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Tijuana Cartel

2012-05-18T20:30+10:00

TIJUANA CARTEL spent the front end of 2011 riding high on the wings of their breakthrough single ‘White Dove’, and it’s follow up ‘Letting It Go’. The Gold Coast collective then set off on an audacious 32-date national road odyssey for the remainder of the year to promote their epic third album M1.

The M1 tour spanned three months from September to November and included a gruelling 11 shows in 11 days through Western Australia! The album and subsequent tour celebrated the bands journey from home town Gold Coast start-up to a national touring band turning full house crowds on to their deep, organic grooves.

After a well-earned break over New Year Tijuana Cartel is back! Prepping a new live show, sporting a new single and ensuring that their passports are sea worthy!

‘Offer Yourself’ is the band’s first release since M1, and marks the first result of their recent, and ongoing collaboration with EMI A&R boss, producer type guy Scott Horscroft (360, Presets, Empire Of The Sun).

A French Butler Called Smith

2012-05-25T20:30+10:00

Daniel Champagne

2012-06-01T20:30+10:00

Quarry Mountain Dead Rats + Rattlehand

2012-06-02T20:30+10:00

Band of Frequencies

2012-06-08T20:30+10:00

Kingfisha + Kooii

2012-06-15T20:30+10:00

The Audreys

2012-06-21T20:30+10:00

Harry Manx

2012-06-29T20:30+10:00

Emma Louise

2012-07-05T20:30+10:00

Graveyard Train

2012-07-06T08:30+10:00

BUSBY MAROU - I Still Don’t Believe Tour

2012-07-13T20:30+10:00

Dallas Frasca

2012-07-20T20:30+10:00

Tim Freedman’s Fireside Chat - Winter Solo Tour 2012

2012-09-21T20:30+10:00

Tim Freedman’s Fireside Chat will be an evening of grand pianos, sweet melodies and a few pointed opinions. Already renowned as a raconteur between songs, this year Tim will link the tunes together with some extended yarns such as ” “How I learned to stop worrying and hate Triple J” ” and “Why did Caroline Overington called my father a Jewish accountant”.

Tim Freedman is a singer/songwriter from Sydney, best known as the lead singer of The Whitlams, an ARIA Group of the Year with a string of gold & multi-platinum albums. His songs of charming well-crafted cynicism can sound as if Randy Newman had joined Crowded House.

His first themed solo tour in 2005 coincided with the launch of the DVD “The Whitlams Years 1992 - 2004” and told the story of the band’s early days. His second, which culminated in six-night run at the Vanguard in Sydney in 2009 grouped his songs from across the albums according to which girlfriend they were written about. It is no surprise that Tim’s solo shows have become as popular as his band shows because The Whitlams’ success has always been about the emotional clout of his songs, which is laid bare when the rock adornments are removed.

The last few years saw Tim play The Whitlams’ “Best of” with every state orchestra around the country including seven nights with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House. His 1997 album “Eternal Nightcap” was recently voted the No. 17 best Australian Album of all time on his favourite radio station JJJ.

Late last year Tim released his solo debut “Australian Idle” and toured with his new band “The Idle”. The album is an unabashedly joyful 70’s piano-pop outing, and the first single, a remake of Billy Field’s “ You Weren’t in Love With Me”, is enjoying extensive airplay nationally.