Poison City Records http://poisoncityrecords.com Record label, distribution and skateboard/record store based in Melbourne. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 POISON CITY WEEKENDER FEST 2012 http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/poison-city-weekender-2012/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/poison-city-weekender-2012/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:08:05 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1423 Now in it’s fourth year, our annual Weekender fest is set to converge on Melbourne again this September for 3 days of friendship, punk-rock, bar hopping, hugs and high fives! Taking place at The Tote on Friday September 14th, Corner Hotel on Saturday September 15th and new venue The Liberty Hotel on Sunday September 16th, this year we’ve reached far and wide to assemble the event’s biggest line-up yet!

Heading up the festivities is none other than New York post-hardcore supergroup Rival Schools, returning to Australia for the first time since the release of their 2011 comeback album ‘Pedals’. Also making the journey down under for the first time is Philadelphia’s Restorations, who’s recent ‘S/t’ debut continues to win the hearts of ‘older punks’ everywhere, their music being described as everything from angsty 90′s indie-punk, to shoegaze, to a melding of Lucero and Explosions In The Sky.

They’ll be joined by The Smith Street Band, A Death In The Family (Final Show!), Extortion, Luca Brasi, I-Exist, Hoodlum Shouts, Paper Arms, Jamie Hay, Grim Fandango, Milhouse, Jen Buxton, Between The Devil & The Deep, Outsiders (NZ), Let Me Down Jungleman, Chinese Burns Unit (members of Frenzal Rhomb, Lawnsmell, The Optionals), Toy Boats, Lincoln Le Fevre, Run Squirrel and White Walls, with more acts still to be announced!

Full line-ups for each venue will be announced in coming days and tickets go on sale Monday May 28th from Poison City Records, Corner Hotel Box Office and The Tote. Once again there will be a limited Early Bird allocation of 3-Day Weekender Passes, giving access to all shows at a discounted rate. For more details and regular updates, head over to our WEEKENDER page or follow on Twitter HERE.

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/poison-city-weekender-2012/feed/ 0 PAPER ARMS/ THE OUTSIDERS (NZ) JUNE TOUR http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/paper-arms-the-outsiders-nz-june-tour/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/paper-arms-the-outsiders-nz-june-tour/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 02:29:37 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1409 Adelaide’s Paper Arms will team up with New Zealand’s The Outsiders for a co-headline tour this June through Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. Both bands have kept themselves busy since their recent releases, Paper Arms picking up a number of high profile supports both at home in Adelaide and along the East Coast of Australia on the back of their 2010 release ‘Days Above Ground‘ (Poison City) release, and most recently a track on Shuffle & Scrape: A Tribute To Blueline Medic. The Outsiders have been spreading their wings regularly throughout Europe and the US sharing stages with bands like Cobra Skulls, Nothington, Old Man Markley and look forward to their return to Australian soil armed with their still fresh ‘Shallow Graves‘ EP.

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/paper-arms-the-outsiders-nz-june-tour/feed/ 0 THE SMITH STREET BAND HITTING THE STUDIO! http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/the-smith-street-band-hitting-the-studio-for-album-2/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/the-smith-street-band-hitting-the-studio-for-album-2/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 03:12:45 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1385

In the space of two years, The Smith Street Band have have gone from playing house parties, shop fronts, storm drains and everywhere in between to being one of the most energised and talked about punk-rock bands in Australia. Driven by a fierce D.I.Y spirit, a lust for touring and armed with their revered debut ‘No One Gets Lost Anymore’, the Melbourne 5 piece have hardly taken a break from criss-crossing the country since mid 2011.

This week we’re delighted to announce that The Smith Street Band are preparing to enter the studio again, commencing tracking for album number two later in May. Their swag of new material will be recorded by Sam Johnson at Three Phase Studio and mixed at Sing Sing by Matt Voigt (Midnight Oil, The Dirty Three, Paul Kelly). The album is set for release via Poison City Records later in 2012.

Following a month of sold-out residency shows at The Old Bar in Melbourne, The Smith Street Band head back out on the road this week supporting Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls (UK) on their Australian tour. They have also just been announced alongside the likes of Lagwagon, Braid and Polar Bear Club on this year’s The Fest 11 held annually late October in Gainesville, FL (USA).

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/the-smith-street-band-hitting-the-studio-for-album-2/feed/ 0 LUCA BRASI WINTER TOUR WITH HEROS FOR HIRE http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/luca-brasi-winter-tour-with-heros-for-hire/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/luca-brasi-winter-tour-with-heros-for-hire/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 11:41:40 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1380 LUCA BRASI are escaping their native island this Winter for a national run of shows supporting HEROS FOR HIRE. The tour kicks off Friday June 29th in Brisbane and takes in most capital cities and major regional areas, finishing off in Perth on July 20 and 21st. Click HERE for a full list of dates. Tickets are on sale now!

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/05/luca-brasi-winter-tour-with-heros-for-hire/feed/ 0 FEAR LIKE US/ HOODLUM SHOUTS – BRIS AA VENUE CHANGE http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/fear-like-us-hoodlum-shouts-bris-aa-venue-change/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/fear-like-us-hoodlum-shouts-bris-aa-venue-change/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:40:43 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1375 Due to Between The Walls All-Ages space closing down recently, the FRI MAY 4th show for FEAR LIKE US/ HOODLUM SHOUTS/ TOY BOATS has been moved to VIA STUDIOS (Abbortsford Rd, Bowen Hills). Doors are 7pm and entry is by donation. Spread the word!

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/fear-like-us-hoodlum-shouts-bris-aa-venue-change/feed/ 0 GRIM FANDANGO MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE SHOWS http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/grim-fandango-melbourne-adelaide-shows/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/grim-fandango-melbourne-adelaide-shows/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:54:16 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1370 Perth’s GRIM FANDANGO are headed to VIC and SA later this month for a quick run of shows in support of their recent ‘In The Rough’ 7″/EP. They’ll join The Smith Street Band @ The Old Bar (Melb) on Wed April 25th, then play the Bendigo Hotel on Thu 26th for Following Sea‘s final show before heading to Adelaide on Fri 27th to play the Enigma Bar. On Sat April 28th they’ll return to Melbourne to play with Arrows, Jamie Hay + Band and Milhouse at Gertrude’s Brown Couch.

For more details, keep checking the band’s Facebook page HERE.

]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/grim-fandango-melbourne-adelaide-shows/feed/ 0 FEAR LIKE US / HOODLUM SHOUTS BRISBANE! http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/fear-like-us-hoodlum-shouts-brisbane-shows/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/fear-like-us-hoodlum-shouts-brisbane-shows/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:32:11 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1362 FEAR LIKE US and HOODLUM SHOUTS are heading north for two Brisbane dates May 3rd and 4th. May 3rd is at X&Y BAR (Fortitude Valley) w/ MARATHON and May 4th is an All-Ages/ B.Y.O affair at BETWEEN THE WALLS (42 Manning St, South Brisbane). New Resist Record’s artist TOY BOATS will also be playing both shows.

It’s been a few years since FEAR LIKE US last graced Brisbane and while front-man, JAMIE HAY has been busy preparing to record his debut solo album, he’s still finding time to work on new FEAR LIKE US material and to pop up for a handful of special shows each year. Canberra (now Melbourne based) outfit HOODLUM SHOUTS continue to launch their debut album ‘Young Man Old Man’ as part of their Autumn East Coast tour.

Details for the May 4th All-Ages show can be found HERE

HOODLUM SHOUTS ‘Young Man Old Man’ LP/ CD/ iTunes is out now on Poison City/ Hellosquare.

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Forming in 2010 from past and present members of The Diamond Sea, Schifosi, Deep Heat and Circuits, INFINITE VOID play a gritty and melodic tangle of dark, edgy punk (Joy Division, Wipers), Australian garage and 90′s indie rock (Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney) driven by infectious, predominately girl vocals. Their debut full-length album was recorded and mixed by Steven Smith at Crosstown Studios and is set for release on April 28th. ]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/04/new-infinite-void-track-preorders/feed/ 0 LINE-UPS ANNOUNCED FOR HOODLUM SHOUTS TOUR http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/03/line-ups-announced-for-hoodlum-shouts-tour/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/03/line-ups-announced-for-hoodlum-shouts-tour/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:23:14 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1294 With their debut full-length Young Man Old Man set for release this week on LP/ CD, Canberra’s Hoodlum Shouts recently announced a run of East Coast dates to launch the album. Full-line ups for these shows have now been revealed with Hoodlum Shouts set to be joined by some of the country’s most talked about live acts.

HOODLUM SHOUTS
‘Young Man Old Man’ Autumn Tour 2012

Wed April 18 | THE OLD BAR, Melbourne 18+
w/ The Smith Street Band + Palisades

Thu April 19 | TRANSIT BAR, Canberra 18+
w/ Marathon + Life & Limb + Ramps

Fri April 20 | BLACKWIRE RECORDS, Sydney AA
w/ Marathon + Life & Limb + Ramps

Sat April 21 | BALDFACED STAG, Sydney 18+
w/ Totally Unicorn + Gay Paris + Lo!

Thu May 3 | X&Y, Brisbane 18+
w/ Fear Like Us + Marathon + Toy Boats

Fri May 4 | BETWEEN THE WALLS, Brisbane AA
w/ Fear Like Us + Toy Boats

Sat May 5 | THE GASOMETER, Melbourne 18+
w/ Harmony + Fear Like Us + Rise Of The Rat
]]> http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/03/line-ups-announced-for-hoodlum-shouts-tour/feed/ 0 SHUFFLE & SCRAPE – TRACK STREAMING & LP PRE-ORDER! http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/03/shuffle-scrape-track-streaming-lp-pre-order/ http://poisoncityrecords.com/2012/03/shuffle-scrape-track-streaming-lp-pre-order/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:41:13 +0000 pcr_andy http://poisoncityrecords.com/?p=1285 The awesome folk at Bombshellzine are currently hosting an exclusive stream of THE NATION BLUE’s version of “Shuffle & Scrape” – taken from our upcoming SHUFFLE & SCRAPE: A Tribute To Blueline Medic compilation. The limited edition LP is being released to coincide with this year’s Record Store Day (April 21st). Click HERE for details + to hear the song!

You can pre-order a copy of the LP now via our E-STORE – AND for the record collector nerds among us, we also have a very limited amount of a special Silver/ White Moon colour-way that will be available only from Poison City Records (400 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy) on Record Store Day.

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