Guards of May are keeping the momentum rolling from their previous single release in late 2013 with a brand new single and East Coast tour in April. Recorded predominantly with Matt Bartlem and also with Tyse Lee at Loose Stones Records, the followup to their wildly successful single Numbers, Arcadia, takes things to the next level. The single is out digitally on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp and more on Friday March 28, just ahead of their first tour date.
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Category Archives: Sydney
Bertie Page Clinic new single “Tomcat Creek” (Official Music Video)
Photo Gallery | Soundwave Festival 2014 – Sydney
Photographer: KristaBella Photography
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Photo Gallery | Clutch + Don Fernando @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 20, 2014
Photographer: Ben Hosking – www.hoskingindustries.com.au
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Live Review | Clutch + Don Fernando @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 20, 2014
Words and Pics: Ben Hosking – www.hoskingindustries.com.au
It begins… The first Soundwave Sidewave shows hit Sydney’s venues in earnest, with Maryland, USA nitro-charged rockers Clutch getting into the swing of things early at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. Supported by Melbourne four-piece Don Fernando, it’s the first time the rock royalty have visited our shores since 2010 and as vocalist/preacher Neil Fallon and his beard proclaim, “Let’s make up for lost time!”
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Origin announce Australian tour – May 2014
Quite possibly the most destructive and heaviest tour of the year will roar across the nation this May with US tech-death giants, Origin leading, A Million Dead Birds Laughing and Eternal Rest through a six date reign of terror.
One of the most intense and technical forces in the contemporary death metal world, Origin have staked their claim as leaders of the new wave of extremity. Their fifth album, Entity, is a blueprint for frantic, hell paced grinds of sonic torment seamlessly mixed with churning grooves and some incredibly catchy hooks. With new vocalist Jason Keyser out the front, the band are prepped to tear Australia a new one.
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THE FRATELLIS – Australian Tour – April 2014
We need excitement. We need rip-roaring tunes. We need THE FRATELLIS.
THE FRATELLIS have been creating heart-swelling, lung-bursting anthems since 2006. With a short hiatus in 2009, the lads are now back and in career best form with their new album ‘We Need Medicine’. Three cheers for what’s likely to be the best comeback of the year. “Once you’ve picked your ears off the floor, you’ll agree.” – Take 40
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Yacht Club DJs Oddity Number 5 East Coast Tour Announcement
Too long have our dance floors lay dormant. Too long has ‘mash’ been of the potato variety. Australia’s favourite mash up maestros Yacht Club DJs will settle the score this April with their Oddity Number 5 Tour – an East Coast run of oddball proportions and the namesake of their fifth infamous mixtape.
It follows the duo’s stint through the UK and US last year; personally invited by Grammy Award winners Mumford & Sons to join them on their Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers, alongside Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, HAIM, The Walkmen and The Vaccines.
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The Holidays release new album “Real Feel” | touring in March
The Holidays new album Real Feel celebrates its release today.
The follow up to Post Paradise and next week’s triple J feature album, Real Feel was painstakingly yet lovingly written over two years across numerous cities and continents, then recorded locally in Melbourne and Sydney. A travelogue of sorts, it echoes singer Simon Jones’ songwriting sojourns through major cities like Berlin, London, Paris and Tokyo.
“This was a difficult record to make, always searching for a sound just beyond our grasp, narrowing in and trying to capture some essence. I had an idea for a sound that I couldn’t quite name or explain, a vague feeling, somewhere between love and loneliness, like a daydream where you can’t quite remember the content but the feelings you had remain. I guess that’s what this album is, trying to make real the intangible feelings of a few years of living.” – Simon Jones, The Holidays
Fans would already be familiar with new tracks ‘Voices Drifting’, ‘All Time High’ and ‘Home’, which have helped the band firmly put themselves back on the radar via radio play and blog love, after their international adventures.
In less than two weeks, the band will take to the road for a national tour that will see them travel to regional as well as metro locations. Supporting The Holidays on the tour will be Brisbane indie-pop stars, The Cairos. Tickets are available for all shows now.
Real Feel is out today.
REAL FEEL 2014 TOUR DATES
with support from The Cairos in all cities except Perth
For ticketing information head to theholidaysmusic.com
Thursday 06 March Elsewhere, Gold Coast QLD
Friday 07 March The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Saturday 08 March The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba QLD
Thursday 13 March Transit Bar, Canberra ACT
Friday 14 March Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Saturday 15 March Mountain Sounds Festival, Mt Penang Gardens NSW
Thursday 20 March The Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Friday 21 March Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Saturday 22 March Waratah Hotel, Hobart TAS
Friday 28 March Pirie St Social Club, Adelaide SA
Saturday 29 March The Rosemount, Perth WA
Sunday 30 March The Newport, Fremantle WA
REAL FEEL IS OUT NOW VIA LIBERATION
www.facebook.com/theholidaysband | www.liberation.com.au
Killswitch Engage announce Australian tour – April 2014
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’S ‘Alive Or Just Breathing’ album was a watershed moment in metal in 2002 as it heralded the birth of ‘Metalcore’. Now, more than a decade later, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have reunited with original singer Jesse Leach. “This change is very exciting,” the band said upon announcing Leach’s triumphant return. “We know you’re going to love it. This is truly a new era in KsE history and it is ready to shred your face off.”
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Lady Gaga’s artRAVE, The ARTPOP Ball announces Australia Tour Leg August 2014
August 20 Perth Arena; August 23 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena; August 26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre & August 30 Sydney Allphones Arena
Tickets Go On Sale Starting Feb. 25 in Support of No. 1 Bestselling Album ARTPOP February 20, 2014 – Melbourne, AU – For release 8:00AM AEDT.
Lady Gaga – one of the top global touring acts of our time having sold nearly 4 million concert tickets on her previous tours – is selling out dates all over North America and Europe making Lady Gaga’s artRAVE, The ARTPOP Ball one of the biggest tours this year.
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Northlane Presents “Free Your Mind 2014”
Northlane will launch and headline the 2014 version of their own curated mini-fest this coming May around Australia. Free Your Mind 2014 will include five touring acts on it’s Australian leg, including international and domestic artists, with local slots to be chosen via a competition launching on March 6 on TheMusic.com.au
Each week a different touring act for Free Your Mind will be announced on Channel V’s “LOUD” program on Monday evenings. The schedule for each announcement is listed below alongside the dates.
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Nova & The Experience – New Single + Tour Dates
Indie pop favourites Nova & The Experience have just announced a nine-date East Coast tour, to promote the release of their new single ‘Shipwrecked’.
‘Shipwrecked’ is the last song off N.A.T.E’s latest EP – ‘There’s Something Here’. The song helps to round off the loose narrative that was told throughout the EP. This slow building track (in 6/8 timing, unusual for a pop song) was again produced by Lachlan Mitchell and is rolling, layered and visually descriptive.
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FourPlay String Quartet ARE BACK
FourPlay are a rock band that happen to be a string quartet. They have released four albums and 3 EPs. It has been while between drinks as the members have focussed on other projects, but we are VERY happy to say they are back… doing Australian tours now and about to announce a very unique world tour next week.
They have to be heard to be believed, there is no string quartet remotely similar… Check them out here: http://shop.fourplay.com.au/
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The Paper Kites announce National Tour
Melbourne’s much loved folk five-piece, The Paper Kites have enjoyed a whirlwind six months since the release of their highly anticipated debut album, States. Following on from a successful national tour, the band embarked on a sold out headline tour of the USA and Canada as well as an illustrious support slot alongside Canadian singer-songwriter, City and Colour. Now back on home ground, the band are set to bring their mesmerising live show to the Australian masses with an all ages national tour covering all major cities. Commencing in Newcastle and winding down in their hometown of Melbourne,The Paper Kites national tour is one not to miss!
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