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September 2010
Ruby for Lucy...RE-LAUNCH!
Yes, Ruby for Lucy will be re-launching Catching Bream when they perform as special guests for Skipping Vinegar Girl at Raval (42 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, NSW) on Saturday 11th September.
Plus a Canberra show: Saturday 4th September
at the Front (Wattle St, Lyneham Shops, ACT) supporting khancoban (launching their new single) with Nic Dalton (solo) up first. Starts at 8 o'clock, over by 11.30.
Gearing up for the November release of the new Nic Dalton and his Gloomchasers album Play All Night, Nic will be playing solo on the Saturday 4th September at the Front in Lyneham, with the Gloomchasers at the Petersham Bowling Club on Sunday 26th September and solo again supporting Smudge in Batesman's Bay on October 16th.Play All Night will be available on cd, 12 inch and iTunes.
August 2010
out today...Ruby for Lucy
Half A Cow is extremely excited to release the debut album by Ruby for Lucy.
Catching Bream.
Ruby for Lucy are an upcoming Sydney based acoustic duo. Julie Stenton and
Kat Borghetti made a musical match when they met on an online music site
and their debut album Catching Bream is the result. They make lovely, dreamy, whimsical pop music with two guitars and beautiful harmonies.
These very talented musicians are joined by their delightful double bassist and drummer on their nine-track mini-album. Play it once, you'll be playing it again and again. Truly special. Read more...
In the meantime they will be re-launching the album: Saturday 11th September
at Raval, 42 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, NSW supporting Skipping Vinegar Girl (who are also launching their new record)
Plus a Canberra show: Saturday 4th September
at the Front, Wattle St, Lyneham Shops in Canberra, ACT supporting khancoban (launching their new single) with Nic Dalton (solo) up first. Starts at 8 o'clock, over by 10.30
You could file the MoMos under ‘alternative rock’ but the band is too original, too mysterious and too weird to be left at that. The Momos – the brainchild of Drew Thomason - have been playing around Sydney for a few years and now, with a solidified lineup including Pat ‘Falling Joys’ Hayes and Justin ‘Whopping Big Naughty’ Hayes, they have recorded their debut album featuring Sarah Moore on the drums. Read more...
July 2010
This Smudge Is True: the best of Smudge 1991-98
OUT NOW!
June 2010
the Triangles #1 in Spain
Melbourne's the Triangles take over Spain with their song Applejack in Estrella Damm's 2010 summer ad campaign. That's the band playing in it. In the last week of May 2010 it was the #1 song on iTunes in Spain and that was even before the ad hit the tv screens, all due to Youtube, the internet and good old word-of-mouth.
Applejack is off the album Magic Johnson originally released in 2005 and is available here at Half A Cow and in the stores via MGM distribution.
River Of Flowers is Dog Trumpet's new album, the result of three years writing and recording by the brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O'Doherty at their Big Brain Studio. It is their 5th release, the follow up to 2007's Antisocial Tendencies and contains some of their most personal and autobiographical songwriting to date. Read MoreRiver Of Flowers will be released late May 2010 on Half A Cow.
River Of Flowers will be launched in Sydney on Saturday 29th May with special quests David Lane (featuring Amanda Brown and Dean Manning) at the Vanguard, 42 King Street, Newtown. And remember Dog Trumpet includes Bernie Hayes on bass and Jess Ciampa on the drums and Peter Mitchell on harmonica.
THIS SMUDGE IS TRUE TOUR In late May Smudge head over to the UK and Spain for a handful of exclusive shows. Local English label Fire will be releasing the classic albums Manilow and Real McCoy, Wrong Sinatra and Half A Cow will be releasing the first ever Smudge 'best of' called This Smudge Is True. Read More
May 2010
Fri 21 Colchester Art Centre, UK
Sat 22 Sound Control, Manchester, UK
Mon 24 The Windmill, Brixton, UK
Wed 26 SalaBeCool, Barcelona, Spain
Sat 29 La Palma, Madrid, Spain
The Eastern Dark Where Are All The Single Girls?. This album is back in stock and now packed in an ECO-BOX (better for the environment that a regular jewel case) with a 40-page booklet.
April 2010
Brutals Sydney Launch!
Sneeze, Brutals, Wifey, The Falcon & The Jewel, Vegan Mosquitos
Thursday, April 29, 2010 starts 7.30pm finishes around 11:45pm (school night!)
at the Sandringham Hotel, King Street, Newtown
The Brutals THE HONEYMOON PERIOD Album Launch! Read More
Half A Cow is extremely excited to release the debut album by Ruby for Lucy.
You could file the MoMos under ‘alternative rock’ but the band is too original, too mysterious and too weird to be left at that. The Momos – the brainchild of Drew Thomason - have been playing around Sydney for a few years and now, with a solidified lineup including Pat ‘Falling Joys’ Hayes and Justin ‘Whopping Big Naughty’ Hayes, they have recorded their debut album featuring Sarah Moore on the drums. 
River Of Flowers is Dog Trumpet's new album, the result of three years writing and recording by the brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O'Doherty at their Big Brain Studio. It is their 5th release, the follow up to 2007's Antisocial Tendencies and contains some of their most personal and autobiographical songwriting to date. 
River Of Flowers will be launched in Sydney on Saturday 29th May with special quests David Lane (featuring Amanda Brown and Dean Manning) at the Vanguard, 42 King Street, Newtown. And remember Dog Trumpet includes Bernie Hayes on bass and Jess Ciampa on the drums and Peter Mitchell on harmonica.
THIS SMUDGE IS TRUE TOUR In late May 
The Eastern Dark 
Sneeze, Brutals, Wifey, The Falcon & The Jewel, Vegan Mosquitos
