The October A LOW HUM tour

a low hum, 4 October 2004 - 3:29pm

We're back. After a month off, A LOW HUM is back with a Hummmmdinger!

With a tour that can only be described as stupendous, we've got a special treat lined up with a triple whammy of indie goodness taking the reins of the October low hum rollicking road circus. Adjectives aside, I am very excited, to the point of freaking out about this months tour. Having just been nominated for Album of the Year at both the B-net and Tui NZ music awards. The Phoenix Foundation are getting repsect from all sides of the industry, their debut album "Horse Power” is a wonderful piece of work and it is with extreme honour that they accompany A LOW HUM on the road this October.

The Phoenix Foundation are the business, so surely this press release ends here. Well not quite…

They left New Zealand to win over the indie pop fans in Australia after releasing one of the finest NZ records around. It has been a criminal amount of time before they've decided to release another record, but its coming soon, and to introduce us to the new songs, ex-pats Cassette are flying back home to join The Phoenix Foundation at every show on the tour!

The Phoenix Foundation and Cassette. Does it get any better? Yes! Try adding a little Phleps & Munro to that mix. Just so punters don't faint in an indie pop heaven overload, we're breaking it up with the break beats, disjointed, eclectic MPC mastery of Phleps & Munro . Responsible for Slow Poke, one of the most innovative and genre destroying records of recent NZ history, Phleps & Munro, the enigma, the mystery is about to play for the very first time in the South Island.

Its an absolute cracker of a tour, and as always, entry includes a copy of the new issue of A LOW HUM.

The Phoenix Foundation, Cassette and Phelps & Munro.

Oct 15th - Jetset Lounge - Christchurch (pre sales from Galaxy Records)
Oct 16th - Arc cafe - Dunedin

Oct 20th - O'Flaherty's - Napier
Oct 21st - Diggers Bar - Hamilton
Oct 22nd - The Kings Arms - Auckland (pre sales from Bunny Boutique)
Oct 23rd - Indigo Bar - Wellington (pre sales from Slowboat Records)

Entry includes copy of A LOW HUM #13/CD 6
10 track CD features new songs from: The Phoenix Foundation, Cassette, Signer, Dead Pan Rangers, Eskimo, John White, Tunnel to the Sun, The Dears, Xanadu and Cortina.

A LOW HUM (winner of 2004 b-net award for "Best Compilation")

The last two issues of A LOW HUM have not been in stores because they pretty much sold out on tour. I am fairly positive this next issue will sell out completely. So if you want a copy, get along to the show!

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// A LOW HUM (winner of 2004 b-net ...

// A LOW HUM (winner of 2004 b-net award for "Best Compilation")

bling bling Blink!

Tour will be outstanding, can't wait!!

highspeed, 4 October 2004 - 3:47pm

...whoo!...

...whoo!

Lucy_Fur, 4 October 2004 - 10:23pm

to elaborate further... the phoenix ...

to elaborate further...

the phoenix foundation and cassette in one evening. Why that's better than ice cream.

Lucy_Fur, 4 October 2004 - 10:25pm

well... what is seeing phoenix ...

well... what is seeing phoenix foundation and cassette in one evening and walking home with 2 brand new songs from them as well like?

not to mention the other fine 8 songs on the compilation as well.

a low hum, 4 October 2004 - 10:42pm

why that sounds too good to be true. ...

why that sounds too good to be true.

i'm impressed.

Lucy_Fur, 5 October 2004 - 12:29am

you even compare it to ice ...

you even compare it to ice cream
someone just don't know how lucky they are.

Jon Jr., 5 October 2004 - 1:07pm

I bought it (two copies and tickets and ...

I bought it (two copies and tickets and such) and then licked it. And I bled from all the hard rocking stapler action.

Lucy_Fur, 19 October 2004 - 7:22pm

wooooooo i cant wait to go cause now I ...

wooooooo i cant wait to go cause now I CAN!
yay yay yay
i am soooooooo there.

YAY

ejectorbabe, 5 October 2004 - 12:43am

p.s how much are these pre-sales at ...

p.s
how much are these pre-sales at slow boat??
are they on sale yet??

ejectorbabe, 5 October 2004 - 12:51am

I think pre-sales will be $11. $10 for ...

I think pre-sales will be $11. $10 for the ticket and magazine. $1 booking fee.

Tickets won't be on sale for the shows until the week before the show. But you'll be able to get your mag/compilation at the same time. This is the case for Auckland and Wellington. In chch, pre sales won't get the magazine/cd beforehand but will pick it up on the night.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 12:59am

I think I'll have to buy an extra one ...

I think I'll have to buy an extra one for my mum this month.

franrose, 5 October 2004 - 2:03am

i had mums in mind this month. My mum ...

i had mums in mind this month. My mum really liked the first compilation except "that terrible la la la song".

I'm sure all mums will just want to wrap up John White in cotton and cuddle him all next winter.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 2:08am

My mother already does......

My mother already does...

franrose, 5 October 2004 - 2:10am

well not that she actually wraps up ...

well not that she actually wraps up John White in cotton and cuddles him, but she likes the music.

franrose, 5 October 2004 - 2:11am

i had mums in mind this ...

i had mums in mind this month......................... really? so wheres the nelson leg?

Aka, 5 October 2004 - 4:09am

so it's cheaper to go to the ...

so it's cheaper to go to the gig?
rather than pre sales?
no rise in price?

Jon Jr., 5 October 2004 - 1:09pm

the gigs might sell out before hand. ...

the gigs might sell out before hand. who knows. better safe then sorry.

If gigs with pre-sales are close to selling out and only limited tickets are availiable on the night, door sales for those shows will actually be $15. Shows without presales will be still $10 on the night.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 1:14pm

// Any chance of pre-sales in ...

// Any chance of pre-sales in Dunedin?

I only actually pick up the magazine from printers the day of the chch show. (always leaving it to the last minute..i know)

blink, 6 October 2004 - 2:55am

now i have an excuse to go into ...

now i have an excuse to go into slowboat and buy that re-issue of doolittle i have been lusting over...

Jon Jr., 5 October 2004 - 5:07pm

// I didnt get issue #12.. and it ...

// I didnt get issue #12.. and it pisses me off everyday

limited back issues are available at shows..so bring an extra tenner and pick it up from dunedin..also, can you email me...my computer died and i lost all my email addresses...i need to ask you a favour.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 5:27pm

hey Blink, I e-mailed you, did you not ...

hey Blink, I e-mailed you, did you not get it - you havent e-mailed me back with any favour asking?

Nana Squad, 7 October 2004 - 3:35am

i'm sure that if you tried you could ...

i'm sure that if you tried you could confuse us a little more

highspeed, 5 October 2004 - 1:23pm

pre sales in wellington, auckland and ...

pre sales in wellington, auckland and chch = $11
door sales at these shows will either be $10 or $15 depending on amount of tickets left. most likely to be $15
door sales (only) at all other cities is $10

all of these prices include a copy of A LOW HUM#13 as well. Pre-sales people (in akl and welly)also get the advantage of getting the magazine/cd before the show so they don't risk losing it on night.

hope that is clear. I can't do much better :(

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 1:30pm

Any chance of pre-sales in Dunedin? We ...

Any chance of pre-sales in Dunedin? We are just as capable of getting pissed on the night and losing or trashing our mag and CD as anyone in AKL, WLG or CHC!

SonorHead, 6 October 2004 - 1:00am

I didnt get issue #12.. and it pisses ...

I didnt get issue #12.. and it pisses me off everyday

Nana Squad, 5 October 2004 - 3:07pm

Thanks for putting it a night before an ...

Thanks for putting it a night before an exam :D

Megaccino, 5 October 2004 - 1:05am

really? you've got exams on the ...

really? you've got exams on the saturday? i thought that friday was the last day of term or some shit...

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 1:06am

and..where have you been the last ...

and..where have you been the last couple of tours eh? eh?

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 1:07am

Where I is at has a different timetable ...

Where I is at has a different timetable to everywhere else.

And...umm.... I was there in spirit? *feels guilty*

Megaccino, 5 October 2004 - 1:42am

yeh fuckn hell. not again../........

yeh fuckn hell. not again../.....

jimi, 5 October 2004 - 2:36am

c'mon jimi..no lame excuse's this ...

c'mon jimi..no lame excuse's this time bro. anyway...i've got a bootleg that says you're coming to the show.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 4:14am

The night before an exam?? ...

The night before an exam?? PSSSHHHTTT!!! You should be so lucky!!! I'm gonna be away from Dunnos for work the week they play. Hard to pull a sickie when you are 500 miles away... damnandblast... that's the second time I've missed my favourite band in town... (*inconsolable*)

Anyone wanting some pre-A LOW HUM entertainment in Dunnos should check out Arc on Thursday 7th(Sweet Unknowns, Drak Beaks and Vicious Mandys) and also Saturday 9th (Dark Beaks and Tomahawks). Cheaper than A LOW HUM, locally grown produce (the bands that is) and a wide variety of the finest Sonic Ear Candy this side of... the A LOW HUM tour. Click on The Dark Beaks in artists for more info (under the letter "T" between The D4 and The Datsuns, by providence).

SonorHead, 5 October 2004 - 9:47pm

// Cheaper than A LOW HUM, aw ...

// Cheaper than A LOW HUM,

aw man..i'm like the evil expensive tour guy already :(

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 10:11pm

Less Expensive then... (who wants to be ...

Less Expensive then... (who wants to be cheap when you can be better value?) . But $10 to $15 to see those bands AND obtain an award winning CD AND that smooth little mag IS insanely better value than anything on this planet right now. Oh & good news. I cocked up the gig dates and the calendar (helps if you look at the right month apparently). I'll be in town that night!!! WOOOOBLOODYHOOOO!!!!

SonorHead, 5 October 2004 - 11:11pm

sonorhead..i like the cut of your jib....

sonorhead..i like the cut of your jib.

blink, 6 October 2004 - 12:17am

i'll have limited amounts of all 5 so ...

i'll have limited amounts of all 5 so far..and the new one (of course)

blink, 6 October 2004 - 2:52am

I think I need a copy of the last ...

I think I need a copy of the last issue, as certain "people" I live with are completists and need the whole set.

franrose, 6 October 2004 - 2:59am

Blink doll, as of tomorow fternoon ...

Blink doll, as of tomorow fternoon there is no good reason I should not have back issues of low hum

Aka, 6 October 2004 - 2:49pm

did you pop that box in the post?...

did you pop that box in the post?

blink, 6 October 2004 - 3:15pm

yup, I really can't remember which one ...

yup, I really can't remember which one of us was holding what package hostage, and the weens are grizzling.

Aka, 6 October 2004 - 6:49pm

Hmmmm bootleg well in that case I might ...

Hmmmm bootleg well in that case I might have to be there I reckon.

Back issues eh, will you have that one I bought and lusted after only to put back on the pile while supporting a great New Zealand band by buying a tshirt? (terrible sentence)

jimi, 6 October 2004 - 1:29am

man I wish Invers was more hip, so ...

man I wish Invers was more hip, so these type of tours would come here

Tama Drummer, 5 October 2004 - 1:41am

i was there bro..with the very last ...

i was there bro..with the very last tour. where were you?

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 1:46am

thats because I didn't know!! would ...

thats because I didn't know!! would have gone if I knew

Tama Drummer, 5 October 2004 - 2:05am

i'll bring another tour back, if only ...

i'll bring another tour back, if only just to get more opportunites to eat jimmy's pies.

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 2:11am

to eat jimmy's ...

to eat jimmy's pies...................... so thats why, pie slut

Aka, 5 October 2004 - 4:10am

yeah..but then again..Nelson does have ...

yeah..but then again..Nelson does have that late hours place right next to phat club that even when i've ordered my toasted sandwich and then forgotten I've ordered it....they come into the venue, find me and hand it to me. Thats why I'm coming back in November. That and of course the fantastic hospitality ;)

a low hum, 5 October 2004 - 4:13am