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BANOFFEE IS HITTING THE ROAD In celebration of her latest single, Banoffee is heading out to play a string of national shows. Fresh from touring on this year’s Laneway Festival circuit, Banoffee has locked in six dates in support the new track, I’m Not Sorry. The headline shows will be her last before heading overseas. She’ll take over Roxanne Parlour on Friday July 1. Tickets via Moshtix.
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THE RIFF RAIDERS DO CHEAP TRICK'S AT BUDOKAN Rock‘n’roll legends Cheap Trick were inducted to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame this past April. In celebration, Melbourne rockers The Riff Raiders are playing an encore performance of Cheap Trick’s legendary live album, At Budokan. The album was Cheap Trick’s highest-selling recording, going triple platinum in the US alone. The Riff Raiders will smash it at The Flying Saucer Club in Elsternwick on Saturday June 11. Tickets available via The Flying Saucer Club website.
LURCH & CHIEF ARE PLAYING THEIR FINAL SHOWS EVER MURDENA ANNOUNCE A JUNE RESIDENCY Melbourne country-roots band Murdena will be celebrating the release of their latest single by occupying Wesley Anne in June. Their single Black Coloured Tears is the first taste of things to come from their debut album, set for release later in 2016. Catch them each Sunday in June at Wesley Anne in Northcote at 6pm.
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Metal heavyweights Enslaved are doing their rounds of the country to celebrate 25 years of bone crushing music. In a tour of Australian-only shows, Enslaved will present two full sets over the course of the night. Capping it off, fans themselves are allowed to get into the song selection process. Don’t miss this one-off show on Thursday October 6 at Prince Bandroom. Tickets via Tombowler.
Federal Member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese – AKA DJ Albo – has caught Community Cup fever. DJ Albo will be paying tribute to legendary local bands and musicians from both the past and present. It’s all in support for the notfor-profit organisation Reclink Australia, who aim to rebuild lives through sports and the arts. All proceeds will go to Reclink. It’s all going down at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday June 22.
DAVE DOBBYN CONFIRMS NATIONAL TOUR After eight years, Dave Dobbyn has released his 10th studio album and will be touring in August to celebrate. He’ll be performing songs from his 40 year back catalogue across seven shows throughout Australia. The tour will start in Newcastle, and then see Dobbyn venture to Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Margaret River, Fremantle and Perth. Dave Dobbyn takes over Max Watt’s on Friday August 19.
Legendary Australian musician and politician Peter Garrett is heading out on to the road ahead of his forthcoming solo album. The string of intimate shows will see Garett play smaller clubs and theatres for the first time since Midnight Oil’s watershed pub rock era. Throughout this tour the iconic frontman will be backed by an all-star band that he’s christened The Alter Egos. The lineup features Martin Rotsey from the Oils on guitar, Mark Wilson from Jet on bass, Peter Luscombe (Rockwiz, Paul Kelly, Black Sorrows) on drums and Rosa Morgan (Red Ghost) on keys. Catch Peter Garrett at the Athenaeum Theatre on Wednesday August 17. Tickets are available through his website.
Melbourne six piece Lurch & Chief have sadly decided to call it quits – but not before a spectacular send-off show. The band famously won the triple j Unearthed competition to perform at Harvest Festival in 2012, and have released two EPs and three standalone singles in their five years together. They’ve played the likes of Falls Music & Arts Festival, Groovin’ The Moo, Beyond The Valley, Party In The Paddock, Big Pineapple Music Festival and NYE On The Hill. They’ll be saying goodbye and thank you to all of their fans on Friday July 1 at The Corner Hotel. Tickets via The Corner website.
WIL WAGNER ANNOUNCES SOLO GIGS Wil Wagner, lead singer of Melbourne punk-rock outfit The Smith Street Band, has announced two special solo shows in Melbourne and Sydney this August. Joining him on this intimate tour will be long-time friend and music collaborator Jeff Rosenstock, who produced The Smith Street Band’s third album Throw Me In The River. Known for his uncompromising style and impressive lyrical content, a show with Wil Wagner always delivers. Join him at the Corner Hotel on Friday August 19.
PUP REVEAL HEADLINE TOUR AND MELBOURNE SHOW Canadian punk-rockers PUP have announced a headline jaunt across the country. The Toronto punks are heading over in support of their sophomore release. The Dream Is Over is titled after the first thing doctors told singer and guitarist Stefan Babcock, after examining his damaged vocal chords. Luckily for us, Babcock and co. are back in fine form and ready to hit the ground running when they reach Australian shores. Catch them at The Reverence on Thursday October 6. Tickets via Secret Sounds and XIII Touring.
KLUE FOLLOWS HIS EP WITH A MELBOURNE GIG Sydney-based singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Klue has dropped his debut EP and is heading out to Melbourne to celebrate. Daybreak was written in part while Klue was touring Africa with his band True Vibenation, and encompasses the spirit of the trip. The EP saw him work with a variety of musicians including professionals backstage at gigs, amateurs, and even a barber shop group he jammed with on the street. Catch him at Old Mates on Friday June 10. HOT TALK
SCREAMING FEMALES ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR New Jersey’s alt-rock trio Screaming Females are headed Down Under, and will make a stop over in Melbourne. 2015 saw them release their sixth full-length album Rose Mountain on Don Giovanni records. The band has been treating listeners to punk-flavoured rock for ten years, and they show no signs of slowing down yet. Don’t miss ‘em when they destroy The Curtin on Saturday August 6.
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Melbourne electronic project Saatsuma have just dropped a smokin’ hot new single Floating, to follow up from their previous track Storm. The act is the collaboration brain-child of Memphis Kelly, Cesar Rodrigues and Joel Ma. To launch the new single into the wild, they’ve announced a special launch show going down at The Toff. It’s all happening Saturday July 9. Tickets via Oztix.
To celebrate Simona Castricum’s first vinyl release for her new album, the one-woman industrial rave machine is heading out on tour. The shows come in support of her new album, #Triggerwarning40. She’ll be joined by the likes of Pillow Pro, Callan, Brooke Powers, Infinity Blade and Avery. Catch her at Hugs & Kisses on Friday July 1.
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After a sell-out 2015 Australian tour, the modern jazz collective Postmodern Jukebox are returning for a national tour. Fronted by the talented Scott Bradlee, Postmodern Jukebox are known for reinterpretations of current popular tracks into theatrical swing and jazz numbers. Covering the likes of Lady Gaga, The Strokes, Katy Perry, The White Stripes, Miley Cyrus, Radiohead and Lorde, the band have an infectious and versatile range that’s sure to please. Get down at The Palais on Sunday September 11. Tickets are available from Thursday June 2 via the We Are Nice website.
Electronic producer Dro Carey is set to tour nationally on the back of his brand new EP. The project of Sydney musician Eugene Ward, Dro Carey returned to the scene last week by dropping Dark Zoo via Soothsayer. Experimenting with pop, grime and UK garage, the EP boasts sounds which are a fresh addition to the local electronic scene. Splendour In The Grass punters can look forward to sets from Dro Carey, and he also has a stack of sideshows lined up for those missing out. He’ll heat up Melbourne’s Roxanne Parlour on Friday July 1. Tickets are available via his website. HOT TALK
Whether you’re a musician trying to test some new tracks, a comedian with a killer punch line, a poet with a story to share or even an interpretive dancer wanting to bust a groove, then the Brunswick Hotel is the place for you. Open Mic night has been a staple at the Brunny for years, with no act too weird, too loud or too risqué to take the stage. If you feel like reliving your performance once any liquid courage has worn off, bring a USB drive down and get a free recording straight from the sound desk. Registration is open from 6.30pm and is essential. The Brunswick Hotel Open Mic Night takes place every Wednesday from 8pm.
DISCOVERY RETURN WITH NEW DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE SHOW IN 2016 After an incredible year of touring, Daft Punk tribute group Discovery have returned with an exciting new event, influenced and inspired by the 2010 adventure film TRON: Legacy. As any die-hard Daft Punk fan would know, the group composed the musical score for the film and partook in an infamous cameo to boot. With a travelling light show, crazy stage effects and a brand new set list, Discovery are prepared to enthral audiences this year. Head to St Kilda’s The Prince Bandroom on Friday June 24. Tickets available now through The Prince’s website.
LABEL OF LOVE REVEAL THEIR FULL 2016 PROGRAM We’ve already seen the details for the Aarght Death instalment that’s kicking of this year’s Label of Love Series at the Shadow Electric Bandroom. Dates have now been announced for a stack of other excellent local labels. On Saturday June 4, Aarght Death gets things started with Terry, Power, Whipper, Nun, Ausmuteants and more. Then over consecutive weekends through June and July, there’ll be showcases from from Bedroom Suck, Remote Control, The Farmer and The Owl, UNTZZ, Temporalcast, Deaf Ambitions and Spunk Records. All dates are below, with full lineups to come. Saturday June 4 - Aarght Death; Sunday June 12 - Remote Control Records; Sunday June 19 - Farmer And The Owl Records; Friday June 24 - Bedroom Suck Records; Saturday June 25 - Deaf Ambitions & Spunk Records; Sunday June 26 - UNTZZ Records; Sunday July 3 – Temporalcast. It all takes place at the Shadow Electric Bandroom – visit their website for more info.
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BIG COUNTRY The Corner June 15 GABRIELLA COHEN Northcote Social Club June 17 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTEL FEVER The Tote June 17 THE SMITH STREET BAND Max Watt’s June 16,17,18 THE SUGARCANES The LuWOW June 17 AVENUE RECORDS LAUNCH PARTY Ukrainian Hall June 18 BJORN AGAIN The Palms at Crown June 18 SUPERNAUT Ding Dong Lounge June 18 HALYCON DRIVE Shadow Electric June 18 ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER The Toff June 18 FROM OSLO Cherry Bar June 18 WE LOST THE SEA Old Bar June 18 OLYMPIA Northcote Social Club June 18, 19 STEEL PANTHER Festival Hall June 18 LABEL OF LOVE: Farmer & The Owl Records featuring Bec Sandridge, The Pinheads, Tees and more Shadow Electric, June 19 SAVAGES Corner Hotel June 19, 20 BRANDY Hamer Hall June 21 ANTHONY ALBANESE Corner Hotel June 22 SAM BRITTAIN Toff In Town June 23 SWERVEDRIVER Corner Hotel June 23 LABEL OF LOVE: Bedroom Suck Records featuring Totally Mild, Terrible Truths and more Shadow Electric, June 24 DISCOVERY: DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE SHOW The Prince Bandroom June 24 THE PAPER KITES The Athenaeum Theatre June 24 ROCK N’ A HARD PLACE feat. The Casanovas The Tote June 25 TRACY MCNEIL & THE GOODLIFE Bella Union June 25 THE BENNIES Max Watt’s June 24, Pelly Bar, Frankston June 25 URBAN SPREAD Chelsea Heights Hotel June 24, Village Green Hotel June 25 THE LIVING END The Forum June 24 THE JUNGLE GIANTS 170 Russell June 24 BONJAH Corner Hotel June 24 LABEL OF LOVE: Deaf Ambitions and Spunk Records featuring The Ocean Party, Machine Translations and more Shadow Electric, June 25 THE RUBENS Margaret Court Arena June 25 LABEL OF LOVE: Untzz Records featuring Arthur Miles, Mic Mills, Babicka and more Shadow Electric, June 26 ASH GRUNWALD The Tote June 30 KARNIVOOL The Croxton June 30 LEAPS AND BOUNDS FESTIVAL various venues July 1-17 BANOFFEE Roxanne Parlour July 1 LURCH & CHIEF The Corner Hotel July 1 DRO CAREY Roxanne Parlour July 1 SIMONA CASTRICUM Hugs & Kisses July 1 PITT THE ELDER Bendigo Hotel July 1 GREENTHIEF Ding Dong July 2 SLUMBERHAZE Shebeen July 2
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OWEN RABBIT Workers Club July 2 MAT MCHUGH The Toff July 2 LABEL OF LOVE: Temporal Cast featuring Cale Sexton, Kangaroo Skull and more Shadow Electric, July 3 PARKWAY DRIVE Chelsea Heights July 3 GLASS ANIMALS 170 Russell July 5, 6 THE CREASES Northcote Social Club July 7 KEVIN OVER Revolver July 8 WHAT SO NOT & A TRAK Prince Bandroom July 8 KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Croxton July 8, 9 GOLDEN VESSEL Yah Yah’s July 8 SETH SENTRY 170 Russell July 8 ABBE MAE Northcote Social Club July 8 THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN LED ZEPPELIN MASTERS Hamer Hall July 8, 9 SAATSUMA The Toff July 9 BROODS Forum July 11 DUA LIPA Northcote Social Club July 14 BOO SEEKA Howler July 15 TOTALLY 80’S Palais Theatre July 15 COG 170 Russell July 15 HEY GERONIMO Shebeen July 16 JACK THE STRIPPER The Workers Club July 16, Wrangler Studios July 17 SHIHAD The Croxton July 16 LADYHAWKE Howler July 16 WEEDEATER & CONAN Max Watt’s July 16 TASTE Corner Hotel July 16 WILLIE WATSON & JOSH HEDLEY Northcote Social Club July 17 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS North Byron Parklands July 22-24 LEON BRIDGES Forum Melbourne July 19, 20 JACK GARRATT 170 Russell July 20 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Ding Dong Lounge July 20 CRYSTAL FIGHTERS Corner Hotel July 20 PETER, BJORN AND JOHN Corner Hotel July 21 AT THE DRIVE-IN Forum Melbourne July 22 MARK LANEGAN BAND Croxton Bandroom July 22 THE KILLS Forum Melbourne July 23 THE 1975 Hisense Arena July 24 BAND OF HORSES The Forum July 24 BEACH SLANG July 24 FAT WHITE FAMILY Yah Yah’s July 24, Cherry Bar July 25 TEGAN AND SARA 170 Russell July 25 THE INTERNET 170 Russell July 26 LAPSLEY Howler July 26 JAKE BUGG Palais Theatre July 27 GANZ Howler July 28 THE CURE Rod Laver Arena July 28 DROWNING POOL Max Watts July 30 SWEET JEAN Northcote Social Club July 30, Caravan Music Club in Oakleigh August 6 BLACK TUSK The Reverence August 4 D.D. DUMBO Northcote Social Club, August 5 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS Rod Laver Arena August 5 SCREAMING FEMALES The Curtin August 6 TROYE SIVAN Margaret Court Arena August 9 INQUISITION Max Watts, August 11 LUKAS GRAHAM Max Watt’s August 13 CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS The Croxton Bandroom, August 13 BILLY TALENT 170 Russel August 14 PETER GARRATT & THE ALTER EGOS Athenaeum Theatre August 17 WIL WAGNER Corner Hotel August 19 DAVE DOBBYN Max Watt’s August 19
PIERCE THE VEIL 170 Russell August 20, 21 JIMMY BARNES Palais Theatre August 25 KID KONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Northcote Social Club, August 25 GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER Amamoor Creek State Forest August 25 – 28 JACK CARTY Shebeen Bandroom August 26 BEN FOLDS WITH YMUSIC Palais Theatre August 26 ANDY BLACK Corner Hotel August 27, 28 THE AMITY AFFLICTION 170 Russell, August 31, September 2 PAUL DEMPSEY Corner Hotel September 2 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 JOHN OO FLEMING RMH The Venue September 9 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK Prince Bandroom September 9 SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX The Palais September 11 FOY VANCE Corner Hotel September 12 SKEPTA 170 Russell September 14 HENRY ROLLINS Arts Centre’s State Theatre September 19, 20 APOCALYPTICA 170 Russell September 19 METHOD MAN & REDMAN Trak Lounge September 20 DENI UTE MUSTER Conargo Rd, Deniliquin September 30 October 1 JOE BONAMASSA The Palais Theatre October 5 ENSLAVED Prince Bandroom October 6 PUP The Reverence October 6 THE ARISTOCRATS Bendigo Hotel October 6 MAYDAY PARADE Arrow on Swanston October 8, 170 Russell October 9 ELLIE GOULDING Rod Laver Arena October 8 FRNKIERO ANDTHE PATIENCE The Corner October 11 LACUNA COIL Max Watt’s October 13 QUEENSRYCHE Prince Bandroom October 14 TIKI TAANE The Evelyn October 16 HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE REAL THING Palais Theatre October 22 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE 170 Russell October 25 STEVEN WILSON 170 Russell October 28 THE VENGABOYS 170 Russell October 30 SLIPKNOT Rod Laver Arena October 31 BAD MANNERS Corner Hotel November 3 MSO - INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Arts Centre November 4, 5 DEFTONES Festival Hall November 11 DESTROYER 666 Max Watts November 11 DISTURBED Margaret Court Arena November 18 DYLAN JOEL Prince Bandroom November 18 EARTHCORE Pyalong November 24 – 28 RAISED FIST Max Watt’s December 3 THE USED 170 Russell December 5, 6 COLDPLAY Etihad Stadium December 9 FLUME Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 15
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Gig Of The Week AARGHT DEATH
The Label of Love series is all about celebrating local and independent record companies. In an industry dominated by monopolies, it’s nice to take a moment to appreciate some of the folks out there doing things their way. Aarght and Cool Death back some of the most kickarse punk outfits getting around, and they’re showcasing some of the finest stallions in their stable as part of the festivities. Orion, Power and Nun are teaming up alongside Ausmuteants, Whipper, Terry, plus Tommy T and The Classical Mishaps for a ripper of a show. Don’t be a dick, get yourself to the Shadow Electric on Saturday June 4 and support locally made music.
ESPERANZA SPALDING
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is underway, attracting some of the finest musicians from around the world. Four-time Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding is no exception. The multi-instrumentalist has released five solo albums and also lent her supreme skills to the works of various artists. If you’re down for some tunes to warm the soul, check her out at The Forum on Friday June 3.
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speranza Spalding – former child prodigy, Grammy award winner and jazz-fusion extraordinaire – is borderline delirious as she talks through transit, getting in and out of cars and moving toward the next stop on the world tour in support of her latest album, Emily’s D+Evolution. “The shows I’ve been playing lately are like a blur,” she says. The album came out back in March, but as for how the audiences have been responding to live renditions of the new material, Spalding confesses that she just doesn’t know. “It’s like an out-of-body experience,” she says. “I’m so overwhelmed and oversaturated with thinking about what needs to be done differently, what lights should go where in what parts – I’m so caught up in the details that sometimes I can’t even tell if people are responding well to the music, especially to the new stuff. I mean, I know people like it – I’ve had interactions with people over it that have been so enthusiastic – but it’s all over in such a flash that you can’t really take it all in. I go on stage, I’m Emily, and then it’s all over.” Spalding teamed up with a cast of estimable musicians, including drummer Karriem Riggins and guitarist Matthew Stevens, to record Emily’s D+Evolution at North Hollywood’s NRG Studios, which has previously housed projects by artists as diverse as No Doubt, Fear Factory and The Monkees. Behind the boards was long-time David Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti. This was Visconti’s first credited production following the January release of Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, and there are actually some parallels to the duality BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 14
and creative spirit that characterised much of Bowie’s output. Most notably, the album is presented from the point of view of Spalding’s alter ego Emily, who ostensibly serves as her very own Ziggy Stardust. “The truth is that there were very few premeditations about this project,” she says. “I was chilling – literally, just taking time off from writing and touring and all that – when inspiration hit very unexpectedly. It was so strong and so vibrant that I knew right then and there that it was what I was going to do next. I suppose it was in the execution process that things became a bit more intentional. I knew I was going to play the character of Emily, and I knew that it was going to be her voice being channelled through this music. It’s her philosophy. This album is the energy that she personifies. I also knew that this project had to be one that was interdisciplinary – it was always going to be more than just standing there and singing the songs.” Given the considerable creative expansion Spalding undertook for this B E AT.C O M . A U
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record – which incorporates more funk and rock elements than her four previous LPs – the question looms as to whether she ever fears predictability or becoming a victim of complacency. “This is my fifth record, and each of them has been a really different experience every time,” Spalding says. “I don’t think I’ve ever developed a pattern in my music. There’s no formula. I can’t say things like ‘I tend to’ or ‘I go for’. That’s just not the kind of songwriter I am. Each project has essentially started with me simply having an idea, being inspired by it and taking it as far as I can. I’m curating a vibe, and that’s definitely a big part of this record.” Since her elevation to a wider audience in the early 2010s – fuelled by her unexpected Grammy win for Best New Artist, a performance on Austin City Limits and a Prince tribute at the 2010 BET Awards – Spalding has been one of the most celebrated acts of the new generation of jazz. She’s also a gateway artist of sorts, leading younger listeners into the world of jazz music and its various subgenres. While she appreciates that platform to a certain extent, she also acknowledges an element of luck. “I’m definitely aware that I’m not always making the kind of music that people necessarily are exposed to on an everyday basis,” she says. “The fact that a lot of people hear what I do is amazing, unquestionably, but we live in a society that favours and pays attention to pretty women. As a pretty woman, I’m not going to try and pretend that it somehow isn’t a factor in people being exposed to my music. I also, however, happen to be a badarse musician. So when people come to my music, for whatever reason, I know that the quality of the musicianship is still getting through. Maybe it will make people’s ears open up a little to make them want to hear more of that kind of sound.” Although countless musicians have introduced an alter ego or split personality during their career – from Mariah Carey to Garth Brooks, Ghostface Killah to Beyoncé – if one clear parallel can be
drawn between Spalding and Emily, it’s that of Janelle Monae and her futurelocated alter ego, Cindi Mayweather. Monae featured Spalding on her 2013 album, The Electric Lady, and the two artists share a close bond. “I think Janelle is one of the most seminal humans of our time,” says Spalding. “Even for all of her popularity, I still don’t think that people truly understand or appreciate her the way that they should. She’s a freak. She’s a genius. She is one in a gazillion. I’m definitely inspired by her and her whole team. I don’t think I was directly inspired by her for this project, but she’s definitely someone that I admire and that I look up to. I’ve only met Cindi a couple of times, but I bet her and Emily would have an understanding of one another. They’d get on just fine.” So, what’s next for Spalding? Well, Emily is here for the time being – she’ll be out on the road for the rest of the year, including a maiden voyage to Australia that includes appearances at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. “I’ve never been out there, but I’ve wanted to for a very long time now. I just know it’s going to be something special.” But beyond this tour, Emily’s future is less than secure. “I don’t think she’ll stick around. I think this all came to be to serve a function in my own life. It’s the equivalent of a volcano erupting, or kicking in a door. Once it’s done, it’s out there. You can’t go back from there. The energy has to move on. It doesn’t have to stay in one place. The force is there, and it’s there for you to access. In a way, she is that force.” ESPERANZA SPALDING presents: Emily’s D+Evolution at Forum Melbourne on Friday June 3 as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival. The Esperanza Spalding Trio will play two sets at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club on Thursday June 2 (both sold out). Emily’s D+Evolution is available now via Concord.
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2016 Melbourne International Jazz Festival Snarky Puppy
Top 10 Must See Shows
Jazz In The Veins By Alex Watts
FROM ALL TIME GREATS TO LOCAL UP-AND-COMERS By Alex Watts
Jazz is a beautiful beast with many arms, stretching and interlocking with rhythm and blues, soul, funk, Latin, hip hop, and numerous other variations. Young artists are still finding ways to build upon the foundations laid by history’s jazz heroes, many of whom broke with tradition in every direction themselves.
Snarky Puppy mightn’t be a household name, but the Brooklyn-based instrumental act have amassed an extremely loyal worldwide following over the past 13 years. With two Grammys under their belt and sold out theatres scattered through their itinerary, bandleader and bassist Michael League does not take this position for granted.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival consistently creates lineups that celebrate this diversity within the jazz umbrella, facilitating shows by legends, local up-and-comers and the major stars of today. With so much on offer during the festival’s week and a half duration, we’ve spotlighted ten of the must see acts on the programme.
Eddie Palmieri’s Latin Jazz Septet Hamer Hall, Friday June 10
Eddie Palmieri has been pushing the boundaries of Latin music for close to six decades, famously experimenting with Afro-Cuban rhythms, American funk and Latin jazz. Hamer Hall will be rearranged to accommodate a dancefloor for this show as the legendary pianist brings his Jazz Septet to Melbourne.
Mulatu Astatke and the Black Jesus Experience The Coopers Malthouse, Wednesday June 8
Ethio-jazz figurehead Mulatu Astatke has been blending elements of traditional Ethiopian music and Latin jazz since the 1960s, and his funkiness has since been embraced by younger generations. The bandleader and vibraphone king will premiere his latest collaborative album with Australia’s Black Jesus Experience at the Malthouse. We cannot wait.
“We’re in Athens, Georgia tonight playing at the Georgia Theatre for over a 1000 people,” he says, “and eight years ago we played a free, unofficial after party for a Galactic concert across the street, and four people came. We couldn’t even get half the number of people in the audience as there were onstage. So in the same town, on the same block, suddenly there’s about a 1000 people who are respectful and open minded to our art. To me that’s basically just because we began in a natural organic way, fan by fan.” This unaffected approach comes across in League’s demeanour as well – relaxed, yet obviously committed and hard working. Since meeting at the University of North Texas in the early 2000s, the band have built themselves a career, clocking in over 1200 shows in that time. “It’s going to be 13 years of playing together next month actually,” says League. “Over all those years we have developed our vocabulary and found together a concept. I think that our goal at any point in time is to continue evolving and to challenge ourselves to push that concept in new ways.”
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30/70
The Reverence Hotel, Saturday June 4 30/70 turned heads when Cold Radish Coma dropped in December, and the local collective have continued to impress on the live front. They play funky neo-soul, with elements of Fela and Dilla also evident in the grooves. Check ‘em out at Footscray’s finest.
The Dancing Jazz Man By Alex Watts
Esperanza Spalding Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Thursday June 2
One of the highest profile artists working in contemporary jazz, Spalding’s new album Emily’s D+Evolution has been met with widespread acclaim. The bassist and vocalist will present the album in full on the opening night of MIJF. But it’s this stripped back gig at Bennetts Lane that’s got us really excited. “Schillinger was a Russian scientist. He wrote 12 books in two big volumes that start with the theory of rhythm and pitch scales. It takes you to a whole other world because music makes you feel that it’s alive, because it has movement. Even Aristotle said that.” Eddie Palmieri is speaking down the phone from his home in New York, musing on the Schillinger System, a compositional method based in mathematics that has guided Palmieri’s innovations within Latin music for over five decades. “It had to do with tension and resistance. That’s the way you would reach the highest degree of arrhythmical and harmonic climax,” BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 16
The band specialise in groove-based instrumentals that touch upon jazz, funk and fusion. Their music draws a very conscientious type of listener, part of an ongoing conversation that happens between the stage and floor. “They’re generally very quiet during the performances but also very responsive in the moment that’s called for. They want us to challenge ourselves and challenge them and that creates a dialogue that’s surprising and spontaneous. “What I really love the most about them is that they try to hold us accountable as a band. If things aren’t going great onstage we don’t have the kind of thoughtless compliance from the audience,” League says. “You really feel like they’re listening. They know when you’re not at your best and that makes you have to play better. The accountability thing is huge. If we were in a band that made our first record on a huge label and got loads of marketing and publicity and roped people into a kind of frenzy thing, I don’t know that the fanbase would be like that.” The Snarky Puppy lineup consists of eight says Palmieri. “And that’s the essence of an Afro-Cuban orchestra – to excite the dancers, like we used to in the Palladium Ballroom.” Palmieri rose to prominence in the Latin band scene of the early 1960s, playing at venues such as New York’s Palladium Ballroom, where bandleaders like Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez had been popularising the genre since the late ‘40s. When the ambitious young pianist came along with his group La Perfecta, they had a take-no-prisoners attitude. “That orchestra put a hurt on all the orchestras that were existing at that time. We were just very fresh and very exciting to see, to watch and to dance to,” says Palmieri. Although he would later go on to record a collaborative album with Puente, Obra Maestra, in 2000, the competition for bookings and audiences was extremely high in the early days. “They had no choice – you can’t stop a roaring locomotive,” Palmieri says. “What you got to do is just get out of the way.” Palmieri released a series groundbreaking albums beginning in 1962. Each one seemed to expand the vocabulary of Latin music, incorporating unexpected instrumentation as well as Cuban and African rhythms. By 1971 he was up to his 15th LP, and third for that year alone, when he released Harlem River Drive. Involving members of Aretha Franklin’s touring band, and featuring English vocals for the first time, the record combined Latin music with soul and funk in attempt at crossing over to an R&B audience. “That album was chosen as one of the top 50 recordings in New York City and it came in at number eight. That recording is the past, present and future,” says Palmieri. The 1990s saw the release of three albums exploring the Latin jazz genre, which is
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core players, with an extended family of up to 40. “The rotation thing happened out of necessity, because I was saying yes to every gig and some guys couldn’t make it,” League says. “So we’d have to get another guy to play trumpet or play keyboards or whatever. And then we noticed that it injected new life into the music and it just became like a collective.” While League is the band’s chief composer, over the course of their 11 albums, he’s welcomed the input of other band members. “Along the way we discovered that when people chip in ideas they play better in the part,” he says, “but it’s not like a jazz thing; it’s much more like a pop thing. Everybody in the group is song obsessed.” Although keeping a pop song mentality to their music, improvisation is encouraged, both in the studio and onstage. “One of the coolest things about the band is not just that it’s separate soloists but that we’re constantly rearranging. Someone might play one little thing that changes the way that we play the whole song for the rest of the time. We try to create a very unique experience each evening.” The band feed off their audience so much that almost all of their albums have been made in front of a crowd. Family Dinner 2, released in February, went to the extreme of having listeners scattered around the players in the recording studio, with headphones on and eyes wide open. “Having people around you makes it feel like a show, which makes you play with a different kind of empathy and spontaneity. It makes you communicate the music in a different way, because you have that immediate dialogue that puts things into a better perspective I think.” For their latest album – the second for this year – the band decided to take this learned wisdom and head in the opposite direction. Cultcha Vulcha, released last month, is an expansive studio album full of overdubs that allowed the band to approach the new songs in a new way. “We had been hungry to do an old-school studio record for a while, so it allowed us to be more articulate with our sonic power and also to be able to fine tune things, not just to be like, ‘Alright that was sick, thanks for your help.’ ” SNARKY PUPPY play two shows at Forum Melbourne on Thursday June 9 as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Cultcha Vultcha is out now via GroundUP.
what Melbourne audiences can expect to hear when Palmieri visits next week with his septet. “What I do with the Latin jazz is use the harmonic structures for the compositions of jazz, but the rhythm is always danceable. My enjoyment in life is to see them dancing like we used to do in the Palladium. It was between the dancers and the band, who was going to win.” For this purpose Hamer Hall will be rearranged to accommodate a dancefloor during the performance. Palmieri has three different bands, and the septet only plays music from those Latin jazz albums. “One orchestra has nothing to do with the other, you see? There’s the septet, octet and then there’s a 13-piece orchestra with a Latin singer. That’s the most exciting actually, that’s concentrated power.” At 79-years-old Palmieri still maintains an extremely busy touring schedule, as well as teaching university classes twice a month and working on new music. “I’ve been writing more than ever. I work at it mentally constantly, and after that I’ll go right back to the piano. I do it the old fashioned way with the pencil and a score. I’m writing some exciting music, extending some symphonic work of my music to present it with an orchestra, which is about two years away. That will be to take it to Carnegie Hall and some classical places, and eventually recorded, of course.” EDDIE PALMIERI: Latin Jazz Septet play Hamer Hall on Friday June 10 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Friday June 3 — Sunday June 12
José James The Ultimate Ode By Phoebe Robertson
José James’s Yesterday I Had The Blues: The Music Of Billie Holiday is the ultimate ode to the legendary Lady Day. Now, the acclaimed artist is paying tribute to his idol with a show that will encapsulate her essence through song. In celebration of Holiday’s centennial, James will appear at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, offering up the timeless classics of the musician that inspired him to begin with. “I think it was that voice, she’s so singular and iconic,” says James. “She really represents, more than any other singer except for Louis Armstrong, that kind of American, independent, ‘I am who I am,’ you know? It’s
in her style, it’s in the way she dressed, in the flower in her hair and the way that she was an amazing feminist. She was just super badarse. There’s really nobody in jazz like her.” A music fan since childhood, the music of Billie Holiday was planted in James’ life at a very young age and has been apparent ever since. “She was my first memory when I was like three-years-old,” he says. “Finding her LP in my mum’s record collection and looking at a picture of her, which was black and white with the flower, I was just fascinated by it. Later in high school I was listening to a lot of hip hop and grunge and she really cut through all that stuff with this deep understanding of human pain and the human spirit. I guess I was like 14 when I really got into her pretty hardcore.” Knowing that the art of performance lies in the variables, the singer/songwriter tends to modify his renditions slightly in each show. Performing classics including Good Morning Heartache, Strange Fruit and Body and Soul, James draws inspiration from Holiday’s ability to tell a great tale. “I try to work within her philosophy,” he says. “She said, ‘I never sing a song the same way twice,’ and she always sang in a way that she could feel it, that she believed it. She was really a storyteller. She was one of the first mainstream popular artists to really bring that kind of storytelling aspect into jazz standards. So I try to bring my experience to the songs that she made popular.” When dreaming of a date with Lady Day herself, James has no shame in telling it like it is. “I’d probably hit on her – she was
Wayne Shorter In The Moment By Augustus Welby
Throughout his career, comedian Richard Pryor was known for regularly abandoning all of his existing material and getting up onstage to start again from scratch. Despite his fame and popularity, the results weren’t always crowd-pleasing. Audiences and fellow comedians would often look on in bewilderment as Pryor attempted to pluck new material from out of thin air. However, as the months went by, Pryor would eventually accumulate enough bits to fill an entire show.
The bottom line is that Pryor refused to look back – he was only ever interested in doing something new. The fact that Pryor still ranks as one of the all time great, boundary breaking comedians is a testament to the dividends of this gutsy method. Comparisons between musicians and comedians are generally somewhat incongruous, as many musicians spend their years performing a core selection of compositions, whereas it’s essential for standup comedians to keep updating their routines. The career of an improvising jazz performer, however, is perhaps the closest equivalent. Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has played on more releases than almost any other living musician. His recording career began in the late 1950s, and he continued to work at a staggering rate for several decades to come. After three years playing with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, he began a two-decade partnership Miles Davis, playing on such classic albums as Nefertiti and Bitches Brew. Through the ‘70s and ‘80s he also led the jazz-fusion band Weather Report, played
with Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock and released over a dozen solo albums. Shorter hasn’t forgotten about these albums, but he’s never been interested in mimicking his earlier successes. “Someone asked me, ‘What’s your favourite composition?’ I said, ‘the next one.’ For me, these compositions, to speak of them and their singular moments and everything like that, it slows down the momentum that we are currently in,” says Shorter. “I think of them as fuel and to take with me the actual essence of what they was about. It’s always about: go forward. Not just musically – go forward with all of life, your mission, even if you’re on the trail less trodden. I’m taking that trail less trodden. The other trail is crowded with compass owners and formula-driven, strategydriven people. This challenge of being in the moment and improvising might be the most fearless way of negotiating the unknown.” Shorter’s played on numerous recordings that aren’t just critically revered, but are seen as genre-defining, artistic masterpieces – Bitches Brew, Weather Report’s Mysterious
pretty hot,” he laughs. “Everything I could learn from her was on her album. It’s funny, I’ve been talking about it today – meeting famous people – it’s kind of the worst thing to ever have happen. It’s a lot easier to hear the pure genius and that’s what you get from an album. “I love that the lives of her or Miles were so well documented in their time, that you can really hear their evolution, month-by-month, sometimes week by week. I don’t think I’d ask her anything. Honestly, if she were singing I would shut up. I wouldn’t sing at all. I’d just want to listen to her. She could sing anything. I’d love to hear her sing Summertime though.” Currently working on an R&B record, Love In A Time Of Madness, James is clearly interested in many other styles of music. Ranging from Nirvana and De La Soul to A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill, the young talent has continuously acknowledged his inspirations throughout his career. “I guess what a lot of people don’t understand is that I discovered jazz in the context of hip hop. It was always a cool sound to me – bands like Digable Planets or really anybody in the ‘90s whose hip hop production used soul, break beats or jazz ensembles. It’s just a familiar sound of hip hop really, and then I discovered, ‘Oh cool, these are full albums. These are artists who have these long careers.” JOSÉ JAMES performs the music of Billie Holiday at Hamer Hall on Saturday June 11 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Traveller, Mitchell’s Mingus, and his solo LP Native Dancer are but a few examples. The saxophonist and bandleader is now 82-yearsold, but with the Wayne Shorter Quartet he keeps pushing forward into the unknown. “Like for the scientist that says, ‘Find me a new number’, or can you say you love somebody better than that? The effort to do something that’s never done before is, to me, an expression of gratitude for this whole mystery of life,” Shorter says. “The effort to give a gift of originality… maybe the effort is the best thing you could do. Maybe the effort surpasses the actual realisation of that. Realisation’s very tricky. You know, you get all bigheaded, think that you’re the only one that can do it. “There are two profound moments in life. One is being born and the other is knowing why. When people say, ‘What is life?’ I jump up and say, ‘what is life?’ Then if we talking like that Miles would say, ‘Why don’t y’all play that? Go out there and play what you just said.’ That’s the challenge. Play what you just said.” Shorter’s releases have been less frequent in recent years, but the Quartet have kept touring regularly and released a number of live recordings. Their most recent release, Without A Net, came out in 2013, and Shorter’s next project looks to be another instance of taking the trail less trodden. “We’re having another album come out in the fall; this group together with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. This album is going to come out on Blue Note with a graphic science fiction novel in the package with it. The music is all done. The graphic novel was Don Was’ idea. So why not? You have young kids inventing all kinds of stuff. There’s no university for inventors.” Unlike many musicians of a similar age, the release of a new Wayne Shorter record truly warrants excitement. However, we won’t have to wait until the new album for another chance to witness Shorter fearlessly negotiating the unknown. He brings the quartet – featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade – back to town for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Travel, for Shorter, isn’t just necessary; it’s an essential part of his mission. “The places that we go, no matter the distance, it’s still rehearsal for everyone to experience what the imagination can bring when we all get caught in each other’s crosshairs. Going to Melbourne, I want to see what’s new, what you’re doing there. Not just that we’re bringing this and bringing that – let’s trade.” See the WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET at Hamer Hall on Sunday June 12 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
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Snarky Puppy
Forum Melbourne, Thursday June 9 This Brooklyn collective make instrumental jazz/funk that is as exciting as it is adventurous. Clearly students of early ‘70s jazz-fusion, but with a modern sound and future-focus, these guys are built to excel in the live arena. Jump on it because this will sell out.
Robert Glasper Trio
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Sunday June 5
Although collaborations with Kendrick and Kamasi Washington have helped spread Glasper’s name, last year’s Covered album saw the pianist return to his acoustic jazz roots. The trio will sift through jazz and R&B versions of contemporary songs and original material in what is sure to be an incredible night.
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presented by Wondercore Island, John Curtin Hotel, Friday June 3 – Saturday June 4 Reliable tastemakers Wondercore Island are putting on two nights at the Curtin that will focus on improvisation across a variety of forms including music, poetry, design and printmaking. Silentjay, Vulture Street Tape Gang, Sampa the Great and Swooping Duck are all taking part in this free event (registration necessary).
Wallace
Dancing Dog, Saturday June 11 Sydney’s Wallace may be one of the lesser known acts on the program, but what she lacks in notoriety she makes up for in talent. With a voice that will make you double take, Wallace and band will perform jazzy neo-soul deep in Footscray.
Gary Bartz Quartet
Melbourne Recital Centre, Friday June 3 Since the early ‘60s Mr. Bartz has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz, both as a bandleader and saxophonist. Having played hard bop, avant-garde jazz and even funk, Bartz is known for his balance of passion and elegance. Come see a master at work.
Wayne Shorter Quartet Hamer Hall, Sunday June 12
Wayne Shorter has shifted the boundaries of jazz for over 50 years, breaking ground with Art Blakey in the ‘50s and Miles Davis from ‘65-‘70 (composing some of the artist’s most celebrated pieces) before forming Weather Report and playing with Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell. If you can only see one show, make it Shorter.
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This Week: An array of some of Australian comedy’s brightest stars are getting together for an all-star lineup to raise money for muscular dystrophy research. The Great Comedy Hustle for Muscle will see the likes of Lawrence Mooney, Judith Lucy, Lehmo, Hannah Gadsby, Bob Franklin, Anne Edmonds and Dave Thornton take to the stage together for a huge night of laughs. Capping it off, Ben Salter and his band including members of Something for Kate and The Gin Club will even join in on the action for a special live set. Funds raised will go towards FSHD muscular dystrophy research ± one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, a genetic muscle wasting condition affecting 1 in 7,500 people, both adults and children. It’s all going down at Yarraville Club on Saturday June 4. The Melbourne Theatre Company are set to bring a haunting true story to life, entitled Blonde Poison. This award-winning performance tells the story of Stella Goldschlag, who while illegally living in war-torn Berlin, agreed to be a ‘catcher’ of other Jewish people for the Gestapo in order to save herself and her family from being sent to a death camp. Consequently named ‘Blonde Poison’ by the Gestapo, Stella spends her life treacherously betraying, before in a last ditch attempt at redemption, she agrees to be interviewed by a childhood friend who is now a respected journalist, decades after the war. It features Belinda Giblin, winner of Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at the 2015 Sydney Theatre Awards, as Goldschlag. Blonde Poison will stage at the Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, from Wednesday June 1 until Saturday June 11. Following a sold out season in Sydney, one of the most iconic ballets of all time returns when Stephen Baynes’ acclaimed interpretation comes to Melbourne for a run of shows this week. Swan Lake was the first ballet ever danced by The Australian Ballet in 1962 at her Majesty’s Theatre in Sydney. Fifty years later, the new Swan Lake by Baynes entered the company’s repertoire in 2012. This is the first time since 2012 that the company has brought back the traditional and much-loved Stephen Baynes version of Swan Lake to Melbourne. In 2016 this production will be accompanied by Orchestra Victoria and lead by The Australian Ballet Music Director and Chief Conductor Nicolette Fraillon. Catch the classic at the Arts Centre from Tuesday June 7 through to Saturday June 18
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Exploring the legacies and memories of bloodlines, the need for community and what blood actually means, Blood On The Dancefloor kicks off its run of shows at Arts House this week. Paying homage to his ancestor’s ceremonies and reaching out to them in search of answers, Jacob Boehme intersperses his personal experiences as a gay man with his diagnosis of HIV throughout the narrative. Blending theatre, image, text and choreography, Blood on the Dance Floor is a multidisciplinary autobiographical experiment where Boehme dissects the politics of cultural identities. Catch it from Wednesday June 1 until Sunday June 5.
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Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
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n 1935, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev composed a ballet based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. While the ballet continues to be performed around the world, the music’s communicable capacity isn’t dependent on the adjoining dance performance or the play’s narrative. Rather, it’s a universally adored score that’s now seen as one of the crowning achievements in the 20th century polymath’s repertoire, hence its adoption by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a trio of performances commencing this Friday. The MSO production will include excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alongside Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The two additional performances also come from Russian composers, both of whom worked prior to Prokofiev. Korean pianist Joyce Yang will be performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 ± a work that she has great love and reverence for. “It’s one of my favourite concerti,” she says. “I have performed it many times over the years, and I’m looking forward to playing it in Melbourne with the MSO.” Yang’s become a world renowned pianist during the last decade, exhibiting her advanced skills while performing the likes of Albéniz, Debussy and Ginastera, and working with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and symphony orchestras in Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Sydney, and Melbourne. Yang’s primary fixation, however, has been with Rachmaninov’s work ± learning and performing the large majority of his compositions. “Rachmaninov’s music has been very important throughout my career,” she says. “During the last decade I’ve performed all of his concerti, as well as a number of his solo compositions. His music possesses many unique powers. It can bring out certain emotions and feelings that performers and listeners wouldn’t
otherwise have access to in daily life.” Rachmaninov was active from the 1890s through until his death in the 1940s. The completed Piano Concerto No. 2 ± containing a total of three movements ± was first performed in 1901, and it played a big role in boosting the composer’s popularity and critical standing. Though, the circumstances leading up to its creation weren’t exactly rosy. “Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1 had been harshly criticised following its premiere in 1897,” says Yang. “After this Rachmaninov became very depressed, and the depression slowed down his creativity. So the second piano concerto wasn’t written until several years after the symphony, and he dedicated it to the doctor who helped him overcome his writer’s block and depression [Nikolai Dahl].” It’s difficult to say whether it’s in spite of or thanks to these personal difficulties, but Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 comprises myriad emotions, encompassing gleaming beauty and melancholic longing. “The beginning is like an awakening,” says Yang. “The opening melody is an outpouring of emotions ± an appeal to humanity’s shared traits and emotional fluctuations. Then as the piece progresses, there are many moments of triumph, but these are interwoven with ruminative sections and frustrated deviations.” Indeed, the concerto is quite conspicuously cathartic,
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allowing you to witness the composer’s battle against his demons and his determined push back into an exuberant state of mind. By the concerto’s third and final movement, the outcome becomes apparent. “Hope will prevail,” says Yang. This won’t be Yang’s first time working with the MSO. She was down here in 2014 to perform another Rachmaninov concerto, Rhapsody on the Theme by Paganini. For this weekend’s performance the focus will be on her solo piano, but she’s still required to work in close unity with the MSO. She has great confidence in this collaboration, and underlines the importance of spontaneity. “Of course you need to know all of your notes. If you don’t play the right notes then the emotional affect won’t be realised. But it’s very important that the musicians can think on their feet, and move with the emotion of the piece. Rachmaninov is such a brilliant, gifted composer. There is great complexity to the piano concerto, but it’s also so beautiful and immersive. It doesn’t sound overly-complicated, which allows the emotions to truly envelop the audience.” There’s no doubt that many people feel reluctance towards classical music and attending performances from symphony orchestras. This could stem from a sense that it’ll be too high brow or go straight over their head. However, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is rich in a whole spectrum of feelings that can prompt deep thoughts and trigger an emotional response from audiences, and the same goes for the other pieces featured in the MSO’s Romeo and Juliet programme. “Newcomers couldn’t find a more suitable programme than this,” Yang says. “It would be impossible to hear these pieces and not become emotionally involved.” Joyce Yang will perform Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 and excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet at Hamer Hall on Friday June 3, Saturday June 4 and Monday June 6.
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DIRTY SECRETS COMEDY
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DIRTY SECRETS COMEDY This Wednesday there’s a super sweet lineup heading to Caz Reitop’s Dirty Secrets in Collingwood. The pro bracket features Peter Jones, Sam Petersen, Bri Williams, John Dore, Chris Knight, Rob Capuana and David Tulk. But don’t forget their Gig Pig bracket with sign-up spots available on the night. All of this, and it’s free entry ± this Wednesday June 1 at 8.30pm.
COMEDY AT GEORGE’S The city’s favourite George Costanza-inspired bar continues to give a nod to Seinfeld’s stand up roots with their weekly comedy night. On Thursday June 2 they’ll host Geraldine Hicke as MC alongside Sam Petersen, Kim Lisle, Kevin Lim, Angus Gordon (RAW Comedy Winner 2015), Simon Cumming, Danielle Acre, Roland Hoffman and Jess Perkins (RAW Runner Up 2015). It kicks off at 8pm at 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
ROCHESTER COMEDY In their opening night on Thursday June 2, Rochester Comedy invites you to come and see some of the country’s best stand-ups for free. There’s Greg Fleet, Jonathan Schuster, Laura Davis, Ben Russell and the stitch-up bloke from the Internet - Aaron Gocs. Right in the heart of Fitzroy at the Rochester Hotel on 202 Johnston St with an 8.30pm start.
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Free Exhibition Explores Melbourne’s Music Culture and the Inner North
To celebrate the opening of their newest campus, COLLARTS are set to present a new exhibition that takes a look at Melbourne’s revered music culture. Entitled DIGS Exhibition: A Celebration of Melbourne’s Music Culture and the Inner North, the event is curated by acclaimed photographer Zo Damage and looks back through five decades of music, mayhem and memorabilia in creative hotspots Fitzroy, Carlton and Collingwood. Exhibition highlights include the iconic ‘Never Say Never’ doors of The Tote, Limited edition prints from the likes of Rennie Ellis, Ponch Hawkes and Zo Damage, certified Gold records, illustrations, and photos spanning everything from The Meanies to the 2010 SLAM rally. DIGS Exhibition: A Celebration of Melbourne’s Music Culture and the Inner North runs at COLLARTS’ new campus at 209 Brunswick Street Fitzroy until Thursday June 30.
Art on the Spot 2016 Returns to Sydney Road
Artists will splash some colour onto Sydney Road, bringing their art to life in real time for the public to see. Punters can come and enjoy the street environment of Sydney Road Brunswick, as they meander from Blyth Street to Mitchell Street to check out all the artwork on display. Each artist will offer their own perspective of how a piece blooms and develops from start to finish. Art On The Spot 2016 will take place on Saturday June 4 with artists spread out across Sydney Road. It culminates with a gathering at The Edinburgh Castle to view all the works together.
THURSDAY COMEDY Sammy J headlines the comedy at the European Bier Café this Thursday night. Plus, there’s Bart Freebairn, Ben Russell and some surprise guests. It’s all happening this Thursday June 2 at 8.30pm at 120 Exhibition Street, CBD ± all for only $12.
FUNNY AT THE BRUNNY Every fortnight in the warm surrounds of the Brunswick Hotel, Melbourne’s best up and coming comedians get together to make you laugh. The action is non-stop with different acts and random pop-ins providing giggles for all. Get your week off to a great start with some funny from the Brunny. It’s funny and it’s free, and it’s all going down Monday June 6.
CLUB VOLTAIRE COMEDY On Sunday June 5 Club Voltaire are presenting another cracker lineup, led by MC Sam Taunton. There’s also Sam Taunton MC, Sonia Di Iorio, Jack Druce, Clara Cupcakes, Kevin Lim, and more. It’s free entry, but a donation is graciously accepted, and the laughs start at 7.30pm.
Melbourne Fringe Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary and is encouraging all artists to submit work that represents the essence of Fringe Furniture. Fringe Furniture is an exhibition of furniture, homewares, wearable objects, lighting and ephemeral works. It was curated by artist and designer Bruce Filley in 1986 due to the lack of opportunities for experimental designers and makers to exhibit their work in mid 1980s Melbourne. Artists now have the opportunity to create work that envelops the creative and experimental roots of Fringe Furniture, which means employing elements of the past in order to imagine and produce the future of design. Applications are open from Monday May 30 and close on Monday June 27. You can apply via the festival’s website.
Splendour In The Grass 2016 Reveal Arts & Crafts Program
Curated by internationally exhibited artist Craig Walsh, Splendour In The Grass have announced Splendour Arts 2016, featuring six major pieces across the event site. From visuals and video art to mysterious communities and even poop ice creams, the North Byron Parklands are set to become the ultimate outdoor, contemporary art space. Pieces on display include Ash Keating’s Arch Tunnel Response ± a site-responsive painting commissioned especially for the entrance tunnel to the Splendour in the Grass site ± Mr Poopie inspired by the infamous poop emoji, and the fourth installment of Bennet Miller’s unique community Upper Downs. Once again punters can mingle among the mysterious community as they lose their way and abandon their values in favour of gambling and liquor. Splendour In The Grass will take over North Byron Parklands from Friday July 22 until Sunday July 24.
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Circus Oz’s TWENTYSIXTEEN June 15 – July 10 Circus Oz Big Top, Birrarung Marr
Degas: A New Vision
Friday June 24 – Sunday September 18 National Gallery of Victoria
An Evening With Henry Rollins
Monday September 19 & Tuesday September 20 State Theatre
Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
Friday November 4 – Saturday November 5 Hamer Hall
Red Stitch Theatre Set for World Premiere
Red Stitch Actors Theatre are set for the world premiere season of The Honey Bees. The production was developed with INK ± Red Stitch’s initiative to develop new Australian plays. The Honey Bees tells the story of a family-owned apiary, struggling to keep up with overseas demand as the world’s honeybees disappear. Driven by matriarch Joan’s iron will, the business continues to grow, until the mysterious Melissa arrives out of the blue. The Honey Bees opens at Red Stitch Theatre on Tuesday June 14 and runs until Saturday July 16. BEAT-ArtontheSpot-Spectators-185x125mm_F.indd 1
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O f f Th e Record Having witnessed him make his debut Down Under back in 2014, I’ve been hanging out for a return of Spaniard Eduardo de la Calle ever since – and one has finally been announced. The man behind the vinyl-only label Analog Solutions is a favourite among the likes of Rødhåd, Ryan Elliott and Davide Squillace, and his own meticulous house and techno productions have found homes on the likes of Hivern Discs, Mule Musiq and Cadenza Records. His documentary Beatz (which includes interviews with the likes of Derrick May, Dimitri Hegemann and Robert Moog) can be viewed for free online, so give it a squiz before you catch him on Friday June 10 at Hugs&Kisses, supported by Tim Heaney and Sam Hilton. Germany’s Luca Lozano has locked in his debut tour of Australia. The man behind the seminal Klasse Recordings imprint (and its sub-labels Graffiti Tapes, Zodiac 44 and Klasse Wrecks) has also had his releases find homes on the likes of Sex Tags UFO, 100% Silk, Optimo Trax, Unknown to the Unknown and Crème Organization, and is a selector that is guaranteed to bring the heat to even the coldest of winter dance floors. Can’t recommend this one more highly. He’ll be joined by Sleep D, Dan White, Ben Fester and Donald on Sunday June 12 at The Gasometer Hotel. Heads up north side folk: after extensive renovations My Aeon in Brunswick on Sydney Road will be re-opening this weekend, now under the programming guidance of Darius Bassiray of Funf. Friday night will see performances from the likes of Louis McCoy, Tom Moore, Duncan Gray and Stockholm Syndrome, while Saturday will feature Baron Castle, Phil K, Safari and Brooke Powers. The following weekend on Saturday June 11 the cats from The Operatives will also be taking over the venue with a party headlined by the bass-heavy Zeke Beats and Herzeloyde. Do you want the bad news or the good news first? OK, let’s rip the band-aid off. Unfortunately, the DJ HMC gig next weekend at Brown Alley that I was talking up recently has been cancelled – not exactly sure why at this point. But the good news? You can catch him under his Late Nite Tuff Guy moniker alongside Boogs, Spacey Space, Silversix, T-Rek and Radiator at Revolver Upstairs on Sunday June 19. TOUR RUMOUR: I’ve got a pineapple or two down on Dense & Pika announcing an Australian return within the
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WITH T YSON WRAY next month or so. BEST RELEASES THIS WEEK: fancy listening to a really killer album with a really shitty title by a group with a really shitty name? Look no further than SHXCXCHCXSH’s SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs (on Avian). Don’t get me started on the track titles, too. Otherwise, I’d recommend giving a spin of Ibrahim Alfa’s Hidden by the Leaves (on Workshop), Vester Koza’s OTR (on Houndstooth) and Lone’s Levitate (on R&S).
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RECOMMENDED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 Oneohtrix Point Never Max Watt’s
SUNDAY JUNE 12 Luca Lozano The Gasometer Hotel
SATURDAY JUNE 4 Kyle Hall Glamorama
FRIDAY JUNE 17 DJ Pete, Marcelus The Substation
Amoss Grumpy’s Green
SUNDAY JUNE 12 Late Nite Tuff Guy Revolver Upstairs
SUNDAY JUNE 5 Weiss Revolver Upstairs FRIDAY JUNE 10 Andhim Brown Alley Fatima Al Qadiri Howler
Khokolat Koated
SUNDAY JULY 3 Matthias Meyer Pawn & Co FRIDAY JULY 21 DJ Pierre New Guernica
Eduardo de la Calle Hugs&Kisses Got any tip-offs, hate mail, praise or cat photos? Email hey@tysonwray.com or contact me via carrier pigeon. Hit me on Twitter via @tysonwray.
CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY 1 JUN
• 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: ARKS + DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
THURSDAY 2 JUN
• 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + DYLAN B + SAM GUDGE + PHIL KIRSCH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. • BOOK CLUB - FEAT: AVERY + SARAH BURKE + PERNO INFERNO Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: DELTIOD CURVE + THE MILKMAN + BOWANCE + YANI ARSENAKIS + BALTIMORE GUN CLUB Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • ELECTUNDRA VS TING BU DONG ELECTRONIC ARTS - FEAT: HI-LIFE WEDDING + FROOD + YOUTHFIRE + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • JACKY WINTER + SHIMA + MILES BROWN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
FRIDAY 3 JUN
• #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • BOOGIE BEATS 2ND BIRTHDAY Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CLUB D’ÉRANGE - FEAT: GLOME + DANIEL BEATON + SIMON TK + PAUL JAGER + HAROLD The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $10.00. • DJ ERNIE DEE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • EDD FISHER & AVALANCHE CREW Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • 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
URBAN GUIDE Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • FREE DOPE WAREHOUSE PARTY #4 Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • GFR013 - FEAT: DAVE PHAM + CRAIG MCWHINNEY + SAFARI + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $10.00. • HOT DUB TIME MACHINE + FURNACE & THE FUNDAMENTALS + HOBOPHONICS 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $45.00. • 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 + ASHLEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • REVOLVER FRIDAYS & SUCKMUSIC - FEAT: RAYSOO + MIKE CALLANDER + DOAKES + LOUIS EMILE + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. • THE DISCO - FEAT: GREG SARA + LUKE MCD + JEN TUTTY + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm.
SATURDAY 4 JUN
• 2_FOID Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • 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. • BUSH PARTY - FEAT: JOE BRUNNING + ERIC POWELL + SIMON DIGBY + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • BUSTIN OUT - FEAT: ANDY PADULA + KITI + OZZI LA Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • CHAMPAGNE INTERNET Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:30pm. • CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. • DJ DUSTIN MCCLEAN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. • ERGOT GATHERING OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY - FEAT: LEGOHEAD + SKWID + NEOCORTEX + MORE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $16.67. • 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. • MOON PALACE - FEAT: LUIS CL + RAMBL + POCOSMOS + MORE 24 Moons, Northcote. 10:00pm. $10.00. • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • 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 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. • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • TRIBUTE TO R.KELLY - FEAT: DJ SALVY Pulp Club, Melbourne. 9:30pm.
SUNDAY 5 JUN
• ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. • BEAUT #5 - FEAT: BARON CASTLE + SALVADOR DARLING + LUKE AGIUS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • 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 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. • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: WEISS + BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. • ROOFTOP SUNDAYS - FEAT: KHANH + KEN WALKER + JESUS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm.
electronic - urban - club life
• THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS BETRAYAL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
MONDAY 6 JUN
• 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.
TUESDAY 7 JUN
• CARRIAGE 252 - FEAT: SKOMES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • MAKE IT UP CLUB - FEAT: GRANPA ABELA + JIM DENLEY + CAROLYN CONNORS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • OASIS TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • see you next tuesday Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
WEDNESDAY 1 JUN
• MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: CONDENSED MILK + GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + SKOMES Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
THURSDAY 2 JUN
• HIP HOP KARAOKE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
FRIDAY 3 JUN
• #WORKWORKWORK (RIHANNA TRIBUTE PARTY) - FEAT: SOFIE ROZE + TALI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • ANTHONY YOUNG & THE NEXT MAN DEAD + MELWONDER + CAS + DJ SOLECTO Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. • BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY - FEAT: DJ RCEE + KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CITIZEN KAY + GENESIS + OWUSU DEX Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $20.00. • FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: SONIC VIBES + BOOTY QUEST Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. • UPFRONT FRIDAYS - FEAT: SAMMY SCISSORS + MC STRATEGY + JUS JAYCE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10.00.
SATURDAY 4 JUN
• BIG DANCING - FEAT: PAIGEPLAY + LARRIE + MANIC PIXIE + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • BOOTLEG RASCAL Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $15.00. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • RE-UP - FEAT: DJ LEROY GTB$Y + SPIN JONG ILL + STEPHELLES + TRANTER X STEEZY + SOFIE ROZE The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $10.00. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. • TRICK DOG SYNDICATE Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
SUNDAY 5 JUN
• DRAKFEST - FEAT: PAIGEPLAY + SONIC VIBES + LARRIE + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • MOMENTUM (FOREIGN BROTHERS) - FEAT: MOMENTUM: FOREIGN BROTHERS + THE CORE-TET Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
TUESDAY 7 JUN
• RAMBUTAN JAM BAND + BRICK ‘N’ MORTAR + STOKA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
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Trophy Eyes turned three in March, and it’s been a busy three-year period for the Newcastle five-piece. After releasing their debut LP in November 2014 (Mend, Move On, Hopeless Records), last year they jumped on Warped Tour in the USA, toured UK and Europe with Anti-Flag and hit Eastern Europe on their own. The hard punk quintet started this year by playing the Unify Gathering and they’ll soon hit up the Avenue Records launch party – an all ages event in Essendon that also features Storm the Sky and Luca Brasi.
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No doubt you’re across the concept of a diss track – a song that explicitly aims to take a specific person or group down a notch through its lyrics. On The Dream is Over, the second studio album from Canadian indie-punks Pup, the opening number is entitled If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will – and it’s a diss track against every other person in the band. It offers up such ripping lines as “It makes me ill seeing your face every morning”, and perhaps most devastatingly, “I can’t wait for your funeral”. It’s mean, angry and pissed-off – but, in a twist even M. Night Shyamalan wouldn’t see coming, all of the band members love it. “Jamming that song out in our rehearsal space would have to be one of the most fun times that we’ve ever had as a band,” says singer and guitarist Stefan Babcock, who’s responsible for penning the song’s scathing lyrics. “They all thought it was hilarious and loved it immediately. To me, that song is lyrically a representation of all of us. When you’re in such close quarters to one another for such an extensive period of time, the little things tend to drive you mad. I knew that, when I was writing those lyrics, every single person in the band had felt that way about every other person in the band at least once. The fact we could all get together on a song like that and make this goofy, fun, cathartic song... that was all part of us strengthening our friendship. We realised we didn’t have to bottle everything up anymore. We could just talk about it – we could even sing about it.” The Dream is Over – named after a verbatim quote from Babcock’s doctor after warning him about touring with a damaged throat – arrives a couple of years on from Pup’s selftitled debut LP. In the intervening years, Pup – Babcock, guitarist Steve Sladkowski, bassist Nestor Chumak and drummer Zack Mykula – spent a solid portion of time touring across the world, from empty bars to soldout crowds in their hometown of Toronto. A lot of it was documented in the music video for, Dark Days, the final single from Pup, which was released in the middle of last year. “I’d like to think we’re as honest as we can be about the whole thing,” says Babcock. “It’s impossible to understand what touring is like until you’ve actually done it – and even
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when you have, it’s impossible to comprehend what it’s like to do it for ten straight months the way that we did. Usually, it’s in bursts of a couple of months with breaks in between. For us, we just didn’t stop. Touring is a theme that permeates a lot of the new songs – they’re the backdrop to pretty much everything that we’ve all gone through since the last record came out. I’m hoping that people that listen to this record don’t feel alienated by that, but at the same time I hope it gives people a glimpse into what that life is like. It’s not like a Kings of Leon video or anything like that.” Indeed, a lot of grievances are aired during The Dream is Over’s 30-minute runtime, and no one is safe. It’s the sound of Pup staring down the proverbial barrel and defiantly screaming in its face. There’s no bullshit, no flowery metaphor or coded speak. “I’ve found that being genuine and honest is really important,” he says. “I think it’s missing from a lot of music. The point of writing music, at the end of the day, should be to put yourself out there. That’s the way that I see it, anyway. That’s something that I’ve learned from a lot of bands that we’ve toured with – The Smith Street Band being one of them. You’re not making shit up. You’re talking about things that you know. That’s what people are drawn to. I tried to approach this album like that by being honest with myself and not holding back.” The Dream Is Over by PUP is out now via SideOneDummy / Cooking Vinyl Australia. See them at the Reverence Hotel on Thursday October 6.
“I don’t think anybody expects to tick those things off your list,” says frontman John Floreani. “Things like Warped Tour was a big deal for me, and we did the UK and Europe twice. I couldn’t really believe we got there, to be honest. I remember when we just started out, there was this tiny little venue in Newcastle called The Loft and I was like, ‘Goddamn I want to play The Loft.’ And now I’ve played Warped Tour, so it’s fuckin’ crazy.” It wouldn’t have been practical to anticipate making it this far three years ago, but as Trophy Eyes have achieved more, their ambitions have shifted to reflect where they’re at, and what they want to happen next. “We want to play Slam Dunk and some big festivals in Europe like Impericon or something like that,” says Floreani. “We want to tick those off. Asia would be cool. We still haven’t gone to New Zealand – we haven’t even gone to Tasmania yet. I’d like to go to Tasmania. The goals just keep getting bigger as you tick those ones off. There’s always something else to do. I’d say we’ll be busy for a while.” The band’s committed work ethic counts for a lot, but luck has also played a part in securing such gainful opportunities. Their
first big break outside of Newcastle came when they supported Welsh pop punks Neck Deep on their 2014 Australian tour. From there, their stone’s gathered no moss. “There is a certain element of hard work and a lot of luck,” Floreani says. “The tour with Neck Deep kicked it off, because Hopeless picked us up after that. That was all luck as well – right time, right place, right sound. “Our producer and good friend Shane Edwards told us, ‘It doesn’t matter how much hard work you do, you need a good song.’ Bands that drive to different cities or states with backline to play a show, that is hard work and you do deserve to have some kind of reward or benefit. But at the end of
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It seems like every other year that Fear Factory visit our shores, and they’re back again this month off the back of last year’s Genexus LP. The industrial metal outfit’s last headline tour saw them playing 1995’s Demanufacture album in full, but this time they’re letting fans have a say over what songs they perform. An online voting system allows Fear Factory enthusiasts to vote for their three favourite songs, contributing to a choose-your-own-adventure style setlist. Though, to prevent being handed a list of songs they haven’t rehearsed, the band are sticking with a core selection from their nine album catalogue. “[Fans are] picking the top songs that they want to hear. It’s not really the setlist. It’s songs they want to add to the setlist,” says frontman Burton C. Bell. “Pretty much everything they want to hear we already play, but there’s three or four songs that we haven’t played in a while that we’re going to add to it.” Demanufacture will still be represented, as will Genexus. “We have three songs from Genexus,” Bell says. “There’ll be songs pretty much from every album – except Transgression.” Released in 2005, Transgression is an outlier in the Fear Factory catalogue. It was one of two albums made during guitarist Dino W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
Cazares’ seven-year absence from the band, and the title reflects Bell’s creative ambitions for the record. “It’s a transgression against Fear Factory. So what’s a transgression? Go against what you normally do,” he says. “It’s a rock album, and our fans just didn’t get it. But a lot of people do like that record. A lot of people had never heard Fear Factory and they heard that record and they liked it. It’s a rock record, and we were trying different things. So it’s a transgression against Fear Factory – against the normal sound that our fans are accustomed to.” The lineup of Fear Factory has changed numerous times over the years, with Bell
the day you just need a good song.” Trophy Eyes’ home city of Newcastle has maintained a solid underbelly of aggressive, anguished rock and punk music for several years. When they were starting out, cultivating their aspirations to play in a band of this nature, there were a number of local acts whose example they respected. “There was a band called Rivalries, which were a really heavy, kind of djenty band. They had a really solid following. We played our very first show in my lounge room and they came. I think they were friends with our drummer, Cal. I remember seeing them and being like, ‘I want to be like them.’ Other bands like Civil War – I saw them before we really played any shows and they were awesome. The Newcastle scene was going really well then. Lots of people coming out to shows. Safe Hands, they were killing it. That feels like a-whole-nother life ago now, when we were starting out.” Enduring an entire Warped Tour is enough to make anything that happened previously seem like the distant past. “You don’t really realise when you’re there, but you’re doing 14 hour days in the sun and you start early, handing out your times and CDs in the line, trying to sell CDs, and you do it at the end of the day as well. But you do 40 minutes of your actual job. You crave that all day, because that’s all you’ve got.” TROPHY EYES are playing at the Avenue Records launch at Ukrainian Hall, Essendon on Saturday June 18 with Luca Brasi, Storm the Sky and more. They’re also joining The Amity Affliction at 170 Russell on Wednesday August 31 and Friday September 2.
the only member to appear on each album. For him, every record has creative value – all of the various experiments with genre and production have expanded their arsenal and given them something to respond to when moving forward. “Each album is a time capsule of what I was feeling or what I was thinking or what we were going through,” Bell says. “Every album represents a certain time period of our career, of our lives.” Genexus came out last August, and it’s the third album made since Cazares returned to the band. Fear Factory have been around for over 20 years, making nine records overall. For Bell, there’s one primary element that drives the creation of new material. “Survival. You’ve got to keep producing albums, you’ve got to keep touring. In a world culture that has developed into even faster than Depeche Mode – you know Depeche Mode’s Fast Fashion. Everything is much quicker. Everyone’s attention is shortened. So you have to keep on going out there so that people don’t forget, because they will. Fear Factory’s always done records every three years. “We wish to continue being musicians and to continue doing that you’ve just got to keep working. So we put out an album and then you tour for two years and then you go and write and record a new one.” With the exception of Transgression, the band have approached each record with the intention to make the perfect Fear Factory album – something that demonstrates all of their strengths at once. This was especially the case with Genexus. “This is a record that we actually researched ourselves and had to relearn what was the best part to Fear Factory. What do the fans like? What are the songs that go off live? [The plan was to] basically become reacquainted with ourselves and go from there. Writing this record was a long process. It took a while, but I think we did it right. A lot of fans love this record.” FEAR FACTORY are playing at the Prince Bandroom on Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5. Genexus is available now via Nuclear Blast. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 21
LABEL OF LOVE OVERVIEW BY TOM PARKER
We are blessed to live in a nation with some of the world’s most diligent and respected independent record labels. Music’s being played, produced and recorded all over Australia every day, and many of the labels that make it possible operate discretely and without little fuss. They don’t always get the recognition they deserve but the Label of Love series is setting out to change that. Over four weeks in June and July, nine of the country’s most industrious independent labels will host showcases at the Shadow Electric Bandroom. We’ve put together this run down to fill you in on all of the events.
AARGHT & COOL DEATH RECORDS Aarght Records began in 2007 and have supported some of Melbourne’s most successful underground garage and punk outfits including Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring and The UV Race. They’re teaming up with rising punk label Cool Death Records to kick off the month long Label of Love party with one hell of an opening night showcase. Sydney cyber rockers Orion will be joined by Melbourne acts Power, Nun, Ausmuteants, Whipper, Terry and Tommy T & The Classical Mishaps. Saturday June 4.
REMOTE CONTROL RECORDS The 2016 Label of Love series coincides with Remote Control’s 15th birthday and what better way to commemorate one of Australia’s most revered independent labels. As you’d expect, they’ll be unleashing some of Australia’s most exciting music outfits for this event. The lineup’s an absolute doozy, led by a special performance from Melbourne’s Lost Animal as well as Teeth & Tongue, Dorsal Fins, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Leah Senior and Jim Lawrie. There are also four unnamed special guests set to appear and a host of DJs spinning tunes in between. Sunday June 12.
FARMER & THE OWL RECORDS Wollongong label Farmer & The Owl work tirelessly with artists in and around the Wollongong area. Ben Tillman, Jeb Taylor and Adam Smith are the guys responsible for the label’s existence and success. They’ve not only established one of Australia’s most exciting indie record companies, but in 2013 they launched their very own boutique music festival under the same name. Sydney songwriter Bec Sandridge will be joined by The Pinheads and Tees for the Farmer & The Owl celebration, with more to be announced. Sunday June 19.
BEDROOM SUCK RECORDS The label that brought you Boomgates, Blank Realm, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, Bitch Prefect and Peak Twins is now coming up to seven years of existence. Bedroom Suck Records started when Brisbane-raised drummer Joe Alexander wanted to release a tape for his former band Chanbara, and it’s since become one of the most trusted names in Australian music. Alexander’s band Terrible Truths will be teaming up with long time friends Totally Mild as well as Lower Plenty, Childsaint and Pillow Pro for the Label of Love show. Friday June 24.
DEAF AMBITIONS & SPUNK RECORDS Deaf Ambitions started out as a music blog, and now it supports some of Melbourne’s brightest shoegaze and jangle pop acts. They’ll be celebrating alongside internationally renowned Melbourne label Spunk Records (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Spoon). The Ocean Party and Machine Translations will be performing at the showcase alongside Way Dynamic, Emma Russack, Zone Out and more. Saturday June 25.
UNTZZ RECORDS Alongside the labels in underground rock and pop are equally diligent electronic record companies such as UNTZZ. A five-year-long weekly residency at Adelaide’s famous Sugar Nightclub drove a handful of DJs to create a platform to help them press their own music to vinyl, and that’s where UNTZZ was born. We can expect special duo performances from Mic Mills and Furious Frank (live) and Freddie Norwood and Arthur Miles (live), while Babicka (live) and some other special guests are set to take you on an exhilarating ride. Sunday June 26.
TEMPORAL CAST RECORDS Temporal Cast Records was an impulse creation bringing together some disparate dance-music talent emerging from the Melbourne underground. Now many of its members are within the city’s top electronic tier. Label of Love’s last hurrah will feature performances from three Temporal Cast mainstays: Cale Sexton, Kangaroo Skull and Jamal Amir. X Axis will also be there to spin his favourite tracks alongside the label’s newest addition, Chiara Kickdrum. Sunday July 3.
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Toronto’s Pup have announced a run of dates in support of their new album The Dream Is Over. With the release of their 2014 self-titled debut the band exploded in punk circles, with strong radio support and crossover success. Having overcome vocal troubles from constant touring, the band are currently at the top of their game. Get down to this one folks. Pup will play The Reverence Hotel on Saturday August 6. To celebrate their third anniversary, Whisk and Key Records have announced a party show at The Old Bar on Saturday July 2. Featuring games, stalls and bands, the lineup includes a reunited Strathmore, Del Lago, Suburban And Coke, Trash Bears, New Low, The Suicide Tuesdays, Tiger Can Smile, Hyder Seek, Heath Anthony, Jay Wars and DJ Luke Seymour. The label is also releasing a four way split LP to coincide with the party, featuring tracks from Del Lago, Suburban and Coke, New Low and Trash Bears In an announcement video featuring Henry
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SKANKCHASER ARE BACK
It’s been 13 years, but now Melbourne’s cheeky nu-metalers Skankchaser are finally back. Announcing their presence with a brand new song Beat Em On The Scoreboard, the song was produced by former Closure In Moscow drummer Beau McKee, who METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL also plays drums on the track. Beat Em On The Scoreboard brings a healthy dose of old GOOD SHIT school influences from the late ‘90s and with PETER HODGSON early 2000s, such as Limp Bizkit, Korn crunchcolumn@gmail.com and P.O.D. You can download the track at triplejunearthed.com.au/artist/skankchaser
DEBUT ALBUM FROM GRUNGE SUPERGROUP HATER REISSUED
Back in the ‘90s, Soundgarden’s Ben Shepherd returned to his garage rock roots and assembled a group of musicians that became Hater. Shepherd played guitar alongside Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain, Devilhead vocalist Brian Wood and fellow Devilhead bassist John Waterman. Their self-titled debut album was released on A&M Records in September 1993. It’s now being reissued on CD and will be available for the first time on digital and vinyl via UMe on Friday July 15.
REVULSED AT THE BENDIGO
Revulsed is a four-piece brutal death band in the style of Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse with some new-school slams thrown in for good measure. The debut album Infernal Atrocity is out on Permeated Records. The debut features the vocals of Konni Lurhring of fellow brutal deathsters Defeated Sanity and Despondency. Drums are handled by Jayson Sherlock who has been in the local scene for 25+ years, starting with Mortification back in the early-‘90s. Come out to The Bendigo Hotel on Saturday June 4 and get your head crushed by Brutonomy, Seminal Enbalmment and Iconic Vivisect as well as Revulsed.
Rollins, veteran ear-blasters Dinosaur Jr have announced a new LP entitled Give Us a Glimpse of What You’re Not. With a scheduled release date of Friday August 5, the record will follow up 2012’s I Bet On Sky.
Biscuits, Youth of Today, Quickand, Rival Schools). Iero and Schreifels will play the Corner Hotel on Tuesday October 11 and Arrow on Swanston on Wednesday October 12.
Long running Swedish hardcore punks Raised Fist have announced a national tour this December. Supporting their recently released sixth album From The North, the band will play Max Watt’s on Saturday December 3.
Long-running theatrical shock-rockers Gwar have announced the release of a new album, their first since the death of founding member Dave Brockie AKA Oderus Urungus. Although details were limited, the announcement was made on their new YouTube series Pusty’s Mailbag.
Los Angeles hard rockers L7 have announced an additional Melbourne show on their upcoming tour. After selling out of 170 Russell on Tuesday October 11, the band will also play the same venue on Wednesday October 12. Former My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has announced a national tour this October. Performing as Frnkiero and the Patience, Iero will be joined by New York legend Walter Schreifels (Gorilla
NEW WHITECHAPEL THIS MONTH
On Friday June 24, Whitechapel will release their sixth full-length, Mark of the Blade, via Metal Blade Records/Rocket Distribution. Mark of the Blade remains true to the band’s roots while venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically. Guitarist Alex Wade says, “It’s a different sound for us but still heavy and aggressive. As you can see from the title track to this, the dynamic between songs on the album is quite different so we hope the fans enjoy all the new sounds we brought to the table on this record.”
THE RETURN OF MI-SEX
Earlier this year, new wave pioneers MiSex made headlines when they released their first new music together in 25 years. The Extended Play EP was released to critical acclaim across Australia and New Zealand and now Mi-Sex have finished their full-length album, Not From Here. With the enigmatic Steve Balbi on lead vocals and Travis New on guitar, alongside original Mi-Sex members Don Martin, Murray Burns, Paul Dunningham and Colin Bayley, the first taste of the new Mi-Sex is the electro rock anthem, My Sex, Your Sex. The new album will be released later this year but the single is at radio now and will be on sale from Friday June 3.
Folk rock side-project Scorpios, featuring Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut), Jon Snodgrass (Drag the River, Armchair Martian) and Brian Wahlstrom have announced the release of a new full length LP. Although no release date or title has been set, the LP will follow up the band’s 2011 Tour Record, featuring the late Tony Sly.
FEAR FACTORY THIS WEEK
Don’t forget the mighty Fear Factory are here this week. They’re at the Prince Bandroom on Saturday June 4 (with Circles and Eye of the Enemy) and Sunday June 5 (with Circles and Jack The Stripper). Fans have been voting on what songs the band will play via the Destroy All Lines Facebook page.
BREAKFAST WITH KAT O
Kat O from Kill TV is playing at Some Velvet Morning on Wednesday June 1 from 7pm. She will be giving away a couple of copies of her single Vegemite and Tea in a gift box that has Vegemite and tea in it. Free breakfast, folks.
YOUR DESIGNS ON FIST2FACE GEAR
As part of the launch of Fist2face Clothing Co, they’re offering a chance to get your designs and artwork printed on the upcoming spring range of clothing. “Fist2face has been and always will be a tireless supporter of independent music and the heavy/alternative community,” they say. “Now with a fresh enthusiasm and new direction, we want to give all of you an opportunity to get your name and talent out there and work alongside us in an exciting new journey while showcasing your passion.” Check ‘em out at facebook.com/fist2face.
GIGS
THURSDAY JUNE 2
BEING AS AN OCEAN, SAVIOUR, VOID OF VISION, COVES AT MAX WATT’S
FRIDAY JUNE 3
PISSBOLT, JOIN THE AMISH, RUST PROOF, SHITWRECK, CHAINGUN AT THE REVERENCE HOTEL BAD VISION, CAMP COPE, CABLE TIES, THE TROPES AT THE OLD BAR JAKE MARTIN, LUKE SEYMOUR BAND, LEWIS NIXON, LEIGH HAIR, PETE AKHURST AT BAR 303 DEAFHEAVEN, HIGH TENSION, HOPE DRONE AT THE CORNER HOTEL RICK DANGEROUS AND THE SILKIE BANTAMS, HAMMERS AT SOOKI LOUNGE BEING AS AN OCEAN, SAVIOUR, VOID OF VISION, BELLE HAVEN, BETTER HALF AT ARROW ON SWANSTON (AA)
SATURDAY JUNE 4
FOURTEEN NIGHTS AT SEA, DIPLOID, MYSTERY ACT, STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT THE OLD BAR JAKE MARTIN, JAY STEVENS, JOE GUITON, LEIGH HAIR, DAVID GRIMSON AT LAST CHANCE ROCK N ROLL BAR BROKEN, PRIMITIVE BLAST, URGE TO KILL, IMPACT ZONE, SOCIETY’S CHAIN, FROZEN OVER, LIFE DEBT AT THE TOTE RICK DANGEROUS AND THE SILKIE BANTAMS, HAMMERS AT THE CROXTON BANDROOM ZOMBIE MOTORS WRECKING YARD, AETHERIAL, ORDER OF CHAOS, ANCIENT AT THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL
SUNDAY JUNE 5
HARMONY, MICK TURNER, SPINNING ROOMS, CALAMARI GIRLS AT THE TOTE TV HAZE, BIG LEAGUE AT THE OLD BAR
28 DAYS AND AREA-7 PAYIN’ IT FORWARD BY NATALIE ROGERS
When it was announced that 28 Days and Area-7 would be doing a run of dual-headliners up the east coast throughout June and July, Beat grabbed the chance to speak with two founding members of the veteran Aussie bands. As it turns out, it was also a chance for two great mates to catch up on old times. “We enjoyed our glory days around the same time as the 28 Days guys and we did a lot of tours together early in the piece,” says Area-7 frontman John ‘Stevo’ Stevens. “We’ve been mates for a long time, like a lot of Melbourne-based bands. Everybody sort of knows each other.” “We all get along really well,” says 28 Days bass player Damian Gardiner. “At the start of last year when Area-7 were playing at Soundwave, they did a secret show and I was speaking to Stevo then about this tour. So it has been a year and a bit in the making.” “We talked about doing almost like a mini Warped tour sort of thing, where we’d get a few of the bands that did Warped back in the day to come together and play some shows,” Stevo says. “Unfortunately it’s not always possible to do that, so we thought at the very least let’s put two of the bands together and then pick up some local supports for each city. And that’s what we’ve done, and it’s something we’re very excited about.” BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 24
The Roll the Dice tour kicks off at the Corner Hotel on Friday June 10 and it’s sure to be a sell-out. “This is the first time we’ve played in Melbourne in three years, since we did the Upstyledown tour back in 2013,” Gardiner says. “We’ve been dying to put these shows on. We’ve been waiting so long to go on tour with Area-7, because we’ve done tours with Bodyjar, Frenzal Rhomb, and all those kind of bands that are the new vintage. But Area-7 is the only band we haven’t been on the road with in years.” Something setting this tour apart from the rest is that the playing times will vary in each city – literally decided by a roll of the dice. “This tour will be great because we’re not sure who will headlining on each night, hence the name”, Stevo says. “You’ll notice on the promo posters that the names swap around. That was done quite deliberately. We will simply roll the dice on the night and see who goes on first.” Fans will also be treated to a hand-picked support band, unique to their city. “Both bands picked a support,” Stevo says. “[For
Melbourne and Chelsea Heights] we chose The Go Set, and 28 Days chose Postscript.” “They [Postscipt] remind me a lot of us when we started,” Gardiner says. “They take me back to that late-‘90s punk rock era. I’ve seen them a few times and they’re just amazing. We really wanted to support local bands and give them a chance to play in front of a room full of new people. “We always love to support younger bands. Some approach us at shows and we steer them in the right direction. We’ve got age and years of experience, so that’s something we’ve always done and will continue doing, I hope. Frenzal Rhomb gave us a hand up back in the day, so we’ve got to pay it forward.” “I have a lot of love for the up-and-comers,” Stevo says, “and I have a lot of hope that they’ll get to do some of the things that we got to do, because any band that’s playing live and doing it, I absolutely respect.” Despite ruling the live music scene in the late-‘90s and early-‘00s, Stevo and Gardiner both sympathise with aspiring Aussie musicians today. Dwindling B E AT.C O M . A U
numbers of music venues, streaming services, and fierce competition has left cracks in the once thriving industry. “I’m a bit older than most of the guys in the band these days,” Stevo says. “I was around in the ‘80s and I remember that I was in bands that were playing four or five nights a week to full houses right across the state and that just doesn’t happen these days. I think the music scene is really in a sad state at the moment. I hate to ever think it would die.” Regardless of the state of the live music scene, Gardiner says that these show will be all killer, no filler. “We’ve got very cool loyal fans, and we want to keep them happy and give them what they want. We’ve never had a problem with playing our hits. We will definitely play Say What, Kool, Goodbye, Sucker, Rip It Up, and What’s the Deal.” “It’s going to be hits and memories for us too,” Stevo says. “We’re not trying to get a new record deal or anything like that, so it’s just fun for us.” “Yeah, both bands don’t take ourselves too seriously,” Gardiner says. “A lot of people who grew up with our music are married
now with kids, so it’s a good excuse to get out of the house, let your hair down and have a bit of fun – and remember how it used to be back in the early 2000s.” “We never made a lot of money out of the music thing. We sold a lot of records and someone made a lot of money, but it wasn’t us,” Stevo laughs. “But that’s alright. I mean you never join a band to make a lot of money anyway, right? Especially a seven or eight-piece band, that’s for sure. It’s always been a labour of love for us, not to make a pocketful of money.” AREA-7 and 28 DAYS bring the Roll the Dice tour to the Corner Hotel on Friday June 10 and the Chelsea Heights Hotel on Sunday June 12. Support comes from The Go Set and Postscipt.
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It’s no surprise the Melbourne Ska Orchestra have sold out Max Watt’s tonight. It may have been three years between their self-titled debut and the month-old Sierra-Kilo-Alpha, but the band have toured so relentlessly that it makes you wonder how they even had the time to whip up Sierra. One thing’s for certain, however: all that time spent playing shows has ensured that the word on the street is that MSO are a true spectacle. Tonight is not so much a way of celebrating the album; it’s a chance to hear the album in its purist form. Eight-piece roots reggae group Kooyeh instantly garner the attention of the considerable early-bird crowd, resulting in a completely packed out pit by the end of their set. Frontman Isaac Walker creates a laidback rapport with the crowd. The sun-drenched sounds of Soaking Up Rays
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incite a solid session of bliss for every crowd member. The track is definitely the band at their finest. The lush arrangement, consisting of hook-heavy guitars, creamy synths and a sparkling three-piece horn section, was nothing short of excellent. From the conclusion of Kooyeh’s set onwards, the mood turns from nice, hazy excitement to the epitome of exhilaration. The thrilling racy sounds of Lygon Street Meltdown sees the entrance of the 30-oddpiece Orchestra. Nicky Bomba is the ultimate frontman, directing the nonstop antics the entire band deliver across the night. He invites the Ambassador of Malta to have her very own dance to My Girl Lollipop; conducts call-and-repeat games between the brass section and the audience; and in the midst of Third Time Lucky, he leads every horn player on a circuit of the venue as he madly bangs a snare drum tied around his waist. There is never a dull moment. The band members don’t just play their instruments, they treat them as an extension of their person. Trombones are lifted and spun in the air, saxophonists drop to the floor to play on their backs and percussionists run around the stage swapping between the drum kit and djembes.
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ALEX GOW & DAN KELLY THORNBURY THEATRE FRIDAY MAY 27
If Alex Gow and Dan Kelly starred in a sitcom together you’d happily watch it every week. They both have the right mix of sincerity and playfulness to put on a memorable show, and with Kelly and Gow’s Oh Mercy each releasing acclaimed albums last year, a national tour together is certainly well deserved. Starting the night off is Emma Russack, armed with confessional lyrics and a wry sense of humour. For most musicians breaking a guitar string would cause blind panic, but Russack uses this as an opportunity to go a cappella. “This is the song I played at my ex’s wedding shortly after we broke up”, she says before delivering a captivating version of The Wedding Singer. It’s hard not to be totally in awe of Russack after she pulls this off. Gow takes to the stage next to perform the wonderfully emotive Lady Eucalyptus solo. Kelly arrives onstage soon after, joking that he’s been keeping warm inside a dead horse à la Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant. Kicking things off with the brilliant Baby
Bonus, Kelly relays that the song is about being a “hippy girl who’s had a kid to her drug dealer boyfriend”. Gow returns for Kelly’s belter Everything’s Amazing, nailing the harmonies despite admitting that he’s taken a lot of Codral. The two make a series of odd requests for reverb, ranging from wanting to sound more Mary MacKillop (or “Mazza MacKazza” as Gow says), to Paul Keating “after a successful day in the chamber.” The pair go on to cover The Reels’ melancholy classic Prefab Heart, with Gow’s serenading vocal stirring the heartstrings. A keyboard is introduced as the third member of the band, accompanying Gow on Oh Mercy’s Drums. He later returns to the instrument clad in white gloves and sunglasses for Dan Kelly’s Dream. While Gow and Kelly both have the charisma and talent to pull off a solo show, joining forces makes for a show that combines bizarre humour with two impressive catalogues of music. Taking on another musician’s songs is no easy feat,
but Gow and Kelly pull it off effortlessly. LOVED: The golden stage banter. HATED: How cold it was in the venue. DRANK: Red wine which gave me an air of sophistication in the seated venue. BY HOLLY PEREIRA
Sierra-Kilo-Alpha is presented as an exploration of different parts of the world, from the snake-charmer inspired horns of Nothing In The Well (an ode to Australia’s poor treatment of Aboriginal communities) to the enigmatic Indian-exotica of Bombay Detective. Get Smart is, of course, a highlight of the night, having the most outrageously dancey horns I’ve ever heard. Lennox Jordan treats the audience to a dazzling steel pan solo, and Sally Ford swaps from the sax to the flute and sings in Spanish on the tropical extravaganza that is Solitary Island Sway. Melbourne Ska Orchestra have outdone themselves not just in terms of their talent and creativity, but for putting on a world-class ska party.
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LOVED: Everything. HATED: Thinking I could get away with wearing layers. DRANK: Bit of Melbourne, bit of Mercury. BY JESS ZANONI
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NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
MONDAY MAY 23
SATURDAY MAY 28
There are few artists on the planet with a more infamous live show than Chan Marshall – for better or worse. A ticket to a Cat Power show is akin to throwing $70 on a roulette table: sometimes the sheer emotion and desperation of her heartwrenching ballads of life, love and loss shines through in an evocative and angelic manner, other times it (and the tumultuous life she’s endured) gets the better of her as she weeps despondently, babbles nonsense and train-wrecks song after song. Tonight, a performance that was postponed by three months due to health issues, fell somewhere within the middle of this musical Venn diagram. Taking to the stage of the Melbourne Recital Centre in solo mode, with little more than her guitar and piano to accompany, Marshall appeared slightly aghast, almost overwhelmed by the occasion. Over the behemoth, careerspanning set, Marshall ducked and weaved through her back-catalogue, ranging from Old Detroit, Hate, The Greatest and Let Me Go alongside a smattering of covers. But there was an unfaltering uncomfortable atmosphere in the room. Chords were more-than-occasionally missed and lyrics stumbled upon as Marshall jumped from song-to-song with not a second of interval between. It wasn’t until 80 or so minutes in that Marshall properly acknowledged the crowd. After an elongated and illogical rant about a server not understanding her order of a chicken sandwich, she whispered multiple incoherent remarks and banged the two microphones together exclaiming “sloppy sex”. At first it was somewhat endearing; after five-straight minutes it became worrisome. The audience’s initial laughter at the situation dimmed rapidly. A few ballads later and Marshall departed for the night with an awkwardly extended exit, prowling around the stage while strumming her guitar in a discomfited manner. There would be no encore, though not many seemed disappointed. There were rare glimpses into Marshall’s prowess for poignancy throughout the evening, but unfortunately they were few and far between.
After a lengthy intro replete with beat matching mistakes by his DJ, Midas.Gold appears onstage. Things aren’t off to a great start. Gold’s hype man awkwardly dances and mouths lyrics without a mic in hand, while the rapper boasts about his bank balance. Clearly, rapping about having “six zeros” in his account doesn’t resonate when everyone’s in a pub that has a weekly parma special. Thankfully after a pint and a half hour wait, Dex captures the local spirit that Ivan Ooze has capitalised on so well on. Even though he’s only two songs into his set, Dex’s exuberance and self-deprecation mean the crowd cheer rather than boo when he stops the track to explain he’s fucked up and it’s best we move on. Dex’s DJ moves swiftly through dreamy beats and heavy drops, while the main man runs around stage to connect with every face in the front row. Before premiering a new song, Dex warns us that he might forget the lyrics and freestyle instead. It’s a credit to his ability as a performer that he smashes through the song, and it’s only clear he swapped to freestyling when he tells us. Absolute fucking madness hardly begins
to describe the response to Ooze’s set. The main cluster in the middle of the room jump in unison, and people are grooving from side to side. Ooze spits rhymes at a rapid pace, his lyrcis blowing past the crowd like bullets. At one point there’s people on stage willing to do shoey’s, although two of them don’t even have a beer to drink, and Ooze is trying to break up a fight in the front row. The feuding pair split, the beers are drunk and we get right back to partying. Requesting a wave “like Blastoise defeating Charizard”, the strobe is turned on and the floor rattles dangerously as everyone complies. Joints are lit and passed around, all while people clamber on top of each other for the chance to grab the mic from Ooze. A punter up front wearing a Captain America mask turns around and desperately asks, “What the fuck is going on?” The only explanation is that it’s the Ivan Ooze experience, and by the time Hooligans and Fire hit, the crowd are wholly exhausted. Safe to say, intimate settings won’t hold the Ivan Ooze pressure cooker for long. LOVED: Some guy saying he wouldn’t mind if Ooze banged his girlfriend. HATED: Midas.Gold. DRANK: Draught pints. BY JONTY SIMMONS
LOVED: The foresight to bring an umbrella. HATED: Leaving my umbrella in the holder at Script bar next door, which was closed after the performance. DRANK: Not in this venue, chump. BY TYSON WRAY W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
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Classic Connection (The Lost and Lonesome Recording Co./Osborne Again)
There’s something not quite right about Classic Connection. That’s not meant to be a criticism ± in fact, the album’s delicate derangement is its great strength. It’s both endearing and gross, like a wide-eyed toddler covering themselves in handfuls of mud. It’s all form versus function, ego versus id, surface versus subtext. There’s always two things happening at the same time. A song like When I Say Jimpy marries a flat, neutered delivery with the most polished chord progressions this side of Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days. It’s at once pop and pop’s very opposite: the record Taylor Swift might make after spending four years dropping acid in the desert. Sure, the very nature of the thing means it’s a thrilling, manic mess ± but who cares? When did we start
confusing predictability with integrity? Scooter Pants is like an episode of Playschool hosted by Stephen Malkmus, and Get Away is a lurching, sparkle-soaked fever dream. Not one song sounds like the one that preceded it. Classic Connection doesn’t end so much as it advances onto the next plane. One minute it’s here and the next it’s gone, reeking of absinthe and staggering towards heaven. BY JOSEPH EARP
SINGLE REVIEWS WITH SImONE UBALDI WILD BEASTS Get My Bang (Domino Records) Hayden Thorpe gets well sexy on the lead single from Boy King, jazz dancing in a smoke filled alleyway with a flippy-haired blonde and singing in no uncertain terms about getting his bang. I’m no Wild Beasts fan, but this feels like the moment when Kings of Leon’s junk caught on fire and their music turned to absolute shit. Indistinguishable from Maroon 5. TODD TERJE & THE OLSENS Firecracker (Soul Jazz Records) For what its worth, Firecracker is a re-rendering of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Quiet Village. Imagine a roller-skating chorus in gold spandex shorts, swirling in Busby Berkeley formations and wiggling their arses while a little Chinese man stands at their centre atop a giant mirror ball, working the decks. Glorious, ridiculous, bit racial.
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HOW SICK IS MUSIC? HEAPS WICKED
1. Wdubi feat Nasty Mars & Marcus BARO 2. First Light DUSTIN TEBBUTT 3. Folding Hills feat Xavier Dunn FORD 4. Space Camp NEIGHBOUR 5. Desert feat Guy Sebastian PACES 6. Reunion APOTHEK 7. Couldn’t Believe BROODS 8. Safe Inside feat Passion Pit CLASSIXX 9. Miles Apart LISS 10. Drained ft Jen Turner PACIFIC HEIGHTS
AIR TOP TEN SINGLES 1. Say It FLUME FEAT. TOVE LO 2. Cheap Thrills SIA 3. Never Be Like You FLUME FEAT. KAI 4. Fall Together THE TEMPER TRAP 5. Wanting GORDI 6. Alive SIA 7. Chandelier SIA 8. Hoops THE RUBENS 9. Fire And The Flood VANCE JOY 10. Elastic Heart SIA
BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS OF EVOLUTION 1. Evolution KORN 2. Evolution CAT POWER 3. Do The Evolution PEARL JAM 4. Evolve Or Be Extinct WILEY 5. Evolve PHAROAHE MONCH 6. Highly Evolved THE VINES 7. Evolution (Versao Portuense) THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA 8. Evolve And Absorb THE MURLOCS 9. Evolving Doors CHILLY GONZALES 10. Revolution DR JOHN
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Australia has an abundance of alternative rock acts, and many of them are world class. We don’t, however, have many alt-rock acts that are serious funky, but that’s exactly what Brisbane four-piece Osaka Punch bring to the table. These boys bring funk and groove in massive doses, which make Voodoo Love Machine a hugely fun, danceable rock album. But that’s not all they do. The album is a real adventure, travelling in all manner of weird and wonderful directions. Underlying it all is a sense of cheekiness that keeps a smile on your face across the album’s 46 minute running time. The album is an idiosyncratic and highly entertaining combination of all of these seemingly disparate elements, but Osaka Punch tie it together into a cohesive whole. It probably shouldn’t work, but it does. Osaka Punch adds yet more colour and diversity to the vast and wondrous patchwork quilt that is Australian alternative rock. By RoD WHiTFieLD
It’s hard to believe, but UK progressive metalcore act Architects have been around for a decade. During that time they’ve been ridiculously prolific: this is their seventh full-length album, no less. It’s not a case of quantity over quality, either. These guys deliver an album every one-to-two years, and they always hit the mark. All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is no exception ± it ’s a seriously intense ride. The metalcore scene is heavily overcrowded. To stand out from the cookiecutter pack, it helps to inject a little progressiveness into the sound, and that’s exactly what Architects do. They mix up their arrangements to avoid clichés and formulas, throw in some odd time signatures here and there and include some subtle electronic atmospherics to ensure dynamic variation. They also infuse a punk aesthetic into their sound, which gives them another point of difference. It’s just as intense lyrically as it is musically, covering dark themes such as death, religion, alienation and the shitty state that the world is in right now. The only detractor is the vocals. While effective in their own right, you’d prefer frontman Sam Carter to utilise more variation in his delivery ± the almost relentless howls become somewhat monotonous after a while. Overall, however, this is another highly satisfying release from these Brits.
THE dREAM IS OVER (SideOneDummy/Cooking Vinyl)
As if to dispel the stereotype that Canadians are the nicest people around, Pup’s Stefan Babcock spends the opening minutes of his band’s second album seething about how he “doesn’t wish you were dead,” he wishes “you were never born at all.” It doesn’t get much more pleasant from there. The Dream is Over is a half-hour of channelled anger, purposeful and direct in nature. Old Wounds and DVP are hardcore punk throwbacks with gnashing teeth and snarling guitar feedback, while tracks like Sleep in the Heat and the remarkably-titled My Life is Over and I Couldn’t Be Happier get their hooks in early and refuse to let up, even in their relatively-brief runtime. Two years on from their fist-swinging, power chord filled debut, Pup are less a different beast and more a better-trained one. They have refined both their bark and their bite, letting the music reflect everything that’s gone down between then and now. Babcock and co. might sound pissed off and exhausted throughout The Dream is Over, but that’s entirely the point. They’ve come out the other end of it better people ± a nd a better band. By DaviD James young
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MONOLITH OF PHOBOS (ATO / PIAS)
Listening to the Melvins always conjures up vivid images of a lost world: sitting around in a suburban share house, the interior décor a collage of Kiss albums, Led Zeppelin posters, a shabby brown couch, a few empty beer bottles and the feral stench of spilt bong water. But that’s why the Melvins ± now 33-years-old and as irreverent as ever ± are so goddam consistent. It’s there as soon as the Melvins’ new album, Basses Loaded lumbers into action with the sludgy stoner rock of The Decay of Living, all adolescent lethargy and heavy rock attitude. It’s there on the Bumcrack USA ‘70s stadium rock of Choco Plumbing; while Beer Hippie is a grinding cut down of hippie philosophy, washed down with a killer Sabbath riff. On I Want to Tell You, the Melvins get all proto-glam rock on us. On Captain Come Down we’re back in the parents’ bedroom, drooling over Metallica and sniggering at old Mad magazines. Hideous Woman swaggers like a high school kid bathing in the excitement of hormonal development; Shaving Cream is just plain fucking stupid, a disgusting take on The Goon Show. Planet Distructo is Dark Side of the Moon via Tommy-era Who, and War Pussy should be a razor sharp rhetorical destruction of the US military-industrial complex, but it’s probably just a murderous stoner rock riff searching for a political cause. Maybe I Am Amused jumps back to the Melvins’ amusing vaudeville and laughs at anyone who gives a shit; Phyllis Dillard couldn’t give a shit and neither should you. And that’s the thing about the Melvins ± it’s always what you want it to be, whatever it’s trying to be. Go figure that out. By PaTRiCk emeRy
Let’s be blunt: Sean Lennon and Les Claypool can effectively do whatever the hell they want. The idea of them fusing their creative juices is a gleeful prospect, and they’ve definitely delivered with this surprisingly lively nod to old school psychedelia. Monolith Of Phobos bounds along like a harder-edged Magical Mystery Tour, where adventurous whimsy meets satirical rhetoric in a spooky carnival setting. With Lennon’s sweet despondency and Claypool’s bouncy debauchery, both men are vessels of beautiful madness, and they it in take turns driving the album’s direction. The record’s chock-full of glorious nonsense dealing with impossible realities and twisted dreams. Mr. Wright definitely falls on the Primus end of the scale; in this funk-laced strut about a filthy pervert, Claypool weaves in the explosive bass riffs and quirkily sinister characters he’s renowned for. Conversely, the Lennon-focused Boomerang Baby is a look into the dystopian world of a woman obsessed with her phone at the expense of emotional connection. Monolith Of Phobos is very much a product of now - this is psychedelic rock that isn’t afraid to evolve and adapt. Both Claypool and Lennon understand that we have been mutated by our self-constructed technological habitat. The music reflects this, and experiments accordingly. Ohmerica is a sinister comment on the corporate and political evils that plague modern society, made all the more uneasy by Lennon’s soothing voice. Captain Lariat is a delightfully wicked number about a sub-par captain and “dentist on the side” who takes nitrous oxide to experience fantastical journeys (“Have you seen Captain Lariat as he saunters ‘round the room? / Chasing spiders with a broom / Fending off impending doom”). Monolith Of Phobos is like a delicious dessert: if you’re completely new to these two personalities, then you’ll be doing yourself a disservice by starting here. But if you’re an adventurous soul or a faithful follower of either, you’re in for a treat.
It’s taken four years and a major lifestyle change, but for lovers of all things lighthearted, Ladyhawke’s Wild Things is worth the wait. Refraining from delving into darkness, singer/songwriter Pip Brown has created a sweet, sun-kissed record. Love Song is an upbeat anthem with super-soaked synths and infectious lyrics: “You’ve opened my eyes to the oldest tale of time / This is what a love song sounds like”. Led by a feel-good, funky drumbeat, The River is a satisfying sing-along with many repeated na na nas. The title-track’s minute-long intro allows the twinkly synths and reverberating vocals to softly seep in. Wild Things feels at once like a fresh start and a continuation of Ladyhawke’s 2008 debut. Full of hope and evoking the listener’s participation, it’s a beautiful addition to the Kiwi songwriter’s catalogue. Chills, Sweet Fascination and Golden Girl are all romance-based, and they’re set in a blissfully optimistic land of love. Matched by incessantly fun percussion and video-game synth sounds, they’re all-round enjoyable tunes. Hillside Avenue is a bouncing tribute to putting the past behind you. Lines like “I had a hard time waking up and the water was closing in” and “I always have to tell myself, you know you have to pull it together” depict Brown’s story of self-actualisation. Closing with Dangerous, Wild Things is the most well rounded Ladyhawke release to date, which sees Brown in an authentic and charmingly-colourful state of mind. By PHoeBe RoBeRTson
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Q&A
GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 1 JUN
CITIZEN KAY So then, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Basically anything with elements of soul and/or funk. Vocally I’ve gotten comments and links to Kanye or recently Kendrick, but that’s probably because they’re my biggest influences as artists. What do you love about making music? For me music is a therapy, an expression. It’s how I get out every thought and emotion I have. What do you hate about the music industry? The misunderstanding of what an artist is there for. Yes, we entertain, but ultimately music should be a personal thing. Like I mentioned, an expression. One of the worst things I think an artist can go through is being creatively boxed in. Falling to expectations of what we think other people, the industry, our supporters want from us, rather than simply enjoying what we love. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Bob Marley. I think Bob would be able to give some pretty damn good advice on the approach to making music. Also, he’s not dead, but Quincy Jones. I shouldn’t even have to explain why. What can a punter expect from your live show? They need to practise and prepare their very best d-floor moves. That is all. The rest will be discovered at the show. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? I’ve got my debut album, With The People, to hand over to lovely people who may not have the album already. See CITIZEN KAY on Friday June 3, with Dex and Genesis Owusu, at the Workers Club.
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HEAR MY EYES
H OWLE R Hear My Eyes is getting into the laidback winter vibes by providing a series of chilled out short film and live music events. Each night includes two or more acts that will perform an original score to a short film, then play a full set of their music. Wednesday June 1 features La’Brooy and Alex Albrecht, modernising classic jazz to the short film Waves ‘98. Second act Miris is a project by brothers Monty and Casey Hartnett, performing to the short film Sea of Vapors. Warm yourself by the audiovisual fire and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Tickets are $13, doors at 8pm.
AN EVEN SUN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.
WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: GRETTA ZILLER + JENNA ROSE BRUCE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
THURSDAY 2 JUN
REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER (SING-A-LONG) Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $18.00.
RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
SCHOOL DAMAGE + CAROLINE NO + JUNIOR FICTION + GENUINE PENGUINS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. WOODY PITNEY + ROYAL EAST Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00.
8:00pm. $10.00.
KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm.
$95.00.
8:00pm. $5.00.
6:00pm.
DADA ONO + DIRTY SOUL + THE NAYSAYERS Evelyn
$95.00.
SKRONKADOODLEDOO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. THE HOUNDLINGS Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North.
BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The
Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
4:00pm.
8:00pm. $7.00.
FRANK SOCIETY + TETRAHEDRA + GODS Toff In Town,
8:00pm.
Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $45.00.
OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. PERFECT WHIP + DEADBEAT CLUB + PRIMM Bar Open,
TH E OL D B A R Chapter Music’s darling Laura Jean is working on some new songs for the entire month of June down at The Old Bar, accompanied by some good friends. Wednesday June 1 marks the first out of five weeks you can catch Jean and her slow jam pop tunes. Tonight she’s joined by smackwave pioneer Spike Fuck. It’s $10 entry with doors at 8pm.
8:00pm. $12.00.
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.
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER + AIR MAX © 97 + WATERHOUSE OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.
LAURA JEAN
MIKE NOGA BAND Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.
JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. GIRLS ON KEY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. IAN COLLARD + JODIE MORAN + LEIGH SLOGGETT Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
LUCIE THORNE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
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MOONLAP
THE WORKER’S CLUB Moonlap are ready to take it up a notch. With a bigger and better setup featuring more synths and aesthetics than ever before, their upcoming gig at The Worker’s Club will feature some sneaky surprises guaranteed to please the masses. Check out their mash-up of electronic, roots and dance on Thursday June 2. Doors 8pm, $10 entry.
ACTS REVELATIONS + JP SHILO + TALL SHORES + NILS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00.
GIG GUIDE MASTERS OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
WHO LE LOT TA LOVE Masters Of The Flying Guillotine are prepping to deliver their big stoner riffs this Thursday June 2 at Whole Lotta Love. Formed in the early ‘90s in a dingy garage, the five-piece know how to put on a corker of a show. Joining them will be Splatterpuss and punkrockers Rogues. Free entry, music from 8pm.
BEING AS AN OCEAN + SAVIOUR + VOID OF VISION Max Watt's, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $35.00.
BEN WRIGHT SMITH Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. BEN WRIGHT SMITH + COUSIN TONY'S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. BLUE MOON + GREAT PLACES + MONIQUE ARAUJO Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
BOX CRUNCH + BRAD POT + HOSPITAL Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
CLASSIC ALBUM CLUB (COVERS AC/DC) Eddie's
Bandroom, 7:30pm.
COLD HANDS WARM HEART + SAINT HILL + GERYON Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
FORMER ANGELS + KOPIOS + SHOPPING TROLLEY FIST FIGHT + GUILLOTYNE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.
LABJACD
TH E B.E A ST Festival favourites and monster nine-piece outfit LABJACD are currently working on their fourth studio recording. In the meantime, you can suss some of their new material when they take over the B.East on Thursday June 2. The new LABJACD sound has evolved with the influence of new members from The Red Eyes, San Lazaro and The Twelve Tone Diamonds. Get on down and check it out at 9.30pm.
LAST DINOSAURS + FOREIGN NATIONAL + ALEX LAHEY
PALACE OF THE KING
T H E B R U NS WI C K H OT E L Palace Of The King think rock’n’roll is far from dead. On Thursday June 2, they’re playing a free gig at The Brunswick Hotel to prove it. Palace Of The King will be serving up their usual bluesy swagger and riff-heavy psychedelia, alongside fellow rockers Rusty Brown and She Creatures of Hollywood. Doors are at 8pm.
SUNSET DREAMS + CONVERSATIONALISTS + LOCAL SUN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00.
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $29.95.
THE CHANTOOZIES + GRIM FAWKNER Corner Hotel,
Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
THE SEQUELS Workers Club (geelong), Geelong.
MANTIS & THE PRAYER + SIYÕR + TRIUMPH OVER LOGIC MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 5:30pm.
NEAR MYTH + JEFFERS LIMIT + BRAILLE FACE
Richmond. 8:00pm. $30.00.
8:00pm. $9.20.
THE SIGN + THE LAST HOTEL + NICK LARKINS& THE BONES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. CAULFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Melbourne Recital
$10.00.
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00.
$95.00.
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
ESPERANZA SPALDING Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
$95.00.
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $11.25.
BLUE MOON
CENTRE PLACE
FORRO DE QUINTA Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. JAZZCATS Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.
KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm.
THE EVELYN Blue Moon is a new concept night coming to The Evelyn Hotel, bringing together live music, art and fashion. For their first event on Thursday June 2, they have market stalls by Highrack, Good Stuff Co. and Digable Goods. While you shop you can also drop to the smooth sounds of Great Places, Monique Araujo and the disco delights of DJ Rach Mac. Entry only sets you back $5, doors are at 8.30pm.
FRIDAY JUNE 3
PALE TRIP TWENTY SEVEN WINTERS 7PM, $8
SATURDAY JUNE 4
SHARROW + GEO + CENTRE PLACE Bendigo Hotel,
SHINING BIRD + LOWTIDE + GLACIERS + NO LOCAL Tote
TH E B E N D I G O H OT E L Three-piece alt-rockers Centre Place want to warm up your week on Thursday June 2. You can expect grimy, riff-laden jams from the trio, who are gearing up to release their EP in October. They’ll be joined on the night by Sharrow and newcomers Geo, who are playing their debut gig. Wander down to The Bendigo and get toasty with some ol’ fashioned prog-rock goodness. Doors are at 8pm.
TUESDAY JUNE 14
THURSDAY JUNE 23RD
7PM
FT. FLYING SAUCER TERROR + GOLD GULL 7PM FREE
OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MATT MCFARLANE WEDNESDAY JUNE 15TH
“60s CLOSET” SENIVODA LAUNCH NIGHT POLYKITE AND JACK SHIELS FT: THE EXOTICS THURSDAY JUNE 16TH MALCOLM HILL & THIS IS THE SHOW GARY WATLING SUNDAY JUNE 5 & THE FLAMING MONGRELS ROCKY AND TWO + STEVE SMART AND GUESTS BOB MILLIONAIRES FRIDAY JUNE 17TH TUESDAY JUNE 7 BLOWN CONES BEN STOLTZ OPEN MIC NIGHT INDUSTRY PROMO SPECIAL SATURDAY JUNE 18TH HUGH FUSCHEN AND WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 AUSTRALIA SAYS “NO” THE SAUCE SAUCE DECLAN PEEL SUNDAY JUNE 19TH THURSDAY JUNE 9 MR ALFORD BROKEN RIVER COUNTRY LONG STORY, QD MATT ALFORD 7.30PM $5
7PM, $10
7PM, FREE
8PM, FREE
7PM
7PM, $8
7PM, FREE
7PM, FREE
FRIDAY JUNE 10
JETSON TIM CROSSEY SATURDAY JUNE 11 GO GO SAPIEN VICUNA COAT 7PM, FREE
7PM, $8
SUNDAY JUNE 12
OPEN MIC SHOWCASE 7PM, FREE
6PM, FREE
TUESDAY JUNE 21
OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MATT MCFARLANE 7PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 22ND
DOWSER BEN WRECKER & JOSH BACH, PRIMM & SEASLOTH 7.30PM $5
Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $14.00. Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
$10.00.
MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
MONASH JAZZ ENSEMBLES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.
Q&A
NOTHING RHYMES WITH DAVID
1. Your Profile Autistic southpaw folk singer into pop songs, wrestling and long-forgotten pop culture references seeks fellow hopeless types of all genders, orientations and races to harmonise on Britney, yell about how great CM Punk was and to call up random friends to ask, “Wazzaaaaaaaaaaaappppppppp?” 2. Keeping Busy I have just released my second album, entitled Things Work Out For People Like You. It was recorded at the end of last year at my friend Kai’s house down the south coast. I’ve been working on these songs for a long time, and it’s a very gratifying feeling to have something I’m genuinely proud of to share with people. 3. Best Gig Ever In January I curated a show held out in the beer garden of Black Wire Records, probably one of my favourite places in the world. I was lucky enough to put together a lineup with David Le’aupepe from Gang Of Youths headlining, as well as The Button Collective, Spencer Scott, Allison Gallagher, five local poets and myself. 4. Current Playlist I’ve had Lemonade and Views on pretty extensive repeat listening. Away from that, I’ve been loving Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Burlap, The Paper Kites, Fear Like Us, Anohni, Paul Dempsey, Modern Baseball, L-Fresh The Lion and James Blake. The song to beat this year is either Ultralight Beam by Kanye or Obsessive by Chase Atlantic. 5. Your Ultimate Rider I’d be set with a lemonade and maybe some cheese naan. If you insist on the cocaine, leave it for the rest of the bands. They’ll get a lot more use out of it than I would. Things Work Out For People Like You by NOTHING RHYMES WITH DAVID is out now through Spit The Dummy.
SOUND TRACKS FOR IMAGINARY FILMS TWO FRIDAY JUNE 24
JUKAI FOREST + NO 8PM FREE
SATURDAY JUNE 25TH
WINTER WARMER
FUNDRAISER FOR ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FT.
PANTAL, ALPHA LOOPY, PETER NIGIDO 8PM, FREE SUNDAY JUNE 26TH
MR ALFORD COUNTRY MATT ALFORD 6PM, FREE
TUESDAY JUNE 28:
OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MATT MCFARLANE 7PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29:
DINGDONG DEATH HOLE FCKUPS, MONKEY GRIP 7.30PM, $5
THURSDAY JUNE 30:
TAYLOR PROJECT DEAN SCHULZ, PATRICK WILSON 8PM, FREE
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Q&A
GIG GUIDE SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald,
ZAC SABER Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:00pm.
Northcote. 8:00pm.
SWEETHEARTS + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
THAT GOLD STREET SOUNDS DJ Catfish, Fitzroy.
TWINSPEAK Hi there. Who am I talking to and what do you do in Twinspeak? Hey. I’m Trav, the drummer and comedian of our five-piece indie-rock collaboration. Let’s talk about the single, Young Fuzz. Can you tell us about the story behind the song? Our guitarist Mark started writing it while in the studio recording our EP last year. The song came together pretty quickly once we all got in on it. Caleb wrote the song about growing up with his best friend and neighbour when he was seven over in Western Australia. In terms of production, it’s all been handled by yourselves. What made you opt for this approach? We had recorded with a producer on our EP and really enjoyed the experience. This time we thought we’d try it all ourselves to make sure we keep as much of our personality in it as we can. The finished product turned out great, we’re super proud of it. Have you got any tracks on reserve to follow up Young Fuzz, or are you pumping them out as you’re recording them? We have a few songs floating around, enough for another EP or album if we’re feeling saucy enough. But for now we’re going to go down the road of record-then-release for the moment. You’ve got your launch coming up at Bar Open this weekend. Is there anything special up your sleeve? I was going to borrow Tommy Lee’s rotating drum kit, but sadly it was booked out this weekend. Luckily we’ve got tons of old tracks that we haven’t played in forever and a cheeky new cover. TWINSPEAK are playing at Bar Open on Saturday June 4 with Palo Alto, The Jives and Furlong. .
FRIDAY 3 JUN
8:00pm.
THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd.
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.
9:00pm. $10.00.
6:30pm.
DIECUT + LOW TALK + BITUMEN + MARES + DJ ASP Old
Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
FAST EDDY BOYLE BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.
HALF HIGH + MATCH FIXER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.
KOZMIK COUNTY Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9:30pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 7:00pm.
SEAN MCMAHON - FEAT: AND THE MOONMEN + JEMMA ROWLANDS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SHAUN KIRK Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $14.30. SPECTRUM 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. STEPH BRETT Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE NEED Railway Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick.
8:00pm.
ELECTRIK DYNAMITE
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L Fresh off their tour with rock legends Buckcherry, Melbourne rockers Electrik Dynamite are returning home to heat up The Bendigo on Friday June 3. They’re showcasing a new vocalist, alongside a number of unreleased tracks due to appear on the follow up album to 2010’s Hair. Denim. Sex. Metal. Supports are fellow rock’n’rollers My Left Boot, Atomic Riot and Sweet Gold. Doors are at 8pm.
8:00pm. $12.00.
RICK DANGEROUS & THE SILKIE BANTAMS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm.
Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $8.00.
BARELY STANDING PRESENTS Prince Public Bar, St
Kilda . 8:30pm.
BEING AS AN OCEAN + BELLE HAVEN + BETTER HALF Arrow On Swanston (clean Comedy Hub), Carlton. 8:00pm.
CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.
CLIENT LIAISON Workers Club (geelong), Geelong.
Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
8:00pm.
Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
MUD PEAS Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm. NAT ALLISON Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. PALE TRIP Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $8.00. PISSBOLT + JOIN THE AMISH + RUST PROOF + SHITWRECK + CHAINGUN Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
ABREACT + EYES WIDE OPEN + EBONIVORY Karova
TOM DOCKRAY + TONY J KING + TK REEVE The Rooks TONY CAVANAGH + TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD Mr Boogie
THE RETRE AT Tully On Tully are wrapping up a run of tour dates with an epic party at The Retreat on Friday June 3. The show marks a year since the band released their sophomore EP Miles Away, so it’s a bit of a sentimental anniversary affair. It’s also keyboard player Pete Corrigan’s last show with the band. Entry is free, get down and congratulate Tully On Tully on the year’s success and say farewells to Pete. Get there at 9pm.
LAST DINOSAURS + FOREIGN NATIONAL + ALEX LAHEY
7:00pm.
BACKSTAGE - FEAT: SEAN MCONNELL + THE SHAKE SHACK BOOGIE BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. DAVID COSMA DUO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
TULLY ON TULLY
CRASH & BURN + FORMER ANGELS + ARAKEYE + SCHIKAIN + FOR PLUTO Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. $10.00.
DEAFHEAVEN + HIGH TENSION + HOPE DRONE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $54.00.
DON WALKER & THE SUAVE FUCKS St Kilda Memo, St
Kilda. 8:00pm. $28.00.
EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + THE LOCALS Musicland, Fawkner.
BAD VISION
THE OL D B AR It’s time for Bad Vision to launch their new album Turn Out Your Sockets on Friday June 3. It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Bad Vision, and we’re pretty damn excited to hear a taste of what 13 tracks of raw flower power sounds like. Camp Cope, Cable Ties and The Tropes will be helping the fivepiece celebrate. $10 bucks entry at The Old Bar, doors at 8pm. Welcome Bad Vision back.
RIGGIDY ROURKE & THE LOVE DOGS Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm.
TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE HOUSE BAND NIGHT Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.
WIVES + LAKES + MASSES + ASPS + HEXTAPE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
7:30pm. $10.00.
EXPRESSIONS OF FREEDOM (LIVE SPIRITS) Grace
ZOMBIE MOTORS WRECKING YARD + ÆTHERIAL + ORDER OF CHAOS + ANIENT Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $12.00.
8:00pm.
Sorrento, Sorrento. 9:00pm.
CATANCHIN & CHINDAMO Paris Cat Jazz Club,
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - FEAT: BRADY JAMES + TAYLOR PIGGOTT + BEN JANSZ + MORE Continental Hotel HEY HEY IT© S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel
(essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.
JAKE MARTIN + LUKE SEYMOUP BAND + LEWIS NIXON + MORE 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. KLP + TIGERILLA + HUNTLY Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00.
LA DANSE MACABRE + BRUNSWICK MASSIVE RESIDENT DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
ZONE OUT + NO LOCAL + TAKE YOUR TIME Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.
FORMER ANGELS
WHOL E LOT TA LOVE Former Angels are high energy rock’n’roll ± drenched in sweat, soaked in beer, and hitting the road from Brisbane in support of their new single Shadow By The Sun. Supporting them at Whole Lotta Love on Friday June 3 will be Crash & Burn, Arakeye, Schikain and For Pluto. A huge night for only $10. Doors at 7pm.
DJ COCO BROWN The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DJ FAIRBANKS ROBINSON The B.east, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
EASY BROWNS TRUCKSTOP CHICKEN JAM BAND + THE DARE OHHS + TONGUE NUMBERS + THE DEADPANS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm.
ELLY HOYT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
ESPERANZA SPALDING Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd.
KIT CONVICT & THEE TERRIBLE TWO
T H E LU WOW Kit Convict & Thee Terrible Two are ready to launch their brand new record Cobra’s Blood on Friday June 3. The garage punk outfit have recruited Juliette Seizure & The Tremor Bloods, Traumaboy and Thee ChaCha’s to get the ball rolling. Get yourself to the Luwow for doors at 8pm, with $12 entry.
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8:30pm. $89.00.
FUNK RABBIT + THE UPSTANDING MEMBERS Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
GARY BARTZ QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $61.00.
JAMES MORRISON Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $44.00.
GIG GUIDE MISS LIZZY & THE NIGHT OWLS
THE LALILBELAS
TIM SMYTH & HOLY TRASH + ZOMBITCHES + BIG CREATURE + JAMES AVENT Pier Live, Frankston.
FABULOUS DIVA (THE MUSIC OF DR NINA SIMONE) FEAT: FABULOUS DIVA: THE MUSIC OF DR NINA SIMONE
8:00pm. $12.00.
Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00.
Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00.
8:00pm.
T H E LU WOW A ‘60s dance night with Miss Lizzy & The Night Owls is going down on Saturday June 4 at LuWow. They’ll be delivering original tunes of neo-swing and vintage soul, flavoured with Hammond organ, electrifying guitar, unbridled saxophone, commanding female vocals and a relentless drums and bass combo. Just $5 entry with doors at 8pm.
TWINSPEAK
BAR O PEN Eclectic indie collaboration Twinspeak are launching their crispy new single on Saturday June 4 at Bar Open. Young Fuzz is the first release since their debut EP in 2015, Breakwell. Expect catchy, guitar-driven tunes, sprinkled with a hint of slow-surf sentiment. Supports for the night are Palo Alto, The Jives and Furlong. Entry is only $5 and doors are at 8pm.
ALYS FFION + SOPHIE OFFICER + TOMMY CASTLES Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00.
ASTRO & THE AGES + AMADOU SUSO Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $10.00.
BANG - FEAT: ATLANTIC + VILLA MORTA + TRAVELLER Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.
BROKEN + PRIMITIVE BLAST + URGE TO KILL + IMPACT ZONE + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CLIENT LIAISON Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.40.
COLOUR BOMB + LUKE HOWARD + HANNAH CAMERON Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.
DELACOME RIO & THE DARK HORSES + RAGDOLL + DANGEROUS CURVES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00.
ELIZABAND + FRAUDBAND + SECRET VALLEY + COUGAR VOX + JOEL JENKINS Coburg Rsl, Coburg. 7:00pm. $5.00.
EMERGE IN THE WEST
N I CH OLS O N S T R E E T Multicultural Arts Victoria presents Emerge in the West in Footscray on Saturday June 4. The event features some of the western suburbs’ top emerging talent in music, art, fashion, dance and spoken word, taking place across three stages. Acts on the Nicholson Street main stage includes Ethio-jazz maestros JAzmaris, Nhatty man his new band Gara, Bitsat Seyoum, Seble Girma, Ajak Kwai with Abyei Sudanese Band, Alariiya, Rasta Unity and Asanti Dance Theatre. The day kicks off at 1pm and runs until 6pm with free entry. Visit Multicultural Arts’ website for further details including set times.
FEAR FACTORY Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm. GENERAL MEN + 14 NIGHTS AT SEA + MYSTERY BAND + DIPLOID + STATIONS OF THE CROSS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
HELL© S BELLS - FEAT: THE DECIBELLES St Kilda Memo,
TRIBUTE TO DOC NEESON + NO EXIT + BILLY THORPE
DELLACOMA RIO & THE DARK HORSES
C H E R RY B A R Ex-singer of Sunset Riot, Dellacoma Rio brings his new band The Dark Horses along to The Cherry Bar Saturday June 4 . The very special show will see Ragdoll and Dangerous Curves rounding out the bill. DJ Rock Miles will be spinning the goods till 5am. Entry is $13 from the Cherry door from 8pm.
HETTY KATE QUINTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
JAMES MORRISON & JOE CHINDAMO + OLIVIA CHINDAMO + WILLIAM MORRISON + HARRY MORRISON Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $44.00.
JAMES MORRISON & JOE CHINDAMO + OLIVIA CHINDAMO + WILLIAM MORRISON + HARRY MORRISON Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $34.00.
WE TAKE THE NIGHT + MEDIC DRIOID + YOUNG STATES + JUST ABOUT DONE + CHELSEA AVENUE Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm.
ANDREA KELLER TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.
St Kilda. 3:00pm. $20.00.
HELL© S BELLS - FEAT: THE DECIBELLES St Kilda Memo,
LABEL OF LOVE PRESENTS AARGHT DEATH
St Kilda. 7:00pm. $20.00.
HORACE BONES + THE SHABBAB + DIAMOND + WHALES
SHADOW E L ECTRI C B AN DROOM On Saturday June 4, local powerhouses Aarght Records and Cool Death will join forces for a ripping roster showcase in the first show of the 2016 Label Of Love series at Shadow Electric. It’ll be a mammoth affair set to take the stage are bands from both labels, with sets from Orion, Power, Nun, Ausmuteants, Whipper, Terry and Tommy T & The Classical Mishaps all on the cards. Huge. It’ll all go down Satuday June 4 at The Shadow Electric. Tickets available on the door.
Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $15.00.
HUNTLY + GERYON + WAHE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm.
JOHN KENDALL & THE SHOT GLASSES Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.
JULIETTE SEIZURE & THE TREMOR-DOLLS + THE MOLTING VULTURES + SHOCK WAVES + THEE CHA CHA CHAS + RED MOTORS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.
PAUL WILLIAMSON’S HAMMOND COMBO Paris Cat Jazz
9:00pm.
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.
COLD HEART
TH E D R U NK E N P O E T Cold Heart are an old-school country and rockabilly trio, and they’re bringing their sweet ‘50s sound to The Drunken Poet on Saturday June 5. Cold Heart keep it simple with just an acoustic and electric guitar, a slapping double bass and vocals. Entry is free so why not treat yourself to some wholesome sounds and grooves. Music kicks off at 9pm.
AARADHNA
PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm. PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO & JULIET - FEAT: DIEGO MATHEUZ + JOYCE YANG Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne),
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.
H OWLE R Brown Girl is the brand new album from the award winning #1 soul voice of the South Pacific, Aaradhna. Produced entirely by Jeff Dynamite of Brooklyn based Truth & Soul Records (Aloe Blacc, Adele, Lady) Brown Girl is Aaradhna’s boldest statement to date. Catch Aaradhna celebrate the release, backed by a full live band on Saturday June 4 at Howler. Tickets are $33 with doors at 8pm.
Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 10:00pm.
CLANCYE MILNE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
SOUL SACRIFICE Boronia Rsl, Boronia. 7:00pm. $22.00. SOUL-A-GO-GO - FEAT: MISS GOLDIE + RICHIE 1250 + VINCE PEACH + PIERRE BARONI Bella Union Bar,
7:00pm. $25.00.
Carlton. 9:00pm. $15.00.
LAST DINOSAURS + FOREIGN NATIONAL + ALEX LAHEY NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + LOVE MIGRATE + DIET NUN OF TOUNGE + JULES SHELDON Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.
PETER B & FRANCIS KNEEBONE + GRACE KING + TOM CULLEN Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 1:00pm. REVULSED + ICONIC VIVISECT + SEMINAL ENBALMMENT + BRUTONOMY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. RICK DANGEROUS & THE SILKIE BANTAMS The Croxton,
DJ MANCHILD The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
Southbank. 8:00pm. $29.00.
ROBERT GLASPER TRIO Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 7:30pm. $61.00.
SARAH MACLAINE Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $30.00.
SUPERFEATHER + VULTURE ST TAPE GANG + UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 10:00pm.
THE LALIBELAS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: DANIELSAN + ARKS + RANSOM + ALEX VIRR + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.
Thornbury. 8:00pm. $40.00.
10:00pm.
SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel
THE POINTER SISTERS Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
(essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.
$84.65.
Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $10.00.
9:00pm.
THE EXOTICS + MALCOLM HIIL & THIS IS THE SHOW
WEST AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE PARTY 303, Northcote.
THE RUN Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $12.25.
THE SUBSTITUTES Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $20.00.
REVULSED
TH E B E N D I G O H OT E L Revulsed are a four-piece brutal death outfit tearing up The Bendy on Saturday June 4. The show comes in celebration of their debut album Infernal Atrocity, which is out now through Permeated Records based out of Italy. Also on the bill are Brutonomy, Seminal Enbalmment and Iconic Vivisect. Doors are at 8pm with $10 entry. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32
THE B.E AST The Lalibelas are one of Melbourne’s best Ethio-Jazz collaborations. Founded in early 2014 by Ethiopian Bassist Yoseph H Bekele, the Lalibelas fuse traditional Ethiopian music with jazz, afro-funk, soul and Latin rhythms. Plus, they know how to party. The Lalilbelas take to the stage at 9.30pm at the B.East.
MILES DE CARTERET
T H E E V E LYN The Melbourne-based collaboration project between singer/songwriter Miles de Carteret and producer/ drummer Danny Barwick will be heating up The Evelyn on Saturday June 4. After several years of touring with other projects, the pair came together with a shared vision of creating their own music. The show sees Miles De Carteret launch their new single Honey, a track that explores the concept of loving someone for their flaws and failures. Doors are at 8.30, tickets at $15.
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ABBEY HOWLETT Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. APOLLO© S SON Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. BEN SMITH BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.
SUNSET BLUSH
WHOL E LOT TA LOVE Tickle yourself purple this Saturday June 4 when Sunset Blush treks on over to Whole Lotta Love to showcase some tunes from his spanking new Velvet Highway EP, available now on iTunes. This show will see Blush team up with local indie rockers The Jills and Vic Meehan. It all kicks off at 9pm and it’s gonna be a big one. Do yourself a favour.
GIG GUIDE HARMONY
PUGSLEY BUZZARD
MAEFIRE
THE WO RKER’ S CLUB Indie-rock quartet Maefire will be smashing out some of their token rock’n’roll at The Worker’s Club on Saturday June 4. Since the release of their debut EP back in 2015, Maefire have been unstoppable. They will be launching their brand new single on the night, alongside good pals Little Earthquake who similarly have a new track on offer. Residual and Buge are also on board for the festivities. Doors 8pm, $15 entry.
COLD HEART + STEPHEN KENNEDY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm.
CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH & FRIENDS Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.
TH E D RU NK E N P O E T Pugsley Buzzard is a consummate artist from the jazz cellars of Berlin to downtown New Orleans. Pugsley has wooed audiences far and wide with his unique brand of piano-driven boogie and blazing stride, in conjunction with his huge mesmerizing voice. Get your funky selves along to The Drunken Poet from 4pm on Sunday June 5, to hear what Pugsley is all about.
PEPPERCORN JAZZ Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. ROSS MCHENRY TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.
SARAY ILUMINADO & THE HABIBIS DUO Open Studio,
Northcote. 8:00pm.
STEPHEN MAGNUSSON TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
T H E TOT E Fresh from The Drones album launch for Feelin Kinda Free, Harmony are putting on a show all of their own. On Sunday June 5 at The Tote, Harmony will play their first and only headline show for 2016 before disappearing into the drains again. Support comes from Mick Turner, Dirty Three and Angus Young. Also featured on the night are the iridescent bad trips of The Spinning Rooms, who are coming off a long hiatus. Opening the night are Calamari Girls, featuring folk from The Shifters and Constant Mongrel. Tickets are $11 with doors at 6pm.
TV HAZE + BIG LEAGUE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. ALISTER TURRIL + TOM STEVENSON + DECLAN MCKINNON + PUG WILLIAMS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.
8:00pm.
MISSION BROWN
CHE RRY B AR Mission Brown ± AKA Gus Kelly and Max Maxey ± will be whipping out their hillbilly train-wreck blues on Sunday June 5 at Cherry Bar. They recently dropped two tracks to be re-recorded for an upcoming LP, of which you’ll be sure to hear plenty from on the night. Mission Brown have rallied up Crooked Space and Black Market Limbs to kick off the night. Doors are at 6pm with free entry all night long.
DAREBIN SONGWRITERS GUILD 303, Northcote. 3:30pm. DUNCAN PHILLIPS & THE LONG STAND + OSKAR HERBIG John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $5.00.
EARTHWORKER BUSH DANCE 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. $5.00.
ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .
8:00pm.
SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote.
GABRIEL LYNCH + RYAN MEEKING + LISA CRAWLEY + DANIEL PETERSON Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.
9:00pm.
SUNDAY SOULTRAIN Daveys Bar & Restaurant,
8:00pm. $15.00.
Frankston. 3:00pm.
DEGREES OF SEPARATION + SHADOWQUEEN + WARBIRDS
DASIY WEST Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. DIRTY LIXX DOWNUNDER Carters Bar, Northcote.
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $12.00.
9:00pm.
$69.60.
FEAR FACTORY Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm.
MAN WITH A BAND
ASHLEY NAYLOR
G R A N DV IEW HOTEL Ashley Naylor is an iconic figure in Melbourne’s music scene, and he’s playing a special solo show at the Grandview Hotel in Fairfield on Saturday June 4. In the past, Naylor has fronted the legendary indierockers Even, made up one half of the Grapes, and played lead guitar for Paul Kelly. Catch this intimate show starting from 8pm. Tickets through the venue.
DON WALKER & THE SUAVE FUCKS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $28.00.
DR RIC'S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE Brunswick
TH E B E N D I G O H OT E L The annual music extravaganza Man With A Band returns to The Bendigo on Sunday June 5 with a sizzling lineup. The night features Crossfire Hurricane, GODS, Sordid Ordeal, Dead & Bloated and A B Robb, plus the DJ antics of Infinite WAX, Stormn Normand Skwid. There’ll be a free BBQ at 1.30pm, with music and DJ’s until 7pm. Get you and your mates down for a free snag and a day of non-stop good time tunes.
GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE BAND + JESSE REDWING + FERLA + DIRT HAND Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $6.00. HARMONY + MICK TURNER + SPINNING ROOMS + CALAMARI GIRLS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm.
MORPHEME
T H E WO R K E R’S C LU B Blues-psych outfit Morpheme are playing their last Melbourne show for a long time, and they want you to nip on down to The Worker’s Club on Sunday June 5 to say goodbye. The four-piece are also launching a new single in order to go out with a bang. Supports are the hard-lovin’ thug RAThammock and Quang ± who would like to show you what it’s like to eat a carpet of acid. Doors are 7pm.
THE HORNS OF LEROY
THE B.E AST The Horns of Leroy are one of Melbourne’s most recognisable street and party brass bands. After building their reputation through their raucous New Orleans inspired street parties, they’ve secured a rapid following through memorable performances. Horns Of Lerory blend funk, soul and traditional New Orleans jazz music, and draw influence from artists such as the Rebirth Brass Band, The Hoodangers and Beyoncé. Potter on down to the B.East at 1.30pm.
$11.25.
HONEY BUCKET + CRANKY PANTS AND RHYTHM PIGS Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 2:30pm. $10.00.
Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
EXP + THE SIGN + ROXY WIFI + OMEGA Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel (nth Fitzroy), Fitzroy North. 9:00pm.
FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK + KEBAB SHOP PUNCH UP + JOSHUA SEYMOUR + MORE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00.
KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm.
LIKE ROYALS
$10.00.
WH OL E LOT TA LOV E Sydney’s melodic metalcore outfit Like Royals are packing their finest turtlenecks and hitting the road for their first tour. The lads have been gallivanting around the country in celebration of their debut EP, To Whom This May Concern. Alongside Like Royals will be The Weight of Silence, Of Stolen Moments and XURE. Doors are at 7pm, entry is free.
Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 3:30pm.
JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner.
MISTER OTT Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. OLIVER DOWNES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. PUGSLEY BUZZARD TRIO Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. RIFLEBIRDS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. THE COLLINGWOOD CASANOVAS + TYLER LING The
THE HORNETS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE SLIPDIXIES Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. TONY ROBINSON Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. YIRRMAL + ÁINE TYRRELL + LIZ FRENCHAM + ROBBIE MELVILLE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.
SUNDAY 5 JUN
7:30pm.
JAMES MORRISON + JOE CHINDAMO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:00pm.
LONESOME + ELECTRIC WALLPAPER + WESTERN STARS + PHIL HENCHIE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. MAN WITH A BAND 2016 - FEAT: CROSSFIRE HURRICANE + GODS + SORDID ORDEAL + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 1:30pm.
MARIGOLD + JO NEUGEBAUER + LACHLAN HICKS
DUO MANOS Carters Bar, Northcote. 6:00pm. HOANG PHAM (MENDELSSOHN TRIOS) Melbourne
Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm.
Recital Centre, Southbank. 5:00pm. $25.00.
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $12.00.
HORNS OF LEROY The B.east, Brunswick East. 1:30pm. MUSICAL DEBUTS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 11:00am.
MORPHEME + ANCHOVIES + RATHAMMOCK + QUANGH ROCKY AND TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm.
SUPERFEATHER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. B E AT.C O M . A U
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GIG GUIDE RICE CORPSE
N ORTH COT E S O C I A L C LU B Monday Night Mass at the Northcote Social Club has become a staple ingredient in Melbourne’s live music scene. The Monday June 6 edition welcomes the insane Rice Corpse as the headliner, alongside Umbilical Tentacle and Angus Leslie VS Cosima Jaala. Free entry, with a tonne of food and drink specials to get your week started right.
PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO & JULIET - FEAT: DIEGO MATHEUZ + JOYCE YANG Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne),
BEN N ET TS L ANE Robert Glasper Trio’s latest album Covered reimagines the music of Glasper’s idols and peers, including Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. Experience the evolution of jazz first-hand, in a up-close encounter with modern jazz royalty on Sunday June 5. Tickets are sold out for this one, so here’s hoping you snapped up one already. Doors are at 9.30pm at Bennetts Lane.
WILBUR WILDE’S BLOWOUT Dizzy's Jazz Club,
Richmond. 8:00pm. $30.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $45.00.
CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: RICE CORPSE + UMBILICAL TENTACLE + ANGUS LESLIE VS COSIMA JAALA Northcote
Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.
POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava.
7:30pm.
SLIM JEFFRIES + CHILLERS + GO GET MUM Evelyn
Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
TOMMY CASTLES + BIDDLEWOOD Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
MONDAY NIGHT CAJUN DANCE - FEAT: THE © JOHNNY CAN© T DANCE© CAJUN BAND Victoria Hotel (brunswick),
$23.00.
Brunswick. 8:00pm.
Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
LIKE ROYALS + OF STOLEN MOMENTS + OCEAN SLEEPER Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
LIMELIGHT + THE FAQS + CRAFTY ANNE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
LOWER PLENTY + JON CAMPBELL Yarra Hotel,
Abbotsford. 7:00pm.
MATT DWYER & THE MAGNATONES Big Huey's Diner,
South Melbourne. 4:00pm.
MICHELLE DRIVER + ANTHONY WINNICK Whole Lotta
Love, Brunswick East. 4:00pm.
TUESDAY 7 JUN LAKE MINNETONKA: PRINCE CELEBRATION
TH E TOFF I N TOWN Lake Minnetonka are taking over The Toff In Town for the next few weeks, and they’re kicking it all off with a celebration of Prince on Tuesday June 7. They will be playing covers by Prince and associated artists, as well as launching the single Clipnosis. Tickets are $10+bf pre-sale or $15 entry on the door. It all kicks off at 8pm.
MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel,
ADAM DUNNING + ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzy's Jazz
Williamstown. 3:00pm.
Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $25.00.
MICK DALEY & CORPORATE RAIDERS Labour In Vain,
ANNA© S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton.
Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
6:30pm. $10.00.
MIKE RUDD Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm.
ENSŌ STRING QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre,
$20.00.
Southbank. 7:00pm. $42.00.
MR BLACK & BLUES - FEAT: MR BLACK AND BLUES
JUDITH OWEN BAND + HARRY SHEARER Paris Cat Jazz
Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.
MURDENA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. PUGSLEY BUZZARD + SASCHA KLAVE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.
SMALL TOWN ROMACE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
3:00pm.
SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully
Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.
SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.
THE DETONATORS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. THE SIGN Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm. THREE KINGS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.
TOBIAS WHISKY + FULL SPECTRUM + CENSEI CEEZ +REIS + MODERN DAY CAVE PAINTING Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
WHIRLING FURPHIES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
TWO STEPS ON THE WATER + STA² IONS OF THE CROSS + CHELSEA BLEACH Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.
7:30pm. $10.00.
YELLOWJAKETS Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:00pm. YELLOWJAKETS Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $44.00.
ALYCE PLATT Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. INDIE TUESDAY - FEAT: DUO TRIO NIGHT Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 7:30pm.
GREG WALSH Pera, Brighton. 3:00pm. JEFF DUCH Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 2:30pm. KEN MAHER + TONY HARGREAVES + MORE Lomond
T H E B R U NS WI C K H OT E L On Tuesday June 8, The Brunswick Hotel is hosting a night of local noise, sludge and grind. Customer will be headlining for the night, with support from grindcore demons Maggot Bath, negatively geared True Defective and the mysterious Marcel Felafel. Doors are at 8pm
OPEN MIC Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. PRINCE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - FEAT: ANDREW DE SILVA Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. THE ATARIS + COLOMBUS + STRICKLAND 170 Russell,
Southbank. 6:30pm. $29.00.
ROBERT GLASPER
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LAKE MINNETONKA + 777-9311 + DJ MZRIZK Toff In
TWO STEPS ON THE WATER
THE GASOMETER Emotion punk trio Two Steps On The Water are kicking off their weekly, month long residency at The Gasometer on Tuesday June 7. Two Steps are currently leading up to the release of their debut LP, God Forbid Anyone Look Me in the Eye, set to drop in August. Stations of The Cross and Chelsea Bleach will be sharing the stage with them, and there will be a poetry reading from frontwoman June Jones herself. Get down to the Gaso at 7.30pm, entry is just $10.
IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.
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MILONGA Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. OPEN MIC NIGHT Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. COASTBUSTERS + WILD MEADOWS + SEASLOTH + MOSAICZ Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $7.00.
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PRESENT
Access All Ages WITH GRACE KINDELLAN The Push is excited to announce we will once again be offering our BIGSOUND scholarship in partnership with QMusic and Stage and Screen! The scholarship provides one person aged 18-25 with the opportunity to attend the BIGSOUND music conference in Brisbane from 7-9 September 2016. BIGSOUND delivers a world class program of panels and showcases, serving as the one of the most important events in the Australian music calendar. Along with travel and accommodation, the scholarship includes a delegate pass to attend BIGSOUND valued at $650, which can really help kick off a career in the music industry. Applications close on Friday 17 June. To apply, go to bit.ly/pushbigsound16. The second instalment of New Slang is this Friday June 3! For round 2, New Slang presents four of the most exciting hip-hop artists in Melbourne, including Baro, Mosé + The FMLY, FRANÇOIS and DEX. Baro reckons Aussie hip-hop is weak as f**k and is here to fix it while Mosé + The FMLY drop a massive combination of big beats and bass, precise samples, infectious synths and master flows. It’s gonna be huge and the capacity at The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne is very small so get down early when things kick off at 6pm. Check out facebook.com.au/ thepushinc. Reckon you could do a good job writing this column? Now’s your chance! We are currently taking applications for the Gig Guide Coordinator internship here at The Push. It’s a one-day a week volunteer role and involves writing this column, researching opportunities for the website and helping out with heaps of other cool events and programs run by The Push. For more information about the position and how to apply, check out thepush.com.au. Applications close 5pm, Wednesday June 15. We’re taking expression of interest applications for the 2016 Face The Music program. If you’ve got a great idea for an industry panel, conversation or workshop, we’d love to hear from you! Successful applications may be chosen as part of the official 2016 Face the Music conference program or to run independently through the Melbourne Music Week Face The Music umbrella program. For more info, head to the Melbourne Music Week Face The Music EOI page: bit.ly/face16eoi. Get in quick! Applications close June 10th! Songwriters around the world are invited to enter the 2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition! Named after legendary song writers and producers of AC/DC, The EasyBeats and more, the prize is worth AU $50,000 and past winners include Megan Washington (2009), Kimbra (2011), The Preatures (2013) and Husky Gawenda (2014). Two runners up cash prizes are also on offer with second place receiving AU$10,000 thanks to AMPAL (Australasian Music Publishers Association) and third place taking home $5,000 courtesy of sponsor AEG Ogden. For more information on how to enter, check out apraamcos. com.au. Applications close 13 July. The Queen Victoria Winter Night Market kicks off this evening, with plenty of Melbourne’s finest alternative acts to warm your heart through these frosty months. Tonight you can catch The Wikimen playing marvellous swing jazz, Hawaiian blues pop and exotica music for your listening and dancing pleasures. Plus, there will be delicious food, specialty shopping and quirky entertainers. It happens every Wednesday from 5pm10pm at the Queen Victoria Market. Find more details at qvm.com.au.
All Ages Gig Guide WE D N E S DAY J U N E 1
Queen Victoria Winter Night Market w/ The Wikimen, Queen Victoria Market, Elizabeth & Victoria Streets, Melbourne, 5.00pm - 10.00pm, Free, qvm.com.au
T H U R S DAY J U N E 2
5:30pm.
MONDAY 6 JUN
The Push
B E AT.C O M . A U
All Aboard Skateboarding workshop w/ equipment provided and male & female teachers, West Heidelberg Skatepark, Malahang Reserve, Oriel Road
F R I DAY J U N E 3
New Slang w/ DJ Baro, Mosé + The FMLY, FRANÇOIS and DEX, The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne, 6.00pm - 9.00pm, Free, facebook.com/ thepushinc, AA Ramped and Rhythm w/ DJ Nije and Kombi, Tarwin pop-up park, Tarwin Street, Morwell, 4.30pm 8.30pm, Free, facebook.com/headspacecwg, AA
Wed 1st June
Wine Whiskey Women:
Jenna Rose Bruce 9pm: Gretta Ziller Thurs 2nd June 7pm: Open Mic Night Fri 3rd June 6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session 8.30pm: Mike Beale Sat 4th June 3pm: Stephen Kennedy 9pm: Cold Heart Sun 5th June 4pm: Pugsley Buzzard 6.30pm: Sascha Klave 8pm:
Tuesdays
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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MISTLETONE ADDS CASH SAVAGE Mistletone Records added Cash Savage and The Last Drinks to the roster, releasing Cash’s third album One Of Us on Friday July 1 via Inertia Music. Savage has been performing her brand of muscular country blues since 2009. She formed The Last Drinks in 2011 and last year toured to six European countries, with the Colours of Ostrava Festival and shows in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Poland and France. The album launches start on Saturday July 9 in Darwin, then Adelaide, Sydney and ending on Saturday August 13 at the Croxton.
123 AGENCY SIGNS POP CULT… Melbourne’s 123 Agency added Queensland’s triple j feature artists Pop Cult to its roster. The band is made up of Callum Voller, tattooist Jordan Adkins and brothers Timothy and Elliot Heinrich (the latter of whom produces their records and other acts). This year they release new single Feels Right and debut EP We Are Golden, and open on Stonefield’s tour.
…AND NEIGHBOUR One time indie band frontman and successful composer in his own right, Neighbour is Ryan Nebauer. He penned new single Space Camp after peering through a telescope and feeling instantly changed. “From that moment, all my problems were too small to care about and there were bigger questions looming on why we’re here.” He embarks on a NSW and QLD run from Thursday June 2 – Thursday June 16.
THINGS WE HEAR Who is the Sydney pub identity who wants to keep mum about his purchase of Brisbane’s GPO Hotel for $5.25 million and Bowral Hotel for $6.35 million? Are AC/DC and Axl Rose talking about making their relationship more ongoing? BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 38
Is Harry Styles to “cut all One Direction ties” and leave Simon Cowell’s label? Apparently two major labels have told him they’re interested in his solo stuff. Are Tame Impala, Mark Ronson and Lady Gaga working together? Ronson uploaded a photo of them in the studio. Is Dannii Minogue doing a club warmup at GH the night before her Rod Laver Arena show with Culture Club? It’s getting a tease on social media. Drake bought a 21,000-square-foot place for $6.7 million in Toronto’s exclusive Bridle Path district. He’s knocking the house down to rebuild with two swimming pools, a basketball court in the basement, a sports jersey museum, a room just for awards and a bar area with separate fridges just for wine and champagne. He’s also got a place in LA that he bought in 2012 for $8 million. Drake’s Views album streamed over half a billion times in just three weeks in the US. Evelyn Morris/Pikelet may not have recovered the gear stolen from her car a few weeks back, but a Gofundme campaign allowed her to replace most of it in time for her upcoming European trip. Last year’s Queenscliff Music Festival made a net profit of $112,854, down from $214,060 in 2014. In a report presented to Borough of Queenscliffe council, and chronicled in the Geelong Advertiser, this was due to a drop in ticket sales (a decline of $72,225) and lower bar takings of $16,444. This November’s early bird tickets are selling faster than before, with 91% almost gone. The 10th anniversary of the death of guitarist Robbie “Rocket” Watts (Cosmic Psychos, I Spit On Your Gravy) is celebrated on Friday July 1 at the Tote. ISOYG will reunite after 15 years, Watts’ guitarist son Billy’s band Destrends will play, as well as Aberation, Poppin Mommas and The Dukes of Deliciousness. Punters are asked to wear flannelette shirts to honour Watts’ sartorial style. Three of Warrnambool’s best blues bands from the ‘80s and ‘90s reunited last Friday at the Loft as part of international Blues For Peace concert, which raises money for the United Nations Refugee Agency. Reuniting were The Mudcats, The Hipshot Blues Band and Big Walter & The Rhythm Shifters. The show was organised by Larry Lawson who was in two of these bands. New signings: Bec Sandridge signed with Wollongong label Farmer & The Owl. First single You’re A Fucking Joke is about someone she knew in Glasgow. Veteran Aussie metal band Hobbs Angel Of Death, doing 25 US dates in August/September, signed with Hells Headbangers.
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Aussie soul singer Kylie Auldist has signed a solo deal with UK’s Freestyle. One of her bands, Cookin’ On 3 Burners, is already on Freestyle. Auldist’s upcoming fourth solo album Family Tree was produced by Lance Ferguson of The Bamboos, whom she also sings with, and Graeme Pogson of electronic duo GL. Auldist says, “Freestyle take soul seriously! I’ve known them a long time now and they’ve always embraced great music. I know I’m in good company and it feels right to be a part of the Freestyle family!”
Why did Bruce Springsteen give Adele his jacket? Because she turned up to his open air show in Lisbon in a skimpy dress and he didn’t want her to catch cold.
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Did Motley Crue part on bad terms? Tommy Lee says he hasn’t been in contact with Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil since they split five months ago. Sixx unfollowed him from Twitter the next day, and they didn’t even say goodbye to each other at the end of their farewell bash. “Fucking strange as hell.”
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After 18 months as CEO, Dan Nevin is departing the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) on Wednesday June 15. He is relocating to the UK with his family. During the search for a replacement, Chief Financial Officer Maria Amato who has worked at AIR for 10 years will be interim General Manager.
Angus Young says they just want to get the current dates done. “I know [Axl]’s very excited; he keeps saying, can he do more? But we don’t really know at the end how we will go from here.”
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KANYE WEST SUED OVER SAMPLE Kanye West is being sued by high profile Hungarian rock singer and composer Gabor Presser for $2.5 million. He claims that one third of his 1969 composition Gyongyhaju Lany (from when he was in the band Omega) was sampled without permission on New Slaves from West’s 2013 chart topping Yeezus album. After the sample was discovered, West sent him a cheque for $10,000, which Presser never cashed.
JUSTIN BIEBER, SKRILLEX SUED OVER ‘SORRY’ Justin Bieber and Skrillex are getting legal grief from US indie singer Casey Dienel (White Hinterland) who says his global hit Sorry ripped off the melody of her 2014 track Ring The Bell. Dienel reckons the “unique characteristics of the female vocal riff ” of her song is identical to Bieber’s, which also has the same instrumentation. She says attempts to contact Bieber’s people through lawyers since December were ignored. Diplo reckons that as the track had ten writers on it, it “must have been an oversight”, adding Dienel is “pretty dope”.
SPOTIFY RELEASES AUSTRALIAN FIGURES To celebrates its fourth birthday in Australia, Spotify released some facts and figures of Aussie listening habits. Most streamed artists are Justin Bieber (who has four tracks in the Top 10 streamed tracks), Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Eminem, Drake, Coldplay, The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Rihanna and Kanye West. Most streamed Australian artists of all time are Sia, Hilltop Hoods and Flume (whose 2012 album is the most streamed Aussie album) followed by Vance Joy, Chet Faker, RÜFÜS, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sticky Fingers, Tame Impala and Angus & Julia Stone. Making their debut in the Top 20 were Troye Sivan and The Rubens. Most streamed “legacy” artist (read: old farts, but say it with affection) are Fleetwood Mac by a huge lead, followed by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley & The Wailers and INXS. Most streamed track of all time is Major Lazer’s Lean On (feat MØ & DJ Snake) with Vance Joy’s Riptide the only Aussie entry at #10. Obviously, Riptide was most streamed Aussie track of all time, followed by Sia’s Chandelier, Flume’s Never Be Like You (feat. Kai), Chet Faker’s Talk Is Cheap, Iggy Azalea’s Fancy, Flume & Chet Faker’s Drop The Game, Marcus Marr & Chet Faker’s Trouble With Us, Sheppard’s Geronimo, Peking Duck’s High (Original Mix) and Jarryd James’ Do You Remember. Melbourne has the most eclectic tastes, says Spotify, because it listened to 751 different genres, beating Sydney (714), Brisbane (692), Perth (653) and Adelaide (499). The hippest suburb in the country is Ashfield in Sydney (354 genres) and Glen Iris in Melbourne (325). In terms of “proudest” cities (that is, with the highest streams of gay pride-inspired playlists), these were Brisbane, then Sydney, Perth and Melbourne. “Proudest” suburbs were North Melbourne, Richmond and Mulgrave in Melbourne. Ryde, Bexley and Eastwood led the charge in Sydney. Most streamed “proudest” track in Australia was Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
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3CR RADIOTHON 3CR holds its annual radiothon from Monday June 6 to Sunday June 19, so it can continue the diversity of 130 weekly programs presented by 400 volunteers. These include a live broadcast from inside the prison system during NAIDOC Week, a 24-hour dedicated programming on International Day of People With Disabilities and Alternative News by the Campaign for International Cooperation and Development. They’ve published a book Radical Radio: Celebrating 40 Years of 3CR. Subscribe via (03) 9419 8377 or 3cr.org.au or send a cheque /money order payable to ‘Community Radio Federation Ltd’ PO Box 1277 Collingwood 3066.
HIRING: VENUE SOUNDPROOF LAISION OFFICER As reported on beat.com.au, the Victorian Government is funding venues needing sound proofing work or advice as part of the Good Music Neighbours program. It is run by Creative Victoria, Music Victoria and the Live Music Office. They are hiring an Industry Liaison Officer for an initial 24 months for 2½ days per week, to start in late July working at Music Victoria’s South Melbourne office. Apply by 5pm Monday June 13 (cover letter and CV ) to gmn@musicvictoria.com.au
LURCH & CHIEF CALL TIME OUT After five years, two EPs and three singles, Melbourne six-piece Lurch & Chief have called time out. They play a farewell show on Friday July 1 at the Corner Hotel. They say, “We go forward as the closest of friends, which nothing will ever change, and although some of us are leaving the musical sphere for other paths, we want everyone to know that this isn’t the last you will hear from some of us as musicians and we are very excited to embrace your ears in the future.”
FLUME SELLS 210,000 TICKETS Flume’s world tour has now sold 210,000 tickets, taking in 53 shows in Australia, NZ, the US and Europe between July 19 to December 17. Of these, 22 are sold out. Meantime, new album Skin is getting rave reviews. Its lead single Never Be Like You ft. Kai is triple platinum in Oz, with 1.1 million streams daily on Spotify and approaching 1.5 million hits on Shazam. In the US, it is #26 on the Top 40 radio charts and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.
NEW GUITAR APP FROM TRISTAN ‘TRIZO’ BOUILLAUT Sydney guitarist and producer (exThousand Needles In Red) Tristan ‘Trizo’ Bouillaut created a new Guitar Get Up app for new players. He says he based 28 years of playing and 14 years of teaching in his guitar school to “uniquely design a guitar learning platform using backing tracks specifically written and recorded for the app. Students that really practice their timing tend to have a more professional sound. I’m not only talking about being in time to a metronome or a song; I’m talking about using half time, full time and double time.”
Lifelines Split: Jason Derulo, 28, and model Daphne Joy, after six months. The 29-year-old stunner is mother to 50 Cent’s three year old son Sire Jackson. Divorced: Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay’s Chris Martin officially “uncoupled” after announcing it in March 2014. Ill: Canadian band The Tragically Hip’s singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer but will tour with him in coming months. Arrested: an Usher fan for trying to film him at an Atlanta recording studio. He took a restraining order against Darshelle Jones in 2012 which ruled she must remain at least 200 yards away. She got within 100 yards at the studio. In Court: Whitney Houston’s heirs are challenging an estate tax bill of $11 million by the Internal Revenue Service. Released: rapper Gucci Mane from an Indiana prison to be in house arrest. He was jailed in 2014 for possession of two firearms for 39 months but his sentence was reduced. During the time he’s been releasing mixtapes.
HIP HOP REACTS TO CHIEF COP ON SHOOTINGS Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC is demanding an apology from New York’s chief commissioner William Bratton – he called all rappers “thugs that celebrate the violence that they live all their lives” – following the Irving Plaza shooting at a hip hop concert. DMC said it “did so much damage [and] pushes hip hop back” and was a travesty to rappers like Chuck D, LL Cool J, De La Soul, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar who promoted non-violence, community solidarity and positive images. One man died and four people were injured at a T.I. concert attended by 1000 people. Rapper Troy Ave (born Roland Collins) will face attempted murder and weapons charges. He is in hospital after being shot in the leg during a struggle. The man who died, 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter, was part of Ave’s security. Police have determined that all the bullets fired came from the same gun. They released an eight-second video clip which shows a limping gunman — identified by police as Collins — burst through a VIP room door, stop and scan the room, then fire a single round.
3 STRIKES ‘ON BACK BURNER’ Australian music and movie rights holders and internet service providers (ISPs) have quietly shelved for the time being the idea of the “three strikes” warning letter system against consumers who download illegally. The issue is the cost of the process, which neither side wants to foot. They might look at it again next year. The scheme was planned to have gone into effect last September.