Thursday, April 21, 2011

Lowtide (Vic) / Skull Squadron / Oberon 30.04.11



Sat 30th Apr // 7pm // $6
LOWTIDE (Vic) / SKULL SQUADRON / OBERON

"Superficially, it would seem relatively easy to define Lowtide's music. Their reverb drenched, richly layered and heavily textured sound brings to mind bands such as The Cure, Ride, My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. However, to categorise their sound as simply "shoegaze" is to miss the point entirely.

Lowtide produce music which both reflects and refracts reality. Extremely visual in nature,
their music exists in a kind of emotional pre-dawn. Its half-lit sound speaks of both isolation and inclusion and manages the rare feat of sounding paradoxically distant and cool while still retaining a beautiful intimacy and warmth.

To celebrate the release of their new 7” record, Lowtide will travelling up the East Coast
playing special launch shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Make sure you don’t miss out, as these will be Lowtide’s last shows for 2011 before they head into live hiatus while they concentrate on writing their debut album, due out in 2012."


We will get some of the Lowtide 7" soon, otherwise you can get it now from Departed Sounds

either fortunately or unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it's not this Oberon:
"Oberon was a 5-member heavy metal band from the late 1970s. The group later formed Venom, the first band associated with the Black metal genre."

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Shit Weather (Vic) / Ether Rag & more 06.05.11



Friday 6th May // 7pm // $7
SHIT WEATHER (Vic) / ETHER RAG / THYLACINE / THORAX

This will be fucking great, don't miss out. Seriouslike.

Life & Limb (10" Launch) / Animal Shapes & more 07.05.11



Saturday 7th May // 7pm
LIFE & LIMB (10” Launch) / ANIMAL SHAPES / INTENTIONS / LET ME DOWN JUNGLEMAN, GENTLY

Great show, i reckon.

Shows this weekend (22nd-24th April 2011)



This weekend!
Friday 22nd April // 7pm // $8 - Post/flyer
BITS OF SHIT (Vic) / UNITY FLOORS / NEVER RIGHT / MEAT THUMP (with Lowlife backing band)

Sunday 24th April // 3pm // $5 - Post/flyer
REUNION SACRED IBIS (Vic) / RATS WITH WINGS / PREHISTORIC FUCKIN MORON(S) / TEEN AX

Next weekend...
Sat 30th April // 7pm
LOWTIDE (Vic) / SKULL SQUADRON / OBERON

Taipan photo by Shaun Tenzenmen

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Shows this weekend (15th-17th April 2011)



This weekend! (We will be closed all day saturday 'cos record store day is bullshit)

Friday 15th April // 7pm // $6 - Post/flyer
MR STERILE ASSEMBLY (N.Z - Album Launch) / YA AHA / YES, I’M LEAVING / CROUCHING 80'S HIDDEN ACRONYM

Sunday 17th April // 3pm // $5 - Post/flyer
MOTHER MARS / BATTLE POPE / DEFEKTRO / MACHINOIR


and next weekend...
Friday 22nd April // 7pm
BITS OF SHIT (Vic) / UNITY FLOORS / NEVER RIGHT / MEAT THUMP (with Low Life backing band)
Sunday 24th April // 3pm
REUNION SACRED IBIS (Vic) / WHORES / PREHISTORIC FUCKIN MORON(S) / TEENAX

Chained Heat photo by Shaun Tenzenmen

Reunion Sacred Ibis (Vic) / Whores & more 24.04.11



Sunday 24th April // 3pm // $5
REUNION SACRED IBIS (Vic) / WHORES / PREHISTORIC FUCKIN' MORON(S) / TEENAX

"Australian bedroom noise made with tape loops and Nintendo DS". and some bands!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Bits of Shit (Vic) / Unity Floors & more 22.04.11



Friday 22nd April // 7pm
BITS OF SHIT (Vic) / UNITY FLOORS / NEVER RIGHT (x-Had It/Deadstare. First show & demo launch!) / MEAT THUMP (Qld) (feat. the Lowlife players)

"Featuring former/current members of The Up Syndrome, Southernhay Orphans, The Sailors and The Ooga Boogas (and Brainwaves!), these four middle-aged punks hole up in their Coburg headquarters in Melbourne and spew out demented and rough takes on early US hardcore and punk that lends an ear to The Adolescents, Black Flag and The Stooges. It actually sounds a hell of a lot better than it reads on paper."- Lexicon Devil

Captain Cleanoff (S.A) / Death-Cult Jock (S.A) & more



Saturday 25th June // 7pm // $12
CAPTAIN CLEANOFF (S.A) / DEATH-CULT JOCK (S.A) / BURNING SERVANT / BATTLE POPE / MICHAEL CRAFTER

this will be awesome.

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download Death-Cult Jock at ausgrind
download most of the Michael Crafter discography for free here
download the Burning Servant live set from last time they played here (Sydney Live Band Recordings also has a couple of Michael Crafter sets here
there's a bunch of different places to d/l Cleanoff stuff...not sure how they feel about that though, so either do a search or just buy some shit from them.

Mother Mars / Defektro & more 17.04.11



Sunday 17th April // 3pm // $5
MOTHER MARS / BATTLE POPE / DEFEKTRO / MACHINOIR / BEFORE DAWN

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Shows this weekend (8th-10th April 2011)



This weekend...well, tonight! and sunday! Both great shows.

Fri 8th Apr // 7pm - Post/flyer
SLEEPWALKS (Qld - Album Launch) / WOLLEN KITS (Vic) / UNITY FLOORS

Sun 10th Apr // 3pm // $7 - Post/flyer
SPACEBONG (S.A) / BATTLE POPE / RATBAG / VIDEO NASTY


Next weekend...
Fri 15th Apr // 7pm
MR STERILE ASSEMBLY (N.Z - Album Launch) / YA AHA / YES, I’M LEAVING / BLACK LOOP
Sun 17th Apr // 3pm
MOTHER MARS / BATTLE POPE / DEFEKTRO / MACHINOIR

Photo of Miles Away by Shaun Tenzenmen