Youth Group

Youth Group are excited to annouce a massive, 18-date Australian tour in October/November with theresunband. We have been long-time fans and friends of the red sunners (their new record The Shiralee is awesome, just quietly) and are pleased to be sharing stages, riders, guitar amps and one big tour van with them. Headlining duties will be shared throughout the tour. Here be the dates:

Thu 16 Oct NEWCASTLE Cambridge Hotel – tickets
Fri 17 Oct SYDNEY Annandale Hotel – tickets
Sat 18 Oct SYDNEY Annandale Hotel – tickets
Sun 19 Oct CRONULLA Brass Monkey – tickets
Wed 22 Oct BALLARAT Karova Lounge – tickets
Thu 23 Oct GEELONG Barwon Club – tickets
Fri 24 Oct MOOROODUC Peninsula Lounge – tickets
Sat 25 Oct MELBOURNE East Brunswick Club – tickets
Sun 26 Oct MELBOURNE East Brunswick Club – tickets
Thu 30 Oct PORT MACQUARIE Flynn’s Beach Hotel – tickets
Fri 31 Oct BRISBANE The Zoo – tickets
Sat 1 Nov NOOSA The J – tickets
Sun 2 Nov CURRUMBIN Soundlounge – tickets
Wed 5 Nov WOLLONGONG Heritage Hotel – tickets
Thu 6 Nov CANBERRA ANU Bar – tickets
Fri 7 Nov WAGGA Capitol Bar
Sat 8 Nov ADELAIDE Jive Bar – tickets
Sun 9 Nov BENDIGO The Pub
Supported by Jordy Lane (Syd) – Oct 16th, 17th, 19th, 22th, 23th, 24th, 25th & 26th
Supported by Laura Imbruglia – Oct 18th, 30th, 31st, Nov 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th

Dear friends and fans,
The Cape Don MV, the ship currently moored at Waverton Wharf, Sydney Harbour, which has become something of a spiritual home for Youth Group over the past couple of years, is under threat. The ship is currently facing an eviction notice from NSW Maritime, a move that is unjust and would place the future of the ship’s restoration project in doubt.

Our relationship with the vessel goes back some years. We shot the film clip for our song ‘Skeleton Jar’ on and around the Cape Don, have had a number of photo shoots on board and recorded parts of our most recent record ‘The Night Is Ours’ in the ship’s engine room. In June the crew a helped us organise and stage a memorable media launch for our new record, for which we played a set on the poop deck.

The crew of the Cape Don have been incredibly welcoming to Youth Group over the past few years. We have always been inspired by their generosity as well as the passion and energy they pour in to restoring this wonderful old Lighthouse Tender. We are proud to be part of the community of locals and visitors that has developed around this wonderfully interesting and valuable part of maritime heritage, and think it is a great shame that its future has been brought into doubt. If eviction occurs, the ship will have to move to a mooring without public access and power. This would fundamentally compromise its intended role as a living museum and cut it off from the community that has invested their time and energy into its restoration.

The ship has been given short notice to move from its current moorings at Waverton. The reasons given for the eviction are that the area is not safe or secure enough to house the Don. These are reasons that have never been a problem for the last five years and, if anything, work done by the crew has made the area safer and more secure. Furthermore, NSW Maritime is cynically using the Youth Group launch as ammunition in its war. On its website it calls our launch a ‘wild party’, whereas in reality it was calm, orderly and had no noise complaints, was invitation only and was attended by members of North Sydney Council including the Mayor Genia McCaffery who gave a speech before we played.

If you want to know more about the Cape Don and its threat, please go to www.mvcapedonsociety.org.au Any support you can offer the ship and her crew would be greatly appreciated.

And if you want to see archival footage of the ship and a Stateline documentary on the ship go to www.youtube.com/mvcapedon

YG

The Vinyl factory in Marrickville have just freshly pressed up some incredible sounding copies of Youth Group’s new album “The Night Is Ours”.

The records are on beautifully cut 155gram vinyl, with audio specially mastered for vinyl by the master, Don Bartley. The vinyl version also contains a couple of exclusive little song tweaks, and comes with a download code for a FREE digital version of the album (in your choice of mp3’s or high quality AAC’s).

Copies are available now through the Vinyl factory shop ONLINE, and can be shipped internationally.

YG Signing copies of the record at Vinyl Factory, Marrickville

At the end of this month (July), and the start of the next (August) Youth Group are playing a couple of shows in intimate theatre settings. They’ll be playing songs from their stunning new album “The Night Is Ours” – and tickets are on sale NOW from oztix

Ivy League records are giving away 4 x Free Double Passes to the upcoming Youth Group shows in an intimate theatre setting. Get up close and personally aquainted with the songs from the bands new album “The Night Is Ours”.

LISTEN TO THE NIGHT IS OURS ON MYSPACE!

Youth Group have posted their new album up on myspace for fans to hear before its official release later this week. Check it out at www.myspace.com/youthgroupmusic

SIGNED COPIES AND BONUS TEE-SHIRTS!

Pre-order a copy of The Night Is Ours from JB Hifi before June 30 and have it signed by the band, or purchase the CD from Red Eye Records and get a bonus Youth Group tee-shirt!

Watch Youth Groups “record making” progress

The first of three documentary’s showing Youth Group in the process of recording The Night Is Ours was posted on YouTube this week. Put together with the help of their friends Toby Ralph (cameraman), Kalita Corrigan (interviews) and Chris Eley (editing), the documentaries show the working processes behind the bands crowning achievement so far. Tune in now!

Youth Group are set to release their fourth album ‘The Night Is Ours‘ on June 28. The highly anticipated album follows on from their top ten ARIA-Award winning album ‘Casino Twilight Dogs‘.

Recorded and produced by Tim Kevin and Anthony The and mixed by Tim Whitten (Augie March, Powderfinger, 78 Saab) and Youth Group’s good friend Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie), ‘The Night Is Ours’ saw Youth Group employ a less than traditional recording process.

Over a couple of months late last year, the band holed up in a near derelict 1920s mess hall on Sydney’s harbour to create the record. They turned a vacated building into a studio, and brought in all of their own gear to create an inimitable recording environment which allowed them to work at their own pace. This unusual approach helped to shape the 10 songs that make up the personality of ‘The Night Is Ours.’

The band recently launched the album to media with a brilliant showcase aboard the MV Cape Don, a boat moored on Sydney Harbour a short distance from where the album was recorded. Under a stormy sky, they left a lasting impression:

“Inspiring and memorable… Toby Martin is surely one of the best talents in this country” – Sun Herald

See them performing a set of songs from their new album in an intimate theatre setting;

The Vanguard, Sydney, July 30 & 31

Manchester Lane, Melbourne, August 2 & 3

Tickets on sale June 27, get in quick as these are very intimate shows and will sell out!

‘The Night Is Ours‘ features the new single ‘Two Sides‘, and will be released through Ivy League Records on June 28.

New Album set for release

Toby, Danny, Patrick and Cameron have finished putting the finishing touches to their new record, and are getting darned excited about the idea of it going out into the world for other people to hear. THE NIGHT IS OURS is scheduled for release on Ivy League records in Australia on JUNE 28th, contains ten tracks, and runs at 38 minutes long. It has been described by Cameron’s older brother Julian as “fantastic – a HUGE step up for the band” and “just packed to the rafters with amazing things to discover”. Unfortunately you’ll have to wait a couple of weeks to see if you agree with him about all this.

Two Sides tour

Youth Group are two thirds of their way through a brief east coast tour in support of their new single “Two Sides”, having pulled out fantastic performances already at Brisbane’s Bar Soma and Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory. The band move on to Melbourne next week for the final show at The Northcote Social Club. You can hear “Two Sides” and see the great new video for it on the bands myspace page (www.myspace.com/youthgroupmusic). It is also now available for purchase as a “Vingle” (video single) from Australian iTunes, where you’ll get the video FREE if you purchase the song.

Melbourne, Northcote Social Club, with The Gaslight Orchestra (Gaslight Radio Acoustic) and Wons Phreely. 30/05
Tickets available now from Northcote Social Club, and oztix

Free fan tickets to BigPond Live, Mon 26th May

Youth Group will be performing a very special intimate gig at The Basement in Sydney as part of BigPond Music’s Monday Night Live series (www.bigpondmusic.com/mondaynightlive). This show will be streamed live online and on mobiles.

For those of you in Sydney we have a number of tickets available for you and your friends to be part of the live audience. For your tickets, just shoot us an email with your names to info@youthgroup.com.au

This is an over 18’s gig, please ensure you bring valid ID to gain entry. Arrive early and enjoy the show!

Show: Monday Night Live: Youth Group
Venue: The Basement 29 Reiby Place, Sydney
Date: Monday, 26th May
Time: Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8:30pm

If you can’t make it, watch the webcast!

Catch Youth Group performing on BigPond Music’s ‘Monday Night Live’ this coming Monday May 26 at 8:30pm AEST in a LIVE webcast.

The show will be streamed live as it happens on Telstra Next G handsets for $2.95 and for free online at http://bigpondmusic.com/MondayNightLive (and if you are a BigPond customer the streaming of the performance is unmetered).

Monday Night Live’s host Paul Mac will be interviewing the band before they perform and you can text in or email in a question and Paul will ask them the best question (so get imaginative)! SMS to 0418 628 091, or head to http://bigpondmusic.com/MondayNightLive.

Cheers!

YG