Peter Brewis of Feild Music's new album The Week That Was is in the bag and is all set for release on Monday 18th August.
Rumours are that each track references a number of motifs from various 80's classics. See if you can spot the three 80's hit on his early taster 'The Airport Line' on his Myspace
After touring America repeatedly, the eight piece ensemble !!! are returning to play their dance punk, indie rock, funk and almost tribal percussion tunes in Australian and New Zealand.
Dates:
Wed 28 May - Kings Arms, Auckland NZ
Thu 29 May - SF Bathhouse, Wellington NZ
Sat 31 May - The Bakery Artrage Complex, Perth WA
Thurs 5 June - Rocket Bar, Adelaide SA
Friday 6 June - We Love Sounds, Brisbane QLD
Sat 7 June - We Love Sounds, Melbourne VIC
Sunday 8 June - We Love Sounds, Sydney NSW
This April, Woven Hand are jumping in the van and hitting up the road through America for the release of Ten Stones, the follow-up album to Mosaic.
Tues 8 April- Lola’s, Fort Worth, TX
Wed 9 April- Hi Tone, Memphis, TN
Thurs 10 April- Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
Fri 11 April- Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
Sat 12 April- Tasty World, Athens, GA
Tues 15 April- The Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC
Wed 16 April- Art Hospitla, Bloomington, IN
Thurs 17 April- The Note, Chicago, IL
Sat 19 April- Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
With the release of their debut album The Great Depression Sat 29 March, one of the Wireless Bollinger 10 Bands to Watch, Plastic Palace Alice have announced they will be launching the album across Australia in May.
2008 is already shaping up to be a stellar year for Plastic Palace Alice. With supports for Stars, and The Brunettes already under their belts, and the upcoming release of their debut album, the future is looking bright. Don’t miss your chance to see them launch The Great Depression this May!
The Great Depression tour
Fri 2 May- Rocket Bar, Adelaide SA
Thurs 8 May- Gangbusters @ Bar 32, Canberra ACT
Fri 9 May- The Hopetoun, Sydney NSW
Sat 10 May- The Zoo (W/ Malcolm Middleton), Brisbane QLD
Fri 23 May- East Brunswick Club, Melbourne VIC
After an American tour with Hot Chip in November 2006, Shy Child took the plunge and lived as ex-pats in London for eight months, beginning with a full UK tour supporting the Klaxons. Returning to their roots, they have just announced tour dates with Australia's own Midnight Juggernauts.
Shy Child Tour Dates
Tues 15 April- Webster Hall (w/ The Gossip), New York NY
Fri 2 May- Double Door (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), Chicago IL
Sat 3 May- Anti (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), Toronto ON
Sun 4 May- Les Saints (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), Montreal QC
Tues 6 May- The Black Cat (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), Washington DC
Wed 7 May- Johnny Brenda's (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), PA
Thurs 8 May- Bowery (w/ Midnight Juggernauts), New York NY
White Denim have announced they are touring across America and Canada with Tapes N Tapes for what is set to be an energetic musical explosion.
White Denim Tour With Tapes N Tapes
Thurs 10 April- First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Fri 11 April- Metro, Chicago IL
Sat 12 April- The Magic Stick, Detroit MI
Mon 14 April- The Opera House, Toronto ON Canada
Tues 15 April- Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal QC Canada
Wed 16 April- Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, So. Burlington VT
Thurs 17 April- Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
Fri 18 April- Fillmore New York-Irving Plaza, New York NY
Sat 19 April- Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Tues 22 April- First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
Wed 23 April- Nightclub 9:30, Washington DC
Thurs 24 April- Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
Fri 25 April- The Earl, Atlanta GA
Sat 26 April- Cafe 11, St. Augustine FL
Mon 28 April- The Social, Orlando FL
Tues 29 April- Common Grounds, Gainesville FL
Wed 30 April- Bottletree, Birmingham AL
Fri 2 May- Antone's, Austin TX
Mon 5 May- Hailey's, Denton TX
Tues 6 May- Club Congress, Tucson AZ
Wed 7 May- The Casbah, San Diego CA
Turs 8 May- Troubadour, West Hollywood CA
Fri 9 May- Troubadour, West Hollywood CA
Sat 10 May- Fillmore, San Francisco CA
Mon 12 May- W.O.W. Hall, Eugene OR
Tues 13 May- Richards on Richards, Vancouver BC Canada
Wed 14 May- The Showbox, Seattle WA
Fri 16 May- In The Venue, Salt Lake City UT
Sat 17 May- Bluebird Theater, Denver CO
This year sees the launch of the new festival Redfest. This two day festival, with onsite camping, takes place in parkland near Redhill, Surrey. Unsigned bands from the Surrey/Sussex area should check out the website for the chance to join the lineup.
The Maccabees
Late Of The Pier
Lightspeed Champion
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Elliot Minor
Operator Please
Fear Of Music
Ebony Bones
This City
Johnny Foreigner
Pete and The Pirates
Haunt Wizards
SixNationState
more acts TBC
£64.00 + booking fee
Fri 4 July and Sat 5 July- Robins Cook Farm, Redhill, Surrey
The new release from Kes, recorded by James Cecil of Architecture in Helsinki fame- Kes Band is scheduled for going to be released on Tues 1 April on three formats - CD, LP and Cassette.
To back up their latest release, Kes will be touring to launch Kes Band.
Thurs 1 May- The Hopetoun, Sydney NSW
Friday 9 May- Ding Dong (W/ Love Of Diagrams), Melbourne VIC
Little Red, one of Wireless Bollinger's 10 Bands to Watch are set to the launch 'Witchdoctor', the first single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album. To celebrate, the garage soul quintet are playing at the Corner Hotel on Thurs 24 April.
With a new album in the can, here is your chance to indulge in Little Red at their very own headline show.
Joining Little Red as special guests on the bill will be Young Lovers and Oh Mercy.
Bjork's new video Wanderlust is out now! Her new video was made in 3D animation by Encyclopedia Pictura and is definitely worth a look- so hit the links below and embrace the next dimension!
Rilo Kiley has just announced their American headlining tour for 2008.
A limited number of tickets have been held for Rilo Kiley fans and will be available through a special presale through http://rilokiley.ducatking.com/
Thurs 17 Apr- The Concourse at SF Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Sat 19 Apr- Roseland Theatre, Portland OR
Sun 20 Apr- Showbox Sodo, Seattle WA
Wed 23 Apr- Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz CA
Thurs 24 Apr- Glass House, Pomona CA
Thurs 15 May- Concerts In The Park, Alpine CA
Mon 19 May- Ogden Theatre, Denver CO
Tues 20 May- Slowdown, Omaha, CA
Wed 21 May- Slowdown, Omaha CA
Thurs 22 May- First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Fri 23 May- Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee WI
Sat 24 May- The Riviera Theatre, Chicago IL
Sun 25 May- Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak MI
Mon 26 May- House of Blues, Cleveland OH
Wed 28 May- Phoenix Theatre, Toronto ON
Fri 30 May- The Palladium, Worcester MA
Sat 31 May- Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence RI
Mon 2 June- Terminal 5, New York NY
Thurs 5 June- Electric , Philadelphia PA
Fri 6 June- 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Sat 7 June- Rams Head Live, Baltimore MD
Tues 10 June- The Norva, Norfolk VA
Wed 11 June- The Orange Peel, Ashville NC
Thurs 12 June- The Music Farm, Charleston SC
Sun 15 June- Palladium Ballroom, Dallas TX
Mon 16 June- Stubb’s BBQ, Austin TX
The Epochs have announced tour dates with Lemonheads, Helio Sequence and Enon.
Self Titled Debut Out Now On Rebel Group Records
Tues 1 April- Paradise Rock Club (w/ Lemonheads), Boston MA
Thurs 3 April- Bowery Ballroom (w/ Helio Sequence), New York NY
Fri 4 April- Iota (w/ Enon), Arlington VA
Fri 11 April- University of the South, Sewanee TN
Wed 16 April- The Khyber, Philadelphia PA
Thurs 17 April- Club Cafe, Pittsburgh PA
Fri 18 April- Beachland Tavern, Cleveland OH
Sat 19 April- Dunn Meadow, Bloomington IN
Sun 20 April- Beat Kitchen, Chicago IL
