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Good Vibrations Festival is THE event of Australia’s summer holiday festivities. Situated in the coolest surroundings our beautiful cities have to offer, GVF features the finest international and local artists performing an eclectic blend of the finest and freshest party music!
GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL 2011! |
Jam Music proudly presents the 8th Good Vibrations Festival
Continue reading Good Vibrations Festival 2011 – February 2011 [Festival News]
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‘My Mind is an Echo Chamber’ was a song title before it was a song. The music comes from a love of dancehall and dub… punk rock and a sense of longing… distorted guitars and analog synths…the good kind…the kind with the broken faders. It’s King Tubby and Barrington Levy booming from a ghetto blaster set up on the side of an empty pool. It’s Scratch Perry lacing up his chucks and eating a burrito con pollo with lyrics from a Morrissey song swimming in his brain. Tape echoes, blue horns and skittering drums. |
‘My Mind is an Echo Chamber’ is the third single off The Beautiful Girls fourth record Spooks . Following in the footsteps of its high rotation predecessors ‘Don’t Wait’ and ‘10:10’.
Continue reading The Beautiful Girls ‘My Mind is an Echo Chamber’ Australian Summer Tour – Jan 2011 [Tour News]
WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (‘My So Called Life,”Once And Again’ and ‘thirtysomething’), and is based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire. With musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…), WICKED is directed by 2003 and 2004 Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Assassins, Take Me Out, Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune). Continue reading WICKED @ QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from 11 January 2011 [Theatre News]
Sir Bob Geldof is coming to Australia and playing one show only at the Lyric Theatre, Star City – Sydney on 16 December 2010.
Along with his band he will be performing a broad selection of his music from his roots in The Boomtown Rats to his subsequent solo career. In addition to many of the old favourites and past mega hits there could be a few surprises with material from his new album How To Write Songs That Will Sell (58 1/2), due for international release in February 2011.
The members of the band supporting Geldof’s vocals and guitar include Pete Briquette, Vince Loveday on violin, mandolin and ukulele, Niall Power on percussion, Alan Dunn on keyboards and accordion, Jim Russell on drums and John Turnbull on lead guitar. Together they form a highly professional, close-knit group, whose amicable interaction on stage creates a fun and memorable evening.
Sir Bob Geldof (UK) @ Lyric Theatre – Star City, Sydney
Date: 16 December 2010
Blues-rock legends ZZ Top return to Australia next April and their image has been as unchanging and memorable as their music. The legendary Texan trio has been together for more than 40 years and were inducted by Keith Richards into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 2004. It’s a remarkable achievement that they’re still very much together after more than 40 years of being on the road and in the studio.
Continue reading ZZ Top Australian Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]
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Having appropriately vanished following their 2009 Auf Wiedersehen tour, Sparkadia surfaced late this year to delight with the new single and surprise radio hit ‘‘Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs’’, and tantalised and teased us with live versions of four other brand new cuts during their run of dates around Australia with Little Red in October 2010.
Having since returned to London to complete the sophomore opus, Alex Burnett and Sparkadia are now excited to announce that the name of the forthcoming album is ‘The Great Impression’ and with it a confirmed release date of March 18th 2011 on Ivy League Records. |
In further massive news Sparkadia are set to celebrate the release by way of their biggest Australian tour to date. Spanning four weeks The Great Impression tour is due to visit most major cities. Joining them in the celebration are the extraordinarily talented Operator Please and fellow Ivy League label mates, Melbourne’s Alpine.
SPARKADIA
The Great Impression Tour
With Guests – Operator Please & Alpine
Tickets on sale Monday December 6th
Thur 24th March The ANU Bar – Canberra
TixVenue: (02) 6125 3660 and www.ticketek.com.au
Fri 25th March The Hi-Fi– Melbourne – ** SOLD OUT **
Sat 26 Mar The Hi-Fi, Melbourne *NEW SHOW*
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Wed 30th March Wollongong Uni Centre – Wollongong
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Thur 31st March Bar on the Hill – Newcastle University
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Fri 1st April Metro Theatre – Sydney – ** SOLD OUT **
Tix Venue (02) 9550 366 www.metrotheatre.com.au
Sat 2 Apr Metro Theatre, Sydney *NEW SHOW*
Tix Venue (02) 9550 366 www.metrotheatre.com.au
Thur 7th April The Coolangatta Hotel -Gold Coast
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Fri 8th April The Hi-Fi (Brisbane)
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Fri 15th April HQ Adelaide – Adelaide
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Sat 16th April Capitol – Perth
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Sparkadia – Take ‘Postcards’ On The Road Oct-Nov 2008
Amandah Wilkinson of Operator Please tells Tara-Kai Hammond, “It’s good to be home…” in the lead up to the Valley Fiesta 2008
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The NO SLEEP TIL timetables and maps! If you’re still trying to work out who to see at this year’s inaugural No Sleep Til festival then wonder no more. |
Stereosonic 2010 – Sydney, Saturday 27th December [Photo Gallery]
Continue reading Stereosonic 2010 – Sydney, 27th December 2010 [Photo Gallery]
 Claude Von Stroke – Bar Soma |
 STAFFORD BROTHERS – The Met |
 Tommy Trash LIVE – Family Nightclub |
 Summer Night @ – The Cliffs Cafe |
 Pacha NYE Party – Ivy |
 Pontoon New Years Eve – Pontoon Bar |
 Harbour Party NYE 2010 – Luna Park |
 The Vasco Era with The Fumes |
 NEW YEARS EVE at RIVA – Riva |
 GLOBAL SOUND FESTIVAL – Shed 4 |
 Trust Us – NYE – Brown Alley |
 BASS JUMP NYD 2011 – Prince Bandroom |
| Space Ibiza Festival – Entertainment Quarter |
 NYE on The Harbour – Cargo Bar |
Iconic performer Cyndi Lauper is returning to Australia for a number of performances from March 2011.
Cyndi Lauper was the first artist to have five top ten singles from a debut album which included her mega hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Cyndi has sold 25 million albums, received 13 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards, two American Music Awards, and 18 MTV Video Music Awards and continues to lead as a singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and activist.
Continue reading Cyndi Lauper Australian Tour 2011 – March 2011 [Tour News]
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Ministry of Sound Classics is back once again on New Years Day 2011, helping you bring in the New Year in classic style. Nestled neatly away from all the dirt, sweat and grime, Ministry of Sound Classics has become a staple to the party diet of many a seasoned punter, and this, it’s fifth instalment, is no exception and sure to be another sold-out show. There will be sunshine, there will be tunes, there will be five bars serving two rooms of sun-drenched house at Sydney’s premier Ivy Complex. |
Cog announce Sydney Christmas Show With special guests After The Fall and Overreactor
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Cog may have been lying low for the past few months, but to keep with tradition, they will dust off their gear and take the stage for their annual hometown Christmas show on December 22nd.
The Sydney Christmas show has become a staple date in the annual festive calendar for Cog fans, and this year will be no different. With the band taking time away from music recently, this annual show will be a rare and welcomed event. |
Continue reading Cog announce Sydney Christmas Show [Gig News]
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Saturday 27th Nov – SYDNEY – Sydney Showgrounds – Main Arena & Surrounds Sunday 28th Nov – PERTH* – Claremont Showground Saturday 4th Dec – ADELAIDE – Bonython Park Saturday 4th Dec – MELBOURNE – Melbourne Showgrounds Sunday 5th Dec – BRISBANE – RNA Showgrounds |
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Actress Alinta Chidzey is wowing audiences as she burns up the floor in West Side Story, bringing sass and charm to the role of Anita. Life Music Media caught up with her for the Brisbane leg of the Australian Tour. For someone who has just taken a quick break from an intense tech week to talk to the media, Alinta Chidzey appears very relaxed. |
It’s a sunny day at Southbank in Brisbane, where the cast and crew of the classic musical West Side Story are busily preparing to launch the next leg of their Australian tour. Chidzey sits sipping an orange juice and speaks enthusiastically about the role of Anita – the fiery Puerto Rican immigrant unwillingly caught up in a 50s gang war – for which she is receiving rave reviews.
Continue reading On the Road to Somewhere – Alinta Chidzey in West Side Story [Feature Article]