ORPHANS ORPHANS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE ‘ORPHAN’

ORPHANS ORPHANS began as a home for “orphaned songs”. The Brisbane based musicians and writers came together to create a brand new band as a home for the songs that don’t quite fit the mould of their other musical projects.

The lineup is Sam Hales (The Jungle Giants), Lewis Stephenson (The Belligerents), Spencer White (Morning Harvey), Aidan Moore (Moses Gunn Collective) and Steve Kempnich (Audio Engineer/musician & former touring member of Last Dinosaurs and Millions).
 
Self produced in bedrooms, hallways, garages and the occasional studio, mixed by Magoo and mastered by Leon Zervos, ‘Orphan’ is the first single from their forthcoming debut EP, which is due on Amplifire in September 2014.

Listen to ‘Orphan’

JOSH PYKE INTERVIEWS COURTNEY BARNETT FOR HHH HAPPY

Read a fantastic interview between Josh Pyke and Courtney Barnett from HHH Happy here

The two artists riff on influences, television performances and record labels. Very cute.

Read more →

ALLDAY ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM ‘STARTUP CULT’

Allday will release his debut album Startup Cult on July 4 via ONETWO. After a string of successful singles, EPs and free mixtapes, the Melbourne-via-Adelaide rapper has created a massive underground buzz for his debut, which is in turn one of the most anticipated Australian records of 2014.

The first single from Startup Cult is Right Now, which hit the airwaves via triple j last month just in time for appearances nationally on Groovin The Moo Festival. Today, the music video for Right Now is released to fans via YouTube just in time for the tour of the same name which starts this weekend. The tour includes mostly sold out headline dates and appearances on Bass In The Grass, Live it Up and River Sessions Festivals around the country.

It didn’t take long for the move to pay dividends. Via a strong a connection with his fanbase and a slew of home made music videos and mixtapes, the buzz behind Allday grew exponentially. Before long, he was that kid whose personality and sarcastic sense of humour had tens of thousands of fans interacting on his outrageously strong social networks, or creating footage of themselves to contribute to his videos. His shows began to pack out and his music started getting national exposure via triple j (including a spot in the Hottest 100) and festivals. And all before an official album release.

For its release, fans will have a bunch of different options to pre-order the album, including a lock of  Allday’s  hair in a vial, and Merch and CD bundles amongst other things. Pre-Orders for Startup Cult will be live on May 30 via 24 Hundred, JB Hifi and iTunes.

Startup Cult will be out on July 4. The release will be the second on the newly formed ONETWO label, which you can read more about HERE.

JOSH PYKE SELLS OUT DARWIN AND MONTROSE SHOWS & ADDS EXTRA DATE

With the tour kicking off in just two weeks and tickets selling extremely fast, Josh Pyke has announced a second show for Milton on the Lone Wolf regional solo tour. The second show has been added for the Milton Theatre in NSW on Friday 4 July, with very limited tickets still available for the Saturday night show.

Already, shows in both Darwin NT and Montrose VIC have sold out.

He’s one of the country’s most successful musicians, whose career has taken him around the world, but this June Josh Pyke will be taking his solo tour to the very heart of Australia, performing to his most regional supporters.

JOSH PYKE
THE LONE WOLF SOLO TOUR
With special guest Jack Carty

FRI 06 JUN | MONTROSE TOWN CENTRE, MONTROSE VIC (ALL AGES) SOLD OUT
Tickets available from www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au | 03 9761 9133

SAT 07 JUN | THE MEMO, HEALESVILLE VIC (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au | 03 5966 4500

FRI 13 JUN | FANNIE BAY GAOL, DARWIN NT SOLD OUT
Tickets available from www.nookeventmanagement.com.au
* Jack Carty not appearing. Special guests Mike Meston and Ward Hancock

SUN 15 JUN | DIVERS TAVERN, BROOME WA
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
* Jack Carty not appearing. Special guest Bert Gray

FRI 20 JUN | EMPIRE CHURCH THEATRE, TOOWOOMBA QLD (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.empiretheatre.com.au | 1300 655 299 | From the Box Office direct

SAT 21 JUN | MAJESTIC THEATRE, POMONA QLD (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.themajestictheatre.com.au | 07 5485 2330

SUN 22 JUN | BYRON THEATRE, BYRON BAY NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.byroncentre.com.au | 02 6685 6807 | From the Box Office direct

WED 25 JUN | JETTY MEMORIAL THEATRE, COFFS HARBOUR NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.jettytheatre.com | 02 6652 8088 | From the Box Office direct

THU 26 JUN | PIER ONE @ PANTHERS, PORT MACQUARIE NSW
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

FRI 27 JUN | MANNING ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, TAREE NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.qtcc.nsw.gov.au/bookonline | 02 6552 5699 | From Movies, Games & More – Victoria St

SAT 28 JUN | CESSNOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, CESSNOCK NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au | 02 4990 7134

FRI 04 JUL | MILTON THEATRE, MILTON NSW (ALL AGES) NEW SHOW
Tickets available from www.miltontheatre.com.au | 02 4455 3056 | From Country Leather

SAT 05 JUL | MILTON THEATRE, MILTON NSW (ALL AGES) LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets available from www.miltontheatre.com.au | 02 4455 3056 | From Country Leather

Tickets on sale now from joshpyke.com

FOX & FOWL ON ‘JUNGLE PUNCH’ TOUR

Canberra-come-Brisbane based Fox & Fowl have released their debut EP to cheerful reviews. As they hit the road for an East Coast tour, the band present the EP’s second single, Jungle Punch. Jungle Punch kick-starts the  self-tilted EP, an upbeat and undeniably catchy summer jam.

Fox & Fowl will take their show on the road Sydney’s Mum at World Bar on Friday 23 May with Deepspace Supergroop and Miners.

Due to reasons beyond the band’s control, a venue change has taken place in Melbourne moving from Black Night Crash to The Toff In Town. Fox & Fowl will play at the Toff with Young Mavericks on Saturday 24 May.

Recorded at Airlock Studios in Brisbane by Yanto Browning (Art of Sleeping, The Medics, The Jungle Giants), the debut release encapsulates the journey had by the band while studying in Canberra, traveling the Americas, then relocating to the Sunshine State. Each track is laced with insight into the adventures of the five country boys, and the resulting tracks are uplifting collection of stories.

The Fox & Fowl EP is out now through MGM. Click HERE to purchase on iTunes

DAVIDSON BROTHERS ANNOUNCE ALBUM LAUNCH

Australia’s hottest bluegrassers, the Davidson Brothers have performed together for over 20 years, becoming regulars on many major festivals, touring Australia extensively and showcasing multiple times in Europe and the USA.

They release their latest album Wanderlust on Friday 20 June and have announced a special launch show at Melbourne’s iconic Corner Hotel on Thursday 19 June.

To coincide with the album launch announcement, TheMusic.com.au have exclusively shared a short film on the Making Of Wanderlust:

Known for their high powered acoustic performances and extraordinary musicianship, the brothers release their seventh studio album Wanderlust this year. Recorded at Sing Sing South Studios in Melbourne by engineer Adam Rhodes (Paul Kelly, Angus & Julia Stone, The Waifs), the new album features all original material and is an outstanding insight into the Davidson Brothers exploring new areas. 

Featured on the eleven-track album are Jacob McGuffie on acoustic guitar and Louis Gill on upright bass. Mark Thornton (Jerry Reed), who has produced the last four albums, joined Larry Marrs (George Jones, Randy Travis, Marty Stuart) in mixing the tracks at Side Kick Studios in Nashville TN. Larry also contributed harmony vocals, whilst the album has been mastered in Sydney by Ted Howard (Lee Kernaghan, Kasey Chambers).

Wanderlust is the seventh studio album from the Davidson Brothers, to be released June 20 . They launch the album at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on June 19 with Fanny Lumsden, Sweet Jean and DB’s.

ISAAC DE HEER RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘SUMMER’ AND VIDEO FOR ‘SPACESHIPS’

The new album from Isaac de Heer, Summer is released today, and the video for the album’s first single ‘Spaceships’ has been premiered by Tone Deaf.

Summer was crafted with the help of UK producer and friend Roger Mars and with local input from Melbourne producer Tony Dupe (Holly Throsby, Jack Ladder and Grand Salvo), It is more diverse, unhinged and exciting than anything previous, proceeding from the Streets EP.

From dreamy songs about the end of the world, hip hop inspired ramblings about spaceships, charango laments, piano ballads about time’s residue, to music written for his late grandfathers poem Summer; songwriter Isaac de Heer has been on a creative joyride. He makes warm and expansive folk numbers from influences ranging from lyrical prose, dreamy soundscapes, Michael Leunig, to the laneways and city scum of Melbourne.

Watch the video for first single ‘Spaceships’

ISAAC DE HEER – THE SUMMER ALBUM TOUR

Thursday 15th May- Front Gallery, Canberra ACT
Friday 16th May- Yum Yum Eatery, Central Coast NSW
Saturday 17th May- Newsagency, Sydney NSW

Sunday 18th May- Green Room Lounge, Sydney NSW
Thursday 22nd May- The Junk Bar, Brisbane QLD
Friday 23rd May- The Treehouse, Byron Bay NSW

Sunday 25th May- Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane QLD

Saturday 7th June- Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide SA
Sunday 8th June- Red Poles Winery, Adelaide SA
Thursday 19th June- Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne VIC

Details here

HELLO SATELLITES ADD CANBERRA SHOW AND ANNOUNCE SYD SUPPORTS

Following the success of a Melbourne hometown launch, Hello Satellites will play solo shows in Sydney on Saturday 31 May and Canberra on Friday 6 June in celebration of the new album, 84000.

In Sydney at The Newsagency, Hello Satellites will be supported by Georgia Mooney. Just announced, the Canberra show will take place at Front Gallery with special guest Julia and the Deep Sea.

84000, the sophomore album from Hello Satellites began as a solo project Eva Popov’s suburban shed before taking form as a studio collaboration with producer Nick Huggins and Joe Hammond.

The songs began from sounds that were collaged, recorded and layered, including trombone, clarinet, strings, trumpets, saxophones, pianos, keyboards, bodies stomping and jumping. The album was recorded across six different studios with the diverse recording and mixing talents of Nick Huggins, J. Walker (Machine Translations) and Joe Hammond with generous assistance from Arts Victoria.

“a tapestry of intertwining melodies and elevating harmonies… a captivating collection of songs.” ****
- BMA Magazine

“Hello Satellites have crafted a one-of-a-kind album.” ****
- The Music

Featuring singles ‘Television Screens’ and ‘Hollering Saints’, 84000 is out now on CD/Digital through Two Bright Lakes/Remote Control, distributed nationally by Inertia.

MATTHEW & THE ATLAS ABC RADIO NATIONAL ALBUM OF THE WEEK

‘Other Rivers’, the new album from Matthew and the Atlas is Album Of The Week all this week on Radio National. Listen in to Fenella Kernebone on ‘Inside Sleeve’ this afternoon from 3pm to hear her interview with the UK singer/songwriter.

Watch the video for ‘Pale Sun Rose’:

http://youtu.be/woxJj7ONWW

Other Rivers is out now via Communion / Kobalt.  Purchase now on iTunes HERE

JOSH PYKE LIVE MUSIC FEEDS SESSION THIS FRIDAY

This coming Friday, Josh Pyke  will be performing live in the Music Feeds Studio before he kicks off on his national tour.

The performance will be streamed live for lucky fans on Music Feeds’ website. Tune in from 1.30pm AEST on Friday 9th May here

JOSH PYKE – THE LONE WOLF REGIONAL TOUR

June 6th – Montrose Town Centre, Montrose VIC (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/

June 7th – The Memo, Healesville VIC (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/

June 13th – Fannie Bay Gaol, Darwin NT

Tickets: http://www.nookeventmanagement.com.au/

June 15th – Divers Tavern, Broome WA

http://www.nookeventmanagement.com.au/

June 20th – Empire Church Theatre, Toowoomba QLD (ALL AGES)

http://www.empiretheatre.com.au/

June 21st – Majestic Theatre, Pomona QLD (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.themajestictheatre.com.au/

June 22nd – Byron Theatre, Byron Bay NSW (ALL AGES)

http://www.byroncentre.com.au/

June 25th – Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour NSW (ALL AGES)

http://www.jettytheatre.com/

June 26th – Pier One @ Panthers, Port Macquarie NSW

Tickets: http://www.oztix.com.au/

June 27th – Manning Entertainment centre, Taree NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.qtcc.nsw.gov.au/bookonline

June 28th – Cessnock Performing Arts Centre, Cessnock NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/

5th July – Milton Theatre, Milton NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets: http://www.miltontheatre.com.au/

Tickets on sale now. For more information visit Josh Pyke’s website here