Tag: "United States"

San Soda Tours Australia
0 Comments. 660 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2012 @ 12:41pm.
Whether through his solo work as We Play House’s San Soda, or his collaborative efforts along with the label’s head Red D under the alias FCL, Belgium’s Nicolas Geysens is not to be underestimated. Providing Red D with the inspiration to begin We Play House, San Soda’s roles as label head, producer and DJ are all inspired by a love for quality house music.  With past and future gigs at the... Read More
Q&A: Pieta Brown & The Sawdust Boys
0 Comments. 894 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2012 @ 9:06am.
Define your genre in five words or less: Prairie stomp.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "Wow!  Pieta Brown really has her own sound!"   How long have you been gigging and writing? I've been gigging for ten years...writing in my notebook and making up songs since I can remember.... Read More
Ben Sollee
0 Comments. 1,510 Views. Posted 5 Mar 2012 @ 1:35pm.
  Ben Sollee grew up in the state of Kentucky. Technically considered part of the American south, Kentucky is a state without a significant profile outside of the United States. To some, it’s known as the original hometown of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who spent his formative years in Louisville, Kentucky; for those with an interest in country and folk music, Kentucky is... Read More
Snakadaktal Add Third Show
0 Comments. 920 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2012 @ 2:13pm.
After selling out their first two shows in a snap, the lads (and lass) from Snakadaktal have added a third show to their itinerary.  It'd be an understatement to say 2011 had been kind to the Melbourne locals. Snakadaktal climbed to national focus after clinching triple j's Unearthed High, which understandably precipitated an escalating tide of good fortune. Amassing ridiculous stats across... Read More
Flo Rida Joins Sidetracked
0 Comments. 837 Views. Posted 17 Feb 2012 @ 3:08pm.
Sidetracked Music Festival, running alongside the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix over two days, was announced recently with a stellar lineup that includes Grandmaster Flash and some of Australia's biggest names in the music business. Today's latest lineup only adds to the excitement - set to join them is Florida-born rap superstar Flo Rida. Currently sitting at the top of the ARIA charts with... Read More
KRS-One
0 Comments. 2,109 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2012 @ 8:51am.
  There are no rappers in the world like KRS-One. In the Bronx during 1973, next to none had front row seats to witness DJ Kool Herc creating the legendary breakbeat. None claim that they are a living manifestation of hip hop. None are bona fide philosophers. And none are catching a boat for four fucking weeks to visit Australia, not just as a performer, but as an “anthropologist”. Yes... Read More
Bruce Springsteen : We Take Care Of Our Own
0 Comments. 955 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 9:53am.
  Bruce is about to release his 17th studio album and he’s still awesome, and let me tell you why. Like many of his greatest hits, We Take Care Of Our Own appears on the surface to be this bombastic Red State Yay America anthem, but it isn’t. It is the exact opposite. If you listen to the lyrics in the verse he’s all like, “From Chicago to New Orleans / From the muscle to the bone / From... Read More
Dieselboy To Spark It Up
0 Comments. 1,087 Views. Posted 5 Feb 2012 @ 5:59pm.
It’s been a warm one this summer in Melbourne, and things are only set to get hotter now that All City Bass are back with a typically spectacular lineup with the regular dubstep and drum and bass heavyweights.  Human Imprint founder, undoubtedly one of the United States’ biggest drum and bass producers and most experienced DJs Dieselboy is set to headline - and given his legendary... Read More
Yelawolf To Hunt Down Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,084 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 12:32pm.
Signed by Eminem to the revered label Shady Records after an impressive track record on the mixture circuit, Alabama's Yelawolf dropped his debut album in late 2011 to much praise. A childhood spent bouncing between the realities of white America's trailer parks and the ghettos of the south, and the first few years of his adult life pursuing a career in skateboarding living everywhere between... Read More
The UV Race Support SLAM
2 Comments. 1,457 Views. Posted 2 Feb 2012 @ 10:17am.
In support of National SLAM day, The Toff in Town is proud to present a massive night of Melbourne's most punk and chaotic bands featuring The UV Race, Bitch Prefect and Repairs.  The full-length debut masterpiece from Melbourne avant-tard six piece The UV Race, follows two limited-edition (and now highly sought after) seven inch singles released here and in the USA and has... Read More
Hyro Da Hero Sidewave
0 Comments. 1,145 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2012 @ 3:31pm.
Not one to give a shit about what's currently cool and hip, or even socially acceptable, controversial Soundwave artist Hyro Da Hero will be bringing his unique brand of explosive, engaging rap with rock 'n' roll attitude to a sidewave in Melbourne this March.  Raised in Houston, Texas and now kickin' it around LA, Hyro has become renowned for his enigmatic performances and fiery live shows... Read More
Snakadaktal Announce Headline Tour
0 Comments. 1,742 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2012 @ 5:02pm.
In the spirit of striking while the iron's hot, triple j darlings Snakadaktal are hitting the road once again, visiting ten cities in four weeks on their first ever national tour. It'd be an understatement to say 2011 had been kind to the Melbourne locals. Snakadaktal climbed to national focus after clinching triple j's Unearthed High, which understandably precipitated an escalating tide of good... Read More
Pharoahe Monch And Jean Grae Free Show Tonight
0 Comments. 1,961 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 10:29am.
Missed out on last night's GZA, Jean Grae and Pharoahe Monch gig? Then get the fuck up as Jean and Pharoahe are back for a free encore tonight! Hailing from the USA, these two hip hop greats will perform free courtesy of The Espy. This isn't the first time the dynamic duo has offered Melburnians a pro-bono St. Kilda show, and by all reports of last nights shenanigans, this is definitely not to... Read More
Sunset Riot
0 Comments. 2,235 Views. Posted 15 Dec 2011 @ 8:03am.
When Dellacoma Rio, lead singer of Sunset Riot answers the phone, it's 10am on a Saturday morning. The five-piece, who fuse elements of glam metal and '80s riff-based rock gigged in their hometown of Sydney the night before, and they're playing that evening in Canberra. It might not be the best time to conduct an interview, but Rio remains upbeat throughout the entire conversation. One could... Read More
David Dallas
0 Comments. 1,303 Views. Posted 25 Nov 2011 @ 12:11pm.
For someone who has ridden a healthy wave of accolades and success in recent months, David Dallas remains remarkably grounded and seems to exude nonchalance on every level. "I'm performing music that comes from this particular place [New York] so I never want to be telling people I'm the best or anything like that. I think people here find that refreshing." Dallas' tilt at music began... Read More
Dead Meadow Announce Return
0 Comments. 1,513 Views. Posted 18 Nov 2011 @ 11:15am.
After wowing crowds as part of the 2010 Melbourne Festival, psych-rock lords Dead Meadow have announced their very welcome return to our shores. LA based, DC born, Dead Meadow have been spreading their psychic ideals for well over ten years, becoming a highly valued and well respected part of the American musical and artistic consciousness.   The performance is set to be a celestial, mind-... Read More
Ed Sheeran : Lego House
0 Comments. 1,980 Views. Posted 9 Nov 2011 @ 3:12pm.
There are certain things I don't understand. Mix 101, for example. Ed Sheehan, whose music seems specifically crafted to air on Mix 101, is also mystifying. Apparently this ginger child is quite a hit in his native England, with his milky little pop songs. What limp-souled music fan responds to this weak, mewling white soul acoustica? Seriously, this kid makes James Blunt look like the Malboro... Read More
Tim Sweeney Sideshow
0 Comments. 1,798 Views. Posted 26 Oct 2011 @ 2:25pm.
One of the most influential figures in contemporary dance music, Tim Sweeney, is returning to Melbourne. Sweeney, who hosts the pioneering New York radio show Beats In Space, last toured the country in 2009. Returning to program the late night shenanigans at Meredith, he'll also be rejoining local disco stalwart Andee Frost at The House deFrost.    Sweeney's underground prominence... Read More
We The Kings: Sunshine State Of Mind
0 Comments. 1,118 Views. Posted 29 Sep 2011 @ 9:29am.
Florida's We The Kings have always dwelt in a somewhat lonely corner of the music world. Singer Travis Clark is pretty enough to be a heart-throb for the teen crowd, and their pop melodies are plenty radio friendly, but there's also an alternative rock or pop-punk edge to their sound, and maybe even something a little bit 1970s cowboy-shirt pop for the older crowd to latch onto. Sunshine State... Read More
Lunch Review: Hooked
0 Comments. 2,001 Views. Posted 20 Sep 2011 @ 11:11am.
If you're after fancy fish and chips, Hooked is where it's at. The Brunswick Street store has just unveiled its summer menu, and I couldn't think of a better place to chow down during the warmer months over a bottle of cider. Inspired by a recent trip to New York, hooked owner Ray Good unveiled his new menu to a select few at lunch in the sunshine ahead of the September 14 launch. Ray worked... Read More
Dragonslayer Hits ACMI
0 Comments. 1,476 Views. Posted 12 Sep 2011 @ 10:48am.
To all of you who assumed that this is in reference to an updated version of Dragon Slayer the game, or even a movie documenting the quest of one man's voyage to slay a dragon, turn away now. That is unless you're interested in what's to come. Dragonslayer, the debut documentary from award winning director Tristan Patterson, follows the road-to-nowhere adventures of washed-up pro-skateboarder... Read More
Summerset Avenue
0 Comments. 2,792 Views. Posted 2 Sep 2011 @ 8:34am.
It's been a busy year for local punk-pop four-piece Summerset Avenue. A week after forming they recorded their first demo. Three weeks in, they performed their first live show. They recorded, mixed, and produced their debut EP Nowhere Near Home in the U.S., and performed at SXSW Festival in Austin earlier this year. Vocalist Leeanne Rogers and bassist Steven Cannatelli say the band's... Read More
The Messengers : Baby Won’t You Come Back Into My Life
0 Comments. 1,667 Views. Posted 18 Aug 2011 @ 9:28am.
"To say this hedonistic cult of the hyper-cool is beyond their musical years is a misstated analogy," The Messengers' press release declares, "These beatniks rather, have been encapsulated in a Roy Lichtenstein-ian periodic timepiece and this rock 'n roll tune may well be the refreshing rejuvenation of a genre loved by first by your fathers." Many things to enjoy here. While I generally... Read More
Black Lips : Arabia Mountain
0 Comments. 2,174 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2011 @ 8:26am.
The Black Lips are something of a contemporary American cultural curiosity, travelling with the world with the wide-eyed enthusiasm of the average American tourist. Bass player Jarrod Cole once suggested - with his tongue not necessarily concealed in his cheek - that the band possessed an almost perverse desire to indulge the locations where Americans are subject of the highest levels of... Read More
Super Wild Horses Meet Straight Arrows
0 Comments. 1,813 Views. Posted 4 Aug 2011 @ 5:51pm.
It's been a while coming, but finally Melbourne two-piece Super Wild Horses will share the same stage as Sydney's very own Straight Arrows in what appears to be the ultimate garage grindhouse double feature. There's nothing better than the sound of a noisy garage band, and both of these bands have been making a lost of noise recently.   Straight Arrows released their jaw-dropping debut... Read More
Citizen Jia Li
0 Comments. 2,000 Views. Posted 4 Aug 2011 @ 9:53am.
It's no easy feat trying to retell someone elses story, let alone if you don't know that person. Or that person doesn't actually exist but you want to make them believable. Or that person is of a completely different national background and gender to you. Such is the case with Citizen Jia Li – a unique pop culture film detailing the hardship and struggles of being an underprivileged citizen, all... Read More
Colourfest
0 Comments. 1,765 Views. Posted 14 Jul 2011 @ 10:46am.
Usually, the only colours associated with Footscray are the might red, white and blue (c'arn the scraggers).  But that's set to change with the arrival of Colourfest, an emerging national film festival focusing on the works of culturally diverse filmmakers in Australia. The festival showcases the best culturally diverse talent in films from around Australia. The festival reflects the... Read More
Appetising Americana
4 Comments. 2,712 Views. Posted 13 Jul 2011 @ 10:14am.
U-S-A! U-S-A! Ok, now that I've gotten your attention, and my patriotism out of the way, onwards to talk about North American cuisine as a growing franchise here in Melb-town. As a matter of fact, most of our food is as obnoxious as the stereotypes you see on TV (fat, fat, and more fat please). What's more exciting is how that perception is starting to change - and just as quickly as the... Read More
Architecture in Helsinki Tour
0 Comments. 2,794 Views. Posted 22 Jun 2011 @ 1:46pm.
Northcote's favourite sons, and, uhh, daughter, are hitting back to home soil to perform a series of intimate concerts. After recently showcasing material from the magnificent Moment Bends at the national Groovin' The Moo festivals and a brief run of headline dates, Architecture in Helsinki are set to return after completing a gargantuan tour encompassing the USA, Russia, Europe and the... Read More
Tracy McNeil: Fire From Burning
0 Comments. 2,639 Views. Posted 21 Jun 2011 @ 10:26am.
The cultural affinity between Australia and Canada is largely under-appreciated. While Australia – in its conquered guise, obviously – evolved in the shadow of the original mother country, these days it’s arguable that Australia has more in common with Canada than its colonial parent. It’s not surprising, therefore, that Canadian singer-songwriter Tracy McNeil chose to pack her bags and make the... Read More
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