Category Archives: Quick Bits

Transvaal Diamond Syndicate – Devil on My Shoulder [Single and Tour News]

  Brisbane blues-rock/foot-stomp band Transvaal Diamond Syndicate have a Devil on their shoulder. That whisper in their ear that guides their musical career, telling them to work harder, play harder and show the world what they have. It’s come up aces for the fiery, foot-stompin’ crew, scoring two shows at Byron Bay Bluesfest (Thursday and Friday – April 21/22), alongside national and international acts, such as Xavier Rudd, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Bob Dylan and ZZ Top.

They have listened to that little devil and he has told them to put out their new single, “Devil on My Shoulder” – it’s all about those dirty little secrets, those things that you can’t speak about in “polite” company. It’s out April 1 on iTunes and they are playing gigs in Queensland and New South Wales all through April to celebrate.
Devil On My Shoulder by Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
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DISTURBED return to annihilate stages in Australian – April 2011 w/ Trivium & As I Lay Dying

THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS
DISTURBED
MUSIC AS A WEAPON 2011 TOUR!
With Special Guests
TRIVIUM
AS I LAY DYING

Highly acclaimed heavy metal icons Disturbed will be returning for their massive ‘Music As A Weapon 2011’ tour and are ready to annihilate arena stages in Australia and New Zealand this April, much to the satisfaction of their legions of fans.

Arguably one of the most successful heavy metal bands around today, Disturbed have sold over 11 million albums globally and are one of only three bands in music history to have four consecutive releases debut at #1 on the US Billboard Top 200 album chart.

Since the band’s formation fifteen years ago, Disturbed have had three Platinum albums in Australia and a strong fourth contender in their latest offering Asylum which debuted at #2 on the ARIA Album Chart and #1 on New Zealand’s RIANZ Album Chart upon its release in August.
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House Of Pain Announce Australian Tour April | May 2011 [Tour News & Tickets]

  This April and May, HOUSE OF PAIN – the rowdy Irish-American Hip-Hop group from Boston, Massachusetts – will bring their fiery live show to Australia as a part of their 20th anniversary world tour.

It was the turn of a new decade when HOUSE OF PAIN changed the face of hip-hop with the release of their multi-platinum selling, self-titled, debut album which featured one of the most memorable songs in hip-hop history, ‘Jump Around’.

Now it’s the start of another new decade and HOUSE OF PAIN is ready to do it all over again. On the heels of their widely heralded reunion show at KROQ’s ‘Epicenter 2010’, EVERLAST and DANNY BOY have decided to get the band back together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the groups’ formation.
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HEARTBREAK CLUB – TOUR NEW SINGLE ‘CHIN UP’ [MP3 Stream]

Chin Up

  Heartbreak Club are rapidly becoming Australia’s beacon of hope for Geek Rock; spearheading a new wave of 1990’s inspired intelligent, ironic and self-deprecating punk-infused tunes.

The band recorded their 2010 debut album ‘Our Horse Is Dead’ at Sing Sing Studios with US producer Ed Rose (Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids) and local engineer Matt Voigt (The Killers, Midnight Oil, The Living End).

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BLISS N ESO announce second Melbourne show to meet demand! [Tour News]

  Due to overwhelming demand, Bliss N Eso have announced a second show at Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Saturday June 4th. After selling out their first show within a few days, Melbourne fans have been in a frenzy to get their hands on tickets.

The second Festival Hall show will also feature an all-ages floor area, giving younger fans a chance to get even closer to the action. Tickets to the newly added date will be on sale at 9am on Monday March 28th.

With Sunshine Coast sold out, Sydney and Hobart on final ticket release, and Brisbane, Mt. Gambier and Coff’s Harbour not far behind, it looks certain that the Running On Air Tour will break another touring record for an Australian hip-hop act.

Don’t miss out!

TICKETS TO 2ND MELBOURNE SHOW
ON SALE 9AM MONDAY MARCH 28TH

BLISS N ESO
RUNNING ON AIR TOUR
SUPPORTED BY HORRORSHOW AND BIG B (USA)

BLISS N ESO – MAY/JUNE 2011
RUNNING ON AIR TOUR

Fri May 6 Uni. of New England (The Stro) Armidale, NSW 18+
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Music, Comedy and Art – 5 Free Events at Brisbane Powerhouse this Weekend 18-20 March 2011

Brisbane Powerhouse and Brispop present
The Residents – MUSIC
They’re fresh, they’re free and they’re moving in. Fridays are about to get a lot more interesting as some of the best Indie-Pop bands around stake their claim on the Turbine Platform. No ‘one night only’ gigs here. Each band will have an entire month to capture the hearts of Brisbane music lovers with a set every week. So, if you’re liking what you hear, come back again and again.
March: Bang Bang Boss Kelly
Every Friday in March 2011 @ 6pm
FREE
Turbine Platform

Saturday Sessions
Brisbane Powerhouse and Jazz Queensland present
Turbine Jazz MUSIC
Cool cats and smooth tunes, cross rhythms and bebop. Highlights in this program include Brisbane jazz trio Misinterprotato renowned for blending inspiring improvisations with pulsating grooves, acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Jeff Usher with his A Love Supreme Superband plus Indonesian-Australian collective Temannya si Deva led by master percussionist Deva Permana.
Sat 19 March 2011 – 5pm: Soundscapes
FREE
Turbine Platform
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Brisbane Powerhouse and Brispop.com present
Live Spark MUSIC
Sunday 20 March 2011 – 3.30pm: Luke Peacock + Mardi Lumsden and the Rising Seas
Free
Turbine Platform
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Brisbane Powerhouse presents
Livewired COMEDY
Funny, free and freakin’ awesome.
We’re talking about Livewired, our free comedy program. In the past we’ve been entertained by the likes of Tripod, Josh Thomas, Wil Anderson, Gina Yashere, The Bedroom Philosopher and Stephen K Amos. Upcoming artists include Michael Chamberlin and more.
Warning: Livewired is open to all ages but is recommended for people aged 15 years and older. Some concepts and language may offend.
Sunday 20 March 2011 – 6.30pm: Special Guest
Free
Turbine Platform
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Brisbane Powerhouse and Australian Centre for Photography present
The Christmas Tree Bucket: Trent Parke’s Family Album VISUAL
“It was there – while staring into that bright red bucket, vomiting every hour on the hour for fifteen hours straight – that I started to think how strange families, suburbia, life, vomit and, in particular, Christmas really was…” Trent Parke. So began Trent Parke’s latest and much-anticipated new body of work. The Christmas Tree Bucket is humour of the blackest hue. In a dazzling display of virtuoso storytelling Parke snaps the family rituals of Christmas with the in-laws and builds a gritty gothic tale of a nightmare lurking in the suburban shadows. Operatic in its vision and darkly satirical in its style, The Bucket is a photographic masterpiece destined for cult status. Trent Parke, the first Australian to become a Full Member of the renowned photographers’ cooperative Magnum Photo Agency, is considered one of the most innovative and challenging young photographers of his generation. He received numerous national and international awards, including five Gold Lenses from the International Olympic Committee and World Press Photo awards in 1999, 2000 and 2005. In 2003, Parke was awarded the prestigious international W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his series Minutes to Midnight.
Tue 1 – Sun 27 Mar
9am – 5am Mon – Fri + 10am – 4pm Sat + Sun + during performance times
FREE
Brisbane Powerhouse
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

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ROCK n ROLL ON! – A SMAC PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION – SYDNEY!!!

  ON TOUR – ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!!

SYDNEY – 17th MARCH 2011

Brisbane based Music Photographer, Silvana Macarone, takes her exhibition on the road, exhibiting live music photography spanning 10years in the industry!

Performing on the night are…
THE GHOSTS
A WARM GUN

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FOO FIGHTERS & friends to stage charity concerts in Brisbane & Auckland!

In response to the recent events in Queensland and Christchurch, Foo Fighters have announced the following shows:

Tuesday 22 March 2011 Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Sunday 27 March 2011 Riverstage, Brisbane Botanic Gardens

The shows have been organized to provide aid for the victims of Queensland floods and Christchurch earthquakes.
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St Patrick’s Day Parade & Irish Faire – Brisbane 12 March 2011

On Saturday 12 March 2011 the 22nd annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, proudly supported by the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, will once again fill the streets of Brisbane with colour and festivity.

Commencing on George St, continuing down Elizabeth, Edward and Alice Sts and concluding at the corner of George and Alice St with an Irish Faire which will be held outside Parliament House.

This is a fun-filled community event and a great day out for the whole family. Come along to celebrate all things Irish!

Click here for more information.

EVENT TIMES
Saturday 10am – 1pm
Bookings & Enquiries: http://www.queenstreetmall.com/

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The Bloodpoets “Wings” Tour – March/April 2011 [Tour News]

  Tom Murphy began The Bloodpoets in Germany, after writing songs and busking on the streets of Erlangen. Within weeks, Fire In Erlangen had been written and recorded, set to be released to the German market. Back in Australia, The Bloodpoets released their debut EP in 2006 to rave reviews..

The success of Fire In Erlangen saw The Bloodpoets become a staple to the Brisbane music scene, performing on Festival stages and enduring heavy touring in Australia to great acclaim.

Fast forward 3 years and Borderline is released as a single from their debut album Polarity. Immediate responses came from Triple J Unearthed seeing them being featured artists 2 months consecutively, and receiving a large circulation of play over the summer of 2008/2009.

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Mad Bastards Trio take it to the people – National Tour May 2011 [Tour News]

“rootsy blues to calypso to foot-stomping country” David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter USA

  The Mad Bastards Trio, featuring Multi Platinum 4 time ARIA award winning Alex Lloyd and legendary Broome musicians Stephen and Alan Pigram [Pigram Brothers], have together penned the soundtrack to the new Australian film Mad Bastards and will hit the road in support of the upcoming release of the film.

Fresh from playing packed-to-the-rafters shows at the legendary music haunts in Park

City, Utah – such as the Sundance Music Café and the Egyptian Theatre on Main St – Alex Lloyd and the Pigram Brothers are all set to bring their music home.
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2ND BRISBANE CONCERT announced for KEITH URBAN


The multi-platinum selling Keith Urban has today announced a second and final Brisbane show will be added on Saturday April 16 to his ‘Get Closer 2011 World Tour’, with tickets going on sale at 9am on Monday March 14.

The April 16 show, in Urban’s hometown of Brisbane, will be the last Australian show on the first leg of his world tour and follows the first Brisbane Entertainment Centre show already on sale on Friday April 15.
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BLISS N ESO – Running On Air National Tour – May/June 2011 [Tour News]

  It’s been speculated about for months, and now its official – Bliss N Eso are taking their explosive live show on the road for their biggest ever Australian tour. After what was without-doubt their biggest 12 months ever, with a #1 ARIA debut, a platinum album, international touring, headlining slots on some of the country’s biggest festivals and main stage Big Day Out performances that blew tens of thousands away.

The trio are renowned for their spectacular audio-visual live experience that has set a new benchmark in the genre, and they promise that this will be their biggest and best tour yet, stepping up their already-extravagant live production in what will be one of the largest scale tours from an Australian act in years.

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS announce encore show @ Metro Theatre, Sydney [Tour News]

  In news that is sure to have fans rejoicing, The Frontier Touring Company announced a special encore show in Sydney for legendary U.S. rockers STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. The show will take place within the intimate surrounds of the Metro Theatre on Monday 21st March.

The confirmation of Stone Temple Pilots first Australian tour was met with overwhelming demand, resulting in tickets for their Sydney and Melbourne shows selling out in rapid time.

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