Iconic Australian rockers Thirsty Merc mark a 10-year milestone since the release of their self-titled double platinum debut LP with the announcement of their Acoustic Anniversary Album. Dubbed AAA the album is a collection of acoustic interpretations of fan favourites including ‘20 Good Reasons’, ‘In The Summertime’, ‘Someday Someday’, and ‘Mousetrap Heart’. These new recordings showcase the band’s exemplary level of musicianship and hearing these well-known tunes with acoustic production highlights the world-class song writing ability of Rai Thistlethwayte.
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Tour News | Ball Park Music ‘Trippin’ The Light Fantastic’ 2014 Australian Tour
The Trippin’ The Light Fantastic tour is a revolutionary new idea by Australia’s favourite band, Ball Park Music.
While hologram projections have recently been used to give punters the experience of seeing an artist perform, Ball Park Music punters will be able to experience the most innovative performance yet – in 3D without any visual aid! All five members will appear as moving, three-dimensional objects. The shows will be so close to reality that you would think you’re experiencing the band performing in the flesh.
“This is just a crazy concept we have always wanted to turn into a reality.” Sam Cromack (lead singer of Ball Park Music)
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SAY ANYTHING Announce Australian Tour for October!
A band that defies categorisation and one of the most innovative indie bands, SAY ANYTHING are heading back to Australia this October for a series of headline shows.
Forming in 2000, SAY ANYTHING has built a formidable and fiercely loyal fan base with their quirky, honest and eclectic take on rock.
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Kingswood announce new Single + Australian Tour
Melbourne indie-rockers Kingswood have unleashed their latest single ‘I Can Feel That You Don’t Love Me’ from the forthcoming album ‘Microscopic Wars’ which will be released through Dew Process. Recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, the debut long-player sees the band team up with Grammy Award winning producer Vance Powell (Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon) and is set for release Friday August 22nd.
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Soulfest – Australia’s first annual Neo-Soul, Jazz & HipHop Festival
SOULFEST – Australia’s first annual Neo-Soul, Jazz & HipHop Festival
Featureing
MAXWELL, D’ANGELO
COMMON, ALOE BLACC
MOS DEF, ANTHONY HAMILTON, ANGIE STONE
MUSIQ SOULCHILD, LEELA JAMES
PLUS NGAIIRE, NATHANIEL, MS MURPHY, MIRACLE AND DJ TREY
LOCAL ACTS IN EACH CITY TBA
I|E|G in association with Channel [V] and MAX are thrilled to announce Soulfest, Australia’s first ever Neo-Soul, Jazz and Hip-Hop Festival. This unique Music and Cultural Festival is a celebration of some of the world’s finest contemporary Neo-Soul, Jazz and Hip-Hop Artists across two stages in the serene settings of Victoria Park in Sydney, Yarra Park in Melbourne, and Riverstage in Brisbane.
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JOHN BUTLER TRIO bring their ‘Flesh & Blood’ tour to regional Queensland – October 2014
Photo Credit: Kane Hibberd
The global release of ‘Flesh & Blood’ has seen the John Butler Trio receive the highest of accolades and sell out concerts around the world as they’ve introduced new drummer Grant Gerathy and their sixth studio album to devoted fans over the past 6 months. Come October, Queenslanders will get their live JBT fill as the band returns home for a brief run of shows in that region. It’s been two years since the band last played Kuranda and since John was in North Queensland performing solo in Mackay and Townsville and 3 years since they played Bundaberg and 4 years since they ventured to Toowoomba. JBT will also return to the Sunshine Coast taking part in the Caloundra Music Festival. Tickets for JBT’s QLD tour go on sale Thursday July 3rd (except the Caloundra Music Festival, tickets are on sale now). See all ticketing info below.
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LISTEN OUT 2014 Line-Up announced!
Australia’s boutique national dance music event is back! After the success of its debut last year, Listen Out returns this spring to bring quality hand-picked dance music to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.
LISTEN OUT 2014 LINE-UP
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Miley Cyrus – Bangerz Tour – Australia 2014
Dainty Group have announced that global superstar Miley Cyrus will bring her Bangerz Tour to Australia in October this year.
Describing the Bangerz Tour Miley said “The tour is like my record, it kind of tells the story of my past year, all the sections are very different, kind of like a play. My fans are so on top of everything I want this to be an experience for them, I want them to feel involved.” The Bangerz Tour has been getting rave reviews in the US.
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SEPULTURA announce Australian and New Zealand Tour
It was the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil that launched the ascent of their native sons in SEPULTURA (Portuguese for “grave”) in 1983 with a trajectory unsuspectingly aimed at the worldwide metal music scene. A band with humble economic beginnings whose musical identity was forged in the context of living through Brazil’s authoritarian military dictatorship, SEPULTURA would go on to become Brazilian ambassadors to the metal world, revered master architects of the death/thrash genre, and the most successful and influential heavy metal band from the Federal Republic of Brazil.
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