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EMERY – Australian Tour – March/April 2015 *Updated*

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EMERY, hit our shores in March 2015 and supports have been announced. Joining the tour as national support will be Brisbane’s TAKE US TO VEGAS whom are preparing to release their debut album ‘Alive’ on March 6th, 2015

Locals have also been added to each of the shows.
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BONOBO – Australian and New Zealand DJ Tour – March 2015

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Niche Productions is pleased to announce the Australian DJ tour for BONOBO: a musician, producer and DJ, hailing from Britain. An artist that constantly pushes himself outside of his musical comfort zone, Bonobo’s ranging personal tastes and regularly expanding range of synthesizers and instruments continue to take his productions to new levels. This outlook has earned him a reputation as one of the most pioneering figures in electronic music, in both his solo DJ sets and 12-piece live band shows. March will see Bonobo travelling to Auckland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth for solo DJ sets with spectacular visuals that are not to be missed.
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IRON REAGAN – Australian Tour – April 2015

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IRON REAGAN are no strangers to the art of crossover. Comprised of Tony Foresta (vocals), Phil Hall (guitar), Mark Bronzino (guitar), Rob Skotis (bass), and Ryan Parrish (drums), between them they fill, or have filled the ranks of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse and Darkest Hour alike.

With their signing to metal powerhouse Relapse Records, the hardcore thrash quintet are ready to take their bruising antics to the next level, with a return visit to Australian shores this April 2015 for Nightmare Music.
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Video Feature | Meredith -‘Jumpin Beds’

Always unpredictable yet consistent in her approach, Brisbane singer/songwriter Meredith is one of the alternative pop world’s most enthralling new muses. Effortlessly fusing lo-fi indie pop production and folk influenced lyricism, her recent single ‘Jumpin Beds’ proved to be a flawless introduction to the mysterious new artist, and its accompanying music video is now here to give a further glimpse into Meredith’s world.


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Silverstein – Australian Tour – May 2015

silversteinCanadian post hardcore pioneers, Silverstein have sold over 1 million records in their 15 year career, and this year their breakthrough album Discovering The Waterfront turns 10! The album gave the band their first Top 40 chart debut and brought them a whole new audience via their faster, more energetic songs.

Silverstein lead the rise of aggressive, melodic punk in the early 2000’s and cultivated a sound and work ethic that set them apart from their peers. With 6 albums, countless EP’s, nearly 2000 shows and a million albums under their belts, they still strive to be better with each passing year.
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GOLD FM announce Pure Gold Live mega concert!

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GOLD104.3 and iHeartRadio are excited to announce the inaugural PURE GOLD LIVE concert featuring twelve of the biggest acts of the 70s, 80s and 90s coming together for one night only at Melbourne’s iconic Palais Theatre on Friday, 8 May, 2015.

PURE GOLD LIVE will be three hours of hits and memories with twelve of Australia’s most well-loved 70s, 80s and 90s hit makers gracing the stage and taking a whole generation back to a time when rock ‘n roll was a way of life and there wasn’t a camera phone in sight.
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El Grande Festival – announcing 2015 2 Day Festival Lineup + El Grande #BNE

El Grande FestivalEl Grande Festival expands for its 4th iteration March 20th-22nd – the event is now a 2 Day Festival at the Grand Hotel in Gladstone on Saturday and Sunday and this time, Brisbane also gets a taste of the grandiose event at the Hi-Fi Bar on Friday night – March 21st.

This time around the 3 day, 2 city event features headliners 28 Days, DZ Deathrays, Dream On Dreamer, Tiki Taane (NZ), D At Sea, Voyager, Sydonia, Ezekiel Ox, Drawcard, The City Shakeup and many more local artists from Gladstone to Brisbane and everywhere in between.

Brisbane’s event on Friday 21st March – El Grande #BNE – will be a fiesta of heavy rock goodness. It features a mish-mash of genres and flavours – from crowd favourites 28 Days through to some of Australia’s best new up and comers – Dream on, Dreamer, Voyager, Sydonia and Guards of May – punk to hardcore to metal and prog.
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Seth Sentry Announce Second Melbourne Show for National Run Tour!

Seth Sentry MEL-SO Tour PosterDue to overwhelming demand, Seth Sentry has confirmed a second Melbourne show for his upcoming Run Tour in February and March. Seth will be bringing Canberra’s, Citizen Kay and Perth’s Coin Banks along as supports on his national headline tour.

Melbourne fans who missed out on tickets to the sold out Hi-Fi show on Saturday 7 March now have a second chance to attend on Sunday 8 March. Punters are advised to pre-book now to avoid disappointment. Tickets for the second Melbourne show and all other shows are on sale now at www.sethsentry.com.
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Title Fight – Australian Tour – June/July 2015

Resist and triple j’s Short.Fast.Loud Present:
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Title Fight has announced an Australian headline tour in support of their new album Hyperview, out January 30 on Anti Records.
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Interview with DJ of AREA-7

Interview by Stuart Blythe
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We caught up with AREA-7 Keyboardist DJ to chat about Soundwave Festival 2015, touring and the year ahead.

You’re playing at Soundwave 2015. What are you most looking forward to about the festival?

Oh that’s easy… touring, playing on huge stages, seeing other acts. playing to people who have never seen us and hoping to give our regular fans a highlight festival show.

What’s your favourite/least favourite festival experience?

Only ‘least favourite’ I can think of is not playing more festivals! Favourite’s are Main stage St Kilda Festival, sun setting over the beach as a backdrop and a sea of thousands’n’thousands of people out front. Also, as last band on at Warped tour on the Gold Coast, it’s pissing down and the show is running behind, they’ve gotta get everything to the next show so the crew are packing the stage up around us. We’re getting rained on, most of the stage was down before we finished and ran straight in to the bus to the next show.
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Ace Frehley announces Australian & New Zealand Tour – April/May 2015

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ACE FREHLEY has announced his first Australian shows since 2010 his First Ever New Zealand Solo Shows!

“I can’t wait to get down to New Zealand and Australia with this new lineup. I’ll be performing ACE classics as well as songs off my new CD ‘Space Invader’ for the enjoyment of the fans. Let There Be Rock!”

Joining ACE on stage will be Richie Scarlet, who rode shotgun performing rhythm guitar and vocal duties on ACE’s ‘Trouble Walking’ platter and has toured with Sebastian Bach; bass guitarist Chris Wyse (Ozzy Osbourne & The Cult); and Scot Coogan (Lita Ford & Nikki Sixx).
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Graveyard – Headline Australian Tour Dates – March 2015

graveyardNordic metal longhairs Graveyard will return to Australia in March 2015 for Golden Plains Festival and have announced headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Before Gothenburg’s GRAVEYARD had their own brand of beer in Sweden, or won a Swedish Grammy for Best Hard Rock album, or landed on three Billboard charts and multiple “Best of 2011” lists with their album ‘Hisingen Blues’, they caught the attention of Rolling Stone’s David Fricke at SXSW in 2008. “They blew a few dozen minds,” Fricke said.
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Interview with Craig Selak – The Bennies

Interview by Stuart Blythe
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We caught up with THE BENNIES bassist CRAIG SELAK to chat about Soundwave Festival 2015, touring and the year ahead.

2014 was a massive year for The Bennies. Touring with the Dead Kennedys, shows with NOFX, a US tour and the release of your second EP Heavy Disco just to name a few highlights. What were the standout moments of 2014 for you?
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Kim Churchill – Single Spark Tour – More Shows Added!

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ews of the mesmerising performances delivered at each and every Kim Churchill show is spreading fast!

It took just over a week for Kim’s second Melbourne show at The Corner Hotel to sell out, a third show slotted for Saturday February 14th is on sale now. It’s not only Melbournians who are tuning into this amazing multi-instrumentalist, his first Sydney show at the Oxford Arts Factory has sold out with a second show added on Thursday February 19th. These new additional shows are on sale now. Tickets are available at https://www.musicglue.com/kim-churchill/tickets/.

Boo Seeka will open proceedings at both additional shows. Tom Keating (from Thieves) will perform at the third Corner show with another support act to be advised for the second Sydney show.

See full tour info with supports and ticketing info for the ‘Single Spark’ tour below.

Of the incredible reception he is receiving in the live setting Kim Churchill said,
“I feel honoured to have received such a positive response from people around Australia for this tour. I’m in awe of both my touring buddies Boo Seeka and Pepa Knight whom I include in the most creative and unique electronic acts in the world right now. I guess I’m just thrilled that so many people want to come to the shows and that we get to extend the tour and have a lot more fun! “

The extension of his ‘Single Spark’ tour proves music fans are embracing this young 24 year old musician and why wouldn’t they? His live performances truly are astonishing.

The video for ‘Single Spark’ is available now and can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/kqBKG2IvZAU

Best get in quick to witness Australia’s true new virtuoso Kim Churchill!

KIM CHURCHILL – SINGLE SPARK – TOUR DATES 2015
Special guests Pepa Knight( front man from Jinja Safari) will open all shows except Perth and the newly added Melbourne and Sydney dates. Boo Seeka will open all shows except Maroochydore .

Tickets on sale now from: https://www.musicglue.com/kim-churchill/tickets/

Tickets cost $15.00 pre-sale and $20.00 on the night (except * and ** which is FREE)

Thurs 15 Jan – The Corner, Melbourne VIC – SOLD OUT

Fri 16 Jan – The Abbey, Canberra ACT

Sat 17 Jan – Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC

Wed 21 Jan – Birdhouse Bar, Wagga Wagga NSW – *$15.00 door sales only

Thurs 22 Jan – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW

Fri 23 Jan – The Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Sat 24 Jan – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW- SOLD OUT

Thurs 29 Jan – The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay NSW ** – FREE ENTRY

Fri 30 Jan – The Zoo, Brisbane QLD

Sat 31 Jan – Solbar, Maroochydore QLD – Boo Seeka not performing at this show.

Sunday 1 Feb – Festival of King Island, TAS

Thurs 5 Feb – Jive, Adelaide SA

Fri 6 Feb – Amplifier Bar, Perth WA – Pepa Knight not performing at this show

Sat 7 Feb – City of Stirling Summerset Arts Festival at Stirling Civic Gardens, Scarborough WA

Friday 13 Feb – The Corner – SOLD OUT

Saturday 14 Feb – The Corner – THIRD SHOW ADDED & ON SALE NOW – supports Boo Seeka and Tom Keating (from Thieves)

Thur 19 Feb – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW- SECOND SHOW ADDED & ON SALE NOW – supports Boo Seeka and another to be announced shortly

www.kimchurchill.com / www.facebook.com/kimchurchillmusic
www.twitter.com/kimchurchill / www.youtube.com/user/kimchurchill21

SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy + The Conspirators and Steel Panther announce Soundwave Sidewaves

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A rock god that needs no introduction, but we’ll well and truly give him one anyway.

SLASH has been churning out some of the most iconic guitar riffs and solos in modern rock for more than three decades. A member of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame for his role in the classic line-up of Guns N’ Roses and the spine-tingling opening riff he penned for the band’s trademark hit Sweet Child O’ Mine topped the list of ‘The 100 Greatest Riffs’ as voted by readers of UK’s Total Guitar magazine.
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