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Sprout explores a new direction of composition, influenced largely by minimalist music infused with moments of structuredimprovisation. Their recently recorded album, 'Hectic Moon', is comprised entirely of original material, with an array of strange track titles that hold little to no connection to each respective work. 
(feat. Helen Svoboda, Sophie Min and Simon Svoboda)

King Missile is an American avant-garde art rock band best known for their 1992 song, "Detachable Penis". Formed in 1986, vocalist John S. Hall has fronted several incarnations of the band since then.

The Eagle Junction are a Brisbane band, merging blues, rock and soul with just a tinge of hard edged punk.

Award-winning electronic duo, The Ironing Maidens are putting domestic labour, technology and the history of women in electronic music centre stage with their live electronic performance art piece.

Ingeniously adapting real irons and ironing boards into electronic instruments to create breakthrough music (and a new genre - electro housewife!), The Ironing Maidens have toured Europe, playing Germany's famous Fusion Festival, The Performing Arts Festival Berlin, featured at Byron Bay's Falls Festival and taken out the 2017 Best Electronic Music Production in their local Awards. The duo recently toured regional laundromats in New South Wales supported by Create NSW and the Australia Council for the Arts.

The Ironing Maidens, Patty Preece and Melania Jack, inspired this experimental electronic arts project as a homage to the work of Daphne Oram, an unsung pioneer of music technology from the 1950’s whose work has been instrumental in the development of the electronic sound industry.

The music is a fresh new take on house music, with 4 to the floor beats, driving 303 style bass patterns, samples from 1950’s advertising and real world laundry sounds as well as lyrical concepts that will iron out your idea’s about housework and gender roles. Superb sound, projected visuals, sensational lighting and a smoke machine transforms any old laundry into a whole new spin cycle experience for the audience. Bring your washing!

Ruby Gilbert embraces a moody, gothic-tinged style of song-writing. The Brisbane-based songstress is an old soul, inspired by the grittiness of Johnny Cash, whilst channelling a timeless and stylised atmosphere. Her left-of-centre phrasing is unexpected and speaks brutally honest truths. Raw and heart-breaking, her voice evokes an old-time feel, while her lyrics are both strange and endearing. 

After working closely with mentor and producer, Aaron Shanahan for the past year, Ruby will be releasing her debut EP 'Dearly Beloved' in June.

Richard John Thompson, OBE (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

He made his début as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. He continues to write and record new material regularly and frequently performs live at venues throughout the world.

Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson Award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Many and varied musicians have recorded Thompson's compositions.

Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music. On 5 July 2011, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.

The Dreggs, a two-piece indie-folk duo who formed in mid 2017, have been making their way through the music scene at a steady speed. The pair of musicians from Bribie Island, a small town in South-East Queensland, formed The Dreggs on the Sunshine Coast, infusing a mixture of summer vibes and wintery folk in the one unique sound.

The Dreggs latest single release, Feel Alive, gives a good insight into yet another punchy, fun ‘foot-tapper’, providing the perfect segue into the release of their EP Seas Embrace. Feel Alive is about learning to appreciate life and finding a way out of being stuck in one place with no way out, which compliments the theme of the album.

The Teskey Brothers are a rare musical gem. Honouring that old school Motown sound and working it into something of their very own, the band have received widespread acclaim for their gorgeous debut album Half Mile Harvest. A raw combination of soul and blues, the record has warmed the hearts of listeners everywhere with it’s melancholic, analogue tones.

Written by all four band members, the album was recorded in their own home studio, self-produced and released independently. Listening to the record you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the work of Stax Records alumni in Memphis circa ‘67 rather than a group of twenty-somethings from the Yarra Valley just outside Melbourne. The feeling is as old as the tape machine it was recorded on and it’s a true expression of love.

Onstage singer Josh Teskey’s smoked whiskey voice defies expectation as the band around him hold an irresistible groove. Their undeniable live show has wowed audiences around the world, leaving them infected with soul and blues.

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Over the course of their 49-year career, Uriah Heep have released twenty-five studio albums (two of them are composed of re-recorded material), eighteen live albums and thirty-nine compilation albums. Twelve of the band's studio albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972).

In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit. Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep were one of the top heavy metal bands in the early 1970s.

New Zealander Gary Thain was bassist at the time of this recording. His birthday falls on this day, being born in 1948 and died in 1975, aged 27.

Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 through Sire Records. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia between July and August 1980 and produced by long time collaborator Brian Eno. Following the release of Fear of Music in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to dispel notions of the group as a mere vehicle for frontman and lyricist David Byrne. Drawing on the influence of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, the group experimented with African polyrhythms, funk, and electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. The sessions incorporated a variety of side musicians, including guitarist Adrian Belew, singer Nona Hendryx, and trumpet player Jon Hassell.

Brian Eno also co-wrote this song. He celebrates his 70thbirthday today.

By the early '80s, Frank Zappa had four children. They were growing up, becoming more interested in music in general and curious about their father's activities in particular. Between 1980 and 1984 they were all given a chance to contribute. Dweezil played guitar on-stage with his father, Moon recorded vocals for "Valley Girl," and Diva supplied the title for "Moggio" and the story behind "Chana in de Bushwop."

Ahmet Zappa, the youngest sibling, had sung a verse in "Drafted Again" and co-wrote the lyrics to "Frog With Dirty Little Lips," which he performed on-stage with the band in December 1981. The song was later recorded in the studio (without Ahmet) and released on the 1984 album Them or Us. Today Ahmet Zappa turns 44 years old.

On May 4, Belly return with DOVE, their first full length album release in 23 years. The album was recorded and produced and recorded by band member Tom Gorman alongside longtime friend of the group Paul Q. Kolderie (Hole, Throwing Muses, Radiohead). Today, the band shared "Shiny One," the first single to be released from the forthcoming album.   

 Belly, who formed in 1991, is Tanya Donelly (guitar, vocals), Tom Gorman (guitar), Chris Gorman (drums), and Gail Greenwood (bass). The band released their gold-certified critically-acclaimed debut album Star in 1993, which spawned the alternative radio and MTV staple "Feed The Tree" and led to Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best New Artist. In 1995, Belly released their sophomore album King and toured extensively behind the album before dissolving in 1996. Over the next two decades, the members stayed close while pursuing their own creative paths before the idea of a Belly reunion gained serious traction just a few years ago.

The Cassingles original lineup are back together and hitting the road. We're playing Rics in Brisbane on Friday June 8th with King Kongo.

Blending So-Cal, Hip Hop and dub reggae with a dash of the Endless Summer soundtrack thrown in, Bearfoot’s sun-soaked-yet-dark take on roots, reggae & dub has sent ripples through the country, and even over the ditch.

You could blame their highly energetic, sweat-drenched live performances, or their ability to create catchy melodies, but whatever the case, Bearfoot have been turning heads wherever they (and/or their music) go.

Mixing a solid rhythm section made up of fat bass and steadfast drums with percussive flare, bubbling keys, dubby guitars, horn lines that won’t quit, and vocal harmonies to support vocalist Asher Chapman’s passionate rapid-fire vocals, Bearfoot unashamedly bring their own take on Australian Roots/Reggae music.

Tijuana Cartel serve up a tasty mix of world music and club beats. These Gold-Coast-based tour addicts are renowned for their live shows and tight production.

Carey O'Sullivan - Rythm Guitar, Electronic Production

Paul George - Lead Guitar,vox, Electronic Production

John Martyn, OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009) was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 22 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. Martyn began his career at age 17 as a key member of the British folk music scene, drawing inspiration from American blues and English traditional music, and signed with Island Records. By the 1970s he had begun incorporating jazz and rock into his sound on albums such as Solid Air (1973) and One World (1977), as well as experimenting with guitar effects and tape delay machines such as Echoplex.

He struggled with substance abuse and domestic problems throughout the 1970s and 1980s, though continued to release albums while collaborating with figures such as Phil Collins and Lee "Scratch" Perry. He remained active until his death in 2009. He was described by The Times as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American rock singer and songwriter; one of the most successful and widely-known female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts.

David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named Dave Stewart. He won Best British Producer at the 1986, 1987 and 1990 Brit Awards.

Duncan Beale: Vocals 
Tom Beith: Bass/Creative Direction 
Lauren Crick: Vocals 
Nathan Leonard: Guitar Stylings 
Jonathan Pickvance: Drums 
Niyi Adepoyibi: Percussion

Soul Wide Open is an all-original studio project from Brisbane.

This Sydney-based singer-songwriter, Ben Camden, is stirring big grins on bright faces with his deep, ominous and looming vocal tone over this strutting blues-rock beat that bolsters this new single ‘Last Night’ (out 4th of May). 

‘Last Night’ follows the release of the first single ‘Strawberry Jam’ off his forthcoming EP ‘Caroline’, expected to be released later this year. When released in December 2017, ’Strawberry Jam’ quickly turned heads and found itself on Triple J, Double J, and community radio playlists.

As a result, Ben went on an extensive tour where he also had the opportunity to support both Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus) and Colin Hay (Men At Work).

Ben hastily dove back into the studio – a converted concrete rain tank – to record and collaborate with Govinda Doyle (Angus & Julia Stone – ‘Big Jet Plane’) on this new single ‘Last Night’. What emerged was an upbeat rock track that finds a place sonically and stylistically in between The Doors and the Chili Peppers.

Angela Toohey is a Brisbane based singer songwriter with a renowned 20+ year career in musical theatre, including starring as Liza Minnelli in the “Boy from Oz” opposite Hugh Jackman and Chrissy Amphlett-(Divinyls) in 2006,and Todd McKenney and Chrissy Amphlett in 1998-99.