Tag: "rock the bay"

Manatarms
0 Comments. 378 Views. Posted 14 Feb 2013 @ 11:40am.
It's been a fun ride, but Chile's Manatarms are soon to bid farewell to their adopted city of Melbourne and head back home. Oh don't worry, they'll be back. But in the short time they've been here, the band has built up a strong following and they've connected with many like-minded bands on the strength of their melodic alternative heavy rock sound. It's hard to describe Manatarms. Imagine Faith... Read More
Electric Mary
0 Comments. 317 Views. Posted 13 Feb 2013 @ 12:51pm.
“This will be our third Rock The Bay and any day that rock'n'roll is celebrated in so many varied ways is a great day for me,” assures Rusty Brown. Fronting Melbourne rockers Electric Mary, the vocalist has every reason to be in good spirits. With his band having spent the last few months playing to crowds throughout a number of European cities, the five-piece are now getting ready to return to... Read More
Engine Three Seven Vs. New Skinn
0 Comments. 464 Views. Posted 5 Feb 2013 @ 1:38pm.
In the lead up to the massive ROCK THE BAY festival at The Espy, we put two of the gala’s local heavyweights in the ring to question the shit out of each other. Chris (New Skinn) questions Appleberry (Engine Three Seven)…   We have shared stages with each other so many times over the years. I’ve always noticed that E37 has always had an amazing set of songs and killer sound that separates... Read More
Floating Me
0 Comments. 928 Views. Posted 14 Feb 2012 @ 1:49pm.
  Normal bands first get together, maybe release an EP or two, then unleash the ever-important debut album... Floating Me is not a normal or average band in any sense of the word, with its members opting to do things the opposite way by conceptualising their first record, then officially proclaiming themselves a collective. Frontman, and ex-Scary Mother vocalist, Andrew Gillespie explains... Read More
Tim McMillan Band
0 Comments. 2,380 Views. Posted 3 Feb 2012 @ 5:42am.
Australia is well known for breeding kickarse guitarists. Angus Young, Tommy Emmanuel, Brett Garsed….Tim McMillan is up there with the best of them. This dude combines the melodicism of Jeff Buckley with the eclecticism of Frank Zappa, the harmonic creativity of Devin Townsend and the technique of your Stanley Jordans and Chris Brodericks. McMillan is about to release his latest album, Angel... Read More
Rock The Bay 2012 Lineup Revealed
0 Comments. 1,876 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2012 @ 12:15pm.
Brace yourselves, the lineup for this year's Rock The Bay has been unveiled, and it is nothing short of massive. The fouth annual Rock The Bay festival is set to take over The Espy, with none other than Brisbane heavyweights Dead Letter Circus headline the festival along with triple j favourites Floating Me, and some of Australia’s finest in Twelve Foot Ninja, Bellusira, Tim Mcmillan Band, Ten... Read More
Rock The Bay at The Esplanade Hotel
0 Comments. 3,471 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 10:58am.
  This was the third annual Rock The Bay and it did not disappoint. It continues to be the best showcase for the consistently stunning array of talent in the Australian alternative rock realm. The only difference between this and previous years was the presence brain-dead bogans and – surprise surprise – a couple of fights broke out. Luckily they happened outside and the police contained... Read More
Rock The Bay Vs
0 Comments. 1,131 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2011 @ 11:45pm.
That's right - continuing our Rock The Bay versus series of throwing two bands from the lineup into a wet hessian sack, here's local heavy-rock heroes Engine Three Seven and Bellsuira duking it out.   CRYSTAL (BELLUSIRA) hassles CASEY (ENGINE THREE SEVEN)...   What's the inspiration behin d the lyrics for the latest EP Atmosphere ? "I dedicated more time to... Read More
Rock The Bay
0 Comments. 1,894 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2011 @ 11:45pm.
Continuing our Rock The Bay versus series of pitting two bands from the lineup against each other, here's local rock tykes New Skinn and Kiwi peeps Decortica.   CHRIS (NEW SKINN) QUESTIONS TORY (DECORTICA)...   Tory! Or Jester? Which do you prefer? Straight off the bat, There will be no sheep jokes... I promise. Congratulations on your Love Hotel album and Decortica... Read More
Rock the Bay
0 Comments. 2,718 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:17am.
  Back for its third year, Rock The Bay makes an epic return to The Espy on Labour Day long weekend (Saturday March 12).   Rock the Bay will showcase some of the best acts in the Melbourne rock scene.   This year's lineup is shaping up to be the most diverse and exciting thus far, with over 30 amazing acts sweating it out over the The Espy's three rooms.   The first... Read More
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