Another Japanese rock band is landing in Australia. This time it’s TsuShiMaMiRe making their Down Under debut, hitting Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney in February.

Known worldwide for their explosive live performances, razor-sharp musicianship and fearless genre-blending sound, TsuShiMaMiRe have spent more than two decades carving out a fiercely loyal cult following across Japan, North America and Europe.

We're in the home straight in ther run towards the I-94 Bar-promoted annual Xmas show by Pismo Beach's Psychotic Turnbuckles at Marrickville Bowling Club in Sydney this Saturday. Tickets are moving briskly for the Kings of The Combat Zones' match-up against heavyweight hard-rockers The Dark Clouds and fuzzily effervescent The Sugar Beats. 

Turnbuckles frontman Jesse The Intruder says he has some special moves in store for the challengers but the headliners seem to be in an unchracteristically magmanious mood, promising all advance ticket buyers a present. We'll believe that when we see it but you can secure your ringside spot right here.  

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Fans of Real Rock Action rejoice: New York punk survivor Sonny Vincent is continuing his return to stages with a triple whammy of shows in Germany in February.

After a one-off gig in Europe and an art show in Los Angeles last month, the indefatigable Vincent will play Stuttgart (February 20), Cologne (February 21) and Hildesheim (February 22). The shows will be filmed by Danny Garcia ("Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC", "Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy", "Looking for Johnny", "Stiv") for a full-length documentary.

Sonny Vincent is a veteran of the Max's and CBGB scenes whose band Testors were a cult item in the NYC underground in the late '70s.  His long and storied career has included collaborations with Scott and Ron Asheton, Wayne Kramer, Bob Stinson, Cheetah Chrome, Mo Tucker, Spencer P Jones, Sterling Morrison and Captain Sensible.  

Two titans of power-pop and punk rock will reunite this March when LA cult legends Red Kross (pictured), celebrate 45 years of dayglo hooks, sly wit and sky-high choruses, with Aussie icons The Hard-Ons on an Australian tour. The nine-date run will span Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Tickets are on sale now and sell-outs look likely.

The bands might be separated by the Pacific Ocean but have ties that go back to when they were label mates on the US Big Time label in 1987. Beyond that the connections are plentiful; both started playing out on their respective punk scenes when they were teenagers.

Both bands transgressed the accepted boundaries of punk, and pushed audience excitement buttons with high energy, great tunes, an outrageous visual element and a willingness to include '60s pop influences into their punk sounds. Click MORE for dates and ticket lins. 

Holy smokes! Ashley Naylor has snuck a handful of solo shows to help launch his fifth and arguably finest solo LP, “Alexandria Sunset”, whilst on the road with The Church.

Naylor is the renowned guitarist lending his talents to iconic Australian acts including The Church, Paul Kelly, The Stems and beloved Melbourne band Even. He’s parked the proverbial Even car in the garage and taken the wheel of his creative powers, driving head on with a string of successful solo releases in recent years. 

“Alexandria Sunset” was released in September and landed in the Top 20 of the AIR charts. It’s streaming, on CD and on LP via El Reno Music. These launch shows are in solo acoustic mode:

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"Alexandria Sunset" launches
NOV
14 – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
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18 – Odeon, Richmond, VIC
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DEC
11- Factory Floor, Marrickville, NSW
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21 – Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
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