I made my way into the Oxford Art Factory just in time to catch one of my favourite Australian groups, Adelaide’s Wolf & Cub. It had been a while since I’d seen the four piece, so it was a pleasure to see them back in action – 2 drums, 1 guitar and 1 bass working…
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On Thursday night at The Rose Hotel in Sydney, as the rain bucketed down, a select few were invited to enjoy the sweet sounds of Ash Grunwald, the ambassador for the new Guinness Live Thursdays project, which will see one up-and-coming Australian musician flown to Dublin for Arthur’s Day! Ash played five tracks, and showed…
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STEREOSONIC 2011 NATIONAL TOUR DATES Saturday Nov 26 – SYDNEY – Sydney Showgrounds, Homebush 12pm-11pm Sunday Nov 27 – PERTH – Claremont Showground (subject to council approval) 12pm-10pm Saturday Dec 3 – ADELAIDE – Bonython Park 12pm-10pm Saturday Dec 3 – MELBOURNE – Melbourne Showgrounds 12pm-10pm Sunday 4th Dec – BRISBANE – RNA Showgrounds 12pm…
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Jurassic Lounge, at the Australian Museum, has announced a stellar new line-up of acts as part of the highly anticipated winter season launching on August 2, 2011. Kicking off opening night will be Evil J and Saint Cecillia, a blend of country / pop fusion that layers gothic harmonies over drum loops followed by the…
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GOTYE‘S sold-out mini-orchestra tour of 2007 left critics a bit breathless and fans wanting more. In support of his new album, Making Mirrors (released 19 August via Eleven: a music company), Gotye is pleased to present a brand new 10-piece orchestra tour to a national audience. For the first time ever, the orchestra will re-create…
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Since the release of their 2010 album, Lost Boy, MyChildren MyBride have been touring non-stop. In fact guitarist, Robert Bloomfield, when asked what the future holds for the band, has responded, “Touring. This time the world over.” Having already toured the U.S. and Europe extensively, it is now time for this five-piece from Alabama to…
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Tumbalong Park will be transformed into a very special performance space on Saturday 22 October 2011, playing host to some of the most exciting emerging International and Australian artists across the electronic music and indie spectrum for the inaugural música event – música/TUMBALONG. Boasting a hand-picked selection of nine artists, five of which are making…
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Frontier Touring, are delighted to announce that Melbourne’s Dream On Dreamer will join American powerhouse Avenged Sevenfold on their huge national tour this July/August. Formed less than 18 months ago, Dream On Dreamer have risen to prominence in an instant, having acquired a huge fan base and a sought-after place on the roster of one…
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The Ballot to Meredith’s 21st is now open. Yes it’s her 21st birthday. And one of the greatest anythings on the planet Grinderman will be playing. FIRST, THE BALLOT Then we’ll get back to Grinderman. The Ballot is quick, easy, free to enter. All details are at www.mmf.com.au; get in before August 12th. YES GRINDERMAN…
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Iconic rock band, Cold Chisel, today announced their biggest tour in nearly 30 years. The Light The Nitro Tour will kick off in October and finish on the first weekend of December with 24 concerts unveiled around Australia plus two New Zealand shows. Tickets for all these gigs will go onsale everywhere at 9.00am on…
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Melbourne’s Winterpark is excited to announce the release of his long awaited third album Sunday Morning. Winterpark is the studio project for Matt Ridgway, a multi-talented musician who has written, recorded and produced all of the tracks on the forth coming LP to create a cohesive and atmospheric collection of melody and sounds. Winterpark will…
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DJ Shadow has extended his run of east coast live shows to deliver on a one-off special event at the intimate Prince Bandroom on Monday August 1. Not only will the mixmaster take to the decks for a full 90-minute set inside the spinning orb of the Shadowsphere, accompanied by the mesmerising display of projected…
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How were you discovered? Predominantly through the release of my first EP, “Universal Need”. This sparked the attention of Australian publishers ‘Centrifuge’ and then of course the Canadian label SPARKS based in Toronto, Canada, jumping on board. Sparks Music found me through being introduced to my music at the MIDEM music conference in France in…
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Hot on the heels of sizzling support shows for Trial Kennedy, Perth band Wolves are pleased to announce their first National Tour with supports to Floating Me across WA and Dead Letter Circus right along on the East Coast. Armed with their first single ‘Children’, Wolves have been picking up multiple spins on triple j…
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Australia’s biggest celebration of breaking artists has hit new heights with the announcement today of OVER FIFTY new artists joining the BIGSOUND LIVE lineup. Today’s announcement is headed by latest EMI signing Papa Vs Pretty and prog rock supergroup FloatingMe, featuring members of Karnivool and Cog. Joining them will be a who’s who of buzz…
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“khancoban make gorgeously slow burn records, treading the under-represented line between a kind of folk beauty and the excitement of out-and-out rock ‘n’ roll noise. They’ve been compared to Arcade Fire, Wilco and Augie March, which is correct as far as those things are concerned but doesn’t go nearly far enough in telling the full…
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Due to an overwhelming demand, a second Sydney show has been added to The Tallest Man On Earth Australian Tour. The additional date falls at the beginning of the tour, Thursday October 20th at The Factory Theatre. Matsson is the rarest of performers. Charismatic and captivating, his passion for performance bleeds through every single time…
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We look forward to welcoming you back to Australia! Are you looking forward to making it back Down Under? It should be fun! It was the last time. I wish we had more time to hang around though. It is going to be literally (and metaphorically) a flying visit. What are your fondest memories from…
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4 Walls Festival 2011 Brisbane’s Premier All Ages Festival Sat Aug 6th @ The Qld Academy Of Creative Industries (2 pm – 10 pm) Line-up: The Last Dinosaurs, Matt Corby, Oceanics, Montpelier, Vasy Mollo, The Founds, Cold and Need, Marialy, Avaberée, Stephen Smith, The Entourage, The Cordobas, The Outcasts Of, After Opening, Orphan Ann, The…
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Eliza Hull is launching the first single, Five, from her forthcoming debut album Hourglass (due out late 2011) at the Northcote Social Club, as part of Darebin Music Feast in September 2011. Five is a debut single which reaches out with its focused, yet uninhibited, approach. From a soul well versed in life experience and…
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Some great live video here of Sydney’s Chicks Who Love Guns covering Tyler, The Creator‘s “Yonkers”. Enjoy!
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SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS is proud to present Julian Assange as part of a Splendour Forum discussion panel that lifts the lid on the powers struggling for control of the internet – and what they don’t want you to know. In his first-ever public address at a rock music festival, the Australian WikiLeaks editor-in-chief and…
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Brisbane has a knack of producing some fine indie rock bands. New kids on the block, The Jungle Giants, prove this testament true once again. As they unleash their debut single ‘Mr Polite’ they are letting their live show out of the cage as they hit the road for their first east coast tour. Since…
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The Living End continue their impressive run as one of Australia’s incendiary rock acts this week, having SOLD OUT Sydney and Brisbane headline shows and moved into second and final dates in both cities. All this before new album The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating hits stores! “The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating”…
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We return this Monday with the largest selection of music videos yet! We have eleven music videos to share with your today – plenty of local love, and some other selections from around the world. We kick things off with our music video of the week: Perth band The Panics with “Majesty”. The video was…
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Psych, ‘gaze and more wall of noise descriptions, and no room to move as well. That’s all I thought about at this gig really. I mean I shouldn’t be surprised. This whole night screamed guitar noises from the rooftop. The Sun Blindness were the band to slide into one of those moody sets full of…
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Being no stranger to the Metro Theatre, I somehow managed to find myself in unfamiliar territory as I received the green light to not only attend the gig, but also submit a review based on three local acts that I knew very little about. I immediately began to expect the unexpected. It started off with…
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Well, it’s that time of year again, when we stop and reflect on album releases over the last six months. In order to do this, we asked the AU review contributors to submit their votes on what they thought to be their favourite albums of 2011 and why… If you’re frantically looking for your favourite…
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The Impossible Girl is the debut full-length solo album from Canadian-born singer/songwriter Kim Boekbinder, produced by Sean Slade(Radiohead, Hole and The Dresden Dolls). Boekbinder began her career performing with her sister Zoe Boekbinder as the colourful circus-cabaret indie outfit Vermillion Lies. Stepping out solo appears to have allowed Kim Boekbinder to flourish, and produce an…
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Mebourne based duo Udays Tiger are ready to explode onto the live scene with their intense grunge infused punk sounds. The AUreview sat down with Nathan Morris (drums/vox) and Devin De Araujo (guitar/vox) to find out what it’s all about. First order of business – how do I pronounce your band name? DDA: We get…
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