After last year holding undoubtedly the biggest indie music event to ever hit Wollongong, Yours & Owls have already announced plans to go one-up on themselves with an even bigger birthday celebration in October. Taking over the October long weekend will be billed as a "Music and Arts Festival Weekender", set to again swarm Stuart Park in Wollongong. Yours & Owls boss Ben Tillman has already told Radar the event will be at least two days, and promises to be "the biggest thing we have ever done, by a long way". Keep your eyes peeled!
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■ Two of the country's top female electronic talents are coming to Wollongong for a double-header gig. Anna Lunoe and Nina Las Vegas will play at Waves on June 4, with a host of locals on board too. Tickets on sale now.
■ The Maze have announced a new tour, including their first interstate dates. It starts on June 5 in Sydney, heads to Rad on June 7, then on to Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Newcastle, Melbourne, with lots more in between, until July 31.
■ Frenzal Rhomb are back on the road, and have announced a Unibar gig on August 1.
■ The Rock 4 Regal charity event is on again, with a host of the Illawarra's best musical talent on board to raise money for motor neurone disease. Furious Monk, The Vanns, Mixtape For The Drive, Tommy M & The Mastersounds, and more will play Kiama Leagues Club on June 6. Tickets on sale now for $10.
■ For the old-school rockers, The Angels are coming back to town. They play at Waves on July 10.
■ Formerly Wollongong-based rockers Born Lion have their debut album Final Words coming out in July, and have locked in a few shows to support the album's lead single Break The Curse. You've probably heard the track all over triple J, and now you can hear it live at Rad on June 26. They're also playing a few shows in Sydney on June 7 and 21.
GIG GUIDE
- San Cisco, Crooked Colours – Unibar, Friday
- Crooked Colours (DJ set), Unknown, Knights of Columbus – Harp, Friday
- Waxhead, The Badlands – Rad, Friday
- Dear Seattle, Amends – Rad, Sunday
- Against Me, Joyce Manor – Unibar, Monda
- Keep sending your music news, gig updates and more to joshua.butler@fairfaxmedia.com.au.