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Finally, after a 5 years wait, the indie scene graduates and rock and soul gang
My Morning Jacket, on the back of their appearances at The Big Day Out and as support for Neil Young, are set to perform 2 select dates in Sydney and Melbourn... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company is happy to confirm the return of Glasgow lads
Franz Ferdinand to stages in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009 – their first in two years. Joining them at these one-off headline shows will be UK rockers The Cribs an... [more]
Nominated for four ARIAs and ready to head overseas and record over the coming months,
The Panics have announced their national "Get Us Home" Tour. Catch them in their last Australian shows for some time as they work on the foll... [more]
Following the release of their highly acclaimed sophomore album
O Soundtrack My Heart and extensive UK and European tours, Pivot will return to Australia in November to launch new single and album title track
O Soundtrack My Heart.... [more]
The first single from upcoming Cassette Kids album
WE ARE is the infectious
YOU TAKE IT, which is already proving a jump up & down hit at radio stations across the country, and online. To celebrate, CK are heading out on... [more]
Melbourne’s
Winterpark will release their second album
Falling Men and Flying Dreams via MGM on 18 October 2008. To celebrate its release, the band is hitting the east coast for a series of album launches throughout November... [more]
Sydney's
Irrelevant preserve the authentic poignancy of the 1990s and have earned the respect that comes with longevity. Out now on Resist Records,
New Guilt will satisfy the salivation of the post-hardcore purist and ignite the... [more]
Melbourne indie darlings
Major Major release their sophomore EP
Great Leagues on November 1, and to celebrate, will embark on an East Coast tour throughout November.
With band members returning from overseas jaunts especially to la... [more]
Sam Hawksley is unquestionably one of Australian music’s best-kept secrets. If you’ve never heard of Sam Hawksley before, prepare yourself for something very special and unique as this record is set to change everything.... [more]
As part of the premiere season of All Tomorrow’s Parties, ATP Australia are proud to announce additional tour dates for English space-rock band
SPIRITUALIZED.
The 2009 tour - at the invite of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - sees a seve... [more]
The
St Jerome's Laneway Festival is back, as intimate and boundary-pushing as ever. Featuring a quality line-up pitched straight to the heart of discerning music fans, the boutique street party delivers a collection of bands that lie... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company is pleased to announce the return of
Rise Against to Australia 2009 for their largest headline tour to date. After last thrilling fans on 2007’s Taste of Chaos tour, Rise Against return in support of Ap... [more]
Brisbane alt-rock quartet
Dead Letter Circus will be criss-crossing the nation for a massive 6 week tour to support their new single
Next In Line.
The tour will travel far and wide to the following locations, and D... [more]
Legendary guitarist and songwriter
Eric Clapton has announced three long-awaited Australian shows. There are few who would contest Eric Clapton’s reputation is one of the world’s finest guitarists, often revered as the ‘musician’s... [more]
Two years after the release of his internationally acclaimed debut album King Hokum, the inimitable
C.W. Stoneking – guitar & tenor banjo player, singer/songwriter and raconteur – returns with a new collection of original tunes... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce a limited number of very special
Crowded House concerts for this November/December, including the band's first visit to Tasmania since reforming two years ago.
It’s be... [more]
BIG DAY OUT GOLD COOAST has SOLD OUT in record breaking time. Punters who missed out need know that the final 5,000 tickets will be made
available for purchase through an online ticket ballot via the Big Day Out website.... [more]
2009 will see the return of one of the country’s most loved single-stage festivals. Since it’s inception, the
BOYS OF SUMMER TOUR has played host to some of the biggest local and international hardcore, punk and rock acts, including Everg... [more]
A necessary rhyme for testing times,
Clockwork is the latest single from Melbourne rapper
Phrase. Clockwork’ is the first single to be released from his forthcoming album,
Burn It Down, due next year. Since its digital release i... [more]
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson is
Lykke Li, the 22 year old Swede who has set our hearts a flutter. Her magnificently brittle, candy coated vocals have become the underground musical discovery of the year. So with her debut album
Youth... [more]