SHELLEY SEGAL ANNOUNCES AUS FAREWELL SHOWS BEFORE RELOCATING TO LA + US TOUR WITH PERFORMANCE AT REASON RALLY + US PUBLISHING DEAL
In light of her upcoming move to Los Angeles, spirited songwriter Shelley Segal has today announced two Australian farewell shows at Club Redfern in Sydney on May 20 and a sold out show in Melbourne at Paris Cat on May 21. Upon landing in the US, Segal will be sharing the stage with Johnny Depp and members of Wu Tang Clan at the widely publicised 2016 Reason Rally in Washington DC on June 4. In addition, the hardworking songstress has also announced her new deal with Los Angeles-based publishing house, 411 Music Group.
Since 2012, Segal has toured the US nine times and is excited to be making the move permanent. “I have been building my fanbase all over the US – across 25 states and am excited to now be based there and to be closer to my fans,” says Segal. “I have also opened my record label, True Music in the US and am also excited to be moving over there to create more opportunities for the label and its artists.”
Accompanied by Tower of Power alumni and musical director of Joe Cocker’s band, Nick Milo, and one of Australia’s most prominent bass players, Rod Bustos, Segal will be performing at the exponentially enormous Reason Rally in Washington DC. This renowned secularism rally is estimated to attract 50,000 attendees, and Segal will be performing alongside speakers such as Bill Nye and Margaret Cho, plus many more. On the rally, Segal enthuses, “This rally celebrates a sense of solidarity that calls more to the cause of pushing back against discriminatory policy and lets Americans and the government know that we are here. I am so proud to be a part of that.” She will also be playing a series of gigs along the west coast in June, including a performance at the iconic Hotel Café in Los Angeles on June 10, and a show at the renowned Sunday Assembly gathering in LA on June 19.
To cap off an exciting series of developments in this talented performer’s career, Segal has just signed a deal with 411 Music Group, a publishing house based in Los Angeles. Boasting syncs with television programs featured on Netflix, HBO, MTV and many more, this deal will propel Segal’s catalogue onto the global stage. Be sure to catch Shelley Segal on home soil before she embarks upon this new chapter in her career.
SHELLEY SEGAL SHOWS
FRI 20 MAY | CLUB REDFERN, SYDNEY NSW | ALL AGES
Tickets available from www.trybooking.com/LEQR | Door Sales
SAT 21 MAY | PARIS CAT, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
Tickets available from www.rollerdigital.com/pariscat/#/event/1039/73237/20160521 | SOLD OUT!!
SAT 04 JUN | REASON RALLY, WASHINGTON DC | ALL AGES
Free Event | VIP tickets available from www.reasonrally.org
SAT 04 JUN | REASON RALLY AFTERPARTY, WASHINGTON | 18+
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reason-rally-after-party-capitol-hill-tickets-21641708934
SUN 05 JUN | REASON RALLY MINI CONVENTION, WASHINGTON DC | ALL AGES
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reason-rally-mini-convention-tickets-21273818564
FRI 10 JUN | HOTEL CAFE, LOS ANGELES | 18+
Tickets available from https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=5015
SUN 19 JUN | SUNDAY ASSEMBLY, LOS ANGELES | ALL AGES
Free Event | Info at http://www.sundayassemblyla.org
TUE 28 JUN | THE TRIPLE DOOR, SEATTLE | 18+
Tickets available from http://www.thetripledoor.net
FRI 08 JUL | COLUMBIA CITY THEATRE, SEATTLE | 18+
Tickets available from http://www.columbiacitytheater.com
THE PAPER KITES ANNOUNCE NATIONAL ‘MIDNIGHT’ TOUR + VIDEO FOR ‘RENEGADE’
Aussie dream-folksters, The Paper Kites have today delivered their most aesthetically pleasing video yet for their hazy heartwarmer, Renegade, directed by the renowned Dan Huiting (Bon Iver). To celebrate the clip, and the success of their critically acclaimed LP, twelvefour, the band have also announced their Midnight national tour, kicking off at Enmore Theatre in Sydney on June 23, moving through Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and wrapping in Adelaide at the Norwood Town Hall on July 2.
Off the back of a #8 ARIA album and #1 ARIA Australian album chart debut for their all-nighter of an album, twelvefour, The Paper Kites are thrilled to complete their Midnight video trilogy of late-night stories with the nostalgic, Renegade. Also including ethereal videos for two other tracks off the album, Electric Indigo and Revelator Eyes, the trilogy portrays stories that are set between the hours of 12 and 4am; different cities, different people, but all taking place within this transient timeframe.
Adhering to the theme, Renegade follows a gang of kids who break into an aquatic cinema, La Cinequatic, in the early hours of the morning. Taking inspiration for the video trilogy from imaginary places and those late-night hours, lead singer Sam Bentley says, “It’s been really cool actually seeing these places on screen in the videos and people watching and asking us where they can find them – I think the idea was to create places that we would love to go to.” The vibrant concept was brought to life by director Dan Huiting and his team, alongside a real-life gang of kids as the video’s cast. Bentley enthuses, “He has such a great team (Joseph McMahon, Harry Reynolds) and they all just tackle every challenge with such enthusiasm… he knew a local skate crew of young kids that he wanted to use for the video – it worked out perfectly.”
To celebrate the clip, The Paper Kites will be bringing their theatrical Midnight tour to major venues across the country. Further cementing the relationship between music and film, the Midnight tour is set to be an immersive experience unlike any other, a journey through the midnight hours, as Bentley describes, “We perform the music and behind us are a group of apartment windows. Through the windows, a series of stories play out in the lives of different people…we provide the soundtrack to a single night, the audience watching through the dim lit windows and seeing these stories progress, eventually fading to darkness.”
The Paper Kites are Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys, Josh Bentley and Sam Rasmussen.
THE PAPER KITES NATIONAL ‘MIDNIGHT’ TOUR
THU 23 JUN | ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets
FRI 24 JUN |ATHENAEUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE VIC (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets
SAT 25 JUN | THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE QLD*
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
*U18 can attend with parent/guardian
FRI 01 JUL | ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH WA*
Tickets available from www.astortheatreperth.com | 1300 111 369| All Ticket Group Outlets
*U18 can attend with parent/guardian
SAT 02 JUL | NORWOOD TOWN HALL, ADELAIDE SA (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
TINPAN ORANGE ANNOUNCE POLYESTER RECORDS IN-STORE PERFORMANCE ON ALBUM RELEASE DAY THIS FRIDAY
Virtuosic folk group, Tinpan Orange will be releasing their fifth studio album Love Is A Dog this Friday, April 8. The highly anticipated release will be celebrated with an in-store performance and signing by the band at Melbourne’s renowned Polyester Records, alongside 100 limited edition vinyl copies of the album that will be available for sale at the event. Tinpan Orange will also be embarking upon an extensive national album tour, kicking off with a performance at the Fairbridge Folk Festival in Western Australian on April 16, moving through Tasmania, Melbourne, Mullumbimby, Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, Fremantle and finishing up in Adelaide on June 5.
Love Is A Dog is a complex, luscious offering from this seasoned trio. Opulent string arrangements, intricate guitar hooks and unforgettable vocal melodies from lead vocalist Emily Lubitz all dictate the dark, rambling nature of the record. In light of the fast-approaching release, Emily enthuses, ‘We’ve been working on this album for so long with so many great people and we are very excited to get it out into the world…we can’t wait to share these new babies with our fans on tour.’
Tinpan Orange are thrilled to celebrate the album release with an in-store performance and signing at Polyester Records at 6pm on April 8. In addition to this intimate performance, the band has also produced 100 limited edition, orange-coloured vinyl copies of Love Is A Dog, which will be available for purchase on the night. As avid patrons of Polyester Records themselves, the band are looking forward to this special event, as guitarist Jesse Lubitz recalls, “I remember being on Brunswick Street one night when I was 19, and coming across Polyester Records. I thought it was cool that the store was open so late and I became a fan of the place…I remember thinking this has got to be pretty much the best record store in town. We’re stoked to be playing there live on album release day.”
To support the new LP that was produced by the band in collaboration with Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire, Jackson Jackson) and mixed by the renowned Adam Selzer (M.Ward, She & Him, Jolie Holland), Tinpan Orange will hit the road for a full lap of the map in April and May. Enthusiastic about the current lineup of the band, Emily explains, “We are enjoying playing as a trio at the moment…I like singing in that space and I love to hear Alex (Burkoy) fill some of the spaces with his strings. Our shows are intimate, and when I’m feeling safe and sound, I will tell a few stories and share some thoughts…and Alex might even tell a joke!”
Tinpan Orange are Emily Lubitz, Jesse Lubitz and Alex Burkoy, with the in-studio help of Daniel Farrugia (Angus & Julia Stone, Missy Higgins) on drums and Jules Pascoe (Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Racketts) on bass guitar.
The new album Love Is A Dog is out April 8 and tickets to the national tour are ON SALE NOW
Polyester Records is located at 387 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
TINPAN ORANGE ‘LOVE IS A DOG’ ALBUM TOUR
FRI 15 APR SUN 17 APR I FAIRBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, FAIRBRIDGE WA
Tickets available from http://fairbridgefestival.com.au/wp/buy/tickets/
FRI 29 APR I THE GRAND POOBAH, HOBART TAS
Tickets available at www.tinpanorange.com
SUN 1 MAY I FRESH ON CHARLES, LAUNCESTON TAS
Tickets available at www.tinpanorange.com
SAT 07 MAY I TOFF IN TOWN, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available from http://thetoffintown.com/ 9639 8770
SAT 14 MAY I CIVIC HALL, MULLUMBIMBY NSW
Tickets available from www.redsquaremusic.com.au/
SUN 15 MAY I OLD MUSEUM, BRISBANE QLD
Tickets available from http://oldmuseum.org/
FRI 20 MAY I THE VANGUARD, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from http://www.thevanguard.com.au/
SAT 28 MAY I THE RAILWAY CLUB, DARWIN NT
Tickets available from http://www.darwinrailwayclub.com/
SAT 4 JUNE – FLY BY NIGHT, FREMANTLE WA
Tickets available from www.flybynight.org/
SUN 5 JUNE – THE WHEATSHEAF, ADELAIDE SA I 4.30PM
Tickets available from www.wheatsheafhotel.com.au/