TIJUANA CARTEL is fresh!

…fresh from weeks of Byron Bay farmhouse solitude; fresh from recording their soon to be released new album…and, after taking the past month off to rejuvenate from those experiences, fresh enough to embark on a national album launch tour of epic Tour de France like proportions!

Kimbra’s highly anticipated debut album VOWS is released on 2 September 2011 and to support the release, Kimbra will embark on a national tour playing live shows with her band in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 5 August.

As Winter begins to wane and Spring starts to blossom on the horizon, The Grates have their sights firmly on the hot winds blowing Summer our way as they hit the hot bitumen again in late October/November for their biggest national tour yet.

After the huge success of STONEFEST 2010, The Frontier Touring Company and University of Canberra’s UC Live! have teamed up again to present the lineup for the much-awaited STONEFEST 2011 taking place on Saturday 29 October.

Genre-defying US trio Akron/Family will be returning to Australia this September/October on their AKAK Dreamtime Tour, with tracks from their latest and highly acclaimed album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT in tow.

Art vs Science's debut album The Experiment has picked up a nomination for the prestigious J Award, triple j’s award for Australian Album of the Year. The Experiment – which was released in February - debuted at #2 on the ARIA Album Chart and was the youngest album on triple j's Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time.

Pulled out of their self-imposed hiatus by Future Of The Left in January 2011, Blacklevel Embassy have spent the past 7 months working on album number 3 with drummer number 3, Joel Ellis, of Nunchukka Superfly fame.

Following on from their sold out national tour and stand out Splendour In The Grass performance, The Panics hit the road again in September and October for their official album tour.

With ‘Rain On The Humming Wire’ buzzing amongst the press to five star reviews and Feature Album of The Week at triple j, frontman Jae Laffer has proven his place as the strongest voices of the next Australian generation of songwriters.

In a scene flooded with bands that choose to focus on anger and apathy, BREAK EVEN (pictured) separate themselves from the pack by encouraging the listener to find the bright side in everything, whether it be in life, in dreams, or in loss. With an already impressive touring history, BREAK EVEN will be supporting TITLE FIGHT and TOUCHÉ AMORÉ this September on all five dates.

“(Bakesale) went on to pave the way for a plethora of modern lo-fi garage rock and slacker pop bands the world over.” - FasterLouder

With Katie Noonan’s trio of 14 years Elixir about to release their long awaited second album First Seed Ripening, and in the wake of their recent national tour supporting the American jazz legend Ron Carter, the group have now announced that they will be heading out around the country to launch said exquisite new album.

After recently returning from their first national headline tour, The Medics have been invited to continue sharing their exciting live show opening for the widely acclaimed Australian alt-rockers, Birds of Tokyo. The Medics will play alongside BoT on five northern shows on their upcoming Closer Tour.

This August will see Brisbane pop punk upstarts I Am Villain and Sydney’s dazzling pop rock group Ladies & Gentlemen (pictured) embark on a short east coast co headlining tour taking in Bunbury, Sydney and Melbourne

Formed during the late spring of 2009 I Am Villain has been making a name for themselves with their dynamic infusion of pop-punk and melodic hardcore locally as well as internationally.

San Francisco’s favourite indie rock band Girls have announced the release of their forthcoming second full-length album ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’, this 9th September 2011 on Pod through Inertia.

After a sold out run of acoustic shows in May, Eskimo Joe will be hitting the road again this September and October for a national tour to celebrate the launch of their eagerly awaited fifth studio album GHOSTS OF THE PAST.

After recording the album on the NSW Central Coast, the boys from Freo can’t wait to get back on the road to give their legion of fans a taste of new music and deliver a show in true Eskies style which has made them one of Australia’s most loved live bands.

Kav - "We're really looking forward to taking the intimate moments from our shows in May