The Vasco Era

The Vasco Era
The Vasco Era
Origin	Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Rock, blues
Years active	2004–2013
Past members	Sid O'Neil; Ted O'Neil; Michael Fitzgerald
Website	Official website

The Vasco Era are an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne.

Career

Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid (vocals, guitar, lapsteel, rototoms) and Ted (bass) O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald (drums). In 2004 the band won the Australian National Campus Band Competition,^[1] the largest band competition in the southern hemisphere.^[2]

The band played major festivals in Australia including Southbound, the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, The Great Escape, Groovin' The Moo, the Apollo Bay Music Festival and the Falls Festival.^[3] Also in 2006, the band flew to San Francisco to record their debut album with producer Jeff Saltzman. The first single from the album, "When We All Lost It" was released to radio on 29 October 2006. Their debut album Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside was released on 5 May 2007.^[4] It was also nominated for the 2007 J Award for Australian album of the year on Australian youth independent radio station Triple J. A second album, Lucille was released in early 2010. A self-titled third album was released on 14 October 2011.^[5]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[6]
Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside	Released: 2007 Label: Universal Music Australia (1720133) Formats: CD, digital download	40
Lucille	Released: 2010 Label: Universal Music Australia (2711134) Formats: CD, digital download	48
The Vasco Era	Released: 14 October 2011^[5] Label: Era Records (ERA001CD) Formats: CD, digital download	94

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
Live at the Annandale Hotel	Released: 2008 Label: Annandale Hotel (ADH 002) Formats: LP

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
Title	EP details	AUS ^[7]
The Vasco Era	Released: 2003 Label: The Vasco Era Formats: CD, DD	—
Let It Burn	Released: 2004 Label: The Vasco Era Formats: CD, DD	—
Miles	Released: 2005 Label: Era Records (9871130) Formats: CD, DD	66

Awards and nominations

J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
J Awards of 2007	Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside	Australian Album of the Year	Nominated

References

^ "The Embers". Southern Roots. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
^ "Making waves". The Age. Melbourne. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
^ "The Vasco Era". Faster Louder. 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
^ "Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside". JB HI-FI. 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
^ ^a ^b "The Vasco Era". JB HI-FI. 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Discography The Vasco Era". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 293.

External links

[1] "The Embers". Southern Roots. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.

[2] "Making waves". The Age. Melbourne. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2007.

[3] "The Vasco Era". Faster Louder. 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.

[4] "Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside". JB HI-FI. 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2007.

[The_Vasco_Era-5] "The Vasco Era". JB HI-FI. 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[6] "Discography The Vasco Era". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 293.

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