16 April 2015
The Apia Good Times tour is stepping out again, this time with Brian Cadd, Joe Camilleri, Glenn Shorrock and Kate Ceberano. Now, these names will probably be familiar to many readers, but in case you’re lousy with names, let’s get to know them a little better. Brian Cadd is one of the country’s most prolific musicians. He has performed with The Groop and Axiom and has written hits for the likes of Little River Band, Joe Cocker and John Farnham.
16 April 2015
When you’re a part of the family band at the age of nine, you either form a deep connection with music or grow to hate your family. For Rick Price, it’s certainly the former. As a solo artist, the songman began writing music in the late ’80s before releasing his debut single, ‘Not a Day Goes By’, in 1992. For someone who had grown up in Beaudesert, a small country town near Brisbane, things got very real, very quickly.
16 April 2015
The name Ross McLennan will, for many, be lovingly associated with Snout, the indie-pop band he formed in the early 1990s. These days you will find him leading Ross McLennan & The New World. He has released three albums to date, with a fourth that appears to be not too far away. Last year he released new single ‘General Singh’ to a packed house in Melbourne and now he is set to make The Bridge in Castlemaine his home on April 18.
15 April 2015
Jordie Lane is well underway on his first local tour in over a year. The well-travelled songman (touring with the likes of Billy Bragg, Mary Chaplin Carpenter and Neko Case is all in a day’s work) will be performing as part of a duo with Clare Reynolds, who has become a regular face alongside Lane over the last couple of years.
10 April 2015
Every year the Comedy Festival Roadshow makes its long way around Australia, shining the spotlight on a hand-picked selection of home-grown talent and international wonders. Some 80 destinations are on the map, so the chances are there is one next door to you. At the time of writing performing details were unavailable, but seriously, how could it possibly be anything other than hilarious?!
7 April 2015
Playing the drums is no longer just about picking up the sticks and smashing the skins. Electronic drumming has come a long, long way since the very first ‘Rhythmicon’ rhythm machine was invented in 1932 by Leon Theremin – which played a grand total of 16 different rhythms. Skip forward to the mid-’70s and electronic drumming began to feature more and more in popular commercial music.
7 April 2015
It’s always a treat when an artist makes their first trip to Australia, so please make feel welcome Canadian rocker Miss Quincy. Across the seven countries she has toured and the thousands upon thousands of kilometres she, along with her blistering band, has racked up, there is barely a type of venue she hasn’t played.
6 April 2015
At the beginning of last month, The Flumes packed up their belongings and embarked on a nice little tour of the east coast. They decided to take the scenic route because, well, they’re not in any rush and you always see a little more. So, what is the reason for their laid-back tour?
5 April 2015
Melbourne heavy-hitters Decimatus and Envenomed have combined their powers for the Catalyst of Evil tour. Decimatus will be powering through their debut album Catalyst for Rage, while Envenomed have their own debut EP to show off in Evil Unseen. Both releases have been received with open arms, so this is a sweet deal.
5 April 2015
When Pokey LaFarge saunters up to Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal on April 10, lending a hand will be up-and-coming Americana artist, Luke Winslow King. Born in Cadillac, Michigan, King studied music theory and composition at the University of New Orleans.
5 April 2015
Two is all it takes for the terrific sounds of Microwave Jenny. Describing their music as “pop/folk/love”, this duo just happens to be the husband and wife team of Tessa and Brendon Boney. Ah yes, this is a tale of love and music. It is a tale of a gal from Woy Woy and a fella from Wagga Wagga, both of whom travelled to Sydney for gigs.
4 April 2015
Oh what good times are sure to be had when Portland’s Guantanamo Baywatch arrive in Australia for their first shows on our soil. They’ve got just the kind of garage-surf-rock you have been looking for. The band has been around for a few years now – long enough to have released a tidy number of releases since 2010.
4 April 2015
In 2001, Reese Witherspoon showed you don’t mess with blondes in the smash hit film Legally Blonde. In the movie, Reese played sorority girl Elle Woods who, after being dumped by the love of her life, ditched her plastic fantastic life and headed for Harvard Law School.
3 April 2015
Everyone digs a little stoner-swirl jam-psych. And because everyone digs a little stoner-swirl jam-psych, everyone digs a little Lurch & Chief. Featuring five manly men and one womanly woman, the band recently announced a little tour in support of their brand-spanking new EP, Breathe.
3 April 2015
There are friends. There are best friends forever. And then there are Super Best Friends. You may know them as the ‘Round and Round’ band. However, Australia’s finest politically-charged punk trio recently welcomed their debut album Status Updates, so now you will be able to get to know them a whole lot better.
3 April 2015
Sleepy Hollow Blues Club supporters descended on the recent Motor City Music Festival, enjoying the fantastic blues on the program. In the midst of it all was Graeme Lear, Leary to one and all. The Monday after the Festival, March 9, Leary passed away in his sleep.
2 April 2015
Taylor Henderson was always destined to be a star – with or without his time under the TV spotlight. From the way he speaks about music on his website it is clear music is in his heart. Last year he released Burnt Letters, an album which saw him work with a stellar team of producers.
2 April 2015
The children are our future, and that is why it’s great that bands like DZ Deathrays don’t ignore those not yet old enough to vote. Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley have been pretty busy touring the badlands of late, but their all-ages gig at The Karova, Ballarat on April 19 is going to be the best show of all time.
2 April 2015
Having showcased at Singapore’s prestigious music conference Music Matters Live, Perth’s Tired Lion has become a hot name. Fellow artists have certainly caught on, with the band becoming the go-to for support. Throughout March they supported both Luca Brasi and Kingswood, and soon enough they will be getting the party started for British India.
2 April 2015
It has been ten years since Karnivool released their debut album Themata, so the band is doing the right thing by their fans by taking it to the streets. They will perform the album in its entirety.
1 April 2015
It is gonna be an extra Good Friday at Ballarat’s Eastern on April 3 when their Garage-Punk Blowout serves up some of Ballarat and Geelong’s finest. The Living Eyes are going to be there. If you don’t already love them, you will after this gig. The Geelong quartet, who recently signed with Flightless, will use the opportunity to launch their second album, Living Large.
1 April 2015
They’re from the Gold Coast. They are known for their tasty mix of world music and club beats. They are Tijuana Cartel. The band has been going strong for over a decade now, seamlessly fusing multiple influences to create their ‘east meets west’ sound. At the heart of this colourful soundscape are Paul George and Carey O’Sullivan.
1 April 2015
Buddha in a Chocolate Box is the link between southern stomp roots and a city once known as the ‘Wool Capital of the World’. Hailing from Hamilton (note: they recently changed their slogan to ‘Hamilton – One Place, Many possibilities’. You’ll be thanking me should that ever come up in Pub Trivia), members met through school – a not entirely uncommon scenario.
1 April 2015
It’s festival number 12 for the Bendigo Queer Film Festival. Founded in 2004 by Chris Walters in collaboration with the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, the BQFF provides cultural and artistic opportunities to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people living in Central Victoria and is recognised as a significant event by the LGBTIQ community.
