Universal releases +65 Indie Underground — 3 whole CDs featuring top local independent acts from the 80’s up to now, including Amateur Takes Control, A Vacant Affair, MUON, B-Quartet, I Am David Sparkle, Astreal, The Observatory, aspidistrafly, Plainsunset, Stoned Revivals, Etc, Concave Scream, Humpback Oak, The Padres, The Oddfellows, Zircon Lounge, and if I don’t stop here I might as well post the entire track listing. I’d much rather you bought each of the great albums featured here, but it looks like a fantastic compilation if you’re starting out.
quick gig update
Updated 23/05:
27/05 7pm Lasalle College of the Arts Official Opening (closed event) Amateur Takes Control, I Am David Sparkle
27/05 830pm Cineleisure Like A Band
30/05 Heeren For This Cycle (5pm), SORE (7pm)
05/06-07/06 5/8/10pm Lasalle The Observatory $30 tix from Sistic <— who wants to go with me!!
05/06 5pm Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House For This Cycle, Trella
06/06 8pm Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House ATC
06/06 Rock the Sub @ The Substation ATC, Caracal, Silhouette, For This Cycle, The Fire Fight, Postbox, The Great Spy Experiment, Allura, Force Vomit, Urbandub, A Vacant Affair
11/07 SMU night festival ATC, Muon, Tiramisu, The Pinholes
11/07 7pm *scape For This Cycle EP Launch
To Texas and Back: A Benefit Show for I Am David Sparkle with performances by A Band Named Power, Indus Gendi, Amberhaze, A.U.M, Plainsunset, Amateur Takes Control, The Great Spy Experiment, 41 (from KL), and MUON; plus Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun runs concurrently outdoors.
Help bring I Am David Sparkle to South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the US and Sparkle are the 3rd Singaporean band ever to be invited.
TOMORROW Saturday 31st Jan 2009, 3pm till late @ Home Club (here’s the event on Facebook) Repost for great justice!
To Texas and Back: A Benefit Show for I Am David Sparkle with performances by A Band Named Power, Indus Gendi, Amberhaze, A.U.M, Plainsunset, Amateur Takes Control, The Great Spy Experiment, 41, and MUON; plus Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun runs concurrently outside Homeclub.
The guys are raising funds so they can play SXSW (they are the 3rd Singaporean band to be invited there?)… so this is compulsory for everyone within a hundred miles. Attendance will be taken.
31st Jan 2009, 2pm - 3am (here’s the event on Facebook) (via ATC)
