Music News - Terry (Melbourne) announce NZ tour
08 June 2016 - 0 Comments
Michael McClelland Taxi Services Presents:
TERRY announce NZ tour
members of UV Race, Total Control,
Dick Diver
(and Constant Mongrel, Lower Plenty, Straitjacket
Nation, School Of Radiant Living,
Mick Harvey Band, Eastlink, Russell Street Bombings, and billions more)
Let there be no confusion about this: TERRY is a band.
A band, that is, of two couples. Two couples, that is, from loads of
underground Melbourne bands. Melbourne, that is, the city in Australia.
Resemblances? TERRY are the Television Personalities in quirk,
the Kinks in imagination, and nearly even The 3Ds in terms of idiosyncrasy. And
for a band so distanced by the salty Tasman, these Aussies sit close to the
hearth that is this country of ours: Amy Hill, for one, is an ex-pat NZer.
Guitarist Al Montfort welcomes the Skeptics and DD Smash in equal measure. And
yes, they're touring here with such conviction that they're riding all the way
to Barrytown.
As for their live performance, boy, what a hoot: straight-ahead punk had not
been so niftily-assembled, and with such curiosity, before TERRY. Tracks
about Australian female politicians, violence, and emotional repression are all
given due frankness in, uh, cowboy hats and studded denim attire. And the
generous heaping of meta-punk at hand will spare you from ever forgetting
the band name. TERRY.
We are not in shortage of thrills here, folks. This is no thrill drought.
After having released two
7-inches (through their home city's Aarght label and Upset The Rhythm in the UK
respectively), Terry will be releasing their first full-length LP, Terry HQ,
on the NZ tour. Why care? Because NZ is not often graced with an Australian
act, let alone one from that country's much lapped-up underground
renaissance. Y'know, that one NZers never hear about cos these bands never
tour here. Well, no longer! Let this tour mark the mighty renewal of
AUS-NZ musical diplomacy.
And if your allegiance to the flag should put you off exploring sounds that lie
beyond your fickle shores, hear this one roar from the belly of TERRY: "Terry
does not support nationalism."
etc! etc! etc!
Tour Dates:
Weds 29 June - Auckland - Whammy Bar (free show)
Thurs 30 June - Hamilton - Nivara Lounge
Fri 1 July - Palmerston North - Great Job!
Sat 2 July - Wellington - MOON
Sun 3 July - Whanganui - Lucky Base
Weds 6 July - Barrytown - Barrytown Hall
Thurs 7 July - Queenstown - The Sherwood
Fri 8 July - Dunedin - 2 Jutland Street
Sat 9 July - Christchurch - Darkroom
Sun 10 July - Auckland - Audio Foundation (daytime show)
All shows are $10.
QUOTES
"a shimmying, delightfully off-key punk-pop collage" -Pitchfork
"a nervy throwback to that late-’70s era when punk began to mutate . . . there’s no need to apologize for keeping this strain of musical antagonism alive." -Stereogum
I met Al Montfort in a pool in LA. I'd heard he was in loads of bands. So I asked if he wanted to tour NZ. He said yes." -Michael McClelland
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