Female-fronted original pop music showcase, PopTarts, will re-launch as a monthly event at Annandales Empire Hotel on Monday April 27 with an extra special line-up as well as lots of giveaways.



The free Grand (re) Launch Party of PopTarts at The Empire, will feature a line-up of seven artists to celebrate PopTarts more than seven years as a series of events and artist community: Amanda Easton, Jacqueline Amidy, Almost a Trio, Claire Wyndham, Katrina Underwood, Lila Swain and Super Massive.



PopTarts began as a showcase event at The Empire Hotel in August 2001 and continued there for almost six years until the pub underwent major renovations. PopTarts now runs on the first Tuesday of every month at Balmains Unity Hall Hotel and will continue there while also running on the last Monday of every month at The Empire. More PopTarts venues will also be announced soon.



PopTarts' founder, local artist Amanda Easton, has also completed hosting and producing PopTarts TV, a program which features live performances and interviews from artists from the showcases. It has already run on TVS in Sydney and C31 in Melbourne but you can still catch the 13-part TV series in Queensland on QCTV or online at www.myspace.com/poptartslive. In a bid to make the TV Show interactive, songs featured on the TV series can be downloaded from PopTarts online music store at www.thelocalscene.com.au. This site provides free music mp3s for fans, while artists get paid by advertisers each time one of their songs is downloaded.

The following PopTarts showcase event starts at 7:30pm on May 5 at The Unity Hall Hotel at 292 Darling Street in Balmain (opposite Woollies).