Quiet Carriage

04/05/2018

Some choice photographs by LAZY BONES from the Newcastle house show on the December 2017 sweater curse + Sleepclub tour. Support wonderfully provided at this show by FRITZ and Max Quinn.

The lighting at this show was shocking, so to have such a beautifully captured representation of the night is a true testament to Bronte's work.

Please enjoy these as I have for the last few months.

29/03/2018

Keeskea's debut single is out now. They will perform tomorrow at Embraced In Thought - Launch Event. I can't find the words to explain how much that means, so this article will have to do. See you tomorrow

Lofty and delicate yet fiercely present and potent,  You Did,  is a seamless exercise in self harmonisation and simplistic beauty.

25/03/2018

Excited to announce that Murray's Craft Brewing Co are on board as sponsors for Embraced In Thought - Launch Event this Friday! Opening runs from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Woodriver Studios, with music by Keeskea and readings and speeches from the artists. See you there!

03/03/2018

EMBRACED IN THOUGHT - COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION
FRIDAY MARCH 30 (GOOD FRIDAY) - LAUNCH EVENT 6PM-8:30PM
LIVE MUSIC FROM KEESKEA

Embraced In Thought is a collaborative exhibition from Liz Pike and Jonathan McCallum, using their respective forms of painting and poetry to address the ongoing effects of our attachment to memories.

The artists have collaborated previously in local publication The Line, but not to this extent. For this exhibition, both artists have developed pieces based on their individual reflections on memory- examining the nature of memory itself, it’s bias and it’s fluidity. The artists have then created pieces in response to the exchange of their original works. These reinterpretations have affected the works in unexpected ways, prompting the artists to experiment with form and constraint within their practice.

Brisbane based artist Keeskea will provide musical accompaniment for the launch, selected specifically to complement the emotional resonance of the work.

If you cannot attend the launch, the exhibition will be open for viewing on Saturday March 31 and Sunday April 1 between 10am and 2pm.

This event is supported by Banshee Collective and No-Fi Collective.

20/02/2018

Hosting SNAPE in Newcastle for Wicking Out! last year was a true joy, stoked to see them back in town with Suburban Haze, Post Truth, and RORT MENACE this Sunday at The Cambridge Hotel. Incredible lineup with fantastic humans, get there if you can.
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Next Quiet Carriage show announced soon.

18/12/2017

Struggling to articulate in a succinct way how strong my feelings of gratitude are about this tour, but I'll do my best.

Huge thanks to VACATIONS, Homewrecker, Cull, Las Vagueness, FRITZ, and Max Quinn. For playing these shows, providing backline, moral support, and generally being the loveliest people going. (As an aside, Keeskea closed out the trip with an amazing set in Newcastle that I will remember for a long long time. Thank you.)

Thanks to Rad and Botany View Hotel for hosting us in Wollongong and Sydney. Excellent venues staffed with fantastic people. Thanks to LAZY BONES who took this excellent photo and many others at our house show in Newcastle.

Most of all, I want to extend the biggest thanks of all to sweater curse and Sleep Club. Being down from the start to tour interstate with a promoter who hasn't booked outside of their town before is a wild decision, and I hope you feel it was as worth it as I do. I also couldn't have picked better bands to watch three nights in a row. I feel lucky to count the people in these bands as some of my closest friends. Come back soon.

Thank you to anyone who has paid attention to what I've been doing. This page will be quiet for a minute, then active sporadically from there as I have time and the capacity to organise. I'm still not sure what my plans are as I'm moving to a rural area next year, but I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds.

📷 LAZY BONES

14/12/2017

Thanks to everyone who came out to Rad last night! Great way to start the tour.

Cull, sweater curse, Sleep Club, and Las Vagueness take on the Botany View Hotel tonight! Bands from 9, event information in comments.

13/12/2017

Sleep Club's debut single "Cut You" is out now!

Give them a warm welcome for their first trip interstate at the shows below.
Vacations / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Rad Bar
Cull / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Botany View Hotel
Sweater Curse / Sleep Club / FRITZ - House Show

Single / Video Premiere | Sleep Club’s ‘Cut You’ Ash Kissane Today we premiere Sleep Club’s debut, ‘Cut You’. The dreamy Brisbane pop trio’s debut is a melting pot of eclectic vocal harmonies and intricate drum and bass rhythms, brimming with soothing ambience and lush textures. The mu...

12/12/2017

Huge thanks to Dead Air on FBi Radio for shouting out Cull / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Botany View Hotel in this week's gig guide! New SNAPE track is brutally good as well. I'm a massive fan of the program so this is very cool. Event information available in comments.

GIG GUIDE THU: SCABZ / NICK NUISANCE AND THE DELINQUENTS / JOHNNY HUNTER / FINGERMAE AT THE LANSDOWNE HOTEL, CHIPPENDALE8PM / $13 FROM OZTIXhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2003323079953399/FRI: CULL / SWEATER CURSE / SLEEP CLUB AT THE BOTANY VIEW

07/12/2017

Just announced that Max Quinn will be jumping on the bill at Sweater Curse / Sleep Club / FRITZ - House Show next Saturday night. Perfect. Event in comments.
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📷 Dust On The Shelf

02/12/2017

Jen Buxton Residency - Keeskea

Keeskea is the solo project of Vanessa Marousopoulos (Sleep Club, Leafling). I was lucky enough to see them perform at Against The Grain this year, and am now even luckier to help bring the project to Newcastle.

Keeskea will be joining Jen Buxton for her monthly residency on the 17th of December at The Hamilton Station Hotel. Event linked in the comments.

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01/12/2017

Only two weeks til our first tour with sweater curse and Sleep Club! All details available in our Events tab. We're announcing another show tomorrow as well, stay tuned.
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📷 by LAZY BONES

24/11/2017

After last bringing Cloud Tangle to Newcastle in June for Wicking Out!, we are overjoyed to have her back in town this Sunday. Further event information in the comments.

Jen Buxton Residency - Cloud Tangle

Photo by David Beckett

22/11/2017

Listen to sweater curse's new single, then catch them at a show near you!

Vacations / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Rad Bar
Cull / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Botany View Hotel
Sweater Curse / Sleep Club / FRITZ - House Show

They've got a whole heap of shows coming out to go out of 2017 in a blaze of glory.

15/11/2017

13/11/2017

sweater curse / Sleep Club
NSW Weekender

Vacations / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Rad Bar
Cull / Sweater Curse / Sleep Club - Botany View Hotel
Sweater Curse / Sleep Club / FRITZ - House Show

This December, Quiet Carriage is proud to present Sweater Curse crossing the border for their second run of NSW shows, touring their new single “Don’t Call Me” (out November 22nd). Joining them will be fellow Brisbanites, Sleep Club, making their debut trip south. Playing at Rad in Wollongong, Botany View Hotel in Sydney, and a house show in Newcastle, the party will link up with friends old and new. Joining these shows will be VACATIONS, Homewrecker, Cull, Dying Adolescence, and FRITZ. Details included on individual event pages.

Artwork by Renae Titchmarsh

13/11/2017

Event information for Jen Buxton Residency - Cloud Tangle can be found in the comments.

December tour announcement coming tomorrow (unless things fall apart)

Cloud Tangle 📷 David Beckett from Wicking Out! in June.

11/11/2017

First Quiet Carriage show announced! Jen Buxton Residency - Cloud Tangle

After being blown away by her sets at Wicking Out and GRAIN's Against The Grain festival, it is extremely exciting to be welcoming Cloud Tangle back to Newcastle this November.

While they don't share a genre, what Jen and Cloud Tangle do have in common is an ability to draw outsiders into the world of their finely crafted works.

Newcastle singer/songwriter and poison city records recording artist Jen Buxton performs her monthly residency at the Hamilton Station Hotel. Spanning over two sets, Buxton performs a selection of banter topics, covers, and songs from across her releases. Her debut album Don't Change Your Plans is available here https://poisoncityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dont-change-your-plans

Cloud Tangle is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Amber Ramsay, which combines video art and music to evoke a mood equally devastating and beautiful. Her ethereal vocals soar above silky guitar melodies, dragging you ever downward into a subdued, grimly content atmosphere. The sounds draw on elements of timelessness and rawness. Her heart-wrenching melancholia can be heard on her debut EP, 'Pocket' https://cloudtangle.bandcamp.com/releases

Artwork by Aanguskhan Creative

11/11/2017

Quiet Carriage is a touring/promotions company, hoping to help promote alternative artists.

Whenever possible, projects will carry a focus on curating experiences that are accessible for all ages, in regional areas, and valuing the voices of a diverse range of performers.

We will be announcing the first show tomorrow, and the first tour a few days after that. Thank you for your time.