SAM TSUI & KURT HUGO SCHNEIDER – Australian Tour July 2016

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SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED: TIFFANY ALVORD, MIKE TOMPKINS AND ANDIE CASE.
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Sahara Beck To Support Ball Park Music + Upcoming Shows + Album ‘PANACEA’

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Having only recently released her critically acclaimed second album PANACEA, Sahara Beck is showing no signs of slowing down, with her busy touring schedule set to extend into the tail end of 2016. The 20-year-old, 3 x QMA winning singer-songwriter from the Sunshine Coast, has just announced she will be joining Ball Park Music for their massive, 17-date national album tour, which kicks off September 3, alongside Melbourne indie rockers The Creases, PLUS sets locked in for the upcoming Bello Winter Music Festival.
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DESTRENDS – ‘PAPA’ SINGLE + TOUR – August 2016

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Outfitted in Dr Martens, tight jeans and glitter, Destrends are a Melbourne based three-piece quickly building a reputation as a distinctly theatrical live band with a sound influenced by early 80s post-punk. Their sound is a unique blend, reminiscent of the new wave sound of the late 70s and early 80s, with a gentle touch of gothic hysteria.
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PLINI – “ELECTRIC SUNRISE” AUSTRALIAN TOUR, with INTERVALS – September 2016

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This year has been anything but quiet for Australia’s favourite bedroom-prog-wizard, PLINI. Starting with sold-out headline shows in SYDNEY and MELBOURNE and a massive debut tour around North America with INTERVALS, he can currently be found journeying across Europe with ANIMALS AS LEADERS on a six-week summer festival & club tour. This September, it will finally be Australia’s turn again, as PLINI heads out on his biggest tour yet, including his first ever headlining show in PERTH. Also joining the tour and performing in Australia for the very first time are Canadian prog-metallers INTERVALS!
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REFUSED – Sick Of It All & High Tension – Australian Tour, January 2017

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“The time has come…there’s no escape”

Legendary Swedish hardcore punks, Refused will return to Australia in January 2017 along with hardcore icons Sick Of It All (celebrating their 30th anniversary) and High Tension!

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BLEACHED (USA) Australian Tour 2016

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Rock and roll brats, Bleached will bring their sunshiney, West Coast vibes to Australia for the first time this September/October.

Sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin, developed their craft within Mika Miko – a rough around the edges DIY punk group that guaranteed a wild live set and was greatly appreciated by regulars of The Smell. Retiring to focus on Bleached now with added bassist, Micayla Grace, Jennifer as lead vocalist and Jessica as lead guitarist they released Ride Your Heart in 2013.
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Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife: Thieves Album Tour 2016

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With her dream band The GoodLife by her side, Canadian expat, now Australian resident, Tracy McNeil has delivered her finest release yet with her fourth studio album Thieves. Ten songs written across three countries – the album traverses the emotional landscape of loss, the elusiveness of time and the thrill of new beginnings.
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Willie Watson and Josh Hedley – East Coast Australian Tour Dates – July 2016

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Willie Watson and Josh Hedley will arrive next week to commence what will be a rollicking ride down our East Coast of folk, country, blues and good ol’ times. Starting in Brisbane then onto Bellingen for Bello Winter Music, then Sydney, then Melbourne and Meeniyan.
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James Blake Announces Mark Pritchard as Support for his official SITG sideshows

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JAMES BLAKE ANNOUNCES MARK PRITCHARD AS SUPPORT

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On May 6, James Blake dropped his surprise LP and gifted us all with his incredibly beautiful third studio album The Colour in Anything. The album features writing credits from Frank Ocean, a collaboration and production from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and tracks co-produced by the legendary Rick Rubin in his Shangri La studios in Malibu. It is his most sprawling and ambitious effort yet… with many calling it one of the best albums of the year.
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Chester live at Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane – July 7, 2016

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Chester, both a solo and group project brings a sound that redefines Folk and Indie Rock. With a brooding tone and puppy dog eyes, founder and songwriter Mitchell Quinn crafts introspective tunes with haunting melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
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Panic! At The Disco Announce Australian Tour – January 2017

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Here’s some news to whip music lovers into a frenzy. Award-winning, internationally acclaimed colossal rockers PANIC! AT THE DISCO are set to return to Australian shores January 2017 to support their chart topping fifth studio album, Death Of A Bachelor.
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Live Review : The Bennies at Max Watt’s, Melbourne – June 24, 2016

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If a word-cloud was done on The Bennies’ song lyrics, it would be a short but exhilarating list. With a subject matter focussed almost exclusively on hedonistic pursuits, the lyrics rarely venture outside the life of of a constant party, and the best ways in which to get there. The band’s live show is a perfect personification of that single-minded pursuit; their sold-out hometown gig at Max Watt’s to kick off their triumphant national tour is a masterclass in shambolic, euphoric pleasure seeking. And it’s as intoxicating as the substances they croon about.
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