Wednesday 10 February 2010
With Vanja Bezbradica
Vanja here, your new Beat columnist and all ages guru! To start off with a quick introduction: I am a final year journalism student and currently part of the The Push FReeZACentral mentoring program for 2010; a festival tragic and think that Matt Bellamy is my hero. I look forward to being your one stop shop for everything all ages! Thanks to outgoing all ages columnist Ash Munsinghe who has enlightened us on the awesome world of hardcore and other heavy treats for the last 5 months!
With the summer festival season slowly wrapping up I was starting to get a little depressed about the lack of outdoor music festivals to get me through the winter season. You can only imagine my happiness when I saw the line up for Groovin’ The Moo. The folks over in Bendigo have pulled off a killer line up and best of all it’s for festival heads of all ages! That’s right kids pencil May 1 into your diaries, put your studies on hold, get your winter coats ready and head straight for the paddocks as headliners Vampire Weekend, Tegan & Sara, Grinspoon, Silverchair and Empire of The Sun cure our winter blues! For all the details head to www.groovinthemoo.com.au.
Meanwhile for all of you love birds Valentine’s Day is on Sunday! I on the other hand will be kicking it in the sunshine at Festival Sunday, the final day of the St Kilda Festival. The Push, FReeZA and the Cities of Port Phillip, Stonnington, Kingston and Bayside are holding a fully supervised all-ages drug/alcohol/smoke-free music stage at the festival. Come and get crazy with rock/ambient favourites City Escape, hardcore six piece Sienna Skies, rockers The Kalaharies and Triumphs of Oriana, dance outfit The Electric Stranger and four young sisters of rock lotah. The show kicks off at 12.00pm.
Great news for House Vs Hurricane fans! The local heavy favourites announced an U18 show at the Corner Hotel on April 9 as part of their Perspectives album tour. Their much anticipated debut studio album will be released on March 5. Get your tickets asap at www.cornerhotel.com.
I know most of us are guilty of bobbing along to Taylor Swift on our i-Pods. I am proud to admit that I have had my fair share of Swifty sing-a-longs. The country phenomenon brings her Fearless tour to Rod Laver tonight.
On the other side of town, fresh from winning the first Grammy of their career for best hard rock performance for War Machine, high voltage rockers AC/DC long awaited return to Melbourne is finally here with three epic shows at Etihad Stadium. I have my mosh ticket for the Thursday night show and I’m ready for some serious rock and roll!
Until next week - I am off to practice my best Angus Young impersonation.
PS. Don’t forget to grab your Push Over tickets! They are being snapped up faster than ever. This week, MzRizk and DJ n.Cision join the list of awesome Aussie hip hop acts to perform at the festival.
All Ages Timetable Frenzy
Saturday 7 February – Saturday 13 February
Live & Local, St Kilda Festival, Free, for set times go to: www.stkildafestival.com.au, AA
Wednesday 10 February – Thursday 11 February
Taylor Swift, Rod Laver Arena, 7.30pm $99.00, Ticketek: 132 849, AA
Thursday 11 February – Saturday 15 Monday February
AC/DC, Etihad Stadium, 6.00pm, $99.00-$149.00, Ticketmaster: 136 100, AA
Sunday 14 February
The Push Stage w/ City Escape, Sienna Skies, The Kalaharis, Triumphs of Oriana, The Electric Stranger, lotah, St Kilda Festival, 12.00pm-4.45pm, Free, for set times go to: www.stkildafestival.com.au
Mista Savona + Prince Alla, Footscray Community Arts Centre, $5.00 (adults) kids free, 3.00pm-5.30pm, www.footscrayarts.com, AA
Dreams Of Leaving, Missing Link Records Instore, 1.00pm, free, AA
Tuesday 16 February
The Motown Event w/ The Four Tops, The Temptations, Mary Wilson of The Supremes + more, Rod Laver Arena, 8.00pm, $185, Ticketek: 132 849, AA
For more like this, head to www.thepush.com.au.
Please submit your listings via whatson@thepush.com.au by 10am Wednesdays.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
triple j UNEARTHED BAND ANNOUNCED FOR PUSH OVER FESTIVAL
triple j and The Push are pleased to announce the winning band in the Push Over Unearthed band competition.
Melbourne indie rock duo Big Scary, will join over 30 of the best Aussie indie, hardcore and hip hop acts playing at Push Over, on Sunday 7 March at The Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne.
The pair are playing a number of dates launching their new EP, At The Mercy of the Elements in Sydney and Melbourne in the lead up to the all ages live music festival.
The band was hand-picked by the good music folk at triple j and Unearthed from a slew of Victorian bands who uploaded their music onto the Unearthed site.
Head to http://triplejunearthed.com/bigscary to hear and read more about them!
For more info head to www.thepush.com.au / www.myspace.com/thepushinc, call (03) 9380 1277 or email push@thepush.com.au
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Want A Market Stall @ Push Over?
Expressions of interest are open for market stall holders for Push Over, all ages live music festival, Sunday 7 March, 2010 at The Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne!
Push Over brings together young music lovers from around Victoria, and will feature over 30 of the best current crop of Aussie indie, hardcore, heavy and hip hop bands!
To host a market or food/beverage stall, download an application via www.thepush.com.au/html/whatsnew.
For further questions please contact Sarah at The Push via push@thepush.com.au or phone on (03) 9380 1277.
Applications close 5pm Friday 19 February.
Push Over brings together young music lovers from around Victoria, and will feature over 30 of the best current crop of Aussie indie, hardcore, heavy and hip hop bands!
To host a market or food/beverage stall, download an application via www.thepush.com.au/html/whatsnew.
For further questions please contact Sarah at The Push via push@thepush.com.au or phone on (03) 9380 1277.
Applications close 5pm Friday 19 February.
Monday, January 11, 2010
triple j UNEARTHED PUSH OVER COMPETITION
If you want to be part of the Push Over 2010 Festival, here's your chance!
triple j Unearthed and The Push are offering one lucky band from Melbourne the awesome opportunity to not only attend the 2010 Push Over Festival, but also play!
The winning band will play alongside over 30 of the best Aussie punk, hardcore, indie and hip hop acts including, new addition Coby Grant, plus already announced, 50 Lions, Carpathian, Dash & Will, Horrorshow, Kisschasy, The Mission In Motion, The Sundance Kids, Urthboy, Yacht Club DJs, Yves Klein Blue and many more!
To be in the running, bands need to upload their tracks onto the Unearthed website by Sunday 7 February, or if they have tracks on the site already, are automatically eligible.
The winning band will also receive a $250 performance fee and a prime timeslot at the festival!
For terms and conditions, head to the triple j Unearthed website http://www.triplejunearthed.com. Competition goes live January 13.
Push Over 2010 is proudly presented by The Push, triple j, jmag and Fasterlouder and supported by MySpace Music, FReeZA, FReeZACentral, Victoria Rocks, Victorian State Government, Plakkit, Speaker TV, Mistake Clothing, Oz HipHop.com, Take This Pic, Afends, This Is It, Kill Your Stereo, Bombshellzine and Broken Glass Online.
Event Details:
Push Over Festival
Sunday 7 March, 2010 ,12midday – 8pm
@ The Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria
Featuring:
50 Lions, 8 Bit Love, Anon Speak, Arrowfield, Ayera, B Wiv Deece, Barking Sparrows, Bidla, Break Even, Built on Secrets, Carpathian, City Escape, Coby Grant, Dash & Will, Heroes for Hire, Horrorshow, I Explode Like, In Trenches, Kisschasy, Lovers Grave, Masketta Fall, Regular John, Sheer Abandon, The Cactus Channel, The Creep Team, The Houses, The Mission In Motion, The Sundance Kids, Urthboy, Vixia, Wherewolves, Yacht Club DJs, Young Heretics, Yung Philly, Yves Klein Blue, plus MC, DJ & Breakin’ Battles
Tickets:
$30+ bf on sale now from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au, Ticketek 132 849
$40 at door if not sold out
Push Over is an All Ages, Fully supervised, Drug, Alcohol & Smoke-Free Event
Markets, MySpace Music Artist Signing Area, Food Court (including Vegetarian) & more
For more info head to www.thepush.com.au / www.myspace.com/thepushinc, call (03) 9380 1277 or email push@thepush.com.au
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Push Beat All Ages Column
Wednesday 16 December 2009
With Ashan Munesinghe
For some unknown reason, my life turns weird during the festive season. The tunes that would usually run through my house, such as Bring Me The Horizon and Every Time I Die, morph into songs filled with love melody and sweet dispositions, namely, Taylor Swift and Band of Horses. Episodes of True Blood and Death Note that can be heard radiating from the television screen normally become episodes of SpongeBob and Peter Pan… as little cousins run all over the house. My life becomes, well, mellow.
Luckily enough, there’s nothing mellow about the awesome news I have for you this week though regarding everything all ages.
Sixteen new additions to Push Over have been announced and amongst them the awesome hardcore nature of Carpathian, In Trenches and Regular John who have all had stunning releases this year. They’re also joined by nine FReeZA Push Start regional final winners from around the state, including, 8 Bit Love, Arrowfield, Ayera, Barking Sparrows, Masketta Fall, Sheer Abandon, The Cactus Channel, The Houses and Vixia, who will be fighting it out to be crowned competition winner for 2010! The day will also see the Push It! hip hop arena, presented by Oz Hip Hop, with the ‘Push Underground’ Showcase featuring tasters from Anon Speak, B Wiv Deece, Bidla and The Creep Team, plus MCs, DJs and three-on-three Breakin’ Battles hosted by Yung Philly. You can still sign up for the battles, via www.thepush.com.au/html/pushitbattlesregister2010, but there are only a few spots left. Prizes include cash, Oz Hip Hop advertising and clothing/accessories from This Is It. If you want a chance of winning a $300 Afends prize pack full of Afends clothes and accessories, head to Moshtix or Oztix before January 31 and buy tickets to Push Over!
The Lab competition has just ended and Sydney band Danimals have won an almost life-changing opportunity to pack up their guitars, drums and synths to travel to New York and work with the Mark Ronson. Additionally they get to hang out with Santigold, Nick Hodgson of the Kaiser Chiefs, Sean Lennon, John Taylor of Duran Duran and members of the Dap-Kings. Head to www.myspace.com/jontidanimals to hear some of their stuff and a sincere song called Hornet’s Nest.
Keeping on the indie theme, I’ve discovered a Melbourne band that I’m really quite fond of at the moment, Wilfred Jackal! Their MySpace (www.myspace.com/wilfredjackal) indicates a lot of mischief and antics! They’re kind of the Stealing O’Neal of the indie scene, by that I mean, a band of tight-knit lifelong friends coming together to create music. Anywhere You Wanna Go and What Is (And Will Never Be) are their two sweetest tracks.
Former Child Stars have released a funky messed up version of their marquee song Safe In Silence, it’s called the Peacock’s Remix and it’ll mess with your head… kind of in a good way though.
Just a last note on the Myspace Mixtape stuff that’s still going on… head to www.myspace.com/ and follow the links to win the chance to impose your taste of music onto innocent watchers of Channel V. Seriously, if you like hardcore, get to it now cause as up to now it’s all been indie!
The rumours are true, I am being dragged off to see Short Stack by two of my little cousins, and it’s their Christmas present. Someone needs to look after them and protect them from the rowdy crowd of scene-sters that will no doubt fill the dance-floor.
Catch you guys and gals later, sweet dispositions, hippy style peace and love, as always, and forever. Merry Xmas!
All Ages Christmas Season Frenzy
Friday 18 December
Coast FM & Fridge Entertainment FReeZA present Hardwired Festival, featuring: Little Birdy, Urthboy, Trial Kennedy, Jackson McLaren + local supports, Warnambool Stadium, 6:00pm, Price: $20 + $1 bf pre-sold from Capricorn Leading Edge and Kulcha Shift, or $25 at the door (if not sold out) AA
Short Stack, Festival Hall, 7.30pm, Price $65.00, Ticketmaster: 136100 AA
Saturday 19 December
Kodak Walk in the Park, Featuring: Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Kisschasy, Dallas Crane + more, Albert Park Golf Course, 10.00am, Price: $72.95 (adult 15+) $179.00 (family), Ticketmaster: 136 100, AA
Mitchell Shire Council + Mitchell FReeZA, Pool Party, Kilmore Leisure Centre, White Street, Kilmore, 3.00pm-7.00pm, Price: $2.00, AA
With Ashan Munesinghe
For some unknown reason, my life turns weird during the festive season. The tunes that would usually run through my house, such as Bring Me The Horizon and Every Time I Die, morph into songs filled with love melody and sweet dispositions, namely, Taylor Swift and Band of Horses. Episodes of True Blood and Death Note that can be heard radiating from the television screen normally become episodes of SpongeBob and Peter Pan… as little cousins run all over the house. My life becomes, well, mellow.
Luckily enough, there’s nothing mellow about the awesome news I have for you this week though regarding everything all ages.
Sixteen new additions to Push Over have been announced and amongst them the awesome hardcore nature of Carpathian, In Trenches and Regular John who have all had stunning releases this year. They’re also joined by nine FReeZA Push Start regional final winners from around the state, including, 8 Bit Love, Arrowfield, Ayera, Barking Sparrows, Masketta Fall, Sheer Abandon, The Cactus Channel, The Houses and Vixia, who will be fighting it out to be crowned competition winner for 2010! The day will also see the Push It! hip hop arena, presented by Oz Hip Hop, with the ‘Push Underground’ Showcase featuring tasters from Anon Speak, B Wiv Deece, Bidla and The Creep Team, plus MCs, DJs and three-on-three Breakin’ Battles hosted by Yung Philly. You can still sign up for the battles, via www.thepush.com.au/html/pushitbattlesregister2010, but there are only a few spots left. Prizes include cash, Oz Hip Hop advertising and clothing/accessories from This Is It. If you want a chance of winning a $300 Afends prize pack full of Afends clothes and accessories, head to Moshtix or Oztix before January 31 and buy tickets to Push Over!
The Lab competition has just ended and Sydney band Danimals have won an almost life-changing opportunity to pack up their guitars, drums and synths to travel to New York and work with the Mark Ronson. Additionally they get to hang out with Santigold, Nick Hodgson of the Kaiser Chiefs, Sean Lennon, John Taylor of Duran Duran and members of the Dap-Kings. Head to www.myspace.com/jontidanimals to hear some of their stuff and a sincere song called Hornet’s Nest.
Keeping on the indie theme, I’ve discovered a Melbourne band that I’m really quite fond of at the moment, Wilfred Jackal! Their MySpace (www.myspace.com/wilfredjackal) indicates a lot of mischief and antics! They’re kind of the Stealing O’Neal of the indie scene, by that I mean, a band of tight-knit lifelong friends coming together to create music. Anywhere You Wanna Go and What Is (And Will Never Be) are their two sweetest tracks.
Former Child Stars have released a funky messed up version of their marquee song Safe In Silence, it’s called the Peacock’s Remix and it’ll mess with your head… kind of in a good way though.
Just a last note on the Myspace Mixtape stuff that’s still going on… head to www.myspace.com/ and follow the links to win the chance to impose your taste of music onto innocent watchers of Channel V. Seriously, if you like hardcore, get to it now cause as up to now it’s all been indie!
The rumours are true, I am being dragged off to see Short Stack by two of my little cousins, and it’s their Christmas present. Someone needs to look after them and protect them from the rowdy crowd of scene-sters that will no doubt fill the dance-floor.
Catch you guys and gals later, sweet dispositions, hippy style peace and love, as always, and forever. Merry Xmas!
All Ages Christmas Season Frenzy
Friday 18 December
Coast FM & Fridge Entertainment FReeZA present Hardwired Festival, featuring: Little Birdy, Urthboy, Trial Kennedy, Jackson McLaren + local supports, Warnambool Stadium, 6:00pm, Price: $20 + $1 bf pre-sold from Capricorn Leading Edge and Kulcha Shift, or $25 at the door (if not sold out) AA
Short Stack, Festival Hall, 7.30pm, Price $65.00, Ticketmaster: 136100 AA
Saturday 19 December
Kodak Walk in the Park, Featuring: Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Kisschasy, Dallas Crane + more, Albert Park Golf Course, 10.00am, Price: $72.95 (adult 15+) $179.00 (family), Ticketmaster: 136 100, AA
Mitchell Shire Council + Mitchell FReeZA, Pool Party, Kilmore Leisure Centre, White Street, Kilmore, 3.00pm-7.00pm, Price: $2.00, AA
A New Music Industry Peak Body For Victoria?
At present, there is no active peak body representing the Victorian music industry. Most other Australian states and territories have an established organisation that provides significant benefit to their local music makers and businesses.
Key music support agencies Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), APRA, Arts Victoria, The Push and AIR have formed a partnership to confer with the Victorian music community on this issue. They need your help!
If we are to have a new Victorian body, what would this look like? What would its activities be and how could it add value to the music sector?
Music makers and businesses across diverse music genres and activities are now being consulted to identify needs and issues.
A shared view is emerging that supports a new body able to provide industry development and effective advocacy on issues, such as those surrounding the impact of Liquor Licensing on small live music venues.
People participating across the wider music industry are invited to provide their views via an online survey, available now at www.musicvictoria.com.au.
Interested parties are also able to make a written submission to the Music Victoria Project Steering Committee, up to Friday 18 December 2009, by email: info@musicvictoria.com.au, or by mail: PO Box 220, Brunswick 3056.
Any feedback is valued and will support decision making about a new body to be made in early 2010. All interested contributors will be able to become involved.
Key music support agencies Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), APRA, Arts Victoria, The Push and AIR have formed a partnership to confer with the Victorian music community on this issue. They need your help!
If we are to have a new Victorian body, what would this look like? What would its activities be and how could it add value to the music sector?
Music makers and businesses across diverse music genres and activities are now being consulted to identify needs and issues.
A shared view is emerging that supports a new body able to provide industry development and effective advocacy on issues, such as those surrounding the impact of Liquor Licensing on small live music venues.
People participating across the wider music industry are invited to provide their views via an online survey, available now at www.musicvictoria.com.au.
Interested parties are also able to make a written submission to the Music Victoria Project Steering Committee, up to Friday 18 December 2009, by email: info@musicvictoria.com.au, or by mail: PO Box 220, Brunswick 3056.
Any feedback is valued and will support decision making about a new body to be made in early 2010. All interested contributors will be able to become involved.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Push Beat All Ages Column
Wednesday 9 December 2009
With Ashan Munesinghe
When I interviewed Mickles from Sienna Skies earlier this year, I almost straight away realised he was talented by the way he spoke about his band and music. Though, it’s fair to say, I may not have known exactly how much respect I should’ve shown the guy – I may just have interviewed someone pretty special. To be even fairer, he comes across as the kind of guy that doesn’t even realise what kind of gift he has, or that his band has created together.
My point (which I’m getting to slowly), is that Truest of Colours is an amazing debut release… simply put, forgetting that it’s the first release from a young upcoming Aussie band… it’s one of the albums of the year.
The debut is reminiscent of a mixture of House vs Hurricane and City Escape in a hyped up cat-in-a-blender style of screamo and post hardcore tunes that could take Sienna Skies to America, following the likes of House vs Hurricane. All it needs is JJ from Deez Nutz doing vocals in one or two of the songs, and it gets a 100.
Heartquake! we all knew was an amazing track. It’s post-hardcore at its most typical, Sea of Smiles brings the fun and wild crowd element, and To All Aspiring captures the old Sienna Skies. It’s almost flawless.
You can catch them at The Evelyn on Saturday at The Red Shore gig (further details in the gig guide) and tickets are available from moshtix.com.au.
In other news, House vs. Hurricane as promised have their tour diary of Baltimore up on myspace.com/housevshurricane - stay tuned on that for further entries. Atlanta Takes State (myspace.com/atlantatakesstate), is a band heading to high places that and some cool new merch is up on their MySpace.
Head to Chelsea Smile’s Myspace at myspace.com/chelseasmileau to read their updates and write a review of their tunes and you can win a copy of their debut EP An Awakening to the Misguided if you do.
I know that some of you guys will be travelling to other parts of Australia for Christmas season to spend it with extended family, and so if any of you are travelling to Sydney, the Where the Wild Things Are Tour will be on in January featuring bands The Bride (myspace.com/thebrideband) and In Hearts Awake (myspace.com/inheartsawake).
Infinitely amazing artist and songwriter Beck has teamed up with a youngster called Charlotte Gainsbourg have an awesome new indie-strange-cause-it-needs-to-be video clip http://www.myspace.com/charlottegainsbourg is where you can find it. She’s touted to be the next big thing, too.
Also don’t forget that it’s MySpace Mixtape time. Put a few cool songs together and head to myspace.com/channelv to showcase your style on Channel V.
It’s December, Christmas is coming, and the music season is about to explode like… something.
Catch you guys and gals later, hippy style peace and love, as always, and forever. Killer gig guide this week!
All Ages Christmas Season Frenzy
Thursday 10 December
Santa Fun Run, Palms Lawn, Albert Park Lake Aquatic Drive
5:00pm, varietysantafunrun.com.au/VIC/RunDetails.aspx, AA
Thursday 10 December
New Music Concert 2009, featuring young composers studying at the School of Music, Monash University Music Auditorium, Building 68 Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd, Clayton, Tickets $10
Friday 11 December
City of Port Phillip + City of Port Phillip FReeZA Collective, South Port Youth Festival, Featuring: October Power, Skate Park, Bungee Trampolines, Free BBQ, Kool Skools Bands, Garden City Reserve, Port Melbourne, 3.30pm-8.00pm, Free, AA
Friday 11 December
Northern District Community Health Service + Cohuna & Kerang FReeZA Committee, End of Year Dance Party, w/ Sonnix Entertainment, Cohuna Memorial Hall, Cnr Market & King George Street, 7.30pm-11.00pm, $5.00, AA
Friday 11 December
City of Greater Dandenong Youth Committee + Events Committee, Shout Outs South East, Featuring: Killah Queenz, Phinesse, Timomatic, Child’s Play, Baby Steps + much more, Springvale Town Hall, 397-405, Springvale Road, 7.00pm-11.00pm, $5.00, Nick Karlas (03) 9793 2155, AA
Saturday 12 December
Hume City Council + Sunbury FReeZA, The Big Nite Out, Featuring: Sweet Kicks, Check Your Smile, Break The Skies, DJ Brad, DJ O, Sunbury Youth Centre, 51-53 Evans Street, Sunbury, 5.00pm-10.00pm, $5.00 (pre-sale) $10.00 (door), Contact: Nyssa Bradsworth (03) 9744 2602, U18
Saturday 12 December
A Summertime Christmas, Featuring: Melbourne Chamber Choir, Melbourne Women's Choir, Da Capo Singers and the Berwick Youth Choir, Methodist Ladies' College Music Auditorium, 207 Barkers Rd, Kew, 8.00pm, Bookings: 0408 141 972, AA
Saturday 12 December
The Push and Fiasco Productions present, The Red Shore
w/ Nazarite Vow, Sienna Skies, I Explode Like, Feed Her To The Sharks, My Own Enemy, The Evelyn, 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 1.00pm, Price: $17.00 (pre-sale) $22.00 (door), Moshtix: 1300 438 849, U18
Saturday 12 December
Keith Urban, w/ Bob Evans, Rod Laver Arena, 7.30pm, Price: $89.00-$119.00, Ticketek: 132 849, AA
Saturday 12 December
Walk Against Warming, State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne12pm
waw.org.au, AA
Sunday 13 December
Rise and Fall, w/ Carpathian, Blkout, The Hollow, The Castle, Dandenong
2.00pm, $27.75, Oztix: 1300 762 545, AA
Monday 14 December
Greenday, Rod Laver Arena, $101 + bf, Ticketek: 132 849
Tuesday 15 December
Lamb Of God, Festival Hall, 7.30pm, $76.60, Ticketmaster: 136100, AA
With Ashan Munesinghe
When I interviewed Mickles from Sienna Skies earlier this year, I almost straight away realised he was talented by the way he spoke about his band and music. Though, it’s fair to say, I may not have known exactly how much respect I should’ve shown the guy – I may just have interviewed someone pretty special. To be even fairer, he comes across as the kind of guy that doesn’t even realise what kind of gift he has, or that his band has created together.
My point (which I’m getting to slowly), is that Truest of Colours is an amazing debut release… simply put, forgetting that it’s the first release from a young upcoming Aussie band… it’s one of the albums of the year.
The debut is reminiscent of a mixture of House vs Hurricane and City Escape in a hyped up cat-in-a-blender style of screamo and post hardcore tunes that could take Sienna Skies to America, following the likes of House vs Hurricane. All it needs is JJ from Deez Nutz doing vocals in one or two of the songs, and it gets a 100.
Heartquake! we all knew was an amazing track. It’s post-hardcore at its most typical, Sea of Smiles brings the fun and wild crowd element, and To All Aspiring captures the old Sienna Skies. It’s almost flawless.
You can catch them at The Evelyn on Saturday at The Red Shore gig (further details in the gig guide) and tickets are available from moshtix.com.au.
In other news, House vs. Hurricane as promised have their tour diary of Baltimore up on myspace.com/housevshurricane - stay tuned on that for further entries. Atlanta Takes State (myspace.com/atlantatakesstate), is a band heading to high places that and some cool new merch is up on their MySpace.
Head to Chelsea Smile’s Myspace at myspace.com/chelseasmileau to read their updates and write a review of their tunes and you can win a copy of their debut EP An Awakening to the Misguided if you do.
I know that some of you guys will be travelling to other parts of Australia for Christmas season to spend it with extended family, and so if any of you are travelling to Sydney, the Where the Wild Things Are Tour will be on in January featuring bands The Bride (myspace.com/thebrideband) and In Hearts Awake (myspace.com/inheartsawake).
Infinitely amazing artist and songwriter Beck has teamed up with a youngster called Charlotte Gainsbourg have an awesome new indie-strange-cause-it-needs-to-be video clip http://www.myspace.com/charlottegainsbourg is where you can find it. She’s touted to be the next big thing, too.
Also don’t forget that it’s MySpace Mixtape time. Put a few cool songs together and head to myspace.com/channelv to showcase your style on Channel V.
It’s December, Christmas is coming, and the music season is about to explode like… something.
Catch you guys and gals later, hippy style peace and love, as always, and forever. Killer gig guide this week!
All Ages Christmas Season Frenzy
Thursday 10 December
Santa Fun Run, Palms Lawn, Albert Park Lake Aquatic Drive
5:00pm, varietysantafunrun.com.au/VIC/RunDetails.aspx, AA
Thursday 10 December
New Music Concert 2009, featuring young composers studying at the School of Music, Monash University Music Auditorium, Building 68 Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd, Clayton, Tickets $10
Friday 11 December
City of Port Phillip + City of Port Phillip FReeZA Collective, South Port Youth Festival, Featuring: October Power, Skate Park, Bungee Trampolines, Free BBQ, Kool Skools Bands, Garden City Reserve, Port Melbourne, 3.30pm-8.00pm, Free, AA
Friday 11 December
Northern District Community Health Service + Cohuna & Kerang FReeZA Committee, End of Year Dance Party, w/ Sonnix Entertainment, Cohuna Memorial Hall, Cnr Market & King George Street, 7.30pm-11.00pm, $5.00, AA
Friday 11 December
City of Greater Dandenong Youth Committee + Events Committee, Shout Outs South East, Featuring: Killah Queenz, Phinesse, Timomatic, Child’s Play, Baby Steps + much more, Springvale Town Hall, 397-405, Springvale Road, 7.00pm-11.00pm, $5.00, Nick Karlas (03) 9793 2155, AA
Saturday 12 December
Hume City Council + Sunbury FReeZA, The Big Nite Out, Featuring: Sweet Kicks, Check Your Smile, Break The Skies, DJ Brad, DJ O, Sunbury Youth Centre, 51-53 Evans Street, Sunbury, 5.00pm-10.00pm, $5.00 (pre-sale) $10.00 (door), Contact: Nyssa Bradsworth (03) 9744 2602, U18
Saturday 12 December
A Summertime Christmas, Featuring: Melbourne Chamber Choir, Melbourne Women's Choir, Da Capo Singers and the Berwick Youth Choir, Methodist Ladies' College Music Auditorium, 207 Barkers Rd, Kew, 8.00pm, Bookings: 0408 141 972, AA
Saturday 12 December
The Push and Fiasco Productions present, The Red Shore
w/ Nazarite Vow, Sienna Skies, I Explode Like, Feed Her To The Sharks, My Own Enemy, The Evelyn, 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 1.00pm, Price: $17.00 (pre-sale) $22.00 (door), Moshtix: 1300 438 849, U18
Saturday 12 December
Keith Urban, w/ Bob Evans, Rod Laver Arena, 7.30pm, Price: $89.00-$119.00, Ticketek: 132 849, AA
Saturday 12 December
Walk Against Warming, State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne12pm
waw.org.au, AA
Sunday 13 December
Rise and Fall, w/ Carpathian, Blkout, The Hollow, The Castle, Dandenong
2.00pm, $27.75, Oztix: 1300 762 545, AA
Monday 14 December
Greenday, Rod Laver Arena, $101 + bf, Ticketek: 132 849
Tuesday 15 December
Lamb Of God, Festival Hall, 7.30pm, $76.60, Ticketmaster: 136100, AA
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