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INDIE NEWS
SOAK IN THAT FEELING
THE MOMENT AFTER
DRINKS ALL ‘ROUND
An American and a Venezuelan walk into a jam room in Adelaide, We Do This emerge, and they are unlike any two-piece indie act you’ll hear. They kick off their Sensation single launch tour at The Bearded Lady, 17 Jul.
Gearing up to win rooms over with their energetic alt-rock angles, Creo have got another class single in their canon, Afterglow, and will show the track off with a free show at New Globe Theatre, 15 Aug.
Sydney riot-rousers Little Bastard want some local company this week, that’s why they’ve called on Family Jordan to help at Black Bear Lodge, Thursday and Tea Society, pictured, to warm Solbar, Maroochydore up on Friday.
KEEP ON COOKING
HIGH FLYING BIRD
GOING WITH THE FLOW
Swig from the flask and settle in for the blues sounds of Jimi Beavis and his guitar-slinging accomplice Chris Bancroft when the pair don their sharpest threads and arrive on the Padre stage this Saturday.
The Blackeyed Susans’ lead singer Rob Snarski is releasing his debut solo album Wounded Bird next month and will launch it around the country. See him run through this beautiful new collection of songs at Junk Bar, 29 Aug.
Self-taught north Queensland roots player CJ Stephens has migrated south for a crack at Brisbane stages, and he’s excited about sharing his chilled out positivity with the crowd at Dowse Bar, 3 Aug. Support from Dan Stoneman.
HOOTING MAD
SET TO EXPLODE
PLENTY ON THE PLATE
Newcastle high flyers The Owls will bring their mammoth 26-date tour in support of their upcoming EP Own The Streets to The Bearded Lady, 12 Sep; The Northern, Byron Bay, 13 Sep; and Broadbeach Tavern, GC, 14 Sep.
Re-emerging from the studio with a brand new LP, Time Bomb, Karl S. Williams will show off his freakish six-string talents and lived-in voice when launching the record on the Gold Coast at Rabbit & Cocoon, 1 Aug.
Hit up The Zoo, 18 Jul, and get the emotion-charged rock of Columbia Buffet. Brisbane’s answer to Jimmy Eat World will take part in a charity event for The Butterfly Foundation alongside Hushka, Common Deers and Hugo Slide.
EXTRA CHAOS
BIG SCREEN DREAMS
A NIGHT OF DISCOVERY
Louder than rock, but not exactly metal, Big & The Bangs will make you a believer when they launch their debut EP The Big, The Bang, The Boom! at Prince Of Wales Hotel this Friday. Loud Goes Bang, El Mondo and more support.
The July movie program at New Globe Theatre features everything from Amelie and Eraserhead, right through to Zoolander and Monty Python & The Holy Grail. Head to Kristian Fletcher’s webpage to find out dates and details.
Get excited by a host of new local sounds at The Zoo, 7 Aug, with some melodic heaviness courtesy of Flynn Effect, dirty rock crew Hyde & the Hitcher and more alternative fare from The Vices.
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