#wollongong band

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Last Saturday somewhere in Marrickville Sydney Australia - CHIMERS (120823)

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Chimers — Through Today (12XU/Poison City)

Chimers erupt with a furious roar, guitar and drums flailing wildly in full-speed, full-body motion. The single “3AM” from the second full-length, clangs, pummels, and dreams, the vocals going dim and droney above the tumult. A guitar-and-drum duo, the Australian band, churns up a wake of turbulence soothed over by psychedelic bliss. It’s like the Japandroids crossed with Salad Boys, like Kinski towed at 70 m.p.h. on waterskis, like FACS, but faster, thumpier and less artfully complicated.

The band came together during pandemic isolation in 2020, the general loneliness amplified by the band’s remote Wollongong location. Padraic Skehan and his partner Binx were both drummers—perhaps a hint at how Chimers’ driving, propulsive sound evolved—but Skehan switched to guitar and voice. A self-titled album emerged in 2021, and as the COVID receded, Chimers took its body-pulping assault to the public, earning something like cult status. Henry Rollins is a fan. Junkee.com called their debut "One of the strongest Australian rock records of the year.”

Now, the follow-up comes on 12XU in America (and Poison City in Australia), a bold, rapturously noisy onslaught of head-battering percussion, razor-sharp strumming and singing like a smoke mirage disappearing in your hands. Ten songs in half an hour, no breaks, no divergences, no filler.

“Generator” blares a sort of sweetness, its massive guitar sounds lurching in tuneful directions while drum fills go off like firecrackers on a string. It’s this one, with its yearning, dissolving lyrics embedded in blistering guitar tone, which makes the Hüsker Dü comparisons seem right. “Gossip” ramps up a lyrical spray of electric guitar into serrated, stop-start menace, while “Glossary” flirts with post-rock introspection before putting the hammer down.

“An Echo” seems, at first, like a restful interlude. All lucid guitar clarity and a pulse like drum, it takes on the oceanic pull of the Dirty 3. A violin (Jordan Ireland) moves in and about Binx’s airy croon. And yet, even at slower speeds with less frenetic drumming, Chimers play with intensity. A wild caterwaul scrawls across limpid surfaces, quiet but still unruly.

Jennifer Kelly

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ALERTA! ALERTA! WOLLONGONG ANTIFASCISTA! Saturday!

Get off the fence ! Say no to the far right. A night of punk rock with all money going to The Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

the following bands have donated their time free of charge Topnovil, I Hate People, The Owen Guns, Tantichrist, Sketch Method, None for One, The Limited, the Hot Ness

Time to show where you stand Wollongong.

$10, doors at 4pm Jan 21st Dapto Diamond Dogs music lounge.

no flogs - this is a safe space for everyone and suss/predatory behaviour wont be tolerated

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6/6/23.

This Sunday Painters (not to be confused with the Christchurch, New Zealand one) were a 1980s band that, according to their Bandcamp page, wanted to be like "every band from the Velvet Underground to King Crimson to the Sex Pistols to Throbbing Gristle." Sunday Painters were a Wollongong, Australia band.

While this does sound like a product of the late 70s/early 80s there's a lot of DIY and noise that makes this sound of today. I would argue that there is a bit of The Fall in here as well as Normil Hawaiians and Slugfuckers.

What's Yr Rupture is reissuing this, but it can only be found on their Big Cartel page...not on Bandcamp.

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Alienist Released New Single & Video "Prisoner Of You"

Photo courtesy of the band. Wollongong five-piece Alienist unleash towering metalcore mayhem with their brand new single “Prisoner Of You,” out now. The new track also heralds the group announcing its worldwide signing to UNFD. “We are beyond excited to start this journey with UNFD,” Alienist share of their new label home. “We have all grown up idolizing bands from this label and to now be a…

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Who the fuck was going to tell me that Australian band Kisschasy are back together and playing near me this week?!?!? WHAT?!?!? I LIVED for this band in the 2000s!

I think I can get tickets to unibar at the University of Wollongong for Thursday night but I’d like to find people to come with me.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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October Newsletter - Greg Poppleton 1920s-30s Band

Northbridge, Wollongong, Adelaide & Katoomba Shows This is why I’m Australia’s only authentic 1920s – 1930s singer. Look at this US Radio playlist… Gig Guide 12 October Northbridge Baths 100th Anniversary Party, 2 Widgiewa Rd, Northbridge, 2-4pm. Free  DETAILS 27 October The Basement, Builders Club 61 Church St Wollongong 2:30 – 5:30pm Free  DETAILS 1 November Private Afternoon 1920s…

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Metal singer belts out screamo Britney cover on The Voice

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Metal singer belts out screamo Britney cover on The Voice

17-year-old metal singer Mol Turner from Wollongong delivered a screamo rendition of Britney Spears’ Toxic on The Voice Australia last night.

The teenage singer got a chair turn from judge Kate Miller-Heidke as well as a standing ovation from all four coaches.

Judge Adam Lambert said, “That was so much fun, I fully got a kick out of that. I thought that was so interesting.

“I know the screamo thing isn’t necessarily the most mainstream genre, especially for a girl to be doing. I’m proud of you for getting up there and flexing your muscles.”

Guy Sebastian added that he’s “never seen anything like that” during his time on The Voice and didn’t turn because he wasn’t sure how he could coach her.

But it was Kate Miller-Heidke who hit her buzzer, and said there are longstanding similarities between opera – in which she was first trained – and metal. She said divisiveness, drama and raw emotion is needed to make both genres work.

“That was so delightful and surprising. I may not have been the coach that you would’ve gone for. But I feel like this is a great match,” she said.

“I feel really, really excited about working with you and I can’t wait to choose songs together. It’s going to be so fun.”

Mol Turner didn’t think The Voice would accept her

Singer Mol Turner said she’s so proud to be the first “extreme metal” vocalist on The Voice stage.

“Truth me told, I applied as a joke thinking what I do would never be deemed ‘talented’ enough to actually make it to The Voice stage amongst pop, country and R&B singers but here we are lmao,” she wrote on Instagram.

“Metal & HXC have defined who I am & in a lot of ways saved my life throughout the past 7 years. This music means absolutely everything to me, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Mol performs in local band Clueless and says Amyl and the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor is a huge inspiration.

The teenage singer borrowed a three-word phrase from Amy to respond to those describing her Voice performance as “satanic” and “talentless”.

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The Script: returning to Australia on their Satellites World Tour

Award-winning Dublin four-piece The Script will return down under on their Satellites World Tour for January and February 2025! ​ This will be the band’s first Australian shows in close to three years, after their electric 2022 Greatest Hits Tour. ​ Australia’s favourite Irishmen will embark on seven huge performances across the country, including arena shows in Wollongong and Sydney and a day on…

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Maple Glider heading out to play solo shows, alongside a bunch of band shows. All the fun and tickets at mapleglider.com

Video by Tom Dunphy

Design by Simoen van der Meent

11 Feb - Party in the Paddock

23 Feb - Meeniyan Town Hall supporting Calexico

24 Feb - Meeniyan Town Hall supporting Calexico

7 Mar - Phoenix Central Park - Sydney / Eora

8 Mar - The Iron Yampi - Port Kembla / Dharawal Country

9 Mar - The Playhouse - Newcastle / Mulubinba

15 Mar - Up Late at GOMA - Brisbane / Meanjin

21 Mar - Newcastle Civic Centre supporting The Tesky Brothers

22 Mar - Wollongong Uni Hall supporting The Tesky Brothers

5 Apr - Sooki Lounge - Belgrave / Wurundjeri Country

6 Apr - The Bridge Hotel - Castlemaine / Dja Dja Wurrung Country

10 Apr - Mapleton Pub - Mapleton / Gubbi Gubbi Country

12 Apr - Bowraville Theatre - Bowraville / Gumbaynggirr Country

13 Apr - Coorabell Hall - Coorabell / Bundjalung Country

14 Apr - Zamia Theatre - Mt Tambourine / Wangerriburra Country

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Last night at the Petersham Bowling Cub Sydney - CHIMERS (050523)

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Jewellery Gifting Ideas: How to Make it Meaningful

Jewellery has been a popular gift choice to celebrate special occasions or express love and admiration for a special individual.

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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily to bring rain to the Illawarra | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW

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Introduction Post

I’m not sure if anyone will ever read this post but here goes nothing. This is CLOSED DOORS, a solo heavy music project from Wollongong Australia. the project was started in late 2021 with zero music knowledge and serves as a learning experience. The music is inspired by bands like The Acacia Strain, Barrier, Codeine King, Darke Complex, Graves, Outlaw, VCTMS, Villains, Sabella, Sworn In and Yuth Forever

You can find the Debut Demo here:

Thank you for your time. More music coming soon :)

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5/20/23.

Expensive Music Band are a Cringlia, Australia (suburb of Wollongong) band. "Things to say at a barbeque" is their debut LP released by both Permanent Slump and Exclusive Culture.

I've been enjoying this release which kind of moves between Le Villejuif Underground (Nathan Roche), Wireheads and Lawrence Arabia. From those three, you probably get the idea that this can rock at times and mosey along at others.

This has the Mikey Young stamp of approval.