Category Archives: Quick Bits

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2011 Dates & Venue Confirmed!

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS have officially confirmed that this year’s festival will again be held in the wonderful surrounds of Woodfordia, near Woodford, south-east Queensland.

Australia’s number one mid-winter music celebration will be held across three big days from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July. Set those dates aside for more music, arts and culture from around the globe.

SITG would also like to advise that any damage inflicted on the Woodfordia site during January’s devastating floods throughout SE QLD will be well and truly repaired by the time of the festival. “We wouldn’t be announcing Woodfordia as the location for the 2011 Splendour In the Grass festival if we weren’t completely confident that was the case,” said Splendour’s co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco.
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British India – ‘March Into the Ocean’ National Tour | March-May 2011 [Tour News]

  After heading to Tassie last weekend to play the MS Fest (Multiple Sclerosis) the British India lads are back in Melbourne, checking their amps and booking flights, in preparation for their single launch tour that kicks off this week!

The new single “March Into the Ocean” has hit the airwaves nationally and last week took out the very impressive Channel [V] Ripe Clip of the Week…
Quite the feat for a song that was only released earlier this month!

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The Waifs – New Album and National Tour


The Waifs – The Waifs		   “Where do we take it from here?” sings Vikki Thorn on Day Dreamer, one of the most uplifting moments on The Waifs’ extraordinary sixth album, Temptation, in store March 4th independently through Jarrah Records (the label The Waifs co-own with John Butler) and MGM Distribution.

It’s a question the much-loved Australian band has asked itself several times in the 19 years since Thorn, her sister Donna Simpson and guitarist Josh Cunningham set off on their incredible journey.

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Frank Turner (UK) ‘England Keep My Bones‘ Australian Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]


Tour dates & tickets below…		   After a busy few months of writing and recording tracks in a studio in North London, Frank Turner emerges with details of his forthcoming album, plus dates for an Australian solo tour, after a hugely successful run of shows with The Revival Tour early last year.

Folk/punk hero (and NME Award nominee for Best Solo Artist) Frank will release his highly anticipated fourth album ‘England Keep My Bones’ on 6th June 2011 through Xtra Mile Recordings for UK and Ireland and on 7th June 2011 through Epitaph Records for the rest of the world.

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MM9 ANNOUNCE SPLIT!

After nine years, three releases and hundreds of live shows, MM9 have announced that the band is calling it a day. They have cited an inability to “pour 100% of our hearts and souls into the music we’re making” and the fact that “as individuals, we’re heading in different directions,” as the reason for the decision.

MM9 first brought their brand of hard-edged electro-rock to the stages of their hometown of Sydney, and created a groundswell of support that firmly established them as one of Australia’s premier touring acts. Uniquely combining elements of heavy rock & electro, littered with guitar-driven melodies; MM9 became known as a band whose versatility was matched only by the sheer potency of their stage presence.
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Artist, Music, Quick Bits

Amaya Laucirica – New Single & National Tour – March-May 2011 [Tour News]

  Amaya Laucirica celebrates the release of her latest double a-side single ‘Sleeping In Your Shadow / Anywhere She Went’ with a string of national support shows.

Fresh from recently sharing the stage with Blonde Redhead and Holly Miranda, Amaya will play 16 dates including Sydney, Geelong, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, Tasmania and Brisbane when she tours nationally supporting Adalita in March/April/May.

Amaya Laucirica released her well-received second album ‘Early Summer‘ in late 2010. The album was selected as ‘Album of the Week’ on Triple J last November.
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Frenzal Rhomb Australian Tour – April-July 2011 [Tour News and Tickets]

  Frenzal Rhomb will perform shows in swooping bird hotspots over the coming weeks to warn people of the danger of bird attack, and to sell their range of hand made neopolitan ice cream container helmets to concerned and/or injured fans

Top tips for fans who dare to venture between their houses and the shows:

1. Know your local swooping birds
2. Move Quickly
3. Travel in a group
and most importantly
4. Eyes at the back of your head!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Fri 22nd April Barwon Club Geelong
Tickets Available Here
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PROPAGANDHI Return To Tour Australia – May 2011! [Tour News & Tickets]

PROPAGANDHI AUSTRALIAN TOUR, MAY 2011

Secret internal cables released early Monday morning by controversial whistle-blower website Wikileaks, have provoked an unprecedented 694-day debate in Australian Parliament.

The cables suggest, contrary to public pronouncements from the Gillard government, that the unbelievably good looking Canadian hard rock band Propagandhi have no time-line for withdrawal from their extremely unpopular mission in Australia.

Propagandhi have warned against handing over responsibility for security in Australia to any of the completely self-serving total assholes that tend to get involved in federal politics in the first place, insisting the transition must be tailored to the conditions on the ground.
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Against Me! ‘White Crosses’ Australian Tour – May 2011 [Tour News]

  Start saving your voices now, because Against Me! are bringing their anthemic sing-alongs back to Australia to make up for their cancelled October 2010 tour.

Joined by new drummer Jay Weinberg and supported by Epitaph’s favorite doomsayers Off With Their Heads, this is a tour not to be missed!

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Tim Barry (USA) Australian Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]

  Tim Barry’s been kicking around the musical underground for nearly 20 years, first as the front man for Virginia punk heroes Avail, and more recently as a singer-songwriter with a penchant for constructing beautiful folk and country tunes.

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BROKEN STONE RECORDS Showcase @ The Empress Hotel, Melbourne – 4 March 2011 [Gig News]


  A BROKEN STONE RECORDS SHOWCASE IN MELBOURNE

Grab your binoculars, ladies and gent – the BROKEN STONE RECORDS (BSR) stable is coming to town for ONE NIGHT ONLY…

Featuring Sister Jane, Caitlin Park, The Maple Trail and Magnetic Heads.

With a suitcase full of spanking new EPs and full-lengths from recent debutantes Sister Jane and Caitlin Park, and the promise of forthcoming records from Magnetic Heads and The Maple Trail, BSR promises a great show. You’d be nuts to miss it.

One Night Only
March 4th
The Empress Hotel Brunswick 704 Nicholson St North Fitzroy
$10, Doors at 7pm

Broken Stone Records is a wholly independent record label based in Sydney.
Check out all of the bands : music, photos, vids & info at www.brokenstonerecords.com

MAGNETIC HEADS – BLIND from Magnetic Heads on Vimeo.

Concert, Melbourne, Music, Quick Bits

Reggie Watts ‘Why Sh*t So Crazy?’ Australian Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]

Following his sold out shows in the Sydney Festival 2009 and rocking the Lilyworld at the 2011 Big Day Out, Reggie Watts returns to Australia in April 2011 for some very special shows!

“Reggie Watts: Super comedian. Faster than a speeding punchline” Seattle Times

Reggie Watts began his career as a singer in various bands in the early 1990s. Then he started being himself. Crazy. Absurd. And the people laughed. They’re still laughing. In his unique sets, Reggie’’s subjects range from ancient history, technology, magic, spirit elves, dragons, mythology and theology to pop culture. The music, exploiting a jaw dropping vocal range, incorporates hip-hop, tripͲhop, 80’’s pop alternative, nu-metal and classical opera – no two songs are ever the same. Reggie loves to disorient and confuse people in the most entertaining way possible.
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WHITE LIES announce Melbourne & Sydney shows – April 2011 [Tour News]

THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS
WHITE LIES – MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY SHOWS ANNOUNCED!

  The Frontier Touring Company confirm the return of indie rock dark princes White Lies to Melbourne and Sydney this April to celebrate the success of their second studio album Ritual.

The UK trio is renowned for their epic anthems, moody musings and sweeping grandeur. With remnants of Interpol and Joy Division in their veins, the band’s debut To Lost My Life hit #1 in the UK charts upon

its 2009 release and went on to sell over 750,000 copies globally, securing the highly coveted #2 position in NME readers’ esteemed Album Of The Year poll that year.
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Amy Meredith tickets available exclusively through fans!

Sydney rockers Amy Meredith last week announced a new tour, and for the first week tickets are only available via fans.

Fans can go to POSSE and get a link that they can post out on Facebook, Tweet or email to friends. If friends click on the links to get tickets then they’ll be able to buy tickets a week before they go on sale to the general public. Plus the Posse member gets paid $2.50 for each ticket sold through their link!

Amy Meredith recognise that fans promoting to their friends on social networks is the most effective form of advertising they can get. They’re transferring the budget they used to allocate to poster advertising and offering it to fans instead.

Amy Meredith lead singer, Christian Lo Russo says: “There are so many ways to get a band’s profile bigger and the music to the masses. TV and Radio are two. But the best and most effective way is word of mouth. The fans are one of, if not the most important part of a band’s success. When your best friend is raving about something, you’re more likely to give it a go so in turn we always like to give something back to the fans.”

Fans sold a massive 40% of tickets to Amy Meredith’s tour in late 2010, which meant the band were able to sell out multiple nights at the same venue. This time they’re sweetening the offer by holding private sound-check parties for every fan who sells four tickets to a show.

To promote Amy Meredith’s exclusive pre-sale, Join Posse Here, then search for Amy Meredith show.

This week on Posse you can also earn $5 promoting Future Music Festival, $4 promoting Creamfields, $3 promoting Groovin’ the Moo, $5 promoting MS Fest, $8 promoting Supafest and many more!

Head to POSSE to get started.

AMY MEREDITH embark on National Headline Tour to celebrate a massive 18 months… [Tour News]

Music, Quick Bits, tickets

Birds of Tokyo – Queensland Shows – May 2011 [Gig News]

  Having recently been hailed for their killer live performances across the Big Day Out tour, Birds Of Tokyo now announce two Queensland shows for May 2011. The band will play The Tivoli in Brisbane on Wednesday May 11 and the Lake Kawana Community Centre on the Sunshine Coast, Thursday May 12.

Birds of Tokyo need no introduction. In 2010 the band released their chart topping self titled third studio album which is still sitting comfortably in the top 20 eight months after release with sales well surpassed platinum.
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