21 August 2014
A punk band talking about butterflies? Who knows how deep their lepidopterology runs, and who cares. And who the hell uses lepidopterology in a music street press. Probably a top guy, I reckon. Anyway, Tassie punks Captives have been on the road since the beginning of this month in support of their forthcoming EP Butterflies, Diamonds & Lightning.
21 August 2014
Dancehall Days is the new album from The Beautiful Girls, and in its release one question needs to be asked: How does it compare to Wang Chung’s glorious ‘Dance Hall Days’? Time shall tell, boys and girls, time shall tell. Mat McHugh, one of the talented souls of The Beautiful Girls, has taken to PledgeMusic to help fund the new release.
21 August 2014
The Music Box, upstairs at Bended, is inviting all local Bands, Performers, DJ’s and anyone interested in playing at, or putting on a special event or function. Get in touch with Justin the Bended events manager on 0408 892 287 or email secretagent@bended.com.au
21 August 2014
If you love your Italian food you’re going to love this. Presented by Apra Productions, the first annual Ferragosto Festival serves up four amazing Italian courses and five hours of live entertainment. Ferragosto is an Italian and Sammarinese public holiday celebrated on August 15.
20 August 2014
Since their formation in 2012, Sydney alt-rock four-piece CREO has earned their stripes supporting bands including British India, Gung Ho and Glass Towers. They have also become favourites of the press. Themusic.com.au’s Jessica Holton: “Their sound stood out as completely wild with tight production keeping them in check. CREO presented no mercy, fully immersing the crowd in their sound.
20 August 2014
Eccentric-pop is what Anna Smyrk and the Appetites are about. And they do it very well. Flashback to 2009 and the band took out honours in the Queenscliff Music Festival Foot-in-the-Door competition. In 2012, Anna and her musical team released their debut album, Belly of Winter. Business became a whole lot busier after that.
19 August 2014
Who is Leon Hendrix you may ask? He’s just Jimi Hendrix’s little bro that’s all, who just so happens to be doing his first Australian tour in a few months with a one-off show in Corio.
18 August 2014
When punk legends the Dwarves announced an Australian in tour June, they only announced a wee three dates. Then something happened. Something that can probably be explained with a little research. But I don’t go in for that sort of thing. Anyway, they’re minor details in some big, happy news: the band now has a date in Geelong. That’s right, brothers and sisters, it’s on like Donkey Kong in heat.
17 August 2014
Jason “Jay” Whalley, that lovely chap that fronts Frenzal Rhomb, is set for a solo show in Ballarat this month. For those that are familiar with his recent travels, skip to the end of this blurb for the gig date.
14 August 2014
Okay folks, straight to it. 2014’s Meredith Music Festival will deliver the most wonderful talents of The War on Drugs, Ty Segall, De La Soul, Mark Lanegan, Augie March, Cloud Nothings, The Lemonheads, Ghostface Killah, James Holden, Vakula, Sleep, The Skatalites, Mia Dyson, Painters and Dockers, the Hard-Ons, Phosphorescent…
14 August 2014
If at first you don’t succeed, drink some beer and try again. The story begins in 2011. Actually, it begins in 2009 but we play it dangerous here so 2011 it is. January ’11 and Van Walker collects a bunch of musicians, gets them liquored up, feeds ’em a BBQ, and begins the journey of the Livingstone Daisies.
14 August 2014
Stephen Cummings has been a part of the music world for 40 years. It all began in 1974 with The Pelaco Brothers, a band he shared with Joe Camilleri among others. In 1976 he formed The Sports, a new wave outfit that compiled a very healthy stockpile of releases before disbanding in late 1981.
13 August 2014
Morning Glory has some business to do in Australia. The business of rocking out like it is 2014. They’ll be doing their thing with The Bennies, that Melbourne punk ska psychedelic doom metal punk rock band we dig so much.
13 August 2014
This one isn’t taking place until November but it is one you will want plenty of time to clear your calendar for. Bendigoat Metal Fest is back for another year, serving up some of the best heavy-hitters from Australia and New Zealand for a worthy cause. This year’s charity is Liver Disease. Your line-up is: Convent Guilt (pictured), Oath of Damnation, Bulletbelt, Lustration, Adamus Exul…
12 August 2014
Featuring past members of Responder, An Undying Day in Orbit and Seconds, Melbourne’s Strathmore is a throwback to the Aussie punk sounds of the 1990s (think Bodyjar, Knapsack and Samiam). The band walks the DIY road, releasing their self-produced debut EP Everything Tonight in 2011. Now they’re thrilled to welcome their feature-length debut, Time Well Wasted.
12 August 2014
Bellarine Peninsula based singer/songwriter duo Narelle Jolley and Susan Russell (aka Sweet Delores) formed Ukulele Carnivale in mid 2013. Their signature harmonies and musicianship are a feature of their live performances which take you on a carnival ride of stories about cads, gamblers, circus folk, longing, lost love, country miles and musings of beauty and wonder.
12 August 2014
A “feverish, powerful, swirling dervish of wild rock and modern electro riffs” sums up The Space Keys to a T. Oh yeah, did I mention their use of sweet electro flute? That’s so good I am going to mention it again: sweet electro flute! Forte’s Natalie Rogers spent a little time with a couple of its members recently where they spoke about life in an unlikely band.
11 August 2014
Hey, come over here. Listen up. River Rocks is back again. And it is back for its seventh outing. Yep, lucky number seven. Though to be fair, each event has had music lovers feeling pretty lucky. It is not happening until November but we just couldn’t wait to tell you. It’s exciting for us, and we have no doubt at all it will be just as exciting for you.
11 August 2014
Three million Australians are living with depression or anxiety. It is a heartbreaking figure indeed. It is also something not always understood. We know the fine work beyondblue does in order to combat not only the fallacies around depression and anxiety, but in working to reduce their impact. Next month beyondblue teams up with Lions Club, Music Workshop, Forte and The Barwon Club for The Mane Event, a solid day and night of tunes where entertainment, education and fundraising get an equal billing.
11 August 2014
Well, the Queenscliff Music Festival is already looking pretty good. Actually, it is looking most excellent – and that is just due to the awesome Aussie talent on offer. Now five international gems join the line-up. Compared to Bob Marley by the Huffington Post, Nahko and Medicine for the People will do their thing. New Orleans outfit Hurray for the Riff Raff will be here as well.
11 August 2014
A man that plays country/roots that live somewhere between Neil Young and Hank Williams is how Tristen Bird describes himself. A former Adelaidian, Bird moved to Melbourne to mix his debut album Horse to Water, a release that he describes as Act 1.
11 August 2014
The daughter of a poet father and a music-loving mother, Lucie Thorne grew up in Northern Tasmania. These days she is living across the waters. Flipping through her bio, it states how in her younger days she wanted to be Joni Mitchell. Years later, in a review of her 2011 album Black Across the Field, Readings Monthly compared Thorne to the Canadian songwoman.
11 August 2014
Originally from Port Macquarie, Patrick James moved to Sydney to carve out a career in music. Busking became his trade when he first started out before his profile grew. Since those days, the songman has supported the likes of Boy & Bear, Pete Murray, Kina Grannis, Josh Pyke, The Paper Kites and Emma Louise.
10 August 2014
You have Dead. You have Pissbolt. You have DJ Morriszonkle. That’s three – count ’em, three – ripper acts set to perform for you. And it’s going to be a celebratory night at their little Castlemaine gig as one half of Dead, that would be Jem, is celebrating his day of birth. The other half of Dead is Jace. They formed in 2012 and are “a Voltron-like beast formed from stripped-to-the-bone Karp and Melvins”.
