Aussie expats Gypsy and The Cat are returning home to play a swag of shows. You can see these Melbourne born Londoners supporting Foals and The Strokes around the country, playing the main stage at Splendour in the Grass, and headlining two just announced sideshows. If you don’t know Gypsy and The Cat yet you’re…
The legendary John Farnham is heading out on the road for shows all around the country this October and November. The dates include a handful of Day on the Green winery shows, and a special show at Luna Park celebrating the amusement park’s 75th birthday. “I love doing outdoor shows and the vineyards around Australia…
It’s no real surprise to anyone who follows the Gorillaz, but Damon Albarn’s virtual rock outfit will tour Australia for the first time this December. Animated bass player Murdoc has been busy tweeting about the tour for days, but it’s nice for fans to have that official confirmation and all-important dates. The tour comes on…
It’s been a big year for Amy Meredith, with the release of two smash singles and a top 10 album. Now the band are looking to celebrate with their Restless album tour. The run of gigs will take in 18 cities across Oz this September and October. They’ll definitely be in the zone, as these…
Brisbane’s The Amity Affliction have been tearing up capital cities all around the country on their Youngbloods launch tour, but they’re not done yet. As the tour comes to a close, the band are preparing to take the album to regional centres along the East Coast. The Amity Affliction will barely have a month to…
Princess One Point Five are earning rave reviews for their fourth studio album What Doesn’t Kill You, and are preparing to take the songs to Australia on a national launch tour. Before hitting the road singer-songwriter Sarah-Jane Wentzki chatted to Sounds of Oz about the new release, life on the road, and that quirky band…
When Take From the Rich, the fourth studio album from Haba Dudes, landed on my desk I knew it’d be my type of album. The back of the sleeve shows the band proudly holding their interesting array of instruments: the cello, violin, and a mountain of different drums amongst them. That sleeve is also made…
It might not be as famous as Bluesfest in Byron Bay or Fremantle, but this year’s Great Southern Bluesfest in Bateman’s Bay is shaping up to be one impressive festival. A third announcement has just seen Toni Childs, Mick Hart, Pink Martini, The Snowdroppers, and four more acts added to the bill. They join already…
Things have been a little quiet on The Potbelleez front since their tracks “Don’t Hold Back” and “Are You With Me” zoomed up the local charts in 2008, but the band hasn’t been sitting idly. The Sydney act has been holed up in their Bondi Beach Wonderland studio writing and recording their sophomore album Destination…
Brisbane quintet The Bloodpoets will groove their way around the country to promote their brand new single “Dance.” The track is the first taste of the band’s sophomore album, which should hit shelves later this year. The single, and its riff-driven electro beats, represents a change in musical direction for the band. “‘Dance’ is characterised…