Tag: "The Hi-Fi"

Kamelot
0 Comments. 16 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. 60 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. 192 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. 289 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
Strange Talk Announce National Tour with Hey Geronimo
0 Comments. 1 Views. Posted 10 May 2013 @ 3:26pm.
Strange Talk are teaming with Hey Geronimo for a co-headline Australian tour dubbed “The Strange Geronimo Tour 2013” this June and July. Visiting five states and territories the electro pop band will be featuring fresh sounds from their debut album Cast Away, including the flavoursome indie hit single Picking Up All The Pieces. Hey Geronimo will be showing off their latest material with their... Read More
Spoonbill
0 Comments. 72 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. 276 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. 88 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. 295 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. 152 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. 446 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. 1,330 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. 377 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. 171 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. 260 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. 204 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. 292 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. 430 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. 163 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. 731 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. 338 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. 225 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
The Ghost Inside Announced For 2013 Destroy Music
0 Comments. 602 Views. Posted 15 Feb 2013 @ 10:56am.
Destroy All Lines have announced the return of their mini-festival Destroy Music, with melodic hardcore heroes The Ghost Inside headlining proceedings. Also joining in on the riot will be Queens outfit Emmure, Kiwis Antagonist AD and Sydney outfit Hand Of Mercy.   This year's massive lineup follows on from last year's spectacle featuring The Amity Affliction, I Killed the Prom Queen,... Read More
Kerser
0 Comments. 1,077 Views. Posted 30 Jan 2013 @ 6:50am.
Aussie hip hop has always played it fairly safe. The sound itself, within the mainstream anyway, has become more and more pop-driven and there had never been any Biggie Smalls-type slayings or senseless violence – until recently. An MC by the name of Kerser appeared a few years back armed with a street sound, bitterly humoured lyricism and a truckload of baggage and it seemed as though things... Read More
Australia Day Q&A: Andy C
0 Comments. 202 Views. Posted 23 Jan 2013 @ 11:20am.
When is it? Saturday January 26   Where is it? The Hi-Fi   Who's playing? Andy C & MC GQ   What sort of shit will they be playing? Drum and bass.   What's the crowd going to be like? Crazy.   What will we remember in the AM? Not much!   What's the wallet damage? $40+bf   Where can we get tickets from? brokenbeatassault.com or thehifi.com.au   Give us... Read More
Anthrax Announce 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 964 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2013 @ 3:12pm.
We know that the 2013 Soundwave will boast three quarters of the big four, now Anthrax have announced a headline Sidewave. The long-serving metal heroes will bring their undying legacy to our shores once again, hitting up The Hi-Fi alongside their Soundwave commitments.   The tour will feature the band's new guitarist Jon Donais, who replaced the outgoing Rob Caggiano.   Support on the... Read More
Alestorm
0 Comments. 399 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2013 @ 11:35am.
Make no mistake, despite the ‘in your face’ pirate orientated vibe of this band’s lyrics, music and image, they are actually just four drunken metalheads from L.A, which is actually about as ‘pirate’ as Melbourne. But that’s ok, they are simply playing a role that their many fans across the planet absolute love and find very entertaining. They are very happy to play up to the image, as Aussie... Read More
Django Django @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 357 Views. Posted 15 Jan 2013 @ 2:33pm.
Stacks of bodies sharing perspiration and anticipation were packed into The Hi-Fi for an evening of bustling indie-pop. Django Django’s followers represent more than just one ‘in the know’ sub-culture; fashion displays included floral patterns and tight denim as well as night on the town elegance and some more casual attire, allowing for maximum bodily elasticity.   The Scottish foursome’s... Read More
Turbonegro @ The Hi-FI
0 Comments. 427 Views. Posted 27 Dec 2012 @ 5:48pm.
The Turbojugend of Australia have waited patiently since 2003 to see the Kings of Death Punk. Unfortunately the past few years have seen the Norwegians part ways with their troubled singer Hank Von Helvete. Reaching out to the international Turbojugend they were able to find a replacement in ex-Dukes of Nothing frontman Tony Sylvester, and a new album entitled Sexual Harassment was released.... Read More
Even
0 Comments. 180 Views. Posted 17 Dec 2012 @ 4:46am.
2012 marks the 13th Even Christmas show, an annual event the band began in the tradition of Weddings, Parties, Anything’s now famous Christmas gigs. 2012 also marks the fourth consecutive year I’ve met Even bass player Wally Kempton for lunch to discuss the highs and lows of the year, and the impending excitement of Even’s last show for the year. But whereas previous interviews have followed... Read More
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