Best Gigs In Oz – September

September is fast approaching and the first glimmers of spring are starting to show. How better celebrate than to get yourself down to see some (mostly local) live music?

Here is the best of what September has to offer across Australia…..

• Ball Park Music are a six-piece indie rock/pop band from Brisbane. They independently recorded their debut EP ‘Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Ourselves To Sleep’ in April 2009. After touring in 2010 with the likes of Boy & Bear and Cloud Control, they were then named by Triple J as one of the 20 best new bands in Australia.

Touring September:
Saturday 17th – Gosford – Coaster Festival
Saturday 24th – Bathurst – Village Fair

• Birds of Tokyo in 2004 as a collaboration between members of other Perth acts ‘Tragic Delicate’ and ‘Karnivool’. They have three studio albums and one live album under their belt. In March 2011 the band announced that bass player, Jackson, was leaving the band, no replacement has been made yet. The band will be touring in September and October 2011, Tour’, due to the fact that they have opted to play smaller venues than they have played in

Touring September:
Thursday 6th – Rockhampton – Great Western Hotel
Wednesday 7th – Bundaberg – Sugarland Tavern
Thursday 8th – Toowoomba – Rumours International
Friday 9th – Gold Coast – Coolangatta Hotel
Saturday 10th – Brisbane -The Hi-Fi
Sunday 11th – Bangalow – A & I Hall
Monday 12th – Sawtell – Sawtell RSL
Wednesday 14th – Newcastle – Panthers
Thursday 15th – Sydney – Metro Theatre
Friday 16th – Parramatta – The Roxy
Saturday 17th – Wollongong – Wollongong University
Sunday 18th – Batemans Bay – Soldiers Club
Tuesday 20th – CSU Albury – The G
Thursday 22nd – Frankston – Pier Live
Friday 23rd – Melbourne – The Forum
Saturday 24th – Traralgon – Kay St
Sunday 25th – Geelong – Eureka Hotel
Tuesday 27th – Adelaide – HQ
Thursday 29th – Perth – The Astor
Friday 30th – Albany – Studio 146

• Gold Fields are an up and coming 5-piece band from Ballarat, Victoria. They are becoming

Naked and Famous’ on their UK tour. They play around with different genres but are mainly been growing in popularity ever since, check them out for some fresh local sounds.

Touring September:
Saturday 24th – Melbourne – Sidney Myer music Bowl (Parklife Festival)
Sunday 25th – Perth – Wellington Square (Parklife Festival)

• Jackson Jackson member in ‘The Cat Empire’. Jackson Jackson’s first album, ‘The Fire Is On The Bird’, was released beat and psychobilly. Their second album and latest album, ‘Tools For Survival’, was released in October 2008.

Touring September
Friday 2nd – Victoria – Evelyn Hotel
Friday 9th – Victoria – Evelyn Hotel
Friday 16th – Victoria – Evelyn Hotel
Friday 23rd – Victoria – Evelyn Hotel

• John Williamson is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. Williamson has released 23 Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia and has won two ARIA Music Awards for Best Country Record.

Touring September:
Thursday 15th – Forster – Club Forster
Friday 16th – Port Macquarie – Panthers
Saturday 17th – Grafton – Saraton Theatre

• King Cannons and fast paced roots in punk rock and ska. They have just finished their New Zealand and to old school bands such as ‘The Clash’.

Touring September:
Friday 2nd – Brisbane – The Tivoli (with The Living End)
Saturday 3rd – Sydney – Enmore Theatre (with The Living End)
Wednesday 7th – Canberra – Anu Bar (with The Living End)
Thursday 8th – Melbourne – The Palace (with The Living End)
Saturday 10th – Adelaide – Thebarton Theatre (with The Living End)
Friday 16th – Perth – Metro City (with The Living End)

• Leader Cheetah Americana, alternative country and indie rock. They formed in 2007 from members of defunct touring nationally and have since appeared at festivals such as Splendour in the Grass and Big Day Out.

Touring September:
Friday 2nd – Ballarat – Karova Lounge
Saturday 3rd – Melbourne – East Brunswick
Friday 9th – Adelaide – Fowlers Live
Thursday 15th – Gold Coast – Elsewhere Bar
Friday 16th – Brisbane – Alhambra Lounge
Saturday 17th – Maroochydore – SOL Bar
Wednesday 21st – Bondi – Beach Road Hotel
Thursday 22nd – Canberra – Transit Bar
Friday 23rd – Newcastle – CBD Hotel
Saturday 24th – Sydney – Gaelic Theatre

• Little Dragon consist of Swedish-Japanese singer and percussionist Yukimi Nagano and her close high school friends Erik Bodin on drums, Fredrik Källgren Wallin on bass and Håkan Wirenstrand on keyboards. They have 3 studio albums to date, including their 2011 release ‘Ritual Union’.

Touring September:
Saturday 24th – Melbourne – Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Parklife Festival)
Sunday 25th – Perth – Wellington Square (Parklife Festival)

• Papa vs Pretty was a solo act of a teenage Thomas Rawle but in 2008 it became a 3-piece album, ‘United in Isolation’ was recorded in January and released in May. Tom Rawle has previously written unreleased albums which may be released in the future.

Touring September:
Thursday 25th – Byron Bay – The Northern (with The Vines)
Friday 26th – Brisbane – The Hi-Fi (with The Vines)
Saturday 27th – Sydney – Metro Theatre (with The Vines)

• Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi music; a style of indie rock characterised by low fidelity recording techniques, often on four-track machines. Their early music was typical of this style. Nine albums and one band member replacement later, Sebadoh have experimented with varying types of rock but always stayed true to their indie roots.

Touring September:
Friday 16th – Perth – The Rosemount
Sunday 18th – Melbourne – The Corner Hotel
Wednesday 21st – Sydney – Metro Theatre
Thursday 22nd – Brisbane – The Hi-Fi

• Suzi Quatro in American sitcom Happy Days. She released a string of successful singles in the 1970’s, making her a worldwide name. She originally played bass guitar in all female band ‘Pleasure Seekers’ and has since produced 14 live and studio albums.

Touring September:
Friday 16th – Nowra – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Saturday 17th – Gold Coast – Twin Towns Services
Sunday 18th – Gold Coast – Twin Towns Services
Tuesday 20th – Toowoomba – Empire Theatre
Thursday 22nd – Caloundra – The Events Centre
Friday 23rd – Panthers – Evan Theatre
Saturday 24th – Canberra – Royal Theatre
Sunday 25th – Sydney – Enmore Theatre
Wednesday 28th- Newcastle – Civic Theatre
Friday 30th – Deniliquin – Deni Ute Muster

• The Cat Empire are a well known Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Lead singer, Felix Riebl released a solo album earlier this year but that didn’t signify plan to perform at this year’s summer festivals as well as touring on their own.

Touring September:
Thursday 29th – Brisbane – The Zoo
Friday 30th – Brisbane – The Zoo