THE POPES (UK)
Wednesday 20 June 2012 7:30pm
Formed originally by Shane McGowan, The Popes have long outgrown their creator to become their own monster, and one that takes no prisoners, giving the audience a polished and bravura performance of old favourites such as ‘Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down’ along with material from their new album, ‘New Church’, such as album opener, ‘Storming Heaven’. They play the sort of music that makes people, even clumsy and uncoordinated people like me, want to get up and dance. Songs like ‘Rock & Roll Paddy’, ‘Bastards’ and the almost ballad like ‘Outlaw Heaven’ are exactly how you think Irish folk would sound with a little bit of punk angst thrown in. As Paul ‘Mad Dog’ McGuinness stops one of the songs part way through in order to tell the fiddle player that he is Irish and should therefore speed up his playing, the whole room is smiling and dancing. http://soundcloud.com/thepopes/storming-heaven
Guests: Between The Wars
http://www.thepopesofficialsite.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thepopesmusic
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WHEATUS (USA)
Wednesday 19 September 2012 7:30pm
Wheatus’ debut single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ cracked the Top 40 BBC Official Sales Chart for a second time in March 2011 and again this year in April – TEN YEARS after its debut at #2 on the same chart. To date their first record has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Any manager or record label would be happy to tout those stats to the press but Wheatus have remained unsigned and unmanaged for the last eight years. Wheatus continue to write, record and tour 15 years after their inception, having released five studio albums since 2000 and currently in pre-production for their sixth. Now Wheatus are heading to Australia for their ‘Still A Teenage Dirtbag’ tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM
Guests: Nova & the Experience
http://www.wheatus.com/
at the Corner Hotel Melbourne
Hits of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s.
Featuring Andrew Portelli and The Show Girls
Dance the afternoon away..
Live entertainment on Mothers Day Lunch
Sunday May 13th 2012
Amberlee Receptions
doors open 11.30am
1451 South Gippsland Hwy Cranbourne
Bookings Essential, please phone 5996 8022
It was the decade when frizzy perms and shoulder pads were hip, long lunches were tax deductible, the Compact Disc appeared in record stores, Cabbage Patch Dolls were born, we lost John Lennon, played Pac-Man and the Wall came down in Germany. A¬¬nd amongst all this, the Australia music scene was at its most exciting and prolific and the music from this era shaped a generation.
Born from the success of the Countdown Spectacular, The Absolutely 80s Show features some of the best Aussie pop icons from the 80s. The Absolutely 80s Show - a musical extravaganza of epic 80s fun and flashbacks - stars Brian Mannix (Uncanny X-Men) and Scott Carne (Kids In The Kitchen), who are joined by Dale Ryder (Boom Crash Opera), David Sterry (Real Life) and Eve von Bibra (Chantoozies) performing all their hits in one, massive show.
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Thursday 3 May
IN A MEMORY
HARD REIGN
THIS FIASCO
ASPERITY WITHIN
With new releases from In A Memory, Hard Reign and This Fiasco, and as Asperity Within have recently played with Australian heavyweights THE AMITY AFFLICTION, Disintegration Bookings are thrilled to be organising a show at one of their favourite music venues Yah Yahs.
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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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Greetings folks, We’re very excited to announce - it’s back!!!
INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE DAY - SATURDAY APRIL 21 2012
Now in its 5th year, we’re very excited to once again celebrate our favourite ‘holiday’ - INTERNATIONAL INDIE RECORD STORE DAY! Record Store Day was founded in 2007 as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding hundreds of independently owned record stores around the world, and we’ve been taking part ever since.
A number of independent stores around Melbourne are participating, and every individual store has their own way of celebrating, with live instore performances, guest DJ’s, offering discount specials, etc. Check each store’s websites for details or head to www.recordstoreday.com
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