Piffen Yonnies

YONNIE! YONNIE! YONNIE!
OI! OI! OI!

As everyone must surely know by now, local band PIFFEN YONNIES have been kickin' some serious butt. Their unconventional line-up of instruments consisting of groov-acious drums (Matt Willis), tenor sax (Matt Hewson) and a very funkin' bass (Henry Bird), has seen them through the local heat and regional final of the Australasian ASSOCIATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES, national campus band competition. Then on Thursday September 10, they won the State final, which was held at the Corner Hotel in Richmond. The contest, which has been running for 8 years, is the biggest 'original band' competition in the world. Before they even had a chance to retune their instruments they were on stage at the Lady Bay funkin out and winning the regional heat of 'THE PUSH MANNYS Battle of the Bands'. What next? The regional final in Colac, and guess what? They won that too, landing them a spot at the State final of the competition at the PUSHOVER ( all-ages drug and alcohol free festival ) on November 21st at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The YONNIES Melbourne profile is already getting huge after a live-to-air show on RRR Radio, and a gig at the Brunswick Street Festival on Sunday the 27th of September as part of the Melbourne FRINGE. If there's any truth to the rumour that the boys are relocating next year, the Melbourne punters will be ready for them (they'd better learn to dance). So what now then? How about a gig supporting one of Australia's biggest bands of the moment "The Living End" when they play in Warrnambool on Thursday 5th November. If you want to support the PIFFEN YONNIES when they compete in the National Finals of the Campus Bands Competition at the Prince of Wales in St Kilda on the 8th October, there is a bus running down and back on the night. Contact Mic Murphy in the Student Association Office at TAFE on 5564 8863 from the 5th of October. YONNIE YONNIE YONNIE 'Have you piffed one lately?’