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Last in Australia as part of the renowned Soundwave Festival earlier this year, US rockers
THE MATCHES this time bring with them a new offering;
A Band In Hope is the band’s latest release that has already spawned hit single... [more]
Luke Steele has confirmed his first ever national solo tour; The Luke Steele Roadshow. The enigmatic frontman of
The Sleepy Jackson will be ditching the gadgets and leaving his band at the side of the road.
Luke is currently putti... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company wish to advise ticket holders in Adelaide & Perth that the venues for the upcoming
Panic At The Disco concerts have been changed.
Adelaide’s concert will move from Adelaide Entertainment Centre to Thebar... [more]
One of contemporary music’s most iconic stars, the legendary
Stevie Wonder, has announced that he will tour Australia this October in what will be his first tour to Australia since the 80's!
The tour will feature an evening of musi... [more]
This Heart Attack has taken breakout Sydney band
Faker to a whole new legion of fans, and with new single
Are You Magnetic? under their belts the band are taking to the road in September on a national headline tour.
Tickets ar... [more]
As
Dragonforce prepare to unleash their fourth album
Ultra Beatdown, anybody who understands the world of metal can have any doubt that we are about to witness a band going from being ‘potential international stars’ to a ‘major globa... [more]
Right off the back of a national tour in support of their rocking new album Take Me To Town, and a recent support slot with Grinspoon, the
Skybombers will keep the tour van engine running with an extended bunch of dates across the East Co... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to announce the return of
Disturbed to Australia and New Zealand in September. Support for this tour will come from P.O.D. (excluding Perth and Adelaide), Alter Bridge, Behind Crimson Eyes (AUS onl... [more]
Horsell Common have announced the release of
Sing the News – the second single from their acclaimed debut album
The Rescue, along with a national tour to celebrate. After selling-out shows on their album tour earlier this ye... [more]
To celebrate the release of their breathtaking sophomore album,
UNIVERSES,
BIRDS OF TOKYO have announced a huge 24-show national tour. After selling out every show of their ‘Silhouettic’ single tour in May, The UNIVERSES Tou... [more]
The second release from
Martin Martini and The Bone Palace Orchestra strips it right back to all our most primitive, primal, drives and fears. Melbourne-based Martini has built an impressive reputation over the past three years wit... [more]
New Zealand’s
Cut Off Your Hands will give Australian audiences this July the chance to hear their brand new songs in the flesh, as the band return with the first single
Expectations taken from their debut album,
You... [more]
The New Pornographers latest record
Challengers is their most organic-sounding record, reflecting a conscious decision to use less "beepy synth" and almost entirely "real" instruments, recruiting an entire string... [more]
Raven haired Perth rockers
Schvendes will be releasing their debut studio album
Sweet Talk Your Enemies on Saturday 28 June.
Known for their intense live shows, they craft sounds with guitars, cello, Rhodes keys and drum... [more]
The Living End’s amazing live shows have long been a staple in every music fan’s calendar with a fierce reputation for putting on gigs of the highest standard. The band are now armed with an arsenal of new tracks from their forthco... [more]
Okay, so not strictly
music news, but the news of comedian/satirist
George Carlin passing away on Sunday at age 71 from heart failure has still affected us deeply here at The Dwarf. So, having our own medium in which to play, we shal... [more]
And for fans lucky enough to secure tickets, you’re in for something special. Here is a band that has exploded in Europe and currently taking the US by storm, playing a short run of shows to a ready to burst fan base.
Barry Fratelli recentl... [more]
iriver MP3 players are behind another initiative to support young artists in the Australian music industry as they prepare to search for Australia?s most talented and creative music and video producers.
The competition is set to commenc... [more]
Tooheys Extra Dry’s
uncharTED is giving one band the chance to play live at the 2008 Splendour In The Grass festival – and the choice is yours!
UncharTED is now in its semi-finals stage, bringing the bands that much closer to the kille... [more]
The Holidays and their self-titled debut EP have already made waves abroad, with USA radio play and plenty of Triple J and community radio support.
Over four cool months, The Holidays will be touring with doo-wop faves Little... [more]