In brief: Dead Meadow, PinkMountaintops, John CooperClarke, Cass McCombs, TheWedding Present

Wed 15th Feb, 2012 in Local News

Not many bands can boast that they were name dropped in The Wire , but LA’s Dead Meadow can (thanks in part to the fact that the band’s leader Jason Simon is the nephew of The Wire creator David Simon). Fans of The Wire and psychic rock riffage can catch the band on tour in April with fellow LA crew Pink Mountaintops (featuring Stephen McBean of Black Mountain and Gregg Foreman of Cat Power).

Dead Meadow, Pink Mountaintops tour:
Tuesday 27th March – Bodega Bar, Wellington, New Zealand (w/ Boris)
Wednesday 28th March – Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland (w/ Boris)
Friday 30th March – Fowlers Live, Adelaide
Saturday 31st March – The National Hotel, Geelong
Sunday 1ST April – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Monday 2nd April – The Tote, Melbourne (Pink Mountaintops headline w/ Jason solo)
Wednesday 4th April – ANU Bar, Canberra
Thursday 5th April- The Zoo, Brisbane
Friday 6th April – Hi Fi Bar, Sydney
Saturday 7th April – The Bakery, Perth
Sunday 8th April – Boogie Festival
Sunday 8th April – Cherry Bar, Melbourne

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“Punk poet” and inspiration to Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, John Cooper Clarke has announced a mini-tour of Australia. Since he was last here for the 2007 Big Day Out he has appeared in the Joy Division film _ Control_(playing himself) and his lyrics have been printed on the single release of Arctic Monkeys’ Fluorescent Adolescent.

John Cooper Clarke tour:
Wednesday 28th March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla
Thursday 29th March – The Basement, Sydney
Wednesday 4th April – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne

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Cass McCombs and his band is visiting Australia for first time this month for the Perth Festival and shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The FasterLouder review of the California-based singer/songwriter’s most recent album _Humor Risk_notes that it “ is a much warmer and a more accessible collection of songs than its predecessor… while [still featuring] McCombs’ trademark smirk and dark humour”.

Cass McCombs tour:
Friday 17th February – The Corner, Melbourne
Saturday 18th February – The Standard, Sydney
Monday 20th February – Perth International Arts Festival

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English indie rock veterans The Wedding Present will be making their first ever visit to Australia this April, playing shows in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne featuring their classic album 1991 Steve Albini recorded record Seamonsters in full. The band will also be promoting their eighth studio album Valentina , which is once again propelled by founding (and only remaining original) member David Gedge’s perpetual broken heart and incisively brazen lyrics.

The Wedding Present tour:
Thursday 12th April – Jive Bar, Adelaide
Friday 13th April – Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Saturday 14th April – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne