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CAT POWER RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA Chan Marshall, AKA Cat Power, will return to Australia early next year. Renowned for her fragile-yet-enigmatic live performances, on this tour Marshall will perform solo for two intimate shows in Melbourne. No stranger to Australia, in 2013 she co-headlined Golden Plains and performed three shows at The Forum in full-band mode, before returning in 2014 for four nights in solo mode at the Thornbury Theatre. Catch her on Monday February 8 and Tuesday February 9 at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

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SHELLEY SEGAL ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE TOUR After a huge 40-tour of the US, Melbourne based singer Shelley Segal has announced the release of her new single, Background Noises, with three shows in her hometown to support its unveiling. Lifted from her Strange Feeling EP released back in May, Background Noises shows a more vulnerable side of the singer/songwriter and continues her tradition as a passionate performance artist. You can catch Shelley Segal at Collins Square on Friday November 13, Friday November 27 and Friday December 18, or at Bennets Lane on Thursday November 26. Check out the individual venue’s website for tickets and more details.

During this year’s summer solstice, on Tuesday December 22, the iconic Australian Centre for Contemporary Art forecourt will be transformed into a fully-fledged fiesta site thanks to Finding Infinity’s fresh new festival, OFFtheGRID. Bringing together art and technology, the OFFtheGRID festival will raise awareness and funds for renewable energy resources with Cut Copy DJ’s, Tornado Wallace, Banoffee, Wax’o Paradiso, Sui Zhen, Silentjay & Jace XL, Average Rap Band and Prequel filling out the lineup. Keep an eye out for the five meter high solar powered stage. OFFtheGRID takes place on Tuesday December 22 at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art forecourt. Head to the festival’s website for details and tickets.

SHOCKING PINKS ANNOUNCE 2015 MELBOURNE SHOW Shocking Pinks has announced he is heading to Melbourne later this month. New Zealand musician Nick Harte, AKA Shocking Pinks, burst onto the scene in 2004 with the dance pop record Dance the Dance Electric. The album featured a full-band lineup and introduced Harte’s sound to the world. Since then he has released three studio albums as well as a digital triple album called Guilt Mirrors in 2014. Shocking Pinks will play The Curtin on Friday November 20.

Legendary locals The Bo-Weevils were among the first Australian bands to play raucous garagepunk in the ‘80s and went on to become one of the countries most successful musical exports across their 15 year career. While they never officially split, they haven’t played a gig since early 2000 – and the wait is finally over. The Bo-Weevils return to the stage next Sunday November 22 at Northcote Social Club, head to beat.com.au/freeshit for some free tickets.

HERMITUDE You haven’t been able to turn on triple j for five minutes this year without hearing Sydney duo Hermitude. Their album was in the top 20 for seven weeks, probably due to their radiobreaking hit The Buzz. Tickets for their upcoming Melbourne performance (Saturday November 28 at Festival Hall) are selling like hotcakes; find some free tickets over at beat.com.au/freeshit.

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NATALIE PRASS REVEALS 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Along with trekking down to Australia for Golden Plains Festival next March, as well as Perth Festival and Tasmania’s A Festival Called Panama, Natalie Prass is gearing up for a trio of headline shows alongside her festival appearances. After releasing her self-titled debut album in January, Prass is now getting ready to drop a new EP, featuring live renditions of some of her singles as well as covers of songs by the likes of Grimes and Simon & Garfunkel. Catch Natalie Prass at Melbourne Recital Centre on Monday February 29. Tickets are on sale through the venue.

From comedian Nath Valvo comes Grindr: A Love Story?, a soon-tobe infamous performance poking fun at the app that changed the dating game forever. He’s already played to sold out audiences in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, and this time he’s in town for one night only. Find a hook-up at beat.com.au/freeshit.

HITCHCOCK & HERRMANN It’s every film student’s wet dream; Alfred Hitchcock’s classic films will be screened at Hamer Hall early next year, alongside Bernard Herrmann’s score played live by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Hitchcock & Herrmann will run on Friday February 5 and Saturday February 6 next year, get yourself a free double pass over at beat.com.au/freeshit.

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LIAM FINN RETURNS TO THE STAGE Returning for his first Australian shows since 2011, pop maverick Liam Finn will come back to his former home of Melbourne for a special ACMI appearance alongside Dan Kelly. Finn will present SUCCESS at ACMI for Melbourne Music Week, featuring original compositions as a framework for spontaneous improvisation in collaboration with New York directors Anthony and Alex. While he’s in town, Finn will also be taking the stage with longtime friend Dan Kelly for an intimate, solo show in the style of his debut breakthrough I’ll Be Lightning. Since then, Finn has gone on to release two albums and score a top ten single in his native New Zealand with the single Helena Bonham Carter. Catch Liam Finn at ACMI when he premieres SUCCESS on Friday November 20, or at the Shadow Electric with Dan Kelly on Friday November 26.

IBEYI ANNOUNCES DEBUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR French-Canadian Cuban duo Ibeyi have just announced their Australian debut with a Melbourne show in March 2016, accompanying both a series of headliners across the country and a slot at WOMADelaide. Having already embarked on a world tour in 2014 at the ripe age of 19-years-old, this tour brings twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz showcasing their recently released self-titled debut in an immersive live setting. It’s been labelled by Pitchfork as a ‘deeply evocative self-titled debut’, and now it’s coming to Max Watt’s on Thursday March 10. Get your tickets from Handsome tours.

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HOT CHIP LOCK IN A HEADLINE SHOW IN MELBOURNE Already announced as headliners for the 2016 Sugar Mountain festival, Hot Chip have locked in a headline show. Since breaking through with their sophomore album The Warning in 2006, over the course of their career the group have gone on to play at the likes of Glastonbury, Sónar, Lovebox Festival, Coachella and T in the Park. They last played live in Australia in 2013. Last week they released the four-track Dancing In The Dark EP, one that features a seven minute reinterpretation of the Springsteen classic, a reworking of Why Make Sense? cut Cry For You and a remix of Huarache Lights from both Soulwax and A/Jus/Ted. Catch them on Sunday January 24 at 170 Russell.

THE NECKS ANNOUNCE 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW The Necks will return to Melbourne this March to perform their latest album Vertigo in a live environment, marking the band’s 18th album in their whopping 30 year career. The upcoming show follows a sold-out performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre earlier this year, which saw the Sydney trio hypnotise audiences for over two and a half hours. The Necks will return to the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday March 5.

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Taking some time out from working on their new album for a one-off special club show, Teeth & Tongue have locked in a special gig next month. This will be the last chance to see the band before mid-2016, and they’re dragging out Darren Sylvester and DJ Serious Joe Kokomo to spin some tracks on the night. Catch them at Hugs & Kisses on Friday December 4. Get on over to the venue’s website for your tickets.

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ROCK ‘N’ LOAD RELOCATES TO THE CORNER While the Espy continues to tease everyone with the long awaited completion of its revamp, Rock ‘N’ Load is now heading over to the Corner Hotel for the fourth instalment of the popular local festival. Featuring Gay Paris, My Echo, Jackson Firebird, Them Bruins and Ten Thousand, along with many more acts still to be announced, the festival will feature a total of ten bands over two stages for a sweaty night of rock goodness. Check out rocknloadfestival. com for more details when it hits the Corner on Saturday January 23.

Under the name Men Of No Shame, three icons of rock music - Glen Matlock, Earl Slick and Slim Jim Phantom - are coming together for a performance and a question and answer session, playing a selection of all of their history-making music. Glen Matlock was the original bass player for the Sex Pistols, credited with co-authoring numerous songs on their seminal album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols. He has also lent his hand to work with Iggy Pop and Rich Kids. Guitarist Earl Slick rose to stardom becoming David Bowie’s right hand man on his 1974 Diamond Dogs tour, as well as playing lead guitars on Bowie’s US breakthrough record Young Americans and Station To Station. He has also collaborated with John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Cure’s Robert Smith. Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for rockabilly legends Stray Cats, working alongside Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker on tracks including Stray Cat Strut, (She’s) Sexy + 17 and Rock This Town. Men Of No Shame featuring Glen Matlock, Earl Slick and Slim Jim Phantom will hit Ding Dong Lounge on Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 at The Flying Saucer Club. Tickets via Oztix.

SARAH BLASKO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR Following the release of her new album, Eternal Return, Sarah Blasko has announced a run of national dates to support the album next April, with nine performances scheduled in metro and regional cities across the country. Blasko officially unveiled Eternal Return at the Sydney Opera House as part of Graphic festival last month, accompanied by visuals designed by Mike Daly. Sarah Blasko will play The Forum on Saturday April 23. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

TWEEDY REVEAL MARCH BLUESFEST SIDESHOW Guitar and drums duo Tweedy have locked in a Melbourne performance next March, coming to the Melbourne Recital Centre just days before playing Bluesfest. Tweedy is made up of Wilco founding member and leader Jeff Tweedy and his 18-year-old son, Spencer Tweedy. The sideshow announcement follows the release of their collaborative album, Sukierae. Catch them on Monday March 21 at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

2015 OCEAN DEFENCE TOUR, SEA SHEPHERD FUND RAISER The 2015 Ocean Defence Tour is an annual massive day of entertainment, music, and food held to raise funds for Sea Shepherd’s work of defending marine wildlife worldwide. Now thanks to their recent announcement, long time Sea Shepherd supporters The Veronicas have been confirmed to headline the day’s events. Sideshow performers Captain Ruin and the Great Gordo Gamsby, aka Glitch Productions are on board too. Support a good cause and head to Seaworks in Williamstown on Sunday November 22. For tickets and more details, visit seashepherd.org.au

JAAL A PREPARES FOR DEBUT RECORD LAUNCH Melbourne four-piece Jaala have announced a December date for the launch of their debut album, rounding up a busy year of shows and festival slots. They’re capping off 2015 with another handful of performances including a slot at Paradise Festival later this month, along with three support shows with The Internet next February. The album, which was laid down across a week in Coburg earlier this year, will be released at the end of this month. Jaala will take over The Curtin on Saturday December 5. Tickets are on sale through the venue.

JASON ISBELL LOCKS IN 2016 SHOW Jason Isbell is hitting Australian shores next year, dragging his band The 400 Unit along for a Melbourne show. Already confirmed as part of this year’s Bluesfest festivities, Jason Isbell’s national tour announcement follows the release of his latest record, Something More Than Free. He’ll hit the Melbourne Recital Centre on Tuesday March 29. Head on over to the venue’s website to grab your tickets.

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BLANK REALM ANNOUNCE MELBOURNE ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW Brisbane's Blank Realm are heading to The Curtin to launch their fifth album, Illegals In Heaven, later this month. The announcement comes after the band wrapped up an international tour in October, nabbed a slot on next year’s Laneway Festival, and secured their second RRR Album of the Week. Blank Realm will tear through The Curtin on Saturday November 21. Tickets are on sale through the venue.

JAMES TEAGUE TOURING IN NOVEMBER Poet and singer/songwriter James Teague has marked the announcement of his upcoming national tour with the release of new single When the World Divides, the second single taken from his upcoming album, Beyond The Melting Dawn. The tour sees Teague play in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane before giving Melbourne audiences a taste on Sunday November 29 at Goodtime Studios. Tickets are available now from trybooking.com.

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Australian ‘70s rock’n’roll kings TASTE have come out of retirement to reform, booking in a special one-off show in Melbourne later this year. Forming in the early ‘70s, TASTE were pioneers of pub rock, releasing their albums Tickle Your Fancy and Knights of Love to critical acclaim. Sadly they disbanded in '79, but they’re finally back, recording new material for next year’s Life On Earth LP. TASTE play at Ding Dong Lounge on Wednesday December 2. Tickets are available through the venue’s website.

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MIREL WAGNER ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SIDESHOW Following on from her performances at Sydney Festival and Hobart’s MOFO Festival this coming January, Finnish singer/songwriter Mirel Wagner will make her Melbourne debut at The Toff In Town early next year. For her debut Australian tour, Mirel’s acoustic fingerpicking and Appalachian murder ballads will be on offer, which scored her the 2014 Nordic Music Prize for her last album, When The Cellar Children See The Light Of Day. Mirel Wagner plays at The Toff In Town on Thursday January 14. Get your tickets through the venue’s website.

VA N E S S A E L I S H A LOCKS IN NOVEMBER SHOW Vanessa Elisha has just announced that she’ll be playing a show later this month in support of the release of her latest EP. Since releasing her Midnight Swim EP mid last year, the R&B vocalist has moved from strength to strength, collaborating with the likes of B.Lewis, CVIRO & GXNXVS and Andrea Down. The Melbourne show, which features on her debut headline tour, is celebrating her latest EP Good Ones, as well as helping her prepare for her forthcoming full length release. Vanessa Elisha will play Laundry Bar on Friday November 20.

She’s just come off the back of an ARIA Hall of Fame induction, further cementing her status as one of Australia’s most famous pop artists, and now Tina Arena has announced a series of One Night Only shows including one special night in Melbourne next February. The tour comes in support of Arena’s latest album Eleven, a release that sees her pushing her career into its third decade of music. You can catch Tina Arena when she takes over Hamer Hall on Friday February 19. Tickets through the venue website.

GORDI UNVEILS MELBOURNE TOUR DATES After topping the Hype Machine charts with her single Can We Work It Out, Canowindra-raised, Sydneybased songwriter Sophie Payten, AKA Gordi, has just rebooted her live set for an end of year tour. She’s bringing her special brand of folktronica to Shebeen in December, following off the tail of her triple j Unearthed Artist of the Year nomination earlier this month. If you’re eager to catch her folk/pop stylings when she plays on Thursday December 3, make sure you shoot over to the Shebeen website for tickets and more information.

TIM ROGERS, ANGIE HEART AND CHRIS WILSON JOIN FORCES FOR NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE SHOW Legendary troubadour Neil Young is turning 70, and some of Melbourne’s finest musicians and singers are joining forces to pay tribute to his vast creative output. Long May You Run Neil Young will run over three nights with special guests including Tim Rogers, Angie Heart and Chris Wilson all stepping up to the stage to give their spin on Young’s critically acclaimed and widely loved music. Joining them will be an all-star band including Shane O’Mara on guitar, Rick Plant on bass, Ben Franz on pedal steel and Cat Leahy on drums. Show Neil Young some birthday love from Friday November 13 - Sunday November 15 at Memo Music Hall.

BLUESFEST EXPAND 2016 LINEUP As if the lineup wasn’t big enough, Brian Wilson has just announced that he will perform his album Pet Sounds at Bluesfest in full, along with some greatest hits, supported by an 11-piece band including original Beach Boys member Al Jardine and long-term member Blondie Chaplin. Other additions include Taj Mahal, The Residents, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Shooglenifty. They join the likes of The National, City and Colour, reggae legends UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, blues rock maestro Joe Bonamassa and the Grammy award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band. Bluesfest 2016 will take place from Thursday March 24 until Monday March 28, just north of Byron Bay.

PUNK ROCK KARAOKE ANNOUNCE SINGALONG TOUR If you’ve ever dreamed of fronting a real life punk band, or maybe spent too much time yelling into a hairbrush, then good news for you - supergroup Punk Rock Karaoke are giving you your big chance this February. Featuring musicians from Bad Religion, NOFX, GoldFinger and Agent Orange, it’s a night of karaoke the likes of which have never been seen before. The rules are simple – get your sign up sheet, pick your song, then you get the lyrics. The band picks their favourites and you sing when your song is picked. Get ready to get mental when Punk Rock Karaoke hits the Corner Hotel on Wednesday February 10.

P L AY W R I T E R E L E A S E NEW ALBUM, TOUR After spending three years working hard on their upcoming album Cathedrals, Playwrite have finally announced the release date of Thursday November 26, going hand in hand with the launch show at Shadow Electric on the very next day. The diverse body of work has been crafted together with producer Jim Maroudas (Kimbra, Eskimo Joe, Bertie Blackman) and brings together 11 songs spanning the band’s evolution over five years. Make sure you get onto the Shadow Electric’s website for tickets to Playwrite’s show on Friday November 26.

ALL OF THE DIRT ALL AT ONCE L AUNCH AT THE OLD BAR Melburnian heavy minimal duo All Of The Dirt All At Once are heading to the Old Bar next month to support the release of their self titled debut album, out now via Bandcamp. They reckon they sound a little like My Disco on crack, so if that’s your bag, you’ll be sure to dig AOTDAAO as they turn up the gain and crack the snare just that bit harder, creating a filthy, mostly instrumental sound-storm bordering on doom, thrash and post-metal. AOTDAAO launch their debut album on Saturday December 12 at the Old Bar, with Hownowmer and Spider Goat Canyon. Check out the Old Bar’s website for the full details.

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INTERNATIONAL FLORENCE + THE MACHINE Sidney Myer Music Bowl November 11 NICO & VINZ Prince Bandroom November 11 ACID BABY JESUS The Curtin November 12 AUSTRALASIAN WORLD MUSIC EXPO Various Venues November 12 – 15 THE TEA PARTY Palais Theatre November 13 MUMFORD & SONS Sidney Myer Music Bowl November 13 THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Melbourne Town Hall November 15 POKÉMON SYMPHONIC EVOLUTIONS Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre November 13 DON MCGLASHAN Melbourne Folk Club, Bakehouse Studios November 14 HAUSCHKA Melbourne Recital Centre November 17 DEF LEPPARD Rod Laver Arena November 18 THE BEACH BOYS Palais Theatre November 18 LIVE The Forum November 19 ROBERT HENKE Melbourne Recital Centre, November 19 NILE Corner Hotel November 21 HANK MARVIN MEMO Music Hall November 21, 22 JON TOOGOOD Cherry Bar November 22 UB40 The Forum November 24 JENN GRANT Self Preservation November 25, Homeward Sound House Concert November 28 A TRIBE CALLED RED Northcote Social Club November 25 CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Caravan Music Club November 25, Northcote Social Club November 26 GANZ Platform One November 26 EARTHCORE Pyalong, Victoria November 26 – 30 PETER “BLACKIE” BLACK The Old Bar November 27 MARLON WILLIAMS Prince Bandroom November 27 RON SEXSMITH MEMO Music Hall November 27, Northcote Social Club November 28 TINY RUINS The Toff In Town, November 28 - 29 THE MAINE The Corner December 2 RISE AGAINST Margaret Court Arena December 2 GOAT + KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Croxton December 4 LAGWAGON Max Watt’s December 4 CHRIS CORNELL The Palais December 4 THE CORONAS Corner Hotel December 4 THE HOTELIER The Reverence Hotel December 4 MONO Corner Hotel December 5 ED SHEERAN AAMI Park December 5 STEREOSONIC Melbourne Showgrounds December 5 RATATAT 170 Russell December 6 UNWRITTEN LAW The Corner Hotel December 6 MERCURY REV Max Watt’s December 8 SAM SMITH Rod Laver Arena December 8 HALESTORM 170 Russell December 8 YELAWOLF Max Watt’s December 9 SHELLAC Corner Hotel December 9, 10 THURSTON MOORE Prince Bandroom December 10 JESSICA PRATT Northcote Social Club December 10 FATHER JOHN MISTY The Forum December 10 BULLY Howler December 10 THE BUREAU FESTIVAL Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 11 JULIA HOLTER Howler December 11 THE MISFITS Max Watt’s December 11 TAYLOR SWIFT AAMI Park December 11 MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre December 11-13 ELTON JOHN Rod Laver Arena December 11, Mt Duneed Estate December 12 THE EXPLOITED Max Watt’s December 12 UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Corner Hotel December 13 FLOATING POINTS Coburg Velodrome December 13 A DAY TO REMEMBER + THE AMITY AFFLICTION Rod Laver Arena December 17 HOLEANDCORNER TBA December 19 EL VEZ Corner Hotel December 24 FALLS FESTIVAL Lorne December 28 – January 1 BEYOND THE VALLEY Lardner, Victoria December 29 – January 1 AGENT ORANGE Bendigo Hotel December 31 MAC MILLER The Forum January 2 GROUNDSWELL FESTIVAL Lake Tyers Beach January 2 KURT VILE The Forum January 3 WAVVES Max Watt’s January 3 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC The Palais Theatre January 3 MAC DEMARCO 170 Russel January 3 – 5 YUNG LEAN Prince Bandroom January 5 BØRNS The Corner January 5 BLOC PARTY The Forum January 5 DISCLOSURE Festival Hall January 6 TORO Y MOI Max Watt’s January 6 SOAK Northcote Social Club January 6 HALSEY The Forum January 6 PUSHA T Prince Bandroom January 6 YOUNG FATHERS The Corner January 7 FOALS Festival Hall January 7 ELLIPHANT Howler January 7 GARY CLARK JR The Forum January 7 OH WONDER Northcote Social Club January 7

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LEON BRIDGES 170 Russell January 7 DJANGO DJANGO 170 Russell January 8 THE FLAMING LIPS The Palais January 8 JAMIE XX The Forum January 10 SO FRENCHY SO CHIC IN THE PARK Werribee Park January 11 NIGHTWISH The Forum Monday January 11 MOFO MONA January 13 - January 18 MIREL WAGNER The Toff In Town January 14 PRETTY LIGHTS Forum Theatre January 14 THE CHILLS Max Watt’s January 15 UNIFY South Gippsland January 16 – 17 JOANNA NEWSOM Arts Centre January 19 THE 1975 Festival Hall January 20 TURNSTILE Northcote Social Club January 20 THEE OH SEES Howler January 22 RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL Lexton January 22 – 26 MICHAEL HURLEY Northcote Social Club January 23 SUGAR MOUNTAIN Victorian College of the Arts/ Melbourne Arts precinct January 23 GIRLPOOL The Reverence Hotel January 27 SOUNDWAVE 2016 TBA January 26 DERRICK MAY, JEFF MILLS & THE MSO Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 30 GRIMES 170 Russell February 3 JAMES BAY Festival Hall February 3 TOBIAS JESSE JR The Corner February 3 SHAMIR Howler February 4 CAT POWER Melbourne Recital Centre February 8, 9 CHVRCHES Forum Theatre February 9 THE INTERNET The Corner February 9 BEACH HOUSE 170 Russell February 10 DIIV The Corner February 11 PURITY RING + MAJICAL CLOUDZ Forum Theatre February 11 THUNDERCAT Max Watt’s February 11 HEALTH Howler February 11 BATTLES Max Watt’s February 12 METZ The Corner February 12 COMMON KINGS The Corner February 13 LANEWAY FESTIVAL Footscray Community Arts Centre February 13 SOILWORK 170 Russell February 16 A$AP ROCKY Margaret Court Arena February 17 REGGAE ROYALTY Palais Theatre February 18 WAXAHATCHEE Howler February 18 JD MCPHERSON Corner Hotel February 19 FAT FREDDY’S DROP The Forum February 19 ALBERT HAMMOND JR The Corner February 21 OCEAN COLOUR SCENE Max Watt’s February 23 THE GAME The Forum February 24 GBH The Bendigo Hotel February 26 CHI WAH WOW TOWN TBA February 26 – 28 SUFJAN STEVENS Hamer Hall February 26 NATALIE PRASS Melbourne Recital Centre February 29 GLEN MATLOCK, EARL SLICK & SLIM JIM PHANTOM Ding Dong Lounge March 4 SENSES FAIL Corner Hotel March 4 CLUTCH The Forum March 5 MICHAEL GIRA Melbourne Recital Centre March 8 SLEATER-KINNEY The Croxton March 9 IBEYI Max Watt’s March 10 A FESTIVAL CALLED PANAMA Lone Star Valley March 11 - 13 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 11 – 14 BUILT TO SPILL The Corner March 12 MADONNA Rod Laver Arena March 12, 13 GOLDEN PLAINS Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre March 12 – 14 PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley March 12 JOHN GRANT The Forum March 13 BUZZCOCKS The Corner March 13 THE CHARLATONS 170 Russell March 13 SONGHOY BLUES Melbourne Recital Centre March 16 MARY BLACK The Forum March 17 THE VIOLENT FEMMES The Corner March 17 BRYAN ADAMS Rod Laver Arena March 18 STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES Melbourne Recital Centre March 18, 19 TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Forum Theatre March 19 KENDRICK LAMAR Rod Laver Arena March 21 TWEEDY Melbourne Recital Centre March 21 STURGILL SIMPSON 170 Russell March 23 RHIANNON GIDDENS The Corner March 23 ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES The Corner March 24 BLUESFEST Byron Bay March 24 – 28 THE SELECTER Corner Hotel March 25 NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE The Corner March 27 THE WORD The Corner March 28 JASON ISBELL Melbourne Recital Centre March 29 THE DECEMBERISTS Hamer Hall March 29 MELISSA ETHERIDGE Palais Theatre March 30 VINTAGE TROUBLE The Corner March 30 STIFF LITTLE FINGERS 170 Russell March 31 ALLEN STONE The Corner March 31 JACKSON BROWNE Palais Theatre April 1 CITY AND COLOUR Sidney Myer Music Bowl April 2 BLACK SABBATH Rod Laver Arena April 19 JOSH GROBAN Palais Theatre April 25 IRON MAIDEN Rod Laver Arena May 9

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NATIONAL PARLOUR FERLA Shadow Electric November 11 THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS 170 Russell November 11 GLAMORAMA LAUNCH Glamorama November 12 MOJO JUJU Max Watt’s November 12, Caravan Music Club November 14 THE VERNONS The Grace Darling November 13 GYPSY & THE CAT Former Royal Women’s Hospital November 13 GOING SWIMMING The Workers Club November 13 NOT FEST Public Bar November 13 – 15 SHELLEY SEGAL Collins Square November 13, 27, December 18, Bennets Lane November 26 MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK Various Venues November 13 – November 20 MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK OPENING NIGHT FT. GYPSY & THE CAT, DORSAL FINS Former Royal Women’s Hospital November 13 MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK LIVE MUSIC SAFARI Various Venues November 19 RANCH-O-RELAXO Mornington Peninsula November 14 – 15 SLUM SOCIABLE Northcote Social Club November 14 MATHAS Shebeen November 14, The Pelly Bar November 27 CRAYON FIELDS Howler November 14 HYBRID NIGHTMARES Prince Bandroom November 14 BEN ELY Some Velvet Morning November 14 CONRAD SEWELL Corner Hotel November 15 THEM BRUINS Cherry Bar November 17, 24, The Penny Black November 20 DAN SULTAN Northcote Social Club November 18 EMILY ULMAN The Gasometer Hotel November 18 JAKARTA CRIERS The Reverence Hotel November 19 SECTION 8 & FERDYDURKE’S ZOO Section 8 November 19 SARAH MCLEOD Northcote Social Club November 19 URBAN SPREAD Plaza Tavern November 19, Chelsea Heights Hotel November 20, Village Green Hotel November 21 VANESSA ELISHA Laundry Bar November 20 KORAL & THE GOODBYE HORSES Spotted Mallard November 20 WHITE SUMMER Ding Dong Lounge November 20 BLIND MAN DEATH STARE Reverence Hotel November 20 THE BENNIES The Corner November 20 THE BELLIGERENTS Northcote Social Club November 20 PIERCE BROTHERS 170 Russell November 20 JEREMY NEALE Shebeen November 20 PANACEA FESTIVAL Riverview, Tatong, November 20-22 BLANK REALM The Curtin November 21 WAVES 2 WOODS Anglesea November 21 DREAM ON DREAMER Max Watt’s November 21 COLD CHISEL Hanging Rock Reserve November 21 MY DISCO The Shadow Electric November 21 SAL KIMBER & THE ROLLING WHEEL The Toff In Town November 21 2015 OCEAN DEFENCE TOUR Seaworks, Williamstown November 22 LISA SALVO The Gasometer November 22 NORMIE ROWE & THE PLAYBOYS ORCHESTRA Yarraville Club November 22 NAKATOMI The Toff In Town November 22 NEWPORT SKA AND REGGAE FESTIVAL The Substation, Newport November 22 THE BO-WEEVILS Northcote Social Club November 22 PLAYWRITE Shadow Electric November 26 KIT WARHURST The Old Bar November 26 THE MARK OF CAIN Max Watt’s November 26 QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL Queenscliff November 27 – 29 THE CHARGE Whole Lotta Love November 27 MILWAUKEE BANKS Shebeen November 27 COOKIN ON 3 BURNERS Northcote Social Club November 27 BRITISH INDIA The Forum November 27 ROBERT FORSTER Thornbury Theatre November 27

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MAN UP FESTIVAL Cherry Bar November 27-28 PARADISE MUSIC FESTIVAL Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, November 27-29 KILL DIRTY YOUTH The Tote November 28, Bendigo Hotel December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 HERMITUDE Festival Hall November 28 JAMES TEAGUE Goodtime Studios November 29 TASTE Ding Dong Lounge December 2 PLTS Shebeen December 2 STELLAFAUNA The Evelyn Hotel December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 GORDI Shebeen December 3 ANKLEPANTS Brown Alley December 4 TEETH & TONGUE Hugs & Kisses December 4 YOU AM I 170 Russell December 4 WAAX The Workers Club December 4 JAALA The Curtin December 5 APES The Workers Club December 5 CUSTARD The Toff In Town December 5 JAKUBI Max Watt’s December 5 AC/DC Etihad Stadium December 6, December 8 PAUL KELLY PRESENTS THE MERRI SOUL SESSIONS A Day On The Green December 6 LUCINDA WILLIAMS A Day On The Green December 7 UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Corner Hotel December 8 CHARLES BRADLEY Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 11 FRANK YAMMA Melbourne Recital Centre December 11 MODELS Flying Saucer Club December 11 – 12 ALL OF THE DIRT ALL AT ONCE Old Bar December 12 JARRYD JAMES AND MEG MAC The Forum December 12 URBAN SPREAD FT. DEAD LETTER CIRCUS Plaza Tavern December 10, Chelsea Heights December 11, Village Green December 12 TINPAN ORANGE Melbourne Folk Club December 13 BODYJAR & THE MEANIES Prince Bandroom December 18 XMAS EVEN The Evelyn Hotel December 19 – 20 LITTLE SEA Memo Music Hall December 20 OFFTHEGRID Australian Centre for Contemporary Art December 22 NYE ON THE HILL December 31 – January 1 NEW YEAR’S EVIE Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook December 30 – January 2 FRENZAL RHOMB Chelsea Heights Hotel January 8, Village Green Hotel January 9 DEAD CITY RUINS Northcote Social Club January 9 HARTS Howler January 14 TONIGHT ALIVE Max Watt’s January 17 THE GOOCH PALMS The Curtin January 22 COURTNEY BARNETT Palais Theatre January 22 ROCK’N’LOAD The Corner January 23 BEECHWORTH FESTIVAL Beechworth Asylum January 23 A DAY ON THE GREEN Michelton Wines, Nagambie January 23 BOY & BEAR Festival Hall January 23 MSO PRESENT HITCHCOCK AND HERRMANN Hamer Hall February 5, 6 ST KILDA FESTIVAL St Kilda February 6 – 14 PUNK ROCK KARAOKE The Corner February 10 GIDEON BENSEN Shebeen February 12 JOSH PYKE Melbourne Zoo February 12 TINA ARENA Hamer Hall February 19 PARTY IN THE PADDOCK Burnscreek, Tasmania February 19 RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL Murray River, Echucha February 19 – 21 THE NECKS Melbourne Recital Centre March 5 DIED PRETTY Max Watt’s March 18 THE PENINSULA PICNIC Mornington March 20 SARAH BLASKO The Forum April 23

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BANOFFEE CREAM OF THE POP U N D E R G R O U N D AT MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK By Nathan Woods

When Martha Brown AKA Banoffee takes the stage during Melbourne Music Week it will be as one of the most hyped artists in the country. Her appearance comes just weeks after the release of her latest EP, Do I Make You Nervous?, which is her first release via Dot Dash/ Remote Control Records. The five song collection follows up last year’s immensely popular self-titled EP, and it’s a major step forward from an artist who’s already won a devoted following since emerging from the ashes of indie pop outfit Otouto in 2012. A mix of zooming synths and contemporary R&B vocals, along with earnest lyricism inspired by country and folk music, Do I Make You Nervous? offers a refreshingly innovative take on pop music. It’s superbly modern in its production, yet rooted in classic songwriting traditions. It’s an approach, Brown explains, that came about through a mixture of necessity and circumstance. “When I was playing music before Banoffee, I was starting to tire from it because I didn’t know how to feel connected to what I was doing,” she says. “The way I do things now and the way I’m honest, I definitely know that by being on stage and just being myself and being honest about how I’m feeling, I think that has an effect on the listeners. And I would hope that it would, because I never want people to come to a show and feel like I’m disconnected from them and not aware of the relationship that we are having in that moment.” As a result of her honesty, Brown has earned a reputation as an incredibly emotional and intimate musician. However, that wasn’t the original intention for the Banoffee project. “I actually started Banoffee to be something completely different to that. I was like, ‘I’m going to start a pop project and it’s going to be all for fun and not hard to deal with. There’s going to be nothing too intense in there.’ But I think probably more than my experience in music, it was life experience around the time that pushed that honesty through earlier than it might come for some people. I think dealing with some life crap around the same time that Banoffee started, I just didn’t have the energy to put on a façade and I wasn’t particularly interested in doing that, because it wasn’t going to work to make me any stronger in that moment in time. Then it just stuck.” With no façade, fans have formed an instant connection with Brown’s raw and delicate lyricism. That connection translates to a commanding live show, which will be on display when she headlines the Former Royal Women’s Hospital alongside the likes of I’lls, Kllo, Lucianblomkamp and Planète early next week. She’ll utilise a range of vintage synthesisers and midi samplers to bring the new EP alive on stage. To create the EP’s diverse sonic landscapes, Brown worked with some of the country’s best producers, including Oscar Key Sung – an outstanding solo artist in his own right and a resident of Brown’s back garden. No, seriously. “He’s in Europe at the moment. He’s been there for the last three and a half months on tour, but yes he does live in my backyard. My mother misses him terribly,” she laughs. Key Sung’s magic is evident on the EP’s lead single With Her, while his former musical partner Martin BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28

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“... I N E V E R WA N T P E O P L E T O C O M E T O A S H O W A N D FEEL LIKE I’M DISCONNECTED FROM THEM AND NOT AWA R E O F T H E R E L AT I O N S H I P T H AT W E A R E H AV I N G I N T H AT M O M E N T. ” King (of The Harpoons) helped out on I’m Not Sorry. “I knew his style,” says Brown. “I wanted it to be rough and gritty and I know that Martin’s not afraid to go there and he’s not afraid to really hack into something. So I was like, ‘Yeah, I want to try this with someone that’s willing to get kind of dirty with it’.” Brown doesn’t just get jagged with her music, but also her appearance. In recent years she’s cultivated a name for herself as a designer with an innovative eye. “When I work fashion into Banoffee, I do it in a way that I want fashion to be separate to the music. I don’t want what I wear to improve or take down what I’m doing musically. I do it because it’s a sign of my personality, and I also do it because I want Banoffee to have a visual side. I always want there to be clips, I want there to be fun fashion, I want there to be art involved. So those things are a little bit different for me than maybe other female artists who just put on an outfit that they want to wear on stage that they feel good in. I think they’re very different, and I make a conscious choice to do fashion shoots and to release clothing and things that make people pay more attention to fashion with me.” While this choice has made her one of the more visually striking artists in the local music scene, Brown’s aware that the music industry still has a lot of conflicting attitudes towards appearance, particularly when it comes to female artists. She detailed her experiences with these attitudes in an article published on the new wave feminist blog Good Good Girl titled I Am A Girl But That’s Not What I Do. “I did receive quite a lot of response from that article which I’m really happy about,” she says. “I do think that it has made a bit of a blueprint and I like that I have put it in words because it’s almost like setting yourself up. Like, I’ve given myself a safety net in terms of I now have to live by those words.” To illustrate the ongoing issues with artists being judged in terms of gender and appearance, think back to a recent incident where Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast received a horrible live review from a male journalist, whose only compliment was given to her outfit. Cosentino bit back, deeming the review horribly sexist, and Brown couldn’t agree more. “Women on stage, if they give a bad performance and are then complimented on their outfit, it’s like someone saying, ‘I didn’t really like the show but you’re a nice

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person.’ You know? But with a billion stabs to the back, because it’s not commenting on any personal quality. It’s commenting on something material and exterior to her and making it seem like she should value that as a personal quality and I don’t think that that’s right. I find that very frustrating. “To tell you the truth, I’ve had that happen to me and the only thing that comes from that is that you feel bullied and that is the worst feeling. To feel bullied by someone who’s writing something public is something that we’ve really got to stop in the arts.” Brown’s strong views make her a refreshing figure in an industry where so many people sheepishly play by the rules. The same sort of bluntness and honesty fills her lyrics, but she warns against taking her words at face value. “I know sometimes my lyrics are a bit of a trick. Some people think they know what they’re about and then someone else has some other interpretation, and I quite like that about it. I think my lyrics aren’t as straight forward as they first appear.” Nevertheless, they certainly resonate with listeners, invoking the figurative characteristics of folk and country music – styles that Brown has been listening to her entire life. “I think there’s a lot of storytelling in those genres and I’ve always loved that. My dad taught me that a lot growing up. He has very strong opinions on songwriting and will often say to me, ‘This song sticks with me because of that imagery or that imagery’.” So does she think the combination of imagery and honesty is the key to Banoffee’s success? “I’ve considered that, because I do get asked about this a lot. I think there’s probably some truth in that. I mean I always feel closer to someone once they’ve revealed something about themselves that I didn’t already know.”

BANOFFEE plays the Melbourne Music Week Hub at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital, with I’lls, Kllo, Lucianblomkamp and Planète, on Tuesday November 17. She will also appear at OFFtheGRID Festival on Tuesday December 22 at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art forecourt.

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MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK 2015 MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU/MMW

Strap yourself in – the best week of the year kicks off this Friday. Melbourne Music Week is returning for incarnation #6, with over 100 events held across the city over eight days and nights. With the entire week featuring a staggering 240 local and international artists, whose musical expertise is applied across genres – rock, pop, folk, electronic, R&B and more – we’ve dug through the program and picked out some of the very many highlights. FLAGSHIP VENUE: THE FORMER ROYAL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL In the tradition of Kubik Melbourne in 2011, 2012’s Where?House, The Residence in 2013 and 2014’s QVM, Melbourne Music Week is set to transform an unlikely space and immerse you with live music and art once more. The location for the 2015 flagship venue, 150 years after the building first opened, will be the disused basement and adjoining rooms of the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on Swanston St. Throughout the week it will stage local and international headliners, art on show, a vivid daily lineup of events, and offer quality food and drink throughout this year’s eight day program. It will also be MMW’s first ever carbon neutral flagship venue. Meanwhile, Swell, an evocative, multi-sensory and immersive soundscape journey through live music, art and design will also take over 12 of the Former Royal Women’s Hospital’s forgotten spaces, and will feature an array of secret one-off performances throughout the week.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

GYPSY & THE CAT

For the always-stellar opening night for MMW, the Former Royal Women’s Hospital welcomes an all-Melbourne lineup of Gypsy & The Cat, The Harpoons and Dorsal Fins to the stage. This year, the opening night foray will be held on Friday November 13, and will see Gypsy & The Cat emerge from a mini-hiatus to showcase tracks from their latest, and rather unexpected release, Hearts a Gun. Meanwhile, Melbourne’s connoisseurs of R&B and pop-inflected grooves, The Harpoons will return to the Melbourne stage after their recent venture across the world, while ten-piece alt-pop collective Dorsal Fins will bring the house down with tracks off their latest release, Mind Renovation. The MMW opening bash will go down at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital from 7pm - 1am.

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE

San Franciscan psych-rock royalty The Brian Jonestown Massacre will celebrate their 25-year anniversary at MMW with a phenomenal, one-off show on Sunday November 15. The band will bring the Melbourne Town Hall to life with two hours of BJM bliss, melding their mindexpanding, hypnotic psych rock with the venue’s historic Grand Organ – harnessing 90,000 cubic feet of air every minute to manipulate the sounds of almost 10,000 pipes across three Town Hall floors. Expect the band to perform a selection of tracks from their swelling back-catalogue, while also hearing some brand new tracks they’ve never played live. To coincide with the show, The Brian Jonestown Massacre will release a limited edition numbered vinyl (double gatefold) 10” EP of all new songs, called The BJM Mini Album. ROBERT HENKE

ROBERT HENKE AND MONOLAKE Berlin’s sound-art mastermind Robert Henke will perform the Australian premiere and exclusive MMW performance of Lumière II. A presentation on the edge of concert and visual arts, Lumière II explores the limits of what lasers can do, pushing the medium to an extreme in an ecstatic live show for both performer and audience. In a separate event, he will go behind the scenes to examine the history of his laser works, starting with his Fragile Territories installation, which will point a lens at the aesthetic challenges of the Lumière II project and include details of the code developed by Henke to drive the lasers and the interaction between the sound and the visual elements. Both of these events take place over Thursday November 19 and Friday November 20 at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Before all of this, however, Henke will be performing under his Monolake moniker for an evening of pulsing techno productions at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on Wednesday November 18.

LUNCHBOX SERIES

ELLA THOMPSON

By no means are we encouraging you to extend your lunchbreaks out a wee bit during Melbourne Music Week, but we highly recommend you check out FasterLouder’s Lunchbox series; a collection of free lunchtime performances at the MMW flagship venue, the Former Royal Women’s Hospital. These gigs have been a staple of Melbourne Music Week since 2010, and for their five year anniversary, the team have pulled together some fabulous artists to interrupt your working days. This year’s Lunchbox Series will see artists Jim Lawrie, Ella Thompson Luke Howard, Woodes and Zone Out take over the venue for a string of performances. Each show is free and kicks off at 1pm. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 30

ROLLER JAM AND RIZKY’S BLOCK PARTY Foreign Brothers return to MMW with an afternoon of killer live music and roller skating at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on Saturday November 14. The Public Opinion Six and the 30/70 collective will roll on into the venue for a live music showdown, followed by a colossal live jam session with the Foreign Brothers Core-Tet, including 1/6, N’fa Jones, Average Rap Band, Silentjay, Jace XL, Mya Wallace, Zii, Pataphysics, Cazeaux O.S.L.O, Mouad Old Boy and many more. Meanwhile, Section 8 favourite MzRizk will take over the MMW flagship outdoor area with her Block Party. A day of dancing and eating that features an all-women lineup of DJs including JNETT, Mamacita Bonnita and Miss Goldie, Rizky’s Block Party is a testament to the original NYC block parties. With Triple R and Northside Records’ Chris Gill taking part in the party and the Victorian Roller Derby League girls on board, too, there’s no doubt the Roller Jam and Rizky’s Block Party will be a highlight in your MMW calendar of events. All the action kicks off at 12pm, and tickets are $30.

GOOD MANNERS SHOWCASE

LUCIANBLOMKAMP

Our current cover star Banoffee will headline a Good Manners showcase featuring some Melbourne’s most exciting emerging artists, alongside a constantly evolving audiovisual and lighting show from local creatives John Fish and Sangkhar. Banoffee’s thoughtful and provocative synth pop will be joined by I’lls (two-piece) combination of analogue and digital instrumentation, electronic duo Kllo’s textured production, multiinstrumentalist LUCIANBLOMKAMP and the ambient wunderkind Planète. It’s happening on Tuesday November 17 at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital.

LIVE MUSIC SAFARI The ever-popular Live Music Safari will return once more for a city-wide extravaganza of free gigs, featuring over 50 local artists including Mesa Cosa, Oddisee, Quarter Street, Terrible Truths, Sleep D, Dan White, Kylie Auldist and more over 14 local venues. There will be some killer laneway parties, with Wax’o Paradiso’s Simon TK, Edd Fisher and Andy Hart taking over and transforming Westwood Pl, Boney and Magic Mountain Saloon, Section 8 and Ferdydurke will be collaborating once again to bring the masses in a Tattersalls Ln menagerie of extravagant proportions in ZOO, meanwhile, Loop will be hosting an audio visual showdown with friendships, ALTA, Wabz, Jonny Faith and local DJs for a party that will extend into Meyers Place, bringing Loop’s interiors to the exterior through music and good times. We’ll have a comprehensive run-down on each venue’s offering in next week’s issue of Beat. It’s going down on Thursday November 19, proudly presented by Jack Daniel’s Future Legends.

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DEEP LEADS: THE ORBWEAVERS

ELA STILES

THE ORBWEAVERS

Berlin-based Australian artist Lucy Dyson has joined forces with local duo The Orbweavers to create Deep Leads. Using her own vivid, technicolour collage based imagery alongside historic archival footage of Melbourne from the ACMI collections, Dyson is set to create a visual spectacular to accompany a suite of songs by The Orbweavers, drawing on stories from the city’s natural and industrial history. It’s taking place on Thursday November 19 at ACMI.

SELF-MADE

DR DUNKS AND SECRET CIRCUIT Animals Dancing are throwing one of their infamous parties at the flagship venue with two of the most reverred names in dance music. Eric Duncan AKA Dr Dunks is the undisputed disco-edit king of New York. Case in point: his phenomenal How We Do In NYC mix from 2009 still holds up as one of the greatest ever. Aside from that, for the past 20 years he’s been slinging his ridiculously good C.O.M.B.i. edit series, worked alongside Thomas Bullock as Rub-N-Tug, and also produces house records as one-half of Still Going. Joining Dunks on the bill will be the Melbourne live debut of Secret Circuit. When he’s not releasing records on the likes of B.I.S, RVNG, Emotional Response and ESP Institute, or working alongside Lovefingers, Willie Burns, Torn Hawk and DJ Harvey, the prolific producer has been touring the globe with his revered analogue approach to the dance floor. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the finest live acts in the electronic game. It’s going down at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on Saturday November 14.

MORNING GLORYVILLE

Self-Made returns in 2015 with a fresh program of fun, unexpected and musically inspired events delivered by emerging Victorian creatives. Presented by Levi’s, Self-Made takes audiences to unique places, including a North Melbourne warehouse, an interactive sculpture installation at a city church, a party at the Old Melbourne Gaol and an immersive sensory experience from behind 3D glasses, to name a few. The full program features ten independently curated events supported by MMW, here are some of our favourites: MATHEW JONSON AND COBBLESTONE JAZZ

MATHEW JONSON

Get ready for a master class in live electronic music, featuring Mathew Jonson in solo mode and also as Cobblestone Jazz with bandmates Danuel Tate and Tyger Dhula. Jonson is revered as one of the finest solo live electronic artists on the planet, and with Cobblestone Jazz he’s also released two seminal albums (23 Seconds and The Modern Deep Left Quartet). They’ll be supported veteran Melbourne DJs T-Rek and Mike Callander at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on the closing night of Melbourne Music Week, Friday November 20.

GAMER 3D

Journey back into a dark neon world with Gamer 3D, the one-of-a-kind, immersive sensory experience held on Friday November 20 at The Croft Institute. Grab yourself a pair of 3D glasses and step into a distorted world overflowing with analogue synths coupled with state of the art pixel VJ animation. Expect a moody, atmospheric affair, filled with eye-popping pixel art imagery and synth tunes. The inimitable ‘80s maestro Beat Ratio and the impeccable DJ Zerotonine will provide support on the night. Tickets are only $10.

LOST CHILDREN FOUND

Tucked away in North Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market, you’ll find Lost Children Found; a special fundraising initiative copresented by The Lost Children’s Project that helps to raise funds in developing a sustainable feeding program in Nakuru, Kenya, while also presenting a fine selection of Melbourne bands. Held on Saturday November 14, Lost Children Found will present World’s End Press, Tiny Little Houses, Foreign/National, Neighbourhood Youth, Little Shock and The Hounds Homebound will all grace the stage for this one-off occasion. Drinks will be supplied by Thunder Road Brewing Company and Starward Whisky, and popup dining will be available on the night, too. It all kicks off from 3pm at the Meat Market in North Melbourne. Tickets are $25, which will go a long way in helping children in need.

POST PERCY

Forget an early morning trip to the gym, welcome to Morning Gloryville. From 7am on Thursday November 19 at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital PBS’s CC Disco, Post Percy, Rockerobics and Blunderbuss are going to be serving up a concoction of dance-floor friendly tunes for an early-morning party. There will be free yoga and massages, fresh coffee, juices, laughter clinic, ‘80s aerobics-inspiration, roaming performers and other surprises on offer.

NEW ORLEANS STREET PARTY

Get ready for an all-day bash celebrating the food and music of N’Orleans. A shindig that matches our city’s vibrant culture of restaurants, laneways and music, with the nightlife, food and culture of New Orleans, party-goers will be treated to the best southern music Melbourne has to offer while enjoying cuisine from America’s south. It’s happening from 4.30pm on Friday November 20 at Dodds St, Southbank.

THE GREAT MMW BIKE RIDE

Here’s your chance to participate in a scenic, sustainable and family-friendly exploration of your city while experiencing some great music along the way. Copresented by Bedroom Suck Records, the Great MMW Bike Ride will be a music lovers paradise - both fans and musicians will jump on their bikes and venture through the winding back alleys and byways for which Melbourne is renowned, before putting on the brakes and experiencing some quality live music from the cycling musicians themselves. Mick Turner, Ela Stiles, Free Time, Superstar and Chloe Alison Escott will perform in this roving based event. The Great MMW Bike Ride will take place on Sunday November 15 regardless of weather, so keep your eye on BOM, and head on over to Royal Park Station in Parkville from 1.30pm to take part. Tickets are $15.

FORMER ROYAL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL EVENT TIMETABLE SWELL LIVE Co-presented with Undercurrent, supported by Eventbrite Fri 13, Mon 16, Tue 17, Wed 18, Thu 19, Fri 20 Nov 5.30PM – 8.00PM Full $39 / Concession $29 +bf AFTERNOON DJS: LOOSE JOINTS Presented by Melbourne Music Week Fri 13 Nov 5.00PM – 8.00PM Free GYPSY & THE CAT + THE HARPOONS + DORSAL FINS Presented by Melbourne Music Week Fri 13 Nov 7.00PM – 1.00AM $35 +bf ROLLER JAM AND RIZKY’S BLOCK PARTY Co-presented with the Foreign Brothers and MzRizk Sat 14 Nov 12.00PM – 5.00PM $30 +bf AFTERNOON DJS: EDD FISHER Presented by Melbourne Music Week Sat 14 Nov 5.00PM – 8.00PM Free DR DUNKS + SECRET CIRCUIT Co-presented with Animals Dancing Sat 14 Nov 8.00PM – 1.00AM Early bird $30 / General $40 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: CC:DISCO! Presented by Melbourne Music Week Sun 15 Nov 12.00PM – 3.00PM Free

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: ZONE OUT Co-presented with FasterLouder Tue 17 Nov 1.00PM – 2.00PM Free

MORNING GLORYVILLE Co-presented with Morning Gloryville Thu 19 Nov 7.00AM – 10.00AM Early bird $18 / General $22 +bf

CLUB KIDS: JD SAMSON + WHISKEY HOUSTON Co-presented with DC Coffee and PBS 106.7FM Sun 15 Nov 12.00PM – 3.00PM Kids $5 / Adults $10 / Family of 4 (2 adults / 2 kids) $25 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: MZRIZK Presented by Melbourne Music Week Tue 17 Nov 6.00PM – 9.00PM Free

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: WOODES Co-presented with FasterLouder Thu 19 Nov 1.00PM – 2.00PM Free

BANOFFEE + I’LLS (TWO PIECE) + KLLO Co-presented with Good Manners Tue 17 Nov 7.00PM – 12.00AM $25 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: RAT & CO. DJS Presented by Melbourne Music Week Thu 19 Nov 6.00PM – 9.00PM Free

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: LUKE HOWARD Co-presented with FasterLouder Wed 18 Nov 1.00PM – 2.00PM Free

KENTON SLASH DEMON + NULL + HOODLEM Co-presented with Jack Daniel’s Future Legends Thu 19 Nov 7.00PM – 12.00AM Free (Registration essential)

AFTERNOON DJS: SAFARI + KUYA + MATT RADOVICH Presented by Melbourne Music Week Wed 18 Nov 6.00PM – 9.00PM Free

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: ELLA THOMPSON Co-presented with FasterLouder Fri 20 Nov 1.00PM – 2.00PM Free

AFTERNOON DJS: MOVE YOUR FEET Presented by Melbourne Music Week Sun 15 Nov 5.00PM – 8.00PM Free DZ DEATHRAYS + NEW WAR + DARTS Co-presented with I OH YOU Sun 15 Nov 7.00PM – 12.00AM $30 +bf LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: JIM LAWRIE Co-presented with FasterLouder Mon 16 Nov 1.00PM – 2.00PM Free AFTERNOON DJS: DJ PRINCIPAL BLACKMAN Presented by Melbourne Music Week Mon 16 Nov 6.00PM – 9.00PM - Free PVT: 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Co-presented with PVT Mon 16 Nov 7.00PM – 12.00AM $20 +bf

MONOLAKE + ECHO INSPECTORS + SPILT SILO Co-presented with Stable Music and Goethe-Institut Australia Wed 18 Nov 7.00PM – 12.00AM First release $15 / General $20 +bf

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AFTERNOON DJS: POCOCK Presented by Melbourne Music Week Fri 20 Nov 6.00PM – 9.00PM Free COBBLESTONE JAZZ + MATHEW JONSON Co-presented with Thick As Thieves Fri 20 Nov 7.00PM – 1.00AM Early bird $30 / General $35 +bf BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 31

KENTON SLASH DEMON

HUMAN CONNECTION By Augustus Welby

After a quiet 2014, Kenton Slash Demon bounced back this year with a couple of two-track EPs. In May came Skydancer, which was followed by Harpe/Syko in mid-September. The latter’s lead track, Harpe, is a display of the Danish electronic duo’s multifaceted arsenal. It’s a somewhat melancholy piece that weaves together elements of various electronic sub genres – upholding a dance sensibility, while incorporating enough subtleties to conjure an oscillating spectrum of emotions. It’s indicative of the duo’s eclectic taste. “We love all sorts of club music and we never were able to hold ourselves back,” says co-leader Silas Moldenhawer. “We put all sorts of different styles together and then we take stuff out until the idea makes sense. We started out listening to trance music and I think that melancholy you can find in some trance music kind of stuck with us. We also would like our music to transcend club culture a bit. In that sense, it should be something a person that never goes clubbing could listen to in a different setting.” When you scan through Kenton Slash Demon’s releases from the last couple of years, Skydancer I and the 2013 single Ore stand out as more straightforward dance songs. But over the course of the last half-decade, they’ve also produced some fairly minimal tracks, as well as those with an outwardly positive flavour. “An idea can start anything and it often evolves into something completely different than we expected,” says Jonas Kenton. “Even though we set out to do something straight club-minded, it often ends up being

a bit more abstract.” No matter a song’s particular personality, all of their productions sound very sure of themselves, which can be attributed to Moldenhawer and Kenton’s upfront and honest collaborative arrangement. “It’s kind of like a marriage where you both want the same thing – in our case to make great electronic music,” says Moldenhawer. “You don’t have to agree on everything, but it’s in the compromises you discover the great ideas. When you are two people that are both ambitious about the music, it’s just about finding the balance in the studio. We’ve been making music together for over ten years but we still have days where it feels like a first date.” The pair actually grew up together in Copenhagen, and formerly played in the electropop outfit When Saints Go Machine. Knowing each other since youth seems to have given them an intuitive connection. “It’s difficult to define exactly what, but KSD is who we are as humans too. We have the same circle of

friends and have been partying together since we were 15. Copenhagen club culture is and has been a huge inspiration for our sound and approach.” Kenton Slash Demon’s music has long since surpassed the confines of their home country. In fact, both Skydancer and Harpe/Syko came out via Sydney’s Future Classic label. Future Classic have had an excellent run of success in recent years, but the label’s largely known for working with Australian artists, such as Flume, Jagwar Ma and Seekae. “We actually didn’t know of Future Classic before they approached us, but from the first conversation with them we had a great vibe. They are such good people and they were totally in sync with what we wanted to do. But we kind of feel like the weird cousin from a foreign country.” That’s bound to change when Kenton Slash Demon touch down for a run of Australian shows this month,

including a slot at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital hosted by Jack Daniel’s Future Legends for Melbourne Music Week. Put your genre preconceptions aside, as the performance will indeed be live. “The brain in our setup is the Elektron Octatrack. Beside that we use the Elektron Analog Rytm, a Prophet 8, some samplers and different effects, and the R&S mixer. We wanted to get rid of the laptop and be free from looking into a screen when playing.”

we finished up on that album – the album took a long time to make. I think the things we’ve made since then have felt stronger because we learned so much.” The Harpoons wrapped up 2014 with a triumphant, boot-waving return to the Supernatural Amphitheatre, shining as one of the finest acts at Meredith Music Festival. “It was so beautiful. What a festival,” Henry says. “All my friends are there, literally all of my friends. It really took me back, because one of our first shows with The Harpoons was at Golden Plains – one of the first ten shows we did. I was 18, maybe 19, it was such a defining moment for me, something I’ll never forget, and to be back there on that stage brought so much back. I think the other guys felt it too. It was really nice.” As for the prospect of forthcoming Harpoons material,

the recent worldwide sojourn has invigorated the band’s vision for the future. “We’ve got another single coming out soon that we’re really excited about. It’s a bit more of a change, pushing further in this electronic direction for us. I think Martin and I, we produce these things together, and this one is the one we’re most satisfied with. It just really glued. I think that will lead to an EP we’ll release early next year. That’s the plan. Recording all the time, we’ve been recording here in London too.”

decent tune when I hear one. At least decent to me.” Much of Dr Dunks’ notoriety stems from his disco and funk DJ sets, which is what drew focus to him and Rub N Tug collaborator Thomas Bullock in the first place. Disco music often gets a bad rap, perhaps due to the Saturday Night Fever, flares-and-excess connotations. But Duncan doesn’t find this impression anything to worry about. “I love Saturday Night Fever. What a great film. I’m not sure I think about disco that way. Good music is good music, right?” During Duncan’s time as a DJ he’s witnessed some paradigmatic shifts in technology. He started out as a record collector when CDs were merely a fledgling curiosity. In recent years, there’s been a huge swing towards digital formats. While Duncan hasn’t

abandoned his roots, he’s not dismayed by the digital swing. “It is what it is these days. All the new un-released music is digital for the most part. The vinyl promo era is long gone. If you want to play the freshest music then you have to play some digital, otherwise you’re limiting yourself. I don’t worry about the medium as much as I’m there to entertain a group of people and for all of us to have a good time. I don’t think it matters if I lugged 200 records over to the club or if I cruised in with a USB in my pocket. Either way, it’s a party.”

KENTON SLASH DEMON will play at the 2015 Melbourne Music Week flagship venue, the Former Royal Women’s Hospital, with Hoodlem and Null on Thursday November 19. In the spirit of Live Music Safari, presenting partner Jack Daniel’s Future Legends will host the gig for free, but registration is essential. Head to thatsmelbourne.com.au/mmw/ event/hubthurs to secure your place.

THE HARPOONS

BRINGING THE LOVE BACK HOME By Lachlan Kanoniuk Henry Madin, one half of the Madin brothers who acted as progenitors of Melbourne collective The Harpoons, is in London on the final leg of his band’s criss-cross globetrot. His sprightliness belies both the timezone difference and assumed toll that would come with months traversing the world’s stages. It speaks of his excitement for coming home, as well as excitement of new horizons for The Harpoons, with the tour preceded by the joyous standalone single Ready For Your Love. “It’s been amazing, a very strange experience,” Henry says of the world tour – the band’s first. “Every leg of the journey has been so different, one of those things where you just never know what’s coming next. We started off in Japan, which was mind blowing. We played six shows in six days, mostly in cafes and bars. It was just really beautiful and everyone was so friendly. Then heading to London was really different again – it was really heart warming. We expected London to potentially be a bit cold and tough, but it felt really good. Then America was really fast, playing heaps of shows at CMJ. It was tiring, but really great.” After establishing itself as a live favourite, Ready For Your Love received a studio release midway through 2015. “I guess when we make music, the recording and the live performance all goes hand in hand,” Henry says. “The live performance is the first out of the gate –

we try out the arrangement and see how the song feels. That really influences how we record, how we produce any track. We just got to the point with the recording that felt really nice. The final touches were getting our friends Matt and Mohini from Habits to sing a little bit, finishing it off and making us feel really good about it. So we wanted to get it out there as soon as we could.” During the writing and recording of 2014 album Falling For You, the band – rounded out by Jack Madin, Bec Rigby and Martin King – became an evenly responsible creative unit. “I think we changed a lot during the making of the album,” says Henry. “We really started with the dynamic of me and my brother Jack writing the songs then all of us coming in and learning them, to a way more collaborative approach where everyone is contributing songs and production and recording ideas. That’s where

THE HARPOONS are playing Melbourne Music Week’s opening night, Friday November 13, at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital with Gypsy & The Cat and Dorsal Fins.

DR DUNKS

THE DISCO’S STILL GOING By Augustus Welby DJ Eric Duncan, AKA Dr Dunks, has just touched down in Oz after a five year absence. This weekend he’ll be in our neck of the woods to deliver a DJ set at the Melbourne Music Week flagship venue. It’s a big week on our yearly events calendar, but the city of Melbourne embraces interesting local and international performers all year-round, which is boosted by constant community support. Duncan’s spent the last two decades charting a course through the clubs of the world, and he’s certainly noticed Melbourne’s vibrant arts culture. “There’s great things happening in Melbourne with arts and music,” he says. “I’ve met some super creative people there over the years. Looking forward to coming back.” Travelling the world to DJ has been Duncan’s primary profession for the majority of his adult life. This means spending a hefty portion of time away from home, which could potentially be an alienating experience. However, it’s unlikely he’d have kept at it without making substantial connections along the way. “It’s a lonely game being on the road,” he says. “But I have made so many friends all around the world over the years, so it’s never an outsider feeling.” Along with being a highly esteemed and sought after DJ for more than 20 years, Duncan has stayed committed to producing new music, edits and remixes. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32

He’s perhaps best known as one half of Rub N Tug and Still Going. Most recently, he’s produced a number of disco slow burners with Dean Merredith (Chicken Lips) under the moniker The Rhythm Odyssey & Dr Dunks. His commitment to DJing, however, has never come under threat. “I’m not a studio maniac. I try to get in when I can,” he says. “I’m a DJ first and the production just kind of comes along with it. Travelling and playing with different people is automatic inspiration and motivation.” While making music and DJing are essentially different activities, Duncan’s DJing experience proves a helpful resource when finalising things in the studio. “I’m usually making things with the thought ‘Would I play this?’ I’m not a musician but I think I know a

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DR DUNKS plays the Former Royal Women’s Hospital, with Animals Dancing DJs, DJ JNett and Secret Circuit, on Saturday November 14 for Melbourne Music Week.

Former Royal Women's Hospital With free lunchtime gigs, day parties and headliners performing nightly, MMW reinvigorates the disused, concrete basement of the Former Royal Women’s Hospital on the corner of Grattan and Swanston streets, Carlton.

Live Music Safari Fourteen of Melbourne’s much-loved and iconic live music venues open their doors for a wild night of free gigs and parties.

Self-Made Melbourne’s emerging producers deliver original, musically-inspired events in a myriad of unlikely locations including city streets, universities and even a church.

Showcase International headliners and music royalty grace the stage at unique and exclusive shows for MMW.

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LAB-14, Carlton Connect Initiative Corner Swanston & Grattan Streets, Carlton

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Event Name

Location

WHEN

Ticket Price

SWELL LIVE Co-presented with Undercurrent, Supported by Eventbrite

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 13, Mon 16, Tue 17, Wed 18, Thu 19, Fri 20 Nov 5:30PM – 8:00PM

Full $39 / Concession $29 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: LOOSE JOINTS Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 13 Nov 5:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

GYPSY & THE CAT + THE HARPOONS + DORSAL FINS ++ Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 13 Nov 7:00PM – 1:00AM

$35 +bf

ROLLER JAM AND RIZKY’S BLOCK PARTY Co-presented with the Foreign Brothers and MzRizk

MMW Flagship Venue

Sat 14 Nov 12:00PM – 5:00PM

$30 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: EDD FISHER Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Sat 14 Nov 5:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

DR DUNKS + SECRET CIRCUIT ++ Co-presented with Animals Dancing

MMW Flagship Venue

Sat 14 Nov 8:00PM – 1:00AM

Early bird $30 / General $40 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: CC:DISCO! Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Sun 15 Nov 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Free

CLUB KIDS: JD SAMSON + WHISKEY HOUSTON ++ Co-presented with DC Coffee and PBS 106.7FM

MMW Flagship Venue

Sun 15 Nov 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Kids $5 / Adults $10 / Family of 4 (2 adults / 2 kids) $25 +bf

AFTERNOON DJS: MOVE YOUR FEET Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Sun 15 Nov 5:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

DZ DEATHRAYS + NEW WAR + DARTS ++ Co-presented with I OH YOU

MMW Flagship Venue

Sun 15 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

$30 +bf

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: JIM LAWRIE Co-presented with FasterLouder

MMW Flagship Venue

Mon 16 Nov 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Free

AFTERNOON DJS: DJ PRINCIPAL BLACKMAN Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Mon 16 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

PVT: 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Co-presented with PVT

MMW Flagship Venue

Mon 16 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

$20 +bf

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: ZONE OUT Co-presented with FasterLouder

MMW Flagship Venue

Tue 17 Nov 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Free

AFTERNOON DJS: MZRIZK Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Tue 17 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

BANOFFEE + I’LLS (TWO PIECE) + KLLO ++ Co-presented with Good Manners

MMW Flagship Venue

Tue 17 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

$25 +bf

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: LUKE HOWARD Co-presented with FasterLouder

MMW Flagship Venue

Wed 18 Nov 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Free

AFTERNOON DJS: SAFARI + KUYA + MATT RADOVICH Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Wed 18 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

MONOLAKE + ECHO INSPECTORS + SPILT SILO Co-presented with Stable Music and Goethe-Institut Australia

MMW Flagship Venue

Wed 18 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

First release $15 / General $20 +bf

MORNING GLORYVILLE Co-presented with Morning Gloryville

MMW Flagship Venue

Thu 19 Nov 7:00AM – 10:00AM

Early bird $18 / General $22 +bf

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: WOODES Co-presented with FasterLouder

MMW Flagship Venue

Thu 19 Nov 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Free

AFTERNOON DJS: RAT & CO. DJS Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Thu 19 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

KENTON SLASH DEMON + NULL + HOODLEM Co-presented with Jack Daniel’s Future Legends

MMW Flagship Venue

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

Free (Registration essential)

LUNCHBOX SESSIONS: ELLA THOMPSON Co-presented with FasterLouder

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 20 Nov 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Free

AFTERNOON DJS: POCOCK Presented by Melbourne Music Week

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 20 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

COBBLESTONE JAZZ + MATHEW JONSON ++ Co-presented with Thick As Thieves

MMW Flagship Venue

Fri 20 Nov 7:00PM – 1:00AM

Early bird $30 / General $35 +bf

INDUSTRY

Live Music Safari

Presented by Jack Daniel’s Future Legends Supported by PBS 106.7FM

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MUSIC JOURNALISM: THE CRITICAL MASS Co-presented with Face The Music

National Gallery of Victoria

Fri 13 Nov 11:25AM - 12:25PM

Full $120 Con $100 Single day full $80 Single day con $65

ODDISEE + SHAOLINAFRONAUTS + FORTUNES +++ Co-presented with Section 8 and Ferdydurke

Section 8 & Ferdydurke

Thu 19 Nov 4:00PM – 1:00AM

Free

RUTH DANIEL (UK) – KEYNOTE Co-presented with Face The Music

Arts Centre Melbourne

Fri 13 Nov 1:20PM - 2:30PM

Full $120 Con $100 Single day full $80 Single day con $65

Lounge DAN WHITE + CALE SEXTON + KANGAROO SKULL +++ Co-presented with Heads With Tales and Lounge

Thu 19 Nov 5:00PM – 1:00AM

Free

Sat 14 Nov 10:10AM - 11:10AM

Full $120 Con $100 Single day full $80 Single day con $65

Thu 19 Nov 6:00PM – 3:00AM

Free

Arts Centre Melbourne

FRIENDSHIPS + ALTA + WABZ ++ Co-presented with Loop Project Space and Bar

Loop Bar

JD SAMSON (USA) – KEYNOTE Co-presented with Face The Music

Sat 14 Nov 11:20AM - 12:30PM

Full $120 Con $100 Single day full $80 Single day con $65

Thu 19 Nov 6:00PM – 12:00AM

Free

Arts Centre Melbourne

WAX’O PARADISO + SILENT JAY & JACE XL +++ Co-presented with Wax’o Paradiso, Boney and Magic Mountain Saloon

Boney

RECORD STORE DAY – A PRESSING ISSUE Co-presented with Face The Music

The Toff in Town

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

HENS IN THE COCK HOUSE Co-presented with Face The Music

Arts Centre Melbourne

FOREIGN/NATIONAL + DORSAL FINS Co-presented with I OH YOU and The Toff in Town FRACTURES + TOTALLY MILD + CREPES + Co-presented with Laneway and 1000 £ Bend

1000 £ BEND

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

Free

TERRIBLE TRUTHS + MISS DESTINY +++ Co-presented with Rice Is Nice and Max Watts

Max Watts

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 1:00AM

Free

TIM WILLIS & THE END + THE LAGERPHONES Co-presented with Bennetts Lane Jazz Club

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 2:00AM

Free

MESA COSA + THE MIGHTY BOYS + LAZERTITS ++ Co-presented with The Public Bar

The Public Bar

Thu 19 Nov 7:30PM – 7:30AM

Free

SALSA PARTY ++ Co-presented with Shebeen

Shebeen

Thu 19 Nov 7:30PM – 12:00AM

Free

RAT & CO + AUDEGO + ASDASFR BAWD + Co-presented with The John Curtin Hotel

The John Curtin Hotel

Thu 19 Nov 8:00PM – 12:00AM

Free

KYLIE AULDIST (THE BAMBOOS) + FULTON STREET + THE FUNKADELIC SIDE Co-presented with Cherry Bar and Soul in the Basement

Cherry Bar

Thu 19 Nov 8:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

MY ECHO ++ Co-presented with Ding Dong Lounge

Ding Dong Lounge

Thu 19 Nov 9:00PM – 3:00AM

Free

TUC + SLEEP D + TOM MOORE +++ Co-presented with The Mercat

The Mercat

Thu 19 Nov 9:00PM – 6:00AM

Free

KIDS/FAMILY

Sat 14 Nov 1:20PM - 2:30PM

Full $120 Con $100 Single day full $80 Single day con $65

Presented by DC Coffee Supported by PBS 106.7FM

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LEARN TO DJ! Co-presented with Artplay

Artplay

Sun 15 Nov 10:15AM – 11:15AM 11:45AM – 12:45PM 1:30PM – 2:30PM 3:00PM – 4:00PM

$20 +bf

CLUB KIDS: JD SAMSON + WHISKEY HOUSTON ++ Co-presented with DC Coffee and PBS 106.7FM

Former Royal Women's Hospital

Sun 15 Nov 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Kids $5 / Adults $10 / Family of 4 (2 adults / 2 kids) $25 +bf

Produced and owned by City of Melbourne, MMW is an 8-day program dedicated to illuminating the city’s robust, world-renowned music scene. Made up of over 115 events, featuring 240 contributing artists with input from more than 60 dedicated event partners, MMW’s breadth can be felt in over 40 locations across the city. melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw

Live music safari THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER venues BONEY: WESTWOOD PLACE

4pm

6pm

8pm

7pm

WAX’O PARADISO 6PM-12AM

BONEY: UPSTAIRS BONEY: DOWNSTAIRS LOOP

9pm

ARKS 8-10PM KIRKIS (DJ SET) 6-8PM

DJ SET 6-7PM

SILENTJAY (DJ SET) 8-10PM

JONNY FAITH 7-8PM

1000£ BEND

DJ SET 8-8:30PM REDSPENCER 7:30-8PM

BENNETTS JAZZ CLUB: ORIGINAL ROOM

DJ SET 9:30 -10PM

WABZ 8:30-9:30PM

CREPES 8:20-8:50PM

TOTALLY MILD 9:10-9:40PM

TIM WILLIS AND HIS 8 PIECE BAND "THE END" SET 1: 7:45-8:30

SET 2: 9-9:50PM

BENNETTS JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ LAB

LARGERPHONES SET 1: 8:15-9PM

CHERRY BAR

THE FUNKADELIC SLIDE 8:15-9PM

SET 2: 9:3010:15PM FULTON STREET 9:15-10PM

DING DONG LOUNGE LOUNGE

PREQUEL 5-6:15PM

CATLIPS 6:15-7PM

LOUIS MCCOY 7-8:15PM

MAX WATTS

DAN WHITE 8:15-9PM

MISS DESTINY 8:10-8:40PM

THE MERCAT

SHRIMPWITCH 8-8:40PM

SHEBEEN

DJ CHOCORAMO 8-8:40PM

THE JOHN CURTIN HOTEL SECTION 8 & FERDYDURKE

MAJOR LEAGUES 9-9:30PM

TOM MOORE 9-11-PM

THE PUBLIC BAR

TOFF IN TOWN

BABICKA 9-10:15PM

I OH YOU DJS 7-8:30PM

LAZERTITS 9-9:40PM LOS MYSTERIOSO 8:40-9:20PM

DJ CHOCORAMO 9:20-9:50PM

NICK BROWN (PBS) 8:30-9:40PM

RAT & CO + AUDEGO + ASDASFR BAWD: 8PM-12AM

ODDISEE + SHAOLIN AFRONAUTS + FORTUNES + ANDREI EREMIN + STELLAR REMNANTS + STRICTLY VINYL DJS: 4PM–1AM

10pm

11pm

COCOA NOIRE (LIVE) 10-11PM

12am

JIMMY CAUTION 11-12AM

1am

SILENTJAY & JACE XL (LIVE) 12-1AM

KIRKIS (DJ SET) 10PM-12AM

2am

3am

WINTERS & JIMMY CAUTION 1-2AM

ACIDSLOP (DJSET) 12AM-2AM

ALTA 10-11PM

DJ SET 11-11:30PM

FRIENDSHIPS 11:30PM-1AM

FRACTURES 10-10:40PM

SET 3: 10:15-11PM

SET 3: 10:45-11:30PM

ELECTRO SWING SESSION 11:30PM-2AM

KYLIE AULDIST 10:15PM-11PM

MY ECHO + DING DONG DJS 9PM-3AM

MIC MILLS 10:15PM-12AM EMPAT LIMA 9:5010:10PM

CALE SEXTON 12-12:45AM

HUGO GERANI 12:45-2AM

LUCY CLICHE: 2-2:45AM NALI: 2:45-4AM KANGAROO SKULL: 4-5AM

TERRIBLE TRUTHS 10:30-11PM

SLEEP D 11PM-12:45AM WET LIPS 10-10:40PM

THE MIGHTY BOYS 11-11:40PM

LOS MYSTERIOSO 9:50-10:30PM

DJ CHOCORAMO 10:30-11PM

FOREIGN/ NATIONAL 9:40-10:30PM

NICK BROWN (PBS) 10:30-11PM

DORSAL FINS 11PM-12AM

TUC LIVE 12:45-1:30AM MESA COSA 12-12:40AM

MOOPIE: 1:30-3:15AM ELIZABETH DIXON LIVE: 3:15-4AM ZOBS PALACE: 4-6AM

6am

Live Music Safari LOCATIONS

1000 £ Bend 361 Little Lonsdale Street

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 25 Bennetts Lane

The John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon Street, Carlton

Section 8 and Ferdydurke 27 Tattersals Lane

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Loop Project Space & Bar 23 Meyers Place

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Boney 68 Little Collins Street

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Former Royal Women’s Hospital Corner Swanston & Grattan Street, Carlton

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Kenton Slash Demon + Null+ Hoodlem CO-PRESENTED BY

FREE

SUPPORTED BY TRIPLE R

In the spirit of Live Music Safari, MMW’s flagship venue the Former Royal Women’s Hospital will open its doors for free to stage Danish duo Kenton Slash Demon, along with locals Null and Hoodlem, for a special Jack Daniel’s Future Legends showcase. REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL: MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU/MMW

Kenton Slash Demon is Australian dance label Future Classic’s latest signing. Stereogum says of the two-piece who are lovingly lauded for their melancholic pop-house, ‘perfect, utter exuberance… If you need something to soundtrack your last eight minutes on earth, throw on “Harpe”. It’s a

song that encompasses the full spectrum of human emotion, coating every possibility in a glaze of dark rapture.’ In support, Null shares saturated synthesizer lines and classic drum machines and Hoodlem blend pulsing experimental beats, soulful vocals and crisp production.

SHOWCASE

SELF-MADE

Supported by Triple R

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Co-presented with Principal Entertainment

Melbourne Town Hall

Sun 15 Nov 7:00PM – 11:00PM

$65 +bf

ROBERT HENKE – LUMIÈRE II Co-presented with Melbourne Recital Centre and Goethe-Institut Australia

Melbourne Recital Centre

Thu 19 Nov 7:30PM – 8:30PM

$50 +bf

ROBERT HENKE EXAMINES LUMIÈRE II Co-presented with Melbourne Recital Centre and Goethe-Institut Australia

Melbourne Recital Centre

Fri 20 Nov 5:30PM – 7:30PM

$25 +bf

Film

Ticket Price

Supported by Triple R

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Location

WHEN

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AMY

Rooftop Cinema

Tue 17 Nov 8:30PM – 10:30PM

Free

Co-presented with Rooftop Cinema STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Rooftop Cinema

Wed 18 Nov 8:30PM – 10:30PM

ACMI

PLAY IT SAFE

Rooftop Cinema

Thu 19 Nov 7:00PM – 8:00PM

Full $35 / Concession $30 / Member $28 +bf

Thu 19 Nov 8:30PM – 10:30PM

Free

Fri 20 Nov 7:00PM – 8:00PM

Full $35 / Concession $30 / Member $28 +bf

Co-presented with ACMI

Co-presented with Rooftop Cinema

SUCCESS: LIAM FINN

ACMI

Co-presented with ACMI

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Location

WHEN

Ticket Price

INTERWOVEN – INSTALLATION Co-presented with Woodes Music

The Church of Bang Bang Boogaloo

Fri 13 - Fri 20 Nov 8:00AM – 8:00PM

Free

BREAKOUT Co-presented with RMIT University

RMIT University Chambers Courtyard

Fri 13 Nov 3:00PM – 7:00PM

Free

BRUNCH GIGS AT 1000 £ BEND Co-presented with Brunch Gigs

1000 £ BEND

Sat 14 Nov 11:00AM – 1:00PM

$15 +bf

LOST CHILDREN FOUND Co-presented with the Lost Children’s Project

Meat Market

Sat 14 Nov 3:00PM – 10:00PM

$25 +bf

BRUNCH GIGS AT KRIMPER CAFÉ Co-presented with Brunch Gigs

Krimper Café

Sun 15 Nov 11:00AM – 1:00PM

$15 +bf

THE GREAT MMW BIKE RIDE Co-presented with Bedroom Suck Records

Start at Royal Park Station

Sun 15 Nov 1:30PM – 7:00PM

$15 +bf

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO Co-presented with New Histories

The Toff in Town

Sun 15 Nov 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Adult $15 / Concession $12 +bf

INTERWOVEN – PERFORMANCE Co-presented with Woodes Music

The Church of Bang Bang Boogaloo

Tue 17 Nov 7:30PM – 11:00PM

$25 +bf

MOP AND GLOW Co-presented with COLD TECH, This Thing and Cult Trax

Section 8

Wed 18 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

Free

NEW ORLEANS STREET PARTY Co-presented with Blue Groove Industries

Dodds Street

Fri 20 Nov 4:30PM – 12:00AM

Adult $25 / Concession $20 +bf

A CLUB CALLED TRISH Co-presented with A Club Called Trish

Scratch Warehouse

Fri 20 Nov 8:00PM – 3:00AM

Early bird $10 / General $15 +bf

GAMER 3D Co-presented with Dbl Vision

The Croft Institute

Fri 20 Nov 9:00PM – 12:00AM

$10 +bf

Free

Co-presented with Rooftop Cinema

DEEP LEADS: THE ORBWEAVERS

Presented by Levi’s®

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Location

WHEN

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MMUSIC: MORNING RITUAL WITH ALEXANDER GOW Co-presented with MPavilion, Ali Bird and Face The Music

MPavilion at Queen Victoria Gardens

Fri 13 Nov 9:00AM – 10:00AM

Free

REIMAGINED JAZZ Co-presented with Melbourne Improvisers Collective and Emporium Melbourne

Emporium Melbourne

Fri 13 – Fri 20 Nov 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Free

TOTAL GIOVANNI Co-presented with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Fri 13 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

$20 +bf

LAUNCH OF THE DOCKS EXHIBITION Co-presented with Melbourne Library Service

Library at the Dock

Fri 13 Nov 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Free (Registration essential)

HYDRA: SONGS AND TALES OF BOHEMIA Co-presented with the Hellenic Museum

Hellenic Museum

Fri 13 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM Sat 14 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM Fri 20 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM

$25 +bf

GENIALE DILLETANTEN Co-presented with RMIT University and Goethe-Institut Australia

RMIT University Gallery

Fri 13 Nov – Fri 20 Nov

Free

MMUSIC: MORNING RITUAL WITH D.D DUMBO Co-presented with MPavilion, Ali Bird and Face The Music

MPavilion at Queen Victoria Gardens

Sat 14 Nov 9:00AM – 10:00AM

Free

MUSIC + FOOD Co-presented with Press Club - Projects

Press Club – Projects

Sat 14 Nov 12:00PM – 1:00PM, 1:30PM – 2:30PM, 6:00PM – 7:00PM, 7:30PM – 8:30PM

$50 +bf

MELBOURNE SHUFFLE-ATHON Co-presented with Melbourne Library Service

Library at the Dock

Sat 14 Nov 1:00PM – 3:00PM

Free (Registration essential)

MMUSIC: THE GOON SAX Co-presented with MPavilion and Chapter Music

MPavilion at Queen Victoria Gardens

Sat 14 Nov 2:00PM – 4:00PM

Free

STYLE CIRCLE: RAVE FASHION AT THE DOCKS Co-presented with Melbourne Library Service

Library at the Dock

Sat 14 Nov 3:00PM – 5:00PM

Free (Registration essential)

MEMORY WALK OF THE DOCKS Co-presented with Melbourne Library Service

Library at the Dock

Sun 15 Nov 2:30PM – 4:00PM

Free (Registration essential)

MILLION DOLLAR PONY CLUB Co-presented with Bleep Cuts

Transit Rooftop Bar

Sun 15 Nov 6:00PM – 10:30PM

Free

TRAM JAM 2015 Co-presented with Tram Sessions

CBD Locations

Tue 17 Nov 7:00PM – 9:00PM

$25 +bf

CDR Co-presented with CDR, Loop, AIM and CMI

Loop Project Space & Bar

Wed 18 Nov 7:00PM – 2:00AM

Free (Registration essential)

REVERBERATE – COMPILATION LAUNCH Co-presented with Artful Dodgers Studios

Arts Centre Melbourne

Thu 19 Nov 4:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

WOMEN OF SOUL Co-presented with Fed Square Live

Federation Square

Thu 19 Nov 5:30PM – 7:30PM

Free

LISTEN Co-presented with SIGNAL

SIGNAL

Fri 20 Nov 6:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

THE AMPHLETT LANE STIRRERS Co-presented with The Amphlett Lane Committee

Amphlett Lane

Fri 20 Nov 8:20PM - 8:40PM, 8:50PM - 9:10PM, 9:30PM - 9:50PM

$10 +bf

Satellite Carefully curated live shows in iconic and unconventional spaces give rise to rousing performances and stimulating creative concepts from local heroes and international stars.

Film Music, performance and cinema coalesce with live performances at ACMI and screenings at Rooftop Cinema.

Industry Talks, panel discussions and Q&As covering pivotal topics influencing the music industry are presented in conjunction with Face The Music.

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EVENT PARTNERS

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

VENUE PARTNERS

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KIDS/FAMILY Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next generation of music lovers are catered to with an engaging line-up of fun events specifically designed to appeal to kids.

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

Every effort has been made to ensure program details are correct at the time of printing, however details are subject to change where necessary and without notice. Please check melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw for updates.

This Week: Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG) will close the year with Shakespeare in Saigon this month. The production is by Melbourne playwright and director Cenarth Fox. This is a love story with a difference. A retired English literature teacher falls on hard times. He meets a newly arrived young woman, one of the original boat people from Vietnam. Neither speaks the same language. How they communicate is a mix of mirth and misunderstanding until along come the words of a playwright called Shakespeare. Originally Shakespeare in Saigon was a oneact play with three characters. Now re-written as a two-act play with six characters, STAG is staging the world premiere. STAG Theatre will present Shakespeare in Saigon from Thursday November 12 until Sunday November 22.

With Tyson Wray. Got thoughts, news, gossip, complaints or cat photos? Email tyson@beat.com.au or send by carrier pigeon before Friday 12pm. The Yellow Wave

Gin Sister

Steve Vizard and Paul Grabowsky (Fast Forward) will team up with renowned director Roger Hodgman (Frost/Nixon, Blithe Spirit) to bring the world premiere of The Last Man Standing to Melbourne. Featuring an allstar cast including Peter Carroll and William McInnes, the show offers a night of comedy, music and storytelling. Billed as social satire, The Last Man Standing tells the tale of Colonel Raymond Hope, appointed to take the reins of the biggest television event of the year. When he meets Clarry Flint, the last surviving digger, he hopes for gravitas but instead finds a genuine curmudgeon, challenging the blurred boundaries between larrikin and legend. The Last Man Standing premieres at Southbank, The Sumner from Wednesday November 11 – Saturday December 12. Under Creative Producer Fleur Murphy, Director Alister Smith and Assistant Director Ben Adams, TBC Theatre presents Project: Hysteria; the umbrella title for the epic, ambitious and inspiring presentation of two of Tennessee Williams one-act plays, The Pretty Trap and Interior Panic. Considered precursors to The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee’s one-acts not only give entrancing and curious insight into the seeds of his greatest works, but they offer a beautifully fragmented glimpse into the mind of the man, and artist, that created them. Having stuffed audiences into gaol cells and decrepit gyms, the ensemble based company TBC Theatre is fast becoming known for its unusual staging and dedication to producing bold work. It opens on Wednesday November 11 at Trades Hall as part of the Poppy Seed Festival.

PICK OF THE WEEK

What do you get when you combine six Aussies, one New Yorker, a potent blend of glamour and athleticism, dancing, juggling, acro-balancing, trapeze, hula hooping, lip syncing, six-inch heels and sequined frocks? Briefs of course! Following a year of sell out runs across the world, the blend of cabaret burlesque, Australian machismo and punkish swagger is set to arrive in Melbourne this week. Described as an Aussie Cirque du Soleil meets Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Briefs is led by audience fave, Shivannah (Fez Faanana) who is joined by Las Vegas award-winning Captain Kidd, one of Australia’s leading aerialists, contortionists and circus trainers Dallas Dellaforce, Thomas Worrell, Evil Hate Monkey, Lachy Shelley and Louis Biggs. Briefs will transform the Athenaeum Theatre from Wednesday November 11 until Saturday December 5.

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The One

Poppy Seed Festival By Avrille Bylok-Collard Last April the inaugural Poppy Seed Festival was announced, an initiative to support Melbourne’s thriving theatre landscape and create a platform to assist emerging artists to produce new and exciting works. Since then, 100s of applications were submitted and presented to the festival board, who, after much consideration, chose four works for this year’s first Poppy Seed Festival: Project: Hysteria, The Yellow Wave, Gin Sister and The One. Beat recently caught up with Festival Director Philip Hayden to talk about the festival, its genesis and why you should come. “Everyone else in my family has a different accent from me. They’ve all got northern accents and I’ve for more of a – my accent isn’t really a London accent, though I lived longer in London than anywhere else [in the UK]. It’s a general-ish southern accent with a couple northern vowels in there,” says the director. Born in Manchester and a UK expat, Hayden is ebullient on the phone, animatedly discussing independent theatre, male-bias within theatre narratives and his most pressing issue: not to die of starvation. “I just got back from doing the shopping. So that’s pretty good! That’s always my priority, not to die of starvation,” he jokes. Poppy Seed Festival is a grassroots movement founded on altruistic principles; created from a casual conversation between Watch This manager Sonya Suares, Neighbours staple Scott Major and Hayden about independent theatre and its sustainability. “We began a conversation almost three years ago wondering if there’s something we can do to help independent artists create their own work,” explains Hayden, detailing that financial burn-out and instability is often a reason that people depart the theatre industry. “There’s so many people [who] wish to pursue this industry but they get to a certain age and drop out because the opportunities are few and far between, and if you want to do your own work it can be really expensive and really risky, i.e. you’re doing it on your credit card and that leads to burn out and people leave the industry. [Then] you lose that talent pool [you spent years nurturing] and lose all of [those] skills and you have to start again with a whole new bunch of people, who, in their 20s, are fine to take risks on their credit

card, but then again, they get burnt out and then they leave.” Three years later, after enlisting Regional Arts Victoria Coordinator Samantha Butterworth to their cause, Poppy Seed Festival was born out of funding from the City of Melbourne. The money provided awards artists $7,500 per production, which is split three-ways to pay for marketing, production and artist fees. In addition to this, a representative from each production is expected to attend a de-facto ensemble meeting weekly, something that’s rarely heard of. “The ethos is, as well, that independent artists can often wither and die because they don’t have access to other artists and resources because they’re operating in isolation from their house or room or wherever, with a small group of people and they’ve only got limited reach. We thought that if we get artists to work collaboratively for the benefit of [everyone’s] show,” he details. “At these meetings, one might raise an issue about having difficulty sourcing a prop or someone might need a cheaper photographer [due to budget constraints]. Whatever the issue is we discuss it and together we’ve always found a really cheap, fast, efficient solution to those issues, meaning that the viability to continue working [after Poppy Seed] greatly increases because these people [now] have more resources and bigger networks to pull from.” This support network allows independent artists, whether they’re emerging or mid-career, opportunities to create works such as Project: Hysteria, a collection of recherché Tennessee Williams plays; Fire Curtin Co.’s incisive drama about gender roles and courtship in The

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One; The Yellow Wave, an acerbic social commentary about immigration; and Gin Sister’s exploration of the rarely narrated female drinking culture. “Gin Sister is plugging into the same debate about gender equality in The One. It plugs into the periphery of that; the gendered issues because it’s about female drinking culture, their response to [drinking] attitudes and female experiences of drinking,” details Hayden. Gin Sister will cut into the myths of female drinking culture with actors Emma Hall, Jean Goodwin and Alice Cavanagh re-envisioning the sisters of Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters. They will slice through the narrative of alcohol traditionally used to symbolise a woman’s biological state (i.e. pregnancy) or her fraying emotional state through over-consumption or frequent drinking, think Margo in All About Eve, or her easy, laid-back and freeloader disposition. Instead, Gin Sister will highlight female drinking culture for what it is: the ability to have an inebriated good time. “There’s a strong narrative within society or a strong presence of how men relate to alcohol and how men have alcohol in their lives; but outside a few comic drunk ladies in a few plays, I can’t think of any work that looks and addresses female drinking, at all. So I think it’s a first and I think Melbourne will respond well to it.” Poppy Seed Festival will run from Wednesday November 11 until Sunday December 13 across Melbourne, with shows at Trades Hall, fortyfivedownstairs and The Butterfly Club. Tickets and more information can be found at poppyseed. net.au.

THE COMIC STRIP

With Tyson Wray. Got thoughts, news, gossip, complaints or cat photos? Email tyson@beat.com.au or send by carrier pigeon before Friday 12pm.

STAND UP FOR CHILOUT Some of Melbourne’s finest and funniest comedians will be getting together for a stand up spectacular in support of ChilOut, an organisation fighting on behalf of children seeking asylum, who have become detained within Australia and Nauru. Alongside yet to be announced secret guests, the bill includes Tripod, Anne Edmonds, Greg Fleet, Josh Earl, Dave O’Neil, Tom Gleeson, Geraldine Hickey, Lawrence Mooney, Luke McGregor, Denise Scott, Cal Wilson and Harley Breen. ChilOut is a non-profit community organisation acting through education, advocacy and lobbying to raise public awareness of child detainees held by the Australian government. Stand Up for ChilOut will run on Sunday November 29 at Howler. Tickets via Moshtix.

Coming Up Born in Sawdust

Wednesday November 18 - Saturday November 28 National Circus Centre

Gin Sister

Wednesday November 25 - Sunday December 6 Trades Hall

Monster Fest

Thursday November 26 - Sunday November 29 Lido Cinemas

CRITTERS COMEDY You don’t need to venture to a bar, club or pub to get your comedy fix. Hang out at a sweet board game store, look at the Card Against Humanity expansions and then hang out with Melbourne’s best comics. Let’s face it, you’re a bit of a geek anyway. This week Critters Comedy is hosted by Blake and Luka and features Tegan Higginbotham, Tom McLean, Jack Druce and Peter Jones. It’s happening on Wednesday November 11 at Gatekeeper Games, North Fitzroy. $5 or free if you buy a game.

THURSDAY COMEDY There’s always the biggest names in Australia at the European Bier Café on Thursday nights. This Thursday, Fox FM’s Dave Thornton headlines. He’s one of Australia’s best, and he’s got heaps of new jokes. Plus there’s another cracking support lineup, like Adam Rozenbachs, Ryan Coffey and a surprise guest. This year they’ve had surprise guests like Arj Barker, Wil Anderson and Stephen K Amos, so you never know who you’re going to see there. There’s been massive audiences the last few weeks, so get down early to get a good seat. It’s all happening this Thursday November 12 at 8.30pm, at the European Bier Café, 120 Exhibition St, CBD, all for only $12.

KINGS OF COMEDY Kings of Comedy are back for another massive week with Joseph Green, Nick Stevens, Thomas McMahon, Jono Mastrippolito, David Rose, Garry Johal, Mark McConnell, Jai Ashman, Brett Blake and Sam Taunton. It goes down on Friday November 13 at La Di Da.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN Mondays at Comedy at Spleen are always full, and this week will be no different. The only place to be on Mondays will be chockers full of laughs with guests and it’s the place where big names drop in. This Monday, Chris Wainhouse hosts, plus there’s heaps of guests like Damien Power, Tegan Higginbotham, Peter Jones, Simon Taylor, some special guests and more. It’s this Monday, November 16, at 41 Bourke Street in the city, at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.

COMEDY AT THE WILDE Tuesdays at The Wilde some of Melbourne’s best young comedians join with sign up on the night open mic acts for one of the loosest nights in town. Dan Connell joins Timothy Clark and more this week for another big, fun night of comedy. It’s this Tuesday November 17 at 153 Gertrude St, Fitzroy at 8pm. And, it’s totally free.

Affair Play Local production company Freshly Ground Theatre will re-imagine the classic farce with their upcoming run of Affair Play. Spinning an absurdly tangled web of infidelity, Affair Play unravels over the course of one turbulent dinner as four would-be adults scheme their way through plans of adultery and sex. It is the latest comedy from Freshly Ground Theatre, following on from their successful seasons featuring Not Axel Harrison, My Brain Made Me Do It and Every Base Covered. Affair Play will run at The Brunswick Mechanics Institute from Wednesday December 9 - Saturday December 19. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 44

Hollywood Retro Film Festival

Thursday November 26 - Saturday December 2 Cinema Nova

Miss Universal Choreographer and dancer Atlanta Eke will premiere her new work, Miss Universal, this December. Every year Chunky Move’s Next Move program commissions a new work, supporting and nurturing the next generation of leading dance makers and this year Eke is the featured choreographer. Drawing on diverse influences from Carolyn Merchant’s The Death of Nature, Donna Harraway’s Cyborg Manifesto and Monique Wittig’s Les Guerilleres, the immersive, experiential performance will see Eke and dancers Annabelle Balharry, Chloe Chignell and Angela Goh move through a landscape of images, sculpture and transformative material, created with visual artist Claire Lambe. Miss Universal will be performed at Chunky Move Studios from Thursday December 3 - Saturday December 12.

Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei

Friday December 11 - Sunday April 24 National Gallery of Victoria

La Verita

Thursday January 21 - Saturday January 23 Arts Centre Melbourne

The One

Rooftop Cinema

The inaugural Poppy Seed Festival will come to a triumphant close with a national premiere of Vicky Jones’ award-winning play, The One. Winning the Verity Bargate Award for New Writing after premiering to critical acclaim last year in London, The One analyses the modern relationship - delving into sex, violence and snack food. Directed by Green Room nominee Tanya Dickson, the text has been re-imagined for Australian audiences with performances from Kasia Kaczmarek (Wentworth), Red Stitch ensemble member Ben Prendergast and Elbow Room’s Emily Tomlins. The Poppy Seed Festival is a newly launched venture that financially and logistically supports artists to develop and share their work with the wider public. With their help, artists are provided a space, marketing support and $7,500 towards production costs. The One will run at fortyfivedownstairs from Wednesday December 2 Sunday December 13.

Now in its tenth year, the Rooftop Cinema has returned with their first summer program with their tried-andtested combination of new releases, cult favourites and classics. The season will kick off with a screening of The Martian starring Matt Damon, alongside a generous collection of sci-fi offerings. Elsewhere, the program features James Cameron’s Aliens, intergalactic pastiche Moon, the highly anticipated Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, and a step back in time with Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. Rounding out the program is an entire week of music documentaries including this year’s hit Straight Outta Compton, a celebration of Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy’s creative partnership with a double screening of Bridesmaids and Spy, back to back Jurassic Park films and a Christmas special including Home Alone, Love Actually and Elf. The season kicks off on Saturday December 5 and runs throughout summer.

Feelings are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer Coinciding with ACMI’s world premiere of Julian Rosefeldt: Manifesto, they will present the national premiere of Feelings are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer - a celebration of the artistic legacy created by the internationally renowned choreographer, dancer and filmmaker. Blending archival footage of performances, excerpts from her films and modern reinterpretations of Rainer’s most iconic works, the film takes a close look at an artist who changed the face of modern dance through politically and emotionally charged choreography. Inspired by Merce Cunningham and John Cage, her revolutionary approach to movement and film went on to influence many. Now in her 80s, Rainer continues to collaborate with dancers and encourage experimentation within the medium. Feelings are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer will screen at ACMI from Saturday December 12 - Tuesday December 15.

Lips Lips is an original Australian work that keeps women on our stages and violence to the page. Women are the abusers and the abused; the tortured and stoic storytellers of tragedies, of sex, love, rape and beauty. They choose to speak out without guilt or shame. They unapologetically demand to end the silence against violence, to be heard: to be made real. A collection of beautifully, grotesque stories of intimacy and loneliness performed by Julie-Anna Evans, Samantha Grace and Sara Caputo. This powerful piece of theatre, written and directed by Riannon Berkeley, has united two generations of women from the Berkeley family. All three women, likeminded and passionate, are trained in the arts. In Lips they have united to successfully capture Riannon’s desire to create strong, challenging and engaging roles for women on stage. It will be performed from Tuesday November 17 - Saturday November 21 at The Owl and Cat Theatre. This show is officially in support of The White Ribbon Campaign to stop violence against women. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES... BEAT.COM.AU/TV

__ THE INTERROBANG __ A FESTIVAL OF __ QUESTIONS #ASKINTERROBANG __ ARE COCKROACHES ATTRACTED TO HUMAN TEARS, AND IF SO, WHY? __ ROB DELANEY AND BENJAMIN LAW __ Intimate, live and unrehearsed – hear the king of Twitter comedy’s weirdest thoughts on the modern world. In conversation. Friday 27 November at the Regent Theatre Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm Tickets: $50, plus booking fees

__ WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DESTROY THE INTERNET BEFORE IT DESTROYS US? __ CORY DOCTOROW AND ALAN BROUGH __ Cory is THE guy on politics, ethics and the potential of internet and modern technologies, plus he’s a huge science fiction author. Saturday 28 November at the Athenaeum Theatre Time: 5.00pm – 6.00pm Tickets: $35, plus booking fees

__ ONE LAST QUESTION: ARE WORDS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ACTIONS? __

Ten master storytellers from Australia and around the world reflect on the gap – or otherwise – between words and actions. With Rob Delaney, Adam Liaw, Mary Norris, Cheryl Strayed and more. Saturday 28 November at the Regent Theatre Time: 8.30pm – 10.00pm Tickets: $35, plus booking fees

__ 26 EVENTS IN __ 2 DAYS 27--28 NOV 2015 __ BOOK NOW WHEELERCENTRE.COM __ __ YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE FESTIVAL PACKAGE __ Book tickets to The Interrobang before Monday 23 November and go in the draw to win a Grand Hyatt Melbourne festival package. Full terms and conditions at theinterrobang.wheelercentre.com.

__ QUESTIONS ON __ NOTICE

The ultimate crowdsourced quiz show featuring some of the world’s funniest and sharpest minds. Featuring Alan Duﬀy, Benjamin Law, Maggie Ryan Sandford, Mary Norris, Sammy J and quizmaster Michael Williams. Friday 27 November at the Regent Theatre Time: 8.30pm – 10.00pm Tickets: $35, plus booking fees

__ WHAT FUTURE DO WE WANT – AND DESERVE? __

How will we live, eat, work and play? Find out in this forward-looking session with Kristin Alford, Cory Doctorow, Adam Liaw, Maggie Ryan Sandford and Michael Williams. Saturday 28 November at the Athenaeum Theatre Time: 7.00pm – 8.00pm Tickets: $35, plus booking fees

__ FREE EVENTS. MORE AT __ WHEELERCENTRE.COM __ HOW DOES THE WORLD END? __

DOES THE UNIVERSE HAVE A MEMORY? __

With molecular biologist and science communicator Upulie Divisekera.

With astronomer Alan Duﬀy.

Saturday 28 November at the Athenaeum 2 Upstairs Time: 4.00pm – 4.30pm Tickets: Free. Bookings recommended.

Saturday 28 November at the Athenaeum 2 Upstairs Time: 5.00pm – 5.30pm Tickets: Free. Bookings recommended.

PRESENTING PARTNERS

HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN F O R G I N G

WHAT TO SEE AT AWME 2015

F A M I LY

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BY JAMES DI FABRIZIO

Once again, the AWME lineup is overflowing with talented artists. With so much intriguing music on offer, it could be difficult to know where to start. To give you a hand, Beat asked a number of our favourite performers who they’re looking forward to seeing at this year’s event. Ngaiire

Henry Wagons is a unique character. He’s a prolific songwriter with a taste for the macabre and humorous, and yet a sense of sincerity underpins all of his work. On stage, he’s a magnetic personality, captivating audiences with his sneering, confident swagger. While he has always been the driving force behind the band Wagons, this year’s AWME will unveil a new direction for the frontman. Backed by an entirely new band made up of all-star musicians, he’ll take the stage as Henry Wagons & The Only Children to deliver a set of completely fresh material. He’s just wrapped a new album in Nashville, which he describes as one of the most fruitful recording sessions of his career. ELLA THOMPSON: Very excited to see

Ngaiire and Emma Donovan play.

DEEP STREET SOUL: Hard to go past our mates Emma Donovan and The Putbacks. Also on my must-see list would be Quarter Street, Raised By Eagles, Ruby Boots and The Seven Ups. RAISED BY EAGLES: Jess Ribeiro, Three

Kings, The Meltdown and The Audreys – we’ll be busy trying to catch all those acts this year.

“We’re all just kind of following our own egomaniacal journeys,” says Wagons. “This is my version [of that]. So many of my favourite albums have been made in Nashville with sort of pick-up studio musicians, and over the years going to Nashville I’ve gotten drunk enough at bars over there when I’ve been traveling through with the band to have met some great musicians. Basically, it was great to be able to rock up and do the same process as so many of my favourite albums. You know, give it a go before I die.” Nashville is a thriving hub for session musicians, where virtuosic players of countless instruments congregate and wait for a call-up. They’re savvy enough to learn parts in and instant, and eager to lend their ears and skill to an upcoming release. It’s a culture that inspired

moments from one of Wagon’s favourite records, Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, with Dylan ringing in the hazy, Salvation Army style horn section on the groundbreaking Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35. This is the world Wagons wanted to dip his toes into. “All you have to do is find yourself some mobile phone service and make a phone call, then all of a sudden you’ve got these legendary players dropping by to make some noise,” he says. “I’m incredibly loyal and love my band very much, but I think everyone is in the mood to spread their wings a bit and try to make some music with some other people before we come back together in a year or two and make another record. I got to make a record in Nashville, which is very exciting, and I’m equally excited to be debuting some of the material

THREE KINGS: I will be trying to catch

as many acts as possible, and in particular hopefully catching up with my old mate Ash Grunwald who I’ve played with on several occasions.

MOJO JUJU: I’m super excited about Emma Donovan and The Putbacks, but it’s an epic lineup this year. The Meltdown’s single Better Days has me hooked; Archer has long been one of my favourite local acts; and I’m pretty keen to check out Ngaiire.

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

OKA: There are some great acts this year, like

Yirrmal, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Ngaiire, Kingfisha and my favourite, Oka.

CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS H Y P N O T I S I N G

T H E

W O R L D

BY THOMAS BRAND

Cash Savage & The Last Drinks recently leapt across the globe, taking their boisterous live show around mainland Europe and expanding their global following in the process. The overseas jaunt opened bandleader Savage’s eyes to a world of opportunity and hurdles. However, more than anything she’s been left with a tremendous hunger for more travel. “We got offered a festival in the Czech Republic, a massive festival called Colours of Ostrava,” says Savage. “They got in contact with us and asked if we could come over, so that’s what got the ball rolling there. We were pulled rather than having to push over. We got ourselves a booking agent who set up a bunch of shows across Eastern and Western Europe and that’s how it all came about.” Savage isn’t exaggerating when she calls Colours of Ostrava massive. “The headliners at the festival were Björk and St. Vincent, and it was amazing,” she says. “It was in this old steel mill in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and it sold around 40,000 tickets. We were on one of

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the smaller stages at this incredible festival and we were pretty chuffed that we got to play it. I know that the festival director was quoted saying that it was a mistake to put us on one of the smaller stages, which was pretty good to hear.” Despite playing a smaller stage, the scale of the festival helped attract crowds to their subsequent club shows. “Once we began playing around, fans started showing up all over the place,” Savage says. “It was unbelievable. We had no idea that we were going to have such a reception. A few of us got recognised on the train in Prague. For a second there we weren’t sure if we were going to get arrested, but they turned out to be fans

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locally with this new band too.” Stepping out with a new group behind him, Wagons has also set aside his vast discography and built his live show from the ground up. While that may seem like a daunting move, it’s actually been a creatively refreshing experience for the songwriter. “It’ll be an absolute thrill-ride for me,” he says. “The AWME conference is very much about showcasing new material and trying out new and different stuff; different genres of music. In the spirit of that pioneering nature, we’re going to be doing mostly new stuff. I can’t wait.” Across five studio albums with Wagons, plus one mini album of duets, the charismatic performer had previously recorded exclusively within Australia. However, making the pilgrimage to Nashville was something of a homecoming for the Americanainspired artist. Wagons left with the intent to make a great album, but returned with an enriched love for the city’s infamous culture. “I’ve got the taste,” he says. “Good burgers on tap, fine bourbons and American accents; Southern gentleman, kind manners and long stories. I suspect I’ll be over to the States again to record one of these days.” Wagons wanted to take his music back to its proverbial homeland, but in doing so realised the country music capital of the world has a lot in common with our own shores. “It’s a venous returns moment – trying to make music in the music’s spiritual home, returning to Mecca. Australia and Nashville have some kind of connection. Whether it be with narrative songwriting, there’s something that resonates between the two cities; the power of the song.” For the most part, Wagons’ latest venture was about chasing one of music’s most elusive goals – authenticity. Albeit, on his own terms. “Authenticity in music to me means writing in a way that’s entertaining yourself. You’re not really trying to impress others, you’re not trying to cater to any kind of current fashion or trend, you’re just writing music that seems to make your own blood boil, or your heartstrings vibrate. I’m sounding quite new age [laughs]. This sort of conversation would go quite well in a Byron Bay cafe where you have to walk through beads in order to get in.” Hippie affectations aside, Wagons has always fearlessly followed his own path, and he’s in no mood to deviate from this ethos now. “The more major metropolises, New York or Los Angeles, their industry and structure is geared towards finding the next global phenomena – which in its essence is all about finding the next fashion, the next image, the next sort of 360 package in artists. Nashville is more attuned to a universal sense of song and just plodding along trying to write good music. It’s not as much about all the other crap that goes around songwriting.”

See HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN at Max Watt’s, with Cash Savage, Ruby Boots and Raised By Eagles, on Friday November 13 for AWME 2015. which is pretty good.” Cash Savage & The Last Drinks are back in town now and are set to appear at AWME this weekend. Plenty of acts on the AWME bill have been having a crack at the overseas market of late. However, while some artists have had mixed results, Savage’s fortunes are positively flourishing, with an imminent return to Europe looking likely. “We’ve already had offers,” she says. “The festival offers started coming in as soon as people started seeing us, coming up to us with business cards and offering us more festival slots for 2016. Going back is definitely on the cards. It’s one of those things where you don’t really end up getting much financial reward out of what we do. But it definitely makes it worth it when you get a good reception – even travelling across Australia, but to cross the ocean? It’s great. “When we were in Czech Republic, we’d start a song and people would start cheering because they knew them. We had no idea that was going to happen. People would travel and came to as many shows as they could. It was a wonderful experience, but I don’t know how bands do it for any longer than we did. We’d turned into monsters after it. When I say monsters, I mean drinking a lot and having a very good time.” While the Northern Hemisphere beckons, Savage and co. are also working on their third album. They’d actually planned to finish it this year, but opted for the European tour instead. There’s a strong change they’ll debut some new material during their AWME showcase, which marks a return to the expo after a triumphant show a few years back. “It was huge that one,” says Savage. “I don’t know how Ding Dong Lounge got so many people in that one, but we’re looking forward to this one. It seemed like the right step for us to do another AWME. This one’s at a bigger venue and the new crowd will be great.”

CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS will showcase at Max Watt’s, alongside Henry Wagons, Ruby Boots, Raised By Eagles, on Friday November 13.

CUMBIA COSMONAUTS

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BY THOMAS BRAND

Even though there’s a noticeable following for Latin music in Australia, Cumbia Cosmonauts have been performing long enough for co-leader Moses Iten to understand their music skirts the mainstream. The larger electronic acts in Australia tend to play more familiar and comparatively safer styles. In fact, there’s near-uniform similarities between most electronic acts played on Australia’s largest music platform, triple j, which puts the work of Iten and bandmate Thomas Campbell firmly in the underground.

KINGFISHA

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Shannon Green, bass player for Brisbane reggae sextet Kingfisha, is abuzz about the band’s upcoming performance at Ding Dong Lounge for this weekend’s AWME conference. A few months ago, Kingfisha released the highly anticipated new single Water Running. It’s a welcome return for the dub reggae stars, who’ve been staples of the Aussie scene for the past five years.

JESS RIBEIRO D A R K N E S S A N D L I G H T BY E M I LY DAY

Melbourne songwriter Jess Ribeiro has just arrived back in Australia after strutting her stuff at the CMJ conference in New York City. “I’m a little bit tired but that’s OK,” she says. “New York was heaps of fun – we did some impromptu shows and CMJ was happening so there was lots of Australian bands over there. New York was beautiful because it was autumn so there were lots of oranges and yellows and pumpkins. Everything was pumpkin – pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pies, pumpkin beer.”

“From the beginning I knew I was referencing a music style that links to Latin America more than anywhere else,” says Iten. “I never had any illusions that Australian people would understand what this music is. It’s not only Latin American, but very African too. It sits outside what you’d listen to on the radio here. It’s not just world music or salsa or anything we’re familiar with in Australia, and because of that, there wasn’t any way to rely on anything here and it was all focused on the international scene. “It’s a bit harder in Australia as I think electronic music is not very broad in this country when compared to Europe or abroad. What is here is great, but compared to a place like Germany, the Czech Republic or the rest of Europe, they have so many directions you can go in in terms of electronic music. If someone comes in and mixes it with Latin American styles, nobody is going to bat an eyelid. That said, the only commercial festival that we’ve ever done in Australia was Big Day Out, which had a Mexican theme early on around 2010 as just a one off. Other than that, we’ve been totally ignored in Australia – but I don’t really care. Overseas, people love what we do.” Iten first made his mark overseas back when Myspace was the world’s most popular social media platform. Nowadays Myspace seems rather antiquated, particularly compared to the likes of Facebook and Soundcloud, but Iten’s networking methods weren’t much different to the current norm. “It’s happened because I’ve been going to Europe on my own,” he says. “The first time touring started by contacting people via Myspace. I started [Cumbia Cosmonauts] before Facebook and Soundcloud existed, which sounds like ages ago but it was only 2007-2008. I used Myspace as a way to connect with other DJs and

other producers who worked with this experimental Cumbia sound. They were all outside Australia, mainly in Latin America and in Europe as well. When I went to Europe, I decided just to go to play there. I’d contacted various DJs via Myspace. Some of them got back to me and they were like ‘Cool,’ and offered me residency spots or bigger gigs supporting artists in Europe, and it sort of just mushroomed from there. That’s still how I do most of my touring and collaborations, via Facebook. “It’s easier because there’s so much social media,” he adds. “Facebook, Soundcloud – and while Myspace has disappeared, it’s all improved from there. Once you physically go there after making contact via the Internet and start associating with people of the same niche, with that physical connection it gets easier every time.” As a result of his extensive global connections, Cumbia Cosmonauts signed with Berlin-based label Chusma Records soon after releasing the 500% Cumbia Mixtape in 2010. This has let them tap into a rich overseas market, who’ve been gobbling up their Latin America/ Afro electronic fusion ever since. “I contacted them saying I’m keen to go to Berlin, would you guys be able to offer a gig? They agreed. They offered me a night, which turned into two or three nights – that was the first time I’d DJed. I usually go on my own for the DJ set and then return with the band if it’s worth going back. That’s been my approach from the beginning.”

Water Running is the first taste of Kingfisha’s forthcoming second album, which follows 2012’s selftitled debut. Bearing semblance to the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop and Trinity Roots, the band’s debut brims with charismatic reggae tracks and mellow jams, all of which are capable of getting bodies on the dance floor. Green assures us LP two isn’t far off. “It’s definitely going to drop next year mate,” he says. “I can confirm that. Hopefully by March, or April, or May. We want to take our time to make it right. Talking about the sound of the record, it’s not a huge departure sonically. We are using different producers this time around for each separate song and I think that in effect that will elicit a unique vibe to this album. Water Running is the first taste that we have offered up and everyone seems to be getting around that, so that’s positive for next year definitely.” For the time being, we can expect to hear new music at their AWME showcase and appearance at Queenscliff Music Festival later in the month. If you’re yet to experience the all-inclusive dance party that is a Kingfisha live show, you’re missing out. They give 110% in order to present a highly infectious and energetic stage show. “I think it’s about a 60/40 mix of new to older tracks,” says Green. “We haven’t been down south for a while now, so in saying that it’s great to play some of the older stuff too.” A key difference between Kingfisha and the new, as-yet-untitled album is that the majority of newer tracks were penned by frontman Anthony Forrest, where previously the whole band got involved in the songwriting. “He wrote bass lines, chord progressions and a lot of the melodies this time around,” says Green. “Lyrically, the album is all about maintaining long

term relationships and keeping energy and flow in a relationship. I just made that up right there on the spot – I don’t know whether that’s what Anthony was intending at all, but it’s how the songs speak to me. It sounds like a great lyrical concept to run with in future publicity though, doesn’t it?” While Green promises the new album will arrive early next year, it’s still only about 60 per cent completed. The goal is to have it finished by Christmas so they can start 2016 with a bang. Although Kingfisha haven’t reached rock star status just yet, the new release will see the band head back to the US and Canada; locales that have been extremely kind to them over the years. Before that though, they’re hitting up this month’s Queenscliff Music Festival, alongside Angus & Julia Stone, Paul Dempsey and the Hoodoo Gurus. “We are really looking forward to it because it’s wonderful to get out of your hometown and down to places that haven’t heard us that much. The tunes feel a lot more organic and fresher and I have never been down to that part of the world. We are also thrilled to be at AWME a few weeks before, so November is going to be a big month for us. The lineup for Queenscliff is mad, so we are going to make a weekend of it. See you at the bar.”

Since September, Ribeiro has been touring in support of her second album Kill It Yourself, playing all over Australia before venturing overseas. The album is an intriguing blend of darkness and light, a portrayal of stark rural landscapes and dark deeds, with the odd flash of wry humour. In the title track she describes the gruesome yet pragmatic act of slaughtering an animal for food – images of the bloody death mingle with the comforting refrain “We get to eat tonight”. Her evocative lyrics could be described as mature. However, at this suggestion, Ribeiro explodes in laughter. “Oh my God,” she says. “Does that mean that I’m really old?” At just 31, the answer is a firm no. Ribeiro’s 2012 album My Little River was awarded ABC Radio National Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2012 AIR Awards. More recently, she’s been nominated in The Age Music Victoria Awards for Best Song and Best Female Artist, with the winners announced this week. “It’s so exciting,” Ribeiro says. “I mean Courtney [Barnett]’s going to win everything but that’s fine, it’s still nice to be acknowledged.” Ribeiro is playing an AWME showcase at the Toff in Town on Saturday November 14 with Mick Thomas and Archer. She’s looking forward to the gig, but she doesn’t find the networking side of her job particularly easy. “It’s really hard being a self-managed artist because you are expected to put on a management hat and go and network,” she says. “But it’s so awkward and not organic – it really makes me feel really anxious. I’d love to have international opportunities and the chance to play at festivals, but it’s also excruciatingly unlike me to talk to people and say, ‘Hey there buddy. Can we hook up a meeting? This is me and this is my stuff. I’m really

good – buy me’.” She is, however, excited about another AWME event. “One thing I’m going to be doing, which I’m really looking forward to, is the songwriting session run by APRA. And they’re getting some other artists and we’re going to be doing some co-writing, so that’s really exciting.” Her songwriting skills are on display all across the new album, especially in the mesmerising If You Were A Kelpie. The song’s macabre lyrics were inspired by one of her school teachers, who would discipline students with the threat: “If you were a kelpie I’d shoot you.” “I would have been like seven or eight. I’ll never forget it because I’d never heard anyone say that, or say that since. My mum’s side of the family are very rural – kelpies are very important to the work that my family do – so when someone says, ‘If you were a kelpie I’d shoot you’… He didn’t say it to me, he said it to one of my little buddies, and I remember thinking ‘What?’ Pretty scary.” Apparently her lyrics don’t always translate overseas. “We actually played that song in New York but I don’t think that people there really know what a kelpie is. So I think if we get the opportunity to tour America, I won’t even talk, I’ll just play the song, because there’s no point in trying to tell the Americans about that.”

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CUMBIA COSMONAUTS will play at Max Watt’s on Saturday November 14, with Ella Thompson, Ngaiire and Latinaotearoa, for AWME 2015. They’re also playing the Johnston Street Spanish Festival after party at Laundry Bar on Sunday November 22.

KINGFISHA will play at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday November 14 with OKA and Thomas Oliver for AWME 2015. Then they’ll head down to join Angus & Julia Stone, Paul Dempsey, Hoodoo Gurus and more at Queenscliff Music Festival, which runs Friday November 27 – Sunday September 29.

JESS RIBEIRO will play at The Toff in Town on Saturday November 14, with Mick Thomas and Archer, for AWME 2015. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 49

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THOUGHTFUL CRITIC By Matthew Tomich

What does music criticism mean in 2015? It’s a question the music and publishing industries have been asking themselves for years, and with the swathe of music available for free on YouTube, Spotify, Bandcamp and Soundcloud, it’s an increasingly difficult question to answer. Yet everyone loves to talk about music – local bands still trumpet positive reviews in street press and publicists still fill their press releases with glowing one-liners from niche blogs and major newspapers alike. Pitchfork, despite being the punchline of so many quips on hipsterdom, is a global tastemaker, influential enough to attract big money from publishing empire Conde Nast, joining a stable that includes Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair. So music criticism clearly matters to some of us, even if a favourable review in Rolling Stone doesn’t hold the same weight it did in decades past. While there are far more people writing about the same records, Matthew Coyte – the editor-in-chief and publisher of Rolling Stone Australia, who’ll be appearing at Face the Music this weekend – argues there’s actually a shortage of thoughtful criticism. “I still think that well written reviews are thin on the ground,” says Coyte. “People feel like the market’s saturated at the moment because bloggers and people just decide to write from personal experience and opinions, but I feel like there’s a difference between a well crafted review and something that’s being compared to everything else in one person’s CD collection.” Yet music criticism and our media consumption patterns at large seem to be moving in the opposite direction. We’re becoming more niche, our tastes more curated, our preferences more personally tailored. Pitchfork give as much attention to a doom metal band from Arkansas as they do an arena-filling indie rock outfit.

But Coyte argues that critics – especially young writers – would be better off bucking the niche-interest trend, and instead assessing all genres on their merit. “A really good reviewer, I think, will absorb and listen to things that your average punter wouldn’t, just to have a different frame of reference on anything,” he says. “I’ll rarely listen to anything I don’t choose to listen to during my working day, but I feel like it’s my job to listen to everything and take it on face value. I feel like there aren’t a lot of people out there who are well rounded in terms of their reviews. Someone like Bernard Zuel [of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald] is listening to a lot of different musical styles and he’s taking everything on face value. Whereas someone who’s writing for a blog might have a preference for Chicago noise rock or whatever – I’m not necessarily sure that they should call themselves a professional reviewer. “There are a lot of great writers who can write really well about one thing, but music itself, it’s seen as such a niche practice these days. Writing about music is such a niche thing. You don’t want to limit it even further by

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genre-fying yourself.” One of the biggest talking points around music journalism in the last few years has been the pervasive boysclub mentality. The press release announcing Conde Nast’s acquisition of Pitchfork raised eyebrows when it highlighted the publication’s, “passionate audience of Millennial male.” While Pitchfork and the music press in general have always been centred on white dudes, Coyte’s experience at Rolling Stone suggests the tide is slowly turning, both in terms of readers and writers. “I feel like men are going to move away from magazines and entertainment journalism more than women will,” he says. “I feel like women are not going to let magazines go lightly. As the numbers shrink, I don’t feel like they’re shrinking at all on the female side of things. I know we’ve had a lot more female writers contacting us in the last couple of years than we’ve ever had. “I used to get up at talks five years ago, say at BIGSOUND, and the question would be about not having enough female voices in the magazine,” he adds. “I really didn’t have a good answer to that. Today I’d say we’ve probably got 50/50 female/male writers.” Coyte’s personal rule for music writing aligns with the

old adage to never meet your idols. While writing a story on Zakk Wylde for Australian Guitar, Coyte landed a dream interview with Ozzy Osbourne. All he had to do was wait for Ozzy to finish a signing session. Problem was, the signing was such a marathon that once Osbourne was done, he promptly passed out and the interview never happened. When the opportunity to interview Ozzy came up again, this time for Black Sabbath’s 2013 Australian tour, he passed. “I was so gutted and kind of bummed out that first time that if he does anything shitty to me this time, I’ll just burn my Black Sabbath records and I don’t really want to do that. I’ve seen enough reality shows with Ozzy that I feel like he’d be a pretty all-round amusing and decent dude. I’m just not willing to take that risk. There are just some artists out there that’d just crush me if they gave me any reason not to enjoy their albums as much.”

health problems. The songs he writes are more than just the sound of a nation; they’re a tool for finding inner peace and comfort. “Music has a great way to heal”. Bringing together everyone in the local community, NaranaFest is designed to be a unique live music experience, highlighting well known and up and coming indigenous talent, as well as musicians local to the Geelong area. Located in Grovedale, the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre is a cultural tourism and educational hot spot, teaching the art of listening and sharing in order to cultivate a culture of reconciliation. In this way, Roach is the perfect headliner. His music crosses borders and draws us together as one, telling us

about, “who we are as a country, and that’s all together as a people.” “I think that each of our stories are Australian stories,” he says. “My story is your story, and your story is my story,” he says. “We are not as divided as some people think we are. We all pretty much hope. It’s all up to us.”

MATTHEW COYTE appears at Face The Music, on Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14, at Arts Centre Melbourne.

ALL TOGETHER NOW

By Jessica Morris

Our country is rich in talent, and the organisers behind this year’s NaranaFest have harvested an impressive crop of artists. None more so than Archie Roach, who is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. With his deeply sonorous vocals, his words resonate with generations of Australians as he discusses some of the most poignant and important topics concerning our nation.

“Music brings people together,” Roach says. “It’s good to be involved with anything to do with the event and discussing things like reconciliation. It’s an important event.” It has been eight years since the last NaranaFest, which featured the likes of Dan Sultan and Xavier Rudd. After the success of pop up events such as Narana Unplugged and gallery launches, the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre is bringing the family friendly festival back to Geelong for a day of music, food and culture. With food trucks, an especially designed Boomerang stage, and a cultural exhibition, festival goers will get to see and hear the best of what Australia has to offer. Joining Roach are acts like Yirrmal, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, and Kutcha Edwards. Roach leads the lineup as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his debut

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album Charcoal Lane. “It’s always an honour to be the headline act,” he says. He’ll have some friends join him as he revisits the classic record, the significance of which has only grown through time. “Some of the songs, they’ve become more poignant,” he says. “They’ve taken on a different meaning. When you first write songs and record them, they are just babies. They take on a deeper meaning. They’ve grown with me.” As evidenced by tracks like Took The Children Away, Roach is unafraid to pour his life experiences into his lyrics. “Music is healing on so many levels. People listen to music when they’re down and sad. Even when you’re happy, people get up and dance.” Roach has been through a series of struggles in the past few years, losing his partner Ruby and facing significant

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ARCHIE ROACH will appear at NaranaFest, which happens on Saturday November 14 at the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre, 410 Surf Coast Highway, Grovedale. Tickets are on sale now at oztix. com.au. It’s a family friendly event, and children under 12 can attend free with an adult ticket holder.

CHARLES BRADLEY

EVERLASTING SOUL

By James Di Fabrizio

Charles Bradley is an anomaly. His international breakthrough came in his 60s when Daptone Records co-founder Gabriel Roth discovered him giving it his all as a James Brown impersonator. With Roth’s help, he was given the chance to release the pain that lay inside his soul, and convert it into something resoundingly positive to share with the world. Separated from his mother when he was just eight months old, Bradley knows heartache all too well. He has endured homelessness, witnessed the devastating murder of his brother and fought tooth and nail with life threatening health problems. It’s been a long and harrowing road to success for Bradley, but standing beside him through it all was one powerful accomplice – music. “I tell you, music helped me get through this,” Bradley says. “Back in the day, I couldn’t express what was on my mind. I was afraid to say what was on me; that I’m going to get punished or something was going to happen to me. So the only way I could really express myself was music.” On his two existing LPs, 2011’s No Time For Dreaming and 2013’s Victim of Love, the New York-based soul singer draws on his lifetime of rugged experiences and lets them out through song. It’s a necessary catharsis that has helped heal severe emotional wounds. For Bradley, returning to darker moments in his life is the only way he can find release from them. “The best time I can write music is when I’m hurt. I need to put it on tape and just let it out,” he says. “If you don’t catch it this time, it ain’t going to come out that same way the next time. So when I hear it I say, ‘Gimme the mic real fast so I can spit it out’. That’s when my

best music comes out of me. My ears have to love it, and once my ears love it, the vocals inside of me come out right with it.” To hear Charles Bradley’s music is to hear his anguish. To see him throw his arms open and hug the audience is to share his triumph. He talks about music and life with uninhibited honesty that shows he’s tightly attuned to the visceral elements of human experience. He is the epitome of soul music – not just because of his stylistic mastery of the genre, but because he genuinely uses music to connect with the soul. “Hurt. Pain. Joy. Those are the deepest thoughts of life,” he says. “When you do something live, you never know what’s going to come. Once my spirit gets opened, I sometimes be on the stage and say, ‘Dawg, I did that?’ The spirit is the life inside of all of us. We have a life spirit inside of us, and we don’t even know what that spirit gonna give us. I think that comes from a gift of

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life – by being honest to who you are.” The spirit that Bradley talks of may be intangible, but his sincere belief in a higher connection radiates through everything he does. It’s this unwavering belief that keeps him present in every performance he gives, and will continue to do so until his last breath. “Honestly, look right into their face and you can see the hurt,” says Bradley on his audience. “I can see the hurt that I went through. That’s why I don’t like to be a performer just to entertain the women. I want to entertain the women, the men, whoever got a soul out there looking for honesty and wanting to be loved – who want to hear some true music – that’s what I’m for. I’m not singing to the agenda, I’m singing to the soul of the peoples. That’s what I’m about. I’m here to sing and perform for you, to give you a feeling and memory that I hope you can always remember – I give you my heart and my soul.” And so we return to the first proposition: Charles Bradley is an anomaly. In a world where musical acts are engineered for success, he arrives without pretence – fully formed and loaded with primal emotion. He has

experienced heartache, loss and pain. But throughout his life and career he’s remained fiercely resilient, and benevolently positive. “If you can find love inside you in your soul and heart, and find lyrics to put it in your mouth to sing it to the world, the world is going to hear what you’re saying. They’re going to feel what you’re saying is real. That’s where I got my late start at, because I was always in front of people trying to keep me hidden under them. People will try to get in front of me. They’ll try to block me. But my mum always says, ‘This world is not your home, son’. She told me the day before she died, she said, ‘Son I can say it now: you’ve been a good child’. She said, ‘If I could have had all my kids like you, I would have had ten of them’. This is what makes music in you. When you’ve got that honesty in you, that’s what makes music.”

critics were harangued, and in the early ‘80s Coleman disappeared to Iceland on the eve of a Top of the Pops performance, apparently due to fear of an imminent apocalyptic event. The ‘80s and ‘90s was a period of periodic success and turmoil for Killing Joke. In 2007 the original band members attended the funeral of former bass player Paul Raven, who’d replaced Glover in the early-‘80s. Coleman, Ferguson, Geordie and Glover agreed to cast aside old grievances and reconvene. The reunited quartet released Absolute Dissent in 2010 and MMXII in 2012, both to critical acclaim. 2015 sees the release of a new record, Pylon. Featuring songs titled New Cold War, I am the Virus, War on Freedom, Into the Unknown, Autonomous Zone, Killing Joke have evidently lost none of their original polemic spark. Coleman runs through a shopping list of his concerns with both England and the world at large: war in the Middle East, defence spending, poverty, xenophobia,

nuclear power and governments’ increasing distrust in judicial authority. “Basically you have a disillusioned populace in the West, who have no confidence in their existing establishment, and then you have this creepy surveillance state that we’ve let ourselves in for, without any checks and balances.” The relationship between the original members of the band has been, at specific times, fraught. But Coleman, whose sobriety since 2006 has diminished his own volatility, says Killing Joke is a functional unit. “I consider Paul, Georgie and Youth my dearest friends on this planet. They are as close to me as my own blood family – absolutely. Sometimes words are exchanged and metaphors used, but we’re able to apologise [laughs].”

CHARLES BRADLEY is playing at the inaugural Bureau Festival on Friday December 11 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The lineup also includes The Temptations, Saskwatch, Andy Bull, Asta and more.

PILLARS OF DISSENT

By Patrick Emery

The last question I had written down to ask Killing Joke vocalist Jaz Coleman is why, after over 35 years and 15 albums, is Killing Joke still relevant? But even before I get to it, the eccentric, cerebral and occasionally volatile lead singer of the English post-punk band, provides me with an unsolicited response. “I’ve always seen the function of Killing Joke as processing the things that disturb me, and the things that disturb me are those that impede freedom,” he says. “Ultimately the only truly great rock music is music that’s angry, has a fuck-off attitude, and is innovative. I look at the headlines now and it’s the same themes as we were dealing with 30 years ago. I think the relevance of Killing Joke is coming to the fore by virtue of the fact that no other bands are dealing with the issues around us in a significant way.” Killing Joke formed in the late-1970s when Coleman, drummer ‘Big’ Paul Ferguson, guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker and bass player Martin ‘Youth’ Glover came together in London. Each band member displayed anti-social tendencies – Coleman jokes that without a career in rock’n’roll any one of them could have ended up, “turning into common criminals or even worse, murderers”. While punk had stirred the foundations of English music, by 1979 its creative and political spark had been

tempered by corporate interests. Coleman cites Public Image Ltd and “a very mutant version of Adam and the Ants before he sold out” as particular inspirations. But apart from Joy Division, Killing Joke saw itself as outsiders. “We were very interested in what was an English rhythm,” Coleman says. “We wanted to reject guitar solos, and we wanted to find the funk music that doesn’t exist in the UK as it does in many other countries.” Both Coleman and Walker had become interested in mysticism and the occult, which immediately began to permeate the band’s music. “For my own part, I think what Killing Joke added was a mysticism, a very secular vision,” Coleman says. The band’s appetite for psychotropic drugs introduced another chaotic element to their music, and cemented Killing Joke’s reputation for volatility. Unflattering

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MY DISCO

KINGS OF SEVERITY By Lachlan Kanoniuk For over a decade, My Disco have exerted an oppressive, minimalistic force. Despite indications of a beat-driven future on 2012 single Wrapped Coast, their latest LP Severe doubles down on totalitarian soundscapes. The methodical construction of Severe was dictated by geographical factors, with the three band members located separately in England, Indonesia, and Melbourne. This, their fourth LP, arrived more than four years after its predecessor, Little Joy.

“Essentially, it sounds like it’s a long time between records, but it’s not really,” says guitarist Ben Andrews. “There was a lot of touring after Little Joy, then we released the Wrapped Coast single with the remixes, then we did the Sub Pop thing, then we did some more touring. “We started off writing with programmed drums on Macs, then we recorded around five or six tracks with Cornel [Wilczek, producer], but it wasn’t really My Disco. The writing process wasn’t as fluid or quick, it was really laborious. We scrapped all that, had a bit of a break, then started again in around April last year. We went back to basics, going back to barebones but still utilising different ideas and directions musically. I think we wrote Severe in a matter of months, maybe ten weeks or so, then had a break from it as we’re all living separately in different countries. Then we got to recording it with Cornel, and the mixing. “It wasn’t all that long if you count the days, just spread out. That’s better for us, it creates the whole synthesis of sounding like an album rather than a collection of songs written over a long period of time.” While the tyranny of distance has been fatal for some bands, the tyranny of proximity has been just as terminal for others. “I think it’s really healthy if you’ve been a band for more than ten years to sit back and take stock of where you’re at, because it can begin to feel a bit boring, like a job, if you’re constantly jamming for the sake of it,” Andrews says. “I think we worked it quite well with having a break and geographical boundaries, or limitations, because we would get excited saying, ‘OK, we’re recording in six months time’, or touring, or writing. It made it more of an event than an everyday thing. It did make things more expensive and took longer to do in the end, but who’s to say it wouldn’t take that long if we were all living in Melbourne. It’s worked out in our favour and gives everyone space personally. You can see bands that form, play a lot, then get a bit stuck.” While Wrapped Coast and its remixes compounded a sense of cross-pollination from deep electronic side project Kangaroo Skull (originally a pursuit for Andrews and drummer Rohan Rebeiro, now Rebeiro’s solo project), Severe features next to zero of those stylistic touchstones. “Consciously we wanted to make something heavier, something sparse and bleak. To do that, we had to slow it right down. You’ll notice that the tempos on Severe are really slow. It is hard to write slow music without it being boring, sounding like a mindless stoner jam or something. It’s still concise with a lot of action in there, but it’s not as four-to-the-floor as Wrapped Coast. Because we wrote it in a short amount of time, it hasn’t got this glaze about it, [which] we’re really happy with. It’s ominous sounding, it’s dark. The title sums it up, I suppose. The intention was to do something bleak, not really focusing on what we’ve done before – what’s worked or not worked. We’re about the process of moving forward.” Concurrent with their beat-driven flirtations, the My Disco live show evolved into a smoke machinedrenched affair, laden with strobe lighting for full sensory overload – an aesthetic that may not necessarily gel with Severe.

“I THINK WE WORKED IT QUITE WELL WITH HAVING A BREAK AND GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES, OR LIMITATIONS, BECAUSE WE WOULD GET EXCITED” “I think we’re changing it up to have no smoke machine at all, and no lights, just these huge projections a friend of ours has made that’s fully audio interactive. The imagery moves to the way we play and perform. It might not work for every venue, that’s the challenge, but on the right size stage it will look pretty interesting – very minimal lights, having us in darkness, with the focus on projections. That’s the new thing we’re doing.” While no one would be expecting a greatest hits style show from My Disco, the current setlist draws exclusively from the latest LP. “We just play Severe now, it’s too different. It’s what we always like to do. It can feel mismatched. We’re not the kind of band that can play the whole catalogue, because it’s so different. And I would need another four guitars to remember the tuning and all sorts of stuff. It always seems like a thing where we focus on the project at hand and play that out. There have been some interim times where we have played parts of Paradise, parts of Little Joy, and parts of new stuff. This set is really solid, still incorporating elements of previous years, AKA drum solos, but it’s basically an extended version of the album.” MY DISCO play the Shadow Electric Bandroom on Saturday November 21. They’re also playing the Paradise Music Festival, in Lake Mountain, Victoria, which runs Friday November 27 – Sunday November 29. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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YEO

COMING FULL CIRCLE By Adam Norris In terms of branding, Yeo is onto something special. Not only does his music cover some fairly disparate ground, but few names lend themselves so succinctly to crowd-chanting. As the release of Melbourne artist/producer’s fourth album, Ganbaru, fast approaches, and with a brief-yet-intense national tour recently completed, Yeo speaks about flying too close to the sun, touring, and the elusive Mule of Despair. “We just played three awesome shows, I thought we did really well,” Yeo says. “What was interesting was really noticing how our audience has grown. When you’ve been playing music for a while, and you’re kind of getting somewhere, there’s a definite shift between all of your mates coming to your shows, and people who are complete randoms who like your music. I think we’re noticing that more and more every tour, which is awesome. Still, I wish there were more people in general coming to shows. I mean that across the board, not just my own shows. I think local gigs suffer these days. People are over-saturated, or are just lazy. Not to sound too negative, because that’s not how it felt on tour at all. The people who came really enjoyed it.” While Yeo has indeed been playing music for a while now – he first sprung into view nearly a decade ago – he is far from being a crotchety music industry old timer, shaking his fist at clouds and moaning about the youth of today. He’s still evolving his art, and equally intent on developing his musical inspiration as developing his audience. However, Yeo’s head is certainly not in the sand. He’s happy to concede that audience’s march to their own beat, and his guess as to how to encourage live music attendance is as good as yours. “I honestly couldn’t put my finger on one thing in particular. We’ve been doing this for a long time, we’re not that new any more, and so the hype falls away from us a little. Audiences always rush to see the hottest new

thing, so if there’s a lot of buzz about a band who only formed a few months ago and have only put out one great track, that’s still where the majority of people will go. I’m not taking away at all from the music, I think people deserve the attendance that they get. What this motivates me to do is go back into the studio and write.” In September, Yeo released Ganbaru’s second single, Icarus, following June’s Quiet Achiever. The latest track carries a sentiment that echoes the tone of his debut album, Trouble Being Yourself. However, between these releases, second album Home was strikingly different; sans electronica, the folk-friendly LP was quite removed from his usual synthesised sensibility. Were you to watch the video for Icarus back-to-back with his Balcony TV performance of At Your Own Pace, you would be forgiven for thinking these were two very different artists. “I feel like I’m still writing about the same stuff. Home was very much a departure, and it’s interesting you bring up Trouble Being Yourself, ‘cause more than ever I feel like I’m heading back that way. But it’s still the same guy on that Balcony TV clip and the one who wrote Icarus. I can understand why that’s jarring for audiences, but you really see what I am influenced by, and how that doesn’t really have any limits. I don’t want to follow the rules. “The live set is about energy, and appealing to audiences

who will identify with the later stuff that I’m putting out, because obviously that’s what we want them to get into. So we keep it electronic. On the flipside, I just rebuilt a production for a song off [Trouble Being Yourself] called Two Sides of a Door to play in the set. I think it’s a really good fit, so we’ve kind of gone full circle.” While this circular trajectory can be heard across his oeuvre, even within his two recent singles a great deal of ground is covered. Both songs are recognisably Yeo, but in very different shades. Intriguingly, this stems in part from dreams. There, a song might emerge that expresses his waking life in ways his ordinary writing would overlook. “It’s really fun, especially when you wake up and have the time to capture it. Usually the alarm goes off and it’s just, ‘Nup. No chance.’ A lot of times the songs, well,

it’s clichéd, but they’ll conjure themselves from very negative feelings. I see music as a bit of a mule for me, where I just make it carry my load until it gets lighter and I can pick it back up again. Just put some wheels on the thing, push it along so you’re not dragging songs through the dirt. Even in that scope, the spark can be a single lyric, something I think is really poignant or meaningful. Or it can be a rather complex idea, which I then have to distil into musical form. ‘How am I going to construct this so that when I perform it, I still feel it? It’s still true to the emotion?’ That’s really the fun part.”

place at the time.” Ely just finished a tour in support of Dan Kelly, who also has a new album. “We’re both Queensland boys,” says Ely. “We’ve been in the same sort of circles for a while. He was kind enough to have me on his tour, and the shows were all great – his band are killing it.” Striking while the iron’s hot, Ely has kicked off a run of headline dates in small, intimate rooms – the likes of which he hasn’t played in quite some time with the ‘Gurg. “I’m mostly lifting from songs that are on the album. Occasionally, I’ll throw in a cover that suits

the mood. Maybe even a Regurgitator song if that somehow fits into the balance.” Modern Life, an underrated single from Regurgitator’s Unit LP, seems deserving of a Ben Ely solo twist. “I actually hadn’t thought of that,” laughs Ely. “I’ll have to work out a version of that now.”

YEO will appear at Panacea Festival, alongside Batpiss, Drunk Mums, Sol Nation and more, from Friday November 20 – Sunday November 22 at Riverview in Tatong, VIC.

BEN ELY

M AC H I N E T R A N S L AT I O N S By David James Young You know you’re part of the Australian music furniture when your band’s more commonly known by a nickname. This is true of Regurgitator – AKA the ‘Gurg – whose unmistakable, genre-defiant sound has made them cult favourites for the better part of two decades. But despite the notoriety, the voice of the band’s bassist and co-lead vocalist Ben Ely isn’t instantly recognisable when situated among a creaking acoustic guitar and sparse production. The 45-year-old has finally released his debut solo album, Goodbye Machine, which features just him, on his own, with no accompaniment. “It’s definitely something that’s been on the cards for quite some time,” Ely says. “I love just making music by myself at home with the guitar, and I’ve kind of tried to write in just that environment in the past. I think I’ve always felt that whatever I was coming up with wasn’t any good. After a few years, though, I think I’ve finally gotten to a point where I’m happy with what I’m doing. I think, in part, that’s due to my hearing loss [laughs].” Ely’s laughter leads one to believe he’s joking around. However, the mention of damaged hearing is no mere gag. “I’ve been playing in rock bands for over 20 years and had drums and amps and feedback and noise pounded into my ears that were unprotected for a good chunk of that,” he says. “My left ear has lost quite a lot of hearing when it comes to higher frequencies. I can still hear OK, but it’s definitely taken its toll. I just wanted to change my process a little, so I took to

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playing by myself. It’s almost like a meditation for me.” Goodbye Machine was recorded directly to tape in west Brisbane, and the finished product mostly consists of first takes. It’s a raw-nerve record, which offers closer insight into Ely’s mindset than his previous projects (including Jump 2 Light Speed and Radio 5) ever could have. “The lyrics are inspired by two fairly different things,” he says. “The first is my immediate frustration at the actions of the Abbott government and what they did to this country in the time that they were in power. The second is a little more personal and a little more sad – my mum had cancer for seven years, so I’d spend a lot of time looking after her out at her place. I’d find myself writing out in the shed out the back late at night while she was asleep. The album is generally quite dark, and I think it’s on account of being in a pretty heavy

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Goodbye Machine by BEN ELY is out now via Valve/ MGM. See him at Some Velvet Morning on Saturday November 14.

Jebediah are well and truly back on the touring train and have announced a regional summer tour to satiate those country kids. If you’re in Melbourne and keen for a Jebs show then definitely check them out as part of Melbourne Zoo’s Twilight series on Friday February 19. They’re also heading to Lorne Hotel on Thursday January 7 and Barwon Club in Geelong on Friday January 8. Teenage Bottlerocket drummer Brandon Carlisle passed away on the weekend, leaving much of the US punk rock community devastated. Carlisle was found unconscious in his apartment and the band called on prayers and support as they waited to see just how long he was without oxygen and what effect that had on his brain. MRIs later confirmed that his brain was no longer active and the punk world has been in mourning ever since. Last week it came to light that Brooks Wackerman had left Bad Religion for unknown reasons but it was quickly revealed that he’s made his way over to Avenged Sevenfold, replacing Arin Iljay. It’s a bit of a change of genre for the punk rock expert who’ll now lend his talent to the metal scene and recommit to life on the road. Alkaline Trio’s Derek Grant and Aussie singer/ songwriter Dan Cribb have joined forces for an upcoming split 7” via longstanding Adelaide punk label Pee Records. The two played some shows together while Grant was in the country with The Vandals earlier this year and it was then that they decided to release a 7” together. You can listen to a couple of tracks and pre-order the release now via peerecords. bandcamp.com. Supports have been announced for the upcoming Ceres and The Hotelier tour and a warning has been sternly issued that tickets for Friday December 4 at The Reverence Hotel are selling very quickly. Supports at The Rev are Foxtrot and Camp Cope, and Fear Like Us and Camp Cope join the party at Wrangler Studios on Saturday December 5. Make sure you don’t miss out. Ever fancied being behind the mic while some of your favourite punk rock musicians back you up? Well you kind of have that opportunity this February when Greg Hetson (Bad Religion), Eric Melvin (NOFX), Darren Pfeiffer (Goldfinger) and Steve Soto (Adolsecents) come over for some Punk Rock Karaoke. The band have a sign up sheet that allows you to pick your song and then attend the show and be called on stage to let rip in front of an audience. Is this enjoyable for anyone else in attendance? Will it be just as intolerable as regular karaoke? Find out at Corner Hotel on Wednesday February 10 or Barwon Club on

Thursday February 11. Tickets available now. Stiff Little Fingers are returning to Australia next year, playing 170 Russell on Thursday March 31. Highlights from their most recent studio album No Going Back are going to be on show as well as favourite picks from their career. Tickets are up for grabs now.

NEW GIBSON GUITARS

• The Darkness, Apes at The Forum

Gibson USA has just unveiled their 2016 lineup and the coolest thing is that now you have the choice between Traditional (T) and High Performance (HP) versions of a huge variety of models, including the Les Paul Traditional, Standard and Studio, the Firebird, Flying V and Explorer and various SGs. The T models have things like standard tuners, traditional neck widths and nuts, while the HP line has G FORCE tuners (which can self-tune to standard or all sorts of preset and custom tunings), wider soloist neck shape, improved access neck joint and Titanium Zero-Fret height-adjustable nut and bridge saddles.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12:

THIS WEEKEND AT THE BENDIGO

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• Busy Kingdom, Fear Of Flying at The Brunswick Hotel • The Getaway Plan, Red Beard at Inferno, Traralgon • Renegade Armada, Beneath The Lies, Fresh Nelson at Next • Skychaser, Elemada, Crossbone Carnival, Moonshifter, Black Arrow at The Bendigo

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13:

• I Exist, The Kill, The Ruiner, Big Bread at The Reverence Hotel • Camp Cope, Jen Buxton, Lucy Wilson at Poison City Records • The Superjesus at Corner Hotel • Shit Sex, The Nuclear Family, Overtime, Vaporizes, Michael Ceratops at The Old Bar • Wildeornes, Motherslug, Merchant, Roundtable at The Bendigo • The Getaway Plan, Red Beard at Hallam Hotel

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14:

• Ruts DC, Dixon Cider, Strawberry Fistcake, The Kujo Kings at Evelyn Hotel • The Taste Of Greatness, Of Stolen Moments, Gateway To The Sky at Bang • Mailchor, Dire Blaze, Abraxas, Diabolical Demon Director, Counter Attack at The Reverence • Pat Chow, Chores, The Sunset Club, Jurassic Nark at The Old Bar • Claws + Organs, Cull, Loobs, Ghost Dick at Bar Open • The Getaway Plan, Red Beard at Commercial Hotel

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15:

• The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Melbourne Town Hall • Silverkane, Splatterpuss, Uncle Scrooge at The Bendigo

Catch Annihilist, The Levitation Hex, Internal Nightmare, Headless and Into Ruin at The Bendigo Hotel this Saturday November 14. Annihilist will be releasing their debut EP Vol. 1. The Levitation Hex are back on the live circuit after 12 months of writing, recording and producing their new album Cohesion. This show will be one of the two shows where the band will showcase some new songs of the album before it is released in 2016. Internal Nightmare are an extreme death metal band from Melbourne; Headless are a local death metal band with a sludge-and-trash style; and Into Ruin are a band bordering on technical death metal from Ballarat.

ACE OF SPADES AND THUNDERSTRUCK

Motorhead tribute band Ace of Spades are playing with AC/DC tributaries Thunderstruck at Musicland in Faulkner on Saturday November 14. Entry is $20.

NEW SINGLE FROM SUNSET BLUSH

Sweet Barbwire is the first single to be lifted from Melbourne musician Sunset Blush’s EP Velvet Highway, available now on iTunes. With dark lyrics and a grinding beat, the song meanders through at a steady pace and shudders to a sinister end before you really know what hit you. Sunset Blush has a knack for writing songs laden with mystery and intrigue, and in unusual tempos. He has been performing and writing songs for a few decades, and proves his versatility by swapping keys for guitar with ease. He’s hitting the road this month and playing Monday December 28 at the Public Bar, North Melbourne.

HORIZONS EDGE ANNOUNCE TOUR

Melbourne power metal exponents Horizons Edge recently released their newest album Heavenly Realms, and will soon take it on the road around Australia

with Snow Leopard, Friar Rush and more to be announced. Horizons Edge wear their ‘80s influences on their sleeves with high screaming vocals, shredding solos and an energetic live show that harks back to the glory days. Pencil in Saturday February 6, venue TBA, but in the meantime check out the album, OK?

ZAKK WYLDE’S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

The mighty Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society hits town at the end of this month for their first headline appearance since 2006. It’s the first chance for Australian audiences to hear the lads with new second guitarist Dario Lorina, and also the first chance for Australian fans to get a look at Wylde’s new Wylde Audio line of guitars and amps. That’s right, Wylde has left Gibson, Marshall and Jim Dunlop to establish his own brand. I had the pleasure of checking the prototypes out in LA in January and last week Wylde approved the final versions of the first four models. Catch Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society at 170 Russell on Monday November 30 and Tuesday December 1.

NEW DEF LEPPARD OUT NOW

The new, self-titled Def Leppard album is out now and it’s already earning very favourable reviews from fans. It seems to sit comfortably alongside Hysteria, Adrenalize and Slang, with big rock riffs, lush production and plenty of hooks. There are also a few clear nods to the sounds of the ‘70s, and moments where you can hear a little bit of the spirit of early ‘80s Def Leppard peeking through. The album was made alongside longtime producer/engineer Ronan McHugh. If you’re a fan of a Lep ballad or two, check out the track We Belong, where each band member gets a turn at lead vocals. Catch Def Leppard at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday November 18.

NEW FLYING COLORS LIVE DVD

Flying Colors – the all-star collaboration featuring heavyweight guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs), drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), keyboardist/singer Neal Morse (solo artist, Transatlantic, ex-Spock’s Beard), bass wizard Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai), with new pop singer/songwriter Casey McPherson – have released the third video from their soon to be released Second Nature, Live At The Z7 album. Go check it out on the official Mascot Label Group YouTube channel.

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D.I.C.K.

THE PUBLIC BAR

GAMER 3D

1. Growing Up I grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s so it was Ataris, Segas, sci-fi and Reagan-era action movies. Musically I grew up playing guitar and playing in bands, so synthesisers and electronic music is relatively new to me, but I love it. 2. Inspirations The biggest influence on writing for me comes from the instruments themselves. For example I will build an entire song based around a cool sound I have made on a synth. The visual element of Gamer is largely influenced by old video games and movies with the art made by James Roswell. 3. Your Band The Gamer band is made up of myself (Phil Shaw), Jimmy Joslin and Harry Rae. We all play a variety of analogue and digital synths, with Jimmy also manning the VJ software for live projections. 4. The Music You Make It’s a combination of ambient soundscapes and driving beats. Our live shows are where it’s at. For the MMW show we will be setting the projector to 3D and handing out old school cardboard 3D glasses. The band will also be appearing in 3D. 5. Music, Right Here, Right Now The music scene here is great, lots of great local and international acts playing all the time. One thing I love about Victoria is it has number of great little festivals, like Kennedy’s Creek and Bonnie Brae – the latter we are going to be playing at after MMW. I’ve found little festivals to have the coolest atmospheres and they seem to be gaining momentum. GAMER 3D comes to The Croft Institute, with Beat Ratio and DJ Zerotonine, on Friday November 20 as part of Melbourne Music Week.

Dream In Colour Kidz turn The Public Bar into punk Copa Cabana this November in celebration of the release of their self-titled album. They’ve brought all of their drunkest and most musically talented mates together for three weeks of punk, thrash and surf noise. To make this residency even more special, a new line of Dream In Colour Kidz merch will be getting released at the show, and will be available all throughout the month. So, as we start getting into summer and begin throwing the shackles off life, remember to catch D.I.C.K every Wednesday at The Public Bar through November. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is $6.

TIM GUY

THE TOFF IN TOWN

As an ambitious performer, Tim Guy is always looking to draw influences from all corners of the world – one such corner being The Toff In Town. His ability to connect with individuals teamed with the colourful eclecticism of his sound is what makes him a unique performer. To celebrate the release of his new album, Chords, Guy will be taking to the stage for a series of intimate and undoubtedly captivating shows. Catch Tim Guy in Melbourne on Wednesday November 11 at The Toff In Town. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is $20.

JOSH CASHMAN

THE WORKERS CLUB

Young troubadour Josh Cashman is now up to the second round of his month long Workers Club residency, with a slew of

soulful grooves and head-turning tunes running from his fingertips. His first release, Wait For The Sun, gained solid airplay on triple j and other community radio stations, cementing his place as one of the city’s most exciting up and coming artists. His heartfelt songwriting and personable instrumentation are ever-present in every performance. You can catch him every Wednesday in November with a number of special guests at The Workers Club. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $15.

Strokes by NME in 2014. Catch the No Cameras Allowed after party at Yah Yah’s this Wednesday November 11. Doors open at 9.30pm, entry is free. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12

ALEX LAHEY

THE OLD BAR

Melbourne based singer/songwriter Alex Lahey will celebrate the release of her debut single Air Mail at a special launch show at the Old Bar this Wednesday night. Produced by Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, Ali Barter), Air Mail is a sweet slice of indie pop and a bittersweet tale of long distance love. Joining Lahey on the bill will be Plastic, who released their debut EP Nightmares in August, and Eilish Gilligan, who will be taking to the stage with her brand new solo project. Catch Alex Lahey at The Old Bar this Wednesday November 11. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $7.

NO CAMERAS ALLOWED AFTERPARTY YA H YA H ’ S

After the release of the movie No Cameras Allowed, a documentary that covers breaking into music festivals, everyone’s breaking into Yah Yah’s where The Ruminators will perform at the official after party. The Ruminators have been described as a mix of both hillbilly aesthetics with hints of garage and psychedelic rock, hailed as a London Calling-era Clash mixed with The

NICE BOY TOM

T H E R E T R E AT H O T E L

Winning hearts and minds since early 2009 are Nice Boy Tom, and they’re jumping over to The Retreat this Thursday to win over a couple more. Be it a foot stomping trundle through the swampy heartland of Americana, or a rollicking ride through childhood memories, Nice Boy Tom are guaranteed to bring great energy onto the stage that resonates throughout the audience. Now a five-piece, boasting seven contributing songwriters and four-part vocal harmonising, Nice Boy Tom are bringing their new style to the Retreat this Thursday November 12 from 8pm. Free entry.

SKYCHASER

THE BENDIGO HOTEL

Fresh from taking out the top prize at the July Melbourne Artist Showdown, Skychaser are ready to launch their debut EP to the world at The Bendigo Hotel this Thursday November 12. Supported by some amazing local acts in Elemada, Crossbone Carnival,

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Moonshifter and recent Melbourne Artist Showdown winners Black Arrow, the night is definitely going to put the boot up the arse of local Melbourne music. Catch Skychaser for their EP launch this Thursday November 12 at The Bendigo Hotel. Doors open from 8pm, entry is free.

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PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS THE WORKERS CLUB

Hailing from the sunny side of Perth, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are hitting The Worker’s Club for a glutinous show of sexual splendour. The band have so far supported King Gizzard at Gizzfest, Dune Rats in Perth and placed second in The Big Splash Perth band comp. They’re deep in the midst of finishing their debut album set for release next year, and attendees will get to hear the new tunes fresh from the Crumpets’ musical minds. Catch Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at The Workers Club this Thursday November 12. Doors open from 7pm, entry is $10.

THE SHACKMEN CHERRY BAR

Soul in the basement is back, and this time they’re bringing The Shackmen down for a night of grooves and tunes. The Shackmen describe themselves as

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For all the latest news check out beat.com.au an array of musicians reminiscent of The Bamboos minus the lyrics, and if that isn’t appealing enough for you – soul DJs Vince Peach and Pierre Baroni will be hitting the decks right until the break of dawn for your moving and grooving pleasure. Catch The Shackmen for Soul In The Basement at Cherry Bar this Thursday November 12. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

FOOTSTOMP'S AWME/ FACE THE MUSIC PARTY YA H YA H ’ S

Footstomp and Yah Yah’s are hosting a celebration of Melbourne’s two best industry conferences with a huge bill this week. Featuring headliners Cheap Fakes along with The Strums, The 131s, Thin Air, Steve Lane and The Autocrats, Ulysses Wulf and DJ Asho, the venue will be pumping tunes along with food from the Meet Wagon for anyone who cares to stop by. Catch the Footstomp AWME/Face The Music Party at Yah Yah’s this Thursday November 12. Doors open from 7pm, entry is $13.

HOWLER

Aussie electro favourites The Aston Shuffle have returned for their High With You tour, the duo’s first series of live shows since performing at Stereosonic. After finishing off 2014 with a top 5 album on iTunes (Photographs), the #1 most-Shazam’d, thrice Hype Machine chart topping, gold-selling single Tear It Down and two sold-out headline national tours, The Aston Shuffle’s 2015 return should be well worth the wait. They play this Thursday November 12 at Howler from 9pm onwards. Tickets are $20+BF through the venue.

weird with Acid Baby Jesus when they hit The Curtin on Thursday November 12. Doors open at 8pm, tickets are $20.

THE MELBOURNE PERIOD PROJECT THE OLD BAR

The Melbourne Period Project is a registered not for profit charity that supports women and transgender men experiencing homelessness in Melbourne by providing sanitary products, help and support. There’s a show to raise some funds and supplies at The Old Bar this Thursday night, featuring a raffle, delicious vegan treats from Bake Down The Walls and music from Jess Locke Band, The Flying So High-Os, Shiny Coin and Ali Dogood. Show your support by getting down to The Old Bar for the Melbourne Period Project’s benefit show this Thursday November 12. Doors open from 7.30pm, entry is either $10 or 2+ packs of pads/ tampons. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13

ELIZABETH BARKER

THE ASTON SHUFFLE

HOWLER

Aussie hip hop artist Dylan Joel is currently on tour to support the release of his debut album, Authentic Lemonade, and local audiences should be pleased to hear he’s locked in a gig at Howler for this Friday November 13. Joel’s debut album helped him stand out from the pack with clever wordplay and authentic lyrical content, and those in attendance this Friday can expect more of the same. Dylan Joel’s Authentic Lemonade tour comes to Howler this Friday November 13. Doors open 8pm, tickets are $15+BF.

ZOE K

THE DRUNKEN POET

Born in Texas and raised in the Rocky Mountains, Elizabeth Barker now calls Melbourne home after spending a decade on stages in New York. Her sparse arrangement skirts the border of Americana, anchored by her typically strong, soaring vocals. Known for her work with Ravenswood, Barker’s debut solo effort is due for release in early 2016. Catch her live this Thursday November 12 at The Drunken Poet, with support from Oscar Lush. Free entry, doors open 8pm.

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THE POST OFFICE HOTEL

ACID BABY JESUS THE CURTIN

Christ almighty. Psychedelic juggernaut Acid Baby Jesus have just launched their latest EP Vegetable, and are taking to The Curtin to celebrate. Formed in Athens in 2009, the group have brought together the worlds of psychedelic rock and their own Grecian folk history. Recently, they’ve played Austin Psych Fest and toured the world with the likes of The Night Beats and Black Lips. Get

In a climate dominated by manufactured talent, Zoe K is a welcomed dose of old school substance and style. She pays tribute to the by-gone greats of jazz and soul, and does a damn fine job of it too, with her trademark powerful vocals. Zoe K has supported the likes of Renee Geyer, Vika and Linda Bull, and Imelda May, as well as take home the ABC Female Vocalist of the Year award back in '09. What’s all the fuss about? Find out this Friday November 13, from 9.30pm at The Post Office Hotel. Entry is free.

THE STRANGE YA H YA H ’ S

Serving nothing but steaming psych rock, EatNoise present The Strange this Friday November 13 at Yah Yah’s, finishing off a cracking year of live performances. Fronted by the frighteningly charismatic Pete Whelan, The Strange have teamed up with Seri Vida, stoner rock champions The

Tracy McNeil

And The Goodlife

Hi. Who am I speaking with and what’s your role in the band? Tracy McNeil, lead vocals, guitar and songwriter. What kind of atmosphere can punters expect from 2015’s Coburg Night Market? Last time I played the Night Market it was buzzing with people walking around eating great food, drinking beer and lying on the grass enjoying live music. The best thing about the Market is its strong sense of community spirit – good people just hanging out enjoying art, music and food. Three of my favorite things. Paint a picture of your average live set. Marty Jones of Rhythms magazine described our live set as “fully realized world class country-rock”. We don’t throw a leg up on the wedge or bask in the glow of pyrotechnics, but we do leave it all onstage; getting the job done with tonnes of heart. Who are some other acts that we should definitely catch at the Night Market? Tek Tek Ensemble and Australian music icon Mick Thomas will be gracing the stage at the market this summer along with Perch Creek – a band with great harmonies and enough energy on stage to power Melbourne’s northern grid. TRACY MCNEIL AND THE GOODLIFE are playing the Coburg Night Market on Friday December 4.

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For all the latest news check out beat.com.au Balls and QD (Quang Dinh from The Strange & Naked Bodies) to give you a bloody great night of Friday the 13th fun. Don’t be scared; catch The Strange this Friday the 13th at Yah Yah’s. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $13.

Larry Maluma

Hey Larry. Can you tell us a little about who you are, and what you do? I am an African artist. I arrived in Australia from Zambia in 1985 and have been making music for more than three decades. I am the guy who has always worked outside the square. Forced to work outside the square by the system but later realised that being independent is the best thing to happen to me. You’ve recently released your new album Ulemu (Respect), which you recorded 30 years ago. What can we expect from the record? Expect the unexpected. Energetic, raw, rough and smooth African roots reggae sounds. You can also call it world music if you wish. The graphic designer describes it as a rough diamond from 1985, unearthed, polished and released 30 years later as a 2015 debut. Your lyricism often carries liberal spiritual meanings. Where do you draw your inspiration from? Love for children and respect for all human beings brings out something special every time. You recently won the Born N Bred lifetime achievement award. What advice would you give to young musicians who are hoping to obtain similar success? Don’t give up if you love music so much and believe that you have something to offer. I have my own slogan printed on t-shirts which says, “Never picked up – Never dropped”. What happens when you drop something? Work that out. LARRY MALUMA’s album Ulemu (Respect) is available now at larrymaluma.com.au

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1. Growing Up My parents did not play instruments. I remember dad’s running joke was that he played the record player. Having said that, I do remember being fully supported by my parents in pursuing my musical dreams. 2. Inspirations There was a time in my life when it was all about guitarists – Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix. For many years I became fairly obsessed with innovative drummers – Stewart Copeland (The Police), Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix), Tony Williams (Miles Davis). These days, I listen to big symphonic works. Give me Russian. Give me big. Give me ballsy (Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Borodin). 3. Your Band I am essentially a solo artist, which of course has its own opportunities and challenges. Great freedom and creative control but also a certain degree of insanity. I’m certainly focused a lot on collaboration. At the moment this is with the Northern Suburbs Symphonic Wind Ensemble, a top quality 55-piece wind ensemble who are kind enough to get on board to bring a blend of symphonic and contemporary sounds to the stage during November. 4. The Music You Make The major focus at the moment is the EP, Experiment. Experiment was about jumping into a musical playground ranging from full orchestra and choir, to stripped-back acoustic folk, to full big band with distortion on trumpets and saxes, to reasonably straight-up pop. 5. Music, Right Here, Right Now The last gig I saw which blew me away was Taikoz. Absolute masters. There is nothing quite like the experience of hearing half a dozen musical masters beating the living heck out of drums the size of rhinoceroses. Experiment by SOCIAL SCIENCE is out now independently. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 58

Theatre as part of the 20th anniversary of their sophomore release, The Edges Of Twilight. The band have employed the use of several rare instruments for the tour, bringing instruments such as dumbek drums and the hurdy-gurdy to life in this detailed performance. Catch The Tea Party at The Palais Theatre this Friday November 13. Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets are $60.

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MOJO JUJU M A X WAT T ’ S

It’s a pretty huge bill down at Max Watt’s this Friday – not only is Mojo Juju throwing a headliner show, but she’s taken along a killer lineup along for the ride. While Mojo Juju has been known for her wild and flexible soulful style, she’ll also be bringing Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Quarter Street, The Seven Ups and DJs Emma Peel and Chelsea Wilson with her for a blow-out night of crooning and beats for all to enjoy. Catch Mojo Juju at Max Watt’s this Friday November 13. Doors open from 7pm, entry is $27.

If you’re a lover of ‘60s style garage, fuzz, surf and punk – The Reverence Hotel has got good news in the form of The Reprobettes’ fortnightly November residency. They’ll be taking to the stage with pals from The Yard Apes as they make guest appearances for their shows, the pair sharing the venue over interlocking fortnights. Come have a beer with The Reprobettes at The Reverence Hotel this Friday November 13. Doors open from 8.30pm, entry is free.

NOT FEST III

Public Bar has your weekend sorted – they’re dragging in a crew of hellions for a weekend of punk rock and pal arounds as Not Fest returns to the iconic music venue. Not Fest have gone ahead and put together a lineup featuring some of the best Australian bands currently blasting out tunes, throwing acoustic karaoke, punk rock comedy, and the twisted genius that is the first ever (and soon to be annual) Potato Gem Triathlon in to the mix. With 40+ bands on two stages across three days, show some face down at Public Bar this Friday November 13 through to Sunday November 15. Doors open at 6.30pm on Friday with $15 entry.

BEN OTTEWELL

T H E F LY I N G S AU C E R C L U B

Ben Ottewell of Gomez fame is taking to The Flying Saucer Club before embarking on a national tour. After leaving fans wanting after his 2014 Rattlebag Tour, Ben will once again belt out tunes from the Gomez songbook and his solo releases, Shapes & Shadows and Rattlebag. Rolling Stone has declared Ottewell as Gomez’s ‘not so secret weapon’, and his unmistakable voice plays testament to that. Catch Ben Ottewell at The Flying Saucer Club this Friday November 13. Doors open at 6pm, entry is $40+BF.

MESA COSA CHERRY BAR

Mesa Cosa are a bunch of freak-out hooligans hailing from an unwashed part of our fair city. They’re bringing ruin to Cherry Bar before the weekend runs in. They party with the devil, boast a mean arsenal of Hollywood tambourine players and don’t seed their torrents. They’re heaps bad, but play a heaps good show. Come get stupid with Mesa Cosa at Cherry Bar this Friday November 13. Doors open from 8pm, entry is $10.

SALMONELLA DUB PRINCE BANDROOM

Salmonella Dub are returning for their first ever live Australian shows since Peates Ridge in 2012, locking in a show at Prince Bandroom for their Melbourne leg of the tour. Their music appeals across multiple generations and has won them fans all across the world with their signature mix of dub, rock, jazzy horns, electronica and reggae, earning them many multi-platinum and gold selling records. They’ll be taking to the Prince Bandroom this Friday November 13. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $50+BF.

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Now up to their 15th tour of Australia, The Tea Party have returned to perform their award winning show at The Palais

Local super group The Higgs have been floating around Melbourne’s musical atmosphere for six months by now. The five members are well known Melbourne musos, having played nationally and internationally alongside music royalty. The minute the band hit the stage you’re bound to recognise them, and you’ll be greeted with thumping distorted bass hooks, signature guitar riffs, unmistakable lead vocals and powerful drumming, all pushing the boundaries of both organic and electronic sounds. Five guys, one band, two sets from 9.30pm, zero dollars entry, this Friday at The Retreat.

In 2009 The Strain played their last show, or so they thought, and now they’re back to rock the Brunswick Hotel this week in a triumphant return show. Support on the night comes from three fantastic bands, Mojo Pin, Stryder, and The Milky Bishops. They’re promising to bring a great night of music if you promise to bring your great smiling self, so get on down to The Brunswick Hotel this Friday November 13 for a night of new music for your listening pleasure. Doors open at 8pm, entry is free.

THE NIGHT SKY IS A JEWELLERY STORE WINDOW

AWME is in full swing, and to help with the celebrations, Henry Wagons & The Only Children are headlining a big night of worldly music for your aural pleasure. Wagons himself is a true renaissance man, with a unique swagger reminiscent of a day when front men gave back bucket loads of charm and were shrouded in enigmatic mystery. Unanimously lauded as one of Australia’s great entertainers, a Henry Wagons show is a true sight to behold - be it alone with his guitar or with his floorboard-fracturing band. With supports coming from Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Ruby Boots, Raised By Eagles and DJ Sean Simmons, Henry Wagons & The Only Children’s show at Max Watt’s this Friday November 13 is bound to be one to remember. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is $33. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14

PHIL PARA

PRINCE PUBLIC BAR

After a record breaking 30 years of playing at St Kilda’s iconic Espy, with the past 19 of those being every single Saturday, Phil Para has made his move to Prince Public Bar. Para continues to deliver his classic Hendrix, Santana, Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Muddy Waters, and ZZ Top plus originals to a legion of fans in St Kilda every Saturday evening. Catch some high-energy blues/rock with Phil Para at Prince Public Bar this Saturday November 14. Doors open from 6pm, entry is free.

T H E YA R R A H O T E L

The Night Sky Is A Jewellery Story Window has produced a gracious amount of performer videos since its inception six months ago, and now they’re taking over The Yarra Hotel for an end of year celebratory show. To celebrate this milestone, they’re throwing a party with 20 local artists who, collectively, will perform over two hours of music on the one guitar which appears in their Night Sky videos. Catch Emilee South, James Kenyon, James Teague, Jemma Nicole, Mitchell Powers, Sabrina Mckenzie, Mandy Connell, Bill Jackson, Ruth Hazelton, Oscar Lush, Tobias Hengeveld, Anna Cordell, Ben Mastwyk, Brooke Russell, Dan Parsons, Amarillo, Jed Pickett and Nick Batterham when The Night Sky Is A Jewellery Store Window this Friday November 13 at The Yarra Hotel. Doors open at 8pm, entry is free.

CABBAGES & KINGS

T H E R E T R E AT H O T E L

Cabbages & Kings are a seven to ten-piece outfit who play anything in the area of blues-folk-punk-rock; sounds like they’ll be right at home this Saturday at The Retreat. Crawling onto the music scene from the coastal swamps of southern Victoria in 2012, the core group has been collecting musicians in and around Melbourne ever since and, as a result, have amassed a collection of cruel and unusual instruments such as fiddles, buckets, tin whistles, chains and horns. Get ready for the ensuing folk jungle designed to inspire psychological breakdown; from 9pm, Saturday November 14 at The Retreat Hotel. Free entry.

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After spending three years in gestation, Tevz are back with their first album in just as many years. They’re hitting the stage with the overlords of the all-youcan-eat riff bistro Wildeornes as they return with an epic full length album, backed with some limited edition CDs and merch especially for the night. Catch Tevz on their triumphant return this Friday November 13 at The Bendigo Hotel. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN

Melbourne’s own garage punk blokes Going Swimming are paddling into The Workers Club after spending a very busy year recording their independently released debut, Deadtime Stories. Their riotous shows have led to opening gigs for international artists including White Fang and Guantanamo Baywatch. To celebrate the release of Deadtime Stories, they’re venturing on an extensive Australian tour with a show locked in at The Workers Club this Friday November 13. Doors open 7.30pm with $10+BF tickets.

T H E GRACE DARLI NG

Melbourne indie rockers Valleè have come back after an almost year long break with their latest single JUNGLE, taken from their upcoming second EP. Teaming up once again with producer Beau Mckee, the group have mashed together a jam of pounding drums, frantic guitars, silky bass lines and infectious sing-along vocals, with the EP due out just before summer starts. To celebrate the release of JUNGLE, Valleè are heading to the Grace Darling basement this Friday November 13 with alt-rockers Twinspeak and pop babes Self Talk. Doors open 9pm with $10 entry.

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The Ramshackle Army have just returned to Australia after a whirlwind tour of USA and Canada, and they’re celebrating with a one off acoustic set at The Drunken Poet this Saturday November 14. They’ve promised a set full to the brim with classic Ramshackle songs, and some new material thrown in for good measure. For some high energy celtic punk, head to the Drunken Poet this Saturday November 14 from 9pm. Entry is free.

ROYAL CHANT

T H E GRACE DARLI NG

The Grace Darling will be home to much shaking, shouting and howling this Saturday November 14 when Royal Chant head down to launch their

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For all the latest news check out beat.com.au latest album, The War Cry of Failure. Local friends Arrester and The Burning Roaches are heading down to celebrate too; if you’re into indie pop then look no further. Shake your tail feather with Royal Chant, this Saturday November 14 at The Grace Darling. Show starts 9pm with $10 tickets.

MALICHOR

THE REVERENCE HOTEL

Get your horns out, ye hairy beasts. It’s a big thrash night at The Reverence Hotel this Saturday night and you’re invited to catch some of Melbourne’s finest in this dark corner of the world. With a lineup dedicated solely to local thrash metal artists, catch Malichor, Direblaze, Abraxxas and Diabolical Demon Director when they add shake to the walls and sweat to your denim. Shred out with Malichor at The Reverence Hotel this Saturday November 14. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $12.

PINK HARVEST YA H YA H ’ S

In a move that wouldn’t be terrible to wrap your night up with, Yah Yah’s is hosting a late night show (or early morning - all perspective, really) with Pink Harvest performing and a free jaffle from the Meet Wagon for the first 30 people to pay for the upstairs show. Local psychedelic three-piece Pink Harvest will round your drinking session off with spooky dissonance as you sink your teeth into that delicious end of night sandwich. Catch Pink Harvest at Yah Yah’s this Saturday November 14. Music starts at 12am, entry is $7.

NGAIIRE

M A X WAT T ’ S

Truly a one-of-a-kind performer in Australia, Ngaiire is heading to Max Watt’s for her headlining AWME show. Ngaiire’s heartbreaking voice, flamboyant costuming and a downbeat but inspirational funk/nu-soul sound have earned her well-deserved Janelle Monae comparisons, with her live reviews being renowned as beyond favourable. Catch Ngaiire when she takes to Max Watt’s this Saturday November 14. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $25.

CRAYON FIELDS HOWLER

Melbourne pop purveyors Crayon Fields have locked in a Howler launch show for their forthcoming third album, No One Deserves You. The album is Crayon Fields’ first release since 2009’s All the Pleasures Of the World, a worldwide phenomenon which led to rave reviews, tours of the US and Europe and releases in Japan and the UK. They’ll be hosting a night of sophisticated pop at Howler on Saturday November 14. Doors open at 8.30pm, entry is $18.

TAM VANTAGE THE TOTE

Melbourne muso Tam Vantage is coming down to The Tote this Saturday November 14 to launch his debut album, Life in High Definition. Known for his time in Pop Singles and The Stevens, Tam Vantage’s now-trademark jangly guitar sounds have earned him a dedicated following up and down the east coast. Tam Vantage launches Life in High Definition this Saturday night at The Tote from 8pm. $10 entry.

HYBRID NIGHTMARES PRINCE PUBLIC BAR

After three successful CD launches and two sold-out shows earlier this year, Hybrid Nightmares are taking to Prince Public Bar for their biggest ritual yet, the release of their final album in the Ages saga - The Fourth Age. They’ve assembled a legion of Melbourne’s finest metal bands for a night of pure metal madness, along with running fun and games throughout the night with an after party afterwards in the same venue. Should be a bloody ripper for all you head-bangers out there. Catch Hybrid Nightmares when they take over Prince Public Bar this Saturday November 14. Doors open 7.30pm, entry is $18.

solo projects, coming together as Black Vanilla in mid-2011. They aren’t the only ones on offer this weekend, with local duo Friendships bringing along a live show to prove why their name has been popping up everywhere overseas since CMJ. Black Vanilla and Friendships play the Curtin this Saturday November 14. Tickets are $16+BF through the venue. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15

T H E GRACE DARLI NG

A TRIBUTE TO JESSE YOUNAN THE WESLE Y ANNE

The life and legacy of acclaimed Australian singer/songwriter Jesse Younan will be celebrated at The Wesley Anne this Saturday with an evening of songs performed from a pool of remarkable artists. A Tribute to Jesse Younan features Mike Elrington, Khristian Mizzi, Carolyn Oates, Burnt Letters, Emad Younan, Justin Yap and Nardia Brancatisano, Kev Murphy, Someday June, Luke Dylan Greenhatch, Anna Cordell, Betty France and Cate Jardine, Little Theatre and The People’s Union Choir. Catch the Tribute to Jesse Younan at The Wesley Anne this Saturday November 14. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $15.

ANNIHILIST

THE BENDIGO HOTEL

Melbourne metal band Annihilist are launching their debut EP Vol 1 at the Bendigo Hotel after working hard, fine tuning the music and getting ready for what’s certain to be a powerful release show. Supreme brutality will reign tonight as a heavy lineup backs the band, with the likes of The Levitation Hex, Internal Nightmare and And Into Ruin scorch the stage for a night of extreme death metal. Catch Annihilist at The Bendigo Hotel this Saturday November 14. Doors open at 7pm, entry is $15.

JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE CAJUN BAND

THE POST OFFICE HOTEL

Take a stroll down Sydney Rd this weekend and you might hear some good ol’ string ballads coming out of the Post Office Hotel. The Johnny Can’t Dance Cajun Band are taking on the big stage with traditional Cajun and Creole dance music, setting the scene for The Flying Engine Trio in this rare double bill show. Two-step, one-step, waltz’s, blues and stomps from the swamps; that’s about all the important genres covered, right? Get some swamp song into you this Saturday November 14 at The Post Office Hotel. Doors open 9.30pm with free entry.

BLACK VANILLA THE CURTIN

The Curtin’s gotten onto two of the best electronic acts they know to play this Saturday, and damn they’ve done a good job. The trio of Lips, Lockheart and DJ Plead has been making bodies sweat around the world individually for a while now via their various bands and

CUBAN MATINEE MADNESS

THE SPOT TED MALLARD

SUNNYSIDE PRESENTS: A NIGHT AT THE GRACE DANGA Sunnyside wish to enrol you in another night of enriched love making and beer drinking disco fun at The Grace Darling this Saturday November 14, sporting a lineup of Hugh Fuchsen and the Sauce Sauce Sauce, Héloise and ISM. Looking to pound some tinnies to some funked up goodness? Well, this should be right up your alley. Catch all three acts from 8.30pm this Saturday November 14, all for just $5.

at The Cavern Club, Liverpool through The Star Club, Hamburg to their performances live at The BBC and their earlier albums. Known around as the only Melbourne show dedicated to this era of the Beatles, fans should definitely get down to The Flying Saucer Club this Sunday November 15 for BackBeat – The Beatles Early Years for this special performance. Doors open at 2.30pm, entry is $20+BF.

ADAM MARTIN

THE WORKERS CLUB

After spending two years of finding himself all over again through travel and rigorous writing, Adam Martin is taking to The Workers Club to reveal the fruits of his labour. During a recent trip to L.A., Adam was inspired to write a collection of songs that embody the true musician he has always aspired to be. Be the first to experience songs from Martin's debut EP with his November residency at The Workers Club, playing every Sunday in November. Doors open from 7pm, entry is $10+BF.

MATT WALKER & LOST RAGAS

THE POST OFFICE HOTEL

Matt Walker has been a stalwart of the roots music scene for more than two decades now, and he may have found his perfect musical marriage with Lost Ragas. The quartet embody the phrase ‘cosmic country’, serving up a sound that packs classic country, power pop and rock’n’roll into one streamlined set. Now onto the second show of their November residency at the Post Office Hotel, catch Matt Walker & Lost Ragas this Sunday November 15 from 4.30pm. Entry is free.

THE DEAD SALESMEN DUO

THE REVERENCE HOTEL

The residency continues for The Dead Salesman Duo, as the band take to The Reverence Hotel this Saturday with a night of free songs for anyone lucky enough to stroll into Footscray’s favourite venue. Catch supports from Biranhy Lawrence, Matt Malone and other acts as The Dead Salesman Duo perform tracks all through November. Catch The Dead Salesman Duo at The Reverence Hotel this Sunday November 15. Doors open from 3pm, entry is free.

KERRI SIMPSON CHERRY BAR

In a session dedicated to smokey bars and old cars, Kerri Simpson is taking a wistful thrall of tunes to Cherry Bar for this weekend’s edition of Cherry Blues. She’ll be playing a set backed by Diddy Reys & The Blues Maniacs along with Shannon Bourne, and Cherry will be bringing their delicious free vegetarian chilli along for the ride too. Catch Simpson for an afternoon of blues at Cherry Bar this Sunday November 15. Doors open at 2.45pm, entry is $5.

BACKBEAT – THE BEATLES EARLY YEARS

For four Sunday afternoons in November, Cubarte, Melbourne’s newest Cuban-jazz ensemble will present a mix of bolero, cha cha, son, mambo, bembe and Mozambique influenced tunes for a beautiful arrangement of contagious and timeless music. Featuring a selection of Cuban street foods each week to support the performances, Cuban Matinee Madness is the most fun you can have whilst still being 9500 miles away from Havana. Get on down to The Spotted Mallard and catch Cubarte when Cuban Matinee Madness happens this Sunday November 15. Doors open at 4pm, entry is free. MONDAY NOVEMBER 16

THANDO

THE TOFF IN TOWN

Thando is up to round two of her residency, and this week she’ll be celebrating the works of Alicia Keys with her seven-piece band at The Toff In Town. This show will showcase her powerhouse vocals as she takes on the musical evolution of Alicia Keys’ broad body of work in a cabaret style performance rife with costume changes, a dynamic light show and choreography which changes each week. Catch Thando at The Toff In Town this Monday November 16. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is $20. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17

KRISTA POLVERE

THE GASOMETER HOTEL

Melbourne’s Krista Polvere is taking up residence in the Gasometer’s front bar for three Tuesdays throughout November. These shows coincide with the release of the soulful Americana artist’s single, Shut Up and Ride, taken from her upcoming self-titled album. Recorded in a basement studio in Virginia, U.S.A with producer Bryan Elijah Smith, the album sees Polvere exposing raw, heartfelt emotion with her most sophisticated songwriting to date. Catch Krista Polvere at The Gasometer Hotel this Tuesday November 17 for the second of her November residency shows. Doors open at 8.30pm with free entry.

TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE

PRINCE PUBLIC BAR

It’s house band night this Tuesday at Prince Public Bar’s Taste of Indie Collective. House band Collective Action will provide the backing for three local musos across the night, this week’s edition featuring Paul Snowden, Josh Forner and Greg Farquhar. The Taste of Indie Collective is a time for spontaneous interpretation and no holds barred songwriting from some of Melbourne’s best talent, so if that piques your interest then get down to the Prince Public Bar this Tuesday November 17 from 7.30pm. Entry is free.

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The Flying Saucer Club are hosting a night of music dedicated to the earlier works of The Beatles this weekend. Enjoy a night of Beatles music following the fab four from their days

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Cheap Fakes

Hey. Who are we speaking with and what’s your role in Cheap Fakes? You are speaking with Hayden Andrews, singer and guitarist. You’ve recently released your new album Modern Vintage. How does this record differ from your earlier stuff ? It’s a bigger sound, definitely a more textured and layered sound – bigger build ups, bigger break downs and it feels like a more coherent mix of tunes compared with our previous outings. So, you guys are going to be playing at Footstomp’s AMWE party at Yah Yah’s on November 12. Can you tell us a little about the event? It’s an unofficial AWME/Face The Music party designed to showcase some of the best acts going around at the moment. It’s a pretty eclectic lineup of acts, which will have something for everyone. The aim of the night is to showcase some of Australia’s best local acts. Why is it important for us to support Aussie music? So many great bands have come out of this country, and it’s not slowing up anytime soon. If you can get out and experience the magic of a live band that is absolutely killing it, it can change your life and create memories and feelings that you will never forget. It's what it’s all about, music is awesome. CHEAP FAKES play at Yah Yah’s on Thursday November 12 with The Strums, Thin Air and more.

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Going Swimming

Ten bands everyone should know about: Metallica, Plyers, Democratic People’s Republic of Surf, White Lodge, Doom Mountain, Megadeth, Gold Class, Tanned Christ, Dr Colossus, and White Bleaches. Nine food items that you need to make a kick arse dinner party: A case of mi goreng, kale, blue cheese (aged five to ten years), Zooper Doopers (chilled not frozen), Dunkaroos, Sailor’s Mates, Rollups, a tin of Milo (BYO spoon), and soup. Eight possessions that define you: Soup, iPod shuffle, Windows Vista, Megadeth, Tamagotchi, my Danzig T-shirt, a pair of Crocs, and pictures of me with Tony Modra. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: Feral TV, Totally Wild, Burke’s Backyard, Who Dares Wins, Ship to Shore, Round the Twist and Seventh Heaven. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Swearing in public, doing doughies, wearing pants, Megadeth, gardening, and stealing sushi from sushi trains. Five people who inspire you: Tony Modra, Tony Hawk, Tony Mokbel, Antonio Banderas, and Fat Tony. Four things that turn you on: Checkside goals from the boundary, Wayne Arthurs, Megadeth, and spice racks. Three goals for your music: Time travel, Big Day Out, and world peace. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: Disturbed ‘cause it was sick, and Static-X ‘cause it was mad. One day left before the apocalypse and you: Gather up all the corduroy clothing I own and leg it. GOING SWIMMING launch their album Deadtime Stories on Friday November 13 at the Workers Club with Ross de Chene Hurricanes, Kit Convict and Thee Terrible Two and Traumaboys. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 59

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POWER

Electric Glitter Boogie (Cool Death Records)

In physics, power is the amount of energy consumed per unit of time. If there’s a lot of energy consumed in a short period of time, there’s a lot of power. Power’s debut album, Electric Glitter Boogie, clocks in at around 43 minutes, and there’s enough energy to sustain a bustling rock’n’roll metropolis. It starts with a declaratory cry of the album’s name and a lick that grabs you by the throat and spits Sabbath venom in your quivering face. You know what’s coming but you don’t know if you’re strong enough to withstand the attack. You take a breath and there’s a hint of Kiss’s 100,000 Years to usher in Serpent City before a leathery Texas riff winds its way salaciously around your body. Puppy stands upright in front of your puny FM-rock form, and pummels you with a series of one-inch Black Flag punches, leaving you battered, bruised but strangely content. The fellating intensity of Gimme Head renders The Radiators a bunch of toothpaste squeezing schoolboys in comparison, and that’s not a pretty sight to behold.

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By the time you turn the record over – this is, after all, an album conceived for vinyl – and listen to the lustful pistol whipping of Slimy’s Chains, you’re in a state of near ecstasy. The lead break kicks in and it’s the Coloured Balls preaching the evil virtues of rock’n’roll from the pulpit of a dirty Tacoma bar. Rainbow Man is pissed off in a speed-ravaged Ramones sort of a way. Then, oh man, what a fucking groove in The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult eat your fucking heart out, and then have some Cream intestines for dessert. And then there’s the seven-minute finale of Power. This is pub rock when it was a genuinely disruptive political force, all cheap booze, sweat and seething resentment. Rock’n’roll doesn’t come much more powerful than Electric Glitter Boogie. BY PATRICK EMERY

SINGLES corny as hell, but in an endearing way. Old mate Chris Martin leans more towards Sting than Bono (a few pegs down on the insufferable scale). The guitars are pretty, there’s a little bit of a house fade in the mix, and you can dance to it without feeling like a complete knob. Having said that, it’s not a song that demands repeat listens, but if it came on the supermarket radio while foraging for reduced to clear yogurt, it’d probably command a slight head nod of approval.

COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lifetime (Warner) This is not completely shithouse and actually might be OK. It’s

KLP FEAT. REMI Recover (Universal) A touch let down by featherweight production that cuts between

trap and breakbeat, neither really packing a punch, Recover is serviceable but never really spectacular – save for Remi closing his guest 16 with the bombshell punchline, “Cut me a check, mate / Call me Bobby Fischer”. Reference game strong. DXHEAVEN Define (Independent) Upbeat pop loaded with bold instrumentation, Define breaks down boundaries of electronica with high doses of live snare underpinning poly-melodic vocals and synths – the scattershot approach managing to achieve a sense of cohesion.

UV BOI ‫( ﻱﺝﺱﻑﻥﺏ ﻕﻭﻑ‬FEAT. EASTGHOST)

If She, If He (Valve Sounds) Flipping the script on his repertoire of shimmering bangers, UV boi ‫ﻕﻭﻑ‬ ‫ ﻱﺝﺱﻑﻥﺏ‬angles toward sad boy territory, without fully indulging, on the sparse and emotive If She, If He. While not a banger, it still employs the toolset established on previous releases, harnessing a more resonant force that still carries a downtempo sway. From the upcoming debut EP LUV, due out in early 2016, If She, If He indicates UV boi ‫ ﻱﺝﺱﻑﻥﺏ ﻕﻭﻑ‬is still more than capable of soaring above as one of Australia’s most noteworthy rising producers. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 62

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“It’s bad,” I say smugly, attempting to pioneer Master Of None backlash, “The opening credits are like closing credits. Fucked up, if you ask me.” HALF/CUT Coming Of Age (Independent) Hypnotising with a stream of understatement, Melbourne’s Half/ Cut thread a patterned tapestry on Coming Of Age, achieving subtlety on forthright grooves. There’s flickering shades of boldness, with incremental swells and impassioned vocal flourishes that allow the repetition to engage. Single launch at The Gaso on Thursday November 19.

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LE1F

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Riot Boi

Crazy Rack

Light Weight

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(Spunk)

It was 2012’s Wut that introduced Le1f ’s signature wonky hip hop sound to the masses. The young NYC rapper/producer’s trio of mixtapes have been a mishmash of highs and lows, with Le1f not quite delivering the well-polished product fans have been clamouring for. Now with the release of his first studio album, Riot Boi, Le1f has answered the call with a tight twelve-track package that goes above and beyond the scope of his other efforts. Riot Boi is packed with the minimalistic future bass that’s been coming out of the NY queer scene for years. The sparse production approach leaves space to experiment with PC Music-style abrasiveness. Second track Rage uses these elements well, hiding behind pop charm before living up to its name with an industrial chorus that hits you like a sack of bricks. The SOPHIE-produced Koi is a high energy, whirly electro track that just keeps rising, and it has a killer video to boot. Koi’s easily an album standout, but it doesn’t represent what the album has to offer overall. Umami/Water touches on issues in the trans community, while Grace Alek Naomi dissects Le1f ’s inner conflict of black identity versus gay identity and the apparent incompatibility of the two. He tackles these issues without abandoning his sassy wordplay roots, taking time to say “I got that ménage for your twat.” Riot Boi steers clear of the common pitfalls artists face transitioning from mixtapes to albums, where the album overreaches in content and production, ultimately coming off as inconsistent. Instead, Le1f has gone the other way, trimming the fat and breaking out of the hip hop underground with a short, sharp, high calibre debut.

The Ocean Party are back with a remarkable new record. 2014’s Soft Focus was steeped in nostalgia and landscape; Light Weight finds the band very much in the present, and looking into the future. On this album, The Ocean Party fully realise their strengths. It’s another well produced and cohesive record, rich in melody and poppy dreamscapes. The point of difference between Soft Focus and Light Weight, however, is the scope of the lyrical content and musicianship on display. If Soft Focus was a coming of age record, Light Weight is the sound of a band in full command of their faculties and seeking a broader means of expression. The comparisons to Aussie favourites like The Go-Betweens and The Triffids are still valid, but some more global influences have entered The Ocean Party’s musical lexicon. There are moments that seem to reference ‘90s Manchester, or ‘80s pop, while retaining a thoroughly modern Australian sound. The lyrical focus has shifted too, from thoughts of past experiences to more universal human experiences and hopes for the future. One thing is sure – if The Ocean Party continue making records as strong and well-realised as the last two, the future is bright. BY JULIAN DOUGLAS

What originally began as a phoenix risen from the ashes of coulda-been-champions Red Riders has soared far higher than either frontman Alex Grigg or drummer Tom Wallace could have anticipated. Palms have evolved into one of the more high-octane acts jangling about Australia’s garage rock scene, thanks in no small part to a killer live show and a comparatively-big sound stemming from it. I’ve come to know the majority of Crazy Rack after seeing it played live over the last few years – fans will already be well acquainted with Rainbows’ sweetly-simple bop, Thoughts of You’s cracking power-pop. This highlights a key flaw of the record itself: the production. The band’s songwriting has certainly progressed since 2013’s Step Brothers – see masterful opener Bad Apple and the power-chord-heavy Sleep Too Much – but the recording leans to close to the lo-fi stylings of Grigg’s other band, Straight Arrows. It might seem prudish to request a cleaner sound, but it would suit the band’s new material – particularly in the case of lead guitarist Dion Ford, who certifiably shreds through the album’s entire runtime. Although Crazy Rack doesn’t quite hit the mark, it’s still a lot of fun – and, naturally, it’s a blast live. BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG

BY MICHAEL CLARK

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL

HIEROPHANTS

MAC MILLER

Parallax Error

GO:OD AM

(Aarght! Records)

Zipper Down

(Warner Music)

(T-Boy/Universal)

I have always imagined Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes as Josh Homme’s Tyler Durden. Hughes leads a harder, more sinister existence – something Homme has had to let go of in order to become this generation’s Frank Zappa. Eagles Of Death Metal’s fourth studio album, Zipper Down, revolves around the same punchy riffs and Southern drawl Hughes is known for, but the production value is noticeably enhanced. Case in point is lead single and opening song Complexity: compared to the fuzz drenched, guitar-heavy norm of previous EODM albums, here you can visualise the Ableton session where each instrument starts and finishes. Is it effective? Is it welcome? In theory, one ought to answer no, but it works in the context of an album that feels like Homme has done the studio equivalent of a kick flip. However, once the cleanliness out of the way, Silverlake (K.S.O.F.M) reaffixes the beer and jizz stained jeans EODM fans are used to wearing; with sneering vocals and a guitar riff that sounds like a three-day coke bender. It’s classic EODM, and is followed by the equally rambunctious Got A Woman. I Love You All The Time is an album highlight, opening with an accented voice announcing the song’s title before Hughes drawls over a half-time acoustic riff. It’s a very satisfying cruisey number that calls to mind the country tinged ‘70s psych of Cockney Rebel’s Make Me Smile. Other highlights include The Rolling Stones-indebted Oh Girl, and the closing tune The Reverend, which shows a different side to Hughes and his inseparable wingman Homme. This is a bold and complex album from an act that’s renowned for being bold but certainly not complex until now. DAN WATT

The concept of a hierophant comes from Ancient Greece mythology: the title bestowed on the chief priest in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries and

esoteric principles. The relevance of the concept to Geelong-via-Melbourne band Hierophants is intriguing. Is the break from a Chuck Berry riff into garage electronica in Stress an insight into the hidden links between Southern rock’n’roll and UK new wave? Does the ranting rhetoric overlaid with primitive synth licks in Change reveal an awareness of the contradictions of contemporary economic and political constructs? And is the Devo-inspired Bain Marie an attempt at interpreting the world around us through the metaphorical prism of overcooked, bacteria-ridden food? The lazy rhythm of Conspiracy Theory, coupled with its Duran Duranon-Quaaludes aesthetic, seems to suggest the mysteries of the world are just acts in a play written by sinister forces. 321 could be numerology via Richard Hell – if Hell was a hippy, which he certainly isn’t, and don’t you forget it. In the 1950s, IBM plastered posts with the word ‘Think’ around its offices; these days, the thinking in the computing industry comes wrapped with dysfunction, and maybe that’s the point of the Ooga Booga’d Think. On Nothing Neu, Hierophants are on a Kraftwerk-via-Brain Children trip; Hail Children is the best almost pop hit Devo should have had; and if White Bread isn’t allegory for the bland cultural nutrition of mainstream pop culture, then it’s still something Giorgio Moroder would love to hear. Nervous Tic is an acid synth-rock slight at contrived constructions of normality, and Taste whets our aural appetite for a better world. Fall is manic, the ramblings of a bunch of kids who know shit’s wrong but can’t do much more than shout and complain. On closing number Eighty Zer0 the white flag of resignation is almost up, the only alternative an ill-fitting polyester shirt, flared fawn trousers, a pair of slip-on Hush Puppies and a lifetime of career-induced pain. Then again, maybe this is just a killer record that mixes garage rock attitude with electronic pop sensibility. Go figure it out yourself.

Mac Miller’s promoted himself from funloving Jewish kid who doesn’t mind the occasional doobie, to a full-blown druggo whose talent might be fading. GO:OD AM lacks a lot of the charm of his previous releases. The beats are lacklustre, however the rhymes are still on point and the words still sound like they’re coming out of the side of his mouth (probably because of said doobie). Miller’s previous full-length, Watching Movies With the Sound Off was a delightful romp through the weirder areas of his mind via his dalliances. However, it now seems that he lives permanently in that weird dark place. Miller’s forgotten that he’s not in fact a gangster from the hood – his heritage being overtaken by the trope that all rappers are gangsters. Weighing in at around 70 minutes, it’s an epic listen. Shit, even the most audacious by the king of white-boy rap, Mr. Marshall Mathers, tapped out before that time. By the end, I’m tired and waiting for something that isn’t decidedly off beat stoner rap. Weekend (featuring Miguel) is probably the best-constructed song, and also the most lyrically honest as Miller doesn’t seem like he’s living up to a preconceived image. As a whole, the album gets better as it goes on. Clubhouse is passable and probably wouldn’t be a bad song to boogie to, but then again, it contains lines like, “All I do is fuck hoes, drink tiger blood.” Predictable and uninspired, probably to pay for his drug habit – you could buy a copy, or you could just give it a miss. NAVARONE FARRELL

BY PATRICK EMERY

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11

Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

• 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

• DARYL ROBERTS Clifton Hill Hotel, Clifton Hill. 8:30pm.

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN MORE Conduit Arts,

Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• LACHLAN HICKS + JACK LUNDIE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm.

• ARLENE FLETCHER TRIO + AUDREY POWNE Paris

• NEIL HAWKER BLUES BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

• BIG EASY SOUL SESSIONS Carlton Club, Melbourne

• OLD GREY MULE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

• BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Cbd. 8:00pm.

• DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. • JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• LIVE BIG BAND KARAOKE - FEAT: THE JC LITTLE

BIG BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. • MADRE MONTE + COPPERHEAD BRASS BAND Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

• ROTHSCHILD-RIDDLE DUO Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $28.00.

• STELLAFAUNA + RACHEL BY THE STREAM +

GIG OF THE WEEK!

8:30pm.

• OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 9:00pm.

• OPEN MIC NIGHT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.

• PLUM GREEN + JENNIFER KINGWELL Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: THE BROUHAHA +

FREYA HANLY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK

This Friday November 13, Melbourne Music Week returns for its sixth year, and holy smokes, it’s a big one. With over 100 events held across the city over eight days and nights, there’s more incredible music and arts on offer than you can poke a stick at. The entire week will feature a staggering 240 local and international artists, whose musical expertise is applied across genres – rock, pop, folk, electronic, R&B and more, so it should be easy enough to find something you’d like. Friday’s opening night shindig at this year’s flagship venue, the Former Royal Women’s Hospital, commences with an all-Melbourne lineup of Gypsy & The Cat, The Harpoons and Dorsal Fins. From there, the 2015 MMW program ventures into phenomenal showcase events, including live performances from Berlin’s sound-art goliath Robert Henke (of Monolake fame) at the Melbourne Recital Centre, over to the psych rock wanderings of The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Melbourne Town Hall, across to the ever-growing Self Made program, and the wild live music menagerie that is the Live Music Safari taking place all across the city. Rest assured, there is truly something for everyone in this year’s bursting MMW program of events. We couldn’t possibly note all the events here, so head to thatsmelbourne.com.au/mmw for the full program.

COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD Evelyn

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

• THE NOLTE BROTHERS NOVELTY SIX Open Studio,

• ACID BABY JESUS + ORB + PRONTO John Curtin

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

• THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• AYLA Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00.

• 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.00. Northcote. 8:30pm.

Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $15.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

• BROADS + DAVID CRAFT + DEER PRUDENCE Spotted

• ALEX LAHEY + PLASTIC + EILISH GILLIGAN Old Bar,

• BUSY KINGDOM Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• BEN OTTEWELL + BUDDY Northcote Social Club,

BRUMBY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $15.00. • CHEAP FAKES + THE STRUMS + THE 131S + THIN AIR + MORE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $13.00. • CIGARS OF THE PHARAOH + LIFE OF RILEY Mr

Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00.

Northcote. 7:30pm. $33.00.

• CLASS ACTS #4 - FEAT: PIKELET + RYAN VAGER

GROUP + SAVAGE NOBLES + GIRL CRAZY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• D.I.C.K. + THIRD EARTH + COWABUNGA BEACH Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

• DEAN RAY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. • FLORENCE & THE MACHINE + JACK LADDER

& THE DREAMLANDERS Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $99.90.

• JOSH CASHMAN + ANNA O Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $12.00.

Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• CASEY BENNETTO (SPRING SETS) + MONIQUE

Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

• DADA ONO + PLOTZ + SUNNY DOWN SNUFF Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• ALTIJA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.

• BOX HILL INSTITUTE END OF YEAR SHOWCASE 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

• ITCHY PROBOSCIS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

• MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD

• MOJO JUJU + EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS

• GIRL FRIDAY Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

+ QUARTER STREET + MORE Max Watt’s, Melbourne.

• CRAIG SCHNEIDER TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.

Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00.

• HOWQUA + ANNA O + YIRRMAL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.

10:00pm.

7:00pm. $25.00.

• NEW IMPROMPTU QUARTET + ALEXANDER

• RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick.

• PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS + LUNA GHOST +

Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

• SMOKIN’ ROLLERS ROLLER RACING - FEAT:

BEAUTIFUL SAVAGES + DJ ELIZA Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 6:00pm.

• THE DARKNESS + APES Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• TIM GUY + MACHINE TRANSLATIONS + STEVEN

CLIFFORD Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. • WORM CROWN + ANIMAL HANDS + THE GOOSES

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25.00.

Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $25.00.

VACCINES Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 7:00pm. • ODD SOULS + MALCURA + UNLUCKY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

THE BAUDELAIRES + SCURVYLICIOUS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.

• RIOT! RIOT! RIOT! Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• SHOWCASE NIGHTS Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. • SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR + PIRRA Arts Centre,

Melbourne. 7:00pm.

+ TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.

7:00pm.

• THE GRUBS + JESS PALMER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

• THE SHACKMEN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.

• TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

Melbourne. 6:00pm. $26.00.

• ALYCE PLATT & THE SHOP COLLECTIVE St Kilda

+ MOONSHIFTER + BLACK ARROW Bendigo Hotel,

• ADRIEN SIB + TOM DOCKRAY The Rooks Return, Fitzroy.

• SKYCHASER + ELEMADA + CROSSBONE CARNIVAL Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• TALL SHORES + VIKTOR KENNEDY + YOU YANGS +

CHWH + NIGHT SKY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm.

• TIN LION + NATIVE SPRIT + PETER LUBULWA Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $25.00.

8:00pm.

• ALEXANDRA PYE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Newport Bowling Club, Newport. 7:00pm.

• BAILEY JONES + MAN CITY SIRENS + TRAVIS

MCCARTHY Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. • BEN OTTEWELL Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $34.50. • BRIAN MULDOON Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston.

Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00.

9:00pm. $16.00.

• CYCLO TIMIK Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• DÉBORRAH “MOOGY” MORGAN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

• EROICA - FEAT: IVANA TOMASKOVA + TAMARA

SMOLYAR Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm.

$28.00.

• KUTCHA EDWARDS + TOLKA + RAYELLA Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.

• MOZART’S JUPITER & A PIANO VIRTUOSO - FEAT:

IVANA TOMASKOVA + TAMARA SMOLYAR Melbourne

Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $24.50.

• POLYXENI Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

• REIMAGINED JAZZ Emporium, Melbourne. 10:00am. • SALMONELLA DUB + LAUGHTON KORA Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $51.00.

• SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY

+ HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.

5:00pm.

• SOUL CLAP & DANCE OFF - FEAT: DJ JONATHAN

TOUBIN + STRAIGHT ARROWS Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 9:00pm. $25.00.

• THE SAM KEEVERS TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

• TRIPLE TREAT - FEAT: THE GRUBS + BRIDGETTE

ALLEN + NILUSHA DASSENAIKE + FEM BELLING Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $25.00.

10:30am. $15.00.

• WHAT THE FUNK FRIDAYS Purple Emerald, Northcote.

UP TWO DOWN Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm.

• ZOE K Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.

• CHRIS HENRY & THE HARDCORE GRASS + ONE $23.00.

• FAST EDDY BOYLE BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm.

• INSTEAD OF A LOVE POEM - FEAT: ADI SAPPIR +

LEE KOFMAN Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

$25.00.

• J M S HARRISON Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.

• JAMES TAYLOR - FEAT: JOHN FLEMING Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm. $36.00.

• JESS LOCKE BAND + FLYING SO HIGH-O’S + SHINY

COIN + ALI DOGOOD Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

• MICK DOGS BONE YARD + THE SHAKE SHACK

BOOGIE HOUSE BAND + HOUSE BLUES DJ Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.

• NICE BOY TOM + PAUL MCMANUS & THE

MAYBLOOMS + BETH CLEARY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.

• OSCAR LUSH + ELIZABETH BARKER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

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Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• FOOTS + DEPARTMENT + STELLA COLLAPSE Grace

• DJ GUNS & ROSÉ Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO

• SHRIMPWITCH + DEPARTMENT + WOO WHO Tote

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts, • ALINTA & THE JAZZ EMPERORS Paris Cat Jazz Club,

• MUMFORD & SONS + FUTURE ISLANDS + THE

Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 6:45pm. $40.00.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13

FISHER + MYLES MAC Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.

• LOON LAKE + POLISH CLUB + REPTILES Corner

+ COURTNEY BARNETT + HARTS + THE EG ALLSTARS + AJAK KWAI + BEN SALTER + MORE 170

• ZEON Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

THE RUMINATERS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. • OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. • OPEN MIC Hidden Garden, Ascot Vale. 7:00pm. • POPPY SEED FESTIVAL - FEAT: BEN SMITH + DALLA FRASCA + MIKELANGELO Bella Union Bar, • SHORT SETS - FEAT: MARLON WILLIAMS

8:00pm.

• WES FULLER BAND Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm.

• MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown

• JEN CLOHER + OUCH MY FACE + LOOSE TOOTH

8:30pm.

8:30pm. $30.00.

• VAN WALKER + SHANE REILLY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $28.00.

NETTELBECK Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. • SOPHIE KOH - FEAT: STEPHEN FRY + CAERWEN MARTIN + LOUISE WOODWARD Arts Centre,

Carlton. 8:30pm.

+ DAVID HYAMS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd.

• JOE CHINDAMO & ZOË BLACK Melbourne Recital

• NICO & VINZ Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $56.10. • NO CAMERAS ALLOWED (AFTER PARTY) - FEAT:

• THE AUDREYS + THREE KINGS + JOHN BENNEET

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INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - FEAT: 8 FOOT

FELIX 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.00.

• BEN OTTEWELL + BUDDY Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm. $18.00.

• BERTIE PAGE CLINIC + KING WOLF + SIB + THE

VIOLA CLONING PROJECT Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00.

• BLACK FRIDAY SLASHTACULAR - FEAT: FADING

HOUR + ARAKEYE + NUMERATOR + JIMMY GOWANS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

$12.00.

• BREAKOUT - FEAT: LEISURE SUITE + CREPES

+ ANIMAUX + ALICE IVY + MORE Rmit University Chambers Courtyard, Melbourne. 3:00pm.

• CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.

• CHEAP FAKES Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm.

• COLOUR CLIMAX 303, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• GOSTI Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• COSTA NOSTRA Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS + RUBY BOOTS + MORE Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $30.00. • JAMES TAYLOR (BITTERSWEET LOW) - FEAT: JOHN FLEMING Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm.

• COSMIC PSYCHOS The Loft, Warrnambool. 7:00pm. • DALLAS FRASCA Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. • DETONATORS Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm.

• DIESEL + PETA EVANS TAYLOR + TAYLOR

SHERIDAN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. $39.95. • DJ CASSETTE WALKMAN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + SUNSET STRIP Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.

• ELECTRIC CHURCH Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. • FACE THE MUSIC Arts Centre, Melbourne. 10:00am. $65.00.

• FEEFEE STARR Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

• FINISHING SCHOOL Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:30pm. $10.00.

• GOING SWIMMING + ROSS DE CHENE

HURRICANES + KIT CONVICT & THEE TERRIBLE TWO + TRAUMABOYS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

$10.00.

• GYPSY & THE CAT + THE HARPOONS + DORSAL

FINS The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $35.00.

• HEY HEY IT’S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

• HYDRA - FEAT: CHRIS FATOUROS + SPIROS

FALIEROS Hellenic Museum, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $25.00. • I EXIST + THE KILL + THE RUINER + BIG BREAD Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $15.00.

• JAMES REYNE + MOVING PICTURES Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. $50.00.

• LA DANSE MACABRE + BRUNSWICK MASSIVE

• HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN + CASH

$36.00.

• KRISTEN VERSUS SPIDER Milano’s Tavern, Brighton. 4:00pm.

• MIKE BEALE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm.

• MONIQUE DIMATTINA Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.

• NEIL YOUNG 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -

FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + THE AUDREYS DUO + NICK BARKER + LISA MILLER + MORE St Kilda Memo, St

Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.00.

• SLIPDIXIES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• STEVE LUCAS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 5:00pm. • THE MELTDOWN + DEEP STREET SOUL + THE

DEANS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

$15.00.

• THE REBELLES + JASON & THE NIGHT OWLS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

• THEE WYLDE OSCARS + STONEAGE HEARTS +

LANEWAVES The Luwow, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • WALKIN’ THE LINE (JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE) Big Huey’s Diner, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

• ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse 101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

RESIDENT DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • MARIBOU STATE + KLLO The Shadow Electric,

• 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

• MESA COSA Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00.

• ANDREA MARR & THE FUNKY HITMEN + DIANA

Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $35.00.

• NOT FEST III - FEAT: WOLFPACK + RELEASE THE

HOUNDS + BRITTLE BONES + GLADSTONE + MORE Public Bar, North Melbourne. 6:30pm. $15.00.

• QUANG DINH + THE STRANGE + SERI VIDA + THE

BALLS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. • RETROMAX Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. • SHIT SEX + NUCLEAR FAMILY + OVERTIME + VAPORIZED + MICHAEL CERATOPS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• STRANDED IN THE GARAGE - FEAT: THEE WYLDE

OSCARS + STONEAGE HEARTS + LANEWAVES The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• STRING THEORY + COLD RED MUTE + TWISTED

FATE + THREE STORY GOAT Mr Boogie Man Bar,

Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

• SUICIETY + MAMMOTH MAMMOTH + TEQUILA

MOCKINGBYRD + SWHAT The Eastern, Ballarat East. 7:30pm. $10.00.

• SUNIFEST - FEAT: MANGELWURZEL + SUNBEAM

SOUND MACHINE + PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS + BREVE + THE DEAD HEIR + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $19.40.

• THE HIGGS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

• THE REPROBETTES Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. • THE STRAIN + MOJO PIN + SLYDER & THE MILKY

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

MAY CLARK The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• DAVID REX QUARTET + GRACE CORDELL Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.

• HEATHER STEWART Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.

• IAN DATE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

• JOEL ADAMS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $25.00.

• JONNY CAN’T DANCE CAJUN BAND + THE FLYING

Art, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $20.00.

• VALLEE + TWINSPEAK + SELF TALK Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $11.50.

• WATT’S ON PRESENTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda 8:30pm.

• WILDEORNES + MOTHERSLUG + MERCHANT +

ROUNDTABLE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • ZAIN MITCHLAN + COSMOS CREATURE + RANDOM SUBJECTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $12.00.

Melbourne. 8:00pm. $22.00.

• NICHAUD FITZGIBBON QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00.

• PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda 6:00pm.

• REIMAGINED JAZZ Emporium, Melbourne. 10:00am. • ROLLER JAM & RIZKY’S BLOCK PARTY - FEAT:

THE PUBLIC OPINION SIX + 30/70 COLLECTIVE + FOREIGN BROTHERS CORE-TET + MORE The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 12:00pm. $30.00.

• SON OF CHANGO + TEK TEK ENSEMBLE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• SPANISH CONNECTIONS - FEAT: LA COMPAÑIA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 4:00pm. $29.00. Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.

+ BENJAMIN GROSVENOR Hamer Hall, Southbank.

2:00pm. $25.00.

• THE JULIE O’HARA QUINTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• THE PACIFIC BELLES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $20.00.

• THE VIBRAPHONIC ORKESTRA Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • 90S MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: THE SIC C*NTS +

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

LIFE IS KORNY + THE JIZZLOBBERS + STRICT VINCENT + MORE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $20.00. • ABSOLUTELY LIVE - THE DOORS SHOW Flying Saucer

• ALEXANDER GOW Mpavilion, 9:00am.

• ANNIHILST + RUIN + HEADLESS + INTERNAL

• BAKEHOUSE TUESDAY Templestowe Rsl, Templestowe. 8:30pm.

• BEN MASTWYK + NICK BATTERHAM + BROOKE

RUSSELL Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm.

• CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKEN WALK Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. $15.30.

• CHRIS WILSON Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 5:15pm.

• COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD + BLACK

MOLASSES + MAYFAIR KYTES TRIO + AYLEEN O’HANLON Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. • DAVEYS FRIDAYS - FEAT: ROB & TARQUIN + SUPERFLY DJS Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 8:00pm.

• ELEVATOR TALK + CHARM Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm.

• HELLO SATELLITES Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

• HYBRID NIGHTMARES + DECIMATUS + NABERUS

+ STORMTIDE + TRIGGER + BEHOLD THE DEFIANT Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $15.00.

Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm. $25.00.

NIGHTMARE + THE LEVITATION HEX Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• BANG - FEAT: THE TASTE OF GREATNESS + OF

STOLEN MOMENTS + FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00.

• COBURG RSL BAND NIGHT #16 - FEAT: ASHTRAY

BOY + AUTO DA FE + COLD IRONS BOUND + MIA SCHOEN Coburg Rsl, Coburg. 7:00pm. $5.00. • CRAYON FIELDS + TOTALLY MILD + GOON SAX Howler, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.00.

• DALLAS FRASCA The Loft, Warrnambool. 7:00pm.

• ERIK PARKER & THE CHAPTERS + THE BEAUTIFUL

CHAINS + WINTER YORK + COREY HEUVEL Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.00.

• THE PASS OUTS + WARBIRDS + GRETCHEN LEWIS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $13.00.

• THE SEABIRDS Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. • THE VALLEY ENDS + SOLKYRI + BEAR THE

MAMMOTH + ENLIGHT Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

9:00pm.

• HYDRA - FEAT: CHRIS FATOUROS + SPIROS

• THUNDERSTRUCK + SISTERS DOLL + ACE OF

FALIEROS Hellenic Museum, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $25.00. • JOHN DOWLER’S VANITY PROJECT Lomond Hotel,

• WASH + DUMB PUNTS + WOD Karova Lounge, Ballarat.

• JOHN KENDALL & THE SHOT GLASSES Inkerman

• WILSN + JESSE REDWING BAND + EMILEE SOUTH

Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.

• KEZ Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

• LOON LAKE + POLISH CLUB + REPTILES Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm.

• LOST CHILDREN FOUND - FEAT: FOREIGN/

NATIONAL + LITTLE SHOCK + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + TINY LITTLE HOUSES + MORE Arts House,

Meat Market, North Melbourne. 3:00pm. $25.00.

• MALICHOR + DIREBLAZE + ABRAXXAS +

DIABOLICAL DEMON DIRECTOR Reverence Hotel,

• NARANAFEST - FEAT: ARCHIE ROACH + YIRRMAL

+ CUMBIA COSMONAUTS + MORE Max Watt’s,

• TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG - FEAT: ASHER FISCH

• TOTAL GIOVANNI Australian Centre For Contemporary

$65.00.

• NGAIIRE + ELLA THOMPSON + LATINAOTEAROA

• THE TEA PARTY Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $89.90. Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $12.00.

• FACE THE MUSIC Arts Centre, Melbourne. 12:00pm.

• MASCO SOUND SYSTEM Penny Black, Brunswick.

$20.00.

• SPANISH CONNECTIONS - FEAT: LA COMPAÑIA

• THE VERNONS + ILLUKA + SARAH RZEK BAND

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo starts up this Thursday November 12, bringing with it a three day Roots-centric programme stacked with industry conferences, label showcases, and, of course, an abundance of gigs. There won’t be any time to spare with Skipping Girl Vinegar, Jess Ribeiro, Ngaiire, Ella Thompson, Tolka, The Meltdown, Henry Wagons & The Only Children, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, The Audreys, Three Kings, HOWQUA, Mojo Juju, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks all performing over the three day period, and that’s not even the full list of acts. Check out the whole three days of action over at awme.com.au.

ENGINE TRIO Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. • MOJO JUJU Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm.

BISHOPS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. • THE SUPERJESUS + SHE’S THE DRIVER Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $40.00.

AWME 2015

Footscray. 8:00pm. $12.00. 9:00pm.

& THE YOLNGU BOYS + CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKEN WALK + FRASER A.GORMAN + MORE

SPADES Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • A TRIBUTE TO

JESSE YOUNAN Wesley Anne,

Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00.

• BAKEHOUSE TUESDAY Ct Bar, Campbellfield. 8:00pm. • BEN ELY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.

• CABBAGES & KINGS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. • COBRA 45S York On Lilydale, Mt Evelyn. 8:00pm.

• D.D DUMBO (MORNING RITUAL) Mpavilion, 9:00am. • DETONATORS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

Q&A

Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Grovedale. 10:00am.

• NEW LEASE - FEAT: PILLS + LALIC + AVOID John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm.

• NOT FEST III - FEAT: PAPER ARMS + FOXTROT

+ BEAVER + DAYBREAK + MORE Public Bar, North Melbourne. 12:00pm. $20.00.

• OLYMPIA (BRUNCH GIGS) + JAMES TEAGUE 1000 Pound Bend, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00am. $15.00.

• PAT CHOW + CHORES + THE SUNSET CLUB +

JURASSIC NARK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. • PINK HARVEST Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $7.00. • RENELOPHUS + CLUSTERFUNK + SMALL MAN SYNDROME + LUCY LOCKETT & THE SOMETIMES BAND 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. • ROYAL CHANT + ARRESTER + THE BURNING ROACHES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00.

• RUTS DC + DIXON CIDER + STRAWBERRY

FISTCAKE + THE KUJO KINGS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

8:00pm. $48.00.

• SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

• SHACK SHAKERS (JUNGLE EXOTICA) - FEAT:

JOHNNIE & THE JOHNNIE JOHNNIES + DJ KNAVE KNIXX + DJ MATT MCFETRIDGE Spotted Mallard,

Brunswick. 8:30pm.

• SLUM SOCIABLE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00.

• STEVIE CRAIG’S 40TH BIRTHDAY BASH - FEAT:

TEN THOUSAND + ABLAZE + DARCEE FOX + TRAGIC EARTH Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. • STREETLIFE FESTIVAL - FEAT: DELTA RIGGS + JINJA SAFARI + SARAH HOWELLS + IMOGEN BROUGH + RESIDUAL + REVOLUTION Downes Lane, Geelong. 2:00pm. $39.95.

• SUNNYSIDE + SAUCE SAUCE SAUCE + HELOISE +

ISM Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• T.V + HOLLOW EVERDAZE + MONNONE ALONE +

POPOLICE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• THE GETAWAY PLAN + RED BEARD + ADMIT ONE Commercial Hotel, Morang South. 8:00pm. $22.00.

• THE GOON SAX Mpavilion, 2:00pm.

• THE MURLOCS Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. $23.50.

CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

The Valley Ends

Ten bands everyone should know about: Australian bands: Bear The Mammoth, Solkyri, Enlight, Ills, Junior Under The Moon. International bands: From Indian Lakes, Counterparts, This Town Needs Guns, Polyenso, Turnover. Nine food items that you need to make a kick arse dinner party: Five trays of lasagne, chow mein, pickles, mango chutney, and hummus. Eight possessions that define you: Brad Pitt once told me that the things you own end up owning you. Been too scared to have any possessions since. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Enemy, Princess Mononoke, Half Nelson, Snatch, Black Mirror, How To Grow A Planet. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Overworking, overworking, repeating myself, lame jokes in list format, laughing at inappropriate times, and falling into giggle loops. Five people who inspire you: Misha Mansoor, Elon Musk, Andre 3000, Taylor Mcferrin, E.O. Wilson. Four things that turn you on: Salsa, jalapenos, chilli, too much mustard. Three goals for your music: To have the listener captivated and immersed in the music. To have interesting and thought provoking lyrics/stories/themes/ideas. To keep it real. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: The Mars Volta playing for three hours straight and Thomas Pridgen still having energy by the end of it. The xx in an old theatre in Toronto, probably the best live sound I’ve ever experienced. One day left before the apocalypse and you: Burn the tomato sauce for the five trays of lasagne that’s meant for the end of the world dinner party. THE VALLEY ENDS play The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday November 14.

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GIG GUIDE

WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK

$25.00.

• GAYLE CAVANAGH & THE MIXED COMPANY BAND Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

• GREG STEPS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• JAMES TAYLOR (BITTERSWEET LOW) Chapel Off

Collingwood. 4:30pm.

8:00pm.

• ADAM MARTIN + SWIM SEASON + TRAVIS

MCCARTHY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. • BACKBEAT Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 3:30pm. $12.00.

• BIG SMOKE + LINCOLN LE FEVRE & THE INSIDERS

• KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, • KATIE BRIANNA + THE WEEPING WILLOWS Retreat

• DZ DEATHRAYS + NEW WAR + DARTS + GOLD

Williamstown. 9:00pm.

Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• KINGFISHA + OKA + THOMAS OLIVER Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.

• MATT BORG TRIO Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• MICK THOMAS + JESS RIBIERO + ARCHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

• MISERABLE LITTLE BASTARDS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• MR ALFORD Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. • NEIL YOUNG 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -

FEAT: ANGIE HART + THE AUDREYS DUO + NICK BARKER + MORE St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.00. • PAUL MADIGAN Esu House, South Yarra. 8:00pm. • RAMSHACKLE ARMY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

• THE NEW SAVAGES Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. • VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG

WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH & FRIENDS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• CUBARTE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 5:30pm.

• DIRTY BOOGIE BAND Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 2:30pm.

• GOSPEL SUNDAYS The B.east, Brunswick East. 1:00pm. • HARRY COULSON’S RAIN DOGS Cross Street , East Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• HUNG UP - FEAT: MISS GOLDIE + DAVE BOOTS +

DAVE MAC Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • MORELAND CITY SOUL REVUE Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• PIANO PROJECT SPRING RECITAL - FEAT: DANIEL

DE BORAH The Brunswick Bower, Brunswick. 5:00pm. • REIMAGINED JAZZ Emporium, Melbourne. 10:00am. • SACRÉ CŒUR COMMUNITY CHOIR Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 5:00pm. $22.00.

• STANDING TALL Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm.

Melbourne. 4:00pm.

FIELDS DJS The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $30.00.

• JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

• KOOL CHANGE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. • LOOSE TOOTH + ALI E + LOOBS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.

• NATIONAL EVENING EXPRESS + COSMOS + DOG

PLANET Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. • NEW ESTATE + FRAUD BAND + JACKSON BRIGGS + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:30pm. • NOT FEST III - FEAT: NERDLINGER + FOLEY + SECONDHAND SQUAD + SUICIDE TUESDAYS + MORE Public Bar, North Melbourne. 12:00pm. $15.00. • SHAKING THE TREE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • SMALL TOWN ROMANCE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 3:00pm.

• THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $65.00.

• THE GREAT MMW BIKE RIDE - FEAT: MICK TURNER

+ ELA STILES + FREE TIME + SUPERSTAR + CHLOE ALISON ESCOTT Royal Park Station, 1:30pm. $15.00. • TOM SHOWTIME + AGENT 86 + MAARS Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

• ZIG ZAG & DREAMIN’ WILD + HILLS HOIST + LALIC Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $5.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • BENNY & THE BLUES REVUE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

• BENNY PETERS BLUES REVUE Gem Bar, Collingwood.

Brunswick. 7:30pm.

• THE WINNEBAGO LOUNGE - FEAT: MIKELANGELO +

SARAH CARROLL St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 5:00pm. INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • A BLONDE MOMENT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.

• BRUNCH GIGS - FEAT: ANNA CORDELL + LANKS Krimper Café, Melbourne. 11:00am. $15.00.

• CONRAD SEWELL + ASTON MERRYGOLD +

MARCELO Corner Hotel, Richmond. 2:00pm (UA) & 8:00pm. $24.75.

• ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda 8:00pm.

4:00pm.

• HOWLING 45S Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

• JOHNNY MCINTYRE 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. $15.00. • JULES BOULT Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:30pm.

• KEN MAHER + AL WRIGHT + TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

• KERRI SIMPSON BAND + DIDDY REYES & THE

BLUES MANIACS + SHANNON BOURNE Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 2:45pm. $5.00.

• LARGE NUMBER 12S Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. • MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm.

• MISS WHISKY Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm.

• MUSIC FROM THE WETLANDS - FEAT: THE

KRAKEN + MOJO JUJU + ROSE BYGRAVE & MARCIA HOWARD + BLUE VINYL + MORE Alphington Wetlands, Alphington. 11:45am.

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• OLD INSTRUMENT NEW VOICE - FEAT: DONALD

NICOLSON Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm.

$40.00.

• REIMAGINED JAZZ Emporium, Melbourne. 10:00am.

• THANDO + FULTON STREET + THE DO YO THANGS

+ MAYFIELD + AU DRE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.

7:30pm. $13.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • ARBES + BONE WOMAN + HOLLYWOOD MODELS +

BEAR HOOF Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $3.00.

• CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• ILI PIKA + SUNPORC + DUCKBILLED DINOSAURS Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

• MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: SUNBEAM SOUND

MACHINE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• PVT (10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY) + KIRKIS + PEARLS The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $20.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • DIGGER & THE PUSSYCATS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE CAJUN BAND Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• DEAN EMMERSON DEAN Melbourne Recital Centre,

Coburg. 4:30pm.

CONFESSIONS It was me.

Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00.

• JAZZ PARTY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Melbourne. 4:00pm.

• BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS Drunken Poet, West

• MATT WALKER + LOST RAGAS Post Office Hotel,

WANTED ACTS WANTED FOR SUNDAY ROCK SHOWS contact: mark@gunnmusic.com.au BANDS/DUOS/SOLO ACTS WANTED for Acoustic/Indie Fest - contact: mark@gunnmusic.com.au ROCK/METAL ACTS WANTED for local rock shows - contact: mark@gunnmusic.com.au EMPLOYMENT MODELING. We’re looking for confident women of all styles (aged 18+) for our pro-feminist photographic projects with an emphasis on style and creativity. Nude/ undies, paying $100 to $500 per shoot. Don’t overlook this til you’ve found out more about it. Rebecca 94956555

CONNORS + CLINTON GREEN + MORE Conduit Arts,

• ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton.

• HACK ENSEMBLE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• THE SUGARCANES + RITA SATCH DUO Retreat Hotel,

• 100/25/1 - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + CAROLYN

Northcote. 8:00pm.

• BETH PATTERSON + JANETTE GERI Open Studio,

• TEDDY TAHU RHODES + MELBOURNE WELSH 3:00pm. $55.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

• A MUSICAL PORTRAIT Melbourne Recital Centre,

• SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote.

MALE CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 16

7:00pm.

• FIELD SEE & MASON Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North.

9:00pm.

Hotel, South Melbourne. 5:00pm. $5.00.

• THE WARNER BROTHERS Gasometer Hotel,

+ JULES DOUGLAS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. • BILLY & EDDIE MILLER Big Huey’s Diner, South

Chapel, Prahran. 3:00pm & 8:00pm. $36.00.

Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm.

• THE TRAVIS WINTERS BLUES BAND The Water Rat • THE WAKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm.

For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au • DON MCGLASHAN Bakehouse Studios, Richmond. 3:00pm.

• THE DEAD SALESMEN + MATT MALONE Reverence

• NEIL YOUNG 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -

FEAT: TIM ROGERS + THE AUDREYS DUO + LISA MILLER + MORE St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 3:00pm. $38.00. • NICK CHARLES & BLUE STRINGS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

• OPEN MIC SUNDAY Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. • OSCAR LUSH Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

• RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm.

• RYAN DOWNEY + HELOISE + HANNAH CAMERON Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $6.00.

• SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.

• SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS

Southbank. 6:00pm. $28.00. 6:30pm. $10.00.

Southbank. 11:00am. $49.00.

• HAUSCHKA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $45.00.

• IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

• JOHN MONASH SCIENCE SCHOOL Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:00pm. $10.00.

• MILONGA Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• NAFASI + SO.CRATES + ESESE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• REIMAGINED JAZZ Emporium, Melbourne. 10:00am.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • BANOFFEE + I’LLS + KLLO + LUCIANBLOMKAMP +

PLANÈTE The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $25.00.

• FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

• INTERWOVEN - FEAT: ELIZA HULL + ELLA

THOMPSON + SUI ZHEN + TASH PARKER + WOODES The Church Of Bang Bang Boogaloo, Melbourne.

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• THE SULKS Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm.

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FROM OSLO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

• ZONE OUT (LUNCHBOX SESSIONS) The Former Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. 1:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • KRISTA POLVERE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. • MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: STEVE LAWSON Powell Hotel, Footscray. 10:30am. $5.00.

• OPEN MIC/ OPEN STAGE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• TASTE OF INDIE TUESDAY - FEAT: HOUSE BAND

NIGHT Prince Public Bar, St Kilda 8:00pm.

• THE FACULTY + PINES + MISSTA Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00.

• THOMAS OLIVER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

• TRAM JAM 2015 - FEAT: PIERCE BROTHERS Tram Sessions, 7:00pm. $25.00.

Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.

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ACCESS ALL AGES WITH GRACE KINDELLAN

Hold onto your hats everybody, it’s going to be a big weekend. Face The Music 2015 is happening this Friday and Saturday from 9am – 7pm both days. With a jam-packed weekend of panel sessions, keynote presentations, networking opportunities, practical music workshops and intimate master classes, it’s the place to be for anyone who wants to work or play in the music industry. The keynote address will be delivered by JD Samson, an integral member of electronicfeminist-punk band Le Tigre and one of the world’s most visible, outspoken and inspiring gender queer performer/activists. Samson will discuss the tensions between creating experimental punk music and the realities of running a band as a “business.” Samson will also appear on Hens in the Cock House: Shake a Tail Feather alongside Joanna Cameron (One of One), Cassandra Pace (Music Victoria) and producer Anna Laverty. This discussion will delve deep into the conversation about sexism in the music industry and recent initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality on stage and behind the scenes. With the taste-making power of triple j growing in its 40th year, there will also be a discussion of the influence that national airplay has for emerging artists and how decisions are made behind the scenes about playlisting and editorial segments. Internationally renowned music activist, founder of Un-Convention and co-director of In Place of War, Ruth Daniel will also be speaking at Face The Music 2015 with a strong DIY message for Australia’s independent artists. Morning Ritual is presenting two shows at 9am on both days of Face the Music to kick everything into gear before the discussion begins. They will be held in the stunning MPavillion in Victoria Gardens with Alexander Gow (Oh Mercy) on Friday and DD Dumbo on Saturday. Face the Music takes place on Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14 at the Arts Centre Melbourne with more information available at www.facethemusic.com.au. Melbourne Music Week is also kicking off this Friday November 13 with a tonne of events for underage music lovers. On Friday arvo you can check out Breakout, a collaboration with RMIT University in the spooky courtyard of the Old Melbourne Gaol. It will showcase the hottest emerging local talent with a strong focus on sustainability and a solar-powered sound system. If you like your morning meal with a side of music, then check out a Brunch Gig this weekend. On Saturday, £1000 Bend will host Olympia and James Teague and on Sunday you can watch Lanks and Anna Cordell at Krimper Café, with a free tea or coffee on entry and brunch available for purchase. Melbourne Music Week is also hosting Lunchbox Sessions every week day from Monday November 16 to Friday November 20 at their flagship venue, the Former Royal Women’s Hospital. Come on down from 1.00pm to 2.00pm to see Jim Lawrie on Monday, Zone Out on Tuesday, Luke Howard on Wednesday, Woodes on Thursday and Ella Thompson on Friday. Head to thatsmelbourne.com.au for more tickets and more info. Got news you’d like to share with us? Send it to push@thepush.com.au

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BOWIE EXHIBIT DRAWS NEAR 200,000

ACMI’s 300-item David Bowie Is exhibition drew 199,636 visitors between July 16 and November 1. Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren was delighted with the figures, especially as 87,000 of them came from interstate and abroad. He said it confirmed Melbourne as the major events capital and the Government would continue to fund more events for Melbourne. David Bowie Is was the fourth largest entertainment exhibit for ACMI, which included Bowie-themed after hours gigs and DJ sets.

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REMOTE CONTROL PARTNERS WITH OMNIAN

Remote Control Records and New York’s Omnian Music Group have struck a partnership. Omnian will release in America the Aussie acts on RCR’s Dot Dash imprint, including Methyl Ethel, Pearls, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Client Liaison, Sui Zhen, Banoffee, Teeth & Tongue, Milwaukee Banks, Velociraptor and Jeremy Neale. RCR will in turn release noisenik, avant garde and pop acts from Omnian’s various labels in this country.

OPENLIVE ADDS ARTIST DASHBOARD

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OpenLIVE, the Australia/UK company which lets acts record their gigs for live recordings, has introduced a free Australian-first feature called Artist Dashboard. It allows acts to schedule their recordings in venues and festivals with the OpenLIVE MasterBuilder installed. A test of the feature saw 150 acts take part. “Capturing your recording is literally as simple as booking a plane ticket,” says audio and technology director Simon Tait. The artist maintains copyright and decides if and when the recording is released. See www.openlive.co/artistsign-up.

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RHYTHMS FOR SALE

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Rhythms has flown the flag for blues, folk, country and world music since 1992. Owner publishers Martin Jones and Verity Bee have opted for a lifestyle change, and are looking for a new owner. Jones says advertising is up, the brand has a fanatical following and a reputation for integrity, a strong digital presence and close ties with festivals, promoters and labels. “Rhythms remains such an important voice for so many great musicians, most of whom are ignored by mainstream media,” says Jones. He can be contacted at marty@ rhythms.com.au or 0417834017.

SWIFT FACES $42M SUIT OVER SHAKE IT OFF

Taylor Swift faces a $42m lawsuit over Shake It Off. R&B singer Jesse Graham says the two songs don’t sound alike but that she nicked the chorus from his slow jam Haters Gone Hate on his 2013 album Sexy Ladies. Graham sings: “Haters gonna hate / Players gonna play / Watch out for them fakers / They’ll fake you every day.” Swift’s chorus runs: “’Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play / And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” Graham originally asked Swift’s management for a co-writing credit on the seven million seller and for selfie with the singer, but they told him to get lost. Shake It Off picked up its seventh platinum certification in Australia for 245,000 sales.

THINGS WE HEAR

• Which artist manager went flying around the corner to a club to impress his new galpal, and ran into a telephone booth? • Which reunion tour by a one time big band seems doomed after old bad habits re-emerged at rehearsals? One of the guitarists didn’t want to rehearse and demanded the guitar tech play the harder solos from behind a curtain. • Does Swedish duo Pleasurekraft’s Facebook posting that they’ll be here in April mean they’ll be

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part of Carl Cox’s new techno festival to be held then? Tame Impala drew 12,000 to Sidney Myer Music Bowl on the weekend, two days before they scooped the WA Music Awards with four wins. Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour is the hottest in the world right now. It’s clanged up $25.5m in sales, according to Billboard. Second hottest is U2’s, which made $17.4m from eight European shows early last month. Producing Australia’s first multi-day cruise ship EDM festival came with “challenges that could not be overcome,” said organisers as they cancelled Sea ‘N Beats. It was to sail along the Queensland coast March 5 to 8, 2016 with entertainment including Alison Wonderland, Peking Duk, Hayden James, Touch Sensitive, Slumberjack and Cyril Hahn. The Pinnacle in North Fitzroy will be back “bigger and better” and showcasing bands after its fire on the weekend, the owners said. During Darren Middleton’s Brisbane launch of his Splinters album, there was a four-man reunion of Powderfinger (without drummer Jon Coghill, for an extended version of Neil Young’s Like A Hurricane. After being fan-funded to the tune of £45,000, a statue of Bon Scott will be unveiled at the tenth annual Bonfest in the singer’s hometown of Kirriemuir in Scotland next April. Former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans will unveil the statue after a solo set and join Scott’s ‘soulmate’ Mary Renshaw for a Q&A and a signing session for her Bon book Live Wire co-written with two others. Many of the songs on Cathedrals, the debut album from Melbourne folk pop quintet Playwrite (launched at Shadow Electric on Friday November 27) were shaped by a 2009 incident. Guitarist Patrick Holcombe’s parents died defending their home in the Black Saturday bushfires and the album finds the band coming to terms with their collective sense of grief and loss. The success of the inaugural Aus Music Festival in Warrnambool ensures a return next year. The program emphasised the diversity of Australian music via showcases, workshops, exhibitions and a conference by Music Victoria. But the rise of another great regional festival alongside the likes of Queenscliff Music, Apollo Bay Music and Port Fairy Folk – each with their own identity – gave rise to talk of a tourism initiative to link these events through a concept called Great Northern Road of Music. Cinemark, the third largest US cinema chain, has banned fans from attending screenings of the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens wearing masks, face paint or bringing lightsabers.

LISTEN CONFERENCE ON CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS

The inaugural two-day conference organised by activist group Listen (listenlistenlisten.org) during the Darebin Music Feast was compelling for the way its eight panels anecdotally outlined the problems faced by women, LGBTQIA+ and non-white people who perform and work in the music industry and attend its events. Panellists outlined the prejudice they face, not only as people but to their artistic works – especially from radio – and its effect on their confidence. The audience was challenged to confront their own prejudices and willingness to be vocal about issues and make changes for others. As The Black Panthers observed, “If you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.”

15 YEAR OLD WINS DAREBIN SONGWRITER

The winner of the 2015 Darebin Music Feast Songwriter’s Award was 15-year old Mabel WinfredWornes, who plays in Charm of Finches with sister Ivy who released their Home EP last year. Writing songs from age 11, she sharpened her skills busking

songs by her favourite band, Sweden’s First Aid Kit. Winfred-Wornes took the crown from nine other finalists with her song Paper And Ink at the Grand Final Concert at Northcote Town Hall. She received $2000 cash from APRA, a Beat ad, studio time at Head Gap, mastering with Adam Dempsey at Deluxe Mastering, duplication services at Implant Media, $200 Guitar World voucher and Face the Music conference entry.

CLAIRE RIORDAN AT INERTIA

Claire Riordan is Inertia Music’s new Digital Manager. She will work with its digital accounts and continue focus on innovation and strategies to connect their artists and labels with consumers. In the last two years, Riordan worked at the ABC in various roles as Digital and Social Media Producer in TV Marketing, Online Editor at ABC Classic FM and Executive Producer at triple j Unearthed.

RDIO PICKS CITY CALM DOWN

Rdio chose Melbourne electro pop band City Calm Down as its Artist To Watch through November. Rdio is already streaming new single Son from their debut album In A Restless House out last week on I OH YOU. Fans get to hear CCD playlists giving an insight to their music. Introduced this year to Australia, previous Artists To Watch have included Hiatus Kaiyote and Last Dinosaurs.

PUNK PICTORIAL BOOK

Product 45 is a coffee table book, out on Thursday December 1, that pictorially captures the 1976-1980 Australian punk and post-punk era through the packaging of the music. The first of three books, it is compiled by Sydney record collector and graphic designer Murray Bennett with contributions from 50 artists, label heads, music writers and industry luminaries from the era. Full details at taoam.com.au.

ORB SIGNED TO FLIGHTLESS

Geelong trio ORB are signed to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s own label Flightless, which is distributed through Remote Control. They just released their debut 7” Migration/Migration 2 online. The B-side is an electronic re-work of Migration by Mikey Young (Eddy Current, Total Control). ORB started out as a doom metal band but mellowed a bit since, releasing a cassette wrapped up in heavy chains.

HARTS WAH-WAHS IN NEW SUBARU AD

Melbourne guitar prodigy Harts stars in the new Subaru WRX ad, in which the car’s accelerator is replaced by a wah-wah guitar effects pedal. The wah pedal was modified by two technologists with the wah-wah sounds blasting out of the Marshall amp created by Harts. He was driven by Richard Bowers of Melbourne band Magic Bones. Subaru created the ad from “that classic feeling of barrelling along in a great driving car with a great music track and the volume blasting.”

Expecting: son for Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and wife Lauren Kitt. Born: daughter for Sydney nightclub identity Justin Hemmes, 42, and partner of 12 months, NZ model Kate Fowler, 25. Ill: Glenn Frey of The Eagles needs surgery for a recurring intestinal problem. Hospitalised: Danny Leo, drummer/ singer with Melbourne duo King Of The North, to have his appendix removed in Berlin during their European tour. Hospitalised: Bad Brains guitarist Dr. Know, 57, was on life support last week but weekend reports say he’s “getting better”. Jailed: a former prison officer for 12 months after she admitted selling information about George Michael to the London Sun. In Court: a Florida court allowed police to break into Lil Wayne’s house in Miami Beach to seize US$2m worth of artwork over an unpaid an airline lease. Arrested: a woman who cared for Bobbi Kristina Brown in her final days at a Georgia hospice for allegedly impersonating a nurse. Died: US ‘70s country hit maker Tommy Overstreet, 78, from a variety of ailments he’s had for the past few years. Died: Raul Rekow, conga player for Santana between 1976 to 2013, aged 59. Died: SA country music singer/songwriter Nathaniel O’Brien, 19, who was on X-Factor last year, in a crash near his hometown Bega while driving between gigs.

MUMFORD & SONS EXHIBITION

Mumford & Sons hold a Gentlemen Of The Road exhibition Friday November 13 – Sunday November 15 at Young Henry’s Brewery in Sydney. It features shots from their 17 global GOTR and own shows from on-tour clicker Marcus Haney, Australia’s Ty Johnson, bassist Ted Dwane and drummer Chris Maas. The Mumfords also auction custom-made Good Time banjos from Banjos Down Under for each of their concerts. Proceeds go to the Red Cross Qld Flood Relief Appeal in Brisbane, White Ribbon in Sydney, Feed Melbourne and Auckland City Mission in NZ.

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KATY PERRY MUSIC’S HIGHEST PAID WOMAN

US business magazine Forbes estimated Katy Perry as the biggest female earner in music. She grossed $135m this year, earning more than $2m per city over 126 shows with her Prismatic world tour and deals with Claire’s and Covergirl. Taylor Swift was at #2 with $80m followed by Fleetwood Mac ($59.5m), Lady Gaga ($59m) and Beyoncé ($54.5m).

TMN LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA ARTISTS CHARTS

Trade title The Music Network has introduced two Social Media Artists charts. It ranks acts in Top 50 of popularity from buzz on various social media platforms. 5SOS topped the first Australian chart and Justin Bieber the international one.

MUSIC PROJECTS FROM VICARTS GRANTS

71 independent arts projects were recipients of $1.3m in grants through Creative Victoria’s VicArts Grants program. It covered visual arts, literature, dance, circus, music and theatre. Among them were $45,000 to the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative for its annual concert series; $20,000 to the Make It Up Club for weekly concerts of avant-garde, improvised music and sound art; $19,250 for The Bedroom Philosopher ( Justin Heazlewood) to develop his memoir of growing up an only child with a mother with schizophrenia (to be accompanied by a multimedia show composed of readings, characterisations, songs and images); $14,340 for Sonia Leber and David Chesworth to develop Speech Acts, a video, soundscape and music project that explores tactile signing communication techniques used by people who are both deaf and blind; $14,000 for a new music work for a percussion trio by composer Kate Neal; $9,500 for Melbourne Ukulele Festival Inc for the festival and workshops; $9,000 for Liza Lim’s composition Everything Turns to Air, a long-form music piece scored for the Chinese sheng (mouth organ) and an ensemble of nine musicians; and $3500 for a new work for uilleann pipes, recorders and electronics composed by Alexander Garsden.

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The Strain

Define your genre in five words or less: Rock with indie pop. 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? “Jeez man the lead singer just glassed me for walking across the front of the stage. These guys are dicks.” How long have you been gigging and writing? 15 years. We’re old enough to be your parents What has been your favourite gig you’ve played to date? Our album launch at Northcote Social Club was a dream gig – everything just came together. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? We are very hook-driven so all of our songs have an elements of ‘60s/’70s pop to them I think. Lately I feel like we are gravitating towards the unrecognised awesomeness that was ‘80s Aussie rock (The Go-Betweens, The Church, Sunnyboys). What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? There’s a song by Regurgitator that deals with this well. Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it? If you trawl the inter-web for long enough you can find our debut album Turn and Face on Amazon, iTunes etc. Why should everyone come and see your band? Well I’d like them to spread it out a bit, frankly. The venue can only hold so many people so if everyone comes then there’ll be a bit of pandemonium. Just be civil, people, you’ll all get your turn. THE STRAIN are hitting The Brunswick Hotel on Friday November 13.

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