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Ziggy Alberts Releases New Folk Love Song, “I’m With You”

As we inch closer to the release of his New Love album, Ziggy Alberts has dropped another romantic folk ditty for your listening pleasure. His new single “I’m With You” is another beautiful song that celebrates being with the right person.

“Love in its purest form, has a way of bringing us back to ourselves. This song is about embracing that with open arms,” Ziggy said. “Sometimes we are blinded by desire when some things are right in front of us. It’s a really, truly happy song; it’s not even sentimental; it’s simply happy-go-lucky, which I love.”

You can hear more from Ziggy when he releases New Love on February 21. He’ll hit the ground running playing some local shows from release day through to early April before heading to North America, Europe, and the UK. They’re all selling out left and right, so if you want to get along make sure you grab some tickets soon.

21 February 2025 – The Station, Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country/Sunshine Coast (SOLD OUT)
22 February 2025 – Miami Marketta, Yugambeh Country/Gold Coast (SOLD OUT)
23 February 2025 – Liberty Hall, Eora/Sydney
25 February 2025 – Hindley St Music Hall, Tarntanya/Adelaide
26 February 2025 – Palais Theatre, Naarm/Melbourne
27 February 2025 – Metropolis, Walyalup/Fremantle
1 March 2025 – 3 Oceans Winery, Wooditup/Margaret River
6 March 2025 – Tanks Arts Centre, Gimuy/Cairns (SOLD OUT)
8 March 2025 – The Powerhouse, Giabal Country/Toowoomba
9 March 2025 – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Bundjalung Country/Kingscliff (SOLD OUT)
12 March 2025 – Bellingen Memorial Hall, Baligin/Bellingen (SOLD OUT)
13 March 2025 – Bellingen Memorial Hall, Baligin/Bellingen (SOLD OUT)
14 March 2025 – Bar on the Hill, Mulubinba/Newcastle
16 March 2025 – Drifter’s Wharf, Darkinjung Country/Gosford
19 March 2025 – Anita’s Theatre, Thurrural/Thirroul
20 March 2025 – Anita’s Theatre, Thurrural/Thirroul (SOLD OUT)
21 March 2025 – UC Refectory, Ngambri/Canberra
22 March 2025 – Tilba Winery, Yuin Country/Corunna
26 March 2025 – The Cube, Wiradjuri Country/Wodonga
27 March 2025 – Civic Hall, Balaarat/Ballarat
29 March 2025 – Barwon Heads Hotel, Koornoo/Barwon Heads
2 April 2025 – Westernport Hotel, Yallock-Bulluk/San Remo
4 April 2025 – Oak and Anchor Hotel, Dhauwurd Wurrung Country/Port Fairy
5 April 2025 – Oak and Anchor Hotel, Dhauwurd Wurrung Country/Port Fairy (SOLD OUT)
3 May 2025 – Washington’s, Fort Collins
4 May 2025 – Boulder Theater, Boulder
6 May 2025 – Mesa Theater, Grand Junction
8 May 2025 – Walter Studios, Phoenix
9 May 2025 – Ventura Music Hall, Ventura
10 May 2025 – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego
11 May 2025 – El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
13 May 2025 – Felton Music Hall, Felton
15 May 2025 – August Hall, San Francisco
16 May 2025 – Arcata Theatre Lounge, Arcata
17 May 2025 – McDonald Theatre, Eugene
18 May 2025 – The Showbox, Seattle
21 May 2025 – Royal Theatre, Victoria
22 May 2025 – Malkin Bowl, Vancouver
24 May 2025 – Midway Music Hall, Edmonton
25 May 2025 – MacEwan Hall, Calgary
29 May 2025 – Fine Line, Minneapolis
30 May 2025 – Vivarium, Milwaukee
31 May 2025 – Thalia Hall, Chicago
2 June 2025 – The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
5 June 2025 – MTELUS, Montreal
6 June 2025 – The Bronson Centre, Ottawa
7 June 2025 – Théâtre Capitole, Québec City
10 June 2025 – Royale, Boston
11 June 2025 – Warsaw, Brooklyn
12 June 2025 – The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
14 June 2025 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester
17 June 2025 – Visulite Theatre, Charlotte
18 June 2025 – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wilmington
19 June 2025 – The Windjammer, Isle of Palms
21 June 2025 – Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
22 June 2025 – Miami Beach Bandshell, Miami Beach
25 June 2025 – Foro Puebla, Mexico City
9 September 2025 – Cypress Avenue, Cork
10 September 2025 – Dolan’s Pub and Restaurant, Limerick
12 September 2025 – Róisín Dubh, Galway
13 September 2025 – Limelight, Belfast
14 September 2025 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
16 September 2025 – Cambridge Junction, Cambridge
17 September 2025 – Brighton Dome, Brighton
19 September 2025 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
20 September 2025 – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
21 September 2025 – Batschkapp, Frankfurt
23 September 2025 – FZW, Dortmund
24 September 2025 – Capitol Hannover, Hannover
26 September 2025 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen
27 September 2025 – Nalen, Stockholm
28 September 2025 – Pustervik, Gothenburg
30 September 2025 – SPOT/De Oosterpoort @ Main Hall, Groningen
1 October 2025 – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart
3 October 2025 – Gasometer, Vienna
4 October 2025 – Bierhübeli, Bern
5 October 2025 – Alhambra, Geneva
8 October 2025 – Hard Club, Porto
9 October 2025 – Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon
10 October 2025 – Sala But, Madrid
11 October 2025 – Moon Valencia, Valencia
13 October 2025 – Paral·lel 62, Barcelona
14 October 2025 – Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao
15 October 2025 – Quai M, La Roche-sur-Yon
16 October 2025 – Le Trabendo, Paris
18 October 2025 – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
19 October 2025 – NX Newcastle, Newcastle
20 October 2025 – The Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds
22 October 2025 – O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth
23 October 2025 – Royal Albert Hall, London

Photo credit: Janneke Storm

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MANE Wows Me With “Breathing Again”

LGBTQIA+ indie pop artist MANE has floored me with her beautiful new single “Breathing Again.” Giving us our first taste of her sophomore EP, this stunning track makes me pretty excited about what comes next. It’s anthemic and dramatic while being rooted in honest emotions.

“I distinctly remember writing this song with Charlie (McClean, cofounder of She Writes) at Kobalt studios in LA and feeling overwhelmed by a waterfall of happy/sad emotions … Charlie really gently helped coax them out of me in a way where I didn’t need to be specific or elaborate into any detail which was really nice,” she said. “The song to me is about a moment of clarity or relief in the midst of healing from something – the sometimes fleeting feeling that it is in fact going to be OK, for me those moments provide a lot of hope. It’s refreshing, relieving and sometimes exciting to feel, especially if it’s felt heavy and dark for so long. I think finding a space where you can genuinely smile, breathe and just exist after a grief is a testament to your own resilience, because even though you may still be going through it your finding room around it to seek hope and happiness and I think that’s brave as hell!”

A true creative, MANE also produced and edited the music video for her latest single.

“The footage of the dancer was filmed by Omri Ohana and although the choreography was not intended for my song it was really special editing it myself and seeing how well it came together,” MANE added. “The dilapidated settings of the dancing scenes had a real sense of finding beauty in the ugliness and heaviness that some of us face daily which is kinda what Breathing Again is about … so it just felt really right

The release of “Breathing Again” is the start of an exciting new chapter for MANE. Not only is her new EP on the way, she’s heading to the United States for festivals and a string of headlining shows. America, you are in for such a treat.

8-11 March 2023 – New Colossus Festival, New York City
12 March 2023 – Beerburg Brewery Festival, Austin
13-18 March 2023 – SXSW, Austin
19 March 2023 – New New Festival, Dallas
22 March 2023 – The East Room, Nashville
24 March 2023 – The Monarch, Louisville
25 March 2023 – TBA, Cincinnati
1 April 2023 – Plan 9 Records, Richmond (Acoustic Pop-Up Show)
4 April 2023 – The Camel, Richmond
12 April 2023 – TBA, Los Angeles

Image used with permission from Pretty Good Thanks; credit: Friends on Film

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The Church Announce Retrospective Albums Shows for America

The Church recently performed retrospective concerts in Melbourne, and they went so swimmingly the band’s decided to do it all again in the United States next February.

The Future Past Perfect shows will again see the Church performing three key albums from their career: 2009’s Untitled #23, 1992’s Priest=Aura, and finally Starfish from 1988.

Tickets for the following shows are available now through SeatGeek.

The Church

2 February 2011 – El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
4 February 2011 –  Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
7 & 8 February 2011 – Triple Door, Seattle
11 February 2011 – Park West, Chicago
13 February 2011 – The Birchmere, Alexandria
15 February 2011 – The Trocadero, Philadelphia
16 February 2011 – Highline Ballroom, New York
17 February 2011 – B.B. King’s, New York
18 February 2011 – Showcase Live, Foxboro

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

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Bliss n Eso Take Flight to USA

Australian hip-hop outfit Bliss n Eso are bringing their acclaimed live show to the United States. The band will play 15 American cities next month with the charmingly named Canadian hip-hop act Swollen Members.

The American tour caps out a massive year for the Aussies, who have gone from underground stars to mainstream successes with the release of Flying Colours. The disc won the 2008 ARIA for best urban release, and became the second local hip-hop album ever to achieve gold status. The Flying Colours Live tour broke box office records to become the highest selling hip hop tour ever.

Now American audiences get to see what the fuss is all about at the following shows.

20 October 2009 – SLO Brewery, San Luis Obispo
21 October 2009 – Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara
22 October 2009 – Key Club, Los Angeles
24 October 2009 – The Club House, Tempe
25 October 2009 – Wasted Space, Las Vegas
27 October 2009 – Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff
30 October 2009 – Black Sheep, Colorado Springs
31 October 2009 – Marquis, Denver
2 November 2009 – Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins
3 November 2009 – Fox Theatre, Boulder
4 November 2009 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
5 November 2009 – Knitting Factory, Boise
6 November 2009 – Domino Room, Bend
7 November 2009 – Hawthorne, Portland
8 November 2009 – Neumos, Seattle

Image used with permission from Illusive

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Kylie Minogue Announces North American Tour

America’s never really embraced our Kylie like other global destinations, but the pop princess is going to give it another shot. She’ll take her acclaimed X tour to North America later this year.

The flashy show has taken an estimated $70 million in ticket sales so far, but lukewarm American sales of the X album make this a bit of a gamble. It didn’t even reach gold status there, selling just 36, 000 units.

But let’s wish Kylie well! Hopefully this tour could be just the thing to turn the Americans onto Ms Minogue! Here are the dates!

30 September 2009 – Fox Theater, Oakland
3 October 2009 – The Pearl, Las Vegas
4 October 2009 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
7 October 2009 – Chicago, The Congress Theater
9 October 2009 – Air Canada Centre, Toronto
11 October 2009 – Hammerstein Ballroom, New York

Image source: PR Photos

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RuinGloria Celebrates US Visa Saga with Sydney Show

RuinGloria’s plans of rocking America are now on hold, after the band failed to secure a visa. The Sydney band recently signed a US touring and PR agreement with Red Dragon Booking & Maelstrom Music PR. But a late change in their line-up means the lads cannot arrive in the States until early March to start their national tour.

“It’s obviously a set back to us and we’ve had to make a lot of changes to our original plan, but its cool. Paul [Petrone – guitar] only joined the band late November, so we had to re-apply for the visas. It’s a pretty lengthy process but at least this gives us a chance to rock about around Sydney for another month’ said front-man Adam Hollywood.

That’s right Sydney, America’s loss is your gain. The boys will play a Surprise! Our Visas Fell through Show’ at Caringbah Bizzo’s on Sat 28th Feb. They’ll be ably supported by Hy Rule Mafia, Dean Michael Smith and Empires & Vampires. Get your tickets for the farewell show online at Oztix.

Image used with permission from SuperHappyRecords

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An Horse Sign American Record Deal

Brisbane’s An Horse have just signed with up and coming American label Mom & Pop Music! The Brisbane indie pop stars caught the attention of the New York label through their touring mates Tegan and Sara.

Kate Cooper and Damon Cox will tour the United States through October and November, including appearances at the CMJ Music Marathon. Then they’ll head back here for some shows in January!

The duo’s highly anticipated debut will be released in Australia and the United States early next year. Until then, fans can catch them at the following venues!

20 October 2008 – IOTA Club & Café, Arlington, VA
21 October 2008 – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
22 October 2008 – CMJ Music Marathon @ 205 Club, New York, NY
23 October 2008 – The Kyhber, Philadelphia, PA
24 October 2008 – Café 939, Boston, MA
25 October 2008 – CMJ Music Marathon @ The Living Room, New York, NY
28 October 2008 – The Abbey, Chicago, IL
29 October 2008 – The Pike Room, Detroit, MI
30 October 2008 – Mad Hatter, Covington, KY
1 November 2008 – The Basement, Nashville, TN
2 November 2008 – Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
5 November 2008 – Opolis, Norman, OK
6 November 2008 – Bash Rip Rock’s 2, Lubbock, TX
7 November 2008 – Hailey’s, Denton, TX
11 November 2008 – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
12 November 2008 – The Independent, San Francisco, CA
14 November 2008 – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
8 January 2009 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
9 January 2009 – The Palace Theatre, Melbourne
11 January 2009 – HQ, Adelaide

Image source: Lost Albatross @ Flickr

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Missy Higgins Kicks Off American Tour

Missy Higgins has just wrapped up an American tour, and what better way to celebrate than starting another one?

The Aussie ex-pat is hitting the Midwest and America’s North East. It all kicks off on July 10 in Madison Wisconsin.

Missy is one of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters, so if you get the chance make sure you check her out.

Here are all the dates!

10 July 2008 – Majestic Theatre, Madison
11 July 2008 – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaulkee
12 July 2008 – Basilica Block Party, Minneapolis
13 July 2008 – People’s, Des Moines
15 July 2008 – Music Mill, Indianapolis
16 July 2008 – The Crofoot, Detroit
18 July 2008 – Madison Theatre, Covington
19 July 2008 – Phoenix Hill Tavern, Louisville
20 July 2008 – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland
22 July 2008 – The Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo
23 July 2008 – The Phoenix, Toronto
24 July 2008 – Les Saints, Montreal
26 July 2008 – Revolution Hall, Troy
27 July 2008 – Iron Horse, Northampton
29 July 2008 – Wilbur Theatre, Boston
30 July 2008 – The Hi Hat, Providence
31 July 2008 – Webster Hall, New York
2 August 2008 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
3 August 2008 – The Birchmere, Alexandria
5 August 2008 – The Record Bar, Kansas City

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Missy Higgins Prepares American Assault

Missy Higgins is heading to the United States this month to celebrate the American release of her multi-platinum album On a Clear Night.

Her first engagement is a special appearance at the Where Music Meets Film concert at the Sundance Film Festival. Missy will join big names like Josh Groban, Jason Mraz, and Michelle Branch in celebrating the relationship between music and film.

Then Missy will set off for another American tour in February. Her last run of American dates sold out, so fans should get in quickly to make sure they don’t miss out.

On a Clear Night is released in America on February 26. Here are Missy’s American dates:

24 January 2008 – Harry O’s, Park City
25 January 2008 – The Star Bar, Park City
25 February 2008 – The Independent, San Francisco
26 February 2008 – The El Ray Theatre, Los Angeles
28 February 2008 – The Aladdin Theatre, Portland
29 February 2008 – The Plaza Club, Vancouver
4 March 2008 – Bluebird, Denver
6 March 2008 – Parkwest, Chicago
7 March 2008 – Fine Line, Minneapolis
9 March 2008 – El Mocambo, Toronto
11 March 2008 – World Café Live, Philadelphia
12 March 2008 – The Bowery Ballroom, New York
14 March 2008 – The Paradise, Boston
15 March 2008 – Fletchers, Baltimore

Image source: Itapp @ Wikimedia Commons