A long hot summer packed full of various festive musical activities – A Day On the Green, Nick Cave, Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr, Bruce Springsteen, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival et al – has resulted in a less than desired outcome for the Adelaide leg of Dig it Up 2013, so it is with great regret promoters Feel Presents have decided to pull the pin / count their losses / pull up stumps for the scheduled show @ HQ on April 26th, and instead offer fans of the Hoodoo Gurus and Dig It Up! one of two options.Continue reading
SUNNYBOYS DO VIVID!
The most unlikely reformation of the last whatever… continues to roll-on with the announcement today of the first Sydney headline show in 22 years for that most cherished of all bands: Sunnyboys. Jeremy, Peter, Richard and Bil will follow-up their surprise return at Dig It Up! 2012 (performing under the name Kids In Dust), and special guest slot to Elvis Costello at A Day On the Green earlier this year, with a show on June 2nd as part of the Vivid Festival in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall – howzat! Continue reading
DIG IT UP! ROUND THREE
Lets skip the hyperbole. You already know it’s great. So without further ado, the latest additions to Dig It Up! 2013 are… Continue reading
JELLO BIAFRA & THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Jello Biafra, the infamous former frontman and chief-agitator for legendary U.S. punks Dead Kennedys, returns to Australia this May for his first live-band performances since the infamous DKs tour of 1983.
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BLUE OYSTER CULT SIDE SHOWS
Blue Oyster Cult may be the ultimate ‘cult’ band. Revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike, B.O.C. have carved out a 40-year career via a string of complex hard rock albums and killer live shows. The author Steven King adores them and so does Dave Graney. Continue reading
DIG IT UP! SECOND LINE-UP RELEASE – THE LOCAL CHAPTER
As if the inclusion of international heavyweights Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, and Peter Case (of The Nerves and The Plimsouls ain’t enough, the Hoodoo Gurus have gone and selected a whole swag of local acts (starting with The Stems) embracing a huge range of eras and styles so long as it rocks (and rolls). Continue reading