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Soft Tigers have released their latest single Mr Icecream out on Below Bar Records. The single is accompanied by remixes from Chicago ghetto house producer DJ Waxmaster, New York outfit Japanther, and mash up masters Tre Told ‘Em (Gregg of Girl Talk and Frank Mussara of Hearts of Darknesses). To celebrate the release, the band will join Young and Restless on their album launch tour in Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney this October. The band is also set to play the Trackside Festival in Canberra in November, and Homebake in December. Further details »
Art of Fighting continues its national tour this week, with the tour continuing through till mid October. It has been ten years since the band released its debut EP The Very Strange Year, and it is celebrating with the release of the new single Mysteries taken from the band's third album Runaways. Supporting for all dates except Western Australia is Little Red. Further details »
Peabody releases the new single The Devil For Sympathy in stores September 29. The single is the first to be lifted from the band's forthcoming album, Prospero, due out in the first half of 2008. Accompanying the single are four extra tracks: 'Buzzard Vs. Ibis' also from the forthcoming album, a live recording of 'The New Violence', and two tracks exclusive to the single. The band heads out on the road during October and November in support of the release. Further details »
Butterfingers releases the new single Nothin Much Happens on Valley Trash Records in stores October 13. The release will be supported with a tour this October and November. Further details »
Parkway Drive releases its new album Horizons instores October 6 on Resist Records. In support of the long player, the band will head out on a national tour during October - the band's first national tour since November 2006. Main supports on the tour will be The Warriors (USA), Her Nightmare and No Apologies. Following this tour, the band will head to Europe in November for further touring. Further details »
Ben Lee returns to Australian shores for an east coat tour this October in support of his new album Ripe. The album features guest contributions from Mandy Moore, Benji Madden, Benmont Tench, Rachael Yamagata, Rooney, Sara Watkins, and Charlotte Martin. Supporting at all dates is Sydney's Wons Phreely. Further details »
The Panda Band is set to relocate to New York, Brooklyn for roughly six months. The band will bid its hometown farewell with a show on Thursday October 4 at The Bwana Bar in Mandurah, Western Australia. This will be followed by a show in Perth on Friday October 5 at the Perth Royal Show to close out the band competition, and lastly a show on Sunday Oct 7 at Mojos. In support at The Bwana Bar and Mojos shows will be the band's good friends and national touring buddies New Rules For Boats plus Love You Not as openers.
The Pyramid Rock Festival returns to Phillip Island, Victoria over the New Year's weekend, from Saturday December 29 until Tuesday January 1. The first round of acts to be announced are the Hilltop Hoods, Grinspoon, The Cat Empire, You Am I, Sneaky Sound System, Cog, Blue King Brown, Kisschasy, The Audreys, Howling Bells, Wolf And Cub, British India, Horsell Common, Dallas Frasca, Mammal, The Exploders, Young & Restless, Damn Arms, and Bluejuice; plus internationals The Matches, People Under The Stairs, Kora, and That 1 Guy. Tickets are on sale now, for more info visit www.thepyramidrockfestival.com
Sekiden takes a break from recording its latest album to support Regurgitator on their the north Queensland leg of their tour. This will be followed by a tour of Japan in November with The Zoobombs to support the release of Sound Instincts on Japanese label Bad News. Further details »
Homebake 2007 is now completely sold out. This coincides with the announcement of the second and final round of acts for this year's festival: Architecture in Helsinki, Blue King Brown, Wicked Beat Sound System, Kisschasy, The Mess Hall, Old Man River, British India, The Scare, Art Of Fighting, Expatriate, SubAudible Hum, Pivot, Kid Confucius, Belles Will Ring, Foreign Heights (feat MC Trey, Maya Jupiter and DJ Nick Toth), Bridezilla; plus New Zealand artists Scribe, The Checks, and The Brunettes. For more information visit: www.homebake.com.au
Epicure have released the new single Ghost Kisses as a digital download available from the band's site www.epicuretheband.com and other online music outlets now. The single is the first to be taken from the band's forthcoming third album, Postcards From A Ghost, due out in 2008. In support of the single the band heads out on a mammoth run of national dates mixing headline shows with support slots for Mia Dyson. Further details »
Horsell Common releases its debut album The Rescue in stores September 29. The long player was recorded throughout June / July by US Producer Stephen Haigler (The Pixies, Brand New). The band will be launching the album with a whirlwind tour supporting Gyroscope, kicking off late October and winding up early November. Further details »
The Wave Rock Weekender returns for its second year on the weekend of Saturday 29 September till Monday 1 October at Hyden, Western Australia. Located 340km east of Perth, the festival will feature performances from Katalyst, Mia Dyson, C.W. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra, Day Of The Dead, The Drones, Sunshine Brothers, Hermitude, Snowman, Whitley, Jess Mcavoy, Abbe May & Rockin Pneumonia, Dallas Frasca, Little Organ Trio, Rocco Deluca (Us), and Earthlink Sound System. Tickets are on sale now from www.soulhighway.com.au
Out now on Nervous Jerk, E.S.P. is a new 23 track compilation featuring exclusive material, unheard alternate versions of previously released tracks, off the cuff lo-fi live recordings and b-sides from artists including: Sly Hats, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, My Disco, Kiosk; plus international artists include Mount Eerie, Calvin Johnson, Kelley Stoltz and Michael Yonkers. The release is accompanied by a 20 page booklet of liner notes.
Abbie Cardwells' new longer player By Hook Or By Crook is to be released October 20. The album features her old brother Jeb on six string guitar, Andy Albanis on double bass, Ashley Davies of Matt Walker on drums, and special guest Bedge of the Bernard Fanning's band.
Golden Plains, the sister festival to the Meredith Music Festival, and also held at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre returns for its second year in March 2008 on the long weekend of the 8th to the 10th. The lineup and ticketing details are to be announced later this year, for more information visit www.goldenplains.com.au
Tickets to the seventeenth annual Meredith Music Festival have now completely sold out, and in record time. Likewise tickets for The Falls Festival in Lorne have completely sold out but tickets for Marion Bay in Tasmania are still available.
The Presets play a New Year's Eve show in Melbourne at Billboard The Venue, 170 Russell St. Also performing on the night is US DJ Girl Talk, with more guests to be announced. Tickets go on sale Friday September 21.
The Smallgoods hit the road in September for an east coast tour to launch their third album Down on the Farm. Out now, the long player was recorded over two and half years with engineer Marcus Barczak and features guest appearances from Pete Cohen (Sodastream), Jodi Phillis (The Clouds), Paul Rigby (The Rectifiers), and Nic Dalton. Further details »
Kate Miller-Heidke and her band head out on the road this October. The tour includes two special all ages matinee performances in Sydney and Brisbane. Her debut album Little Eve is out now through SonyBMG. Further details »
The Tren Brothers, a duo made up of Dirty Three members Mick Turner and Jim White, launch their recently released album Blue Trees in Melbourne with a solo performance from Mick on Thursday October 4 at The Toff In Town supported by Fabulous Diamonds and Chris Smith. Mick also has a new exhibition of his paintings opening in Melbourne later this month at Brightspace, St Kilda from September 20 to October 14.
Midnight Juggernauts tour the US and Canada this October supporting French dance duo Justice. Whilst in New York the band will perform two showcases at the CMJ Music Festival. The band continues to tour its debut album Dystopia in Australia, and has added two extra Sydney shows: Thursday September 20 @ University of NSW; Friday September 21 @ Mona Vale Hotel. Both shows will be supported by E.L.F and Dardanelles. Further details »
Ed Kuepper releases the new album Jean Lee and the Yellow Dog this October - his first album of new material since 2001. Inspired by the the story of Jean Lee, the last woman hanged in Australia, the album features guest performances from Jeffrey Wegener (Laughing Clowns), Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys), Warren Ellis (Dirty Three) and Chris Bailey (The Saints). In support of the release, Kuepper and his new band the Kowalski Collective - featuring Oxley and Wegener - embark on a national tour kicking off in October. Brisbane, Sydney and Victorian audiences will to get to see the collective perform as a seven piece with the addition of keyboard/cellist Jane Elliott and a three-piece horn section. Further details »
Red Jezebel releases its second album How I Learnt To Stop Worrying in stores Saturday October 13. In the lead up to the long player's release, the band heads out on the road during September and early October to support Little Birdy. Further details »
The Cannanes return from tours of New York, Tokyo, London and Munich for a run of dates in Western Australia in late September. Each show will feature a completely different set of songs, selected from the band's back catalogue and upcoming CD This Is What It Sounds Like. Further details »
Legs 11 returns for the second year running on on Friday October 26 at The Domain, Sydney. The benefit for breast cancer research will feature performances from Missy Higgins joined by the Sydney Youth Orchestra, The Waifs, Paul Kelly, Blue King Brown and No Man's Woman which sees Bob Evans, End Of Fashion, Lior, Expatriate and Dan Kelly doing their versions of songs made famous by iconic female artists. These versions are taken from the the No Man's Woman compilation album due out on Dew Process in October. Tickets are on sale now, for more information visit www.legseleven.com.au
Cog releases the new single What If in stores October 27 through Dfrnt Music. The single is the first to be lifted from the band's forthcoming second album due out January 2008. Working once again with producer Silvia Massy Shivy, the band will wrap up production of the record in October before returning to home shores for a national tour kicking off early November. Main support on the tour is Brisbane's Dead Letter Circus. Further details »
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