Akron/Family are set to it Australian shores for the first time in two years in a much anticipated tour. Amalgamating soaring harmonies, pastoral chants, rolling percussion and driving guitars set against an expansive aural backdrop, the band are a veritable polyphonic tour de force.
Last touring Australia in 2009, Akron/Family’s unforgettable performances galvanised the band’s reputation for primal and intense live shows.Chanelling he best of Nirvana, Akron/Family’s album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT was written in a cabin built into the side of an active volcano in Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan and was then recorded in an abandoned train station in Detroit with Chris Koltay (Liars, Women, Deerhunter, Holy Fuck, No Age) sitting in twiddling the knobs. Don’t miss your chance to catch these polyphonic redeemers when they hit Aussie shores.
BRISBANE, Friday 30 September
SURREALISM UP LATE – Gallery of Modern Art
Tickets available via: www.qtix.com.au or 136 246
SYDNEY, Saturday 1 October
Presented by Handsome Tours and FBi 94.5
The Annandale
with special guests
Tickets available via www.handsometours.com,
www.annandalehotel.com or 02 9550 1078
MELBOURNE, Sunday 2 October
Presented by Handsome Tours and 3RRR 102.7
The Corner Hotel
with special guests
Tickets available via: www.handsometours.com,
Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 11am-8pm Mon-Sat), 03 9427 9198 or online www.cornerhotel.com & Polyester Records (City & Fitzroy)
FREMANTLE, Tuesday 4 October
Mojos Bar
with Apricot Rail and Mental Powers
Tickets available via www.heatseeker.com.au, 78’s, Mills, Planet, Star
S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT is out now through Spunk Records
