7 days at FAC | The Fabulous Singlettes | Hippo! Hippo!

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2 June 2016

HOLD ME BACK TOUR KICKS OFF THIS MONTH!

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MANSIONAIR, SLUM SOCIABLE + ALI BARTER

Fresh off the back of massive Groovin’ the Moo performances, which saw the band play to thousands of adoring fans, The Rubens will kick off their biggest headline tour ever this month!

The Rubens will be joined by special guests Mansionair and Slum Sociable at all shows on the Hold Me Back tour, with Ali Barter also joining the fun in Sydney and Melbourne.

Tickets to all shows are flying out the door – don’t miss out!

MEET THE RUBENS ON A BACKSTAGE TOUR
+ WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE SHOW!

We’re giving one lucky winner (+ their equally lucky guest!) two tickets to their preferred show on the Hold Me Back tour to dance the night away.

Even better, you and your guest will also go on a backstage tour that includes meeting the members of The Rubens!

To enter, take a photo featuring the hand gesture on The Rubens’ album artwork (featured above) + upload it to your preferred social media platform, tagging#TheRubensHoops and @frontiertouringin the caption. Don’t forget to set the post to ‘public’ so we can see it!

Most creative entry wins!

Hell’s Belles

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2 June 2016

The all-female 30 piece pop choir THE DECIBELLES present their major annual feast of gorgeous renditions of Australia’s chart toppers over the past 20 years… HELL’S BELLES…

A shirt-shredding tribute to a genre that has endured and evolved – from pubs to stadiums, garage grunge to polished pop rock – not to mention soft rock, glam rock, rock chicks and of course some iconic Oz rock… the Belles are cramming it all into one stone-washed, silver-studded spectacular.

Belting out the ballads and interpreting the anthems that rallied the generations, The Belles are back, looking good in leather and sounding slicker than ever.

The choir will be performing a selection of songs from Australia’s rock chart toppers including My Immortal (Evanescence), Call Me (Blondie), Uprising (Muse), Smells Like Teen Spirit(Nirvana) and much more!

Sat 4 June: 4pm Doors Open 2.00pm, Showtime 3.00pm.

Theatre Style Seating. Tickets – Adult: $35, Concession: $30, Child U/12: $20

Reserved Seats: $35.00 +bf

Sat 4 June 7pm Doors Open 6.30pm, Showtime 7.30pm.

Theatre Style Seating. Tickets – Adult: $35, Concession: $30, Child U/12: $20

Reserved Seats: $35.00 +bf

Jim Keays Exhibition

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2 June 2016

Rock Legend Jim Keays fronted rock band The Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player from 1965 to 1972, and had many Top 20 hits in their career.

Keays, as a member of The Masters Apprentices, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist he recorded several albums. From 2000, he performed in Cotton Keays & Morris alongside Darryl Cotton and Russell Morris. But unbeknown to his fans, he was also talented in creating beautiful and evocated watercolour paintings with strong emotive powerful and yet often subtle connections to the landscape or subject matter. Within this exhibition we get true insight to the multi talented legend.

In July 2007, Keays was diagnosed with myeloma and died in 2014 aged 67

“Jim Keays was a true artist in every sense of the word. A wordsmith, he was best known for crafting lyrics to music, creating songs that became timeless hits – songs that move the spirit of all who hear them. Such a gift would be more than enough for one lifetime but there was more than meets the eye to the man who was my husband and life-partner for over 25 years. Jim was also blessed with an innate talent for drawing and painting delicate watercolours. Two years and one month after his passing, it is my privilege and pleasure to invite you to enjoy Jim’s first ever art exhibition, The Secret Life of Rock Legend Jim Keays. KARIN KEAYS.

When Jim and I first met in 1988, he lived in a big, pink house in high ‘80s style in the Eastern suburbs. We called it the House of Love. Perched on a wall in the family room was a watercolour painting, a period scene, unmistakably Scottish in a small battered frame. It was completely lost amongst the excesses of ‘80s design and flamboyant music memorabilia.

Still, something about it drew my eye; a delicate, almost whimsical quality that would often have me pausing to look into it. One day, I asked Jim how old it was, thinking it had come from Scotland with the Keays family. His answer was not what I expected, “I did it when I was 10 or 11.”

Jim said he had rarely touched watercolours – his favoured medium – since the Masters Apprentices took off in the 60s. He was uncharacteristically shy and self-deprecating about his ability, which I found very touching. Jim’s painting talent was a part of himself that he kept hidden, a vulnerability that he felt safe sharing with me.

Soon after our wedding in 1989, we moved to a period house and I asked Jim if he would do some pictures for our home. He started out with pencils and ink. Jim’s talent for drawing was innate and we soon had beautiful still life drawings decorating our home. His watercolours and brushes were old and his first attempts left Jim feeling frustrated and inadequate at what he felt was a lack of technique. Art supplies became favoured Christmas and birthday gifts and gradually his art kit began to build.

A family holiday to the UK resulted in a series of pen and ink drawings of my favourite medieval locations. Jim would choose a spot with the perspective he liked best, settle on the green grass and create beautiful, delicate pictures that he would present to me… a gift of love so special that our friend, Liz Reid, made them into a series of personal greeting cards for us.

Back in Melbourne, Jim began watercolour classes at the local community centre and thrived on his weekly classes. His fellow students were mainly retired ladies and Jim enjoyed their company, learning new techniques and painting at home, on family holidays and when on the road with Cotton Keays & Morris.

He would bring his latest painting into the lounge room and sheepishly prop it up on the mantle, prefacing its display with an apologetic comment. This was so unlike the man who had put himself and his music on display to the world for decades. I often described Jim’s rock star persona as having more front than Myer and the hide of ten rogue elephants. He never suffered stage fright and any criticism of his antics washed over him like water off a duck’s back but with his painting, he had no armour at all. Jim would give his art away as a gift and paint for charity when asked but he never felt able to exhibit.

Eventually, Jim changed art classes and, under the tutelage of Greg Allan, developed his technique even further. By this time, Jim had been diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer. His paintings became less frequent as the gruelling treatment took its toll. There were periods when the treatment was scaled back and I would encourage him to pick up his brushes again but, as time went on, he felt like it less often.

In the ultimate gift of love and trust, Jim bequeathed all his paintings and artworks to me saying, “They are for you. You’ll know what to do with them.”
Two years and one month after his passing, I now feel ready to share some of the beautiful and poignant art of the creative spirit who was my husband and partner.

It is my privilege and pleasure to invite you to enjoy Jim’s first ever art exhibition, The Secret Life of Rock Legend Jim Keays. ….. Karin Keays

This Much Talent, Shadow Electric, Beat & RRR Present 

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2 June 2016

this much talent, shadow electric, beat & rrr present — labourof love

LABEL OF LOVE 

Aarght & Cool Death, Bedroom Suck, Remote Control, The Farmer and The Owl, Deaf Ambitions & Spunk Records UNTZZ & Temporal Cast
FULL LABEL LINEUPS ANNOUNCED

June 4th – July 3rd 2016
SHADOW ELECTRIC BANDROOM

In conjunction, the Shadow Electric Bandroom, Label of Love is pleased to announce its return for a series of shows this June and July – celebrating all things local and independent.  Running from 4th June – 3rd July each show will feature a different label with a focus on the amazing people behind the labels and the artists signed to it. You can expect live music; pop-up merchandise stores, art exhibitions, food trucks, birthday celebrations and more….

The idea behind Label of Love is to pay homage to the people who tirelessly work behind the scenes to support local music and promote Australian independent artists to the rest of the world.

This June and July join Aarght, Cool Death, Bedroom Suck, Remote Control, The Farmer and The Owl, UNTZZ, Temporal Cast, Spunk Records and Deaf Ambitions to celebrate all things independent.

Saturday 4th June – Aarght & Cool Death Records
Doors 5.00pm  – 11.00pm
Orion (NSW), Power, Nun, Ausmuteants, Whipper, Terry, Tommy T & The Classical Mishaps

Aarght Records was started by the members of the Ooga Boogas in 2007. The independent label has released thirty-two records, mostly by Melbourne artists. With a belief that the label a record is released on is possibly the least important aspect of that record, and with this in mind, do not use a company logo.

Starting back in 2013, by releasing a few demos, Cool Death has become one of Australia’s best punk labels and the home to the likes of Straightjacket Nation, UV Race, Tyrannamen, Tommy T & The Classical Mishaps, Orion and Power. Run by artists who all play in bands associated with the label, “The only rule is COOL”.

Tickets to Aarght Death are on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Sunday June 12 – Remote Control Records 15^th Birthday
Doors 2.00pm  – 11.00pm
Lost Animal, Teeth & Tongue, Dorsal Fins, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Leah Senior, Jim Lawrie + four super special secret acts TBA
DJ sets from Pearls, Jeremy Neale, King Gizzard, The Murlocs, Beat Orgy, Harvey Saward & Remote Control Djs

Remote Control Records celebrates it’s 15th Birthday at the Shadow Electric as a part of the Label of Love series on Sunday 12th June 2016 (Queens Birthday long weekend). Join us for a super special day & night filled with live music from Jim Lawrie, Leah Senior, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Dorsal Fins, Teeth & Tongue, Lost Animal, + four super secret special guests to be announced in the coming weeks. Also featuring DJ sets from Remote Control DJs (Sweetie & Lorrae), Harvey Saward, DJ Fletch (Maq Fletcher), The Murlocs Djs, Pearls Djs, Steve Cross (Beat Orgy) & King Gizz Djs.

Tickets to Remote Control 15th Birthday on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Sunday June 19 – Farmer And The Owl Records
Doors 6.00pm  – 11.00pm
Hockey Dad, Bec Sandridge, The Pinheads & Tees
Farmer & The Owl was set up as a label in 2014 after it’s founders had run a festival together under the same name a year earlier. The mission was to take some of the best artists from our local area, affectionately known as the Leisure Coast, and help promote them to wider audiences. Now with a roster of five diverse artists that all have releases forthcoming, the label is holding a Melbourne showcase with the majority of its roster.

Tickets to Farmer & the Owl on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Friday June 24 – Bedroom Suck Records
Doors 7.00pm  – 11.00pm
Totally Mild, Terrible Truths, Lower Plenty, Childsaint (WA) & Pillow Pro
Nearly one year on since the ‘Totally Terrible’ tour swept the UK & Europe, label mates Totally Mild and Terrible Truths reunite to take the stage together in Melbourne. After both releasing their debut albums in 2015, these bands are again working head-to-head, currently involved in putting the finishing touches on two brand new records made earlier this year in Melbourne. Joining the night will be Lower Plenty, Perth’s sun-drenched melancholic Childsaint, and Melbourne favourites Pillow Pro.

Tickets to Totally Terrible on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Saturday June 25 – Deaf Ambitions & Spunk Records
Doors 5.00pm  – 11.00pm
The Ocean Party, Machine Translations, Way Dynamic, Cool Sounds, Oscar Dowling (New Gum Sarn), Emma Russack & Zone Out

Deaf Ambitions is a Melbourne-based record label.
Born from the ashes of a terribly designed and rather poorly written blog celebrating the minnows of Australian music, Deaf Ambitions’ current incarnation strives to serve the same primary purpose – to put that stuff where it belongs: out in the open, flapping about in the wind for all to swoon over and admire.
SPUNK started as a fanzine in 1994, In 1999 it became a record label & 17 years later we have released over 500 records from a large range of artists including Mac Demarco, Bill Callahan, Bat For Lashes, Ty Segall, Belle and Sebastian and Jason Isbell. With a passion for the discovery of local Australian and New Zealand music, Spunk’s Australasian artists include Tiny Ruins, Shining Bird, Holly Throsby, Aldous Harding, Flowertruck, Gold Class, Nadia Reid etc & of course the fine artists that are performing at this showcase! Thanks so much for performing the Ocean Party, Emma Russack, Machine Translations and Mining Boom.

Tickets to Spunk Ambitions on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Sunday June 26 – UNTZZ Records
Doors 6.00pm  – 11.00pm
Mic Mills & Furious Frank [Live], Freddie Norwood & Arthur Miles [Live], Babicka [Live] + MORE SPECIAL GUESTS AND INTERMISSION DJ’S TBA
Untzz Records start from what turned out to be a five-year-long weekly residency at the legendary Sugar Nightclub in Adelaide. All of the original artists on the label were also DJs, playing every Saturday night for five years.
After road testing original music week after week it became clear that we needed a platform to press the music to vinyl for keeps, and so the label was born. In three years the label has firmly established itself as a mainstay amongst the upper echelons of Australian club labels.

Tickets to UNTZZ Records on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Sunday July 3 – Temporal Cast
Doors 6.00pm  – 11.00pm
Cale Sexton (Live), Kangaroo Skull (Live), Chiara Kickdrum (Live), Jamal Amir (Live) & X Axis (DJ)
Temporal Cast came into being out of an impulse to draw together what was, at the time, some disparate new talent emerging within Melbourne’s dance-music underground.
Since then, the acts which the label has been lucky enough to feature and support have grown into some of this city’s more sought-after names and the label itself has coalesced into something with more substance and momentum than what was ever anticipated.

Tickets to Temporal Cast Records on sale now: www.shadowelectric.com.au

Label of Love
June 4th – July 3rd 2016
Sunday June 12 – Remote Control Records
Sunday June 19 – Famer And The Owl Records
Friday June 24 – Bedroom Suck Records
Saturday June 25 – Deaf Ambitions & Spunk Records
Sunday June 26 – UNTZZ Records
Sunday July 3 – Temporal Cast

SHADOW ELECTRIC BANDROOM AT THE ABBOTSFORD CONVENT
1 ST HELIERS STREET, ABBOTSFORD

CITY CALM DOWN announce September national tour with special guests Ali Barter + Middle Kids, on sale Monday 6 June

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2 June 2016

ANNOUNCE SEPT NATIONAL TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ALI BARTER + MIDDLE KIDS
ON SALE MONDAY 6 JUNE

I OH YOU are thrilled to announce Melbourne four-piece City Calm Down will hit the road in September, embarking on their biggest capital city shows to date plus gigs in Hobart and Wollongong. Current single ‘Border On Control’ is building up the hype, while debut LP In A Restless House landed triple j’s Feature Album and scored praise from the likes of NME and Apple’s Beats 1 (who spun previous singles ‘Rabbit Run’ and ‘Son’)… these shows will be huge!

“Their anthem-like instrumentation completely floods the space they inhabit … this band are as compelling to watch as they are to listen to.” – Musicfeeds

“It’s easy to see why City Calm Down have sold out this tour, and where the hype comes from.” – Life Without Andy

Watch the live video for ‘Falling’

Recently highlighted by NME as one of THE bands to check out at Brighton’s The Great Escape, enjoying a set at Liverpool Sound City and selling out London headline shows,City Calm Down‘s previous album tour saw thousands of tickets quickly snapped up across 10 sold-out dates.

Joining City Calm Down are two special guests: Ali Barter (all shows bar Maroochy) andMiddle Kids (Brisbane, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne). Melbourne’s Barter recently covered Tame Impala’s ”Cause I’m A Man’ for Like A Version, and her own ‘Far Away’, wooing crowds with a stand-out set at 2016’s St Jerome’s Laneway festival. With their first single ‘Edge Of Town’ landing triple j play and FBi 94.5’s Independent Artist of the Week, expect big things from Sydney trio Middle Kids.

Before these spring tour dates, City Calm Down will also play Byron Bay’s sold-out Splendour In The Grass, taking to the stage on Sunday 24 July.

With their last tour completely selling out, and these September dates promising to be epic, grab your tickets quick-smart to avoid missing out! Catch City Calm live – presented by I OH YOU and WME.

CITY CALM DOWN SEPTEMBER TOUR DATES
Presented by I OH YOU & WME
With special guests Ali Barter (all shows except Maroochy) +
Middle Kids (Bris, Syd, Woll, Melb only)

Sign up to the City Calm Down newsletter to access the pre-sale – head tocitycalmdown.com/signup

Pre-sale: Fri 3 June (9am, local time) to Mon 6 June (8am, local time)
(or until sold out)

General public tickets on sale Monday 6 June, 9am (local time)

In A Restless House tracklist

Intro
Border On Control
Son
Rabbit Run
Wandering
Your Fix
Nowhere to Start
If There’s a Light On
Falling
Until I Get By
In a Restless House

In A Restless House – City Calm Down
Out now through I OH YOU

Purchase In A Restless House at all good retailers & here

‘Your Fix’ by City Calm Down

MODELS, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, ROSS WILSON, ED KUEPPER Plus MORE at MEMO Music Hall!

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2 June 2016

models, daryl braithwaite, ross wilson, ed kuepper plus more at memo music hall!

Dear MEMO Music Lovers,

Winter has arrived and so has another season of fabulous live music at MEMO Music Hall! To warm things up, we are kicking off with Aussie song writing legend DON WALKER and his band The Sauve Fucks on Friday night with special guest Liz Stringer. Then on Saturday, be treated to something a little different as the delightful DECIBELLES, an all female pop choir, bring you ‘HELLS BELLES’, a showcase of popular chart-topping tunes from the past 20 years. This event is so popular that we are hosting two shows; one at 3pm and another at 7pm, so take your pick!

We are literally bursting at the seams with excitement as we have 5 brand new shows to announce this week… July sees the one and only DARYL BRAITHWAITE making his debut’, all-time favourites ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS are back and Hong Kong’s YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR are performing their only Melbourne show. August sees ED KUEPPER return with part 2 of his Lost Cities album tour and after 12 months, the MODELS will be rockin’ the stage in September.

Please READ ON to find out more about shows coming up at MEMO and other news…

NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS

FRI

22

JUL

DARYL BRAITHWAITE

We are extremely pleased to welcome Daryl Braithwaite to MEMO for the very first time for a rockin’ end of the week treat. SELLING FAST! More info

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ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS

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JUL

We are very excited to have Ross Wilson & his rockin’ band The Peaceniks perform their debut show at MEMO with two BIG rockin’ sets. More info

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YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR – HONG KONG

TUE

26

JUL

The highly regarded world class cultural ambassadors fresh from Hong Kong ‘YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR’ will be performing their only Melbourne Show at MEMO More info

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ED KUEPPER – LOST CITIES ALBUM TOUR PART 2

FRI

26

AUG

Ed Kuepper returns to Melbourne with part 2 of his Lost Cities album tour. With two big sets, an Ed-feast is guaranteed! More info

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FRI

09

SEP

AN EVENING WITH MODELS

After 12 months, The Harbour Agency and Creative Services are very pleased to present MODELS once again St Kilda’s MEMO Music Hall. More info

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DON WALKER & THE SUAVE FUCKS

THIS WEEK

FRI

03

JUN

After launching his brillliant album ‘Hully Gully’ genious songwriter DON WALKER and band will perform a special Melbourne show. With guest: LIZ STRINGER More info

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SAT

04

JUN

HELLS BELLES

An all-female 30 piece pop choir THE DECIBELLES present their annual show with gorgeous renditions of Australia’s chart toppers over the past 20 years. More info

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SAT

04

JUN

HELLS BELLES

An all-female 30 piece pop choir THE DECIBELLES present their annual show with gorgeous renditions of Australia’s chart toppers over the past 20 years. More info

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NEXT WEEK

FRI

10

JUN

ZORBA GYPSY PARTY

A world music collective like no other with two fantastic gypsy bands, belly dancers and 1 DJ, The evening features SHAKSHUKA, THE IMPRINTS & D-JINN. More info

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TEX PERKINS & CHARLIE OWEN

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11

JUN

It’s a pleasure to have St Kilda icon, TEX PERKINS back at MEMO, this time performing an intimate show with legendary soundscape instrumentalist CHARLIE OWEN. More info

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OTHER SHOWS COMING UP @ MEMO…

FRI 17 JUN – Mental As Anything w/guest Joe Matera
SAT 18 JUN – ‘Leave Your Hat On’ – Songs Of Joe Cocker
SUN 19 JUN – Fete De La Musique (Make Music Day) – Free Entry!
FRI 24 JUN – Belmar Records Top 10 Vol 4 CD Launch
SAT 02 JUL – Nathan Hawes – I’ll Remember w/guest Josh Cashman
SAT 09 JUL – Epic Brass presents horn hits of HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, MIDNIGHT OIL, THE SAINTS & more..
SAT 30 JUL – Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission ‘Mid Winter Hit Out’
SAT 31 JUL – AViiDA ‘Dear Me’ w/guests Bloom
SAT 06 AUG – Gallie – East Coast Tour
SAT 13 AUG – Trace Bundy (USA) – Only Melbourne Show
SAT 27 AUG – Into The Mystic – The Music Of Van Morrison
SAT 03 SEP – Rock 4 Regal
SAT 22 OCT – Monique Brumby – Thylacine 20th Anniversary
SUN 23 OCT – The Soldiers Wife

Visit www.memomusichall.com.au for More Info

OTHER NEWS…

Coming up at The Winnebago Lounge:
SUN 05 JUN – THE JUNES
(Located upstairs in the St Kilda RSL, from 5pm. Free Entry!)

ONE ELECTRIC DAY returns to Victoria

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ONE ELECTRIC DAY RETURNS TO VICTORIA FOR A FOURTH YEAR WITH A MASSIVE LINE UP OF AUSSIE ROCK ROYALTY

JIMMY BARNES, ICEHOUSE, JAMES REYNE, RUSSELL MORRIS AND THE BADLOVES
TICKETS ON SALE FROM 9AM THURSDAY 9 JUNE 2016

In what will no doubt be another sell-out event, the annual ONE ELECTRIC DAY FESTIVAL returns to the Great Lawn of Werribee Park this November with a killer line- up of great Aussie Rock. This must see event of the summer featuresJIMMY BARNES, ICEHOUSE, JAMES REYNE, RUSSELL MORRIS and THE BADLOVES.

The home-grown Victorian event, which has become a favourite on the local festival calendar, has previously sold-out every year well in advance and 2016 promises to be no different.

ONE ELECTRIC DAY promoter Duane McDonald says he is excited to bring another great line-up of Australian music royalty to the stage and expects the 2016 event to be bigger than ever with industry giants Jimmy Barnes and Icehouse appearing on the same bill for the very first time. “ONE ELECTRIC DAY is a great family event for all ages,” he says.“We are proud to be able to bring such great artists to the one stage for music fans to enjoy. We anticipate this year’s festival will once again sell-out quickly so encourage you to get in quick to avoid disappointment.”

JIMMY BARNES needs no introduction to Aussie rock music lovers and his inclusion in any festival bill is always guaranteed to delight. As a legend both from his time fronting Cold Chisel and his top charting solo career, Barnes has toured the breadth of Australia. He has an enviable back catalogue that makes for incredible live performances with songs like ‘Working Class Man‘, ‘When Your Love Is Gone and No Second Prize’ to name a few. With the announcement of his latest soul series album – which follows on from his Soul Deep (1991), Soul Deeper (2000) and The Rhythm and The Blues (2009) soulful installments – Soul Searchin’ explores Jimmy’s musical roots and is out on June 3. Jimmy Barnes takes to the stage in 2016 with rock n roll set packed with his greatest hits. Jimmy Barnes fact sheet available here.

ICEHOUSE are one of those bands who have managed to transcend age groups and with a career spanning more than 30 years, generations of music lovers have been brought up with hits such as ‘Crazy’, ‘Electric Blue’, ‘We Can Get Together’, ‘Great Southern Land‘, ‘Hey Little Girl’ and ‘Man Of Colours’ to name a few. ICEHOUSE have sold over three million albums locally, more than nine million internationally have achieved 28 platinum album sales in Australasia. They have had eight Top 10 albums and more than 30 Top 40 singles. One of Australia’s greatest live acts, they are set to present a show not to be missed.

JAMES REYNE has been treading the boards in the rock halls of Australian music for decades. From his time fronting the legendary Australian Crawl through to his successful solo career, James’ music is part of Australian history. As a prolific songwriter and strong vocalist, it’s no surprise that James has won accolade after accolade for his contribution to music.

Bringing both new and old music to the stage, RUSSELL MORRIS will have audiences on their feet. More than 40 years after his breakthrough hit – the Molly Meldrum-produced psychedelic masterpiece, ‘The Real Thing’ – Russell Morris has successfully reinvented himself as a superb bluesman. His latest albums – including Sharkmouth, Van Diemen’s Land and Red Dirt – Red Heart – have comprised of roots-derived songs built on the stories of Australia. Recognised as one of Australia’s premier singer-songwriters, Russell also penned such iconic hits as ‘Wings of an Eagle’, ‘Sweet Sweet Love‘ and ‘The Girl That I Love’ to name a few.THE BADLOVES are an Australian institution. Established in Melbourne in the late 1980s, they have made an indelible imprint on the local scene, from their original compositions to their collaborations. Described as having a ‘neo-hippy, retro’ sound, they have an impressive back catalogue including the likes of ‘Green Limousine‘, ‘I Remember’, ‘Lost’ and ‘Memphis’ to name a few.

One Electric Day
JIMMY BARNES, ICEHOUSE, JAMES REYNE, RUSSELL MORRIS and THE BADLOVES

For full tour info click here

Frontier Members pre-sale runs from Mon 6 Jun
Click here for details

General public tickets on sale from Thu 9 Jun
9am local time

Sun 27 Nov
Werribee Park on the Great Lawn (All Ages)
Werribee, VIC
ticketmaster.com.au
136 100

Children under 12 admitted free with a paying adultFRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE DETAILS

Frontier Members pre-sale runs via frontiertouring.com/oneelectricday
Monday 6 June (12pm AEST)
to Wednesday 7 June (12pm AEST)
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

General public on sale: Thurday 9 June, 10am local time

FOUR LOU REED MOMENTS

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Stuart Coupe

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2 June 2016

(1) Launceston. 1972.

Listening to the first and second Velvets albums in Launceston (on vinyl – natch . . .) with my friend David Woodhall at his house. We were both 16 or 17. We smoked a lot of pot. At the end of the night – after multiple plays of Sister Ray – I said to David “what if we’re already dead and this is what happens next?” We were young but the Velvets were part of our psyche – then and now. We both owed Melbourne’s David N. Pepperell for the tip in the first place.

(2) Adelaide. 1974.

I’m in Adelaide as a Tasmania representative at the Under 18?s for the Australian Squash Championships. My friend David has asked if I want to see Lou that night. I go to the official opening party in my green blazer and nice pants then race to the venue. We’re in the 10th row. It’s AC/DC as the support. A month before Bon takes over on vocals. They’re wearing pink flares. Come the break and I’m feeling kinda self conscious in my squash party uniform. Did I say this was Adelaide in 1974?
Show time. The band hits with Sweet Jane as Lou wanders out. Amazing show. Two moments. Lou teases a guy near the front. Beckons him to get onstage and dance. Eventually the guy does, Lou turns his back as the bouncers throw the guy out. Show ends. Lou goes to leave. Doors only exist because of walls. Lou would appear to have a choice. He walks straight into the wall. His minders navigate the other option.

(3) Australia. 1985.

I’m managing the Hoodoo Gurus. We’re doing a national tour with Lou. I never get to meet him. But on the morning of our flight from Adelaide to Melbourne we’re boarding the plane and Lou and my eyes meet. He winks. That was it. Ken West promoted the tour. He used to have a framed tour poster on his wall. It read “To Ken – nice try – Lou.”

(4) Sydney. 1995.

Lou and I are talking. My attempts at matching it with ‘intellectual’ Lou are falling flat. Questions about Paul Auster and Vaclav Havelare going nowhere. The conversation is spiralling – downwards. I mention the 30th Anniversary Bob Dylan show at Madison Square Garden. Lou become frighteningly nice: “You’ve got to understand, to my right was Booker T, behind me was Duck Dunn, and to the left was Steve Cropper for Christ’s sake . . . I was in heaven. I couldn’t even imagine more fun.”
From this point on Lou and I were bonding – over music. My closing to the story went:
“Just as we hang up Reed tells me it was nice talking. Coming from him it’s a big compliment. Maybe he’s not so bad after all. Ten minutes later he’d dissecting a woman at Triple J with the sensitivity of a demented, pathological surgeon. Oh, that’s right. He IS an arsehole. An extraordinarily talented arsehole.”

Things to listen to:

– All four Velvets albums – Loaded is my favourite followed by the Third Album
– Pretty much any version of ‘Sweet Jane’. The greatest opening riff in rock’n’roll history.
– Live At Max’s and 1969 Live (double album) for the best glimpse of the Velvets live.
– The Quine Tapes – cassette recordings by the guy who would later be Lou’s (inspired) guitar foil.
– New York – for its searing dissection of New York.
– Songs For Drella – Lou and John Cale pay a beautiful tribute to Andy Warhol.
– ‘Coney Island Baby’ – for the lines “I wanna play football for the coach.”
– Rock’n’Roll Animal – Lou’s greatest post-Velvets live album.
– Take No Prisoners – Lou’s second best (and nastiest – and funniest) live album.
– ‘Street Hassle’ – for the line “that bitch will never fuck again” and Bruce Springsteen’s cameo at the end.
– ‘Walk On The Walk Side’, ‘Vicious’, ‘Perfect Day’ – the hits. And they were great hits.
– ‘This Magic Moment’ – by Doc Pomus on Till The Night Comes: A Tribute To Doc Pomus. One of Lou’s heroes and a major inspiration for the Magic & Loss album.
– Berlin – is this or Big Stars Third Album/Sister Lovers the most haunting album ever?
… I could go on.

Blood on the Dance Floor

By

Michael Hunt

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2 June 2016