Brian Setzer, rockabilly’s most iconic ambassador, has unleashed a brand
new line-up for his upcoming Australian tour.
The tour will now include a 2nd & final Melbourne show at The Palace
on Tuesday April 3. Tickets for this 2nd show will go on sale at 9am,
Friday February 3, with pre-sale tickets available from Wednesday February 1.
Dubbed ‘Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot!’ this new look is an all-out assault on the
rockabilly norm, an overcharged and thrilling attack of American rock n’ roll.
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The Victorian Roller Derby League has had an amazing year over 2011, besides hosting the first two internationally sanctioned games in Australia (Against two of America’s finest teams, Rat City and Texas Roller Girls) as well as being Australia’s number one roller derby league, is now the first WFTDA (Woman’s Flat Track Derby Association) accredited league in Australia.
In conjunction with The East Brunswick Club, The VRDL will be hosting a event on the Australia Day Eve, to assist in funding the VRDL All Stars Travel Team who will be heading to Tucson, Arizona in April 2012 to take part in the invite only Dust Devil Tournament, where they will face off against 12 other WFTDA leagues from around the world!
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MAD SIN (GER) Australian Tour 2011
‘We’re ready to invade your country with some serious f *cking psychobilly’
- Koefte DeVille (Mad Sin front man discusses the upcoming tour poolside via video)
With support from some of the coolest people on wheels….
Sydney Roller Derby League, Gold Coast Roller Derby League and Perth Roller Derby League
MAD SIN (GER) have had their visas cleared by immigration and have flown direct from Germany to Brisbane where they will play their first show of the Australian Tour tomorrow night at the HIFI Bar in West End. TICKETS ARE MOVING VERY FAST - WE ADVISE YOU SECURE YOUR TICKETS PRIOR TO THE SHOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE DOOR.
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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
COSMO JARVIS (UK) with special guest: JUST ANNOUNCED! ON SALE NOW!
Thu 13 Oct 2011 8:00pm
British singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis has already courted controversy with his viral sensation ‘Gay Pirates’. The self-directed video for ‘Pirates’ has received over half a million YouTube views following a twitter post by Stephen Fry. Continuing in the thought-provoking vein of ‘Gay Pirates’, Cosmo also released the controversial video to his follow up single ‘Sure As Hell Not Jesus’ which he wrote and directed himself, exploring the themes of shame and redemption from a papal perspective. His album ‘Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange’ will be released on Friday 30 September.
www.cosmojarvis.com
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET (USA) with special guests: JUST ANNOUNCED! ON SALE NOW!
Sun 11 Sept 2011 7:30pm
Wyoming”s punk rock quartet Teenage Bottlerocket announce their own Melbourne headline show at the East. This follows the soon to be sold out juggernaut with Frenzal Rhomb in early September…
www.teenagebottlerocket.com
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THE EYEBALL KICKS
KUMAR SHOME & THE PUNKWALLAHS
THE PREMODERNISTS
FINAL WEEK!!! AUGUST WEDNESDAY RESIDENCY
Wednesday 31 August
Wednesday nights at the Tote will be going nuts with The Eyeball Kicks launching their debut album “Out of the Blue”.
Every Wednesday in August The Eyeball Kicks will be cranking it up with various bad ass supports including special guests Kumar Shome and the Punkwallahs,
The Pretty Littles, Fujiyama Mamas and The Premoderrnist. Come rock away some midweek winter blues Tote style and Kick it with your Eyeballs out…
The Eyeball Kicks …every Wednesday in August at The Tote, 8-11pm …Check out the album for download or streaming now at theeyeballkicks.bandcamp.com $8. 8pm.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126554324102800
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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
POISON CITY WEEKENDER FEST feat. The Hawaiian Islands, Anchors, Fires of Waco (QLD), Grim Fandango (WA), Stolen Youth and Luca Brasi (Tas) (FRI) and Bridge & Tunnel (USA), Screamfeeder (QLD), The Nation Blue, The Gifthorse, Paper Arms (SA) and The Optionals (NSW) (SAT): JUST ANNOUNCED - ON SALE NOW!
Poison City’s annual Weekender Fest is back again for 2011! Held annually in Melbourne to celebrate great bands, good friends and plenty of life’s other little excesses, the event takes place on one massive weekend, with two epic shows at the East on Fri 16 & Sat 17 September. Welcoming bands from across Australia and abroad, this year’s weekender is set to be bigger and better than ever before! And, for the first time this year we’re giving you the chance to enjoy every waking minute the festival has to offer with a 3-day ‘Weekender’ pass available that’ll get you into both East Brunswick Club shows as well as the show at the Tote.
Fri 16 Sept 2011 7:30pm and Sat 17 Sept 2011 7:00pm
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CODE RED - NEW YEARS EVE
Fri 31st December
DOORS @21:00
AJAX
NICK FOLEY
$40.00 + bf
Friday 31st December 2010
Doors open 9:00pm
Early bird tickets $40.00 + booking fee available from www.princebandroom.com.au, 03 9536 1168*, your nearest Code Red promoter, email tickets@coderedent.com.au, Prince of Wales Pub or in person from any Moshtix outlet.
BASS JUMP NEW YEARS DAY BASS JUMP NEW YEARS DAY
Sat 1st January
DOORS @14:00
$95.00
Bass Jump presents one of the biggest New Years Day beats line-ups ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere at one of Australia’s premier venues - The Prince of Wales complex.
3 Music arenas, outdoor Balcony and beats plus Basslines spilling out onto Fitzroy St!
Tickets $95 + booking fee available from Prince Bandroom (03) 9536-1168 or www.princebandroom.com.au Polyester Records, Prince of Wales PUB, DMC Records, Ministry Of Style, Alley Tunes, Collectors Corner and in person at all Moshtix outlets.
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