Big D And The Kids Table (pictured) have tried to get here a couple of times with no luck. Now Troubadour Music is bringing the Boston ska punx to our shores this November. See them play with The Resignators at The Barwon on Wednesday November 28 (with The Bennies) and then Ding Dong with Kujo Kings on Thursday November 29. Tickets are up for grabs now.
Melbourne’s newest local label Hook Turn Records introduced themselves last week by announcing a fantastic first release. Strickland and Cavalcade will release a Split EP on the label shortly and the release is now available for preorder at hookturnrecords.com.
Coerce and Totally Unicorn are teaming up to tour together this October. Check them out when they arrive at the Curtin Bandroom on Saturday October 13. Tickets are available now if you wish (which you should!)
Hooly Dooly! Refused went and sold out their Melbourne show at The Palace in just four minutes. Shit got hectic last Friday morning as ticket disappeared in brutal time. Soundwave acted promptly by scheduling a second Melbourne show on Friday November 16. Tickets are available now. You might wanna hurry though.
Local label Halfcut has announced the signing of Sydney band Thy Art Is Murder. They’ll be releasing their new album (recorded in New Jersey with Wil Putney) in the next couple of months.
Parkway Drive have gone and reached platinum sales for their most recent release, tour/travel DVD Home Is For The Heartless. ‘Killing it’ doesn’t quite cut it does it? Make sure you get your hands on the DVD and don’t forget the guys are headed for Festy Hall for a pre-Christmas romp on Saturday December 22. Tickets available now.
Perth dudes The Decline have announced their third Aussie tour for the year. In support of their newest album they’ll take off on the Abbott Proof Fence tour at the end of the month, hitting Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel on Friday October 5 with Anchors, Apart From This and Join The Amish.
Tickets are on sale now for the Between The Buried And Me and Animals As Leaders tour. Lock in Friday November 16 (yep, same night as Refused!) to see these guys at The Corner Hotel. Will be brutal.
