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Rock ‘n’ roll Sydney-siders, Rockets have been doing laps of their hometown boasting their debut self titled EP that was released in June. Eager to move forward, the four-piece are experimenting with new material at a run of upcoming shows, before diving back into the studio to put down some new tracks.
Brisbane has a knack of producing some fine indie rock bands. New kids on the block, The Jungle Giants, prove this testament true once again. As they unleash their debut single ‘Mr Polite’ they are letting their live show out of the cage as they hit the road for their first east coast tour. (more…)
After quickly garnering the reputation as one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from Queensland’s ever-growing pool of the freakishly talented, The Medics are proud to announce the release of their second EP This Boat We Call Love and will celebrate with a series of East Coast launch shows with Melbourne’s Blackchords.
Like many a promising band, the stage is where The Medics truly shine. With their well-earned stripes in place after winning support slots for the likes of Something With Numbers, The Panics, The Grates, Faker, Blue King Brown and Scribe, the group of tight-knit friends have not only gained acclaim in their hometown of Cairns, far north Queensland, but are also pricking ears and turning the heads of the nation with their epic live show. Brimming with emotive songwriting, stunning musicianship and intense live performances, it won’t be long before the music lovers of Australia will be clambering to see the spectacle for themselves.
Released through Brisbane label Starving Kids, This Boat We Call Love was produced by Mark Myers from The Middle East and features five performances that walk the spectrum of rock – from the delicate and ambient to the jagged and intense.
Joining The Medics on the bulk of shows for their East Coast tour will be Melbourne’s Blackchords. After releasing their debut self-titled album in 2009 to many a glowing review, the band are now back in the country after a string of successful dates in the UK and France in the later part of the year. Wasting no time in jumping back into the spotlight to show off their gentle, swooning brand of rock, they’ll be joining The Medics on their New South Wales and Victorian dates.
“The Medics sounded like early Radiohead… in the best possible way”
- Live Review – Beat Magazine (October 2009)
THE MEDICS – THIS BOAT WE CALL LOVE EAST COAST TOUR 2010
WITH BLACKCHORDS
*The Medics only
Wednesday, Feb 24 |Explode! – Fuse Festival, Adelaide SA
Tickets: www.fusefestival.com/tickets/
Thursday, Feb 25 | L!ve on Light about IGNITION – Fuse Festival, Adelaide SA *
Tickets: www.fusefestival.com/tickets/
Friday, Feb 26 | The National Hotel, Geelong VIC
Tickets: $8 (pre) / $12 (door)
www.moshtix.com.au
www.gobookem.com
Saturday, Feb 27 | Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave VIC
Tickets: $10 (pre) / $10 (door)
www.gobookem.com
Sunday, Feb 28 | Brunswick Festival, Melbourne VIC *
Imaroo Stage – 2:10pm
Tickets: www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au
Sunday, Feb 28 | Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Tickets: $8 (pre) / $12 (door)
www.moshtix.com.au
www.gobookem.com
Thursday, Mar 4 | Troubadour, Brisbane QLD *
Tickets: $8 (pre) / $12 (door)
www.oztix.com.au
www.gobookem.com
Friday, Mar 5 | Oxford Tavern, Wollongong NSW
Tickets: $5 (door only)
Saturday, Mar 6 | Northern Star, Newcastle NSW
Tickets: $6 (pre)
www.bigtix.com.au
www.gobookem.com
Sunday, Mar 7 | Live At The Wall, Sydney NSW
Tickets: $8 (pre) / $12 (door)
www.gobookem.com
This Boat We Call Love EP out now through Starving Kids/MGM Distribution
Finally, the southern states will get a dose of what lucky Queenslanders have been treated to for years. Just weeks after the announcement that Brisbane’s EMMA DEAN will release her long-anticipated debut album – REAL LIFE COMPUTER GAME – on Saturday June 28, comes the news that she will also be embarking on her biggest tour yet. And this time, she’s bringing her full live band.
Up until now, Emma has only ever travelled out of her hometown of Brisbane either as a soloist or with an additional musician or two. The full live experience of Emma Dean and band is a serious force to be reckoned with.
‘REAL LIFE COMPUTER GAME’ – album launch tour
Saturday, June 28 – Judith Wright Centre (Brisbane)
Wednesday, July 23 – Manchester Lane (Melbourne)
Sunday, July 27 – The Vanguard (Sydney)
Thursday, August 7 – The Crown & Anchor Hotel (Adelaide) – solo show
Friday, August 8 – The Wheatsheaf Hotel (Adelaide) – solo show Friday,
September 19 – The Soundlounge (Gold Coast)
ADDITIONAL DATES PLUS SUPPORTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
FOR TICKETING INFO,HEAD TO www.emmadean.com/gigs.htm
Followers of online music dynamo Edward Guglielmino are about to be rewarded. Following on from the success of his Television Records showcase on the Australia Day long weekend, Edward has decided to take the show on the road. Kicking off in his stomping ground of Brisbane on Friday June 20, the east coast tour – featuring a material from his untitled new release due out in November – will be his eighth independent tour in two years.
The album has been two years in the making and is a full-length effort recorded and produced at Massive Studios in Brisbane by Matthew Redlich. The result is a hot-pot of rock and avant garde pop, a testament to Edward’s eclectic music-making style and delivery.
Guglielmino describes himself an avant-garde sonic experimentalist with a sound falling somewhere between rock, pop, folk and noise and an offbeat style that often finds common ground with the philosophies of Warhol, Keroac and The Velvet Underground. He says his ability to bring his music to the masses stems from the swell of support garnered from his live shows and community radio, not to mention his trail-blazing online presence.
On his upcoming tour, Edward will be joined on the road by ex-Brisbanites Nathan Hollywood and Megan Washington. A folk singer from Melbourne, Nathan describes his music as sounding like: “A man hunting for deer, or a woman cutting her hair.” His debut album, Red Night Falling, was launched last month. Megan Washington, indie jazz vocalist and finalist in the National Jazz Awards (Voice) in 2005 she says she feels like “a bear on a unicycle” and her music is akin to “fishes singing underwater.”
EDWARD GUGLIELMINO – EAST COAST TOUR JUNE/JULY 2008
Sunday, June 29 | Troubadour (Brisbane, QLD)
Television Junk showcase with Mei Lai Swan and Chris Brady (UK)
Thursday, July 3 | The Empress Hotel (Melbourne, VIC)
with Carry Nation and guests Megan Washington & Nathan Hollywood
Saturday, July 5 | The Hub (Launceston, TAS)
with Chris Brady (UK)
Sunday, July 6 | The Alley Cat (Hobart, TAS)
with Chris Brady (UK)
Wednesday, July 9 | The Grace Emily (Adelaide, SA)
with TBA
“… you have to admire Ed’s light-hearted cynicism; a casual and earthy sincerity mixed with a shrewd sense of humour. Ed closes the night with a long high falsetto reminiscent of Muse or Thom Yorke, but with perhaps more nostril involved, yet continuing to surprise his audience with a broken deep husk in the verses. Edward Guglielmino is a chameleon and a comedian, and proved to Melbourne that he’s willing to metamorphosis at will, but he won’t say the word ‘f—k’ because it’s just too rock ‘n’ roll.”
– Jonathan B, Faster Louder
“As his deep baritone alternates with soaring falsetto throughout the set it’s not hard to understand why Guglielmino has already drawn comparisons around town to the likes of Lou Reed and Jeff Buckley.”
– Renee Montgomery, Time Off
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