100% Magazine #1360

WED FE B 27TH 2013

ISSUE 1360

KILL THE NOISEUSA

URTHBOYAUS

AND MORE PLUS: NEWS, TOURS, CLUB PICS

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ONTOUR SOUL II SOUL [USA] Thursday February 28, Trak Lounge

MANO LE TOUGH [GER] Friday March 1, Revolver Upstairs

The further out you get in suburban Melbourne you get the more charcoal chicken stores there are.

It’s a beautiful city.

GOLD PANDA [UK] Saturday March 2, The Liberty Social

Tyson Wray

LINKWOOD [UK] Friday March 1, Mercat Basement

AGORIA [FRA] Saturday March 2, Brown Alley TOMMY LEE & DJ AERO [USA] Thursday March 7, Trak Lounge MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA], JULIO BASHMORE [UK] + MORE Saturday March 9 - Monday March 11, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE Sunday March 10, Flemington Racecourse

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GREG WILSON [UK] Sunday March 10, New Guernica ELI VERVEINE [SWI] Friday March 15, La Di Da Basement GRAMATIK [SLO] Friday March 15, Brown Alley JULIO BASHMORE [UK] Friday March 15, Brown Alley ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER [USA] Sunday March 17, The Toff In Town XXYYXX [USA] Friday March 22, The Liberty Social ACTRESS [UK] Friday March 22, Brown Alley STANTON WARRIORS [UK] Friday March 22, Brown Alley DANIEL BORTZ [GER] Sunday March 24, Revolver Upstairs NETSKY [UK] Sunday March 24, RMH The Venue PROSUMER [GER] Thursday March 28, Mercat Basement THE DEMIGODZ [USA] Friday March 29, Prince Bandroom PACHANGA BOYS [GER] Saturday March 30, The Bottom End SILENT SERVANT [USA] Saturday March 30, Mercat Basement GRANDMASTER FLASH [USA] Sunday March 31, The Espy BLACK SUN EMPIRE [NED] Sunday March 31, Brown Alley IVAN SMAGGHE [FRA], SUPERPITCHER [GER], INXEC [UK] Sunday March 31, Brown Alley MOVEMENT: NAS [USA], 2 CHAINZ [USA] + MORE Saturday April 27, Sidney Myer Music Bowl EXAMPLE [USA] Friday May 3, The Palace

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REAL TALK

BAAUER [USA] Saturday May 4, Brown Alley ATARI TEENAGE RIOT [USA] Friday May 17, Billboard A$AP ROCKY [USA] Friday June 28, The Palace

Infinity Prism: Inhaling Nasty Flumes Australia’s current electronic poster boy has announced his biggest tour yet. Dubbed the Infinity Prism Tour, these shows will be his first-ever national headline tour and will feature an entirely new stage production and extended set. The Infinity Prism is a device that references the kaleidoscopic imagery of his album cover in a live context by way of a hexagonal infinity mirror embedded with LED lights that will feature in both the live show and also in a forthcoming trilogy of video clips. Flume will be joined by Chet Faker, who is himself enjoying critical acclaim and widespread popularity following his breakthrough Thinking in Textures EP. Flume will play at Festival Hall on Thursday May 2. He’ll also appear at Golden Plains and Groovin’ The Moo.

Oneohtrix Point Never: Sultan of Synths Synth composer extraordinaire Oneohtrix Point Never has announced his Melbourne debut, hitting The Toff this March. Oneohtrix Point Never is Daniel Lopatin, a Brooklyn based lo-fi synth head whose work has brought him to the forefront of the modern electronic composition scene. Special guests on the night are Wooshie, Angel Eyes and DJ Simon Winkler. Oneohtrix Point Never performs at The Toff on Sunday March 17.

Rappers, For Example: Example On the back of his monster fourth album, The Evolution Of Man, Example is bringing his full live band to Australia for Groovin’ The Moo and has now added a sideshow. Example is a phenomenon, releasing hit after hit over the last couple of years: Kickstarts, Changed The Way You Kissed Me, Watch The Sun Come Up, Won’t Go Quietly, alongside collaborations like We’ll Be Coming Back with Calvin Harris, Shot Yourself In the Foot Again with Skream & Daydreamer with Flux Pavilion. As if that’s not enough, he is also a consummate performer, delivering all his hits rapid-fire in an electrifying live show that barely stops to take a breath. Example will hit The Palace on Friday May 3.

A$AP Rocky: It’$ $o Hard To Type Like Thi$ One of rap’s hottest properties has announced his debut Australian tour. Released last month his top #10 ARIA debut album – LongLiveA$AP – is a- blurry mix of lyricism, slowed down rave synths and featuring a star studded lineup of guests including Florence Welch, Santigold, Skrillex and rap contemporaries Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 2 Chainz and more. A$AP Rocky will play The Palace on Friday June 28.

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NEWS & TOURS

Silent Servant: Set To Serve

Mile High: Masquerade Party

John Medez, aka Silent Servant is one of the most relevant figures in techno today. The Los Angeles producer is a member of the Sandwell Distric Collective and his critically acclaimed debut album, Negative Fascinations, was released on Hospital Productions. His DJ sets are universally praised as is his ability to weave in and out of techno, new wave, Chicago house, post punk and industrial. Silent Servant is no stranger to the elite and his beautiful blend of music has mesmerised the toughest crowds at Berghain, the Bunker and Labyrinth Festival. He is making his way to Australia for the first time over the Easter longweekend and is set to seduce even the hardest to please with his inimitable sound. Look out for Silent Servant at The Mercat on Saturday March 30. Tickets are on sale from Resident Advisor.

Solar Empire in conjunction with Earthcore present one of their most lavish nights. Set on the Eureka Tower rooftop 400 lucky punters will get to experience spectacular 360 degree views of Melbourne’s city scape. There will be two dance floors and music ranging from techno, psytrance, dubstep, glitch, prog, house, drum and bass and everything in between. Aural pleasure is presented with a side of visual treats with mind bending art, burlesque and circus performances up on offer too. There is a strict masquerade dress code so make sure to whip out your fanciest mask. It’s all happening on the Top Floor of the Eureka Tower on Sunday June 9.

DXM’s Digital Dream: Waking Up Wet DXM’s Digital Dream is set to be a night tailor-made for psytrance enthusiasts. With handpicked artists the night is set to be one that manifests all dreams into reality.

E-Clip is a psy progressive oriented project created by Marko Radovanovic whose roots in psy trance are deep. Beginning work on his progressive project E-Clip in 2009, within five months he had arranged ten more tracks to be released on major trance labels such as Iono Music, Blue Tunes and many more. In January 2010, Marko has joined the Iono Music family.

Ghost Rider is the second project from Vlad Krivoshein from Israel, following his Magneto project, which got released with Fractal records. His sound is described as deep, atmospheric and often rather experimental with the emphasis on a danceable foundation and a psychedelic evolving track structure.

Aerodromme has emerged as one of the most promising names in the progressive techno circuit. Their style is an effective blend of progressive house and minimal techno with a deep connotation. Catch what is set to be a seminal evening on Friday February 22 at the Royal Melbourne Hotel with local support from DXM vs Pakman, Farebi Jalebi, Tarun, Tech-Aid and more. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Baauer: Thou Shall Doth The Harlem Shakespeare Baauer aka the dude behind Harlem Shake aka the dude currently beefing with Azealia Banks is coming to Australia. The New Yorker hasn’t been on the scene long, but he’s been steadily making a name for himself with a selection of remixes for the likes of No Doubt and Flosstradamus and, of course, his track Harlem Shake which has had a viral explosion in the past fortnight when five teenagers from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland uploaded the first video to YouTube – there have since been over 40,000 spin-offs with well over 180 million views. I haven’t seen Harlem Shake yet. I’ve sort of gone out of my way to avoid it. Is it any good? What am I missing out on here? Baauer will play at Brown Alley on Saturday May 4.

Sonic Animation: Technotubbies The infamous and very furry Sonic Animation are back on tour and with this the release of their new album on Friday March 8. Having shared the stage with the likes of The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Fat Boy Slim, the tongue in cheek duo have decided on a solo tour of their own.

Their reputation precedes them, their live shows a flurry of dancing Technotubbies on stage and frenetic energy making their act one of a kind. At first glance, Rupert Keiller and Adrian Cartwright appear to be nonchalant and more tongue in cheek than serious musical producers. It’s an easy mistake to make but with five albums and the gold selling Orchid, they continue to push the boundaries of dance music. Sonic Animation play Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Thursday March 28 and at The Toff in Melbourne on Saturday March 30. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Black Sun Empire: Emerging From The Shadows One of the biggest acts in drum and bass, Black Sun Empire are headed to Australia on the back of the release of their new album From The Shadows. The Dutch trio started making drum and bass in 1995 and from there they have now established themselves as one of the biggest acts with three record labels to keep them busy: Black Sun Empire Recordings, oBSEssions and Shadows of the Empire. While Black Sun Empire have usually defined themselves as darkstep or neurofunk, the release of their new album has seen the incorporation of dubstep and the defining of a new sound. Fans have waited two years for From The Shadows and the reviews suggest their patience wasn’t in vain. Catch Black Sun Empire at Brown Alley on Sunday March 31.

Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Stanton Warriors: Coming Out To Play Stanton Warriors are one of those few overnight successes that have remained. Famed for an inimitable incorporation of original productions, edits and remixes, their DJ sets borrow sounds from underground house through to abstract hip hop. With the ability to always keep things fresh, they have led the way for many, becoming the first breakbeat act to be signed to a major label. Never ones to compromise, the boys took to seeking out a label that would give them full creative reign, later signing to V2. Their past earning them the title of warriors, Mark Yardley and Dominic B never shy away from treating fans to their eclectic style, guaranteeing that every set will be one to remember. Experience Stanton Warriors at Brown Alley on Friday March 22. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Ivan Smagghe, Superpitcher, INXEC Electric Owl are back and bring with them a lineup that can only be described as a connoisseur’s dream. Ivan Smagghe is a man difficult to sum up in a few sentences but best known as a radio host, a music blogger, his A&R role will label Kill The DJ and of course, a producer. His genre defying production has led the pack in pioneering the school of thought that electronic music should not simply be a cookie cutter soundtrack for a night out, but something more. Superpitcher started life in Germany and often lonely. This void was soon to be filled with music, finding himself working at the distribution department for Kompakt.

2001 saw the release of his landmark single Heroin and here on in his DJ career skyrocketed. Superpitcher seduces crowds with his blend of electro pop, glistening techno and unforgettable charisma. Joining them is Inxec who has earned himself a reputation as one of the most innovative producers in house and techno. With his tracks played by the likes of Riccardo Villalobos, Sven Vath and Richie Hawtin to name but a few, Inxec has become a name that is high in demand. For a night of prolific house, techno and everything in between, head to Brown Alley on Sunday March 31. Tickets go on sale soon.

Beats: A New Clubbing Bible Beats is the new weekly clubbing bible for Melburnians. Set to launch on Wednesday March 6, Beats will cover all aspects of the electronic, urban and clubbing lifestyle and will be found in every copy of Beat Magazine plus 2,000 stand alone copies. You’ll also be able to check out its features and news on beat. com.au. Featuring interviews with the biggest DJs, producers and MCs on the planet, plus Australian superstars, up-and-coming locals and those behind the scenes, Beats will take you deeper into the world of partying and celebrate Melbourne’s rich clubbing culture. Covering everything from house to hip hop and techno to progressive, alongside snaps from Melbourne’s hottest clubs and the latest news, tours and reviews, Beats will take you backstage at the biggest festivals, behind the decks at the latest nights and show you how to up your partying ante and ensure you don’t make it home until dawn.

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TOMMY LEE & DJ AERO MOTLEY: OF GENRES Much to the dismay of music “purists”, the DJ has become the new rock star. Every glory hound from child actors to Paris Hilton want to try their hand at getting behind the decks/ laptop. At first glance, Mötley Crüe stick-man Tommy Lee could be placed in that category, until you look it up and find out he’s been working on his craft as a DJ for over a decade.

The man best known for big hair and a big schlong has been putting in work to establish a new career path. Hair band music and EDM in fact share similarities, as both are prone to showy anthems and packing stadiums, although the debate on who gets the most groupies is up for debate.

“It’s the same and completely different all at the same time,” Lee recently explained of the links between his musical paths.

“Both are lifestyles but they’re both different but both are similar at the same time, I don’t know how to explain it.”

Unknowingly a pioneer of the “celebrity DJ” culture, which sees clubs book big names low on skill to pack their venue out, Lee has actually paid dues in his own way and was not simply thrust into club gigs on his own, performing around the world and learning from his seasoned DJ contemporaries, including the legendary Mix Master Mike. Not a DJ in the traditional sense, he probably can’t namedrop obscure records, but he clearly is a fan of EDM and his stadium rocking experience

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means he knows how to get a crowd going.

“As soon as I started to see that you were able to manipulate music via the computer or via a piece of vinyl, that was it for me, I lost my fucking mind,” Lee said. Picking up a digital sequencer, his first foray into the DJ world came during his time as part of the debatably awful nu-metal side project Methods of Mayhem. Introduced through Limp Bizkit’s DJ Lethal, Tommy found a friend and like-mind in fellow LA music wildchild DJ Aero. Coincidentally enough, Lee first became aware of his future partner-in-beats when he was touring Australia with Methods of Mayhem and got sent a video of Aero in action.

Along with Mix Master Mike, the future DJ tag team got their first taste of touring together forming the group Electro Mayhem, tearing up North America, Europe and Australia. It was during this time that they forged their chemistry, with Lee bringing his adrenaline-pumping style through effects, mixing and visual elements while Aero contributed track selection, musical knowledge and pure technical skill.

First cutting his teeth on the hip hop scene, DJ Aero was a member of the turntablist crew the Heavyweights, alongside a slew of other DJs who would go on to tour with some of hip hop’s biggest acts. From one career changing experience to another, Aero found himself smack-dab in the middle of the LA

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“As soon as I started to see that you were able to manipulate music via the computer or via a piece of vinyl, that was it for me, I lost my fucking mind.” rave explosion in the early ‘90s and has seen and participated in EDM’s evolution in the United States, which has since grown to gargantuan levels. His technical precision and turntable wizardry, combined with his ear for electronic beats makes him a threat on any stage. Working to develop and establish the local EDM movement, Aero has become a fixture at many of the big clubs in the US including Miami’s Cameo and Nikki Beach. Combine him with Tommy Lee and you’re bound to get boned, musically that is. Both share a passion of deep basslines and dirty grimy sounds, with Lee pointing to his lifelong love of groove driven music, from EDM and hip hop to R&B and disco.

Staying up on the latest technology, the duo has a state-of-theart set-up on stage and can be seen engulfed in a sea of gear.

With their shared ability to read a crowd, Lee and Aero make a lot of their musical choices on the fly depending on the vibe in the venue.

After being on the road and finding their groove, Lee and Aero decided to take things to the next level by building up Tommy Lee’s home studio with new gear. With the possibility of an album in the future, they have teamed up for the powerpacked house anthems Static and The Rules. The studio has also become home for a number of DJs, including Deadmau5, Adam Freeland and Sharam.

Like their musical backgrounds, Lee and Aero choose to call their audiences eclectic. “There’re rock fans, there’re kids there – they’re just there to drink and have a good time and dance,” Lee noted. “Then you’ve got your fans there with their cell phones taking pictures all night who aren’t dancing or anything, just standing around and staring at you.” Summing up the difference between Lee’s Mötley Crüe fans and their new audience, Aero believes that “Mötley [Crüe] music touches people’s hearts at a time in their life, whereas kids who are listening to electro, this is the time of their life when it’s happening.”

Self described proponents of “festival music” the duo will be bringing their block-shaking live set to the cosy confines of Trak Lounge. Excited by the prospect of returning Down Under, Lee and Aero are looking to deliver a full live DJ experience, fusing rock arena energy with dirty electronic beats and visual elements.

Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Tommy Lee & DJ Aero [USA] play Trak Lounge Bar for the official Kiss and Mötley Crüe after party on Thursday March 7.

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SATURDAY2ND EDEN SATURDAYS

WEDNESDAY27TH

Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am.

Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

FRIDAY1ST

COQ ROQ

GET LIT

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

Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems.

Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

CQ FRIDAYS MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the mid-week party. You know you wanna. Free entry Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

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

LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass.

Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

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The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am.

CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR FRIDAYS A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements!

First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours!

Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

FREEDOM PASS

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

Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40.

Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget!

Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FREE RANGE FUNK

FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY

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 and 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

Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

BIMBO THURSDAYS

FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems.

Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning.

Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick

PANORAMA 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

RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now.

One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor?

Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two 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

POISON APPLE Poison Apple is one of the city’s longest running Saturday night brands, with numerous tours, events, festival endeavor and thriving artists to their name, and they’ve now got a new venue - the renowned Prince Bandroom. Anticipating more than 1000 patrons of a Saturday evening, the Poison Apple team are hoping to provide St.Kilda bound Saturdayers with a fresh home for music and mischief. Check out Poison Apple Saturdays on Facebook for more information.

Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

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 40.

One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SOUND EMPIRE Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts.

Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

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

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry.

Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

TEXTILE 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

WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family.

Dancing from 10pm weekly.

Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne

SUNDAY3RD 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

STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne.

Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful?

Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly.

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

MONDAY4TH 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

TUESDAY5TH 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 and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights.

Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

URTHBOY LEADING THE HERD: INDEPENDENT TRAX “Nothing ever stays still in music, it’s one of the beauties and frustrations of it,” says Tim Levinson, a man who expresses pleasure and pain throughout his work. “It makes for an exciting environment to work in and be involved with.” While not by pre-determined design, the man best known by his stage name Urthboy has become one of the most prominent and enduring figures on the independent Australian music landscape over the past decade.

Whether it’s his outspoken nature when it comes to topics of nationalism or his unwavering commitment to grassroots music, things have really clicked for Levinson and his Elefant Traks imprint, particularly over the past year. Collecting the award for Best Independent Label at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, he capped off his 2012 with the release of his most well-received work to date, Smokey’s Haunt. Despite the plaudits and time he has put in, Levinson is never one to settle in a comfort zone and is always looking to evolve.

“People become jaded because they expect once you’ve paid your dues that music owes you something.

If you put your life into music you’re well within your right to expect that music will repay you, but perhaps it doesn’t always repay in the way you want.” He believes that artists should respect what music means to people, rather than using it simply for selfish means. “I think you always have to respect that music is this great privilege and it plays such a vital role in our society.” The veteran MC has grown to appreciate the value of remaining open-minded. “You can get stagnant with music and it’s a very sentimental craft. So you always have to keep thinking and keep changing your attitude as you go

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Balancing the roles of artist, live performer and label head, only taking part in projects he believes in, has kept Levinson excited, even at the expense of making a larger profit. “I really believe in all the music we put out. I don’t believe in putting out music that simply sells at the expense of having a soul.” Even while members of the Elefant Traks roster such as Hermitude and Horrorshow have attained success, he is proud that their evolution has been organic rather than rushed.

“I’m happy that some of our artists don’t go gold or go platinum. I do believe they bring a real artistry to what they’re doing, their voice needs to be heard.”

That is where much of today’s hip hop, both locally and internationally, doesn’t quite gel with Levinson or his beliefs. “The reality is a lot of artists out there really don’t challenge themselves because they’re either trying to hold on to their spot or they’re over-thinking what they think will appeal to kids. Get over it and start writing something that really captures something in your heart or something you really want to change. Go out there and be bold.”

Fresh from a slot at the Big Day Out leg in Sydney, Levinson is pumped to finally perform the material from Smokey’s Haunt for a live audience and with a new band.

The tour will include a show at The Corner this Saturday, which is being recorded for triple J’s Live At The Wireless.

“We’ve been rehearsing for ages, so it’s such a relief to finally take it out on the road. It’s such a great sense of an outlet, that you’ve finally gotta pull the curtain back and say ‘Hey look what we’ve done’. You’re completely putting yourself out there on the line and I love it.”

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The tour will make for an interesting change of pace for The Herd lyricist, after performing as part of the unique mash-up stage show Dr Seuss Meets Elefant Traks at the Sydney Opera House in November. “It was like a hip hop gig on acid,” Levinson exclaims of the show. Through the course of preparing the show, he saw many similarities between the visions of Dr Seuss and Elefant Tranks. “This guy [Dr Seuss] was a maverick and he always poked fun at the elite corners of society and the ultra-wealthy. In so

many ways we found what we’re trying to do with Elefant Traks is like a small version of that in music.”

Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Urthboy [AUS] plays The Corner Hotel on Saturday March 2. Smokey’s Haunt is out now through Elefant Traks.

KILL THE NOISE THAT OLD: BLACK MAGIC His branding might affect a dark vibe and his mostly-dubstep sound is injected with a certain brutality, but the man behind the Kill The Noise bandana is chilled and open as he discusses his friendship with Skrillex and his role in Korn’s massive shift in sound with 100%.

With an intense take on dance music that combines a courageous blending of genre with immaculate production, LA-based Kill The Noise aka Jake Stanczak’s career is burgeoning, not least down to support from Sonny Moore aka Skrillex. His tunes have been released on some of dance music’s most prestigious labels including Deadmau5’s Mau5trap Recordings, and his own boutique imprint, Slow Roast Records, co-owned with turntablist DJ Craze. He’s also remixed some big tracks, including Noisia’s Diplodocus from last year’s groundbreaking Split The Atom.

Stanczak’s most recent offering, a seven-track EP entitled Black Magic, released on Moore’s own OWSLA imprint, channels a slightly less aggressive dubstep journey than previous outputs, seamlessly traversing varied tempos, incorporating less jolt and more melodic depth.

The video-clip for Kill The Noise Pt. 2, the second instalment to part one of the same title on his first EP Kill Kill Kill, recently dropped, showcasing a delightfully twisted claymation from UK director Lee Hardcastle. The vid exhibits claydough figures sacrificing each other in black magic fashion. Gore ensues.

“He was already doing his thing in a big way but he’d never really gone across anyone’s radar,” Stanczak says of Hardcastle. “I just happened to stumble across his stuff when I was looking for somebody to do the video for that song. I just wanted to do something different because the video for part one was done so well that it ended up winning an award through MTV. I thought, ‘There’s never gonna be any chance of trying to top that one’.

“So instead of trying to top it, I thought I’d maybe just do something different. So I was like, ‘Perfect’ – I grew up in the ‘90s with Three Little Pigs claymation videos and Radiohead. There’s kind of a nostalgic thing with claymation that’s kind of classic and timeless and bizarre and there’s so many people making videos these days that I think it’s important to stand out from the crowd.”

Standing out from the crowd is something Stanczak is good at, with his non-adherence to genre, but it may come as a surprise to Kill The Noise fans that he spent a former life solely producing drum and bass. His first foray into production was made under the moniker Ewun and included tech-step number 8 Bit Bitch collabed with Evol Intent, which rinsed many dancefloors during the mid 2000s.

“I think most people in the States don’t know that exists,” he explains. “I think the genre thing isn’t as important as it once was, but I haven’t really ended the Ewun thing, although I haven’t released anything under that moniker for four or five years. I think it’s nostalgia that makes people connect with old projects like that but at the end of the day Ewun was Jake, Kill The Noise is Jake. I’m still the same guy and I’m still making drum and bass.

“The reason I ‘started over’ as Kill The Noise from the Ewun project was to start fresh with that prospective. I don’t want to just do drum and bass and just do things to cater just to that one audience. I’ll still do drum and bass, but I love house music and I love dubstep and hip hop and all kinds of stuff. I pigeon-holed myself so much in that one project that I was really pissing people off messing around with things that weren’t drum and bass.

So I thought, ‘Well I’ll separate them and make everyone happy.’”

Stanczak’s friendship with Moore is well documented, with much of his current success being down to being aligned to his OWSLA label, recently enjoying a tour with his label buddies. But the two also enjoy a friendship outside of the studio.

“The vid exhibits clay-dough figures sacrificing each other in black magic fashion.

Gore ensues,” “Part of the reason we’ve become such great friends is that there are really high highs when everything is going your way and then those low points when you need a friend that understands the stress and how hard it is to stay inspired. Sonny is an amazing person in that sense.

He can kind of sense when someone is having a rough time and go down to the beach and just not think about music, just talk. So that’s what we do.”

This partnership also led to Stanczak being instrumental in Korn’s experiment into dubstep on last year’s The Path of Totality, marking a massive change in direction for them. Stanczak worked on two tracks, Narcissistic Cannibal and Fuels The Comedy from that LP, a project he says came about when he met Jonathon Davis via Moore at Coachella 2011.

“And Jonathon turns out to be a really honest, great, awesome person who has a real passion for electronic music that stands outside of just dubstep; he’s into all kinds of stuff. We hit it off and I went down to the studio for about a week and that’s how Narcissistic Cannibal came about. He and Skrillex had already started that together and I came in and helped finish it with the rest of the band.

“I had just as much of a role as everyone else, I felt that it was a group project. There weren’t really a lot of rules. They were like, ‘Hey, let’s just vibe out and make something fun, and something that we can all sort of agree on as being cool’. You know, it was an experiment and obviously people have all different kinds of opinions about it but at the end of the day I felt like it was successful. It was fun and that was the most important thing.”

While this fun-loving attitude is in stark opposition to the image presented by the Kill The Noise terminatorinspired skull mascot, it’s obvious that Stanczak’s ability to merge seemingly ambiguous elements is part of his unique appeal. To quote the title name of Black Magic’s last track, the story of Kill The Noise is clearly To Be Continued.

Jo Campbell Kill The Noise [USA] play Future Music Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday March 10 alongside Steve Aoki [USA], Avicii [SWE], Dizzee Rascal [UK] and more.

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Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week!

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FRIDAY1ST CHAISE FRIDAYS After work drinks are back on the menu on Friday afternoons, with two for one cocktails from our brand new list until 7pm.

Door open at 4.30pm. Then the original urban legend returns on Friday March 8 – Soulclap. Featuring Sole Symphony live, with DJ Peril, DJ Claz, DJ Dirx & DJ Sef, as well as weekly guests. 100% real R&B, hip hop old and new – strictly no house pop hybrids! Keeping it smooth and sexy every Friday night.

Chaise Lounge, 105 Queen St, Melbourne

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.

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Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B 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.

La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Mack’s who have helped lead Light into our 5th running year of old school R&B. Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate 5 years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love!

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SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS 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.

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THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper.

George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda

SATURDAY2ND CHAISE SATURDAYS Come one, come all to Melbourne’s freshest new urban night – Saturdays at Chaise Lounge. Where a slammin’ club = sexy girls, signature cocktails and smooth R&B. DJ Andy Pala, Kah Lua and guests blend the most current and popular R&B anthems with the best old school classics. This is one night to be marked down as ‘not to be missed’ in those diaries.

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REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further!

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SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks. The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember.

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60 seconds with: Fraksha

Define your genre in five words or less: Powerful, lyrical, ridiculous, loud and grimy.

What do you love about making music?

The feeling you get when you know you’ve got it right.

What do you hate about the music industry?

The fact that talent and quality is often secondary to less important things.

What can a punter expect from your live show?

A fast paced show with a lot of energy, it might be a shock to the system if you don’t know the kind of stuff I do.

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?

My first album, it’s called My Way and drops on Friday March 1 through BTE/Obese.

So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say?

There’s some guys dressed very nicely jumping up and down on stage over there doing their thing and it sounds pretty fucking good y’know.

What inspires or has influenced your music the most?

The path in life I’ve taken and the things that surround me, the music, friends, all you lot out there and the things you do everyday. Seeing other artists make good music and do well without watering it down is also a big inspiration to me.

be used to and I’m confident that what I do is of a high standard and if you’ve got an open mind you’ll find something I’m sure you’ll like. I try to do everything properly and not half assed and I like to think it shows.

When are you doing your thing next?

I’ll be playing at an upcoming Heavy Innit at Laundry Bar and then just doing the album shows which I’ll announce soon.

What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording?

We recorded our first Nine High mix-tape in my kitchen back in my flat in England. Every Sunday we’d construct a make shift studio for the day consisting of blankets and rope basically, but it worked!

Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it?

I have a shot of brandy usually.

If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you?

Wesley Snipes.

What advice would you give to bands that are new on the Melbourne music scene?

Get out there, have a drink and don’t be a wanker.

Anything else to add?

I think the album will be refreshing to a lot of ears used to the current rap coming out right now and I urge you to check it out if you’re a fan of big beats and bars.

Why should everyone come and see your band?

Because what I do is very different to what you might

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Beats will cover all aspects of the electronic, urban and clubbing lifestyle and will be found in every copy of Beat Magazine plus 2,000 stand alone copies.

Featuring interviews with the biggest DJs, producers and MCs on the planet, plus Australian superstars, up-and-coming locals and those behind the scenes, Beats will take you deeper into the world of partying and celebrate Melbourne's rich clubbing culture.

Covering everything from house to hip hop and techno to progressive, alongside snaps from Melbourne's hottest clubs and the latest news, tours and reviews, Beats will take you backstage at the biggest festivals, behind the decks at the latest nights and show you how to up your partying ante and ensure you don't make it home until dawn.

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Love Machine Cnr Lt Chapel & Malvern Rd, Prahran, 9533 8837

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Lucky Coq 179 Chapel St, Windsor, 9525 1288

Abode 374 St.Kilda Rd, St.Kilda

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

The Reverence Hotel 28 Napier St, Footscray, 03 9687 2111

CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738

Revolt Elizabeth St, Kensington, 03 9376 2115

Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399

Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5985

Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871

Rochester Castle Hotel 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9415 7555

Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575

Rooftop Cider Bar, Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne, 9650 3884

Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578

Room 680 Level 1, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9818 0680

The Dancing Dog 42A Albert St, Footscray, Footscray, 9687 2566

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, 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

Strange Wolf 71 Collins Street (enter via Strachan Lane), Melb, 9662 4914

Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500

Sub Lounge & Restaurant 168 Elizabeth St Melb, 0411 800 198

Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544

Sugar Bar (Hotel Urban) 35 Fitztroy St, St Kilda, 8530 8888

Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699

Temperance Hotel 426 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9827 7401

First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380

Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813

Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800

Tiki Lounge 327 Swan St, Richmond, 9428 4336

The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957

Toff In Town Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 8770

Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750

Tony Starr’s Kitten Club 267 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 2448

The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350

The Tote Hotel 67 Johnson St, Collingwood, 9419 5320

Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170

Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983

George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822

Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000

Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420

Tramp 20 King St, Melb

Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055

Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808

Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061

Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994

Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066

Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005

Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville

Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran

Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944

Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235

Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548

Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456

HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434

Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830

Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227

Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb

Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900

Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333

Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329

Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205

Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484

Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222

Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran

Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239

John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350

Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889

Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142

Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365

La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680

Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920

Labour In Vain 197A Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 5955

The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434

Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson St, East Brunswick 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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