In his only Australian appearance for 2018 Henry Rollins will appear at Byron Bay’s giant Splendour in the Grass Festival in talking mode and also as the subject of an interview. Unfortunately, if you didn’t grab your tickets early you have missed out as all days at Splendour have sold out. For more of that Henry goodness though, check out his radio show every week on LA’s KCRW.
ED KUEPPER SOLO – BY POPULAR DEMAND!
While we wait with much anticipation on the arrival of the debut album for Kuepper’s favourite new band The Aints! the proto-punk original and career songsmith returns this June – August to his ‘Solo & By Request’ show performing material from right across his 50+ albums and a career that began in 1976 with The Saints groundbreaking release (I’m) Stranded. On-sale now Full details here.
CAT POWER PERFORMS MOON PIX
20 years since its release Chan Marshall is joined by Mick Turner and Jim R White in a world first and an Australian exclusive reprising the Cat Power classic Moon Pix for Vivid Sydney. Tickets on-sale Friday 23rd March.
GUY PICCIOTTO: FUGAZI-INSTRUMENT (SOLD-OUT!)
For his first Australian appearance since playing here in 1997, Guy Picciotto, the influential co-frontman and guitarist for DIY hardcore heroes Fugazi (Dischord Records) presents a screening of the band’s definitive documentary Instrument followed by an in-depth Q&A and it’s all going down over two dates this May for Vivid Sydney. On-sale Friday 23rd March.
XYLOURIS WHITE VIVID SYDNEY DEBUT
Off the back of their magnificent new album ‘Mother’ (ABC Music), Xylouris White make their Sydney Opera House debut for Vivid Sydney playing two shows in the Utzon Room. On-sale Friday 23rd March.
“If it sounds like gypsy punk one minute and unspun folk balladry the next, that’s simply the happy fruits of these defiantly distinctive players exploring their own instruments” – Weekend Australian ****
“Mother is that good”– Mojo ****
SUNNYBOYS WEBSITE / ON-LINE STORE
After a handful of false starts Sunnyboys have finally landed themselves a website enabling you easy access to them and to keep track of all their movements. Perhaps best of all is the band now have their own shop up and running and ready to serve you what you need. For now that would be any remaining t-shirts from the recent Summer Fun tour plus a literal handful off leftovers from previous tours. There are CDs and DVDs for sale as well.
Digging a little deeper into the website there is a band history; news page; archival videos, reviews and photos; a comprehensive catalogue with links to iTunes and Spotify and a history of shows played since the 2012 re-emergence as Kids In Dust. Work on the website is ongoing with the archives in particular to be continually refreshed but for now, here she is … https://sunnyboys.com.au/home