Mistletone

Mistletone proudly presents The Bats, darlings of the New Zealand indie pop scene on their return tour following last year’s sold out shows.

The Bats are flagbearers for the legacy of the Dunedin/Flying Nun sound, yet their new music is vital and sparkling as ever. The
band has never broken up and is touring in the original lineup of Robert Scott, Paul Kean, Kaye Woodward and Malcolm Grant.

The Bats’ latest album The Guilty Office (now in its second pressing on Mistletone and available locally through Inertia) was deemed “as fine a collection of songs from the pen of Robert Scott as there ever was”, and last year’s full-house shows won glowing reviews and adoring fans.

Don’t miss the triumphant return of The Bats, at the most apropos time of the ANZAC long weekend.

“With zero line-up changes in over 25 years, the polish displayed here was bordering on ridiculous. Yet the poise of the quartet gave away little as to the intricacy and complexities of the arrangements – they made it look like they were painting the fence… A gleeful trip down memory lane” – INPRESS LIVE REVIEW 2009

THE BATS @ Oxford Art Factory: Friday April 23 with special guests Richard In Your Mind + The Ghosts.

Tickets on sale now from Moshtix.

Life is Noise and Cool Perth Nights present Brightblack Morning Light at North Fremantle venue Mojos Bar – in only a matter of weeks!

From the desert mountains of New Mexico, Brightblack Morning Light embraces the psychedelic moment with a cosmic blend of folk rock, spirit anthems and freak exploration. On the eve of Brightblack Morning Light’s first Australian tour, the band’s ever-mystic founder Nathan Shineywater has announced that this will be the last Brightblack Morning Light tour and the debut of his new musical identity, Berry Shadows.

Special guest is Rio En Medio, featuring Brightblack keyboardist and Devenda Banhart protegee, Danielle Stech-Homsy, whose  delicate, fragmented songs feature a sparse and haunting trio of baritone ukulele, subtly harmonized vocals and electronic soundscapes; plus local support from Craig Mcelhinney.

Tickets for this event are $40+bf thru Heatseeker or more on the door on the night. Doors open 5pm.

Mistletone proudly presents BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT (USA) on their first Australian tour, supported by RIO EN MEDIO (USA) + special guest ANONYMEYE.

For this tour Brightblack Morning Light will consist of Shineywater with two accompanists: Danielle Stech-Homsy (keyboards/vocals) who has released two fine solo albums under the name Rio en Medio, and percussionist Cannupa.

BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT is a collective based in the mountains of rural New Mexico and led by gentle naturist, Nathan Shineywater. Recording their debut in 2005 for Matador Records, Brightblack Morning Light toured with Os Mutantes, Vashti Bunyan and Joanna Newsom, and more recently with My Bloody Valentine and Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Their slow-motion, blissed out, shamanistic music is unforgettable and hypnotic: think lush, sensual, woozy soundscapes tinged with soul, blues, gospel and other southern sounds harking back to Shineywater’s Alabama roots.

RIO EN MEDIO (Spanish for river in between) is the pseudonym of singer and baritone ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy. Born in the high desert of New Mexico, Danielle began to record and perform her own compositions. Working independently and in secret, she created a collection of collage-like songs incorporating found sounds and electronic programming, lifting texts from disparate sources, and evoking traditional/folk song structure, themes and melodies. As chance would have it, a friend passed on the unique, hand-made record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label (Gnomonsong). Since her debut release in early 2007, Danielle has performed and worked with artists such as Grizzly Bear, CocoRosie, Patrick Wolf and Vashti Bunyan. Her delicate, fragmented songs feature a sparse and haunting trio of baritone ukulele, subtly harmonized vocals and electronic or sampled soundscapes, evoking the spun poetry of ancient folk lullabies.

Tickets on sale now from Oztix.

Presented by 4ZZZ and Rave magazine.

Mistletone and 3RRR proudly present BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT (USA) on their first Australian tour, supported by RIO EN MEDIO (USA) with special guest OREN AMBARCHI.

This show has been rescheduled after the January dates were postponed. All tickets purchased for the January show will be valid for the April show; refunds are also available at the point of purchase.

For this tour Brightblack Morning Light will consist of Shineywater with two accompanists: Danielle Stech-Homsy (keyboards/vocals) who has released two fine solo albums under the name Rio en Medio, and percussionist Cannupa.

BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT is a collective based in the mountains of rural New Mexico and led by gentle naturist, Nathan Shineywater. Recording their debut in 2005 for Matador Records, Brightblack Morning Light toured with Os Mutantes, Vashti Bunyan and Joanna Newsom, and more recently with My Bloody Valentine and Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Their slow-motion, blissed out, shamanistic music is unforgettable and hypnotic: think lush, sensual, woozy soundscapes tinged with soul, blues, gospel and other southern sounds harking back to Shineywater’s Alabama roots.

RIO EN MEDIO (Spanish for river in between) is the pseudonym of singer and baritone ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy. Born in the high desert of New Mexico, Danielle began to record and perform her own compositions. Working independently and in secret, she created a collection of collage-like songs incorporating found sounds and electronic programming, lifting texts from disparate sources, and evoking traditional/folk song structure, themes and melodies. As chance would have it, a friend passed on the unique, hand-made record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label (Gnomonsong). Since her debut release in early 2007, Danielle has performed and worked with artists such as Grizzly Bear, CocoRosie, Patrick Wolf and Vashti Bunyan. Her delicate, fragmented songs feature a sparse and haunting trio of baritone ukulele, subtly harmonized vocals and electronic or sampled soundscapes, evoking the spun poetry of ancient folk lullabies.

Opening act by personal request of Brightblack Morning Light is iconic Melbourne sound artist, OREN AMBARCHI.

Tickets on sale now.

Mistletone + 2SER proudly present BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT (USA) on their first Australian tour, supported by RIO EN MEDIO (USA) plus DJ Berko between bands.

For this tour Brightblack Morning Light will consist of Shineywater with two accompanists: Danielle Stech-Homsy (keyboards/vocals) who has released two fine solo albums under the name Rio en Medio, and percussionist Cannupa.

BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT is a collective based in the mountains of rural New Mexico and led by gentle naturist, Nathan Shineywater. Recording their debut in 2005 for Matador Records, Brightblack Morning Light toured with Os Mutantes, Vashti Bunyan and Joanna Newsom, and more recently with My Bloody Valentine and Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Their slow-motion, blissed out, shamanistic music is unforgettable and hypnotic: think lush, sensual, woozy soundscapes tinged with soul, blues, gospel and other southern sounds harking back to Shineywater’s Alabama roots.

RIO EN MEDIO (Spanish for river in between) is the pseudonym of singer and baritone ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy. Born in the high desert of New Mexico, Danielle began to record and perform her own compositions. Working independently and in secret, she created a collection of collage-like songs incorporating found sounds and electronic programming, lifting texts from disparate sources, and evoking traditional/folk song structure, themes and melodies. As chance would have it, a friend passed on the unique, hand-made record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label (Gnomonsong). Since her debut release in early 2007, Danielle has performed and worked with artists such as Grizzly Bear, CocoRosie, Patrick Wolf and Vashti Bunyan. Her delicate, fragmented songs feature a sparse and haunting trio of baritone ukulele, subtly harmonized vocals and electronic or sampled soundscapes, evoking the spun poetry of ancient folk lullabies.

Tickets on sale now through Moshtix.

Mistletone is proud to present for the first time in Australia, the super psychedelic sounds of San Francisco’s Wooden Shjips.

Wooden Shjips (that’s not a typo) is a quartet who play rock n roll in a style heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism and garage rock excess. Started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation, the current lineup brings a more structured rock approach to its performances.

Their songs sound something akin to the icy garage rock of early Echo & The Bunnymen crossed with the sun-bleached tremolo-punk of the Scientists. There are hints of krautrock, the trance-inducing organ haze of Suicide, Deerhunter style dance-drone, classic desert-fried garage psych and the mysterious, obscure Japanese lysergic-rock band Les Rallizes Denudes all mixed into one explosive whole.

Tickets on sale now from the venue, phone: 02 9550 1078 or online.

Mistletone is proud to present for the first time in Australia, the super psychedelic sounds of San Francisco’s Wooden Shjips.

Wooden Shjips (that’s not a typo) is a quartet who play rock n roll in a style heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism and garage rock excess. Started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation, the current lineup brings a more structured rock approach to its performances.

Their songs sound something akin to the icy garage rock of early Echo & The Bunnymen crossed with the sun-bleached tremolo-punk of the Scientists. There are hints of krautrock, the trance-inducing organ haze of Suicide, Deerhunter style dance-drone, classic desert-fried garage psych and the mysterious, obscure Japanese lysergic-rock band Les Rallizes Denudes all mixed into one explosive whole.

Good time party tunes aplenty between bands thanks to DJ Ka-Splosion (Ash from Witch Hats).

Tickets on sale from the East Brunswick Club and are selling fast!

Mistletone’s gone west and added a Wooden Shjips Geelong show by popular demand!

Wooden Shjips (that’s not a typo) is a quartet who play rock n roll in a style heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism and garage rock excess. Started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation, the current lineup brings a more structured rock approach to its performances.

Their songs sound something akin to the icy garage rock of early Echo & The Bunnymen crossed with the sun-bleached tremolo-punk of the Scientists. There are hints of krautrock, the trance-inducing organ haze of Suicide, Deerhunter style dance-drone, classic desert-fried garage psych and the mysterious, obscure Japanese lysergic-rock band Les Rallizes Denudes all mixed into one explosive whole.

Extra special guests for the night will be The Stabs plus Divide and Dissolve.

Tickets on sale now from Oztix – http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=14183&promoID=100

Wooden Shjips onstage 1.40 – 2:30pm