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SECRET SOUNDS FLOOD AID

by the partae March 17, 2022
written by the partae
Secret Sounds
FLOOD AID
Proudly presented by Bank of Queensland
Secret Sounds Targets $1 Million in 1 Month for Flood Relief
Every Cent Raised to go Directly to Flood Affected Communities
Featuring Flume (DJ Set), Bernard Fanning, Dune Rats, Wolfmother, The Rubens & more
Funding Lifeline, GIVIT, Koori Mail Bundjalung Community Flood Relief and Northern Rivers Community Foundation
Tickets for all shows on sale 12 noon AEDT, Thursday 17 March (Today!)
DONATE NOW AND WATCH TALLY GROW
Two weeks ago, the Northern Rivers of NSW and Southeast QLD were devastated by a natural disaster of unimaginable magnitude and severity.

Today Secret Sounds is announcing a range of fundraising initiatives to assist with recovery across the region, with a target of raising $1 million in one month and a commitment that 100% of money raised will go directly to flood affected communities.

“I live in this region” said Secret Sounds Co-CEO Paul Piticco. “My nearest town is Murwillumbah and it has been devastated. Local schools, friends’ homes and businesses, lives and livelihoods all just swept away by the floodwater.  This story is repeated in Lismore, Ballina, Mullumbimby, Coraki, Brisbane and many other communities.  The recovery, physically and especially mentally, is going to take a long time and will need lots of support so I am very pleased Lifeline is providing targeted and specialised assistance for everyone that has been affected.   It has been an extremely tough two years for the music business but we are still here and still banding together to help our communities. Please join us. Give generously, buy a ticket, buy a shirt, make a bid and support however you can to get these families and towns back on track.”

“This is deeply personal for us. Many of our team live and operate businesses in the region and some of them have been directly impacted. We have also run our events in the area for decades. We are part of this community and we’re heartbroken to see the pain that’s being felt right across the region” said Jessica Ducrou, Co-CEO of Secret Sounds.

Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival Byron have kicked off the fundraising with a $100K donation each ($200K in total). Bank of Queensland has also jumped on board as a key sponsor to help make the concerts happen.

Martine Jager, Bank of Queensland’s Group Executive Retail Banking said “From Gympie to Lismore, and many areas throughout Queensland and NSW, we’ve seen the devastation the floods have had on our people, customers and their local communities. We’re so pleased we could come together and help those who have been impacted, while also supporting the music industry which itself has faced many challenges from the pandemic. We’re proud of this partnership so let’s all do what we can to get onboard, buy a ticket and support Aussie music and communities.”

Secret Sounds would also like to thank Wanderlust, Jack Daniel’s, Byron Bay Brewery, Smirnoff and Red Bull who have also jumped on to assist with this campaign.

From fundraiser gigs and limited-edition merch items to auctions, there’s a range of ways the public can get involved to help the cause.

FUNDRAISER GIGS
Tickets for all shows on sale 12 noon AEDT, Thursday 17 March (Today!)
One of the biggest acts on the planet, Flume (DJ Set), will hit the Kingscliff Hotel this Saturday for a DJ set with a bunch of his musician mates.  Aussie icon Bernard Fanning will play the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on Saturday 26 March with The Rubens, Cub Sport (DJ Set), Last Dinosaurs and Stevan. And multiple ARIA and Grammy award winning rock act and Byron locals Wolfmother will take to the stage at Byron Beach Hotel with Dune Rats and fellow local Tex Perkins.
ANDY GARVEY + DAMEEEELA + DJ SEINFELD + FLUME (DJ SET)
+ JONO MA + RONA

Kingscliff Hotel, Kingscliff – Saturday 19 March

BERNARD FANNING + THE RUBENS + CUB SPORT (DJ SET)
+ LAST DINOSAURS + STEVAN + HANNI

The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane – Saturday 26 March

WOLFMOTHER + DUNE RATS + TEX PERKINS & JEZ MEAD + WAAX
+ KOBIE DEE + MYLEE GRACE

Byron Beach Hotel, Byron Bay – Saturday 26 March

In addition to these shows, FLIGHT FACILITIES have allocated 100 tickets to their almost sold out Airfields event this Saturday in Sydney. They’ll be available for a special price of $99.90 and all proceeds from those sales will go to Secret Sounds Flood Aid.
WHERE THE MUDDY HELL ARE YOU MERCHANDISE
It’s a bit cheeky but it’s also a bit true yeah? Limited edition “Where The Muddy Hell Are You” t-shirts and hats will be available across the fundraiser month.
AUCTION
Stay tuned to the Flood Aid Auction site as items and experiences are added across the campaign month including VIP tickets to the sold out 2022 Splendour in the Grass as well as money can’t buy experiences with some big names!

TICKETMASTER & MOSHTIX DONATION OPTIONS
For the duration of the Flood Aid campaign, all Australian Live Nation and Secret Sounds Group shows will include a donate button at checkout. Ticket buyers can add their donation to the ticket price. Thanks to Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Moshtix for supporting the campaign!
RECIPIENT ORGANISATIONS
All money raised through Secret Sounds Flood Aid campaign will be distributed between four key organisations to provide direct assistance where it is needed. Every cent of every dollar raised will go directly to the community. All recipient organisations have made this commitment.

LIFELINE will provide tailored face to face and digital psychological first aid for affected communities including counselling, information resources for individuals, crisis helplines and Lifeline text. These services are being specifically created for these communities and for this situation.

Lifeline CEO Colin Seery said that the organisation’s staff and volunteers have been working on the ground tirelessly to support local people.

“Lifeline is at the very heart of the communities that have been hardest hit so we have a clear picture of just how devastating these floods have been for individuals and families.”

“The funds raised from the Secret Sounds initiatives will enable us to continue to extend and tailor Lifeline services and to help communities reach a point where they regain sustainability and resilience.”

GIVIT is a national donation platform managing donations of items, services and funds for people impacted by floods across parts of Queensland and New South Wales. GIVIT works directly with councils, outreach teams, charities and community groups in impacted areas to identify exactly what’s needed to make sure people get what they need, when they need it.

The local newspaper of the Bundjalung region, KOORI MAIL is wholly owned by five Bundjalung Aboriginal community organisations. These regions have been severely flood impacted and fundraising will directly support these communities.

The well-established Byron Community Centre has partnered with regional philanthropic body, NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, to support a community led flood recovery. Funds will be distributed to grass roots community organisations throughout the Northern Rivers Region, getting help to communities when and where they need it.

It is impossible to overstate the impact of the flooding that hit Northern NSW and Southeast QLD a fortnight ago. All previous records were smashed by metres. Roads and bridges were washed away. Schools were destroyed. Thousands of homes were inundated, with water levels in Lismore exceeding a previously unfathomable 14 metres. Residents climbed into ceiling cavities to escape the floodwaters or onto rooftops in hope of being rescued by civilians in tinnies.

Huge landslides moved houses down mountains in the hills behind Mullumbimby, and now scar the Northern NSW hinterland. Heroic community members trekked through the bush, across raging torrents and waist high mud to rescue the isolated and injured. They carried in generators, fuel, supplies, even a satellite dish and radios and they encountered scenes that no civilian volunteer should ever have to witness.

Further south in Woodburn and Coraki the floodwater has only just subsided and a massive clean-up effort is underway in that devastated region.

Thousands of homes are now uninhabitable. The families who lived in them are facing an uncertain future. Northern NSW was already facing a housing crisis and the situation is now critical. Many have also lost their businesses or income for the foreseeable future.

Whether directly affected by flooding or volunteering for rescue and clean up, this disaster has been traumatic for the entire community and has taken a huge emotional toll on everyone in its path.

You support, to help raise as much money as possible for devastated communities, is much appreciated!

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MOSSY Shares Video For New Single ‘Special Attention’ + Debut Album ‘N2KY’ Out Tomorrow!

by the partae March 17, 2022
written by the partae
Photo Credit: Josh Hourigan
MOSSY SHARES NEW SINGLE & SELF-DIRECTED VIDEO
‘SPECIAL ATTENTION’
FEATURING PURIENT
LIFTED OFF DEBUT ALBUM N2KY, OUT TOMORROW!
ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY AT MELBOURNE’S COLOUR CLUB ON
FRIDAY 15 APRIL

Today, I OH YOU are excited to share ‘Special Attention’, the new single from Melbourne’s genre-bending creative MOSSY (Jamie Timony), lifted off his long-awaited debut album N2KY – out tomorrow! The silky track arrives with a self-directed video from the multi-faceted artist. MOSSY also today announces a Melbourne album launch party for N2KY, scheduled for Friday 15 April at Colour Club.

One of the album’s more cloud rap leaning moments, MOSSY describes ‘Special Attention’ as an ode to the “push / pull sensation of needing someone and simultaneously rejecting dependence on them.” Melbourne artist Purient brings her glossy vocals to the track, in stunning harmony with MOSSY’s icy top line and snapping trap beat.

He continues, “The song is basically about anxiety, when your mind serves up the worst-case scenarios and the walls start closing in—that feeling of being sucked toward an unhappy destiny.”

The video for ‘Special Attention’ was originally going to be shot with MOSSY’s brother Ben again, but after losing a shoot location at the last-minute MOSSY says the idea kind of fell apart. “I knew I still wanted to direct something myself, something more lo-fi this time. Kate (Purient) woke up one morning with a location in mind—a dam she’d been to in Healesville. The clip was shot by Jordan Hourigan,” MOSSY explains. “Once we got to the location, we couldn’t believe that there was this gigantic compass / sundial looking thing which I think fits really well thematically with ‘Special Attention’. It kinda saved the day.”

Across 10 dynamic and introspective tracks, produced by Dean Tuza (The Rubens, Stella Donelly) and mixed by multi-Grammy winner Stu White (Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, FKA Twigs), N2KY continues to explore the sentiment of a partnership having the potential to either nourish and support, or constrict and threaten. In his embrace of electronic post-punk, pop fundamentals from the Scandinavian underground club scene, and the recent wave of emo trap artists, MOSSY captures the sensation of surrendering to a force – whether spiritual, sonic or both – and the comfort found in that.

‘Special Attention’ joins recent singles ‘Why Can’t You See?’ and ‘Unfazed’, which were both added to FBi and  global hyperpop tastemaker playlists across Spotify, Apple, Amazon and SoundCloud, with the latter bringing in a dazzling re-work by Melbourne artist Banoffee. N2KY’s first single ‘Shade’ came with an energetic remix by 17-year-old Canadian Hyperpop artist kmoe that was added to global Spotify playlists creamy (696k followers), hyperpop, Friday Cratediggers, cellophane, and Apple Music’s Glitch, New In: Electronic, Future Sounds and Electronic Pop. Combined, the album’s singles have seen support from the likes of Matt Wilkinson and Zane Lowe, and firmly established MOSSY in the alternative pop world.

‘Special Attention’ is the final piece of the N2KY puzzle, which is out tomorrow and will be brought to life at MOSSY’s album launch party next month! Get your hands on tickets via eventbrite.com/.

MOSSY Album Launch Party
Tickets available via eventbrite.com/
Fri 15 April | Colour Club | Melbourne, VIC | 18+

 

MOSSY – ‘Special Attention’
Out now through I OH YOU
Listen/watch hereMOSSY – N2KY
Out Friday 18 March through I OH YOU
Pre-order here

Tracklisting:
1. Shade
2. I Will Be the One Who Says Yes
3. Broke Again
4. Dim Rays of Hope
5. Where Does the Time Go?
6. N2KY
7. Why Can’t You See?
8. A Few Minutes of Silent Staring
9. Special Attention
10. Unfazed

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BODY TYPE SHARE NEW PREVIEW TO DEBUT LP VIA ‘BUOYANCY’ EVERYTHING IS DANGEROUS BUT NOTHING’S SURPRISING LP OUT MAY 20 VIA POISON CITY RECORDS

by the partae March 17, 2022
written by the partae
Photo by Ellen Virgona

PRAISE FOR BODY TYPE

“One of the most consistently impressive, powerful, and exciting bands on the Australian scene”
Rolling Stone

“Sex & Rage [is] a blistering, sharp-toothed cut that oscillates between angular,
incendiary post-punk and the kaleidoscopic indie-pop of the band’s earlier catalogue”

NME

“Sex & Rage crushes hard”
Clash

“Chock-full of angsty lyrics and post-punk riffs”
Frankie Magazine

“Refreshingly exciting and ridiculously good fun”
The Line of Best Fit

“It’s impossible not to fall head over heels for them”
DIY

“All-female outfit spark a new era with indie-rock-punk euphoria”
Pilerats

“Explosive”
Lock Mag

Body Type, the all-female rock group, today share the latest cut from their debut album Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising, through the endearingly peculiar ‘Buoyancy‘. LISTEN + WATCH HERE.

Spawned from a text exchange poem between Annabel Blackman to Georgia Wilkinson-Derums, ‘Buoyancy‘ is all impulse and energy, a fast-paced jam itching with spontaneity. Written in the midst of a heatwave, Georgia reveals “Buoyancy started as a playful text message exchange between Annabel and me. In many ways, the song is about grappling with internal inconsistencies and moral ambiguities in an incoherent style. It’s had a few iterations – when I brought it to the group it had more of a slow Big Star spirit. Soph and Annabel made it more angular, more tongue in cheek with the guitar, which further injects the song with distorted meaning. It’s also a personal reminder that when certain things are rendered uncertain those you love are an eternal rudder.”

It’s a bizarre tale of sand piles, burning spines and floatation devices, indicative of Body Type‘s regenerated live show spirit, rife across Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprsing. The band’s debut is a vivacious, confident romp, as speedy in pace as it is leisurely, intimately coy and entirely Body Type. While Sophie, Annabel and Georgia again share singing duties throughout, as with their previous releases, they’ve never sounded so gleefully unmoored.

Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising is teeming with yelps, yowls, screams, growls, whimpers, whispers, chants, deadpan delivery, laconic one-liners and elongated ‘ahs’ that sound like a demonic girls choir. The guitars are similarly liberatory, surging and spasming to new inventive heights. ‘Buoyancy‘ follows the feisty ‘Sex & Rage‘, lauded by Rolling Stone, Frankie, NME, Clash, DIY, Dork, The Line Of Best Fit, Double J and across community radio stations FBi Radio, RTR FM, SYN, 2SER, and others.

In the wake of back-to-back tours and releases, Sophie McComish, Annabel Blackman, Cecil Coleman, and Georgia Wilkinson-Derums regrouped in early 2020, to record their debut album eight days – shortly before they would become separated by the pandemic. Recorded and mastered by Jonathan Boulet, and entirely self-funded, the album is exultant, effusive, playful, cutting, and maybe most significantly, incandescent in its fury. Following their recent appearance alongside King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Enmore Theatre, you can experience Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising now as Body Type tour across so-called Australia. Tickets are on sale now, see all tour dates + purchase info BELOW.

EVERYTHING IS DANGEROUS BUT NOTHING’S SURPRISING
May 20 via Poison City Records
PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER HERE

‘Buoyancy‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.

Fri 8 April – The Lansdowne – Eora / Sydney NSW
Sat 9 April – The Servo, Dharawal Land / Port Kembla, NSW
Sat 4 May – Mojo’s Bar – Walyalup / Fremantle, WA

Tickets available here.

Stay connected with Body Type:
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Youtube

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DMA’s Australian headline tour kicks off this month + special guests announced

by the partae March 17, 2022
written by the partae

Final tickets on sale now!


DMA’S kick off their first AU tour in three years in a fortnight & today reveal special guests

Sydney and Brisbane sold out; Fremantle show postponed


210+ million streams and counting; thousands of international arena tickets sold. A Top 10 UK chart debut with THE GLOW. Five x 2021 ARIA nominations. Just announced as a finalist in 2022’s Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. The accolades for all conquering Sydney trio DMA’S keep on coming!

With their Sydney and Brisbane shows sold out and Melbourne and Adelaide not far behind, DMA’S will finally kick off their hotly anticipated Australian tour in just two weeks’ time… their first headline AU tour in three long years!

Announced earlier this week on the line-up to 2022’s Reading and Leeds, these will be DMA’S biggest Aussie shows to date, packed full of crowd favourites like ‘Delete’, ‘Silver’, ‘The End’, ‘Step Up The Morphine’ and more. It’s been a long wait for fans of the ‘Junk Truck Head’ trio, who’ve carved themselves an enviable career as one of Australia’s biggest selling live acts.

WA show update: Unfortunately, due to changes to density limits and restrictions regarding live music venues in WA, DMA’S show at Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday 3 April is postponed. Fans should hold onto their tickets, as they’ll be valid for a new date (set to be revealed soon). Ticketholders will be sent information direct via ticketing agency Oztix, be sure to follow the Perth Facebook event for show updates.

Announced today and joining DMA’S on tour as special guests are:

Adelaide opener is SA’s Wedding Motel. Blending eerie-sad-disco with dystopian-folk motifs, Wedding Motel recently made their live debut supporting punkers Pist Idiots and draw from a wide range of influence: think “Martin Newell associated bands of the 70’s and 80’s (Stray Trolleys/Cleaners From Venus), Leonard Cohen’s Death of a Ladies Man and the sardonic mumblings of David Berman”. Kinked pop songs smothered in a hangover.

Sydney and Melbourne: Hayley Mary transitioned from frontwoman of The Jezabels to fully fledged solo artist in 2020, via killer singles such as ‘The Piss, The Perfume’, the anthemic ‘Like A Woman Should’, and triple j regular ‘Would You Throw A Diamond?’. Mary’s most recent release is her third solo EP, Fall In Love, co-recorded with DMA’S’ Johnny Took.

In Brisbane, DMA’S will be joined by special guest THE RIOT. The radical trio launched back in 2020 via their thunderous debut ‘Dog In The Shade’, which featured the talents of Matt Corby and Alex Henriksson. Unburdened by genre, THE RIOT are here to disrupt prescriptive notions of genre in a stale music ecosystem.

One thing is for certain: DMA’S put on one hell of a show. With remaining show tickets almost gone, grab them before they all go!


DMA’S
With special guests Hayley Mary, THE RIOT and Wedding Motel

AUSTRALIA
MARCH & APRIL 2022
Presented by Frontier Touring, Secret Sounds and FRNDS MGMT


FINAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW 
via frontiertouring.com/DMAS

Thursday 31 March
Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA

All-Ages
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 13 61 00

Sunday 3 April
Fremantle Arts Centre | Fremantle, WA
POSTPONED

Friday 8 April
Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW

SOLD OUT

Thursday 14 April
Margaret Court Arena | Melbourne, VIC
All-Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 16 April
The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD

SOLD OUT

DMASDMAS.com | facebook.com/DMASDMAS
Twitter: @dmasmusic | Instagram: @dmasmusic
Spotify | YouTube

frontiertouring.com/DMAS | facebook.com/frontiertouring
Twitter @frontiertouring | Instagram @frontiertouring

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MOSSY

by the partae March 16, 2022
written by the partae

Where are you currently based?

South Yarra, Melbourne.

How did you first start playing music?

Started playing keyboard when I was 6. I just wanted to be able to play Kiss From a Rose and the theme song to Titanic.

What’s been happening recently?

It’s been a pretty busy couple of months directing/ editing videos with my brother for all the singles from my album.

Your debut album ‘N2KY’ will be out on March 18, what influenced the sound and songwriting?

It’s heavily influenced by Scandinavian sounds and textures—cloud rap, synth pop, nu-wave—artists like Bladee, Lust for Youth, First Hate. Lots of ambient textures, sequencers, icy synths, auto-tuned vocals.. that kinda thing.

How did you go about writing the music?

I wrote most of the original ideas on a shitty Casio Keyboard and an acoustic guitar (for the first time ever). Later in the studio with Dean Tuza (producer) we started fleshing out the ideas with different synths and programming beats on the 808 or 909. I’ve been getting my producing chops up the last couple of years so my new demos sound less… shit.

Where and when did you record/produce/master and who with?

We did the whole album in Dean’s studio in South Yarra, Melbourne. South-side represent. The album was mixed in LA by my dear friend Stuart White (Beyoncé, Jay-Z) and mastered by John Davis at Metropolis.

How did you approach the recording process?

Because the songs for this album were so raw to begin with, Dean and I referenced a lot of artists that we love, and started working out how to dress these songs properly. Some songs completely transformed. We were very thorough.

What does this album mean to you?

I didn’t really know until I finished. N2KY stands for Nice 2 Know Ya. It’s basically an album about rejecting enmeshment and dependence on others. It’s a record about craving freedom, whatever that means.

What do you like to do away from music?

I’m very interested in mental health. I read a lot of books on that. Dependence on substances and the many different approaches to dealing with that interests me as well, having had my own struggles at times. I love boxing cos it keeps me fit and focused. Big Formula 1 fan too. I also play Fortnite every day, and I love being around my friends.

Who are you listening to at the moment?

Bladee, Lust For Youth, First Hate, Iceage, Ecco2k, HTRK, Acopia.

What’s planned for 2022?

I’ve got a second album shaping up nicely, so hopefully I can get that finished!

Favourite food and place to hangout?

It’s definitely a Melbourne hot spot atm, but I can’t go past Hope St Radio. Wine is great, food is incredible, and it’s an environment that really promotes socialising—I love it, sue me.

LISTEN/PLAY

https://www.facebook.com/mossylovesyou

http://soundcloud.com/mossymossy

https://www.instagram.com/mossylovesyou/

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Peking Duk’s Keli Holiday to headline inclusive and accessible gig Groove Tunes this weekend at The Corner!

by the partae March 16, 2022
written by the partae

The most anticipated accessible gig on the local calendar, Groove Tunes just got a whole lot tastier with the arrival of new headliner, Keli Holiday of Peking Duk. Announced last month and taking place this Saturday 19 March at coveted Richmond venue The Corner, Groove Tunes will present a fun and accessible night of entertainment, highlighting the creativity and inclusivity of the disability community, while also creating awareness to excel standards of accessibility in the music industry and beyond. Accessibility consultancy, Tibi Access—the incredible team of disability advocates behind the Groove Tunes project—are beyond excited to welcome Keli Holiday and his shimmering, ethereal and uplifting dance music to the fold in what is sure to be a night to remember.

From the mind of a man living off of nothing but New Order records, beer, sleepless nights and the sheer excitement and love of exploring an unknown city named New York, Keli Holiday is the solo project of Adam Hyde (one half of multi ARIA award winning, 10x platinum selling Australian eclectic electronic duo Peking Duk). In the wake of Peking Duk’s non-stop, two month North American tour, Hyde was told he had time for a holiday when he got home but instead of flying to a beach somewhere he decided to use an old guitar he had sitting in his bedroom to create something special. He sheepishly showed his best friend Thomas Stell aka Golden Features the 12 tracks he’d penned in four weeks, before Tom shared the project with Adam’s longtime idol that he’d never met—KIM from the iconic duo The Presets. KIM and Adam soon tightened up the dusty recordings and made it shine. Two years later and the marriage of longing for that holiday he’ll never get back mixed with the strumming of that dusty old guitar birthed the love child that is Keli Holiday.

Keli Holiday joins previously announced acts Matilda Pearl, Saint Ergo, Edward Roussac and Irene Zhong, rounding out an absolutely killer bill of local acts with more than half the lineup made up of artists living with disability. Tibi Access’ mission to bring the joy of live music to the disability community, while also increasing awareness of the need for events and venues to be more accessible is the driving force behind this weekend’s Groove Tunes event. Through a survey Tibi conducted in 2018, people living with a disability expressed their love of attending live music events, however the fear and lack of access stopped them from going. As an accessible gig, Groove Tunes will provide support services such as Auslan interpreters, printed braille tickets, in-venue access ramps and lowered bar access, accessible signage, a sensory zone and sensory packs, on-stage lyric videos, as well develop an accessible website and keep ticket prices low for the music industry and disability community alike—allowing access to people of all abilities to not only attend, but have a fun, safe and memorable experience.

Do not miss your chance to catch Keli Holiday in his first live show of the year at one of Melbourne’s most cherished accessible venues alongside some favourite artists you haven’t yet discovered at Groove Tunes this Saturday night. Final release tickets moving quick sticks, with free entry for companion card holders. Can’t make it on Saturday? Support Groove Tunes and your fellow gig-goers by purchasing a Pay It Forward ticket for someone in the disability community!

Groove Tunes
Saturday 19 March
The Corner Hotel, Richmond
Featuring Keli Holiday, Matilda Pearl, Irene Zhong, Edward Roussac, Saint Ergo 
*all artists in bold italic are artists who identify as living with disability

Tickets
General Admission – $55 +BF
Companion Tickets – free for companion card holders
Pay It Forward (Buy a ticket for someone in the disability community) – $45 +BF
Tickets via cornerhotel.com

Inclusive Event Features
Accessible signage
Auslan interpreters
Accessible website
In venue access ramps and lowered bar access
On stage lyric videos
Printed braille tickets
Sensory zone and sensory packs

Groove Tunes Facebook
Groove Tunes Instagram
Tibi Access Facebook
Tibi Access Instagram
Keli Holiday Instagram
Keli Holiday Facebook
Matilda Pearl Instagram
Matilda Pearl Facebook
Saint Ergo Instagram
Saint Ergo Facebook
Irene Zhong Instagram
Irene Zhong Facebook
Edward Roussac Instagram
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Van Lefan ‘Bodies of Water’ Premiere

by the partae March 16, 2022
written by the partae
Authentic, vulnerable, inspired; 樂凡 (Van Lefan, she/they) is a Taiwanese multidisciplinary artist who honors music as powerful medicine for healing, connection, transformation, and change. An inquiry into personal and collective experience, her 2022 debut album, “What Holds Us Together” is a sonic journey that synergizes folk, pop, world music, experimental soundscapes and poetry.

Together, these stories weave an immersive tapestry of ancestry, identity, ecological reverence and social justice. 樂凡’s performances have moved audiences worldwide, including a 2019 tour of Taiwan and Japan with internationally celebrated roots/soul artist Buckman Coe. Van Lefan shares a voice that transcends culture and language, speaking directly to the heart and spirit. Traversing landscapes of sound, movement, and visual arts, her work is both an invitation to inner exploration and a call to action.

https://www.vanessalyuen.com/

https://www.instagram.com/van_lefan/

https://www.facebook.com/vanessalyuen/

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FAST RISING STARS 1300 ANNOUNCE DEBUT MIXTAPE ‘FOREIGN LANGUAGE’ OUT APR 29 SHARE ADDICTIVE NEW SINGLE ‘ROCKSTA’

by the partae March 16, 2022
written by the partae
Photo by Raghav Rampal

ACCLAIM FOR 1300

Feature Artist
triple j Unearthed

“their versatility, precision and creativity is all on show and at the highest level” 
triple j 

“Don’t try to describe their sound. Just enjoy it.”
VICE Australia

“All-stars”
NME Australia

“While it remains to be seen just what might be next for 1300, if “Smashmouth” is
anything to go by, it’s clear that they won’t be running out of ideas any time soon”

Rolling Stone Australia

“Founded in a garage in Sydney’s West,
1300 subverts expectations of what a Korean rap group should be”

Acclaim

“Putting a uniquely homegrown twist on the sounds of Seoul”
Life Without Andy

“1300 have taken the Australian music scene by storm
with their short yet expansive discography”

Purple Sneakers

“Eclectic, forward-thinking bursts of brilliance that never fail to hit”
Pilerats

“1300’s music is a conscious-expanding experience transcending language”
Sniffers

1300 (pron one-three-hundred), the ascendant Korean-Australian rap group, today announce the release of their debut mixtape, Foreign Language, independently out this April 29. With the news, they share a brand new single, the biting and addictive ‘Rocksta‘. LISTEN + WATCH HERE.

Foreign Language is the dialect of 1300‘s own making. High on chaos, energy and adventure through a bombast of bass and synths galore, the journey through each song is as unpredictable as their own game of snakes and ladders. Foreign Language is indicative of the space 1300 occupy as cross-cultural artists and performers; not quite entirely ‘Australian’ nor ‘Korean’ but wholly rako, goyo, DALI HART, Nerdie and pokari.sweat‘s own. Uniquely 1300 – locally and abroad, able to convert any crowd into speakers of the group’s own foreign language.

Following ‘Oldboy‘ that scored the group playlisting across triple j, Unearthed, FBi Radio, SYN, RTR FM and praise from NME, Red Bull Music, Colors, RAGE, Sniffers, MTV, Acclaim and more, ‘Rocksta‘ is the mixtape’s second, relentless preview. Excessive and compulsive in motive, the single is another soaring example of 1300‘s ability to push genres to their extremes. ‘Rocksta‘ is a skittish, arpeggiating number that throws furious techno alongside broken, chopped, beats as each rapper dribbles across single note verses that descend with shrieking fury. Over 3 minutes, 1300 run laps in production styles, footnoting kicks, slips and diced up cuts from Death Grips to Girl Talk, Charli XCX to Yaeji, Nicolas Jaar to Ye – indicative of their eclectic prowess behind any DAW as they are behind a set of DJ decks.

Speaking to the release, the group reveal ‘Rocksta‘ is “the song that will turn YOU to a Rocksta. Reject mediocrity and embrace the chaos! Guaranteed to get your head bopping and face scrunching. We definitely wanted the hook to be in Korean, and we liked the words “chung bhaji” (ripped jeans) so that’s where Rock Star came from – Rockstas with rips on their jeans.” The single arrives as Foreign Language‘s visual climax, replete with rebellion and spontaneity. An unassuming CD discovery transform’s the music video’s protagonist into a lawless vigilante, picking fights, getting a tattoo, each member of 1300 playing pivotal characters in this fateful, raucous night out. With ‘Rocksta‘, the rabbit hole of 1300 fever continues.

‘Rocksta‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.

TOUR DATES
Thu 17 Mar – Phoenix Central Park – Eora / Sydney
Fri 25 Mar – Meadow Music Festival – Bambra
Sat 26 Mar – Howler – Naarm / Melbourne
Sat 2 Apr – Yours & Owls Festival – Dharawal Land / Wollongong
Fri 22 Jul – Splendor In The Grass – Byron Bay

Stay connected with 1300:
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SYDNEY PSYCHEDELIC PURVEYORS MAZY RETURN WITH A PULSATING CIRCULAR DREAMSCAPE IN NEW SONG ‘INTERSTELLA’

by the partae March 16, 2022
written by the partae

BUY/STREAM: MAZY – INTERSTELLA

Following on from their last single ‘Flowers‘ which saw Sydney band Mazy continue to define their billowy neo-psychedelic pop sound, the band returns with an equally psychedelic, dance heavy tune in ‘Interstella’.

Sonically this new offering has all the colours of other Aussie psych masters in Tame Impala, Pond yet remains unique in it’s effortless sway and continuous pulse pushing it into an almost vaporwave soundscape akin to that of MGMT and Washed Out. The chorus triumphantly brings you in to feel the enlightening resolution of ‘floating way’ into space and through both the lyrics and harmony, the listener is planted deep within the band’s world of space and technicolour.

Mazy are continuing the Australian psychedelic revival all the while bringing the party and dance influence too. The band says of the track, “This one has become the band’s favourite track. We were given a lecture by Kim Moyes (The Presets) on how bad our cheap vocoder sound was on this, before he played us various daft punk songs to show us what a good one sounds like. We kept it anyway. It’s also Kim’s favourite now but he still hates the vocoder. Interstella explores themes of time, isolation and human connection, all through a celestial lens. It also bangs in zero gravity.”

Consisting of Ben Tierney (Vocals/Guitar), Tim Grimes (Keys/Percussion/Vocals) and Sam Clayton (Bass/Vocals), the band fuses rock n roll, acid house, pop, and dance into a kaleidoscopic explosion of colour and noise. Mazy blends hypnotic vocal melodies with anthemic guitars and soaring synth hooks which echo the likes of Jagwar Ma, POND, The Beach Boys and The Stone Roses.

With their live show being the centre of their musicianship, the band have impressed over the summer with shows such as Yours and Owls Sundays at North Wollongong Hotel supporting Aodhan, as well as Freekin Weekends at Factory Theatre in Sydney. Mazy are looking forward to sharing a plethora of new music with their fans and you can catch them playing The Metro Theatre in Sydney for Great Southern Nights in association with Sweat It Out. There they will be supporting Crooked Colours, and performing alongside a stellar line-up including PRICIE, Annie Bass, and Leer – tickets HERE

Mazy’s new single ‘Interstella’ is out now on Sweat It Out.

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Babert

by the partae March 15, 2022
written by the partae
Hey Babert! How are you, what’s good and bad in your world?

Hi There! I’m fine! Not an easy question, the good thing is music and culture, the bad is the ignorance, the hypocrisy and the lack of attention we have these days.

How was the pandemic for you and what affect did it have on your music taste and style?
It has been two very hard years where there has been a real reset. Today is a new beginning

How do you evolved your own sound while staying true to your roots and own signature and not jumping on new hype bandwagons?

I think that roots are important, and that you cannot lie to the soul. It is important not to lie to oneself, and to externalize what we really are, we live in a world made only of appearance and fiction, with music you cannot lie.

Do you make music that suits certain labels or do you create first and worry about that later?

I like to create freely, and then look for the right label for that creation

What are some of the key bits of music making gear in your current set up?

In my home studio I can’t miss my mini moog and also my Maschine with which I enjoy creating new grooves every time

Where is your best environment as a dj? a small dark club or a huge outdoor festival stage? late at night for the weirdos or early so you can play slow and eclectic etc?

When I was a resident here at cocobreach I liked to play in the afternoon on the beach, and play to late at night. I was doing dj sets for 6 hours, but I also really like small night clubs! People attach to each other who transmit the vital energy thanks to a primordial thing, the dance.

How do you work, do you have an idea in your head you work towards or do you just experiment and jam and see what happens?

It depends, it can be one or the other, there are days where I start from scratch, days where I take samples and I start to work from that sample

Tell us about your gimme good love EP – what inspired or influenced it, where and when and who was it written for?

It’s a song dedicated to love, which I think is important in life. Nathalie perfectly understood the concept I was talking about and wrote some wonderful words.

Did you work with Nathalie remotely or in the studio? How did you meet?

Yes we work remotely, the Irish singer Rion S introduced us. He is an important friend for me!

What else have you got coming up/are you working on?

I’m preparing some nice things! Coming up is a collaboration with Mell Hell, an Australian DJ, which will be released soon, it will be a good record! This phase of recovery will also be a rebirth I hope!

Audio – https://open.spotify.com/album/0KcgNrxSyF6pkcdr76JFM7?si=bm6e4aFeTlyhHy6VeeiM6A
Purchase Link – https://www.beatport.com/release/gimme-good-love/3644797

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ORION SUN RELEASES GETAWAY EP OUT VIA MOM + POP SHARES VISUAL FOR NEW TRACK ‘PRESSURE’

by the partae March 15, 2022
written by the partae

Photo by Tyler Borchardt

PRAISE FOR ORION SUN

“Orion Sun’s wide-eyed innocence and grounding timbre in her tone have always given
her lyrics a sense of closeness, like you’re right on her bedroom floor with her
trying to make sense of all the conflicting signs”

NPR

“she’s stark, frank, and lightly poetic”
Pitchfork

“Her songs are pensive, thoughtful in theme and structure.
They’re soulful scenes that are often both haunting and hopeful”

Hypebeast

“A song with an explicitly autobiographical meaning,
its opaque soul vision has a subdued but deeply moving quality”

Clash Magazine

“Sunshine-drenched, soulful music”
10 Magazine

“Tender and personal”
Tenner Magazine

“Evoking a sense of nostalgia while carving out a future-looking space for R&B”
Sniffers

“One to watch”
Purple Sneakers

Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer, Orion Sun releases her new Getaway EP via Mom + Pop. LISTEN HERE.

In celebration, the Brooklyn-based artist shares a stunning visual for her insatiable track, ‘Pressure’. Directed by Tyler Borchardt and Grace McIntee, the visual captures Orion Sun in free form, a moment that is rooted in both vulnerability and strength. “‘Pressure’ is a confession. I’m strong and weak. I don’t like to complain but I do sometimes” says Orion Sun. “This is just expressing the doubts and fears and weight that I carry. I’m learning to share some of the burden in a healthy and productive way. My life’s goal is to strive for lightness. I wanna be a featherweight champion lol. Light and free.”

The Getaway project signifies a new chapter for Orion Sun artistically and personally.  Featuring production by Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, HAIM), Nascent (SZA, Brent Faiyaz), and Rodaidh McDonald, the collection of songs chronicle her own journey of self-discovery and healing. Arriving to large critical acclaim, Getaway sees Orion Sun stepping into her rightful position as one of today’s most essential artists.

On the EP, she says “The ‘Getaway’ EP was written during my time in quarantine and served as a form of escapism – not just from where I was physically in the world, but from some of my emotions I was feeling as well. In June of 2020 I released a song called ‘Mama’s Baby,’ which talked about my experience with police brutality in Philadelphia. Experiencing that and seeing my community plagued with covid simultaneously led me to feel that the world was a dangerous place to be. This EP was born from that. The yearning to get out and get away. The want to learn more, to grow more, to love more, and to evolve.” 

Additionally, Orion Sun announced her debut headlining North American tour, which is set for Spring 2022. The shows kick off in New York on May 1st and wrap in Los Angeles on May 19th. Tickets are on sale now HERE.

25-year-old Orion Sun is firmly carving out her own lane. Unapologetically complex, her music defies the confines of genres. It features her signature style of alternative R&B that speaks deeply to her generation. Her work pulls inspiration from the greats that shaped her artistry such as Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, John P. Kee Fred Hammond, Lauryn Hill, and others. Her previous album, Hold Space For Me, amassed over 40 million global streams and cemented Orion Sun as an artist to watch with her transformative, intimate art. It solidified her as a critical press darling by garnering large acclaim from outlets such as NPR, BBC Radio, Pitchfork, i-D, Fader, Billboard, NYLON, Hypebeast, Stereogum, and many more. Orion Sun is now a two-time 2021 Libera Awards Nominee for Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best R&B Record.

 

GETAWAY EP
Orion Sun
Out via Mom+Pop
BUY/ STREAM HERE

TRACKLIST
1. intro
2. pressure
3. concrete
4. dirty dancer
5. without you
6. celebration

Stay connected with Orion Sun:
Website | Soundcloud | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

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KING STINGRAY DROP BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘CAMP DOG’

by the partae March 15, 2022
written by the partae

Still buzzing from a run of sold out headline shows, King Stingray are determined to keep the vibes high with a brand new single, Camp Dog.

The band’s fourth single is an endearing tribute to the cheeky canines that patrol the streets of Yirrkala, the town in North East Arnhem Land that King Stingray grew up in.

LISTEN TO ‘CAMP DOG’ HERE

“The community camp dogs act like the boss of the streets” explains guitarist Roy Kellaway. “Kids often have to walk the long way home to avoid them. But it’s not about fear. It’s about our adoration of the character and personality of the community dogs and their funny traits. Flea-ridden, cane toad-lickin’, fish carcass-eating camp dogs. We love them, and this is a story of our life with them.”

Camp Dog follows on from bona fide hits Milkumana and Get Me Out which both made their way into triple j’s Hottest 100 at number 56 and 46 respectively.

Maintaining their mammoth momentum, King Stingray have been hand-picked to support Midnight Oil in Sydney and Cairns, and invited to join several dates on the massive Ball Park Music tour throughout June and July. Expect incredible performances at Yours & Owls, Strawberry Fields, Parrtjima and Splendour In The Grass, too.

With the band now pulling into international focus via their nomination for NME’s Best New Band In The World, 2022 truly is shaping up to be the Year of King Stingray!

KING STINGRAY – UPCOMING SHOWS

Saturday, March 26 – Kambri, Canberra
Sunday, March 27 – Strawberry Fields, Tocumwal
Saturday, April 2 – Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
Sunday, April 3 – Strawberry Fields, Tocumwal
Wednesday April 6 – Convention Centre, Cairns (Midnight Oil Support)
Friday April 8 – Parrtjima, Alice Springs
Thursday April 21 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (Midnight Oil Support)

Saturday April 30 – Jungle Love, Gootchie
Sunday May 1 – Golden Shores, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast
Friday June 3 – Brisbane, Fortitude Music Hall (Ball Park Music support)
Thursday June 16 – Wollongong, UOW UniBar (Ball Park Music support)
Friday June 17 – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion (Ball Park Music support)
Saturday June 18 – Newcastle, Uni (Ball Park Music support)
Friday July 1 – Territory Day, Nhulunbuy
Saturday July 16 – Melbourne, Forum
 (Ball Park Music support)
About King Stingray:

King Stingray is a story of lifelong friendship and two cultures coming together. Growing up together in Yirrkala in North-East Arnhem Land, founding members Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu (frontman) and Roy Kellaway (guitar) have been playing and making music together for as long as they can remember.

Yirrŋa and Roy formed King Stingray with mates Dimathaya Burarrwanga (rhythm guitar backing vocals and yidaki), Campbell Messer (bass) and Lewis Stiles (drums). The band seamlessly blend ancient indigenous melodies with surf, indie and funk influences to create a unique sound of their own: Yolŋu surf-rock.

Propelled by the instant success of their debut track “Hey Wanhaka” in October 2020, accidental lockdown anthem “Get Me Out”, and groove-laden dance jam “Milkumana”, the band have soared to unexpected heights.

Hailed as “one of the most exciting acts in the country today” (NME), the band have taken out triple j’s ‘Unearthed Artist of the Year‘ J Award for 2021, as well as NME Australia’s ‘Best New Australian Artist‘ Award. They’re currently nominated for Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘Best New Act‘ and NME’s ‘Best New Act In The World‘.

The band spent 2021 navigating COVID-19 restrictions to wow crowds along the eastern states, completely selling out their first ever tour in March/April and gaining new fans at Dark Mofo, Splendour in the Grass XR, Boogie, Party In The Apocalypse, Beyond The City and more.

King Stingray
@kingstingrayband
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Running Touch Announces “CARMINE” Australian Tour

by the partae March 15, 2022
written by the partae

Post Modern Collective, Seismic Talent, Untitled Group & triple j are pleased to present Running Touch’s long-awaited “CARMINE” Australian Tour 2022.

Following an incredible summer festival run, hitting Wildlands, For The Love, and more the Melbourne-born showman brings his headline tour across Australia ahead of his debut album being released on May 6 – “Carmine” (out through Island Records Australia).

Carmine – a record about violence and love establishes the much-adored Australian artist as a world-class storyteller, a fearless innovator, and a master of atmosphere second to none in Australian electronic music.

Brimming with grit and glamour, the Carmine tour represents the beginning of a new chapter for the enigmatic artist: the advent of Running Touch’s second life as a juggernaut of intelligent, heart-rending dance music.

The first single off the album “Come With Me”, added to rotation on triple j has also received the coveted Spotify placements on Front Left, New Music Friday, New Dance Beats & more as well as Apple Music playlists such as New Music Daily, New In Electronic & more.

Be prepared to be enthralled by the powerful on-stage presence of Running Touch this May & June. Tickets will sell quickly, so ensure you secure your spot.

Carmine will be released on Friday May 6th . Available for pre-order now, his debut record will be available on limited-edition 180-gram clear coloured vinyl along with exclusive merch from the Running Touch official store www.runningtouchstore.com

Tour Dates:

Sat 21 May – The Forum, Melbourne

Fri 27 May – Kambri ANU, Canberra

Sat 28 May – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

Fri 3 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane

Sun 5 June – Astor Theatre, Perth

Sat 11 June – Unibar, Hobart

Fri 17 June – Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Sign Up For Presale

https://bit.ly/RT22-Presale

Tickets on sale to General Public 1pm AEDT Friday 18th March

http://www.untitledgroup.com.au/tours/running-touch-carmine-australian-tour-2022

Get connected:

https://www.instagram.com/runningtouch/

https://www.facebook.com/RunningTouch

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DERMOT KENNEDY: playing Brisbane + Melbourne + Sydney May 2022!

by the partae March 15, 2022
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DERMOT KENNEDY
Australian Tour 2022
BRISBANE | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY
Presale available from 9am, Thursday 17 March
Tickets on sale to general public at 9am, Friday 18 March
Australia’s favourite Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy is heading back to our shores in May 2022 with all his fan’s favourite tracks plus some new music in tow!

Originally planning to tour Down Under back in May 2020, his sold out run of shows had to be postponed when international borders closed.  But now we’re back in business, Kennedy will be visiting most of the original tour locations – Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney – plus upgrading some venues and adding a show in Melbourne to allow more fans to get in on the craic!

“Australia, it brings me so much joy to finally announce our rescheduled tour dates for this May! This has been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more excited to be coming back to this beautiful land. All previously purchased tickets remain valid – thank you so much to everyone who held onto theirs throughout the last two years. I can only promise you this will be incredibly special. Sadly, we were unable to reschedule the Perth shows due to current COVID restrictions, but we’ve added a new show in Melbourne on 19 May which will be going on sale this Friday at 9am local time. I can’t wait!” said Dermot Kennedy.
Dermot Kennedy has come a long way from busking on the streets of Dublin, with 23 million Spotify listeners and over 2.5 billion total streams, he has the best-selling debut album in his native Ireland of this millennium.

Without Fear, Dermot’s impassioned debut hit #1 on the UK chart and sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, making him a platinum-selling artist in over 12 countries.  His singles, “Outnumbered”, the Meduza collaboration “Paradise,” and “Power Over Me” were all certified Gold, with “Paradise” streaming over 500 million times.

Earlier in 2022 Dermot released a galvanizing version of his most recent single, “Better Days” featuring GRAMMY-nominated duo EARTHGANG. The dynamic collaboration saw Kennedy seamlessly marrying his love of hip-hop with his signature brand of authentic folk-laced pop, resulting in a powerful reimagining of the popular track.

With limited tickets available for these shows, fans will need to get in quick! Sign up now for access to the presale at 9am, Thursday 17 March.

DERMOT KENNEDY – Australian Tour 2022
Sun 15 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Tue 17 May – Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Wed 18 May – Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Thu 19 May – Forum, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat 21 May – Hordern, Sydney – UPGRADED VENUE – tickets now available

Tickets available via secretsounds.com

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THE SMITH STREET BAND ANNOUNCE REGIONAL VICTORIAN TOUR

by the partae March 15, 2022
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On the verge of releasing new music, The Smith Street Band today announced they will play seven shows across regional Victoria in April and May. Playing for the first time in Macedon, Torquay, Traralgon and San Remo, as well as returning to Hepburn Springs, Ballarat and Frankston.

After postponing shows earlier in 2022, The Smith Street Band spent time bunkered down in their off-grid studio in regional Victoria recording their sixth studio album, which is set to follow on from #1 ARIA Album ‘Don’t Waste Your Anger’ released in 2020.

Melbourne newcomers Money Boys will be along for the ride for shows in April and Cheap Skate will play their first every shows supporting The Smithies in May.

POOL HOUSE RECORDS PRESENTS
THE SMITH STREET BAND 

VICTORIAN REGIONAL TOUR APRIL/MAY 2022

Friday April 22 – Palais, Hepburn Spring *#

Saturday April 23 – Railway Hotel, Macedon *

Friday April 29 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay *

Saturday April 30 – Volta, Ballarat *

Friday May 6 – Kay Street, Traralgon ^

Saturday May 7 – Pier Bandroom, Frankston ^

Friday May 13 – Westernport Hotel, San Remo ^

with special guests

*Money Boys ^Cheap-Skate #The Resignators

Tickets on sale now
www.thesmithstreetband.com

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