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Scene & Heard Festival is here!! NEWCASTLE – this Sunday March 13

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

It’s the week we’ve all be gearing up for…finally, this Sunday, we can shake the cobwebs off and let loose thanks to the huge dose of riffage, pumpin’ beats & grooves on offer at Scene & Heard Festival. Wickham Park is where it’s at, and back in full scale 100% capacity with no restrictions, it’s where you oughta be.

You’ve got the playing times, you’ve scoured the map, and now you’re wondering what you’ll get to chow down on & quench your thirst? Get your taste buds ready, here’s what we’ll be servin’ up:

Fresh Eats from the Streets | ACAI Sydney, Berlin Bangers, Greek Street, Loaded Gourmet Hot Dogs, Pizzaology, Ryan Gozleme, Samaras Food Truck, The Mexican Cantina, Yan’s Dumplings & Noodle Bar

The Back Alley | Americana BBQ Kitchen, Bar Coco, Chips on a Stick & Nachos, French Crepes, G-Dup Burgers, Get Slushed, Rolling Schnitzel, Wafflepopz & Churros

Over in the VIP area, if you’ve luckily secured the VIP package, you’ll not only get access to private front stage viewing and a private bar (with exclusive cocktail menu), but will also have the chance to book a seat in the roped off dressed dining area to eat from the curated ‘Eat Like an Artist’ menu, courtesy of Newcastle’s favourite bar restaurant The Edwards. Don’t miss out, bookings are limited.

Quench your thirst with the many alcoholic/non-alcoholic bevvies on offer via Six Strings Brewing (including a special batch of Cider just for Scene & Heard), Smirnoff, Gordons, Jack Daniels & more…

General admission tickets are still available here.

Click here for info on transport / planning your trip & car parking etc…

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Jack White releases new track ‘Hi-De-Ho’ ft. Q-Tip

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

Photograph by Paige Sara

ACCLAIM FOR JACK WHITE

“White remains a rock and roll white guy who isn’t afraid to wrestle with big issues”
Rolling Stone

“Mythical”
Pitchfork

“Strung-out vocals”
Double J

‌”Intricate‌ ‌and‌ ‌imposing‌”
The Guardian

“Enigmatic”
Tone Deaf

“White really is Dr Seuss for grown-ups”
The Music

Jack White has released ‘Hi-De-Ho‘, the latest single from FEAR OF THE DAWN (out April 8), featuring a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest figurehead and acclaimed artist and producer Q-Tip. The blistering new single is joined by ‘Queen of the Bees‘, featured on White’s second new album of the year, ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE, which is set for release on July 22. LISTEN HERE.

FEAR OF THE DAWN is also now available for pre-order and pre-save digitally. Vinyl and CD pre-orders are available as well, along with a newly announced CD Box Set with an exclusive t-shirt at thirdmanstore.com and a limited-edition cassette via Newbury Comics. In addition to the standard black vinyl version of FEAR OF THE DAWN, five limited edition vinyl variants have been announced: a midnight blue vinyl version with a screen-printed jacket available to Third Man Records Vault Members in the Vault Novelties store, astronomical blue vinyl at select independent record stores, moon glow white vinyl at Target (US), and a split moon glow white & astronomical blue LP with an 11”x11” screen printed poster and Third Man Records compilation CD at Rough Trade Records. An exclusive slip mat is also available with the album only at Urban Outfitters.

As noted, FEAR OF THE DAWN will be followed this summer by ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE, due via Third Man Records on July 22. Vinyl and CD pre-orders are available now. Complete details on digital pre-orders and vinyl variants will be announced soon.

White recently announced the first dates of The Supply Chain Issues Tour, with shows in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Produced by Live Nation, the tour – which features White’s first headline shows in four years – begins with two sold-out FEAR OF THE DAWN album release shows, set for April 8 and 9 at Detroit’s Masonic Temple Theatre, and then continues through late August. Please visit jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates for full tour dates.

‘HI-DE-HO‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.

JACK WHITE
FEAR OF THE DAWN LP
(Third Man Records)
Release Date: April 8
PRE-ORDER HERE

Tracklist:
1. TAKING ME BACK
2. FEAR OF THE DAWN
3. THE WHITE RAVEN
4. HI-DE-HO (W/ Q-TIP)
5. EOSOPHOBIA
6. INTO THE TWILIGHT
7. DUSK
8. WHAT’S THE TRICK?
9. THAT WAS THEN (THIS IS NOW)
10. EOSOPHOBIA (REPRISE)
11. MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT
12. SHEDDING MY VELVET

JACK WHITE
ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE LP
(Third Man Records)
Release Date: July 22
PR E-ORDER HERE

Tracklist:
1. A TIP FROM YOU TO ME
2. ALL ALONG THE WAY
3. HELP ME ALONG
4. LOVE IS SELFISH
5. I’VE GOT YOU SURROUNDED (WITH MY LOVE)
6. QUEEN OF THE BEES
7. A TREE ON FIRE FROM WITHIN
8. IF I DIE TOMORROW
9. PLEASE GOD, DON’T TELL ANYONE
10. A MADMAN FROM MANHATTAN
11. TAKING ME BACK (GENTLY)

Stay connected with Jack White:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

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DIVERS’ NEW EP ‘THE SENSORY EDITION’ IS OUT NOW + WATCH THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘FEED ME’ + MELBOURNE EP LAUNCH SHOW GOES DOWN NEXT WEEK

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

PRAISE FOR DIVERS:

“A high-energy slice of guitar driven goodness with passionate and powerful vocals.”
– Pilerats“Imagine DMAs with their soaring indie rock but now imagine that sound all mussed up with anger and more grit. That’s what I’m hearing from Divers on this new one.”
– Dave Ruby Howe, triple j Unearthed

“…Divers splash around, careering in different directions, keeping you on your toes with this exciting new one. I’m addicted!”
– Declan Byrne, triple j Home & Hosed

“There’s some bands you just get a good feeling from. Divers are home grown, easy-going but highly motivated young guys with an ear for catchy melodies, homespun lyrics and a passion for the sound they’re creating.”
– How Good Melbourne

Rising Melbourne indie-rock, psych and experimental-infused outfit Divers have released their new EP The Sensory Edition in full today.

Out via their new label home Domestic La La, the EP is lead by recent single in ‘Feed Me’, which first premiered via triple j Unearthed and has since garnered high praise from triple j staff and music media (including the likes of Pilerats and Hysteria) and become the band’s top performing track.

To celebrate the EP, Divers will play a hometown launch show at The Gaso next Saturday March 12, supported by The Paddy Cakes + Lily Rose (tickets here) and have also unleashed a music video for ‘Feed Me’ today.

“The video concept for ‘Feed Me’ ties in with the lyrical themes of the song, specifically on how technology can occasionally send you into a spiral of madness,” says the band.

“We spent a very hungover Sunday with Schoondie (Ben Schoonderbeek, collaborator) busting this one out, with added time constraints as Ben and Scotty declared they were going straight edge and were heading off to a 6-week yoga retreat in India the following day.”

Aptly named, Divers aim to take hold of the listener’s complete sensory experience on The Sensory Edition, guiding listeners to feel something beyond just aurally listening to the music. The songs themselves are designed to transport the listener out of their day-to-day grind and into the world of Divers through etherial synths and aspirational melodies. Ultimately, The Sensory Edition is a multi-faceted experience designed for complete sensory overload.

On the EP, Divers add: “The Sensory Edition was written and recorded during that brutal 3-4 month winter lockdown in 2020. We pretty much filled our days by sitting down on synthesizers running through pedalboards and going for walks. The Sensory Edition focuses pretty heavily on wiggy sounds which kicked off the idea for the title and overarching theme of the EP. There is also an element of wanting to get away from reality in this EP. We believe that the variety of sounds in these songs would play a large role in the EP, so we spent more time than usual dialling in sounds that would create a vibe/mood for each song. We attempted to create an all-in sensory over load for the listener, designed to teleport the senses and commit minds to the astral plane possibly forever.”

DIVERS
~ THE SENSORY EDITION ~
NEW EP OUT NOW
divers.lnk.to/thesensoryedition

DIVERS
‘THE SENSORY EDITION’
EP RELEASE SHOW

w/ special guests The Paddy Cakes and Lily RoseTickets here

Saturday March 12 @ The Gaso

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Groove Armada Announce Norman Jay MBE, Ewan McVicar, PBR Streetgang + More For April Tour

by the partae March 8, 2022

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Groove Armada announce Norman Jay MBE, Ewan McVicar & PBR Streetgang as support for their upcoming final full live UK tour

Later this year the duo will release a 25th anniversary box set featuring new music & remixes of their most iconic tracks by today’s leading electronic artists

Other confirmed support acts for the tour include; Andy Baxter, Arielle Free, Ishmael Ensemble, Luke Una, Hot Blood & Warm DJ’s

Ticket link here / Image link here

Renowned for pushing borders beyond genre convention and constraint, Groove Armada have locked in a very special line-up for their final full live UK tour.

Opening in Glasgow on the 5th April and closing with two nights at London’s Brixton Academy on the 16th and 17th April, the BMG-signed duo take GA25 on the road for a string of sold-out UK dates. Across the dates, they will be joined by some of dance music’s leading artists; Norman Jay MBE, Ewan McVicar, PBR Streetgang, Andy Baxter, Arielle Free, Ishmael Ensemble, Luke Una, Hot Blood & Warm DJ’s.

Scottish DJ/producer on the ascent, Ewan McVicar will join GA25 for the opening night in Glasgow, while globally influential dance figure Norman Jay MBE will be closing out proceedings for a very special return to London’s Brixton Academy.

The stage is set for an almighty celebration as Groove Armada approach a huge milestone and mark the anniversary with a return to the road. New music plays a key part of the GA25 celebrations, with the duo recruiting some of today’s leading underground artists to remix their most iconic tracks, packed into a box set celebrating an award winning career that has seen them produce an impressive, record-breaking body of work.

25 years on from their debut, Groove Armada have become one of the most influential and successful dance acts of the 21st century, a position they have maintained, proving to be an influential force in the UK and globally. Over two decades of prolific productions and tireless touring they’ve proved that it’s possible to daringly explore a multitude of sounds while achieving critical and commercial success.

From huge outdoor performances to intimate parties, travelling the world, delivering their diverse dance floor-focused sound to raucous crowds on every continent, the duo have done it all. Despite their extensive list of achievements, there’s still plenty of motivation to have another huge party and go the extra mile to make GA25 one to remember, for fans new and old.

Full tour dates & support:

5th April – Glasgow – Barrowland – Ewan McVicar

7th April – Leeds – O2 Academy – PBR Streetgang

8th April – Birmingham – O2 Academy – Andy Baxter

9th April – Manchester – Victoria Warehouse – Luke Una

10th April – Bristol – Motion – Ishmael Ensemble

14th April – Bournemouth – O2 Academy – Warm DJ’s

15th April – Cardiff – University Great Hall – Arielle Free

16th April – London – Brixton O2 Academy – Ishmael Ensemble

17th April – London – Brixton O2 Academy – Hot Blood / Norman Jay MBE

For more information on Groove Armada please visit

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Carl Cox, Hardware & Bush Records present: PURE 2022

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

The return of Australia’s favourite techno event sees an incredible international line up, showcasing a truly un-matched line-up of incredible talent. After its first year in Ibiza winning ‘Best Event’ of the summer in September 2017, this year the Australian leg will tour nationally, alongside regulars: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. PURE will tour Australia over the final week in April 2022 and Adelaide will also be getting in on the action of Australia’s largest techno event, with Perth TBC!

Celebrating techno and house music, PURE has quickly established itself as a ‘must attend’ event for dance music fans, thanks to its reputation as an event where the audience can make a special connection with the DJs. In April of 2016, Carl Cox launched the first instalment of his PURE event in Australia. Taking place in Melbourne and Sydney, the event showcased players from the global Techno and House movements.

This April, PURE will Feature: Carl Cox, Dutch acid techno maestro Reinier Zonneveld performing his enigmatic live show, Drumcode’s legendary Bart Skils (also hailing from the “Dam”) and Aussie techno legend Eric Powell. More will be announced in the coming weeks! Dancefloors are back on the East Coast and the rest of the country is not far behind.

“PURE is full steam ahead and we will dance, rave and reach for the lasers as we exit this whirlwind of the past two years once and for all. Our production this year will continue to raise the bar as we deliver a co-ordinated onslaught of your senses. PURE techno… let’s go!” – Hardware Team.

PURE 2022 APRIL DATES:

Fri 22 April Brisbane – Fortitude Music Hall

Sat 23 April Melbourne – Grand Pavilion – Showgrounds

Fri 29 April Adelaide – Thebarton Theatre

Sat 30 April Sydney – Hordern Pavilion

Perth TBA

PURE 2022 LINE-UP:

CARL COX (AUS)

REINIER ZONNEVELD (NL)

BART SKILS (NL)

ERIC POWELL (AUS)

+ MORE TBA..

Tickets are NOW ON SALE via: www.purecarlcox.com.au

See you on the dancefloor!

For more info on Hardware, go to:

www.purecarlcox.com.au

https://www.facebook.com/purecarlcox

https://www.instagram.com/purecarlcox

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Annie Hamilton announces debut album & shares new single ‘Night Off’

by the partae March 8, 2022

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ANNIE HAMILTON

ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
THE FUTURE IS HERE BUT IT FEELS KINDA LIKE THE PAST
OUT MAY 20 ON [PIAS] AUSTRALIA

SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘NIGHT OFF‘

ANNOUNCES HEADLINE LONDON SHOW

Photo credit: Jordan Kirk (XingerXanger)

PRAISE FOR ANNIE HAMILTON

“Deft indie pop with a crackle of electricity in its veins, ‘Electric Night’ is a pointed, immediate, immaculate finessed return from a talent to watch.”
Clash Magazine (Track of the Day)

“Annie Hamilton’s new single ‘Electric Night’ is a giddy rush. The Australian singer-songwriter marshals shoegaze textures, thrumming guitars and delirious lyrical repetition to great effect on this song, which should sound like a downright revelation live in concert.”
NME

“… [A]nnie’s music is seriously underrated. this has it all.”
Declan Byrne, triple j

“She finds the extraordinary in everyday life, and creates beautiful, emotionally-rich indie tunes to explore this wonder… Hamilton has a knack for making music that is at once hugely personal and completely universal”
Purple Sneakers

“[E]verything Annie Hamilton has done since feels like a move you’d expect from someone amongst the future of Australian pop”
Pilerats

Adored Eora/Sydney-based musician, visual artist and designer Annie Hamilton today announces her long-awaited debut album, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past, out May 20 on [PIAS] Australia, also sharing latest single ‘Night Off’. Alongside the announcement, she also releases a limited-edition capsule collection of gender-neutral clothing through her eponymous fashion label, available now through her website.

For an album comprised of intense moments of feeling distilled into song, ‘Night Off’ arrives as one of its most effervescent and light-hearted: a sweeping, lovelorn ode to the all-consuming crush, whose shimmering synths and tremolo’d guitars combine with a dynamic, slightly grainy rhythm section to lift you up and carry you away on the waves of its infatuated tempest.

“Nothing is the way that it’s meant to be, the world is ending, but it doesn’t matter because it’s your night off and you’re texting your crush. I wanted this song to capture the energy of sparks flying, the giddiness, the butterflies – full of imperfections but more alive than ever,” Hamilton shares. “This song arrived thick and fast one night last year in between lockdowns – I wrote and recorded the whole thing in the space of a few hours. Usually I edit lyrics, rearrange and re-record parts over and over again, but this song had a sense of urgency to it that I didn’t want to touch, so I left it exactly as it was, apart from the later addition of drums by Luke Davison (The Preatures) recorded remotely from his home studio during lockdown.”

The third single previewed off of Hamilton’s forthcoming debut LP, ‘Night Off’ following the previously shared ‘Electric Night’ and ‘Exist,’ which secured rotation on triple j Unearthed, FBi Radio, 2SER, NME Radio and more, as well as garnering both local and international acclaim from the likes of Clash Magazine, BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, Atwood Magazine and more.

‘Night Off’ is accompanied by a hallucinatory, kaleidoscopic video directed and edited by Jordan Kirk (XingerXanger) with cinematography by Robert Agostino.

“I had the concept for the video floating around in my head for a long time but hadn’t quite figured out how to execute it. I wanted to construct a swirling frenzied fantasy world within the confines of a one-shot video set on the staircase of my house, to convey the feeling of hovering somewhere in the space between reality, memory and fantasy,” says Hamilton, “I pitched the idea to Jordan and luckily he was into it – I knew his style would bring the perfect dark, surreal element into the mix to balance out the DIY craftiness of the props. I made hundreds of cardboard cutouts of bats, raindrops, lightning bolts, moths, stars and moons and enlisted a bunch of friends to be puppeteers – the shoot was chaotic and hilarious and perfectly matches the woozy rawness, imperfection and spontaneity of the song.”

Video director Jordan Kirk adds: “I love music videos with a strong and simple theme, and I was drawn to Annie’s initial concept due to this. I believe that working within limits helps creativity, and knew that we would be able to stick to her idea, while heightening it with the right lighting, shooting techniques and editing to achieve the crackling darkness and urgency that is present in the track.”

Fans in NSW have the opportunity to hear Annie Hamilton perform material from her debut LP live at her upcoming Great Southern Nights headline show on Friday, March 25 at The Vanguard in Newtown, supported by Le Pie. More info can be found and tickets can be purchased here. Today, Hamilton also announces a headline shows at London’s The Social, taking place on Sunday, July 31.

UPCOMING ANNIE HAMILTON TOUR DATES

March 25, 2022 | The Vanguard, Sydney
July 31, 2022 | The Social, London

Obsessed with memory, dream worlds, fantasies and parallel realities, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past is a transportive, mystical journey that traces the contours of a balmy, high summer night, from the muggy, red-dirt afternoons that give way to electric blue twilights, through the navy-black nights sporadically, breath-takingly lit up by the whip of treacherous forked lightning, dissolving into warm, fuzzy mornings that sit perched on the window-sill of reality, another day. Sonically and thematically, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past lives in these listless hours of liminal consciousness, a self-contained, through-the-looking-glass universe where time becomes elastic, memories blur imperceptibly into one another and seeds of deep emotional truth come to you in surreal, warped imagery.

Synthetic yet raw, polished yet organic, digital yet gritty, Annie Hamilton’s debut studio full-length hangs suspended in time, cast between a past that is irrecoverable and a future that is seemingly never arriving. Maybe this promised future will never arrive, but, then again, maybe we don’t want it to anyway – maybe we want something else. Maybe, as so many did throughout the pandemic, we would rather turn backwards towards nostalgia, elsewhere towards escapism.

Inspired by this pivot towards interiority and comfort, galvanised by the opportunity to start afresh, Hamilton decided to scrap her entire backlog at the beginning of the pandemic: demos, half-written songs, half-recorded works-in-progress all abandoned, starting over once more with a completely blank canvas and a committed willingness to get lost in a new world of her own creation. With the time and space to approach writing, recording and co-producing as a full-time occupation, and, assuming that the pandemic would not last as it eventually would, she felt it important to capture that moment in time before it flickered out ephemerally. Instead, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past hits upon something broader and more universal.

“It’s about the passing of time,” explains Hamilton, “how sometimes it flies by and sometimes it drags on forever and we’re always looking ahead wanting something more or wallowing in nostalgia, stuck in a past that probably wasn’t as good at the time as we remember it… the sense that the grass is always greener. The sense that there is never enough time to do everything that we want to do, or the feeling that we should have done more with the time that has already passed.”

Working on her own, in collaboration with co-producers Pete Covington and Jake Webb (Methyl Ethel), and featuring contributions from Jenny McCullagh and Rosie Fitzgerald (I Know Leopard), Matt Mason (DMA’s) and Luke Davison (The Preatures), the future is here but it feels kinda like the past collects little moments of emotionality, snapshots now perfectly preserved in time forever. From the record’s opening run of the warping, grandiose ‘Providence Portal,’ through the anthemic, uplifting-yet-existential ‘Exist’ and onto the giddy, unbound ‘Electric Night,’ Hamilton’s ethereal vocal delivery enchants entirely with one distinct message: “come through the portal with me”.

For any soul willing to undertake that journey, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past delves into heady fantasies and daydreams that feel viscerally yet supernaturally real in numbers like ‘Night Off’ and the field-recording-rich ineffable ‘Interlude (A Dream)’, glitching constantly, lurching its listener past flickers of far-off, colliding worlds (‘Bad Trip’) and other lives (as in the lush ‘Again’ and widescreen, dramatic number ‘Pieces of You’), before sweeping you up into the uncertain, looming stratosphere with the fuzzed-out ‘Labyrinth‘ – and into the mercy of ‘All The Doors Inside My Home Are Slamming Into One Other’, which gently lays you down in the first sunbeams of day to rest in time for flighty closer ‘Whirlwind’, as the cycle begins again.

Rejecting straight-forward narrative structure in favour of pinning down hyper-specific yet universally empathetic moments, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past is a stylised-yet-grainy collage of snapshots that span a mammoth range of emotion, sound and genre, but are tied together as documentation of little human moments, full of contradiction and duality, reality as metaphor and metaphor as reality, stumbling through life and trying to make some kind of beautiful, fleeting sense of it.

the future is here but it feels kinda like the past by Annie Hamilton
is out May 20 on [PIAS] Australia
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ICONIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS COMING OF AGE WITH SECOND LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

by the partae March 8, 2022

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ANNOUNCING ITS SECOND LINE-UP

ICONIC FESTIVAL COMES OF AGE

19-22 MAY 2022, GOLD COAST

Now in its 21^st year, Blues on Broadbeach, one of Australia’s largest music festivals, is proud to announce the second tranche of extraordinary Blues artists added to an already stellar bill.

Headliners James Morrison Motown Experience, Robben Ford (US) and R.L. Boyce (US) are being joined by Karise Eden, Osaka Monaurail (Japan), Blue Empress All-Stars, Matty T Wall, and many more, in a 2022 line-up, you won’t want to miss.

This extraordinary collection of international and national artists will take to the stage on the Gold Coast over four days from 19-22 May.

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate highlighted a ray of sunshine: “It’s been a tough couple of weeks for SE Queensland and other parts of the east coast with the recent floods so it’s nice to be sharing some good news, and music certainly has a way of putting a smile on people’s faces and bringing us together.”

“We’re so excited for this year’s Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival, and by the looks of the artist line-up, 2022 is going to be bigger and better than ever.

“I can’t wait to dust off the boots and get down to Broadbeach in May to enjoy this four-day celebration of blues music and I hope to see all of you there.”

Festival Director, Mark Duckworth said this year’s Blues on Broadbeach is all about returning to its roots: “We want to continue to bring our festival fans a collection of artists which celebrate all the different music styles in the Blues genre as well as a few surprises.”

“It is so important to us that we bring out not just the big names, but those artists that are true to the festival and represent the very best of what Blues music has to offer. With our international borders finally open again, we’re excited to welcome to our stages some truly incredible international artists and some unique performances which you won’t see anywhere else and won’t want to miss.”

We know Karise Eden’s voice can move a nation. We know that the celebrated Blues songbird’s performances are powerful, engrossing, and bold. So, we know that she is going to fit right into the Blues on Broadbeach bill, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the renowned Gold Coast stage in May.

“I’m so excited to be able to perform in the flesh at Blues on Broadbeach, after the digital-only performance for Bandwidth in 2020,” said Karise.

“Our industry, artists, venues, crew, and people across all areas of this sector have been so greatly affected by the pandemic so, to be able to return to play live in 2022 is such a lift to the spirits.

“For my performance, I will be backed by a full live band for the first time in what feels like forever! I am also thrilled to be launching my forthcoming album ‘Into the Black’ at the festival, which Blues on Broadbeach attendees will get a full exclusive live preview of. It’s going to be a great time – I can’t wait to see everyone there!”

The sensational Osaka Monaurail is Japan’s premiere funk orchestra, ready to make waves on Australia’s shores at Blues on Broadbeach.

With their sharp suits, synchronised routines, and powerful horn section, Osaka Monaurail will have feet movin’ and hips shakin’ from the moment they hit the stage.

Blues on Broadbeach is proud to present Australia’s finest Blues and Roots artists in the spectacular nine-piece Blue Empress All-Stars. Fronted by seven Blues sisters: Fiona Boyes, Anna Scionti, Cara Robinson, Leesa Gentz, Julz Parker, Alison Penney, and Sweet Felicia, they are joined by Hammond B3 and sax maestro, Tim Neal, and drummer / percussionist Mark Grunden.

With more than 120 national and international awards between them for their individual performances and recordings, they are a force to be reckoned with!

From the Classic Era of the great 1920s Blues women, they take you on a road trip from the vintage to the contemporary. Whatever your style of Blues, you’ll hear it from these artists. Don’t get fooled into thinking this is a Blues cover band, it’s not! Virtuoso performance and original songwriting has marked the careers of all these artists, and now they bring it all to the Bandstand.

“With Blue Empress All-Stars, we’ve curated a rare collaboration. We’ve put together a group of award-winning, remarkable women, all of whom are respected band leaders in their own right. That’s one of the truly exciting things about playing a major festival like Blues on Broadbeach – the opportunity to put together a special act, something you just can’t see every day!” enthused Fiona Boyes.

Hear directly from Fiona Boyes here.

Along with already announced Dave Hole, here comes more of the best from the West (now that they can actually travel out of the State) with the Matty T Wall band poised to slay the Blues on Broadbeach stages more motivated and addictively electric than ever with two killer rhythm legends of the Perth scene, Ric Whittle on the drums and Leigh Miller on bass guitar.

From sweet blues to gritty, stomping, blues-rocking beats, and now having seen nominations and awards across Australia and the USA, this is a breakout Australian blues artist you do not want to miss seeing!

Listen to the calibre of 2^nd announce artists via Spotify playlist here

The 21^st annual Blues on Broadbeach will feature an incredible line up of Australian and international Blues artists. If you’re after an authentic Blues experience, Blues on Broadbeach is the music festival you can’t miss in 2022. Check out bluesonbroadbeach.com or follow Blues on Broadbeach on Facebook for the full announcement line-up and be the first to hear of future announcements.

Blues on Broadbeach is supported by the Queensland Government, via Tourism and Events Queensland, and is a feature on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.

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WET LEG: playing Melbourne + Sydney July 2022!

by the partae March 8, 2022

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Secret Sounds Presents
WET LEG
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY HEADLINE DATES
Presale available from 10 am local, Thursday 10 March
Tickets on sale to general public at 10am local, Friday 11 March

“Florence, Iggy Pop and Hayley Williams love them – and so must you.” The Guardian
“…a dreamy, Wes Anderson-esque aesthetic with sharp, sardonic indie rock.” Stereogum

Today Secret Sounds reveals that Isle of Wight band of the moment WET LEG, are set to play two very special headline dates alongside their much-anticipated, sold out Splendour in the Grass set.

Armed with a string of incredibly catchy singles including ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’ and new single ‘Angelica’, WET LEG will play intimate shows at Howler in Melbourne and Oxford Art Factory in Sydney this July.

Formed in a moment of drunken clarity back in 2019, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers created WET LEG while perched at the summit of a Ferris wheel, a fittingly quirky origin for the whimsical artistry to come.

Armed with their guitars, a penchant for French disco and a hive of imagination that draws on everything from Pierre Bachelet, the Ronettes, and Jane Birkin through to Best Coast, The Strokes and the B52s, they set about making some recordings of their own.

WET LEG has since spawned an ever-growing catalogue of inimitable, chaotic alt/pop majesty with tracks like the crazily catchy ‘Chaise Longue’ swiftly going viral, sparking inclusions on ‘ones to watch’ lists everywhere and drawing a huge crowd to their first proper festival set at Latitude 2021.

From Ferris wheel to record deal, the debut release from the kaleidoscopic world of WET LEG is due in April 2022 and set to raise moods across the globe.

With their US tour kicking off today and both festival and headline dates across the UK and Europe to follow, WET LEG will be in prime form when they bring their idiosyncratic artistry to Australia this July!

WET LEG Australian Headline Tour Dates
Thursday 21 July 2022, Howler, Melbourne
Monday 25 July 2022, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

Also supporting YEAH YEAH YEAHS
Wednesday 20 July 2022, Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 24 July 2022, Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

Tickets
Presale available from 10 am local, Thursday 10 March
Tickets on sale to general public at 10am local, Friday 11 March

March 8, 2022 0 comments

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Anthony Locascio

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

Where are you currently based?

Sydney born and raised.

How did you first get into comedy?

It’s always been a private dream of mine, but having parents that are the children of immigrants isn’t exactly conducive to pursuing a career in the arts. But after crash landing in Insolvency (liquidations, bankruptcy) and working there for a few years, my soul began to erode and I ran out of excuses to not try the thing I always wanted to.

I was writing for a few years, and I hit up open mics for a while before hiring out a theatre and inviting all 400 of my cousins (it was mostly friends) to come see my first hour of stand-up (it was…not the best). After that, I completely quit my job and have been chasing this dragon ever since.

How did you keep busy during Covid?

I wrote my new show (come see it), I got very experimental with cooking, got obscenely drunk with my partner, watched all of Lost, and injured my back.

You’re Don’t Call Me A Wog!’ (An E̶t̶h̶n̶i̶c̶ Comedy Story) tour kicks off on Monday, March 14th at the Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide, from there you’re performing in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, what influences your show and what can we expect?

For the last 30 years, there has been a sub-genre of comedy in this country called ‘Wog Comedy’, an offshoot of ethnic humour. Due to my Italian and Greek roots, and an occasional penchant for mentioning them in my material, I have been labelled as a ‘Wog Comic’ since I first got on stage.

Sometimes (like when I get invited to do shows to audiences of 800 plus as part of ‘wog tours’) I like this, while other times (like when I do shows in shisha bars to 30 Lebanese people and other comedians tell me I’ll crush because its ‘my demographic’ – our countries of origin aren’t even on the same continent) I don’t.

Strangely I’ve felt this way my whole life; sometimes I’ve embraced being the ‘Italian and Greek kid’ and other times it made me feel ashamed, and I think this is a general experience for all ‘ethnic Aussies’.

So this show is the story of my love/hate relationship with my cultural background, through life and then through comedy. It’s very self-deprecating and contains a lot of music, poems, lighting cues, AV slideshow, so it’ll be light and a lot of fun.

Who makes you laugh?

ScoMo. But if you’re talking about comedians, the obvious ones are obvious for a reason, Chapelle, Burr, Seinfeld. Gary Gulman is absolutely the hidden gem of American comedy; please check out ‘The Great Depresh’ on HBO (I think Binge and Foxtel).

And a little closer to home, Luke Heggie is the best in this country, he’ll be a household name in no time, and he makes me want to quit every time I see the guy get up.

How do you prepare for each show?

I try to get on stage as much as possible; minimum 3 times a week but preferably multiple times a night. Thankfully the Sydney Comedy Scene just keeps burgeoning so there are plenty of opportunities to perform.

To prepare for the hour shows (this is my 5^th) I’ll generally recite the entire show, as loudly and animatedly as I would on stage, by myself in my apartment. My neighbours must think a stone-cold lunatic lives in 582. Especially if they can make out any of the material.

Best and worst thing about being a comedian?

It’s a cliché, but having no real boss, setting your own pace, and having a totally blank canvass with the only real remit of audience laughter (or at the very least, intrigue) is pretty great. Also, when you do well, it feels pretty good-inject that sweet, sweet validation right into my bloodstream.

Conversely, meeting people and them instantly firing off a “tell me a joke” (or something like your final question) is fairly annoying. I find if I drop the charisma dial socially, I get hit with “you’re really serious for a comedian” way too often for my liking.

Also, when you don’t do well on stage, its basically being told by a room full of strangers that they don’t approve of your personality.

What do you like to do away from comedy?

I’m a total soccer nerd, so I have a lot of needless 4am wake up calls. I have a couple of podcasts (one comedy based, one about soccer) which takes up way too much time for something I do for free.

What’s planned for 2022?

This tour, which ends in May. Then I’m really looking forward to turning over the material (I’ve started writing the next show already).

I have 7 out of a total of 10 weddings left to go to in 2022. Also I’m turning 30.

Favourite food and place to hangout?

Unquestionably pizza. And I am very lactose intolerant, but love conquers all.

Home, with a hefty, 6 season, 12 episode a season each at 45 minutes run time, TV show to dive head first into. Or Comedy Clubs.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To be basted and marinate in olive oil and garlic so me and my greasy cousins can feast on it as an appetiser.

ANTHONY LOCASCIO ‘DON’T CALL ME A WOG’! (AN ~~ETHNIC~~ COMEDY STORY)
TOUR DATES

TICKETS: ADELAIDE | MELBOURNE | PERTH | SYDNEY

Monday, March 14th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide
Tuesday, March 15th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide
Wednesday, March 16th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide
Thursday, March 17th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide
Friday, March 18th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide
Saturday, March 19th – Star Theatre Two at Star Theatres – Adelaide

Sunday, April 10th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Tuesday, April 12th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Wednesday, April 13th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Thursday, April 14th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Saturday, April 16th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Sunday, April 17th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Tuesday, April 19th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Wednesday, April 20th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Thursday, April 21st – Club Voltaire – Melbourne
Sunday, April 24th – Club Voltaire – Melbourne

Friday, May 6th – Regal Theatre Chorus Room – Perth
Saturday, May 7th – Regal Theatre Chorus Room – Perth

Friday, May 13th – Factory Theatre Main Room – Sydney

March 8, 2022 0 comments

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AIRBEAT ONE Festival 2022 – Line Up Phase 2

by the partae March 8, 2022

written by the partae

Over 30 artists from the DJ Mag Top 100 – Line Up Phase 2 of the AIRBEAT ONE Festival presents DJ superstars en masse!

The anticipation for “Bella Italia” in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is growing day by day. From 06 – 10 July 2022, the Neustadt-Glewe airfield will be transformed into an Italian festival village. For the 19th edition of the AIRBEAT ONE Festival, the colors and the gigantic pyro show will shine in green, white and red. A true firework of DJ superstars also delivers the Line Up Phase 2 of Northern Germany’s largest electronic music festival, which is now announced.

Over 30 artists from the DJ Mag Top 100, the world’s most important DJ ranking list, are already confirmed. Seven DJs from the Top 10 alone will be on the gigantic Mainstage: Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Oliver Heldens, Steve Aoki, Timmy Trumpet! With DJ Snake, NERVO, Tiësto, Bassjacker, Danny Avila, Mariana BO six more Top 100 members join the already fixed Mainstage players around 3 Are Legend, Kygo, Marshmello, Vini Vici, W&W, Will Sparks and Yellow Claw. Neelix and the Ostblockschlampen present the German artists on the Mainstage.

In 2022, the new techno arena will finally be inaugurated at the 19th AIRBEAT ONE Festival, the Arena Stage! And for this premiere two sensational stage hosts could be arranged. On Thursday, Boris Brejcha and his “fckng serious brand” will take the reins. On Friday and Saturday it will be colorful and extravagant. With elrow the probably most famous, most colorful and most bizzare Spanish Electro-Dance party export presents itself in Neustadt-Glewe. With Charlotte de Witte, Claptone and Fisher, three Top 100 DJs are also at the start here. Kölsch, Mark Knight and Vintage Culture join the already announced elrow artists around Camelphat and Paul Kalkbrenner in Line Up Phase 2.

The Terminal Stage will also feature some of the stars of the DJ Mag ranking, including Fedde Le Grand, the Dutch house DJ, Lost Frequencies the renowned Belgian DJ and producer, MORTEN, the famous Danish DJ, Nora en pure, the Swiss house DJane and producer, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, the famous Dutch DJ duo and VIZE, the slaphouse creators and chart toppers from Germany. The German DJ team of Alle Farben and Robin Schulz is joined by Gestört aber GeiL, Lari Luke, Lexy & K-Paul, Anstandslos & Durchgeknallt and 9PM hit remake producer TOPIC. Lucas & Steve, Dillon Francis, DJ Lidsba, EDX, HUGEL, MALAA, The Stickman and Zeds Dead close Line Up Phase 2 at the Terminal, for which Ofenbach and Tchami were already fixed.

Hardstyle fans can also rejoice, as the takeover of global hard music player Q-dance has already been announced. With Angerfist, Brennan Heart and Miss K8 three acts of the Top 100 were already fixed. Also of huge importance for the hardstyle performance are Adaro, the Dutch hardstyle DJ, Audiotricz, the hardstyle duo, Coone, the Belgian hardstyle DJ, as well as D-Block & S-te-Fan, the Dutch hardstyle duo. They will be joined by Dr. Peacock, Frequencerz, Keltek, Noisecontrollers and Zatox. Psyko Punkz, Ran-D, Rebelion, Sefa, Sound Rush, Sound Rush & Atmozfears pres. 2^1, Sub Zero Project and TNT make the second line up announcement on the new Gladiator Stage complete. Here D-Sturb, Headhunterz Radical Redemption, Warface and Wildstylez were already fixed. And for the pre-opening in the Main Circus on Wednesday icons of the Harder styles in Music like Paul Elstak, Code Black, Deadly Guns, Jeborer and Korsakoff are ready.

A new reputation also surrounds the Second Stage, which from AIRBEAT ONE Festival 2022 onwards will be dedicated to the Indian Spirit Festival, thus opening its arms to and welcoming a whole new breed of artists. The spectrum from now on includes Goa and PsyTrance as well as Trance artists. So the stage will be played by PsyTrance stars like Ace Ventura, Alpha9, Aly & Fila, Andrew Rayel, Animato, Astrix, Avalon, Ben Nicky, Berg, Blastoyz, Bliss, Bubble, Captain Hook, Claudinho Brasil, Fabio Fusco, Ghost Rider, but also absolute Trance legends like Cosmic Gate, Cosmic Tone, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Morten Granau, Phaxe and Sander van Doorn (presents Purple Haze) are in the line-up.

Tickets for the AIRBEAT ONE Festival 2020 are available at tickets.airbeat-one.de. Currently the “3-Day Regular Ticket – Full Weekend” is available in pre-sale phase III for 159,99€ plus fees. The “3-Day VIP Full Weekend Pass” is still available in pre-sale phase I for 199,99€ plus fees. The VIP Gold Pass costs 1199,00€ plus fees for 3 days. The Pre-Opening Pass for Wednesday is available for 34,99€ plus fees. Day tickets are available from 79,99€ plus fees. Currently, there are still spaces available on all camping options. New is the Easy Camping, where an already pitched tent in the area of the Nord Camping is ready for the visitors. That gives it inclusive tent already starting from 199,98€.

Video link Line Up Phase 2 Trailer:

https://youtu.be/qaolFWEE3xE

AIRBEAT ONE 2022

Line Up Phase 2

Mainstage:

3 Are Legend

Afrojack

Armin van Buuren

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

DJ Snake

Don Diablo

Kygo

Marshmello

NERVO

Oliver Heldens

Steve Aoki

Tiesto

Timmy Trumpet

Vini Vici

W&W

Yellow Claw

Mainstage Support:

Bassjackers

Danny Avila

Mariana BO

Neelix

Ostblockschlampen

Will Sparks

Arena FCKNG Serious Thursday:

Boris Brejcha

Arena by elrow – Friday & Saturday:

Charlotte de Witte

Camelphat

Claptone

Fisher

Kölsch

Mark Knight

Paul Kalkbrenner

Vintage Culture

Terminal Headliner:

Alle Faben

Dillon Francis

Edx

FEDDE LE GRAND

Flux Pavillion

Gestört aber geil

HUGEL

LARI LUKE

Lost Frequencies

Lucas & Steve

Malaa

Moksi

Morten

Nora en pure

Ofenbach

Robin Schulz

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

Tchami

TOPIC

ZEDS DEAD

Terminal Support:

ANSTANDSLOS & DURCHGEKNALLT

DJ LIDSBA

LEXY & K-PAUL

THE STICKMEN

VIZE

Gladiator Stage Q-dance Takeover:

Adaro

Angerfist

Audiotricz

Brennan Heart

Coone

D-Block & S-te-Fan

Dr. Peacock

D-Sturb

Frequencerz

Headhunterz

Keltek

Miss K8

Noisecontrollers

Psyko Punkz

Radical Redemption

Ran-D

Rebelion

SEFA

Sound Rush

2^1

Sub Zero Project

TNT

Warface

Wildstylez

Zatox

Arena Pre-Opening – Main Circus:

Paul Elstak

Code Black

Deadly Guns

Jebroer

Korsakoff

Second Stage hosted by Indian Spirit Festival:

Ace Ventura

Alpha9

Aly & Fila

Andrew Rayel

Animato

Astrix

Avalon

Ben Nicky

Berg

BLASTOYZ

Bliss

Bubble

Captain Hook

Claudinho Brasil

Cosmic Gate

Cosmic Tone

Fabio Fusco

Ferry Corsten

Ghost Rider

Markus Schulz

Morten Granau

Phaxe

Sander van Doorn

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March 8, 2022 0 comments

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Foo Fighters announce Australia & New Zealand stadium tour – November/December 2022

by the partae March 7, 2022

written by the partae

With very special guests. Tickets on sale Thursday 10 March

‘A howling, raucous night of celebration’ – The Age

‘A superlative performance that will set the bar high for all other international acts to follow’ – The Australian

‘True showmen who gave their all. They are the high-octane rocket fuel of the rock and roll world’ – Geelong Advertiser

Fresh off their historic 3-hour rock & roll marathon for 30,000 adoring fans last Friday – the first stadium concert in Australia in two long years – Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce global rock giants Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2022.

As teased by Dave Grohl on stage in Geelong (VIC) just last Friday night, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will return to the southern hemisphere this Spring, bringing their unrivalled Foo Fighters live experience to audiences in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Wellington and Auckland. It will be Foo Fighters’ first headline tour of both countries since 2018.

Tickets to all cities will go on sale Thursday 10 March via frontiertouring.com/foofighters. Sign up today to access the Frontier Members Pre-sale, which begins Tuesday 8 March (times staggered; see website for more info).

‘The Pretender’, ‘Monkey Wrench’, ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’, ‘Learn to Fly’, ‘All My Life’, ‘Rope’, ‘Breakout’, ‘Best Of You’, ‘This Is a Call’, ‘My Hero’, ‘Times Like These’, ‘Arlandia’, ‘Everlong’, ‘Big Me’ … Foo Fighters’ sonic arsenal has served as the soundtrack to so many of our lives. Always serving up fan favourites spanning from their 1995 debut up to their recent tenth studio, 2021’s ARIA #1 Medicine At Midnight, Foo Fighters are the world’s premiere stadium/arena attraction. Last week’s triumphant concert in Geelong was nothing short of unforgettable:

‘The show ended with a spectacular version of Everlong and Grohl on his knees, thanking the crowd as fireworks exploded over the stadium’ – The Age

‘As the lights dimmed and the crowd roared, Foo Fighters appeared, feeling like a sight for sore eyes in the wake of empty stages and cancelled tours. Dave Grohl walked around the stage, staring back at the crowd as we all wordlessly exchanged the sentiment that it had been far too long’ – Rolling Stone AU

Joining Foo Fighters as special guests in Nov/Dec are:

Sunshine Coast (QLD) ‘Smoko’ trioThe Chats (Perth, Sydney + Brisbane) are one of Australia’s most exciting – and most fun – punk rock bands, with their notorious single going viral immediately upon release. They’ve toured with heavyweights Queens Of The Stone Age and Cosmic Psychos, selling out shows in AU, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and Europe.

Renowned for a ball-tearing live show, Amyl and The Sniffers (Wellington + Auckland) won an ARIA Award for ‘Best Rock Album’ last year, capping off a wild 12 months for the lunatic, likeable punks. Their 2021 effort Comfort to Me debuted at #2 in Australia, #21 in the UK, and #18 in the US, and was BBC6’s Album of the Day.

Channelling Riot Grrrl-era energy with a 2021 spin, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers (Melbourne) formed back at high school, the now 20 year-olds having cut their teeth with sets at Groovin’ The Moo, Laneway, Falls, Lost Paradise & Spilt Milk.

Having played some of the UK’s biggest festival stages in 2021, Manchester (UK) emo power-pop dual fronted outfit Hot Milk will perform on our shores for the very first time when they head down our way with the Foos’ (Melbourne, Brisbane + Sydney).

After taking out the triple j unearthed high crown in 2020, Adelaide two-piece Teenage Joans (Perth) have gone from strength to strength, sharing stages with acts such as Violent Soho, Ruby Fields, Clowns, Amy Shark and more.

Dick Move (Wellington + Auckland) are infamous already for their pumping live shows, their catalogue of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it punk anthems cutting, confronting, empowering and dripping with brash cheekiness and political angst.

These will be the biggest rock shows of 2022. Act quickly to secure your tickets… dates will sell out, don’t miss out!

Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.

FOO FIGHTERS
With special guests
Presented by Frontier Touring, Triple M (AU) and The Rock (NZ) and ALWAYS LIVE (Melbourne)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE 
via frontiertouring.com/foofighters
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 8 March
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
Pre-sale timings staggered per show, visit website for more details

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 10 March (times staggered, see below)

ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES

Wednesday 30 November
HBF Park | Perth, WA
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (2pm local time)
Ticketmaster.com.au | T: 136 100
With special guests The Chats + Teenage Joans

Sunday 4 December
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC | An ALWAYS LIVE Event
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (2pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + Hot Milk

Saturday 10 December
Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (5pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk

Monday 12 December
Accor Stadium | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (4pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk

Thursday 15 December
Sky Stadium | Wellington, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (1pm local time)
Ticketek.co.nz | T: 0800 842 538
With special guests Amyl and The Sniffers + Dick Move

Saturday 17 December
Western Springs Stadium | Auckland, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (12pm local time)
Ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999
With special guests Amyl and The Sniffers + Dick Move

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers. We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.

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March 7, 2022 0 comments

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Leon Bridges returns to Australia for ‘The Boundless Tour’ – September/October 2022

by the partae March 7, 2022

written by the partae

GRAMMY winner Leon Bridges to perform in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney this September and October

Nominated for 2 x 2022 GRAMMYS: Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Album, off the back of 2021 album Gold-Diggers Sound

With special guest Milan Ring (all shows ex Sydney)

Tickets on sale Friday 11 March via frontiertouring.com/leonbridges

‘White-hot stage presence’ – Junkee

‘F**king amazing’ – The Austin Chronicle

‘A consummate performer’ – The AU Review

‘Graceful and lithe, he moved like the dancer he was before discovering his voice’ – The Sydney Morning Herald

Texan GRAMMY-winner and contemporary R&B star Leon Bridges will sweep Aussie audiences off their feet this September/October, when the ‘River’, ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Bad Bad News’ singer returns to Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on The Boundless Tour – presented by Chugg Entertainment, Frontier Touring, Penny Drop and Triple R.

Bridges is returning for the first time since January 2019, when he performed to sold-out crowds at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, as well as multiple nights at Palais Theatre (Melbourne) and The Tivoli (Brisbane).

Anyone who’s ever witnessed Bridges live on stage will attest to his seriously impressive presence. A truly seasoned artist with global recognition, Bridges has sold-out shows in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, Mexico and more, including sets at legendary music venues the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall and O2 Brixton Academy. From unforgettable TV appearances (inc. Saturday Night Live, The Graham Norton Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) to intimate gigs for the likes of Barack Obama at the White House, Leon has continued to push the boundaries of his career.

Tickets for The Boundless Tour go on sale Friday 11 March (11am local time) via frontiertouring.com/leonbridges. Sign up to become a Frontier Member to access the Frontier Pre-sale, starting Wednesday 9 March (11am local time).

Leon is nominated for two Grammys for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Album for his newest full length release Gold-Diggers Sound. Debuting at #17 in the US, it contains singles ‘Sweeter’, ‘Motorbike’, and ‘Why Don’t You Touch Me’ (accompanied by a powerful, vulnerable two-part film – watch Part 1 and Part 2). It was “one of the albums of the year” claimed Clash Music, and labelled “seriously impressive” by The Guardian.

Gold-Diggers Sound follows Bridges’ hugely acclaimed 2015 debut Coming Home (certified ARIA Gold in Australia), and his monumental sophomore release, 2018’s Good Thing, which won a Grammy for ‘Best Traditional R&B Performance’ and featured singles such as ‘Beyond’. He’s also a seasoned collaborator, releasing music with artists such as Khruangbin (watch the video for the just-released ‘Chocolate Hills’), The Avalanches, Noah Cyrus, John Mayer, Lucky Daye, Kacey Musgraves, Jazmine Sullivan, and Diplo.

Joining the tour as special guest in Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane is seasoned producer, performer, and songwriter Milan Ring, who scored a triple j Feature Album with her debut record I’m Feeling Hopeful.

Leon Bridges is dominating the R&B scene with his careful songwriting and charismatic energy. Encapsulated to perfection with The Boundless Tour, don’t miss Leon Bridges, live on stage this Spring!

Leon Bridges’ Gold-Diggers Sound Deluxe Album is out now – get it HERE.

LEON BRIDGES
With special guest Milan Ring
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2022
Presented by Chugg Entertainment, Frontier Touring, Penny Drop and Triple R (Melbourne show)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE 
via frontiertouring.com/leonbridges
Runs 48 hours from: Wednesday 9 March (11am local time)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Friday 11 March (11am local time)

Saturday 24 September**
Good Day Sunshine Festival | Busselton, WA

Sunday 25 September
Fremantle Arts Centre | Perth, WA
18+*
oztix.com.au | Ph: 1300 762 545

Thursday 29 September
Hamer Hall | Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 1 October
Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
18+
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Monday 3 October**
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
sydneyoperahouse.com | Ph: 02 9250 7777

* 18+ Licensed Show – Minors permitted with a legal guardian
** not a Frontier show

leonbridges.com | facebook.com/LeonBridgesOfficial
Twitter: @leonbridges | Instagram: @leonbridgesofficial | TikTok: @leonbridgesofficial
Spotify | YouTube

milanring.com | facebook.com/milanringmusic
Twitter: @milanring | Instagram: @milan.ring
Spotify | YouTube

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March 7, 2022 0 comments

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SOUL GLO SHARE NEW SINGLE “DRIPONOMICS” OUT NOW

by the partae March 7, 2022

written by the partae

Photo credit – Alyssa Rorke

Philly based hardcore band Soul Glo have released their latest single, “Driponomics,” ahead of their fourth studio album Diaspora Problems due out on March 25th. This scathing commentary on capitalism and economic disparity is contrasted with the prevalence of hypebeast culture, listing popular designers and brands in between screeching distortion and a heavy bassline. The track also features a verse from fellow Philly native, rapper Mother Maryrose.

Soul Glo explains that “Driponomics is for everyone doing what they have to do to get by and to get fly. Oftentimes lower-income and working class people are criticised for how they survive out here, especially in times of crisis. People are getting more desperate but simultaneously more creative with their income options, and this song is a salute to that. Love to Mother Maryrose whose verse on this song is one of the best moments on our album.”

Presented in a hardcore whirlwind of justified rage, Soul Glo’s sharp lyrics are always thought provoking and politically charged, with lines like:
“Ain’t nothin’ as ugly as a balance in the red / I want bands on every politician’s head”

Fusing hip-hop, hardcore, and punk, the Philly outfit are fearless in their approach and even more ruthless in their delivery. Injecting their colourful narrative into predominantly white spaces, Soul Glo has the scope and ability to transcend outer appearances in hardcore music. With the release of Diaspora Problems, the band is not aiming for it to be the only album like it that exists, but instead one of many entries in a new dawn for rock music.

Pre-orders are available now, here.

Soul Glo is Pierce Jordan (vocals), Ruben Polo (guitar) and GG Guerra (bass, vocals, programming)

DIASPORA PROBLEMS TRACKLIST

1. Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)
2. Coming Correct Is Cheaper
3. Thumbsucker
4. Fucked Up If True
5. Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future))
6. Driponomics (ft. Mother Maryrose)
7. (Five Years And) My Family
8. The Thangs I Carry (ft. Bearcat)
9. We Wants Revenge
10. John J (ft. Kathryn Edwards and Zula Wildheart)
11. GODBLESSYALLREALGOOD
12. Spiritual Level Of Gang Shit (ft. Mckinley Dixon and Lojii)

March 7, 2022 0 comments

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Amy Shark @ Rod Laver Arena, March 4 2022

by the partae March 7, 2022

written by the partae

Photography & Words: Darren Chan @darrenchanphotography

Amy Shark has amassed a large fanbase in the past few years demonstrated by Rod Laver Arena being at full capacity tonight. Fans had been patiently waiting for Amy Shark return to Melbourne since the announcement of her Cry Forever tour in late 2020.

In the flood of lights and smoke, Amy strolled onstage to a huge applause. She took in the moment before opening with “The Wolves”. After a brief pause, her hit song “Everybody Rise” got the crowd to their feet.

With a three piece band, she effortlessly covered her catalog of songs from her two albums. She provided backstories to some of her songs and amusing anecdotes, such as describing the importance of happiness before singing “C’mon”, “The Idiot” being a song about her ex-boyfriend, to being a local tourism advisor getting thousands of messages on social media asking the best places to park and eat before her show.

There was plenty of dynamics in her set, stripping the music back to just her acoustic for “You’ll Never Meet Anyone Like Me Again”, to the band’s pumping rendition of The Killers “Mr Brightside”, acknowledging her fan’s support from the early days at the Corner Hotel to tonight’s arena show.

Amy demonstrated her musicality with an intricate acoustic fingerpicking

start to “Psycho” leading to an energetic outro that had the crowd on their feet.

During the breakdown of “Mess you up”, she asks the crowd “Have I messed you up Melbourne?” before leaning into the final chorus and a rain of sparks showers the stage.

As the stage lights dim, the dramatic Jaws soundtrack plays through PA before the percussive guitar skanking of “Baby Steps” steps up the energy of the show with a dazzling light display.

It was time to get to where it began with “Adore”. The crowd were on their feet singing along and surging to the front of stage ending with a rapturous applause.

Unfortunately Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban weren’t present for their contribution to “Love Songs Ain’t For Us”, but the atmosphere was there as phone torches lit up the arena.

As Amy launches into her final song “I said Hi”, she acknowledges the huge support she has had and anyone who likes her music is a very special type of person. Tonight was a celebration of live music returning on a grander scale.

March 7, 2022 0 comments

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Krewella Releases Emotionally Charged 3rd Studio Album “The Body Never Lies” and Gears Up for Upcoming Album Tour

by the partae March 5, 2022

written by the partae

Artists: Krewella
Title: The Body Never Lies
Label: Mixed Kids Records

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Throughout their illustrious career, the name Krewella has become known for hard-hitting and yet emotionally charged music. True to form, the Jahan and Yasmine sisters’ new body of work – “The Body Never Lies” is a shining example of their signature sound and artistic direction. After releasing singles “Never Been Hurt” with BEAUZ, “No Control” with MADGRRL, and “I’m Just A Monster Underneath, My Darling,” Krewella has unveiled the full 10-track masterpiece. The album was created from an intimate, internal space of Krewella‘s self-reflection, exploring impermanence, the oddity of human experience, their relationship to the world around them as women in a male-dominated society. “The Body Never Lies” title hints at the range of emotions within the LP, with each track as unique and varied as our feelings themselves. “Traces” serves as a haunting opener, quickly followed by a series of heavier tracks, including the drum & bass-inspired “In The Water” and the angry yet touching “War Forever.” Krewella hits a different vibe with the last three tracks, which explore the darker and more tender side of the human experience. After a long wait for this highly anticipated album, to say that Krewella has done it again with “The Body Never Lies” would be an understatement. The album’s release coincides with their upcoming 2022 album-themed tour, which covers 2+ months of live shows and DJ sets, hitting cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Denver, and more.

“The clench of a fist, the pit in your stomach, the fluid in your veins; the body is a sensor, messenger, keeper of stories, a fortress of the soul, an instrument of knowing, a rocket ship to other worlds. Every cell, pore, and bone recalls the past, absorbs the present, and senses the future. ‘The Body Never Lies‘ is at times an angry, sometimes feverish, but always a euphoric conversation about feeling, remembering, and existing in our individual vessels that encase our soul and memories.” – Krewella

Sisters Jahan and Yasmine exploded onto the scene in 2012 with their debut self-released EP “Play Hard,” which has now been streamed almost 150M times on Spotify alone; additionally, their single “Alive” from the EP has been certified Platinum. Since then, the duo has made a name for themselves and their hard-hitting yet melodic and vocal-driven sound through releases like “Live for the Night,” “Enjoy the Ride,” and more. In 2016, Krewella was awarded a coveted place on Forbes‘s “30 Under 30” list. They have performed at major global music festivals, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, iHeartRadio Music Festival, and many others, in addition to their own headlining tours. As one of the main elements of the Krewella canon, the group’s onstage performances serve as the live extension of their music and art, incorporating a multitude of audiovisual elements together with Jahan and Yasmine‘s live vocals and powerful onstage energy.

“The Body Never Lies” tour dates and tickets:

April 01 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox @ The Market
April 02 – Portland, OR – 45 East (DJ set)
April 08 – Albuquerque, NM – The Salt Yard West (DJ set)
April 09 – Tempe, AZ – Sunbar (DJ set)
April 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
April 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
April 21 – Raleigh, NC – Alchemy (DJ set)
April 22 – Atlanta, GA – District Atlanta (DJ set)
April 23 – Charleston, SC – Trio (DJ set)
April 29 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
April 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
May 05 – Salt Lake City, UT – SKY SLC (DJ set)
May 06 – St. Louis, MO – Europe Night Club (DJ set)
May 07 – New Orleans, LA – The Metropolitan (DJ set)
May 13 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
May 14 – Austin, TX – Cedar St. Courtyard
May 20 – Dallas, TX – Stereo Live
May 21 – Houston, TX – Stereo Live
May 26 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Underground (DJ set)
May 27 – Boston, MA – The Grand (DJ set)
May 28 – Philadelphia, PA – NOTO (DJ set)
June 03 – Vancouver, BC – Celebrities Nightclub (DJ set)
June 04 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik (DJ set)

More Krewella’s dates:

March 19 – Carolina, Puerto Rico – Electric Holiday at Vivo Beach Club
March 27 – Miami, FL – Ultra Music Festival 2022
July 08-10 – Ultra Europe 2022 – Split, Croatia
July 13-17 – Dreambeach Villaricos 2022 – Almería, Spain

More info on Krewella:

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