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Chet Faker Announces Homecoming National Tour – February 2015

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As his massive year draws to a close, Chet Faker (A.K.A. Melbournian native Nicholas Murphy) is pleased to announce details of his biggest Australian tour to date and the final tour of his award-winning breakthrough debut LP Built On Glass.

The homecoming national tour (featuring Chet as a three-piece band) will take in five capital cities this February. Chet will be ably supported by Melbourne wonder-producer Roland Tings and rising cosmic-funk revivalists GL.
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Double Pass Giveaway | Manchester Orchestra @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – November 14th, 2014

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Atlanta rockers Manchester Orchestra are returning to Australia with a run of East Coast dates and we have 2 x double passes up for grabs.
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For your chance to win 1 x Double Pass to Manchester Orchestra @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – November 14th, 2014 just fill in the form below.
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Double Pass Giveaway | Manchester Orchestra @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney – November 15th, 2014

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Atlanta rockers Manchester Orchestra are returning to Australia with a run of East Coast dates and we have 2 x double passes up for grabs.
Click Here for tour details.

For your chance to win 1 x Double Pass to Manchester Orchestra @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney – November 15th, 2014 just fill in the form below.
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Electric Suede announce headline show at The Zoo, Brisbane – November 20, 2014

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Brisbane band, Electric Suede have been hitting the local live scene with their funky, hard-hitting, no-holds-barred brand of rock ‘n’ roll and are gearing up to play their first ever headline show at the cities legendary venue, The Zoo on the 20th of November, 2014 with supports from Neon Underground and Rattling Spines.
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THE GIPSY KINGS featuring NICOLAS REYES & TONINO BALIARDO – Bluesfest 2015 Sideshows

gypsykingsThe Gipsy Kings are returning to Australia after five long years – on their 25th anniversary tour – an incredible band and still at the top of their game. They have bought us hits such as ‘Djobi Djoba’, ‘Baila Me’, ‘Bamboléo’, ‘Bem Bem Maria’, ‘Volare’, ‘Tu Quieres Volver’,‘A Mi Manera (Comme D’Habitude)’,‘Vamos A Bailar’ and many more.

Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba, salsa and pop to the tune of 25 million albums sold, the Grammy Award-winning hit-makers behind ‘Bamboléo’ celebrate their 25th anniversary in their very own, blistering tradition – taking audiences back to the south of France on a ride through party-start guitars and booming Spanish vocals on their third tour of Australia in almost three decades of performing.
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Live Review | Radio Birdman @ The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle – October 31, 2014

Review and photos by: David Jackson
Radio Birdman @ Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

Last Saturday night in Newcastle one could be confused and think they had ventured into a time machine. Travelling back to the year of 1974 when founding Radio Birdman members Rob Younger, Deniz Tek, and Pip Hoyle with Jim Dickson were taking the stage for the first time in a sweaty pub in Sydney, armed with an array of attitude and a brand of unique music about three years ahead of its time. This type of music surely had no place in the Australian pub scene? The hell it doesn’t. This is every bit a part of music history as any other Aussie pub icon band in the last 40 years.
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