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THE DEAD WEATHER

January 31st 2010 06:52
THE DEAD WEATHER

BY OVERWHELMING DEMAND SECOND CONCERT ANNOUNCED IN MELBOURNE

The immense popularity of The Dead Weather is hardly surprising. The band’s fierce debut album Horehound showcases the talents of their all-star cast at their finest and has generated quite a stir in the international music scene. Additionally, their raw live performances have won them tremendous respect and a legion of fans.

The Dead Weather comprises of some of the sharpest names in rock. Alison Mosshart of The Kills takes on lead vocals whilst Jack White, originally of The White Stripes, commandeers the stage from behind the drums. They are joined by White’s Raconteur bandmate Jack Lawrence on bass and former Raconteur Dean Fertita, also of Queens of the Stone Age, on guitar.


“The Dead Weather produce the kind of loose and licentious rock’n’roll gig that feels like it could go anywhere from song to song…Take your eyes off this lot for a second and you run the risk of missing something extraordinary” – NME

“The songs on Horehound don't so much rock as writhe, reinstituting the idea of the blues as a sinister, morally corrupting force that's as much the province of voodoo priests and witch doctors as musicians.” – Rolling Stone

The Melbourne concert on Friday 19 March has sold out, but fans need not fear as to meet demands a second show has been added for Saturday 20 March at the Forum.

Pre-sale tickets for this additional show will be available via frontiertouring.com from Noon AEDT on Wednesday 20 January. General on-sale tickets will be released Friday 22 January at 9am AEDT.

New Zealand punk band Street Chant will be supporting all shows on the upcoming Australia & New Zealand tour in March. More information can be found at the band’s official MySpace page Really Long Link


NEW MELBOURNE SHOW: SATURDAY 20 MARCH AT FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE

Pre-sale: via frontiertouring.com from Wednesday 20 January, Noon AEDT

On-sale: from Friday 22 January, 9am AEDT

Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth also ON SALE NOW!



Wednesday 17 March Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland All Ages
Ticketek 0800 842 538

Friday 19 March Forum Theatre, Melbourne 18 SOLD OUT
Ticketek 132 849

Saturday 20 March Forum Theatre, Melbourne 18 NEW DATE!
Ticketek 132 849

Tuesday 23 March The Tivoli, Brisbane 18 Ticketek 132 849

Friday 26 March Enmore Theatre, Sydney All Ages
Ticketek 132 849

Monday 29 March Metro City, Perth 18
Ticketek 132 849 or

www.ticketek.com.au
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Audio Visual Party

January 31st 2010 06:43
SMIRNOFF®
Presents
Regrooved Audio Visual Party
in conjunction with Goodgroove Records


Smirnoff® presents Regrooved Audio Visual Party in conjunction with Goodgroove Records
Regrooved has teamed up with Smirnoff, Zebra and DJ Warehouse to present the first Serato SL Video club night in Melbourne on Sunday 7th March at the Prince in St Kilda.
The addition of custom visuals to the unique mash up style of Funk, Jazz Breaks, Hip Hop, Dubstep and DnB that is Regrooved will create a unique sensory clubbing experience not to be missed.

Headlining the party will be DJ Cheeba (Solid Steel), one of the UK’s biggest AVDJs, renowned for his technical ability and humour in delivering a video show like no other. Also bringing visuals into the mix will be Melbourne’s own Mr Nice & The Umalicious MCs and Nick Thayer, with DJ sets from Sly Players (Goodgroove Records, Uk), Boom Monk Ben (Solid Steel, UK), Citizen.com, Matty Blades, EGO and Zander…See you on the dance floor!



Prince Bandroom,
29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda,
Victoria, Australia





Using two turntables and Serato's Video-SL plug-in for Scratch Live to enable video controlled and manipulated by vinyl, Cheeba makes the most of this technology... mixing, scratching and juggling both sounds and pictures with stunning results. Original films, remixes and music videos made by Cheeba and James Reed (Thousand Thousand Points of Light) blend seamlessly with video mashups, animations and a wealth of other wonderful and often bizarre visual sources. With over 8 months producing the set and a further 6 developing it at shows, this revolutionary video mix has also been produced to coincide with the launch of djcheeba.com the new home of all Cheeba's mixtapes, videos, blog entries and much much more. Plug in, sit back and "Enjoy this trip... and it is a trip!"

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SOUL:FI

January 31st 2010 06:35
SOUL:FILANDING MARCH 26. 2010


After releasing two huge radio hits in 2009; “Original” ft RuCL, Buff1 and “Life” ft Jade MacRae, Space Invadas finally release details of their highly anticipated debut album. Entitled Soul:Fi the album features an impressive cameo cast of guest talent, including the likes of Detroit rapperDank (Frank & Dank, J-Dilla), Buff 1, Jade MacRae, RuCL and Fantine. On Soul:Fi Space Invadas successfully create an innovative, unique,futuristic sound by fusing bonafide Soul and laid back Hip Hop. The duo have garnered world wide support from the likes of uber tastemakers; BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Benji B, BBC Radio 1’s Giles Peterson and LA’s influential KCRW radio.








Space Invadas Soul:Fi is set for release March 26th 2010

CATCH SPACE INVADAS LIVE:
Friday 29 January – Sydney Festival Becks Bar w/ Breakestra and J Rocc
Saturday 27 February – Brisbane - Future Music Festival national tour
Friday 26 February – Melbourne - Sound Safari, Melbourne Zoo w/ Lupe Fiasco
Sunday 28 February – Perth - Future Music Festival national tour
Saturday 6 March – Sydney - Future Music Festival national tour
Sunday 7 March - Melbourne - Future Music Festival national tour
Sunday 7 March - The Golden Plains
Monday 8 March - Adelaide - Future Music Festival national tour
Saturday 20 March – ‘O Week’ Adelaide Uni


SPACE INVADAS MIXTAPE
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
Click to download

Heres a little taste of whats to come from Space Invadas in 2010. Their debut album Soul-Fi will be out in March.....but just so you dont have to wait till then Space Invadas have cooked up a fresh mix tape to keep you going over summer. All unreleased exclusive material form the duo, the mix includes snippets and remixes of album tracks / bonus tracks that wont be on the album / new tunes from Katalyst and Steve Spacek's other projects and lots more good stuff.

Look to the sky and listen.....Space Invadas are coming!!

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THE XX ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA

January 27th 2010 12:50
The XX arrive downunder with new video, single and remix

Fans of The xx, our time has come. The xx land in Australia this week! And just in time, we have a swag of new stuff to feast your eyes and ears on.

First up we have the video for their next single VCR. Directed by Marcus Söderlund, the VCR clip depicts a sweet young couple having adventures in a dark, abandoned building.
Making out, lighting fires and kicking in walls... ahh young love! PS: Keep an eye out for the little monkey at the end.



[click to play video]

The VCR single has also gotten the remix treatment by producer Matthew Dear.
Have a listen:

CLICK TO PLAY: VCR Matthew Dear remix [mp3]

The xx tour kicks off this Friday with the Laneway Festival dates, followed by a couple of special shows for lucky Melbournians.

The Corner Hotel headline show sold out in an instant. Those in the know and on the Polyester Records mailing list were tipped off for a special offer to see the band's exclusive instore performance at their city store next week too (all tickets for this one were snapped up within a couple of days too).

The xx’s debut Australian tour

Fri 29 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival
Sat 30 Jan - Melbourne, Laneway Festival
Sun 31 Jan - Sydney, Laneway Festival
Wed 3 Feb - Melbourne, Corner Hotel SOLD OUT
Fri 5 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival
Sat 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival



The xx's incredible debut album is out now through Young Turks/ XL/ Remote Control.
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ART vs SCIENCE

January 27th 2010 11:24
ART vs SCIENCE had a pleasant day yesterday when they came in at #74 and #2 in triple j's Hottest 100 for the songs 'Friend in The Field' and 'Parlez-Vous Francais? respectively.


The surprise results cap off a mega 2009 (an ARIA nom, J Award, AIR Award, impressive EP sales and what have you) for the Sydney dance-rock three-piece and can possibly be attributed to the band's numerous show-stopping live performances over the past 12 months.

http://www.artvsscience.net
artVSscience


The band's compatriots aren't the only ones to appreciate their hand-raising, party-starting pop songs - influential London indie radio station XFM recently listed them as one of the Top 20 Bands to Watch in 2010: 20-bands-for-2010

ART vs SCIENCE are currently working on their debut album, due for release in mid-2010. In the meantime, you can catch them at the following shows:


TOUR DATES


13 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ Sydney

14 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ Perth

19 Feb 2010 ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT Adelaide

20 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ Gold Coast

21 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ Melbourne

25 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ TIVOLI Queensland

26 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ CLUB COFFS Coffs Harbour

27 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ NEWCASTLE PANTHERS

27 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ LUNA PARK Sydney


Really Long Link
facebook.com/artvsscience
www.artvsscience.net
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Dust Tones mash up Bondi

January 27th 2010 06:30
Dust Tones

Hermitude (Elefant Traks)
DJ MK (Roots Manuva, UK)
Noel Boogie
bentleynes

Dust Tones is a weekly party mashing it up in true hiphop block party spirit.


Free at the Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi
Friday 5th February 2010
8pm - 12am

Hermitude (Elefant Traks):
Players of multi-instruments, Hermitude combine drum programming,
sampling and mixing with turntablism, keys, bass and percussion… with
a little help from a few vocalists. Now residing in Sydney, Luke Dubs
and Elgusto grew up in the Blue Mountains where they took up musical
instruments at a young age. They’ve played together with Elgusto’s
sister Aja in a funk/jazz group called Funk Injection since their
early teens. Elgusto has DJd and played percussion with Paulmac and
The Dissociatives... He’s also played with The Bird, Wes Carr,
Explanetary, The Herd, and Upshot. Luke Dubs is a full-time musician
working the keyboard craft in many acts including Explanetary, Vassy,
Funk Injection and Gauche. If you're not a fan you haven't heard em.


DJ MK (Roots Manuva, UK):
DJ MK is one of the UKs leading Hip Hop deejays. He has been a
favourite on the club scene for the last 10 years, displaying his
turntable dexterity up and down the UK and throughout Europe,
Australia and the United States. What sets MK apart from many of his
peers is his ability to rock a crowd wherever he plays, be it Londons
Ministry Of Sound, an Underground UK Hip Hop Jam, Pacha in Ibiza or an
Arctic Monkeys after-party. The man has done it all from providing
cuts on various tracks for the likes of Roots Manuva, Dido, Jehst,
Skitz and Lewis Parker to promoting Londons premier Hip Hop jams (The
Hop and Live & Direct). MK continues to tour the world as Roots
Manuvas DJ and is also a member of the powerhouse DJ crew Extended
Players, alongside Shortee Blitz, Mr Thing and Harry Love. He judged
the DMC UK & World finals between 1995-2004, helping to determine the
outcome of winners such as DJs Craze, A-Trak, Plus One and Tony Vegas.



Free at the Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi
Friday 5th February 2010
8pm - 12am

Throwing down everything from hiphop, breaks, funk, dancehall, dub and soul.

Every Friday at the Beach Rd Hotel Bondi from 8pm - 12am come check
out international and local talent for free.

71 Beach Rd
Bondi Beach, NSW
AUSTRALIA

Dust Tones


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Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia

January 10th 2010 03:56
Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia
Touring Australia & New Zealand
from March 2010

Legendary guitarist, Al Di Meola is bringing his 6-piece Latin Jazz Fusion band World Sinfonia to our shores in March 2010. One of the most prominent virtuosos in the contemporary instrumental jazz field, Al Di Meola’s dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars is unmatched, extending to fluid arpeggios flying at breakneck speed and beautiful, slow vibrato-laden melodies.



The tour commences in Perth and extends through NSW, Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmania, South Australia and ACT. Provocative and enchanting, Al Di Meola’s intriguing union of complex rhythms, lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmonies ensures an unforgettable aural sensation.

Known for his guitar mastery, Al Di Meola has twenty one recordings, three gold albums and has recorded and played with a number of illustrious names including Paul Simon, Phil Collins, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jaco Pastorius, Les Paul, Jean Luc Ponty, Steve Vai, Milton Naciemento, Egberto Gismonti, and many more.

Early in his career Al Di Meola was bestowed a Grammy, as part of Chick Corea’s Return To Forever. He has been voted World’s Best Guitarist several times by Guitar Player Magazine and has had sold out concerts across the world including Bulgaria and the United States.

Al Di Meola’s finds inspiration in music cultures across the world including sounds from Argentina, Brazil, Israel and the Mediterranean and in acoustic genres such as flamenco and the tango. The depth of his writing along with the soulfulness of his guitar expression have won this guitar virtuoso legions of fans worldwide, having played over many years to sell out shows across Europe, Canada and his native USA.
Of Di Meola, Guitar historian Robert Lynch said: “In the history of the electric guitar, no one figure has done more to advance the instrument in a purely technical manner than Al Di Meola. His total command of the various styles and scales is simply mind-boggling.”

Al Di Meola
with World Sinfonia
Australian & New Zealand Tour
MARCH & APRIL 2009

Perth Concert Hall
March 5
08 9231 9900

Sydney City Recital Hall Angel PlaceMarch 7
02 8256 2222
Bellingen Memorial Hall
March 9
02 6655 1522

Byron Bay High SchoolMarch 10

Enmore Theatre Sydney
March 12
02 9550 3666

The Basement, Sydney
March 13
02 9251 2797

Christchurch James Hay
BrisbaneMarch 15
136 246
Kuranda Amphitheatre
New ZealandMarch 16
1300 762 545

Auckland The Great Hall
March 18
0800 289 842

James Hay Theatre Christchurch
March 19
03366 8899

Wellington Opera House
March 22
04384 3840

Hobart City HallMarch 24
1300 762 545
Melbourne Hamer Hall
March 25
1300 182 183
Adelaide Her Majesty’s Theatre
March 26
08 8216 8600

Canberra Royal Theatre March 27
02 6243 5711

Newcastle Civic Theatre
March 29
02 4929 1977
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
March 30
02 8839 3399
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Kristian Chong

October 23rd 2009 02:57
Kristian Chong
Firm's guest soloist



Acclaimed contemporary music organisation The Firm will present their fifth concert in the 2009 series on Monday 2 November at 8.00pm in Pilgrim Church 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide.

The concert features acclaimed Melbourne-based, Adelaide-born, pianist Kristian Chong performing Peter Sculthorpe's Night Pieces, Raymond Chapman Smith's Intermezzi, a new work by Luke Altmann and Robert Schumann's Fantasie op.17 - one of the virtuoso and poetic cornerstones of the Romantic repertoire.

Kristian Chong is a pianist of impressive talent and sensitivity ... a true chamber musician at work
The Age


Pianist Kristian Chong is rapidly establishing himself as one of Australia's leading musicians. Performances have taken him throughout Australia and the UK, and also in China, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA, and Zimbabwe. As concerto soloist he has appeared on numerous occasions with the Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, and various orchestras in the UK and China under conductors such as Graham Abbott, Werner Andreas Albert, Andrey Boreyko, Nicholas Braithwaite, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Nicholas Milton, Tuomas Oillia, Marcus Stenz, Arvo Volmer and Marco Zuccarini.

He has recorded and broadcast for Australian and American radio (WGBX - Boston), HKRT (Hong Kong), ABC-TV, and has appeared for Musica Viva Australia. His many competition successes include winning the Symphony Australia Young Performers Award (keyboard) and the Australian National Piano Award, as well as being a major prizewinner in the 3rd Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition.

The Firm's featured composer for 2009 is Peter Sculthorpe who celebrates the eightieth birthday.

In 2007 The Firm received an Oscart for The Best Small Concert of the Year, and in 2008 for The Best Concert Program of the Year, and Firm pianist Leigh Harrold won an Oscart for South Australian Musician of the Year.

Adelaide-based composers Raymond Chapman Smith and Quentin Grant established The Firm in 1996 as an organisation that promotes the performance of new solo and chamber works, particularly those of South Australian composers.

It also provides a performance platform for some of Australia's finest young musicians. The Firm also presents special events and tours internationally.

Single tickets are $12 ($7 concession) and may be purchased at the door.






** All secondary and tertiary music students receive complimentary season tickets, available at the door. Concert patrons receive complimentary programs and post concerts drinks and may sample authentic European tortes by Gabriele.
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Strange Breaks and Mr. Thing

October 23rd 2009 02:46
The Main Ingredients & Funkdafied Present
SAMPLED
'Strange Breaks & Mr Thing' Mix CD Launch
THIS FRIDAY - 23rd OCTOBER
@ Melt - 12 Kellett St, Kings Cross

Featuring:
DJ Mr. Thing (Ex Scratch Pervert / UK)
Katalyst
Naiki
Peter Glass
JC



** $15 ticket through Moshtix or $20 on the door **

** Happy Hour cocktails between 10pm and 12am **


FREE DOWNLOAD: Mr. Thing 'Portable Anorak' Mix HERE

The Main Ingredients & Funkdafied step back in time and dig deep in the crates for the album launch of ‘Strange Breaks and Mr. Thing’ - a five part ultimate breaks and beats series paying homage to the popular ‘Strange Games’ Series on the BBE label.
Get ready to be educated as class is in session!

Known popularly as Mr. Thing, this supreme DJ first started spinning in 1987. The first Hip Hop record I bought was Streetsounds Crucial Electro and my first import 12" was BDP's POERY but my first actual record was - (cringing) Adam & The Ants "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"

From these humble beginnings Mr. Thing went on to become one the World's finest DJ's as testified by the following accomplishments.

DMC TEAM WORLD CHAMP (SCRATCH PERVERTS) 1999
DMC UK CHAMP 2000
DMC WORLD 3RD PLACE 2000

Mr. Thing doesn't stand still with spinning records. Alongside amassing a fantastic record collection from digging trips across every continent, he practiced his production skills and has gone on to remix and produce records for a credible assortment of UK acts.

BBE and Mr. Thing have known each other for over 10 years and it was just natural that this collaboration had to happen. The result is Strange Breaks and Mr. Thing a five part ultimate breaks and beats series and a homage to the popular Strange Games Series on the label.


I wanted to do an extension of my 'Anorak' series of mixtapes, which were already a homage if you like to Kon & Amir, Muro & the Conmen etc, but put some stuff out there that covered all bases of music & breaks from the ultra rare to some reasonably common stuff people might have passed up before!

Mr. Thing is a world class DJ capable of rocking any party in any town and has performed/toured with DJ Jazzy Jeff, J Live, Marley Marl, Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, DJ Vadim, Run DMC, Slum Village, Mark B & Blade, KRS One and Jehst.
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song company

October 23rd 2009 02:31
The Song Company
A Free-Range Christmas
Sunday 29 November at 3pm

More and more, music lovers are discovering the delights of the Song Company. And if they're not, they should be - The musicality of the songs and their arrangements, as well as the choice of repertoire itself, is exceptional - something the Song Company is renowned for. But also significant in this concert is a focus on simple, old-fashioned storytelling - The performers themselves have good, sometimes beautiful voices and deliver the repertoire with charisma and humour. Never boring, this concert is a celebration of Christmas, of story-telling and of faultless music.
State of the Arts, December 2005


In celebration of the festive season, Big Notes presents The Song CompanyÂ’s A Free-Range Christmas. This Christmas celebration for all creatures great and small is playing at Riverside Theatres on Sunday 29 November 2009 for one performance only.

This reprise of the very popular Christmas show, A Free-Range Christmas, by the 'un-embarrassable' Song Company stars Clive Birch, Mark Donnelly and Richard Black.

A Free-Range Christmasutilises old fashioned story telling with a modern twist. It is a humourous family friendly performance featuring serious and beautiful music. In A Free-Range Christmas, The Song Company is let loose in a menagerie of animals from around the world, domestic or wild, alive or extinct, big and furry or small and slimy. Wolves, oxen, cats and dogs, tigers and lambs, donkeys, ducks, dogs and doves all join in for this extravaganza of songs, carols, stories and poems delivered by The Song Company in its inimitable way.

Formed by Charles Colman in 1984, The Song Company is a group of six full-time professional singers led by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director, Roland Peelman. The Song Company aims to create a distinctive and dynamic new voice, relevant to the audiences of today and tomorrow. A Free-Range Christmas reflects this with their broad repertoire of songs, carols, stories and poems, from early music, through to modern classical vocal arrangements, which include Nuns of Chester Carol, Animal Songs, Carols from France and Winnie the Pooh.

Adults will enjoy this as something for the kids, while children will detect that undisguishable thread of coy adult humour throughoutÂ… the Song Company again showed themselves not only unembarrassable, but brilliantÂ… as one of Australia's most outstanding music ensembles, they scrimp and save, helping young composers and spreading delight with an always-generous spirit
The Sydney Morning Herald, December 2005



songcompany.com.au




THE SONG COMPANY, A Free-Range Christmas
VENUE: Riverside Theatre, Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta
DATES: Sunday November 29
TIMES: 3pm
SINGLE TICKET PRICES: Adults $37, Conc $33, 30 & Under $29
Bookings Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399
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