The Western at GoMA
'The Western' celebrates one of the most popular and enduring genres of cinema. Known for its images of lone cowboys, Native Americans, barren landscapes and elemental hardships, the genre has influenced the way filmmakers depict confrontations between man and nature, civilisation and freedom since its inception in silent cinema.
Inspired by the Wild West, the Western draws on a time of territorial expansion, bustling modernity and a burgeoning national identity. The genre reflects a ...
Big K.R.I.T. Aussie Tour
At just 28 years old Big K.R.I.T. has already topped Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart twice. In November last year, Big K.R.I.T. hit the No. 1 spot with his second Def Jam release Cadillactica, moving 44,000 in first-week sales. The album features a host of acts including Raphael Saadiq and Wiz Khalifa. In 2012 he topped the chart with his release Live From the Underground.
“one of the most gifted rappers living on this wretched ball of blue called Earth.”– Billboard
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Hot Brown Honey at JWCOCA
From the simmering shores of “Polynesia” to the Bogan streets of Australia, from Africa and Asia, to the life of a single mother who happens to be a DJ, Hot Brown Honey undress sticky topics with side-splitting humour.
Join a carefully selected assortment of brown, black and mixed beauties in an explosion of colour, culture and controversy. Fighting the Power never tasted so sweet.
Hot Brown Honey
Wednesday 16 to Saturday 26 September
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary ...
Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2015
The festival will kick off with the award winning box office smash hit, GOD WILLING(SE DIO VUOLE), a laugh out loud comedy starring the gorgeous Alessandro Gassman, Marco Giallini and Laura Morante which tells the story of an atheist surgeon with a God-complex, a charismatic priest, a dysfunctional family and an announcement that takes everyone by surprise!
The 36 day festival will close with a new restoration of the Academy Award nominated THE CONFORMIST (IL CONFORMISTA), which will see ...
Last Dinosaurs National ‘Wellness’ Tour
‘Apollo’ is a shimmering slice of pop with effervescent riffs, sunset solos and a bass line that will drive you straight to the dance floor. Lead singer and guitarist Sean Caskey explains “It’s about the scene in The Matrix when Neo is offered the red pill and the blue pill by Morpheus. The moment in time when someone who's curious about something more, to take the dive on the edge of uncertainty into an alternative life.”
Last summer, the band took two months of much-needed ...
The Fall East Coast Tour
Spanning over a massive 39 year history, The Fall have collated an impressive 31 studio album releases characterised by their ability to remain fresh and original even with the band’s rotating line up and stylistic changes.
Following the release of their most recent album, Sub-Lingual Tablet the group is set to immerse Australian audiences with their always evolving sound and Smith’s distinctive vocals. Founder and longstanding vocalist Mark E. Smith will be bringing the band’s ...
Little May For the Company National Tour
The announcement comes just a few weeks after the group blew fans away with the Tim Sessler-directed video for the album’s first single - the fragile, dark and intense ‘Home’. The single currently sits at #4 on Amrap’s AirIt metro chart locally, and has been receiving international recognition with airplay across the likes of BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 6.
Fans of Dessner and The National, it was a career-defining moment when Aaron expressed great interest in working with ...
An Evening with Kevin Smith – The Jersey Boys Tour
Australian fans will have the opportunity to see their slacker heroes on stage doing what they love best: telling stories and making fun of each other, followed by a Q&A session with Smith. The tour starts at Sydney’s State Theatre on Friday 18 September, then on to Brisbane for two shows; an early and a late performance on Saturday 19 September, both at The Tivoli Theatre, then Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Monday 21 September, the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on Wednesday 23 ...
TesseracT Aussie Tour
POLARIS is the bands third album and follows 2013’s highly regarded Altered State. A band sometimes lumped in with terms like ‘tech-metal, progressive or djent as an easy way to categorise, TesseracT are much more. A band full of melody, dynamics and groove, they sit outside the bounds of any genre specificity to truly create a sound that has always been pioneering and creative.
An unstoppable force of off-kilter riffs, soaring melodies and disorientating atmospherics, TesseracT are ...
Chet Faker 2015 East Coast Tour
It will be a final celebration of his multi-platinum, chart-topping album Built on Glass. Chet completely sold out his entire 13-date tour earlier this year including a remarkable two Hordern Pavilions and five Palais Theatres. The 'Built on Live’ Tour, the last time Chet will be on home soil in quite a while, is set to be just as popular.
Chet says:
“I’ve played over 200 shows since the album came out, and during that time the songs and the show itself has evolved so much further ...
