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SYDNEY SKA WEEKENDER |
| Monday, March 29 |
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EASY COMPANY EP LAUNCH |
| Wednesday, March 24 |
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THE PUSH KICKSTARTS YOUTH WEEK WITH CLOSURE IN MOSCOW |
| Thursday, March 11 |
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HORSELL COMMON'S FINAL HURRAH BEGINS |
| Wednesday, March 10 |
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IN SYDNEY TONIGHT? LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO GO? |
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THE GUN RUNNERS SET TO LAUNCH |
| Thursday, February 25 |
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YOU AM I SHOWS THIS WEEKEND |
| Tuesday, February 23 |
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AUSSIE PUNK BASH |
| Sunday, February 21 |
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BACKY SKANK LAUNCH ALBUM |
| Thursday, February 18 |
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HORSELL COMMON ADD ONE MORE FINALE |
| Monday, February 15 |
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PERTH GET UP KIDS SHOW SET TO BE A BIG ONE |
| Friday, February 12 |
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CLUTCH VENUE CHANGE |
| Thursday, February 11 |
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THE RUMJACKS SET TO LAUNCH |
| Tuesday, February 02 |
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THE MEANIES JOIN MONSTER SESSION |
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SKA-BQ FIRES UP THIS WEEKEND |
| Sunday, January 24 |
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BACKYARD SURGEONS TAKE TO ADELAIDE |
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RISE AGAINST TICKETS FOR TONIGHT |
| Sunday, January 17 |
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WALTER SCHREIFELS SYDNEY TONIGHT |
| Wednesday, January 13 |
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CHOPFEST A SELL OUT |
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THE FINAL LOCKDOWN |
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  HORACE PINKER UNPLUG
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, July 28 @ 19:12:43 CDT (10 reads)
With The Oxford Tavern in Wollongong up and shutting their doors, a bunch of planned shows have been affected, one of which is US pop-punk mob Horace Pinker. Their Sunday 15th August show has now been shifted, and unplugged. They'll play acoustic at the Town Hall Hotel in Newtown. Guests will be Andy from Steppin' Razor and Not Ok. Entry is free and the gig kicks off at 6PM.
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MUSK ARE IN ACTION... BABY
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, July 27 @ 16:49:49 CDT (11 reads)
Someone said rock 'n roll was in trouble? Well Musk are here to help. The band that features members from Nancy Vandal, Crapulous Gee Gaw and Fugg (Yup, someone found the time capsule buried last decade) have a debut self-titled EP available now and are set to launch it in such establishments at The Cabbage Tree Hotel in Fairy Meadow on Friday night. Saturday, Newcastle look out, Musk will be at the Lass O Gowrie Hotel and next Thursday 5th August is the big one, they'll bring their rock stylings to The Sando in Newtown. Check out the video clip for the track 'Action Baby' [Here]
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A DEATH IN THE FAMILY ADD TWO SHOWS
Posted by Bomber on Monday, July 26 @ 10:37:58 CDT (15 reads)
Having just wrapped up their quick little run of shows alongside The Nation Blue where they plugged their latest release 'Origins', A Death In The Family have announced a couple of headline shows before they head off to Europe later this year. You can catch the band at The Arthouse in Melbourne on August 21st and Spectrum in Sydney on August 27th. They will also be supporting Leatherface on the Poison City Weekender show at East Brunswick Club on September 18th, tickets are selling fast for that one and won't last.
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REVIVAL - THIS IS NOT THE END OF YOUR STORY
Posted by Bomber on Friday, July 23 @ 11:46:56 CDT (81 reads)
The reality of youth depression has inspired The Getaway Plan to reunite for a one off music event. Revival – This Is Not The End Of Your Story has been put together in partnership with To Write Love On Her Arms, a non for-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Revival is about raising awareness of the TWLOHA movement, aiming to stimulate conversation among young people about mental health issues and empower those struggling with depression with the knowledge that help and recovery is possible. The Getaway Plan will revive from the shadows and headline two shows at Billboard The Venue on Friday 24th September. This will be their first performance since breaking up in 2009. Supporting the Melbourne quartet for both shows are local boys Stealing O’Neal, alongside Built On Secrets (U18 only), Secrets In Scale (18+ only) and Cheerleader (both shows). Tickets for both shows on sale 9.00am Friday 6th August via Moshtix & Ticketek. For more info on TWLOHA please visit www.twloha.com
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BASTARD FEST
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, July 20 @ 20:01:09 CDT (48 reads)
Bastard Fest brings 6 of Australia’s most extreme bands together for one brutal night at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday 4th September. Featuring Psycroptic, Blood Duster, Mindsnare, Extortion, Captain Cleanoff and The Kill. Tickets are on sale now from the venue for $17 + fees.
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FRENZAL RHOMB TO PLAY ADELAIDE UNI BAR
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, July 20 @ 16:39:02 CDT (104 reads)
Frenzal Rhomb have announced a show at the Adelaide Uni Bar on Saturday August 14th, It's a Licensed / All Ages affair with tickets going on sale Friday at 9am from venuetix. Guests to be announced soon.
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THE SCOTCH OF SAINT JAMES ADD WA SHOWS
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, July 14 @ 21:36:06 CDT (51 reads)
Perth lads, The Scotch Of Saint James have taken a short moment of respite. Since the beginning of the year they have been playing sell out local headline shows, doing WA tour support to the likes of Bluejuice, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Yves Klein Blue, British India, Numbers Radio and more, embarking on their own national tours, hitting festival stages such as Groovin The Moo and released their debut LP Vigilante Neck Tie Party. They have a headline show at The Den this Friday night with guests The Reserves, Ruby Boots & Boston and Chevy. The band have also picked up the WA tour support for The Art later this month, and they'll also play along side Sugar Army at the Rottnest Festival held at the end of August. The next single off their debut LP Vigilante Neck Tie Party is set to be released very soon. For full information, and tunes, head to their page [Here].
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THE BECKS FESTIVAL BAR ANNOUNCES ACTS
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, July 13 @ 19:31:40 CDT (507 reads)
Beck’s Festival Bar transforms Melbourne's iconic Forum Theatre into a house of worship for a series of performances designed to respond to themes of shamanism, cult bands and music as religious experience. Presented over seven nights throughout the Melbourne Festival, the program reveals an underlying rhythm divine, linking contemporary, alternative music from around the world. Names like Mariachi El Bronx, The Drones, The Break, Dead Meadow, Blarke Bayer / Black Widow, Sage Francis with B. Dolan are just a few set to perform at the Festival. Read More to see who's playing which nights.
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THE OPTIONALS GET SUPPORTING
Posted by Bomber on Friday, July 02 @ 10:20:23 CDT (76 reads)
Sydney's The Optionals have been working in the studio with Lachlan Mitchell and the end result is an EP that they plan to release later in the year, in the meantime they have a handful of supports coming up. Next Thursday night they play the Annandale Hotel with Cola Wars and Behind Crimson Eyes, the following Wednesday (14th) they support SNFU at The Wall in Leichhardt. In August they'll support Horace Pinker on their Sydney show at The Excelsior and in September they join Leatherface on their Sydney show.
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HARDCORE 2010 THIS WEEKEND
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, June 30 @ 10:16:39 CDT (91 reads)
Now in it's 11th year, Hardcore 2010 happens this weekend in Sydney. Friday night at Manning Bar is the Over 18's show and Saturday at the Factory Theatre is for All Ages. Playing the 18+ show are Mindsnare, Toe To Toe, Extortion, Blkout, Relentless & Ill Brigade. Grab tickets online for that one [Here]. Playing the All Ages show are Mindsnare, Extortion, 50 Lions, Blkout, Dropsaw, Hand Of Mercy, I Exist, Ghost Town, Persist & Phantoms. Grab tickets online for this one [Here].
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GAY PARIS JOIN KARNIVOOL'S SYDNEY DATES
Posted by Bomber on Monday, June 28 @ 15:06:38 CDT (134 reads)
Sydneysiders Gay Paris have jumped on board the Sydney leg of the current Karnivool tour and will support on their three shows at The Metro in Sydney this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. New Zealand band Cairo Knife Fight who were due to support the Karnivool tour have withdrawn due to illness. Wednesday's show is sold out, Thursday and Friday have limited tickets remaining.
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A VERY BIRMY BIRTHDAY
Posted by Bomber on Monday, June 21 @ 15:29:37 CDT (102 reads)
The Birmingham Hotel in Melbourne celebrates its 2nd birthday this Saturday June 26th with an all out 18 band assault over 2 stages. Saturday's show will also be the first time the venues new band room comes into flight with the existing bandroom also hosting 1/2 of the night's bands. It all kicks off from midday with a BBQ for both lunch and dinner, Bands start at 3pm and it's free entry. Playing throughout the event are The Stabs, Dick Diver, Dead Farmers, Teen Archer, Dozers, In Tongues, Baptism Of Uzi, Greasers, The Priory Dolls, Ships Piano, Wil Wagner & The Smith Street Band, This War, Madonna, Grizzly Jim Lawrie And Band, Big Smoke, Chaos Kids, Keggin, The Black Hill Five & Streetcore Djs. For more info and playing times, head [Here]
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ROBOTOSAURUS & COERCE SPLIT LAUNCHES
Posted by Bomber on Monday, June 14 @ 16:35:45 CDT (169 reads)
Adelaide's Robotosaurus and Coerce will be releasing their split on June 18th through Capitalgames. You can stream a track from each band now [Here]. Early July will see a string of launch shows in Melbourne (1st July, Irene's Warehouse - 2nd July, The Arthouse) and Adelaide (3rd July, German Club) for the record, all of which will be with California's Graf Orlock and Dangers. More dates for east and west are planned for later in the year. Capitalgames will release the latest Dangers record Messy Isn’t It? to co-incide with the tour. For full information, head [Here].
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FRENZAL RHOMB JOIN ANNANDALE BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES
Posted by Bomber on Sunday, June 13 @ 17:39:44 CDT (167 reads)
After their appearance on Come Together Festival over the weekend, Sydney is set to get another dose of Frenzal Rhomb when they headline The Annandale Hotel on Friday 2nd July as part of The Annandale's 10th birthday week. They'll be joined by Front End Loader and Old Music For Old People. Tickets on sale tomorrow from the venue and Oztix.
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SKA WEEKENDER VENUE CHANGE
Posted by Bomber on Thursday, May 27 @ 16:34:40 CDT (155 reads)
Due to reasons beyond promoters control, the June 5th show of the upcoming Sydney Ska Weekender will now be held at Hermann's Bar in Sydney University as opposed to The Wall in Leichhardt. All pre-sold tickets remain valid for entry and the lineup remains the same. For a reminder of the details, and to grab the last bunch of tickets for both this show and the Harbour Cruise on June 6th, head [Here].
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CHINESE BURNS UNIT POST MORE DEMOS
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, May 26 @ 18:13:30 CDT (223 reads)
New Sydney mob Chinese Burns Unit which features members of Lawnsmell, Frenzal Rhomb, The Optionals and more have posted a bunch of new demo tracks on their page [Here]. Next Saturday night the band will join Frozen Doberman and Hell City Glamours at the Annandale Hotel. You can also catch them at the Blood Sweat & Beers event at the same venue on July 10th. Head to their page for more info.
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DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, May 19 @ 16:50:48 CDT (228 reads)
The Dead of Winter Festival is back for 2010, loaded up with tonnes of horror, punk, metal, rock, pyschobilly, macabre & dark bands. Over 40 bands and performers descend like hordes upon The Jubilee Hotel in Brisbane across 5 stages from 2pm – 1am on Saturday 3rd July. The lineup features Dreamkillers, The Kidney Thieves, Portal, Casino Rumblers, Post Life Disorder, Silver Ocean Storm, The Wrath, The Eternal, D-Nine, The Black Market, Humonic, Voltera, The Flangipanis, Happy Camper, The Darkshadows, Spitfireliar, Horrorwood Mannequins, Truth Corroded, Insidious Torture, The Go Go Haunters, Mythology, Aeternitas, High Plains Drifter, The Jukebox Zombies, Devilution, Witchgrinder, The Hellves, Felinedown, The Medicine Show, The Jim Rockfords, D Rouser & The Dastardly Duo, 1.1.1, Black Mask, To The Teeth, Kill The Apprentice, Whiskey & Speed, 13 Stitches, Graveyard Rumble & Rad Rockets Are Go. On the sideshow stage there will be burlesque performers Lady Cave, Miss Red Devotchkin, Miss Bertie Page, Scarlet Jezabel, Truly Scrumptious, Blue Velvet, Vamparella, Scarlet the Siren, Kali Black and guest host Vampire Barbie with Dj’s Nemesis, Hoops, Loki and Grimm. Also on offer are Fashion Shows, Food, Markets & Stalls and the first annual ‘Miss Dead of Winter Pageant’. Early bird tickets are on sale now from all Oztix outlets for $30 or online at www.oztix.com.au.
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COMPETITION : SKA-WEEKENDER
Posted by Bomber on Sunday, May 09 @ 13:08:48 CDT (226 reads)
With the Chopdog Ska Weekender in Sydney just a few weeks off now (June 5th @ Bald Faced Stag & June 6th - Sydney Harbour Cruise), the weekend combo tickets saving you a few bucks have now sold out, with single show tickets not far behind. So get a move on if you plan to attend. King Cannons, Chris Duke And The Royals, Backy Skank, Cohen Heart, Los Capitanes, Son Of Dad, Steppin' Razor, The Resignators and Madonna make up the June 5th bill, while June 6th on the boat features Steel City All Stars, Sniperival and The Resignators covering albums from Less Than Jake, Strung Out & Mighty Mighty Bosstones. You can get full details [Here]. We've got our hands on one of these now sold out weekend combo tickets that will get you into both shows. To be in the running to win, simply send us an email to [email protected], subject "Ska Weekender Comp" and tell us how much this combo ticket is worth. You'll find the answer on the link above. Hop to it, get it in before Sunday 16th May.
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THE GURGE GET TOGETHER
Posted by Bomber on Thursday, May 06 @ 18:40:14 CDT (140 reads)
After spending a few years overseas and on various other project, Regurgitator's Quan and Ben have both wound up based in Melbourne at the same time. A quick phone call to Peter and The 'Gurge are back in action. Work commenced on album number seven, and a few shows are booked to celebrate their return. They'll play Brisbane's Powerhouse on Sunday May 16th, Annandale Hotel in Sydney on Sat July 3rd (selling fast) and Sunday July 4th at East Brunswick Club in Melbourne.
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CLARITY RECORDS LAUNCH SHOW
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, April 21 @ 09:29:53 CDT (400 reads)
Adelaide's newest independent record store Clarity Records will be having an official launch show to help celebrate the shops opening and to spread the word about the store. After a successful opening night, featuring some great acoustic artists and tasty vegan treats going around, Clarity Records is hosting this night of live bands and would like you to go and help celebrate with them. The show features some of Adelaide's finest live bands including Stolen Youth, Craterface, Hightime and Weightless. The show is happening at the Enigma Bar on Saturday May 1st and doors will be opening at 9pm. If in Adelaide, poke your head into the store located at 60 Pultney Street in the CBD.
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MERE THEORY TO ROAD TEST NEW TUNES
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, April 20 @ 08:52:25 CDT (326 reads)
Mere Theory are getting ready preview tracks from their forthcoming album 'Walking In Storms' at upcoming shows in Melbourne and Adelaide. Anyone at the show will also get a couple of free downloads of tracks from the album. You can catch them 15th May at Adelaide Uni Bar with After The Fall and 21st May at Mooroolbark Community Centre in Victoria for an all ages show alongside Envy Parade, Tonight Alive and more. Further details available [Here].
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ARTHOUSE BIRTHDAY SHOW
Posted by Bomber on Wednesday, April 14 @ 09:03:39 CDT (390 reads)
It's that time of the year again, Melbourne venue The Arthouse notches up another year, it's 19th, and as always a fine lineup has been assembled to bring the party. Mid Youth Crisis, The Nation Blue, Kimbo and The Hawaiian Islands will strut their stuff on Saturday 1st May from 7:30pm. Check out this awesome video flier for the event
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YOUTH WEEK IN ACDC LANE THIS SATURDAY
Posted by Bomber on Thursday, April 08 @ 11:05:33 CDT (349 reads)
Tickets are selling fast for The Push's Youth Week kick off event this Saturday in Melbourne’s famous ACDC Lane. Closure in Moscow headline the event with guests Skye Harbour, Secrets In Scale and Girl Vs Ghost. At just $10 plus booking fee, tickets have sold quickly and are almost gone, you can get one from oztix.com.au. This all ages, fully supervised, drug, alcohol and smoke-free event is proudly supported by National Youth Week, Victorian Government, beyondblue: the national depression initiative, Melbourne City Council, SYN and Channel 31.
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HARD-ONS AND NUNBAIT TEAM UP
Posted by Bomber on Thursday, April 08 @ 09:24:32 CDT (424 reads)
The Hard-Ons and Nunbait will team up for three shows around NSW this month. You'll be able to catch them April 15th at The Oxford Tavern in Wollongong, April 16th at The Sando in Newtown, and April 17th at Manly Fishos. For full info, head [Here].
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AFTER THE FALL ANNOUNCE A FEW SHOWS
Posted by Bomber on Tuesday, April 06 @ 12:13:34 CDT (379 reads)
After The Fall have been busy writing for their next record, but will emerge from the rehearsal room for a few shows later in the month. April 24th you can catch them at Oxford Tavern in Wollongong. April 30th at Singleton Youth Venue for an all ages show, and May 15th they venture to Adelaide to play at the Uni Bar. Expect to hear a new tune or two being road-tested. Get full information [Here].
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