Appleonia will be playing at the NH7 Weekender Music festival taking place in Kolkata and Bangalore in November. NH7 is an indie music taking place in 4 Indian cities, featuring artists from all over the world. Appleonia will be playing in Kokatta 2nd November, and Bangalore 8th November. She will also be be joining Aussie band mates Cloud Control, Peking Duk and Money For Rope at the Aussie BBQ in Mumbai and New Delhi, presented by Sounds Australia and NH7.
The film Despite the Gods scored by Appleonia and Nadav Kahn, has won the ‘Best Documentary’ award at the LA Femme Film Festival 2014. To celebrate, Appleonia has released a new video for the song ‘Sad Planets’ off the ‘Despite the Gods’ soundtrack. The film, starring Jennifer Lynch and Bollywood superstar Mallika Sherawat, also took out “Best Documentary Director” for Penny Vozniak earlier this year at the Downtown Film Festival of Los Angeles. Soundtrack available here.
To celebrate International Peace Day, Appleonia will do a set at the Sydney Peace Day Festival. She will be on at 12.45pm. Support PEACE!
In honour of the 20th Anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s album “Grace”, Blender Gallery is bringing a special collection of rare photographs by Merri Cyr to Sydney. Opening of this special exhibit is Thursday 21st August, and Appleonia will be making a special live performance of some Jeff Buckley tunes, along with fellow musician Heartswin and Huckleberry Hastings. Starts at 6pm at 16 Elizabeth St, Paddington.
Photo: Jeff Buckley “Swoon” from the Grace cover shoot, Brooklyn NYC 1993 by © Merri Cyr
Appleonia is back at the Menagerie, the new event run by Umbrella Music Management, hosting a special line up of artists, craft beer and old school pub meals every Sunday at The Welcome Hotel in Rozelle, Sydney. Also playing on the night is Kate Gogarty and Vanessa Caspersz. Appleonia will be on at 6pm.
Appleonia be singing at a fundraiser on May 17 at The Jam Gallery in Sydney to raise funds for communities in Guinea with urgent needs. You can show your support here.
Appleonia will be performing at the Absolute Photography Gallery on Thursday March 6. It will be an opportunity to catch Appleonia playing stripped back songs in an intimate studio setting. 9pm – $10 donation at the door – 66 Bondi Rd, Bondi Junction
Appleonia is getting love from the lovely folk at FBi Radio 94.5. Tune in.
Radio Adelaide have made Appleonia’s album ‘OH’ their feature album of the week! Listeners can hear tracks off the record played till Sunday eve. Appleonia talked to Chris and Soph on The Range about her unique upbringing, her video art, and the making of “OH”. Listen to the online interview here.
Tickets are now on sale for Appleonia’s album launch at FBi Social in Sydney on Feb 20. She will joined by Eleanor Dunlop, HEARTSWIN and esoteric spoken word by Magic Steven. It will be fans last chance to see Appleonia before she heads to the US for more recording. Buy tickets here.
A week ago, Appleonia released her album ‘OH’ in an unprecedented way of music sharing – with every free album download, Vittoria Coffee donated the album’s value to OzHarvest, the food rescue charity.
In an overwhelming response to the model, Vittoria Coffee’s initial commitment of downloads was reached in less than a week, with a massive 2000 downloads. That’s the equivalent of 20,000 meals provided for Australia’s most vulnerable. Blown away by the response, Vittoria Coffee have agreed to continue enabling this initiative, donating three meals to OzHarvest with every free album download.
Appleonia would like to thank everyone who has supported this initiative!
Appleonia went busking and an accountant got possessed!
Watch her latest video for the song ‘Lost at Sea’ from her new album ‘OH‘- remember your free download feeds 10 people!
Appleonia’s album OH is out today! And in an unprecedented model of music sharing, you don’t have to pay for it. Vittoria Coffee would like to buy you Appleonia’s new album. Simply download the album for FREE, and the value will be donated to OzHarvest, a charity that rescues excess food and delivers it to vulnerable Australians. For every album download, the equivalent of 10 meals will be donated to people in need! For a limited time only. Download here!
Appleonia is excited to commence 2014 by opening for the beautiful Sarah Blasko on her ‘Heavenly Sounds’ tour in Australia. These 5 shows will take place through January in the churches and cathedrals of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane through January. Tickets available here.
Appleonia will be opening for Ian Ball over two nights in Sydney as part of his Australian November tour. Ian is the singer/guitarist of the British band Gomez, and will be playing some of the Gomez favorites, alongside his beautiful new solo album “Unfold Yourself”. Information and tickets here.
Ian Ball w/ Appleonia Wed 27th Nov | Brass Monkey Cronulla
Ian Ball w/ Appleonia Sat 30th Nov | The Bunker at Coogee Diggers
Appleonia will open the 2013 Sandfly Film Festival in Sydney with a short set of songs at their exclusive rooftop premiere at sunset. This is Sandfly’s 4th year running, showcasing grass roots film-making from all over the world, including short films, music videos, animation and more. For tickets and more information, go to www.sandlfyfilmfestival.com.
7pm, Saturday 2nd November
Entry via Cafe Shenkin Espresso Bar
239a King Street, Newtown
www.sandflyfilmfestival.com
Listen out for Appleonia’s song “She is the Sun”, which will make an appearance on the new MTV pilot, “Dead Beat Dads”. The pilot premieres in Australia on Monday Oct 7, 9:30pm on MTV, Foxtel Channel 124.
Appleonia has written a song with musician Nadav Kahn for a new Australian theatre production called SINGLED OUT, performing at the Seymour Centre in Sydney as part of the 2013 Reginald Season. SINGLED OUT is a series of short plays focusing on the prediction that by 2020, one in three living arrangements in Sydney will be that of one-person households. Appleonia’s song will be performed by the cast as one of the pieces of the run, accompanying a series of portraits written by Australian playwrights, all directed by Augusta Supple. To read more about this project, go to www.singledout.com.au, or click here for tickets.
New Appleonia album, “Despite the Gods” is out online today. This soundtrack record features songs like “She is the Sun ft Craig Nicholls” and other songs and soundscapes composed for Penny Vozniak’s documentary of the same name, filmed entirely in India. The album is a sonic journey mapping the gripping story of Hollywood’s prodigal daughter Jennifer Lynch as she makes her first Hollywood/Bollywood creature feature in India. Appleonia co-wrote and co-produced the album with collaborator Nadav Kahn. They were inspired by India, snakes, the gods and how we don’t always get what we want but get what we need. Find it online here.
Earlier this year, Appleonia directed a music video for the Ben Lee song “On My knees”, off of the record they wrote together, “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the work”. Today the video is premiered by Rolling Stone and features appearances by friends, family and fans. The vision for the video was to create a resting place for people to lie down and experience the music. Watch the video below or to read more about the inspiration, click here.
Appleonia will be singing with Ben Lee for the upcoming Conscious Club mini tour in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Tickets available here.
Appleonia will be performing in Los Angeles at The Hotel Cafe on the 10th of July 2013. It will be an extra special night because she will be playing right before the very talented Ian Ball from Gomez, who will be launching his new solo album on the night.
Appleonia is excited to be part of this year’s line up at the Global Village at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Australia. She will be performing a set from her up and coming project called “The Shattering”. For more information, click here.
Out now. Appleonia is profiled in the Australian quaterly magazine, Art of Healing.
Today is the worldwide release of the Ben Lee album that Appleonia and Ben wrote and produced together. The album is available now on itunes and record shops. Cover art by artist Ione Skye Lee.
Appleonia will be performing her New York debut on Thursday the 16th of May at 11pm at The Living Room. She will premiere material from her latest collaboration with Canadian musician Adam Van Wielingen. Together they have written a collection of songs called “The Shattering”, a sparse, dark, punk project inspired by mysterious cosmic forces. Poster art by New York based artist Matt Huynh.
Appleonia will be opening for and performing with Ben Lee for his Los Angeles and New York shows. These shows are the very first performances debuting the record Ben and Appleonia wrote together called “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”, an exciting experimental new album due out in the US on 14th May 2013. Click below for tickets:
LA show 7th May 2013
NY show 18th May 2013
Today is the official Australain release of Appleonia and Ben Lee’s collaboration, “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”. Below is a trailer about the album and how it came to be.
Appleonia will be performing an intimate set at the Absolute Photography Studio in Sydney.
When: Thursday 7th March
Time: night starts at 7.30pm
Where: Absolute Photography Studio, 66 Bondi Rd, Bondi
Nic Cassey will be on beforehand.
$10 at the door
Tickets on sale now for Australian shows for Ben Lee, Appleonia and more. Appleonia will be the support act and also performing with Ben all the songs from the upcoming record, “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”.
RollingStone premieres a song written by Ben Lee and Appleonia off the upcoming Ben Lee record “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”. Read about their collaboration and listen to the track here. The song is titled “Welcome to the House of Mystical Death”, and is a tune built on multiple breath tracks, choral chanting and cacophony.
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Appleonia is excited to be supporting the amazingly talented Sally Seltmann at the Vanguard in Sydney on the 21st of March. You can buy tickets here.
Appleonia will be performing a solo set, as well as singing alongside Ben Lee for his forthcoming Australian east coast tour. The shows will celebrate the launch of Ben’s new record, “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”, which was co-created by Ben and Jessica, with Appleonia featuring as the female vocals on the record. Tickets on sale Feb 19th.
Fri, 5 April – BYRON BAY
Byron Bay Community Centre
w/Darpan and Friends, Appleonia,
Avasa & MattyLove, Nadav
Tickets $35 + bf
on-‐sale 19 February
Buy here:
http://www.spiritfestival.com.au/benlee
Sat, 6 April – BYRON BAY
Byron Bay Community Centre
w/Darpan and Friends, Appleonia,
Avasa & Matty Love, Nadav
Tickets $35 + bf
on-‐sale 19 February
Buy here:
http://www.spiritfestival.com.au/benlee
Thurs, 11 April – SYDNEY
Paddington Uniting Church
w/Darpan and Friends, Appleonia,
Avasa & Matty Love, Nadav
and a talk by Juan Ruiz Naupari
Tickets $35 + bf
on-‐sale 19 February
Buy here:
http://www.myheartspace.com.au/
Watch Appleonia sing to snake powers in her latest dreamy video.
Look and listen to this cute, sweet, delightful cover of “She is the Sun” by the talented Malena Aballay, Matias Cardozo and Alana Roque.
The new music video for “She is the Sun” is out today! Watch Appleonia and Craig Nicholls slow dance in this spontaneous one-shot past life dream.
Appleonia’s new single, “She is the Sun” featuring Craig Nicholls, is out digitally worldwide today! If you want to hear some cosmic heartache, buy it here! Music video to follow 19th October 2012.
Appleonia and musician Nadav Kahn have written two pop tunes for two short plays that are part of the the True West season of “A view from Moving Windows”. Specifically written for True West, the production is a collection of pieces by nine dynamic Sydney playwrights, each inspired by train travel. Directed by Augusta Supple, “A View from Moving Windows” opens October 18th 2012 at the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta. If you are in Sydney, come check it out. The cast will be singing the songs to you! Find out more by clicking here.
Sneak preview! Listen to Appleonia and Craig Nicholls from ‘The Vines’ cry out to the cosmos in unison. Music video to follow.
Today Ben Lee and Appleonia had a conversation about their collaboration, process and inspiration behind the making of his upcoming album, “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”. Click here to watch.
Earlier this year, Appleonia & Ben Lee began a conversation about a record they both wanted to make together. Before they knew it, these conversations turned into soundscapes, sounds and songs that they wrote and recorded simultaneously and often spontaneously in Lee’s home studio. This collection is what is now Ben Lee’s upcoming album: “Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work”. Click here to see a video explaining a little more about what inspired the record, and/or pledge your support by pre-ordering the album.
Check out Appleonia’s trippy new music video for the song “My Wanderer”, an English translation of the Hindi Bollywood 1950’s hit song “Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi”.
Join Appleonia at the Australian premiere of the film “Despite the Gods” at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. The film will screen for the first time in Australia on June 9th. Score by Jessica Chapnik Kahn and Nadav Kahn, featuring Appleonia. Buy tickets here!
The film “Despite the Gods” had it’s world premiere today in Canada, and to celebrate, Appleonia’s single from the film is out today on itunes. Translated from Hindi to English, “My Wanderer” is a cover of a famous 1950’s Bollywood song called “Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi”, which featured in the cult classic Hindi hit “Awara”, directed by Raj Kapoor. You can get Appleonia’s new single on itunes here.
Appleonia and Nadav Kahn have been busy composing the score for the Jennifer Lynch biopic “Despite the Gods”. Today the film was announced as part of the official selection of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival! This will be the film’s world premiere. The documentary is beautifully directed by Penny Vozniak. For more info on the festival: www.hotdocs.ca
Appleonia will be performing a short set at the Absolute Photography gallery for their monthly soiree.
When: Thursday 1st of March at 7.30pm
Where: Absolute Photography, 66 Bondi Road, Bondi, Sydney
Other musicians will be performing on the night.
$10 at the door.
Appleonia has released her latest music video to the song “God”. You can watch it here!:
Appleonia will be performing a few of songs at The Conscious Club.
When: Wednesday 22nd of February at 6pm
Where: Bondi Pavillion Theatre in Sydney
Will be a lovely night with guest speakers and more. Book tickets at www.theconsciousclub.com
Appleonia and musician Nadav Kahn are writing the score for the upcoming documentary “Despite the Gods”, a bio pic about Hollywood’s prodigal daughter Jennifer Lynch (daughter of cult director David Lynch). The film covers Lynch’s 8 month odyssey in India directing a creature feature about the vengeful snake goddess Nagin. In the world of Bollywood Hollywood movie making, chaos is the process…more to come.
