Genre-defying US trio Akron/Family will be returning to Australia this September/October on their Cosmic Birth Tour, with tracks from their latest and highly acclaimed album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT in tow.Amalgamating soaring harmonies, pastoral chants, rolling percussion and driving guitars set against an expansive aural backdrop, Akron/Family are a veritable polyphonic tour de force. Akron/Family will be bringing their expansive aural delights to The Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane on Friday 30 September, The Annandale in Sydney on Saturday 1 October, The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Sunday 2 October followed by Mojos Bar in Fremantle. Akron/Family last toured Australia in 2009 and their unforgettable performances galvanised the band’s reputation for primal and intense live shows. Embracing creative Nirvana, Akron/Family’s album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (out now through Spunk) was written in a cabin built into the side of an...
Event Details
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Headline Artist: Akron/Family
Venue: Corner Hotel
57 Swan St.
3121
Richmond
AU
Artists Performing at this Event
Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and is currently based in New York on the Dead Oceans label.
In an age where a wah pedal and a couple of beards are enough to get a band labelled 'psychedelic', it's great to see a band doing it properly.