In brief tours: MayerHawthorne, Howling Bells,Washed Out & Toro Y Moi

Wed 23rd Nov, 2011 in Local News

Soul sensation Mayer Hawthorne is returning to Australia in February to charm the ladies with his blue eyes and support Erykah Badu alongside Fat Freddy’s Drop in Perth. Last on our shores only nine months ago Hawthorne took fans “…an ecstatic blend of genres that soared above the clouds, dropping them off with the knowledge that soul music is alive and well and leaving them begging for more.”

Mayer Hawthorne tour:
Friday 24th February – The Metro, Sydney
Saturday 25th February – Belvoir Amphitheatre, Perth w/ Erykah Badu & Fat Freddy’s
Wednesday 29th February – The Corner, Melbourne
Thursday 1st March – The HiFi, Brisbane

Howling Bells are homeward bound this November and set to head out on a huge tour of Australia to show off tunes from their new record The Loudest Engine. As well as taking in a dozen towns on their traces, the band will play a free show as part of the Mess+Noise lunchbox series on Tuesday 29th November at the Workers Club in Melbourne.

Howling Bells tour:
Tuesday 29th November –Workers Club, Melbourne
Wednesday 30th November – The Corner, Melbourne
Thursday 1st December –Bended Elbow, Geelong
Friday 2nd December –Kavora Lounge, Ballarat
Sunday 4th December –Jive Bar, Adelaide
Thursday 8th December –ANU Bar, Canberra
Friday 9th December – Level One Leagues Club, Newcastle
Saturday 10th December –Standard, Sydney
Sunday 11th December –Patch, Woollongong
Wednesday 14th December –The Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 15th December – Joe’s Waterhole, Noosa
Friday 16th December –Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
Saturday – 17th December –Amplifier Bar, Perth
Sunday 18th December –Newport Hotel, Fremantle

There has already been plenty of Laneway Festival sideshows to choose from this February, and adding to the difficult choice of fund allocation next year is this double bill of Washed Out and Toro Y Moi. This isn’t the first time these acts have combined forces, Toro Y Moi‘s Chaz Bundick and Washed Out’s Ernest Greene have been mates since highschool and shown continued admiration for one another’s creative output through mixing each others tunes.

Washed Out and Toro Y Moi Laneway sideshow:
Wednesday 8th February – Manning Bar, Sydney
Thursday 9th February – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne