Tag: "The Hi-Fi"

Cosmic Psychos Announce 2013 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 71 Views. Posted 20 Jun 2013 @ 10:59am.
Australian hard rock icons Cosmic Psychos have announced their first full-scale national tour in yonks, hitting Melbourne this August. For ner on 30 years Cosmic Psychos have been smashing tinnies and blowing out eardrums, building a reputation as one of our most respected rock exports.   The band is the subject of the new documentary Blokes You Can Trust. Check out the trailer above. Read More
Mono
0 Comments. 38 Views. Posted 19 Jun 2013 @ 4:25pm.
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged North-Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011 caused the kind of damage to the country and its citizens for it to have become permanently etched on the psyche of those affected. Once the country began picking up the pieces and returning to normalcy, it became vital for Japan’s artists to remember the disaster in their own unique and stirring ways. For... Read More
Lil B @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 121 Views. Posted 18 Jun 2013 @ 3:11pm.
“I’m half thug, half nerd. 100 percent thug, 100 percent nerd.” So proclaimed Lil B, the Basedgod himself, in an accurate self-assessment midway through his first-ever Australian show.   I won’t bother trying to relay the idiosyncrasies of Lil B here. They are too great and too many to surmise, plus there’s already great literature on the self-sustained mythology – see The New Yorker’s... Read More
Gyspy And The Cat
0 Comments. 146 Views. Posted 14 Jun 2013 @ 9:01am.
It’s seven months since the release of Gypsy & The Cat’s second record,The Late Blue, and Xavier Bacash is in the mood for reflection. “I’m happy with how it turned out,” says the DJ-turned-vocalist about album number two. “But I’m not happy with the reception of it.” Ah yes, it’s those second album blues – and Bacash seems to have swallowed an unhealthy dose. 2010’s Gilgamesh spawned Time... Read More
Andrew Stockdale
0 Comments. 128 Views. Posted 5 Jun 2013 @ 8:35am.
Andrew Stockdale has found his happy place. He’s sitting at his house in Bangalow, just outside Byron Bay, looking out at the rolling hills and feeling an overwhelming sense of contentment. “Byron Bay is a very inspiring part of the world,” he says of the north coast hippie enclave. “It’s just ridiculously inspiring – you could create so much art and so much music continuously here.” He thrives... Read More
Alpine @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 135 Views. Posted 4 Jun 2013 @ 2:47pm.
Just like Phoebe and Lou's complementary outfits, the charm of Alpine had not changed since their album launch performance at the Corner last year. Dazzling on stage, Phoebe Baker and Lou James are as iconic as their jumpsuits. When watching these front women live, it is easy to forget that Alpine also encompass four other members, the masters of the collective's bright indie-pop instrumentation... Read More
The Beards
0 Comments. 285 Views. Posted 28 May 2013 @ 1:15pm.
The Beards want you to grow a beard. Bassist Nathaniel Beard is the world's most outspoken beard advocate and he's been busy planting seeds in Europe's chins to spread global beard "revolution." Nathaniel Beard is quietly fuming underneath his luscious, double arrowhead beard. Chatting while he caught five spare minutes in London, he can still taste bitterness in and around his beard. Two Sundays... Read More
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
0 Comments. 227 Views. Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:35pm.
“I’m incredibly excited and very honoured,” says Miguel Atwood-Ferguson of his invitation to play as part of the 2013 Melbourne Jazz Festival. “I definitely plan to be going to Australia for many more years to come but of course there’s nothing like the first time. I have deep admiration for everyone over there. Literally everyone I’ve ever been friends with or met from Australia has the most... Read More
Whitley Announces 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 379 Views. Posted 23 May 2013 @ 10:51am.
Coinciding with his surprise return from supposed retirement for this year's Splendour In The Grass, Whitley will head around the country for a national headline tour. The tour will celebrate Whitley's new LP, Even The Stars Are A Mess, follows on from Whitley’s acclaimed sophomore offering Go Forth, Find Mammoth with an irrevocable warmth, beauty and intimacy reminiscent of debut... Read More
Kamelot
0 Comments. 193 Views. Posted 22 May 2013 @ 11:53am.
American power metal act Kamelot are another legendary, long-running heavy music act that are, curiously, yet to tour Australia – considering the rabid following that metal and its myriad sub-genres has here. That all changes in mid 2013, however. Twenty-two years and no less than ten epic albums into their illustrious career, the band have finally announced their very first Australian sojourn,... Read More
Om @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 161 Views. Posted 21 May 2013 @ 2:27pm.
Here are three phrases from Om’s Wikipedia page which give you a bit of an idea of who they are, and give me a creative way to disguise lazy writing: “similar in structure to Tibetan and Byzantine chant”, “Live at Jerusalem” and “natural vibration of the universe”. Unsurprisingly, also listed on the page is “stoner rock”.   Om, consisting of bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros, drummer Emil Amos... Read More
The Reverend Horton Heat
0 Comments. 278 Views. Posted 17 May 2013 @ 10:37am.
The Reverend Horton Heat is a force of nature. The psychobilly pioneer (Jim Heath to his friends) has outsold and outlasted all of his contemporaries, boasting a cult following worldwide. Ahead of a run of Australian shows, The Reverend offered reflections on his career and his love affair with rockabilly. Showman, raconteur, force of nature – The Reverend Horton Heat is truly a one-of-a-kind.... Read More
Passion Pit Announce 2013 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 394 Views. Posted 14 May 2013 @ 7:34am.
Already announced on the freakin' massive Splendour In The Grass lineup, electro pop maestros Passion Pit have locked in two Melbourne appearances. Last year saw the release of the hugely successfull Gossamer, and album that follows the pristine pop canon established with earlier releases Manners and Chunk Of Change. Read More
Spoonbill
0 Comments. 125 Views. Posted 7 May 2013 @ 1:10pm.
Melbourne producer Spoonbill is an innovator of music. Nine years ago, when he first started making beats, he had no idea that his music would resonate so strongly with the ‘bush doof’ scene. After just releasing his new EP Boca Fiesta, Spoonbill’s human side, Jim Moynihan, caught up with Beats to invite us to a mouth party, stack some feedback, build a house and finally let us go... Read More
Cold War Kids Announce Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 363 Views. Posted 7 May 2013 @ 12:43pm.
No strangers to Australian shores, indie titans Cold War Kids have announced a peripheral Melbourne visit alongside their appearance at this year's Splendour In The Grass. The band recently released their fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, enlisting former Modest Mouse guitarist Dann Gallucci and Lars Stalfors (Matt & Kim, Funeral Party) to produce. Read More
OM
0 Comments. 112 Views. Posted 2 May 2013 @ 7:35am.
2012 album Advaitic Songs crowned American band OM as kings of an as-yet undefined genre. Not metal, not devotional music, not doom, not world music – but with all those threads woven in – Advaitic Songs is serious in tone yet seriously fun to listen to. As it should be, says drummer Emil Amos, who reacts to my comment about fun with something approaching a gush of relief. “... Read More
Andrew Stockdale Announces Headline Show
0 Comments. 342 Views. Posted 2 May 2013 @ 7:17am.
After announcing that he will be resting the Wolfmother name for his latest album release, Andrew Stockdale has announced his first Melbourne headline show under his own name. Wolfmother recently played what looks set to be their last show for quite a while, supporting Aerosmith at Sidney Myer Music Bowl.    Stockdale's new album, Keep Moving, showcases his distinctive vocal talent and... Read More
Opiuo
0 Comments. 212 Views. Posted 1 May 2013 @ 6:13am.
Oscar Davey-Wraight is not your run-of-the-mill beat maker. Specialising in funkadelic bass music and glitch hop, this producer from New Zealand, now living in Melbourne, is an artist of the old fashion creed. Beats converses with him about his recent work and he brand new his live show.  Opiuo aka Oscar Davey-Wraight's recent Butternut Slap EP series is something else. His intricate and... Read More
MONO 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 661 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2013 @ 4:14pm.
Japanese instrumental quartet MONO will make their triumphant return to Melbourne this June. Already announced for the Dark MOFO festival, Mono were last on Australian shores for the 2011 Melbourne Festival which saw them play to a sold out Forum Theatre.   The tour follows the release of their sixth studio album, For My Parents, which was released in late 2012. Read More
Lil B 'The BasedGod' Announces Debut Australian Tour
1 Comments. 2,014 Views. Posted 1 May 2013 @ 12:04pm.
One of the most prolific and captivating artists of our era will be performing in Australia for the very first time, with Lil B 'The BasedGod' announcing an extremely rare live appearance to take place in Melbourne - a move that is sure to please our local TaskForce contingent. Releasing an insane amount of mixtapes over the past few years, Lil B has amassed a following like no other. Abound... Read More
The Black Seeds
0 Comments. 416 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2013 @ 1:09pm.
The Black Seeds have spent the last 15 years gallivanting around Europe, North America, Australia and their native New Zealand, and last year’s Dust & Dirt was their seventh release. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Barnaby Weir says the emphasis is always on experimenting and pushing boundaries, which is exactly what their upcoming tour will embody. “We’re a retro band, so we’ve... Read More
The Mark Of Cain @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 187 Views. Posted 2 Apr 2013 @ 2:59pm.
The Mark Of Cain’s victory lap tour in Melbourne was surreal and loud. The Adelaide three-piece’s first tour after an album that has been ten years in the making is always going to be a huge deal, and The Hi-Fi show lived up to expectations. The heavy cerebral riffs came crashing into everybody’s ears as soon as they boys stepped on stage, and it was clear that TMOC were seasoned professionals... Read More
Cannabis Corpse 2013 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 301 Views. Posted 25 Mar 2013 @ 7:52pm.
Get ready to blaze it, Cannabis Corpse have announced their first ever Australian tour. Rising from a resin-coated grave as far back as 1999, Cannabis Corpse was started by Municipal Waste bassist Philip "Landphil" Hall and his lightning speed drumming brother Josh "HallHammer" Hall.    Supporting Cannabis Corpse will be Melbourne pub thrash heavyweights King Parrot. Read More
Grinspoon
0 Comments. 232 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2013 @ 3:09pm.
One of Australia’s most successful live bands Grinspoon have just hit the road in support of their seventh record Black Rabbits. Following the first two shows of the tour, singer Phil Jamieson reveals that the band have lengthened their onstage time in order to represent a good proportion of output from their 18 year career. “We’re playing for a reasonable amount of time. We’re doing... Read More
OM Announce Australian Tour
0 Comments. 311 Views. Posted 12 Mar 2013 @ 5:00pm.
US outfit OM are bringing their unique blend of spiritually resonant and essential drone to Australia for a national tour this May. OM formed in 2003 from the rhythm section of the disbanded Stoner doom metal band, Sleep. With a line-up comprised of Al Cisneros on vocals and bass and Chris Hakius on drums, they released three albums plus singles and EPs on credible labels such as Holy Mountain,... Read More
The Beards Announce First World Tour
0 Comments. 470 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2013 @ 9:30am.
Hilarious beard rock group The Beards will be bringing their songs about beards to the rest of the planet with their first ever world tour. As well as their homeland, The Beards will tour the USA, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. Read More
Smash Mouth
0 Comments. 177 Views. Posted 28 Feb 2013 @ 10:51pm.
When you think of California rockers Smash Mouth, you think of good times – bros cracking beers while chillaxed to the max. Singer Steve Harwell, an affable guy now in his forties, quite freely admits that his band’s main aim is to have a good time. Doing so hasn’t always been easy. “I’ve made a lot of mistakes, and I’m trying to correct those still today,” he says of his two-decade history with... Read More
Unida Announce Melbourne Sideshow
0 Comments. 802 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 3:46pm.
After being recently revealed as the coheadliners of the 2013 CherryRock, Unida have locked in a Melbourne sideshow. Unida are a heavy psych hard-rock quartet that features Kyuss vocalist John Garcia, who's currently in Australia touring with Kyuss right now. Unida was the band Garcia formed in the late '90s, and after a handful of monumental releases, Unida went on hiatus in the early 2000... Read More
The Blacks Seeds Announce Australian Tour
0 Comments. 389 Views. Posted 20 Feb 2013 @ 2:20pm.
The Blacks Seeds have announced a series of sideshows to accompany their performance at Big Pineapple Music Festival this year. Heralding from across the Wellington, New Zealand, the heavyweight reggae-soul band has been taking the world by storm with their fifth album Dust And Dirt. The eight-piece have been combining funk, rock, with Jamaican beats 1998, earning a respectable fan-... Read More
Yeasayer @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 242 Views. Posted 19 Feb 2013 @ 2:17pm.
There was an odd vibe in the room, having descended the stairs to The Hi-Fi from the 30-something degree heat of the city in anticipation of the Brooklyn four-piece’s Laneway sideshow. Perhaps it was that everyone was just a little beaten by the relentless humidity of the day, now night, the crowd lacked resilience as we manoeuvred our way through the packed room to find a perfect viewing... Read More
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