Following up from the release of his EP ‘Hounds Tooth’, Dope Lemon (Angus Stone) has announced a run of tour dates covering the East Coast of NSW which will include him stopping by our infamous Wollongong Unibar. Tickets on sale 11am June 9!
Friday, July 14
Tickets: $26 / $30 + BF – here.
Music: Betty & Oswald + Klue + Vacations + The Dardi Shades + Totty
Live Creative Line-up:
Photography Exhibition: lu.peachy
Live Art & Exhibition: Ollie Chaseling
Independent Fashion Showcase: Seedy Mo Co.
Jewellery Design: seawhitch
DJs: Sam Confetti // Roscosmos DJs
Visual Mixing: Tyler Rose
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.
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+++
Thursday, June 22
Tickets: $15 + BF – here.
Sydney’s own TONIGHT ALIVE are heading home and to celebrate they’ve announced a very special Australian headline tour. Kicking off on October 31 at The Basement in Canberra, this run of dates will see Tonight Alive go back to where it all began and revisit all the rooms they used to play when they first started. Joining Tonight Alive upon their return will be their new friends in The Beautiful Monument.
Tickets go on sale at midday this Thursday, June 8.
Yours & Owls subscribers can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning 10am Wednesday, June 7 – Sign up here!
Currently dominating stages at Slam Dunk Festival in the UK, the Back To Beginnings Tour comes off the back of the exciting announcement Tonight Alive have found a brand new Australian home at UNFD, where they dropped their latest single, “World Away”.
Last spied Down Under playing arenas with A Day To Remember in December 2016, Tonight Alive want to celebrate their homecoming by giving the next generation of Australian talent a leg up, but with a twist. Tonight Alive will be running a competition that gives local bands the opportunity to win the opening slot in each city on the tour. And the twist? To apply, the band must have a female member.
“We have toured with plenty of awesome bands around the world, and we’ve noticed more bands have female members and the number of women getting involved is growing too! The rock genre, and music in general, is male dominated for no good reason at all. Women are awesome and we want to celebrate that. So for this tour we want to know who the best rock bands in Australia with female members are. We’re running a competition in each city to find new and exciting bands to open our shows.” – Tonight Alive
Tonight Alive is composed of vocalist Jenna McDougall, lead guitarist Whakaio Taahi, rhythm guitarist Jake Hardy, bassist Cameron Adler and drummer Matt Best. The voice of their generation and a force on the global music scene, Tonight Alive have released a trio of successful albums with The Other Side (2013) and Limitless (2016) debuting on the Australian ARIA Chart at #5 and #6 respectively.
Wednesday, November 1
Tickets: $48.80 + BF – here.
In support of their debut album ‘Good Love’ (out June 16 via Popfrenzy), Brisbane garage pop four-piece Major Leagues today announce a national tour for August. The eight-date tour will see the band perform material off their forthcoming, Jonathan Boulet-produced debut album ‘Good Love’. In conjunction with the announce the band are proud to reveal the music video for the album’s title track.
Over 2013’s ‘Weird Season’ EP and 2016’s ‘Dream States’ EP, Major Leagues have become synonymous with their unique brand of DIY pop characterised by stunning vocal harmonies, crisp lo-fi production and nostalgic undertones. Singles such as ‘Endless Drain’, ‘Someone Sometime’, ‘Better Off’ and ‘Teen Mums’ have been championed by radio stations such triple j, triple j Unearthed, FBi 94.5FM, Triple R, RTRFM and 4ZZZ. ‘Silver Tides’ also caught the attention of iconic indie rock outfit The National who featured the song on their ‘Infinity Radio’ playlist.
Major Leagues have toured relentlessly in between releases, recently performing headline shows in Sydney and Brisbane. Prior to these dates the band have played alongside an exceptional lineup of international and local talent including Beach Fossils (USA), Alvvays (CAN), Wild Nothing (USA), Wye Oak (USA), San Cisco, The Preatures and DMA’s.
Thursday, August 24
Tickets: $15.00 + BF – here.
Following the release of ‘Private’, which scored over 2 million streams worldwide, incandescent singer-songwriter Vera Blue today releases her arresting new single, ‘Mended’ – available here – and announces dates for a major national album tour this July through September. Her three previous Australian headline tours all sold out and tickets to the upcoming ‘Mended’ tour are expected to go just as fast. Tickets will go on sale Monday 29th May at 10am local time from www.verablue.com/tour
The nakedly honest ballad was premiered yesterday on triple j’s Drive show with Veronica and Lewis, and details the aftermath of an intense relationship. ‘Mended’ was penned with longtime collaborators Andy and Thom Mak (Boy and Bear, Winterbourne, Bertie Blackman) and marks the beginning of a new sonic and personal journey for Vera Blue.
“‘Mended’ is a very special song,” she says. “It was about a relationship that I had a few years ago. It had been a little while since we’d ended it and we hadn’t made amends, said we were sorry. It’s funny because you think the song is going to be about resolution, but we haven’t quite made it there yet.”
“She doesn’t put songs out that don’t come from her heart,” adds co-writer Andy Mak, “so I wanted to make sure we captured the rawness and emotion of the lyrics in the way the song was produced. We wrote the song in a couple of hours and recorded a vocal and acoustic and then built the production around that. When Thom and Celia are in the zone the songs can flow really quickly.”
Born from a Malibu writing session during Vera Blue’s first American trip in 2016, ‘Mended’ sees the 23-year- old expressing a raw emotion in her music which now comes naturally. From its sparse opening, it blossoms into a gorgeous torch ballad well overdue for such a powerful and unique voice.
“I like relating to people and making them feel what I feel. It’s where I’ve grown to as an artist,” she says. “That vulnerability is very special in music, being able to open up to your listeners is incredibly important.”
Intensely personal, ‘Mended’ is a song that Vera Blue has been waiting to share with her fans for a long time. It’s got big notes, to be sure, but it comes from an even bigger heart. “I just love it. I love performing it and can’t wait to give it to the world and let them feel how I feel.”
Co-produced by Andy Mak and Grammy-nominated founder of Deep Well Records Adam Anders, and mix engineered by the multiple-Grammy winning Manny Marroquin (Rihanna, Sia, Kanye West), ‘Mended’ will be supported with a national tour. It will also include Vera Blue’s second appearance (but first full set) at the sold-out Splendour In The Grass festival.
Saturday, August 31
Presale: $30/$35 + BF – here.
Confidently attracting a potent mix of young death metal acolytes and older vintage thrashers alike, Thy Art is Murder’s unrelenting aggression has made them a hallmark of heavy music worldwide. The stunning domestic success of their third LP ‘Holy War’ included landing at #7 on the ARIA Charts, the highest chart position for a domestic extreme metal act. Thy Art is Murder have nailed down the exceptional skill of combining riffage tailor-made for huge stages with fearless lyrical themes careering from terror to death, existential crises, to the end of humanity itself. It’s epic stuff. And it promises to destroy both your hearing and have you questioning your existence, as the band chew through venues the nation over.
Fans of gettin’ their souls shaken by truly, deeply, awesomely heavy death metal are going to stoke out on this gargantuan all-Aussie line-up. This nation-wide conglomeration of excellent heavy music talent includes…
Melbourne’s ALPHA WOLF. Recent signings to Josh Merriel & Ash Hull’s Greyscale Records, these guys are righteous and dissonant. Alpha Wolf released their shattering tune “#104” back in March and they’re currently staring down the barrel of a huge winter tour with Aversion’s Crown and Boris the Blade.
Perth metalcore lords CURSED EARTH bear shades of Black Breath and Entombed, and utterly shred on stage. Bastions of the Western Australian scene, these guys recently sharpened their teeth on tour with Killswitch Engage and The Black Dahlia Murder.
Also joining the fray are fellow Greyscale alumni DEADLIGHTS, hailing from Brisbane. These guys front up with an energetic brand of powerful alternative hardcore. Their debut album “Mesma” hit us last month to huge fuss amongst local heavy media and punters.
Do not miss Thy Art is Murder, killing it across the nation through July and August as they charge up to reveal more kick-ass career developments very soon. Ears to the ground.
Thursday, August 3
Tickets: $25.00 + BF – here.
Line Up: Bad Pony + MEZKO + Raised as Wolves + Enter the Jaguar + Homewrecker
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+++
Thursday, May 25
Tickets: $15 + BF – here.
YOURS & OWLS FESTIVAL 2017
Supported by triple j
SAVE THE DATE
“Yours & Owls Festival is quickly establishing itself as one of the premier small festivals in the country by bringing the country’s best alternative acts to a smaller town infused with an intimate, relaxed vibe. “Chill” is the word that will come up most often.” Huffington Post
We hit hard in 2016! A killer line up, gorgeous location, increased capacity, officially sold out and an unbelievably good time had by all!
In 2017, we are back, and coming to you bigger and better than ever! Known for our carefully curated line-ups, personally handpicking the best homegrown talent and international acts from around the world, get ready because this year we are taking it to a WHOLE other level. Once again, proving ourselves to be a “one to watch” in the AUS festival game, this year you will see artists making their way to the ‘gong for the very first time, plus a mix of shredders, chillers, and dance-floor fillers…but you will just have to keep your eyes peeled for May 16 when the official line-up gets announced!
So, open your iCals, gather your tribe, and mark these dates in an easy to locate place….
Line Up Lands May 16th 2017
Event dates are September 30 – October 1 Stuart Park North Wollongong NSW
Pre-Release Tickets (available to Y&O mailing list subscribers) on sale May 19
from moshtix & www.yoursandowlsfestival.com
GA Tickets on sale May 22 from moshtix & www.yoursandowlsfestival.com
Yours & Owls Festival is an 18+ event.
“The day began with a gorgeous coastal walk up and along the beach towards Stuart Park – the gorgeous green grounds in which Yours & Owls festival was situated. The land was littered with vintage stalls, food trucks plus plenty of art and culture surrounding the two stages to keep every punter satisfied throughout the whole weekend. Yours & Owls really killed it this year!” The Music
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See you in a couple of months!
The kings and queen of awkward relationship stories have just been announced for this semesters End Of Session party at Wollongong Unibar!
Tickets are on sale now and selling fast, be sure to get yours early!
Saturday, June 3
Tickets: $35 + BF – here.
Having recently announced their re-signing to legendary punk rock label Fat Wreck Chords and with a new album, titled “Stealing the Covers” due out on July 14th, Arrest Records Australia and Bombshellzine.com, ahead of an about to commence tour for Orange County’s Death By Stereo, are excited to announce that Laramie, Wyoming’s Teenage Bottlerocket will be returning to Australia for a run of dates this September/October.
Since forming in 2000, Teenage Bottlerocket have built a strong global following with their well crafted style of melodic punk rock, having released a string of highly regarded records via Red Scare Industries, Rise Records and the aforementioned Fat Wreck Chords, this will be the first time since touring with Frenzal Rhomb in 2011 that an Australian audience will get to see these songs performed live.
Tickets go on sale Monday, 8th of May.
Monday, October 2
Tickets: $40.00 + BF – here.
