Meantime the Ed Kuepper Solo & By Request shows are making some noise of their own with two sold-out shows in Nambour prompting a third & final show on the afternoon of Saturday August 12th August. Bellingen too is on the move with Saturday 19th August sold-out – a second show on the afternoon of August 20th has been added there.Continue reading →

We’re not generally prone to falling for sensationalist headlines but in this instance … “I take no satisfaction in any American going hungry. Knowing that a lot of the people who voted for Trump might face grim challenges because of this kick-ass conservative belt-tightening, it is of no interest to me to remind them what they signed up for. All I can think about is an elderly person being hungry and frightened, and it makes me sick.” Read the full Henry think-piece here.

Undertones bass player, author of Teenage Kicks (My Life As An Undertone) and BBC radio producer Michael Bradley – via The Guardian – provides a guided tour of The Undertones birthplace, Derry Ireland. Check here for the sites that begat such Undertones classics as Teenage Kicks, Get Over You, My Perfect Cousin, and You’ve Got My Number. Michael and his four Undertones brothers tour Australia for the first time this July. Tickets are on-sale now!

“Lifelong careers in music are the exception, rather than the rule. For some bands, there need only be one distinguished work that endures. Television’s intricate guitar skill, inventiveness and chemistry on Marquee Moon forged its own singular path and in the process shaped the trajectory of rock music.” Revisit this classic from 2013 Feel Presents touring artists Television then pray for a return.

“Having written about the Sunnyboys in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, it has become very difficult to find something new to say. That’s not a slight on them. The shows are so brilliant that I can’t stay away.” – Double J review

“… Chain & the Gang is one of the coolest live bands anywhere” – Henry Rollins

Just six (6) weeks away from the debut Australian tour of Chain & The Gang – the latest creative vehicle for Washington DC activist Mr.Ian Svenonious,  and a man described by fellow Washington native Henry Rollins as “a genius” – and Feel Presents are pleased to announce two brand new shows.Continue reading →