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What: SAN CISCO (‘Rocket Ship’ Tour) – SELLING FAST! 2nd show due to popular demand!
When: Tuesday 1 May 2012 7:30pm
Price: $17.00 ($3.00 bf)

San Cisco’s Rocket Ship Tour has launched into the galaxy full speed ahead with Melbourne’s first show on 2 May now SOLD OUT! San Cisco’s sophomore EP, ‘Awkward’, skyrocketed to GOLD status in Australia as well as propelling into the radio airwaves across the USA debuting at #88 on the CMJ Chart. With influential stations adding the track, San Cisco are hotly tipped in the USA. Back at home, the band launched their EP with a series of SOLD OUT shows around the country, where a chorus of fans joined in to sing-along to their catchy pop rock melodies, revealing a few new tunes as well ‘Awkward’, the song that landed them at #7 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown.

What: SAN CISCO (‘Rocket Ship’ Tour) – SOLD OUT
When: Wednesday 2 May 2012 7:30pm
Price: $17.00 ($3.00 bf)

Fremantle’s indie-popsters San Cisco are jumping aboard their rocket ship for a string of sideshows to coincide with their Groovin’ The Moo performances. After whetting the appetite of gig-goers on their sold out national tour with The Jungle Giants, San Cisco will be taking to the road again, this time revealing a few new tunes as well as ‘Awkward’, the song that landed them at #7 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown. The band hasn’t stopped since releasing their sophomore EP ‘Awkward’, which rocketed to Gold status. Jumping on the rocket ship around the nation will be Perth band Voltaire Twins. The brother-sister combination of Jaymes and Tegan are well known for their edgy, fresh take on dance-pop with frenetic on-stage presence and energy, making for a fun-filled set of synth laden dance tunes.

What: THE GETAWAY PLAN – GROOVIN’ THE MOO CITY SHOW
When: Thursday 3 May 2012 7:30pm
Price: $30.00 ($3.00 bf)

The Getaway Plan will perform this exclusive city show alongside their Groovin’ The Moo spot. This will be the first capital city headline show of the year for the Melbourne four piece, who have just wrapped up a successful festival season that included spots on Big Day Out, Pyramid Rock and Breath Of life. The shows will coincide with the release of the ‘Move Along’ single to radio and TV. The music video for the clip was released last week on YouTube and was filmed at stunning visual locations around Western Victoria.

What: ANDREW WK One-Man-Party Tour (USA) – GROOVIN’ THE MOO CITY SHOW
When: Friday 4 May 2012 8:30pm
Price: $45.00 ($3.00 bf)

Following his much celebrated national tour in January last year around Big Day Out, Manhattan based Andrew W.K. returns with his one-man-party band this May. Already announced for Groovin The Moo, Andrew will perform this headline show! Andrew W.K., the multi-faceted musician and performer famous for his bloody nose and white clothes, exploded into the world in 2001 with his extremely high-energy rock ‘n’ roll music and ‘party hard’ ethos. He’s released four albums, numerous EPs and special releases, including his now infamous 2001 debut album ‘I Get Wet’ featuring the anthem ‘Party Hard’, and is set to release another album this year. In addition to his music, Andrew has more recently expanded into a Grammy-nominated record producer, a sought after motivational speaker, and is the host of a popular television series, ‘Destroy Build Destroy. Those who witnessed Andrew in solo mode during his 2007 Australian tour, which included an unforgettable Meredith performance</a>, will know these shows are not to be missed.

What: FLAP! (album launch)
When: Saturday 5 May 2012 8.30pm
Price: $12.00 ($3.00 bf)

Flap! play original music that is both old and new, inspired by the entire human diaspora. Influences from 1920s jazz, Gypsy brass, English folk and Trinidadian calypso can be heard peeping through their antipodean vein. A fiery-yet-charming five piece band of brass, guts, words and skins who crank out up-tempo songs, Flap! Turn ordinary shoes into dancing ones. Having recently launched their latest single ‘Rock in Space’ at the Northcote Social Club, Flap! are now set to launch their album at this show. Famous in Northcote and smash hits of the Woodford, Apollo Bay and Port Fairy festivals, get ready to polish your dancing shoes.

What: HUSKY (‘The Woods Tour’) – 2nd show due to popular demand!
When: Sunday 6 May 2012 7:30pm
Price: $18.00 ($3.00 bf)

Husky enters a new chapter of their career in 2012. Last year they played national sold out headline tours in Australia following the release of their debut album ‘Forever So’, featuring singles ‘History’s Door’, ‘Dark Sea’ and ‘The Woods’, they supported world-class acts including Gotye, Devendra Banhart, and Noah & The Whale, and played at some of Australia’s biggest music festivals. Already in 2012 the band has supported Laura Marling, played at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, and booked performances in Germany, the USA and Canada. In April they return home to play West Coast Blues and Roots Festival before hitting the road on this tour.

What: WAVVES (USA) – GROOVIN’ THE MOO CITY SHOW
When: Wednesday 9 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $45.00 ($3.00 bf)

The always fun, slacker surf pop and noise punk outfit Wavves in 2011 sent out a very public plea to Foo Fighters front-man and idol in the form of track ‘I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl’ from the EP ‘Life Sux’. After shaking things up at Golden Plains in 2011 in support of the much-loved ‘King of the Beach’ single, Wavves are back for another blast of their ramshackle goodness.

What: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (USA) – SELLING FAST!
When: Thursday 10 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $42.00 ($3.00 bf)

After releasing ‘All Eternals Deck’ to critical acclaim last year, The Mountain Goats will be bringing their unique brand of American indie storytelling to Australian audiences once again. ‘All Eternals Deck’ is an eclectic mix of inspirations ranging from century old painting to ‘70s cult films, singer songwriter John Darnielle explaining that the tracks “cluster around themes of hidden things and the dread that hidden things inspire”. Recorded across four different studios, each with a different producer, ‘All Eternals Deck’ demonstrates how different seasons, moods, producers and locations play out into song and confirms that John Darnielle is one of the most innovative and creative songwriters of this generation.

What: RALPH McTELL (UK) – FULLY SEATED SHOW
When: Friday 11 May 2012 8:30pm
Price: $54.00 ($3.00 bf)

Award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist, Ralph McTell, is set to tour Australia and play this show. Performing material from his recent album ‘Somewhere Down The Road’, McTell will also be playing several songs from his new Bob Dylan birthday tribute download ‘Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright’. The concert will of course feature songs from McTell’s extensive back catalogue of over 350 songs, including his worldwide, Ivor Novello award winning hit, ‘Streets of London’. Don’t miss this chance to see Ralph McTell in this intimate fully seated show!

What: dEUS (Belgium)
When: Saturday 12 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $46.40 ($3.00 bf)

Belgium’s biggest artist, dEUS, is touring Australia for the very first time! Hailing from Antwerp, deUS have enjoyed a remarkable 20 year career thus far, with their star growing bigger by the day. Their previous five albums have earned them a place on the hit-lists of numerous tastemakers including Drowned In Sound and Pitchfork whilst their latest offering ‘Keep You Close’, featuring the single ‘Ghost’, has been described as a glorious climax of their musical talents. Described by Virgin Media as “a brooding and atmospheric mini-masterpiece” and awarded ‘Rock Album Of The Year’ by iTunes in France, Holland and Belgium, the seasoned performers played an astonishing 20 festivals in the summer of 2011 and finally will grace Australian fans with tour dates.

What: Principal Entertainment and Triple J present MUTEMATH (USA) – SELLING FAST! 2nd show due to popular demand! GROOVIN’ THE MOO CITY SHOW
When: Tuesday 15 May 2012 8:00pm

What: Principal Entertainment and Triple J present MUTEMATH (USA) – SOLD OUT – GROOVIN’ THE MOO CITY SHOW
When: Thursday 17 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $48.00 ($3.00 bf)

For the very first time in Australia, Grammy nominated New Orleans three piece, Mutemath, are visiting for Groovin’ The Moo and this city show. Since 2004 the genre bending trio have taken it upon themselves to deliver music that is unequivocally and defiantly their own. Since releasing their first EP in late 2004, Mutemath’s inherent nature has challenged limitations and expanded parameters. By the time they released their 2006 self-titled debut, their blending of adverse genres into its own innovative sonically adventurous creation earned them a reputation as one of modern music’s most daring young groups. Rooted in New Orleans rhythm and blues, fusing elements from psychedelia to traditional gospel to modern electronica, their album ‘Odd Soul’, featuring ‘Blood Pressure’ and newest single, ‘Allies’, is constructed to live up to its title.

What: NE OBLIVISCARIS (album launch)
When: Friday 18 May 2012 8:00pm

Almost nine years after the band’s formative rehearsals first took place; after numerous line-up changes that has seen the band go through almost continual change, always for the better; after more than five years have passed since the band released a three song demo that garnered worldwide critical acclaim in the metal underground; and after many more frustrations and delays than the band thought they could possibly ever deal with, they are now proud to announce ‘Portal Of I’! The album contains the band’s love, pain, frustration and joy, and they’ll be performing it in its entirety at this show.

Guests: Arcane (QLD) + A Million Dead Birds Laughing

What: TONIGHT ALIVE
When: Saturday 19 May 2012 8:30pm
Price: $25.00 ($3.00 bf)

Rising from the fevered hotbed of Sydney, Australia’s underground hardcore scene, Tonight Alive play their own brand of catchy pop punk through which they’ve developed a rabid young fan base in thrall to the band’s ebullient, fist-pumping anthems, arena-sized hooks and high-voltage live performances. Right from the word ‘go’, it was clear Tonight Alive were going somewhere. With two stellar EPs already under their belts, a demo of their new material caught the attention of producer-extraordinaire Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World), leading to Tonight Alive recording their debut album ‘What Are You So Scared Of’ at LA’s infamous NRG Studios.

What: TONIGHT ALIVE (under 18s only matinee show)
When: Sunday 20 May 2012 12:30pm
Price: $25.00 ($3.00 bf)

Rising from the fevered hotbed of Sydney, Australia’s underground hardcore scene, Tonight Alive play their own brand of catchy pop punk through which they’ve developed a rabid young fan base in thrall to the band’s ebullient, fist-pumping anthems, arena-sized hooks and high-voltage live performances. Right from the word ‘go’, it was clear Tonight Alive were going somewhere. With two stellar EPs already under their belts, a demo of their new material caught the attention of producer-extraordinaire Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World), leading to Tonight Alive recording their debut album ‘What Are You So Scared Of’ at LA’s infamous NRG Studios.

What: BARRY ADAMSON (UK)
When: Wednesday 23 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $45.00 ($3.00 bf)

Born in Manchester in 1958, and writing his first song at the age of 10, Barry Adamson was known to skip school and wait at home for the postman to deliver the latest Alice Cooper import from America. Home life was coated with the rhythms of motown and jazz, while Roxy Music and David Bowie shaped his teenage years. Recording five albums with Howard Devoto’s Magazine, he moved to London in the ‘80s, working with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds across three albums. Over time he began making a series of sketches and tunes that would become the trace elements of his erotic, paranoid style; densely portrayed in his debut solo album, ‘Moss Side Story’. Several albums later and Adamson is now set to release another, ‘I Will Set You Free’, featuring the song ‘Turnaround’, in 2012. Now free of the shackles of expectation, prepare to take a ride aboard one of the year’s finest releases.

What: HARRY MANX (Canada)
When: Thursday 24 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $42.00 ($3.00 bf)

The legendary Canadian blues guitarist and singer songwriter Harry Manx, last here in 2010, returns to our shores for a series of guest appearances at some of our best known music festivals and a national headline tour including this show. Harry Manx has spent years fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica, and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Manx’s Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi Blues Man” because of his expertise in melding both East and West music together, “creating musical short stories that wed the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas”.

What: BRITISH INDIA (single tour)
When: Friday 25 May 2012 8:30pm
Price: $25.00 ($3.00 bf)

British India emerged from the fertile underbelly of Melbourne’s independent music scene to take Australia by storm in July 2007 with their acclaimed debut album ‘Guillotine’. As their songs ‘Black & White Radio’, ‘Tie Up My Hands’, ‘Run The Red Light’ and ‘Russian Roulette’ became arm-raising, air-punching anthems at venues and festivals across the country, British India developed a hard-earned reputation for their explosive live shows. Several more albums followed and British India are still going strong in 2012, playing the St Kilda Festival in February this year and now getting ready to tour nationally in support of their next single.

What: The Harbour Agency and RRR present LANIE LANE (‘Bangity Bang’ Tour) – SOLD OUT
When: Saturday 26 May 2012 8:30pm

What: The Harbour Agency and RRR present LANIE LANE (‘Bangity Bang’ Tour) – SOLD OUT – 2nd show due to popular demand!
When: Sunday 27 May 2012 7:30pm

What:The Harbour Agency and RRR present LANIE LANE (‘Bangity Bang’ Tour) – 3rd show due to popular demand!
When: Monday 28 May 2012 7:30pm
Price: $20.00 ($3.00 bf)

The past 12 months have been the stuff of dreams for Lanie, with pretty much everything a girl could reasonably wish for coming true. In no particular order these include: recording her ‘Ain’t Hungry’ single with Jack White in Nashville; signing with Ivy League Records’ seeing her debut album ‘To The Horses’ enter the ARIA charts at #12; playing her first sold out national tour plus slots on a string of top notch festivals; gracing the covers of countless quality publications; tours of the US and UK; winning the FBI SMAC Awards for Record of the Year, and having the time of her life whilst doing it all. Lanie and her dynamite band now invite you to join them on their ‘Bangity Bang’ national tour. Be prepared to kick up your heels and leave all your inhibitions on the back streets of Squaresville for a night of rock and roll, bright lights, balladry, loud guitars and heartfelt entertainment! Tickets to Lanie’s October 2011 tour sold out so step lively to avoid disappointment!

What: SHARAYA (album launch)
When: Thursday 31 May 2012 8:00pm
Price: $15.00 ($3.00 bf)

With the distinct combination of Shay Liza’s soulful rock style and the band’s diverse musical influences, Sharaya has crafted a unique and powerful sound. Sharaya’s music moves between aggressive, high-energy rock to warm, moving, melodic ballads. Lyrically, Sharaya explores both the intricate and introspective themes of love and matters of the heart, as well as touching on universal themes. Her songs are, in her words, “pictures of personal journeys and struggles, of the highs and the lows, the stuff people can feel and relate to, we just write and create from our hearts”.

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