Cyrus Villanueva - Joe Vill

Former Warrnambool musician Jo Vill's son Cyrus Villanueva favourite to win X Factor

By MATT NEAL

Nov. 20, 2015, noon

Cyrus Villanueva performing in his hometown of Wollongong.

THE son of a former Warrnambool musician is odds-on favourite to win the grand final of X Factor.

Cyrus Villanueva is through to the top three ahead of Monday and Tuesday’s grand final after being voted “safe” by the public for the whole competition.

Villanueva is the son of Joe Vill, who left Warrnambool more than 20 years ago after being a regular covers performer for many years at the Grand Hotel, the Tatts, the Lady Bay and other venues.

Now based in Wollongong, Villanueva is favoured to beat NSW duo Jess & Matt and Mt Gambier’s Louise Adams, who is a regular performer at The Loft in Warrnambool. 

Villanueva performed with his father in January at the Benefit For Boyd concert at the Whalers Hotel in Warrnambool.

The 19-year-old singer’s X Factor performances have been featuring regularly on the iTunes chart, with his cover of his mentor Chris Isaak’s song Wicked Game reaching #1 last month.

Review of Ausmusic festival from Forte

Darren Ely Rob Bevan Greg Logan Mal Hill

Darren Ely is a Warrnambool based guitarist and guitar tutor who originated in Hamilton. Over the years he has played solo, as part of various duos (Wendy Goyen and Darren Ely, Louie and Daz, Sinter, ) and as a member of bands GinJan and the Louise Clancey Band). He composed and recorded his song Alone as part of the 2004 TAFE Music Industry Skills course CD "Big Funky Ball"

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Rob Bevan is a Warrnambool based drummer and vocalist who has been part of several bands inlcuding The Sky Rockats and Lost and Suburbia and the Average Band) - He composed and recorded his song Sweet Lovin as part of the 2004 TAFE Music Industry Skills course CD "Big Funky Ball"

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Greg Logan is a Warrnambool based singer guitarist who fronts the band "Wild Roomers". The "Wild Roomers" are regulars at the Kirkstall Hotel and Mickey Bourke's Koroit Hotel
He composed and recorded his song Seabird as part of the 2004 TAFE Music Industry Skills course CD "Big Funky Ball"

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Mal Hill is a former Port Fairy guitarist singer who had his own band in the South West as well as doing a stint as bass player for the Motorvators. He also played in the Great Australian Elevator Band. On Dec. 29th  Mal and Friends performed as part of the Moyneyana Festival in Port FairyNow based in Halls Gap, he is a music teacher and focuses on music therapy. He composed and recorded his song Feelin Alright as part of the 2004 TAFE Music Industry Skills course CD "Big Funky Ball"
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Hank lends a hand for 3WAY

Hank lends a hand for 3WAY - published in the Warrnambool Standard  Sept. 14th 2015




AMERICAN country music icon Hank Williams died in 1953, but he’s still doing his bit for Warrnambool community station 3WAY FM


The annual Hank Williams tribute night has been running since 1999 and takes place on Thursday at City Memorial Bowls Club from 7pm.
Organised by Hank fan Mick Schack, the night stars over a dozen south-west acts and is 3WAY FM’s major fund-raiser for the year.
As well as Hank songs, this year’s theme is “place names”, in honour of such Williams songs as Alabama Waltz, Tennessee Border and California Zephyr.
Acts on the bill include Big Love, Lee “Sonnyboy” Morgan, Tank Dilemma, Trevor Keilar, Kayla Dwyer, Lost In Suburbia, and Robyn Gleeson, Streamline, and more.

HEY GOOD LOOKIN': Musician, radio presenter and Hank Williams fan Mick Schack is getting ready for another Hank tribute night. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Loudmouth

Loudmouth first formed in early May 1991 as a Ramones cover band (under the name The Headbangers), with the intention of playing for fun at a party.

Dave, Gary and Robbie were already in another Warrnambool band, Bryon.  Dave and Robbie had previously played in several local bands, and Gary had played in Melbourne bands such as Death Sentence and S.T.P. Lots of fun was had at that first gig, and after another party at the Warrnambool Golf Club (where you can't dance on the carpet - only the dancefloor!), further jam sessions resulted in the first original songs (including "Planet K-Mart", "This is Warrnambool" and "Sheep Creep").

The first pub gig for Loudmouth was on May 25th, as support to Bryon at what was then Warrnambools' haven for original bands, The Caledonian Hotel.

Loudmouth built up a reputation of sorts in Warrnambool, playing skate ramp parties and organising their own All-Ages shows.Loudmouth also rebelled against the strong (entrenched) blues scene of the area (with songs like "I'd rather be a roadie than a lagerphone player"), as well as the staid local council, which would not allow condom vending machines to be placed in public toilets ("Geriatric Councillor"). Scandal seemed to follow Loudmouth (not really, it just sounds good to say that), with the band being asked to leave one (poorly promoted) gig in Geelong for being too loud and driving away the regulars in the Public Bar.  They were cheated of success at a band competition where some members of the striped shirted crowd spat beer and threw ice-cubes at them.  The management of the hotel wanted a local band to win so people would come back next week and drink heaps! Since the release of the Brenda O'Connor EP in March 1993, Loudmouth have been on extended holidays, for it was then that Dave decided to move to Queensland to follow work opportunities.  He is still up there.With each of the members at times living in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Loudmouth are now more of a group of friends who enjoy playing music together than a band.  Lately, gigs have been more of a Christmas get together.  But Loudmouth is always a part of each of its members, and they're always looking forward to the next chance to play. Gary was playing in Blacklist and Gacy's Place in Adelaide (a split 7" available through Spiral Objective Records), and
Dave is banging away in Disrupt Youth in Brisbane (two 7" and a soon to be released album through Beer City Records). Mick is in a band in Melbourne (I've forgotten the name) and Robbie is in Warrnambool.