Wavves announces March headline shows

Wavves, the musical outlet for the charmingly careless Nathan Williams, will be making his highly anticipated journey to Australia in March 2011 to play Golden Plains Festival and a string of freshly announced headline shows.

San Diego born and bred, Williams shot to prominence in 2009 when much to his amusement, the two lo fi punk rock albums he recorded at his parent’s house were quickly embraced and touted as “the next big thing” by online music critics and bloggers.

In 2010 Wavves released King of the Beach, an adventurous and ambitious record complete with Williams’ recognisable sunshiny melodies. The underlying theme of summer and boredom still remains, but unlike previously released material, King of the Beach was toiled over for three months in a studio by producer Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, The Hives).

Wavves Australian tour

Tickets on sale November 19th
w/ special guests Bleeding Knees Club for all shows

Tuesday 8 March – The Zoo, Brisbane
Wednesday 9 March – Manning Bar, Sydney
Friday 11 March – The Bakery, Perth
Monday 14 March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Yee-haw! Big Day Out 2011 sideshow round-up

With Big Day Out 2011 sold out, sideshows have become the new black. Of course, only if you live in Melbourne & Sydney. Poor Brisbane (and the rest of the country…)

I’ll see you all at the OAF on the 25^th January, because it’s time to PARTY!

Check it out here. Tickets for all shows go on sale November 22.

M.I.A with Die Antwoord
Friday 28th January – The Metro, Sydney
Tuesday 1st February – The Palace, Melbourne

Lupe Fiasco
Monday 24th January – The Enmore, Sydney
Thursday 3rd February – The Palace, Melbourne

Deftones
Friday 28th January – The Roundhouse, Sydney
Monday 31st January – The Palace, Melbourne

Primal Scream performing Screamadelica live
Saturday 29th January – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 2nd February – The Forum, Melbourne

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Friday 28th January – The Forum, Sydney
Tuesday 1st February – The Forum, Melbourne

Plan B
Monday 24th January – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tuesday 1st February – The Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

Booka Shade
Saturday 29th January – The Forum, Sydney
Monday 31st January – The Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

The Jim Jones Revue
Tuesday 25th January – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Monday 31st January – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

CSS
Monday 24th January – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Saturday 29th January – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Andrew W.K.
Tuesday 25th January – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Saturday 29th January – Hi Fi, Melbourne

Shit. Yes.

Scissor Sister Splendour side shows announced

Those cheeky kids the Scissor Sisters have announced Splendour In The Grass side shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

Tickets for the side shows go on sale Friday 28^th May.

Also, watch out for their new album Night Work, which is due for release on the 28^th of June.

Catch them at the following side shows:

July 26 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
July 27 – Big Top Luna Park, Sydney

k-os announces Splendour side shows

YEW! k-os will be returning to Australia to perform exclusive headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney this August alongside his Splendour in the Grass appearance.

k-os (also known as Kheaven Brereton) has enjoyed much acclaim from his fourth studio album Yes!, featuring guest appearances from Emily Haines of Metric & Murray Lightburn of The Dears. With it’s innovative sound, Yes! made waves with “4,3,2,1” (hip hop’s response to Feist’s “1,2,3,4”) and other standout tracks such as “Burning Bridges” “Uptown girl” and “Eye Know Something, which he performed at this year’s Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

A Trinidad born and Toronto-raised musician, emcee and producer, k-os has been labelled as one of the most creative and intriguing artists in the hip hop realm and this multi-talented performer believes “Art should be like a comet. It should come out of nowhere and just smack people in the face” And his shows promise to do just that!

Tickets are on sale Wednesday 19th May.

Tuesday 3rd August        Prince Bandroom, Melbourne              18+
Wednesday 4th August    Oxford Art Factory, Sydney                              18+

Frightened Rabbit announce Splendour side shows

Frightened Rabbit are set to return to Australia this July/August to play Splendour In The Grass and have just announced rad headline side shows in Sydney and Melbourne.

This highly-anticipated tour follows the release of their universally acclaimed new album, ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’.

Expertly produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Spoon), ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’ follows the slow-burn classic, ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’, which emerged as a critical favourite in 2008 and made numerous “best of” lists including Pitchfork, NME, Magnet, Drowned In Sound and Australia’s own Music Network to name a few!

Last out for Laneway festival earlier this year, Frightened Rabbit are one stupidly awesome band not to be missed.

Check them out at the following dates:

Monday 2^nd August – Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Tuesday 3^rd August – Factory Theatre, Sydney

Splendour Side Show Bonanza!

While Splendour In The Grass tickets have all sold out, all hope for seeing your favourite band isn’t lost because of two magical little words… Side Show.

A bunch of artists have announced shows this week including Two Door Cinema Club, Ash, Laura Marling, Florence and The Machine and a stack more.

Alright, are you ready, here are the dates announced so far:

Two Door Cinema Club
Thursday 29^th July –  Adelaise Uni Bar, Adelaide
Monday 2^nd August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tuesday 3^rd August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

We Are Scientists & Ash w/Last Dinosaurs
Tuesday 3rd August – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – Billboard, Melbourne

Passion Pit
Monday 2^nd August – The Forum, Sydney
Thursday 5^th August – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

Magic Numbers
Wednesday 28^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 30^th July – Metro, Sydney

Kate Nash
Wednesday 4^th August – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday 5^th August – Metro, Sydney

Alberta Cross
Saturday 24^th July – Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Tuesday 27^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Laura Marling w/ Boy & Bear
Monday 2^nd August – Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Saturday 7^th August – The Gov, Adelaide
Sunday 8^th August – Capitol, Perth

Band Of Skulls
Tuesday 3^rd August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

Foals
Tuesday 27^th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Wednesday 28^th July – Manning Bar, Sydney

Jonsi
Monday 2^nd August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Surfer Blood
Friday 30^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tuesday 3^rd August – Manning Bar, Sydney

Florence And The Machine*
Tuesday 3 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 5 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tuesday 10 August – Challenge Stadium, Perth

Yeasayer
Sydney – Metro Theatre – Wednesday July 28
Melbourne – Prince of Wales – Thursday July 29

Broken Social Scene
Melbourne – Tuesday August 3 – The Corner Hotel
Sydney – Wednesday August 4 – Metro Theatre

Band Of Horses**
Adelaide – Governor Hindmarsh – Thursday July 22
Melbourne – Palace Theatre – Tuesday July 27
Sydney – Enmore Theatre — Thursday July 29

Tickets are available from the usual outlets and all go on sale 14^th May.

*Tickets on sale 21^st May

** Tickets on sale 30^th May