FREE ENTRY - 8PM K. Walsh and The Podium Babies - every Thursday in September at The Gem. with special guests Pollyman (12th)/ Freya J Hollick (12th)/ Sweet Nothings (19th)/ Hobsons Bay Coast Guard Self-proclaimed “Y2Kowboi” K. Walsh and his band The Podium Babies are the hottest new ticket on the not-so-quiet-Country scene. Sick and tired of embroidered shirts and bolo ties, “K Dot” relishes in the theme, but knows where he comes from, i.e. the concrete sidewalks of Sydney’s Newtown. Now hailing from Melbourne, the live band is rounded out by members of The Smith Street Band, Watty Thompson & The Total Fire Band, Steel Wheels and The Standalones. Upcoming second single, “Cold Water” sees Walsh shooting to write the traditional, country song—harking back to the big singers like George Jones, Elvis Presley and Chris Isaak. It’s all about huge melody with simple lyrics. Walsh says “The whole song itself is not specifically satire, but purposely kitsch. ‘Tell me when did you fill your heart with water, I fear winter froze you through’.” In a similar vein, while the recording of the track is polished, in a live setting, Walsh’s yearns for “Cold Water” to be seen as a swaying, boozy anthem. An intentionally corny metaphor, sung in the grandest of melodies. His very own “Live in Honolulu.” “Cold Water” features atmospheric pedal steel (aka “The Cry Machine”), accompanied by saxaphone brother duo Billy and Harry Ward, on saxaphone and strings respectively.