Month: September 2013

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

Hot on the heels of a huge year in the studio with producer Stuart Stuart and following energetic performances at Dead of Winter Festival, Big Day Out 2013 and supporting Presidents of the United States in March, Queensland-based Lilly and her band are ready to embark on their Australian tour.

Flame haired hell raiser, front woman and songwriter Ms Lilly Rouge is equally comfortable singing anthemic rockers and more subtle ballads, all backed by her thumping backing band of fine young men featuring:

Paul Craig on guitar
Barney Gicckel on bass
Matt Schrader on drums

The first single to be lifted from the five song EP is the title track ‘Switchblade’, a blistering pop rocker complete with handclapping, attitude, hard guitars and frenetic percussion.

“I love Switchblade because it has attitude as well as a super catchy riff and I can really jump around to it onstage,” Lilly said. “It’s great for pumping the crowd up during our live show!”

LILLY ROUGE BAND TOUR DATES:

11 October – The Hoey Moey, Ocean Parade, Coffs Harbour NSW. Tickets $5 on the door
16 October- The Small Ballroom, 138 Maitland Road, Newcastle NSW. Tickets $5 on the door
17 October – Valve Bar @Agincourt, 871 George Street, Sydney NSW . Tickets $10 on the door
18 October – Bass Bar (Upstairs), 142 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga NSW, Tickets $10 on the door
19 October – The Basement, 2 Cohen St, Belconnen ACT, Tickets $14.40 on the door
25 October – The Overlander Hotel, 97 Benalla Road, Shepparton VIC
26 October – The Newmarket Hotel, CNR Charleston Road and Nolan Street, Bendigo VIC
27 October – Cherry Bar, AC/DC Lane Melbourne. VIC – FREE Entry
2 November – Your Break, 1/62 Liebig Street, Warrnambool VIC. Tickets $5 on the door
8 November – The Cavern (All Ages) 136 North Ave, Adelaide SA
15 November – The Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman Road, North Fremantle WA. Tickets $10 on door
16 November – Civic Backroom, 981 Beaufort Street, Inglewood WA. Tickets $10 on the door

Look out for more dates and keep up with Lilly and the band at https://www.facebook.com/thelillyrougeband

“The frustration at not (yet) getting a second Oscar+Martin record has been replaced by excitement over Brothers Hand Mirror (left). The subversive, hip-hop hoochie homeboys (so much ‘h’alliteration today, huh?) are Oscar Vincente Slorach-Thorn and Grant Gronewold.

ACCA, 111 Sturt St, Southbank, Sept 27, Free”

Excerpted from Mikey Cahill’s 12 September Rock City column in the Herald Sun. Read Mikey’s blog at blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/mikeycahill.

After the huge success of last months show at The Toff In Town, we’re ready for the next one featuring three fantastic acts performing three great albums.

Shannon Bourne is undoubtedly one of Australia’s best guitarists and his take on The Jimi Hendrix Experience album Are You Experienced was magnificent in stripped back form in the Pure Pop courtyard. Can’t wait to hear it at full volume!

All the more appropriate as Sept 18 is the 43rd anniversary of the passing of Jimi Hendrix.

Sarah Carroll delighted the Pure Pop audience with her interpretation of Jonathan Richman’s brilliant album Jonathan Goes Country. Joining her on stage will be special guest Marcel Borrack.

Wanting to open the show with a bang I couldn’t go past Simmeau who’s Robert Plant has to be heard to be believed. A complete performance of Led Zeppelin IV should shake the cobwebs off the evening.

Hosted by Crispian Winsor and Maddy Macfarlane from PBSFM’s The Breakfast Spread PBS 106.7

$15 presale $20 at the door.

Get tix here:

http://tickets.thetoffintown.com/event/view/dkp2qztn1

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