GALLERY: Matt Corby Secret Garden Show
February 4, 2012 2 Comments
Photography by Lara Barker – North Wollongong, 29/1/12
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Online music street press for Wollongong and the Illawarra
February 4, 2012 2 Comments
Photography by Lara Barker – North Wollongong, 29/1/12
(if you like Radar, see my new blog, Bleached)
February 2, 2012 Leave a comment
I’ve heard the name Elliphànt around a little bit recently, on gig posters and whatnot. It’s a one-man electronic project for Elliott Hitchcock, who is apparently from Foxground. After he added me on Facebook, I came across the Elliphànt band page online, and thought I may as well give it a listen.
Woah, that was definitely a good decision.
There’s only three tracks up on the Facebook page, two remixes – one of Kanye West’s ‘Power,’ and ‘Brother’ by Matt Corby – and one original, but it’s pretty amazing stuff that really has no parallels in Wollongong right now. The one original track, ‘Gentlemen Mallet,’ is a bubbly, serene, minimalist electronica, it really reminds me of guys like SBTRKT, Jamie xx and Little Dragon. An odd 80s hip-hop style beat drops in around a third of the way into the song, before it goes back into reverb-heavy, dreamy electronics again… then back into the hip-hop beat.
There’s a bunch of electronic producers doing the rounds in the Illawarra now, but Elliphànt really stands out in that it’s a calmer, simmering type of electro, rather than big pounding beats. The Matt Corby remix is a real special track.
Take a listen at Elliphànt’s Facebook page now. Hes’s also playing live at Yours & Owls on March 23 with Sleepmakeswaves and Siren Lines.
January 15, 2012 Leave a comment
Big week on Radar Illawarra this week; in case you missed anything, let’s take a look back at the last seven days.
LOCAL NEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: first Main Street Studios “TV Tunes” recording:
Radar Illawarra premieres the first of the “Wollongong Music Scene vs. TV Tunes” recording project; Blood, Guts & Firetrucks covering ‘Sesame Street.’
Stacked Festival releases playing timetables:
Stacked Music Festival have released the playing schedule for their two-day event later this month.
Music Farmers to begin hosting gigs in February:
The Wollongong music institution announced they will host monthly band performances starting in February
Yardvark announce album launch mini-tour:
Yardvark will launch their new album, ‘Flannelette Heart,’ with a four gig mini-tour through January and February.
Never See Tomorrow announce album listening party:
Metalcore dudes Never See Tomorrow are putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album, and will preview the LP at a special listening party.
TOUR NEWS:
Matt Corby:
Matt Corby has announced a surprise, intimate gig in Wollongong for the end of this month.
Endless Heights:
Sydney hardcore dudes Endless Heights have announced a special one-off show at Yours & Owls at the end of the month.
sleepmakeswaves:
Sydney post-rock heroes sleepmakeswaves will also soon play Yours & Owls, with the band to visit Wollongong in March.
REVIEWS:
Happy New Year, Nite Fields, MBC, Basil’s Kite @ Yours & Owls:
It’s the kind of music to which you can close your eyes, get completely lost in, only to emerge in surprise to applause as the song ended without you even noticing. It seemed a perfect accompaniment to the ambience of Yours and Owls at such a late time of night; chilled out, gorgeous, and ever so alternative.
Faye Blais, Nicole Brophy, Kay Proudlove @ Dicey Riley’s:
Thursday night saw a smattering of locals fill Dicey Riley’s to engage in what became an accidental ‘Girls night in’, with locals Kay Proudlove and Nicole Brophy supporting Canadian guest Faye Blais.
FEATURES:
OPINION: Band Comps (a follow-up):
After the big response to, and discussion generated by, our article on band competitions, local music advocate Rob Carr – organiser of the ‘Rock The Vote’ campaign, and the State of the Music Scene forum – wrote to Radar, to submit his own take on the idea of band competitions
January 10, 2012 Leave a comment
Matt Corby has announced a surprise, intimate gig in Wollongong for the end of this month.
Corby, currently enjoying massive Triple J love with his track ‘Brother,’ will play a sold out run of shows on his ‘Into The Flame’ tour in March, including multiple sold out dates in Sydney and Melbourne. Before this large national tour, however, Corby will play a run of pop-up shows around NSW as part of his ‘Secret Garden’ concert series.
The ‘Secret Garden’ shows are RSVP-only events held in backyards and parks. As part of a nine-date tour in January and February, Corby will play a show in North Wollongong on January 29.
The location of the Secret Garden shows are not revealed publicly, with only those successful in securing tickets via RSVP being given the specific details of the show.
See the Facebook event for more info.