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TWO HOP

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

TWO HOP

Two of hip hop’s finest will be joining forces to wow Perth this summer. Yes, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae are hitting our limestone shores to play together at Villa on Saturday, November 20. Jean Grae (Cake Or Death, New York City), otherwise known as Major Woody, Da Easter Bunny, romanced us when she rendezvoused with Talib Kweli on his recent Australian tour and now she’s back to finish what she started. While Pharoahe Monch is renowned for his complex, tongue-twisting, rapid-paced rap; breaking ground as one half of Organized Konfusion and the man behind the underground classic Internal Affairs. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 4, from moshtix.com.au.

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YES WE CAN-ADA

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

YES WE CAN-ADA

Apart from eating maple syrup on bacon, Canada has many awesome traditions, including a love of great music. This is something they share with Australia – both countries punch way above their weight in terms of great music. So what better reason than to host a joint Canadian/Australian music night? Maple Syrup will be an incredible night of music recognising the burgeoning relationships between Australian and Canadian acts. Australia will be represented by Sydney’s Dead Letter Chorus – who recently toured Canada – and Brisbane’s Drawn By Bees. Then there’s Jeff Martin, and one of Canada’s most successful pure rock bands The Trews, as well as country troubadour Matthew Barber, Colin Moore and the psychedelic rock of Final Flash.  Head to the Fly By Night on Saturday, October 9, for the Maple Syrup musical showdown. Tickets from flybynight.org.  Doors open 7pm.

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DISCO JOY

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

DISCO JOY

After a few months spent overseas recording and touring, the lads from My Disco return to the Australian music scene this December in support of their forthcoming third album Little Joy. Hailing from Melbourne, My Disco create expansive industrial pop sounds, which they’ll demonstrate on Saturday, December 11, at Amplifier and Sunday, December 12, at Mojo’s. Tickets for both gigs are on-sale now from Moshtix.

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REEL BIG FUN

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

REEL BIG FUN

In the tradition of Madness and, well, bands that don’t take themselves all that seriously, Reel Big Fish have won the hearts of many fans over the years with their mischievous grins and punk rock confidence. The rock titans are heading to Australia later this year, joined by the “first all-crime fighting all-surfing rock super group in history”, The Aquabats. The battle goes down on Tuesday, December 7, at Capitol. Tickets on sale from Thursday, October 6, from moshtix.com.au.

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GIN’S THE TONIC

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

GIN’S THE TONIC

The Gin Club are described as one of the finest bands in the country, whose fans number among The Drones and Tim Rogers. Off the back of their highly acclaimed fourth album, Deathwish, The Gin Club are embarking on their biggest tour yet, performing tracks from all their four albums to date, a tour which sees them rejoined by Stockholm-based founding member Ola Karlsson. The Gin Club bring their show to The Bird on Wednesday, November 3, supported by Split Seconds and The Felicity Groom Duo, followed by a gig on Thursday, November 4, at Mojo’s, with Felicity Groom And Band, and Cal Peck & The Tramps. They wind it up with a third Perth show at the Indi Bar on Friday, November 5, with a little help from Cat Black and The Ghost Hotel. Tickets via theginclub.com.au – chop chop!

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MERCURY’S RISING

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

MERCURY’S RISING

There is nothing worse than a bad tribute act. We’ve all seen plump middle-aged men in romper suits pretending to be the King on a Sunday afternoon down at the local. But when it’s done right, it can be pretty special and close to the original. Thankfully, Craig Pesco falls into the “wow, that was amazing” category and does a dandy job of mimicking Freddie Mercury. He’s been doing world tours for the past ten years and has played the Kodak Theatre (where the Oscars are held) in Hollywood, so he’s no muppet. He will perform Freddie Mercury – Let Me Entertain You; a two hour spectacular at Burswood Theatre on Saturday, February 19. Tickets are available from ticketek.com.au.

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THE BIG DAY

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

THE BIG DAY

One of the biggest and best music festivals in Australia has just announced its line-up for 2011, and it’s a humdinger! Yes, Big Day Out is gearing up for next year’s fiesta and has secured a mouth-watering mix of new and veteran bands. Emaciated proto-punk Iggy Pop and his Stooges will be there, along with the Dylan Thomas of heavy rock Tool, Australian icons John Butler Trio and excitingly Nick Cave’s new pet-gimp project Grinderman. Other highlights include the psychedelic punk-rock of Primal Scream, The Deftones and Rammstein. For the full line-up head to bigdayout.com. The Big Day Out will be held on Sunday, February 6, at its home-sweet-home Claremont Showground. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 8, from bigdayout.com.

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OH, THE SHAME

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

OH, THE SHAME

Back in the early ’90s, before the internet reared its head and Cool Britannia ripped across the globe, one band were making waves with their mix of pop melodies and alternative rock – The Lemonheads. Few can forget their brilliant smacked-out version of Simon And Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson. Their 1992 album It’s A Shame About Ray was indie perfection, boasting the tracks Confetti, My Drug Buddy and It’s A Shame About Ray. This year the band will be treating audiences and performing the entire album front-to-back on an Australian tour. The US outfit will be rolling into Perth on Sunday, December 5, to play The Rosemount Hotel (special guests TBC). Tickets are available from heatseeker.com.au and go on sale Thursday, October 7.

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PARADISE ON PERTH

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

PARADISE ON PERTH

The air’s getting warmer and the summer party season is slowly launching off its heels – by the time January 1 comes round, which marks the date of Club Paradiso at Salt On The Beach, we should be totally ready for a full blown beach party. In previous years Club Paradiso has chosen some solid selections to help Perth partygoers start their New Year off in the best way possible, including folks like Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South. This year, CP ups the ante with German electronic stars Digitalism, who’ll be playing their well-known hits like Zdarlight and Pogo live on the beach. Joining in the merriment is French house legend Sebastien Leger, fresh from a massive year of production, as well as locals Zelimir, Mel B, Maxwell, Jus Haus?, Tank Top, Mind Electric, Frankie Button, Nathan Francis, Pearly Whites, Moe Steez and Master Dash. Beach babes and boys should get ready to grab their Club Paradiso tickets from Moshtix, Planet, Mills and Jumbo for $95 plus booking fee from Thursday, October 8.

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K IS FOR KELLY

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

 

K IS FOR KELLY

One of Australia’s favourite storytellers and this week’s X-Press cover star, Paul Kelly has just released his long-awaited memoir, How To Make Gravy. Complementing the memoir is a magnificent, eight CD box set, The A To Z Recordings, featuring eight discs encompassing live recordings of Paul’s vast catalogue of songs. The A To Z Recordings box set is available from Friday, October 1, on Universal Music. As well as appearing at One Movement For Music, Paul Kelly’s just announced he will tour the A To Z shows, performing 100 songs alphabetically over four consecutive nights in cities around the nation – including Perth! The Perth shows take place from Wednesday, December 8, to Saturday, December 11, at the Astor Theatre. Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 8, from paulkelly.com.au. The tickets will be sold for individual nights, or as multi night bundles. The more nights you go, the cheaper the tickets are – like you need more of an incentive to want to see this historical musical feat in full!

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