The Smith Street Band have promptly added a new Melbourne launch show after their first Melbourne show in months sold out rather hastily. If you missed tickets to their Tote gig you can now see them at The Reverence on Sunday August 26 with Jamie Hay, Maricopa Wells and Sweet Teens. Gig starts at 3pm.
Alexisonfire fans can breathe easy. Australia is on their list of countries to visit for their very brief Farewell Tour this year. Beginning in London and ending in Toronto the tour lands at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion on Tuesday December 11 and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on December 12. There’s a pre-sale for the tour with VIP bundles available including meet and greets. Presale is on RIGHT NOW via Chugg Entertainment.
In another win for crowd funding, local film makers Syndicate Films have successfully raised 100% of the funds required to complete production on an upcoming Cosmic Psychos documentary. Meanwhile Sydney band Gay Paris are trying to raise funds to put out their next album. Their rewards for contributions include ‘individual phone calls from each member on your birthday for the next five years’ and re-enactments of the fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally.
Coheed And Cambria will release a new album, with two installments to be released over six months. The Afterman: Ascension will drop on October 9 and the second installment, The Descension will arrive in February. Frontman Claudio Sanchez has said of the album, “This is without a doubt the most honest record I’ve ever written.”
Poison City are trying to exhaust us to our very core by adding yet another event to the Weekender Festival. They’ve just announced the Pre-Kender Party which is set to take place the eve before Poison City Weekender at The Gasometer. Thursday September 13 will host several bands (TBA) in the upstairs and downstairs rooms.
Adelaide natives Coerce will drop a four track vinyl and digital release titled Genome this coming October. The recording will take place at a pop up studio in Carlton’s Trades Hall.
Tassie’s Luca Brasi have also announced the release of a 7” via Poison City Records. Fittingly titled Tassie, it was recorded with labelmate Lincoln le Fevre and it’ll be out on September 24.
Soundwave Melbourne is locked in for Friday March 1, and will feature a host of punk and metal legends. Metallica is will headline this year with numetal/old school luminaries Linkin Park, A Perfect Circle, Offspring, Garbage and Stone Sour.
Pyramid Rock Festival has taken on a distinctly heavier feel this year with their lineup consisting of some punk and hardcore heavyweights (well at least the ones that Soundwave didn’t nab first). Anti-Flag, Closure In Moscow, Dream On Dreamer, Hands Like Houses, House Vs Hurricane will all appear on the lineup for this year’s New Year’s Festival. Tickets available from September 4.
Orchestral art rockers The Red Paintings have announced a run for Aussie shows this September before heading to the UK and Europe this October. They’ll play at Melbourne’s Progfest on September 8 before continuing the Chinese Whispers tour in Geelong at The National on September 9 and Melbourne’s Ding Dong on Thursday September 13.
Bodyjar will be headlining a benefit show this Thursday after their mates café Miss Succulent burned down a few weeks ago leaving both proprietors hospitalized and an epic adamage bill. Jonesz and Steelbirds will join the ‘Jar at the Northcote Social Club from 7.30pm. Good tunes, good cause.
