straight edge hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington, active during the early and mid-1990s. They released material on Indecision Records, Bloodlink Records, Excursion Records and Overkill Records. Indecision Records released a comprehensive discography entitled Everything, which has 28 tracks spanning Undertow's entire active period with John Pettibone on vocals. RevHQ described them as 'founding fathers of Seattle straight edge'.
Disgruntled Civil Servant make their debut celebrating their first single and music video “On The Punt”. Alongside the psych power trio High Angle Beams, Always Sunny inspired punks Aluminium Monster and the incredible Subordinates, this is not a show to be missed.
Unscored are a four-piece garage band based on Wurundjeri land. They fuse elements of punk, grunge, psych, indie rock, and whatever else they can think of to create a DIY sound they call their own. Their debut album, Amorphous, is a concept album about the diversity of the human body and all its parts. Through shifting genres and emotional spaces, it explores the relationships we as people have with our bodies. Each song was written to tackle an aspect of the pleasure and pain that comes with a physical exist.
They are composed of Carter Smith (they/them), Daniel Larosa (he/him), Isaac Anderson (he/him), and Harrison Lane (he/him)
After selling out their first Album Launch in July, art pop collective Kosmetika return for an encore performance in celebration of their critically acclaimed third Album “Luxury”, released via Spoilsport Records.
Luxury blends Krautrock, New Wave, Punk, Disco, Pop, and Shoegaze into a sonic tapestry that showcases the band’s broad songwriting nous and tasteful pop sensibilities. “Luxury” represents the first fully collaborative effort from the band, with all 5 members taking turns on lead vocal and songwriting duties across the albums 10 tracks.
Joined by matchmakers Checkpoint and heartbreakers Quality Used Cars, don’t miss Kosmetika headline the Tote for the very first time with an all time lineup of pals.
Maddy Jane is a singer-songwriter from the small island town of Bruny Island, Tasmania.
Telling it like it is since 2017; Maddy’s honest lyrics and captivating song writing have earned her a regular spot on triple j’s airways and a place on huge arena tours supporting the likes of Harry Styles and Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
With millions of streams for breakout tracks ‘Thank You and Sorry’ and ‘No Other Way’, Maddy’s ironic and direct storytelling is resonating across the globe.
After two years of heavy touring and sold out shows, Maddy released her debut full-length album, ‘Not All Bad Or Good’ in 2020. The record scored triple j’s feature album and saw Maddy perform hit single ‘Perfection’s a Thing and You’re It’ and Natasha Bedingfield's 'Unwritten' for triple j’s Like a Version.
Good Sniff is a garage punk-rock duo formed on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Made up of bassist Elias Hodson and drummer/vocalist Lachie Brown, their music has taken them across multiple venues and festivals around Victoria, putting them on stages with artists including Wavves, Civic, The Grogans, Skegss, The Terrys and Ruby Fields.
Good Sniff are releasing their debut album expected in early 2023, signalling an amazing evolution in their delightfully obnoxious sound. Good Sniff have continued bringing their new sound to stages throughout Victoria.
Magnolia Rd are a group from Melbourne’s South East exploring everything from alternative blues/jazz to psychedelic punk rock.
They're always sure to provide a dazzling collection of neat tunes and grooves. With the musical influence of the band covering all era's back to the early 1930's to present day, their writing and performance aims to encapsulate a variety of different styles and timings, catering for a vast range of listening ears.
Melbourne four-piece Supermodels play roots-inspired post-punk that draws on folk rock, 60s pop, blues punk and new wave. Oscar Sergeant and Callum Elvins' lyrical songwriting is backed by Callum's Telecaster twang and the hulking rhythm section of Rehn Smith (drums) and Fraser Elvins (bass), to create driving and melodic rock and roll that pays homage to it's influences while forging a path of its own.
Melbourne/Naarm-based five-piece Catholic Guilt combine elements of punk, alt, folk and rock to create a sound they call 'honest music'. Following the success of 2018's independently released debut EP Hymnbook Vol. 1 which saw them secure Spotify editorial playlisting and airplay via triple j, the band released a critically acclaimed follow-up 'This Is What Honesty Sounds Like' via the Californian label Wiretap Records in August 2020. A musical exploration of five very different human experiences, isolation, frustration, love, anger, and loss, 'This Is What Honesty Sounds Like' earned the band national and international airplay, including love from KROQ in LA, triple j unearthed & triple j. A captivating live act, they've rocked stages up and down the east coast, including appearances on major festivals Full Tilt Festival and Knight & Day Festival and filled support slots with Real Friends, Chasing Ghosts and Switchfoot. Currently gearing up to release the follow-up to 'This Is What Honesty Sounds Like' later this year, the band are on the road touring in support of recent singles 'Talking Fake' and 'Live For The Rush', both of which offer a tantalizing glimpse at the future of Catholic Guilt.
Australian punk icons These New South Whales hit the road for one final headline east coast run in 2023, bringing one of the country’s best-loved pub rock acts Drunk Mums and local enfant terribles Spunk and Itchy and the Nits along for the ride, before making an eagerly awaited return to Europe alongside critical punk agitators, Civic.
Following a massive sold-out national tour in support of their breakthrough third record, TNSW, the Melbourne punk auteurs return to the stage fresh from an all-time cover of Chumbawama’s ‘Tubthumping’ for triple j’s Like A Version and a scene-stealing performance at Yours & Owls Festival.
Debuting at #9 on the ARIA Australian album charts, TNSW’s self-titled third record furthers the band’s evolution from compelling Aussie basement punk into a more sprawling, international space, tying together influences from early ’90s alternative with their punk and hardcore roots. The set of songs finds the quartet leveling up immeasurably, receiving support across The FADER, DIY, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and MOJO, the latter of whom wrote in their review of the record that "it's not even funny how comprehensively they kick the ass of most other contemporary punk-leaning ensembles."
Their hit Comedy Central show – touted as “the punk Flight of the Conchords” (NME) and “the best mockumentary since Spinal Tap” (Monster Children) – saw them become the first Australian band to develop their own TV series and license it to a cable television network. And their podcast What A Great Punk ended its debut year inside Spotify’s top five music podcasts before going on to do a sold-out live run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022. While their reputation as all-round entertainers grows, though, their music has long outgrown the comedy label that defined their formative years.
Now “premier punk outfit” isn’t just the cocky phrase the band uses to describe themselves in their mockumentary – it’s a real-life statement of fact.