Kev Carmody the Musical Shaman

Kev Carmody on stage at the
Powerhouse January 29th, 2016

I had the privilege of catching one of the icons of Australian music on January 29th at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Kev Carmody.

Kev Carmody on stage at the Brisbane Powerhouse
 January 29th, 2016.

While I had always been a fan of Kev's music, I've never managed to catch a live performance of his until January this year.

Before the show started, I went over to the merchandise stand and saw Kev's new CD box set selling for $60 (4 CDs) but looking into my sorry wallet I thought I would give it a miss and buy it another time.

But Kev had divided his show into two parts, the first part was the showing of a video of how he put the new CDs together using stuff like butter knives, gas cans, bits of wood and even chooks and a dog.

Kev's dog was featured
  singing on his new album,
 sadly now deceased

I was sold and decided I couldn't leave the Powerhouse without buying his new box set, and I'm glad that I did buy it, as this is some of his best work yet ... and that is a big call on my part.

Oddly enough, when I saw the Siberian Husky of Kev's pictured in the book that comes with the CDs I couldn't help thinking how these dogs look like a friendly wolf.

Then I pick up the latest Big W catalogue that was in my junk mail and what should be going on sale today (February 11th), but these cushions pictured below?!

Weird, or what? 
Considering I already had included the photo of Kev's dog when I was putting this post together this week.

Moonstruck is one of my old Kev Carmody favorites and I would often play it driving home from my day job glad to be heading home and out of that place for one more day.

Darkside is also one of my favourites, as I grew up living from my late teens in this area of the city (I still live on the fringe of that area now) and would occasionally buy chicken and chips from that shop featured in the above song.

That night at the Powerhouse listening to one of my musical heroes will always remain a special memory to me, as I think anyone who was there on the night would agree that Kev is more than a musician, he is a musical shaman taking you on a journey to examine your own soul in music and storytelling that anyone can relate to in their own hearts.
It's not only music about the injustices of the society we all live in, but viewed from different individual angles, it's music sent to heal the soul and bring hope to a world that can be very dark and self-centered at times.

If you are someone who appreciates music with a spiritual soul and conscience, then I would highly recommend Kev's new CD set.
Check it out for yourself at his website where you can see a clip about the making of this new album. Just click on this link to go to his website.
Just as I was about to wind up this post a news article came through on a Facebook feed about Peter Gabriel and the healing power of music, which was what I was kind of trying to purvey here, so I'll include a link to that story here for those who are interested in reading it for yourselves - 
What's the point of music? Ask Peter Gabriel
Of course, anyone who's been following this blog would know it was a Peter Gabriel song that really got me to prick up my ears and take notice of those weird synchronicities that occur in life.  
Gabriel (Peter)
 Life is one weird mysterious road trip, that's for sure.