“An undeniable groove is what Vic ensemble Blue Heat bring to proceedings, a slick and smooth groove, a well-honed groove, all tipped-forward fedoras & seamless dancefloor moves. Wreathed in brass, accompanied by a Gibraltic rhythm section with stabs of razor-sharp guitar is where we find them on latest release, One Day Too Long, a lesson in foot-tappin’, loose-lipped blues & RnB, ten tracks (most of them originals) that show these cats have it running through their veins, dripping from brows, scooped up by the schooner-load & swallowed whole. Marco Goldsmith’s voice perfectly captures the mood, whether reigning it in or letting it rip, his accompanying guitar tasty in all the right places, complimented on extra six-string duties by Rob Quantrelle.Bradley Harrison & Paul Lemke are responsible for the R&B side of things,their tenor sax & trombone, respectively, barking in the background,sometimes N’Awlins, sometimes West Coast, always fine. Barry & Graeme Galbraith drums & bass ba”

“THE rain finally gave way allowing sunny blue skies to shine on the 17th annual Thredbo Blues Festival.Seven piece rhythm and blues band Blue Heat from Warrnambool returned to the festival played Poolside during the days and led the festival finale at the Keller Bar at midnight on Sunday that saw the Blue Heat boys on stage for a late night jam lasting until 3am.Blue Heat co-manager Robert Quantrelle has been a regular at the Thredbo Blues Festival for 15 years. He praised the efforts of the festival organisers. “It is a really good program with something new and different each year and a high standard of quality music” said Mr Quantrelle. “From a musicians point of view the festival organisers and the Chamber of Commerce do an exemplary job of looking after the artists. It keeps them coming back year after year.” After coming to so many festivals Mr Quantrelle remarks on all the familiar faces he sees year after year.“They wouldn’t come back if it wasn’t good,” he conc”

“BLUE HEAT The seven strong Warrnambool outfit crank up a sophisticated brand or urban R&B with just a touch of the woodshed, no pretension whatsoever and mountains of class and cool.”

“Queenscliff Music Festival 2009: Friday night, Saturday and Sunday THE festival-goers dancing in the rain to Blue Heat late on Friday night and into Saturday morning defiantly showed that even thunder storms could not dampen the spirit of the Queenscliff Music Festival. The festival, now in its 13th year, excelled in terms of diversity....Blue Heat were in a class of their own. Marco Goldsmith's soul-drenched vocals and wrenching blues guitar were accompanied by punchy rhythms from their three-piece horn line-up, the raunchiest of horn solos coming from saxman Brad Harrison.”