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SUPER MASSIVE - FREE AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVAL SHOW AT THE ROCKS

Named by MX Magazine as one of Sydney's best emerging electronic/dance/rock bands, Super Massive will be bringing their dynamic, high energy electro rock to the huge Australia Day music festival down at The Rocks on Tuesday 26th January, performing on the Parksong Stage in First Fleet Park at 4:15pm, with Zennith Brothers on directly before, and King Tide and Bertie Blackman on directly after. The set will include a couple of brand new songs, and the band will be joined for this show by special guest keyboardist/soundscaper 3K Short from MGF. Entry to the event is free.

Super Massive have been busy in the studio recording a new single and shooting a film clip due for release in March/April; a follow up to the band's self-titled debut EP.

Super Massive perform a free live show for electro/dance/rock lovers in Port Macquarie area

Award-winning, upcoming Sydney alterna-pop/electro/funk/rock band Super Massive will be touring the Port Macquarie area for the first time next weekend, bringing their funky, uptempo show to the Laurieton Hotel on Saturday 23rd May.

Entertainment starts at 8:30pm and entry is FREE.

Super Massive is a creative band, lovingly crafting evocative pop songs with their own unique blend of multi-layered synthscapes and live instrumentation.

The shared musical vision of singer/songwriter Malina Hamilton-Smith and drummer/composer Glenn Abbott (best known for his work with Machine Gun Fellatio), Super Massive was awarded ‘Best Alternative Artist” at the MusicOz Awards (Australia's premier national music awards for unsigned and independent artists), and released a self-titled debut EP through MGM and iTunes to rave reviews mid last year.

A SHIMMY SHAKIN' NIGHT OF LIVE ELECTRO/DANCE-POP WITH SUPER MASSIVE & YEN

A SHIMMY SHAKIN' NIGHT OF LIVE ELECTRO/DANCE-POP WITH SUPER MASSIVE & YEN

Award winning Sydney dance/rock band Super Massive team with fellow electro-funksters Yen for a very special night of electro/dance-pop at the Excelsior Hotel Surry Hills on Saturday 7th March. Newcomers Life Bitter Soul support.

The night showcases three of Sydney's best up and coming electronic/dance rock bands. With all bands on the bill sharing a love of deep rhythm, shimmering synths, poetic pop, not to mention lights and lasers, it's set to be a spectacular, shimmy-shakin' night, if not an outright dancing frenzy, if both Super Massive and Yen's previous shows are anything to go by.

The show is at the Excelsior Hotel, 64 Foveaux St, Surry Hills. The night starts at 8pm. Tickets are $10- at the door.

Super Massive To Play At Electro Glam Rock Friday The 13th Party & Show At The Junkyard Maitland

What: A ‘Glam Friday The 13th‘ party night with live show by dance rock band Super Massive
Where: The Junkyard (Grand Junction Hotel)
88 Church St, Maitland.
When: Friday 13th February
Time: 8:30pm
Entry: Free
Info: Ph: (02) 4933 5242 or www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds

Maitland and Newcastle area music fans who prefer their entertainment on the more theatrical side - and particularly those that like to dress up and party - are in for a treat Friday 13th February, as The Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland, takes a ‘Glam Friday The 13th’ theme, with a live show by award-winning, upcoming Sydney dance-rock band Super Massive, whose style draws from disco, electro, glam rock, pop and funk. It starts at 8:30pm and entry is free.

A Night Of Theatrical Electro/Pop/Rock

This Saturday 11th October at the Empire Hotel Annandale, Sydney band Super Massive will be headlining a trio of bands that fearlessly deliver performances of extroverted theatricality, whilst exploring their own different blends of electro/pop/rock.

The event will be happening at the Empire Hotel, Cnr Parramatta Rd & Johnston St Annandale. Entertainment begins at 9pm. Entry is $10.

Super Massive take dance rock/pop to new heights with the funkiest live rhythm section in town and powerful songs of recklessness, love and reckless love, guaranteed to make you want to hit the dancefloor.

Led by dynamic frontwoman Malina, whose vocals and stage presence have been compared to Peaches, Shirley Manson and Siouxsie Sioux, and described as 'Kylie's porno double', Super Massive are an underground force to be reckoned with.

Super Massive EP Launch

Sydney alterna-pop/electro/rock band Super Massive celebrate the launch of their debut, self-titled EP with a show and party at Candy's Apartment, 22 Bayswater Rd, Kings Cross, on Friday 11th July. 8pm - 11:30pm. The theme is "Key Party"... dress sexy!

Christa Hughes (from Machine Gun Fellatio & Circus Oz) will perform in main support, singing new and old material accompanied by Leonie Cohen on keyboards, and sultry singer Vanessa Hunter opens the night with her duo Hunter Lloyd, singing torchsong set to drum machine and bass.

Super Massive will then hit the stage to perform their set of alternative-pop songs set to slamming, funky, electro/rock dance grooves, described recently by industry tip mag The Music Network in a Hit Pick prediction as "..a provocative sound that's more infectious than the plague....".

There's a lucky door prize of a dirty night for two at The Blacket Hotel, with breakfast and parking thrown in - All you have to do is put your name in the key bowl upon arrival to win.

The Super Massive EP features the song "Fists In My Pocket", which won the band the award for Best Alternative Artist at the MusicOz Awards last November. The track has a great videoclip which has seen play on Rage, Scout TV and Songwriters Across Australia on TVS, was featured recently on UK music bible NME's website and begins play on UK music television as of this week.

The Super Massive EP is out now in stores and online via MGM and iTunes.

For more info visit: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds
To watch the new Super Massive videoclip, for award winner "Fists In My Pocket" visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgS_bvYLbz8

Super Massive return to The Cambridge, Newcastle for FREE show

After a killer first show to Newcastle audiences back in January, award-winning alterna-pop/electro/rock band Super Massive return to play a second show at the Cambridge Hotel this coming Wednesday 9th April. Doors open 9:30pm, and in the tradition of Wednesdays at the Glasshouse, entry is free and drinks are cheap. Expect high energy, electro/synth laden songs, a stage show lashed with feather boas and rocked by intense grooves. For song samples, live photos and more info go to: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds

A Super Massive Easter Saturday at Windsor

Sydney's ultra groovy, alterna-pop/electro/rock four piece Super Massive bring a lively Easter Saturday night to Windsor, playing a free show at the Fitzroy Hotel on the 22nd of March, 8pm -11pm. Locals can even take advantage of the hotel's courtesy bus, to really make it a rip-roaring night. (Call 4577 3396 to book a seat on the bus) For song samples, pics and more go to: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds or read more for more details

Award Winning Electro-Rockers Super Massive Return Battlescarred To Play at Sonar Sydney

Award-winning electro-rock band Super Massive play a show on Sydney's northside at new venue Sonar Sydney in Milsons Point, with alterna-pop friends Captains and The Chaperones in support. Entertaining electro/funk/rock band Super Massive return from a successful first Northern NSW & Queensland tour to play a show at Sonar Sydney on Saturday 16th February. Teaming with their good friends The Captains and indie rock duo The Chaperones, it promises to be a solid night of alternative-rock-pop music. Doors open 8pm. $12 at the door or through Moshtix. For music samples, live gig photos, tour blog and more go to: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds or read more for details

Electro-Rock Night At The Step Inn - Super Massive + Elation + Dance In Circles DJs

Expect a steamy summer evening loaded with slamming, dirty-groove, electro-laced, beguiling tunes, as award-winning Sydney band Super Massive bring their unique blend of rock and dance music to Brisbane over the Australia Day long weekend, as part of their first Queensland tour.

Super Massive wins Best Alternative Artist Award at MusicOz 2007

Sydney electronic rock band Super Massive wins Best Alternative Artist Award at MusicOz 2007, for their soon-to-be-released song "Fists".

Super Massive - live electronic rock on the Northern Beaches - November 24th

MusicOz Award nominees Super Massive bring their creative and visceral electro/rock/alternative pop music to the Mona Vale Hotel on Saturday November 24th.

Sydney band Super Massive are currently nominees for a 2007 MusicOz Award: An impressive achievement considering that the band has not yet released a single CD, nor had a scrap of airplay.

Super Massive is the creative partnership of singer/writer Malina Hamilton-Smith and drummer/composer Glenn Abbott, best known for his work with popular Australian band Machine Gun Fellatio.

The two found a mutual interest in aiming to create the perfect symbiosis of multi-layered synthscapes and the visceral impact of a full rock band.

Super Massive new sound opens Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival

Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am.

Named for modern society’s collective fascination with superlatives and for the biggest and best! of everything as much as for their wall of sound, Super Massive is a synth pop rock band with exhilarating, danceable grooves, an emphasis on melody and an engaging, energetic stage presence. The band has a unique sound and a treasure trove of songs that respond to the nature of today’s urbanised, fast-paced world.

Super Massive @ The Mess - Thursday 16th Aug - Candy's Apartment

Super Massive headlines the launch of The Mess - a new art-meets-art night for Sydney - this Thursday 16th August at Candy's Apartment.

The Mess
Thursday 16th August
Candy's Apartment
22 Bayswater Rd, Kings Cross, Sydney

Super Massive (Headline)
Great Apes
Stopwatch
Champagne Shoes

Doors open 8pm. $10-

THE MESS..

On Thursday 16th August Candy's Apartment hosts the launch of THE MESS, a monthly event to be held at Candy’s Apartment in Kings Cross in celebration of great local music, art, fashion & culture.

Synth/Dance Rock::: Super Massive @ The Bridge, Rozelle + The Annandale Hotel

Candy lips, gyrating hips - Two SUPER MASSIVE shows in Sydney in April

Electro Ladies of light and shade. Super Massive support Mz Ann Thropik.

Light and shade. Electro rock band Super Massive support industrial strength vixen Mz Ann Thropik. Super Massive support Mz Ann Thropik at the Annandale Hotel, Thursday 29th March. She's got loads of fans who all seem to be in love with her in that PJ Harvey kind of way and she looks rather magnetic in her pics, so we're looking forward to checking it out too. We'll be pulling out the old Alice Cooper cover, and playing our heavier stuff. (Heavy disco that is) Can't wait!

LoveShark's on guitar again which is awesome, coz who does dirty loud rock guitar like the Shark?

We are on second spot. 9pm - 9:40pm. Other bands on are The Black Royale (progressive, psychobilly - on 1st) and Marlow (Heavy rock - on after us). It's $10 entry.

To check out us, pop along to: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds

Super Massive @ Sinthetic

Free show - Super Massive play the very first show for new electro/rock night "Sinthetic" at the Golden Sheaf, Double Bay.

Super Massive play at the very first night of Sinthetic this Thursday 1st March at the Golden Sheaf Hotel, with Purple Sneakers DJs on the decks from 9pm.

Sinthetic is a new weekly electro/rock night with no cover charge.

Just the right band to kick off the series, Super Massive is a stunningly huge sounding, creative dance/rock group from Sydney, with the distinction of bringing extra musical detail into their electro based songs with beautiful, accomplished, live playing. They make dance/pop/rock songs with soul, beauty, hard filth, and gorgeous layers of synths and sounds.

Super Massive at Sinthetic, Golden Sheaf Hotel, Thursday 1st March

Free gig, cheap Becks beer and a new night for lovers of live electro/rock, with Sydney's newest dance/rock exemplars Super Massive playing the first show.

Super Massive play at the very first night of Sinthetic this Thursday 1st March, with Purple Sneakers DJs on the decks from 9pm.

Sinthetic is a new weekly electro/rock night at the Golden Sheaf, with no cover charge and cheap Becks beer on offer.

The perfect band to kick off the series, Super Massive is a stunningly huge sounding, creative dance/rock group from Sydney, with the distinction of bringing extra musical detail into their electro based songs with their beautiful, accomplished, live playing. They make dance/pop/rock songs with soul, beauty, hard filth, and gorgeous layers of synths and sounds.

Super Massive @ Hopetoun Hotel

Dance/electro rock meets alterna-rock via synth performance art: Super Massive play their one and only festive season show with friends at the Ho Ho Hoey.

Currently busy in the studio, dance-rockers Super Massive venture out to play their one and only gig for the festive season at the Hopetoun Hotel on Thursday 4th January. Rock siren Dylan Dray & beats/voice duo Champagne Shoes (the new show from 3K & Vashti Hughes) support. Come break in some new habits. Let your feet go crazy! Starts 8pm, $8-. For more info, song samples, or to befriend, go to: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds

Super Massive - Huge new electro/rock sounds

The drummer formerly known as Bryan Ferrysexual has shifted into high gear song-writing wise and screeched out of 70s funk and into the shimmering future of funky dance-based, electro-rock music on this new leg of his spectacular musical journey. Grab your friends and come along for the ride! .............

Formed in 2006, and Sydney based, Super Massive have played a handful of shows around Sydney at venues such as Spectrum, @Newtown, The Excelsior Surry Hills, Lansdowne and the Agincourt Hotel.

They will be playing two shows at the Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, this Saturday 11th November, 9:30pm, and Sunday 12th November at 4pm, with special guest appearance by The IT Boys, featuring 3K Short (MGF), returning to Sydney to play The Annandale Hotel on November 16.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds

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