The Gooch Palms

Once upon a time in a land far away a Frankenstein's monster of a baby was created. Equal parts GG Allin, Iggy Pop, Roy Orbison and David Johansen; this baby was an unusual child that would be raised all the way across the oceans in the suburbs of Newcastle, Australia by two very normal parents. Their normality however, could not stifle the ever-growing demon inside the boy that at age 14 would be unleashed on an unsuspecting Novocastrian audience. This boy is Leroy Macqueen; singer, guitarist and one half of notorious garage-punk duo The Gooch Palms.

His partner in this story is Kat Friend, a fellow Novo that as a young girl, always dreamed of meeting her demented prince charming and starting a band with him. And sometimes, dreams really do come true. Not so long ago she picked up a couple of drum sticks, got herself two drums and hasn't looked back ever since. In the very short while it has taken Kat to become a bona fide shit-pop goddess, she has also become an absolute pro at providing the much needed yin to Leroy's schizophrenic yang, keeping it cool as a cucumber while oozing her very own brand of badass-femme-sass.

Together these two are an unstoppable force that have been turning heads and boners everywhere they go. They play catchy-as-hell pop music for the underdogs of this world, singing songs about bogan life in a small industrial town on an isolated continent in a far away hemisphere. Not to mention a lot of songs about outter-space. The Gooch Palms debut album Novo's delves into the reality of what life in Newcastle is like for these two misfits and the good, the bad and the boredom that comes with it. Released through Anti Fade Records Novo's quickly sold out of the first pressing and was repressed through the bands' own label, A-Noose Records.

While these guys may not be a household name outside of their native Australia just yet they have shared line-ups across Australia with some amazing international acts such as The Sonics, Redd Kross, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Thee Oh Sees, 5,6,7,8's, Moon Duo, Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Shannon & The Clams plus many more and have been blowing audiences away with their high energy, take no prisoners, balls out, drool-inducing live shows. They make a lot of noise for a two piece with such a minimal set-up and what they lack in instrumentation they make up for in stage presence and songs that you'll be humming, whether you want to or not, for days, months or maybe even years after the show is over.

Da Goochies as they are affectionally know in Australia will be finally spreading their wings this August and September, jetsetting across the globe to the big old United States of America for a National tour. Best keep your eyes, ears and foreskins peeled for any upcoming shows as you wont want to miss out on a second of the what The Gooch Palms will be serving up!