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The Cat Empire Reveal August September Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have a stack of shows coming up for August and September with special guests Little Quirks.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, indie, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire To Perform Free Concert In Melbourne On Saturday

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will perform a free concert of Federation Square in Melbourne on Saturday 22 March to launch the new album ‘Bird of Paradise’.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, fuck, jazz, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire Origins Came From Real Musicians Playing Real Music At All Hours of the Night

by Paul Cashmere

When The Cat Empire’s first album reached no 15 on the Australian chart and the second went to number one there was no-one more surprised than them. The Cat Empire were not set up as a “op” band. They were jazz musicians playing jazz music in late night bars in Melbourne and the audience loved it.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Bird In paradise, Felix Riebl, jazz, The Cat Empire

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Kasey Chambers, Iwaki Ausitorium, Melbourne 2014

Bluesfest Adds Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added another 18 acts including Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Hilltop Hoods, Kasey Chambers, live music, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd

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The Cat Empire Premiere Blood On the Stage Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have a brand new song ‘Blood On the Stage’ and a video to go with it.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bird In paradise, Bood On the Stage, indi, rock, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire Postpone Three Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shows Over MSO Gaza Knee-Jerk

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have postponed their three upcoming shows with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after the MSO cancelled pianist Jayson Gillham over comments he made about journalist killed in Gaza.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, indie, reggae, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire To Perform Melbourne and Sydney Orchestra Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in August and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, funk, indie, jazz, Latin, reggae, rock, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire Head For A Second Sell-out Twilight At Taronga for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have been one of the hit tickets for Twilight at Taronga at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, live music, The Cat Empire, Twilight At Taronga

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Twilight At Taronga 2024 Line-up Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight At Taronga, James Morrison, The Whitlams, Ball Park Music, The Cat Empire, live music, Taronga Zoo, Australia,

Tagged as: Australia, Ball Park Music, James Morrison, live music, Taronga Zoo, The Cat Empire, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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New The Cat Empire, Here’s ‘Money Coming My Way’

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have a new song ‘Money Coming My Way’ and an album coming their way in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Latin, Money Coming My Way, reggae, rock, ska, The Cat Empire, Where The Angels Fall

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After The Cat Empire, Felix Riebl Starts His Solo Journey With ‘Everyday Amen’

by Music-News.com

Now that The Cat Empire is no more, Felix Riebl has a solo album coming. The first taste is the title track of the album ‘Everyday Amen’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Felix Reibl, jazz, rock, The Cat Empire

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Countertenor Max Riebl Dies From Cancer At Age 30

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Countertenor Max Riebl has died at from cancer at the age of 30.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, classical, Felix Riebl, Max Riebl, opera, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire To Play Their Final Show At Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will be no more after their Bluesfest show. Bluesfest will be the final show for The Cat Empire.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, rock, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire Disband

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have announced their break-up.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Felix Riebl, Harry James Angus, jazz, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire and Teskey Brothers Summer Salt Ballarat Show Is A Goer

by Paul Cashmere

The sold-out The Cat Empire and The Teskey Brothers show for February 28 is all systems go for February 28.

Tagged as: Australia, Ballarat, Boy & Bear, Emily Wurramara, John Butler, live music, Montaigne, music industry, Regional Touring, Summersalt, Teskey Brothers, The Cat Empire

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Covid Safe Summersalt Shows Are Coming To Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Live music, Covid safe Summersalt shows will return to Victoria in 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Boy & Bear, music festival, Summersalt, Teskey Brothers, The Cat Empire

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SummerSalt Is Heading To Canberra

by Paul Cashmere

Canberra has scored a SummerSalt date in February.

Tagged as: Australia, Boy & Bear, Eimily Wurramara, John Butler, Montaigne, music festival, Summersalt, The Cat Empire, The Teskey Brothers

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Missy Higgins and The Cat Empire Set For Summersalt 2021

by Paul Cashmere

And we have a concert announcement … The Cat Empire, Missy Higgins and Boy & Bear have been announced for Summersalt 2021 in Adelaide.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, Boy & Bear, Missy Higgins, music festival, South Australia, Summersalt, The Cat Empire

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Regional Touring Activates New Event ‘To The Point’ For Queensland For November

by Paul Cashmere

Regional Touring will present Amy Shark, The Cat Empire, John Butler, The Beautiful Girls and Stella Donnelly for To The Point on 7 November.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Australia, Duane mcDonald, John Butler, music event, Red Hot Summer, Regional Touring, Stella Donnelly, The Beautiful Girls, The Cat Empire, To The Point

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Announcement: The Cat Empire Initiate ‘Lockdown Get Down’

by Announcement

The Cat Empire are initiating Lockdown Get Down, a movement to help musicians increase available income to survive these turbulent times.

Tagged as: Australia, Lockdown Get Down, music industry, The Cat Empire

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Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, The Cat Empire To Perform At Womadelaide

by Paul Cashmere

Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens and The Cat Empire lead a United Nations of artists for Womadelaide 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Mavis Staples, music festival, Rhiannon Giddens, The Cat Empire, WOMADelaide, world

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The Cat Empire Tour Will Raise Money for Children’s Ground

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire play their next round of Australian shows in October and November with proceeds going to Children’s Ground.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, indie, Latin, reggae, rock, ska, The Cat Empire

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Queenscliff 2019 has an Excellent Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Queenscliff has delivered one of its best first line-ups in years with Missy Higgins, Tim Finn, Troy-Cassar-Daley and The Cat Empire just some of the names set to play.

Tagged as: Australia, Missy Higgins, music festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, The Cat Empire, Tim Finn, Troy Cassar-Daley

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Jessie Lloyd awarded International Touring Grant from The Cat Empire and The Australia Council

by Paul Cashmere

Jessie Lloyd and her Mission Songs Project is the recipient of the International Touring Grant from The Cat Empire and The Australia Council for the Arts.

Tagged as: Australia, indigenous, Jessie Lloyd, Missions Songs Project, music industry, The Australia Council, The Cat Empire

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New Music Releases for 15 February 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Drake, Avril Lavigne, Heart (Live), Millencolin, RY X, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Florida Georgia Line, India Arie, Kiss (GH), The Beasts (of Bourbon), Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, The Cat Empire, Methyl Ethel, Betty Who and the WOMAD 2019 & Triple J’s Hottest 100 Vol.26 compilations.

Tagged as: Australia, Avril Lavigne, Betty Who, Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, Drake, Florida Georgia Line, Heart (Live), India.Arie, Kiss (GH), Methyl Ethel, Millencolin, music industry, new music, RY X, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Beasts of Bourbon, The Cat Empire

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The Cat Empire Drop Another New Song ‘Stolen Diamonds’

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire has released yet another new song in ‘Stolen Diamonds’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, jazz, rock, The Cat Empire

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Matt Corby and The Cat Empire To Play Rhythm and Alps

by Greg Phillips

Two leading Australian musical acts are the first names to be confirmed for Rhythm & Alps 2018.

Tagged as: Matt Corby, music festival, New Zealand, Rhythm and Alps, The Cat Empire

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Peter Garrett, Briggs, Christine Anu Join Spinifex Gum Concert

by Noise11.com

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, A.B. Original’s Briggs as well as Christine Anu have been added to the Spinifex Gum concerts for Adelaide and Melbourne in March.

Tagged as: Australia, Briggs, choir, Christine Any, Peter Garrett, Spinifex Gum, The Cat Empire, world music

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New Music Event Summersalt To Debut In November

by Noise11.com

Summersalt is a new outdoor music event set to debut this November.

Tagged as: Australia, indie, John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, rock, Summersalt, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd

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Xavier Rudd and The Cat Empire Team For Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire and Xavier Rudd will be heading out together on tour in 2017.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Australian Tour, HARTS, Sahara Beck, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd, Xavier Rudd and The Cat Empire Team For Tour

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