ONE of Australia\u2019s blues and rock icons is set to return to Bendigo with a mix of old classics and recent material.<\/p>\n
Mark Lizotte, performing under his stage name Diesel, will take to the stage at the Capital Theatre next week to play a retrospective set as well as tracks from his latest album, Alone with Blues.<\/p>\n
Lizotte debuted his upcoming show as part of a New South Wales-exclusive tour in 2021, with the Bendigo gig part of a regional Victorian leg of 11 dates.<\/p>\n
With a stripped-back solo show, he said he\u2019s keen to return to Bendigo.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy show right now is as intimate as it can get. It definitely challenges me in a good way, and I can get into tiny nooks and crannies of the soundscape and lyrics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not many laurels I can rest on when I\u2019m by myself, and I can kind of revel in the nakedness of it all with lots of stories to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
Released in 2021, Alone with Blues reached number one in the ARIA Top 20 in the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart.<\/p>\n
The show will feature two sets with one devoted to tracks from the album and the other influenced by his compilation, 30: The Greatest Hits.<\/p>\n
Lizotte said Alone with Blues is a continuation of his 1996 work, Short Cool Ones with Melbourne-based musician Chris Wilson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always had the idea in my head of doing volume two but unfortunately I had to say goodbye to Chris just before the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was actually my son who said I should make a blues record. It was a good project to work on at that time.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though it came out two years ago, I\u2019m still really enjoying playing the album for people. This is the first chance I\u2019ve had to tour these songs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diesel will perform at The Capital Theatre on Saturday, 29 April from 8pm. Tickets can be booked via dieselmusic.com.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONE of Australia\u2019s blues and rock icons is set to return to Bendigo with a mix of old classics and recent material. Mark Lizotte, performing under his stage name Diesel, will take to the stage at the Capital Theatre next week to play a retrospective set as well as tracks from his latest album, Alone […]<\/p>\n