Vaudeville Smash
Made up of three brothers and two mates, no other Australian band sounds like them. An
explosion of funk, flute, sax, synth and groove, the dance floor is packed at a Vaudeville
Smash gig, the crowd goes wild. In case you’re wondering, they took their name from an
Italian children’s karaoke machine that was around in the late ’80s.
“I’ll be damned if Vaudeville Smash aren’t the most mind-blowingly refreshing live act to
emerge from Melbourne since God knows when.” – Beat Magazine
Since their first gig at Fitzroy’s Bar Open, Melbourne’s Vaudeville Smash have carved their
own niche, building a formidable following in Australia and around the world. Their national
and international adventures have seen them tour Japan and the Sapporo Jazz Festival,
grace stages in New York, South by South West in Austin, Singapore, Toronto, Spain, Italy, as
well as numerous Australian festivals, including Woodford Folk Fest, Secret Garden, St Kilda
Music Fest (Main Stage), Blues On Broadbeach & Bello Winter Music to name a few.
“You can’t help but move. The gig is an event. Vaudeville Smash are a great live band.” – Jeff
Jenkins, Inpress
Vaudeville Smash’s catalogue features 3 full length albums, 3 EPs and an international viral
sensation with their song ‘Zinedine Zidane’, featuring the late, great Les Murray, which has
garnered close to 20 million YouTube views and has been featured in some of the biggest
publications on the planet, including Billboard, ESPN, Eurosport and the BBC.
