Weezer
SURF WAX AUSTRALIA
Red Hot Chili Peppers
HOT STUFF
The wait is over! One of the longest gaps between Australian tours for one of the biggest alternative rock bands of all time is finally FINITO. The mighty geek rockers Weezer are heading to Perth for the first time since they played the building now known as The Doll House Gentlemen’s Club in 1996. On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, they will step into the hallowed home ground of your Perth Wildcats, Perth Arena, for a massive stadium rock show.They’ll be performing their seminal self-titled debut, affectionately known as The Blue Album, in full as well as a swag of their greatest hits. Tickets go on sale from Ticketek at 9am on Thursday, July 26. Or you might want to think about heading to weezer.com for presale info.
The 2013 Big Day Out line-up was revealed on Sunday, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably already know how frickin’ awesome it is. On public holiday Monday, January 28, the Big Day Out will return to Claremont Showgrounds (much to the displeasure of the suburb’s tuxedo wearing, coin counting locals) bringing with it the first Red Hot Chili Peppers WA show in over a decade, as well as new material from The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Band Of Horses, Foals and Animal Collective. Plus headline making acts of 2012 in Against Me!, 360, and Alabama Shakes. Oh, and did we mention B.O.B, Sleigh Bells, Jeff The Brotherhood, Off!, Jagwar Ma, Delta Spirit, Every Time I Die, House Vs Hurricane, Childish Gambino, Logo, Death Grips, Adventure Club and Gary Clark Jr? The dance festival within the festival, the Boiler Room returns, and beat lovers will be able to check out a brand new set from The Bloody Beetroots, along with Kaskade, Crystal Castles, Pretty Lights, Nicky Romero, Morgan Page and Sampology with his AV/DJ show. Wanna get your hands on a ticket? Hit up bigdayout.com from 8pm on Thursday, July 19. Yeow!
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Music: The Tea Party
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Music: Kim Salmon
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Music: Silver Jews/ Soul Asylum/ Dirty
You Am I main man and avid fixed gear bicyclist Tim Rogers has created some new noise by announcing a new album through new music label FOUR | FOUR which operates under ABC Music. The album, equipped with the quirky title Rogers Sings Rogerstein, will be released on August 24 and Rogers will head out to support the album shortly thereafter. He will play Clancy’s in Dunsborough on Thursday, September 27; the Fly By Night on Friday, September 28; the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, September 29; and he’ll even make a stop at Wave Rock Weekender in Hyden on Sunday, September 30. Tickets to the first three shows via Heatseeker and soulhighway.com.au is the place to go for Wave Rock Weekender information.
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Eye4 News/ Movies: The King Is Dead/
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Salt Cover Story: Brookes Brothers
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Volume
Regina Spektor
WALL OF SOUND
NewYork-based virtuoso songstress Regina Spektor is heading over our way. Spektor will take audiences through a journey of heartbreak at the wonderful Belvoir Amphitheatre on Wednesday, December 19. The tour supports her recently released sixth album, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, which again showcases her wild imagination, vast vocal range, and mastery of songwriting. Supporting her is fellow New Yorker, Only Son. Tickets via Ticketmaster on July 26, or head to frontiertouring.com to get some presale action.
KINGDOM OF FEAR
Industrial metal legends Fear Factory are heading to Australia to set stages afire with a mixture of passion and aggression. Supporting their notso-cleverly-titled album The Industrialist they will be playing Capitol on Sunday, September 30. Call in sick or otherwise be prepared to work Monday with ringing ears and your skin black and blue. It promises to be a night of extreme volumes with soaring guitars and melodic death metal screaming. With infighting that makes the Gallagher brothers look like babies, who knows if Fear Factory will ever come back. Tickets via OzTix.
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HAPPY CAMPERS
Cool news for all you happy campers, as the second announcement of bands heading to Southbound has been revealed, and once again it’s a doozy. English indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club and Maximo Park, along with English electronic heroes Hot Chip and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs head up the bill, while Aussie hip hop royalty Hilltop Hoods are along for the ride, as are the Swedish folk duo that play Americana First Aid Kit, and hotly tipped Brisbane-based indie poppers Millions. They join the previously announced Beach House, Best Coast, Boy & Bear, last week’s X-Press Magazine cover band The Flaming Lips, SBTRKT and The Vaccines for a festival of fun in the sun.The good vibes will take place at Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton on Friday, January 4, and Saturday, January 5. Announcements on tickets will be coming soon. Hey we forgot to mention Coolio. Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage. Slide, slide, slippity slide.
Cover: The Tea Party play Metro City next Thursday, July 26 Salt Cover: Brookes Brothers play Villa this Friday, July 20 www.xpressmag.com.au
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