SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS IS HEADING HOME TO BYRON SHIRE!!!!!
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS IS HEADING HOME TO BYRON SHIRE
Yes that’s right. Splendour In The Grass is planning to return to Byron Bay for the 2012 event.
After two years at Woodfordia in Queensland, Splendour In The Grass organisers are currently working on taking Australia’s premier winter music and arts festival back to where it all started, Belongil Fields in Byron Bay.
The dates for the 2012 event are Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July.
“Despite great efforts to have the festival at North Byron Parklands this year, we are yet to have a determination on the application.” said Splendour Co-Producer Jessica Ducrou.
“In the meantime and after much consideration we are excited at the prospect of returning to the birth place of Splendour.”
One of Australia’s premier holiday locations, Byron Bay is internationally renowned for its beautiful beaches, lush hinterland and laid back culture.
Byron Shire Mayor Jan Barham has welcomed Splendour back to Byron Bay for 2012.
"Splendour's home is Byron Bay and there is defined benefit that the festival delivers to the area, especially in winter, so it is a welcome return" said Mayor Barham
“Taking the event back to Byron Bay allows us to give our audience the true Splendour experience, a quality music and arts festival combined with that distinctive Byron culture.” Ms Ducrou said.
“We'd like to thank Woodfordia and the very wonderful Bill Hauritz, Mayor Allan Sutherland and Moreton Bay Regional Council for welcoming us with open arms and hosting our event for the last two years.”
Yes that’s right. Splendour In The Grass is planning to return to Byron Bay for the 2012 event.
After two years at Woodfordia in Queensland, Splendour In The Grass organisers are currently working on taking Australia’s premier winter music and arts festival back to where it all started, Belongil Fields in Byron Bay.
The dates for the 2012 event are Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July.
“Despite great efforts to have the festival at North Byron Parklands this year, we are yet to have a determination on the application.” said Splendour Co-Producer Jessica Ducrou.
“In the meantime and after much consideration we are excited at the prospect of returning to the birth place of Splendour.”
One of Australia’s premier holiday locations, Byron Bay is internationally renowned for its beautiful beaches, lush hinterland and laid back culture.
Byron Shire Mayor Jan Barham has welcomed Splendour back to Byron Bay for 2012.
"Splendour's home is Byron Bay and there is defined benefit that the festival delivers to the area, especially in winter, so it is a welcome return" said Mayor Barham
“Taking the event back to Byron Bay allows us to give our audience the true Splendour experience, a quality music and arts festival combined with that distinctive Byron culture.” Ms Ducrou said.
“We'd like to thank Woodfordia and the very wonderful Bill Hauritz, Mayor Allan Sutherland and Moreton Bay Regional Council for welcoming us with open arms and hosting our event for the last two years.”
Yacht Club DJs Mostly Come At Night In A Town Near You!
Yacht Club DJs Mostly Come At Night In A Town Near You!
Presented by Beat, Brag and Rave
Australian Tour – March/April 2012
We made it through the apocalyptic start to 2012 with no zombie sightings, but Australia’s own mash-up maestros Yacht Club DJs are about to make sure 2012 gets a dose of ’50s horror throughout March and April when they hit the road on the “They Mostly Come At Night…Mostly” tour.
Frightening both capital cities and regional towns, including Toowoomba, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Geelong, Ballarat, Hobart, Wollongong, Canberra and Newcastle, Yacht Club DJs take to the stage with their take on a B Grade Horror flick – Zombies, fake blood, plus lots of dancing and, as always, nudity. Their first national tour since 2010, Australia best be wary of what they’ve got in store.
Ballarat’s Guy Chappell-Lawrence and Gareth (Gaz) Harrison better known as the Yacht Club DJs will take their on-stage antics to the next level preparing to let night terrors loose on Australia.
Guy and Gaz - good friends from mingling at the local - found their common ground in their eclectic and diverse taste of music including pop, hardcore and hip-hop plus a little bit of Australian larrikin. Bonding over how they spent their childhood compiling long lists of songs that would get the party started, they began DJing to their friends as residents of Karova Lounge in Ballarat. But it didn’t stop there.
They’ve played parties all over Australia to more than just their friends, named on many festival bills including Meredith Music Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Parklife, Falls Festival, Field Day and Groovin’ In The Moo.
The Yacht Club DJs take on the mash-up genre and their explosive concoction of classic pop, metal, theme songs and anything in-between is a testament to their knowledge of back catalogues as well as Guy’s constant desire to forage the Internet for hidden gems to get the crowd moving.
Adding to the horror party will be the Yacht Club DJs hometown friends, Hunting Grounds. The six-piece with a rambunctious attitude, will rival the Yacht Club DJs as to who can turn the dance floor into a riot.
Hunting Grounds took out the crown of 2009 triple j Unearthed High winner and have since moved on from playing in the Ballarat High School hall to national support slots of The Living End, Children Collide and the Philly Jays. The hyperactive energy and frenetic sounds of Hunting Grounds will prepare the crowd for the ramshackle set of Yacht Club DJs.
Making it a night to dismember the Yacht Club DJs and Hunting Grounds will show the crowd howdebauchery and disruption is done. Tickets are on sale Thursday 9 February 2012.
YACHT CLUB DJS MOSTLY COME AT NIGHT…MOSTLY
Presented by Beat, Brag and Rave
With special guests Hunting Grounds
Sunday 25 March - Scarborough, WA*
Details soon to be announced
Thursday 29 March - Spotted Cow, Toowomba QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online.yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Friday 30 March - Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Saturday 31 March - The Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Sunday 1 April - Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Thursday 5 April (pub hol eve) - The Prince, Melbourne VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets and from the Venue: Prince of Wales Pub.
Friday 6 April - Bended Elbow, Geelong VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and from the venue.
Saturday 7 April & Sunday 8 April - Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online.http://karovalounge.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and from the venue.
Friday 13 April - The Gov, Adelaide
Tickets via Venuetix: online www.venuetix.com.au and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets. Also via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au.
Saturday 14 April - Waratah hotel, Hobart TAS*
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Thursday 19 April - Wollongong Uni Bar, Wollongong NSW
Tickets from Unishop on campus, Redback Music, bigtix.com.au & oztix.com.au
Friday 20 April - Academy, Canberra ACT*
Tickets via Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
Saturday 21 April - The Standard, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
Sunday 22 April - Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Tickets via Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
*Hunting Grounds not appearing in Hobart, Canberra and Perth
Presented by Beat, Brag and Rave
Australian Tour – March/April 2012
We made it through the apocalyptic start to 2012 with no zombie sightings, but Australia’s own mash-up maestros Yacht Club DJs are about to make sure 2012 gets a dose of ’50s horror throughout March and April when they hit the road on the “They Mostly Come At Night…Mostly” tour.
Frightening both capital cities and regional towns, including Toowoomba, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Geelong, Ballarat, Hobart, Wollongong, Canberra and Newcastle, Yacht Club DJs take to the stage with their take on a B Grade Horror flick – Zombies, fake blood, plus lots of dancing and, as always, nudity. Their first national tour since 2010, Australia best be wary of what they’ve got in store.
Ballarat’s Guy Chappell-Lawrence and Gareth (Gaz) Harrison better known as the Yacht Club DJs will take their on-stage antics to the next level preparing to let night terrors loose on Australia.
Guy and Gaz - good friends from mingling at the local - found their common ground in their eclectic and diverse taste of music including pop, hardcore and hip-hop plus a little bit of Australian larrikin. Bonding over how they spent their childhood compiling long lists of songs that would get the party started, they began DJing to their friends as residents of Karova Lounge in Ballarat. But it didn’t stop there.
They’ve played parties all over Australia to more than just their friends, named on many festival bills including Meredith Music Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Parklife, Falls Festival, Field Day and Groovin’ In The Moo.
The Yacht Club DJs take on the mash-up genre and their explosive concoction of classic pop, metal, theme songs and anything in-between is a testament to their knowledge of back catalogues as well as Guy’s constant desire to forage the Internet for hidden gems to get the crowd moving.
Adding to the horror party will be the Yacht Club DJs hometown friends, Hunting Grounds. The six-piece with a rambunctious attitude, will rival the Yacht Club DJs as to who can turn the dance floor into a riot.
Hunting Grounds took out the crown of 2009 triple j Unearthed High winner and have since moved on from playing in the Ballarat High School hall to national support slots of The Living End, Children Collide and the Philly Jays. The hyperactive energy and frenetic sounds of Hunting Grounds will prepare the crowd for the ramshackle set of Yacht Club DJs.
Making it a night to dismember the Yacht Club DJs and Hunting Grounds will show the crowd howdebauchery and disruption is done. Tickets are on sale Thursday 9 February 2012.
YACHT CLUB DJS MOSTLY COME AT NIGHT…MOSTLY
Presented by Beat, Brag and Rave
With special guests Hunting Grounds
Sunday 25 March - Scarborough, WA*
Details soon to be announced
Thursday 29 March - Spotted Cow, Toowomba QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online.yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Friday 30 March - Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Saturday 31 March - The Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Sunday 1 April - Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta QLD
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Thursday 5 April (pub hol eve) - The Prince, Melbourne VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets and from the Venue: Prince of Wales Pub.
Friday 6 April - Bended Elbow, Geelong VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and from the venue.
Saturday 7 April & Sunday 8 April - Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Tickets via Oztix: online.http://karovalounge.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and from the venue.
Friday 13 April - The Gov, Adelaide
Tickets via Venuetix: online www.venuetix.com.au and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets. Also via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au.
Saturday 14 April - Waratah hotel, Hobart TAS*
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545
Thursday 19 April - Wollongong Uni Bar, Wollongong NSW
Tickets from Unishop on campus, Redback Music, bigtix.com.au & oztix.com.au
Friday 20 April - Academy, Canberra ACT*
Tickets via Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
Saturday 21 April - The Standard, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Oztix: online. yachtclubdjs.oztix.com.au / ph. 1300 762 545 and Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
Sunday 22 April - Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Tickets via Moshtix: online www.moshtix.com.au / ph. 1300 Get Tix (438 849)/ mobile via www.moshtix.mobi / Moshtix outlets.
*Hunting Grounds not appearing in Hobart, Canberra and Perth
Owl Eyes Walks THE LINE
Owl Eyes Walks THE LINE
It’s been a busy start to the New Year for Melbourne songbird Owl Eyes.
After having just announced a special one off “Midsummer Mixtape” performance
at The Famous Spiegeltent, Owl Eyes is the latest ambassador to join The Line Campaign,
an Australian government initiative promoting respectful relationships throughout society.
“I am proud to support The Line.” says Brooke Addamo of her appointment as one of
The Line’s Musical ambassadors (joining the likes of Pez, Maya Jupiter and Lisa Mitchell)
"Respect for me is one of the most important elements of any relationship. Respect
for yourself, respect for each other - it's a message I believe in and am happy to promote."
Owl Eyes is The Line’s first musical ambassador for 2012, and The Spiegeltent
Performance will mark Brooke’s first official role on behalf of the campaign which will
see Brooke working with The Line on a number of exciting initiatives throughout the year.
Chosen by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of “12 Faces To Watch in 2012”; nominated
by Rolling Stone in their end of year awards as an “Artist To Watch” and anointed by
national youth radio broadcaster triple j as part of their prestigious “Next Crop” artists for 2012,
this is a unique opportunity to see one of Australia’s brightest young things
amongst the theatrical surroundings of The Famous Spiegeltent.
With a new single being readied for a first quarter release, and new songs being written
for her debut album, join Owl Eyes & Friends' at The Famous Spiegeltent on Thursday February 23
for this special one-off performance of “Midsummer Mixtape: Songs to Steal Your Heart”.
OWL EYES & friends
Midsummer Mixtape: Songs to Steal Your Heart
proudly presented by The Line, Inpress and Triple R
Thursday February 23
THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT
The Arts Centre
Melbourne
Book online www.artscentremelbourne.com.au or phone 1300 182 183
www.spiegel.artscentremelbourne.com.au/2012/owl-eyes
www.facebook.com/thisisowleyes
www.theline.gov.au
www.rrr.org.au
It’s been a busy start to the New Year for Melbourne songbird Owl Eyes.
After having just announced a special one off “Midsummer Mixtape” performance
at The Famous Spiegeltent, Owl Eyes is the latest ambassador to join The Line Campaign,
an Australian government initiative promoting respectful relationships throughout society.
“I am proud to support The Line.” says Brooke Addamo of her appointment as one of
The Line’s Musical ambassadors (joining the likes of Pez, Maya Jupiter and Lisa Mitchell)
"Respect for me is one of the most important elements of any relationship. Respect
for yourself, respect for each other - it's a message I believe in and am happy to promote."
Owl Eyes is The Line’s first musical ambassador for 2012, and The Spiegeltent
Performance will mark Brooke’s first official role on behalf of the campaign which will
see Brooke working with The Line on a number of exciting initiatives throughout the year.
Chosen by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of “12 Faces To Watch in 2012”; nominated
by Rolling Stone in their end of year awards as an “Artist To Watch” and anointed by
national youth radio broadcaster triple j as part of their prestigious “Next Crop” artists for 2012,
this is a unique opportunity to see one of Australia’s brightest young things
amongst the theatrical surroundings of The Famous Spiegeltent.
With a new single being readied for a first quarter release, and new songs being written
for her debut album, join Owl Eyes & Friends' at The Famous Spiegeltent on Thursday February 23
for this special one-off performance of “Midsummer Mixtape: Songs to Steal Your Heart”.
OWL EYES & friends
Midsummer Mixtape: Songs to Steal Your Heart
proudly presented by The Line, Inpress and Triple R
Thursday February 23
THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT
The Arts Centre
Melbourne
Book online www.artscentremelbourne.com.au or phone 1300 182 183
www.spiegel.artscentremelbourne.com.au/2012/owl-eyes
www.facebook.com/thisisowleyes
www.theline.gov.au
www.rrr.org.au
Gareth Liddiard
Gareth Liddiard
The Regal Ballroom
With Special Guest Lost Animal
Tix on Sale Now
Gareth Liddiard will be playing a one off solo show at the Regal Ballroom this March.
Gareth is currently writing songs for a new album and will soon be heading to Tokyo and beyond with The Drones for ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror.
But before then you can catch him with Lost Animal at the beautiful Regal Ballroom, conveniently located right in the middle of the capital of the southern hemisphere, Northcote.
Friday 23rd March The Regal Ballroom Northcote VIC
218 High St, NORTHCOTE
Tickets available from www.webtickets.com.au, Polyester Records, Basement Discs, Thornbury Records.
Dinner and Show Doors open 7.00pm
Show Doors open 8.15pm
Notes: Dinner and show are available as an option $40 for a 2 course meal.
If you have any dietary requirements (vegetarian etc) can you please let us know by adding your requirements to the Add Comments About Your Order section when purchasing your ticket. Reserved Seating is available for $5 per seat by selecting the Reserved Seating option.
Download Press Release Here
Download Press Photo Here
"….the genuine applause that follows each song is a fitting tribute to an artistic genius."
Inpress
“…there's a sense that Liddiard's impact on his country will long outlast his lifespan.”
Sydney Morning Herald
"…it's Gareth Liddiard at the pinnacle of global song writing."
Penthouse Magazine
“Gareth Liddiard is a novelist who just doesn't know it yet; a writer for whom landscapes, both internal and external, provide the grit and soul for a kind of visceral storytelling that absolutely no one else is matching at the moment.”
The Vine
"…two plus hours of brilliance…"
Inpress
www.garethliddiard.com
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Batmania National Album Tour and New Single I Won’t Stay Too Long
Batmania is out now through Shock and IWSTL is available on itunes for digital download
I Won’t Stay Too Long is the next single from The Fearless Vampire Killer’s impressive debut LP, Batmania. This barefaced song encompasses the vibe of the 70’s as much as it does the sound. The retro surf-rock tune is “essentially about one night stands; being young and having flings with people just for the sake of it and in the end nothing really matters because we're in our youth and we have all the time in the world to destroy relationships and start new ones. It's the mentality of thinking you're invincible really.”
Staying true to the sound that we have come to know and love, I Won’t Stay too Long is layered with musical texture that barrels through to a powerful finish and reinforces the claims that TFVK are “one of Australia’s greatest hidden gems”.
2012 has kicked off at a cracking pace for the band. With For You & Merecently on the American TV series 90210,TFVK are beginning to make a name for themselves internationally.
The Fearless Vampire Killers will be hitting the road in March with what J Mag have dubbed a “Brilliant Monster”. Batmania explodes live, so be sure to catch them on any (or all) of the dates below.
Download Press Release Here
Download Press Photo Here
Album Reviews
“Find the next party these lads crash to see them in their element.”
TRIPLE J MAGAZINE
“What makes The Fearless Vampire Killers more than just tasteful recyclers, however, is not just their animal energy and ruffled charm but the inherent worth of their tunes. The songs are as strong as their influences, which is saying quite a lot.”
MESS+NOISE
“Their drugged-out take on surf-garage rock is lively and entertaining”
3.5 Stars ROLLING STONE
Live reviews
“Serving up their psychedelic rock, The Fearless Vampire Killer’s lead vocalist Sean Ainsworth was able to smash down the barrier between band and punter with his engaging presence.”
TONE DEAF
“The quartet rock a big sound and make full use of every opportunity to harmonise and unleash sweeping guitar solos.”
RAVE MAGAZINE
“They dabble in skiffle, they flirt with rockabilly, they really, really, really like Revolver era Beatles, and they sounded totally boss. A great set of tunes lifted from their latest recorded work Batmania played with conviction and just the right amount of abandon to make them feel dangerous. A Highly enjoyable addition to the bill.”
FASTER LOUDER
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Batmania National Album Tour
With Special Guests
Tix on sale now
Friday 2nd March Spectrum Sydney NSW
34 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 3rd March Great Northern Hotel Byron Bay NSW
www.thegreatnorthern.com.au
83-89 Scott Street, NEWCASTLE
With The Owls and Briscoe
Free entry
Saturday 10th March Plus One Adelaide SA
www.edinburghcastlehotel.com
233 Currie Street, Adelaide
With The Bakers Digest
Free entry
Friday 16th March Alhambra Lounge Brisbane QLD
www.alhambralounge.com
12 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 17th March The Toff In Town Melbourne VIC
www.thetoffintown.com
252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Batmania is in stores now through Shock
www.thefearlessvampirekillers.com
www.facebook.com/thefearlessvampirekillers
www.myspace.com/tfvk
www.twitter.com/tfvk
Batmania is out now through Shock and IWSTL is available on itunes for digital download
I Won’t Stay Too Long is the next single from The Fearless Vampire Killer’s impressive debut LP, Batmania. This barefaced song encompasses the vibe of the 70’s as much as it does the sound. The retro surf-rock tune is “essentially about one night stands; being young and having flings with people just for the sake of it and in the end nothing really matters because we're in our youth and we have all the time in the world to destroy relationships and start new ones. It's the mentality of thinking you're invincible really.”
Staying true to the sound that we have come to know and love, I Won’t Stay too Long is layered with musical texture that barrels through to a powerful finish and reinforces the claims that TFVK are “one of Australia’s greatest hidden gems”.
2012 has kicked off at a cracking pace for the band. With For You & Merecently on the American TV series 90210,TFVK are beginning to make a name for themselves internationally.
The Fearless Vampire Killers will be hitting the road in March with what J Mag have dubbed a “Brilliant Monster”. Batmania explodes live, so be sure to catch them on any (or all) of the dates below.
Download Press Release Here
Download Press Photo Here
Album Reviews
“Find the next party these lads crash to see them in their element.”
TRIPLE J MAGAZINE
“What makes The Fearless Vampire Killers more than just tasteful recyclers, however, is not just their animal energy and ruffled charm but the inherent worth of their tunes. The songs are as strong as their influences, which is saying quite a lot.”
MESS+NOISE
“Their drugged-out take on surf-garage rock is lively and entertaining”
3.5 Stars ROLLING STONE
Live reviews
“Serving up their psychedelic rock, The Fearless Vampire Killer’s lead vocalist Sean Ainsworth was able to smash down the barrier between band and punter with his engaging presence.”
TONE DEAF
“The quartet rock a big sound and make full use of every opportunity to harmonise and unleash sweeping guitar solos.”
RAVE MAGAZINE
“They dabble in skiffle, they flirt with rockabilly, they really, really, really like Revolver era Beatles, and they sounded totally boss. A great set of tunes lifted from their latest recorded work Batmania played with conviction and just the right amount of abandon to make them feel dangerous. A Highly enjoyable addition to the bill.”
FASTER LOUDER
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Batmania National Album Tour
With Special Guests
Tix on sale now
Friday 2nd March Spectrum Sydney NSW
34 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 3rd March Great Northern Hotel Byron Bay NSW
www.thegreatnorthern.com.au
83-89 Scott Street, NEWCASTLE
With The Owls and Briscoe
Free entry
Saturday 10th March Plus One Adelaide SA
www.edinburghcastlehotel.com
233 Currie Street, Adelaide
With The Bakers Digest
Free entry
Friday 16th March Alhambra Lounge Brisbane QLD
www.alhambralounge.com
12 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 17th March The Toff In Town Melbourne VIC
www.thetoffintown.com
252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tickets $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm
Batmania is in stores now through Shock
www.thefearlessvampirekillers.com
www.facebook.com/thefearlessvampirekillers
www.myspace.com/tfvk
www.twitter.com/tfvk
BEN SOLLEE
“This guy has it all: the singing, the playing, the songwriting. Here's hoping the world is wise enough to welcome his music with open arms.” - Silas House for No Depression
"Cellist Ben Sollee is like Andrew Bird with a little more soul, or Arthur Russell with a bit more bounce." - Lost At E Minor
"Fusing unique instrumentation with a soulful and sometimes playful voice, Ben Sollee defies convention." - World Cafe Live
Here’s something delightfully different for fans of soulful new folk music and jazzy bluegrass. Ben Sollee – classically trained cellist, wonderful folk-pop songwriter, and soulful singer blessed with a beautiful voice – is coming our way!
Kentucky-based, twenty-something Ben will visit Australia to perform a string of concerts including shows in Sydney and Melbourne in March 2012 – he’s here on the back of his most recent 2011 album, Inclusions. One of the most uniquely talented young artists in acoustic circles today, Ben plays the cello as one reviewer has stated, ‘like a rock star’; picking and bowing it so it sounds like any number of different instruments as he compliments his beautiful, soulful voice and wonderful sense of pop melody.
Ben first emerged with his inviting 2008-debut Learning to Bend. Saturated with sweeping moods and visceral maturity, Learning to Bend showcased a wild mixture of musical approaches that Ben describes as “classically influenced folk with leanings of R&B and soul.”
The album caught the ear of NPR’s Morning Edition, which heralded Sollee as one of the “Top Ten Great Unknown Artists of 2007.” No Depression put the album on their top five of 2008, Paste listed him on The Best of What's Next, and music blogs provided (and continue to provide) Ben with a steady torrent of praise and journalistic intrigue.
While people were getting their first listen of Learning to Bend, Ben was also out touring with banjo player and songstress Abigail Washburn as part of theSparrow Quartet. The ensemble, also featuring Grammy-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen and multi-Grammy winning banjoist Bela Fleck, explored the congregation of eastern and western folk music. The critically acclaimed ensemble toured throughout the world, including a US Ambassadorial tour of Tibet.
In 2010, Ben then collaborated with fellow Kentuckians Daniel Martin Moore andMy Morning Jacket front-man Jim James on the Sub Pop released Dear Companion. The album explored Ben’s desire to use musical encounters as a catalyst to inspire environmental stewardship.
In addition to his activist work in regards to Mountain Top Removal coal mining (a cause recently taken up by Emmylou Harris as well), Ben is also known to go on bicycle tours - he cycles from town to town - to bring attention to his country's over-reliance on the motor vehicle (a theme also reflected in the wonderful 'Bury Me In My Car').
Make sure you catch this young acoustic folk artist on the rise - especially for fans of Jose Gonzales, Avett Bros and Band of Horses. Ben Sollee is just as capable of whipping an audience into a frenzy as he is stilling a room with stunned awe and respect. See you front and centre!
BEN SOLLEE AUSTRALIAN SOLO PERFORMANCE DATESWednesday March 07 THE BASEMENT Sydney NSW
Saturday March 10-Monday March 12 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL VIC
Wednesday March 14 THE TOFF IN TOWN Melbourne VIC
Friday March 16 MECHANIC INSTITUTE P. A.C.,
BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL VIC
Saturday March 17 MOSSVALE MUSIC FESTIVALVIC
Sunday March 18 BLUE MOUNTAINS MUSIC FESTIVAL NSW
Wednesday March 21 STREET THEATRE CANBERRA ACT
Thursday March 22 THE VANGUARD NEWTOWN NSW
"Cellist Ben Sollee is like Andrew Bird with a little more soul, or Arthur Russell with a bit more bounce." - Lost At E Minor
"Fusing unique instrumentation with a soulful and sometimes playful voice, Ben Sollee defies convention." - World Cafe Live
Here’s something delightfully different for fans of soulful new folk music and jazzy bluegrass. Ben Sollee – classically trained cellist, wonderful folk-pop songwriter, and soulful singer blessed with a beautiful voice – is coming our way!
Kentucky-based, twenty-something Ben will visit Australia to perform a string of concerts including shows in Sydney and Melbourne in March 2012 – he’s here on the back of his most recent 2011 album, Inclusions. One of the most uniquely talented young artists in acoustic circles today, Ben plays the cello as one reviewer has stated, ‘like a rock star’; picking and bowing it so it sounds like any number of different instruments as he compliments his beautiful, soulful voice and wonderful sense of pop melody.
Ben first emerged with his inviting 2008-debut Learning to Bend. Saturated with sweeping moods and visceral maturity, Learning to Bend showcased a wild mixture of musical approaches that Ben describes as “classically influenced folk with leanings of R&B and soul.”
The album caught the ear of NPR’s Morning Edition, which heralded Sollee as one of the “Top Ten Great Unknown Artists of 2007.” No Depression put the album on their top five of 2008, Paste listed him on The Best of What's Next, and music blogs provided (and continue to provide) Ben with a steady torrent of praise and journalistic intrigue.
While people were getting their first listen of Learning to Bend, Ben was also out touring with banjo player and songstress Abigail Washburn as part of theSparrow Quartet. The ensemble, also featuring Grammy-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen and multi-Grammy winning banjoist Bela Fleck, explored the congregation of eastern and western folk music. The critically acclaimed ensemble toured throughout the world, including a US Ambassadorial tour of Tibet.
In 2010, Ben then collaborated with fellow Kentuckians Daniel Martin Moore andMy Morning Jacket front-man Jim James on the Sub Pop released Dear Companion. The album explored Ben’s desire to use musical encounters as a catalyst to inspire environmental stewardship.
In addition to his activist work in regards to Mountain Top Removal coal mining (a cause recently taken up by Emmylou Harris as well), Ben is also known to go on bicycle tours - he cycles from town to town - to bring attention to his country's over-reliance on the motor vehicle (a theme also reflected in the wonderful 'Bury Me In My Car').
Make sure you catch this young acoustic folk artist on the rise - especially for fans of Jose Gonzales, Avett Bros and Band of Horses. Ben Sollee is just as capable of whipping an audience into a frenzy as he is stilling a room with stunned awe and respect. See you front and centre!
BEN SOLLEE AUSTRALIAN SOLO PERFORMANCE DATESWednesday March 07 THE BASEMENT Sydney NSW
Saturday March 10-Monday March 12 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL VIC
Wednesday March 14 THE TOFF IN TOWN Melbourne VIC
Friday March 16 MECHANIC INSTITUTE P. A.C.,
BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL VIC
Saturday March 17 MOSSVALE MUSIC FESTIVALVIC
Sunday March 18 BLUE MOUNTAINS MUSIC FESTIVAL NSW
Wednesday March 21 STREET THEATRE CANBERRA ACT
Thursday March 22 THE VANGUARD NEWTOWN NSW
CASS MCCOMBS
Mistletone and Triple R proudly present -- for the first time in Australia! -- Cass McCombs with his five piece band at The Corner in just two weeks time, on Friday February 17th, with very special guests The Orbweavers and Wintercoats.We are thrilled beyond measure that Cass will finally be visiting our shores, after releasing six acclaimed and much loved albums -- most recently, the gently optimistic Humor Risk and one of the stars of last year’s best-of lists, the dark, chamber music-inspired Wit’s End, which featured the song hailed by many as the best of 2011 (and our fave of the year), County Line.Folk balladeer without peer, Cass McCombs is a true craftsman of lyrical storytelling. His songs are poetic and haunting, whimsical and playful, and offer a rare, tangible experience of the bittersweet. Prepare for an inspiring evening in the company of one of America’s most formidable contemporary songwriters. Tickets are on sale now from The Corner Box office, tel. 9427 9198 or online here: https://corner.ticketscout.com.au/gigs/296-cass-mccombs-Cass McCombs was born in 1977 and raised in Northern California. He is of the generation that grew up hearing the stories still fresh on people’s minds: Zodiac killings, Zebra killings, Manson, Black Panthers, SLA, riots, People’s Park, LSD, etc. These were the local legends and became the basis for Cass’s imagination. He is a child of the ’70s.
Cass lived many years drifting the U.S. before ever attempting to make music seriously, and learned from this experience to listen to people’s stories from many walks of life. Instead of university, this was his education: working as a janitor, in a horse stable, a book shop; as a soda jerk, truck driver, movie projectionist; he worked construction in New Jersey, and at a midtown NYC delicatessen. Cass developed his narrative songwriting style, and since has always expressed himself through the use of characters.
He writes stories for his friends using their humour, their language, with detail and color, relating their drug use to classical literary themes, for instance. Rather than fulfilling the stereotype of the confessional singer-songwriter, he describes the lifestyles and feelings of those that surround him, with more love than judgment.Cass has always refused to speak his influences, except for American folk music and The Beatles. He is a folk artist, telling the stories of his native land in a modern tongue.
Deeply distrustful of “The Business”, Cass has stayed relatively underground, supported by a devoted fan base and his label/publisher. In 2010, Domino Records hired a photo-surveillance private investigator to follow Cass and take what would become the publicity shots for Wit’s End. Examples such as this suggest that he and mainstream acceptance are in a state of perpetual stalemate.
However, in contrast to his persona, Cass’s music is generous, the melodies always infectious, the production and musicianship first-rate. And at the forefront of his craft are always the lyrics, which more than any songwriter today propels the avant-garde. He presents morally ambiguous situations for the listener, allowing them to interpret however they choose.
Humor Risk (out now on Domino Records) is his sixth-and-a-half record, the second of two albums Cass released in 2011. The first was Wit’s End, which featured the tragic song County Line, named by Pitchfork as their number 8 best song of 2011.
Musically, Humor Risk is more rhythm-based, and with a heavier lyricism, than its sparse predecessor. Both were compiled from recordings made over the course of three years, in various places such as New York City, New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles and mixed in a single session and divided into albums.
This follows the way Cass works; he writes continuously, not for any album in mind, and then puts them into themed groups. And this is why Australian audiences are in for such a rare treat when this "unobtrusively brilliant" (to quote John Peel) artist finally lands on our shores.
"An extraordinary display of songwriting prowess… another casually monumental achievement from one of the great singer-songwriters of the day" - Q (four stars)
"One of America’s most unique and affecting songwriters" - UNCUT (four stars)
"A genuine twenty-first century maverick" - MOJO (four stars)
“Suffering rarely has sounded so comforting” - SPIN
Links:
Cass McCombs > http://cassmccombs.com + http://mistletone.net/tours/current/cass-mccombs
The Orbweavers > http://www.theorbweavers.com
Wintercoats > http://mistletone.net/label/wintercoats/
Cass lived many years drifting the U.S. before ever attempting to make music seriously, and learned from this experience to listen to people’s stories from many walks of life. Instead of university, this was his education: working as a janitor, in a horse stable, a book shop; as a soda jerk, truck driver, movie projectionist; he worked construction in New Jersey, and at a midtown NYC delicatessen. Cass developed his narrative songwriting style, and since has always expressed himself through the use of characters.
He writes stories for his friends using their humour, their language, with detail and color, relating their drug use to classical literary themes, for instance. Rather than fulfilling the stereotype of the confessional singer-songwriter, he describes the lifestyles and feelings of those that surround him, with more love than judgment.Cass has always refused to speak his influences, except for American folk music and The Beatles. He is a folk artist, telling the stories of his native land in a modern tongue.
Deeply distrustful of “The Business”, Cass has stayed relatively underground, supported by a devoted fan base and his label/publisher. In 2010, Domino Records hired a photo-surveillance private investigator to follow Cass and take what would become the publicity shots for Wit’s End. Examples such as this suggest that he and mainstream acceptance are in a state of perpetual stalemate.
However, in contrast to his persona, Cass’s music is generous, the melodies always infectious, the production and musicianship first-rate. And at the forefront of his craft are always the lyrics, which more than any songwriter today propels the avant-garde. He presents morally ambiguous situations for the listener, allowing them to interpret however they choose.
Humor Risk (out now on Domino Records) is his sixth-and-a-half record, the second of two albums Cass released in 2011. The first was Wit’s End, which featured the tragic song County Line, named by Pitchfork as their number 8 best song of 2011.
Musically, Humor Risk is more rhythm-based, and with a heavier lyricism, than its sparse predecessor. Both were compiled from recordings made over the course of three years, in various places such as New York City, New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles and mixed in a single session and divided into albums.
This follows the way Cass works; he writes continuously, not for any album in mind, and then puts them into themed groups. And this is why Australian audiences are in for such a rare treat when this "unobtrusively brilliant" (to quote John Peel) artist finally lands on our shores.
"An extraordinary display of songwriting prowess… another casually monumental achievement from one of the great singer-songwriters of the day" - Q (four stars)
"One of America’s most unique and affecting songwriters" - UNCUT (four stars)
"A genuine twenty-first century maverick" - MOJO (four stars)
“Suffering rarely has sounded so comforting” - SPIN
Links:
Cass McCombs > http://cassmccombs.com + http://mistletone.net/tours/current/cass-mccombs
The Orbweavers > http://www.theorbweavers.com
Wintercoats > http://mistletone.net/label/wintercoats/
Feel Presents Henry Rollins - The Long March
Australian Tour 2012
More Shows Announced - News shows on sale Feb 10th
Tickets to Henry Rollins’ The Long March tour are selling fast with shows already sold out in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
However, not being one to let hard work get in the way of a good time our man Henry has agreed to additional shows to ensure no one misses out, unless you live in Canberra, looks like a road trip for you... Full revised dates and details below..
Fri April 20 JUST ANNOUNCED The National Theatre Melbourne VIC
20 Carlisle St St Kilda
Tickets $50.40 (transaction fee may apply) from www.ticketek.com.au, phone 9525 4611 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Fri April 27 JUST ANNOUNCED The York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney NSW
Cnr Cleveland St and Shepard St Newtown
Tickets available $50.20 (transaction fee may apply) from www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au, phone 132 849 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Fri May 4 JUST ANNOUNCED Powerhouse Brisbane QLD
119 Lamington StreetNew Farm
Tickets $50.00 from www.brisbanepowerhouse.org, phone 07 3358 8600 or in person at the Venue Box Office
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Feel Presents
Henry Rollins - The Long March
Australian Tour 2012
More Shows Announced - News shows on sale Feb 10th
Wed April 18 SELLING FAST The National Theatre Melbourne VIC
20 Carlisle St St Kilda
Tickets $50.40 (transaction fee may apply) from www.ticketek.com.au, phone 9525 4611 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Thur April 19 SOLD OUT The National Theatre Melbourne VIC
20 Carlisle St St Kilda
Tickets $50.40 (transaction fee may apply) from www.ticketek.com.au, phone 9525 4611 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Fri April 20 JUST ANNOUNCED The National Theatre Melbourne VIC
20 Carlisle St St Kilda
Tickets $50.40 (transaction fee may apply) from www.ticketek.com.au, phone 9525 4611 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Sun April 22 Her Majesties Theatre Adelaide SA
58 Grote St Adelaide
Tickets $47.50 + bf from www.bass.net.au, phone 131 246 or in person at all BASS outlets
Tue April 24 Panthers Newcastle NSW
Cnr King and Union St Newcastle West
Tickets $45.00 + bf from www.moshtix.com.au, phone (02) 4926 6200 or in person at the venue (Cnr King and Union Streets) and all Moshtix outlets.
Wed April 25 The York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney NSW
Cnr Cleveland St and Shepard St Newtown
Tickets available $50.20 (transaction fee may apply) from www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au, phone 132 849 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Thur April 26 SOLD OUT The York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney NSW
Cnr Cleveland St and Shepard St Newtown
Tickets available $50.20 (transaction fee may apply) from www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au, phone 132 849 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Fri April 27 JUST ANNOUNCED The York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney NSW
Cnr Cleveland St and Shepard St Newtown
Tickets available $50.20 (transaction fee may apply) from www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au, phone 132 849 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek outlets.
Sun April 29 Darwin Entertainment Centre Darwin NT
93 Mitchell St Darwin
Tickets $45.00 + bf from www.darwinentertainment.com.au, phone (08) 8980 3333 or in person at the Venue Box Office.
Tue May 1 Tanks Cairns QLD
46 Collins Ave Edge Hill
Tickets $45.00 / 40.00 (conc) (MA15+) through TicketLINK, www.ticketlink.com.au or phone 1300 855 83
Wed May 2 SELLING FAST Powerhouse Brisbane QLD
119 Lamington StreetNew Farm
Tickets $50.00 from www.brisbanepowerhouse.org, phone 07 3358 8600 or in person at the Venue Box Office
Thur May 3 SELLING FAST Powerhouse Brisbane QLD
119 Lamington StreetNew Farm
Tickets $50.00 from www.brisbanepowerhouse.org, phone 07 3358 8600 or in person at the Venue Box Office
Fri May 4 JUST ANNOUNCED Powerhouse Brisbane QLD
119 Lamington StreetNew Farm
Tickets $50.00 from www.brisbanepowerhouse.org, phone 07 3358 8600 or in person at the Venue Box Office
Sat May 5 Theatre Royal Hobart TAS
29 Campbell St Hobart
Tickets $45.00 + bf from www.theatreroyal.com.au, phone 6233 2299 or in person at the Venue Box Office.
Sun May 6 SOLD OUT The Street Theatre Canberra ACT
15 Childrers St Canberra
Tickets $45.00 + bf from www.thestreet.org.au, phone 6247 1223 or in person at the Street Theatre Box Office.
Tue May 8 IPAC Wollongong NSW
32 Burelli Street, Wollongong
Tickets $49.50 (includes GST and booking fees) from www.ipac.org.au, phone (02) 4224 5999 ($4.70 transaction fee applies) or in person at the venue
Thur May 10 Margaret River Cultural Centre Margaret River WA
51 Wallcliffe Rd Margaret River
Tickets $42.00 from www.artsmargaretriver.com, phone 08 9758 7316 or in person at the venue box office.
Fri May 11 Astor Theatre Perth WA
Tickets $52.40 from www.perthcomedyfest.com.au, phone (08) 9484 1133 or in person at all Bocs outlets.
Sat May 12 Astor Theatre Perth WA
Tickets $52.40 from www.perthcomedyfest.com.au, phone (08) 9484 1133 or in person at all Bocs outlets.
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ROLLIN OUT THE FINAL BUNCH OF BLUESFEST SIDESHOWS!!
Following hard on the heels of the last enormous artist announcement comes this wild bunch of killer sideshows. With shows rockin from coast to coast there’s something for everyone and every taste..........
ZIGGY MARLEY
This is Roots – This is Rock – This is Reggae!! - THIS IS ZIGGY MARLEY.
The five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, actor, artist, activist and humanitarian, ZIGGY MARLEY returns after a five year absence. He’ll be featuring songs from his latest album, Wild and Free as well as all the favourites from his 3 other solo albums and those of the Melody Makers. ZIGGY MARLEY, the son of the legendary Bob Marley is, to many, the embodiment of his father. It is almost eerie to see the similarity, and with his Roots-Rock-Reggae style, ZIGGY MARLEY is one special person – a very special performer – he is the Keeper of the Flame!!
Sunday 8 April 2012 Metro Theatre, Sydney
www.metrotheatre.com.au 02 9550 3666
Monday 9 April 2012 Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198
CANDI STATON
The Queen of Southern Soul
The legendary First Lady of Southern Soul & dance music queen CANDI STATON is capping off her Australian visit with sideshows in Melbourne & Sydney. In 2008, after a break from the scene, CANDI STATON performed a rousing hour-long set in front of 50,000 screaming fans at the UK’s GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL…!
We can’t wait to sing along to all her disco hits including Young Hearts Run Free, You’ve Got The Love (recently covered by Florence & The Machine) and her remake of Tammy Wynette's Stand By Your Man ….. in short the sing-along with the Sweetheart of Soul is going to be huge
Friday 6 April 2012 Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198
Wednesday 11 April 2012 The Basement, Sydney
www.thebasement.com.au 02 9251 2797
DAVID BROMBERG BAND He’s played with everyone, he’s toured everywhere; DAVID BROMBERG is the first-call “hired gun” guitarist for recording sessions, playing on hundreds of records by artists including BOB DYLAN, LINK WRAY, THE EAGLES, RINGO STARR, WILLIE NELSON and CARLY SIMON. His solo work took off as a multi instrumentalist and 2011 saw the release his latest album Use Me which has re-affirmed his place amongst the greats. The album collaborating with and being produced by friends like fellow BLUESFEST artists, JOHN HIATT & KEB’ MO’ as well as LEVON HELM, LOS LOBOS, VINCE GILL, WIDESPREAD PANIC, DR. JOHN, LINDA RONSTADT and TIM O’BRIEN.
Monday 9 April 2012 The Basement, Sydney
www.thebasement.com.au 02 9251 2797
Tuesday 10 April 2012 The Toff, Melbourne
www.thetoffintown.com 1300 438 849
VUSI MAHLASELA
“His performances are optimistic and soulful, delivered with an intensity that captures the attention and embraces the heart.” – Los Angeles Times
Known simply as 'The Voice' in his home country, VUSI MAHLASELA will be touring Australia for the first time with his South African band. Raised in the Mamelodi Township, where he still resides, VUSI has become South Africa’s premier male recording artist and his new album Say Africa is filled with songs of freedom, of revolution, of love and of life. TAJ Mahal came on and produced Say Africa and lends vocals and banjo on the recording. Other BLUESFEST artist Angelique Kidjo has shared her voice and energy on Nakupenda Africa, which the pair later performed together at the World Cup at FIFA's Kick Off Concert.
" Come and hear “The Voice”, this truly important voice, “the angelic voice of an angelic man” (Natalie Merchant).
Thursday 5 April 2012 w/ Angelique Kidjo Recital Centre, Melbourne
www.melbournerecital.com.au 03 9699 3333
Saturday 7 April 2012 The Basement, Sydney
www.thebasement.com.au 02 9251 2797 Wednesday 11 April 2012 Fly By Night, Perth
www.flybynight.org 08 9430 5976
STEVE EARLE (solo)
Bluesfest Touring is pleased to announce a second show (Thu 29 Mar) at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne is NOW ON SALE ! Plus we have added a new show at MEENIYAN Town Hall on Wed 28th Mar to go with those already announced in Melbourne, Adelaide, Newcastle and Sydney.
He’s one of life’s great troubadours – he’s a songwriter (his songs have been covered by the greats) – he’s a 3 time Grammy Award winner – he’s a novelist, an actor, a political activist – he is one of a kind. Whichever STEVE EARLE you like you’ll get him in spades !! This tour he’s working solo and will grace the stages from Perth to Bluesfest.
Wednesday 28 March 2012 Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au 03 5664 9239
Thursday 28 & Friday 30 March 2012 Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198
Tuesday 3 April 2012 The Gov, Adelaide
www.thegov.com.au 08 8340 0744
Wednesday 4 April 2012 Lizotte’s, Newcastle
www.lizottes.com.au 02 4956 2066
Sunday 8 April 2012 Factory Theatre, Sydney
www.factorytheatre.com.au 02 9550 3666
Monday 9 April 2012 Concourse, Chatswood
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – plays alongside KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
Bluesfest Touring are excited to announce the return of the dynamic and exciting JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, who will be special guest of KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD at his sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne.
DAVE STEWART (Eurythmics) “it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end!" Best Female Vocalist at the British Blues Awards, she combines fiery guitar playing, sultry vocals and something beyond the blues... a soulful mix of roots and pop influences sung in a haunting smoky voice.
“Not only is she a killer guitarist and singer, but (you) find yourself walking away from her shows singing her songs as well.” -JOE BONAMASSA
He’s hauled in two Billboard Music Awards, two Blues Music Awards and two Orville H. Gibson Awards and been nominated many times for a Grammy Award ..... KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, axeman supreme, is back to deliver his guitar-driven, unique, blues-infused rock ‘n’ roll in Sydney
& Melbourne.
Wednesday 4 April 2012 Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198
Thursday 5 April 2012 Factory Theatre, Sydney
www.factorytheatre.com.au 02 9550 3666
CANNED HEAT & FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS feat. KIM WILSON Sydney & Melbourne
They have toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton – and they rocked the bluesworld with their singles: "Tuff Enuff" "Wrap It Up" and “Powerful Stuff”. Led by the legendary harmonica player and co-founder, Kim Wilson, The FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS are all set to kick arse with their blend of Texas blues and harmonica-laced swamp sounds. Now it’s our turn, and joining them on the road is CANNED HEAT, Some say they invented the genre Blues n Boogie, that made them a global phenomenon 40+ years ago. Now into their 6th decade of their seemingly endless WORLD BOOGIE TOUR, the HEAT have turned it up again ... and are bringing their unique blend of roadhouse electric blues, rock and boogie back our stages. ‘Let’s Work Together’, “On The Road Again’ and the unofficial anthemic theme to the Famous Woodstock movie, ‘Going Up The Country’ are just three of the blues n boogie classics you’ll hear.....
The thunder is rolling and we are we have turned up the heat for this epic double bill!
Plus – a very special rockin night for CANNED HEAT lovers on Wed 4th April when The Heat go it alone at Joe’s Waterhole, EUMUNDI. Blues n Boogie at its finest !!
FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS feat. Kim Wilson & CANNED HEAT
Saturday 7 April 2012 Factory Theatre, Sydney
www.factorytheatre.com.au 02 9550 3666
Sunday 8 April 2012 Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198
CANNED HEAT SOLO: TOUR DETAILS.
Wednesday 4 April 2012 Joe’s Waterhole, Eumundi
www.musicliveatjoes.com 07 5442 8144
JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW BRINGS "EARLY IN THE MORNING" TO LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Irish troubadour James Vincent McMorrow makes his maiden voyage to Australia this April to introduce his remarkable solo talent. Alongside debut performances at Bluesfest, McMorrow will set out on an east coast run with stops in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. No novice to the stage, James has already captured audiences throughout Europe and USA with his passionate, pop oriented folk,including the UK where his spot on last year’s Glastonbury lineup had many new fans witness his magic. His self-recorded album “Early In The Morning” platforms his musical integrity and genuine talent with hypnotic lyrics inspired by life, love and literature.
James Vincent McMorrow’s live show is a hushed and reverential affair, each show met with pin drop silence as people are mesmerised by every word and syllable. It will not always be this way however, James shares his future and tells us his dream for a much grander affair that includes a full band in tow when he visits here again. “Playing on my own right now is beautiful because it allows me to connect on a very primitive level, but I’d like to be in a place soon where I can be surrounded with friends on stage to share this with me.”James Vincent McMorrow’s “Early In the Morning” is released via Dew Process on Friday, March 2nd. Shows go on sale this Monday, February 6th. For a limited time only, fans have the chance to download his album for just $10.99 with tickets purchased online.Listen to the album “Early In The Morning” streaming here jamesvincentmcmorrow.com.au “Sounds both fresh and as if they’ve been in your head forever…McMorrow’s debut deserves its success.”
– Q Magazine
“A captivating debut… An arresting journey from emotional trials to aural pleasure.”– Uncut ★★★★Secret Sounds and Handsome Tours present
JAMES VINCENT MCMORROWWith special guest to be announcedThursday, April 5th: Black Bear Lodge, BrisbaneOzTix.com.au, 1300 762 545 Wednesday, April 11th: The Vanguard, SydneyThevanguard.com.auThursday, April 12th: The Toff in Town, Melbourne
Moshtix.com.au, 1300 438 849Tickets On Sale this Monday, February 6th at 9am
James Vincent McMorrow’s live show is a hushed and reverential affair, each show met with pin drop silence as people are mesmerised by every word and syllable. It will not always be this way however, James shares his future and tells us his dream for a much grander affair that includes a full band in tow when he visits here again. “Playing on my own right now is beautiful because it allows me to connect on a very primitive level, but I’d like to be in a place soon where I can be surrounded with friends on stage to share this with me.”James Vincent McMorrow’s “Early In the Morning” is released via Dew Process on Friday, March 2nd. Shows go on sale this Monday, February 6th. For a limited time only, fans have the chance to download his album for just $10.99 with tickets purchased online.Listen to the album “Early In The Morning” streaming here jamesvincentmcmorrow.com.au “Sounds both fresh and as if they’ve been in your head forever…McMorrow’s debut deserves its success.”
– Q Magazine
“A captivating debut… An arresting journey from emotional trials to aural pleasure.”– Uncut ★★★★Secret Sounds and Handsome Tours present
JAMES VINCENT MCMORROWWith special guest to be announcedThursday, April 5th: Black Bear Lodge, BrisbaneOzTix.com.au, 1300 762 545 Wednesday, April 11th: The Vanguard, SydneyThevanguard.com.auThursday, April 12th: The Toff in Town, Melbourne
Moshtix.com.au, 1300 438 849Tickets On Sale this Monday, February 6th at 9am
ZULU WINTER
London’s scholarly five piece Zulu Winter have been charming the ears off live audiences and critics alike, already being hailed as one of the most exciting acts to come out of Britain after only a handful of shows. Their unique brand of tribal pop has landed them a spot on a hoard of European festivals, a huge UK and European tour supporting Foster The People before they cement their name in tastemakers brains at SXSW in March. Check out all the hype:
‘Music that shimmers like a sky full of fireworks, we give it a year before enormodromes of voices are bellowing their epic choruses right back at them’
NME
‘Celestial guitar pop with a macabre edge, they shine a light on eerie, shimmering art pop’
The Fly
‘As statements of intent go, their debut single might as well be holding up a sign at the side of the road asking for a lift to Glasto’s Pyramid Stage’
Q Magazine
‘Feet moving indie grooves destined to fill festival tents’
Q Magazine
‘A stealth like hit of the year, their charms captivate’
- Loud & Quiet
‘Carving a slither of a niche between tribal pop and post - Coldplay rock’
The Guardian – New Band of the Day
'Zulu Winter are set to take their tribal pop on to a bigger playing field’
Fake DIY
They have spent the past year locked up in seclusion creating and recording with their highly anticipated debut album due out later this year. A taste of what’s to come can be found in their new single ‘We Should Be Swimming’ which Zane Lowe dubbed “Hottest Record In The World” earlier this month. Stream the track below.
We Are Young feat. Janelle Monae
FUN.
We Are Young feat. Janelle Monae
Track title: We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monae)
Producer: Jeff Bhasker, John Janick, TommyD
Composer: Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack AntonoffPublisher: Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Bearvon Music (ASCAP), FBR Music (ASCAP), Way Above Music , (BMI), Rough Art (ASCAP), WB Music (ASCAP)
Label: Fueled by Ramen
Website: http://ournameisfun.com/
Fun is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. The trio melds a stunning array of diverse inspirations – spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, into an irresistible collection of freewheeling pop song craft.
Having earned widespread acclaim with their 2009 debut album, ‘Aim and Ignite,’ the album received reviews such as "what a pop album should sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009” by website AbsolutePunk.net. The album set the stage for the band to tour with such acts as Paramore, Jack’s Mannequin and Janelle Monae.
Fun are set to release their Fueled by Ramen debut ‘Some Nights’ in early 2012, the album, which features ‘We are Young’, was produced by industry heavyweight Jeff Bhasker; Bhasker has worked on such artists as Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kayne West and Snoop Dogg. The hit ‘We Are Young’ which features R&B singer Janelle Monae, was recently #1 on the US alternative ITunes single chart.
Recently the track ‘We Are Young’ was covered by the cast of Glee in the US, the episode is due to air in Australia on the 3rd February.
fun. has finally arrived.
We Are Young feat. Janelle Monae
Track title: We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monae)
Producer: Jeff Bhasker, John Janick, TommyD
Composer: Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack AntonoffPublisher: Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Bearvon Music (ASCAP), FBR Music (ASCAP), Way Above Music , (BMI), Rough Art (ASCAP), WB Music (ASCAP)
Label: Fueled by Ramen
Website: http://ournameisfun.com/
Fun is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. The trio melds a stunning array of diverse inspirations – spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, into an irresistible collection of freewheeling pop song craft.
Having earned widespread acclaim with their 2009 debut album, ‘Aim and Ignite,’ the album received reviews such as "what a pop album should sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009” by website AbsolutePunk.net. The album set the stage for the band to tour with such acts as Paramore, Jack’s Mannequin and Janelle Monae.
Fun are set to release their Fueled by Ramen debut ‘Some Nights’ in early 2012, the album, which features ‘We are Young’, was produced by industry heavyweight Jeff Bhasker; Bhasker has worked on such artists as Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kayne West and Snoop Dogg. The hit ‘We Are Young’ which features R&B singer Janelle Monae, was recently #1 on the US alternative ITunes single chart.
Recently the track ‘We Are Young’ was covered by the cast of Glee in the US, the episode is due to air in Australia on the 3rd February.
fun. has finally arrived.
KRYSTLE WARREN
to captivate our hearts and minds once again FROM RECENT ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION WAY TO BLUE:
“The deep, smoky, boundless voice of Paris-based soul singer Krystle Warren was the revelation of the show. She breathed a heart-stopping I Was Made to Love Magic unaccompanied, and earthed many a pitch-perfect harmony chorus.”
The Age
“Krystle Warren… you should really give her a listen. You won’t believe what you’re hearing – she’s amazing.”
K.D. Lang
“Warren's voice is an extraordinary instrument, murmuring with tenderness at times, growling with intensity at others. It vividly recalls Nina Simone in its depth and smokiness, as well as John Martyn and (Jeff) Buckley in terms of virtuosic variety.”
The Guardian
For immediate release – The enigmatic and gifted folk-jazz-soul singer and songwriter Krystle Warren – one of the revelatory highlights of the recent concert event “Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake” is returning to Australia very soon to wow audiences all over again.
Existing Australian fans and newer converts alike can catch Krystle in March 2012 at her own headline shows (as well as the support for folk-blues troubadour Eric Bibb). Krystle will perform at the Blue Mountains Music Festival, Port Fairy Festival, MossVale Music Festival, and the Brunswick Music Festival.
Krystle Warren burst upon English audiences with a show-stealing performance on the Jools Holland Later program in October 2009, around the same time she was receiving serious plaudits from Rufus Wainwright and kd lang. She repeated the trick at the Barbican’s Jazz Voice concert in the London Jazz Festival; “Songs of Grace and Danger – The Songs of John Martyn” curated by Danny Thompson.
She’s also now an honorary member of the extended Wainwright/McGarrigle/Thompson clan having played at Kate McGarrigle tribute shows in London and New York; and of course the Nick Drake “Way To Blue” posse with shows across the UK, Italy and very recently Australia. Last summer she featured alongside Rufus Wainwright and Kylie at the third annual Watermill Center Concert in the Hamptons – and she recently supported Joan As Police Woman on her UK tour.
Music critics instantly “get” Krystle too: As The Independent said, “There are elements of Nina Simone and Joan Armatrading in folk-jazz singer Krystle Warren's voice, and even Dusty at her dustiest.” While our own SMH said following the Way To Blue Sydney Opera House performance: “However, it was Warren, with a voice that has some of the character of Nina Simone and the buoyancy of a young Aretha Franklin, who regularly stilled the room.”
There’s just something alluringly familiar about Krystle Warren. She instantly sounds classic, like a highly-regarded veteran .Much of her strength is down to the assured quality of her voice, which sashays elegantly among the hidden corridors linking jazz, blues, folk, funk and pop without a trace of self-consciousness and has you instinctively grasping for elusive comparisons.Tracy Chapman, Nina Simone, Joan Armatrading, Norah Jones,Madeleine Peyroux and Erykah Badu spring lazily to mind, but Warren really does have a distinctively forthright style of her own.
Originally from Kansas City, she served her apprenticeship busking in New York and Paris. Her original songs and soulful, husky singing brought her to the attention of the Paris-based Because label, home to Manu Chao and Amadou and Mariam, resulting in the release of her debut album Circles. “We are certainly in the presence of a mighty talent”, attested Colin Irwin of the BBC at the time.
Uncut Magazine echoed the sentiment saying: “Warren’s thrilling debut fully lives up to expectations….It’s all uncontrived and near faultless, really.”
‘LOVE SONGS. A Time You May Embrace’ is the title of the new CD from Krystle Warren & the Faculty available in Australia February via Planet/MGM Distribution.
Australian audiences are in for a real treat – let yourself be swept away by the intelligent, captivating, and wholly remarkable sound of Krystle Warren.
KRYSTLE WARREN AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE PERFORMANCE DATESSAT 10 - MON 12 MAR Port Fairy Folk Festival, VIC
TUE MAR 13 The Toff in Town Melbourne, VIC
SAT MAR 17 Mossvale Music Festival, VIC
SUN 18 MAR Blue Mountains Music Festival Katoomba, NSW
FRI 23 MAR The Vanguard Newtown, NSW
SUN MAR 25 Brunswick Town Hall Brunswick Music Festival, VIC
TUE MAR 27 The Basement Sydney, NSW
WED MAR 28 Street Theatre Canberra, NSW
KRYSTLE WARREN will also be special guest on select shows of ERIC BIBB’s forthcoming tour.
www.krystlewarren.com
“The deep, smoky, boundless voice of Paris-based soul singer Krystle Warren was the revelation of the show. She breathed a heart-stopping I Was Made to Love Magic unaccompanied, and earthed many a pitch-perfect harmony chorus.”
The Age
“Krystle Warren… you should really give her a listen. You won’t believe what you’re hearing – she’s amazing.”
K.D. Lang
“Warren's voice is an extraordinary instrument, murmuring with tenderness at times, growling with intensity at others. It vividly recalls Nina Simone in its depth and smokiness, as well as John Martyn and (Jeff) Buckley in terms of virtuosic variety.”
The Guardian
For immediate release – The enigmatic and gifted folk-jazz-soul singer and songwriter Krystle Warren – one of the revelatory highlights of the recent concert event “Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake” is returning to Australia very soon to wow audiences all over again.
Existing Australian fans and newer converts alike can catch Krystle in March 2012 at her own headline shows (as well as the support for folk-blues troubadour Eric Bibb). Krystle will perform at the Blue Mountains Music Festival, Port Fairy Festival, MossVale Music Festival, and the Brunswick Music Festival.
Krystle Warren burst upon English audiences with a show-stealing performance on the Jools Holland Later program in October 2009, around the same time she was receiving serious plaudits from Rufus Wainwright and kd lang. She repeated the trick at the Barbican’s Jazz Voice concert in the London Jazz Festival; “Songs of Grace and Danger – The Songs of John Martyn” curated by Danny Thompson.
She’s also now an honorary member of the extended Wainwright/McGarrigle/Thompson clan having played at Kate McGarrigle tribute shows in London and New York; and of course the Nick Drake “Way To Blue” posse with shows across the UK, Italy and very recently Australia. Last summer she featured alongside Rufus Wainwright and Kylie at the third annual Watermill Center Concert in the Hamptons – and she recently supported Joan As Police Woman on her UK tour.
Music critics instantly “get” Krystle too: As The Independent said, “There are elements of Nina Simone and Joan Armatrading in folk-jazz singer Krystle Warren's voice, and even Dusty at her dustiest.” While our own SMH said following the Way To Blue Sydney Opera House performance: “However, it was Warren, with a voice that has some of the character of Nina Simone and the buoyancy of a young Aretha Franklin, who regularly stilled the room.”
There’s just something alluringly familiar about Krystle Warren. She instantly sounds classic, like a highly-regarded veteran .Much of her strength is down to the assured quality of her voice, which sashays elegantly among the hidden corridors linking jazz, blues, folk, funk and pop without a trace of self-consciousness and has you instinctively grasping for elusive comparisons.Tracy Chapman, Nina Simone, Joan Armatrading, Norah Jones,Madeleine Peyroux and Erykah Badu spring lazily to mind, but Warren really does have a distinctively forthright style of her own.
Originally from Kansas City, she served her apprenticeship busking in New York and Paris. Her original songs and soulful, husky singing brought her to the attention of the Paris-based Because label, home to Manu Chao and Amadou and Mariam, resulting in the release of her debut album Circles. “We are certainly in the presence of a mighty talent”, attested Colin Irwin of the BBC at the time.
Uncut Magazine echoed the sentiment saying: “Warren’s thrilling debut fully lives up to expectations….It’s all uncontrived and near faultless, really.”
‘LOVE SONGS. A Time You May Embrace’ is the title of the new CD from Krystle Warren & the Faculty available in Australia February via Planet/MGM Distribution.
Australian audiences are in for a real treat – let yourself be swept away by the intelligent, captivating, and wholly remarkable sound of Krystle Warren.
KRYSTLE WARREN AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE PERFORMANCE DATESSAT 10 - MON 12 MAR Port Fairy Folk Festival, VIC
TUE MAR 13 The Toff in Town Melbourne, VIC
SAT MAR 17 Mossvale Music Festival, VIC
SUN 18 MAR Blue Mountains Music Festival Katoomba, NSW
FRI 23 MAR The Vanguard Newtown, NSW
SUN MAR 25 Brunswick Town Hall Brunswick Music Festival, VIC
TUE MAR 27 The Basement Sydney, NSW
WED MAR 28 Street Theatre Canberra, NSW
KRYSTLE WARREN will also be special guest on select shows of ERIC BIBB’s forthcoming tour.
www.krystlewarren.com
International folk-blues master of songcraft,
is returning to his Australian fans.“Bibb possesses a warmly expressive voice and a fine sense of phrasing. He shines, too, as a guitarist with a quiet and confident approach” – Downbeat Magazine
“Eric Bibb’s performance at the three day London Guitar Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall, was rich in soulful intensity” – Clive Davis, The Times London
“Bibb’s breezy, poetic blues makes for an intimate show, and his smooth laid-back style is enhanced with some neat guitar licks from Staffan Astner” – Guitar and Bass Magazine
A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience – both musically and spiritually. Purveying a beautifully realised and deftly accomplished, soulful and gospel infused, folk- blues, Eric has no problem melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle contemporary sensibility. As one critic wrote “Eric’s singing and versatile guitar playing fuses a variety of genres to become a New World Blues”.
In duo mode for Eric will be accompanied by beautiful Swedish guitaristStaffan Astner, who is also featured on the live CD Troubadour Live! Eric performs with matchless ease and a poet's sensibility. He has criss-crossed the world paying his dues and absorbing musical influences, picking up countless awards and nominations, and mesmerising audiences along the way. Eric Bibb serves up some powerful tunes – aimed as much at the brain as well as the heart and soul.
"Eric is one of the new, young singers that has appeared on the scene that, much to my delight, has a great voice, is an excellent performer and has a great knowledge about the roots of this music" – Taj Mahal
Eric’s new CD “Deeper In the Well” is due for release in Australia in March.
AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATESTUE 28 FEB Great Southern Festival - Wignall's Winery Perth, WATHU 01 MARCH Sutherland Entertainment Centre, NSWFRI 02 MARCH The SoundLounge Currumbin, QLDSAT 03 MARCH Star Court Theatre Lismore, NSWTHU 08 MARCH The Basement Sydney, NSWFRI 09 MARCH Q Theatre at The Joan Sutherland PAC Penrith, NSWSAT 10 - SUN 12 MARCH Port Fairy Folk Festival, VICWED 14 MARCH Tonic Bar Launceston, TASTHU 15 MARCH The Showroom Wrest Point Hobart, TASFRI 16 MARCH Theatre Royal Castlemaine, VICSAT 17 MARCH Mossvale Music Festival, VICSUN 18 MARCH Blue Mountains Music Festival Katoomba, NSWWED 20 MARCH Live n Cookin' @ Lizotte's Central Coast, NSWWED 21 MARCH The Basement Sydney, NSWTHU 22 MARCH Live n Cookin' @ Lizottes Newcastle, NSWSAT 24 MARCH Live n Cookin' @ Lizottes Dee Why, NSWTICKETS ON SALE NOW
San Cisco hits not so Awkwardly at #7 in triple j’s Hottest 100
West Coasters, San Cisco have arrived as one of the hottest bands in 2012 scoring themselves a place in triple j’s hottest 100 at #7 with their tune ‘Awkward’. The track is taken from their sophomore EP, “Awkward” which hits stores on Friday, February 3 packed full of more indie-pop goodness.
Also on the hot list are tickets to their Politely Awkward co-headline tour with The JungleGiants with their shows in Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane all SOLD OUT. Ballarat, Bunbury, Byron Bay, Newcastle and Fremantle better get their tickets soon to avoid the awkwardness of not catching San Cisco live.
The band have gone from humble beginnings of weekend jams to being nominated for a 2011 triple j Unearthed Award and anointed amongst the crème de la crème of triple j’s 2012 Next Crop artist.
Currently in the studio recording another batch of songs, there will be more to come from San Cisco, keep your ears peeled for more slashes of synth and dashes of rock.
SAN CISCO AND THE JUNGLE GIANTS
THE POLITELY AWKWARD TOUR
Presented by triple j, themusic.com.au and Channel [V]
Tickets on sale NOW.
THU 02 FEB | EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, MELBOURNE VIC
Supported by Buckley Ward
Tickets available from www.eastbrunswickclub.com / 03 9388 9794 / From The Corner box office
SOLD OUT
FRI 03 FEB | KAROVA LOUNGE, BALLARAT VIC
Supported by Major Napier
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix outlets
SAT 04 FEB | JIVE, ADELAIDE SA
Supported by Messrs
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au / 1300 GET TIX / All Moshtix outlets
SOLD OUT
THU 09 FEB | PRINCE OF WALES, BUNBURY WA *
Supported by Antonio Paul and Sugarpuss
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au & http://www.heatseeker.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix & Heatseeker outlets
THU 16 FEB | BYRON BAY BREWERY (BUDDHA BAR), BYRON BAY NSW
Supported by Oceanics
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix outlets
FRI 17 FEB | ALHAMBRA LOUNGE, BRISBANE QLD
Supported by Argentina
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix outlets
SOLD OUT – Limited tickets available on the door
SAT 18 FEB | SPECTRUM, SYDNEY NSW
Supported by Sures
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au / 1300 GET TIX / All Moshtix outlets
SOLD OUT
SUN 19 FEB | THE GREAT NORTHERN, NEWCASTLE NSW
Supported by Long Island Sound
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au & www.bigtix.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All corresponding outlets
FRI 24 FEB | FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE, FREMANTLE WA *
Supported by Sugarpuss and Bastian’s Happy Flight DJ’s
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au & http://www.heatseeker.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix & Heatseeker outlets
SUN 26 FEB | FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE, FREMANTLE WA *
Supported by Sugarpuss
ALL AGES (Unlicensed, No BYO)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au & http://www.heatseeker.com.au / 1300 762 545 / All Oztix & Heatseeker outlets
*The Jungle Giants are not appearing on the West Australian shows.
CHIMES OF FREEDOM
75 Newly Recorded Bob Dylan Songs by Over 80 Artists
OUT NOW!
The Collection Features Songs By:
* Adele * Elvis Costello * Miley Cyrus * Dave Matthews Band * Ke$ha * Mark Knopfler * Diana Krall * Lenny Kravitz * Kris Kristofferson * Ziggy Marley * Maroon 5 * Tom Morello * My Chemical Romance * Queens Of The Stone Age * Seal & Jeff Beck * Silversun Pickups * Patti Smith * Sting * Pete Townshend * Lucinda Williams * My Morning Jacket * Ke$ha * Neil Finn * Mariachi El Brox
"In the last year, on an unprecedented scale - individuals stood up and called for their voices and rights to be respected. It makes sense to mark 50 years of Amnesty International with a re-working of Bob Dylan's most stirring, challenging and pivotal songs that marked years of unrest and affirmed the relevance of people power." Edwyn Shiell, Amnesty International Australia spokesman
Released today, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honouring 50 Years of Amnesty International, features a stellar and diverse group of artists across the generational and musical spectrum. This very special release celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning and life-saving human rights activism of Amnesty International. Fittingly, this milestone coincides with the 50th anniversary of the1962 debut album release from the unparalleled Bob Dylan.
Listeners will be delighted to find the likes of and Elvis Costello, My Chemical Romance, Maroon 5, Jeff Beck, Seal and Miley Cyrus united together, side by side, on the amazing track listing. The assortment of musical genres involved attests to Amnesty’s depth of support in the music community, the universal appeal of the core message of human rights, and the breadth of Dylan’s impact on culture.
Through Chimes of Freedom, Amnesty International (who has more than three million supporters in 150 countries) seeks to enlist support for its fight against censorship and attacks on free speech – whether involving artists, writers, musicians, political activists or bloggers. In this campaign, Amnesty is fighting for people such as the imprisoned Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in China, a scholar and human rights defender imprisoned since 2009 for writing about corruption and criticizing China’s political system.
Chimes of Freedom is Executive Produced by legendary music executive Jeff Ayeroff and Julie Yannatta, who spearheaded Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur – a 2007 collection of John Lennon solo compositions performed by major artists including U2, Green Day, and R.E.M.
"This album is a powerful fusion of the music community’s respect for Amnesty’s life-affirming work and for Bob Dylan’s enduring brilliance,” said Ayeroff and Yannatta. “We are proud to have worked with Amnesty to produce this remarkable project.”
Pre-orders and streaming of the album is available via Amnesty’ International Australia’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AmnestyOz?sk=app_190322544333196
This impressive collection is released physically today (Friday February 3) through Fontana International, a Universal Music company.
The track listing for Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honouring 50 Years of Amnesty International is as follows:
CD1
Raphael Saadiq 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat'
Patti Smith Drifter's 'Escape'
Rise Against 'Ballad of Hollis Brown'
Tom Morello The Nightwatchman 'Blind Willie McTell'
Pete Townshend 'Corrina, Corrina'
Bettye LaVette 'Most of the Time'
Charlie Winston 'This Wheel's On Fire'
Diana Krall 'Simple Twist of Fate'
Brett Dennen 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere'
Mariachi El Bronx 'Love Sick'
Ziggy Marley 'Blowin' in the Wind'
The Gaslight Anthem 'Changing of the Guards'
Silversun Pickups 'Not Dark Yet'
My Morning Jacket 'You're A Big Girl Now'
The Airborne Toxic Event 'Boots of Spanish Leather'
Sting 'Girl from the North Country'
Mark Knopfler 'Restless Farewell'
CD2
Queens Of The Stone Age 'Outlaw Blues'
Lenny Kravitz 'Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35'
Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli 'One More Cup of Coffee' (Valley Below)
Blake Mills 'Heart Of Mine'
Miley Cyrus 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go'
Billy Bragg 'Lay Down Your Weary Tune'
Elvis Costello 'License to Kill'
Angelique Kidjo 'Lay, Lady, Lay'
Natasha Bedingfield 'Ring Them Bells'
Jackson Browne 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit'
Joan Baez 'Seven Curses'
The Belle Brigade 'No Time To Think'
Sugarland 'Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You' (Live)
Jack's Mannequin 'Mr. Tambourine Man'
Oren Lavie '4th Time Around'
Sussan Deyhim 'All I Really Want To Do'
Adele 'Make You Feel My Love' (Recorded Live at WXPN)
CD3
K'NAAN 'With God On Our Side'
Ximena Sariñana 'I Want You'
Neil Finn with Pajama Club 'She Belongs to Me'
Bryan Ferry 'Bob Dylan's Dream'
Zee Avi 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time'
Carly Simon 'Just Like a Woman'
Flogging Molly 'The Times They Are A-Changin'
Fistful Of Mercy 'Buckets Of Rain'
Joe Perry 'Man Of Peace'
Bad Religion 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'
My Chemical Romance 'Desolation Row' (Live)
RedOne featuring Nabil Khayat 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'
Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren 'Abandoned Love'
Darren Criss featuring Chuck Criss and Freelance Whales 'New Morning'
Cage the Elephant 'The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll'
Band of Skulls 'It Ain't Me, Babe'
Sinéad O'Connor 'Property of Jesus'
Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project 'Shelter From The Storm'
Ke$ha 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'
Kronos Quartet 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'
CD4
Maroon 5 'I Shall Be Released'
Carolina Chocolate Drops 'Political World'
Seal & Jeff Beck 'Like A Rolling Stone'
Taj Mahal 'Bob Dylan's 115th Dream'
Dierks Bentley 'Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)' (Live)
Mick Hucknall 'One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)'
Thea Gilmore 'I'll Remember You'
State Radio 'John Brown'
Dave Matthews Band 'All Along the Watchtower' (Live)
Michael Franti 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'
We Are Augustines 'Mama, You Been On My Mind'
Lucinda Williams 'Tryin' To Get To Heaven'
Kris Kristofferson 'Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)'
Eric Burdon 'Gotta Serve Somebody'
Evan Rachel Wood 'I'd Have You Anytime'
Marianne Faithfull 'Baby Let Me Follow You Down' (Live)
Pete Seeger 'Forever Young'
Bob Dylan 'Chimes Of Freedom'
DIGITAL ONLY
Outernational ‘When The Ship Comes In’
Silverstein ‘Song To Woody’
Daniel Bedingfield ‘Man In The Long Black Coat
