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Calling All Cars Releases “Standing in the Ocean” Clip

Calling All Cars have released a hot new video for their new single “Standing in the Ocean,” ahead of the release of their brand new album Raise the People. I think this energetic number might be my favourite Calling All Cars song yet, and the sexy video capturing a blossoming love affair matches it perfectly.

Bassist Adam Montgomery said handing creative control to Melbourne director Timothy Melville was “amazing.”

“Every previous video we’ve made, we have been the ones calling the shots, from the original idea to the filming and to sitting in with the editor. Basically we are control freaks, but this time around we relinquished all (most) control and left it in the hands of our amazing director Tim Melville. We had a couple of meetings and were on the same page from the start. Tim’s original vision is basically what you see is the video. He really nailed the mood of the song.”

This video should generate a bit more buzz about the band before their latest album hits stores on March 7. To celebrate that release, they’ll play a stack of shows all around the country.

20 March 2014 – Manning Bar, Sydney
21 March 2014 – Amplifier, Perth
22 March 2014 – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury
23 March 2014 – Indi Bar, Scarborough
27 March 2014 – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
28 March 2014 – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay (FREE)
29 March 2014 – The Zoo, Brisbane
30 March 2014 – Solbar, Maroochydore
4 April 2014 – The Jack, Cairns
11 April 2014 – Fowlers Live, Adelaide (ALL AGES)
12 April 2014 – Waterfront, Geelong (FREE – ALL AGES)
17 April 2014 – Easter Festival, Bendigo (FREE – ALL AGES)
18 April 2014 – Mynt Lounge, Werribee
19 April 2014 – The Loft, Warnambool
20 April 2014 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay
23 April 2014 – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
24 April 2014 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
26 April 2014 – Republic Bar, Hobart
30 April 2014 – The Crowbar @ Charles Sturt Uni, Wagga Wagga (STUDENTS ONLY)
1 May 2014 – Transit Bar, Canberra
2 May 2014 – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle
3 May 2014 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
4 May 2014 – Studio Six, Sutherland

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Kingswood and Calling All Cars Unite for Beachy Shows

Kingswood and Calling All Cars are joining forces for what’s sure to be one of summer’s hottest tours. The Life’s A Beach shows will see the lads following the East Coast, playing in some of the best beachy beer barns our country has to offer.

Kingswood are particularly excited to get back in front of local audiences after an extended stay in the United States. They’ve got a new single, “Sucker Punch,” to plug and their long awaited debut LP on the way. Expect to hear a sneak peek of some of its songs ahead of its release early next year.

Meanwhile Calling All Cars are riding high on the success of their latest single “Werewolves.” It’s also a taste of more music to come; Calling All Cars will release album number three next year.

As if two great local talents wasn’t enough, She Rex will join the tour from January 4. Here are all the places you can get a massive dose of Aussie rock this summer.

27 December 2013 – Westernport Hotel, San Remo
28 December 2013 – Tarwin Social Club, Tarwin Lower
29 December 2013 – Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads
30 December 2013 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay
2 January 2014 – Carmens, Miranda
3 January 2014 – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale
4 January 2014 – Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay
5 January 2014 – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
7 January 2014 – Yamba Bowling Club, Yamba
8 January 2014 – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
9 January 2014 – Club Forster, Forster
10 January 2014 – The Northern, Byron Bay
11 January 2014 – The Tempo Hotel, Brisbane
12 January 2014 – Sol Bar, Sunshine Coast

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Calling All Cars Signs Off on “Dancing with a Dead Man” with “Delirium” Tour

Hardworking rock act Calling All Cars are still riding high on the success of their 2011 album Dancing with a Dead Man. Not content to end the party just yet, they’ve announced they’ll head back on the road next month for their Delirium tour.

This is our last chance to see Calling All Cars before they head into hibernation to record album number three. Think of it as a twelve-show victory lap of Australia, a chance to say goodbye to Dancing with a Dead Man before Calling All Cars begin their next chapter.

Tickets to the following shows are available at the venues.

19 April 2012 – Indi Bar, Scarborough
20 April 2012 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
21 April 2012 – The Rosemount, Perth
27 April 2012 – Fowlers Live, Adelaide
28 April 2012 – The Loft, Warrnambool
3 May 2012 – Transit Bar, Canberra
4 May 2012 – The Annandale, Sydney
5 May 2012 – The Zoo, Brisbane
6 May 2012 – Caxton Street Festival, Brisbane
10 May 2012 – Kay Street, Traralgon
11 May 2012 – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
18 May 2012 – The Republic Bar, Hobart

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Calling all Cars on the Move Again

Barely a month has gone by since Calling All Cars wrapped up their Dancing with a Dead Man album tour, but already they’re preparing for another outing. The band will play a swag of high profile shows over the coming months taking them right through to New Years Eve. There’s no rest for the wicked, right?

The current crop of dates will support the release of the band’s brand new single “World’s Collide.” However that just seems like an excuse to play some of the country’s coolest festivals and get together with some other big name Aussie acts.

If you want your last Calling All Cars fix for 2011, make sure you head along to one of the following shows.

21 October 2011 – Penrith Panthers, Penrith (with The Living End)
22 October 2011 – Fat as Butter Festival, Newcastle
23 October 2011 – La Trobe Uni, Melbourne (noon show)
28 October 2011 – The End of Polio Benefit Concert @ Kings Park, West Perth
31 October 2011 – Melbourne Cup Eve @ The Gershwin Room, Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda (with Hunting Grounds)
2 December 2011 – V8 Supercars, Sydney (with Bliss n Eso, Jebediah & The Herd)
10 December 2011 – D.U.S.K SUNBURY, Sunbury (All Ages)
31 December 2011 – Pyramid Rock Festival, Phillip Island

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Calling All Cars Touring Again

It’s only been a matter of days since Calling All Cars wrapped up their Reptile tour, and they’re already preparing to get back out on the road again.

Proving they’re one of the hardest working bands in the country, Calling All Cars will rock Australia in August to promote their sophomore album. We don’t have a title yet, but we know it’ll hit stores on August 5. We also know the band teamed up again with producer and sometimes Shihad member Tom Larkin to create some really tight rock sounds.

Fans of the monster debut Hold, Hold, Fire, prepare to get excited and pencil the following dates into your social calendar.

11 August 2011 – Kay Street, Traralgon
12 August 2011 – Republic Bar, Hobart
13 August 2011 – Fowler’s Live, Adelaide
18 August 2011 – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
19 August 2011 – Tempo Hotel, Brisbane
20 August 2011 – Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
24 August 2011 – The Loft, Warrnambool
25 August 2011 – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
26 August 2011 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
27 August 2011 – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully
1 September 2011 – Transit Bar, Canberra
2 September 2011 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
3 September 2011 – Waves, Wollongong
8 September 2011 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
9 September 2011 – Studio 146, Albany
10 September 2011 – Amplifier, Perth
11 September 2011 – Indi Bar, Scarborough

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Calling All Cars Launch New Single, “Reptile”

After being holed up in a studio for most of the year, Calling All Cars are ready to unleash their new material.

“Reptile” is our first taste of the as yet-untitled album, the band’s follow-up to Hold, Hold, Fire! It’ll be released on May 1, and I hear it “shakes, rattles, and rolls like a cut snake!”

You can hear that tune and more when Calling All Cars launch the single with shows in the major capitals next month. After so much time in the studio, you can bet they’re itching to get out on stage. Prepare for a blistering set when the band hits the following venues.

27 May 2011 – Spectrum, Sydney
28 May 2011 – The Step Inn, Brisbane
3 June 2011 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
10 June 2011 – Jive, Adelaide

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Calling All Cars Support Queens of the Stone Age

Way to go Calling All Cars! The Melbourne rockers have been handpicked to support Queens of the Stone Age on their Soundwave sideshows.

Clearly big name acts are seeing something special in our boys. AC/DC picked Calling All Cars as their support act last year, and now they’ve earned a place on another red hot show.

Make sure you turn up early at the gigs, March 2 at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and March 3 at Melbourne’s Palace, to see Calling All Cars in action. They’re promising to play a few new tunes from their forthcoming second album, so their sets should be something pretty special!

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Calling All Cars Announce “Hold, Hold, Fire” Album Launch Tour

After spending the past year as the opening act for rockers like AC/DC, Cog, and Grinspoon, Calling All Cars are stepping into the spotlight on their album launch tour.

The Melbourne boys will be promoting their recently released debut album Hold, Hold, Fire, which features the current single “Runaway.” They’ll make pit stops at all the capital cities and regional centres that have supported their career thus far.

Brisbane’s Numbers Radio and Perth’s Young Revelry will come along for the ride.

Tickets for the following shows are available from the venues.

3 September 2010 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
4 September 2010 – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth
5 September 2010 – Hyper Festival, Perth
9 September 2010 – Wollongong University
10 September 2010 – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney
11 September 2010 – Blues, Funk ‘n’ Grooves, Pokolbin
15 September 2010 – The Loft, Warrnambool
16 September 2010 – Kay Street, Traralgon
17 September 2010 – Bluestone, Ballarat
18 September 2010 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
24 September 2010 – Never Land Bar, Coolangatta
25 September 2010 – X&Y Bar, Brisbane
26 September 2010 – The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
29 September 2010 – Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
30 September 2010 – The Roi Bar, Albury
1 October 2010 – Jive, Adelaide
2 October 2010 – The Sandbar, Mildura

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The Butterfly Effect and Calling All Cars Team Up for Regional Tour

Melbourne lads Calling All Cars are becoming a go-to support act for some of the country’s best rock acts. After touring with AC/DC and Grinspoon earlier in the year, they’ll now join The Butterfly Effect for 24 mid-year shows.

Refreshingly this tour is barely touching the major capitals, instead focusing on the country’s regional centers and oft forgotten locations. Almost as if to prove a point, the double-header tour will wrap up in Darwin!

Get ready to rock with The Butterfly Effect and Calling all Cars at the following shows.

25 June 2010 – The Bridgeway Hotel, Adelaide
26 June 2010 – The Sandbar, Mildura
27 June 2010 – The Roi Bar, Albury
30 June 2010 – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully
1 July 2010 – Geelong, Bended Elbow
2 July 2010 – Inferno Nightclub, Traralgon
3 July 2010 – Pier Live, Frankston
4 July 2010 – The Commercial Hotel, South Morang
7 July 2010 – Station Resort, Jindabyne
8 July 2010 – Hellenic Club, Canberra
9 July 2010 – Panthers, Bathurst
10 July 2010 – Panthers, Newcastle
11 July 2010 – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale
14 July 2010 – Campbelltown RSL, Campbelltown
15 July 2010 – Castle Hill RSL, Castle Hill
16 July 2010 – Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay
17 July 2010 – West Tamworth Leagues Club, Tamworth
22 July 2010 – Villa Noosa Hotel, Noosaville
23 July 2010 – Surfers Paradise Beergarden, Surfers Paradise
24 July 2010 – Alexandra Hills Hotel, Alexandra Hills
25 July 2010 – Kallangur Tavern, Kallangur
30 July 2010 – Sheraton Breakwater Casino, Townsville
31 July 2010 – Magnums, Airlie Beach
6 August 2010 – Darwin Ski Club, Darwin (All Ages)

Image source: Michael Spencer @ Flickr