Blue King Brown, The Break and Inner Tube Announced as Bleach* Surfing the Fringe Music Headliners

Jan. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Bleach* Surfing the Fringe has announced some of the fine musical acts that will grace the stage ahead of the surf culture festival’s debut on the 11- 26th February, 2012.

The Gold Coast's inaugural surf culture festival will host over fifty-five art and photography installations, film screenings, music, talks, fashion, theatre and food events staged across the spectacular beaches, foreshores and major venues unique to the Southern Gold Coast.

Bleach* Street will open the festival with a free street party that will take over Currumbin's Tomewin St on Saturday 11th February with vibrant art displays, markets stalls and a licensed area. Music acts announced for Bleach* Street include upbeat surf reggae greats King Tide, the stellar rock and roots of Band of Frequencies, and recent three time Australian Songwriter Association National award winners The Lamplights.  Band of Frequencies will also play a special Bleach* set at the Elephant Rock Sunday Session on 12th February when the band will play beachside to create the quintessential laidback summer party vibe.

Bleach* opening festivities will spill over from Bleach* Street to Coolangatta’s Never Land Bar with everyone’s favourite surf punksters, Goons of Doom and an art installation in nearby Comb Artspace by the Goon’s frontman, pro surfer and artist Ozzie Wright.
Never Land and Comb will also feature other Bleach* Party events set to blur the boundaries between music and art.  Local surf garage aficionados Depths of Balsa will fire up Never Land on the 18th February while artist Nick Chalmers installation hits Comb in full swing, and on the 25th February party on down with Sure Cut Kids at Never Land while celebrated artist Claudio Kirac’s Dreamland installation displays at Comb.

On the 10th February sweet acoustic soundsters Paper Kites will be the first of many acts gracing Bleach* gigs at The Sound Lounge. The venue will also host Tijuana Cartel on 17th February for an evening filled with multi-layered grooves, touches of slide and flamenco guitar, trumpet, vocals and Afro Cuban Percussion mixed with some hardened electronica – a combo that’s intriguing, energetic and utterly delicious.

The Sound Lounge will also play host to the ultimate Bleach* surf music double biller, The Break and Inner Tube on the 24th February.

The Break comprises of three members from Midnight Oil (drummer Rob Hirst and guitarists Martin Rotsey and Jim Moginie) joined by Brian Ritchie, bass player of the Violent Femmes. Together this all-star cast brings a sheer raw vitality and phenomenal force to the surf rock genre. Both Midnight Oil and Violent Femmes both enjoyed massive popularity in surfing circles and bore surf influences - The Oils began their career on Sydney's Northern Beaches whilst the Femmes spiced their folk punk sound with surf-rock guitar. But the formation of The Break takes the surf connection one step further. Their sound harks back to surf music’s forefathers – think Link Wray to Dick Dale – but also draws heavily on more contemporary surf sounds, like the psychedelic meanderings of San Francisco’s Mermen.

Inner Tube is the collaborative name for a surf concept experiment by prolific US musicians Mark McGuire (Emeralds) and Spencer Clark (Monopoly Child Star Searchers and The Skaters). After watching seminal 80’s surf movie Storm Riders the duo hatched a plan to create a concept album based on their interpretation of the music and waves of classic Australian surf films, and perform the album live exclusively in Australia. Don’t miss this unique journey into surfing’s past imbibed and deconstructed into Mark and Spencer's current music visions, which swing from krautrock to synthesizer instrumentals.

Inner Tube will also perform at Bleach* surf concept breakfast Sea Salt Sunrise at Kirra foreshore, looking over the famous surf break featured in many of the movies that in turn inspired Inner Tube.

The grand finale for The Sound Lounge’s Bleach* programming will be Blue King Brown’s Rise of the Morning Star Concert with special guests Tabura for an afternoon outdoor celebration held on the banks of the Currumbin river on the 26th February.
Lead by multi-talented Natalie Pa’apa’a's powerful vocals and relentless energy, Blue King Brown offers a mix of dancehall, roots, rock and afro groove in a mash-up built upon an irrepressible percussive foundation. They will be joined by Tabura’s unique blend of traditional and contemporary music. Fresh from rocking Port Moresby in front of a 20,000 strong crowd, this group of West Papuans, Papua New Guineans and Australians are united in their cause of strengthening civil resistance in West Papua through the power of music.
Supporting the fight for freedom in West Papua, The Rise of the Morning Star concert aims to break the silence on 50 years of genocide and will raise funds to aid this cause.  The concert will then travel on to other nations in the South Pacific.

Kids can also get in on the musical act at Kirra Dreaming with Circular Rhythm, free children’s music and culture workshops hosted by indigenous pro surfer and musician Lucas Proudfoot coupled with acoustic music performances at Kirra Hill Community and Cultural Centre on the 18th February.

For a unique twist, the Bleach* Travelling Music Truck will add a surprise element to the Bleach* festival.
Summer on wheels, this key feature of Bleach* will provide the soundtrack for party days and endless evenings across each Sunday of the festival’s 16 day tenure.  The Bleach* Travelling Music Truck can appear anytime, anywhere and with any band, so keep your ears peeled and eyes open. This gorilla-style music concert series will feature the best live music acts, bringing the ultimate summer beachside concerts to a shore near you.
Keep up to date with announcements of new movements of the Travelling Music Truck on the Bleach* Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/BleachFestival or on the festival website, http://www.bleachfestival.com.au


Bleach* Music Programming:

10 Feb    Paper Kites, Sound Lounge Currumbin, from $12 + BF
11 Feb    Bleach* Street – King Tide, Band of Frequencies, The Lamplights + Guests, Tomewin St Currumbin, FREE          
11 Feb     Bleach* Opening Party – Goons of Doom, Never Land Coolangatta, Door $15
12 Feb     Travelling Music Truck, FREE            
12 Feb     Elephant Rock Sunday Session – Band of Frequencies, Elephant Rock Café Currumbin, pre-book $35
17 Feb     Tijuana Cartel, Sound Lounge Currumbin, from $30 + BF
18  Feb    Kirra Dreaming, Circular Rhythm children’s music culture workshops w/ Lucus Proudfoot, Kirra Hill C&CC, FREE
18 Feb     Depths of Balsa & Nick Chalmers art installation, Never Land Coolangatta, Door $15
19 Feb     Travelling Music Truck, FREE
24 Feb      The Break and Inner Tube, Sound Lounge Currumbin, from $22 + BF
25 Feb      Sea Salt Sunrise feat. Inner Tube, Kirra Foreshore, Kirra Surf Lifesaving Club, pre-book $45
25 Feb      Sure Cut Kids & Claudio Kirac’s Dreamland installation, Never Land, Coolangatta, Door $15
26 Feb      Travelling Music Truck, TBA, FREE
26 Feb     Blue King Brown and Tabura, Sound Lounge Currumbin, from $33 + BF

Stay tuned for another special musical guest announcement in coming weeks.

For further information visit the newly launched Bleach* website filled with event descriptions, ticketing information, artist profiles, and venue details: http://www.bleachfestival.com.au

View the Bleach* Intro video: http://vimeo.com/33889077



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About Bleach* Surfing the Fringe

Bringing together creative pursuits inspired by surf culture, Bleach* Surfing The Fringe will celebrate all art forms kissed by the ocean, encrusted in salt and bleached by the sun. From 11-26 February 2012, music, art, writing, film and photography sharing the common theme of surfing will be on display across the iconic beaches and venues of the Southern Gold Coast. Bleach* Surfing the Fringe festival is an initiative of Connecting Southern Gold Coast, and supporters include the Gold Coast City Council, the Queensland Government, Events Queensland, Surf World Gold Coast Museum, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast Tourism, Surfing Queensland, R&B Creative, Tugun Community Bank, Patagonia, The Gold Coast Bulletin, Currumbin RSL and The Arts Centre Gold Coast. Visit www.bleachfestival.com.au