Live Review + Photos : The Blind Boys of Alabama at Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane – March 31, 2016

Review and photos by Amanda Lee Starkey
The Blind Boys of Alabama at Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane - March 31, 2016 Photographer: Amanda Lee Starkey
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been bringing music to the world for the better part of seven decades, winning multiple Grammy awards over the years.

The aim of the Blind Boys is to being joy through music to fans of the Gospel genre. However you don’t have be a fan of Gospel to enjoy the Blind Boys and their soulful voices. However if you are here to see anything else other that gospel music then “you are in the wrong place” we’re informed.
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KADAVAR (GER) Australian Tour 2016 – Supports Announced

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KADAVAR (GER) Australian Tour 2016 – Supports Announced

In Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Kadavar will be supported by Melbourne’s CHILD and Perth band MT. MOUNTAIN.

Heavy blues enthusiasts and live music giants CHILD will be the main support on the tour. After a highly successful European tour and a recent lineup change, CHILD have been busy putting the final touches to their long awaited second album which is due for release in May 2016. We cannot wait to see them live again three nights in a row!
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The Drones – ‘Feelin Kinda Free’ National Album Tour 2016 **UPDATED**

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*** TOUR UPDATE – NEW SHOWS ADDED + NEW CLIP ***
Behold the brand new clip for the third single from Feelin Kinda Free, ‘Boredom’.

Shot in locations across Tokyo, and Melbourne, directed by The Drones and Chris Matthews of Defero Productions, it is a party and hens night, celebrating and mourning the universal power of deep suburbia to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.
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RÜFÜS – National Australian Tour – April/May 2016

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2016 is shaping up to be RÜFÜS’ biggest year yet; with BLOOM topping the ARIA charts with a #1 debut in Jan, booting Adele from the top spot that she’d held for months. The album’s two lead singles landed in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown (You Were Right #12 and Like An Animal #28) and the fellas are currently in the middle of their mostly sold out European/UK/US/CAN tour, which is set to see them play on the coveted Coachella line up later this month..
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Q&A with Tom Bloomfield – WAAX

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With a reputation for delivering blistering live performances and their latest EP ‘Holy Sick’ in tow, WAAX will be hitting the stage at the 2016 ‘The Blurst Of Times” Festival. We caught up with WAAX drummer Tom Bloomfield for a chat.

First of all, congratulations on the release of your 2015 EP ‘Holy Sick’.

Thankyaaaa

‘Holy Sick’ has been extremely well received. Do you enjoy the writing/recording process or prefer touring and playing live shows?

That’s a toughy, I think we love them both for different reasons, playing live probably has our collective heart though.
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Black Stone Cherry joins STEEL PANTHER Australian Tour – June 2016

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Black Stone Cherry has some sweet (as cherry pie) news – their tour dates in June 2016 have been rescheduled. While that doesn’t SOUND like awesome news… it most definitely is, as they have been shifted to main support slot on the Steel Panther tour. Double your dose of US rock in one night!.
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Album Review : Black Stone Cherry – ‘Kentucky’

Photos & Review : Peter Coates
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From the grungy opening chords of The Way of the Future all the way to the heartfelt soulful close of The Rambler, this is an album that wears its heart right on its Southern Frock-coat sleeve. The fifth full-length release from Kentucky born and bred rockers Black Stone Cherry sees them continue to stay loyal to their deep southern roots, while delivering probably their heaviest riffs, and most soulful ballad on the same record.
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MAYDAY PARADE (With special guest The Early November) Announce 2016 Australian Tour

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Pop punk phenomenon MAYDAY PARADE are heading Down Under in October on their most extensive Australian headline tour to date to support their fifth album, ‘Black Lines’.
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Joe Bonamassa – 2016 Australian Tour

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Hot off the heels of his blistering performance at Blues Fest in Byron Bay over Easter, blues-rock guitarist extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa is happy to announce he will be returning to Australian shores for a national headline tour this September, including a very special evening that will see Joe play his debut performance at the Sydney Opera House.
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Art Exhibition: “In the garden of Alex” – Richard Randall Studio, Mt Coot-tha – 16/17 April 2016

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Alex Crombie-Van Ewyk is a young Brisbane artist with a strong interest in Japanese culture and tradition, and passion for colour and design. In the garden of Alex is an art exhibition of artwork is based on nature and the gardens.
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Trivium Announce Australian Tour – April 2016 *Supports Announced*

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*** TOUR UPDATE ***
LOCAL TOUR SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED

The much anticipated return of US metal monoliths TRIVIUM is but one week away now, and promoters have revealed a series of quality local openers for the tour, complementing already announced main support ORPHEUS OMEGA.

Primed and eager to tread the boards alongside one of the most significant and exciting names in modern metal will be a selection of curated local acts. Melbourne scores prog-metal up’n’comers Orsome Welles and the popular Envenomed. Sydney gets energetic melodic hardcore act Polaris. Brisbane will include death metal maestros Eternal Rest, whilst Fremantle and Adelaide will catch Make Way For Man and Dyssidia respectively. All awesome ambassadors for our thriving local metal scene.

There’s no doubt this tour will yield will be one of the most thrill inducing live metal experiences to be had on Australian shores this year. More shows are on the cusp of selling out, so be decisive and head to tickets.destroyalllines.com immediately to secure tickets.
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VIOLENT SOHO national WACO Tour completely sold out!

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Violent Soho’s hugely anticipated fourth studio album WACO (released on 18 March via I OH YOU) has debuted at #1 on ARIA album charts. It’s been a long time coming for Mansfield’s (4122) favourite sons who after four full length LPs (including Gold-certified Hungry Ghost which enjoyed a #6 ARIA debut) and extensive touring throughout Australia and overseas, have managed to snag the hotly sort after top spot.
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The Cat Empire Australian – ‘Rising With The Sun’ Tour Announcement

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The Cat Empire announce the ‘Rising With The Sun Global Tour’ with shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Far North Qld, and of course their home town of Melbourne. These shows (many of them suitable for all ages) join the already announced Western Australian dates in March and performances at Womadelaide and BluesFest in Byron Bay, with more shows in QLD and NSW to be announced soon.
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