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Melbourne Punk Band. We like early 80's punk from California and DC.
Email: brainwavespunk@gmail.com
Thanks MRR *blushes*
“Brainwaves - Killer gassed in the garage punker blow yer brains out core. Sorta in the same vein as earlier SHITTY LIMITS, with a little First Four Years flavor, this is fucking great. Franca’s vocals are so fucking rad, total shouty vicious appeal, over the best urgent destructive guitar attack… This band is insanely good. Descriptively simple jams, super catchy and classic. It’s hard to do something like this and it not sound like a pastiche, like Xerox of a good idea from 1981. BRAIWAVES make it seem effortless. I would have loved to see this band live, but they are I think done as a band? Not sure! They are Australians and have a sick 7” too, which as soon as I heard I wrote the band, and got this tape. You should do your part and act in a similar fashion… (Layla Gibbon) (5-song cassette, lyrics included, brainwavespunk.tumblr.com)”
Also, we have broken up, played our last shows at the beginning of this year.
- B-waver F
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"Brainwaves
Brainwaves
(7”, independent, 2010)
With its herky-jerky early DC punk sound, Brainwaves’ demo was one of the best releases of 2009. They follow it up with a killer single of intense and confident punk. Though theirs is a more melodic rock sound then a lot of of the current “hawdcaw” bands, Franca’s urgent vocals and interesting guitar parts make for a solid record. On ‘Can’t Take It’ she spits out a fiery and pleading call/warning that she’s had enough. Brainwaves have grown from young punks nervously opening gigs to a confident and energetic unit, and this single proves that they have plenty of promise."
http://messandnoise.com/articles/4172041
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Same cassette, 4 covers done by each band member. 5 songs you probably haven’t heard.
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Brainwaves Cassette Available Soon…
28th Jan - Melb
4th Feb - Syd
6th Feb - Syd
Show details are in our ‘Shows’ section.
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We have recorded once more!
Keep an eye out for a final recording to be released on cassette for our last few shows.
Previously unrecorded tracks.
<3 B-waver F
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‘Attend’ these Facebook events for the last Brainwaves shows in Melbourne <3
26th January: http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/event.php?eid=175657509129245
28th January: http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/event.php?eid=171242119563476
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Hi guys.
Every year, the meaning and connotations of Australia day become more and more removed from what it actually means to live in this country and why we are able to have a specific day celebrate many things - one of those things I believe needs to be celebrated is freedom, no matter where you come from or what way you got here.
This Australia day - January 26, there will be an all day show at the Tote in Collingwood to raise funds for The Refugee Council of Australia. Which will go towards helping with legal advice for refugees, providing settlement support for refugees and also raising general awareness.
The bands playing on the day include:
The Nation Blue.
Arrows.
Coerce.
Hawaiian Islands.
Headaches (qld).
Luca Brasi (tas).
Jerk Store (cbr).
Anchors.
Darren Gibson feat. 5000.
Jamie Hay feat. Good beard.
Brainwaves. feat. Terrible beards.
+ More info, bands and flyer TBA.
This is also a call out to any food / cupcake / zine / etc people - if you want to get involved with a table. Send a PM my way!
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
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Brainwaves are slowing wrapping things up…
Brainwaves are calling it a day in the new year…
BUT! we still have a bunch of shows left….
9th Dec w/ Street Chant, Infinite Void, Deep Heat - Yah Yahs
11th Dec w/ The Poppin Mammas, Union Radio - National Hotel Geelong
19th Dec w/ Un Quarto Morto - Midian Rehearsal Room show 3-5pm
26th Jan w/ The Nation Blue + huge line up - Tote
28th Jan w/ High Heels
4th Feb w/ TBA - Blackwire Records, Sydney
5th Feb w/ TBA - TBA, Sydney
6th Feb w/ Royal Headache, High Heels, Spew Your Guts Out - Red Rattler Theatre, Marrickville (LAST SHOW)
We will be recording one last time and maybe put out a cassette for our last few shows.
We still have heaps of 7”s and they’ll be available at all of these shows :)
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Un Quarto Morto (Italian Fastcore)
Here are the Melbourne shows! Brainwaves will be playing the 19th December.
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