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Quick trivia: What do Gotye, Tex Perkins and Nicky Bomba all have in common, besides creating great music? Well, they're all Ambassadors for The Thin Green Line Foundation (supporting Rangers in anti-poaching work across the world), and they're joining forces for a one-off superband gig on August 1 as the Thin Green Line Ambassador Allstars for World Ranger Day. This once in a lifetime showcase sees these three leading musos play some well loved hits from their own back catalogue of songs, as well as some surprising covers (with equally surprising guest artists). There's no doubt about it; this is one superband show not be missed. The largest organ in the southern hemisphere will also come into play. These Australian music champs will be supported by TinPan Orange, Hawaiian sensation Makana, and Damian Howard, with Dj Max Crawdaddy spinning some tunes. Oh, and all in attendance have the chance to win a trip to India on the night of the gig. Holy smokes! It all goes down at Melbourne Town Hall on August 1. For more info and tickets, visit www.thingreenline.org.au/whats on.

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KINA GRANNIS

Frontier Touring are pleased to welcome back Kina Grannis, the much-loved Los Angeles-based indie songstress to Australia and for the first time to New Zealand this July. Grannis started gaining devout followers back in 2007 when she began broadcasting her talent to the world. She is now closing in on 1 million subscribers and 150 million views on Youtube; with the love only growing for the singer-songwriter who despite the growing popularity, endearingly holds onto her humble beginnings. Grannis will be back to delight fans with her latest album Elements, featuring the stunning lead single The Fire, as well as latest track Dear River. Catch her Athenaeum Theatre on July 16.

Ten years on from its release, Eskimo Joe’s classic second album A Song Is a City has given lead singer Kav Temperley the inspiration to share the stories from the album on an intimate and extensive solo acoustic tour throughout Australia from July to September. While Temperley will perform solo at most shows, he will be accompanied by talented multi instrumentalist Lee Jones in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle. Tickets for the ‘A Song Is a City’ tour are on sale 9am on Thursday June 19. For tickets and information visit kavtemperley.com.au.

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DEVILDRIVER

Devildriver have been slaying their way across the USA in a string of sold-out shows with the irrepressible Whitechapel in tow. These two titans have joined forces and will be bringing their pure fuckin’ metal forces to Australia in September. While many bands in the modern era are already withering away, Devildriver have proven to mutate, grow stronger, deadlier and more immortal. Devildriver conjure genuine chaos and make it beautifully brutal in their crushing live performances. Returning with the fifth full-length album of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is Whitechapel. Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, Whitechapel stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the most brutal and crushing live shows of the year. Devildriver play 170 Russell with Whitechapel Sunday September 7. Tickets on sale Friday June 20 at www. oztix.com.au or through the venue.

ELLA HOOPER

The always energetic Ella Hooper is hitting stages again next month on a launch tour for her newly announced single, The Red Shoes. Rising out of the ashes of the rebooted Spicks and Specks (RIP), the former Killing Heidi singer is set to release The Red Shoes on Friday June 20, ahead of forthcoming album In Tongues. You can catch Ella Hooper and reminisce on those amazing colourful dreadlocks that used to adorn her crown on Friday July 18 at Shebeen.

Melbourne's hottest MC Allday has announced that he will be giving lucky fans the ride of a lifetime... erm, on a bus guys, get your mind out of the gutter, for a mobile early listening party for his new album Startup Cult, which will be released on July 4 via ONETWO. Allday is well known for being honest and close with his rapidly growing fanbase (in a totally innocent muso-to-fan way guys). He is currently performing a completely sold-out national tour that has seen some of the most enthusiastic fans in the country pack into clubs around Australia to sing every word in his live set, and mob the Melbourne-based rapper after the shows in crazy scenes. And now you can get even closer to Allday. On June 24 and 25, he will be picking up a busload of fans in Sydney and Melbourne and putting on a mobile listening party, giving them first listen to his new album. More than a week before release, these fans will be the first to hear the songs, and will get an in depth and behind the scenes look into how they came about. You can read more about the idea and sign up for the experience at startupcult2014.com.

FALLS CREEK AND HOTHAM SHOWS

The 2014 snow season will see Australia’s hottest acts perform at Hotham and Falls Creek with gigs beginning in June. The all-Aussie lineup will play at venues across both mountains, giving guests the chance to catch award-winning talent after an active day in the snow. The star studded lineup includes the likes of hip hop acts Bliss N Eso and Illy, electronic groups Sneaky Sound System and Peking Duk, rock bands Stonefield and Kingswood, singer/songwriter Pete Murray and many more first rate DJs. All live acts are for adults 18 years and over and will be held at Swindlers at Hotham and The Man or Frying Pan Inn at Falls Creek. For all the latest information on gigs and tickets across both mountains, be sure to visit: www.hotham.com.au/ events or www.skifalls.com.au/Events.

THE AMITY AFFLICTION

The Amity Affliction have announced their biggest headline tour to date, in support of their recently released smash hit album Let the Ocean Take Me, which was released Friday June 6. The tour will take in some of Australia’s most iconic venues and will include support from some of the hottest heavy music acts in the world. Tickets to the Let The Ocean Take Me Tour will be available nationally from 9am on Friday June 20. A limited release VIP pre-sale will be made available at 9am, Thursday June 19. Catch The Amity Affliction, supported by Architects, Issues, Stray from the Path and Deez Nuts at Festival Hall on August 31. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

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YAH YAH’S

A few months back, Melbourne’s maverick of rock'n'roll Mr James Young couldn’t sit idly by and watch Yah Yah’s be knocked down. The co-owner of Cherry Bar quickly snapped it up, effectively snatching it from the jaws of restaurateurs. So how about a fucking party? Young’s got a month-long celebration planned for all you maniacs to relaunch his new baby. All through July you’ll be able to catch the whipped cream of our city’s killer rock scene slay the Yah Yah's stage. Lighting up the joint for a month long Friday residency is the Redcoats, Child and Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene who'll kick off their aural assault on July 4, while Bonjah will take over the stage the following night. The week after, on July 12, Dead City Ruins will tear up what’s left of the stage. By the time Drunk Mums rock up on July 19 there’ll probably only be a few bits of timber left of the stage and Kingswood’s gig on July 24 will probably see them playing in a cavernous hole. Get your arse down to Yah Yah’s next month and let the developers and restaurateurs everywhere know they can’t fuck with the Melbourne music scene.

AREA-7

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years. AREA-7 are by far Australia’s most successful punk/ska band. Their career over the last two decades has seen some amazing highlights – they’ve hit the main stage of all the major festivals of their time, being a major player for festivals like Warped, Pushover, Big Day Out, Offshore, Falls Festival, Homebake and more. Whilst AREA-7 has never “officially” split, the last few years has seen them taking a far more relaxed approach to shows, with the band playing “when they feel like it” or for special occasions. Now they’ve reached their 20th birthday, the boys are ready to hit the road again. They’ll be down in Melbourne to celebrate the milestone on Friday September 19 at the Corner Hotel. Tickets are available through the venue.

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Melbourne's own Dave Graney has announced a slew of dates in support of his latest solo album Fearful Wiggins. Over the course of his illustrious career, Graney has released 28 albums, and the latest marks only his second solo attempt. The art pop LP features collaborations with Clare Moore, Nick Harper and Lisa Gerard. Dave Graney will play the Toff in Town with special guests The Glamma Rays on Saturday July 26.

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JOHN GARCIA

John Garcia is instantly recognisable as the voice of a genre, single-handedly bringing the California Desert rock sound to the world via his works with Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano and Vista Chino. John Garcia will release his highly anticipated self-titled debut solo record on August 1, full of first class, catchy as hell rock'n'roll that effortlessly drifts between classic and stoner. He will be playing songs off his new record as well as tracks from all his previous bands including songs from the legendary Kyuss albums Blues for the Red Sun, Welcome to Sky Valley and The Circus Leaves Town. Get in early as tickets are expected to go fast. See John play in the Gershwin Room at The Espy on September 12.

Melbourne prog-rock outfit Toehider have announced the release of their second albumÂ What Kind Of Creature Am I? for July 11. Led by singer-songwriterÂ Mike Mills, the band will take their Queen-influenced, larger-than-life progressive-rock on the road in July and August, sporting a healthy dose of the quirkiness and tongue-in-cheek humour that makes them a super entertaining live act. Catch them at the Workers Club on Saturday July 12 and at Heavy Fest at the Tote on August 2.

KATCHAFIRE

Hailing from the mighty H-Town (Hamilton), Aotearoa (New Zealand), Katchafire, have become a global roots reggae phenomenon. The all Maori reggae band bring their pure classic sound to music lovers worldwide, delivering one of the most authentic reggae shows around today.Â Sharing the ultimate reggae experience from across the ditch, Katchafire are set to tour Australia again this year from June 19Â to June 29.

LOWTIDE

Back in 2011, having graced the 7" shelves with their astonishingÂ Underneath TonightÂ single, Lowtide will soon be releasing their self-titled vinyl LP on July 18. The album's first singleÂ Blue MovieÂ continues the band's dream pop love affair, where the second single, Held, raises the heart-rate as it careers toward the chorus. After a sold-out single launch at the Workers Club in Melbourne, Lowtide have also announced their album tour dates which will see the band playing at the Tote on Friday July 25.

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Melbourne's Spender has been added to the 123 Agency's roster and is heading out on his first headline tour to celebrate. The producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist released his debut EP Modern Pest to critical acclaim back in July 2013 and has since toured with the likes of Mama Kin and Clare Bowditch. His latest single, Lake, was released in line with the tour and shows off his move towards dark experimental pop. Spender will play Shebeen on Friday August 29. Tickets are available from the venue's website.

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PUSH FREEZA SUMMIT

Youth music organisation The Push is coming to Fitzroy for a music industry training session for young people. The annual Push FReeZA Summits are free to attend and open to anyone who is interested in the music or event industry. Music industry professionals will speak on artist and tour management, volunteering and internships, publicity, event management, songwriting and performance, radio, and online music distribution. The Push FReeZA Summit will return on Tuesday July 8 at Fitzroy Town Hall (201 Napier St) between 10.30am and 3.30pm. Register online via The Pushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Alt country â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s pop-soaked splendour. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Lately Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been returning to what I listened to as a kid â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mum and Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty vinyl collection mixed with contemporaries like Dawes, Houndmouth and Shovels & Rope. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m loving the '70s West Coast sound and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come through on the new record.Â Describe the best gig you have ever played. Best gig I ever played was at the Forum supporting Old Crow Medicine Show. At the time they were my country heroes and to be on the same stage really spun me out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was an incredible feeling, like the playing field was slowly starting to level out.Â Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? I keep a balloon in my gig case that I blow up a couple times to warm up my voiceâ&#x20AC;Śa crazy tip from Cindy Lauperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bio I picked up. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t advise doing it on stage or youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just look ridicu-

lous.Â When, and why did you start writing music? I started writing joke songs about my friends or the guys we had crushes on when I was around 13. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m quite sure they were pretty shit songs but I guess it's about igniting the creative spark.Â How do you stop your pre-gig jitters? I like to dabble in the Drambuie and a bit of light stretching calms the nerves. A ritual left over from my days as a dancer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; contemporary dance that isâ&#x20AC;Ś just to be clear.Â What can a punter expect from your live show? A mix of class and chaos: stellar musicianship and the intensity of rock'n'roll. The GoodLife are a band that love making music together and I like to think that translates from the stage to the audience. Whenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the gig and with who? We are launching the new album Nobody Ever Leaves on Saturday June 28 at the Northcote Social Club with special guests Small Town Romance and Dan Parsons.

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Like fanatic disciples of a new age religion, people flock in their thousands to catch The Cat Empire live. Playing their 1000th show in March this year, the band shows no signs of slowing down, with plans of touring nationally in September and October with support from Madre Monte and Tom Thum. Catch The Cat Empire at Festival Hall on Saturday October 4. Tickets for the tour are on sale Monday June 16 from 9am via Ticketmaster. A number of the shows will allow for an all ages audience.

THE LIVING LEGENDS SERIES AT THE TOTE

The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival will honour three renowned Melbourne-based musicians when they kick off the Living Legends series over three consecutive days. These guys are are rock'n'roll soldiers, working in the trenches, when really they should be Generals. Â Kim Salmon, Spencer P Jones and Charlie Owen, we salute you. These three enormous shows will be held the Tote over one massive weekend, Friday 11, Saturday 12 and Sunday July 13. The honoured musicians themselves will not be performing on the night â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but they will be there. First up on July 11 will be a night of tribute to Kim Salmon, and will feature a cool cast of musicians, including Gareth Liddiard, Mick Harvey, Dan Kelly, Caroline Kennedy and many more. Saturday July 12 sees the music of the Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Hell to Pay, as well as Spencer P Jones with the Last Gasp, Cow Penalty, the Escape Committee and the Nothing Butts performed by Adalita, Dan Brodie, Geoff Corbett (SixFtHick, Bris), Tom Lyngcoln (Nation Blue/Harmony), Sly Faulkner and many more to come. The final night, Sunday July 13 is all about Charlie Owen, one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most revered guitarists and wingmen. The live showcase of Owenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career will feature Adalita, Mick Harvey, Joel Silbersher, Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly, Dan Brodie, Penny Ikinger, Grindhouse, the Love Bombs, Suzie Stapleton, Julitha Ryan and many more to be announced. Tickets are available from Oztix, $25 for each night or $60 for all three shows.

MILEY CYRUS

Miley Cyrus will bring her Bangerz world tour to Australia later this year. In Australia the albumÂ Bangerz went to number one with singles Wrecking Ball going quadruple platinum and We Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop triple platinum. In the US alone, Cyrus has sold over 12 million albums and 20 million tracks. Cyrus will hit Rod Laver Arena on Friday October 10. Tickets go on sale on Monday June 23 from Ticketek.

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TOURING

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INTERNATIONAL THE VIBRATORS The Tote June 21 EARTH The Hi-Fi June 21 THE SUPERSUCKERS Ding Dong Lounge June 21 SOHN Ding Dong Lounge June 25 TINIE TEMPAH Trak Lounge June 25 THE CRIMSON PROJEKCT The Hi-Fi June 26 LLOYD COLE Caravan Music Club June 26, Thornbury Theatre June 27 JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN Melbourne Recital Centre June 27 MYKKI BLANCO The Hi-Fi June 27 KATCHAFIRE The Hi-Fi June 28 STORY OF THE YEAR 170 Russell June 29 BELL X1 The Hi-Fi July 3 ADOLESCENTS The Evelyn July 5 TINY RUINS Northcote Social Club July 8 LORDE Festival Hall July 15, 16 KINA GRANNIS Athenaeum Theatre July 16 HIGH ON FIRE The Hi-Fi July 19 THE STRYPES Northcote Social Club July 22 KELIS Prince Bandroom July 22 LONDON GRAMMAR Festival Hall July 22 ÁSGEIR The Forum July 22 SKY FERREIRA Prince Bandroom July 23 TUNE-YARDS Howler July 24 THE ACID Northcote Social Club July 24 LILY ALLEN Festival Hall July 24 PELICAN The Hi-Fi July 25 METRONOMY & CIRCA WAVES The Forum July 25 MIKHAEL PASKALEV 170 Russell July 25 THE WILD FEATHERS Northcote Social Club July 25 PHANTOGRAM Prince Bandroom July 25 GROUPLOVE 170 Russel July 25 MAS YSA Prince Bandroom July 25 DARLIA LOCK Northcote Social Club July 26 SKATERS Corner Hotel July 26 CHROME SPARKS/RAT & CO Howler July 26 THE 1975 The Hi-Fi July 27 FUTURE ISLANDS Corner Hotel July 28 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Palais Theatre July 28 THE HEAD AND THE HEART Howler July 28

WILD BEASTS Prince Bandroom July 29 JUNGLE Corner Hotel July 29 BEN HOWARD Palais Theatre July 30 RY X Howler July 30 FIRST AID KIT The Hi-Fi July 31 ANDREW STRONG DOES THE COMMITMENTS Corner Hotel August 3 NEUROSIS Corner Hotel August 7, The Hi-Fi August 8 I AM GIANT Cherry Bar August 8 TWENTY ONE PILOTS 170 Russell August 8 KASABIAN Festival Hall August 9 KING BUZZO Ding Dong Lounge August 15 COURTNEY LOVE Festival Hall August 16 BOB DYLAN Palais Theatre August 18, 19 KNAPSACK Reverence Hotel August 21 LADY GAGA Rod Laver Arena August 23 KID INK The Hi-Fi August 24 THE USED & TAKING BACK SUNDAY 170 Russell August 25 PITY SEX Old Bar August 25 THE DANDY WARHOLS Corner Hotel August 26 QUEEN Rod Laver Arena August 29 PROTEST THE HERO The Hi-Fi September 6 BIFFY CLYRO Palais Theatre September 7 ANBERLIN The Forum September 7 KANYE WEST Rod Laver Arena September 9, 10 ANBERLIN 170 Russell September 10 CANNIBAL CORPSE 170 Russel September 12 ROBBIE WILLIAMS Rod Laver Arena September 16 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Etihad Stadium September 18 INGRID MICHAELSON Corner Hotel September 20 VERUCA SALT Corner Hotel September 26 SEPULTURA 170 RUSSELL October 1 LISTEN OUT FESTIVAL Royal Botanical Gardens October 4 MILEY CYRUS Rod Laver Arena October 10 ROLLING STONES Rod Laver Arena November 5, Hanging Rock, Macedon November 8 KATY PERRY Rod Laver Arena November 14, 15 ACCEPT Corner Hotel November 15 ROXETTE Rod Laver Arena February 20, Rochford Wines Yarra Valley February 21 THE EAGLES Rod Laver Arena February 22, Hanging Rock Macedon February 28

NATIONAL NEW EMPIRE Northcote Social Club June 19 DAVIDSON BROTHERS Corner Hotel June 19 GRAVEYARD TRAIN 170 Russell June 20 MORGAN EVANS Revolver June 20 BOB LOG The LuWOW June 20 DUNE RATS Corner Hotel June 20 ROCK N LOAD FESTIVAL The Espy June 21 NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE Corner Hotel June 21 2014 RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP Elsternwick Park June 22 ARCHER Workers Club June 22, 29 KEITH URBAN Rod Laver Arena June 25 MELANIE SAFKA Melbourne Recital Centre June 26 BOYEUR Workers Club June 26 THE PIECE BROTHERS Shebeen June 26, 27 ASTRONOMY CLASS Northcote Social Club June 27 DEEZ NUTS & CONFESSION Workers Club June 27 THE PAPER KITES Athenaeum Theatre June 27 FRANKENBOK Reverence Hotel June 27 THE CREASES Shebeen June 28 THE CAIROS Ding Dong Lounge June 28 TEETH & TONGUE Howler June 28 BOBBY FOX The Toff In Town June 29 BEN LEE Howler July 2 JEFF LANG The Caravan Club July 4, Thornbury Theatre July 5 LITTLE BASTARD Northcote Social Club July 4 CROOKED COLOURS Shebeen July 4 THE HOLIDAYS The Hi-Fi July 4 COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS The Corner Hotel July 4 LEAPS AND BOUNDS 2014- Covers 40 traditional venues from the Corner Hotel to Longplay, Over the City of Yarra July 4, 20 BONJAH Cherry Bar July 4, Yah Yah’s July 5 THELMA PLUM Northcote Social Club July 5 VIOLENT SOHO The Hi-Fi July 5 SASKWATCH Corner Hotel July 5 SEX ON TOAST The Toff In Town July 5, 6 THE MYTH BEHIND THE RIFF Fitzroy Town Hall July 9 THE PAST IS NEVER WHERE YOU THINK YOU LEFT IT The Fitzroy Reading Room July 10 REMI Corner Hotel July 11 MIKELANGELO - THE BALKAN ELVIS Collingwood Town Hall July 11 BIG SCARY Ormond Hall July 11 LIVING LEDGENDS SERIES The Tote July 11, 12, 13 DAVE GRANEY Deans Martian Cafe, Lorne July 12 LIVING IN THE 70’s Yarraville Live July 12 TOEHIDER Workers Club July 12 DAN SULTAN The Forum July 17, The Corner Hotel July 25 CLARE BOWDITCH Sooki Lounge July 17 THE BEARDS 170 Russell July 18 TIM FREEDMAN the Arts Centre July 18 SOMETHING FOR KATE The Forum July 18 MELODY POOL & MARLON WILLIAMS Fitzroy Town Hall July 18 ELLA HOOPER Shebeen July 18 SMITH STREET DREAMING – LEAPS AND BOUNDS 2014 Smith Street July 19 LOWTIDE The Tote July 25 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay, July 25 - July 27

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DUNE RATS Story by Augustus Welby, photo by Ian Laidlaw

Call them stoners, punks, no-good slackers; it’s nothing Dune Rats haven’t heard before. In fact, the band proudly embraces these tags. But brush aside all such allegations and there’s one thing that can’t be denied: the Brisbane three-piece embodies overwhelming positivity. “We work off of laughter and having fun,” grins bass player Brett Jansh, between sips of Guinness. “A daunting deadline would be oppression on us. It doesn’t need to be like that. Just have inspiration and it will do itself.” In recent years Brisbane’s given birth to a wealth of addictive guitar music. The city’s relatively small size means that many of its best local bands – Violent Soho, Last Dinosaurs and Millions, to name but a few – are closely acquainted and happy to help each other out. Dune Rats have certainly reaped the benefits of this community environment. For example, the band’s Red Light Green Light film clip is a direct nod to homeboys DZ Deathrays, who battled it out with a bottle of Jagermeister in their video for The Mess Up. Of course, instead of a straight reenactment, Dunies guitarist/vocalist Danny Beusa and drummer BC Michaels opted to choof down bong-after-bong for the song’s two minutes duration. Jansh’s entry into the band was another instance of Dune Rats pilfering from some nearby associates. “I used to play drums in Bleeding Knees Club,” he says, “and when Bleeding Knees did their album tour, Dunies came along for the whole tour. They never had a bass player, so every night I’d play bass and then play drums. It just stemmed from that.” Perhaps being surrounded by so many talented local acts explains why Dune Rats – a bunch of socalled slackers – have never been particularly good at slacking-off. Beusa and Michaels formed the band in 2011 and quickly demanded attention with a string of scrappy-yet-catchy pop-punk EPs. Then in March 2013, shortly after Jansh joined, Dunies embarked on their inaugural US tour. Since then, the band’s spent the majority of their time trekking all over the world. Certain personalities aren’t suited to the succession of late nights and constant moving from place to place that characterises touring, whereas this hirsute threesome seem innately equipped for life on the road. “The only hurdle, I guess, is getting over abroad,” Jansh says. “Once you’re there you’ve just got to seize the moment. We all figured out that the best thing and the easiest thing in the whole wide world is to just be a person. It would be stupid to shy away from asking someone a question or talking to someone else. That seems retarded on a human level. They could tell you a cool story at the least.” Evidently, Dune Rats has flourished in overseas territories. In addition to widely traversing America (including back-to-back SXSW appearances) and Europe, the band’s touring itinerary has taken in less frequented locales, such as China and Singapore. As for the trio’s favourite destination? Well, that’d be South Africa. “Africa blows me away,” Jansh enthuses. “All of us BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18

feel there’s something so fucking special about Africa. America too. As soon as we got to America it all fit into place. The only thing is that America has real fucking fat-prick food. Africa’s the spot. I feel in Africa we’ve had the best experiences we’ve ever had with any other people. People are really excited about the future in Africa. That’s exciting in itself.” Remarkably, all of this globetrotting happened before Dunies had released a full-length album. However, feeling their own excitement for the future, late last year the band took a step back from touring to smash out their debut LP. Prior to getting into a studio, the three-piece decamped to Jansh’s mother’s home on the NSW south coast for a month-long songwriting sabbatical. Or, something like that.

“I CAN’T EVEN REALLY RECALL WRITING ANY SONGS PARTICULARLY... WE’D JUST SIT AROUND AND GET COOKED ALL DAY UNTIL FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN WE’D BE LIKE, ‘OH, SHOULD WE PLAY SOME SONGS?’” “I can’t even really recall writing any songs particularly,” Jansh admits. “We’d just sit around and get cooked all day until four o’clock in the afternoon. Then we’d be like, ‘Oh, should we play some songs?’ and we’d pretty much be like, ‘1,2,3 – alright.’ The songwriting process was pretty much just count to three and play what happens then try to shape it around that.” It’s not a surprise to hear that liberal doses of mindtickling green stuff factored into Dunies’ album preparations. While the group’s smoking regimen wasn’t always a creative accomplice – “some days we’d just get so cooked that we’d be like, ‘Fuck it let’s not even do anything today. Let’s chill’” – it did mitigate concerns about crafting the ‘perfect’ debut. “It was just like, ‘Let’s go down and build a vegie garden and fucking get cooked and hopefully we’ll have

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enough songs to record an album by the end of the month’,” recalls Jansh. “I don’t think there was any time where we reflected on, ‘Fuck, how are we going with the song names and the song numbers?’ It was a really cool process. Even building a vegie garden [and] over a month actually seeing that shit can grow in there. Not just the vegie garden [growing], but the relationships between us as a band or [how] a song can grow in itself.” Jansh’s account of the album writing process suggests it was entirely bereft of design, which could easily have resulted in an incoherent mess. Conversely, when the 12-track self-titled LP landed at the beginning of the month it was met by almost unanimous praise. While Dune Rats largely sticks with the unkempt hyperactivity of earlier releases – the band’s feel-good mission is succinctly spelled out in opening number Dalai Lama, Big Banana, Marijuana – the record’s not lacking in depth. Mid-paced tracks, such as the consoling Lola and the smitten When You’re Around, reveal a softer side to these proud choof-monsters. Produced by Paul ‘Woody’ Annison [Children Collide, Cabins] at Melbourne’s Red Door Sounds, the record’s contagious, devil-may-care enthusiasm confidently recalls Wavves, Black Lips and good mates Bleeding Knees Club. Jansh reveals that the most direct influence on the album’s construction came from former tour mates, Los Angeles skate punks Fidlar. “We went over to Fidlar’s house and they took us and into the studio and it was just a fucking warehouse that they built a studio in and recorded that album themselves. It was so D.I.Y. – it was fucking inspiring. After seeing that, it dawned upon us that all the bullshit doesn’t matter. “When we went into the studio we knew what needed to be done in the time that we had, without compromising or having to think that we had a deadline at all. That seemed retarded, that we were going to work towards a deadline when all we wanted to do was record the fucking songs that we made up together in a shed.” So, that’s exactly what they proceeded to do. “It was like, ‘Let’s go record these songs so we can listen to them and give them to someone else.’ And that’s enough. I hate the idea of having to work off of stress in the studio. We just don’t work like that. It was the best process of my life; I’m so proud of the whole thing in the end.” With a substantial product to flaunt, Dune Rats aren’t likely to be resting anytime soon. Before heading back to foreign lands, there’s business to take care of here at home. The month of June has been rechristened ‘Dune’ and right now the band’s showcasing the new record on stages all over Australia (arriving at the Corner Hotel this Friday night). Rest assured, despite scarcely having left each other’s company in the past couple of years, band morale is at an all-time-high. “The best thing that we all did was became the best of friends,” says Jansh, still grinning. “That’s the reason why we are able to tour everywhere and never at one point be pissed off with each other. There’s no need to be pissed off at each other. It’s better to laugh.” DUNE RATS play the Corner Hotel on Friday Dune 20 with Drunk Mums, The Bennies and WOD. Their self-titled album is out now via Ratbag Records.

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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN The Melbourne International Animation Festival will return this week for its 2014 incarnation. Showcasing the best current, retrospective and historical animation from around the world, the festival will give attendees the opportunity to explore the art from all angles. This year will feature a two-day RENDER Animation Conference, a four part Symposium, Blend, Meet the Filmmaker presentations, workshops, a free Careers in Animation forum as well as a slew of international and local guests. It will all go down from Thursday June 19 to Sunday June 29 at ACMI.

With Tyson Wray. Got thoughts, news, gossip, complaints or cat photos? Email tyson@beat.com.au or send by carrier pigeon before Friday 12pm. Hendry worked as a session musician for over 15 years, working with such Australian notables as Tim Rogers, Mark Seymour and Deborah Conway, and spent years touring the globe; he considers himself very lucky to be able to make a living doing what he loves. Creating music for a circus performance, Hendry says, brings its own particular challenges. “It’s an interesting process. In developing a piece I get to work with acrobats who have special skill sets; everyone works on group pieces and solo pieces. We go away and work on writing music that we hope will fit in. We don’t come up with a fully formed piece; it’s more like little bits of music that we try to jam into place.” So the musicians don’t see the performances before writing the music for them? How does that work? “We try to come up with as many ideas as possible. We have discussions with the acrobats, there are two directors on the floor who share their overall vision, we discuss things with them then we try to come up with something that will match with the visuals. Things change so drastically in rehearsals. We end up cutting a lot of things. We do a lot of improvisation when the acrobats are training. Step two is writing little pieces for solo acts. People are always adding new sections on the fly. I was used to writing scores for things that already exist. With circus things can change at the drop of a hat. Whole acts can be left behind and new acts put in which need a new piece of music.”

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Guy Edmonds will single-handedly bring Roald Dahl’s twisted childhood favourite The Witches to life this week. In what is sure to be wickedly fun, the one man show sees Edmonds conjure a cast of gnarled old women, squeaky children and everything in between. Dust off that broomstick and catch The Witches at the Malthouse Theatre from Thursday June 19 to Saturday July 5.

ON DISPL AY Molly George has channelled her frustration about asylum seeker issues in Australia into an animation exhibition titled For Those Who’ve Come Across the Sea. Using simple materials, George hopes to convey the stories of asylum seekers and expose the truth behind the headlines with animations that seek to humanise ‘boat people’. For Those Who’ve Come Across the Sea is currently running until Friday June 27 at Off the Kerb.

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BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE By Liza Dezfouli

Be prepared for dark, edgy, twisted and downright hilarious cabaret when the fifth annual Melbourne Cabaret Festival comes to town this week. 30 hand-picked shows offer a selection of something special – from sublime vocals to new original songs, ‘80s sing-alongs to deeply personal and revealing autographical shows. The festival has it all. The Opening Gala will be hosted by the fabulous Spanky and feature a diverse range of festival acts, while the Closing Gala will present a star-studded sampling of acts as a fundraiser for the not-forprofit Melbourne Cabaret Festival. Check out our favourite shows in our special a few pages over. The 2014 Melbourne Cabaret Festival runs from Thursday June 19 to Sunday July 6 at venues across Melbourne.

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Ben Hendry’s a happy man; the drummer and multi-instrumentalist is part of the Circus Oz team about to thrill Melbourne with their brand new show But Wait…There’s More. Former drummer for the band Flap! and sessional musician Hendry was long determined to join the much-loved 36 year old company. “I’m happy to be here. It’s been a long-time aspiration of mine to be in Circus Oz,” he says. “I got there in the end! I first auditioned seven years ago. But they have a noble policy of hiring equal numbers of female and male performers. At the time they needed more female performers so they booked a woman drummer. But I auditioned again four years ago and this time I got in.” 2014 sees eight new members to the Circus Oz performing team specially recruited to create But Wait … There’s More. This year Casey Benetto (who created Keating the Musical) is guesting as songwriter. The show plays around with the notion of ‘infobesity’, satirising a culture increasingly overloaded with information, speed, consumerism, choice, visual stimulation and maniacally busy lifestyles, all in a setting inspired by a long abandoned theatre in ruins. “There are a lot of different musical styles in the show,” says Hendry. “Club music, dubstep, it’s changing all the time, unusual rhythms, 7/8 time scores; there’s a lot going on. In one piece I’m playing the drums, the bass with my feet and the glockenspiel with my hand. I even play the banjo – I’m not especially talented on the banjo but I can get away with it.”

Why was Ben Hendry so keen to work with Circus Oz? “Two reasons,” he answers. “I love music that’s part of something greater, rather than just music. When I was studying at VCA I got into a lot of experimental music, avant garde, improvised freeform music, 12-tone dissonant music. I like playing music that’s creative and I like playing along with something visual; you can do a lot more creatively. The second reason is that Circus Oz is a special company. They’ve been able to maintain their artistic integrity in their work yet still stay accessible to audiences. They haven’t dumbed it down or watered it down, to make it easier… There are very few companies that can do that – have audiences connect with their work in that same way, and Circus Oz handle that really well.” Before joining Flap!, the band he reluctantly left to join the circus,

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Another challenge Hendry says, is that of ‘keeping a good grasp of being part of an ensemble’. “Because I’m writing music separately from the acrobats, keeping a sense that we’re all together, that we’re a group of people… The band can be quite separate.” Is there a piece in But Wait... There’s More he especially likes? “There’s an adagio piece that goes with a unicycle act,” Hendry says. “With banjo and piano – it’s touching and beautiful, emotive of wide open spaces. It can stand alone without the visuals.” Is Hendry ever tempted to do acrobatics himself ? “I’ve had a go at everything,” he answers. “The team has humoured me. We do an intensive strength and core training, it’s required of everyone and I join in with that. I’ve walked the tight rope, had a go at juggling, been on the trapeze, I’ve had people on my shoulders. It’s incredible fun.”

But Wait…There’s More opens tonight at the Circus Oz Big Top in Birrarung Marr and will run until Sunday July 13.

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BIG WEST FESTIVAL

Big West Festival will take over Footscray’s Nicholson Street for its 10th anniversary in 2015 and they want you to be a part of it. If you make music, public art, performance, visual art or craft you have the chance to get involved. The theme for 2015 is ‘the Inner and Outer World of the House’. To make a submission or talk through ideas, e-mail marcia@bigwest.com.au.

HENRY V

Shakespeare’s classic Henry V will get a facelift when it opens in Melbourne next month. Director Damien Ryan’s vision for the play was inspired by a true war story. In 1941, for 57 consecutive nights during the London Blitz, a group of boys trapped in a bunker rehearsed a new play each week and would then perform it for others in the shelter. Ryan’s production explores the rite of passage that violence and conflict offer as a threshold to manhood and the brotherhood that can result. Henry V will run from Tuesday July 1 to Saturday July 12 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio.

GERTRUDE STREET PROJECTION FESTIVAL

The Gertrude Street Projection Festival is set to return next month. This year the theme of the festival is ‘Transience’, which will see local and international projection artists respond to this to create their own unique artworks and installations which will adorn 40 sites on and around Gertrude Street. This year will see the works of Andy Buchanan, Arika Waulu, Ian de Gruchy, Nick Azidis, Amanda Morgan and Lin Finch all exhibited for free to the people of Melbourne. The Festival Hub for this year is the Catfish, 30 Gertrude St which will be transformed into a late night space offering a range of free and ticketed events including live performances, workshops, panels, music and of course, projection artworks galore. The 2014 Gertrude Street Projection Festival will take place from Friday July 18 until Sunday July 27. Visit gspf.com.au for more information.

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

MIFF have just announced what is sure to be one of the biggest highlights of their 2014 program. For the first time ever in Melbourne, MIFF will present a screening of the 1971 Jacques Rivette magnum pus Out 1: Noli me tangere. At an impressive 12+ opus hours in llength, the film is mostly improvised and set in the studios, studios cafés and streets of Paris, and functions as a time capsu capsule of Paris in the aftermath of May 1968. In the past tthe film has been touted as “The cinephile’s holy grail,” b by The New York Times, stating that “In the annals of monumental m cinema, there are few objects more moore sacred tthan Out 1.” The 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival will Fe run from Thursday July 31 – Sunday August 17 17.

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MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL

The Melbourne Writers Festival are currently looking for volunteers to help out at this year’s festival. MWF is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on the help of almost 200 volunteers to assist with the delivery of the festival each year. Volunteers work in a variety of roles across the festival, including administration, customer relations, marketing, events, production, artist liaison and more. As a perk for helping out, all volunteers get free access to all Melbourne Writers Festival events. The festival runs from Thursday August 21 until Sunday August 31. MWF are looking for volunteers interested in utilising their computer skills in the MWF Box Office. Applications are now open and close Sunday June 29. If you are more interested in showing your enthusiasm about the festival and able to communicate in a friendly, calm and professional manner then Venue Support may be your calling, for which applications open on Monday July 7. Visit mwf. com.au for more details.

SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

The one and only Sir David will return to Australia later this year with a brand new stage show titled Sir David Attenborough – The Third Dimension. The tour follows sold out visits in 2012 and 2013, and provides a completely fresh look at the natural world and an insight into Sir David’s recent travels and discoveries. In Sir David Attenborough – The Third Dimension, Sir David will be using the latest technology such as CGI and time-lapse to bring the natural world to audiences in stunning 3D, as he shares his latest experiences and highlights from filming around the globe. Sir David Attenborough – The Third Dimension will take place at the Palais Theatre on Friday November 14 and at the Regent Theatre on Saturday November 15.

SINFUL PLEASURES BURLESQUE

Classical pianist Emmanuel Ax will join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for two concerts, Emmanuel Ax plays Brahms and Schumann and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, at the end of June. Emanuel Ax plays Brahms and Schumann will mark the Australian premiere of Brett Dean’s Hommage a Brahms, a work interspersed with Brahms’ Opus 119. He will be joined by Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. These performances will mark Ax’s first with the MSO since 2008. Emanuel Ax plays Brahms and Schumann at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Tuesday June 24. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 will go down on Friday June 27 at Costa Hall, Deakin University and Saturday June 28 and Monday June 30 at Hamer Hall.

ABUNDANCE

Theatre Works and a host of Melbourne’s independent artists have announced they will be hosting the second Abundance, a fundraising party for independent artists. Theatre Works aims to raise $20,000 to support four of Melbourne’s independent theatre companies. They will join forces with Elbow Room (The Motion of Light in Water), Uninvited Guests (I Heart John McEnroe), Dirty Pretty Theatre (Thérèse Raquin) and Little Ones Theatre (The House of Yes) for the night. On the night, the Theatre Works performance space will be transformed into a cabaret show, featuring a host of music, cabaret and comedy performances, as well as a few surprises along the way. Featured artists include Jane Badler, Beau Heartbreaker, Virginia Gay, Nicholas Renfree-Marks and Angela Hogan. Abundance is taking place at Theatre Works on Saturday July 12.

THE YARD

Twenty teenage performers will depict the Australian schoolyard using urban dance, music, sport and acrobatics in Arts Centre Melbourne’s new antibullying production, The Yard. Inspired by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, The Yard aims not only to entertain, but also to encourage audiences to think about the effects of bullying on schoolchildren, especially migrants and refugees. The production was conceived and choreographed by internationally acclaimed choreographer, Shaun Parker. The Yard will run from Wednesday August 13 to Saturday August 16 at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

Sinful Pleasures Burlesque troupe will be making their premiere performance and residency at the Wesley Anne. Sinful Pleasures Burlesque showcases the varying themes, styles and genres of burlesque in the length of a night’s show. The audience will be exposed to provocative and polished performances, backed up by sharp and witty delivery from the MC. This is a night of tease and full of laughter for all. Sinful Pleasures Burlesque will also call upon special guest performers from time to time from the Burlesque Industry’s finest for certain shows, so keep an eye out. MCs for the Wesley Anne will include Alice Fraser, Emily O’Loughlin and Janeen from Clarinda during the season. The lineup for the premiere performance on Tuesday June 24 features Janeen from Clarinda as the MC alongside Kerryx, Mia Riffraff, The Marquise, Lord Of Mis-Rule and Goldie White, and will then return on the last Tuesday of every month. Visit facebook.com/SPBurlesque for more details.

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THE COMIC STRIP JIMEOIN Before Jimeoin jets back to Europe, you’ll get one last chance to catch him in Yarraville this July. The show will mark the Irishman’s final Australian performance on his 2014 world tour and it will come following his July run as nightly host of SBS World Cup show The Full Brazilian. Catch Jimeoin in all of his hilarity at Yarraville Laughs on Saturday July 26.

CRAB L AB Ten of Australia’s best stand ups for just five bucks, sound good? Good. Tonight come and see RAW winners Jonathan Schuster and Demi Lardner, Sydney’s Nick Capper, Warnambool’s Michael Williams and plenty more. It goes down at 16 Corrs Ln, CBD, at 8.30pm.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY Ronny Chieng headlines Five Boroughs Comedy this Thursday. He sold out all of his shows during the comedy festival, and you’ve seen him all over TV like Have You Been Paying Attention?, the comedy festival gala and Dirty Laundry Live. Plus there’s Adam Rozenbachs, David Quirk, Tommy Dassalo, Dilruk Jayasinha and Liam Ryan. It’s all happening this Thursday June 19 at 8.30pm, at Five Boroughs Comedy, 68 Hardware Lane (upstairs), CBD, all for only $12.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN Another great lineup at Comedy at Spleen this Monday with Tommy Dassalo hosting. Plus Bart Freebairn, Oliver Clark, Tegan Higginbotham, Greg Larsen, Geraldine Hickey, Simon Keck, Laura Dunemann, Becky Lucas and more. It’s on this Monday June 23, 41 Bourke St, CBD, at 8.30pm. It may be free, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.

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IT CANNOT BE STOPPED By Liza Dezfouli

Fountain is Atlanta Eke’s work for Chunky Move’s new show It Cannot Be Stopped, where Anouk van Dijk has commissioned a work each from three of Australia’s most interesting, very distinct choreographers to be performed in three different spaces. It Cannot Be Stopped in part refers to the outrageous talent of each of the choreographers, namely Benjamin Hancock, Paea Leach and Atlanta Eke. Eke’s work, performed by herself, is about the aging body, and aging and its effect on memory, amongst other things. “It began with an interest in the aging body,” says the choreographer. “How they move. This work is addressing the ambiguity of age, of natural ageing. Aging is a natural process psychologically. But what about cultural age? This work looks at the idea of age; inside the work is the cultural ambiguity of aging, at the space between the two. The body changes: throughout history, culturally speaking; there have always been changes, for instance, at a certain age a woman becomes fertile, you’re able to procreate, but you usually do that about a decade later than your body allows you to. The piece progresses through natural aging. It gives us a new context to work inside of; it’s about the content rather than the production. The question of age, of ambiguity, is challenging. I would have liked to have worked with people of different ages for Fountain,” Eke adds. “But there was no time to develop that. I’m amazed at the speed with which I’ve made it, how far it’s come in terms of progress. There is so much that compels me. We were invited by Chunky Move in March to create these works so there hasn’t been much time to develop them.” Last year saw Eke’s show Monster Body at Danceworks confront audiences with her exploration of the ‘monstrous feminine’, an intensely feminist show that seemed as much personal as political, dealing as it did with, amongst other things, private and public behaviour and what is expected/experienced of the female body in each sphere. How much of Fountain is about Eke? “No, it’s not personal,” she answers. “Parts of it come from my feminist awakening, from work I did in Monster Body. Parts of it have come from speaking with older women. What does it communicate to an audience watching a performance about aging by a symmetrical, healthy woman in her 30s? I am looking at that in relation to other images of the female body. I’d love to perform Monster Body when I’m in my 70s!” Are there any particular challenges involved in creating Fountain? “That’s an impossible one to answer,” muses the choreographer. “Every work has its own challenges.” Eke has set herself the task to somehow have the actual work age as well. “But how can a piece age? When an audience experiences the work, it’s existed before and it will exist after them. It’s a different experience every night for us, seeing people, knowing that it wasn’t the person who was there last.There will be traces, left from earlier performances.” Traces of what? “Marks on the floor, that sort of thing. We are expanding the cycles of the dance. It lasts for 200 minutes altogether but only some pieces will be performed at any one time. Cycles are included in the life of the show, so some parts have happened before. It’s not completely choreographed; some things are undetermined. It’s about content rather than production. But there is a skeletal system.” Eke is working with Daniel Yenatsch (of the band Skyneedle), who is the sound composer for Fountain. How does the choreography work with his music? “In this instance it’s being developed separately,” answers Eke. “We’ve played intuitively together, based on my ideas. Dan has recorded different sections and brought it back to the space. We’ve created more of an atmospheric space. He’s performing live with me, playing guitar and his recordings. I am playing with the idea of aging sound, with different options for doing that,” says Eke. How can that be? “We could burn a CD, for example, make a record that degrades the more often it is played.” Will Eke continue to work solo or does she have plans to collaborate with other dancers in a group work? “I am keen to develop my craft as a performer. I’ve never been overly great at doing other people’s choreographies. My work is an extension of my body. I want to be able to continue to make work, to continue to produce my own solo shows as well as collaborating where I have conversations rather than choreographing on other bodies.”

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MONKEY SAFARI [GER] Sunday June 22, Revolver Upstairs SOHN [UK] JUNE

Wednesday June 25, Ding Dong Lounge TINIE TEMPAH [UK] Wednesday June 25, Trak Lounge DJ SPEN [USA] Friday June 27, Ms Collins MYKKI BLANCO [USA] Friday June 27, The Hi-Fi KOAN SOUND [UK] Friday July 4, Brown Alley FEATURECAST [UK] Friday July 4, The Espy HENRY FONG [USA]

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Thursday July 10, Royal Melbourne Hotel GARETH EMERY [UK]

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Friday July 11, 170 Russell CHINGY [USA]

“It’s the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane.” Sound familiar? These are the words immortalised by The Avalanches’ plunderphonics breakthrough single, Frontier Psychiatrist. The phrase takes on curious significance when you consider that the group’s turntablist (and co-writer of said song) was himself named Dexter. The world-renowned DJ mightn’t be criminally insane, but Dexter Fabay is certainly mad about his job. The Melbourne-based DJ has been turning heads and lifting limbs since the early ‘90s. And his skills behind the decks remain truly unparalleled. Dexter’s involvement in one of the finest Australian releases of recent decades shouldn’t be undersold, but it’s hardly his only noteworthy career achievement. Prior to the release of The Avalanches’ stunning 2000 debut, Since I Left You, Fabay had already represented Australia for four consecutive years in the DMC World DJ Championships. At his final appearance, in 2000, he placed a very close second with a routine that re-modelled the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and Prince, amid mind-bending ‘swing-set’ scratch work. By now the lengthy wait for a Since I Left You follow-up has become a tiresome Chinese Democracy-like saga. Indeed, much

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like Guns N’ Roses, the majority of the album’s personnel have since moved on. Fabay was one of the first to depart, but his career hasn’t reached an impasse like the group’s has. The DJ’s prowess has seen him sell out shows all over the world, as well as earn support slots with the likes of Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys. Thus, who better to have on board to headline Howler’s first birthday bash? “I first played at Howler’s party amongst the Sydney Road Festival and spanked it,” he says. “It’s dope to be invited to spin for their first birthday. Solid crew.” Yes, that’s right – following a year of immensely successful operations, this Sunday the Brunswick venue is throwing a Prom themed birthday party. They’ve labeled it ‘Melbourne’s biggest prom’ and the folks at Howler aren’t merely suggesting fancy dress. Anyone who turns up in ordinary clothes will be handed more appropriate attire from an onsite wardrobe before entry is permitted. So, will Fabay be embracing the theme? “Most definitely, “he says. “We all gunning for that Prom King title right? Boys be scrappin’.” Just the thought of a prom evokes images of 1950s American high

school dances and 1980s film flashback sequences. Accordingly, the party’s musical entertainment – provided by Fabay, Rhythm + Cutloose, Matt Radovich, Seans Deans and plenty more - promises to focus heavily on classic cuts from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. As you’d expect, Fabay’s not taking the headlining assignment lightly. In addition to showcasing his peerless DJ talents, the performance will feature complementary visual displays. You’ll have to head along to the gig to find out exactly what this entails, but he offer some cryptic clues. “I’m thinking Learjets and limos and V,VV and VVVIP lists for sure.” Dexter’s DJing obsession dates all the way back to his pre-teen days, when he would set up a mobile DJ booth at weddings. A career that spans more than two decades could result in diminished behindthe-decks enthusiasm, but that’s hardly the case with Dexter. See, he’s always been more interested in breaking boundaries and discovering different sounds than corresponding with prevalent trends. “I’m cool to clear dance floors [by] pushing new approaches and music – usually before it becomes the watered down versions of it, like trap [and] wonky bass music.” Over the years Fabay’s musical pursuits have embraced everything from gangsta rap and funk-soul to dance and absurdist plunderphonics. A couple of years ago he teamed up with Papua New Guinean log drummer Airi Ingram and Pacific Islands Krump crew Royal Fam to form Grrilla Step – a fusion of hip hop, dance and traditional music that he refers to as “the grandfather to the watered down sound you call ‘glitch hop’ or ‘wonky step’.” Despite Dexter’s tireless genre exploration, his essential DJing principles remain firm. “I never did ‘mash-up’. Irony ain’t my thing. I’m always working on new mixes that express my vibe as a complete set, which has various sections that are spontaneous.” In recent years there’s been plenty of pessimistic speculation that the influx of amateur iPod DJs will have a negative impact on the club scene and reduce the number and quality of turntablists. Realistically, what’s happening now isn’t much different to the mix-CD DJs of yester-year. What’s more important is that promising talent has an accommodating setting to rise up in. “There’s always been a handful of ‘the next generation of artist’ across different artistic disciplines who transcend the scene’s limitations,” Fabay says. “It’s why Melbourne is a dope place to live.” Indeed, Melbourne’s embedded music culture perpetuates a healthy, forward thinking scene. A number of Melbourne venues have disappeared or changed nature in recent years, but there’s been some real gems emerge as well. Howler’s a paramount example of how the city keeps pushing forward and cultivating world-class artists. “Melbourne has always supported diverse, incredible music,” Fabay says. “When I discovered Krump music in 2005 I had underground support from places like Section 8 and the Croft, which helped evolve the Grrilla Step project in the national, international music and world music scene.”

Catch Dexter at Howler’s first birthday this Sunday June 22.

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One of the world’s biggest DJs is returning to Melbourne. Touted as the world’s number one DJ by dance music bible DJ Mag, they don’t get much bigger than Hardwell. Last in Australia in March one of Future Music Festival tour, this October will see the Dutch heavyweight bring his ‘I AM Hardwell’ to our shores, which he’s recently toured everywhere from Jakarta to Johannesburg and Mumbai to Mexico City. Catch Hardwell on Friday October 3 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

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Boutique touring and promotions agency Thick as Thieves will celebrate their fifth birthday later this month. In 2009, Thick as Thieves was formed and the year saw them tour nine international acts. Fast-forward to 2014, where they are now one of the busiest and most recognised touring agencies and promoters in both Melbourne and Australia. They’ll turn five with German duo Monkey Safari, who are renowned for their unique take on house and techno. It goes down at Revolver Upstairs on Sunday June 22.

Featurecast is a man on a mission to funk his way across the globe, bringing his unique brand of mid-tempo breaks, hip hop, funk and bass to venues and festivals all over the world. He kicked off 2014 playing main stage at Australia’s biggest Breakbeat festival Breaksfest, he can add that to an already impressive list of festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Beat Herder, Fusion festival and Shambhala, Canada. Featurecast earned his stripes in the studio with early releases on Jalapeno Records, Insane Bangers, Bomb Strikes and Ghetto Funk before releasing his 2012 album Run For Cover. His music has also been featured on iPod commercials and his track Got That Fire was used in Playstation game FIFA 13. It’s no surprise he has received plaudits from the likes of Krafty Kuts, Fatboy Slim, DJ Yoda, Z-Trip and A. Skillz. Featurecast is set to join the ranks alongside these legends. Catch him at the Espy on Friday July 4.

ultimatexxxperience Paradise Music have enlisted the help of audio/visual duo Friendships and will taking over a King Street strip club when they curate their first party, Ultimatexxxperience, later this month. Performances from The Harpoons, Electric Sea Spider, Forces and DJ sets from 2Fuddha and Fletch are all on the Friendships-curated bill. “We chose Centrefold because of its phenomenal and hard-to-explain decor,” said the pair about their decision to take their party to King Street. They will take pre-existing decor and pair it with a site specific installation on the stage for what promises to be a very unique experience. Ultimatexxxperience goes down on Saturday June 21 at Centrefold Lounge from 1pm to 7pm. Entry includes free admission to Centrefold all night long.

listen out Listen Out have unveiled the lineup for their 2014 incarnation. Headlining the 2014 incarnation is Flume in his only 2014 Australian shows. He’ll be joined by Chet Faker, Zhu, ScHoolboy Q, Four Tet, YG, Ta-Ku, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ set), Shlohmo, Bondax, Yahtzel (DJ set), Young Fathers, Golden Features and Tkay Maidza with more to be announced. Listen Out will take place on Saturday October 4 at Royal Botanic Garden’s Observatory Precinct.

koan sound UK duo KOAN Sound will hit our shores for a string of dates in support of their latest EP Dynasty. Released on Skrillex’s OWSLA label, the EP features four cuts ranging from ambient new age to electro funk. The pair cite The Prodigy, Amon Tobin and Noisia as influences while the likes of Aphex Twin, Pendulum and Zane Lowe have all lent their support. Catch KOAN Sound at Brown Alley on Friday July 4.

alison wonderland myon & shane 54 Myon & Shane 54 will treat the Aussie trance family to a string of shows this winter. The Hungarian pair have solidified themselves as mainstays of the EDM scene, producing for some of the biggest names in dance music and putting out records on heavyweight labels Anjunabeats and Armada. They also host their own weekly radio show, International Departures. Myon & Shane 54 will hit Trak on Friday August 15.

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Alison Wonderland has announced an extensive regional tour that will take her to 19 stops across Australia. Hailed as “one of the best DJs from Australia” by the almighty Diplo, Wonderland has been making a name for herself with her recent Warehouse Project Tour selling out within days. Her new single I Want U is already being lauded by many as the summer festival anthem and her Calm Down EP is due for release on Friday June 27. Catch Alison Wonderland on Friday August 1 at Bendigo’s Star Bar or Saturday August 16 at Karova in Ballarat.

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Vienna-based music producer and vocalist Christopher Taylor had to go on a journey of self-discovery before he could become Sohn. Sohn is the German word for ‘son’ and is also the moniker under which he produces and releases music. In February this year, Taylor became one of the most talked about names in EDM with the release of his triumphant Tremors album on legendary UK taste-making label 4AD (Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Bon Iver and many more). Taylor was in Portland, Oregon when we caught up with him about his evolution from a regular teenager playing in bands, to an electronic music doyen about to grace our shores for the first time this June. Both a touring musician and a music producer, Taylor muses over the paradox created between the two roles and how he manages his creative output. “For this particular tour I have actually been really grateful that I haven’t had to write. It has been a really nice one and a half month period where I haven’t had to think about creating anything. In the last 18 months I have been so active in the production of the album, from the songwriting to the final touches on artwork, I have been really grateful for a little period to not have to think about that kind of stuff. I was able to recharge my batteries,” explains an audibly chilled Taylor. Tremors is an interesting dance album because essentially, it isn’t a dance album. It manages to balance accessibility with depth and texture. In order to understand Tremors’ complexity one needs to understand his journey as a musician. “I was always a singer, that was my first thing, and then I was in various bands as a teenager and I was always the person that wrote everything. I am 30 now. Basically throughout being a teenager I was the one pushing the other guys in the band and always wanting to record. So I just started playing around with recording; I had a 4-Track minidisc unit, then eventually a computer. From there it just got easier to make things on the computer than try and record when you didn’t know how to record well. I think that’s often where electronic artists run into trouble because they think ‘oh I’ll just record that drum kit but don’t know where to stick the mic so when they listen back and it sounds terrible but they don’t know why,”

contends Taylor on the two-edged sword of computer production. Listening to Taylor’s debut release as Sohn, The Wheel EP, it reeks of genius but also the limitations of a bedroom production. Whereas on Tremors the depth and warmth of the sound is all consuming, particularly on the song Artifice that has resonated with music fans globally. Taylor talks Mixdown through his journey into the world of hardware. “The first piece of actual hardware that I connected with [pun not intended] was, just as it came out, a Dave Smith Tempest. This was the first time I understood, fully, a real analogue unit.” He pauses before delving further into the synths behind Sohn’s sound, “Control-wise I just got it straight away and then I got into Jupiter 6s and bought myself a Juno 60. My keyboard player in the band has a massive collection of vintage synthesisers and that was what opened it all up for me and it is a still a very recent thing, as it was only about two years ago.” Having moved to Vienna five years ago to get a break from London, Taylor began the evolution from bedroom producer to the live EDM juggernaut that Sohn is today – this may not of happened if he hadn’t met Albin Jonoska, as the Viennese keyboard player had a huge influence on him. “So I’d already made all of the music and that EP was doing quite well so my manager was talking about putting together a band to play a show. The first show was at a showcase event called Eurosonic, which is quite a big showcase where all the European booking agents and labels are there. I was already working with Albin my keyboard player who was helping mix some of the record and through him I found Woody [Stefan Fulham] the bass player and we just spent a few months defining what would be our live show,” states Taylor. Catch Sohn on Wednesday June 25 at Ding Dong Lounge. Tremors is out now through 4AD.

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the operatives 10th birthday

Do you remember your tweens? Such innocent times. Pizza parties, Saturday morning cartoons, going to raves… okay, well, maybe not the last one. That one might just be reserved for Jason Chung, aka Nosaj Thing, the most in-demand producer you’ve never heard of. “I started DJing when I was 12,” he says on the line from his home studio, with the kind of nonchalance that one would normally reserve for telling someone what you had for lunch. “I had an older friend who got me into it – he had this whole set-up and we’d use it to spin whatever new singles were coming in at the time. A lot of Bad Boy Records stuff, actually. My love of hip hop then moved into house and jungle music; and I went to my first rave when I was 13. It’s all stuff that came to me at a really early age; and that I’ve been in love with ever since.” Once Chung had gotten down the basics in production, he began putting the feelers out in 2006 with his debut EP, entitled Views/ Octopus. From there, he’s gone on to release two studio albums and has worked with a slew of notable acts. Despite many people first discovering his work as Nosaj Thing via these collaborations, Chung confesses that he’s still somewhat nervous about directly approaching those he wants to work with. “I’m not really that good at approaching people and being, like, ‘Hey! We should work together!,’” he says, laughing to himself about the awkwardness of it all. “All of the collaborations I’ve done were just ones that happened pretty naturally. I’m always open to the idea. As a producer, the most important thing I can do is learn. I do my best to try and make it work with whoever it might be. It’s something I’d like to do more. I really enjoy being in the studio more than touring, to be honest with you. I think I want to shift more towards being a behind-the-scenes sort of person, just working on production and working with different artists.” Perhaps the best-known artist Nosaj has worked with is rap superstar Kendrick Lamar – although it was some time before his breakthrough when he and Chung worked together. The two collaborated on a standalone single, Cloud 10, which was released as a part of the Windows Phone ME series. When asked about their collaboration, Chung cannot sing his praises high enough. “I was amazed by Kendrick,” he says. “When I worked with him, it

was before his album came out. He was only a couple of mixtapes deep at that point. We were in the studio, and I had about 20 beats for us to play around with. For some reason, he just picked the first beat that he heard – he said ‘I don’t need to hear any of the other ones.’ He’d start with the hook, recording it a few times and getting the layer going. When he was rapping, it was kind of like Jay-Z’s style – no pad, no paper. He’d go away for maybe ten, fifteen minutes; then come right back in and put a verse down. He did that three times, and then we were done. It spun me out – all I could think was ‘What is happening right now?’” In addition to his collaborative works, Chung has also been enlisted to remix over a dozen artists. His work in this department features artists as varied as Drake, Radiohead, The xx, Phillip Glass and even Charlotte Gainsbourg. It’s something that Chung doesn’t take lightly – to him, his remixes are just as important as his original compositions. It’s essential that they maintain his identity, even if it is somewhat vicarious. “I try my best to make my remixes as different from the original as entirely possible,” he explains. “I do that by not using any of the stems from the original. All I use is the a capella vocal take, and I try to add it into the mix of something fresh. Unless it’s another instrumental track that I’m remixing – then I take the song’s main motif and attempt to develop something abstract from there. I always try and experiment as much as I can with them – the goal is to get something new out of it. To me, that’s the only way to really progress.” With his second studio album, Home, out in the world, Chung will return to Australia at the end of the month for a run of club. “The last time I was there was about three years ago,” he says. “It was really brief – I just did Melbourne and Sydney. It was really good – I had absolutely no idea that I had listeners over that way. I’m really looking forward to getting back there and doing it properly. I really want to feel out the vibe of the place – I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Nosaj Thing plays at Howler on Friday June 27. facebook.com/nosajthing

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the operatives 10th birthday

club guide wednesday june 18

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CURIOUS TALES - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + TOM SHOWTIME + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $0.00. THE DINNER SET - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. TOMORROWS DREAM - FEAT: KISS ME DEADLY Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $0.00.

thursday june 19 GOOD EVENING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $0.00. OWEN RABBIT + MAYFAIR KYTES + KALACOMA + OES + RACE TO SPACE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00. SPARE GROOVE - FEAT: LA POCOCK + DANNY HOTEP + SALMON BARREL Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. THE RITZ - FEAT: KEN WALKER + ANDO + JOSHUA GILLILAND + HARRY ROWSTHORN + EDDY D + JAMES ROSS + JESSE JAMES Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. $20.00. VARSITY - FEAT: KITI + FOOFARAW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $0.00.

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#EATDRINKPLAY - FEAT: ANDY MURPHY + MGMC + DJ JORJ + CAM WOODARD The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. #MASHTAG - FEAT: MALPRACTICE + AGENT 86 + BENZO + ANDRE LE VOGUE + SILVERFOX + AHAB + OLLIE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00. BEAT THE BUSH - FEAT: COOCHIE HUGGINS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. DJ DUSTIN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. DJ NUI The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + MIKE METRO + HEY SAM + AZMAC Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. FLAWLESS QUEER SALON FEAT: BEARLY LEGAL + MIMI + BROOKELOVEPOWER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00. FREQUENCY FRIDAYS Fusion,

Southbank. 10:00pm. $20.00. FUNHOUSE FRIDAYS Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. HEAVY JUDY - FEAT: TINY GIANTS + SWAMP MOTH + DJ JOHNNY TWO DECKS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. $0.00. LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. OMG FRIDAYS Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASH-LEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. POPROCKS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + LEWIE DAY + KATIE DROVER + WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. STRAY VS SICK DISCO - FEAT: AL MAJIC + STOCKHOLM SYNDROME + YE’KNOW + EFFAITCH + THE CHEMIST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 11:00pm. $0.00. THE BOMBAY ROYALE (ALBUM LAUNCH) Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $17.00. THE DISCO - FEAT: JEN TUTTY + LUKE MCD + LEWIE DAY + PREQUEL + KATIE DROVER + MITCH KURZ + MIC NEWMAN + TOM EVANS + JOEL ALPHA + LIAM WALLER + AARON TROTTMAN + NICK JONES + JESSE YOUNG + ANDRAS FOX + JAC OSCAR WILKINS Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $25.00. TOM SHOWTIME + B-TWO + DJ LOBB Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. TRIBEADELIC’S 18TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: GMS + FACTAL GLIDER + OZZY Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $25.00. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY - FEAT: DJ DAVE GREY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00.

saturday june 21 #TRENDYFRIENDS - FEAT: DJ TRANTER + J.D.MAR + GLASS MIRRORS + B.A.B.Y. + FRESH HEX Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:55pm. $10.00. AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: DR. ZOK + JAMES WARE + CHINA + HOOPS + ROWIE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. BASEMENT SATURDAYS - FEAT: MUSKA + BRAD DANIELS La Di

Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. DJ HOUSE & GARDEN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. FAMILIAR STRANGERS - FEAT: DJ REELAX + JACK LOVE FT. SIMON MILAN + JASON FORTE + SEAN RAULT The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. FLAGRANT + THE CAT’S MEOW + OBLIVEUS Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. HOT STEP - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW + GRAYSKULL + KELTEC + MYLES MAC + PETER BAKER + REV. THORN + SAM MCEWIN + SHANE COPAL + TOM EVANS Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $0.00. MIKE GURRIERI + MIKE GURRIERI + KANO + BILLY HOYLE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. OFF THE HEASY 2 Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. PROGNOSIS - FEAT: KASEY TAYLOR + MATTER + MOSKALIN + AARON STATIC + SIMON MURPHY + J-SLYDE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. RESPECT PRESENTS Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. $20.00. RIOT CITY + JACK JACK JACK Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $0.00. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. $0.00. SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. THE BOMBAY ROYALE (ALBUM LAUNCH) Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $17.00. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDY FROST Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $35.00. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: MS BUTT + SPANKIE HAZARD + PAZ + LEWIS CANCUT + BOOSHANK + WHO & BOOGS + RANSOM + NICK THAYER + DAVID SPACE + FLIP3K Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. THERAPY SATURDAYS - FEAT: BOMBS AWAY + TATE STRAUSS + ED COLMAN + MATTY G Fusion, Southbank. 10:00pm. $20.00. TUNES BY MISS BLADES Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. ULTIMATEXXXPERIENCE - FEAT: THE HARPOONS + ELECTRIC SEA SPIDER + FORCES + 2FUDDHA + FLETCH Centerfold Lounge, Melbourne. 1:00pm. $10.00.

VAULT SATURDAYS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00.

sunday june 22 BEEMYBEEBY The B.east, Brunswick East. 4:00pm. $0.00. BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK + MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $0.00. EASY NOW - FEAT: AGENT 86 + TOM SHOWTIME + DJ MAARS Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. GROOVE CONTROL - FEAT: MAXWELL + CHICO G + GRANT CAMOV + MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. $0.00. HOWLER’S 1ST BIRTHDAY PROM - FEAT: DEXTER + RHYTHM + CUTLOOSE + MATT RADOVICH + SEAN DEANS + HANS DC + C.S.S + RINTRAH + HANSDOWN + NO NAME NATH + PENFOLD Howler, Brunswick. 3:00pm. $0.00. JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE SUNDAYS - FEAT: HARVEY SUTHERLAND + MATT FERNANDEZ Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. $0.00. SPITROAST SUNDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. $0.00. STAR BAR SUNDAY FUNDAY - FEAT: KEN WALKER + JESSE JAMES + ZACH ROSE + TIM LIGHT + RYAN R CUE Star Bar, South Melbourne. 9:00pm. $5.00. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK & HAGGIS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. $0.00. THICK AS THIEVES - FEAT: MONKEY SAFARI + SASH + FLEX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $0.00.

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monday june 23 MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. $0.00.

tuesday 24 jun GIGGLE TUESDAY - FEAT: WHO + JAKE JUDD Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. $0.00. TRAMP TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00.

urban club guide wednesday june 18 MELLOW-DIAS THUMP - FEAT: CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + GEEZY Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. MVP (LAUNCH PARTY) - FEAT: ROB STEEZY + THADDEUS DOE + STEPHELLES + LOW-KEY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. REMASTERED MYTHS - FEAT: THE CUMBIA COSMONAUTS + CASEAUZ + O.S.L.O + COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE + AMIN PAYNE Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank. 7:00pm. $0.00.

thursday june 19 MILWAUKEE BANKS + STAX OSSET + KIRA BEATS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8.00.

UA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $0.00. NICE INNA WEST - FEAT: DJ ZARE DEMUS + DJ SO FAYA + BLACK HARRISON + DJ PAULY FATLACE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $0.00. RARA (EP LAUNCH) + S I L E N T J A Y + FRIENDSHIPS + MARTIN KING + KWASI + ELLIE DUIGAN + HEDSBENT Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. RNB SUPERCLUB MELBOURNE FEAT: HORIZON + PUPPET + SHAGGZ + STYLZ + KEVIN WATTS + EST + KOLZAN + PHILLY Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.

saturday june 21 friday june 20 BUMP FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ KAHL-

ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: T-ROY + SLAZ + FREDDY WEBBER + RYAN

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R CUE + DJ REWIND Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. HIP HOP JAMBOREE - FEAT: DA HYPNOTISTS Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:00pm. $15.00. HOUSE ARREST - FEAT: DJS DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + TIMOS WEEKLY GUESTS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $0.00. RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ BIG SAAD + DJ KAHLUA & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

sunday june 22 BE. SUNDAYS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $15.00.

beats recommends: hipstep Hipstep Massive are the entertainment side of the Universal Zulu Nation, the founders of hip hop, electro and dance. The originators of the movement embodied in Hipstep are T.C Izlam and Afrika Bambaataa of the Universal Zulu Nation. Hipstep has now come to Australia to uplift the rhythms and provide some assistance to the disenfranchised youth; the nucleus of the movement itself. Hip hop culture started from nothing except the pure desire to create, express oneself and expand. Their sole purpose is to push all elements of urban dance music by utilising the five elements of hip hop: b-boy and b-girl, DJing and graffiti, MCing and knowledge and by also by incorporating the styles of trap music, dancehall/reggae, house, drum and bass and hip hop. ‘Dirt’, meaning - the embodiment of the roots and ‘Rhythmz’ representing the higher vibrations that take them all to new levels. Their next party goes down on Friday June 20 at La Di Da, visit zulu61.com for more information.

2014 MELBOURNE

CABARET FESTIVAL

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO THE 2014 MELBOURNE CABARET FESTIVAL SPANKY

Be prepared for dark, edgy, twisted and downright hilarious cabaret when the fifth annual Melbourne Cabaret Festival takes over this town. 30 hand-picked shows offer a selection of something special – from sublime vocals to new original songs, ‘80s sing-alongs to deeply personal and revealing autographical shows. The festival has it all. The Opening Gala will be hosted by the fabulous Spanky and feature a diverse range of festival acts, while the Closing Gala will present a star-studded sampling of acts as a fundraiser for the not-for-profit Melbourne Cabaret Festival. Between the two, some of the festival highlights include Matthew Mitcham’s Twists and Turns. The award-

winning show by diving gold medal Olympic champion, which premiered in Perth in February where it won the coveted Fringe World Festival’s Best Cabaret Award, will be his last before his Commonwealth Games appearance in Glasgow. Get Up Close and Reasonably Personal with one of Australia’s leading music theatre ladies, Amanda Harrison (Wicked and We Will Rock You) in an intimate and candid evening of song and conversation and Melissa Langton’s A Singer Must Die where she plays a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown set to a soundtrack of Leonard Cohen, The Dresden Dolls, Burt Bacharach, Jacques Brel, Loudon Wainwright and Johnny Cash. We’ve spoken with performers from some of our other favourite shows to give you an even greater insight on just what to expect. The 2014 Melbourne Cabaret Festival runs from Thursday June 19 to Sunday July 6 at various venues across Melbourne, so read through our guide and get yourself to some shows.

COUNTERTENOR DIVA By Liza Dezfouli Countertenor Diva draws on the subconscious understanding of what the diva is. It is based around the concepts of who I am; the mythology of the constructed image.” This is how cabaret performer, Mama Alto, describes her show for the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. “I am a countertenor diva and I sing songs from different divas, from the jazz and soul greats, like Nina Simone, Billie Holiday…” Mama Alto explains further: “The show is a collection of my own identities: queer, gender queer, queer person of colour, and a feminine singer with a countertenor singing voice. The challenge for me is in trying to put together a show that is quite personal. I have the same range as a female alto or mezzo-soprano – it confuses a lot of people to hear a counter-tenor voice coming from a male looking body.” In other words, the show works on an intimately personal level, being about the sexually and racially ambiguous performer, Mama Alto, her cabaret persona, and her vocal range. “My stage identity has been formed over the last few years,” she explains. As well, the show is informed by the concept that any performance is a co-creation between audience members and the performer. “The 20th century idea of the diva is one that is socially constructed,” continues Mama Alto. “We have certain codes, a certain mythology, oral and visual concepts of what a diva is. A diva is expected to be a force of nature, the breathy vibrato, hitting the highest of the high notes. But she’s only present in the moment of performance; she exists between the audience and the performer. You have that brief time in the room together but without the audience she doesn’t exist. She’s not a diva when she’s at home; she’s human, she’s vulnerable….” Mama Alto’s instrument also encapsulates these ideas. “The voice box is such a tiny thing – it is two tiny muscles and a few folds of skin, and water. It’s frail and vulnerable yet with immense power; with the ability to communicate. The voice box itself is a metonym of ‘diva’.” Mama Alto describes her show as being essentially about ‘mythology, heart and voice’. “All good cabaret is autobiographical in its essence. It’s multi-layered, powerful and uncompromising. Countertenor not cabaret by numbers, those shows that go story, song, story, song, story, song… There’s no speaking in the show,” she continues. “The show is sung for 50 minutes. My musical director (Tiffani Walton) has arranged the important parts of the songs and I interpret them for the audience. The songs can work on different levels: the audience can be entertained by pretty bodies and sexy songs, or they may experience a deeper layer, where a line or lyric will mean something particular to one person at one time, it will resonate with an individual depending on what’s happening in their lives, communicate something to them personally. It may affirm or identify their life choices. The songs are open to interpretation; authorship is not exclusively with the performer, it lies as much with the individual audience member. People don’t come to a cabaret show and expect it to be about them.The best performers themselves provide another layer to the songs.” Who does Mama Alto count amongst the best local performers? “Meow Meow. Paul Capsis. Yana Alana.” Hear hear! Countertenor Diva will be performed at the Butterfly Club, Carson Place (off Little Collins St) at 9pm on Saturday June 21 and 8pm on Sunday June 22, Tuesday June 24 and Wednesday June 25.

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MESSAGE TO MY GIRLS By Liza Dezfouli

How do you, as a dad to daughters, cope with bringing them up in a world which objectifies women to the insane degree ours does? If you’re Mike McLeish you write a cabaret show about it. Message To My Girls is McLeish’s way of dealing with a lot of anger. “It’s rammed into their eyeballs, the beauty standards, the looks, the dressing up... I burn with anger and that’s the crux of it,” he says. McLeish sounds passionate and he is, but this show is not only angry, it’s funny and it’s got songs. “It’s framed in comedy,” says McLeish. “It’s not just me having a rant at the world. It initially concerned me that it wasn’t comedic enough but it’s a cabaret, not a comedy festival show.” “One thing fuelling McLeish’s rage at the world is his experience of growing up as a man. “I do actually talk about that a bit in the show,” he explains. “Things that used to be water off a duck’s back now make me really angry. Having grown up male adds another layer of fear. The show is me taking a fairly critical view of the world. But I try to make it funny.” McLeish says that being overprotective of his daughters, who are six and ten, isn’t the answer to keeping them feeling safe and strong in our culture. “I want them to be informed,” he says. “That is their best defence against everything on a day-to-day basis. I feel protective but I don’t want to be overprotective; I want them to be informed, educated, so even though they can’t help but absorb all the information that’s out there, they can at least process it.” McLeish, of course, is best known for playing the lead in the hugely successful Keating the Musical by Casey Bennetto. Bruce Ives directs the show, which also features Rosie Westbrook and JP Shilo, two musicians McLeish feels very grateful to have on board. “They are musicians of such calibre,” he notes. “They’ve played with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the Black Eyed Susans. I am very happy to have them.” The songs are McLeish’s own; he says that he’s able to express things in song that mightn’t be as easy to simply speak. “In cabaret, I can say the stuff I haven’t wanted to think about; it’s uncomfortable for me to say this stuff out loud. It isn’t just a show for parents – I’m telling silly stories here. A couple of the songs are silly and funny.” The show’s style, McLeish says, is straight up and down cabaret. “I’ve tried to maintain a thread. It’s contextual comedy, my response to having daughters. When I first wrote it I was very angry and it wasn’t funny; it wasn’t going to be funny for anyone. I tried to imagine how I would tell it to them. This is the show – it’s like the letter you write: Do Not Open Til You’re 18.” McLeish’s daughters will have to wait to hear their dad’s advice, though. “They are definitely too little to see it,” he says. “Even though I’m sort of appropriating their lives in making it.” Message To My Girls, acts as an antidote to the cynicism McLeish sees around him. “I notice it in young adults, five to ten years older than my girls are now. They are cynical. They are comfortable believing that the world is an evil place and that corporations are greedy and corrupt; it’s been satirised, they’ve had it pointed out to them over and over again. They recognise this. It all lends itself to that feeling of futility and they are in a consistent state of malaise. They don’t feel they can do anything to change the world. This is my way of saying you can’t change the world but you can change your own world.”

BLOODBATH By Liza Dezfouli Dracula’s show for the Cabaret Festival is described as an ‘insane bouillabaisse of aerial acrobatics, suicide circus, mind-warping optical illusions and gender-bending, tummy-clutching comedy. Included in the line-up is ‘rhythmic burlesque & circus performer Miss Skopalova’. Miss Skopalova talked to Beat about her act. How did she get into performing burlesque to begin with? I was teaching flexibility classes for my business, Limber Sports Performance, and two of my original students were burlesque artists and asked me to perform at a show they were running at the time, Cristal Burlesque. Using my rhythmic gymnastics background, I performed two sexy gymnastics acts before I really knew what burlesque was. I shortly after fell in love with the art form as it gave me the freedom to use my talents and create truly unique stage acts. How would she describe a burlesque performance? Burlesque brings together a broad range of performance skills and styles, and adds the essence of striptease and seduction.

You’re currently the star aerialist in Bloodbath, what other shows have you performed in? I am currently doing the Australian tour of Sexpo performing with my adagio partner Sidney Saayman. I performed regularly at Red Bennies from 2010-2014, including the finale show on their closing night earlier this year. I have performed at the Australia Burlesque Festival each year since it began in 2010. Other highlights include performing on Underbelly, Squizzy, Loreal Fashion Festival and for French music producer and DJ, Dimitri from Paris. You get to perform with some cool high-tech props in Bloodbath, can you describe a couple of them, and tell us which one is your favourite? The advantage of working in a professional show such as Draculas is the opportunity to work with elaborate and large scale props which really set off a burlesque act. My favourite prop in the latest show is obviously my Bloodbath, which you will have to come see for yourself !

was famous for reportedly insuring her legs. Cyd is one of the greatest female dancers and actors in the history of movie musicals. I perform a tribute act to ‘Frankie and Johnny’ inspired by Cyd’s performance in the 1950s film ‘Meet me in Las Vegas.’ I also have an act inspired by French singer Edith Piaf who was one of France’s greatest international stars. Bloodbath will be performed at Dracula’s Cabaret, 100 Victoria St, Carlton at 7pm on all nights of the festival except Sundays and Mondays.

Who do you draw inspiration from for your performances? Firstly, Marilyn Monroe; she once quoted in an interview as saying ‘I think that sexuality is only attractive when it’s natural and spontaneous.’ I also love Cyd Charisse who

Message To My Girls will be performed at Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran at 8.30pm on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29.

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SHOW GUIDE • THURSDAY 19 JUNE • CABARET FESTIVAL OPENING GALA - FEAT: GINGER & TONIC + ALANA CONWAY + MICHAEL DALLEY + MELISSA LANGTON + ELISE MCCANN + THE BEAUTIFUL LOSERS Chapel Oﬀ Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm. $79.50.

• FRIDAY 20 JUNE • AMANDA HARRISON (UP CLOSE & REASONABLY PERSONAL) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00. BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. GINGER & TONIC (DESPERATE & DATELESS) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. MATTHEW MITCHAM’S TWISTS & TURNS Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $45.00. MELISSA LANGTON (A SINGER MUST DIE) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. THE BEAUTIFUL LOSERS (DESPITE POPULAR DEMAND) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 10:15pm. $35.00. THE THREE OF US Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.50.

• SATURDAY 21 JUNE • AMANDA HARRISON (UP CLOSE & REASONABLY PERSONAL) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00. BEST OF THE FEST - FEAT: GERALDINE QUINN + MAMA ALTO + MIKE MCLEISH + CAITY FOWLER + EMMA FORD Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. $0.00. BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. GINGER & TONIC (DESPERATE & DATELESS) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. MAMA ALTO Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd.

Nude

An original cabaret show that turns the tribute show on its headand puts a new spin on the stories and songs of Marilyn Monroe...

Playing at Chapel Off Chapel

29 June

Book at www.melbournecabaret.com

9:00pm. $0.00. MATTHEW MITCHAM’S TWISTS & TURNS Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $45.00. MELISSA LANGTON (A SINGER MUST DIE) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. THE BEAUTIFUL LOSERS (DESPITE POPULAR DEMAND) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 10:15pm. $35.00. THE THREE OF US Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.50. TOM DICKINS (MEET YOU IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR) Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $23.00..

Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $35.00. EVAN LEVER (AZNAVOURIAN) Kew Court House, Kew. 5:00pm. $30.00. GERALDINE QUINN (SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 10:15pm. $30.00. LAURA MCCULLOCH (BOOP) Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00. MIKE MCLEISH (MESSAGE TO MY GIRLS) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. NUDE Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. TOM DICKINS (MEET YOU IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR) Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $23.00.

• SUNDAY 22 JUNE •

• SUNDAY 29 JUNE •

ELISE MCCANN (EVERYBODY LOVES LUCY) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00. GINGER & TONIC (DESPERATE & DATELESS) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. MAMA ALTO Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. MATTHEW MITCHAM’S TWISTS & TURNS Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $45.00. MELISSA LANGTON (A SINGER MUST DIE) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00.

BARONESS BIANKA’S BLOODSONGS Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00. CAITY FOWLER & EMMA FORD (I DIVINE) Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. ELISE MCCANN (EVERYBODY LOVES LUCY) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00. EVAN LEVER (AZNAVOURIAN) Kew Court House, Kew. 5:00pm. $30.00. LAURA MCCULLOCH (BOOP) Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00. MELODY BLACK (UNSEEN) Kew Court House, Kew. 3:00pm. $30.00. MIKE MCLEISH (MESSAGE TO MY GIRLS) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. NUDE Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00.

What’s your favourite thing about the Melbourne Cabaret Festival? Being part of a festival with some great performers!

• TUESDAY 1 JULY •

What dates and times can I see your show? Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29 at 6.45pm .

• TUESDAY 24 JUNE • BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. SINFUL PLEASURES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:30pm. $12.00.

• WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE •

BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00.

BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. MAMA ALTO Butterﬂy Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00.

• WEDNESDAY 2 JULY •

• THURSDAY 26 JUNE •

BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. DREW DOWNING’S REBEL Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. LES FEMMES Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00.

ALANA CONWAY (SONGBIRD) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. CAITY FOWLER & EMMA FORD (I DIVINE) Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. CANDICE MCQUEEN (NASTY) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $35.00. LAURA MCCULLOCH (BOOP) Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00. MICHAEL DALLEY (RITUALS OF ART & HATRED) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. THE VON MUIZNIEKS FAMILY HOEDOWN - FEAT: VON MUIZNIEKS FAMILY SINGERS Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $28.00. TREVOR JONES (KOLLISION) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00.

• FRIDAY 27 JUNE • ALANA CONWAY (SONGBIRD) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 6:45pm. $35.00. BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. CAITY FOWLER & EMMA FORD (I DIVINE) Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. CANDICE MCQUEEN (NASTY) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 9:00pm. $35.00. GERALDINE QUINN (SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 10:15pm. $30.00. LAURA MCCULLOCH (BOOP) Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00. MICHAEL DALLEY (RITUALS OF ART & HATRED) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:30pm. $35.00. THE VON MUIZNIEKS FAMILY HOEDOWN - FEAT: VON MUIZNIEKS FAMILY SINGERS Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $28.00. TREVOR JONES (KOLLISION) Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7:00pm. $35.00.

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What makes cabaret special? Cabaret provides an opportunity for a special kind of intimacy with an audience that you don’t get in bigger theatres with bigger audiences. When did you first get hooked on cabaret? Always been a fan, but Ali McGregor got me hooked about six years back with her show at the time. At first it was her killer voice that got my attention, but she’s also funny and witty and a great performer.

Tell us about your show. What’s it about? Nude puts a twist on the typical Marilyn Monroe tribute show, with the actress taking us through the stories and make up process that ‘made’ Marilyn. It reveals the layers that go into creating such an iconic character and the responsibilities of the actors that play them. Describe your show with five words. Sexy, funny, touching, human, story. How are people going to feel leaving your show? Hopefully uplifted and wanting more!

And at which venue? Chapel Off Chapel. And for what price? $29–$35. Where can we go to read more about your show? citizentheatre.com.au

• THURSDAY 3 JULY • BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. DREW DOWNING’S REBEL Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. LES FEMMES Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00.

• FRIDAY 4 JULY • BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. DREW DOWNING’S REBEL Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. LES FEMMES Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00.

• SATURDAY 5 JULY • BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. DREW DOWNING’S REBEL Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. LES FEMMES Kew Court House, Kew. 9:00pm. $30.00. TOM DICKINS (MEET YOU IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR) Butterﬂy Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $23.00.

• SUNDAY 6 JULY • CABARET FESTIVAL CLOSING GALA Village Melbourne, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $35.00.

• SATURDAY 28 JUNE • Restrictions: contains nudity

NUDE Name of performer: Carina Waye.

BARONESS BIANKA’S BLOODSONGS Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00. BEST OF THE FEST - FEAT: LES FEMMES + MELODY BECK + CARINA WAYE + EVAN LEVER Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. $0.00. BLOODBATH Dracula’s, Carlton. 7:00pm. $95.00. CAITY FOWLER & EMMA FORD (I DIVINE) Kew Court House, Kew. 7:00pm. $30.00. CANDICE MCQUEEN (NASTY) Chapel Off

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BARONESS BIANKA’S BLOODSONGS Name of performer: Joanna Weinberg. What makes cabaret special? Intimate immediacy of no fourth wall. If you had to condense cabaret into a feeling or emotion, what would it be? Shared secrets between friends. When did you first get hooked on cabaret? After drama school when I realised I could talk straight to the audience instead of pretending they weren’t there. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen at a cabaret show? People singing naked with a snake. What’s your favourite thing about the Melbourne Cabaret Festival? The Butterfly Club. Tell us about your show. What’s it about? My show is about addiction, obsession and blood . It is about a Baroness from Ongewalaria who fears that her compulsion to steal blood means she is cursed. The show is about how she discovers the reason behind her strange addiction and how she comes to terms with it. Describe your show with five words. Original, unpredictable, black comedy, hilarious. How are people going to leave your show feeling? Surprised and delighted. If you had to condense cabaret into a feeling or emotion, what would it be? Shared secrets between friends. What dates and times can I see your show? Saturday June 28 at 9pm and Sunday June 29 at 8pm. And at which venue? The Butterfly Club. And for what price? $28 and $25 concession. Where can we go to read more about your show? facebook.com/baronessbiankasbloodsongs

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TEETH & TONGUE

By James Nicoli

“I’m just incredibly bad at making decisions,” says a remarkably earnest Jess Cornelius down the phone line. “I get really distracted and really influenced at different times by a lot of different things.” It’s this simple yet somewhat contradictory statement that perhaps captures Cornelius, or as she is more commonly known as, Teeth & Tongue, most perfectly. Primarily a solo project, Teeth & Tongue has grown steadily over the years with each release, and continued to bend genres, resulting in her unique take on modern pop. Having released her third album Grids earlier this year and just days out from a national headline tour, Cornelius talks openly about making final tour preparations, the joy of drum machines and what it takes to discover your own sound. The creation of Grids didn’t come easy for Cornelius, and in actual fact, came at a time when the songwriter wasn’t even contemplating writing another record. “One of the reasons (for the long process) was that I actually didn’t have a full album written when I started recording because I’d never actually planned on starting it,” she says. “I wasn’t like, ‘I’m going to make a record’. I didn’t actually feel like I was quite ready to make another album. I had a handful of songs and I really wanted to get them down and demo them because I felt like they were a bit of a departure from what I’d done before

and I was really excited about them.” Grids is a truly 21st century album. Written and recorded by Cornelius in her home as well as in the studio, it was built layer by layer and is the result of new technologies which afford such DIY efforts, yet ones which produce polished results. It’s a diverse record, with no two songs sounding the same – Cornelius’ strong, soulful voice being the only constant. It’s experimental, quirky, and perhaps even a little weird. But it is most certainly unique. When quizzed on the diversity of the record, talk quickly turns to modern technology and the way in which samples and virtual instruments allow access to an endless array of sounds and effects to experiment with. “When you’re using drum samples, you can obviously use a lot of hip hop sounds and a lot of things you might not be able to get with a drummer which is why I really like using drum machines,” says Cornelius. “I’ve just always been fascinated with all those sounds

that are within a little drum machine box, you know, all those ‘80s snares, like fully gated pop sounds. But you know, I also really like really messy noise guitar stuff.” It’s this clash of musical influences that gives Grids its unique sound. However, it has also been the cause of some comments over the lack of cohesiveness on the record. Grids is simply the result of a songwriter who is unwilling to be pigeonholed into any one specific genre. “I really did try to make a cohesive album,” she says almost apologetically. “But I have to admit, my influences are all over the shop so it can be a struggle to do that.” For the upcoming Grids national tour, Cornelius will be armed with not only a growing list of songs to choose from but also a full live band. “Everything’s in real time now,” she says of the current live show. “There’s

no backing track on a metronome or anything, which means we can really play with a lot of timing, we can change the time mapping to make things longer or shorter, and be a lot more adaptable and flexible.” So has the release of Grids brought Teeth & Tongue closer to finding its true sound? “People talk about discovering your own sound and that kind of thing but I think it’s this ever-changing thing,” says Cornelius. “If I’d made this album in three months’ time it would probably be a really different album.”

The aura of mystery around the band was compounded by other factors, including the band’s name. “As far as we were aware, The Acid hadn’t been used yet,” Nalepa says. “It was kind of a bold move really. It’s a really strong name. Before we identified ourselves as being a band, we connected musically and quickly built a body of work. At some stage after that, Adam was at a friend’s house and he thought he read ‘The Acid’ on something, although, he actually didn’t. We were concerned about the name to a degree, because it has certain connotations. Because of that, we made an effort not to use traditional psychedelic colours and fractals.

“There is a bit of mystery around it, too. It can be interpreted in different ways. Another way to look at it is that acid can dissolve things and create something abstract. That’s us – we’ve dissolved into each other and created something else. We’re really proud of what we’ve made and we want people to interpret it as they will.”

past two years who have been your favourites to share a plate with? Pair me up with some buttered chipotle and cheddar corn bread and a side of our famous Death Star fries and you’ve got yourself a pretty sexy date my friend!

The B.East is celebrating its 2nd Birthday this Friday June 27 from 5pm until late with 100 free burgers for the first 100 people through the door and music provided by Cash Savage and The Last Drinks plus Saint Jude. The B.East is located at 80 Lygon St, Brunswick East.

TEETH & TONGUE plays Howler on Saturday June 28. She also plays as part of Friday Nights at NGV on Friday July 18. Grids is out now via Dot Dash Recordings.

THE ACID

By Meg Crawford

Until recently, The Acid were an enigma. No one knew who they were or where they were from. Initially, calls for information were met with radio silence, adding to the shroud of mystery. What was known was that The Acid were releasing ground-breaking, achingly beautiful songs. Their eponymously titled EP, The Acid, released in April this year, is a lush, luxuriant, ambient, celestial sounding collection of electronic and guitar laden beauties that, on hearing, makes you feel bathed in warm sound. It’s an experience outside the ordinary listen. It turns out that the band are three super talented, electronic forerunners, namely, Steve Nalepa, Adam Freeland and Ry X. Nalepa talks about the evolution of the band. “Initially, when Adam, Ry and I got together in the studio, we had no plans,” Nalepa recalls. “However, on the very first day we wrote Animal and we were all like, ‘Wow, that is awesome – we better clear our diaries’ and over the next ten days we recorded the EP. That first song, Animal, was so magical. We always had that to go back to. I was on tour with The Weekenders straight after that. Everyone had to split for other projects. “In the meantime, Adam had one of his friends run the tracks through a tape machine to warm things up a bit. Around that time, we made a conscious decision not to tell anyone about it. We all have our own established careers and various things are associated with each of

us. We didn’t want the EP to be judged as someone’s new thing or side project. We just wanted the music to be first and foremost.” The mystique couldn’t last forever, though. The EP was so well received that it provoked an almost frenzied response. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Nalepa continues. “Suddenly we were getting hit up with messages all the time asking about us. People were saying, ‘We are taking bets on who you are’. It was really catching on and we played up to that a bit. We started saying we were from Santiago, Chile, Berlin, Sydney – all of these exotic locations and we changed it every couple of days. It was playful.” Despite having “no plans” when they set out to record, The Acid were guided by principles of minimalism and simplicity. “‘Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler’. Adam told us that on one of the first days of recording – it’s an Einstein quote,” Nalepa explains. “We kept coming back to that. So we stripped everything back as much as we could, without losing anything. Besides, Ry is such an incredible singer. We don’t need much more.”

THE ACID will play at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday July 24. Their debut album, Liminal, is expected to be released in early July via Liberator Music.

THE B.EAST

By Fat Preston

Beat loves burgers: big beefy burgers with piles of artery-blocking yellow stuff plus suitable doses of relish, mustard and the green stuff. Lygon Street’s B.East provides two pin-up boys of these qualities in The Classic and The B.East. In a Melbourne first, and potentially a world first, our dogged food critic Fat Preston got some one-on-one time with The Classic – like, the actual burger – ahead of The B.East’s second birthday this Friday. Tell me about yourself. I’m layers of organic beef, jack cheddar, tomato relish, salad and mustard all in a hand-rolled brioche package. When did your relationship with The B.East begin? I’ve been here from day one, and am only getting better with age. I’ll be two-years-old on Friday. Wow, two years! Congratulations. What have been some of the highlights over that period? Great gigs, great food and a great crew of people to share them with! Tell me more about the celebrations surrounding this birthday. We’re going all out this year! This Friday we will shower our first 100 customers with free burgers, tunes by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks and Saint Jude, crazy drink specials and a bunch of awesome surprises BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32

throughout the night. What is your stance on party pies? Delicious pastry parcels or offal wrapped in dough? Party pies are the Stephen Baldwin of the snack food industry – inoffensive but no one really cares if they’re not there. Your name The Classic speaks for itself really, but do you suffer from an inherent jealousy of the eponymous B.East with its triple patty and triple bacon smothered in chilli cheese sauce? The B.East is kind of like my older jock brother – all the lads love him but he’s not winning any prizes in the school science fair if you know what I mean. The original’s still the best. Aside from the burgers there is an extensive menu from the sliders to the mac’n’cheese bombs. Over the

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RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP

Painters and Dockers

By Patrick Emery The last time Painters and Dockers singer Paul Stewart pulled on a pair on footy boots for a game, it all came to an ignominious end. “It was one of the first Community Cups – it was Rock Dogs versus Bouncers,” Stewart recalls. “I think it was Fred Negro who rang me. He said, ‘We’re having a kick across the road’, so I got out of bed about 12, pulled on some old clothes and wandered over, not realising it was a full-on game.” The fact that Stewart played the match without his glasses meant that he was already vulnerable; that Stewart had a reputation for taunting his opponents in their professional capacity rendered him the ideal candidate for rough on-field treatment. “I got the award for the most knocked out player. All these bouncers saw me and thought, ‘There’s that prick who’s been causing mayhem’, so about eight guys ran through me. And I haven’t pulled on the boots since,” Stewart laughs. Like many Melburnians, Stewart’s interest in footy goes back a long way. His father was the vice-president of the St Kilda Football Club in the ‘30s; he thinks the first game he saw was probably a St Kilda game at that club’s Moorabbin home ground. Stewart eventually broke with family tradition and switched his allegiances to Footscray. His interest in the game has long transcended the local tribe mentality of Victorian footy. While travelling in the Middle East around the time of the first Gulf War, Stewart returned from a nightclub in Jordan to the hostel where he was staying. “We were watching Jordanian television. Late at night they had the ten greatest moments in sport. The first was Michael Schumacher, the second was Bjorn Borg, and the third was Gary Ablett taking a mark at the MCG. And I thought, ‘Fuck, if the average Australian knew that your average Jordanian appreciated Aussie Rules, there’d be no war!’” Stewart recalls another time on Bathurst Island and being shown around looking respectfully at the local natural and cultural sites. Coming across a large billabong, Stewart was informed by his local guides “that this is one of our really big sacred sites.” Observing a plaque on a rock next to the billabong, Stewart expected to see some profound “dreamtime wisdom” heralding the site. “But it read ‘good old Collingwood forever,’” Stewart laughs. “So I love the footy!” But it’s for his role as lead singer in the Painters and Dockers that Stewart first came to prominence. Formed in the early ‘80s – and named after the infamous waterside union subject of the Costigan Royal Commission – the Painters and Dockers were an unholy blend of punk rock attitude, irreverent humour and biting social satire. Along the way the Painters and Dockers paid tribute to ‘60s sitcoms (the cover of the Sacred Cows’ Kill, Kill, Kill from Get Smart), local television personalities (Basia, in honour of Basia Bonkowski) and broad-minded educational institutions (Nude School). But just beneath the Dockers’ juvenile humour (perhaps typified by Pull Me Off) could be seen the band’s social conscience. If He Beats You, Leave took aim at domestic violence, Safe Sex promoted the cause of responsible sex (this was the era of AIDS and the Grim Reaper, after all) and even You’re Going Home in the Back of a Divi Van offered a thinly-veiled swipe at police brutality. Some years ago Stewart’s football and music worlds collided briefly when he was approached by the Fremantle Dockers football club to provide some Docker-led entertainment for the fledgling West Australian club. “We rocked up to this gig in Perth, and they gave us all the new jumpers to wear, said we could play at functions, said if they made the finals we could maybe play at the MCG,” Stewart recalls. The reaction of the Fremantle Dockers, sadly, didn’t match its initial enthusiasm for the hastily conceived crosscultural marriage. “And after the gig the officials came into the room and said, ‘Give us the jumpers back, don’t ring the club, don’t even acknowledge you came here – we don’t want anything to do with you guys’.” As the band sought an explanation, the club was forthcoming. “Mate, the songs are like Kill, Kill, Kill, Die Yuppie Die, Pull Me Off, You’re Going Home in the Back of a Divi Van. And we thought ‘Oh!’” Stewart laughs. After splitting up in the mid-‘90s, sightings of the Painters and Dockers are a rare occurrence. The band reformed for a one-off show at The Age EG Awards, while Stewart has played the occasional ‘Painters and Dockers trio’ show at Tago Mago in Thornbury. This Sunday, the Painters and Dockers reform to play the after-match set at the Reclink Community Cup at Elsternwick Park in Elsternwick, alongside Fraser A. Gorman, Smith Street Band and Saskwatch. Stewart hopes that soon he can bring together his interest in East Timorese independence and his love of footy. Stewart, whose interest in East Timor can be traced back to the death of his journalist brother Tony at the hands of the Indonesian military in 1975 – is upbeat and philosophical about East Timor’s current political and economic situation. “I’d walk anywhere in East Timor on a Saturday night, but I wouldn’t walk outside the Crown Casino,” Stewart says. “There’s still economic problems, but I reckon it’s on a good track. We’ve got a footy team up there, the Dili Crocodiles, and I’d like to bring them down here to play the Rock Dogs.” The RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP will be held at Elsternwick Park on Sunday June 22. The Action kicks off at 12pm, bounce at 2.30pm. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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FULL CODE By Edgar Ivan Since their precocious self-titled EP and subsequent performance at New Zealand’s Phat ‘09, Full Code have gone through the type of member displacement that most bands don’t survive, and at times has left them functioning as more ‘Half Code than Full Code’. Now, together in Melbourne, they’re a regular in the local gig scene and are ready to show off what they’ve learnt in their almost ten-year tenure with their new album Telescapes. The Telescapes title suggests viewing scenery from afar and plays on the notion of their music being an escape for the listener. Thematically, however, this isn’t the case. “Certainly not lyrically, the songs range from different perspectives,” says singer Steve Berry. “In a sonic sense, collectively, there’s a futuristic theme of embracing technology with the organics, which, being a band, you can’t not have.” That futurism is based on “sci-fi to an extent. I can’t speak for the other boys but I like the futuristic and sci-fi themes, not so much the movies’ influence on the music, but more the imagery.” The proclivity for sci-fi imagery is well vouched for in their new video for (b)TtM² in which surreal animation depicts a man vs. machine battle of a captured astronaut’s escape. Any levels of irony of a man vs. machine clip made by men playing machines, Berry insists, is unintentional. The explanation behind the

name of a track called (b)TtM² is more straightforward – there isn’t one. “Well we made a pact that we’d never tell anyone,” says Berry with the finality that cautions any path of further questioning on the issue. Even though they’ve played alongside electronic acts, the genre’s shelf isn’t one Full Code would place themselves on. “For some reason we had a better foot in the drum and bass scene in New Zealand, which is interesting because we are by no means drum and bass… I think a better term is ‘progressive’ because it encompasses a lot of elements. If you try to be too specific and name them all you end up with a short paragraph and sound like a wanker. Yeah there are obviously elements of rock in there but progressive is the best way to sum it up.” The term ‘psychedelic’ is also thrown around a lot in reference to their music, and if you’ve seen their Tim and

Eric inspired crowdfunding clip Crowd Thunder, you’d agree psychedelic drugs are a viable pairing with the band. But when we reach the topic, Steve bounces the idea that the characters represent the band members. “Nah, that’s not us at all, bro,” he laughs. “The dude who plays me is quite old and Greg was played by a pillow so I’m not sure what you were thinking there.” (Touché, Steve.) He then takes a more sombre tone that parallels the band’s maturity to dispel the influence of any hallucinogens on their music. “I think that once you’ve had those experiences, you [move on] and you don’t really need to think, ‘Let’s go into the studio and write a psychedelic song, welp, better have the acid’. Once you’ve had a crack you don’t really need to.” Once thing that definitely influenced Full Code is time.

“Growing up has been a key factor in the transition from the EP to now,” Berry states. “We’re taking ourselves seriously and doing things professionally.” And from this perspective, being professional equates to money. “If you want something done properly you need to pay for it,” Berry advises. “You can’t expect your mates to help you out and go to the same lengths [you do], or reach the bar that you’re setting.” But for all the sageisms, the band’s youthful ardency shows itself in Berry’s quick-draw response to the band’s hopes for Telescapes. “World domination.”

dog? “It was Beveridge Road Recording Studios in the Dandenongs where we recorded the EP,” clarifies Lane in a sobering tone, that is at splendid odds with Somerville’s excited warble. Somerville then Lane continue the sordid tale: “They eventually found the dog,” he says. “It came back but everyone was too stoned to care – Hayden had let it out originally and was too stoned to deal with it so we had to go looking for it.” Rennison now closes out the topic by addressing Somerville. “That was after you went to bed in the parents’ room?” All five band members in attendance crack into laughter. All the male members are present for the interview; it is the vocally divine Lily Hall who is missing. Hall’s voice works as a stunning counterpoint to Somerville’s nasally intoned low-end voice. Hall has been singing in choirs and vocal groups since Somerville first met her at school, so getting her to join the band – even though she wasn’t a rock vocalist – was a very natural decision. This interplay between Somerville and Hall is glorious

coalescence that harks upon a classic thread throughout all the arts – the relationship between man and woman. The fourth single from Wiped Out, and, for many, the release’s highlight, Mother/Father captures the aforementioned interplay at its best. “We were trying to work out a way for me to be angry and for Lil to be cruising along in the verses. I wanted to my vocals to drive the song and Lil just to chill-out and cruise with hers. Alex just showed us the chords he had and we just started singing and it was written in an hour,” concludes Somerville with a muted, yet pervasive, sense of triumph. What is evident from anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Lurch & Chief live is that this six great friends making great music. And after getting to chat to 83% of the band, the ‘organic’ description is genuine.

This inexorable drive is precisely the basis of Tumbleweed’s own pursuits. Tumbleweed have always been geographical outliers and, when the band started, cracking into the big time wasn’t a serious ambition. “We began playing music in high school,” Lewis says, “and it was really [because] we loved music and loved a lot of stuff that you really couldn’t find – that not many of our peers in Wollongong liked. Making music was the logical next step from listening to it. “There was a period where we got more professional about it and wanted to get really good. The success that came with that was timing. It was like riding the crest of a wave and we ended up being in the right place at the right time.” Lewis’ modesty might be slightly exaggerated, but it underlines how Tumbleweed aren’t striving for stardom. Accordingly, Sounds from the Other Side was

put together without any worries about commercial performance. The group’s artistic drive, on the other hand, hasn’t subsided. “We didn’t want to put something out that was not going to stand up to stuff we’ve done in the past. We wanted it to be good and we wanted it to be creatively challenging and take on some musical territory. “We’ve always liked being natural in the way we do things and we tried to keep that in the front of our minds,” Lewis adds. “We go along for the ride, we go with the flow. It’s always worked out for us and it comes together in the end.”

FULL CODE launch Telescapes at the Evelyn Hotel on Saturday June 21 with special guests A Lonely Crowd, The Twoks, and Sitari 2600.

LURCH & CHIEF

By Dan Watt

Music journalism is notorious for grabbing hold of buzz words and then bludgeoning them beyond recognition through repetitive, incorrect usage. One such word that has been unduly attributed to rock acts is ‘organic’. It’s a scientific word that’s primary meaning pertains to biology, that even on a stretch, does not apply to bands that use amplified equipment. However, due to its misappropriation, it’s actually the best word to describe the music of Melbourne band Lurch & Chief. Starting its life as Pizza in a short period of time, Josh Lane (bass), Alex Trevisan (guitar), Joel Rennison (drums), Brendan Anderson (guitar), Hayden Somerville (vocals) and Lily Hall (vocals) became proto-psych meets Americana act Lurch & Chief, and garnered a large and loyal following, seduced the selectors at triple j, toured with Stonefield, played Groovin’ the Moo sets and this Friday are playing a massive free show in The Espy front bar. Forming from the ashes of Melbourne party-punk band Hey Fever, Lurch & Chief formed in early 2012, and within a month the band released their debut EP. And then, only two months later, they were back in a studio recording their second EP, the triumphant Wiped Out that has produced four singles: We Are the Same, On Your Own, It’s Easy and Mother/Father with the true former and the latter proving to be a hit on triple j where it achieved high rotation and a multitude of requests from listeners. “The EPs were recorded only a couple of months apart,” reveals Somerville. “Paranoia was basically a collection

of songs, some of them a few years old, some of them just weeks old, that we had written in jams. The first EP was basically just an effort to capture every song we had at the time and get it out of the way.” Trevisan offers a further, fascinating, insight into why the band chose to record two EPs so close together. “Me and Hayds were just angry at the last band in not doing what we wanted to do so it was very deliberate of us to start something new and get it going straight away.” Somerville now rejoins the narrative of the Paranoia EP that was recorded in just one weekend. “We didn’t spend a lot of money on it,” he reveals. “We went to this recording studio a few hours outside of Melbourne and we got a little bit rowdy and we lost the guy’s dog,” (awkward group laughter). “That was the first EP, then the second EP was much more professional. We took our time with it and did it in a studio,” contends Somerville. However, your intrigued correspondent pushed for more details on the recording of the first EP... lost

LURCH & CHIEF are playing a free show at the Espy front bar on Friday June 20 with Sea Legs, Magic Bones and Singles. Wiped Out is now from lurchandchief.com.

TUMBLEWEED

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Tumbleweed have never sounded like a cookie cutter rock band. Formed at the turn of the ‘90s in Wollongong, New South Wales, the band took stylistic cues from underground acts such as MC5, New York Dolls and Husker Du. Despite their outsider leanings, the ensuing decade comprised substantial chart success and Australian tours with Nirvana and The Rollins Band. Then, after four LPs and a series of lineup alterations, Weed called it quits in 2003. However, the rock’n’roll fixation doesn’t simply evaporate and in 2009 the five original members brought Tumbleweed back to life. “After not seeing each other for 15 years we went back into the same jam room,” recalls vocalist Richie Lewis. “We all had the same equipment, everybody plugged in and we played Sundial and it sounded exactly the same as what it used to sound like.” Tumbleweed have triumphantly returned to the live circuit in the last few years, gratifying longtime Weedheads and reaching out to younger audiences. All the while, the question loomed concerning whether the reformation would extend beyond the stage. Well, last year brought answers in the form of Tumbleweed’s fifth LP, Sounds from the Other Side. “Rather than just continue with this nostalgia act, we decided to make a new record,” Lewis says. “We’d broken up with this lineup before things were really BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34

complete and we didn’t really feel that we’d made the record that we wanted to make. [We wanted] to try to right the wrongs of the past and to make that record that we always wanted to make. And I think we got pretty close.” Tumbleweed aren’t the only band from Oz rock’s ‘90s purple patch still capable of commanding audiences. Something For Kate, Frenzal Rhomb and You Am I have never faded from view, while the likes of Jebediah, The Underground Lovers and Spiderbait all returned to relevance in recent years. No act’s guaranteed a multi-decade lifespan, but Lewis isn’t surprised to see so many of his ‘90s contemporaries still kicking. “People that we were friends with back then were really passionate about making music and were doing it regardless of any popularity or any sort of commercial viability. They were doing it because they really loved it. When you make music your life, it tends to drive you and control you. You love it – it’s part of who you are.”

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TUMBLEWEED play Rock N Load at the Espy on Saturday June 21 alongside King of the North, Bugdust, Sun God Replica and more.

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By Emily Kelly: ek1984@gmail.com What a week of gigs. Most unexpectedly, I was totally blown away by La Dispute’s performance at the Corner Hotel last week. Truthfully, I didn’t think they could top Balance and Composure’s dense, ‘90s alt sludge that truly mesmerised the crowd and finally saw the young band in a venue capable of complementing their wall of sound. La Dispute managed to top them, however, with vocalist Jordan launching immediately into the most energised set I’ve seen them play in all their years travelling to our shores. Though there was a slightly disappointing representation of tunes from their most impressive debut (bar Andria, which completely blew the dick off a giddy Corner Hotel crowd), their slow, more mature moments from new album Rooms of the House only served to demonstrate how impressive and intricate their song compositions have become. Stunning stuff. Then on Sunday night in Brisbane, The Bronx kicked off their umpteenth tour of the country at the Crowbar in Brisbane. They left absolutely nothing on the stage for opening night either, with pictures on social media the morning after showing vocalist Caugthran slumped side of stage at set’s conclusion and drummer Jorma lamenting the wear and tear his kit was taking during such wild shows. Punk rock perfection. The Wonder Years are coming back to our shores! Philly’s finest pop punk outfit will return for the first time since their Soundwave 2013 visit but this time they’ll be in full headline mode. Their tour kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday September 4 at The Hi-Fi. Lock that shit in! The Amity Affliction have managed to snatch number one position in the ARIA charts on the week of release for their new album Let the Ocean Take Me. It takes place just days after the Brisbane boys announced a large Australian tour that will see them take on Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Sunday August 31. Tickets are available from Friday June 20. Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder will tour the country once more this December, arriving in Melbourne to play a couple of shows just as the summer kicks off. Catch them on Saturday December 13 at The Hi-Fi and then the Ringwood Community Centre on Sunday December 14. Tickets are up for grabs now. Gold Coast hardcore band Prepared Like a Bride have announced their Pay What You Wish tour this winter. Jury’s out on whether this is a reference to ticket price, but you can nick down to OLP in Ringwood and see them on Sunday July 6 with Ocean Grove, Graves, Elegist, Void of Vision, Viles, Acrasia and Harbours. They’re asking fans to bring a blow up pool toy, just to

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CORE GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY JUNE 18: Drain Life, Christ Kiddo, Rust In Piss at the Bendigo THURSDAY JUNE 19: Miyazaki, Gladstone, Where’s Grover, Joe Guiton at the Reverence A Sleepless Melody, Drawing North, Way With Words at Next

RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP PLAYING TIMES Playing times have been announced for the 2014 Reclink Community Cup on Sunday June 22, featuring the Triple R 102.7FM/PBS 106.7FM Megahertz vs. Rockdogs at Elsternwick Park. Playing times are 12.10pm: Elmo & Friends Live, 12.45pm: Fraser A. Gorman, 1.30pm: Smith Street Band, 2.10pm: Teams enter ground, 2.25pm: National Anthem by David Bridie, 2.30pm: Match commences, Half Time: Saskwatch, Post-Match: Painters & Dockers.

FRIDAY JUNE 20: Laura Palmer, Initials, The Shadow League, Angry Seas, Josh Mann at the Old Bar Hands Like Houses at Bada Bing Murder Rats, Speed Demons, Sexgrimes, Sarge & The Nuked at the Bendigo SATURDAY JUNE 21: The Vibrators, The Go Set, Dixon Cider, Wolfpack at the Tote Tumbleweed, Sun God Replica, King of the North, Bugdust, Born Lion, My Echo and more at the Espy In Malice’s Wake, Electrik Dynamite, Malaktye, Harlott, Party Vibes, Maniaxe, Dark Earth, Sudden State, Espionage at the Bendigo Hands Like Houses, Wonders, Armaranthine at Bang Lucy Wilson & The Little Decisions, Nathan Seeckts & The Dead City Lights, Maricopa Wells, Joe Guiton & The Suicide Tuesdays at the Reverence Supersuckers at Ding Dong Lounge Hands Like Houses at Bang Earth, Magic Mountain Band, Bonnie Mercer at the Hi-Fi SUNDAY JUNE 22: The Vibrators, Speed Demons, Batpiss, town Hall, Foot Solider at Barwon Club, Geelong Josh & Tyler (Foxtrot acoustic), Initials (acoustic), Joe Guiton at the Reverence Supersuckers at Ding Dong Lounge hammer it home that winter is here. Slaves (featuring ex Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa vocalist Jonny Craig) are on their way to Australia. This Friday October 10 they’ll hit the Evelyn Hotel in support of their upcoming album Through Art We Are Equals.

LED ZEPPELIN REISSUES RULE Holy crap, have you guys checked out the new Led Zeppelin reissues? I treated my broke journalist arse to the Super Deluxe Box Set versions of Led Zeppelin I and III last week (I’m getting II for my birthday next month), and if you’re a fan I highly recommend getting these. Each comes with a hardcover book with rare photos and press clippings, plus a bonus disc – a full concert in the case of Led Zeppelin I, and a bunch of outtakes and alternate mixes on the others – on both vinyl and CD, as well as a download code for highdefinition audio mixes that just have to be heard to be believed. There’s also an individually numbered album cover art print. If you don’t want to spring for the full box set, the albums are also available on vinyl, CD and download. The rest of the studio albums will be released this year and next.

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VOYAGER COMING TO TOWN Legendary Perth progressive act Voyager are coming to town to promote their new album, titled V. Out now on Bird’s Robe Records, V is their best yet, a powerful but melodic feast for the senses, a bold and dramatic statement. The tour kicks off on Friday July 4 in Canberra, and takes in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide before a tour finale in their home town of Perth. They’ll be at the Workers Club on Saturday July 12.

INTRODUCING SLAVES Former Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa frontman Jonny Craig has added another arrow in his musical quiver with the formation of Slaves featuring Hands In Heart guitarist Alex Lyman. The band’s debut album Through Art We Are All Equals will be released nationally on Friday July 4 via Faction/Sony Music and features the singles Starving For Friends, featuring Pierce The Veils’ Vic Fuentes and The Upgrade PT II. They’ll be at the Evelyn Hotel on Friday October 10.

The Diamond Noir debut EP Monsters, recorded last year in LA and produced by Logan Mader (Asking Alexandra, Limp Bizkit, Devildriver, Fear Factory, Soulfly), is set for worldwide release Friday July 4 through all digital music stores and will also be available on CD DigiPak at JB Hi-Fi and all music stores. The first title track single, Monsters, music video will also go live from the band’s YouTube channel on Friday July 4.

KUNVUK RELEASE ALBUM #3 After touring multiple times around Australia in support of their second album Consume Rapture, the Sydney-based experimental groove metal trio Kunvuk retreated to their Shadow Mekanik Studios to work on the third Kunvuk album. Recorded, engineered and mixed again by the band’s guitarist and singer David Hart, Twitcher is the most focused and deadly release the band has ever recorded. “We set out to write a huge batch of songs with the intent to pick the most promising tracks and work those up into a dense and multi-layered flurry of noise, intensity and groove,” Hart says. “We are going through a process of continually working to evolve our sound and with this EP we have made another leap forward introducing new elements and refining our established sound.” The album was again mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Death, Swans, Mastodon, Converge, Baroness, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Clutch) in New Windsor, New York.

MASTODON By Jaymz Clements Troy Sanders is a bundle of focused energy. Perched on the edge of a couch backstage at New York City’s Terminal 5 — where, in three hours’ time, Mastodon will play to a sold-out room — he’s just finished soundcheck and wandered off the stage. The bassist (after sorting through some drying clothes in a road case) is all hair and beard. As he sits, his intense eyes flash as he explains his band’s sixth record, Once More ‘Round the Sun. Mastodon aren’t a band to take things lightly, and Sanders talking about Once More ‘Round the Sun is no exception. Six albums in, Mastodon are breathing rarefied metal air. Critically acclaimed and commercially viable, Once More ‘Round the Sun is a salvo that befits a band of their ever-growing stature. Having spent their first four records carving out brutal slabs of game-changing conceptual metal chaos, now epic and systematic necksnapping bad-arsery is Mastodon’s main province. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Trivium), the Atlanta four-piece have created a metal record that takes their usual psychedelic meanderings and infuses them with Southern rock and added lashings of classic metal. Writing the album in the band’s rehearsal space in Atlanta, Georgia (named, er, the Thunder Box) in March 2013, Mastodon — Sanders, drummer Brann Dailor, guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher — pieced together songs from ideas they’d gleaned while spending two solid years on the road touring 2011’s The Hunter. As with all Mastodon records, all four members wrote songs, with Sanders, Hinds and Dailor each contributing vocals — “we work best that way,” says Sanders — but the big difference is in the tunes themselves. Full of big, shining moments like the chorus of Motherload, lead single High Road, and the outro shout-along of Aunt

Lisa, it’s telling that the dark, bizarre psychedelia of Diamonds in the Witch House and Chimes at Midnight actually feel comfortingly familiar. It’s a marked change from the Mike Elizondo (Eminem, 50 Cent, Fiona Apple) produced The Hunter. That shift came about, Sanders says, from natural progression in the band, and Raskulinecz’s enthusiasm for capturing them at their best. “Nick is a fan of Mastodon. He was onboard to help us make the best record possible, not only for him and his discography, but for us, because he’s a big fan of our band. He didn’t want to come in and slap something together, because it’s not just his name on it, it’s our name,” grins Sanders. “It was good teamwork – everyone wanted to get the best results possible – and y’know, he’s just a real big rock’n’roll dude.” “Listening back,” he adds, “I really loved the way The Hunter sounded. It sounded probably as big and semipolished as we’ve had a record sound, but I loved it. Sonically I feel this new record might be a bit more authentic towards our natural live environment.” In terms of Mastodon’s themes, here and on The Hunter they’ve settled happily into writing about themselves in big metaphors in individual songs, rather than those

big proggy conceptual pieces (as on 2004’s Leviathan or 2009’s Crack the Skye), something Sanders argues now suits them “for sure,” he says intently. “[Being] heavily conceptual worked really well for us and we dove in together collectively and could focus lyrical contributions that would all fit under the umbrella of what that theme was. Then with The Hunter we decided to scrap that and go free-for-all and that was very, very therapeutic to do that, because it was like, ‘I want to write about BLANK subject matter’… It was nice to have the freedom to do something like that. “We tend to work best when we dive in to personal experiences or band experiences that have happened recently and are very fresh on the soul and in the memory, because it’s very sincere and authentic material to pull from… when we take something that’s going on right now and channel something quite negative into something positive, mask it with metaphor and present it with a shred of light shining on it. We seem to work well like that. We don’t ever want to put our heart on our sleeve too much.” As for that album title that’s so (typically) open-ended,

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Sanders’ interpretation is that the ‘Sun’ in the phrase is “the point, the final hurdle,” he nods. “I love the fact our record’s titled this, because if you asked all four guys in the band they’d probably give you a different meaning as to what the title means to them,” he grins. “To me it means something very positive; it means we get to do this cycle again, we got to write a batch of songs and record them and now we get to go out and tour them, and be in this very fortunate place.” It also works as a fitting rejoinder to those who will wonder if this is the record that pushes Mastodon into even more rarefied air. “None of this is guaranteed,” Sanders adds pointedly, perhaps a subtle reference to Brent Hinds’ 2007 coma. “We’re not guaranteed to write five more albums and be in Mastodon ’til we’re 60… this could be stripped away tomorrow. It’s all a very positive thing to me. However, I’m a complete optimist – my cup is always half full.” Once More ‘Round the Sun is out Friday June 20 via Warner. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 35

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NEW GODS

New single So Baaad by Melbourne band New Gods explores a seesawing seedy underworld of darkness and ecstasy with spellbinding effect that will leave you hovering over the edge of space. It adds yet another feather to the cap of Dominic Byrne, the acclaimed singer/ songwriter and producer of the band's landmark album of 2013, Beloved, which was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize and scored album of the week on both FBi Radio in Sydney and PBS in Melbourne. See them perform each Wednesday in June at the Workers Club. This Wednesday June 18 they’ll be supported by Rich Davies.

THE MAE TRIO

Come and farewell The Mae Trio – Maggie Rigby, Elsie Rigby & Anita Hillman – at this special concert at the Spotted Mallard before they set sail for their triumphant UK return. The Mae Trio will be joined by Lucy, Rowena and Louisa Wise, and Open Swimmer, for this special event Thursday June 19. Doors/dinner from 6.30pm, bands start from 8.30pm.

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JESS MCAVOY

Jess McAvoy is a jack of all trades, master of some. A songwriter with twenty years of experience including international tours throughout Australia and North America and support spots with The Waifs, Ani Difranco, Michelle Shocked and many more. An artist, painter, and poet, Jess has been a one-woman show managing her own company Henduwin since she was fourteen-years old. Jess has been intensively involved with all aspects of the industry for her whole adult life. After a sell-out farewell show at one of the most prestigious venues in Melbourne, with some of Australia's A-listers of the music industry, Jess is currently living a gypsy lifestyle between Melbourne and New York City. She’s playing solo shows every Wednesday in June in the front bar of the Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. Wednesday June 18 sees handpicked supports from Suzanne Kinsella, Dan Parsons, Broads (feat members of the Nymphs) and Cat Canteri. 7.30pm start. Free entry.

The Preston Skate Massive drop in on the Bendigo Hotel for a Thursday night sesh as part of their 2014 Vagrancy tour. Fresh from the recording studio with two new singles under their belts, Preston Skate Massive are ready to rock your face off. Teaming up with the tripped-out psychedelic rock of Ever Ready and Nehi and the similarly psychedelic but tribal grooves of Bosco Rock, this Thursday night will be an engaging performance of world music groove, rock and hip hop. Entry is $10 or $5 for concession and backpackers. Bands start at 8pm this Thursday June 19 at the Bendigo Hotel.

MIYAZAKI

Miyazaki are back! Preparing for the release of their brand new album (following 2012's Counts of Monte Fisto), they're storming the stage of the Reverence Hotel with new and old sounds stolen from punk, indie and folk as well as a hearty dose of Star Wars references. Joining them on the night will be the rockabilly insanity of Where's Grover, intense post hardcore from Gladstone and folk-punk sing-alongs from Joe Guiton and his amazing new band The Suicide Tuesdays, catch it all on Thursday June 19 from 8.30pm.

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MISCHIEVOUS THOM

Mischievous Thom started in Drysdale in 2008. Releasing their first album in 2007 Kindness in Red it has been followed by The Half Skies in 2013. Together they bring sweet calamity on the ears and feet of their listener. With a considered energy all their own they come in first place in a race of one. Catch them at the Brunswick Hotel Thursday June 19 along with Beloved Elk, Bec Goring, Josh Deeble, Chris Booroff and $3 schooners. 8pm till 1am.

FREEDS

Come and celebrate the launch of Melbourne hip hop artist Freeds EP Jetski Blues this Thursday June 19 at the Grace Darling in Collingwood. Drinks, music, good vibes and good people. Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets are $10.

FRIDAY JUNE 20 THE HEROINES

This Friday June 20 Cherry Bar hosts heavy progressive pop outfit, The Heroines EP Launch. They’ll be supported by Virtue, Lucid Planet, The Mud Peas & Maurice Rodriguez with Cherry DJ Lucinda Arundel spinning tracks late into the night. Entry is $12 from oztix. com.au or $15 on the door till 11pm then $10 till 5am.

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DOORS/DINNER 6PM SHOWTIME 9:00PM

ANDREA MARR & BAND

Combining inspired theatrics and musical prowess, a dancing treasure chest of infectious ditties speaking multilingual sea-shanties and polka-dotted blues. The good ship 8Foot Felix is crafted with Balkan beats from a thick slice of New Orleans with a heart that pumps from Mexican ranchero out into the roots of the Caribbean. Wow, all that in one band with a supporting cast of similar performers such as Cy Gorman's cyber new wave, Karate Boogaloo's instro soul, The Putbacks' funky monkey, The Imprints, Uptown Brown's clockwork music hall and the out and out madness of The Kinetic project. Expect a great show every Thursday this June, bring the parents and any other bizarre relatives you can think of. $12 on the door, starts at 8.30 at LuWow.

KYAARN

If you know the Revolver venue well you would know that they do love to party hard. One thing you may not know is that not only do they love to party hard but they love to do it to live music, so this is where Plugged In Thursdays comes in. June 19 brings to you a killer lineup featuring Kyaarn. Kyaarn are an upcoming alternative rock band founded by singer-songwriter Tj Alcaniz in early 2013. Originating from Melbourne, Kyaarn is a band full of excitement with the kind of music that gets people moving. Their songs are filled with catching melodies, sophisticated guitar work, rocking bass lines and some big fat drums. The energy created by Kyaarn is felt by all those that attend their live shows. Support on the night will come from Jeffry's Cabbage, a threepiece indie pop band from country Victoria who are sure to get you in a party mood on your Thursday night and Elise Heuston, a beautiful and very talented solo artist. Doors open at 8pm and it's only $5 entry.

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SATURDAY 21St JUNE

BENNY WALKER

Hailing from regional Victoria, Benny Walker has performed alongside some of Australia’s finest, including Archie Roach and Vika and Linda Bull, as well as performing at some of the country’s finest festivals, including St Kilda Festival, NAIDOC (Crown Casino), Nannup Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, and the 2012 Australasian World Music Expo, and making his international debut with a stand-out tour of Canada. His self-titled debut album, Benny Walker, was produced by Kalju Tonuma, and was soon followed by the 2010 EP, Summer Sun, which embraced the bigger, lusher sound that characterises Walker’s live full-band shows. Sinners and Saints takes it to another level again, with Walker’s intuitive, heartfelt songwriting and soulful voice leaving no doubt that he means every word that he sings. See the magic yourself on Thursday June 19 at the B.East.

SOUL IN THE BASEMENT

Soul in the basement at Cherry Bar this Thursday June 19 features five-piece funk band Kingston Crown at 10pm. DJs Vince Peach and Pierre Baroni, as usual, will be playing late late, $10 from 8pm till 5am.

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The Juice are a new band. They even smell new – if a bit plasticy. You probably haven't heard of them. They play an original type of 'almost reggae' with lots of intricate, interlocking rhythmic components inspired by African drumming, memorable melodies and a sense of humour so dry that it might make your face peel. They also know how to delight an audience and make them do things like dance and smile. Led by Jacob Kinniburgh (on drums, vocals, philosophy and irritation), the band comprises of Natalie the Singer (on vocals, pink and triangles), Nick Hermanus (on guitar, sweaters and handsome), Leon Duncan (on xylophone, keys and boyish charm) and Gerard Assi (on guitar, hirsuteness and magic). They play the Retreat this Thursday June 19 with the Jungle Crooks and Keshie. Free entry.

ALICE D

This Wednesday night cosmic psych-rockers Alice D bring their mind-bending grooves to Bar Open for your personal pleasure. Joining them are the Orwellian dream team, Ministry of Plenty and experimental/alternative rock athletes, TUX, with special guest Alastair Matcott to kick off the evening in style, totalling a night that will dance you away. Doors open at 8pm. Free entry.

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After four years playing every festival and band room available, the band formerly known as The Merri Creek Pickers refined a unique style of electric Americana. After a lineup and band name change, Melbourne four-piece Freedom are excited to launch their debut five-track EP, recorded in an 1860's uniting church in Blackwood, Victoria, by legend of the scene Stive Collins. The Freedom EP has a wonderful roomy sound that compliments the songwriting and performance. You can really hear the drums breathing. Catch them at the Northcote Social Club this Friday June 20 with supports from Scurvylicious, Sagamore and Willow Darling before they set off to help good friends The Dandy Warhols out with some support slots on their upcoming Australian tour. $18 on the door.

NICE INNA WEST

Nice Inna West bring to you vibes of positivity with a night of reggae/dancehall, hip hop and afro beat goodness. We'll give your weekend a nice start with selectors Zare Damus ( Jamaica), So Faya (I Love Dancehall), Pauly Fatlace (Rogue Magnetic Sound) and Black Harrison (Ghana) spinning feel good tunes along with Melbourne's young artist blazing through the start of his music career Yaw Mulatto, and reggae/dancehall's powerful Apprentice, spitting flavoursome performances on the mic. It all kicks off at 8pm on Friday June 20 at the Reverence Hotel, $6 before 10pm and $10 after. Keep the date free and come get Nice Inna West!

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STEVE POLTZ

This Friday June 20 at the Spotted Mallard features the unhinged genius of Canadian singer-songwriter Steve Poltz. His shows are the stuff of legend – no two are alike – and they can take an unsuspecting audience from laughter to tears and back again in the space of a single song. Doors and dinner from 6.30pm, music starts at 9pm.

JERRY LEE LEWIS LIVE AT THE STAR CLUB

The Yarraville Club presents Jerry Lee Lewis’s Live at the Hamburg Star Club, 50th Anniversary Special. Performed in full by The Sun Rising band, along with a set of early Sun Records classics. Hailed as the wildest and most outrageous live performance in rock history, it’s regarded as one of the greatest live rock'n'roll albums ever recorded. The show will feature the Sun Rising band and their killer piano player, Damon Smith, who has been responsible for tearing up the piano during the band's stunning renditions of Jerry Lee’s songs. He’ll be exhibiting his piano prowess to the full while he plays frantically through the high energy songs from Live at the Star Club. Catch all the action this Friday June 20 at The Yarraville Club.

BROTHER JAMES

Brother James are launching their debut album Confetti Cuts at the Workers Club on June 20. With members from The Vasco Era, The Exploders, Rat & Co and Second Hand Heart, Brother James smash their beer glasses blending a vintage of noisy garage rock and impassioned purpose. They are joined by The Pretty Littles and Kashmere Club, Fraser A. Gorman will be spinning some tunes on the night.

HETTY KATE

Performing at the vibrant Kew Court House, gifted jazz vocalist Hetty Kate will grace the stage on June 20 for an intimate and enchanting show. The stunning vocalist will sing music from the Great American Songbook. Renowned for her engaging and charismatic performances, Hetty connects wholeheartedly to her audience, delivering a warming and emotionallycharged performance through song. In an exciting time of her career, with two new recordings scheduled for this year, Hetty has become a sensational fixture of the Melbourne jazz scene having previously worked with Australia’s jazz icon, James Morris. Hetty has performed in countries all over the world with her own bands and also has featured as a vocalist alongside internationally established jazz groups. The exclusive audience of 80 will enjoy an enchanting experience as they listen to dreamy, old-time classic songs from the golden age of music. Find her at the Kew Court House on Friday June 20.

LANKS

Fresh on the Australian scene, Melbourne multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lanks, aka Will Cuming, is proud to announce the release of his debut EP, Thousand Piece Puzzle. While continuing to front his sevenpiece band Farrow, Lanks is a mature new side project that has allowed him to play freely with traditional folk storytelling in the modern framework of electronic music; taking parts from Radiohead’s intricate grooves, Bon Iver’s vocal layering and Jamie XX’s famed dead space. In support of the release, Lanks will be hitting the road with his four-piece band, playing Melbourne at the Grace Darling Hotel on June 20. Doors open at 8.30pm.

MORGAN EVANS

After blazing a trail with two hit EPs, Novocastrian singer-songwriter Morgan Evans has recently launched his much-anticipated debut self-titled album through Warner Music Australia. The album was recorded in Nashville with an all-star cast of players and produced by ex-pat Aussie producer/musician Jedd Hughes (Keith Urban, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss). Evans had a hand in writing nearly every track on the album as well as some on his own, some with local artists and many with A-list Nashville songwriters. To celebrate the release Morgan is heading all over this great country and has chosen the Revolver Bandroom in Melbourne for his exclusive Melbourne stop. Doors open at 8.30pm. Tickets are available for $15 with a limited number of pre-sale available.

JETSON MANIC

Jetson Manic is the creative culmination of two pairs of close friends, who after spending time living abroad and playing in various musical lineups, have returned to call Sydney home and set about creating their unique ‘smart rock’ sound. Having already hit the scene with a bang in 2013, Jetson Manic are taking their show down south as apart of their 2014 Treading Water tour. Catch them at the Brunswick Hotel this Friday June 20 with support from The Dull Joys, Zen Robotic and The Bleeding Rose. Free entry.

SHAKY STILLS

Shaky Stills are back at Some Velvet Morning this Friday along with special guest Sascha Klave. Shaky Stills write a swag of songs and with four voices in the current lineup, they have a real blend of folk, country and ‘60s rhythm'n'blues with hooks to sing along to. Come along for some good times, alt-country acoustic blues, a drink, a chat and a shuffle if you’re feelin’ it. Friday June 20 at Clifton Hill’s Some Velvet Morning.

TOGA ROCK

Lock up your bedsheets, secure your spandex and towels! It’s an attack on linen and a time to start lovin’ as Toga Rock and Swimsuit Dynamite take their retro fun times to Bar Open on Friday June 20. Toga Rock have been gaining fans and garlands since their reboot at Bar Open last December. They played at the legendary New Year’s Evie Festival in Tallarook (with a bunch of far more accomplished bands), and they are fully prepared to bring the party back to Bar Open with their wild ten-piece band made up from such illustrious other acts as: Barbarion, The Australian Loin Groin Show, The Incredible Dead Goons, Bad News Dude, Half an Hour Shower, Dynamo, and The Erotic Dance Review. Swimsuit Dynamite have moxy and sass in spades and will kick off the night with some twangin’ beach party style. Doors open at 10pm and entry is free. How can you go wrong?

SOUL SACRIFICE

Melbourne's one and only Santana Tribute band perform for the very first time at the Flying Saucer Club on Friday June 20. With a seven-piece lineup, Soul Sacrifice pays genuine tribute to the great music of Santana. For the band, it's all about the music and putting on a great show, focusing on classic Santana (late ‘60s/’70s with a splash of later stuff ) covering Latin rock, Latin soul, jazz and rock genres. You will no doubt enjoy listening to the infectious grooves and rhythms of the classics, Black Magic Woman, Evil Ways, Oye Como Va & Smooth to name a few. General admission is $18+bf and the show starts at 8.40pm.

HALFWAY

Brisbane rock band Halfway announce the launch of their new single Dulcify, taken from their criticallyacclaimed fourth album Any Old Love. The song takes its name from the champion racehorse which was euthanised after being injured in the 1979 Melbourne Cup. It's a song that touches on life’s highs, lows, and in-betweens. In support of the release and on the back of wide-spread acclaim for Any Old Love, Halfway will tour the east coast of Australia in June, with each stop having support from some of the country's best artists. Any Old Love sees the return of esteemed Go-Betweens founder Robert Forster as producer, having worked with Halfway on their previous record An Outpost of Promise, reuniting with new Halfway member and fellow Go-Between John Willsteed. The band also attracted the ear of legendary Replacements producer Peter Jesperson who lent his weight as co-producer with Willsteed. See them at Wesley Anne on Friday June 20.

BOB LOG III

Is it a Byrd, is it the blues, is it punk rock? No, it's Bob Log, the world's most incredible and entertaining oneman band human cannonball. The LuWow proudly present Bob Log III in concert on Friday June 20. The man who plays guitar so fast his hand turns into a monkey’s paw and is famous for songs such as Boob Scotch (eat your heart out Ron Burgundy) I Want Your Shit on My Leg or the best named song ever: Bump Pow! Bump Bump Bump Pow! Bump Pow! Bump Bump Bump, Baby! Bump Pow! Bump Bump Bump Pow! Bump Pow! Bump Bump Bump. Expect a full-on show piled high with crazy stage antics and jump around blues-punk songs. Support is well provided for by the gorgeous Pink Tiles and the bubbling up Submarines. Friday June 20 at LuWow, $15 on the door, doors open at 8pm. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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SATURDAY JUNE 21

AFTER THE CURFEW

After the Curfew welcomes you to the launch of their debut EP Trading Places. Since forming in 2010, After the Curfew have built a strong reputation and following amongst the Melbourne alternative music scene, having shared the stage with high profile bands such as Cartel (USA), MxPx (USA), A Loss for Words (USA), New Empire, Masketta Fall and many others. After a solid couple of years of gigging, the band entered into the studio to compile their songs and refine their sound, venturing up to Sydney to record their Trading Places EP over the summer. They are now here to play it to you in full, bringing their musically creative and energetic performance to Revolver Upstairs. Doors at 9pm. Tickets just $10 at the door or via the bands.

LEGIONS OF STEEL

Espionage Bookings & The Hard Rock Show proudly present: Legions Of Steel 2014 – nine bands, one night, showcasing the best of the best in Australian metal music. Featuring – In Malice's Wake, Electrik Dynamite, Malakyte (QLD), Harlott, Party Vibez, Maniaxe, Dark Earth, Sudden State and Espionage (debut show). There will be a raffle with plenty of prizes to be won. Entry is $15 on the door. Doors open 5pm, Saturday June 21 at the Bendigo Hotel.

THE B-BENDERS

The B-Benders formed spontaneously after Julian Abrahams (Mustered Courage) bought himself a green B-bender Telecaster. Now prepare to feast upon high paced B-bender Telecaster chicken pickin’, over bluesy originals, as well as country and bluegrass classics. Fuelled by a powerhouse rhythm section and doused in flames by a wildfire of country fiddles and freight train paced piano, the B-benders bring the honky-tonk to the Drunken Poet this Saturday June 21 from 9pm.

PERRY KEYES

Sydney’s Perry Keyes makes his long-awaited return to Melbourne with a show at the Flying Saucer Club on Saturday June 21, previewing material from his soon-to-be released 2014 album Sunnyholt alongside a six-piece band. Raised in the inner-city working class suburb of Redfern, Keyes has released three critically acclaimed and award-winning albums including the AMP short-listed and ABC Radio National Album of the Year, The Last Ghost Train Home and the ARIA nominated Johnny Ray’s Downtown. You can find Perry and his six-piece band this Saturday June 21 at the Flying Saucer Club. Tickets are $25+bf and are available through the venue.

I DREAM OF DISCO

Disco, disco, disco, the number one dance music in the world circa '78 and it’s always a big hit at the LuWow. Listen to Donnie Disco on PBS' Smoke and Mirrors the Friday at 8pm to get your juices flowing, and then get down with the real thing. This week Passerine will lay down a live set in the middle of the night and Donny Disco brings in RRR's Dan the Man to duel it up on the Wheels of Steel. Thank God it's Saturday. Playing live Passerine are a dynamic disco band floating somewhere between New York and Jamaica. Led by the sultry vocals of Phoebe Dubar, they will entice you with a short showcase set of more contemporary disco sounds. See them at the LuWow Saturday June 21.

TIN SPARROW

After touring nationally with Boy & Bear, Matt Corby and Husky as well as numerous festival appearances and a bunch of sold out shows, Tin Sparrow took some time off to cultivate their sound. They are back, and hitting the road to play you all the tracks from their new EP. Catch them at the Grace Darling Hotel on Saturday June 21. Doors open at 8.30pm. Tickets available through the venue.

MY PIRAHNA

NATHAN SEECKTS

Having played mostly as a solo artist over the past few years, with several guests here and there, Nathan Seeckts has spent the first part of 2014 working with some great friends to create a full band take on his storytelling style of song writing. Joining Nathan and his new band, The Dead City Lights, will be close friends Lucy Wilson & The Little Decisions, Maricopa Wells and Joe Guiton, and The Suicide Tuesdays on Saturday June 21 at the Reverence Hotel.

My Piranha are bringing their garage rock’n’roll noise to Tago Mago this Saturday night. After releasing their debut EP last year at the beloved Rochester Hotel (RIP) the boys have been tearing up every room they can. They’ve been described as a more punk rock version of The Vines and loud as hell. With Beat TV’s Dan Watt even telling them “You’re just too loud.” And now they are set to release a film clip for the song I Was Born Yesterday. Joining the night will be their burrito loving hombres A Gazillion Angry Mexicans. With their sleazy rock’n’roll swagger these dudes have been smashing bars all around town and are sexier than Josh Homme in a leather jacket. Along for the ride are the alternative western punk killers Gunslingers. Three killer bands and cool weather beers. Saturday June 21 at Tago Mago. Doors 8pm, entry $5.

RIOT CITY

Riot City will be returning to Bar Open on Saturday June 21 for another set of Bass and Chaos. Last time they made the floor shake; this time they're not leaving till they go through it. Supporting on the night will be the awesome JackJackJack. Last time we saw these guys, both their sax players we're hanging by one arm from the ceiling girders while shredding. Certainly not a tea and cakes and early to bed kinda night… All this action for free at Bar Open this Saturday July 21. Doors at 10pm.

SUNDAY JUNE 22

NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE

They are the best of times. They are the worst of times. We all love parties, but they don’t always go the way we’d like them to. Northeast Party House knows this well, as do many of the characters inhabiting their hotly anticipated debut album, Any Given Weekend, out now through Stop Start. Since forming in Melbourne in 2010 (and being ‘Unearthed’ by triple j that same year for their song Dusk), Northeast Party House have built a cult following, thanks to their electrifying live shows and songs that combine the heady exhilaration of dance music with pop hooks and a rock backbone. These five young guys – most still in their early twenties – have brought the party to stages ranging from the Falls and St Kilda festivals to national support slots for acts such as Jungle Giants, Midnight Juggernauts and Ball Park Music. Catch them on the Melbourne leg of their tour at the Corner Hotel on Saturday June 21.

THE SEVEN UPS

Deep funk and bad Afrobeat. Blending influences from 1970s Nigerian Afrobeat with the deepest of street Funk, The Seven Ups are the original eight-piece party band. Expect unrestrained solos by unkempt horns over an unpretentious rhythm section whose only interest is laying it down. The Seven Ups continue their matinee residency at the Spotted Mallard this Sunday June 22, performing two sets from 4.30pm, free entry.

FULL CODE

Melbourne-via-New Zealand electro rockers Full Code have crafted a sound that fuses elements of neoprog, EDM, psychedelic, and stadium rock to create something unique and immediately enticing. Working with producer/engineer Dan Murtagh on their forthcoming debut album – mastered by Forrester Savell – (b)TtM² arrives as the first single lifted from their record Telescapes, and it’s a monster tune complete with a stunning animated video clip. Full Code will be launching their debut album Telescapes at the Evelyn, Saturday June 21.

THE JACKS

The Jacks play rock’n’roll… and they play it loud. In what’s looking to be a huge night they’re headlining the Brunswick Hotel Saturday June 21. Along for the ride are county/swamp/rock locals Dirty Harriet and the Hangmen, the brutal harmonised guitar lines of Rise of the Rat and rockabilly/punk newcomers Coffin Wolf. Get down early – show kicks off at 9pm and as always entry is free. Hell yeah. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 38

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THE SUPERSUCKERS

You’ve heard their name, you’ve seen the records, t-shirts and stickers… The Supersuckers are probably the favourite band of someone you know and yet they’re still a mystery to you. That’s okay. We are about to help you get to know the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world, with the announcement that The Supersuckers are set to tour Australia, playing a massive second-show at Ding Dong Lounge on Sunday June 22 with special guests to be announced shortly. Tickets are $50+bf and are available through the venue. This Sunday June 22 at Ding Dong Lounge.

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GRIEVER

A huge night of hardcore and grind. Bring your dancing shoes. Griever, She's Taken Empires (NSW), My Friend the Betrayer (QLD), The Arbiter and Stoning will be playing the Bendigo this Sunday June 22. Entry is $10 and doors open at 6pm.

FORMLESS MONDAYS

‘Formless Mondays’ are a series of gigs that aim to showcase a different live music experience for punters and performers alike. Each week bands are given longer set times to encourage improvisation, collaboration and experimentation. If you’re looking to shake up your Monday night then head down to the Catfish in Fitzroy for an unpredictable night, showcasing the diversity of Melbourne’s vast musical talent. Free entry from 8.30pm with $4 pots and $7 pints of Mt Goat Steam Ale.

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TUESDAY JUNE 24 THE BROKEN NEEDLES

SUZANNAH ESPIE

Ever seen a Suzannah Espie gig? You’d remember if you had because odds are that from that moment on, you wouldn’t have been satisfied to stop at one. This Melbourne-based singer/songwriter has been casting spells over audiences ever since she first took to the stage with her alt-country pop band, GIT, in 1997. A woman of compelling beauty – statuesque, with piercing blue eyes framed by golden curls – she has a voice to match, an intoxicating mix of country, soul, blues and pop. A gentle, sweet trill that can move grown men to tears one moment and an Aretha-esque hellcat belt that can raise the roof the next. No matter how she sings it, it’s still unmistakeably Suzannah Espie. Experience her charms on Sunday June 22 at the Retreat Hotel.

INITIALS

Every Sunday this June friendly Melbourne punk rulers, Initials, will be busting out the acoustics and chucking a bit of a kumbaya in the front bar of the Reverence Hotel. With their super-well-received debut album released earlier this year, and upcoming shows with La Dispute, Grim Fandango and Fear Like Us, it's fair to say Initials are making tons of friends with their passionate, melodic punk rock. This Sunday June 22 they will be joined by Josh & Tyler (Foxtrot), Force Fieldz (The Bennies) and Joe Guiton. The benefit of this being at the Reverence Hotel – all your beer, taco and good times will be sorted. Free entry from 3pm.

BROOKE RUSSELL

This June you can find Brooke Russell playing solo shows in the Retreat front bar every Tuesday. Joined by some very special guests there will be harmonies, new songs and fun times. Come along this Tuesday June 24 to catch one of her last Melbourne shows before work on the new album begins. Free entry.

The Broken Needles return home from tour to launch their new record Holy Coast on July 19 at The Catfish in Fitzroy. The Melbourne-based band’s second record sees their ferocious twin-guitar attack gracefully supplanted by billowing synth textures, meandering pedal steel lines and baroque string arrangements; igniting a flickering, slow-burning lounge flame with a pulsing undercurrent of detached lunacy and seroquel soul. But don’t fret, Melbournians: if it’s squalls of fuzz & feedback you seek, there is still plenty of bubbling piss & vinegar left in this old grey mule to keep your guts gurgling and ears oozing into next week. Joining them in support are Ivy St., Tender Bones and Willow Darling.

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PORK CHOP PARTY

Hailing from some random obscure country town in north-western Victoria, the paradoxical two-mancountry-punk-band Pork Chop Party will play a few 35-song sets of their salacious and depressing music on select Sundays this June around stinking Melbourne town. From the same brain that invented Puta Madre Brothers and The Impossible No Goods, here is the all new slow-burning two-man-band Pork Chop Party. Anto J. Macaroni (Puta Madre Brothers) and Pinkyblue (My Favourite Colour Is Gold) spent the burning days of last summer in a house, in a paddock, in the middle of nowhere, with their busted drums and guitars, writing songs for suicide-prevention and hopeful lust, weeping into each others shirt pockets and drinking warm beer from each others shoes. During these days, laying in front of an air condition unit the two guys developed a distasteful infatuation with early Willie Nelson demo recordings, they listened through all 4620 songs the psychedelic cowboy Lee Hazlewood wrote, and ate three entire cold roast chickens. If these guys sound interesting you can catch them at the Standard Hotel on Sunday June 8, the Catfish on Sunday June 22, or at the Yarra Hotel on Sunday June 29. All gigs are free.

MONDAY JUNE 23 I DO LIKE MONDAYS

Looking for your next Monday-itis cure? Then head on down to the Old Bar for ‘I Do Like Mondays'. Working with local heard and unheard bands, each Monday brings a different taste of all things electronic, lo-fi, experimental and punk. With guest DJs each week, $15 Coopers jugs all night and $3 Tinnies of Copal, your Monday shoot the whole day down mentality will go straight out the door. This week features sets from The Queens Head, Kakariko and Pink Lips. It all kicks off at 8pm. Entry is $6.

DEAR MONDAY

In this great music town, there is an endless flow of new talent arriving on the scene. On Mondays, the Retreat Hotel presents four acts that represent some of the most exciting new and emerging talent we’ve seen. This is no open mic, it’s a love letter to the heart of musicality that is Melbourne, and this love letter begins with Dear Monday. Music starts at 7pm. The beers are cheap and the entry is free. There’s no excuse.

1. The First Record I Bought: I bought Mel & Kim's album Showing Out in 1987 on cassette. Probably had a crush on them and was getting into the early dance music sounds coming out of the UK. I remember going halves in the cassette with my neighbour Steve B. We also bought Yo! Bumrush the Show and License to Ill around the same time but shamefully, that was the first. 2. The Last Record I Bought: I recently bought The Bombay Royale's new LP The Island of Doctor Electrico. They are the best Bollywood/surf rock band in the world in my opinion, I love the old Bollywood tunes but they are so badly recorded, it's amazing to hear songs in the same vein but really lushly recorded. They album is an absolute head-trip. I'm into all sorts of music so it's not too left field. I saw them play at Hope St Studios a couple of years ago and I was hooked. 3. The First Thing I Recorded: I couldn't tell you the first thing I recorded. I was into trackers from my early teens so I made heaps of beats that probably got lost on floppy disks somewhere. Most of the early vocal stuff I recorded is out there somewhere on Elefant Traks early comps. I don't listen to any of them if I can help it, it is way too cringe-worthy. I recorded a bunch of stuff back in the day with my partner in crime, DJ A.L.F.

4. The Last Thing I Recorded: The new Astronomy Class record is Mekong Delta Sunrise. It's a journey through Cambodia past and present and a tribute to the "golden age" of Khmer rock and pop (‘50s-‘75). We were fortunate enough to work with Srey Channthy, the lead singer of The Cambodian Spacer Project. She is an absolute star and the leading light in the Khmer music revival. Myself (Ozi Batla), Sir Robbo and Chasm travelled to Cambodia for gigs in 2012, and we were turned on to the amazing classics of Khmer music, which is where the project started. We'll be playing gigs with Channthy while she's in the country. 5. The Record That Changed My Life: Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet changed my life and led me to a life-long love affair with hip hop. It's one of the most complete concept albums ever made. It opened my eyes to history, to sampling, black cinema and politics. It's got it all. I was blessed to be able to support PE on the tour where they played the album in its entirety, I know every line, sample and cut word-for-word. A dream come true! I listen to it a few times a year, when I really need to get amped. ASTRONOMY CLASS feat. Srey Channthy perform at Northcote Social Club on Friday June 27 with One Sixth, Danielsan and Presto. Tickets $15+bf. Mekong Delta Sunrise is out now via Elefant Traks.

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BASTILLE Festival Hall, Sunday June 15 Festival Hall was filled just about to capacity for London’s Bastille on a cold Sunday night. Last time the fourpiece toured in 2012, they played the Corner Hotel just as Pompeii was breaking. Since then they’ve released their debut album Bad Blood and a repackaged re-release of it (as is the norm so often these days) and gained significant airplay and fans alike. Before they performed, the adoring crowd were treating to two high profile supports. From the time the doors opened at the early time of 7pm, Alison Wonderland put in a solid hour on the decks at her usual high standard mixing current alternative hits and ‘90s nostalgia together before later returning for a half-hour slot before the main attraction took to the stage. British up and comer Louise Rose Allen, known professionally under her moniker Foxes, performed a generously lengthy 45-minute support set. Full of energy, dressed in a slightly skimpy yet fun multi coloured two-piece, the singer bounded around the stage interacting with all corners of the audience. Her vocal capacity, the notes she hit and her setlist were all nothing short of superb. Let Go For Tonight provided the highlight and her final song packed amongst other hits including the well-known Clarity. Having a support with the mesmerising vocal talent of Foxes probably wasn’t the best call from organisers as it raised the expectation levels for Bastille considerably. The London lads walked on stage about as casually as humanly possible to insane raptures from the audience before standing still while a voice over and build music

created a 30 Seconds to Mars style opener before the band broke into Bad Blood. In the next track, as with the first, singer Dan Smith struggled with his vocals due to poor foldback and it showed. The talent of Foxes beforehand also overexposed this shaky start. Smith’s vocals improved as the show wore on, and slow songs with limited instrumentation such as Overjoyed brought out the best in his voice. When the drums and guitar volume intensified he tried to sing louder and audibly strained. As mentioned, he did get better and acclimatised as the gig continued. Highlights included the epic Icarus, Things We Lost in the Fire and Flaws. The vocal issues didn’t prevent the set from being a really enjoyable one at all and what was really great to witness was Smith’s enthusiastic audience interaction, including walking through the crowd during The Draw. His humbleness at playing such a large venue was also really nice to hear. His dance moves, however, did make Peter Garrett look good. The final note was an overwhelmingly positive one as the band delivered a knock-out blow with their killer performance of monster hit Pompeii. ALEXANDER CROWDEN

LOVED: Foxes giving an absolute masterclass HATED: Sound issues DRANK: Coldstream cider

WHITE LUNG & UPSET Howler, Monday June 9 You can increase your music consumption considerably on a long weekend, and today’s Queen’s Birthday extravaganza brought to you by Unpop offered up five bands from near and far. There were also market stalls, face painting and even a hairdresser if you were feeling a big shaggy and unkempt. Openers on the five-act bill were Scot Drakula. This three-piece write good songs, they do neatly packaged garage pop but they know when to fuzz out and ride a jam for all it’s worth. Following on were Deep Heat who have become somewhat of a scene staple, and for good reason. A trademark guitar dichotomy has developed from Alicia’s clean tone contrasting nicely against Gus’ dirtier wail, and their urgent punk sound scattered with early ‘90s hooks is a winning combination. Next up was hometown hero Adalita. Without her band on this occasion, Adalita’s songwriting prowess was on full display. Brandishing a kind of razor sharp earnestness that is confronting as it is confessional, the crowd stayed transfixed on the singer/songwriter for her set’s duration. It was hard to not smile at the self-depreciating stage banter of Upset singer Alison Koehler, and her failed attempt at a high kick after opener Queen Frostine simply sealed the deal. Most of the LA band’s songs appear to tackle adolescent emotions, which is no surprise as the band are self professed Jaw Breaker fans; their set featured two covers, Kiss the Bottle and Do You Still Hate Me. Fortunately, Upset don’t take themselves too seriously, so

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their juvenile lyrics are not detrimental to their slacker-pop-grunge mash up. White Lung front woman Mish Way arrived on stage with a teacup, no doubt something to soothe her well-used vocal chords. This picture of quaintness was quickly transformed as the band ripped into their latest album’s lead track Drown with the Monster. Way has a great stage presence; she commands it in a majestic manner, her hands saying almost as much as her telling lyrics. The term post punk gets bandied around a lot when considering the Vancouver band’s sound, but tonight they just felt like a punk band with a darker edge (although at less break-neck speed guitarist Kenneth William’s discordant lead work does lend itself to the genre). The set flew by and the crowd were hungry for more but unable to convince White Lung back for an encore. No matter, the quality of bands throughout the day had satisfied punters’ appetites sufficiently. KRYSTAL MAYNARD

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SCHOOLBOY Q The Forum, Wednesday June 11 ScHoolboy Q knows how to bring the party. Anyone familiar with the LA rapper’s records (and the punters who crammed into the sold-out Forum tonight were very familiar) could easily predict this to be the case. ScHoolboy’s latest release, Oxymoron, is loaded with details of the 27-year-old’s decadent proclivities (“drink this, smoke this, get down with the shit” etc.) and the thrills he’s seized since escaping drug hustling impoverishment. ScHoolboy’s also a great MC. He has one of the most compelling and dynamic vocal styles in contemporary hip hop. Tonight it became evident that he’s no slouch as a performer either. Q is a big boy but this didn’t stop him throwing his whole body into the show. At times he busted out rhymes as if leaping through banners of achievement. There were no actual aerobics, but the maniacal vocal delivery of songs such as Druggy’s Wit Hoes Again sufficiently built the illusion of cantering activity. Q had just one onstage partner: a good-humoured DJ spinning beats, adding occasional vocal accents and contributing to the jesting onstage banter, but essentially it was all eyes fixed on the bucket-hatted Gangsta. His star power is broader back home, so he’s used to performing for larger crowds. Nevertheless, he appeared red earnestly ee years ago he blown away to be here. Before the set’s ultimate number, Man of the Year, he pointed out that three was staring abysmal ruin in the face. So, how did he bounce back? Well, the answer’s in the song title – fierce

self-belief. Accordingly, the man on stage tonight exuded invincible confidence. While Q certainly facilitates a good time, he’s not really saying that much. Lines such as, “Ass fat, throw it back, I can’t believe you wifing that,” seem barely permissible here in 2014. Studio is ostensibly a love song, but it’s not quite a sweet exaltation of affectionate unity. Granted, Blessed is an undeniably heartfelt – albeit trite – expression of thanks, which feels wholly genuine considering the context it’s aired in. For the most part it was Q’s effortless charisma holding the reins. When this combined with sub-heavy beats, the limb-thrusting collective happily bellowed key phrases such as “Uh-uh fuck that!” and “Pussy, money, weed” without hesitation. ScHoolboy introduced Break the Bank by saying “My happiness is your happiness,” and in that pursuit he succeeded. AUGUSTUS WELBY

LOVED: Non-stop hits HATED: Not enough g deep cuts DRANK: And danced

LIARS The Corner Hotel, Thursday June 5 Altamira is a cave in Spain famous for its cave paintings. After viewing these images, depicting wildlife ildlife and other facets pertaining to early man’s life in the Upper Palaeolithic epoch, famed cubist artist Pabloo Picasso said, ‘Despues de altamira todo es decadencia’ – ‘after Altamira all is decadence’. Why did I open with this double dip into historical poignancy? Hell, I don’t know, my frontal lobe is more addled and confused than a penguin in an oil slick... Wait, it’s coming to me. That’s it, I’ve remembered why I opened the review with that piece of dual historical excellence – a synaptic light has just shined upon the parallel. Liars’ show at the Corner Hotel on this pristine winter’s night ght was a onehour celebration of primal beats, guttural growls and dystopian harmonies that harked upon the most visceral of emotions. No one ‘gets’ Liars – you just experience Liars. Their show opened with a flood of intensity in both h visuals and music. Lead singer/guitarist and Aussie expat Angus Andrew is an intimidating figure yet there ere was an absurdity to his appearance that contradicted this glower. Andrew was wearing a woollen tea cosy beanie with fake blonde hair splaying out from the lining. This was an obvious hat tip to the cover art on their latest album on was a Mess that was released last month. On this thread (pun intended) quasi title track Mess on a Mission ance. sensory overload as projections and mind-numbing bass attempted to lobotomise those in attendance. Comparing tonight’s set to the last time Liars were at the Corner Hotel – I think it was 2008 – was very satisfying for me because back then it was a handful of fans and the remainder was made up by industry dustry types presumably on freebies who were just there to checkout a Berlin buzz band (Liars’ breakthrough album Drums Not Dead was written and recorded in the German city). ng-player One of the reasons for this leap from the perimeter to the centre of indie popularity was 2012’s long-player ong was on WIXIW (pronounced ‘wish you’), in particular No. 1 Against the Rush. Tonight’s rendition of said song nded me of steroids and then some. However, heavy bass intro with a warbling melody over the top still reminded Icehouse’s Great Southern Land (if you don’t believe me, listen to one with the other in mind). The music ended and I exhaled the delicious discomfort Liars had thrust into me during their opening i salvo. l DENVER MAXX

LOVED: That, in theme with the night, I could lie all night HATED: Nothing, it was perfect. Wait, it was terrible DRANK: I fucking hate House Rules... Wait, I love House Rules

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Hard to believe, but it has been ten years since Howling Bells emerged from the ashes of Waikiki, and what a journey it has been. Still based in London, the Sydney-born outfit now sport a local bass player in Gary Daines. What they have retained, however, is that almost too-cool attitude that oozes from frontwoman Juanita Stein and into every punchy guitar riff and creeping bass line. This is a good thing – not many bands can pull it off. If this is the first time you’re hearing about Howling Bells, it would be easy to sprout comparisons like Lana Del Rey in Your Love or First Aid Kit in Tornado. The truth of the matter is, Howling Bells came before any of these acts hit the airwaves and Juanita was simply ahead of the game. The band has held true to its droolinducing indie sensibilities, which combine elements of alt-country, ambient pop, rock and blues. And gigwise was right in 2009 – Juanita really is one of the sexiest women in rock and her voice is code-word for addiction. The album kicks off the rollercoaster with one of the most commercial-sounding tracks, Paris, before taking it up a notch with the jarring juxtaposition of Possessed. Keeping the listener on their toes, Your Love coasts along with an ode to the sensual rhythm of the Wild West. And be prepared for those heartstrings to be tugged in the layered composition riding gently below falsetto harmonies crooning, “Love doesn’t destroy, it creates.” Slow Burn is definitely a highlight, keep an ear out for that one.

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While it doesn’t break the mould of what we’ve come to know and love from Howling Bells, Heartstrings reads deeper into what we know they’re capable of. A thoroughly enjoyable album that dips and rides in a way that plays tug-o-war with the listener; one minute you’re coasting, the next you’re in the clouds in a cacophony of harmonies (cue Original Sin). Juanita calls? You will definitely answer. JEN WILSON

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The Rains Of Castamere (Sony) As I’m writing this I’m furiously dodging spoilers for the Game of Thrones finale on Twitter and Facebook. What the fuck is wrong with people who post these straight after viewing? They need to be Red Weddinged. Good song, but.

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Brill Bruisers (Matador) Woah, The New Pornographers are still making music? That’s surprising. What’s even more surprising is that Brill Bruisers is listenable. Taken from an upcoming LP of the same name, the track is an upbeat-sugary indie-pop number. It’s decent, but I’d prefer for Dan Bejar and Neko Case to stick to their other projects.

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Raw Cuts (Marcellus Pittman Remix) (MCDE) Motor City Drum Ensemble’s Raw Cuts series has been one of the most consistent stream of releases in the past decade – in terms of quality, at least. One of Detroit’s favourite sons, Marcellus Pittman, rolls a deep dreamy soundscape in this rerub, with dotting bongos and clean licks paying a suitably grandiose tribute to the original. It’s definitely worth checking out the Mike Huckaby and Recloose takes, too.

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BAG RAIDERS

Nairobi (Modular) Remember when Bag Raiders’ Shooting Stars was the most ubiquitous track in Melbourne clubs for a whole goddamn year? It was 2010. Life was simpler then. There was no such thing as twerking, planes didn’t go missing mid-flight and Australia wasn’t run by a reptilian overlord. Yeah, well, this isn’t anything like Shooting Stars. The Baggies go straight-up 4x4 heavy hitting tropical disco. Tidy.

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DILLON FRANCIS & DJ SNAKE

Get Low (Sony) Three minutes and 34 seconds of the most inane, selfindulgent and distasteful electronic music known to man. In the bin.

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Powerless (Atlantic Records) Come on, dudes, releasing a track in June 2014 when it came out on an album in April 2013? Ehhhh. Powerless starts strong – Becky Hill wallows over ebbing strings, but before you know it we’re deep into 140BPM drum and bass territory and things get a little too messy for my liking.

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Face Again (Weird World) The latest cut from Tom Krell’s forthcoming third LP What Is This Heart? is a delicate cut of off-kilter R&B with desperate croons swimming through a sea of sub bass. Poignant, pleasing and produced sublimely.

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MASTODON

Once More â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Round the Sun (Reprise/Warner) Hyper-coloured fungal insect crayfish demon lord holding what could be half an orange, the Sun or the meaning of life. Yep, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mastodon. But is it? It seems the lads from Atlanta â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who are notorious for their manic time changes, riff churning brutality and strange elemental journeys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have been taken captive by a strict, light and fluffy force, one who plots a course towards the land of song craft where Mastodon bows down to verse, bridge, chorus, solo and then back to chorus. Over-structured songs like The Motherload and single High Road are drenched in poppy hooks that infect your brain. With an apparent five minute limit for most tracks, mind-bending journeys and extended sonic freak-outs are now an endangered beast in the Mastodon camp, with the exception of last track Diamond in the Witch House. Each solo feels like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck in a box of 30 seconds, ready to be snapped shut by the return of the dreaded chorus, which are increasingly sung by drummer Brann Dailor. Dailor (who also happens to be the president of DFA: Drum Fills Anonymous) has high-end girly tonsils. Sure, his voice provides a contrast to the roar-till-your-eyes-roll-back-in-your-head thunder of Troy Sanders and freaky snarly griminess of guitarist Brent Hindsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vocals, but is it Mastodon? If the three albums since the mighty Blood Mountain are anything to go by, then it looks like it. This Mastodon has you skipping down the shops to get some milk with rocky foot-tappers like the title track and Halloween. Classic half time chunk-outs, wangley guitars, laser beams and ethereal space grooves are still around and there are murkier numbers like Chimes at Midnight and the darkly charming voyage of Asleep in the Deep. These tracks plus Feast Your Eyes (with its deep sea trench dredging bass) will please Leviathan lovers, but moments like the corny crowd chant tacked onto the end of Aunt BEST TRACK: Asleep in the Deep Lisa: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey! Ho! Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fucking go!/Hey! Ho! Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LOVE THIS: RUSH, get up and rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;roll!â&#x20AC;? have you asking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What BOSTON, BON JOVI...nah just kidding. GOJIRA, the fuck was that?â&#x20AC;? That is Once More â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Round the BARONESS, RED FANG, KILLER BE KILLED. Sun. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different. It challenges you. It must be IN A WORD: Captivity Mastodon. JAMES RIDLEY

MIA DYSON

Idyllwild (MGM) God she has an amazing voice. Think a little bit Patti Smith, if Smith sang country rock, mixed with maybe a bit Joan Jett. Anyway, Mia Dyson is absolutely gripping and you feel what she feels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; elation or despair. She takes you with her. This release is much more country-driven than her previous, rockier album, The Moment. It still has some wild, belt-your-heart-out anthems though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in particular Idyllwild and Crazy Horse, which she recorded previously with the trio comprised of Dyson, Stringer, Cloher. Many of the tracks reflect on the passage of time and it sounds like things are getting better: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to make it. Maybe we have it made. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning to live darlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, in my own skin. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come easy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been dreaming myself away for years. Growing up tangled, growing up mangledâ&#x20AC;? (Growing Up). Made from the Same Clay is a beautiful call to compassion. Dyson wrote it after being confronted with â&#x20AC;&#x153;rampant and very visible homelessnessâ&#x20AC;? when she moved to Los Angeles, reminding us that â&#x20AC;&#x153;we are made from BEST TRACK: Crazyhorse the same clay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I could be you on a different day.â&#x20AC;? IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LOVE THIS: Dyson, Based On Your Eyes is the surprise track â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more Stringer, Cloher EP MIA DYSON, JEN CLOHER and soul/gospel than anything else and beautiful to LIZ STRINGER boot. IN A WORD: Glorious MEG CRAWFORD

JEFF LANG

I Live In My Head a Lot These Days (Independent) This is the fifteenth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Jeff Lang. Combining blues and folk, this album highlights his haunting vocals, creative guitar work and emotive songwriting. I Live in My Head a Lot These Days begins with the country vibe of Watch Me Go. Guitar and percussion take centre-stage in Petra Goes to the Movies, which gives the song a rock edge. Some of the lyrics on this album are quite melancholic; this is particularly evident on People Will Break Your Heart and This Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Your Hometown Anymore. The Promise of New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve is a standout, with its beautiful melody and pleasant trumpet ending. Lang is an exceptional storyteller, delivering each lyric with conviction. I Live in My Head a Lot These Days also features drummer Danny McKenna, bassist Grant Cummerford and percussionist Greg Sheehan. Jeff Langâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music has been captivating audiences for many years, and I Live In My Head a Lot These BEST TRACK: The Promise of New Year's Eve Days is no exception. A fine album from one of IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LOVE THIS: CHRIS Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most versatile performers. WHITLEY IN A WORD: Excellent ALI BIRNIE

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Only Run (Xtra Mile Recordings) Three years since their last release and a slew of lineup changes, Philadelphiabased alt-rockers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah bring us Only Run. For those who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard of the band before, or far more likely have heard their well-known unique name but never its music â&#x20AC;&#x201C; slightly organised noise is really what you can expect. That sounds like a diss, but it is and it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. While yes many times on this record in particular there does seem to be just a lot of distortion, feedback and abstract vocals all slapped together without much structure, often the result can be aurally pleasing. Little Moments is one of those times all this â&#x20AC;&#x153;un-cohesiveâ&#x20AC;? noise comes together with good effect. It starts off very much like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s disco and evolves into a lyrically urgent affair with striking piano parts. Just as the disc feels like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the up, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very unfortunate and obscure intro on the next/title-track Only Run. The song seems like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to go somewhere but fails to ever fire. The album has its moments, such as the atmospheric Your Advice and spacey opener As Always. However, on the whole this album really is a mish mash and not quite what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expect after a three year wait between drinks. There are songs to be enjoyed from this release yet they strangely sound alone when plucked away from BEST TRACK: Little Moments the pack and listened to on their own. Somewhat IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LOVE THESE: THE ironically you do really need to listen to the album WALKMEN, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, in its entirety despite the fact thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some definite THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS filler. IN A WORD: Separated ALEXANDER CROWDEN

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WEDNESDAY 18 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

30/70 + CLEVER AUSTIN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.00. ADAM COUSENS + DAN PARSONS + JEHAN Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. BOX HILL INSTITUTE PRESENTS - FEAT: UNCLE RANDY’S CANDY BAND + THE JENKINS + AGRESSIVE SOFAS + THE GROUNDS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. COQ ROQ WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: BLABERUNNER + JOYBOT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. DESTRENDS + THE BRAVES + THE DEAD ELECTED + JAMES MOLONEY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. DRAIN LIFE + CHRIST KIDDO + RUST IN PISS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. FREE LIKE ME + SONS OF MAY + JAJU CHOIR + TANG Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. HORSEHUNTER + HAILMARY + TTTDC + WAR PIGS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. JESS MCAVOY + BROADS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. KIM SMITH (NOVA NOIR) + CATHERINE ALCORN + BENJAMIN ICKLES + ALI MCGREGOR + SHERIDAN HARBRIDGE + SPANKY + NICOLETTE MINSTER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. NEW GODS + DEPARTMENT Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. THE CONTROLS + BUSY KINGDOM + THE MIGRATIONS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE GUILTS + CANARY + KIDDO Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.00. THE SCREAMIN’ HONKIES + ABBA ZABA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. WALTZ + DAWN OF THE JACKAL + JUNIPERS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. WAYWARDBREED Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. YOUNG & PRETTY + ODIE IDA + JAGAPE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $7.00.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. CHAMBER MUSIC WITH TEDDY - FEAT: TEDDY TAHU RHODES + KRISTIAN CHONG + WILMA SMITH Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $50.00. DAN SHEEHAN + SAMUEL HALL + TONY HICKS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. DIZZY’S BIG BAND WITH PETER HEARNE Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $25.00. FIGHT CLUB + SAM KEEVERS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: AMY WINEHOUSE SHOW + FULTON STREET + DJ VINCE PEACH Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. PROGETTO CORELLI Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. UNIT 6 Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

BENNY WALKER + BENJAMIN JAMES CALDWELL + MELODY POOL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $10.00. NIGEL WEARNE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC/JAM Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. THE MELBOURNE FOLK CLUB - FEAT: JACK CARTY + ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS + GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: RACHEL CLARK + ALANNAH WEIR Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY 19 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC WITH BLAIR STAFFORD + JOHN DOE + MONTY MCGAW + BENSON + SAM GUDGE + DYLAN B Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $12.00. AMNESTY REFUGEE GIG - FEAT: CARPARK CHOIR + LITTLE FOOT + BURNT LETTERS + JEHAN & JAYNE + BETH & THE BRAVE + WEEPING WILLOWS + KATTIMONI + L-FRESH THE LION + REFUGEE SONG PROJECT 303, Northcote. 6:30pm. $10.00. BREVE + THE NEW POLLUTION + MANTA 5 Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BURN CITY UNDERGROUND HIP HOP NIGHT BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 44

FEAT: YVÉ GOLD + JOEY COCO DJ + JIMI WATERS + BLASE & G.A.C. Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. CREEK SIDE ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCH - FEAT: THE SAND DOLLARS + DAYRIGS + THE PLASTERED BASTARDS + CULLIVER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $6.00. FREEDS + GRIFFIN BRAIN + SHADES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. GUITAR WARS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. HAILMARY + DEAD CITY RUINS + MASSIVE + THREE QUARTER BEAST Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $8.00. HAYLEY & THE FUGITIVES + SHADOWQUEEN + PRETTY VILLAIN Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. HOWARD (SINGLE LAUNCH) + SCRIMSHAW FOUR + TOYOTA WAR + LUCY WILSON + THE BAD DECISIONS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. IMMIGRANT UNION Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. ISAAC DE HEER & THE RIVER TRACKS + GREAT EARTHQUAKE + JESS LOCKE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. LIVE N’ COOKIN SESSIONS - FEAT: BENNY WALKER + BENJAMIN CALDWELL The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MANNY FOX + THE TERRY MCCARTHY SPECIAL Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. MINISTRY OF PLENTY + ALICE D + ALISTAIR MATCOTT + TUX Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MISCHIEVOUS THOM + BELOVED ELK + BEC GORING + JOSH DEEBLE + CHRIS BOOROFF Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. MIYAZAKI! + GLADSTONE + WHERE’S GROVER + JOE GUITON & THE SUICIDE TUESDAYS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $5.00. NEW EMPIRE + THE MCQUEENS + BIG CREATURE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $23.00. NEXT - FEAT: A SLEEPLESS MELODY + DRAWING NORTH + WAY WITH WORDS Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. PLUGGED IN THURSDAYS - FEAT: KYAARN + JEFFRY’S CABBAGE + ELISE HEUSTON Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $5.00. SAILOR JERRY PRESENTS - FEAT: PALACE OF THE KING + CITIZEN SEX + THE STRANGE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. SHAKE SOME ACTION - FEAT: STREETPARTY + SAMARITAN + POLYAVALANCHE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $8.00. THANDO + SOLI & BIANCA + PASSERINE + UP UP AWAY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. THE BOHICAS + DRUNK MUMS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $35.20. THE PRESTON SKATE MASSIVE + STONE DESERT + BOSCO ROCK Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE WRECKS + ANGRY SEAS + ORGAN DONOR + FLOUR John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. TYNE-JAMES ORGAN + BLAIR JACKSON + OLLIE FRIEND Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. WHOLE LOTTA BLUES - FEAT: MEREDITH & THE SMOKEY TRASH CANS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

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8 FOOT FELIX The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.00. BOSSA BRUNSWICK QUARTET Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 8:30pm. CAROLINA CORDEIRO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. CAROLINE NIN (THE THING ABOUT LOVE) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $45.00. DIG WE MUST Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. EVA MCGOWAN Lost, St Kilda. 8:30pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. JOE ROBERTO TRIO + RUBY PAGE + BOB VENIER Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne. 6:30pm. KINGSTON CROWN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LES GITANS BLANCS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PAUL GRABOWSKY SEXTET (THE BITTER SUITE CD LAUNCH) + MIRKO GUERRINI + JORDAN MURRAY + MARTY HOULEBECK + NIKO SCHAUBLE + SCOTT MCCONNACHIE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. THE JUICE + THE JUNGLE CROOKS + KESHIE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. VIVALDI, HAYDN & MOZART (BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL MASTERS) - FEAT: ELIZABETH WALLFISCH + RAPHAEL WALLFISCH Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $122.00.

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RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP I have a twin sister. We played football together as juniors. She was the team’s leading goal kicker. In the words of Borat: “Small head but strong arms!” I was put on the wing, where they put all the shit players. Demoralising. She would pump up the team before the game. Plenty of taps on the arse. She finished one season as runner-up ‘Best and Fairest’. I was ‘Best Positional Player’ that year. I’ll never forget it. Wow, what an achievement. I mean, come on mate. What the fuck does that even mean – I stood where I was told? Jesus Christ. Anyway, I’m not bitter about it, that’s why I love footy and I’m going to see the always amazing Reclink Community Cup at Elsternwick Park this Sunday June 22. Bands on the day include Painters and Dockers, Saskwatch, Fraser A. Gorman and The Smith Street Band. Bounce is at 2.30pm. My sister’s probably playing :(

BLUES/FOLK

ADRIAN STOYLES Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. ALEX & THE SHY LASHLIES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. ALEX BURNS & KAIN BORLAISE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. AUSTIN BRADY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. DAVIDSON BROTHERS (ALBUM LAUNCH) + SWEET JEAN + FANNY LUMSDEN Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $15.00. LORCHESTRA Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. MARK SNARSKI & THE FURY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. PETER EWING Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. SIMON PHILLIPS + ANDY SUGG + GARETH BOWDEN & MIETTA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE GLORIOUS + DAVY SIMONY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE MAE TRIO + LUCY & ROWENA & LOUISA WISE + OPEN SWIMMER Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 6:30pm. $15.00.

FRIDAY 20 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

4TRESS + MOONSHIFTER + CHARM + SARAH EIDA Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. BOB LOG + PINK TILES + SUBMARINES + DJ BARBARA BLAZE The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00. BOTTLEDSNAIL BATTLE OF THE BANDS - FEAT: LANDER & RODGERS + HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS + MADDOCKS + CLAYTON UTZ + MINTER ELLISON Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. BROTHER JAMES + THE PRETTY LITTLES + KASHMERE CLUB + FRASER A. GORMAN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. BULLS + QUANG DINH Old Bar, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. CAN’T SAY Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY ‘THE BEATLES’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR - FEAT: MARTY ROSE + MICK PEALING Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:30pm. $27.00. DEATH BY METAL Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. DEATHWISH 1 - FEAT: STONING + HUMAN RUINS + BOMBS OVER BRUNSWICK + CORDELL + OUTPOSTS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00. DUNE RATS + DRUNK MUMS + THE BENNIES + WOD Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $15.00. EINSTEIN TOYBOYS + BRONNIE GORDON Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. FETE DE LA MUSIQUE - FEAT: THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT + THE CUMBIA COSMONAUTS + ANIMAUX + TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. FIERCE MILD + RUMOUR CONTROL + HIGH SUBURBAN Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. FINNTROLL Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $59.00. FLANAGAN’S FRIDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: COBRA 45’S Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 9:00pm. $5.00. FREEDOM + WILLOW DARLING + SAGAMORE + SCURVYLICIOUS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00. GRAVEYARD TRAIN (RECORD LAUNCH) 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $22.00. HALFWAY + ROB SNARSKI + JP SHILO DUO + CHRIS PICKERING Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00. JACKHAMMERED + FRIED GOODS Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. JETSON MANIC + THE DULL JOYS + ZEN ROBOTIC + THE BLEEDING ROSE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

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LANKS + JP KLIPSPRINGER Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $12.00. LAURA PALMER + THE SHADOW LEAGUE + INITIALS + ANGRY SEAS + JOSH MANN + DJ KEZBOT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. LURCH & CHIEF + SEA LEGS + MAGIC BONES + SINGLES Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MORGAN EVANS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. PUNK CENTRAL - FEAT: MURDER RATS + SPEED DEMONS + SEXGRIMES + SARGE & THE NUKED Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. REMASTERED MYTHS - FEAT: TAQI KHAN Kindred Studios, Yarraville. 7:30pm. REX REASON & THE DUCK BUTT RASPBERRIES + MOTOR MAN + NEVERMIND Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. SOUL SACRIFICE (THE MUSIC OF SANTANA) Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $18.00. SUNDAY CHAIRS + MERCURY WHITE Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. SUPERGUN Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. THE ASH WEDNESDAY EFFECT + SCATTERED ORDER + ASTRAL LIGHTS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. THE BALLS + DEATH BY DEATHRAY + TAKE YOUR OWN + THE WRECKS + ATTACKED BY SEAGULLS + DJ WHALE Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE EMPTIES + POWERLINE SNEAKERS + WRONG TURN Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. THE HEROINES + VIRTUE + LUCID PLANET + THE MUD PEAS + MAURICE RODRIGUEZ Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. THE KUJO KINGS + THE QUARTERS + BEACONS + KINGS CUP 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE U2 SHOW (ACHTUNG BABY) Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. $25.00. THE VENDETTAS + SEXY/HEAVY + AUSTRALIAN KINGSWOOD FACTORY Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TOGA ROCK + SWIMSUIT DYNAMITE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. WOODLOCK (SINGLE LAUNCH) + WALKER + OLLY FRIEND Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $12.00.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

BARON VON CHOICE GALA NIGHT OF MUSIC Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. CAROLINE NIN (THE THING ABOUT LOVE) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $50.00. INTI RAYMI (CELEBRATION OF THE SUN) + MARACATU ESTRELA DO MAR + MULE:KATHLEEN GONZALEZ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $23.90. SAMASSIN Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. SUGAR BLUES WITH JULIANA CLEAL Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00. THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE END Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TRIPLE TREAT FEAT: ANNEMARIE SHARRY + CHANTAL MITVALSKY + BRIDGETTE ALLEN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00. YELLOWBIRD JAZZ BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00. YVETTE JOHANSSON & JOE RUBERTO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

RHYTHM KITCHEN Irish Times Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE BEARDLESS HARRYS + DJ HILLBILLY FILLY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. ANDREW MCSWEENEY & MIDNIGHT HUNTING CREW Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. EVELYN MORRIS Grant Street Performance Space & Bar, Southbank. 7:30pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm.

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au JEN KNIGHT & THE CAVALIERS + GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. JERRY LEE LEWISâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIVE AT THE HAMBURG STAR CLUB - FEAT: THE SUN RISING BAND Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 8:00pm. SHAKY STILLS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. STEVE POLTZ Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $25.00. SWAMP THING Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. THE GREENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. TRACY MCNEIL & THE GOOD LIFE Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. WAZ E JAMES Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

SATURDAY 21 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

BANG - FEAT: HANDS LIKE HOUSES + WONDERS + AMARANTHINE Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. AFTER THE CURFEW Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10.00. BEN MASON + SPOONFUL + SHELLEY SHORT Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20.00. BURLYROCK 2 Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. DV8 - FEAT: PERSEVERANCE + MARDRAUM + HEXREIGN Cbd Nightclub, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. EARTH + MAGIC MOUNTAIN BAND + BONNIE MERCER The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $49.50. FULL CODE (ALBUM LAUNCH) + A LONELY CROWD + THE TWOKS + SITARI 2600 Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. I AM DUCKEYE + GRINDHOUSE + SIERRA LEONE + BRICKS + DJ BITCHY Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. INTOXICA + DOGSDAY Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. JAMES KENYON BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. JESSE DAVIDSON + HALCYON DRIVE + SPLIT SECONDS Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $10.00. JETSON MANIC + LITTLE HOUSE GODZ + XLCR DRIVE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. KISSING BOOTH + MARA THREAT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. LEGIONS OF STEEL - FEAT: IN MALICEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WAKE + ELECTRIK DYNAMITE + MALAKYTE + HARLOTT + PARTY VIBEZ + MANIAXE + DARK EARTH + SUDDEN STATE + ESPIONAGE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. METAL GODZ - FEAT: BRITISH STEEL + PARANOID Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $15.00. MY PIRANA + A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + GUN SLINGERS Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE (ALBUM LAUNCH) + FLAMINGO + FRIENDSHIPS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $15.00. OFFSPRING OF CONVICTS + MIDNIGHT SHIFTER + LITTLE MISS REMEMBERING Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. PERRY KEYES & BAND Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $18.00. RDZJB + THE DUKES VEDA + BRIDGEWATER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. RED LIGHT RIOT Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. ROCK & LOAD - FEAT: TUMBLEWEED + KING OF THE NORTH + MY ECHO + BORN LION + SUN GOD REPLICA + BUGDUST + TEN THOUSAND + CAPTIVES + ADAEN + SMOKE STACK RHINO + THE CHARGE + DON FERNANDO + EMPRA + GREENTHIEF + FREE TO RUN + NEON QUEEN + WAKING EDEN + ORSOME WELLES Espy, St Kilda. 3:00pm. SCATTERED ORDER + GENTLEMEN Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SHOOT THE SUN + LOOBS + THE UNDERHANDED + THE STRANGE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. SMOKIN BLUES NIGHT - FEAT: BRONNIE GORDON + CARGO BLUES BAND + SAMMY OWEN BAND + PARANOID Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. SUPERSUCKERS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $55.10. THE BABE RAINBOW + THE DANDELIONS + THE GOOD MORROWS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE JACKS + DIRTY HARRIET & THE HANGMEN + RISE OF THE RAT + COFFIN WOLF Brunswick Hotel,

Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE KIN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $17.50. THE VIBRATORS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. TIN SPARROW Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. TTTDC + BJ MORRISZONKLE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. VADGEDAGGAR + DUMB PUNTS + CHARGING STALLIONS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. WHISK & KEY 1ST BIRTHDAY - FEAT: FOXTROT + DEL LAGO + TOO SOON! + THE FLYING SO HIGHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S + GLADSTONE + DJ DAN LEWIS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. WILD TURKEY + DJ SHAZIKAMI TIL 3 AM Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

I DREAM OF...DISCO - FEAT: DONNY DISCO + SECRET LIVE DISCO BAND + DISCO DOLLIES The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. CAROLINE NIN (THE THING ABOUT LOVE) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 4:00pm. $50.00. DEANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARTINI Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. FEM BELLING & JOE RUBERTO TRIO + JOE RUBERTO + MICHAEL TORTONI + ANTHONY BAKER Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LES GITANS BLANCS- GYPSY SWING Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. RIO KNIGHTS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. SAMANTHA MORLEY & THE ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00. SWING TRAIN - FEAT: GIANNI MARINUCCI Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00. TANK DILEMMA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. VIVALDI, HAYDN & MOZART (BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL MASTERS) - FEAT: ELIZABETH WALLFISCH + RAPHAEL WALLFISCH Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. $132.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

ALEXIS NICOLE + KRITTA Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. ANDREA MARR BLUES BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. CAT CANTERI Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. DAN LETHBRIDGE + BROADS + NICK BATTERHAM Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. KESHIE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. KING WOLF + RICH DAVIES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. NATHAN SEECKTS & THE DEAD CITY LIGHTS + LUCY WILSON & THE LITTLE DECISIONS + MARICOPA WELLS + JOE GUITON & THE SUICIDE TUESDAYS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. OLIVER PATERSON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. PHIL SMITH + AYLEEN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;HANLON + TIM HULSMAN 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8.00. SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS + FREEDOM Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. SLIM DIME & THE PRAIRIE KINGS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE B-BENDERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE LUCILLES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DOWDS Irish Times Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE STRAY HENS + DJ CONVICT Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. WILD@HEART SONGWRITERS 303, Northcote. 4:00pm.

SUNDAY 22 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

180 PROOF + LACE & WHISKEY + BRICKS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. ARCHER + MITCH BROWN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. CABBAGES & KINGS Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. FRANKIE & THE BLACK HARRYS Big Mouth, St Kilda. 5:00pm. GENTLEMEN + INFINITE VOID + IDLE MINDS + THE RIVER OF HEAVEN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $10.00. GRIEVER + SHEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TAKEN EMPIRES + MY FRIEND

ARCHER I was babysitting this little douche one day and he asked me if I wanted to play archery on the Wii. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure,â&#x20AC;? I said. He grinned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make things a little more interesting,â&#x20AC;? he proposed, slyly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How about $10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; winner takes all.â&#x20AC;? I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain my laughter. He was just a kid, how could I lose? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure,â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but why not make it $20?â&#x20AC;? He laughed in my face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford $20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a loser. I know it. My family knows it. Your family knows it. You know it.â&#x20AC;? He was right â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford $20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but I also couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford $10. Anyway, I beat him considerably, and even though I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t asked back to babysit, at least I was no longer a loser. On a related note, Archer the musician was born in the US and moved to Australia when he was a little guy. He has gone on to become an insanely talented blues musician, demonstrated by his song Standing Still Blues, off his upcoming yet-to-be-titled record. Archer plays Sundays in June at the Workers Club. Look out for his debut album via Pound Records this October.

THE BETRAYER + THE ARBITER + STONING Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10.00. GRUMPY NEIGHBOUR Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. HEMY & MARSHALL + DR MALONE + DEAR THIEVES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. HUMANS AS ANIMALS + LAND OF THE BLIND + TEDDY GOLDSTAR Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. MATT DWYER Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. MELATROPHY (ALBUM LAUNCH) + LUCID PLANET + TURQMINUS + DRAIN LIFE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS FEAT: MODESTY + THE DRUNKEN POACHERS +

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GIG GUIDE

WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK

THE PUSH

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ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday June 18 With Alex Black

DUNE RATS Here are some quotes from our Dune Rats’ cover story this week: “I can’t even really recall writing any songs particularly,” Jansh admits. “We’d just sit around and get cooked all day until four o’clock in the afternoon.” Followed by: “It was just like, ‘Let’s go down and build a vegie garden and fucking get cooked and hopefully we’ll have enough songs to record an album by the end of the month’.” All this blazing resulted in their critically-acclaimed, self-titled album, out now. Dune Rats play the Corner Hotel on Friday Dune 20 with Drunk Mums, The Bennies and WOD.

ALI E + DJ FEE B-SQUARED Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE (ALBUM LAUNCH) + FLAMINGO + FRIENDSHIPS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $15.00. PHILEMON (FRAME LAUNCH) + GEORGIE FIELDS + ZED EPPELIN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $8.00. POLLYDEVLINS + LARA TRAVIS + THE CREEPING BAM Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. REFRACTION Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. RICK HART Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. SUNDAY SCHOOL - FEAT: SCATTERED ORDER + DEAD BOOMERS + JUSTIN FULLER Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. SUPERSUCKERS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $55.10. THE RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP - FEAT: PAINTERS & DOCKERS + SASKWATCH + THE SMITH STREET BAND + FRASER A GORMAN Elsternwick Park & Skate Bowl Elsternwick, 12:00pm. THREEZACROWD Spottiswoode, Spotswood. 3:00pm. TIGER & ME Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 7:00pm. TOBIAS HENGEVELD Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. UNDERGROUND HOUND + BLACK SOUL CHOIR + STOLEN BONES John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $5.00. WHIPPED CREAM CHARGERS + MOTEL LOVE + SOOKY LA LA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $5.00.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

CARMINA BURANA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 2:30pm. $48.00. CHRISTOPHER SEALY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. CLUNK ORCHESTRA 303, Northcote. 4:00pm. DAVID JAANZ FEATURE NIGHT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $30.00. IAN BLAND & LAMINGTON DRIVE ORCHESTRA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. LO-RES (ALBUM LAUNCH) + THIRTY SEVENTY Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm. $10.00. ROB BURKE AND TONY GOULD QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. ROSARIO DE MARCO The Bodega, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

CHERRY BLUES - FEAT: MR BLACK & BLUES + LONE TYGER Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00. BACKWOOD CREATURES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. BALI BOYZ Roo Baa, East Bentleigh. 3:00pm. CALLUM RAMAGE Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. COMMUNITY CUP AFTER PARTY - FEAT: DJ BIGGSY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. CRAIG WOODWARD’S BANJO-B-QU Mercat Cross, Melbourne. 1:00pm. HARMANIAX + THE BLOOMIN’ HEATHERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. INITIALS + JOSH & TYLER + FORCE FIELDZ + JOE GUITON Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. MARK SNARSKI Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. MARTY KELLY & THE WEEKENDERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. MCALPINES FUSILIERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. MICHAEL MEEKING & THE LOST SOULS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 3:00pm.

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THE SUPERSUCKERS The Supersuckers proudly boast that they’re “the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world.” Yeah, and Grizzly Adams had a beard. But as Happy Gilmore taught us – especially those of us unaware of who Grizzly Adams was – Grizzly Adams did have a beard. So they are the greatest band after all. Originating in Arizona in 1988, these motherfuckers are set to dominate Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday June 21.

NEATLY FOLDED GOAT Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 4:30pm. OPA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. OPEN MIC NIGHT Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. PHEASANT PLUCKERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. SUNDAY JAMS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. SUZANNAH ESPIE & THE LAST WORD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. THE BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 4:00pm. THE SEVEN UPS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. THE SUNDAY ASSEMBLY - FEAT: SANTA TARANTA Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm.

MONDAY 23 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DEAR MONDAY - FEAT: TROY BARET + ALFORD + OLIVERS ARMY + BIG SMOKE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. FORMLESS MONDAYS - FEAT: DEAD RIVER Catﬁsh, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. I DO LIKE MONDAYS - FEAT: THE VACANT SMILES + THE PRIMARY + DEAD BRIAN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: TAM VANTAGE + THE STEVENS + ORLANDO FURIOUS + GRAND PRISMATIC Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

THE GROVES + THE LAUGHING LEAVES + COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $4.00. WOODLOCK (SINGLE LAUNCH) + WALKER Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/ WORLD MUSIC

ALLIRA WILSON – GREAT JAZZ!! - FEAT: ALIRA WILSON Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. BILL HORLEY’S 17 PIECE DOWNBEAT BIG BAND Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne. 7:30pm. EMANUEL AX PLAYS BRAHMS & SCHUMANN (SOLOISTS CHOICE) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $29.00. JAZZ IN THE ATTIC - FEAT: SONNY VERONICA TRIO Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MAG (STEPHEN MAGNUSSON TRIO) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. MONASH SCHOOL OF MUSIC RECITALS - FEAT: AMELIA MCCULLOCH + GARETH VOIGT + STUART WEST + SCOTT MEALY + HARIS BOYD-GERNY + BEN SCHIER Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $12.00. SWINBURNE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL FEAT: SAMANTHA MORLEY & THE ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:00pm. $14.00. ZENITH ENSEMBLE - FEAT: MICHAEL LAMPARD + RHODRI CLARKE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. KIRSTY PITTMAN + SHANTI PRADHAN + KRISTIE GLAB 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. MAKE IT UP CLUB Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. OPEN MIC NIGHT Kindred Studios, Yarraville. 5:30pm.

ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. LA ROMANESCA - FEAT: FIONA CAMPBELL Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 1:00pm. $38.00. LA ROMANESCA - FEAT: FIONA CAMPBELL Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

LEONARD BARKER + IVAN TAGG + KELLY O’DONOHUE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE HURRICANES Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

TUESDAY 24 JUN INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/ PUNK/COVERS

AMISTAT + LACHIE CUTHIE + ANGIE MCMAHON + DAVY SIMONY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $8.00. BROOKE RUSSELL + PHILEMON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $15.00. KRAKEN CHEAP RUM NIGHT - FEAT: CLIVE J MANN + GREG STEPS BAND Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. PASS OUTS + CROSSFIRE HURRICANE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. RUBY TUESDAY - FEAT: NEBRASKATAK + THE KILNIKS + HARRY BORLAND & THE UGANDAN NATIONAL CHOIR Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL DISCOVERY NIGHT - FEAT: FLYING BISON + TETRAHEDRA + TROY SHEEHAN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

MUSICIANS WANTED BASS PLAYER WANTED for melodic psychedelic tinged pop punk rock n roll band. We`re a Melbourne based professional unit about to release our debut album. We love Bowie, Q.O.T.S.A, Radiohead, The Kinks, Red Kross, The Beatles, Nirvana, The Pixies, etc. We need a pro bass player with great gear/ attitude/transport. Vocal ability preferred. Call Stav for audition times: 0405 204 293 SERVICES SOUNDPARK REHEARSALS NORTHCOTE. From $50. Great rooms/p.a’s. Parking/Storage/Hire. Phone Andrew 0425 706 382. Soundparkstudios. com.au

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Last week brought us some of the most anticipated tour announcements of 2014 in the Australian heavy scene with The Amity Affliction announcing their national tour in August as well as Thy Art is Murder announcing their tour that will see them here in December. But that’s not all! German band ACCEPT put the icing on the cake for heavy music lovers when they announced that they will be coming Down Under for the first time ever this November. But until these bands come to town you can get this week’s gig fix in the All Ages Timetable below. The CHASS Australia Prizes are awarded by the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Science (CHASS) and applications are now open for their 2014 awards. They’re inviting young people (under the age of 35) who are involved in the arts industry, humanities sector, and social sciences fields to submit their own project which may include an event, exhibition, performance or even thesis. With several categories, four prizes and a total of $9,500 up for grabs, as well as the opportunity for artists and performers to promote their own work, why wouldn’t you want to enter this? You better get your skates on though, entries close Monday June 30. For full entry details go to chass.org.au If you’re seeking work, possess managerial qualities and fancy working for a constantly evolving media organisation then I’ve got the perfect job for you! Youth run community media organisation SYN Media has opened recruitment to fill the position of General Manager. Applications close Wednesday July 9 so you better get in quick. H ead to syn.org.au/jobs for all the details. Maybe you live in Echuca, maybe you don’t. Doesn’t matter though because if you’re a blues muso you should definitely check out Music Victoria's free Blues Workshop at the Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival. Here you’ll learn how to get a gig, write a press release and attract airplay. To discover what Music Victoria and the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society (MBAS) can do for your career, and hear tips from working musicians, festival directors and bookers make sure you’re in Echuca on Saturday July 26 from 11am-12pm. For more info go to musicvictoria.com.au/events

ALL AGES TIMETABLE THURSDAY JUNE 19 Caulﬁeld Grammar School Battle of the Bands w/ Move On Be Strong and competing bands, 7pm, $5 tickets at the door, trybooking.com, AA Friday June 20 Glenelg FReeZA’s Best Of w/ Kalebec, Omar Dean, Local DJs, Casterton Town Hall, 67 Henty St Casterton, 7pm-11pm, $15, Contact Hayley Dunning on 03 5522 2137, U18 Level Up Productions FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands (Heat 1) w/ Valerie Avenue, Michael & Liam, Patrick Eaton, The Downfall Of Us, Bean Project, Alkali Fly, Montrose Town Centre 935 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose, 6:40pm – 10pm, $10 facebook.com/LevelupFreeza, AA Neondezvous, w/ James Gleeson, Tyntynder Clubrooms Cnr Pritchard Street and Stradbroke Avenue, Swan Hill, 7.00pm-10.00pm, Free, youthinc.net.au. U18 DJ Warfare - Knock Out Elimination, Mildura Function Centre, Mildura Recreation Reserve No 1 Oval Twelfth Street Mildura, 7.00pm-11.00pm, $5, facebook.com/youthservices, AA SATURDAY JUNE 21 Vans Go Skateboard day 2014, Riverside Skatepark, Boathouse drive, Melbourne, 11am, Free, AA Melbourne Playback / SeaACT theatre performance and Ballistik Dance Party w/ Replay/Kstar, Melbourne Playback Theatre / SeaACT youth performance, Eman, Fazi, The K Effect and Biggie, The K Effect and Biggie, FlyBz and Da Hypnotist, The Castle, Hemmings Park, Princes Hwy, Dandenong, 4.30pm - 11.30pm, Free, facebook.com/CGDYouthServices, AA WEDNESDAY JUNE 25 Strumarama Songwriter’s night, Prince of Wales Public Bar, 7pm, donation entry, wildatheart.org.au/ strumarama.html, AA

Thurs 19th @8.30 pm

ALEX BURNS & KAIN BORLAISE (Cruisin’ blues)

Friday 20th @9.30pm THU 19

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ANDREW MCSWEENEY & MIDNIGHT HUNTING CREW (Cross-country roots)

Saturday 21st @9.30 pm

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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

SPENDER JOIN 123 AGENCY

Melbourne producer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist (Tom) Spender joined 123 Agency. This week he starts his first headline tour through Tasmania, Sydney, Armidale, Brisbane and Melbourne behind single Lake.

MURPHY RIGHTS SIGNS GLOBAL DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL PUBL.

INXS manager CM Murphy’s new Murphy Rights Management (MRM) business signed a worldwide publishing administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group. It will support Murphy’s plan to build a roster of new acts to become global names through “tailor made strategies that exploit the wealth of new opportunities in social media, movies, television, theatre, fashion and gaming.” To make these happen quicker, MRM will do something most traditional publishers don’t do: it will secure both publishing and master recording rights for artists whose publishing it handles.

EMINEM FIRST TO GET TWO ‘DIAMOND’ SINGLES

Eminem is the first artist to land two ‘diamond’ digital singles, for selling 10 million copies each of Not Afraid and Love the Way You Lie. He has sold 31 million singles digitally over 10 songs, placing him at #6 on the all-time list, behind Kanye West (31.5m) and ahead of Flo Rida (29.5m). Two albums also went diamond, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2012). He’s sold 37 million albums overall. That puts him at #44 on its Top Selling Artists. Since diamond certs were introduced in 1999, only 110 singles and albums have reached that status. They include The Beatles, Justin Bieber, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, The Eagles, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Usher.

ICEHOUSE GO PLATINUM

Universal Music Australia threw an intimate party to celebrate Icehouse’s White Heat: 30 Hits compilation going platinum. The band’s founder Iva Davies said that the album went gold quickly but sales continued to climb because of Universal’s creative ways to find new audiences, and through Icehouse’s hard touring. The band just announced 12 dates running from September to February with more dates to be announced.

PUSH FREEZA SUMMIT

The Push FReeZA Summit is on Tuesday July 8 at Fitzroy Town Hall, aimed at young folks wanting to get into the music biz. It covers artist and tour management, publicity, event management, songwriting and performance, radio and online music distribution. See beat.com.au for full report.

SYN MEDIA SEEKING GENERAL MANAGER

SYN Media is looking for a new General Manager after Tahlia Azaria, who held the role from 2011, takes on a new gig as Marketing and Fundraising Officer at the Community Broadcasting Association. “Tahlia has expanded the organisation in both capacity and ambition but in a way that has carefully maintained our commitment to community values,” said SYN President Andy Lynch. Head to syn.org.au/ jobs. Applications close Saturday July 9.

CHUCK D: URBAN RADIO DISRESPECTS OWN AUDIENCE

Chuck D of Public Enemy accused American urban radio of misrepresenting hip hop and “disrespecting” its own black audiences. He wants it to stop playing tracks with the N word and play more diverse styles.

THINGS WE HEAR

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title, and second for ‘Take’ after One Direction’s Take Me Home. • Have Kanye West and Jay-Z had a spat? A month after Jay-Z and Beyoncé missed KW’s nuptials to Kim Kardashian, fans noticed that at his set at Austin’s X Music festival he repeatedly omitted Jay-Z’s name in the songs Cold and Blood on the Leaves. • Recent UK and Oz #1 singer Gabrielle Aplin was out on the town with fellow UK songstress Ellie Goulding enjoying a mutual love for karaoke while in Melbourne playing shows. We hear they rock a mean Bon Jovi karaoke…. • When Norwegian singer songwriter duo Nico & Vinz hit #1 on iTunes, it notched the fifth #1 in five months for Mark Poston’s Parlophone/Warner Brothers label. (Kylie Minogue, Gabrielle Aplin, Black Keys, Coldplay). • Mixify’s Clubcast platform for DJs and fans to interact via live-stream has got in $1.8 million worth of new funding. Investments came from DJ Tommy Trash, Ministry of Sound Australia’s Tim McGee and Richard Mergler and Australian investment firm CMB Capital‘s Jamie Olsen. • Sydney’s tallest building, a 235m-tall residential tower in the CBD, will come with a $25 million arts hub for dancers, musicians, actors, filmmakers and visual artists, the Daily Telegraph reported. Built by Chinese developer Greenlands, five floors will come with soundproof studios for musicians, sprung timber floors for dancers and workspace for visual artists. • After their drum battle on The Tonight Show, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and comedian Will Ferrell have challenged Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. • During Grinspoon’s hiatus, guitarist Pat Davern got into the soccer spirit at the C55 Australian Masters Six-a-Side Championships at Bangalow, NSW, where he lives. He played in two games (lost one, drew the other), and then turned DJ for the Sunday championship carnival. • Last Thursday, Splendour in the Grass released 2500 extra tickets through Moshtix. They vanished in minutes. • Most of Sticky Fingers are back on Australian soil after a two-month European tour. All except singer Dylan Frost who was held up in Abu Dhabi and sent back to Amsterdam with an expired passport. • Sydney’s 5 Seconds Of Summer won Best International Newcomer Award at the hard rock Kerrang! awards in London. • After TLC went on Australia’s Sunrise to slam artists for selling themselves with sex, Rihanna responded by posting on Twitter a photo of the young TLC baring their boobs (although it had been for breast cancer awareness). • A group of kids aged 8 to 14, who were taught studio basics by the manager of the Wangki Yupurnanupurru community radio station in Fitzroy Crossing (WA) broke into the station and did an impromptu late night show. Alas, their swearing on air aroused the ire of listeners who got them thrown out.

EVENTBRITE SETS UP IN MELBOURNE

Global online events marketplace Eventbrite has expanded into the Australian marketplace by setting up in Melbourne. Mariella Mejia is Melbourne City Marketing Manager and Kelly Burge is Senior Account Manager. They are still looking for a Business Development Senior Manager and Country Marketing Manager (see www.eventbrite.com/jobs/). Founded in 2008, it processed almost $3 billion in ticket sales to millions of events in 187 countries. It supported 75,000 events in Australia. More details beat.com.au

KEITH RICHARDS/BLUE KING BROWN TRACK OUT

The much talked about collaboration between Blue King Brown’s Natalie Pa’apa’a & Salvador Persico with Keith Richards is on sale this week. The Stone re-recorded a 1992 solo song Words of Wonder merged with Bob Marley’s Get Up Stand Up for the Playing For Change project. The BKB musicians are joined by Roberto Luti and Titi Tsira of the PFC Band, Aztec Indians, Keb Mo’, Mermans Mosengo and Jamaican singer Sherita Lewis. Also appearing on Songs Around the World are Taj Mahal, Los Lobo, Ernest Ranglin and Toots Hibbert. Check the video out on YouTube.

MAKIN’ WAVES #1: NICKY NIGHT TIME GETS EURO RAVES

Australian DJ Nicky Night Time’s new track Everybody Together is getting a great response in the UK and Europe. Already played at the Ibiza 2014 opening parties, Annie Mac raved about it when she played it on BBC Radio 1 while EDM blogs and DJs hailed it as “dancefloor killer”, “He’s nailed the piano house” and “Pumped to play this out!” Nicky Night Time is a new moniker for Nick Routledge of Van She aka Nicky Van She.

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MAKIN’ WAVES #2: VAUDEVILLE SMASH HAS SOCCER HIT

Melbourne band Vaudeville Smash’s unofficial Brazil World Cup anthem Zinedine Zidane got half a million YouTube hits in less than two weeks. A new video, shot in Melbourne and featuring great players, has been given a good run on ESPN, Fox Sports and Virgin Radio France. Singer Marc Lucchesi admitted, “We had a feeling the song would do OK but the way the soccer world has completely embraced it has blown our minds!”

MAKIN’ WAVES #3: UBERJAK EMBRACED ON FACEBOOK

Aussie DJ/producer Uberjak’d hit 100,000 fans on Facebook the same week he dropped new track Hard Nation with Will Sparks. In the last six months he did 18 dates in North America and hit the ARIA and Beatport charts. He’ll play July’s Tomorrowland in Belgium and tour North America for three weeks.

FUTURE CLASSIC SIGN TA-KU

Future Classic now manage Ta-ku. His remixes include 50 Days for Dilla to the Songs To Break Up To EP to a rework of Chet Faker’s Talk Is Cheap.

LARGE NOISES RELAUNCHES

Production and video firm Large Noises (largenoises. com) is relaunching: Sweets, Haarlo, and Open Swimmer – who feature on a new video on their redesigned website – play the Retreat on Thursday June 26. Large Noises was founded by director Charlotte Abroms, singer Eliza Hull whose role is as a producer, and Haarlo member and sound engineer Jono Steer who is audio director.

REGIONAL FESTIVALS SELL-OUT

Two regional festivals created a buzz. The first Castlemaine Jazz Festival was a sell-out and injected $100,000 into the town’s economy. Founder and musician Ted Woollan expected 300 punters and 35 jazz acts after being told a jazz festival would never work. It drew over 500 people and 58 bands. Warrnambool’s third Arockalypse festival, with 22 mostly local acts over three days at the Loft, was a sell-out again, reported Loft owner Jarrod Hawker. It was headlined by Dallas Frasca, who is off to Europe for a month’s tour, and whose portrait at the Loft was unveiled at last year’s meet.

ATSI LOOKING FOR PROJECT DEV. CONSULTANT

The APRA AMCOS ATSI Music Office in Sydney is looking for an experienced project development consultant to scope out and develop a program to deliver creative and business skills to the NSW Aboriginal music creator community. Closing date is Friday June 20, look at the APRA website for full details.

EVOLVE MEDIA ACQUIRES MUSIC FEEDS

Digital media company Evolve Media launched in the Australian market with the acquisition of Joel King’s music website MusicFeeds.com.au. The site, set up in 2008, will be housed under Evolve’s Gorilla Nation Media publishing and media services business unit. Music Feeds claims a strike rate of five million video streams and a reach of over 500,000 unique visitors in Australia.

Born: daughter Royal Reign to US rapper Lil’ Kim. She hasn’t said who the father is but she was last dating professional boxer Floyd Mayweather. Born: daughter River Rose to Kelly Clarkson and music exec husband Brandon Blackstock. Married: Nova 96.9’s afternoon announcer Harlee McLeod and Ben Reed of the Strategic Marketing division at Universal Music. Split: X Factor judge Redfoo and tennis champ Victoria Azarenka (Daily Telegraph). Ill: Morrissey’s US tour was axed after he collapsed with breathing problems. Hospitalised: Brit tourist Robert Fairchild, 21, for hypothermia. He wandered off a WA rave in Mundaring State Forest for 48 hours wearing just tracksuit pants facing night temperatures of below 10C (The Australian). In Court: Collette McLafferty, singer of New York based Pink cover band Funhouse is being sued for $10 million by the creator of the group, claiming she lacked both talent and sex appeal – and that ruined the band. In Court: Joe Camilleri suing Legal Services Board for $140,000 stolen from him by his ex-lawyer Philip Linacre. He and ex-wife Miki lost $500,000 after being persuaded to invest to get a return to 13% to 23% a year. In March, Linacre pleaded guilty to stealing $12.1 million from 17 clients. (The Age). In Court: Justin Bieber’s former assistant Terrence Reche Smalls got a 12-month good behaviour bond and $1000 recognisance in the Brisbane Magistrates Court after pleading guilty over a bag of cannabis found in his bag at Brisbane Airport last November. Died: US producer Alan Douglas, 81. He reworked some of Jimi Hendrix’s later recordings and had encouraged Hendrix to get into jazz and The Last Poets, a collective of musicians and poets who were the roots of rap music. Died: Samantha Jade’s mum Jacqui Gibbs from cancer. The X-Factor winner put a brake on her pop career to care for her at her Perth home. Died: Sydney radio engineer Chris Burnat. He worked at community stations including 2WEB, 2000FM and 2SER and the ABC and SBS.

VALE JIM KEAYS

Jim Keays, frontman for The Masters Apprentices, died at 67 from pneumonia due to complications from a seven year battle with Multiple Myeloma. He continued touring with Daryl Cotton and Russell Morris and has a solo album due in August. Born in Glasgow, Keays was among the migrant UK teenagers who helped build the Australian R&B and pop scene. His memoirs, His Master’s Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The Bad Boys of Sixties Rock’n’Roll were published in 1999. In the ‘70s he released a sci-fi concept album The Boy from the Stars and played with The Keays and Southern Cross Band. “Jim had an aura about him, you always knew he was in the room,” manager and former Masters cohort Glenn Wheatley said.

THE MIGHTY KONG

Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria revealed that the Victorian government’s investment in the Melbourne production of King Kong by Global Creatures has paid off. It generated $104 million in economic benefit for the state and 3,300 jobs. 30% of the audience were from interstate and over 5% from overseas. It confirmed Melbourne as a theatre destination, reengaged theatre-goers and encouraged more men to attend, the Minister said. Tourism is worth $19.8 billion a year or 5.8% of the Victorian economy and provides 200,000 jobs.

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MUSIC VICTORIA UPDATES APP

Music Victoria’s free live music guide app Melbourne Music City is relaunched with new features. These include videos of landmarks as venues, studios and tourist attractions as 6 Lansdowne St in East St. Kilda where AC/DC lived for a time and 18 Berry Street in Richmond where Dogs in Space was filmed.