There’s always plenty of concerts and gigs for live music lovers to see all around Australia. Get all the latest info on dates, venues, and tickets for announced upcoming tours from Davey Lane, Billy Bragg, Dyson, Stringer & Cloher, The Growl, Seabellies, Oceano, Empra, Love Over Gold, and the launch of a new podcast/zine series called Consequential Lyrics.
Davey Lane Australian Tour 2013
Best known as the guitarist for You Am I, this Friday 16th August sees Davey Lane striking out on his own with the release of his debut single ‘You’re The Cops, I’m The Crime’. Released in “nascent bedroom demo form” in April, the finished track- which was recorded at Sydney’s 301 Studios and produced by Tony Buchen (Tim Finn,Phrase, Washington) – is the first taste of Lane’s debut EP, The Good Borne Of Bad Tymes, out 6th September through the guitarist’s own label, Field Recordings. The ‘You’re The Cops, I’m The Crime’ single, described as an “ominous, brooding, psych-rock stomper with crunching hip hop drums and a soaring chorus”, will be issued with both the new single version, the original home demo, and remix from hip hop producer M-Phazes.
Lane will head out in support of the single and his new EP for a headline tour through September and October with his band, filling out his solo One-Man Racket Tour from May. Kickstarting at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND conference for a BIGSOUND Live showcase, Davey Lane will then roll through Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.
Tickets On Sale Now
Wed September 11 – BRISBANE, Bigsound Live,
Fri September 20 – GEELONG, The Wool Exchange, www.oztix.com.au
Sat September 21 – CASTLEMAINE, The Bridge Hotel, www.moshtix.com.au
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Thu September 26 – WOLLONGONG, Heritage Hotel, www.heritagehotel.com.au
Fri September 27 – NEWCASTLE, Great Northern, www.oztix.com.au
Sat September 28 – SYDNEY, Spectrum, spectrum.exchangesydney.com.au/
Thu October 3 – BALLARAT, Karova Lounge, Tickets on door
Fri October 4 – ADELAIDE, Jive, www.moshtix.com.au
Sat October 5 – MELBOURNE, The Tote, www.oztix.com.au
Billy Bragg Australian Show 2013
Headed to Australia for a keynote address at the BIGSOUND industry gathering this September, Billy Bragg has now announced an exclusive performance at Sydney’s Factory Theatre where he will showcase songs from his latest album, Tooth & Nail, the folk punk’s first album in five years. Performing an intimate set of selections from the album, recorded ‘under the radar’ in just five days, tickets to Bragg’s showcase, supported by Australian troubadour Patrick James, will likely disappear quickly, so be ready come Monday 26th August.
Tooth & Nail album showcase
Friday 13th September – Factory Theatre, Sydney
support from Patrick James
Tix: www.ticketek.com.au
On sale 11am Monday August 26
The Growl Australian Tour 2013 Expands
The Perth leg of The Growl’s forthcoming national headline tour has sold out, leading the band to announce a local Fremantle show at Mojos Bar on Saturday 7th September, putting an end to their already announced Douse The Lamps National Tour. Named after the latest single to be lifted from the band’s debut album What Would Christ Do??, the tour caps a huge year of national and international success for the band, who have ties with fellow WA musical successes Tame Impala and POND.
Douse The Lamps National Tour
Tickets ON SALE NOW
Tuesday 3rd September NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB Melbourne VIC
w/ Peter Bibby & His Bottles of Confidence + special guests
Tickets $12 + bf pre sale from www.northcotesocialclub.com or $18 at the venue on the night
Doors 8.00pm
Wednesday 4th September GOODGOD Sydney NSW
w/ Peter Bibby & His Bottles of Confidence, Melodie Nelson
Tickets $12 + bf pre sale from www.moshtix.com.au or $18 at the venue on the night
Doors 8.00pm
Thursday 5th September BLACK BEAR LODGE Brisbane QLD
w/ Peter Bibby & His Bottles of Confidence, Karl S. Williams
Tickets $12 + bf pre sale from www.oztix.com.au or $18 at the venue on the night
Doors 8.00pm
Friday 6th September ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Perth WA – SOLD OUT
w/ Special guests
Tickets $17 + bf pre sale from www.oztix.com.au or $20 at the venue on the night
Doors 8.00pm
Seabellies Australian Tour 2013
Coinciding with their brand new signing to Shock Records, Newcaslte’s Seabellies have announced a national tour in support of their new single ‘It’s Alright’, the first cut from the band’s forthcoming album. The new album follows on from the band’s critically acclaimed 2010 LP Limbo Lake and marks another shift in direction, inspired by touring over the European summer of 2011, where the band found themselves working in Berlin on brand new material. ‘It’s Alright’ was the first song penned in the iconic music capital, and the brooding, melodic track has inspired a series of shows to demonstrate Seabellies’ new sound in dates through September and October, with able support from Melbourne’s I A Man and their unique brand of shimmering alt-rock.
SEABELLIES – ‘IT’S ALRIGHT’ TOUR
Supported by I, A Man
Tickets on sale Wednesday 21st August
September 14 – Small Ballroom, Newcastle
http://www.oztix.com.au
September 26 – Workers Club, Melbourne
https://corner.ticketscout.com.au/gigs/1711/Seabellies
September 27 – X & Y, Brisbane
http://www.xandybar.com.au/tickets
October 11 – Spectrum, Sydney
https://qbar.iwannaticket.com.au
Love Over Gold Australian Tour 2013
Love Over Gold, the recently formed international partnership between singer-songwriters Pieta Brown, from the US, and Australia’s Lucie Thorne, are gearing up to present their debut album Fall To Rise. After first meeting during Pieta Brown’s debut Australian Tour in 2010, the pair became fast friends and collaborators. Now Love Over Gold are preparing the release of their debut album Fall To Rise, reocrded at Brown’s home town of Iowa, with a series of headline Australian gigs to showcase their new album – which takes in shades of Iron & Wine, Bon Iver, as well as Americana greats like Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch – concluding with a slot at the Mullum Mullum music festival.
Thursday 14th November 2013 – THE BASEMENT
Macquarie Place, SYDNEY, NSW
plus special guest Jack Carty. 8.30pm
Tickets on sale now
Friday 15th November 2013 – THE STREET THEATRE
Childers Street, CANBERRA, ACT
plus special guest Alice Cottee (No Hausfrau), 8pm
Tickets on sale now
Saturday 16th November 2013 – THE TOWN HALL
William Street, CANDELO, NSW
plus special guest Kate Burke, 7.30pm
Tickets on sale now and also available through Magpie Music, Bega.
presented by the Candelo Arts Society
Wednesday 20th November – THE THORNBURY THEATRE
plus special guest Matt Walker, 8pm
Tickets on sale now
Dyson, Stringer & Cloher Australian Tour 2013
Three of Australia’s most revered singer-songwriters – Liz Stringer, Mia Dyson, and Jen Cloher – are teaming up and hitting the road together this October, November, and Decmeber for an extensive tour that takes in regional and metropolitan areas. Between them, Dyson, Stringer & Cloher, have 11 albums, a nice stock of ARIA Awards, a few Australian Music Prize short listings, and countless other accolades, amd this upcoming tour will see them bringing their stirring live performances to all corners of the country, joined on stage by Danny McKenna on drums and Tim Keegan on bass, to deliver their esteemed back catalogue as well as some brand new collaborative material.
Thu Oct 24 – Toowoomba, Spotted Cow
Fri Oct 25 – Currumbin, The Sound Lounge
Sat Oct 26 – Brisbane, Judith Wright Centre
Sun Oct 27 – Eumundi, Woombye Pub
Thu Oct 31 – Byron Bay, Byron Bay Brewery
Fri Nov 1 – Port Macquarie, Panthers
Sat Nov 2 – Newcastle, Lizotte’s
Sun Nov 3 – Kincumber, Lizotte’s
Tue Nov 5 – Cronulla, Brass Monkey
Wed Nov 6 – Katoomba, Clarendon Guest House
Thu Nov 7 – Dee Why, Lizotte’s
Fri Nov 8 – Sydney, Factory Theatre
Sat Nov 9 – Bulli, Heritage Hotel
Sun Nov 10 – Canberra, The Abbey
Wed Nov 13 – Ararat, Ararat Hotel Red Room
Thu Nov 14 – Oakleigh, Caravan Music Club
Fri Nov 15 – Castlemaine, Theatre Royal
Sat Nov 16 – Melbourne, Thornbury Theatre
Sun Nov 17 – Geelong, Beav’s Bar
Fri Nov 22 – Balnarring, Balnarring Community Hall
Sat Nov 23 – Mornington, Butter Factory
Wed Nov 27 – Devonport, Red Hot
Thu Nov 28 – Hobart, Grand Poobah
Fri Nov 29 – Tanunda, Barossa Regional Gallery (Candleight Concert)
Sat Nov 30 – Adelaide, Wheatsheaf Hotel (Matinee & Evening show)
Sun Dec 1 – McLaren Vale, Singing Gallery
Thu Dec 5 – Fremantle, Fremantle Arts Centre (Inner Courtyard)
Fri Dec 6 – Perth, The Bakery
Sat Dec 7 – Quindanning, Quindanning Inne
Consequential Lyrics Launch Show 2013
An interesting opportunity for Melbourne music enthusiasts. Missy El, the voice and brains behind popular music blog and podcast series Cassettes & Chocolate Milk is launching a new project called Consequential Lyrics, a new series of weekly 40 minute podcasts looking at the stories we glean from our favourite songs. Lyrics from Queen, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, the Smiths, Erasure, and Roxette will be pulled apart and analysed for Consequential Lyrics, while Missy El has put the public call out for contributors to offer their own audio recordings describing the meaning behind their favourite pop artists and their songs. The project includes an accompanying 24 page A5-sized Consequential Lyrics Zine. To help launch Consequential Lyrics, Cassettes & Chocolate Milk will be hosting a party at Melbourne’s Sticky Institute on Friday 6th September, featuring performances from local artists Marcella Wright, and Faith & Gasoline. For more info, or to contribute, head here
Consequential Lyrics Launch Show
Friday 6th September – Sticky Institute, Melbourne
Shop 10, Degraves Subway, 6pm
feat. Marcella Wright and Faith & Gasoline.
details: https://www.facebook.com/events/427818037338469/
Oceano Australian Tour 2013
Chicago deathcore band Oceano have announced that they’ll finally be heading to Australian shores for a national tour this October, fulfilling a promise kept after the band had to postpone their visit last year. Armed with material from their latest album, Incisions (out October 1st), the band describe themselves as “one of the angriest bands on earth” and have toured with the likes of The Black Dahlia Murder, Devil Driver and Bleeding Through. Joining Oceano on their Antipodean visit is Brisbane’s own Aversion Crown, who feature three 8-string guitarists and a hardworking attitude, and Feed Her To The Sharks, who have just unleashed their second studio album Savage Seas. With a triple threat lineup like that, the Oceano Australian Tour is set to be a powerhouse to remember.
Oceano Australian Tour
with Aversions Crown & Feed Her To The Sharks
Tickets on sale at 9am Friday 30th August
Friday, 4 October 2013 – Blackmarket, Adelaide 18+
Tickets available at the door
Saturday, 5 October 2013 – Bang, Melbourne 18+
Tickets available at the door
Sunday, 6 October – Phoenix Youth Centre, Melbourne AA
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.destroyalllines.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets
Tuesday, 8 October 2013 – The Basement, Canberra 18+
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.destroyalllines.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets
Wednesday, 9 October 2013 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle 18+
Tickets available from www.yourcambridge.com and the Cambridge Hotel
Thursday, 10 October 2013 – Hot Damn, Sydney 18+
Tickets available at the door
Friday, 11 October 2013 – YoYo’s Youth Centre, Frenches Forest AA
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.destroyalllines.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets
Saturday, October 12 2013 – Thriller, Brisbane 18+
Tickets available at the door
Sunday, 13 October 2013 – Tall Poppies Studios, Brisbane AA
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.destroyalllines.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets
Empra Australian Tour 2013
Coming off the back of opening for Fall Out Boy and winning in a global LiveNation band competition with their self-titled debut album, Melbourne’s Empra have finished up showcases in the US and headed home for a series of shows to celebrate the release of a new EP entitled Strange Condition (out 21st August). Recorded with Haydn Ing (Calling All Cars), the band’s new set f tunes will see them hitting the road this September playing venues in their hometown as well as New South Wales and regional areas.
Strange Condition Tour
Saturday 21st September – The Workers Club
http://theworkersclub.com.au/
with special guests: Dead City Ruins & Drifter
Sunday 22nd September – The Workers Club
http://theworkersclub.com.au/
with special guests: The Demon Parade and Palace of the King
Sunday 29th September – The Rosemount Hotel
http://www.rosemounthotel.com.au
with special guests: Hailmary & Ragdoll
Friday 4th October – Newmarket Hotel, Bendigo
http://newmarketbendigo.com
with special guests: Blackbird & Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir
Saturday 5th October – Crown and Anchor
https://www.facebook.com/thecrankerhote
with special guests Lipsmack & Angels of Gung Ho
Thursday 10th October – The Annandale Hotel
www.annandalehotel.com
with special guests Bonez, Delorean Tide & Vida Cain
