WILLIE J’S 6V6S

Willie J’s 6V6s are:
Willie J Maxwell – guitar, vocals
Seb Robertson – bass
Cal Leavey – drums

discography:

‘Love On The Loose‘ is the debut single from Melbournes most exciting young hard rock band.
With Willie J Maxwell on guitar and vocals, Seb Robertson on bass and Cal Leavey on drums, they’ve been serving up some kick ass rock n roll on the local Melbourne scene since 2023.
Willie J’s 6V6s are a beam-power tetrode vacuum tube high-energy hard rock’n’roll band.
The latest and greatest in a succession of bands for young Willie, the 6V6s came together in Melbourne in 2023 and serve to boost the power output of one of hard rock’s finest young singer/guitarists.
Melbourne’s Willie J Maxwell first received attention in pre-pandemic days as a member of grungers Loser – alongside his brother Tim Maxwell of Apart From This and members of the Smith Street Band and the Bennies – before forming Willie J & the Bad Books in 2022.
Combining hard bluesy rock with soul, the Bad Books quickly became a draw on the local Melbourne scene as well as festival faves, with rowdily received appearances at Boogie, Queenscliff and elsewhere.
With a number of singles to their credit and some good Rage play for their videos, the band seemed to be on a steep ascent until Willie pulled the plug in early ’24.
Already indulging his love of certain highly electric Australian hard rock combo with the incredible Riff Raff, Willie was soon playing other favourites by the likes of Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Rose Tattoo and the Coloured Balls as well as Humble Pie and Ted Nugent with a new power trio the 6v6s.
With the Bad Books no more, Willie needed another outlet to make his unique vision for an original hard rock band a reality, and so Willie J’s 6v6s have become the main event.
Already powering along with regular shows at venues like Cherry and Lulie Tavern (and having played Cherryfest), Willie J’s 6V6s entered Willie’s brother Tim’s studio to record their first single in November 2024.
‘Love on the Loose‘ is an absolute barnburner that has Willie shifting from Paul Rogers-like sly sweetness to a Bon-like howl as he moves from verse to chorus.
The riff is jagged and sort of funky, and when the instrumental break comes in the energy levels go through the roof, so much so that the band thunders right through to the end like an express train, and even when they come back for one more chorus before finishing it sounds like they won’t be able to stop.
Later on in 2025 Willie J’s 6V6s released also the two live albums ‘Volume Dealer Live Sessions’ (February 9th) and ‘One Night At The Gem‘ (May 10th).