With their potent combination of bruising post-punk rock, guttural vocals and tough, tender songwriting, Melbourne’s Cash Savage and The Last Drinks have earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most ferocious and dynamic live acts. As Cash tells us, The Last Drinks basically started out as a country-blues rock group but now has developed into so much more, a band capable of deeply infiltrating our hearts and minds as much as impacting our dancing feet. The band’ s current album, So This Is Love, is testament to this.
Former in 2008 by singer and guitarist Cash Savage, the band’s 2010 debut Wolf introduced their brand of driving, emotionally raw post-punk rock. They crystallised that sound on 2013’s breakthrough The Hypnotiser, which earned widespread critical acclaim. Upon signing to Mistletone, they continued their success with One of Us (2017) and Good Citizens (2018) and delivered a powerful lockdown performance later released as Live at Hamer Hall (2020). 2023’s So This Is Love confirmed the band’s spot as one of the rock powerhouses in the nation, with The Guardian praising the album for its tension, tenderness and political fury.
Ahead of a January 2025 solo tour and then a couple of Last Drinks band warm up gigs (including a special performance at the Sydney Festival) for an extensive European tour, Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips, had the pleasure of sitting down with CASH SAVAGE for a chat as our December Musician of the Month. Photos and video assistance by Jason Rosewarne
CASH SAVAGE SOLO DATES
FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025
Northcote, VIC, Australia
Northcote Social Club
with Jess Ribeiro
Tickets
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2025
Meeniyan, VIC, Australia
Meeniyan Town Hall
with Jess Ribeiro
Tickets
FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY 20257:00 PM
Eltham, NSW, Australia
The Eltham Hotel NSW
Tickets
SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025
Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia
Black Bear Lodge
Tickets
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2025
Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
The Bridge Hotel
Tickets
CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS DATES
SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 20258:00 PM
Sydney, NSW, Australia
City Recital Hall
Tickets
FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2025
Warrnambool, VIC, Australia
Whalers Hotel
with Leah Senior
Tickets
SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025
Athens, Greece
Architektoniki
with Desert Monks, cosmonaut (Athens, GA) and The Ruckus Habit
Tickets
TUESDAY 25 MARCH 20258:00 PM
Lorient, France
Hydrophone
Tickets
WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 20258:30 PM
Bordeaux, France
Rock School Barbey
Tickets
THURSDAY 27 MARCH 20258:00 PM
Clermont-Ferrand, France
La Coopérative de Mai – Petite Coopé
Tickets
FRIDAY 28 MARCH 20259:30 PM
Nîmes, France
Club, Paloma
Tickets
SATURDAY 29 MARCH 20257:30 PM
Paris, France
La Maroquinerie
Tickets
TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2025
Nantes, France
Stereolux
Tickets
WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2025
Rennes, France
L’Ubu
Tickets
THURSDAY 3 APRIL 20257:30 PM
Rouen, France
Le 106
Tickets
FRIDAY 4 APRIL 20258:30 PM
Cherbourg-Octeville, France
Espace Culturel Buisson
Tickets
SATURDAY 5 APRIL 2025
Tourcoing, France
Le Grand Mix
Tickets
WEDNESDAY 9 – SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2025
Polimagie Festival 2025
beatpol (ehem. Starclub), Dresden, Germany
with Snapped Ankles
Tickets
THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2025
Esslingen, Germany
Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse
Tickets
SATURDAY 12 APRIL 20257:00 PM
Arnstadt, Germany
Kulisse
Tickets
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