Cam Butler has a large collection of solo releases going back to the early 2000's. His new album, ‘Solar’, for electric guitar, chamber string orchestra and percussion will be released on August 11, 2022.
He is currently the guitarist and co-songwriter with Australian music icon, Ron S. Peno, in his band, Ron S. Peno & The Superstitions.
Ronald "Ron" Stephen Peno, who also performed as Ronnie Pop, is an Australian rock singer, he fronted Died Pretty, from 1984 to 2002, he was a member of early punk band the Hellcats, and followed with the 31st and Screaming Tribesmen.
Pale Waves are an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 2014. It was founded originally as Creek when lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie met drummer Ciara Doran while attending university in Manchester. The other members are guitarist Hugo Silvani and bassist Charlie Wood, completing the lineup.[1] Pale Waves's early work is often described as 80s-inspired indie rock or synth-pop; their second and third albums, however, owe more to the pop-punk genre.
After signing a record deal with Dirty Hit in 2017, Pale Waves released their debut single, "There's a Honey", followed by "Television Romance". In 2018, the band were ranked fifth in the BBC Sound of 2018 poll and won the NME Under the Radar Award at the NME Awards. Pale Waves' debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, was released in February 2018, followed by their debut studio album, My Mind Makes Noises, on 14 September 2018. The band's second album, Who Am I?, was released on 12 February 2021, and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart; the record also hit number one on the UK Independent Albums Chart. The band's third album, Unwanted, was released on 12 August 2022.
Pale Waves formed in 2014 when drummer Ciara Doran met Heather Baron-Gracie while attending BIMM Manchester.[2][3] The two originally named their group "Creek",[4] but they soon changed it to "Pale Waves", basing the name on a painting Baron-Gracie's grandmother had created.[5] Doran and Baron-Gracie initially enlisted second guitarist Ben Bateman and bassist Ryan Marsden to complete the lineup, but they departed from the band shortly thereafter, with current bassist Charlie Wood and second guitarist Hugo Silvani replacing them.[6] The band recorded early demos with production team Sugar House that were released in 2015. These tracks caught the attention of XFM radio broadcaster John Kennedy, who referred them to the independent record label Dirty Hit.[7] Pale Waves was subsequently signed to the label in 2017.[6]
The band's first single under Dirty Hit, "There's a Honey", was released on 21 April 2017 to widespread acclaim.[8] On 1 June 2017, the band played a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden supporting The 1975 on their North American tour.[9] The band's second single, "Television Romance", was released on 16 August 2017,[10] with its music video directed by The 1975 lead singer Matty Healy.[11] Healy later appeared on the cover of NME with Baron-Gracie for the 20 October 2017 issue of the magazine.[12] Pale Waves embarked on their first North American headlining tour in November and December 2017, playing 21 shows over four weeks.[13]
The band headlined DIY magazine's Class of 2018 shortlist for its December/January issue.[14] On 7 November 2017, the band released the single "New Year's Eve",[13][15] followed by "My Obsession" on 13 December 2017.
Baron-Gracie announced on 4 January 2018 via Twitter that the band had started recording their debut album.[17] On 8 January, it was announced that the band had been placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2018 poll.[18] Speaking to the BBC, Baron-Gracie talked about how the band's debut album is shaping up and its darker tone: "The songs we have out now are very influenced by romance. The album is me talking about a lot of my darker issues. I talk about a lot of things that go on in my mind rather than in my heart".[18] "The Tide", the first song written by the band, was released on 1 February 2018 as the third single from the band's then-upcoming debut extended play (EP), All the Things I Never Said.[19][20]
Pale Waves won the NME Under the Radar Award at the NME Awards 2018, and performed "There's a Honey" at the ceremony at London's O2 Academy Brixton on 14 February 2018.[21] The band also received a nomination for Best Video for "Television Romance",[22] but lost out to The Big Moon.[23]
Pale Waves' debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, was released digitally on 20 February 2018,[24][25] followed by a 12-inch vinyl release on 16 March 2018.[26] On 6 April 2018, it was announced that the band had signed to Interscope Records in a joint venture with Dirty Hit to release music in the United States.[27] The third single from the band's debut album, "Kiss", following "There's a Honey" and "Television Romance", was released on 15 May 2018. "Noises" was released as the fourth single on 28 June 2018.
In an interview with NME magazine in early September 2018 the band revealed they are working on a new EP following the debut album. Baron-Gracie discussed how the new EP will lean towards "pop punk and rock'n'roll" and will touch on themes such as politics, acceptance and sexuality.[28] The band's debut album, My Mind Makes Noises, was released on 14 September 2018 and reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart.
Calico Sunday is a 5 piece band hailing from the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Their new and energetic sound draws upon elements of indie rock and Synth Pop, blending sounds that produce an intricate and full show that goes beyond just music.
The band consists of singer Saskia Wardlaw, guitarists Michael Gage and Luke Santomartino, bassist Michael Fabri and drummer Jonathan Magnone. Playing shows around Melbourne at iconic venues such as Max Watts, The Espy and Penny black.
The band is set to release their new single ' VODKA', Which has a summer feel drawing from genres such as indie rock and Synth pop in addition to catchy lyrics and sing along able chorus this song is set to be the Band's most anticipated release.
Willowbank Grove is an alternative rock band from Melbourne’s North East. Their sound has been described as “Red Hot Chilli Peppers meets the Arctic Monkeys” by Marshall Street Studios Blog. Taking inspiration from the 90s alt rock scene and combining that with the modern Australian sound has produced a unique style of the music that is nostalgic and fresh all at once. Since their first gig in October 2019, Willowbank Grove have been a staple of the Melbourne music scene selling out venues such as the Northcote Social Club and Leadbeater Hotel as well as opening for Shag Rock and Mickey Kojack among others. Their debut EP was released in June 2021 to a positive reception from fans, with tracks ‘Wasted Days’ and ‘Vibin’ receiving airtime on Triple J and Triple R. Willowbank Grove’s recent single ‘The Parlour’ along with 3 other songs of theirs are featured on the soundtrack of a new Aussie teen drama ‘More than This’ that premiered on Paramount plus March 4th.
Jeb Cardwell, a guitarist, singer, songwriter whose music takes you back to the glory days when guitar-driven riffs and rich vocals were king.
A two-time winner of the SAMIA (South Australian Music Industry) award for ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’, Jeb is also an experienced performer having opened for artists such as Steve Earle and Tony Joe White. He is also an accomplished songwriter collaborating with his sister Abbie Cardwell to co-write ‘Anchored’ which won them the American BMI Songwriting Competition.
After spending a lifetime in multiple bands and as a recording sideman for a diverse range of artists including Chris Altman (Que Paso), Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson (Wreck & Ruin), Van Walker (Celestial Railroads) and ‘Triple J Unearthed’ winner sister Abbie Cardwell, Jeb set out in 2017 to pursue a solo career. After a three year period of writing, recording, re-writing, and re-recording, his debut studio album My Friend Defiance is ready for the world.
My Friend Defiance, a bluesy, Americana, Beatles-esque lesson in guitar tones dripping with Southern swagger. Interweaving synth and piano melodies, slide guitar riffs, rich and soulful vocals and some of the best song-writing Melbourne has seen, Jeb Cardwell's attention to detail is evident in every step of this production.
Three singles have already been released with ‘Blood Moon’ reaching #2 on the AMRAP charts.
Written, recorded and mixed at Union St Studios and mastered by Grammy award-winning Brian Lucey (Black Keys, Lucinda Williams, Liam Gallagher), My Friend Defiance features the crème de la crème of Melbourne's recording artists: Roger Bergadoz (Lost Ragas, Tex Perkins, Jordie Lane), Tim McCormack (Stella Angelico, Downhills Home), Bernie McMahon (Tracy McNeil & The Good Life, Jeff Lang), Mic Hubbard (Spencer P. Jones, Eagle and the Worm) and the Wolfgramm Sisters. Special guests include Kasey Chambers and Butch Norton (Eels, Lucinda Williams).
Jeb’s debut studio album ‘My Friend Defiance’ is out now on iTunes and Spotify through ‘Blind Date Records’.
Emerging from Brisbane, alt pop-rock artist Hope D began writing and playing music at the early age of 9 years old. Previously performing solo, she now has a passionate 5-piece band behind her, and shows have become more engaging and energetic than ever.
Tamara & the Dreams is the beloved 'zeitgeist capturing' indie pop project of Melbourne's voice of a generation, Tamara Reichman. Born in bedrooms and grown in bandrooms, it is based on a deep love for songwriting that makes you laugh, cry and feel understood. Inspired by indie heroes like Mitski, Courtney Barnett, and Alvvays, Tamara’s candid observations and charisma are filtered through whimsical, fuzzy guitar songs. Armed with the superpower of cutting to the core of idealism, angst, longing, love and the internet, and conjuring instantly relatable, catchy pop, Tamara & the Dreams has captured the affection of many in the Australian and global music community.
The band has supported an endless list of indie favourites and friends including The Beths, Hachiku, Gabriella Cohen, Cry Club, Moaning Lisa, Bugs, Eliza and the Delusionals, Annie Hamilton, Fritz, and have been part of Melbourne’s CHANGES festival, Brunswick Music Festival
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Members
Tamara Reichman
Laura Hancock
Shulah Orloff
Em Chen
Loui Froia and his 5 Piece band make their debut at Fitzroy's most loved workers club for a matinee show!
Its been an aspiration of the bands to set foot on this stage. and the time has come!
They will be joined by Local Bendigo racket makers 'Four Lions' who have just released their ball tearing album "WIDE AWAKE" with distro via mgm.
Keli Holiday (Adam Hyde) is here and unleashing his debut album, KELI, on the world! Featuring previous singles such as ‘song goes on’, ‘december’, ‘off my mind’ and ‘where you feel’, KELI all started with heartbreak and born out of the ashes of a break-up, coming into existence in a tiny bedroom in a Waterloo apartment, overlooking Sydney’s Eastern Distributor motorway.
They say life imitates art, but in the case of Keli Holiday, art also imitates life. Hyde describes Holiday as a caricature of himself: “A heartbroken man who still thinks he’s the shit.”
Heartbreak is the universal feeling at the core of the record and Hyde captures it with brutal honesty and stomach-sinking relatability.
The album, which was co-produced by The Presets’ Kim Moyes, is at once candid and cathartic, revealing and relatable, helpless and hopeful. There are dizzying pop peaks – in the form of crowd favourites ‘Corolla’ and ‘Human Nature’ which features Nicky Night Time of Van She. And there are sombre synth lows – including ‘Better’ and ‘With You’, which Hyde wrote about losing his best friend when he was 17, growing up in Canberra.
Having started the Keli Holiday project back in 2017, Hyde says now is the right time to release it into the world. “Life is a game of learning, and now that I’m 30, I know who I am and what I want. I’m more sure of myself as a person. I’m finally in a place where I feel comfortable sharing the deepest, darkest corners of me with whoever will listen. Now is the time,” says Hyde.