Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Drums – Australian Headline Shows August 2010

  Dubbed ‘New York’s official coolest new band’ by NME, The Drums have heralded a return to the simplicity of the mind-invading catchiness unique to good, solid, guitar-pop songs. “We love the 1950s,” they say, “it was the beginning of basic pop music. They did it from scratch and pulled these amazing, timeless melodies out of thin air.” And The Drums’, with their New Order-style trebly, melodic bass, Ventures-esque guitar songs about surfing, do exactly that.

On stage their infectious energy manifests as near-lunacy, the band playing their chirpy, whistle stopstart ditties with breathtaking mania. It’s no wonder that after only a year of living in NYC The Drums’ concerts became a weekly dance-party attended religiously by even the most cynical of music fans.

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Concert, event, Melbourne, Music, Sydney

“Out Of the Box” Festival 8-14 June 2010

The 10th biennial Out of the Box festival will excite and ignite the imagination of children from 8- 14 June, incorporating the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, with an exciting program of performances, workshops, exhibitions and free arts events especially designed for children eight years and under.

Performances in the 2010 program include Pirates, a production by the Flying Fruit Circus, Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Patch Theatre Company’s Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. Continue reading “Out Of the Box” Festival 8-14 June 2010 →

Brisbane, event, fact, Festival, Quick Bits, theatre

Gosteleradio Album Launch & Tour [June-July 2010]

  Following the release of their stunning debut album Great Deeds Against The Dead –as featured on Edge Radio (Hobart), Three D Radio (Adelaide) and SYN FM (Melbourne) – Gosteleradio are pleased to announce the supports for their upcoming Melbourne album launch. Continue reading Gosteleradio Album Launch & Tour [June-July 2010] →
Concert, event, Melbourne, Music, Quick Bits, Sydney, tour

Sally Seltmann ‘Heart That’s Pounding’ Album Launch Tour – July 2010

  Sally Seltmann is the award-winning songwriter and singer best known for her work as New Buffalo – the artist behind ‘intoxicating’ albums The Last Beautiful Day’ and ‘Somewhere, anywhere.’ Her new album is ‘Heart That’s Pounding’. After the stripped-back elegance of her previous albums, Sally’s new record is an album that resounds with confidence, megawatt melodies and energising joy.

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Brisbane, Concert, Melbourne, Music, Quick Bits, Sydney, tour

Frightened Rabbit – Sydney & Melbourne shows – August 2010

On the back of their third studio album ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’, Glasgow’s Frightened Rabbit is heading to Australia to play the Splendour In The Grass Festival. If you don’t have tickets to see them there, you can still catch them at Melbourne’s Hi-Fi Bar on August 2 and The Factory in Sydney on August 3. Don’t miss out.

Frightened Rabbit –
Melbourne – 2nd August 2010
The Hi-Fi, Melbourne

Sydney – 3rd August 2010
The Factory, Sydney

Concert, Melbourne, Music, Sydney, tour