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For the second year, Brewtality will be hosting their multivenue celebration of all things loud and heavy this August. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brewtality saw the likes of King Parrot, King of the North, Truth Corroded, Hailmary, Frankenbok and Don Fernando play across three stages across two venues. For its second year, Brewtality is again heading to The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel and bringing a host of Australian metal and rock acts along for the ride. Headlining are Tasmanian tech-metal act Psycroptic and locals Barbarion. Joining them are Witchgrinder, Desecrator, Darker Half, Se Bon KiRa (South Australia) and a heap more. Brewtality 2014 will take place across three stages at The Tote and Bendigo Hotel on Sunday August 2. Tickets are available online.
Australian fans have been anxiously awaiting the return of Puerto Ricoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most internationally successful salsa band, the legendary El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, returning two years after their sold out Australian Golden Jubilee tour in 2012. El Gran Combo has been a giant of the salsa genre for more than 50 years, shaping the Puerto Rican sound and serving as an unmistakable reference point for all singers, musicians, dancers and lovers of Latin music. Suffice to say that El Gran Combo is to salsa what The Rolling Stones are to rock. Prepare for a spontaneous outbreak of dance when El Gran Combo play The Hi-Fi in Melbourne on Saturday September 13. Tickets available through the venue.
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TELSTRA ROAD TO DISCOVERY Telstra’s annual music development program that searches for the next generation of Australian musical talent has returned for 2014. Since 2003 Telstra has been helping emerging songwriters get their foot in the door of the music industry, and helped launch the careers of artists such as Jessica Mauboy, Neda and Melody Pool. Last week the 2014 competition was officially launched in Sydney, where 2013 winners Christopher Coleman and Helen Shanahan performed alongside Andy Bull and Ella Hooper at an event which was attended by a mix of VIPs, music industry guests and media. This year two aspiring musicians will win a $15,000 music development fund and a trip to the United States to perform at the Americana Music Festival as well as ongoing performance and education opportunities. Sound good? Enter now via beinvolved.com.au/telstraroadtodiscovery.
OUT ON THE WEEKEND
ANDY BULL Andy Bull is hitting the road in celebration of the release of his second LP, Sea of Approval, Bull’s latest body of work is an amalgamation of Bull’s vocals, piano and a sea of synthesizers, samples, glitches and vocal layering. He’ll be joined on the tour by Sydney’s indie pop trio New Navy. He’ll hit The Corner Hotel on Saturday September 27.
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Sydney up and coming five-piece Castlecomer are hitting the road again to launch their latest single Fugitive. Taken from the band’s forthcoming EP – recorded with Tony Buchen and released later this year through Liberation – the song was inspired by the movie of the same name. Catch them as they roll into Melbourne at Shebeen on Saturday September 12 and Saturday September 20. Tickets available through the venue.
Sydney indie rockers, Gang Of Youths have released the highly anticipated video for their current single, Poison Drum, which is currently in the Top 20 most played tracks on triple j. They’ll be taking their latest release on the road this year around Australia so don’t miss your chance to see them. They’ll be playing The Palais Theatre supporting Foster The People on Monday July 28 and also headlining their own show at The Northcote Social Club on Thursday August 14.
Out On The Weekend is a celebration of Americana music, good food and fine booze and it is coming to you this October on the water at Seaworks, Williamstown. Brought to you by Love Police Touring and Triple R this new destination event will feature the musical stylings of Justin Townes Earle, Henry Wagons, Ryan Bingham, Robert Ellis, Lindi Ortega, Nikki Lane, The Delines, Johnny Fritz, Emma Swift, Chris Altmann, Raised By Eagles and The Morrisons. Delicious music for your mouth will be provided by Sydney’s leading renegade chef ’s, Ben Milgate & Elvis Abrahanowicz of Porteño/Bodega fame and Raph Rashid – Melbourne’s street food king of Beatbox Kitchen, Taco Truck and All Day Donuts. Out On The Weekend will take place at Seaworks in Williamstown Saturday October 18 2014. Early bird tickets are $79 on sale Friday July 25 through outontheweekend.com.au. There will also be a limited number of special packages available for $199 which include entry to the event, a return ferry transfer and meal and beverage vouchers. Head to the website for more details.
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A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS: RAPID CIT Y ‘77 A Tribute to Elvis: Rapid City ’77 is not only back for its one and only, final spectacular Melbourne concert, but also to farewell and give its own “Thank you very much” to the iconic landmark venue, The Dallas Brooks Centre before its demolition. Tony Franks has once again gathered the fantastic 12-piece Moreland City Orchestra, eight back-up singers, his very own magic eight-piece band and a cast of colourful characters from Elvis’s past. We’ve got two double passes to giveaway that will take you back to a time where the blues were a good thing. This is an event that is sure to involve a little less conversation and a little more action. Saturday July 26 at The Dallas Brooks Centre from 8.30pm.
SEPULTURA If you were to hear anything of Brazil in recent weeks it was probably centred on their soul-crushing defeat by Germany in the 2014 World Cup. Here at Beat, we like to turn moments like these into positive ones. So were giving you the chance to win a copy of the latest album from Brazilian soul-crushing metal giants Sepultura. The 2013 release of their thirteenth studio album The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart is sure to brighten your day or at least make for some killer background music to take out all your ‘I just woke up at 2am for nothing’ anger. We’ve got a bunch of copies to give away so head to www.beat.com.au/freeshit to win.
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MIAMI HORROR Miami Horror are returning to Australian shores with a new single in tow. Having recently settled in Los Angeles and after setting up a home studio, the five-piece have been working towards their much anticipated sophomore record. They’ve just released the track Wild Motion (Set It Free) and will tour around Australia later this year. They'll hit up 170 Russell on Friday September 26. Tickets via the venue
TORI AMOS Tori Amos is bringing her Unrepentant Geraldines world tour to Australia. Following the release of her 14th studio album, Amos will return to our shores for the first time since 2009 to perform a run of intimate solo shows. While the Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne theatre performances will only see her sharing the stage with her piano, die-hard fans will want to venture to see her perform at the Sydney Opera House, where she will be accompanied by the 42-piece Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Catch her at The Palais Theatre on Saturday November 15. Tickets go on sale on Friday July 18 through livenation.com.au.
DIRE STRAIGHTS Dire Straights have just announced the Dire Straights Experience, a national tour that will feature seven internationally acclaimed musicians assembled by Dire Straights band member, Chris White, and prodigious singer/guitarist, Terence Reis. These musicians will perform all of Dire Straights greatest hits and in a two-hour theatre show that comes directly from a sell-out tour through Europe. They will be in Melbourne on October 5; tickets can be bought from direstraghtsexperience.com
NIGHT BEATS Seattle based band Night Beats are heading to Australia for the very first time for an east coast tour this September. On their maiden visit to our shores the soulful psych-garage trio will take on Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Named after the seminal Sam Cooke album Night Beat, Night Beats formed in 2009 and have since released two albums, a self-titled LP in 2011 and the recent Sonic Bloom and toured relentlessly around the world. Joining Night Beats for all shows will be Sydney band The Laurels, in their first shows of 2014. You can catch Night Bats and The Laurels at The Curtin in Melbourne on Friday September 12. Tickets available through the venue.
AMERICAN AUTHORS Brooklyn-based alt rock band American Authors will be returning to Australia and visiting New Zealand for the first time this year to play shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. American Authors were in Australia for a brief visit earlier this year in support of the release of their debut album Oh, What A Life which reached #3 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart and #15 in the Billboard 200. You can catch them at the Prince Bandroom on Saturday September 20. Tickets available through Oztix.
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To celebrate his 30th anniversary as a solo artist, Jimmy Barnes has announced a special A Day On The Green national tour. The tour coincides with the release of his 30/30 Anniversary album which sees Jimmy re-recording 15 of his biggest hits as collaborations with some of his favourite artists; Keith Urban, John Farnham, Bernard Fanning, Journey, Little Steven Van Zandt, Shihad, Tina Arena, Baby Animals and Jon Stevens plus more. He’ll be playing in Geelong, Nagambie and the Yarra Valley throughout November and December. Visit adayonthegreen.com.au for more information.
Argentina’s Juana Molina has announced she will be returning to Australia this September. She brings with her a new set of tracks from her sixth album, last year’s Wed 21. The tour will see Molina play four shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong. Juana Molina’s road to music was a remarkable one. After fleeing a military coup in her home of Argentina as a teenager in 1976, her and her family moved to Paris where she honed the guitar style her father taught her from the age of six. Juana Molina will play Thornbury Theatre on Friday September 26. Tickets are available from thethornburytheatre.com.
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THE BENNIES The Bennies are a household name. Well, amongst the decrepit dole cheating punk enthusiasts of Melbourne, they’re a household name. With a fierce reputation for putting on a killer live performance, they’ve really put themselves on the musical map over the past few years. They’ll be playing a warehouse show at Lulu White's with contemporary cult hardcore figures Clowns, in what’s sure to be one of the more memorable punk shows put on in Melbourne this year. Presale tickets are $10+BF or $15 on the door if available.
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VELOCIRAPTOR The ever-changing Brisbane 10-15 piece Velociraptor have announced the release of their self-titled debut full-length for August 15. The band have also shared the album’s next single Sneakers and announced a national tour. Sneakers is familiar Raptor flavours adorned with that thing people always want to hear in music - progression of sound. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to check out their new stuff along with other tunes to get you moving on the Velociraptor album tour which has been announced for August/September. Sydney punks Bloods will join Velociraptor on the road (except WA days, sorry), fresh from releasing new single Want It and having officially finished recording their debut album, which a due for release later this year. The tour kicks off in Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday August 21. Tickets available through the venue.
TALKING THE TALK with MURDENA
You’ve been on the road off the back of your latest EP Ruby. How’s the tour been so far? We recently returned from Sydney where we played in some terrific venues (Shady Pines Saloon and Spring Street Social) that really embraced us! The bars were full and the Sydney folk were appreciative of our style of music so it was definitely a worthwhile trip. We’re planning on heading to Adelaide and Tasmania very soon to gain further national exposure. You returned to the studio quite soon after the release of your first EP last year. What made you jump straight into recording the next one, Ruby? We’ve actually had a year between the releases of our two EP’s. We were keen to keep new material flowing so that we can explore new sounds and really start to hone in on developing our songs in a unique way. We were also keen to get another EP out so that the people who follow us are consistently getting hold of new tracks and keep on board with us! We want to steadily grow a loyal fan base so reckon keeping new material readily available is vital.
Can we expect the same electric and punchy energy that we heard on your first EP with your new release? The new release is more ‘in your face’ with tracks taking a heavier twist in comparison to our first EP. Ruby comprises four tracks that were created and recorded with our five-piece band. We worked hard to structure each song with strong texture and dynamics that drew influence from the outlaw style of country music. We aim to create songs that are clean in sound with tasteful instrumental balance. In this recent release we hope our songs show how the band has evolved and matured with some more complex compositions. What can audiences expect from your gig at The Worker’s Club? We enjoy getting people up dancing and having a great time so we will be aiming to keep the night pumping! We are a genuine bunch of people who hope that our audience can get something out of our Americana/alt country music style. MURDENA play July 19 at The Workers Club with support from Alex and the Shy Lashlies and Rob Muinos. They also play a residency at The Retreat Hotel every Tuesday in August.
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INTERNATIONAL LORDE Festival Hall July 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 KING PARROT Ding Dong Lounge July 25, Wrangler Studios July 26 (AA) 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
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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 The Old Bar August 25 THE DANDY WARHOLS Corner Hotel August 26 QUEEN Rod Laver Arena August 29 THE WONDER YEARS The Hi-Fi September 4, Phoenix Youth Centre September 5 PROTEST THE HERO The Hi-Fi September 6 BIFFY CLYRO Palais Theatre September 7 ANBERLIN The Forum September 7 YOU ME AT SIX The Hi-Fi September 9 (AA), 10 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 DAMIEN JURADO Northcote Social Club September 19 SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS The Melbourne Town Hall September 19 RISE OF BROTALITY 170 Russell September 19, Phoenix Youth Centre September 20 AMERICAN AUTHORS The Prince Bandroom September 20 INGRID MICHAELSON Corner Hotel September 20 VERUCA SALT Corner Hotel September 26 JUANA MOLINA Thornbury Theatre September 26 SEPULTURA 170 RUSSELL October 1 LISTEN OUT FESTIVAL Royal Botanical Gardens October 4 DIRE STRAIGHTS EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre October 5 MILEY CYRUS Rod Laver Arena October 10 THE DWARVES The Evelyn October 11 TORCHE The Corner Hotel October 18 THE SELECTER The Hi-FI October 18 WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Various Venues October 31 – November 3 ROLLING STONES Rod Laver Arena November 5, Hanging Rock, Macedon November 8
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NATIONAL DAN BRODIE The Standard July 16, Labour in Vain July 17, The Wilde July 20 LEAPS AND BOUNDS 2014- Covers 40 traditional venues from the Corner Hotel to Longplay, Over the City of Yarra July 4, 20 STONEFIELD The Gasometer Hotel July 16 JUSTIN HEAZLEWOOD The Wheeler Club July 16 CLARE BOWDITCH Sooki Lounge July 17 DAN SULTAN The Forum July 17, The Corner Hotel July 25 THE BEARDS 170 Russell July 18 HUSKY Northcote Social Club 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 THE BENNIES Lulu White’s July 18 SMITH STREET DREAMING – LEAPS AND BOUNDS 2014 Smith Street July 19 JEN CLOHER Shebeen July 19 LOWTIDE The Tote July 25 FLYYING COLOURS Shebeen July 25 LUNATICS ON POGO STICKS The Espy July 25, Revolver September 19 THE SINKING TEETH The Workers Club July 26 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay July 25 - July 27 DAVE GRANEY The Toff In Town July 26 SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM GH Hotel July 26 GANG OF YOUTHS Palais Theatre July 28, Northcote Social Club August 14 GREEN LINE GROOVES Melbourne Town Hall August 1 KAV TEMPERLEY Northcote Social Club August 1 SHEPPARD The Hi-Fi August 1 CAITLIN PARK The Bella Union August 1 THE DUVTONS The Bendigo Hotel August 1 ALISON WONDERLAND Star Bar, Bendigo August 1, Karova, Ballarat August 16 TOEHIDER The Tote August 2 THE PUTA MADRE BROTHERS John Curtain Hotel August 2 BREWTALITY The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel August 2 PEPA KNIGHT Northcote Social Club August 7 DOUBLE LINED MINORITY Wrangler Studios August 8 PRETTY CITY The Gasometer August 8 BODYJAR Corner Hotel August 9 GREAZEFEST Sandown Racecourse August 9, 10 SACRED HEART MISSION FUNDRAISER Palais Theatre August 13 JONATHON BOULET Northcote Social Club August 15 MONIQUE BRUMBY Flying Saucer Club August 16 WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club August 16 PEKING DUCK Corner Hotel August 18 VELOCIRAPTOR Northcote Social Club August 21 SEEKAE 170 Russell August 22 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 Corner Hotel August 22 ASH GRUNWALD Chelsea Heights Hotel August 22, Village Green Hotel August 23 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 The John Curtin and The Public Bar Hotel August 23 BUSBY MAROU Corner Hotel August 23 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 Reverence Hotel August 24 SPIDERBAIT Corner Hotel August 29 SPENDER Shebeen August 29 KINGSWOOD Howler August 29 PATRICK JAMES The Corner Hotel August 30 THE AMITY AFFLICTION Festival Hall August 31 KASEY CHAMBERS Northcote Social Club September 3 THE ASTON SHUFFLE Corner Hotel September 5
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PHANTOGRAM By Krissi Weiss
While New York seems to breed electro/synth-pop duos at breakneck speed, the world falls in love with them as fast as they appear. From Chairlift to Holy Ghost!, Sleigh Bells to the late School of Seven Bells (and the list goes on) New York has produced some of the greatest representations of this seemingly disparate genre over the last decade. Yet what holds this sound together is often the very thing that sets these bands apart. While music has long had a fascination with creative partnerships - viewing two creative souls toiling away at their music like some sort of plutonic and tortured love affair – the aforementioned duos all essentially sound absolutely nothing alike. Their resumes may read the same but their creative output transcends any presumed mould. Phantogram are no exception. Friends since junior high, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have built their DIY project from the ground up by writing, playing and refining their sound year after year, and while their growth has been organic, their creative process is far from it. They are extremely disciplined and deliberate creators, drawing on Barthel’s visual arts background and Carter’s technical prowess, Phantogram stitch together EDM, hip hop, indie and shoegaze with the skill of surgeons, while maintaining a deeply hypnotic and concept-driven element to their sound. Nothing sounds clinical mind you; they simply care about what they’re doing. They once explained that their song ideas for their first album, Eyelid Movies, came from short films they’d dream up together and then turn into song. Even their latest album, Voices, is a cacophony of imagery layered into sound. It’s this unique approach to the creative process that breeds the somewhat insular environment in which they write. Barthel and Carter have worked on tracks for Big Boi and The Flaming Lips but when it comes to their own creations, they are deeply protective of what they do for themselves. So when Phantogram signed to Republic – their first step into the world of major labels – they did so with caution. “We started out with an indie label, then toured a whole bunch, and just built fans through that so this transition to a major label seems completely natural; there’s nothing sudden about it,” Barthel says. “It’s definitely helping us now we have radio play, but for the most part we’ve never been pushed too hard, so we don’t feel like this band that came out of nowhere.” Nonetheless, Barthel makes it very clear that while they’re enjoying a growing fan base, they’ll never want that to grow at the expense of their integrity. People create for an audience, otherwise why ever leave your lounge room? But for fans of Carter and Barthel, they best be prepared to follow them wherever they go. “As a band people know that we’re Phantogram, we have full creative control. John Hill knew that when he worked with us, our label knows that,” she says. “That’s the reason we signed to Republic; because they gave us that option. Our music is our music and it doesn’t need to be changed or altered just so it can sit on the BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18
radio. If it doesn’t belong on the radio then it doesn’t have to be there but we’re glad at the moment that it’s sitting there; that’s a wonderful thing.” John Hill co-produced Phantogram’s latest (and most successful) release, Voices. His history is diverse, working with acts ranging from TUnE-YArDs, to P!nk, Portugal. The Man and Santigold. Barthel and Carter were attracted to his eclectic resume and despite generally approaching things from an in-house perspective; they’re smart enough to know their limitations. They’ve had no shortage of studio experience with two albums, four EPs and a host of singles in their seven years together (as well as what can be assumed quasi-master classes from the likes of Big Boi), but fresh ears are generally a good thing. “We’ve always done it ourselves and we’re those types of people who look at it like if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” she says. “We’re always down to collaborate but it’s important that Phantogram is coming from just us because that’s why we’re doing it. I don’t want to play a song that someone else wrote, my art is more meaningful when it comes from us. I have a connection to the songs when we perform… but while we write everything, we co-produced this last record with John Hill because we wanted another ear. John helped us hone in different tones and sounds and had a whole shitload of different equipment that we could use. He had a knowledge that we needed; Josh did what he knew how to do but didn’t know how to make, like, the beats crunchier or the synths more bumping. John was able to make things stick out more dynamically.” There are other concessions Phantogram have made in order to ensure the quality of music comes first. They have two new touring members to ensure their live sound is as explosive as their records and have learned a lot from playing crap venues with heinous sound, taking a sound tech on the road with them most times. After all, keeping things close has always been for the sake of Phantogram and if Phantogram needs a little help, pride is not a concern. Barthel and Carter don’t work so intimately just for the sake of it, they want to create the best music they can above all else. “Playing a lot of shows has made us open our ears up a lot more, especially with the release of this album, we
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put a lot more of a live feel into that record actually because of the amount of shows we’d played,” she says. “It took us a little bit of time to experiment with the songs live and to figure out what we wanted to do with the songs live. We’ve got two other players with us now so we’re able to pull it off a little bit better these days. It’s been fun having them along; people seem to be enjoying how we’re performing it and there’s been heaps of positive feedback.”
“OUR MUSIC IS OUR MUSIC AND IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE CHANGED OR ALTERED JUST SO IT CAN SIT ON THE RADIO. IF IT DOESN’T BELONG ON THE RADIO THEN IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THERE BUT WE’RE GLAD AT THE MOMENT THAT IT’S SITTING THERE; THAT’S A WONDERFUL THING.” Phantogram have been pivoting between headlining shows and festivals since the release of Voices and Barthel is looking forward to their jaunt in Australia where they’ll enjoy both. “Since the release of the album, we’ve been playing a heap of headlining shows which have been great but now we’ve been playing a lot of festivals lately which have been an absolute blast,” she says. “I love playing festivals because you get to play this really fun show and then go see your friends. It’s always a relaxed environment and people are just so happy at festivals. Sometimes when you get on the road and you’re doing one show after the next of your own shows there’s this repetition that can sometimes happen. Although when you do play your own shows, you have the opportunity to make your production top notch.” But technical queries aside and when you forget about the business aspect of this dastardly industry, as well as the exhaustion – both physical and emotional – of being a creator for a living, Barthel perfectly sums up her enthusiasm for life as the front person of a damn awesome duo that’s punching it’s way around the world. “It’s a fucking blast,” she says with a sigh of disbelief. “It’s a fun way to play your music and be a part of the world of music. I sometimes forget that this is our job; that this is what we do for a living, and we are just so blessed. Sometimes I need to pinch myself to realise that this is all real.” PHANTOGRAM plays Splendour in the Grass and the Prince Bandroom, Friday July 25. Voices is out now through Republic.
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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN In The French Minister France’s reigning Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexandre Taillard de Vorms, is a force to be reckoned with, backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity and efficiency. Enter the young Arthur Vlaminck, graduate of the elite National School of Administration, who is hired as head of “language” at the foreign ministry. In other words, he is to write the minister’s speeches. But he also has to learn to deal with the sensibilities of the boss and his enormous entourage and find his way around the corridors of power where stress, ambition and dirty dealing are the daily currency. It opens exclusively at Cinema Nova on Thursday July 17.
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ON STAGE The Theory of Rational Madness will be put to the test when The Book of Loco opens in Melbourne this week. Written by and starring Alirio Zavarce, the play is set in a theatre full of cardboard boxes and explores a series of narratives that ride the line between madness and sanity. The Book of Loco picked up the Best Theatre Production award at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe Festival. It runs from Thursday July 17 to Saturday August 2 at the Malthouse Theatre.
ON DISPL AY Ever wondered what 300-year-old Japanese battle armour looks like? You’ve got a chance to inspect it up close at the Bushido: Way of the Samurai exhibition. Bringing together over 200 objects from the NGV and Australian collections, the exhibition features everything from beautifully crafted armour to helmets to a full set of horse trappings. Accompanying Bushido is a range of specially developed programs, including floor talks and a workshop for kids. Bushido: Way of the Samurai is currently on display at the NGV International until Tuesday November 4.
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GERTRUDE STREET PROJECTION FESTIVAL By Liza Dezfouli Experimental multi-media artist Olaf Meyer is about to do some unusual, colourful and public things to a car. A VW Beetle, no less. The visual projection artist and 3D animator is celebrating the iconic status of the much-loved Beetle as part of the 2014 Gertrude Street Projection Festival, an annual celebration of all things light, animated and projected, now in its seventh year. Meyer’s work for this year’s festival is titled The People’s Car. “I’m going to project onto a VW Beetle,” he explains. “I’m inspired by the shape, by the iconic status of the car; it’s a nice thing to experiment with.” What was it about the Beetle in particular that captured Meyer’s interest? “I’m exploring the cultural icon that is the VW beetle,” he answers. “The ‘Herbie’ is such an icon, so my projection is a celebration of that, while I play around with colour and movement. It’s an icon, it references bohemian culture, bright colours; the VW was a pop cultural icon used in so many music videos, television programs and advertising in the ‘70s. What happens to a classic industrial form when it becomes a cultural icon?” What can viewers expect to experience when they engage with The People’s Car? “There isn’t a narrative in the work but you journey through rhythm,” Meyer explains. “The projection implies motion; I use rhythmic visuals, I project moving patterns on the car that will work really well with the iconic nature of the VW beetle. I will be introducing people who might not have heard of the VW Beetle to the car, using its history and its historical place in popular culture.”
To coincide with the World AIDS conference, the Phillip Adams Balletlab will present the world premiere of Live With It: We all have HIV. The multi-form performance work tackles the socially important issues of HIV/AIDS and explores how the virus affects those who live with the disease. Balletlab Artistic Director Phillip Adams and visual art Andrew Hazewinkel developed the show with the help of more than 50 project participants from a diverse array of backgrounds in a series of workshops held around Victoria. Choreography, written and spoken word, video and other visual media are all used to explore the ideas of the participants. Live With It: We all have HIV opens on Thursday July 17 and runs until Sunday July 27 at Arts House, Meat Market.
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FREE $HIT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Melbourne International Film Festival have unveiled a gargantuan program for their 2014 incarnation. This year MIFF will include well over 300 films from around the globe, including 17 program strands, 28 world premieres, 168 Australian premieres, 19 talking pictures events, 24 international guests and more than 71 local guests. Some of the many highlights include a look into the life of Australian cultural icon Nick Cave in 20,000 Days On Earth, British-Irish drama film about Jimi Hendrix All Is by My Side and a screening of the 1971 Jacques Rivette magnum opus Out 1: Noli me tangere, which
The People’s Car is a celebration of the transience of bohemian culture and the repetitive time patterns of the open road. Aesthetically, this work is inspired by ‘live CGI’ software from the 1990s such as Cthuga and Plaswave, which generate visual patterns. Meyer describes the nature of the projected media in the work as ‘unstable’ referring to his method of engaging digital media as a tool for live visual expression rather than setting things in film. “Animation is a tedious and time-consuming process,” he observes. “I trained as a 3D animator and I produce software that allows me to improvise with live visuals. Very early on I wanted to be removed from the endless solving of technical problems, trying to imagine time as you go along, key framing and spacing problems. I developed a live visual style; I use that in my artistic practice all the time. The car will look like it’s moving,” he adds. “The challenge is in creating an implied sense of motion and rhythm through the textural use of light and movement on
in the past has been touted as “The cinephile’s holy grail,” by The New York Times, which stated that “In the annals of monumental cinema, there are few objects more sacred than Out 1.” The program also features a global panorama of cutting-edge documentaries, shorts and animation alongside the inaugural Critics Campus, special event screenings at IMAX and the Planetarium and much, much more. The 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival will run from Thursday July 31 – Sunday August 17 and we have two eMini Passes to give away. eMini Pass holders will have the ability to book 10 sessions online (with a bonus of 3 sessions before 5pm on weekdays).
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the vehicle, even though it’s pre-prepared in specific instances of my work.” Meyer says the nature of play is a very important thing in this work generally and for him personally in this project, being free as he is with The People’s Car to create whatever he likes, in the nature of a musician improvising, something which is not always the case with commissioned works. “My hobby is my work,” he explains. “I get commissions from the State Government and the City of Melbourne and corporations and so on, but this is something where I can do whatever I want to do. I want to see what happens,” he adds. “Even in the concept stage The People’s Car comes from an improvised method of trial and error.” Finding the right place for the car was an issue, Meyer says. “I needed to find a site that wasn’t going to impose a risk to people when they stop to look at it.” The People’s Car installation is at site 22, on the corner of George and Gertrude streets. Although there won’t be a soundtrack to go with the visual installation, Meyer says that this work references sound along with movement through the projection. ”I won’t be engaging audio but it is a journey through rhythm. The projection references the fact that you can listen to any audio when you are driving and our brains synchronise with the sound, it becomes part of you. But this is a pilot work; it might eventually have its own sound designer. It’s a light show but in it I want to understand how music works with light.” Meyer has been working in live projection since the mid-1990s, collaborating with Melbourne based software developers and artists to create and progress Interactive Video Performance and Digital Projection Mapping at music and arts festivals worldwide, amongst many other things. He wears a few hats for the Projection Festival as since 2007 he has been the senior projectionist and technical director, providing projector hire and projection design through his own company Multimedia Events Australia, while also creating artwork for the festival. As well he is on the board of The Gertrude Association, the body responsible for producing the Projection Festival. The People’s Car is a departure from his usual form of artistic expression in this regard; he is more used to projecting onto buildings. “Old buildings have a presence ahead of any development to the street scape or embellishment to the building. Projecting onto buildings means I can also play with the meaning other people have developed for these old regal buildings. I ask ‘what is streetscape?’”
Get on down to Gertrude Street from Friday July 18 to Sunday July 27. The artwork will be projected from 6pm until midnight every evening. After you feast your eyes on the installations, head on over to this year’s hub, The Catfish, which will be transformed into a late night space offering a range of free and ticketed events including live performances, workshops, panels, music and projection artworks.
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KEEP EVERYTHING
Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton has created Keep Everything - a unique and uninhibited fusion of dance, light, sound and image and it opens this August. Featuring sound design by ARIA awardwinning musicians Kim Moyes and Julian Hamilton (The Presets), Keep Everything combines choreography, electronica, spoken text and improvised movement to trace human evolution from primates to robots and back again. Performed by three young Australian dancers and hallmarked by Chunky Move’s genre-defying style, Keep Everything will transform the stage into a synchronised, pulsating backdrop of lights and smoke in a powerful sound environment. Keep Everything opens at Arts House, North Melbourne on Wednesday August 20.
THE NUTCRACKER
The Australian Ballet will bring back an enchanting festive favourite to Melbourne later this year. Returning to the stage for the first time since sellout seasons in 2010, The Nutcracker tells the classical story of Clara and her magical friends in a wintery fairytale land, with dancing rats, toy soldiers and whirling snowflakes seen through the eyes of a little girl at Christmas. It will take over the State Theatre from Friday September 12 - Thursday September 25.
I HEART JOHN MCENROE
In I Heart John McEnroe three actors fail to present a precise and unbiased theatrical portrait of John McEnroe. From the age of 17, McEnroe’s on and off court appearances became immortalised in biographies, interview footage, YouTube compilations and ‘80s fandom. In I Heart John McEnroe, Uninvited Guests attempts to assemble a truth about the man, unpacking the complex myth behind the athlete while wrestling with the ideas of competition, presentation and narrative while sharing their own stories of embarrassment and anger. Presented on a tennis court, the show is constructed from McEnroe quotes, David Foster Wallace’s writings on tennis, interviews about acting with Orson Welles and transcripts of YouTube clips of irate celebrities to create a unique nightly performance that is part choreography, part script and part improvisational bullying. I Heart John McEnroe will open at Theatreworks on Wednesday July 30.
MÁ VLAST
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have announced that they will perform the complete cycle of Smetana’s Má vlast for the very first time over three concerts this week. Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will join the MSO for the trio of concerts. Má vlast (My Country) was created by Smetana in 1867 while he was visiting the forests of southern Bohemia, where he came across the River Otava. Smetana created the sublime cycle of six tone poems that make up Má vlast, which celebrates the landscape, legends and folklore of the Czech nation in music. Before the show ABC Classic FM’s Graham Abbott will host a pre-concert talk on the Friday and Saturday. MSO’s Director of Artistic Planning Huw Humphreys, will conduct a post concert conversation after the show on Monday. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform Smetana’s Má vlast across three shows at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University on Friday July 18 and Hamer Hall on Saturday July 19 and Monday July 21.
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Written by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, The Seafarer is set to premiere in Melbourne this month. The Seafarer transports the audience to Baldoyle, a suburb on the coast north of Dublin on Christmas Eve, and revolves around battling alcoholic James ‘Sharky’ Harkin who has returned to live with his hard-drinking blind brother Richard. As the night continues the pair are joined by an assortment of friends, one of whom brings a new guest insisting on a game of poker. Through his trademark black humour McPherson explores life’s mysteries, guilt, redemption and loneliness. The Seafarer was written in 2006 and was nominated for multiple Tony Awards as well as the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. The Seafarer begins its debut Victorian season at fortyfivedownstairs on Wednesday July 30.
AIDS 2014 CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
The AIDS 2014 Candlelight Vigil is a free and inclusive event that takes place on Tuesday July 22 from 6pm at Federation Square. Featuring an array of local and international guest speakers with heartfelt entertainment from the cast of Wicked, Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus and Dani Sib. Come together with the international community of people fighting HIV and AIDS to remember over 35 million people who have died and celebrate the triumphs of science, medicine, policy and community in the fight against HIV and AIDS. There is still much to be done as together we step up the pace to defeat HIV and AIDS around the world. Visit livingpositivevictoria.org.au for more information.
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA
The Arab Film Festival Australia is back for its 13th year in 2014, with a lineup featuring politically charged narratives intertwined with stories of women who dare to push the boundaries within their communities and live the lives they desire to lead. The festival launches in Sydney, before making its way to Melbourne and Canberra throughout August. This year’s festival has an exciting mixture of new feature dramas and documentaries that capture the current social and political landscape in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine and Jordan - giving an insightful glimpse into these societies. When I Saw You (2012) opens the festival with a first ever look at the secret camps of the Freedom Fighters of the Palestinian Resistance in 1967 while May in the Summer (2013), a heartfelt narrative about love and family set against the backdrop of changing Arab values will close it. Other highlights include Disney’s first ever Arabic-language film and the first film ever produced by a major Hollywood studio in the Arab World, The United (2012), which investigates the ways in which football can unite or divide nations and people, Ten Years of My Life (2013), is a politically charged documentary which takes an alternative perspective on the 2003 American invasion of Iraq by focusing on female artists, journalists and middle class women in Iraq, Scheherazade’s Diary (2013) which gives a rare insight into women’s prisons and Factory Girl (2013) documenting the struggle of love between classes in a contemporary Egyptian society. The Arab Film Festival Australia 2014 opens in Melbourne at Cinema Nova on Thursday August 21.
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Want to be a part of Australia’s fastest growing genre film festival? Monster Fest, which began in 2011, has doubled in size each subsequent year. For the first time, in 2014 the festival will be open to short and feature film submissions from Australia and across the world. Taking place in November at Cinema Nova, this year will also see the inclusion of The Monsters Lair, a festival club with extra screenings, master classes, marathons, trivia competitions, parties, bands, DJs, special guests, booze, popcorn and much more at the newly refurbished Yah Yah’s. Monster Fest will run from Thursday November 20 to Sunday November 30. For more details, visit monsterfest.com.au.
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Tonight at The Public Bar they’re reinforcing the roof as last time musical duo Elbow Skin were in they blew it off. Plus the ever smooth Oliver Clark, the Louie CK supporting Rob Hunter and more for a mere $5. Plus you never know who might pop in, in the past three weeks the crowd have been treated to drop in spots from Fiona O’Loughlin, Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola. If you’re up a super fun Wednesday night grab $5 and we’ll see you at 8.30pm.
FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY Dave O’Neil headlines Five Boroughs Comedy this Thursday night. He’s one of the hardest working and most beloved comedians in the country. Plus there’s an awesome lineup including Ben Lomas, Demi Lardner, Aaron Gocs and more. It’s all happening this Thursday July 17 at 8.30pm at Five Boroughs Comedy, 68 Hardware Lane (upstairs), CBD, all for only $12.
TIKI COMEDY Venture into Richmond’s deliciously naughty Tiki Lounge & Bar to get boozed on pirate rum, stroke the furry (leopard) wall and laugh your tatas off. Every week features an amazing lineup of hilarious comics who will have you in stitches from beginning to end. This week includes MC Daniel Connell plus a headline slot from Tommy Dassalo and performances from Timothy Clark, Martin Samuel Dunlop, Mick Neven, Matt Harvey, Serene Desiree, Marion Slatter and Mick Davies. Gold coin donations welcome - for the month of July, all proceeds will go to The Lost Dogs’ Home. It goes down from 8pm this Thursday July 17.
COMEDY AT SPLEEN There’s another red-hot lineup at Comedy at Spleen this Monday night, with Spleen favorite Ryan Coffey hosting the show for the very first time. Plus a quality lineup as you’d expect from Spleen including a surprise guest, Aunty Donna, Daniel Connell, Ben Lomas, Jason Chong, Michael Connell and heaps more. It’s on this Monday July 21 at 41 Bourke Street, CBD, at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.
BILL BAILEY Bill Bailey will return to Australian shores this October. Last on Australian shores in 2012 on his Qualmpeddler tour, his 2014 visit will mark the ninth journey Down Under for the legendary UK comic. Best known to Australian audiences for his stand up shows and his work on television in shows such as QI and Black Books, Bailey’s upcoming tour will see him perform his brand new show Limboland. He’ll hit Hamer Hall on Sunday October 5.
THÉRÈSE RAQUIN
Theatre Works have announced that they will host the world premiere adaptation of Émile Zola’s gothic horror Thérèse Raquin this August. Thérèse Raquin was written over 150 years ago, with this new stage adaptation taken care of by Gary Abrahams. Zola’s story of murderous star-crossed lovers is a carnal, cruel and corset-filled masterpiece of French realism. Set in the notoriously dingy backstreets of Paris in the late 1800s, Thérèse lives a life of servitude and desperation. After being married off to her sickly cousin she begins an affair with her husband’s friend Laurent. Their selfish passions unite in a hatred for her husband, leading to his cruel and brutal murder. Thérèse Raquin turns the city of love into the sinister setting for murder. Thérèse Raquin opens at Theatre Works on Thursday August 14.
STATUS
Premiering this month as a part of the 20th International AIDS Conference, STATUS is all about re-igniting the discussion around the stigma of living with HIV. STATUS has been developed from the real experiences of people living with, affected by and associated with HIV/AIDS in 2014. The play was inspired and created here in Melbourne through interviews with 45 individuals from all over the world relating to their life experiences. The work is designed to change the negative attitudes towards HIV, celebrate the individual and start the discussion to overcome HIV-related stigma. STATUS will take place in the Fairfax Studio at Arts Centre Melbourne from Wednesday July 23 until Sunday July 27.
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Tom Gaden aka Tom Showtime is feeling pretty good right now. On the back of his recent EP called The Butter Zone, out now on Breakbeat Paradise Recordings, the chap is circumspect and looking forward. “Everything’s gravy!” he chimes. “I’m just enjoying life in the Westside with my wife and our dog Irie, making lots of music, playing plenty of gigs and generally having a good time! I’ve been focusing a lot more on my original material as well as new ways of performing it. I’m also practicing my sax, sharpening my cuts, rehearsing with my band and piecing together videos for the new AV show. Exciting times.” Indeed, the man’s varied tastes are no better captured than across the sounds and genres he delivers on when he’s playing a gig. But keeping it simple, he argues that his music is “predominantly good vibe party hip hop with hints of breaks and reggae, as well as bass heavy ghetto funk and glitch sets,” when he parties with his crew, The Brotherhood Of Beats, as well as during some other, strictly
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downtempo beat excursions. From the beginning though, Gaden was channeled into music via his mum who is a gifted musician in her own right. “She started off playing tuba and then later double bass,” he explains. “She encouraged me to pick up the trumpet when I was in my early teens and we listened to a lot of jazz in the family home. A few years later I switched to sax, sticking with it all through my time at performance arts school, where I learnt improvisation and music theory. To this day I have a fondness of bass and passion for jazz, both of these attributes I picked up from her and that was the beginning of my musical journey!” And from that, his approach to production leans on his upbringing but also elements of the new school – particularly sampling. “I’m all about chopping up old or new tunes, borrowing bits from here and there,” he says. “There has been so much amazing music recorded
in the past with such soul and feel to it that it would be rude not to take things from it. I like to be inspired by something I hear and then put my own spin on it.” Using Logic to produce all his music, with a combination of turntables, keyboards and saxophone, Gaden rather enjoys his unique and varied take on his production. Even his recent EP underpins his flexibility as an artist with tracks that include a chilled out hip hop number, a disco boogie thing and even a party banger. Plenty of other exciting things are on his agenda too, with a series of tracks with D’Fro (The Psyde Projects) coming up, which will form the base of his upcoming LP, The Universal Funk. And further, the third installment of his reggae mash-up collaboration on the Booty Fruit label with DJ Maars titled The Glad Professor is nearly done too. So as an artist with a finger in a couple of different pies, it would be an oversight not to mention that Tom runs a Sunday session called Easy Now at The Penny Black with Agent 86 and DJ Maars. They play what he terms ‘all the sounds of summer’ so he gets to spin heaps of dub, which he loves as well. And in addition to spinning records he also tells me about his band Showtime Trio with Zvi ‘Zedsix’ Belling on double bass and Conrad ‘Defcon’ Tracey on drums. “We play a style we’ve coined ‘boom bap jazz’ and our new sets showcase not only my tunes, but covers of Nas, Beastie Boys and Eric B & Rakim classics, with D’Fro delivering his own rhymes out front. Watch out for shows coming soon.” Sounds exciting. So finally, Tom is pumped about his upcoming gig at Blue Bar. “It’s always a party,” he suggests not unexpectedly. “It’s about ‘hands in the air’ rump shaking tunes, good vibes and plenty of dancing! I’ll be debuting my new AV show with some live sax, playing all the tracks from the EP and more. There’s a very special guest from Sydney, every B-boy’s favorite DJ and Play Bar owner, Benny Hinn, plus residents DJ Ayna and DJ Maars. There will be hip hop. There will be breaks. See you by the bar!” Tom Showtime will celebrate the release of his brand new four track vinyl The Butter Zone EP with a launch party on Saturday July 19 at Blue Bar. facebook.com/tommyshowtime
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Ever wanted to rave with Hodor? Kristian Nairn, aka Hodor, will head around the country playing DJ sets at Game of Thrones themed parties later this year. Away from the show, Nairn is a seasoned DJ with an inclination towards the deeper side of house. He’ll be showing off his skills behind the decks in a series of parties around Australia, all of which are Game of Thrones fancy dress. It goes down at the Prince Bandroom on Thursday September 4
Miami Horror are returning to Australian shores with a new single in tow. Having recently settled in Los Angeles and after setting up a home studio, the five-piece have been working towards their much anticipated sophomore record. They’ve just released the track Wild Motion (Set It Free) and will tour around Australia later this year. Catch them on Friday September 26 at 170 Russell.
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EARTHCORE: RAJA RAM [UK], JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING [UK] + MORE Thursday November 27 - Monday December 1, Pyalong, Victoria
tour rumours Alexis Raphael, Clive Henry, Andres, HNNY, Miguel Campbell
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candyland
California duo Candyland will turn up the bass when they hit our shores for a tour this August. After winning back-to-back Beatport remix contests for Skrillex and Bingo Players tracks in 2012, the pair released their debut album Bring the Rain on Spinnin’ Records in January 2013. Known for their blend of trap, dubstep and house, the duo have toured with Krewella and appeared at festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival and Veld Fest. Catch ‘em at Mynt Lounge on Thursday August 21.
Broadway Sounds When is it? Thursday July 17. Where is it? Lounge. Who’s playing? Broadway Sounds, Harvey Sutherland, Manchild and J. Love. What sort of shit will they be playing? Tropical boogie. What’s the crowd going to be like? Fun. What will we remember in the AM? Excellent dance choreography. What’s the wallet damage? Free. Give us one final reason why we should party here: To become crazier than a coconut.
steve summers
For the first time ever Jason Letkiewicz, better known as Steve Summers, will perform in Melbourne. The New Yorkbased selector has worked with seminal labels such as L.I.E.S., ESP Institute, PPU and has worked under a variety of monikers, including Two Dogs In A House (with Ron Morelli), Innergaze (with Aurora Halal) and Manhunter (with Ari Goldman from Beautiful Swimmers). He’ll hit the Shadow Electric on Saturday July 26. He’ll also be performing at Splendour In The Grass if you’re heading to Byron.
clouds
21 and 22-year-old Scots Calum Macleod and Liam Robertson aka Clouds (not to be mistaken with the Sydney outfit of the same name) have locked in their debut visit Down Under. Part of Turbo Recordings core of young ‘New Jack Techno’ artists, the duo have already garnered the support from heavyweights such as Richie Hawtin, Marcel Dettmann and Michael Mayer. They’ll bring their eclectic mix of bass, techno and house to Brown Alley on Friday August 8.
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Melbourne hip hip trio The D.Y.E have announced the launch party for their debut EP. Titled Sorry for the Stickers, the EP has already started gathering momentum around the country. The launch party will feature guest drummer Stu Watts from The Playbook as well as support from Yuw Malatto, Two8Two and Tahna MC. The D.Y.E will launch Sorry for the Stickers at Highlander Bar on Friday August 1.
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WEDNESDAY JUL 16 BLOW OUT - FEAT: GET BUSY + MAT CANT + SAMMY THE BULLET Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00. PEEKING THROUGH THE WOOL PBS DJS Catfish, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $0.00. TOMORROWS DREAM - FEAT: TEX NAPALM Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $0.00. THURSDAY 17 JUL CRATE INVADERS + EDD FISHER & DJ KEITO Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. CQ SESSIONS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. FILL INZ - FEAT: HARVEY SUTHERLAND + BROADWAY SOUNDS + J LOVE + MANCHILD Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00. GOOD EVENING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00. IDEAL WORLD Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. $0.00. IT RECORDS DJS Catfish, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $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.
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FRIDAY JUL 18 BEAT THE BUSH - FEAT: COOCHIE HUGGINS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. CALE SEXTON + JAMAL AMIR + MATTHEW & JOHN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.00. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. DIP & NASTY - FEAT: JAMES PATRICK + TEON JAY + LICA + ALMA DANZA + MARK KSAS + SIDAWI Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00. DJ MERMAID The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. FLAWLESS QUEER PARTY - FEAT: DJ PUMP N PUMP + OPRAH & GAYLE + COMEBACK KIDS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00. GERTRUDE ST PROJECTION FESTIVAL - FEAT: DJ SHAGGINS + DJ CHUCKLES Catfish, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $0.00. GET LIT - FEAT: HANS DC + GET BUSY Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00. LOOSE JOINTS - FEAT: GRANT CAMOV + RORY MCPIKE + DYLAN B + MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $0.00. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: CONGO TARDIS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. OMG FRIDAYS Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. 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. TLOY REUNION PARTY - FEAT: OLIVER HUNTEMANN Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $35.00. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY - FEAT: DJ DAVE GREY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. SATURDAY JUL 19 C GRADE - FEAT: TORNADO WALLACE + RICKY ZERO The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $0.00. DJ APPLEJACK Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00. FLAGRANT + NAM + MATT RAD Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $0.00. GET UP SMASHES IT - FEAT: MELTDOWN + JMC + LIGHT FORCE + RAPID ACQUISITION + A FOREIGN OBJEKT + CALIBRATE + UNDEFINED Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $8.00. MANIA - FEAT: PHEASANT PLUCKERS + SLEEP D + LUKE BRUIN Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. MI CASA - FEAT: KASEY TAYLOR + STEPH YEAH + MOTION:THEORY:MUSIC + LUCCA TAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 1:00am. $0.00. MIDNIGHT RUN Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. $7.00. PEANUT BUTTER WOLF + KIRKIS + KANO + DJ SUSAN Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00.
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RAZZMATAZZ INDIE DISCOTHEQUE - FEAT: CAITY K + TED C Exford Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $5.00. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. $0.00. SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. TABOO II - FEAT: DJ MOHAIR SLIM + EMMA PEEL + BRUCE MILNE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $0.00. TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDY FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $35.00. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: RANSOM + MAT CANT + PAZ + LEWIS CANCUT + BOOSHANK + DANIELSAN + LA POCOCK & BOOGS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. TUNED IN - FEAT: NEO + VORN LEWIS + TEE PEE + JAYMIN DOE + LANGERS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $0.00. TUNES BY SABO Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. VAULT SATURDAYS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00. SUNDAY JUL 20 BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK + MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $0.00. DJ BEMYBEEBY The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. EASY NOW - FEAT: AGENT 86 + TOM SHOWTIME + DJ MAARS Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. PLEASURE PLANET - FEAT: BEN HOUGHTON + BEN WALTON + SIMON CROMWELL Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00am. $15.00. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR WITH LUCILLE CROFT + SILVERSIX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $0.00. SPITROAST SUNDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. $0.00. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK & HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. $0.00. TOMORROW NEVER COMES - FEAT: DJ SUPERFLU Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $0.00. MONDAY JUL 21 MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. $0.00.
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TUESDAY JUL 22 GIGGLE TUESDAY - FEAT: WHO + JAKE JUDD Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. $0.00. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $0.00. TASTEMAKERS - FEAT: ABLE8 Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00.
urban club guide WEDNESDAY JUL 16 MELLOW-DIAS THUMP - FEAT: CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + GEEZY Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $0.00.
THURSDAY JUL 17 THE REBIRTH OF COOL - FEAT: DJ MR LOB Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00.
FRIDAY JUL 18 PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: JUZZY B + KAYZ Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. RAY RAY FLAY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00.
SATURDAY JUL 19 STAND UP MELBOURNE - FEAT: TREM ONE +
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LAZY GREY + JAKE BIZ + DJ DCIDE + HIRED GOONS + FLUENT FORM + 1/6 + MATA & MUST + FRAKSHA & SCOTTY HINDS + DWIZOFOZ + GAZ HAZARD + SINKS + J-MAC & DOWNPAT + GRINNY & T + DJ IMMACULATE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $50.00.
SUNDAY JUL 20 BE. SUNDAYS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $15.00. CARIBBEAN COOKOUT #7 - FEAT: BAHDOESA + PAULO BUMAYE + DJ RELLIK + LOTEK Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 12:00pm. $0.00.
TUESDAY JUL 22 KELIS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $62.00.
BANG’S 8TH BIRTHDAY By Meg Crawford
Your requirements for a Saturday night are pretty exacting. You want somewhere that will let you in for a start. Your ears are after punk, hardcore and metal only. You want to see some bands (local and sometimes bigger). Somewhere to dance might be good, provided that guitar music is the playlist du jour. Free food would be nice and cheap beverages goes without saying … and, not meaning to push it, but can there be a bouncing castle too? Bang Nightclub says yes. Things come and go in this town but Bang! is a stayer. In fact, come this Saturday eve, it’ll be Bang’s “motherfucking 8th birthday” (their words). Naturally, it’ll be bigger than Christmas. Bang! which is part of the Destroy All Lines’ club stable, set sail eight years ago in The Royal Melbourne Hotel and has remained there as an alt-vibe stalwart. It’s played host to some of punk, metal and hardcore’s finest and routinely chucks in the unexpected – jelly wrestling this last weekend for example. Nick Lucas, Destroy All Lines’ Victorian Events Manager, organises Bang.! It’s fitting because he’s been around hardcore and clubs for donkeys years – he used to tour with The Amity Affliction, ran DIY all ages events as a teenager and
had his first club night at 19. Understandably, he’s wellpleased with the club and its longevity. “Yeah, for a club to make it to its 8th birthday is a huge achievement,” he reflects proudly. “Clubs can be popular and then suddenly disappear when people jump onto a different trend or they don’t evolve with their patrons.” Indeed, Bang! has evolved, although it’s never strayed from its punk formula or the desire to provide a place for the musically likeminded to congregate without being beaten up or ogled. “I know the original idea was to have live alternative, punk, hardcore and metal in a safer nightclub space, compared with the other places you could go,” Lucas recalls. “We wanted to put on a club where people wouldn’t look you up and down because of what you were wearing or
where you wouldn’t get knocked back at the door because there were four guys rocking up with no girls.” Bang’s also been a blessing for bands. Melbourne’s not exactly a desert when it comes to places that’ll play heavy music, but Bang! routinely brings new-start local bands and interstate bands without a local profile to the stage. After cutting their teeth at the club, some of those self same bands have gone on to become big – The Amity Affliction and Closure In Moscow for example. From time to time, it also plays host to class international acts like Silverstein and Ann Boleyn. In addition, Bang’s now known for its inspired parties. There’s been a ball pit, movies, foam, a beach, laser hunts, pizza, cheese burgers, sleep overs and a bucking bull… and no public liability claims to date. Lucas attributes the club’s success to this mix of elements. “It’s all of these things combined that make it special,” he explains. “When you go to a normal gig, once it’s over, the lights go on and you have to go down the road to another pub or club. We do all of that and more – and you get a jumping castle.” So what can punters expect from the 8th birthday bash? Well, Closure In Moscow are playing again for one. It’ll be one of their first Melbourne shows since they released their new album and toured it. Plus, you get everything else normally on offer at an 8th birthday, right down to the confetti, a clown doing balloon animals and a massive cake… but no fairy bread. “We’ve tried that before,” explains Lucas, “but it gets too sticky when you drop it.” BANG’S 8TH B’DAY PARTY is on at The Royal Melbourne Hotel on Saturday 19 July, featuring a stellar lineup: Closure in Moscow, Sidelines and Move On, Be Strong. Doors open 9pm.
DR. COLOSSUS
By Jack Pilven
Just when you think you’ve heard every obscure music genre out there, along comes a band like Melbourne duo Dr. Colossus, wielding a mix of ideas that are nothing short of bizarre. “We were going to start a doom band and we were like, ‘What’s the heaviest name for this band? What’s just a massive, dumb, heavy, big thing?’” recalls vocalist and guitarist Jono Colliver. “Buddha [drummer Nathan Johnston’s nickname] was like, ‘Maybe like Colossal or Colossus?’ And then I said, ‘What about Dr. Colossus from The Simpsons?’ And I think Buddha said, ‘Well why don’t we just make all the songs about The Simpsons?’” Mixing doom metal with obscure references to Springfield’s buttery cast of characters may sound completely daft, but Dr. Colossus somehow pull it off on their self-released three-track debut EP, IV. Named after the series’ fourth season – which first aired from ’92 to ’93 – listening to the EP is like playing a game of ‘spot the quote’ amongst a sea of Black Sabbath-esque sludge. “It’s interesting to hear what people pick out of each song, like what lyrics they actually notice,” Colliver notes of tracks like Son Of A Pig, which includes classic Ralph-isms “I choo-choo-choose you” and “Do you like stuff ?” “Some of the references just go unnoticed which I think is just as good. If you’re not thinking about The
Simpsons, [the lyrics] sound a bit dark and sinister when you put them in a doom song.” The EP was released digitally earlier this year, but it’s been six to seven years coming. Colliver and Johnston have been playing in bands together for the past twelve years, however recently Johnston has dedicated his time to Melbourne alternative rockers Kashmere Club, while Colliver has toured the world as Vance Joy’s bassist (who recently returned from Glastonbury, an experience he says was “surreal”). Having recorded the EP during some fleeting downtime, the duo distributed it to various music blogs and labels. 7” vinyl and CD releases are in the works, amongst some other old-school formats. “A German label asked us if we want to release the EP as a limited edition cassette,” Nathan says. “We’re gonna do it. I think it will be limited number, like 20 or 30. Just so kvlt, you know?” He then goes on to explain that the owner of the label doesn’t speak English, so he wouldn’t get the Simpsons gags at all – he just really digs the music. “We’re pretty serious about writing good songs but
we’re also pretty serious about not taking it too seriously,” explains Colliver. “Doom and heavy metal in particular is always taking itself so seriously. Why bother being so serious about it? The sound is dark and depressing enough.” He pauses momentarily, before continuing; “I think unless you’re turning the formula on its head, you’re never really going to create anything new. It’s easy to emulate a doom band, which I think is boring unless you’re adding something to the equation. You’re just sort of paying homage to Black Sabbath otherwise… so why not pay homage to Black Sabbath and The Simpsons instead?” It may have started as a joke, but Dr. Colossus plan on
releasing more music (i.e. covering different seasons) and expanding into a full band in the future. And as for the issue of copyright infringement, well… they’ll play it by ear for now. “All they can do at the start is a cease and desist, so they force you to remove the content,” Colliver says somewhat sheepishly, before joking. “But then like, in doing that it’s like such a good PR stunt. Can you imagine the headline? ‘Melbourne doom band sued by Murdoch’.”
“I’m doing some visuals and animations, and I’m getting some people to help me out with that. “I’ve been talking to one of the other bands, King Puppy and the Carnivore, they’re a blues rock‘n’roll band, they’re keen to do some Christmas songs. They’re going to jump up onstage with us and do a Christmas track, which I’ve yet to have written,” he laughs, “but I’ll get onto it soon. But we’ve got a couple of other guests going to jump up and do some songs. We’ve got a male/ female Christmas duet as well. So it should be fun.” Beyond the ‘Christmas in July’ show, the band have plans to do a full blown band recording in the not too
distant future. “I’ve got a bunch of demos ready to bring to the band,” he reveals. “Hopefully we’re going to do a bit more of a proper recording soon... We just want to do some more recording and gigging stuff, play with some more like-minded, high-energy bands. There’s a lot of softies around Melbourne that we end up on the bill with, we want to get away from that.”
DR. COLOSSUS plays Cherry Bar on Wednesday July 23 with Two Headed Dog and Stone Revival.
THIRD EARTH
By Rod Whitf ield
Beginning life as a pure solo project for main man Jamie Famularo, over the last six months this Melbourne ‘space rock’ act has morphed into a full-blown band. Releasing an EP of Christmas songs late last year, Third Earth haven’t gotten around to launching it until now, so they have decided to moniker their launch show as a ‘Christmas in July’ gig. The show happens to fall on July 24, about as far from Christmas as you can get, but that’s the quirky vibe of this band. Famularo joined us recently from his car out the front of his workplace to tell us all about it. “We’re super pumped,” Famularo enthuses. “We did a Christmas EP last year, and we’re keen to launch those songs. We do Christmas songs all year round, but this time we’re going to play it in full, and we’ve encouraged the other bands (on the bill) to also do some Christmas tracks, in a rock‘n’roll fashion, in a punk kind of vibe.” He goes on to further explain why he and the band have decided to do a Christmas show so far away from the actual date. “Well I mean, people do ‘Christmas in July’, don’t they?” he queries. “When I did this Christmas EP, I did it myself, and I did it on Christmas Eve, so it was a little bit late to try and do some gigs and play it. No one was interested in listening to it, because they were over Christmas by that stage. “So we’ve never really been able to do anything with it, so we decided to put on a Christmas gig in July. People might see the flyer, and we might get some random
punters, because they might think it’s a little bit of fun. That’s why it’s free.” Famularo is actually wanting to make this the first in a possible series of Christmas shows, with the next one, strangely enough, intended to be put on around the actual date of Christmas. “I’ve written some new Christmas songs,” he says, “and I want to do another Christmas thing at the real Christmas time this year. So this is also like a proof of concept, to see if I can actually take it bigger, make it bigger and better, you know? Hopefully it could become a thing where bands could write their own Christmas songs, and not take themselves so seriously all the time.” To get punters rocking up to the gig, the band have some pretty big things planned for the first show on July 24. “I’m trying to put a bit of effort into it,” he confirms,
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GREAZEFEST By Meg Crawford Melbourne rockabillies rejoice! GreazeFest, Australia’s premier kustom kulture weekender, finally hits Melbourne this August. For years, rockabillies across the country have made an annual pilgrimage to Brisbane to participate in the festival, but for the first time in the event’s history, GreazeFest will be held in both Brisbane and Melbourne to celebrate the event’s 15th birthday. As is customary at GreazeFest, it will again play host to some of the world’s finest rockabilly purveyors, on a national and international level – and the lineup is gob-smacking. From the US we get Wayne ‘The Train’ Hancock and Eddie Clendening, while Aussie acts include The Detonators, The ReChords, Pat Capocci, Scotty Baker, Hank’s Jalopy Demons and Stu Arkoff, from legendary psychobilly outfit Zombie Ghost Train, in his new band A Man Called Stu. To that, add Von Hot Rod, one of the world’s finest pinstripers, who’s coming out for his fourth festival, and celebrated tattooist Mimsy, who’s bringing her little pink vintage caravan all the way from Brisvegas. And for all of this, we can thank The Cramps. “Yeah, it was in the post-punk era and I started listening to the Cramps,” reflects Lori Lee Cash, the festival’s organiser. “I wanted to find out where their songs originated – that led me to people like Roy Orbison. I was a teenager and there wasn’t such a thing as kustom kulture back then. “It’s different now,” continues Cash. “We’re in the information age and there’s no secrets anymore. But back then, there was no web, there was only one decent radio station in Brisbane. Our discoveries came from visits to the op-shop or interstate or to the import record store. You had to be super dedicated back then, but of course you were – because you were a teenager and that’s what it was all about. I never let it go, my feet are firmly planted in 1957 and I’ve been fortunate enough to turn it into my fulltime career.” Indeed, Cash set up her company, Robot International in 2000 (which morphed into Robot Productions about five years ago) in response to the scarcity of rockabilly in Brisbane at the time. In the same year she ran her first GreazeFest. “Back then, it was 200 people meeting for a weekend in NSW and some very important friendships were forged,” she reminisces with a smile. “It was almost like a club. If you were there, you became part of the inner circle. Now, everyone’s involved and that’s great. Mums, dads, kids... they want to have a look at us and see how we party. We still have the hardcore crew, but now we also have people who just want to do it for a day. That’s the difference – there are those who do it for one day and the hardcore who do it for 365.” GreazeFest is undoubtedly a passion project for Cash. Quite frankly, why wouldn’t it be? “I’m working with my favourite
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THERE’S SO MANY DIFFERENT FACETS – HOT RODS, ROCKABILLY, PINUPS, ARTISTS, THE FASHION, TATTOOS, TIKI CULTURE – THERE’S SO MANY POINTS OF ENTRY THAT WILL BRING SOMEONE IN AND THEN THEY JUST KEEP COMING BACK. IT’S LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR ROCKABILLIES.” bands from Australia and overseas,” she gushes. “I’m booking everyone on my A-list. I couldn’t do that, unless I was in my position.” And even though the festival is a well-oiled machine, with little by way of surprises for the organiser, certain things still blow her away. “From time to time things happen that I don’t expect,” she chuckles. “For instance, one year Boz Boorer turned up. He was touring with Morrisey, but he’s a rockabilly at heart from way back, and he did a guest spot. That blew my mind a little bit.” In fact, 15 years has given plenty of time for some pretty significant highlights. “Too many to list,” Cash says, “but getting The Palladins was a huge highlight and bringing them out of retirement. They’ve been booked a lot since then,” Cash says proudly. “Then last year I had to drive a hot rod. The owner, a female driver, had gone out to dinner and we needed to move it. I kept calling her and said ‘we gotta move it’. She told me to just go ahead and do it. It was a 1932, completely restored, Ford hot rod. I had to learn how to start it. There was that trust though.” Suffice to say, Cash works damn hard and she sets the bar higher for herself each year. “Ever since the first year, I give myself another new goal to keep the festival fresh,” she explains. “A good example was when we decided to do the GreazeFestCD. Each year I look for a new challenge and this year is taking it on the road. This is going to be the biggest and busiest year, but so far so good.” Last year, 10,000 people attended the festival over three days. Cash attributes the festival’s growing legend to the all-rounder nature of the scene and the fact that it invites participation. “It’s a very easy genre to like,” Cash says. “There’s a lot of things in there that appeal to me and appeal to a lot of other people as well. There’s so many different facets – hot rods, rockabilly, pin-ups, artists, the fashion, tattoos, tiki culture – there’s so many points of entry that will bring someone in and then they just keep coming back. People get the bug and then they think ‘how can I be involved?’ That’s another one of the reasons it’s so successful – it’s not just an exhibition. You can have a dance, get tattooed, get something pinstriped. It’s like Christmas for rockabillies.” GREAZEFEST hits Sandown Raceway Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 August. All details about this mega weekend can be found at www.greazefest.com.
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FBi RADIO’S NORTHERN LIGHTS COMPETITION By Meg Crawford Since 2011, FBi Radio and the prestigious Iceland Airwaves Festival have been sending super lucky musicians to Reykjavik under the banner of the Northern Lights Competition. If you’re a producer, solo artist or band, this is probably the best competition in the world. Get your head around this - the prize includes flights, accommodation, expenses, playing at the festival, meeting and greeting the doyens of the international music community and being paired with local musicians for some studio time. Pretty good huh? The competition was the brainchild of Mitchel Martin-Weber. Suffice to say, Martin-Weber is not short of a penny and wanted to put it to a good cause – specifically, he’s a huge supporter of music, arts and culture in Sydney. He’d already been the philanthropic heart behind a similar project for Aussie visual artists, in which they were sent overseas somewhere breathtaking with the intention that it would be inspiring and inform their work. Incidentally, Martin-Weber was also a long-time supporter of FBi Radio. So, fired up by the success of the project, he approached a board member to sound out interest. Naturally, the response was ‘hell yes’. When Martin-Weber and FBi put their heads together, they wanted to replicate the idea of sending the musicians to somewhere small, remote and downright magnificent. In light of that, the Iceland Airwaves Festival was a nobrainer. So, FBi Radio put in a call to Iceland Airwaves, who were, thankfully, super keen and the rest is history. For Melburnians who may not be familiar with FBi Radio, it’s Sydney’s community radio station something akin to PBS or Triple R. It’s also a blessing in an otherwise pretty arid radio landscape. FBi Radio has a pretty unique charter – it plays 50% Australian content, and of that, half has to come out of NSW. Being NSW-centric, it made sense previously for the competition to be open to New South Wales participants only. The rest of the country can celebrate this year though, because for the first time the floodgates are open nationally, owing to government support. The backing has also meant that the scope of the competition has expanded to include bands (before, with more limited funds, only solo artists and producers were able to apply). Happy days. Clare Holland, Managing Director, of FBi Radio, is super enthused. She knows what the competition can mean for winners. “Take Oliver Tank and Rainbow Chan, the 2011 winners,” she reflects. “They’ve both been hugely successful. One of the tracks they recorded over there has been licensed to a couple of different things. There’s so much exposure and opportunity. “Since it’s a few years out now for both of them, it’s meant that we’ve had some time to track their progress. It’s difficult to exactly measure the impact. I’m careful never to single one thing out – you can’t say it was a certain gig or airplay. You have to look at everything in context. However, it’s fair to say that it’s been a great opportunity for them in terms of career trajectory.” No shit. Since winning, Tank has gone on to support international heavyweights like Lorde and Lana Del Rey, while Chan has played the Vivid Live Festival with Karen O. That’s nothing to sniff at. Holland’s going to be a festival first timer this year. It’s awe- and envy-inspiring hearing the line-up. “The range of artists at the festival is amazingly broad,” she exclaims. “In past years they’ve had Bjork. This year, the larger acts include Tiny Ruins, Caribou and The Flaming Lips. There’s quite a lot and they’re varied, but they’re all artists we’d play on the station. I’m actually quite interested in seeing Future Islands. Did you see their much-viewed performance on Letterman? It was right out there.” And listening to previous winner, the delightfully named and natured Rainbow Chan, is a buzz too. Chan plays beautiful, sometimes haunting synth-pop and it seems that fate played a hand in her selection as a winner. Being a self-confessed ‘Iceland-nerd’, she was already in Iceland doing fieldwork for her Honours thesis about Bjork’s Homogenic when the competition was announced. “Yeah, about eleven friends emailed me to say ‘have you heard about this contest? You have to enter it’,” Chan laughs. She thinks there were about 600 entries the year she applied, but it came down to her and Tank and the experience sounds surreal. “I hadn’t ever played outside Sydney before,” she marvels. “It was so bizarre that these were my first shows. It was a decent crowd to check us out too! I was grateful anyone was there quite frankly.” How did winning change things for Chan? “It opened a lot of doors,” she says. “When I got back, I got management and more shows. It was hand-in-hand with hard work, but it was definitely a springboard that allowed me to be recognised on a bigger platform. I owe a lot to FBi – they were the first people to give me a chance.” Chan’s also got some sage advice. “If you’re thinking ‘I might give it a go’ - just do it,” she urges. “You’ve got nothing to lose and you just never know. “And if you win,” she continues, “Reykjavik is such an interesting city. The landscape is the most dreamlike and beautiful I’ve ever seen. If you can afford it, book some day tours and explore nature. It’s quite cold though, so bring a beanie.” ICELAND AIRWAVES is on from November 5-9 and details about the Northern Lights competition are available at http://FBiradio.com/ northernlights/, but get off your arse because entries close Monday July 21. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV
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THE 1975 By Denver Maxximus Decimus Meridius The Internet. Whoa. It’s like The Matrix. Powerful and all-consuming. The Internet has had the most profound effect on industry since my ancestor, James Watt, invented the steam engine. Manchester film noir post-pop four-piece The 1975 – Matthew Healy (vocals,guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), George Daniel (drums, backing vocals) and Ross MacDonald (bass), all aged under 24 – have been empowered by The Internet to share their desperately unique sound to like-minded people. It has taken them from indie music abstraction to world journeying audio/visual tour de force. “It’s something that I have tried to understand the narrative of for a long time. We’re making a film about the whole thing. It originally started as us documenting a time in our life that we thought wouldn’t last forever,” explains The 1975’s visionary frontman Healy. Healy is the son of British acting royalty Denise Welsh (Coronation Street and winner Celebrity Big Brother UK 2012) and Tim Healy (Coronation Street and Waterloo Road) and due to his parents’ success he admits he has lived a pretty charmed life – a luxury that initially served as a hindrance to becoming a successful musician. “We started with the idea of expressing ourselves being from somewhere where we thought we couldn’t. Because we didn’t have that much of a social identity being from middle class Manchester and there wasn’t a lot of things to be a part of. We didn’t have economic strife and we didn’t have any political issues with the government so the only thing to do was make a load of noise. And we did that for a long time and people didn’t
really take us seriously because every song sounded different. We tried to get a record deal for a long time and people didn’t really take us seriously because no song sounded the same,” laments Healey. Despite not getting a ‘record deal’ The 1975 received kudos from Foals and Arctic Monkeys. Healey now reveals candidly that embracing thematic and visual simplicity saw a breakthrough. “We put everything in black and white and became one of the new most popular bands in the world,” states the Mancunian with a sly chuckle. From this point all the band’s press pics, film clips and imagery were presented in a slick black and white film noir style. “What I mean by that is, obviously everything is in black and white, when we did that it was like a time when we got everything right. As long as we had a coherency in our visuals and everything that we were talking about, and all of the music was coming from the same place, people would perceive it almost as a brand. What was initially a perceived identity became this generationally informed aesthetic,” contends Healy. And that’s the kicker isn’t it? Due to the proliferation of music, film and fashion via the internet, this new generation of music consumers can educate themselves and become fans of thirty-plus genres of music, fashion styles and movies in two hours.
“Imagine being 18 years old and having that as a perspective in a kind of foresight, trying to explain to someone that ‘we are not confused and we are not conflicted, we are a representation of the way people consume music now’. Even when I was 15 there were a lot more scenes, whereas now 15-year-old girls are expected to listen to Kendrick Lamar and Carole King. All of the outlets are so many and so ambiguous, there is no ‘linear’ intake of music anymore,” explains Healy. Finally – on this pressing topic for the contemporary music industry – Healy concludes, “I’m not an antimajor record label person – since we have been signed they have been amazing to us. But from the perspective of any remotely switched-on band, if major record labels had any foresight then the number one distributor of music would not be a computer application manufacturer based in California, that exists outside of the music industry solely by itself that focuses on and facilitates music. So now when record labels are expecting bands to get into bed with them based on their foresight on what they think will happen bands are like ‘well, no’. There is still stuff like ‘breaks clauses’ that are to do with the transportation of vinyl records
that bands lose to money to record labels because the labels just think, ‘fuck it, let’s leave it in’.” The 1975’s collusion of music and visual expands beyond their film noir video clips and into their live shows. Healy talks about the performance his band is bringing to this year’s Splendour in the Grass and The 1975’s two Melbourne shows at The Hi-Fi Bar. “There is a difference in the production from our shows in London because we’re playing to 20,000 people, whereas in Australia it will be 2,000. But you can achieve the same feeling with different productions. The main thing I am focused on in the shows in Australia is that it will be, for the majority, the first time that people have seen it. So it’s important for us that the first live experience is an actualisation of what is expected. Like the fact we have the singular box on stage and there is no colour.” THE 1975 are playing The Hi-Fi Bar on Sunday July 27 (U/18) and Monday July 28 (18+). The band is also part of the Splendour lineup and their debut, selftitled LP is out now.
WILD BEASTS
By Meg Crawford
In a world where homogeneity is so often rewarded and encouraged, Wild Beasts’ take on things is refreshing. The UK-based, dream-pop, avante garde outfit have been described as ‘exquisitely weird’. Hayden Thorpe, their considered frontman, is well pleased. “I love that description,” he laughs. “Although, I’d prefer that it’d been ‘weirdly exquisite’. We’re forever at odds. I think that’s what we do. It’s a constant in a forever changing world – the constant is in our difference.” Clearly, Wild Beasts don’t shy away from oddity or difference. In fact, they frequently describe themselves as outsiders – it’s a point of pride. Partly, they put this down to location. They formed in 2002 in Kendal, a far flung, tiny farming community in England. Being so far from where it’s at creates a sense of isolation and distance. They’re as popular as fuck now though, so why does this sense of otherness persist? “It’s because it’s strongly addictive,” Thorpe responds candidly. “It’s a galvanising tool. Also, it’s because we’ve not taken the typically careerist route – we’ve not gone to bed with industry. Our strength lies in the uniqueness of what we offer, not the similarities. People are drawn to us because we’re a bit left of centre, a bit bizarre, a bit more niche. All of my favourite bands were like that. Take The Smiths for instance: it was like being part of a complex members’ club if you got their humour, their quirks and irony.”
Thorpe is concerned that it’s becoming increasingly difficult, musically, for people to do their own thing. It’s not without precedent but it’s rare. Take St Vincent… “She’s a wonderful example of artistry and the ability to hold her own,” he says. “It can and does happen. It’s not an easy thing to do though and it’s certainly not as easy as it is to play by the rules. For every St Vincent, there are ten who don’t make it.” … and, most certainly, Wild Beasts have made it. If it’s any indication, they’re just back from playing Glastonbury (again) and they’re about to embark on a pretty comprehensive world tour. Achieving the level of success enjoyed by Wild Beasts doesn’t come without a price though. “I guess I sacrificed normality from an early age,” Thorpe ponders. “I’m more interested in unpredictability and a visceral existence. I guess that’s not a sacrifice though – it’s been a blessing. For all its uncertainties, creative work is a privilege.” In February, the band released Present Tense, their first album in three years. The band believes that music is supposed to be a response to the world. What were they responding to this time around? “We’re responding to
adult existence,” reflects Thorpe. “For anyone, it’s a bit of a head fuck. By nature, we questions things. That’s certainly the case for us coming out of our late 20s. I do think the way that our culture is now elongates youth. For those who are lucky enough, you can almost hitchhike your way to your mid 20s. Then, you hit some fall out. Where do I move? What do I do now? After Smother [the band’s 2011 album], we were finding our bearings again.” This whole discussion has been a bit of a reflection on the passage of time and it leads back to where it all started. Doing things his own way is nothing new for Thorpe – it’s been a character trait since youth. “My mother made me go to piano lessons from the age of 7,” he recalls. “I absolutely hated them. It was strict classi-
TIME OUT with MONIQUE BRUMBY You’ve maintained a long-term presence in the Australian music industry. What has been your biggest musical achievement thus far? My biggest musical achievement is my involvement as volunteer, music mentor, Ambassador and now Creative Director for the not-for-profit music therapy program Aardvark Worldwide. We run programs for young people with chronic illness aged 14-24. It’s a great feeling to be part of this organisation where I feel I can share my skills and music knowledge in a positive and useful way to work in a community environment to help other people. (Learn more at aardvarkworldwide.org) A recurring theme in your music is that of facing hardship. What compels you to write
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about it? The songs on this album reflect my feelings around being an outsider, wanting to build a sense of community in a world that can be isolating for so many. Songs about the human condition, the struggles of creatives to be able to survive by just making their art, the folly of youth, lost highways, the celebration of unity and trying to stay awake at the wheel of your own life. I observe a lot for people struggling with self-acceptance. It can be tough and I just want people to know reading this that if they are going through a rough time at the moment that they are not alone as many people feel anxious and depressed. It’s the society we have created, especially in bigger cities lacking a sense of community. Don’t be afraid to reach out to someone or a life-line if you are lacking
support but yeah, you’re not alone. Can you please tell us a little about your approaching launch? I feel new and different with this album. It was three years in the making and the band and my team have put a lot of thought and time into preparing the live shows. Upbeat, energetic, full of fun, lots of stories, lots of connection, good feelings and passion – that’s what we strive for and that’s what I love about playing live. I rarely write a set list. I go with the energy of the audience and play what I think will connect the very best in that moment. MONIQUE BRUMBY performs at Northcote Social Club on Saturday July 19.
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cal teaching and I hated it. I found a lot more joy in my own compositions, my own ideas. Playing them back was most rewarding.” “Then, as I got older, like any teenage boy, it was football or the guitar. I was way too skinny and wet to get too far with football. So, as skinny, wet boys are wont to do, I picked up the guitar, smoked weed and became introverted and, at some point, I emerged out of that as an adult.” Thank God for skinny boys and guitars. WILD BEASTS play Splendour in the Grass on Sunday 27 July and two Splendour sideshows - The Manning Bar in Sydney on Monday 28 July and The Prince Band Room on Tuesday 29 July.
THE BROKEN NEEDLES By Rhys McRae There’s something magic about the vastness of the Australian landscape and its ability to seep into the songs of the musicians who live in it. It’s certainly evident in the smoky rock of The Broken Needles, so it’s not surprising lead singer and main songwriter Michael Galloway spent many days working in the desert during the recording of their latest album Holy Coast. The newer songs are a step away from their first release Terra Nullius, which has become a less clean and more viscous older brother to Holy Coast. Now the band are placing more emphasis on the bass and synth undercurrents of their songs, giving the lyrics more opportunity to breathe and strengthening that feeling of isolation and distance. It was a very conscious decision to change direction according to Galloway, who is preparing for the last few shows of their current Holy Coast tour. “I don’t want to stay still and keep putting out the same record a bunch of times and just having different lyrics,” Galloway explains. “It’s what lots of bands do and you get the trouble of people getting bored with it. All of my favourite artists that I grew up listening to changed a lot from record to record and that’s what we’re trying to do. It’s a stylistic decision as much as it is a survival instinct and we don’t want to get bored either.” “On the new album there’s a lot more space. It’s arranged a lot differently. The first record was pretty much just a band in a room playing the songs. That’s the main difference. The focus of the new record is a lot more on drums, bass and synth. Guitars really sit in the
background and they don’t do too much.” Starting out in Townsville in 2009, the band made the move to the bright lights of Melbourne town about 18 months ago for the playing opportunities lacking in Northern Queensland. It’s tough being a band outside of the inner-city creative hub for the basic reason there’s just nowhere to play. However, Galloway’s early experiences playing DIY shows sheds light on the overlooked role of overzealous police tactics as another reason why bands have to hightail it to the major cities. “Sound restrictions are really bad,” Galloway laments. “At my first show I got arrested for refusing to yield to the police. They confiscate your instruments so it’s pretty stupid. There are no venues so everything has to be done DIY and when it’s DIY the police will just come around and do whatever they want.” “They just start arresting you for whatever. You can say you’re not taking my guitar and then they can arrest you. You have to spend the night in the lock up when you’ve done nothing wrong. They release you without
charge and you can’t make a complaint because they haven’t charged you with anything.” For much of the recording of the new album, Galloway was separated from his other band members while working as an engineer on a desert pipeline. This was obviously not an ideal situation for the band, as it meant there were only little windows of opportunity to play together. His isolation lent the tracks those vibes of desolate landscapes, but was also the main reason behind the two-year gap between albums. “It’s tough playing songs when you’re thousands of kilometres away from your band,” Galloway says.
“This is why this record took so long to make. I was only back in town once or twice a month. We’d head into the studio and cram for two or three days and go back out and keep writing and work on rough mixes of stuff out there at night after I finished work. It was very geographically disparate. It came out a lot in the lyrics in the end.”
movement will always be there. There will always be people inspiring change. We definitely try to carry that in our music, so do bands like Bad Religion and even Pennywise. Of course, that isn’t for everybody – even in punk rock. I don’t expect everyone to be political or to constantly sing about worldly issues. I do feel, however, that it will always be there in its element. That’s awesome. That’s the nature of that movement. That’s what drew me to it at a young age – I didn’t feel comfortable anywhere else but in the punk scene. That’s why you can voice your opinion, and there’s always going to be a need to do that. It’s a great platform for that.” The gaps between Appeal to Reason and Endgame – as well as between Endgame and The Black Market – may seem normal to a lot of bands within the record-releasetour cycle, but for a band who once dropped a new record barely twelve months after the previous one, it
may come across as unusual. This is not lost on Principe, who admits to once worrying about being forgotten but now ensures that the band’s happiness – and sanity – come first. “We all have families and children,” he explains. “[Guitarist] Zach [Blair] got married during our break between the last record and this one. Everyone was kind of just relaxing with family in that time, but we’ve also never taken a break this long in 15 years. We felt like we could, and that it would be okay. I think we were nervous about doing it before, because we were worried that if we went away too long, it could hurt the band. I think we went away the right amount of time to clear our heads, but now it’s time to get back into it.”
THE BROKEN NEEDLES play The Catfish on July 19 with Ivy Street, Willow Darling and Tender Bones.
RISE AGAINST
By David James Young
There is orderliness within the universe of Rise Against. Going into the release of their seventh studio album, The Black Market, the band have achieved the unprecedented feat of having the same line-up for three consecutive albums. Despite the band’s ages ranging within the late-thirties, early-forties spectrum, there appears to be a new lease on life for the band as they prepare to return from nearly two years in the proverbial wilderness – and best believe that they are as pumped about it as their fans. “I feel like this record as a whole captures this energy that, when we first started as a band, was really different from whatever was going on around us,” enthuses Joe Principe, the band’s bass player and one of the two original members still in the fold, regarding The Black Market. “I feel like it’s very present on this record – I don’t know why that is. I’m not saying that I didn’t like [2011’s] Endgame or [2008’s] Appeal to Reason, but I haven’t really felt this energy since [2006’s] The Sufferer and the Witness. I don’t know if it was the studio or if it was just me, but there was just this energy that was very reminiscent of when we first started as a band. I think the song maturity is just there on account of the band having been around for fifteen years now.” It’s been said that every action has a reaction, and that certainly feels like it’s the case when it comes to the Rise Against discography. Each album feels as though it’s actively responding to its predecessor, whether that means taking an idea in a new direction or removing it entirely. Principe himself isn’t entirely sure that’s always the case, although he certainly appreciates how it may come across as such. “I guess from my standpoint, as a songwriter, the songwriting in general for Rise Against is kind of ongoing,” he says. “I’m constantly writing songs throughout my year – it really is my only form of self-
expression, so it’s a good representation of my mental state. I can only assume it’s the same thing for [lead vocalist/guitarist] Tim [McIlrath] – I think, with each record, we grow as songwriters and our bucket of influences grows and grows the older we get. We don’t say that we’re going to try this because we did this in the past – it’s very organic with us. Nothing’s forced or anything like that. It’s pretty cool, because it works out really well for us when we start to write a new record.” 2014 marks not only ten years since the band’s third studio album, Siren Song of the Counter Culture, but also ten years since Rock Against Bush; a punk-rockoriented anti-war/pro-peace movement that saw bands voicing their disgust at then-president George W. Bush and encouraging people to vote against him through the means of music and media. Rise Against were one of the many bands to lend its support to the movement; and although they were obviously not successful in the polls, the noise that the movement generated was impossible to deny. When asked to reflect on it, as well as question whether such a thing could happen again, Principe looks to defiant politics as an omnipotent and omnipresent factor of what makes the genre so important. “I think you’re always going to have that element in punk rock,” he says. “Punk in its most raw state is about change, obviously. I think the grass roots of the
RISE AGAINST’s release The Black Market is out now on Interscope.
TOP 5 MOST INFLUENCIAL ALBUMS with CLOWNS Hard edged spaz-core act Clowns let Beat in on their top five albums: 5: Metallica – Ride the Lightning The band that blew all the wussy youth-targeted commerical pop rubbish that people are bombarded with from a young age out the window. I was 9-10 years old and I knew I had a passion for music but I just didn’t have a favourite band yet, all I knew was that I hated everything that was being given to me. I turned on an episode of Beavis and Butthead, and they played For Whom the Bell Tolls. I had finally found what I’d been looking for! 4: Misfits – Earth AD The band that forged my narrow-minded 13-year-old view of “if it’s not thrash metal I don’t give a fuck” into
a lifetime love for punk music. Still fast, loud and dirty like heavy metal, but instead much shorter, catchier, wild and to the point. I don’t think a Clowns tour has ever been complete without some Glenn Danzig in the car at some point or another. 3: Turbonegro – Ass Cobra The band that managed to once again take the things I loved at a young age (which was fierce punk rock and heavy metal), but blend them with a more rock’n’roll urgency and put on top of that wacky, if not, at times, bizarre lyrics with funny accents. Like something I’d never heard before and still as addictive today as it was with the first listen. 2: Hard-Ons – Yummy I never realised Australia had much of a punk rock
history until I discovered this band. A total game changer. This band/album is perfect, and just like Clowns, it’s a conglomeration of a whole heap of styles of playing and genres which all fall somewhere under the broad spectrum of ‘punk music’. Not to mention that the Hard-Ons guys are some of the nicest and inspiring bunch of people we’ve ever had the pleasure of touring with. 1: Frenzal Rhomb – Sans Souci Hard to pick the best Frenzal Rhomb album, but this one is a big winner in my eyes. Nothing needs to be overly said about why this band and album deserve number one spot as I’m sure the fact that we are a four piece punk band from Australia is obvious enough reason to know why we rate these dudes so highly, and once again, extremely nice fellas to tour with.
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DARLIA By Augustus Welby The history of UK rock music features a succession of outspoken personalities. Key provocateurs from past decades include foul-mouthed punk Johnny Rotten, belligerent vegetarian Morrissey and baffled egotist Liam Gallagher. In recent years it’s been serial fuck-up Pete Doherty, cartoonish saviours Kasabian and eloquent heir to the throne Alex Turner perpetuating the lineage of outspoken rock’n’rollers. Emerging less than a year ago, Blackpool three-piece Darlia are currently exciting UK audiences with their brash yet melodic take on guitar music. And the trio’s frontman and songwriter Nathan Day doesn’t hesitate to voice his bold ambitions. “I’ve always liked rock music,” he says. “I liked that there was less bullshit and they weren’t trying to fool you. For example, John Lennon or Bob Dylan, they’re just using a guitar to convey something. I love that and that’s what the core of [Darlia] is. It’s using a guitar to say, ‘I’m not fucking about, I’m just doing something’.” As soon as Darlia’s debut EP Knock Knock landed last October, the group’s sonic semblance to both grunge and Britpop led the UK press to nominate them as harbingers of a new rock revival. Day is aware of garnering comparisons to such iconic forebears, but recapitulating the 1990s’ major rock movements wasn’t the intention. “I don’t want to be a grunge band at all,” he says. “I’m
yes it is’,” Day might be confident that a real resurgence is upon us, but he’s not necessarily satisfied with the work of his contemporaries. “Last year I did not read the NME, I didn’t read any music magazines, I didn’t care about not a fan of grunge, I don’t love grunge, I don’t have anything. But I was kind of aware that Palma Violets anything to do with grunge. The only thing that ties me and Peace and Swim Deep and anyone who basically and the ’90s together is the fact that I was born in ’94.” held a guitar – that was cool again. And I knew that While the UK music press has a tendency to make this was starting again, this whole guitar bollocks.” exaggerated proclamations about paradigm shifts in Bollocks? Surely the guitar’s return to the spotlight is rock music every other month, hindsight suggests that a positive shift for a band in Darlia’s position. Well, nothing from the last few years justifies use of the terms to paraphrase Morrissey, Day stresses that simply ‘movement’ or ‘revolution’. However, Day believes the playing an electric guitar is not enough to make you time for a change is here. a rock’n’roll star. “In 2000 and 2001 there was a new wave of new guitar “It does not make the genre; what you hold in your and it was like, ‘This is the new noise’, as opposed to hand. The Prodigy – I would say that’s got rock and the ’90s. I think that restarted in maybe 2012, but did that’s got punk inside it. I don’t even think there’s a not actually happen at all. Then in 2013 it was like, ‘Is single guitar, apart from a few tracks, but they’ve got it going to happen? No it’s not.’ And then, 2014 – ‘OK, more punk than anything that’s around today. What
really pisses me off is when people are not rock’n’roll and they’re not punk but they are conveying that false image by holding a guitar and using that as imagery.” Fair enough. There have been plenty of bands through history who’ve utilised the guitar as their primary tool without producing music appropriately deemed ‘rock’ or ‘punk’. But if Day’s willing to make these hard statements, what does he believe it is that properly constitutes rock music? “The human species is a primal thing and we act on instinct,” he says. “I think that if you’ve got a guitar in your hand, a drummer and a bassist – that’s instinctive, that’s primal. You’re just doing it, you’re not fucking about with any politics.” DARLIA play their Victorian Splendour in the Grass sideshow at The Corner Hotel on July 26 supporting Skaters (US).
SWANS
By Augustus Welby
For decades, Bob Dylan has been upsetting audience members all over the world by performing versions of his songs that scarcely resemble the original recordings. You wouldn’t commonly group Dylan together with art-rock lifers Swans, but this refusal to conduct a live reenactment of what happened in the studio is an attribute shared by both artists. “The main thing is we’re trying to make something urgent and undeniable happen in the moment,” says Swans frontman and creative force Michael Gira. “I can’t relate to the old material, because it just seems phony to me. I can do a little bit of it and try to change it so it feels urgent. But mainly it’s trying to ape what you’ve done in the past and it just seems inauthentic to me.” This disinclination to look back characterises Swans’ recent career resurgence. After a 13-year break, Gira and his five band-mates returned in 2010 with a new LP, My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky. The comeback was solidified two years later with an even more expansive, and universally celebrated, album The Seer. Then – perpetuating this stretch of unprecedented productivity – in May this year Swans unveiled their 13th LP, To Be Kind. This is an impressive turnover by anyone’s standards, let alone a band whose songs are works of detailed intensity that regularly tread past the 15-minute mark. “There’s a lot of work involved,” says Gira, “but what is the alternative – to sit around and eat vegie burgers all day? You have a really short time on Earth and I think it’s a person’s duty – if they’re capable and they’re not being oppressed by Syria or something – to try to fulfill
their potential. “The agenda was to make something unexpected happen and to push music as far as it could go in whatever direction it wanted; to be uncomfortable and elated simultaneously and to not compromise at all.” Indeed, in a career that dates back to the early ‘80s, Gira’s been a uniquely uncompromising artist. Over the years he’s faced plenty of denigrating scrutiny – “In the early days of Swans’ career the response was pretty much negative or scathing,” – but that hasn’t impeded his questing aesthetic. Thus, shunning the formula for polite applause in a live setting is an inextricable aspect of his artistry. “The band probably loathes me because every soundcheck is revising,” he chuckles. “We are trying to be inside of an experience that [audiences] can participate in and hopefully they will get a lot of positive energy from it, but we’re not trying to play music they recognise. We’re just trying to make something happen in the moment. “I look at it as kind of jumping into a maelstrom and you’re whipped about haplessly and at the end you’re spit out. I don’t know if you feel better or worse at the end, but the experience was worthwhile.” Further evidence of Swans’ fundamental aversion to
industry norms lies in the fact that the majority of tracks from To Be Kind actually appeared on last year’s live album Not Here/Not Now. With Gira’s forwardlooking ethos in mind, it’s hardly surprising to hear that the band’s latest set lists largely consist of brand new compositions. “We do a couple of songs from To Be Kind and we do one song from The Seer and that’s pretty much it. The songs that we’re doing from To Be Kind, even, are changing completely. I don’t want to be a travelling advertisement for a record. I’d rather move onto something else. I realise that’s probably an ill-advised career move, but it’s just what we do.” Yes, Swans are basically a commercially-minded manager’s worst nightmare. Taking into account both the all-consuming two-hour commitment demanded by Swans records and the band’s expectation-thwarting live shows, it’s fair to say that they directly oppose contemporary culture’s emphasis on snippets and predictability. Yet, much to Gira’s bemusement, the group’s fanbase is positively blossoming right now. “There’s an alarming amount of people at our shows and they seem to be getting something genuine from the music,” he says. “It just goes to show you that there
are people on earth who are not internet zombies. There’s a lot of people that want something true. There’s a lot of people that want something that’s challenging and real; they want the sweat, or they want the reality of things.” For an artist to consistently convey a sensation of reality, the siren song of complacency must be resolutely ignored. Comprising dynamic extremes and sometimes uncomfortable physicality, To Be Kind reveals that Gira’s ardent creative hunger puts Swans in contact with a sublime energy force. “It’s almost like at many moments the music is playing us and it’s forcing us into a new direction,” he says. “The goal is always ecstasy but you can’t sit down and write a song and say, ‘Now I want ecstasy’. It’s just [there] once you reach a certain unspoken understanding of an intuitive connection with the musicians you’re working with. It’s this beast, like an octopus or something, that’s playing all these instruments. The music is the beast and we’re just the fingers.” SWANS’ latest album To Be Kind is out now through Young God.
THE FIRE ALIVE vs. RED EAGLE What can we expect from your set at Cherry Bar? Any props? Stage antics? Keytars? As I mentioned earlier, we have a newish member in Andre Pangrazio. He’s a legit guitar wizard. As far as what to expect: potential drummer nudity, I’ll probably sing out of key, Andre will make someone cry with a solo and Jo will say the following words: baby, darlin, love, honey, photosynthesis.
Red Eagle to The Fire Alive The Fire Alive to Red Eagle What is the record for number of items stacked on Jorge in human jenga? Firstly, it’s ‘Drunk Man Jenga’ (we wait for our drummer to pass out and then stack stuff on him). Secondly, we’ve never kept track of numbers, it’s more about quality than quantity. The first time we did it was probably the best, we actually had a smoke machine on his chest pointed at his face, the smoke machine broke earlier that night though, probably saved us from suffocating our drummer. Is it true that Brady has been cast for the next season
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of Game of Thrones? This is true. I’ll be playing one of the lesser known Clegane siblings, ‘The Valley Cat.’ Who fancies themselves as the best guitarist in the band? Andre Pangrazio is easily the best guitarist in the band. He also has the best name and the coolest hair. Is it true that Brady once intimidated a grizzly bear to death? Given that PETA people might be reading this I’m going to say: Fuck yeah! I now operate a Bear Pelt Adult Diaper eBay store out of my Mum’s basement.
On a scale of 1 to 1980s Metallica; how drunk is Trav right now? Dave Mustaine’s last gig. Is it true that Tom’s drumming prowess can make you pregnant? Will there be protection available at the Cherry Bar? That is a very real risk that you run coming to our shows. We have started handing out ponchos to the people in the front row but most of them seem to enjoy the set a lot more without it. When we played at the Penny Black together, the sound guy came up to me after your set and said “well... I think my acid has kicked in”. How much orange juice should Cherry Bar stock before you play?
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Well if you also take into account the amount of goon sunrises an average TFA fan consumes in one night, we’re talking barrel loads. The Fire Alive’s five favourite Simpsons quotes? Definitely the hardest and most important question. Here’s some without any context: -”Wait a minute, there’s a lemon behind that rock!” -”Would somebody please think of the children.” -”Geez Homer I thought someone with two wives would be happy.” “No you’re thinking of someone with two knives.” “I gotta tell ya, this is pretty sweet.” -”In America, first you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the woman.” -”Goodnight Springton, there will be no encores.” Will your album be coming out soon or is it just another EP? We’ve started demoing some tracks for the album in our jam space and hopefully will start recording for real in the next few months. Prog rock takes time though so I wouldn’t be holding your breath for a release just yet. THE FIRE ALIVE and RED EAGLE play Cherry Bar on Saturday July 19.
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PUNK, SKA, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS & GOSSIP
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Mixtapes have told fans that their upcoming set at Florida’s Fest will be their last for a while. They’ve kept their options open for the future but it seems Aussie fans will be waiting a while to see them again. Their recent Facebook post said “Mixtapes is gonna go on a break. We’re not breaking up for good – eventually we want to play as Mixtapes again – but as of now we’re not sure the next time that will be.” Faith No More have debuted two new songs while playing at Hyde Park on July 4. You can catch some footage of them on the internet but they’re not particularly strong videos. It’s an encouraging development from the band who have yet to release new tunes in over fifteen years. It also fuels the rumour that the band will be heading back out to headline Soundwave Festival next February. Upon a Burning Body have come under fire (badum ching!) for faking the disappearance of their vocalist for publicity. The thing is, the singer Danny Leal has since denied anything ever happened. When he was asked about the ‘stunt’ at Mayhem Festival last week Leal was seen to shrug off the question and said “Everybody keeps asking me about that. I don’t know what they’re talking about.” Interesting approach. Defeater’s vocalist Derek Archambault has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for his hip replacement surgery. The injury has prevented the band from touring for some time so they’ve reached out to their fans to help pay for the surgery. Go to pledge music and type in Derek’s full name to suss out the rewards on offer for helping out. Tommy Ramone sadly passed away on the weekend, after a battle with bile duct cancer. The original drummer was the last surviving original member of the iconic band who leave behind an enduring and adoring fanbase and quite the punk rock legacy. The Smith Street Band’s vocalist Wil Wagner has announced a string of national tour dates with Georgia Maq to kick off this August. See the acoustic sets at Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club on September 9 or Karova Lounge in Ballarat on September 7. A new solo EP will be released via Poison City later this year. Sienna Skies will head out on tour after the release of their new album Seasons. See them with Glorified and Polaris at Next on August 21, Wrangler Studios on August 23 and Bar 12 in Frankston on August 24. After pulling number one position on Short Fast Loud’s midyear report a couple of weeks ago, Architects will chuck some headlining gigs in Melbourne
METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOOD SHIT
WEDNESDAY JULY 16: King Parrot at Carrier Arms, Wodonga Incentives, Turn South, Exist Stage Left at The Bendigo THURSDAY JULY 17: The Bennies at Lulu White’s Pop Up Shop Bombs are Falling, Strathmore, Fortnight Jubo at Seamus O’Toole Irish Pub Violent Soho, Luca Brasi, White Walls at The Hi-Fi Candy & The Dead, Thundabox, Chimper Kimblay at The Bendigo Left For Wolves, Daydreamer, Raise Atlantis at Next FRIDAY JULY 18: Foley, Being Beta, Kings Cup, The Flying So High-Os at Bar 303 The Bennies at Lulu White’s Pop Up Shop Violent Soho, Luca Brasi, Ceres at The Hi-Fi Rort, Internal Rot, Thorns, Vicious Cycle, Bloodrule at The Bendigo SATURDAY JULY 19: High On Fire, High Tension, Horsehunter at The Hi-Fi Bombs are Falling, Strathmore, Hell Crab City, Postscript, Gladstone at The Reverence Dreadnaught, Whoretopsy, Mephistopheles, Gape, Seppuku at The Bendigo Closure In Moscow, Sidelines, Move On, Be Strong at Bang SUNDAY JULY 20: Harmony, Bitch Prefect, Expat Lima, Beaches DJs at Copacabana International Something For Kate at The Forum
and Sydney independently of their supporting spot on the upcoming Amity Affliction dates. See them at The Corner Hotel on Monday September 1 with Stray From The Path and Hand Of Mercy . Too bad though, ‘cause the tickets have sold the fuck out. Luca Brasi are chucking some headlining dates of their own following some very popular supporting spots on the Violent Soho tour. Head down to Ding Dong Lounge to see them on September 20. Supports are yet to be announced but you just know they’ll be quality. Tickets on sale now. There’s a very rad fundraiser going on at Wrangler Studios next month. Laser Brains, Kissing Booth, Tired Breeds, Tim Hampshire, Maricopa Wells, Max Goes To Hollywood, Gladstone, Foley, Flogging A Dead One Horse Town and Foxtrot are having a BYO 18+ event WITH A BBQ that will raise funds for the legends at Second Chance Animal Rescue. Mark August 9 in your calendar and go help out. See you there!
JOHN GARCIA ANNOUNCES FREE MEET & GREET
DREADNAUGHT AT THE BENDIGO
Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano, Vista Chino vocalist John Garcia is a legend of the desert rock sound, and he’s bringing his solo material to his Australian fans this September as part of a desert rock showcase that sees Palm Springs USA natives Waxy and Melbourne’s Mammoth Mammoth rounding things out. Garcia 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.
Those hard rocking legends of metal Dreadnaught are gonna be tearing things up at The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood this Saturday July 19. This’ll be their first gig in Melbourne for 2014 and they’ll be playing alongside the very brutal and always entertaining Whoretopsy (who are launching their brand new EP), Tasmanian tech death skronks Mephistopheles and equally Tasmanian dirty dawgs of heaviness Gape for their first ever Melbourne show, and thrash cats Seppuku. Doors open at 8pm and entry is only $13.
And Garcia has just announced that a free signing and meet & greet will take place before he takes the stage at every show on the tour. What a guy! No need to buy a special ticket, no VIP status, everyone is welcome! Just grab your ticket, head into the venue foyer at 6.30pm and come and say hi! He’ll also have strictly limited number of heavy card stock tour posters available for purchase at the merch desk that have been signed by their artist Jared Conner as well as two different Australian tour t-shirts, and of course his brand new debut self-titled record. He’ll be at The Gershwin Room at The Espy on Friday September 12. Tickets from Oztix for $50 + booking fee.
Heavy Magazine, Desert Highways and Good Brew.com.au present Brewtality 2014, a celebration of metal, rock and beer! Held over two of Melbourne’s most loved pubs - The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel - collectively these powerhouse venues will hold a multitude of Australian’s heaviest, loudest and fastest on Saturday August 2. Headlining this year’s festival are Tassie’s tech metal devils Psycroptic and Melbourne’s answer to flames, mead and metal, Barbarion. Also check out South Austalia’a heavy metal sons Se Bon KiRa, WA hard rockers Hailmary and Chainsaw Hookers, and hometown heroes Dead City Ruins, Frankenbok, Jericco, Witchgrinder and Don Fernando, plus more! Presale tickets are $20 through heavymag.com.au
NEW JUDAS PRIEST OUT NOW
Holy. Crap. Have you heard the new Judas Priest album, Redeemer of Souls? It’s their first to feature new guitarist Richie Faulkner and at the time of this writing it’s on track to debut in the Billboard Top 10 in the USA, which would make it the first Judas Priest album ever to do so. Richie has co-write credits on every song alongside Glenn Tipton and Rob Halford, and in many ways this feels like classic Priest.
STREAM THE NEW ORDER OF CHAOS ALBUM
Melbourne death metal/hardcore punk trio Order of Chaos have made their brand new album Deadweight Undertow available for streaming in its entirety on Soundcloud. Formed in 1995, the band features a who’s who of Australian metal including former members of acts such as King Parrot, Damaged, Blood Duster, Earth, Insomnius Dei, Abremalin, The Eternal and Subterranean Disposition. The new album is a mixture of the band’s roots in death metal with their mid-era metallic hardcore smarts and newfound punk undertones. You can find it at http://bit. ly/orderofchaosalbum
DIAMOND NOIR KICKING ASS
Australian female-fronted heavy band Diamond Noir released their debut EP and music video on Friday July 4. The EP reached #2 on the Australian metal iTunes charts within two days, knocking The Amity Affliction down to third spot. It was produced in Los Angeles by Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist, currently producing the new Limp Bizkit album).
OH THE BREWTALITY
NEW ACE FREHLEY ALBUM NEXT MONTH
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ace Frehley will release Space Invader, his first new solo album in five years, via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) on August 19. I’m listening to it as I write this and it’s lots of fun - like an outer-space party album or something. “Life on Earth has been very good to me, and the body of work I’ve created over the years has withstood the test of time,” Ace says. “Today I see no obstacles before me and my creativity has never been more fine-tuned. Growing up in an alien world has enhanced my senses and allowed me to succeed where others would have failed. The best is yet to come!”
PORTAL JOINS GORGUTS TOUR Canadian metal visionaries Gorguts will tour Australia for the first time this November, and they’ve just announced that Australia’s kings of the dark realm and masters of cinematic aural horror, Portal, will leave their unholy cavern to join them on the road. Portal’s addition brings chaotic dissonance and total sonic frequency annihilation to an already extreme situation and completes the hellish atmosphere awaiting all who dare enter the world of Gorguts. Catch them at Northcote Social Club on Friday November 14.
BLUELINE MEDIC By Rod Whitf ield Melbourne band Blueline Medic have been around since the late ‘90s, but have been on hiatus since early 2009, bobbing up for only a very occasional show since. They are about to bob up again, as it’s recently been announced they’ve scored the support for the full run of Bodyjar’s 20th Anniversary tour, which kicks off in Brisbane on August 7. Jovial founding member Donnie Dureau, speaking from his home in Melbourne’s western suburbs, is very happy to be dusting off his guitar and getting back out on the road again, especially with such a legendary Aussie band. “I’m actually, pretty relieved to be honest,” Dureau laughs. “We haven’t played a show in quite a while. To be able to go out with the ‘Jar boys and Samiam for a bit of a get-together, reunion of old times, is just great. I can’t wait actually; I’m stoked to be playing again.” However, Dureau is still unsure as to whether this means the band are back together again as a going concern or not. In fact, strong doubts remain that the band will return in more of a full time capacity, even if the desire is there. “It’s hard to say,” he admits. “I think everybody in the band would like to keep kicking away at things, and keep working on bits of music. In fact, in the last couple BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34
of rehearsals we’ve had, we’ve gone over some so-called ‘new’ songs, songs that didn’t appear on the last record, that were going to be for the next project. But (at that time) our lives just went off into different directions. Once a member leaves Melbourne to pursue other things, things get put on an indefinite hold. “Now, while I’ve been in Melbourne and we’ve been rehearsing, it’s felt like, ‘Oh yeah, there might be something blowing in the wind, we’d like to play again’. Except, it’s funny, now the big tour’s come up, I’m moving to Warrnambool again. So I don’t know whether that’s going to affect us logistically again. Everyone’s got pretty demanding jobs and family lifestyles. I think
everybody would like to do it, it’s just a question of being able to fit it in, and get all the logistics right.” In the shorter term, fans can be happy about the fact that the band will be playing some of the aforementioned new material on the Bodyjar tour, alongside a majority of their more well known and loved tunes. “It’ll be mainly old stuff, but I think we’re going to throw in two so-called new songs,” he reveals. “Songs that haven’t been released. And depending on how the last rehearsal goes, we might throw another one in as well. But we’ll have to see how we go.” Overall, people turning up to the Bodyjar 20th Anniversary shows can expect to see a high energy rock act who like to play just a little bit on the edge of chaos, without quite falling over it. “I find that our energy can sometimes get the better of us,” he describes. “When we’re playing live, if we get excited, sometimes our technique can go out the win-
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dow, and we resort to old habits. We’re used to playing really emotive and fast. A lot of us come from fast and heavy bands. “Adrian used to play in Mid Youth Crisis, and I used to play in Caustic Soda, and you tend to develop a lot of habits when you’re younger,” he laughs. “You throw yourself headlong into the song and that can sometimes mean that the song can be twice as fast as what it ought to be.” “I think if we’re feeling it, people can expect something energetic, tempered with more subtle and sensitive moments, indicative of our age and temperament.” BLUELINE MEDIC play the Bodyjar 20th Anniversary Tour when it pulls into Melbourne on Saturday the August 9 and 10 at The Corner Hotel, alongside Samiam and Clowns. The August 9 gig is sold out, and tickets to the second show are selling fast.
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STONEFIELD
As part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, there will be a special show presented by Wrangler Jeans at the newly refurbished and fabulous Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood. On Wednesday July 16, Stonefield will be bringing their riffs to the Gasometer. The Findlay sisters have just returned from a tour of the UK and are currently supporting Dan Sultan across the country.
SAM FAZIO BIRTHDAY INVITATIONAL JEMMA & THE HILLBILLIES
CLIFTON
They have hung up their adjectives of wise, young, and ambitious, and refined, or reviewed themselves as local Clifton Hillbilly outlaws, in their cowboy county suburb with a couple of new members. Joined by Josh Duiker (Downhills Home) on drums, and Cal Walker (Van & Cal, Wally Corker's Drunk Ass Band) on bass. Wise, young and ambitious regulars, Ben Mastwyk (Sweet By & By) on banjo, Richie Brownlee (The Palenecks) on pedal steel and Sean McMahon (Downhills Home, Sean McMahon & The Moon Men) on guitar. Frontwoman Jemma Rowlands delivers golden era country songs with her hands on her hips, swooning stories of discarded clothes, dangerous haircuts and trespassing lovers, backed by still an ambitious lot, made out to be more outlawish than they probably are. They're actually really nice, no one lives in a trailer, just fairly nice homes in Clifton Hill. They play every Wednesday in July from 7.30 in the front bar of The Retreat Hotel, with guests including Adrian Stoyles, Alison Ferrier, The Shotgun Wedding, Amarillo, and Van Walker. Free entry.
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Throughout July, Cherry Bar will be hosting a Wednesday night double-headed residency from Two Headed Dog & Stone Revival with two different openers each week, this week Pony Girl & The Outsiders and Dumb Bored will be supporting the big dogs. Doors open 6pm, with DJ Mermaid spinning disks until 3am. Entry is $5.
The Melbourne Folk Club presents an outstanding line up of local singer/songwriters this week, with two "in the round" sets featuring Tobias Hengeveld, Al Parkinson, Isaac De Heer, Brooke Russell, Bill Jackson and Steven Clifford of The Hello Morning. Live from The Bella Union every Wednesday night, upcoming acts also include Shane Nicholson, Jen Cloher, Husky, Jae Laffer, Angie Hart and Charles Jenkins. Tickets from www.themelbournefolkclub.com.
THURSDAY JULY 17 CANDY & THE DEAD
Candy & The Dead will join our old Sydney buddies ThundaBox for a beer drinking, punking and plonking vomit fest of the lowest brow, featuring loud guitars and distasteful jokes. Sound like fun? Also on the bill our other local Fitzroy boys Chimper Kimblay. Tomorrow night at The Bendigo.
RADIO DISC JOCKEYS
The Catfish and Leaps And Bounds Festival presents Radio Disc Jockeys at The Catfish. From 6pm Thursday we've found the finest wax spinners in town, playing free in the front bar till close. Tonight It Records Djs spin all things new age. Cheap beer on tap, Sparrow’s Philly Cheesesteaks and a whole lot of love at The Catfish. This Thursday July 17.
THE NAYSAYERS
Non-threatening garage rock heart throbs, The Naysayers, celebrate their first release of 2014 at The Old Bar this Thursday July 17. Follow up to 2013’s Dee Eye Why, Fools Gold Rush is the first of three singles sledged for release this fine year of our lord, 2014. Joining the night are ska punk aficionados The Furrows and scuzzy garage rock ballers The Dead Heir. It’s good to be alive in Melbourne right now. Come along and get down at The Old Bar this Thursday July 17.
BURN CITY UNDERGROUND
Burn City Underground, created and run by Melbourne rapper YVÉ Gold, is an open community of artists that share a thirst for expression + a respect for hip hop music and culture. Every second Thursday the BCU crew collaborate with The Public Bar in North Melbourne and throw an event called BCU Thursdays. It gives underground hip hop musicians, including Vocalists, DJ's + Producers, the opportunity to showcase their creations and network with skilled, like-minded artists and music appreciators. Its $10 at the door – $8 supports your local musicians, $2 is donated to the Leukaemia Foundation to help raise awareness of the importance to donate blood and bone marrow. Doors open at 8.30pm. This Thursday July 18 at Public Bar.
TALES IN SPACE
Sydney electro-pop duo Tales In Space are celebrating the release of their debut album, Formula. The band that brought us the 2013 hit single Shades and current single All Messed Up will celebrate the arrival of the LP by hitting the road for a five-date tour, including The Workers Club on Thursday July 17. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 36
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MELBOURNE FOLK CLUB
Last year wThe Old Bar ran the first ever Sam Fazio Birthday Invitational with some of their favourite bands, raising over $3000 for the Cancer Council, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It was great night and so they're doing it again this year on what would have been Sam's 60th to honour both their dad and Bron's late mum Cleo. Entry is $10 with all money going to charity. Doors at 8pm, with Honey Badgers on first, followed by the last ever performance from Rayon Moon, then YIS on around 10pm. And there'll probably be some cake again too. Hope you all can make it, everyone welcome. This Wednesday July 16 at The Old Bar.
TWO HEADED DOG STONE REVIVAL
Interested in music funding opportunities? Want to know how to maximise your grant application? As part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, Music Victoria hosts an information session for musicians, managers and music industry workers to help demystify the grant application process. You’ll hear hot tips on how to get the best out of your application, how to plan and budget, success stories and what kind of grants are available. Representatives from Arts Victoria, Australia Council, APRA and the City of Yarra will help you make sense of the dollars. It’s all happening at the Fitzroy Town Hall Reading Room, 201 Napier St Fitzroy. Space is limited so RSVPs are essential. It’s free for members of Music Victoria, or $10 for non-members. Wednesday July 16.
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Define your genre in five words or less: Folk, pop, soul, blues, jazz. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Probably Sam Cooke. I can listen to Sam Cooke for hours and hours and never get sick of him - I love that without actually seeing his face, I can see his smile when he sings. I’d like to show him my music, sure, but I’d rather sing a song with him. I’d probably immediately pass away from happiness. What can a punter expect from your live show? Well I love interacting with an audience, it’s my favourite thing about playing live. Sometimes I might let a little too much information out but all I really want to do in life is make new friends so maybe they’ll leave with a new mate. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? I have an EP from a little while ago as well as a single that I released this year in May. When’s the gig and with who? The Melbourne Folk Club this Wednesday July 16 at Bella Union with Brooke Russell, Bill Jackson, Tobias Hengeveld and Isaac De Heer. Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with? Will Smith rap battle. Not even joking. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? My Dad’s musical taste and ‘90s pop. I’m all about melodies and the voice. Oh and an honest stage presence – a lot of bands that I saw live when I was younger have had a huge influence on the way I perform. What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? The people. I absolutely love the way in which music can connect you to another person. The biggest compliment I can ever be given is when someone comes up to me after a gig and says that they related to a song of mine. Al Parkinson plays the Melbourne Folk Club tonight at Bella Union.
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SEVEN DAYS FALLING
Melbourne rockers Seven Days Falling will be bringing their brand of heavy alternative/prog rock to The Brunswick Hotel this Thursday July 17. This is the last show Seven Days Falling will play for a little while before they head into the studio to work on their debut album. Joining them on stage are good friends Acolyte, Prolapse and Dumb and Bored. So be prepared for a night of good music and rockin’ good times. Thursday July 17 at The Brunswick Hotel. Free Entry.
FRIDAY JULY 18 BENNY WALKER
On Friday July 18, Benny Walker and his band will hit The Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood as part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival. Hailing from regional Victoria, Indigenous singer/songwriter Benny Walker is the real deal. His love songs and epic tales are mixed with passion for the land, the people, summer vibes and deep grooves that reach the soul. Benny has performed alongside some of Australia’s finest and performed at some of the country’s best-loved festivals. He has also taken the plunge into the Canadian festival circuit. Joining Benny and his band on the night will be Grim Fawkner. Grim is an itinerant minstrel, whose acoustic works range from upbeat folk/country, to soulful balladry, with elements of blues, pop & indie thrown in. Tickets are on sale now.
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MOSE + THE FAMILY AND HIGH NIGHTS
Rort have been mixing hardcore, death metal and grind since 2008 and with a debut LP coming out, they are ready to unleash their hatred for anything that isn't fast on this fine Friday night. Their live shows are infamous for their calculated delivery of crushing guitars, neck-breaking blast beats, menacing vocals and unrelenting hardcore violence. Get ready to be punished by the Melbourne bulldozing onslaught that is Rort. Combine their launch with a lineup including Internal Rot, Thorns, Vicious Cycle and Bloodrule and you have a killer show on your hands. This Friday at The Bendigo.
CONTEMPT
Something Something presents ‘contempt’ a salacious evening of live tunes & dance-floor delights. Columbia are set to perform their bracing brand of post-punk, including tunes from their upcoming EP. Dear Plastic will get the party started with their haunting brand of dark pop & Ding Dong Lounge's own famous Kieran O'Sullivan will cap off the evening with a thrilling DJ set brimming with indie and alternative dance floor favourites both old and new. Come on down and shake out the winter blues with some death & disco. This Friday July 18 at The Bella Union.
DRUNK MUMS
Local rock'n'roll deadbeats Drunk Mums are playing back to back shows this weekend in celebration of Cherry Bar owner, James Young’s recent acquisition of Yah Yah’s. On Friday July 18 you can see them at Cherry Bar with their idiot cousins Mighty Boys and Ross De Chene Hurricane. Then on Saturday July 19 they’ll be taking to Yah Yah’s with Miss Destiny and Pronto. It looks like it’s going to be a big weekend for the boys.
Jonathan Mosé Mohan is not only one of the most talented soul/rock/rap singers you'll meet, but he is also an absolute sweetheart. His band Mosé + The FMLY are fucking rad as they marry John Legend grooves with Rage Against The Machine syncopation and rap rolls. High Nights are fast becoming one of the south sides most talked about bands. Female soulful vocals, hip hop male vocals and a slaying rhythm section is just half of the fun. This is one hell of a party band. Shit is going to get really really real on Friday July 18 at Prince Of Wales Public Bar.
VOID OF VISION
The annual FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands competition is on. Don't miss 2013 finalists Void Of Vision headlining at Burrinja, Upwey on Friday July 18, as Hidden Valley, Indigo Dyre, Fifth Corridor, Balter Vada, Burnil B & Elk and Mammoth go head to head in the third heat of the outer eastern region competition. Tickets on sale now.
THE SIDESHOW BRIDES
The Sideshow Brides will be playing a full weekend of shows as part of the City of Yarra’s Leaps and Bounds Music Festival July 18-20. Friday July 18 kicks off at the lush Some Velvet Morning with a stripped back acoustic trio show. This intimate acoustic event will be followed by a full on blazing country rocking band mode performance at The Yarra Hotel. Saturday July 19.
THE YARRA BANKS
The Reverence Hotel have carefully curated a series of free front bar shows every Friday in July. We've gathered a bunch of Melbourne's most rowdy, rockin', dance party inciting bands to stave off the winter worries and get everybody all hot, sweaty and smilin'. This Friday July 18, The Yarra Banks will step up to the plate with some sweet funk, soul & jazz tunes. So hop to it. Doors open at 9pm.
KIT CONVICT AND THEE TERRIBLE TWO
Kit Convict & Thee Terrrible Two concoct their garage punk psych spells at The LuWow this Friday July 18. Led by serial wild man Kit Convict (The Kits, The Spasms, The Almighty Howlers), they conjure the spirits of predecessors The Cramps, Billy Childish and The Gories. They'll be joining The Naxalites (album launch) and the Go Go Godesses on The LuWow stage, so come along and dance til you're dead. This Friday July 18 at The LuWow.
Broadway sounds are a Melbourne sixpiece that executes instrumentally diverse psych pop. The group caught up with Beat to let us in on five important albums that have influenced their sound. Serge Gainsbourg - Aux Armes et Caetera French fella goes to Jamaica, hooks up with Sly and Robbie, and makes heavy riddim album with some serious irie. Legendary status for all ensues. Gene Clark - No Other Ex-Byrds fella spends a fortune recording a country-tinged masterpiece, which flops upon release and ruins poor Gene's career; definitely way better than Chinese Democracy. Fugazi – anything! Take your pick! Red Medicine probably but then Repeater is great. Or Steady Diet of Nothing is also rad. Matthew Larkin Cassell - Mat the Cat This Californian genius makes this LP on a private press and no one pays attention. Thank the lord for hip hop and DJ culture resulting in the beats and smoothness rediscovered. It is a Stones Throw re-release. Sonny Bono - Inner Views A Phil Spector & Brian Wilson obsessive divorces famous other and makes this tripped out, little-heard masterpiece. BROADWAY SOUNDS are playing at Lounge, 243 Swanston St CBD, this Thursday July 17 along with Harvey Sutherland and DJ Manchild. Free Entry.
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GERTRUDE ST PROJECTION FESTIVAL AT CATFISH
The Gertrude St Projection Festival has finally kicked off. Tonight at the Festivals hub, The Catfish, a DJ and VJ feast upstairs with Anna's Go Go Dance Class, DJ's Shaggins, Chuckles and Festival Djs plus special visual artist Rob Graham. Free upstairs from 7pm.
SWAMP MOTH
Swamp Moth resurrect some seriously obscure but completely rockin’ tunes from psych/hard-rock bands of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s that fell off the face of the earth. Big guitars, Hammond and Wurlitzer sounds, Bonzo-esque drumming and a truly charismatic wailing frontman – it’s a hell of a combo. See them this Friday July 18 at The Brunswick Hotel.
ALI E
The ever prolific Ali Edmonds (aka Ali E) has been cavorting through the Australian music landscape for some time now. In cahoots with a handful of bands including Damn Terran, Heavy Beach and Little Athletics, she returns to her solo project, Ali E to unveil a sneak peek of her forthcoming album, with the single We Are Strangers. Recorded at Sing Sing South by Anna Laverty (Nick Cave, Paul Dempsey) and mastered by Mikey Young, We Are Strangers sees Ali slip into full band mode with fellow Damn Terran band mate, Leigh Ewbank on drums, Anto Skene on bass and Lucy Rash (Tantrums) moonlighting on violin, while Ali takes care of everything else. We Are Strangers is the first release from Ali E since her debut album Landless in 2012. Catch Ali E and the whole band launch We Are Strangers at The Workers Club, July 18 supported by Bad Family & Grand Prismatic.
CANVAS ROAD
With the release of their debut EP Little Towns, Canvas Road is a mix of cello, double bass, guitar and drums with all three members singing. Their unique brand of folk fleetingly resembles Belle and Sebastian, Andrew Bird and Grant Lee Buffalo. With special guest support Amy Alex and a display of eclectic and abstract artworks by Gino Severin (EP cover art), there will also be a charity auction and a couple of other surprises. They’ll be launching their EP at The Wesley Anne on Friday July 18. Entry is $10 or $15 with a copy of the CD. Doors open at 8pm.
SWEET ADE
Sweet Ade is a seven-piece jazz band, with an unusual range of instruments including the recorder. The band takes non-traditional “trad” as its starting point, but veers in many directions, playing an eclectic, entertaining repertoire including early Australian jazz, jazz standards and klezmer. The instruments include various recorders, piano, piano accordion, washboard, drums, sousaphone, ukuleles, reeds and vocals. Hear Sweet Ade on July 19, 8-11 pm at Farouk’s Olive, 711 High St, Thornbury. Entry by donation.
CLAPPED RECORDS CELEBRATES WARRNAMBOOL
There’s plenty to like about Warrnambool. This Saturday July 19, Clapped Records is celebrating Warrnambool bands in style at Cherry Bar. Red Eagle, The Fire Alive, Kashmere Club, Blackwood Jack and Contangent will be taking to the famous Cherry Bar stage. Doors open at 7pm and entry is $13.
DREADNAUGHT
A huge night of metal is coming your way at The Bendigo Hotel. Those hard rocking legends of metal Dreadnaught are gonna be tearing things up; This'll be their first gig in Melbourne for 2014, and they'll be playing alongside the very brutal and always entertaining Whoretopsy - who are launching their brand new EP. And if that wasn't enough, Tasmanian tech death skronks Mephistopheles are coming over for the party, and bringing with them the dirty dawgs of heaviness Gape for their first ever Melbourne show. And that's not all; Thrash cats Seppuku are gonna be blitzing eardrums too. This Saturday July 19 at The Bendigo Hotel.
THE CHARLIES
Our favourite girl funk band The Charlies have always cooked up a storm, but since they've gone all international on us, they’re rarely in town to play a show, so this is going to be a rare treat. Expect Betty Davis style raw stripped back melodies and hard hitting rhythms. A guest appearance from the Blue Mountain's own funkateers Brother Funk will get the night started and Donnie Disco will be playing a set of awesome funky disco treats. This Saturday July 19 at LuWow.
MOTHERSLUG
EMILY ULMAN
Emily Ulman has established herself as one of Melbourne’s finest singer/songwriters. She is applauded for her lyrical honesty (ranging from moving and confessional, to humorous and selfdeprecating), and the sheer beauty of her clear, distinctive vocal delivery. Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is a perfect opportunity for Ulman to road test some of her new material in six of Melbourne’s most intimate venues. Catch her at Some Velvet Morning Saturday July 19 with Sarah Mary Chadwick. This is the final week of the festival so make sure you don’t miss out.
KELLY MENHENNETT
South Australian singer/songwriter Kelly Menhennett is excited to present her big, beautiful new twelve-song album Small Dreams, out through MGM/The Planet Company on June 6. She’ll be touring Australia with a swag of dates across July and August. You can find her when she swings by Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday July 19. Tickets are available through the venue.
HELL CRAB CITY
Catch your favourite Sydney garage punk crustaceans, Hell Crab City at The Old Bar Fri July 18 with Powerline Sneakers (featuring members of Powder Monkeys, Bored! and Splatterheads), flannelcore rockers Drifter and hard blues psych band Two Headed Dog. HCC will also be playing as part of the Dry July Charity Fundraiser gig at The Reverence on Sat July 19 with Bombs Are Falling, Strathmore, Postscript and Gladstone.
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LEAPS AND BOUNDS FESTIVAL AT FITZROY BOWLS CLUB
Australian music legend and Fitzroy Bowls Club President Dobe Newton has programmed four terrific days of entertainment and fun for the entire family at Fitzroy Bowls Club as part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival. Saturday July 19 Ciggie Witch launch their new album Rock and Roll Juice with four guest bands – Bad Guys, Galaxy Folk, Cool Sounds, Hot Palms, Jack Lee (Tape Launch) and Full Ugly from 12pm-5pm. Ciggie Witch make sparkly indie pop. The group is made up of Melbourne chill dudes from The Ocean Party, Aleks and The Ramps and Shark Alarm. Sunday July 20, will showcase Mudcakes, Collingwood Ukelele Orchestra, a Kiddy Rock concert featuring Ally from the Spazzys, Piggy The Bendigo Bank mascot and more! Parents and carers $10 (including free bowls) and kids are free. It’s all happening at the Fitzroy Bowls Club July 19 and 20.
ROSS DE CHENE HURRICANES
Come get up close and personal with all manner of garage, trash and pop at The Grace Darling basement Saturday July 19. Loud noises brought to you by the Shockwaves, The Pink Tiles, Bad Vision and Ross De Chene Hurricanes. Ain’t nothin’ but a good time. Entry is 8 bucks and doors at 9pm.
THE BROKEN NEEDLES
The Broken Needles launch their second full length record Holy Coast at The Catfish on Saturday July 19. 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. Joining them in support are Ivy St., Willow Darling and Tender Bones.
Woodchop Jazz veterans The Band Who Knew Too Much celebrate the important things; beer, spending the rent, whales, suburban lunch-cutting and Singapore Jos. For over two decades they have branded their sound around the world; a highly energetic act that is at home singing on the festival stage, busking unplugged on the city streets, or anything in-between. Sunday arvos in July will see The Band unleash at the beautifully rare and reclusive, often neglected Spotted Mallard in Brunswick. Reidy's been busy in the off season doing arm-lifts and elbow bends in preparation for a long month. The Band Who Knew Too Much, the beast no rider could survive. It's a walk in, crawl out, lay down Bernie Mizair.
OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton is a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based record label Stones Throw Records. The film weaves together rare concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the artists who put Stones Throw Records on the map. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton gives an exclusive look into the label’s left-of-center artists, history, culture, and global following. The film features exclusive interviews with Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Common, Questlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler the Creator and many more. The documentary screening will commence at 8.30pm, followed by a Q&A with Peanut Butter Wolf. This Sunday July 20 at Howler.
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Friday July 18 The Brunswick Hotel plays host to some of the finest stoner rock from around Australia. Local riff-masters Motherslug will be joined by Inwoods from South Australia, Hobo Magic from Queensland and HighRider all the way from Frankston. Come down to The Brunny for a night of stoner, grunge and post rock and everything doom this Friday July 18. Free entry.
SATURDAY JULY 19
THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Name/Band: Inwoods. Define your genre in five words or less: Stoner, grunge. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Relaxed, loud, slow and a good time.
CISCO CAESAR
Cisco Caesar is a soul-infused alternative blues outfit who have been playing gigs around Australia and overseas for the last seven years. Comprising members from the Reefers, Bugdust, Pornland, and Moreland City Soul Review, these cats can put on an energetic and polished performance filled with musical swagger. Their songs tread the lines between vintage rock and alt-country with a few doses of old soul and gospel thrown in. Boasting two of the most impressive voices in Melbourne they really need to be heard to be believed. This Saturday July 19 at The Drunken Poet.
Describe the best gig you have ever played: Supporting Motherslug was a lot of fun. That was around the time people began singing along to our songs at shows, which has been really enjoyable. Tell us about the last song you wrote. It’s called The Drifter and it narrates the story of a man of knowledge who journeys through different dimensions in order to commune with the highest truth he can find.
ASHEI
Music is boring is the somewhat controversial EP title from NZ rock outfit Ashei. After the success of the first single from the record, Bright Eyes, the band are proud to be taking their new tunes on the road for a New Zealand and Australian tour. Led by a unique female voice that reaches both the gritty angst and delicateness of the vocal spectrum, Ashei are a solid rock act but also fresh and a little left of centre. Add to this an intense live performance and honest songwriting and you have a band to keep your eyes fixed on. Joined by local pop-rockers Empra and Portraits of August, and Adelaide's finest indie-pop outfit We Do This – this is really a unique show to our city not to be missed. Saturday July 19 at The Reverence.
ANNE OF THE WOLVES
Melbourne quintet Anne of the Wolves combine dark folk tones, sultry blues, gypsy jazz and wistful pop ballads making them wonderfully accessible and superbly versatile. Fronted by Bek Chapman (of a capella girl group The Nymphs), Anne of the Wolves are hauntingly beautiful, boasting a reliably melancholic pop sensibility and intense stage presence. They’ll be playing this Saturday July 19 at The Retreat.
Where would you like to be in five years? Not living with our mothers. Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? We eat lots of Mexican food and try to contain ourselves on stage.
KYLIE AULDIST
Kylie Auldist is a remarkable voice in the global funk soul scene with comparisons drawn to artists Diana Ross and Sharon Jones. The part-Samoan singer has performed to large crowds with The Bamboos, Cooking on 3 Burners and her funk soul orchestra The Glenroy Allstars. Her three solo releases, Just Say, Made of Stone and Still Life are out via Tru Thoughts UK and her fourth solo album is due out later in 2014. Her debut release was declared by BBC2 ‘one of the best albums of the year’. She plays two sets at the retreat on Sunday July 20 from 730pm. Entry is free.
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Name an interview question you wish someone would ask you, and answer it. How naked do you want these super models? Maximum naked. If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why? Curly Wurly, because we got some sweet curls and some good wurls. INWOODS play The Bruswick Hotel on July 18.
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LEAPS AND BOUNDS CLOSING PARTY
To send off the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, The Evelyn and The Baron Said will be hosting a closing party on Sunday July 20. Heaps of great local indie bands all day across the two stages. All sets will be 20 minutes and they’ll be no clashes between stages. The day will include performances from Atolls, Bored Nothing, Contrast, Flyying Colours, Good Morrows, Milk Teddy, Peter Bibby, Rainy Day Woman, ScotDrakula, Shivering King, Sunbeam Sound Machine, The Sand Dollars, The Steve Miller Band and Warmth Crashes In. Doors open at 2pm.
WAYWARDBREED
Winter sees Waywardbreed rise from it’s summer slumber to descend on The Old Bar for Sunday nights in the month of July. Returning to the scene of their sold-out launch of Gathering for the Feast in 2013, and armed with a cluster of new songs in the leadup to recording their next album, Waywardbreed will take you in hand and dance you through the long winter nights with their sweet, melancholic folk/ country inspired music. Joining them will be some of Melbourne's best bands to ensure evenings replete with auditory delights. The Old Bar, Sunday July 20.
PEPA KNIGHT BRIDGEWATER
The fine line between chilled out and really grooving and rocking is a hard one to define, but these guys have it nailed. Bridgewater are talented musicians that don't need to prove it during every song, but that quality is always there. These guys are really salt of the sea, and you can hear the waves lapping up behind you as you listen, a great combination of rock, acoustic, ocean, surf, and brilliant vocals. See them live; you will not be disappointed, Sunday afternoon. They’ll be playing alongside the brilliant David Cosma. This Sunday July 20 at Whole Lotta Love Bar.
AINE TYRRELL
Áine Tyrrell’s lyrical songs smell of the saltiness from her home in the West Coast of Ireland. She grew up sitting amongst Irish traditional music royalty learning early the craft of storytelling through song from her father. Her travels have been as extensive as her influences and her infectious melodies have won her loyal fan bases in several pockets of the globe. She is quickly establishing herself as an artist to watch on the Australian music scene with her live performances full of honesty and passion for her music, and her ability to connect and interact with her audience. Whether solo or with her band, the Rambling Palymra’s you can be sure that she will leave you with toe-tapping tunes, wild stories, and feeling inspired anew. This Sunday July 20 at The Drunken Poet.
UNDERGROUND
DAVEY SIMONY
Davy Simony is an alternative folk-roots singersongwriter hailing from Kuranda in Far North Queensland. Simony’s work is defined by his grounded and heartfelt style of songwriting. David Simony will be playing at The Brunswick Hotel this Sunday July 20.
LINCOLN LE FEVRE
Born out of the freezing waters of the Derwent River, Lincoln le Fevre is one of Tasmania’s most respected songwriters and performers. A little bit punk rock, and a little bit country, Lincoln's voice has a raw power that can still convey the most delicate of stories. Following a string of successful shows throughout the country in 2013, Lincoln le Fevre is kicking off the New Year by relocating to Melbourne and marking the move by playing a series of shows to new audiences in new places. Lincoln will be playing The Reverence Hotel every Sunday in July from 3pm along with the help of some good friends.
On these chilly winter nights, nothing warms you up like fried chicken & crabs, booze and answering questions. Trivia has landed with a thud inside The Public Bar every Tuesday night and hosted by RRR’s Tristen Harris. Chock full of Music, Film and TV questions to test your brains (without being too nerdy). This is a trivia night for people who don’t know squat about general knowledge, geography or current affairs, but can remember the theme tune to a TV show from their childhood. There are listening rounds, jug giveaways and puzzle sheets, as well as the famous Miss Katie’s Crab Shack serving up the most delicious food to compliment every good fact hunt. Every Tuesday night from 8pm at The Public Bar.
LOOKING FORWARD
MATT MACFARLANE
Matt McFarlane has played so many gigs around Melbourne and continues to spread the love. Catch him singing, playing and then hosting an open mic night down at the Whole Lotta Love Bar on Sunday, Sunday July 20 at 6pm.
COME JOIN THE FACT HUNT
Following a successful 2013, Underground have continued to broaden their horizons. Returning with a brand new EP Rattle the Cage and a fresh rock sound, Underground have further expanded their unique blend of melodic, alternative and acoustic rock. With a diverse, energetic live set and a stack of new material, the boys are bringing their very own acoustic vibe to the stage. Check them out at The Brunswick Hotel on Sunday July 20, with support from The Dead Pharaohs & No Body. Free entry from 8pm.
MONDAY JULY 21 DEAR MONDAY
In this great music town, there is an endless flow of new talent arriving on the scene. This Monday July 7, The Retreat Hotel presents ten 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. 7pm – Craig Lee Smith acoustic 7.40pm – Lauren Glazer, 8.20pm – Jenna Nicole, 9pm – Bree Anastasia. There’ll be food available and as always, great beer.
Jinja Safari co-frontman and Central Coast musician, Pepa Knight, has been developing an impressive amount of buzz since launching his own solo venture in early 2014. After accumulating a notable degree of praise for his debut single release, the emphatic Rahh, Knight is proud to announce the release of his follow-up track Clams. To celebrate his release, Pepa Knight will be performing two highly-anticipated debut live shows in Sydney and Melbourne in August, at Goodgod Small Club and Northcote Social Club respectively. You can catch him in Melbourne on August 8, tickets available from TicketScout.com or for $12 on the door if you’re lucky.
YAH YAH’S RE-LAUNCH IN JULY
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. Kingswood’s gig on July 24 will probably see them playing on whatever is left of the stage. Get your arse down to Yah Yah’s this month and let the developers and restaurateurs everywhere know they can’t fuck with the Melbourne music scene.
PIERCE BROTHERS
To celebrate the release of their highly anticipated EP The Night Tree, the charismatic indie-folk duo The Pierce Brothers have been touring and selling out venues across the country. 2014 has seen the band move in leaps and bounds, achieving over 20,000 CD sales independently. The twin brothers will play two sets at Yah Yah's on Saturday July 26, at 2pm and 8pm.
TUESDAY JULY 22
ALYSON MURRAY SODA EAVES
On the closing night of the Leaps and Bounds Festival, Soda Eaves bring their lopsided dream-folk vignettes to the Longplay cinema. They’ll be joined by the inimitable Sarah Mary Chadwick, and The Ocean Party's Lachlan Denton playing a rare solo set. Hot Palms visionary Alec Marshall will also be providing visuals for all sets. Doors open at 7pm, Sunday July 20. Entry by donation.
RICH DAVIES
Rich Davies will be performing with his acoustic band, every Tuesday in July at The Retreat. Rich’s wild oscillations between rock and soul are something to witness. Each week Rich will be joined by a different support act from 7.30pm. This Tuesday July 22 Rich will be joined by Broads, entry is free.
Alyson Murray is celebrating the release of her debut EP Integrity. This highly anticipated six track offering includes titles such as Hook, Line and Sinker and Faded. These tracks take their inspiration and subsequent shape as an amalgamation of soul and R&B, with Alyson’s own distinctive contemporary edge. Her band Melaluka will be backing her with some funky bass lines, hard grooving backbeats and some tasty vocal harmonies. With support from Lady Oscar and Maeflower you’re in for a night of some sexy, soulful and powerful female vocals. Toff In Town Sunday July 27.
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MIETTA ALBUM LAUNCH
Melbourne musician Mietta creates an exquisite blend of Flamenco, Jazz, Brazilian, Soul, Funk and Blues that sets her apart from the rest and breathes fresh life into the Australian music scene. She’ll be premiering her debut album launch tour A Mad Distance, at The Spotted Mallard on Thursday July 24. Mietta will be performing her biggest live show yet accompanied by a ten-piece chamber orchestra and some of the country's finest jazz musicians. Catch her at The Spotted Mallard Thursday July 24. Doors open at 6pm. Presale tickets are $10, available through the venue.
Q & A with CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHIKERS
JAKUBI
Melbourne five-piece Jakubi, who have amassed a huge online following worldwide, have announced a tour to celebrate their new single Couch Potato. The hip hop/pop/grunge collective have been playing to packed out venues across the country, and will wind up their national tour at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday August 2 before touring the US.
THIRD EARTH
After releasing their Christmas EP, Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal, last December, Third Earth thought what better excuse to play the EP in full than to launch it at a Christmas in July party. The show will feature Christmas themed visuals projected throughout the night, Special guests as well as aggressive rock n roll performed by Honey Badgers, Third Earth and King Puppy and the Carnivore. It’s all happening Thursday July 24 at The Grace Darling Basement. Doors open at 8.30pm and entry is free.
GLEN MUSTO: SINGLE LAUNCH + FUNDRAISER
RIVER OF SNAKES
The punk-noise-scuzz power trio River of Snakes are happy, proud and relieved to announce the release of their upcoming debut long player Black Noise. To launch the album that they have been feverishly working on, the band have hand picked their favourite Melbourne venue The Old Bar and three awesome live bands to support. The glorious melodious Sun God Replica, the grunge dilettantes Claws & Organs and the angst riddled marching, saluting and shooting The General. And so you are cordially invited to get messy with all of them on Friday July 25, for this special night. Bands start at 9pm, only $10 entry.
Glenn Musto has always had a knack for penning a tune. The former College Fall, Nordeens and Showbag frontman has been one of Perth's most prolific and successful songwriters since popping up with a bang in the early 2000s, and new single Don't Give Up Now is one of his absolute best. A daydreamy, hook-filled pop waltz that abruptly turns itself into a sing-along rock song. Set for release on July 13 Don't Give Up Now will be available through iTunes and Bandcamp, with all proceeds being donated to the incredible organisation Love Me Love You, who deal with young people facing mental health and substance abuse issues. Musto will hold his Don't Give Up Now Single Launch and Fundraiser at The Spotted Mallard Wednesday July 23 from 8pm. Come down to listen to some classic music and support a great cause.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? I’m Claire Birchall, singer/songwriter/guitarist/ front chick of Claire Birchall & The Phantom Hitchhikers. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? I think our sound is pretty hard to pigeonhole, every song’s different from the next. We were laughing the other day at rehearsal saying “the pigeons have flown the coop!” There’s a lot of fuzz guitar, with sweet vocal harmonies, and it’s a little bit indie, a little bit psychedelic, a little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll… What do you love about making music? I guess I just love to make noise. I love playing live, jamming, recording, everything. Best buzz ever. I can’t help but grin when all my guitar pedals are blaring. What do you hate about the music industry? People that are too cool for school being snobs. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Dinosaur Jr at the Barwon Club in Geelong in 1989, simply ‘cause it’s my favourite band, playing in their prime in my home town. Sick!
If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? Oh really, I can only pick one? How about… Lady Gaga, for being Lady Gaga. What can a punter expect from your live show? Two chicks, three dudes, a lot of long hair, and some fuzzed out bleeding heart tunes. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? My new record Electricity is nearing completion, and will be out later this year. In the meantime, I’m flogging my 2012 solo record PP, as well as my 2013 double CD reissue Captain Captain/ This Gallery Of Mine (old recordings from 1999/2000 finally mastered and pressed for the first time). When’s the gig and with who? Thursday July 24 at the Retreat Hotel, Claire Birchall & The Phantom Hitchhikers, with Shaun McMahon & The Moon Men, and Patrick Wilson & The Bare River Queens. Anything else to add? This is the first EVER gig for the Phantom Hitchhikers! We’re all very excited about it, and we’d love it if you could help us celebrate this stage debut by coming on down to the Retreat and doing some solid gold dancing!
FAIR PLAY
ROB SNARSKI
After 25 years as the honey-voiced singer of The Blackeyed Susans, Rob Snarski is set to release his debut solo album, Wounded Bird on 19 July 2014. Produced by Rob and long time bandmate and collaborator Dan Luscombe with Yikesville studio boss Shane O’Mara, Wounded Bird foregoes the lush arrangements of The Blackeyed Susans for a strippedback and intimate sound palette. As part of his album release, Rob Snarski will set off on an Australian tour playing two spots in Melbourne in July and August. Catch him at The Spotted Mallard on July 26 or at The Flying Saucer Club, August 23.
LOW FLY INCLINE
Low Fly Incline formed in 2012 and travelled to the desert in California USA to record an album’s worth of material engineered by Scott Reeder (former bass player for Kyuss) at his home studio. Reeder also contributed bass guitar and talk-box to several songs. They’re a two piece band purely out of convenience, and not for the purpose of following any kind of current musical trend. Low Fly Incline’s debut album Other Desert City will be released through Freakshow Disco Productions/Rubber Records on August 1. They’ll be launching the record in Melbourne at Yah Yah’s on Friday August 8 with My Left Boot. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 40
Are you sick of three-word slogans and tired rhetoric about asylum-seekers? Frustrated that our politicians are taking the low road, but feeling powerless to make a difference? This August you can help to raise muchneeded funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) – and enjoy a night of Melbourne music at its finest. Local blues band Rio Grande invites you to Fair Play – a celebration of music and multiculturalism. All money raised on the night will be donated to the ASRC. Thursday August 7 at The Spotted Mallard. Doors open at 6.30pm and tickets are $15.
HEEL BURNERS 2014
There's only one Heel Burners all-night party this year and it's a cracker. Featuring headliner Mojo Juju's mighty voice and dirty guitar licks, Kira Puru's electronic pop-hustle, Mangelwurzel's genre bending demented punk, the surf-punk rock marathon that is La Bastard, She's the Band's riot grrrl party bus, surf-zombie-punk-rock group The Villenettes and the proto/post punk genre-clash of Them Nights. Not to mention DJs Tanzer, Lady Blades & Long Dong + dance competition (Sailor Jerry prizes) and drink specials all night. Saturday August 2 at Bella Union. $15 entry.
SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTRE
Hot off the back of selling in excess of 50,000 units and generating over 85,000 downloads worldwide, Australian trio Slightly Left of Centre return to the worldstage with some of their strongest, original and most diverse material to date. Taken from the band's upcoming album, Call Me for the Weekend is a testament to the bands tongue in cheek mentality, with soaring hooks and vibe reminiscent of Maroon 5 meets Daft Punk that will keep you coming back for more. See the band launch their latest single at the Northcote Social Club on August 3 in a special matinee show.
SACRED HEART MISSION FUNDRAISER
THE KITE STRING TANGLE
CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS
THRASHED
Sacred Heart Mission has announced a dazzling lineup for its annual fundraiser, The Heart of St Kilda Concert at the Palais in St Kilda, on August 13. Now in its seventh year, this highlight of the Melbourne live music and comedy calendar draws Australia’s finest and this year is no exception, with RocKwiz co- presenter, Brian Nankervis as the MC. Performing will be Dick Diver, The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Basics, Tim Rogers, Tripod, Julia Morris, Charlie Pickering and many more great performers and comedians. Tickets go on sale Wednesday June 25.
Claire Birchall & The Phantom Hitchhikers are making their stage debut on this night at the Retreat Hotel on July 24. The four-track-cassette-addicted Claire has been busy recording her new album Electricity (out later this year), and has formed this band to bring those songs and more to the stage. With every song different from the next, a little bit indie, psychedelic, rock’n’roll and country, with fuzzy guitars and sweet harmonies, these guys are definitely hard to pigeonhole. Front-chick Claire with her pedal soaked guitar is joined by sister Bec Birchall (Paper Planes) on keys/guitar/vocals, Pete Azzopardi (The Coves) on bass/vocals, Jarrod Brown (The Coves) on drums and Matt Green (The Happy Lonesome) on harmonica. Supporting Claire Birchall & The Phantom Hitchhikers are the brilliant Shaun McMahon & The Moon Men and Patrick Wilson & The Bare River Queens. It’s a mouthful of a night as far as band names go, but it means everyone’s going to go home full and satisfied after this musical feast! Free entry.
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The Kite String Tangle is the solo project of alternative electronic artist and producer, Danny Harley. In 2013 Harley thrilled many with his gorgeous breakout single Given The Chance which saw The Kite String Tangle undertake two sell out tours of the country, a series of local festival appearances plus a trip to the US where he performed at the highly-regarded South By South West & Coachella music festivals. Arcadia is a taste from The Kite String Tangle’s debut EP, Vessel. Harley will be touring the track around the Australia throughout August and September. You can catch him at The Corner Hotel on Saturday September 6. Tickets available through the venue.
Thrashed from Sydney are not your usual metal band. The Shire boys boss the stage with a beastly live show backed by a loyal fan base not seen since the heyday of Pantera, but they’re equally as likely to bare their hairy physiques in a leotard, practice some aerobics and post it on YouTube for the world to see. They’ll be stopping off in Melbourne as a part of their east coast tour at The Espy front bar on Friday July 25.
SOUL SACRIFICE
If you missed their performance last month, not to worry because Melbourne’s one and only Santana tribute band is back in September for another top notch show. Soul Sacrifice pay genuine tribute to the great music of Santana, focusing on the classic period of the ‘60s and ‘70s with a splash of later stuff. Covering Latin Rock, Latin Soul, Jazz and Rock genres, there will be plenty of dancing when you hear the infectious grooves and rhythms of such classics as Black Magic Woman, Evil Ways, Oye Como Va and Smooth to name a few. Get in quick. At The Flying Saucer Club.
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REPORTS FROM THE FRONT ROW
For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews LIVING LEGENDS SERIES: KIM SALMON The Tote, Friday July 11 All tribute shows risk being let down by inconsistent quality, frequent stage changes or indifferent performers. Tagging tonight’s honorary, Kim Salmon, a legend meant the stakes were high. But thankfully, the other word in the show’s heading was aptly represented. Not only is Salmon still alive – he was here in the crowd keenly observing his life being re-interpreted through the limbs and lungs of others – his songs promote a constructive energy. Early on we had local three-piece Teenage Libido, whose shtick is closer to grunting adolescence, rather than swaggering libido. The band proved perfectly suited to some of Salmon’s more primal numbers (including I’ll Be Around from the Mudhoney LP), which revealed that even when it’s ugly rock music, this guy writes good tunes. If we’re to accept Salmon’s reputation as a precursor to grunge, it made sense for local ‘90s-adherent Ali E to show her affection. Forget about grunge though; with help from a backing vocalist, E gave us a two-song set of enchanting altcountry balladry. While he’s a marvelously prolific writer, only a select handful of Salmon’s compositions have garnered widespread acclaim. Expectations were inevitably raised for the performance of any of these. After some well-handled Darling Downs numbers, Midnight Scavengers unfortunately missed the envisioned bar when it came to the Scientists classic, Swampland. The second honorary of this series, Spencer P. Jones arrived to inject some slide guitar into Suzie Stapleton’s elegant performance. Jones then took centre stage for a loving rendition of one of Salmon’s contributions to Beasts of Bourbon. Next up it was Mick Harvey’s turn to dish out a few solo numbers. Throughout his career Harvey’s largely devoted himself to arranging and producing the ideas of others, so it was no surprise he slipped effortlessly into a stripped back version of Salmon’s (I Was A) Lord of Darkness. The hottest anticipation of the night was for the three-piece combination of The Drones frontman Gareth Liddiard, Surrealists bassist Brian Hooper and Mick Harvey on drums. This is an impressive outfit on paper, but that didn’t quite prepare you for how striking they were in action. Powered by Liddiard’s skin-peeling howl, the trio stormed through a set of Surrealists songs. The performance dispatched an unkempt immediacy, which warranted joining the fan club, buying all the records and a t-shirt. The thrills of the Liddiard/Hooper/Harvey set weren’t down to the canonical status of the songs or the respective achievements of the participating personnel. It was a bloody good display of curious songcraft, delivered with full-blooded force. And that’s what characterised this whole event. It wasn’t about knowing the songs back to front (for either audience or musician), it was about experiencing a diverse succession of Salmon’s LOVED: This happened at the Tote compositions, charged full of life, right there in front of you. HATED: The extensive stage-changing time AUGUSTUS WELBY DRANK: Tins and bottles
STRAIGHT ARROWS Northcote Social Club, Saturday July 12 I can’t think of many of my favourite bands whose founding members have all kicked the bucket. When Tommy Ramone died on July 11 he was the last of the original Ramones to go. As well as prompting roughly 19 spins of Leave Home, the drummer’s death brought on a sincere melancholy. Sydney’s Straight Arrows inhabit similar psychic territory to The Ramones, so tonight’s gig provided a suitable way of celebrating the lives and legacy of the departed New York foursome. Before we get to that, up first was Melbourne’s Miss Destiny. As was the order of the evening, Miss Destiny’s music wears a ruffled hairdo and comes at darting pace, yet it doesn’t suppress memorable melody. Their songs are loaded with familiar garage rock tropes, but the band launches forward with arresting power, thanks largely to Harriet Hudson’s woofing vocals. Next up we had Canberra’s TV Colours, and boy did they make their presence known. These guitar junkies primarily operate at maximum velocity, but it didn’t mystify the darn good songwriting. Husker Du seems the easiest reference point – and that’s no throwaway comparison. TV Colours pummel into your personal space to give you a fist-raising battle cry. Tonight they showed off a catalogue of very interesting sounds, which aren’t really mirrored elsewhere in Australian music right now. Straight Arrows by no means represent a brand new frontier in rock music. The four-piece brainchild of Owen Penglis is proudly indebted to a long line of bands rooted in rascal energy, loud guitar noises and a face-stuffing supply of ecstatic hooks. But even though the band don’t simulate singularity, tonight it felt as if the dual resources of garage minimalism and girl-group melodies belonged to them alone. Harnessing those same three (occasionally four) chords that have been played tirelessly for fifty years, Straight Arrows were here to remind us how wickedly fun rock’n’roll can be. Penglis and his sidekick Al Grigg (of Palms fame) led by example, with a non-stop display of fizzy, cartoon-like enjoyment. Getting up close and physical was the appropriate way to imbibe the authentic ‘70s garage sounds. And being surrounded by pogoing punters effected a time travelling trip LOVED: Guitars (glittery red ones) back to a grimy NY club in 1974. HATED: No encore DRANK: Pistonhead AUGUSTUS WELBY
LIVING LEGENDS SERIES: CHARLIE OWEN The Tote, Sunday July 13 Leaps and Bounds festival continued on this year and three solid nights of legendary Aussie rock at The Tote was sure to be a hit. By the third and last night we reach the sold-out tribute to Charlie Owen. The legendary Australian guitarist with iconic acts such as Beasts of Bourbon, Tex, Don & Charlie and The New Christs was celebrated by what felt like his peers, friends and acts he’d inspired. This cold Sunday certainly was not a deterrent as the night flowed on from act to act with great appreciation. There were punters of all ages, all of whom stood front and centre and applauded covers and originals by the various acts minus the now crowd standard iphone. It made a refreshing change and gave us a feel for the older days. Walking down the front to see Mick Harvey tuning up, I was excited to see him perform again. Like all acts though, sadly two songs isn’t close to being enough. So by the time you get into the swing of things, it’s all gone… damn. But Mick Harvey is always entertaining. He even got the main man Charlie Owen up to play with him on his last number. Wishful were up next. The daughters of Paul Kelly in their five-piece country-style band got the crowd tapping along instantly. They just had an infectious connection with making people move. In saying that, they also had the nous to ease off a little and make us really appreciate their talent. The band are clearly enjoying themselves by the big smiles they flash each other. Dan Brodie’s long awaited return was a great sign and there was a very favourable cheer as he got ready. He tears through his quick set with tracks that range from full on rock’n’roll to slow tempo country. Throwing down in that order just gets the audience so into the set it almost hurts when it has to end. Paul Kelly sneaks around the back of the speakers onto the small Tote stage. He begins by letting people know that doing something forever can becoming numbing. He then explains how he climbed out of his personal well when he fell out of love with his craft. His answer? Charlie Owen. So what better way than to get the man responsible up on stage to play the song Paul wrote after his rejuvenation, Charlie Owen’s Slide Guitar. He then performs Postcard from Elvis with Charlie again before getting his daughters back up on stage to finish with When I Lay Down with You. By this stage the sold-out Tote is more than satisfied. What they would give to see him perform more. Next up was Adalita & Davey Lane. Both are so familiar in the Australian music community it would be a crime to remind you of what acts they were associated with. Adalita started solo, Davey then joins the stage looking dapper as always, and they treat us now to a Divinyls classic Human on the Inside. This night is for sure a gift that keeps giving and giving. After a few quick shots to warm up Adalita asks the crowd to come up and sing along, “ bring your drink and your packet of chips up if you want.” This in turn brings the man of the hour Charlie Owen back on stage to play drums this time, as The New Christs get the heads banging and fists pumping (once again, all too briefly) with a rocking finish. I wish I could have seen the first and second nights, but on this cold Sunday evening I left warm and fuzzy from witnessing true Australian music legends just remind us once again of their talent. LOVED: The camaraderie of everyone To see it in such an iconic venue too made it all the more pleasing. HATED: That the sets were so short Charlie Owen, we salute you. DRANK: Water to wash down my antibiotics IAN LAIDLAW
BATPISS Ding Dong Lounge, Friday July 11 Since their inception in 2011, Batpiss have concreted themselves as one of Melbourne’s current live music icons. If you’re a music enthusiast in Melbourne then it’s most likely that you have been subject to these gentlemen and their sludge punk back catalogue whether it has been at a show, heard their music being blasted on 3RRR or had one of them pour you a beer behind the bar at The Tote. It’s safe to say that a lot of people in Melbourne are comfortable with having the option to see Batpiss play multiple times a month, which is why their show last week before their hiatus was a bittersweet experience for all. The night was opened by Acid Vain, who blew away the early punters with their stylings of psycho-active tripcore. With an all-star lineup featuring Gordy Foreman (Mindsnare, Frenzal Rhomb) behind the tubs and Mike Tea (Hawaiian Islands) doing his signature crazed-lunatic front man thing, it’s understandable why this band have fast built a reputation as one of Melbourne’s must see acts. Following on, AD Skinner and The Peep Temple played rambunctious sets that had the crowd in awe, so by the time Batpiss were set to jump on the crowd were drunk, rowdy and ready to send the boys off to their break in style. As per usual, the set was tight and they had the crowd in their hands with favourites such as Loose Screws and Drag Your Body, which featured a drunken mic grab by Lachie from Acid Vain which ended up being more like a feature of guest vocals. It was refreshing to hear the boys play a few new tunes on the night, not only because the songs were great but because you could take solace in the fact that perhaps if there is new material on the table, then maybe we’ll get to hear some new recordings after their break. Never had I been exposed to so many stage dives at a Batpiss show, the room was packed and the show was a testament to the fact that Batpiss are one of Melbourne’s live music treasures. Post-show memories grow a bit thin at this point, but the overall feel was positive. Let’s all just pray that this break for an undetermined amount of time does not last too long and that it won’t be the last time we see Batpiss play at least LOVED: Jagerbombs this year, because I don’t want to live in a world without them. HATED: The community vibe DRANK: The previously stated Jagerbombs BYLINE?
THE REVERENCE SECOND BIRTHDAY The Reverence Hotel, Saturday July 12 The Reverence Hotel is a sell-out. See, that phrase doesn’t have to have a negative connotation. It’s their second birthday party and it’s fucking freezing. Whiskeys are being handed across the bar like we’re approaching prohibition and tacos are being purchased at an alarming rate just for the momentary warmth of that soft shell goodness. The night kicks off early, if you were smart you’d have a drink in each hand and plate of food precariously perched on your lap by 6:30 when doors opened for happy hour. I’m not that smart. I made it in the nick of time for Hightime though. Awesome band. It’s fast, loud punk with a bit of a ska groove thrown in. It was still early and the room was already close to full. This South Australian foursome are working their way into Melbourne’s hearts; soon we’ll adopt them and pretend they were ours from the very beginning. After their set the crowd surged through the bar, grabbed another whiskey on the way and reconvened in the back room for Heads Of Charm. These guys are a genre of their own – it’s kind of grunge rock but really entertaining. No one could keep their eyes off the drummer long, the bass drum was so loud it was demanding the attention it deserved. Heads of Charm, just go see them. Whiskey, smoke, talk crap, more whiskey and I’m in the same room watching The Bennies. It’s wall to wall people now and there’s a smile on everyone’s face. I love this band. Apparently, I’m not alone. Anty doesn’t even need to sing most of his lyrics, the crowd’s got it covered. He can keep his skin tight mull leaf covered pants to himself though, no need to pass those around. One thing I love about the Bennies is they always have fun and they always look surprised that people have shown up to see them. Tonight there are so many fans crowd surfing and limbs flailing it looks like someone threw a dozen barbie dolls in a tumble dryer. But less melty. Next up was Jeff Rosenstock in the front bar. It was one of those moments where you had to be a big Bomb The Music Industry fan to understand what was going on. For those long-time fans it was a ‘fists in the air, this is the best day of my life’ moment. For those of us that aren’t it was a ‘this song would be awesome if it had the rest of the band’ moment. So, whiskey, smoke, whiskey, whiskey, Hard-Ons. Hard-Ons are hard to fault, their songs are catchy and, well, they are the fucking Hard-Ons. They lost a bit of their crowd by the end of their set though. Probably due to a new generation of punk fans being present or some just went a little too hard during happy hour. But the band was solid, they had fans running up on stage diving into a thin pit and landing on their face (highly amusing) while others reminisced about the first time they heard each song. Even their new unreleased songs were well received. It was a good night, and a fitting night that saw the old and new punk fans standing together reliving the days LOVED: All the warm things of the Arty. HATED: That I missed the first band DRANK: Like an Irishman EMMA GHAD
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK
3RRR SOUNDSCAPE
SLEEPMAKESWAVES
1. Passerby LULUC 2. Lowtide LOWTIDE 3. Chroma EUGENE MCGUINNESS 4. Mexico GUSGUS 5. Gubba JONATHAN BOULET 6. Wounded Bird ROB SNARKSI 7. L’Aventura SEBASTIEN TELLIER 8. Conversations WOMAN’S HOUR 9. Over Me COLD BEAT 10. Emma Swift EMMA SWIFT
Love of Cartography (Bird’s Robe Records) All instrumental music is a tough gig. To connect with people without the aid of the obvious emotive content and singalong nature of vocals and lyrics to spell things out for the listener is hard. The artists that ply this trade have to be ridiculously good at what they do to gain any kind of traction amongst the record buying and gig-going public. And that’s exactly what we have here. This Sydney four-piece astounded all who heard it with their previous album, …and so we destroyed everything back in 2011. Now, with Love of Cartography, they step things up a notch again. Lovers of the previous record (of which I am staunchly one) may find it difficult to believe, but this new album is its superior, in just about every facet. It is bigger, more sweeping, more epic, more interesting, and takes the captivated listener to even bolder soundscapes than ever before. While the previous album had the occasional flat spot across its epic length, there are no such spots here. Every track is compelling and gripping; every piece takes you away to a different place of musical wonder, with second track Great Northern possibly the pick of an almost perfect ten, though some very stiff competition comes from How We Built the Ocean. These guys are simply one of the absolute elite allinstrumental rock acts on the planet today. They deliver vocal-free rock music that is interesting and complex,
SINGLES
RECORD PARADISE TOP 10 VINYL ambient and simple, and catchy as all hell, all at once. Love of Cartography is an instant classic, let it find the map to your heart. BY ROD WHITFIELD BEST TRACK: Great Northern IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING, 65DAYSOFSTATIC, DUMBSAINT IN A WORD: Artistry
BY LACHLAN
For all the latest singles check out beat.com.au Interpol, DFA1979 and The Vines in one week? 17 year-old Lachlan must be cumming in his grave!
CHRISTOPHER OWENS
Nothing More than Everything to Me (Caroline) Laneway, 2012. Girls launch into their biggest hit, Lust For Life. The guitarist, a ring-in, sounds off. It wasn’t until the final verse that he realised his capo was a few frets down from where it was supposed to be. It sounded like shit. They didn’t stop and start again. That was some clue that Christopher Owens didn’t give a shit about Girls – what was essentially his solo project. Now he’s back in solo mode proper with Nothing More than Everything to Me, a track that wholeheartedly harks back to country gospel. Owen’s whispered cowboy delivery feels out of place, incongruous to the point where it’s not really worth the effort marrying vocals and lush Nashville production in your mind.
THE VINES
Out of the Loop (Indpendent) The first taste of surprise double album Wicked Nature is vintage Vines. Sick riffs. Demented scream along chorus. Craig Nicholls spewing out a few “la la las.” I can think of worse ways to spend 83 seconds.
SHIHAD
Think You’re So Free (Roadrunner) Kiwi veterans Shihad hit incredibly hard on Think You’re So Free. It’s all about the riff. As it should be. The chorus is a little weak, but it doesn’t really matter. Lyrics are occasionally elevated above rawk‘n’roll platitudes – working class rally cries of “I want a car / A steady job…” twist into the kinda sharp one-percent admonishment “An endless line of people I can rob.” The pounding close sticks with you. Over 20 years, and a few shit albums in between, Shihad still have decent tracks in them.
INTERPOL
All the Rage Back Home (Matador) I dunno. Paul Banks’ washed-out croon intro to All The Rage Back Home is a bit flaccid. Not exactly track-ruining, but Interpol’s greatest strength has always been their ability to open with a killer vocal/lyrical hook. The track gets there with the snap into up-tempo jaunt. It’s not classic Interpol, but it’s reminiscent of classic Interpol. The pieces are there, but they don’t quite fit. Also here’s a confession: I’ve always thought Antics > TOTBL. So there’s that.
KITTY
Marijuana (Independent) Dropping some hushed ultra-chill bars over Chrome Sparks production, Kitty makes it hard to pluck her lyricisms from the mystic haze and flurry of ‘80s R&B throwback signifiers, but it all adds up to a stylistic package that commands repeat listens.
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BENJAMIN BOOKER
Have You Seen My Son? (Rough Trade/Remote Control) This is how blues rock should sound in 2014. I wish more blues rock sounded like this in 2014. Killer guitar boogie, shredded vocals, any dead space is defibrillated instantly with a few thousand volts of guitar solo energy. Just when you think it’s over, a grandstanding flurry of drums. Then when you think that’s finished, an unnecessary, but oh-so-necessary, send-off replete with Sabbath riffs and psychedelic noodling. My mind’s in the Supernatural Amphitheatre. My boot is raised.
TUFF SHERM
Beast Numeral (Cassius Select Remix) (Plastic World) Chopped into a heady maelstrom of percussive machine gun bongos, the Cassius Select remix of fellow Sydney gun Tuff Sherm is a jam in three acts, concluding with the sub-bass showdown finale.
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979
Trainwreck 1979 (Last Gang) Dat bass tone. DFA1979’s comeback single opens with menace underpinning their signature sound. It feels good. Then it turns to horseshit with falsetto chirp on the chorus. Then there’s a pissweak middle eight. Then weirdly rushed rhyming couplets. Sebastian Grangier used to punish the shit out of every cymbal in the kit. Here it sounds like he forgets they exist. There’s a bridge that sounds like a snippet of Justice.
CAITLIN PARK
Wake Up In A Whirr (Create/Control) One of the best tracks on one of the best albums of 2014 so far, Wake Up in a Whirr is sheer bliss. It has the air of a folk classic, with delicate touches of modernity-indebted production coming together to conjure magic.
SINGLE OF THE WEEK BANOFEE
Got It (Two Bright Lakes) The tripwire assonance on the hook of Got It is buttery R&B gold in its own right. But there’s a sense of nakedness in its delivery, stripped of Banofee’s signature pitcheddown harmonising, gradually accelerating down the line with muted club euphoria, with production from the likeminded Oscar Key Sung. Drips with just the right amount of sentimental cool.
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WAX WITCHES
Centre of Your Universe (Stop Start) Centre of Your Universe is the second album from Bleeding Knees Club frontman, Alex Wall (known here as Wax Witches). Anyone acquainted with BKCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is unlikely to be surprised, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a homespun quality that distinguishes this LP from the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dev Hynes-produced debut. Going it alone gives Wall free reign for experimentation, albeit within fairly limited songwriting parameters. Theme Song is a snippet-sized prologue, featuring surging guitars and eager vocals, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an apt indication of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to come. The brevity isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t repeated, but the recordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best moments are when conventional structure takes a back seat. Chief instances include replacing vocals with chunky guitars in the verses of Poser, forgoing an identifiable chorus in Serotonin Syndrome and shrouding the vocals in contemplative reverb on Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Not My Idol So I Shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Yours. However, having no screening resource (i.e. band-mates, producer) means a bunch of lacklustre tunes make the cut. Nothing is drastically out of place, but there are some fairly superfluous moments of adolescent pop-punk (Social Introvert, for example). Wall doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feign vocal sophistication and his delivery has a naĂŻve charm. The melodies become tedious or grating when pressed too forcibly, but when left to mingle in the guitar fuzz, a deceptively sombre quality creeps through. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s angst or inertia driving Wax Witches. Either way, Centre of Your Universe is somewhat let down by a lack of discernible purpose. Still, it feels BEST TRACK: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Not My Idol So I Shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Yours like an honest portrait of Wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom musings IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THIS: Surfing and shows promise for where he might take things Strange SWEARINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Afraid of Heights WAVVES, MCII in future. MIKAL CRONIN IN A WORD: Tangy
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Telescapes (Epochal) The Australian (or Australasian) progressive/alternative/experimental rock scene is a veritable feast for the senses, and has been for many years now. It continues to astound with just about every new entry into its now illustrious history, and another grand new chapter has just opened. This Kiwi, now Melbourne-based, experimental four-piece are mining some rather unique ground on this, their debut album. You can detect traces of influences, but they are rather obscure within the context of their sound, and ultimately the output they produce is something completely their own. If a simple, convenient classification is required, then â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;experimental rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; may have to be it. But this is so much more than that. First of all, it remains highly appealing, and regular rock fans will find something to like here. At the same time, it creates an atmosphere that, once again, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really not heard anywhere else. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a boiling pot, where a weird and wonderful concoction of strange ambience, moody vocals, electronica, at-times frenetic drumming and quirky but epic songs are mixed together. But what is ultimately served onto your plate is eminently palatable. Anyone who says anything along the lines of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing anything new with rock music these daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs BEST TRACK: (b)TtM2 to be given a thorough education, and Telescapes is a IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THIS: A great place to start. If ever a single album could change LONELY CROWD, SLEEPMAKESWAVES, the minds of the narrow minded, this is it. RADIOHEAD IN A WORD: Individual ROD WHITFIELD
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Your Town (Poison City Records) As far as recording locations go, NSW trio Mere Women could hardly have picked a more fitting environment to track their second album than a freezing, dimly-lit warehouse. The resultant Your Town is a record absolutely steeped in the gloomy atmospherics that those conditions suggest. Clocking in at a little over 30 minutes, Your Town is an urgent, claustrophobic blast of reverb-saturated post-punk. And yet beneath the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DIY punk exterior, there lies a definite pop sensibility. It only surfaces every now and then, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there,
MUSHROOM GIANT
Painted Mantra (Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robe Records) For more than a decade, prog-rock stalwarts Mushroom Giant have been plying their trade across Melbourne. Over the course of that time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve released a string of EPs and two albums â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2003â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rails and 2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kuru. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been a band with a talent for creating epic, cinematic soundscapes, but with Painted Mantra Mushroom Giant have taken it a step further. The sheer scope of the album is incredible. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a record you can just drop in and out of at random. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an experience, an hour-long voyage through a spectral brew of prog, post-rock, metal and Eastern-influenced rock. And they manage to do it all without vocals. The sparse guitar lines of opener Event Loop are like the final seconds before a rocket launch. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got five, four, three, two, one seconds to decide if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up for the trip. And then the band is taking off, throwing the listener headlong into a blistering riff and not letting up until the final swirling notes of Majestic Darkness close the album over an hour later. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much point discussing individual tracks. Painted Mantra is steeped in the prog and post-rock tradition of blending songs together, and as such the album works as one cohesive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; albeit schizophrenic and serpentine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; piece. In the spirit of, say, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the band utilise field recordings as segues (though not nearly to the same extent). Mushroom Giant are also masters of clever tempo and/or mood changes mid-song. One minute theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be pummelling you with palm-muted metal riffs, the next theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be immersing you in a wash of delicate guitars, reminiscent perhaps of Explosions in the Sky. Mushroom Giant have clearly invested a lot of time, energy and money in Painted Mantra (the recording BEST TRACK: Scars of the Interior IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THIS: PINK itself is flawless). Hopefully it brings them the FLOYD, MOGWAI, ISIS, LED ZEPPELIN recognition they rightly deserve. IN A WORD: Cinematic WAYNE MARSHALL
COOKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ON 3 BURNERS
Blind Bet (Independent) Melbourne trio Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On 3 Burners are back with their sixth studio album, Blind Bet. A refreshing collection of soul and funk tunes, this album also has a strong cinematic vibe, which diversifies their sound and adds texture throughout. Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On 3 Burners have collaborated with a number of guest artists on Blind Bet. Kylie Auldist showcases her soulful vocals on Chew You Up and Mind Made Up. The albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first single, the groovy Losinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Streak (featuring Daniel Merriweather) is a standout. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget Tex Perkins, whose vocals make the bluesy Flat On My Back a favourite. Blind Bet includes five instrumental tracks, the best of which are the title track and The Spanish Job, both of which would be well placed on a film soundtrack. Ross Irwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brilliant string and horn arrangements create this welcome cinematic feel. It has been five years between albums for Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On BEST TRACK: Losinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Streak (featuring Daniel Merriweather) 3 Burners, and Blind Bet was well worth the wait. A IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THIS: THE catchy record that will leave you groovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from start BAMBOOS, DEEP STREET SOUL to finish. IN A WORD: Funky ALI BIRNIE
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Blood For Blood (Eleven Seven Music) The album art for Hellyeahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blood for Blood resembles a cutaway from a snuff film. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty messed up, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like this cast of oddball metal maniacs give a shit what squeamish folk think. Pissing off conservatives is all in a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work for your typical metal band, right? Okay, maybe not. Whatever. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cut to the musicâ&#x20AC;Ś While most supergroups disband when the gimmick begins to wear thin, the Texan crew â&#x20AC;&#x201C; featuring Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, and ex-Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have soldiered on, for better or worse, churning out groove-inflected headstompers since â&#x20AC;&#x2122;07. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never strayed far from the sonic terrain of their other bands either, fusing metallic chug with southern rock swagger and whisky nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BBQ blues (see: ode to Jack Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Alcohaulinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ass). Cowboy hats are worn without a hint of irony in this camp. Blood for Blood does, however, mark a few shifts in the template. For a start, guitarist Greg Tribbett and bassist Bob â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Zillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kakaha have been given the arse, making way for ex-Bloodsimple bassist Kyle Sanders (yes, brother of Mastodonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Troy Sanders). The testosterone levels have also peaked with this lineup change, tweaking the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modus operandi: everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now harder, faster, and darker. With the exception of token acoustic filler Hush and radio-friendly pomp like Moth, all those country-inspired and sometimes bluesy interludes of yore have been axed in favour of straight-for-the-jugular metal assaults. Sangre por Sangre (Blood for Blood)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish title promises hints of flamenco flavour, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more chug-a-lug slug. Demons in the Dirt and DMF are made-for-the-pit brawlers, while Say When could easily be a Pantera b-side (not a bad thing). If innovators like Deafheaven and Mastodon are pushing metal forward, then Hellyeah are in the majority holding it back. Blood for Blood is straight-off-the-shelf groove metal. But BEST TRACK: Say When if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after something to simply bang your head to, IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL LIKE THIS: FIVE then, you know, whatever pops your balloon. FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PANTERA, MUDVAYNEÂ IN A WORD: Knucklehead JACK PILVEN
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WEDNESDAY 16 JUL INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS 4TRESS + AGENTS OF ROCK + JACQUI WALKER BAND + ONCE WERE WILD Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. COQ ROQ WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: JOYBOT + AGENT 86 Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. HAYDEN CALNIN + JAPANESE WALLPAPER + SARAH STONE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. INCENTIVES + TURN SOUTH + EXIT STAGE LEFT Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00. JEMMA & THE CLIFTON HILLBILLIES + THE SHOTGUN WEDDING Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. KING GRANNIS Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LORDE + SAFIA Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $75.00. ROSS COTTEE + TIME ZONE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. SPACE JUNK + LEVITATING CHURCHES + BLUE STRATOS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. STONEFIELD + NOVA & THE EXPERIENCE + PRETTY CITY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. THE CRITIC - FEAT: RAT & CO Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. THE HAMMOND ORGAN NIGHTS - FEAT: CAM SCOTT HAMMOND GROUP Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE NEW TRANSITION + DON’T CRY WOLF + DIAMOND BONES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. THE PASS OUTS + CITRUS JAM Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE VIBRAPHONIC ORKESTRA Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE WHITE ALBUM CONCERT - FEAT: CHRIS CHENEY + PHIL JAMIESON + TIM ROGERS Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $89.00. TOBY GRAHAM + SASHA MARCH + TOM REDWOOD Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. $0.00. TWO HEADED DOG + STONE REVIVAL + PONT GIRL & THE OUTSIDER + DUMB + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $5.00. YIS + RAYON MOON + HONEY BADGERS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. YOUNG LIBERALS + MUTTON + AD SKINNER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
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JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BOHEMIAN NIGHTS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BUTLER KOOP GROUP 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. LO-RES + SANDWICH JESUS + SCOTT CONACHIE & REN WALTERS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK FREEDOM Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. GEORGIA SPAIN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. LAURA JEAN Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. MELALUKA + MITCH POWER & THE SOUL ASSASSINS + THE PEEKS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $8.00. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC/JAM Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL’S OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. TOBIAS HENGEVELD + BROOKE RUSSELL + BILL JACKSON + AL PARKINSON + ISAAC DE HEER + STEVEN CLIFFORD Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $20.00. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: KELSIE RIMMER + AURORA Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
THURSDAY 17 JUL INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS RETRO CULTURE + STAX OSSET + HABITAT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + MAFIA + FOR YOUR EARS DJS + FAKE FORWARD + RIFFE + DOM DOLLA VS BOOT ACTION + JACK LOVE + BENSON VS MIKE METRO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. ALTAMIRA + WELCOME TO THE NUMB + FOUR LETTER LIES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. BREVE The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. BURN CITY UNDERGROUND - FEAT: JOEY COCO + YVÉ GOLD + DUECE KICKS + OBELISK Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00.
THE STRYPES Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes? The Strypes are white with no stripes and where they come from, Cavan in Ireland, there aren’t any zebras. But don’t be disheartened, there’s plenty of pub rock, booze, rhythm & blues and The Strypes are sharing all of this wonderful culture with Australian shores over the next week. They are making their Australian festival debut at Splendour in the Grass this weekend then zipping back to Melbourne to play The Northcote Social Club Tuesday July 22.
CANDY & THE DEAD + THUNDABOX + CHIMPER KIMBLAY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. CULZEAN + THE VARIANTS + HOPES ABANDONED Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $5.00. DAN SULTAN + STONEFIELD + WAY OF THE EAGLE (DJ SET) Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $47.95. EMPRA + UGLY KINGS + VALKYRIES + THE HEROINES Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. HABITS + EGYPT LIES + LANGLO PANIFLAX Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. HEDONISTIC PLEASURES + VIKI MEALINGS & BRITTLE SUN + EMMA MCDONALD DUO + RAPETE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $10.00. NEXT - FEAT: LEFT FOR WOLVES + DAYDREAMER + RAISE ATLANTIS Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. PALACE OF THE KING + SMOKE STACK RHINO Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PEPPERCORN QUEEN + LOUISE ADAMS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. PLUGGED IN THURSDAYS - FEAT: THE FABRIC + THE SAND DOLLARS + JUNGLE HURT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $5.00. RUNNING YOUNG + WIRE BIRD + ORLANDO BENNETT John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $5.00. SARAH EIDA + THREE QUARTER BEAST + THE GENERAL + DEAR STALKER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5.00. SEVEN DAYS FALLING + ACOLYTE + PROLAPSE + DUMB & BORED Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. SURF ‘N’ EXOTICA IN THE BASEMENT - FEAT: BEWARE BLACK HOLES + JUNGLE CROOKS + DJ KEZBOT Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $6.00. TALES IN SPACE (ALBUM LAUNCH) + ASIAN ENVY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. TEX NAPALM Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. THE BEARDS Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. THE NAYSAYERS + THE DEAD HEIR + THE FURROWS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. THE NEW POLLUTION + SAVAGE NOBLES + JOY GRAVES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. THE WHITE ALBUM CONCERT - FEAT: CHRIS CHENEY + PHIL JAMIESON + TIM ROGERS Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $89.00. THREE QUARTER BEAST + SARAH EIDA + THE GENERAL + RABID ZULU + BEAUTY & THE BEAST Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. VIOLENT SOHO + LUCA BRASI The Hi-fi, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $35.50. VOWEL MOVEMENT (SINGLE LAUNCH) + MONNONE ALONE + THE BEEGLES + CREPES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $7.00. WHO’S THIS + DIAMONDS OF NEPTUNE + ALISON AINSWORTH Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALLIRA WILSON Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $0.00. BOSSA BRUNSWICK Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 8:30pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: JAKE JUDD + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. ISM TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. JAZZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: TAMARA KULDIN & THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. KAIN BORLASE TRIO La Niche Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. MOVEMENT 9 Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. PURPLE TUSKS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. STELLA ANGELICO + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PEIRRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE CACTUS CHANNEL + PAPA CHANGO + DJ MIKE GURRIERI Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK BOB HUTCHISON TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:30pm. BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $15.00. CLARE BOWDITCH + ADALITA Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 44
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7:30pm. $30.00. DAN BRODY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. EMILY ULMAN Owl & The Pussycat, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. HOT WINGS + PINA TUTERI + THE CLAREMONT STREET SINGERS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. LEAH SENIOR + MARY WEBB Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. $0.00. PATRICK WILSON Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE FURBELOWS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. VAN WALKER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.
FRIDAY 18 JUL INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS STEVENSONS ROCKET + PAPER BOAT ARMADA Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. 4 PEACE BAND Beaumaris Rsl, Beaumaris. 8:00pm. 4TRESS + MEDUSA + DIRTY RATS + OPPRESSION Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $10.00. AIR PUNCH MUSIC SHOW - FEAT: T:DY T:WNS + SUGAR FED LEOPARDS + OBLAKO LODKA + HELENA PLAZZER Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00. ALI E + GRAND PRISMATIC + BAD FAMILY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. BRUNSWICK MASSIVE - FEAT: LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. COLUMBIA + DEAR PLASTIC + DJ KEIRAN Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:00pm. $8.00. DAN SULTAN Wool Exchange, Geelong. 8:00pm. DAN SULTAN + STONEFIELD + WAY OF THE EAGLE (DJ SET) Wool Exchange, Geelong. 8:00pm. $39.80. DEATH BY METAL - FEAT: DJ ANDREW HOUGHTON Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. DRAIN LIFE + RUST IN PISS + DJ JOHNNY TWO DECKS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. DRUNK MUMS + MIGHTY BOYS + ROSS DE CHENE HURRICANE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. EAGLE & THE WORM + KINDER Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00. EINSTEIN TOYBOYS + BRONNIE GORDON Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. ELLA HOOPER Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. ELLE BATES + DAMEZ VANDEGEER Owl & The Pussycat, Richmond. 7:00pm. $10.00. FOLEY + FLYIN SO HIGHOS + BEING BETA + KINGS CUP + TROUBLED MEDIUM 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. HUSKY (SINGLE LAUNCH) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $17.00. KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS + RIVER OF SNAKES + SUBMARINES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. LOONEE TUNES + PRESSURE DROP Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. MARICOPA WELLS + GOING SWIMMING + ANGRY SEAS + GEORGIA MAQ Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 9:00pm. MOTHERSLUG + INWOODS + HOBO MAGIC + HIGHRIDER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. PARKING LOT EXPERIMENTS + SCOTDRAKULA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. POWERLINE SNEAKERS + HELL CRAB CITY + DRIFTER + TWO HEADED DOG + DJ BITCHY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. REDCOATS + CHILD + FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. ROOTS OF MUSIC - FEAT: SINGLE FOR SUMMER + BOY WONDER + INTO THE EARTH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $8.00. RORT (LP LAUNCH) + INTERNAL ROT + THORNS + VICIOUS CYCLE + BLOODRULE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. ROYAL CHANT + 24 HOUR NEON SEX MACHINE + CLAWS & ORGANS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm.
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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au SCUL HAZZARDS + MUTTON + THE SHIFTERS + WORM CROWN Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. SLY FAULKNER Yah YahтАЩs, Fitzroy. 5:30pm. SOMETHING FOR KATE Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $72.95. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. STAR HOTEL LIVE LAUNCH - FEAT: SECRET TSUNAMI + LEBELLE + VALKYRIES + NOVELLO Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00. SWAMP MOTH + DEVILS PAWN + TWIN AGES Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. TAYLOR PROJECT + UNDERLANDER + GREG STEPS Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. THE BEAN PROJECT + STEVIE & THE SLEEPERS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. THE BEARDS + FRANKY WALNUT 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. THE CHARLIES + BROTHERFUNK Post OямГce Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. THE PEANUTS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. THE RIDER + BUSY KINGDOM + ELEPHANT EGO Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE SIDESHOW BRIDES Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. TOM SHOWTIME + BENNY HINN + MZ RIZK Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. VIOLENT SOHO + LUCA BRASI The Hi-ямБ, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $35.50. WAY OF THE EAGLE + DAN SULTAN Wool Exchange, Geelong. 8:00pm. WEEDRIPPER + BRUISER + WARPIGS + NOUS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CAM GILES-WEBB WITH THE COLLECTIVE DizzyтАЩs Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. FLYING ENGINE TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. JULIA MESSENGER BAND Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. THE GROOVETONES Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THRUST (THE MUSIC OF HERBIE HANCOCK) Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
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BENNY WALKER BAND + GRIM FAWKNER + ARCHER Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. CANVAS ROAD (EP LAUNCH) Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. CAT & CLINT (ALBUM LAUNCH) + OLI DEAR + DJ HILLBILLY FILLY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. CHAT LOUCHE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. CLARE BOWDITCH & ADALITA Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $40.00. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm. GARAGE-A-GOGO - FEAT: THE NAXALITES + KIT CONVICT & THE TERRIBLE TWO + GOGO GODDESSES + DJ BARBARA BLAZE + DJ SYE SAXON The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. JEFF LANG Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. JON ENGLISH & THE FOSTER BROTHERS Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $33.00. MELODY POOL & MARLON WILLIAMS Fitzroy Town Hall, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE TIPPLERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. TIM FREEDMAN Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.
SATURDAY 19 JUL INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ALFORD + MARK HOWARD + PRARIE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ANDY PHILLIPS & THE CADILLAC WALK + JARROD SHAW Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. ANNE OF THE WOLVES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ANNIE CROONERS + THE PROSTITUTE KILLERS + HYPERDRONES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. ASHEI + EMPRA + WE DO THIS + PORTRAITS OF AUGUST Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. BANG - FEAT: CLOSURE IN MOSCOW + SIDELINES + MOVE ON BE STRONG Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BASS STRAITS DIRE STRAITS SHOW - FEAT: MATTHEW FAGAN + KENT ROSS + JAMES DAVIES + CHRIS ROURKE Burrinja Cafe, Upwey. 7:30pm. $20.00. BEACHES + SCOTT & CHARLENEтАЩS WEDDING +
MANGELWURZEL + EMPAT LIMA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $16.00. BETTER THAN WIZARDS + STEVIE & THE SLEEPERS + TUENA ToямА In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. BOMBS ARE FALLING + STRATHMORE + HELL CRAB CITY + POSTSCRIPT + GLADSTONE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00. BROKEN NEEDLES (ALBUM LAUNCH) + IVY ST + WILLOW DARLING + TENDER BONES CatямБsh, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. DAN PETERS + MERCIANS + REIKA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. DAN SULTAN Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 8:00pm. DAN SULTAN + STONEFIELD + WAY OF THE EAGLE (DJ SET) Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 8:00pm. $34.70. DEAD BOOMERS + BONE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. DEFRYME + DEAD CITY RUINS + BLACK ACES Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. DREADNAUGHT + WHORETOPSY: EP LAUNCH + MEPHISTOPHELES + GAPE + SEPPUKU Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $13.00. DREAM DELAY + LAUREN VALENTINE + CARDINAL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. DRUNK MUMS + MISS DESTINY + PRONTO Yah YahтАЩs, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. EMILY ULMAN + SARAH MARY CHADWICK Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. FUNK RABBIT + ADAM RUDEGEAIR + ILL RESPONSE Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. GEOFFREY OтАЩCONNOR + WHITE HEX + TERRIBLE TRUTHS + GOLD GLASS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. GODDESS #8 - FEAT: RACHEL SHAW BAND + THE ORIGINALS + MONSTERIA + PENNY IKINGER. + FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER HOLY MEN + MARIAN WEBB + LISA WOOD + QUASHANI BAHD + VICTORIA MEEHAN + TANYA LEE DAVIES + JESSE DEAN + BUST HERR + DJ LUX & DANCERS + JESSABELLA BURLESQUE + MC SWISH EVEREADY Exchange Bar, South Yarra. 7:00pm. $15.00. HASHTAG BOOKINGS PRESENTS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. HIGH ON FIRE + HIGH TENSION + HORSEHUNTER The Hi-ямБ, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $49.50. IMPACT ZONE + COUNTERATTACK + CABIN FEVER + FAMILY VALUES + WEEDY GONZALEZ (2AM SLOT) Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. JEN CLOHER + EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + DARK FAIR Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. KISSTROYER + DOORS OF PERCEPTION Sandbelt
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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au Club Hotel, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. LITTLE BANDS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. LITTLE HOUSE GODZ + AGENTS OF ROCK + CITY SHARPS + CHRIS BALL + ALLAN SISTERS DUO Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. $10.00. MAXI + MERCUCIO + DARIO & ELISE Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00. MICK DOG’S BONE YARD Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. MONIQUE BRUMBY (SINGLE LAUNCH) + KELLY MENHENNETT: ALBUM LAUNCH + HOY Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20.00. RED EAGLE + HE FIRE ALIVE + KASHMERE CLUB + BLACKWOOD JACK + CONTANGENT Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $13.00. ROSS DE CHENE HURRICANES + BAD VISION + SHOCKWAVES + THE PINK TILES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.00. SHAUN RAMMERS/LUKE MINNESS BAND Cross Street , East Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SOMETHING FOR KATE Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $72.95. SPOONFUL Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE DEAD HEIR (SINGLE LAUNCH) + THE LAUGHING LEAVES + BREVE + GANG DARTS Alia Arthouse, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. THE ELECTRIC I + BROOKLYN’S FINEST Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE HARLOTS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + GUESTS OF GHOSTS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00. THE PARKING METERS + DJ ADALITA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE PERFECTIONS + TRACKSUIT + THE KAVE INN + DJ KEZBOT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE SIDESHOW BRIDES + DJ TILLY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. THE TRIED + FREEBURN + THE ARCANE FOLLOWING + JACOB EDMONDS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE TWOKS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. TRACY MCNEIL & THE GOOD LIFE + RAISED BY EAGLES Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $12.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANDREA KELLER QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DISCO V FUNK - FEAT: THE CHARLIES + BROTHER FUNK + DISCO DOLLYS + DJ DONNY DISCO The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. GOOD GOSH Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. KERRI SIMPSON & THE JOE RUBERTO TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. LET YOUR HAIR DOWN GIRLS The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. SWEET ADE Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 8:00pm. THE MELTDOWN Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK CISCO CAESAR Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. COLLEEN HEWETT + SUNDAY CHAIRS Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32.00. DIRT RIVER RADIO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ELBURY Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave. 9:30pm. FOLLOW ME TO TENNESSEE - FEAT: LACHLAN BRYAN & THE WILDES + DAN WATERS + THE WEEPING WILLOWS Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. $15.00. JESS LOCKE + PETE HANFORD Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. MARLON WILLIAMS & MELODY POOL + MARLON WILLIAMS + MELODY POOL Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $15.00. MICHAEL MEEKING & THE LOST SOULS Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. MURDENA (EP LAUNCH) + ALEX & THE SKY LASHLIES + ROB MUINOS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. SCRUB WRENS BAND + PEPPERJACK + RAH RAHS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. SMOKIN SAM MUSIC - FEAT: SMOKIN SAM & CARGO BLUES BAND + 4TH AVENUE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. STILLSONS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. $0.00. THE BIG SMALL Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE TIPPLERS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
SUNDAY 20 JUL JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANDY SUGG COLTRANE TRIBUTE - FEAT: SANDY EVANS & ZAC HURREN Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46
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BROTHER FUNK Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. CHEAP FRILLS Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 5:00pm. KYLIE AULDIST Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. STANDING TALL Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm. WINDARI Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.
Wednesday July 16, 2014 With Alex Black
With the colder months really kicking in and the urge to go into hibernation growing in all of us, I feel that it’s my responsibility to deter you from becoming a hermit this winter by offering up this week’s awesome list of gigs along with some killer opportunities that you can’t afford to miss out on!
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ALEX LEGG Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 3:00pm. AMAYA LAUCIRICA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. BENNY & THE DUKES Kindred Studios, Yarraville. 4:00pm. DEEP DOWN UNDER GROUND - FEAT: THE ASH WEDNESDAY EFFECT + PENNY IKINGER + DIAL ME FOR MURDER Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. FAMILY VALUES + DOG ACT + SOUTHPAW + DECIMATE + DEADWEIGHT. Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $5.00. FRANKIE ET AL Big Mouth, St Kilda. 6:30pm. GUNN MUSIC ARTIST SHOWDOWN - FEAT: BIG DIP + ANDY MAC + SALAD DAYS + ARROWFIELD + ANTIHERO + RECRUDESCENCE + THE D.Y.E + AWOMADAH FIG + COASTLINE + DEAD CITY RUINS + BLACK ACES Espy, St Kilda. 12:30pm. HARMONY + BITCH PREFECT + EMPAT LIMA + BEACHES DJS Copacabana, Fitzroy. 12:00pm. $8.00. LEAPS & BOUNDS CLOSING PARTY - FEAT: ATOLLS + BORED NOTHING + CONTRAST + ESC + FLYYING COLOURS + GOOD MORROWS + MILK TEDDY + PETER BIBBY BAND + SHIVERING KING + SLEEP DECADE + SUNBEAM SOUND MACHINE + THE SAND DOLLARS + THE SMB + WARMTH CRASHES IN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $23.50. LUKE LEGS & THE MIDNIGHT SPECIALS + PAUL MCMANUS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. RHYS CRIMMIN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $16.50. SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. SOMETHING FOR KATE Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $72.95. STEVE LUCAS + LOS TRIO DERROS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. $10.00. SUMMON THE BIRDS + PRIESTESSA & DASH + STEPHEN WARD Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. SUNDAY SCHOOL - FEAT: RAGTIME FRANK Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. THE KIERON MCDONALD COMBO Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. UNDERGROUND + THE DEAD PHAROAHS + NO BODY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. WE DISAPPEAR + LIGHTS OF BERLIN + GREEN THIEF + HOLLIAVA Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00. WINTERBOUND - FEAT: BLACK CAB + THE ORBWEAVERS + JIMMY TAIT + THE SPINNING ROOMS + EARLY WOMAN + THE INFANTS + DUET + MATT BAILEY BAND Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 1:00pm. $18.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK AINE TYRELL - FEAT: ÁINE TYRELL + SARAH CAROLL + BLOOMIN’ HEATHERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. AMARILLO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm. BANJO-B-QUE - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD The Mercat, Melbourne. 1:00pm. CHERRY BLUES - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00. DARYL ROBERTS & HEY GRINGO (ALBUM LAUNCH) Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $10.00. DAVY SIMONY Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ELBURY + JANE CAMERON Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 6:00pm. GOATPISS GASOLINE Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. HARMANIAX Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ITCHY SCABS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. $12.00. LINCOLN LE FEVRE + LUKE THOMAS + JESS LOCKE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 2:00pm. LUCY & JODYS FAMILY BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. MARTY KELLY & THE WEEKENDERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. MELODY POOL & MARLON WILLIAMS Major Tom’s, 8:00pm. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: WAYWARD BREED + BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS + MOON MEN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. PHEASANT PLUCKERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. PORK CHOP PARTY Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. SECLUDE + SNOWY NASDAQ + BAD AMBULANCE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $6.00. SODA EAVES + SARAH MARY CHADWICK + LACHLAN DENTON Longplay, Fitzroy North. 7:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. THE ARCHITECTS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE DAVIDSON BROTHERS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + SHIVERING TIMBERS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $10.00. THE PEPPERCORN QUEEN & THE FAT LAMBS (EP LAUNCH) + DARLING JAMES + SAHARA BECK: SINGLE LAUNCH Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:30pm. $12.00. THE SIDESHOW BRIDES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THREE KINGS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Do you have something to contribute to Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015? Applications are now open for musicians, market and food stalls, workshops, massage therapists, and kids space. For full details head to www.rainbowserpent.net
KELIS If you’re sick of practicing your slut dancing in front of the TV like Regina’s younger sister in Mean Girls, here’s your chance to do it with plenty of other people because Kelis will be serving up a delicious, tall glass of milkshake at The Prince Bandroom in Melbourne. After the recent release of her sixth studio album Food, Kelis is bringing a new wave of culinary delights to your ears that will leave you covered in more fluids than your weekly dose of MasterChef. Warm it up this winter at The Prince Bandroom, Tuesday July 22.
MONDAY 21 JUL JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC FUNK JAM NIGHT 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. KELLER MURPHY BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. I DO LIKE MONDAYS - FEAT: WASP + FEVER SEEDS + SUGAR GHOULS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $6.00. NATALIE CAROLAN + THE TEA BAGS + FINN DOYLE + JAGAPE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. THE HURRICANES Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. YUM YUM CULT + LANKS + SHIMA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/ FOLK CAJUN DANCE PARTY - FEAT: THE ‘JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE’ CAJUN BAND Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 7:00pm.
TUESDAY 22 JUL
Are you in a band or maybe a band manager? Well here’s a sweet offer for you! Fresh Showcases are looking for artists to play at First Floor 393 on July 25 and at The Workers Club on August 1. If you see your band taking the stage by storm send your contact details to gigs@stoppingallstations. com.au Another opportunity not to be missed for artists for this week is being offered by Liberation Records. Their recording sessions are only $25 per person for up to eight hours of recording however numbers are limited, so head to www. facebook.com/liberationrecords for more information. If you consider yourself a tastemaker, or an elegant person, or perhaps both, then welcome to STEP (Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People). STEP is a regular Melbourne music get-together that combines forward thinking panel discussions and interesting live musical performances. The panels on each STEP event are themed - Indie Labels was the last theme and tonight will focus on Music Critics. If that sounds interesting to you then head to www.tickets.thetoffintown.com. Who would’ve thought that $15 would get you so much value! No plans for Saturday August 2? Wanna sell some merch for PBS FM? PBS are looking for volunteers to sell merch at the Corner Hotel to help celebrate Vince Peach’s 30 years on air. If you feel like giving a helping hand, contact mara@ pbsfm.org.au to secure your position. If photography is your forte, check out Our Place, Our Lives photography exhibition and competition. For your chance to win prizes and have your work shown all around Euroa, head to facebook.com/ourplaceourlives for all the entry details. Get your skates on though, applications close today! Maybe you’re not into photography but rather graffiti and street art? If that’s a yes then this will be right up your alley. Thanks to Signal you have the opportunity work alongside talented artists and contribute to the works on Union Lane, go to www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/signal to find out more.
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Guardians of various unique spaces around Melbourne, mostly they looked after warehouses and run down old venues, and the last bar they ran was the semiillegal pop up space called ‘Godzilla Bar’ in 2012. Late last year they decided to do something reasonably stupid and revive Melbourne’s biggest shithole venue at 16 - 18 Grey Street, known over the years as Sunset Strip, Trafik and more recently ‘Tongue and Groove’. Over the years the crap that this space has produced has been like no other, from jungle parties to hosting the male swim-wear awards, it was reportedly only shut down finally in March 2012 when rumour has it someone had their arm hacked off with a machete! The various layers of multi-coloured plasterboard, put up by the interior design intellects that previously owned this venue have been stripped away and it now spends its last six weeks in its raw form, with some dim lighting and a smoke machine; the vibe is, funnily enough, quite cool. It has been named after one of the world’s most bad arse madams, ‘Lulu White’ from the early 1920’s New Orleans. She finds herself right at home amongst the other pimps and hoes down Grey Street in St Kilda for a exclusive ten week live music gig series before this place is knocked to the ground in August. How long have you been operating? Four very long weeks What do you feel is your major attraction? Three things: The light box of our madam’s mug shot, Lulu White’s. The array of used heroin needles that can be found in the back laneway. Also apparently Michelle down the street gives the best head job in town for $10. What was your favourite show in your brief history? Band of Skulls. How many nights of live music & entertainment are running at your venue? Friday/Saturday night. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 48
Ways to get there? ...ie buses, trams, cabs etc be as creative as you want? If you’re from north and are not afraid of catching the Yarra River virus the number 96 tram pretty much drops you at the door step. Aside from that the address is 16 - 18 Grey street and if you can’t figure out directions for yourself then we can’t responsibly serve you booze anyway. Crowd? A mix of people who seem cool and then a few angry people that are upset we destroyed Tongue and Groove. Opening hours? Friday/Saturday nights - 9pm until 4am. Cover Charge? 10 bucks for most bands free entry after 11.30pm Food specials / Drink Specials Your pick ? $5 Royal Breda cans and $5 Wet Pussy shots (we’re so classy). Upcoming events: Friday July 18: Clowns Vs Bennies Saturday July 19: My Echo, Sunday Chairs, The Quaters Friday July 25: Piece Brothers Saturday July 26: Horace Bones (EP Launch)
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FORECAST: AUSSIE MUSIC BIZ TO GROW OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS Australia’s entertainment and media market will grow by 18% to be valued at $40 billion in 2018, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2014-2018 report. The three main sectors of the Australian music market – physical distribution, digital distribution and live music – will grow at an annual rate of 0.6%. Of this, digital will post the biggest growth courtesy companies as Spotify and Beats Music. The digital sector will grow from $498 million in 2013 to $658 million in 2018. The report warned that Australia’s live music sector remains active, however a fluctuating dollar and cooling festivals market means that international touring is no longer a guaranteed success. Radio’s advertising will grow by a compound annual rate of 3.4% to 2018, an increase from $1.13 billion in 2014 to $1.30 billion in 2018. Traditional broadcasters face a threat to ad revenue and listener hours from streaming music services but broadcasters are forming alliances with them. Filmed entertainment will grow by a compound annual rate of 1.1%, consumer magazines down by a 2.1% rate, interactive games up by 7.7% from $1.75 billion to $2.29 billion, subscription TV up by 4.6% from $3.38 billion to $3.89 billion, and free to air TV by 1.4% from $3.85 billion to $4.13 billion.
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#51 and their debut set Somewhere Else for Eight Minutes at #54, the latter which peaked at #70 when first released 17 years ago. Coldplay’s A Sky Full of Stars has gone platinum in Australia. It’s now DOCTOR Brian Johnson of AC/ DC. Last week he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Northumbria. He was born nearby. We bet Birds of Tokyo would have loved to have been at the Festival of Voices in Tasmania. The Big Sing opener saw 5,000 Hobart residents come together to sing Lanterns while holding lanterns. They were joined for the moving moment by the Spooky Men’s Chorale and US a cappella ensemble The Exchange under the direction of singer-songwriter Stephen Taberner. Similarly, Crosby Stills & Nash performed their version of Iggy Azalea’s Fancy on Jimmy Fallon’s American TV chat show. Angus & Julia Stone’s September shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have sold out. The Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden are setting up museums to feature memorabilia, clothes, stage props etc. The Stones’ will be in London. When they were in Sweden last week, Mick Jagger got a 45-minute tour of the ABBA museum, which includes a stage where visitors participate in ABBA karaoke. Maiden are looking at an interactive version with props and gear. Venue news: Sydney’s Annandale will reopen August 6 and feature live music over the weekend. It’ll be less alt-rock and more bluegrass, the choice local of groovies, owners said … Perth’s The Bakery is for sale (but tenants Artrage’s lease will continue until March) while The Subiaco Hotel re-opened after 18 months’ renovation … Shuffle in Surfers Paradise was closed down after drug raids across the city but won a stay of proceedings arguing it faced financial ruin if had to remain closed while a license dispute is decided. Lana Del Rey hinted on triple j she might be touring here at the end of 2014. Also on her way is Joan Armatrading who says Australia is one of the places on her itinerary on her final major world tour starting in the UK this year.
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Geelong could get its own version of Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent and South Melbourne’s Gasworks Arts Park, the Geelong Advertiser reported. The idea has been around since 2011 for historic Osborne Park, but changes in Council had delayed the process. Osborne Park Association president, Cheryl Scott said the venue has been largely empty for the last ten years.
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THINGS WE HEAR • Sia landed her first ever #1 on the ARIA Albums Charts this week, as her sixth studio set 1000 Forms of Fear becoming the seventh album in a row to land at No.1 first week. Chart historian Gavin Ryan points out that it’s the first chart topper for the record label Monkey Puzzle although it came close when Sia’s last album We Are Born came in at #2. It’s the third time that an Australian chart topping album has Thousand/1000’ in its title, after Natalie Bassingthwaighte with 1000 Stars (March 2009) and Linkin Park with A Thousand Suns (Sept 2010). Sia’s new album is the 173rd by an Australian act to hit the top and the sixth for 2014. Sia is also the 92nd Australian performer to get a #1 ARIA, and the 13th Australian solo female. • This week’s ARIA chart is also a triumph for Melbourne rapper Allday with Startup Cult debuting at #3. His Loners Are Cool from last April hit #18. Something For Kate who rereleased their back catalogue see Leave Your Soul to Science return at #44, Echolalia at #45, Beautiful Sharks at #50, The Off icial Fiction at
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Megan Washington has signed with Michael Chugg’s Sydney-based Chugg Music for management, with Andrew Stone as her personal manager. Stone used to play keyboards in her band. The move comes as Washington’s There There album is set for a Sept. 12 release, with dates in Australia and UK. She split from Troy Barrott’s Hub Artist Service in May. Washington won a “significant” settlement from Qantas for using audio and video of her performing I Still Call Australia Home at the airline’s 90th anniversary party on its video, YouTube channel and in-flight entertainment without permission. Washington had demanded $500,000 in damages.
NEW SIGNINGS #3: NEW NAVY WITH SELECT, WINDISH As Sydney trio New Navy cause waves with new single Heaven and tour with Andy Bull in September, they’ve signed with two booking agencies. In Australia they are with Select Music (Ball Park Music, Boy & Bear, The Preatures) and USA’s Windish Agency which looks after Gotye and Lorde.
LPA HOLDS TWO SESSIONS AT ENTECH Live Performance Australia (LPA) holds two sessions at next week’s two-day pro audio, audio visual, lighting, integration and staging conference at the Royal Exhibition Building. One session is on latest safety guidelines (Wed July 23, 2.30pm - 5pm) and working towards greater energy efficiency in the live performance industry (Thurs 24, 12.30pm - 1.30pm).
BLUES FESTIVAL CANCELLED The Daylesford Folk Blues Festival has gone belly up after four years, after it lost its community grant this year, organiser Vanessa Craven confirmed.
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LIFELINES Dating: Rita Ora and Tommy Hilfiger’s “bad boy” rapper son Ricky. They met at a Hollywood party, and he’s moved to London to hang out with her. His mixtapes are called Support Your Local Drug Dealer. Engaged: two Paul McCartney fans got engaged during his show in Albany, New York. She held up a sign “He won’t marry me til he meets you!” while the b/f declared “I have the ring and I’m 64.” So Macca brought them up during his encore and the guy sang Macca’s song When I’m 64 and proposed. Married: manager Scooter Braun and Yael Cohen, South African founder of the non-profit education organisation Fuck Cancer. After the ceremony, Justin Bieber serenaded them with The Beatles’ All You Need Is Love. Ill: two performers suffered from food poisoning, both in Perth on the same night. While Alison Wonderland was throwing up during her DJ set at the Toucan Club, Lorde was doing the same over at the Challenge Stadium. Ill: Japanese art/electro pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto has throat cancer. In Court: a US judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Insane Clown Posse against the FBI for calling their Juggalos a gang. But they will appeal. In Court: a 37-year old Perth man was charged after he allegedly stole about $168,000 from his start-up company, which was developing a music-streaming application mainly for mobile phones. In Court: the killer of Dave Navarro’s mother Connie will continue to serve life without parole after an appeal. John Riccardi was dating her at the time. In Court: a French court convicted Norwegian metal muso Kristian “Varg” Vikernes of inciting racial hatred. He was fined €8,000 and a six-month suspended sentence for publishing screeds that attack Muslims and Jews. Died: Tommy Ramone, the original drummer for The Ramones, at 62 from bile duct cancer. He was born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary. Died: Grammy-winning jazz flautist and New Age pioneer Paul Horn, 84. Died: Ghana’s Afrobeat star Castro drowned after trying to rescue a woman in the Volta river estuary after she fell off a boat he was in. Died: John Spinks, of ‘80s UK band The Outfield, 60, from liver cancer. Died: Aussie audio executive Col Formston, one time head of ElectroVoice Australia and owner of APAC Audio (CX News). Died: Oscar-winning composer Ken Thorne, 90. He did the incidental music for The Beatles’ Help! and The Monkees’ Head and the Superman movies.
YOU ASK THE MUSIC CRITICS THE HARD QUESTIONS We put the call out, and you answered. Here are the answers to the hard questions you put to Jake Cleland (The Vine/ Pitchfork), Mikey Cahill (The Herald Sun/AMP Judge) and Tyson Wray (mX and Beat) concerning ‘The Critic’ - the hot topic in tonight’s instalment of STEP, held at The Toff in Town from 7.30pm. With such heavy criticism of the work of reviewers of late from artists themselves, is the role of the reviewer becoming more or less important to an artist and their audience? The belief that “all press is good press” doesn’t always ring true but in this case it certainly does. Our roles as reviewers and critics have become more important because the reviewers are now being reviewed and, frankly, this is well overdue. Good example, Lorde and Iggy criticising sections of the media for doing a story on an artist and then “throwing them under the bus” by running a negative review. Well DUH, reviews aren’t advertorial. Everyone thinks they’re a critic
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these days – which is fine – but only a small percentage of those opinions are qualified. - Mikey Cahill Would it benefit Australia’s culture to further personalise our critics? Should we get to know them, and critique their work itself ? Or does anonymity make for more accurate and constructive criticism? Anonymity in music criticism is horseshit. What Australia’s culture needs – insofar as local music criticism impacts this country’s culture is far greater transparency than what’s currently offered, both with regards to critics and publications themselves and with the reportage. How could you possibly trust any critic who hides their biases? I’m not just talking about taste, but their relationships in the industry as well. When you’ve been around for a minute and you get to know the other folks in this
game, it becomes immediately apparent whose criticism is impacted by who they’re acquainted with, and that that’s not more widely disclosed is indefensible. I get the impression that not many readers question these backdoor alliances (and how could they when they’re so wilfully obscured?) but you should always wonder whose hands are massaging which shoulders. When you can’t trust a critic to disclose at least that much, you have no reason to trust anything they say about music anywhere at all. As a reader you should expect to know explicitly where a critic’s biases lie, and if they’re not open about it, chuck ‘em in the bin. Anonymity gives people the license to dodge that accountability. - Jake Cleland When reviewing a band or artist that has not yet hit the big time, is it the duty of a reviewer to give a negative review where they think it is appropriate?
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Is there any value at all in criticising or discouraging an up-and-coming act? Criticising and discouraging are two vastly different actions. It’s the duty of a reviewer to give an honest critical evaluation no matter the calibre of the artist. If an artist is discouraged by critical evaluation, whether it be negative or positive, it’s moreso a reflection on the artist themselves rather than the critic. Arguably, up-and-coming groups are more likely to benefit from critical assessment than higher tier acts - and whether they choose to take constructive feedback in their stride and apply it towards their future work, or perhaps instead feel discouraged, is their own choice. In any case, a critic shouldn’t ever approach a record with preconceived notions or allow for any form of bias to cloud their judgment. - Tyson Wray