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Guineafowl and Ball Park Music Announce Co-Headline Tour

March 27th, 2011

Two of Australia’s most exciting upcoming outfits, GUINEAFOWL and BALL PARK MUSIC, have combined their forces for THE SUPER COMMUTER TOUR this April. This co-headline expedition sees the sextets showing off their highly contested live shows at eight east coast dates.

BONFIRE NIGHTS OWN WORST ENEMY TOUR + UK SHOWS

March 8th, 2011


Celebrating the recent release of their ‘Own Worst Enemy’ video and single, Bonfire Nights are hitting the road to play a quick succession of shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this month. Now officially a trio, the tour also marks the last Australian shows for the band for some time as they announce they’ll be relocating to the UK to record and tour from May. (more…)

THE CAIROS MARCH // APRIL // MAY SHOWS

March 4th, 2011


2010 saw The Cairos stamp their name out as one hardworking band following a run of shows alongside the likes of The Mess Hall, Powderfinger and their co-headline tour with Melbourne up-starts, The Young Heretics. On the recording front, they officially released their Summer Catalogue; a collection of songs they took some time to craft and record and then generously made available to fans for free. Rewarded with rotation play for trance-rock single ‘Listening Party’ (more…)

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY ANNOUNCE USA/CANADA DATES AND THE FINAL ESCAPADE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

March 2nd, 2011

The touring circuit carved out by Hungry Kids of Hungary during the Escapades journey has proved fruitful with festival slots, sold-out rooms nationwide and an ever-growing, rabid fanbase flocking to each and every set to catch a glimpse of what the lads will do next. However, the band is now happy to announce THE FINAL ESCAPADE, the final tour off the back of their debut album Escapades and, with this one, they have certainly saved the best for last.

Ed G ~ Releases rare material online ~ changes name ~ announces secret gig

March 1st, 2011

Not one to be ever be unambitious or shy away from drawing attention to himself, Edward Guglielmino announces an online release of his entire collection of demos, live recordings and b-sides.

Oh, and by the way – you can now call him Ed G.
Just when you thought it was safe to follow him on Facebook or Twitter, the Brisbane independent avant-rocker announced on Monday that he will upload every unreleased track he has ever recorded onto his Sound Cloud (http://soundcloud.com/edward-guglielmino/lost-of-love).  A track a day for… well, according to Ed… a year and a half. (more…)

FLOAT ON RAISES OVER $50K FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

February 25th, 2011

As Mother Nature continues to demonstrate the extent of her abilities across the globe, it seems somewhat bittersweet to announce that two nights of Float On presented by The Hi-Fi and Mucho-Bravado raised a total amount of $51,052.68 for Queensland flood victims.
Eager punters gathered for one of the gigs of the year – Sunday, February 6 – Regurgitator blew minds and Custard evoked broad grins that simply couldn’t be wiped while Kate Miller-Heidke, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Screamfeeder, Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side and Little Scout gave all they had and then some for The Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal. (more…)