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Chantel Bann recently upped some very nice piccies of Umlaut’s recent show at The Factory in Sydney (26 June 2010).

Check em out at the flickrz

Sweet mate! Care of SLW, we have confirmation that The Dillinger Escape Plan will be returning to Australian shores. Seems like they can’t keep away, we have been lucky enough to get a DEP tour pretty much every year for the passed few years.

They will be rupturing our ear drums in May supported by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and The Red Shore. Tix onsale 9am Friday 19 March.

The Dates:

SUNDAY 16 PERTH, THE CAPITOL – 18+
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TUESDAY 18 ADELAIDE, FOWLERS – Lic A/A
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WEDNESDAY 19 MELBOURNE, THE PALACE – 18+
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FRIDAY 21 SYDNEY, THE METRO – Lic A/A
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SATURDAY 22 SYDNEY, THE METRO – Lic A/A
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SUNDAY 23 BRISBANE, THE HI-FI – 18+
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Ipecac recently tweeted news of a new Tango Saloon date:

“The Tango Saloon will be performing at 505 in Sydney, Australia on March 22, 2010.”

One ungulate’s thoughts on the Faith No More Sydney Soundwave show:

This is pretty cobbled together in between me working. Just some thoughts, take them with a sack of salt!

Reunited – a long intro, the sounds are great. Roddy’s keys are clear, Puffy’s kick and Billy’s bass are in perfect unison, Jon’s guitar tones are spot on and classy. Patton’s all greasy schmaltz, and wonder of wonders, the harmonies between Roddy, Jon and Patton actually sound good in the forgiving environment of the festival.

Land of Sunshine – Huge. The juxtaposition against the opening track (and indeed the previous band, Jimmy Eat World) is jarring.

Be Aggressive – Nice and hardcore. Happy they played this one because it’s one of 2 songs my Patton hating wife likes.

Evidence – It’s a pity that Jon’s basically playing covers a lot of the time, because it’s his guitar work that saves songs like this one that have me yawning. Great tone.

Surprise you’re dead – I realize at this stage that I know exactly what song’s coming up by Puffy’s count-ins. This is a Puffy track for me, some interesting work and it’s a great job that if they’re going to pick one non-Epic track from the Real Things they’ve picked this one.

Poker face -> Chinese Arithmetic – Brilliant. The Poker Face intro really showcases Patton’s vocals funnily enough. Just about any song off of Introduce Yourself kicks butt when they revive them. They’re raw, and there’s something odd about the vocal lines that puts Patton
in an uncomfortable spot and forces him to perform.

Last Cup of Sorrow – A bit of a meh song really; but seemingly a crowd pleaser. Again, harmonies that sound awful in bootlegs and broadcasts are mushed up into the acceptable by the breeze. Where’s Caffeine? A Small Victory? Digging the Grave/ A dozen better songs than this one. OK I still loved it, but…you know.

Cuckoo for Caca – Manic stuff; violent and ugly and tight as a nun’s. Cool lighting when Billy gets the spotlight in his mini-solos.

Easy – Another one which serves only to highlight Jon’s classy and professional playing of other people’s music.

Ashes to Ashes – Yet another pop stadium crowd pleasure, but it comes across way better in person than recorded, live or album.

Midlife crisis -> popcorn – this is the song that really got me into FNM, but I think it always comes across a bit weak compared to the thick production on the album. The schtick of letting the crowd sing the chorus worked a charm. Popcorn as a middle bit was chuckle worthy.

Gentle art of making Enemies – Fabuloso. Huge. Etc. Perfect.

King for a Day – The bridge on this one is really a highlight of the set. The indulgent outro has always seemed like everyone but Patton is completely lost with no effects or anywhere to go, and that hasn’t changed.

Epic – I fully expected to hate this. They tore it apart and spat it out with as much heart as any other tune, if not more. Amazing.

Just a Man – Best surprise of the night, and it sounded better than they’ve ever played it. I think Jon  is severely underrated, and he shines on these more dynamic tracks.

Ole ole -> Chariots of Fire -> Stripsearch – Ole Ole seemed out of place here. But it seemed like few of the crowd knew where they were going with this, so the effect was all cool. Roddy’s samples were incredibly loud and piercing, which in a way was strangely cool.

We Care a Lot – I’m a bit confused by this one; it’s a good stomper of a song, but is any of the crowd really familiar with FNM from 1985? Again, so many better songs to be played.

I’m pretty critical in here; that’s because I’ve seen the band half a dozen times, listened to a dozen bootleg gigs and watched a bunch of gigs on video as well; etc. etc. I don’t want to leave the review on a bad note though, so overall the show was surprisingly strong; certainly a lot better in person than listening to recent boots/watching on youtube. The band seemed to enjoy themselves and honestly I had a smile on my face for the whole 80 minutes, and I’m pumped for this evening.

Thanks to Max Cow for allowing us to publish his thoughts here.

Image c/o faster louder

Absolutely mind blowing I managed to live tweet the set last night, thankfully there was coverage in the Hordern.

Scored a backstage pass and got to meet Jon, Billy and MikeP. All very cool guys Also got to meet Gregg Turkington (Neil Hamburger!) oh and Danny Heifetz was hangin out too!

The setlist with links to my live tweets:

1. Midnight Cowboy
2. The Real Thing
3. Land of Sunshine
4. Caffeine
5. Evidence
6. Gentle Art of Making Enemies
7. Last Cup of Sorrow
8. Ricochet
9. Easy
10. Midlife Crisis – (Stevie Wonder snippet in the pause. A surprise to MikeP. The band rehearsed it without him knowing)
11. Epic
12. I Started a Joke
13. Surprise you’re Dead
14. A Small Victory
15. Ashes to Ashes
16. Just a Man
17. Encore (Sweet as, Chas. See Roddy’s twit feed for reference )
18. Edge of the World
19. Digging the Grave
20. Encore 2
21. Introduce yourself
22. This Town ain’t big enough for the both us (Sparks)
23. Fin

Check out the Faster, Louder gallery from last night for some good pics

My iphone snaps:

Making my way to the front

Check out what I got!

Hordern aftershow party winding down

Feb 15 2010    SFBH    Wellington
Feb 16 2010    Transmission Room    Auckland
Feb 18 2010    The Hi-Fi    Brisbane
Feb 20 2010   R.N.A. Showgrounds – Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Meshuggah, etc.    Brisbane
Feb 21 2010    Eastern Creek Raceway – Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Meshuggah, etc.    Eastern Creek
Feb 23 2010    Manning Bar w/ Baroness    Sydney
Feb 25 2010    Corner Hotel w/ Baroness, Oren Ambarchi    Melbourne
Feb 26 2010    Melbourne Showgrounds – Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Meshuggah, etc.    Melbourne
Feb 27 2010    Bonython Park – Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Meshuggah, etc.    Adelaide
Mar 1 2010      Steel Blue Oval – Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Meshuggah, etc.    Perth
Mar 3 2010     Club Quattro w/ Baroness    Osaka
Mar 4 2010     Club Quattro w/ Baroness    Nagoya
Mar 6 2010     O-East w/ Baroness    Tokyo

America’s Funny Man Neeeeeeiiiiil Hamburger will be supporting Faith No More alongside the Eagles of Death Metal, at the Sydney and Melbourne side shows on Feb 22, and 25th.

The comb-over sporting, tux wearing comedian played by Gregg Turkington, last spat humour (…literally) into the hungry faces of Patton fans at All Tomorrows Parties’ Nightmare Before Christmas,  2008.

With the FNM dates listed on his myspace, he will also be playing his own gig at the Toff in Town, Melbourne on Feb 23 with none other than Dr El Suavo. Get tickets for that night of magic, mayhem, hilarity and insult from moshtix.

Neil Hamburger and FNM… Australia, you’ve been warned!

Both the Sydney and Melbourne legs of the Faith No More Sidewave tour will be on sale Thursday 29th of October at 9am. The Melbourne show will be available through ticketmaster (no direct link yet) and the Sydney show will be on sale via ticketek.

The lowdown:

Monday 22nd February – Hordern Pavillion, Sydney (Licensed All Ages )
Tickets through Ticketek ($85 + GST + fees and charges)

Thursday 25th February – Festival Hall, Melbourne ( Licensed All Ages)
Tickets through Ticketmaster ($85 + GST + fees and charges)

More info:

liveguide

fasterlouder

ticketek

24 February,  230pm @ Allans Music

228 Pitt St, City. register online for preferential entry

The info: http://allansmusic.com.au/Stores/Sydney.aspx

The flyer: http://www.allansmusic.com.au/Downloads/DEP.pdf

Register here

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Bloody brilliant show as always. Even if you aren’t a huge fan of these guys you have to see them live, they put on a great show. Some of the items thrown in to the crowd by the band included a garbage bin, mic stands, and band equipment boxes. The security guards didn’t look overly impressed. Greg stole a cymbal from Gil and wedged it between the left house speakers. Never been to the roundhouse before but I have to say it’s a great venue. Pretty much good views from anywhere in the place.

Ben hooked me up with a photographers pass which was awesome of him (thanks heaps Ben) so I managed to score some pretty sweet photos of the event. Here is a smattering of the better ones: