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Leaps and Bounds Music Sites Bus Tour with guide Bruce Milne

Tuesday 9th July 2013
Wednesday 10th July 2013
Tuesday 16th July 2013
Wednesday 17th July 2013

The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is thrilled to present this very special tour to celebrate Yarra City’s musical history.

Climb on board and join in the fun as we explore both forgotten and well-known music sites and share some stories along the way.

Tour guide is Melbourne’s very own musicologist Bruce Milne, who founded the Augogo Records store and label, managed the Blackeyed Susans, ran In-Fidelity Records, and was licensee of the iconic Tote Hotel (as documented in the film Persecution Blues).

The Leaps and Bounds Music Sites Bus Tour will take you all over the City of Yarra including sites such as:

-Missed venues of yesteryear (The Punters Club, the Much More Ballroom, Hearts, -etc.) and existing venues.
-Important Indigenous music spots. -Film clip and movie (Dogs In Space) locations.
-Places the public doesn’t normally get to see – recording and rehearsal studios.
-And oddities from the Nylex Clock sign to the Young Talent Time School to old shared musician households.

Bruce will keep the tour lively with plenty of little known facts and tales.

The city of Yarra area includes Abbotsford, Alphington, Burnley, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Cremorne, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill and Richmond.

All tours depart from the Corner Hotel front bar and arrive at the same location at approximately 4pm. The Corner Hotel, 57 Swan St, Richmond)

All ages with bus wheelchair access

Each bus tour is limited to 15 passengers

* There will be a couple of stops on tour

Tickets $15 BOOKING LINKS HERE – make sure you pick the date that suits you. (All tours go to the same spots)

The Leaps and Bounds Music Sites Bus Tour (1pm – 4pm) – 4 opportunities: Very Limited – to 15 spaces on each tour.

Don’t miss out!
Book now.
Bookings are essential.

BUS TOUR 1 – Tuesday 9th July, 1pm – 4pm
Booking Link: www.trybooking.com/DCZG

BUS TOUR 2 – Wednesday 10th July, 1pm – 4pm
Booking Link: www.trybooking.com/DCZH

BUS TOUR 3 – Tuesday 16th July, 1pm – 4pm
Booking Link: www.trybooking.com/DCZI

BUS TOUR 4 – Wednesday 17th July, 1pm – 4pm
Booking Link: www.trybooking.com/DCZJ

Leaps and Bounds Music F estival is proudly presented by City of Y arra, Music Victoria and media partners Inpress, PBS and themusic.com.au.

For the entire month of July, Brothers Hand Mirror are bringing their notoriously wild live exploits to upstairs @ The Tote every Thursday evening.

Nothing under the moons glow will make you want to dance more than the anticipation of the duo’s forthcoming EP “Picture Tape!”

The EP has been personally selected by Paul “PBDY” Young (who works on alongside Flying Lotus on his label Brainfeeder) to hold the honor of being the first release on his up & coming record label TAR on the final thursday of the residency!

And now you’re feeling giddy & glitterish, we can assure you that supports will be fulfilled only by the gnarliest of musical creatures/friends. It goes without saying such a prolonged extravaganza would not be the same without BHM’s sibling dance troupes The Sissies & Always Crew in effect! That’s nine, count e’m NINE amazing entities pliant like a new born saplings and shimmered out like a mirror ball mid-make out with candy colored strobe light!

Brothers Hand Mirror is the team-up of Oscar Slorach-Thorn (Psuche, Oscar + Martin and solo project Oscar Key Sung) & Grant Gronewold (previously known as Cougar Flashy, Fulton Girls Club and currently making music & illustrations under the name HTMLFlowers). The Melbourne based duo have built a reputation for bombastic performances (with the help of the afore mentioned dance squads!) equally known for their poetic wordplay and their ability to invoke dance from even the most stagnant of crowd. Applying traditional hip hop philosophies with thrashing tape loop beats and fast mouth tricks.

Since the release of their first e.p. in 2010 Brothers Hand Mirror has made leaps forward in their sound; releasing several ‘name your price’ EP’s such as 2012’s Muddy Now & 2011 Our Will along with a string of other one track free to internet exhaltations. Oscar’s new breed of beatmaking rooted firmly in the practice of tape loops offers fresh colours in the refractions cast through the diamond that is Hip Hop while Grant searches for his own gentle equilibrium between his organically electric cadence and the craft of storytelling through song.

$10 on the door

Thursday 4th July w/
Electric Sea Spider
The Townhouses

Thursday 11th July w/
Angel Eyes
Hyperborea

Thurs 18 July w/
Outerwaves
Habits

Thurs 25 July w/
Fox & Sui
Banoffee

The Tote
71 Johnston Street (Cnr Johnston & Wellington St), Collingwood

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites are pleased to present their latest musical offering unto you.

Please find enclosed their latest single “Apocalypse”, the first single 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.

“Apocalypse was written on a ukulele while I was staying at a beautiful beach on the Mornington Peninsula- hardly the setting for a song about the fiery end of human civilization. But it’s a place I’ve been going since I was a kid and there’s something about it that always makes me see things in a new light. That’s really what the song is about; becoming aware of great change, while everyone else seems to be able to ignore it.”
The single was produced by Craig Pilkington (ARIA award winner for his work with Gurrumul) and recorded at Audrey Studios in Melbourne, a process aided by a kilo of hummus and infinite cups of peppermint tea.

Apocalypse puts storytelling at its centre as it follows the protaganist’s reaction to a huge, destructive event that no one else seems to notice. Through both the form and the lyrics, change and destruction are hinted at while the rest of the world “sleeps right through it.”

Apocalypse features meticulously crafted lyrics complemented by Anna’s soaring vocals and the Appetites’ signature saxophone, guitar, drums and bass textures which punctuate her often dark and always captivating songs.

“Anna Smyrk’s songs have such a charm about them. There’s a graceful understanding of all that has gone before, coupled with a determination to express what she thinks and feels, in her own beautiful way. A glorious combination of talents.” – Charles Jenkins.

Anna Smyrk and The Appetites are:
Anna Smyrk: (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar)
Sally Rochlin: saxophone
Martin Rotolo: electric guitar
Jimmy Nicholas: bass guitar
Kein Jenkin: drums

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites won the Queenscliff Music Festival Foot-in-the-Door competition in 2009 and later performed at Port Fairy Folk Festival. Anna also participated in PUSH songs program, where she received one-on-one songwriting mentorship from Jeff Lang and Abbie Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride).

In 2012 the band released their debut EP “Belly of Winter”, which was recorded with ARIA award winning producer Craig Pilkington. The months following the release were spent touring almost constantly. Hauling a second-hand Jim’s Cleaning trailer full of gear around the country, Anna and the Appetites began to make connections with audiences from Ararat to Maroochydore, Adelaide to Katoomba. With the help of a grant from the Office of the Arts Contemporary Music Touring Program Anna was able to travel further afield than ever, launching her acclaimed single, “There’s a War” last November.

In 2013 Anna received funding from Arts Victoria to record her debut album. The theme of this album is the End of The World As We Know It. Scheduled for release in 2014, it shaping up to be a whirlwind of destruction, revelation and seeing the world anew.

About Anna: Anna is based in Melbourne and enjoys op-shopping, cups of tea and swimming in large bodies of water. She first entered the world of music at age 8 when she squealed on the violin for the very first time.

She is currently juggling many balls alongside her music, including working on her Anthropology thesis and volunteering with a local asylum seeker organisation.

TOUR DATES
Adelaide
27 June 8 pm: (SOLO) Jam Room Songwriters Circle
29 June 8 pm: Wheatsheaf Hotel
Supports:
Kelly Menhennet http://www.kellymenhennett.com
Courtney Robb http://www.courtneyrobb.com
30 June 3-6 pm: La Mar Sundays at the Glenelg Surf Club
Maroochydore
4 July 8 pm: Sol Bar
Brisbane
6 July 12-2:30 pm: Queen St Mall Main Stage
7 July 3-6pm: Lock n Load Bar
Sydney
10 July 8 pm: Manly Boatshed
11 July 8 pm: (SOLO) Artichoke Bar

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria.

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Anna Smyrk and the Appetites are pleased to present their latest musical offering unto you.

Please find enclosed their latest single “Apocalypse”, the first single 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.

“Apocalypse was written on a ukulele while I was staying at a beautiful beach on the Mornington Peninsula- hardly the setting for a song about the fiery end of human civilization. But it’s a place I’ve been going since I was a kid and there’s something about it that always makes me see things in a new light. That’s really what the song is about; becoming aware of great change, while everyone else seems to be able to ignore it.”
The single was produced by Craig Pilkington (ARIA award winner for his work with Gurrumul) and recorded at Audrey Studios in Melbourne, a process aided by a kilo of hummus and infinite cups of peppermint tea.
Apocalypse puts storytelling at its centre as it follows the protaganist’s reaction to a huge, destructive event that no one else seems to notice. Through both the form and the lyrics, change and destruction are hinted at while the rest of the world “sleeps right through it.”

Apocalypse features meticulously crafted lyrics complemented by Anna’s soaring vocals and the Appetites’ signature saxophone, guitar, drums and bass textures which punctuate her often dark and always captivating songs.

“Anna Smyrk’s songs have such a charm about them. There’s a graceful understanding of all that has gone before, coupled with a determination to express what she thinks and feels, in her own beautiful way. A glorious combination of talents.” – Charles Jenkins.

Anna Smyrk and The Appetites are:
Anna Smyrk: (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar)
Sally Rochlin: saxophone
Martin Rotolo: electric guitar
Jimmy Nicholas: bass guitar
Kein Jenkin: drums

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites won the Queenscliff Music Festival Foot-in-the-Door competition in 2009 and later performed at Port Fairy Folk Festival. Anna also participated in PUSH songs program, where she received one-on-one songwriting mentorship from Jeff Lang and Abbie Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride).

In 2012 the band released their debut EP “Belly of Winter”, which was recorded with ARIA award winning producer Craig Pilkington. The months following the release were spent touring almost constantly. Hauling a second-hand Jim’s Cleaning trailer full of gear around the country, Anna and the Appetites began to make connections with audiences from Ararat to Maroochydore, Adelaide to Katoomba. With the help of a grant from the Office of the Arts Contemporary Music Touring Program Anna was able to travel further afield than ever, launching her acclaimed single, “There’s a War” last November.

In 2013 Anna received funding from Arts Victoria to record her debut album. The theme of this album is the End of The World As We Know It. Scheduled for release in 2014, it shaping up to be a whirlwind of destruction, revelation and seeing the world anew.

About Anna: Anna is based in Melbourne and enjoys op-shopping, cups of tea and swimming in large bodies of water. She first entered the world of music at age 8 when she squealed on the violin for the very first time.

She is currently juggling many balls alongside her music, including working on her Anthropology thesis and volunteering with a local asylum seeker organisation.

TOUR DATES
Adelaide
27 June 8 pm: (SOLO) Jam Room Songwriters Circle
29 June 8 pm: Wheatsheaf Hotel
Supports:
Kelly Menhennet http://www.kellymenhennett.com
Courtney Robb http://www.courtneyrobb.com
30 June 3-6 pm: La Mar Sundays at the Glenelg Surf Club
Maroochydore
4 July 8 pm: Sol Bar
Brisbane
6 July 12-2:30 pm: Queen St Mall Main Stage
7 July 3-6pm: Lock n Load Bar
Sydney
10 July 8 pm: Manly Boatshed
11 July 8 pm: (SOLO) Artichoke Bar

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria

Visit Anna and the band at www.annasmyrkandtheappetites.com.au and on facebook at www.facebook.com/AnnaSmyrkandtheAppetites.