Principal Entertainment are proud to present the triumphant return of genre defying New Orleans band Mutemath.

After slaying Australian audiences and critics alike earlier in the year Mutemath are heading back to Australia in 2013 to road test songs for their next album and continue the love affair that has developed between this amazing band and the country.

During their string of sold out shows across the nation Mutemath stunned all with their amazing artistry and incendiary live performances delivering songs from their acclaimed 3rd studio album Odd Soul. On their return to what has rapidly become one the band’s favourite countries to tour Mutemath will thrill fans with a preview of what is destined to be one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2013.
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PRESENTED NATIONALLY BY CATTLEYARD PROMOTIONS AND WITH SUNSET EVENTS IN BUNBURY

ROUNDING UP THE BEST SOUNDS, CREW AND ALL THINGS MOO FOR 2013

Groovin’ the Moo (GTM) loves this time of year! With fond memories of GTM 2012 still fresh in mind, from Maitland to Canberra, Bendigo to Townsville and Bunbury, new music is pumping through the offices, bands are being booked, artwork is being crafted, event site planning is underway and the team is coming back into the GTM fold.
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Today Bluesfest Byron Bay, Australia’s Number 1 Blues & Roots Music Festival (Easter Weekend March 28 to April 1) brings to all Australian Fans an announcement very much close to their heart!

This latest Bluesfest release focuses on our remarkable Australian, as well as New Zealand Artists, and brings a perfect selection of ‘well known’ and ‘up and coming’ home grown talent to the Bluesfest stages.

This Aussie Announcement will have every Australian feeling proud to be one.

The 2013 Bluesfest Artist Program is already being hailed as one of the best line-ups in Australian Festival History but by the sounds of it, Bluesfest is not done yet. There are more announcements scheduled for the upcoming weeks.
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Ladies and Gentleman, a moment of your time please, this won’t take long. Australia’s most enigmatic band of the heavier persuasion have awoken from their slumber. Yes, that’s right, the rarest of things, some Karnivool shows have been announced only in NSW in the lead up to Pyramid Festival.

The band finish their year off with shows at Waves, Wollongong on Friday 28 December and The Metro Theatre, Sydney on Saturday 29 December before heading to Phillip Island for the festival on Sunday 30 December 2012.

It’s the only chance fans have to see the bottom heavy beast before the band enter the recording studio at the start of January.

Yes, you read that correctly, recording of the elusive and much anticipated 3rd Karnivool album is now locked in.
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Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Event: Harvest Festval
Venue: Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Date: 18 November 2012

Excerpt of our Live Review
“It’s a great feeling when you know something is just right, needing no amount of alteration at all. The Melbourne leg of Harvest Festival typifies that, and after fixing the queuing problems of last year, it can safely be said to be the best run festival in Australia; taking into account location, atmosphere and lineup….” – read our full review at:
* Live Review – Harvest Festval – Werribee Park, Melbourne – 11 November 2012

Don;t forget to also check out the Photos from Harvest Festival – Werribee Park, Melbourne – 11 November 2012

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Extreme With Special Guest Richie Kotzen –
Australian Tour 2013

Lennard Promotions are thrilled to present 90’s rock giants Extreme along with very special guest guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen live in Australia in 2013.

Extreme won a legion of fans during the 80’s and 90’s selling over 10 million records including their global smash hit More Than Words. Known for their heavy hitting musical ability and featuring the blazing guitar work of Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme exercised restraint rather than indulgence producing amazing music that not only showcased the band’s proficiency but also their collective mastery of hook laden rock. Richie Kotzen is a renowned guitar prodigy in his own right texturing both his own acclaimed releases and those from a string of notable acts including Poison and Mr Big with stunning guitar lines and breathtaking musical dexterity. Teaming up for what is sure to be a highlight on the 2013 touring calendar Extreme and very special guest Richie Kotzen will thrill Australian music lovers and galvanise guitar tragics alike.
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Electric Empire – Changin’ Tour

Electric Empire return to Australia after another sell-out tour of Japan, taking to the east coast in support of their brand new EP Changin’ released October 26.

The first new material since 2011’s single Yes I Will, which spearheaded a deluxe version of their breakthrough debut self titled album (which has sold in excess of 40 000 copies), Changin’ represents a mature new sound for the fully fledged four piece. Produced in conjunction with ARIA winner Jon Castle (Washington, The Bamboos), Changin’ builds on the soulful sound that has taken the world by storm and takes it a whole lot higher…
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The Owls – ‘Swamp Love’ EP and East Coast Tour.

Since forming in 2008, Newcastle four-piece The Owls have been plowing their sonic fields, harvesting a unique sound from their huge variety of influences. Mashing together elements of dirty blues and alternative rock with lashings of progressive southern rock all topped off with ethereal three-part harmonies. It all blends together seamlessly, and now with the release of their EP ‘Swamp Love’ (in stores and online November 9th), it’s as evident as ever, The Owls are a force to be reckoned with.
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Evil Eddie – Announces ‘Flavour Country’ National Tour.

Evil Eddie, a name synonymous with the DIY ethic, classic beats with a pop edge, and all out fun, has been holed up in his own
studio for the past year or so, tinkering away like a mad professor and putting the final touches on his debut opus. Now, as Eddie
emerges from the lab, he is ready to show the world what he’s been hiding when he releases ‘Welcome To Flavour Country’ on
October 26th and heads out on the road this November to spread Evil Love all over this wide brown land.

Giving truth to the adage ‘there’s no rest for the wicked’, Evil Eddie begins a 20 date national headlining tour almost immediately after
the album drops, starting in Byron Bay, moving onto Sprung Festival in his hometown of Brisbane, down to Tasmania, over to
Perth and almost everywhere else in between.
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Photographer: Naomi Rahim – Design & Photography

Photographer: Naomi Rahim – Design & Photography
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KSSR Announces First Ever Shows + Releases New Single “Passenger” on iTunes.

“Decidedly Intoxicating” – Groupie

KSSR’s debut single “Passenger” signals the beginning of a new dawn for creative “bipolar pop” artist Kiss Reid, with the release of his new track on iTunes, Friday 9th November. Also starting off the new year, we are proud to announce his first ever shows under this moniker taking place both Melbourne (11TH January) and Sydney (25th January) presented by Purple Sneakers.
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Glenn Robbins, Jeff Stilson and Mick Molloy at The Sit Down Comedy Club Sunday 18th November.

After a sell-out Melbourne International Comedy Festival run Mick Molloy, Glenn Robbins and Jeff Stilson are taking their hilarious show on the road! After years of TV, film and radio appearances, the three comedians have gone back to their roots – standing behind a microphone in front of a roomful of punters. Three men, a microphone and 90 minutes of some of Australia’s best comedy.
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NIKKO & QUIET STEPS – Dual LP Launch
@ The Zoo, Saturday Nov 24
& Victorian Dates (Nikko Only)

On Saturday the 24th of November two stalwarts of Brisbane’s independent rock scene, Nikko and Quiet Steps, will descend on Brisbane’s The Zoo to celebrate the launch of their latest respective releases on wax. Tickets are $12+bf through zoo.oxtix.com.au or $15 on the door.

Founded in 2005, Nikko have toured the country relentlessly since the release of their 2010 debut The Warm Side, sharing stages with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail Of Dead and Japan’s BORIS, along with Australian contemporaries Eleventh He Reaches London, Harmony and sleepmakeswaves.
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