With one firm foot
in the hardcore community and the other stomping
in the metal scene, Swedish hardcore giants Raised
Fist are finally hitting Australian shores for
their long overdue first tour.
With the new intense wall-of-sound 4th album Sound
of the Republic, the focus and determination
to take their
brutal hardcore to a new level is stronger than
ever.
Over the years Raised Fist has become a highly
respected name in the hardcore scene. Formed back
in 1993
when the scene in Europe started to simmer, the
band took its first steps with influences taken
mainly from bands as Gorilla Biscuits and Youth
Of Today.
A couple of early EPs, followed by the
three full-length albums Fuel (1998),
Ignoring The Guidelines (2000) and Dedication (2002)
has lead to massive support and legendary cult-status.
Dates:
Wednesday October 25 - HMB, Brisbane
Thursday October 26 - Manning Bar, Sydney
Friday October 27 Melbourne Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday
October 28 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Sunday October 29 - Adelaide
Uni Bar
MILLER-HEIDKE
WINS PATRONS CHOICE
Budding Brisbane
songwriter and musician Kate Miller-Heidke
took out “Patrons Choice” at the
first ever annual Folk Alliance Awards in Canberra
in recognition of being the highest
selling artist at all national folk festivals
in the last year. Miller-Heidke was up against
two other popular favourites Lior and Blue
King Brown.
2006 has been
a landmark year for Miller-Heidke, with her EP
Circular Breathing making waves
in the media and sold-out tours around Australia.
A six song collection of melodic and sublimely
understated piano and guitar driven folk-pop
tunes, Circular Breathing marries
incisive, quirky, personal and poetic lyrics
with a vocal
performance that is nothing short of masterful.
Just finishing
up the 2006 run of the respected Broad festival,
Kate reassembles her own band
to hit the road for a final time in 2006, playing
her Apartment Tour - five special shows in
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, before
heading into the studio to record her debut
album.
The Apartment
Tour will be the biggest headline shows of Kate’s
career, and will also celebrate
the release of her first video clip for the
single “Apartment”.
Dates:
Wednesday 4 October: The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday 5 October: The
Basement, Sydney
Friday 6 October: Jive Bar, Adelaide
Saturday 7 October: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Sunday 8
October: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
