modmove » Singer

Ásgeir Australian 2017 Tour

admin — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:44:57 +0000

Icelandic singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and collaborator Ásgeir will be headlining shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this July, following the announcement of his inclusion on the Splendour In The Grass 2017 line up. Joining him on stage will be special guest and one of Australia’s most promising young artists Gordi.

Renowned for his ability to make even the largest of spaces feel intimate, Ásgeir comes armed on this tour with brand new material from his highly anticipated second album ‘Afterglow’, due for release in May via Pod/Inertia.

‘Afterglow’ leaves behind the folk-tinged acoustics of his debut ‘In The Silence’ and dives head first into melancholic, melodic electronica in its purest form.

Ásgeir Australian 2017 Tour
Sydney 21 July 2017 – Enmore Theatre
Byron Bay 22 July 2017 – Splendour In The Grass
Melbourne 24 July 2017 – Forum Theatre
Perth 25 Jul 2017 – Astor Theatre
www.asgeirmusic.com

Sahara Beck on Tour

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:01:05 +0000

It has recently been announced that Sahara will be joining The Cat Empire and Xavier Rudd on a six-date, open-air national tour alongside fellow support acts HARTS and Ocean Alley. She has also added a series of summer festival and supports dates to her hectic touring schedule including The Falls Music & Arts Festival in Lorne, Jungle Love Music Festival as well as Port Macquarie Festival of the Sun.

With its sugary sweet harmonies, rollicking percussion and cacophonous horns reminiscent of vintage rag-time cabaret, Beck states of the show stopping tune “Crack Bang Bang is a Kinks styled ode to every ex-boyfriend there ever was. It’s summer! Time to break in a new one…” Rolling Stone Magazine Australia declared of the track “There’s a song called “Crack Bang Bang” smack bang (bang) in the middle of Sahara Beck’s second album, and it’s a ripper. Stretching out beyond the earnest folk-rock of her 2014 EP, Beck and her band have pulled off a zany carnival pop song on an album that’s best when its protagonist is taking risks.”

Beck has just been nominated for Queensland’s Live Voice of the Year for the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs). PANACEA has garnered rave reviews since its April release, with its ambitious arrangements and wildly diverse influences – from jazz and soul to glitchy beats – gelling together into something that feels completely unique. Beck’s second LP, the record was built around a week-long session at the legendary 301 Byron Bay studios – just days before it closed for good. Working with long-time collaborator and engineer Jeff Lovejoy Lovejoy (Powderfinger, Tex Perkins, Evil Eddie), who also produced the album. The record may be full of experimentation, but it never strays from the simple formula of wonderful songs performed with genuine passion.

Sahara Beck on Tour
Saturday 10 December – Port Macquarie Festival of the Sun, NSW
Friday 30 December – The Falls Music & Arts Festival Lorne, VIC
Saturday 31 December – Supporting the Delta Riggs – The Night Quarter Helensvale, QLD
Saturday 14 January – Supporting Blue King Brown – Riversdale, QLD
Sunday 29 January – Ballarat, VIC
Saturday 04 February – Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 05 February – Bribie, QLD
Saturday 11 February – Adelaide, SA
www.saharabeck.com.au

Hozier 2015 Australian Tour

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 21:04:22 +0000

Following the huge worldwide response to debut artist, HOZIER, and the monumental reaction to his smash hit and viral sensation Take Me To Church, we can now announce that a return tour has been confirmed for October, taking in all major capital cities and playing in some of the most beautiful and well regarded theatre and outdoor venues in the country. On his recent debut on Australian shores earlier this month, his throngs of fans were treated to a heart-achingly deep and fathomless performance with his Bluesfest slot drawing crowds of over 10,000 punters.

Taking in a national run of dates in venues a huge step up from his relatively small performances, this October tour will see Hozier perform at Perth’s Belvoir Amphitheatre on Wednesday 28 October, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Friday 30 October, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Tuesday 3 November, before closing at Brisbane’s stunning Riverstage on Friday 6 November.

With so many countless fans missing out on seeing Hozier live on this brief Easter visit, here now is your chance to witness the grandeur and yet deeply intimate nature of this extraordinary artist.

“The smooth blend of folk, blues, gospel and rock on [Hozier]’s self-titled album left me at times questioning how someone in their early 20s could conjure up such poetic and poignant music and lyrics.” VH1

Hozier 2015 Australian Tour
Perth – Wednesday 28 October, Belvoir Amphitheatre
Melbourne – Friday 30 – Saturday 31 October, Palais Theatre
Sydney – Tuesday 3 November, Hordern Pavilion
Brisbane – Friday 6 November, Riverstage
www.hozier.com

Ali Barter 2015 Australian Tour

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:45:10 +0000

Ali Barter is a traveller; a questioner; an ethereal presence. This presence coils around 1970s stadiums and backroom bars; it clears it’s throat from the neck of her guitar. When people are fumbling to describe it, they use words like ‘compelling’. It’s something that prevents people from turning away. In the footsteps of 2014’s ‘Community’, ‘Hypercolour’ is the first single from Barter’s third EP. It’s entitled ‘AB-EP’ and is due for release in September 2015 via Ronnie Records/MGM.

A classically trained choirgirl who ran away to be an intermittent world traveller and self-confessed ‘rat bag’, it was the notoriously tortured Cat Power who re-ignited Ali’s fire for music and performance. She came back to Melbourne with life lived and stories to tell. Since her return to reality, the former triple j unearthed winner has been crafting her own smoky-smooth alternative rock that tests musical combinations, whilst reflecting and embracing the power chords and dancehalls that fill the animated stamps on her passport.

In ‘Hypercolour’, Ali sings with a subtle urgency. There’s an edginess hidden beneath a silky coating of delay pedals and resting atop a driving bass-line. A muted guitar riff draws you in, becoming simultaneously lush and aggressive, as Barter turns this fleeting moment into a blistering observation:

“I once heard a guy speaking about his life and how he was always looking for a ‘hypercoloured’ experience of reality, and I get that. I’ve constantly looked for something bigger and better. This song was written over 2 years and I guess I was letting go of this idea during that time. It’s about mourning a loss, and breaking free at the same time.”

Ali has found her musical soul-mate in producer Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy). The pair have been recording and steadily building Barter’s live show, playing pub residencies, regional tours and supporting the likes of The War On Drugs, Phosphorescent and Husky.

“Ali Barter, has taken the all-rare approach in the modern music landscape of an entirely organic rise. No hype and no gimmicks, just a musician slowly honing her craft and building towards something” Rolling Stone Australia

“Barter’s classy casual vocals would give PJ Harvey a run for her money” The Music, Melbourne

Ali Barter 2015 Australian Tour
Friday 3 July – Newtown Social Club, Sydney
Sat 4th July – The Toff In Town, Melbourne
www.alibartermusic.com