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HEXA II
Blu Jaz Cafe (Level 3)
11 Bali Lane
Singapore 189848
25 Jul 9.30pm, $20Tickets at door starting at 8.30pm
A3 poster giveaway for 1st 30 ticket holders
Open Bar all night
DARK FOLKE
The new album by The Observatory
Fresh from the release of their 4th album, The Observatory play an intimate club gig at Blu Jaz with special guest Concave Scream.
Join us for Hexa II, the second gathering for all dark folk.
Oh yes
Alright, so I missed the Facebook event with all the details. I can’t imagine what any of the bands will sound like, but what the hey:
RE:PLAY
10 & 11 July 2009
Night Festival begins 7.30pm
Re:Play starts jamming 11.00pm
Free Entry to Re:Play and Night FestivalHear Music in a Different Beat
Think there’s nothing in common between the melodic strums of your electric guitar and the emotive strings of the Indian sitar?
Think again as four popular contemporary bands collaborate with traditional musicians at this year’s Night Festival. Join us and rediscover Singapore’s culture through a showcase of music of the past and present coming together in a one-of-a-kind performance.
* Amateur Takes Control
Collaboration with Kompang Troupe* Tiramisu
Collaboration with Keroncong Players
with Fire Dancers* Lunar Node
Collaboration with Indian Organ
and Chinese Musical Instruments* The Pinholes
Collaboration with Sitar Player
and Indian Percussion together
with Bollywood DancersSee Culture in a Different Light
Come stay up late with the National Museum, Singapore Art Museum and the Peranakan Museum as they open shop and offer free admission to their galleries till 2am this Night Festival.
From soulful jazz numbers to public art installations, from night bazaars to touring exhibitions in the dark, there’s plenty of entertainment and activities for all.
Museums SEE DIFFERENT
Museums SEE DIFFERENT is National Heritage Board’s youth outreach initiative which aims to put youths in control of their own culture and heritage by encouraging them to interpret museums, culture and heritage differently themselves.
RE:PLAY is a part of Night Festival and lovingly produced by Villains
Night Festival @ SMU this coming weekend, with Amateur Takes Control, Lunar Node, and I expect quite a few more bands, but information is sorely lacking on the internets or I’m looking in the wrong places.
For This Cycle is having his EP launch at *scape this Saturday, 7pm.
17th July (Friday) sees Inch Chua playing solo at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre at 730 and 10pm.
18th July, Anna Judge April’s EP launch at *scape, 6pm, with guest bands Duxton Plains, Deputy Siren and Allura.
Updated 23/05:
27/05 7pm Lasalle College of the Arts Official Opening (closed event) Amateur Takes Control, I Am David Sparkle
27/05 830pm Cineleisure Like A Band
30/05 Heeren For This Cycle (5pm), SORE (7pm)
05/06-07/06 5/8/10pm Lasalle The Observatory $30 tix from Sistic <— who wants to go with me!!
05/06 5pm Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House For This Cycle, Trella
06/06 8pm Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House ATC
06/06 Rock the Sub @ The Substation ATC, Caracal, Silhouette, For This Cycle, The Fire Fight, Postbox, The Great Spy Experiment, Allura, Force Vomit, Urbandub, A Vacant Affair
11/07 SMU night festival ATC, Muon, Tiramisu, The Pinholes
11/07 7pm *scape For This Cycle EP Launch
Zero Sequence tomorrow (Friday) night, 7pm at Love the World Rock Bistro, Level 2, Singapore Flyer. Highly likely I’ll be there.
Allura’s frontwoman Inch Chua plays solo Saturday evening 5pm at GOHD Books (519 Serangoon Road #02-01). Might be there.
Gonna be late, ciao.
The Observatory “have recently finished recording the 4th album at duper studio in bergen, norway”. And they’re having what sounds like a crazy ambitious gig in June just two days before I go on block leave. Dammit dammit dammit.
A.U.M, I Am David Sparkle, Paris In The Making, tomorrow evening at 73 Bussorah Street and I can’t go :( :( :(
WeekendTRIP - NOISE Edition. Some familiar acts, and a bunch of new ones. NOISE looks like they’re ready to show off the talents they’ve been incubating the past year. If Rachel Teo is any indication of the standards over there then this should be a great weekend. More info on the Facebooks.
Haven’t been posting much in the way of local music, so I’m just here to say Amateur Takes Control rocked the Esplanade tonight. They did a couple of new songs, some weird math rock vibes and Adel mumbled something about post-punk. I guess the next EP will be interesting.
Unfortunately I left the house too late to catch Everybody Loves Irene (all the way from Jakarta), and I couldn’t stay for West Grand’s gig at the recital studio. Too many things happening at once!
I would complain about my lack of gig kakis (The E only went with me today because of one ATC song), but pretty soon I won’t have the time for any gigs at all. RACHAEL FREAKING YAMAGATA is coming exactly 31 days after I enlist.
Postbox EP Launch
Saturday 21 Feb, 7pm at *scape
$15 entry+EP
With guest performances by The Lazy Susan, For This Cycle, and Lunar Node
It’s Postbox’s EP launch! They are really tight and if you like upbeat indie pop or even if you don’t I guarantee it will be fun times. Check out them MySpaces for a preview.
Butttttttt I can’t make it because I already have an appointment on Saturday to play Guitar Hero and drink lots of beer and eat roast duck pizza.
A photo from Saturday’s show. Also:
ATC will be playing at the Esplanade Waterfront Stage on 27th February for some event which I’m not particularly sure about as details have not been out yet (I wonder why). From what I heard, Deepset from KL and Everybody Loves Irene from Indonesia will be playing as well.
Can’t wait!
Torquil Campbell of Stars, signing off after Hillside Inside 2009. (via mindset)
That’s what she said. He said. In Singapore. Yeaah.
Lunar Node’s “Exploring Unknown Territory” EP launch ticket/bookmark thingy. 167/300… should’ve reserved my ticket early
The CD packaging is totally awesome too — a shiny silver sleeve holds a grayscale print, folded into a sort of origami pocket with the CD in it, which actually unfolds into a large poster of the aurora/space-y design on the ticket. I can’t be bothered to photograph everything with my shitty phone so if you want a look+feel you should buy the EP :P
We covered Dream Theater’s Overture 1928 a couple of weeks ago. My skillz do not do justice to the awesome Roland Juno-G. Larger video here.
To Texas and Back: A Benefit Show for I Am David Sparkle with performances by A Band Named Power, Indus Gendi, Amberhaze, A.U.M, Plainsunset, Amateur Takes Control, The Great Spy Experiment, 41 (from KL), and MUON; plus Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun runs concurrently outdoors.
Help bring I Am David Sparkle to South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the US and Sparkle are the 3rd Singaporean band ever to be invited.
TOMORROW Saturday 31st Jan 2009, 3pm till late @ Home Club (here’s the event on Facebook) Repost for great justice!
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