Archive for April, 2011

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LATIN LOVE

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

 

LATIN LOVE

The first ever West Coast Latin Festival arrives in Perth on Sunday, April 24. Whether you’re after sexy samba or mellow mamba beats, get down to Salt On The Beach in North Fremantle to hear Latin legends such as Fulanito, Dante Rivera, and a host of local talent including DJ Sauve, DJ Chilli, Charlie Bucket and DonMigi. There’ll also be live drums from Beleza! and live performances of tango, Capoeira and everyone’s favourite infomercial craze, Zumba. Get your tickets from heatseeker.com.au.

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THE BIG ARVO BASH

Friday, April 15th, 2011

THE BIG ARVO BASH

The 30th April brings artists The Reefers, Variety Choir, Anita Downs Trio, Ben Blend, Baby Jane, Pyramid of the Coyote and Dakota to Café Pronto, Mandurah for ‘The Big Arvo Bash’. Tickets are $25 each and all proceeds go to Variety Bash Car 72. There will be crazy crab races, $6 pints, $5 Coronas and the flame grilled menu options from $5. The fun kicks off at 2pm.

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MY DISCO

Friday, April 15th, 2011

MY DISCO

In what will be their first and only Australian tour for 2011, Melbourne trio My Disco play the Bakery on Saturday April 16 to launch the deluxe double LP version of their 2010 release Little Joy. Each record will come complete with a 24” x 24” fold out poster, etched vinyl and a free MP3 download, plus there will also be a limited number of green and white swirled LPs available.

Little Joy, My Disco’s third album, was released in October of last year to much fanfare, with Rolling Stone deeming it their “finest yet”, and The Vine describing it as “crushingly, terrifyingly great: so far ahead of the pack as to be in a different universe altogether”.

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CASH FOR ASHES

Friday, April 15th, 2011

CASH FOR ASHES

Friday the 6th May sees Siobny, Miche Suite, Ryan Webb and the Method and Heath Marshall playing a benefit gig at Manhattans Bar Vic Park. All proceeds from this event are going to help out the Roleystone fire disaster. Tickets are $20. The entertainment starts at 8pm.

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WAMi Award Nominations

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

The WAMi Awards are once again fast-approaching. It’s that time of the year where the local music industry gets together to bestow cake-based prizes on some pretty great musicians and industry figures.
The awards night itself will take place on Saturday, May 28 at The Bakery, with Craft Awards being presented throughout the afternoon at the various Saturday Spectacular venues. Public Voting will be open from April 14 until midday May 6, at the WAM website.

The rather extensive nominees list is out now. To view it click here


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Efrim Menuck Preps Solo Debut

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Hirsute post-rock innovator Efrim Menuck is set to release his debut solo album Plays “High Gospel” on the 24th of May. As the driving force behing the Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Menuck has been responsible for some of the most ambitious and successful explorations of the limits of what rock music can acheive and transcend. Plays “High Gospel” appears to be a more personal work laden with death and grief, opposed to his more political work with GY!BE. There is little information available about the record apart from what is written here, but it sounds tantalising; ‘i am a motherless child’ advertises itself as an “unabashedly celebratory pop song”. I’m not expecting something akin to Yazoo, but stranger things have happened.

Check his soundcloud, featuring two tracks from the album, here.

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HELLO WEDNESDAY

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

 

HELLO WEDNESDAY

Welcome to Wednesday! Indeed, you are holding in your hand the very first copy of X-Press’ Wednesday edition. By publishing a day earlier, we will better fulfil our mission of giving you the best in entertainment news when you need it – complete with the most comprehensive list of events in town!

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TO BE FRANK

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

 

TO BE FRANK

The enigmatic folk punkster Frank Turner returns to Perth this weekend, playing Amplifier on Sunday, April 17. Touring in anticipation of his new album, England Keep My Bones, to be released in June through legendary punk label Epitaph, the campfire punk rocker confirms that his latest recording is his love declaration to his birth country.

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PIRATE RADIO

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

 

PIRATE RADIO

If you’ve ever thought “you know, there’s just not enough pirate-themed metal bands out there”, then you won’t want to miss Alestorm when they blow into Amplifier on Saturday, May 30. The band, hailing from another Perth (this time in Scotland) will be supported by Voyager and local band Claim The Throne. As a bonus, if you buy your ticket through Soundworks Touring, you go into the draw to win a prize pack including an Alestorm hoodie, a signed tour poster and a Voyager I Am The reVolution CD. Tickets are also available through Moshtix.

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HELMET TOWN

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

 

HELMET TOWN

Seminal hard rock band Helmet return to Australia for the first time in three years, following sell-out shows across the US and Europe and on the back of their album Seeing Eye Dog, released in September 2010. The first album released through the independent Work Song label, it was produced by band leader/vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Page Hamilton. It makes for an uncompromising and ruthless album that still embodies the unique Helmet sounds they’re famous for. Catch them Tuesday, June 28, at Amplifier. Tickets from Moshtix, Planet, Mills and 78 Records.

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