Ash Grunwald has been sharing his amazing talent and music with us for about 10 years. A lot of that time has been spent on the road.

Hot Mama Vibes, the album Ash released last year was his fifth studio album.  Singles include ‘Walking‘ – which recently appeared on the soundtrack for the Robert De Niro & Bradley Cooper blockbuster, Limitless (go Ash!!), ‘Lady Luck‘ and newest single ‘Tear The Roof Off‘.

Mixing electronica with the blues was always a dream of mine,” said Grunwald. “On the first album I was really trying to strip it back to raw elements, just be as soulful as possible. I guess every album since then has been a gradual move towards this point.” “It’s not something I would have put out there in the past. I would have constrained myself; I wouldn’t have felt comfortable. This is my fifth album so it was time to just launch in there, do whatever I felt like.”

Anyone who knows of Ash, knows he also loves his surfing. So mixing his passions of music, surf and art, he is filming a documentary about life on the road, the “Road Dog Diaries”.

I’ve always wanted to document the contrasts between the places I tour in Australia. This tour will see us visiting deserts, snowfields, cities and of course, hugging the coast from Torquay to Noosa. There’s so many characters that I’ve met along my travels and we’ve organized to hook up with someone interesting at each show. By the end of the tour we will have surfed, snowboarded and skated our way around the country whilst jamming with amazing musos every night. We’re all pretty exited about it!”

Ash will also be calling on your local knowledge before he gets to your town, he wants to know who your talented surf photographers and film makers are, and most importantly where the best waves are. Keep your eyes peeled on Ash’s Facebook, or follow Ash on Twitter  for announcements.

Tour Dates

If you’re on the East Coast and can’t get out to see Ash – and help him with his doco somewhere on the road – you’re just not trying hard enough

• Torquay Hotel – Torquay, Vic – Wed 03 August
  Tix from Oztix

• Pier Hotel – Frankston, Vic – Thu 04 August
  Tix from Oztix

• The Corner Hotel – Melbourne, Vic – Fri 05 August
  Tix from The Corner  (03) 94279198
  with special guest Kram

• Western Port Hotel – San Remo, Vic – Sat 06 August
  Tix from Moshtix

• Swindlers Bar – Mount Hotham, Vic – Mon 08 August
  Tix from the venue

• The Smiggins Hotel – Perisher, NSW – Wed 10 August
  Tix from Oztix

• ANU Bar – Canberra, ACT – Thu 11 August
  Tix from Ticketek

• Oxford Arts Factory – Sydney, NSW – Fri 12 August
  Tix from Moshtix, Oztix
  with special guest Kram

• Waves Night Club – Wollongong, NSW – Sat 13 August
  Tix from Moshtix, Oztix
  with special guest Kram

• Cambridge Hotel – Newcastle, NSW – Sun 14 August
  Tix from Moshtix

• Beachcomber Hotel – Toukley, NSW – Wed 17 August
  Tix from Oztix

• South West Rocks Country Club – South West Rocks, NSW – Thu 18 August
  Tix from Oztix

• The Hoey Moey – Coffs Harbour, NSW – Fri 19 August
  Tix from Oztix

• Pacific Hotel – Yamba, NSW – Sat 20 August
  Tix from Oztix

• Coolum Civic Centre – Coolum, Qld – Sun 21 August
  Tix from Oztix

• Beach Hotel – Byron Bay, NSW – Thu 25 August
  **Free entry**
  with special guest, Kram

• Cooly Hotel – Coolangatta, Qld – Fri 26 August
  Tix from Oztix

• The HiFi Bar – Brisbane, Qld – Sat 27 August
  Tix from Moshtix
  with special guest, Kram

• Gympie Muster – Gympie, Qld – Sun 28 August
  Tix & info from www.muster.com.au

• Mainstreet Nightclub – Mackay, Qld – Thu 01 September
  Tix from Oztix

• AJ Hackett – Cairns, Qld – Fri 02 September
  Tix from Oztix

• Uni Club – Townsville, Qld – Sat 03 September
  Tix from Moshtix

• Magnums Backpackers – Airlie Beach, Qld – Sun 04 September
  Tix from Oztix

Road Dog Diaries on YouTube

Follow Ash on the road as he documents his Road Dog Diaries tour:

Singles from Hot Mama Vibes

Walking –
Lady Luck –
Tear the Roof Off –