DING DONG LOUNGE

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Member Since: 3/6/2006
Band Website: dingdonglounge.com.au
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FEATURED EVENTS

ELECTRIC MARY Early show...
WEDNESDAY 4TH JUNE 8PM/$8
From Deep Purple, to Zeppelin, to Free, all the way to Audioslave and everything in between, Electric Mary have added their own D.N.A to the elements that were imbedded into their youth, creating their own rock and roll animal. Big Riffs, Manic Drums, and Songs that will stay with you for days after. World renowned Music Mag "Classic Rock" described Electric Mary as a cross between Guns and Roses Jamming with Free. Six months off the road have seen the band members spreading their collective wings, periodically getting together to record three new tracks, recently released. With the same ideals and fuck you Rock"n"Roll attitude, Electric Mary are ready to stomp on stages all over our little village. When the doors shut behind the last punter, and the band steps on stage, the vibe in the room tells you, you ain't gonna forget this one...“This is rock n roll - the way it used to taste...” Supported by IRIS. www.myspace.com/electricmary
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BRIAN HOOPER (BEASTS OF BOURBON) Early show...
THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 8PM/$7
Brian Henry Hooper has toured and recorded many seminal albums with some of our best music exports over the years including Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Beasts of Bourbon and Rowland S Howard to name a few. He also appears on "Murder Ballads" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Having recovered from a balcony fall in which he broke his back four years ago, Brian has released two full length solo albums, "Lemon Lime and Bitter" and the soon to be released "The Thing About Women", recorded with the likes of Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds), Spencer P Jones (Beasts of Bourbon), Tony Pola (Beasts of Bourbon) and his trusty musical cohort Steve Boyle. Having recently returned from touring and tormenting Europe playing bass with the Beasts of Bourbon, Brian and his cohort Steve Boyle (piano) play a rare show at the Ding Dong Lounge on Thursday 5th June to prelude Brian's soon to be released new CD on Band Records through Fuse distribution. Supported by NICI BLUE EYES. www.myspace.com/brianhooper
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SKYBOMBERS - ALBUM LAUNCH
FRIDAY 6TH JUNE 8PM/$15 Selling fast!
It’s been an incredible year for the Skybombers, having signed with 'Albert Music' (home to AC/DC & The Easybeats) things have sky-rocketed ever since, including being invited to perform at Musexpo 2007 in Los Angeles. The band performed to a packed house at The Roxy Theatre and as good luck would have it, some heavyweights at uber-cool LA alternative station Indie 103.1 were in the crowd, adding the band’s demo to high rotation & were asked to return in the US summer for some exclusive radio shows. Further radio adds across the country and the band secured US management via the highly respected Gold Mountain Entertainment (Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys) and agency representation via The Agency Group. In October “It Goes Off” was licensed to Tennis Australia as the official song for the Australian Grand Slam Tennis Open which has been featured in all TV, radio and online marketing campaigns. Following some more successful touring back in their homeland, the Skybombers have just completed recording their debut album at The Sandbox in LA with producer Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; The Von Bondies; The Dandy Warhols). This presently untitled album is a killer and perfectly captures what the Skybombers are all about – being young and having a good time in the city. It’s twelve songs of high energy, carefree rock and roll that borrows as much from the sixties garage bands as it does point to the future. It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s feverish...with YOUNG LOVERS, THE HILLS, SMALL AFFAIRS. www.myspace.com/skybombers
TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $12+bf & on the door from 8pm...
DUKES OF WINDSOR - SINGLE TOUR!
SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 8PM/$12
Channel V/Faster Louder/New World Artists present...Dukes of Windsor - 'It's a War' Single Tour! Dukes of Windsor found their first incarnation when Jack Weaving (vocals) and Cory Blight (drums/engineer/producer) spent several months writing songs in 2005. They soon enlisted Scott Targett (keyboard), Oscar Dawson (guitar), Joe Franklin (bass), and Dukes of Windsor were born. The band have just returned from the depths of the Arctic winter, where they recorded their second album at Tonteknik Studios, a former lunatic asylum in Umeå, Sweden. The isolated, sub-zero surrounds captured and moulded the bands distinctive, high-energy sound. Produced by Pelle Henriccsson and Eskil Lövström (Refused; The Shape of Punk to Come), the album is aptly titled Minus and is set for a release mid-2008. The boys will be on the road nationally throughout June in support of the first single, ‘It’s A War’, which hits the stores May 17. Supported by THE MODERN LEGION, FOXX ON FIRE. www.myspace.com/dukesofwindsor
TICKETS www.dingdong.oztix.com.au $10+bf & on the door from 8pm if still available...
'WEEKENDER' - QUEENS BIRTHDAY EVE!
SUNDAY 8TH JUNE 9PM/$10
Look out! Make sure you're in by the 2AM LOCKOUT!! it's going to be massive! Weekender goes national and international on Queens Birthday Eve...check out THE MODERNS at 10.00 all the way down from the Gold Coast, rockin' Melbourne Town for their EP launch. Then at 11.00 all the way from Tokyo Japan it's the Little Red side project THE HONDAS. Don't miss their swingin' indie J-pop. Then DJs Steve Wide and co will play the best mix of indie classics, rock, electro, new wave, 80's and new rave until late into the night. Hear Libertines, Smiths, Cut Copy, Klaxon's, Bloc Party, CSS, Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, MIA, Pixies, Kinks, Peter Bjorn and John, Kasabian, The Teenagers, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Belle and Sebastian, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Stone Roses, The Cure, Glasvegas, Foals, Kooks, MGMT, Foals, Blondie, Ramones, Black Rebel, New Order, The Rapture, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, The Clash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Presets, Joy Division, The Ting Tings, Interpol, Gorillaz etc. It's the ants bollocks! www.myspace.com/weekendernights
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SNOB SCRILLA (USA/SYD)
WEDNESDAY 11TH JUNE 8PM/$8
In the outer planetary underground of tomorrow’s yesterday, the Alien-Nation is preparing to go to war with the powers that be to decide who will control the soundscape of the universe. No longer content to exist on obscure planets the Alien-Nation found a voice of true freshness to rally behind in an unlikely hero, a human they call Snob Scrilla and a group of producers known only as the Blueberry Think Tank. Incorporating the cutting edge grunge of indie rock, the rhymes of conscious hip-hop, and synths reminiscent of the 80’s, Snob Scrilla and the Blueberry Think Tank have broken all the rules which have been enforced by the power for so long creating a completely new sound that refuses to be pigeon holed or typecast. Having travelled to the far reaches of the universe gathering the essence of the dopest MC, the knowledge of the paramount drum, and the most advanced synth technology, all that remains is the final element of the Alien-Nation’s plan…a powerful alliance from within the power, who will be willing to help Snob Scrilla and the Blueberry Think Tank reclaim the attention of the youth and redefine the sound of music. The stage is set for the first wave of the attack to start on Earth where there have been reports of youth who feel like they simply don’t fit in, youth who don’t identify with the clichés and typecasts of genres perpetuated by the power, and youth who are ready to join the ranks of the Alien-Nation. The only question remains…who among the power will answer the call? The movement has arrived… The lines have been drawn…The time for talk is over...Day One is here. Supported by MELODICS, POLO CLUB, BOSTON SOLAR, & DJ JOELISTICS (TZU). www.myspace.com/snobscrilla
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BRAINDEAD LOVERS
FRIDAY 13TH JUNE 8PM/$10
Redefining rock music rather than re-enacting it, inspired by the likes of T-rex and Bowie, throwing in some big beats and a British punk edge to match, Braindead Lovers unique brand of music is born. Fresh off the back of a national tour with Angela’s Dish and Dardanelles as part of the inaugural Australian JD SET TOUR, Ding Dong’s favourite sons BRAINDEAD LOVERS return in support of their self-titled debut EP. Solid uptake on the EP’s first radio single SAPPER’S APPETITE with support from NOVA Nationally, Triple J (Home & Hosed), community radio and regional commercial radio and a swag of press generated off the back of the recent tour sees these 3 lads nicely positioned to take the next step. Always delivering a cracking live set BRAINDEAD LOVERS will no doubt be in road-hardened form and rumour has it some new material will see the light of day. Supported by SCREWTOP DETONATORS, DIRT RIVER RADIO, HOLLY WEINERT. www.myspace.com/braindeadlovers
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SPENCER P. JONES & THE ESCAPE COMMITTEE
SATURDAY 14TH JUNE 8PM/$10
Spencer P. Jones - not only someone with a string of solo albums under his belt but over the past 20 years or so Spencer has been a constant in the Australian music scene, from early obscure inner city scufflings with THE EMOTIONAL RETARDS and CUBAN HEELS, to the hilarious psychedelic cabaret of THE NORTH 2 ALASKANS and the gold status cowpunk incontinence of THE JOHNNYS. Spencer is more widely know as a founding member / guitarist with THE BEASTS OF BOURBON. He has also worked as guitarist sideman to PAUL KELLY, LYDIA LUNCH, ANDRE WILLIAMS, JEFFREY LEE PIERCE'S GUN CLUB, THE SAINTS'CHRIS BAILEY, The LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY, SHOTGUN RATIONALE, RENEE GEYER, The SAILORS, The VIOLENT FEMMES and many others, not to mention his own solo-project bands, SPENCER P. JONES & THE ESCAPE COMMITTEE, COW PENALTY and SPENCER P. JONES AND THE LAST GASP. 2003 saw the release of the highly acclaimed album, "Fait Accompli", 2006 "Immolation And Ameliorations" and this year's standout "Fugitive Songs" released via Spooky Records in Australia, and BANG! records in Spain. Yes, it's time you delved deeper into the world that is Spencer P. Jones. With JOHNNY CASINO & THE SECRETS (SYD), SAILORS & SWINE. www.myspace.com/spencerpjones
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MARY TREMBLES (QLD) - ALBUM LAUNCH
FRIDAY 20TH JUNE 8PM/$10
MARY TREMBLES combine sparseness with menacing intensity and melodic pop hooks. The Brisbane based 3 piece was actually born in LA. Founding member and principal songwriter Skritch (Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, Gota Cola) was chatting with Damon Cox (Intercooler) over drinks at The Viper Room after an Intercooler show (Skritch was on live sound duties for Intercooler on their US tour). Both agreed they needed an additional creative outlet and Skritch had a swag of songs which were screaming to be heard. Upon their return to Brisbane they called upon longtime friend Duey Coert (recently replaced by Tanzie) and the line-up was complete. MARY TREMBLES completed a 7 song mini-album entitled ‘ps...situation’ which was released in June 2006 on Plus One Records & have played with the likes of Urge Overkill (US), Dinosaur Jr (US), Datarock (Norway), Regurgitator, Beasts Of Bourbon and The Mess Hall, and 2007 Big Day Out. The band also played at the 2007 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, as well as shows in LA, the UK and Singapore. Their first full-length album is recorded and is currently being mixed in the US by Mike Major (At The Drive-In, Sparta). MARY TREMBLES have built a strong reputation for their dynamic live shows - catch them launch the Album at Ding Dong this June supported by GRAND FATAL (SYD), RUSSIAN ROULETTES (feat. members of LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT, KAMIKAZE TRIO, SPECIMENS). www.myspace.com/marytrembles
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HUGO RACE & THE TRUE SPIRIT
THURSDAY 26TH JUNE 8PM
A prolific and visionary artist, originally from Melbourne, singer/guitarist, producer, performer and songwriter, Hugo Race was introduced to the international stage as a teenage founding member and powerful transient element of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds (1983), (apprearing on six cds of the Seed’s catalogue ). He then founded The Wreckery (1985) who went on to become one of Australia’s seminal garage-blues cult bands of the ‘80s. He then moved to Berlin to form 'Hugo Race & The True Spirit', conceived as a collective more than a band - following a personal musical vision in a series of mutating line-ups that have fused the boundaries between the "primal" (roots) blues and raw electronica - described by London Sounds as "night music of the soul", and by Melody Maker as "industrial-trance-blues". With a deep serious voice somewhere between Mark Lanegan, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Stuart Staples, his albums are remarkable in every sense. His new album "Taoist Priests" is out now through Spooky Records. Catch Hugo this June at the Ding Dong Lounge when he returns from Berlin for a VERY, special first show back indeed... www.myspace.com/hugoraceandthetruespirit
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BUSHIDO / SLEEP PARADE
FRIDAY 27TH JUNE 8PM/$15
Two of Melbourne’s premier progressive rock acts, Bushido and Sleep Parade are teaming up to share the stage on a double bill East Coast tour in late June and July. Proudly presented by Oz Prog.com the tour is to take in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Wollongong, Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. Having last come off East Coast tours with Karnivool and Dead Letter Circus and releasing the acclaimed Eye Of The Storm single(MGM), late last year, Bushido have recently been busy wrapping up preproduction for their debut album, due for release later this year. This is the bands first set of shows since three recent preview gigs with Many Machines on Nine, and they are busting at the seams to get some of the new songs into the wider live arena. If recent responses to new tracks are any indication, add to this the intensity of the band’s excitement to showcase some more and this tour promises big things for punters! Sleep Parade's debut album Things Can Always Change (Shock) released just last month, has impressed fans and critics alike with its sonic beauty as well as its complex arrangements, whilst not losing the essence of great songs. Reviews of the album have been outstanding. Sleep Parade toured in March Nationally with progressive Rock-legends Porcupine Tree (UK), they are currently on a 3 week leg of the COG 'Sharing Space' album tour and come straight off that into this run. Expect them firing for this set of shows. The 1st single Carry On has received radio play nationally through JJJ and Commercial radio. Supported by QUIET CHILD (SA). www.myspace.com/bushidomusic www.myspace.com/sleepparade
TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $12+bf & on the door from 8pm...
ROWLAND S. HOWARD
FRIDAY 4TH JULY 8PM/$12
Rowland will be playing further 'exclusive' shows at Ding Dong over the next couple of months before going into the studio to record his new album!! Australian legendary rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, is best known as a member of Melbourne's 70/80's new wave band BOYS NEXT DOOR (Nick Cave), & Howard received international acclaim for writing underground hit, the ballad "Shivers". When the band evolved into THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Howard's aggressive use of distortion and audio feedback was one distinctive element in the group's "assault" on their audience. The Birthday Party relocated to Germany in 1982, where they became a progressively experimental group, in part due to their art rock leanings, which were developed in the band's formative years. He then went on to form many ohter bands/& projects since including his collaborations with Lydia Lunch and Nikki Sudden, & indie band These Immortal Souls, based in Europe and active through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Currently, Rowland S. Howard lives in Melbourne, Australia and produces and performs occasionally, to the delight of a small, self-renewing audience who consider Howard to be a member of Australian underground rock royalty. With special guest JAMES CRUICKSHANK (THE CRUEL SEA). www.myspace.com/rowlandshoward
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ANGELA'S DISH
FRIDAY 11TH JULY 8PM
With a catalogue of three EP’s under their belt, the long awaited debut LP, 'War On Time' lives up to its name as the band antagonises the digital generation’s obsession with ‘The Single’ by meticulously creating a stunning narrative whole. Originally from NSW, the brotherly song writing duo play an epic melodic-rock sound in the vein of Jimmy Eat World, the band was hailed for it’s intense, endearing chord progressions and memorable melodies. Working with ARIA ‘Producer of the Year’ David Nicholas (Elton John, INXS, Midnight Oil) as well as US Producer Mark Needham (The Killers, My Chemical Romance), the band underwent an intense, fine-tuned recording process. The album follows the successful release of lead-single Soft November, a driving, eclectic track that debuted at 1 on the AIR charts and peaked at 1 on Channel [V]’s most requested clips. Angeals Dish also made a considerable impact online, earning 4 in the Myspace Most Watched Videos of 2007, with over two million views. War On Time offers an endearing theme, its narrative freely moving through the timeline of a modern romance. Supported by THE SUNDANCE KIDS, ARMEN FIRMEN. www.myspace.com/angelasdish
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HELL CITY GLAMOURS (SYD) - ALBUM LAUNCH
FRIDAY 18TH JULY 8PM/$10
It’s taken six years, countless hours in vans, hundreds of shows allover Australia, playing to everyone from a solitary bargirl to supporting thelikes of Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Airbourne and New York Dolls…. It’s been a hard (well mostly hard) slog, but now the time has finally come…The dust has settled in the studio and with their debut album ready to go, Hell City Glamours are stepping to the plate, delivering thirteen tracks of unbridled, distinctly Australian Rock ‘n’ Roll. Dripping with the passion of four guys making music for the love of it, their veins injected with the influence of decades of AC/DC, Black Crowes, Hellacopters, Thin Lizzy, Rancid, Chuck Berry and a myriad of others in between. Hell City Glamours self titled album is their defining moment, an album that truly places their stamp on rock today, solidifying their place in the Aussie rock pantheon. Bearing homage to the past while defining rock n roll for 2008 and beyond No hair-metal histrionics, no sunset strip rehashes, no retro-rock bullshit. This is simply Hell City Glamours...Supported by THE DEVILROCK FOUR, THE LIGHTNING STRIKES. www.myspace.com/hellcityglamours
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FREE ENTRY AFTER 12AM
ROCK DJ'S TIL LATE!!
Ding Dong is free entry from 12AM EVERY NIGHT after the bands - until 4am, starring a host of young DJ’s spinning the decks w/ vintage & contemporary rock to salute you! (Excluding 'Weekender'). Also, just a reminder now that summer is approaching NO THONGS allowed in the venue! Don't forget to change into shoes if you're heading out on the town. Sorry, but it's for your own safety!! See you 'round soon!! Rock on, yeaaahhh~!!

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Live footage taken from punters here at Ding Dong Lounge...*Please get in touch if you have any suitable footage. Thanks!

SILVERSUN PICKUPS (USA) – LAZY EYE ‘07
THE GO-SET - THE RISING TIDE '08
HUGO RACE & THE TRUE SPIRIT – MIDAS TOUCH '06
AIRBOURNE – GIRLS IN BLACK ‘06
MAMMAL – NEW BREED JUDAS ’08 MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA ‘08 CHILDREN COLLIDE - CANNIBAL ‘07.. X - ‘07..

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