RUBY ARCHER “OH SO TENDER DELUXE” ALBUM LAUNCH With support MIA PETRA

Presented at the FunHaus Factory in Gosford on Sunday the 15th of December

Ruby Archer’s new album release, Oh So Tender Deluxe, will launch on December 15 with a celebratory performance at the FunHaus, along with good friends Mia Petra. Oh So Tender Deluxe is a love letter to its precursor, with some extra tracks that have a similar feel and come from the same era. The album originally centred around the urban/industrial vibe of parts of the Central Coast and drew from Ruby’s teenage experiences in those places. The new songs explore the more beautiful parts of those places and that era, rather than the grimy parts. The new tracks will mark the end of a beloved era which was painful and beautiful but must now come to an end.

RUBY AND THE GROOVY DOOBIES

Ruby Archer – keyboard, vocals, sax
Micah Booth – guitar
Ori Raz – bass
Blake Cox – drums

Ruby Archer is an exciting rising young artist from the NSW Central Coast. She is leaving an indelible mark on the music scene with her unique songwriting style and electrifying live performances. Winner of the 15 Years of triple J Unearthed High competition, Ruby and her band the Groovy Doobies, took to the big stage at Vivid, blowing the audience away with her impassioned jazzy rock and husky vocals. In recognition of her distinctive sound, Ruby was spotlighted in the 2023 triple J Unearthed Yearbook, voted the artist most likely to create an entirely new chord!

Her single “New Dream” won the Youth Category in the ASA Songwriting awards. Her debut album “Oh So Tender” has been nominated for the 2024 Australian MusicPrize. Ruby was selected for the APRA AMCOS' 23% Mentorship and is currently being mentored by the legendary Diesel. She also won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2024 Australian Women in Music, selected for her unique and raw honesty which makes a direct and emotional connection with audiences.

MIA PETRA

Rose Callaghan - Drums and Vocals
Tim Merrikin - Double bass
Naomi Jones - Violin and vocals
Darcy Archer: - Percussion and vocals
Mia Peters - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar and vocals

Expressive, lilting and powerful. Mia Petra has a varied sound that is entirely fresh, new and pleasantly uncompromised. Blending the lines between contemporary folk, electro-acoustic, soul and jazz. Mia Petra is a song maker and producer based in Muloobinba/Newcastle whose unwavering genre-fluidity conjures a playful space that is both nuanced and refreshing.

Her sound is best described as lush, donning harmonically dense vocal arrangements, and underlined by an expanding electro-acoustic bed of sound. After 5 years of captivating audiences nationwide, and a recent successful inaugural tour along the southeast coast of Australia, Mia is currently working on her debut 10 - track self-produced album set to release in early 2025.

Enjoy $10 cocktail happy hour from 4pm - 5pm

+ Delicious burgers, empanadas and street food from Beau’s Burgers.

This is an all ages event (Under 18s to be accompanied by an adult), in a fully accessible venue.

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