triple j, Mucho–Bravado, Stop Start, Mess+Noise,
Groupie Magazine & Select Music Present…

You’d perhaps know Hungry Kids of Hungary best from their string of radio hits in the last 18 or so months – ‘Scattered Diamonds’, ‘Set It Right’, ‘Let You Down’ and most recently ‘Wristwatch’.  They’ve made their way around the country numerous times and even embarked on a short international tour playing some landmark shows in the UK and the States.  Last week it was announced the band were the latest signing to independent label Stop Start distributed by EMI and now are proud to announce the release of their much-anticipated debut album – Escapades – and a national tour to coincide.

It all started about 18 months ago when triple j announced Hungry Kids of Hungary the Queensland winners of their Unearthed competition that saw the band play Gold Coast’s Big Day Out.  A formative tour with Philadelphia Grand Jury and Washington followed as did sought after national support slots with the likes of Bertie Blackman and Little Birdy and festival appearances at Falls, South Bound, Sunset Sounds, Sounds of Spring, Woodford, One Movement and Valley Fiesta, to name a few.

Early 2010 was spent abroad with a toe-in-the-water jaunt to the States – to play at the likes of The Viper Room in Los Angeles and The Mercury Lounge in New York City – as well as the UK where they delivered a stunning pair of sets at The Great Escape festival in Brighton and a handful of shows around London.

And now following the recent bout of sell-out shows on the Shady Haze of Winter tour, Hungry Kids of Hungary return to the road for their biggest headline tour yet, more dates, a brand new set, new songs never played before, bigger venues, bigger crowds and, for the first time, an additional touring member guitarist Remy Boccalatte (Paper & The Plane, Spring Skier).

Joining them will be emerging Melbourne two-piece Big Scary, fresh off the release of their Winter EP, and Brisbane’s Ball Park Music whose latest EP Conquer the Town, Easy As Cake and its uber-popular single ‘iFly’ (you know the one, “I f*cking love you, I think you’re pretty”) will be debuted on the road for their maiden voyage around the nation.

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY’s ESCAPADES TOUR
with special guests BIG SCARY and BALL PARK MUSIC.

Tickets: $15+BF (PRESALE) / $18 (DOOR) – www.myspace.com/hungrykidsofhungary

Tickets available from www.thehifi.com.au  tel 1300-THEHIFI (8434434), Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beats , Sunflower Pacific fair , Disasterpiece, Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music, Gooble Warming, Rockaway Records or ww.oztix.com.au

THURSDAY, SEP 30 | THE HI-FI, BRISBANE (QLD)

SATURDAY, OCT 9 | ONE MOVEMENT, PERTH (WA) (HKoH only)

FRIDAY, OCT 15 | JIVE, ADELAIDE (SA)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 GET TIX) or Moshtix Outlets

SATURDAY, OCT 16 | JIVE, ADELAIDE (SA)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 GET TIX) or Moshtix Outlets

FRIDAY, OCT 22 | REPUBLIC BAR, HOBART (TAS)
(Ball Park Music not appearing)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 GET TIX), Moshtix Outlets or the venue

SATURDAY, OCT 23 | HOTEL NEW YORK, LAUNCESTON (TAS)
(Ball Park Music not appearing)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au and Mojo Music, 81 Brisbane Street Launceston 03.63345677

THURSDAY, OCT 28 | NATIONAL HOTEL, GEELONG (VIC)
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

FRIDAY, OCT 29 | CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (VIC)
Tickets available from www.cornerhotel.com or Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond Mon – Sat 11am – 8pm 03.9427 9198)

SATURDAY, OCT 30 | KAROVA LOUNGE, BALLARAT (VIC)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and New Generation

THURSDAY, NOV 4 | THE SPOTTED COW, TOOWOOMBA (QLD)
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

FRIDAY, NOV 5 | GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON BAY (NSW)
Tickets available from Hotel Great Northern Monday – Friday 9.00 – 5.00pm (Jonson St, Byron Bay), on 6685 6454 and Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545.

SATURDAY, NOV 6 | KINGS BEACH TAVERN, CALOUNDRA  (QLD)
(Big Scary not appearing)
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

WEDNESDAY, NOV 10 | BEACH ROAD HOTEL, BONDI (NSW)
Free Entry

THURSDAY, NOV 11 | GRAND HOTEL, WOLLONGONG (NSW)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 GET TIX) or Moshtix Outlets

FRIDAY, NOV 12 | THE FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY (NSW)
*ALL AGES*
Tickets available from www.factorytheatre.com.au or The Factory Box Office – 02.9550 3666

SATURDAY, NOV 13 | THE MARAM, CANBERRA (ACT)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au  (1300 GET TIX) Moshtix Outlets

SUNDAY, NOV 14 | CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE (NSW)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 GET TIX) or Moshtix Outlets and over the bar at Cambridge Hotel.

FRIDAY, NOV 19 | RUNAWAY BAY TAVERN, GOLD COAST (QLD)
(Big Scary not appearing)
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

SATURDAY, NOV 20 | OPEN ARMS FESTIVAL, COFFS HARBOUR (HKoH only)

★★★★★ Richard Kingsmill, triple j  – ‘iFly’ Unearthed Rating

Ball Park Music
Brisbane Ekka appearance – supporting The Grates

Friday, August 6 | RNA Showgrounds | Brisbane
Feature stage | Oval 2
7:15pm to 8:00pm

★★★★ ROLLING STONE
Ambitious rock collection favours both quantity and quality…a remarkable body of work.
(Elementary Tales For Young Boys And Girls – Box Set)

★★★★ THE AUSTRALIAN
With Powderfinger about to check into the retirement village, the arrival of Drawn from Bee’s impressive debut album could not have been better timed to plug the imminent gap on the Brisbane pop-rock export market.
(Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed – LP)

★★★★ RAVE MAGAZINE – Album Of The Week
…excellent debut album… DFB’s finest hour yet.

RAVE REVIEW – Album Of The Month
…moody pop perfection.

DRUM MEDIA SYDNEY
It’s no secret that Brisbane has always had a strong indie scene and Drawn from Bees are set to continue the legend.
(The Gaelic Theatre 10.07.10 – live review)

Arriving back to Australia after showcase performances for Musexpo and Music Matters across the UK, USA and Hong Kong, Drawn from Bees last week got straight back on a plane to play The Gaelic in Sydney for the first show to launch a national tour in support of their May 21 released album Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed.  

Fear Not… is the band’s most multi-layered and complex release to date, juxtaposing Drawn from Bees’ most heartbreakingly beautiful songs with their most intellectual rock concepts and experimental soundscapes – sampling choirs and iPhones alike amongst almost spiritual laments of loss and love.

New single ‘Stand Against The Storm’, recently added to triple j rotation, is another excuse for Drawn from Bees to show off their brilliant four-part harmonies, as Dan James adds a captivating dose of front-man theatrics to the mix.  

Fear Not…  puts to bed a two-year long project for the Brisbane four-piece, who’ve been studiously fulfilling their self-imposed goal of writing, recording and releasing a new body of work every six months during this time. With the album hitting the shelves, their four releases to date are now housed together as a special limited-release box set titled Elementary Tales For Young Girls & Boys, available at shows and through Bonefinger Records.

STREET PRESS AUSTRALIA, BIG TREE ARTISTS & BONEFINGER RECORDS PRESENT:

Fear Not National Tour

Saturday July 10 – Gaelic Club, Sydney
Friday July 16 – The Troubadour, Brisbane
Saturday July 17 – Miami Tavern, Gold Coast
Saturday July 24 – Pure Pop Records, Melbourne
Saturday July 24 – Espy, Melbourne
Saturday July 31 - Fowlers, Adelaide

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Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed
OUT NOW