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EDWARD GUGLIELMINO HEADS UP 2011’S FINAL NANNA NIGHT

November 28th, 2011 | By

Mucho-Bravado’s Brisbane Nanna Nights have been going strong for 18 months and will wind down 2011 with a very special performance from avant-pop specialist Edward Guglielmino. The night is dubbed “Edward Guglielmino & Friends” and already, the singer has confirmed that Skinny Jean’s Shem Allen and The Boat People’s James O’Brien have both been locked in to play.
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The Boat People find the antidote – dance away the pain

November 4th, 2010 | By


The Boat People want you to find the antidote to musical boredom – dance it away.

They are providing this salve to their fans via radio in the form of a brand, spanking new double A-side and remix package.

Both ‘Dance to My Pain’ and ‘Antidote’ and their upbeat, dancey vibes made them the perfect candidate for remixing and dance party radio playlists.   To celebrate these tracks hitting radiowaves around Australia, The Boat People are hitting venues throughout Victoria (Melbourne), New South Wales (Sydney and Newcastle) and Queensland (Brisbane).

This special package for radio features the 1, 2 hit of anti-boredom of The Boat People’s latest Dear Darkly album cuts ‘Antidote’ and ‘Dance to My Pain.’

New South Wales big-beat maestros No Device and Victorians Ming the Merciless provide the remixes for the package.  No Device brings the beats for remixes of both tracks – ‘Antidote’ and ‘Dance to Pain’ and Ming the Merciless bust out their ‘Antidote Pantydote’ remix.

The two tracks (a radio edit of ‘Dance to My Pain’ and ‘Antidote’) are engineered and produced by James O’Brien, who penned The Boat People’s Triple J-spun single, ‘Damn Defensive’.

This is all after what has been a busy and fantastic year for The Boat People – the Bedroom Philosopher tour, a self-headlined tour and the release of their album, Dear Darkly and the 3 subsequent singles, ‘Soporific’, ‘Under The Ocean’ and ‘Echo Stick Guitars’.

The Boat People are without doubt one of Queensland and Australia’s hardest-working and talented bands. They’ve played The Great Escape UK, CMJ Music Marathon NYC, toured the UK twice and the US three times including shows at SXSW, The Viper Room, Spaceland, Pianos and a live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW as well as rotation on over 20 radio stations across the US and a bunch of TV syncs to boot. They’ve also nabbed slots at some of Australia’s biggest festivals and supported David Byrne, The Shins and Midlake.

Those three acts are a good place to start to describe the band’s sound – expansive, unconventional pop with a blush of wry optimism and romance.

The double A-side remix package will be made available to radio for plays on 12th October.

THE BOAT PEOPLE – ANTIDOTE and DANCE TO MY PAIN REMIX PACKAGE TOUR

Thu Nov 18 | Yah Yahs – Melbourne VIC
Fri Nov  19 | The Sando – Sydney NSW
Sat Nov 20 | Beach Hotel – Newcastle NSW
Fri Nov  26 | The Troubadour – Brisbane QLD
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PARTY TIME, EXCELLENT!

July 31st, 2009 | By

Ladies and gentlemen… the time has come to cast aside the woolly socks and cosy nights in front of the tube to get your indie cool on once again and wig out alongside Brisbane’s finest bands at the Troubadour on Saturday August 8th.

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The bountiful line-up boasts a co-headline of The Boat People, fresh from their third USA tour in nine months, and the Hungry Kids of Hungary who are slotting in a quickie hometown show with their buds amongst national dates with Bertie Blackman and Little Birdy.  While the Boaties are kicking goal after goal in the States with their pop-perfect songwriting prowess, the Hungries have been winning hearts back home with their charming grins, playful demeanour and a cannon of indie-pop gems.

The kooky kids from Ball Park Music will kick off proceedings with their unique pop recipe full of sliding trombones and heart-breaking folk, jangly guitars and honky-tonk piano, sad songs about Translink and happy songs about rotten storms.

Dan Parsons then showcases his new band on only their third ever outing. You wouldn’t know it though – the four-piece are old buddies who together effortlessly lead the Parsons project into rockin’ new territory.

And stick around for the after-party featuring the triumphant return of Brisbane’s self-coined ‘freeguardist’ revolving outfit Lost of Love.  Featuring Edward Guglielmino, James O’Brien (The Boat People), Jackie Marshall, Lucas Arundell, Mick Elliot and Sam Schlencker (Skinny Jean), LoL’s performances of exclusively improvised material are heralded simultaneously as something that could be the best or worst thing you’ll see this year.

THE BOAT PEOPLE / HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY

DAN PARSONS / BALL PARK MUSIC

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

THE TROUBADOUR (BRISBANE)

DOORS @ 8PM

TICKETS – $12 (PRE) / $15 (DOOR) – http://troubadour.oztix.com.au/

plus

LOST OF LOVE

playing

THE LATE SHOW @ 1AM

$5 AFTER MIDNIGHT / FREE IF YOU’RE THERE!

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The Boat People Announce New Shows, New Single

July 3rd, 2009 | By

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Hitting the ground running from their third USA tour in nine months, indie pop maestros The Boat People are back on home soil with a lot to grin about. In the US, they are a tastemakers favourite with the influential Nic Harcourt declaring them his favourite Aussie band via his Twitter. On top of incredibly healthy, widespread radio play, the band was given the opportunity to play packed shows and festivals far and wide.

But now its back to business here at home as the band returns to play some shows around the country in support of their double a-sided single release of Hours n Hours/Born In The 80s. This release will be the third and final single release from their much-acclaimed second record Chandeliers and shows two very different sides to the Boaties songwriting spectrum.

Hours n Hours is an introspective and captivating tale from the creative story telling mind of keys player Robin Waters while Born In The 80s is simply a slice of upbeat party-pop bliss, a live favourite from bassist James OBrien.

These will be their lasts shows before heading back into the studio to start recording of their third album.

Touring Details:

Saturday, July 11 | The Tote, Melbourne (VIC)
with special guests Hungry Kids of Hungary

Tuesday, July 14 | Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane (QLD)

Friday, July 17 | Sydeny Opera House, Sydney (NSW)
Supporting The Basics

Saturday, July 18 | Heritage Hotel, Bulli (NSW)
Supporting The Basics

Sunday, July 19 | The Brass Monkey, Cronulla (NSW)
Supporting The Basics

Tuesday, July 21 | The Steyne, Sydney (NSW)

Wednesday, July 22 | Spectrum, Sydney (NSW)

Thursday, July 23 | Transit Bar, Canberra (ACT)
Supporting The Basics

Friday, July 24 | Republic Bar, Hobart (TAS)
Supporting The Basics

Saturday, July 25 | New York Hotel, Launceston (TAS)
Supporting The Basics

Thursday, July 30 | The Zoo, Brisbane (QLD)
Supporting The Basics

Friday, July 31 | The Woombye Hotel, Woombye (QLD)
Supporting The Basics

Saturday, August 1 | The Beach Hotel, Byron (NSW)
Supporting The Basics

Saturday, September 20 | Blueprint Festival, Ararat (VIC)

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