Lesstalk Records

Lesstalk Gig Guide: March 6th and 7th

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:52:57 +0000

Two of Lesstalk’s more active members are playing some pretty freaking good shows this weekend to kick off Autumn. Crab Smasher are supporting Naked on the Vague Sat night at Carriageworks and Michael Crafter is supporting Realicide on Sunday at Jura Books. All the details are below.

SATURDAY MARCH 6th
Part two in the Lucas Abela curated Auraltered State series of performances at Carriageworks is coming up this week. You’d be stupid to miss this!

Diving deep into a world of apocalyptic pop and psychedelic weirdness Naked On The Vague offer a modern take on the post punk aesthetic. Faling into existence in 2005 with a found organ, broken bass guitar, borrowed drum and some old doom poetry. Their 2007 debut album ‘the blood pressure sessions’ attracted them the attention of seminal US label siltbreeze, who are set to release their second album.

Sydney Australia’s favourite chronically depressed, long term unemployed, alcoholic, asthmatic, homosexual electronic music pioneer. An early adherent to punderphonics, Garry Bradbury is a master editor of found sound, whether it be fastidious early experiments with reel to reel tape or working on today’s digital palette.

Crab Smasher are a NSW based group of improvisational sound sharks crafting a frenzied hodgepodge of weirdo psychedelic noise rock and experimental pop delicious. The band formed in 2002 as a cheesy electronic novelty noise act and have since mutated through a number of confusing formations into the sellout 4-5 headed rock-and-roll hydra that exists today. With about 13 or 14 CDR, cassette, and digital releases to their name, the band are currently working on a new LP, which promises to be both titillating and queer.

MARCH 6 2010
PERFORMANCE SPACE CLUBHOUSE
CARRIAGEWORKS 245 WILSON STREET EVELEIGH
8PM – 11PM FREE *LIMITED CAPACITY*

SUNDAY MARCH 7th
From 2pm:
Robert from Realicide will be bringing a screen so you can print your own Realicide merch. Bring your own shirt, bag, matertial, etc. to print on. Also, bring your own screens, inks and other materials to let other people print your designs on their things.

From 5pm:
Punk and Electronic Music.

REALICIDE http://www.myspace.com/realicide
Socio-political gabber punk from the USA, as a part of his DIY Australian tour.

MANNHEIM ROCKET http://www.myspace.com/mannheimrocket
Classical music + breakcore = Classicore? It is when Jon from Intentions mashes together classical music to create something completely new and tingly.

BE SUBURBAN http://www.myspace.com/besuburban
Improv noise punk/garage type things, New band from the master of music Simo Soo.

MICHAEL CRAFTER http://www.myspace.com/michaelcrafter
Two-piece, sometime three-piece, sometimes one-piece, posi-violence.

Sunday 7 March, 2010.
Jura Books
440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham

Mars Hill Cafe – Goes Electric w/Jess Locke, The (temperamental) Pocket and Maxwell

Matt — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:54:10 +0000

3 of Lesstalks “premier” singer songwriters are playing together on March 13th at Mars Hill Cafe in Paramatta. It should be a really great/good/excellent/cruisy night with coffee and great food. Some of the guys will be plugging in their guitars for this one so it should be totally rocking.

Mars Hill Cafe
Church St
Paramatta

Jess Locke
The (temperamental) Pocket
Maxwell

Saturday March 13th
FREE ENTRY
8pm

www.myspace.com/jesslockemusic

www.myspace.com/thetemperamentalpocket

www.myspace.com/maxwellissmart

Brutal Poodles – Star

Matt — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:45:32 +0000

The new Brutal Poodles film clip is now up on youtube, the entire thing was filmed live, and sound tracked completely live at Bill and George, Redfern. Amazing, this is sexy. The Brutal Poodles play live for the 2nd time at Soseume Friday the 5th of March, Q Bar on Oxford St.

The Brutal Poodles – Star

Jess Locke – In The Bedroom = 4/5

Matt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:03:06 +0000

Jessica Knight Locke

Jess Locke’s free download on Lesstalk Records download page was reviewed in the latest issue of Reverb Magazine. “Jess Locke – In The Bedroom” was a home recorded album pressed in a small run of 50 for Jess’ friends for Christmas (I still have a couple copies if anyone wants one), and somehow it was picked up by the good people at Reverb Magazine and given a stellar review.

Lesstalk Records made the album available for all on the downloads page (maybe we should of released it properly… hmmmmm).

To download the album review click here.

Reverb Facebook Page

www.myspace.com/jesslockemusic

Crab Smasher Melbourne Tour Feb 2010

Matt — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:06 +0000

Crab Smasher, Newcastle’s greatest longest running noise pop band are touring to Melbourne this week! They are heading down for the Summer Winds Festival and also while they are down there they are playing a massive amount of shows squeezed into a couple days. Join them on their plan to conquor Melbourne yet again at one of the following shows.

All their past releases including Lesstalks most recent release are now available for listening from their bandcamp website, where you also have the option of donating your money to keep them going, and hopefully some time this year they will release their next full length.

Thursday February 11
8PM
Old Bar
74-76 Johnston St Fitzroy

CRAB SMASHER
PENGUINS
SPITFIRE PARADE
THE BUNYIP MOON

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279775093342

Saturday February 13th
2PM
43 Pender St
Thornbury

DRILLBIT
CRAB SMASHER
MITCHELL BRENNAN
JOHN BUTLER f**k KIDS

From Newcastle Drillbit and Crab Smasher come to our fair town for noise action fun times. Supported by ex-Newcastlelite Mitchell Brennan and one time homeless Maitland resident John Butler does Kids.
Free as ever. All ages and byo.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=289189894307

Saturday February 13
Summer Winds Festival
Prehistoric Fuckin’ Moron(s) (Sydney + Newcastle)
Psychward vs. Tea and Sympathy Symphony
Crab Smasher (Newcastle)
Gauntlet
Lost Animal
Eko Eko Azarak
Either/Or
Matthew Brown
JK Fuller
Avatron
Repairs
Pissypaw
Murrggh’urr
Hissy Mearky
Chrome Dome
Yakks
MV
Omen

10AM, Saturday 13th February
Albert Street Park
Off Sydney Road, Brunswick
DIY, Donation, All Ages

Saturday February 13
7PM
Loophole
High St Thornbury

GO GENRE EVERYTHING (Album Launch!)
CRAB SMASHER
THE WELCOME FIGHT

Sunday February 14
8PM
The Empress

Winterplan
The Analytes
Popolice

Penguins February Tour

Matt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:49:28 +0000

Sup, I helped book a couple shows for Penguins this weekend. Come say hi and join in on the fun.

Newcastle: Friday 5th February
Crab Smasher
Penguins
Cock Safari

Vox Cyclops
Hunter St
Newcastle
6pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279010056938

Central Coast: Saturday 6th February
The Snoozefests
Penguins
Michael Crafter
Darren Banter

Lesshouse
Lloyd Ave
Chain Valley Bay South
1:30pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279010056938

Sydney: Sunday 7th February
Milvains (Italy)
Penguins
Nice Guys
Michael Crafter

Kris’ House
Trafalgar St
Annandale.
2pm

FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=276708533747

Picnic in the Sun – A Listening Party

Matt — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:17:35 +0000

Summer may be halfway done, but we’re not. We’re in love with long evenings, large amounts of booze and the laziness that seeps through being hot and sticky. In the tradition of all these seasonal delights, we’re hosting a little party in a park. It’ll be all kinds of lying around and lapping up the sun.

It’s all in aid of some special open-air, completely unplugged sets by:

The Understudy
http://www.myspace.com/theunderstudy
Jess Locke
http://www.myspace.com/jesslockemusic
& New Caledonia Blue
http://www.myspace.com/myjobcfcob

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Gowrie St Reserve
Street: Gowrie St
City/Town: Newtown, Australia

Bring a blanket and some booze, percussion instruments, food stuffs and some friends. Hell, bring a croquet set if you want …

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250016579875&ref=mf

Skyhut – Cuddle Party Bootlegs

Matt — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:16:49 +0000

Cuddle Party (A cuddle party is an event designed with the intention of allowing people to experience non-sexual group physical intimacy through cuddling.) live recording bootlegs are now up thanks to Skyhut, who recorded the air during the sets in cuddle party. All who played were recorded except for CASIOGLORIA when the batteries ran out. Thanks Nick! Download links below.

It was a great day and thanks to all who played and Grant for putting it on, it looks like it may become a common occurrence at ARThive.

MIKE McCARTHY’S COLOURS
http://www.mediafire.com/?jw4zmrzwyiy

COCK SAFARI
http://www.mediafire.com/?zghdzz34ygd

THE SNOOZEFESTS
http://www.mediafire.com/?zozyyydjjjt

The [Temperamental] Pocket
http://www.mediafire.com/?ivhvzumm2hr

HOLOGRAPHIC COCOON feat. KEANE WILLIAMS
http://www.mediafire.com/?blvdduwuliz

LOBSTER FACE
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4uwnzv4zfm

BLOCK []
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzyznmdwtjt

THEORY OF KRIS
http://www.mediafire.com/?tq5wndwfvtg

EDWIN MONTGOMERY
http://www.mediafire.com/?4dt3mngziqm

CRAB SMASHER (unplugged)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2imejnjje2m

CASIOGLORIA

To listen to more of Skyhut’s live recordings of the Sydney/Newcastle area please go to http://www.mediafire.com/skyhut

Melbourne this weekend – Jess Locke

Matt — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:00:59 +0000

This weekend I am heading to Melbourne with Jess, we are playing an instore Sunday afternoon at Round and Round Records. Come down for some sweet acoustic music and refreshing beers. With music from Darren, Jess and Stacey.

Round and Round Records
513 Sydney Rd
Brunswick
VIC

Darren Gibson
Jess Locke (Syd)
Shoes in bed

3pm
Free
$2 Donation Beers

www.myspace.com/darrengibsonmusic
www.myspace.com/jesslockemusic
www.myspace.com/shoesinbed

Facebook Event : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253977147356

Halal, How Are You? – Live at Halalween FREE DOWNLOAD

Matt — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:23:33 +0000

Happy Anniversary!
Out of print debut live album for Halal, How Are You? is now for free download. Released on this day last year Halal have recently recorded their follow up with Jonathan Boulet, some new killer tracks that will be gracing your ears in 2010. This live album is a psychedelic garage rock classic. Recorded on Halloween 2008 in front of a screaming audience of zombies and vampires. The album features all of their cult hits including Your Body is a Fascist Zombie and Daytona.

Free Download – 34MB
http://www.myspace.com/halalhowareyou
Halal Facebook!