Australian singer Ruel’s first appearance was greeted by his fans roaring last night at Soehanna Hall, The Energy Building, Jakarta in a concert titled Ready Tour 2019 held by Ismaya Live.

A total of 13 songs performed by Ruel at the concert which began at 8pm yesterday included Jack Garratt’s song “Weathered” which he had brought in the Like A Version triple J radio segment where Ruel became the youngest performer in the segment.

“This song is one of the songs that started my journey,” Ruel said before singing the song. The screen on the stage also displays television images with various cartoon shows.

In addition to delivering flagship songs such as “Dazed & Confused”, “Not Thinkin ‘Bout You”, and “Say”, Ruel also performed three songs that he hasn’t released including “Real Thing”, “Unsaid”, and “Pain Killer” .

Ruel also performed two songs from The Weekend and John Legend namely “Call Out My Name” and “Who Did That to You”.

Ruel closed his first concert in Indonesia with “Don’t Tell Me” and “Younger” which had been certified Gold in Australia. “Thank you! I promise I’ll be back here soon,” said Ruel.

Ruel’s performance in Jakarta was part of Ruel’s first Asia tour which visited 7 other Asian cities besides Jakarta including Manila, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

At the age of 16, Ruel has taken the world’s attention with his unique voice through singles such as “Younger”, “Dazed & Confused”, and “Don’t Tell Me” from his inaugural EP “Ready ‘” released in June last year.

You guys probably heard the news by now that Warpaint is finally coming to Jakarta on 17th  of February 2017. We got IWireUpID to thank for bringing them in for their “Heads Up” world tour. The all-girl quartet released their forth album on September last year and have been busy promoting the album across the states and Canada. This year they are continuing their tour across Asia, Australia, and back to the USA. Gladly for us, Jakarta will be their first stop this year and we can rest assure that a lot of people is looking forward to it.

Other than being an all-girl band, Emily, Theresa, Jenny, and Stella have developed a certain attitude and persona that made a lot of their fans want to be in the band. But are you cut out to be the fifth member of Warpaint, not that they’re searching for it. If you have most of these criteria, then you are probably cut out to be in the band, or at least hang out with the band.

Adventurous

Two of the earliest member of Warpaint Theresa and Emily met when they were 11. Together they went on moving to New York together when they were 18, also travelled to south-east Asia, Europe and drove cross-country to live in Los Angeles and eventually forming Warpaint. Are you adventurous enough to take those journey with them?

Music enthusiast 

Are you a music fan? Like, all kind of music? You need to have a broad knowledge of music of any kind if you wanna get with the band. After all they described their music as ghettotech, psychedelic, melodramatic, popular song. They find inspiration from different type of music. Their new song, aptly named, “New Song” was inspired by Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”, they’re a big fan of Rihanna, and “Dre” out of their new album had a trappy, hip-hop beats, sparse like A$AP Rocky.

Funny & silly

These gals have been together for over 10 years that they have developed inside jokes that we may not get but definitely evidence that they are funny. Exhibit A: how they described their music ghettotech, psychedelic, melodramatic, popular song? “Always a question mark at the end” said Emily once in an interview. Why the question mark? We never know.

Strong Personal Style

Other than having a strong sense of sound the ladies of Warpaint also got their own unique personal style. They all have quite the fashion sense. Wearing sometime punk-ish, hillbilly,  bohemian, or even very girly outfit, they look cool anyway tbh. Also, out of the question, Emily and Jenny clearly not afraid of giving their hair some personality that match their own. Have you found your own version of pink hair?

Creative and spontaneous 

Like any other artist creativity seemed to come naturally, but spontaneity is not everyone’s cup of tea. Well, the gals of Warpaint are definitely creative and spontaneous. Just look at how they created “New Song”. It was a challenge from their manager to create a song inspired by a new pop song, they picked Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and created a song on the spot. Wonder what kind of things they are spontaneous about.

So, do you think you have what it takes to be a Warpaint warrior?

Check out www.wireitupid.com for tickets and more information.

Morrissey concerts don’t come often enough around here. That is why it’s always a special thing to go to his gig. Here are seven ways you can prepare yourself for a special Morrissey concert

1. Dress like Morrissey

It’s not a secret that Morrissey has a unique style that has become his signature. His style also evolves as he got older, but every era are iconic. They were so iconic, the never went out of style. An oversized shirt or sweater and rolled up Levi’s if you’re a fan of The Smith era of Morrissey. Or a metallic golden shirt to resemble a more mature Morrissey might be the look for you, don’t forget to pop a button or two. Don’t forget to wear some thick specs to complete the whole Morrissey look.

2. Hairstyle of an icon

Morrissey’s style is iconic, but not as iconic as his hairstyle. He always managed to keep his hair up and neat. You have a week to master the look. Nothing a bit of hair gel can’t fix.

3. Move like Morrissey

What is the fun of going to a Morrissey concert without a little bit of dancing? Morrissey has one or two moves up on his sleeves that you can try. His groovy moves really are contagious, one look you can’t help but dance along. Remember it’s all about the hips, hands raising, and foot kicking. Although the kicking part may not be possible at the concert, but the other two are still doable.

4. Say whatever you want for once

Morrissey is known as someone who is comfortable in saying anything on his mind.  He is a man of many words, many poetic and honest words. Although sometimes it got him in trouble, at least he is honest. Have you been admiring Morrissey for being an outspoken person? Well it’s about time you try the full Morrissey experience.

5. Bang some Brit pop-rock classics to get you pumped!

Prepare yourself for some Morrissey classics with some other British pop-rock classics. Besides The Smiths, which is a must, there are a lot more bands that can get you pumped up and ready for Morrissey. Stone Roses and Oasis are two Brits pop-rock bands that were inspired by The Smith and Morrissey. Or maybe The Killers and Drowners might be another options.

6. Give yourself a pep talk

Morrissey concerts are always emotional. On the day of the concert, don’t forget to give yourself a pep talk. Prepare yourself physically and most importantly, emotionally. It’s going to be an emotional ride, but worth taking.

7. Bring a poncho!

Jakarta’s weather is teasing us these past few weeks. The rain comes and goes as it please. So  save yourself some trouble and pack up your most colorful poncho to brace the rain.

You have a week to prepare yourself for the big day! For tickets and more information go to kiosplay.

Could not make it to Jakarta on their last tour in 2011, Friendly Fires finally gave a big check to us last night (17/03). The annual event that is held by Rated-A Avolution, Beatfest, also in a colaboration of three promoters Urbanite Asia, Berlian Entertainment, and Hybrid Entertainment put their effort as one to bring Friendly Fires and The Magician for headlining the night.

Unlike those typical Saturday nights, this Saturday was totally (and probably) one of the nights that many people have been waiting for.  As one of the most anticipated concerts in 2012, we could see a long queue at the entrance gate. People came early eventho Friendly Fires were going to be on stage at 11 PM, seemed like they really rooted and were curious to experience a massive performance by them.  As we entered the venue, we could feel a different atmosphere or let’s say an atmosphere that you always have when you entered Beatfest. We were welcomed by some of art and fashion exhibition that represents an urban culture.

Back to the track, Roman Foot Soldiers(RFS) hit the stage at 8.10 PM. In charge as a starter, they boost the crowd with their first song, “Streets Without Signs” , then followed by “The Canal” and “Higher Peak”. We didn’t need to put our ear to the ground to know how famous they are now, because we could easily hear some people sing along to their songs. The band that have been trusted to open many gigs, such as Nylon Music Festival 2011, The People’s Party 2012 and LoveGarage 2012, were praised for their electro rock music. And not forget to mention, they became a Santa Claus on the St.Patty day because they spared some of their EPs tittled “Kitsilano” to the crowd.

To boil some blood, after RFS’ performance, now the crowd is served with an alternative disco show by The Magician. If you are familiar with some of dance tracks , you might recognize The Magician, Stephen Fasano, he was a co-pilot in Aeroplane (now only consisting of Vito De Luca). There is no doubt that The Magician would change Fairgrounds into a dancefloor. Spinned some of his remixes, he did hypnotize the crowd to keep dancing and not saving their energy, because we were not close to the big show!. Furthermore, when he played his infamous remix, Follow Rivers by Lykke Li, he turned down the volume of his machine and asked the crowd to sing the chorus part, and then you know the rest, We danced till drop.

Having more than an hour of a sudden disco, the lights were dimmed. People started screaming Friendly Fires and Ed Macfarlen, but nope, it was not Friendly Fires already, we believe that something worth seeing is worth waiting. It was actually a visual mapping show starring Anton Wirjono’s holograph. So, Anton Wirjono’s holograph appeared on the stage and dj-ed. And then, there were like ten men (these were not a holograph) walked on the stage wearing a white t-shirt. The cool thing is about to happen, their t-shirt was projected with a sort of visual mapping and it went for about three minutes.

After getting an electro rock and an alternative disco performance, plus a radical visual mapping show. Now they real party has begun, Friendly Fires were finally on stage!. Ed Macfarlane with his dapper style (We bet if the concert was held in an outdoor venue and in the afternoon, he must be wearing his Hawaiian’s pattern shirt) landed on stage with the other two members of the band, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge, and also followed by some of their additional musicians. Performing Lovesick as the first song, Ed constantly danced like crazy (as what NME said, people have to watch Ed Macfarlane’s dancing for once in their life) to get us all dance “horny”. The band who also nominated for Mercury Music Prize in 2009, blasted our eardrums in the next two songs, “Jump In The Pool” and “Running Away”. Ed Macfarlane made the whole Fairgrounds pumped with his signature relentlessly energetic moves. Eventho Ed was having a cold, In the song “Blue Cassette”, he shown his amazing vocal skill. His stunning voice brought resonance to songs like “Chimes”, “Show Me lights”, and “Live Those Days Tonight”. The eleventh song, “Pala”, soothed the crowd with a sound of chirping bird and a cosmic synth. Have bombarded the crowd with more than eleven songs, Friendly Fires played their latest single, “Hurting”, and also known as Ed’s favourite track from album Pala. Continued with “Pull Me Back To Earth” and then the craziness peaked to “Paris” which is their first single that achieved “Single of The Week” in The Guardian Newspaper, NME Magazine, and also on BBC 1 Radio Show.  After a few minutes of cheering for an encore, they wandered back to the stage and played “Hawaiian Air”, we could feel a polynesian tunes and grooves from the instrument, and we kind of expected that there would be some Hawaiian Dancers like we saw in Reading Festival 2011 (but it seems the last time that they are using them is at O2 Brixton, London). To wrap their kick ass performance, they played “Kiss Of Life” and gave a rejoicing closure of the show.

Overall, there wasn’t any greater way to start the night with Friendly Fires. From the first note of the tunes to the first dancing hips, the crowd was just as into it as a deadly energetic Ed Macfarlane. Watching Ed as he danced while singing at the top of his lungs was a uber highlight of the evening. Could catch Ed’s signature shake-your-ass moves with bare eyes is the moment and a rare privilege that you could not find from any other frontmen. Finishing the sixteenth songs with a jaw dropping performance felt like a job well done. After a show in Jakarta, Friendly Fires will continue their task to shake some hips on 4th-5th May in Spain and they also will be headlining for Lovebox Festival in London on 16th June. So, who has learned some new moves? (Alcander Alonzo/Dorothy T.)

What’s the best, fun and right way to celebrate friday the 13th if not by attending the biggest gig of the month or can we say by going to The People’s Party, event which organise and promoted by Untitled Asia together with Soundshine Event and in partnership with British Council.

After hitting Hongkong and Taipei, last friday (13/1) was Jakarta’s turn to experience the ‘mini’ indie rock – dance festival. The show started around 7PM with first performance from Jakarta’s own local band, Roman Foot Soldiers. Even though the band still a rookie, but we think they’ve quite succeed warmed up the audience with their friendly interaction with the audience along with their hits such as Street Without Signs, You Make Me Feel Like Summer and Waterfront.

Though its still hard to describe their genre or if we can quote them as they said that they can be called “intensindie”, this Sydney based band The Jezabels succeed made the audience (or most of the front row) to sing along that night with their hits such as Hurt Me, Easy to Love, Disco Biscuit Love. Hayley Mary the vocalist was able to amused us with her high unique voice that stay stabile until the end of their nine songs.

Probably this is the second most wanted band of the night (which mostly by the girls). Bombay Bicycle Club may represent what British indie rock sounded like nowadays. Started with their new hits such as Shuffle, and Your Eyes and continued with songs from their previous albums such as Dust on the Ground, followed by Leave It then fasting their tempo with Lights Out, Words Gone, Ivy and Gold, Evening/Morning, Cancel on Me, Lamplight, How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep, What You Want,Always Like This and What If. Even so the audience couldn’t stop sing and dance along with them. And surely they do really knew how to rock the stage.

The fourth band of the night might get or probably gain more of this country’s attention after this show. The Naked and Famous with their vocalist Alisa Xayaith really mesmerise us, no wonder even though they just have one studio album their name already get well – know around the planet. That night they played most of the songs from their Passive Me, Aggressive You album such as Frayed, All of This, The Sun, Girls Like You, Eyes, then they play their rock side with Spank, and A Wolf In Geek’s Clothing continued with No Way, Jilted Lovers and last but not least their most waited songs Punching In A Dream, followed by Young Blood.

The party isn’t started until this British electronic music group, Metronomy heated up the stage. Joseph Mount, Anna Prior, Oscar Cash, Gbenga Adelekan played most of the songs from their Nights Out and The English Riviera albums started the show with We Broke Free, continued with Love Underline, Back on the Motorway, Holiday, She Wants, Heartbreaker, The Bay, and after that we could hear another awesome talent of Anna Prior when she sang Everything Goes My Way, and continued with The Look , You Could Easily Have Me, A Thing For Me, Corrine, and finished up with song requested by the audience Radio Ladio, which made most of us sing loud and dance through the beat. We think Metronomy is one of the band that have the  package of what (at least) should a band take on stage. Well one word describe that night even though it’s raining after was happy enough. Not much of an euphoria but not less than we’ve expected.