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Vampire Weekend – 16 May 2010

February 9th, 2010

Indie rockers Vampire Weekend will be performing a series of headline shows across Australia in May in addition to their Groovin’ The Moo performances.

The band initially made their mark on the music scene through their immense online success at a time when the term ‘internet sensation’ was relatively unheard of. After dominating online audiences, they released their hotly anticipated self-titled debut in 2008, cementing their arrival to indie rock. Their sharp, witty lyrics intermingled with African inspired beats guided them toward the forefront of the genre and the band quickly escalated to global fame.

See the details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

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West Coast Blues n Roots 2010 – 2nd announcement

February 9th, 2010

Sunday March 28th is shaping up to be one amazing day in Fremantle Park and the promoters are pleased as a packed picnic lunch to add some passionate and talented artists to the existing line up.
Joining the likes of Crowded House, John Butler Trio, Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck at the stunning new venue are a plethora of artists including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Ozomatli and Matisyahu.

The full line-up (so far) is now:
Crowded House, John Butler Trio, Buddy Guy (US), Jeff Beck (UK), Newton Faulkner (UK), The Swell Season (IRE/CZK), John Mayall (UK), Angus and Julia Stone, Ozomatli (US), Gogol Bordello (US), Taj Mahal (US), Lisa Mitchell, Matisyahu (US), Old Crow Medicine Show (US), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (US), The Backsliders, Dave Hole, Jon Cleary: Piano , Bass And Drums (US), Dan Sultan, Wagons, Tijuana Cartel, Mary Gauthier (US), The Blues Preachers, Jordie Lane, Andrew Winton, Red Shoes Boy, The Joe Kings and CBC Jazz Orchestra with Lee Sappho

And here’s a bit of information on the new venue for you. Fremantle Park is significantly more spacious than the previous location and offers a seated Theatre stage, a beer and wine tent and a seated and shaded international food court. Yum!
A special area will be designated for patrons who wish to bring picnics, blankets and chairs to settle in and call Fremantle Park home for the day.

See the EP! event page for all the event and ticketing details.

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As I Lay Dying – 28 March 2010

February 9th, 2010

One of most influential bands to break out of the underground metal scene in recent years, San Diego quintet As I Lay Dying return to Australia to deliver another massive knockout blow!

Details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

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Supanova Pop Culture Expo 2010

February 8th, 2010

Supanova Pop Culture Expo is returning to Perth in 2010, and the first round of guests has been announced:

* Felicia Day – The Guild, Dollhouse, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
* Chaske Spenser – Twilight: New Moon, Twilight: Eclipse
* Jodelle Ferland – Twilight: Eclipse, Silent Hill, Stargate, Tideland
* Lou Ferrigno – Pumping Iron, Incredible Hulk (TV), Hulk (Film)
* Michael Winslow – Police Academy (Films), Spaceballs, Gremlins, Sound effects
* Vic Mignogna – Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragonball Z, Ouran Highschool Host Club
* Travis Willingham – Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist, Guile, Bleach
* Laura Bailey – Chun-Li in Streetfighter IV, Dragonball Z, Bloodrayne
* Joe Kubert – Joe Kubert School, Conan artist, Hawkman Artist
* Shane McCarthy – Batman, Legends of the Dark knight, All Hail Megatron, Zombies
* Colin Wilson – Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Star Wars Invasion
* Tom Taylor – The Example, Star Wars Invasion, Rombies
* Marianne de Pierres – Parrish Plessis, Sentients of Orion
* Jennifer Fallon – Hythrun Chronicles, Second Sons, The Immortal Prince, Stargate SG-1

See the EP! event page for more information.

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What’s on this week in Perth?

February 5th, 2010

Oh hi there!

Didn’t see you there. Which is kinda understandable. What are you doing hiding in that pot plant? You really should get out of that. Jamie often pours his 4 day-old coffee into that thing. It gets kinda stinky in there. Oh sorry, I didn’t realise that smell was you. Um, yeah. Bygones.

Today marks the opening of a little thing called Perth Festival. It runs between today and the end of the month and promises a mother-truckin’ massive schedule of events. No really, the amount of entertainment scheduled this year is SO big that I’m fairly sure that your mum on a truck will be part of one of the shows. She’ll be up there, driving the truck as a homage to all the mothers in the trucking industry. She’s such a lovely woman too. Cooks a great breakfast and she smells like roses. For more information, hit up the EP! event page.

Oh my! Did you know that the Beach Boys are in Perth right now? Well, I didn’t and I actually can’t confirm if they are actually here yet. But they will be this Sunday at Kings Park! Those good vibrationing, California girling, surfin’ in the USAn’, kokomoing guys are back (yet again), doing their thing on a stage in a park of royalty! Daryl Braithwaite will be there as a support act – you remember that blonke dontcha? That’s the way it’s gonna be little darlin’, we’ll be riding on the horses yeah yeah, Way up in the sky little darli-in’, and if you fall I’ll pick you up, pick you up… Oh right, I was supposed to be promoting the Beach Boys here, not Daryl. But Daryl is awesome so go see the show just for him. Do it. Now. Details at the EP! event page.

Gary, our ex-social media manager mentioned the other day that we should create a Facebook page. An hour after realising he didn’t mean we should collect people’s faces and stick them in a scrapbook, I found myself on hold to the police waiting to explain the whole misunderstanding. As I sat there listening to the monotonous on-hold music, I jumped online and punched in facebook.com/enjoyperth into the browser – Lo and behold, we already had a Facebook page! I hung up because it was quite obvious that Gary wasn’t doing his job probably (I assume he was stealing office stationary or something) and added myself as a fan to the page. You should too because that’s what all the cool kids are doing! Never know, you might win something…

Jamie (resident EnjoyPerth! undertaker, hermeneuticist and meteorologist) tells us that the weekend might be a bit moist however it’ll warm up to a delightful 30 degrees for the rest of the week. He also advises us that you should take care when trying to prove to your mates that you can fit 4 pool balls in your mouth. Because it can’t be done. But try it anyway if you ever want to know what its like to have your jaw surgically removed from your face.

Whatever you do this weekend, we hope you go out and Enjoy Perth!

- love, hugs and kisses, your EnjoyPerth! pal grum.

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Tegan and Sara – 14 May 2010

February 3rd, 2010

Tegan and Sara come to WA for Groovin’ The Moo in Bunbury, but they also perform a headline show at Fremantle Arts Centre on 14 May.

With special guests Astronautalis and The Jezabels.

Details at the EP! event page!

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Huey Lewis and the News – 1 April 2010

February 3rd, 2010

Huey Lewis & the News will tour Australia for the first time in over 20 years, when they bring their ‘Still Working for a Living’ tour to Australia in March 2010.

One of the biggest bands in rock pop history, Huey Lewis & the News boast over 20 million album sales, two Grammy awards and an Academy Award nomination.

Since 1979, the band have consistently toured the world to prove the eighties never really died with hits such as “Power of Love”, “I Want a New Drug” and “Hip to Be Square” continually on the set list.

See the venue and ticketing details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

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Deep Purple – 5 May 2010

February 3rd, 2010

Rock legends Deep Purple are heading to Australia in 2010 to perform their full concert including their hits Smoke On The Water, Black Night, Hush, Highway Star, Woman From Tokyo and much more.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey return to rock the foundations, so be sure to secure your seat fast for one of the greatest rock events of the year.

Special guests will be Electric Mary.

See the EnjoyPerth! event page for venue and ticketing details.

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The Mountain Goats – 18 April 2010

February 3rd, 2010

The Mountain Goats perform at The Rosemount on Sunday 18 April 2010.

Over the course of a dozen albums, & countless singles, EPs & tracks on compilations Darnielle’s wry, intimate & cathartic songwriting has cast it’s spell on a growing legion of devoted fans.
Their latest album, “The Life of the World To Come”, once again sees The Mountain Goats deliver their trademark exposition of skewed characters, vibrant images and perfectly-framed narratives in what Darnielle says are “twelve songs the bible taught me, kind of”.

Even more engaging in the live setting, which sees the band create an intense, reflective & often joyous encounter with their audience, the Mountain Goats return to Australia this April for their fifth tour.

Details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

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Groovin’ The Moo – 15 May 2010

February 2nd, 2010

* Edit – the event HAS been confirmed!

Whilst we here at EnjoyPerth! play nice with media embargoes, it seems some crafty folks out there have broken the street date for the announcement so I figure we’ll jump on the bandwagon.

It is official – touring regional music event, Groovin’ the Moo (GTM) is going from strength to strength, countryside to seaside and expanding far and wide across Australia. Leaping into its sixth year, 2010 will see GTM increase the tour diary tally to include four states and one territory across three huge weekends in May.

Courtesy of a new opportunity in the nation’s capital and a partnership with Sunset Events, GTM will be embracing the communities of Canberra (ACT) and Bunbury (WA) in addition to the already established and welcoming communities of Bendigo (VIC), Townsville (QLD) and Maitland (NSW).

It is expected that tickets will be selling directly though EnjoyPerth! so please keep an eye on this very site to get your moo on!

The leaked line-up list is:

Ajax
Bag Raiders
British India
Empire Of The Sun
Funkoars
Grinspoon
Illy
Jonathan Boulet
Kid Koala presents The Slew live
Kisschasy
Lisa Mitchell
Miami Horror
Muph and Plutonic
Silverchair
Spoon
Tegan & Sara
Vampire Weekend
Yacht Club DJs

Further details on the EnjoyPerth! event page.

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