20 years after its release, At First Sight, Violets Are Blue, the debut album from Perth garage rock gurus The Stems, has finally gone gold.
Dom Mariani, Richard Lane, Dave Shaw and Julian Matthews parted ways at the peak of their popularity in 1987. Despite At First Sight, Violets Are Blue receiving sparse FM coverage, it was one of the top selling Australian albums of its year and was later names by Rolling Stone in the top 100 Australian albums of all time.
The band’s long-awaited return to the live scene (touring the East Coast with Hoodoo Gurus and Radio Birdman) and the release of new LP Heads Up are undoubtedly responsible for the band’s recent surge in popularity and they’re sure to continue that trend as they set off on another tour in November.
The Stems Heads Up tour:
Friday November 2: Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
With The Floors
Tickets through Heatseeker
Saturday November 3: Fly by Night, Fremantle (18+, late show)
With The Volcanics, Day of the Dead, The Floors, the Preytells, The
Impailers, The Long Strides plus DJ Fango, The Gruesome Twosome
Tickets through Heatseeker
Saturday November 3: Fly by Night, Fremantle (all ages, 3-6pm)
With The Flairz, The Watts
Tickets through Heatseeker
Presented by Drum Media
Thursday November 8: Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
With The Unheard, The Booby Traps
Tickets through Moshtix
Friday November 9: Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
With The Mess Maker, The Alohas
Tickets through Moshtix
Saturday November 10: East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
With The Vandas, Lazybirds
Tickets from the venue
Sunday November 11: East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
With Even, Fearless Vampire
Tickets from the venue
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