If you’re super psyched about seeing Converge and fancy a special show then I must recommend getting some cheap Tassie tickets and heading south to see them play in Hobart. Converge…in Hobart. Resist just announced the February 14 show last week and this will most definitely be a thing to behold. Tickets available now.
Mike Patton’s Tomahawk have revealed Soundwave sideshows for next February. See them live at Billboard on February 27, and also note that they release their new studio album Oddfellows on February 1. Patton 4 LYF.
Poison City’s Paper Arms have revealed more about their upcoming album The Smoke Will Clear. You can pre-order this one now and get a Paper Arms t-shirt while you’re at it. Recorded by Jimmy Balderson and mixed by Brian McTernan (Hot Water Music, Polar Bear Club), it gets an official release on February 1.
Coheed and Cambria will celebrate the release of their two-part concept album The Afterman (Ascension is out now, and Descension hits stores next February) by coming to Australia for three shows with Circa Survive. See them at The Palace on April 21. Tickets out now.
Well-known Melbourne photographer Kane Hibberd needs your help to finish his debut photo book. Kane’s collected a ridiculous amount of great images from his time spend shooting Soundwave Festival and will collate these pics in a coffee table-style book. Pre-order one now at kanyelens.com and you might score an individually numbered pressing, and help a brother out at the same time.
The Offpsring will play Ignition FRONT TO BACK when they’re out here for Soundwave next year. Front. To. Back. See it in all its live glory at The Palace on March 6. Tickets available on Thursday December 20.
If ya’ll were too slow in grabbing Deftones tickets last week, you can now get your grubby mitts on passes for a second performance at Melbourne’s Palace. Show takes place on May 18 and tickets are out NOW. Get on it, turkeys.
Push Over 2013 will take place at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl next year and it boasts a neat lineup to accompany the occasion. The Amity Affliction, DZ Deathrays, Violent Soho, Dream On Dreamer, Northlane, In Hearts Wake, Twelve Foot Ninja, High Tension and stacks more will get together and melt your face. It’ll all happen around the garden precinct behind the bowl and will also feature signing tents and tasty foods. Pencil Monday March 11 into your diary and buy tickets now. ($40! Cheap!).
San Franscico’s Iron Lung will visit Australia (and New Zealand for the first time) next January playing tunes from their forthcoming release White Glove Test. There’ll be two shows at The Gasometer. January 26 boasts supports from Straightjacket Nation, Cut Sick and Nun and January 27 will see True Radical Miracle, Useless Children and Internal Rot take the stage. Tickets available on the door.
The Smith Street Band’s affable frotnman Wil Wagner will release a solo EP via Poison City Records next February. Recording with labelmate Lincoln LeFevre, the Laika EP will feature six tracks and is guaranteed to be a heartbreaker (have you HEARD the title track?!). You can catch Wil playing with Luca Brasi, Donnie Dureau and heaps more at Poison City’s Christmas show this Friday at The Rev.
