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20/01/2008
European tour dates confirmed
for May/June 2009
We are very excited to announce that the first dates for
the scheduled May/June European Tour have just been booked,
with more shows currently under discussion. The band will
be travelling across Western Europe to play shows in Germany,
The Netherlands, Belgium and France. The tour is the natural
follow-up to the European perfomances of October 2008.
The band is very excited to see a little more of the continent
and to expose their music to overseas audiences once more. |
03/01/2008
New incarnation of band to hit stages for first half of
2009
From the beginning of 2009 onwards, New Academics will
be peformed primarily as a trio - as Dave, Joe and Howie
start heading off into their next phase of creative development.
. They will still perform songs from off of both albums
(as well as new material), but the tracks have been re-interpreted
in order to spearhead work towards the next album...
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fresh evolution of the band could be described as a mixture
of rock and electronic grooves. It features the use of
live vocals, guitars and drums in conjunction with a bedrock
of loops and beats. In this incarnation, Dave performs
guitars & backing vocals, Howie propels things along
from behind the drumkit and Joe provides lead vocals &
triggers loops. |
30/09/2008
European Tour October 2008, video
blog
We will be uploading daily video clips to document our
travels through Europe. Check out our youTube profile
regularly from the 6th of October onwards to see footage
of our trek across Germany into the Netherlands and back
again. Go to www.youtube.com and search for ‘New Academics’
to bring up the latest videos. Whilst you’re there, check
out some of the live footage from our performance at this
year’s Oppikoppi festival. |
25/09/2008
Live acoustic performance on
Morning Live, Weekend Edition
Tune in to Morning Live this Sunday, 28 September, to
catch Joe and Dave live on SABC morning television. They
will be performing acoustic versions of songs from both
albums and answering questions about the new release,
‘The Apple’.
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you enjoy the live performance, visit www.mnet.co.za
and navigate across to the MK and GO channels to watch
3 different songs that the band performed acoustically
for live television over the course of the last month
and a half. You can also see footage of the band live
at Oppikoppi 2008 on the MK section of the site.
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19/09/2008
Final European Tour Dates Confirmed
The last of the German and Netherlands showdates for the
October tour have fallen into place and the band is gearing
up to touch down in Europe on the 7th of October. We will
be landing in Frankfurt and heading straight onto Berlin
for our first show as part of Popkomm 2008. Come see us
in action at one of the following venues:
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| Thursday |
09/10/2008
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Duncker Club,
Berlin, Popkomm showcase |
| Friday |
10/10/2008 |
Jugendhaus, Hermsdorf |
| Monday |
13/10/2008 |
Kulturhaus III & 70,
Hamburg |
| Wednesday |
15/10/2008 |
Paard van Troje café, The
Hague |
| Thursday |
16/10/2008 |
Sugarfactory, Amsterdam |
| Friday |
17/10/2008 |
Club der toten Dichter,
Velbert |
| Saturday |
18/10/2008 |
ZwoEins, Koln |
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17/09/2008
New Academics to headline Lucky
Fish Festival
New Academics has just been confirmed for a headline slot
at this year’s inaugural Lucky Fish music festival, to
be held just outside Westonaria. The band will take to
the main stage at 9:15pm on the Friday night, 3rd October.
This will be their last local performance before jetting
off to Germany and the Netherlands the following week.
Check out www.luckyfishfestival.co.za
for more information on the festival. |
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