POWER ON A club night dedicated to power ballads is the newest addition on The Gaelic’s roster. They’ve called it Absolute Power and it’s dedicated to the best in fist-pumping, hair-teasing, face-melting riffs as the soundtrack, comprising purely power ballads, leads you through the night. The night is launched on Saturday 18 June, when The Gaelic will be given a facelift to resemble the set of an ‘80s music video – candelabras, fireworks, doves, smoke machines – the lot. The Absolute Power resident DJs will be spinning tracks on the night, joined by a number of special guests still to be announced.
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Melbourne rockers Calling All Cars have a new single out this week. It’s called Reptiles and is lifted from their second album, which they’re hard at work making with producer Tom Larkin, the dude who beats the drums for Shihad. The guys in Calling All Cars need a bit of fresh air as they’ve been holed up in the studio for a while now, working on said album, so they’re heading out on a headlining tour to launch the new single. With Strangers and The Cairos hopping in the van and coming along for the ride, the band plays Spectrum on Friday 27 May.
Sydney pop singer/songwriter Patrick Weyland-Smith, known under his stage name Patrick & The Deep End, has recently released his first EP. It’s called Stuck Up On Show and it’s a delicious little pop record bursting with theatricality and wit. He names Amanda Palmer, Bjork and The Smiths as influences, so if you’re intrigued as to what those influences could possibly culminate in then head to Low 302 on Sunday 15 May to find out. Entry is free.
NEWS IN BRIEF The Vines will “raise the roof” of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Newtown Thursday 26 May, the first Live At The Chapel event for 2011, and Russian Standard Vodka Live at the Chapel is offering fans the chance to win tickets to this money-can’t-buy concert – just go to the website for details.
DRAMATIC. ROMANTIC. DEADLY.
Hitting Sydney Friday to participate in the Creamfields festival, if you’d like to meet deadmau5 in person, he’ll be at Foot Locker on George St in the city between 4.30-5pm, where if you’re one of the first ten people to show your Creamfields ticket to the guys and girls there, you could also win some great prizes. Perth’s Rocket To Memphis, over this side of the continent to launch their new album, Jungle Juice, are playing an instore at Mojo Records in the city 6pm Thursday, their only Sydney performance. Some of the biggest names in Australian country music, among them Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Gina Jeffreys, The McClymonts, Catherine Britt, Wendy Matthews, Melinda Schneider, Beccy Cole and Felicity Urquhart, joined forces with host Ray Hadley at this year’s 39th Country Music Awards of Australia, to perform their version of The Beatles classic, Help. Released via BigPond, you can now buy their version, as The Spirit Of The Country, with all proceeds going to the Queensland Disaster Relief Fund. One of the major international attractions of this year’s Sydney Festival, Emmylou Harris, releases her new album, Hard Bargain, Friday. UK dubstep/R&B/House singer songwriter Katy B releases her debut album, On A Mission, locally Friday 6 May. English indie rock five-piece Art Brut releases its fourth album, Brilliant! Tragic!, Friday 6 May. Groundbreaking saxophonist Joshua Redman has a new quartet calling itself James Farm, which is releasing its eponymous debut album Friday 6 May. Three-time Grammy winner Booker T. Jones invited a few friends, The Roots, Sharon Jones and Lou Reed among them, to join him on his latest album, The Road From Memphis, which is released locally Friday 13 May. Brazilian-born DJ and electronic producer Amon Tubin releases his latest studio album, Isam, Friday 13 May. Toronto, Canada-based trio Austra releases its debut album, Feel It Break, Friday 13 May. Experimental Philadelphians Man Man release their new album, Life Fantastic, Friday 13 May. The South African-spawned LA-based Seether release their fourth studio album, Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray, Friday 13 May.
The Australian Ballet pays tribute to its British beginnings in a thrillingly diverse triple bill
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It’s been quite a while between releases from the artfully eccentric Kate Bush, her last being 2005’s Aerial. Released Friday 13 May, Director’s Cut isn’t exactly a new album but a revisiting and re-recording of selected tracks from her 1989 album, The Sensual World, and 1993’s The Red Shoes. Selected from concert performances between 2007 and 2009, Bride Of The Noisemakers is a new, live two CD set from Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, out Friday 13 May.
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Local prog five-piece Beggars Orchestra releases its debut album, And Then The Crows Will Come, Friday 13 May.
Daniel Gaudiello & Olivia Bell Photography—Georges Antoni
To celebrate 25 years of American glam rockers Poison, 35 of their biggest numbers have been gathered together for a careerspanning two CD set titled Double Dose: Ultimate Hits, out Friday 13 May. Celebrating the reunion of I Killed The Prom Queen and their participation in the Destroy Music tour through May, their 2006 album, Music For The Recently Deceased, expanded to a two CD set, and their DVD, Sleepless Nights And City Lights, with a bonus live disc, are being reissued.
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