Perth Music

Sunset Events regrets to announce that, due to flight scheduling issues, Ben Kweller is now to play the Sunday billing of the West Coast Blues ’n’ Roots Festival.

As a result, the Pilgram Brothers are now playing on the Saturday billing on the Harbour Stage from 1pm. Bob Evans has moved up the Saturday billing and plays from 2.20pm on the Harbour Stage.

They join an incredible Saturday line-up that includes, among others: Wolfmother, John Butler Trio, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd, Gomez, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Tony Joe White, Eric Burdon And The Animals, Blue King Brown and True Live.

Ben Kweller will appear on the Big Top Stage from 2.50pm on the Sunday billing. After an amazing response from the WA public, weekend, Sunday and VIP tickets for the West Coast Blues ’n’ Roots Festival have sold out.

And Saturday tickets are selling quickly, so get in quick for your chance to be apart of the very special musical experience.

Bob Evans has announced details of his Blink And You’ll Miss It World Tour! It Begins In Los Angeles but that date is still being firmed up so West Coasters of America, never fear, that should be rectified very soon! The other dates are as follows….

Thursday May 3rd - Arlenes Grocery, New York City, NY, USA Onstage 7pm.
Sunday May 6th - Headline Show @The Social, London, United Kingdom.
Thursday May 9th - The Blues Room,Johannesburg, South Africa.
Note - These are all solo shows.

In other news….for those of you in Perth going to the West Coast Blues and Roots Festival Bob will be appearing with his band of merry men on Sunday at a Coke Up Close Session on a special stage to 100 lucky people. See info on the screens on Saturday for details on how to be in the audience.

Thanks to the great people at EMI Australia we have some great giveaways for Perth Music readers. The CD’s we have are:

30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie
You may have heard about 30 Seconds Mars because of their famous front man, actor Jared Leto. Or maybe you’ve heard about them because of their recent win at the US MTV Music Video Awards. Either way, if you haven’t heard about them you soon will!

The Stooges - The Weirdness
One of the most eagerly anticipated albums of 2007, The Weirdness is destined to be as inspiring, unpredictable and undeniable as the three records that preceded it over three decades ago. The release of the album will be followed by a full world tour that will clearly display the energy, vitality and freshness of one of rock and roll’s greatest success stories.

LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Two years after LCD Soundsystem’s eponymous full-length debut sent indie scenesters rushing to the dancefloor, the outfit headed by dance-rock producer James Murphy serves up another stiff cocktail of punk, dance, and funk with Sound of Silver.

Cannot Buy My Soul - The Songs of Kevin Carmody
The high calibre of artists featured - Bernard Fanning, The Herd, Tex Perkins, The Waifs, Missy Higgins, Augie March, Clare Bowditch, The John Butler Trio and many more is testament to the level of respect shared amongst the Australian musical community, and also the impact that Kev has had on Australian music.

Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
The Chicago Bird’s tenth album is perhaps his most diverse, expansive, and resourceful yet, catering to a half-dozen genres of music while exploring storylines that are naïve, candid, and blatantly comical.

If you would like to go in the draw to win one of these CD’s all you have to do is email your details to perthmusic@gmail.com with the Artist of the CD you like to win in the subject field.

Little Birdy have been rockin’ all summer, making sure everyone gets the chance to hear songs from ‘Hollywood’, Little Birdys sonically sexy, dark, and most definitely charismatic album release of 2006.

Little Birdy are happy to announce that ‘Hollywood’ has gone GOLD!! To celebrate Little Birdy announce a weekend of shows in W.A. starting at Settlers Tavern in Margaret River on Thursday March 29, at The Prince in Bunbury on Friday March 30 and at The Bring It On Festival in Northam on Saturday March 31. Tix are on sale now for all shows, for details see www.heatseeker.com.au

Silverchair have scored their first #1 on the Australian singles charts in over a decade with today’s chart topping debut of their new release “Straight Lines“.

It’s the group’s third #1 single in Australia (alongside 1995’s “Tomorrow” and 1997’s “Freak“) and it’s already been certified gold. Silverchair are now the only Australian band other than The Easybeats and The Seekers in the 1960s to have three #1 singles.

In a sign of the changed times the internet has played an important part in spreading the word about this song with over 1,000,000 video views via the popular myspace.com website alone. The single has also received more Australian radio and tv airplay than any other song of Silverchair’s career to date.

“Straight Lines” is the first taste of the trio’s highly anticipated album YOUNG MODERN which hits stores on Saturday March 31.

Two days after that release tickets will go onsale for a handful of unusually intimate Australian gigs to help launch the disc. While the band has headlined major festivals like Homebake and Pyramid over the last year, the “Young Modern Tour” will be the trio’s first indoor concerts in their homeland for nearly four years.

Dates and venues for the brief “Young Modern Tour” are as follows and given the relatively intimate nature of these venues, tickets are expected to go quite quickly. Special guests on all shows will be acclaimed Sydney indie band Dappled Cities Fly.

Friday 27 April - The Tivoli Brisbane (18+)
Tues 1 May- Metro Nightclub Melbourne (18+)
Fri 4 May- Thebarton Theatre Adelaide (Lic & AA)
Sun 6 May- Metropolis Fremantle (18+)
Wed 9 May- Enmore Theatre Sydney (Lic & AA)
Sat 12 May - Groovin The Moo Festival Maitland

Tickets for these shows go onsale to the general public at noon on April 2 (although the Maitland festival is already onsale).

If you want to experience Silverchair live before this tour you may want to check out a special live set to be broadcast on the Nova radio network from 6pm to 7pm on Sunday April 1 and/or the band’s appearance later that same night on the premiere of network 10’s new “Rove” TV show.

Not content with sitting still, Perth’s Birds of Tokyo are set to hit the road again and are pleased to announce the Wayside National tour this April/May, proudly supported by triple j and Supersonic.  After touring major capital cities in February, Birds of Tokyo take the Wayside tour one step further  with dates in Moorooduc, Albury, Byron Bay (just to name a few), as well as all most capital cities.

Since the release of their self produced record ‘Day One’, the past few weeks for Birds of Tokyo have literally been a blur.  Their national album tour in February saw the Birds’ sell out a bunch of shows on the east coast.  With their incredibly catchy rock songs fast earning the band a solid reputation, demand for the album was so huge; ‘Day One’ was completely out of stock across the country! After a whirlwind tour, Birds of Tokyo returned home to play a sell out show and took home the WAMi Award for Favourite Newcomer and front man Ian Kenny, grabbed the Most Popular Male Vocalist WAMi, which they share with Karnivool!

With the album’s radio singles Off Kilter and Black Sheets doing their thing at radio nationally, the support for Birds of Tokyo from punters and media alike has been massive. Wayside, one of the band’s highlight sing-along tracks is set to hit radio next month.

Before the Wayside Tour kicks off, Perth fans can catch Birds of Tokyo at Blackjack on Thursday April 5 alongside the Pixies, The Living End, Gnarls Barkley, The Vines, Eskimo Joe and Children Collide.  Claremont Showgrounds is where it’s at and tickets are on sale now. Check out http://www.heatseeker.com.au for details.

Don’t miss Birds of Tokyo on the Wayside Tour this April/May, with special guests Regular John.

Tickets are on sale this Monday 19 March.
BIRDS OF TOKYO
With special guests Regular John

Wed 25th April: Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc**
Thu 26th April: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Fri 27th April: Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Sat 28th April: Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave
Sun 29th April: Bar Open, Fitzroy* (Please note: acoustic show)
Tue 1st May: Sodens, Albury
Wed 2nd May: Greenroon, Canberra
Thu 3rd May: Gaelic Club, Sydney
Fri 4th May: Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Sun 6th May: Spectrum, Sydney* (Please note: acoustic show)
Wed 9th May: Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
Thu 10th May: Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
Fri 11th May: The Living Room, Brisbane
Sat 12th May: Enigma Bar, Adelaide**
Thu 17th May: Metropolis Fremantle**
**Regular John not playing these shows.

Birds of Tokyo debut album Day One is instore now through MGM

Schvendes
Saturday 31 March
Artrage Bakery, James St, Northbridge

Noise Festival
w. Hoopers Store, Sleeper X, Noise Etiquette, Radarmaker, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Abe Sada, Cease, Pahlemilk, A Decade Today.
Doors Open 8pm

What has been running longer than the WAMI awards, longer than John Howard has been Prime Minister, longer than Peter Barr has been at RTRFM and longer than John Holmes on a good night?

The festival that provided a launching pad for bands like: Jebediah, The Bank Holidays, John Butler, The Sleepy Jackson, Snowman, Little Birdy, The Panics and oh so many more…

It is In the Pines, the biggest single fundraising day of the RTRFM 92.1 year.

We take great pleasure in holding the 15th Pines in the truly amazing and unique pine filled surrounds of the Somerville Auditorium (home of the Perth Festival Film Season) on the campus of the University of Western Australia.

In the Pines 2007 will again go ahead come rain or shine with massive marquees
protecting the performers from inclement weather. So come along, bring a blanket,
a picnic (but no byo) and enjoy what is a true highlight on the Perth music calendar.

Of the 20 bands on the line up the first 7 to be announced are:
Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia
Burton Cool Suit
Eleventh He Reaches London
The City Watch
The Dee Dee Dums
The Devil Rides Out
The Kill Devil Hills

More bands will be announced next week.
Tickets will be available later this week. For RTRFM 92.1 subscribers it is only $15.
Subs tix will only be available from the offices of RTRFM in Beaufort St Mt. Lawley. General Admission tickets can be bought from Dada and 78s in Perth, Mills in Fremantle and Planet in Mt Lawley for $20. Door sales if available will be $20 for subscribers and $25 for General Admission.
Details:
DATE: Saturday 14 April 2007
TIME: Midday - 10pm
VENUE: Somerville Auditorium, UWA
COST: $15/20 presale $20/25 on the door if available

Gwen Stefani is a music and fashion icon. Beginning with her career as the lead singer of the multi-platinum Grammy award winning band No Doubt, Gwen has performed the world over including the Super Bowl halftime show and opening spots for the Rolling Stones and U2.

Her multi-platinum debut album, 2004’s Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (which reached #1 on the Aussie charts), featured the breakout hit “Hollaback Girl” which went on to become the first song ever to reach the 1 million digital download milestone.

Along the way Gwen has graced the covers of countless music, fashion and lifestyle magazines all while launching her own hugely successful L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers clothing and accessories lines.

2007 marks the launch of Gwen’s world tour in support of her already platinum new album, The Sweet Escape (released Dec 06), which includes the hit singles “The Sweet Escape featuring Akon” and “Wind It Up.”

She never made it to Australia with the Love. Angel. Music. Baby record, but she will with this album.

Gwen brings The Sweet Escape Tour to Australia this July and August.  The tour starts in Brisbane on July 28, plays Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and finishes in Perth on August 7.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday March 23 through Ticketek, www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849.

Sat 28 July Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Mon 30 July Sydney Acer Arena
Thurs 2 August Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Sun 5 August Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Tues 7 August Perth Burswood Dome