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News, February 2009
Friends, followers, fiends!
First you didn't think it would happen at all, and here it is again! We're a god damned institution already! Not only that, this month we're beaming live from Tokyo (in between intermittent snow and Gojira attacks).
Bless the sweaty mess that is a Brisbane summer, says I. Here's all the info on the bands you need to know.
The Ginners dropped some mega news this month. Not only are they embarking on a mighty tour in March and April, they're off to Europe afterwards to record the follow up to critically acclaimed double album Junk. They'll have a helluva task on their hands; Junk reached the Top 10 on the AIR charts and picked up 'Best Rock Song', 'Best Folk Ballad' and 'Song of the Year' at the QMusic Awards, but we know they're up to the
challenge.
The tour will be the last chance fans and the unenlightened will have to catch the Club live before they bugger off, expect to hear a sneak peek (peep?) of new material at the shows, as well as old favourites. And
now, a very special, personal message from Mr Ben Salter: “After our busiest and most successful 12 months yet, we're hoping our fans both old and new can come and give the Club a triumphant send off before we embark on adventures over the sea .”
TOUR DATES
• Friday 20th March Yandina Club, Sunshine Coast, QLD
• Saturday 21st March The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
• Thursday 2nd April The Karova Lounge, Ballarat, Vic
• Friday 3rd April East Brunswick Hotel, East Brunswick, Vic (w/ Texas Tea)
• Saturday 4th April The Hopetoun Hotel, Surry Hills, NSW (w/ Texas Tea)
• Sunday 5th April The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW (w/ Texas Tea)
MARY TREMBLES The brand spankin' new Mary Trebles line-up played their first show on the 28th of Feb, to a packed out Globe Theatre.
With new faces Joal and Tony backing up Skritch and breathing new dimensions into classic Trembles tunes, the gig was well received indeed. Keep an eye out for
more dates to follow shortly!
Ok, last month we promised some heavy news from Black Mustang, and here it is. The lads have landed the Queensland support slot for Oz rock legends The Angels! And we're talking the ORIGINAL Angels line up. This awesome line up will be hitting a bunch of regional locales; all you FNQ folks who complain you never get to see anything good, here's your chance! While you're there, pick up a copy of BM's Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and find out what you've been missing out on.
TOUR DATES
• Tuesday 3rd March – Roma Bungil Community Center, Roma
• Wednesday 4th March – Gladstone Entertainment Center, Gladstone
• Friday 6th March – Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns
• Saturday 7th March – Bombay Rock, Townsville *
• Sunday 8th March – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay *
• Tuesday 10th March – Magnums, Airlie *
• Wednesday 11th March – Capella Cultural Center, Capella
• Friday 13th March – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton *
• Saturday 14th March – Avondale Homestead Hotel, North Bundaberg
• Sunday 15th March – The Pavillion, Gympie *
* tickets for these shows can be secured at www.oztix.com.au
In most pressing news, BWF have managed to get themselves distribution in the Land of the Rising Sun, through P-Vine Records. Expect to see samurai, geisha and yakuza in merch any time soon. On top of that, the duo have pulled a major support slot for husky blues queen Dallas Frasca, on a tour that will take them right down the East Coast.
Check em out at these fine locations:
TOUR DATES
• 13th March – The Basement, Canberra w/ Dallas Frasca
• 14th March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla w/ Dallas Frasca
• 15th March – Annandale Hotel, Sydney w/ Dallas Frasca
• 19th March – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle w/ Dallas Frasca
• 20th March – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour w/ Dallas Frasca
• 21st March – The Troubadour, Brisbane w/ Dallas Frasca & the Smokestack Orchestra
• 27th March – Soundlounge, Currumbin w/ Dallas Frasca & Texas Tea
• 28th March – Joe's, Eumundi w/ Dallas Frasca & Texas Tea
• 23rd May – Bon Amici, Toowoomba w/ Mexico City
The Smokestack Orchestra were a little quiet in February, but thanks to the miracle of modern telecommunications they've got preparations underway for their first ever tour with Sydneysiders Gay Paris (neéFurcurve), to bring some volume to the southern states in May.
Stay tuned for dates!
They've also been hobnobbing and jamming with Japanese psyche rockers Niplets, and writing a bunch of new tunes to boot!
If you can't wait til May (and how could you?) the Orchestra will be working the graveyard shift at the Troubadour on the 21st of March, following the main show of alt-blues powerhouse Dallas Frasca with Blackwater Fever.
It's tea time in March and April (sorry). Fresh from a busking tour of Tamworth Country Music Week, the pair have landed a bunch of shows in support of Blackwater Fever and Dallas Frasca and then pals The Gin Club. Now you have no excuse!
TOUR DATES
• 12th March – The Globe, Brisbane w/ Andrew Morris
• 27th March – Soundlounge, Currumbin w/ Dallas Frasca & Blackwater Fever
• 28th March – Live @ Joes, Eumundi w/ Dallas Frasca & Blackwater Fever
• 2nd April – Karova, Ballarat
• 3rd April – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne w/ Gin Club
• 4th April – Hopetoun, Sydney w/ Gin Club
• 5th April – Brass Monkey, Cronulla w/ Gin Club
• 17th April – Queen St Mall Milano Stage, Brisbane (5pm)
• 14th June – Powerhouse Live Spark, Brisbane (3pm) w/ Mexico City
Mexico City have their heads down at the moment, preparing to unleash their new album on an unsuspecting public. Their next shows aren't until May, so here's an early warning so you can plan your births / deaths / marriages around it.TOUR DATES
• 2nd May – The Globe, Brisbane
• 8th May – Grace Emily, Adelaide
• 9th May – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
• 14th June – Powerhouse Live Spark (3pm) w/ Texas Tea
• 23rd May – Bon Amici, Toowoomba w/ Blackwater Fever
Its been a quiet year for Intercooler but a very busy one for the members individually, after taking most of 2008 off for side projects and all kinds of adventures with band mates living as scattered as New York, Melbourne, Windsor & Paris, the guys managed to get some new songs down for arelease later in the year.
Intercooler teamed up again on the weekend for a rare show at the Powerhouse Live Spark session. If you missed the show, it was a cracker, and also the last time you might see the band for a long time.
With the sigh of relief of rock fans the world over, Giants played their first reunion show in February, and the wave of excitement is still subsiding from Brisbane's humble shores. The beast rolls on, with more shows incoming for April, 17th at Brisbane's Troubadour, 18th at Sydney's Annandale.
Tickets for the Troubadour are available on www.oztix.com.au, and are selling fast!
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