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The Grates exhale on the Summer's Breath Tour
August 11, 2011
Having ignited the main stage at Splendour In The Grass, The Grates have set their sight...
 
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The Grates announce Australian tour this June
May 2, 2011
The Grates return to Austraila this June, after spending nearly two years working out of...
 
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The Grates new album and line-up change
January 28, 2011
The Grates have been based in Brooklyn for the last year. Holed up in the studio they ha...
 
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The Grates announce local tour supports
March 20, 2009
The Grates have hand-picked local up and comers in each city to kick off proceedi...
 
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The Grates announce national tour
March 6, 2009
The Grates head out on their biggest and longest adventure tour in May. It will b...
 
The Grates sell out across the country!
October 3, 2008
The reputation of The Grates for their amazing live shows precedes them, with Bri...
 
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The Grates announce new album, national tour
July 17, 2008
With their upcoming new album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won already getting young hearts...
 
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The Grates announce their largest Australian tour yet!
August 15, 2006
Coming off performances at Splendour In The Grass and jumping on board support slots the Arti...
 
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The Grates hit the road to celebrate the release of 'Gravity Won't Get You High'
March 20, 2006
The Grates’ highly anticipated debut album ‘Gravity Won’t Get You High’ hits the streets on A...
 
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The Grates touring Australia this December
November 16, 2005
2005 saw The Grates go from recording demos in John’s dad’s shed to recording their debu...
 
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June 17, 2011
Every time home grown talent ventures beyond our girt shores, a bittersweet anxiety is felt by fans and fellow musicians. Will they no longer be our local darlings, producing music that we as A...
The Grates go South
April 23, 2009
“A revivalist church actually cut out the offensive parts of the statues in the 70s, they’ve all been castrated” Alana from The Grates says with a sad sort of humour. She is sheltering fro...
Hearts Won: The Grates!
September 29, 2008
“I love The Dwarf!” I love you already, Alana Skyring. Aside from website love, the adorable drummer from indie-pop’s latest success story, The Grates, has been sick and, consequently, I...
Partying to death with The Grates
April 4, 2007
The Grates have a reputation for being hyperactive and enthusiastic. A total party band. Knowing this, I was looking forward to some wild tales of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll from th...
The Grates - Question and Answer
August 10, 2005
The first time I spoke to The Grates, they hadn’t released a CD officially. They hadn’t played overseas. And they hadn’t sold out an East Coast tour. So it’s a bit of a shock, just six months d...
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The Grates - Secret Rituals
Secret Rituals - Grates, The
June 26, 2011
Downsized to a duo following the departure of drummer Alana Skyring, The Grates have resurfaced with their third studio album, Secret...
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Teeth Lost, Hearts Won - Grates, The
September 15, 2008
Teeth Lost, Hearts Won! That is certainly the right way around. Losing heart is never fun, and extra teeth end up getting removed anyway....
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19 20 20 - Grates, The
March 9, 2006
My neighbours now hate The Grates. Sorry. After playing the 19 20 20 single, which consists only of a radio and a full edit version of the one...
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