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The time has come! We’re well into Autumn but we must officially bid farewell to Summer… That means saying goodbye to our Summer Sunday sessions at North Wollongong Hotel. The final line up of artists has been announced below and they will definitely give us a send off far beyond anything we could have asked for!

Keep your peeps peeled… Yours & Owls won’t be parting ways with North Gong entirely.. special things are coming…

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– $5 Craft Beer Schooners
– $5 Mishka Vodkas
– $5 Sailor Jerrys

Flowertruck // Nocturnal Tapes // Brightness

FLOWERTRUCK
Sydney four-piece FLOWERTRUCK are a powerhouse of emotions. Drawing influences from the likes of Talking Heads, The Smiths and The Go-Betweens, their modest melodies and honest songwriting is instantly catchy and moving. From humble beginnings with their debut single Candided, Charles Rushforth and Hamish Dobinson quickly expanded the drum machine centered two-piece into a full four piece synth-pop outfit, contracting mutual friends Will Blackburn on the drums and Sarah Sykes on synth duties.

The gem of FLOWERTRUCK lies in their live performances. Their sound has been described as garage pop-rock – proof that the everyday chaos of the Sydney s Inner West sweats from their pores. Recently nominated as Best Live Act for FBi SMAC Awards, FLOWERTRUCK have toured up and down the Australian coast and built a resounding fan base outside their inner-western-Sydney neighborhood, expanding their musical chemistry into a brilliantly solid 5-track EP.s

NOCTURNAL TAPES
Nocturnal Tapes represent that feeling of space travel, somewhere between zero gravity and before leaving the atmosphere.

Their music pushes and pulls like very few other live electronic acts can do. And for a duo that has only been working together for under 2 years, this relationship is only going to flourish and grow stronger.

Sounding like the love child of Darkside, Daft Punk, and Jimi Hendrix, with solid 4/4 beats, escalating arpeggio and vocals awash with reverb and beautiful falsetto.

BRIGHTNESS
Brightness is the moniker of Alex Knight, an indie-pop producer and window cleaner hailing from Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. He owns a newly registered 2001 Commodore Lumina with a substantial dent in the driver side fender – so you know, he’s probably a legend.

Recorded and mixed by Knight and Alex Crosby, ‘Oblivion’ was released last month via Mirror Music Group, and who has now been sign to consistent taste makers, I Oh You. It’s a blissful, meandering tune with guitar lines that you’ll be humming for days to come.

Sunday, April 30

What started out as beer fuelled banter on the porch has developed into a monthly music highlight. The kind folk over at Live At 55 have showcased lived performances from Good Boy, Horror My Friend and this month, it is local lords Archy Punker in the spotlight, giving us and the surrounding neighbourhood a taste of their latest single ‘Kiss In The Rain’.

See below to check out the latest installment of Live At 55.

Archy Punker will be releasing their debut EP, April 8.. Catch them performing with fellow Live At 55 recruits Good Boy, alongside Melbourne sugar plums, Jarrow when they play Strawberry Visions April installment of Strawberry Boogie at Wollongong Unibar, April 27 Tickets on sale now and available HERE
Keep your eyes out for Archy’s EP and other tracks on their Triple J Unearthed page.

Hypnotic, unsettling, intense, angular and dark. Mere Women’s brand of unique post punk makes them one of the most exciting acts currently releasing music in Australia. The Sydney-based four piece have taken to the stage with a huge range of International and local pop, rock and punk acts and are well known for their fierce live show. The group have now released two full length LP’s and most recently a split 7″ single with Melbourne outfit Gold Class.

Their upcoming LP Big Skies explores themes of women’s experiences over generations and the simultaneous isolation and confinement felt by many women living in regional communities. The release expresses feelings of been penned in, chained to family responsibilities and unable to break away from tradition. The tracks are haunting, restless and impeccably composed – a claustrophobic journey through wide open spaces.

Mere Women will be releasing the title track and first single ‘Big Skies’ this Friday, March 31

Saturday, May 6

Tickets: $8.00 + BF – here.

Papa Pilko And The Binrats describe their sound as Wild Blues, Slick Soul & Country Rock N’ Roll… With Horns! This label stems from the vast array of sounds that the band produces which is hard to pin down at the best of times. After touring up and down the East Coast of the country over the last two years the band has earned a rapidly growing following aswell as a reputation as one of Sydney’s standout live acts.

Known for their diverse style and wild live shows, Sydney septet Papa Pilko And The Binrats will be hitting the road throughout July in support of their new single ‘How Long’ from their upcoming debut album set for release later on in the year.

Saturday, June 3

Tickets: $10.00 + BF – here.

Northlane have released their new stand-alone single “Citizen”. “Citizen” was recorded by David Bendeth (Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, Paramore) at his studio in New Jersey. The video for “Citizen” was filmed by Jason Eshragian who has previously worked with Northlane on the “Intuition” and “Impulse” videos.

Also announced are the local supports for each leg of their upcoming tour. Joining them and Hands Like Houses in Wollongong at UOW Unibar will be local bands Graves & Vices!

“Citizen is a song that was written about the First World police state and our willingness to live under the watch of those in power, for their means, while those who blow the lid on it suffer,” explains Northane guitarist Josh Smith. “Writing this one was quite a mission, we went through five completely different sets of lyrics and the final incarnation of the song was the eighth revision. It took a lot of work but we are proud of it and beyond excited to share it with you all.” 

“Citizen” follows on from their previous track “Intuition” which was revealed as a surprise gift for fans during their headline set at UNIFY 2017. Northlane will continue to hit festival stages throughout 2017 with appearances on the main stage at Download Festival (UK) and Hellfest (France). The band will also play at Vainstream Rockfest (Germany), Jera On Air (Netherlands), Graspop (Belgium), Dissonance Festival (Italy), Rock For People (Czech Republic), Resurrection (Spain) Hammersonic (Indonesia) as well as Big Pineapple Music Festival here in Australia.

Before Northlane take off to the Northern Hemisphere, local fans can catch the band hitting up the regional hot spots around the country with Hands Like Houses. The full list of local supports can be seen below, and includes some familiar faces in Void of Vision, Saviour and The Brave.

Friday, May 19

Tickets: $30.00 + BF – here.

South Coast’s finest, The Nuclear Family have just been announced to support Against Me! at Wollongong Unibar in May as part of their upcoming Australian tour, alongside Melbourne cherubs Camp Cope. Tickets are selling fast, make sure you get in now and don’t miss out!

Wednesday, May 10

Tickets: $44.00 + BF – here.

Known for mastering the art of heartfelt, vivid soundscapes with an electronic bent, Sydney-based producer Oliver Tank triumphantly returns today with his new single Charlene. The second single off his highly anticipated debut album, OT will be released April 21 and follows on from the LP’s exquisite first offering Swerve, released late last year.  Oliver Tank today also announces his first national headline tour since 2014, kicking off in May.

Recorded at Sing Sing studios in Melbourne, OT was co-produced with Jono Steer (Hiatus Kaiyote, Ali Barter) and marks a timeless talent whose creations continue to be both parts relevant and revolutionary.

 Now with 7 million cumulative streams under his belt, Tank first burst onto the scene in 2011 with his textual glitch pop debut EP Dreams, which he followed up with stunning sophomore EP, Slow Motion Music in late 2013, featuring collaborations with Ta-Ku, Hayden Calnin, as well as long-time friend and collaborator Fawn Myers.

With rave reviews worldwide for both EP’s, Tank’s rise was kicked off by winning FBi’s Northern Lights competition, inclusion in triple j’s “Next Crop” and nomination for FBi SMAC Award in the “Next Big Thing” category.

The forthcoming tour dates follow on from Tank’s sold out intimate anniversary celebration of critically acclaimed EP ‘Dreams’ in late 2016.  He has also supported music luminaries Active Child, Youth Lagoon, Bonobo, Lana Del Rey, James Blake and Lorde as well as headline national tours and sets at The Great Escape, Liverpool Sound City and Falls Festival.

Friday, May 5

Tickets: $15.00 + BF – here.

One of Australia’s most enigmatic live performers, Sureshaker is proud to announce Lyall Moloney’s 2017 Get Up Tour. After a pumping start to the year performing on the annual Shake N Bake run, Party in the Paddock and a NYE show with Illy, DJ-ing across the underworld, L¥MØ shows he’s one of the countries hardest working musicians. Off the road, he’s producing releases for those wanting his reggae trap sound as well as working on his own upcoming second full length release. (due in September 2017)

His soul baring live show reflects his work ethic and passion. A one man dub/trap machine, and on a couple of occasions, he’s joined by the freshest Rappers in the state. L¥MØ’s eclectic sounds and dirty beats heaves up and down through the crowd and bounces off the walls.

2016 saw Lyall Moloney embarking on three national supports tours with label mates Sticky Fingers, roots artist Tash Sultana, and the hard style hip hop artist Ivan Ooze (who recently collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah). Cultivating his unique dub-trap-tic sounds, Lyall’s second mixtape will feature a range of guests, including: Ivan Ooze, Alphamama, Phillabu$tr, Dylan Frost and more…

Catch Lyall bouncing beats up and down Oz’s East and West coast.

Thursday, May 11

Tickets: $12.00 + BF – here.

Strawberry Boogie – str b( )ri/ bu i/ 1. ‘A celebration of local creative culture’

Good Boy + Jarrow + Archy Punker + Iffy + Cosmic Spice

Live Creative Line-up: TBA shortly!

TIX: $15+bf presale / $20 door

Strawberry Boogie returns for another month! For anyone who hasn’t attended a Boogie before, we have two core aims. One, to celebrate the melting pot of creativity that exists within our local realm. Giving a platform to exhibit these art forms in front of like-minded rabble, we have welcomed everything from live art, cinematography, visual mixing and independent fashion to interactive concept installations.

What’s equally as important to us though, is bringing music from all around Aus and delivering it locally, putting these bands in front crowds that we know they deserve, but the word might be a little slow getting out so far.

Tickets can be found in the bio link, at yoursandowls.com.au and UniBar Box Office for the tangible tragics. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements and a few little surprises along the way.

Join us to celebrate and assist the growth of this thriving creative culture that we’re currently lucky enough to be immersed in.

+++ Strawberry Visions+++

Wednesday, April 27

Tickets: $15.00 + BF – here.

Horrorshow are a hip hop duo from Sydney, Australia, comprised of Solo (Vocals) and Adit (Producer). In eight years they’ve released four studio albums; sold-out numerous tours; and cultivated one of the most loyal and dedicated fan bases.

Emerging in 2008 with an album largely created in high school, Horrorshow signed to Elefant Traks and released The Grey Space. It received immediate industry recognition with an ARIA nomination and a run of support slots on national tours. A year later they released Inside Story, solidifying their reputation for eloquent lyricism and soulful production; their musical maturity defied their young age. Their honesty and musical ingenuity amassed a fast growing legion of passionate fans, and saw them venture for their first European shows. By 2011, they’d become the go-to act for the biggest tours in the country, supporting the likes of the Hilltop Hoods and Bliss n Eso, as well as establishing their own rock solid live reputation. Every headline show they’ve ever done in their hometown (Sydney) has sold out.

Their third album, King Amongst Many, dropped in 2013 and landed at #2 in the ARIA (Billboard) charts; going on to be nominated for the J Award, ARIA Award, and a shortlisting in the Australian Music Prize. It was a testament to a group that pour their heart and soul into the crafting of an album, that they can achieve such success without hit singles. In the middle of 2014, Horrorshow, as part of the One Day collective, released Mainline. It debuted at #2 on the ARIA Chart, and the crew toured nationally, announcing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. At the same time, their One Day Sundays parties expanded nationwide becoming one of the most popular events in the country.

Before beginning work on album #4, Horrorshow returned to rework their live show into an acoustic performance, selling out the nationwide ‘Listen Close Tour’ and unveiling the versatility and musicianship of their talents.

The collaborative experiences in the One Day project, combined with the explosion of One Day Sundays, has invigorated this inspired duo with a fresh approach for album #4, titled Bardo State and recently released on Feb 24.

Friday, July 7

Tickets: $30.00 + BF – here.