Mistletone

3RRR and Mistletone proudly present SPRING TONES at Roxanne Parlour ( Level 3 / 2 Coverlid Pl, Melbourne) on Saturday, 26 September.

The Spring Tones lineup features Vivian Girls (USA), Bachelorette (NZ), Tiny Vipers (USA), Ducktails (USA), Hawnay Troof (USA), Love Of Diagrams, St Helens, Aleks & The Ramps, Songs (Syd), The Dacios, The UV Race, Mark Barrage, Super Wild Horses, Rat Vs Possum, The French (Nathan Gray + Julie Burleigh + Bianca Hester) Children Of The Wave, Woollen Kits and Aoi.

Spring Tones tickets are $35 + booking fee and are on sale now from Polyester (city & Fitzroy), Missing Link, Corner Hotel box office (57 Swan St Richmond, phone  9427 9198) or right here from the Mistletone website.Doors open 6.30pm.

Mistletone and the Arts Centre present Kes Band launching their much anticipated new album with a once-only ensemble performance at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio on Saturday, 22 August 2009.

Kes Band players for this special performance will include Kes, Laura Jean, Lehmann Smith and Julian Patterson plus a specially assembled lineup of guests from Melbourne’s fertile music scene.

Supports on the night will be Anthony Pateras & Robbie Avenaim in a special collaboration, plus Free Choice Duo. Doors open 8.30pm.

Tickets for this unique performance are $17.00 (including booking fee) and are on sale now from the Arts Centre, phone: 1300 182 183 or at the Arts Centre Box Office located in Theatres Building (under the spire), Level 5, in the Smorgon Family Plaza at the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne.

The Kes Band II CD will be available for purchase on the night for only $15 and is also available on mail order for $20 including postage.

Kes Band II is now available in selected indie record stores and will be in stores Australia wide from 1 August on Mistletone Records through Inertia. 

MISTLETONE PRESENTS THE BATS …  in their first Australian shows in ages!

Legendary New Zealand band The Bats have been playing their distinctive style of melodic infused pop folk/rock for long enough to have drifted in and out of fashion several times, without even trying. The Bats top many a music aficianado’s list as well as sparking for today’s savvy young music initiates.

The Bats are set to release their wonderful new album The Guilty Office on Mistletone Records, and are coming to our shores for the first time in six years with the same brilliant line-up since the band’s conception in 1983:  Robert Scott, Kaye Woodward, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant.

SYDNEY SHOW: SATURDAY 8 AUGUST @ Hopetoun Hotel.
Tickets $25 +BF on sale Mon 22 June via Moshtix.

MISTLETONE PRESENTS THE BATS …  in their first Australian shows in ages!

Legendary New Zealand band The Bats have been playing their distinctive style of melodic infused pop folk/rock for long enough to have drifted in and out of fashion several times, without even trying. The Bats top many a music aficianado’s list as well as sparking for today’s savvy young music initiates.

The Bats are set to release their wonderful new album The Guilty Office on Mistletone Records, and are coming to our shores for the first time in six years with the same brilliant line-up since the band’s conception in 1983:  Robert Scott, Kaye Woodward, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant.

MELBOURNE SHOW: FRIDAY 7 AUGUST @ Northcote Social Club (SOLD OUT)

Be at The Tote next Sunday 26 July when local labels Chapter Music, Lost & Lonesome, Mistletone, Remote Control/Dot Dash, Sensory Projects, Two Bright Lakes, and Unstable Ape join forces for a day long celebration of Melbourne’s music community.

With 16 of Melbourne’s finest bands playing between 2.30pm and 11.00pm, tickets are flying out the door!

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to RRR FM, PBS FM, FBi Radio and 2SER. A warm and fuzzy feeling can be yours for the very reasonable sum of $20.00 + BF.

Shop for a range of CDs, vinyl and merchandise from each label and get a free Hold Hands! CD with your purchase, featuring 17 tracks by the bands on the bill – a brilliant document of this shining moment of Melbourne music.

Hold Hands!
Sunday 26 July
The Tote Hotel
Cnr Wellington and Johnston Sts, Collingwood

Doors open 2.30pm until 11.00pm.
BAND ROOM
Beaches 9.55–10.30
St Helens 8.55–9.30
The Sand Pebbles 8.00–8.35
Jessica Says 7.10–7.40
Kes Band 6.20–6.50
Black Cab 5.30–6.00
Spider Vomit 4.40–5.10
Guy Blackman 3.50–4.20
Dick Diver 3.00–3.30

COBRA BAR
Kid Sam 8.45–9.20
Ned Collette (solo) 7.45–8.15
Lee Memorial 6.55–7.25
The Smallgoods 6.00–6.35
Children of the Wave 5.00–5.35
Mick Turner 4.00–4.35
The Sun Blindness 3.10–3.40

Tickets $20 + BF on sale now from The Tote front bar, Polyester Records (city and Fitzroy), Missing Link and Corner Hotel box office.

Mistletone’s upcoming Castle Tones party will take over the Edinburgh Castle with a dream team assembled from the marvels of Melbourne’s indie brigades, plus special guest headliners Je Suis Animal of Norway.

The magnificent local lineup features Ned Collette & Wirewalker, Kes Trio, Laura Jean Trio, Lee Memorial 3, Jessica Says, Dick Diver, The
Twerps, Francis Plagne, Anonymeye, Miniature Submarines And Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, on two stages in the Ed Castle’s front bar and newly renovated back diningroom. Bring a mix CD or cassette and help DJ on the day.

Tickets are $16 + booking fee, on sale now from Missing Link, Polyester (city & Fitzroy), Round & Round (Brunswick) and online here.

It’s all happening on Saturday 27 June, from 3pm to midnight at the Edinburgh Castle, on the corner of Sydney Road and Albion Street in good ol’ Brunswick. 

SUMMER TONES BRISBANE
Friday Mar 6 @ The Zoo w/ Dan Deacon, High Places, Lawrence Arabia, Beaches and The Ruby Suns. Tickets $32 + BF on sale now from The Zoo and Oztix outlets or call 1300 762 545.

(mini) SUMMER TONES ADELAIDE
Sunday Mar 1 @ Urtext Studios (Level 2, 14 Grenfell St Adelaide) w/- Dan Deacon, High Places + Mark Barrage.Tickets $25 + BF on sale now from all Oztix outlets.

3RRR presents SUMMER TONES MELBOURNE
Saturday Feb 28 @ The Espy w/ Dan Deacon, Pivot, High Places, Lawrence Arabia, The Ruby Suns, Rowland S Howard, The Stabs, Beaches, Qua, Ground Components, Treetops, The Smallgoods, Witch Hats, Mountains In The Sky, Kes Band, French Rockets, Ned Collette Band, Fabulous Diamonds, The Diamond Sea, Mark Barrage, Panel of Judges, Ships Piano, The Twerps, Super Wild Horses, Dick Diver, Parking Lot Experiments, Koko-nuts! Band and Ally Oop & the Hoopsters. Tickets $35 + BF on sale now online, phone 1300 762 545 or pick your tickets up from The Espy bottle shop, Missing Link or Polyester Records. Doors open 3pm til 3am

FBi presents SUMMER TONES SYDNEY
Friday Feb 27 @ Oxford Art Factory w/ Dan Deacon, High Places, Lawrence Arabia, Beaches and Mark Barrage. Tickets $32 + BF on sale now from Moshtix, phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849) or online here.