Big Day Out 2012 Line-up Announced - Soundgarden, Tony Hawk

Charge Group at Phoenix:

Charge Group are a Sydney art rock band who wield electric guitar, violin, bass and drums. Their 2008 debut Escaping Mankind won them broad acclaim, a European indie record deal, and colourful descriptions like “A transcendental bastard blend of Dirty Three, Fugazi and Nick Drake.” Awesome. Catch them at Phoenix for free on Thursday September 29.

Casey Donavon Pays Tribute to Mama Cass:

Cass Elliot, better known as Mama Cass, was loved the world over for her humour, fashion and optimism, and was the powerful voice that drew together the lush harmonies of superstar group The Mamas and Papas. In an uplifting yet moving tribute Casey will perform all of Elliot’s tunes, as well as The Mamas and Papas favourites California Dreaming, Monday Monday and Dream a Little Dream of Me. It’s all happening at the Canberra Theatre on Friday September 30. For more info head to canberratheatrecentre.com.au .

Jack Carty at The Front:

Indie folk darling Jack Carty is hitting the road again hot on the heels of the extraordinarily successful Hope, Smoke and Everything Tour with Leroy Lee and Jordan Miller. This time, leaving his friends behind, Carty returns to the East Coast with a string of intimate shows in some of Australia’s coolest café lounges. Following the release of his debut album One Thousand Origami Birds earlier this year Carty’s been ardently demoing new songs that he will be sharing with audiences across two sets – old and new – during his latest café voyage. He’ll be at The Front on Thursday October 6.

triple j Unearthed Launch Party:

triple j is launching brand new digital radio station triple j Unearthed and they want you to help them celebrate. Come and be part of Australian music history at the UC Refectory on Wednesday October 5 from 7pm, as D’Opus & Roshambo, Crash the Curb, The Fighting League, The Aston Shuffle and Hau from Koolism herald in the new all Australian station.

Field Day 2012 Line-up Announced:

It’s the day for big line-up announcements. Hot on the heels of Big Day Out’s release comes everyone’s favourite ‘Oww, my frickin’ head’ New Year’s Day event Field Day, and by gar they’ve assembled a pretty exciting array of artists this time around.

Straight off the ranks, those wacky Frenchmen Justice are back after a long hiatus, and they’re be bringing their supposedly spectacular new Live incarnation to the headlining Field Day stage. But if banging grungy disco pulse ain’t your thing, there’s a little summin’ for everyone. Take a look:

Justice (Live) – pictured… Check out that admirably dirty mo

Crystal Castles

Moby (DJ Set)

Gotye

Skream & Benga

Metronomy

Tiga

Busy P

Jack Beats Live

Yuksek Live

Spankrock

The now ironically titled Young MC (with respect)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

12^th Planet

Foreign Beggars

Once again, a dance festival has decided to have a bet each way, complimenting the largely electronic affair with some quality live acts (Metronomy, 2011’s go-to-man Gotye) and a blast-from-the-past (Young MC).

If this is your bag, you can score tickets from October 6 from the Field Day site. For more info, ump onto http://www.fielddaynyd.com.au/index.html .

Ukestock – Canberra Ukulele Festival of Fun:

Celebrating the instrument that continues to take the world by storm, on Saturday October 1 the Tuggeranong Arts Centre will host the inaugural Canberra Ukulele Festival of Fun. At long last, the National Capital will have its very own community ukulele festival with workshops, performances, sales, prizes and jam sessions. Whether an absolute beginner or seasoned performer, there's something for everyone including Ukestock, a free community massed ukulele play-along picnic presented by Ukelyptus, during lunch on the lawns beside the Arts Centre overlooking Lake Tuggeranong. For more info head to tuggeranongarts.com .

Two Pirate gigs at ANU Bar:

Sydney’s avant-garde wonder kids Pirate have released their long-awaited debut album Left of Mind, the follow up to their 2009 self titled EP. First single In The Balance features the first significant use of melodic vocals by the band and evokes shades of experimental acts such as My Disco and PVT. The album veers between scathing riffs and rhythmic complexity to tightly focused tilts at experimental pop, yet is unrelenting in its scope. Catch Pirate at ANU Bar on Friday September 30 with sleepmakeswaves, Meniscus, Mornings and Looking Glass and again on Wednesday October 12 with Floating Me.