Archive for the 'gigs' Category

In the Pines: Celebration of local talent

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

It’s that time of year again and RTRfm are holding their annual In the Pines concert at UWA. Seeing as I remember writing about this last year, I think I missed this blog’s first birthday. Speaking of birthdays, In the Pines is on the 26th of April, which is MY birthday so I think you [...]

Secret Society Event for Indie Kids Only

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

The rest is for you to find out… HA – SECRET SOCIETY OF COSMIC DANCE The Heavenly Ascension To The Secret Society Of Cosmic Dance Every Wednesday night 7pm till late (Launch party! 1st April) In a world full of so much disposable dance music, trendy hedonism and ear grating soulless music comes a night [...]

hello new world……

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Hey Im new here. Im Cale, a.k.a. Sleepyhead. As a friend of your favorite blog mistress, I was asked to contribute to this blog and seeing as I am trying to procrastinate from uni work, I figured this was a good a way as any. PS I’m not actually a vegan/vegetarian, but i have no [...]

Tame Impala

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Tame Impala is an Australian band that is getting lots of press at the moment – if you’ve been look closely at a lot of lineups for recent and upcoming gigs and festivals, you’ll see their name popping up quite a bit. They’re currently supporting MGMT on their national tour, and will be coming back [...]

PEOPLE POWER Tonight!

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Tonight! Cultural Centre! Free! People Power is a program designed to generate good times, generate thought about issues of sustainability, and generate electricity. Generate electricity? People power? No, this isn’t The Matrix, because thankfully there are no robots. It is more about bicycles powering 1000 LED lights, flying high above the Cultural Centre. Along with [...]

Going to the Prom?

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Oh wow, Artrage is here and the Prom’s this friday. Who are you taking? (who am I taking for that matter, none of my friends can make it D=) With bands like Gameboy/Gamegirl, Oohee, So So Modern, Boys Boys Boys!, Voltaire Twins, Shazam, Super Supreme Team and local vegan rtr dj Dave Cutbush, it’s set [...]

Young and Restless

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

A nice fellow from the country emailed me regarding when and where Young and Restless would be performing in Perth. So I had a bit of a look around and in the meantime found that I had a Young and Restless album in my library. I started listening. Fucking brilliant. Full of energy and vibe [...]

Introducing the Voltaire Twins

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Voltaire twins: “Perth’s freshest electro outfit” – as said on last.fm. These guys make some really catchy dance/pop/indie/electro music and hence that’s probably the reason they’ve been up there on the triple J unearthed charts. They played a few weeks back at the Horror shop, and currently Jaymes Arthur Voltaire. Aka Teen Wolf is also [...]

The Horror Shop: get your hit of local indie music

Friday, July 18th, 2008

“Obsessively chosen Band line ups from perth and abroad, aligned with the grandest of DJ’s Playing the classics alongside the hottest new selection of underground indie rock music, all compiled with passion to make you dance to the death and shake your skulls off. The Horror Shop is an environment, forged from the underground to [...]

The Slow Beings Album Launch

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The Slow Beings are another artist on amazing label Hidden Shoal recordings – for those of you who don’t remember the entry where we gave links to their free compilation albums, here it is. They are launching their album (we know why the earth moves) tomorrow! At 8 pm on saturday the 28th of June [...]

In the Pines 2008

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

I must admit I have never been to an event by RTRfm but I look forward to this one – a celebration of talented indie bands. Gonna be held in the Somerville Auditorium at UWA, ringed by pine trees so it should be lovely. Tickets up for $25 – get them at 78′s, concert on [...]