Bone Table on CD

If you look to the right of this page you'll see a CDBaby logo with a black CD cover with the word "Underground" on it. We're on that CD - Underground 2 - a collection of Hong Kong's 11 best bands (well, according to the Underground). Anyway, we recorded two tracks for the CD - "Taxi to Wanchai" and "Bullet Proof Black Sedan" and they turned out pretty well. You can purchase a copy of the CD at any Underground show, but if you're not in Hong Kong (or you can't make it to an Underground show) then you can always get a copy of the CD from CDBaby.

Bone Table, Live at the Wanch

Thanks to our friend Babatunji, we do have a record of our last gig with Rob. Tunji's laptop was playing up a little, but we did manage to capture a couple of tracks. So if you couldn't make it to the gig, or you'd like to remember the moment here's - Giant Electric Flying Insect (mp3, 7.3M) - download and share it with as many people as you like!

Walk Out Backwards

And so comes the moment that we hoped wouldn't happen for a while. As mentioned previously Robert is leaving Hong Kong, and so tomorrow is his last gig with Bone Table. Robert started the band with James a couple of years ago, and after jamming a while they decided they needed a bass player. The rest is Bone Table history - 25 original songs, countless gigs, 2 compilation album appearances, many fine rehearsal moments, and basically a lot of fun. There may be more to come - who knows what the future holds? Anyway, it's certainly been an honor and a privilege to play with Robert and we're really looking forward to tomorrow night's show at the Wanch. And so should you - we'll be joined by our friends El Destroyo and it's basically going to be a shindig.

Friday 13th, 9.30pm - El Destroyo, 10.30pm Bone Table
The Wanch - 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai. Free entry. Loud music.

And now a trip down memory lane through the medium of photography.

Robert in full Underground Rock God mode. Note the shirt and Strat combination.


March 2008 - Robert wields the Rattlesnake at Fresco.


Recording at James' studio in Sheung Wan, 2006. Robert was just in the middle of finding the Sheung Wan sound. Note the sweat on his brow - it was hot in there!

Listen Up!

Tonight we're playing the Listen Up! show at the Fringe Club, organised by Koya. The show starts at 10.30pm, $100 entry (includes 1 drink), and this is (probably) the second-last gig with Robert Prevendar. So come on down to the Fringe and have some fun with us.

Last ever Bone Table gig at Fresco

Robert Prevendar - co-founder of Bone Table and all-round good guy (and Scientist) is unfortunately leaving Hong Kong to take up a job in the USA. And when Rob goes, so too will a lot of the material, which means we'll find it hard to do three action-packed sets at Fresco once a month.

So this Friday night will be our last ever gig at Fresco. We started out across the street at Joyce Is Not Here in October 2006. That night we tried to play quietly (Rob even played an acoustic) but we still ended up rocking out. Rob kept on breaking strings until he ran out of strings to break and it was a generally crazy affair. We then took up a monthly residency at Joyce's and when they opened the Peel Fresco Music Lounge across the street we packed up our stuff and moved across the street as well.

We've had some fantastic gigs at both Joyce's and Fresco - a particular highlight was doing the Typhoon show last year (not many people but those who were there had a very good time) and we met a lot of people and made some good friends.

So come on down to Fresco this Friday night - show starts 9.30pm (ish) and we'll take it from there. Should be quite a party.

Friday, February 6th, 9.30pm
Peel Fresco Music Lounge
49 Peel Street, SoHo, in between Hollywood Road and Staunton Street, right across the street from Joyce is not Here!
Ph: +852.2540.2046

50% Bone Table, 100% Unplugged

Rob and James will be playing an acoustic set - check them out on February 19th at The Wanch – the show starts at 9:30pm and everybody gets in free. This is part of the regular BC Magazine "Raw and Unplugged" event (scroll down to read some thoughts from Rob and see some photos of James and Rob).

Note - as well drums James is going to play the banjo!

Surf 'n' Turf

A new year - and we have our first show for 2009. We'll be playing at The Wanch on Saturday 17th of January. We're playing with the Curs - a fun country band from Lamma Island, and El Destroyo. We're not really the Turf, and we're not really the Surf either. I think we're the "On the rocks" part of the show. As in:

WAITER: And are you ready to order?
DUDE: OK, Yep, I'll have the Surf and Turf.
WAITER: And to drink?
DUDE: Gimme a beer and a whiskey ON THE ROCKS.

Show starts at 9.30pm. Free entry. 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai.