The lineup for next year’s Laneway Festival was announced today, I think it looks like a good one, as usual (and unlike the BDO) they’ve come up with a selection of bands who have mostly not been here before (well, Adelaide at least, if not Australia)  and who might well not tour here otherwise. The only international acts I’ve seen before are Les Savy Fav (who’ve been to Adelaide twice, but those who saw them – particularly the insane show with Pretty Girls Makes Graves in a basement on Hindley St – will be eager to see them again) and Holy Fuck who I saw in Wellington, NZ, and who I’m happy to see again. There are a couple of others who’ve been to Adelaide before (!!! and Ariel Pink) but I missed them. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday (20th), last year it sold out, largely I think because of Mumford & Sons, not sure if there’s any drawcard like that this time, I have no idea how popular these bands are.

UPDATE – just got details of a gig this Thursday

Thursday October 14 at Pharaoh Musicians Centre, 66 North Tce. Kent Town

Mondo Phase Band (synth guitar drums punkpsych trio)
Dane Hirsinger (ambient guitar and electronics)
Tim and Jim Natural Band from the Suburbs (piano and drums freeform bogan mysticism) later joined by members of Mondo Phase and Dane for a weird jam

Music from 9pm
Free Entry, fully licensed
enter via back alley
New independent venue run by local artists for local artists

OCTOBER

• 14th Mondo Phase Band, Dane Hirsinger, Tim and Jim Natural Band from the Suburbs at The Pharaoh
• 15th Steering By Stars, Box Elder, Our Husband at the Ed Castle.
• 16th The Scrapes at Feltspace.
• 16th Institut Polaire at the Grace Emily
• 17th Dead Meadow at Fowlers.
• 21st Mulatu Astatke with the Black Jesus Experience at the Festival Centre Piano Bar.
• 21st Lachlan & Rory from Steering By Stars at the Metro.
• 22nd Sea Bellies, Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!, Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 22nd Bodies, Friends, The Losers, Dudd Pills at the Metro.
• 23rd The Holy Sea at the Wheatsheaf.
• 24th Le Rayon Vert presents Wolfpanther DJ Set at the Metro.
• 31st Sea Thieves, Steering By Stars at the Grace Emily.

NOVEMBER

• 3rd Brian Wilson at the Entertainment Centre.
• 5th Matt Banham at the Jade Monkey.
• 14th New Pornographers at Fowlers.
• 18th Batrider, The Postures at the Metro.
• 18th Leonard Cohen at the Entertainment Centre.
• 19th Hoodoo Gurus at the Gov.
• 19th My Disco at Fowlers Live.
• 25th Kaki King at Jive.
• 28th Le Rayon Vert presents Wolfpanther DJ Set at the Metro.

DECEMBER

• 4th Stereosonic Festival lineup includes Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Caspa.
• 16th The Church at the Gov.

JANUARY

• 6th – Born Ruffians at Fowlers.

FEBRUARY

• 4th – Big Day Out including Iggy & the Stooges, Primal Scream, Grinderman, MIA and LCD Soundsystem
• 11th – Laneway Festival with !!! (Chk Chk Chk) -THE ANTLERS – ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI  – BEACH HOUSE  – BEAR IN HEAVEN – BLONDE REDHEAD  – CLOUD CONTROL – CUT COPY  – DEERHUNTER  –  FOALS  –  GOTYE  –  THE HOLIDAYS – HOLY FUCK – JENNY & JOHNNY  –  LES SAVY FAV  – LOCAL NATIVES – MENOMENA – PVT –  RAT vs POSSUM – STORNOWAY – TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB – VIOLENT SOHO – WARPAINT  –  WORLD’S END PRESS – YEASAYER

MARCH

• 5th- Soundwave with Gang of Four, The Melvins and lots more.

APRIL

• 4-7th – Paul Kelly‘s A-Z shows at the Space Theatre.

On the Stereo

• Omar Souleyman – Jazeera Nights cd (Sublime Frequencies)
• Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture 2cd (Soul Jazz)
• Pluramon – The Monstrous Surplus cd (Karaoke Kalk)
• Marcus Schmickler with Hayden Chisholm – Amazing Daze cd (Häpna)
• Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Trio – The Creation of the Universe 2cd (Sister Ray)
• Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky 2cd (Young God)
• James Chance – Twist Your Soul – the Definitive Collection 2cd (History)
• Pram – The Moving Frontier cd (Domino)
• Pram – Dark Island cd (Domino)
• Pram – Somniloquy cd (Domino)

Just had a visit to the east coast, gig highlights were Paradise Motel, Pimmon and Pikelet.

UPDATE – Swervedriver are finally returning to Australia in February, but unfortunately no Adelaide date. Given their popularity in Australia in the past I was sure they’d do a more extensive tour so this is quite disappointing.

UPDATE 2 – The Ninetynine gig next week has been cancelled.

UPDATE 3 – Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer & Hudson Mohawke are missing Adelaide on their tour. Can someone please send me some good news about gigs?

UPDATE 4 – No, it just got worse. The Swans tour in March but not Adelaide.

OCTOBER

• 8th Sun Araw, Hit the Jackpot, Terrible Truths, Bitch Prefect, Bad Habit at Format.
• 8th Cheer Advisory Council at the Metro.
• 15th Steering By Stars, Box Elder, Our Husband at the Ed Castle.
• 16th Ninetynine at the Metro CANCELLED
• 16th Institut Polaire at the Grace Emily
• 17th Dead Meadow at Fowlers.
• 21st Mulatu Astatke with the Black Jesus Experience at the Festival Centre Piano Bar.
• 22nd Sea Bellies, Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!, Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 22nd Bodies and Friends at the Metro.
• 23rd The Holy Sea at the Wheatsheaf.

NOVEMBER

• 3rd Brian Wilson at the Entertainment Centre.
• 5th Matt Banham at the Jade Monkey.
• 14th New Pornographers at Fowlers.
• 18th Batrider, The Postures at the Metro.
• 18th Leonard Cohen at the Entertainment Centre.
• 19th Hoodoo Gurus at the Gov.
• 19th My Disco at Fowlers Live.
• 25th Kaki King at Jive.

DECEMBER

• 4th Stereosonic Festival lineup includes Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Caspa.
• 16th The Church at the Gov.

FEBRUARY

• 4th – Big Day Out including Iggy & the Stooges, Primal Scream, Grinderman, MIA and LCD Soundsystem

APRIL

• 4-7th – Paul Kelly‘s A-Z shows at the Space Theatre.

On the Stereo

• Ninja Tune XX box set
• Mr Scruff – Keep It Unreal cd (Ninja Tune)
• Poets of Rhythm – Discern/Define cd (Ninja Tune)
• Augustus Pablo – Dub, Reggae & Roots from the Melodica King cd (Manteca)
• Autechre – Move of Ten cd (Warp)
• Flying Lotus – Los Angeles cd (Warp)
• Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come cd (Essential Jazz Classics)
• Crow – Arcane cd (Non Zero)
• The Paradise Motel – Australian Ghost Story cd (Left Over Life to Kill)
• Josephine Foster – Graphic As A Star cd (Fire)

SEPTEMBER

• 15th & 16th Klondike’s North 40 (feat. Chris Masuak) at the Grace Emily.
• 17th – Taught By Animals, Like Leaves, Friends at the Ed Castle.
• 19th – I play an all Ninja Tune DJ set at the Metro to celebrate Ninja Tune’s 20th birthday.
• 24th – Absolute Boys, Batrider, Fake Tan, Cooperation at the Exeter.
• 25th – Hit The Jackpot, The Ancients, Fake Tan at the Metro.
• 28th – Peter Hook & Friends at  Her Majesty’s Theatre.

OCTOBER

• 1st Zeni Geva at the Rhino Room.
• 1st Smudge at the Metro.
• 1st Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! at the Ed Castle.
• 2nd God God Dammit Dammit at Enigma.
• 8th Sun Araw, Hit the Jackpot, Terrible Truths, Bitch Prefect, Bad Habit at Format.
• 15th Steering By Stars, Box Elder, Our Husband at the Ed Castle.
• 16th Ninetynine at the Metro
• 17th Dead Meadow at Fowlers.
• 22nd Sea Bellies, Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!, Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 23rd The Holy Sea at the Wheatsheaf.

NOVEMBER

• 14th New Pornographers at Fowlers.
• 18th Batrider, The Postures at the Metro.
• 19th Hoodoo Gurus at the Gov.

DECEMBER

• 4th Stereosonic Festival lineup includes Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Caspa.
• 16th The Church at the Gov.

On the Stereo

• Ed Kuepper – Studio Demos 1988 and 2007 (Prince Melon Bootleg Series Volume 12) cd (Prince Melon)
• Ascension Academy – s/t (Prince Melon Bootleg Series Volume 13) cd (Prince Melon)
• Ed Kuepper – Ed Kuepper Live (Prince Melon Bootleg Series Volume 11) cd (Prince Melon)
• The Aints – The Aints Live (Prince Melon Bootleg Series Volume 10) cd (Prince Melon)
• Dream Wake Dream – s/t EP (Abandoned Vinyl)
• Fabulous Diamonds – II cd (Chapter)
• Hall Ranaldo Hooker – Oasis of Whispers cd (alien8)
• Kid Koala – Solid Steel Mix DL
• DJ Food – Blech 20 DL
• Peverelist – Jarvik Mindstate cd (Punch Drunk)
• Winston Edwards and Blackbeard – Dub Conference at 10 Downing Street LP (Studio 16)

For anyone waiting for news on the Meredith-related tours, nothing for Adelaide.

The following are from Liveguide.

The Fall:

Broadcast:

Just a few minor updates. Still no news on Meredith sideshows from Broadcast or The Fall, except that Popfrenzy have officially announced that they are touring Broadcast, and The Fall are confirmed to play in Auckland on Dec 13. The only Meredith sideshows announced so far are The Field and El Guincho (neither play Adelaide).

AUGUST

• 29th Hawks of Alba, 6&7s at the Grace.

SEPTEMBER

• 3rd – No Through Road, Box Elder, Sarah Chadwick at the Jade Monkey.
• 3rd – Flying Scribble, Fair Maiden, Tall Tall Trees at the Metro.
• 3rd – God God Dammit Dammit at the Cranka.
• 11th – Wolf & Cub at the Ed Castle.
• 11th – Friends, Fighting League, Fake Tan, Old Mate at the Metro.
• 15th & 16th Klondike’s North 40 (feat. Chris Masuak) at the Grace Emily.
• 17th – Taught By Animals, Like Leaves, Friends at the Ed Castle.
• 24th – Starving Weirdos at the Exeter.
• 25th – Hit The Jackpot, The Ancients, Fake Tan at the Metro.

OCTOBER

• 1st Zeni Geva at the Rhino Room.
• 1st Smudge at the Metro.
• 1st Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! at the Ed Castle.
• 8th Sun Araw, Hit the Jackpot, Terrible Truths, Bitch Prefect, Bad Habit at Format.
• 15th Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 16th Ninetynine at the Metro
• 17th Dead Meadow at Fowlers.
• 22nd Sea Bellies, Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!, Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 23rd The Holy Sea at the Wheatsheaf.

NOVEMBER

• 14th New Pornographers at Fowlers.

DECEMBER

• 4th Stereosonic Festival lineup includes Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Caspa.

On the Stereo

• Darren Hanlon – I Will Love You At All cd (Flippin Yeah)
• Cat Power – The Greatest cd (Matador)
• Jandek – Staring at the Cellophane cd (Corwood Industries)
• Jandek – The Myth of Blue Icicles cd (Corwood Industries)
• Jandek – What Was Out There Disappeared cd (Corwood Industries)
• Burning Star Core – Papercuts Theatre 2LP (No Quarter)
• Terrace Industry: M Squared Box 1980-83 4cd (Ascension)
• Fennesz – Live in Japan LP (Autofact)
• Kraftwerk – The Catalogue 8cd (Kling Klang)
• DJ Youngsta – Dubstep Allstars Vol. 2 cd (Tempa)

Big news this week is that a couple of my absolute favourites are both coming out to Australia for the Meredith Music Festival – Broadcast and The Fall. I won’t be able to make it to Meredith but hopefully there’ll be some sideshows that I can get to. The Fall are being toured by Civil Society, thus far they don’t list anything other than Meredith. They have brought some shows to Adelaide in the past, but mostly not. Broadcast are being toured by Popfrenzy, it seems like quite a while since I’ve seen anything promoted by them over here, so I’m a bit concerned that the chances for either aren’t good. Also the Swans rumour has a bit more certainty behind it after Michael Gira mentioned in an interview that they will be touring Australia. Also Heathen Skulls confirmed on Mess & Noise that they’re working on making it happen – and they always bring acts to Adelaide so that’s some good news.

That’s not all, there have been a couple of definite Adelaide shows announced this week – Dead Meadow at Fowlers on October 17, and The New Pornographers at Fowlers on November 14. Looks like the Winter tour drought is breaking.

Broadcast videos:

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AUGUST

• 18th Bitches of Zeus plus solo sets from each band member at the Pharaoh.
• 19th Humble Bee at the Gov (front bar).
• 20th Princess One Point Five, We Grow Up, Cheer Advisory Council at the Ed Castle.
• 21st Grong Grong, Fkn Tutts, Friends at the Metro.
• 22nd Darren Hanlon at Jive.
• 22nd Sea Thieves at the Wheatsheaf.
• 27th Lakes, Bad Habit, Witches at Black Mass, Greeting from SA at the Metro.
• 29th Hawks of Alba, 6&7s at the Grace.

SEPTEMBER

• 3rd – No Through Road, Box Elder, Sarah Chadwick at the Jade Monkey.
• 3rd – Flying Scribble, Fair Maiden, Tall Tall Trees at the Metro.
• 11th – Wolf & Cub at the Ed Castle.
• 15th & 16th Klondike’s North 40 (feat. Chris Masuak) at the Grace Emily.
• 17th – Like Leaves at the Ed Castle.
• 24th – Starving Weirdos at the Exeter.
• 25th – Hit The Jackpot, The Ancients, Fake Tan at the Metro.

OCTOBER

• 1st Zeni Geva at the Rhino Room.
• 1st Smudge at the Metro.
• 1st Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! at the Ed Castle.
• 8th Sun Araw, Hit the Jackpot, Terrible Truths, Bitch Prefect, Bad Habit at Format.
• 15th Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
• 16th Ninetynine at the Metro
• 17th Dead Meadow at Fowlers.

NOVEMBER

• 14th New Pornographers at Fowlers.

DECEMBER

• 4th Stereosonic Festival lineup includes Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Caspa.

On the Stereo

• Kraftwerk – The Catalogue 8cd (KlingKlang)
• Mouse on Mars – Live 04 cd (Sonig)
• DJ/Rupture – Gold Teeth Thief DL
• Vex’d – Cloud Seed 2LP (Planet Mu)
• Burning Star Core – Papercuts Theatre 2LP (No Quarter)
• The Caretaker – Persistent Repetition of Phrases LP (History Always Favours the Winners)
• David S. Ware Quartet – Corridors and Parallels cd (AUM Fidelity)
• Trembling Bells – Abandoned Love cd (Honest Jon’s)
• Swans – White Light From the Mouth of Infinity 2LP (Young God)
• Underground Lovers – Evil Underground Lovers DL

AUGUST

• 5th Mondo Phase Band at the Gov (front bar).
• 7th Fabulous Diamonds at the Metro.
• 7th Laura Marling at the Gov
• 12th Cheer Advisory Council at the Metro.
• 12th The Bedroom Philiosopher at Jive.
• 14th Avant Gardeners, The Big Band, Old Mate at the Metro.
• 14th Kool Keith at Rocket Bar.
• 19th Humble Bee at the Gov (front bar).
• 21st Grong Grong, Fkn Tutts, Friends at the Metro.
• 22nd Darren Hanlon at Jive.
• 22nd Sea Thieves at the Wheatsheaf.

SEPTEMBER

• 3rd – No Through Road at the Jade Monkey.
• 3rd – Flying Scribble, Fair Maiden, Tall Tall Trees at the Metro.
• 24th – Starving Weirdos at the Exeter.
• 25th – Hit The Jackpot, The Ancients, Fake Tan at the Metro.

OCTOBER

• 1st Zeni Geva at the Rhino Room.
• 8th Sun Araw, Hit the Jackpot, Terrible Truths, Bitch Prefect, Bad Habit at Format.
• Ninetynine at the Metro
• Smudge at the Metro.
• Dead Meadow touring, Adelaide possible.

On the Stereo

• Autechre – Oversteps cd (Warp)
• Artificial Intelligence II cd (Warp)
• Team Doyobi – The Kphanapic Fragments cd (Rephlex)
• Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma cd (Warp)
• Bonobo – Solid Steel Presents … It Came From the Sea cd (Ninja Tune)
• Marissa Nadler – Songs III: Bird on the Water cd (Kemado)
• Palace Songs – Hope cdep (Drag City)
• Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge cd (Drag City)
• The Wedding Present – Bizarro cd (BMG)
• The Wedding Present – George Best cd (Cooking Vinyl)

JULY

• 23rd – Frequent Seahorse, No Through Road, Home for the Def at the Metro (Adelaide Movie dvd launch – movie screening at 7:30 with gig afterwards)
• 29th – Bitches of Zeus at the Jade Monkey.
• 30th – Zack Kouns, Rory Hinchey, Alps, S Wilson at the Exeter.
• 30th – Straight to Video reunion at the Metro! With Like Leaves, Swimsuit and Matt Banham.
• 31st – Avant Gardeners, The Witch, Sarah (Batrider), the Crying Game at Format.

AUGUST

• 7th Fabulous Diamonds at the Metro.
• 7th Laura Marling at the Gov
• 12th The Bedroom Philiosopher at Jive.
• 14th Avant Gardeners, The Big Band, Old Mate at the Metro.
• 14th Kool Keith at Rocket Bar.
• 21st Grong Grong, Fkn Tutts, Friends at the Metro.
• 22nd Darren Hanlon at Jive.
• 22nd Sea Thieves at the Wheatsheaf.

On the Stereo

• Beasts of Bourbon – Black Milk LP (Bang!)
• Beasts of Bourbon – Sour Mash LP (Bang!)
• Beasts of Bourbon – The Axeman’s Jazz LP (Bang!)
• Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea cd (Spunk/Drag City)
• Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and the Cairo Gang – Wonder Show of the World cd (Spunk/Drag City)
• Low – Secret Name cd (Kranky)
• The Bats – The Guilty Office cd (Arch Hill)
• The Jean Paul Sartre Experience – s/t cd (Flying Nun)
• Gonjasufi – A Sufi and a Killer cd (Warp)
• Caribou – Swim cd (Merge)