Zed Announcers' Top Tens For 2017
In no specific order:
#10 Winston Surfshirt: Sponge Cake
#9 Cut Copy: Haiku From Zero
#8 The War On Drugs: A Deeper Understanding
#7 KLLO: Backwater
#6 Slowdive: Slowdive
#5 Methyl Ethel: Everything Is Forgotten
#4 Tired Lion: Dumb Days
#3 HTMLflowers: Chrome Halo
#2 Gold Class: Drum
#1 LCD Soundsystem: american dream
Zed Announcers' Top Tens For 2017
In order from least to most favourite:
#10 Dopplereffeckt: Cellular Automata
#9 Bendek: Bene's World
#8 K15: Speed Of Life
#7 Chord Memory Band: Chord Memory Band
#6 Gaussian Curve: The Distance
#5 Harvey Sutherland And Bermuda: Expectations
#4 Henry Wu Feat. Banton: Deep In The Mud
#3 Ron Trent: Prescription - Word, Sound & Power
#2 Kaidi Tatham: Changing Times
#1 Garrett: Private Life
Havana Meets Kingston live @ The Tivoli!
Mista Savona presents Havana Meets Kingston LIVE! Playing at The Tivoli on Thursday, March 8th, 2018. This 15-piece super group features legendary Jamaican musicians Sly & Robbie, Boopee and Randy Valentine, alongside Cuban greats Barbarito Torres and Rolando Luna from the Buena Vista Social Club, Julito Padron, Brenda Navarette, and more.
4ZZZ presents Octobermess
Featuring Bottlecock, Tall Pines, The Wrong Man, Guava Lava, Sydney 2000 and Bad Bangers.
This mini festival will feature stalls with zines and other independent publications from local writers and artists, as well as your favourite 4ZZZ merchandise.
Come along and help raise funds for the Zeds!
Doors open at 7:30pm, and tickets will be $10 on the door, or $8 for 4ZZZ subscribers.
Leon Bridges - Coming Home
“Leon is a musician whose demeanor, bodily gestures, appearance, and sound are genuinely molded by the legendary soul artist of the 50’s and 60’s…and whose music is even of the same caliber of his influences...” EARMILK
“In a few short years Bridges has become a veteran modern practitioner of the genre’s conventions and constraints. “ AMERICAN SONGWRITER
“We can’t escape the promise of greatness that we hear in his timeless songs” GORILLA V. BEAR
Infest the Nation
A new event showcasing the diversity of young artists taking over the new Australian hip-hop scene. The second show will feature local MC's Louzeik, Travy P, Kret'n & Krisie B, Nasteski, Donny Casper and KingWolf!
Infesting the Beetle Bar in Brisbane Thursday June 18th from 7pm, entry is $8 for current 4ZZZ subscribers and $10 for general entry. All proceeds go to keeping community radio 4ZZZ alive and independent, hopefully for another 40 years!
4ZZZ Car Park Show
Come and support community radio on Saturday 2nd of May by heading on down to the 4zzz station car park in Fortitude Valley and see local bands including; sludgy two piece, Marville, fun punx, Makeout Creek, young superstars, The Missing and two new bands, Qualms and Bad Bangers. This is an all ages event and it kicks off at 3pm. Only a gold coin donation to get in with all funds going to 4zzz to help keep this fantastic radio station alive!
Steve Lucas
On Wednesday, January 14th 2015 The Bunker will host the second installment of “The Naked Sessions”, this time featuring Australian music icon and philanthropist Steve Lucas (X) in a very special *FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY* solo gig as he performs the full X-Aspirations album “unplugged-style”, as well as showcasing some of the many songs that span his impressive 35-year career. Supporting Steve at this very special event are local ensemble The Rared, and emerging songstress Hanny J, both performing stripped-back acoustic sets.
Get On Air! Youth Info Session
4ZZZ is hosting an information afternoon for 14 – 18 years olds to give you a head start in the creative industries. Find out how to join the 4ZZZ Youth Team to put on all ages events in Brisbane, learn about our upcoming under 18s announcer training course and find out how you can contribute content to the 4ZZZ Youth Show or the 4ZZZ Youth Blog.
Proactive youth who are passionate about youth issues, independent music, arts and culture are encouraged to join the 4ZZZ Youth Team and get on air, get involved and have their say.
Jakob
New Zealand’s Jakob announce Australian tour in support of new album Sines;
release new single and video Blind Them With Science
Cult post-rock outfit Jakob are awakening from a long slumber to break an eight-year silence with a nationwide tour this October, bringing their formidably beautiful and long-awaited new record Sines.