Pure Pop is very pleased to announce that Australian sister act STONEFIELD will headline the all-star lineup at Raise The Roof for Pure Pop at Prince Bandroom Friday, 11 May From 6pm! If you have not yet seen this amazing-talented-beyond-their years Zappa/Hendrix/Zeppelin influenced band, get to it, rock fans!
Local hipsters and music afficinados will be familiar with Pure Pop Records in Barkly Street St Kilda and their famous beer garden gigs, which have regularly hosted local musical glitterati such as Conway Savage, Charles Jenkins & Tim Rogers, along with bands from all around Australia including The Gin Club, Halfway, Steve Kilbey and Kate Miller-Heidke amongst others. Their intimate stage has also hosted international artists including Barry Adamson, Academy Award winners The Swell Season, Charlie Parr and Dean & Britta (Luna/Galaxie 500) for over 6 years.
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Cam Butler - Save My Soul
Save My Soul (Symphony No. 3) is the follow up album to Cam’s album of 2008, Dark Times (Symphony No. 2). Featuring a true symphonic lineup of a 23 piece string section (conducted by Benjamin Northey), orchestral harp, timpani and percussion, drums, acoustic guitars and solo electric guitar, the result is the finest example yet of Cam’s orchestral vision to combine modern electric guitar techniques and sound with string orchestras.
With a timeless, quasi-modal sound, the music of Save My Soul is deliberately written in related keys - A minor / A major, D minor - and has a basic 3/4 pulse through each of the 5 movements or tracks. With Save My Soul, Cam wanted to write an album that was gentle and uncomplicated but still passionate and emotionally gripping.
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SIMONE FELICE and band with special guest JOSH RITTER
TOURING AUSTRALIA JULY 2012
After his acclaimed tour to Australia in September 2011 SIMONE FELICE, singer, songwriter, novelist, survivor, will again bring his incomparable music and talent to our shores in July. Hot on the release of his latest release, Simone Felice with be accompanied by his band of merry music makers as well as fellow countryman JOSH RITTER on his first ever visit to our shores, making this an unforgettable musical evening of enlightenment and discovery.
For Simone Felice, his self-titled solo debut has literally been a lifetime in the making. As the former drummer, writer and vocalist of The Felice Brothers explains, “This album is the one I’ve had buried away, somewhere in my weird heart.”
SIMONE FELICE & JOSH RITTER : AUSTRALIAN TOUR : JULY 2012
ALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT www.lovepolice.com.au/tours
THURSDAY JULY 5 • THE OLD MUSEUM, BRIBANE, QLD
FRIDAY JULY 6 • NOTES, SYDNEY, NSW
SUNDAY JULY 8 • THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY, NSW
WEDNESDAY JULY 11 • THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE, VIC *
FRIDAY JULY 13 • MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, MEENIYAN, VIC (SIMONE FELICE ONLY) *
(*) FRASER A. GORMAN also appearing
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Hi, I just want you to know that I filmed the Dutch swing college band in Melbourne and I want to view this together with the Dutch community and the jazz scene.
A nice way to spend your Saturday afternoon at the Abeltasman club, 60 Rosstown Road Carnegie. From 2pm-4pm
Entree will be 10 dollars to cover some costs.
Please email me if you can come at dutchtv@live.com.au
Greetings,
Carole Overmaa
Celtic Divas presents a glittering array of artists to perform a beautiful set of songs that emerge from the timeless and windswept landscapes of an ancient world that still lives on in the modern imagination. With elegant accompaniment from some of Ireland and Australasia’s top musicians, they bring us on a journey of movement and migration, through leaving and homecoming, sharing with us the beauty and a poignancy of nations steeped in love, loss and joy. Celtic Divas will introduce the beautiful Irish duo Lumiere, featuring Éilis Kennedy and Pauline Scanlon. We’ll also hear the sublime vocals of Noriana Kennedy and Nicola Joyce (Grada) as they weave an evocative and haunting showcase.
Their Australian tour commences May through June, 2012.
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Brisbane French Festival - July 14th, 2012 - BE IN FRANCE FOR A DAY
Get ready to immerse yourself in French and French-inspired music, cuisine, wine, culture, entertainment, products and services to celebrate Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale.
On Saturday July 14th 2012, The Brisbane French Festival, presented by Total, invites you to “Be in France for a Day” and celebrate all things French at the biggest French Festival in Australia. This FREE event takes place in the Cultural Forecourt at south Bank Brisbane from 9am to 10pm.
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INTO THE MYSTIC - The Songs Of Van Morrison
Elevation at Emerald Restaurant & Bar
374 Main Rd, Emerald, VIC 3782
Dinner from 6 pm, show 8 pm. For bookings online go to http://www.pave.org.au/index.php?opt=events&id=2012&type=M
THE SONGS OF VAN MORRISON AS PERFORMED BY JOE CREIGHTON
Joe Creighton grew up in Belfast during the late 60s with a backdrop of the civil rights movement, riots, religious and social unrest, all to the soundtrack of early Van Morrison songs with the band Them. These were very exciting times and he can still remember walking down Royal Avenue or Ann St (Belfast’s equivalent to Carnaby St, London) and hearing the anthemnic chorus of ‘Gloria’ booming out of boutiques and coffee shops. As a teen he would go and watch Them perform at local venues and that early influence cemented his love for this style of music that is now reflected in his own song writing and singing style.
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