard on Friday 8th September 2017.

WHEN it comes to rocking the socks off live venues in Warrnambool, few people know how to do it better than Nick How.Tonight, How will be playing bass and providing lead vocals for his four-piece band GinJan. He will be joined on stage by guitarists Darren Ely and Dale Pfeiffer with Chris Trask on drums. GinJan will be one of three acts on stage. Also on the bill will be Ballarat punk rock band The Shorts and emerging Warrnambool punk line-up Diving Headbutts. How is a veteran of the Warrnambool music scene, having shot to prominence with classic pub rock band The Motorvators.During the 1980s, The Motorvators were a leading player on what was a thriving live music landscape in the south-west.How remembers the halcyon days fondly. “It was a great time, we had a nice little circuit happening,” How said. “We played a lot in Warrnambool but also all around the state and into South Australia.” How said the lack of live music venues in Warrnambool now made it hard for emerging bands to showcase their work. “The Loft is great and we have played some gigs at The Whalers but it’s pretty limited,” How said. “I feel sorry for the young bands. When I tell them The Motorvators used to play from Wednesday night right through to Sunday some weeks they don’t believe it. “There is nothing like playing live, it gives you a great chance to build an audience.” GinJan formed in 2002 and released their debut album, Off With My Head, in 2003. With band members scattered across the state, the band has not had the chance to get back in the recording. But How hopes that will change with a new record penciled in for next year. “After I left The Motorvators in 1998, I kept writing songs so I had 15 songs ready to go for the first GinJan album,” he said. “Our sound is similar to The Motorvators, that classic Aussie pub rock. We do mostly originals with the odd cover thrown in".

BELT IT OUT: Nick How out front of GinJan. The Warrnambool band will play at The Loft tonight (8th Sept. 2017) along with The Shorts and Diving Headbutt.