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- FREE SHIT ZOO TWILIGHTS Love music? Love animals? Congrats, you sound like you rule. The Zoo Twilights series also sounds right up your alley. We have five double passes to give away to the Melbourne Ska Orchestra show, taking place at the Melbourne Zoo this Friday February 15, plus five double passes to give away to the Stonefield and Owl Eyes show on Friday February 22.

PUSH OVER 2013 Mischief-makers The Amity Aﬄiction headline a huge lineup of hardcore, metal, hip hop and break dance in celebration of the longest running Victorian all ages live music festival, Push Over, turning 21 on Monday March 11 at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster for a measly $40+bf pre-sale or you can win the double pass we’re giving away.

HEATHER PEACE UK Lip Service actress and musician Heather Peace is presenting a showcase of her songs after she performs at this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras. She is playing the Thornbury Theatre Rude Rumours event on Tuesday February 19 at The Thornbury Theatre with Marie Wilson and we have three double passes to go along.

SHIP ROCK’D “I’m on a boat” is a thing, right? I’m not that down with those sorts of hip sayings so I don’t know where it came from but feel free to shout it heaps this Saturday February 16 on the maiden voyage of Ship Rock’d – a sweet boat party featuring heaps of rad bands like Tequila Mockingbyrd, Cooper Street, Scaramouche, The Naysayers and Two Headed Dog. We have one double pass to give to one lucky sailor.

EYAL AND THE SKELETON CREW Whirling waltzes, driving country rhythms and breakneck gypsy virtuosity; mix it all together and you have some idea of what Eyal & the Skeleton Crew have in store for you. They are playing a Saturday night February residency at Bennett’s Lane Jazz Club. We’ve a double pass to pass on for the Saturday February 16 gig.

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MATT & KIM Brooklyn-based duo Matt & Kim have announced sideshows to accompany their Groovin’ The Moo tour later this year. Matt & Kim are known for the DIY music ethic, but most famously their video clip Lessons Learned where the couple stripped naked in Times Square. It earned the band viral success, including supporting acts with My Chemical Romance and Blink-182. Their current album Lightning – a kaleidoscope of stripped back beats and pop-driven melodies – earned the band a spot supporting Passion Pit. Matt & Kim will be playing at The Northcote Social Club on Friday May 3. Tickets can be purchased via the venue website.

SCOTT IAN AND CHRIS JERICHO Two of rock’s royal icons are teaming up for one unforgettable evening: Anthrax’s Scott Ian and WWE Champion and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho will be taking to the intimate Toﬀ In Town stage, to share stories from 30 years of metal, wrestling and boozing it up. It’s a no-holds-barred Q & A session, in which absolutely nothing will be oﬀ-limits. Whether you’re a rock fan or wrestling junkie, this is an evening not to be missed. Strictly limited tickets are available, so head to Moshtix now for a spot at their Wednesday February 27 event.

AINSLIE WILLS Ainslie Wills will be embarking on her biggest tour yet in promotion of her debut album this April. Entitled You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine, the album showcases Wills’ ability to create warm, ﬂuid tracks layered with harmonic strings and textured rhythms. The Melbourne neo-folk artist has previously toured with Gossling and Husky. The tour kicks oﬀ at The Golden Vine in Bendigo on Saturday April 13, followed by a later show at The Northcote Social Club on Wednesday April 24. Tickets can be purchased through Moshtix or the venue website.

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THE KOOKS Following the recent announcement of the Groovin’ The Moo lineup, British band The Kooks have announced a series of sideshows to accompany their festival tour later this year. The Kooks will bring their veracious energy and dynamic performance that captured audiences at Splendour In The Grass last year. Known for their blend of indie-rock and pop, the hipsters earned an international fan-base with their debut Inside In/Outside Out in 2006. Seven years on and they’re performing work from their third album Junk Of The Heart. The Kooks will perform at The Palais Theatre on Friday May 3. Tickets go on sale Wednesday February 15 through Ticketmaster.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Brooklyn legends They Might Be Giants have announced a series of sideshows in addition to their Groovin’ The Moo dates this year. Founded in 1982 by high-school buddies John Linnell and John Flansburgh, They Might Be Giants have received two Grammys, have 15 albums, and are responsible for Boss Of Me, the Malcolm In The Middle theme song. Their latest album Nanobots will be released in March ahead of their tour. They Might Be Giants will grace The Corner Hotel on Thursday May 2. Tickets can be purchased through the venue website and box oﬃce.

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE In addition to their previously announced arena and winery performances, Neil Young and Crazy Horse will perform a one-oﬀ, up-close show in Melbourne. For over ﬁve decades, Young has established himself as an icon and revolutionary, expertly managing to fuse thought-provoking lyric declarations with expert musical precision. He’ll be joined by Crazy Horse, a talented trio comprised of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank ‘Poncho’ Sampedro, who have earned acclaim for both their recent album Psychedelic Pill and their global tour. Neil Young and Crazy Horse perform at The Plenary on Wednesday March 13. Tickets on sale Monday February 18 through Ticketek. They’ll also play Rod Laver Arena on Friday March 15 (through Ticketek) and A Day On The Green in Geelong on Saturday March 16 (through Ticketmaster).

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GUNS N’ ROSES In response to overwhelming demand, a second show has been added for rock’n’roll legends Guns N’ Roses. It all goes down at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday March 16 (second show) and Sunday March 17. Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster.

JORDAN MILLER AND JACK CARTY Two highly accomplished acoustic talents, Jordan Miller and Jack Carty are joining forces for a three month tour across Australia. Both critically acclaimed singer songwriters with an impressive record of tour, support and festival roles, this could be the last opportunity to experience these two independent artists sharing their music in such intimate audience settings. The tour kicks oﬀ in Melbourne and they will hit The Workers Club on Friday March 22. Tickets can be purchased via the venue website.

TOOL Californian prog-rockers Tool will be returning to Melbourne this April. The tour will see the quartet taking time off from recording their highly anticipated fifth studio album, which will come 20 years after their debut release Opiate. The tour will be Tool’s first visit to Australian shores since headlining the 2011 Big Day Out. Tool will hit Rod Laver Arena on Saturday April 27. Tickets go on sale at 9am, Tuesday February 19 through Ticketek.

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NANTES Sydney band Nantes have just revealed the video for their most recent single as well as announced they will be playing a show in Melbourne this April. Their debut album Beingsbeing is set for release in March, releasing the first taste of it with single Avid. The tour is the first to feature the full live lineup and sets a striking tone for the fulllength release. Nantes will be playing Melbourne on Friday April 19 at The Northcote Social Club with fellow Sydney outfit Battleships. Tickets are available via the venue website. Beingsbeing is released Friday March 15 on Deadhand Music.

Following the jubilation that was Fall Out Boy reuniting earlier this week, the Chicago band have announced their first Australian tour in over three years. To top it off, the band have confirmed a comeback album called Save Rock And Roll, which features their current single My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up). Fall Out Boy, or affectionately known as FOB, have been entertaining millions with their anthems What A Catch, Donnie and Thnks Fr Th Mmrs for over a decade. They’ve won over 16 awards, including The Music Factory’s award for Best International Artist. Fall Out Boy will be playing at The Palace Theatre on Wednesday March 27. Tickets go on sale Friday February 15 at 9am at Ticketmaster.

THE LUMINEERS Denver folk outﬁt The Lumineers have sold out their March Melbourne show, and have even had to upgrade their venue in Sydney, however for those lucky enough to have purchased tickets, they have ﬁnally announced who will be joining them on tour. Joining The Lumineers will be Sydney folk duo The Falls, who have garnered a following thanks to their Hollywood EP. The Lumineers sold-out Melbourne show is at The Corner Hotel on Friday March 29.

STRANGE TALK Melbourne’s electro-pop quartet Strange Talk have revealed a national tour in support of their anticipated album Cast Away. This March and April sees Strange Talk head out around the country showcasing Cast Away in its entirety, joined by artist-on-the-rise Phebe Starr and Unearthed favourites from Brisbane, Pigeon. Strange Talk will be playing in Melbourne on Thursday March 28 at The Corner Hotel. Tickets on sale now at the venue website.

BOOGIE 7 Pack your winnies, Boogie 7 is only seven weeks away and they’ve added a delectable selection of talent to the bill. Joining the already jam-packed lineup are Endless Boogie, Tav Falco & The Panther Burns, Money For Rope, Simone Felice, Wang, Phil Jamieson, Go Devils, Lowtide, Harmony and Drunk Mums. They join the already announced Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Tony Joe White, Henry Wagons & His Grand Ole Boogvegas Spectacle, Velociraptor, Don Walker & The Suave Fucks, Good Heavens, Little Bastard, Jeremy Neale, Super Wild Horses, The Preatures, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Mother & Son and Dirt Farmer. Boogie 7 takes place at Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook from Friday March 29 ‘til Sunday March 31. Tickets onsale now at boogie.net.au. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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BITTER SWEET KICKS Melbourne’s Bitter Sweet Kicks will be joined at the Espy by France’s Ultra Bullitt, and locals The Ivory Elephant for a night of gritty rock’n’roll on the eve of the Labour Day long weekend. After seven years together the Bitter Sweet Kicks will say a bitter sweet farewell to drummer Joseph Cunliﬀe, who will be playing his ﬁnal show. High energy rock’n’soul garage band Ultra Bullitt will be making their Australian debut, while The Ivory Elephant will be bringing their blues rock all the way from Brunswick to open. Catch them on Thursday March 7 at the Espy Front Bar.

THE COMMON ROOM The Common Room at The West End will cement itself as a revered live music venue when it presents a sneak peek of the Live at music series. Over two weekends in February, Melbourne’s newest purpose built live music venue The Common Room will amplify the live experience for music lovers, industry and performers. The ﬁrst to warm up the new stage will be Evermore on Friday February 15, followed by Wes Carr on Saturday February 16, Rai Thistlethwayte on Friday February 22 and ﬁnishing up with Deep Sea Arcade on Saturday February 23. Head to Moshtix for all ticketing.

THE KITS Originally from Melbourne, the now UK-based band The Kits have announced that they will be returning to play a one-oﬀ exclusive show in Melbourne. The show will be launching the band’s new album, Lead Us Into Temptation which is being released on the band’s new record label Pop Crime Record. Supported by Ultra Bullitt from France, The Kits will be playing The Old Bar in Fitzroy on Thursday February 28.

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GH MUSIC Garry Hyde, the son of Billy Hyde, has re-opened a musical instrument store named GH Music on the original Billy Hyde Music site in Flemington, which was where it all began in 1962 for his fathers’ music retail institution. To celebrate, they are holding their inaugural free Huge Day Out featuring a lineup of free entertainment all day on an outdoor stage, free clinics and demonstrations from the best in the business, plus load of giveaways and a bunch of live music from Stoneﬁeld and more. It all happens on Saturday February 23 at GH Music. Head to ghmusic.com.au for more information.

ROCK & ROLL GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW More guests have been announced for the Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show – a fundraising event for Melbourne publicist Karen Conrad and her family to assist in treatment for her son Grant’s cystic ﬁbrosis. Charles Jenkins, The Darling Downs, Kerri Simpson, Suzannah Espie, Krista Polvere, Quincy McLean and more will be playing tunes on the day, while Mikelangelo will be crooning a song or two and emceeing the proceedings. It’s a matinee show at The Corner Hotel on Sunday March 3 with all cash raised going towards taking Grant to the USA for specialist treatment. Tickets are only $25+bf and are available via The Corner box oﬃce and website.

BOTH CHEESE Indie experimental dance band from Tokyo Japan, Both Cheese, have decided to drive through Australia this month in a stolen hire van. They have wah-wah pedals and loud drums, and their interests include noise, blues, and dancing women. They kind of make space music that vomits out ﬁlthy swamp blues mixed up with experimental noise and guttural throat singing. It’s going to be straight up your alley, don’t you worry about that. Head to The Public Bar on Monday February 18 to see these weirdos do their stuﬀ, supported by Night Party from 8.30pm.

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Since his legendary Australian band Hunters And Collectors disbanded, Mark Seymour has released an astonishing amount of material. His latest album, Seventh Heaven Club, will be his ninth release discrete from the Collectors’. It comprises 12 love songs, written by other artists, which Seymour has performed with his faithful band The Undertow over the last 14 years. The album includes the talents of guests Lucinda Williams, Abby Dobson, and his own youngest daughter and aspiring singer/songwriter, Hannah Seymour. The record will be released on Friday March 1 through Liberation Music, and Seymour is playing some shows around Melbourne during March to promote its release. He plays The Yarraville Club on Friday March 22, The Thornbury Theatre on Saturday March 23 and The Flying Saucer Club on Sunday March 24.

GUY SEBASTIAN Australia’s most successful male artist Guy Sebastian has embarked on his biggest tour yet, playing over 40 shows as part of his regional Get Along tour. He has already sold out two shows at the Palais Theatre for this tour, with a third just announced for Sunday April 7. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Alternatively, Sebastian is playing several dates in regional centres around Victoria. Have a look at guysebastian.com for all the info. Beat Magazine Page 18

THE COOL SUMMER FESTIVAL Due to the unfortunate event of bushfires around Mount Hotham, the Cool Summer Festival has been cancelled for 2013. The area will be feeling the effects of the fires for a long time to come and the festival will need all the support it can get to have it back up and running next year. Keep your eyes on their Facebook page and coolsummerfestival.com for news and information on how to help out. Those who have purchased tickets will be contacted soon regarding refunds.

MORIARTY Moriarty’s six band members have come together from France, Switzerland, Vietnam and the US. Their various cultural inﬂuences have created a unique blend of alternative folk and blues that warp traditional conventions and keep a passionate fan base coming back for more. Their last Australian tour sold-out, and on a roll with more than 600 shows all over the world since, lead singer Rosemary and her gang are coming back to our shores. The total theatrical experience that is a Moriarty show will prove undoubtedly spellbinding within the bosom of the Spiegeltent, where their intricately created world will come to life on Thursday March 14. Tickets can be purchased through the Arts Centre website.

STEVIE PAIGE Stevie Paige is widely regarded as one of the best soul and blues voices anywhere in the world, with a guitar style that has been described as completely unique. Paige is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts, and has put herself together a highly accomplished band to join her on tour, featuring Robbie Little on bass, and Mark Kennedy on drums, Jeﬀ Mead on Saxophone, Tom Jovanovic on the ol’ trumpet, and Hammond maestro Kim Kelaart. The songstress is playing several shows in Melbourne, including the Elsternwick Hotel on Saturday February 23 and a spot at the Wonderland Spiegeltent in the Docklands on Saturday March 23. Go to steviepaige.com for full details.

BOB EVANS The man with the uncannily distinctive voice, Bob Evans, has just announced he will be touring throughout April and May in support of his fourth studio record Familiar Stranger. The cheeky ﬁrst single from the album, Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore, has had some excellent radio play and is now followed by second track Go. The single features backing vocal from San Cisco’s Scarlett Stevens – they like to keep it in the fam, those Perth musos. Evans will be supported by Tigertown and Davey Lane at his three Victorian dates: Thursday May 16 at Geelong’s Yarra Hotel, Friday May 17 at Richmond’s Corner Hotel, and Saturday May 18 at Meeniyan Town Hall in Meeniyan. Tickets go on sale this Friday from each respective venue.

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After their raucous show at the end of last year, Brothers Grim and The Blue Murders have revealed that they will be back in the Espy Front Bar soon enough. Joining them will be Melbourne three-piece retro-blues rock and roll band The Hellhounds. Brothers Grim and The Blue Murders will be playing The Espy front bar on Saturday March 2. Entry is free.

THE SNOWDROPPERS Three and half years since their album Too Late To Pray, The Snowdroppers announce the release of their second album Moving Out Of Eden and a tour to show the new album off. The Snowdroppers are “ratcheting up the party factor” by bringing on tour Sydney’s Little Bastard, a seven-piece punk string band incorporating mandolin, banjo and fiddle, bound to push the evening that bit further over the top. The Snowdroppers and Little Bastard will be playing two Victorian shows; the first at the Northcote Social Club on Friday April 5 along with The Stiffys, and the following evening Saturday April 6 at the Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine. Moving Out Of Eden is due out Friday March 22.

KARAVAN! GYPSY MUSIC FESTIVAL The Karavan! International Gypsy Music Festival is bringing the sounds of Eastern Europe back to Melbourne this spring. Karavan! 2013 will be headlined by acclaimed world-leader’s of the Balkan sound, gypsy crack quintet The New York Gypsy All Stars alongside Sydney’s The Margaret Street Project, Melbourne’s Vulgargrad, the The Woo Hoo Revue, and the hot swing of old-world Francophiles, La Mauvaise Reputation. It all happens at the Thornbury Theatre on Saturday March 2. Tickets through Oztix.

THESE MACHINES CUT RAZOR WIRE The Thornbury Theatre is welcoming back These Machines Cut Razor Wire. Chris Wilson, Charles Jenkins, Les Thomas, Suzannah Espie, The Stillsons and Jed Rowe will all take to the stage to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, with more acts yet to be announced. These Machines Cut Razor Wire 2013 is on Sunday April 14 at the Thornbury Theatre. It’s live music with a good conscience. Tickets can be purchased from Oztix.

SOMETHING FOR KATE After returning to the spotlight in a massive way in 2012, Something For Kate have announced their biggest Australian tour in over six years. The band will showcase material from their new album, the critically acclaimed Leave Your Soul To Science, as well as a comprehensive selection of material from their large and enviable back catalogue. Despite performing at a much larger venue this time around, tickets are sure to be snapped up in a jiﬀy – get in quick. Something For Kate perform at The Forum on Friday June 14. Full tour and ticket details at their website.

JORDIE LANE Super fresh from a six day lemon detox diet over Christmas (after his epic Fool For Love tour just before that) Jordie Lane is feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to jump back on the road with his Movement tour. He’s back on the juice, too. As well as headlining seven festivals on this excursion, he will also play The Corner Hotel on Sunday March 17 with Ruthie Foster. Tickets are from the venue.

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INTERNATIONAL DAVID HASSELHOFF Corner Hotel February 14 I AM GIANT Ding Dong Lounge February 14 SWANS Corner Hotel February 15 CONVERGE Billboard The Venue February 15 RINGO STARR Festival Hall February 16, 17 ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES Westgate Entertainment Centre February 16, 17 FATHER JOHN MISTY The Hi-Fi February 17 NEIL FINN AND PAUL KELLY The Palais February 16, 18, Rochford Wines 23 EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN The Palace February 19 DR. FEELGOOD Corner Hotel February 21 NORAH JONES The Plenary February 21 HOW TO DRESS WELL Corner Hotel February 22 MY BLOODY VALENTINE The Palace February 22 JOSE JAMES The Hi-Fi February 22 DRAGONFORCE Billboard The Venue, February 25 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK The Hi-Fi February 25 PERIPHERY/CROSSFAITH The Espy February 25 BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 26, 27 LINKIN PARK, STONE SOUR Rod Laver Area February 26 MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Billboard February 26 KYUSS LIVES The Palace February 26 FUCKED UP/O’BROTHER/THE DEAR HUNTER Prince Bandroom February 26 GALLOWS Corner Hotel February 26 OF MICE & MEN The Hi-Fi February 26 THE WEDDING PRESENT Northcote Social Club February 26, 27 SYLOSIS AND SIX FEET UNDER Corner Hotel February 27 TOMAHAWK Billboard The Venue February 27 SLEEPING WITH SIRENS The Hi-Fi February 27 FLOGGING MOLLY The Palace February 27 SICK OF IT All The Espy February 27 GARBAGE The Forum February 27 PUSCIFER The Palais February 28 THE WONDER YEARS Corner Hotel February 28 DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED The Espy February 28 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR Arrow On Swanston February 28 CYPRESS HILL The Forum February 28 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Melbourne Recital Hall February 28 BRING ME THE HORIZON/PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard February 28

SUM 41/BILLY TALENT The Palace February 28 SOUNDWAVE Flemington Racecourse March 1 DEEP PURPLE/JOURNEY Rod Laver Arena March 1 DEERHOOF Schoolhouse Studios March 3 THIN LIZZY Billboard The Venue March 4 KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE Etihad Stadium March 5 FUN. The Palace March 5 ED SHEERAN Festival Hall March 5, 6 THE OFFSPRING The Palace March 6 ANTIBALAS Corner Hotel March 6 CAT POWER The Forum March 7 THE STONE ROSES Festival Hall March 7 DINOSAUR JR Corner Hotel March 7, The Espy March 8 RICKIE LEE JONES Anthenaeum Theatre March 7 PURITY RING Corner Hotel March 8 GOOD LIFE 2013 Flemington Racecourse March 8 WOMADELAIDE Adelaide’s Botanic Park March 8 –March 11 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 8 – 11 TORO Y MOI Corner Hotel March 9 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Billboard March 9 GOLDEN PLAINS Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre March 9 - 11 MXPX Corner Hotel March 10 WILD NOTHING The Tote March 11, The Toﬀ March 12 REDD KROSS The Espy March 12 BOB MOULD Corner Hotel March 13 SMASH MOUTH The Hi-Fi March 13 BLOC PARTY Festival Hall March 14 LOS STRAITJACKETS The LuWow March 14 BEATLEMANIA Athaneum Theatre March 14-17 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE The Plenary March 13, Rod Laver Arena March 15 OPETH The Palace March 15 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Corner Hotel March 16 DAMIEN DEMPSEY The Hi-Fi March 16 GUNS N’ ROSES Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 16, 17 MOON DUO Northcote Social Club March 17 THE JACKSONS Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre March 19 WANDA JACKSON Corner Hotel March 20 DEWOLFF The Workers Club March 21 THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Northcote Social Club March 21, 22 MUTEMATH Billboard March 22 RODRIGUEZ Hamer Hall March 22 ROBERT CRAY Hamer Hall March 24 FRED WESLEY Corner Hotel March 24

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Rod Laver Arena March 24, 26, 27 Hanging Rock March 30, 31 MANU CHAO The Palace March 25 CHRIS ISAAK Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 26 WILCO Hamer Hall March 27, 28 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS Billboard March 27 PAUL SIMON Rod Laver Arena March 27 BONNIE RAITT, MAVIS STAPLES State Theatre March 27 IGGY AND THE STOOGES Festival Hall March 27 FALL OUT BOY Palace Theatre March 27 ROGER HODGSON The Palais March 28 ALLEN STONE Northcote Social Club March 28 BYRON BAY BLUESFEST Byron Bay March 28 – April 1 EMILIE AUTUMN The Espy March 29 TAV FALCO & THE PANTHER BURNS The Tote March 30 COUNTING CROWS Hamer Hall March 30, 31 THE LUMINEERS Corner Hotel April 2 DROPKICK MURPHYS Festival Hall April 2 BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Hamer Hall April 3 ROBERT PLANT Rod Laver Arena April 3 THE XX Festival Hall April 4, 5 PENNYWISE The Palace April 4 THE SCRIPT Rod Laver Arena April 6 BEN HOWARD Corner Hotel April 6, 7 THE DARKNESS, JOAN JETT Hisense Arena April 6 BIRDY The Palais April 8 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD The Palace April 11 MICK TAYLOR Ferntree Gully Hotel April 19, Corner Hotel April 20, 21 EXTREME The Palace April 19 JOSH GROBAN The Palais April 20 BRYAN ADAMS Rod Laver Arena April 20 COHEED AND CAMBRIA/CIRCA SURVIVE The Palace April 21 DIG IT UP! The Palace April 25 TOOL Rod Laver Arena April 27 BLACK SABBATH Rod Laver Arena April 29, May 1 THE BRONX The Corner April 30, May 1 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS The Corner Hotel May 2 TEGAN & SARA The Palais May 2 MATT & KIM Northcote Social Club May 3 THE KOOKS Palais Theatre May 3 GROOVIN THE MOO Prince Of Wales Showground Bendigo, May 4 HAPPY MONDAYS The Palace May 5 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND The Corner Hotel May 14, Pier Live Frankston May 15 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM The Palace May 15 DEFTONES The Palace May 17, 18 LOCAL NATIVES The Forum May 18 STAN RIDGWAY Corner Hotel May 18, The Caravan Club May 19 P!NK Rod Laver Arena July 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, August 27 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA The Forum September 20

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RODRIGUEZ BY BENJAMIN COOPER

The Sugar Man is sitting in the back seat of a limousine as it winds through the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Representatives of his management and film studios chatter away in the background as he expresses his amazement at and happiness with the twists and turns of his life. For Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, a proud lifetime resident of Detroit, the Californian mecca feels like a long way from home. The American poet and musician more commonly known as Rodriguez is taking it all in his stride: after all, it’s only mid-morning and a film about his life has just been nominated for an Academy Award. “The Oscar nomination is wonderful. We were at the Critics’ Choice [Awards] recently, and the film won Best Documentary, which is just such an honour,” he says humbly. “It seems that the film keeps getting nominations at lots of different ceremonies, and even though it’s out of my hands what happens next... well, I’m quite overwhelmed by all the support we’ve received. After all – I’m just a guy who has to come up with a three minute pop song.” The film in question is Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching For Sugar Man. The documentary traces the journey of South Africans Stephen Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom to determine what happened to the recording artist who made such a huge impact in their own country without ever really tasting success in America. It’s a powerful piece of art in its own right, that necessarily has its roots in the narrative of the boy from the Detroit suburbs who never dreamt of the impact his music would have in nations as diverse as the newlysovereign Zimbabwe, Botswana and Australia. Rodriguez was born in Motor City when it was booming, the sixth child of Mexican migrants who left their home country in the ‘20s. The Detroit of his youth was a far different prospect to its current incarnation: automobile factories around the middle of the century were veritably bursting with industry, and new faces in the hundreds of thousands arrived from the southern states of America and Europe in search of a new beginning. The lives and journeys of the working classes were always going to inform the music of the city’s son. Growing up in the neighbourhood meant he saw people of all races and backgrounds tasting success and failure in equal measures. “I don’t know of any other city in America that reflects what is happening at a national level so thoroughly. If it’s good for the country, then it’s good for Detroit. At the moment we’re experiencing tougher times, and you can really tell that across the city. I’m critical of Detroit,” he explains, “and I always have been. I’m born and bred there, and I love my city – you’ve got to be from somewhere, right? I’ve lived through it all, and I saw the Detroit that had unions who fought to give the people equal pay. I saw the Detroit that banned child labour, so I think there’s a lot of positive energy to the city. Nowadays the population has fallen, and it’s what they call a ‘post industrial’ age for the city... But things will change. Things always change.” Things began for Rodriguez with the 1967 release of his single I’ll Slip Away on the small Detroit label Impact. The track incorrectly named the artist as Rod Beat Magazine Page 22

Riguez, and he didn’t end up releasing anything until 1970 when he was signed to Clarence Avant’s shortlived Sussex Records (then home to Bill Withers and soul group The Presidents). That same year Sussex released his debut LP Cold Fact to a critically and commercially uninterested American audience, yet it charted considerably well in both South Africa and Australia in 1971. His second and ﬁnal studio album Coming from Reality was released in November 1971 to a similarly tepid response in America. Once again, however, South Africa and Australia lapped up the troubadour’s oﬀering.

“I HAVE TO MENTION MIDNIGHT OIL, IF YOU DON’T MIND, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SUCH WONDERFUL FRIENDS.” His popularity in both countries increased over the next decade, with the Australian response encouraging the then-retired musician to travel south to the antipodes on his ﬁrst international tour. After the success of the 1979 tour with English group The Mark Gillespie Band, he returned to Australia in 1981 to tour far and wide with Midnight Oil. “I ﬁrst met those guys in ‘81, and I got along with them straight away. We were playing at this festival in the country, halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, and the winds got so heavy that they had to collapse the stages. It was a pretty wild time – I was hanging out with Men At Work before they got their haircuts, and Split Enz before they became Crowded House... Wild times, and good times,” he chuckles at the memory. The 1981 tour coincided with Rodriguez’s graduation from Wayne State University in Detroit with a

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Bachelor’s degree in philosophy. The alma mater of such luminaries as actors Lily Tomlin and Jeffrey Tambor was a stimulating intellectual haven for the musician in the years when he’d withdrawn from public life to work as a construction worker. “I got to research everything there, because there’s a whole lot you don’t learn in school,” he laughs. “I wanted to know all about logic and aesthetics. I wanted to know how and why things worked, and my education there helped me sort out a lot of those questions. But a student is always a student – it’s the cumulative effects of knowledge that matter most. I believe in a kind of embodied wealth and knowledge: that which you learn about and carry with you on the journey is what matters most. Those essential tenets of language and culture are always evolving, and it is the student’s job to keep changing too.” “I have to mention Midnight Oil, if you don’t mind, because they have been such wonderful friends,” he continues, changing tack. “We’ve known each other since those early days, and it does seem like such a long time. I didn’t always want to be in the media, and [I think] it’s hard for some artists to have a public self and a secret self. But Peter (Garrett) just walked away from the stage, and left that persona behind to be himself again. To be able to leave that kind of the thing behind... well, a lot of people just can’t do it. That transformation is fascinating. I’ve always found myself as a musical, political person, because social issues are my thing. But Peter does the political for real now, and he’s a proven fact to the people. I remember being in Darwin with him years ago and being inspired by his dedication to the rights of Aboriginal people. The rights of the American indigenous people is an issue I care about a great deal; as the child of Mexican parents I’m very conscious of the struggle of indigenous peoples wherever they might be.” The next chapter of Rodriguez’s storied history with Australia and Midnight Oil will continue this March when he’ll play Bluesfest and sideshows with The Break. The instrumental surf rock group is comprised of the Oils founding members Martin Rotsey, Jim Moginie and Rob Hirst, as well as Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie. “The guys actually contacted me and said ‘Make sure you let us know if you’re planning on playing in Sydney again,’” he says. “Next thing I know they’re volunteering to be my band: I mean, it would be a powerful performance without me even there! We’ve got some real history, and it’s such an unusual opportunity, so I’m obviously very happy to be reuniting with colleagues and friends. Byron Bay is so special to me because it’s where I first heard birds singing and carrying complete songs; none of that little chirpy stuff.” As much as he loves Byron, the harbour city and its people have particular significance to Rodriguez. “I consider Sydney the capital of the world, because there is such beauty there and there is such an exchange of ideas. That kind of thing is very important for a city and for life. And you realise its importance as you get older. I’ve been through the decades – the ‘40s, the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s… I’ve done ‘em all. Right now, well, I’m just working on tomorrow because I know how lucky I am to still be doing what I love.” RODRIGUEZ plays Bluesfest 2013, taking place in Byron Bay from Thursday March 28 to Monday April 1. He also plays Hamer Hall at The Arts Centre on Friday March 22.

THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN Transitions Film Festival tackles the thoughtprovoking concept of global scale change happening on the temporal scale that is our daily lives. The overarching focus of the festival is the transformation of the world to a sustainable lifestyle. It will showcase groundbreaking movies like Promised Land, A Fierce Green Fire and Chasing Ice covering terrain from a range of fields such as social entrepreneurship, justice, climate change, and technological innovation. High profile guests including international filmmakers and national sustainability leaders will be providing introduction and panel discussion to complement the screenings. The festival runs from Friday February 15 to Saturday February 23 at three venues; ACMI, Federation Square and Cinema Nova. Full program at transitionfilmfestival.com.

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ON STAGE Slamalamadingdong kicks oﬀ the 2013 season with the Seeds of Change Slam – a collaboration with The Sustainable Living Festival, in the sacred house of poetry that is the Bella Union! Featuring the legendary front-line activists and hip hop group Combat Wombat with Monkey Marc, Elf Transzporter and MC Izzy! Poets have the opportunity to respond to the theme of the rise of environmental and social practices for a more sustainable world. The theme is not obligatory but encouraged and all scores will count towards the semi-ﬁnals in October. This is happening at Bella Union on Thursday February 21. Tickets start at $7 and are available via the Bella Union website. If you are interested in competing, be sure to register on the evening at 6.30pm.

ON DISPLAY Sidney Nolan’s Boy and the Moon caused controversy in the Melbourne art world when it was ﬁrst exhibited in 1940. Nolan returned to the ‘Moonboy’ motif throughout his career and translated it into diﬀerent media and contexts. Take a journey with curators Kendrah Morgan and Lesley Harding as they talk about the genesis and evolution of Moonboy, at the Heidi Museum of Modern Art, and discuss contemporary artist Narelle Jubelin’s response to it on display in Heide I. Following the tour, enjoy a delicious morning tea by Café Vue at Heide, overlooking the gardens. This is happening Thursday February 21 however places are limited so be sure to call the gallery on 9850 1500 to book.

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Manchester. 3am. A hot, midsummer night, and the party to end all parties rages on. In the back garden Tony and Ruth meet, thanks to a stolen can of beer. Next door, Don and Edie are having a party of their own. As the night progresses, love is deﬁnitely in the air – but then so is the smell of cheap lager. And even cheaper aftershave... Written by Chris Chibnall (Life on Mars, Spooks, Torch-wood, Dr. Who), Kiss Me Like You Mean It is a fast-paced, quirky comedy that follows two couples through from early morning to sunrise, showing just what the true meaning of love is. MARC Up Productions are a new theatremaking partnership based in Melbourne and this Meyer-Whitworth Award shortlisted play is the company’s ﬁrst production, staring Kirk Alexander, Robert Gaetano, Carrie Moczynski and Chloe Reid. Kiss Me Like You Mean It starts tonight Wednesday February 13 at The Owl And The Pussycat in Richmond, with a ten day run. Be sure to head to the venue website for all ticketing and performance dates, owlandcat.com.au

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THE CAESAR TWINS BY SIMONE UBALDI

Identical twins Pablo and Pierre Caesar were probably rehearsing their skills in the womb. The Polish brothers began gymnastics classes when they were five years old, and were competing by age seven. At 17, they became World Youth Champions in acrobatics. Shortly afterwards, the Caesar twins were invited to join a circus in Germany and their distinctive double act was born. “We fall in love with the stage, or the stage fall in love with us,” Pablo exclaims in enthusiastic broken English, “because it was two young guys giving energy and having a cheeky smile, stuﬀ like this, and we fall in love with the people and give them a positive experience.” The Caesar twins cottoned on to a winning formula very early in their careers, realising that the appeal of their performance comes from a mystical blend of looks and talent. Their acrobatic skills are breathtaking, but the real wonder emerges from watching two peroxide-blond men, one the perfect replica of the other, bend and balance on each other like a 3D funhouse mirror. The twins make the

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most of it, dressing exactly the same, wearing the same haircut, even getting matching tattoos. With rippling muscles stretched taut, high and chiselled cheekbones, and identical dimples, they are sexual fetish made ﬂesh; a sort of uber-fantasy for lovers of human perfection, times two. Which is an odd thing for brothers to be. “Why is have to be strange?” Pablo shrugs. “You see the idea behind it, we are similar, right? We are identical twins. We do not hide from each other, or something like this, we grow up together. For us, is normal. For people who have a diﬀerent imagination could be strange, could be sexy, could be… women after the show ask us some stupid questions

sometimes, if you know what I mean.” For Pablo and Pierre, their acrobatic performance is not simply cheap eroticism but thoughtful and very soulful art that celebrates the human form. “How often you can go with your friends, or with your husband or wife, no matter who, and see a show where somebody is just beautiful? Not like Chippendales, but where there is an idea or understanding behind it? You can put clothes on and you can put clothes off, but it must mean something for make art.” The twins’ latest act, which forms a part of a new circus burlesque show at The Famous Spiegeltent called The Trip, plays even deeper into the strange chemistry between the Caesar brothers. It features a giant Perspex basin of water, in which Pablo and Pierre twist and tumble like a pair of saucy fish. The basin, Pablo explains, represents the womb that they once shared. “The water bowl is like the belly of the woman. We are like twins in the belly together. We got the idea because water is one of the element of pregnancy but also is very sexy. You don’t have to play it sexy sexy because the water and the imagination is enough.” The water also adds an element of danger, which was a considered choice. With fifteen years of professional circus behind them, the Caesar’s were keen to set themselves a new challenge. “We have our skills with the handstands and the acrobatics so perfect, we decided to make it more difficult. The water is very difficult, when you normally will do things safe and dry. Also, the water bowl is very small. It’s not big like everyone thinks, it is a tiny place for two men together.” Pablo and Pierre choreographed the water show at Base Berlin, a creative hub they established in Germany where they could work with similar artists in the wildly popular circus cabaret scene (including David Pereira, the contortionist and former Cirque Du Soleil star who has produced The Trip). For the twins, having control over their own work is a crucial path forward when old age finally wins out over their still-perfect bodies. “We love what we do, but as well we have different kinds of jobs,” Pablo says. “We are producers and we have this company, Base Berlin, which is where people meet together and have a nice fun time developing shows like The Trip – all of the people in this show come from Base Berlin. Even if we are finished doing acrobatics, we will still make shows with other people.” That alternate career is still a long way off, judging by the look of the Caesar twins, who in their mid-thirties still seem carved out of marble. Pablo certainly has no intention of retiring soon. “I’m saying for myself, I will perform as long as I can. As long as I can afford it. I see already the progress: with 20 I was young, with 30 I feel different, and probably with 50 or 60 I make mistakes and say sorry but go on. But you change the act for your body. It would be stupid to act now like I was still a kid. When you develop with your age, you win. This is my motivation, this is my motto: to never give up.” The Caesar Twins perform in The Trip at The Famous Spiegeltent, which will run until Sunday March 3.

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Melbourne City Wrestling resurfaces for 2013 with new event Vendetta. After match ups that packed out the venue and drove audiences wild in 2012, crowning champion Mike Petersen will now be defending his title from former champion Mark Silva. But there’s a twist. This event is styled as a no holds barred street ﬁght, where anything goes. Given the past controversy between these two opponents it’s probably going to get messy. Vendetta is a strictly over 18s event and will unfold Saturday February 16

From the directors of Little Miss Sunshine, comes the charming and delightful comedy Ruby Sparks, starring Paul Dano and writer-actress Zoe Kazan. Struggling with writer’s block and a lacklustre love life, oncefamous novelist Calvin (Dano) creates a beautiful ﬁctitious character named Ruby (Kazan) who becomes his inspiration. But not only does this bring his work to life- it also brings Ruby to life- literally. Face-toface with an actual relationship with his once virtual girlfriend, Calvin must now decide whether to pen this

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Social Day Soirée 2PM - 8PM | ENTRY BY DONATION Sleepy Tea (acoustic set) / Malcolm Whittaker’s Beep Test of Imaginary Beings / Mighty Duke and the Lords DJ Yeo Choong

Social After Dark 8PM - LATE | $25 TICKETS DJ Hot Sauce vs DJ Curly Fries with the Electric Company The Harpoons / Playwrite / Plus spot performances from Next Wave artists and alumni

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Be prepared to be immersed in the life of The Australian Ballet Company in Lisa Tomasetti’s exhibition Behind the Scenes: The Australian Ballet on the International Stage. Photographed over several years, Tomasetti captures the company’s international adventures, including photographs in Times Square and along the streets of Tokyo. Tomasetti’s work relies on the sharp, and comical, juxtaposition of classical ballet in a concrete world. Behind the Scenes will capture the excitement, magic and mishaps the ballerinas experience overseas. Behind the Scenes will be exhibited at the James Makin Gallery from Thursday March 7 – Saturday March 30. Admission is free.

Two weeks were spent by an odd crew of surfers, musicians and ﬁlmmakers at the desolate surf coast of Western Australia to explore the realms at the collision of music and nature. The result? A multidisciplinary performance piece drawing from both classic and contemporary music, along with ﬁlm screening and live performance, entitled The Reef. The Reef will be performed at Hamer Hall, Melbourne Arts Centre on Sunday February 24, and Monday February 25, for more information and ticketing hit up artscentremelbourne.com.au

To kick oﬀ its 2013 season, The Australian Ballet will be once again present a free performance under a canopy of stars, announcing the return of Telstra Ballet in The Bowl. The company will be performing a specially selected program, which will contain excerpts from the well known Don Quixote and iconic Swan Lake. The Orchestra of Victoria will be providing accompaniment for the dancers, which will include Victorian dancer Amy Harris in her homecoming. The event will commence from 8pm sharp on Friday March 8, with doors opening at 4pm. It is free, but ticketed, so head to ticketmaster.com.au to register.

OTHER DESERT CITIES Playwright, and sometimes-screenwriter, Jon Robin Baitz is returning to the Australian theatre with his latest production Other Desert Cities. The Brothers and Sisters writer will illustrate the story of former Senator Lyman Wyeth, his wife Polly and daughter Brooke following a traumatic experience that ostracised the family and withdrew them from public life. Months later, the Wyeths retire to Palm Springs where Brooke reveals she has written a memoir about the incident and that she wants to publish it. Associated Artistic Director Sam Strong will make his MTC debut, while Robyn Nevin and John Gaden act out the tale. Other Desert Cities will play at The Southbank Theatre from Saturday March 2 – Wednesday April 17 with an opening night on Thursday March 7.

AND ALL THINGS RETURN TO NATURE TOMORROW The distinctive double bill from Phillip Adams and guest choreographer Brooke Stamp, And All Things Return To Nature Tomorrow will make its world premiere at the Lawler, Southbank Theatre, this March. Featuring utopian impulses and alien abductions, this unique performance draws together dance, sound, set and costume to immerse audiences in an otherworldly adventure. The surround sound system and score has been designed by internationally regarded composer Dr. Garth Paine, with clothing designed by Susan Dimasi of Materialbyproduct and sets by Matthew Bird. The choreographers will perform alongside dancers Deanne Butterworth, Rennie McDougall and Matthew Day. Performances will run from Friday March 12 until Saturday March 23 at the Lawler, part of the MTC’s Southbank Theatre.

FLOWERCHILDREN The award winning flowerchildren – the Mamas and Papas story is based on the lives of the members from the iconic American pop group. flowerchildren promises to take you on a journey behind the scenes of their spectacular rise to fame and features a score of the group’s timeless hits including Words of Love, Monday Monday, Dedicated to the One I Love and of course, California Dreamin’. Starring a cast including Matt Hetherington, Laura Fitzpatrick, Dan Humphris and Casey Donovan as Mama Cass, and selling out its previous Melbourne season, don’t leave it to the last minute to book your tickets, with new tickets being released this Monday February 18. flowerchildren takes place at the Comedy Theatre from Saturday May 18. Visit Ticketmaster for bookings.

SCHOOL DANCE Australia’s Windmill Theatre unveils a new comedy for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, School Dance. Created as an almost homage to ‘80s movies and pop culture, the play captures the sentiments of the awkward adolescent perfectly, as audiences journey with three friends on their way to the school dance. School Dance will descend on Art Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse Theatre from Wednesday April 10 to Saturday April 20. For more details about the show, programmes, and ticketing information go to artscentremelbourne.com.au

Melburnians are invited to join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for its annual run of free concerts at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl this month. Presented in association with the University of Melbourne, the free concerts have been running since the venue opened in 1959. Kicking things oﬀ tonight, Wednesday February 13, is East Side Story, which will see young Latvian conductor Ainars Rubikis make his Australian debut. Joining him for show number two, Beethoven and Bartok, on Saturday February 16 will be prizewinning Melbourne-based pianist Hoang Pham. Full Moon Dances, on Wednesday February 20, will be conducted by Benjamin Northey and feature the concert work created by John Williams for Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can. The ﬁnal showcase on Saturday February 23 will be one of all Australian talent, when Northey is joined by violinist Kristian Winther and soprano Siobhan Stagg for Mozart and Mahler. Gates open at 4pm with all concerts commencing at 7pm. The MSO’s website has full details, mso.com.au

CASTLEMAINE FRINGE FESTIVAL The Castlemaine Fringe Festival will be celebrating its coming of age when it returns, in its 21st year, this March. One of Australia’s longest running fringe festivals, the Castlemaine Fringe continues to provide a forum for new emergent and alternative artists to showcase their works. Patrons will be privy to over 70 live band performances, 40 visual artists and ﬁlms on display. The festival is not for proﬁt, run purely by volunteers and hosted by a plethora of local shops and venues. It will run from Thursday March 14 until Sunday March 24. Checkout the festival’s website for the full program, castlemainefringe2013.com.au

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The Edmund Pearce Gallery will exhibit collection of Ingvar Kenne’s work called Citizen; an exploration of human inter-connectivity. The Swedish-born photographer captures the intrinsic motif of ‘citizenship’, and how it conforms to everyone through a Mamiya 6 camera. Kenne will show us, through photographs, how Nick Cave, Baz Luhrmann and a prostitute are connected. He will show us his deﬁnition of ‘citizenship’, and what it means. In celebration of this decade long project, Kenne will host a special book signing on the opening night, Thursday February 14. Citizen will be on display at the Edmund Pearce Gallery from Wednesday February 13 – Saturday March 9. Admission is free.

Written and directed by one of New Zealand’s most celebrated young playwrights Arthur Meek, Dark Stars is an autobiographically inﬂuenced solo play starring Jonathan Council. Dark Stars weaves together the stories of two African Americans, Council and popular black minstrel Irving Sayles in an examination of racist humour and the price of fame. With a number of award winning plays under his belt, Meek is the 2013 Harriet Friedlander New York Resident. Harlem born actor Council has been performing professionally in the US for 25 years and was one of the founding members of New York’s Creative Arts Team. The play will run from Wednesday February 13 until Sunday March 3.

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Following sell out seasons at the 2011 Melbourne and Sydney Fringe Festivals, Sydney independent theatre company Arthur will return to Melbourne’s Theatre Works with Cut Snake. Conceived during an electrical storm by his bush dooﬁng mother and ﬁre twirling father, Jumper is the play’s protagonist. It follows his progress along with his two best friends, Kiki and Bob, on their idiosyncratic mission to achieve the extraordinary. Written by Paige Rattray, Dan Giovannoni and Amelia Evans, Cut Snake was the winner of the 2011 Victorian Writers Centre Melbourne Fringe Award for Best Emerging Writer. The season will run from Wednesday February 27 until Thursday March 9.

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Speakeasy Cinema presents a collection of self described ‘hard to find, weird or overlooked films’, and its latest offering Moonshine Cinema is no different. Located at the former Manchester Lane jazz club, the venue Shebeen is a non-profit bar that purchases beverages from the developing world and uses the proceeds from their sale on selected aid projects. The program for the following weeks includes a musically lilted bill with Blank City, Bombay Beach, Girl Talk//All Day and more. All of the screenings offer the option of dinner, as well as a bar with DJs til late. Tickets are from eventbrite.com.au or at the door. For the full programme head to speakeasycinema.com.au.

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Charlie’s been wall-to-wall crowds watching next-level comics in Twenny 13, and on it goes. Tonight! Big Bad Benny Lomas hosts a genitaltingling line-up including Michael Chamberlin, Nick Cody, Jonathan Schuster, Mark Conway and more! For just $5. So come ﬁll yourself with cheap piss and put your continence to the ultimate test as some damn rad comedians spit funnies into the business end of a loud stick. Check in 8pm tonight at Eurotrash Bar. Get down early for a seat.

FELIX BAR COMEDY This Wednesday, they’ve got Tom Gleeson headlining! He’s one of the absolute best in the country, and you know he’s got new material in the lead-up to the comedy festival! We’ve also got Daniel Townes (Sydney), Michael Workman, the Nelson Twins, Karl Chandler, and a very special guest! (Last week Stephen K Amos dropped in!) It’s happening this Wednesday, February 13 at 8.30pm for only $12, at Felix Bar, 11 Fitzroy St, St Kilda.

THE VARIETY COLLECTIVE Nothing says “I love you” more than a ticket to The Variety Collective, so bring your special someone along this week to see: special guest MC Anthony De Masi perform magic (possibly using the power of love), direct from Hong Kong, comedian Nick Oliver telling exotic jokes for an intimate evening, cabaret singer Frank Lee Darling crooning some smooth tunes to make the amore, sketch duo Watson (Tegan Higginbotham and Adam McKenzie) seducing you with their sharp wits, young magician Sam Hume being mysterious and amazing, and comedian/eye candy Michael Connell telling his mushiest jokes. Plus they’ve also got a special surprise guest! Just like a real romance the show will have ups, downs, thrills, laughs and end with a restraining order. Bottom line: your boyfriend/girlfriend didn’t take you to this show? Then they don’t love you. The Variety Collective is always a great night out. Tickets are $10 at the door. Show starts 8pm sharp tonight at The Brunswick Green.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY This Thursday, come and ﬁnd the absolute best comedy in the country for a low, low price! In the last month of shows, they’ve had special guests like Sarah Silverman, Wil Anderson, Todd Barry, Randy and more... Come and see who’s going to drop in this week! Find out this Thursday February 14 at 8.30pm, for only $12 at Five Boroughs (upstairs), 68 Hardware Lane, City. Dinner is now available before the show, downstairs!

COMEDY AT SPLEEN This Monday, it’s yet another great lineup down at your old mate Comedy@Spleen! They’ve got Sydney’s Ray Badran hosting! Plus Karl Chandler, Mat Kenneally, Jack Druce, a very special guest and more! It’s this Monday, February 18, 41 Bourke St, in the city, at 8.30pm. It may be free, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door!

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NEXT WAVE SOCIAL BY KRISSI WEISS

Emily Sexton, artistic director (CEO) of the daring and bold artists nursery that is Next Wave has an overwhelmingly impressive resume. From ’08-’10 she was the creative producer of Melbourne Fringe, is currently a board member with Theatre Network Victoria, has curated a number of projects independently and for both the City of Frankston and Sydney University, and was named by the Age in 2011 in their top 100 list of Melbourne’s most inﬂuential, creative and inspiring people. Her work with Next Wave has seen the establishment literally move into its next wave. In 2014 the organisation will be 30 years old, and Sexton, along with her fellow board members and staﬀ, are determined to keep Next Wave as relevant and important as ever. With so many aspiring arts workers begging for a chance to work within the industry, Sexton explains honestly how she has managed such an impressive work history. “It’s been a combination of hard work, luck, and good mentorship,” Sexton says with a chuckle. “I was lucky to move to Melbourne and become part of a really open arts community that allowed me to take risks and meet a lot of people as well. I’ve always worked with people who are very dedicated and committed and I’ve been inspired by that. I always looked up to them and I guess they also pulled me in line when I needed it and

pointed out things I was missing.” Next Wave not only fosters emerging artists from an array of mediums, it also creates a space within which arts administrators and curators can get their foot in the door. With internships such a topical issue it’s a relief to find out that in Sexton’s case, an internship worked for her. “I did an internship with Next Wave five years ago so that really paid off,” she says. “We nurture our interns more than just using them for free work or having them fold mail-outs. If people are going to invest their time into an organisation,

MARK ZOMBO BY KATE MCCARTEN

Western Australian ex-pat Mark Palazzolo (more widely recognised as Mark Zombo) has at last – after quietly toiling on his pieces for over 24 years – decided to formally throw his proverbial artist’s hat into Melbourne’s galactic art scene. A self-taught and almost secretive handicraftsman, Zombo has only now decided to let his art move out of the shadow of the music that has dominated his creative life for so long. After gaining some much needed self-confidence showcasing his work to the smallest of crowds in 2009, Zombo has couriered his life’s works across the country, printed off some muchanticipated prints (he can’t bear to part with the originals just yet) and secured Fitzroy’s Old Bar for his first official exhibition. While art never occurred to Zombo as a possible tertiary pursuit, drawing has been a huge part of his life since his schooldays. “I did a fair few pieces at school and people encouraged me to develop [them],” he recalls. “So I got serious and made a mural, and I pretty much decided from then on that I was just going to do that for the rest of my life. It was just one of those things that I thought, ‘Maybe one day I’ll have that many [pieces] that I’ll be surrounded by my own fantasy world.’” Although It took over half his life, Zombo laughs, “and I guess I am now.”

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After working in solitude for so long, his entire and complete collection stands at what sounds like a minimal 17 pieces; because it can take Mark up to four years to ﬁnish one piece. The length of time that it takes to complete one piece is admittedly partially due to the fact that Zombo has been “caught up in the music world” for so many years, but it is also the intense, immense amount of detail and patience each artwork requires. Working with ﬁne tip pens, pencils and everyone’s favourite, the humble biro, it only takes a glance at one of Zombo’s intricate works to understand where the time goes. And, he adds, “How

then the organisation has to match that with some really good processes and learning opportunities. We need to ensure there are always entry-level positions and as it stands, internships are the entry-level positions within the arts. You do have to make a series of lifestyle choices to be able to work for free though – I moved home and I had to make a lot of sacrifices and maybe that’s a privileged position that not everyone has.” With Next Wave about to enter into its fourth decade of existence, Sexton explains how they’re going to stay at the forefront of emerging and cutting-edge art. “We do a lot of activities that, because we’re an experimental concept, well, a lot of the ways we figure things out is to just do them. I really believe in that and think it’s a great approach, but we want to explore things further and make the things that have worked compulsory. If they’re merely experimental then other people can come into your organisation and not do them, so let’s make them policy and let’s embed them really deep.” Next Wave is an entirely new beast in a way and yet the ethos that existed when it first began has somehow stayed strong. It’s more important than ever to keep the heart and soul of Next Wave alive as it faces new challenges, enters new times and embraces new leadership and staff. Putting that aside for now, Next Wave are donning their party shoes for a celebration of their latest artists and their work. The organisation has teamed up with Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy to put on their combined Soiree and Social. “It’s about launching our artists,” Sexton explains. “We made a strong decision that we wanted our artists to be at the fore of do you finish a piece? It’s a white piece of board and I have to satisfactorily finish it from one end to the other. However long it takes is however long it takes; if it’s going to take two years to finish that piece then I’m quite prepared to commit to that.” The artwork really does speak for itself, but seeing as this is an article about it, my words will have to try and do some of the talking. Zombo’s drawings are busy and involved. The viewers’ eyes are pulled in every direction at once, and it’s too easy to get lost in your involuntary search of a gothic and psychobilinfuelled Wally. The earlier works are particularly aggressive: mutilated bodies and rogue pieces of anatomy sprinkling the canvas. Mark concedes, “The artwork definitely follows an arc. The early stuff I have is a lot more disturbing to look at. In my younger years I experienced a lot of depression and I was quite a cynical person and you can see that in the art – there’s a lot of exploitative and violent imagery in the early stuff.” But gradually, piece by piece, figurative light and literal colour began drowning out the doom and gloom. “After getting that out of my system it’s become more pure images, straight out of the head, and it’s not quite as negative as it used to be. But yeah it’s definitely… some of it is quite full on.” Full on enough, in fact, that Zombo’s work has featured on the covers of punk rock albums over the years. It’s a community that is very familiar to Mark, having been in a number of bands himself. His relocation to Melbourne was initially the result of his music. “I moved out here [from Perth] with my band in 2000, but the band I was in at the time fell apart,” he remembers. But he’s happy, and ready, to make the switch from musician to artist. “I’ve used my artwork for music, but I think it’s time to sort

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our work and to make them into art stars as much as we could at the beginning of their careers. This is literally to showcase the artists we’ll be working with and showing people our curatorial process; why we chose these people and why we think they’re awesome. Next Wave is a very overlapping environment – artists are audiences who are also donors, sometimes. The Social is about reﬂecting that community and bringing everyone together, and it’s February so, why not?” Next Wave Social, on Saturday February 23, will begin with a Day Soiree from 2pm-8pm (entry by donation) at the Northcote Town Hall with pop up galleries and roving performances. From 8pm After Dark begins with music from The Harpoons and Playwrite as well as performances by James Welsby, Rebecca Jenson and Sarah Aiken, Lily Paskas with Holly Durant along with DJ Hot Sauce on the decks.

of let the artwork go oﬀ on its own now. There’s enough artwork there for it to become its own entity.” And with a book deal with a US publishing company on the horizon, Zombo feels like the time to push his art outside the world of punk rock album covers is nigh. “I’d like people [outside the punk rock world] to know a bit more about who I am before I go and do anything like a book; it’s a bit arrogant to come out of nowhere with a book,” he laughs. As for whether what they say about Melbourne being Australia’s best artistic platform is true, Mike optimistically shrugs, “I guess I’ll ﬁnd out.” Mark Zombo’s A Lifetime of Work runs at The Old Bar, Fitzroy from Tuesday February 19 to Saturday March 2. Last Chill and Very Handsome Men will perform on opening night. It will also be presented at House of Bricks Gallery from Wednesday March 27 - Friday April 8.

DARWIN DEEZ

BY GARRY WESTMORE

Sophomore albums can be tricky; step out of the prescribed mold and you may lose fans, stay within the box and the critics may accuse you of being non-progressive. It’s a weight of expectation former Creaky Boards guitarist Darwin Smith (aka Darwin Deez) was aware of when writing tracks for Songs For Imaginative People. As it happens though, expectation provided a welcome challenge; whereas the self-titled debut was “pretty much straight-up pop” according to Smith, the follow-up is a far more balanced record, an observation he appreciates. “I’m glad that you said it was balanced, it was definitely what I was aiming for. I knew it was going to end up sort of on the experimental side of that balance on this album,” he says, ‘balanced’ meaning there are fewer songs about girls and more about serious topics and social observations. On (800) Human Smith sings about seeking false fulfillment through materialism and infomercials (as in ring 800-etc.), but when quizzed about any philosophical or existential meaning, Smith turns the tables on me. “There is an existential theme to it. What did you get out of it? I hesitate to explain it, I like the lyrics the way they are. I know what I was trying to say but I’ve never heard anyone explain it the way I do to myself.” After fumbling through some sort of response (Albert Camus was mentioned, I’m an idiot) I manage to move the discussion onto another track All In The Wrist, a song that seems to lament the frustrations of a futile existence, but also celebrate it as well. “The mundane is always there and I guess I’ve oscillated to the belief that if you approach it in the right way, you can get past the boring, uninteresting

or frustrating aspects of the mundane that [are] always looming or threatening to ruin our life day by day. I guess I’ve been taught it’s the beholder’s fault if life seems mundane.” If the new album sounds more philosophical than what you might expect from Darwin Deez, then it’s by design, not fault. Smith wrote the lyrics for many of the songs before the music, moved from New York to the quiet of Asheville, North Carolina, and arranged much of his life around the creation and recording of the album. Whereas songs such as Redshift, which uses the universe as a running analogy (‘You loved all my quarks / So what went wrong? / Don’t superstring me along’) came “tumbling out” almost independent of himself; others like Free The Editorial Me were more difficult and considered. “I enjoyed making that one, it was hard for me to finish it,” he says of the track. “I enjoyed the different lyrical approach wherein you reference printed form, [such as] the rejection letter; linguistic forms we’re sort of familiar with.” The former is more akin to material on the first album, the latter and

others are the products of a concerted effort to add more depth. Songs For Imaginative People is more lyrically advanced and less minimalistic production-wise, but it still maintains Smith and company’s eclectic and upbeat approach. “This album [was] more exciting, the stakes were higher, I had no expectation of an audience [on the first album] but on this one I definitely have an expectation from an audience and an expectation of myself. When I sat down I decided I would compose an entire album and people were going to hear it and judge it and I was going to judge it as well.” If it sounds like the kind of pressure that could crush a man, Smith doesn’t really show it or let on during our conversation – he seems calm and quietly enthused. “The first I made for myself; there was no other pressure besides that. This one had that pressure and expectation of the people that had not only heard the first record but actually liked it; it gave me something to work with. I had a really exciting time doing it.”

As well as being open to discussing his views on the world and the album’s creation, Smith is also quite candid about the difficulties of touring and also in maintaining friendships and relationships off tour. We broach the topic after discussing the song Alice that he wrote about an Australian woman he met on tour, a relationship that never advanced due to the “logistics of being so far away.” It’s a similar problem back home, he says. “The interesting thing is how to structure your social life when you’re off tour. Tour comes in and interrupts your life and it’s hard to stay connected to your friends.” Maintaining friendships is a greater priority nowadays, though he can see how people may be reticent to get close to him. “I’m not the smartest investment emotionally speaking, to other people, to be my friend or my lover,” he says, but even on that topic he does not sound negative – just realistic, if not a touch optimistic.

the world playing with you, but if they’re a dickhead on the road you don’t want to know about them. We used to have an expression: ‘If you start to hate the way someone eats their eggs in the morning, get rid of ‘em’.” When someone like Reyne has been in the music industry during its most turbulent time, it would be remiss of anyone not to ask both how he feels about the industry today and whether he feels it is the financially viable career it once was. “I think if you have a big hit you’re going to make some money, and if you have a worldwide hit you can set yourself up for life, if you’re smart about it,” he says. “But I think there are just so many people making music. So many people want to be in that world more than ever, because it’s just so available and there are so many outlets for it; there

are kids in primary school with bands, so many people want to have a career in show business [and] it’s not going to work for all of them. 10% of any genre of show business is usually going to be brilliant and 90% of people are just pretenders. At the moment, it’s the bands trying to be like Mumford & Sons, the butcher shop boys. I wish they’d all go listen to Pentangle or the people that were doing it for real in the late ‘60s.”

Residents, Television – who’d been trained in this stuff and were beginning to produce the goods.” Thomas opines that, in contrast to distracting labels arbitrated by commercial standards, the progress of elucidating art is what demarcates the ‘mainstream’. “Pere Ubu is not experimental. We know what we’re doing. We’re not avant-garde, we’re the mainstream. People like Lady Gaga and Elton John, these people are weird and experimental. We’re just Lawrence Welk, the guy who had a big band and he’d be on Saturday night playing polkas and music for your mum and pop and grandad. That’s who we are.” Thomas obviously has a fertile creative mind and in addition to presiding over Pere Ubu’s 14 studio albums (the latest, Lady Of Shanghai, came out last month), he has released a number of solo records. Yet he denies that he’s possessed by a vigorous urge to make music. “I’ve never had a need or urge to write music. I hate writing music.

I hate singing. I resent the fact that I have to go out and get on a plane and go somewhere and sing.” He explains that mountainous ambition and corresponding discontent is what motivates him to continue making records: “Pere Ubu is not your standard pop band. There’s a great breadth and depth to it that continually throws up more interesting challenges. We’ve never repeated ourselves; well at least not for long. That was one of the original principles of the band. The other main principle in Pere Ubu is that failure is a man’s best friend. Everything I’ve done has been a failure. I don’t want to stop when I consider myself a failure. If I was being successful I’d have quit by now.”

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JAMES REYNE

BY KRISSI WEISS

James Reyne is a no bullshit kind of guy. He’s a real straight talker, yet surprisingly warm and open for someone who’s been in this industry and stuck in the media circle for decades. There’s no pretence, no male diva attitude or wanker attitude. There is, however, something formidable in the way he talks; he’s street-wise and more than that, industry-wise. Reyne shot to stardom in the ‘80s with his band Australian Crawl and once they disbanded things only got stronger from there. He’s released over 12 solo albums (including live releases) and continues to deliver material on a regular basis. Despite all of his success, Reyne’s love of music has meant that he’s never just rested on his laurels. “I’m always doing live things, I’m always writing and working on songs,” Reyne says with his no-nonsense tone, when asked how he’s kept motivated all these years. “Because I like doing it, it’s easy to keep motivated, you know? It’s like anything, some days you love doing it and some days you absolutely hate it. But that’s the same with any job. There are those silly little, petty little, bullshit things that happen that you wish you didn’t have to deal with, but you do, and funny little pissy people that you deal with that you wish you didn’t have to but…” he trails off at the end. Reyne released Thirteen last year and is getting ready to once again join the lineup of Between The Bays. “I’ve been vaguely involved in the festival for the whole time,” he says. “They support the Penbank School and my daughter was a student there, and I remember when they first decided

they wanted to have [the festival], they spoke to me and said ‘Do you have any pearls of wisdom you can throw our way?’ So I sent some people down to speak to them. They were very realistic in the way they set it up and they still are. This is the third or fourth time I’ve done it,” he says, answering a further question of what motivates him to join a festival lineup in the first place. “But with other festivals, if you get asked to do a festival you just do it. It’s like any gig, you get asked and you do it.” There it is: those simple, no bullshit answers. There’s no waxing lyrical on emotional motivation or moral alignment, “you just do it”. Reyne will be playing with his full band at Between The Bays, a group of musicians that he’s worked with for a long time. “It’s not just about working with people musically; there’s a whole other side to being on the road with people,” he explains. “You’re away from home for anything from two days to five to even more. You want people you can get along with, you know? You respect each other’s space, you know how to work with each other and essentially live with each other. You want people who are like-minded and that’s the most important part. You can have the best musician in

JAMES REYNE plays Between The Bays festival also featuring The Hoodoo Gurus, Tim Finn, Troy Cassar-Daley and Combo La Revelacion. It’s held at Moorooduc on the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday February 23, with all proceeds going back into Penbank School who also proudly support Wugularr Community School in the NT.

PERE UBU

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Pere Ubu will perform their 1978 debut album The Modern Dance in its entirety at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival this weekend. The band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-‘70s and bandleader David Thomas is the only remaining original member, but Pere Ubu is not quite a revolving door with Thomas at the centre. “Probably in all of rock, only The Rolling Stones you could say are more stable. Thirty-five years is a pretty long time with relatively few changes. In ’93 there was a big shake-up: people quit, Allen retired to be a pilot, Scott didn’t want to play drums anymore and Tony went to play with They Might Be Giants. But since then it’s been pretty stable,” says Thomas. Nevertheless, the singer contends that a fixed assemblage of people isn’t what chiefly constitutes a band. He stresses a band’s essence is in a guiding idea, which is negotiable with lineup fluidity. “The people in the band are irrelevant. The thing that’s important is the idea of the band, and you choose new people when it comes time to do that, which you hope is the right chemical reaction to maintain the idea of the band. Fans don’t like to hear the fact that the people in the band that they admire are totally replaceable.” It’s valid to fear a band’s magic synergy will be besmirched if the specific group of people is disrupted, but Pere Ubu’s singular integrity hasn’t faltered despite the personnel fluctuations. Thomas’ driving force has been a constant, however he divulges that he is in fact in the process of finding a successor to reign over Pere Ubu. “I embarked on a new project about a year ago to replace myself. I’ve got to find somebody who, A, understands exactly what the band Beat Magazine Page 30

is, B, somebody who’s capable of being a singer in this band, and C, somebody who’s capable of writing songs that are cohesive with the idea of the band.” The notion that a group can subsist beyond original members, without becoming a tribute act, seems novel within the rock music realm. Thomas is driven by marked artistic intentions and is determined to make his philosophies manifest. “I have ideas, I have theories, I have doctrines, I have philosophies that have been at the core of the band or have been inspired by the band for 40 years. I will achieve it. If anybody in the history of rock music can do this, we’re the ones.” During their 40-year history, Pere Ubu’s music has often been described using the ambiguous tags ‘experimental’ and ‘underground’, as well as the sardonic self-appraisal ‘avant-garage’, but it’s hard to pinpoint where they’re appropriately canonised. Thomas believes that at the time of their inception, rock music was evolving into a culturally extrapolating artform. “If you look back at the early ‘70s, when Pere Ubu begun, it was very clear that rock music was at an evolutionary leap into the realms of literature, to the realms of high art. You were integrating abstract sound to achieve many different things. In 1973/4-ish you had this next generational window coming through – you had us, The

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PERE UBU play the ATP: I’ll Be Your Mirror Melbourne Festival on Sunday February 17. The festival begins on Saturday February 16 and is curated by All Tomorrow’s Parties and The Drones. It’s at the Westgate Entertainment Centre and Grand Star Reception in Altona.

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LUNICE [CAN] Saturday February 16, Revolt Artspace JUDGE JULES [UK]

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Saturday February 16, Room 680. DAMIAN LAZARUS [UK], SUBB-AN [UK], SHAUN REEVES [GER] + MORE Sunday February 17, Brown Alley

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As DJs and producers, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero’s sound is dirty, filthy, nasty electro-house; and since their musical tastes are not constrained to one genre, the duo often veers into techno, progressive, breakbeat and even hip hop territory. It is one thing to play the same set list of rock songs to stadiums filled with adoring, expectant fans; it’s entirely another to walk into a swarming nightclub crammed with judgmental trainspotters, read the crowd correctly, and make people dance. They hit Trak on Thursday March 7.

Having sold out venues across the planet, Netsky will be hitting the city for a one off show this March. Boris Daenan aka Netsky rose quickly through the ranks to lead a wave of new school drum and bass talent in Europe. Having achieved celebrity status in his home country of Belgium, he signed exclusively to the Hospital label in 2009. His first release Memory Lane, debut album Netsky and newest release 2, have all been met with worldwide critical acclaim. Catch Netsky live on Sunday March 24 at RMH.

Friday February 22, Red Bennies DIXON [GER], HUXLEY [UK] Friday February 22, Prince Bandroom BOK BOK [UK], L-VIS 1990 [UK] Saturday February 23, Revolver MIGUEL MIGS [USA] Saturday February 23, New Guernica SOUL II SOUL [USA] Thursday February 28, Trak Lounge LINKWOOD [UK]

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Friday March 1, Mercat Basement GOLD PANDA [UK] Saturday March 2, The Liberty Social MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA], JULIO BASHMORE [UK] + MORE Saturday March 9 - Monday March 11, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE

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Joelistics: Labour Day Eve Bash

Founder of TZU (alongside his contemporaries Count Bounce, Yeroc and Pasobionic) and one of the pioneering forgers of Australia’s hip hop identity, rhyme man Joelistics is returning to the Espy to headline a show in the Gershwin room on Labour Day Eve. Always an MC of eclectic influences, Joelistics’ solo sound is grounded in the boom-bap of hip hop whilst keenly referencing his love of beat poetry, shoegaze electronica and folk. His 2011 solo debut Voyager is both introspective and electrifying, focusing on themes of travel, modern world paranoia and growing older. Entirely self-produced and featuring few guests, you can be sure the man’s upcoming show will be an honest and unfiltered party. Catch Joelistics on Sunday March 10 (Labour Day Eve) in the Espy Gershwin Room, performing with special guests. Entry is free.

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DJ Spinna: Beats In The Gershwin

With his rare combination of pristine house tempo mixing and hip hop rooted turntabalism, DJ Spinna has rocked crowds from Iceland to Dubai, South Africa to Japan, and is heading to the Espy Gershwin Room at the end of this month. DJ Spinna is a creative talent who transcends genres and limitations. An extraordinary DJs, producer, remixer, and music historian, DJ Spinna was a cornerstone of hip hop’s late ‘90s indie uprise; everyone from Mos Def, Talib Kweli to Pharaohe Monch boasted Spinna beats to prove their worth to the scene. DJ Spinna plays the Espy Gershwin Room on Friday February 22, with special guest. Entry is free.

Out of Sydney’s inner west, Australia’s infamously charming hip hop duo Spit Syndicate (Nick Lupi and Jimmy Nice) return with third LP Sunday Gentlemen, out this month. Nick and Jimmy bare all on the release, revealing thoughtful, deeply personal, sometimes confronting stories with their now-renowned flair. Sunday Gentlemen is the record where they live up to the expectations placed on them when their debut album Towards The Light picked up an ARIA nomination for Best Urban Release in 2008. Their 2010 follow up Exile cemented their progression and got them onto stages with everyone from 360, Horrorshow, Illy, Bliss n Eso, Drapht, Cypress Hill and Lupe Fiasco, not to mention on festivals such as Pyramid Rock, Peats Ridge and Good Vibrations. Spit Syndicate are set to play an explosive live show to launch Sunday Gentlemen on Friday April 12, supported by Jackie Onassis and Mikey Hundred, at the Northcote Social Club.

Soul II Soul: Summer Tour

Multiple Grammy award winners Soul II Soul (Sound System) will be heading to Australian shores this Summer featuring Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler and MC Chickaboo. Commencing their career way back in 1988, Jazzie B and Soul II Soul are pioneers of the British new jack swing genre and some of the UK’s most legendary soul survivors. After more than 20 years, a string of number one hits and multiple platinum records, they will be bringing their unique ‘Funki Dred’ style and sound downunder. Don’t miss them when they get down at Trak Lounge on Thursday February 28.

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Poison Apple: Hosting at Prince of Wales

Last Saturday the iconic Prince of Wales introduced a new weekly Saturday night host, Poison Apple. Poison Apple is one of the city’s longest running Saturday night brands, with numerous tours, events, festival endeavors and thriving artists to their name. The renowned Prince Bandroom has hosted artists including Pink, Coldplay, Calvin Harris and Daft Punk. Anticipating more than 1000 patrons on a Saturday evening, the Poison Apple team are hoping to provide St Kilda-bound Saturdayers with a fresh home for music and mischief.

Grandmaster Flash: Pioneering Hip Hop

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There are lots of stories about the birth of jazz and the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll, but hip hop has definite founding fathers, and one of them is DJ Grandmaster Flash. His career began in the Bronx with neighbourhood block parties that essentially were the start of what would become a global phenomenon – the dawn of a musical genre. He was the first DJ to physically lay his hands on the vinyl and manipulate it in a backward, forward or counter-clockwise motion, rather than just letting it play. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five went platinum with their single The Message, and the group became the first hip hop outfit ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Catch the legendary Grandmaster Flash on Sunday March 31 in the Espy Gershwin Room.

Zebra Katz, Le1f and Mike Q: Avant-Garde Rap

In a massive collaboration of queer muscle, Liberty Social will be hosting three of today’s most cutting edge, exciting and ground-breaking artists: Zebra Katz, Le1f and Mike Q, all together for one night. Touring with Njena Reddd Foxxx who features on his breakout Mad Decent single Ima Read, Zebra Katz’s performance art background shows through in all areas of his music, videos and lyrics. While still an undergraduate, Le1f garnered a heap of attention last year, mainly for juggling identity politics within his very accessible, party-ready rap. Add in Mike Q, the new-school’s most celebrated and in-demand DJ and producer, and it’s clear this is going to be one hell of a show. The trifold awesomeness will be happening on Friday March 1 at Liberty Social on Flinders Lane.

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“Music was a pure hobby like fishing was, then it started to slowly take over my everyday schedule until I found myself touring and working on music full time.”

UNIQUE: PERCEPTION 2012 was a watershed year for Montreal artist Lunice Fermin Pierre II, better known as Lunice. His TNGHT collaboration with Scottish artist Hudson Mohawke smashed speakers, featured in most of the ‘best of’ lists for last year and even caught the attention of superstar rap artist Kanye West. For a guy just reaching his mid-20s, it’s a massive achievement. Like most success stories, there is a lot more to Lunice than the sudden attention that TNGHT got after their EP was released. His is built on a lot of hard work, creative genius and a strong foundation. He first started producing music in 2000 after he heard the work of producer 9th Wonder. He discovered the computer programs that he was using to make the music and started playing around. It followed a period as a b-boy that has definitely imparted a huge performative side to his live appearances – things like teaching crowds how to do Lil B’s ‘cooking’ dance and generally being animated on stage. Lunice played his first show in 2007 and ended up joining a local crew called Turbo Crunk. It was through their parties that he met Hudson Mohawk and ended up signing to Lucky Me. They released two of his EPs in 2010, and that year also brought great reviews for his performance at the Sonar festival, then a slot in London for Red Bull Music Academy. Around that time he played a show with Major Lazer, and Diplo asked him to collaborate on a Deerhunter remix put out on his label Mad Decent. The support of such high profile artists and labels brought more opportunities and shows through the door. A collaboration with the rap sensation Azaelia Banks

came next and even an appearance in the music video for her song 212. Each achievement comes from Lunice’s methodical approach to life. “I’ve always been the kind of person to self-analyse and where I’m at with things to make sure that every step forward is solid,” he explains from his home in Montreal before visiting Australia again this month. It’s his second time over here following rave reviews for his performances last time. “I guess I came up with this behaviour in high school. I tried to be a ‘bad boy’ just to catch attention but soon realised it’s really just pointless ,so I went in my own direction.” That ‘do your own thing’ attitude marks everything that Lunice does. In reality the TNGHT collaboration was a happy accident. With a few days off in London, Lunice joined Hudson Mohawke in the studio and they started to lay down some tunes. They wanted to create some stripped back, hip hop inspired, party tunes and after talking about it for a while they finally got together to collaborate. There is a sense of ‘less is more’ in their approach that Lunice sees too. “Exactly! We’re simply making straight forward rap instrumentals but coming from our perspective of how we process these songs.” The tunes may be “straight forward” but they captured a massive following last year. The bass-heavy tunes only have to play for a short time and whole clubs start dancing with a higher energy. With such success for TNGHT, it’s interesting that Lunice sees the minimalist nature of his music as one of the most challenging areas. “Minimalism has always been one

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of the biggest and hardest elements to explore to me,” he admits, “and it’s a part of life that, I find, will always intrigue me whether it’s music, cooking or dancing.” TNGHT has given Lunice some great opportunities. “The TNGHT project really set a platform for us to present to rappers and vocalistists in the mainstream realm,” he says. “I’ve always felt that team effort has a bigger presence than solo work, depending on the situation. But in general it just naturally has a bigger effect because there’s more than one mind in the works.” Lunice had a fairly quiet year for solo releases last year. “I was working on my full-length album but then got a little sidetracked with the TNGHT project. So I just focused on working with vocalists for most of 2012. This year I’m planning to finish my album.” So does Lunice want to reveal who any of those vocalists are? “I got a few projects going at the moment. Been working on some new stuff with the homie Rockie Fresh. But in general, I’d rather just keep it on the low until everyone hears it. I sort of like that whole element of surprise.” Lunice is incredibly down-to-Earth and open. It’s a refreshing feel from someone who has experienced massive success. “That success has taken me by surprise because I’ve always been a humble guy through the whole experience,” he reflects. “I’m grateful for the positive response people give me. Everyone grows up to be in school and have a diploma or some kind of workforce certification. I was doing the same thing while selling wine on the side. Music was a pure hobby like fishing

was, then it started to slowly take over my everyday schedule until I found myself touring and working on music full time.” There was no family context to Lunice’s musical designs either. “My mum is an optometrist and my grandfather is a tailor actually but my grandfather always had talent for art. From martial arts to drawing, he has amazing talent whenever he’d showcase it. And my older sister has always been the one listening to a lot of music in the family.” Lunice almost took the traditional workforce route instead of music. His tunes offer a type of soundtrack quality that could lend themselves to films and he prefers to be thought of as a ‘creative’ rather than just a musician. “Before I was producing, I was studying Cinema Communications Arts in college actually. I’ve always been into working on short films and video art so the whole sound scoring influence really comes from doing films and such. I’ve always seen myself working in media. Didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to be involved in anything that needs creativity.” It’s all about a unique perspective on things. “In terms of how I approach my music there’s no real exact way to explain it. I can definitely assure you that it’ll be coming out of the way I just perceive life.” Lunice [CAN] plays Espionage alongside The Nextmen [UK], Riki Gooch [NZ], Dizz1 [AUS] and more at Revolt Artspace on Saturday February 16.

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WEDNESDAY13TH COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

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

SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

THURSDAY14TH BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

FREE RANGE FUNK Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick

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n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems. Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR FRIDAYS A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

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Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne

LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor? Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

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Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours! Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

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

PANORAMA Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

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For lovers of deep clandestine beats. Black Label is a night designed for a stylish yet edgy collective who just want to dance. Resident DJs include Syme Tollens, SmuDJ, Herc Kass and guest TV Weird presenting minimal and chunky tech house beats. Dress all stylish, no street or elegantly twisted. ABODE, 374 St Kilda Rd (cnr Martin St), St Kilda

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Torgeir Byrknes and Larry Cons are some of the finest exponents around of the renowned movement that is drum and bass. Years on, Teebee and Calyx continue to highlight the reach drum and bass has achieved – especially since its move away from jungle and a predominantly UK-based scene, to an all-encompassing global movement. Now the two are heading back to Australia for a series of shows that will no doubt raise hell, as they have every time they have visited here. Teebee explains: “First and foremost, when we got signed to RAM Records, that was like a huge step for us. In retrospect, the move was totally the right thing for us to do, as far as the label goes. RAM is as big as it gets, and that for them is a testament to what they’ve achieved and what they’ve done for the drum and bass genre over the years.” Calyx adds: “To be honest, I always knew I wanted to be involved with music. Since I was really young, I’d been obsessed with playing music and knew I wanted to produce it. By the time I was finishing college, I was playing in my own band. I built my profile and when drum and bass took over, I had to reduce my involvement in other things and had to focus.” Now, enjoying the spoils of their labour, the duo continues to spread their message everywhere. “Getting all or nothing out there after having worked your arses

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off for so long is what keeps us driven,” explains Teebee. “We knew [we’d] done good things over the years, but to get the massive support across the world when we play feels good; being appreciated for doing something that you love is even better,” he says. Teebee also tells all about the Subtitles label. “It’s still going strong. The label did go through a slow stage for a while,” he admits. “But really though, that was merely because we wanted to do something that was distinct and unique. We’ve all witnessed the decline in vinyl sales – pretty drastic actually – but that was part and parcel of the electronic music scene in general, not just drum and bass. The digital thing hasn’t really done as well. So now I’ve been in touch with my peers and they want to be on there, so we’ve got some exciting stuff planned for sure.” On the solo production front however, Teebee isn’t as committed. There’s Calyx, the label and a catalogue of music – his own and that of others. That doesn’t leave him a lot of time to focus on much else. “There isn’t much of a chance of that,” he laughs as he answers in jest. “Calyx and I are on the right path and in saying that, there is a lot of good music out there – both drum and bass and from other genres – so we’re definitely keeping very busy exploring [what’s] new,” says Teebee. And more philosophically too, he takes another tangent:

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SUNDAY17TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

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Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

POISON APPLE Poison Apple is one of the city’s longest running Saturday night brands, with numerous tours, events, festival endeavor and thriving artists to their name, and they’ve now got a new venue - the renowned Prince Bandroom. Anticipating more than 1000 patrons of a Saturday evening, the Poison Apple team are hoping to provide St.Kilda bound Saturdayers with a fresh home for music and mischief. Check out Poison Apple Saturdays on Facebook for more information. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SOUND EMPIRE Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

STAR SATURDAYS Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

“For me the worst thing is drum and bass that is inspired by drum and bass; in the early days you would draw influences from reggae and jazz and techno. It was music from across the board in the 1990s. ‘Anything goes’ was the mentality. Even at the start of the millennium, it was a bunch of people inspired by drum and bass and it was starting to sound a little the same. But then you had movements like dubstep that I think was a great thing for us – it took a lot of people across from one genre to the other. A lot of great artists found their real home there. Others brought it into their productions or gigs. Some of those guys became real superstars. Others just enjoy making music and with that, they bring depth, so there is nothing wrong with that,” he professes proudly. But it was mostly the first sons of drum and bass – artists with “no hidden agenda” as Teebee terms them – that influenced the duo in their own way. “For me, it was artists like Photek and LTJ Bukem; they brought the best of different things with them. That’s the reason that Larry and I have survived; we have always tried to find different styles of music with them. You can always go hunting for some samples or whatever from a website – those things are so accessible now. It’s big business. We understand that, but we’re about doing things without losing the essence.” Finally, for a duo that considers drum and bass their very bread and butter, they remain committed to creativity and an insight into what their fans want. “We know they expect something big from us and that can add a little pressure. But we’ll always create the storm along the way.” They have to, right? RK Calyx & Teebee [UK] play at The Hi-Fi on Saturday February 16.

MONDAY18TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

TUESDAY19TH BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

ALI B PRIVATE PARTIES: BIG NIGHTS English DJ and producer Ali B started out at London’s The Blue Note club before moving onto a ten-year residency at Fabric. Initially known for his breakbeat sound, Ali B is now known for his legendary five hour sets which take in everything from blues and funk to rock, soul, dub, disco and more. 100% chats with the lad about his favourite private parties he’s played at, Air Recordings, the business side of the music industry and what’s in store for 2013 ahead of his appearance at Sound Lounge’s Nuit Blanche. Ali B is always in demand at high profile events. “I get asked to play at a lot of parties like that and they can often be a lot fun,” he says down the line from Vancouver where he’s preparing to throw one of his famous Oh Shit! parties with Vinyl Ritchie. “When I played at Mick Hucknall’s 50th, I was told not to play Simply Red records and when I played at Gary Barlow’s wedding anniversary your boy Jason Donovan amongst others got up and performed too. I was once asked to DJ on the set of Friends when they were over filming in London several years ago, and this year during the Olympics I did a ton of good parties including one which was on board a super yacht called Caledonian Sky, hosted by an Australian sports agency.” This is pretty much the norm for Ali B who has mixed records for Fabric, Godskitchen and more, and who has handled PR for the likes of Norman Jay and Pete Tong. Having initially started out playing at The Blue Note, Ali B went on to a ten-year residency at Fabric before kicking off his own Air parties. “In terms of helping to lay the foundations of today’s electronic music scene, The Blue Note was a hugely influential venue,” he says. “In the mid-‘90s, it suddenly became acceptable for DJs to throw down whatever they wanted, regardless of genre, which hadn’t really been happening up until then. This melting pot of styles was something that the club actively promoted through their diverse programming, which read like a who’s who of dance music at the time. Some of the scene’s biggest players found their feet there, such as Ninja Tune, Goldie and The Metalheadz, Wall Of Sound, Talvin Singh and James Lavelle’s Mo Wax. “It was also where I started my Air night, during the period when me and a bunch of like-minded folks coined the term ‘Nuskool Breaks’. I was only 18-years-old when I started playing there and so I’ll always have fond memories of that place as it had such an influence on me. The Blue Note’s musical integrity was also one of the major influences on Fabric, which I think is partly why I was asked to be one of their resident DJs. I’ve had so many amazing nights down at Fabric; it’s hard to know where to begin. Being in control of a sound system like that on the regular was quite a privilege, more so when you consider how the club’s reputation as the spiritual home of cutting edge electronic music spread worldwide.” Aside from hosting Air and playing at The Blue Note and Fabric, Ali B went on to work for Gilles Peterson’s Acid Jazz label before handling PR for legendary British DJ Norman Jay and UK DJ and BBC Radio 1 host Pete Tong. But, unlike some DJs and producers who discover the business side of the music industry and bail out, Ali B managed to balance the creativity of being an artist with business – and actually enjoyed it.

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“Being a music publicist was a fantastic job, largely because it was based around going out and meeting a bunch of like-minded people and hyping up all the musicians and artists that you’re into, not to mention all the ridiculous stories I used to make up,” he says, chuckling. “That period was an exciting time in the UK, comparable to what’s been happening in North America over the last couple of years where electronic music has dominated the landscape of popular culture. Balancing business with creativity can be a challenge but I’ve always enjoyed both sides and have been fortunate to have been able to weave my way between the two. If I spend too much time in front of numbers and not making music I get cranky, but then the same is also true the other way around.” Aside from all of this, Ali B has just released his Oh Shit! (Commonwealth) mix and is currently working on a bunch of tracks and remixes due for release shortly. His label Air Recordings also continues to thrive. “We just released DJ Love’s debut album Waiting For A Revolution... The album has a great hip hop feel to it and features vocalists such as Geechi Suede from Camp Lo and Special Ed. We also just put out a new single from Mr No Hands which is doing pretty well right now.” But, for now, Ali B is pumped about heading Down Under to play Melbourne’s Sound Lounge night Nuit Blanche – a series dedicated to offering a cross-genre musical experience in a relaxed environment. “I’ll be taking things all over the map, playing both up-front and vintage cuts, trying my hardest to make sure everyone’s having a fun time,” he says. “I’m less about standing on stage seeking adulation and more about lurking in the shadows – but not in a creepy way – trying to build a good vibe in the room.”

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FRIENDLY FIRES LATE NIGHT TALES: UP PAST THEIR BEDTIME Mixtapes can serve a lot of purposes – you can craft one for a furtive crush to make your true feelings known, or assemble some tunes to accompany the most kickass road trip of all time. These are all fine and noble causes, but let’s not forget that mixtapes are also about showing off: proving just how interesting and eclectic your own taste is. When it came to assembling their entry in the Late Night Tales series of compilations, Ed Gibson of Friendly Fires admits that this occurred to him and his bandmates: “You want to look cool as fuck with your selections, for sure,” he says with a laugh. “With something like this, you have a great opportunity to share the music that you love. One thing I really like about the other compilations in the series is that I don’t know too many of the tracks on them – hopefully we’ve done something similar with this.” Friendly Fires’ mix is broad in its scope, taking in everything from old-school disco through to contemporary club tracks and dreamy early ‘90s indie. It’s certainly an eclectic collection of songs – only in the surreal world of Late Night Tales would Cocteau Twins rub shoulders with Olivia Newton-John. For the band, it was about finding the perfect balance of tracks to reflect their individual tastes and personalities. “It’s difficult sharing a mix between three people,” Gibson says. “Divvying

out the songs is the easy part – from there, you have to choose which songs you want to include, and figure out how they might all sound next to each other. In the end,” he continues, “we decided that we couldn’t be too precious about having every single song we wanted. We knew it would be best if we just concentrated on making a mix that would flow in distinct sections.” The impulse to share your musical tastes with others is certainly a strong one. When I’ve had a little too much to drink at a party, I’ve been known to plug my iPod into the stereo and begin an impromptu DJ set of my own. I ask Gibson if the Friendly Fires boys also have this impulse, and he tells me that it’s a constant struggle to control it. “It’s difficult, because you can look like a real music snob when you’re forcing your tastes onto people,” he says. “I had a party recently, and there was some diabolical music being played, but people were dancing to it. The urge to commandeer the stereo kicked in but I had to resist it.” Gibson is quite adamant that the tyrannical impulse to control the tunes at a party comes from a place of love. “It’s only because you care so much about music that you want to hear the good stuff!” Each of the Late Night Tales compilations ends with a spoken-word track, usually a well-known actor reading a snippet of a short story. The newest instalment features

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the vocal talents of Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the BBC’s Sherlock, and apparently, a Friendly Fires fan. “It was a bizarre sort of thing,” explains Gibson. “A friend of ours read an interview where he said he got out of character by listening to our first record. It was a crazy compliment, and we realised we could use it to our advantage! We approached him ourselves and he was very keen.” Despite the warm reception, the lads were slightly star-struck. “It was amazing and surreal to

have someone like him involved,” Gibson says, “but it’s fortunate things came together the way they did.” Alasdair Duncan Friendly Fires’ Late Night Tales is out now through Central Station Records.

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Kick start your weekend with Melbourne’s newest Thursday night! Motown Thursdays caters to all true music lovers. Join us on an eclectic musical journey of soul, funk and disco through to early R&B. A live Soul Band features some of Melbourne’s most talented musicians; Carmen Hendricks, Laurent Soupe, Duncan Kinell and Aaron Mendoza just to name a few. DJs keep the records spinning into the early hours; residents are Reg-e, Lee Davies, Kalepe, Dinesh, Suga, Rubz and Alwin Rafferty. Join us around a big, shiny disco ball or two, for free entry, soulful tunes, drink specials all night and a dance floor full of friends! Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FRIDAY15TH FAKTORY This is it. Faktory Fridays are open for business at Melbourne’s home of R&B, Khokolat Bar. Where else? Damion De Silva, Ken Walker, Durmy, K Dee, Simon Sez, Yaths and Jacqui Dusk spinning all night long. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

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Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Mack’s who have helped lead Light into our 5th running year of old school R&B. Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate 5 years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

THE LOOSE GOOSE The Loose Goose is focused on providing a wonderful array of cocktails and offers a great CBD location to lounge and relax in while overlooking busy Flinders Lane.

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A small plates menu is available to graze on whilst trying our delicious cocktails from the classics to contemporary, beer on tap and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late. Papa Goose Cocktail Bar, 91-93 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper. George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda

SATURDAY16TH KHOKOLAT KOATED All new experience, same great location with a fresh koat of Khokolat. Restless Entertainment reloads your favourite Saturday night party. Damion De Silva, K Dee, Jay Sin and weekly guests playing R&B & ol’ skool sounds strictly for the urban elite. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks. The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember. Level 2 The Club, 2 Arthurton Rd, Northcote

A guide to eating out in Melbourne News Bites NASHI Young Melbourne entrepreneur Sam Nash conceived the idea for Nashi in January 2002. Spotting similar shifts to healthy living in Europe, and then backing his own concept, Nash drew upon his extensive hospitality and management background to create this unique chain of healthy sandwich outlets. The success of Nashi is attributed to their commitment and consistency to quality of produce, and their friendly, efficient customer service. From poaching their chicken fillets, blending their own mayonnaise, to producing their own specialty recipe of red pepper salsa, all products are made in-house. The Nashi sandwiches, baguettes, panini and salads are lovinglymade fresh each day by the Nashi team. They pride themselves on using the freshest of ingredients available, which is quite obvious once you devour a Nashi sandwich. It is fresh & tasty ‘real’ food. The Nashi relationship with a local coffee roaster has been established to carry on the Melbourne based sandwich shop feeling. We invite you to eat & devour! The stores are conveniently located within the CBD, and they provide office catering.

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Tucked in next door to the incandescent yellow of Chemist Warehouse is the newest edition to Chapel Street’s late night bite circuit. Zambrero’s second Melbourne store has been open for two weeks and already it’s settling in nicely to the party end of South Yarra. Think Mad Mex or Salsa’s, but with better flavours, fresher ingredients and a social conscience. Plus it’s open until 1am, so you can crawl in between stints at Revs. In 2005, Dr Sam Prince decided the food on his university’s campus was, unsurprisingly, subpar. With a Mexican mother and a history of slaving away in restaurants to get through school, Prince decided to open what would become the first Zambrero’s on campus. Eight years later, and South Yarra is now the twenty-sixth franchised store to pop up across the country. The reason for the chain’s rapid success is no big mystery, especially once you taste the food. It’s Mexican at its most humble; soft tortillas, fresh salsas, slow cooked meats and a choice of five different sauces to either spice it up or cool it down.

Hooks @ the Yarra is the ultimate location to enjoy an intimate dinner or a relaxing drink under the palm trees. Head Chef, winemaker and owner of Hooks, Peter Simpson loves to share his passion for food and fine wines with his guests. With over 20 years’ experience in kitchens, 15 years’ in the seafood industry and also owner of Bearii Estate Vineyard, all guests are guaranteed to enjoy their time at Hooks. Hooks @ the Yarra is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DANDENONG WORLD FARE Join us for a deliciously irresistible global food-fare extravaganza as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Experience the delicious abundance and tempting aromas of global cuisines, cultures and entertainment uniting under the Dandenong Market roof. Dandenong World Fare is a free hawkers’ market-style event where stallholders will be serving tasting plates of dishes derived from the streets of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Americas. This taste sensation includes cuisines from Dough Works, Why Not Wooden Bakery, Loqmah Heaven, Sataylicious, Shish Delish, the famous Afghan Tea Cart and loads more. Entertainment by local and world-renowned music and dance performers, including Massive Hip Hop Choir, Tumbarumba, Systa BB, Scatter Scatter Sound System, DJ Manchild, Cook Islands Royal Polynesian Dance Group and Le Soul. You will be tempted, enchanted and entertained at every step of your journey. Let your senses transport you afar. Sunday March 3 11am - 4pm. Free entry. Tasting plates $1-15. Dandenong Market, Cnr Clow & Cleeland St, Dandenong.

CAPTAIN BAXTER St Kilda has been Melbourne’s beachside playground for over 160 years. It all began way back when Mr Monash spied the sleek Schooner ‘Lady of St Kilda’ moored off the beach, owned by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland. By now you might wondering who is Captain Baxter? Long before Captain Baxter was a fictitious train locomotive and friends with a tank engine named Thomas, Captain Benjamin Baxter was globetrotting around the world. He finally settled in the place we now call St Kilda. Journey through St Kilda’s roots whilst sipping on cocktails and admiring the best beach view in Melbourne. Befitting the globetrotting of the 50th Regiment, our food takes inspiration from all over the world. The menu is seasonal and sourced from the best local suppliers. When we say best local we are talking about the fantastic farming producers in wider Victoria and Tasmania. Captain Baxter was one of Victoria’s earliest farmers so we pay him some homage. Captain Baxter is a family business that continues the tradition of supporting other family producers and suppliers. St Kilda Sea Baths, 10-18 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda.

The South Yarra store is so new it shines. The serving bar runs down one side of the simply decorated interior, displaying the salsas, meats and vegetables – all prepared daily on site. The colourful menu presents all the Mexican favourites: nachos, quesadillas, big burritos, smaller burritos, burritos without the tortilla, soft tacos, hard tacos, and something not so typical; a taco with a hard shell wrapped in a soft shell for those of you who can’t decide. The ordering system is one of customisation à la Subway; choose your meats, your vegies, your salsa and your sauces. Sticking with a traditional chicken burrito with all the fixings, the food was even better than I suspected. The tortilla was soft, but miraculously not soggy, even at the last inch. The chicken was moist (apologies for the word, but it was) and flavoured perfectly. The rice was perfectly cooked, and there wasn’t too much, as there often is when people are trying to stuff burritos full. And they’re not lying about making the salsa on site; the ingredients haven’t had time to blend into one indistinguishable red mush. The tomato tastes like tomato, the onion

like onion. Guacamole can make or break a Mexican meal, and Zambrero’s recipe is one I want. And the best thing about the entire experience: at the end of it all I felt pleasantly full, and not in an ‘Oh God my poor arteries’ kinda way. Eating at Zambrero’s also means you’re doing a good deed. Dr Prince the heart surgeon isn’t just content with saving the world one bypass at a time, he’s a fierce charity warrior, and he’s using Zambrero to help feed the world with the amazing Plate4Plate scheme. Every time you buy a meal there, Zambrero, in association with Action Against Hunger, supplies a meal to someone in need. Will maybe even help ease the guilt of spending a night at Revolvers. Maybe. Zambrero is located at 374 Chapel St, South Yarra. Opening hours are 11am - 11pm on Sunday -Thursday at 11am - 1am Friday and Saturday.

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with Christie Eliezer * Stuﬀ for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm DAN SULTAN SIGNS MANAGEMENT TO MICHAEL PARISI

Dan Sultan has signed to Michael Parisi Management. Parisi tells us that after touring abroad with the Black Arm Band through February and March, Sultan will stay on overseas to write. His next album is due later this year. “It’ll be a total change, a whole different ballgame,” he said of Sultan’s artistic ambitions. Earlier this year, it was officially announced that Sultan had split from his long time manager Buzz Thompson and also cut ties with his collaborator Scott Wilson who is now playing with Stompy & The Heat. Sultan has also signed with Liberation Records – which Parisi said offered more for the singer songwriter than his own Wunderkind label which is also part of the Mushroom Group. Sultan’s publishing is also with Mushroom.

DIGITAL SALES PUSH AUSTRALIA MUSIC UP 4% IN VALUE The Australian recorded music industry grew 4% in value last year to $398.1 million, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced. This was the ﬁrst rise in annual wholesale ﬁgures since 2009. Much of this was due to a 57.54% rise in digital sales as many music subscription services hit the Australian market last year. Digital sales leapt to over 119 million units, which is worth $184.3 million to the industry – a 31.14% rise in dollar value from 2011. According to ARIA, digital now makes up 46% of the Australian market’s value, compared to 36.7% the year before. Aussies still embrace single tracks: these sold 110.4 million units (valued at $98.2 million) compared to 6.8 million full digital albums which provided $63.4 million to the music biz. As expected, physical products continued to decline. But the slide was only by 6.42%, compared to 13.85% in 2011. ARIA pointed out that physical (CDs, DVDs and vinyl) still remains the format for Aussies, accounting for a 53.7% share of market. CD albums sold 19 million ($193.4 million) and CD singles 174, 150 (almost $700,000). Music videos and DVDs shifted 1.8 million ($17.5 million). Vinyl made a comeback. Vinyl singles jumped by 58.56% to sales of 21,623 (value of $185, 512) and vinyl albums rose 73,67% to $1.8 million.

KYLIE MINOGUE JOINS JAY-Z’S ROC NATION

Kylie Minogue has signed management to Jay Z’s Roc Nation. She joins Rihanna, Solange, M.I.A, Shakira and Timbaland in an obvious move to break the U.S. market. She oﬃcially parted ways with long time manager Terry Blamey on New Year’s Eve. A new single is out “soon” followed by an album. What happened to the blather about giving up music for acting? Our Kyles was at Roc Nation’s pre-Grammys luncheon with Jay Z and Beyonce.

MUSHROOM’S 40TH: MATT GUDINSKI PROMOTED The Mushroom Group of Companies celebrated its 40th anniversary at an industry bash in Melbourne to 550 guests with a few announcements. Founder Michael Gudinski’s son Matt, who runs Illusive label and Artist Voice agency, is promoted to group executive director. He will now make greater decisions, which paves the way for a hand-over of the reins in the future. He said, “2013 is shaping up to our best year” and was proud that when other indies were closing, downsizing or merging, their family-run independent business “was investing more and more in Australian music.” One of these is Dan Sultan who signed his new deal with Liberation at the alleyway outside the Thousand £ Bend. Performances were from British India, City Calm Down, Clubfeet, Owl Eyes, Snakadaktal, The Rubens, Vance Joy and World’s End Press. Alt-J, who were given their ﬁrst gold record in the world (also in the alley outside) did a surprise set. Mushroom Group introduced a new Mushroom logo which will be used throughout its 29 companies like Premier and Harbour agencies, Frontier Touring and Mushroom Music Publishing. Just in case anyone got the idea that Michael was scaling down, the big feller told the crowd, “If any other prick asks me if I’m retiring tonight they can fuck oﬀ!”

HUB ARTIST SERVICES LAUNCHES TOUR DIVISION

Troy Barrott’s management and label group Hub Artist Services has set up a new touring division. This will be based in Melbourne, and is also Hub’s new satellite oﬃce in the southern city. Hub Touring is run by Frankie Kimpton (exPremier Artists) who will also run a boutique agency with his acts Royal Blood, Kate Martin, Glass Towers, Buchanan and Universal recording artist Neda. Barrott said, “It’s important for any contemporary Australian music company to have a presence in both Sydney and Melbourne. Hub Touring will become a very important piece of the puzzle for us.”

MIIYTIX LAUNCHES With live entertainment ticketing increasingly going mobile, Australian owned and developed next generation digital marketing company Miiy Pty Ltd has set up MiiyTix as a ticketing and marketing solution. For promoters it oﬀers technology free of all setup costs for events, promotions and venues. Consumers don’t have to queue: they buy tickets with smartphones, store them on the phone and swipe it at the event with a MiiyTix iPhone scanner app. See miiytix.com.au.

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* On tour: Beyonce’s world trek includes Australia but “when” is not decided … Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah emphasises Metallica’s set will NOT be the Black Album in its entirety … Sydney is one of the cities at which Dave Grohl and the Sound City Players play as part of a round of worldwide dates to promote his new Sound City doco. They’re rehearsing Rick Springfield tunes … Extreme postponed their April visit because too many heavyweights are touring then … A medical condition saw Neville Staples unable to fly and axe his March dates. “For this to happen to a boutique tour company like us is a hard hit and affects us greatly,” said promoter Troubadour Music. * Skateboard/punker Brandon “Bam” Margera’s tour with Fucking Unstoppable, which sold out ten shows, saw them kicked out of three hotels and off the Magnetic Island ferry in Queensland. The crew wound up the tour skydiving tandem from 4,600m in Cairns. Band member Brandon Novak promised to make his first jump naked, but alas, arrived drunk and refused permission by operators. * Adele has already suffered stage fright over singing the Bond theme Skyfall at the Sunday February 24 Oscars. It turned into anxiety attacks and sleepless nights after she heard her idol Barbra Streisand was also performing on the night. Now she’s visiting a hypnotherapist to cure her … How did Beyonce psyche up for her Super Bowl show seen by 104 million? She had good sex with Jay-Z. * All-female Kashmir high school band Pragaash broke up after an online hate campaign following a cleric putting a fatwah on them for being “indecent”. * Apple’s iTunes store hit its 25 billionth sale. Phillip Lupke of Germany who bought Chase Buch’s Monkey Drums got a €10,000 iTunes Gift Card. * Former American Idol judge Steve Tyler of Aerosmith returned to the show – this time disguised as a drag queen contestant Pepper LaBeija. He wore a blonde wig, snakeskin miniskirt and fake breasts that honked when squeezed. * Nasty moment at Laneway Adelaide, the Advertiser said, when Alt-J attracted more punters in the courtyard than its capacity. Angry punters, locked out behind double steel gates, began chanting “Let us in! Let us in!” There was some shoving in the bottleneck, but things soon calmed down.

INDIES APPLAUD AS WARNER BUYS PARLOPHONE Warner Music has bought the Parlophone Label Group – all the EMI assets that Universal had to sell – for £487 million (A$745.76 million). The UK independent sector is not hostile to this move, Music Week reported. Martin Mills, founder of the Beggars group, said that he was glad Parlophone had

VS: TUBULAR BELLS FOR TWO The hit of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tubular Bells For Two ﬁnds its way to Melbourne this weekend. Tubular Bells For Two is the recreation of Mike Oldﬁeld’s original album performed as faithfully as possible while accepting the challenge of undertaking such a large piece of music with only four hands and four feet yet still capturing the soul and emotional journey of this remarkable folk-rock epic. The two man orchestra is truly a sight to behold, with Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts pulling together the mathematical and acrobatic musical rollercoaster. We got them to ask each other some questions. Daniel asks Aidan: What is your earliest memory of Tubular Bells? Driving in my Dad’s van to visit my grandparents on the Central Coast of NSW, in the early ‘80s. I remember Dad

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had two cassettes that he had on repeat, Paul Simon’s Graceland and Tubular Bells. I was fascinated by Tubular Bells as it seemed to inform my view of the landscape as we drove through the Hawkesbury... but I would hide my ears from the “bugbears” as my brother called it, the section we now know as Piltdown Man and now here I am screaming it through a microphone every night. Some form of personal childhood exorcism perhaps? We’ve been performing Tubular Bells for nearly ﬁve years now. How do you keep it feeling fresh for yourself? Every performance is a diﬀerent experience – we’ve both spent so much time and energy getting to know the piece, and the insanity of actually performing the thing with just the two of us never seems mundane. Sometimes I’m carried away on a meditative journey and I remember pieces of my childhood, images of the past... and sometimes I’m so stressed that it literally becomes a survival exercise, like going to the gym. It’s never boring, I’m sure you would agree with me on that. What do you do when you’re not playing Tubular Bells? I write and record records under the name The Maple Trail,

not been sold to the Sony and BMG consortium. Mills said, “Warner winning this is the best result for the market, given the commission’s expressed desire to create a countervailing force to the established duopoly of Universal and Sony.” Indie association Merlin’s CEO Charles Caldas agreed. “This is a positive result for our members. Throughout this process, we have been clear that a market featuring two “maxi-majors” with a crowd trailing in the distance spelt danger for innovative new digital services. We believe this outcome will create an environment in which both Warner and the independent sector can compete eﬀectively, and in which we will be able to assist our members and digital services continue the job of re-inventing the music business.” The Parlophone Label Group is comprised of the Parlophone, Chrysalis and Ensign labels as well as EMI’s recorded music operations in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden.

ESKIMO JOE RAISES $60,736.00 Eskimo Joe’s campaign to raise funds for its sixth album raised $60,736 through the Aussie crowd-funding platform Pozible. It’s the biggest sum raised by a local act through Pozible. When they launched the campaign last November, $20,000 was raised in the ﬁrst 24 hours. That doubled in ten days. “To surpass our target by so much has left us humbled and inspired. We can’t wait to get these tunes down and send them out into the world,” Joe said.

ONESIXONE HEATS UP Staff at the Onesixone nightclub in High Street, Prahran, moved quickly when a power box on an outside awning caught fire. As the club filled with smoke, management, staff and security evacuated the 300 patrons before panic began. The fire was quickly extinguished before there was any major damage. “Rest assured we’ve got your back, no matter what disaster strikes!” the club quipped. Onesixone was operating on the weekend.

MURFETT HEADS FOR U.S.

Music writer Andrew Murfett is relocating to the US this week for at least a year with his American partner, after taking a redundancy package from Fairfax after 11 years. Best known as staﬀ writer and deputy editor for The Age’s EG section, he moved two years ago to edit the Green Guide. Before that he was at the Sunday Age. Murfett will freelance from his new base of Miami, and can be contacted at andrewmurfett11@gmail.com.

FESTIVALS #1: GROOVIN’ THE MOO BENDIGO SELLS OUT The 15,000 tickets for Groovin’ The Moo’s Bendigo show at the Prince of Wales Showground sold out in 48 hours. It is the fourth consecutive GTM sell-out in Bendigo. “Apologies to those who missed out, but we do have a limited capacity and just can’t ﬁt anyone else in the venue!” said Stephen Halpin, of Cattleyard Promotions. Stan Liacos of the City of Greater Bendigo said that it worked closely with promoters and that it injected a substantial amount of money into the local economy as it drew fans from around Victoria.

FESTIVALS #2: MORE FOR BOOGIE 7

Six weeks out, Boogie 7 added US acts Endless Boogie, Tav Falco & Panther Burns and Simone Felice as well as Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon, Money for Rope, Wang, Go Devils, Low Tide, Harmony and Drunk Mums.

CHAPTER MUSIC SIGNS THE STEVENS

Chapter Music signed Melbourne The Stevens. Based around guitarists Alex MacFarlane and Travis MacDonald, the pop band issued a six-track EP last year on CD-R and cassette. Chapter will reissue the EP on vinyl in April.

REGISTER FOR PUSH OVER HIP HOP STAGE Part of Push Over’s 21st celebrations includes the Hip Hop Stage at the Myer Music Bowl. With a lineup including Allday

LIFELINES Recovering: US blues-rock guitarist Jimmie Vaughan who suffered a heart attack last month has been discharged from hospital. In Court: Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe’s manslaughter trial has begun in the Czech Republic. He is charged with causing the death of a fan who jumped on stage and fell on the floor on his head after an alleged tussle. In Court: country singer Randy Travis received a 180 day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to drunk driving in Texas. He was arrested naked and threatening to shoot officers when they wanted a breathalyser test. Evicted: Spice Girls UK fan Gavin Townroe of Nottingham, was kicked out of his house after he kept playing Viva Forever over and over at loud volume. So loud that some neighbours would have to leave their properties, and one had to call in sick from work because he couldn’t get any sleep. In Court: country music star Emmylou Harris, with hit and run after allegedly hitting another car on a Los Angeles freeway. She faces six months in jail. Died: Reg Presley (born Reginald Maurice Ball) of ‘60s Brit band The Troggs, 71, from lung cancer. After breaking through with Chip Taylor’s Wild Thing, Presley wrote Love Is All Around, later a #1 for 15 weeks for Wet Wet Wet in 1994 when used in Four Weddings And A Funeral. Died: US R&B star Cecil Womack, 65, in Africa where he lived with wife and writing partner Linda Cooke to explore his African heritage. He and his brothers (including Bobby) were discovered by Sam Cooke. Their band The Valentinos charted with Bobby’s It’s All Over Now, later a hit for the Stones. & Solliloquy, it will also showcase Beatbox Australia, Freestyle Academy Hip Hop Dance Battle and the ‘Push Underground’ Hip Hop Showcase with three-on-three Breakin’ Battles, MC Open Mic comps and live hip hop acts/MCs. To register go to thepush.com.au/register/push-over-hip-hop-opps.

50 HOURS OF NEW PROGRAMMING FOR SYN SYN has introduced 50 hours of new programming on 90.7FM, digital radio and online. SYN provides training and broadcast opportunities to over 1,000 people aged 12 to 26 every year, rotating its radio programming grid every three months to ensure maximum access for young people to get involved. The new shows cover how cult works (4-5pm on Saturdays), an advice line (3-4pm on Fridays) and poetry (9-10pm on Wednesdays). The under 18 program Objection is extended to seven days a week to give more school-aged broadcasters the chance to make radio. See syn.org.au.

GOOD WORKS #1: KAREN CONRAD FUNDRAISER The Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show (Sunday March 3, Corner Hotel) is a benefit for publicist Karen Conrad and her family. Her 25-year-old son Grant has Cystic Fibrosis. Grant raps under the name HTML Flowers, is in electronic hip hop duo Brothers Hand Mirror and is also a cartoonist, painter and tattooist. He was recently genotyped due to new medical breakthroughs and promising new drugs to treat the disease. Sadly, he was found to have a rare genetic mutation – different from around 70% of the CF population who will benefit from the new drug. The benefit is to cover expenses for when he attends a specialist CF clinic in St Louis, Missouri, in six months’ time. The Medicine Show bill has been expanded by The Darling Downs, as well as Charles Jenkins, Kerri Simpson, Kim Volkman, Suzannah Espie, Dan Brodie, Sherry Rich and Blind Kiwi and his Cigar Box Guitar. Tickets are $25+bf from cornerhotel.com, at the Corner Box Office or by calling (03) 9427 9198.

GOOD WORKS #2: THESE MACHINES CUT RAZOR WIRE These Machines Cut Razor Wire returns to The Thornbury Theatre on Sunday April 14 from 2pm to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Announced so far: Chris Wilson, Charles Jenkins, Les Thomas, Suzannah Espie, The Stillsons, Jed Rowe and beautiful change. Tickets are $25.

which channels my folk influences and is the main vehicle for my songwriting. Sometimes I do theatre scores or music for short films also, and I do a lot of recording and performing with other people – I’ve been touring with my good friend Lanie Lane for a few years now. What do you find most challenging in the show? The Piltdown Man section. Hands down, one of the strangest and most challenging musical experiences of my life. Where is somewhere we haven’t played that you would you like to perform at? I’ve never performed in Ireland. I cannot wait to be there this year, and I’d like to try to muscle into as many late night pub folk jams as possible, to exercise all the demons that Tubular Bells can’t. Aidan asks Daniel: What do you love about Melbourne? The coffee. What do you love about Tubular Bells, musically speaking? And why do you think it was such a hit? I love that it has many subtle compositional techniques that I’m still discovering all these years later. I think it was a hit because Brandon knew that audiences are much more sophisticated than most record companies assume.

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What other projects have you been up to during the life of this show? I’ve been writing some albums, putting together a new band, writing music for television documentaries, and playing cricket. What is your favourite memory/experience relating to the show? Flying across the Northern Territory. What’s next? Oﬀ to Europe for quite a while. TUBULAR BELLS FOR TWO is at The Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday February 15 at 7pm and 9.15pm. They also perform at WOMADelaide, taking place in Adelaide’s Botanic Park from Friday March 8 to Monday March 11.

HELL AIN’T A BAD PLACE TO BE:

THE STORY OF BON SCOTT BY GRAHAM BLACKLEY

When legendary Melbourne singer, songwriter, guitarist and bassist Nick Barker was originally approached to be the vocalist in the theatre production Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be: The Story Of Bon Scott, he had a few weighty reservations about the job. “I laughed in the beginning,” Barker admits. “I didn’t see how it could translate into theatre and I didn’t think there was any way I would be able to do it any justice.” Luckily for us, Barker took the gig on and the reception to the resulting season at The Athenaeum was extremely positive, with some diehard and heavily-inked Bon Scott fans approaching Barker “with tears in their eyes”. With this success behind them, Barker, along with music director/guitarist Tommy Boyce (The Casanovas), guitarist Justin Garner (Southpaw), bassist Alex Raunjak (Electric Mary) and drummer Steve Brown (Electric Mary) are about to deliver their first non-theatre performance of the show at the Corner Hotel in honour of the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Bon Scott, who died at the age of 33. One of the attractions of the show is the unexpected insights that it provides into Bon Scott’s colourful career and larger-than-life character. According to Barker, “I really want people to walk away with five or ten things that they really didn’t know when they got up that morning. A lot about Bon Scott is urban myth. People have this one image of him as this wild man of rock‘n’roll, which he was, but there’s also this real vulnerability about him. The guy was also an incredible songwriter. I don’t think people really count him as that. He was really the quintessential street poet. He was always writing things down; ideas, limericks and poems. I’ve read a lot of his letters to people and he was incredibly articulate. He’s almost a highwayman-type figure. He was a lot more cultured than a lot of people realised.”

In addition to showcasing well-known AC/DC classics, Barker and the band take the crowd on an intriguing journey into more obscure musical territory. “People don’t realise that Bon was in a band called The Valentines which were a terrible bubblegum pop band that were around in the ‘60s,” laughs Barker. “He was also in a band called Fraternity in the ‘70s that were this nutty sort of prog rock band. In the show we go right from the start! We play songs from every single one of the bands he was in plus a couple of real oddities that he wrote, so the first half of the show is pretty tough going for a lot of people because it really is eclectic. The second half is pretty much balls-to-the-wall AC/ DC and talking about how hard they worked to go and live in England.” Barker’s role in the show is to be both storyteller and singer. He explains that when he is narrating Bon’s story, “It’s me talking from a fan’s point of view.” It has been easy for Barker to embrace the role of ‘fan’, as he grew up loving AC/DC and first glimpsed them on the ABCTV show Countdown .“It was slap bang in the middle of some pretty terrible music on Countdown, like Bay City Rollers,” he laughs. Seeing AC/DC for the first time at 6.30pm on a Sunday night “was like punk rock to me! My sisters

“HE WAS REALLY THE QUINTESSENTIAL STREET POET. HE WAS ALWAYS WRITING THINGS DOWN; IDEAS, LIMERICKS AND POEMS. I’VE READ A LOT OF HIS LETTERS TO PEOPLE AND HE WAS INCREDIBLY ARTICULATE.”

hated it and I loved it!” Barker points out that when he’s singing, he’s not impersonating Bon. “There’s no way that I can sing like Bon. He was an incredible singer; some of the Fraternity stuff was mind-boggling. He could sing really high. I like that you can make [the songs] your own a little bit; it shouldn’t be about me getting up in a pair of flares and imitating Bon Scott. It’s a celebration of him and the music. It’s just attitude – that’s all that I can bring to it. ” Barker chats passionately about the complexity of AC/DC’s songs. “They’re not easy songs to play,” he says. “A lot of the arrangements were just nuts. Some of the later stuff has these really long jamming bits that go on for ages, and keep changing. I’m certainly amazed by it!” He also praises the talents of Boyce, Garner, Raunjak and Brown in being able to “nail the stuff - the band is incredible!” Discussing the difference between staging the show in a theatre and a pub, Barker explains that the

performance at The Corner will be “an abridged version of the theatre show. I have tried to trim some of the dialogue. In a pub, because people are standing up drinking, they tend to get more involved. I don’t know if they will start shouting out requests. In a theatre you have a lot more control.” Of course, in a sticky-carpeted rock haven like The Corner it can be easier to turn up the amps to 11 without damaging the paintwork. “The problem with this show is it’s just too loud for some theatres,” admits Barker. “At The Athenaeum I had chunks of plaster falling on my head!” Now, that’s what I call rock‘n’roll.

Nick Barker’s adaptation of HELL AIN’T A BAD PLACE TO BE: THE STORY OF BON SCOTT will be performed at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday February 19.

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HIGHLIGHTS As part of the Bikefest Treadlie Market, The Projector Bike Ride is a novel event this Friday February 15 through the city, with short films screened at various locations before finishing back at the Mountain Goat Bar at Birrarung Marr. Plenty of Knog and Treadlie magazine prize packs are on offer, so get down! Melbourne Bikefest is always on the hunt for the most stylish of steeds, and the Best In Show comp will find the most beautiful of them all! To get involved, go to the Treadlie Magazine Photo Booth at the Roll Up valet parking on Birrarung Marr to be photographed with your favourite steed and stylish good self. Photos are published online for live voting by punters across a range of categories. On Saturday February 16, there’s also a Garage Sale for cyclists to fossick for a hard to find parts or accessories. On Sunday February 17, test yourself against the clock at the Brunswick Cycling Club Roller Races. For more information on all the activities on offer, visit melbournebikefest.com.au or treadlie. com.au. Bikefest Treadlie Market is on Friday February 15 – Sunday February 17 at Birrarung Marr, Federation Square.

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Summer’s in full swing, and let’s face it, shredding to work on a bike is way better than commuting on a hot, sticky tram or train. That’s where Strictly BMX come in. Known for having the biggest range of BMX’s in Australia, the dudes also have a range of cruiser bikes from We The People, Sunday and SE Bikes, to name a few. One of which is from BMX legend, Taj Mihelich’s brand, Fairdale. Having just released a dope collaboration between Roger Skateboards and artist Michael Sieben, the Fairdale Cruiser features custom bike graphics by Roger Skateboards, and comes with a custom matching skateboard - complete with Indy trucks, Bones bearings and wheels, plus skate rack and cargo rack. This baby is only 50 in number worldwide, and Strictly BMX have the only one in our fair land Down Under! Another limited edition bike that has captured our attention is the Cult x Odd Future

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RIDE TO POOL DAY 11am-3pm Jump on your bike and ride to the Coburg Olympic Pool for a day full of face painting, DJs, games, pool inflatables, a jumping castle, balloons, a sausage sizzle and plenty more for riders of all ages. There will be lots of extra bike parking, bike repair stands and live local music. Stay tuned to melbournebikefest.com.au for updates.

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PEDAL CYCLERY MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP 12pm-2pm Pedal Cyclery (136 Nicholson St, Coburg) offers a series of two-hour workshops limited to groups of four participants, in which a range of basic maintenance procedures will be covered including brake and gear alignment and tube repairs. The Pedal people will also let you in on useful gearing techniques for city riding and commuting.Tickets are $40 each, and you have several opportunities to grab a spot during the festival on either a Tuesday or a Sunday. To book, email chris@pedalcyclery.com.au. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19

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RIDE-IN MOVIE AT COBURG DRIVE-IN 7.30pm-11pm Beginning at Rushall Station and then travelling mostly along the tranquil Merri Creek, join the 10km ride to Coburg Drive-in to see a flick or two the old-school way. Films usually start around 9pm in summer, and a small BBQ or butane stove will be available to use as well as free hotdogs. Remember to bring your picnic rug, food and snacks, warm clothing and your bike lights. Movie entrance is approximately $10 or less. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24

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PUSHY WOMEN 4pm-6pm Like women? Like bikes? Like a cracking yarn, a good cack and a talk fest? Then you will love Pushy Women. They’re smart, sharp, dirty, hot and hilarious and they’re going to hit you with tales of two wheels. Featuring eight of Melbourne’s most prominent writers, comedians, thinkers and performers and hosted by Catherine Deveny – writer, comedian, atheist postergirl and commuter cyclist evangelist – you will thoroughly enjoy this early evening show at the Thornbury Theatre. Tickets will sell out, so get to thornburytheatre.oztix. com.au to book your spot. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26

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7.30pm-11pm Each month, Bike Fun Melbourne sets out to explore one of Melbourne’s many bike paths and enjoy some bikey camaraderie under the light of the full moon. In February the group will train out to Eltham, pick up some snacks then ride back to the city along the Yarra Track, stopping along the way for a picnic. The pace is social and the distance is manageable at 25km. Bike lights will be required. Meet at Eltham or join the crew on the 6.40pm train from Flinders St. This event is free.

FLYYING COLOURS BY JAMES NICOLI

After a rather hectic, slightly crazy, yet very memorable series of shows at the infamous rock‘n’roll institution that is Cherry Bar, Brodie Brümmer and his band Flyying Colours are now laying low. They are recovering from a month-long residency which included plenty of wild nights, lots of broken equipment and one too many Jägers. “Definitely the most memorable night I think was week three,” claims vocalist/guitarist Brümmer. “One of my amplifier valves exploded, cutting my hand moments before we started. Despite all the band-aids, tape and napkins Cherry could provide, I managed to cover my guitar, pedals, myself, the stage and drum set with a lot of blood. It was a bit much really.” I suggest that it probably doesn’t really get much more rock’n’roll than that. “Yeah, I think we all woke up in compromising, confused and dreadfully hungover states Thursdays through January thanks to Cherry Bar and Jäger,” he laughs. A relatively new addition to Melbourne’s burgeoning underground shoegaze/psychedelic scene, the month long residency gave Flyying Colours a chance to hone their live sound and performance. For a band that had previously only played a handful of shows throughout 2012, it was also a chance to gain some extra exposure. “We had good turnouts every week,” states Brümmer. “We met a lot of people, met a lot of bands and made a lot of friends. It was really good just to give everyone a chance to come down to one of the five shows. There was a lot of music played; we had a lot of great supports as well. There were just a lot of really great bands that we got to see and play with.” Although their sound may not be easily definable with words, Flyying Colours will soon be able to let the music do the talking. Entering the studio for the very first time to record their debut single just days after our chat, the prospect of committing their music to tape is one the band is very much looking forward to. “We’re really excited. This week, just before the show, we’re going to record with Woody Annison who’s produced Children Collide’s first two EPs, and stuff with Howl and a lot of other bands,” says Brümmer. “He really understands our sound.” 2013 looks set to be quite a busy year for the band, with more recording and touring pencilled in for later in the

year. But before all that happens it’s back the old Cherry Bar where Flyying Colours will once again take to the stage for what is somewhat of a finale to their time playing in one of Melbourne’s most colourful and well-known venues. As with most finales, it would be fitting for the band to go out with a bang. Brümmer however admits to being a little apprehensive as to how they are going to top some of their previous performances, considering some of the antics which took place during the residency. “I mean we were laughing because we had five weeks. We had the amplifier exploding and that first week was pretty wild and then the last week we had some gear problems and we trashed our shit so that was quite memorable,” he recalls of their January shows. “It was really great once we knew that we’d have a big show because you know, we got used to being in there. We are getting our friend Thom Russell to come down and do live visuals for this show which is always an experience. We didn’t do that throughout the residency but for a special Friday night thing we figured we’d get in there and get some live visuals going”. FLYYING COLOURS headline Cherry Bar on Friday February 15.

LOVE LIKE HATE BY GARRY WESTMORE

Getting broken up with sucks. But at least you can be self-righteous and self-destructive. What about the poor rejecter? Who cries for them? No one. Except for maybe Brisbane dark pop outfit Love Like Hate. Their new single Not My Heart is a song for the unsung rejecters of this world, and speaking to Love Like Hate’s guitarist and lead singer Heather Cheketri, it becomes all so clear that there is cause to argue that the oft-demonised rejecter has it tough too. “It’s hard to say no,” says Cheketri. “Being the person who says no can be just as hard, especially if it’s a friend. You end up, most of the time, losing that friend. You know you’re going to hurt someone but you don’t want to – it’s that situation that’s really hard and awkward but there’s nothing you can do about it because you don’t feel the same way.” It’s indicative of Love Like Hate’s approach to their songs. The ‘dark’ in dark pop could be interpreted as their ability to approach classic pop subjects (love, breaking up, coming of age) from a diﬀerent angle. “We don’t like to follow trends,” Cheketri explains. “We like to do something diﬀerent. We could all sing about being dumped, we’ve all been there, we’ve all been broken hearted, but I personally have and know a few other people that have been the rejecter, so it’s something we thought we’d write about because it hasn’t been put out there before.” The drummer’s seat has been somewhat of a rotating bench since their formation (all amiable departures I’ve heard), but the stable members of Love Like Hate have always been Cheketri and Sonja TerHorst, both songwriters and talented musicians in their own right; Cheketri’s electric guitar and honest, introspective lyrics complimented well by TerHorst’s haunting piano. Despite the heavy subject matter of their EP Rabbit Hole, Cheketri is by no means overly serious; she laughs frequently throughout our interview and is far from arrogant when it comes to the band’s prospects. “There’s so many awesome bands out there; there’s a lot for people to take in and because we’re

pretty new we’re just trying to get ourselves out there as much as possible while our name is still familiar, so we can keep trying to get a fan base together and get as much out of our EP as possible. We just want to try to get people used to hearing our name and our songs.” Being a proactive pair can’t hurt. Tired with the lack of gigging opportunities in Brisbane, especially for female artists, the two put on their own night called Saturn Eve, which showcased female bands and artists from around the city. “Once you’ve played certain venues in Brisbane, you have to wait a while to play them again as there’s not a huge amount of live venues. So we wanted to put on a show somewhere to watch females perform and show oﬀ a bit because at the time we were ﬁnding there weren’t many shows doing that, or many lineups that included female performers, so we thought we’d just make one ourselves.” Though the status quo is lamentable, Cheketri is not scathing about the Brisbane scene, nor is she pessimistic as to the prospects of it changing, citing a handful of female acts that have begun to make a name for themselves in the last month or so. Plus, “there’s no point sitting back crying about it; get out there and do something.”

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MANATARMS

BY PETER HODGSON

It’s been a fun ride, but Chile’s Manatarms are soon to bid farewell to their adopted city of Melbourne and head back home. Oh don’t worry, they’ll be back. But in the short time they’ve been here, the band has built up a strong following and they’ve connected with many like-minded bands on the strength of their melodic alternative heavy rock sound. It’s hard to describe Manatarms. Imagine Faith No More and Voivod melting together on the hot dashboard of a Kombi belonging to a hard rock re-imagining of Gojira and maybe you’ll get somewhere close. The Manatarms story is your classic ‘school mates bond over mutual musical obsession’ one. “We all met in high school, so we’re old buddies from back in the day,” guitarist Demian Leighton says. “Something that brought us together was that weird obsession with music. At school when recess came and everyone went out to play soccer, we were the guys who would stay in class and share our Walkmans. That sort of connection arrived when we were in high school and we were pretty good buddies since that time. Then we decided to have a band: it was the logical step. So we started getting together to play some covers, some friends’ parties, very small, very usual for a new band.” The process naturally gravitated towards writing their own material, and before they knew it there was a handful of songs to work with, and the lads decided to take it a bit more seriously by getting some ideas down on record. “It started to get a little bit more intense and serious, in a way, and it sort of

picked up from there.” Leighton became a guitarist in an environment where a bunch of kids his age (around nine at the time) all had big brothers who were into music. “Those guys and another group were like our idols, and it happened to be that those guys were very much into rock music. I think we were like guinea pigs for them, in a way, because they forced us to listen to some bands. And we would look up to them so much. It was like, ‘These are the bands, this is the music, you have to listen to this!’ And we said, ‘Okay! We’ll learn to play an instrument!’ So looking up to these guys who were idols, it started from there.” His favourite players vary depending on the day of the week, but his general tastes have shifted from highly technical players like Steve Vai and Dream Theater’s John Petrucci to more blues-based players like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend. “Those guys are fusioned with their instruments. Those guys, they merge and fuse

ELECTRIC MARY

BY JAMES NICOLI

“This will be our third Rock The Bay and any day that rock’n’roll is celebrated in so many varied ways is a great day for me,” assures Rusty Brown. Fronting Melbourne rockers Electric Mary, the vocalist has every reason to be in good spirits. With his band having spent the last few months playing to crowds throughout a number of European cities, the five-piece are now getting ready to return to their hometown of Melbourne where they will once again be taking part in the annual Rock The Bay festival. After enduring the brutal extremes of a freezing European winter, the band is quite rightly looking forward to their return to Australia and a much warmer climate. “Eight weeks ago we were in Wales doing the Hard Rock Hell Festival,” remembers Brown. “It was cold, fucking cold, and I remember thinking, ‘Great, our next gig is going to be in our home town and I ain’t going to have a scarf, a beanie, two t-shirts and a huge coat on, while running around with icicles hanging off my nose’.” Prolific tourers both here and overseas, Electric Mary have played their fair share of festivals. Yet despite the huge number of shows they have clocked up, the festival experience never gets dull. “The vibe for me is very much the same as any festival I’ve ever done,” explains Brown. “Just a lot of people enjoying music, meeting other bands for the first time and the great sense of unity backstage.” Despite the fact that

Melbourne in summer is swamped with festivals of all shapes and sizes, smaller independent festivals such as Rock The Bay are still able to hold their own, often drawing sizeable crowds. It’s perhaps somewhat of a testament to Melbourne’s live music scene, as well as the quality of local bands and the average punter’s hunger for live music. “Real people playing real instruments, injecting the crowd with their own rock‘n’roll DNA. You can’t beat that,” says Brown, on the attraction of an independent music festival. “Seeing a band for the very ﬁrst time and getting that tingle; there is no better feeling.” There will be plenty of opportunity for attendees to discover their new favourite band as once again this year’s Rock The Bay showcases a huge number of performers. Utilising all three stages of The Espy, it’s a great chance to see some of the country’s most promising live bands. As one of the headliners, Brown

with the music. That for me is the ultimate musician.” There are only a few Manatarms shows left before the band heads back to Chilé, including the Rock The Bay festival at The Espy on February 16 and a set at the Tote the following night. “Rock The Bay, we’re extremely excited about that gig. We’ve played a couple of times in The Espy and we love it. It’s a very cool venue, and to be able to play in this kind of context, it’s very exciting for us.” The Espy has been a big part of the band’s Melbourne experience. “We wanted to be part of a scene that was coherent for our kind of music, and we heard only cool stuff about the music scene in Melbourne,” Leighton says. “There were also strategic reasons; we were also considering the United States but it’s a little bit more complex. There were some visa issues as well, so it was a bit more complicated. Australia welcomed us with open arms and there was a pretty cool music scene here.” The band promises to be back in Melbourne before too long, but in the meantime we’ll all have their new album to keep us company. “We’re just finishing assures me people can expect a typically strong performance from the veteran rockers. “It will be Electric Mary as you know it and that’s the way it should be,” he laughs. “There will be a couple of songs that are new to some, that we played in Europe. We will also be showcasing [new bandmember] Bretty on guitar.” Just talking to Brown, you get the sense that it’s in the live setting where a band like Electric Mary thrive. Take their European tour late last year for example. The band packed in more shows in one month than many bands do in a whole year. And despite the obvious challenges, the frontman has nothing but fond memories of their time on the road. “Twentytwo shows in thirty days; 15,000 kilometres of driving; three blown amps; a broken headstock; 1,000 euro in tolls; a shitload of bread, cheese and wine; four soldout shows; not enough sleep; not enough money,” he remembers. “That’s Electric Mary in Europe in a nutshell and I wouldn’t change a thing.” This year looks set to be more of the same, with the band already booked in for a number of shows both here and overseas. “We have been invited back to Hard Rock Hell so we will return to the UK later in the year,” confirms Brown. “2013 was always pencilled in for writing and recording a new album.” Before then though, it’s back to Melbourne for Rock The Bay, something the entire band are looking forward to. It’s a chance for them to re-connect with their hometown fan base as well as hopefully pick up a few new admirers. As a parting thought, I ask Brown which bands on the Rock The Bay lineup people should make sure they go and check out. “King Of The North is my pick,” he offers. “But each to their own when it comes to music”.

the last details and it’s going to be launched at the Rock The Bay festival,” Leighton says. “We recorded in several places: that’s sort of the concept of the album. We recorded in two studios in Melbourne (Audrey Studios and NMIT Studios) and in one in Chilé, so there are three textures and sounds. And it’s the ﬁrst record that we recorded almost entirely as a live band. We wanted to capture that feeling. So it’s not like all the musicians are separate; it’s all together. The beat is live and more organic. So we wanted to give that a try, because we think that’s one of our main things.”

MANATARMS play the Rock The Bay festival at The Espy on Saturday February 16 to launch their new album Mezzo Forte, with The Beards, Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Tim McMillan Band and heaps more. They also play The Tote’s Sunday Six Pack event on Sunday February 17.

ELECTRIC MARY play Rock The Bay festival alongside The Beards, sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Engine Three Seven and heaps more on Saturday February 16 at The Espy.

SHIP ROCK’D

BY ZOË RADAS

When the members of all-girl rock trio Tequila Mockingbyrd found it was time to launch their debut EP, they put their heads together and had a pow-wow to generate a plan which was a little out of the ordinary. “We were trying to come up with some ideas that were not being done,” says diminutive and sassy bassist Jess Riley. “I didn’t even know about [the American ShipRocked festival] at that time, I was just like ‘Alright! On a boat!’” The Victoria Star Cruiseship is set to burst with a lineup of some of Melbourne’s best and most ambitious indie bands, selected by Riley for their combination of talent and determination. “I tried to pick bands for the event that I know bust their balls in the management side of things, and in the business sense,” she explains. “They’re awesome bands as well in their own right, playing live.” The bill comprises local legends Cooper Street, who made a solid impact on Melbourne’s live scene last year with their clever blend of pop, rock and punk; Scaramouche, the fuzzy-haired jokers who aren’t afraid of wailing vocals or guitars within their opulent tracks; The Naysayers, three lads creating sweet, suave harmonies to complement their jangly guitar rock, and who’ve earned themselves a quick and loyal following in the last 12 months; She Said You, the excellent four-piece originally from Adelaide whose fantastic vocalist Greg Horan injects a rasp of heartache into the band’s melodic but still drumheavy poprock; and Tequila Mockingbyrd, composed Beat Magazine Page 50

of Riley, Estelle Artois on lead vocals and guitar, and Josie O’Toole behind the kit. With such a clearly energised squad ready to sink their teeth into the Victoria Star’s deck, one might wonder what sort of person would agree to captaining the floating mini-fest. The answer is, a French one. “He’s hilarious,” Riley giggles. “He was like, ‘Oh, you want bands?’, and was pretty cautious about it at first. They normally [host] dance, DJ stuff, corporate functions, wedding receptions. But we were like ‘No, no, it’s going to be fine, it’s going to be great.’” Riley’s band have had a tremulous few years, beginning as Mannequin Alley in 2010 and playing a few shows before going their separate ways due to disparate commitments. “But we got back together in September, and that’s when we became Tequila Mockingbyrd,” Riley explains. “We’ve kind of brought back the old setlist, and we’ve added new songs, and we just thought ‘Fuck it, gung-ho!’” Artois’ voice packs a powerful biff and she also has excellent range, being unafraid to sing in lower registers, which

sounds incredible when it is truly part of a female’s vocal sweep. Riley agrees, and adds: “She has a very defined speaking voice. She’s just one of these fucking cool chicks that you can’t actually...” she pauses to ponder. “She stinks of talent, it makes me sick. Me and Josie, it makes us sick. We’ll play her a little basic riff, and instantly she makes it sound so ballsy. I don’t know what it is, but she just does it. And we’re like, ‘Great, you are out the front,” she laughs. Artois has been coaching the other two on their harmonies, and the “vocal Sundays, where [they] gather ‘round the piano” have resulted in a new layer to the girls’ purposeful punk sound. The spirit of interaction between the acts performing at Ship Rock’d and the crowd is something which the event aims to encourage. “There’s no worry about who’s opening, or who’s headlining,” Riley says. “Everyone’s seeing everyone!” There’s also a big bash planned post-cruise, at everyone’s favourite rock‘n’roll bar, Cherry. “We’re going to have a raffle; I’m getting some music gear and CDs to give away. It’s basically an opportunity for the hands to hang with people: for everyone to get smashed and hang out

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afterwards, and [give] a big ‘hoorah’ to the bands for performing. Everyone’s been chipping in and we’ve all been sharing the promotion and stuﬀ. It’s a real, indie, ‘all for one, one for all’ thing, which is awesome! They’re such good bands,” she concludes warmly. There will be plenty more well-put-together events to come from Riley in 2013, as the music business graduate plans to spend more time organising shows for some of Ship Rock’d’s performers and others. And I’m pretty sure she knows what the people want. “You know those big face cut-out things, at carnivals? Where there’s a giant mermaid and a giant pirate, and you put your face in?” Yes. I bloody love those things. “We’re doing a bit of stuﬀ like that,” she says serenely. “It will be cool to check out.” SHIP ROCK’D leaves shore at 1pm on Saturday February 16, and docks at 6pm. The afterparty begins at Cherry Bar in town from 6.30pm. Tickets are available pre-sale only; you can check facebook.com/jessicarileymusicmanagement for full details.

LIVINGSTONE DAISIES BY PATRICK EMERY

Like the best things in life, the Livingstone Daisies were a product of accident and good fortune. A couple of years ago, Van Walker was contemplating making another solo album, and headed down to a house in Inverloch with partner and fellow musician Liz Stringer, brother and long-time collaborator Cal, and former Weddings Parties Anything, Paul Kelly and Coloured Girls drummer Michael Barclay. The initial recording effort was productive: not only did it produce a dozen songs that the players all liked, but it also provided the catalyst for a second recording session even more impressive than the first. And thus the Livingstone Daisies were born. “It was supposed to be this pop-rock sort of album, with harmonies,” Walker recalls. “We did this recording of about ten or 12 songs, and it was really good. But while we were doing it, we realised that we all really liked Teenage Fanclub.” While the first suite of songs reflected a more “Tom Petty, early ‘80s Saints, ‘70s pop-rock sort of feel”, the songs Walker wrote subsequently indulged the bandmembers’ common love of Teenage Fanclub. “At that point we realised we could do this more as a band sort of thing, rather than as the solo project that it started out as,” Walker says. “It just came out so easy, and the recording was so good.” With the in-principle decision made that Walker’s solo project had morphed into something different, the quartet headed back down to Inverloch to record the next batch of songs. “Liz had put a record out, I’d put a compilation out, but it was 12 months since we’d recorded that first lot of songs,” Walker says. With the shack where the first lot of songs had been recorded on the verge of being knocked down and renovated, there wasn’t a lot of time to complete the follow-up recording session. “I rang up and asked if we could nick down there again, just because it was so much fun recording the first time,” Walker says, “and luckily they hadn’t knocked it down, so we were able to record there again.” While the initial recording session had been an ad hoc affair, this time the soon to be constructed band had a clearer sense of purpose. “The second session was a lot more organised, and probably had a lot more of a vision – we knew the songs before we went down, as opposed to the first one when we just played whatever Van wanted us to play,” Stringer says. “The first time was just an experiment,” Walker adds. “At that first stage we still hadn’t made

the decision that I was definitely going to put out an album – it was just an excuse to go and record and see what happened. And then we ourselves thinking that this would be good to do more than one recording – it’d be a good thing to do as a band. So the second session was more ‘this is the type of band we’d like it to be’.” Having completed the second recording session, the newly christened Livingstone Daisies began performing the first of the “dozen or so” gigs it’s gone onto play. “We had a residency at The Retreat last year, and the odd gig here and there,” Stringer says. With each of the members committed to other projects, Livingstone Daisies is a band that requires careful logistical preparation. “It was originally supposed to be a band that would record every now and again, and released records every now and again,” Walker says. “Because this is the first record, we don’t know exactly how it’s going to work,” Stringer adds. “We’ve already got a bit of interest out of it, so it may take on a bit of a life of its own, so we’ll just have to suck it and see. But it’s good that it’s happening like this.” When Scott Thurling from Popboomerang Records first heard Livingstone Daisies, he was bowled over, offering to release the band’s first record on his label. “I don’t think he realised that we were into pop music,” Walker says. “But when I sent him this record, he was really excited and said he wanted to put it out, which was great, and just kept up the momentum.” Thurling’s experience with the marketing side of the business proved invaluable. “We’re all focused on different things, but Scott’s been able to bring it all together,” Stringer says. “We’re not marketing geniuses, but he knows how to release albums. And Scott’s not a musician, which is good, because he

brings something else to the table.” Livingstone Daisies’ pairing with Popboomerang has allowed them to release the album, Don’t Know What Happiness Is, on vinyl – the ﬁrst vinyl outing for both parties. “I’ve never released an album on vinyl before,” Walker says. “So that was the other idea about the band – to put it out on vinyl.” Stringer continues, “I think that’s a real renaissance that’s happened recently, It’s so good that people are into vinyl again. Until a few years ago that just didn’t seem possible.” With such an impressive debut album, the problem remains: what to do to counter the so-called ‘Diﬃcult

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Second Album Syndrome’? Livingstone Daisies might not have spent a lot of time dwelling on the matter, but Walker and Stringer have the perfect answer. “I want to put the ﬁrst session out, because I fucking love it,” Walker says. “So we’re going to get over the ‘Second Album Syndrome’ by recording it ﬁrst,” he

laughs. LIVINGSTONE DAISIES launch their debut album Don’t Know What Happiness Is on Friday February 22, at Northcote Social Club in

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Small Sydney hardcore band Vigilante have been signed to one of Australia’s ﬁnest heavy labels, Resist Records. DESCENDENTS Populated by members who’ve served time in hardcore bands including Right Idea, Urban Mayhem, Bad Blood and Last Nerve, Vigilante will release their 12” debut EP via the label on Friday March 1. Preorders are available now.

Gunslingers, Dazook, Angry Seas at The Reverence Counterfeit, Any Last Words, SKindeep Secret at Next Friday February 15: Cola Wars, Kill The Matador, Shoot The Sun, Shadowqueen at Bendigo Hotel

The Bronx will come to Australia for their ﬁrst headlining shows in aaaaaages. This Autumn you can see them at the Corner Hotel on Tuesday April 30 and Wednesday May 1. They’ll be plugging their newie IV which is out now via Shock records. FUCK YERH! Deez Nuts will release their new album Bout It on Friday March 29 but they’re giving you the chance to pre-order that shit already along with other goodies in a big ol’ pre-order bundle. Keen? Newcastle’s Safe Hands have announced they’ll hit the road in March in support of their debut full-length Montenegro (you can grab pre-orders at peerecords. com). Pencil in Thursday March 7 at The Public Bar and Friday March 8 at Wollongong’s Barcode. Looks like Australia got a glimpse at seeing OFF! just in time as they’ve gone on to cancel a huge run of West Coast USA dates after singer Keith Morris experienced a diabetic coma after returning home from the Australia tour. Morris apparently didn’t wake up from a nap with his girlfriend after he forgot to eat lunch, and is now recovering at home.

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Speaking of Keith Morris, he will be joining Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton when they reform Black Flag for a handful of festivals this April, proving once and for all that no band is exempt from reformation.

Tool are coming! California’s prog rock kings will do a headlining tour of Australia this April, arriving in Melbourne on Saturday April 27. Tickets are on sale this week and they will sell fast. Don’t sleep on it.

Converge, Old Man Gloom, The Broderick at Billboards

For those unaware, Blueline Medic’s Donnie Dureau will be performing at The Reverence Hotel in Footscray every Sunday of this month with various guests each week. You’ve already missed Jamie Hay and Darren Gibson but this Sunday February 17 you can catch Puerto Rico and Dean Bardell Williams if you’re lucky.

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Godspeed You Black Emperor at Forum Something With Numbers at Northcote Social Club Jonesez, My Echo, Constant Killer at John Curtin Hotel Verge, City Of Sirens at Ferntree Gully Hotel Kim Salmon, Spencer P Jones at The Tote Saturday February 16: The Amity Aﬄiction, In Hearts Wake, Abreact at Pier Live

Revolver’s bandroom will host a vast collection of the best local punk bands in the country this March. Up The Punx Festival will feature Ramshackle Army, Topnovil, Chickenstones, Fatty Esther, Strawberry Fist Cake and more on Friday March 2. Tickets at the door. America’s After The Fall (not to be confused with Australia’s Central Coast legends) have revealed plans to return to Australia again on the back of their new album Unkind, due out next month via Paper and Plastik. No oﬃcial announcement on tour dates has been made yet. Watch this space.

Everyone’s favourite twinsies are coming over for Groovin The Moo (the Bendigo leg of which has sold out) and they’ll be doing a sideshow at Melbourne’s Palais on Thursday May 2. Tickets to see Tegan and Sara are on sale right now and their new album Heartthrob is out now too. Five Iron Frenzy are almost ﬁnished recording their brand new album that was funded solely by a very successful Kickstarter campaign. Proving that those Chrisso ska punks aren’t as washed up as you thought (that, or Christian ska punk fans are insanely generous), the band raised over $200,000 to make their ﬁrst album in ten years. Sheeesh.

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The Bendigo Hotel is set to hold Frankenfest; a night that will appeal to all the heavy rock’n’roll lovers out there who have been deprived of pure metal rapture for far too long. Headlining this monster ﬁve band lineup show is Emerson (who have just returned home after touring with Northlane), Asperity Within (who will be performing songs from their infamous collaborative EP Triptych), Reeds Of The Temptress, Your World In Ruins and Hands Of Hope. Immerse yourself amongst the home-grown metal talent this Saturday February 16 from 8pm. Free entry.

HALESTORM WIN GRAMMY

Congratulations to Halestorm, who took out the best hard rock/metal Grammy for Love Bites (So Do I). They were up against some pretty stiﬀ competition too: Megadeth, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Lamb of God and Marilyn Manson. Within seconds the online commentary went into megadrive, both for and against the decision. I can see the point of those against the win: Anthrax in particular had put in a very strong showing with Worship Music, where the nominated track I’m Alive came from. But at least unlike that Jethro Tull-beating-Metallica debacle from 1988, Halestorm ﬁts the category. That and Halestorm live it and mean it. Would it be nice to have Megadeth, Anthrax, LoG or Maiden take out the Grammy instead? Fuck yeah! Manson? Eh, maybe. But as they say, it’s an honour just to be nominated, and in that respect it’s awesome that the other folks are also getting prime-time exposure out of this award.

DOOM AT THE BENDIGO Hypnotic Dirge Records and Metalobsession.net presents a dual album launch for two of Australia’s best doom exports, Lycanthia and Subterranean Disposition, ably supported by The Veil and Okera at the Bendigo Hotel on Saturday February 23. Formed in 1996, Lycanthia are a six-piece metal band based in Sydney, playing dark and emotional metal in style that would be best described as a fusion of doom, classical, gothic and rock, launching their new album Oligarchy live, performing in Melbourne for the first time in many years. Starting life as the solo recording project of Melbourne metal veteran Terry Vainoras, this will be Subterranean Disposition’s debut live performance as a four piece band, with extra special guests. Launching the debut album, played in its entirety. Their sound is a mixture of equal parts doom, death and sludge with hints of the experimental. Hailing from Sydney, The Veil are a dynamic quintet whose songs are multi-layered and complex yet driving and intuitive. Their music draws influence from doom metal to post-punk, black metal and folk with a strong cohesive sound exclusively theirs. Rounding out this strong and eclectic line up, Melbourne’s Okera is a band that has their roots firmly grounded in melodic doom metal, though they certainly don’t limit themselves to the one genre.

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The mighty Hatchet Dawn are about to hit the studio to record the next release to follow up their Rebirth LP. It’ll be produced by Logan Mader (ex Machine Head/Soulﬂy) in Los Angeles USA at Dirty Icon Productions. That’s where Mader has produced past releases with Fear Factory, Gojira, Soulfly, Devildriver, Caverlera Conspiracy, Divine Heresy and Five Finger Death Punch. Original founding member Howsie Noise will carry on the Hatchet Dawn legacy with continuing Rebirth line up member Billie-Jade, who has moved into the role as the bands lead vocalist.

BLACK SABBATH READY ‘SATANIC BLUES’ There isn’t really much to say right now about the forthcoming Black Sabbath album 13, except that Ozzy Osbourne has just gone on record as saying that it sounds like ‘Satanic blues.’ That’s also a great way to sum up Sabbath’s ﬁrst four albums, so this bodes very, very well. If you haven’t heard yet, drums on the album are handled by Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk, I guess because they’d already made up ‘BW’ bass drum skins for Bill Ward before he backed out over a contract dispute.

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Check out the Ballarat Beat Rockabilly Festival this weekend, Friday February 15 to Sunday February 17. It’s the latest and greatest installment from Rockabilly King Arthur Matsakos, who has brought you the exponentially growing Camperdown Cruise Rockabilly Festival over the past ﬁve years. The event will take over the streets of Ballarat with everything Rockabilly, kicking oﬀ with a very limited “WILD PreParty” on the Thursday night at Karova, featuring all international acts in a jam session to get you warmed up for the weekend. The festival will showcase an impressive number of standout international music acts including The Desperados (USA) and Omar Romero (USA), as well as amazing local artists such as The ReChords (VIC), Sun Rising (VIC) and The Yard Apes (VIC). There’s also the Rockabilly Burlesque Show, held at Haida Lounge, featuring international beauty Miss Rockwel De Vil. And of course there will be classic cars and hot rods lining the streets, illustration artists from every corner of the globe, and plenty of trade stalls containing a huge range of specialty clothing, music, magazines and old world trinkets. Sun Rising’s David Cosma says the band’s show follows a sort of narrative arc which traces the history of Sun Records. “Sun ran for many years with hundreds of artists. We focus primarily from day dot, the early '50s til about '57. In that time, so many artists came through there. We run it chronologically – your Ike Turner, your Howlin’ Wolf – then it kicks in with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis… and there’s a lot of dialogue and explanation throughout the show too. There are some amazing anecdotes and stories that go along with the show.”

FUCKED UP BY ANDREW ‘HAZARD’ HICKEY

‘Fucked Up’ the name is a real ball-grabber. Fucked Up the band is intimidating, to some at least. Ultimately though, this Toronto five-piece is an eccentric collective of musical shit-stirrers who are passionate about what they do. “I wouldn’t say we’re normal. We are oddballs and we have a different way of thinking, but we’re not as crazy as some make us out to be,” says Fucked Up’s trusty bass player/backing vocalist and all-around cool rock chick Sandy Miranda. Their reputation, both good and bad, has even reverberated to other bands, including tourmates Foo Fighters and Sonic Youth, whom the band had a pseudo beef with, after Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon made some disparaging remarks to Vice. Leaving a trail of sonic destruction and creating an aura that has squares shaking in their loafers, the band is abou to make their awaited return to Aussie shores. The upcoming tour as part of the massively epic Soundwave lineup is the first time they’ve invaded another country in some time. “We haven’t really been playing much lately. We took a bit of time off last year because a couple of the guys have kids, so they wanted to spend time with the family.” Despite a brief break, this sonic beast is going back into hyperdrive as they embark on their Soundwave adventure, in addition to working on a new album. “We’ve started working on new material recently, which has been good. Our last album [David Comes To Life] came out two years ago in June. We’re just getting back into it, but so far so good.” As a bass player, Miranda – also known by her charming stage moniker Mustard Gas – has a unique role, joined by three guitarists, Mike Haliechuk, Josh Zucker and Chris Colohan, along with Jonah Falco on drums and one of modern rock’s most explosive frontmen in Damian Abraham. The process of all these moving parts coming together during recording is one that appears to be both natural and chaotic. “Those of us in the band that just play instruments have a different role in the creative process,” says Miranda. “We jam a lot and are usually laying stuff down most of the day. Then we’ve got our key songwriters, who are Mike, Jonah and Damien.” The fact that there are essentially four guitar-wielding beasts going at it makes the process that much more unique, as Miranda explains. “Because I play bass and we have three guitarists, it’s a unique challenge because there’s not always a lot of room. So it’s a creative process to try and find your spots within the song and slot in some interesting parts. I like to describe it like we’re making a suit together. A metal suit, glistening in the sun.”

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“WE ARE ODDBALLS AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING, BUT WE’RE NOT AS CRAZY AS SOME MAKE US OUT TO BE.” Foremost on their minds right now is getting out of the snowy conﬁnes of Canada and nestling into the warm bosom of Australia. “We’ve been there three or four times and every time we go the reaction seems to get better and better.” Miranda doesn’t have to look far for inspiration when it comes to getting back on the road. “I’m looking out the window right now and all I see is snow, so I’m looking forward to the weather over there. I’m getting giddy just thinking about it.” Along with the weather, her other pleasures will be enjoying the service of Qantas (“they gave us free ice cream last time”) and possibly learning to surf. Despite Miranda’s current lack of prowess on the board, Fucked Up rode a tidal wave of energy last time they were on our shores, as they opened up for the rock monolith known as Foo Fighters. “That was such a great experience. It’s funny how that came together. We ran into Dave Grohl at a show; apparently he was a fan and he said we should tour together and we got invited to do the Australian tour.” Despite an impressive career of stage-tearing performances, including a 12-hour set back home, few things could prepare them for the Foo Fighters experience. “The energy of the crowd and the excitement they brought made it even better for us and it was one of the best live experiences we’ve had as a band. Dave Grohl and the rest of the guys are really cool as well, so it was a fun experience.” While on paper it appears to be an odd coupling, Miranda explains that the line between the two bands isn’t that far apart. “We may seem like diﬀerent bands, but we’re really cut from the same cloth. We both have that appreciation for music and the DIY approach. I mean the guys in the band have such a great history in music; Dave was in this DC punk band Scream, and then Nirvana, and I mean Pat Smear was with the legendary Germs.” No strangers to diverse lineups, Fucked Up will be sharing the Soundwave stage with the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Cypress Hill, and one of the bands Miranda is most excited for, Blink 182. The idea of all these titans chilling out backstage, swapping stories and techniques, is enough to make your head explode. However that’s not necessarily the case. “We get to hang out with people from some of the smaller bands, which is fun and a good way to meet like-minded people, but the bigger bands are normally in their own areas.” FUCKED UP play Soundwave on Sunday February 24, and an extra headline show at The Prince of Wales in St Kilda on Tuesday February 26.

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COLA WARS Melbourne four-piece Cola Wars are playing at The Bendigo Hotel this Friday February 15 to launch their second release The Heartless Hype EP. From what perhaps began in the shadowy world of ‘side-projects’, Cola Wars has ﬁnally metamorphosised into something closer to a fully-ﬂedged musical obsession than a career path. They will be joined by special guests Kill The Matador, Shoot The Sun and Shadowqueen. Free entry.

CHRIS RUSSEL'S CHICKEN WALK Take a road trip through highways, byways, laneways, alleyways, rivers, swamps, bayous and streams of the Deep South with Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk. They will be performing at The Old Bar every Sunday for the duration of February. At 8.30pm this Sunday February 17, they will be joined by Melbourne-based ﬁve-piece Saint Jude and Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats. Entry is $6. Their shows this month will be the last before Chicken Walk heads oﬀ to Golden Plains, Deni Blues Fest and Tony Joe White’s Australian Tour.

SLOW GRIND FEVER The Public Bar is set to hold a monthly late night dance first and foremost dedicated to the ‘Popcorn’ style oldies that have been so embraced in Belgium. Have a good old dance around to some old favourites that will inevitably have you snapping your fingers to the smooth, swinging beat. It all begins on Saturday February 16 at 8.30pm and entry into the event is $10. If at a loss as to what to do beforehand, enjoy the free entertainment The Hondas and The Braves have to offer from 9pm.

THE BEARDS Australia’s much loved and hairiest band, The Beards, return to Melbourne to headline Rock The Bay festival on Saturday February 16 at The Espy. Joining them are local heroes Electric Mary, Sydney instrumentalists and ARIA nominees Sleepmakeswaves, plus Bellusira, Engine Three Seven, King Of The North, Tim McMillan Band, The Khyber Belt, Moroccan Kings, Manatarms (Chile), Sleep Parade, New Skinn and heaps more. 30 amazing Aussie bands over three stages. Check out rockthebayfestival.com for the full lineup and more information.

EL MOTH With the nights ﬁnally warming up and those sweet summer vibes rolling our way, El Moth are stoked to announce that they’ll be playing the infamous Evelyn Hotel every Tuesday night in February. Expect some guest musicians and epic jams, and of course the mood-elevating blend of reggae, funk, rock and hip hop that the lads are known for. What better way to celebrate the summer than to have a kick arse party at The Evelyn? No better way, I hear you say. Good. Tuesday nights will feature a booty-shakin’ set from drunken-reggae-funky-punksters El Moth with great support acts Band Of Frequencies, Lee Rosser and Tim O’Connor. 8.30pm.

BROTHERS GRIM & THE BLUE MURDERS Brothers Grim & The Blue Murders are returning to the venue where their music career ﬁrst kicked oﬀ this Friday February 15. The Old Bar bluesy favourites, fronted by brothers James and Matt Grim, are to plug in at 8.30pm and will be supported by the likes of retroblues trio Hellhounds and two-piece Lawnton Bowls Club whose music draws inspiration from the main act of the night. Entry is $10 but tickets at the door will be limited so be sure to head down early to secure a spot.

THE LAUGHING LEAVES The Laughing Leaves, together with The Infants and Huck West, will feature at The Old Bar every Wednesday for the duration of February from 8.30pm, starting this week. Known for their energetic performances and catchy, danceinducing numbers, the four-piece The Laughing Leaves will have you on your feet dancing with their psychic bop-adelica tunes that will have all the ladies dancing and the dudes trying to dance with those ladies. Their sound draws comparisons to Beck, Brian Wilson and The Flaming Lips, and is the perfect soundtrack to a beach stoner’s summer. Entry is just $5.

SHIP ROCK’D Join Melbourne’s most exciting independent rock bands as they make their maiden voyage on the stunning Victoria Star Cruiseship for an epic four hour mini-festival on a boat. Featuring all girl hard rock trio, Tequila Mockingbyrd, launching their debut EP, local legends Cooper Street who made an incredible impression on the Melbourne music scene in 2012, rock’n’roll rogues Scaramouche fresh from their East Coast tour, plus the sweet ‘60s sound of The Naysayers and hard blues, psychedelic rockers Two Headed Dog. All wrapped up by the charmers from She Said You with an acoustic set. Tickets include free nibbles, CDs, giveaways plus entry to the after party at Cherry Bar. Saturday February 16 from 1pm ‘til 6pm. Tickets are $25 and available via pre-sale only. See facebook. com/shiprock’d for more info. Ticket sales close 5pm on Friday February 15.

BOB LOG III Before making his way to tour around Europe, the American slide guitar one-man-band Bob Log III will return to Cherry Bar on Saturday February 16 with special guest support act from Japan, Both Cheese. DJ Mermaid will provide a set well into the next morning. Entry is $15 from 8 ‘til 11pm and $10 from 11pm ‘til 5am.

SWAMP MOTH ‘60s/’70s psych and hard rock ﬁve-piece Swamp Moth are returning to The Victoria Hotel on Friday February 15. Fronted by screaming lead vocalist and guitarist Hammond, Swamp Moth’s crunching bass and sheer monolithic groove welcomes the quest to revive the Lost Riﬀs Of Gold. It all goes down from 10pm when they will be supported by The Minute Takers. Entry into the event is free.

CERES Known for their raucous live show where stories from the inner city are screamed from the top of their lungs, Ceres drag inspiration from the rivers, roads and relationships that colour their town. They create songs of failing loves and dragging months by mixing elements of alternative indie, pop-rock and ‘90s emo. Set to help Ceres release their debut EP Luck from the belly of The Grace Darling on Saturday February 16 are their friends Skyways Are Highways and Elcaset. Doors at 9pm, $10 entry.

GIANTS Australian emerging artists Giants and Lucky Few have recorded an array of new material and are just itching to hit the stage to play their tunes to the masses. Joining them at The Bendigo Hotel tonight will be Melbourne-based rock outﬁt Holliava and three-piece Contangent. Entry is free.

SUZUKI NIGHT MARKET Now in its 15th year, the Suzuki Night Market attracts over 200 stall holders and showcases some of Melbourne’s finest artisans, producing locally made clothing, jewellery, prints and an array of cultural goods. The hawker style food stalls offer everything from traditional African curries through to the sweetest of honey dumplings. Don’t stop at one stall; take a trip around the world one dish at a time. If your legs tire from all that shopping, settle in with your favourite beer, wine or sangria and listening to some of Melbourne’s finest musicians. The live music featured tonight includes Afrovival And The Oil Can Project and Nkumba Rumba out on the Main Stage as well as Tango Rubino on Peel Street Stage and don’t forget to watch out for an array of talented buskers. The Suzuki Night Market runs every Wednesday night in summer at Queen Victoria Market, from 5pm ‘til 10pm. Entry is free.

SPENCER P JONES New Zealand born, Melbourne-based guitarist Spencer P Jones is performing solo at Cherry Bar on Friday February 15. He will provide free entertainment, playing two sets between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

POMME FRITZ Sweet plums, holy moses, fair bloody dinkum! Finally after months of torturous suspense, the time has come for musical guru/part-time herb strewer Larry Wiseﬂy and his handsome Pomme Fritz to grace the stage once more. You better believe it, hot sauce! But wait, it gets better – the incredible and righteous Tyrannamen will too be blowing our swollen gooleys with sweet and sour rock and/or roll. Upstairs that night is a special Valentines Day treat; a lineup of exciting up and coming punk bands including To The Rescue, Break The Wall, Fractures and Oedipus Rex. Thursday February 14 at The Gasometer Hotel, 8pm.

THE LIVINGSTONE DAISIES What happens when two of Australia’s best songwriters team up through their mutual love of Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub to create sun-drenched harmonised guitar pop? Liz Stringer and Van Walker, along with Cal Walker and Michael Barclay, join forces to form The Livingstone Daisies, a band of four incredible voices, harmonising and rocking out in equal measure. The Daisies are launching their debut album, Don’t Know What Happiness Is (available on deluxe vinyl, CD and digital download), on Friday February 22 at The Northcote Social Club. Joining them on the night will be Sydney alternative icons The Aerial Maps.

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BIG DAY NOT OUT Like cans? Like sitting down and watching people do things? Ace. Into kickarse acts like the Dave Larkin Band and San Gras? Cool. Pub Cricket’s Big Day Not Out is for you. The unfit, beer-loving denizens of over a dozen local pubs are back on the field for the annual Big Day Not Out at Edinburgh Gardens, Brunswick Street on Sunday March 17. After a long season of trying to figure out how many beers there are in an over, the pubs (forming the Yarra Pub Cricket Association) from around the inner northern suburbs duke it out in a daylong battle royale from 10am to 6pm, in one of Fitzroy’s most celebrated annual community days. Proceeds all go to local charities, so put this cracker on the calendar.

EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW

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Hailed as one of the most talented bands to come out of Melbourne’s burgeoning gypsy scene, Eyal & the Skeleton Crew have received widespread acclaim for their virtuosic live shows. Whirling waltzes, driving country rhythms and breakneck gypsy virtuosity; mix it all together and you have some idea of what Eyal & the Skeleton Crew have install for you. Drawing inﬂuences from klezmer, jazz, folk, country and rock - eclectic doesn’t even begin to describe Eyal & the Skeleton Crew. Due to popular demand, and back-to-back sell out shows, Eyal & the Skeleton Crew have been upgraded to play the Bennetts Lane Jazz Lab. To help celebrate, The Skeleton Crew is oﬀering half price tickets to all students with a valid student card and the password “All abourd.” Come on down and experience a night like no other. Tickets at the door or book through bennettslane.com.au. Doors – 8:30pm. Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne.

Sydney trio Elephant are heading down to Melbourne to promote their new album. The alternative rock band will be joining forces with Berkshire Hunting Club, who have also recently released another EP, and Wicked City which promises to unveil a string of new collaborations from 8pm at The Public Bar on Friday February 15. Entry is a worthwhile $10.

INVOLUNTARY CONVULSION A lineup of prime metal bands will be plugging in at The Bendigo Hotel including Involuntary Convulsion, Fragmenta, Seppuku, Headless and Desolator. The night of heavy rock kicks oﬀ from 4pm on Sunday February 17. Free entry.

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HEATHER PEACE One the UK’s most successful television actresses and up and coming musicians, Heather Peace, will perform at Rude Rumours, a special celebrity showcase on Tuesday February 19 at The Thornbury Theatre. Heather will be joined on the night by the wonderful Marie Wilson. Doors are at 7pm and tickets are $25 via rudebookings.com.

LET’S GET TRIVIAL Laura Imbruglia is hosting a music trivia night every Tuesday during February at The Spotted Mallard. From 7.30pm, the audience will immerse themselves in the fascinating world of music and leave feeling exhilarated after having acquired an enriched knowledge of music culture. Members of the audience will have the chance to win free give-aways throughout the evening including free food, beer and a weekly jackpot. Entry is free.

LONE TYGER Lone Tyger are bringing their explosive blues rock to The Victoria Hotel for a Saturday night residency for the duration of February, beginning Saturday February 16 at 10pm. The three-piece rock band are playing two sets which will encompass never-before-heard songs as well as rockin’ blues covers. This week Lone Tyger will be supported by honest and comedic singer/songwriter Pete Ewing. Free entry.

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BRAD MARTIN PROJECT LITTLE SISTERS Following a brief hiatus over the summer period, Little Sisters are returning to The Retreat Hotel to entertain the masses with their folk/country tunes. Head down to The Retreat beer garden this Sunday February 17 from 4 ‘til 6pm for some good old-fashioned country goodness. Free entry.

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The Brad Martin Project is a firing, psych blues rock experience that intertwines influences such as The Dirty Three, Free and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. What’s unique about the band is that each performance is performed purely ‘off the cuff’, creating anticipation and excitement for all. The rolling drums and deep grooves will captivate and reel the audience in as the band delivers an explosive set. The Brad Martin Project will be supported by the Matty Green Band from 10pm this Saturday February 16 at The Retreat. Free entry.

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ALI E A heads up that Ali E will be hitting The Public Bar on Monday February 25 for the ﬁrst time since its rise from the proverbial ashes of Melbourne’s live music scene. Supporting her performance will be Jordan Thompson, pianist of indie pop band The Ocean Party. This will be Ali E’s second last show before touring in the United States and recording her second studio album. The music will play from 8pm and entry is free.

VULGARGRAD VulgarGrad are bringing their foot stomping, power punching act to The Spotted Mallard every Wednesday night during February from 8.30pm. The Russian sevenpiece, fronted by raspy singer and actor Jacek Koman, incorporates elements of gypsy, perestroika punk, rhumba, jazz and pop to take listeners on a lyrical journey of low lives and songs about women. Tonight they’re supported by crooner Gregory Page. Entry is $8 at the door.

SHANTY TOWN Shanty Town is a seven-piece, ﬁrst generation Melbourne ska band who combine elements of calypso and R&B to oﬀer their audience a jubilant, uplifting experience through guaranteed energetic performances. They are set to play at The Spotted Mallard from 8.30pm on Saturday February 16, alongside supporting acts Madness Method and Busy Kingdom. Entry is $10.

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SECRETS Crystal Magic Records is super jazzed to present Secrets’ ﬁrst live show in Melbourne. The Gasometer Hotel hosts a night of psychedelic techno, bombastic power-up beats and low bitrate-bummer synthjams on Friday February 15. When not caretaking internetlabel Crystal Magic, Fraser Austin writes and performs as Secrets; his virtual avatar and an exercise in post-physical narcissism. His life as status updates about coﬀee and failure turned drum-heavy synth-ballads. Artist as RPG, performance as webcam confessional. Support on the night comes the hyper-bass funk adventures of Cartoon, and Tlaotlon’s deep inner-space spirituals.

JAMES SOUTHWELL BAND The Bendigo Hotel is feeling the love this Valentines Day. This Thursday February 14, check out three rock legends and their respective entourages. Joe Conroy will be kicking oﬀ the night followed by the always captivating, and mildly intimidating Zach Butler. Then, ending the night with an all in musical brawl, the incredible James Southwell Band will hit the stage. Surely there’s no better way to spend the most romantic (or depressing) day of the year. And, just because it’s Valentines Day, everyone will receive a complementary drink to get those loving juices ﬂowing.

THE ORIGINAL SNAKESKINS The Original Snakeskins are playing at The Retreat Hotel this Saturday February 16 from 7.30pm. Their soaring three-part harmonies will take you on a journey on Snakeskins’ magical mystery horse and cart tour. Free entry.

THE HARLOTS Melbourne indie rock band The Harlots are returning to The Spotted Mallard for a Thursday night residency of explosive performances for the duration of February. The music will kick oﬀ at 9pm and entry is $5 in what is the Brunx’s cheapest ever residency.

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The Second Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will see some of Australia’s finest musicians join forces for a common cause, as they raise money to help assist children and their families living in poverty in Cambodia. The festival will feature renowned Australian musicians Tim The Roving Commission, Sal Kimber, The Toot Toot Toots, Charles Jenkins And The Zhivagos, The Stetson Family, San Gras And The Dead River Deeps, and local acts Paper Jane, Brother Johnstone, Jarrod Shaw and Sarah Wilkinson. Set on a vast grassy green lawn, surrounded by paddocks, trees, old wagons and the beautiful old bluestone buildings of The Clarkefield Hotel (Coach and Horses Inn, 1857), it’s the most surreal and ideal place to lay down a rug, sip a cold beer and enjoy some of the finest music the country has to offer. With BBQ food, cold drinks, market stalls, a jumping castle, good friends and great music, it’s a perfect way to spend a Sunday and raise some much needed funds to help the lovely people of Cambodia. The Clarkefield Music Festival takes place as The Clarkefield Hotel on Sunday March 17 from 12pm ‘til 9.30pm. $30 presale, $35 at the gate, family tickets $70 and under 12s free. No BYO, drinks at bar prices. All money raised on the day will go directly to the running of a new school (which last year’s festival helped to build) for over one thousand children in the Kampong Thom province of Cambodia.

Inﬂuenced by Guns n’ Roses, AC/DC and Motley Crue, the four-piece Melbourne rock band Massive will be plugging in every Tuesday night during February for their residency at Cherry Bar. They will be playing two sets from 9pm and the doors will be open from 6pm-3am. Free entry.

THE TOOT TOOT TOOTS The Toot Toot Toots are set to perform their mockcaberet debut album Outlaws in full at The Spiegeltent with added narrations, gyrations and projections for a spaghetti-western extravaganza. With underlying unique, country blues sounds, The Toot Toot Toots will provide an uplifting, energetic show on Friday February 22 and Saturday February 23 from 11pm. Set in the ﬁctional gold rush town of Gomorrah Fields, their performance will tell the tale of émigré Eli Rayne and the vengeance that shadows his arrival. Free entry.

ANIMAUX Melbourne pop band Animaux are returning to The Evelyn Hotel for a Wednesday night residency throughout February. A promising 2013 lies ahead for Animaux, with appearances lined up at St Kilda Festival and The Hills Are Alive, but their February shows at The Evelyn will be held at a far more intimate setting. From 8.30pm, Animaux will be joined by four-piece indie rock, electro band The McQueens and surf-pop group Seven Year Itch. Entry is $8.

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BLACKCHORDS Melbourne based indie/dance outﬁt Blackchords have hit the ground running in 2013 with the release of their single Oh No. This is the second single from the highly anticipated sophomore album A Thin Line which is set for release on Friday April 5. They launch the single at Ding Dong Lounge this Friday February 15.

Two of Perth’s wildest bands, Like Junk, who have just released a new album, and Fucking Teeth, who are about to do the same, bring their chaotic, grit-ﬁlled live shows to Yah Yah’s on Friday February 15. Like Junk have been challenging Perth audiences with their feedback-drenched, piano-driven post-punk since 2006. Fucking Teeth, who were born of fuzz pipes and banshee shrieks in the belly of North Perth, are growing fast and strong, and with their country punk they will make you dance and shout until you spill your drink. Rounding oﬀ this rawkus garage lineup are Hamjam and seven-piece party band The Beegles. Doors 5pm, bands start at 9pm, free entry.

THE ARCHETYPAL Melbourne’s The Archetypal are launching their debut single, We’re All Going Home, at The Evelyn Hotel on the afternoon of Sunday February 17 in preparation for their upcoming East Coast/regional Victoria tour. Their live shows are characterised by their electrifying energy onstage as they perform rhythmically gripping and lyrically intense songs. They’re supported by Street Fangs, I Am The Riot and pop/rock four-piece Shadows At Play. The show kicks oﬀ at 1.30pm and entry is $6.

PRIVATE LIFE Private Life have secured a Monday night residency at The Evelyn Hotel this February. Private Life is comprised of Jamie Barlow who creates the music and Renee Anderson who writes the accompanying lyrics. On Monday February 18 from 8.30pm, they will be joined by Tessa And The Typecast, I Know The Chief, Granston Display and DJ Yasumo. Free entry.

ALISON FERRIER & LES THOMAS London-born singer/songwriter Alison Ferrier and country/folk singer Les Thomas will be sharing a bar gig at The Retreat Hotel tonight from 8.30pm. The harmonica and ﬁddle accompaniment will be sure to create a relaxed atmosphere in this intimate setting. Free entry.

THE REBELLES The LuWow is presenting a post-Valentine’s Day romantic night of Delightful Dames and Fabulous Femes on Friday February 15 with 15-piece girl group The Rebelles performing songs of true love and utter heartbreak from the classic era of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Also featuring on the night from 9pm will be the all-girl band The Reprobettes, and Mohair Slim and Jumpin’ Josh will be spinning the wheels throughout the night. Entry is $5.

LUNARS Following a double A-side release and after playing many shows with like-minded noise makers up and down the East Coast, Lunars are set to launch their debut self-titled EP at Dane Certiﬁcate’s Magic Theatre shop in Brunswick on Friday March 1 for what will be a night of magical music. Head to lunars.bandcamp.com for a free download of the EP.

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The Icypoles

LACHLAN BRYAN Lachlan Bryan is probably best known as frontman and songwriter for The Wildes, an alt-country four-piece formed with best friends Mat Duniam, Shaun Ryan and Andy Wrigglesworth. In 2009, The Wildes released their debut album independently, to rave reviews. Whilst still performing with The Wildes, Lachlan has recently recorded his debut solo album Shadow Of The Gun. Lachlan Bryan performs at The Post Oﬃce on Sunday February 17 from 4.30pm.

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THE BLUEBOTTLES

Get romantically entwined in this irresistible Valentine’s Day Love Tangle. Three of Melbourne’s most tragic romantics – Monnone Alone, The Icypoles and Sheahan Drive – will be pitching all kinds of woo on Thursday February 14 at The Grace Darling, with nothing but the most wholesome of intentions. This will be a night for lovers, dreamers and you. Doors at 8.30pm, $8 entry.

Since forming in the summer of 2011, The Bluebottles have risen to fantastic heights in the Australian rock scene, to become the country’s number one instrumental group. The band features the guitar slinging Hubbard brothers, Michael and Joe, of Mt. Evelyn, Victoria. They’re joined by good buddies Richie ‘Rich’ Bradbeer on the bass guitar and ‘Storm’ on the skins. The sound they deliver is purely wild, and their performances have to be seen to be believed. Wherever they go kids are shaking their bodies in a crazed, free-wheeling fashion, cutting loose to the unhinged beat. They’re playing at The Post Oﬃce on Saturday February 16 from 10pm.

ROCK THE BAY Good news folks. Tickets will be available at the door for Rock The Bay at The Espy this Saturday February 16. 30 amazing Aussie bands over three stages including The Beards, Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Engine Three Seven, King Of The North, Tim McMillan Band, The Khyber Belt, Moroccan Kings, Manatarms, Sleep Parade, New Skinn, Sons Of Abraham, One, Lung, Holliava and heaps more. Check out rockthebayfestival.com for the full lineup and ticketing info.

DRUNK ELK Drunk Elk return to Melbourne to play their beautiful ancient melodies and hauntings at The Gasometer Hotel on Saturday February 16, along with their friends Mad Nanna, Snawklor and The Vivids. Upstairs, Bricks bring their melodic thrash metal with the help of Poison Fish, The Unkind and Gecko Theory. People with weak constitutions are advised not to make the trek up the stairs.

SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL After a ‘packed-out’ Blip Festival Australia show last year at The Evelyn Hotel, the SoundBytes team are returning to present Square Sounds Melbourne Festival. The audiovisual feast is to unfold over the course of two days between Friday February 15 and Saturday February 16, celebrating a talented 21-act lineup in the always fun genres of chipmusic, retrotech and video game inspired beats. Headlining the event will be international artists such as Doshy, Cheapshot, Huf and Pselodux. The partying kicks oﬀ from 7pm on Friday February 15. Tickets are from Moshtix.

CHERRYWOOD This month Cherrywood return to The Great Britain Hotel; the place where it all began. Having held a three month residency every Monday night some 18 months ago on the ﬂoor of the front bar, the country punk bluegrass band developed a strong following and released a string of singles throughout 2012. Now, not so much new and improved as a generally more established band, Cherrywood are being placed on a pedestal, this time around performing on the actual stage. They’re playing two sets of songs from their upcoming album as well as some old favourites and perhaps cliché covers. The night will kick oﬀ from 9pm on Saturday February 16. Free entry.

AMY GANTER & THE LOVE & SQUALORS The music of Amy Ganter And The Love And Squalors is a blend of musical styles, reﬂecting the diverse backgrounds of the band members. Drawn from all over New Zealand and Australia, they bring the ﬂavour of their own careers, in classical, jazz, reggae, blues, and Latin music to create a new folk sound. Amy Ganter And The Love And Squalors will be performing at The Barley Corn Hotel on Saturday February 16 with support from Static Colours and Hear In June. 8pm, free entry.

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ECHO DRAMA Melbourne eight-piece dub/reggae outfit Echo Drama will be playing at The Retreat Hotel this Friday February 15. Fronted by soul singer Thando Sikwila and upcoming emcee Alex ‘sinks’ Sinclair, Echo Drama push the boundaries of Jamaican music, blending classic reggae grooves with contemporary urban sounds. Expect heavy bass that flows from head to toe and righteous reggae rhythms that fuel the spirit to get up and dance care free. The music is set to kick off at 9.30pm and will play on well into the early hours of the morning with a set by DJ Shaky Memorial. Free entry.

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Spicing it up for Valentine’s Day, Kitty Rock is presenting a special edition for Bent Caberet with emcee Eevie La Volpe in the tranquil surroundings of The LuWow Forbidden Temple. The badass babes from The Bad Ladies promise an array of burlesque to tease, tempt and satisfy your blood lust. The fun starts from 7pm and entry is free.

The LuWow Forbidden Temple is holding a night dedicated to the search for the best underground dance music of the ‘60s. From the funkiest R&B to the fuzziest beat, if it’s a danceﬂoor killer then it is sure to be on the playlist. Join the party on Saturday February 16 from 9pm. $10 entry, members free.

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TRACY MCNEIL In a post-Valentine’s Day event, namely Cupid’s Revenge, The Spotted Mallard is holding an all-star country showdown. Headlining the evening will be Canadian singer/songwriter Tracy McNeil who is currently recording a new album, Dan Waters Band whose latest release gained him the title of Rhythms Magazine debut album of 2012, and the recently formed Matty Green & The Wiling. The night is to be held on Friday February 15 from 8.30pm and entry is $10.

Shangri La returns with the second installment of DJ Battle/War/Hand-to-Hand Combat. This week sees Hayley (Super Wild Horses) and Rick (Boomgates, Twerps) taking on the winners from the ﬁrst round. Expect classic choons and party bangers. It’s free entry which is good because there should never be a price on the party. The face-oﬀ goes down at The Gasometer Hotel tonight from 8pm.

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THE IDLE HOES Melbourne lads The Idle Hoes are launching their second album, Tomorrow Morning, which comprises of 12 songs to lift a heavy heart and remind you of what’s real. Unapologetically Australian, the album features special guests including Cal Walker (Livingstone Daisies, Go Go Sapien), Tracy McNeil, Chris Altmann (Que Paso) and string composition by Paddy Mann (Grand Salvo). Comprising Luke Sinclair (Raised By Eagles, Bell St Delays) and Shaun Feeley, The Idle Hoes will launch the album on Sunday March 3 at a matinee show at The Northcote Social Club. $12 on the door.

Following their 2012 tour where The Stillsons’ unique blend of folk, blues and country tones won many fans outside their homeland state Victoria, the band is set to return home to Melbourne for the best part of 2013 beginning with their Thursday night residency at The Retreat Hotel during February. This Thursday February 14, The Stillsons will be teaming up with Little Wise. It all kicks oﬀ at 9pm and entry is free.

The Wikimen infuse sweet, old-time vocal harmonies with exotica and Hula swing through their three-piece, all-strings show. Check out what they’re about at The Spotted Mallard every Sunday during February from 5pm, starting from Sunday February 17. Free entry.

ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Anna’s go-go classes are great fun, an excellent cardio workout, and have been described as ‘inspiring”, “a retro hit parade…everything from Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock to AC/ DC’s Jailbreak, and a “high energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest. Every Thursday night at The Vic Hotel from 6pm and at The Gasometer Hotel on Tuesdays at 7pm and 8.30pm.

OL’ TIMEY WEEKLY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS Craig Westwood (ex-Headbelly Buzzard among other bands) brings his weekly ol’ timey music jam session across from The Lomond Hotel, its home for the past ﬁve years. BYO instrument or just hang out and enjoy the music in the beer garden. Every Saturday afternoon at The Vic Hotel from 4.30pm. Gasoline Stew & The Dump

RACHEL BY THE STREAM To celebrate Valentine’s Day, head down to The Evelyn Hotel on Thursday February 14 at 8.30pm and witness the launch of Rachel By The Stream’s new EP, Smooth Like Butter. Combining live-looping with multi-instrumentalism, RBTS will juggle synthesiser, guitar and melodica to deliver a romantic performance. They’ll be joined by Mortisville along with other special guests. Entry is $10.

PRETTY CITY Fresh from headlining at Black Night Crash and recently premiering their new single Part Of Your Crowd on triple j, indie rock band Pretty City are holding a support free show at Richmond’s Great Britain Hotel on Thursday February 14 from 9pm. Free entry.

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THE DUB CAPTAINS Bar Open’s favourite sons (and daughters) are kick starting their 2013 with a bang with a Friday night residency at Bar Open. The 15-piece ‘pseudo-reggae’ monster will be playing some new material off their forthcoming second album for the first time live, as well as pumping out their back-catalogue of upbeat oceanic classics. For those familiar with the band’s energetic live show, these dates will be no different with the group comprising of two front men, the beautiful three-piece backing vocalists The Baby Dolphins, dueling guitarists, driving bass, keys, drums, percussion and the ‘Horns of Freedom’ all squashed up on the infamously tight Bar Open stage. The Dubbies have some great supports lined-up with Dru Chen (February 15) and Echo Drama (February 22) so be sure to get down early and get into the party atmosphere. Doors 10pm, free entry.

TOM BUDGE

KYNETON MUSIC FESTIVAL Ready for one jam packed weekend? Kyneton Music Festival will turn its town’s historic buildings, bluestone churches, old watering holes, art galleries and cafés into live music venues. With over 40 bands, including Mick Thomas, Stoneﬁeld, Ramblin Van Walker Band, Major Chord, Perch Creek Family Jugband, Cherrywood, The Dead Salesmen Duo, The Resignators, Nigel Wearne and the beard and ‘stash comp, Beardfest, they will take the stage from Friday March 1 ‘til Sunday March 3. Weekend pass is $45. For more info head to kynetonmusicfestival.com.au.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Unorthodox, refusing to be pigeonholed.

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THE EXOTICS The burning-hell-ﬁre, ass-beating rock’n’roll explosion The Exotics have enlisted a special guest to support them for their show at The Grace Darling on Friday February 15: Gasoline Stew & The Dump. The cult twopiece’s last live show was nearly four years ago at the now extinct Cobra Bar upstairs of The Tote Hotel, coheadlining with The Toot Toot Toots, who were just kids at the time with pockets full of candy and bowels full of lemon crush. They released a 7” single Put That Thing On! limited to a modest 20 copies and followed this up with a full-length album Neanderthal Dancefloor Vol 3 and a line of their own edible canned food Dump Stew. Now they’re back, playing their dance music from the old-ages made from hard rubbish and a broken guitar. Doors at 9pm, $10 entry.

LAURA K. CLARK Drawing inspiration from her main musical inﬂuences, namely Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Stevie Nicks and Jewel, Laura K. Clark has found a unique sound, producing music that is most prominently coloured by country, soul and blues genres. She will be joined by New Zealand born songwriter Kerryn Fields on Sunday February 17 at The Victoria Hotel from 5pm. Free entry.

After touring far and wide, Tom Budge will return to The Great Britain Hotel in Richmond to play an exclusive, intimate solo show. His music is characterised by his lyric driven, Australian folk tones that at times almost seem to possess a darkly humourous edge. He will be gracing the stage on Sunday February 17 from 7.30pm with two sets. Free entry.

So, someone is walking past as you are playing, he or she then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Dickhead! What are we doin’ wasting time at the bar?” How long have you been gigging and writing? My desire to perform and compose music ﬁrst began when I started learning to play the drums as a young teenage boy. Fifteen years later I’m now fronting my own solo project. What has been your favourite gig you’ve played to date? Bar Open on Brunswick St, playing drums with my ex band Fathom and Fall. It was our last show together, we just didn’t know it at the time. After the divide of the band I turned in the drumsticks and took control. Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? I’m not really into battles or showdowns but I wouldn’t mind putting that Psy dude in a ﬁgure-four leglock. Hitman Hart style! What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Music composition and song writing has allowed me to explore many personal subjects including relationships, emotions, human perception, growth and change. I owe it to my loved ones. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Develop self-belief, have a strong work ethic, write good music, network, listen to advice from industry members, never give up and keep pushing your art.

LOWTIDE Lowtide celebrate the New Year with a Tuesday night residency at The Toﬀ In Town in February, where the band will unveil new material alongside special guests Ladydreams, Glaciers, Darren Sylvester and Montero. Forming in 2009, Lowtide’s richly layered and textured sounds quickly gained the band the reputation as one of Australia’s ﬁnest purveyors of shoegaze and dream pop. After the release of their two-track single Underneath Tonight on Departed Sounds, the band began writing and recording their debut record which is due out in 2013. Tickets $8 at the door only. Doors at 7.30pm. Tuesday support is Darren Sylvester.

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Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Yes, my first album Holding Hands With The Sun will be available on iTunes mid-2013, or you can contact me via email (peternigido@hotmail.com) and I can send you a hard copy at no cost. Why should everyone come and see you perform? Because all you will get is nothing but the truth. When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/ single? I’m officially releasing my new single Touch from my upcoming album The Art Of Turning A Page on Saturday February 23. Screening the clip (a short film by Folie à Deux) at LOOP Project Space & Bar, 23 Meyers Place, CBD. 6pm sharp.

GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST With a debut EP in the works, Ghost Towns Of The Midwest will start 2013 with a February residency booked at The Resurrection Hotel, the new bar of the mastermind behind St Jeromes/Laneway Festival. Always striving to give audiences a little something different, the band will play three special themed shows; Thursday February 14 is ‘Love’, Thursday February 21 is ‘Death’, and Thursday February 28 is ‘Resurrection’. Each night will feature different picks from the band’s swag of songs plus a couple of covers specific to the theme. All gigs are free and start at 7.30pm.

MADHOUSE Madhouse, at Melbourne’s iconic CBD Nightclub, will transform into a dark pit of grimness on Friday February 15, as two of Australia’s ﬁnest black metal acts cast their demonic spell over the venue. Veterans Agave Maize, on the back of their recently released opus Thrones Of Isolation, bring their black mayhem to Madhouse with the awesome Adamus Exul providing satanic support.

VALENTINES DAY OPEN MIC What better way to celebrate Valentines Day than belting out some loved-up ballads, or angst-ﬁlled anthems, at The Barley Corn Hotel’s open mic night this Thursday February 14. The night kicks oﬀ at 7pm with free entry, free house beer for all performers and a free glass of champagne for every lady, providing enough liquid courage for anyone to get up and give their best rendition of My Heart Will Go On.

KILL YA DARLINS Kill Ya Darlins return to Bar Open with their fusion of sequined glam riff-laden blues rock every Wednesday night in February. Kill Ya Darlins is comin’ at ya with the force of a humbucker soaked in moonshine. They blend bluesy rock’n’roll with splashes of soukas and salsa rhythms and three sassy ladies up front, belting out their songs of twisted love and debauchery. This week they are supported by the rollicky wizardry of Citrus Jam who’re sure to float your boat, so head on down to Bar Open this week for the first of four installments with Kill Ya Darlins. This is going to be a serious midweek melodic meltdown.

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THE CITRADELS For the past six months, The Citradels have been recording Psychotic Syndrone in two different houses and two different studios. Self-produced and mixed, Psychotic Syndrone is ripe with exotic instruments and hypnosis-inducing drone and roll. Joining to help release the album will be: The Grand Rapids, whose mind bending jams will spin you till next week; Contrast and their shoegazing wall of sound; and for the first time with their full lineup, The Trappist Afterland Band, featuring Adam Cole of Arrosa’s ritualistic psychedelic folk music made for the soul. The Citradels launch their new album at Yah Yah’s on Thursday February 14. Doors 8.30pm, $10 entry includes a copy of Psychotic Syndrone.

LITTLE BASTARD Sydney’s seven-piece raucous and ramshackle party collective Little Bastard are heading to Melbourne and will be dancing and sweating all over the stage of The Retreat Hotel this Sunday February 17 from 8.30pm. Incorporating vocals, the mandolin, banjo and ﬁddle over a pulsating, upbeat, acoustic rhythm, Little Bastard guarantee to bring forth an energetic show. Arrive at 7.30pm to catch a performance by Max Savage whose music tapers oﬀ from that of vintage soul. Free entry.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Alternative-progressive-heavy-ambient-tribal (-core). What do you love about making music? I like the idea of creativity being a living thing. When we all come together to write music, there is nothing, and when we have finished we have all put together a collection of ideas that bond together to form this epic song that wouldn’t have otherwise existed or been heard by anyone. It takes the term ‘chemistry’ to a whole new level. There is nothing preprogrammed about music: it is all derived from pure creativity and I love that about it. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We have recently released our debut full-length album, titled The Time Traveller. The album is available at shows and some record stores as well as iTunes and Bandcamp. It’s pretty sick. When’s the gig and with who? Rock the Bay Festival at the Espy, St Kilda: Saturday February 16. Massive lineup including The Beards, Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves, Engine Three Seven, Bellusira and many, many more. 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? They say “Hey mate, I’m pretty sure that drummer up there has three arms.” What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Different parts of our music have different influences. Rhythm patterns and numbers often form a basis for the structure around which a song is built. A good groove is always important. Time, space, mythology and consciousness inspire a lot of the lyrics and a lot of that comes from the ‘feel’ that the music creates. When and why did you start writing music? I didn’t start writing music ‘til I was about 17. Everyone soaks up energy and inspiration from the outside world and has the potential to translate that into any creative form available. When I was younger I used to draw a lot, and write creatively. I have found with music it is possible to combine the two, as if you are painting the song with sound. Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? Haha, yep – vocal warm-ups, stretching, push-ups and going to the toilet about four times. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK MY BLOODY VALENTINE

AIR IT NOW

mbv (Self-released)

WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY

ANIMAUX

THE MCQUEENS SEVEN YEAR ITCH ENTRY $8, 8.30PM

THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY EP LAUNCH

RACHEL BY THE STREAM MORTISVILLE ROSIE MISSCHIELF

ENTRY $10 DOOR OR $15 WITH EP, 8.30PM $2.50 POTS, $5 VODKAS!

FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL – DAY ONE

DOSHY

CHEAPSHOT RALP MINIKOMI

ENTRY $35 DOOR, $30 PRESALE, $50 TWO DAY PASS, 7PM

SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL – DAY TWO

CTRIX

TRASH80 MR. SPASTIC OMODAKA

ENTRY $35 DOOR, $30 PRESALE, $50 TWO DAY PASS, 7PM

SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY MATINEE SHOW – SINGLE LAUNCH

THE ARCHETYPAL STREET FANGS I AM THE RIOT SHADOWS AT PLAY (SYD) ENTRY $6, 1.30PM

EVENING SHOW

TBC MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY – FINAL NIGHT

PRIVATE LIFE

TESSA & THE TYPECAST I KNOW THE CHIEF GRANSTON DISPLAY DJ YASUMO ENTRY $2, 8.30PM

TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY

EL MOTH ALEX BOWEN

ENTRY $2, 9.30PM

COMING UP TIX AVAILABLE THRU MOSHTIX: PRIVATE LIFE (MONDAYS IN FEBRUARY) EL MOTH (TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY) ANIMAUX (WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY) DIAMOND – RETURN SHOW (FEB 21) J-DILLA TRIBUTE NIGHT (FEB 22) MANGLEWURZEL (MARCH 1) THEY – EP LAUNCH (MAR 9) ELECTRIC HORSE – ALBUM LAUNCH (MAR 14) XENOGRAFT/KETTLESPIDER/BEAR THE MAMMOT – SPLIT EP LAUNCH (MAR 16) SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN IDIOT – ROOFTOP (MARCH 17) DEMON HUNTER + I, A BREATHER – USA (MAR 30)

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1. Sunlight Streams Electric FUTURE LOVE

After making everyone wait more than two decades for a new My Bloody Valentine album, mbv abruptly landed on the band’s website last weekend. There were hints that it was on its way, but we’d had promises of upcoming new material several times in the past that came to nothing. Having been wearing this mythical status for so long, it was a jolt that Kevin Shields and company had suddenly granted us access to nine new songs. Fans promptly crashed the website in their rush to get new material that might vanish as quickly as it appeared. But there it was and here it still is. The dream is real. The question is: will it push MBV’s stocks up or will a new body of music do them more harm than good? The success of a comeback after such a long gap is largely dependent on the quality of the music itself and, thankfully, mbv is well on track with what has come before. The opening song, She Found Now, is almost disappointingly familiar on ﬁrst listen, sounding like a lost track from the Loveless sessions. With Isn’t Anything and Loveless now such established classics, it’s easy to forget that their music has always taken its time to grow on you. While it’s distinctively, unmistakably My Bloody Valentine (let’s face it, no-one else sounds anything like this, no matter how hard they try), the main change here is a looser structure and a more playful take on their sound. You can feel the weight of the pressure in the songs but not in a negative way; it certainly doesn’t sound laboured or overworked. It’s less a layered, bewildering music-box; you can hear them working as a boxed-in, unsettled, disoriented group of musicians. There’s wider variation moving further into the album. Is This And Yes drops the guitars and cuts Bilinda Butcher’s intimate vocals adrift on ambient organ chords, while New You is a sweet pop song and easily the most accessible thing on here. The last three songs on the album play about with scattershot jungle beats, the percussion taking the lead over the gauzy guitars, but everything a muddy, bloody glorious mess. Kevin Shields had been

HANGOVER 2. Old Parades ARCHERS 3. Halogen Moon WINTERCOATS 4. Walk of Shame CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES 5. All I Heard MITZI 6. Red Light THE NEO 7. Did You Pay Cash For That Panic Attack? ROYAL CHANT 8. After The World Ends THE FIRETREE dropping drum and bass beats over layered guitars back in the mid-’90s and the eventual outcome is not as dodgy as it sounds. In Another Way is a particularly strong cut and marks a welcome shift in tone for the album’s final third, though the breakbeat crossover is a dated experiment that highlights the album’s main flaw: it only really sounds like a new album if the year happened to be 1993. It certainly isn’t an album that flicks a switch to mark a new direction, unlike Portishead’s also-delayed, self-consciously difficult Third album. But when it all comes together to form a record on par with the band’s highly original and influential efforts from the ‘90s, you can excuse them for not being cutting edge.

9. Rah Rah Radio THE DELTA RIGGS

CHRIS GIRDLER

6. Stay Ft Hayden Calnin TULLY ON TULLY

Simone has an ear-worm and thus ain’t listenin’ to your rekkids, so this week ol’ mate Tyson Wray is getting rammed with your 7”s.

JAMES BLAKE

Retrograde (Universal) James Blake continues to pump out MOR post-dubstep that’s good for co-eds who think they’re alternative to have sex to and not much else. Retrograde, a sultry slow-jam number, plays upon 2012’s neo-soul revival as Blake’s awkward croons dart around hazy electronics. There are 100s of artists doing this better than you, James, go back to the bass-heavy CMYK days when you were actually interesting.

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Got Me So (Rinse) Rupert Taylor is an anomaly. Like every UK garage producer, his work is inﬁltrated with cut-up and distorted R&B vocal clips, yet his output is consistently forwardthinking and diverse. Got Me So is ﬁlled with his aural signatures - bulbous bass lines, frisky hi-hats and an inkling of techno and house, a combination that is ten times more intriguing than any release from his more omnipresent peers such as Disclosure or AlunaGeorge.

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In Love Dying (Warner) Within the ﬁrst 20 seconds of listening to this track I was overcome with an overwhelming sense of dread. A subtle and infectious bass line, gentle drum rhythms and despondent key trickles: ‘Holy shit! Do I actually like the new RHCP song?’ Oh wait, Anthony Kiedis is now wailing in an almost illegible fashion and the intricate grooves have become monotonous as they continue to drag the carcass of their once fruitful career for another for eight pain-staking minutes. Get out of the studio and go and play catch with your kids, guys.

One Way Trigger (Sony) Everyone has that one friend who for some unknown reason still cares about The Strokes in 2013, right? Yeah, they’re going to lap this shit up. They’re not going to care that the sugary synths are bland or that Casablancas gives one of the most woeful vocal performances of his career. No, they’re going to tell you how ‘this is just like their old stuff’ and that the bland guitar riffs are totally reminiscent of the wondrous Reptilia and signifies the beginning of the by-the-numbers indie-rock revival that they’ve been patiently waiting for since 2005. You need to cut this friend loose before someone gets hurt.

10. Easy Life SWEET TEETH

SYN SWEET 16 1. Laika WIL WAGNER 2. Water Damage DICK DIVER 3. Beatles Party BLACK FOX 4. IKnoulove(me) THEESATISFACTION 5. Warm Winter Day ALISON VALENTINE

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Thunder (Independent) While they might have one of the worst band names I’ve heard of recently, these Melbourne girls strike a fairly luscious chord. Gliding harmonies and delicate melodies underpinned by their gentle vocals intertwining throughout.

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Come On. Stand Out. (Independent) It’s always amusing when a band’s track title is completely contradictory to their music. If you want to stand out then why the fuck would you use chiptune samples for God’s sake? That shit wasn’t even entertaining when it was a gimmick ﬁve years ago. Come On. Stand Out. is the musical equivalent of Bubsy 3D: Furbitten Planet.

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Keep It Gully (Mad Decent) Shirts off boys! If you’re looking for a track to fist pump to with your mates while downing some Jäger Bombs and ogling some plastic fantastic girls who work at a suburban Supre then this one is for you. However, if you were fortunate enough to have been born with working ears and a sensory connection that affects your brain whenever it’s offended by what it hears, I suggest you steer clear.

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The Throw (Future Classic) The latest oﬀering from the Sydney duo oﬀers ghostlike vocals bubbling within a melting pot of disco and psychedelia, along with a few hints of acid house and nurave added for good measure. Think Tame Impala spliced with a bit of Primal Scream. Nice.

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ALKALINE TRIO

2. Sugar Cane SONIC YOUTH

I Wanna Be A Warhol (Epitaph) I refuse to listen to this on the track title alone.

BEAT’S TOP 10 SONGS ABOUT SUGAR 1. Sugar Sugar THE ARCHIES

3. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie) OL’ DIRTY BASTARD

SINGLE OF THE WEEK DICK DIVER

Water Damage (Chapter Music) Dick Diver specialise in the type of dreamy jangled-pop that makes you forget that your high school sweetheart wasn’t really the all-knowing megababe that you thought she was, or that she’s now engaged to a tradie and has taken out a mortgage at the age of 21. Filled with bittersweet yearns accompanied by eﬀortless rhythms, Water Damage is suitably melancholic while tenderly endearing, and makes for yet another ﬁne addition to the Chapter catalogue.

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4. Suga Suga BABY WASH 5. (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister STONE ROSES 6. Lips Like Sugar ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 7. Brown Sugar THE ROLLING STONES 8. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) THE FOUR TOPS 9. Sugar FLO RIDA 10. Sugar Mountain NEIL YOUNG

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Regions of Light and Sound of God (Spunk) My Morning Jacket explore an environment where Americana soil flowers into obscure funk, classic rock is effortlessly placed next to crocheted alt-country and exploding guitar assaults slink into electro-speckled funk. The first solo LP from My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James still reflects intrepid musical eagerness, but Regions Of Light And Sound Of God is comparatively focused. There’s a touch of solemnity to the tunes on Regions and rock band firepower is left out of the picture. Piano, organ and soulful grooves lead the way to the rumbles of the heart. Aromatic melodies draw you in to hear the protagonist’s personal intentions become thwarted expectations, and watch on as curiosity and perseverance lead to enlightenment. The record’s title is thematically and musically represented. Dear One has a spiritual imperative, there’s gospel uplift to A New Life, and throughout the production has cathedral-like resonance. Religiosity is lyrically significant although it’s not firmly scriptural or metaphorical. Centrally, there’s a relatable human struggle that makes the subject matter non-divisive. The album sets up with State Of The Art’s modest piano chord progression, simple melodies and lyrical ruminations on the difficulty of balancing light and dark. Drums slide in with shining elasticity, evoking the possibilities of a new day, but it’s not a ladder to a pool party and there’s much to navigate around. Resolve statedly commences a few songs later on A New Life. The song develops from sombre acoustic guitar and reverberating vocals into a prancing R&B celebration. The vocal announcement “I want a new life” is amplified by Spector-like strings and a giddy-up momentum. All Is Forgiven revolves around a minor-key organ riff and James grasps towards personal salvation, invoking the biblical tale of Christ dying for our sins. On the record’s ultimate tune God’s Love To Deliver the saviour-like compassion of Martin Luther King is referenced as a reminder of the potential for peaceful co-existence. Hazy instrumentation reflects ruptured personal relationships but the fragile glow of James’ Best Track: God’s Love To Deliver voice, sitting somewhere in between Wayne Coyne and If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Songs in the Key of Life STEVIE Elliott Smith, expresses revitalised acceptance. WONDER, Berlin LOU REED, Blue Lines MASSIVE ATTACK In A Word: Synthesis AUGUSTUS WELBY

PISSED JEANS Honeys (Sub Pop)

Holy Stain! Pissed Jeans are the guests of honour at the soiree this evening, and they’re bringing Honeys. The waiting room will be dead silent until every other guest has arrived and when this happens, the unveiling of debauchery is delivered by the sounds of Bathroom Laughter. Not the frigid giggle type you might remember from your shitty high school wank party. This is Pissed Jeans’ kinda bathroom laughter where blood pours from the holes on either side of your head, while you ineptly slant over the hand basin, pulling hair and yelling vomit, all before midnight. The noise of drone throughout Honeys is significantly less in comparison to an old Pissed Jeans record of 2007, Hope For Men, although they haven’t left guests entirely drone free this evening. Partygoers will be in a trance as soon as Chain Worker commences – the type of dreamy state that one can only relate to The Walking Dead episode where the deceased family slur out of the barn, one by one, screaming a slow swag. Oh, Pissed Jeans can do melodic too. Every party requires some romp and the sounds of Romanticize Me and You’re Different (In Person) will deliver. And it’s at this stage of the night when a bathroom Belgium Louboutin isn’t a bad idea. It’s time to crank Loubs, get buck and make it quick. Quick because Health Plan follows and this will throw you with lyrics like “I stay away from doctors.” If Pissed Jeans have any Best Track: Health Plan influence on their audience, sharing bathroom antics If You Like These, You’ll Like This: NIRVANA, BLACK FLAG, with this kind of crowd can only lead to health problems. FUCKED UP In A Word: Bass-distortion-rules MATT MARASCO

DARWIN DEEZ

Songs For Imaginative People (Lucky Number/Cooperative) Darwin Deez – the man, the band, the godawful haircut – is back, again reeling oﬀ some sharp observations on urban life like only an ex-rapper can. Songs For Imaginative People is a highly polished follow-up album, though the hike in production values is almost to its detriment. The songs aren’t as strong this time around and the sharper sound highlights the inadequacies of the music. When the songs don’t have anywhere else to go, studio wizardry is employed, or scrambled guitar solos are shoehorned in, in an eﬀort to push the songs to another level. There’s no shortage of ideas – (800) Human samples Autechre, Alice is an endearing Skype to Australia – but the melodies aren’t strong enough to tie everything together. Things improve gradually in the second half of the album, though the head-and-shoulders highlight is Redshift, a ballad on par with the debut album’s softer tracks Bed Space and The Bomb Song. Here, you’re reminded of Deez’s ability to make a song sound deeply personal but also wide-screen and universal, as seen through his quirky, twisted lens. But it’s one gem lost amongst a bunch of uptempo songs that run on the spot, ringing bells and blowing whistles, and having absolutely no impact. You’d have to have Best Track: Redshift If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Mumps, etc. WHY?, a pretty good imagination to deem this a solid album. Here Comes Science THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS CHRIS GIRDLER In A Word: Skittish

It’s rare to put on a new album and get exactly what you wanted out of it. Some artists are of a breed that don’t necessarily share the same views as their audiences. They can do what they like. Fans will still buy what they release, and then make their decision once listening. They may like what they hear, they may not. At the end of the day, the artist has released what they wanted to release. It’s the fans that are left to decide whether the album is what they were after or not. Oddfellows is exactly what I wanted to hear from Tomahawk in their fourth album. Not that they care, but it is. Plain and simple, this album is a perfect representation of what makes this band so good. First track, Oddfellows, features guitarist and chief songwriter Duane Denison’s hypnotic guitar riffs, laid bare and cutthroat over Stainier’s kick snare punch. Trevor Dunn, of Mr. Bungle/Fantomas joins the group for the first time, and his signature mix of sloptone bass suits, and follows, these riffs seamlessly. Enter Patton’s crooning baritone from hell, and you know what you’re in for. Fans of the band’s first album will no doubt hit repeat after hearing first single Stone Letter, as it grabs your attention and leaves you singing along to a chorus that is closest to resembling anything from Patton’s former colleagues Faith No More (think Album Of The Year era), However, it’s not all riffs and screams. The band turn the tide by track three for IOU, a song that opens with an ominous sampled drum and piano combo that walks you down to Mike’s echo-laden voice building as he tells us he may “Owe you a love song, for everything I’ve done wrong.” This track is an indication of the ‘other-half’ of the albums vibe. There’re touches of jazz, (Rise Up Dirty Waters), walls of sound that would have Phil Spektor turning in his cell (South Paw) and some downright amazing melodies soaring, only to Best Track: White Hat/Black Hat or A Thousand Eyes If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Self-Titled MR.BUNGLE finish within under four minutes. With each ‘arm’ of the band operating at their finest, Oddfellows is pure gold. …anything involving Mike Patton. In A Word: Satisfying CAM EWART

WIL WAGNER

Laika (Poison City Records) On the first day of July 2012, Wil Wagner (frontman of The Smith Street Band) performed Laika for one of the very first times. There were whispers prior to the show concerning a sad song about a damn dog, and word was that this tearjerker would earn young Wagner some sort of troubadour status. Fellow onlookers got restless as the strumming began and he softly sang, “From here in my cage, see them make plans, hear them reassure investors, shake presidents’ hands.” If you’re unfamiliar with the ‘50s space race, Little Curly was a mongrel from Moscow that was given the worldly task to be the first animal to orbit Earth. The name Laika was assigned prior to the euthanasic departure it received on the Sputnik 2 spaceship. There is no doubt that Wagner has written a sincere song about the Soviet space stray, but there is more to the Laika record than the title track. Wagner’s enthusiasm to his right hand in his strumming patterns and swift vocal melodies will assure you that the pace of this acoustic record isn’t the same stable tempo. Eviction Notices and I’m Not Gonna Lie To You are upbeat examples that attest to the “woah and oh” type sing-along anthems this record offers. The relatable subject matters that surface throughout Laika provide the thought-provoking questions that leave you guessing why you took up smoking cigarettes and why you can’t come to terms with growing up. If you’re an anxious and frazzled 20-something with a nail-biting habit or even the slightest Best Track: More Like Signals Midbest bit of narcissisism, you will certainly find comfort in these If You Like These, You’ll Like This: JAMIE HAY, FRANK songs. It won’t necessarily help you get your shit together TURNER, SUNDOWNER but you will most likely appreciate the common ground. In A Word: Kinda-Sad MATT MARASCO

TEX NAPALM AND DIMI DERO Partly Animals (Spooky Records)

If Australia is still suffocating under the weight of a cultural cringe, no-one has told Tex Napalm and Dimi Dero. While the European film industry retains a mortgage over dark, brooding cinema, its distant musical cousin remains gripped by a spell cast by The Birthday Party, The Scientists, The Beasts of Bourbon and The Drones. Partly Animals is the product of a collaboration between the German-born Tex Napalm and the Frenchmen Dimi Dero. One sonic whiff of Feed Me, and the atmosphere is thick with the scent of Hugo Race holding court in the darkest realms of Berlin. On Let A Poor Boy Ride Your Train, each moment brings with it the spectre of Rowland S. Howard, cigarette dangling from his mouth, dripping equal parts charisma and intensity. Temptation is the Beasts stumbling drunkenly along a country road; All Too Much is Spencer P. Jones lost in the haze of his own chemically induced confusion, searching in vain for direction while the weight of fate falls on his shoulders. Just Like Glass is a youthful Nick Cave kicking against the pricks of convention; Life Is Fine is a narrative of painful existence that runs from the back streets of St Kilda to the lumber yards of Washington State; To Paradise is a brief and pleasurable moment of sweetness and light, as the plastic happiness of the Velvets via Las Vegas glistens for just one more dance. That’s What I Want is where rock’n’roll goes to hide when it’s chased by the vacuous sycophants that claim to define popular tastes. This Is War is The Scientists’ purple-clad murderess shoved up against the war, forced to fight for her very existence, and More Guitar spits The Wreckery in your face and dares you to respond. The appearance of the thermin in I Lied is merely an entree for a sojourn into the recesses of the soul. Cigarettes And Cheap Red Wine is the soundtrack for Tom Waits’ wake; Farewell rumbles like the proverbial street punk desperate for social acceptance; and if you don’t understand why Stuck is the Best Track: More Guitar best Drones song never written, then nothing’s going to If You Like These, You Like This: ROWLAND S. HOWARD, help. In fact, if you don’t appreciate just why Partly Animals BEASTS OF BOURBON, HUGO RACE, THE SCIENTISTS is so fucking good, then heaven – or maybe hell – help you. In A Word: Intense PATRICK EMERY

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INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

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ANIMAUX + SEVEN YEAR ITCH + THE MCQUEENS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. BUFFALO TALES + EMMA HALES + THE WALTERS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12. COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. CRAIG SCHUFTAN + ADALITA Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10. FEAST OF DAN - FEAT: RUBY ROSE + DAN ANSTEY + SEAN LYNCH + TIM BLACKWELL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. GIANTS UNDER THE SUN + CONTAGEANT + HOLLIAVA + LUCKY FEW Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7. KILL YA DARLINS + A VERY SMALL BAND Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KIRKIS + NAI PALM + SILENT JAY John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. MICASA + THE SHABAB Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. NIGHT MARKET MUSIC - FEAT: COCHLEAR KILL + COLOURWAVES + LUNAIRE The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: READABLE GRAFFITI Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SUPER UNSIGNED MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: MR WOO + PALACE OF THE KING + PORTRAITS OF AUGUST + STELLA + STRADA 9 + ALANA PORTER + AVANTAIR + EXILE + KARLY JEWELL + MISTRESS OF CEREMONY & DIZZ BEATS + SLOW JAXX & HIS FLYING BONG BROTHERS + WILDFIRES Corner Hotel, Richmond. 6:30pm. $17. THE LAUGHING LEAVES + KUNG FU IN TECHNICOLOUR + PONS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. THE OCEAN PARTY + ACTOR BUDDHISTS + CAT CAT + EXTREME WHEEZE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8. TINA ARENA + ANTHONY CALLEA Hamer Hall, The

DASH Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14. HUE BLANES GROUP + ALISTER CAMPBELL 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. LUKE SWEETING TRIO & GIAN SLATER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. SUGAR FED LEOPARDS Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. XANI KOLAC & THE TWOKS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ALISON FERRIER & LES THOMAS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. DUNCAN GRAHAM & HIS CO-ACCUSED Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. IVORY JUNCTION Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: ALICIA ADKINS + JENNY BIDDLE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY FEB 14 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS FRAGMENTA + INVOLUNTARY CONVULSION + THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE + XENOS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. FUCKING TEETH + LIKE JUNK + METH LEOPARD +

ROCK THE BAY This Saturday February 16, The Espy is going to go apeshit with 30 brilliant Aussie bands over three stages for the Rock The Bay festival. You’ll have the chance to see The Beards, Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Engine Three Seven, King of the North, New Skinn, Sons of Abraham, Holliava and a big bunch more. The Espy is killer at hosting large events like this and BOM says the weather is going to be in the 30s, so you can chill out the front in the sun with a crisp bevvie whenever you’re not inside going nuts to great tunes. Check out rockthebayfestival.com for all the lineup info and ticketing details. WET LIPS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. GUNSLINGERS + ANGRY SEAS + DAZOOK Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $8. I AM GIANT + JERICCO + TEN THOUSAND Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15. IN HEARTS WAKE Commercial Hotel, South Morang. 8:00pm. JESSICA-JADE + CARDINAL + MADELEINE JAYNE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. $9. LONDON CRIES + BLIND MUNKEE + BOTTLE OF SMOKE + DARCEE FOX Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LOVE LIKE HATE Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LOVE LIKE HATE The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. MIKE TRAMP + PALACE OF THE KING Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $35. MY DYNAMITE + KASHMERE CLUB Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. ORSOME WELLES My Aeon, Brunswick. 9:00pm. POMME FRITZ + THE TYRANNAMEN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. RACHEL BY THE STREAM (SMOOTH LIKE BUTTER LAUNCH) + MORTISVILLE + ROSIE MISSCHIEF Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. STRANGE LITTLE MINI FOLK FEST - FEAT: JOE FORRESTER + ALISTER GREEN + BERNIE CARSON + INDIA FLYNN + LEON GREEN + SAM BANKS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $8. THE APPROACH + BREAK THE WALL + FRACTURES + OEDIPUS REX + TO THE RESCUE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE CHEMIST, + APES + LURCH & CHIEF + PETER BIBBY Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE FEAST OF ST VINCENT - FEAT: JOHNNY GIBSON & THE HANGOVERS + DUNCAN GRAHAM & HIS CO-ACCUSED + REX WATTS + SEA LEGS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $9. THE HARLOTS + THE PRETTY LITTLES Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $5. THE MERCY KILLS + HAILMARY + LOVE LIKE HATE The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. THE RIPE 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY - FEAT: PANAMA + CITY CALM DOWN + COLLARBONES + WILLOW BEATS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15. VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE TANGLE - FEAT: MONNONE ALONE & THE ICYPOLES + SHEAHAN DRIVE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BEN GRAYSON TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. DEL BARRIO First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + NICHAUD FITZGIBBON The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. MO SESTO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. NOEMI LIBA 6 PIECE STRING SET Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $8. THE END Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. THE MAE COLLARD TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. THE REVOMATIX + DJS VINCE PEACH + PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ATLUK + SHADOWS AT PLAY + THE POPE’S ASSASSINS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DELIVERY BOY Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 7:00pm. DIRTY LITTLE KITCHEN + THE DUFRANES + VERY HANDSOME MEN Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. DON HILLMAN + JAMES BUTT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. EMILEE SOUTH Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. FIRESTONE & HONEY Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm. LOUNGE THURSDAYS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MATT WALKER Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. PRETTY CITY Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 11:00pm. RIVERKIDS FUNDRAISER - FEAT: FINDING ISLA + PAPER STREET SOAP COMPANY + RHIANNA LEANE + THE GIVE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. RUN RABBIT RUN + ANTHONY YOUNG + ELLIOT FRINED + TOM MILLINGTON Bar Open, Fitzroy.

My Bloody Valentine

ATP I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR MELBOURNE The legends at All Tomorrow’s Parties have curated another diverse lineup of artists for this weekend’s I’ll Be Your Mirror Melbourne festival, with the aid of The Drones. Featuring performances from My Bloody Valentine, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Einsturzende Neubaten, Swans, Beasts of Bourbon, Thee Oh Sees and Lost Animal, and a heap more. Saturday day tickets have already sold out, Sunday tickets are selling fast and there are precious few weekend passes still available. Go to atpfestival.com to get the full low-down and book your tickets before they’re all gone. Beat Magazine Page 62

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9:00pm. SARAH BLASKO + ORCHESTRA VICTORIA Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. SPECTRUM The Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 8:30pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: HELLHOUND BROWN Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm. THE CITRADELS + CONTRAST + THE GRAND RAPIDS + TRAPPIST AFTERLAND Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. THE STILLSONS + LITTLE WISE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

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FRIDAY FEB 15 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: COOKIE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 5:30pm. BLACKCHORDS + GENERAL ASSEMBLY + THE HELLO MORNING Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. BOOM CRASH OPERA + KRISTA POLVERE + LONDON CRIES + NIGHTSHADES + SUNSET CLAUSE Espy, St Kilda. 9:04pm. BROTHERS GRIM & THE BLUE MURDERS + DJ RIPITUP + HELLHOUNDS + LAWNTON BOWLS CLUB Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. BUSY KINGDOM + ABLAZE + HUNGRY JESUS + SAVING CLEOPATRA Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. CLIFF RICHARD (STILL REELINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; & A ROCKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TOUR) Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. COLA WARS + KILL THE MATADOR + SHADOW QUEEN + SHOOT THE SUN Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. CONVERGE + OLD MAN GLOOM Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $40. DONAVON FRANKENREITER Woolshed Pub, Docklands. 6:00pm. ECHO DRAMA + DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL + KESHIE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. EINSTEINS TOYBOYS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. FEELINGS + DUMB BLONDE + MILK TEDDY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. KIM SALMON Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: BRUNSIWCK MASSIVE CREW DJ LAMBCHOP Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LIKE JUNK + FUCKING TEETH + HAMJAM + THE BEEGLES Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LOOSE TOOTH + KINLOCH TROONS + SMOKE SIGNAL Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. LOVE LIKE HATE + EMMA WALL & THE URBAN FOLK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. MADHOUSE - FEAT: AGAVE MAIZE + ADAMUS EXUL Cbd Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. MELISSA MAIN BAND 303, Northcote. 6:00pm. MY ECHO + CONSTANT KILLER + JONESEZ John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. OMNIVIUM + ANARCHY AT DAWN + BLOOD LINE + LUCID PLANET Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $12. PHIL BARLOW BAND + AL PARKINSON Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SECRETS + TLAOTLON & CARTOON Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. SEPTERRUS + BLACKLIST + HARLOTT + HORIZONS EDGE + HYBRID NIGHTMARES Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + APES + CITY VS COUNTRY Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: LIZ STRINGER Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SWAMP MOTH + MINUTE TAKERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SWANS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $66. THE AMITY AFFLICTION + IN HEARTS WAKE Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $38. THE BART WILLOUGHBY BAND + TABURA + YUNG WARRIORS Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. $15. THE BLEEDING ROSE + PLASTIC SPACEMAN + POOR XCUSE + STYX &STONZ Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. THE DUB CAPTAINS + DRU CHEN Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE EXOTICS + GASOLINE STEW + THE DUMP Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. THE FLYYING COLOURS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. THE GARDEN PARTY (JENS LEKMAN) - FEAT: JENS LEKMAN + COURTNEY BARNETT + MELODIE NELSON Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 5:00pm. $35. THE SKAMPZ Burvale Hotel, Nunawading. 9:00pm. TOM DICKINS & THE PUNINTENTIONALS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15. TOYOTA WAR + ELEVATOR ALLIGATORS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5. TRACY MCNEIL BAND + DAN WATERS BAND + MATTY GREEN & THE WILLING Spotted Mallard,

FATHER JOHN MISTY Smoother than butter, with literate lyrics to boot, Father John Misty returns to Australia this week with his kooky and captivating live show. The endearing and very charming fella gets his swagger on at The HI-Fi this Sunday February 17. If you go youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably get a crush on him. Just a warning. Brunswick. 8:30pm. $10. WICKED CITY + ELEPHANT + SPERMAIDS + THE BERKSHIRE HUNTING CLUB The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BEETET Dizzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. BLUE EYES CRY Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. ELIXIR Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. IRWELL STREET STRING BAND The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $20. PAUL WINTER Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. THE GARDEN PARTY - FEAT: JENS LEKMAN + COURTNEY BARNETT + MELODIE NELSON Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. THE JOSHUA KYLE QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA + MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $55.

Who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love old mate Tim Rogers? And how about Mick Jagger? Their stars will collide on Sunday February 17 on the 40th anniversary of The Rolling Stones performance at Kooyong Tennis Centre, when Rogers leads his band of Monkey Men in an electrifying rendition of that 1973 performance. The assembled outďŹ t comprises Rogers on lead vocals; Ash Naylor, Davey Lane and Stephen Hadley on guitars; Matthew Cotter on drums; Bruce Haymes on keys; Jack Howard and Ben Marsland on horns and Eliza and Talei Wolfgramm on backing vocals. Ridiculous. And guess what? A ton of on-the-ball people have snapped up so many tickets to the matinee show that The Corner Hotel and the performers feel sorry for you tardy geriatrics, and are doing another evening show. Tickets are $27+bf from The Corner Box OďŹ&#x192;ce and $30 on the door if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still available on the day.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK CASS MITCHELL Chapel OďŹ&#x20AC; Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm. CISCO CEASAR Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. DONAVON FRANKENREITER Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 9:30pm. JAME + DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 4:00pm. JENS LEKMAN + COURTNEY BARNETT + MELODIE NELSON Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 5:00pm. $45. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR + JOHN BACON BLUES Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $20. JOHNNIE & THE JOHNNIE JOHNNIES Post OďŹ&#x192;ce Hotel, Coburg. 10:00pm. LLOYD SPEGIEL Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $15. MANY FOX Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. SPECTRUM TRIO Ivy Lounge Bar, Olinda. 9:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm.

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HELL AINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T A BAD PLACE TO BE As The Bloodhound Gang remind us, Hell wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so terrible because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get to hang with JFK, Marvin Gaye, Martha Raye, and Lawrence Welk (and Kurt Cobain, Kojak, Mark Twain, and so on). Someone else who agreed that Hell is pretty okay is Bon Scott, and on Tuesday February 19 The Corner Hotel will pay him tribute with a performance of Hell Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t A Bad Place To Be, the story of Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. Following his move from Scotland to Australia, his diabolical teenage years, the bands that came before AC/DC and the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic ďŹ rst years together, the show celebrates everything that occurred to shape Scott into the raw musical talent we are all so familiar with. The show will mark 33 years since Scott died at the age of 33 (same as Jesus, you know). Doors are at 8pm and tickets are $27+bf from The Corner Box OďŹ&#x192;ce.

SHIP ROCKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already had a boating adventure this summer (even if it was on Uncle Bransonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yacht), it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compare to the lineup of all-girl rock trio Tequila Mockingbyrd, local pop-rock-punk cats Cooper Street, fuzzy wailers Scaramouche, sweet â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s rockers The Naysayers, the hard blues and psychedelic rock of Two Headed Dog, and the cherry on top: an acoustic set from She Said You. Oh no, wait. The cherry on top is the after party at Cherry. Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the backspace key? Nevermind. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be an evening of proper awesome music, free nibbles, giveaways, and hanging out with the best of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rising indie bands. The Victoria Star Cruiseship departs at 1pm on Saturday February 16, and docks at 6pm whereupon you have half an hour to get your arse to Cherry Bar for the kick-on. Tickets are $25 and presale only, and sales close 5pm the day prior. Go to facebook.com/shiprockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for more info. STU HARTCOURT Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm. THE RAY BEADLE BAND + SHANNON BOURNE Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $28. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. TUBULAR BELLS FOR TWO - FEAT: DANIEL HOLDSWORTH & AIDAN ROBERTS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $50. TUBULAR BELLS FOR TWO (SECOND SHOW) FEAT: DANIEL HOLDSWORTH & AIDAN ROBERTS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 9:15pm.

SATURDAY FEB 16 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ALL THE COLOURS + SINGING FOR HUMANS + SMILE ToďŹ&#x20AC; In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10. ANDREA VALERI + MATT FAGEN + NICK CHARLES Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $20. BANG - FEAT: ANTISKEPTIC + ANDREW LIM + CHARLIE JARRAT + MY ECHO + THE SPINSET Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. BOB LOG 11 + BOTH CHEESE! + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. BRAD MARTIN PROJECT + DJ DAN HAWKINS + MAT-

TY GREEN BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. BROTHERS GRIMM & THE BLUE MURDERS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $15. CERES (EP LAUNCH) + ELCASET + SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. CLIFF RICHARD (STILL REELINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; & A ROCKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TOUR) Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. DANIEL MERRIWEATHER + ALI BARTER Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $27. DICE + POSEIDON + RUBBER DUB Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $5. DONAVON FRANKENREITER Portsea Hotel, Portsea. 6:30pm. DONAVON FRANKENREITER Westernport Hotel, Hastings. 10:30pm. DRUNK ELK + MAD NANNA + SNAWKLOR + THE VIVIDS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. EMERSON + ASPERITY WITHIN + REEDS OF THE TEMPTRESS + YOUR WORLD IN RUINS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. FALLOE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. FENDER BENDERS Viva La Dance, Croydon. 8:00pm. $15. FEVERTEETH + LIFE OF MY OWN + YACHTBURNER Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $8. FREIGHT TRAIN THEORY + AGREED SCIENCE + CLINTFLICK + NOCTURNAL ASHES Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.

HEAR IN JUNE + AMY GANTER & THE LOVE & SQUALORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S + STATIC COLOURS Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. HOUNDSTEETH + THE NAYSAYERS + THE ROLLING PERPETUAL GROOVE SHOW Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL BE YOUR MIRROR MELBOURNE - FEAT: GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR + MY BLOODY VALENTINE + SWANS + THE DEAD C + BEN FROST + CIVIL CIVIC + HTRK + NEW WAR + OREN AMBARCHI + SLEEPY SUN + STANDISH/CARLYON + STRANGERS FROM NOW ON + THEE OH SEES Westgate Entertainment Centre, Altona North. 12:00pm. JEFF MARTIN & RAY BEADLE & TEREPAI RICHMOND + JEFF MARTIN + RAY BEADLE + TEREPAI RICHMOND Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $40. JUDGE PINO & THE RULING MOTIONS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. KISS ME! - FEAT: BRIGHTER AT NIGHT + MY TICKET HOME Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm. $10. LOVE LIKE HATE + COTANGENT + POM POM + THE DIVINE FLUXUS Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. LOVE ON A REAL TRAIN - FEAT: HIATUS KAIYOTE + BANKRUPT BILLIONAIRES + JUKE BARITONE + MOJO JUJU + RAPSKALLION Warehouse Rooftop, Richmond. 2:00pm. $20. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. MATT & BEKI (THE MAVISâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REUNION GIG) + THE DEAD SALESMAN DUO Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15. MINI FEST - FEAT: JORDAN WALKER + UNDERGROUND + ANGIE MCMAHON + CHANGE THE TIDE + FINDING ISLA + INDIAN RED + KAT ARDITTO Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. REMISSION THEORY + BRIGHTER AT NIGHT. YOURS TICKET HOME AND UNDERVIENNA SKIES + KISS ME + LITTLE LEAGUE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $130. ROCK THE BAY - FEAT: BELLUSIRA + ELECTRIC MARY + ENGINE THREE SEVEN + KING OF THE NORTH + MANATARMS + SLEEPMAKESWAVES + THE BEARDS + THE KHYBER BELT + TIM MCMILLAN BAND + APSIS + BOTTLE OF SMOKE + BREAKING ORBIT + HAILMARY + HIGH SIDE DRIVER + HOLLIAVA + LUNG + MOROCCAN KINGS + NEW SKINN + ONE + PRETTY DULCIE + QUARTERDRIVE + SLEEP PARADE + SONS OF ABRAHAM + SWERVE + THE CANING + THE GREETING METHOD + THE VILLAIN EPIC Espy, St Kilda. 2:30pm. $29. SEPPUKU + DESOLATED + FRAGMENTA + HEADLESS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. SHANTY TOWN + BUSY KINGDOM + MADNESS METHOD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $10. SHIP ROCKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D - FEAT: TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD + COOPER STREET + MC NICK TARAS + SCARAMOUCHE + SHE SAID YOU + THE NAYSAYERS + TWO HEADED DOG Victoria Star Cruiseship, 1:00pm. $25. SLOW GRIND FEVER - FEAT: RICHIE 1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST + THE BRAVES + THE HONDAS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: SOLOMONS Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. TASTY TRIOS Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. THE AMITY AFFLICTION + IN HEARTS WAKE Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $38. THE ARCHETYPAL + DJ DADJOKES + GOODBYE GALAXY + SHADOWS AT PLAY + STREET FANGS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. THE GARDEN PARTY (BERTIE BLACKMAN) - FEAT: BERTIE BLACKMAN + EDEN MULHOLLAND + OH MERCY Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 5:00pm. $35. THE SKAMPZ Tudor Inn, Cheltenham. 8:00pm. TOWERS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. UNGUS UNGUS UNGUS + A LONELY CROWD + FRITZWICKY + FULL CODE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

VIE + ALICE D + JAMES GOWANS + THE SAND DOLLARS + TOM CROSS First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. YOUNG GUNS SHOWCASE - FEAT: SINFUL SOLITUDE + BLACK REVOLVER + BLIND REACTIONS + DAISIE + ESCAPE TO NEVERLAND + GOLDEN BROWN + KINGS FOR A DAY + MIDRIFF EXPLOSION + NICK SHARP + PRIVATE HOUSE + RED ATTRACTION + SINFUL SOLITUDE + THE LOST LEAGUE + TOXIC DAZE + UNDERTOW Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 2:00pm. $15. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: LEO SAYER + CALLEE Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $45.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BEN KELLY St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 1:00pm. EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20. JAZZATOMIKA Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + ANDREW SWANN Dizzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. LA MAUVAISE REPUTATION Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. RHYTHM OF AFRICA - FEAT: LAMINE SONKO & THE AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee South. 5:30pm. THE REBECCA MENDOZA QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25. THE TINKLER REX BARKER HANNAFORD QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK THE DIABLO BROTHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAND Blarney Stone Irish Pub, Yarraville. 9:00pm. BETTY & OSWALD 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. BLUES MOUNTAIN Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:30pm. CHERRYWOOD Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. COCOPHONICS + SASS FRASS 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5. GTO Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. HEATHER & NAT DUO Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm. JAMES SOUTHWELL + JONATHAN HARDING + MELISSA MAIN TRIO Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10. JUKE BOX RACKET + THE HOTELS Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. LAUREN BRUCE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. LONE TYGER Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. MICK DALEY Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY + LISA MITCHELL Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. OLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TIMEY JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WESTWOOD Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. PD-DUO + JOURNEY MAN Edwards Place, Reservoir. 8:00pm. PETE MURRAY The Wool Exchange Entertainment Complex, Geelong. 8:00pm. SONS OF SOLACE & MATT KATSIS Grind N Groove, Healesville. 8:00pm. SPECTRUM TRIO Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. THE BILLY MILLER BAND Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $20. THE BLACKEYED SUSANS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE BLUEBOTTLES Post OďŹ&#x192;ce Hotel, Coburg. 10:00pm. THE DETONATORS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. THE LITTLE STEVIES + WHITAKER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $16. THE ORIGINAL SNAKESKINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Acoustic-based rock. What do you love about making music? The relief that it gives me in the songwriting process, the connection that it provides between myself and my audience and the fact that something that I created can make a difference. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? A combination of full studio albums, acoustic and live albums. When’s the gig and with who? The gig is on Tuesday February 19 at the Thornbury Theatre with Heather Peace from the UK. It’s gonna be great. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Be unique in their sound, and if not unique, awesome in their delivery; have great songs and have the ability to think outside of the box for new ways of marketing and promoting. One thing hasn’t changed, and that is that you have to work your arse off. What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? It’s what I’m meant to be doing. I had a break from music for a few years and came to this realisation. I feel great performing live and the audience seems to feel great too. It’s a win-win. Tell us about the last song you wrote. The last song I wrote was inspired by two very close friends who separated after 13 years together. It had Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 3:30pm. $17. JOUISSANCE + DANE CERTIFICATE + ZOMBIE PSYCHOLOGIST Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LACHLAN BRYAN Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. LAURA K CLARKE + KERRYN FIELDS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. LITTLE BASTARD + MAX SAVAGE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. LITTLE SISTERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. LOUISA LAWSON TRIBUTE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:00pm. NATHAN SEECKTS + BRAD VINCENT + LACHLAN HICKS + TIM HAMPSIRE The Public Bar, Melbourne. 3:00pm. NICOLETTE FORTE + GEORDIE LITTLE + HELEN BEGLEY Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 5:00pm. $10. OPEN MIC Rose Hotel (williamstown), Williamstown. 3:00pm. PHIL PARA Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. ROESY + CHARLES JENKINS Drunken Poet, West

WED 13 FEB FEB RESIDENCY quite an impact on our social group and made things very awkward. It’s sad that after so long, they would give up. The song is called You Can’t Say We Never Tried. What’s your favourite song, and why? My favourite song changes all the time, depending on what album I’m listening to. I’m currently mad about (and have been for some time) John Mayer’s Born & Raised album. Favourite song oﬀ that album is Walt Grace. When and why did you start writing music? Out of necessity. It made me a better person; more relaxed and at ease with myself. Melbourne. 4:00pm. ROSS HANNAFORD & THE CRITTERS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $15. SECRET HEADLINER - FEAT: HELLHOUND BROWN Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: MONIQUE DIMATTINA & MATT WALKER Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE F100S Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:30pm. THE TERRY MCCARTHY SPECIAL Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE WIKIMEN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TIM GUY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4:00pm. TOM BUDGE Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. WILLIAM IRISH The B.east, Brunswick East. 6:00pm.

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ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: JOSH BLAU Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. CLIFF RICHARD (STILL REELIN’ & A ROCKIN’ TOUR) Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $154. CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION + SLEEPY SUN The Hi-ﬁ, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $46. MANDEK PENHA + SEX ON TOAST + THE RED BRIGADE Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: BONE + FUCKING TEETH + LIKE JUNK + SOFT POWER Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. PRIVATE LIFE - FEAT: DJ YASUMO + TESSA & THE TYPECAST + GRANSTON DISPLAY + I KNOW THE CHIEF Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

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TUESDAY FEB 19 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: SOPHIA KATO Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. CIVIL CIVIC Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CLIFF RICHARD (STILL REELIN’ & A ROCKIN’ TOUR) Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $154. COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. EINSTUERZENDE NEUBAUTEN Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. EL MOTH + ALEX BOWEN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. HELL AIN’T A BAD PLACE TO BE (THE STORY

SWANS Swans don’t just win the title of Album Cover Which Freaked Me Out The Most Last Year. They are also Band I Most Want To See At All Tomorrow’s Parties this weekend. The American post-punk sextet are playing on the Saturday, which is unfortunately sold out, although there are still weekend passes available. But wait, it turns out they are also playing a sideshow, the little villains. On Friday February 15 The Corner Hotel will host Swans in what will be an incredible display of the artful, shifty rock for which The Seer earned them critical acclaim. Just don’t stare at that cover for too long, I think it gave me pinkeye.

OF BON SCOTT) - FEAT: NICK BARKER + ALEX RAUNJAK & STEVE ‘VENOM’ BROWN + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY + JUSTIN GARNER + TOMMY BOYCE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $27. LOWTIDE + DARREN SYLVESTER Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. MASSIVE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $15. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: AC/DSHE Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY - FEAT: BIGHEAD ELLA + JUST US LEAGUE + MONSTER JEANS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE ELECTRIC I Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $2.

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ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK HEATHER PEACE Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $25. HELLHOUND BROWN Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. ISAAC DE HEER + THE IMPRINTS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. MARK ZOMBO’S ART OPENING - FEAT: THE HANDSOME MEN + LAST CHILLS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. MELBOURNE IMPROVISORS COLLECTIVE - FEAT: ROB BURKE TRIO + LOMAX + RICHARD ROSE GROUP Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $100. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. TAX + RATSAK + WORD OF LIFE CHURCH SS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 6:00pm. THE RIVER & THE ROAD + BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS + FARROW 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

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ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday February 13th, 2013 With Ruth Mihelcic

There’s plenty happening this week, especially in the way of opportunities in the all ages music scene. We’ll keep it short and sweet for you… Mornington Peninsula Youth Services are on the hunt for young people in the Rosebud area to join their new FReeZA event management crew! Register your interest by calling Eliza at Youth Services on 5986 3585 or emailing eliza.anthony@mornpen.vic.gov.au. The Euroa Farmers Market will be on again in Strathbogie during March. If you’re interested in performing some music, contact Kez on 57 950 092. Bands who want to perform at SCoRCHeR FeST in Melbourne on April 21 have until the beginning of March to sign up. Register your band and apply to perform at their website scorcherfest.com.au to get started. Musos are also invited to register a gig as part of SLAM Day, happening across the nation next Saturday February 23. Last year over 150 gigs were held across the country and this year over 200 venues have already registered, so you know it’s gonna be huge… Get amongst it all at www.slamrally.org. Buskers are wanted for Carnivale Wodonga on March 9! You will be seen by thousands of people during the Carnivale Wodonga Market. Log on to wodonga.vic. gov.au for more info, or contact Adam Hollis on (02) 6022 9300 or ahollis@wodonga.vic.gov.au to apply for a spot by Friday. Those of you interested in gaining experience in the media field check out the Sound Alliance (parent company of Faster Louder) internship program at their Sydney office. There’ll be five positions available working across FL, inthemix, SameSame and Mess+Noise, in a bunch of different areas. Head to thesoundalliance.net/jobs, applications close tomorrow! The Nexus FReeZA crew out in Horsham know how annoying it can be to arrange transport to Push Over all the way in Melbourne… so they’ve organised a bus!!! Tickets are $60 and include bus and entry into Push Over. Just head to their facebook page ‘nexus. horsham’ to grab a permission form. Applications for the A is for Atlas Youth Mentoring Program close on Friday, so if you’ve ever fancied some expert advice and professional mentoring on a creative theatre project, get cracking! Contact Mary Harvey on (03) 9329 5259 or email mary@aisforatlas.org.au. If you’ve ever wanted to volunteer at SYN, head to the Info Session tomorrow from 6pm at The House of SYN, 16 Cardigan St, Carlton. But first rsvp your full name, date of birth, contact number and email to info@syn.org.au. Dancehouse are holding their on day this Saturday, and you’re invited to come along and try out free classes, meet the artists and have a chat with the team. It’s the best way to find out what it’s all about. For more information, email info@dancehouse.com.au. ALL AGES TIMETABLE Saturday February 16 Yarraville Festival w/ Rudy.V Alliance, BNash, Ryan Scott, Qlayeface, In Your Hands, and 1283, Yarraville Village, all day - FReeZA stage from 1pm-5pm, Free, Dejah Grull on 9091 4700 or facebook.com/freeza. maribyrnong, AA Pakenham Pool Party w/ live music, free sausage sizzle, MYBus, games, activities and fun for all ages, Pakenham Outdoor Pool, Anderson Street, 11am-7pm, $5, cardinia.vic.gov.au, AA Neil Finn and Paul Kelly, Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 7:30pm, $99.90 to $122.00, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Party In The Park w/ Tim Freedman, Mama Kin, Glen Eira ‘Battle of the Bands’ performers, and gourmet food, Packer Park, Carnegie, 6pm-10pm, Free, Service Centre on 9524 3333, AA Youngs Guns Festival w/ Frank Dixon, Sinful Solitude, Kings For A Day, Sinful Solitude, Daisie, Nick Sharp, Undertow, and more, Thornbury Theatre, 2pm, $15 presale or $20 door, showcases@melbfresh.com.au, AA Sunday February 17 NGV Summer Sunday Sessions w/ Nathan Op De Coul and Will Pyett, BBQ and family activities, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Free, ngv.vic.gov.au, AA Monday February 18 and Tuesday February 19 Neil Finn and Paul Kelly, Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 7:30pm, $99.90 to $122.00, ticketmaster.com.au, AA

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JMC Academy is celebrating 30 years in tertiary education and still remains Australia’s leading Creative Industries institution. The Academy oﬀers a wide range of Degrees and Diplomas including Audio Engineering, Music Performance, Entertainment Business Management, 3D Animation, Game Design and Film & Television Production. We caught up with JMC for some insight into their Audio Courses.

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RICHARD HAWLEY Tuesday January 29, The Hi-Fi

Bat For Lashes

Twerps

Of Monsters And Men

Yeasayer

The lonesome twang of Rob Snarski’s guitar greets us as we descend the stairs of The Hi-Fi. Snarski is pleased that tonight provides him with the opportunity to perform with Dan Luscombe for the first time in three years. The duo create a mellow, gently strummed vibe with their guitars as Snarski’s dulcet tones drift through bittersweet lyrics. Snarski’s songs are soft and delicate, awash with regret and slow motion heart break, resisting overt and clichéd sentimentality. The only disappointment that tonight offers is the fact that the gig was downsized from the magnificent GrecoRoman surrounds of the Forum. Looking like a ‘50s rocker in denim, leather and slicked back hair, Hawley starts the show with the driving Standing At The Sky’s Edge, the title song of his last album. Despite the wide eyed wonderment of its title and the hazy psychedelic guitars, the tune comes with dark lyrics about violence in a council estate. In between songs Hawley maintains a humorously sarcastic tone. Don’t Stare At The Sun, for instance, he tells us is about flying a kite with his oldest son whilst off his head on acid. “Now that should make things more interesting,” laughs Hawley as they jump into producing a dreamy and almost cosmic psychedelic sound bathed in the glorious glow of his Rickenbacker 12 string and his deep and resonant baritone croon. Hawley’s and Shez Sheridan’s guitars lock into each other with a special emphasis on harmony and melody, such that there is a light almost fluid dynamic to the

mesmerising sounds that ebb and flow into our ears. After telling us that his wife keeps him grounded, Hawley provides fascinating insights into his domestic life as he confesses to returning home from a three day bender only to be greeted by his irate wife and the artist Banksy on the phone asking to use Tonight The Streets Are Ours for his film. Amusingly he confuses Banksy with Pulp drummer also known as Banksy and abruptly hangs up on him. It’s an amusing anecdote and a good introduction to the song which lightens the mood. The fine details of Soldier On are guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck before it escalates into a grand and epic crashing crescendo. It is easy to get lost in the lush velveteen guitar driven enfolds of Leave Your Body and Before. Later the darkly romantic Open Up Your Door and Remorse Code come with a certain sense of longing and nostalgia. The glitter and sparkle of the maddeningly beautiful Lady Solitude and the majestic sumptuous swirl of The Ocean for encores brings the night down on a breathtaking high. Effortlessly virtuoso, supremely eloquent and bristling with emotion, tonight’s show will live in the hearts and minds of the many rapturously swooning punters who rave about tonight’s gig as they depart The Hi-Fi. THE SIDEMAN LOVED: All those amazing looking guitars Hawley played. HATED: Nothing to hate here. DRANK: Water.

DEAD CAN DANCE Wednesday February 6, The Palais Theatre Photography by Anna Kanci

ST JEROME'S LANEWAY FESTIVAL Saturday February 2, Footscray Community Arts Centre In its third year gracing the extended grounds of the Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne’s branch of the Laneway Festival feels like it has finally settled into a comfortable home. Since its inception in 2004, it has been a restless beast, though now the established festival reaches as far as Auckland and Singapore, with nary a laneway to be seen anywhere. The one constant is the high quality of music, with the 2013 edition again boasting an eclectic selection with a focus on new and up-and-coming acts. I start the day softly, with High Highs at the River Stage. “This is the most beautiful stage we’ve ever played,” says vocalist Jack Milas, treating the lounging punters to a mellow, dreamy start to the day. Over on the Dean Turner Stage, Twerps are enjoying being back on their home turf and deliver a reliably great performance. Down at the Future Classic Stage, a few teething problems make for a wobbly start to Julia Holter’s set and snap you out of the magical place she’s attempting to transport you to. Eventually, it all comes together, but its dark, sinister vibe is an odd match for the sunny surrounds. Likewise, Perfume Genius is a hundred times better in a quiet, dark room; his sideshow a few days back was spellbinding. I catch a couple of his best songs (Dark Parts, Take Me Home), before taking in the bulk of a set from the breezy, charming Real Estate. Things shift up a gear later in the afternoon with Nite Jewel’s confident, charismatic performance, followed by an invigorating, fist-pumping set from Cloud Nothings (heralding some welcome cloud cover) on the aptly titled Eat Your Own Ears stage. Polica also impress, with dual drums pounding away on their album opener and set closer Amongster, while Channy Leaneagh wriggles about the stage and belts out her soulful vocals. Around hamburger-and-chips-o’clock, the main stage is

catering to those hanging out to sing along to triple j Hottest 100 hits, with Iceland’s Of Monsters And Men and the Matt Preston-endorsed Alt-J offering solid, conventional performances and being rewarded with rapturous applause. But the real action is at the Eat Your Own Ears stage, where the raucous double-act of Japandroids and the mighty Divine Fits fiercely battle against variable sound and win everyone over. Surprise of the day, for me at least, is a densely layered, full-throttle show from hip-hop dude EL-P, easily one of the day’s highlights. Then, after catching most sets I was planning to see, I finally get a clash that stumps me: Natasha or Nicolas? After squeezing in amongst a million, squillion people to squint at Flume dutifully playing his records, I opt for a half-portion of Nicolas Jaar, who is teasing the crowd by dropping pounding 4/4 beats into his spooky, abstract soundscape and scooping them out just as suddenly. It’s confounding, intriguing and just the sort of behaviour you’d expect from someone who wears a cape. On the way out I catch the last couple of songs from Bats for Lashes, clad in a rainbow-pleated metallic dress (her, not me). It’s a very different set to the dance-oriented finales from previous years, with Natasha Khan effortlessly luring the masses into her bewitching fantasy world. It’s a classy performance to end to another dizzying, highly satisfying Laneway day. CHRIS GIRDLER LOVED: Cloud Nothings, EL-P, Nite Jewel, Real Estate, Divine Fits. HATED: The long distance between the main stage and the EYOE stage. DRANK: Yes.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Wednesday January 23, Palace Theatre My exposure to Animal Collective amounts to listening to Merriweather Post Pavilion once, like the rest of you, and mostly ignoring their set at Meredith by guzzling pink drinks… or was it Golden Plains? Either way I’m no expert. So I walked in to the Palace as a damp sponge, ready to soak up whatever it is they were prepared to shower me with. The opening act, Africa Hitech was a puzzling choice for the support slot, at best they were ambient drum and bass (their bio says garage or grime, I knew they would have a cool name for it) which while technically proficient in no way excites the three quarters capacity crowd. Animal Collective have dressed the stage as a Guillermo Del Toro acid nightmare, inflatable technicolour tentacles are constricting the stage, which is set inside a giant mouth with teeth that pulsate in time with the music. They open with Rosie Oh, a down beat experimental track which serges into Today’s Supernatural, a jarring jagged psychedelic attack. They don’t so much play songs as construct movements in the classical sense, it is five tracks (or what sounded like five different songs) before they even take a pause, at which point the crowd erupts. Describing Animal Collective is no easy task for two reasons: 1. They are an art noise band 2. They are all over the sonic shop. If the members of Animal Collective were ever pigeonholed by their drunk uncle at family Christmas who pressed them with the question “What sort of band Beat Magazine Page 70

are you in?” I strongly suspect they would have no answer or if they did try, it would involve the word ‘soundscapes’. They are a clutter of sound, at times discordant and abrasive, a patchwork quilt made by all the inmates of the retirement home. No two parts are the same but they gel into a transcendent fury of throbbing rhythm and harmony. At this stage of the evening we spot a dicey guy with a beard and hoodie pulled up doing laps of the venue, who is either casing the joint or a member of Crystal Castles. In the words of my English mate, “He was just going up to birds to try and get them to buy him drinks.” Google later confirms his actual membership of Crystal Castles. Rock stars are amazing. As the set progresses I begin to understand, then enjoy the show. It’s not about individual moments or songs, it is about the evening as a whole, which explains their movements rather than songs. They build and build for the first hour to then finally unleash 30 minutes of pure joy. It’s infectious and transformative and just possibly a result of my Stockholm syndrome to repetitive drum loops, but a great gig none the less. JACK FRANKLIN LOVED: Finally understanding Animal Collective. HATED: Nothing required hating. DRANK: Disposable plastic cups of Heineken .

When people turn their mind to naming musicians who loitered in the St Kilda shadows during the late-’70s and early-’80s, and left these shores to reach a level of acclaim, names such as The Birthday Party, The Triffids and Hugo Race immediately spring to mind. More cerebral gymnastics are required to recall that this list also includes the likes of Crime And The City Solution and Jim Thirwell who spawned such memorable projects as Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel and Dead Can Dance. Decades have elapsed since DCD were waging war on the hearing of a generation in the recesses of The Ballroom and Liza Gerrard contributing to From Belgrave With Love. Having fond memories of Microfilm? I thought not. Seeing them now is akin to a religious experience. Nothing peculiar since they have a bent for both liturgical and secular music from the Middle Ages. Gerrard has a voice that is equal parts wavering, fragile and cracked but no less booming and commanding. Vocally, Brendan Perry bears similar features. As you would expect DCD are low on laughs but display total emotional commitment to their art. Despite early volume problems, DCD were subtle, elegant and complex with their songs. But to be slightly less precious would have been commendable. Nevertheless, despite singing in tongues, you just felt that revelations were encrypted in the words. These remained completely beguiling to the

audience who lapped everything up without question. The colourful backdrops added to the aural strokes as a veritable blank canvas came to life. Multitasking was displayed by support act David Kuckhermann who also assumed percussive duties with DCD. A drummer and three keyboardists completed the band behind the lead duo who played their own instruments. Every song was touchingly crafted, every note an epiphany and DCD were very generous with what they gave. Although audience interaction was minimal, a desultory tale about a limbless Greece, a “We love you” and a hello to a mother was the extent of it. A solid quota of songs from current record Anastasis and a smattering of old favourites satisfied the crowd as they flooded out onto The Esplanade whistling Children Of The Sun, Opium, All In Good Time or Rising Of The Moon. Lets book a date in the next decade then. BRONIUS ZUMERIS LOVED: Goths, alternative types and mums and dads could all enjoy a concert together. HATED: Seating scheme. DRANK: Cider. In a park. With a man wearing a dress and parts of a vacuum.

BANGIN' AUS DAY BBQ Monday January 28, Schoolhouse Studios The sun beat down and the FOMO creeped in as we waited the 40-odd minutes to gain entry into Schoolhouse Studios. Dick Diver had already kicked off their set, and it felt like a very real possibility that we would miss the entirety of it. But we made it in time to hear their recent single Alice, which went down a treat in the sun-drenched courtyard. Top-notch album-closer Head Back made a somewhat rare live appearance, filling the open space with its jaunty groove. A late addition following on from their Sugar Mountain sideshow the night prior, Woods brought a very Supernatural Amphiteatre-aura to the confines of Schoolhouse Studios. Their brand of soaring folk suited the outdoor setting splendidly, purveying a fine brand of cruisey jams. Wearing their influences on the sleeves (and elsewhere) of their fine unitards, Hunx And His Punx ruled as they did at The Tote a week beforehand. Balancing their welladored classics (You Don’t Like Rock ‘N’ Roll, Teardrops On

My Telephone) with new, thrashier material, they pulled off their wide gamut of punk with impossibly cocky aplomb. Hunx was charismatic to the point of infallibility as he mounted the monitor stacks either side of the stage. Much like they did last Australia Day on Evelyn Rooftop, Thee Oh Sees tore shit up like a pack of god damn machines. With such a formidable, and exponentially growing, back catalogue, their setlist presents a tidy mix of past, present and future releases. Scenes were swingin’, with a compact contingent at the front engaging in a chilled little mosh. LACHLAN KANONUIK LOVED: Sunshine. HATED: Vego food running out very early on, beers running out pretty early on. DRANK: A few tinnies from an emergency beer dash to the bottle-o before Thee Oh Sees.

OFF! Wednesday January 23, The Corner Hotel The notorious dead zone at the front of the stage of the Corner Hotel was alive and kicking for once, with a well earned crowd gathering for openers Batpiss. Sounding even more ball breaking through a Marshall stack and Ampeg fridge, Batpiss tore through a set of noise rock with lashings of punk rock energy. Bassist Thomy Sloane and guitarist Paul Pirie battled each other with shredded vocals howls, imbibed with just the right amount of venom. This band makes you want to go out, smash things and cause a mighty ruckus. Adhering to a more traditional punk rock model, main support Bloody Hammer kept the crowd’s pulses racing with their street punk onslaught. Singer Yeap is one springy dude, bouncing all over the stage (and off it) tearing through song after song with guttural force. Kudos to Destroy All Lines for picking a lineup that showcased the breadth of punk rock nicely. After a few cheeky jokes about playing the whole set behind the red curtain and the crowd having to imagine what was happening, OFF! ripped into Panic Attack, followed sharply by I Don’t Belong and I Got News For You. Keith Morris is manic with the whites of his deranged eyes communicating just as much as his angry vocals. The

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band deliver their set with the expected precision and ferocity, only slowed down by a few occasions where Morris reminds the crowd to be ‘nice to each other’, singling out one particular crowd member who let a crowd surfer bite the dust. Morris must start getting a little self conscious about his monitoring of the crowds behaviour and at one point suggests we think of him as a kind of ‘uncle’ who has a few years on us. For the most part the crowd is happy to accept advice from this punk rock stalwart but is eager to get back to business. Once again the pit turns into a writhing mass of limbs as OFF! smash through Wiped Out, Peace In Hermosa, Cracked and Elimination plus loads more bringing it all home with Upside Down. Done and dusted. OFF! don’t do encores and after a set of 20 plus songs, why the hell should they? KRYSTAL MAYNARD LOVED: Thinking of Keith Morris as my uncle. HATED: Irritating hecklers. DRANK: Liquid.