Why do we put our iPod on shuffle? Because we want to listen to something unexpected, to surprise our musical senses. Well, it’s time to put your live music experience on shuffle with OMG: The Brodsky Quartet Series featuring Brodsky Quartet, Eddie Perfect and Topology, when it comes to Brisbane Powerhouse from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 August. Continue reading OMG: The Brodsky Quartet Series feat. Brodsky Quartet, Eddie Perfect & Topology
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Soilwork – Australian Tour October 2010
“Soilwork are one of the 25 most important bands in Metal” – Alternative Press Magazine
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Sweden’s melodic death metal masters Soilwork will be ripping up Aussie shores for only the third time in October this year. Touring on the back of the release of their eighth studio album, The Panic Broadcast, which drummer Dirk Verbeuren has described as “the true musical path of Soilwork”, the band will be bringing their killer live shows that The Metal Observer have dubbed “Metal with the fun factor in the driving seat”. |
Giveaway: “Drawn From Bees” double pass and CD box set!
To celebrate the Drawn from Bees “Fear Not” National Tour, we’re excited to offer a fantastic Drawn From Bees giveaway! … See below for details.
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Arriving back to Australia after showcase performances for Musexpo and Music Matters across the UK, USA and Hong Kong, Drawn from Bees are about to jump right back on a plane to Sydney to embark on a national tour in support of their May 21 released album Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed.
Fear Not… is the band’s most multi-layered and complex release to date, juxtaposing Drawn from Bees’ most heartbreakingly beautiful songs with their most intellectual rock concepts and experimental soundscapes – sampling choirs and iPhones alike amongst almost spiritual laments of loss and love. |
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Drawn from Bees “Fear Not” National Tour – July 2010
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Arriving back to Australia after showcase performances for Musexpo and Music Matters across the UK, USA and Hong Kong, Drawn from Bees are about to jump right back on a plane to Sydney to embark on a national tour in support of their May 21 released album Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed.
Fear Not… is the band’s most multi-layered and complex release to date, juxtaposing Drawn from Bees’ most heartbreakingly beautiful songs with their most intellectual rock concepts and experimental soundscapes – sampling choirs and iPhones alike amongst almost spiritual laments of loss and love. |
Continue reading Drawn from Bees “Fear Not” National Tour – July 2010
JUDY’S LETTING LOOSE AND YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE FUN!
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We’ve dusted off the mirror ball, popped the party pies in the oven, disabled the security cameras and warned the neighbours that things are going to get a little crazy. We’re throwing the biggest, bawdiest party since Alf Stewart’s post-Logies bash, and your name is on the door.
For one night only this July, the Judith Wright Centre will be transformed into the hottest nightclub in town for The Brink Party – a magnificent evening of unique physical spectacles and installations created by legendary Australian circus performer Rudi Mineur, star of the recent sell-out season of Briefs. |
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Death Before Dishonor Australian Tour – August/September 2010
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Australia needs to forget everything it knows about Boston Hardcore to prepare themselves for the beatdown that Death Before Dishonor are bringing to these shores. Having already played over 1,000 shows worldwide, this hardcore powerhouse are adding another nine shows to the list with dates across Australia in August and September. |
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The JD Set winners New Navy to join Wolfmother and The Philly Jays!
Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement that PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY will be joining WOLFMOTHER at THE JD SET in Melbourne on 29 July, we are pleased to announce that the band who Australian music fans have chosen to support these amazing headliners is NEW NAVY! Continue reading The JD Set winners New Navy to join Wolfmother and The Philly Jays!
Fresh Ground Lends A Hand To Independent Artists
Six independent local artists will “now call the ‘Judy’ home” as part of the Judith Wright Centre FRESH GROUND artist-in-residence initiative, Director Ruth Hodgman announced.
“We are thrilled to welcome our latest artists-in-residence, who will undertake their creative developments at the Judith Wright Centre during the second half of this year,” Ms Hodgman said. Continue reading Fresh Ground Lends A Hand To Independent Artists
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR @ QPAC Playhouse – 19th – 29th August 2010
Read our review: Jesus Christ Superstar @ Playhouse Theatre, 20th August 2010 – Live Review
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR @ QPAC Playhouse 19th – 29th August 2010, QPAC Playhouse music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice Over thirty years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the greatest rock musical the world has ever known. Almost ten years ago, Brisbane audiences experienced the remarkable voice of a then unknown young singer in the title role as Harvest Rain Theatre Company launched the career of one of the most successful male performers in Queensland. |
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L.A. GUNS To Tour Australia’s East Coast – September 2010
L.A Guns are coming to Australian shores in September 2010 with Tracii Guns, founding member of both L.A Guns and Guns ‘N’ Roses.
Performing in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne over three back to back nights, Australian fans across the East Coast will be able to experience what many consider to be the last true Rock and Roll band. Dates, venue and ticketing information for the September tour include: Continue reading L.A. GUNS To Tour Australia’s East Coast – September 2010
The Brand New Heavies Tour – August 2010
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Illusive Entertainment announced that legendary British soul funk band “The Brand New Heavies” [TBNH] are finally making their way to Australia for their first ever live shows, in intimate venues in Sydney and Melbourne. If that wasn’t enough to get people excited, “The Brand New Heavies” Australian Tour will consist of the four original members – Simon Bartholomew on guitar, Jan Kincaid on drums, Andrew Levy playing bass and fan favorite original lead singer N’Dea Davenport on vocals. |
Hot Water Music & The Bouncing Souls NZ @ Australian Tour – December 2010
HOT WATER MUSIC & THE BOUNCING SOULS – NZ & AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Whispers of this tour started in April when Chuck Ragan brought The Revival Tour here and couldn’t contain the news. Well it’s true – the occasionally regrouped Hot Water Music will be touring Australia and New Zealand this December with the now 20 year strong, legendary Garden State punkers The Bouncing Souls!
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You Me At Six and The Audition – Australian Tour September 2010
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Since 2007, it’s been a whirlwind for You Me At Six; including nominations for two Kerrang! awards as Best British Newcomer and Best British Band.
You Me At Six won the hearts of pop-punk fans worldwide with their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’. However it’s their new effort ‘Hold me Down’ that completes their metamorphosis. |
It’s all there; ferocious vocals and chantable one-liners. It’s brilliant and “is set to catapult You Me At Six into all kinds of new places…it’s near perfect” – Change The Record. Continue reading You Me At Six and The Audition – Australian Tour September 2010
TITANIC: THE ARTEFACT EXHIBITION
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SEASON EXTENDED TO MEET DEMAND, MUST CLOSE SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2010!
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition’s stay in Melbourne will now be extended until Sunday 7 November to meet overwhelming public demand.
The exhibition was originally due to close on Sunday 17 October, but following repeated sold out sessions and high public interest, the exhibition will now remain open for a further three weeks.
This is in addition to the previously announced extended opening hours on Saturdays. The exhibition is open late on Thursday and Saturday nights until 9.00pm with the last session commencing at 7.45pm.
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Since the grand opening on Friday 14 May, Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition has attracted a multitude of visitors to the Melbourne Museum.
The exhibition, brought to Melbourne by Frontier Events, Premier Exhibitions Inc. and Museum Victoria, with the support of the Victorian Government, has captivated the hearts and minds of the Australian public and the feedback has been gleaming with praise: Continue reading TITANIC: THE ARTEFACT EXHIBITION
ART vs SCIENCE replace Ting-Tings at Splendour In The Grass
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Recently anointed Australia’s favourite live act by triple j listeners, ART vs SCIENCE are set to return to their spiritual home at Splendour in the Grass for another show-stopping performance. ART vs SCIENCE replace the Ting-Tings. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect mass chanting, electro-pop tales of mysterious fountains and several thousand punters going completely berserk. |
Tickets for the recently-announced national Magic Fountain Tour are onsale now and selling rapidly, except in Melbourne where all tickets to their two Hi-Fi shows have completely sold out. Continue reading ART vs SCIENCE replace Ting-Tings at Splendour In The Grass