The Smith Street Band are no strangers to the stage of the Corner Hotel, selling out five headline shows at the Melbourne venue in 2014. This Australia Day, Monday January 26th, the band return to support a great cause with some of their best friends. The Bennies, Joelistics, Curse Ov Dialect, Fear Like Us and Stockades round out a huge line-up that will see awareness and much needed funds raised for The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, The Refugee Council of Australia and Oxfam. Running for it's 5th year, the annual Australia Day fundraiser events have already raised over $25,000.
To further aid the benefit efforts and just in time for Australia Day, The Smith Street Band have announced a surprise new digital / 7” single. “Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face” is a politically scathing attack at the Australian government’s current treatment of asylum seekers, featuring Shaun Thatcher's ghastly painting of the Australian PM on the cover. A second new song “God in the Name of the Father” is featured on the flipside. Both songs were recorded in Forrest, Victoria, during the Throw Me In The River sessions.
The band and long time label, Poison City Records will donate 100% of digital sales until the end of February, and a large part of 7” sales (including 100% of all profits from records sold at the Corner Hotel on Australia Day) to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, who are Australia's leading organisation for asylum seekers. The ASRC are completely independent and receive no government funding. They advocate directly on behalf of asylum seekers in Australia and assist some of the most disadvantaged people in the community. For more information visit www.asrc.org.au.
Both new tracks will be available digitally from The Smith Street Band & Poison City bandcamp sites from 9am tomorrow. “Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face” 7” is officially out January 23rd. Pre-orders for the 7” are available now from the Poison City E-store.
The Smith Street Band embark on their massive 26-date “Get High, See Everyone” Australian tour at the end of January. Tickets for all shows (including Australia Day at the Corner Hotel) are available from www.thesmithstreetband.com.
Poison City Records & Jackknife Music Presents
THE SMITH STREET BAND – GET HIGH, SEE EVERYONE TOUR
with special guests PUP (Canada), Great Cynics (UK) & Apart From This
Sat Jan 24th - Railway Hotel, Darwin (TSSB only)
Mon Jan 26th - Corner Hotel, Melbourne / Australia Day 2015 (TSSB only)
Wed Jan 28th - Musicman, Bendigo
Thu Jan 29th - Barwon Club, Geelong
Fri Jan 30th - Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Sat Jan 31st - The Hi-Fi, Melbourne - SOLD OUT!!!
Sun Feb 1st - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (Under 18s)
Wed Feb 4th - Sol Bar, Maroochydore
Thu Feb 5th - Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Fri Feb 6th - The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Sat Feb 7th - Crowbar, Brisbane (Under 18s)
Sun Feb 8th - The Northern, Byron Bay
Wed Feb 11th - Coffs Hotel, Coffs Harbour
Thu Feb 12th - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Fri Feb 13th - Metro Theatre, Sydney
Sat Feb 14th - Factory Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Sun Feb 15th - Magpies, Canberra (All Ages)
Tue Feb 17th - Mariners, Batemans Bay
Wed Feb 18th - The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
Fri Feb 20th - Party in the Paddock, Burns Creek, Tasmania (Apart From This not appearing)
Sat Feb 21st - Railway Hotel, Fremantle
Sun Feb 22nd - Shred the Gnar Fest @ HQ, Perth (All Ages)
Thu Feb 26th - Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Fri Feb 27th – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sat Feb 28th - The Gov, Adelaide
Sun Mar 1st - The Gov, Adelaide (All Ages)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!