HATCHING PLANS

Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is celebrating the launch of his new single “Memories & Dust” by packing up his kit bag and heading out about the country again on The Hatchlings Tour.

Josh will take very special guests Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea and Princess One Point Five on the road with him for what promises to be a very special tour.

These will be Josh Pyke’s last headline shows for the year, as he is bound for the UK where he will support New York band The Walkmen on a series of dates.

A recent deal inked by Ivy League Records will also see Josh’s forthcoming debut album released through Island/Universal UK.

Josh’s new single “Memories & Dust” is at radio now and will hit stores on October 7.

Dates:
October
Saturday 7th - Century Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 11th - Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Thursday 12th - Fly by Night, Fremantle
Friday 13th - Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Saturday 14th - Hyde Park Hotel (Backroom), Perth
Saturday 21st - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 27th - The Zoo, Brisbane

MELBOURNE SHOW COMES ALIVE AT NIGHT

Live at Night is an exciting new series of gigs taking place at the revamped Showgrounds as part of the 2006 Royal Melbourne Show.

This showcase of the best of Melbourne music will take place in the newly created Town Square, where each night three acts will take to the stage – demonstrating once again why Melbourne is THE home of live music in this country.

Blue ribbon highlights of the Live at Night program include everybody’s favourite new age troubadour Pete Murray, the three chord power chaos of The Spazzys, the Australian AMP (Album of The Year) winners The Drones, the hardest working boys in rock Dallas Crane, folk-pop chanteuse Clare Bowditch, slamming jazz-hop sextet True Live, and vocalist extraordinaire Rebecca Barnard.

Plus a cast of thousands including Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males, The Meanies, Mick Thomas & The Sure Things, Gersey, Mach Pelican, Ninety Nine, Diafrix, Sarah Carroll, The Wagons, Marcel Borrack & His Little Champs, Clinkerfield, Faker, Incredible Dead Goons, Black Cab, and more!

The Royal Melbourne Showgrounds certainly have a rock pedigree, having played host to some of the biggest names in music for over a decade, and this will continue with this new era of rock n roll.

So get your Bertie Beetle showbag, leave Mum at the scones, stick your little brother in the Gravatron and head down to the Town Square, right next to the old grandstand for a rockin’ night out!

Program dates:
September
Thursday 21 - Clare Bowditch / Gersey / Ninety Nine
Friday 22 - Pete Murray / Dan Kelly / Motor Vehicle Sundown
Saturday 23 - Dallas Crane / Ground Components / Dynamo
Sunday 24 - The Spazzys / The Meanies / Mach Pelican
Monday 25 - True Live / Diafrix / Duchess vs Mafia
Tuesday 26 - Rebecca Barnard / Sarah Carroll / The Wagons
Wednesday 27 - The Drones / Black Cab / Kamikaze Trio
Thursday 28 - Mick Thomas / Marcel Borrack / Clinkerfield
Friday 29 - Faker / Midnight Juggernauts / Moscow Schoolboy
Saturday 30 - Incredible Dead Goons/ Ska Vendors / Bomba