Perth Music

No one can ever accuse Cog of doing things the easy way. Never catering to formula or template, eschewing the safe or conventional in their songwriting, the powerhouse trio have at heart always been a truly progressive band, one driven by sheer will, a tenacious belief in themselves, and an uncompromising musicality. But from day one, it’s been one long hard slog for this band.

Born from an epic, and at times, frustrating, recording experience that involved almost 12 months of solitude from the lives they knew here in Australia, in a small Californian town called Weed, Sharing Space is fast proving to be a worthwhile labour of love for Cog, debuting at # 2 on the national ARIA Chart, the highest chart position for the band, holding in the top 30 for seven weeks, and currently remains in the top 50. Sharing Space is close to Gold sales in Australia and recently received a J Award Nomination, for the Triple J Australian Album Of The Year.

Since the release of Sharing Space in April, Cog have sold out two national tours, gained feature records on a number of major community radio networks, including Triple J, received commercial airplay across the country,  drawn rave reviews in press and made a number of television appearances. Sharing Space has also received ‘album of the week’ recognition in a number of outlets.

Sharing Space has cemented the band as a ground breaking act for their genre, defying the boundaries that at times exclude such rock acts from mainstream attention.

Tour Dates:
Sat 30th August - Lake Jindabyne Station Resort, Jindabyne NSW
Wed 3rd September - Castle Hill RSL, Castle Hill NSW
Thur 4th September - The Cube, Campbelltown NSW
Fri 5th September - Revesby Workers, Reevesby NSW
Sat 6th September - Bar on the Hill, Newcastle NSW
Sun 7th September - Evans Theatre, Penrith Panthers, Penrith NSW (licensed all age)
Wed 10th September - UNE Armidale, Armidale NSW
Thur 11th September - Ballina RSL, Ballina NSW
Fri 12th September - Manly Warringah Leagues Club, Manly NSW
Sat 13th September - Waves, Towradgi NSW
Thur 18th September - Port Macquarie Panthers, Port Macquarie NSW
Fri 19th September - Club Forster, Forster NSW
Sat 20th September - Coaster Festival, Gosford NSW
Sun 21st September - Bad Lands Manning, Sydney NSW
Fri 10th October - Queensbridge, Melbourne VIC
Sat 11th October - Sounds of Spring, Brisbane QLD
Fri 24th October - Metro City, Perth WA
Sat 25th October - Big Top Show, Bunbury WA
Tue 28th October - Karratha Tavern, Karratha WA
Wed 29th October - Pier Hotel, Port Headland WA
Fri 31st October - Wintersun Hotel, Geraldton WA
Sat 1st November - Big Top Show, Rockingham WA
Thur 6th November - NSomniax, Albany WA
Fri 7th November - Esperance Civic Centre, Esperance WA
Sat 8th November - Big Top Show, Kalgoorlie WA

Sunday 3rd August 2008
Fly By Nightclub, Fremantle
Birds Of Tokyo
Abbe May & the Rockin Pneumonia
Harlequin League

It was that time of the year when Triple J made the journey over to the West for a special Live @ the Wireless performance by a fantastic group of WA bands. Birds Of Tokyo have just released their sophomore album Universes to a fantastic reception and to get ready for a national tour they played a special afternoon gig to lucky fans. Abbe May is loved by almost all WA music lovers as well as Triple J and she has had a fantastic year playing festivals and her own gigs all over town. Harlequin League are building their reputation as strong up and comers and have their debut EP coming out at the end of this month. All in all it was a great selection of WA bands to represent WA on the national stage.

After a bit of a delay in letting people in to the Fly By Nightclub (due to apparently getting sound check just right for the radio) and a introduction from Triple J’s Rosie Beaton, Harlequin League jumped on stage to a growing audience. Visibly excited about playing a high profile gig the boys were intent on proving their worth. Great guitar work, fantastic energy and even double drumming was a perfect start to the afternoon as more and more audience members crept closer to the stage and started bopping along to the rockin tunes. Itchy Heart and Bones were electric highlights of the set as the band garnered plenty of new fans who must be eager to see how big this new band will get.

A short break was followed by Abbe May and The Rockin Pneumonia arriving on stage to an appreciative applause. As the first song started Abbe started to sing but no sound was coming from the microphone. This continued for about 3 minutes, followed by frantic sound guys trying to figure out what was going on. A few loud screeches of distortion finally ended the song with a disappointed look and a laugh from Abbe. The sound was then finally fixed and the band rocked into their set. Abbe May has one of the best female voices in Australia and she had it on perfect display this afternoon. Some great blues songs filled the newly renovated Fly By Nightclub but a lot of the crowd were young music lovers that might not have had the patience to enjoy it. As Abbe May and The Rockin Pneumonia walked off stage the electricity in the room lifted as the band all were there to see were up next.

Rosie Beaton was on stage again to introduce the band of the moment and get the radio guys ready to press record. Ian Kenny and band walked on stage with confidence but mentioned that they “had never done anything like this before where a show was recorded live and they were shitting themselves”. Starting off with crowd favourite Broken Bones, the Birds Of Tokyo were intent on making this a show to remember. Plenty of songs were played from the new album Universes as well as a good sample of songs from Day One with the crowd singing along to most songs. Getting ready for a huge national tour it was obvious the Birds Of Tokyo were in perfect form, from the thunderous drumming, the magic guitar and bass combos and Ian Kenny’s powerful vocals. When this recording does come out on Triple J make sure you catch it.

End of Fashion are pleased to announce they are doing what they love best and heading back out on the road on a national headline tour in September/October to support the release of their new album ‘Book Of Lies’ which is released on September 27.

‘Book Of Lies’ was recorded at home in Perth, with producer Magoo (Regurgitator, Midnight Oil, Powderfinger) and Andy Lawson (The Avenues), and finished off by Tim Palmer (U2, The Cure, Robert Plant) who mixed the album in Los Angeles.  A new spirit and energy are reflected in the songs and while the pop nous and melodic attentiveness the band displayed on their debut LP makes a signature return, End Of Fashion have crafted an album that is more brutal and angular than the last.

‘Fussy’, the first single lifted from the album, hit the radio airwaves this week causing a rippling effect across the country with the track being added immediately across the board at commercial radio. Be on the lookout for the non-traditional music video directed by Natasha Pincus (Inside Film Award winner, Best Music Video 2007 for Paul Kelly’s ‘God Told Me To’) which is bound to cause a stir as the first installment of a two part video series.

New album ‘Book of Lies’ in stores September 27
New single ‘Fussy’ available digitally August 23 and in stores August 30

Tour Dates:
Tue 2nd September – Barwon Club, Geelong
Thur 4th September – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Fri 5th September – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Sat 6th September – Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc
Sun 7th September – Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Wed 10th September – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
Thur 11th September – Sound Lounge, Currumbin
Fri 12th September – Sol Bar, Coolum
Wed 17th September – ANU Bar, Canberra
Thur 18th September – Wollongong University
Fri 19th September – Gaelic Club, Sydney
Sat 20th September – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Thur 2nd October – Players Bar, Mandurah
Fri 3rd October – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury
Sat 4th October – Capitol Bar, Perth

The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to confirm that platinum selling songstress Colbie Caillat will perform on Australian shores for the first time ever this October. The ‘Bubbly’ Colbie will perform in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Kate Miller-Heidke will be Colbie’s special guest at all shows.

Colbie is quickly becoming the superstar of 2008. Coming from a fine musical pedigree (her father co-produced Fleetwood Mac’s legendary Rumours), it was Colbie’s MySpace page that helped shoot her to prominence. After showcasing an array of tracks, word began to spread, and she became the #1 unsigned artist on MySpace for four successive months.

She was quickly signed by a label and went to work on her debut album Coco. The album introduced Colbie to the world via the infectious Bubbly which hit #1 around the world – including Australia where the single has been certified platinum.

Currently on tour with John Mayer across America, you can expect Colbie Caillat to be in fine form this October.

Kate Miller-Heidke is no stranger to Australian audiences. The release of her debut album Little Eve spawned hit singles Words and Space They Cannot Touch and garnered four ARIA award nominations. Kate was invited to tour alongside both Evermore and Cyndi Lauper on national tours, and was even awarded the honour of performing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun alongside Cyndi.

Tour Dates:
with special guest Kate Miller-Heidke
Thur 2nd October - The Forum, Sydney - www.moshtix.com.au
Sat 4th October - The Tivoli, Brisbane - www.ticketek.com.au
Sun 5th October - Prince Bandroom, Melbourne - www.ticketek.com.au
Tue 7th October - The Gov, Adelaiade - www.moshtix.com.au
Wed 8th October - Capitol, Perth - www.ticketek.com.au