Winter McQuinn + Beefheart & McQuinn (EU/US tour send-off show)
Join Winter McQuinn, Beefheart & McQuinn w Ruby Milner and Clover Blue for this special intimate send off show. With both Winter McQuinn & Beefheart & McQuinn gallivanting in the northern hemisphere it will be the last chance to see both acts for a long while!
Winter McQuinn
UK’s Shindig Magazine best-described McQuinn’s music as “pollinated with dashes of 21st Century environmentalism and political awareness.” His music ripples with free-ness similar to revered 1960s/70s artists such as Nick Drake and Syd Barrett, and contemporary artists such as Kate Bollinger, Tex Crick and Alex Izenberg. McQuinn’s 2021 debut album ‘A Rabble Of Bees’ marked the beginning of his solo wanderings into psychedelic outsider pop. His 2024 sophomore album ‘Move To The Trees’ (featured in Rolling Stone AU and KEXP’s ‘Best Of’ lists for 2024), saw McQuinn honing his craft with a series of anthems for the future, settled in post-psych folk and 70s soft rock energy. The end of 2024 saw McQuinn release a co-written EP ‘Recently I’ve Been Missing The Colour Green’ with Acacia Pip (Pinch Points) which was described as “collection of 6 pastoral, slacker folk gems” by Shindig Magazine (UK), and lead to tours in Australia, Europe and the UK. Most recently, following stellar singles “Walkin’ Through That Door”,“Always Looking” and “Growing Old”— McQuinn shared his third and most ambitious album yet, Where Are We Now?, out now via Third Eye Stimuli Records (AU) and Born Losers Records (North America). The album has since received acclaim in Rolling Stone, Stereogum, 3RRR and many others, also reaching #16 on the AIR Charts and added to rotation on Double J and saw McQuinn support notable artists including Sylvie (US), Kacy & Clayton (CAN), Sonny & The Sunsets (US), Leah Senior, Bures Band, Nice Biscuit. This album was described as his “most sophisticated record yet” and features collaborations with Dylan Young (Way Dynamic), Hot Apple Band, Feign Jima and many more. Following this McQuinn was also awarded the 2025 Upstart Songwriting Award.
Beefheart & McQuinn
Beefheart & McQuinn is the new project from UK artist Moby Beefheart aka William Murray (of UK outfit Fur) and Melbourne / Naarm musician Winter McQuinn (Sunfruits, jade imagine). Coming together after a chanced coffee meetup, the musical connection between the two artists is palpable. Sharing a love for the folk and rock sounds of yesteryear without pastiche obsession, Beefheart & McQuinn make contemporary psychedelic folk / soft rock, a rich sonic tapestry of vocal harmony blends and deft musicianship / production. Their first offering ‘Hand In Hand’ is a song about the effect of a busy working life in a new place coupled with the feeling of isolation and anxiety that goes with that. Following the release of ‘Hand In Hand’ which was described as “perfectly emulating the kind of sun-soaked Canyon comedowns that ease the mind into Sunday mornings.”, the duo has supported acts including Leah Senior, Snowy and JB Patterson and are touring the UK in May 2026 with performances at Alt Escape in support of their debut album out May 2026.
Clover Blue
Stretching the skins of the stage name given to them at birth, Clover Blue crafts an intimate mix of folk and pop stylings that discover and explore unruly and forlorn aspects of human connection and desire. Drawing inspiration from Laura Marling, Ted Lucas, Aldous Harding and Paul Simon, Blue weaves poetry with ethereal, dreamy instrumentation to craft worlds of introspection and longing.
Saturday Feb 21, 8pm, Railway Hotel Fitzroy
THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+
The Railway Hotel strives to create a safe space that everyone can enjoy.
Crowd surfing & dangerous behaviour will result in removal from the venue.
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