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(Quick note: no, I haven’t turned into the kind of crazed Deborah fan who follows her round the country. At least, not intentionally. Not long after my last post about the Katoomba gig, I suddenly had to organise a trip to Brisbane for work on very short notice. It was only after I’d booked the [...]

Last night’s gig at the Clarendon in Katoomba was also a blast! Smaller crowd than the Basement (perhaps 100 people all told) and probably a little less rowdy, but fabulous to see Deborah & Co in such an intimate setting. Best crowd reaction (barring the predictable encores) was probably I Love You But. Random notable [...]

The audience hung on every word, both spoken and sung. DC has a theory that everyone is born with a mistake that keeps recurring in their lives. I’m not sure if she admitted to her’s, but dedicated “Any Fool” to Sally Robbins which I was very impressed by, a sporting reference at a DC show, [...]

Just got back in from the concert at the Basement to discover David’s email and the link to all the photos from the list Summertown party (including one with me looking almost human), so it’s been a great Deborah evening all around! Deb and the guys were in stunning form tonight. Taking an apparent cue [...]

I wanted to say a huge thank-you to everyone who bought cd’s to enable the house party to happen. Especially the interstate contingent! And huge thanks to Viv for talking her friends into hosting the evening, and to Peter & Glenda themselves for inviting us in… and to Deborah & Willy for playing. There hasn’t [...]

where to start? For those of you who don’t know Geelong is a city about an hour out of Melbourne. So after work last night Nicky, Julie and I dutifully trundled out there to see DC play at Lamby’s, armed only with a vague geography of Geelong and the name of the street the venue [...]

A simple miming action of taking a cigarette out of her mouth throwing it down and stubbing it on the floor from DC grabbed the crowd’s attention and a lot of cheers from the audience on Saturday night and wound that pedastal we hold Deborah on up to full height! The offending smoker had no [...]

Even before DC had sung a word a couple of drunks had started up “Get your gear off!” to which that bloke in the BORED teeshirt stood up to the microphone and asked who had said that. The fella that looks like Bill Oddie was in fine form but didn’t get to perform Exquisite Stereo [...]

What did that girl on the dcbitchlist say last week about Deborah’s voice?? DC proved me a clown tonight by bursting free and LOUD first up with “Interzone” which I’d never heard. No accusations of half heartedness from this side of the room… “Radio Loves This” kept the throng of Newcasteelians (DC’s term not mine) [...]

Now we’re talking. Nicky, Julie and I arrived at the venue at about 8pm and it was pretty much full, the stage was setup and things were going well. At about half past nine Deborah and Willy strolled onto stage, welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd. It became immediately apparent that Deborah is quite pregnant (yes, [...]

I was one amongst a few dedicated (or fanatical) bitchers to attend the final City of Women show (for the moment) at the Dan last night. In my opinion it was one of the best shows. The sound was good throughout and the band really seemed to have it together. The playlist was a good [...]

What wonders a front page of a newspaper will achieve. Clearly we were not the only ones paying attention to DC on the front cover of the Western Times last week, the Commercial was packed for the final night of City of Women there. The play list was pretty much the standard for these shows [...]

Tuesday night at the Empress seems to have become an overnight institution for the Melbourne Listers. Last night we had a showing from Meeks, Julie, Cameron, Rach (and her twin in disguise), Matt, Cameron, myself and Nicky. The playlist was very similar to previous shows with a couple a interesting ups and downs. The first [...]

Quick review of the Dan To those from interstate… I’m sorry… I’d hate us too if all these gigs were not somewhere I could get to! To those who were at the commercial Wednesday night … we had sound! Willie’s hair is a number three? Yeah right… try a number one!! (Mark says that he [...]

Well, wasn’t last night a gorgeous night. There were quite a few of us at the Empress – Mark, Nicky, Kristen, Kate & Amanda, Kate, Meeks, Cameron… oh, and me. We were nicely spaced around the room. I was comfortably sprawled on the arm of an armchair… love the atmosphere of the place. The playlist [...]

Started off with about 30 people in the audience… Deb praised us all for coming out to listen to “good original music”. Standard run of songs with the standard few mistakes/mix ups (though maybe more of the ballady songs than other gigs)… gee those songs are good… the more I listen to them the better [...]

I’m not going to review last night’s show, except to say that it was really, really good. There were 2 highlights for me: First, the 3 yobbos standing midway along the bar. These guys started off the evening doing their best to talk as loudly as possible over the music. As the set wore on, [...]

The Empress is a rather studentish pub in Fitzroy. Shabby and mostly brown with dirty tables, but good food and, tonight, very good music. It was also the sight of a veritable bitchfest. The list was out in force and then some. Mark & I, the recently departed Matt and a friend, Kate & Amanda, [...]

The first City of Women gig at the Dan O’Connell was very quiet from the crowd side and nice and noisy from the stage side. While the Dan has a reputation for overcrowding this hot Thursday saw only sixty or seventy people out to see and hear City of Women. Another feature of the Dan [...]

I was one of the thirty or so strong crowd to see the first performance of the City of Women and some of the songs which hopeful will grace DC No 4. There were about ten songs in all played. City Of Women is made up of DC, WZ (dressed by his dad), Cameron Reynolds [...]

Wednesday the 9th of December at the Price of Wales turned out not to be the home of a big crowd for the Kids Benefit gig. After sitting through 10 minutes of one of the other bands (who were awful) Deborah and Willy appeared and quietly set up their stuff. Bitch Listers present were Amanda, [...]

I saw her last night in Brisbane, at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley, and she was as amazing as ever! I was going to write when i got back from the show, but thanks to our ever so reliable public transport system [*coughcough*], that wasn’t until like 3am… I was impressed [not]. This aside however, [...]

Does Willy Zygier ever have a bad guitar day? If so I am yet to see it and I have seen one or two of the Deborah and Willy shows. From start to finish this was an exceptional show. The venue, Tilley’s, is a welcome warm and personal place in the city of roundabouts. Our [...]

What a relief!!! After all of my boasting about Tilley’s and the success that Deborah and Willy enjoy there – it all came together into a package of perfection for the Bitch Listers who had driven all the way from Melbourne for the gig. And what a night!! Dinner was pricey but delicious and kept [...]

Tilleys is a great venue… in spite of the chairs outside making it look like the coffee shop from Neighbours! We arrived just in time to catch the last few notes of the sound check… and have a quick word to Deb and Willie. We grabbed a table, and awaited the arrival of the Canberra [...]

The phrase that springs to mind after the Deborah Conway performance at the Dan is “what a blast!” The first surprise in store was a confident and skilled performance on vocals and guitar from Sally Dastey (Tiddas). Despite a confession to being a bit nervous, Sally’s infectious smile and easygoing manner injected a good feeling [...]

Deborah and Willy were joined on stage by Bill McDonald (Ultrasound, Frente) and Pete Farnan (Boom Crash Opera) at the Dan O’Connell. This show also marked the biggest ever Bitch List gathering with roughly one in three Bitch Listers there for this show. The show started with a bang with the rarely heard Evil Homer, [...]

WOW!! Tonight’s show would have to be the best I’ve ever seen. Deborah was dynamic, energetic and gorgeous but Willy went close to stealing the show with his incredible musicianship. Tonight’s play-list was identical to last night, apart from the encores – tonight we enjoyed “It’s Only a Dream” (unrehearsed but stunning when they found [...]

At the end of a 17 hour day, a 750km plane ride, with a belly full of Qantas stew, feet screaming to be let out of the shoes bought that afternoon, squeezed into a smoky, hot pub with hundreds of drunk bods, what could possibly be the perfect remedy?!? Of course the answer is obvious!!!! [...]

Just a quick note to let everyone know that DC is in FINE form!! I went to see her show last night at the Fly By Night Musicians Club in Fremantle and she SIZZLED! I cant remember the exact play list but she did play the following songs (and probably some others that i don’t [...]

Deborah Conway’s performance in Atrium at Swinburne at Lilydale (SAL) was, to say the least, a mind blowing experience. I came away with the impression that she’s a consummate vocalist, a competent guitar player, and a performer of undeniable presence. Although to the uninitiated, the crowd size and response might have seemed a bit lacklustre, [...]

Deborah and Willy peformed twice in free concerts for the faithful and lucky alike. The first show was in the Fitzroy Gardens. The weather was pretty horrible and the punters pretty thin on the ground. They started the show with a new song (sorry, didn’t catch the name of it) and then progressed through Alive [...]

“We’re aiming for audience satisfaction tonight!!” proclaimed Deborah as she took the stage for the last time in Canberra for 97. Willy joined her (were they the same pants Deb wore in the video clip for “It’s only the Beginning” – out on the golf course?) and the gorgeous couple launched into “I’m Not Satisfied.” [...]

Day Two of “Deborah Conway Week” in Canberra was never going to live up to the spectacle that was Opening Night. Whilst Deb and Willy were at full strength to start the show, it was obvious that they were thrown by a few distractions during the evening. Willy’s guitar string snapped right in the middle [...]

Wednesday 3rd December, Tilley’s, Canberra Deborah loves Canberra … it must be a combination of the intimate venue Tilley’s and the impecably behaved audience. Most of all though – Deb gets to play the politician! “Can’t wait for the double disillusion!!” she proclaimed mid way through the set… “F*%& you John Howard!!!” she screamed as [...]

Yep, I know there’s been a review of this gig already, but what the heck, I was there too. And, for all you know, I might have a totally different opinion. So, read on. First of all, however, I have to declare an interest. I’m Willy’s older brother which makes me Deborah’s brother-in-law – well [...]

The support act for this gig were Paul Hester’s Largest Living Things. They warmed up the crowd with a short set including one Crowded House song (kare kare) and his claim to be Deborah’s first husband, a claim she later described as “wishful thinking”. Deborah and Willy were joined on stage by drummer Tony Floyd [...]

Having returned from Noosa, where they played the night before, Deborah Conway et al could be excused for feeling a little tired. Luckily the support act, The Blue House, gave night a fabulous beginning for Cup Eve in Melbourne, Australia’s gambling capital. They opened with a terrific set of their own material and also their [...]

ON a weekend, venues generally attract crowds of people wanting to do one of two things: drink or smoke heavily, and create some sort of disturbance. On this particular evening, however, the mood inside the Doghouse is relatively sombre and it is almost 11pm before the first signs of Deborah Conway’s presence begain to be [...]

In a filled Capitol Theatre on Friday night in Brisbane, Deb, Willy and some new faces belted out a well balanced mix of tracks from the latest masterpiece, My 3rd Husband, and one or two songs from String of Pearls, Bitch Epic, Do Re Mi and Ultrasound. The tone of the new album was captured [...]

Doors opened to the venue at 8pm. I arrived around 9.30 and there was a young woman soloing on a guitar – not bad. Before she finished her performance, she told the audience that she had heard that it WAS Deborah Conway’s birthday that day, so we had better be nice to her. I had [...]

Deborah and Willy excelled in thier second show at the Prince of Wales. The play list was similar to the Friday night performance with a couple of minor changes. Deborah seemed in high spirits and chatted to the audience every few songs. She predicted this tour would lead to a baby boom to bring more [...]

In the first of her two gigs at the Prince of Wales, Deborah again gave a glittering performance. She took the stage in a gorgeous red lame dress which featured a heart-shaped cutout, exposing her belly where the latest member of the Conway-Zygier clan is preparing for his/her entrance. Her gold slingback shoes were kicked [...]

Deborah performed her first Melbourne gig for two years (or thereabouts) in a warm up gig at the Dan O’Connell in Carlton. She wasted no time demonstrating that she has gone from strength to strength as a performer. Deborah and Willy Zygier were joined on stage by a drummer, bass, and synth player (sorry, I [...]

Having been at a very impressive gig a couple of weeks ago of Deborah, Willy and their band, I did a Net-search on ‘Deborah Conway’ and found you. Thought you might like a brief precis of the night…. The place was The Garage in Highbury, north London, a small yet intimate venue. One which does [...]