May 22, 2012 at 15:11 (News, Video News)
Tags: boy & bear, folk music
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For their latest video outing Sydney nu-folkers Boy & Bear have decided to go the animation route, enlisting Paul Andrew Rhodes and Negative Films to put together the clip for “Big Man”. The video is a macabre outing (there seems to be a spate of those of late) that sees flies, maggots and various other bugs feasting on the remains of different animals. If that sounds like your thing check out the video below:
May 22, 2012 at 13:47 (News, Video News)
Tags: father john misty, folk music, j tillman
Image Courtesy of Father John Misty
There’s nothing like a bit of gore to liven up your afternoon right? Well if so then you should check out the lastest NSFW video from Father John Misty. The video for “This Is Sally Hatchet” is chock-a-block full of self mutilation, devil worship and statuesque women in hotpants firing shotguns. Considering Father John Misty’s last video treated us to some S&M it looks as though he’s out to court controversy with the visual component of his art.
If you’re able to check out the NSFW video for “This Is Sally Hatchet” below:
May 22, 2012 at 11:35 (News, Tour News)
Tags: folk music, roots, xavier rudd
Image Courtesy of Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd, one of the most iconic figures on the Australian roots scene, has just announced his most extensive tour to date. Seriously, if you randomly pick a place on the map in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia Xavier Rudd is probably playing there at some point in August and September this year.
The tour is in support of his seventh album Spirit Bird which will hit stands on the 8th June. Tickets for the tour go on sale on the 21st June with the full list of dates, along with the video to the single “Follow The Sun”, below:
Wednesday 22 August – Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns QLD
Thursday 23 August – The Venue, Townsville QLD
Friday 24 August – Magnums, Airlie Beach QLD
Sunday 26 August – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton QLD
Tuesday 28 August – Moncreif Theatre, Bundaberg QLD
Wednesday 29 August – Rumours, Toowoomba QLD
Thursday 30 August – Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Friday 31 August – Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast QLD
Saturday 1 September – Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast QLD
Sunday 2 September – YAC Amphitheatre, Byron Bay NSW
Tuesday 4 September – Tamworth Town Hall, Tamworth NSW
Wednesday 5 September – Dubbo RSL, Dubbo NSW
Thursday 6 September – Civic Theatre, Newcastle NSW
Friday 7 September – Waves Hotel, Wollongong NSW
Saturday 8 September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Sunday 9 September – Playhouse Theatre, Canberra ACT
Thursday 13 September – The Palace Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Friday 14 September – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully VIC
Saturday 15 September – Pier Hotel, Frankston VIC
Sunday 16 September – Costa Hall, Geelong VIC
Wednesday 19 September – Kay Street Saloon, Traralgon VIC
Friday 21 September – Mt Gambier Gaol, Mt Gambier SA
Saturday 22 September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Tuesday 25 September – Goldfields Arts Centre, Kalgoorlie WA
Wednesday 26 September – Esperance Civic Centre, Esperance WA
Friday 28 September – Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany WA
Saturday 29 September – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle WA
Sunday 30 September – Caves House, Yallingup WA
May 22, 2012 at 09:44 (Festival News, News)
Tags: bluegrass, folk music, jambands australia, jamgrass music festival, john flanagan & the begin agains, mustered courage, rattlehand, the merri creek pickers, the new worlds, the quarry mountain dead rats
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Following a successful sold out 2011 debut Jambands Australia have announced their 2012 JamGrass Festival which is looking even bigger and better than before. There’s a new, bigger venue – The Velvet Room at Melbourne’s Thornbury Theatre – with the festival now stretching over two days, the 19th and 20th October.
But it’s the first JamGrass 2012 lineup that has us most excited. Celebrating the progressive-bluegrass inspired jam scene that has popped up in Australia over recent years (check out our spotlight on some of the scene’s bigger names here) Jambands Australia have pulled together returning and new artists for a very solid festival. The JamGrass lineup so far includes The New Worlds (USA), The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Mustered Courage, Rattlehand, The Merri Creek Pickers and John Flanagan & The Begin Agains with more to be announced.
“The new venue is the right size for the festival, has the right character and most importantly has phenomenal sound which is extremely important to help showcase the artists,” Jason Taylor, co-producer of the festival, explained via the festival’s press release.
With the festival organisers finalising the full lineup soon they’re encouraging progressive bluegrass acts get in touch ASAP. For more information on this and the rest of the festival – including how to get tickets – check out the official JamGrass Festival website.
May 22, 2012 at 08:54 (Album News, News, Tour News)
Tags: folk music, sea shanty, the good ship
Image Courtesy of The Good Ship
Brisbane eight piece The Good Ship have just announced the release of their second album O’ Exquisite Corpse. It’s been two years since the band burst onto the scene with Avast! Wretched Sea and they’ve managed to grow an impressive legion of fans off the back of their modern take on country, folk, rock and of course the sea shanty.
O’ Exquisite Corpse will hit the stands this July and The Good Ship are planning a tour through Queensland, Victoria and New South Walers to celebrate. Check out the full list of dates below as well as an embed of the album’s first single “Seven Seas”:
Friday 29th June – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 6th July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 14th July – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 3rd August – Great Northern, Newcastle NSW
Saturday 4th August – Good God Small Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 11th August – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 12th August – Nimbin Hotel, Nimbin, NSW
May 21, 2012 at 14:44 (News, Regular Night News)
Tags: boy outside, emma swift, folk club, folk music, jack carty, johnny took, the falls, the maple trail
Image Courtesy of The Maple Trail
By all accounts Folk Club’s move to its new home at the Oxford Art Factory’s Gallery Bar las week was a resounding success. The night saw a surprise performance from Jack Carty with Folk Club organisers The Falls, the debut of Emma Swift as the hostess with the mostess and a headline spot from Boy Outside which is still being talked about. Don’t believe us? Check out this video from the night:
Due to the recent change in venues the Folk Club crew are still hammering out their upcoming lineups for upcoming Wednesday nights which means we’re only getting announcements a week at a time. And this week? Well does Folk Club have a show for you.
Headlining this Wednesday the 23rd May is The Maple Trail. Fresh from the launch of his new album Cable Mountain Warning at The Vanguard (review here), Aiden Roberts will be donning his folk hat once again for a very rare performance. And it’s all free!
Joining The Maple Trail will be The Falls and Johnny Took. Entry is free and the Oxford Art Factory is offering up a bunch of great drink deals. For more information check out the official Facebook invitation here. See you there?
May 21, 2012 at 09:52 (News, Video News)
Tags: folk music, the timbers
Image Courtesy of The Timbers
We’re loving the new single from Adelaide folkies The Timbers, “Into the Forest”, and now we love it even more because of the song’s brand new video. “Into the Forest” is available for free download from The Timbers’ Unearthed page and the video is embedded below:
May 21, 2012 at 09:04 (News, Tour News)
Tags: bill chambers, folk music, lachlan bryan
Image Courtesy of Lachlan Bryan
Melbourne alt-country singer songwriter Lachlan Bryan has been touring pretty hard over the last couple of months, supporting artists like Steve Earle, John Hiatt and ahab and showcasing his amazing new album Shadow of the Gun.
“Going Straight” is the official second single from Shadow of the Gun and to celebrate its release Lachlan Bryan has announced a bunch of new dates including shows in Sydney and Melbourne (the latter featuring the legendary Bill Chambers). The full list of dates are below – make sure you get to one of these dates as they’re likely to be his last before heading to the US for a tour of southern states:
Thursday 14th June – Workers Club Melbourne, VIC
Friday 15th June – The Red Till, Angelsea, VIC
Friday 22nd June – Factory Floor, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Linga Longa Inn, Gundy, NSW
Friday 6th July – Lizottes, Kincumber NSW
Saturday 7th July – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 8th July – Lizottes, Dee Why, NSW
Sunday 22nd July – Hickinbotham Winery, Dromana, VIC
May 18, 2012 at 10:18 (Album News, Free Download, News, Video News)
Tags: folk music, gospel, sufjan stevens, the welcome wagon
Image Courtesy of The Welcome Wagon
It’s been 4 long years since the Sufjan Stevens produced first album from The Welcome Wagon but it looks like it’s been worth the wait. Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique make up the duo who sing their own brand of Sufjan-esque, gospel-folk music. Their latest outing, due for release on the 12th June, is titled Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (after a 17th century Puritan book of the same name by Thomas Brooks) and is The Welcome Wagon’s response to the current doom and gloom climate facing the world.
“We’ve always thought of our music as a gift from God – to us, to the people we make it with, and to anybody who listens and enjoys it,” explains Vito. “It’s always had this spiritual aspect to it, and for this album, we think of it as music that serves as spiritual medicine.”
The first single from the album is “Would You Come and See Me in New York” which can be downloaded free here and has a video below:
That’s the album cover art above and the track listing for Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices is below:
1. I’m Not Fine
2. My God, My God, Parts 1 & 2
3. I Know That My Redeemer Lives
4. Rice and Beans (But No Beans)
5. High
6. Remedy
7. Would You Come And See Me In New York
8. My Best Days, Parts 1 & 2
9. Lo He Comes With Clouds Descending
10. Draw Nigh
11. The Strife Is O’er
12. God Be With You Til We Meet Again
13. Nature’s Goodnight
May 18, 2012 at 09:29 (News, Video News)
Tags: feist, folk music, mountain man, turf feinz
Image Courtesy of Feist
I think Feist likes to have a lot of fun with her videos. Never one to stick to music video conventions her lastest outing, “Cicadas and Gulls”, sees Feist and collaborators Mountain Man performing the song live in a back alley (complete with street noise) while dance crew Turf Feinz perform interpretive dance moves around them and a crowd looks on.
Check out “Cicadas and Gulls” below:
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