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HIM / Nostalghia / The Defiled announce Soundwave Festival Sidewaves shows!!

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HIM ARE A FORCE LIKE NO OTHER!
Their trademark Heartagram has left its indelible stamp on the globe. With over 8 million records sold and the distinction of recording the best-selling single of any Finnish artist to date with Join Me In Death from 1999’s Razorblade Romance, as well as being the first Finnish band to receive gold certification in the United States for 2005’s Dark Light, Since 1992 these veteran song-smiths have peddled their unique fusion of forlorn balladry and heavy, synth-laden sounds to create a uniquely potent brew. Tears On Tape – their eighth studio release written acoustically and then translated into the language of volume and heavy distortion is the stuff that latter-day classics are made of.
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She Rex to support Wolfmother – February 2014

SheRexSHE REX have been announced as main support to Grammy Award® winning Aussie rockers WOLFMOTHER on the final leg of their hyped “WOLFMOTHER TOURS THE TROPICS!” tour. The almost SOLD OUT dates will see the all-female fiery foursome on the road for the FINAL FOUR DATES of the Queensland trip including Maroochydore, Gold Coast, Brisbane (THE ZOO) and Byron Bay (The BREWERY).
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Eagles of Death Metal w/ Rocket From The Crypt & Mutemath – Soundwave Festival Sidewave shows!

eodmGet ready for a ‘blissed out dirty rock ride’! EAGLES OF DEATH METAL are bringing their unique blend of double – entendre boogie to Australian stages again for the first time in 7 years! It’s Jesse Huges! Its sex, humour and fun! It’s churning guitars and hook-driven choruses and a band whose only agenda is to have a good time! With the band in the studio recording new music, 2014 just got a whole lot shinier! “Hughes delivered a powerful dose of his sex-charged tongue-in-cheek ’70s swagger pastiche” – CraveOnline
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BLISS N ESO | announce ‘Circus Under The Stars’ colossal 15-date outdoor tour with Horrorshow & Seth Sentry

Bliss N Eso Local giants Bliss N Eso aren’t pulling any punches after a massive 2013 with the announcement of their biggest tour to date and what is sure to be Australian hip-hop’s most monumental outing ever. Illusive and Frontier Touring will be taking the Sydney trio on a goliath ‘Circus Under The Stars’ 15-date outdoor tour throughout April and May in support of their ARIA #1 album ‘Circus in the Sky’.
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Richie Sambora announces Sidewave shows!

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Celebrated American rock icon RICHIE SAMBORA will play just two intimate sidewaves while in the country for Soundwave Festival 2014! For the first time EVER, Australian fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime: To see one of the greatest musicians and singer- songwriters of our time performing material from his solo records with a few surprises thrown in. With three acclaimed solo albums that have highlighted a more personal and intimate side to Richie’s songwriting, (1991’s Stranger in This Town, and 1998’s Undiscovered Soul and 2012’s Aftermath of the Lowdown, which spawned the powerful single “Every Road Leads Home To You.” this promises to be a mind-blowing night of rock and roll!
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Biffy Clyro announce Soundwave Sideshows!

biffyFirmly established as one of the biggest bands in the UK following the amazing success of their current album Opposites – which debuted at #1 in the UK and #22 in Australia – Biffy Clyro have announced two side-shows ahead of their appearance as part of the 2014 Soundwave Festival.

Biffy Clyro’s live chops are well established internationally, the band having headlined the infamous Leeds and Reading Festival in the UK last year as well as collecting a slew of awards in 2013 – including Best Live Band (Kerrang Awards), Best British Band (NME Awards) and Best album for Opposites (Q Awards) to add to those won in previous years.
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The Owls single ‘Kraków’ [Music Stream]

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Emerging from a 2013 full of writing and touring alongside the likes of The Cribs, The Jezabels, DZ Deathrays, and Ball Park Music,The Owls stand poised to cement themselves as sonic architects with the release of Kraków, the first cut from their forthcoming EP, Own the Streets.
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Live at Your Cosmic Mind to Take Over Brighton Up Bar – February 2014

COSMIC MIND POSTERFriday the 21st of February will see the first Live at Your Cosmic Mind event take centre stage at Sydney’s Brighton Up Bar. A sonic-visual hybrid experience in every sense of the word, Live at Your Cosmic Mind will bring together art and music in a bewitching, unpredecented mindmeld.

Sydney artists Sindy Sinn and Mike Watt will take you on a journey that will push the boundaries of the mind until they shatter, taking their art to the wall as they sculpt the trajectory of a trip. Meanwhile, bands you may have heard of Raindrop, Glass Skies, Gypsys of Pangea and Grand Oyster Palace, will be scoring the trip, their psychedelic soundscapes working in tandem with the visuals to generate an unforgettable, mindblowing experience.
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Caspian announce Australian tour for March 2014 with Meniscus

caspianCASPIAN have announced their first ever Australian tour dates for March 2014.

Known in post-rock circles for their impressive live show and melodic instrumental epics, the tour supports the release of their watermark record ‘Waking Season’ through Australian independent label Hobbledehoy.
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Casey Barnes releases new single ‘Valentine’ [Official Music Video]

Casey Barnes makes a much anticipated return in 2014 with his first single release ‘Valentine’. This beautiful ballad, which was recorded with his wife Michelle, is a really sweet love song timed perfectly for all the valentines out there with the impending date of Feb 14th fast approaching. This will be the first single off his forthcoming EP due for release in the next few months.
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Jeff Beck announces Australian Headline shows – April 2014

Jeff BeckLegendary guitarist and songwriter, JEFF BECK, brings his revolutionary musicianship to Australia for headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth following a headlining Bluesfest performance.

Heralded as one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, Jeff Beck began his career in 1966 as lead guitarist for iconic British rock group The Yardbirds, a band responsible for graduating Jeff, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton into the world of rock’n’roll.

From these early days and throughout his career, Jeff Beck has helped redefine and influence the role of guitar in rock music. Departing The Yardbirds at the height of their success, he embarked on what has been nearly four- decades of musical exploration, leaving a distinctive mark on hard rock, jazz-fusion and the evolution of modern music.
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Jeff Martin and Sarah McLeod announce ‘Man The Life Boats’ tour

jeffA musical coupling of tremendous proportions, The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin, and Sarah McLeod announce the ‘Man The Life Boats’ tour, with a run of exclusive dates early 2014.

The pair met in late 2012 and performed a one-off acoustic set that ignited the spark to record together when they both had time outside of their own projects. Fast-forward 12 months later, and the pair are currently in Martin’s Byron Bay studio and hinting at a possible album collaboration.
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Surfin Bird + GUNK + Tempura Nights + Doom Mountain to play at Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane – February 2, 2014

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On Sunday 2nd February 2014 head to Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane from 7pm to catch these four Brissy bands

Headlining are legends Surfin Bird
Supported by fellow legends GUNK, Tempura Nights and Doom Mountain
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Alice In Chains announce Soundwave Festival Sidewaves | support from Down + Walking Papers

Alice In ChainsRenowned for their distinctive vocal style Seattle rockers, ALICE IN CHAINS, have announced just 2 Sidewave that will see them bring their monster sound to Sydney and Melbourne stages! Having sold over 25 million albums the band emerged during the nineties as part of the Seattle grunge scene and crossed over with their critically acclaimed second album in 1992 (DIRT). The band went on to record a further 2 records with the bands 5th studio album THE DEVIL PUT DINOSOURS HERE, released last year.
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Calling All Cars “Raise The People” National Album Tour 2014

CAC_Album Having recently announced their highly anticipated new album Raise The People will drop on March 7th, Melbourne based rockers CALLING ALL CARS have announced an extensive 22 date national tour across the nation to treat the masses with their most fist-pump worthy material yet.

With two radio singles – ‘Werewolves’ and ‘Standing In The Ocean’ – from the album already saturating the airwaves, these are only a small taste of what’s to come on the band’s most accessible and arguably best offering yet. In the past, the band has toured with a star-swollen lineup of rock heroes like AC/DC, Queens of The Stone Age and Foo Fighters, so it’s no wonder their live show has a notorious reputation as one of the best in the country.
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