Tag: "Canberra"

Jonathan Boulet, Kindness, Tom Vek Triple Bill
0 Comments. 920 Views. Posted 3 May 2012 @ 9:53am.
One of the many highlights on Sydney's massive Vivid LIVE lineup will be hitting Melbourne, with the Modular-curated triple bill of Jonathan Boulet, Kindness and Tom Vek making the trip south at later this month. The Melbourne show will mark the Australian debut for two of the UK's hottest acts - Tom Vek (pictured) and Kindness will be making their maiden journey across the pond for the tour.... Read More
Cat Cat : Urlaba
1 Comments. 3,415 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 8:24am.
Let me take you back to the Year of Our Lord, 2002, when I was a little tyke growing up in the suburbs of Canberra, adorned with studded belts and unseemly piercings that will no doubt come back to haunt me in my 30th birthday PowerPoint presentation. Back then, seeing live music in with any kind of regularity was an ordeal on par with a young lady trying to navigate the interior of the city... Read More
Florence And The Machine Tour
0 Comments. 2,526 Views. Posted 29 Nov 2011 @ 9:40am.
Last on our shores in 2010, Florence And The Machine will be returning for a headline tour next May. Last year saw Florence and her machine visit Australian shores for both Laneway and Splendour In The Grass. After a one-off show in Sydney earlier this year, the fiery Florence is set to return to Melbourne to finally give her Victoria fans a live taste of her sophomore album Ceremonials. Read More
Spicks And Speck-tacular Adds Fourth Show
0 Comments. 1,276 Views. Posted 28 Nov 2011 @ 10:03am.
Unlike our good friend John Farnham whose farewell tours seem more frequent than a regular person’s trip to the bathroom, the Spicks And Specks team have called it quits for good!  Much to the displeasure of many Australian fans, the show ended after seven years, 277 episodes, more than 150 guests and a whole heaps of laughs. Melbourne, you love them and they love you! Due to an... Read More
Slow Club Announce Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 885 Views. Posted 7 Nov 2011 @ 10:31am.
Hot on the heels of Neon Indian's show announcement, fellow PIAF attendees Slow Club have announced a Melbourne date of their own. This year has seen the photogenic UK duo release the raucous sophomore LP Paradise, which continued Slow Club's run of steady critical acclaim.   The February visit will mark the folk-pop two-piece's welcome return to Australia, giving us another chance to... Read More
The Count With... Kira Puru & The Bruise
0 Comments. 1,936 Views. Posted 18 Oct 2011 @ 9:59am.
Name/Band: Kira Puru & The Bruise    Ten bands everyone should know about: Portishead, The Bad Seeds, The National, Dirty Three, Boatfriends, Grizzly Bear, Radiohead, Mother & Son, Ergo B Bag & His All-Action Allstars and The Beatles.    Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:  Cheese, crackers, cigarettes, a bottle of whiskey(x 6... Read More
Australia's Wilderness Coat
0 Comments. 530 Views. Posted 5 Oct 2011 @ 6:47am.
This exhibition is set to have you looking at our country from a completely different perspective. The brainchild of now respected artist and climate change activist, Prue Acton, it sees six prominent Australian photographers capture images of our south eastern native forests which have been severely affected by logging.   Ms Action describes the gallery as a reminder of how important... Read More
Oh Mercy Announce Last Shows for 2011
0 Comments. 1,506 Views. Posted 12 Sep 2011 @ 3:54pm.
After making everyone at Splendour very, very happy, (especially us) we assume Oh Mercy jumped the first place to the States and are currently eating from a taco truck on Route 66 during their US tour. Luckily for us, they haven’t forgotten their home, and they are excited to announce their last Australian headline shows for the year with two special performances happening in Sydney and... Read More
Floating Me Tour
0 Comments. 2,084 Views. Posted 2 Sep 2011 @ 9:54am.
Floating Me may just be that band that elevates the progressive rock genre to a whole other level. A force to be reckoned with, this supergroup have announced that they'll be playing shows around the country for the month of October. Comprised of members from some of the most expansive and expressive Australian prog-rock bands of the past two decades, Floating Me provide a broad vision to their... Read More
Bridge & Tunnel Set To Pounce On Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,609 Views. Posted 24 Aug 2011 @ 1:43pm.
We've been waiting for countless hours... and the wait is finally over! New York's Bridge & Tunnel are heading down our way for their first ever Australian tour, all in support of their new record Rebuilding Year. This album is their first full-length LP release since their much-loved 2008 release, East/West.   Fortunately for Melbourne, Bridge & Tunnel will join the likes of Paper... Read More
Russian Circles 2nd Show
0 Comments. 1,818 Views. Posted 16 Aug 2011 @ 4:17pm.
Due to popular demand, Russian Circles have announced a second Melbourne show. After selling out The Corner Hotel in their maiden tour of Australia, the Chicago instrumentalist three-piece have answered fans calls and will set sail on a second Melbourne date, this time joined by The Encircling Sea, Agonhymn and Hotel Wrecking City Traders.  Read More
The Fireballs To Set The Hi-Fi Alight
0 Comments. 2,188 Views. Posted 4 Aug 2011 @ 10:21am.
They've been labelled as the first psychobilly band in our country. If your band was labelled as the first-anything band in any country, that would be something to be proud of, right?  We think so. The Fireballs have recently announced that they'll be touring the country as part of the upcoming Mad Sin tour of Australia. The sad thing about this is the fact that they're only playing two... Read More
Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat
0 Comments. 2,279 Views. Posted 28 Jul 2011 @ 8:05am.
The new novel from expatriate Australian writer Andrez Bergen, Tobacco‐Stained Mountain Goat, has received worldwide acclaim since it was published in  April 2011.  Innovative, quirky, at times hilarious while also a serious examination of the perils facing  contemporary society – all from a  Dystopian/noir perspective, set in a  Melbourne that is the last surviving... Read More
Hunting Foxes
0 Comments. 1,963 Views. Posted 8 Mar 2011 @ 9:14am.
Name/Band: "Ben Shields of Hunting Foxes."   Ten bands everyone should know about: "James Sherlock Trio. Dot Coms. Spacecadet Lullabies, RedBerryPlum, Sam Lawrence, Tully & The Thief, Planet Love Sound, Kristina Miltiadou, Kimbra, Nick Mulhall."   Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: "You'll need to start with wine. Spumante... Read More
Triple Rainbow Tour
0 Comments. 2,525 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2011 @ 12:24pm.
 This March, three of the nation's hottest young bands will traverse the east coast, joining forces for The Triple Rainbow Tour.   Melbourne's Eagle & The Worm, Brisbane's Ball Park Music, and Sydney's We Say Bamboulee are co-headlining this tour, which came into fruition following the Triple J Unearthed competition that snared each a slot at the Big Day Out festival in their... Read More
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