Cash Savage And The Last Drinks- All Ages Mayhem
31st May 2026 Darebin Arts Centre
It’s the last day of Autumn. Let’s head out to Preston, Victoria, for some live rock and roll. It’s an all-ages gig, and who knows what we are going to get. Well, there was popcorn and a hell of a lot more served up.
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks first blew my head off at Dashville Skyline in 2017. Marijuana mornings, delightful friends, people, and this band making new fans immediately was something I took away from my favourite little festival. Just an aside, Dashville Skyline took a break in 2026, but let’s hope next year they have a line-up as they had in 2017.
Over the next decade, I was able to catch up with Cash and The Last Drinks a couple of more times. Most recently, after a long dry moment between beverages, I caught them for one of Kutcha Edwards’ 60th birthday celebrations!
Now I found myself going to The Darebin Arts And Entertainment Centre down here in Naarm. It was an all-ages, all-afternoon gig. After my experience with Cash and the band in April, I had to find out if the fire I experienced that night was not singular. There was a fabulous community vibe at the venue, with families and friends lit up with smiles in a room that held about 400 souls.
Tongue Dissolver, a punk-tech trio from Melbourne, kicked things off. Not my cuppa, I decided to head to the lobby for a refreshing ale.
With my beer in hand, I took a seat and looked across the lobby. I felt for a moment that I was looking at myself. Or was it my brother, which was doubtful, as he lives in Canberra. I took a quick photo with my camera to show my partner, Tina. 5 minutes later Tina came out to the lobby for a drink and I watched her walk up to my doppleganger and then started laughing and talking to him.
Yes, she thought it was me. Hilarity ensued. You be the judge. Tina does wear glasses.
Back to Cash Savage and The Last Drinks.
It certainly was not just that night with Kutcha. This outfit is in the bloody pocket. Dougal Shaw and Joe White trading guitar licks, Nick Finch on bass, Anna Langdon wailing on sax, Roshan Khozouei on keys and Rene Mancuso keeping the beat. You add in vocals by just about everybody, and you’ve got a serious rock and roll adventure.
Watching Cash prowl the stage and deliver her vocals with passion and soul is worth every dollar. This was a seated gig, but you could feel that everyone wanted to be out of their seat. Finally, during the closing number, we were told it was our last chance to dance, so peeps got their mojo working.
Savage said they were headed into the studio after this amazing gig. They need to bottle that brew now. They are cooking with something that is quite possibly illegal and hard to find. They have new songs ready to go, and they totally enjoy the camaraderie and friendship of playing together, as seen in these short vids. They are playing with power and passion.
Looking forward to that New Record!