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MS. LAURYN HILL The legendary Ms. Lauryn Hill is returning to Australia in May. A member of award-winning group the Fugees, Hill went solo with her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, released to massive critical acclaim, which then saw her win five Grammy awards and taking out Album Of The Year. Catch her at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday May 21.
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The second Vivid LIVE lineup has landed, with a fresh batch of artists and performers announced to join the likes of Pixies, Giorgio Moroder and the Australian Chamber Orchestra with The Presets at the 18-day festival beginning in late May. Lauryn Hill will make her first appearances in Australia, while the likes of St. Vincent, Anna Calvi and the effervescent James Vincent McMorrow will make their Sydney Opera House debuts. Jonti is set to pay tribute to The Avalanches’ iconic Since I Left You record, while Goodgod Small Club will host South Africa’s Penny Penny. For the full Vivid schedule and ticket information, visit vividsydney. com or sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive.
Australian icon Daryl Braithwaite has announced that he will treat fans to a special free show this Easter Sunday at The Espy. Over the course of his 35 year career, the singer has reached a number of milestones. Braithwaite’s debut 1988 solo album Edge spawned hit singles As the Days Go By, All I Do, Let Me Be, and One Summer, in addition to becoming CBS Australia’s highest selling CD in history. His follow-up album Rise produced further hit singles Rise and The Horses, which was named Song of the Year at the 1991 Australian Music Awards. Catch Daryl Braithwaite with special guest Diva Demolition at The Espy on Sunday April 20.
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BLUESFEST Bluesfest have added even more artists to their monster 25th incarnation. Super group Coronet Blue, husband and wife team The Mastersons and singer-songwriter Zane Carney are set to make the trip across the Pacific for the five day long festival. Further additions include Aussies Troy Cassar-Daley, John Williamson, Phil Manning, Round Mountain Girls, Claire Anne Taylor, Bryon Bay High Schools, and A Taste of Boomerang featuring Glenn Skuthorpe, Chris Tamwoy, Jannawi Dancers and ACPA Dancers. Byron Bay Bluesfest goes down from Thursday April 17 to Monday April 21. For more information and tickets, visit the festival’s website.
HITS & PITS After smashing their first Melbourne show last year, Hits & Pits will be returning to The Hi-Fi this May for another round. Joining the punk-hardcore tour will be Californian legends Unwritten Law, who are responsible for introducing many hardcore-grunge fans to the scene with radio singles Lonesome, Teenage Suicide and Cailin; Three Chords and a Half Truth melodic hookers Face to Face, Strung Out, Ten Foot Pole, The Casualties, Death By Stereo, Masked Intruder, Big D and the Kids Table, Heartsounds and Implants. This all-star collection will lead Hits & Pits Round 3 at The Hi-Fi on Wednesday May 14 and Saturday May 17.
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Australia’s favourite New Zealander Lorde has announced a second Melbourne show as part of her Australian tour starting next month. The 17-year-old Kiwi has had huge success with her wildly popular singles (Royals, Tennis Court, Team) and her debut album Pure Heroine, proven by her 350 million+ YouTube views, record breaking chart results, two Grammys and a Brit award. She’ll hit Festival Hall on Thursday April 24 and Saturday April 26.
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Wagons have announced their first full band national tour in over three years to celebrate the upcoming release of their album, Acid Rain and Sugar Cane. The new full band effort, set to drop Friday May 16, follows Henry Wagons’ 2013 due to release Expecting Company that featured couplings with the likes of Alison Mosshart and Robert Forster. Catch Wagons with support from Jonny Fritz at The Hi-Fi on Saturday June 7.
Hailing from Victoria’s surf coast, The Murlocs have spent the last three years creating and crafting their own blown-out, pungent distorted brand of soulful R&B. After several delays and setbacks the band just released their debut LP Loopholes via Flightless / Remote Control. The band will celebrate the release of their debut album by hitting the road in April on a three date East Coast Tour which will see them playing Howler on Friday April 25 with Teeth & Tongue, The Frowning Clouds. Tickets via Ticketscout.
BOOGIE It’s just under four weeks until Boogie Festival lights up Tallarook, and to get celebrate, organisers have announced two more acts to their already extensive bill. Joining psychedelic swag-masters Pond and more will be Californian superstars Hunx and His Punx, and amalgamators Shannon and The Clams. Likened to the female version of The Misfits, Hunx and His Punx have been shaking the music scene with their solid hardcore sound for years; while Shannon and The Clams have been combining pop ballads, punk bass-lines and psych-o tripping rhythms from Oakland since ’09. Both bands will be replacing Vic Simms & Halfway, who have sadly had to postpone their appearance at Boogie due to personal issues. Boogie goes down from Friday April 18 – Sunday April 20.
TWIN HAUS Following the release of their debut EP, Waxed Myriad this April, Twin Haus have announced they will be heading off on a four-stop East Coast tour. The tour will take the four-piece to Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney and Melbourne. The EP was recorded in a rural New South Wales vineyard cellar with ARIA award winning producer Tim Carr early in January. Catch Twin Haus when they take over The Tote on Friday May 30.
SHIHAD Alternative rockers Shihad are set to make their return to The Espy next month. The kiwis recently completed the mix of their ninth album, produced in collaboration with Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke), who was also the man behind their 1993 debut. As of now, the title and release date are undecided. Shihad will be joined by special guests Villany and My Echo. Shihad are set to hit The Espy on Thursday April 17. Tickets are available from the venue’s website.
MUSIC VICTORIA DRIVE Music Victoria Drive kicks off today! Do you love watching live local music? Are you in a band? Do you own a venue? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there is no doubt that Music Victoria is an organisation worthy of your support. Today, Music Victoria is kicking off its membership campaign, which runs until Friday April 4. Music Victoria continues to fight for the good of all music across the state - whether it’s ensuring contemporary music has its voice heard, protecting our venues, advocacy, changing laws, negotiating huge industry savings for artists, or promoting our marvelous music scene to the world, Music Victoria is fighting for a stronger music community for us all to work in and enjoy. Don’t take Melbourne’s thriving music community for granted. Join Music Victoria now via musicvictoria.com
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Jeff Beck, motherfuckers. This dude was in The Yardbirds. This will be one of the most mind-blowing shows of the year. Beck was ranked 5th in Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, which is a pretty good achievement (I won runner-up best and fairest for the fourths’ soccer team in year 12 soooo). He plays Hamer Hall on Tuesday April 22 before heading up north for Bluesfest. We have some double passes to give away to his Melbourne show.
THE BOMBAY ROYALE
La Femme Mysterieuse, The Tiger and The Skipper are back as The Bombay Royale return with their wild mix of vintage Bollywood, near-unheard relics, surfadelic Hindi originals and disco. These homies are dominating, with their debut album You Me Bullets Love winning a place in iTunes Best of 2012 and #1 on the iTunes World Music Charts. Want to join The Bombay Royale at The Curtin for a night of surf, disco, and Bolly-spy-thriller mayhem on Friday March 28? We have a double pass to give away.
KEVIN MARK TRAIL Music extraordinaire Kevin Mark will be making his debut Australian tour this March. Fresh off a world tour where she was the co-vocalist for The Street, Mark will be showing why he is the hottest thing around right now. Known for his versatility and evocative songwriting, the artists recently released his album Hope Star, which features contributions from Basement Jaxx’s vocalists Sharlene Hector and Vula Malinga, and Plan B vocalist La Donna Peters. Mark has collaborated with Estelle, Black Twang and Nitin Sawhney in the past, as well as support big name acts like Massive Attack and Angie Stone. Be prepared to have Kevin Mark Trail show you what he’s made of at the Northcote Social Club on Sunday June 1.
JIMMY TAIT Jimmy Tait will take their melancholy brand of indie rock across the country when they tour in support of their album Golden this April. Featuring members of The Gin Club, The Wintership Quartet and The Orphange, Jimmy Tait are known for their powerful live shows. The Melbourne five-piece’s frontwoman Sara Retallick’s ethereal vocals have drawn comparisons to Cat Power and PJ Harvey. Jimmy Tait will play The Toff in Town on Saturday May 3.
THE DANDY WARHOLS The Dandy Warhols have announced their return to Australian shores, landing here this August. Following on from their recent visit for 2012’s Harvest Festival, The Dandys will be playing five shows in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. The band are promising a set list jam packed with hook-laden pure pop gems and crowd favourites, including We Used To Be Friends, Horse Pills, Get Off, Godless, Everyday Should Be A Holiday, Boys Better and of course Bohemian Like You. The Oregon quartet’s most recent album, 2012’s This Machine, was their eighth. The Dandy Warhols will take over the Corner Hotel on Tuesday August 26. Tickets go on sale Thursday March 27.
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The youngest son of Afrobeat founder Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti brings his father’s 16-piece funk fuelled orchestra, Egypt 80 and the spirit and beats of Africa to Melbourne Recital Centre. Hailed for continuing Fela’s musical legacy, Seun Kuti took control of his father’s band Egypt 80 at the age of 14 and has been laying down a potent version of those indestructible rhythms ever since. A number of the current members of the Egypt 80 line-up not only played with Fela, but were participants in Nigeria’s political and social uprising in the early 1980s alongside him. Fans of the Afrobeat movement will be counting down the days until Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 present their electrifying live show and spread their powerful musical message to Australia. They play the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday April 16.
The all singing all dancing Ed Kuepper returns to the live arena this May-June for a series of acoustic Solo and By Request shows in support of a brand new release Return Of The MailOrder Bridegroom. The new CD features acoustic rewordings of earlier Kuepper classics spanning material by The Saints, Laughing Clowns and of course Ed’s lengthy solo career. The CD was inspired in part by the success of 2013’s inaugural Solo and By Request show and also Ed’s first acoustic recording from the nineties. Return Of The Mail-Order Bridegroom will be released Friday April 18th on Valve. He plays The Substation in Newport on May 16.
CAITLIN PARK
Talented singer Caitlin Park is releasing her single Hold Your Gaze – the first single from her upcoming LP The Sleeper out in early May. I tell you one thing, The Sleeper could very well be named after me dropkick mate Dicko. The dipper doesn’t get outta bed til 2pm most days. Get off your arse, Dicko, you dingleberry fruitbat! Anyway, Caitlin Park’s The Sleeper is one the most anticipated releases of this year (especially following her stunning debut Milk Annual). Park plays The Toff In Town on Thursday April 3, and we have some passes to give away.
JIMBLAH
Jimblah was the inaugural Hilltop Hoods Initiative winner, and hasn’t stopped smashing the Aussie hip hop scene ever since. His new album, Phoenix, is already making waves, and the man is solid enough to upload the entire thing to YouTube anyway! Have a listen, and head to beat.com.au to win tickets for Jimblah’s show at Shebeen on Friday April 4.
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JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW His recent Falls/Southbound stopover afforded the first live utterings of sophomore albumPost Tropical and now, James Vincent McMorrow’s Aussie affinity continues, with the Irish troubadour announcing a return visit in May, alongside a special performance at the Sydney Opera House for this year’s Vivid LIVE. After wrapping up his current US tour, which includes a string of sold out shows and a spot on Coachella in April, McMorrow will hit Australian shores once again. Playing the Forum Theatre on Tuesday May 27, McMorrow’s latest LP Post Tropical was quickly hailed a “musical masterpiece” rendering audiences breathless across his Falls and Southbound performances, and two sold out headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The shows go on sale Friday March 28, from 10am with Secret Sounds calling first dibs on tickets and announcing an exclusive pre-sale this Wednesday March 26 from 10am. Visit secret-sounds.com.au for more information.
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Sydney garage pop outfit DMA’s have announced that they will head out on their first headline tour this May. After signing to tastemaker label I Oh You, the trio released their debut single Delete to positive reviews. The single is taken from their freshman EP, due out on Friday March 28. DMA’s will hit Shebeen on Friday May 23.
Punk outfit Frenzal Rhomb have announced a special Melbourne show during this May’s Good Beer Week. In addition to their raucous show, the band will debut a signature bottle of their own beer from Young Henry’s Brewery to mark the occasion. They will be joined by special guests Front End Loader and Clowns. Frenzal Rhomb will hit the Corner Hotel on Friday May 23. Tickets are available from the venue’s website.
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Melbourne-based MC, producer and singer Joelistics has revealed a string of tour dates in support of his latest single In the Morning. Taken from his forthcoming album Blue Volume, the single draws on influences from ‘80s-era English post punk and ‘90s grunge to hip hop. Joelistics will co-headline the tour with Sydney rapper Dialectrix. Catch Joelistics at The Workers Club on Saturday June 14.
Get on down to Princes Gardens on Saturday 12 April from 11am to 6pm for the annual VIVA Youth Festival! Organised by the City of Stonnington and the Soundslike Productions FReeZA program team, the free festival celebrates youth culture and the important contribution young people make to the community. Highlights include: King of the Court Basketball Competition – 20 teams playing three on three basketball, competing for the first prize of $500. Viva Prahran Skate Competition – Categories in the competition include Open Street, Sponsored Street, Mini Ramp Jam, Under 18 Vert and Pro Vert Demo. There’s more than $3,000 in prizes up for grabs. Live music – Featuring 2013 Stonnington FReeZA Battle of the Bands winner, Barcelos, as well as Mose and the FMLY and The Psyde Projects. Basketball clinics. A wide range of fun, interactive activities including a rock climbing wall. Food stalls including pedal-powered smoothies. Location is the Princes Gardens, Malvern Road, Prahran. The VIVA Youth Festival is a fully supervised drug, alcohol and smoke free event. For more information visit Council’s website at stonnington.vic.gov.au or phone 8290 1333.
NED COLLETTE Ned Collette is back in Australia for a couple of months, and has a new album with Wirewalker due for release April 18 on Dot Dash. Networking In Purgatory is Collette’s fifth album, his third with the band. The album will be released digitally, followed closely by a limited vinyl only pressing. Pre-orders for Networking In Purgatory will be made available soon at nedcollette.com. The full contingent of Wirewalker will launch it at the Northcote Social Club on May 2nd, with special guests Void Glorious Void, and Time For Dreams (featuring members of Standish/Carlyon and Harmony). With long-time collaborator Joe Talia he will play two special instrumental duo shows in Melbourne, focusing more on their improvised and experimental work. All this comes hot on the heels of the news that City City City, the six piece mostly instrumental band that Collette founded in 2000, will play a one off reunion show at The Tote on April 12.
RED INK To celebrate their arrival back on our shores, Melbourne indiepop outfit Red Ink have announced three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. The four-piece have returned from Europe, where they spent the better part of 2013, with their debut self titled album and new single, Going Insane. Without any funding or label support, Red Ink have continued to win over fans nation-wide, clocking up over a quarter of a million views on YouTube alone. The group have been favourites on the live music scene for many years, having graced the stages at Pyramid Rock Festival, Stereosonic, Playground Weekender, and internationally at The Great Escape and Liverpool’s Sound City. Red Ink will play Ding Dong Lounge with support from Deja & Fields on Saturday April 5.
GABRIELLE APLIN English rose Gabrielle Aplin will be returning to Melbourne for an intimate, one-night-only show this May. Aplin is known for her crystalline voice that has seen her write and record songs since the age of 15. The Sutton prodigy recently released her debut LP English Rain, an album that saw her collaborate with producer Mike Spender, who has worked with British big names Emeli Sandé, John Newman and Ellie Goulding in the past. English Rain spurred successful hits The Power of Love, Resurrection and Please Don’t Say You Love Me. You can catch Gabrielle Aplin at The Toff in Town on Saturday May 31.
THOMAS OLIVER Straightup and Aston Road have just announced the only Australian show for Thomas Oliver (NZ). Thomas Oliver is internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading players of the Weissenborn lap-slide guitar. However best known for his flagship band, The Thomas Oliver Band, whose debut album Baby, I’ll Play was awarded iTunes New Zealand’s Best Blues & Roots Album of 2011.His dynamic solo acoustic performances will lead you on a journey venturing between Roots, Rock and Blues. Thomas has supported a legion of distinguished artists including Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, George Thorogood, Tom Jones, Xavier Rudd, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Gin Wigmore. Thomas has also developed a reputation as a vocalist in Drum & Bass, having collaborated with some of the most respected producers, including Black Sun Empire, Rido and Concord Dawn, and boasting releases on prestigious labels, including Goldie’s own Metalheadz. Catch him at The Toff in Town on Saturday April 19.
MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS Jim Morrison! Janis Joplin! Jimi Hendix! Nick Drake! Major Tom & The Atoms will pay tribute to these four fallen angels of rock over four Wednesday nights in May at Cherry Bar with a residency fittingly titled ‘Jim, Janis, Jimi & Drake.’ Each week will feature original setlists, covers of the aforementioned artists, DJ sets, guest vocalists and support bands. It’s all to celebrate their new single and filmclip Boom Boom Boom, a toe-tapping, swaggering rhythm and blues romp which name-checks all the respectable late greats: “We’ve passed the age of Jim Morrison, so we just paint his face. Cobain, Hendrix, Jones, Joplin…’ The track is proof that while many of the rock greats may be long gone, rock itself is still very much alive and kicking in 2014 - on Wednesday nights in May at Cherry Bar.
THE HELLO MORNING Following the release of their Tie That Binds EP, indierock outfit The Hello Morning have unveiled a slew of tour dates. This will mark the band’s first major tour of the year. The sextet will head into it with momentum from a huge 2013, which saw them as a finalist for the AMP Awards and receive airplay from college radio stations across the United States. Catch The Hello Morning at The Toff in Town on Thursday April 24. Tickets are available from the venue’s website.
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Chick Corea, Gary Burton and Larry Carlton are among the modern masters confirmed for the 2014 Melbourne International Jazz Festival, running from May 30 to June 8. Corea and Burton perform as a duo. Announced by the festival’s artistic director Michael Tortoni are the USA’s actor and singer Robert Davi making his Australian debut with a Frank Sinatra tribute, and multi instrumentalist Charles Lloyd pairing with Greece’s “voice of resistance” Maria Farantouri and with his own fearless Sky Trio. Also from America are swing blues interpreter Mary Stallings, tenor sax virtuoso Joshua Redman’s red hot Quartet, the next generation Derrick Hodge and Chris Turner as part of a Blue Note showcase, the 38-piece Glenn Miller Orchestra celebrating its 77th year, and the Australian premiere of Chris Dave (whom ?uestlove calls “probably the most dangerous drummer alive”). Australian masters include the Allan Browne Quartet, Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky, the Ross McHenry Future Ensemble, Ian Chaplin Trio, and many more. They are among 300 artists who will perform in 100 events. Head to beat.com.au for the full lineup.
DRUNK MUMS After a hugely successful 2013, Cairns-turned-Melbourne music juggernauts and kings of punk influenced pub rock Drunk Mums are back with the release of their highly anticipated new single, Plastic. To celebrate, the band will embark on a national tour, including shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, as well as a handful of regional shows. The track is a perfect fusion of the band’s ‘70s jangle pop and Aussie rock stylings, heightened further by the anthemic, charge-your-armsin-the-air chorus. After rampaging through pubs and venues across the country, the five-piece have amassed a huge following. Their brand of Aussie garage/slacker rock, plus the lads’ wild, rowdy stage theatrics, has exposed the band to listeners far and wide – over 28 million of them, in fact. Chitty Chitty, an original track by the group, was the background song to the YouTube smash hit Dragon Baby. Adding to the virality of the clip was the decision to screen the short to 64% of US film screens in November last year. The band have played alongside indie heavyweights Guitar Wolf and Personal & The Pizzas, and last year also saw lead singer Dean Whitby cap off 2013 by supporting legendary guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths) for his sold-out shows at the Corner Hotel and the Northcote Social Club. They play The Tote on Saturday 17 May and Cherry Rock on Sunday 25 May.
GARETH LIDDIARD One of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary songwriters will perform a set of intimate solo shows at The Workers Club in May. Each Sunday in May, the creative driving force behind The Drones will take to stage in the 200 capacity band room in Fitzroy. Having only performed a handful of solo shows since the release of his critically acclaimed debut LP Strange Tourist in 2010, these are set to be a very special set of performances. Catch Liddiard at The Workers Club each Sunday in May.
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INTERNATIONAL BOBBY KEYS AND THE SUFFERING BASTARDS Thornbury Theatre March 27, 29 THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS Hisense Arena March 28 ROYAL HUNT Northcote Social Club April 2 GLASS ANIMALS Ding Dong Lounge April 2 THE FRATELLIS Prince Bandroom April 4 JAPANESE MUSIC FESTIVAL The Espy April 3 KODALINE Prince Bandroom April 5 MONSTER MAGNET 170 Russell April 6 TYGA Palace Theatre April 11 ALLEN STONE Corner Hotel April 12 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Palace Theatre April 13 ERYKAH BADU Palais April 15 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS Palace Theatre April 15 BETH HART Corner Hotel April 15 JASON ISBEL Northcote Social Club April 16, 17 BLUESFEST Byron Bay April 17 – 21 JIMMIE VAUGHAN Corner Hotel April 17 DEVENDRA BANHART Prince Bandroom April 17 HUNX AND HIS PUNX Copacabana April 17 INDIA.ARIE & JOSS STONE Palais Theatre April 17 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Prince Bandroom April 16 SEUN KUTI AND THE EGYPT 80 Melbourne Recital Centre April 16 JAKE BUGG Palace Theatre April 16,17 SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH Ding Dong Lounge April 16, 23 THE ALMOST Brown Alley April 17 ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS Hamer Hall April 17 SHIHAD Espy Hotel April 17 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND Palace Theatre April 18 BOGGIE FESTIVAL Tallarook April 18 - 20 SETH LAKEMAN Thornbury Theatre April 19 THOMAS OLIVER The Toff In Town April 19 TRIXIE WHITLEY Northcote Social Club April 20 LINDA ORTEGA The Toff April 22 THE NAKED AND FAMOUS 170 Russell April 30 IRON AND WINE Forum Theatre April 22
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EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS By Bob Gordon
Songs such as Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ Better Days seem to capture time, space and ambience in a jar. It must be something to travel to far-flung corners of the world and witness how four minutes of sound can speak so compellingly to so many. “The fact that you’re just even able to do that is just really rewarding,” Michael ‘Crash’ Richards ponders. “With Better Days you could just take that around and for anyone who’s heard the new record and has grown attached to that song or any song, it’s a very rich experience for us to see them move about and sing it as if it’s the anthem they have been carrying with themselves throughout the day. “It sort of translates to us as, ‘Wow, this is more than a song, it’s bigger than us’. That’s always moving for us to realise.” Crash was a contributor to the Magnetic Zeros before becoming a fully-fledged member. He just belonged. “I was finishing a record with a band I was in at the time called The Deadly Syndrome,” he recalls. “We had finished the record in Laurel Canyon on Woodrow Wilson Drive, and as that happened Alex (Ebert, bandleader) came in with some Edward Sharpe stuff because Nico and Aaron (Aglietti and Arntz, former members) produced out of that space. “So I met people once Alex came through the studio and of course those were the early days and my time was split, but I would sing with them and go on the road here and there. I guess within two or three years I’d jumped on board full-time. I think now we’re up to 11 of us onstage,” he laughs. Ebert is an enigma, albeit a friendly one, who has high expectations of his collaborators yet allows plenty of creative freedom with it. “All of us, I’d say, have pretty high expectations for how we want this to come across to our audience and how we want this to sound in a given space,” Crash explains. “Of course leading that march, or that high standard, would be Alex. He has a real drive to see those things through – to bring the show and the songs and the material to the height that could be the highest for what it is. Like I said, it’s a pretty mutual standard amongst all of us, but very appreciated too, from one member to the next. It’s really great to have that kind
of help and be a part of this type of team.” The DIY video for the band’s new single, Let’s Get High, was directed by a fan who won a competition via an online call out. Social media has certainly opened up the dialogue between fans and bands, but this goes into a further artistic conversation. “These are tools that are here for us for that reason,” Crash says. “Especially for a band like ourselves today, we are perfectly positioned for that kind of interaction. I think it’s imperative for what we do. “Maybe there was a time when artists and musicians – and perhaps it still happens – would have this great divide between them and their audience. It feels like with every opportunity we get we try to eliminate that boundary.” Speaking of boundaries, in a special poll announced last week for each state in the US, The Magnetic Zeros were identified as the favourite band of Pennsylvania. Congrats! “It’s flattering and silly all at the same time, I guess,” Crash laughs. “But yeah, apparently there was this study and someone got this data that Pennsylvania was our state. The funny part is my brother lives there, so I immediately sent that to him.” And he concurred? “Of course! He got a good laugh out of it.” Following The Magnetic Zeros’ Australian tour, Crash is readying himself for the release of his debut solo album, Hardly Criminal, later in the year. “It’s been a fun opportunity for me to stretch my wings, if you will, in this manner. Having so many lovely bandmates along the way, and even with the Magnetic Zeros and the creative pool that it is, sometimes you just write songs that aren’t so fit for everything that’s going on. “These songs came about, mostly, from being on the road with Edward Sharpe. It was really fun to be able to put some of my independent works down on an LP and share it. I’m really excited about it.” And Crash isn’t alone in this regard, with plenty of outside creative pursuits coming up from The
Magnetic Zeros camp in 2014. “The cool part this year is that there is a lot of material being born, in that Alex is doing a lot of production, working on film composition and scoring and whatnot. There’s my Hardly Criminal debut as I said. Christian (Letts, guitar) will make a record and Jade (Castrinos, vocals/guitar) I believe, is working on a record, as well as Josh (Collazo, drums/saxophone). So it’s gonna be cool, we’ll have a nice balance of Edward Sharpe, as well as our independent ventures blended with it.” Back in 2010, Beat interviewed Alex Ebert in the lead-up to the band’s first ever Australian tour. Ebert took the call on his cell phone, waiting outside the band’s rehearsal space for a delivery truck to drop off an old grand piano. It was a scenario that seemed indicative of a musical life. It’s a story that resonates wildly with Crash. “You have no idea,” he enthuses. “I trip out on that fact quite often. I know a lot of us try to really keep our heads about ourselves and try not to drift off, if you know what I mean. I think it’s very fortunate for us to have this ride and lifestyle and opportunity. There are people all over who are trying to succeed in music that are very talented and gifted and with all of that I think even still, we’re pretty fortunate to be able to do that. “And if waiting on a piano delivery is the worst of it? Then yeah, it’s not so bad,” he laughs. “It’s interesting – you balance your personal life with this freelancing, loose-ended type of career, but it all seems to come together, you know? It’s great.” EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS play alongside Jack Johnson, Devendra Banhart and more at the 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest, running from Thursday April 17 – Monday April 21. They’ll also perform at Deni Blues & Roots Festival in Deniliquin, NSW alongside John Mayer, Elvis Costello and more, from Saturday April 19 – Sunday April 20. Catch their solo show at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday April 15.
THE FRATELLIS By Nathan Hewitt
Scottish rockers The Fratellis last came to see their Australian fans in 2008 and count themselves fortunate to have secured the pleasure again next month. An insouciant Jon Fratelli says he hasn’t stopped long to ponder just how his followers kept their faith after the trio’s hiatus but concedes luck, and perhaps new content, are both huge parts of the attraction. “You’re in a good place if you’re able to find an audience at home, let alone an audience abroad,” Jon says. Since their inception in 2005, The Fratellis have enjoyed moderate, if a little scattered, spurts of local and global commercial success. “At this point in time, just being able to go and play for anybody is a bit of a luxury.” Post-break, it seems, the boys are organising refreshers with fan chapters rather than just playing rock shows. “We’re incredibly lucky,” Jon concedes. “Finding an audience in the first place isn’t necessarily the easiest thing to do. Then keeping the audience you’ve found is even harder.” Grim trials, sure, but Jon assures the band has bested those and worse. “If the last year is anything to go by, it seems we’ve managed to disappear, come back, and find people still come to our shows. We’ve managed to do something right [laughs].” Maybe they’ve set a foot right, then, with We Need Medicine. Jon says the record came about because the band needed songs to play live, and fast. “I was happy to let the record be whatever it needed to be,” he says. “We don’t sit in-studio for months on end, we never have. And we never could. If we spent endless months in a studio together, we’d kill each other.” Dues still have to be paid though. “We had to spend a little time recording. That’s how we capture any sort of excitement.” Costello Music – arguably The Fratellis’ best-known long play – dropped eight years ago now. Jon has never cared to look back and evaluate what he’d made. “I don’t listen to our first record very often,” he says. “I know how it BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18
goes, what it sounds like; I realise now though it had a personality to it that is hard to pin down. It was a strange alchemy.” He doesn’t know how much has been retained since, but knows it’s not altogether lost from subsequent efforts. “The character is impossible to shake even today. We’re the same three guys.” Despite their performance-based agenda, it can’t be said The Fratellis rush things. Jon, as chief lyric writer, sets up his scholarly bones well before the prospects of recording and touring are even considered. “Everything – for us, our desire to get out there – gets negated if the songs aren’t any good,” he says. “As I’m writing I’m deciding whether songs are engaging me, whether I’m interested by them. There are songs that you’re just instantly not engaged with. But I find ones that hold my attention for long enough [laughs].” We Need Medicine was not easily able to receive Jon’s attention but he insists the creative process was relatively painless when the three-piece managed to muster themselves toward completion. “It’s really quite possible that we only wrote 11 songs for the record,” he says. “Even now, we are sort of halfway down the road to making our next record, and that’ll probably happen fairly quickly now too.” Jon reckons he works efficiently with self-criticism. “Even now, as I’m writing, I know which songs are going to be for us and which songs are going to be put aside,” he says. “I just don’t have time to give certain songs any more attention than I do.” Efficient, too, is Jon’s ability to almost happen upon lyrics to suit songs. He says he doesn’t give them
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undue attention over music but considers the act may have a secondary value to him artistically. “[The lyrics] are probably more important than I realise, but the ability is engrained in me now I think,” he says. His content, fundamentally, is tailored to suit a hypothetical version of himself who exists purely as a listener. “With writing lyrics, you want to write something that you would find acceptable,” he says. “But there’s a certain style that I’m attracted to, and I think it comes from the books that you’ve read and the artists you’ve grown up listening to. My lyrics have always leant toward the absurd, though. “When all is said and done, I do like writing records,” Jon says. “A lot of it happens unconsciously; I couldn’t fight it if I tried.” Even though The Fratellis have not been the consistent subject of Jon’s widely cast ambition over the last decade, he seems confident in the belief his fans will still gather to see the fruits of his elongated labour. “Going out and playing our songs live can make them a totally different thing,” he says, “and I’m quite excited to see how people find them after so long.” THE FRATELLIS play the Prince of Wales on Friday April 4.
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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN Craving some short films? TheLet Setting Sun Short Film Festival satiate your needs this week. Hosted over four thrilling days, SSSFF will present the newest and exciting works from Melbourne’s fledging westernsuburban cinematographers. Opening the festival this Friday will be the Gala Party, a night hosted by actor and comedian Matt Green (Blue Heelers, Thank God You’re Here) featuring the dancing, cheap drinks and show bags. Finalists for the festival will be screened that night for all attendees and winners will be announced on Sunday March 30 at the Inaugural Awards Ceremony. If you’re simply craving a good night out to watch a plethora of short films, the Dusky Sun Programme will be for you. Hosted outside the Sun Theatre in Yarraville, the night will be dedicated to all the short film submissions that didn’t make the cut. The Setting Sun Short Film Festival will kick off this Friday March 27 at Sun Theatre, Yarraville, and wrap up on Sunday March 30. Tickets are available through settingsunshortfilmfestival.com.au.
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ON STAGE Identity is a tricky thing, and playwright Nick Backstrom has tackled it superbly with his latest production Who You Are at La Mama Theatre. Inspired by the true story of Lord Tichborne, a heir to a gargantuan fortune, Who You Are follows the story of obese Wagga Wagga butcher Tom Castro (the Claimant) who abruptly declares he is the Lord Tichborne, who was presumed dead in a shipwrecked in 1854. Convinced of his identity, the Claimant boldly braves the seas to return to England, where he meets his mother and claims his fortune. Though Tichborne’s mother believes Castro is Tichborne, the locals are not convinced. Who You Are will keep guessing, as Backstrom, who plays the Claimant, imitates the impostors that have littered our history. Who You Are will close at La Mama Theatre this Sunday March 30.
ON DISPL AY As a historical commemoration to the demurring voices of the World Wars, Heide Museum of Modern Art recently opened their newest exhibition, We are the Dead Men: Albert Tucker’s War. Curated by Kendrah Morgan, the exhibition explores the fear, opposition and anger that gripped Australia during WWI and WWII, capturing the true nature of army life through bleak earthy tones and subtle expressionism. The exhibition takes its title from We are the Dead Men, a painting by revered Australian painter Albert Tucker, who was inspired by T.S. Eliot’s stark depiction of World War I in The Hollow Men, and features the work of other dissent intellectuals of the time, including Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and more. We are the Dead Men: Albert Tucker’s War is currently on exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art until Sunday September 7. Admission is free.
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Hooooooooooooboy. It’s that time of year again. Yep, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back for 2014 with a host of biggest and brightest names on the local, national and global comedy scenes. Some of the many highlights of the 2014 program include Paul Foot, Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Doc Brown, Max & Ivan, Craig Hill, David O’Doherty, Jeff Green, Jimmy McGhie, Julian Clary, Tim Vine, Tim Key, Milton Jones, Sara Pascoe and many, many more. The 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival will run from Wednesday March 26 until Sunday April 20. Check out our massive guide to the festival and get circling!
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MIKE MCKONE By Avrille Bylok-Collard Nowadays it’s not hard to stumble across a comic book related TV show or film, whether this is Joss Whedon’s TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which rakes up over 12 million views worldwide, per episode, or Marvel’s successful movie franchise that has grossed over $1 billion through The Avengers alone. Comic book inspired TV shows and films have graduated from being ‘something for the kids’ to full-blown blockbusters for all audiences, engaging children and adults alike, and inspiring a new generation of comic book readers. It’s the comic book revolution. A revolution that is bringing a new form of superstar: the comic book artist or writer. “Is Ramsey Street in Melbourne?” - meet comic book artist Mike McKone, an idol of the comic book industry. He’s penned numerous pages for DC Comics, including Superman: Critical Condition (2001), Green Lantern (1990) and Legends of the Dark Knight (2013), and Marvel Comics, including Thor (1998), Spider-Man 2099 (1990), Deadpool: Suicide Kings (2009), and The Incredible Hulk (2000), over the past 25 years. “I watched Neighbours religiously for 15 years and really want to visit Ramsey Street [when I come to Australia].” Heralding from Newcastle, England, McKone is a rarity within the comic book industry, and not because of his thick Northern accent. It was McKone’s raw artistic talent that landed him work at DC Comics at the mere age of 19, not long after he had graduated and received his degree in Art and Design (which he insists “didn’t really help as far as drawing comics are concerned”). There he penciled comic books for JLA and L.E.G.I.O.N., among many.
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Supanova, Australia’s premier pop culture expo, is back for its 12th year showcasing sci-fi, fantasy, comic books, animé, manga, games and much more. This April, you’ll have the chance to meet Chewbacca, Mini-Me, Xena: Warrior Princess and many more. You can check out the entire lineup on their website at supanova. com.au/guests. We have five double passes to give away.
“I [knew] from quite a young age,” says the Englishman, thoughtfully discussing his childhood epiphany of wanting to become a comic book artist. “For as long as I wanted to be an artist. So, probably [around] six or seven years old. I really enjoyed the early Marvel comics, even though
I wasn’t old enough to have been around when they were first published. Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and Thor, and [superhero-centric] comic books like that left an impression on me. They were reprinted in black and white in England when I was a kid and I really enjoyed them the most.” “I really wanted to draw American comic books and I’m from England,” meaning that McKone would have to cross the Atlantic Ocean at some point in his life. It was a revelation that made teenage McKone realise that his dream of being a comic book artist would be harder than he thought. “I didn’t really have any idea about how I was going do that,” confesses the Green Lantern artist. It’s hardly surprising though, as McKone would’ve had barely finished puberty when he was considering these options. “Fortunately, by the time I left college a lot of English [or Scottish] artists [were] working for American publishers, so the problem had kind of taken care of itself for me.” These artists included illustrator Dave McKean (The Sandman, Voodoo Lounge), Scottish writer Grant Morrison, who collaborated with McKean to publish Batman psychological thriller Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth in 1987, to much acclaim, UK god Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods) and comic book artist and writer Dave Gibbons (2000 AD, Green Lantern). This was the British Invasion, and they were showing Americans that the English can be just as great at creating mind-blowing comic books - just like British writer Kieron Gillen (Journey Into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men) is doing right now. It’s common knowledge that the comic book industry can seem like a pandemonium of esurient publishers, zealous writers and editors, and idealistic comic book artists, who are all constantly vaulting over each other in a vague attempt to create, or be part of, the next storytelling masterpiece. These masterpieces may be similar to Watchmen (1987) by Alan Moore or The Crow (1987) by James O’Barr, two graphic novels that revolutionised comics and showed comics can hold substantial meaning; or similar to Vertigo’s (an imprint of DC Comics) Fables (2002–2015) and its spinoffs From Fabletown with Love (2009–2010) and Jack of Fables (2006– 2011), which all reinforced the notion that non-superherocentric comics can be popular too. Recently, Marvel published their ambitious series Fear Itself (2011–2012). Created by Matt Fraction (The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor) and Canadian comic book artist Stuart Immonen (Ultimate Spider-Man, The New Avengers), Fear Itself a crossover comic book storyline which follows Marvel’s greatest superheroes - Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Deadpool, Wolverine, Hulk, etc - as they face the force that is Odin’s brother, The Serpent, the God of Fear, and the havoc he causes on earth. McKone was responsible for penciling and inking Fear Itself: Spider-Man. “I think our story was self-contained, so we’re didn’t have to - or at least I didn’t have to worry about anything that was happening in other people’s stories. I was [very] fortunate that way. I’m really glad I didn’t have to do the whole thing,” confesses the artist, who was also responsible for some of the cover artwork of Fear Itself: Spiderman. “I’m sure the writer and the editors had a really tough job coordinating everything.” You can catch Mike McKone at Supanova Pop Culture Expo on Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
Melbourne’s festival of style, culture and creativity is returning. International cultural icons Patrick Martinez, Stephen Malbon, Mark McNairy, Brent Rollins, Paul Devro and Mike O’Meally and more will take part in the various forums and panel discussions. CARBON will take over the RMIT Storey Hall Auditorium from Saturday March 29 - Sunday March 30. We have a double pass to give away.
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Stardom, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the confliction, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonising with others. We have some DVD and soundtrack packs to give away.
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MYTHBUSTERS
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated SBS series MythBusters, will tour Australia later this year. MythBusters: Behind the Myths will be an evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-scenes stories. It goes down at the Plenary, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, on Saturday August 16 with a 2pm matinee show and a 7.30pm evening show.
FRAMES
Chapter House Lane will host a new exhibition by Riley Payne titled Frames. The exhibition of new works is a playful commentary on the nature of consumer imagery and the opportunity for subversion and subtext. Payne’s six meticulously rendered grayscale drawings are overlain with colourful ‘drawn sculptures’, that attempt to meddle with the edge between amateur creation and contemporary art. Riley Payne’s Frames opens at Chapter House Lane on Thursday April 3 and runs until Sunday April 27.
THUMB
Phillip Adams BalletLab invites participants to take part in THUMB:, A Performance in Progress, a cross-disciplinary performance work that explores the psychology of scale from the gigantic to the miniature, this April. Thumb is inspired by size changing themes employed in films of the ‘50s and ‘60s such as The Incredible Shrinking Man and Fantastic Voyage and also references the cult Scandinavian movie Troll Hunters (2010). As part of the performance, participants are invited to take part in a live hypnosis and sound relaxation experience allowing the sub-conscious mind to fill with exaggerated scale shifting imagery. The show is divided into two parts: Gigantic and Miniature. Thumb takes place at The Coopers Malthouse Tower Theatre from Wednesday April 2 until Friday April 4 and again from Tuesday April 8 until Friday April 11.
100 FACES
Setting himself the task of finding 100 faces in 100 original black and white photos gleaned from flea markets in Vietnam and France, Clemens Habicht will present these works in a new solo exhibition, 100 FACES this April. 100 FACES follows from Clemens Habicht’s first solo exhibition at Lamington Drive in 2009, 100 KITES, in which birds were collaged onto handmade identical kites, framing the works and giving each bird the real potential of flight. 100 FACES opens on Thursday April 3 at the new Lamington Drive, 101a Sackville Street, Collingwood.
AN INTRICATE SERIES OF DRAWINGS IN RESPONSE TO PERSONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Artist Esther Olsson will open her new show An Intricate Series of Drawings in Response to Personal Environments this week. Calling upon ink, graphite, and collage, Olsson drew inspiration for her works from the contrast from the small country town in which she grew up to her transition to an urban environment. Olsson invites visitors on a miniature journey within the frame of each work. An Intricate Series of Drawings in Response to Personal Environments opens on Thursday March 27 and will run until Sunday April 6 at Tinning Street.
ART OF THE URBAN PHARAOHS
Art of the Urban Pharaohs - Masterpieces Lost has opened at Federation Square’s Yarra Gallery this week. The exhibition brings together a range of street art and includes portraits of martyrs, complex adaptations of ancient Egyptian art photographed by Ossama Boshra and art by renowned Egyptian artist Lotfi Abou Sariya. Furthermore, the exciting new show examines the way in which street art can be a barometer of popular conflicts and sentiments across the political spectrum. The exhibition will run until Monday March 31 at the Yarra Gallery. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU
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CHEST OF WONDERS SHOWS OFF By Liza Dezfouli Chest of Wonders Shows Off, all puns intended, is a show by what must be the most educated vaudeville/circus/neo burlesque troupe in the country. “We’re not burlesque,” explains performer and co-founder, Elle Diabolo, also known as Amanda Miller. “We’re a dirty grimy dustbowl sideshow circus.” Diabolo describes Chest of Wonders, an all-female revue, as being like ‘the cast of Empire on a bender for a couple of days.’ “We are pretty, but not as pretty as Empire,” she adds. “We do a bed of nails performance; we have a ladder of swords, a human blockhead, hula hoops and circus aerialists, silks and straps…we’re old school carnies.” Either way, alongside their talents as aerialists, contortionists, jugglers, balancers, firewalkers and hula hoopers, the team members each possess significant intellectual heft. Diabolo herself is a biomedical scientist. “One of our performers has been doing a post-doctorate Fellowship in Cardiology at Melbourne University for the last seven years,” Diabolo continues. “MamaShak, our MC, general overlord, host, preacher woman and gypsy, has a first class honours degree in plant pathology. We have a psychology student and a neuroscientist. Our straight circus crew are also highly recognised, they’ve performed internationally; one is ex Cirque de Soleil.” Chest of Wonders Shows Off come to Melbourne after a season of sold out shows in Perth. “It happened by accident,” Diabolo says, of her own career as a performer. “It’s easier to get work in the circus than it is to get work as a scientist.” This shouldn’t be the case, surely! How did Chest of Wonders come together? “I came back from the States mid-last year,” Diabolo continues. “I’d been training and I was inspired so I put on a show. I wanted to do something different from the standard format circus and tired burlesque shows around. Tiki (co-
founder Tiki Amazon) is bearded lady; I’m quite heavily tattooed, so we cobbled together a show which was half a freak show. We performed at Fringeworld in Perth and it went unbelievably well.” Diabolo says there’s a lot of straight circus in Chest of Wonders Shows Off which also includes dancing girls performing neo-burlesque along with ‘adult comedy’. “It’s different, vaudeville; it’s variety.” The more Diabolo talks about Chest of Wonders, the more I want to run away to the circus. Do they need a Fat Lady? “If it’s a good act we’ll put you on,” she answers. “I’m accommodating like that.” How does she choose her acts? “A lot of the performers are friends of ours, there’s a bunch of people, all sorts of acts. We have guest stars. There’s a real sense of community. I get to work with my heroes, with some truly talented people.” Some of the acts, the bed of nails and ladder of swords in particular, she says, are terrifying, to perform as well as watch. Diabolo says that Chest of Wonders harks back to the days when circus was something other than family entertainment. “Circus used to be for adults, it offered grown-up laughs,” she says. “It’s been toned down
over the years. There are these big shows, with huge production budgets, with big names and they make their massively beautiful spectacles…Empire, for example, is more cabaret. But we do different things. We’ve still got the amazing feats; we’ve got that level of talent. Our artists are on par with performers from Cirque de Soleil (one came from there) but we’re a little more casual, and audiences enjoy that in our performances. And we’re not safe for children! It was great performing in a tent over summer,” continues. “But now we’re back in our spiritual hometown, in our conceptual birth place, back in a bar, and audience members can get up, go and get a drink. It’s a dirty, speakeasy kind of vibe.” “There’s a lot of competition in Melbourne,” Diabolo notes. “We’re back in our home town but it’s hard; it’s hard to break into Melbourne. Circus is a serious thing here.” Diabolo says she’s keen to do a show at the Edinburgh Fringe. “At the moment we can’t take the time out to do that. We’ve got academic commitments.” She’d like to put together a tour but getting everyone in the same place at the same time outside of performance
seasons is a job in itself. “It’s rare that we’re all together.” How do they prepare the shows, then? “It’s a series of acts,’ she says. “There isn’t a storyline; everyone does their own performance in their own field. I have great faith in our performers; they all know what they are doing. “It’s been an interesting ride,” she says, of putting the show together. “Lots of learning curves. We have a feeling of community; we all work well together.’ With the level of competition in the business, Diabolo says the performers have to remind themselves that what they do is remarkable. “Because performance is my whole little world,” Diabolo says, “I forget that most of the audience members can’t touch their toes. Your perspective gets skewed. You forget that what’s normal for you isn’t normal for other people.” This is coming a woman who got her first tattoo at the age of 14 and hammers nails into her own head (really) on stage, so she’s not overstating the case. See Chest Of Wonders Shows Off at the Eureka Hotel on Friday March 28.
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LOL COMEDY
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival comes to LOL Comedy with bumper lineups all throughout March and April. Apart from at the Portland, which is overflowing with the festival proper. This Thursday March 27 at the College Lawn, Prahran they have one of Australia’s best exports who’s been smashing it in the UK for years – Mickey D. On Thursday March 27 at the Provincial Hotel in Fitzroy and Friday March 28 at the Hawthorn Hotel it’s the true international comedy sensation that is Mike G. Next Tuesday, April 1 at the Local in Port Melbourne the MICF rolls on at LOL with the energy explosion that is indigenous comedy wonder-bloke Kevin Kropinyeri. Previous winner of Deadly Funny, he’s a comedy whirlwind who’s not to be missed. Tickets from: lolcomedy.com.au.
MOTHER & SON
One of Australia’s most beloved comedies will make the transition from the small screen to the stage when Mother & Son runs at The Comedy Theatre this July. The stage version, which will only be performed in Melbourne, centres around the difficulties that Arthur faces when he tries to get away with his new girlfriend. The play stars Noeline Brown as Maggie, Darren Gilshenan as Arthur and Shane Jacobson as Robert. Mother & Son first aired in 1984 to rave reviews. Mother & Son will run from Friday July 18 at The Comedy Theatre.
SO YEAH
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has kicked off. siqqqqqqqqq mang. However, y’all realise that comedy goes on all year round in ol’ Melbourne town? You do? Sweet. Just checkin’, just checkin’. Make sure to continue to check out the many local comedy rooms that are abound in this city both during the festival and beyond.
COMEDY AT SPLEEN
Comedy At Spleen runs all the way through the comedy festival, don’t fret. The legendary comedy room will continue to have the very best local and interstate lineups every Monday, including surprise guest appearances from special festival guests. So make sure you get in early. It’s this Monday March 31, 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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COMMEDIA DELL PARTE
Commedia Dell Parte is running every Thursday during MICF with some great guest stopping in. Join Anthony Jeannot this week as he hosts a super lineup of comics featuring Chris Turner, Dave Fairclough, Tony Besselink, Travis Nash and Ben Ellwood. Doors open at 7.30pm, and the room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis.
FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY
It’s the opening of the comedy festival this week, so that means Five Boroughs Comedy gets some awesome international, interstate and big name locals dropping in to do a spot after they’ve done their show. Don’t tell their managers. It’s going to be an all-star, stellar lineup. It’s all happening this Thursday March 27 at 8.30pm, at Five Boroughs Comedy, 68 Hardware Lane (upstairs), all for only $12.
MINING MY OWN BUSINESS
What’s life really like on a FIFO (Fly In Fly Out) mining site? In Mining My Own Business stand-up comedian and city dweller Xavier Toby lays out all the hilarious innards of FIFO life, as witnessed firsthand through his time working on a mining site somewhere in Australia. Xavier works with a bunch of blokes and a handful of women flying in for three weeks on, and one week off. For some it takes a toll on their families, as they toil away for a life they couldn’t otherwise afford. For others it’s the ideal existence – imagine gremlins with unlimited funds. Damo, Jonno, Robbo and Dale are some of Xavier’s co-workers out there in the middle of nowhere smoking, drinking, talking plenty of rubbish, attending safety briefings – and more safety briefings, doing the odd bit of work and missing the missus. It’s a place where everything’s either huge, highly explosive or high vis: right down to the socks, jocks and skid marks. Where expletives are punctuation, a $50 note is loose change, and dinner is steak, steak, or BBQ steak, and there’s enough red dust to keep your nostrils filled from noon till night. Mining My Own Business is out now, check out our guide to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for details on Toby’s accompanying show.
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Lawrence Mooney
CRAB LAB
Back tonight and still running every Wednesday during MICF for the ridiculously low $5, this week Lawrence Mooney headlines with Barry Award nominee John Conway as your MC. Plus interstate legends like RAW winner Luke Heggie, triple j’s Michael Hing and the delightful Genevieve Fricker plus a surprise guest or three. Show starts at 8.30pm.
BAND OF SKULLS By Keiron Costello Three albums in and Band Of Skulls are ready to let the world know that they’re aiming high. After bursting out of the blocks with 2009’s Baby Darling Doll Face Honey and avoiding the second album slump with the excellent Sweet Sour, the Southampton three-piece will release their third record this month. Himalayan builds on their wellestablished hallmark of pounding drums, catchy hooks and vocal harmonies, and according to drummer Matt Hayward, the album is a reflection of the good space the band is in at the moment. “It’s a funny thing, because you make your first record and it’s a very exciting time, your life completely changes and you start travelling and gigging every night, and then there’s all this pressure that seems to come on the second record,” says Hayward. “We finished touring the first one and went straight in and made the second one, so there was a lot of nervousness and a tenseness to that record. And this time round we feel much more comfortable in what we do and can be a bit more objective in looking at what we’ve done previously and taking the things we feel are the best parts of those two records to make this third one.” With this newfound comfort, the trio have been able to take stock of their increasing popularity and develop their sound accordingly. Their aims as a band are right there in the album title, and although the term ‘Himalayan’ is an in-joke for the group, Hayward also admits that “perhaps it is a metaphor for bigger things to come.” Singles Asleep At The Wheel and Nightmares might be at opposite ends of the band’s musical spectrum, but Himalayan is jam-packed with certain crowd pleasers,
from the monster riffs of I Feel Like Ten Men, Nine Dead And One Dying to the playful quiet/loud dynamics of I Guess I Know You Fairly Well. According to Hayward, the biggest development in their sound has been a growing confidence as each of the trio inevitably improves musically and the vocal harmonies of guitarist Russell Marsden and bassist Emma Richardson also get better as they adapt to a growing audience. “I think Russell and Emma singing every night and learning what works on a bigger stage and how that translates to a bigger audience, that translates to your writing because you visualise where you might be playing these songs in the future and I guess subconsciously it does reflect on the writing,” says Hayward. “There’s no smoke or mirrors, it’s just drums, bass and guitar and two vocals. It’s about how we can convert that sound into a bigger stage as our shows start to get bigger.” Band Of Skulls’ shows are indeed growing quickly, and after supporting some of the world’s biggest bands in Muse and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hayward believes they’ve got the best possible preparation for
their upcoming headline shows. “Every support tour we do is a massive learning curve for us to see how a band further down the line go about their business,” he says. In particular, a recent support spot for Queens Of The Stone Age gave Band Of Skulls the template they want to emulate. “They were the sweetest people, and so kind to us... there’s no bullshit to them, they just play the greatest rock show every night.” Just about to start a massive world tour in support of Himalayan that takes them across three continents in as many months, the English rockers will soon get to test out the lessons they’ve learnt. Their schedule is so hectic that they barely have a day off from now until after their Australian shows in June, an endeavour that Hayward describes as “daunting”. “We haven’t been touring heavily for quite some time, so to look at it in front of you is a bit unnerving. But then one day in and it’s like you live in this weird bubble and just take it as it is...I don’t want to think about it,” he laughs. “Everyone’s in very high spirits right now, but you never know, give it a few weeks.”
But even if the band’s Australian dates come at the end of such a gruelling schedule, Hayward and the rest of the group can’t wait to return to our shores. Having visited in 2010 and again in 2012 to play Splendour In The Grass and a handful of sideshows, this will be their first visit without the support of a festival slot. “Going to Australia is one of the greatest experiences we’ve had as a band. To be pretty much as far away from your hometown as you can possibly be...even since we went out there the first time for the first record, there’s been the nicest response, like no other place really, and it’s only got better since we’ve been back again,” says Hayward. “I can’t speak more highly of our experiences in Australia, we’ve just had a great time out there. The nice thing is people are so loyal to bands they believe in out there, a lot of the bullshit doesn’t really exist. If they like a band they stick with them, they’re very supportive of what you do.”
prevalent contemporary trends since day one, it’s rather unexpected to hear Standish note a pop influence. Rest assured, there’s no commercial agenda behind Psychic 9-5 Club, but it does sound altogether brighter. “Once you realise that there’s no career in music and that that’s all a mirage,” she says, “it’s so fantastic because you can really just get on with the pleasure in music. Every band’s got all the same stories of tragedy and near misses and near fame and it’s so fantastic when you can actually just step back from that and make music at your own pace. That can be really fast or it can be really slow – it just doesn’t matter.” Refraining from making hasty decisions certainly yields creative rewards on Psychic 9-5 Club. It’s not
quite a buoyant record, but it makes for a meditative and imaginatively involving listening experience. This aligns with the album title’s conceptual basis. “Towards the end of the album we had this space in mind, the kind of club that this music would exist or be played [in]. We were talking about great new dance music scenes [that] come out of new street drugs and that hasn’t happened for a while. We envisioned a place that if there wasn’t any drugs but you could get to a higher consciousness, what music would be in that club?”
BAND OF SKULLS play The Hi-Fi on Tuesday June 17. Himalayan is out now via [PIAS] Australia.
HTRK
By Augustus Welby
Right now we’re saturated with bundles of pop culture content every day. The way people hurry to feast on the freshest online stimulus suggests content itself has superseded substance. Meanwhile, Melbourne/Sydney duo HTRK defiantly upholds patience as a virtue. Jonnine Standish (vocals) and Nigel Yang (guitar/ electronics) make music that exhibits extensive compositional deliberation and encourages a distraction-free listening experience. “Nigel and I like to sit with our music for maybe longer than most people,” Standish says. “It’s amazing what happens after several months. The song that was your favourite can soon start to grate on your nerves or the song that you weren’t sure where to take it, several months later you realise it’s perfect exactly how it is.” HTRK formed in Melbourne in 2003 and next week they’ll unveil their third LP, Psychic 9-5 Club. The album is the band’s first to be constructed without founding bassplayer Sean Stewart, who tragically committed suicide in 2010. Psychic 9-5 Club isn’t a drastic departure from its 2011 predecessor – the hypnotic and sometimes noisy Work (Work, Work) – but many of the tracks possess warmth and immediacy not previously emphasised. “The direction Psychic 9-5 Club has gone is probably how we were wanting Work to go,” explains Standish. “It was really important that Sean played on [Work (Work, Work)]. We were three quarters of the way through when he died and we were left with a lot of demos, a
lot of mp3s, so the whole album became quite murky and lo-fi. The idea for that album was that it was going to have more clarity. We were looking at the producer of [Roxy Music’s] Avalon and the engineers for albums like that; [albums] that had leaner qualities and higher production values and a pop radio aesthetic.” In 2012 Standish and Yang travelled to New Mexico to record an EP with Nathan Corbin; a member of New York experimental noise outfit Excepter. However, the collaborative synergy established with Corbin meant producing an entire album soon became imperative. “There’s something about the energy of three people compared to two,” Standish says. “It’s kind of magical with three. It’s hard to fit in with me and Nigel because we’ve got ten years of making music in a bubble together. It’s really hard for someone else to enter that space. Nathan’s perfect because he’s like a spiritual cat. You know how cats know when to approach you or when to back off a bit? He’s a bit like that.” Given that HTRK has successfully stood apart from
HTRK launch Psychic 9-5 Club at The Hi-Fi on Saturday April 26 with special guests New War, Regional Curse and DJ Conrad Standish.
FIVE THINGS PEOPLE DON’T KNOW with LOON LAKE 1. Sime bumped fists with Snoop: At the Big Day Out, we were walking out of the artists’ compound as Snoop and his boys were walking in after their show; he was about 20 deep and right at the front. Sime put his fist out and said “big Snoop Dogg”. Sime got a fist with eight gold rings like Shabba Ranks on it and the reply, “Legend every day”. 2. Really, there are six people in the ban: We have a friend named Ricky that pretty much does as much as any of the rest of us in the band, including performing and playing on recordings. He doesn’t really get paid though. 3. Our old man’s truck was in the film clip for Working Class Man: Good track. This is what I’ve been told but I have never actually seen it. I can’t be sure that it’s completely true. He also just made a complaint to the company “French Fries” claiming they had changed their recipe. They
replied, “We haven’t changed our recipe”. Then he said, “Well you have”. 4. Our sound guy crashed our car and missed a flight on the last tour: He had never done either of these things before that and has been on billions of tours with heaps of other bands. This was his first tour with us and he managed to both miss a flight and ding our rental van. It’s all good though ‘cause he taught me how to play Sweet Emotion. 5. We have new songs coming! We are heading in to the studio soon to record some new stuff. We’re not really too sure what is gonna happen with it yet but we’re pretty excited about getting back in the studio! LOON LAKE play the Corner Hotel on Thursday April 3.
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on tour HUNEE [GER] Friday March 28, Mercat Basement BLACK SUN EMPIRE [UK] Friday March 28, Brown Alley EDU IMBERNON [ESP] Sunday March 30, Circus A$AP FERG [USA] Wednesday April 2, Corner Hotel DARKSIDE [USA] Friday April 4, Palace Theatre MOSCA [UK] Friday April 4, Brown Alley NICK WARREN [UK] Friday April 4, Victoria Star TYGA [USA] Friday April 11, Palace Theatre SEVEN DAVIS JR [USA] Saturday April 12, Boney YOUNG MARCO [NED] Thursday April 17, Mercat Basement SHIT ROBOT [USA] Saturday April 19, New Guernica DJ HYPE [UK] Sunday April 20, Brown Alley HUXLEY [UK] Thursday April 24, Prince Bandroom NEW YORK TRANSITY AUTHORITY [UK] Saturday April 26, Revolver Upstairs PRINS THOMAS [NOR] Saturday April 26, Abbotsford Convent JOHN NEWMAN [UK] Tuesday April 29, Palace Theatre HOLY FUCK [CAN] Wednesday April 30, Northcote Social Club ACTION BRONSON [USA] Thursday May 1, Corner Hotel KANYE WEST [USA] Tuesday May 6, Rod Laver Arena DIZZEE RASCAL [UK] Thursday May 8, Palace Theatre ARMIN VAN BUUREN [NED] Saturday June 7, Hisense Arena GIRL UNIT [UK] Saturday July 12, Revolver Upstairs EARTHCORE: RAJA RAM [UK], JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING [UK] + MORE Thursday November 27 - Monday December 1, Pyalong, Victoria
tour rumours L-Vis 1990, Bok Bok, Phuture, Lexx, Tessela, Kowton
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black sun empire wo rd s / to m k i t s o n
As veteran Dutch drum and bass trio Black Sun Empire begin work on another album, member Micha Heyboer is still doing it for the love of the music. A drummer as a kid with a physics teacher and computer-enthusiast for a dad, Heyboer quickly found a passion for computer generated music, transitioning to creating rather than playing drums and eventually forming Black Sun Empire with his brother Milan and their friend Rene Verdult. “My brother and I were in the same drum class and then we met Rene in high school,” he says. “We started playing around with synthesizers and that was when electronic music became really big with guys like Underworld and The Chemical Brothers. “We were all surprised by drum and bass when we first heard it, so it was kind of natural to start making it since we all have similar tastes and don’t have to force each other to like something.” Growing up in the dawning era of breakbeat and drum and bass was the inspiration and when jungle came around, Heyboer says the guys were simply hooked. “Music has always been a big passion of mine,” he says.
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It generally takes a lot to get me star struck but last week that busker who wears a rabbit suit and plays bass in the city came into work.
ms. lauryn hill
The legendary Ms. Lauryn Hill is returning to Australia in May. A member of award-winning group the Fugees, Hill went solo with her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, released to massive critical acclaim, which then saw her win five Grammy awards and taking out Album Of The Year. Catch her at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday May 21.
sticky fingers
Following two sold out Melbourne shows, triple j favourites Sticky Fingers have announced a third Melbourne show for their Gold Snafu tour. Gold Snafu is the debut single lifted from their pending album Land of Pleasure, due to release mid-2014. Sticky Fingers will be playing at the Corner Hotel on Saturday March 29 (sold out), Sunday March 30 (sold out) and Tuesday April 1 (newly added).
huxley
Catch Black Sun Empire at Brown Alley on Friday March 28. facebook.com/blacksunempire
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“Going out to concerts and dancing was a hobby that turned into something else. “We were into a lot of the techno music coming out at the time when genres weren’t as defined as they are today,” he says. “We’ve always loved many different genres, especially breakbeat and drum and bass which were totally new.” Despite releasing five albums and in the planning stages of a sixth, the trio have found ways to keep things interesting and not lose touch with their roots in the underground. “I’m doing a side project at the moment which is progressive techno and we’ve been making a lot of different types of music lately,” he says. “It’s normal for us to draw on different genres.” Always having preferred to spend time on a full album project rather than throw out regular singles online, Heyboer says that’s been a vital aspect of their creative process and they’ve found other ways to remain relevant. “We don’t really make hits - it’s more underground stuff we try and do, so we definitely favour the album format rather than releasing singles,” he
says. “This way you have a whole story to tell rather than just one radio single, and we enjoy working on a whole project requiring artwork, touring and music videos. “If we made music like Wilkinson or Chase and Status it might be better to release singles, but we see making albums as the way to go with the music we make.” Rarely playing out together and each having separate studios begs the question of maintaining an equal relationship where each member can contribute at the right times, but Heyboer says the bond formed over years and a similar taste in music allows for tracks and projects to form through three minds despite distance or practicality. “In our DJ sets we don’t play together that often and even when we don’t communicate about what we’re playing at different locations, we seem to play the same music – I guess we’re on the same wavelength!” he says. It will just be Micha heading to Melbourne this time around, but he’s quick to ensure he’s got quite a few test tracks from the next album to play, music from other artists on their label Black Out, and is always motivated by the challenge. “The label was previously called Black Sun Empire Records, but we changed it to Black Out to help other artists benefit and not have to be directly associated with our name. It’s exciting times with the label, which is mostly drum and bass focused at the moment, with parties and merchandise going really well,” he says. “Our artists seem to be happy so that’s good!” According to Heyboer drum and bass is healthy in the Netherlands having been there as long as other genres, just perhaps keeping a lower profile and being more about the quality rather than quantity of artists and output produced. Pencilling in their next album for release in early 2015, Heyboer in confident the trio’s method of production will continue to result in music all three are proud of and inspired to create. “We started off using one studio, but now we have three and don’t always perform together but it still works fine with each of us having input on Black Sun Empire tracks,” he says. “The only rule we have is that we all have to like it!”
Hard earned respect from your peers is a rare commodity but Huxley, aka Michael Dodman, has it in spades. Since his late teens he’s been producing, seeing initial underground success as a garage producer before his sound partly mutated towards a deeper, house-based sound in the past few years. Catch him on Thursday April 24 at the Prince Bandroom.
The Red Bull Music Academy continues its monthly club night series in April with the Australian debut of Seven Davis Jr, a future soul veteran who has spent much of his career behind the scenes and out of the spotlight. Born Samuel Davis in 1981, the man now known as Seven has been active for at least 15 years. While his 1999 demo recordings have recently surfaced on Kutmah’s IZWID Records, The Lost Tapes Vol. 1 doesn’t sound like a trip down memory lane. The unquantised beats and wonky keyboard sounds on that effort could’ve been minted in early 2014, with Seven’s confessional soul vocals the link between his past and his man-of-the-moment present. He hits Boney on Saturday April 12.
fourcolours
Every now again, we run across something really fresh, something completely left of field. By all accounts, from what we know, Fourcolours is looking to be one of those game changers. There are only hints and rumours around as to what’s in store for Melbourne this October. We can expect a handpicked selection of international artists, with a world premier show of a prominent psychedelic ambient act, uplifting trance and earthy, intelligent techno. The music will be weaved together with mind bending live performance, visionary arts and installations. A full sensory experience. The emphasis is on detail, interactive experience and showcase of Melbourne arts culture. It’s about finding a space, filling it with all kinds of madness inducing cool stuff, and wigging people out, it’s time that Melbourne raised the bar and we got excited about something new. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday May 8, where you get to choose of one four colours tickets, Crimson, Citrine, Viridian and Azure, depending on the colour you select the event will unfold a little different for you. Fourcolours premiers in October, stay tuned for more exclusive info via Beats.
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prins thomas
Previously announced to play Circoloco Sydney, in a massive triple headliner bill alongside Dixon and The Martinez Brothers, Prins Thomas has announced he will be playing an additional show in Melbourne. Responsible for a swag of the eclectic ‘space-disco’ sounds emanating from his homeland, Norway, Thomas Moen’s upbringing at the school of hard knocks only adds to his creativity within his production and DJ sets. His new album, Prins Thomas III, is set to be released on Monday April 28, just two days after the Australian tour concludes. Catch Prins Thomas at Abbotsford Convent on Saturday April 26.
hiatus kaiyote
Ahead of their world tour later this year, neo-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote will perform four shows at Howler. The past year has been a whirlwind for the quartet, who released their debut self-produced LP Tawk Tomahawk, which went on to earn them an array of awards, including Best Breakthrough Artist at Giles Worldwide Awards and Best Emerging Art from The Age Music Victoria Awards. The band also made Australian history for their performance of Nakamarra, a collaboration with Q-Tip that received a nomination for Best R&B Performance at this year’s Grammys. If you want to catch Hiatus Kaiyote before they head overseas, be sure to catch them on Wednesday May 7, Wednesday May 14, Wednesday May 21 or Wednesday May 28 at Howler.
joelistics
Melbourne-based MC, producer and singer Joelistics has revealed a string of tour dates in support of his latest single In the Morning. Taken from his forthcoming album Blue Volume, the single draws on influences from ‘80s-era English post punk and ‘90s grunge to hip hop. Joelistics will co-headline the tour with Sydney rapper Dialectrix. Catch Joelistics at The Workers Club on Saturday June 14. - See more at: http://www.beat.com.au/music/joelistics-reveals-singlelaunch-tour#sthash.MCkpbEjv.dpuf
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club guide wednesday march 26
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BLOW OUT - FEAT: GET BUSY + MAT CANT + SAMMY THE BULLET Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. COQ ROQ - FEAT: MR THOM + JOYBOT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. $0.00. GEAR SHIFT - FEAT: BLACK LUNG + CLAN ANALOGUE + OBJECT_STATE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. THE DINNER SET - FEAT: SILENT JAY Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00.
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3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + GET BUSY Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $0.00. 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: MOKUMO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $22.00. CQ SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. CQ SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. DINNER SESSIONS - FEAT: SHUTTERSOUND Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:00pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. GOOD EVENING - FEAT: PRINCIPAL BLACKMAN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: EDD FISHER + PREQUEL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $0.00. SHAKE SOME ACTION - FEAT: STREETPARTY + SAMARITAN + POLYAVALANCHE Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. $8.00. SPARE GROOVE - FEAT: DANNY HOTEP + LA POCOCK + SALMON BARREL Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. THE RITZ - FEAT: KEN WALKER + ANDO + JOSHUA GILLILAND + LUCILLE CROFT + HARRY ROWSTHORN + EDDY D + JAMES ROSS + JESSE PERKINS + MATT HANNA + ALEX YASKI + JACK HOWELL + TIM LIGHT + JARREN RYAN + TOM BEDFORD Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $0.00. THUMP - FEAT: AIR MAX 97 + CALE SEXTON + KANGAROO SKULL Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00. TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
friday march 28
BLACK SUN EMPIRE + MONKEE + STATE OF MIND
+ LICKWEED + CTOAFN + RISKE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $30.00. CAN’T SAY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Platform One, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00. FRIDAYS @ ONESIXONE FEAT: LUKE MCD + KATIE DROVER + MITCH KURZ + JEN TUTTY + LEWIE DAY PREQUEL + MIC NEWMAN Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $0.00. GET LIT - FEAT: D’FRO + HANS DC + TWERKSHOP MELBOURNE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. JOHN ASKEW Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. $53.95. LA DANSE MACABRE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. MAU POWER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. OUTHOUSE - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: MR GEORGE + MATT RAD + A MANO Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. PARTY X BULLSHIT - FEAT: KAY Z + JUZZY B Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: KATIE DROVER + MIKE CALLANDER + ISAAC FRYAR + DEEN ARIFF & WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. RNB SUPERCLUB - FEAT: SHAGGZ + KEN WALKER + DEF ROK + PUPPET + TROY T + KRIS KOLZAN + KEVIN WATTS + LEE DAVIES + MARC THYSSEN Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. RNB SUPERCLUB - FEAT: SHAGGZ + KEN WALKER + DEF ROK + PUPPET + TROY T + KRIS KOLZAN + KEVIN WATTS + LEE DAVIES + MARC THYSSEN Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. SLEEP D & BRODIE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. SQUARE SOUNDS MELBOURNE - FEAT: SABREPULSE + DKSTR + THE J ARTHUR KEENES BAND + SEXY SYNTHESIZER + NNNNNNNNNN + LITTLESCALE + PEACHES THE WALE + BRAINBEAU + X IN O + VICTORY ROAD + TIASU + CHRONIC SANS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $34.70. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00.
saturday march 29
A1 BASSLINE + MAT CANT + LEWIS CANCUT + RANSOM + BOOSHANK + PAZ + DAVID BASS + FLIP3K AND TEE DUBYA WITH DANIELSAN + MONTY MCGAW Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $0.00. AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: ROWIE + DR. ZOK + JAMES WARE + CHINA + HOOPS Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15.00. BIG DANCING & POPPIN BOTTLES - FEAT: LARRIE + GET BU$Y + ASPARTAME Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00. DJ OBLIVEUS Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. FLY YOUR OWN FLAG FEAT: PAUL DEVRO + SWICK + MAT CANT + SAMMY THE BULLET + LEWIS CANCUT + TOMDERSON Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. FOX SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ BLUESTAR Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. KEESH Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10:00pm. $28.60. MI CASA - FEAT: SILVERSIX + LUCCA TAN + DAMON WALSH + MOOD MACHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 1:00am. $0.00. NULL + FRIENDSHIPS + 2FUDDHA + FIRST GULF WAR + TTHOMAS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. PSYBERSPACE - FEAT: WILL MARSHALL + DIMA + MOTUS + LOMAX BANGSTAR & RAYMAN Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $0.00. RESPECT - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $0.00. SATURDAY MORNING FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. $0.00. SQUARE SOUNDS MELBOURNE - FEAT: SABREPULSE + DKSTR + THE J ARTHUR KEENES BAND + SEXY SYNTHESIZER + NNNNNNNNNN + LITTLESCALE + PEACHES THE WALE + BRAINBEAU + X IN O + VICTORY ROAD + TIASU + CHRONIC SANS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $34.70. SUPER GRANDE - FEAT: CC DISCO + MOONSHINE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: JAY READING + GRAYSKULL + PAKATAK +
MZ.RIZK + DJ FLAGRANT + CLANCEY Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. TUNES BY THE EARL Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. VAULT SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Platform One, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00.
sunday march 30
BE. @ CO. - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $0.00. DJS IN THE BEER GARDEN - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. $0.00. GROOVE PROVIDA Penny Black, Brunswick. 3:00pm. $0.00. NO BRAINS, NO HEADACHE - FEAT: LES LEVEL + SALVADOR + BODY MELT + LIEGE JANSEN + GORDY ZOLA Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. $0.00. OPEN DECKS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 2:24am. OPEN DECKS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:00pm. PANDORA SUMMER SESSIONS ON THE SAND FEAT: VARIOUS DJS West Beach Bathers Pavilion, St Kilda. 5:30pm. $25.00. REVOLVER SUNDAYS FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + SILVERSIX + RADIATOR Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. STARBAR SUNDAYS - FEAT: JASON SINGH + MORGAN + KEN WALKER + JONO EARLE Star Bar, South Melbourne. 9:00pm. $10.00. SUPER GRANDE - FEAT: EDD FISHER Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00am. $0.00. THE F100S Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. TOMORROW NEVER COMES - FEAT: PATRICK TOPPINGS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm.
monday march 31
MONDAY STRUGGLE FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. $0.00.
tuesday april 1
TASTEMAKERS - FEAT: KUYA + ARCTIC + ABLE 8 Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00.
urban club guide wednesday march 26 MELLOW-DIAS THUMP - FEAT: CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + GEEZY Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. WHOLE LOTTA RHYMES’ - FEAT: DJ DAILY Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. $0.00.
thursday march 27 SWISH THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARI-
electronic - urban - club life
OUS ARTISTS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00.
friday march 28 DUB FX + OPIUO 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $40.00.
saturday march 29
ILLUMINATE + NEKTA & BAILER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. SHIFTEE 90S RAP PARTY - FEAT: AUX-1 + JELLYFISH + THADDEUS DOE + PHONEY STARKS + LOW-KEY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm. $0.00.
ESKAPISM MANAZ ILL - FEAT: GRINNY & BIG T + FEVAPRES + THE HONEYCOMB HIDEOUT +
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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
With Christie Eliezer * Stuff for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm
MUSIC VICTORIA: MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, WHITE PAPER Vibrant peak music association Music Victoria is today launching a membership drive. It’s got 750 already (although many are associations with hundreds of staff, so it probably represents closer to 5,000). But CEO Patrick Donovan wants to get it up to 1,000 by the time the campaign ends on Friday April 4 in the run-up to the November state elections which promises to be a close one. In the last four years, Music Victoria established strong contacts with the Government and councils. It has been able to lead the way on the Live Music Roundtable which resulted in the re-introduction of mixed-ages gigs; helped develop a Live Music Best Practice Guide for venues; got a commitment from the Government to legislate the Agent of Change principle to protect venues from gentrification and noise complaints; and played an active role in The Age Music Victoria Awards and Face The Music conference. But it needs support to keep up the good work – especially from the venues which it has worked so hard for. “If you are a musician there are a myriad of good reasons to support them,” points out singer songwriter Deborah Conway. This November’s state elections will be a close one. Music Victoria will lobby on various music issues. “It’s important we get to 1,000 so we can say we represent the music industry and (are) representative (of it),” Donovan says. To coincide, Music Victoria posted on its website a White Paper with 19 recommendations which political parties can adopt for their election promises. The idea is to keep contemporary music in the spotlight in the run-up to the election. Among the 19 are quick grants if an act is offered a career-changing opportunity which needs an immediate response, a Regional Live Music Office to coordinate regional touring and activities, alternate sites for the long-talked about Hall of Fame, and a Live Music Hub as a mix of a performance stage, exhibition space and thousands of hot desks for music businesses to work together and soundboard ideas. It will be similar to the one set up in Adelaide recently for which the SA Government committed $3 million. See Industrial Strength Online at beat.com.au for more recommendations.
3RRR HOLDING APRIL AMNESTY 3RRR is holding April Amnesty from Tuesday April 1 to Wednesday April 30, when listeners are encouraged to ask their freeloading friends to subscribe. 3RRR is a fully independent non-profit community station which relies on sponsorship and listener subs to keep running. Prizes include a trip on The Blues Train with a stay at Pt Lonsdale Guest House, a bike from Avanti Plus Collingwood, a weekend getaway for up to 50 people from Phoenix Park Ballan and a studio in a box from Audio-Technica. To subscribe or renew, call (03) 9388 1027 or rrr.org.au
SHOCK SIGNS WUNDER WUNDER Shock Records signed Los Angeles based Melbourneformed Wunder Wunder aka production duo Aaron Shanahan and Benjamin Plant. After years making electronic music, their two years in Los Angeles has seen them shift to psychedelic ‘60s and ‘70s pop, evidenced on new single Coastline.
DJ STARS GO DOUBLE DUTCH Being home to top DJs as Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Afrojack, Nicky Romero and Hardwell boosted the value of the Dutch dance music business to $816 million per year, according to a report commissioned by Buma Cultuur. The biggest market for Dutch DJs is America. It has 10 of the Top 15 global clubs that book them. Over the past four years, Dutch Dance music exports to the U.S has been $129 million (or 71%) to the total export value of $182 million. Over the last 17 years, a Dutch DJ won over half of the DJ Mag Top 100 editions. Hardwell and van Buuren have five wins and Tiësto three.
PUSH FOR 3AM CLOSE FOR MELBOURNE CLUBS A coalition of health groups are pushing for a 3am close on clubs and pubs, The Age reported. It is made up of state branches of the Australian Medical Association, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Cancer Council of Australia as a solution to alcohol abuse and assaults. The curfew includes a ban on doubles after midnight, a 10pm closing for bottle shops especially in entertainment precincts, and extending a freeze on new late-night licences.
THINGS WE HEAR
ALEXOPOULOS LAUNCHES SUPER DUPER One time Shock publicist Genna Alexopoulos has launched her own PR firm Super Duper. It’s currently working with EMI Australia (Papa vs Pretty), Island Australia (Chance Waters, The Cairos), Ten To Two Records (Chuck Ragan) and UK band Beaty Heart (unsigned in Aus, managed by Verdigris Management). They’re at super-duper.com.au, Facebook and Twitter.
AT LEAST THE STONES’ WINE SELLS
• Box office reports from the Perth Arena and Brisbane Entertainment Centre show that Bruno Mars, playing to a combined 26,340 fans, grossed $3 million. Shows at the two venues by Queens of the Stone Age & Nine Inch Nails as part of their nine shows in Australia and NZ grossed $1.6 million. • Famed promoter Laurie Richards received his final packed house and standing ovation at his funeral last Friday. Excerpts of his unpublished memoirs were read out, with tales of him running his father’s pool hall in regional Hamilton at age 13, and rigging up an antennae to a tree in the family backyard to listen in to overseas radio so he would know what trends and records were buzzing months before they arrived in Australia. • The dying drought-hit WA town of Carinda (population: 40) had its moment of glory 30 years ago when David Bowie shot much of his Let’s Dance video there at the Carinda Hotel and. Warrumbungle National Park. Now the new owners of the hotel tell the BBC they want to capitalise on the Bowie link to attract tourists. These include “Bowie tours” of the hotel’s pub and of Warrumbungle National Park, both featured in the video, and a Bowie festival. • After its success in the Sydney ratings, will the Kyle & Jackie O Show be syndicated to Melbourne next year? • Passenger’s Let Her Go has sold over 3.5 million units in America. • Kasey Chambers starts recording her ninth album in Byron first week of April – and previews some of it at Bluesfest. She tested Am I Pretty Enough there and realised from the crowd reaction it was hit material. Meantime, Bluesfest announced its final list: Troy Cassar-Daley, John Williamson, Coronet Blue, Zane Carney, The Mastersons, Phil Manning, Round Mountain Girls, Claire Anne Taylor, Byron Bay High Schools, Glenn Skuthorpe, Chris Tamwoy, Jannawi Dancers and ACPA Dancers. • Iggy Pop doubts the future of The Stooges following Scott Asheton’s death. • AC/DC’s Brian Johnson appeared at Billy Joel’s show at Madison Square Gardens in New York and sang You Shook Me All Night Long. • Aussie metal band Lord have split with drummer Damo Costas. • Melbourne band Five Mile Town’s set at Adelaide’s Crown & Anchor with two local bands was cut short: someone set the stairwell and front foyer on fire about 9.30pm before being carted off to hospital for minor injuries, and the venue was evacuated. Staff doused the fire immediately.
TONIGHT ALIVE ON ‘SPIDERMAN’ SOUNDTRACK Australia’s Tonight Alive’s new single The Edge was written for The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise Of Electro, and included on the soundtrack in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ. The movie opens in Oz on Thursday April 17.
The Rolling Stones’ tour postponement obviously left a lot of folks out of pocket ($10 million reckons Billboard, in lost revenue, equipment storage etc. although most will be covered by insurance). But Dan Murphy's reckons it’s already sold over half its stocks of the $15.70 Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary McLaren Vale Shiraz, and it’s more successful than AC/DC’s. Maybe moaning Stones fans are drinking to forget? In the meantime, the Canberra Times revealed that the ACT Government plans to approach Frontier Touring about including Canberra in the revised Oct/ Nov dates. The move is spearheaded by ACT Tourism Minister Andrew Barr to draw tourists to the city – although that Barr is a massive Stones fan has a lot to do with it. The ACT would be told it has to guarantee a 20,000 capacity venue, which would mean Federation Mall or Canberra Stadium. The South Australian government paid the Stones $450,000 to open the revamped Adelaide Oval.
AMBASSADORS FOR RECORD STORE DAY Three ambassadors for Record Store Day Australia are Dan Sultan, tour manager Tim Dalton (Costello, Faith No More) and Mott singer Ian Hunter. The Day, organised by the Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA), is to remind fans of the important role that music stores play in finding and selecting new music. See recordstoreday.com.au for updates.
TRIPLE J, NIDA, TEAM FOR MUSIC VIDEOS Triple j Unearthed and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) are again giving seven bands the chance to have a music video made by directing, production and design students for over two days and a budget of $200. The vid gets played on Rage. Allday, Guineafowl, Bloods, Chance Waters and Little Odessa have made videos this way. Go to triplejunearthed.com.
SONG OF THE YEAR VOTING BEGINS Voting for the APRA song of the year has begun, with the shortlist announced mid-April. Over 73,000 APRA AMCOS members can vote.
THE CAT EMPIRE HIT #1000 The Cat Empire marked their 1000th gig last Friday with a freebie at Fed Square. In the past 10 years, they played to 6 million people, sold 1.5 million albums, hired 2500 cars, used 12,000 hotel rooms, missed 12 flights and cancelled one show. They played to 50 people at their first show (May 24, 2001) and their biggest crowd was to 250,000 last July. Tribute band The Australian Bee Gees also played their 1000th show last week, in Las Vegas. They’ve travelled almost 1 million miles and played to over 1 million in 40 countries.
WANNA VOLUNTEER FOR BOOGIE?
BIG RORY & OCHCY FUND RAISER
Applications are open for volunteers to work on Boogie 8 festival, held at Bruzzy's Farm Tallarook between Friday April 18 and Sunday April 20. Email volleywood@boogie.net.au for details. Applications close Monday March 31.
A benefit is being held so that Big Rory (Mike Rowan) of street act Big Rory & Ochcy can get back to Scotland as Ochcy (Rachel Rowan) is seriously ill in hospital. It is on Tuesday April 1 at the Spotted Mallard (314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick) with Flap!, Miss Behave, Lilikoi Kaos and Tijuana Peanut.
KLP TAKES OVER ‘HOUSE PARTY’ Sydney DJ, producer and vocalist Kristy Lee Peters, aka KLP, is new host of triple j’s Saturday night House Party. Nina Las Vegas stepped down after five and a half years to concentrate on an expanded role on Mix Up Exclusives. KLP says “triple j was always my ‘go to’ radio station.”
WANNA BE A PRESENTER ON ABC3? ABC3 is looking for new presenters. “Whether you're a budding rock star, have the hottest moves on the dance floor, can build a robot blind-folded or have a natural ability to make kids laugh,” it says. See abc.net.au/abc3/3factor for full details, deadline is Friday March 28.
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LIFELINES Born: Regurgitator’s Quan Yeomans’ son, his first child. Engaged: singer Reece Mastin and actress Rhiannon Fish after two years. Married: Tasmania’s Mona Foma cocreator David Walsh and partner Kirsha. He has two girls, Grace 6 and Jamie 19, from previous relationships. Injured: Lorde had to bring on a physical therapist during her US dates after she hurt her hand (she didn’t say how). In Court: Jamaican dancehall singer Vybz Kartel found guilty of murdering associate Clive Lizard Williams, with three others in a row over a gun. In Court: Kanye West sentenced to anger management sessions and 250 hours of community service for assaulting a photographer. In Court: John Mayer is suing a watch dealer who sold him $5 million of expensive time-pieces, but seven were designated as "counterfeit" by Rolex. Arrested: a Queensland man who was ejected from a nightclub for "reckless dancing" afterwards threw a tantrum and damaged a police car. In Court: Former Outlawz member Stormey Coleman, jailed for six days by Melbourne Magistrates Court for assaulting his then-girlfriend and causing temporary loss of hearing. He’d spent the six days in custody after he was arrested. Died: influential ‘90s Brisbane DJ and promoter Edwin Morrow aka DJ Edwin, of heart failure through liver problems. The one time drummer was also one half of Sexing The Cherry whose 1994 Steppin’ On made the charts. His Adrenalin dance parties created an exciting benchmark which was a catalyst for the Brisbane rave scene. Tributes on social media from dance producers and DJs remembered how Edwin, when working at the Central Station Records, turned them on to new music and inspired them. Died: ‘70s Victorian club DJ Austin James passed after a lengthy illness. Died: Joe Lala of US band Blues Image (Ride Captain Ride was a Top 5 hit in 1970) and well known session player, at 66, from lung cancer.
SONGLINES WORKSHOPS During the school holidays, Songlines is running Koorie Pride workshops Tuesday April 8 to Friday April 11. Aimed at ages 8 to 16, they cover Drumming, Traditional Dance, Traditional and Contemporary Indigenous songs, songwriting plus music production. Drop off and pick up is at Songlines, 48 Mary Street, Preston. They’re looking for volunteers for the program, contact the Youth Coordinator on 9471 2939 or youth@songlines.net.au.
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI LAUNCH NOW + 4EVA STORE As part of the release of their album NOW+ 4EVA, Architecture In Helsinki launch the NOW + 4EVA Concept Store. It is a temporary retail space in the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, part gallery, part listening space and part retail emporium. It will open from the album release date of Friday March 28 through to Sunday April 6 with a launch event from 6-8pm on Thursday March 27. As well as stocking the album in all formats, it has exclusive collaborations with clothing label Kloke, bags by Witu, jewellery and accessories by Dale Hardiman, 3D candy versions of the band by Red Balloon via Lucy McRae, socks by Tightology and nail polish by Kester Black. There will also be an edition of fine art prints featuring the album’s striking cover artwork by Finnish artist Santtu Mustonen. The store’s ambience provided by innovative Melbourne architecture firm Sibling, featuring a sound installation deconstructing NOW + 4EVA by the band. AIH main man Cameron Bird said, “We see this as an opportunity to forge a vibrant new connection with our audience and in turn, explore new ideas of what music retail could be."
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A guide to eating out in Melbourne
BEATS EATS RECIPE: Mussels in broth
BY CHRIS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SPARKLESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MARCHANT OF THE FITZROY BEER GARDEN
In the last edition of Beat Eats there was an article on The Fitzroy Beer Garden in which we caught up with the venues head chef Sparkles who spoke about what makes The Famous Fat Eddy burger so tasty but Sparkles also worded us up on his favourite dish on the menu â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mussels & Fries. Well for this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of Beat Eats Sparkles has been kind enough to give us his recipe for his Fitzroy famous mussels in broth! Ingredients: 500g Mussels (washed and beards removed) 2 Long red chillies, seeded and julienne 4 cloves of garlic, ďŹ nely sliced 1 glass of white wine (or a couple of good â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;glugs glugsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; out of the bottle) 25g butter 1 cup ďŹ&#x201A;at leaf parsley, roughly chopped Step 1: Heat a wide pot on medium heat, add the chilli and garlic with a small amount of oil. Cook until garlic and chilli are soft but without much browning. Step 2: Add the mussels, white wine and put a lid on and bring to the boil. Gradually, reduce heat and simmer for about 6 minutes. Step 3: Add the butter and parsley then, with the lid back on, give the pot a good shake to mix the butter through. The mussels should all open up about now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; take note of the ones that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t (usually about one per two dozen) and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serve them.
Serve in a large bowl with chips with all the both. The main purpose of the chips is mop up the broth, so bread will also suďŹ&#x192;ce in the place of the fries. This recipe should serve 4-6 people and the recommended beverage to go with it is the rest of the bottle of wine you used in the broth or a dry beer such as Asahi or Kirin.
The Fitzroy Beer Garden is located at 243-245 Gertrude St Fitzroy and is open Wednesday - Thursday 4pm to 1am, Friday - Saturday 11:30am to 1am and Sundays 11:30am to 6pm. For further details please contact the team on 9416 2689 or email cheers@thefitzroybeergarden.com
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TRE ESPRESSO
What can we say; Maurice Salvador at Tre Espresso Cafe/Bar runs a great Italiano shop – some say that it is Little Italy in the heart of Brunswick. Maurice brings his expertises, along with his passion for people, food and music together with his reputable Chef Frank Mammone for an unforgettable Italian encounter. Recipes are traditional from various provinces of Italy as well as other European regions. Tre Espresso prides itself on serving authentic Italian food at affordable prices in a relaxed & casual environment that caters equally well for Breakfast all day and Lunch. Tre Espresso menu, is prepared fresh daily and cooked to order, to ensure freshness, the finest quality ingredients are delivered to the cafe daily. Specialising in homemade pastas, from Lasanga to Ricotta & spinach cannelloni to their unique ‘Pizza’s. These super tasty Italian specialities include Polpette, pizza topped with fresh tomato, basil, cheese and meatballs. Casalinga pizza with tomato, scamorza cheese, sopressa salami, olives & basil and Salsicce pizza with tomato, mozzarella, pork &fennel sausage, rocket, fresh chilli & evo. Tre Espresso is also renowned for their all day break-
fast dishes that include Baked eggs with prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, scamorza cheese, rocket and served with ciabatta bread. Organic free range eggs with spinach, baked beans, scamorza cheese and served with ciabatta bread. Tre Espresso provides table service and is fully licensed with a wide range of beverages available including New Zealand, Italian wines and champagne by the glass or bottle. . Tre Espresso is situated down Sparata place, just opposite Mediterranean Wholesalers Supermarket on Sydney Road. The cafe oozes the European feel, a stylish piazza in the heart of Brunswick. Tre Espresso features live Italian and French music every Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 pm until 3:30 pm. Come down and enjoy Nonna’s style homemade quality foods and of course the live tunes.
Tre Espresso is located Sparta Place that is located 10/459 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Or call the guys at Tre Espresso on (03) 9381 0209 for more information!
PUBLIC HOUSE
Richmond’s Public House is an impressive venue – not necessarily in size but what manager Andrew Simmonds and his team manage to pack into a week of dining, drinking and partying. An average week at Public House begins with its extraordinary Tuesday steak night that sees a prime 300g cut of porterhouse steak cooked to perfection for only $14. Each steak is dressed in red wine jus and comes with a side of potato dauphinoise & rocket salad or roasted chats or green beans. Dauphinoise refers to a French recipe for potatoes in which the potatoes are sliced, layered in a baking dish and then baked au gratin with garlic, butter and cream. The quality and value of this night literally speaks for itself. Public House’s $14 steak night, that up until this article only, has only been promoted via internal signage and word of mouth yet last Tuesday night they sold just over 180 steaks! The venues ability to cater for large groups of friends and special events lies in its layout. The venue has neat but comfortable seating out the front and then as you walk in there are large benches perfect for the stool or standing and then towards the back of the room is a more traditional dining area. In line with the venue’s layout the menu is geared towards sharing with it, quite literally, into separated into ‘Small Share Plates’ and ‘Large Share Plates’. Two highlights of the small share plates are the home
made snapper dumplings with a soy sauce that is enhanced by fried shallots, spring onions, chilli and ginger ($13). And for those cold winter nights before heading down to a game at The M.C.G there are the Moroccan spiced lamb meatballs ($15). These flavoursome and chunky spheres come sitting on top of a lush golden parmesan polenta and covered in house made tzatziki making for a filling yet more-rish dish! Out of the large share plates there is the ominous 600g of grass fed rib eye ($40). This impressive cut, double the mass of Tuesday’s porterhouse, comes quite simply with a jus, lemon cheek and caramelised shallots. On a Friday and Saturday at 10pm the dining area is converted into the dance floor with some of Melbourne’s best party DJs playing music (refer to BEATS to see a profile on Public House Resident DJ Bags). Or you can retire to the second level for a warming glass of liquor in the terrace garden.
Public House is located at 433 Church st Richmond and open Tue - Thu: 12:00 - 23:00, Fri - Sat: 12:00 02:00, Sun: 12:00 - 23:00. For more info please call (03) 9421 0187 or email office@publichouse.com. au or visit publichouse.com.au and ‘like’ them on Facebook facebook.com/publichouserichmond/
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FREE FRIES! FOR BEAT READERS
Beat readers get the VIP treatment this March! Order a big Maharishi Burger this month and get fries and sauce on the house. Bring the ad in to redeem. Terms and conditions: Show this advert in any Lord of the Fries Melbourne store to receive 1 x complimentary free kids fries with your choice of one of our sauces with any purchase of a big Maharishi Burger. Valid Melbourne stores only, until Sunday 30 March, 2014, with Beat ad (printed copy or photograph).
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HELLO SAM BY FAT PRESTON
Hello Sam is Melbourne’s newest Burger Café located at 760 Chapel Street, South Yarra. They offer a huge range of Gourmet Burgers including 100% Angus, Lean Australian Lamb and Chicken schnitzels. This Eatery cater to the Vegans & Vegetarians out there with our bean & corn burger, tofu burger and our Portobello Mushrooms. Coeliacs are also looked after, as all our patties are gluten free and fructose free. Our buns are sweet brioche or vegan & gluten free. Located at 760 Chapel Street, South Yarra – close to the Yarra River, Hello Sam has a fabulous alfresco seating area catering for large or small groups. Open 7 days a week til 9pm each night. Craft beers and organic sodas are on offer. Also a great range of wines & bubbles. Hello Sam’s founder Katherine Sampson, whose friendly face will great most days at the eatery, caught up with Beats Eats to get us and you excited about this awesome eatery! Briefly tell us the history / idea of Hello Sam? Hello Sam was developed based purely on the demographics of the area. A run down café was purchased by me, who set about trying to create a restaurant/café that fitted customer demand in the surrounding precinct.
What is your most popular burger? Tell us about it and why you think diners love it! Our MOST popular burgers are: 1. TOO CHEESY: 100% Angus Beef, grilled cheddar ale melt, lettuce, tomato, red onion, tomato relish & 2 mustard mayo 2. CHIPOTLE BANDIDO: Grilled marinated fillet, lettuce, tomato, red onion, 2 mustard mayo, guacamole & chipotle mayo 3. SAM THE MAN: 100% Angus Beef, grilled cheddar ale melt, egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot relish, tomato relish & 2 mustard mayo It’s not just gourmet beef burgers on offer, there’s lamb, chicken, fish, veggie and breakfast burgers. Briefly tell us about this range and why it’s so delicious?
Explain the ‘naked burgers’ option and the Lone Dogs? NAKED BURGERS are for those who love burgers, but want to eat super healthy. Choose any burger and we serve it on a bed of lettuce. Great for those cheat days, when you can still watch what you’re eating.
You guys make fries for a living. So tell us … what makes perfect Fries, in your eyes? Fresh - Never frozen. Skins On. Cooked at least twice. It’s a tough gig!!
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What separates Hello Sam from other burger joints? We specialise in Gourmet Burgers served on French style Brioche buns, with handcrafted products and house-made sauces. All our burger patties are fresh and hand pressed in store. No frozen patties at Hello SAM. We also specialise in a gluten free range and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.
LORD OF THE FRIES BY FAT PRESTON You launched into Sydney recently - what else is going on at Lord HQ? We’re working on new products and ways to improve everything … from the root to the fruit! We’ve got Pizza Fries coming up soon. We’ve been rolling out Texan Chilli Cheese Fries across most stores now and Coney Island Dogs, too. Milkshakes: Vegan Peanut Butter Choc Fudge and also Vegan Chocolate Cookies & Cream … lots of other Flavour Flav’s coming!) A new patty we’re working on - TOP SECRET - is a crumbed mushroom with vegan cheez oozing out. Mmm… So much to get excited about! We heard the Suicide Girls visited recently. Who else comes through your doors?! All genres tend to drop in. We get most of the Soundwave bands through our stores. Public Enemy always drop in; so do the Wu-Tang guys. Justin Timberlake has come through a lot, too. Prince visited us a few times, as well as Broken Social Scene, Hippy old-skooler Rodriguez loved our stuff … the list goes on! Top five gigs you’re looking forward to this year I don’t know who’s coming but if I could choose… • • • • •
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Lastly, recommend a burger for a Hello Sam first time visitor? Hard to recommend a burger for a first time customer, as we meet every customer’s needs! If your very hungry? Definitely go for a SAM the MAN DOUBLE Pattie For those that want something a bit delicate there is the Chipotle Bandido with grilled chicken, chipotle mayo and guacamole The Spicy Tofu burger is very popular with vegetarians, it comes with with spicy peanut sauce and a grilled egg added!
Hello Sam is located at 760 Chapel st. South Yarra. Call your orders ahead on 9973 9551 or visit them at facebook.com/HelloSamCafe
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CLOUD CONTROL
By Garry Westmore
Not content with having a second hit album in Dream Cave, Cloud Control has decided to rerelease it as an unplugged album. And they’re following it up with an unplugged Australia wide tour where they’ll be sans amps or any other sonic trickery, just them and the bare bones. Oh, and did we mention all the shows are free? Speaking from the side of a road somewhere in Western Australia, singer, keyboardist (and handy percussionist) Heidi Lenffer seems surprisingly chipper considering the band have just embarked on a 34 show tour that would take place in the space of a month. Two shows in, though, and Lenffer is clearly loving it. “We’re free! We’re free spirits! We’re travelling in a tiny little people mover right now and we look like we’re going on holidays. All we need is a couple of surfboards and a bike on a rack. Other than that we look like we’re about to do the road trip of our lives. I’m actually loving this tour.” It’s taking them surprising places too, with Corona as a sponsor and considerably less gear to lug around than usual (and of course with the help of the trusty people mover), they’re getting out of the main cities to play shows. Places like Coogee, San Remo, Coolangatta and
Kangaroo Point are on the hit list next to your usual Melbourne and Sydney venues. “We can get further, really get in amongst country towns (on this tour),” enthuses Lenffer. “We played Margaret River last night and in a place called Yallanock on the furthest south-western tip. Places we wouldn’t otherwise be able to get to, right into the bowels of the country. So it really facilitated a more comprehensive tour or Australia.” The unplugged format is not necessarily something foreign to them either. Despite their sophomore album being more production heavy than their debut LP or earlier EPs, the core of their songs and the manner in which they’re conceived and created essentially occurs ‘unplugged’. “When we write, we arrange a lot of the songs acoustically in a lounge room eating pizzas, then we bring it to a band room. When everyone’s turned up
really loud you’re really distracted by peripheral sound and can forget to work on the core of the song.” Just two shows in and already interesting by-products of playing unplugged are noticeable to Leffner, including but not limited to: stage invasion and crowdsurfing, a ten-year-old child cracking the shits with them for not playing The Rolling Stone, and Leffner’s increasing obsession with percussion. “If the boys let me get behind the drum kit I would have a ball.” Unfortunately, though, she’s limited to the tambourine, an egg shaker, and whatever else she can get her hands on. The unplugged version of Dojo Rising for example includes an interesting approach to added percussion. “It can be a wedding ring hitting a wine glass; last night it was a canister for ear plugs hitting a glass. Different things produce better results, a sharpie on a mug is often the best, sometimes glass is too pingy, and it cuts through in a bad way. A mug is muted, combined with a
sharpie, plastic rather than metal, it produces a warmer tone and that’s what I try and go for!” It seems pretty clear chatting to Leffner that Cloud Control are a band who are still very much enjoying what they are doing and not content to get bored with it or take it for granted. On tour they look like a bunch of mates who could be backpacking rather than touring heavily (but with better hygiene says Leffner). “We’re all really good friends,” she says as way of explanation as to how they work. “We came from the same place, our stories are similar so it’s a grounding force between the four of us, a history of friendship and a history of place. You can kind of take that anywhere and be ok.”
Long Holiday formed back in 2011 when drummer Marc (who you might know from Melbourne alternative-funky-metally-hard-to-categorise band Uncle Chunk) mentioned to Andie that Gina had picked up a guitar and started writing some songs, and would Andie – a veteran of Melbourne bands like The Kissingers and Sugarfree Masons – like to hear them? “I thought, ‘Oh yeah, this’ll probably be crap’,” Andie laughs. “But they were great! So I said, ‘Yeah, I’d like to be involved.’ We worked out some arrangements and went into Marc’s studio to record them. We had all this stuff recorded before we’d even played a gig.” The songs bore definite influences from the grunge era, in terms of moody, shifting riffage, driving basslines and dirty textures – more of the ‘post-Pixies’ approach to grunge than the ‘post Soundgarden’ one. And yet already the band’s sound is shifting into a new direction. “The new songs we’re writing are more hard rock, more rockin’,” Andie explains. “The first album was very grungy and that’s who we were at the time, and we still love that sound, but we’ve written a lot since then and
played a lot of gigs since then, so the band’s starting to develop more of its own thing. We’ll be going into the studio to record album number two and hopefully have that done around the end of the year.” With Marc having access to a pro-level recording studio, the band is able to work up material without having to watch the clock. Sometimes when that’s the case it results in a band disappearing up their collective butts with overdub after overdub, but in Long Holiday’s case it seems to manifest itself as the ability to wait for the perfect take that captures the band’s overall feel and sound. You can hear the progression between Greetings From… which was released in July 2013, and Insane, released in December – the latter sounding more confident and guitar-driven. So any last thoughts, Andie? “Just come on out to the gig, catch some great bands and tell Gina she’s old.”
Joe’s parts when we’ve been playing live, but I’ve been working on developing the parts that I was playing in the first place. It doesn’t sound like the record, but it definitely sounds like us.” Baldi also adds that listening to a lot of old jazz records was, strangely enough, an influence on his songwriting. “I’d be listening to these jazz trios,” he explains, “and paying close attention to the way that the piano players would fill the space in the songs. It was something that I thought about a lot when I was writing the guitar parts, just figuring out how to make one guitar fill as much of the void as possible.” The album, despite having the exact same amount of tracks as 2012’s Attack On Memory, feels significantly more concise in its approach. Despite Cloud Nothings often jamming onstage – particularly during their best song, Wasted Days – Baldi points to being on the
receiving end of such jams as the reason why the album is just a bit tighter this time around. “I started seeing a lot of bands jamming live, and a lot of it really bored me,” he confesses. “It’s fun for them and it’s fun for us, but on the record it can get boring really fast if you’re not doing it right. I left it at being simple, quick songs this time around.” Now that the album has arrived, the band is set to tour extensively in support of it – and, yes, a return visit to Australia is on the cards. “It’s your summer – for me, it’s winter,” Baldi says. “Like, in December – you say that’s summer, right? Even though it’s winter? Man, that’s crazy. But we’ll be there… in the Australian summer.”
CLOUD CONTROL play free gigs at The Penny Black and Prince Bandroom on Friday March 28. Check out their website for full regional dates.
LONG HOLIDAY
By Peter Hodgson
Melbourne geo-grunge trio Long Holiday have been on the scene a relatively short time but already they’ve zoomed to the forefront of Melbourne’s neo-grunge boom – and are even now transcending that genre and forming their own sound. After launching their debut album Greetings From… at the Grace Darling Hotel in August last year, the band are returning to the venue to get a few more kicks in on Saturday March 29 (and it’s also vocalist/guitarist Gina Holiday’s birthday, so go along and buy her a few, won’t you?). Also along for the ride that night are The Loveless, who are launching their long-awaited EP of dirty, grungy, snarly-vocal rock (“We’ve been wanting to play a show with them for a while, so that’s really cool,” Andie says) plus Dead River (“Bad ass stoner rock!”) – who have played Cherry Rock and supported Truck Fighters – and A Basket Of Mammoths, playing a selection of melodic psych. And as bassist Andie Holiday reveals, the band hopes to have a new recording unleashed in time for the show: a remix of their latest single Insane with the magic touch of Mr. Beau Hill. Andie, where do we know that name? “Warrant! Cherry Pie! Alice Cooper! Eric Clapton! Ratt!” she says. “He’s done all sorts of stuff, and he contacted us and said he liked the song, and would we like him to remix it? So we sent him the tracks and hopefully it’ll be up on our Bandcamp in time for the gig.” You can check out the pre-Beau Hill version of the song at longholiday.bandcamp.com, where you can download it and Hit Machine (Unplugged) for free if you want or you can kick the band a few bucks in thanks.
So what is it about the grunge sound that seems to be resonating with audiences so much at the moment, especially in Melbourne? “I think it’s partly just nostalgia,” Andie says. “A lot of people our age look back fondly at that style of music, and it’s something that hasn’t really been around for a while.” Is it also that there’s a human element to grunge that has been missing from subsequent, more Pro Toolsed genres where all the fine little details that breathe some life into a track are removed? “That could be it too!” she says. “It was definitely a time when people had to play their instruments, for better or worse, and that human element is so important.” Andie’s bass playing is influenced by players from the ‘90s such as Rayna from Coal Chamber, D’Arcy from The Smashing Pumpkins and Sean Yseult from White Zombie – female musicians who confidently held down the low end with authority and drive, and weren’t afraid to rock. Check out She Ain’t Dead (But You Are) for a great example of Andie’s edgy bass tone and in-thepocket rhythm.
LONG HOLIDAY are at the Grace Darling on Saturday March 29.
CLOUD NOTHINGS By David James Young If it sounds like there is an urgency on Here And Nowhere Else, the fourth studio album from noisy Cleveland natives Cloud Nothings, it’s because that’s exactly how it was created. Apart from the track No Thoughts, which began its life around the start of 2013, everything you hear on the album was essentially the band flying by the seat of its pants – the musical equivalent of scribbling your homework at the back of the bus. “I stopped writing songs until about a month before we went into the studio,” says Dylan Baldi, the band’s vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter. “I guess I got bored or lazy or something. A lot of the album came together last minute, as is usually the case with us. I kind of like it that way. Some of the songs were so new that we were more or less learning them as we went along. You can hear that learning process on the album, which I think is pretty cool.” Lead guitarist Joe Boyer left the band in 2013 after legal trouble made it impossible for him to tour. Rather BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32
than replace him, the band – completed by bassist TJ Duke and drummer Jayson Gerycz – has shifted into being a trio. This meant twice as much work for Baldi as a guitarist – and it was a challenge that influenced the album’s direction. “It actually helped me get better at guitar, which I think is always good,” he says. “I like it when there’s a lot going on within the chords and what have you, and that’s difficult to pull off with just one person. I’d like to think I pulled it off, in a way, but it was still very challenging. I’ve occasionally thrown in one or two of
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MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD By Dan Watt
Michael Franti & Spearhead have been soothing a troubled world for nigh on 20 years and are set to return to Australia for Bluesfest 2014. Mr Franti took some time out from his busy tour schedule to tell Beat that playing together isn’t what makes a band tight, who was responsible for recording their latest album All People and a passion for Bluesfest that goes well beyond the pay cheque. Spearhead was formed in 1994 as a more ‘musical’ outlet for Franti, who had just left The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy. Spearhead’s current lineup is the longest running so far with Michael Franti – vocals, Carl Young – bass, Dave Shul – guitar, Manas Itiene – drums, and Raliegh Neal – keys. “The five of us have been playing together for a long time. When we come to Byron for Bluesfest it is going to be close to Michael Franti & Spearhead’s 20th Anniversary – I can’t wait because we are in such a good place at the moment as a band. Recently Carl [Young] and I had a rehearsal and he looked at me and we both said at the same time, ‘That was really fun’ and he added, ‘I think that was the most fun I have had since we started playing’,” tells an enthusiastic Franti. Franti now reveals that when the band performs there is no need for the members to talk to each other throughout a set because they are so tight. “It’s super intuitive for us, just a glance or I will put my hand up or there will be a certain drum roll and we’ll know that we’re going into breakdown or a different song or an interlude. It’s really exciting when you get to that
place as a band.” As alluded to before, Franti is very definite in stating that an emotional connection between band members is more important than a professional connection. “The the way to get to a tacit point of communication is not necessarily playing together a lot,” Franti explains, “it’s spending time together off stage and going through the crisis and turmoil that comes up in each of our lives. We support each other, we lean on each other and that is the key to creating that synchronicity onstage.” When pushed to be specific on what those hard times are, Franti is more than happy to get specific. “Three years ago I almost died. My appendix ruptured on tour and my whole body became septic – I wasn’t sure if I was going to live. We were in the middle of a tour and had to stop for three and half weeks. It put everything in perspective, as much time as I spend with those guys playing music it’s more important to me that we’re all healthy. “We don’t say, ‘Hey remember that guitar solo at Madison Square Gardens?’ It’s more like, ‘Remember the taxi ride home from the show where we’re all kicking each other in the back seat of the taxi?’ They’re
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
By Augustus Welby
As the name suggests, American roots rockers Nahko And Medicine For The People aren’t messing around. Armed with their self-proclaimed “real talk” music, they’re on a mission to inspire positive change and spiritual harmony. “Our focus, certainly, is to make music that tells the truth,” says the group’s leader, Nahko. “I’m a big fan of hip hop, I’m a big fan of pop music, but in pop music and a lot of other music the melody is a cloak for lyrics with just no content. A lot of the stuff that is out there on the radio, it’s music that just passes the time. It makes me dance in my car sometimes but I’m not really listening to it going, ‘Oh wow, this is changing my life right now.’” Nahko And Medicine For The People have independently released two albums since coming together in 2008. On both records, the debut LP On The Verge and last year’s Dark As Night, Nahko’s wordy expositions sit front and centre, amply supported by acoustic instrumentation and vocal harmonies. Striving
to fill each sonic moment with a firm, pro-activating purpose could scare off casual listeners, but that hasn’t impinged upon Nahko’s creative agenda. “I absolutely do not like feel like I’m ever going to filter it for the audiences standards,” he says. “As a poet and as a storyteller I certainly feel like it’s so important to speak your mind, to explain how you feel about something or to tell a story to its fullest point. It’s up to you to really decide, for you, if it’s ‘real talk’ or not. For me, as the artist putting it out there, I’m fully going to back it. If I’m putting it out there then it must mean that it’s got my seal of approval.” Thankfully, placing such fundamental emphasis on the pointed messages within his songs hasn’t given Nahko a superiority complex. He clarifies that he’s not
the sort of things you bond over and remember,” concludes Franti. Franti now discusses Bluesfest 2014, that is happening in Byron Bay on the Easter long-weekend where Spearhead will be joined by John Mayer, John Butler Trio, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros plus many more. “We might be the band that has played it more than any other band. I think that we have played it seven or eight times. If we don’t hold the record, we’re close to it,” says Franti. The unofficial record begs the question, why do they keep heading back? “The first reason is that I love the bands that I have discovered. That’s where I stumbled into a tent and saw Blue King Brown for the first time, John Butler for the first time and so many other bands that have become my friends. All that just from walking around the festival. And then the other thing is that when we’re on tour around the States, we play like six times a week and it’s a different city every night. When we go to Byron it is one of the most beautiful places in the world to just
hang out on the beach, get some bikes and ride around town and surf. We always have a great time there.” When asked, Franti racks his brain to remember the most memorable time from their many Bluesfest shows. “I think the most fun ever had there was playing a gig in front of a little store on the street. So many people crowded around that it stopped traffic and the cops came and told us to stop – that was probably my most fun in Byron.” Franti ends the interview by sending a message to all his Australian fans. “The main thing I want to express is my gratitude, because we have been so lucky over the years to come down to Australia and fans have be so generous and kind. We are super excited be coming back next year for Bluesfest.”
dismissing the value of more benign music. “Whether it’s Justin Bieber or it’s Angel Haze or it’s Medicine For The People, it all has its purpose. I don’t feel like anybody out there who’s making music right now needs to change the way they’re making music at all. Their process is their process and certain people are being changed by those artists in their own way.” While Nahko doesn’t elaborate on Justin Bieber’s influence on the zeitgeist, he actually identifies rising New York hip hop artist, Angel Haze, as another contemporary exponent of real talk music. “There’s a lot of stuff that some people wouldn’t want to listen to necessarily, but her story is inspirational and, what she’s come through, I can understand why she’s angry. As an artist she’s inspired me and as a poet she’s inspired me.” Medicine For The People were in Australia just six months ago touring with spiritual counterpart Xavier Rudd and they’re back for another national tour next month, which includes a couple of appearances at Byron Bay Bluesfest. Anyone who caught them opening for Rudd last year will know that the music’s
earnest core doesn’t get in the way of a damn good time. “As musicians we jam hard together and we’re always just having a blast,” Nahko says. “Honestly, we play acoustic rock but we rock out. We’re just rocking out all the time.” The fun isn’t restricted to the onstage area either. In fact, Nahko’s already built a reputation for rousing rooms full of people into choral unity. “When you go to a show where you can laugh, cry, mosh – whatever you’re going to do – you want to be part of the whole event,” he says. “We encourage participation on the highest level. It seems like, almost involuntarily, it just happens that [at] most of our shows people will end up singing along with us and getting down with us.”
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD perform as part of the the 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014, which kicks off on Thursday April 17 and runs until Monday April 21. They’ll also be stopping off at Deni Blues and Roots, Saturday April 19-Sunday April 20, and a sideshow at the Prince Bandroom on Wednesday
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE play alongside Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Erykah Badu and more at the 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest, running from Thursday April 17 – Monday April 21. They also hit up the Thornbury Theatre on Sunday April 27.
GROWING UP, INSPIRATIONS AND MORE with MAU POWER 1. Growing Up My most vivid memories of music were of watching my grandfather perform when I was seven years old. He is an ARIA Award-winning jazz and blues musician by the name of Seaman Dan. He used to play at the local venues entertaining crowds of people who loved his performances. Being a language of emotions, I was instantly attracted to the way music made people feel and react. Culturally speaking, music played a huge part of my life growing up. In the Torres Strait Islands, music is an important art form – it is a way of documenting knowledge and telling stories that are passed down from generation to generation. 2. Inspirations I don’t have one favourite musician or band. I have many in all musical genres. I grew up on a steady diet of soul, blues, reggae and hip hop. Tupac Shakur’s music played an important part in my adolescence, as did De La Soul, Public Enemy and all the great poets of that era. They were telling stories about
their realities, their trials and tribulations; all of which I could relate to. I was magnetised by hip hop and it became my way of life. I was enriched and inspired by its freedom of expression. 3. Your Crew I just fell into music and performing. I first pursued it as a passion and later a career. My first crew was the Poverty Ass Production Crew. I was introduced to a guy named Chris Rada, who later became a good friend of my cousin Jess Lee. Along with three other members we formed a crew and that’s when I got into recording music as a career. Today I work with Mike Justice of Meridian Nights. We forged a partnership with my label, One Blood Hidden Image Entertainment Group, to deliver music for like-minded people. We also mentor younger artists in order to help them fulfill their musical dreams. 4. The Music You Make The music I make is a blend of hip hop, soul and reggae with the indigenous Torres Strait culture.
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Our first single release is called Island Home. This is a hip hop remake of My Island Home, first sung by the Warumpi Band and made famous by Christine Anu. Our live performances blend Indigenous Torres Strait and hip hop culture. The fusion of the two cultures adds a theatrical element to the performance that speaks of our story and journey. 5. Music, Right Here, Right Now The music scene at present is difficult to navigate. Music is so accessible; that makes it easy for anyone to create a song and put it out to the world. Although this can give the unheard a voice, it can also, in my opinion, have an effect on the quality of music being put out. We pride ourselves on the quality of our projects for our fans, listeners and music lovers of all genres to appreciate and enjoy. MAU POWER plays The Water To Water Festival, this Saturday March 29 in Mt Marth. Island Home out now through Third Verse and digital distributors.
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RUSSIAN CIRCLES
By James Nicoli
Last out here in 2012, instrumental heavyweights Russian Circles will again be gracing our shores this coming autumn. But this time the boys from Chicago are armed with their fifth and perhaps most defining release, Memorial, a record which sees the threepiece push the boundaries of instrumental post-metal into altogether new territories. Down the phone line from the windy city, guitarist Mike Sullivan remembers their last visit out here well. “Thankfully we got to spend a lot time in Melbourne and see different parts of it. That was a lot of fun,” he reflects on their previous tour. “A lot of cities, we just get in, play a show and get out and we don’t have a whole lot of time to really get a feel for the scene. So that was cool because it seemed like the cultural capitol.” Although their last tour was nothing more than a fleeting visit, this time around the band will have a little more time to soak up the atmosphere. “Yeah we’re looking forward to it,” Sullivan affirms. “We have more time to relax and enjoy the country and see places we haven’t seen before. The past few times we’re all just working, it was pretty hectic. But this time should be a little more laid back than the past so yeah we’re excited about it.” The band’s latest effort Memorial has been hailed by critics far and wide as not only being a defining release for the band themselves, but a defining release for the entire heavy, instrumental scene. Comparisons to heavyweights such as Isis and Neurosis have come in thick and fast and Sullivan agrees that it is by far the closest the band have come to perfecting their sound.
“To date, I think it’s definitely the most accurate we’ve come of trying to achieve a certain sound on a record,” he affirms. “Each time it’s a little bit of a different headspace for each record and a different writing process which affects the sound of the record. [But] I think this record just reflects where we are now. This one felt really good. You never fully nail it every time; you know there’s always room for improvement in every part of every album, but this one felt as close as we’ve come so far.” It’s evident when speaking with Sullivan that Russian Circles are a band that think long and hard about not only what sort of album they want to make, but how to push and explore new sounds and create new textures when they’re in the studio. “We just really made sure that nothing was omitted and that nothing was crowding the mix. We spent a lot of time thinking about what the album needed and what it didn’t need. We’re happy with the way it turned out.” With Memorial, Russian Circles have not only covered new ground within the writing process but have also incorporated instruments such as strings, synths and
vocals to add new depth to the songs. Sullivan admits that these were not pre-meditated decisions but something that happened rather organically, once the band were in the studio. “As the songs came through and they all started to fully take their shape, we could definitely hear room for strings,” he says. “This time we made sure to not let the strings be too important in the mix. I’d say if we were to take them out, it wouldn’t be crucial to the song. So it was a balance of having the strings, but not letting them dominate.” Russian Circles are a band known for their intensity. This is most evident during their live show. Somehow with Memorial, the band has constructed a collection of songs which seem to have an intensity unmatched previously. The guitarist agrees that this has become apparent on their recent run of shows. “We’re in the middle of a tour now and playing some of the new songs that are more aggressive, the louder parts; you really can’t escape [the intensity]. You can feel the energy in the crowd and you feel aggression, yes, but it feels that there’s anger in there, not towards anybody but just like in the music.” For anyone who has witnessed the band live before,
the one thing that is most notable, other than the intensity, is their loudness. With only one guitar, a bass and drums, Russian Circles manage to create a wall of sound that would be the envy of most. “I wouldn’t say we’ve mastered it. We’re still learning tricks to make things sound full but without sounding muddy, to make sure we’re not stepping on each other’s toes and that it sounds cohesive and we’re working together,” says Sullivan on the band’s live sound. “We’re constantly looking for different ways to approach the songs. I’d say we’re more confident with the gear now because we know what it can and can’t do and what we’re strong at and what we’re not so strong at.” Sullivan is adamant that although the band’s sound has developed and come a long way since their beginnings, they haven’t mastered things just yet. “We’re still definitely learning from bands that we see do it all over the board. Like different approaches that sound cool. There are so many different ways that you can approach it so I feel like we’re nearly there but I wouldn’t say we’ve mastered anything yet.”
The Hoodoo Gurus). Salmon joined The Invaders on vocals; when the drumming spot became vacant, Baker was the obvious choice, but on one condition. “I said I’d only join if Kim played guitar,” Baker says. “He was the best rock’n’roll guitarist in Perth, and he wasn’t playing guitar!” And so The Scientists were born. The Scientists played punk rock with a Heartbreakers’ edge – the Richard Hell/Johnny Thunders version, not Tom Petty – and plenty of punk-rock attitude. The band’s first single, Frantic Romantic, became a classic of its time, and has remained in Salmon’s solo set for the next 30 years. Baker’s lyrics celebrated the simplistic adolescent pleasures of the original rock’n’roll era; Salmon’s riffs mirrored the anger and frustration of his generation. By 1979 Radalj and Sudjovic had left, and The Scientists limped through a couple of east coast tours, including an appearance on Countdown. Shortly after completing the band’s only album, The Scientists called
it a day. In 1981, Salmon reconfigured and recalibrated The Scientists in Sydney, providing the foundation for the grunge scene of the early ‘90s. Now, 35 years after The Scientists first took the stage in Perth, Salmon, Baker, Radalj and Sudjovic reunited for a gig in Perth in late 2013. The success of that show led to a eastern states tour. “That lineup of The Scientists was the most rocking of all the bands that I’ve been in, and that includes the dark and primitive Scientists and the Beasts of Bourbon,” Salmon says. “Of all the bands I’ve been, I didn’t think that this band would get back together – I didn’t think I’d be part of any Scientists reunion,” Baker says. “But even The Victims are getting back together – so weird things do happen.”
“We weren’t going to do it where we record new music. All the other guys associated with it are in other bands. You’re not going to get Bill Stevenson to not play in The Descendents. I’ve got Off ! That’s my priority. In the process we were presented with papers from Greg Ginn saying we can’t use the black bars or go out and play the music. It just got ridiculous. All I can say is that we were a group of guys having fun playing these songs. The songs are only as good as the people who play them. “We’re the good guys, we’ve done nothing wrong. All of a sudden it turned into this stupid thing. It’s insanely expensive. At one point Flag had to go out and play just to pay our lawyer. We’re older guys with bills to pay, kids to clothe. We might get out there and play shows, but I’ve got an Off ! record, I’ll be having a great time. I’ll be hanging out with those guys. There will be a new Descendents album in six months. They’ll be playing shows, making a
big chunk of dough. Why would they do FLAG? Even though they love us and we’re all bros,” he says. After starting with four EPs, which were later compiled into a single release, Off ! have now created two LPs in a row with Wasted Years. “Our original plan when we started the band, because we only had maybe ten songs, was to go in and record four or five songs and put it out as an EP. There was a wave of English bands that put out all of these EPs, then when they had four or five, they compiled them as an album. That was our plan. Now that didn’t happen because the way we conduct business, everything gets thrown together in an extremely short amount of time. This album, Wasted Years, we actually allowed ourselves a week. I had a couple of days to record vocals,” Keith recalls.
RUSSIAN CIRCLES play at The Hi-Fi on Thursday May 1 with special guests Clagg and Fourteen Nights at Sea.
THE SCIENTISTS
By Patrick Emery
Perth, 1979. The most remote capital city in the world. Sir Charles Court, leader of the ruling Liberal Party, governs the state with a blend of dry fiscal policy and paternalistic social attitudes. Perth’s geographic and cultural isolation is exacerbated by the prohibitive cost of air travel and the parochialism of the local media. The live music venues are dominated by cover bands playing a mixture of top 40 pop and the occasional Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton or Doors track; the city’s radio station offered a bland diet of insipid prog and flaccid pop. But like so many other cities in the Western world, Perth’s institutionalised conservatism is subjected to underground resistance in the form of punk rock. “It was a great time. It was an explosion of excitement, us against them,” says Boris Sujdovic, a protagonist in the Perth punk scene. James Baker had moved to Perth from the country in the early ‘70s. Baker made the acquaintance of the son of a American businessman working in Perth; impressed by Baker’s silver boots, the young American introduced Baker to the potent sounds of the Detroit and New York City rock’n’roll scene: MC5, The Stooges, Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls. Meanwhile, Kim Salmon was practising his skills as a guitarist playing covers at a shady nightclub when he read an article in New Musical Express proclaiming the significance of the fledgling punk scene. “I’d been
wondering what my bag was, and then punk-rock came along,” Salmon would later reflect. Salmon formed The Cheap Nasties, playing rock’n’roll through a Stooges/ New York Dolls lens, before the band folded – only to be resurrected not long after without Salmon. Roddy Radalj and Boris Sudjovic shared a Croatian heritage and a desire for sub-cultural deviance. Radalj got himself a saxophone and started getting onstage with Baker’s band. “The way I played was pretty out there – I didn’t sound like Bobby Keys, I sounded more like Steve Mackay from The Stooges,” Radalj says. Sudjovic’s musical skills were rudimentary at best, and, after Radalj bought himself a guitar, Sudjovic assumed bass guitar duties in a new band, The Invaders. Radalj and Sudjovic had already met Salmon and Baker in local Perth gigs. Baker had been in a string of bands, including The Victims (with Dave Faulkner, later of
THE SCIENTISTS celebrate their 35th Anniversary at Howler on Saturday March 29 alongside Bittersweet Kicks and Drunk Mums.
OFF!
By Lachlan Kanoniuk
The unlikely rise of Off!, a hardcore revivalist outfit boasting the pedigree of Keith Morris, Dimitri Coats, Steven Shane McDonald and Mario Rubalcaba, has no foreseeable limit, again building with the imminent release of second LP proper Wasted Years. Speaking ahead of the album’s arrival, Keith ruminates on his recent purple patch, as well as Black Flag’s politicking time bomb. “I try and pay attention to what’s happening,” Keith says on Off !’s fervent popularity. “I’m on Facebook, I’m an administrator of like five different pages, I talk to a lot of people. I’ve done more interviews in the last three-and-a-half years than I have the entire time I was a member of Circle Jerks. In these last few years I’ve done more travelling, getting on jets and going to far away places. “The way I look at it, I can’t break it down and get descriptive, I can’t say, ‘Oh we’ve struck a nerve, we’re doing something that no one else is doing’. That shit is egotistical, and I’m really not into that. There are a lot of great bands out there, and there are some bands who are doing what we’re doing. We haven’t reinvented the wheel, we haven’t discovered fire. “Dimitri hit some notes and chords that transported me to a place where I grew up. When I say ‘where I grew up’, I mean the church in Hermosa Beach that was responsible for The Descendents, Red Kross, Black Flag. We hit a youthful note, and I was completely blown BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34
away by what he was playing in our living room. What I really like is being able to go out and play. Having the popularity that we have doesn’t mean we’re going out and buying houses, getting nice cars, getting our wives and girlfriends pregnant for the third or fourth time. It just means we’re keeping busy. “A lot of times, that’s a really great thing. I’ve been to Australia twice, both times with Off !, and I love it there. It’s quite expensive, but I love it there. Mario went into a pizza bar and looked to his left and Nick Cave was there with his kids. That’s a good thing,” he laughs. “I would rather talk about Off !.” Keith responds when I enquire as to the current situation with the band touring as Black Flag, and Keith’s own FLAG. “The thing with FLAG and Black Flag turned ugly, we’re still going with the litigation. We’re a group of guys who played those songs with Greg Ginn. Then me and Chuck Dukowski played a couple of shows that were off the hook. People went ape shit. We would be stupid to not continue doing this.
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By Emily Kelly: ek1984@gmail.com So I know that someone telling you to check out this ‘am-ah-zing’ new band they saw at South By Southwest Festival in Texas is akin to someone kicking your kitten and recording the entire event and posting it to Instagram with the Valencia filter and tagging you, BUT I have a great new band that I would like you to look into. Austin locals American Sharks performed almost every day over the course of the festival this year and got more and more rough and raucous with each gig. Close friends of The Sword but smacking more of The Bronx, they look like mad stoners but not the crimson-eyed, vagued out variety. The kind that have a wicked sense of humour, outrageous taste in movies and stay up well past the rest of your crew. Their debut album is available for your listening pleasure and their website is sharkspartyhard.com which is kind of more incentive to suss them out, as if I hadn’t provided you with enough smug, selfassured reasons already. Awesome Adelaide band Hightime are celebrating their fifth birthday in April and they’ll hit the road and headline a bunch of shows to celebrate. They’re currently writing their new album so this will be their last batch of east coast shows until the new band finish the writing process and release the damn thing. Make sure you catch them at The Old Bar on Saturday April 19 with Anchors, Foxtrot and Summer Blood. After Melbourne’s Hits and Pits Festival sold out last week, the organisers have kindly gone and announced a second night on Wednesday May 14. It’s a slightly different lineup. Strung Out will play their finest album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues in full, Unwritten Law will once again feature their self-titled album, and Face To Face, Ten Foot Pole, Death By Stereo and Masked Intruder will join. Tickets are available now. The Dandy Warhols are coming back to Australia. I kind of wish they’d jumped on the bandwagon and picked a classic album to play in full but hopefully we’ll get some of their best tunes out of them when they play the Corner Hotel on Tuesday August 26. It’s a pretty modest venue for the once massive band. Tickets WILL sell out. There seems to be a lot of unrest in some of Australia’s finest young hardcore and metal bands these days. House Vs Hurricane seemed to split up really prematurely last year, just as they were reaching their peak. Now mere moments before heavily backed Perth band Saviour announced their last WA shows before splitting up (the band just got signed to UNFD locally), Sydney metalcore band Caulfield have revealed that their vocalist Mahan Shishineh will be leaving the band: “My journey ends here due to my desire to explore life outside music and being in a band,” he posted recently.
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CORE GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY MARCH 26: Vegan cooking demos with Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Vegan Black Metal Chef, Jamie Hay, Outright, Kissing Booth at Corner Hotel THURSDAY MARCH 27: Dark Tranqulity, Orpheus Omega at Billboards Bombs Are Falling, Wolfpack, Pubic Liability at The Vineyard, St Kilda Left For Wolves, Refraction, Hideaway at Next FRIDAY MARCH 28: Ceres, Sincerely Grizzly, Have/Hold, the Wrecks at The Reverence A Secret Death, Safe Hands, Jack The Stripper, Caged Grave, Old Love at Plaground Bar Hadal Mav, Internal Nightmare, Ire, Flesh Of the Earth, The Arbiter at The Bendigo Thirty Seconds The Mars, White Lies at Hisense Arena Glorified, Emerson, The Escapist at Bada Bing, Frankston SATURDAY MARCH 29: Slapshot, Grim Reality, Crowned Kings, Declaration, Join The Amish, Taken By Force, Cold Ground, Rust Proof, Impact Zone at Bendigo Hotel Iwrestledabearonce, Caulfield, Hand Of Hope, Ever Rest at Bang Daysworth Fighting, Initials, Midwife, I Am The Agent, Laser Brains, Feverteeth at Reverence Hotel The Wrokinghorse Irons, Australian Kingswood Factory, King Kongo, Royal Cut Throat Co at Playground Bar The Scientists at Howler SUNDAY MARCH 30: Kylesa, King Of The North, Child, Horsehunter at Northcote Social Club Iwrestledabearonce, Caulfield, Glorified, Jack The Tripper, The Fiasco, Autumn IN Alaksa at OLP Stars and Stripes, The Hard Targets, Razor Cut, Reckless Agression, Impact Zone at The Bendigo Lincoln Le Fevre, Georgia Maq, Jess Locke, Jerome Knappet at The Reverence
GUTHRIE GOVAN MASTERCLASS Guitar virtuoso Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Asia) is coming to Australia for a rare masterclass thanks to the folks from Thump Music and sponsored by Galactic Music, RotoSound, Australian Rock & Metal Institute, GruvGear and my site, iheartguitarblog.com. Guthrie’s Melbourne appearance will be on Sunday July 27 at Gas Works Theatre, 11.30am. I asked Guthrie what we can expect from his masterclasses: “I’ll have a few default things do to if I have to, but what I like to do at these things is ask the people who made the effort to come to a clinic, ‘What do you want me to talk about? What were you hoping to happen?’ I have found some things pop up over and over again, and certain things have changed over the years. When I started doing clinics it was, ‘How fast can you play? What exercises should I do to get as fast as possible?’ And for some reason – maybe it’s YouTube-related – more people want to talk about more philosophical stuff, more meaningful stuff. So I get questions like, ‘What do you think about when you improvise? What are you thinking about when you hear a chord progression go by?’, which is a lot more fun for me and I think a lot more beneficial for them.”
MORBID ANGEL TOUR The mighty Morbid Angel will be back to perform their death metal classic Covenant album in its entirety! They’ll also be playing classic material from their influential and legendary releases including Altars Of Madness and Blessed Are The Sick. They’ll be at The Hi-Fi on Wednesday April 23, tickets from soundworkstouring.com, primecuts.com and the venue.
THE VELVETS EP LAUNCH Melbourne’s dirty blues-rockers The Velvets are launching their Cold Souls & Heartless Dolls EP at The Public Bar on Saturday April 12. Joining them on the night will be up and coming Melbourne rockers The Cherry Dolls, local legends Ugly Kings and Brisbane rock‘n’roll stalwarts Old Fashion. With doors opening at 8.30pm, and a measly $10 entry, the night is gearing up to be full of rock‘n’roll debauchery and mayhem.
CARNAGE AT THE BENDIGO On Friday March 28 The Bendigo Hotel becomes home to State of Carnage, a devastating display of five of Victoria’s most heinously destructive death metal bands. The Arbiter have wasted little time in establishing a presence with their groove focused modern metal, kicking off their live shows by supporting King Parrot at their sold out Northcote Social Club show and already making moves interstate. Following up are the technical death metal outfit Flesh of the Earth. Exhibiting an absurd amount of maturity in their compositions, given their age, coupled with great technical ability, their debut EP Nature’s Reign earned them the accolades of connoisseurs of the genre everywhere, including metal obsession, who deemed them “some of the best local death metal we have heard in quite a while.” Without having an official release under their belt, Ire have shared the stage with the likes of Oceano, Upon a Burning Body, After the Burial and progressive death metal giants Born of Osiris. As they continue to build a presence locally with their unique spin on the tech death genre, they’re in the midst of preparing their debut EP. Internal Nightmare released their debut, DIY album Chaos Reborn in 2012 and are gearing up for the follow-up. And the evening will mark Hadal Maw’s first headline show and their last Melbourne performance for a number of months, as the band heads into the studio to record their much-anticipated debut LP.
3 SONGS NO FLASH The 3 Songs No Flash concert photography exhibition is on again at Ding Dong Lounge, featuring the work of Yana Amur, Scott Boelsen, Jesse Booher, Perri Cassie, Katie Dutton, Carl Dziunka, Rebecca Houlden, Ian Laidlaw, Lou Lou Nutt, Naomi Rahim, John Raptis, Brett Schewitz, Richard Sharman, Anthony Smith and Heidi Takla. Between them, these 15 photographers regularly contribute to the top music publications locally and internationally and have taken hundreds upon thousands of live music photographs. With images captured from the smallest pub gigs to some of Australia’s largest festivals, both local and international bands are represented including Mastodon, Kylie, You Am I, Lorde, Pond, King Parrot and more.
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MONDAY MARCH 31: Kylesa, Dead at Barwon Club, Geelong Wolfmother at The Corner Hotel
FIVE FUN FACTS about FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE 2. Dave knew Jake before he had any pubes. When Jake was a little tacker at the age of 12, his parents would take him down to the farm and watch his cousin and Dave play in the band they were in at the time. There was a goat on the farm called Victoria but that’s whole other story isn’t it, Dave? 3. Our first gig was at The Tote. Pretty happy with that. We worked on writing and jamming for 12 months before we took this band out. We had always said that we wanted to play at the Tote for our first show and that’s if we could. What do you know, all stars aligned at the time and we got a gig there Saturday night. 4. Our band name was a drunken joke that stuck. We were all out at a house party one night and we are pretty sure that it was Dave and Alejandro that thought of the band name; it was just a drunken joke that we were laughing about that night. We told a few people that we were thinking of using the name for our new band, and everyone hated it so much, so we kept it. 1. We all met at a place called Turk’s Shed: Turk’s Shed is an old dairy shed on a farm about an hour south-east of Melbourne that’s been converted into a studio with a jam room. We would all go up there and party a fair bit. Lots of loose jams were had here, which has a huge part to play in how we play together today. Many Melbourne musicians over the years have visited this place, we were lucky enough to have a place like this because Jake’s cousin owns it and especially where we can play until whatever hour we want to with no one telling us to turn it down. Lots of vintage gear as well, and while you’re at it we can press record on the tape.
5. All songs are written together. No one in the band is allowed to write outside of a rehearsal room without each other present, otherwise they will be spanked with the hand of doom. We have a certain rule in place with this band that no one is allowed to go home and work on riffs and bring them into the band. We have found that writing everything when we are all together works for us. There is a certain magic that happens when four people get in a room together and we want to make sure we keep that vibe. FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE will hit up The Retreat on Friday March 28.
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WEDNESDAY MAR 26
BOX HILL INSTITUTE
Box Hill Institute presents the crème-de-la-crème of its performance students in the first of a series of showcase events this Wednesday night. Greenthief ’s alt-rock and Dirty Elvis’ dirty Elvis-rock will face off against the smooth sounds of Ginger Soul and the riffsharkery of Gidget and the Riff Sharks. Come catch them all at Bar Open this Wednesday night. Doors at 8pm, free entry.
DON FERNANDO
Wednesdays in March see a residency from Don Fernando and support this week is a surprise. Doors 6pm, free entry, live music from 9pm to 11pm. DJ Mermaid till 3am. Don Fernando: The boys will be bringing every ounce of heavy weight stoner ‘riffage’ that they have to Cherry, having just opened for Clutch on their Soundwave tour! Late 2013 saw the boys pushing their ‘high octane stoner tunes’ to a new audience, playing numerous festival and club shows around South America. And now they have returned to home soil to record a new album, and share their uber-tight and punchy live shows with their Australian audiences once again.
I, A MAN
Making their return to the stage for the first time in 2014, I, A Man recently launched their second single In Time at The Luscombe Street Community Gardens. The forthcoming debut LP Gravity Wins Again, is penned for release on April 11 via the band’s own label We Swimmers. The band have launched a crowd funding campaign, offering B-sides, one-off t-shirt designs, an acoustic breakfast show and other opportunities, with pledging open until early April. Visit pledgemusic.com for more. The Melbourne fourpiece have announced an autumn residency at Boney, joined by the likes of Lowlakes, Sleep Decade, Texture Like Sun, Sunbeam Sound Machine & Sean Pollard (Split Seconds) to perform new tracks from Gravity Wins Again. Every Wednesday in March at Boney from 8pm. $5 on the door.
KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD CAT CANTERI’S
Stepping out from behind the drum kit to the front of stage with a guitar in her hands, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cat Canteri (The Stillsons) will be putting her new electric band through its paces in the front bar, every Wednesday in March. Canteri has been busy putting the finishing touches to her debut solo album, which has been produced by ARIA awardwinning Craig Pilkington (Archie Roach, Gurrumul, Killjoys), and will be releasing the album later in the year. Head down to The Retreat from 7.30pm to get in on all the action.
THE TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE
Taking up residency upstairs at the Slow Club at The Tote Hotel on Wednesday nights in March is The Taste of Indie Collective. This week they’ll be featuring Ashbury Medicine Show and One And The Same. Both will be doing two sets of original material on the night so there will be a great opportunity to get a taste of these artists. It’s Indie Wednesday at The Tote Slow Club for the whole month of March so march on down and hear some of the best original music made in Melbourne.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have been consistently soaring to new heights. The prolific neopsych seven-piece are launching their new album Oddments as the dust is only just beginning to settle on their critically acclaimed release Float Along Fill Your Lungs. King Gizzard will be launching the record five separate times at five separate venues across Melbourne this week consecutively starting with Old Bar this Wednesday March 26, The Tote on Thursday, Boney on Friday, The Toff in Town on Saturday and closing with Cherry Bar on Sunday. All tickets are $15 and are available through oztix.com.au.
THURSDAY MAR 27 STEVE SMYTH
Timelessness is a difficult quality to pin down, but singer-songwriter Steve Smyth has it in spades. Hailing from the New South Wales south coast, Smyth’s hazy, itinerant life has taken him across North America, Europe and through Asia; never pausing long enough to take root, all the time registering experiences in his songs. Eventually returning to Sydney, Smyth’s first Ivy League Records release is the rollicking Shake It, out now. You can catch Steve performing at The Spotted Mallard in Brunswick on Thursday March 27.
I KNOW LEOPARD
TUES 1ST APRIL
wednesDAY 26th MAR
MISS EILEEN & KING LEAR FT. MEMBERS OF PERCH CREEK FAMILY JUG BAND + MERRI CREEK PICKERS
AN APRIL FOOL’S FANDANGO! A FUN(D)RAISER FOR BIG RORY & OCHIE! FT. FLAP! + MISS BEHAVE (UK) + LILKOI KAOS
Following on from sold out shows from their first single tour, I Know Leopard are bringing their glittering sun-drenched tunes to cities across Australia for a tour this March following on from the success of their second single, Hold This Tight. The video for Hold This Tight was made when friend, Ben Timony, strapped a camera to his brand new quadracopter. With a flight time of only 22 minutes to capture the entire video, they miraculously managed to float along the lapping waves virtually splash-free. They wanted to give the impression of isolation, reminiscent of a theme running throughout the song which mirrors their recent move from home-town Adelaide to the big smoke of Sydney. Catch these friends play at The Workers Club on Thursday March 27.
THURSDAY 27th MAR STEVE SMYTH
+ BJORN BORD (THE PEEP TEMPEL) SHOWTIME 8:30PM
LET’S GET TRIVICAL MUSIC THEMED TRIVIA HOSTED BY LAURA IMBRUGLIA
ANIMAUX
BULLHORN (QLD)
“SO YOU THINK ” MELBOURNE LAUNCH
+THE SEVEN UPS
FREE ENTRY, SHOWTIME 9PM
FREE ENTRY, SHOWTIME 9PM
SUNDAY 30th MAR ANDREW NOLTE & HIS ORCHESTRA
MATINEE RESIDENCY (2 X SETS) FREE ENTRY, SHOWTIME 4:30PM and later..
MELODY POOL (NSW) RESIDENCY (2 X SETS) FREE ENTRY, SHOWTIME 7:30PM
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Cherry Bar’s Soul in the Basement this Thursday March 27 features The Harlots. Following them will be DJ’s Vince Peache and Pierre Baroni for their ‘last Thursday of the month residency’. Entry is $10 and doors open at 8pm.
THE UNKIND
Once again your favourite rockers The Unkind hit the stage on Thursday March 27 at the Reverence Hotel with fellow rockers Snark and IGOYA. This is going to be massive, it will make Thursday seem like afternoon and Friday seem like March three years ago, that’s how badass this line up is. Three awesome bands, one awesome stage and booze. Doors at 8pm. Entry is $5.
WOOLY BEEF
Local rock noisters Wooly Beef will be playing Yah Yah’s with Rayon Moon and Sooky La La this Thursday March 27 in what promises to be a rambunctious show. Formed in January 2012, Sooky La La are a threepiece rock outfit comprised of chainsaw guitars, savage rhythms and lightning electric violins. Rayon Moon are a no-fi, weirdo futuristic punk band. Doors open at 7pm and entry is free.
TRAVIS COLLINS
Country music is city bound and Travis Collins is leading the way. Well-known for his masterful guitar playing and stellar vocals, he will be joined by his full band as he heads around Australia for his forthcoming album Wired. With a career boasting several #1 songs, tours overseas and across Australia with local & international stars, and performances at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Travis Collins is hungry to keep things going and always looks to put on a rock show for his fans when he steps on stage. Joining him at Revolver Upstairs on Thursday March 27 will be Jake Sinclair and local act Walker. Doors open at 8pm for this one, and tickets are available for $22 pre-sale or $26 at the door.
FRIDAY MAR 28 The Cactus Channel
SEX ON TOAST
TUES 8th, 15th 22nd & 29th APRIL
FRIDAY 28th MAR
SATURDAY 29th MAR SWING TIME AT THE SPOTTED MALLARD FT. ULTRAFOX
THE HARLOTS
+ TIJUANA PEANUT
RESIDENCY
FREE ENTRY, SHOWTIME 8:30PM
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To kick off their 2014, Animaux (pronounced an-eemo) are proud to announce another one of their famous residencies at Melbourne’s Evelyn Hotel. Animaux had a massive 2013, being handpicked to open for the Cat Empire on four occasions, playing three monthlong headline residencies at the Evelyn Hotel to an packed room every week, blowing audiences away at St Kilda Festival and appearing at Inca Roads Music Festival, as well as the inaugural Paradise and NYE On The Hill festivals. Now the ‘Maux think it’s time to come back to their favourite venue for yet another month’s worth of killer shows, featuring some of Australia’s finest talent week in and week out. Every Thursday at the Evelyn.
GORSHA
This Thursday we have some awesomely fresh chips off the old block – which is just how they like ‘em at Bar Open. The pounding mangrove guitar scunge of Gorsha comes to you all the way from Darwin. Primitive thumps and hollering tunes. Oh yeah. Also onboard are Pork Chop Party, those good ol’ boys with bellies full of cough syrup, mouths full of squealers and hearts full of sorry. And a fair dose of cheeky back-chat too!!!!) and Peter Bibby, the Midland man from way out west. Call in sick or get a babysitter – whatever
Friday March 28 will see the release of Sex On Toast’s debut album at the Northcote Social Club, an opus of raw emotion, tumultuous sexuality and party jams. A nine man explosion of 1980s pop music, yacht rock, R&B, and synth-funk, Sex On Toast showcase undeniable musical finesse whilst never taking themselves too seriously. Their outrageous live show features tight vocal harmonies, talk-box synthesizers, drum-machines and choreographed dance moves. They’re consistently engaging an ever expanding audience of both chin-stroking musicians and teenage revellers. They are joined by the utmost cream of the crop of the live scene including the unbelievable largeenesmble funk of The Cactus Channel, leader of the enlightened few Mandek Penha, cosmic bass genius Kirkis with a special DJ set and the indestructible pop songwriting of newcomers John Citizen.
RON S. PENO
With their new album, Anywhere and Everything is Bright, receiving rave reviews and making the ubiquitous end-of-year best of lists, Flying Saucer is pleased to have Ron S. Peno & the Superstitions heading south on Friday March 28 to play their first headline show of 2014. The guys have been packing out shows at Labour In Vain, The Old Bar & The Spotted Mallard and are about to support the newlyreformed Sunnyboys at The Forum, but are now giving the folks of Elsternwick the opportunity to see one of Australia’s legendary front men strutting his stuff with his electrifying new band. Head down to The Flying Saucer Club on Friday March 28 to see a legend in action. Doors open at 6pm and Entry is $22.
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Tengo record. Cloud Control are touring extensively throughout Australia including two Melbourne shows at The Penny Black on Friday March 28 at 6.30pm and also at the Prince Bandroom on the same day at 10.30pm.
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This autumn two of Australia’s greatest all time heavy acts will join forces for an epic split 7” release and absolutely mammoth tour. Originally from the Gold Coast but now based in Melbourne, A Secret Death returned from their hiatus last year and will now finally follow up on their 2008 debut album. The split also sees Newcastle greats Safe Hands following up on their debut album, released in 2013. See the carnage on Friday March 28 at Playground Bar, w/ Jack The Stripper, Caged Grave and Old Love.
FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE
Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene hits the Melbourne gig scene with full force after the raging success of their initial shows at Melbourne music institutions, The Tote and The Public Bar. With gigs now lined up from here on in, FTFDS are sure to be a fixture on the gig circuit for some time. They are currently working on their album; recording full analogue, with no digital in mind. Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene are performing Friday March 28 at The Retreat Hotel and Friday May 23 at Cherry Bar. Visit venue sites for ticketing info.
CLOUD CONTROL
Cloud Control have released the tripped out video for Moonrabbit, the latest delicious snippet from their highly acclaimed second album Dream Cave. Moonrabbit is a track that harks back to their ARIA award-nominated and AMP award-winning debut Bliss Release. It sweeps you up on a swirling journey throughout Cloud Control’s signature luscious harmonies and psychedelic arrangements whilst at the same time embracing a spirit of experimentation best exemplified by mid ‘80s era Talking Heads or a Yo La
La Femme Mysterieuse, The Tiger and The Skipper are back! The Bombay Royale return with their wild mix of vintage Bollywood, near-unheard relics, surfadelic Hindi originals and disco. The Bombay Royale have bewitched audiences across the UK and Europe playing a host of performances including the main stage at Glastonbury Festival, Secret Garden Party and BBC TV. Their debut album You Me Bullets Love, won a place in iTunes Best Of 2012 and #1 on the iTunes World Music charts. The Bombay Royale play The Curtin on Friday March 28 for a night of slammin’ surf disco and Bolly-spy-thriller mayhem. Tickets on sale now at johncurtinhotel.com.
DRIFTER
From the damp swamplands of Melbourne, Australia, three blokes have crawled out of the fog to come together as Drifter, bringing a sound that will put some fuzz on your muff and make you long for the touch of flannelette. Drifter’s live shows have been described on and off stage as loud, on edge, and tight with a loose undertone, leaving the audience unsure of what is to come next. Ably assisted by the Supporters and the Crabs, this’ll be some good old Melbourne rock’n’roll not to be missed. Late tunes by Mohair Slim, free entry.
THE STIFFYS
Melbourne sailors The Stiffys are launching their EP We Are Groovy Boys at Cherry Bar this Friday March 28. Supporting the champagne loving queers of the high seas are Melbourne’s premier Mexican punk outfit Mesa Cosa as well as BJ Morriszonkle. Entry is $13 on the door from 8pm till 11.30pm then $10
till 5am (coz that’s when all the bands are done) with Cherry DJ Lucy Arundel.
SPENCER P JONES
Iconic Kiwi guitarist Spencer P Jones will be playing two sets at Cherry Bar on Friday March 28 in the afternoon between 5:30pm and 7pm. It’s free so head down to see a living legend live in action.
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CERES
Ceres have sprung from the proverbial woodwork of the crowded Melbourne music community over the past twelve months with the accessible melodies and purposeful direction of their stunning 2013 debut EP Luck. Now, the awkwardly charming quartet presents their debut album entitled I Don’t Want To Be Anywhere But Here. Ceres play anthemic, beautifully constructed pop rock, with a dark edge and a wholly unpretentious approach. Ceres are for people who enjoy both singing along and sulking. They will be performing the entirety of I Don’t Want To Be Anywhere But Here in their hometown record release show at The Reverence Hotel, Friday March 28. Joining them will be friends Sincerely Grizzly, Have/Hold and The Wrecks.
SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL
Square Sounds Festival is the largest chipmusic event in the Asia Pacific highlighting artists who use gear that is often older than the artists themselves and more often than not incorporating old videogame consoles (or more specifically their soundchips) and synths with modern music production techniques to create a show that attracts audiences from around Australia and around the world. The festival is occurring across both Friday March 28 and Saturday March 29 at The Evelyn. Head down for some 8-bit brilliance.
DEAR PLASTIC
Avant-pop 5-piece Dear Plastic are launching their new single Buck Up and Pay the Reaper at Ding Dong Lounge on Friday March 28, with special guests Mayfair Kytes and Oh Pep! (Duo). Reaper is the second single from their upcoming debut album The Thieves are Babes, to be released in May 2014. The single
CHEV RISE
Anthemic purveyors of guitar pop Chev Rise headline a huge show at The Victoria Hotel, Friday March 28. Along for the ride are awesome garage rockers Reckless June. Bands kick off at 9pm and entry is free.
BULLHORN
Brisbane’s own dynamic new wave brass band, Bullhorn, are touring nationally with their hot new
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single So You Think through March and April. They have the absolute pleasure of performing at Melbourne’s premier music venue, The Spotted Mallard, Friday March 28, with local groove outfit Seven Ups. Doors open at 9:30pm and entry is free.
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Come on down to The Brunswick Hotel on Friday March 28 for a night of debauchery with four bands to satisfy all your punk rockin’ urges. First up, The FckUps! followed by the very awesome Hopes Abandoned, with their shiny new drummer. Then everyone’s favourite Ramonescore band from Ballarat, The Savages, and to finish the night off in style, The Murderballs! Free entry, bands start around 9pm.
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Rock legends The Scientists return to celebrate their 35th Anniversary featuring their original line-up. In 1978, the Scientists formed in Perth the day after The Victims broke up. Within a week the band had written half a dozen songs including ‘Frantic Romantic’, ‘Girl’ and ‘Drop out’, influenced by James Baker’s and Kim Salmon’s love of the Heartbreakers, the New York Dolls, the Stooges and older favourites like The Troggs. The original line-up of Kim Salmon, James Baker, Rod Radalj and Boris Sujdovic will reunite for this special show with support from Bittersweet Kicks and Drunk Mums.
CHELSEA WILSON
Melbourne-based soul vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster and DJ Chelsea Wilson releases her brand new single Through With Lovin’ You with launch parties in Brisbane and Melbourne. Released on ’45 and digitally, Through With Lovin’ You is the first single from Chelsea’s upcoming debut album I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me to be released mid2014. Produced by Chelsea Wilson and Jake Mason (Cookin’ on 3 Burners) the track features an incredible list of musicians including Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos) on guitar, Lucas Taranto on bass (Gotye), Ivan ‘Choi’ Khatchoyan on drums (True Live) and Michelle Martinez (The Voice) on backing vocals. The forthcoming album will be released on Chelsea’s independent label House of Valerie Joan, named after her paternal and maternal grandmothers (respectively). She plays the Shebeen Band Room on Saturday March 29 with Bullhorn and DJ King Seven.
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THE WORKINGHORSE IRONS
Get ready for a rockin’ night of psychobilly at one of Melbourne’s newest and most awesome venues, the Playground Bar. The Workinghorse Irons will be joined by Australian Kingswood Factory, King Kongo (QLD) and Royal Cut Throat Co. Doors are at 8pm and it's just $10.
Melbourne band Indian Red will be celebrating their latest single release and accompanying music video, Coming Home, at Ding Dong on Saturday March 29. Lead by one musical nomad from Western Australia, the otherwise Victorian six-piece utilises its manpower to contrast an intimate use of space with bellowing crescendos and hooky choruses. Their sound is laden with inviting chants, dynamic arrangements and soaring lead vocals. Over the last few years, the band has recorded at Winter Studios in Melbourne, collaborated with producer Dave Parkin ( Jezabels, Jebediah), and had their tracks mastered by William Bowden (Gotye) and Andrew Edgson (Matt Corby). With a full-length album already in the works, some of their newest tracks have sauntered into their ever-changing live set. For the present, the Julia EP is available on iTunes and Spotify. Doors for their show open 8pm and tickets $12+bf online / $15 on the door.
The people have spoken. They need two things – more rock and more Mexicana. Enter A Gazillion Angry Mexicans. The lads from Melbourne have just released their latest single Black & Blue Blues, taken from debut EP Juan, Two, Three, Four. From what began as the drunken ramblings shared between a local group of miscreants at a dim-lit city watering hole, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans are quickly becoming one of
DIGGER AND THE PUSSYCATS
Switch off your TV, cancel your Tinder date and get down to the Grace Darling basement on Saturday March 29 to fill your head with noise and your belly with beer. Go deaf to the sounds of AD Skinner, Pronto, Bad Vision and Melbourne’s longest running two-piece and sickest dudes ever, Digger and The Pussycats. Entry is $8 and doors at 9pm.
THE TWOKS
The Twoks’ latest single, First Light has been released to critical acclaim receiving airplay on Triple j, RRR, and PBS. Finishing up a tour including shows at Port Fairy Folk Festival, Canberra’s Enlighten Festival and at the Adelaide Fringe, The Twoks will officially launch First Light in Melbourne as part of CLUB TWOK - a live dance music series curated by the electric violin/drums duo and presented by Bella Union. 11pm-3am, $10 at the door with support from Sugar Fed Leopards.
TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD
Following the sell-out success of last year’s EP launch on a 350 capacity boat out in Port Philip bay, Tequila Mockingbyrd are once again setting sail for the high seas and are inviting you to join them, Saturday March 29, from 1.30pm-6pm. Playing alongside Tequila Mockingbyrd are bands Dead City Ruins, Two Headed Dog, The City Sharps and Sudden State. The Victoria Star boat leaves from Docklands, Dock 9 Central Pier and tickets are available through the shiprock’d website for $30+bf.
BODIES
Bodies are playing Saturday afternoon at The Tote on Saturday March 29. They’ll be playing some new tunes alongside supports Kids Of Zoo. Entry is Free.
BLACK FUEL
Black Fuel launch their album on Saturday March 29 at the Brunswick Hotel. This will be the most important gig they’ve done and it’s going to be a helluva party with the fantastic Midnight Alibi and Little House Godz joining the festivities. It’s free admission and there will be giveaways and prizes on the night. Doors at 8pm.
LUKE ESCOMBE
Steeped in the spirit of the old blues singers, but with a lyrical style born of the internet age, Luke’s songs combine the vintage and the fresh into something bold, distinctive and seriously entertaining. His commanding baritone voice saw him voted “Sydney’s sexiest man voice” on Sydney’s Mix 106.5FM, while his most recent album Mantown spent nine straight months in the top ten of the Australian Blues and Roots chart, earning him comparisons to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave and Tim Minchin. They play the Retreat Hotel front bar Saturday March 29 at 5pm. Free entry.
THE BEARDLESS HARRYS
The Beardless Harrys play The Yarra Hotel this Saturday night. The Harrys are a bunch of iconic Melbourne musicians (Van and Cal Walker, Mark McCartney, Tim McCormack etc.) playing both sides of Lou Reed’s iconic Coney Island Baby. Any band that quotes Christopher Pyne’s disdain for their repertoire has got to be worth a look. Iconic really. 9pm kick-off, free entry.
TWIN LAKES
After a busy start to the year, Newcastle five-piece Twin Lakes are back on the road this month to celebrate the release of their second single, The Ageing Field. Since their debut single release Glacier mid-last year, the band have been quickly earning a reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting new independent acts thanks to their relentless touring, and unique and eerie signature sound. Joining them are Stonefox and Snowy Nasdaq. Doors open at 7pm and entry is $10.
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Melbourne’s most well-respected independent bands. A Gazillion Angry Mexicans will be celebrating the release of Juan, Two, Three, Four with an EP launch at The Public Bar on March 29. The Velvets, Space Junk and My Piranha will be there in support. Tickets available on the door.
LONG HOLIDAY
After launching their debut album Greetings From at The Grace Darling in August and releasing their new single Insane, Long Holiday are back to fill your brains with their heavy grunge tunes and bad attitude! The Loveless will also be launching their long awaited EP Room! If awesome, dirty, grunge rock with snarling vocals is your thing then this is not to be missed. Pick up a copy on the night. Dead River will be joining the stage to teach you all a thing or two about bad ass stoner rock. So shut up and listen to them play! A Basket Of Mammoths kick off the night with their psychedelic, melodic sounds that will freak you out. Saturday, March 29 at the Grace Darling Hotel, 114 Smith St Collingwood. $12 Entry, 9pm.
DAYSWORTH FIGHTING
Chris Wilson has been an essential part of blues and rock scenes in Australia since taking the stage with the Sole Twisters over twenty years ago. Stints with Harum Scarum and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls followed, and by the end of the ‘80s Chris was renowned as one of our finest vocalists, harmonica players and songwriters, fronting the superb Crown of Thorns. Catch Chris in solo mode this Saturday night at the Drunken Poet from 9pm.
ARUNDEL
The Arundel project began in 2010 with a solo laptop producer exploring the diversity of atmospheric electronic music, but always with a link to live organic instrumentation. Four years later, Arundel’s full potential has been realised with a new five-piece band performing truly grandiose rock-tronic pop music, videos, artwork, & visuals. They stop by the Revolver Bandroom on Saturday March 29 as part of their national tour which starts in their home city of Brisbane. They will be joined by various guests along the way to be announced shortly. Doors at 8.30pm and tickets available for $8 on the night.
Come party at West Fest on Saturday March 29 at the Reverence Hotel. Featuring a newly-reformed Daysworth Fighting playing a bunch of new songs, ‘90s throwback punks Initials, hardcore grinders Midwife, Newcastle’s I Am The Agent, melodic hardcore from Laser Brains and Skramz lords Feverteeth! Doors are at 7pm and it’s only $10!
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MELODY POOL
Melody Pool is a young artist with an old soul. Her debut album, The Hurting Scene, sends the listener time-travelling to coffee houses in the late ’60s, with songs reminiscent of early Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne. Melody will be performing two sets at The Spotted Mallard this Sunday from 7.30pm, free entry.
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JESS MCAVOY
Jess McAvoy is dropping in to play a set at the Retreat Hotel in Brunswick before her relocation to New York City this Melbourne winter. Sunday March 30, Jess will take on a Melbourne stage for the first time since she left for Toronto three years ago. Much of those three years has been spent writing a new record and taking trips to New York to establish a base for her arrival in July. This prolific singer-songwriter will be celebrating her 13th album The Women on the night. The Women will be released as a visual album online over the course of the next few months, and eventually as a ‘pay what you can’ downloadable LP. Entry to the show is free.
STICKY FINGERS
Musicians generally just don’t cross over well into attempts at acting (we’re looking at you, Eminem and Sting), Sticky Fingers have proven the opposite with their stellar, albeit porn-star-esque turn in the Gold Snafu clip. Just one week after releasing the Gold Snafu video, the Sydneysiders have announced their Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane shows have all sold out. Some tickets still remain for the second show at The Corner on March 30. You’re best to get your tickets to see what all the STI FI fuss is about.
GEORGIA MAQ
Local footscray singer/songwriter Georgia Maq has decided to spend her Sundays in March eating vegan pizza and playing songs with a bunch of friends for you at the Reverence Hotel. All the shows are free and begin at 3pm.
ROLLER ONE
Roller One is a band that explores and touches the soul of human existence. You can’t make this shit up: it comes from the human soul, wherever, and whatever, that is. Roller One have settled back into Melbourne after their year touring Europe. With over 80 shows in 8 countries Roller One return to The Old Bar Fitzroy to perform songs from their 2013 release Beautiful Fountain with a mix of the album’s musicians joining them on stage every week. At times delicate, dreamy and whispering contrasted with heavy rhythms and deep bass notes, the sound is intentionally stripped back, raw and naked. They play Mountain Goat Beersoaked Sundays this week with Lilith Lane, Emma Stuart and DJ Marie Eve. Doors 8.30pm and entry is $8.
LUCAS PAYNE & THE CUTTING LIST
Chasing Winter is an intimate collection of alt-folk tunes and pulsing Appalachian country written during a twoyear period of perpetual winter as Lucas travelled across hemispheres every six months. Chasing Winter was recorded in just one night, outside of Melbourne in an abandoned university hall with giant wood paneled walls and dark cobwebbed corners. Lucas was born in old mountain country North Carolina and raised in Alaska. Chasing Winter is his fourth release. See him at The Retreat Hotel on Sunday March 30 at 5pm.
EXILE ON PHOENIX ST
Exile on Phoenix St, a day-long music festival showcasing local acts, is taking place this Sunday March 30 at Rubix Funhouse. Performers include the Moth Body, Popolice, Swamp Moth, The Dark Ales, Michael Plater and The Exit Keys, The Pope’s Assassins, Gold Gull and many more. Midday to midnight, admission is $10/$8 concession. It promises to be a huge day of music in one of Brunswick’s newest venues.
CHARLIE LANE
Charlie Lane is a Melbourne-based girl who has been performing since the start of 2012. Her style has been likened to a range of notable artists such as Soko, Lily Allen, Cat Power and Kimya Dawson. Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Saville, the quirky, comical and mischievous front-woman of her band gives a truly unique style to this cabaret influenced jazzy bubble gum pop soul train. Charlie Lane will be playing Bar Open this Sunday March 30 with special guests Louise Adams and Michael Stowers. A nice way to cap off the weekend.
MONDAY MAR 31
SUZANNAH ESPIE
A special Sunday night this week at the Drunken Poet, with Suzannah Espie and Sean McMahon to join forces for what’s certain to be a memorable evening’s music. Mainstays of the local folk scene for years, Suzannah and Sean are responsible for two of the most beautiful local records of recent years in Sea of Lights, and Welcome to Gippsland. It gets underway at 6.30pm, the perfect way to close out the weekend.
ANDREW NOLTE
Performing since 2009, Andrew Nolte, his saxophone, and his novelty dance orchestra have performed jazz festivals, jazz clubs, and live music venues to an astonishing amount of appreciation. The band, consisting of eight highly-trained musicians, features a cavalcade of roaring brass, wailing saxophones and a banjo, sousaphone, and trap kit rhythm section that cannot be beat for authentic vintage style and taste. Andrew Nolte will be performing every Sunday at The Spotted Mallard from 4.30pm, free entry.
BLACKEYED SUSANS
Sundays at The Post Office Hotel in March continue to see the Blackeyed Susans performing their residency to rapt audiences. They’re playing two sets from 4pm and the gig is also free entry. It’s a perfect time and
THE MARY GOLDSMITHS
As the sun sets on the summer that was, The Mary Goldsmiths are preparing for a month-long stint of Jesus, debauchery and sound financial planning at The Evelyn. They’ll be playing guitars loud and singing songs about the simplest and best of things. Support this Monday March 31 comes from House Of Laurence, Going Swimming and Howard.
TUESDAY APR 1 THE DO YO THANGS
Boasting an elegant line in sweet soul The Do Yo Thangs are a seven-piece outfit that feature lush vocal harmonies, nasty beats and straight up killah tunes. Founded by drummer and songwriter Hugh Rabinovici (once described as a Jewish Stevie Wonder from the eastern suburbs) The Do Yo Thangs evolved in the seedy share houses of Melbourne and have been gracing the stage over the past 12 months. Join them this Tuesday night at the Evelyn Hotel with Swooping Duck.
When and why did you start writing music? I started playing guitar when I was 15, on the back of discovering Rage Against The Machine’s self-titled album. Bombtrack blew my mind. Soon after this I developed an interest for singer/songwriting when I went and saw Scottish group Travis at Regent Theatre. That show changed my entire outlook on live music and song writing. Tell us about the last song you wrote. An acoustic/electronic piece called Tall Poppies – it’s basically a song about not accepting bullshit. Thinking for yourself, being sceptical of authority and big fish in a little pond. Where would you like to be in five years? My mission is to eventually be making a living from music in some way/shape/ form. Whilst playing for me has the added bonus of personal satisfaction, I am content with writing/recording largely for myself. Where I'd like to focus is on helping others achieve their success. I freelance as an audio engineer. Having assisted on a few independent recordings (The Pretty Littles and Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!), I also have worked quite a lot over the past two years engineering orchestral performances in Melbourne. I intend to develop these skills and take it as far as I can. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Every gig I go to spurs my desire to create and to better my music making abilities. I saw Radiohead in London in 2012, that created a real boost in my dedication. But I think the little shows – the unknown artist that will occasionally blow you away – is quite an inspiration too. Melbourne just has so much to offer in that regard. What can a punter expect from your live show? Hopefully something different. I try to mix up each set I do with any new material I've been working on, or throwing in an odd cover. A bit of cheeky banter between songs is generally part of it too. I try to make an audience as comfortable with me as I can. But if you really want to find out, why not come and see a show! When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc.? Highlander Bar, 11a Highlander Lane, on Thursday April 17. It’s the perfect venue for trialling new tunes, chilled vibes and meeting like-minded musicians. I play there about once a month on a Thursday night. I have a few tunes in the works, with the aim of having enough material for an LP sometime in the next 12 months. For the moment, my songs and demos can be found on my Facebook, Soundcloud and triple j Unearthed pages.
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THE MORNING NIGHT
Kicking off April at The Workers Club’s Ruby Tuesday are The Morning Night as part of their east coast tour. Supported by the talented 8 Bit Love and Fake Evader, as well as Johnny from Pretty City DJing between sets, Tuesday April 1 will be a night to remember. $5 entry.
DISCOVERY NIGHT
The Brunswick Hotel Discovery Night gives chances to up and coming local talent every Tuesday. This week features promising newcomers Chasing Alice, Skies Above and Now You Die. Doors open from 8pm, get in early and you can say you saw them first.
FLAP!
A benefit show for Festival goers Big Rory and Ochie is being held at the Spotted Mallard on Tuesday April 1 featuring (among many others), party fun band Flap!, dangerously entertaining Miss Behave (UK), queen of Sideshow Lilikoi Kaos, and ridiculously fun kitsch band Tijuana Peanut. Doors open at 6:30pm and entry is $25.
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SKYCHA
Melbourne electro jazz-soul band Skycha are headlining a debut show at the Toff in Town to preview original material from their soon-to-be-released record. The group features jazz soulstress Chantal Mitvalsky along with internationally renowned producer/pianist Aaron Choulai, backed by some of Melbourne’s musical elite. Since meeting at VCA, Chantal and Aaron have built their foundations in the jazz world while pushing boundaries by blending acoustic sounds with alternative and electronic textures. The music is expansive and intimate, raw and soulful, with echoes of flickering electronics that makes for a distinct and alluring style. Skycha will be performing at the Toff in Town on April 6 with special guest support on the night from the hard-hitting hammond organ trio Cookin on 3 Burners. Tickets are available now through thetoffintown.com
journey of heartache, interpreted with wailing strings, subtle melodies, intricate harmonies, and amplified by its ethereal female chorus. He plays the Northcote Social Club on Friday April 4. Tickets $20+bf from northcotesocialclub.com
THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPLETON
The Trouble With Templeton are excited to announce an exclusive farewell show before heading off to the UK and Europe to celebrate the release of their album Rookie through seminal indie label Bella Union. In celebration of their latest single Soldiers The Trouble with Templeton are heading out on tour with a string of support shows through April with Irish band Kodaline, culminating in a farewell headline show announced today at the iconic Old Museum in their hometown Brisbane. They play the Prince Bandroom on Saturday April 5 with supports Kodaline.
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SHELLEY SHORT
Yes, it’s for real actually - the first day of April - Shelley Short begins a Tuesday night residency at The Yarra Hotel with the Abbotsford 3. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Shelley is no stranger to Melbourne having toured here in 2012 with Mick Thomas in support of her fantastic record Then Came The After which came out on Darren Hanlon’s Flippin’ Yeah record label. She returns with a fantastic record of covers - from Tom Waits to Nick Lowe to Roger Miller and Cliff Richard. The Abbotsford 3 (Gus Agars, Mick Thomas and Mark McCartney - friendly pub staff members) are happy to be dusting off the boots after the success of their outing with Marlon Williams last year and this promises to be another famous meeting of minds.
WAREHOUSE SPECTACULAR
Second Story art and event warehouse has reached its first Anniversary, and is celebrating with a huge Warehouse Spectacular on Saturday April 5. It’s going to be a cacophony of bands, DJ’s, fashion, art, performance, dance, theatre, projections, and art installations. Featuring the Cactus Channel, the Grand Rapids and all-girl marching band the Red Brigade on the main stage, it promises to be one helluva knees-up. More info at secondstory.com.au.
THE GERMEIN SISTERS
Adelaide’s finest, The Germein Sisters will play The Toff In Town on Wednesday April 9. Earlier this month Georgia Germein’s song How Can I Close My Eyes was placed in the top three of the prestigious John Lennon International Songwriting Competition. Judges in the competition include songwriters and performers such as Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons and Keane. Joining them on the tour is New Zealand singer/songwriter Bryce Wastney who has achieved extensive international radio play following his signing to US record label Musik and Film.
TIFT MERRIT
Travelling Alone was recorded in Brooklyn with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Spoon) and features a guest appearance by Andrew Bird as well as performances by Marc Ribot, Rob Burger, John Convertino (Calexico), Eric Heywood and Merritt’s long-time collaborator Jay Brown. Tift Merritt makes her live debut in Australia this April as a guest of Jason Isbell as well as her own festival dates. You can find her at The Northcote Social club on both Wednesday April 16 and Thursday 17 as well as at Boogie Festival on Friday April 18.
HOLIDAYS ON ICE
Holidays on Ice will release their third album The Luxury of Waster Space on Monday March 31 with live dates kicking off in April. The new release is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the modern aversion to emptiness. See Holidays On Ice launch the new album in Melbourne at Open Studio in Northcote on Sunday April 20.
D.O.A
D.O.A, Canada’s pioneers of punk hardcore and recent inductees into the Canadian Independent Music Hall of Fame are bidding farewell to the world after a 30plus year career with a tour encompassing Europe, North America, the UK and our very own sunburnt soil. The last chance to catch the highly influential punk group live will be this coming April as the band hang up their collective hat on what has been an outstanding contribution to punk, hardcore and the broader musical landscape. Catch ‘em for the last time on Thursday April 24 at the Evelyn with supports Clowns, No Idea and Dixon Cider. Tickets on sale now and available from thedrunkpromoter.com.
SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR
Fresh from the studio, Skipping Girl Vinegar will premiere new tracks towards their anticipated, forthcoming third album at the Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh on Saturday April 12. In recent months, they have been recording with legendary Nashville producer Brad Jones ( Josh Rouse, Missy Higgins), indie wiz-kid Nick Huggins (Kid Sam, Whitley) and Caleb James (Yves Klein Blue). Door 8pm.
JACK COLWELL & THE OWLS
Jack Colwell & The Owls recently released the highly anticipated new single Far From View. To celebrate the release, he’s teamed up with Ella Hooper (Spicks & Specks, Killing Heidi) to launch the single in Melbourne. Inspired by the sounds and loneliness of Twin Peaks, Far From View takes its listeners on a BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 40
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The Fratellis have been creating heart-swelling, lungbursting anthems since 2006. With a short hiatus in 2009, the lads are now back and in career best form with their new album We Need Medicine. Three cheers for what’s likely to be the best comeback of the year. The Fratellis will be touring Australia this April and if their recent shows are anything to go by, we’re in for one hell of a time. Playing Prince Bandroom Friday April 4, tickets are available through the venue’s website.
SOUL-A-GO-GO
Melbourne’s biggest soul and funk party is back, with a great new home in the heart of the city. The first Soul-A-Go-Go at Shebeen was a blast – come check out the new digs and get on down to your favourite PBS DJs. Kicking off April’s Soul-A-GoGo are Vince Peach (Soul Time), Miss Goldie (Boss Action), DJ Manchild (The Breakdown), Pierre Baroni (Soulgroove 66), Chelsea Wilson ( Jazz Got Soul) and special guest Andrew Young. As always, it’s $10 entry for PBS members and $15 for non-members. All the action kicks off at 9pm, and the party keeps rockin’ right through to 3am. Soul-A-Go-Go is on Saturday April 5 at Shebeen, 36 Manchester Lane.
LITTLE EARTHQUAKE
Having ridden the blog hype rollercoaster, Little Earthquake have immediately gotten back in the queue for a second whirl by releasing a video for their first single, Planets, ahead of their debut East Coast tour. Little Earthquake is the brainchild of siblings Matthew and Justin Hyland, keen students of indie pop, embracing rock, electronic and acoustic instruments to bring their quirky melodies to life. The brothers grew up in bands together at school before heading to the states where they toured as guest members of US indie rockers Lydia, crossing the country and getting a taste for the road. Returning to Australia in 2013, the brothers teamed up with producer Lachlan Mitchell (The Jezabels, Pnau) who took their songs to a new level, creating the basis of their forthcoming EP. They play The Workers Club on Thursday April 10 and the Wesley Anne on Sunday April 13. Planets is available as a free download from facebook.com/littleearthquakeband.
THE VELVETS
Melbourne’s dirty blues-rockers The Velvets are launching their Cold Souls & Heartless Dolls EP at The Public Bar on Saturday April 12. Joining them on the night will be up-and-coming Melbourne rockers The Cherry Dolls, local legends Ugly Kings and Brisbane rock’n’roll stalwarts Old Fashion. With doors opening at 8.30pm, and a measly $10 entry, the night is gearing up to be full of rock’n’roll debauchery and mayhem.
THE MORRISONS
Melbourne-based five-piece The Morrisons are best described as an attack band. Think short, sharp punk rock blows with all tracks under the two-and-a-half minute mark on their debut full length release Hard Hoarse. Or as Dom Alessio from triple j so succinctly said, “Frenetic, loose and skuzzy. Very Cool.” Live they put on a show with no mucking around, energetic frenzied attack is their modus operandi, a fact that is clearly evident from the first harrowing, hard-hitting chords delivered on the album. Join them as they launch Hard Hoarse at The Old Bar on Saturday April 5. Entry is $10, doors at 8pm.
CHANCE WATERS
Chance Waters is hitting the road for the ‘A Transit Officer Beat Up My Brother So I Wrote A Funny Song About Him’ tour in support of his upcoming single The Ticket Inspector. The Ticket Inspector will be the latest
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For all the latest news check out beat.com.au taste from Chance Waters’ forthcoming album, due out in 2014 on Island Records. The single follows recent triple j favourite Bonnie (feat. The Griswolds) and is an infectious, snarky tune capturing Chance’s trademark sarcastic wit and combining elements of pop and hip hop with a dash of doo wop and dub. Chance Waters plays Howler, Saturday April 5, tickets via Ticketscout.
way up and down the coast. Renowned for the most incredibly, thumping live shows to come out of single human being, Ash is super excited about being back on the stomp box and reaffirming his decade long reputation as being the loudest one-man-band around. Find him at The Espy Gershwin Room on Thursday April 24. Tickets through oztix.com.au.
ELECTRIC MARY
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Fourteen months have passed since riff rockers Electric Mary have donned any stage. Original drummer, Venom, opted to leave the band after ten years, followed by a four month lay off to lead singer, Rusty, due to vocal problems. “We were writing away but nothing was clicking so we all kind of headed in our own direction” - Pete Robinson (guitarist). “A few months down the track we called a meeting between the rest of the members and decided that we should go on with a new line-up. We played with some great drummers but it wasn’t until Davey Porter stepped up that we realised this could still work. We had the drummer, now we needed the songs, we busted our asses in the studio to come up with something that we could proudly call Electric Mary.” Now they head to The Espy to showcase some songs from their forthcoming release, with a little help from their friends Palace Of The King and Massive on Saturday April 5. Tickets available from the Espy’s website.
CALLING ALL CARS
Melbourne based rockers Calling All Cars have released their highly anticipated album Raise The People and to celebrate, the band are gearing up to hit the road for an extensive 23 date national tour across the nation. The three-piece have also released the video for their first single Standing In The Ocean which is currently one of the top 5 most played on the j’s. They hit the Corner Hotel on Thursday April 24. Tickets via Corner Box office.
ASH GRUNWALD
Hot off the stomping, hairy heels of Ash Grunwald’s Gargantua album release and tour with Scott and Andy from The Living End, Ash is returning to the pavement as the lone troubadour to pound his
Maverick music theatre makers the Present Tense Ensemble re-imagine five legendary albums as part of The Major Bruce Sessions: Volume 1, a monthly residency at Ruby’s Music Room. Wedensday April 16 features theatrical rock-ballad classic Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf with Amy Lehpamer (Rock of Ages / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/ Margaret Fulton: Queen of The Dessert), Josh Price (M+M / Menagerie) and Quyen Le (The Good China). Doors at 6.30pm.
KEN STRINGFELLOW
After flooring all who attended the Big Star’s Third tribute show for Sydney Festival in January and his subsequent solo shows with Chris Stamey and Skylar Gudasz, Ken Stringfellow is returning to Australia for two very intimate sideshows in Sydney & Melbourne. Ken Stringfellow is most widely known as a founding member of The Posies, as well as for his long-standing work in studio and on stage with REM, Big Star, and much more. Producer of acclaimed albums by Damien Jurado, the Long Winters, etc, Ken has also released four solo albums, all of which received high marks from Pitchfork, Mojo, and other indie gold standard media. His latest album Danzig in the Moonlight will be out to coincide with the tour. He’ll be stopping in Melbourne to play The Grace Darling on Sunday April 13. Tickets available through the venues website.
YACHT CLUB DJS
They are Australia’s favourite mash-up maestros, and now Yacht Club DJs have perfected the art of party. What is the formula, you may ask? Two parts Yacht Club, one part Remi; all parts party. Recently crowned triple j’s Unearthed Artist of the Year, Remi joins the
60 SECONDS with MKO
What is/who is MKO? I'm MKO. Me, Hannah Macklin. MKO was born from a nickname I got given a few years ago, Macko, which has stuck like glue. MKO is the umbrella under which I'd like all of my creative pursuits to be bundled. When I guest [appear] with other bands and artists, I'm MKO. On this tour, the dual combat tour with my bro Steele, we're MKO together. I sing, Steele plays bass and we both play synths and samples. For the last couple of years, MKO has had the same four-piece band. This year, I'd like to try touring different configurations. Maybe even introduce some new musos to the MKO empire. Describe your sound? Experimental electro-soul with heaps of R&B and hip hop elements. The mood varies from bouncy ‘90s-inspired R&B to dark, ominous beats with world-music influenced melodic lines. I'm influenced vocally by everything from André 3000 to opera. I love experimenting with vocal tones. There's an infinite world of possibilities when you aren't afraid of screwing up your face and making a weird sound. I've always loved doing different voices and dream of voicing a character in an animated film.
What can we expect from the MKO Dual Combat show? Steele and I are like brother and sister. We bicker, annoy each other, go on adventures, are super close, hate each other, love each other. Audiences can expect a bangin' live show with both electronic and live elements (Steele is a bitchin' bass player); dreamy one minute, gritty and in-your-face the next. Onstage antics will feature quite heavily also. What's the plan for 2014? 1. Release heaps of music. I write so quickly that in the past I've felt I can't keep up with myself. This year I'm going to get creative with releases; do lots of free giveaways for stuff I've recorded at home, whilst simultaneously working on super polished/epic tracks in the studio. 2. Tour/play lots of shows. Like I said previously, I want to get creative with touring, make each tour special. Try out different band formats and different ways of playing my music. 3. Get my butt to NYC. It's calling. MKO play The B.East on Saturday March 29.
bill at Melbourne’s Prince Bandroom on Friday April 18. Armed with breakthrough single Sangria, Remi’s cup floweth over; fresh from supporting the likes of Danny Brown, De La Soul, Joey Badass, the 22-yearold Melbourne native will bring the beats and heave the hop, before handing over to Yacht Club DJs for the final killer, no-filler, installment.
L A BASTARD
Riotous Melbourne surf/soul/rockabilly band La Bastard bring their exhilarating live show to The Curtin on Saturday April 12 to launch their brand new 7” single. Recorded at Coloursound Studios. Promise Me/In Deep takes La Bastard in a new, ‘60s garage inspired direction. Side A Promise Me sees vocalist Anna Lienhop sharply trade lines with tremolo-picked surf licks. Side B In Deep sees La Bastard get playful with ‘60s psych, delving into acoustic guitars, fuzzedout guitar solos and cavernous vocal echo. And just for kicks, a shredding cover of Japanese surf quintet The Sharp Five’s 1966 single Golden Guitar is included as a bonus digital download with purchase of the 7” single. La Bastard are honoured to be joined for this event by the legendary Ron S Peno & The Superstitions (featuring former Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno and Cam Butler of Silver Ray), as well as killer swingin’ soul octet, The Eighty 88s.
SUNBEAM SOUND MACHINE
After releasing their debut double EP to critical acclaim and cutting their teeth as a live outfit in the closing months of 2013, Melbourne dream-pop outfit Sunbeam Sound Machine will be performing at Liberty Social with Australian garage stalwarts Bloods, Bored Nothing and Scotdrakula. It’s an Easter Sunday show not to be missed.
BEAUTIFUL BEASTS
Beautiful Beasts are a multi genre powerhouse. A funky blend of indie pop/rock, folk and soul. Influences ranging from the freedom loving joint toking ‘60s to modern day alternative rock/soul. The dynamic, intimate and moody live shows have/are intriguing audiences all over Melbourne. Every song seems to
flirt in and out of popular genres while maintaining a steady unique sound. While listening to the lyrics you will be transported within a beautiful bubble of painted emotion, to then have it popped by brutal honesty. There is something different about this bunch and we like it. Playing at the Grace Darling on Wednesday April 9 with The Blue Hotel & The Divine Nexus. $11 on the door.
LOON L AKE
2013 was a huge year for Loon Lake. The band toured relentlessly, claimed the #29 spot in triple j’s Hottest 100 with their storming single Cherry Lips, released their debut album Gloamer and launched it to sold out audiences across Australia. Having already blown away audiences at New Year on the Hill and at Big Day Out nationally, 2014 promises to be an even bigger year for Loon Lake as they embark on their Good Times tour and Groovin’ The Moo nationally. The tour will see them stopping off at The Corner Hotel on Thursday April 3. Tickets available through loonlake.com.au.
SONGS FOR SUDAN
A talented line-up of African and Australian performers band together to raise funds to support the community of Bor on the White Nile River in Songs for South Sudan to be held on Sunday April 6 at the Northcote Social Club. The line up includes the likes of Jali Buba Kuyateh, Kevin Kropinyeri, Melbourne Mass Gospel Choir and Ajak Kwai and Friends. Entry is $20 but further donations are encouraged.
60 SECONDS with SEX ON TOAST
When are you playing live/releasing your album/ EP/single/etc? We’ll be launching our debut album on Friday March 28 at the Northcote Social Club. 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? That “someone” is a beautiful woman dressed in red, who rushes up to her stunning brunette friend and howls “my oh my, I just saw ten of the finest young studs in suits whippin’ that crowd into a frenzy, and god golly, I wanna touch ‘em all over!” What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Prince for the showmanship and musicianship; Frank Zappa for the musicianship and absurdity; Brian Wilson, Roger Troutman, Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley and Mr. Bungle for the production. What advice would you give to bands that are new on the Melbourne music scene? Play good, kid –
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nobody wants to hear another shitty band! Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Sex On Toast sounds like a trip to the beach, where everyone’s invited, the champagne is flowing and the babes glistening. Suddenly the sun comes down and tide comes in, and suddenly you’re alone with the moon, half an erection, half a martini and a heart filled with regret. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Frank Zappa, just to see what he would think. He might hate it, but I’d like to hear his thoughts anyway! Anything else to add? Yes. Life’s a party, baby! SEX ON TOAST play the Northcote Social Club on Friday March 28.
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SINGLES
SYN SWEET 16 vocals, not to mention thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a harmonica and hints of a banjo in there as well. The result is â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as it is all the way through this album â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a song that works despite the contrasting nature of the sum of its parts. Mikhael Paskalev has offered up an album that is truly genre bending, something that is often claimed and rarely done. This is a sincere and impressive debut album thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instantly appealing yet gets better with repeat listens. Like watching the original The Office, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice things and discover new layers upon each listen. ALEXANDER CROWDEN BEST TRACK: Jive Babe IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THESE: CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, GROUPLOVE, EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS IN A WORD: Gratifying
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KYLIE MINOGUE
Sexercize (KDB) Possessing a similarly fuck-worthy grind shown on Ginuwineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pony, Kylieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback single grooves on a not-quite-on-trend dubstep blowout. Dark Horse-style trap would have proved a sexier fit. The pop hooks arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too pronounced, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re measured and present. Also disappointing to see our Kylie jettison the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English and cater to the Americanised â&#x20AC;&#x153;izeâ&#x20AC;? suffix. Shame.
DJ SNAKE & LIL JON
Turn Down For What (Sony) Following in the lineage of Barbara Streisand and Harlem Shake, the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest novelty EDM (noveltEDM?) banger steps it up with a next level film clip. The almighty trap drop is super-powered by Lil Jonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philosophical titular musing. A perfectly on-point party anthem. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not having fun with this, you may in fact be terminally turned down. Turn up.
TUNE-YARDS
Water Fountain (4AD/Remote Control) Nearly, but not quite, overcoming an overdose on twee, Water Fountain is a schoolyard jam in which someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought along a vintage drum machine. A lot of ideas lathered into an aural pastiche â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some good, some a lil bit insufferable. Fertile grounds for remixes perhaps.
FUCKED UP
Paper The House (Matador/Remote Control) Opening up with a touch of amphitheatre-scale folk, the first taste from Fucked Upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impending Glass Boys (out June) feels like a self-contained portion of a broader narrative, similar to the conceptual scope of previous LP David Comes To Life. Uplifting guitars complement Damian Abrahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post-hardcore growl.
SWANS
A Little God In My Hands (Young God/Mute) Swans move a world away from the relentless brutality of The Seer for something cheekier, but still completely fucking deranged, on A Little God In My Hands. The staircase melody is hypnotic, lowering the guard for the inevitable glacial crush. Bandleader
Michael Gira shapeshifts into almost Jagger-like sardonic swagger towards the close. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of fun from a band that is decidedly not fun.
DARLIA
Candyman (Dew Process) When I was 16 I went to a mateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house after we sunk a few too many Woodstocks (one is too many, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest) and ended up jamming an impromptu rendition of Pixiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Where Is My Mind? We thought it sounded great at the time. It was probably heaps shit, but at least we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t record it. British three-piece didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share the same decency when they laid down Candyman, a shite little grunge blighter accompanied by an extra-shite found-footage film clip.
SIA
Chandelier (Inertia) Sia Furler is one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time greatest popsmiths and probs should be ushered into the ARIA Hall Of Fame around 2025. Chandelier merges a Zola Jesus-like biblical scale with Siaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inflection she gifted to RiRi for Diamonds. The YOLO-isms in the hook donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite stick, but vocal take is an absolute powerhouse.
YOU BEAUTY
Healinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spirit (Indpendent) Mixing footy (do they call rugby footy up north? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask me man Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just a Victorian) and heartbreak to create something endearing and sweet, Healinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spirit sees Absolute Boy Will Farrier tickle the upper register for a few magic sparks, with dubby basslines and a slight tremolo warble harnessing rich warmth.
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NED COLLETTE & WIREWALKER
Vanitas Quack (Dot Dash/Remote Control) One of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-underappreciated songwriting talents, Ned Collette returns with a spacey, pulsating trip in Vanitas Quack. Inventive tonal exploration guides Colletteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s verbose, highart lyricisms, with a snappy minimalist rhythm section threading hints of Enya lushness. Fulllength LP Networking In Purgatory (album title of the year?) out Friday April 18.
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MIKHAEL PASKALEV
Once in a while an album comes along that contains an unexpected and refreshing sound. Norwegian-Bulgarian singer songwriter Mikhael Paskalev has caught this reviewer off guard with his stunning debut. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life Without Losers channels Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and is also slightly reminiscent of Bob Dylan, yet with a much better vocal ability and sense of rhythm. Paskalev charms across 13 tracks with a veritable smorgasbord of genres that will appeal to even the most straight up rock fan despite the doo-whoops and folk sensibilities. The fun kicks off with the title track, a light-hearted and jaunty affair that sounds something like a travelling circus complete with a catchy chorus. Jive Baby shows off Paskalevâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innate ability to push his voice to the limit, not in a high note kind of way but uses it in an extremely versatile way, such as modulating pitch and tone, which really needs to be heard to be understood. Slower track Susie really brings the comparison to Dylan to the fore, yet is just as much vintage Simon and Garfunkel in the rare moments when the quick guitar picking dissipates. I Remember You is again slower and showcases brilliant use of back-up singers as well as using echo to great effect; this track is a masterclass in production whilst managing to sound lo-fi. Meanwhile, Woman is minimalist in every aspect from volume to instrumentation and production. It sounds like a one-take recording thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every bit a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bedroom recordâ&#x20AC;?. It highlights Paskalevâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flaws and imperfections from both a vocal and guitar playing standpoint. It reminds you why real authentic music can never properly be imitated or replaced by electronic music manufactured on computers. Released originally back in 2012, I Spy is a sort of odds-and-ends kind of song. It features lyrics that feel like they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, then shouting in the choruses and abrasive guitar riffs and layered
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THE NOTWIST
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Fall (Independent)
(Close To The Glass (Spunk)) The Notwist have juggled genres with aplomb over the years, forever anchored by frontman Markus Acher’s steady, unwavering vocal. Their eighth album, Close To The Glass, is the closest in style to 2002’s classic Neon Golden. There are moments of inspiration throughout and a select few triumphs that would make great singles, but the album is plagued by inconsistency. Electronic bleeps in the style of Morse code open proceedings and it soon becomes clear that The Notwist are confident with their beat-splicing sound, particularly on the striking one-two opening punch of Signals and the title track. The album’s highs and lows come out of the more conventional guitar-based songs, with the immediate Kong standing out as their sharpest pop moment yet, a great contrast to the album’s nadir, the drawn-out My Bloody Valentine-aping dirge of 7-HourDrive. Unfortunately, the latter song is indicative of the album’s uninspired, wavering second half, which fast leaves you hankering for the frenetic energy of the initial three songs. There are certainly enough strong tracks here to cobble together an exceptional EP, but the full album merely follows the template of their best record and BEST TRACK: Kong never coming close to matching it. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: One Part Lullaby THE FOLK IMPLOSION, Amok ATOMS FOR PEACE, Venus Traps Fly MACHINE TRANSLATIONS IN A WORD: Disjointed
CHRIS GIRDLER
If we are time poor and our lives beset by frequent temporal and logistical challenges, a record such as Fall is more likely to quell the frustration and tension than any contrived corporate advertising campaign. There’s a manifest tranquillity about any All India Radio record, and Fall is not different. The atmosphere is inviting like the retreat you’re occasionally told will ease the problems of your mind, but without the insipid new age rhetoric that will only induce psychosis. Listen to Far Away or the title track and you’re floating through the clouds, blissfully ignorant of the idiocy of the rat race. The deft rhythms and subtle orchestration of Morning Drops will see you across the vast field of procrastination and prevarication that invariably follows a season of mania. Let Me Remain is centred, like we’re all supposed to be when the music stops; Chameleon is quiet, reassured and resilient. The album ends with Asphixciate and the mood slows to a walk: if only relaxation was this easy. The album comes with a second CD of remixes of the songs. The remixed versions offer the same comfort, from a different aural and rhythmic perspective. When eveBEST TRACK: Fall rything’s too much, All India Radio is always there. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: PORTISHEAD, TRICKY and THE CHURCH IN A WORD: Tranquil PATRICK EMERY
HIGHASAKITE
Silent Treatment (Caroline)
MY SAD CAPTAINS
Best Of Times (Bella Union) The third album title from London’s My Sad Captains might suggest an optimistic start to their run on the Bella Union label, but they’re fooling nobody. The opening song Goodbye is a melancholic farewell as an introduction, with its defeated chorus “I wanna say goodbye to you” set to music that’s warm and understated. It marks a run of breezy, mid-tempo songs, often bolstered by some surprising bass-lines such as on the deceptively layered All Times Into One or the Motown funk underpinning Extra Curricular. The organic side of My Sad Captains is always the most prominent, with the subtle infusion of electronic elements tending to surface in the last couple of minutes of the songs just as they being to fade out. Behind the lyric’s consistently gentle caress is the odd prod to those who are mindlessly trapped in their social media bubble, as per the mantra “I wonder why you feel the need to talk so loud like there isn’t anybody else around” running throughout the krautrock-like Wide Open. Best Of Times’ subject matter is miscommunication and dislocation, while it’s delivery is clearly articulated and grounded. The result is a spacious, melBEST TRACK: Extra Curricular low album that drifts along like a cloud but certainly IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: And Then doesn’t lack substance. Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out YO LA TENGO, Comments of the Inner Chorus TUNNG IN A WORD: Reflective
Silent Treatment is the second album from Norwegian five-piece, Highasakite. Singer Ingrid Helene Havik describes it as a romantic album, though it’s not exactly rom-com material and has a savage undercurrent of violence. For example, she gets lifted by her hair and dragged down the stairs in Leaving No Traces, but the title alone suggests that the abuse is psychological rather than physical. Elsewhere, she takes on the role of attacker, posing as a confrontational terrorist in I, The Hand Grenade, after which she struts her stuff as a dragon-slaying supervillain on Darth Vadar. At times, the lyrics are extreme (sometimes odd, occasionally a little clunky) and the indiepop music so spacious and sweeping that it’s difficult to grasp what is really happening behind the approachable pop facade. Early in the album, it’s impossible to ignore the instant gratification of catchy pop anthems Leaving No Traces and Since Last Wednesday, though the softer, more personal ballads engage just as effectively, from the spare, piano-led opening of Lover, Where Do You Live? to the Cocteau Twins-like climax of Science & Blood Tests. Ambiguity about victims and victors aside, this is catchy, multi-layered music that deserves to drift well out of BEST TRACK: Leaving No Traces its Norwegian hideaway to a wider radar. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: Wounded Rhymes LYKKE LI, My Head Is An Animal OF CHRIS GIRDLER MONSTERS AND MEN IN A WORD: Norse-code
CHRIS GIRDLER
DMA’S
DMA’s EP (I OH YOU)
ALL THE COLOURS
All The Colours (Repent Repeat/Inertia) All The Colours are four very suavely dressed men from Melbourne that play pop music that’s just about as fine as their matching suit blazers. Their debut self-titled album is a breeze to listen to. It’s filled with melodies, hooks and lyrics that steadily hit the high notes, not to mention, it’s just down right easy on the ears. It manages to carefully tread a fine line that most can’t quite nail. It manages to be very easy listening but certainly not boring, forgettable or vanilla. The fun starts off with Shame, an unabashed and enjoyable pop song that features a chorus that goes something along the lines of “oh oh oooooh oh oh oh oooo” and is sure to result in a sing along no matter who the listener is. Second To None channels the electro pop sensibilities of fellow Melbournians Strange Talk. Fragile brings the mood down and is a much more serious and slower number compared to the fun and frivolity of the opening tracks. It has an understated synth in the background that sounds like a string section and it helps make the track something great. The song showcases the impressive range the band is capable of. This is a quality debut release and one that is likeable from the very first listen, yet it also gets better when you invest in repeat listens. It’s good to see a Melbourne pop-rock band putting out a fresh release that’s more BEST TRACK: Second To None original than cookie-cutter. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: LOON LAKE, HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY, HOT CHIP IN A WORD: Encompassing
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None of the five tracks on DMA’s debut EP pays direct homage to one artist in particular, but the Sydney trio don’t hide the fact they’re affectionate listeners. The sheets of distorted guitar in opener Feels Like 37 recall early ‘90s space rock and shoegaze. Meanwhile, Tommy O’Dell’s vocals sit bang in between Madchester and Brit-pop. His voice is more pleasant than Liam Gallagher’s but he borrows from Ian Brown and John Lennon in a very similar manner. Your Low offers a dose of woozy ‘60s pop, featuring Kinks-like chord changes and tasty melodies reminiscent of ‘80s-indie. Play It Out provides some hazy, scenic psych; another avenue DMA’s sound is very comfortable exploring. Lead single Delete is a heart-on-you-sleeve acoustic number (DMA’s equivalent to Champagne Supernova or Tender, if you will). The production applies an intimate intensity that greatly suits the imploring vocals, even if the lyrics are fairly inert. That is, except for the hookline, “Don’t delete my baby/Don’t defeat her still,” which excellently implicates volatile online relationships and cherished jpegs. The lyrics generally register as scattered impressions, rather than cohesive tales, but there is some intriguing imagery. For instance, the line “It don’t shine light/When the ceiling hits the floor in front of me,” (in Feels Like 37) paints a picture of sharehouse hell. The EP’s focal melodic aplomb, homespun production grit and well-measured array of guitar sounds warrant plenty of curiosity. However, that unique quality – BEST TRACK: Your Low the element of risk – is lacking at this stage. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: THE CHARLATANS, THE KOOKS, TEENAGE FANCLUB IN A WORD: Anglophile AUGUSTUS WELBY
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WEDNESDAY MAR 26 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
BELLE ROSCOE + MAJOR CHORD + THE BAUDELAIRES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $12.00. BOBBY KEYS & THE SUFFERING BASTARDS Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:30pm. $60.00. BROOKE RUSSELLS’ SOME VELVET BELLES Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. $0.00. COLLAGE - FEAT: YOUNGER DRYAS + JORDAN WALKER + THE WIZARD FRANCHISE + SINCE WE KISSED + MARY WEBB Espy, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $0.00. COLUMBIA + MORAL PANICS + DISATERAMA Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $7.00. DON FERNANDO + GRINDHOUSE + SEXY/HEAVY + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. GREENTHIEF + DIRTY ELVIS + GINGER SOUL + GIDGET & THE RIFF SHARKS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00. I A MAN + SEAN POLLARD + SUNBEAM SOUND MACHINE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ + TERRY HOPE ROMERO + VEGAN BLACK METAL CHEF Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $52.00. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + GUM Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $20.00. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: JOSHUA ANDREW + PARKVUE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. $0.00. THE ISLANDS + AUTOMATIC + EVERYWHERE + HAPPY GO BLUES Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7.00. WHIPPED CREAM CHARGERS + THE SHABBAB + THE CITRADELS + PETE BIBBY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5.00.
JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC
ALMA MATER Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $0.00. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $0.00. HAMMOND JAZZ CLUB + MR ANDREW SWANN Claypots, St
Kilda. 10:00pm. JULIEN WILSON ELECTRIC QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. LOS COUGARMEN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 8:30pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK
BEN SALTER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. $0.00. CAT CANTERI’S ELECTRIC BAND + DAN & AMY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $0.00. MELODY POOL + SHANE O’MARA Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $0.00. MISS EILEEN + KING LEAR Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $0.00. OPEN MIC/JAM Musicland, Fawkner. 4:25pm. $0.00. ROOSEY Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. $0.00. TANGOMUNDO Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: MEL WILKINSON + MANDY CONNELL Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00.
THURSDAY MAR 27 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
AIMEE VOLKOFSKY & THE MOLOTOVS + STEVENSONS ROCKET + ALEXANDRA ISOBELLA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00. AL CARR - FEAT: LEENA + AL CARR Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 9:00pm. $0.00. BOBBY KEYS & THE SUFFERING BASTARDS Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:30pm. $60.00. BRIGHTLY + SUPER MAGIC HATS + SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $0.00. BUSY KINGDOM + THE NAYSAYERS + THE SOLICITORS Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $7.00. COLOUR OF GIPSY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.
JOHN BUTLER TRIO John Butler Trio will be touring for their Flesh & Blood tour. The tour will see the ARIA award winners perform numbers off their sixth studio album, Flesh & Blood, which was recorded in John’s studio ‘The Compound’ in Fremantle, with Jan Skubiszewski (Way Of The Eagle) in the producer’s chair. If their current single, Only One, is anything to go by, Flesh & Blood is going to be full of acoustic riffs layered over engaging rhythms and sunkissed steel drums. Emma Louise will be joining the band for the ride as support. You can catch the Flesh & Blood tour at the Palais Theatre on Tuesday April 1 before John Butler Trio takes the Bluesfest stage later on in April. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.
$0.00. DARK TRANQUILITY + ORPHEUS OMEGA 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 6:15pm. $59.50. GINGER & THE GHOST + FLAMINGO Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. GORSHA + PORK CHOP PARTY + PETER BIBBY Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00. I KNOW LEOPARD + ALL THE COLOURS + LITTLE DREAMER + SLOW DANCER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $0.00. LITTLE MERCY + CHARAH JACKSON + WICKED ANNABEL Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7.00. LIVE N COOKIN’ - FEAT: GIN CLUB TWO + SEAN SIMMONS The B.east, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. $0.00. NEXT - FEAT: LEFT FOR WOLVES + REFRACTION + HIDEAWAY Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. ROLLO ELLIS + ZIAH ZIAM + SITARI 2600 Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:30pm. $0.00. SLOWJAXX & HIS COSMIK LOVE ORKESTRA + LIEUTENANT JAM + THE TRIED + VISION ST Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL - FEAT: LES INCOIFFABLES + ATOM SMASHA + ALEX LANE + ALLIGATOR WILLIAMS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. THE ANGELS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. $37.00. THE HARLOTS + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE STEMS + ROLLOWAYS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 9:00pm. $30.00. THE UNKIND + IGOYA + SNARK Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00. TRAVIS COLLINS + JAKE SINCLAIR + WALKER Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $22.00. VILLAINETTES + WARMTH CRASHES IN + EUPHORIACS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $8.00. WOOLY BEEF + RAYON MOON + SOOKY LA LA Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00.
JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC
ALWAN Claypots, St Kilda. 10:00pm. CREATIVE VOCAL SERIES - FEAT: RACHAEL COMTE & INGRID JAMES Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00. GIANNI MARINUCCI NONET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. LACHY DOLEY GROUP 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. MORDIALLOC JAZZ ORCHESTRA - FEAT: PETER FOLEY + MORDIALLOC JAZZ ORCHESTRA Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. REFRACTION Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00. SAMANTHA MORLEY & THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. $0.00. SYZYGY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 7:30pm. $0.00. THE RE-THINK PROJECT - FEAT: MOVEMENT 9 + LEWIS/ FERELLA/HUGHES TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK
ANIMAUX + I KNOW THE CHIEF + FRIDA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. BEN WHITING + MANISHA Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00. BRETT FRANKE + SEAN KIRKWOOD + SPOHIE OFFICER Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. COMBO ACOUSTIC SET - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. DAN LETHERBRIDGE & SHANE O’MARA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. $0.00. DAVE ROBERTSON + TAYLOR PROJECT TRIO Bar Nancy, Northcote. 7:30pm. $0.00. EXOTICA BAND Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00. KINGWOLF Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. $0.00. LIAM GERNER Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00. NEW ZEALAND BLUES FEST 2014 - FEAT: JOHN WILLIAMS DOUBLESHOT BLUES BAND + THE FLAMING MUDCATS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. PRINCE THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. $0.00. STEVE SMYTH + BJORN BORD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $0.00. TAYU TAU + HOY + RAVINES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. TIM GUY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00.
FRIDAY MAR 28 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
IDLE FRET + MIDNIGHT JEALOUSY + JASPERS’ DILEMMA + MIDNIGHT ALIBI Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $0.00. 30 SECONDS TO MARS Hisense Arena, Melbourne. 8:15pm. $79.60. 80’S ON THE EDGE One Fourteen Bar, Mentone. 9:30pm. $10.00.
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BOMBAY ROYALE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $0.00. BROOKLYNS FINEST Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. CERES + HAVE/HOLD + THE WRECKS + SINCERELY + GRIZZLY Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. CITYBOUND II - FEAT: THE WEEPING WILLOWS + DEEP CREEK ROAD + SELEEN MCALISTER Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $16.00. CLAGG + RED SKY BURIAL + SWIDGEN + DIRE BLAZE + DJ BITCHY Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. CLOUD CONTROL Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:30pm. $0.00. DANGERBIRDZ + SONIC MILF CASTLE + COCOPHONICS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $0.00. DRIFTER + THE SUPPORTERS + THE CRABS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00. HABITS + LUNA GHOST + ARUNDEL Bar 291, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $6.00. HADAL MAW + INTERNAL NIGHTMARE + IRE + FLESH OF THE EARTH + THE ARBITER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. HEAVY JUDY - FEAT: FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE + SEXY/HEAVY + DJ FEE FEE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. $0.00. JUKEBOX RACKET + MR LOB Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + GUM Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.40. MENEGE SKA + AARON JAMES & MALORY Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. MESSRS + TULLY ON TULLY + FUN MACHINE + I KNOW THE CHIEF Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $0.00. ROKU MUSIC + INFINITE VOID + SHAKING HELL + BONNIE MERCER + DJ SHELL MA BELLE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. RON S PENO & THE SUPERSTITIONS + THE ORBWEAVERS Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $20.00. SEX ON TOAST + THE CACTUS CHANNEL + MANDEK PENHA + DJ KIRKIS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 9:30pm. $12.00. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. $0.00. SWARM TOUR 2014 - FEAT: JERICCO + DEAD IN A SECOND Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE KUJO KIMGS + LO PAN Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $0.00. THE MURDERBALLS + THE SAVAGES + HOPES ABANDONED + THE FCKUPS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. THE ROLLING PERPETUAL GROOVE SHOW Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE ROLLING STONES (POSTPONED) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE STIFFYS + MESA COSA + BJ MORRISZONKLE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. UP WITH JOEY - FEAT: JOEY CHEEZY The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $18.50. WATT’S ON - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. $0.00. WISHFUL + HARRISON STORM + YOUNG VINCENT + THE DARJEELINGS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC
AARON CHOULAI TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00. DEAN’S MARTINI & SHAKERS Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 8:30pm. GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE + DJ JUMBO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $0.00. INGRID JAMES TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. JULIA & THE DEEP SEA SIRENS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00. MARGIE LOU’S PIANO HOUR + ALYCE PLATT Claypots, St Kilda. 10:00pm. RALEIGH WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00. THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00. THE COLLECTIVE WITH CAM GILES-WEBB Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK
EINSTEIN TOYBOYS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. ARCHIE ROACH Montrose Town Centre, Montrose. 8:00pm. $26.00. BEN KEENE Famous Blue Raincoat, Kingsville South. 8:30pm. $0.00. BEN KEENE Famous Blue Raincoat, Kingsville South. 8:30pm. $0.00. BREABACH Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $35.00. BULLHORN + THE SEVEN UP Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:30pm. $0.00. CHEVRISE + RECKLESS JUNE Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. CLOUD CONTROL Penny Black, Brunswick. 6:30pm. $0.00. COMMUNITY KEG PROJECT - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS St Kilda Branch, St Kilda. 6:00pm. $0.00. COMMUNITY KEG PROJECT - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS St Kilda Branch, St Kilda. 6:00pm. $0.00. DARYL ROBERTS & HEY GRINGO Pirates Tavern, Williamstown. 8:00pm. $0.00. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, South Melbourne. 9:30pm. $0.00. GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard shocked the pants off fans and the music industry in January when they announced that they would release their fourth longplayer in just 18 months. Celebrating Oddments in all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic glory, the band will celebrate the release of their new album by hitting the road on their national Oddments Tour which kicked off at the Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre with their performance at Golden Plains. You can catch them play all this week with Tame Impala side project GUM plus a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mystery DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in support, playing at the Old Bar Wednesday March 26, The Tote on Thursday March 27, Boney on Friday March 28, The Toff on Saturday March 29 and wrapping up their Melbourne leg of the tour on Sunday March 30 at Cherry Bar. Tickets available via the venues respective websites. 7:00pm. JOHN FLANAGAN & THE BEGIN AGAINS + QUEEN & CONVICT Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. $0.00. KERRYN FIELDS + BROOKE TAYLOR Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. $0.00. LIOR + DOMINI FORSTER + GERARD MASTERS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $38.00. PRESSSURE DROP Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SANTA TARANTA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. $0.00. SUM SUM BAND Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $0.00. THE B-BENDERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00. TIM FARREN BAND Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 9:00pm. $8.00. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. $0.00. VOID GLORIOUS VOID + DJ BIGGSY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 9:00pm. $0.00.
SATURDAY MAR 29 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + MY PIRANHA + SPACE JUNK + THE BLACK ALLEYS + DJ NICK PRATT Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. ALEX & THE SHY LASHLIES + LAURA UMBRUGLIA Old Bar, Fitzroy. 5:30pm. $0.00. BANG - FEAT: IWRESTLEDABEARONCE + CAULFIELD + HANDS OF HOPE + EVER REST Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. BLACK FUEL + MIDNIGHT ALIBI + LITTLE HOUSE GODS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. BOMBS ARE FALLING + 12FU Lyrebird Lounge, Ripponlea. 8:00pm. $0.00. BRIGHT LIGHT EMPIRE + ELLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HIGH + PLASTIC SPACEMAN Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. CAPTAIN MOONLITE HOUSE PARTY John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $0.00. CHINESE HANDCUFFS + THE AMBIENCE OF RAIN + SONIC MOON + OLD SPARROW AND THE SPARK Bar 291, Brunswick. 8:00pm. CLOUD CONTROL Westernport Hotel, Hastings. 10:00pm. $0.00. CLUB TWOK - FEAT: THE TWOKS + SEX ON TOAST + SUGAR FED LEOPARDS + BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 11:00pm. $0.00. DAYSWORTH FIGHTING + INITIALS + FEVERTEETH + LASER BRAINS + MIDWIFE + I AM THE AGENT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. DIGGER & THE PUSSYCATS + BAD VISION + PRONTO + AD SKINNER Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.00. EMERGENZA - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $0.00. GOATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEAD SOUP - FEAT: NICK BARKER + SHANE OMARA + ASH DAVIES + BRUCE HAYMES + JUSTIN GARNER + GRANT CUMMERFORD Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00. HUW JOSEPH & THE IMMORAL SUPPORT BAND Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. $19.00. INDIAN RED (SINGLE LAUNCH) Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + GUM Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. LONG HOLIDAY + THE LOVELESS + DEAD RIVER + A BASKET OF MAMMOTHS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $12.00. LOST RAGAS & THE ANDY COWAN BAND Old Drouin Butter
Factory, Drouin. 7:30pm. $42.00. MOONDANCE (VAN MORRISONS TRIBUTE SHOW) - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Frankston Bowling Club, Frankston. 6:00pm. $60.00. PURPLE TUSKS + LIQUID FUNK ORCHESTRA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $0.00. REECE MASTIN & TAYLOR HENDERSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $79.90. REGGAE RIOT + KATMAN DUDE The Luwow, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $5.00. ROCKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THE RESERVE - FEAT: JAMES REYNE + KATE CEBERANO + CHANTOOZIES + RUSSEL ROBERTSON & PHIL CEBERANO Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill. 3:00pm. $0.00. RUSSELL MORRIS BAND + JOHN MCNAMARA Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $33.00. SHIP ROCKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D 2014 - FEAT: TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD + DEAD CITY RUINS + TWO HEADED DOG + SUDDEN STATE + THE CITY SHARPS Victoria Star Boat, Docklands. 1:30pm. $30.00. SLAPSHOT + GRIM REALITY + CROWNED KINGS + DECLARATION + JOIN THE AMISH + TAKEN BY FORCE + COLD GROUND + RUST PROOF + IMPACT ZONE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 5:30pm. $35.00. SMELLS LIKE THE 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S - FEAT: THE AUSTRALIAN NIRVANA SHOW + THE AUSTRALIAN FOO FIGHTERS SHOW + CUCKOO FOR CACA Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $20.00. SMOKIN SAM & THE CARGO BLUES BAND + MOJO SISTAS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. SNAKADAKTAL + CITY CALM DOWN Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 9:30pm. $15.00. STICKY FINGERS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + BOOTLEG RASCAL + YOUNGER DRYAS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. TEN THOUSAND + BERLIN POSTMARK + THE HELLHOUNDS + PHIL PARA Espy, St Kilda. 6:00pm. $20.00. THE DEAD ELECTED + RABBLE ROUSER + AVANTAIR + DARK FAIR Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. THE EIGHT 88S + THE POLLY DEVLINS WITH JOES GUITON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:30pm. $0.00. THE KREMLINGS + BATPISS + HEADS OF CHARM + RICK MORANIS OVERDRIVE + DJ HEELS ON DECKS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE PARKING METERS + DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE RETURN OF THE LEGENDARY SCIENTISTS + BITTERSWEET KICKS + DRUNK MUMS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
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wick. 4:30pm. $0.00. BIRCHALL & WOOLHOUSE Richmond Uniting Church , Richmond. 2:00pm. $18.00. CLUNK ORCHESTRA 303, Northcote. 4:00pm. $0.00. ELVIS IN THE HOUSE + DUO SEVERINI Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 2:00pm. ESTEE BIG BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. OPA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. SAM BATES QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $10.00. SCHUBERT MARATHON - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne. 9:00am. $0.00. SPUNK MACHINE + BENNY & THE DUKES + THE FABRIC Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. SWING & JAZZ NIGHTS - FEAT: PATRICK THIELE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE DILWORTHS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.
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THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS BOBBY KEYS The history of rock ‘n’ roll is littered with musical prodigies, charismatic storytellers, oblivion-seeking omnivores and odds-defying survivors whose contributions to the soundtracks of our lives have attained for them—or at least their work—a measure of immortality. Rarely, though, do all of these traits come together in the form of a single person, as they do in the case of legendary saxophone player Bobby Keys. Due to overwhelming demand the legendary Bobby Keys & The Suffering Bastards are playing a second and final Melbourne show on Saturday March 29 at the Thornbury Theatre. The first show at the Thornbury has now sold out. $44.90. THE SPOILS DUO + HILARY BLACKSHAW & THE AFTERNOON PHILOSOPHERS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. TWIN LAKES + SNOWY NASDAQ + STONEFOX Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00.
JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC
CANNONBALL - FEAT: CHANTAL MITVALSKY Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. CDIZZY’S DINNER DANCE - FEAT: THE SOCIETY SYNCOPATORS Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $70.00. CLASSICAL PIANO Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 3:00pm. DAVID REX QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $0.00. FUNK DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: DJ MANCHILD Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. $0.00. GOYIM + ELVIS IN THE HOUSE Claypots, St Kilda. 4:30pm. LET YOUR HAIR DOWN GIRLS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $0.00. LUCAS MICHAILIDIS Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $0.00. PANORAMA DO BRASIL Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. SWING PATROL - FEAT: ULTRAFOX Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. TÁNGALO (GOOD ENOUGH FOR GRINGOS LAUNCH) Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. THE ARCHITECTS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00. THE EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK
ANDREW MCSWEENEY & MIDNIGHT HUNTING CREW Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. $0.00. CHRIS WILSON Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. $0.00. ELK BELL Pure Pop, St Kilda. 5:00pm. $0.00. JIMI HOCKING & THE BLUES MACHINE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. LUKE ESCOMBE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00.
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Launching their newest single Up In The Air into space, Thirty Seconds To Mars – comprising Oscar winner Jared Leto, his brother Shannon Leto as well as Tomo Milicevic, 30STM has sold over 5 million albums worldwide and the band’s videos have more than 300 million views on YouTube. They play an All Ages show at Hisense Arena this Friday March 28. MISCHIEVOUS THOM + FARQUARHARSON + SAM HANSON Kindred Studios, Yarraville. 8:00pm. $12.00. NO SUBJECT + ANDREW MCCUBBIN + SAM SHINAZZI + J M S HARRISON Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. $13.00. OLD TIMEY JAM SESSION - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. ROESY + DEB WOODROFFE + BOB SEDERGREEN + SLIM DIME Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $0.00. SIB Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. $0.00. SLOW TRAIN Famous Blue Raincoat, Kingsville South. 8:30pm. $0.00. SUNPLUGGED 2014 - FEAT: LIZ STRINGER + NEBRASKATAK + THE BLACK HARRYS + A WINTER FLOCK OF MINORS + LADY FINGER Pepper Tree Place, Coburg. 4:00pm. $0.00. TASH SULTANA Penny Black, Brunswick. 4:00pm. $0.00. TERRY MCCARTHY SPECIAL Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $0.00. THE BEARDLESS HARRYS + DJ LADY LAMENTA Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 9:00pm. $0.00. THE BROKEN HILLS BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 10:30pm. $0.00. THE GLAMTASTIC 100% SEVENTIES SHOW - FEAT: FAITH & GASOLINE Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $15.00. THE GOOD LOVELIES + THE LITTLE STEVIES Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $20.00. THE POLLY DEVLINS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 10:30pm. THE PRAYERBABIES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. THE SHIVERING TIMBERS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. WILLOW DARLING + STEPHEN BOTELL BAND Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. $0.00.
SUNDAY MAR 30 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
DALE RYDER BAND + GARY EASTWOOD EXPRESS + DJ ROC LANDERS Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. $0.00. GUNN MUSIC SHOWDOWN FINAL - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $0.00. 80’S ON THE EDGE Sloaney Pony, Port Melbourne. 9:30pm. BORED NOTHING + WATERFORD + SHINY COIN Bar 291, Brunswick. 4:30pm. CAMUS + 30/70 + LADY OSCAR Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $5.00. CHARLIE LANE + LOUISE ADAMS + MICHAEL STOWERS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $0.00. COOPERS PRESENTS SUNDAY SCHOOL - FEAT: BRAIN BEAU + BISCOTTI + TOMB HANX + SIMO SMOO + JASPER CLIFFORD SMITH Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. $0.00. EMERGENZA - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. $0.00. HUW JOSEPH & THE IMMORAL SUPPORT BAND Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $15.00. KARLEY JEWELS + A DAY OF STORMS + WELCOME HOME BRIAN Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $0.00. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + GUM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. KYLESA + KING OF THE NORTH + CHILD Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $35.00. LINCOLN LE FEVRE + JESS LOCKE + JEROME KNAPPET + GEORGIA MAQ Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. MICK DALEY Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. $0.00. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: ROLLER ONE + JUSTIN CUSACK + LUCY ROLLEFF Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. PHIL PARA + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. $5.00. SQUARE SOUNDS 2014 AFTER PARTY - FEAT: B.O.O.M.A + PACKAGE HOLIDAY + DJ LAME + MELT UNIT + CALAVERA + SLATE + 8GB + DON MILLER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. $0.00. STARS & STRIPES + THE HARD TARGETS + RAZORCUT + RECKLESS AGGRESSION + IMPACT ZONE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $15.00. STICKY FINGERS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + LITTLE BASTARD + CALLITHUMP Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. THE BLUEBOTTLES John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 5:00pm. THE SHABBAB Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. $0.00. TRASH PALACE + LONG HOLIDAY + FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00.
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ALEX LANDRAGIN Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $0.00. ANDREW NOLTE & HIS ORCHESTRA Spotted Mallard, Bruns-
MELODY POOL Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $0.00. ADRIAN STOYLES - FEAT: WILLOW DARLING + SHELLEY SHORT Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. BATTLE OF THE BANDS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 1:30pm. $10.00. BEN CARR TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00. CASH BONANZA Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 4:00pm. $0.00. CRAIG WOODWARD & THE OLD TIME STRINGBAND Mercat Cross, Melbourne. 1:00pm. $0.00. JACOB PEARSON + EMI DAY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 6:00pm. $0.00. JESS MCAVOY + LEENA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $0.00. JVC GUITAR METHOD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $0.00. LARGE NO 12S Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. LARGE NUMBER 12S Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. $0.00. LUCAS PAINE & THE CUTTING LIST Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. PAUL HICKS & YARD DOGS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. $0.00. RUSSELL MORRIS BAND + SHANNON BOURNE Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 4:00pm. $30.00. SUNDAY JAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $0.00. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm. $0.00. SUZANNAH ESPIE & SEAN MCMAHON + MORELAND CITY SOUL REVIEW Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. $0.00. T-BONES + BELL ST DELAYS + DAN & AL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm. $15.00. THE BLACK EYED SUSANS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. $0.00. THE LUCILLES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. THE MARGIE LOU TRIO + GIL ASKEY Claypots, St Kilda. 4:30pm. THE NUDGELS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. $0.00. THE PRAYERBABIES Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. $0.00. VINCS & WAKELING Famous Blue Raincoat, Kingsville South. 3:00pm. $0.00.
MONDAY MAR 31 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
CHERRY JAM - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $0.00. DEAR MONDAY - FEAT: SABRINA + RICHARD WISE + SASHA MARSH + STAN WOODHOUSE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. LAST UNPAVED SESSIONS - FEAT: VAN WALKER + LIZ STRINGER + JEN CLOHER + MOJO JUJU + BILL JACKSON + LARISSA TANDY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: BORED NOTHING + VOWEL MOVEMENT + ROKU MUSIC + BARBITURATES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00.
JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC
DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH TAMARA KULDIN The Apartment, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. PAUL WILLIAMSON’S HAMMOND COMBO Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00. THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00. VCA SECONDARY SCHOOL - FEAT: MARY JOE KELLY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 6:30pm. $14.00.
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PORT PHILLIP GILGAMESH READINGS Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 8:30pm.
TUESDAY APR 1 INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS
JOHN BUTLER TRIO + EMMA LOUISE Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $67.86. RUBY TUESDAY - FEAT: THE MORNING NIGHT + 8 BIT LOVE + FAKE EVADER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. SEXY/HEAVY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $0.00. STICKY FINGERS (SINGLE LAUNCH) Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $20.00. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL DISCOVERY NIGHT - FEAT: CHASING ALICE + SKIES ABOVE + NOW YOU DIE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. VADGE DAGGER + EYE FOR COLOUR + WORLD CUP Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00.
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HI-FI LOUNGE LIZARDS Claypots, St Kilda. 10:00pm. KLUB MUK 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $0.00. MERLE STREET WITH DREW WRIGHT Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. PAPER PLANE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. PETER BAYLOR’S ULTRAFOX Claypots Evening Star, South Melbourne. 8:30pm. ROOSTAR & TOJO WARRIOR Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00.
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Applications are closing this week for the National Youth Week Art, Music & Writing Competition. If you’re skilled in making music, writing short stories, poetry, articles or crafting visual art pieces, you could win up to $1,200 in prizes. The competition is being run by Maribyrnong Youth Services and will be judged by representatives from the MYS committee. This year’s theme is “What is a good life?”. Entries close this Friday March 28 at 5pm though, so get your applications in quickly. Head to www.phoenixyouth. com.au. Just as we were recovering from the excitement of the recent FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands finale, the new season is already underway! Many FReeZA teams are currently planning their local heat. Keep your ears peeled (ears peeled? Maybe not…Keep your ears open? Whatever, you get the gist) because chances are your local committee will be seeking applications soon. To get in contact with your local peeps or to download the application form, head to thepush.com.au/programs/freeza-push-start. The competition is open to all styles of music, so even if your band only plays ten minute long psychedelic hippy dream pop tracks, it’s still worth applying. Many young bands have kick started their careers performing at these battle events over the years. Start practising now! Have you got tracks up on triple j Unearthed? triple j have teamed up with NIDA, offering seven lucky acts the chance to film their very own video clip. The clip will be filmed by one of NIDA’s directing students, with the final product will be aired on Rage. Check out full competition details at www. triplejunearthed.com (and admire Unearthed’s brand new website design while you’re there). Do you have a passion for all ages music? The Push are currently seeking an aspiring journalist to write this very column. The voluntary role involves coming into the office seven hours a week to coordinate the all ages Gig Guide, with your work being published weekly online and in Beat magazine. You must be 16-25 years of age to be eligible for the role, which will commence in April. For full position description and application requirements, head to the News section of thepush.com.au. This will be my final column as gig guide coordinator. Writing this column has been a great experience and one that has taught me a lot about the all ages music scene in Melbourne. I know, I know, it’s emotional, and I know it’s tempting to swear never to read this column again, but I’m sure whoever fills the position after me will do an even better job. Feel free to rip out this column to use as a tissue to dry your tears. Huge thanks to anyone who has read the column over the past year or so!
ALL AGES TIMETABLE WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 Open Mic/Jam Night, Musicland, 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 7pm, free, musiclandonline.com.au, AA. SATURDAY MARCH 29 IWrestledABearOnce w/ Caulfield and guests, Ringwood OLP, 2 Wilana St, Ringwood, 2pm, $28.60, oztix.com.au, AA. Reece Mastin/Taylor Henderson, The Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda,7.30pm, $79.90, ticketmaster.com.au, AA. SUNDAY MARCH 30 YOU 650th issue launch party w/ Plastic Knife and Li’l Leonie Lionheart, Wayward Books, 172 Bellair Street, Kensington, 3pm, free, www.facebook.com/stickytheinstitute, AA. BackStage: All Ages Gig, Musicland, 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 7.30pm, $10, musiclandonline.com.au, AA. TUESDAY APRIL 1 John Butler Trio w/ Emma Louise, The Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 7.20pm, $67.86 - $77.86, ticketmaster.com.au, AA.
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History? Playground is the brainchild of past musician, events organiser and photographer Karl Redgen. Redgen has been in the Melbourne music industry for the past 10 years and has played in many different bands and worked in many different live music venues around Melbourne and overseas. Using his experience and a network of contacts he has launched Playground in Feb at the already existing bar Cape Lounge, which has been operating since the early 2000s. Joined forces Playground and Cape are working together to make Playground something to remember.
be the newly employed Ilona Reynolds. Hailing from London she has really stepped up to the plate and made a huge difference for the bar. Ilona takes on many different roles when the managers aren’t there such as band coordinator, floor manger and social media advisor. She knows her stuff and all the bands and customers love her.
How long have you been operating? Playground has been operating since the 1st of February 2014 and has had a variety of different shows and gigs every weekend.
Ways to get there? ... ie buses trams, cabs etc be as creative as you want The venue is located 2km out of the CBD and the best way to get there is to take the 112 tram towards West Preston which goes down Brunswick Street and get off at Johnston Street.
What do you feel is your major attraction? Our major attraction is the live music we showcase and the quality of bands that play at the venue. We have had bands play from all around Australia, from Adelaide, Hobart, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Victoria and everywhere in between What was your favorite show in the last six months and why? Our favorite show has to have been the Anchors show on the 22nd of Feb. It was Pat from the band’s last ever gig and the place was packed. Everyone had an awesome time and everyone at the gig partied until 3am. Could you nominate a bartender of the month? If we could nominate a bartender of the month it would
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How many nights of live music & entertainment are running at your venue We have live music on Fridays and Saturday nights but we are looking to expand to Sundays and Thursdays in the next coming months.
Available for functions? We have an upstairs function room/band room which is available for functions Crowd? The crowd at Playground are usually around 24 – 34 year olds who love bands and live music and are into art and culture the crowd are generally beer drinkers Opening hours? Friday and Saturdays from 8:00pm – 3:00am Cover Charge? Downstairs is free but the average cover charge in the band room is $10
Known for? Playground is known for it’s live music and it’s variety of different bands and performances at the venue.
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LIONEL RICHIE AND JOHN FARNHAM Rod Laver Arena, Sunday March 16 When music icons John Farnham and Lionel Richie came together for the first of their two shows at Rod Laver Photo by?????? Area, one expected greatness and that’s exactly what was delivered by these two superstars. Photoupby?????? Farnham kicked things off and had much of the crowd dancing from start to finish, belting out hit after hit with that voice we have come to know and love. Many of us have grown up listening to Farnham’s music, so this was a welcome trip down memory lane. Opening with classics Age of Reason and Hearts on Fire, Farnham then launched into Everytime You Cry, which featured nice harmonies from his backing singers. Forever the gentlemen, Farnham gratefully accepted gifts from and shook hands with adoring fans throughout his set. He also had the crowd in stitches with his spontaneous jokes. Farnham concluded his set with audience sing-a-long favourites Pressure Down, That’s Freedom and You’re The Voice. His encore was a rousing rendition of AC/DC’s Long Way to the Top, which would have made them extremely proud. It’s difficult to pinpoint highlights, as his whole set should be considered one; it was that good! Let’s just hope this isn’t the last time we see Farnham in concert, as most of the audience (myself included) would love to see him again. After half an hour break, Lionel Richie took to the stage, performing hits from The Commodores and his solo career. It was a slow start however, with lesser known tracks Just For You and Penny Lover leaving the crowd slightly subdued. It wasn’t until he belted out Commodores hits Easy and Brick House that the audience started coming to life. Highlights included the audience singing Diana Ross’s part in Endless Love and hits Dancing on the Ceiling and All Night Long. Richie concluded the night with We Are The World, which he co-wrote with Michael Jackson. Although Lionel Richie was great, he was overshadowed by John Farnham on this occasion. The only disappointment was that they didn’t come together to sing a duet at the end. This is only a minor criticism however, on what was a very LOVED: John Farnham memorable night. HATED: Nothing ALI BIRNIE
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It was late 2006, it was 36 degrees Celsius and it was 8pm. I had just travelled over 19 hours with no real break to speak of and I had arrived to the thickest, heaviest heat I’d ever experienced at that time of night. I was clearly in the desert — Tucson, Arizona to be exact — and it was my first evening in the United States Of America. A trip that aimed to solidify family I’d never met but shared a blood line with. A family that I would soon find out, had a solid appreciation for old school, original hiphop. Picked up by a car full of my cousins I was assuming I’d be driven to a house filled to the brim with family and friends, introduced as a long lost cousin visiting from a far away land, with amazing stories from Oz. I’d arrive to a nice American ale, a wonderful meet and greet and a quiet place to rest my weary head. Instead, I was whisked away in a car full of unashamedly boastful early twenty somethings, down dusty orange swept roads, passed the largest industrial estates and cactus I could imagine and to an entertainment centre just out of town, which for a split second I thought, I was hoping, was their enormous abode. But no, I was in America and I was in for a surprise, a simple kangaroo riding country lad from Down Under that needed a bit of “Kultcha.” I was to be christened with my first real, original hip-hop show and it was by the legendary Jurassic 5. Too right mate, no complaints here! Kicking off the second night of their comeback tour in Melbourne and worlds apart from when I first saw them in America, The Palace was absolutely heaving with generations of hiphop fans who knew how significant this moment really was. To witness perhaps that last time we’d ever get to see Chali 2na, Marc 7even, Zaakir and Akil up onstage performing their lyrical splits with seminal hiphop producers and DJ’s Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark. After the announcement last year the group was getting back together for Coachella and a string of Europe dates, it was no surprise a sea of youthful and in-tune snapbacks, was met with the brigade of beanie wielding baldies. Generations of hiphop fans would attend this night and this show would provide the perfect melting pot of vocal dexterity, heavy bass and the most impressive array of scratching and beats a crowd could conjure. An audible testament if you will, pronouncing loud and clear, why such a legendary and profound hip-hop collective after being apart for so long still deserve our full attention. Opening up with a string of classics, snippets from tracks from their critically acclaimed back catalogue, Jurassic 5 from the get-go are the ultimate hype masters, each feeding off the last line, whipping around stage like it was their first real show and filming themselves live with a go-pro, like they have to catch every moment. Taking tracks from their first self-titled, follow up Feedback, Quality Control and the more recent (still a decade ago) Power In Numbers it’s a hard task to fulfil every fans desire for their favourite rhyme. But low and behold, Jurassic 5 would give a verse or two from the real favourites, amongst a string of singles including my fav’s Concrete Schoolyard, Great Expectations, Contact, a snippet from The Game, World Of Entertainment, What’s Golden, Quality Control and The Influence. Jurassic 5 are not performing some sort of lame, career resurrecting revival show. They are far from it and Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark solidify their presence with a constant battle of scratching, beat matching and getting in on whipping the crowd into a frenzy. They are actually the coolest producers and Live DJ’s I’ve ever witnessed with an array of awesome and mind boggling stage props that include the massive J5 turntable that takes both of them to scratch and mix live. Cut Chemists straps on his turntable/synth guitar and Nu-Marks badass chain of clocks, that is actually a trigger for drum beats and ultimate hype wielding simply blow the mind of every punter in the crowd. It’s hard to summarise a show that holds you in an audible trance the whole way through and a crew of MC’s that each uniquely have you at their every beck and call. My mind is still blown and my body is still sore from all my inexperienced white-boy, LOVED: That not one hand was down, out synch booty crumpin. Put simply, J5 are back. I just hope they stick when rallied to put em up. together for another round, I want to be taken “back to the concrete HATED: The sea of snapbacks blocking streets, original beats with real live MCs.” the view. DRANK: No time to drank. JETHRO FOX
NEIL FINN Hamer Hall, Wednesday March 12 Joshua James took to the stage first, the Salt Lake City troubadour a stranger to three-tier theatres. The Hamer Hall audience embraced James’ music though, in good spirits ahead of the evening’s main event. James’ songs offered magical reminders of campfire folk, with a hint of ‘Hank Williams heartbreak’ evident (owed in part to the James’ recent country phase). As a performer, James proved humble yet utterly charismatic when it counted most, his raspy vocals soaring beautifully. Surrender emerged the chief highlight of the set, James’ melodic expertise coming to the fore. Boasting slow-burners and more taut, short-form songs, James proved an affecting and versatile songsmith. With a famed profile and a new album to promote, there was always a chance of Neil Finn playing a predictable set. However, the evening offered much more than a Greatest Hits package for fair-weather followers and became more than merely than an exhibition of Dizzy Heights. Instead, Finn’s set appealed to complete-ist fans, blowing the dust off past obscurities. Among the surprises were love song Turn And Run, a dark Finn Brothers gem, Only Talking Sense, and the underrated Enz track The Devil You Know. It’s clear that Finn refuses to rest on his reputation, eager to elude the ‘tasteful’ tag at every turn. Naturally, though, when it comes to a Neil Finn concert, there are certain things you can safely expect: as ever, he’s in possession of a remarkably powerful voice, and Finn demonstrated a deft falsetto throughout the evening. His bandmates Lisa Tomlins and Jesse Sheehan gave support; heavenly three-part harmonies swelling within Hamer Hall. Fall At Your Feet, Distant Sun and Don’t Dream It’s Over each proved spine-tingling delights, as Finn switched back and forth between his grand piano and his signature guitar. His band boasted stunning cohesion, playing through the wildly diverse set with staggering ease. Even the spellbinding detour Divebomber, arguably Finn’s most audacious track in recent times, was performed to precision. Finn – and indeed his ensemble – certainly earned their standing ovations. They were brilliant. Mention must be made of the humour and light-heartedness that endured throughout the evening. The take-home image arrived when Finn suddenly burst from the side of stage for LOVED: The evening offered a his encore, making a bee-line for the grand piano. He slid across its comprehensive cross-section of Finn’s surface as if to pay homage to The Dukes of Hazzard. It was a moment career, from the hits to the obscurities. that contained a hint of childlike mischief. More than that, it implied a HATED: Those fans who, without fail, sense of play - one that defines this exciting new phase of Finn’s career. always pick the exact wrong moment to participate (though I’m being picky). NICK MASON DRANK: High-quality H20.
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