GTM Maitland Sells Out and Dr Don Don is added to the National Line Up Music fans across Eastern Australia now have the perfect excuse to pack the car and take a Groovin the Moo road trip to either Canberra (ACT) or Townsville (QLD) as both the Bendigo and Maitland shows have officially SOLD OUT!…
PACT centre for emerging artists presents the fourth annual Tiny Stadiums Festival in Erskineville, Sydney, curated by resident artist run initiative Quarterbred. Featuring two weeks of free and ticketed events, the public is invited to experience stirring contemporary art by some of Australia’s finest emerging artists, culminating in a free weekend of live art from…
Grab your sweetheart, your fedora, and a great zoot suit because it’s time to hit the dance floor when the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies return to Australia in 2011! Cherry Poppin’ Daddies formed in the subversive arts scene of Eugene, Oregon. Their neo-swing sound, that included blaring horns, primal drums, sliding saxophone, and feverish piano –…
Dynamic Brisbane indie-dance/art-rock five-piece, Tin Can Radio, are celebrating the release of their debut Long-Player Chase the Sun, Hold the Night with a massive 20 date tour around metropolitan and regional Australia. The tour begins its west-cost leg on March 15, and spans over April and May of 2011. The album will be available for…
JEBEDIAH ANNOUNCE DYNAMITE SUPPORTS Violent Soho join the Kosciuszko Album Tour Jebediah bring the noise with their upcoming Kosciuszko national tour. The volume just got turned up to 11 with Brisbane’s grunge revival Violent Soho joining them on stage. Violent Soho is known for bringing amped up aggression and getting the crowd heaving. Their singles…
Next month GOOD CHARLOTTE embark their first Australian tour in more than three years, bounding to the stage for all-ages arena shows around the country. Joining Good Charlotte will be Australia’s-own Short Stack, and New Empire, replacing Boys Like Girls. Boys Like Girls have reluctantly withdrawn from touring with Good Charlotte due to a change…
As I sit in the airport departing Austin, Texas for the second consecutive year, I begin the long process of looking back over the last six days, in which an overload of music was shot my way, courtesy of the fine folk at South by Southwest (SXSW). First, it needs to be established that SXSW…
We chat to LA-based outfit Grouplove, who let us in on their SXSW experience, chat about their upcoming full length record, their breakthrough single “Colours” and confirm that an Australian tour is definitely on the cards. Whether they mean their Summer or OUR Summer, however, I’m not clear. Hopefully we do hear more soon! These…
Hailing from Purchase, New York, Moving Mountains have returned with their sophomore record “Waves”, due for release on May 10th. We chat at SXSW 2011 about the album, how it compares to their earlier material, touring with Biffy Clyro, and whether or not an Australian tour is on the cards.
Boasting one of the finest roster of acts in Australia’s indie pop scene is Melbourne based label Popboomerang. One of Australia’s most delightful quiet achievers in the music scene, for almost a decade now the indie label has been providing Australia with some of the country’s finest pop acts, thanks to the dedicated hand of…
Londoners Bombay Bicycle Club have perfected the art of writing catchy, inoffensive pop that showcases their ability to recreate the sounds of their idols without injecting any of their own personality into the music. Their debut LP I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose is a so-so effort that plays it safe with…
The 31st of March will see Event Cinema’s George St host the ‘Not Quite Sound’ Relief Show at their cinema complex in an effort to raise funds for the QLD Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal. This independently run show will see a unique use of the cinematic environment as it collaborates with the music industry to…
MOBY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, SINGLE & PHOTO BOOK DETAILS FREE DIGITAL EP ‘BE THE ONE’ AVAILABLE NOW Destroyed, Moby’s new album and book of photography, is set for release on May 13th. Self-released on his own label Little Idiot through EMI Music Australia. Destroyed will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The album…
EMI ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF A BRAND NEW COLLECTION FROM IRON MAIDEN ‘FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY: THE BEST OF 1990-2010’ ON MAY 20th 2011 EMI are proud to announce the release of ‘From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010’. A double-CD set spanning twenty years this follows the huge success of 2010’s studio album…
Sugar Mountain Festival – Saturday 30th April 2011 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne FIRST LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT The Sugar Mountain Festival will provide a welcome boost to Melbourne’s thriving arts scene on Sunday 30 April 2011. Taking place over multiple locations in Melbourne’s city centre, including The Forum Theatre, No Vacancy Gallery at Federation Square, and…
Emmylou Harris releases new album ‘Hard Bargain’ April 29 2011 ‘There are legendary country singers, and then there’s Emmylou: a breathtaking pinnacle of poise and elegance, and an artist who continues to innovate with every new release.’ -Time Out New York Hard Bargain, the new album from musical icon Emmylou Harris, will be released April…
YELLOWFEVER Infecting Australia YELLOWFEVER, the captivating minimalist art-pop duo are poised and ready to pounce as they prepare for their inaugural visit to Australia throughout April and May. Following on from a string of US dates the pair will be invading Australia like an infectious disease. Hailing from Austin Texas, the band has released a…
WIN A PRIVATE JEBEDIAH SHOW FOR YOU & 100 OF YOUR FRIENDS! How does a private Jebediah show for you and 100 of your closest mates? Jebediah are giving you the chance to do just that! If you’re counting the sleeps until the release of Jebediah’s new album “Kosciuszko”, this competition will keep you occupied…
Day Four of Canadian Music Week After 3 days of some amazing music, excellent panels and the usual networking opportunities, it was time to bid farewell to our time in Toronto*. But today it was Australia’s turn to truly shine, with its annual Aussie BBQ showcase. Taking place at the semi-legendary Horseshoe Tavern, the day…
We arrive at the Friday portion of the festival, in which things really seemed to kick off – attendance grew as the headliners arrived, while the choice between showcases grew more and more difficult. Today also saw my first opportunity to catch some day performances. The most notable of these was the impressive lineup at…
It’s been a long time in the works but UK electro-punks Does It Offend You, Yeah? are finally ready to drop their sophomore record Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You. The AU Review caught up with synth maestro Dan Coop ahead of the official Australian release to discuss the new album and everything in between….
If day one was a relaxed acoustic based experience, then day two was the night of the rock and roll. But first off, day two saw the conference itself launch at the beautiful (and historic) Fairmont Royal York Hotel. All standard conference fodder was included: Stalls full of people wanting to tell you about their…
Canadian Music Week got off to a killer start last night with a selection of showcases across a wide variety of venues in Toronto, Canada. We decided to kick off our 4 nights of live music and conferences with one of the smaller bills on this list, heading along to the Free Times Café to…
MIND OVER MATTER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘JUST LIKE FIREWORKS’ Sydney’s Mind Over Matter – comprised of MCs Willow and Smiles – are set to explode with their fittingly titled sophomore album ‘Just Like Fireworks’. The vaunted duo are best known for their recent collaboration with Bliss N Eso on their #1, Platinum-selling album ‘Running…
Sydney trio Mere Women do the whole minimalist experimental thing, but they don’t do it well live. The split male and female vocals may work in the studio, but without auto tune to help them out, they were horrendously off key and there was far too much awkward banter between tracks with the band arguing…
I am exhausted. My eyes are red and my limbs ache. I have dust in places you don’t want to hear about. My black jeans are currently a lovely shade of brown. I feel like I have been out all night, yet it’s only 10pm. Soundwave, you really know how to take everything out of…
Somewhere in between the excessive touring that makes up a year in the life od Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, frontman Alexander Ebert made time to record a solo album under the moniker Alexander. The album of the same name was just released in Australia, and so we caught up with the man himself…
