This Saturday!
Mark McGuire (USA/Emeralds)
Blank Realm
Camperdown & Out
Stitched Vision
+ DJs Angela Bermuda (Circle Pit/Straight Arrows) & Lucy Cliche (Naked on the Vague)
$12 on the door, at FBi Social.
More info here. See you there!
Our November show. Full info here.
It’s your only chance to see the amazing Carsick Cars in Sydney… don’t miss it!
Next week I’m putting on the first Radiant show outside of FBi Social - LA Vampires’ first and only show in Sydney, along with three fantastic Sydney supports: Holy Balm, Kirin J Callinan and Guerre.
Should be a huge night - hope to see you there. Tickets are $20+bf and onsale now from Moshtix - make sure you lock yours down!
Full info as follows:
Radiant and Room40 are very excited to announce that LA VAMPIRES (USA) will be performing in Sydney for one night only on September 8, 2011.
LA VAMPIRES is the shapeshifting soundsystem universe of Amanda Beth Brown (co-runner of Not Not Fun Records and ex-Pocahaunted voodoo-ist). Hers is an evolving vibe, utilizing a web of slowed/screwed tapes, boombox Casio FX, low end theories, and bleached voice patterns to conjure a reverb chamber’s worth of dance floor mirages. To date she’s released four collaborations, each more different than the last, with underground luminaries Zola Jesus, Ital, Matrix Metals and Psychic Reality.
Touring for the first time outside of the US West Coast, she’ll be performing live with Britt Brown (co-runner of Not Not Fun, Pocahaunted bandmate and Robedoor member) and Nick Malkin (Queen Victoria).
They will be joined on the night by psychedelic dance jam trio HOLY BALM, the intimate and spectacular KIRIN J CALLINAN and ambient R&B maestro GUERRE.
LA VAMPIRES
w/ Holy Balm, Kirin J Callinan & Guerre
Goodgod Small Club (55 Liverpool St, Sydney)
Thursday 8 September, 8pm
Tickets $20+bf through Moshtix
It’s the next Radiant Live! Poptastic! See you there?
It’s the next Radiant Live! Head down next Thursday May 26 to catch Megastick Fanfare’s album launch.
Megastick Fanfare’s album has taken forever to come out, but now it’s dropped and it’s full of amazing, warped psych-pop. I’m betting it’ll sound amazing in the small confines of FBi Social.
Parking Lot Experiments follow a similar vein, and were a riot last time I saw them in Melbourne. Make sure you catch them.
New kids on the Sydney block Sealion are sounding mighty fine too, with that grandiose pop sound that mates like Parades, Jono Boulet and Kyu have already put on the map.
It’s a killer bill, and the poppiest edition of Radiant Live that you’re likely to see anytime soon. Some come down and have a dance. It’s gonna be killer.
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I’ve been AWOL on this side of things for a few weeks now, but I’m stoked to have show’s history a bit more clearly mapped out, along with downloads. Some new ones, too!
You can find a full listing of past Radiant episodes and guests here. I’m trying to keep it up to date, and work backwards filling all of the gaps, download-wise. Expect downloads of almost all appearances, eventually. There’s a couple that didn’t get recorded/can’t be posted/got lost for whatever reason… but the rest are ready to rock.
Right now there’s also a few new downloads, with Jamie Hutchings, Holly Throsby and Anna Chase all up there. I really enjoyed all of these, with great performances and chats all ‘round. Download them and enjoy.
Speaking of revisiting Radiant, FBi Radio are currently doing a supporter drive, which means we’re asking you to sign up as a supporter and be a part of keeping us on air.
It’s only $7 a month (ie. you won’t even notice it), but it’s absolutely essential to keeping us going - the majority of our funding comes from listeners like yourselves!
There’s an added incentive too - one of the key upcoming developments for the station is listening on demand, which means you’ll be able to listen to at least a few weeks’ worth of past Radiant episodes whenever you want! Currently I’m only putting up the live appearances for legal reasons (and even the live sets are a bit grey), but this will give the full 2hr program on demand. Should make it much easier to hear everything that happens on the show.
So please, go ahead and sign up as a supporter - there’s shitloads of cool prizes, etc. too if you need extra incentive. I do this whole thing as a volunteer because I love the music and want you to hear it - a few dollars here and there to keep the station that makes it all happen (along with other amazing shows like New Weird Australia, Utility Fog, Sunday Night At The Movies, The Bridge, Jack Off With Jack Shit, etc) going and healthy would be really kind of you.
I’ve also got Radiant Live #3 coming up, and it’s a cracker - Megastick Fanfare’s album launch. I’ll post some music/poster/etc action soon, but check out the Facebook event now. Parking Lot Experiments (Melb) and Sealion support, it’ll be huge.
Last but not least, the show is on Twitter as @radiantsydney. I post a lot of music/chat/etc, please follow and interact. I’ll integrate it into the site too.
Alright, that’s all from now. Bed time. More stuff coming here very soon.
PEACE!
We have a new act and a poster for the second Radiant Live!
I’m super stoked to have Single Twin opening. The solo project of former Deloris frontman Marcus Teague, he’s got an album coming out in a couple of months and will be playing a gorgeous solo set to open up proceedings. This lineup is wild, I hope you enjoy it and come early to see all four amazing bands.
You can download some of Single Twin’s music for free here.
And a massive, massive thanks to Jacinda Fermanis for making this month’s poster.
I’m super super stoked to announce the second Radiant Live. The first one was a riot (thankyou to all who came!), and this one should be ridiculous. Poster coming soon.
When was the last time you saw Charge Group? It can’t have been recently, because it’s been over a year since their last Sydney show. But with a new album due for release later this year, we’re incredibly excited to welcome them back to the stage as headliners of the second Radiant Live. Comprised mostly of members of the fondly-remembered Purplene, Charge Group mix indie rock with gorgeous, violin laced soundscapes. It’s sure to be a thrill for those familiar, and a delight for those uninitiated.
Even harder to catch are South Auckland’s Coolies, who are making the leap across the Tasman for their first Australian tour in several years. With over a decade of history that includes lineup changes (they now feature Stefan aka legendary experimental musician Pumice on drums), releases on Kill Rock Stars/Chapter and international tours with Ariel Pink, Deerhoof, Erase Errata and plenty more, we’re stoked to have The Coolies bring their loose, noisy live show to Radiant Live.
Alps rounds out the lineup. One of Newcastle’s finest musicians, his latest record Alps Of New South Wails got a new batch of fans familiar with something that many of us have known for some time - that he’s a master of lo-fi pop. In fact, quite frankly, he’s too good to be opening bills. So it’s a thrill to have him complete what will be an unmissable lineup. Get there early, you need to see this set.
Time: 8pm
Date: April 28, 2011
Location: FBi Social (Level 2, Kings Cross Hotel) - 248 William St, Kings Cross
Price: $12 (on the door)
Here’s a Facebook event. See you there!
