Gigs This February

Here are a list of some Australian gigs happening this month that I recommend. Hopefully I’ll be able to repeat this kind of thing once a month and make it more comprehensive.

Acid Mothers Guru Guru (dates)

Alice in Chains - Soundwave Sideshow (dates)

Black Mountain (dates)

Chick Corea and John McLaughlin 5 Piece Band (dates)

Crabsmasher (dates)

Cult of Luna supported by Laura (dates)

Damo Suzuki [ex-Can] (dates)

David Byrne (dates)

The Dillinger Escape Plan, Poison the Well, Every Time I Die and Evergreen Terrace - Soundwave Festival Sideshow (dates)

El-P (dates)

For Tet – Laneway Sideshows (dates)

Inappropriate Tough Guy Behaviour (dates)

Kid Koala (dates)

Lamb of God – Soundwave Sideshow (dates)

Laneway Festival featuring, amongst others, Stereolab, Pivot, The Drones, Jay Reatard, For Tet and No Age (dates)

Leonard Cohen (dates)

Monarch (dates)

Nine Inch Nails – Soundwave Festival Sideshow (dates)

Propaghandi (dates)

Scissor Lock (dates)

Soundwave Festival featuring, amongst others, Nine Inch Nails, Alice in Chains, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Lamb of God, Poison the Well and Every Time I Die (dates)

Stereolab – Laneway Sideshows (dates)

Summer Tones Festival featuring, amongst others, Dan Deacon, Beaches, High Places, Lawrence Arabia and Mark Barrage (dates)

Send your listings to adrianclement (at) me (dot) com.

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Acid Mothers Guru Guru

Acid Mothers Guru Guru Poster

Thanks to the fine folks from Heathen Skulls, legendary Japanese experimental psychadelic collective Acid Mothers Temple will be visiting Australian shore for the very first time in February this year. Joining them on drums will be Mani Neumeier from the legendary 1970s Krout rock band Guru Guru. The shows are billed as Acid Mothers Guru Guru. AMGG are playing the following dates:

6 Feb 2009: Acid Mothers Guru Guru @ Step Inn Brisbane, Queensland
7 Feb 2009 Acid Mothers Guru Guru @ Oxford Arts Factory Sydney, New South Wales
8 Feb 2009 Acid Mothers Guru Guru @ The Basement Belconnen, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
10 Feb 2009 Acid Mothers Guru Guru @ Toff in Town Melbourne, Victoria
In related news, Heathen Skulls will also be bringing out the French doom-metal band Monarch!, who are playing the following shows with local doom-act Agonhym. Here are the dates for them:

18 Feb 2009 MONARCH – Transmission Room Auckland
19 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ Rosies (Upstairs) w/ Agonhymn Brisbane, Queensland
20 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ Sandringham Hotel w/ Agonhymn Sydney, New South Wales
21 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ The Basement Bar w/ 4 Dead Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
22 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ THE TOTE w/ Agents of Abhorrence Melbourne, Victoria
26 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ The NATIONAL w/ Agonhymn Geelong, Victoria
27 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ ENIGMA BAR (War Room) w/ Agonhymn Adelaide, South Australia
28 Feb 2009 MONARCH @ THE ARTHOUSE HOTEL w/ Agonhymn Melbourne, Victoria

Filed under: Heathen Skulls, Monarch!

Upcoming Gig Worthy of Mentioning

This Saturday, the 25th of November, U.S. grindcore band Pig Destroyer (currently on Relapse Records) will be performing live in Sydney at The Gaelic Club thanks to Heathen Skulls booking agent/independent record label. Pig Destroyer will be performing at a few other places around Australia and New Zealand during this time, so click on the scaled-down poster above to see when they’re playing.

Joining them in Sydney, amongst others, will be Melbourne’s wonderful noise-trio Grey Daturas and Sydney’s Crux. A show not to be missed. Get off your asses and purchase tickets, this is going to be great!

(Sydney show)

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Filed under: Crust Punk, Crux, Grey Daturas, Grindcore, Heathen Skulls, Noise Rock, Pig Destroyer