There hasn’t been an Australian band like The Siren Tower in quite some time.

That is, a band distinctly and unmistakably Australian.

The country and culture that The Siren Tower celebrates in story and song has both dignity and conscience in tact. It is an Australia of Indigenous, convict and immigrant history alike, because that is the truth of things, and the truth always makes for a better story.

The artistic vision of Grant McCulloch – a fifth-generation Wangaratta boy who has become one of the most critically-acclaimed voices in his adopted Western Australia – The Siren Towers’ songs have been crafted to animate each and every one of McCulloch’s stories in the bombastic fashion that they deserve. Fictional or autobiographical, each song bears a sincerity and narrative depth that holds the mark of a truly great songwriter, and makes the spirit of The Siren Tower so very familiar.

Behind that voice; a band equally dedicated to the craft… less in the spotlight than their front-man, but equally as essential.

But groups of this calibre don’t just turn up out of thin air, and we all know that.

The Siren Tower are a young band, but one formed by seasoned musicians, players from diverse and decorated backgrounds in the West Australian music scene. Their collective experience runs deep, and in addition to McCulloch’s voice, The Siren Tower’s ability to produce on record and stage is undeniable.

But it’s hard to know what to expect of people’s reactions to a band like this, in the same way it was hard to know what to expect of people’s reactions to a band like the Oils, or Springsteen, or Bragg… because this is not just about music, nor politics, nor poetry, nor any other one thing in particular.

It is life.

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Beardfoot Bookings & Promotions and Heavy Mag present Voyager & Leprous (Norway) Joint Australian Tour in January/February 2016. Voyager, Australia’s premium progressive metal band and Leprous, the latest modern progressive metal band to take the international scene by storm, hit Sydney, Perth, Brisbane & Melbourne. Voyager has returned from the US after a national tour with Evergrey followed by a set at ProgPower USA that deemed the band future headliners of the festival, cementing Voyager’s international appeal. Leprous bring their modern progressive metal to Australia for the first time, armed with their latest release, “The Congregation”. With both acts receiving rave reviews internationally this is a tour not to be missed. Local supports to be announced.

To help celebrate The Brow‘s single launch at Amplifier Bar on Saturday 17 October, Beardfoot is presenting BATTLE OF THE BEARDS live on the night to determine Perth’s boldest, bravest and best beard. To enter or to nominate your bearded bro, head to the Beardfoot Facebook page, give it a like, then upload a photo of your personal attempt at greatness in the comments. The 10 most popular beards (Go Fish for some likes) will win a double pass to the single launch where the Top 5 (as anointed by some local beards from the big league) will compete for the Ultimate Bearded Gentleman’s Prize Pack. This includes a Gentleman’s Cut & Beard Trim from Dandy Barber co. (Beaufort St, Mt Lawley), music from The Beards, beer, beard products to help remain as sharp as ever and much more… ENTER NOW!

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On Saturday 17 October, multi-award winning party-proliferators The Brow (formerly Brow Horn Orchestra) launch their latest single “Bermuda Love Triangle” at Amplifier Bar, Perth. The dance-demanding outfit will be supported on the night by friends Our Man In Berlin, Angus Dawson and The Witches, with beats provided by NDORSE throughout the festivities.

“Bermuda Love Triangle” is the latest taster of the six piece’s long-awaited debut full-length album.

Early bird tickets are on sale now! Get in now as there is a limited supply of cheep (**eyebrows**) tix!

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Recently returning from another successful tour of the US supporting Evergrey and playing the mighty ProgPower USA, Perth’s Voyager are hitting The Astor Lounge for the first time for their last show of 2015. And to make this an even more special event, Voyager is inviting Perth fans to vote for the set list. Pick the 10 songs you want to hear by following this link: http://freeonlinesurveys.com/p/LNWjPSt1?qid=733068
Joining Voyager on the night will be Opia and Carthasy and be warned: door sales only for this event.

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Beardfoot Bookings & Promotions is proud to announce Perth’s party-proliferators THE BROW has joined the Beardfoot family. With a swag pack full of industry awards, THE BROW has won WAMIs for Best Live, Funk & Hip Hop Act since first hitting the scene in 2009. They’re latest Double-A-Side release, coupled with videos made in house and by critically acclaimed director Julia Ngeow (behind Kučka & Marksman Lloyd’s amazing clips) has announced THE BROW’s relaunch. New tunes & new players THE BROW bring the same high-energy, dance-demanding electronic/hip hop/pop that you’ve seen blowing up festival stages such as Big Day Out, Groovin‘ The Moo, Southbound, Pyramid Rock, Future Music and West Coast Blues & Roots.

Beardfoot Bookings & Promotions is proud to announce our alliance with Perth’s very own VOYAGER. Australia’s premium progressive metal band, blending pop sensibility with progressive heaviness, VOYAGER has been leading the way in Australian progressive metal since their debut album in 2004. VOYAGER’s CV reads like any critically acclaimed, internationally represented act; with performances at ProgPower (USA & Europe), Euroblast (Germany), Hammersonic (Indonesia), collaborations with Daniel Tompkins (Tesseract) & D.C. Cooper (Royal Hunt) and now 5 studio albums under their collective belt, VOYAGER has been setting the standard for progressive music in Australia for more than a decade. In September 2015 the 5-piece embarks on another North American tour, this time supporting prog metal giants Evergrey plus a return visit to ProgPower USA.

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Beardfoot Bookings & Promotions is the brainchild of local musician and booking agent Josh Terlick.
This latest venture, based in WA, is focused on delivering a quality and complete artist booking and promotional service for Australian touring acts throughout the Australasian region.

With a focus on bespoke booking solutions for differing styles and genres of musical acts, Beardfoot Bookings & Promotions is proud to work with some of Australia’s finest live acts, prolific studio artists and some hidden gems that we look forward to sharing with you.

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When acclaimed Perth hip hop outfit, The Brow, recently launched their Third Trimester EP, it’d been several years between releases.

Not that they’d been sitting on their hands, mind you. The band had spent much of their time touring throughout Australia doing festival and venue dates, as well as stopping over in Singapore for Beerfest Asia 2014. A support slot for Public Enemy at the Chevron Festival Gardens saw none other than Chuck D watching from side-of-stage, impressing him enough to play tracks from The Brow on his RAPstation website.

As the band continued to busy itself, however, an evolution was taking place.

“In 2015 we brought some new blood into the band and started drip-feeding singles from what became an EP to close off one chapter and open up a new one,” Nicholas Owen (aka NDORSE) (beats/MC) says.

“We’ve always been quite an eclectic band with – for lack of better phrase – a ‘broad church’ of music lovers. Whilst we’ve always dabbled in a bunch of styles I think we were keen to focus more on the hip hop/electronic side of things over pop music, which can be a very unrewarding beast to tame.”

Those several singles evolved into the Third Trimester EP, the title coming from the core of the musical developments taking place.

“It’s a line from (EP track) The Mantra,” explains guitarist/MC, Ben Fear (aka Rogue Scholar). ‘The kick moves in us like we’re third trimester’. For the uninitiated, it’s an obstetric reference. The relevance to the EP is that it’s the end of a chapter – read: pregnancy – in the band’s sound, image and direction. Taking this metaphor further, the EP is the last stage before the ‘birth’ of our new line-up and sound.”

As ever, the rich influences in The Brow’s music tend to circle high and wide. It’s a trait that links the new line-up with the older ones and makes for a pleasing maturation all ‘round.

“Members of The Brow, both past and present, have come from a variety of musical backgrounds,” Fear points out. “Some of us have trained in contemporary or jazz performance, our bassist (Josh Terlick) has a background in melodic power metal, and others were raised on hip-hop and electronica. Our combined musical tastes and influences are more diverse still.

“The Brow’s way of creating a unique sound is by combining elements from different styles and genres. Luckily this ‘combining’ process happens quite organically without much conscious effort. This creates a sound that draws from various influences but is ultimately cohesive and, hopefully, recognisably ‘us’.”

In moving forward, The Brow happened upon their new singer, Talia Hart, and it’s already proved to be a rewarding union, especially in terms of the band’s creative verve.

“Talia brings a great dynamic to the group and fit in perfectly from the first meeting,” drummer Josh Ellis says. “She takes the title for the youngest member of the band by a fair margin but has a distinct and soulful voice and great pop sensibilities.

“Also, being fresh to the band has the natural advantage of hearing everything with fresh ears and also seeing our vision from an outsider’s perspective. Now she is central to this vision and is shaping it with her own contributions. Talia has an incredible ability with creating melodies from raw undeveloped ideas and this has been a catalyst and inspiration for us to start writing and producing music again.”

There’s no such gap between releases for The Brow these days, with the unveiling of a brand new single, Circles, the first track co-written and recorded with Hart, who travelled to Bali with Owen and Ellis on a creative trip which combined beautiful scenery with the kind of cabin fever that can only come from songwriting.

The result is a cool slice of world weariness combined with a steel resolve; Hart’s sultry lead vocals complemented by NDORSE & Rogue Scholar’s matter-of-fact rhymes before the boys-in-brass (Sam Timmerman & Karri Harper-Meredith) take the song – and indeed The Brow – to eagerly-awaited new heights.

With that in mind, The Brow have a full dance card lined up in terms of gigs and some interesting plans for visuals and audience interactivity to boot. The plan ahead is for more singles to follow, leading to a full album release in 2017. It’s an exciting new era for a band that already boasts a rich, award-winning history.

“Circles is definitely a new direction for The Brow and we believe it is culmination of our influences and a sign of things to come,” Ellis says. “The trip to Bali was such an important part of our recent history. Having Talia welcomed in to the band and then dedicating that time to nothing but The Brow was the kick-start that we required and an inspiration for all us to pursue what we are doing now.”