Looking forward to tomorrow night! Here's some of what was on offer at Hangar in March. (Amela, Cowper, Shem Allen)
Here's what Lofly Hangar looked like last week: Mooshim, Pale Earth, Nonsemble
Hangar at Brisbane Festival Under the Radar
Hangar Invades Brisbane Festival's Under the Radar program this September.
Announcing Hangar the Radar - 2 lofly-curated shows at Out the Back, Metro Arts.
We've teamed up with Brisbane Festival's Under the Radar program to deliver the spirit of the Red Hill Hangar days in two huge shows. The Out the Back pop-up venue at Metro Arts is an amazing space which matches the ephemeral urban charm of the old tire warehouse that lofly once called home.
Hangar the Radar #1 - 14th September
CHARGE GROUP (syd) / THE RATIONAL ACADEMY / !NO GRAVES! / AIRPORT (DJ set) / MI_KE (visuals)
$20 - tix from http://bit.ly/Qo0vLI
We are proud to present Sydney's undeniably powerful cinematic four-piece Charge Group, back in Brisbane after their excellent self-titled LP release earlier this year. Melbourne's Inpress certainly summed up the buzz surrounding this record: "An album of innate beauty, soaring sonics and elegant experimentation...one of the true contenders of best Australian release of 2012."
After a three-year hiatus since their debut 'Escaping Mankind', Charge Group stormed back on the scene with Brendan Cowell's cultishly heroic dance video to 'Run' and supports with Explosions in the Sky - securing their position as one of Australia's most exciting and least pigeonholeable bands. Rising from the ashes of beloved Newcastle group Purplene, the CG family tree includes such wunderkinds as The Instant, Palace of Fire, Firekites, Ukiyo-E and the Tucker B's.
"Sitting somewhere between Fugazi, Sonic Youth and running through the forest naked wearing a hat made of banana leaves, Sydney's Charge Group had the record everyone should have been listening to in early 2012 while they were still going nutballs over Royal Headache." - The Brag.
Charge group's set will be accompanied by the mesmerising visual manipulations of AV artist, Mi_kE.
In support are Brisbane's stalwarts of beautiful noisy pop, The Rational Academy, who are cooking up something a little special just for thi