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‘TAPAS’
AN UNEXPECTED (AND TASTY) ALBUM FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
Released March 5
“What happens when you take 17th century music into a smoky dance hall?” says Paul Dyer artistic director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. “You get something a little daring, sexy, and delicious. You get Tapas!”
“It’s our 21st, so we thought we’d take the Baroque out for a spin. We took baroque dance beats and love songs, and then we improvised till we found a new sound to stir up new emotions.
“Its old music on old instruments, made new. It’s all those gorgeous Brandenburg flavours in a spicy mix – dueling violins, a haunting lirone, spanish guitar, a divine soprano, bells, castanets, harpsichord, there’s even an old school wind machine. It’s ecstatic and highly intoxicating!”
ABC Classics releases the Tapas CD on 5 March and special Tapas performances will take place in Sydney and Melbourne later this month in a rare live concert performance of a Brandenburg recording.
“Our last disc won our 4th ARIA Award and has received rave reviews internationally, including an Editor’s Choice in the prestigious Gramophone magazine. But Tapas is going to take audiences on a whole new journey.”
“Tapas is also a tribute to the music-making of my parents – Mum, a pianist with a gift for improvisation, and Dad, who played the drums. Their influences of classical, swing, jazz and pop have led us to the rhythms of Tapas.”
“We’ve taken 21 years of historically informed performance practice and thrown it into the 21st century. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tapas is served!”
TAPAS concerts (featuring vocalist Mina Kanaridis)
SYDNEY - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Wednesday 17 March @ 7pm
BOOKINGS:
City Recital Hall Box Office (02) 8256 2222
Brandenburg Box Office (02) 9328 7581
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Recital Centre
Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 March @ 7.30pm
BOOKINGS:
Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333
Brandenburg Box Office 1300 782 856
MGMT
ANNOUNCE ONE SHOW ONLY IN AUSTRALIA
On the heels of announcing the release of their sophomore record Congratulations, MGMT will embark on a world tour, reaching our shores for one show only on April 6 in Sydney at Metro Theatre. MGMT will be playing selections from Congratulations, the follow up to their 2008, critically acclaimed debut Oracular Spectacular.
MGMT’s music has been heralded worldwide for its fresh and unique style. With Congratulations, MGMT unlock a new musical world whirling in its own space/time grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades.
Soulful and complex, Congratulations is a surprising and delightful quantum step forward in MGMT's ongoing pop revolution.
Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, E.A.R., Spectrum), Congratulations was recorded throughout 2009 in upstate New York, Malibu, and Brooklyn and features Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, MGMT's core duo, performing with Matt Asti (bass, backing vocals), Will Berman (drums, backing vocals), and James Richardson (guitar, backing vocals), the band's live line-up.
Due to the forecasted popularity of this show, a ticket limit of two per person will be enforced to ensure fans have maximum opportunity to secure tickets.
General on-sale tickets will be released on Thursday 11 March at 9am local time.
Congratulations is available for pre-order at www.whoismgmt.com
MGMT TOUR DATES
Metro Theatre, Sydney – 6 April 2010
General tickets on sale from Thursday 11 March, 9am local time
Tuesday April 6 Metro Theatre, Sydney Over 18 ONLY
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Metro Theatre 02 9550 3666 or www.metrotheatre.com.au
BOB BROZMAN
Par Avion : Global Guitar Adventures
Bob Brozman's prodigious talents and enormous generosity of spirit combined with his seemingly inexhaustible desire to learn, explore, share, collaborate and create are legendary within the international music industry. A tireless global touring and recording artist and producer, Bob's career has spanned over 35 years and 60 countries.
Since Bob's last visit to Australia, he has covered thousands of miles on tour, stopping in California only long enough to host his California music seminars to students from around the world. He was also honoured to receive the Acoustic Guitar Magazine award for Number1 Acoustic Slide guitarist.
A linguist, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, this American instrumental wizard was an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Contemporary Music Studies at Macquarie University in Sydney - under whose auspices Bob completed the acclaimed Songs of the Volcano/PNG project in 2004.
Recently, he has been collaborating on new guitar designs with National Resophonic Guitar Company, and recorded the soundtrack for the documentary film Hori Smoku - Sailor Jerry, a film about the father of modern tattooing, who worked in Hawaii; thus seeing Bob record music inspired by the vintage Hawaiian sounds that he long ago mastered. As always, Bob has many other new projects cooking, including an Irish collaboration out in September, and a project with a 13 piece French Gypsy big band in the works as well.
But before all that, Brozman returns to Australia for a series of East Coast performances, kicking off at the Apollo Bay Music Festival in late March, this time armed with a new DVD; PAR AVION Global Guitar Adventures.
The DVD features never before seen 1978 footage, extracts of Bob’s 1980’s encounter and recordings with the legendary Tau Moe Family, right up to his more recent adventures with musicians in Okinawa, Reunion Island, Guinea, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, and other locales, encapsulating Bob's unusual life and work.
The DVD will be a must have for Brozman's many fans, and will be available from his shows.
Tour Dates
Friday 26th March
Apollo Bay Music Festival VIC
apollobaymusicfestival.com
Thursday 8th April Portico’s, Ballarat VIC
Friday 9th April
The Studio, Geelong VIC
Saturday 10th April
The Palais, Hepburn Springs VIC
Sunday 11th April
Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave VIC
Thursday 15th & Friday 16th April
The Vanguard, Newtown NSW
Saturday 17th April
The Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
Sunday 18th April
The Heritage Hotel, Bulli NSW
Wednesday 21st April
Lizotte’s, Newcastle NSW
Thursday 22nd April
The Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba NSW
Friday 23rd April
Lizotte’s, Kincumber NSW
Saturday 24th April
Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle WA
Sunday 25th April
The Governor Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh SA
Wednesday 28th April
Joes Waterhole, Eumundi QLD
Thursday 29th April
The Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane QLD
Friday 30th April
The Street Theatre, Canberra ACT
Saturday 1st May
The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick VIC
Sunday 2nd May
The Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Tickets to all shows on sale now
CARRIAGEWORKS PRESENTS
PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL
PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL
*3 days of free hip hop dance classes | 27FEB, 6MAR, 13MAR
*1 day graffiti & street art tour with Mistery | 13MAR ‘10*2 Days high-power hip hop culture (music, dance, art, theatre) | 19-20MAR ‘10
CarriageWorks’ PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL returns in March 2010 with three Saturdays of FREE hip hop dance classes (Sat 27 Feb, 6 & 13 Mar 11am-12pm), the ultimate graffiti and street art tour of Sydney’s inner west with legendary graffiti artist Mistery (Sat 13 March 11am-1pm), culminating in a slamming two-day celebration of everything hip hop on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 March.
Three years young, PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL is Sydney’s smokin’ hot showcase of the five crucial elements of hip hop culture - DJing, MCing, beat boxing, break-dancing and graffiti art, by the best Aussie hip hop artists from all over the country. At CarriageWorks they’ll be creating one hell of fly hood. Don’t miss this unique chance to catch hardcore hip hop heads, hot local talent, and novices in a fun and family-friendly environment.
THE 2 DAY FESTIVAL: Let’s break it down. PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL involves the opening party on Friday night, stacks of free activities on Saturday throughout the day, and a whole host of performances on Saturday Night. And while the Flexing Skillz and Freak the Technique events are ticketed, revelers won’t miss out on any of the action! Punters can watch all the hip hop battles and entertainment for FREE live on the big screen as the CarriageWorks bar and DJs rock well into the night! FRI 19 MAR - SAT 20 MAR
FRI 19 MAR | DOORS OPEN AT 7PM | $18 | 7PM | INCLUDES: · The Opening Night Party with DJs in the foyer featuring Flexing Skillz Freestyle Comp· Pre-show hip hop theatre performance ‘A Maze in Grace’ with Sista Native
· *MAIN EVENT* Flexing Skillz – MC/ DJ/ Vocals / Breaking freestyle jam – With performances
from Julez & DJ Sizzle; Morganics and Mathmatics
·
SAT 20 MAR | DAYTIME FROM 2PM | FREE | INCLUDES:
· Graffiti and Tagging demos and comps with renowned Australian Hip Hop Artist and Graffiti
extraordinaire, Mistery. Includes pro writers creating pieces live
· Hip Hop film exhibition & artist talk
· Chalk it Up – chalking activities for kids and adults. Everyone can have a go.
· Kids Breaking Battle – anyone can turn up and battle it out!
· Next Generation - Up & Comers Dance Battle, including popping, locking and breaking
· Next Generation - Up & Comers MC Battle
· Freestyle MC and Beatbox battles and demonstrations
· Freak the Technique Heats – breaking battle
· Plus watch the ticketed events for FREE on the big screen and enjoy the bar and DJ (2–11pm) ·
SAT 20 MARCH | Freak the Technique BREAKING COMP FINALS 7.30 – 11PM | $18 | INCLUDES:
· Pre-show Hip Hop Theatre performance: Premiere of Stalker Theatre Co’s latest production, Elevate - a wicked fusion of break dancing and stilt dance, live DJ and Beatboxer.
· Main Event: Freak the Technique – breaking battle finals, with headline performances from Brethren. Line-up includes: Ill Will; Mathmatics; and Class A & Nikkita
THE LEAD-UP: FREE DANCE CLASSES
Get ready to pop it like it’s hot! This year, PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL will bring hip hop dance to the masses with free classes in the three weeks leading up to the festival. Held at CarriageWorks home of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ trials and filming, the classes are for everyone - kids and adults! It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or veteran bump ‘n grinder, it’s just about giving hip hop dance a go! Rock up to the huge CarriageWorks foyer and soak up the street style and attitude with free lessons in hip hop grooves, to get you ready for Platform 3’s ultimate Hip Hop Fest!
SAT 27 FEBR, 11AM – POPPING
SAT 6 MAR, 11AM – LOCKING
SAT 13 MAR, 11AM - BREAKING
THE LEAD-UP: GRAFFITI AND STREET ART TOUR
PLATFORM 3 is hosting a free street art and culture tour with legendary Graffiti Artist, Mistery. The tour is an introduction to different forms of street art – graffiti, stencils, paste-ups; and will visit some of Sydney’s most iconic street art sites in the Inner West, including the Skipping Girls along Wilson St Eveleigh and the May’s Lane Project in St Peters.
Starts at Newtown Station, Ends at CarriageWorks
SAT 13 MAR, 11AM-1PM Approx
FESTIVAL VITALS:
LEAD UP: 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar
FESTIVAL: 19-20 Mar
Times:
Various
Where:
CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015 (Nearest Train: Redfern)
Bookings and more info:
P: 02 8571 7940
W: www.carriageworks.com.au
With Jonathan Boulet’s first ever Australian headline tour kicking off this week MODULAR are celebrating in charitable style. After wooing every man and his dog with his debut single "A Community Announcement", Jono is set to release single number two, the stirring "North To South East To You" on March 15.
Not being one to muck around, Jono re-recorded a ’stripped back’ version of the tune over the weekend in his garage, and sent to us to share with you all. This version will be included on the single release, alongside the music video
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Want to guarantee your spot at Wolfmother’s exclusive iTunes Live Show this Friday February 19 at the Sydney Apple Store at 9 pm? Well start getting excited immediately, because we’re giving away 5 double passes to make sure you don’t miss out on what’s sure to be a rocking and rollicking good time.
So, how do you get your paws on a double pass? Are you Twitter savvy? If your answer to the question was "yes", then fire a tweet our way (@modularpeople) telling us why you deserve the ticket. Use the hashtag #wmitunes so your pleas aren’t lost in the 140 character ether. Winners will have to make their own way there, so let’s hear it for carpooling and/or public transport!
For more info on the gig and how you can be a part of it, get the complete lowdown HERE
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Fresh from loping in at #2 and #74 on triple j's Hottest 100, Sydney's ART vs SCIENCE have recently achieved Gold status in the ARIA Charts for their the eponymous debut EP (out through Green/MGM). The Hottest 100 result also effected the re-entry of the EP into the Top 5 on iTunes and back into the ARIA Top 40. It is currently sitting at no. 1 on the physical singles chart.
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AC/DC: Black Ice Tour
When tickets went on sale in Australia recently, they smashed all previous records. It became the fast selling tour in Australian history. Across Australia, AC/DC hit fever pitch where fans queued overnight then snapped up 520,000 tickets in 3 hours!!
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SPOON - GROOVIN' THE MOO
Last here in 2008 for a tour that included appearances at all six Big Days Out, as surprise guest to the Arcade Fire and for their own headline shows, Texan minimalists SPOON return this Autumn having signed up to perform nationally for the GROOVIN' THE MOO experience and for a selection of major city headline shows
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