DRESDEN ALL
DOLLED UP FOR OZ
Whilst
launching their current album Yes, Virginia in
March this year, the Dresden Dolls’ Amanda
Palmer and Brian Viglione thrilled a fortunate
few at a promotional show in Sydney.
Amazingly the show
sold out in a matter of days, all off the back
of
a single press release! It appears that time has
come for the Dresden Dolls to make their mark.
Fans pleaded for additional shows and now it has
finally been confirmed for all Dresden Dolls
devotees.
For
the first time since 2004, the duo will tour Australia,
performing shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,
Adelaide and Perth.
The Dresden Dolls highly stylised
Brechtian punk cabaret is unlike anything you’re
ever likely to hear. Like their self-titled debut,
their new
album Yes, Virginia has received
rave reviews worldwide.
Dates:
Friday 15 September: The Arena, Brisbane (All
ages)
Saturday 16 September: Gaelic Theatre, Sydney
(All ages)
Sunday 17 September: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
(18+)
Wednesday 20 September: Adelaide Uni Bar (All
ages)
Friday
22 September: Heat, Perth (18+)
DEF JUX
2006 DOWN UNDER
Def Jux 2006 Tour
will feature Mr Lif and Cage, two of the label’s
most prized artists.
This tour coincides
with the release of Mr Lif’s
new album Mo’ Mega, the long awaited
follow-up to his I Phantom album and hot
off the trails from his success with The Perceptionists
in 2005. Mo’ Mega sees US cult hip
hop figure Mr Lif back with an arsenal of new rhymes,
showcasing
his talents as an MC, poet and true-life reporter.
You
need not look further than your television or newspaper
for the inspiration behind Lif’s
new album, Mo’ Mega delivers a modern take
on America that is simultaneously personal and political.
Some artists make albums because they can, the great
ones make albums because they have to – Mo’ Mega
is the album Mr Lif had to make.
Get ready for Mr
Lif’s compelling energy,
sincerity, sharp flow and worldwide resonance… it
will blow your mind.
Sharing the platform
on this tour is Lif’s
label mate Cage, aka Chris Palko - Def Jux’s
most recent stellar signing. Cage’s highly
acclaimed first album on Def Jux: Hell’s
Winter,
was two years in the making and is an album of immense
detail and self-exploration. Cage’s story is
one of the most intense, crazy, tortured and triumphant
tales you’ll hear.
Cage’s life has gone
from watching his father shoot heroin, to addiction,
violence and mental institutions. The reality of
having a child inspired the final culmination and
personal triumph of this album. Hell’s Winter
is a world of its own, in which Cage explores and
exorcised his incredibly troubled childhood and adolescence.
The result is both beautiful and pain-full, a coming
of age record. Allow Cage himself to tell his own
tale, as his mesmerising artistic vision comes to
life onstage.
Ripping the mics Downunder with Lif and Cage is
SA Smash’s main man: Metro and Weatherman member
Yak Ballz. Also along for the ride to spin some tunes
is DJ Biz Wiz.
Together Mr Lif and Cage will showcase the best
of Def Jux’s latest offerings and is definitely
not to be missed.
Dates:
Brisbane – Saturday, 5th August @ The Rev
Melbourne – Thursday, 10th August @ The Corner
Sydney – Friday, 11th August @ The Gaelic Club
