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…
Don’t miss one of the latest exhibitions to take Sydney by storm: Phantasma at the Plump Gallery on Enmore Road. Only two more days left! Phantasma showcases the work of five Inner West artists whose practice reflects the eclectic diversity of this urban wonderland. From twisted time-warping sculptures to abandoned melancholic spaces, fairytale fantasies and…
Jazz gigs are a touchy affair sometimes. You can get enamoured with the music that comes from the stage, but at the same time, once it goes too far it can all become a wank. On the audience side of things, you can either get a crowd that is responsive to a small degree, or…
As last year’s Future, Good Vibrations 2009 and Global Gathering 2008 proved for many, horse racing venues, continuous rain and hordes of people don’t mix very well. It’s practically a repeat scenario this time, Future Music 2011 welcoming the underdressed punters with dismal weather and gravy-thick mud. Upon entrance, I give myself a mental high-five…
What the hell is SXSW!? A look back at SXSW 2010. from Larry Heath on Vimeo. As we approach the 25th anniversary of SXSW, we attempt to answer the age old question: What the hell is South by Southwest!? It’s not an answer easily provided to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves, however back in…
A sea of black, excessive hair product and copious amounts of eyeliner invaded the showgrounds, ready to get their hardcore on at Soundwave 2011. Being metal’s answer to Big Day Out, the crowds were just as massive and the facilities to cater for them hopelessly inadequate. In between waiting in line 30 minutes to get…
Last year, The Walkmen brought out a wonderful record in the form of Lisbon. The latest single from the acclaimed album is “While I Shovel The Snow” and they just released a music video for the track. Directed by Jake Davis (who has made videos for Snoop Dogg and My Chemical Romance), it’s a beautifully…
Last night saw the Triple Rainbow Tour hit Sydney, taking over Purple Sneakers’ Last Night at the Gaelic Club. The tour brings together three bands who scored Big Day Out spots in their hometowns back in January: Sydney’s We Say Bamboulee, Melbourne’s Eagle and the Worm and Brisbane’s Ball Park Music. First up were Ball…
We’re loving this track and this new video from Dan Kelly. From the AMP and ARIA nominated album Dan Kelly’s Dream comes the new single ‘Gap Year Blues’. A retro futuristic ballad that ruminates on the futility of long distance love. Sweet pastoral tones build to a Faces-esque middle eight jam before a gorgeous fadeout….
Ahead of their release of their new EP Naked, I chatted with the band’s bassist Mikey Godde about the new year, new album and new shows… Thanks for taking the time to talk with us! Let’s start off with the big news – Lizard King Records. What a way to end 2010, getting signed to…
The last band added to the Soundwave bill, This Town Needs Guns, put on a stellar performance at The Toff in Town on Wednesday night, proving that one of “Britain’s best kept secrets” might not be a secret for much longer. Support act To The North put in a decent shift, getting the crowd moving,…
Here’s the word from the horses mouth: We are pleased to officially confirm that this year’s festival will again be held in the wonderful surrounds of Woodfordia, near Woodford, south-east Queensland. Australia’s number one mid-winter music celebration will be held across three big days from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July. Set those dates aside…
Let’s get to the important part first up: This was the first Sydney Soundwave done right. From its beginnings at Sydney Park, through Eastern Creek and now to Olympic Park, the journey of Soundwave has been a bumpy one in NSW. A myriad of complaints marred just about every event – though the quality of…
It would be a fair complaint to suggest that there isn’t nearly enough Lemmy in our lives. Thankfully, Foo Fighters share our concerns, delivering what is easily the most rock and roll track they’ve released since the days of One by One, and enlisting the help of Lemmy in their new music video “White Limo”….
With just 48 hours to go until the planet’s reining pop-star princess with attitude, Ke$ha, touches down for her inaugural Antipodean tour, Future Entertainment has announced that fans in Brisbane have won the ultimate jackpot: not only will the young American superstar be kicking things off LIVE at the legendary Riverstage on Thursday night, but…
An evening spent with Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley is akin to downing a bottle of absinthe, surviving and waking up the next afternoon naked in a park, not quite knowing how you got there, but being sure you really enjoyed yourself. The theatrics were at an all time high, with both artists giving their…
Good god this song is catchy! This is the new one from Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs, “Time and Place”. What is it with Brisbane at the moment? Is there something in the water? There must be, because this is the city all of Australia has their eye on at the moment… The band will also be…
