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BREAKOUT FESTIVAL

September 6th 2011 00:34
ILLUSIVE,TOTEM ONE LOVE AND HOT 30 PRESENT

BREAKOUT

UNDER18's MUSIC FESTIVAL


Illusive and Totem One love are extremely excited to announce the birth of a brand new under 18's music festival – BREAKOUT – and its inaugural events in Melbourne at Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Fri 25 Nov) and Sydney at Hordern Pavilion and Byron Kennedy Hall (Fri 2 Dec).



The first two acts to beannounced for the festival are LA's multi-platinum party rocking duo LMFAO and skyrocketing local hip-hop star 360.



The dance and urban focused festival will continue to announce headlining acts each day this week at 4pm(AEST) via its website (letmebreakout.com) and social networks.



Breakout organiserspromise some of the globe’s biggest names and are expecting both eventsto break records for an under 18s event in Australia. The festival will featuremultiple stages and a number of yet-to-be-announced attractions.



Very limited early birdtickets to both events will be available from 9am (AEST) on Wednesday September14th and are sure to be snapped up in an instant.

Breakout music festival


ACTS ANNOUNCED 4PM DAILY AT:

LETMEBREAKOUT.COM

FACEBOOK.COM/LETMEBREAKOUT


TWITTER.COM/LETMEBREAKOUT



BREAKOUT FESTIVAL

Early bird tickets on sale Wednesday 14th September at 9am AEST



FRI 25 NOV
MELBOURNE
SIDNEY MYER MUSICBOWL

FRI 2 DEC
SYDNEY
HORDERN / BYRON KENNEDY HALL

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PORTISHEAD AUSTRALIAN TOUR

August 18th 2011 02:40
Portishead
2011 Australian sideshows announced

Nobody sounds like Portishead. After a 14 year absence, legendary Bristol band Portisheada are returning to captivate and transport Australian fans once again. Here for the highly-anticipated Harvest music and art festivals taking place in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in November, these Portishead sideshows take the band's stunning music further afield to Perth, Adelaide and Auckland.



Cinematic indie rock veterans Mercury Rev have continued to surprise and enlighten listeners for over a decade and a half with their maverick musical explorations are special guests for the Perth and Adelaide concerts.



PORTISHEAD AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Tickets go on sale: Friday 26 August,9:00am



Thurs 10th Nov
PORTISHEAD
Vector Arena, Auckland


Tues 15th Nov
PORTISHEAD
plus special guests MERCURY REV
Belvoir Theatre, Perth

Thurs 17th Nov
PORTISHEAD
plus special guests MERCURY REV
Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

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KATE CEBERANO

August 12th 2011 07:28
KATE CEBERANO
ANNOUNCES HER
"ALIVE" TOUR



The fabulous Kate Ceberano, supporter of Berlei Breast Cancer Foundation recently wrapped up her filming for Getaway with the Nine Network, signed a new recording contract with Sony Music and is now heading out on the road for a quick tour. Ceberano, an artist widely respected not only by the music industry but also for her ability to juggle a variety of other roles takes the Artistic Direction wheel of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012 proving her ever expanding ability to multi-task and entertain people with heart, heat and soul..

KATE CEBERANO


Sony Music Chairman & CEO Australia & New Zealand and President South East Asia & Korea, Denis Handlin AM commented on the signing: "I am thrilled to have Kate as part of the Sony Music family. We look forward to working with her on an exciting new album."

Kate has always excelled as a live performer and is looking forward to getting back on the road performing all of her hits, and a few surprises of course.

"I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming shows this October"


TOUR DATES

Friday 21st October - Palms Crown Casino Melbourne (tix $55 plus booking fee)

Thursday 27th October - The Basement Sydney (tix $40 plus booking fee)

Saturday 29th October - Jazz in the Vines The Hunter Valley (tix $80 plus booking fee)

Wednesday 2nd November– Her Majesty's Theatre Adelaide (tix $55 plus booking fee) phone 131 246
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ROCK OF AGES

August 7th 2011 01:32
ROCK OF AGES
- to open at Sydney's Theatre Royal

Saturday 14 January 2012

For updates and presale opportunities

Exuberant,hilarious, fantastically slick fun!
– The Age


ROCK OF AGES, opened in Melbourne to standing ovations and five star reviews, and now this five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical will come to Sydney and open at the Theatre Royal on 14 January 2012 for a strictly limited season.

ROCK OF AGES is a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs: ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’,‘Don’t Stop Believin’’, ‘High Enough’,‘The Final Countdown’, ‘We Built This City’ and‘More Than Words’ by iconic rockers Foreigner, Journey, Styx, REOSpeedwagon, Poison, Starship, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more.

Set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip, Drew is a big-city dreamer who desperately wants to be a rocker,and works in L.A.’smost legendary club. He meets Sherrie, and they fall in love to thegreatest songs of the ‘80s. It’s an awesomely good time wherebig hair meets big dreams in a rock comedy romance.

"After a great season in Melbourne to enthusiastic audiences standing, singing and dancing along every night, ROCK OF AGES is thrilled to make its way to Sydney. ROCK OF AGES is a cross between concert, the best of musical theatre and comedy- come and party - what a way to start the year off!" said Producer Rodney Rigby.



The cast of ROCK OF AGES is led by Amy Lehpamer and Justin Burford, who have taken Melbourne by storm and rocked their ways intothe hearts of everyone who attends the show.

With a couple of ARIAs under his belt, an APRA nomination for ‘Song of the Year’, record sales reaching Platinum status and sold out tours in Australia and internationally with his band End Of Fashion, the Herald Sun calls Justin Burford “hugely appealing” and The Age writes “what a superb voice—like honey with gravel in it.”


The cast delivers a brilliant fusion of comic inanity and high-octane rock songs.
– The Age



Amy Lehpamer, who has been critically acclaimed as“impressive,” “superb,” and “terrific,”plays Sherrie. Amy’s theatre credits include Malthouse/VictorianOpera’s acclaimed The Threepenny Opera, and Eddie Perfect’s Shane Warne The Musical. Amy is featured in the HBO/Dreamworksseries The Pacific.



The ROCK OF AGES cast includes - Francine Cain, Emma Clark, Brendan Coustley, Rachel Dunham, Alexander Ellis, Samantha Hagen, Lincoln Hall, Anthony Harkin, Melanie Hawkins, Brent Hill, Shaye Hopkins, John O’Hara, Jensen Overend, Thern Reynolds, Ellen Sutton, David Whitney and marks the return to the Australian stage for Michael Falzon, whom the Herald Sun says "lends sexual charisma to monstrously vain Stacee Jaxx."



Infectious,intoxicating and exhilarating!
– The Australian


ROCK OF AGES was nominated for five Tony Awards,including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical,Best Costume Design of a Musical, and Best Sound Design for a Musical. New Line Records released the Original Broadway Cast Recording in June 2009; it features 28 songs from the show.


ROCK OF AGES is now playing on Broadway across America on a U.S. National Tour, played Toronto in 2010 and will open in London in September 2011.

ROCK OF AGES is now being made into a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Russell Brand.



ROCK OF AGES is currently playing in Melbourne. It will open a limited season in Brisbane on 13 November before coming to Sydney.


Nothin’but a good time!
- Herald Sun
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DAMNDOGS Run Wild

July 10th 2011 04:18
DAMNDOGS
First Australian shows just days away!

Sydney and Melbourne, get ready to go to the Dogs.

It's not long now until DAMNDOGS are unleashed for the first time on Australian audiences. The primed new project from Chris Cester and Mark Wilson, teaming up with longtime friends Mitch McIvor and Louis Macklin will play two very special shows in Melbourne and Sydney in July.

Full of the energy that a fresh start brings, DAMNDOGS are a swaggering bundleof sleazy rhythms 'n' punkish doom disco. Their debut single 'Very First Century' was recorded with producer Scott Horscroft (The Presets, Little Red) at BJB Studios in Sydney, and can be heard at the band's just-launched website www.damndogsmusic.com right now.
Damndogs

Fans can grab it for free from Filter magazine, as well as another song 'Love' for free from Nylon magazine.

DAMNDOGS' debut Australian performances are now just days away! Seebelow for details and as a primer, clock the band's recent rehearsal footage here.

'DAMNDOGS are a dance band. Think Gorillaz procreating with PiL and you havesome idea what they sound like.' - Minimism (LA)

DAMNDOGS

are

Chris Cester (Vocals)
Mark Wilson (Bass)
Mitch McIvor (Guitar and Vocals)
Louis Macklin (Drums)




DEBUT AUSTRALIAN SHOWS
Presented by IMC Music and Low Records

Thursday 14th July MELBOURNE - Toff In Town
with Strange Talk and Myth & Tropics Tickets via Moshtix

Thursday 21st July SYDNEY - Oxford Art Factory
with Wolf & Cub and Millions Tickets via Moshtix
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MAVIS STAPLES

March 16th 2011 02:08
BLUESFEST TOURING PRESENTS
Best of Bluesfest 2011
Mavis Staples


VH1 named her as one of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll, and Rolling Stone listed her as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of all time.

MAVIS STAPLES is a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, and a National Heritage Fellowship Award recipient. In her 60 year career - from her ground breaking family band - THE STAPLES SINGERS - through her solo career - it is now that her star is shining brightest. With her new album, You Are Not Alone, this legendary vocalist adds a remarkable new chapter to her historic career, delivering wall-to-wall joy and mixing traditional gospel numbers with two new songs, penned by producer Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame, and including her unique interpretation of songs by her father Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton.

"I wanted to make an album where every song had meaning," she says, "where every song told a story and would lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning. And I know it's going to feel really good singing these songs on stage." And it's gonna feel real good watching and listening to Mavis Staples when she visits Australia for Bluesfest and sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne.


Irma Thomas & The Professionals

The Soul Queen of New Orleans is coming for her FIRST EVER Australian tour!
 She remains one of America's most distinctive and classic singers, a treasure from the golden age of soul music who remains as compelling and powerful as ever... and responsible for recording some of the finest ever soul music in the history of New Orelans music including Time Is On My Side later recorded by the Rolling Stones, and Ruler Of My Heart which was changed to Pain In My Heart and recorded by Otis Redding! Celebrating over 50 years as a recording artiste, Irma Thomas has many a story to tell.

Those 50 years have not been an easy ride - by the age of 19 she had been married twice and had three children: she endured recording contracts where, frustratingly for fans and Irma alike, her recordings were buried and mostly went unreleased and, despite constant touring she was unable to garner the crossover success of her contemporaries . Irma's luck changed when she met her present husband and manager, Emile Jackson, and returned to Louisiana to settle and open their own club - The Lion's Den.

Finally she was recognised with a Grammy nomination in 1991. Fate hadn't finished with Irma and dealt her another terrible blow when Hurricane Katrina destroyed her house, her nightclub and all her possessions. For a while it was thought she was lost in the floods as well, but luckily it turned out she was playing a show in Austin, Texas - and was safe and sound.

Not only has Irma Thomas rebuilt her house - but she has rebuilt her career and is enjoying a huge upswing in popularity. In 2006 there was finally Grammy success for Best Contemporary Blues Album for After The Rain (as well as a Blues Music Award for Soul-Blues Album Of The Year and many other accolades). She has performed with Stevie Wonder, collaborated with Bluesfest favourites, Galactic and, in 2009, was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame
The unrivalled Soul Queen of New Orleans is back ... bigger than ever ... and ready to thrill Australian crowds with her "sadly, sweet voice of a fallen angel..."


Bluesfest
http://www.bluesfest.com.au

MAVIS STAPLES

Fri 15th April - Adelaide - The Governor Hindmarsh
Moshtix, Venuetix and The Gov (08) 8340 0744

Sun 17th April - Perth - West Coast Blues & Roots Festival

Sat 23rd April – BLUESFEST, Byron Bay

Sun 24th April – BLUESFEST, Byron Bay (02) 6685 8310


For more information about Bluesfest
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DEAD KENNEDYS LIVE

March 11th 2011 04:25
KillRockStar, Big Dog, Killyourstereo.com and Blunt Magazine present


DEAD KENNEDYS - THE AUSTRALIAN UBER ALLES TOUR

LOCAL SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED!

With April loaming, supports have been announced for the very special three-date Australian tour of punk rock legends, DEAD KENNEDYS. A select handful of our finest local punk acts have joined the shows;

The Duvtons, Dementia 13 and Rust.

Classic Aussie outfit The Duvtons will open in Melbourne at Billboard on Wednesday 6 April. The Duvtons have made waves throughout a long and lasting career in the punk world with their hard-hitting live shows. They have played alongside acts including CKY and Guttermouth and they are soon to add DEAD KENNEDYS to the list. Punk rock meets Pink Floyd – get ready for this!

At Brisbane’s Hi-Fi on Thursday 7 April, Dementia 13 will take the stage. Hailing from the Sunshine Coast, Dementia 13 have big name supports under their belts like The Hard Ons, Strung Out and Toe To Toe. The lads have been forging their way into the Australian punk scene and have successfully insulted audiences from all corners of the Gregory’s road maps.

Rust is a Sydney group featuring members of some of Australia's most prominent punk rock bands including Crucified Venus, Crankcase, Rule 303, World War 24 and Black Rose. Rust will open for DEAD KENNEDYS in Sydney at the Manning bar on Saturday 9 April. Rust are a rock‘n roll road train of a band and their third studio album, Lean Mean Street Machine, is out now.

DEAD KENNEDYS formed in San Francisco in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra answered a music paper advert placed by guitarist East Bay Ray. They then added Klaus Flouride, drummer Ted, and a second guitarist known to posterity simply as 6025. The latter soon departed, while Ted was replaced in 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Lead vocals are now sung by former Wynona Riders singer Ron "Skip" Greer.

Live, DEAD KENNEDYS are a combination of chaos and theatrics. With their current line-up they still perform with the same thrills that made the DEAD KENNEDYS the name that it is.


Two new DEAD KENNEDYS DVDs are out now through Xelon Entertainment - 'The Early Years' and 'In God We Trust'.


Tickets on sale now. Get on board!


DEAD KENNEDYS



WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL - BILLBOARD, MELBOURNE
With The Duvtons. Tickets available from moshtix.com.au and ticketek.com.au


THURSDAY 7 APRIL – HI-FI, BRISBANE
With Dementia 13. Tickets available from thehifi.com.au/brisbane


SATURDAY 9 APRIL - MANNING BAR, SYDNEY
With Rust. Tickets available from moshtix.com.au and manningbar.com (1300 762 545)
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Summadayze

January 2nd 2011 11:16
Summadayze 2010

Sumadayze kick started the new year in Adelaide in ways I couldn’t even begin to predict. As I arrived at Rymill Park on the East end of Adelaide I was feeling quite flushed as I’d done the right thing and used my bicycle to get there. A stinking hot day on New Years Eve had left the streets pretty quiet for new years morning around my place so I set off from home, arrived in good time, locked up the bike and collected my ticket. My plus one was unable to attend, so I was collecting my ticket and doing the whole gig solo. Easy enough, I thought, to wander quietly and soak in the atmosphere. Listen up for the music that drew me towards it.

No sooner had I stepped into line, when a beautiful black police dog came and wedged its nose into my butt cheeks. For a moment there I thought I was being greeted in that way doggies say ‘hello’, and I was in a way, but this doggie was saying ‘you smell like pot’. So the police took me aside and went through all the proceedings in a polite and not overly dramatic or threatening way. I was completely astonished. I did not have any drugs on me, and was not there to score any or hook any up, ‘I’m reviewing the music, it’s not really a day off, I’m here with the purpose to remain sober so I can observe and reflect,’ I explained.

After giving my details, being searched, having my pockets examined, all of that, I was set free to wander inside; I had an apology and an explanation about the process. Evidently I could have sat somewhere and been exposed to marijuana, and I wondered how long it had been since I’d sat in any number of places where there may have been residue of bong water or pot. It’s difficult to really know under the circumstances, but because they were polite about it and I was quite clearly innocent – sure I look like an old hippy, but I also look like a wizard and a monk, a rock star, and the serial killer ‘Bob’ from ‘Twin Peaks’ but that doesn’t make me any of those things. I went and settled on the lawn by the Almost Famous stage and chilled for a while. Ajax, Miguel Migs and Lisa Shaw kept the spirits up. Singing live at these gigs must be a challenge. Dust, grass seed, dry breeze, humid, all sorts of reasons why singing could be awkward. Lisa Shaw came out with her magically smooth vocal styling and hit the nail on the head. Lisa presented with her beautiful personality, warm smiling face and a truly great strength in her voice. After a few songs from her and some dubious rain starting to drop I moved around for a little walk. The rain didn’t develop as the clouds moved over and sun shone.

On the Mainstage as the crowds gathered Riva Starr was really thumping things along. I find one needs the crowd in the main area to absorb the sound. The bass was a little heavy for me while there were so few people. Later in the day it would be so packed around the area I would only observe from the bleachers. I was ultimately attracted to some of the fine rapping and the groove end of the scale. There was so much room to dance under the trippy HQ tower, I couldn’t help myself, and that’s where things started to spin out a little.

I’ve done Future Music Festival, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Big Day Out, Blues Fest, Parklife and plenty of live gigs. I guess I don’t think too much about what part of the country I’m in when I start to actually enjoy the music and dance. Here in Adelaide I guess I also stick out in a crowd like this given I’m 50 this year, and the main age of other punters seems to be around 20-something. I have long grey hair – so plenty of the youngsters get a laugh or a shock when I pass them in the crowd. I hear comments like ‘it’s my grand-dad’ (seriously). This year, 2011, it seems the hi5 has really come home to roost in Adelaide. I was meeting them all over. And once, in Sydney, we used to laugh at the Japanese tourists who jumped off a bus to photograph a tourist attraction without seeming to actually experience it beyond the potential postcard it was being captured in. As my day progressed I discovered that young folk are really keen to jump up next to you and grab a photograph of themselves with you. It’s the phone camera thing. All of a sudden I’m surrounded by some crew – didn’t even see them coming, they’ve all grouped around me, some young woman is taking a shot. They move on... what a great new friendship that was... not. The first few times it happened I thought it was a bit odd, but by the time I had danced my little old hundred year old feet off I (each foot is fifty this year) had been captured in more shots than I could possibly count, and I didn’t meet most of them – however I did meet a few, and had a dance with actual people not just my shadow.

The overall groove was wild as the day moved into night. The late sunset here due to daylight saving paid off, and dusk in Rymill Park is a magical time. Sumadayze is probably the most amazing place for any music enthusiast to be on New Years Day inside the South Australian borders.
The type of music enthusiast you would be is one who enjoys a beat and a bit of space to dance. A touch of rock and funk jazzed up with very groovy dance beats and some trippy dub. I didn’t notice any big trouble, no fights, not bad vibes.

Horrorshow, Urthboy, Madcap, Tinnie Tempah were all as feisty as get up with slick rhymes busting out. The giant purple mushrooms on either side of the stage were fun to glimpse every so often under the leafy shade. Food stalls and body art market area didn’t really pull me, but others seemed involved. I didn’t drink but for the free water fountain in the park. There were a great deal of people drinking, but I didn’t notice any growling at bars or line-up’s out of control.

What I did notice was a fresh and fun respectful group of people who mingled and enjoyed some ground-shakingly-good music presented by some of the most hip acts you could hope for. Quite the triumph on behalf of the team who put it all together.

www.ticketmaster.com.au

National Tour Dates

Summanights - Sydney - Thursday December 31st New Years Eve

Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Adelaide - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Perth - Sunday 3rd

Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th

*Artist line up will vary in each state. See website for line up information in your city.

United by the spirit of summer and a universal love of dance, for the last 11 years tens of thousands have made the pilgrimage to this sacred festival's sites around the nation to share in this one, very special day.



Now, for the first time ever, Australia's premier dance music experience Summadayze is coming to Adelaide's Rymill Park on January 1, 2010 for an historic News Years' Day celebration - the likes of which the city of churches has never seen before



Adelaide, prepare to revel in the glory, colour and sheer excitement of this world-famous party and get ready to start 2010 in the biggest and best way possible.



Featuring a truly epic selection of the world's biggest DJs, including headliners Carl Cox, Infected Mushroom, and Deep Dish's Sharam, this will be a Summadayze like no other.



For House lovers, Tom Novy, Klaas, The Ian Carey Project, The Shapeshifters and Mark Knight are all on board, while Eddie Haliwell is guaranteed to take Trance fans above and beyond. Tech-House, Techno and Progressive fans can ride the hypnotic sounds of Sebastian Leger. Last but not least : Don Diablo will reach deep into his bag of Electro tricks and keep mash up and Indie Disco fans screaming for more! Fans of hip hop won't be left out with the Groove stage providing the sounds of seminal west coast outfit Dilated Peoples and festival favourites Ugly Duckling.



So join us for the party of your lifetime. The one, the only Summadayze 2010 is coming, Adelaide




Summadayze First Artist Line Up Announcement



Carl Cox, Sharam (Deep Dish), Roger Sanchez

Eddie Halliwell, Infected Mushroom (Live)

Tom Novy, Mark Knight, Sebastien Leger

Dilated Peoples (live), The Shapeshifters,

The Ian Carey Project, Don Diablo,

Ugly Duckling, Klaas

And more to be announced!



Tickets On Now!!



Stay tuned to www.summadayze.com or www.futureentertainment.com.au for further announcements.







Summadayze 2010 - First Announcement Artist Bios



Carl Cox - UK

Arguably the most recognised name in EDM, legendary UK DJ/Producer, Carl Cox, is an artist who requires little introduction. A pioneer of the early rave sound, since the 1980s he's been at the forefront of underground dance music culture and has blown hundreds of thousands of party-goers around the globe away with his inimitable sounds and infamous multi-deck wizardry. From his seminal 'F.A.C.T' Techno compilations and stunning artist albums to his top-shelf 'Intec Records' imprint, and from the success of his ongoing legendary 'Carl Cox & Friends' residency at Space in Ibiza to his universally acclaimed 'Global' radio show (which boasts 4 million listeners and is syndicated to over 20 nations); it's little wonder Carl Cox is widely acknowledged as one of dance music's true and undisputed legends.



Sharam (Deep Dish) - USA

As one half of the all-conquering Deep Dish duo alongside Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia, Sharam Tayebi has reached heights that few DJ/Producers can only dream of. An artist of rare and exceptional talent, his DJ sets are famed for captivating club crowds from Miami to Ibiza, while his solo productions (including 2006's monster hit 'P.A.T.T (Party Al The Time) continue to break new ground and consistently find their way into the CD wallets and record crates of the world's DJing elite. From his acclaimed Global Underground compilation 'Duba' and his highly anticipated forthcoming artist album 'Get Wild', to his daily duties looking after a trio of coveted co-owned labels with Ali (Yoshitoshi Recordings, Deep Dish Records and Shinichi Recordings); Sharam is a revered electronic music trendsetter that has stood the test of time and forges the future with every studio session he completes and every upfront tune he drops.



Roger Sanchez - USA


Where you know him as 'the S-Man' or 'Roger S', Grammy Award-winning producer and iconic DJ, Roger Sanchez, is without question one of the biggest and most influential names in the history of House music. In a groundbreaking career that spans nearly 30 years, the native New Yorker has wowed crowds in every corner of the globe with his trademark thumping, sexy and soulful brand of House, and, in turn, has helped define the tag of superstar DJ for generations to come. From his legendary performances at the world's most exclusive events to his chart-topping hits (including 'Turn On The Music' and 'Another Chance'), and from his seminal label 'Stealth' to his award-winning radio show and acclaimed compilation and party series 'Release Yourself'; Roger Sanchez is a true master, pioneer and innovator of the global EDM domain.



The Ian Carey Project - USA

Having sold over one million records worldwide and having toured the planet a number of times over playing DJ gigs and live PA sets, in 2009 American-born electronic musician Ian Carey is a global House music phenomenon. An established and highly successful Producer since the late 1990s, his catalogue of hits include summertime anthems like 'Lose Control', 'Say What You Want' and last year's chart-destroying 'Get Shaky' (under his current guise 'The Ian Carey Project'), while his self-run record label 'GFAB Records' is regarded as one of the best in the business and has peddled the musical wares of key industry icons and House music heavyweights including Mark Knight, Paul Rincon and Soul Avengerz. Always funky, always fresh and always up for raising and rocking a party, The Ian Carey Project is an explosion of 100% pure House music that moves the body, ignites the mind and soothes the soul. It's time to get shaky with it.




Don Diablo - NED

As a prolific and successful producer, insanely popular globetrotting DJ, intrepid label boss and the most Googled man in Holland in 2008; four-deck wizard and all-around dude, Don Diablo, is a gifted musician who's clearly on the path to greatness. Renowned for writing tunes that top charts and get snaffled up by TV shows like 'CSI: NY' (and ad campaigns for films like 'Snakes On A Plane'), and lauded for remixing enormous artists like Public Enemy, Kraak & Smaak and Laidback Luke; this flying Dutchman is currently producing part of UK rapper Example's new album in between rocking gigs all over the planet and concentrating on his next album for Sony/BMG worldwide. Fresh, bold and spontaneous, Don Diablo's DJ sets are famed for comprising a barrage of exclusive edits and bootlegs, and further championed for their frenetic energy, technical mastery and spur of the moment insanity.



Klaas - GER

Cologne-based DJ/Producer Klaas is a bonafide powerhouse of the global Electro House scene. In just a few short years his distinctively energetic style has seen him remix the likes of Eddie Thoneick, Aston Martinez, Michael Mind and Global Deejays - while his original productions (including the hugely successful floor-filled 'The Way') have earned him legions of new fans and stormed dance charts around the world. Nominated by Beatport as one of the Top 10 Best Electro House Artists in the world in 2008, Klaas has recently rocked DJ tours in North America, Australia and beyond, and is well on his way to being one of EDM's brightest shining lights.



Ugly Duckling - USA

Blurring the boundaries of Hip Hop and Funk to create a sound that's all their own, this trio of fiercely independent musical ideologists have taken the planet by storm. Comprising the prodigious talents of Andy, Dizzy and Young Einstein, Ugly Duckling have been delivering knock-out blows with their humorous style and piping hot live show since 1997. Leaving a trail of revered releases in their wake (including the infamous 'Fresh Mode' and 'The Leftovers' EPs, and the truly audacious 'Taste The Secret', 'Bang For The Buck' and 'Audacity' LPs), this triply talented team's motto of 'no management companies, no major labels, no media powers and no marketing budgets' has proven to be an intoxicating and refreshing recipe for global music industry success. Big, bold and full of soul, Ugly Duckling's beats and rhymes are truly the sound of now.



Dilated Peoples - USA

Dilated Peoples energized the rap underground in similar fashion to fellow West Coast crew Jurassic 5. The duo of Evidence and Rakaa came together in the mid-'90s, when they met at many of the same hip-hop shows; after deciding to start making tracks together, they formed Dilated Peoples. Once they added to the fold an excellent turntablist, DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples recorded the singles "Third Degree" and "Work the Angles" for ABB Records. The latter became an underground hit via hip-hop radio and club play, prompting Dilated Peoples' signing to Capitol. The Platform followed in May 2000. The group's follow-up for Capitol, The Expansion Team, was released with rave reviews as well as a Top 40 placing, and the group hit the road touring with the film Scratch, a documentary about hip-hop DJs and turntablists. Now are set for their first ever tour down under.



National Tour Dates

Summanights - Sydney - Thursday December 31st New Years Eve

Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Adelaide - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Perth - Sunday 3rd

Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th

*Artist line up will vary in each state. See website for line up information in your city.



Tickets

On Sale 9am Wednesday September 16 2009

FIRST RELEASE $99 BF and service charges

SECOND RELEASE $115 BF and service charges

www.ticketmaster.com.au




Fully Licensed Event - ID required





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Broadcast (UK)

December 5th 2010 22:38
UK act Broadcast bring crazy psychedelia and washed out BBC documentary vibes via a great thwacked slingshot from the nineteen sixties. They are playing in Sydney on WEDNESDAY Dec 8th at the Forum supported by Seekae & Pikelet.


Alexandra Savvides reckoned they were the best thing at Sonar this year and their live show promises to be spectacular with video contributions form UK designer and Ghost Box label owner Julian House.
They've even gone to the trouble of making a slightly creepy promo video just for their Australian fans vimeo.com/15796306

Tickets are onsale through Popfrenzy

Wednesday December 8
Sydney (The Forum) with Seekae and Pikelet
Tickets available from moshtix.com.au

Thursday December 9
Melbourne (Hi-Fi Bar) with Pikelet and Seekae
Tickets available from thehifi.com.au

Also playing at Meredith Music Festival
December 10, 11, 12

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THE KING OF BLUES RETURNS

November 30th 2010 01:50


BB KING TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN 2011


“… his life is so inextricably tied to the blues, the road and Lucille, that you feel, as long as he keeps playing, he might go on forever. His voice boomed. His guitar playing was economical and effortless.” The Telegraph UK

“He is the King of Blues and to most of us, BB King IS the blues.” Ultimate Guitar

“The ache, the anger, the elegance and the edge of Mr. King's blues are undiminished and authentic.” The New York Times



His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce that Mississippi blues impresario, BB King, will be making his long awaited return to Australia in Easter 2011.

Already announced for Byron Bay’s Bluesfest, BB King will also be appearing at Sydney’s State Theatre on Tuesday 12th April and Hisense Arena in Melbourne on Saturday 16th April.

Riley B. King – better known as BB King – has been making records and touring longer than most of his fans have been alive. For more than sixty years, he has defined the blues for a worldwide audience and is one of the last surviving links to the blues that gave birth to rock ‘n roll as we know it. This man has earned every ounce of veneration he gets.

From humble beginnings as a hungry young blues man who at age 12 bought his first guitar for $15, BB King has been recording since the 1940s and has released over 75 albums, many of them classics, and won 15 Grammy® Awards.

He was ranked #3 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time,” and has been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of the Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award and the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Chairman’s Award, among many other awards. In a special ceremony at the Library of Congress, Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington presented B.B. with a “Living Legend” medal in honour of his achievements as a musician and ambassador for the blues.

In 2008, BB King released the Grammy® Award winning One Kind Favor, a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from his early influences. The set revisits the music that influenced B.B. in the 1950s, the beginning of King’s extraordinary professional journey that, literally, changed the texture of modern blues playing.

Having performed more than 10,000 concerts, it is clear that time has no apparent effect on BB, other than to make him more popular, more cherished and more relevant than ever. Run, don’t walk, to see this international superstar prove that he can still make his beloved guitar, the wondrous Lucille, moan like nobody’s business, that he can still growl in that way that all blues singers have been trying to imitate for decades, and that he can still win over a crowd.

TICKETS FOR SYDNEY & MELBOURNE SHOWS ON SALE
WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER, 9AM


BB KING : TOUR DATES

Tuesday 12th April
State Theatre, Sydney
www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Saturday 16th April
Hisense Arena (reduced mode), Melbourne
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849
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