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ONTOUR OFWGKTA [USA] Wednesday February 1, The Hi-Fi ROYKSOPP [NOR] Thursday February 2, The Palace MARTIN EYERER [GER], DAVID K [FRA], MARKUS HOMM [ROU] Friday February 3, Brown Alley D12 [USA] Friday February 3, Chelsea Heights Hotel JOHN TALABOT [ESP] Saturday February 4, Mercat Basement ROGERSEVENTYTWO [NED] Saturday February 4, Brown Alley THE HORRORS [UK], SAMPHA [UK], ONEMAN [UK] + MORE Saturday February 4, Miss Libertine HUNEE [GER] Friday February 10, Mercat Basement SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER [IRL] Friday February 10, Buffalo Club JOHN DIGWEED [UK] Friday February 10, Billboard RUDE BOY [UK] Friday February 10, Laundry Bar RONSKI SPEED [GER] Friday February 10, Prince Bandroom DJ NITA [USA] Friday February 10, Roxanne Parlour DELTA HEAVY [UK] Saturday February 11, Miss Libertine THOMAS GOLD [GER] Saturday February 11, Seven BUTCH [GER] Sunday February 12, Revolver INFECTED MUSHROOM [ISR] Friday February 17, Palace Theatre DJ QBERT [USA] Friday February 17, Brown Alley BLIP FESTIVAL: BIT SHIFTER [USA], NULLSLEEP [USA], TRASH80 [USA] + MORE Friday February 17 – 18, The Evelyn ERYKAH BADU [USA] Wednesday February 22, The Palais GAPPY RANKS [UK] Friday February 24, Laundry CUT CHEMIST [USA] Friday February 24, The Corner Hotel SOUL II SOUL [UK] Friday February 24, Trak Lounge Bar GREG WILSON [UK] Friday February 24, Buffalo Club KIDD KAOS [UK] Friday February 24, CBD Nightclub DANNY DAZE [USA] Friday February 24, New Guernica THE ORB [UK], BOMB THE BASS [UK] Friday February 24, Roxanne Parlour HUDSON MOHAWKE [UK], RUSTIE [UK], BALAM ACAB [USA] Friday February 24, Roxanne Parlour DROP OUT ORCHESTRA [SWE] Sunday February 26, Circus MAYER HAWTHORNE [USA] Wednesday February 29, The Corner Hotel NEW ORDER [UK] Thursday March 1, Festival Hall STEVE BUG [GER] Friday March 2, Brown Alley LEE BURRIDGE [UK], DAMIAN LAZARUS [GER], ART DEPARTMENT [CAN] + MORE Friday March 2, The Bottom End PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER: THE ORB [UK], BONOBO [UK], UNKLE [UK] + MORE Friday March 2 – 4, Del Rio Riverside Resort, Wisemans Ferry DJ KRUSH [JPN] Saturday March 3, The Espy AC SLATER [USA] Saturday March 3, Brown Alley BONOBO [UK] Monday March 5, Corner Hotel Thursday March 8, Corner Hotel THE RAPTURE [USA], AZARI & III [CAN] Tuesday March 6, The Forum APHEX TWIN [USA] Tuesday March 6, Palace Theatre DIE ANTWOORD [RSA] Wednesday March 7, Prince Bandroom JESSIE J [UK], PROFESSOR GREEN [UK] Wednesday March 7, Festival Hall FATBOY SLIM [UK] Wednesday March 7, The Palace TINIE TEMPAH [UK], CHASE & STATUS [UK] Thursday March 8, Festival Hall MAD PROFESSOR [USA] Friday March 9, The Espy ARIL BRIKHA [SWE] Friday March 9, Brown Alley ROOTS MANUVA [UK] Saturday March 10, Prince Bandroom GOLDEN PLAINS: CHIC [USA], ROOTS MANUVA [UK] + MORE Saturday March 10 – 12, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA [SWE], FATBOY SLIM [UK], PAUL VAN DYK [GER] Sunday March 11, Flemington Racecourse LUKE ABBOTT [UK], FAIRMONT [CAN], AVUS [UK] Friday March 23, Brown Alley PROSUMER [GER] Friday March 23, Mercat Basement YELAWOLF [USA] Friday March 30, Prince Bandroom RICK WILHITE [USA] Thursday April 5, Mercat Basement MOODYMANN [USA], MARTIN BUTTRICH, [USA] TINI [GER], ROMAN FLUGEL [GER] Sunday April 8, Brown Alley CREAMFIELDS: DAVID GUETTA [USA], ABOVE & BEYOND [UK] + MORE Saturday April 28, Melbourne Showgrounds
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Electric Easter: In The Alley
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Rick Wilhite and Moodymann in one the long Easter weekend? Humana humana humana. If someone out there wants to be ever so kind and throw Omar-S into the mix then I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to die a happy man. Heck, I’m not greedy. Make it Theo Parrish. That’ll be juuuuust fine. No time for chocolate bunnies this April, Melbourne’s turning into the 313 and it’s time to get down.
We know it’s a bit early to be thinking about the Easter holiday, but after checking out the lineup for the next Electric Owl party, you’ll forgive us for the amount of time we’ll be using productively to daydream about those precious days off. Joining us on the Easter weekend will be none other than outspoken and much-adored Detroit hero Moodymann, along with Desolat favourites Martin Buttrich and the enchanting tINI, and underground favourite Roman Flugel. Do you see why we can’t concentrate on anything else at the moment? Oh, my. All we need is you – join the party at Brown Alley on Sunday April 8.
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Future Music: Sideshows A’Cometh
Woah, the Future Music Festival sideshows just keep on a’coming, hey? This time we’re graced with a sideshow from South African rappers Die Antwoord. Last on our shores for the 2011 Big Day Out tour, a lot has changed for the group, including the death of their DJ Leon Botha and split from their record label Interscope over ‘creative differences’. Joining in on the sideshow festivities will be Aphex Twin. One of electronic music biggest enigmas, Aphex Twin’s long-awaited returned to Australian shores promise to be an eclectic and visceral aural experience. Die Antwoord hit the Prince Bandroom on Wednesday March 7. Aphex Twin will take over The Palace Theatre on Tuesday March 6.
Community: Rushing The Border Owned by James Holden and run with the intent of pushing into the mainstream the best of leftfield experimental electronica, Border Community is a haven for those of us who appreciate forward-thinking sounds, seeking shelter from the clichéd and boring. Australians will finally have a chance to catch some of Border Community’s rising stars for a night, and the trio that have been assembled are an ideal set of leaders into the unknown. After the release of his stellar debut LP Holkham Drones in 2010, Norfolk’s Luke Abbott is more than ready to bring the warm, immersive sounds of his debut to the live arena. Canada’s ex-indie kid and electronica veteran Fairmont is currently readying an eagerly-anticipated follow-up album to 2007’s dreamy Coloured in Memory. Acid house obsessive Avus rounds off the lineup, with extensive experience as both an acclaimed DJ and live performer guaranteeing that whatever he comes down to Melbourne with, it’ll be grand. What a crew! Catch the Border Community when they take over Brown Alley on Friday March 23.
Young Turks: Fun Quirks
Those of you who’ve secured your tickets for Laneway Festival and are counting down the days until the magic happens have even more to look forward to now with Young Turks’ announcement of an after party that guarantees the party won’t stop for a damn long time. Launched in 2006, Young Turks plays home to some of our favourite artists in electronica and beyond, bringing you the cutting-edge sounds of artists including The xx, SBTRKT, Glasser, Holy Fuck and plenty more. Kick-ons after Laneway are looking like the place to be with acts from the Young Turks roster and friends all joining in on the fun – The Horrors, Sampha, Oneman, Bullion and more yet to be announced. Young Turks take over Miss Libertine on Saturday February 4.
Rude Kid: In A Spin
For those of you who were there when 50/50’s launch party blew up Laundry with Teddy Music leading the charge, you might have been wondering what those dudes have been up to since. Never fear – they’re back, and the next instalment is looking just as good. The UK’s grime superstar Rude Kid will be at the helm this time around, recently signed to Sony Music and more than ready to celebrate. Deftly navigating territory spanning funky, dubstep and techno, since his first release in 2009 his music has been championed by everyone from Zane Lowe to Tim Westwood and Mary-Anne Hobbs – exciting times for the up-and-coming Londoner. Along with local favourites Arctic, Mat Cant, Affiks, Carmex, and Smash Bros, this will be one dirty night out. Catch Rude Kid at Laundry on Friday February 10.
Chiptune: On The Evelyn’s Shoulder
Next month marks the first time a chiptune festival has ever landed in Australia – a sad insufficiency in Melbourne’s dance music scene, many will agree. Finding success in the US, Europe and Japan since its inception in 2006, 8bitpeoples are bringing the low-tech, bleepy sounds of chiptune down to Australia in the form of Blip Festival, set to rock Melbourne with a selection of premier artists in the scene from across Australia and beyond. The lineup includes names such as Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Trash80, Batsly Adams and heaps more - think high-energy, lo-fi audiovisual magic. It all takes place at The Evelyn on Friday February 17 and Saturday February 18.
Produce & Consume: Professional Prosumer
The explanation behind Prosumer’s name says it all, really. A voracious consumer of hot new sounds and a producer of his own eclectic material, Prosumer is the kind of guy whose unique take on vibey, pulsing house is a breath of fresh air in a world where most consumption of music, television and media is done passively. Prosumer’s engagement with the music industry is as active as one can get as a revered producer of club-shaking, emotional house, an avid consumer of his fellow producers’ sounds and one of Panorama Bar’s most infamous resident DJs. With a genuine adoration for the scene that shines through his carefully-curated mixes and intricately-wrought tracks, Prosumer’s voice is one to trust. Catch Prosumer at the Mercat on Friday March 23.
Aril Brikha: Groove Is In La Chord
Greg Wilson is the very definition of old school. Kicking off his career all the way back in 1975, his tireless work as a DJ has taken him everywhere. A crucial figure in bringing the sounds of disco and electro to England, he’s notorious for being the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their kind for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester, and even mentoring a certain Norman Cook, teaching him the art of scratching all the way back in ‘83. Not to mention working as a music journalist, appearances at clubs including Horse Meat Disco, Fabric and Ministry Of Sound, remixing The xx, Simian Mobile Disco, and plenty more – Greg Wilson has done it all, and his in-depth knowledge of dance music shines through when he gets behind the decks. He’s heading down to Australia soon, and you can catch him at the Buffalo Club on Friday February 24.
Kidd Kaos: Jawbreaking
Madness? Oh, yes. Hard Kandy’s first outing for 2012 promises to be off the chain, presenting three levels of hypercolour rave insanity in a glorious return to form. Old mate Kidd Kaos is heading down from the UK to kick off the party, bringing his perennially powerful mixup of hard trance, hardstyle and techno to the adoring masses, along with C-Trix, whose eclectic sets manage to incorporate everything from phat and funky breaks and house, early ‘90s rave, buzzing old school sounds and early jungle and drum and bass. Not to mention all of the usual Hard Kandy suspects, a lineup that’s far too expansive to fit into this article. Check it out for yourselves, and make sure to get hardcore when Hard Kandy takes over 3D on Friday February 24.
Beef Records: Meat Us There
Firmly established as one of Australia’s premier purveyors of house, techno and deeper grooves, Beef Records have done well for themselves over the past few years. Born in Prague and raised in Sydney, the roster of talent they’ve managed to push into the mainstream over the past few years include names such as Robert Babicz, Pezzner, The Timewriter, Kreon and plenty more – finding fans in DJs including Laurent Garnier, Nick Warren, Dubfire, Anthony Pappa. Impressive, right? We hear Beef Records will be taking their crew out for a very special session at Brown Alley, with an international guest whose identity is yet to be revealed but promises to make for one incredible night. Get your diaries out and take note – Beef Records’ label night will be at Brown Alley on Friday March 9.
Drop Out Orchestra: Reclusive Swedes
Three-piece Swedish collective Drop Out Orchestra are really hard to write about, as I discovered today. They’re shy – shunning media appearances and avoiding social media like the plague, preferring to let their music speak for themselves. Literally. There’s almost nothing online to explain who they are, aside from their jamming cuts of funky disco and infamous remixes of, well, pretty much everybody you can think of – Flight Facilities, Daft Punk, and even Rick Astley. The mysteriousness is just part of the appeal – like the cool kids at high school you were always too scared to talk to. Get a load of Drop Out Orchestra when they play Circus on Sunday February 26.
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Born in Iran with Assyrian ancestry, Aril Brikha emigrated to Sweden at the age of three and began his education in music early, jamming to Depeche Mode, Front 242 and Jean Michel Jarre as a child, and taking to the world of music production at 16. It wasn’t long before he had an accidental crossover hit in the anthemic Groove La Chord – an indefinable, genredefying piece of magic that he’d dismissed as a potential B-side until he realised that Derrick May was giving it the workout of its life in clubs everywhere. Picked up by May’s label Transmat, Brikha’s cerebral, emotional brand of electronica has flourished – last seen in Australia alongside Joris Voorn, he’ll be making a return very soon with Chameleon Records’ Child Live, Steve Ward and Uone – groovy, huh? Catch Aril Brikha at Brown Alley on Friday March 9.
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What was the first ever tune you bought? Michael Jackson - Off The Wall What’s the most played tune in your box? Daft Punk One More Time Which toy or game best describes you and why? Hammer – there’s nothing like nailing what you put your mind to. What do you dislike the most about DJing? Requests/ DJs asking if they can spin a record/promoter DJs. I’ll save the rest for another time! …and like the most? The musical journey and crowds losing their shit! Favourite DJs/influences and why? Internationally I would say Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Axwell. Locally Boogs, John Course and Xander James. In your opinion, what is the worst dance track ever produced and why? It’s a matter of taste so anything that lacks melody of some sort. Two years from now, where do you wanna be? Doing the same but touring around Europe/States more often I would hope What’s your favourite saying? Stick to the plan.
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MAYER HAWTHORNE
“A lot of people think that I live in some sort of vintage world where I only listen to Otis Redding in vinyl and I shun technology, but that’s not the case... I’m a young dude – I have an iPhone!”
FLASHY: BUT CLASSY ‘Flashy But Classy’ – that’s Mayer Hawthorne’s motto, and those are the words that he lives his life by. The Ann Arbor, Michigan performer is known for his falsetto croon and his immaculate throwback soul productions, but he walks the walk as well as talking the talk, clothing himself in outfits that hark back to the era when sartorial elegance in music was key. His outfits are retro with a modern twist – snappy suits paired with sneakers and his trademark chunky glasses – and his sense of style is such that he was recently profiled by men’s fashion bible GQ, where he held forth on some of his biggest inspirations. In the GQ piece, Hawthorne named everyone from Marvin Gaye – the ultimate ladies man – and James Brown to Eric B and Rakim as influences on his flashy but classy aesthetic. For him, sartorial elegance is not just something for the stage and photo shoots – it’s a lifelong pursuit. “Dressing well is just part of everyday life for me,” he says, when I ask about his love of looking snappy. “Even when you go to the record store, you’ve gotta keep it classy. That’s just my personal style, though. That’s what makes me feel good. To each his own, you know? Whatever makes you feel good, that’s the way you’ve gotta rock it.” Hawthorne’s love of soul music dates all the way back to his childhood. Born and raised in Michigan, he grew up immersed in the Motown sound, and in fact, his favourite pastime as a child was listening to 45s on his Fisher Price record player. His nickname, Haircut, dates back to this period. “When I was a toddler, I absolutely hated to get my hair cut,” he tells me with a laugh. “I would have tantrums, man – I was a total baby about it! My parents would buy me 45s to keep me occupied while I got a trim, and that was the only thing that worked. All I ever wanted to do was play records,” he says. “My folks still call me ‘Haircut’ to this day.” While Hawthorne had always loved soul music, he didn’t consider a career as a soul musician until later in the piece – in fact, his first musical forays were as a hip hop producer and DJ. The only reason he started making soul was to have a cheap and easy source of samples for the rap songs he
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was producing. “A lot of the deep knowledge I have of soul music actually came through hip hop and from digging for all the samples in my favourite rap songs. When I moved to LA, I wanted to make rap music, not soul, but I was getting sued for some of the samples that I’d used, and I decided, well, I don’t want to pay anybody for clearance, I don’t want to be involved I these crazy lawsuits all the time, so I’ll just make my own samples! That’s really how it started, out of necessity, really.” It took a while for it to click into place that this was what Hawthorne wanted to do with his life. “It didn’t really happen until I had started really touring around and doing a lot of shows,” he tells me. “We did some big festivals out here. Definitely a big moment for me was Bonnaroo Festival here in the States. We had the ill 10pm time slot, there were 15,000 people out there in the crowd, and I just remember thinking, ‘Wow, I really could do this for the rest of my life’. It took a while, you know? There was definitely a period when I thought, ‘This is cool but I’m definitely going to go back to making hip hop music and being a DJ’. I originally thought of this as just a side project, and that I’d just sell 1000 copies and then go back to the rap thing.” Hawthorne’s breakthrough record, How Do You Do, came out last year to great acclaim and cemented his transition from hip hop beat-maker to bona fide soul crooner. Drenched in hooks and with strut to spare, its 12 tracks harked back effortlessly to eras gone by. The Walk, which could have come directly from the ‘60s, was a defiant kiss-off to an old lover while Hooked, with its classic brass, was pure Motown joy. Finally, Falling harked back to the white-boy soul of You Make My Dreams hit-makers Hall & Oates, two more people that Hawthorne cited as style icons. One of the album’s more surreal moments, however, is Can’t Stop, which features a guest spot from none other than Snoop Dogg. Now, objectively speaking, you know you’ve made it in pop music when Snoop Dogg shows up to do a cameo on one of your records. Both Katy Perry and Robyn have experienced this in recent years, but in both of those cases, Snoop
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was rapping. On Can’t Stop, listeners get the extremely rare pleasure of hearing him sing. How did Hawthorne possibly hook such a thing up, I ask? “That was easy,” he says, laughing. “I’d done some remixes for him before, and Snoop and I share a common love for classic soul. He’s always bumping The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Willie Hutch, all that good stuff, and he’s always singing along! He asked what he had to do to get on my album, and I said, ‘You gotta sing!’” Although he has set the collaborations bar pretty high with Snoop, I ask Hawthorne if there are any other artists he’d like to work with in the future, anyone who might tickle his fancy or add just the right lovelorn note to one of his ballads. “I want to work with anyone who is doing different and creative things,” he says, “people who are moving the music forward. I just got out of a session with Pharrell [Williams]. That was crazy. I learned a lot. I would love to work with Benny Sings from Holland. Some of my fans might be surprised to hear it, but I think Justin Timberlake is brilliant.” There’s a certain continuity between How Do You Do and Mark Ronson’s productions, especially some of the tracks on Record Collection – both fuse soul music with hip hop beats, and both share that unbridled sense of happiness and enthusiasm. I ask Hawthorne if he’d ever consider working with Ronson – or indeed, if a collaboration has been suggested at any point – and he says he’d definitely think about it. “Mark Ronson was the first DJ to play my music on the radio,” Hawthorne tells me, “and I’ll always sincerely love him for that. He definitely has good taste in music!” Given the warm, vintage sound of How Do You Do, I ask Hawthorne if he’s one of those musicians, like Jack White, who favours vintage recording techniques, and has to work in a studio full of analogue gear. “Oh no,” he says with a chuckle, “I’m definitely not one of those guys that’s like, ‘Oh, everything has to be analogue equipment and I have to record directly to vinyl’. I’m not one of those guys at all.” As Hawthorne sees it, he lives in 2012, so he should therefore take advantage of as much modern technology as possible.
“A lot of people think that I live in some sort of vintage world where I only listen to Otis Redding in vinyl and I shun technology, but that’s not the case,” he continues. “I’m a young dude – I have an iPhone! Why wouldn’t you take advantage of all the technology that’s available? You’d be crazy not to. Obviously, I want to get that warm sound, but there are other ways you can do that.” So it doesn’t have to be painstaking, I venture? “Right, exactly,” he says. “It doesn’t have to be painstaking for it to work!” After listening to How Do You Do, the one thing you come away with is the sense of pure joy that the music exudes, especially tracks like Hooked, which is two and a half minutes of sunny day distilled into music. I ask Hawthorne if he is consciously trying to evoke this feeling with the music, and he says yes. “Fun is number one, man,” he says. “That’s the motto around here, and I think that’s one of the main reasons that so many people are drawn to this music. That’s the only rule that I have when I’m making music, is that it has to be fun. Everybody wants to have fun.” Given the explosive acclaim for How Do You Do, the greatest priority for Mayer Hawthorne right now is just keeping his feet on the ground. “Oh man, you know, I’m just doing my regular thing, you know?” he says coyly, when I ask how he’s surviving the hype. “I’m still the same old me. I’ve just been doing my best to try and ride the wave, making sure I wake up every morning. I’m thankful for this opportunity I’ve been given to make music for a living, to do what I love for a living. Above all, I just make sure that I don’t take it for granted.” Alasdair Duncan Mayer Hawthorne [USA] plays The Corner Hotel on Wednesday February 29.
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TROCADERO Weekly plunge into new and live music from Melbourne. Expect Andras Fox, Electric Sea Spiders, Woo Ha Blog DJs, Agent 86 and residents. Match Bar & Grill, Cnr Swanston St, 249 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne CBD
WEDNESDAYIST COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
HOODRAPZ Hoodrapz at the Workshop is set to provide the perfect platform for young emcees and DJs to rise up, as well as the best Wednesday night hip hop entertainment in Melbourne. The launch night lineup includes - Blunt Paper Massive, Kodiak Kid, Mz Rizk and Dj Rellik. Workshop, Lvl 1, 413-417 Elizabeth St (Cnr A’Beckett St), Melbourne
MISS LIBERTINE WEDNESDAYS Summer is here and the crew at Miss Libertine have gone mad and are throwing a crazy season long sale. $12 jugs of Boags, $22 jugs of cocktails all night long and what has got the whole of Melbourne talking 2 4 1 Basic Spirits from 7pm till 10pm. Yes that is right you heard correctly. And don’t forget we will still be bringing you your favourite Miss Libertine pizzas for $5. With fun party tunes cranking out all night long, with everything from funk, soul, hip hop, R&B and everything inbetween. You know that the only place to be on a Wednesday night is Miss Libertine. Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne CBD
NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday evening catch a bunch of up-and-coming rat bag DJs playing classic tunes including all spectrums of house, nuevo-disco and balearic madness. Free entry. New Guernica, 322 Little Collins St, Level 2, Melbourne CBD
SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
WEDNESDAYS AT CO. Don’t miss Melbourne’s biggest mid-week party night - Wednesdays @ Co.! Featuring Premier DJ Petar Tolich and Scotty E spinning all your favourite 90’s to current party anthems! Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
THURSDAY2ND BILLBOARD THURSDAYS Billboard Thursdays are all about regular themed nights, drink specials, promotions and giveaways. Every week, join residents DJs and regular
guests playing commercial house, electro and R&B. Billboard, 170 Russell Street, Melbourne CBD
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BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
CHI BEATS Start the weekend proper early in the Lounge with drinks specials all night and DJ from 9-2am. Join DJ Nav D playing a mix of crowd flavours with R&B, commercial house and ol skool tunes. Or head up to level two to Melbourne’s No.1 karaoke venue! Offering you beautiful private rooms and a full menu from cocktails jugs to Asian tapas and much more. Chi Lounge, Level 1-3,, 195 Little Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
CQ SESSIONS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJ Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne
DO DROP IN Do Drop In is a homage to the flamboyant era of the 80s party scene with ironic forgotten treasures and hidden gems from as early as the 20s mixed in with everything else. Drop in and checkout resident DJs Kiti and Lady Noir. Free Entry. The Carlton Hotel, 193 Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
DON’T THINK I’M ALIVE THURSDAYS Don’t Think I’m Alive Thursdays that is like lots of really cool shit all at once. In recent months the night has had King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard, Velociraptor, The Jet Boys, The Pugs, Rick Moranis Overdrive, The Fiction, Dozers and many more. The Vineyard, 71a Acland St, St Kilda
DUBSTEP THURSDAYS It’s Dubstep, it’s Eurotrash, it’s new, it’s the vibe, it’s Thursdays, it’s weekly and it’s free. So get down to Eurotrash and get your wobble on. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD
FACTORY THURSDAYS The Factory is at Melbourne’s newest and most amazing 4.5 million dollar venue situated in the heart of Toorak Village. Expect to experience more than just DJs. The Factory promises to provide you with live acts and more to give you a real experience. Trak Lounge Bar, 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak
FREE RANGE FUNK Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut & special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
GOOD EVENING Good Evening features DJ People with the best of 70s European discopop, hypnotic soft-rock, 80s boogie jams and smooth cosmic funk. Doors 7pm. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
RETRO SEXUAL DJ GRANDMASTER VICIOUS PLAYING THE BEST 80S AND 90S POP, HIP HOP, ROCK, NEW WAVE CLASSICS AND CHEESE PLUS DANCE FLOOR ANTHEMS FROM THEN TO NOW.
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NIGHTS DJ CKASS WILL TAKE YOU ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO THE RETRO SOUNDS OF THE 70’S & 80’S. FOLLOWED BY TOP 40’S.
Start your weekend at The Euro, with happy hour from 5-9pm. $6 house spirits all night from 5pm. Get your party started with live music from 6pm followed by DJ Rowie. European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, Melbourne CBD
CANT SAY Few bands ever make the same notoriety as UK based band The Horrors, and even fewer carry it out with the style and flair that we have come to love from The Horrors. You can catch them for one night at Cant Say partying after their sold out gig at The Forum! But a party, wouldn’t be a party without two of our favourite party animals - Dune Rats. With supports from everyone’s favourites; Indian Summer DJs, J Heasy, Play, Swick, Glass Mirrors and Airwolf - it’s sure to be a party to end all parties! Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne CBD
CHI FRIDAYS Ok 9 to 5’ers. Doors open from 430pm with drinks specials and free tapas till 8pm including $10 cocktails, $5 beers and spirits and $3 bubbles! Join our resident DJ as he plays from 9pm starting with some cheeky beats till folks are on their feet and on the floor. In the absolute opposite direction; book a private room for karaoke on level two at Melbourne’s No.1 karaoke venue! Chi Lounge, Level 1-3,, 195 Little Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
DNA FRIDAYS DNA (Developing New Artistry) brings you genetically modified musical molecules specifically developed to entertain and enhance Melbourne’s dance scene. Every Friday we showcase the next crop of promising DJ/producers handpicked by Lab22’ s mastermind technician Genetix! Doors open 10pm, $5 basics til midnight and $5 DNA shots all night. First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
DESIRE FRIDAYS Hosted by a newly formed premium events team to ensure that your desires are satisfied every week. Situated in the heart of the CBD, make Desire Fridays your party destination every Friday night. Sub Lounge, 168 Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD
DISCOTHEQUE Unwind with funkadelic sounds. DJs playing retro tracks and new sounds from 7pm til 3am. Free entry. Match Bar & Grill, Cnr Swanston St, 249 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne CBD
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LE DISCO TECH
MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS
Le Disco Tech is the new Thursday for those who prefer a little more bang for their buck. A triple threat of party DJs, mind-blowing cheap drinks and amazing intimate venue. Le Disco Tech isn’t for everyone... and that’s the point. Pretty Please, 61C Fitzroy St, St Kilda
LOVE STORY Featuring 1928 and rotating guests Tranter, Sleeves,Megawuoti, Supremes and TDAH playing everything you love in party/club/techno/ indie/disco. Bag Raiders, Andy Murphy and Russ Chimes have already graced our stage. Entry is free every Thursday, DJs from 11:30pm until 5am. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS DJs Prequel and Edd Fisher provide a thought provoking aural accompaniment to your inner city late night rendezvous at The Toff In Town Carriage. Boarding 11pm and riding till 5am every Thursday. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
MISS LIBERTINE THURSDAYS
What a way to start your weekend! Guest DJs every second week! DJ Big Mack and DJ John K get things happening from 8pm, with tunes from here, there and everywhere. Something old, something new, something funky, something cool! Happy hour from 4-7 with $5 wine, sparkling and pure blonde. Other great drink specials all night! Libation, 302 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
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Mike Callander, Lewie Day and Nick Jones get down to business from 10pm until 7am with Revolver Fridays in the back bar. Suckmusic crew Silversix and Nick Coleman hit the front bar from 1am with special guests We’re Deux. Who is on dinner from 7pm and Sunshine is on breakfast from 7am until midday. Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Shuffle Friday Nights - 3 DJs live on stage with guest DJs each week. 10pm till 3am. Free drinks on arrival for groups of 10 or more in between 9pm and 10pm. Bridie O’Reilly’s Brunswick, Cnr Brunswick Rd, 29 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
SOUNDS OF FUSION Don’t miss Phil Ross bringing an electric style and big house sounds to the dance floor. Whether its belting out fist pumping anthems to a massive crowd or bringing the house vibe to a room full of rockstars, you can count on him getting the job done. Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
THE FOX FRIDAYS DJ Kid Romantic heating you up a world of Latin, arobeat, soca, dancehall, baile funk and all things to make you jump! Fox Hotel, 351 Wellington St, Collingwood
TREEHOUSE The golden age of drum and bass and jungle tekno has arrived, with Treehouse, featuring the lords of the Melbourne scene DJ Trooper and Sean, ripping shit up. If you love bass music this is your chance to be a part of Melbourne drum and bass culture and witness some the legends of the Melbourne scene on a full Funktion 1 sound system, ensuring the foundations of Laundry Bar are absolutely rocked to the core. And to ensure the night will be pure, all the action will take place on 100% vinyl. Between them they play everything from blistering tekstep, badbwoy jungle, diva inspired rollers and deadly tearout. Propa timeless anthems! And if we haven’t blown your mind already, in support will be Beatski, Cubist, Livewire, C:1, Spinfx and more. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
UPTOWN GROOVE In the need for some groove in your life after the working week? Head uptown to the Order of Melbourne and join the rest of the party people for an evening of some of the best tunes in town! Resident selektah’s on rotation Agent 86, Kano, J’nett, Ms Butt, Eddie Mac, Inkswel, Lamaroc, Tom Showtime and Butch le Butch playing everything groovy from soul, funk, disco and afro-beat to non-batty RnB and smooth hip hop from 6pm - 1am every Friday Order Of Melbourne, Lvl 2, 401 Swanston St, Melbourne CBD
SATURDAY4TH BLU Where the sexy and sophisticated come together and let their bodies move to the sounds and vibrations of deep dirty electro beats and progressive house by Jon Montes and Syme Tollens. Abode, 374 St Kilda Road, St Kilda
BILLBOARD SATURDAYS Join alternating resident DJs and weekly guests playing your favourite tunes at Billboard every Saturday night. Billboard, 170 Russell Street, Melbourne CBD
CHI SATURDAYS Private booths or a table for two, start your Saturday night in a beautiful decor venue with tasty treats and beats to match. Resident DJs from 9pm playing RnB, funk’n soul, and a few crowd pleasers and surprises from his band of tunes. Chi Lounge, Level 1-3,, 195 Little Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
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EUROTRASH HOUSE PARTY
So like, we get it. And we’ve shuffled around our weekly Friday party here at Guerns basically trying to institutionalize the fact that people just love pulling the old arriving fashionably late trick; at least the people generally pulling on something that is. Door entry now applies from when the clock strikes midnight (hint hint rock up before?). New Guernica, 322 Little Collins St, Level 2, Melbourne CBD
POPROCKS
Paparazzi Fridays present DJ’s Nikkos, Joe Sofo & Kitty Kat bringing you the biggest anthems & club classics all night long. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
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DJ Grandmaster Vicious playing the best 80s and 90s pop, hip hop, new wave classics and cheese plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
Mezzanine gives you the freedom to enjoy the alternativesophisticated-opulence any way you like it. DJ Count X takes you on a unique mix of dirty electro fusion. Dress neat smart and sexy or alternative - (proudly a blue jeans free zone). Abode, 374 St Kilda Road, St Kilda
PANORAMA
We’d like to inform you we’ve got a couple of real bad cats joining the diabolical Post Percy on our battered up old organ here at Guern’s on Thursday evenings, two super friends by the names Of Josh Collis and Michael Anderson. Hopefully you haven’t missed out on Percival’s recent Percypalooza parties to know the young fella plays the twisted card like a Dr. Seuss sentence. So Perc’, along with the Blackberry slaying-oft rockabilly hair styled Joshy and Ando, free entry, and a swag of drink specials makes for a good little mid week bar destination always threatening to be a random party. New Guernica, 322 Little Collins St, Level 2, Melbourne CBD
RETRO SEXUAL
It’s lucky dip time at Co. where there is always a new experience for you! This month you can visit our tarot reader to find out what your future (or night) holds, or stop by for a free temporary tattoo! With resident DJs Finlo White and Joe Sofo playing all your favourite club classics, dance floor anthems and top 40. Plus ol skool R&B tunes in the side room. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
MEZZANINE
Summer is here and the crew at Miss Libertine have gone mad and are throwing a crazy season long sale. $12 jugs of Boags, $22 jugs of cocktails all night long and what has got the whole of Melbourne talking 2 4 1 Basic Spirits from 7pm till 10pm. Yes that is right you heard correctly. And don’t forget we will still be bringing you your favourite Miss Libertine pizzas for $5. With fun party tunes cranking out all night long, with everything from funk, soul, disco, house, hip hop, R&B and everything in-between. You know that the only place to be on a Thursday night is Miss Libertine. Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne CBD
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BADABOOM FRIDAYS
The European Bier Caf presents Grad Night Thursdays- A night for young corporates to kick off their weekend early. DJ in the top bar 9pm-late plus after work food & drink specials from 6pm. Show your staff ID to get a 2 for 1 tap bier. European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, Melbourne CBD
The name speaks for itself. It’s all about getting you in the right mood with deep house, disco and techno. Free entry. Loop, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne CBD
120 JOHNSTON ST, FITZROY 9416 1220 www.120bar.com
Dan Motive, Joe Seven and Georgia Dust come to play at a little bar they often call home. Somewhere where they can forget about playing the latest white label drum and bass or breaks tracks and not worry about dancefloor action - instead they enjoy a nice drink, pull the BPMs back and get down to some not-so-serious DJing. And so Anytime lives on. Hip hop, reggae, pop, house, snap, lo-fi, hi-fi, underground, overground - Anytime is a mess of music and people. Workshop, Lvl 1, 413-417 Elizabeth St (Cnr A’Beckett St), Melbourne
Friday. Not only a horrible song by a manufactured poptart by the name of Rebecca Black, but a gateway to fun and good times that we know as the weekend’. So if you want to forget the 9 to 5, forget the grind, let loose and shake thy rump, it’s time to get Juicy at Bimbo Deluxe! With one of the juiciest DJ lineups Melbourne has ever seen dropping all killer no filler ever Friday night, if you want to party and throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care, we got you covered. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
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with commercial club house on the top level and mash up fun down in the lobby bar. This is the place to be when the weekend comes. The Motel, 172 York St, South Melbourne
Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
Join the crew at Toff for Friday favourites with Dr Phil Smith playing no brainers and guilty pleasures from 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, today and tomorrow. The sounds of pop, disco, rock, R&B, funk, soul, Motown, Latin, reggaeton, ska, rocksteady, hip hop and then some. The party starts at 9pm every Friday. Free entry. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
RAINBOW SERPENT AFTER PARTY Four days to shower, shave, rest and recuperate and then it’s time for the encore extraordinaire! Spanning two rooms at Roxanne Parlour be prepared for a Rainbow 2012 doggie bag of amazingly juicy international talent alongside the finest cuts from our own homegrown pool of talented producers and DJs. Secret Cinema, Emok, Dapayak, A.Balter, Tipper, Kasey Taylor, Spoonbill, Opiuo, Editor and more! It’s always a great way to wrap up the chaos for another year so we hope you can join us for what will be a triumphant night of music and revelry Roxanne Parlour, 2 Coverlid Place, CBD
REMEMBER ME Defining the way to start your weekend are the boys from Draw 4 taking you back to the origins of this iconic premiere late night destination
Put your hands in the air with some of Melbourne’s best party DJs, including 1928, Supreme, Tranter and more. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD
FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, Zanna and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
HOT STEP Google hot step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
HOUSE OF ROCK House of Rock is bringing rock back into the city on a Saturday night playing all the rock hits. Everything from Iron Maiden to Kings of Leon and AC/DC to Muse. Rock on! Palace Theatre, 20-30 Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Grab a group of friends, come in and relax. The perfect way to kick off your Saturday night! Low lights, funky tunes and amazing drink specials all night! The place to meet! Libation, 302 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
MOTEL SATURDAYS The newly renovated Motel is fronted by well-known A-list entertainer, Paul Laver on Saturday nights. Being a prominent figure in the city’s nightlife Paulie is shaping this venue to be the hotspot for a top quality party atmosphere usually found in exclusive international social scenes. The Motel, 172 York St, South Melbourne
Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
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My Friend Robot presents the freshest and finest in futuristic beats, bass and electronic schmozzle. Resident robo-junkies Rintrah and No Name Nath are joined by special guests whose robo-funkin abilities they deem up to scratch, so get down to Workshop and prepare your hard drive for some circuit smashing goodness! Workshop, Lvl 1, 413-417 Elizabeth St (Cnr A’Beckett St), Melbourne
Agent 86, Andy K Dever, Tom Showtime, DappaJam DJs spinning the best soul, funk, afro and more at The Galley Room, finalist cocktail bar of the year 2011 (Australian Bartender Magazine Bar Awards). Galley Room, Waterside Hotel Building, Lvl 1, 510 Flinders St, Melbourne CBD
N-TICE An erotic play party for open-minded individuals. A night of sophisticated, intelligent erotic play and sensual freedom for open minded or curious couples, polygamous relationships of all sexualities (single male-form by appointment only). Deep sexy beats and progressive house by DJ Kat and Jon Montes. Abode, 374 St Kilda Road, St Kilda
NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS The unemployment rates about to increase because no ones making it to work Mondays after smashing our Saturday evenings here at New Guernica; it’s that good. A flow of Melbourne’s truly finest such as Tom Pollard, Cheapdate, and the promising youngster, Simon TK reside in our Brothers Grimm inspired hall whilst a culinary introduction class on the art of twisted fun in our backroom kitchenette is served up by Mike Hunt. You’ll have such a good night you’ll finally have a legitimate reason to pull your iphone out of your handbag and update your, “status”. Conductors On Rotation, Tom Pollard, Cheapdate, Simon TK, Mike Hunt, Kate Miller and guests. New Guernica, 322 Little Collins St, Level 2, Melbourne CBD
POISON APPLE Poison Apple Saturdays delivers the best local and international acts, each and every week. Three rooms serve a variety of music for the club goers; a place where music matters and so do you. A combination of all things house, are a given in the main room. The Pussykat Parlour delivers thumping baselines; yet is still refined for the vocally enthused until 5am. Changos love lounge heats up at midnight with the best in RNB, with new and old skool. Resident DJ’s include: Luke Mcd, Chango Phat, Adam Bartas, Ross Horkings, Nick Kennedy, Taylor Stanton, Matthew Grisold, Mr Magoo, Davis Dipietro, Miss Jade, Russell Wilkes, James Manovski plus guests. An apple a day keeps the doctor away! La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
REPLAY Hed Kandi at Fusion presents their finest line up with I Am Sam, Mr Bongolicious, Edly Rose, Piero and Phil Ross. Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
REVOLVER SUNDAYS Revolver’s all day electric disco party is one of the world’s most unique clubbing experiences - tight like family, welcoming like long lost friends and moved by a ceaselessly throbbing beat provided by five of Melbourne’s best DJs: Boogs, Spacey Space, T-Rek, Radiator and Silversix. Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
SATURDAYS The Euro pumps on a Saturday with Melbourne’s hottest cover band Action Sam and DJ Rowie bringing the entertainment. European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, Melbourne CBD
SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the 70s and 80s, followed by Top 40s. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
STAR SATURDAYS Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
STRUT SATURDAYS Experience Carnivale every Saturday night with amazing colour, energy and rhythm. Weekly entertainment includes: live percussionists, brazillan dancers, roving performers and loads more. Strut your way to Trak every Saturday for the excitement. Trak Lounge Bar, 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak
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! People dancing to DJs with lights. In a venue until recently lost to the ages comes a team committed to restoring the balance de partie to this old dancing towne, Melbourne City. Join us as we commence our journey into the night-time stratosphere. Part classic space of dance, part hyper-rave-festival-in-a-club extravaganza, we place our emphasis on the crazy, the exciting and the quality experience. Opening night is a showcase of our legendary resident team of Ajax, Generik V The Foles, Kris Baha, Jheasy, Mr. Anderson, Fantastic Man, Emmanuel, With Love, Dollars, Booty Quest, Play, Buster Stickup and Zeus. As if this was not enough excitement for one night, from 5am downstairs in The Bottom End they launch The Sunday Morning After Hours with Mike Callander, Andee Frost and Safari. The Bottom End, 579 Little Collins Street, CBD
SWEAT If hip hop, funk, bootlegs and beats are your thing, then weekly jumpoff Sweat Saturdays is your spot! Bringing you Melbourne’s best DJs week in week out, residents include Flagrant, Kuya, Agent 86, Eddie Mac, PQM and Huw Joseph plus guests spots from the likes of M Phazes, DJ Who, Jase, Mr Moonshine and more. Believe the hype: there is a reason why this little night has such a big reputation! hip hop, funk, nusoul, dub, disco, bootlegs and beats every week from 9pm til 3am. George Basement, 127-129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy House, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry.
THE HOUSE DEFROST Step into The House de Frost: a weekly Saturday night at The Toff running into the wee hours of Sunday morning, a place where to dance is to live, the home of some of Melbourne’s wildest parties and vogue balls, a place where you can indulge those curiosities you’ve always had but never acknowledged. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
THE LATE SHOW The Late Show every Saturday night at Revolver Upstairs over two rooms from 8pm until 8am. Backroom rolls from 8pm sampling disco, boogie, cutups, afro, house and the rest. Front room gets going from 1am with upfront club and bass sounds. Residents Ransom, Who and Booshank are joined by Spinfx, Danielsan, Hysteric and Julien Love plus Boogs from 6.30am. Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
WHY NOT? Why Not? Well that’s exactly what Mama Said and Dekonstrukt are bringing to the table - serving the very best in new house every Saturday night, with an added helping of old school shit on the side. So Why Not make us your new home for house! Pretty Please, 61C Fitzroy St, St Kilda
SUNDAY5TH GUILTY PLEASURES Guilty Pleasures is an all night loose a thon built to fuck your Monday in the face from 11pm til whenever you leave. Fuelled by a soundtrack of contemporary and funky house tunes and fee entry but you’ll be paying for it the rest of the week. Old habits die hard. Pretty Please, 61C Fitzroy St, St Kilda
MOTEL SUNDAYS Sundays are under the city’s sunny blue skyline on the Melbourne’s sought after spot, the outdoor terrace deck. The barbeque sizzles, the cocktails are sipped and chic fun lovers revel on the urban playground with live acoustic acts transport you into the evening and as the sky darkens, so does the music. Sunday nights (and Monday mornings consequently) is the perfect concoction to end, or begin your weekend. The Motel, 172 York St, South Melbourne
SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down Disco, Afro Beat and Deep House til 3am. For lovers of good music South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
THE SUNDAY SET Grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage Room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis. The Sunday Set features musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition there’s food, drink, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Free entry. Toff In Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House, Melbourne CBD
MONDAY6TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
TUESDAY7TH BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
COSMIC PIZZA NHJ & friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropijazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. 8pm3am. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING Join your hosts Mikey Cahill and Kerrie Lovless and tackle Topic Thunder, Melburn Round, Music: Response, Naked Movies, Songlines and Sound Snippets. Win CDs, DVDs, movie passes, meal tickets and the booby prize! Register at nevercheer@revolverupstairs.com.au to book (8 people per team) and get bonus questions! 7pm. Free. Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years & boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly.
Doors open at 9.30pm // Outdoor smoking terrace open on Level 3 from 11.00pm –6.00am // For functions and guest list enquiries contact 03 9292 5750 or email fusion@crownmelbourne.com.au // To enhance the safety and welfare of all patrons, we kindly request that all customers submit their drivers licence or other photo identification to be scanned upon entry // Personal information collected by Crown will be handled in accordance with Crown’s privacy policy // Management reserves all rights // Photo ID required + 18 years // Dress standards apply // Crown practises responsible service of alcohol.
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Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing Hip Hop, Funk, Disco, House and Electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
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BONOBO BIG BAND: BLACK SANDS Effortless, laidback cool is something that seems instinctive to London-born and New York-based Ninja Tune stalwart Simon Green, better known through his production alias Bonobo. With ten years worth of expansive, breezy electronica to his name that’s muchlauded by fellow musicians and music critics, it’s no wonder that news of his first live tour of Australia was met with enough enthusiasm by fans that his first show in Melbourne sold out as quickly as it did, prompting promoters to add a second date to his time in Melbourne – no better time, then, for us to get on the phone to Green and catch up with his always-moving musical world. It’s no surprise that music came instinctively to Green. “My upbringing was pretty musical,” he says. “My dad’s a folk musician and there were always a lot of people around our house – dudes with beards and banjos! I guess it wasn’t until I grew up a little bit and started getting into what I consider to be the kind of stuff that I then started making. I went to Brighton when I was a teenager and that’s when I really started getting into it. I think it’s around that age that you begin to find your musical identity. Your teens, that’s when you start developing tastes that you follow up on.” Listen to Green’s eclectic discography bearing this in mind and you’re likely to paint a mysterious image of the man in your mind. Asked about what kind of identity his music is attempting to express, and whether he feels that his music is a reflection of the kind of person he is, he opens up about the role that music has in his life. “I’d like to think so, and it all comes out of me,” he agrees. “I also find that I use music as a very escapist thing. If I haven’t made tunes for a couple of weeks, I start getting a little twitchy, so I need to! I need that kind of energy and to put it into that music. And when a track’s working, you’re riding the high for a couple of days and likewise, when you’re sat there for days and nothing’s coming together, it can be the worst thing. But it’s always this thing with trying to push forward and get a bit of myself out there, I guess. It all comes from somewhere, but I don’t know – I think there’s always something nostalgic in music, that you’re trying to create something that sounds like it’s from somewhere, but you can’t place it, and that’s the thing. Where it comes from, I’m not sure.” Green’s most recent effort, 2010’s Black Sands, is a testament to his ability to defy the kind of staid, homogenous nature of chillout music’s clichés, a term that’s often associated with his output but hardly does justice to the organic-sounding, meticulously-wrought sounds that define him. Black Sands exists both as home to a string of gorgeous singles, but also an interconnected, immersive whole – one that reviewers across the globe welcomed universally. “I didn’t set out with an agenda, I just carried on with it. It’s not like I have a manifesto like, ‘This is what this album is going to be about’, it’s just a representation of the styles and things I’m into at the time, and in the end, I was pleased with it. There are a couple of guests on there; some of the brass sections, the horns, a couple of the violin players
are live. But you never know how things are going to be accepted. I basically sat in a room for a year at four in the morning with some headphones on and you have no perspective on it after a certain amount of time. It’s pretty much all me – I wrote and recorded everything. You finish it, and you think, ‘I like it’, but I honestly can’t even hear it anymore because I’ve been so close to it. It’s not until it’s out and other people are listening to it and telling you what they think that it feels like it’s finished. Once you let it go is when it gets its identity. “ A remixed version of Black Sands is set for release midFebruary and the list of artists who’ve jumped on board is enough to make any discerning consumer of electronica a little hot under the collar. Floating Points, Cosmin TRG, Machinedrum – a sign of good taste, clearly. “I just made a list of my favourite producers at the minute that I wanted to get on there. Ninja Tune made a similar list, and we reached out to see who was interested. We got a great response back, and we got some really
“It’s not until it’s out and other people are listening to it and telling you what they think that it feels like it’s finished. Once you let it go is when it gets its identity.” good people to do it – Machinedrum and Lapalux were incredible, stuff from Brainfeeder – I’m really happy with the way it’s turned out.” The bass music nerd in me can’t resist the opportunity to talk shop about the kind of sounds represented on this album, and Green is enthusiastic about the kinds of scenes Black Sands: Remixed represents. “It definitely represents what I’m into at the minute. When I DJ, it’s a lot more uptempo than the stuff I make, so I’m playing a lot of that type of post-garage, baseline stuff. And the new record has elements of that in it as well – some of the new stuff I’m working on now is moving into that slightly abstract house area. Ironically, the year I moved to New York from London was the year I started making really London-sounding music! It’s been something I’m definitely moving towards.” Asked about his move to New York from the thriving scene of London, he admits he hasn’t quite let go, yet. “I still have one foot over there. I have a residency every two months in the London scene which is great,” he says. “I don’t think you realise until you leave the UK how much it informs people outside of it. America and Ibiza, doing shows halfway up the Mississippi in small towns where people are talking about things like Boiler Room and Rinse FM, and kids in the middle of America listening to Pearson Sound podcasts and Hessle Audio. I
appreciate how much it influences and informs electronic music at the moment, it’s very diverse. “It’s a full band with six people, including Andreya, so it’s all live, we’re not playing over beats, we’re playing like a real band and dropping in the electronics as a part of that, another texture, so it is a genuinely live show,” he points out. “Drums, horns, guitars, double bass, Ableton and keys. We go all over the place, strip stuff right down to guitars and keys, build it right up, go more into the DJesque field. It’s enjoyable. I’ve got family in Queensland – my dad and sister live up there, so I’m going to see them. But it’s the first time I play live in Australia. I came out and DJed years ago, around 2003 or 2004, but it’s
been a long time and a lot has changed, so I guess it’s the first real Bonobo tour out there. I’m really looking forward to it.” Miki McLay Bonobo [UK] plays WOMADelaide on Saturday March 10 at the Botanic Park, Adelaide. He also plays the The Corner Hotel on Monday March 5 and Thursday March 8.
ALEX METRIC NEW PRINCE: OPENING OUR EYES Alex Metric is literally dance music’s ‘new prince’. The styles he produces vary from glitch – just hear his Lisztomania remix – to rave. A perfect example of this is his song Open Your Eyes with Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello. Last year was a landmark year for Alex Metric – born Alex Drury – because it saw the release of Open Your Eyes – a compilation of remixes and original productions. Ahead of his performance at Future Music Festival, Metric spoke to 100% explaining the exact motivation behind releasing Open Your Eyes. “It was a retrospective decision. I had scrapped the album of originals I’d been working on, but when I thought back to my back catalogue of work, I loved all the remixes. So, we decided to collect them in one place.” Metric now expands on the subject of his remixes. “I’m lucky to get asked to remix so many great artists, and I choose wisely, when I look back at all these remixes I’m really proud of each one.” One of Metric’s remixes that is a fan favourite is the aforementioned touch up that Metric gave French act Phoenix’s song Lisztomania. With a squelchy yet driving beat Metric rests the song’s original lyrics to great effect. It comes as no surprise that this is Metric’s favourite remix. “Definitely Lisztomania as Phoenix are one of my all time favourite bands. It was a joy to work with their amazing music!” He now explains that although his remixes vary greatly from the original, Metric is solely inspired by the original and never pushing his own agenda. “I remix very much led by the original, so each track presents its own way forward. Sometimes it can take four tries to work out the right direction for a song, sometimes it’s done in a few hours. Each one is different.” A sonic thread that runs through all of Metric’s remixes and originals is an analogue synth sound so it makes sense to learn that Metric is a huge fan of ‘80s synth pop, however, he struggles to identify who the most influential artist is from that era. “God, who is the most influential? I have no idea!” smiles Metric before adding, “Pop music from that time is still incredibly influential. There are too many great artists to choose from. My favourite record of all time is, however, Blue Monday by New Order.”
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The final track on Metric’s album from last year, Open Your Eyes, is an original called End Of The World that features Charli XCX. Metric talks 100% through the collaboration process: “I had the track done, then Charli & Bnann from Infadels came to my studio and we wrote the song together. I’m very proud of that song because it’s got some real heart to it.” However, because DJing is such a lonely game, does he find it hard working with others or is it a welcome release? He is enthusiastically tart in his response. “No
“I’ve been writing loads of new material this month with the festival in mind. It’s been great having a deadline and focus like that. Make some new tunes to make a huge field of people jump about!” I love working with other producers. It’s a breath of fresh air and you always learn something new.” He now cheekily turns the question into a bit of publicity. “I’ve got some great collabs done and ready to drop this year, one with Jacques Lu Cont and one with Photek!” For those playing at home, Jacques Lu Cont is regarded as one the most influential producers of modern dance music, he also performs under the name Les Rhythmes Digitales and The Thin White Duke as well as producing tracks for Madonna to Diddy. Likewise, Photek – the other producer that Metric will be collaborating with soon – is also a certified dance music legend who is regarded as one of the pioneers of drum and bass along with Goldie and Roni Size. It doesn’t take a genius to infer that what Alex Metric is doing as a producer and DJ is likely to influence music for years to come. Speaking of influential producers and revisiting
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something mentioned at the beginning of this article, the title track of Metric’s album Open Your Eyes is a collaboration between him and Steve Angello. One may imagine that putting two prolific young producers in a room may have caused some fireworks but Metric explains it was a pretty quick and beige procedure. “No arguments at all. It was a really easy process doing that record. It happened really fast too.” Finally, Metric hints that he will be premiering new material at Future Music Festival. “I’ve been writing loads of new material this month with the festival in
mind. It’s been great having a deadline and focus like that. Make some new tunes to make a huge field of people jump about!” Dan Watt Alex Metric [UK] plays Future Music Festival alongside New Order [UK], Fatboy Slim [UK], Skrillex [USA] and many more on Sunday March 11 at the Flemington Racecourse.
DJ KRUSH BRINGING THE BEATS: 20 YEARS ON In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy forced Japan to open its doors to the rest of the world after almost 1,000 years of self-perpetuated seclusion. So otherworldly were the ways of the Japanese that still to this day the Western world marvels at their societal and cultural mechanics; there is a grace and gentleness to everything they do. Hideaki Ishi aka DJ Krush is a Japanese gentleman who has innovated dance music to a degree where he stands alone as not only one of Japan’s most influential DJs but also the world’s. Having first started DJing and producing as Krush in 1990, last year Ishi celebrated his 20th year as DJ Krush. Next Month, Ishi is coming to Australia as part of WOMADdelaide, a festival in South Australia that celebrates culturally diversity in music bringing together artists from all around the world. “I am really excited about it. I have heard very good things and look forward to presenting my music to new and old audiences.” Additionally, with Ishi always wanting to keep evolving DJ Krush’s sound, he’s always on the look for new collaborators from different genres. “So many styles and so many genres are interesting to me that I will be taking interest in everything that I can see while I am in Australia. If I discover a style of music from a country that little is known about then I will consider collaborating with them in the future.” Despite his overtly philanthropic tone there is one genre that doesn’t particularly excite Ishi and that is dubstep. “As a DJ you always keep an ear out for what is fresh and exciting, I do not believe that dubstep is fresh or exciting anymore, there is some music within that genre that is well produced and mastered but there’s also a lot of music that is neither of those because when something becomes so popular it is easier for some producers to cut corners.” Speaking of buzz genres, when DJ Krush first broke into the international scene with his record Strictly Turntablized in 1994, trip hop was the buzz nomenclature of the time and with his big beat sound DJ Krush was thrown under the trip hop heading and in more recent years he has been labelled the godfather of trip hop. “It’s a bit of a funny one being referred to as the ‘godfather of trip hop’, I think it was coined sometime, somewhere by a journalist and everyone seems to pick up on it but it’s not a title that sits too well with me because it wrongly implies that I just play trip hop when in actuality what I do play can never be neatly placed in any one genre.” He now softens his line slightly explaining where the title may have come from: “In the early ‘90s when the sound known as trip hop was coming out of Bristol me and a lot
of my colleagues did listen to a lot of it and incorporate it into our sets.” Trip hop originated in Bristol, England around 1990 as a sort of variation of the big beat sound that was getting played in clubs in that city. Well known exponents of trip hop are Massive Attack and Tricky (with Tricky originally being the DJ/rapper in Massive Attack) yet like Krush both of those acts have publicly said that they do not like being pigeonholed as just trip hop.
“As a DJ you always keep an ear out for what is fresh and exciting, I do not believe that dubstep is fresh or exciting anymore, there is some music within that genre that is well produced and mastered but there’s also a lot of music that is neither of those because when something becomes so popular it is easier for some producers to cut corners.” Staying back in the ‘90s when Ishi was first starting his career as a musician, he had a very interesting part-time job as a delivery boy for the Japanese mafia – Yakuza. Interestingly, Ishi explains that these days the Yakuza is so frowned upon that it risks extinction. “Compared to 10 to 15 years ago there are very strict laws in Japan outlawing any organised crime activities. Socially it has become unacceptable to be associated with the Yakuza. There have been cases where incredibly famous
TV personalities and stars have been sacked from their job for having even the remotest association with the Yakuza.” DJ Krush’s performance at WOMADelaide will take elements from his entire career because last year he staged his 20th year celebration as Krush and since then his sets have looked back across his entire career. Ishi revisits what his 20th anniversary show was like in Tokyo in July last year. “On the night I played for seven hours! That included
a one hour live set, Japanese MCs who have been with me for my entire career, traditional Japanese instrument players jamming live over my beats!” Dan Watt DJ Krush [JPN] plays WOMADelaide on Sunday March 11 at the Botanic Park, Adelaide. He also plays The Espy on Saturday March 3.
PUBLICIST PUBLIC RELATIONS: AURAL ADVENTURES Sebastian Thomson can’t be contained. As the drummer for post-rockers Trans Am and punk outfit Weird War, Thomson took to the skins like a bat out of hell. He had a presence that spoke for itself. Yet even within the many releases Thomson was a part of with Trans Am, there was a consistent musical growth. Trans Am, pioneers of their genre, kept pushing the boundaries of what could normally be expected from a three-piece rock outfit. It makes sense then that Thomson would continue to spread his wings and seek new ground. For the time being, he’s landed as Publicist, a one-man band that mixes live drums, vocoded vocals and spacey synth bass lines that find their homes in neon dance clubs. While the charisma of Trans Am’s live performance is still evident, it’s still quite the jump. Many artists set up shop within a confined genre, but Thomson has managed to make the music of Publicist sound natural and not forced in the least. While he concedes that he has made music in different genres, he’s still quick to point out that there are similarities. “It’s true that I’ve worked in different genres but in the grand scheme of things they had some big similarities,” stated Thomson, answering question via email. “Even the rock music I made was rhythm based and very minimal. I think maybe I’ve just found different outlets for similar musical goals. I think it’s also important to remember that every style has its good and bad examples, and one should not judge a genre only by its worst practitioners.” Still, Thomson acknowledges that his work with Trans Am and Weird war has influenced what he does with Publicist. “Well the most obvious way is that I use a live drum kit when I perform. There is something very visceral and exciting about live drums that knob twiddling can’t replace. Also my songwriting in Publicist is more traditional in the sense that my tracks have verses, choruses, and solos, something that a lot of dance music does away with.” To make the leap from rock music to dance music is not an easy one. It’d be difficult to think of two more divisive genres; bridging the gap between the two is a task that even UN Peacekeepers would scoff at. A large part of this division is the crowds that each respective genre attracts. Preconceived notions abound; but Thomson has spent more than his fair share of time travelling the world, seeking to understand the music he was surrounded by. When questioned as to whether geography has played a part in the music he’s made, he notes that it’s a constant influence. “Definitely. I lived in Brazil and Argentina as a young child and my earliest musical memories are of batucada music and of my parents having pretty crazy parties;
lots of dancing and live percussion. Then living in DC was a big influence as far as having a DIY ethic, what with the whole hardcore punk scene. And finally London taught me that dance music does not have to be only for douchebags.” As Publicist, Thomson is seeking to break down any preconceived notions about dance music. With six EPs to his credit, his attempts manifest during live performances. Thomson thrives on keeping in constant contact with his audience; he performs not on a stage, but in the middle of the crowd that has paid to see him. “It is very important to me. I’m not trying to create a recital experience, I’m trying to create an informal celebratory experience. Like when you go to a friend’s house party, your friend isn’t on a stage talking down to you. That would be weird.”
“Well the fact of the matter is that most electronic music performances are rather boring visually. Seeing one or two guys bob up and down behind a laptop and a mixing board is about as sexy as seeing someone check their email.” One might assume then that with his time spent in the trend-setting act Trans Am, Thomson’s attempts to change not only how dance music is conceived but how it is performed would be beginning to catch on. Though he’s keen to go against the grain, Thomson also understands that things won’t be changing that drastically anytime soon. “Well the fact of the matter is that most electronic music performances are rather boring visually. Seeing one or two guys bob up and down behind a laptop and a mixing board is about as sexy as seeing someone check their email. I think most electronic performers need some kind of pedestal to add interest, so I don’t think this will
change for most of them.” Sure, so Thomson may not be able to change the face of dance music at this stage in the game. What he can do is maintain a level head about his place in the game. Towards the end of our interview, Thomson began to discuss the elements of a great house party. And though Thomson is indeed the kind of performer who refuses to be contained, it’s redeeming to know that he still respects and understands the house party. It’s where the music of Publicist began, though there’s no telling where it will soon go. “For house parties people always think of the obvious - music and drinks. Yes that’s crucial, but lighting is also very important. Parties and club music are an experiment in psychology. We are trying to discover
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what makes people lose their inhibitions. Being bathed in dark disorienting light definitely makes people less self-conscious.” Joshua Kloke Publicist [USA] plays alongside Hawnay Troof [USA] at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday February 9.
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Few have been fucking with Purpose for a minute now and this release continues the trend, showing that his mixtape tracks are better than most so called “rappers� albums. Comprising a series or original beats and the obligatory jacked numbers – most notably hip hop’s artist of the moment Gotye on Somebody That I Used To Know. Whether attacking a track aggressively over a self produced track on the close Nothing Else Matters, or in a more standard Purpose flow on One Last Stop another self produced joint lifted by live strings courtesy of Eslev. On Sun Burnt Out it’s the reuniting of the Red October team with Motive over a thumping Rob Shaker track, whilst Prime shows again why these two might be this countries must dangerous duo on the remix of Lord Knows. One thing that stands out throughout here is that Purpose has lifted his production game almost to the level of his lyrical prowess, if you’re another rapper in Australia that means you have a real fucking problem. Cop it, but more importantly cop the long player dropping real soon, Purpose’s city has a voice. - Shane Scott
The Future Pop franchise offers a fairly good snapshot of what’s cool on the alternative side of a mainstream dance floor. For the third instalment of the franchise the release is littered with remixes of the biggest tracks from the last three years. Each disc is mixed for continuous play with disc 3 featuring the locally themed opening salvo of Midnight Juggernauts Vital Signs, Bag Raiders Way Back Home, and the British prince of androgyny Patrick Wolf with his song The City (Richard X Remix). Other highlights that shift Future Pop 3.0 from the ‘dull and predictable’ pile and into the ‘curiously exhilarating’ are Marina & The Diamonds Oh No (Grum remix), Groove Armada History (Grum remix) and Heartbeats written performed by Grum. Grum is a British producer that is currently the toast of the dance and remix world with his synth driven analogue style that shares a lot in common with fellow Brit Calvin Harris. - Dan Watt
With the phenomena that is the grinding, cut up and often purely disgusting sound having taken over the world (Hell, the whole soundtrack for Skins US was Dubstep!), it wasn’t going to be long before a Melbourne-based compilation would hit the selves. It really is all about the drops and massive builds with this, both the perk and peril of this genre. Recruiting Smile On Impact and FLIP3k to bring the noise, disk one sees a mash of tunes and remixes with a dash of Electro from Herve, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Celldweller and even Andain, Above & Beyond and Armand Van Helden with Dizzee Rascal. FLIP3k takes charge of disk two with a focussed set, HervÊ’s remix The Temper Trap starting before ripping out immense Calvertron’s Future Proof and Savoy’s I’m In Need sets the scene. A quality set list, clean and clear mastering and plenty of tuneage for your ungrateful neighbours, it is a win-win! - Kelvin Colling
So VHS Or Beta have finally returned with their latest LP Diamonds and Death. It’s been a long wait for fans; the last LP was released back in 2007. VHS Or Beta have definitely evolved their new wave-inspired sound, producing tracks with more length that’s reminiscent of their debut album Night On Fire. The sound is a lot more club-friendly than it’s ever been though, with tracks like Everybody & Jellybean providing good beats to dance to. That unmistakable Craig Pfunder vocal is still as great as ever, providing great sing-along vocal hooks for the listener. I’d say these guys are somewhere in between The Cure & Cut Copy, they definitely have their own sound, and it’s one that will uplift you no doubt. Standout tracks would be Diamonds and Death & All Summer In A Day, these songs just have those killer choruses that VHS Or Beta fans would know and love, providing just the right amount of melodramatic feeling needed. A great outing by the band. - Sebastian Martinez
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WEDNESDAY1ST COMPRESSION SESSION Reggae at E55 every Wednesday night. Resident selectors play stricly vinyl. Free entry. 8pm. E55, 55 Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD
OFWGKTA Alternative hip-hop has found it’s strongest voice in a very long time. This sensation rolls like an avalanche through the webs many music blogs with concert footage of some young hip hoppers who clearly take the genre all the way in a punk direction. This phenomenon is called OFWGKTA - Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All or simply Odd Future. The Hi-Fi, 125 Swanston St, Melbourne
THURSDAY2ND RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
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DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin Hip Hop, R&B and House tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
He’s a founding member of the legendary west coast hip hop crew Jurassic 5 and the hugely successful world/Latin/beats posse Ozomatli. Cut Chemist also collaborated with DJ Shadow on two of the most indemand remix CDs ever and is regarded by all as a virtuoso of decks, cuts and loops. Now the turntable extraordinaire brings his envelope-pushing live show to Australia for his cut n’ scratch audio-visual blowout. This is Cut Chemist at the peak of his powers, a master craftsman, creating some of the wildest slabs of music you have ever heard using turntables, a mixer, a loop pedal and all original vinyl pressings. Accompanying Cut Chemist is a long-time visual collaborator, Tom Fitzgerald, the virtual founding father of LA’s Cinefamily and king of disintegrating digital video deconstructions; a guy who is able to manipulate, warp and destroy clips in ways like no other. Friday February 24, Corner Hotel, 57 Swan St, Richmond
SATURDAY4TH KHOKOLAT KOATED All new experience, same great location with a fresh koat of Khokolat. Restless Entertainment reloads your favourite Saturday night party. Damion De Silva, K Dee, Jay Sin and weekly guests playing RnB & Ol’Skool sounds strictly for the urban elite. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne
NEW YORK NEW YORK The Legendary R&B Nite NYNY(Ex Monsoons) returns every Saturday to one of Melbourne’s Hottest rooms playing the finest Urban music that the night is famous for. DJs Puppet, Ken Walker, Jay J, Alex J, Jeff & Guests. A place for the urban elite with New York flava. 24 Moons, AC/DC Ln, Melbourne
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GAPPY RANKS Pushing his way into international fame with 2009’s huge hits Heaven In Her Eyes, Put The Stereo On and Mountain Top, Gappy Ranks has enjoyed a good few years of late, with two studio albums under his belt and the praise of the international scene in his wake. Having worked with American rapper Twista, UK MC Lethal B, producers Kray Twinz and dancehall collective Suncycle, his fresh take on UK dancehall and reggae is a surefire winner – and with support from Chant Down Sound, Armagideon Time, Al Good, Jumpdread and Apprentice, this will be one wicked night. Friday February 24, Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
SOUL II SOUL Grammy Award winning pioneers Soul II Soul are returning to Australian shores in what will be only their second visit to Australia. Original members Jazzie B and Caron Wheeler will be performing their greatest hits in an exclusive show at Melbourne’s Trak Lounge Bar. Soul II Soul rose to fame with 1989’s worldwide chart-topping hit Back To Life (However Do You Want Me). In addition to their subsequent platinum albums, Jazzie B has since continued a legendary career as producer, DJ and remixer, working with the likes of James Brown, Public Enemy, Isaac Hayes, Nas and Destiny’s Child to name a few. In 2008, Jazzie B received an OBE from the Prince of Wales for services to music, which is okay I guess. Friday February 24, Trak Lounge Bar, 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak
D12 D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan, USA. D12 success with album releases in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia has been well documented within pop culture. D12 were formed in 1996, and achieved mainstream success after one of its members, Eminem, rose to international fame. Get ready Australia to experience D12 in an intimate club concert experience direct to you live from Detroit. Chelsea Heights Hotel, Springvale Road, Chelsea Heights
FAKTORY This is it. Faktory Fridays are open for business at Melbourne’s home of R&B, Khokolat Bar. Where else? Damion De Silva, Ken Walker, Durmy, K Dee, Simon Sez, Yaths and Jacqui Dusk spinning all night long. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne
LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up RnB and Electro House across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. 10pm-5am La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
360 360 is taking his contentious live show to the masses come February and March 2012 on the back of his addictive new single Boys Like You. And not a moment too soon. The Boys Like You Tour picks up where the sold out national Falling & Flying album tour left off, boasting twelve big shows to give fans another tasty dose of the pumped up 360 party. Six’s crew will join him in these live conquests and wingman Mat Cant will control the vibe as Six mans the mic with his trademark authority. And there is no telling which other guests might venture onto Six’s stage. 360 has changed the game and you can expect the 360 army to mobilise once more and help Six deliver something monumental on his Boys Like You Tour. Friday February 10, Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully Saturday February 11, Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Saturday March 10, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
After announcing that Golden Plains Sixxx will be witnessing the fitness, highly influential British rapper Roots Manuva will be bringing his proto-grime style to a Melbourne sideshow. Roots will be bringing his full live band for the Australian tour, and is set to perform landmark dubstep-preceding hits such as Witness (One Hope), as well as a serving of recent critically acclaimed material - much of which has yet to be performed in the live setting. Support on the night comes from Polo Club, Dizz1 and more. Saturday March 10, Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
got skills, which allowed us to get better and better. And if it wasn’t for that, we wouldn’t know where we would be right now if it weren’t for these spots – especially spots like the Hip-Hop Shop.” I begin to raise the issue of their frequently-controversial subject matter, and Kuniva interrupts. “Naw, we write about dandelions and butterflies! Who did you think this was?” We share a laugh, before I finish my question. The censorship of their music has certainly stirred up furious debate in the past, with everybody from conservative politicians and parents to other rap luminaries weighing in on the debate, but their take on the issue is refreshingly mature. “The whole thing with the censoring thing – I guess it’s necessary to a certain degree,” Swifty muses. “We write what comes to our heads,” Swifty explains. “Whatever the music tells us to write, we write, we never aim for any particular audience. We’re just D12, and I think what separates us is that we show a more vulnerable side. You don’t have to be angry or mad all the time, we show these different sides to our personalities all the time and put it all in one big pot. But I don’t want my kids to listen to Purple Pills and be all, ‘Oh hey, purple pills’ and be singing this shit when they don’t know what they’re talking about, so I think it’s necessary to a certain point and sometimes that’s what you have to do to be heard by the masses. It’ll always be here, so we have to learn how to live with it.” With such a long-standing place in the ever-changing hip hop scene, the group have seen the scene undergo many changes throughout their time in it, and Kuniva is philosophical about it. “Hip hop goes through a lot of phases and we just think that it will always change and surprise you. You got some that’s not good, but there’s always some that is, and I can appreciate that transition because I love hip hop.” Swifty’s answer provides more food for thought, pointing out the way that online culture has changed the way listeners are introduced to and consume music. “Record companies, and putting out music – you don’t sell as many records as you used to, because of the way technology’s changed. Everything’s so viral now. There was a time you could stop a release from happening, and watch everything so you don’t get bootlegs – the most we had to worry about was a bootleg on a corner selling CDs or tapes, so that’s one thing. But another thing is
just this internet period, how independent artists with no money or hardly any budget can constantly keep making material and putting it out for the masses to hear it. You can be heard just rapping in your basement, saying funny shit, and suddenly you’re a star. That’s pretty dope, and it’s a crazy way to get your music out.” Fans of D12 have been gagging for new material from the crew since all the way back in 2004, so the obligatory request for more information regarding a new record must be asked, and the answer will hopefully provide some hope for listeners. “We’re working on it, definitely. We’re always working on it – we’re just hitting on it on and off when we have time,” Kuniva explains. “As soon as we get it all together, Em is stepping in to add his touches to it – we’re all gonna get back in the studio and
ROOTS MANUVA SUPAFEST Australia’s biggest R&B festival is returning in 2012 with undoubtedly their biggest line up yet. After a gargantuan 2011 with Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Taio Cruz, Bow Wow and more, Supafest has once again raised the bar. Headlining the 2012 proceedings will be none other than Mr. P. Diddy, who will be joined on stage by the likes of Ice Cube, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Kelly Rowland and Lupe Fiasco. Saturday April 21, TBA
D12 DIRTY: DETROIT DOZEN Sitting in the sweltering heat of Melbourne days after the aptly-named Heatwave Festival, the thought of the rapidly-approaching phone call from Detroit rap legends D12 is one that brings out the most intense of nerves for this little music journalist. The infamous six-piece collective, whose colourful history extends all the way back into 1996, are no strangers to a little controversy, with a reputation built on spitting fearsome rhymes and occasionally stirring the pot with lyrics that cover subject matter that spans everything from the drug-fuelled insanity of seminal hit Purple Pills to their cheeky take on the sibling rivalry that exists within the group in My Band. Sitting in a Gold Coast hotel room on a humid Monday afternoon taking advantage of some much-needed downtime in between shows, I am treated to a session with longstanding members Swifty and Kuniva, passing a phone between them as I nervously introduce myself. No need for trepidation, as it turns out – despite the intimidating reputations, the two are wonderfully forthright, laidback guys more than happy to joke at each other’s expense and have a laugh with me. Asked about Heatwave, the two are pleased with their time so far. “We had fun, yeah – Australian crowds are dope!” says Kuniva. “Everyone was really appreciative and there was a real good vibe, so we left feeling good.” We begin by discussing life growing up in Detroit – a hotbed for musical culture, home to everything from Motown to Detroit techno, and of course a thriving hip hop scene. Swifty’s first to answer. “Well, we grew up on Seven Mile - obviously, a mile away from Eight Mile!” The boys laugh, and he continues. “So many different experiences – I can say personally I had more good times than bad times, growing up. It was alright, just like every other ghetto! But we made the best of what we had, and we had fun. The best part of it I remember was the music – I can always remember music being played out in the house or down the block, in someone’s backyard, and having that real fun vibe, growing up and listening to all of these kinds of music.” Kuniva agrees, referring to the rich musical culture of Detroit which inspired them from their youth. “I was always able to go to different talent shows – there were lots of them, lots of different places to go growing up and there were always these open mics we could go to, to show our skills and let the people know we’re here, we
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record more as a group ‘cause we’ve been performing so much and doing so many different things that it’s been hard. We have to buckle down and knock this out, this is what the fans want and have been asking for, so we gotta get the people what they want!” Miki McLay D12 [USA] play Chelsea Heights Hotel on Friday February 3.
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The LuWOW 62-70 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 5447
Albert Park Hotel Cnr Montague & Dundas Pl, Albert Park, 9690 5459
Mercat Cross Lvl 1, 456 Queen St, Melb, 9348 9998
Alia Lvl 1, 83-87 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9486 0999
Mink 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 9536 1199
Alumbra Shed 9, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Espl, Docklands, 8623 9666
Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, Melb, 9663 6855
Back Bar 67 Green St, Windsor, 9529 7899
Misty 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melb, 9663 9202
Bar Open 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 9601
Mockingbird Bar 129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 0000
Baroq House 9-13 Drewery Ln, Melb, 8080 5680
Musicland 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 9359 0006
Bendigo Hotel 125 Johnston St, Collingwood 9417 3415
Neverland 32-48 Johnson St, South Melb, 9646 5544
Bertha Brown 562 Flinders Street, 9629 1207
New Guernica Lvl 2, Hub Arcade, 318-322 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 4464
Big Mouth 168 Acland St, St.Kilda, 9534 4611
Night Cat 141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 0090
Billboard 170 Russell St, Melb, 9639 4000
Night Cat 279 Flinders Ln, Melb, 9654 0444
Bimbo Deluxe 376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 8600
Noise Bar 291 Albert St, Brunswick, 9380 1493
Birmingham Hotel Cnr Smith & Johnston St, Fitzroy
Northcote Social Club 301 High St, Northcote, 9489 3917
Black Cat 252 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6230
Old Bar 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 4155
Blue Bar 330 Chapel St, Prahran, 9529 6499
One Twenty Bar 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
Blue Tile Lounge 95 Smith St, Fitzroy
Onesixone 161 High St, Prahran, 9533 8433
Boutique 134 Greville St, Prahran, 9525 2322
Order Of Melbourne level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 6707
Brown Alley King Street, Melb,9670 8599
Palace Hotel 893 Burke Rd, Camberwell
Brunswick Hotel 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9387 6637
Palace Theatre 20-30 Bourke St, Melb, 9650 0180
Builders Arms 211 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Palais 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, 5348 4849
Cabinet Bar 11 Rainbow Alley, Melbourne, 9654 0915
Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 9525 3240
Caravan Music Club 95 Drummond St, Oakleigh
Papa Goose 91 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 9663 2800
Caseys Nightclub 660A Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9810 0030
Penny Black 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 8667
Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets 80 Smith St, Collingwood, 9415 8876
Pier Live Hotel 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, 9783 9800
CBD Club 12-14 McKillop St, Melb, 9670 3638
Pony 68-70 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9662 1026
Chaise Lounge Basement, 105 Queen St, Melb, 9670 6120
Portland Hotel Cnr Lt Collins & Russell St, Melb, 9810 0064
Chandelier Room 91 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 9532 2288
The Prague Hotel, 911 High St, Northcote, 9495 0000
Chelsea Heights Hotel Cnr Springvale & Wells Rd,
Pretty Please 61c Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 4484
Chelsea Heights, 9773 4453
Prince Bandroom 29 Fitztory St, St Kilda, 9536 1168
Cherry Bar AC/DC Ln, Melb, 9639 8122
Prince Of Wales 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536 1168
Chi Lounge 195 Lt Bourke St, Melbourne, 9662 2688
Public Bar 238 Victoria St, North Melb, 9329 6522
Co. Lvl 3, Crown Complex, 9292 5750
Railway Hotel 280 Ferrars St, South Melb, 9690 5092
Colonial Hotel (Brown Alley) Cnr King & Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 8599
Red Bennies 371 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9826 2689
Commercial Club Hotel 344 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, 9419 1522
Red Love Lvl 1, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 3722
Cookie Lvl 1, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 7660
Retreat Hotel 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, 9417 2693
Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond, 9427 9198
The Retreat Hotel 280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 4090
Cornish Arms 163 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Revolt Elizabeth St, Kensington, 03 9376 2115
CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738
Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5985
Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399
Rochester Castle Hotel 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9415 7555
Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871
Rooftop Cider Bar, Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne, 9650 3884
Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575
Room 680 Level 1, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9818 0680
Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578
Roxanne Parlour Lvl 3, 2 Coverlid Pl, Melb
The Drunken Poet 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne, 9348 9797
Royal Derby 446 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 2321
Der Raum 438 Church St, Richmond, 9428 0055
Roal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke St, 9629 2400
Ding Dong Lounge Lvl 1, 18 Market Ln, Melb, 9662 1020
Ruby’s Lounge 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, 9754 7445
Dizzy’s Jazz Club 381 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 1233
Saint Hotel 54 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9593 8333
Double Happiness 21 Liverpool St, Melb, 9650 4488
Sandbelt Live Cnr South & Bignell Rd, Moorabbin, 9555 6899
E:55 55 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9620 3899
Scarlett Lounge 174 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 0230
East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick, 9388 2777
Seven Nightclub 52 Albert Rd, South Melb, 9690 7877
Edinburgh Castle 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Spensers Live 419 Spencer St, West Melb, 03 9329 8821
Electric Ladyland Lvl 1, 265 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5757
Spot 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9388 0222
Elwood Lounge 49-51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, 9525 6788
Standard Hotel 293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, 9419 4793
Empress 714 Nicholson St, Nth Fitzroy, 9489 8605
Star Bar 160 Clarendon St, South Melb, 9810 0054
Espy 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 0211
Station 59 59 Church St, Richmond, 9427 8797
Eurotrash 18 Corrs Ln, Melb, 9654 4411
Stolberg Beer Café 197 Plenty Rd, Preston, 9495 1444
Eve 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388
Sub Lounge & Restaurant 168 Elizabeth St Melb, 0411 800 198
Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500
Sugar Bar (Hotel Urban) 35 Fitztroy St, St Kilda, 8530 8888
Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544
Temperance Hotel 426 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9827 7401
Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699
Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813
First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380
Tiki Lounge 327 Swan St, Richmond, 9428 4336
Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800
Toff In Town Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 8770
The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957
Tony Starr’s Kitten Club 267 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 2448
Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750
The Tote Hotel 67 Johnson St, Collingwood, 9419 5320
The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350
Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983
Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170
Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000
George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822
Tramp 20 King St, Melb
Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420
Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808
Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055
Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994
Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061
Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005
Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066
Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran
Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235
Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944
Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456
Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548
Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830
HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434
Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb
Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227
Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333
Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900
Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205
Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329
Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222
Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484
Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239
Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran
Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889
John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350
Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365
Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142
Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920
La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680
The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434
Longroom 162 Collins St, Melbourne, 9663 9226 Loop 23 Meyers Pl, Melb, 9654 0500 Lounge 243 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 2916 The Lounge Pit 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 9415 6142
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