Lords of all things loud and doom, Sunn O))) return to Australia in October for a couple of shows and they are bringing along post rock metal outfit Pelican to sweeten the deal. Wednesday 24th October – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD Thursday 25th October – The Hi Fi, Sydney NSW Friday 26th October – The Hi Fi, Melbourne VIC Saturday 27th October – The Corner … Continue reading NEWS: Sunn O))) and Pelican announce Australian tour
The Harvest Festival is back for its second year after proving to be the perfect middle ground between the likes of Splendour In The Grass and Laneway Festival in 2011. With such a stellar list of bands in its debut year (Portishead, Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, The National, Mogwai etc) it was always going to be a hard act to follow but the initial announcement … Continue reading NEWS: Harvest Festival 2012 first line-up announced
The wealth of talent appearing at this year’s already sold out Splendour in the Grass festival has now begun spilling over into sideshows. The first round features the long awaited return of The Afghan Whigs as well as headline gigs from Youth Lagoon and Django Django. Check the details below for all the shows. THE AFGHAN WHIGS WEDNESDAY JULY 25 – THE HI-FI, MELBOURNE Tickets … Continue reading NEWS: First round of Splendour in the Grass sideshows announced
Kody Nielson has a new project of glorious psych pop called Opossom and he has released the first single Getaway Tonight ahead of a run of Australian dates. This will be the first chance for Australia to see the new trio which also features another Mint Chick Michael Logie and Bic Runga who also collaborated with Nielson on her recently released album. Opossom will release … Continue reading NEWS: Opossom (ex-Mint Chicks) release single and visit Australia.
This year the Sydney Opera House based festival Vivid LIVE has done away with a guest curator, in the past using Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno and others. From 2012 onward the festival will be overseen by the Sydney Opera House’s programming team, led by Head of Contemporary Music, Fergus Linehan as Festival Director. The full line-up for this year has been announced today … Continue reading NEWS: 2012 Vivid LIVE Festival Program Announced…
Radiohead have today announced a series of Australian shows this November plus one show in Auckland in New Zealand. The band last played NZ in 1998 and Australia in 2004. TOUR DATES Tuesday 6 November – Vector Arena, Auckland Friday 9 November – Brisbane Entertainment Centre Monday 12 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Tuesday 13 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Friday 16 November – Rod … Continue reading NEWS: Radiohead return to Australia & New Zealand in November…
Adelaide’s Bad//Dreems are making moves of the dark, twisting, post pop and jangling nostalgic kind. They’ve hooked up with the sympathetic production ears of Johnny Mackay and Jack Farley (Twerps, Beaches, Love of Diagrams, Bitch Prefect, Scott and Charlene’s Wedding etc) for their debut single Chills which is due out March 1st. They’re also venturing interstate for a few shows, catch em if you can. Tour Dates … Continue reading ds recommends: Bad//Dreems
Shihad are hitting the road for their upteenth NZ tour, this time in support of their recently released collection The Meanest. The band will play 2 sets, the first at the front of the stage, tight and intimate to represent their early club gigs before shifting to a full stage rock show in honour of what they have achieved as one of the biggest rock … Continue reading NEWS: Shihad announce NZ greatest hits tour…
On the back of his Australian tour JTE has also announced a run of dates through New Zealand. He’ll have his fresh new record Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now under his debonair arm. NZ Tour Dates Thurs 19th April – Dux live, Christchurch Fri 20th April – Bar Bodega, Wellington Sat 21st April- Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 22nd April – Leigh … Continue reading TOUR NEWS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ANNOUNCES NZ DATES…
Hoodoo Gurus have decided to celebrate their 30 years together in fine style with a run of shows across Australia featuring some impressive acts and a best of compilation titled Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats. The Sydney show in particular will be a blast with Hoodoo Gurus performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash hits) + The Sonics, Died Pretty, Redd Kross, the 5.6.7.8’s, … Continue reading NEWS: Hoodoo Gurus curate their own 30th Anniversary parties…
The Jim Jones Revue return to Australia for the Southbound and Falls Festivals as well as a couple of solo shows early in the new year. The English garage rock band have spent 2011 touring the hell out of their album Burning Your House Down so this will probably be the last time to catch them down here before the bunker down and start working … Continue reading NEWS: The Jim Jones Revue Australian Tour…
Real Estate came through with the jangly and sparkly, indie guitar pop goods on their second album Days that they released a few months back. They are already on the line-up for Golden Plains 2012 and now they’ve announced additional AU dates and a couple of shows in NZ as well… Friday 9th March – The Standard, Sydney Monday 12th March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne … Continue reading NEWS: Real Estate announce Australian and New Zealand shows…
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