Just in case you were starting to feel as though you were on top of your finances, Soundwave’s gone and announced another batch of sideshows, and they’re almost irresistible.
Gallows will headline a show at the Corner Hotel on Tuesday February 26 with Shai Hulud, Confession and Milestones.
The Wonder Years will take charge of the Corner Hotel on Thursday February 28 with Such Gold, Living With Lions and Versus The World.
Mindless Self Indulgence will play at Melbourne’s Billboard on Tuesday February 26 and will bring Brits The Blackout and 2012’s most exciting newcomers Cerebral Ballzy with them.
If you’re after something heavier, Sylosis play with Six Feet Under at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday February 27.
And finally, my pick for the new installment of sidewaves is Fucked Up over at The Prince Bandroom with O’Brother and The Dear Hunter on Tuesday February 26. Tickets are available now.
Soundwave will bring The Gaslight Anthem back to our shores this May for their first headlining tour since they played at The Arthouse just as The 59 Sound was released. On May 15 you can see them at The Palace in Melbourne with guests to be announced. Tickets available as of Friday February 1.
Californian stoner rockers Unida will join forces with Kyuss lead singer John Garcia when they headline CherryRock13 this May. The annual festival will also feature Sweden’s Truckfighters and locals King Parrot, Barbarion, Matt Sonic & The High Times, The Murlocs, Mammoth Mammoth, Gay Paris, The Surefire Midnights, Drunk Mums and Battle Axe Howlers. Organiser James Young insists ticket prices will be lower this year also.
Jacknife Music have announced the launch of a new zine titled In Conversation With, which sees Australian local acts conversing with the bands that inspired them. The debut issue sees some massive internationals like The Lawrence Arms, Propagandhi, Descendents and H20 speak candidly with locals Outright, The Bennies, Grim Fandango and Jess Shulman.
Sydney deathcore dudes Thy Art Is Murder were pretty stoked recently when Katie Perry and Perez Hilton tweeted a video of a kitty drumming along to one of their tunes. Bet they’re goddamn ecstatic then that they’ve signed to one of the world’s biggest heavy metal labels Nuclear Blast. The head of the label explains, “After getting multiple calls and emails from various industry contacts telling me ‘you’ve gotta hear this band’ and seeing the online buzz…it was clear to me that something very real and organic was happening”.
The Gasometer will be hosting a collection of local hardcore/metal bands this Saturday February 2 as part of the Generation X Tour. Check out The Storm Picturesque, Glorified, Graveyards, Ocean Grove and This Fiasco in the band room from 7pm. Tickets are available at the door.
Clearly finding his non stop music output via Gaslight Anthem and Horrible Crows insufficient, Brian Fallon has revealed that he’ll release some a solo full-length during the band’s down time this year while he’s still “young enough and fortunate enough to havepeople listening”. Fair call, Fallon, fair call.
