Rebecca will be making a few live appearances shortly:

• Sat 19 Feb - 10pm, Rosstown Hotel, Carnegie. With David Hosking. Free
  entry.
  
• Sat 20 Feb - Lort Smith Animal Hospital Benefit, Subaudible Hum +
  Rebecca Barnard + The Rumours + Charles Jenkins + Andrew McCubbin + Sime
  Nugent + Tugboat + Richard D.P. + DJs Alley Of The Dudes The Tote,
  Collingwood. 3.30pm. $10.
  
• Fri 4 Mar - David Hosking + Rebecca Barnard + Shelly Scown, Cornish Arms,
  Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Show $12, dinner/show $42.

I spoke to Rebecca last week and she said that her solo album has now been recorded and they've started the process of getting it released somehow somewhere. Stay tuned.

Shane has been in the studio recently for the recording of a new Stephen Cummings album. Expect to see that released later in the year.

Shane plays with Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union:

• Fri 27 August - The Palais, Hepburn Springs, VIC
  
• Sun 29 August - Prince Of Wales, St Kilda, VIC

Rebecca plays with the Unconscious Brothers:

• Sat 4 September - The Palais, Hepburn Springs, VIC
  

Here's some *forthcoming* gigs I've spotted:

Sun 1 Aug - Roy & HG pre-Olympic marathon with performances by Tim Rogers + Shane @ Hifi Bar & Ballroom, Melb. Live JJJ broadcast, free entry.

Sat 7 Aug - Rebecca/Shane @ Rosstown Hotel, Carnegie. 10pm, free entry.

Fri 20 Aug - Stephen Cummings with Shane @ Palais, Hepburn Springs.

Sat 21 Aug - Stephen Cummings with Shane @ Rosstown Hotel, Carnegie. 10pm, free entry.

Stephen Cummings has landed the support slot on the Elvis Costello tour in November so I think it's safe to assume you can also catch Shane playing with Stephen if you catch Elvis. The dates for that tour (including Day on the Green appearances):

Sat 20 Nov - Bimbagden Estate, Hunter Valley (DotG)
Sun 21 Nov - Stage 88, Canberra (DotG)
Tue 23 Nov - Palais, Melbourne
Wed 24 Nov - State Theatre, Sydney
Sat 27 Nov - Rochford, Yarra Valley (DotG)
Sun 28 Nov - Moorilla Estate, Hobart (DotG)
Tue 30 Nov - Concert Hall, Brisbane
Thu 2 Dec - Darwin
Sun 5 Dec - Kings Park, Perth (DotG)

Tickets for that go on sale Fri 13 August.

If you spot other Rebecca/Shane appearances, let me know.

Rebecca and Shane will be doing their duo thing this weekend:

• Sat Dec 6 - 10pm, Elsternwick Hotel, Elsternwick
  

Rebecca and Stephen Cummings are putting on the New Years Eve
'extravaganza' at the Rosstown again this year:

• Wed 31 Dec - Rosstown Hotel, Carnegie. Double bill with Stephen Cummings,
  featuring Shane O'Mara and band. Dinner/show $50, show only $20.
  Bookings: 03-9571-1033
  

Shane will also be joining Stephen Cummings for these gigs:

• Sat 13 Dec - The Cornish Arms, Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Melbourne.

• Sun 25 Jan - Harvest Festival, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula.
  

and I assume he'll be playing with Lisa Miller at these shows:

• Sat 20 Dec - Corner Hotel, Richmond.

• Fri 16 Jan - free show, Fitzroy Gardens.
  

If I've missed an appearance you've heard about, let me know.

Gig news is thin on the ground at the moment but here's one to jot down...

  Sat 13 September - 10pm, Rosstown Hotel, Carnegie, Melbourne. I assume that's a Shane/Rebecca gig.

Shane will also be appearing with Stephen at his upcoming shows - hit this page for the rundown on those.