Puff'n'Stuff

The Ranch Allstars are heading our way along with The Dirty Sweet and Jade Remedy for two shows on Fri 13 October at the Jade Monkey and Sat 14 October at the Rhino Room for Jesse Atkinson's debut EP launch of 'The Longitude And Latitude'. The Melbourne-based trio formed over a few beers on Australia Day 2005 and six months later got the ball rolling with their own unique 'ranch' sound, so come and support the guys over the two nights.

The New Vague have been very busy bees, having just got back from Sydney where they filmed the video clip for their debut EP release in November. The band will be rocking out at the Enigma Bar on Fri 13 October with the likes of Fear Of Flying, The Petersons and Master Thief.

Puff hears that Unspoken Things are no longer a trio with the addition of fourth member, Nick Bastiras, on guitar. The expanded Unspoken Things will be doing a show with Miracle Hat and newcomers El Tornado Blanco at the Lizard Lounge (the Night Train Complex) on Fri 13 October and are also getting ready for their upcoming launch of their debut album sometime in November. Check out www.myspace.com/unspokenthings

Ross Wilson And The Urban Legends will also be in Adelaide and appearing at the Old Clarendon Winery on Fri 13 October, as well as The Cavern on Sat 14 October and will be playing new material and all of Wilson's hits from Mondo Rock to Daddy Cool.

John Baker Duo will play at the Wheatsheaf Hotel on Sun 15 October and will also be joined by John Aue on double-bass and Emily Coombe from The Finishing School on violin, as well as by very special guests Di Caught (Problem Pony) and Jim Redgate (Daddy Cool and GT Stringer) who have been beavering away for the last few months making some secret sounds and will be doing their very first performance on the night.

Poetikool Justice and Soursob Bob will be delivering hip-hop and folk to the country peeps in the front bar at Mallala, out on the plains north of the city. Soursob Bob has just returned form the dust of the Nymagee outback Music Festival in New South Wales; catch him with the duo on Sun 15 October at 4 pm - it'll be worth the drive-out!

There will be a huge tribute show to the genius that is Neil Young at the Trinity Sessions (Church Of The Trinity, 318 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park) on Sun 15 October at 6 pm featuring Pete and Ped from Junior, Di Caught and Redgate, Huckleberry Swedes, The Yearlings, Brillig, Taasha and Tristan from The Audreys, Vic Conrad And The First Third, Zac and Mel from Linus and Mick Wordley. The artists are set to give their own treatment to over 20 Neil Young songs and have kindly donated their time to support the work of Novita in providing support to South Australian children and young people with disabilities. Puff is told that last year's Emmy Lou Harris/Gram Parsons tribute concert was a huge success and is still talked about as one of the best, but this year is looking even better so don't miss out.

The City Riots have announced the release of their five-track EP featuring Here For The Weekend and My Favourite T-Shirt on 4 November though MGM for which the boys are getting ready to do a tour around Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Catch them at the Enigma Bar with Poly And The Statics on Thurs 19 October, as well as at Jive on Sat 21 October.

Morals Of A Minor will be launching their single Running Late on Fri 20 October with a rooftop party at Market Bazaar. The night will also be in aid of celebrating the band coming out of the studio after two weeks of recording their first EP which is due out sometime next month. The rooftop party is taking place at 17 Synagogue Place in the city and will be sure to sell out quickly with only limited numbers available, so make sure to get your ticket from Moodswinger, Ebenzer Place in the city at only $15. The band are also playing a show at the Rhino Room with Former Child Stars on Fri 13 October.

Dappled Cities are returning to Australia with a brand new album under their belt and a mission to teach Australia the 'Granddance'. After beavering away at a studio in Los Angeles, their sophomore album 'Granddance' is finally finished and the guys are getting ready to show and tell their tracks to the Aussie audiences with some help from mates The Temper Trap and The Crayon Fields (below) who themselves has just released their debut album 'Animal Bells'. Catch them at the Jade Monkey on Sat 14 October before they head back to New York for the prestigious CMJ Festival and US dates in November.

A metalstorm is brewing in Adelaide this Sat 14 October at Le Rox/Bridgeway Hotel with a big licensed, all-ages metal show featuring the likes of Diatribe and Skintilla (one of their rare performances for 2006), as well as interstate guests Antonamasia and locals Splyne who will be launching their new CD on the night.

The Governor Hindmarsh will play host to the 2006 Ausmusic SA Quiz Night And Music Auction on Wed 18 October at 7 pm with MC Nick Zuppar. Cost is only $10 per person; auction includes musical instruments and accessories, tickets to festivals and concerts, studio recording, pressing and mastering time, signed CDs and memorabilia and gift vouchers, movie tickets, CDs, wine, accommodation, clothing and much more.

Subaudible Hum play at the Governor Hindmarsh in support of Love Outside Andromeda and play alongside Black Cab and The Model School on Fri 20 October. With tracks all over the radio, shows all around the country and a brand new record, their shows have already been receiving grand reviews, so come and see what all the fuss is about.

Having clocked up seven hundred shows in less than eight years, Mach Pelican would certainly have to be one of Australia's hardest working punk bands. Having previously toured with the likes of The Buzzcocks, Radio Birdman, Rancid, The Hard-Ons, The Queers, The Donnas and You Am I, the band are currently celebrating the release of their third full-length album 'Radio Action' with a national tour which will see them in Adelaide at the Crown And Anchor Hotel on Sat 21 October.

Behind Crimson Eyes are also heading our way very soon with a show at the Adelaide UniBar on Sat 21 October, along with special guests Mere Theory, In Fiction and the Open Season - not to be missed.

Mountains In The Sky will celebrate the release of their second collection of magical sonic tone poems, entitled 'Accipio' with a launch tour this month. This time the guys are returning with the challenge of new material, with John Lee on samples, moog synthesizer and various effects boxes being assisted by drummer Stuart McFarlane to interpret his perplexing home-studio creations. Their magical repertoire is augmented by a visual backdrop created by Melbourne video boffin Jim Knox and you can come and check out the band at the Rocket Bar on Fri 27 October with special guests Mr Wednesday, Lady Strangelove and DJ Lord Jim (Clue To Kalo).

The Panda Band are touring again after their recent national run with The Sleepy Jackson. This time the guys are co-headlining with The Exploders throughout November. The band are touring a new single, Lovely Shoulders, from their recent LP 'This Vital Chapter', while The Exploders are celebrating their return home after recording their second album in Dallas, Texas and playing shows in LA, New York and Madrid. Given the great things both bands are doing both at home and overseas, come and check out the Way Of The Exploding Panda tour on Sat 4 November at Jive.

Mick Thomas And The Sure Thing have recently released their latest album 'Paddock Buddy' (Thomas's twelfth), featuring Singe Nugent, Bruce Haymes, Barb Water, Angie Hart and Anna Burley. So do yourself a favour and check out Thomas's melodious sounds at the Grace Emily Hotel on Tues 7 November.

With the release of Little Birdy's brand new album 'Hollywood' this month, the Western Australians are hitting the road on a national tour and to get us warmed up they're performing live instores around the country, so come and see them at Big Star Records (Jive) at 6:30 pm this Tues 17 October. Following the release of their Top 20 Come On, Come On single, the band will also be releasing a limited edition version of 'Hollywood' which will be available at specialist retailers and will include the 'Making Of Hollywood' doco and Come On, Come On video. Catch them at the Governor Hindmarsh on Sun 12 November during the nationwide tour.

After they were arrested at their first gig back in 1980, UK punks Anti Nowhere League went on to forge their way through the independent UK charts with We Are The League, For You, So What (covered by Metallica), I Hate People and number one hit Streets Of London. Having recently started their own record label Nowhere Records, the band are not only already back in the recording studio with an abundance of new material but are also getting ready to head over to Australia and New Zealand in November to promote their new album 'Kings And Queens', catch them at the Enigma Bar on Thurs 23 November.

Melbourne's own 'King Of Kokum', C. W. Stoneking is taking his Primitive Orchestra out on the road this month to launch his debut album 'King Hokum', which has already managed to gain tons of praise. The Thurs 19 October show at the Grace Emily Hotel will be the only of four full band gigs featuring Stephen Grant on trumpet, Cam Robbins on clarinet and Mark Elton on tuba, so don't miss!

One of Australia's most-loved bands, The Black Sorrows, are back on the road with their first studio album in eight years, 'Roarin Town', which is said to be sitting comfortably alongside the band's classics, so make sure to catch them at the Governor Hindmarsh on Fri 27 October.

Local rock three-piece Snap To Zero have been taking a break from live shows recently, but have been busy in the studio recording new material which is said to be heading in a different direction from their last album, 'Where Is The Free World'. With their new single Waiting, the band have been drawing on dynamic and catchy melodies with soaring vocals, big guitars and fast-paced drums, so come along to the guys' all-ages CD launch at Fowler's Live on Sat 4 November, which will be filmed and recorded for Ace TV and will feature support from Soft White Machine, Double Handed and The Tony Font Show.

You Am I and The Whitlams have been announced to perform at this year's biggest awards for unsigned artists, The 2006 Musicoz Awards at the Enmore Theatre on Tues 14 November, alongside Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman. Hosting this year's awards will be Channel V's Jabba, along with former Superjesus frontwoman Sarah McLeod. Tickets are currently on sale for the Musicoz Awards through Ticketek.

Speaking of You Am I, the band are taking to the road again in early November following a worldwide tour of Europe, the UK and the US. The guys have also recently managed to notch up their 29th ARIA nomination for their new album 'Convicts' with a nod for Best Rock Album. After a hugely successful tour last June, You Am I are returning to Adelaide with The Spazzys, who are also making a long-awaited return to the stage with a new single, on Fri 10 November at HQ.

Puff hears that singer-songwriter Kim Beales will be releasing his debut, bluesy-rock long-player on November 20 and to coincide with the release, Beales is playing a number of shows around the south-east which will see him in Adelaide at the Grace Emily Hotel with Justin Grounds on Wed 6 December. The Cops, meanwhile, have recently been signed to Inertia with their own EP due for release in November also, so be sure to keep an eye out for this one.

Grammy Award-winning black metal lords Satyricon are back to showcase their live ceremonies of black metal supremacy to the Aussie crowds from their recently-released album 'Now, Diabolical' on Fri 1 December at HQ. Tickets go on sale 6 October.

With 20 million albums sold worldwide and after a three-year hiatus, the legendary DMX is coming to Australia too for the first time ever for a massive show at the Thebarton Theatre on Thurs 7 December. 'Year Of The Dog' is in stores now.

Robby and The Kemp Brothers would like to apologise about the recent mix-up which lead to editorial and gig-listings in some publications to be incorrect - gig listings which indicated that Robby and The Kemp Brothers were playing at the Grace Emily Hotel in place of the Urban Guerillas on Wed 4 October were wrong and the bands were in fact supports for the Urban Guerillas who were on at 10:00 pm.

And possibly the biggest news at the moment comes with the 2007 Big Day Out line-up being confirmed...and it's going to be one hell of a friggin' awesome show. Masters of head-fuck heavy metal, Tool, are headlining the day, along with Aussies Jet and the UK's Muse, while other acts will include The Violent Femmes, Scribe, The Killers, Eskimo Joe, My Chemical Romance, Peaches, Evermore, Spank Rock, The Sleepy Jackson, The Herd, The Spazzys and loads more. As always, the Adelaide Big Day Out will be at the Wayville Showgrounds and tickets are on sale Friday 13 October at $115 from dB Magazine. Grab 'em quick!

The other massive piece of news comes with the announcement that Adelaide's own prodigal sons of punk-trash and beloved source of live gig-pandemonium, Where's The Pope, are returning for one public performance only with The Brews and The Gels. Their last gig at the Enigma Bar sold out in a mere 45 minutes so be sure to make it to the mayhem that is a Where's The Pope show this time at Fowler's Live on Fri 13 October.

As Puff has been demanding for 15 years...

Get Out Of the House!