Ex girlfriends, beer, fond university memories, the sydney train timetable, foreign exchange rates, garlic on pizza, new guitar pedals, sleep deprivation, the breakdown of society, a rhyming dictionary, falsetto, the media's fixation with stalking, the Simpsons, old strings
Sounds Like
Crowded house with overdrive, The Whitlams with a smile, Cake with enthusiasm and The Beatles with a cooler synth
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In a serious city called Sydney where angry rock bands gather a-plenty, one band chooses to ignore the road rage & channel the hectic pace into cheerful pop/rock music. Happenstance are two charismatic front-men Ben Grace & Nick Woodford, the virtuosic David Grant on bass & dynamic drummer Ali Foster (winner of the 2007 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award for women instrumentalists in jazz.) Happenstance’s on-stage sound has been likened to the Beatles, Crowded House, Maroon 5, Queen, early Whitlams, Phish, Supergrass and Jellyfish.
Happenstance have been playing the Sydney scene for less than a year and have wasted no time producing their first EP along side ARIA award winning producer/engineer Anton Hagop (Silverchair, Powderfinger, the Dissociatives). This stylistically varied debut serves as an entree to Happenstance’s extensive repertoire. Two of the EP tracks recently made into the top 30 in the national New Artists 2 Radio (2007) competition and in September 'If I'm Not Mistaken' debuted in the newly launched mp3.com.au charts at number 1.
In late 2008 'If I'm Not Mistaken' was featured as the opening track on the US compilation CD "Power Pop Overthrow Vol. 2" and sees it being added to US college radio. In early 2008 'Here I Am Again' secured a spot on the Perisher Blue 'Launch Your Band' compilation CD which is still awaiting an official release.
Happenstance have received airplay as well as being interviewed and playing live, on community radio right across Australia. Their track 'If I'm Not Mistaken' has also been added to US college radio networks.
Happenstance have played at Sydney venues such as the Gaelic Club, the Annandale, the Hopetoun, the Lansdowne, Will & Toby's, the Excelsior, the Cat & Fiddle, HQ, Mandarin Club, Orange Grove Hotel and Vic on the Park and Windsor’s infamous Jolly Frog Hotel and recently took their show on the road to Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Laurieton, Armidale & Coffs Harbour.
Happenstance have shared the stage with the likes of Youth Group, the Audreys, Mental as Anything, Jack Nolan Band, the Sunpilots, the Verses, Custom Kings, Cloud Control, Le Kingste, Ellington, Where's Jerome, Playjerize, Wagons, Jumbledat, Lowrider, Custom Kings, Here Come the Birds, The Glass Ceiling, Vaudeville, Fictions, mcArtney, Yen, Jordan Millar & the Question and Brian Campeau.
Angie releases her second solo album 'Eat My Shadow' in Australia tomorrow!
We have a very special deal for you all, JB Hi-Fi are offering a SIGNED, TWO DISC edition of Angie's album.
The first disc contains the full 12 track album, the second disc contains a 5 track EP of Angie covering some of her favourite songs, including tracks by The Smiths, Australian Crawl, Laura Veirs and others.
On top of that we're offering a beautiful Angie Hart tea-towel (dishcloth to you Americans!) as part of the deal. Be quick!
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Angie is touring Australia in November (with dates in USA and Asia in 2010)
Please visit www.myspace.com/angiehart for further details...
Hey there, We are playing in Sydney this Sat 12th Sept at the Vangaurd in Newtown. We are on stage at 10pm. We'd love to see you there. Cheers, Special Patrol.
Sydney's & Melbourne's favourite cabaret variety show has 2 more events until we finish for 2009. At the next Sydney show is this SUNDAY at The Arthouse Hotel and the next Melbourne show will be held on Sunday 4th October at our brand new North Melbourne venue. For more information and to book, please visit http://www.therubyrevue.com Tickets start at just $25! We also have a very exciting new Melbourne event kicking off at The Blue Diamond on Sunday 18th Oct. Visit http://www.bijoucabaret.com for more info and to book.
HI AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ADD ON YOUR PAGE ...I HOPE YOU GET TIME TO LISTEN TO MY NEW SONGS AND MAYBE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU GET TIME !!!!!..I WISH YOU WELL AND HOPE YOU ENJOY MY MUSIC THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ...YOUR FRIEND PATRICK K
Hey. If your free we are playing at the bald faced stag in leichhardt, sydney on the 31st of july. tickets will be $12 on the door. If you could make it it would be great to see you there. Cheers, Julian, CUTWING
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