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ZOMBIE ROCK’N’ROLL APOCALYPSE STORM THE SKY, TROPHY EYES, LUCA BRASI AND MORE TO HELP LAUNCH AVENUE RECORDS Moonee Valley Youth Services and Avenue Records are launching the debut EPs of their signed artists Camdogg, Cyanide Teeth and Old Street, and they're chucking a huge launch party with Storm the Sky, Trophy Eyes and Luca Brasi to celebrate. Avenue Records was conceptualised as a platform to assist in helping young, local artists find their footing and develop their music careers. The launch is going down at Ukrainian Hall, Essendon, on Saturday June 18. Tickets on sale now via Oztix.

BEN WRIGHT SMITH ANNOUNCES 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Local legend Ben Wright Smith has locked in a Melbourne show off the back of a national tour. 2016 is an exciting year for Ben Wright Smith, who has so far been hidden away in the studio with none other than his favourite writing buddy, Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy) putting the final touches on his debut album, due to be released later this year. Check out what he’s been up to when he hits up Sooki Lounge on Thursday May 19 and Shebeen on Thursday June 2.

BOO SEEKA LOCKS IN AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES Dreamtronic trio Boo Seeka have just dropped their new single Oh My, and are hitting the road over June and July to celebrate. The track is the follow up from their huge releases of 2015, Kingdom Leader, Deception Bay and Fool – all of which made it into the top 200 of triple j’s Hottest 100. In addition the playing a long list of gigs Australia-wide, the boys have also secured a spot at 2016’s Splendour in the Grass. Don’t miss ‘em when they hit up Melbourne on Friday July 15 at Howler. Tickets are available via Boo Seeka’s website.

Friday the 13th is looming, and why not spend it thinkin’ bout zombies? The fundraiser for Australian zombie flick Before Dawn is upon us, with some ripping bands on board to support the cause. Bang your rotting head to Barbarion and As A Rival, or shake that decaying booty to some killer DJs. Beat has free some tickets up for grabs to the Zombie Rock’n’Roll Apocalypse at 170 Russell, have a suss at beat.com.au/freeshit

MATT MALONE’S S.I.X Ballarat's favourite dark baritone has just dropped his debut album S.I.X and is about to kick off a huge east coast tour to celebrate. The video for single Revelation Law, like the rest of Malone’s music, flirts with the macabre and is a good indication of what one can expect to hear on S.I.X. Head to beat.com. au/freeshit to snap yourself up a free copy.

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PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY REVEAL MELBOURNE SHOW Sydney indie punk trio, Philadelphia Grand Jury, are set to jump on an Australian tour unlike any other. The Philly Jay’s are known for doing things a little differently, from launching their first album, Hope Is For Hopers, by playing shows around Sydney from the back of a truck, to holding a listening party for their latest album, Summer Of Doom, on a free bus around the city. What’s set for the So You Think You Can Philly Jays tour, is a night of karaoke and the opportunity for fans to get up on stage and belt out their favourite Philly Jays tracks. Philadelphia Grand Jury will hit up Melbourne’s Yah Yah’s on Saturday June 11. Grab your tickets through Event Brite.

There’s no doubt Jimi Hendrix was the lord of the shred, though Randy Hansen comes exceptionally close in his tribute show, The Hendrix Revolution. Hansen is the only guitarist recognised by the Hendrix family as being up to scratch, and his upcoming performance at the Palais Theatre on Saturday May 21 is set to go off the scale. Pick yourself up a double pass courtesy of your pals here at Beat, via beat.com.au/freeshit

BOOTLEG RASCAL HOMEWARD BOUND Bootleg Rascal have confirmed they’ll be bringing their antics to the east coast after finishing off their string of shows in the US, Europe and the UK. After a bunch of Australian summer festival sets to promote their newest album Asleep In The Machine, the boys are currently touring the US with Sticky Fingers. Catch Bootleg Rascal when they play Corner Hotel on Saturday June 4.

GOLDEN VESSEL ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SHOW Following the release of his latest single, Never Know, Golden Vessel has announced a string of tour dates for this June and July. The shows will be in support of his upcoming debut EP, Before Sleep. His recent single arrives as the second taste of the EP, featuring vocals and dreamy guitar work from Gold Coast brother and sister duo, Lastlings. Golden Vessel will bring the good times to Yah Yah’s on Friday July 8.

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WILLIE WATSON AND JOSH HEADLEY ANNOUNCE A CO-HEADLINE TOUR SAM BRITTAIN ANNOUNCES NEW MUSIC AND A MELBOURNE SHOW With plenty of gigging experience around the world including supports with Passenger and Matt Corby, Sam Brittain is heading to Australian soil to launch his new album and single. Brittain’s new album Signal Lights incorporates both folk and country elements that elicit multiple interpretations upon each listen. His new single Stab In The Dark gives audiences a taste of what to expect on Signal Lights which will drop at the start of June. Sam Brittain will heat things up at the Toff In Town on Saturday June 23. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 8

Alt-country troubadours Willie Watson and Josh Headley are joining forces for an Australian tour. Willie Watson recently hit Australia as part of the Dave Rawlings Machine and is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in his own right. He arrives off the back of his debut solo album, Folk Singer Vol. 1. Josh Hedley is no stranger the Melbourne music scene, having toured here with Justin Townes Earle and more recently as part of the Out on the Weekend House Band. In 11 years as a Nashville musician he has been a mainstay in all the legendary honky tonks and has played with the likes of Jack White, Dan Auerbach, Nikki Lane and Yelawolf. Don’t miss ‘em Friday July 15 at the Caravan Club and Northcote Social Club on Sunday July 17. HOT TALK

POISON CITY WEEKENDER UNLEASHES 2016 LINEUP Now in its eighth year, Poison City’s annual Weekender Fest has grown to become one of Australia’s premier mini-festivals. Celebrating independent music culture, the three day event is back with a ripping lineup of local, national and international bands. Headlining 2016 are The Bennies and The Nation Blue, alongside international heavy hitters Pity Sex, Cayetana Rozwell Kid and Creative Adult. They’re joined by High Tension, Camp Cope, Ceres, Loose Tooth, Fear Like Us, The Hard Aches, Batpiss, Hannahband, Ouch My Face, The Sugarcanes, Horror My Friend, Pale Heads, Flour, Totally Unicorn, Fourteen Nights at Sea and Chores, with more to be announced. It all goes down from Friday September 9 to Sunday September 11 across Max Watt’s, The Corner and The Reverence Hotel. Tickets sold out in record time this year so hopefully you were one of the lucky punters to snap one up.

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NGV ANNOUNCE UNPLUGGED LIVE’S 2016 ACTS The National Gallery of Victoria is back for another year’s edition of Unplugged Live – a series of free live music celebrating and combining both contemporary music and visual art. Running throughout June and July, 2016’s Unplugged Live welcomes Powderfinger’s frontman Bernard Fanning, Dave Faulkner of Hoodoo Gurus fame, acclaimed rockers The Delta Riggs, singer/songwriter Dan Kelly and more. It’s all taking place at the Ian Potter Centre at the NGV on Sundays from 2pm-3pm. The first performance will be from The Delta Riggs on Sunday June 5.

JOSH RENNIE-HYNES LOCKS IN MELBOURNE SHOW Quickly rising through the ranks to become one of the country’s finest singer/songwriters, Josh Rennie-Hynes has returned with a new single and a Melbourne show to celebrate. His newest track Rosie arrives as the first taste of his forthcoming second LP, entitled Furthermore. This is the first track released since his acclaimed debut album February, recorded with ARIA Award-winner Shane Nicholson. Catch him at The Yarra Hotel on Saturday June 11.

Danny Walsh Banned are gearing up to release their raucous second album to the world. The rollicking release, The Dirt and the Sky, features ringleader Walsh at the helm backed by a slew of noted collaborators including bass player Johnny Livewire (Morning After Girls), pianist Leo ‘The Weed’ Tellefson, Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett), smoking lead guitar work from Will Hewett (Colleen Hewett) and the soulful vocals of Lucy Dwyer. Capping it all off comes an all-star cast of special guest performances including Talei Wolfgramm (RocKwiz), Ian Collard, Chris Altmann and Cayn Borthwick (No Zu). Taking cues from The Rolling Stones in the ‘60s, their launch promises to incorporate elements of vaudeville and tricks for a self described “Rock’n’Roll Circus”, featuring appearances from La Bastard, WAM & DAZ (Dave Graney), Ruby Rubberlegs and Dandyman (Daniel Oldaker). Catch Danny Walsh Banned at The Toff on Sunday May 15.

The last episode of BANALARAMA saw blazing sets from Pearls, The Ocean Party, Totally Mild and Ausmuteants but this time they’re blowing out the bill, the budget, the memory cards of the cameramen and the minds of Melburnians with six more of Melbourne’s greatest acts in an event of two halves – guitars and electronic. They’ve got the garage rock furore of Loose Tooth, jangly melodic masterminds Crepes, pillars of shoegaze Beaches, Lossless, a new collaboration between Oscar Key Sung and HTMLflowers, the cathartic dance thump of HABITS and saucy kraut electro from Black Cab. It all goes down Saturday May 28 at The Gasometer. Grab your tickets via the venue.

SPOT FEST RETURNS TO BRUNSWICK HOTEL After the success of last year’s first Spot Fest, the event returns once more – this time bigger and better with Spot Fest II this May. 2016’s lineup features 21 acts hailing from Melbourne as well as interstate, across two stages. Included in the lineup are Melbourne legends The Duvtons, Adelaide punks Dead Joe, Joe Guiton and The Suicide Tuesdays, 51 Percent and Melbourne mainstays As A Rival. On the acoustic side of things, Craig Coburn, Tim Hampshire, Jo Neugebauer and Jay Wars will be setting up in the beer garden. Spot Fest will take over The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday May 14.

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FLUME REVEALS 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Laying out a huge tour, electronic wunderkind Flume has locked in a Melbourne show. He’ll be joined by Vince Staples – who features as a special guest on his latest album, Skin – and UK producer SOPHIE. Flume will bring his revamped live show across the country, as well as internationally, totalling over 70 dates worldwide. Catch him on Thursday December 15 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Tickets via Laneway Presents.

PHOTOGRAPHER JAY HYNES REVISITS CHERRYROCK016 Local Melbourne photographer Jay Hynes will be taking over AC/DC lane with some of the memorable moments from the recent edition of the Cherry Rock festival. The series of portraits showcases some of the artists who made this year’s Cherry Rock one of the best yet. It’s all for free, so anyone can nip by for a squiz and a revisit of one of Melbourne’s most iconic street rock’n’roll festivals. The art installation will be taking up the length of the laneway from Thursday May 12 to Sunday May 22.

MUSO MARKET SWAP MEET LOCKED IN FOR 2O16 FOY VANCE ANNOUNCES A 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Irish musician Foy Vance will return to our shores to celebrate the release of his third album, The Wild Swan later this year. To follow up from his Australian performances with music legend Elton John and Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance has released the first track from his highly anticipated third studio album, She Burns. Foy Vance will play The Corner Hotel Monday September 12. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 10

One of Australia’s premier online sources of new and second-hand music equipment, Muso Market, are putting on an official meet-up for Melbourne music lovers. The event will enable punters to have a suss and a swap of gear on offer, in addition to giveaways, an auction and a good ol’ fashioned jam sesh’ thanks to sponsors Marshall Amplification, Studio Bee, Clingan Guitar Tone and DVB Custom Stringed Instruments. Get on down to the Flemington Community Centre on Saturday May 14 to check it all out. It runs from 2pm through until 6.30pm, and entry is $2. HOT TALK

THE CORNER HOTEL ANNOUNCES CORNER AWARD SHORTLIST With over 20 years in the game and the support of countless people in the industry, The Corner Hotel have created The Corner Award as a way of saying thank you, and giving something back to the industry that has been so good to the iconic venue for so long. The recipient of The Corner Award will receive a headline show at the Corner Hotel (with production and promotion covered by the venue and ticket money to go to the winner) pressings of 150 copies of a limited edition 7” vinyl single, a cash cheque of $2000 plus much more. Experts from different facets of the music industry came together to curate a list of innovative artists, rather than an arduous application process. The Selection Panel delved into their vast music knowledge, frequent show attendance and understanding of the current Australian music scene to choose and support artists that are breaking the mould and making an impact with their music. Artists in the running for the award are Ainslie Wills, Fortunes, Jordan Rakei, Sampa The Great, Aldous Harding, Friendships, Julia Jacklin, Slum Sociable, Alice Ivy, Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene, Koi Child, Sui Zhen, Ara Koufax, Gawurra, Kucka, The Belligerents, Bad//Dreems, Gold Class, L D R U, The Bennies, Banoffee, Gordi, L Fresh The Lion, The Goon Sax, Baro, Grenadiers, Luca Brasi, The Harpoons, Boo Seeka, Harts, Marlon Williams, The Murlocs, Bootleg Rascal, Hey Geronimo, Mighty Duke & The Lords, Thelma Plum, Briggs, High Tension, Ngaiire, Total Giovanni, Cleopold, Hockey Dad, No Zu, Tyrannamen, Dorsal Fins, Ivan Ooze, Olympia, UV Boi, Ecca Vandal, Jaala, Pearls, Vallis Alps, Edward Francis, Jeremy Neale, Ribongia, Vera Blue, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Jess Kent, Sahara Beck, Waax, Jess Ribeiro and Wafia. A shortlist is set to be announced in the next few weeks.

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ENTER SHIKARI BLAST INTO MELBOURNE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY British post-hardcore band Enter Shikari will return to Melbourne for one night only. Following their critically acclaimed 2015 album The Mindsweep and the success of their 2015 Australian tour, Enter Shikari are set to return to our shores with UK pals Hacktivist and Sydney’s Stories. Enter Shikari will play 170 Russell on Monday September 19. Tickets via LiveNation.

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For each year’s incarnation of the Deni Ute Muster, organisers ask their audience to vote for who they’d most like to see. For 2016, which marks the 18th year of the Muster, once again Keith Urban has appeared at the top of the list and is officially locked in to headline. Joining Urban on the bill are a swag of Australia’s finest country acts, including James Reyne, Adam Brand and The Outlaws, John Williamson, Troy CasserDaley, Shannon Noll and stacks more to be announced. The Deni Ute Muster takes place on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1 in Deniliquin, New South Wales. Ticket’s are available via the Muster’s website.

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LUCA BRASI TO TOUR IN AUGUST Tasmania’s loveable melodic punkrockers Luca Brasi have just released a brand new album, If This Is All We’re Going To Be, which has debuted at #18 on the ARIA Album Charts. The four-piece have been garnering steady acclaim for their unbeatable work-ethic and original take on the punk-rock genre, and their third LP has seen the band reach a new level maturity. Don’t miss them on Saturday August 27 at the Corner. Tickets available via their website.

Metal powerhouse Jack The Stripper have confirmed a national tour over June and July in support of their new single and video Nibiru,taken from their debut album, 2013’s Raw Nerve.Following its release, the band toured Australia and Asia extensively, supporting metal heavyweights The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cancer Bats, King Parrot, Northlane, Ne Obliviscaris, iwrestledabearonce, Black Tongue, Carnifex, Rolo Tomassi and many more. Jack The Stripper will play two dates in Melbourne. Check ‘em out on Saturday July 16 at The Workers Club with Earth Caller, Hollow World and Drivetime Commute, or at their all-ages show on Sunday July 17 at Wrangler Studios with I, Valiance, Make Way For Man, Dregg, Drivetime Commute.

Queensland’s indie rockers The Creases have dropped their fresh new single Impact, and with it have announced a string of national tour dates to celebrate the release. Impact boasts the outfit’s own brand of '90s Brit pop along with a symphony of brass and string arrangements. The track marks a bold step forward for the four-piece as they refine their signature sound. The song follows previous single Point which won rotation on alternative and community radio, and earned the band support slots alongside The Maccabees and The Preatures, plus their own sold out national tour. Catch The Creases when they hit Northcote Social Club Thursday July 7. Tickets via the venue.

ANDY BL ACK UNVEILS 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Frontman and founding member of Black Veil Brides, Andy Biersack has announced he will bring his Andy Black solo project to Australia this August and September. After spending the last seven years fronting Black Veil Brides, 2016 sees Black stepping out on his own to release his debut solo record, The Shadow Side. Black will bring his full band to Australia, performing recent singles as well as a list of tracks that are yet to be performed live. Catch him when he plays Corner Hotel on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28.

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SHOW AND NEW DOCUMENTARY The legend that is Jimmy Barnes has announced a national tour, alongside an hour-long documentary to celebrate the release of his newest album. His latest release Soul Searchin’, follows Soul Deep (1991), Soul Deeper (2000) and The Rhythm and the Blues (2009), which have earned more than 12 ARIA Platinum Sales Awards between them as an exploration into R&B and soul music. Complementing the Soul Searchin’ album release will be a documentary, following Barnsey as he travels to America’s south in search of lost soul gems, searching for the musicians who made them, the places that inspired them and tracing influence along the way. Catch him at the Palais Theatre on Thursday August 25. Tickets via Ticketmaster.

APOCALPYTICA RETURNS FOR HEADLINE TOUR Finnish metal cellists Apocalyptica have unveiled Australian tour plans, set to kick off in September this year. Since their inception in 1993, the cello wielding quartet have redefined the boundaries between rock, metal and classical music in an unprecedented way. Formed by the true virtuosos at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, over the course of eight highly-acclaimed studio albums (with global sales totalling over four million) they have forged a reputation as an act capable of bringing fans from heavy and traditional musical spheres together in euphoric celebration. 2015 saw the outfit deliver their eighth studio album, Shadowmaker. Don’t miss Apocalyptica when they hit up 170 Russel Friday September 23. HOT TALK

A NEW LIVE MUSIC AND ARTS SPACE IS COMING FITZROY Helmed by COLLARTS (Australian College of the Arts), the creative academy have announced a new campus that will host a public space for both art and live music. With a dedicated live performance space and seven professional quality recording and rehearsal rooms, the new campus will also feature a gallery space and a large outdoor area which will be used to cater for both public events and student performances. The new campus offers students the opportunity to engage with stateof-the-art recording equipment, tailor made with industry standard gear and fitouts. COLLARTS will open their new space at 209 Brunswick St on Monday May 30, with a public launch party going down on Saturday July 30.

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ZOMBIE ROCK’N’ROLL APOCALYPSE Zombie films are for the most part, based in a post-apocalyptic America. Just how are Aussies supposed to prepare for impending doom, when we don’t have a cult classic to base our action plan on? Australian film Before Dawn is attempting to rectify this, but they need your help. They’re chucking a fundraiser to bring the movie to fruition, featuring Melbourne hard-hitters As A Rival, heavy metal seven-piece Barbarion, the Lucifer rock of Neptune Power Federation and a swag of local DJs. Get on down to 170 Russell on Friday May 13, tickets are available via the venue’s website.

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Those lovely ladies from Melbourne trio Camp Cope have had an absolute blast of a year. In addition to supporting Modern Baseball on their recent Australian tour, they’ve also just dropped their first self-titled album and they’re touring to celebrate. The Melbourne show kicks things off on Friday May 13 at the John Curtin Hotel and sold out before the album was even released. These gals are the ones to watch.

One of the most elegant of all parrots, the Australian King Parrot has wonderfully vibrant plumage of red and green, preferring a diet of seeds, berries, fruits and YOUR SOUL. Melbourne’s favourite thrash demons King Parrot are hitting up The Evelyn with what promises to be a no-holds-barred assault on the senses. Do some grim as fvck bird-watching and get your arse there on Friday May 13.

LAPSLEY Howler July 26 JAKE BUGG Palais Theatre July 27 THE CURE Rod Laver Arena July 28 DROWNING POOL Max Watts July 30 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS Rod Laver Arena August 5 TROYE SIVAN Margaret Court Arena August 9 JIMMY BARNES Palais Theatre August 25 GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER Amamoor Creek State Forest August 25 - 28 BEN FOLDS WITH YMUSIC Palais Theatre August 26 ANDY BLACK Corner Hotel August 27, 28 BRING ME THE HORIZON Margaret Court Arena September 2 CRYPTOPSY Northcote Social Club September 3 BIGSOUND Fortitude Valley, September 7 – 9 POISON CITY WEEKENDER Various venues, September 9 - 11 FOY VANCE Corner Hotel September 12 HENRY ROLLINS Arts Centre’s State Theatre September 19, 20 APOCALYPTICA 170 Russell September 19 DENI UTE MUSTER Conargo Rd, Deniliquin September 30 - October 1 JOE BONAMASSA The Palais Theatre October 5 THE ARISTOCRATS Bendigo Hotel October 6 MAYDAY PARADE Arrow on Swanston October 8, 170 Russell October 9 ELLIE GOULDING Rod Laver Arena October 8 LACUNA COIL Max Watt’s October 13 QUEENSRYCHE Prince Bandroom October 14

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THE DRONES FEELIN KINDA OBNOXIOUS BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

everal years ago, popular consensus elevated The Drones to ‘great Aussie band’ status. It wasn’t exactly a hasty nomination – last year the band celebrated the tenth anniversary of the mission-stating opus, Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By – but such a designation could mislead listeners into thinking The Drones are past their prime. Contrary to this perception, however, on their latest two releases – 2013’s I See Seaweed and this year’s Feelin Kinda Free – The Drones certainly haven’t played it safe.

Both records have taken the band’s sound and thematic focus into newly hair-raising territory, and done so via distinctly different means. I See Seaweed upheld The Drones’ guitar-driven sound and frontman Gareth Liddiard’s organextracting snarl, while also introducing grandiosity worthy of a film score. Feelin Kinda Free, meanwhile, boldly departs from all that’s come before. “There’s always something – like I’ll go, ‘We didn’t do this last time. Let’s try this,’” says Liddiard. “Simply because we haven’t done it, that’s why we’d be interested in it. We just try not to get bored.” Feelin Kinda Free still sounds unmistakably like The Drones – to be sure, anything featuring Liddiard’s voice will be instantly recognisable. However, the album sees Liddiard and fellow guitarist Dan Luscombe throttle their instruments in order to produce unsettling electronic sounds, ably complemented by Steve Hesketh’s synth work. Holding things steady is Fiona Kitschin’s pert bass playing, backed up by some serious grooves from drummer Christian Strybosch. Front and centre are Liddiard’s vocals: his diction is sharper than ever, allowing for the lucid transmission of some of the most disgusted and politically incisive lyrics of his career. Nowhere is this more evident than on lead single Taman Shud – a three-minute vitriolic outburst that shoves a spear into the manifold moral failings seen throughout Australian BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 16

history. However, despite such moments, Liddiard wasn’t looking to make a political album. “I’m not being Warren Jeffs or David Koresh or some cult leader. I don’t want to go down that route,” he says. “I think it’s silly that anyone would want to listen to me. I did an interview [recently] and the guy was asking me all these really political questions. It’s like, I don’t fuckin’ know. I’m a guitar player, I’m a musician, I make albums. It’s not didactic. It’s almost like I’m broadcasting a situation of the emotional weather in my head.” That may be so, but Feelin Kinda Free’s political relevance cannot be denied. Then They Came For Me alludes to the millions of refugees currently living in limbo all across the planet, while Boredom is more specific, adopting the perspective of an Arabian native who has migrated to Australia. Then there’s the closing track, Shut Down SETI – a grotesque indictment of the ongoing search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. “The SETI thing… [it’s] a bit silly to worry about that,” says Liddiard. “I don’t think they should shut down SETI. Their modus operandi for the last 40 years has been to listen, and they’re always going to do that. That’s fine. I don’t think we should broadcast it, but I don’t think it should be shut down. I just think it’s a really stupid thing to write a song about. So [I thought], ‘Let’s write a song about it.’” SETI might seem like an odd send-off B E AT.C O M . A U

for the record, but given Feelin Kinda Free’s preoccupation with human fuckups, it proves an apt conclusion. The actual finale consists of a conceptually motivated sequence of truly diseased white noise. “It has the end of the world there. There’s a big fight at the end,” says Liddiard. “It’s based on Orson Welles’ The War Of The Worlds. In the end it’s like static noise and a guy off in Coney Island or somewhere trying to radio Manhattan. He just keeps repeating, ‘Do you read me?’ and he’s not getting any reply. It’s really eerie and creepy. It’s genius. That last [sound] at the end of SETI, it’s the end of the world – it’s the desolation. That bit before it with all the synthesizers and shit, that’s the aliens killing us. It’s silly. People go, ‘Oh, that’s really intense.’ No it’s not – it’s a bunch of drunk idiots fucking around. It’s funny to do that. It’s good to be obnoxious. “Taman Shud too, while it’s depressing, it’s completely hilarious. It’s over the top. Shit like Blag Flag or any kind of obnoxious thing, it’s good. There’s Bob Dylan stuff where it’s so overly intellectual, so impenetrably vague. He’s laughing at you. He’s just going, ‘There’s nothing. This is just empty bullshit.’ And you’re listening to it like it’s amazing. He’s taking the piss. Music… you play music – you have to play it. Like little baby deer in the field, they play. That’s us at Tropical Fuck Storm studios.” Feelin Kinda Free was recorded at the band’s recently established Melbourne studio space, and released via the corresponding Tropical Fuck Storm Records. The fact Liddiard and co. have taken such matters into their own hands implies a desire to avoid any outside intervention. This isn’t too far from the truth, but The Drones are also eager to keep expanding their following. However, Liddiard scoffs at the notion of commercial concerns impacting on their creative process. “It’s not a noble thing, it’s nothing to do with integrity; it’s just we can’t be fucked. It’d be really boring to have to sit there in a recording studio and make something that you didn’t want to make. But then, we want to get bigger, just because we’d get paid more. We don’t get paid much. It’s a bit above the poverty line, but then we get all this spare time. If we can get into, say, America, if we can make that bigger, it’ll help. If we can’t, then it’s a bummer, but we can’t, eh? You want to take advantage of what’s there, but it’s solely economical. And I know that sounds mercenary, but

it’s not egotistical. It’s solely, ‘I wouldn’t mind a bit more money so I can fix the car.’ ” Feelin Kinda Free is The Drones’ seventh album, and it’s set to preserve their standing as a great Aussie band. More significantly, though, it’s indicative of the group’s unblemished creative curiosity. More often than not, bands struggle to retain the vitality of their early material, which causes them to either capsize or fall into a path of formulaic repetition. But Liddiard and The Drones see no choice but to keep moving forward. “I’m in it to win it, and that’s just ’cause I’m a knob, ’cause it’s fun. We did a tour years ago with You Am I, and they’re the same. They’re not where they are because they’re sitting around smoking bongs all day. They’re in it to win it, and there’s nothing wrong with that. When we toured with You Am I, from the get-go it was like, ‘We’re going to try and play you off stage every night. So be ready.’ And they were like, ‘All right, you fuckin’ dickheads. Do your worst.’ Some nights we’d win and they were like, ‘Fuck you.’ And then other nights they’d destroy us and we were like, ‘Fuck you.’ “As long as you listen to everything, you’ll be alright. We listen to everything, from Hungarian folk music to Stravinsky. All sorts of guitar music, all sorts of music, whether it’s Steve Reich or Schoenberg or just anything. If you only listen to the Ramones and Johnny Thunders, you’re never going to get anywhere. You will just stay in one place. And the Ramones are great, Johnny Thunders is really good, but fuck listening to that shit when you’re in your 50s. It’s like adults who read Harry Potter. It’s bad. Dostoevsky is for adults, not Harry Potter. It’s like a 50-yearold listening to Led Zeppelin and not getting that it’s really corny. It’s like a 25-year-old listening to The Wiggles and not getting that it’s a bit simple. It’s so strange to get stuck.”

Feelin Kinda Free by THE DRONES is out now through Tropical Fuck Storm/MGM. They’re playing at 170 Russell on Friday May 20, The Tote on Friday May 27, two shows at The Tote Saturday May 28 (12-25 year-olds matinee, 18+ evening show), and again at The Tote on Sunday May 29.

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This Week: The Malthouse Theatre is set to bring to the stage one of Tennessee Williams’ most legendary literature characters – the formidable Amanda Wingfield of The Glass Menagerie. In the year 1937, a disgruntled Amanda lives in a shabby apartment with her two adult children – the frustrated Tom, and the painfully shy Laura. With delusions of grandeur, all three characters seek to break away from their past. Poignantly bringing her characters’ vulnerability to life, Helpmann award-winning actress Pamela Rabe stars as Wingfield. Fresh off the back of a sold-out season at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre, The Malthouse will premiere The Glass Menagerie on Wednesday May 18 where it will stage until Sunday June 5.

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Presented as part of the Next Wave festival, Victorian artist Geoffrey Watson’s contemporary performance, entitled Camel, will stage at Arts House Melbourne. Based on the legend that the camel was originally created from the spare parts of other animals, Watson’s work aims to use the animal’s story as a metaphor for creative intuition. It will feature text, wearable design, dance and music performance as well as Nana Biluš Abaffy, Alice Heyward and Michael McNab performing alongside Watson. It’s all going down from Wednesday May 11 until Sunday May 15. In its Australian premiere, satirical masterpiece, Straight White Men, is staging at the Arts Centre. Presented by the MTC, this razor-edged script was penned by one of the US’s most hotly talked about playwrights of today, Young Jean Lee. The play follows brothers Matt, Jake and Drew, as they gather at their widowed father’s house for the usual observances of Christmas. But between the brotherly banter and Chinese take-away, the men begin to wonder why, if being a straight white male brings so much privilege, that things aren’t working out? Directed by Sarah Giles, the production features performances from Hamish Michael (Janet King), Gareth Reeves (Mary: The Making of a Princess), John Gaden (Other Desert Cities) and Luke Ryan (Yellow Moon). The show stages at the Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne until Friday June 18, beginning Friday May 6.

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SCORSESE BY ADAM NORRIS

rom Shutter Island to Goodfellas and Taxi Driver to Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese is the man behind some of the most seminal films of contemporary cinema seemingly permanently branded into pop culture consciousness. With ACMI’s forthcoming comprehensive exhibition, the life’s work of the celebrated auteur will be delved into and explored. Curator Kristina Jasper takes us into the world of this mysterious master.

Award-winning spoken word performer and recognised author, Shane Koyczan, is bringing his internationally renowned show to Melbourne. Using rapid-fire rhythmic verse, Koyczan navigates his audience through social and political issues. In 2013, Koyczan collaborated with animators to create an anti bullying video - To This Day - which has been viewed over 18 million times, as well as going on to secure the top prize at the US Slam Poetry Championships. Catch the living legend at The Forum on Sunday May 22.

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“The exhibition is in three parts, so we try to find different ways to tell you about his work,” Jasper explains.“The first part we’re talking about protagonists and characters as a way to see what stories he is telling. He has this American-Italian background; he’s talking about family and relationships. This is a way into the stories. Then we have a chapter about his love of the cinema. This is very interesting, especially for people who are interested in film history and heritage. He knows everything about film history. He loves Hitchcock and Powell. He made movies like The Aviator, like Hugo. The last chapter is maybe the most important, which we call composition. This is really wonderful for people who want to learn something about filmmaking. It’s a little like a look behind the scenes. It’s about editing, cinematography and music. He really is a master of all three.” ACMI’s SCORSESE showcases the manifestation of

drafts and ideas that later evolved into finished works. “You can see the storyboards he drew and I think he’s very much like a concept artist,” says Jasper. “He has a movie in his mind, and if you watch the storyboards you can understand the rhythm of the movies, and the way he creates it. I think it’s very interesting for people who have never seen a Scorsese movie, but who want to learn something of filmmaking.” For those unfamiliar with Scorsese, there is a genuinely dazzling array of entry points, each offering a different facet of the auteur. The Last Temptation of Christ, Casino, Raging Bull – the man knows how to tell a story. While some names might lose their spark with age, Scorsese forever remains in a different league. “I really love his later works I have to say,” says Jasper on her favourite Scorsese era. “I think the earlier work maybe has a more experimental impact, but Scorsese

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changed styles so often. After Hours in the ‘80s was another restarting point for him. The movies before were perhaps not quite so successful, and then he made a movie with a smaller budget and new crew with the German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, so this was a new beginning. And then you have a movie like Hugo in 3D. So even in this age he is trying to do something totally new. On one side you know that he’s always interested in the style, the aesthetic, the ways of storytelling. And on the other hand, he has topics he’s been working his whole life on. The whole oeuvre is about the struggle of the individual, the fight between aggression and spirituality. These are topics that are very basic and very important, and he is always trying to tell this in new styles.” The greatest challenge when undertaking such a mammoth task is determining where to place your focus, and establish exactly which story you are trying to summon. “When we came to him and said we wanted to make an exhibition, and we want to get access to the archives, it was very helpful that he saw we were so interested in film preservation and heritage previously. He could trust us. But we hadn’t a lot of time,” recalls Jasper. “We had one week in New York to watch through his whole private collection, which was crazy but we had the help of his assistant. She helped a lot, but it was still a week of very early mornings until very late in the evening. We had a concept in mind when we arrived, but after watching all of these items we changed it a bit. Of course he needed a lot of time to decide if he would agree to the exhibition, which left us with maybe half a year to make the exhibition, which really isn’t much time. But the material is so great, and so authentic. It says so much. We could tell everything we wanted.” SCORSESE will run at ACMI from Thursday May 26 to Sunday September 18.

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There’s another ripping lineup down at Caz Reitops boasting their pro bracket including Raw Comedy winner Danielle Walker, New York’s Kelly Fastuca as well as Tegan Marie Higginbotham, Tamara Issa, Murphy McLachlan and Tim Hewitt. Don’t forget their ‘Gig Pig’ bracket with six sign-up spots available on the night. It’s all totally free every Wednesday at 8.30pm.

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Degas: A New Vision

The city’s favourite George Costanza-inspired bar is giving a nod to Seinfeld’s stand-up roots, locking in a new weekly comedy night. Thursday May 12 will play host to Sami Shah as MC (QI, Australian Story) alongside Tim Hewitt, Alex Ward, Glen Zen and Luke Miller. Capping it off comes Thomas MacMahon, Nicky Barry, Geoff Setty and RAW comedy winner Danielle Walker. It kicks off from 8pm at 120 Johnston Street, Fitzroy.

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Jurassic Nights Come to Life at Melbourne Museum

Following on from their blockbuster exhibition, the Melbourne Museum are now setting the dinosaurs loose after dark with their latest series. The Melbourne Museum’s Jurassic Nights will open the gates to Jurassic World: The Exhibition, bringing the dinosaurs to life by night on a week-to-week basis. Adding to the experience, special guest DJs will be spinning ‘til late (surely playing cuts from Dinosaur Jr, T. Rex and Jurassic 5) capped off with a purpose built Jurassic Lounge to sink a cocktail or two in. Jurassic World: The Exhibition has been hugely successful for the Museum, immersing punters in the prehistoric world with world-class animatronics and installations. Get down with the dinosaurs every Friday in June at the Melbourne Museum.

CLUB VOLTAIRE COMEDY This Sunday May 15 at Club Voltaire there’s a cracking lineup, featuring the likes of Jack Druce with MC duties alongside Peter Jones, Ash Williams, Sam Taunton, Adam Knox, Claire Sullivan and more. It’s totally free (they’ll accept donations, however) and kicks off at 7.30pm.

Vinyl and Vino Come to ACMI

In celebration of their SCORSESE exhibition, ACMI will bring the small screen to cinema when they host a special cinema screening of Vinyl’s ambitious twohour series pilot. Created by Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Rich Cohen and Terence Winter, the world of ‘70s downtown New York has been brought back to wild, decaying, energetic life. This special screening will include a short introduction by writer and critic Craig Mathieson (The Sunday Age, Rolling Stone) exploring the music industry of the 1970s, and will conclude with a ‘vino and vinyl’ session, as DJ JNett hits the decks and spins the best of the ‘70s in the ACMI Bar and Café. It all goes down on Tuesday May 31.

HotDocs Film Festival Headed

Professor Brian Cox to

to Melbourne

Explain the Cosmos in

Renowned Canadian film festival hotDocs is coming to Melbourne for the first time in 2016 and has unveiled a thought provoking program for its inaugural showing. Highlights include Jim: The James Foley Story, a story about the American journalist executed by ISIS in 2014; The Road, an exploration into corruption in China; Mr Gaga, the audience award winner at Berlinale 2016 about the Batsheva Dance Company and What Tomorrow Brings, a feature into a woman’s fight to educate young girls in Afghanistan. hotDocs will be showcased at the Palace Westgarth and Palace Como from Tuesday June 14 until Wednesday June 29.

Melbourne Show

The superstar physicist will return to Melbourne with a new one night only show as he attempts to make sense of the cosmos. Professor Cox will delve into great unanswered questions of our time in his live stage show A Journey Into Deep Space. Are we alone in the universe? Will we ever know what happened before the big bang? All this and more will be delved in to. Joining him on stage will be British comedian and co-host on The Infinite Monkey Cage, Robin Ince. A Journey Into Deep Space will hit The Plenary on Friday August 5. 1. STYLE WARS This fantastic documentary from ’84 is the definitive graffiti art documentary made and released at the height of the hip hop and graffiti movements. It is really beautifully put together and is not just a mirror to the movement, but an actual part of it. It captures a real honesty of the young artists who make some beautifully simple political commentary and social observation. The art is spectacular.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert

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A Ballerina’s Tale

Style Wars

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An Evening With Henry Rollins

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Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now is the brand new indie film festival launching at Palace Cinemas this week. With a program spanning 32 films, including 14 Australian premieres, the festival represents American achievement in filmmaking both past and present. There are five different categories on show – Essential Fiction, Essential Intrigue, Essential Experiments, Essential Originals and Essential New York – and stunning performances from the likes of Richard Gere (Time Out Of Mind) and Natalie Portman (Jane Got A Gun). Festival curator Richard Sowada picks out five hot tickets from a wide-ranging selection.

2. WE’RE STILL HERE: JOHNNY CASH’S BITTER TEARS REVISITED I love Johnny Cash and this film brings to life one of his great political moments with some of country music’s great artists. Mr. Cash was famous for siding with the underdog and his LP Bitter Tears was a magnificent ode to the plight of native Americans. A largely unrecognised record – aside from the classic The Ballad Of Ira Hayes – Bitter Tears is bought back to life in the studio by Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and many, many more. It’s fantastic. 3. THE FITS This debut feature is about as fresh as it gets as we explore the world of an 11-year-old tomboy. Played by Royalty Hightower, Toni spends a lot of time at the local community centre observing the older girls, and what we get is a dreamy and fragmented look at life from a female perspective on the cusp of adolescence. It’s a really lovely and poetic film in many ways and the style is always surprising. If you

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Rock Photographer Jay Hynes Relives CherryRock016 for Latest Exhibition

Renowned local photographer Jay Hynes will relive the glory of CherryRock016 with a free exhibition. The installation will run along the length of AC/DC lane, bringing the laneway to life with Hynes’ exclusive photography. “CherryRock is an intimate festival and I think that shows in this portrait series,” said Hynes. “I see the sweaty, grunty guys as they come off stage and their often calm and down-to-earth natures when they’re not performing. It’s a privileged position and that’s why I love coming back each year.” Catch it at AC/DC Lane from Thursday May 12 to Sunday May 22. want to be on the ground floor at the start of what is bound to be a great directorial career – this is the one. 4. RIVER OF GRASS Kelly Reichardt’s newly restored great first feature has more than a tip of the hat to the indie classic TwoLane Blacktop. This nugget is sparse, lean and strangely very funny. Two bored losers living in the suburbs accidentally find each other and then go on a crime spree that isn’t really a crime spree, in a relationship that isn’t really a relationship, pursued by family that don’t really care, and in an urban environment that doesn’t really have many buildings. It’s a lovely debut from Reichardt and a little-known piece of contemporary independent cinema. 5. CRUISING / INTERIOR. LEATHER BAR This double bill is an amazing creative free fall with Pacino on the beat in 1970s New York S&M bars and James Franco reconstructing 40 minutes of footage deleted from the film. You simply don’t see commercial feature films like this, and so this is a rare opportunity to experience the amazing piece of 1970s filmmaking that is still surprising in its content and depictions of a part of gay subculture. It looks and sounds great, is always great to watch and Pacino is excellent throughout. ESSENTIAL INDEPENDENTS: AMERICAN CINEMA, NOW will run at Palace Westgarth and Palace Cinema Como from Wednesday May 18 to Wednesday June 1. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 19

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Australia’s longest running publicly owned short film festival is back for it’s 33rd year and is set to start rolling next Thursday night. The St Kilda Film Festival offers up a ten-day program including Australia’s Top 100 Short Films, the music videos of SoundKILDA, a filmmaker development program and various free events in between. According to the festival’s director, Paul Harris, everything is ready to go, they are just waiting for that one magic word ± action!

Placing a spotlight on the works of emerging Australian artists, the St Kilda Film Festival is an avid supporter of up and coming filmmakers. Along with its notable local standing, the event is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is now an Academy Awards qualified event. “If you think of the film community as a big chain, we are a very important link in that chain,” says Harris. “If you’re making a short film and you think you’ve got something pretty good, you enter it in various festivals ± maybe you enter St Kilda, maybe you enter MIFF and if you’re successful then you might get picked for an overseas festival. We are one now one of four of five festivals in Australia that is Oscar accredited. It’s an indication of how seriously our festival is taken, and there is a lot of integrity and credibility within the film community.” In addition to creating an opportunity for local artists and film enthusiasts, the ten-day festival also brings over 13,000 people into the Town Hall and around the St Kilda area. “The festival began as a two-day event to celebrate short films and bring them to public awareness,” Harris explains. “Over the years it gradually grew to what it has become today. Most councils are only worried about picking up the garbage and making people pay rates, but I guess St Kilda has always had that kind of arts focus. “We’ve got a pop-up cinema in the town hall, it looks fantastic and of course Carlisle Street is famous for its cafes, bars and restaurants. Also, it’s important for the filmmakers because their work gets seen, they get AustraliaÕ s Top 100 exposure and they get the chance to sit with audiences, Tickets are Short Films available through watch the films and see how audiences respond to them.” With over 600 short film submissions for this year’s top 100, it’s up to Harris to select the works worthy All screenings excluding of one of the sought-after spots. Sharing with us the Opening Night are held types of features he searches for in a film, the director at St Kilda Town Hall, Cnr Brighton Rd & Carlisle St. ensures that it’s not about an endless budget or technical perfection. Visit stkildafilmfestival.com.au “The films that get in have really earned their place, for full program details. there are no charity cases,” Harris assures. “I’m looking for something that surprises me and takes me to a place that I haven’t been before. Something that excites me, that departs from the formula and stands out from the crowd. It doesn’t matter to me if a film TIME TUESDAY 24 MAY GENRE TIME might be technically crude, as long as it’s innovative in other ways. You can get films that are made on big 7.30pm Australia's Top 100 Session 11 Variety 6.15pm budgets and technically they are fantastic and they Australia's Top 100 Session 12 Variety 8pm have professional actors but they are a bit impersonal, whereas, someone could walk in off the street with a TIME film that they shot in their backyard and it’ll really grab you because it’s got some kind of singular vision 6.15pm WEDNESDAY 25 MAY GENRE TIME behind it.” 8pm Youth Program: Variety 1.30pm Another major aspect of the festival is SoundKILDA, Armed & Dangerous (FREE EVENT) an event that celebrates the forever-exciting music 9.45pm video. “It’s the only event of its kind,” Harris proudly Youth Program: Under The Radar Variety 5.30pm asserts. “They are all Australian videos and you get to (FREE EVENT) watch them on the big screen with the sound pumping TIME Special Event: Short Black Indigenous 7.30pm out. We have judges including James Hewison who 12.30pm directed MIFF, and Peter Bain-Hogg who is the producer of RocKwiz.” 2.15pm Other than the main competitions, there are various THURSDAY 26 MAY GENRE TIME 4pm workshops, industry professional panels and free SoundKILDA Music 7.30pm events available to the public throughout the festival. From viewing Sue Maslin’s first film to enjoying a web 5.45pm series collection, there’s a little something for everyone FRIDAY 27 MAY GENRE TIME ± whether you’re a promising artist, a massive movie 7.30pm buff or just looking to learn. Australia's Top 100 Session 13 Documentary 7pm 9.30pm “It’s a bit like a smorgasbord,” says Harris. “If you Australia's Top 100 Session 14 Variety 9pm go to any session at random you’re going to see a variety of work that’s quite inspiring. Every year we TIME put on a free program and on Saturday the 21st we SATURDAY 28 MAY GENRE TIME have ‘The Big Picture’ which is a full day of panels 12.15pm and workshops ± all free of charge. If you’re not Special Event: Wild At Heart Variety 2pm 2pm interested in seeing the films, you can come along to (FREE EVENT) the festival nearly every day and there are lots of free Australia's Top 100 Session 15 Variety 3.45pm activities taking place. It’s a fantastic opportunity for 4pm people who want to dip their feet in the water and Palm Springs International ShortFest Variety 5.30pm are thinking of becoming involved in filmmaking to 5.45pm rub shoulders with professionals and learn about the 7.30pm aspects of creating short films.” Ultimately, with the vast amount of advancement in film technology, there’s no wonder more creatives are beginning to explore the on-screen world. Harris TIME reminds all budding directors and the like that the real challenge is not the equipment, it’s the ideas you have 7.30pm $18 Full that allow your work to stand out in a crowd. Plus FREE $15 Concession “It’s so much easier these days to go out and make filmmaker a film. You don’t have to wait to get a government (excluding Opening development Night, Youth Programs grant and you’re not restricted by cumbersome film & SoundKILDA) workshops equipment and getting the film developed. You can make a pretty professional looking film on a phone. & forums! Irrespective of what equipment you’re using, you’ve got to take people by the scruff of the neck and you’ve really got to make them notice your work. We live in a very cluttered media landscape; there’s so many calls upon our time that it’s difficult to make yourself heard Major ± not difficult to do the work though.”

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St Kilda Film Festival 19 Ñ 28 May 2016 THURSDAY 19 MAY

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Opening Night

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Australia's Top 100 Session 1

Documentary

Australia's Top 100 Session 2

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Australia's Top 100 Session 3

Comedy

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Opening Night Encore (Captioned)

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Australia's Top 100 Session 4

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Olympus Filmmaker Challenge

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Animation

Australia's Top 100 Session 6

Variety

Australia's Top 100 Session 7

Horror/Thriller

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Australia's Top 100 Session 8

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DoubleSpeak B Y A B B E Y L E W-K E E

Melbourne independent theatre company, The DIG Collective, want to have a chat. They don’t care if the subject matter is difficult, all they care about is that the chat happens, and it happens right. The company’s latest work, DoubleSpeak, is a play surrounding the art of conversation, and challenging ones at that. DoubleSpeak hones in on the mode of language and how using this mode during particularly difficult conversations isn’t something that Australia is very good at. After successful seasons at the 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival and 2015 Frankston Anywhere Festival, the work has been invited to restage at the Footscray Community Arts Centre, as part of their

Art and Activism month during May. As ensemble member of The DIG Collective and co-deviser of this production Alex Talamo explains, it’s an exciting and rare opportunity to be able to bring the piece back,

The Horse BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON

Acclaimed artist and composer Dylan Sheridan has been praised for his sonically arresting and visually surreal live performances. Reigning from across the Bass Strait, the Tasmanian talent is returning to Melbourne for this year’s Next Wave Festival and is bringing his brand new piece, The Horse, along for the ride.

particularly with theatre being such an ephemeral medium. We discuss the inspiration for this work. It comes from a feeling that even though it might be easy to have difficult conversations inside our immediate circles ± with those who share our beliefs and outlook on life ± it can be hard to articulate ourselves in difficult conversations outside of these safe places. Articulation is integral for understanding and rigorous debate, says Talamo, and in Australia, we have a problem with this. One instance that particularly got The DIG Collective thinking was a debate between politicians Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on the ABC’S Q&A program in 2012. The conversation surrounded same-sex marriage. “Both parties have really personal connections to the issue,” he says. “Penny Wong obviously has a samesex partner, and Joe Hockey has a particular religious belief that informs how he views the topic. However, neither of them were able to articulate to the general public nor to each other what their arguments were in any considered way.” DoubleSpeak endeavours to shed light on not only how we have conversations, but also how we perceive them. This dialogue driven performance follows a discussion between two characters on the topic of where they were on the night of the election, and this discussion is retold multiple times to the audience in different ways. These different perspectives promote the audience to question what it is each performer is saying and what it truly means. “The first retelling is a direct address to the audience from the two different performers,” Talamo explains. “The next time the conversation happens, it’s with each other. Then there’s an interrogation scene and so we look at language in relation to that power dynamic, and there’s a collaborative story telling experience as well.” In hindsight, Talamo says, The DIG Collective is obsessed with repetition. They believe it offers a lot in terms of having a multiplicity of voices and really getting to the brunt of an issue. Not wanting to appear one-sided however, the company has gone to great lengths to involve audience input in the performance. It comes in the form of pre-recorded voice messages left by members of the public on a dedicated hotline service that are played

throughout the performance. “The performance posed some questions about who we’re representing as Australian voices,” Talamo says. “The two performers we have are white, middle class Australians and we felt that that wasn’t an appropriate representation for this topic, so with this hotline… we’re trying to include as much external input as possible in terms of what other voices and thoughts are out there.” The input has allowed the company to think more broadly about the issue, and in fact, they are still on the lookout for people’s opinions and stories. So if it takes your fancy, you can still call the hotline (0451 051 681) where you’ll hear a brief message and then you can leave your thoughts. Accessibility is another high priority for this theatre group. Every effort has been made for their production to be as accessible as possible for those with a disability. Historically, mainstage groups such as MTC and Malthouse have been better able to incorporate accessibility into their budgets. But for smaller, independent companies such as The DIG Collective, providing accessibility can come at a prohibitive cost. Although a huge task, Talamo explains that making DoubleSpeak as accessible as possible to those who are blind or with vision impairment was something the team wanted to tackle. “We put a significant figure in our budget towards developing a technology that would mean independent companies could offer this,” she explains. What has resulted is the pioneering of a new wire technology, which is used to aurally describe the scene to a blind or low-vision theatregoer ± a testament to the zeal of this group as well as their ethos. Having an open and honest conversation about how we have conversations is at the heart of this play. It’s not unknown that Australia experiences an array of problems that don’t have easy solutions to them, but The DIG Collective are passionate that they will not be solved by shying away from having some tough discussions ± so that’s where DoubleSpeak comes in.

“It’s a real sort of concerto for saxophone,” says Sheridan on the core ethos of The Horse. “It incorporates sound, but also light, movement and smell, so they are very much a part of it. It features live but also automated performers, so there is a saxophone obviously, but there is also violin and cello and a bunch of ‘robot’ instruments that I’ve designed and built. For instance, there are eleven concrete cutter gongs ± they’re these big cylinders that are used to cut holes into the earth ± I found a bunch of them at the tip shop and they sound really beautiful.” Deciding to remain off-stage for the unveiling of The Horse, Sheridan reveals that while he has been working on the piece for years now, its conception was much less planned. In fact, it all started at Officeworks. Behind the mysterious title, the basis of his work is a chance encounter that sparked an idea that has led to a fully-fledged, remarkably intriguing music performance. “The starting point to this work was an MRI I had done of my brain quite a few years ago. They are quite beautiful things enough in themselves,” Sheridan explains. “I took it to Officeworks to photocopy it and I started photocopying and enlarging, going deeper into it, and then after about thirty-six times an image of a horse came out which I thought was very strange. It had an uncanny resemblance to the Horsehead Nebula. I started thinking about these ideas ± my brain and the universe, the universe and my brain ± that sort of thing.” Using a self-developed program, Sheridan has been able to scan various points of interest from both his own MRI scan and images of the recognisable constellation and transform the chosen data into a series of pitches, rhythms, durations and timings. While the piece began as an exploration of the vastness between the human body and the universe, he asserts that his focus has somewhat changed over time. “I’m more concerned with the form of a concerto,” he says. “Concerto is a word for a solo performer and an accompanying assemble, sort of one performer verse the world. In the romantic period particularly it was very much a form of showing of the virtuosity of the performer; a vehicle for the ego. I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag yet, but The Horse is much more about what happens around the saxophone, even though it is in the centre. I’m very curious to see how other people perceive it.” Though he welcomes each audience member to create their own meaning from the performance piece, Sheridan hopes to hold a certain control over

particular factors of each interpretation. Ultimately, he is setting out to warp the preconceived notions of sound experience. “I’ve started doing a lot more of what I call ‘sound theatre works’ because I’m very concerned that when people hear a certain sound it goes with a definite colour or a definite visual or movement,” Sheridan describes. “So that’s a part of interpretation I definitely want to control. But in terms of what it means, I’m working it out as I go as well. That’s the interesting thing about creating a piece of art ± in retrospect you can see exactly what it means. But as you’re doing it, it sort of just makes sense. It just works.” Trained in contemporary classical music composition, the Hobart-based entertainer began with formal studies at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music and completed a master’s degree at the CollegeConservatory of Music in Cincinnati, USA. However, moving away from convention and its tight parameters, Sheridan found his passion in the manipulation of music through the stimulation of other senses. Nominated for a Green Room award for his 2014 work Terminal, it’s clear that familiarity of tradition does not ± and should not ± always come first. “It’s amazing how effective it is just to have a sound crescendo and a light crescendo along with it ± to have that sort of visual reinforcement,” says Sheridan. “This time I was interested in extending that to movement, but also smell and the rhythms between sound, smell and light. Smell is actually a hard one because the attack of smell is quite long so it’s harder to do it with sound.” With an already sold-out opening night, The Horse will be shown in The Rehearsal Room of Melbourne’s Art House. Known for his ability to turn any space into his own, Sheridan is sure to convert the much more conservative setting into his very own centre for sonic exploration. “I performed a piece as a part of The Festival of Live Art in front of a carwash,” Sheridan shares. “As people came through I was performing live in sync with the robot cleaners. People really loved it. They couldn’t really see me, but I could see them and their reactions. Because I was performing it live, I could see if they were responding to certain sounds and I could do it again ± I could tickle them with a particular sound.”

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DOUBLESPEAK will run as part of Footscray Community Arts Centre’s Art and Activism month, with performances on Friday May 20 and Saturday May 21.

THE HORSE will run at Arts House from Thursday May 12 through to Sunday May 22 as part of Next Wave Festival 2016. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 21

O f f Th e Record Boris (no, not the Japanese avant-garde metal band) is a man who’s witnessed the evolution of electronic music like few others. After spending the ‘90s in New York cutting rugs at the infamous house and disco parties at Paradise Garage, the German DJ returned to Berlin just as the techno explosion changed the nation’s musical landscape. Since then his impeccable taste has seen him a resident at Berghain since day one, all while producing regular releases for the seminal Ostgut Ton imprint. Says it all, really? He’s coming to school the dance floor at New Guernica on Saturday May 28. Support will come from the regular Power Station heads. If you’re looking for an excuse to spend a Sunday afternoon at Revolver (as if you need one), next month they’ll be hosting one of London’s finest in the back bar – Weiss. Best known for his dance floor bombs such as My Sister and more recently Rollin’, the don is adored by the likes of Loco Dice, Green Velvet and Kenny Dope, bringing a distinctively European flavor to the archetypal Chicago house grooves. Catch him on Sunday June 5, support from residents Boogs, Spacey Space, T-Rek, Radiator, Silversix, Rob Anthony and Sean Grimes. Fancy a little bit of live house techno this weekend? You’re in luck. Sydney party kings S.A.S.H are returning to Melbourne for another outing and bringing German luminary Christian Burkhardt alongside his extensive hardware set-up with them. A mainstay of the scene for the past decade, over the course of his career his sonic explorations have found homes on the likes of Oslo, Pressure Traxx, La Pena, Deep Vibes and Cocoon. On top of that, he also runs his own label, CB Sessions, which has fostered top-tier names such as Andre Buljat, Hybris and Sascha Dive. Catch him alongside Jake Hough, Matt Weir and Kerry Wallace on Sunday May 15 at the Railway Hotel. If you dig your dance floors ranging from the 150BPM – 170BPM spectrum, you’ll want to make sure you catch the return of Bristol-based selector Sam Binga this weekend. Renown for conjuring up melting pots of everything ranging from of jungle, grime, footwork, juke and drum and bass, recently he’s also been called up to remix the likes of Om Unit, Fracture and Tessela, with regular releases on the likes of Critical Music, Exit Records UK and 50Weapons. Catch him on Friday May 13 at Grumpy’s Green, support will come from JPS, A13 Inka, Stitch, Meezy, Noceur, Warpa!nt and SK.

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WITH T YSON WRAY Tour rumour: can’t make it over to Berghain anytime soon? Never fear – you can get your fix as the one and only Marcel Dettmann will be returning our way mighty soon. Best releases this week: the new 12” from DJ Metatron finally surfaced on the Giegling website shop during the week. I’d be careful before heading over and listening to the (friggin’ delicious) samples, though. It sold out immediately, I would have cried if I didn’t secure one. To soothe the pain of missing out I’d suggest giving some solid spins to Folamour’s Oyabun (on Moonrise Hill Material), Africans with Mainframes’ K.M.T. (on Soul Jazz) Lukas Nystrand von Unge’s Studio Barnhus EP No. 2 (on Studio Barnhus) and Acasual’s Spring Theory Reworks (on Closer).

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CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY MAY 11

• COQ ROQ WEDNESDAY - FEAT: JENS BEAMIN + AGENT 86 + MR THOM + JOYBOT + BLABERUNNER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. • CURIOUS TALES - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + TOM SHOWTIME + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: DJ DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

THURSDAY MAY 12

• 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + SAM GUDGE + OLLIE HOLMES + JAMES STEETH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. • DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: DELTIOD CURVE + THE MILKMAN + BOWANCE + YANI ARSENAKIS + BALTIMORE GUN CLUB Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • LAVIDA + MELL HALL Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm. • LOCAL MOTION - FEAT: CAM OV + THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH + DANIEL FABRIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • UPTOWN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. • VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

FRIDAY MAY 13

• #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • AN UNREAL B’DAY - FEAT: PLASMOTEK + PSPIRALIFE + LEGOHEAD + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. $16.67. • AVALANCHE CREW - FEAT: DJ TURF + BEN RYAN Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • BOB MOSES + FIELD OF FOXES + JACOB MALMO + DAMON WALSH + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 11:30pm. • CAN’T SAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • DJ CHAIRMAN MEOW + MISS WHISKEY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • DJ CHRIS XYNOS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • DUCHESS KAY + LAUREN MAC + CLAIRE ELLIOT Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm.

URBAN GUIDE • FABULOUS FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. • FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + SAMMY LA MARCA + BUTTERS + ADAM BARTAS + JUNGLE JIM Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • GOOD MANNERS - FEAT: LEISURE SUITE + AMATEUR DANCE + DARCY BAYLIS + THE HARPOONS + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $10.00. • LUCK TRUCK FRIDAY DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ + CONGO TARDIS #1 + LITTLE LEAGUE BOUNCE CLUB Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASH-LEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • PHIL GOOD FRIDAYS - FEAT: PHIL K Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • SAM BINGA Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $21.89. • THE DISCO - FEAT: GREG SARA + LUKE MCD + JEN TUTTY + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm.

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• ANDY PADULA Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. • ANYO + ANDY MURPHY + JORJ PATS Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm. • AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: LE ZOK + JAMES WARE + GREG SARA + TOM EVANS + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. • BLVD Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. • CHAMPAGNE INTERNET Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:30pm. • CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. • DJ ERNEY DEE - FEAT: DJ CHRIS XYNOS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. • HI NRG + HYSTERIC + ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 12:00pm. • HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • IN THE CARRIAGE - FEAT: DJ JNETT Toff In Town,

Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. • JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:05am. • LOST WEEKEND (1ST BIRTHDAY) - FEAT: M5K + TOM MOORE + MERVE + MYLES MAC + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PSY IN THE CITY - FEAT: DJ JASON D + SKEETZ + KASP + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. • TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • THE BIG SHABANGABANG - FEAT: GROUCH + STAUNCH + GRIFF + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $25.00. • THE EMERSON CLUB SATURDAYS - FEAT: FAMILIAR STRANGERS + KIN + ANDY MURPHY The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. • THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • THE SOUL SESSIONS - FEAT: THE MELTDOWN + FULTON STREET + DJ LYNDELLE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. • TOMMY’S CLUB - FEAT: SCAT Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. $10.00. • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • TRIBUTE TO MACKLEMORE - FEAT: DJ SALVY Pulp Club, Melbourne. 9:30pm. • WILDWOOD + D-SENS + THANK YOU CITY + TAHL + MORE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 2:30pm. $11.44. • ZERO T + SHADE + RELOAD + MORE Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

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• ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. • BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK + MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • CUSHION SUNDAYS - FEAT: COURTNEY MILLS + TOM EVANS + FRAZER ADNAM + MORE Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: DJ NIGEL LAST

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Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • GOOD TIMES - FEAT: MATT RADOVICH Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. • LIFE’S A PEACH - FEAT: JAMIE VALE + STAKSI + WARSAWYER Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. • ROOFTOP SUNDAYS - FEAT: KHANH + KEN WALKER + JESUS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm. • SUNSHINE PEOPLE - FEAT: BELL TOWERS + GLAMOURATZ + BEN FESTER + MORE The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. $12.00. • THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS BETRAYAL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.

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• CALL IT IN - FEAT: INSTANT PETERSON + DYLAN MICHAEL + ROBYN TREASURE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. • THE MONDAY BONE MACHINE - FEAT: T-REK Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

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• BACK & FORTH - FEAT: ESESE DJS + LIVE BAND JAM Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • CARRIAGE 252 - FEAT: SKOMES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • MAKE IT UP CLUB - FEAT: RULLY SHABARA + EXPURGATORY + WADE BLACK + MILICA STEFANOVIC + SASHA MARGOLIS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • OASIS TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

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• MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + SKOMES Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

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• BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY - FEAT: DJ RCEE + KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CURSE OV DIALECT Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $12.75. • FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • GANGSTA GANGSTA GANGSTA - FEAT: 007 BADASS + HARLEY + SOFIE ROZE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: SONIC VIBES + TALI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

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• BIG DANCING - FEAT: LARRIE + MAFIA + PAIGEPLAY + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • MATHAS + MAN MADE MOUNTAIN + DIGER ROCKWELL + BIRDZ Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.00. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

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• FEMPRE$$ - FEAT: SOVTRAX + BUSTY BEATZ + SEZZO + MORE Howler, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $15.00.

We Markets

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With the scorch of summer now blown away by the autumn winds, Melbourne’s market scene is priming up to provide us with winter wares for the coming cold season. Arts and crafts, handmade trinkets, woollen warmers, hot food and drink and locally sourced fresh produce can be found at markets from Belgrave to the beaches and beyond. Melbourne’s market scene exists to defy the hegemony of the supermarket culture – the local market brings life, curiosity and a face to face human touch back into the consumer experience. Where else are you able to get hand carved wooden trinkets, ethical and sustainable fashion, dedicated plus size clothing, jewellery, vintage cameras and clothes, plants, paella and so much more, all to the backdrop of busking performers as you chow down on some locally made gourmet treats and drinks? The answer – any of the fine Melbourne markets presented here in Beat’s annual guide to Melbourne’s winter markets. Now is the perfect time to get exploring and delve into these wondrous locales. You’d be amazed at the goodies you can scoop up during a little adventure down to the market. So get on the tram or the trains, hop in the car or simply walk on down to one of these fine markets and see for yourself. Read on and enjoy, market savvy Melbournites.

Hey there. What’s your name and what do you do for A Plus Market? My name is Erin. I am the founder, creator, organiser, marketer and everything in between for A Plus Market. Focusing on empowering women to make sustainable and ethical fashion decisions, through A Plus Market I aim to promote alternatives to mainstream throw away fashion. Reduce, reuse and be fashionable is my mantra. Can you tell us about the market’s origins and what it’s like these days? We started out in 2013 holding fairly intimate local markets in Preston and other fringe suburbs. Each year since, due to the market’s uniqueness, it has become more and more popular. Now we hold A Plus Market at the central and iconic Queen Vic Market (find us in Shed C). What do you keep in stock at the market? Do you have any specialty items? A Plus Market is just as the name suggests: a market full of plus size fashion. Featuring new unique designer pieces alongside bag-loads of pre-loved bargains, A

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Plus Market has something for everyone, from the most discerning fashionista to the thrifty thrill seeker (and any combination in between). In addition to our fashion focus, A Plus Market also offers an abundance of delights: artisan jewellery, handbags, shoes, pamper products and unique home wares. A Plus Market is great place to experiment with fashion and there are always plenty of friendly faces to share styling tips with. Do you have any special plans for the market with the winter season approaching? A Plus Market is held seasonally, making it the ideal place to perfect one’s wardrobe to suit the weather. Our next market at the end of May will be our last market before the winter truly sets in – the perfect time to stock up on locally made tights and find that special coat. A PLUS MARKETS holds their next market day at Queen Victoria Market, Shed C, on the corner of Peel and Victoria Street in the CBD. They’re open on Sunday May 29 between 9am and 4pm.

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Dandenong Market E V E R Y S A T U R D A Y A N D S U N D A Y, 1 1 A M - 5 P M

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The Dandenong Market has a longer history than most – having run for over 150 years, dating back to 1866. Beat had a chance to chat with the current General Manager of the Dandenong Market, Jennifer Hibbs, whose role is integral in the running of the community favourite. “It’s a big job,” says Hibbs. “We have 200 market traders spread throughout 8,000 square metres – and 100,000 visitors a week. So you have to like people.” When it comes to the longevity of the market, Hibbs is not surprised it has enjoyed such an extensive life-span. “They’re tough out here in Dandenong – and the market is no different,” says Hibbs. “I think what has helped Dandenong Market endure is the special role it plays within the community. We are the heart of Dandenong, a meeting place, a community hub and a starting point for many.” Another aspect of the Dandenong Market which makes it a popular fixture, is the fact it has maintained its traditional roots, and not been swayed by the fads and gimmicks which have seen other markets crumble. “It’s about authenticity,” says Hibbs. “I think that’s always been the case for Dandenong Market. We are a traditional working market and have actively avoided the gentrification and ‘boutique-ification’ that’s seen so many food businesses lose their heart and soul. The noise, the deals, the delicious aromas – that’s what a market should be. Here you can still get bananas for 79 cents a kilo and pho made from a secret family recipe.” Essentially, it all boils down to three things, according to Hibbs, “authenticity, affordability and cultural diversity”. It’s safe to say that food is a big focal point for the Dandenong Market, with a huge array of delectable treats on offer. You can take a stroll through the epic fruit and vegetable area for fresh, local, organic, seasonal and exotic produce. Next there’s the meat, fish and deli hall, where you can find an array of goods including specialist cuts and hard to find meats, or some whole fish and fillets. To stock up on ingredients, you can’t go past The Pantry, with a sensational range of coffee, nuts, chocolates, cakes and gourmet food stalls. One popular trader at the market is the Spice and Grocery, whose owner Sam Vavasis has been involved for more than 40 years. “They know everything there is to know about herbs and spices,” says Hibbs. “You can literally buy metre-long cinnamon sticks.” In addition to cooking ingredients, there’s plenty available for some snacking on the go while you peruse the stalls. “At Dough Works, you can see family members lovingly prepare fresh gözleme dough, roll and stuff it with delectable fillings”, says Hibbs of the treats on offer. “You can grab kotthu roti, devilled chicken and goat curry from PiqNiq Hut. New trader La Caze Mama brings authentic Mauritian street food.” Another one not to be missed is Dandee Donuts, providing scrumptiously fresh and piping hot jam donuts. Once you’ve satisfied your rumbling tummy, there’s still plenty more to check out at the Dandenong Market. The Bazaar consists of over 120 stalls that Hibbs describes as “selling everything from saris to soaps”. It’s here you can find anything from a rug, a wig, a book, or even a goldfish. “This is what markets are all about,” says Hibbs. “Finding a treasure in every stall.” Dandenong Market also plays host to special events throughout the year. “We’re also big supporters of live music and host live performances by Melbourne bands most Sundays,” adds Hibbs. “Plus we run awesome workshops for kids every school holiday, offering free craft activities.” The Dandenong Market is the kind of place you can imagine finding anything you could ever dream of. It’s unrivalled history, massive space and endless variety has made it an iconic constituent of Melbourne’s market scene. Get on down on to the corner of Clow and Cleeland Streets in Dandenong on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday to check it out for yourself.

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THE DANDENONG MARKET is open all year round on Tuesday from 7am to, Friday from 7am to 5pm, Saturday from 7am to 4pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. The market can be found on the corner of Clow Street and Cleeland Street in Dandenong.

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Mulgrave Market BY JACOB COLLIVER

After seven years and a whopping 357 market days, the iconic Mulgrave Markets shall be celebrating their birthday with a massive Party Market on Sunday May 22. With over a hundred stalls of fresh food and handmade craft stalls, live music, kids entertainment and even a dog parade, it’s set to be a day jampacked with fun. For market manager Sue Brown, it’s a passion and a delight. “Just on 60 percent of my stalls have been with me since the first market, and they’re with me every week, so that’s some dedication from the farmers,” Market manager Sue Brown says. “They really believe in what we’re doing and it’s been so nice to have them come for the ride.” The amount of stalls average 55 per weekly market – 110 for the monthly creative-craft-based Makers’ Market introduced in 2010 – and there are a total average of about 260 stalls on the books. The markets expanded further in 2014 to include a car-boot-sale Rummage Market, that encourages recycling and reuse. All in all, an average of over 2000 people attend every single week. The markets have proven so popular by participants alone that they often run out of physical room for stalls. The Mulgrave Markets have the honour of being Melbourne’s first weekly Farmers Market, and are but one of many initiatives created by the Wise Foundation. Founded by former owner of The Body Shop Australia Graeme Wise, the Wise Foundation provides economic independence for Australian communities through

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laughs. “I love it. If I get that phone call where they say, ‘I can’t come anymore because I’m opening my business,’ I think, ‘I’ve done my job’.” From such humble beginnings, the farmers markets have spawned the likes of food trucks and wholesale operations. As for the inspired mind, there’s no limit as to what you can sell. Pottery, jewelry, potions, lotions, home-goods, terrariums, paintings, artworks, photography, clothing and handbag design; if you can name it (and make it), it’s a possibility. With all of this in mind, it’s no wonder that the seventh Party Market shall be a true celebration of all that community offers. It should make for a perfect family outing, with kids entertainment including pony rides, face painting, jumping castle and a kids craft corner. To top it all off, the yearly Pooch Parade starting at 10

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business opportunities. The market allows local farmers the ability to sell directly to the public, forging strong community connections and providing a different, even stronger, financial option than the large corporate entities that often control the primary industry. “It’s part of that educating the public and the community about how important our farmers are,” Brown muses. “Without them, it’s quite frightening. If you have a look at the supermarket shelves and what’s stocked there – that’s the future, if we don’t support our farmers. It’s bringing it back to its most basic form of raw food. That’s the key for our future and kiddies, and that’s what I try and push as much as possible.” Initiatives such as the Makers Market in particular can provide creative stall-owners the educational platform to improve their skills in fields such as sales. The Markets can successfully translate the inventive, passionate, completely-handmade craft of hundreds into business models as personalised as their innovative ideas. “Some of the stall-owners have gone onto opening their own small business, which is wonderful,” Brown

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Preston Market BY ABBEY LEW-KEE

Wednesdays through to Saturdays on Melbourne’s north are always a buzz thanks to one of Darebin’s oldest and most revered hallmarks, the Preston Market. This multicultural hub has been offering the community top quality produce, meat, deli items, bakery goods, clothing and more, on these days for nearly half a century, and as market receptionist and operations manager Aylin Aloski explains, this establishment has a rich history that is only getting richer by the week. “I think the variety that we have here is what people like the most,” says Aloski. “You know, a lot of markets don’t have your meats, your deli, your bakeries, clothing and all of that kind of stuff. So it’s easier for people to come to somewhere like here because we have all that stuff and they have a lot of choice.” What’s a huge attraction for the market as well, she says, is that it’s simply a lot cheaper than going to big brand shops. The market boasts over 120 stalls to choose from. Impressively, a large portion of these stalls are some of the originals that opened 45 years ago, that continue to be owned and operated by the same families. Casting back to Preston nearly 50 years ago, pictures of a vibrant, diverse community don’t necessarily spring to mind. There was nothing like the market to bring these sorts of feelings to the community, Aloski says. But with its establishment, she contends that the north was given an opportunity to engage in culture like they never had before, and the market has since served to bring an enormous amount of opportunity to people in

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the community – both for those in the business as stall holders, and those doing their weekly shop. “I think it was started because back in those days there wasn’t anything like this in this area, so they wanted to establish a market here to give people something easy for them to come to and get their deli products and their meats and things.” Her job as co-receptionist and operations manager sees her tend to the day-to-day running of the market. She attends to all customer enquiries and liaises with current and prospective stallholders. She jokes that she feels like the face of the market. “What I get out of it is making people happy, and that makes me happy,” she says. “You know, I love being social with people and seeing what kind of things they like and what they think should be better about the market.” One aspect of the market that has recently been added is PAM Lane, which opened in July last year. PAM (an acronym for Preston Artist Market) is a new section of the market designed to offer local artists

the opportunity to sell their homemade wares, and for market-goers to have even more variety in the products that are on offer. There are a slew of products neverbefore-seen at the Preston Market, which are now available at PAM Lane. You can grab everything from handcrafted jewelry, terrariums, flowers, paella, coffee, candles and more in this new, dedicated section of the market. Tending to attract a younger crowd, Aloski says PAM Lane has been widely well received. “I think a lot of people, especially the elderly, have been a bit reluctant to change. But we are getting a lot more new faces here just because of the difference in products that sell at PAM compared to the old tenants.” This is an enormous positive for the establishment, who are keen on expressing the best that their local surrounds have to offer.

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So what’s on the horizon for the Preston Market? Plenty, according to Aloski. Always wanting to grow the market with new things, she says that punters can look forward to a heap of new developments taking place in the future. THE PRESTON MARKET is open on Wednesday from 8am to 3pm, Thursday from 8pm to 6pm, Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturday from 8am to 3pm. You can find the Preston Market on the corner of Cramer Street and Mary Street in Preston.

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Mad Jazz is a one-off, exclusive performance for this year’s Stonnington Jazz festival. The event will see Adelaide jazz/funk outfit The Shaolin Afronauts perform a completely new soundtrack to a screening of the original Mad Max film at the Astor Theatre. This isn’t a characteristic project for the Afronauts, but Stonnington artistic director Chelsea Wilson was adamant it’d be a good match. “We’ve known Chelsea for quite some time, firstly as a fellow artist, and also in her long term role at PBS and as a big supporter of the band,” says bandleader Ross McHenry. “She came to us with the idea, and the way she pitched it to me was pairing a cult band with a cult movie at a legendary Australian cinema. For us it’s an opportunity to expand and adapt a lot of our work to a film that’s a part of the Australian cultural landscape. It’s a seminal film for lots of reasons. It’s super trashy and low budget, but it’s part of our cultural history nonetheless. So it’s an interesting project to be a part of.” Released in 1979, Mad Max is a 90-minute film, so the Afronauts’ soundtrack is long enough to fill one or two new albums. However, rather than formulating an entirely new batch of music, the band searched through their three album catalogue to uncover suitable pieces. “It’s actually mainly material that we don’t play live, but then some new stuff as well,” McHenry says. “But it’s probably 95 per cent songs that we never play live. So the more esoteric, visual kind of aspects of our music – a lot of tunes off Quest Under Capricorn (2012) and a lot of tunes off of the second disc of Follow the Path (2014). Those records are more on the spiritual jazz side of things than the straight up and down West African funk vibe. Then we’ve expanded and adapted a lot of that material to fit the narrative and to allow for different instruments to interpret different aspects of both the visual side of the film and the landscape of the film, and then also to match the narrative.” Mad Max is an entertaining thriller, but it contains with plenty of heavy content. There’s a lot of violence and death, and while Mel Gibson’s Max Rockatansky survives, the film doesn’t end on a happy note. Conversely, The Shaolin Afronauts’ live shows are known to be a whole lot of communal fun, which is what necessitated the revival of deep cuts. “All of the music that we usually play live is upbeat, but then amongst the three albums that we’ve there’s also a lot of quite dark [music] and music that’s driven by a sense of landscape and imagery,” McHenry says. Mad Max was a groundbreaking film for Australian cinema for a number of reasons, one of which was Brian May’s original score. After discussions with director George Miller, May endeavoured to create something akin to Bernard Herrmann’s musical contributions to Alfred Hitchcock’s films. The resulting score is very tense,

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more or less devoid of melody, and stirs up feelings of unease in the viewer. The Shaolin Afronauts weren’t looking to mimic May’s original soundtrack, but they didn’t ignore it either. “In fact we’re incorporating some very small aspects of [the original score] to acknowledge that side of it,” McHenry says. “We haven’t tried to replicate the intent or the effect of the score. We tried to interpret the film through the lens of our own music – to try and add a different aesthetic so that it would result in a new viewing experience. But I think if you’ve seen the film and you’ve experienced the original music, there’s no going back from that. So we acknowledge it and I’m sure that there’s an influence in some way, but we’ve really tried to create a new viewing experience wherever possible.” The music of The Shaolin Afronauts is largely inspired by afrobeat dons like Fela Kuti and Ethio jazz legend Mulatu Astatke. It’s a diverse sound palette, revolving around guitars, percussion and horns. When formulating the soundtrack, it was important to hang onto their distinct musical identity. “The original score doesn’t have any improvised elements and our version of the score will have lots of improvising – a very large improvised section that allows the soloist to interact with the themes within the movie. It will be wholly different and very Shaolin Afronauts as a result of that. We’re not trying to force our own ideology onto the film, but we’re just trying to interpret the film itself through the musicians we are and the type of music that we play.” There’s currently a lot of curiosity surrounding the Mad Max franchise in the wake of last year’s extremely successful third instalment, Fury Road. But while Mad Jazz is going down in a movie theatre, the music is to be the focal point. “To me the most important aspect of the film is the imagery and the aesthetic. There’s this dystopian aspect to it, but it’s like a cynical depiction of Australia at that time. What we will take is that somewhat cynical alternate reality and try to capture that in the music we’re playing – where that music becomes the most important part of that viewing experience.” Stonnington Jazz and The Shaolin Afronauts present MAD JAZZ on Tuesday May 17 at The Astor Theatre.

“I’m actually glad you mention it, that band name question,” says bassist/backing vocalist Chris Bierden. “It gets asked a lot and for us it’s the least significant element of the band. To us, we’re always thinking of it in terms of the band members and the music. I don’t ever really think of any previously imbued meaning that it might have had in the weekend it took to come up with the name. “Ultimately, for me the title isn’t the meaning. Any band you could think of, when I hear the title I don’t think what that name might mean. I think of the music that defines them, I think of the people. I don’t think of brands, and getting bogged down in the title is kind of meaningless. You try and come up with an interesting and engaging answer that is more exciting than, ‘That’s just what we called it.’ We’re much more interested in talking about process, the actual creation of songs, which is what we’re doing all the time. It’s a much more interesting thing to talk about.” It’s true, and after all, band names do come with an intrinsic marketability that has little to do with the music (with the exception of something like 5 Seconds of Summer, which means very little and sounds worse). But this

is clearly something on Bierden’s mind as he elaborates. “The interesting thing about the name of this band is that it has the word police embedded in it, but it wasn’t until this third record that there was any kind of slant to talking about police power, so it’s kind of a weird intersection where I feel like the name has transformed a little bit with the material we’ve since generated. We’re definitely coming at it from a different direction than the previous two records. Hopefully you grow as a human as you grow as a musician.”

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N.brahj Media Productions is a multifaceted company designed to service the needs of emerging musicians, offering everything from demo recordings to album artwork, all at an affordable rate. The company’s primary service is music video production, and founder Nick Oram emphasises the importance of a well produced, visually stimulating music video. “I’m also a musician,” says Oram, who makes hip hop under the N.brahj moniker. “The first song that I released, I remember showing people and playing it through my phone. They’d go, ‘Oh yeah,’ and put it close to their ear, and then their eyes start wandering and they get distracted and they don’t listen to your song. So for me it’s about engaging their eyes so they’re not distracted from the song.” N.Brahj also offers miscellaneous filming and editing, which could involve shooting a live performance or studio session. It’s a cheaper option than the music video, but still a useful promotional tool for young bands. “Amber Isles, who I’m now good friends with because of the services I’ve offered, I did a music video with them originally and then they got me back to do the live band practise recording,” Oram says. “That’s the miscellaneous sort of thing that I can offer. I’ve got five or six cameras, including GoPro, so I just set all them up and work through it that way.” Another N.brahj service is photo shoots. Again, despite the availability of cameras, good photos can be hard to come by. They often require some planning, a professional setup and digital tweaking, all of which is offered by N.brahj. “You can take an excellent photo on camera W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U

phones these days, but [only if ] you put that camera in the hand of someone who knows how to take a photo. It’s the same as having a $5000 Cannon, but give it someone who doesn’t know how to shoot it and it’s not going to look good.” Song recording and beat production are also available. Oram has spent plenty of time in recording studios, which has given him some know-how on technical production. The song recording service covers vocals and music with the option of programmed drums, or acoustic drums at an extra cost. The aim is to create a comprehensive demo so as to fast track the recording process once the musicians enter a pro studio.

It is a fine sentiment, and yet to a certain extent, growth sits at the root of a lot of the band’s anxieties. Not about their own creativity or longevity – on that front, Poliça seem more secure than ever. Instead, there’s pessimism about the shape of the coming world, echoed in lead singer Channy Leaneagh’s remarks that the future might not exactly be a rosy place. “I certainly don’t want to speak on Channy’s behalf, but we have lots of these conversation in the van. It’s definitely not something we shy away from in our personal lives. It’s hard to be optimistic. I feel that the forces that are in play right now are potentially looming larger than they ever have. With money and politics or climate change, it does feel like something is culminating, which seems tied to the rapid proliferation of the rise of technology as well. “More information is being disseminated, but what that gets filtered through, it’s hard to not feel like it’s all a little bit menacing. A lot of what Channy draws her lyrical inspiration from is kind of processing these things, and you hope that the music itself might be the healing mechanism. In singing about something very dark, I think we’re all hoping to find a more euphoric experience. If you’re processing really complex social issues and ideas, the music itself should kind of be to the left of it all. That’s my favourite thing about music. You can take a really sad song, and in belting it out it can become pure joy.” See POLIÇA at Melbourne Recital Centre on Tuesday May 31. United Crushers is out now via POD / Inertia.

“I had my friend record me, and he had his computer set up with an audio interface. After that I went to a studio in Brisbane called Alchemix, and the amount of money I saved going with a song that was prepared – I knew what I wanted already and it was just repeating the same thing in a new studio. It was just first take for everything. It saved so much time and money.” As well as song demos, Oram’s friends helped him with film clips and live recordings in the early days of the N.brahj project. This generosity is what led to the advent of N.brahj Media Productions. “I had a friend originally just film me with his camera and the sound on that was the recording. I put that on YouTube and then a friend said, ‘Hey do you want me to record you properly?’ And he had Logic Pro, recorded me, and then someone was like, ‘Do you want me to do a music video?’ So I had all these friends just offering their services. Then I decided to leave Central Queensland and come to Melbourne, and I left all that behind. Then I started looking into recording and getting music videos done by professionals, and they were chasing upwards of five grand for a music video. That’s not something that everyone can just do.” For more information about N.BRAHJ MEDIA PRODUCTIONS head to www.nbrahj.com and get yourself a quote for a music video, photo shoot, song recording or album cover design.

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As a musician, poet and sociopolitical commentator, Gil Scott-Heron influenced generations of performers. Later in his career he was dubbed “the father of hip/hop”, although he preferred to call himself a “bluesologist”. Since passing in 2011, Scott-Heron’s prolific writings and fusions of jazz, blues and soul music have continued to inspire. Sampled and covered countless times, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is probably his most widely recognised recording. Next week the 1971 single lends its name to a tribute performance featuring an incredible lineup of local hip hop, soul, R&B and jazz artists. V I S I O N A RY R AV I N G S BY ADAM NORRIS

For someone who doesn’t think of themselves as a singer/songwriter, Olympia (or Olivia Bartley when she’s in her pyjamas) has a hell of a voice and knows how to write some commanding lyrics. From playing in Paul Dempsey’s band to touring with Josh Pyke, City and Colour, Lanie Lane and many others, Olympia’s stagecraft has been building steadily since her self-titled 2013 EP. Now, with the release of her debut album Self Talk, we get to see the Melbourne multi-instrumentalist in full expansive form. She chats with Beat about how the album developed, and the exact shape of her literary leanings. “The first release was Honey, and I feel like some of the tracks are more accessible,” she says. “I think Honey is that sort of track that artists might like, where Smoke Signals is more instantly accessible and fast and bright. I do my writing in a very deconstructed way, where I’ll rave for a while, a topic will come up, and then I’ll look at how other artists have responded. From there I’ll look at imagery and really feed it around – and we made the album in exactly the same way. I didn’t take any finished concepts into the studio; it was made musically exactly how I wrote the songs. “I think any good artist – whatever they produce – is always going to be reflected by who they are, it’s going to be part of their own voice. Growing up in Wollongong I saw some pretty rough things happen. And in some ways it was just a country town, but it gave me a lot of confidence. The community there is part of who I am. And it’s definitely given me a sense of humour.” Having grown up in Wollongong myself I know exactly what she means. Though it may be drawing a long bow, the journey from a coastal NSW city to the capital of Victoria entails some significant environmental and cultural shifts, and listening to the depth of Self Talk, there are certainly many influences at work. In the past Olympia has spoken of her literary influences – such as Dorothy Porter and Peter Carey – but throughout her debut, I am more reminded of the colour and complexity of magical realists like Murakami and Marquez. “You should definitely relate me to Gabriel Garcia Marquez in an interview,” she laughs. “I don’t actually know how much [other writers] influenced me. I think it just felt like I was at a party and there are other people in the room and you’re just kicking around other ideas. I’ve never tried to copy anyone. “But see now and again, like when I was writing Honey, I remember thinking, ‘Well, how did other writers respond to what I’m trying to say?’ I came across some of Dorothy Porter’s work about a creek, and I don’t know if influence is the word for it ... I sort of feel like poets have written songs better than songwriters have. They can say so much more than we can in so little form, and it’s such a dirty form these days. But while I was BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32

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writing this, I really looked at poetry just to kick myself in the arse and make it better.” While she may feel some expressive limitations, the lyrics on Self Talk have an inherent ambiguity. “I think sometimes bad things happen to good people as well as good things, and so there are a lot of observations on the record that are not necessarily saying this is bad or it should change and should be more like this,” she says. “It’s more a set of observations.” In the lead-up to the album tour, Olympia has released a music video for Smoke Signals. It’s an impressionistic and non-linear affair, like the kind of dream you’d have after falling asleep at dawn after a disco in 1979. One wonders if this odd collage of images translates across into the actual lyrics; if Olympia’s writing isn’t so much grounding us in a narrative as it is conjuring impressions? “That’s an interesting perspective. I think the songs are kind of about someone’s internal and external pay-off, where sometimes what we tell ourselves is different to what really is. [Like] someone’s fantasises becoming confused with reality. I did talk to Alex [Orlando], the filmmaker, about this story that I really love, which is about a Japanese contestant in a game show where he is locked in an apartment that is completely empty, but there’s a coffee table with magazines and he’s completely naked and he has to live on the supplement prizes of food and clothing. And they told him, ‘It’s not going go live, it’s just a pilot, we don’t know what’s going to happen with it.’ And of course it goes live immediately, and he is an absolute national sensation and they put an animated eggplant over his, you know, genitals. You just watch him go crazy. He’s emancipated, he’s starving, but that’s kind of Alex’s inspiration for the clip as well. “I absolutely adore and respect Alex the director; it’s completely nuts that he made this clip for us. Any ideas he had, I gave him the freedom to do them, and I think what we have here is amazing. This whole thing is really just so exciting.” OLYMPIA is playing at Northcote Social Club on Saturday June 18. Self Talk is out now via EMI.

Presented by Stonnington Jazz, the lineup includes jazz stalwart Vince Jones, N’fa Jones (1200 Techniques), Hue Blanes ( Jazz Party, The Melodics), Hailey Cramer (Pez, Blue King Brown), Walter Saluni (Grand Wazoo, Heatwave), and Ryan Ritchie of True Live and The Raah Project. They’ll interpret and perform selected ScottHeron tracks, backed by musicians from The Putbacks, The Meltdown and ATM15. Ritchie is looking forward to the event, as he’s a huge fan of Scott-Heron’s diverse catalogue. “I’ve got so much of his repertoire. I transcribe a lot of Gil,” he says. Ritchie says that as a jazz musician and rapper, it’s his responsibility to try and learn from what Scott-Heron was doing in the same way a trumpeter will learn from Miles Davis. “To understand the rhythm and the nature of it, particularly like on [the album] Small Talk At 125th and Lenox. That African root underneath it all is just fantastic for your musicianship, and it’s so beautiful to try and sing on those cross rhythms.” Ritchie discovered Scott-Heron as a teenager, going through a social evolution of his own. He vividly remembers the moment he first heard The Revolution Will Not Be Televised on PBS radio. “I can still

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see the hill I was driving down – it hit me,” he says. Ritchie quickly developed deep admiration for Scott-Heron, which has influenced his writing for both True Live and The Raah Project. “I stole from him,” he laughs, referring to the True Live song TV, which reached the ARIA singles chart. “[The line] ‘You can’t tune in, turn off and drop out weekly,’ is like this rip of this section of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” he says. Nothing Matters, from The Raah Project’s 2015 album Take Me Elsewhere, is another Scott-Heron inspired track. “That was in tribute to him, talking specifically about the pictures he painted for me,” Ritchie

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Scottish post-rock band Mogwai create music of glacial proportions. Over the last 21 years they’ve produced eight albums that stand tall above anything else in the genre, Himalayan entities in both concept and sound. Along the way Mogwai have also for created soundtracks for a couple of documentary films and a TV series. Most recently they scored the BBC documentary Atomic, Living In Dread and Promise, which actually has no narrator telling you what is happening – just video footage and Mogwai’s music as the driving force. Their first foray into soundtracking came in 2006 when they created a stirring score for Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, a documentary about French footballer Zinedine Zidane. However, the Atomic LP is of especial significance to the band. “I just hope that people hear the album and then want to see the documentary,” says multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns. “It is obviously important to us as a band that B E AT.C O M . A U

we made the music for it, but I think that people should see the film because you sort of forget the importance of the message because it has been such a long time since a significant atomic event.” Atomic’s opening song, Ether, begins with a dull drone that gradually builds into a glorious twinkling melody. Burns says that this section of music serves a symbolic purpose. “It does sound like the dawn of

says. “I’ll probably continue writing songs about him for the rest of my life. He’s a great figure to me I guess.” Ritchie was lucky enough to see ScottHeron live in New York in 2010. He recalls him being very frail, but he was “like a straight-up muso, you know, just great – a great vibe.” For Stonnington Jazz, Ritchie will perform four of his favourite Scott-Heron tracks. “I’m doing The Revolution Will Not Be Televised with N’fa, so I’m going to go toeto-toe with N’fa from 1200 Techniques. And then I’ve got Whitey On The Moon, New York Is Killing Me, and Home is Where The Hatred Is. I’m doing a medley into the Kanye West track when he sampled that line and we’re going to do a rap over the top. So we’re mixing it up with all kinds of shit. It should be fun.” Part of the fun is collaborating with the other artists – some of whom Ritchie’s worked with previously, including the show’s musical director Lachlan McLean. Hue Blanes was in True Live and has played in The Raah Project, and Ritchie has done gigs with N’Fa before. “I haven’t worked with Vince [before]. He’s a god. He’s like an enigma of genius and he’s still brilliant.” THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED: PIECES OF GIL SCOTT-HERON happens on Friday May 20 at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran as part of the Stonnington Jazz Festival.

time or something like that, pretty hopeful as well, whereas the rest of Atomic is not so much like that. But Ether gives us a hopeful beginning.” The album boasts a technology-enhanced sheen, which is an element that’s been inching into the band’s sound ever since their 1997 debut, Mogwai Young Team. The move away from organic sounds became especially apparent on 2014’s Rave Tapes, and Burns says his love of technology has been a big factor in the change. “I mean we’re all quite interested in synthesisers, everybody just really likes to use anything that we can find that makes it easier to make a different sound from the last record. We always just pick up stuff. And John [Cummings], who has left the band now, he used lots of technology. We all like it.” The band’s studio sound really started to shift following 2008’s The Hawk is Howling (2008); becoming apparent on 2011’s Hardcore Will Never Die and even more conspicuous on Rave Tapes. Despite insisting it was a group decision, Burns concedes that the band’s innate curiosity played a big role in bringing about the sonic evolution. “I guess it does help that I have all this stuff lying around the house, but as soon as we get in the studio – and it depends which studio – there is always new toys that we mess around with. You are always going to get improvisation in the instruments that we use, so Mogwai’s sound on each record is as much circumstantial as it is intended.” While the expansion of Mogwai’s sonic character is now a fact of life, Burns says there’s one band member that resists the use of technology more than the others. “He will hate me for saying this, but Martin [Bulloch] the drummer. He likes to play with the toys, but he doesn’t like to operate them or read manuals. But I think it would be very harsh to call him a luddite.”

MOGWAI’s new album Atomic is out now via Rock Action Records.

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This lineup for the this year’s Poison City Weekender has been announced and as always, it’s a cracker. Headlined by Melbourne’s The Bennies and The Nation Blue, the weekend also sees international visitors Pity Sex, Cayetana, Roswell Kid and Creative Adult, plus an all-star supporting local lineup including High Tension, Camp Cope, Batpiss, Fear

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Like Us, The Sugarcanes, Flour, Totally Unicorn and many more. Taking place over Friday September 9, Saturday September 10 and Sunday September 11, there’ll be one show at Max Watt’s, a daytime underage show on the 10th at the Corner with an overage show that night, and finishing off on Sunday at The Reverence Hotel.

Power Trip have announced a split LP with long running scene forefathers Integrity. Comprising remixes of previously released material from both bands, the record also includes tracks from Integrity’s 2010 7” We Are The End, while Power Trip’s side includes material from their 2011 selftitled 7”. The split will be released on Friday June 17 via Magic Bullet Records.

Melbourne’s The Nation Blue have released a new album of unreleased early recordings and demos. Entitled We Found Everything: Rarities Vol. 1, the album includes eight demo recordings for songs that would feature on their 2000 debut, A Blueprint For Modern Noise, plus a four song live recording from 2002. The album is available now on the band’s Bandcamp page.

Long running melodic punk rockers The Bouncing Souls have announced the release of their tenth studio album, Simplicity. Their first with new drummer George Rebelo, formerly of Hot Water Music, the album follows up 2012’s Comet. In a Facebook statement, the band has explained they, “set out to recapture the spirit of our earlier songs, not over-thought or over-produced. In the studio our goal was to keep it raw and real, the feeling of a band playing live.” Simplicity will be

Texan metallic hardcore heavyweights The Nibiru tour will see out Raw Nerve’s album cycle and the band are currently hard at work finalising their second album, which is due to be released in the not too distant future. Catch them at The Workers Club on Saturday July 16.

METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC INSURRECTION OF ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DARKNESS II Two years since Melbourne’s most menacing GOOD SHIT metalfest, When Terror Unites, reared its with PETER HODGSON ugly head, it has returned with a new name crunchcolumn@gmail.com Insurrection Of Darkness and another two nights of total carnage. Headlining the JACK THE STRIPPER fest are legendary purveyors of macrocosmic Melbourne’s Jack The Stripper will be doom Mournful Congregation – their touring Australia over June and July in first time in Melbourne for seven years. support of their new single and video, This cult band is not expected to return Nibiru, taken from their debut album, again soon, so catch them at The Bendigo 2013’s Raw Nerve. Since forming in 2007, Hotel on Saturday May 14. Also on the bill Jack The Stripper have been assaulting are Abominator, Queensland’s Laceration audiences everywhere with their fierce and Mantra, Destruktor and Decrepit Soul. innovative brand of chaotic hardcore. Raw Then hop on over to Northcote Social Nerve is a sonic powerhouse of off-kilter Club on Sunday May 15 for night two of rhythms, punishing vocals and extremity. the festival with Mournful Congregation Following its release, the band toured backed by Inverloch, Cruciform, Abstract Australia and Asia extensively, supporting The Light and Tombsealer. international heavyweights such as The Dillinger Escape Plan and Cancer Bats. NEW LOOKING GLASS They have also played at notable festivals ALBUM including Taiwan’s Wake Up Festival, Canberran doom/psych lords Looking Bigsound, Invasion Fest, and Sonic Forge. Glass have just released their awesome new

album, Volume IV, out now via Goatsound/ Gamla Grind Records. Volume IV has been described as a record that, “evidences a band that is at the absolute peak of its creative power and distilling it into killer songwriting” by Sentinel Daily. The band mixes all the classic rock you would expect from the likes of Rush and Sabbath, cleverly taking the classic sounds to new depths with really great songs and exceptional playing.

NEW BLUES PILLS ALBUM ANNOUNCED

Blues Pills have revealed the cover artwork for their eagerly awaited second album, Lady In Gold, which will be released on Friday August 5 and will contain ten brand new tracks. Bassist, founding member and main songwriter Zach Anderson says, “The design comes from the Dutch artist Marijke Koger-Dunham who already worked with us for the first album cover. We are super proud to have the opportunity to work with such a legendary artist who has even worked with The Beatles, Cream and many more. The original design was made by her 50 years ago. We worked together to adapt the colours to fit the mood of the album.” Singer Elin Larsson says, “Lady Gold is a character who symbolises death. We wanted a twist on the typical stereotype

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released on Friday July 29 via Rise Records. Adelaide reggae-punks Hightime have announced a national tour playing two shows in Sydney, Melbourne and their hometown of Adelaide. The band will perform their usual set one night and a Sublime tribute set on the other. Hightime will play The Old Bar on Friday July 15 and Saturday July 16, with the first night covering Sublime and the second in support of their latest single Splitside. Having already sold out their headline show at The Rev, melodic tech-punks A Wilhelm Scream have announced a second show at the same venue on Sunday May 29. National supports The Decline will be on the bill, plus locals The Ramshackle Army and The Playbook. Tickets are available now via Oztix.

of death being the grim reaper. So instead we made her a lady in gold.”

FOREVER ENDS HERE RELEASE NEW SINGLE

Sydney pop rockers Forever Ends Here are four 20-somethings fast on their way to their musical prime, evident enough in their new single Search The Night, which the band dropped to fans without warning on May 5. The band will embark on a national tour in May-June with special guests Drawing North and Marcelo. Search The Night showcases a new commercial pop sound for the band, whilst still maintaining the rock sensibilities that have earned them a legion of fans since their formation in 2011. See them on the Triple Threat Tour with Drawing North and Marcelo at Rubix Funhouse on Sunday May 29. All ages, tickets from Oztix.

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Having recently inked a recording deal with UNFD, Brisbane punk band Columbus have been announced to join The Ataris on their Australian tour this June. Tickets on sale now from tickets.destroyalllines.com. See them at 170 Russell on Tuesday June 7.

GIGS

THURSDAY MAY 12

Arcane Saints, Shadow Queen, Tragic Earth at Laundry Bar Sea Sloth, Del Boca Vista, Glaciers, Deadbeat Club at The Bendigo Hotel

FRIDAY MAY 13

Lumpy and the Dumpers, Ausmuteants, Red Red Krovvy, Tommy T and the Classical Mishaps, Grotto at The Tote Disparo, Ganbaru, POWERxCHUCK, Hailgun, Drive Time Commute at Last Chance Rock N Roll Bar Camp Cope, Wet Lips, Two Steps on the Water, Moon Rituals at John Curtin Hotel The Four Stooges, Fred Negro and the Fuk Fuks, Levitating Churches at LuWow Cosmic Kahuna, Pagan, Sweet Gold, Keggin at The Bendigo Hotel King Parrot, AD Skinner, Jack the Stripper at The Evelyn Broozer, Dogs of Night, My Left Boot at The Reverence Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 14

Spot Fest II feat. The Duvtons, Dead Joe, Laura Palmer, The Suicide Tuesdays, Agent 37, 51 Percent, The Beggars Way, As A Rival, The Shorts, Brodown, New Low, The Luke Seymoup Band, Late Nights, The Patient, Diploma, Northwood, Chuck Band, Craig Coburn, Tim Hampshire, Jo Neugebauer, Jay Wars at The Brunswick Hotel Flour, The Neptune Power Generation, Tankerville, Cosmic Kahuna at The Tote Pinch Hitter, Meridian, Jess Locke Band, Lincoln Le Fevre, DJ Georgia at The Old Bar Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays, Dune Rats at Forum Theatre Disparo, POWERxCHUCK, Drain Life, Grudge!, Uncle Geezer at The Tote The Sinking Teeth, Neighbourhood Youth, HAVE/ HOLD, Self Talk at The Workers Club

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Pinch Hitter, Meridian, Georgia Maq, Jerome Knappet at The Reverence Hotel Spare No Words, Supa Suplex, Sigourney Beaver at The Bendigo Hotel Grim Rhythm at Nighthawks Mad Macka, Panhandler at The Drunken Poet

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A good show is much like an orange. First you have the skin, then the sweet, sweet innards. The Pinheads provided tonight’s

skin, offering a brazen but slightly lacking performance before we could devour the sweet bits. Although their raucous antics might’ve made them a suitable opener, the crowd reaction was tame and the music was fairly non-descript rock’n’roll, making them stick out like a shit in a urinal. Batpiss’ set was very much on point, shaking some life into the venue from the first beat of the kick drum. They proceeded to rip out one of the fastest sets they’ve ever played. Sure, the crowd wasn’t the most active (at least at the beginning), but any band willing to tear the fuck out of

their instruments regardless is worthy of respect. Guitar strings were broken before the first song was even finished, resulting in a hasty guitar swap with the old one recklessly kicked off stage. They delivered a set as greasy as motor oil and heavy as the pungent chunks you’d find in old milk. Totally Unicorn – holy shit. Nobody could’ve prepared for the set these Sydneysiders brought to town. An army of shirtless guitarists towered over the room, while the vocalist was clad in a tiny tuxedo onesie. With the first belting of chaotic riff work, the vocalist was sprawled over the

pool table in the corner of the room and howling black murder into the microphone. Half the set was a cat and mouse game between him and the audience. Now naked save for a pair of rainbow underpants, he stole sunglasses, cracked onto audience members, grinded on dudes and threw the microphone down his jocks, all to a violent hardcore soundtrack. After a whirlwind of “what the fuck?” chaos, he returned to the stage at the end of the set, stole one of the drummer’s cymbals and started bashing the mic into it. By far the craziest show of the year.

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Madrid’s Hinds always look like they’re having the most fun. Whether it be via their inimitable social media accounts or onstage at a sold out show, the band’s unadulterated glee is infectious. Still giddy from their sold out EP launch, Loose Tooth kicked things off with their raucous tunes and hilarious stage banter. Closing with the “hit single” Everything Changes, the three-piece proved that shared lead vocals make for a more interesting and varied set. Gabriella Cohen and her band of darlings graced the stage next, amply warming up the crowd right before Hinds. Having seen Cohen a fair amount in recent months, it’s clear she’s set for something pretty big. Prior to Alien Anthem, Cohen’s guitarist Kate Dillon announced that they always “thought of Hinds” when they play the song. With this in mind one drew comparisons between the two bands, picking up on the similarities in guitar work and impassioned vocals. As Hinds arrived onstage dancing to Hot Chocolate’s You Sexy Thing, the energy levels in the room immediately increased. Lead singer Carlotta Cosials BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 36

addressed the crowd with a cheerful “Hola”, with the band alternating between English and Spanish when talking to one another. The quartet’s synergy was incredible to watch, with each member feeding off one other to bring their melodic and frenzied music to life. It’s clear the members are close friends and this translated into a performance that was equal parts loose and fun. Dedicating When It Comes To You to a couple celebrating their anniversary, the band showed off a softer side and attentiveness to their fans. Following this with Chili Town, Easy and Bamboo, the crowd grew rowdier and more vocal. Staying back for well over a half an hour to chat to fans, Hinds proved they’re willing to go the extra mile. Hinds’ appeal isn’t likely to wear off anytime soon and if they follow up Leave Me Alone with another cracking album, it’s only going to increase. Loved: Seeing the band take the time to meet their fans. Hated: Toilet lines. Drank: Melbourne Bitter in the most weightless pint glass I’ve ever encountered. BY HOLLY PEREIRA

What to wear? That was the primary dilemma faced ahead of a night at the opera. It was my first time: opening night of La Bohème, which coincided with Opera Australia’s 60th anniversary. I figured the State Theatre would be filled with well-dressed high society types, all flaunting their wealth and superior taste. I didn’t want to pose in tux and tie, so I asked myself, “What would Prince do?” Probably wear a satin blouse and fur coat, I thought. So I followed his lead then hurried along to arrive in time for a pre-show drink. It’s with no aversion that I hadn’t gone to the opera until now, but to say I felt like a bit of philistine would be an understatement. I briefly researched La Bohème before coming, but didn’t go too far so as to not dilute the experience. Regardless, once the show got going it became apparent it wasn’t going to be a complex, hard to decipher spectacle. La Bohème begins as something of a slapstick romantic comedy. There were a few moments during the show’s first half that I was reminded of Grease. To be sure, the context is utterly unrelated, but both texts depict two people falling in love and letting everyone else know about it by singing loudly about the most trivial things. Though, for those in the throes of infatuation, trivial experiences are of precious value. At least that was the impression conveyed by Mimi (Lianna Haroutounian) and Rodolfo (Gianluca Terranova), and when cutesy romantic projections are bellowed in operatic baritone and soprano, it’s hard to disagree. La Bohème was written in the late 19th century, an Italian opera set in mid-19th century Paris. This adaptation from director Gale Edwards moves the action to 1930s Berlin; the tail end of the Weimar Republic. Maybe this should’ve been obvious, but I didn’t learn this detail until after the performance. The precise setting isn’t overly important for understanding the love story at the heart of La Bohème, but there are certainly some political implications. Rodolfo is a poet, and his closest friends are a painter, philosopher and musician. None of them earn diddlysquat, which ultimately has tragic consequences for Mimi (oh that could be a spoiler, by the way). The Weimar years were a liberated time for Germany, but the prevalence of bohemian licentiousness angered conservative citizens so much that the country’s next elected leader was Adolf Hitler. You know how it seems absolutely ridiculous to think Donald Trump could be appointed US president? That’s probably what a Weimar-era bohemian like Rodolfo thought about this Hitler chap. Rodolfo and his mates are basically self-absorbed slackers. While his love for Mimi is enormous, it doesn’t transform him into a hard working family man.

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Sure, maybe the social conditions didn’t afford him this option, but it still seems like a major flaw in his supposed universal love that he doesn’t try to earn enough cash to heat their apartment once in a while. Anyway, enough about that. The performance and staging of La Bohème were pretty hard to fault. There’s an inherent absurdity to witnessing a narrative communicated in full, unflinching operatic voice. Hearing Mimi and Rodolfo singing through their initial courtship, one couldn’t help but chuckle. Surtitles translating the Italian libretto to English were beamed from atop the stage. They were more than a touch distracting, especially considering the story was pretty easy to follow. That said, if they hadn’t been there’d have been complaints about struggles to grasp the intricacies of the plot (though, aside from the aforementioned failings in Rodolfo’s morality, there were scarce intricacies to be found). An orchestra, positioned in a bunker in front of the stage, re-presented Puccini’s original score. The score accentuated the gaudy tone of the plot. Every swerve from comedy to drama was patently spelled out by a non-subtle shift in the musical accompaniment; whimsical major key flute runs swiftly making way for intense minor key string stabs. Nevertheless, the orchestra played beautifully under the guidance of conductor Andrea Molino, and the State Theatre acoustics made it feel like we were all swimming in symphonic noise. Me and the high society types. We were all in a good mood. La Bohème was easy viewing and the talents of the performers provided plenty to marvel at. And no one seemed to mind that I showed up dressed as Prince. La Bohème will run through to Saturday May 28. LOVED: Mimi. Poor Mimi. HATED: Rodolfo, lazy sod. DRANK: Red wine. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

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In his brand new single, If You Don’t Love Me, Lyall Moloney sings, “If you don’t love me, I’ll kill myself.” Launching the track at Shebeen, Moloney’s fans not only told the Sydney performer how much they adored him, but they also showed him. Up first, Neon Queen brought together sounds from the rock, hip hop, reggae and electronic worlds. No one knew which one they belonged to, but it didn’t matter either. Closing with 5AM, Neon Queen were instantly impressive for three reasons – Kriss Lisati’s vocals, the guitar grooves of Athen Karkz and Christopher Spall and the daring stick work of drummer Danny Lisati. Up next, Juñor told us, “We just going to get trippy as fuck.” Ripping out recklessly rich rhymes, the young hip hop artist got us turnt up real quick. After spitting rhymes about a 30-hour acid trip, the homegrown rapper was joined by Matthew Craig. Bouncing off each other’s vibes, the brothers brought launched into a track that explained, “Fuck being famous / I just wanna be on your playlist”. Before finishing up, Moloney was called onstage to help them bang out Blunt Lips. Backed by the bass-fuelled beats of DJ Lily Joy, Jannah Beth was free to get loose like she does in her latest single, Cut Sick. An exciting presence on stage, the female vocalist had the audience captivated with her casual mannerisms and killer freestyle skills. Picking up a bassist and drummer from Neon Queen, for the first time ever Lyall Moloney wasn’t alone onstage. Play With Fire was up first. Effortlessly slapping his guitar while singing into his dual microphones, Moloney took his time to ensure that his voice was lifted to the

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highest possible level. Devastatingly dream-like, Do It Again saw the funk riffs return. With tracks that kept on giving, each song allowed the audience to sink into the sound. Running For You brought the singer/songwriter to the front of his stage, while Juñor and Matthew Craig joined for Hands. Proving that the Party Don’t Stop there, Jannah Beth was up next on the mic, making her impressive mark on a male dominated stage. Delivering fan favourites like Go That Low, Moloney snuck a sip from an audience member’s beer. Telling everyone to forget that the world exists and to move with the music, he broke into If You Don’t Love Me, which received a rowdy reception. Leaving the stage for a short while, the artist soon returned to perform Pot Of Gold and Black Dog with his equally talented entourage. LOVED: The crowd’s commitment. HATED: The heat. DRANK: Vodka & lemonade. BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON

THE DEAD HEIR THE TOTE

SUNDAY MAY 9

For such a small space, you can get a surprising level of entertainment in The Tote front bar on a Sunday night. With no entry fee to pay, there’s no reason why the final hours of a weekend shouldn’t be spent catching an instalment of The Dead Heir’s month-long residency. The New Pollution kicked off proceedings, employing massive pedal boards to whip out some psych/shoegaze riffs much to the bar’s delight. The room acoustics preserved all the carefully constructed guitar tones, letting every booming riff ring through the bar. The dusty desert feel of the guitar sounds combined with some top-notch compositions to make The New Pollution a Melbourne band worthy of attention. Fans of early-to-mid-‘90s indie or

BLACK CAB HOWLER

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Black Cab is up against it tonight. There is no fold back, they can’t hear themselves. Despite repeated calls to the sound tech, who seems to be AWOL, the situation stretches deep into the set. Andrew Coates (vocals) and James Lee (synths) press on, but Wes Holland (drums) seems to give up towards the end and exits stage left. This is a rough start to their east coast run, though only half a room is here to witness it. Tomorrow night, Black Cab will play a second show at Howler to a sold out crowd, and presumably the PA will be fixed. What’s interesting about the fold back situation, from a punter’s point of view, is that it makes very little difference to their sound. At one point, Coates, Holland and Lee all step away from their instruments and gaze perplexed towards the sound desk, but a heavy field of digital loops has already been triggered. There is literally no one at the helm, yet the pumping soup of automated beats is flattening the room.

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shoegaze acts would’ve heard similarities to Ride or Swervedriver, but at the same time these guys rose above with their tight as fuck and catchy tunes. Mt Mountain have been turning more than a few heads of late. The Perth act seem to summon a storm of sand wherever they perform. This secret appearance at The Tote might’ve been smaller than they were accustomed to, but the sound quality still did them justice. Entrancing psychedelic jams took over the bar, immersing the crowd in slowly shifting but intricate soundscapes of fuzzed out noise. The noise coming from the guitar amps was so loud that people walking past the bar began poking their heads inside to see what the commotion was about. Cramming a six-person band into The Tote’s front bar is no easy feat, but The Dead Heir pulled it off with ease. They provided a good point of difference to the support acts with snappy drumming, sharp guitar and bass chops and bee hum vocals that rose above the crowd to softly sting their ears. There was a rambling vibe to the set, and the use of various

Now is maybe a good time to mention that I like the new Black Cab better than the old Black Cab. The Melbourne act rose to critical acclaim, if not fame, off the back of their 2004 debut, Altamont Diary. A concept album devoted to the tragedies of the Rolling Stones’ concert at Altamont Speedway in 1969, it skews towards psych rock and sun-bleached guitars. Their follow up, Jesus East (2006) threads sitars and shoegaze in a wall of experimental sound. On the Berlin-influenced Call Signs (2009), a post-punk fever dream is punctured by the proto-electro sounds of Kraftwerk. Here is where Black Cab, though objectively brilliant, gets me personally interested. The fibrous tugs of guitar, stretched long across sunset, give way to relentless, stalking beats. The atmosphere gets machine-heavy. Also, you can dance to it. These days, post-Games of the XXI Olympiad (2014), Black Cab is essentially an electronic act and like most electronic acts, their roles on stage are a mystery. Coates has a laptop and a trigger pad, and what looks like a MIDI controller, and Lee is hemmed in by a bank of synthesizers. Holland smacks the shit out of electronic drum pads, and is clearly the worst off without a means to

additional instruments added an element of unexpectedness. Electric ukuleles, maracas, extra floor toms, three vocalists, three guitars, the list goes on – The Dead Heir brought an instrumental arsenal to the stage, making them a sight to behold. LOVED: Mt Mountain nearly zonking me out with mad psych tunes. HATED: I was so tired. DRANK: Lemon, lime and bitters. Thanks for understanding the hungover man, barkeep. BY BRANDON HILLS

gauge the sound, but even he is dragged along by the locked-in groove of these rich digital blooms. Computers light the way. The band sounds the same as it has for the past few years, like Bauhaus crossed with Chemical Brothers. Coates sings a little and comes across as an aging Ian Curtis, but the music lifts him up with these blissful arpeggiated runs. Opening Ceremony from Olympiad could be the peaking portion of a Jon Hopkins tune. Victorious, from the same album, has this spectral, long-fingered reach – a tune so nostalgic for late-‘90s rave culture, it’s almost cute. Black Cab’s latest single, Uniforms, dips into the Pet Shop Boys canon, swelling in deliriously on a synth melody. It, like everything else, is glorious, whatever is going on onstage. The band may be having a bad night, but the music rains like gold. LOVED: The world class visuals. HATED: The palpable frustration. DRANK: Tequila. BY SIMONE UBALDI

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Nosebleed Weekend (Smack Face Records/Create Control)

Never fear change. The Coathangers are infiltrating new territory and making it seem effortless. Nosebleed Weekend completes the band’s journey from cheeky misfits to refined, fun-loving rock overlords. They’re shooting for a more sincere musical experience, but manage to maintain the brazen attitude that’s long made them such a fun act. The record’s component parts are simple in nature ± strummy riffs and chugging garage rock numbers ± but that’s by no means undesirable. The title track is quite anthemic and an apt representation of the album as a whole. The Coathangers apply themselves to making quality material that stubbornly sticks in your head. After a single listen, you’ll be passionately reciting the line, “It’s alright / Yeah it’s OK / We’ve got a nosebleed weekend heading your way”, like it’s a war-cry. Hiya and Burn Me provide a bounty of claps and relentlessly catchy guitar hooks, respectively; while Squeeki Tiki is a true stand-out, mashing bouncing riffs,

vocal chants and what sound like rubber ducks used as percussion. The Coathangers also know how to mess with your head and come at you from an angle you won’t expect. Midway through Down Down it suddenly morphs into a completely different kind of song, building a fierce melancholic growl before punching into flatout moshpit material. Dumb Baby blasts along at an infectious, head-nodding pace, and the manic bass line of Watch Your Back spearheads an explosively tense crescendo. Copycat ends the album on a surprisingly gentle indie-rock number, relying more upon relaxed charm than vitriol to disarm you. If you’re willing to go with the slightly more sophisticated flow, Nosebleed Weekend promises a really great time with a side of recklessness. BY JACOB COLLIVEr

Folks I’m hearing rumours of a new Radiohead album.

POPPONGENE Do It Girl (Our Golden Friend) New act Poppongene (a solo project for Sophie Treloar of Sunbeam Sound Machine) entices with a swirl of lush guitar oscillation. It’s a tonal dreamscape, easy and worthwhile as it engulfs. Time stands still, which is important sometimes.

THE GOOCH PALMS Ask Me Why (Summer Camp) There’s a bit of Devo stab on Ask Me Why, some sick interplay between the band’s two players in the chorus. Gooch Palms keep on perfecting the formula. JUSTIN TIMBErLAKE Can’t Stop The Feeling! (RCA) Every now and then I think whatever happened to blockbuster singles tied into blockbuster movies then I realised they still happen but the songs don’t really have anything to do with the movies which is a bit of a cop-out so I guess this song is pretty innocuous feel-good pop tied to the Trolls movie and apparently there is a Trolls movie now because I guess everyone who had a troll doll in the early-‘90s is an old cunt now so they’ll drag their own kids to the pictures because nostalgia and this

JT track will play over the credits and infect the world like a plague all the while I’m here wanting Will Smith to come back and rap about the wikky wild wild west. DUNE rATS Bullshit (Ratbag) The title here is pretty much the only word on the lyric sheet that exceeds one syllable, the riffs are garbage grade shit, the song progresses from tired cookie cutter punk to slightly louder, boring cookie cutter punk. It’s like a bunch of eight-year-olds hit the bong with Anarchy In The UK on Spotify and fucked around in a studio for 15 minutes. Actually, eight-year-olds probably have a more discerning ear than whatever Dune Rats have regressed to. Probably have more of a trenchant worldview, too.

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SINGLE REVIEWS WITH LACHLAN CHrISTOPHEr POrT Bump (Pieater) Takes a while to get going, but doesn’t really get going at all. Ingredients are added, but no sparks transpire. Session percussionist Christopher Port pays homage to UK garage with an arrhythmic arrangement that never really gives anything to hold onto ± which isn’t vital. It just doesn’t give enough in way of personality to compensate.

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BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS ON RADIOHEAD’S NEW ALBUM 1. Burn The Witch RADIOHEAD 2. Daydreaming RADIOHEAD 3. Decks Dark RADIOHEAD 4. Desert Island Disk RADIOHEAD 5. Ful Stop RADIOHEAD 6. Glass Eyes RADIOHEAD 7. Identikit RADIOHEAD 8. The Numbers RADIOHEAD 9. Present Tense RADIOHEAD 10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief RADIOHEAD

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Anohni (or the artist formerly known as Antony Hegarty) has a once in a lifetime voice. It’s so rich and distinctive that one notices its absence – and indeed, it has been a long six years since the last Antony and the Johnsons record, Swanlights. In 2015 the winds of change began to pick up, as the Mercury Prize-winning singer/songwriter unveiled her new name – Anohni – and announced a new album was on the horizon. Her voice still trembles, warbles and quivers under the emotional weight and density that comes with each song’s subject matter, however pianos and jazz drums have been replaced by thudding bass drops, whirring synthesizers and intricate, detailed beats. Anohni’s joined by producers Hudson Mohawke and Oneohtrix Point Never, who both use their textured, outside-the-box approach to electronic production and arrangement to complement Anohni’s politically-charged misery (such as on Obama and the mesmerising Drone Bomb Me) and introspective decimation (see Why Did You Separate Me From the Earth and I Don’t Love You Anymore). Helplessness is at once ice-cold and warmly intimate – it’s challenging, subversive and a new beginning for one of the most important singers to emerge in the last 15 years.

To be brutally honest, this three-track release is a smidgeon disappointing. I mean, the songs are very strong, but for two extremely talented bands to collaborate on a release for close to three years, I expected a little more than just two songs with two minutes of ambient noise in between. It’s more of a single and B-side than an EP, although it’s apparently intended to be listened to as one continuous piece of music. The two hard rock tracks, Refuge and Hologram, are strong pieces of melodic metalcore/ post hardcore, with driving grooves, slamming guitars and a typically skilful trade-off of clean and screamed vocals. The title track sits in the middle, two minutes of dark, eerie ambience, and it’s also quite effective. Viewed as individual pieces of music, everything on Equinox is good, and fans will dig it like a six-foot hole. However, the 11 minutes slide by too quickly and you’re left feeling a touch unfulfilled. It’s a great concept; two bands releasing a collaborative EP between before going out on tour together. But maybe give us something a little more substantial next time. BY ROD WHITFIELD

L-Fresh the Lion – AKA Sukhdeep Singh – has tirelessly worked for recognition for his culture-jamming, hybridised hip hop, and it’s finally paying off with the release of his second album. As the title implies, Become is an album that about accepting oneself and pressing forward in clear defiance of the systemic obstacles that lie in your way. Singh wages war on diaspora (Get Mine), ignorance of his spiritual beliefs (Panjab: An Introduction) and the bogan fan problem in Australian hip hop (the single-worthy Hold Up, which features Melbourne MC Remi). He’s angry at the world around him, unquestionably, but his anger is eloquently conveyed via devastating flows and lyrical swipes that fly by so quickly they won’t properly sink in until halfway through the next track. Picking up the pace on tracks like Get Mine or Takeover, Singh is more or less untouchable – particularly on the former, where he utters a line that will affect many on a personal and existential level: “They tell me to go home / But I’m from here.” Become means business. BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG

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DANNY WALSH BANNED

THE LIVING END

THE DIRT AND THE SKY (Independent)

SHIFT (Dew Process/UMA)

In June 1956, faced with teenagers’ growing interest in the nascent rock’n’roll scene, city officials in the Californian city of Santa Cruz decided to ban rock’n’roll from all public gatherings. Typical of the time, the city’s claim to public morality was a flimsy fig leaf trying to cover up the underlying racism. 60 years later, and you wonder what those crusty old reactionary types would make of the evolution of rock’n’roll into a popular art form. Worse still, what would they make of Melbourne musician Danny Walsh and his eponymous country-tinged rock’n’roll band? Not much, you’d guess – and, just like that ill-fated decision to ban rock’n’roll in public, they’d be horribly wrong. Misguided conclusions aside, there’s only good things to hear with Danny Walsh Banned’s new album The Dirt and The Sky. Opening track Rubber Bells is all meat and three veg southern rock and wholesome post-Faces goodness. Couple that with the viscous blue denim swagger of Bad Gravity, and you know you’re on the right track. Talei Wolfgramm lends her amazing soul pipes to the Delta-infused Change Don’t Come Lightly, and you’re off on a Muscle Shoals trip that you never want to leave. Hindsight Glasses is a rip-roaring ride down the highway of reflection, with barely a care in the world; the bluesy Bad Souvenir is delicious, salacious and infectious; skip on to Weed Killer and you’re in a ragtime band ravaged by the spirit of The Band’s Richard Manuel and Levon Helm. Quiet Kid on a Noisy Block could be the allegorical narrative for the kids who needed rock’n’roll to express themselves in a world dominated by angry white men obsessed with the sound of their own reactionary voice. Those Clouds is quiet and poignant, and the Stonesy Drunk for Days lays bare the alcoholic evil with which rock’n’roll has been happy to associate itself. Sinner Man offers up some blue-eyed soul that’d bring a tear to Scott Morgan’s eye; round it all off with a slick-as-fuck cover of Elvis’ Little Sister, and shit’s pretty damn good. Can you imagine how bad the world would’ve been if rock’n’roll had been banned? Pretty fucking bad. BY PATRICK EMERY

Aussie rock has taken a beating this year. The once rock-solid AC/DC are caught in a vicious cycle of lineup changes, and the stigma that the genre’s solely for dads and bikies persists. Aussie rock needs a figurehead – a band forged in pubs, who can reliably combine energetic rockabilly with heavy blues and give it an Australian flavour – and we may have found one in The Living End. The Melbourne trio’s seventh album is a refreshing return to form after the flirtations with dance beats on 2011’s The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating. The album is full of reasons to consider them the modern torchbearers for one of Australia’s proudest musical legacies. One of them is Monkey, which sees TLE triumphantly return to their punky origins. Chris Cheney’s guitar barks like a dog from the opening chords, his solo is short and sweet, and Andy Strachan’s pounding drumbeat demands fists be pumped and beers spilt. Shift showcases TLE’s growth as musicians, notably in their exploration of softer sounds. Keep on Running is a string-laden ballad with deeply introspective lyrics about the inevitability of life and change. The song is no less powerful for the instrumentation, and Cheney’s voice is passionate and believable where it could’ve become clichéd. Elsewhere, like on the album cover, TLE spread their noise out into the darkness. “There’s a storm cloud brewing and a hurricane in my head,” sings Cheney on Up the Junction, and the hostile lyrics and frantic strumming of his reverb-effected guitar are characteristic of the album. Sudden dynamic changes on tracks like Life As We Know It and Death only heighten the sense of danger. With Shift The Living End take their place alongside Cold Chisel as Aussie pub rockers with a versatile side that people of all ages can get around. BY ALEXANDER DARLING

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LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS HUFF MY SACK (Anti Fade Records)

If Ausmuteants are the gruesome bacteria giving you devilish nausea, then their Anti Fade label mates Lumpy and the Dumpers are the sickening diarrhoea condemning you to the lavatory for hours on end. They’re downright filthy yet so addictive, and Huff My Sack is demonstrative of the band’s strengthening legacy. At first glance it’s a prototypical punk rock album: Martin Meyer’s whiny utterings are largely discordant, only two of the LP’s nine tracks surpass three minutes and all of the compositions present rock music in its rawest form. However, this proves to be a more sophisticated piece of art. During the opening track, Huff My Sack, Meyer’s vile anger at an associate compels him to part ways with the microphone and engage in a momentary brouhaha. Broken bottles and skin severing ensues before Meyer’s regathers his heinous composure to conclude the song. To ‘huff ’ is to sniff and while you can’t clearly decipher the lyrical message behind the disorderly riffage, it’s clear Meyer’s pissed off at someone. Track four, Looney, is the first of the lengthier recordings. The buzzsaw guitars that dominated the opening tracks are still apparent, but moments of rapid alt-strumming also appear. After telling us he doesn’t mind going insane, a gagging episode is triggered. Then the track is over and we can all take momentary respite. Pee In the Pool is 49 seconds of helter skelter string bashing, during which Meyer confesses that he pees in the pool. Then, as if the haste of the last 12 minutes has settled in, the band take it down a notch for the finale, Spider Bite. It seems as if Meyer’s trying to tell a story rather than send a message, which allows for greater instrumental frolic and more legible vocals. It’s Huff My Sack’s highlight, and the first time we catch a glimpse of Meyer the visual artist rather than Meyer the angered psycho. BY TOM PARKER

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS

THE CAVE

LIVE: SILENTJAY (W.LIVE BAND) + SUPERFEATHER + SWOOPING DUCK + VULTURE ST TAPE GANG + UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WRITERS IN RESIDENCE: SAMPA THE GREAT, MAGIC STEVEN, LIAM PIEPER THE CAVE RADIO STATION: DJ’S MIKE GURRIERI, RAAGHE, RICHIE 1250, JAZZ PARTY DJS

THURSDAY 9 JUNE:

BLANCK MASS (UK) SOLO PROJECT OF BENJAMIN JOHN POWER (FUCK BUTTONS)

W/ HABITS - ON SALE NOW

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SEPPARATED

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ALBUM REVIEWS - BECAUSE YOU CARE WHAT WE THINK

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ROUNDTABLE + FIELD + TRAPPIST AFTERLAND Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick.

THURSDAY 12 MAY

8:30pm.

THE MCQUEENS + BARCELOS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY MILD MANIC

$9.00.

THE SONGROOM - FEAT: ANGIE HART + WILLIAM CRIGHTON

TH E TOT E Indie pop punk lads Mild Manic continue their take over residency of The Tote for week two tonight. Wednesday May 11 sees the four-piece joined by Dear Thieves and Defects. Don’t be silly, do something decent this hump day. Head on down at 8pm. Entry will set you back by only $8.

ALEX WATTS + THE BLUEBOTTLES Grace Darling Hotel,

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $12.00. BEARD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. CHOOK RACE + RVG + THE TROPES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. ELLA HOOPER + JACK COLWELL + DIRT HAND Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $18.00. HEY HEY IT© S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel Essendon. 10:00pm. INFRAGHOSTS + VLF + CELIAC + SISSYSOCKS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. M83 Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $79.00. MAUREEN + QWERTY + LUX OVARYE© S WEIRD TIME Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. PVBLO + NAFASI + FYERS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

CACARTU

TH E B E N D I G O Neo-soul collective Cacartu are heating up the jazz scene here in Melbourne with their self-titled debut EP, which was recorded and mixed at Holes & Corners Studio by Sam Johnson (The Smith Street Band, The Bennies). Cacartu are infesting The Bendigo Hotel with Eamon Eats plus Emilia and The Scarlettes Wednesday May 11. Bring your jazz-head friends, or just anyone who likes a steamy boogie. Doors at 7pm.

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Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00. WOO WHO + SHRIMPWITCH Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $5.00. BIG EASY SOUL SESSIONS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.

DOG WHISTLE POLITICS + STAV + C.L PLEASURE + DANIKA SMITH

Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. HUE BLANES + STEPHEN NEWTON Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. JULIAN BANKS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm.

MOZART & THE EMPEROR - FEAT: PAAVALI JUMPPANEN + ANAM ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 11:00am. $40.00.

PAPA G & THE STARCATS + HYJINX Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

PULSATIONS - FEAT: PLEXUS Melbourne Recital Centre,

Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

BILL JACKSON & PETE FIDLER + ENDA KENNY + DIXIE CHOOKS

Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. FRANCIS PLAGNE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. MUDDYS BLUES ROULETTE Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: TRACEY HOGUE + TARA CARRAGHER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

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FUNK RABBIT

THE B.E AST Melbourne funk outfit Funk Rabbit are taking over The B.East on Thursday May 12, injecting some fullbodied groove into your week. If you feel like hitting the dancefloor, head on down and enjoy $8 pints of Beast Lager to get the blood pumping. Astound Records DJs will be warming things up from 7pm, with Funk Rabbit hitting the stage at 9.30pm.

BREVE + THE SHABBAB + HOT SLUDGE FUNDAE Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

CASTLECOMER + ALEX LAHEY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $18.00.

CLASSIC ALBUM CLUB (COVERS THIN LIZZY) Eddie's

Bandroom, 7:30pm.

DIN DIN DJS + CHRIS PICKERING DJ Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ELK & MAMMOTH + MAVERICK + JESTERS FOR KINGS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $10.00.

EMERGENZA FESTIVAL Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $20.00. FREAK & THE FAT CATS + JADE ALICE + YASIN LEFLEF + THE WAILIN SMITHERS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. INCONSOLABLE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 5:30pm. MISS DESTINY + WHIPPER + GELD + THE SKIDS John Curtin

Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.

SPARE NO WORDS

WHOL E LOT TA LOVE Melbourne three-piece Spare No Words are bringing their blend of heavy rock to Whole Lotta Love on Thursday May 12. They’re joined for the night by Her Majesty’s Hangover, who promise to turn your brain to shit, and rounding out the night is Overdoze providing a slice of dirty grunge metal, sprinkled with a hint of groove. Free entry, music from 8pm.

GIG GUIDE HEYMUS

MATTY T. WALL Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. NICK CUNNINGHAM + BURNELL + FRASER TELFER 303,

THE DRUNKEN POET If you’re in the mood to hear some heartbreak folk or some alt-country blues this Thursday May 12, Heymus is your boy. He’s gonna be laying it down straight at The Drunken Poet with a free show, so chuck a suss and have a wine or two. Doors are at 8pm.

Northcote. 7:00pm. $15.00.

SAHARA BECK + GABRIELLA COHEN Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.

THE CASEY BENNETTO PROJECT + CHARLES JENKINS Bella

ROCKY RAVIC + MORTH + WINFIELD + FOR WHAT IT© S WORTH Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:00pm. $12.00. RUFUS + BOB MOSES + TORA Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 7:00pm. $63.10. SADULTS + THE MARQUIS + JOHNNY LIGHTNING Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00.

SEASLOTH + DEL BOCA VISTA + GLACIERS + DEADBEAT CLUB

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SPOOKYLAND + YEEVS Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. STAY GOLD - FEAT: ARCAIN SAINTS + SHADOW QUEEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. SWAMP + LOVEJOY + SUN BAZEL Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE MEAN TIMES + LINCOLN LE FEVRE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

THE WONDER YEARS + KNUCKLE PUCK + OUR PAST DAYS + ADMIT ONE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $45.00. BIG DADDY WILSON Northcote Social Club, Northcote.

8:00pm. $25.00.

CRAMPED SPACE - FEAT: SYZYGY ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.

GROOVE PLATOON + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.

JACKIE BORNSTEIN (JAZZ AND SOCIAL JUSTICE) Bennetts

Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MOONLIT JAZZ - FEAT: DANNI SMITH & THE GO 24 Moons, Northcote. 7:00pm. $10.00.

SIDE B - FEAT: MONTY MCGAW + PETE LARGE + BRETT MCDONALD Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $7.50. SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.

12TH MAY THURSDAY

TWO CHEVRONS POPE’S ASSASSINS, FLYING SAUCER TERROR, MATT GLEESON, NO STAR 7PM 13TH MAY FRIDAY

JOSH SEYMOUR TRIO DAMON SMITH (RESIDENCY) 9PM

14TH MAY SATURDAY

THE DUFRANES 15TH MAY SUNDAY MATT ALFORD COUNTRY 16TH MAY MONDAY COMEDY NIGHT 17TH MAY TUESDAY OPEN MIC

Q&A

Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $17.00.

DARLING JAMES + MACHINE AGE

TH E WORK E R S C LU B Darling James and Machine Age are in the midst of a three-date co-headline tour along the east coast to celebrate the release of Darling James’ latest single The Itch and Machine Age’s Don’t Look. The two don’t seem like a likely pair ± Darling James tends towards fizzing pop, while Machine Age flirt with industrial electronica, but there are more similarities between the two than it seems. Don’t miss out when it goes down on Thursday May 12. Doors are at 8pm, tickets are $12.

THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. THE HIP JOINT Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE NEW IMPROMPTU QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.

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

$10.00.

TRUMPET Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK + OSKAR HERBIG The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

BACKSTAGE - FEAT: JUMP DEVILS + THE SHAKE SHACK BOOGIE BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. CLAUDE HAY Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo. 7:30pm. $15.00. DANKENSTEIN + CORDELL + SPEACHLESS Mr Boogie Man Bar,

Abbottsford. 7:00pm. DYLAN RAATH Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:00pm. JACKSON MCLAREN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE CAJUN BAND + FLYING ENGINE TRIO

Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. JUMPIN© JACK WILLIAM Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MARIA MOLES &ADAM HALLIWELL Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.

19TH MAY THURSDAY

27TH MAY FRIDAY

& MUSIC WITH STEVE SMART & FRIENDS 7.30PM

SMART, PANMAN & MORE 7.30PM

20TH MAY FRIDAY

28TH MAY SATURDAY

(RESIDENCY) 9PM

FRANCIS & BEN CARTER, TIME ROBB 8.30PM

FRIDAY 13 MAY MELODIC ROCK FEST

E LE PH A NT A ND WH E E LB A R ROW After running four successful festivals in the USA, MelodicRockFest is finally coming to Australia. The Melbourne inception welcomes a huge lineup of local and international acts, including Sweden’s Eclipse, Canada’s Paul Laine and Mitch Molloy of the USA. Aussie legends include Teargas, BB Steal, Black Majesty and Vanishing Point. It runs from Friday May 13 to Saturday May 14 at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Tickets on sale via the MelodicRockFest website.

ALL THE COLOURS + THE NICOTEENAGERS The B.east,

Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

ANDREA KELLER QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DJ JOEL HAMLIN Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. EQUINOX Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00. LANCE FERGUSON + DJ MZRIZK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

7:30pm.

RALEIGH WILLIAMS (DOES AMY WINEHOUSE) Paris Cat Jazz

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.

REVEREND FUNK & THE HORNS OF SALVATION Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $18.00.

SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY + HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Open Studio, Northcote.

8:30pm.

TRIPLE THREAT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

$25.00.

WHAT THE FUNK FRIDAYS Purple Emerald, Northcote. APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION + ALICE REMAINS Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 8:30pm. $25.00.

BEFORE DAWN Hi. Who are we speaking with and what’s your role in coordinating the Before Dawn fundraiser? Hey. I’m Kerryn Howell AKA Skerryn Howls. I’m curating the vision and elements to ensure we have the right blend of nostalgia, rock and art to be a real tribute to the place we all met and worked at in the ’90s ± GO O. The fundraiser is to help Melbourne director Julian Roberts create his apocalyptic zombie film, Before Dawn. How can we help raise some of these funds? There are two big things you can do to help. Buy a ticket for the event, and talk it up and share it via your social media networks. If you can’t make it, we have created the super cool ‘Sponsor A Zombie’ campaign, where you purchase your ticket and then let us know you have Sponsored a Zombie via the event page. From there, we make those ‘donated’ tickets available as giveaways. The night also boasts a killer musical lineup, including metal gods Barbarion, The Neptune Power Federation, As A Rival and a bunch of DJs. What are these guys going to serve us on the night? We have brought back our favourite GOO DJs from the ’90s. As A Rival are going to riff the punters faces off, The Neptune Power Federation will wail the walls down with their power rock sorcery and Barbarion are going to bring it home, blowing everyone away with their barbaric blend of Viking metal. The BEFORE DAWN film fundraiser goes down on Friday May 13 at 170 Russell with Barbarion, The Neptune Power Federation, As A Rival and GOO DJs.

“STEAMY FILM NOIR WINDOW” TRIBUTE FEATURING A NIGHT OF STEAMY POETRY RIPLEY HOOD, STEVE AMARILLO DAMON SMITH 21ST MAY SATURDAY

BIRDHOUSE 22ND MAY SUNDAY NERV 24TH MAY TUESDAY OPEN MIC 25TH MAY WEDNESDAY JACKRABBITS

JUNIOR FICTION PAPER BACKS, HANNAH 29TH MAY SUNDAY

LUCY LOCKET & FRIENDS 30TH MAY MONDAY

COMEDY NIGHT 31ST MAY TUESDAY OPEN MIC

26TH MAY THURSDAY

“SOUND TRACKS FOR IMAGINARY FILMS” ANDREW MCCUBBIN AND MELINDA PRITCHARD, DIRTBIRD AND MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS, 7PM

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T H E REV ERENCE If you’re in the mood for some sludgy metal, psychedelic fuzz or just a bit of old fashioned rock, The Reverence has got you sorted on Friday May 13. Headlining the night are the drone-influenced metal heads Broozer, backed by supports in the form of My Left Boot and Dogs of Night. Doors are at 8.30pm, entry is $10.

SAHARA BECK Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $12.00. THE DANNY WALSH BANNED Basement Discs, Melbourne

J M S HARRISON & BACKYARD

8:00pm. $13.00.

TH E WORK E R’S C LU B There’s a special little matinee show happening at The Worker’s Club on Saturday May 14, with J M S Harrison and Backyard sharing the headline spot to launch their fresh releases into the world. Harrison will be unveiling his 12-track accomplishment Tales Surround The Lighthouse Lamp, and Backyard are busting out their 7” vinyl Young and Old. Skip on down at 2pm, tickets are $15 on the door.

Melbourne. 6:00pm.

HETTY KATE & LA VILLE LUMIÈRE Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Cbd. 12:45pm.

THE JACKRABBITS + CAT JUMP ROAD + JOHN DOE & THE SHALLOW GRAVES + JOSEPH PAOLA & THE STRAINS 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. $6.00.

TIM CROSSEY & HIS ADULT CONTEMPORARIES + MISS EILEEN & KING LEAR + CAL WALKER Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse 101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.

SATURDAY 14 MAY SLOWLY SLOWLY

OLD BA R Autumn is nearly over, which means sweet afternoons of having beers in the sun are nearly at their end. Ben Stewart is touring Slowly Slowly around the country on his lonesome, and is commemorating the last of these beer-soaked days by having an arvo show at The Old Bar. Max Quinn and Sean Callanan are his special guests. Go show them some love and support for free at 4pm, this Saturday May 14.

BRASS KNUCKLE BRASS BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne

Cbd. 6:00pm. $20.00.

CITY LIFE - FEAT: MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $44.00. CRASHING THROUGH FENCES Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. GROOVE BANDITS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

Q&A

I AM DUCKEYE If you could no longer be a musician, what other occupation do you see yourself in? Minister of high-fiving children after they’ve run a race. Do your dreams ever influence your music? Yes. Our last single was called Mummy, Why Is Daddy Putting A Snake In A Taco? If you could play any instrument in the world, what would be it? The guitar. I play guitar though. Haha, it’s a joke. I’m actually quite good and everyone agrees and praises me constantly. Is there anything you would change about the music industry? The toilets are a nightmare. If you could have anyone review your record or gig, who would it be? A chimpanzee named Terry who uses mounds of poo as a rating system. He has an article in The Australian called ‘Two Poo Terry’. If you get two poos, then that’s high praise. One poo is OK, but if you get no poos, you’re not even good enough to waste poo on. If your music was going to be used as a soundtrack to a film, who would you want directing that film? Brian Trenchard-Smith. He directed a lot of great Australian movies in the ‘80s. BMX Bandits was one of his. What has been the biggest fuck-up you’ve made during a live performance? How do you usually handle mistakes? We’re clever in that the entire show is one giant fuck up. With solos. I AM DUCKEYE are playing at The Brunswick Hotel on Friday May 13 and Bar 12, Frankston on Saturday May 14.

Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. JASSISTERS Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00. MICHAELA JAYDE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.

MOKOAN MUSIC FEST - FEAT: DEBORAH CHEETHAM + NHATTY MAN & LALIBELAS + GEORGE & NORIKO + THE DEANS + MORE

MY DISCO

THE CURTIN Industrial pop trio My Disco are bringing their deep and dark soundscapes to The Curtin Saturday May 14. Their 2015 LP Severe has seen them tour the country before spinning out to New Zealand, Japan, and Taiwan. The show is My Disco’s last Australian appearance before they embark on their European tour. Special guest slots come from Vacuum, Makeda and Xavier Irvine. Tickets are $22 via the venue. Doors at 7pm.

BAND WARS TV (SERIES 3 HEAT) Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.

$15.00.

BANG - FEAT: STORIES + BEHOLD THE DEFIANT + WE SET SIGNALS Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $20.00.

BREWSTER BROTHERS (BROTHERS ANGELS & DEMONS) Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $28.00.

Winton Wetlands, Benalla. 12:00pm. $10.00. PHIL NOY/SCOTT TINKLER QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm. SAM ANNING'S STRETCHOPOLITANS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. SAM LINTON-SMITHS LOVERS & MADMEN Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. SAVORE Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

SHIMMY SHIMMY #6 - FEAT: THE EXOTICS + MOHAIR SLIM + DUSTY STYLUS + COCO BROWN + MORE Gasometer Hotel,

THE VANNS

THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: REX + DANIELSAN + PAZ + RANSOM + JALÉ + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. AMARU + GALAMBO + MAJIWA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. BACKSTAGE - FEAT: RNR + HOLY DIVER + FOR WHAT ITS WORTH + WINFIELD Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $25.00.

T H E E V E LYN The Vanns are back in town to celebrate the launch of their new single I’m Not The One. They’re set to hit up The Evelyn on Saturday May 14 with support from Swim Season and Odd Souls. The Vanns are also playing an all ages show so the youngin’s don’t have to miss out. Trek back to The Evelyn on Sunday May 15 at 2pm to see them play alongside Neon Queen and Birdhouse.

Q&A

DARLING JAMES

DANNY WALSH BANNED

Collingwood. 9:00pm. $15.00.

So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? Darling James. My name is James and my primary purpose is Jamesing. You could say I’m the head James. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? We get a bit of Spoon, a bit of Split Enz, a bit of XTC. So all the good wonky pop bands, which is nice. What do you love about making music? Probably the fact that I have absolutely no idea where it comes from and I marvel every time a new song seems to springs from the ether. That and the comradery. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? I’d travel way back to 2010 and try to convince Dan Kelly to let me play the 5/4 bass riff on Dan Kelly’s Dream. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? Unfortunately it’s often good artists that seem to inspire a legion of dull, tepid copycat bands. So by that logic I’d pick Radiohead, Jeff Buckley or You Am I. But that doesn’t seem ideal at all. So I guess I’ll just go with anything that uses irony as it’s primary source and goal. There’s plenty to choose from right now. What can a punter expect from your live show? We’re bringing guitar solos back. Again. But cool guitar solos, like that dude from Wilco mixed with Sonic Youth and that guy that played on Rain Dogs, Marc Ribot, but through a chorus pedal. DARLING JAMES are playing at The Workers Club on Thursday May 12 with Eilish Gilligan.

Could you please give us a little history lesson in the Danny Walsh Banned? The Banned formed in 2011 AD. Since then we’ve grown from an acoustic trio to a revue-style rock’n’roll band reminiscent of Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour of the 1970s. How has your sound and style developed between your first and second record? Our first album, Rolling On, was more country rock, with lashings of fiddle and banjo, along with a pinch of didgeridoo and sitar. Our new album, The Dirt and the Sky, ranges from swampy blues to piano-driven rock’n’roll, with Aussie boogie and southern soul on the side. You’ve got a ridiculously huge launch planned for The Dirt and the Sky at The Toff on Sunday May 15. Tell us all about it. You’ll see Dave Graney in hip hop mode with Wam & Daz, high-energy rockers La Bastard, circus antics from Dandyman, and contortionist marvels from Ruby Rubberlegs. Plus the Danny Walsh Banned will be joined by some of the guest stars from the album such as Ian Collard on blues harp, Cayn Borthwick (No Zu) on sax and Talei Wolfgramm (RocKwiz) singing up a storm. If the members of Danny Walsh Banned were going to join the circus, what would their roles be? Will Hewett would be the strong man with his heavy guitar work. The Weed (Leo Tellefson) would be the fortune teller, or at least he’d tell you a story if you gave him a Coopers. Johnny Livewire would keep us laughing with his clowning around while Lucy Dwyer would amaze all as the vocal acrobat. I’d be Daniel the Lion Tamer of course. DANNY WALSH BANNED are launching The Dirt and the Sky at The Toff in Town on Sunday May 15.

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BROOKLYN’S FINEST

THE SHUFFLE CLUB

A RM A DA LE U NI T I NG C H U R C H After a sell out season with the award winning show La Clique at The Famous Spiegeltent in Canberra, The Shuffle Club are returning to Melbourne for a premier collaboration with vocalist Yvette Johansson. Saturday May 14 sees her pairing her stunning vocal presence with Australia’s favourite jazz, swing, blues and boogie band, The Shuffle Club. This show arrives as part of the Stonnington Jazz Festival. Tickets are $35 through Trybooking.

MATTY T WALL Hey Matty, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do? I primarily see myself as a guitar player, only really delving into proper singing technique over the last few years which is crazy, considering my current situation. I grew up playing AC/ DC, Metallica and Pantera songs. I try my hardest to put this energy into the style of blues I play, and I have a lot of fun doing it. Your love for blues originated from a fascination with Eric Clapton in your early teens. What about Clapton and his unique style did you find so captivating? What really captivated me about his playing was that he was speaking through his instrument when taking a guitar solo ± making it sing, cry, not just playing fast flashy parts, which was a pretty common thing to most other players at the time. You’ve said your debut album Blue Skies encompasses “moods that go from being very bright and lively, to dark, brooding and even spooky.” What does this transition signify? The albums I really love take you on a journey when you listen to them, and I know that we are not really in the era of the album, however I really wanted to create that same sort of impact with this album. A perfect example of an album that does this in the most brilliant way would have to be Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Gives me goosebumps that one. MATTY T WALL is launching Blue Skies at The Gem on Sunday May 15.

DIRTY DEEDS Commercial Hotel (sth Morang), Morang

South. 8:00pm.

DISPARO + POWERXCHUCK + GRUDGE + MIDWIFE + UNCLE GEEZER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. DUNE RATS (AFTERPARTY & DJ SET) + PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00am.

LU WOW Brooklyn’s Finest are set to deliver some sweet ethereal beats and heavy disco music this Saturday May 14 at everyone’s favourite tiki bar, LuWow. Brooklyn’s Finest are flying on the success of their Australian tour and have chosen Melbourne to be the city to launch their new single For you I do. Donny Disco will be on the wax all night spinning out the tastiest disco tracks you ever did hear. Get down at 9pm and shout your mate a frozen margarita.

ELVIS 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL - FEAT: DJ JELLY ROLL BAKER Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

INSURRECTION OF DARKNESS - FEAT: MOURNFUL CONGREGATION + ABOMINATOR + LACERATION MANTRA + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. ISAAC DE HEER DUO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. JENNY BROKE THE WINDOW Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. JOSH HODSON SMITH The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

KLLO + ALTA + CHRIS PORT + GOOD MANNERS DJS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. LITTLE MIX + JAI WAETFORD Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $86.66. LITTLEFOOT + KILL DIRTY YOUTH Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. MIRIAM PULTRO Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 5:00pm. MOVING PICTURES St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $42.00. NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION + FLOUR + TANKERVILLE + COSMIC KAHUNA Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. NEW LEASE - FEAT: TOTALLY MILD + HI TEC EMOTIONS + AVOID

HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN

H OWL E R Henry Wagons’ debut full length solo album After What I Did Last Night was recorded in the haze of smoke and bluster at The Casino studio in Nashville. Making his first ever trip to Australia, Henry is not only his band The Only Children, but also the album’s Tennessee based producer Skylar Wilson ( Justin Townes Earle, Rayland Baxter and Andrew Combs), to lend his supreme piano playing. Henry Wagons plays Howler on Saturday May 14. Doors open at 8pm, grab your tickets for $28 through the venue.

John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm. NORMIE ROWE + THE PARDONERS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $40.00.

DEAD END

T H E R E V E R E NC E Nobody does a mixed bill better than the folks at The Rev, and Saturday May 14 is no exception. The unbridled ferocity of Dead End will headline the night, with support featuring the stripped back rock tunes of Mount Defiance, and Jeffers Limit to lull you into a state of hypnosis with their post-rock shoegaze. Entry is a measly $5 and it gets started at 8.30pm.

Calling Australian singer/ songwriters 30 and under Who have positive and inspirational songs to share with the world

FINAL SELECTION HEAT 29th May from 11am | sandbelt Club hotel, Moorabbin

An exciting opportunity exists to be featured on the 2016 Music Matters IOA Charity Album, have your song professionally produced at the world class Black Pearl Studios in Moorabbin and promoted and distributed around Australia and overseas by SBN Inc! Applications closing soon, so email bookings@wwmn.net for your application form NOW! Music Matters offers many opportunities for emerging young artists to be showcased via radio, video, podcasts, social media, concerts, digital and print magazines and now the Music Matters Charity Album project

Check out

www.musicmatters.org.au

for all the latest Music Matters news PLUS you can join in the celebrations at our 5th Anniversary Concert and Dance Party 29th May 7.30pm start - Sandbelt Club Hotel, Moorabbin Book your tickets via www.trybooking.com/LAJt

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PINCH HITTER + MERIDIAN + JESS LOCKE BAND + LINCOLN LE FEVRE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. PLAVI ORKESTAR + S.A.R.S Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

$77.00.

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS + THE TINY GIANTS + THEE CHA CHA CHAS + APOLLO’S SON 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. $10.00. SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.

SINGLES + THE ROLLERCANES + FLOCKS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy.

9:00pm.

SPOT FEST II - FEAT: THE DUVTONS + DEAD JOE + JOE GUITON & THE SUICIDE TUESDAYS + 51 PERCENT + MORE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm.

TARANTINO BALL - FEAT: THE TARANTINO© S + JUKEBOX RACKET 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:00pm. $25.00. THE GROVES + MAGNUS + SENTIA Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE SHOT GLASSES Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.

THE SINKING TEETH + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + HAVE/HOLD + SELF TALK Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.00. THE UGLY KINGS + ATOMIC RIOT + WINTER MOON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $15.00.

Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

TOL + STATIONS OF THE CROSS + GAUD + PRIMO Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

VALVE SOUNDS LAUNCH PARTY - FEAT: UV BOI + BARO + NICO GHOST + VILLETTE + MAYA HIRASEDO Belleville, Melbourne.

8:00pm.

VIOLENT SOHO Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

$54.90.

WILLIAM VAN DER VLIET + THEM SWOOPS + YOUNG HYSTERIA

Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. ALYCE PLATT & THE FISH SHOP COLLECTIVE Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $23.00. BACKWOOD CREATURES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. BIG DADDY WILSON Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:00pm. $25.00. BLUE EYES CRY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. BRIEFCASE FULL OF BEERS Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

GIG GUIDE CIARAN BOYLE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:30pm. CON KALAMARAS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 6:00pm. CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH & FRIENDS Victoria

Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.

HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $25.00.

HOMESICK RAY’S MILD BUNCH Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

JIMMY WATTS BAND + FAMOUS YOUNG BELGIANS + RED EAGLE The Loft, Warrnambool. 10:00pm. $5.00. KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. MATT BORG TRIO + SOUTHBOUND SNAKE CHARMERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. MATTY T WALL The Bluestrain, 6:30pm. $99.70. MIKE NOGA Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. OLIVER DOWNES Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. SAHARA BECK Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $12.00. SHAUN KIRK + KARL S WILLIAMS + TOMMY CASTLES Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00. THE SCRIMSHAW FOUR Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. THE COLLINGWOOD CASANOVAS The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

SUNDAY 15 MAY FEAST OF CROWS

WHO LE LOT TA LOVE Ballarat’s metalheads Feast Of Crows are coming to compound your hangover on Sunday May 15. Bloody Marys all-round for this little scorcher of an afternoon, opening with Warnambool dudes The Blackmarket Limbs getting you off with hypnotic, elemental, grunged metal. Squished in between these two are local sludge rock outfit Mr Wolf, who blew the roof off the venue last month. Get in for free from 3pm.

PINCH HITTER & MERIDIAN

TH E RE V E R E NC E Sydney’s twinkle-core two-piece Pinch Hitter are taking a break from recording to tour with their good pals from Ohio, Meridan. Sunday May 15 will see the two bands taking over The Reverence when they stop by Melbourne. Celebrate your Sunday arvo in style, with things kicking off at 3pm. Entry is the low, low price of free.

FIVE SIDES OF KIM SALMON + THE DARLING DOWNS + SKYSCRAPER STAN + CAT CANTERI Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. INSURRECTION OF DARKNESS - FEAT: MOURNFUL CONGREGATION + INVERLOCH + CRUCIFORM + ABSTRACT THE LIGHT + TOMBSEALER Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm. $20.00.

JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. JON STEVENS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. LARGE NUMBER 12S Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 5:00pm. PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS + ELBRUS + HOT SLUDGE FUNDAE + LAEDJ Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. SHADOWS OF THE HYENA + JADED CATS + BLACK DOG Cherry

Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

SPARE NO WORDS + SUPA SUPLEX + SIGOURNEY BEAVER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SPOONFUL Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm.

THE DEAD HEIR

T H E TOT E Psychedelic six-piece The Dead Heir are in the midst of a glorious month long residency at The Tote front bar. Expect some bangers from their recent release Go Wild, including the single Wolves At My Door. On Sunday May 15 they’ll be joined by the serenading sounds of Willow Darling and new kids on the block Team Love. Doors at 5pm, free entry.

MJC PRESENTS - FEAT: MARK FITZGIBBON TRIO Uptown Jazz

Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm. SUNDAY SOULTRAIN Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 3:00pm.

TFC + BOX-CRUNCH + TERMINAL WALLY + DEAD VANDALS Bar

TEZAT + SOFT POWER Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. THE KUJO KINGS + THE QUARTERS + STAY SHARP + DJ MONKY

THE GOLDEN RAIL Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. THE KEW CALL-OUT Kew Rsl, Kew. 2:00pm. $30.00. THE VANNS + NEON QUEEN + BIRDHOUSE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. THE STEVE MARTINS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. AUTUMN ACOUSTICA + PHISHA + MATT NELSON Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $12.00. BILL JACKSON & PETE FIDLER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

2:00pm. $12.00.

BIG BAND FREQUENCY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 2:00pm.

$5.00.

BRIAN EL DORADO & THE TUESDAY PEOPLE + TIJUANA SURF

A BLONDE MOMENT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS DJ Catfish, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. CONCERT FOR COOKY - FEAT: NORMIE ROWE + BOBBY BRIGHT + BUDDY ENGLAND + MORE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 6:00pm.

Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

FEAST OF CROWS + MR WOLF + THE BLACKMARKET LIMBS

GOSPEL SUNDAYS The B.east, Brunswick East. 1:00pm.

$39.95.

MELODIC ROCK FEST

Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.

$8.00.

CHOPIN BY CANDLELIGHT - FEAT: PIERS LANE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 4:00pm. $59.00.

CHRISTELLA DEMETRIOU & ARGYRIS ARGYROPOULOS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Q&A

BLUES CRUISE - FEAT: ANDY PHILLIPS & THE CADILLAC WALK + JARROD SHAW Fishermen's Pier, Geelong. 1:30pm. $35.00. CHARLIE MARSHALL + THE BODY ELECTRIC Labour In Vain,

Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

CHARLOTTE ROBERTS 303, Northcote. 4:00pm. $10.00. CHRIS WILSON Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. CRAFTY ANNE + BOOMER© S JUKEBOX Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

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Hi there. Who are we speaking to and what’s your involvement with Melodic Rock Fest at The Elephant & Wheelbarrow in St Kilda? Andrew McNeice ± I’m the owner of MelodicRock. com and MelodicRock Records as well as the MelodicRock Fest events. Can you tell us a little bit about the bands on the bill and why you decided to get them involved? Basically I wanted to present an event with the best melodic rock bands in the genre, both from the past and some of the newer bands that are carrying the torch for the style of music we all love. Headliners Eclipse are one of the hottest rock bands in Europe right now. They just competed in the Swedish final for Eurovision and have this year released their fifth album. What made you decide to run the event at The Elephant & Wheelbarrow? I checked out a few venues I knew of and the guys at The Elephant were simply the most enthusiastic about the event and I love the layout of the venue. Could you fill us in on Melodic Rock Fest’s origins in the United States? I’ve put together and run all four USA editions of MRF. I did it over there because of the bigger fanbase and of course the expense of getting bands to one place was affordable. The events have always been very warm and friendly and a meeting of fans that share the same passion for this music. MELODIC ROCK FEST goes down on Saturday May 14 at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. Tickets are available at the door for both days or online at www. meloidcrockfest.com

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GIG GUIDE DANNY WALSH BANNED + WAM & DAZ + LA BASTARD + DANDYMAN + RUBY RUBBERLEGS Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 5:00pm. $12.00. DOWN TO THE RIVER 303, Northcote. 7:00pm.

PAPA G & THE STARCATS Hey, who are we speaking with and what’s your role in Papa G & The Starcats? Hey, my name is Giorgio and I’m Papa G, the guitarist and bandleader for the Starcats. You’re celebrating your third anniversary with a month long residency at The Toff in Town. What can soul enthusiasts expect from your live performance? They can expect an electrifying performance. We have a new set that’ll blow your mind and make you want to get up and boogie all night long. Word on the street is that you guys formed after a drunken experience at band camp. Care to elaborate? We all studied jazz performance together at Monash University, and it’s compulsory to attend jazz camp. It’s a stereotypical uni student camp, just with a whole lot more music. We all got rather smashed, and eight of ten members of the band got together and started jamming some James Brown, and thus the Starcats was born. On April 2 you released two brand new singles, Figure You Out and Manipulation. Can you describe these to us? These two tracks mash together gritty ’70s funk, old-school soul and ’80s yacht rock in a way that sounds ever so smooth while caressing your soul and making you want to boogie. We’re really proud of them. How has your sound transformed since the release of your debut EP, Smooth Lovin’? I think our sound is a lot more refined, and we’re definitely a lot tighter, too. We also had a lot of help from Jake Mason of Cookin’ On 3 Burners, who produced, mixed and mastered the singles. PAPA G & THE STARCATS are playing at the Toff in Town every Wednesday in May.

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ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. EMMA GARDNER BAND + THE HOUSEWRECKERS Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00. GEORGIA STATE LINE Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. GREG CHAMPION & USEFUL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. JUMP DEVILS Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm. KELLY AUTY + BORIS CONLEY Big Huey's Diner, South Melbourne. 4:00pm. MAD MACKA PANHANDLER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. MATTY T WALL Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:30pm. MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm. MITCHELL PAXTON WARD Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. PHEASANT PLUCKERS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. RAILROAD REX & THE HAPLESS BRAKEMEN Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:30pm.

SETH HENDERSON + HANNAH ASHCROFT + JOE MUNGOVAN

Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm. THE RUSTY TERMINALS Carters Bar, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE STRAGGLERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm.

MONDAY 16 MAY FEMPRE$$

H OWL E R FEMPRE$$ places women on the mic, the decks and the dance floor in a one-off hip hop event. There will be some of Australia’s hottest Indigenous femcees and DJs, including SOVTRAX, Busty Beatz and Brisbane’s queen of twerk, SEZZO, or you can flex your own skills during the open mic session. The night has been curated by Hannah Brontë as an accompaniment to her Next Wave Festival 2016 exhibition, Still I Rise. Get down on Sunday May 15 with all your gal pals. Tickets are $18 via the venue and doors are at 7pm.

SONG OF MYSELF

THE FOUR STOOGES Hello. Who are we speaking with from The Four Stooges and what do you do in the band? You’re speaking with Ripley Hood, AKA Rip Stooge. I’m on lead vocals and theatrics. The Iggy Pop role, if you will. The Four Stooges is made up of members from many super talented bands including X-Ray Spex, Filth, Psychotic Turnbuckles, The Celibate Rifles and Lime Spiders. How do these different players with various influences work together to create a totally new sound? It’s not so much a totally new sound, but more a close approximation of how the original Iggy & The Stooges sounded, with Ron Asheton on guitar, circa 1969-1970. Psychedelic, bluesy fuzz rock from Detroit, USA. What’s your favourite supergroup in the history of music and why? There’s a handful, but my favourite is probably New Race from the early ‘80s. Why? I guess because it was largely Australian, with most of the lineup coming from Radio Birdman. But on top of that, it also featured the aforementioned Stooges guitarist, Ron Asheton, as well as drummer Dennis Thompson from another legendary Detroit band, MC5. If you could pick another Aussie musician to join The Four Stooges, living or dead, who’d it be? There’d be a few really... The late great Rowland S Howard certainly would have provided some interesting guitar, I’d think. This immense supergroup will be playing at The Luwow on Friday May 13. Give us a little teaser about what we should expect from this huge night of music. Blood, sweat and lots of laugh, all set to a pulsating groove, with energy levels on high. THE FOUR STOOGES are playing at The Luwow on Friday May 13. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46

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T H E PR I NC E P U B LI C B A R On Tuesday May 17, the weekly edition of the Taste of Indie Tuesday will be hosted by Paul Snowden, Satta and Phisha. As always, the night aims to foster local and original songwriters and has become a popular and regular fixture at The Prince Public Bar. Go learn a thing or two from ‘em this Tuesday May 17. Entry is free, with music kicking off from 7.30.

MONDEGREEN + NAFASI + BLACK MOLASSES Evelyn Hotel,

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

SIENNA WILD + SPIDE GOAT CANYON + BOG Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

SING OH DE MAYO - FEAT: HIDEOUS TOWNS + TIM RICHMOND GROUP + MILK TEDDY JAMS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

7:30pm. $10.00.

VERA BLUE + MATT GRESHAM + THE OUTDOOR TYPE Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

WRONG TURN + SHOCKWAVES + ILL STARRED CAPTAIN + THE ME GRAINES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $7.00. ANNA© S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 6:30pm. $10.00.

BOX HILL INSTITUTE + CRAIG SCHNEIDER Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.

MILONGA Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. ST.FRANCIS XAVIER COLLEGE’S PERFORMING ARTS JAZZ NIGHT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00.

ALLISON FORBES + THE WEEPING WILLOWS + GRETTA ZILLER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. JEMMA ROWLANDS & SEAN MCMAHON Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.

BECOME AN AMAZING LEAD GUITARIST

TH E CO O PE R’S M A LT H O U S E Song of Myself is an event dedicated to showcasing some of Melbourne’s finest female musicians. Sunday May 15 will see The Cooper’s Malthouse fill the Beckett Theatre with a host of femme fatales, including Sophie Koh, Xani Kolac, Leah Senior, Ali Barter, all accompanied by house band, Darling James. It kicks off at 7pm and it’s all wonderfully free.

303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. YOUR STORY MY STORY - FEAT: HIGH STREET BELLS CHOIR Northcote Uniting Church, Northcote. 10:30am. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: EMPAT LIMA + SHOVELS + POPOLICE + GOLDEN SYRUP Northcote Social Club,

Northcote. 8:00pm.

POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm. REIKA + ROOM WITH A VIEW + ROYAL EAST Workers Club,

Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

ROGERNOMIX + TACTICAL ATTACK + EXTINCTEXIST + SYSTEMA EN DECADENCIA Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THEE CHA CHA CHAS + THE BELAFONTES + THE LOVELIES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

TOOTH & TUSK + NEON QUEEN + CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. GIRLS ON KEY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. NIGEL WEARNE + ROWENA WISE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

TUESDAY 17 MAY

EVANGELINE + TALI SING + ORCHES Workers Club, Fitzroy.

8:00pm. $8.00.

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

GHOST GANG + SUBMARINES + BEC NEWMAN Brunswick Hotel,

Brunswick. 8:00pm. INDIE TUESDAYS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $10.00.

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The Push PRESENT

Access All Ages WITH GRACE KINDELLAN Do you make music as a soloist or play in a band? Our FReeZA Push Start Competition is under way. It’s a great way for musos to gain exposure by playing live locally and meet other young people in bands. There are also a bunch of great prizes to be won that have been donated by our generous sponsors but the main thing is to just get out there and do your thang. Heats are on at the moment so now is a good time to check in with your local FReeZA crew to see when they’re being held in your area. Head to www.youthcentral. vic.gov.au/freeza to get in touch. The Push is on Snapchat. Add thepushinc on Snapchat for special updates, exclusive content and behind the scenes access into all our projects including SQUAD, New Slang, Walk This Way and heaps more! We have an absolutely stellar giveaway for any fans of The Drones. They’re playing an under 18 show at The Tote in the afternoon on Saturday May 28 as part of their Feelin’ Kinda Free album tour and we have a huge prize pack to give someone who wants to go. It includes a SIGNED vinyl copy of Feelin’ Kinda Free, a T-shirt, tickets to the show for you and three mates and a MEET AND GREET WITH THE BAND. How cool is that! All you have to do is like the pinned post about it on our Facebook page www.facebook. com/thepushinc and tag a mate in the comments. It’s only open to under-18s and the competition ends on May 21. There’s another great all-ages show that weekend with local champions Camp Cope playing for free at Polyester Records on May 27. It’s part of their self-titled, debut album tour and it kicks off at 6pm. The album is out on Poison City Records and has been described as a cathartic release of personal angst set to thumping bass lines and chiming guitars. Next Wave is the most comprehensive platform in Australia for a new generation of artists taking creative risks. It’s a multi-venue, multi-artform event happening in Melbourne in the next few weeks and there are a lot of all-ages events on the program. If you’re into more experimental music or contemporary art, head to www.2016.nextwave.org.au for more details. Wanna be on the radio? SYN is hosting an information session for young people who want to volunteer at the station or participate in one of their training programs for radio or TV. It’s at 6pm on Monday May 16 at their office right near the city in Cardigan Street, Carlton. Jump on to www.syn.org.au/getinvolved and fill out the form to get started. SYN also has a great range of funded diversity programs for young people from different backgrounds that you can read about at www.syn.org.au/diversity. Thursday May 19 is IDAHOBIT: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. To celebrate, Banyule Youth Services are hosting LISTEN UP!; a workshop for young people aged 14 ± 24 about expressing yourself and stuff like bullying, homophobia, diversity, speaking up and the power of friends and allies through spoken word, slam poetry and lyrics. It will be hosted by musician, poet and performer Joel McKerrow who has plenty of tips on being a creative, confident performer. The workshop is taking place at Hatch Contemporary Art Space in Ivanhoe from 9.30am - 3pm with more details available at www.banyuleyouth.com/events/idahobit.

All Ages Gig Guide F R I DAY M AY 13

Live at the Courthouse w/ Local Young Musicians, The Old Courthouse, Bright, 7.00pm - 10.00pm, Free, AA

S U N DAY Y M AY 15

Parody Prom “Friday the 13th” Youth Dance Event w/ TBC Hawthorn Arts Center, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, 7.00pm - 11.00pm, $10, www. hawthornartscentre.com.au/event, U18

Wed 11th May

W I N E , W H I S K EY, W O M E N 8pm: Tara Carragher 9pm: Tracey Hogue Thurs 12th May

8pm:

Heymus

Friday 13th May

6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session

Cyndi Boste 3pm: Ciaran Boyle 9pm: Homesick Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mild Bunch Sunday 15th May 4pm:Mad Macka Panhandler 6.30pm:The Stragglers 8.30pm:

Saturday 14th May

Tuesday 17th May

8pm:

Weekly Trivia

The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street (directly opposite Queen Vic Market), Phone: 03 9348 9797. www.thedrunkenpoet.com.au

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BACKSTAGE SONG OF MYSELF

THE INTERNATIONAL HIFI & AV SHOW IS COMING TO MELBOURNE

GOOD BEER WEEK AT THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE

BY KATE EARDLEY

Melburnians love a good beer. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to suggest that we love beer more than any other major Australian city. I mean, do you see Sydney founding an event like Good Beer Week? Didn’t think so. Over the past six years, the week long celebration has developed from a mere idea into an internationally recognised festival that boasts a whopping 270 events. This year’s programme, featuring live music, opera, big name chefs and fashion shows, is set to prove that downing a few beers can be a classy affair. And if you’re struggling to choose from the many activities on offer, why not check out Song Of Myself at The Coopers Malthouse. To fill us in on the specifics, Beat speaks to theatre producer Toby Sullivan. In Sullivan’s mind, a beer is only ever a really great experience if you drink it at the, “right time and the right place.” Flattering every one of us, he says that, “Melburnians want more than just the mainstream fare. They’re adventurous and creative people.” He sees this “reflected in [his] audiences at the Malthouse Theatre, as they’re constantly looking to immerse themselves in something that’s totally different and unique.” If this rings true for you, and you’re keen on downing some one-of-a-kind craft and boutique brews while experiencing an emotionally dense musical performance, Song Of Myself is for you. Inspired by the late poetic legend Walt Whitman’s poem of the same name, Song Of Myself will feature four of Melbourne’s most sought-after female musicians performing a selection of autobiographical songs and memories centred on their home

city. The lineup comprises Sophie Koh, Xani Kolac of The Twoks, Leah Senior and Ali Barter, who Sullivan describes as “Melbourne’s leading indie darlings.”They’ll be backed by the super talented house band, Darling James, and supported by Aussie folk troubadour Dan Parsons. Remember, the more beer you drink, the more you’ll start to believe that the Melbourne-centric material being performed was probably written about you. The venue itself is conveniently located in Southbank’s Art Precinct. Initially built way back in 1892 as a brewery and malting works, you can trust that they know a thing or two about beer. The live entertainment will be taking place in The Beckett Theatre, an area specifically designed for intimate and engaging performances. Boasting a warm and friendly atmosphere, you won’t have to feel embarrassed when you let a tear

GEAR JUNKIES REJOICE The stage is set for one of the largest exhibitions of hifi, audio visual, lifestyle and technology, with over 70 world-leading brands already committed to showcasing their very best. Presented by StereoNET, the event will be running from July 1-3, and will feature over 50 exhibition spaces showcasing the world’s best brands in audio and visual equipment, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The show also includes the very first Australian Record Fair with more than 30 vendors offering over 100,000 new and used records, music memorabilia, and accessories. Vendors from across the country will bring their extensive collections of music from all genres, including rarities, collectables and more. The International HiFi & AV Show comes to Pullman Mercure Hotel from Friday July 1 – Sunday July 3. For more details head to hifishow.com.au.

drop into your fresh pint of Coopers. So, if you’re a fan of beer, live music, free events and emotional substance, follow Sullivan’s advice: “A Sunday afternoon full of awesome music will make for the best beer [ever].” SONG OF MYSELF goes down at The Coopers Malthouse on Sunday May 15 from 7-9pm. The lineup features Sophie Koh, Xani Kolac of The Twoks, Leah Senior and Ali Barter. It’s free entry, for more information, hit up malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/ song-of-myself.

RETROSTAR SALE

Hold on to your vintage bucket hats, RetroStar’s biggest warehouse sale is happening again this weekend. Since the first one in 2008, it’s become the stuff of legends and it sounds like this year will not disappoint. There’ll be close to 20,000 items up for sale at either $5 or $10. For two days only, you’ll have access to RetroStar’s dresses, skirts, denim, hoodies, flannels, jackets, bags, band T-shirts and more. It’s sure to be packed, so get in bright and early at 8am (or line up earlier) to beat the hoarders and nab all your vintage goods. The Retrostar Warehouse Sale will take place from 8am – 5pm on Saturday May 14 and Sunday May 15 at 33-37 Stewart Street, Brunswick. www.retrostar.com.au

CROSSWORD NEEEERRDS, this week I went around the office and asked everyone to give me the first word off the top of their head. This is an insight into the minds that put your street press together each week. Forgive them.

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MUSIC MATTERS From its humble beginnings as an entertainment, arts and lifestyle radio segment produced by SBN Inc and launched by Gotye in 2012, Music Matters has now grown into its own international compilation album. With an aim to showcase local emerging artists and provide them with both media exposure and live performance experience, Music Matters has clocked up a huge number of accolades since the radio segment’s launch of Primary Perspectives all those years ago. They’ve been the recipients of the CBAA Award for Australia’s Best New Radio Talk Program 2012, as well as Top Finalist in the Best Digital Media Initiative and Outstanding Youth Categories that year. Music Matters then went on to achieve Top Finalist for Australia’s Best New Music Program at 2013 CBAA Awards - a gobsmacking accolade for a program hosted by two 14-year-olds, Frank Dixon and Miani Rose. Now in 2016, Music Matters has increased its production portfolio to include its own show channel on www.switchonradio.org; its own online and print editions of SwitchOn Music Magazine, and the exciting debut release, Music Matters International Original Artists Charity Album – a double compilation album featuring a total of 26 young emerging artists – 21 from Australia and five from overseas. Music Matters International Original Artists Charity Album was launched at Sydney’s Banksia Awards, Australia’s most prestigious sustainability event of the year, in November 2015, and then once more at Fair@Square Festival at Melbourne’s Federation Square in December. The album has also just been launched in USA at the Penn Relays - the largest and oldest athletic meet in America - where Music Matters Ambassador Frank Dixon performed in front of a massive audience as part of the closing event on Saturday April 30. Now SBN is sending a callout for the final selection heat for the 2016 Music Matters Charity Album to be held at the Sandbelt Hotel in Moorabin on Sunday May 29. An exciting opportunity for young singer/songwriters ages 30 years and under who have songs with positive messages and inspirational themes, the 2016 Music Matters Charity Album offers a chance to be featured on the this year’s album. Interested? Email bookings@wwmn. net for an application form and to enquire about opportunities to perform on radio. Visit www.musicmatters.org.au for more information. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 48

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At #6, The Grateful Dead showed how being a “heritage act” made them a major live drawcard: of the $23.8 million they generated in 2015, $22.5 million came from two tours. US country singer Luke Bryan’s $23.1 million came from $4 million in record sales, $511,500 from streaming (he’s the biggest country music streaming act) and $17.9 million from touring. At #8 were U2 with $21.8 million, of which $20.6 million was from the road as they face declining record sales. Adele was the star turn, given she didn’t get back into action until three months before the end of 2015. But she made $20.5 million from $16.3 million in sales and $3.7 million from publishing royalties. Rounding off the Top 10 list were Maroon 5 with $19.2 million. Although their last album is two years old, they made $2.7 million in sales and $2.6 million in publishing.

The City of Melbourne is calling for expressions of interest from promoters, venues, record labels and individuals to get involved in the 7th Melbourne Music Week (November 11-19). These are for The Hub, Live Music Safari, Self-Made and Satellite programming, with a call for contributions to MMW’s Industry program co-presented with Face The Music. Deadline is Friday June 10, full details at www.melbourne.vic. gov.au/mmw. Chair of the Marketing Portfolio, councillor Beverley Pinder-Mortimer says, “Melbourne Music Week supports and showcases the local music sector and we continue to work in partnership with the industry to create a strong program that connects audiences with Melbourne’s lively music scene.”

SINEAD O’CONNOR LAUGHS OFF ARSENIO LAWSUIT

Sinéad O’Connor is laughing at Arsenio Hall’s $5 million lawsuit against her for claiming he was among those who supplied Prince with drugs. “I’m more amused than I’ve ever dreamed”, she posted on Facebook, adding that the authorities had already begun questioning Prince’s entourage over his drug supply. “I do not like drugs killing musicians. And I do not like Arsenio Hall.”

THINGS WE HEAR

• Which publication put a ban on coverage of a major music event because organisers made the dumb mistake of giving all media privileges to one outlet? • Which veteran manager is drawing raised eyebrows from colleagues at what he’s teaching his new and young clients – with “drink you under the table” contests. • Which proposed reunion by a ‘90s band got off to a bad start (ashtrays were flung at the first rehearsal)?

Taylor Swift was the highest paid musician in 2015, according to Billboard’s annual list. She made US$73.5 million, of which $61.7 million came from her 1989 world tour. At second spot was Kenny Chesney with $39.9 million, of which $38.1 million was generated from his Big Revival tour. The Rolling Stones made $39.6 million: they had no new album to promote but $37.3 million was generated from the road with the rest from their back catalogue. Billy Joel generated $30.1 million from just 29 shows, including a 12-date run at Madison Square Garden in New York. That works out to $1 million a show. Billboard put One Direction’s earning power at $19.6 million, made up of $3.1 million in record sales, $891,800 in streaming and $19.6 million in touring.

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK CALLS FOR EOIs

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Melbourne’s The Venue Collective agency is set to be shuttered in a couple of months. Set up by Ben Thompson and Anita Nedeljkovic two years ago, it handles Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, Northcote Social Club, 170 Russell, and Shebeen; Sydney’s Newtown Social Club; the Woolly Mammoth in Brisbane; and Max Watt’s in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Thompson admits running nine venues in three states from “a centralised office programming” was a big challenge. Part of the decision to close stems from “a downturn in mid-sized international tours,” which meant fewer sideshows. Thompson will continue as a booker for the 170 Russell club in the city.

The Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition is back, offering $50,000 for the grand prize, courtesy of Alberts and APRA AMCOS. Previous winners have been Megan Washington, Kimbra, The Preatures and Husky Gawenda. Two runners up get $10,000 from AMPAL (Australasian Music Publishers Association) and third place taking home $5,000 courtesy of sponsor AEG Ogden. The world’s largest charity song contest not only aims to help emerging writers but the $50 entry for each song goes to the not-for-profit organisation Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia (NRMTA). Over the last four competitions, the V&YSC has raised over half a million dollars for the charity. Entries close at 11.59pm (AEST) on Wednesday July 13. Click on www.vandayoungsongcomp.com.

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• 39 attendees of Godskitchen on the weekend got nabbed for drug offences. • Did The Logies just miss out on getting The Weeknd to play? • Has Sharon Osbourne dumped Ozzy after she found he’d been knocking boots with celebrity stylist Michelle Pugh? • Are operators of Newcastle’s bars and low impact venues trying to get tough trading hours relaxed? • Are Jay Z and Beyoncé bracing for shocking revelations? Fashion designer Rachel Roy says someone’s hacked into her laptop and stolen her private emails, presumably to make public. Roy is supposedly the “Becky with the good hair” Bey claims had an affair with her husband in her new song Sorry. • Ticketmaster Australia now allows fans to order their food, drink and merchandise online via its website or app, avoiding lengthy queues at live events. • Nominations have opened for the National Indigenous Music Awards until mid-June. They are held again in Darwin. • The NSW North Coast Entertainment Industry Association’s Dolphin Awards celebrates their 25th anniversary with a gala night at the Ballina RSL Club on Tuesday December 6. • Ghostbusters’ female reboot is the most disliked trailer in YouTube history. Over 600,000 have given it the thumbs down. • Dallas Frasca arrived in Paris to start their European tour to discover that Etihad Airways had lost a box containing some of their drum set up and merchandising. • After social media speculation, Scott Stapp revealed he is indeed replacing the late Scott Weiland in a band, only it’s not Stone Temple Pilots but the Guns N’ Roses/Disturbed supergroup Art of Anarchy. • If you place the sleeve of the vinyl version of David Bowie’s Blackstar in the sun, the artwork turns into a galaxy. • Just five months after finishing off two years’ of seven-figure refurbishment, Queenscliff ’s Hotel Q has abruptly closed. New owners Katalin and Stephen Blond say the venue will be dark for a “few more months”. • Rose Tattoo’s Angry Anderson is running for Senate on the Australian Liberty Alliance ticket. Its policies are anti the “Islamisation of Australia”, euthanasia and the gay lifestyle (encourage “the natural family”) and thinks Australia should bolster up its military spending. • Drake’s Views sold 630,000 copies in the US on the first day. It debuted at #1 in Australia this week, the 27th album by a Canadian act to top the Oz charts, and Drake becoming the 11th Canadian act to do so. • At Pearl Jam’s show at Madison Square Garden in New York, they were joined by

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Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson for Surrender and then by Sting for a version of The Police’s Driven To Tears, which the band and Eddie Vedder have played before. • Melbourne Theatre Company has appointed new directors for 2017 – Sarah Goodes, currently the resident director at the Sydney Theatre Company, and top freelance director and Helpmann-winner Dean Bryant.

RADIO MUST PAY FOR STREAMING

The dispute between the record companies and commercial radio on payments for music streaming is being heard before the Copyright Tribunal. The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), which represents the labels, wants 0.059c per stream similar to what Spotify and Pandora pay. Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) argued that streaming was double dipping as they already paid broadcast fees. The tribunal rejected it. Radio can either pay the streaming fee PPCA requests (CRA reckons $0.00029c per stream) or 0.35% of radio’s gross revenue. Both parties return to the tribunal in June to sort out what ‘streaming’ and ‘revenue’ means, and how long a listener has to stream for a licence fee to be paid – 30 seconds says radio, one second for PPCA.

ARTS PARTY RAISING ELECTION FUNDS

The Arts Party is crowd-funding (www. pozible.com/project/204920) for its Federal election campaign. It was created to put arts, arts funding and creative industries in the spotlight, and to champion an Australia where creativity is a key element of our lives. “The last 18 months have been a complete disaster for small and medium sized community organisations across the country and is only getting worse as the funding cuts keep biting,” it says. The Party aims at 1 million votes.

OFF OVERSEAS: BRYNNY, MDS, THE RUN

Melbourne bounce scene identity Brynny is currently readying for his first tour of the UK. His recent bootleg of Rihanna, Yeezy and Paul McCartney’s FourFiveSeconds received 4.8 million YouTube views and 1.5 million plays on SoundCloud. After their Friday May 13 show at Baha Tacos in Rye, Melbourne punk/pop duo Mannequin Death Squad spend the rest of the year in the UK and Europe. Last month they signed with UK label Integrity, which is previewing their Sick track and describes them as “the bastard offspring of The Melvins & Taylor Swift.” Geelong’s The Run are heading off to Germany representing Australia in the

Lifelines INJURED: The 1975’s drummer George Daniel broke his shoulder after slipping off the tour bus. EXPECTING: Janet Jackson, her first child at nearly 50. DATING: Since parting ways with famous model Gigi Hadid, Gold Coast-born LA-based Cody Simpson is stepping out with aspiring musician Sierra Swartz. SUED: Justin Bieber, for $100,000 by a Texas man who claims the brat smashed his mobile phone when he filmed him chugging beer in a Houston club. IN COURT: two Wollongong mates caught trying to enter the Secret Gardens festival in Camden earlier this year with an Esky of illegal drugs, after security guards searched their car. Wollongong Local Court declared they deserved a “second chance” and did not record a conviction against them. ARRESTED: Puddle Of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin as he came off stage in California, for missing a court hearing over allegedly trashing a house in January. DIED: Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur, 69, one time Black Panther who inspired his best songs and instilled passion and social justice in him. DIED: Remo Belli, the founder and chief executive of California-based Remo Drums, 88. He pioneered synthetic drumheads to replace animal-skin drumheads, which wilted or expanded depending on the weather. DIED: US singer Ned Miller, 90, his From A Jack To A King was a hit in 1962. Global Battle of the Bands. They formed 15 months ago with some still in school.

COMMUNITY RADIO AGAINST BUDGET CUTS

Community radio has started a campaign after last week’s Federal Budget where metropolitan community digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide lost $1.4 million in funding. More annoying was that commercial radio had their licence fees chopped by 25%. Keep The Community In Your Radio campaign has been started by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia to put the pressure on the pollies to retract their decision.

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