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July 18th 2008 02:51

ASH GRUNWALD
FISH OUT OF WATER

NATIONAL TOUR

Ash Grunwald is back, all set to deliver his most adventurous & exciting release yet; the full length studio album FISH OUT OF WATER, in stores August 30. The album, which he collaborated on with respected beats master Countbounce from TZU features an exhilarating hybrid of musical styles, infused with beats and grooves, junkyard percussion, scorching riffs and Grunwald's trademark deep and strong vocal that is bound to impress and delight fans of quality music.

The Devil Called Me A Liar, the first single from the album, is a live favorite for Grunwald, featuring a grappling guitar riff that arose out of a particularly productive jam session. Producer Countbounce's description of Ash is that he’s an enthralling riff writer.

Fans of Ash Grunwald will already be familiar with his strong sense of musical adventure, and with Fish Out Of Water he has truly let his hair down, pushed all the boundaries and let rip in a major way. The upshot? A career highlight. And further proof that this Australian performer is bringing blues and roots to a whole new generation.

Triple J seem to agree, adding the track to rotation, and coming onboard to co-present Grunwald's upcoming national tour, which kicks off late August in Darwin before heading to WA, and then across to the East coast thru September and October. Tickets on sale now.

FISH OUT OF WATER WILL BE IN STORES SATURDAY AUGUST 30

NATIONAL TOUR DATES

WED 20 AUG DARWIN FESTIVAL
THU 21 AUG DIVERS CAMP TAVERN With Saritah
Cable Beach, Broome Ph: 08) 9193 6066
Tix $20 presale from Chinatown Music 9192 1443 or venue $25 @ door if not sold out
Doors open 6pm

FRI 22 AUG
FLY BY NIGHT With Saritah 1 Holdsworth St, Fremantle Ph: 08) 9430 5976
Tix$20 bf presale BOCS Ticketing 78 Records or $25 @ door if not sold out Doors open 8pm

SAT 23 AUG
CHARLES HOTEL With Saritah 509 Charles St, Nth Perth Ph: 08) 9444 1051
Tix$20 bf presale BOCS Ticketing 78 Records or $25 @ door if not sold out Doors open 8pm

SUN 24 AUG
REDCLIFFE ON THE MURRAY With Saritah 41 Sanctuary Dr, Pinjarra
Ph: 9531 3894 Tix: $20 presale from the venue or $20 at door if not sold out Doors open 3pm

WED 27 AUG
FREEMASONS HOTEL With Saritah 79 Marine Tce, Geraldton Ph: 9964 3457
Tix: $20 presale from the venue / $25 @ door if not sold out Doors open 7pm

THURS 28 AUG
KARRATHA TAVERN With Saritah 22603 Bond Pl, Karratha Ph: 91444 4641
Tix $25 presale from the venue / $30@ door if not sold out Doors open 8pm

FRI 29 AUG
ESPLANADE HOTEL With Saritah
Marine Tce, Busselton Ph: 9752 3522
Tix $15 bf Blue 62 Records Busselton Ph: 9752 3522 / $20 @ door if not sold out Doors open 8pm

SAT 30 AUG

SETTLERS TAVERN

With Saritah

114 Bussel Hwy, Margaret River

Tix $15 bf Swell Sounds Margaret River Ph: 9757 2162 / $20 @ door if not sold out

Doors open 8pm

WED 3 SEPT

LIVE AT LIZOTTE’S

With Last Town Chorus

www.lizottes.com.au

Lot 3 Avoca Drive Kincumber

Tickets available from the venue (02) 4368 2017

Doors open 6pm

THURS 4 SEPT

WOLLONGONG UNI BAR

With Last Town Chorus

www.uow.edu.au-unicentre

Northfields Ave, WOLLONGONG

Tickets $15 bf for members, $18 bf for non members from Unicentre (02) 4221 8050, www.bigtix.com.au & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7.30pm

FRI 5 SEPT

ANU BAR

With Last Town Chorus

Sullivan’s Creek Rd, ACTON

Tickets $20 from www.ticketek.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SAT 6 SEPT

METRO THEATRE (licensed all ages)

With Ray Mann Three & Last Town Chorus

www.metrotheatre.com.au

624 George St SYDNEY

Tickets $20 bf from www.metrotheatre.com.au and www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SUN 7 SEPT

THE BREWERY

With Last Town Chorus

www.qwb.com.au

150 Wharf Road, NEWCASTLE

Tickets $20 bf from www.bigtix.com.au & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8.30pm

WED 10 SEPT

STATION RESORT

With Last Town Chorus

Snowy River Way, JINDABYNE

Tickets $15 bf from the venue & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8.30pm

THU 11 SEPT

KINROSS WOOLSHED

With Last Town Chorus

47 Old Sydney Rd, THURGOONA

www.kinrosswoolshed.com.au

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (02) 6043 1155 & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7pm

FRI 12 SEPT

THE HI-FI

With The Sunshine Band & Last Town Chorus

125 Swanston Street, Melbourne

www.thehifi.com.au

Tickets $20 bf from the venue & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8.30pm

SAT 13 SEPT

THE GOV (Over 18 only)

With Last Town Chorus

www.thegov.com.au

59 Port Road, HINDMARSH

Tickets $20 from the venue (08) 8340 0744 www.venuetix.com.au, www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

WED 17 SEPT

O’DOWD’S IRISH PUB

www.myspace.com/odowdsirishpub

100 Williams St, ROCKHAMPTON

Tickets $15 bf from www.moshtix.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

THU 18 SEPT

MAGNUMS HOTEL

www.magnumshotel.com.au

366 Shute Harbour Rd, AIRLIE BEACH

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (07 4955 5444) & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 9pm

FRI 19 SEPT

BOMBAY ROCK

www.bombayrock.com.au

719 Flinders St, TOWNSVILLE

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (07 4724 2800), www.moshtix.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7.30pm

SAT 20 SEPT

BROTHER’S LEAGUE CLUB CAIRNS

www.brotherscairns.com.au

99 - 105 Anderson St, MANUNDA

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (07 4053 1053), www.moshtix.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SUN 21 SEPT

ANDERGROVE TAVERN

www.andergrovetavern.com.au

64 Andergrove Rd, ANDERGROVE

Tickets $18 bf from the venue 07 4955 5444, www.moshtix.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Door open 6pm

THU 25 SEPT

HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN

With Mick Hart

Johnson St BYRON BAY

Tickets $20 bf available from venue (02) 6685 6454, ABC shop Ballina, Music Bizarre Lismore, & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 9pm

FRI 26 SEPT

THE TIVOLI

With Mick Hart

www.thetivoli.net.au

52 Costin St FORTITUDE VALLEY

Tickets $22 bf from www.ticketek.com

Doors open 7 pm

SAT 27 SEPT

THE COOLANGATTA HOTEL

With Mick Hart

www.thecoolyhotel.com.au

Cnr Warner Street & Marine Parade, COOLANGATTA

Tickets $20 bf via the venue & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SUN 28 SEPT

SANDS TAVERN

With Mick Hart

39 Plaza Parade, MAROOCHYDORE

Tickets are $20 bf from venue (07) 5443 7944, www.moshtix.com.au, & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7.30pm

THU 2 OCT

REPUBLIC BAR & CAFE

www.republicbar.com

299 Elizabeth St, NORTH HOBART

Tickets $20 from the venue (03) 6234 6954 & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

FRI 3 OCT

SIROCCO’S

64 Wilmot Street, BURNIE

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (03) 6431 3133, Collectors Corner Venue, &

www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SAT 4 OCT

BATMAN FAWKNER

35-39 Cameron Street, LAUNCESTON

Tickets $18 bf from The Venue (03) 63317222, Mojo music, & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SUN 5 OCT

THE LEWISHAM TAVERN

46 Scenic Dr, LEWISHAM

Tickets from the venue (03) 6265 8144

Doors open 3pm

WED 8 OCT

THE LOFT

With Mick Hart

58 Liebig St, WARRNAMBOOL

Tickets $18 bf (03) 55610995 & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

THU 9 OCT

KAROVA LOUNGE

www.karovalounge.com

Cnr Field and Camp St, BALLARAT

Tickets $18 bf from the venue & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

FRI 10 OCT

RUBY’S LOUNGE

With Mick Hart

www.rubyslounge.com.au

1648 Burwood Highway, BELGRAVE

Tickets $18 bf from www.moshtix.com & www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

SAT 11 OCT

PENINSULA LOUNGE

With Mick Hart

www.peninsulalounge.com.au

475 Moorooduc Highway, MOOROODUC

Tickets $18 bf from the venue (03) 59 788717 & www.theatlasagency.com

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The Grates “TEETH LOST, HEARTS WON”

July 17th 2008 04:57

THE GRATES “TEETH LOST, HEARTS WON” TOUR
With The Vasco Era and The John Steel Singers
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th ($32 BF)

THE GRATES ANNOUNCE OCTOBER TOUR

The Grates live shows have now become stuff of legend. Patience's dancing style has its own patent, Alana's smile is always infectious and John is the captain of their musician-ship. You never know quite what to expect, as Winter Wonderlands, party balloons and colorful capers fill the stage. Their recent Surprise Parties where the unusual locations weren't revealed until 48 hours before the show are testimony to the fact that The Grates never stick to the norm!

With their upcoming new album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won already getting young hearts a flutter ahead of its early August release, The Grates get ready to give fans a coronary with the announce of a major national tour throughout October.

The Grates welcome The Vasco Era as their main support for their October joyride. The Vasco Era's J Award Nominated debut album Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside was a heady mix of delta blues and stomping rock & roll. With enough raw energy and howling vocals to keep up with The Grates, this Apollo Bay trio have fast gained a fierce live reputation. With new material coming up they’re sure to be one hot act!

The Grates also welcome The John Steel Singers to the fray as their energetic opener. Thanks to some sweet Strawberry Wine this Brisbane six-piece have been taking over the airwaves at Triple J and hitting the road for some heavy touring with the likes of Yves Klein Blue. Featuring an instrument swapping horn section and indie tunes you can dance to, The John Steel Singers are just the ticket to get this party started.

As a special treat for fans, The Grates will be offering special pre-order packs including an album, a ticket to the show and handkerchief with a limited edition Grates pillow case available on line from HERE .

Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, builds on the success of The Grates debut album Gravity Won’t Get You High which debuted in the Top Ten of the ARIA charts, earned them critical praise and numerous accolades and saw releases in the USA, UK, Europe, Canada and NZ.

For their second album they teamed up again with Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Mates of State), but this time they took turns in the driver's seat of production duties. On this album, The Grates have brought a depth and density to the songwriting, the lyrics are raw and poignant, the sonics more biting and aggressive. There's still that Grates spirit and vibrancy, but there is also more reflection and more sophistication of expression.

The raucous new single Burn Bridges is a rebel-rousing, hoe-down inducing little ditty of rock & roll pop is out now through iTunes. The new album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won is out on August 2nd through Dew Process/UMA. The Grates will be performing at Splendour In The Grass.

THE GRATES - TEETH LOST, HEARTS WON - TOUR
With The Vasco Era and The John Steel Singers
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th ($32 BF)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND: SANDS TAVERN, SUNSHINE COAST
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or outlets: Sunflower Music, Music Mania, Moshpit Music, Rockinghorse, Butterbeats, Kill the Music

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD: THE ARENA, BRISBANE
Tickets from The Arena, , Oztix 1300 762 545 or outlets: Sunflower Music, Music Mania, Moshpit Music, Rockinghorse, Butterbeats, Kill the Music, Ticketek: 132 849

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH: COOLANGATTA HOTEL, GOLD COAST
Tickets from www.thecoolyhotel.com.au , Oztix 1300 762 545 or outlets: Sunflower Music, Music Mania, Moshpit Music, Rockinghorse, Butterbeats, Kill the Music

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH: THE GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON BAY
Tickets from The Northern, Oztix 1300 762 545 or outlets: Sunflower Music, Music Mania, Moshpit Music, Rockinghorse, Butterbeats, Kill the Music

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8th: 21 ARMS, BALLARAT
Tickets from Oztix 1300 762 545, UBSA (03) 5327 9450 and New Generation: (03) 53332444 / Student tickets $30 BF

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH: PENINSULA LOUNGE, MOOROODUC
Tickets from Peninsula Lounge Box Office: (03) 5978 8955

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH: HI FI BAR, MELBOURNE
Tickets from The Hi Fi Bar: (03) 9654 7617, Missing Link (03) 9670 8208, Polyester (03) 9419 5137

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH: GOVERNOR HINDMARSH, ADELAIDE
Licensed ALL AGES Tickets from The Gov: (08) 8340 0744, Venuetix: (08) 8225 8888

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH: WOLLONGONG UNI BAR, WOLLONGONG
Tickets from Unishop: (02) 4221 8050, Redback Music: (02) 4229 6169, Big Tix /Student tickets $30 BF

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY
Licensed ALL AGES Tickets from (02) 9550 3666 or Metro Theatre Ticketek: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH: CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE
Tickets from Venue: (02) 4962 2459, The Rock Shop: (02) 4929 1856 or Big Tix

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD: PRINCE OF WALES, BUNBURY
Tickets from Venue: (08) 9721 2016

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH: SETTLERS TAVERN, MARGARET RIVER
Tickets from Venue: (08) 9757 2398

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH: CAPITOL BAR, PERTH
Tickets from Venue or outlets: Star Perth; Mills Fremantle; Planet Mt Lawley, & Moshtix

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Tamam Shud

July 16th 2008 05:37

Tamam Shud

Goolutionites and the Real People

The words tamam shud are taken from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and they mean: the very end. The band Tamam Shud were gigging around the East coast of Australia in the 1960’s and their music was heavily supported by film maker Paul Witzig who used much of their work in his ground breaking surf movie Evolution and others.

Newly released on CD for the first time Goolutionites and the Real People includes eight bonus tracks including tracks from the surf movie Morning of the Earth and a selection of live recordings from a gig at the Regent Theatre, South Yarra 1971.

The album is fresh and funky in so many ways. The line up over their relatively short life was: Lindsay Bjerre [gtr,vcls] 1967-72, Peter Barron [bs] 1967-72, Dannie Davidson [dr] 1967-70, Larry Duryea (aka Larry Taylor) [congas], Tim Gaze [gtr, vcls] 1970-2, Bobby Gebert [kbds] 1971, Richard Lockwood [sax, flute, clarinet] 1972, Nigel Macara [dr] 1970-72, Kevin Sinnott [dr] 1970, Kevin Stevenson [reeds] 1970, Alex 'Zac' Zytnic [gtr] 1967-70.

The band has obviously been influenced by 60’s musicians Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Doors and the whole San Francisco movement that discovered and popularized LSD, and their cover notes to this brilliant album aren’t afraid of saying so. Just one 76 minute session listening to Goolutionites and the Real People is likely to make you feel like you’re there, off your face and ready to hit the Uni Bar. It’s down right excellent!

Young cynics may hear it as music to destroy the planet by, but that’s not really the case. Australian youngsters in the 60’s and 70’s were just starting to protest against a lot of the darker things becoming obvious, including war, old growth forests, over population, the slaughter of whales and the mining of uranium… there were plenty of issues to protest against and a great willingness to create Australian experiences that were just as real and valid to the individual as the American or UK experience – thus – music that is honestly Australian but sounds like so many bands from far away in space and time. The lyrics are just as cutting now as they may have been back in the day – possibly more so because in so many ways this is a time capsule for Australian kids particularly to get a grip on what has come before them.

With so much diversity on the Australian music front these days, and the enormous influence of our multicultural society has had on the breaking out of new sounds it’s great to go back and hear something like this.

I highly recommend it to anyone who likes funky acid-rock with an authentic retro feel to it. One of the slickest and entertaining albums to come out for some time, Goolutionites and the Real People is a cracker!

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Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival National Tour

July 16th 2008 02:00

From Arnhem Land to Noongar Land Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival National Tour will head around the country in July and August offering FREE SCREENINGS of the best Indigenous films bringing the black flavor of the world of cinema.

Presented in association with Blackfella Films and Screen Australia

Sydney Opera House, Sydney: July 5 - 7

The National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra July 12 & 19

Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane: July 17 – 20

Cinema Paradiso, Perth: July 24 – 26

Museum Bunjilaka, Melbourne: August 1 – 3

Tandanya, Adelaide: August 7 – 9

Deckchair Cinema, Darwin: August 21 & 22

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier: August 28 – 30

The 2008 Message Sticks Film Festival will tour around the country free of charge in July and August from July 5 to 7 at the Sydney Opera House.

A celebration of our country's unique culture, Message Sticks will examine the state of play in Indigenous Australia with 12 documentary and short films by established and emerging Indigenous directors.

Curated by Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale from Blackfella Films, their ninth film program will ask some big questions about Indigenous Australia including: What should be celebrated? What still needs to be addressed? and Where to now?

Our program this year reflects the big questions being asked by Australians about Black Australia. Aboriginal filmmakers use the lens to capture the feelings and thoughts of our people, talking about their lives at a turning point in our nation's history. Curator David Dale

"Aboriginal filmmakers have used the lens to capture the feelings and thoughts of our people, talking about their lives at a turning point in Australia's history," Dale said. "Message Sticks allows the nation to hear our stories and talk to the filmmakers who have opened the window to Black Australia."

"We are thrilled to be able to brings audiences closer to the filmmakers who have made these impressive films, in each state we will have directors and some of the films subjects at the screenings to answer those questions audiences never get to ask" Perkins said.

Darlene Johnson's documentary River of No Return is a film highlight. A touching story of change and transformation, this fascinating film follows Frances Djulibing (Ten Canoes) as she strives to achieve her dream – of becoming a Hollywood movie star. Her journey from tribal life to red carpets is unlike any other. After the Brisbane, Darwin and Mount Gambier screenings there will be a Q & A with Director Darlene Johnson and Frances Djulibing.

Another highlight will be Mad Morro, a confronting and compelling documentary from director Kelrick Martin. This powerful and dramatic story about familial love follows James Morris as he returns to Taree after 13 years in prison.

Director Rima Tamou profiles political activist Joyce Clague and her husband in When Colin Met Joyce. The marriage of Colin and Joyce Clague has been a forty year journey. They thrive on maintaining cultural teachings, breaking down barriers, speaking out politically, and focusing on the bigger picture. Their passions and struggles inspire a true sense of reconciliation. In Perth and Melbourne following the film, the producer Pauline Clague will talk to the audience about the work.

Allan Collins uncovers real-life phenomena from the 1940s and 50s in the beautifully filmed Spirit Stones. Noongar Elders reveal phenomenal events of the 1940s and 1950s in the south-west of Western Australia when mysterious stones fell for hours, days and weeks. Memories of the Noongar storytellers are linked with sensitivity and a lightness of touch to places of importance as exquisite images and sounds radiate feeling

In Wanja: Warrior Dog director Angie Abdilla records community reaction and escalating tension generated by increased police surveillance on The Block in Redfern through the eyes of a Blue Heeler.

All films will be screened at all venues. Please check local session guides for details

Yolngu Guya Djamamirr-showing everywhere!!!
River Of No Return-showing in Canberra (opening), Brisbane(opening), Perth, Adelaide, Darwin (opening), & Mt Gambier(opening)
When Colin Met Joyce-showing in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne (opening) Adelaide, Darwin, Mt Gambier
Spirit Stones-showing in Canberra (opening), Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Mt Gambier
Who Paintin' Dis Wandjina?-showing in Canberra, Brisbane, Perth (opening), Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Mt Gambier
Storytime-showing in Canberra, Brisbane, Perth(opening), Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin & Mt Gambier
Wanja: Warrior Dog-showing in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide ,Darwin
Bollywood Dreaming-showing in Brisbane, Perth (opening), Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin
(international film) Sikumi-showing in Brisbane, Melbourne ,Adelaide, Darwin
(international film) Nikamowin- showing in Brisbane, Melbourne Adelaide, Darwin
Mad Morro-showing in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide,
Courting With Justice-showing in Brisbane, Melbourne & Adelaide

Canberra 12th & 19th of July, The National Film and Sound Archive,
Ph (02) 6248 2000

Brisbane 17th - 23rd July, Gallery of Modern Art, Ph (07) 3840 7303

Perth 24th - 26th July, Cinema Paradiso, Ph (08) 9227 1771

Melbourne 1st - 3rd August, Melbourne Museum Bunjilaka Centre, Ph 13 11

Adelaide 7th - 9th August, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc; Ph (08) 8 8224

Darwin 21st & 22nd August, Deckchair Cinema, Ph (08) 8981 0700

Mt Gambier 28th - 30th August, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Ph (08) 8723 8743

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The Summer Music Festival

July 14th 2008 04:00

INTRODUCTING AUSTRALIA’S NEW LEADING MUSIC FESTIVAL WEBSITE

The Summer Music Festival season is one of the most recognized times of the year – a time that reminds us all that summer is looming and the official start to the great Australian music festival period is near. Introducing AAA Entertainment’s (one of Australia’s freshest and ever-growing entertainment companies) newest online portal in the form of .

MySummerMusic.com is a national online hub that takes you inside the Australian music festivals to provide you with everything you need to know from artist lineups, ticketing, maps and timetables, photo galleries, feature articles, reviews, rumours, personal photo galleries, an online community base where you can search for other users rocking out at the festivals you’ll be moshing at… and lots more.

Using the latest in social networking tools, MySummerMusic.com boasts a user friendly infrastructure with a strong focus on a fresh and cutting edge design.

My Summer Music Founder and Director, Marc Mancini says, “Music is the most defining lifestyle pillar for young people in Australia and the Australian music festival season is rapidly growing with thousands of tickets being snapped up at lightning speeds, and with My Summer Music we intend to listen to punters’ demand for easy to access real-time updates and access to Australia’s music festivals via this new online platform”.

As an artist manager (Avalon Drive, Front Counter) and founder/director of national Music Website, AccessAllAreas.net.au, Marc Mancini noticed a niche in the market for an interactive website that bridges the gap between Australian music festivals and their punters. “With My Summer Music, we’re not just creating an information hub, we’re also creating an online community that matches users with like-minded festival-goers”.

MySummerMusic.com is LIVE NOW

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Yeasayer

July 11th 2008 07:42

From Brooklyn, New York
Yeasayer
Australian Tour announced
October 2008

Yeasayer sound gloriously off-the-dial. The Age

Yeasayer announce they are taking a cosmic trip. The band will soon commence a spiritual journey from a mythical land (Brooklyn, New York) to our far off country.

This magical voyage has been much anticipated. With the indie blogosphere firmly in their corner, the eclectic four piece have made quite the name for themselves in a parallel dimension; the internet. Vest wearing brethren Chris Keating, Anand Wilderwere, Ira Wolf Tuton and Luke Fasano make up team Yeasayer each one a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Together they harmonize and take us on a phantasmagoric journey through time and space. They produce a strange and alluring sound' Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel- an apocalyptic vision drawn out of odd pop, 70s soft rock, African rhythms and psychedelic soul.

The Yeasayer debut long player All Hour Cymbals released late last year catapulted the foursome around the globe, into the minds of many a critic and music fan. They completed a mammoth US tour with friends MGMT and Man Man, and recently provided support to Beck on his European tour.

Yeasayer venture to Australia to deliver their famously trippy live show at The Great Escape Festival this October. with headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Please see below for show details.

Tickets on sale Friday 18 July

Brisbane
Friday 3 October
The Zoo
Tickets from Oz Tix, ph 1300 762 545 or online www.thezoo.com.au, Rockinghorse, Butterbeats (city & valley), Moshpit Music, Sunflower, Music Mania, Cosmic Music, Central Station Music, Cooly Hotel, Bombay Rock, Gooble Warming, Kill The Music.
Presented by Rave Magazine & Four Thousand.com.au

Melbourne
Saturday 4 October
Corner Hotel
Tickets from the Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), ph 9427 9198, or online bookings www.cornerhotel.com
Presented by Inpress & RRR & Three Thousand.com.au

Great Escape Festival
Sunday 5 October
For more info: Really Long Link

Sydney
Tuesday 7 October
Oxford Art Factory
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX (438 849), on your mobile via www.mostix.mobi, and all moshtix outlets.
Presented by Drum Media & FBi & Two Thousand.com.au

The result is a unique form of indie rock world music that resists stepping into the essentialist, ethnocentric traps consistently tripped by high-minded hipsters. Pitchfork Media

Yeasayer's All Hour Cymbals out now on Spunk Records

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MGT

July 11th 2008 07:28

Adelaide Festival Centre's trans:mission program presents
MGT

Austrian innovator Wolfgang Muthspiel, Australia's own Slava Grigoryan and US legend Ralph Towner come together to form guitar trio MGT, which will perform on 20 August at Her Majesty's Theatre. The performance is part of a national tour celebrating their debut CD release From a Dream, following their time here at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival in 2007. They previously toured Australia in 2005.

"Our first CD as a group From a Dream really highlights and celebrates our individual musical influences which is rich in displaying our own artistry within a trio format. We aimed to create a truly new ensemble 'voice' in the guitar world," says Grigoryan.

As MGT, Muthspiel, Grigoryan and Towner are intent on expanding the guitar repertoire. All are classically trained while varying in age and heritage and leading vividly different forays into world, jazz, and modern classical music. Forming MGT three years ago has been a dream come true for these accomplished individual performers and their world-wide fans alike.

Wolfgang Muthspiel is an internationally acclaimed guitarist/composer, and commands attention worldwide as an artist of deep integrity, intelligence and daring musicality. He takes solo performances to a new level, incorporating sophisticated electronic loops, samples and other sound sources with his instruments. European Jazz prize winner for 2003, Wolfgang Muthspiel is one of the most exciting artists on the jazz and classical scene today. His onstage improvisations are said to be "miracles of intensity."

Slava Grigoryan is well known to Australian audiences as an extraordinary classical guitarist. After a very successful involvement in the 2007 Adelaide International Guitar Festival, he will also be involved in 2008. Slava's performances in Australia include solo, duos and album releases with his brother Leonard and concertos with chamber and symphony orchestras. Slava is also a member of Saffire (The Australian Guitar Quartet). He continues to tour internationally across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and his home continent of Australia.

Ralph Towner has a distinguished career that stretches back more than 30 years as an internationally acclaimed 12 string and classical guitarist. He also plays piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet and has made notable recordings of jazz, classical music, folk music, and world music. Best known as the lead composer, guitarist, and keyboardist for the acoustic jazz ensemble "Oregon", Towner has also had a rich and varied solo career that has seen him collaborate with such great modern musicians as Gary Burton, John Abercrombie and Jan Garbarek. He was even honoured by Apollo astronauts who carried his music on cassette to the moon, officially naming moon craters after his compositions Icarus and Ghost Beads.

MGT will perform solo, duo and trio sets with pre-composed material, spontaneous composition and improvised mastery.

What: MGT - Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan and Ralph Towner

Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre, Grote St, Adelaide

When: 20 August, 8pm

Cost: Adults $60/$50, Concession $50/$40, Students $25

Bookings: BASS on 131 246 or online at www.bass.net.au

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Posted By: David Jobling - Category: Welcome Release, Live, Sydney Scene, Adelaide Scene, CD/DVD, News, Qstage

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