Posted by Audrey Lee on August 31, 2010
With two acclaimed albums in their respective release bags, Sydney’s Richard In Your Mind and Melbourne’s Pikelet are no strangers to contemporary psychedelic sounds. So, it stands to reason that they would eventually tour-team up. This September the bands are embarking on a co-headline East Coast tour. Together they will prove too (two?) much of a great thing isn’t such a bad thing after all.
After four years on the Sydney scene and counting, Richard In Your Mind recently stepped the epic psychedelic stuff up a notch with the released of their sophomore album, My Volcano. Sharing the tour spotlight, Evelyn Morris aka Pikelet will showcase material from her second album, Stem which also redefines the boundaries of conventional music.
Tour dates:
Friday 17th September – The National Hotel, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 18th September – Curtin Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 24th September – ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 25th September – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th September – Gearins Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 30th September – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Friday 1st October – The Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 2nd October – The Clubhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Tickets are available for purchase on the Moshtix website (except Canberra) or at the door unless sold out.
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Posted by Penny Cropper on August 17, 2010
The brilliant cycling tour that was Small Stories Big Picture, where punters armed with Lomo cameras and pushbikes took to the streets of Surry Hills to capture the secrets that lie within, is now finished. But it won’t be forgotten just yet, with a closing party tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Beresford Hotel to show off the amazing images taken during the three-day event.
The tours started and ended at Cloth and Metalab, and along the way, participants collected stories from retailers, cafes and designers, and went their own way looking for the essence of Surry Hills.
The pictures will be on display for a few weeks, so if you can’t make it to the party, make sure you get on down at some stage for a peek and see if you can’t discover something you didn’t know about the creative streets of Surry Hills, as depicted by these valiant camera-wielding enthusiasts as part of the Sydney Design 2010 festival.
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Posted by Audrey Lee on July 26, 2010
Making their way down under, LCD Soundsystem and US independent label, DFA Records, aim to chart out their inner workings and emotions through a visual retrospective of inspired artwork in the upcoming That’s Cool But Can You Make It More Sh*t? exhibition.
Set to coincide with LCD Soundsystem’s Australian tour end of this month, the exhibition will showcase works by BUREAU, DFA Art Director, Michael Vadino, as well as a selection of exclusive material from the madcap (but brilliant) founder, James Murphy himself.
That’s Cool But Can You Make It More Sh*t? will take place in Sydney from July 28 to August 3 at the Tom Dunne Gallery, 11 Little Burton Street, Darlinghurst.
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Posted by Andy Ryan on July 20, 2010
Midnight Juggernauts will be letting their ‘Lifeblood Flow’ when they hit the road this August to launch their latest album. After setting hearts and ears aflutter both home and abroad with their distorted, disco-tastic debut Dystopia, the band decamped to a remote coastal NSW house to write their follow up album. Regaining their ‘Vital Signs’ and embracing ‘This New Technology’ Midnight Juggernauts returned with symphony-scaled synth-rock new platter The Crystal Axis. The new album was recorded at Melbourne’s Sing Sing studios with the band self-producing with the assistance of engineer Chris Moore (Liars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio).
The latest single from the album ‘Lifeblood Flow’ is released July 30th as a teaser for the band's imminent tour. After having become firm festival favourites across the globe, The Crystal Axis tour sees the Midnight Juggernauts ably supported by Dappled Cities and Canyons, with Kirin J Callinan joining the joyride for the East Coast Shows.
Dates are:
August 12 - The Gov, Adelaide
August 14 – Capitol, Perth
August 19 – The Forum, Melbourne
August 20 – The Forum, Sydney
August 21 – The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
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Posted by Audrey Lee on July 6, 2010
Yes kids, Young Heretics are back with a whimsically theatrical new video for ‘Risk/Loss’, the first single off their debut album We Are the Lost Loves. The video tracks the duo as they venture through Melbourne’s laneways, float over building tops and dine amidst floating silver ticker-tape. The video is the brainchild of director James Lawler and producer Nick Grimsdale of Doomsday Films.
Young Heretics are hitting the road on a national album launch tour, kicking off in Sydney next week.
Saturday 10th July - Spectrum, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th July - Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 17th July - The Troubadour, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 23rd July - Jive, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 24th July - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 29the July - Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 30th July - Norfolk Basement, Fremantle WA
Saturday 31st July - Amplifier, Perth WA
Sunday 1st August - Indi Bar, Scarborough WA
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Posted by kluster on May 7, 2010
A loud cheer just went up in Kluster's Sydney office. On the back of the release of their new album, End Times (could you get a more Mark Oliver Everett sounding title?) Eels have announced they're coming to OZ! Well, the East Coast section of OZ.
Enough talk, let's get to the details:
Dates:
Friday 13 August, Brisbane, The Tivoli.
Saturday 14 August, Sydney, Enmore Theatre.
Sunday 15 August, Melbourne, Palace Theatre.
Tickets from Ticketek.
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Posted by CatJuan on March 18, 2010
If synthesizers are your instrument of fancy Australian songstress, Seja's - once Seja Vogel, now simply Seja - debut album We Have Secrets But Nobody Cares will sound like angels singing straight into your eardrums. Her melodic voice combined with her synthesized pop beats make for a lovely bittersweet sound we here at Kluster enjoy.
Seja will be having her debut album launch tour at these dates and venues this April
SEJA ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR WITH OTOUTO – APRIL 2010
Friday 16th at The Metro, Adelaide with Otouto and Clue To Kalo
Saturday 17th at The Northcote Social Club, Melbourne with Otouto and special guests TBC
Thursday 22nd at The Troubadour, Brisbane with Otouto
Friday 23rd at The Sando, Sydney with Otouto and Ghoul
We've nabbed double passes to her shows in Melbourne and Sydney and we'd love to offer them to two lucky subscribers.
To enter email info@kluster.com.au with the subject: Seeing Seja
Seja - 'I'll Get To You'
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Posted by Danni Le Toullec on March 9, 2010
Not since The Strokes played The Gaelic in 2005 has a band of this calibre (read: popularity) played such an intimate show in Sydney.
Following the release of their second album Congratulations, MGMT has announced a series of one-date European shows with one stop in Australia. The band will be playing Heaven in London on March 18, followed by The Metro Theatre, Sydney on April 6.
While some of our London readers may have already missed the boat - tickets to Heaven sold out - the Sydney show is yet to go on sale. Sydneysiders will have to be snappy to secure one: sales are restricted to two per person and will be available from Ticketek or Metro Theatre at 9am this Thursday 11 March.
Our US and UK readers can head to MGMT's website for more tour dates in the US and Europe.
Following the international success of their 2008 debut album, Oracular Spectacular, Congratulations sees MGMT collaborating with some of their musical idols such as Sonic Boom. Look out for guest vocals from Royal Trux front-woman Jennifer Herrema.
Congratulations is set for release in April 2010, it is now available for pre-order.
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Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 23, 2010
We here at Kluster are well aware of the monumental power of the online medium. Another publication taking the internet by storm is REFINERY29.
Creators of R29, Philippe Von Borries (founder) and Piera Gelardi (style director) will be touring Australia this March, sharing their experience in fashion-based social media and new directions in fashion reporting. The event is proudly presented by our multi-tasking mates at Portable.
Based in New York, R29 launched in 2005. With over thirty editors and contributors and with millions of international followers, they show no signs of slowing down.
R29 covers fashion, shopping and sales, trends, interactive style guides, beauty and boutiques. Offering live to the minute updates; R29 literally has its finger on the pulse of the fashion world.
So if you are looking for ideas and inspiration on how to succeed in the online medium, get your ticket quick sticks!
Dates:
Friday 12th of March, 3pm The Edge - State Library of Queensland, Brisbane (facilitated by Alison Kubler)
Wednesday 17th of March, 6pm Museum of Sydney, Corner of Bridge and Phillip Street, Sydney (facilitated by Patty Huntington)
Thursday 18th of March, 6pm Penthouse Mouse, Melbourne
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Posted by Kristen D on February 8, 2010
You have to admit it – the Poms know how to party, especially when renowned music bible NME is involved.
Since 2004, Club NME has been spreading rapidly across Europe and is now heading Down Under for a series of Indie club nights. They will feature some our local faves; Philadelphia Grand Jury, Yacht Club DJs, and Purple Sneakers DJs as well as 80’s UK rock legend: Andy Rourke, from The Smiths.
For dates and tickets go http://www.clubnmeaustralia.com
Here is a taste of what to expect:
‘The Good News’ - Philadelphia Grand Jury (Yacht Club DJs remix)
Download it free!
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Posted by KB on January 28, 2010
Get ready for a legendary comeback, as dance music superstars Orbital announce an Australian tour on the back of their Playground Weekender appearance. In their first Australian appearance in 18 years, the electronic improvisers have added Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne dates to the schedule.
Orbital will be appearing:
Friday 19th February – Billboard, Melbourne
Sunday 21st February – Playground Weekender, Del Rio Resort
Tuesday 23rd February - The Forum, Sydney
Wednesday 24th February – Family Nightclub. Brisbane
With the band dubbed as one of “50 bands to see before you die” by Q Magazine, you’d better make the most of this rare appearance.
Tickets are on sale now from Moshtix.
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Posted by kluster on January 25, 2010
I must confess: It’s been a (long) while since I’ve been to church. With all my opinions on the absurdities of organised religion aside, I can’t deny the inherent tranquillity of a house of worship - the inherent stillness, the automatic reverence, a place for sacred ceremonies and MySpace Secret Shows.
Florence was missing most of her Machine tonight, on this her first EVER Australian performance. Flanked by a harp and an acoustic guitarist, multi-coloured light glowing from the surrounding stain glass windows, self-confessed eccentric Ms Welch proved her lungs alone were enough to breathe 'Cosmic Love' and a heavenly new life into a rundown and mostly ignored church on Oxford St.
Trademark red locks ablaze with backlighting, her soulful aching bellow stretched, swirled and soared to hymnal heights in the hour length show, signed off with crowd pleaser 'You’ve Got The Love'. Well, we sure hope she felt it too.
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