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Kingswood
Kingswood had a hugely successful 2012 with 3 three singles released to critical acclaim. They won the coveted ‘Triple J Unearthed Splendour in the Grass’ competition which saw them open the Byron Bay festival on the main Supertop stage. They played over 100 shows throughout Australia and 5 invitation only events in Afghanistan for the Australian Defence Force. They were nominated for best new artist at the j awards and selected as one of triple j’s ‘Next Crop’ for 2013.
May 2013 sees Kingswood release their 4th single ‘Ohio’ to critical acclaim along with their ‘Change of Heart’ EP Deluxe featuring 8 tracks, including their first 4 singles, remixes, an acoustic track and live favourites. A 25 show national tour with Oz rock legends Grinspoon in March / April introduced them to a significantly vast and growing audience as did a support slot with international heavyweights Aerosmith.
This is your last chance to see Kingswood before they hop a plane to the US to record their eagerly anticipated debut album with legendary producer Vance Powell of Jack White fame.
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Averia Skies
Saprotroph
Big metal show at the Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Thursday 27th of June. First up is the grinding blasts in the vein of early Napalm Death by Melbourne's Terror Strike, followed by A Greed Science's pounding thrashy death metal, then the return after a spell of Ballarat’s Order of Torment with their epic blackened death before the heavy 80s style thrash of Saprotroph. A Greed Science will be playing songs from their recent EP Ignorant Being (available on bandcamp and at the show) which was mastered by Adam Calaitzis, who worked with the mighty Damaged and Abramelin. Hope you dont have to work on Friday.
Good Will Hunting
Yuko Nishiyama
+ Juan Alban & Brendan Skinner
Club Feet
Melbourne (via South Africa) five-piece Clubfeet are elated to announce their return to the Australian touring circuit with a ten date national tour in June – July. They will be joined by special guests and rising Sydneysiders Panama alongside local supports in each city, ensuring that this will be one hell of a dancefloor throwdown.
Clubfeet began their 2013 takeover with the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘Heirs & Graces’ in January. The album spawned the hit singles ‘Heartbreak (feat. Chela)’ and ‘Everything You Wanted’ – alongside new single ‘Cape Town’, which not only saw their cult profile explode in their Australian homeland but continued to strengthen their international fanbase which started through their first ever release via iconic New York indie dance label Plant Music.
The album’s latest single ‘Cape Town’ is homage to their stunning quasi-homeland and an ode to desperate nights out on the rebound. Accompanied by a surreal video clip filmed in the city itself, ‘Cape Town’ is part emotional breakdown, part shimmering late night sweat-out.
The ‘Cape Town Tour’ will see the band in their biggest venues to date following from February’s sold out album tour. The band’s ever-expanding cult following and reputation as an incredible live act will ensure that this is another sold-out affair. Don’t miss out.
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Lewi McKirdy's Art Art Tour (Triple J)
Lewi McKirdy brings the finest new jams to Australia every day hosting Lunch on triple j. Well versed in ass and grit, Lewi is across everything ever and clings to what’s good after asking exactly that. His hobbies include blow up boats, cool moods, slam dunks and not being afraid ever. With a Yahtzee high score of 419 Lewi is one hard egg to crack.
Playin' in some clubs with a one off home cinema experience Lewi brings his Art Art tour to Ballarat
Don't go to the cinema again, come soak up some rays at the club
Prepared Like A Bride
Gold Fields
Named as one of MTV's Artists To Watch In 2013 in Australia and nominated for an MTVU Woodie Award for Breaking Artist in the US, the band’s shiny pulsating debut album ‘Black Sun’ was named triple j’s Feature Album Of The Week and was praised by many rave reviews on release.
With ‘Black Sun’ debuting at #32 on the National ARIA Albums Chart and #7 on the ARIA Australia Artist Albums Chart last week, Gold Fields are stoked to be bringing their live show home, “We've been waiting so long to get back and play shows at home again. It feels like ages! We've spent months honing our live set and touring overseas, and the thought of doing our album tour at home is what's kept us going. These shows will be the biggest Gold Fields gigs we've done and now that the record is out, we can't wait to bring it to life in the venues and cities we love in Australia."
The band self-produced the debut album ‘Black Sun’ at home in Ballarat, after initial tracking sessions in LA with producer Mickey Petralia (Ladytron, Peaches) and Sydney with producer/engineer Scott Horscroft (The Presets, Sleepy Jackson, Silverchair).
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Karova Lounge's 9th Birthday feat. The Dead Salesmen Duo
+ Michael Belsar & Friends, Mark With The Sea
+ Bel Air, Bad News Toilet
Psycroptic
Two of Australia's most heavy and infamous acts - PSYCROPTIC and KING PARROT - team up for the first time on the 'Inheriting the Sickness' tour this July/August. In what is bound to be a notorious and ruthless run of shows, the supports for each will be hand-picked by Psycroptic and King Parrot themselves, ensuring the highest of quality line-ups and unquestionable total bang for your metal money!
Hailing from the remote island of Tasmania, Australia, PSYCROPTIC have progressively carved a niche of their own within today's overcrowded metal scene. Staying clear of trends, PSYCROPTIC incorporate many elements of music – extreme and otherwise - to capture a sound that is uniquely their own: a precise blend of brutality, intensity and groove. The result being: Australia’s most respected and recognised metal act worldwide.
KING PARROT has the reputation as the most lethal and extreme new band in Australia. After two years, and many hours confined to a tour bus on hectic touring schedules, the result is the debut long player, aptly titled Bite Your Head Off – and the album does just that.
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Kerser
Following the success of Kerser’s No Rest for the Sickest Tour earlier this year, the infamous emcee hits the road for the second time in 2013 due to popular demand, accompanied by brother Rates and hype man Jay Dee. The Kerser and Rates We Here Now Regional Tour kicks off on the 5th of June in NSW, the tour will make its way around regional Australia throughout June and July. On top of Kerser and Rates having just released their single ‘We Here Now’ together (now available on iTunes), Rates is also due to release his debut album Rebuild & Destroy later in the year through Obese Records Distribution.
Keep an eye on www.facebook.com/thekerser for further announcements including local supports and state by state shows
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Apes
Hot on the tail of their debut single ‘Seven’ late last year, Melbourne four-piece APES came to the attention of Triple J, and more recently some serious UK love from Radio BBC1. A mix of searing garage-rock and stamp-your-feet-shout-out-loud choruses are set to put APES firmly on the map both home and abroad. Led by vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Dowd the APES sound is one that owes as much to the indie punk bombast of the Hives as it does the moody atmospherics of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and to the halcyon years of Australia's illustrious rock'n'roll and garage/punk past. Combining an ear for scrappy, rough and ready melodies with strong hooks (and those can't forget 'em choruses) APES stamp the sound as their own.
Having played shows around the country with likes of The Datsuns, Dune Rats and Yacht Club DJs, APES high energy driven live show landed them spots on 2013's Big Day Out and Groovin The Moo Festivals. The band’s debut EP ‘Helluva’, produced by Malcolm Besley (Northeast Party House, Millions, Snakadaktal), is set for release this June 2013 with the second single ‘Helluva Time’ being released worldwide on May 31st. To celebrate the release of their debut EP the band are embarking on their biggest tour to date.
Alison In Wonderland
Attila (USA)
Instead of cracking open a few beers, raising their fists, hollering at chicks, and having a good time, so many bands choose to whine about their hearts and their hair. Where's the fun in that? Thankfully, Atlanta's ATTILA haven't forgotten how to party on their latest release “About That Life. Boasting brutal grooves and a whole lot of bravado, this is metal at its most raw, raucous, and ratchet.
In many ways, ATTILA tap into the carefree spirit that rock music has been about since its inception. That's what really makes them stand out amongst a scene that doesn't know how to cut loose and have a good time.
ATTILA definitely know how to party. After forming in 2005, they rose through the ranks to solidify their status as the ultimate purveyors of "party metal". Their explosive live presence made them a fan favorite worldwide with a sweat soaked crushing live show. Joining them on their first Australian tour is Hellions. Formed from the ashes of The Bride, Hellions is the latest band to come from the vibrant Sydney hardcore scene that gave birth to bands like Northlane and Buried in Verona.
Hellions debut album will be called “Die Young” and has a tentative release timeframe of September 2013. The First single from the album is “Infamita” which features Adrian Fitiplades from Northlane on guest vocals. The music video for the track is currently viewable on the UNFD YouTube channel with the song now available for free downloads.
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Jericco
Jericco are set to embark on the second leg of their national Australian tour to celebrate the critical and commercial success of their highly anticipated debut album "Beautiful In Danger". This tour will be their biggest to date, highlighting the band’s rising success and presence on the Australian music scene. On this tour, the fans can look forward to hearing the new album played in its entirety, as well as many old favourites, as the band have increased their set length to 80 minutes for an epic night of rock. Jericco's huge album tour will take in many regional towns including Ballarat at Karova Lounge.
Also featured are some amazing supports such as Sydney band Marlow and local heros The Electric Sunkings. If you have been following Jericco over the past four years but have not seen them lately then this tour is not to be missed.
Guttermouth (USA)
Always one to put his money where his mouth is, Adkins has been rebelling against “society standards” since the inception of the band. Not without ramifications though; Adkins was arrested in ’95 at Punk Show, Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, for assault with a deadly weapon (using the microphone to incite the crowd into near riot). He was banned from Canada for a period of years after a public indecency incident and in 2004 Adkins was banned on the Vans Warped Tour as he single handily provoked the entire tour to turn against him.
Although the bands behavior has been questionable, they have returned to our shores for decades. Playing major festivals including Livid Festival, Warped tour and supporting Reel Big Fish the band plays with gusto and energy that brings down the house every time. While it’s sad to see an end of an era, the band is excited about taking a Wicked Camper around Australia and saying a final goodbye in the best way they know how – a show often labeled as the best live punk band you can still see today.
This August will be the first Australian Winter for the band and their only chance to see the slopes in Jindabyne, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham. Also returning to the popular surfing towns Guttermouth have grown to know and love including Gold Coast, Newcastle, and Toukley – pushing the envelope and playing towns other international bands seem to neglect.
Join Guttermouth for all the chaos in their Farewell Tour, August 2013. Friendly People since
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Midnight Juggernauts
Since forming in Melbourne in 2004, the band have forged a unique path, pressing themselves firmly into the popular and unpopular consciousness, refusing to be bound by boundaries of genre, convention, or expectation. Uncanny Valley marks Midnight Juggernaut’s third full-length journey into the deep, once again piloting their glittery kosmische musik far into known cosmos and unknown genre. The band began rolling tape between a church nestled in the Loire Valley in the French countryside and various studios in Melbourne and Sydney; the resulting record is another LP that sounds uniquely Midnight Juggernauts. Situated at a self-styled nexus between genre and era, Uncanny Valley is 43 minutes of warm-hearted cold wave, interstellar harmonies, early 1950s house, steeped in the darkness of dusty Giallo soundtracks, audio spomeniks at once futuristic and rustic: a bold musical future envisaged through a soundtrack to a forgotten Eastern Bloc Tarkovsky film, sifting through the ruins of LPs past.
Uncanny Valley marks the band’s long-awaited return, their first output for three years following their previous albums Dystopia and The Crystal Axis. After touring long and hard from Brisbane to Barcelona, Berlin, Bogotá, and beyond — the trio took ‘time off’, which really equated to throwing themselves into all manner of esoteric adventures, oddball one-offs, inspired shindigs, and ambitious undertakings.
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The Smith Street Band
Melbourne favourites The Smith Street Band have been busy; they really don’t know how to be anything else. As well as working on a batch of new tunes, they've put together an Australian tour, enlisting Poison City Weekender pals Joyce Manor (USA) and Cheap Girls (USA), who will both be making their first trip to Oz.
It has been an amazing few weeks; TSSB’s biggest ever headliner (Melbourne’s Corner Hotel) SOLD OUT in just five days. The ‘Sunshine & Technology’ album placed at at #13 in No Heroes Magazine's Top 50 Australian Heavy Albums Of All Time, raving ‘few albums make life seem this special’, and the lads announced a month-long, inaugural tour of the UK and Europe, plus a slot on the line-up for the famous ‘Fest’ in Gainesville, Florida. This tour is your last chance to catch The Smith Street Band before they venture overseas to see all the places and make all the friends with their infectious, lyrically striking, hook-laden punk/rock tunes. All 10 shows through August and September are going to be colossal. And, as punters can expect from The Smith Street Band, tickets are as cheap as possible teaming up with Cheap Girls from Michigan, USA.
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Seth Sentry
Australia’s acclaimed hip-hop artist, Seth Sentry announces The Vacation Tour in support of his latest single of the same name. SENTRY will be joined by special guests, Grey Ghost and Mantra to help bring his standout live show to new audiences around the country, on an extensive run of 24 regional tour dates between August and September.
Since the release of his #6 ARIA debut album and critical success, ‘This Was Tomorrow’ in September last year, SETH SENTRY has been achieving milestones in big leaps from multiple high-rotation radio singles on Triple J to extensive national tours (including the completely sold out Dear Science Tour last month). He has appeared at festivals including Breath Of Life, Fat As Butter, Come Together, Sprung, Big Day Out (Melbourne) and Groovin The Moo, and spared a moment to make history in becoming the first Australian hip-hop artist to perform on US late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The announcement coincides with the release of SETH’s 5th single, “Vacation”. Following on from 2012 favorites “My Scene”, “Float Away”, “Dear Science” and “Room For Rent” – “Vacation” is all about raw rap and catchy hooks. Teaming up with the production of Styalz Fuego (360, Illy), “Vacation” is packed full of video game references and pop culture punch lines. Autobiography meets fiction fantasy, “Vacation” transitions from real life to make- believe and back again.
For the tour, SETH will be making stops in regional towns all across Australia including North Queensland, Coastal New South Wales and Country Victoria, taking in previously unvisited cities in Western Australia and Tasmania! All shows are 18+.
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