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Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco X Piknic Électronik 2019, Melbourne
Hardware Group and Stable Music kicked off their first Piknic Électronik event last Sunday! After a spectacular start to their seventh season in Melbourne over the weekend, with its first socially distanced Outdoor event, the crew are gearing up for the next show. This upcoming summer, Piknic Électronik will host multiple events at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, as part of the ‘Live at the Bowl’ Summer series. Events will run through until the close of the season in early April 2021.
Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco X Piknic Électronik Show on: Sunday 24th January is Sold Out!
A second show has been added on: Monday 25th January – see below for tickets!
Carl Cox & Eric Powell bring their unique Disco themed party to the bowl again!
With more dates being announced in the new year, you can expect some big surprises. Stay tuned!!
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Show 2.5: Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco – Monday 25th January – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Buy Tickets Now: bit.ly/PiknicS07
Starting from $40+BF.
Watch Promo Video of the last ‘Mobile Disco’ HERE!!
Check out ‘The Bowl’s’ NEW layout HERE!!
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About Piknic Électronik:
Hardware Presents and Stable Music, team up to present the local edition of Piknic Électronik to an ever-growing Melbourne fan base, within the grounds of the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl. A quintessential Melbourne music location, which is easily accessible by public transportation, a short distance from the CBD and surrounded by greenery with ample space for ALL to enjoy a great Summer’s day.
Born in Montreal, Canada, over 17 years ago, the very unique concept of Piknic Électronik has travelled the world. Now a major cultural and festive summer event in Montreal, Piknic Électronik has had successful editions in Barcelona, Lisbon, Melbourne, Santiago, Austin and Dubai. Its innovative and popular formula has evolved into a friendly international expansion that has made the event and its name, a source of local pride in each city where it has set its roots and grown.
Piknic Électronik is a fun filled day party, where everyone can experience the best in electronic music in an open-air park environment, featuring delicious local food offerings and its renowned welcoming atmosphere… happening every Sunday for three months! A vision that Melbournians have wholeheartedly embraced over the past few seasons.
About Hardware Group:
Hardware, has been synonymous with the electronic music scene in Australia for over 30 years. An innovative force when the company was established by Richie McNeill in 1990. The company’s ethos is simple; deliver memorable music events and tours for people who love dance music. Hardware launched several new events in Australia that focus on delivering artists from a number of genres to music enthusiasts across the country including: Festival X, Tell No Tales, Babylon Festival, PURE and of course Piknic Électronik. Events with musical and creative passion.
Artist Press Kits & Event Artwork: Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco – CLICK HERE!!
For more info, go to:
Website: piknicelectronik.com.au
Facebook: Piknic Électronik Melbourne
Instagram: PIKNICMEL
Following the recent release of his new album Sensationalized, Sydney-based artist Wade Jackson shares the accompanying video to his lead single ‘Nightlife’. The visuals come ahead of Jackson’s album launch at Sydney’s Moshpit this Thursday 14 January, with special guests and Broke Stone Records’ label mates Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads. The album launch will also be live streamed on Thursday 14 January at 8PM AEDT via Zenn. Live stream passes are on sale now here.
Jackson began predominantly worked in music theatre and writing screen plays. Given things weren’t going so well he decided to use his musical chops to write his debut album Goodbye Rain, Hello Sunshine in 2012 which he later recorded with producer Liam Judson (Belles Will Ring, Cloud Control to Major Tom, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Dream). Touring Australia widely, he took a break to write Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo in the fall of 2013, again co-producing with Judson. The album was picked up on a licensing deal from a Spanish label generating a European tour.
After returning from Europe, with wind in his sails and sales he started work on the follow-up, Crown & Cathedral which unfortunately was disliked immensely by his Spanish fan base citing “there’s too much synthesiser”, a mistake that Jackson did not learn from and continued to use on the follow up album, The Ghost Searches Beside Me. The LP was recorded and mixed by Jackson with his new set of skills he was forced to learn after going broke from investing all of his money into a music documentary he made with friend and well known Australian band manager and industry stalwart, Greg Carey. Waiting – The Van Duren Story was screened around the world and well received.
Now, Broken Stone Records are thrilled to have released Jackson’s fifth album titled Sensationalized.
As Jackson details of the album “Sensationalized was written and recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney. The theme is based around a fictional complete city breakdown, exaggerated reality. An almost apocalyptic, dystopian city with different scenarios played out by different characters in a diary/self reflection style.
This was also reflected in the music I was listening to: Joe Walsh – Barnstorm, Joni Mitchell – Hejira, Lewis Baloue – L’amour, Peter Koppes – Manchild or Myth. All these records for me have a real reclusive feel and felt comforting whilst alone during lockdown.”
Lewis Goldmark is the new project from Belles Will Ring frontman, Liam Judson. This time we have chilly guitars, glowing synths, along with Judsons’ unique melodicism all coming together to form dystopian lullabies.
Magnetic Heads is the multi-member project of JD Miller. Once upon a time a collection of jangling 12 string pop ballads, now songs about game theory and coming of age, the loss of youth and the power of community delivered with a straight face and a brutalist cold wave aesthetic.
Listen / Buy / Download Wade Jackson – Sensationalized: https://
UPCOMING SHOWS
Wade Jackson ‘Sensationalized’ Album Launch + Live Stream
with special guests Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads
Thursday 14th January at 8PM AEDT
Moshpit, Erskineville – SOLD OUT
Live stream passes on sale now here.
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Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs is out January 15, 2021
via Rough Trade / Remote Control
THABO LAUNCHES ‘HOME AGAIN’ RECORDS
The label launch comes as a natural progression born from the beloved underground party series ‘Home Again’ as a vision of creating the perfect house party.
The feel good inaugural EP is from label boss Thabo himself and includes an incredibly uplifting remix from man of the moment Subjoi.
Artists lined up to release on the imprint in 2021 include Thalo Santana, DJOKO, Sandilé & Szafran.
Vinyl & Digital Release: 19th February 2021
STREAM / PRE ORDER ‘HOME AGAIN 01’ EP HERE
Berlin house mainstay Thabo launches his new label Home Again with a dynamic four-track EP. A natural extension of Thabo’s creative vision, the label comes four years after the start of the Home Again event series – a concept embodying his ‘ideal’ house party.
With previous bookings including Borrowed Identity, Sweely, Sally C, Meggy, Eli Escobar and Adryiano, all of whom played alongside Thabo at venues Watergate, Prince Charles and IPSE, the Home Again events quickly became a meeting point for Berlin’s house heads and music enthusiasts.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic putting the party on hold, it has allowed Thabo to pause and re-examine the event’s primary sound, further developing the concept to kick off a record label. Designed as a collective of like-minded artists, the label’s roster includes Home Again party regulars Thalo Santana, Sandilé, Meggy and Szafran, alongside the label boss himself.
In addition, Home Again will be dedicated to club-ready music, ranging from house to breakbeat and beyond, with a focus on exploring the sounds of Berlin’s burgeoning house scene.
“I started Home Again as my version of the perfect house party. My favourite artists in my favourite clubs and all my favourite people around. I think this is the reason this project is so special to me and I wanted to make it more then (just) a party, especially in these times in which we cannot promote events. When you take the setting and people away, what remains is the music. The idea to start a label existed for quite some time, but actually this challenging pandemic gave us the time to sit down and start what has been in our heads for so long” –THABO
Channeling original Berlin house scene vibes, Home Again’s inaugural release is a dynamic take on sunny house, reminiscent of the carefree pre-pandemic dance marathons.
The release features three originals from Thabo and a remix from Australian house stalwart Subjoi. All four tracks remain true to the Home Again aesthetic, offering a slice of the Berlin house music hedonism that gives us much needed optimism and ethereal bliss in these strange times.
HOME AGAIN 01 – TRACKLIST
01. Rude Child
02. Rude Child (Subjoi Remix)
03. Friday 14th
04. Dull
I OH YOU are psyched to share ‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’ today, along with announcing DMA’S forthcoming Live at Brixton album. Following huge fan demand, the live album will be officially released on Friday 5 March, the one-year anniversary of their headline show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton which saw the band play to a sold-out crowd of 5,000.
Along with being released digitally, the album will come as a very limited vinyl pressing, a double ‘Smoked-Pink’ LP set in a gatefold full of images from their now infamous London show. Inspired by a flare that was set off during the show, the ‘Smoked-Pink’ vinyl is one for the avid collectors amongst us and expected to sell fast.
March 6th, 2020. A sold-out audience fills the O2 Academy Brixton’s cavernous space from wall-to-wall. The lights go down, the crowd erupts into a chant and DMA’S tear into their opening song ‘Feels Like 37’ accompanied by 5000 voices passionately singing along. The band are playing the biggest headline show of their career to date half a planet away from home, yet have conjured the atmosphere of an intimate homecoming celebration.
What follows is a show that will live long in the memories of the band and their fans alike. From early favourites ‘In The Air’ and ‘Lay Down’ to new material such as ‘Silver’ and ‘Life Is A Game Of Changing’ from their hugely successful 5 x ARIA nominated album THE GLOW (#2 in Australia and #4 in the UK), the band, in full live mode, inspire a rapturous reception.
Today’s release of ‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’ (a fan favourite from the band’s debut album Hills End), along with the exhilarating live footage from the notorious evening, provides a sneak peak of what to expect, with a powerful, high energy performance boosted by a sizzling atmosphere and a blissful reminder of the power and wonder of a sold-out live show.
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12 January 2021: Triennial EXTRA, the NGV’s free late-night festival, returns in 2021 featuring a program stacked with live performances, DJs, dance, food, pop-up bars and after-hours access to the NGV Triennial exhibition, launching Friday 15 January and running nightly until 14 February.
Over 31 nights local artists, musicians and dancers will perform throughout the Gallery responding to artworks in the NGV Triennial exhibition. Meanwhile in NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden the Triennial Summer Stage will feature nightly guest DJ sets, presented in partnership with Melbourne Music Week.
Award-winning Melbourne chef Adam D’Sylva will transform the NGV’s Garden Restaurant and new outdoor dining space into a pop-up restaurant exclusively for Triennial EXTRA. Open for lunch and dinner daily, the restaurant presents an exciting and accessible menu of shared plates, inspired by D’Sylva’s popular modern Indian eatery Tonka.
Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV, said “Triennial EXTRA will champion the best of Melbourne’s art, music and dining during a time when Melburnians are looking to reconnect with our city’s creative talents. Newly commissioned works by local performers responding to the NGV Triennial will present the exhibition in a new light throughout the late-night season.”
Highlights from the Triennial EXTRA program include:
- AS SHE FLOATS BY SCOTTY SO – Tue-Sun, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Exhibiting NGV Triennial artist Scotty So appears across the Ground Level of NGV International silently lip syncing a Chinese Opera inspired by the myth of the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e. Dressed in a holographic Tang dynasty style Hanfu robe with hair and makeup styled after the traditional images of the moon goddess, So performs as an offering to the spirits of the space.
- SCARLETT NIGHT BY SCOTTY SO –Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Scarlett So Hung So, artist Scotty So’s drag persona, takes visitors on a journey through time in Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture’s NGV Triennial installation Boudoir Babylon 2020, paying homage to Japanese actress and singer Yoshiko Yamaguchi, 60s songstress Rebecca Pan, Greek diva Maria Callas and Australia’s queen of pop Kylie Minogue.
- OPENING WEEKEND DJS – 15, 16 & 17 Jan, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm – Setting the scene on the Forecourt and in the Garden, local DJs performing during EXTRA’s opening weekend include emerging talent Millú; local nightlife mainstay Andee Frost; disco, funk and electronic specialist Edd Fisher; and multifaceted classical house DJ and curator Merve.
- JEFF KOONS ON ICE BY HAMISH MCINTOSH – Mon, Wed & Fri, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm & 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm – Emerging choreographer Hamish McIntosh presents a response to Jeff Koons’s 1998 sculpture titled Pink Panther. Paired with Koons’ mirror-polished, stainless steel NGV Triennial sculpture Venus 2016-20, McIntosh reframes the US artist’s creative genius through the durational embrace of two young female dancers.
- LUCENT BY NAREE VACHANANDA – Mon, Wed & Fri, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Naree Vachananda explores the classic Japanese Noh theatre in a choreographed performance titled Lucent. The presentation draws upon connections between Noh theatre and Cerith Wyn Evans’s NGV Triennial light work C=O=D=A 2020 with dancers creating an arc of movement with their bodies to interpret the complex forms of Wyn Evans’ white neon sculpture.
- SPOTLIGHT ON SHADOWS BY SHINJITA ROY – Mon, Wed & Fri, 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Choreographed by Shinjita Roy, Spotlight on Shadows combines Kathak, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance, and the Salon et lumière 2020 installation, a digital recreation of the NGV’s British and European 19th century art Salon Hang. The presentation features dancers negotiating the space between light and shadows.
Along with the Tonka pop-up restaurant, NGV diners have the opportunity to sample a limited-edition pastry exclusively created for NGV’s Tea Room by iconic Melbourne patisserie Lune Croissanterie in celebration of the NGV Triennial and capturing the organic nature of Makiko Ryujin and Michael Gittings’ NGV Triennial work Saṃsāra 2020.
All night guests can enjoy unique dining offerings in the Garden, Forecourt café and Tea Room which will host a Yering Station Wine Bar with a food menu designed to pair with the Yering Station wines. A wide range of drink experiences will be on offer during the festival including Asahi brew and Yering Station wines in the Garden and a pop-up Asahi Bar in the Great Hall.
Students from the Victoria College of the Arts have responded to artworks within the exhibition to create a series of moving performances, with thanks to Research Partner of the Triennial, The University of Melbourne.
Major Partner, Clemenger BBDO supports Triennial EXTRA in a partnership that invites all the people of Melbourne to help it celebrate its 75th anniversary. Clemenger BBDO champions Triennial EXTRA and NGV Triennial in its belief that creativity is always the answer. The NGV also sincerely thanks Neville and Diana Bertalli for their generous support of Triennial EXTRA.
Triennial EXTRA runs 15 January – 14 February 2021 and NGV Triennial runs until 18 April 2021 at NGV International, St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Free entry, booking required. Further information is available via the NGV website.
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FRIDAY 22 JANUARY – CAMBRIDGE WAREHOUSE, NEWCASTLE |
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FRIDAY 29 JANUARY – THE LANSDOWNE, SYDNEY |
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SATURDAY 30 JANUARY – LA LA LA’S, WOLLONGONG |
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SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY – STAY GOLD, MELBOURNE |
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Check out Leroy’s cover of Blue Monday by New Order below plus more on his Youtube channel HERE! |
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MELBOURNE, Nov 30, 2020 – Coopers Brewery and Live Nation have joined forces to crank up its popular Live, Loud and Local gig series by taking the show on the road to help pubs and live music rebound from the events of 2020.
Following the success of its initial livestream events in April and May this year, Australia’s largest family-owned brewery has partnered with some of the biggest names in Australian music to welcome patrons back into pubs across the country.
Top Australian acts including The Rubens, Bad//Dreems and Crooked Colours have been confirmed for gigs across the nation over the coming months with more headline acts and venues soon to be announced.
Crooked Colours will headline the first show of the Coopers Live, Loud and Local series on January 17, 2021 at Hotel Rottnest in Perth
The Rubens will play February 3, 2021 at Selina’s, Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney, and Adelaide’s own Bad//Dreems will perform February 19, 2021 at The Bridgeway Hotel in Adelaide.
More shows and artists will be announced for gigs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in early 2021.
Each event will be produced by Coopers, in partnership with Live Nation.
For more information on the Live, Loud and Local tour go to: www.cooperslocal.com.au
COOPERS LIVE, LOUD AND LOCAL
Perth – Crooked Colours – January 17, 2021 – Hotel Rottnest
Sydney – The Rubens – February 3, 2021 – Selina’s, Coogee Bay Hotel
Adelaide – Bad//Dreems – February 19, 2021 – The Bridgeway Hotel
(**additional acts and venues to be announced)
Tickets will go on-sale for the above shows on Wednesday Dec 2, 10am AEDT through www.cooperslocal.com.au
The Live, Loud and Local series aims to support Australia’s hospitality and entertainment industries as well as the local communities hit hard by COVID-19 and related social gathering restrictions.
Melanie Cooper, Coopers Brewery Director and fifth generation family member, said the brewery wanted to build on the momentum generated by its initial Live, Loud and Local series which became Australia’s biggest virtual pub experience during the national lockdown.
“Our first series was all about bringing the pub experience into Australian lounge rooms so patrons stuck at home could still enjoy a night out on the couch,” Mel said.
“Now we want to help bring great Australian live music back to the stage and encourage people off the couch and into their local pub.
“It’s been a really challenging time for venues, musicians and patrons. Live music is an essential part of our culture as is heading to the local for a social drink with friends. It’s something we’ve all missed. We’re putting together a great series of gigs that will allow fans the chance to see their favourite bands perform live again and support local venues in a socially responsible way.”
Live Nation’s President of Brand and Marketing Partnerships for Australia and New Zealand, Greg Segal said Live Nation was excited to be working with Coopers again.
“Coopers is demonstrating a real commitment to supporting local artists and venues, via the Live, Loud and Local series. The industry couldn’t ask for a better partner during these challenging times,” Greg said.
Miles Wilson, the drummer of Bad//Dreems, said the band was pumped to be playing the Live, Loud and Local series in Adelaide.
“Like an early Elliott Smith song, 2020 has been sad and haunting,” Miles said.
“We’ve really missed the atmosphere of playing live and we’ll be approaching the gig with a sense of anticipation and fantasy.”
Trent Fahey, Operations Manager, The Bridgeway Hotel said the venue was looking forward to the resurgence of live music in 2021.
“The Bridgeway is a South Australian rock n’ roll institution, with more than 50 years of live music history and some of the biggest national and international artists having hit our stage,” Trent said.
“South Australians love live music and have supported us on every step of the road back.”
“Coopers has been outstanding in supporting us through these tough times and now the opportunity to host a Coopers Live, Loud and Local gig is truly awesome. Bad Dreems at The Bridgeway will be going up on our Legends Wall, for sure.”
About Coopers Brewery
Coopers Brewery is a six-generation family owned company and Australia’s largest Australian-owned brewery. The Coopers family has been making its famous ales since 1862 and has a long history supporting the arts and live music industry.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit livenationentertainment.com.
The Australian guitar-pop five-piece will perform for a second night at Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Sunday 23 May. Tickets to this newly-added Sydney show go on sale from 12noon AEDT on Wednesday 13 January.
★★★★☆ Rolling Stone
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