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Dinosaur Jr, The Brian Jonestown Massacre do The Lost Weekend
Queensland will host a brand new music festival featuring some killer local and international acts next March. The impressive bill for The Lost Weekend already includes Dinosaur Jr, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Little Birdy, Tumbleweed, Whitley, and The Drones, and we can expect more announcements to come!
You’ll find the festival less than an hour out of Brisbane in stunning natural forests and parklands. The natural beauty of the area promises to be the perfect backdrop for this brilliant festival.
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Brisbane Gets a HiFi Bar
Melbourne’s iconic HiFi Bar is opening a sister venue in Brisbane.
The live music hotspot will open its doors on April 29 with a show by the Drones. The only way to see this show is to become a member of The HiFi Bar website and cross your fingers! 500 double passes are up for grabs for this exclusive opening show.
The talent keeps coming in May, with The Grates, Kate Miller-Heidke, Little Birdy, Jeff Martin and the Armada, and Cradle of… More »
Dig!!! Lazurus Dig!!! Named Album of the Year
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds impressed Aussie music fans last year. Their album Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! was named Album of the Year by Street Press Australia.
Readers of Inpress in Victoria and The Drum Media in New South Wales and Western Australia helped put Nick and the boys in the top spot.
The top 10 also saw local heroes The Drones at number three with Havilah, and The Gin Club at number nine with Junk.
Here is the complete top 10!
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Golden Plains Festival Lineup Announced
The line-up for the annual Golden Plains festival has been announced, and it’s a real mixed bag.
Big name international stars Gary Numan, Mogwai, Dan Deacon, and Brant Bjork and the Bros will join local legends The Church, You Am I, and The Drones.
This year’s festival happens at the Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre on March 7, 8, and 9, 2009.
To get your hand on some tickets head to the Golden Plains website and put your name down on the ballot. Good luck!
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Stonefest Celebrate the Big 4-0
Few music festivals survive a few years, let alone decades. So Stonefest’s 40th anniversary this year is cause for celebration. The Canberra music fest is pulling out the big guns this year, with a massive bill headlined by American indie gods The Dandy Warhols.
They’ll be ably supported by some massive local talent including Grinspoon, Faker, The Grates, Regurgitator, The Drones, Blue King Brown, and stacks more.
Any festival that can last four decades clearly knows how to entertain. This one might… More »
The Drones Head Stateside
Aussie blues band The Drones are stepping up their efforts at world domination with a trip to North America at the end of the month.
They’ve just returned home after a lengthy stint in Europe, but already they’re itching to head abroad. They’ll tour North America with Seattle indie trio Band of Horses. The massive tour kicks off in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 30 and takes in much of the United States, Quebec, and Ontario.
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Angie Wears Her Hart on Her Sleeve
Can you believe it’s been almost 15 years since Frente topped the charts with “Accidentally Kelly Street” and “Ordinary Angels”?
I couldn’t either, but it seems the world’s been in fast-forward since the playful pop quartet exploded onto the local music scene. They disappeared almost as quickly, but lead singer Angie Hart never completely left us.
So it’s amazing to realise she’s never released a solo album. But that’s all about to change in September, when Angie Hart’s debut, Grounded Bird, hits… More »