On the road with City Riots

Crazy Adelaide lads, City Riots, are fast becoming fully fledged touring rock stars! Currently on the road with fellow Shiny kids Boy In A Box, they are helping seasoned travellers and all round bad influences British India launch their new single “March Into The Ocean” nationally. This touring triple header is undoubtedly the greatest show of current Australian independent music in the southern hemisphere!!

Visiting places these they have never been before, these vulnerable South Australians have many a tale to tell from their first nine shows. From blowing up PAs in Griffith, braving grasshopper plagues in Wagga Wagga, having journalists throw up on their car after partying too hard in Melbourne, to impromptu blues jams with Boy In A Box and Declan from British India somewhere in between, this is one tour diary worth reading. They are pushing their skinny jeans to the absolute limit and exploring regional towns armed only with guitars and a very dodgy GPS.

Check out their first tour diary below and prepare yourself for many more antics and anecdotes in the coming weeks.

City Riots will be releasing their long awaited, highly anticipated debut album later this year. If you have tickets to any of the British India shows make sure you arrive early to hear a sneak peek of what’s to come… pretty confident you won’t be disappointed!!

What happens on tour…

The old catch cry “What happen on the field, stays on the field” takes on new meaning in the brave new world of Facebook and social networking.

Take a sneak peak at Boy In A Box’s adventures on the road with British India and City Riots below.

Honey to the Deez

Her collaboration with Illy on the track ‘It Can Wait’ and her single ‘1+1‘ saw Shiny Sweetheart, Owl Eyes, nest in the confidence of regular play on Triple J airwaves. Coupled with her latest offering ‘Faces‘, this little lady is hot to trot on the radar (detector) with a freshly announced support slot for New York’s Darwin Deez! The Brooklyn babe who claims to make ‘Happy songs for Sad People’ is taking Owl Eyes under his wing for his Groovin’ the Moo sideshows, get to know the tour dates HERE.

What is better than an angelic voice? An angelic face to go with it! In a perfect world, we would all be genetically blessed like this talented young temptress. Set your (Owl) Eyes on the fancy new clip for ‘Faces’:

 

Pow! Wow! WAMi!

Boom! Bap! Pow! have shaken their tail feathers and joined the ranks with Split Seconds – getting themselves nominated for some WAMi awards of their own. Best Funk Act & Best Female Vocalist have Boom! Bap! Pow! written all over them, so follow the mystical mouse to the WAMi website and get clicking to make that magic happen!

It’s not all feathers and teepees for these ambassadors of cool, Boom! Bap! Pow! are getting dolled up to get down with Eli Paperboy Reed on his Eastcoast Blues & Roots sideshows along with a string of shows at The Mustang Bar. Check out the tour dates HERE.

Things are about to get sassy with the Boom! Bap! Pow! gang, so keep your ears to the ground, their badass boogie is worthy of diggin’ big.

Calling all Reptilian Humanoids

Confined to the unnatural lighting of the studio with manager/producer/Shihad’s go to Guy - Tom Larkin, the lads from Calling all Cars are stepping out into the sunshine to project their latest single ‘Reptile’ onto the masses.

Stumbling back into the confines of a new context (an equally claustrophobic tour bus), Calling all Cars have recruited Brisbane band ‘The Cairos’ and fellow Shiny brothers in arms, Strangers, to support them on their national tour to launch the venomous new track. Treat yourself to their tour dates HERE.

In the meantime, get your blood curdling with anticipation and check out their crafty countdown video for the ‘Reptile’ release: