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KNIEVEL AND TOBY MARTIN Toby Martin (Youth Group) and Wayne Connolly (Knievel) have been making records since the naughties, and despite several collaborations over the years have never toured together in such a way. The Songs from the Emerald City tour is in celebration of a long friendship and musical history, with songs infused with Sydney’s geographical wonder (and Kings Cross). Catch them play at The Toff on Saturday May 4.
BROTHERS GRIM & THE BLUE MURDERS After smashing it on their Been A While tour, Brothers Grim and The Blue Murders return with their Roll It In EP tour. Known for their combination of dusty blues and rock influenced by Chain, The Loved Ones, and Rose Tattoo, Brothers Grim and The Blue Murders have been making a name for themselves since 2010 with their powerful lives performances and pure swagger. Supporting the tour will be Howlin’ Stream Train and Melbourne rockers The Harlots. It all goes down at The Hi-Fi on Wednesday April 24. Tickets are through the venue website.
LORDE New Zealand songstress Lorde will be crossing the Tasman to visit Australian shores next month. The tour comes on the back of the release of her latest EP The Love Club, which features her latest single Royals, has sought praise from diverse musicians Grimes and Diplo. Lorde will play The Workers Club on Friday May 17.
KING TUFF
EMMA LOUISE
In addition to an appearance at the odyssey festival Bermuda Float, King Tuff has announced a second Melbourne show at The Tote on Sunday April 28. Along with fellow garage-rockers ScotDrakula, Bad Aches and Skyways Are Highways, King Tuff’s brainchild Kyle Thomas will play lo-fi delights from his debut solo album Was Dead along with his latest self-titled release. Get your tickets through Oztix.
The chanteuse who brought the incandescent Jungle to our ears has just released her stunning debut Vs Head Vs Heart, and is embarking on a tour around the country to rejoice. She is bringing the warmth of Queensland with her for a second Melbourne show due to popular demand. Don’t miss out on seeing Emma Louise at The Corner on Tuesday June 4. Tickets through the venue website.
LITA FORD
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
‘The Queen of Metal’ Lita Ford of ‘70s all-female group The Runaways will play a show at The Prince of Wales on Thursday May 23. Ford will visit our shores for the first time in support of her newest release Living Like A Runaway. Along with band members Joan Jett, Sandy West, Jackie Fox and Cherie Currie, Ford led a generation of empowerment in music for women, and later with her solo career in the ‘80s. Tickets are available through The Prince of Wales Bandroom site.
Following on from the release of the stellar Come Home To Mama, Martha Wainwright has announced her return to Australia. Expect to hear the dynamic range of material from Come Home To Mama, plus a selection of Martha’s well-adored back catalogue, when she takes her reputable live show to Melbourne this June. Martha Wainwright performs at Melbourne Recital Hall on Friday June 14 and Saturday June 15.
BEASTWARS Kiwi sludge rockers Beastwars have announced a headline show at The Bendigo on Saturday May 11. Building a solid reputation in their homeland, Beastwars will venture across the Tasman for the first time ever to launch their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Blood Becomes Fire. Support on the night comes from The Ruiner, Broozer and Batpiss.
CHVRCHES
HAMISH ANDERSON With such a developed style and lived in demeanour, Hamish Anderson’s self-titled debut EP released April 19 is an anticipated listen. Recorded in Sydney’s famed BJB Studio, the EP features an eclectic mix of notable artists including members of Foo Fighters, Angus & Julia Stone and Bluejuice. The folk-rock balladeer plays The Toff In Town on Wednesday May 1.
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CHVRCHES will be descending on Australian shores for a tour this August. Selling out shows across the US, UK and Europe, the promising young trio are known for their hybrid blend of electronica, hip hop and post-punk. CHVRCHES hit up The Corner on Monday August 5. Tickets are available from the venue website.
SASKWATCH Q&A THE SCARLETS
Define your genre in five words or less: Sonic protest cosmos rock. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? S.E. Hinton. Heartache. Ledbelly. Picasso. People who aren’t considered beautiful. François Truffaut. The Velvet Underground. Poor kids. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Diego Maradona. The Deal sisters. Jean-Paul Belmondo. Queensland. Montaigne. Henry Lawson. Andy Warhol. The guitar that lay under my mother’s bed for years. There’s so much – I really don’t know. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Again I don’t know. I think the best thing any band can do is to concentrate on making their art better. Success, whatever that means, is a cosmic lottery, if it doesn’t come, you still have an art. Treat it like a friend. Success for me was music and art getting me out of a potentially bleak future. When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/ single/etc? Launching 10” EP Troubled Trees at The Spotted Mallard on Saturday April 20. I hate the word launch though. I’d rather lunch. What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording? Gaslight Radio once mixed an album at Garry Gary Beers studio, that was quite strange I suppose. There was caviar in the fridge. There was MTV awards laying around like old shoes. I remember thinking both his wife and maid were beautiful. We also stole 30 personalised Garry Gary Beers guitar picks and nearly killed his dog. We were all on the dole at the time. Beat Magazine Page 18
Ten bands everyone should know about: Royal Headache, Charles Bradley, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, The Genie, The Bluebottles, Money For Rope, The Messengers, The Harpoons, Courtney Barnett. Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Alcohol, avocado, chilli sauce, lettuce, tomato, beans, corn, capsicum, tortillas. Eight possessions that define you: records, turntable, guitar, trumpet, laptop, television , Farfisa organ, Suzuki omnichord.
Five people who inspire you: Rufus Wainwright, Beck, Jarrad Brown, Bob Dylan, Richard Ayoade. Four things that turn you on: Alabama Shakes, Richard Bradbeer, Tabasco sauce, Coca Cola. Three goals for your music: Get better. Have fun. People come to shows. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: Meredith and Golden Plains. Best festivals in the world.
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: The Life Aquatic, Submarine, Game Of Thrones, The Simpsons, Bored To Death, The IT Crowd, Scanners.
One day left before the apocalypse and you… Party.
Six bad habits you can’t escape: Drinking Coca Cola, chewing fingernails, swearing, alcohol, poor sleeping patterns , annoying people.
When’s the gig / release? I Get Lonely single release party Friday April 19 at The Prince Bandroom alongside Money For Rope, The Bluebottles and Eagle and the Worm DJs. Saturday April 20 at Theatre Royal in Castlemaine.
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