Review by Hannah Collins
Rickie Lee Jones… um… who? She’s not on the regular radio rotation, nor is a household name, yet she’s been filling the air with her amicable sounds for the last 30 years. Her initial self titled album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard top 200; she’s received over 5 Grammy nominations and has featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.
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JACK JOHNSON “To The Sea Tour” – December 2010
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Nik Tischler and Michael Coppel, in conjunction with MAX are pleased to announce the Australian dates for JACK JOHNSON’S 2010 To The Sea Tour.
Back to perform in Australia – a place he holds dear to his heart – Jack returns this coming summer in support of his forthcoming album “To The Sea”, for what will be a run of hotly anticipated shows. A Decade on from his first visit, JACK JOHNSON will be on Australian shores again with a new album under his belt, titled To The Sea and a back catalogue of hits spanning his multi-platinum selling albums “Brushfire Fairytales”, “On and On”, “In Between Dreams” and “Sleep Through The Static”. |
Performing such classics as “Inaudible Melodies”, “Sitting Waiting Wishing”, “Flake”, “Taylor”, and “Times Like These”, along side his latest hit “You And Your Heart” Jack brings in tow his ever faithful traveling companions, long time band members Adam Topol (drums),Merlo Podlewski (bass) and Zach Gill (keys).
After selling an astonishing 18 million+ copies worldwide, JACK JOHNSON, is set to release his fifth studio album – the aptly titled “To The Sea” – produced by Robert Carranza, and JACK JOHNSON, which also features guest appearances from long time collaborator and friend G. Love, and Paula Fuga. The first taster from the record comes in the shape of single and first track entitled “You And Your Heart” – a beautiful, melodic slice of acoustic bliss, that is indicative of – and perfectly introduces – “To The Sea”, to JACK’S ever faithful, and ever growing audience.
In a continuing effort to acknowledge and support environmental work JACK JOHNSON’S 2010 To The Sea Tour will collaborate with hand-chosen community groups in Australia and around the world as part of Johnson’s All At Once Community. This year’s All At Once campaign will focus on supporting non-profit groups and engaging fans in the realms of Sustainable Local Food Systems and Plastic Free Initiatives. As in 2008, Jack Johnson will donate 100% of his tour profits to charity and tour proceeds will go to these groups to support their projects. Visit www.AllAtOnce.org for additional information.
With a history of tickets selling fast on JACK’S Australian tours, fans should get in early to avoid missing out on what’s shaping up to be the must see tour of 2010.
Saturday December 4th 2010 – ME BANK STADIUM, PERTH
Buy tickets here
Monday December 6th 2010 – ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE
Wednesday December 8th 2010 – SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL, MELBOURNE
Saturday December 11th 2010 – THE DOMAIN, SYDNEY
Buy tickets here
Monday December 13th 2010 – RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
Further ticketing, general tour and additional environmental information available on the dedicated tour website – www.jackjohnson.com.au
Tickets for all shows are on sale Friday June 4TH 2010
all shows are LICENSED and ALL AGES
Jack Johnson – “To The Sea” out Friday June 4th – Brushfire Records / Universal Music
The album is an Australian exclusive with bonus VIDEO download of ‘You & Your Heart’
LEONARD COHEN – Second Melbourne show announced!
OVERWHELMING DEMAND – SECOND & FINAL CONCERT ANNOUNCED FOR ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
Tickets to Leonard Cohen’s Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena have quickly sold this morning, prompting The Frontier Touring Company to add a second show on Saturday 13 November.
The excitement and devotion of his fans has been evident today. Concert goers have been quick to call Cohen one of the most remarkable, moving live performers and the reviews following his 2009 World Tour reveal critics wholeheartedly agree. Continue reading LEONARD COHEN – Second Melbourne show announced!
Cold Chisel to headline 2010 Deniliquin Ute Muster – October 2010
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The legendary Cold Chisel will headline the 2010 Deniliquin Ute Muster on Saturday 2nd October 2010.
This will be Cold Chisel’s only major performance this year, cementing the Deniliquin Ute Muster as one of Australia’s flagship Festival’s for 2010. With a top class entertainment programme of extreme sports, live concerts and entertainment to suit all ages the Deniliquin Ute Muster is anticipating a sellout prior to the Festival. |
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The Drums – Australian Headline Shows August 2010
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Dubbed ‘New York’s official coolest new band’ by NME, The Drums have heralded a return to the simplicity of the mind-invading catchiness unique to good, solid, guitar-pop songs. “We love the 1950s,” they say, “it was the beginning of basic pop music. They did it from scratch and pulled these amazing, timeless melodies out of thin air.” And The Drums’, with their New Order-style trebly, melodic bass, Ventures-esque guitar songs about surfing, do exactly that.
On stage their infectious energy manifests as near-lunacy, the band playing their chirpy, whistle stopstart ditties with breathtaking mania. It’s no wonder that after only a year of living in NYC The Drums’ concerts became a weekly dance-party attended religiously by even the most cynical of music fans. |
Continue reading The Drums – Australian Headline Shows August 2010
“Out Of the Box” Festival 8-14 June 2010
The 10th biennial Out of the Box festival will excite and ignite the imagination of children from 8- 14 June, incorporating the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, with an exciting program of performances, workshops, exhibitions and free arts events especially designed for children eight years and under.
Performances in the 2010 program include Pirates, a production by the Flying Fruit Circus, Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Patch Theatre Company’s Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. Continue reading “Out Of the Box” Festival 8-14 June 2010
Gosteleradio Album Launch & Tour [June-July 2010]
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Following the release of their stunning debut album Great Deeds Against The Dead –as featured on Edge Radio (Hobart), Three D Radio (Adelaide) and SYN FM (Melbourne) – Gosteleradio are pleased to announce the supports for their upcoming Melbourne album launch. Continue reading Gosteleradio Album Launch & Tour [June-July 2010] |
ALESTORM Australian Tour 17th – 20th June 2010!
Sally Seltmann ‘Heart That’s Pounding’ Album Launch Tour – July 2010
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Sally Seltmann is the award-winning songwriter and singer best known for her work as New Buffalo – the artist behind ‘intoxicating’ albums The Last Beautiful Day’ and ‘Somewhere, anywhere.’ Her new album is ‘Heart That’s Pounding’. After the stripped-back elegance of her previous albums, Sally’s new record is an album that resounds with confidence, megawatt melodies and energising joy. |
Continue reading Sally Seltmann ‘Heart That’s Pounding’ Album Launch Tour – July 2010
Frightened Rabbit – Sydney & Melbourne shows – August 2010
On the back of their third studio album ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’, Glasgow’s Frightened Rabbit is heading to Australia to play the Splendour In The Grass Festival. If you don’t have tickets to see them there, you can still catch them at Melbourne’s Hi-Fi Bar on August 2 and The Factory in Sydney on August 3. Don’t miss out.
Frightened Rabbit –
Melbourne – 2nd August 2010
The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Sydney – 3rd August 2010
The Factory, Sydney
Nile and Hate Eternal @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 29th May 2010 [Photo Gallery]
Live Review – The Dillinger Escape Plan + Maylene and the Sons of Disaster at The Hi Fi, Brisbane 25 May 2010
Review: Hannah Collins
Following on from the destruction that took place at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Friday 21st, Sunday 23rd of May saw the malicious line up on the The Dillinger Escape Plan tour park their vans and load their gear into the rear of Brisbane’s Hi Fi.
With both headliner, and second support bands touring off the back of their latest releases, they’ve come; ready blow the house away with an arrangement of toxically destructive yet undeniably distinct songs. Maylene don’t’ look like your typical metal band, because they’re not. Neither are Dillinger. Both acts are well known for their pioneering ability to create and mould new genres of sounds, encompassing an array of metal, jazz, blues, rockabilly, punk and screamo. The collection of sounds we’re about to hear are unique only to the bands who’ve created them. Maylene are drilling to the core of traditional rock and metal and intently injecting an air of southern flair, quite familiar to their place of foundation; Burmingham, Alabama. While Dillinger, a much earlier conception, incorporate their own blend of metal (progressive, thrash, hardcore, punk) and jazz fusions to have become, the pioneers of what critics and fans alike now know as “math metal”. With such a partricular combination of artists, the show will surely be, as mind boggling and utterly intriguing as the bands themselves.
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Evergreen Terrace / Casey Jones / Dropsaw @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 22nd May 2010 [Live Review]
Review : Ms Morta
It came to my attention during the duration of tonight’s performance, that to be a musician in the hardcore punk scene, one must master the art of levitation.
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Rocking up to The Hi-Fi Bar on this chilly Saturday night the crowd was already a buzz. Newcastle’s Dropsaw hit the stage running with their heavy hardcore sound to start the night. Having just released their 3rd album HARD JUSTICE, they busted through their short set comfortably, pleasing those early punters who wanted to let loose ASAP! It was obvious these boys were stoked to have been the support on such a great bill. |
HELLYEAH! Australian Tour – July 2010
An undeniable void exists in heavy metal… don’t fear… HELLYEAH are back to revive it in their true bombastic style!
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Brace yourself because metal’s baddest group of outlaws, Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan), Chad Gray (Mudvayne), Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne), Bob Zilla (Damageplan) and Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) are on the verge of releasing ‘Stampede’, the follow up to their 2007 self-titled debut. Chad Gray says of the album “I couldn’t wait to write this record. I can’t wait for our fans to hear it and I definitely can’t wait to hit the fucking stage and play it! |
Stampede represents every emotion that you’ve ever had and everything that screams HELLYEAH! There’s no smoke and mirrors with what we are. What you see is what you get. And what your get is five guys bringin’ it, a head full of music and bleeding ears!” Continue reading HELLYEAH! Australian Tour – July 2010
MUSE Australian Tour Announced – December 2010
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The Resistance lives on. After taking the nation with sheer force at the Big Day Out in January, MUSE will return to bring 2010 to a close with the biggest shows they’ve ever played in Australia – pulling out all the stops to bring their entire, world-class arena production Down Under for shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. |
“MUSE’s sound was made for arenas, stadiums and festivals, not bloated but just huge – an awing supermassive black hole that sucks one into its gravity well of power.”
(Hollywood Reporter, April 2010)
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