COG & ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

Australian music company Birds Robe continue their 15th anniversary celebrations with a massive show at Max Watts in Melbourne on Friday 12 December.
 
WATCH THE TOUR ANNOUNCE TRAILER

Headlining the second of three Melbourne events are alternative rock heavyweights COG, playing their first shows of 2025, alongside American alternative rock icons ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, returning to Australia for the first time in over a decade.

The evening kicks off at 6pm and showcases a dynamic lineup from the Birds Robe family. Local psych-rock veterans Mushroom Giant return to the stage showcasing new material ahead of their forthcoming new release; experimental rockers SEIMS feature material from new album 5 and the multiple talents of Simeon Bartholomew (Birdman, sleepmakeswaves, Captain Kickarse and the Awesome) combined with Plini drummer Chris Allison. Opening the night are the lush, dense soundscapes of Queensland duo the sea shall not have them. 

Lucius Borich from COG said of Birds Robe/Mike Solo:
 
For what hes done for bands and artists and the independent music scene and industry, prog rock scene so to speak, it has been fantastic. You know, really been the artery to help things flow.

The celebration also coincides with the release of the Birds Robe documentary series, which premiered its first episode last week. New episodes are set to drop fortnightly from July through December.

Watch Episode 1

Birds Robe has long been a launchpad for some of Australias most acclaimed post-rock and progressive artists, including sleepmakeswaves, We Lost The Sea, Closure in Moscow, Toehider, Meniscus, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Troldhaugen, and Solkyri, among others.

Across its 15-year journey, the label has promoted more than 1,500 live shows and released over 200 records, including five ARIA-nominated albums and seven #1 releases on the Australian Independent Charts. Its catalogue has collectively amassed over 50 million streams, underscoring the labels impact both locally and internationally.
Director Mike Solo says:
 
Ten years ago, on Saturday 5 December in 2015, a bunch of bands playing post-rock, prog, metal and alternative rock got together at Manning Bar in Sydney, Australia to celebrate the 5^th anniversary of Birds Robe Records.  It was awesome.
 
Since then, weve crossed the globe many more times, survived a global pandemic and come out the other side with even more talent to showcase from our little niche.  So please join us to relive the memories, create new ones & celebrate an epic ride of prog, post rock, and otherwise innovative music with our friends & family.
 
If youve never had the chance to see some of these bands, we hope our efforts to bring them all together in the one place make for a worthy day/night of entertainment.
 
Enjoy!
 
Details and tickets from www.birdsrobe.co