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Anna Smyrk and the Appetites
Apocalypse

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites are pleased to present their latest musical offering unto you.
their latest single “Apocalypse”, the first song to be lifted from their forthcoming debut album of the same name.

a·poc·a·lypse n.
1. Great or total devastation; doom
2. A prophetic disclosure; a revelation.

Here’s the stunning new film clip:

Melbourne
14 September: Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith St, Collingwood

http://www.thegracedarlinghotel.com.au/gig-guide

Ballarat
5 October: Babushka Lounge Cafe
59 Humffray Street North, Ballarat

https://www.facebook.com/Babushka

Perth indie-rockers TV Snow are thrilled to present their latest power
pop single ‘Neon Nights’ Saturday, September 14, 8pm at Amp in Perth.

They’ll be filming on the night – making one of those slo-mo vibey vids so get in to hear more of their new tunes- with Tired Lion (facebook.com/TiredLionBand), Apache (facebook.com/Apacheperth) and Fly Breeder. $10 on the door!

‘Neon Nights’ shows off TV Snow’s trademark sparkling pop melodies with anthemic 80’s guitar rock sensibility. Enigmatic lyrically and a departure from their earlier sound, it hints at new depths even as it coaxes frenzied fists into the air!

TV Snow came together 4 years ago, bonding over a love of rapid indie-rock rhythms and washed-out coastal melodies. First recording in November 2010 under the guidance of Shaun Sibbes and Lee Jones (ex-Eskimo Joe), their debut ep soon saw them playing supports for blossoming local groups (Rainy Day Women, The Ghost Hotel, The Warning Birds) interstate bands (Bleeding Knees Club) and internationally touring acts (Lydia, USA).

Fast forward to a 2012 tour of Melbourne followed by more studio sessions that would see that band working towards an album release with the help of new bass player Ben Linden. The band finished recording their debut long player on July 13 th – but the next day, tragedy struck. Ben, an avid surfer, was riding waves near Wedge Island when he was fatally attacked by a shark.

Many bands might have thrown in the towel at this point, TV Snow were unshakably affected by the way their friend’s presence lived on in the music they had just finished recording. They called the CD Red ­– the name by which Ben was known to his friends and toured it in the US and Australia.

TV Snow Is:
Sean Tyler – Vocals and Synth
Anthony Di Giovanni – Lead Guitar
John Mariani – Rhythm Guitar
Derek Wardrobe – Bass
Garo Tanzi – Drums

TV Snow ditches the typical tropical, tribal warmth, and adds a bit more of a straight forward rock sound to go along with their poppy, coastal grooves….a big sound that demands your attention.” – The Record Stache

TV Snow’s ‘Neon Nights’ will be on iTunes from 1 September.

The Age and Music Victoria join forces this year in a new partnership to celebrate the state’s musical riches in an all-Victorian awards evening, and to induct singer, songwriter, producer, author and soul queen Renée Geyer into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame.

Previously known as The Age EG Awards, the new The Age Music Victoria Awards, with supporting partner SAE Institute and presented by 3RRR 102.7FM, will be held on Wednesday 20th November 2013 at Billboard during Melbourne Music Week. As well as Renée Geyer’s 45 minute greatest hits set with special guests, this year’s awards night is set to be a star-studded Soul Revue with the EG Allstars joined by the biggest names in Victorian soul!

Ms Geyer will prove once and for all that it’s no longer a man’s man’s world as she takes her place as the first solo female artist to be inducted, alongside previous Hall of Famers Weddings Parties Anything, Hoodoo Gurus, Died Pretty, Painters and Dockers, Kim Salmon, and TISM. Renée will be inducted by the Arts Minister, the Hon. Heidi Victoria.

Renée Geyer says: “As a Melbourne girl, getting inducted into the Hall of Fame by Music Victoria and the best newspaper in Australia means a lot to me. And as a patron of Support Act Limited, it’s great that the awards will continue to donate some profits to the musician’s charity. I can’t wait to play with my band, featuring some of the best musicians in Australia and a couple of special guests,” she said.

Michael Gudinski will also be inducted by Molly Meldrum into The Age Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame (non-musician) to recognise Mushroom’s 40th anniversary and to acknowledge his enormous contribution to the Victorian music industry.

The Age Music Victoria Awards will present publicly voted awards in 11 categories (including new awards for Best Regional Act and Best Regional Venue) across all genres which are voted via The Age online. This year, the awards are boosted by 11 new specialist genre categories, ranging from avant-garde/experimental to blues, country, electronic, hip hop and heavy. Expert judging panels will choose the nominees and winners, and awards will be handed out prior to the main awards night. The best of the genre music winners will also be considered for the main public award nominations.

The Age Music Victoria Awards night on 20th November is open to the public and tickets are on sale now for $50+bf.

The Age shortlist editor, Martin Boulton, said the new partnership between The Age and Music Victoria will ensure the awards maintain the charm of The Age EG Awards, which ran for seven years at the Prince Bandroom in St Kilda, and then last year at Billboard. It averages 80,000 public votes, making it the most popular public-voted music awards in the country, and has so far raised more than $70,000 for Australian music industry charity Support Act Limited. $5 from every ticket sold will go to Support Act.

“This exciting new partnership between The Age and Music Victoria builds on the great foundation of the EG Awards and will shine a big, bright spotlight on Victoria’s best musical talents now and well into the future,” said Martin Boulton. “The difference in the voting is that it will just focus on Victorian music instead of national music, and the Age voters tended to vote for the local bands anyway.”

“Having started The Age EG Awards when I worked at The Age seven years ago, it’s a pleasure to be involved in them again,” added Music Victoria CEO, Patrick Donovan.

“One of our core goals is to ’Celebrate and Promote Victorian Music’ and there’s no better way to do that than in a credible, fun awards ceremony. We started the event as a party to celebrate The EG’s 21st anniversary, and the night will maintain the party vibe with a focus on great live performances, the presentation of the public voted awards and a few speeches. It’s great that after Renée played the first awards, she returns to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and take her rightful place as the Queen of Soul.”

THE 2013 AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS

Presented by SAE and 3RRR 102.7FM
Wednesday 20th November 2013
Billboard The Venue, Melbourne
8.00pm
Starring:

Renée Geyer
The EG Allstars Soul Revue with
Dan Sultan
Archie Roach
Kylie Auldist
Lance Ferguson
Nkechi Anele (Saskwatch)
Henry Wagons
Remi Kolawole
Talei Wolfgramm
Linda Bull
Ella Thompson
and more to be announced
MC Chris Gill and DJs Vince Peach, Pierre Baroni, Johnny Topper and Chris Johnston

Tickets are on sale now for $50+bf through Oztix: oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545 and Oztix retail outlets.
($5 from every ticket sold donated to Support Act Limited)

Voting for The Age Music Victoria Awards opens Friday 11th October online at theage.com.au/agemusicvictoriaawards

Check out the Brothers Hand Mirror, cover boys of The Guide this week in Inpress mag out on the sweet streets of Melbourne now and also available online through your daily spa at www.themusic.com.au

See them live on 6 September at Gasometer Hotel, 484 Smith St, Collingwood

Brought 2 you with mad love by Silo Arts, Hand Games, Two Bright Lakes and //This Thing//

$8 + booking fee here: http://bit.ly/14Uxg1E
$12 on the door

Brothers Hand Mirror
>> https://soundcloud.com/brothers-hand-mirror

Wooshie
>> https://soundcloud.com/wooshie

Outerwaves
>> https://soundcloud.com/outerwaves

Lucianblomkamp
>> https://soundcloud.com/lucianblomkamp

Tincture
>> https://soundcloud.com/tincture

+ Two Bright Lakes DJs
+ Visuals by Misha from Friendships

Download ‘Picture Tape’ for free here:

http://wearetar.bandcamp.com/album/picture-tape-ep

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites
Apocalypse

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites are pleased to present their latest musical offering unto you.
their latest single “Apocalypse”, the first song to be lifted from their forthcoming debut album of the same name.

a·poc·a·lypse n.
1. Great or total devastation; doom
2. A prophetic disclosure; a revelation.

Here’s the stunning new film clip:

TOUR DATES

Warrnambool
30 August: The Loft
6/58 Liebig St, Warrnambool 
http://www.theloftbar.com.au

Deans Marsh
31 August: Martian’s Cafe
12 Lorne Road, Deans Marsh
http://www.martianscafe.com.au

Melbourne
14 September: Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith St, Collingwood  
http://www.thegracedarlinghotel.com.au/gig-guide

Ballarat
5 October: Babushka Lounge Cafe
59 Humffray Street North, Ballarat
https://www.facebook.com/Babushka

Melbourne based singer songwriter Delsinki Records (aka Craig Johnston) is pleased to launch the second single from his debut EP on Sunday, October 6 at Toff In Town from 7pm.

He will be joined in a rare Melbourne appearance by Sydney troubadour Karl Broadie, who is launching his long awaited new album and by pirate shred specialist Citrus Jam.

Burnt Out by the Light was written in memory of Johnston’s former band mate and harmonica player Sonny Lewis who passed late last year and you can view the companion animated video clip here: http://youtu.be/fs4fPT1aC5A.

Delsinki Records is the first solo ep Johnston has released and earlier this year he took it on the road, playing Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne, also appearing at the Adventure Bay Blues & Roots Festival and the inaugural Leaps & Bounds Music Festival.

The four song ep also contains three other tracks – In Over My Head, Sanchez and What You Dream Is Not Your Fault, Each track has a corresponding film clip, which will be shown at the Toff as part of the multimedia presentation to launch Burnt Out By The Light.
Prior to Delsinki Records, Johnston was the founding member of a band called Gretchen Lewis (2002), still a going concern whose high-octane sound continues to captivate Melbourne audiences.

Last year he performed at the Sydney Opera House, The Perth Concert Hall and the Wool Shed (Gnaraloo) as part of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s The Reef – a creative collaboration between Richard Tognetti, Mick Sowry & Jon Frank. This trip was the inspiration for some of the material on this EP.

Craig also sang along side Brian Ritchie from (The Violent Femmes) as a part of the 2013 The Reef Australian/Hong Kong Tour, which started in Brisbane and finished up in Sydney at the Opera House before finishing with a flourish in Hong Kong.

Tix $10 on the door at Toff In Town, Second Floor, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne on Sunday, October 6 from 7pm.

Visit:

Delsinki Records – www.delsinkirecords.com
Karl Broadie – www.youtube.com/user/kbroadie?feature=watch
Citrus Jam – www.reverbnation.com/citrusjam

Perth indie-rockers TV Snow are thrilled to present their latest power
pop single ‘Neon Nights’ Saturday, September 14, 8pm at Amplifier Capitol in Perth.

They’ll be filming on the night – making one of those slo-mo vibey vids so get in to hear more of their new tunes- with Tired Lion (facebook.com/TiredLionBand), Apache (facebook.com/Apacheperth) and Fly Breeder. $10 on the door!

‘Neon Nights’ shows off TV Snow’s trademark sparkling pop melodies with anthemic 80’s guitar rock sensibility. Enigmatic lyrically and a departure from their earlier sound, it hints at new depths even as it coaxes frenzied fists into the air!

TV Snow came together 4 years ago, bonding over a love of rapid indie-rock rhythms and washed-out coastal melodies. First recording in November 2010 under the guidance of Shaun Sibbes and Lee Jones (ex-Eskimo Joe), their debut ep soon saw them playing supports for blossoming local groups (Rainy Day Women, The Ghost Hotel, The Warning Birds) interstate bands (Bleeding Knees Club) and internationally touring acts (Lydia, USA).

Fast forward to a 2012 tour of Melbourne followed by more studio sessions that would see that band working towards an album release with the help of new bass player Ben Linden. The band finished recording their debut long player on July 13 th – but the next day, tragedy struck. Ben, an avid surfer, was riding waves near Wedge Island when he was fatally attacked by a shark.

Many bands might have thrown in the towel at this point, TV Snow were unshakably affected by the way their friend’s presence lived on in the music they had just finished recording. They called the CD Red ­– the name by which Ben was known to his friends and toured it in the US and Australia.

TV Snow Is:
Sean Tyler – Vocals and Synth
Anthony Di Giovanni – Lead Guitar
John Mariani – Rhythm Guitar
Derek Wardrobe – Bass
Garo Tanzi – Drums

TV Snow ditches the typical tropical, tribal warmth, and adds a bit more of a straight forward rock sound to go along with their poppy, coastal grooves….a big sound that demands your attention.” – The Record Stache

TV Snow’s ‘Neon Nights’ will be on iTunes from 1 September.

Marlow is thrilled to launch their new EP ‘Seven’ through MGM from 2 August, just in time to kick off the Seven Tour!

‘Seven’ has already spawned two singles I Can Breathe and Always There which were added to rotation across the country on both Austereo and DMG Radio, Their third single Maybe In Time finds them poised for even broader success.

Formed in 2008, Marlow has evolved over the years, perfecting their carefully crafted sound and their incendiary live shows, selling out iconic Sydney venues like The Bald Faced Stag and The Annandale Hotel. The band have previously toured the country with the likes of Closure In Moscow, Sleepmakeswaves and Jericco.

Marlow is:

Travis Wall on guitars

Kiel Van Daal on drums

Matt Grosbernd on bass

and Blake Galera-Hollis on vocals

Don’t miss them tonight at The Empress, 714 Nicholson St Fitzroy North!

The Dames are Clare Moore on drums, songs and vocals, Kaye Louise Patterson on keys, songs and vocals and Rosie Westbrook on bass and backing vocals.

Their debut self titled album has been mixed by acclaimed, award winning icon of UK post punk and 90s film funk music BARRY ADAMSON. Barry being an old friend of Clare Moore’s since her days in the Moodists and his in Magazine and the Bad Seeds.

They will launch it on Saturday, 14th September at The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine ,with Jeff Williams supporting and on Sunday, 29 September at Northcote Social Club, 2pm Matinee Show with the Morning After Girls. Tix $12 plus bf at www.northcotesocialclub.com

Clare Moore plays and has played with Dave Graney for many years – from the Moodists to the Coral Snakes and now the mistLY – with her debut solo cd “the third woman” released on Chapter Music in 2002 and then“liquor” in 2005.

Now the DAMES. Clare Moore also plays vibes with the Ukeladies and drums with Harry Howard and the NDE and has been involved in writing and recording for film and tv.

Her songs are very much studio constructions and her song here is ALL MINE, a video for which has been directed by film makers Donna McRae and Michael Vale.

Kaye Louise Patterson also writes songs for the DAMES. Her background includes playing with Jeff Williams as part of Acuffs Rose. She also released her brilliant solo album, “INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL” in 2006. Her songs are very much piano trio based and the sample here is WAIT. https://soundcloud.com/the-dames/wait

www.facebook.com/thedamesmusic

www.myspace.com/thedamesmusic

After a month-long sweat invoking residency at The Tote in July, Brothers Hand Mirror are pleased to present their latest EP ‘Picture Tape’!

‘Picture Tape’ sees the Brothers collaborate with a label for the first time, releasing the 3 track EP on Paul “PBDY” Preston’s fledgling label TAR.

PBDY approached Oscar Vincente Slorach-Thorn (Oscar Key Sung, Oscar + Martin) & Grant Gronewold (HTMLflowers, Cougar Flashy) to be the first release on TAR, which PBDY runs in his time off from working alongside Flying Lotus on his label Brainfeeder and producing beats for Brooklyn’s The Underachievers.

The download link for ‘Picture Tape’ was emailed to radio last week and the second track ‘I’m Still Real’ was instantly added to FbI’s playlist, given generous airplay on Triple R and featured on Triple J’s Soundlab.

A vinyl release is also in the works through TAR with other added material in the coming months.

Brothers Hand Mirror’s notoriously wild live shows are most often accompanied by their two sibling dance crews, The Sissies & The Always Crew, thereby numbering up to nine glitter covered contortionists on stage at once.

Since forming in 2010, BHM have supported acts ranging from Marnie Stern to Ghostpoet to the Flatbush Zombies and have released over two albums worth of free EPs and singles online.

See them do it live on 6 September at Gasometer Hotel, 484 Smith St, Collingwood with:

Oisima
Brothers Hand Mirror
Banoffee
Friendships
Outerwaves
Tincture

Two Bright lakes DJs

Download ‘Picture Tape’ for free here:

http://wearetar.bandcamp.com/album/picture-tape-ep

Watch BHM’s video clip ‘This Is Not Sleep’ (from Our Will EP) here:
PLEASE NOTE TRIGGER WARNING FOR THOSE WITH PHOTO SENSITIVE EPILEPSY FOR THIS FILM CLIP. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED

For more info/interviews/pics or a copy of the cd for review or airplay please email karen@karenconradpublicity.com or ring 0400 527 365.