Wavves, múm and Shelves at Zouk

American surf rock band Wavves, Icelandic experimental outfit múm and Singaporean indie rockers Shelves are playing Zouk on 15 June 2013.

Date: 15 June 2013
Time: 8pm
Venue: Zouk (17 Jiak Kim Street)
Tickets: $80 from: https://ticketing.zoukclub.com/step1.aspx?eid=14

Dropbeat Heartbeat, Cashew Chemists And More At Tones 2013

Dropbeat Heartbeat (pic above), Sub:shaman, Weekend Firemen, ORANGECOVE, Cashew Chemists and Achilous are some of the band that are performing at Tones 2013.

Tones 2013 is an annual event that seeks to support and encourage an independent music and art scene in Singapore by featuring music acts ranging from rock to electronic, good food, and interactive art, video, and lighting installations all under one roof.

All proceeds from Tones tickets will go towards SOTA's vision of shaping and impacting society through education in the arts. For more info, please visit: http://tones2013.com

Date: 11 May 2013
Time: 5-10pm
Venue: School of the Arts, Singapoe
Tickets:
Early Bird Tickets $6 (First 100 tickets)
Student Tickets $8 (With Valid Secondary or Tertiary ID, and only available before the event date)
Standard Ticket $10
VIP Tickets $100
100 Ticket Package $600

How to Buy: Email to reserve tickets (especially if you want a chance at the early bird tickets) at tones.tickets@gmail.com and if you are buying enough tickets we'll come to you.

Dropbeat Heartbeat - "Gettin' Outta Here" ['Live' supporting All Time Low in Singapore 2013]

Music Video: The Animal Parade - "Long Distance"

The Animal Parade releases their latest video, "Long Distance" today on YouTube.

The Singaporean trio writes and performs lighthearted, nostalgic originals that remain close to heart and home. Check them out at their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalParade

The Animal Parade - "The Family Line" (A Chinese New Year Song)


The Animal Parade - "A Tragic Traffic Love Story"

Tricks & Cider Launching Debut EP

Tricks & Cider are launching their debut eponymous EP on 30 April 2013.

The first single, "Girl From Outer Space", is a rock anthem, which will take you to the down-tempo acoustic grooves of "House By A Hill". There will also be something for video game fans, in a love song from gamer geeks everywhere: "Superstar".

The band's varied style of easy listening scrumpy-pop is a medley of Tricks & Cider's musical background of broadway-steeped sensibilities, music school nerds and hip-hop DJing.

The series of gigs to promote the EP will kick-off with an intimate shophouse show that will include These Brittle Bones (aka Chris Jones) and Esther Low as opening acts. This will happen at 7.15pm on Tuesday, 30 April, at 52A Prinsep Street, #02-01, Prinsep Place, Singapore 188683.

This will be followed by live performances at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre on Friday, 3 May. The band will be playing three sets at 7.30pm, 8.45pm and 10.00pm, with plenty of popular covers worked in, infused with the band's unique flavour.

The Prinsep Place shophouse gig is planned to be interactive with the audience. Three giant balloons filled with confetti with Tricks & Cider's lyrics will be bounced to the audience, who is encouraged to uncover more of the songs through discovering the lyrics within. The audience will also stand to win physical copies of the band's EP.

Tricks & Cider EP promo video

Obedient Wives Club & Bored Spies Play Secret Gig Tonight

We can finally reveal this little secret!

Last Friday, we posted a crossword puzzle for you to solve regarding a secret pop up gig that was going to happen today.

Fuzz pop quintet Obedient Wives Club and international pop trio Bored Spies will be playing a secret pop-up double bill show tonight April 18, 8pm at Night & Day Bar.

Formed in 2011, Obedient Wives Club has been blazing the local circuit with the release of their debut self-titled EP in 2011 and their sophomore follow-up EP, Murder Kill Baby, on February 15, 2012. Press reviews have been encouragingly positive with Today saying "The real forward development is in the songwriting department. One might say that Obedient Wives Club has matured to the point where it fulfills the promise suggested by the 'Spectorgaze' genre it coined,” while Straits Times Life! calls the EP “refreshingly un-ironic” and observes that “the band bare bruised souls and expect total salvation in return.”

Currently based in Singapore, Seoul and Arizona, international pop trio Bored Spies is a band of mystery and intrigue. Inspired by the likes of Brian Eno, the band mixes traditional song structures with progressive rock elements, exploring the space between pop and abstract minimalism. The trio has released their debut single “Summer 720” (A-side) alongside “沙鼠E” in digital format earlier in January this year, and will be releasing the single as a Record Store Day 7” vinyl exclusive on April 20. Come May, the band will also be making their live festival debut at Primavera Sound Festival with a string of Spain and UK dates and a tentative US tour planned for August 2013. Pre-production has commenced for a full- length album due later this year.

With Obedient Wives Club taking a short break to concentrate on their solo projects and Bored Spies heading overseas for their Spain/UK tour, the bands have decided to come together for a secret pop- up gig on April 18, which will be held at Night & Day Bar, situated on the second floor of a 1950s art deco building along Selegie Road.

Date: 18 April 2013
Time: 8pm
Venue: Night & Day (139 Selegie Road)
Entry: Free

Dune Rats 'Live' in Singapore

Australian garage rockers Dune Rats are heading to Singapore for a gig on 31 May 2013.

The Brisbane duo will be bringing their raucous and energetic live show to Singapore at Night & Day Bar, alongside local garage pop favourites The Pinholes. The long-haired skater punks are known for their bratty, reckless and surprisingly melodic surf-rock sound, and you can expect that their live shows give ten times the energy. The boys are out for a good time, and they’re intent on giving one as well.

The show is brought to you by Other Sounds.

Date: Friday 31 May 2013
Time: 9pm
Venue: Night & Day Bar (139 Selegie Road  Singapore 188309)
Entry: $15 at the door (includes one drink)

Dune Rats - "Red Light Green Light" (Green Version)

Dru Chen's Intentions Tour Video

Photo credit: Hannah Farhanah

From January to March 2013, R&B/Soul Artiste Dru Chen performed 20 shows in Singapore and Malaysia to promote Intentions EP. This footage collected and painstakingly put together by director Edwin Tejoz tells the story of his journey.

With a talented crack-team of R&B, Rock and Jazz musicians including Adam Shah, Weiye Tan and featured guests Charlie Lim, Kerong Chok, Jase Sng, Chris Toh, Brandon Gan, Dru Chen performed at Mosaic Music Festival while also headlining Timbre, Timbre, Blu Jaz Cafe, Sultan Jazz Club (Singapore) and The Bee (Malaysia). Radio and college appearances included 93.8FM, NUS Live Lounge, RadioPulze, Ngee Ann Poly RadioHeatwave.

Identite 9.3 at Home Club

The next Identite gig is happening next Friday at Home club. Identite 9.3 Kamco Music! will feature Enec.e, Tricks & Cider, TypeWriter and Kevin Mathews & The Groovy People.

Gig starts at 8pm. Entry: $12 includes one housepour and entry to Kicks!

Spotify Launches In Singapore

Spotify, the leading music streaming service, launches today in Singapore. From today, Singapore’s music fans can enjoy totally free, on-demand, legal access to over 20 million tracks. No need to buy or download - just hit play.

Listen on your computer, mobile, tablet and home entertainment system. Simply
search for any artist, album or track. Discover new music by checking out the
collections of friends, artists and celebrities.

Spotify launches today with its world-famous free, ad-supported service - just listen
and love it, month after month. And if you want to take your music on the move, try
Spotify Premium for the ultimate music player on your mobile device.

And because music is social, so is Spotify. Share music on Spotify, Facebook,
Twitter, your blog and by email. You can also follow other people - so when they
discover music, you do too.

Spotify offers two great ways to get your music started:

Spotify Free. Instant music for free on your computer, featuring ads.

Spotify Premium. Your music is everywhere, on all devices. Download music and
listen offline - plane, train or living room, the right music is always there for you.
Enhanced sound quality. No ads. All for only S$9.90 a month.

“Spotify offers everything you could possibly want from a music service; it's free, it's
fast, it’s simple and it sounds fantastic – try it once and you’ll love it.” said Sriram
Krishnan, Head of New Markets, Asia Pacific for Spotify.

He added: “We want to bring you the right music for every moment. Play, discover
and share – Spotify really is your perfect music player.”

Spotify is the most successful music service of its kind globally, with over 24 million
active users and over 6 million paying subscribers. For more information or to sign up
for Spotify, visit www.spotify.com.

Win Obedient Wives Club Merchandise and EP!

Want to win Obedient Wives Club's "Murder Kill Baby" EP on CD, Tote Bag and a Gibson beanie?

Gibson Guitar Singapore facebook page is giving away the cool prizes. Just answer a simple question to stand a chance to win at: http://on.fb.me/10SicsD

Closing date: 28 April 2013, 2359hrs.

Secret Gig On 18 April

Two bands will be coming together for a secret pop-up gig this April 18! It will be a night of fuzzed out intrigue! Fans are invited to solve a crossword puzzle (above) to reveal the line-up and location of the gig. The bands will also be seeding clues with the hashtag #KODoubleBill via Twitter and Instagram leading up to event day. Solve the puzzle and find out who and where. Free Entry! For more clues, look for #KODoubleBill

On the actual gig day on April 18, the bands and WalkOnMusic.net will be posting the fully solved puzzle.