CHASING THE NINTH
Five months ago, five friends from Perth, having been in other bands recently, decided to sit down and write an EP that would satisfy there love in certain genres of music. After an intense writing period and with the help of Matty Gio [Producer] and Forrester Savell [Mixing,Mastering] (Dead Letter Circus, Karnivool, Butterfly Effect) Chasing The Ninth have returned from Melbourne having completed there first EP (Subway to Sleeping Cities) . With a blend of intense driving guitars, booming rhythms, electro, classic rock and hardcore, Chasing The Ninth are intent on striving forward and creating an undeniably pumping sound.
TIMOTHY NELSON AND THE INFIDELS
Driven by award winning song writing, and knocked out of the park by an ensemble of spellbinding musicians, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels are a solar system of melody. Their sound wraps itself around the audience in a whirlwind of timeless folk pop, as the influences of The Beatles and Bob Dylan float atop a raging current of raw, honest lyrics that cut straight to the bone. The songs will stay etched in your memory long after the first listen, and the people just keep coming back for more.
ART VS SCIENCE
You may have heard Art vs science's brand new track MAGIC FOUNTAIN on triple j radio. Hopefully you'll be hearing it a little/lot more. It is a tasty little morsel.
As for the album... they say it is coming. The boys are said to be highly impractical people with no sense of time, thus they have been constantly recording and keep coming up with new ideas. It will come soonish, possibly early 2011.
In the meantime this means TOURING and this time we will be supported by friends in electro pop TIM AND JEAN.
CANCER BATS
They’ve birthed a grimy hardcore giant and hailed a more metal-centric destroyer, but in 2010, Cancer Bats are dropping their heaviest, deadliest, and most brutal offering to date with Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones. Its title derived from the nicknames of each of the four Bats – drummer Mike Peters, guitarist Scott Middleton, vocalist Liam Cormier, and bassist Jaye Schwarzer, respectively – this record represents the full emergence of the band’s purest and truest sound. With 2006’s Birthing The Giant and 2008’s Hail Destroyer, the Bats were writing as a trio and enlisting the help of a touring bassist for live dates, whereas here and now, the Cancer Bats machine is a strong, stable unit comprised of four steady pieces ready to bow the crowd away this Sunday at Amplifier.
XIU XIU
Touring together this September are two of the most intelligent bands around today: Xiu Xiu and High Places.
There is a brutal intimacy to Xiu Xiu work, with songs that are both refined and intricate yet melodically vibrant, proving art can be pop and pop can challenge you to look inside yourself. Their songs are a sort of exposé of responsibility, fear, healing, and societal roles all wrapped in rich gothic pop sound.
High Places’ use range of aural layers: bells and bird calls over a wash of ocean waves; mallets hitting mixing bowls over treated guitar and glockenspiel; Mary's reflective vocals over Rob's homemade beats. The result is an imaginative and spacious amalgamation of sounds with a unique, almost Caribbean undertone that is as immediate as it is refreshing. High Places visits Australia on the back of their recently released album High Places vs Mankind.
Xiu Xiu and High Places together is undoubtedly one of the most exciting combinations you’ll see touring this year.
FRIDAYS AT AMPLIFIER
When the clock strikes midnight, Jamie Mac and DJ
Shannon Fox take to the decks at Amplifier and the
crowd takes to the dancefloor! Get ready to sweat it
out to alternative: new retro or something that’s just
a little out there. The tunes are pumping, the crowd
is chilled and the drinks are cold. What else could
you possibly want?
CAPITOL FRIDAYS RETRO MASH
Get ready to dance the night away under the disco
ball withf Capitol Fridays RETRO MASH!
It's a night for that willcelebrate the best of retro pop
for everyone who lovesa great party! DJ's will drop
the best of the '80s, '90s pop remixes and beyond.
Entry is FREE before 11pm and just $10 after that!
PURE POP
Get ready to show everyone what you’ve got!
From midnight, Eddie Electric will be spinning
the best indie tunes to get you moving on the
dancefloor at Amplifier.
DEATH DISCO
We like it indie, we like it banging, we like guitars,
we like vocals, we love a great melody, we like
punk rock and hip-hop, funk, dub and rave, we love
itchy, fidgety bass lines, we love the 303 and the
808 and most importantly we LOVE a great tune.
DEATH DISCO = guaranteed good times!
CREAM OF THE '80S
This Saturday, come Upstairs in Capitol to be
transported back to the best of the 80's. DJ Ryan
will be spinning the classic tunes that have lasted
the distance! Come experience the higher ground
of Capitol after 11 every Saturday night.