As we stumble well into 2012 and begin to make our way into the colder months, the Australian live music scene is anything but freezing up. If anything they are becoming more frequent. Take a look at our recent gig announcements which include Clark, N'Fa, Chick Who Love Guns and much more!
Clark plays Perth
Legendary electronic musician and Warp Records journeyman, Clark will be playing a special audio and visual experience at The Bakery on this April.
Clark has announced the release of his new album Iradelphic, on Warp Records (Flying Lotus/Battles/Aphex Twin/Hudson Mohawke) on April 2, which includes collaborations with Martina Topley Bird and Bibio.
Clark's live show promises to be a full audio and visual experience, with his brand new live show featuring live modular synth and an extraordinary visual show courtesy of Julian House/Ghostbox (Prodigy/Stereolab/Broadcast).
Clark Iradelphic Album Tour
A Full Audio and Visual Experience
Friday 27 April, 8pm
The Bakery - 233 James Street, Northbridge
Presale tickets $26+BF from lifeisnoise.com, heatseeker, oztix, nowbaking and the usuals.
Daryl Braithwaite back at the Espy on Easter Sunday
It would be hard to find a voice that captures the mood of a song more perfectly than this one. It's the voice that soars with inspiration, soul and warmth. The voice of course belongs to Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite.
Catch Daryl performing all of his hits, Sunday April 8 (Easter Sunday) with guests The Marabou Project and Bad Boys Batucada. Best news is it's completely free! Doors open at 5pm.
Funkoars, Lowrider, Vents & more play at Raise the Roof 4
A packed night of Australian hip hop will be happening at The Espy on Anzac Day Eve for the fourth instalment of the Raise the Roof event.
Featuring South Australian hip hoppers Funkoars, Lowrider, Vents and a swag more to be announced, the St Kilda streets will surely be bouncing and the Espy's roof may possibly be raised to astronomical heights.
Raise The Roof 4, Tuesday April 24 at The Espy. Tickets on sale now available from www.espy.com.au and all Oztix outlets.
More acts TBA
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks
Steamrolling into 2012 on the back of regional tours, capital city showstoppers and the pick of the summer festivals, the Cash Savage bandwagon rolls back into Melbourne to play their first headlining show of the new year at the Famous Spiegeltent.
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks will perform live at the Famous Spiegeltent on Monday 19 March at 7pm.
‘The Hello Morning’ to play acoustic set at Marble Bar
Melbourne’s coolest rock and roll sextet, The Hello Morning are set to play a one-night-only acoustic set at Marble Bar in Sydney
The gig, ‘Earth Hour Unplugged’, is to support the global WWF initiative, Earth Hour, where the world switches off its lights for an hour to show support for reducing our environmental impact. It’s set to be a ‘not-to-be-missed’ Marble Bar gig and a spotlight Sydney event for Earth Hour 2012.
The event is free to the public.
The Hello Morning at The Marble Bar, Sydney
Saturday March 31, 8.30pm – 9.30pm (during Earth Hour)
Ainslie Wills single launch show
Melbourne-based melodist and pop chanteuse Ainslie Wills is set to release a new single, Fighting Kind and to herald the release will be performing a one off show at The Worker's Club in Melbourne on Saturday 12 May.
Miss Wills will be treating punters to an exclusive preview of tracks from her forthcoming debut album You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine.
Fighting Kind single launch:
MELBOURNE
Saturday 12 May
The Worker’s Club
with Gold Bloom and Lisa Salvo
NFA Ep Launch
Front man of genre bending Australian Hip Hop collaboration 1200 Techniques, N’fa has spent the last six years brining his solo vision to the nation.
Now the man also know as Foster Jones returns to Perth on March 30 to launch his latest creation Babylondon, a brand new EP.
The show will feature NFA live MC with Charlie Bucket on the decks and a two piece horn section.
NFA – EP Launch, March 30 @ The Manor
Doors open 9:30pm, NFA on stage 10:30pm, tickets $15, on the door.
Chicks Who Love Guns
Sydney punk rockers Chicks Who Love Guns are coming to tear Good God Small Club a new one this Friday March 30 with The Upskirts and Sweet Teeth.
After spending the summer invading airways both here and overseas with their latest EP Stutter, Chicks Who Love Guns started 2012 with a bang playing Sydney Big Day Out followed by an East Coast tour of Australia with the Cairos.
Chicks Who Love Guns at Good God Small Club
Friday March 30
Tickets are $10 at the door
