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MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL REVEALS HUGE 2016 LINEUP The lineup for this year’s Meredith has landed. Taking to the ‘Sup this year comes the likes of Peaches, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, funk and R&B legend Sheila E, BADBADNOTGOOD off the back of their brand new album, plus Angel Olsen and The Triffids. Rounding out the first-class lineup comes Kelela, Ben UFO, Japandroids, The Congos, Baroness, Archie Roach, Jagwar Ma, Mount Liberation Unlimited, Fred & Toody Cole, Chiara Kickdrum, Cass McCombs, The Goon Sax, Ross Wilson, CC: Disco!, Cable Ties, Winner Tanner, the return of Silence Wedge, Melbourne soul legends The Sugarcanes, Terry, Judith Lucy, Sheer Mag and Dungen. It’s all going down from Friday December 9 - Sunday December 11 at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre. For more details and to enter the ticket ballot, head to their website.
VAUDEVILLE SMASH RELEASE NEW SINGLE, ALBUM AND TOUR DATES Vaudeville Smash are all guns blazing, with the release of new single and pop folk masterpiece Laura, lifted from upcoming sophomore album The Gift. Never an outfit to do things by halves, Vaudeville Smash will celebrate by heading out on a national tour of epic proportions. Vaudeville Smash will be bringing their combination of flute, synth, slap bass, funk, horns and falsetto to The Gasometer, on Saturday September 24. Tickets on sale through Moshtix.
A DOG FRIENDLY MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO MELBOURNE The festival that lets you bring along your favourite four-legged pal is back, with Dogapalooza confirming its return to Melbourne this year. Dogapalooza gives punters and their furry friends the opportunity to lounge around in the sun, while listening to some of Melbourne’s top-notch musical artists. To help out doggos from all walks of life, festival proceeds go straight to groups such as Stafford Rescue Victoria, Melbourne Animal Rescue, and Puppy Tails Rescue. There’s also going to be heaps of food on offer including an in-house vegan BBQ, some of the best food trucks in Melbourne, as well as the dog loving stalls of beneficiary rescue groups and boutique dog product vendors. Burnley Park in Richmond will be converted into a paradise of pooches on Sunday October 9. Tickets on sale via Oztix.
THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA WILL PERFORM A FELA KUTI TRIBUTE The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra will be paying tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti in an upcoming PBS tribute show. Kuti was one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century and constantly risked his life for his music and beliefs. Beasts of No Nation is named after Kuti’s final studio album, and serves as a powerful reminder that almost two decades after his death Kuti’s music is still as striking and relevant as ever. Beasts of No Nation: A Tribute to Fela Kuti will kick off at The Evelyn Hotel on Saturday September 10. Presale tickets will be available soon; you can head over to PBS’ event webpage for more info. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 14
SUNIFEST 2 RETURNS WITH KILLER 2016 LINEUP After last year’s success, Sunifest is taking to the stage once more with a motley crew of hard-hitting bands. 15 acts will take over three stages for the festival, including The Peep Tempel, Jaala, Peter Bibby, Gabriella Cohen, Mesa Cosa, Crepes, Fazerdaze (NZ), Tadzio ( JPN), Redspencer, RVG, Sugar Teeth, The Galaxy Folk, Baked Beans, Horace Bones, and Danny Kransky. Catch it all at The Tote on Saturday September 3.
DEBORAH CONWAY CELEBRATES NEW ALBUM WITH A MELBOURNE SHOW MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA REVEALS 2017 SEASON Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have lifted the lid off their 2017 season, offering something for both classical aficionados and curious punters alike. Expect hotly anticipated live scoring performances of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone coupled with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when the MSO unites wizards and muggles alike, performing the iconic soundtracks in real time while the film is projected overhead onto a large screen. Also getting the live scoring treatment is Jurassic Park Live in Concert, Amadeus, and There Will Be Blood, with the MSO performing Jonny Greenwood’s critically acclaimed score as the Academy Awardwinning film unfolds. Elsewhere, Metropolis New Music Festival is back for another year, exploring the intersection between past and present. A fully fledged Mozart Festival will go down, diving into the composer’s greatest works and lesser known gems as well as performances of Debussy’s La Mer, along with Schubert, Ravel, Rachmaninov, and more. The program kicks off from February 2017 and runs through to December. For full details, head to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra website.
To celebrate the release of her new album as well as the 25th anniversary of her platinum release String of Pearls, Australian rock singer/songwriter Deborah Conway will be taking to the stage alongside a full band and long-time collaborator Willy Zygier. Everybody’s Begging is Conway’s ninth album and the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 release, Stories of Ghosts. Conway and Zygier have been significant contributors to Australian music for 30 years. Most recently, she was honoured as a ‘Living Legend’ by Melbourne’s Leaps & Bounds Festival. Conway will perform at the Playhouse, Arts Centre, on Thursday September 22.
NICEFEST REVEALS 2016 EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC LINEUP NICEFEST is back for 2016, bringing with it a slew of experimental and progressive acts. This year’s instalment will feature the jazz-inflected electronica of Tangents, the cinematic arrangements of Fourteen Nights At Sea, the progressive rock of A Lonely Crowd, the mind-bending technicality of Instrumental (adj.) and the postchamber music of Hinterlandt alongside Hashshashin, Bear the Mammoth, Cascades, Astrid Zeman and Citrus Jam. Helmed by Art As Catharsis Records, the festival aims to tap into and celebrate Australia’s underground music scene and help punters discover new favourites in the process. NICEFEST takes place Saturday October 29 at The Bendigo Hotel. Tickets via Eventbrite.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS UNVEILS SECOND ROUND LINEUP FOR 2016 Following their whopper first announcement, Strawberry Fields have added even more acts to their 2016 bill. Leading the charge is one of Detroit’s most prolific house dons Moodymann in an exclusive Victorian performance. He’ll be joined by Dan Shake, the Australian debut performance of HVOB live, Atish and Voyage Records representatives Youandewan and Andy Hart. More acts include Tash Sultana, Koi Child, Charles Murdoch and the debut of András live band show alongside CC:Disco, Sleep D, Alice Ivy , Billy Davis, Albrecht La’Brooy and 30/70 collective. Wondercore Island will showcase their tight sonic family’s diversity with performances from Swooping Duck, Nai Palm, Oscar Key Sung [DJ set], Vulture St Tape Gang, GROENI, Lossless and Corin. A second showcase will be delivered by London institution Rhythm Section International, featuring head honcho Bradley Zero, Chaos in the CBD and Prequel. Strawberry Fields 2016 goes down from Thursday November 17 - Sunday November 20 at Tocumwal, New South Wales. Tickets are available via the festival website.
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LISTEN CONFERENCE: FEMINIST FUTURES REVEALS THREE-DAY PROGRAM LISTEN Conference 2016: Feminist Futures has revealed their new program featuring keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops and live performances. Writer and feminist activist Clementine Ford alongside performer and activist Alok VaidMenon of DarkMatter will serve as keynotes this year, with the conference focusing on gender, feminism, creativity, community, writing, performance and more. It’s all happening at Bella Union, Trades Hall from Friday October 14 - Sunday October 16. Tickets and further details via Listen.
New Zealand’s favourite reggae group, Katchafire are returning to Australia for a massive 22 date nationwide tour to celebrate the release of their brand new track and video Burn It Down. Based in Hamilton, the group have become a global roots reggae phenomenon, with the Maori band bringing their pure sound to music lovers across the world. Get down with Katchafire at The Plaza Friday October 7, Chelsea Heights Saturday October 8, or at Prince Bandroom Sunday October 9.
KATY STEELE REVEALS NEW SINGLE AND NATIONAL TOUR PLANS Katy Steele is widely regarded as possessing one of the most inimitable voices in Australian music, and she’s blowing us away all over again with the release of bold new single, Where’s The Laughter. In order to share her new music with the world, she’s heading out on a national tour ahead of debut solo album, Human. Steele rose to indie rock royalty status as the enigmatic frontwoman of Little Birdy – a band which enjoyed wild success over eight years, including three ARIA top 10 studio albums. The Perth native will be playing shows Australia wide, which will include a performance at Hugs And Kisses on Saturday September 10. Tickets are on sale now via Oztix.
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Australian folk pop favourites Boy & Bear have already given us heroic performances at this year’s Groovin The Moo and Splendour In The Grass festivals, and now they’re ready to jump back on the bus once more for a special regional tour. The five-time ARIA award winners will be joined by Sydney fourpiece folk outfit All Our Exes Live In Texas, fresh off being announced to play the 2016 Out On The Weekend Festival in October. Boy & Bear will begin their Victorian leg of dates at the Regent Theatre in Ballarat on Wednesday November 9, before journeying to Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre on Thursday November 10 and Geelong’s Costa Hall on Friday November 11.
THE B-52S AND SIMPLE MINDS TEAM UP FOR MELBOURNE ARENA SHOW The B-52s will be teaming up with Simple Minds for a huge Australian tour come 2017. Heading over for A Day on the Green, they’ve also locked in a very solid sideshow. They’ll play with Models and Machinations at Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley on Saturday February 4, 2017 for A Day on the Green as well as hitting Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday February 7, 2017.
DRAPHT TO CELEBRATE NEW ALBUM WITH NATIONAL TOUR One of Perth’s finest MCs, Drapht, has just announced he will be undertaking a national tour in support of his fifth album, Seven Mirrors. The album sees Drapht hitting new heights of linguistic dexterity, and also features collaborations with huge Australian acts including Hilltop Hoods, Dune Rats and Katie Noonan. Seven Mirrors will officially drop on Friday August 19, before Drapht commences his run of headline shows across the country. Drapht will play the Melbourne leg of his tour on Friday October 14 at 170 Russell. Tickets go on pre-sale from Wednesday August 24, before opening up for general release from Thursday August 25.
Sydney’s metalcore mainstays Northlane have announced they'll be hitting the tour circuit once again, playing a short and intimate run of shows. They’ll be returning back to some of their favourite venues that they haven't visited since back in 2013. The tour comes alongside the release of a deluxe edition of their critically acclaimed album, Node, dropping on Friday September 9. Catch Northlane at The Corner Hotel on Thursday November 17, when they tear things up with Hellions and Polaris. Tickets on sale via the band’s website from Thursday August 18.
A BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE SHOW ARRIVES AT SATELLITE LOUNGE After nine huge performances of their two-hour narrated rock’n’roll show, DYLANesque has been invited to play at the recently launched Satellite Lounge. Less than a year old, DYLANesque has played to sell out crowds, with theatres already booking the dynamic theatre rock show well into 2017. The performance celebrates the life, songs, stories and times of the infamous Bob Dylan, performed by Jeff Jenkins with a rocking four-piece band. It goes down at Satellite Lounge Friday September 2, tickets via the venue.
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Californian hip hop artist Antwon is hitting up Australian shores for his debut Australian tour. In addition to appearances at Yours & Owls Festival and Camp Doogs, Antwon will also treat punters to a limited number of headline shows. Antwon is renowned for his ability to seamlessly weave together influences from an eclectic range of genres – combining elements of everything from punk and hardcore, to hip hop, to ‘80s synth-pop. Don’t miss out when Antwon destroys Yah Yah’s on Friday October 7.
Melbourne cult indie band Pray TV have unleashed their new video to the world as they draw closer to their upcoming album launch. Great Plans is taken from their forthcoming album, Horizontal Life, their first major release in 20 years. The album launch is set to be a ‘class of 92’ showcase, with early ‘90s indie favourites The Glorybox also emerging from the retiree’s closet to play a rare show to support their friends. Catch Pray TV launch their new album at The Grace Darling on Saturday September 10.
FACE THE MUSIC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF SPEAKERS FOR 2016 Face The Music is potentially the most revered music industry summit in Australia, bringing together great minds from varied facets of the music community. For the 2016 incarnation, organisers have locked in a panel of speakers who are at the forefront of their fields, boldly going where none have gone before. As part of the first announcement, heavyweights include the Internet’s biggest music nerd, Anthony Fantano, Andrew Jervis of the Bandcamp Weekly podcast, Ricki Askin, who is the Head of Music Licensing & Archival at VICE Media and triple j host Zan Rowe. There are also speakers from record labels Sacred Bones, Remote Control and Night High Records, in addition to the Music Director for Meredith Music Festival and Golden Plains, Woody McDonald, and Vivid Sydney festival curator Ben Marshall. To cap it off, there will also be appearances from Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote and Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens. This year will also see Face The Music incorporating live performances for the first time, from both old favourites and young guns blazing the trail. It’s all going down over Thursday November 17 and Friday November 18, tickets available via the Face The Music website.
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LIVE N LOCAL Live N Local is back for 2016 and it’s going to be a banger. Winter seems to be on the way out, so celebrate in the sun with a swag of music going down around St Kilda. While you’re there, head over to The Warehouse for a free party featuring Melbourne’s best looking soul mamas in town, The Sugarcanes, ahead of their slot at Meredith Musical Festival. Loose Tooth will be there getting sassy and bringing along their tasty garage rock. Then to cap it off, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are breezing on in. Wander over to The Warehouse in Port Melbourne on Saturday August 20, and have yourself a time from 6pm onwards. Entry is free so you can save your shrappers for the tram ride home. Or just sleep on the beach – your call. QUEENSRYCHE Prince Bandroom October 14 OUT ON THE WEEKEND feat. Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders, Robert Ellis, Lindi Ortega and more Seaworks, Williamstown October 15 MONTAIGNE Corner Hotel October 15 SAFIA Festival Hall October 15 THE WOLFE BROTHERS The Palms at Crown October 15 OKTOBERFEST feat. Shannon Noll St Kilda October 15 FALLING IN REVERSE 170 Russell October 16, 17 TIKI TAANE The Evelyn October 16 THE SCORPIONS Palais Theatre October 18 KYNETON MUSIC FESTIVAL feat. Henry Wagons & The Only Children, Mojo Juju, Dorsal Fins and more St Pauls Park October 20 – 21 THE HARD ACHES Northcote Social Club October 21 CLOWNS The Evelyn October 21 HORRORSHOW Howler October 21 THE DELTA RIGGS Corner Hotel October 21 RAVE OF THRONES feat Kristian Nairn Trak October 21 MORRISSEY Festival Hall October 22 HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE REAL THING Palais Theatre October 22 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE 170 Russell October 25 GLEN HANSARD Palais Theatre October 26 C.W STONEKING The Croxton October 27 JORDIE LANE Corner Hotel October 28 WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Various Venues, Wangaratta October 28 – 30 THE SOFT MOON John Curtin October 28 LOST LANDS FESTIVAL The Werribee Mansion October 28 – 30 STEVEN WILSON 170 Russell October 28 TRICK OR BEAT feat. J-Heasy, Indian Summer, Who Killed Mickey and more Festival Hall October 29 NICEFEST feat. Tangents, Fourteen Nights At Sea, A Lonely Crowd and more The Bendigo Hotel October 29 ARCHIE ROACH Elisabeth Murdoch Hall October 29 THE PRETTY LITTLES Northcote Social Club October 29 THE VENGABOYS 170 Russell October 30 BERNARD FANNING Palais Theatre October 31 VIOLENT SOHO Festival Hall October 31 SLIPKNOT Rod Laver Arena October 31 RICHIE RAMONE The Tote October 31, November 2 REGURGITATOR Howler November 3, Prince Bandroom November 4 THE STIFFYS The Workers Club November 4 BAD MANNERS Corner Hotel November 3 MSO - INDIANA JONES & THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Arts Centre November 4, 5 COLUMBUS The Workers Club November 5 THE DANDY WARHOLS Palais Theatre November 5 TECH N9NE The Prince Bandroom November 7, 8 BOY & BEAR Regent Theatre, Ballarat November 9, Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo November 10, Costa Hall, Geelong November 11 SCHOOLBOY Q Festival Hall November 9 DEFTONES Festival Hall November 11 DESTROYER 666 Max Watts November 11 STICKY FINGERS Festival Hall November 12 CITIZEN Corner Hotel November 12, Arrow on Swanston November 13 DIONNE WARWICK Palais Theatre November 13 A DAY ON THE GREEN Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong November 12, Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley November 13 MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS AFTER PARTY feat. Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope, Tash Sultana and more 170 Russell November 16 STRAWBERRY FIELDS feat. George Fitzgerald, Henry Saiz, Petar Dundov and more Tocumwal, New South Wales November 17 – 20
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t was about 18 months ago that Time to Go Home – the second studio album from indie darlings Chastity Belt – was released to a strong critical reception via Seattle label Hardly Art. Now, coming towards the end of its tour cycle, the band are striking while the iron is relatively hot and plotting out album number three. The band’s leader, Julia Shapiro, takes the call fresh from another recording session; in which the quartet is working out what to do with their surplus of material. “We’re at a point where we have too many songs that we want to put on the album,” she says. “We went into the studio for about eight days at the end of July, and it just hit us that all of this material has been building up gradually. I think the oldest ‘new’ song that we’re looking at putting on the album started kicking around about two years ago. It might seem like it’s a really quick follow-up, but we recorded Time to Go Home quite awhile before we ever put it out. Those songs were old to us by the time it was released. Since then, it’s just been this pile of songs that have kept growing, so we’re trying to make a new record out of that.” As far as the album is concerned, which is projected for release sometime in the first quarter of 2017, Shapiro is unclear as to what direction it’s going to take the band. One thing is certain, however, and that’s Chastity Belt’s refusal to stagnate on a singular idea or stylistic holding pattern. “I’m not interested in bands that put out the same record over and over again,” says Shapiro. “By that same token, I’m not interested in being in any band that does the same thing. I think BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 22
that it’s cool to see, through the lens of your own music, how you’re developing – both as a person and as a musician. “The four of us are growing and changing as people,” she continues. “I’d like to think this new music we’re making is a reflection of that. I’m sure it’ll end up sounding similar, but my hope is that it will be different enough as an album for people to notice a change. It’s hard for me to say at this point if that’s something that will come across, because I haven’t listened to all of the new songs back to back yet. I’m definitely already sensing a different vibe, though. It’s definitely going to be different to our last album, but I guess we’ll see in what way that happens.” Chastity Belt formed in 2010, while its members – Shapiro, bassist Annie Truscott, drummer Gretchen Grimm and guitarist Lydia Lund – were taking classes at Whitman College in their hometown of Walla Walla, in the southwest of Washington. The band’s profile has risen exponentially in that time, but it hasn’t been all that’s occupied Shapiro’s mind – in 2013, she formed Childbirth; a satirically-driven feminist B E AT.C O M . A U
garage punk outfit that have now put out two studio albums, 2014’s It’s a Boy! and 2015’s Women’s Rights. These, coincidentally enough, closely coincide with the release of both Chastity Belt albums – their debut, No Regerts, came out some five months before It’s a Boy!. “It’s been kind of challenging,” Shapiro admits. “It definitely has its setbacks. There’s been a lot of touring for me in the past year or so. It’s about sorting my priorities, mostly. Chastity Belt comes first, and it’s the band I put the most into. If there is downtime away from Chastity Belt, that’s when Childbirth factors in. Sometimes, that’s very immediate stopping and starting – Chastity Belt, for instance, just had a set at the Amoeba Festival in New York; and as soon as that was finished, Childbirth went on a tour that went from New York and up north on our way back to Seattle. It was cool to get to combine my two worlds like that – even if it was a little exhausting.” Back to Chastity Belt, and the momentum that has kept them running since hitting the ground on Time to Go Home’s release. The touring has brought the band to all corners of the world, and even resulted in a few international exchanges of sorts. When asked about the stand-out moment of touring in support of Time to Go Home, Shapiro has an easy answer: Their U.S. run alongside our very own Courtney Barnett. Shapiro cannot speak high enough praises of the south-paw superstar, who arrived on American soil just as her debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, was entering the hearts of fans worldwide. “On that tour, we played some of the biggest shows we’ve ever played,” Shapiro says. “So many of the shows were sold out, and it was an incredible thing to be a part of. That was crazy for us, and it was so much fun touring with her. I think she’ll be back in Melbourne when we’re in Australia, so I’m hoping we’ll get to catch up with her and the band then.”
Shapiro also points to a European jaunt – a first for the band – as a key highlight of touring in support of Time to Go Home. “It’s been cool to be able to travel and go places I’ve never been before – all because I’m in a band,” she says. “We seem to have a lot of fans over there, which is really amazing. It turned out great – it would probably have to be one of the chillest tours that we’ve ever done.” Chastity Belt are looking to see off Time to Go Home with a maiden voyage to Australia next month, arriving in Australia late September with a show in Brisbane and wrapping up with a headlining show at Melbourne’s John Curtin Bandroom a week later. The band’s dates are centred around Wollongong’s Yours & Owls weekend festival, which takes in a huge array of local and international artists – among them The Living End, Hermitude, The Sonics and Black Mountain; not to mention fellow American femmefatales Bleached and The Coathangers – for what is sure to be one hell of a party. “This will be my first time ever in Australia,” says Shapiro. “I’m really excited about it. We’ve heard such great things, and we’ve got some friends over there that we met while they were over here. My plan is to hang out for a week after the tour is over, see the sights, go exploring. I don’t get the chance to do things like that all that often, so that should be really cool. I’ve heard Melbourne is a lot like Seattle – I’ve heard it’s really cool.” Shapiro is also adamant about not being a total seppo and learning a few more Australian phrases. “Courtney and her band taught me a bunch of them, so I’m going to have to brush up,” she laughs. “You guys say ‘sheila,’ right?” CHASTITY BELT will play The Curtin on Friday October 7. Time To Go Home is out now via Hardly Art/ Inertia.
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This Week: Scorsese has had a long relationship with the Rolling Stones, having used their music to underscore some of his films’ most iconic moments. A maestro when it comes to cutting music to a scene, Scorsese has made judicious choices from the Stones’ back catalogue for films such as Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Casino. It’s no surprise then that he manages to capture the lightning in a bottle that is live music performance with singular gusto. While his 1978 concert film The Last Waltz was an elegiac last hurrah to The Band and the ‘70s, Shine a Light plays in another key altogether, celebrating the energy and endurance of a band that have been touring since the ‘60s and who show no sign of slowing down. Catch it at ACMI on Friday August 19 after popping into their brilliant Scorsese exhibition.
With James Di Fabrizio. Do you have news, thoughts or a fantastic minestrone recipe? Email james@beat.com.au.
Down Under BY JOANNE BROOkfIELd
Melbourne Museum’s Jurassic Dinosaur Disco closes this weekend, so you best get in quick for a last minute boogie. Featuring guest DJs spinning the best dinosaur-themed sets, it’s a chance to get down for a stoneage party for the ages. As the old saying goes, party like a meteorite is about to collide with Earth and your entire species is about to be wiped out. I’m pretty sure that’s a thing. Yep, it’s definitely a thing. Saturday August 20 at Melbourne Museum. Combining stripped-back acrobatics with baroque opera, Circa’s groundbreaking new work will be brought to Melbourne in a unique Arts Centre production. In this retelling of Claudio Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno D’Ulisse in Patria, Circa’s groundbreaking new work Il Ritorno fuses folk songs and abstract compositions, percolating it through the lens of Primo Levi’s post WWII European displacement. Taken from the second half of Homer’s Odyssey, Il Ritorno was created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz in collaboration with composer and arranger Quincy Grant. It’s all happening at the Playhouse at Arts Centre Melbourne from Wednesday August 17 to Saturday August 20
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The Fiery Maze was conceived by Dorothy Porter and Tim Finn in 1995 as a ‘rock concert album’. The talents of these two extraordinary artists will combine to produce raw, intimate songs about love, sex and obsession, as Finn is joined on stage by the mesmerising Abi Tucker. Porter’s previously unpublished lyrics deal with the disillusions of love, as well as the blinding moments of blazing connection. Porter is known for the visceral power of her language; for crafting characters, scenarios and poems that crackle with sexual energy. The journey into ‘love’s hopeless fiery maze’ is no exception. Conjuring a wild world of lust, paranoia and possession, this consuming song cycle unites two iridescent artists ± musician Tim Finn and poet Dorothy Porter. Catch it at Malthouse Theatre from Thursday August 18.
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Abe Forsythe is on stage, his extensive ensemble cast around him. Appropriately for the director’s latest feature, the darkly hilarious Down Under, it’s screening at the Comedy Theatre as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Centrepiece Gala. Moments earlier MIFF Artistic Director Michelle Carey had explained to the 800 gathered that the point of the night was “celebrating the mid-point of the festival and new Australian cinema”. Not everyone, however, wants to celebrate this particular film. “A lot of exhibitors don’t want you to see this,” Forsythe bluntly tells the room. He’s chosen a controversial topic ± racism ± and set the film in the aftermath of the infamous Cronulla riots, which happened just over a decade ago. The film opens with actual footage from that ugly, violent day and it’s a disturbing reminder of how serious this issue was and, unfortunately, continues to be. “The climate we find ourselves in now, it’s more relevant than ever,” he says of the script he wrote six years ago and further polished with over ten drafts. Bearing in mind the thorny nature of the topic, it’s perhaps an even greater feat that he, along with his multicultural cast, have created one of the funniest, most relentlessly laugh out loud films in recent memory. Finding the humour in such a heavy topic, without trivialising it, is testament to Forsythe’s skill as both writer and director. Moreover, it’s a good example of how comedy, when used expertly, can be a powerful tool for examining the darker corners of humanity. So, given how well the film was received both at MIFF and after its world premiere at the Sydney Film
Festival, what does he mean that some exhibitors don’t want us seeing this film? We’re now 35 floors up, and Forysthe has swapped the suit from the gala with the obligatory film director baseball cap for a full day of media in a hotel conference room. Rather than again being flanked by his entire cast, which includes Rahel Romahn, Damon Herriman, Harriet Dyer, Alexander England, Marshall Napier and David Field, he just has leading man Lincoln Younes with him. “There are a lot that really are backing us, but then we have some key ones that have said there’s no audience for this movie, it shouldn’t have been made and it’s morally reprehensible,” says Forsythe of his issues with local exhibitors. “What I’ve found out is that some people can’t tell the difference between a movie that portrays morally reprehensible behaviour and a movie that endorses that behaviour, because this movie condemns that behaviour but some people just see ‘offensive behaviour’ and can’t see the difference. But if I’m facing opposition from people that feel like
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nobody should see this movie, then what hope does anyone have releasing an Australian movie?” he says. Forysthe is referring to how much positive media coverage the film has had, how much online discussion it’s already generated, how diverse the cast is and how socially relevant and topical the themes are. Ticks in all the right boxes. “You can not like something but you can at least appreciate that it’s been made for an audience and is significant enough because of the time we live in and the message that it conveys.” While the film might have a few opponents in key gatekeepers, it is certainly whipping up its fair share of support online. “In the last 24 hours we’ve had hundreds of thousands of traffic on our Facebook page to view our trailer and lots of people tagging their friends, saying ‘we’ve got to see this’, and interestingly, a lot of Middle Eastern and Asian people are saying it looks hilarious. So to reach an audience like that with an Australian film is hard at the best of times,” says Forsyth. For Younes, who will be familiar to viewers of Home and Away and Love Child, he relished the opportunity to play Hassim, one of the Muslim characters. “The script ± I’d never read anything like it. I thought it was flawless. I’d always wanted to work with Abe and for me, you’re very fortunate if you can do any job in this industry, but to have a role that has a lot of importance and is topical and speaks to you and has the propensity to change how society might look at things, it’s kind of a dream role,” he says. Here’s hoping they can enjoy a dream run with it as well. DOWN UNDER will screen at ACMI from Thursday August 18 ± Wednesday August 24.
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Wednesday August 31 Arts Centre
It’s another huge one for Dirty Secrets, with a great selection of comedians to get you through hump-day. Leigh Qurban is acting MC with Daniel Connell, Luka Muller, Daisy Berry, Tessa Ryan and more getting in on the action. It’s all happening Wednesday August 17. Get down from 8.30pm at 80 Smith St, Collingwood.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Thursday September 15 - Sunday October 2 Various Venues
John Olsen: The You Beaut Country
COMEDY AT GEORGE’S The city’s favourite George Costanza-inspired bar continues to bring the laughs to warm up the Winter of George. On Thursday August 18 they’ll see Matt Stewart alongside Kimberley Lisle, Tessa Ryan, Struan Logan, Trav Nash Cameron Tyeson and feature sets from Alasdair TremblayBirchall and Luke McGregor. Plus, the next competitors for the ‘Are You Funnier Than George?’ competition are taking to the stage. 20 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
ROCHESTER COMEDY Another bumper lineup Thursday at the Rochey and it’s free. There’s Celia Pacquola, Kate McLennan, Stu Daulman from Fancy Boy plus Ben Lomas, RAW Comedy-winner Angus Gordon, Ben Russell and Izzy Ali. Kicks off at 8:30 sharp but get in early for a good seat. 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
Coming Up
Friday September 16 - Sunday February 26 2017 Ian Potter Centre
Melbourne Fringe Festival Reveals Biggest Program Yet For 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival has revealed their biggest program yet for 2016 with an event asking punters and artists to ‘step into the light’ for a city-wide celebration of arts, culture, discovery and independence. Acting as the festival’s immersive and stunning centrepiece comes the most ambitious Keynote Project in Fringe’s history ± Sky Light, by renowned artist and producer Robin Fox. Fringe Furniture celebrates 30 years by coming full circle by asking designers to focus on the project’s original brief ± celebrating iconic, eclectic and cutting edge design. Kids VS Art will see children offer their insights and opinions on contemporary art, while Bellbird will create an enchanted forest of sound with an interactive musical installation. Elsewhere, the Festival Club makes a welcome reappearance, The Other Film Festival will screen a slew of brilliant films, and Open Book immerses itself in the world of literature. Capping it all off comes over 400 shows of cabaret, live art, music, comedy, theatre and more. The 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival runs from Thursday September 15 - Sunday October 2.
An Evening With Henry Rollins
Monday September 19 & Tuesday September 20 State Theatre
Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
Friday November 4 ± S aturday November 5 Hamer Hall
FUNNY AT THE BRUNNY Every second Monday at 8pm The Brunswick Hotel (AKA The Brunny) hosts Funny at the Brunny with host Glen Zen and his sidekick bubble mascot Momann on the DJ decks. The next event is going down Monday August 29, and will see a slew of hilarious folk take to the stage for a night of laughs. Free entry and $10 jugs of Boags all night long. 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Tram No. 19, stop 20.
Chopper’s Republic of Anzakistan Returns to Melbourne Back by *ahem* chopular demand after a stellar Comedy Festival run, Chopper’s Republic of Anzakistan is returning to Melbourne. In his latest show, Chopper has taken the former countries of New Zealand and Australia, thrown out the shit bits, and created the world’s newest superpower with Anzakistan. Of course, he’s just the bloke to run it. He may not have any experience, but at least you know where he stands - right behind a moustache. Catch Chopper on Friday August 26 and Saturday August 27 at the Athenaeum Theatre. Tickets via Ticketek.
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New NGV Exhibition Explores the Intersection of Architecture and Faith Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith explores the new Australian Islamic Centre in Newport, Victoria, which has been designed by world-renowned Australian architect Glenn Murcutt AO in collaboration with Hakan Elevli of Melbourne practice Elevli Plus. Glenn Murcutt is Australia’s most internationally celebrated architect and the only Australian recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. For the past decade he has worked with Melbourne architect Hakan Elevli and the Islamic community of Newport, Victoria, to design and build what is perhaps the first truly contemporary Australian mosque. The building challenges traditional perceptions of Islamic architecture, forgoing the traditional minaret tower and high-roofed dome. It has been designed with a transparent, open frontage to create an accessible and contemporary place of worship, learning and community, and features a roof studded with 96 multicoloured glass lanterns. Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith is on display now at The Ian Potter Centre, NGV. Entry is free.
Sir Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies Comes to Melbourne William Golding’s classic novel will come to life in an Australian premiere from world renowned choreographer and director Sir Matthew Bourne OBE. Lord of the Flies’ legendary characters will be explored in a production focusing on raw physicality, emotional intensity and breathtaking performances by a cast of New Adventures professional dancers from the UK, professional dancers from Australia and a special selection of young talent from across Victoria, who will be sourced through a large-scale and state-wide grass-roots community outreach program. Following the outreach program across Victoria, up to 24 boys and young men will be invited to take up residence at Arts Centre Melbourne to join the ground-breaking production. Lord of the Flies will take to the State Theatre, Arts Centre from April 5 - April 9 2017 for a run of shows exclusive to Melbourne. Tickets via Arts Centre.
G E T S O M E C U LT U R E U P YA
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Reveals 2017 Season Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have lifted the lid off their 2017 season, offering something for both classical aficionados and curious punters alike. Expect hotly anticipated live scoring performances of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone coupled with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when the MSO unites wizards and muggles alike, performing the iconic soundtracks in real time while the film is projected overhead onto a large screen. Also getting the live scoring treatment is Jurassic Park Live in Concert, Amadeus, and There Will Be Blood, with the MSO performing Jonny Greenwood’s critically acclaimed score as the Academy Award-winning film unfolds. Elsewhere, Metropolis New Music Festival is back for another year, exploring the intersection between past and present. A fully fledged Mozart Festival will go down, diving into the composer’s greatest works and lesser known gems as well as performances of Debussy’s La Mer, along with Schubert, Ravel, Rachmaninov, and more. The program kicks off from February 2017 and runs through to December. For full details, head to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Korean Film Festival BEST OF THE FEST
The Korean Film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) is back and bigger than ever for its seventh year running with a program busting at the seams covering everything from blockbuster cinema to arthouse and rom-coms, all screened with English subtitles. To help wade through the sprawling lineup, KOFFIA artistic director David Park introduces his five hottest picks of the festival.
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The Gem Bar Announces New Friday Happy Hour Specials Collingwood’s hub for all things barbecue has just announced that they’re releasing a new selection of Friday happy hour specials. Not only will they have their regular $6 pints of selected beer on offer, half price tacos and chicken wings, or their raffle that gives you a chance to win a $50 barbecue tasting plate for two, but the Friday night raffle winner will go into a yearly draw for a trip for two to Bali. Shoot on down to The Gem Bar at 289 Wellington Street on Fridays between 5pm and 7pm and get a taco into your gullet.
Alice in Earnestland
(ACMI, Federation Square ± 8:15p m Wednesday September 7) If you’ve missed Alice in Earnestland at the Sydney Film Festival this year, don’t miss your second chance to see it at the Korean Film Festival in Australia. The film follows Soonam, (Alice) in present-day Korea (Earnestland) and her inevitable descent into extreme behaviour as she is grinded down to her bare sanity by dark forces of society. Alice in Earnestland has wildly exciting visuals, even wilder action and some very sobering implications. Bone-shaking farce meets political satire in a film that is often truly scary.
Lady Carolina Changes Ownership, Unveils Casual Menu
The Wailing
(ACMI, Federation Square ±
8:00pm Friday September 2)
4th Place
(ACMI, Federation Square ± 7:00pm Thursday September 1)
Police officer Jong-goo’s seemingly peaceful village is suddenly plagued with mysterious and violent deaths. With the deaths continuing to no avail, one by one, the villagers begin to notice that these deaths began when a mysterious man moved into a house perched on top of a nearby mountain. Death lingers in the air as a wild, entertaining supernatural thriller ensues which will have you glued to the screen from start to finish. The masterful use of suspense and gore was the talk of Cannes Film Festival and will no doubt delight film buffs wanting more.
11-year-old swimmer Joon-ho hopes to become an Olympic medallist. But he has one problem; he always comes in 4th at all the swimming contests he participates in. His mother, hearing rumours about a competent coach, Gwang-su, manages to hire him as Joon-ho’s personal coach. But the coach who was once the most promising athlete on the national team is now a disillusioned individual and trains Joon-ho in the only way he knows how; by using violence. Hailed as the Korean Whiplash, 4th Place finds its relevance as opening of the Korean Film Festival 2016 coinciding with the Rio Olympics.
Inside Men
Collective Invention
Korea’s well renowned gangster genre is like the prize-child from the country’s booming film industry. Headlined by Lee Byeonghun (Terminator Genysis, G.I Joe, RED 2), Inside Men, based on a popular web-comic, was that prize-child of the year. A smashing political revenge thriller with more double-crossings and plot twists than you can count, the film follows the all-out-war between three men; a gangster out for revenge, an ambitious prosecutor and an enigmatic editor for the press, all with one agenda. Power.
A crowd favourite at the Toronto International Film Festival, Collective Invention is the rise and fall story of Gu, an average joe turned half-fish-half-man mutant from a medical experiment gone wrong. Gu becomes an overnight sensation rising to meteoric fame but with it comes the cons of being in the spotlight. A victim to some, a poseur to others, the more his renown grows, the more Gu comes to represent whatever is projected upon him. Forget your normal fairytale about mermaids, this modern day black comedy of a merman living in Seoul is a social satire not to be missed.
(ACMI, Federation Square ± 4:00pm Saturday September 3)
(ACMI, Federation Square ± 6:00p m Friday September 2)
KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL MELBOURNE runs from Thursday September 1 - Thursday September 8 at ACMI.
EVERYTHING MELBOURNE
At the start of June, ownership of the East Brunswick located Latin American restaurant and bar Lady Carolina was passed into new hands. Taking heed from local community feedback, co-owner and operator Patrick Ciccaldo says significant changes have been made to the Latin American menu, with a key focus on street food and BBQ style dishes, along with consolidating the previous combination of fine and casual dining into a more casualfocused experience. They’re offering dishes such as colourful prawn ceviches from Mexico, or house made empanadas including empanada de pino ± golden fried pastry stuffed with mince beef, egg, black olives and sultanas. They’ll have you covered on street food too with tacos such as beer battered fish, 12 hour marinated pork,or crispy cauliflower served on soft corn tortillas. Larger plates come in the form of a parilla BBQ cooking up chorizo, pork short ribs, fish, poultry and wagyu flank. Check out Lady Carolina at 175-177 Lygon Street in Brunswick East.
Beer Burgers And Bingo Unite At The Grosvenor Hotel St Kilda’s beloved pub, The Grosvenor Hotel, is teaming up with three Australian Craft Breweries on Monday September 12 to take beer buffs through custom-designed rounds of ‘beer bingo’. Melbourene based Wolf of the Willows will join Coopers Brewery and Byron Bay’s Stone and Wood Brewing Company as each take the mic to present not only their own craft bews, but a tailored version of the timeless game, designed with their specific beer in mind. Guests will be treated to an expertly crafted beer per round, matched alongside burgers created by Grosvernor Hotel’s Head Chef and proud beef expert, Paul Tyas. Tickets for the evening cost $12 per head and can be booked by checking out the ‘What’s On’ section of the Grosvenor’s website. The Grosvenor Hotel is located at 10 Brighton Road, St. Kilda East, and is open 7 days from 10am-11pm.
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O f f Th e Record So this week has seen a shitload of festivals announce their lineups, and there is some very tasty electronic talent coming our way. My picks? If you’re planning on heading to the Meredith Music Festival then do not miss out on Mount Liberation Unlimited and Ben UFO. If you’re more of a Strawberry Fields kinda guy/gal then you’re going to want to make the most of the Victorian-exclusive performance from Moodymann, while if you’re planning on ringing in 2017 (already, really? Fucking hell) at Beyond The Valley then take note that they’re serving up the likes of Eats Everything, Hudson Mohawke, Pachanga Boys, Giraffage and Tokimonsta. Party hard, party safe. Don’t be a dickhead this festival season. If you fancy your techno on the heavy and hypnotic side, you’re not going to want to miss an evening with Italy’s Giorgio Gigli. The man who founded Zooloft Records, he’s also released on the likes of Mental Groove, Electric Deluxe and Outis, and his full-length The Right Place Where Not To Be was a highlight of 2015. See why he’s a favourite of Speedy J and Perc when he hits The Mercat on Friday September 9 with support from Chiara Kickdrum, PWD and Sam Hilton Speaking of heavy, heavy, heavy techno, it’s time for a return from Detroit Techno Militia. The name kind of says it all, hey? Comprised of T.Linder and DJ Seoul, these motherfuckers go hard – and have played thousands of shows across the globe since first cutting their teeth in the ‘90s American rave scene. Expect two mixers, four turntables, a shitload of vinyl and a schooling for the ages. They’re coming to Melbourne for Melbourne Techno Collective’s 14th birthday party, where they’ll be flanked by the likes of Sam McEwin, Matt Radovich, Craig McWhinney, Jay Reading, Peter Baker and many more at the Railway Hotel on Saturday September 10. Tour rumours: it’s been too long in between drinks with Prosumer. Expect the Panorama Bar don to be coming our way over September/October. You can lock in visits over the New Year’s period from Leon Vynehall, Optimo and Heidi, too. Best releases this week: A mysterious two-track EP credited to an unknown artist has dropped on the ODE imprint,
S n a ps
WITH T YSON WRAY and holy shit is it good. The b-side, titled #ff0266 B, takes samples from Bombast Broz’s Comin’ From The Heart and turns it into a dance floor bomb. Word on the street is that the artist behind it is actually Sepp. Highly recommended. Other highlights include Bruce Trail’s Ravine Dream (Magicwire), Occidental’s Pariah Dreams (on Deep Club) Philipp Matalla’s Kiba (Kann), Spacetravel’s Dancing Therapy (Perlon) and Jorge Velez’s Animals Disk (L.I.E.S). Sadly, I’m really not feeling Black Dice’s Big Deal (L.I.E.S).
Faktory
RECOMMENDED: FRIDAY AUGUST 12 Gunnar Haslam Hugs&Kisses SUNDAY AUGUST 14 Gene Farris Revolver Upstairs FRIDAY AUGUST 19 M.A.N.D.Y. Brown Alley FRIDAY AUGUST 26 Darshan Jesrani Boney Henning Baer Brown Alley FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Giorgio Gigli The Mercat SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 Detroit Techno Militia Railway Hotel
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 Larry Heard AKA Mr. Fingers Melbourne Town Hall FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Rebekah Railway Hotel THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Bicep Brown Alley
Khokolat Koated
MONDAY OCTOBER 31 Green Velvet Prince Bandroom SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 Marcel Dettmann TBA
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CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17 • 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: DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. .
THURSDAY AUGUST 18 • 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + GRANT
CAMOV + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. .
• COSY - FEAT: JENNIFER LOVELESS + BRUNO
ENZO Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. .
• DISCO VOLANTE Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. . • GOOD LOVIN’ - FEAT: ADRIANA Boney, Melbourne
Cbd. 9:00pm. .
• KANE IKIN + CORIN Post Office Hotel, Coburg.
9:00pm. .
• UPTOWN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. . • VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo
Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. .
• WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Carlton Club, Melbourne
Cbd. 8:00pm. .
FRIDAY AUGUST 19 • #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE +
FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. .
• AUTOSEA - FEAT: ACID SAFARI + SARANTIS
+ THECAMILOS + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. . • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. . • DO THE JOB - FEAT: JACK DANZEY + MICKEY EDWARDS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. . • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. . • FABULOUS FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. • GLOW BLOCK PARTY Malvern Town Hall, Malvern. 7:00pm. $10.00. • I LOVE DANCEHALL - FEAT: SLICKER 1 + DJ
URBAN GUIDE SELEKTAH + DJ THOU$AND + MORE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • LUCK TRUCK FRIDAY DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ + CONGO TARDIS #1 + LITTLE LEAGUE BOUNCE CLUB Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. . • M.A.N.D.Y. - FEAT: SMOOTH + DANCE MISSION DJS Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $33.00. • PANIC CLUB Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • 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. . • PSYSEX + BIO BABAS + AZRIN + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00. • REVOLVER FRIDAYS & MI CASA - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + MANY & VARIED + LUKE MCD + BONGANI + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. . • THE BRINK WAREHOUSE PARTY Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 9:00pm. . • THE DISCO Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. . • THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm. .
SATURDAY AUGUST 20 • AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS Onesixone, Prahran.
9:00pm. $15.00. • BUENO - FEAT: JACOB MALMO + SUNDELIN Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $11.44. • BUSTIN OUT - FEAT: ANDY PADULA + KITI + OZZI LA Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. . • CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. . • CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. . • DJ BARELY LEGAL + BONNITA + LADY BANTON Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $21.89. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. • HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. . • JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:05am. . • LOST WEEKEND - FEAT: GIBSON & GREIG + THREE MILE + MYLES MAC + MORE Boney,
Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. .
• MOMENTARY RECORDS PRESENTS -
MELBOURNE’S FINEST - FEAT: PWD Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. . • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. . • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. . • PPB LATE NIGHT SATURDAYS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:30pm. . • PRINCE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10:00pm. . • RAZZMATAZZ INDIE DISCO Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. $10.00. • SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. • SHNAK LAUNCH DAY PARTY - FEAT: DJ PAREJA + STOCKHOLME SYNDROME + MUTANT DANCE + MORE Kindred Studios, Yarraville. 2:00pm. $37.00. • SNACK ATTACK - FEAT: DJ 2P Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 10:00pm. . • TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. . • THE EMERSON CLUB SATURDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. . • THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. . • THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: REX + BOOSHANK + RANSOM + NICK THAYER + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. . • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. .
SUNDAY AUGUST 21 • ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
• BATTLE 8 HEAT #2 - FEAT: ALL GOOD VS ONE
PUF Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. .
• BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK
+ MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. . • DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: DJ NIGEL LAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. . • ENCODE - FEAT: DAVE JURIC + DAN BENTLEY + JACKSON RUAN + NICK BIGGINS Toff In Town,
electronic - urban - club life
Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. .
• 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. $15.00. • LOADSTAR + LIGHT FORCE + ZAYLER + DROP BEAR + MORE Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. . • MIMI + JADE ZOE + SAL Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. . • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. . • ROOFTOP SUNDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm. . • THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK + MR WEIR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. . • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. .
MONDAY AUGUST 22 • CALL IT IN - FEAT: INSTANT PETERSON +
DYLAN MICHAEL + DJ DANCEFLOOR ADMIN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. .
• MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky
Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. .
• THE MONDAY BONE MACHINE - FEAT: T-REK
Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. .
TUESDAY AUGUST 23 • OASIS TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy.
7:00pm. .
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17 • MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: DOC AWES +
SAMETZ Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
THURSDAY AUGUST 18 • ARIZONA THURSDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. • REACH FUNDRAISER 002 - FEAT: BLYDVS +
NASTY MARS & THE MARTIANS + SO.CRATES + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • URBAN ECHOES - FEAT: JAI LATTE + SILHOUETTES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.
FRIDAY AUGUST 19 • BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY - FEAT: DJ RCEE +
KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • DMC - VIC HEATS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: TALI + SONIC VIBES Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • PURPOSE + PEEZO + SOUTHBEACH The Croxton, Thornbury. 7:30pm. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.
SATURDAY AUGUST 20 • BIG DANCING - FEAT: LARRIE + MITSU + SOFIE
ROZE + PAIGE PLAY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT:
DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
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It’s a universally acknowledged truth that music can bring people together and lift them up when they’re down. Live music courses through the veins of Melbourne each week, and the Heart Of St Kilda serves to not only bring people together through rhythms and melodies, but take that music and turn it into practical help for struggling Melburnians.
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Brendan Maclean is a lot of things to a lot of people. He’s a singer, a dancer, a songwriter, a Twitter legend, and, apparently, musical theatre’s arch-nemesis – which is rather unfortunate, given he’s due to attend the Australian premiere of Aladdin. “I hate musical theatre,” he says with a laugh. “It’s weird because I can dance and act and sing, but I don’t like the combination. At all. I find it really painfully false - the singing style as well. I hate the idea that everyone tries to sound the same way. I did two years of a commercial cabaret show [Velvet], we did 300 shows, and it was pretty painful. I gave it a shot. Nobody can say I didn’t give it a shot.” Nonetheless, it’s a testament to Maclean’s seemingly boundless creative energies that despite his dislike for the genre, he’s already got an idea for a potential stage show brewing. “There’s a really good story about Captain Moonlight. He’s a famous bushranger. He was queer, he was hanged in Redfern, and then some old ladies dug him up in the ‘80s and buried him next to his boyfriend,” says Maclean. “His name was Captain Moonlight,” Maclean says. “I’m thinking that’s the one to hang my hat on. Maybe that’s what I do when I give up on trying to get triple j to play me and I just go into musical theatre. I can write it and Marcia Hines can play everyone.” The story’s so readymade for musical theatre the only surprising element seems to be that nobody’s put it down on paper yet, a dearth that Maclean argues can be blamed on the odd awkwardness Australians have when it comes to writing about other Australians. “We get so cringey,” Maclean says. “When’s the last time a place was said in a song as a lyric - an Australian suburb? You have to go back to people like Paul Kelly and The Whitlams. In pop especially, they still sing about being in America, or being in California. But what’s it like to live in Footscray or Marrickville? Why not write about that?” Nonetheless, despite any Captain Moonlight: The Musical plans that may or may not be brewing away in Maclean’s head, fans need not worry - it’s unlikely that he’s going to be slinking away to the world of musical theatre anytime soon. His most recent EP, the ARIA Chart climbing Funbang1, is in many ways his most successful record yet. “Funbang did better than I thought it was going to, for sure,” Maclean says. “I didn’t expect it to chart like it did. We thought it might blip in the iTunes chart for a second. But it kicked some butt, and now we get to tour it.” Its chart performance might’ve come out
of the blue for the musician, but Maclean is singularly unconcerned with the connotations that the dreaded ‘pop’ word tends to have, and is open about his desire to make a radio-friendly record. “I knew what I wanted to do with this record, for sure – I knew I wanted to make a pop record and see if I could get some festival gigs. It was pretty calculated. It’s not to say that I don’t like the music, but this is why I’m doing the tour so differently. I’m picking all these beautiful theatres and taking the songs back to where I wrote them.” Indeed, location is already proving key when it comes to Maclean’s upcoming dates – he specifically selected the Kew Court House over Melbourne’s staple touring venues for a number of reasons, most notably because it boasts that rarest of beasts - a real piano. “They’ve got actual instruments, so I’ll be using that rather than a digi-keyboard for once,” Maclean says. “I’m doing a song cycle, which is really interesting – it’s an absolute fraud of me to do it, because usually that’s a classical music thing.” “I’m making a pop music song cycle,” he says. “I don’t talk in-between six of the songs – it’s in two halves – and the audience don’t clap. You get six songs, wham, right in your face. Through that I’ll explore a couple of covers, and my pop songs and the Rufus Wainwright stuff I love. People were like, ‘Why don’t you do a big show, with backing tracks and dancers?’ but I don’t really want to do that forever.” Bastardisation of classical forms is in many ways the key to Maclean’s style, his music is about ruffling up the hair of established structures, simultaneously sullying and slotting into genres, all while singing earwormy songs with debauched titles like Hugs Not Drugs (Or Both). It’s one of the many ways he invests pop sounds with true power, and for Maclean, music is about transforming the lived experience into sound. “If you don’t sound like you, why are you singing?” He says. “I don’t know where the pleasure would come from. That’s why I sing. Playing the piano and singing is something I can do by myself and it makes me so happy every day and it never gets boring. That’s why I do it.” BRENDAN MACLEAN will play Kew Court House on Saturday August 20.
Each year the highly anticipated event boasts an impressive, diverse lineup of musicians and comedians. This year, Deborah Conway features on a huge lineup among the likes of Paul Dempsey, Ella Hooper, and Claire Bowditch, and entertainers including Ross Wilson, Judith Lucy and Red Symons. “This is our local area, so it’s nice to give something back at a grassroots community effort to lift people up and make them feel like we’re all working together. I’m really glad we live in a society that does that,” Conway says. This year marks the ninth time that the Palais Theatre will host the Sacred Heart Mission’s Heart Of St Kilda concert. It’s the brainchild of MC Brian Nankervis, Larry Ponting, Wal Bishop and Palais Theatre CEO Neil Croker, with the intention of creating a concert that would support the work of the Sacred Heart Mission. The entertainers are donating their time and talent, and all proceeds of the concert go directly to continuing the work of Sacred Heart Mission. The reach of the concert is encouraging, not just for the revenue it creates, but for the great number of people who come out to support the Mission. “I think it indicates, first of all to people
who are doing it tough, that there’s a community of people that do care, and I think that’s encouraging and momentarily sustaining,” Conway says. “It’s always great to play with other great musicians. And the cause is shown to be something that has broad support across a wide range of people, and that’s the encouragement for the people who are directly affected and in peril.” The origins of Sacred Heart Mission date back to 1982 when Parish Priest, Father Ernie Smith shared a meal with a man who was hungry and homeless. This simple act of kindness is what snowballed into the creation of the Mission, with members of the parish volunteering their time to serve meals from the Parish dining hall. Today, Sacred Heart Mission serves hundreds of people per day, providing breakfast and lunch for people experiencing homelessness in the Port Phillip area and Melbourne. But the Mission is more than just a kitchen. People who visit the hall are given the opportunity to access services to help improve their circumstances. “It’s important that people know that if they’re in a situation that they’d rather not be in that there’s people who can assist them, if they want to be assisted, to change those circumstances,” Conway says.
AMERICANAFEST
A LIT TLE SLICE OF NASHVILLE AT THE RETREAT BY GEM DOOW
For the last six years roots music lovers have descended on Nashville from all corners of the globe to celebrate the Americana Music Festival & Conference. What was once a two-day affair has now blown out to a five-day extravaganza featuring the best proponents of the form. This year’s enviable lineup includes US altcountry luminaries Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris, as well as an awesome Aussie contingent, including Sarah Carroll, AKA the Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine, and Suzannah Espie. To give the local crew a push for their Nashville run, Brunswick’s live-music stalwart The Retreat Hotel is holding a mini AmericanaFest of its own, including Carroll, Espie, Jemma and The Clifton Hillbillies, Sean McMahon, the Weeping Willows and Jemma Nicole, Mick Daley, Waz E James and a bundle of special guests. Sarah Carroll, who plays in a bunch of bands including Left Wing, The Junes, and The Cartridge Family, gravitated towards
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country in her mid-teens and she’s been playing it ever since. “I was living with people who were big fans of Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson and Gram Parsons. I’d heard some on the radio as a kid, the late ‘70s, early ‘80s pop-country that was happening back then, Kenny Rogers and that sort of stuff, but that didn’t really grab me. But then I heard this earlier stuff, from the ‘50s and ‘60s and went, ‘Ahhhh. OK. Now I get it.’ Then I started to work in second-hand records and started to delve into this amazing stuff and became a huge aficionado. Then I started going out and hearing it being played live and it became my favourite.” Carroll’s first proper intro to the uke was when she was on tour playing with slide
The superb range of entertainers on the night cater to a variety of tastes and age groups, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy. On the night, you can expect a taste of Conway’s new album, Everybody’s Begging, a release marking the 25th anniversary of her album String of Pearls. It’s a sound she thinks people at the concert will enjoy. “It’s more urgent than our last album, more toe tapping, more compulsive, has a certain ferocity and immediacy which I think people will find compelling.” Sacred Heart Mission receives no government funding, so these initiatives are imperative in keeping meals in stomachs, and providing help where it’s needed. “There are material gains made from concerts like this, so that the experience will be made better for people who do come ask for help. You raise money, have a great night of music, and you make a material difference in the lives of people who need it.” DEBORAH CONWAY will play at Heart Of St Kilda 2016 at Palais Theatre on Tuesday September 6, also featuring Russell Morris, Kutcha Edwards, Shane Howard, Olympia and more.
guitarist and purveyor of self-coined ‘disturbed folk’ Jeff Lang about 15 years ago. A Sydney muso, Tim Hall, was playing one on the tour bus and Carroll was instantaneously hooked. “I hadn’t quite realised before that time how easy and fun it was to play,” Carroll says. “We had a cack of a time with him and his ukulele and really enjoyed having it on the bus.” Carroll acquired one for herself, had it kicking about home for a while and started writing on it ten years ago. “I realised that there were things I could play on the ukulele that I just couldn’t play on the guitar and sounds on it that I found charming and led me in different directions musically,” she says. “It’s added a dimension to my songwriting that I don’t think I would have found if I hadn’t picked it up. There’s a prettiness to the sounds that’s always engaging when it’s played well – it doesn’t have to be kooky or clunky, it can be really pretty and delicate and that appeals to me.” Australia’s Americana scene is happening on a small scale than the one in the States, but Carroll says it compares favourably. “I’ve been going over there to play, either with a band or by myself, now for around 15 years and every time I’m pleasantly surprised by the reception that the music I play has received,” she says. “When I first went over there, there was a concern that we’d just be one of many acts doing that kind of music – we had a retro spin on what we were doing, but it was also original music, but it turned out that there wasn’t really anyone doing anything like it. “In America, the music industry is so huge and the country music industry is one of the biggest, the underground is kind of the same as here. It’s really the case that the major money and attention are paid to a handful of big acts. Under the surface, that’s where all of the interesting stuff is.” AMERICANAFEST will take over The Retreat Hotel on Sunday August 21.
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Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds g r o w ing up pun k B Y PAT R I C K E M E R Y
For the young Brian Tristan, who under his punk rock identity Kid Congo Powers would play with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Congo Norvell and Knoxville Girls, the Los Angeles punk rock scene of the ‘70s was a haven of deviance from straight society. “The punk scene was important because it was a gathering of misfits. People who didn’t fit in with any other group and who wanted to make themselves into monsters. It was all inclusive, it was a breaking down of anything normal,” Powers says. As a gay Chicano youth, Powers’ deviance from the norm was both sexual and cultural. “In Los Angeles, in early punk rock, a lot of gay people came to the scene because of that inclusiveness and also because of the disillusionment with gay culture of the time, which was very strict, for us at least,” he says. With gay culture defined – publicly, at least – by stereotypical images, punk rock offered a means of expression beyond the caricatures of the disco scene. “What we saw was that you were at the disco, or you were the vinyl shirt, moustache clone, the Marlboro Man or you were one of the Village People. But as young gay kids who came out of glam rock, David Bowie space alien, just being wild things, it wasn’t appealing. If you looked a different way, if you had a ratty Patti Smith haircut, a Ramones haircut or a British Johnny Rotten spiky do, you weren’t attractive to anyone in that scene or world.” Powers went on to form The Gun Club with Jeffrey Lee Pierce, before being recruited to join The Cramps after the band’s move from New York to Los Angeles. When two members of The Gun Club failed to get on the plane for their 1983 Australian tour, Powers answered Pierce’s call to rejoin the band. “The promoter of that tour who was probably pretty harried – we were definitely having fun, which was probably not very good for him. It was probably a lot of drinking and drugs,” Powers laughs. To compensate for the absent Gun Club members, Spencer P Jones and Billy Pommer from The Johnnys had been drafted in on guitar and drums respectively. Both Jones and Pommer were already fans of The Gun Club, and the pair’s musical prowess and understanding of The Gun Club’s music impressed Pierce and Powers immediately. “Obviously they knew about country music and blues, they knew how to play the music in the way it was needed for those songs,” Powers says. “They understood it, they were playing and they didn’t play like heavy rock people or punk people, they played exactly the same influence that we had had, which I think drew Jeffrey to them in the first place.” Powers spent much of the ‘80s and ‘90s in a
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fog of rock’n’roll decadence and drug abuse, splitting his time between LA, New York, London and Berlin, before emerging from the haze to form Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds in 2006. Having previously tried to avoid repeating his past, Powers is now comfortable exploring his colourful musical pedigree through the lens of the Pink Monkey Birds. “I’ve gone through so many periods when I’ve pushed against that, and I wanted to do something completely different to what I’ve done before,” Powers says. “Luckily by the time I got to meet the other guys in the band I was a bit over that. I’m part of all these pieces of music, movements I was involved in. That is my world, that is my audience, that is what I know best. My duty now is just to continue the work – that’s why it creeps in, but I’m still myself and keep my freak flag flying. ” There’s a certain comic book element to Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, illustrated by some of the song titles on the band’s new album, La Araña Es La Vida including Nine Mile Blubber Pile, Karate Monkey, Coyote Conundrum, and Ricky Ticky Tocky. “If you’re not going to be able to have lyrics that are going to say something then the title should say something,” Powers says. “You want to be poetic about it, to play on words and have it fit the music. We like to laugh most of the time so they’re titles that make us laugh.” While Powers remains attracted to the aesthetic of punk rock, he no longer sees himself as a punk rocker. “Punk was to be something to go against what was boring, over-bloated music. I keep the element of everything incredibly simple,” Powers says. “That is the key to what we’re doing – I want to say things as simple and plainly as possible. But I just don’t like to think about punk as a thing – it was a movement at a time, and it was a set of aesthetics that I still like to adhere by a lot of the time. To be able to say something and say it differently, and to provide an alternative for people. That’s what I hope our music is.” Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds will play the Northcote Social Club on Thursday August 25 and Friday Night At NGV on Friday August 26. La Araña Es La Vida is out now via In The Red Records.
The best examples of pop music function on two levels. The first is immediately tangible; strong hooks coupled with ear-worm melodies, rounded out with an incubating quality that keeps three minutes of bliss constantly rotating in your head for weeks after you first hear it. The second is something more subtle. Dig a little deeper underneath the airtight production and you’ll find the best pop music can be genuinely devastating, weighted with a substance that belies its digestible format. Alex Watts knows this, and his new album Another Step in the Dark proves exactly that. “I love pop music,” says Watts. “Just because you’re making music that’s catchy or has a lot of hooks, it doesn’t mean you have to be like, ‘I love you, you love me.’ You’re going to use your voice and say something; you might as well say something interesting. If you’re trying to get someone’s attention, you might as well do something with it.” Another Step in the Dark has been a labour of love for the Melbourne based singer/ songwriter. The record marks a clean slate for Watts, who has stepped out on his own path to follow untapped ideas into new musical territory. “I listen to a lot of different stuff,” he says. “When I had [former band] Alex Watts & The Foreign Tongue, I felt a bit limited to what we could do musically in the rock and roll format we started off with. I outgrew it a little. Doing this one with just my name, completely free to do whatever I want, it was cool to be able to say, ‘We’re going to do this in a Rolling Stones type of way, or we’re going
to do this as a Memphis soul type of thing,’ without trying to ape anything too closely.” Loosely based around the idea of a song cycle, Watts first came up with the narrative idea several years ago. Through its ten artfully crafted songs, the album follows the arc of a relationship along stages of courtship and betrayal, all the way through to murderous revenge. “The story itself is kind of obscure,” he says. “Pop music should be fun. You shouldn’t have to be concentrating too hard to be able to enjoy it. But I like the idea of being able to tell a bigger story over the course of 40 minutes, while still having these three-minute songs that are fine on their own.” Backed by a heavy hitting ten-piece band, Watts will perform the album in full at his upcoming launch. Rounding out the experience comes specifically created artwork from some of the city’s finest creatives, who have visually interpreted his music to stunning effect.
THE KILL DEVIL HILLS FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY GEM DOOW
Not to be confused with US metal supergroup Kill Devil Hill (comprised of ex-Pantera and Black Sabbath members), The Kill Devil Hills have been kicking about since 2003, growing out of the same evolutionary morass as the Drones (in fact, Humphries played with the Gutterville Splendour Six circa 2001, the crew out of which the Drones were built). The Kill Devil Hills are renowned for smashing out cow punk, swamp and psychedelic rock in rollicking stage shows, playing a gruelling regime of gigs across the country and overseas and semi-regularly releasing much loved albums, including their fifth studio release In On Under Near Water. A perfectionist rather than a contrarian, the band’s frontman and guitarist Brendon Humphries has expressed at least some displeasure with all of the band’s previous releases. “That was a good whinge,” he says. So, how does he feel about In On Under Near Water then? “You’re always going to say this, but it probably is the stuff that I’m most satisfied with. I think it’s probably healthy to
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be a bit dissatisfied with your work otherwise you start to lack initiative.” Admittedly, there was a fairly extensive gap between the band’s previous album Past and Future Ghosts (2013) and the new release. Humphries attributes his satisfaction with In On Under Near Water at least partly to the extra time spent in making the album. Is the gap also an indication that it was a difficult baby? Humphries says it was more because the band had spent a fair whack of time touring Europe and dealing with the vicissitude of life. “That sucked up a lot of oxygen,” he says. “In that time the band lineup changed somewhat. There was also a lot of demoing and one of the guys had kids. Just life really. All of those
“I had the idea years ago that I could get a lot of artists involved and add a visual component,” he says. “With the music, I was producing it all and had very set controls over it all. With the visuals I just said, ‘Here’s the themes and lyrical imagery. Go nuts and show me when you’re done.’ It was really cool waiting and seeing what came back. They’re all in different styles; there’s paintings and prints and photography.” Post launch, Watts and his band will be aiming to hit the stage as much as possible. After investing his heart and soul into bringing his vision to life, he’s keener than ever to release it into the world. “It’s something I’ve been talking about and thinking about every day for the last year and a half,” he says. “I’m really glad I didn’t cut corners to try and make things faster or less expensive along the way. I found ways to get things done to the quality I wanted. Even on a personal level, it’s satisfying. I’m really happy with the final product. It’s not like I had a great idea and I sort of did it — I did it.” ALEX WATTS will launch his album, with a one-off art exhibition, at Hugs & Kisses on Saturday August 20. Another Step in the Dark will be released via Astound Records.
things conspired, but we also realised that we weren’t going to be quickly retiring on the proceeds of our musical careers, so on that logic, we had to get back to it.” Named after a chapter in Greil Marcus’s book about Bob Dylan and the Band, Invisible Republic, The Kill Devil Hills are now a settled six-piece lineup, with 50 per cent of the original members including Humphries and fellow founding member Steve (vocals and guitar). “It hasn’t been a matter of saying, ‘Let’s sit down and figure out how big we want the band to be and with what instruments’,” Humphries says. “It’s happened pretty organically, by say having a jam with old friends or someone sitting in, which then becomes a residency, which turns into something we want to follow. If it feels good and that person brings a kind of chutzpah to the band, then it evolves.” However, making a truism of that old adage that you should never work with friends or family, when Humphries is asked whether the lineup changes have been amiable, he circumspectly answers “yes and no”. “It’s always a weird one when you spend years playing with people and you’re pretty tight,” he elaborates. “It’s hard dealing with that business friendship mix. It’s tricky to know who should make decisions about things, or whether it should be as democratic as possible – it’s never perfect. It hasn’t always been amiable, we’ve had our share of disagreements. “There’s no simple solution to working in creative collaboration with anyone. You’re going to have amazing results sometimes and other times you’re going to think that each other are the biggest dickheads you’ve ever met and you won’t be shy about expressing it. If you can’t handle that, you have to go and work on your own. A band with any longevity is going to be peppered with breakups and makeups.” THE KILL DEVIL HILLS will play The Curtin on Saturday August 27. In On Under Near Water is out now independently.
Live N LocaL Top TeN
Live N Local is a key feature of the St Kilda Festival every summer. Such is its community significance that the folks at the City of Port Phillip have decided to put on a special winter event. The entirely free program goes down at a range of local venues and pop up locations with over 50 local performers taking part. There are several gigs on each of the eight days, and we’ve selected ten that only a right git would miss.
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The Warehouse
(Presented By Beat Magazine) We’re flippin’ excited to bring three of our favourite acts to the Globe Warehouse. Up first are The Sugarcanes, who’re just as adept at driving rock’n’roll numbers as plaintive doo wop. Then there’s garage rockers Loose Tooth, who’re riding high on their recent EP Saturn Returns, featuring the exemplary combination of thrills and thoughts, Will You. Wrapping things up are Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, who marry melodic precision with sonic force and contemplative aromas.
The Church
Say what you will about the Catholic Church, but they’ve certainly got an eye for fine architecture. The Sacred Heart Church is an Italian Renaissance construction that’s been standing since the late 19th century, and Live N Local brings songwriters Mcrobin and Woodes to the venue for a free all ages event. The former makes sobering folk rock in the tradition of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, while the latter employs elegant electronics to enhance yearning alt-pop numbers.
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Artist Development Program: The Right Track
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Mayfair Kytes on the 96 Tram
The Distillery
Tram Sessions is one of those novel phenomena that Melburnians speak about with haughty pride. Meanwhile, for many northsiders, the 96 tram provides a crucial link to the happenings of St Kilda. On Saturday August 20 Live N Local is killing two birds with one stone by getting chamber pop experimentalists Mayfair Kytes on board the 96 to soundtrack the journey south.
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That Gold Street Sound
The Right Track is a daylong series of panel discussions and networking opportunities designed to help independent artists get ahead in the industry. Happening all day at the Memo Music Hall, the free event covers songwriting, production, management, entertainment law, and conquering the digital sphere.
Motown revivalists That Gold Street Sound deliver old school soul with the raw power of rock’n’roll. It’s thick and juicy, just like a good burger. Anticipating the sort of hunger their music promotes, Live N Local have booked them in for a show at Big Mouth, who offer a list of burgers and cocktails certain to get your mojo pumping.
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The New Savages were born to perform at the Melbourne Moonshine Distillery. The distillery specialises in sour mash shine that seeks to capture the spirit of the American South. The Savages are well educated in various forms of Southern blues music, particularly the droning chords and slide guitars of Mississippi country blues. Joining them are fellow blues disciples Mission Brown and The Ugly Kings.
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The Pier
Post-punk trio Destrends head up a four band takeover of St Kilda Pier. Destrends’ latest single Papa is a significant advance for the goth enthusiasts, recalling the fiercer early work of The Horrors. They’re joined by dapper psych rock quintet Fierce Mild, beat heavy synth poppers Passerine and garage pop newcomers Bears.
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FReeZA Winter Rap Up
Yes, FReeZA is rooted in the activities of young Victorians, but that’s not a typo in the event title. This Live N Local showcase features a crop of rising hip hop and R&B acts, including alt hip hopper Francois*, Wu-Tang descendent John Jr., and fast rising Aussie rap dude Dex.
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Busy Kingdom
With their latest release, Temptation, Busy Kingdom invoke the tightly constructed melodic incisiveness of mid-‘90s guitar pop. In an earlier era it’d be all over the radio, but a free show at the slick house of booze and food, Lady Grange, ain’t a bad compromise.
Artist Development Program: The Door’s Open
On the final day of Live N Local’s winter event, a whole range of music-oriented organisations within the City of Port Phillip will open their doors to budding industry hopefuls. Included are studio tours and demonstrations, educational institution open days and workshops, and an industry panel hosted by Music Victoria.
LIVE N LOCAL will take over various venues and locations around City Of Port Phillip from Saturday August 20 until Saturday August 27.
This August, Live N Local is serving up a week of free live music events for Melburnians and visitors to enjoy. Celebrate the Melbourne music scene and experience emerging and established artists in venues and unique locations across the City of Port Phillip.
20 – 27 AUGUST 2016 SATURDAY 20 AUGUST Artist Development Program THE RIGHT TRACK Free forums for songwriters, self-managed artists and musicians Where: Memo Music Hall and St Kilda Hub, St Kilda
FreeZa Event
Where: St Martins Place, 374 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda 4PM FRANÇOIS* 5PM John Jr. 6PM Dex 4PM Bella Wolf 5PM Zeon
Where: Basement at Alliance Française de Melbourne, 51 Grey St, St Kilda
Live gigs form the bulk of the program, but there is also a free Artist Development Program for those wanting to break into the industry, meet experts and gain further skills and knowledge. Visit livenlocal.com.au for the full program and to start planning your week!
4PM Louis
Where: Fitzrovia, 2/155 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
5.45PM With One Voice Choir
Where: Pop up performances along Acland St, St Kilda
THE WAREHOUSE
presented by Beat Magazine Where: Globe Warehouse, 1 Fennell St, Port Melbourne
6PM Doors Open 7PM The Sugarcanes 8PM Loose Tooth 9PM Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever 7PM Togetherapart
Where: Cushion Lounge, 99 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
SUNDAY 21 AUGUST
7.15PM Duo Agogo – Brazilian Guitar Masters
2PM Strumarama
Where: Taco Bill, 375 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
Where: St Kilda Sports Club, 66 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
7.30PM Jake Fehily
presented by Wild at Heart
2PM The Ligian Mode
Where: Bells Hotel, 157 Moray St, South Melbourne
Where: Coppersmith, 435 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 6PM Simon Phillips
4PM Funkalleros
Where: Republica, 10-18 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda Seabaths, St Kilda
Where: The Palace Hotel, 505 City Rd, South Melbourne
4PM The Bean Project
6PM Slow Burn
Where: The Water Rat Hotel,
256 Moray St, South Melbourne
Where: Sorsi e Morsi, 29-31 Blessington St, St Kilda
6PM The New Savages
6.30PM Kill the Darling
Where: Freddie Wimpoles, 125 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Where: St Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle St, St Kilda
6PM The Originals
8.30PM Centre & The South 9.30PM Slowjaxx & The Kozmik Brothers
Where: Robarta, 109-111 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
MONDAY 22 AUGUST 7PM B Cardamone
Where: Grill’d, 83 Acland St, St Kilda
THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 6.30PM B Cardamone
Where: Rydges, 35-37 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
7PM Whales 8PM Dave Stevens & The Badlands 9PM SENTIA
Where: Habitat HQ, 333 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
TUESDAY 23 AUGUST 6PM Simon Phillips
Where: The Balaclava Hotel, 123 Carlisle St, St Kilda East
7PM Tillerman Pete
Where: House of Crabs, Basement, 34 Inkerman St, St Kilda
Where: Pause Bar, 268 Carlisle St, Balaclava
THE CHURCH
Where: Sacred Heart Church, 83 Grey St, St Kilda West
7PM Mcrobin 8PM Woodes 7PM Vic Meehan
Where: Metropol, 60 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
7.30PM Mexbourne Dance Company
Where: El Habanero, 342 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
7PM Vic Meehan
Where: Bay City Burrito, 4 Shakespeare Gve, St Kilda
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8PM FRANÇOIS* 9PM The Outside Inn
Where: Habitat HQ, 333 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
8PM Tame the Sun 9PM Better Than The Wizards Where: Veludo, 175 Acland St, St Kilda
9PM Kattimoni 10PM That Gold Street Sound Where: Big Mouth, 168 Acland St, St Kilda
8.30PM CASH 9.25PM The Mean Times
Where: Prince Public Bar, 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 6PM Séb Mont
Where: The George Hotel, 139 Cecil St, South Melbourne
6.30PM Hayley Teal
Where: St Hotel, 54 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
7PM Leanne Kingwell
Where: The St Kilda Branch, 204 Barkly St, St Kilda
7PM Little Wise
Where: Laika Bar, 9 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
7PM Busy Kingdom 8PM Revolution
Where: Lady Grange, 1 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
THE PIER
Where: Little Blue Restaurant & St Kilda Pier Kiosk, St Kilda Pier, Pier Road, St Kilda
SATURDAY 27 AUGUST Artist Development Program THE DOOR’S OPEN Recording studios, education bodies, music retail/hire businesses and industry bodies open their doors for free tours, workshops and panels.
2.30PM The Bean Project Where: Eclectico, 163a Acland St, St Kilda
3PM Jake Fehily
Where: Readings, 112 Acland St, St Kilda
5.30PM Timmy Knowles Where: Secret Garden, 6/60 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
5.45PM With One Voice Choir
Where: Pop up performances along Acland St, St Kilda
6PM Southbound Snake Charmers Where: Misery Guts, 19 Grey St, St Kilda
THE DISTILLERY
Where: Melbourne Moonshine, 8 George St, South Melbourne
7PM Mission Brown 8PM The New Savages 9PM The Ugly Kings 8PM King Spirit 9PM Ras Jahknow
Where: Elwood Lounge, 49–51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood
7PM Bears 8PM Fierce Mild 9PM PASSERINE 10PM Destrends
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Storm The Sky
Storm The Sky are currently sitting on the back of their latest album Sin Will Find You. While the Melbourne unit are a man down after the departure of Daniel Breen, their sophisticated style is stronger than ever. Vocalist William Jarratt has stepped into the spotlight and is preparing to share songs that are soaked in authenticity with fans across the country. We caught up with him to chat about the release, their upcoming tour and on-stage fashion mishaps. Where did the title Sin Will Find You come from? I started writing extremely honest songs for the first time, almost like diary entries from my life about growing up in Melbourne, the drug culture and a lot of the things that go on around here that the general public would view as sin. No matter how hard you try to be a good person, you’re always going to fuck up and there’s almost a beauty in that. That’s kind of life in itself and you’d have to live in a bubble not to do that. The general vibe is not to celebrate sin, but not to be scared of it. What do you convey to your listeners throughout the record? There’s a song at the end of the record called Burning. It explains how my dad basically saved my life by just saying a few words when I was in a shit way in high school. Did it take you long to become comfortable writing about your personal experiences? For Burning, there are only five lines in the whole song that I could get out and it took me seven or eight years to say anything at all. Then there are other songs that were just five minutes. One night I wrote two songs in the bathroom of my ex-girlfriend’s house in ten minutes. I don’t ever sit down and try to write because I feel it’s situational and comes to you when you least expect it. How has the departure of Daniel Breen changed the band? It was more not having to think about two people’s points of view when writing, I could just sit down and be 100 per cent me, which was freeing. I think the biggest change is the onstage dynamics. It also took a while for us to come into our own and for me to take over a whole stage alone. You’re headed out on tour with Pierce The Veil, Silverstein and Beartooth. How does it feel to be a part of such an epic line up? We’re just stoked and really humbled. We’re really excited to learn a lot. We are the type of band that try to progress in being able to play as well as we can, and going on tour with these big bands really gives us the opportunity to watch and learn from people who have been doing it for years.
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What do you like to wear on stage? I’m quite out there and I work in fashion as well so I think you need to have something that really defines you and stands out. With this tour I’m actually working with a designer friend of mine and she’s helping me design a few custom pieces. I like to have one-offs that you can’t really buy; I think that’s really cool to have in a live setting so that if people wanted to wear it they couldn’t unless I gave it to them. I wear Converse quite a bit, I like to wear shoes that can cop a beating. Have you ever had a wardrobe malfunction during a show? I had these jeans, they were actually a girl’s – she left them at my house when we stopped seeing each other. They were really nice skinny jeans. One day they ripped right down the middle and I didn’t notice. I squatted to sing to the front row and this poor girl who was probably about 12 years old looked like she’d seen a ghost. It was just underwear. Who’s the most fashionable member of the band? Andy’s got this really cool vibe going on, kind of vintage, baggy pants and a band T-shirt. Alex is probably the most stylish though. He’s just started his own clothing brand with his girlfriend called Toka Mi. He knows everything there is to know. He’d kill me if I didn’t pick him. If you were to give an emerging band any tips or tricks – what would they be? The main thing would be don’t cut corners monetarily and take your time. If you’re writing a debut album or EP and you haven’t established your band or put your band out yet – take a year, take a year and a half because you have no time limit. BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON Andy, Alex, Benny, Lachie and Will wear the Converse Chuck Taylor II Canvas. Part of the Counter Climate collection, the Chuck II Canvas are water-repellent for rainy days, breathe in summer and have a micro-suede lining to keep your toes warm in winter. Shop the full collection at converse.com.au Sin Will Find You is out now via UNFD.
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Long-running Melbourne post punk/noise rock band The Nation Blue have announced the upcoming release of not one, but two full length albums. Entitled Black and Blue, the two albums were recorded live in a hall in rural Victoria over the past two years. Their first release since 2009’s Rising Waters, Black and Blue are both to be released on Friday October 14 via Poison City Records.
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Pop punk darlings Joyce Manor have announced the release of their third fulllength LP. Entitled Cody, the album was recorded over a period of two months, a stark contrast to the fast paced recording style of previous albums. Frontman Barry Johnson explained “It was the first time we really used the studio to our advantage. I felt like I could get a better grasp on what we could do. We always recorded like a punk band—go in and lay ‘em down. Just get good takes. And this time we tried a lot more.” Cody is due for release on Friday October 7 via Epitaph. Pre-orders are available now. Bridge 9 hardcore heavyweights Expire have announced they’ll be breaking up after the release of their upcoming final record With Regret. In a Facebook post the band explained “Come Spring of next year, we’ll be putting the band to rest. There isn’t some huge explanation to give. To put it simply, “George, I want to write you a record.” This is that record. And here’s another layer of awesome: KSE’s Jesse Leach wrote the lyrics.
NEW DARKTHRONE
METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC Norwegian duo Darkthrone return with ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL their first new studio material since 2013’s GOOD SHIT The Underground Resistance; the album becoming the band’s most successful release with PETER HODGSON in recent years. Darkthrone’s new album crunchcolumn@gmail.com Arctic Thunder is due for release on Friday October 14 through Peaceville/Rocket. A ACE OF SPADES AT MR new heavy metal odyssey now awaits fans BOOGIE MAN as Fenriz and Nocturno Culto once more Motorhead tribute band Ace of Spades are show their mastery of the riff, demonstrating playing at Mr Boogie Man Bar on Friday why Darkthrone remain one of the most August 19 with Katana Cartel and Strangers respected and enduring acts in the history of In Town. As I write this I’m in LA for the extreme metal. With themes based around week and I had dinner at Lemmy’s favourite hate, contempt, and the inner mind and soul, place, the Rainbow Bar & Grill last night and with the notable presence of Nocturno and they seated me under a big photo of Culto on vocal duties across all songs for the Lemmy. The Rainbow is unveiling a statue first time in recent years, Arctic Thunder of him there this month. Legend. retains a grim atmosphere throughout the album’s eight tracks, with mastering SUPERGROUP ALERT: once again handled by Jack Control at SERPENTINE DOMINION Enormous Door. Featuring Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage), George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Cannibal Corpse), Shannon Lucas (exThe Black Dahlia Murder), Serpentine Dominion release their self titled debut on Friday October 28 via Metal Blade Records. The origins of Serpentine Dominion can be traced back to 2009’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which boasted a lineup that included Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse, and The Black Dahlia Murder. During that fateful summer, Adam D made a proposition to Corpsegrinder:
MOLLY SIGNS TO DUNE RATS’ RATBAG RECORDS
Ratbag Records have signed Danish punkmeets-alt-rock trio Molly for the release of their AU/NZ-exclusive self titled LP due out Friday September 16, led by the first single Bagu Bagu. After meeting Dune Rats on tour in Europe last year, the Copenhagen locals are the latest addition to their label, joining Byron Bay boys Skegss and UK prodigy Rat Boy. Heavily influenced by the
we all decided that we would rather end it on our terms and when we want to, rather than fade off. We’ve never been the type to only play a few shows here and there or sit dormant for any amount of time. Expire started as a band that didn’t know how to slow down and that’s the way we’ll end it. This band snowballed into something none of us planned for and before it’s done, we want to extend a very real thank you to anyone and everyone who had a part in it over the past seven years. Writing this comes with a pretty insane feeling, but really thanks for supporting us, it’s been fun.” With Regret is due for release on Friday September 23 via Bridge 9. Canada’s Alexisonfire have announced an Australian tour with The Dirty Nil. In addition to both bands appearing at UNIFY festival, they’ll play a headline show at Festival Hall on Tuesday January 17. American rock scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s, Molly quickly garnered attention in the underground scene after their formation in 2012. The band released their first full length album Peach Melba last year, followed by an appearance at Pop Revo and performances over two consecutive years at Roskilde Festival.
NEW DTP
Devin Townsend Project releases Transcendence on Friday September 9 via InsideOut Music. It’ll be available as a limited 2CD Digipak (featuring an extra disc of 11 additional new tracks), standard CD jewelcase & gatefold heavyweight 2LP + CD w/ etching (on various colours), as well as digital download. The follow-up to 2014’s Z2 double album (half of which was made up of the DTP full-length Sky Blue), sees the award-winning Townsend exploring a relatively new way of working, collaborating with the entire DTP band during the writing stages of the record. “The result of this process is a record that I truly think the intention of is special,” Townsend says. “I ‘found’ gas to put into the tank and am glad I did. I think the intention, the theme, and the participation of everyone involved allows this album to act like a fulcrum between the past few years and what I intend to do next with the symphony. I am very proud of it and everyone involved.”
In yet another bizarre headline from Morrissey, news has emerged that the former Smiths vocalist has teamed up with PETA to publish a new mobile video game. Entitled This Beautiful Creature Must Die, the game involves saving animals from the slaughterhouse. The outspoken singer said “This game is the biggest social crusade of all, as we safeguard the weak and helpless from violent human aggression. You don’t get that from Pokémon Go.” In addition to his game, Morrissey will play Festival Hall on Saturday October 22.
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Chicago’s Dan Vapid, guitarist in Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales, amongst others, has announced the release of a solo album of children’s songs. The album All Wound Up is due for release on Friday September 9 via Asian Man Records.
Two Steps on the Water, Camp Cope, RVG at The Tote Fat Guy Wears Mystic Wolf T-Shirt, Diploid, Stockades, Sickmachine, The World at a Glance at The Tote Flour, TV Haze, Kill Dirth Youth, Rat Head at The Old Bar
is available to pre-order now. Featuring the single Glad That You’re Gone, the lyrical elements of I Freak Out remain similar to the debut album but the sentiments have reached new heights, with singer/guitarist Ben David using the band as a cathartic outlet as he attempts to make sense of his own head, where he belongs within his native city, and the various human interactions that attempt to consume him. Recorded at Birdland Studios in Melbourne with the help of producer Lindsay Gravina (The Living End, Magic Dirt) over a week in February, I Freak Out was the first recording by the band to not be managed entirely by David and Upton themselves. Catch them at the following Victorian dates: Musicman Megastore on Tuesday October 18,Karova Lounge on Wednesday October 19, Barwon Club on Thursday October 20, Northcote Social Club on Friday October 21 and The Loft on Saturday October 22.
ARAKEYE RELEASE FIRST ATMOSFEARS SINGLE
Adelaide indie punk rock duo The Hard Aches is back with their new EP I Freak Out, set for release Friday September 9 and
The culmination of two and a half years of effort and production came to fruition for Melbourne hard rock four-piece Arakeye when they launched the first single off their upcoming debut full length ATMOSFEARS. “Protagonist asks the listener to break free from commonly held and widely accepted opinions, to become more perceptive to lies and half-truths,” the band says. “It questions the role that the media plays in setting the tone of current social climates in relation to elitism and corporate greed.” ATMOSFEARS is due for release in September.
Ninja have overcome. “We’d been writing and recording demos since the previous album,” he reveals. “It’s actually really difficult to subsidise playing in a band with a job - to maintain that and some kind of life and then tour and write and record music. If it were just touring, writing and recording that’d be quite dualistic. They say that a dog year is worth four human years and I think a Twelve Foot Ninja week is like six months. We’ve got our own time zone. “I don’t think we could’ve recorded this album in a more anti-social way. Everyone did everything separately. It was like ploughing a field on your own and then you come back and say ‘Here is what I harvested.’ Recording isn’t my favourite thing to do, it takes ages and everything’s under the microscope.” As expected, the guys of Twelve Foot Ninja have created a genre-jumping
album compiled of unexpected, explorative elements. “There’s one track, Monsoon, where I got an instrument called a Tumbi which is made out of a pumpkin, it’s got a bit of dowel stuck into it and one string,” says MacKay. “It’s an Indian instrument and there was a car ad that gave me the idea. I tracked down this guy called ‘The Guru’ out past Sunbury; he has this shed full of all this weird stuff. I bought the instrument and the first thing I played was the riff that formed the entire song,” MacKay says. “We just gave our pledgers Dig For Bones. We were on tour and Russ made the riff up with his mouth, he just went, ‘G’day, what about if a song said bow bow badada bowng bowng?’ We wrote a lot of it on the tour bus when we were travelling across America and then when we were tracking, my dog Sachi came up to the microphone and barked perfectly in tune. So there’s actually
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THURSDAY AUGUST 18 Carlton Drought Relief feat. Blind Man Death Stare, Grim Rhythm, Australian Kingswood Factory, Keggin, Drexler, Simon Wilson at The Bendigo Hotel The Dead Amigos, 12FU, Vic Meehan at The Vineyard
FRIDAY AUGUST 19
SATURDAY AUGUST 20 Hound, Summer Blood, Mild Manic, Don Bosco, Under the Cut at The Bendigo Hotel Jeff Rosenstock, The Flying So High-Os, TV Haze at Ding Dong Lounge Fraudband, Digger and the Pussycats, Ohms, Bench Press at The Old Bar No Detention! A Fundraiser for RISE feat. Diploid, Stockades, Human Ruins, Grim Rhythm, The World at a Glance, Sonic Youth Allowance, Saint Saunas, Seesaw at Hot Shots
SUNDAY AUGUST 21 True Defective, Infected Transistor, Molasses at The Bendigo Hotel Parting Shot: A Showcase of Local Power Electronics, Noise and Sound Experimentation feat. Elisabeth Dixon, Asps, Monolith, UTI, Red Wine and Sugar, Karli White, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Scum Witch, TT SKTLS, Porpose Torture + Moorhen Raafft, Lisa Lerkenfeldt, Enderie at The Tote Thrasher Jynx, Monkey Grip, Sub Rosa, Liquor Snatch, Ding Dong Death Hole, Stephanie Sabrinkas at The Old Bar Jeff Rosenstock, Foxtrot, Jungle Breed, Phil Wolfendale at Wrangler Studios (All Ages)
TWELVE FOOT NINJA BUSIER THAN A CAT
BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
The legend of the Twelve Foot Ninja is one that stems from over a decade ago. Seemingly stealthlike, the Melbourne-based unit are masters of the sneak attack. Between dropping their highly anticipated album Outlier later this month, smashing some Australian headline shows and supporting Disturbed in November, the men behind the myth are more than set up for the year. Sharing two of his fondest (or foggiest) touring memories, guitarist Steve ‘Stevic’ MacKay’s tale was fantastically detailed. “We played a festival in Germany that was sponsored by Jägermeister and there were a couple of attractive people dishing the Jägermeister up,” he explains. “Russ (drums) and Damon (bass) said to them, ‘You won’t break me’ to the people that were giving him free Jäger. So they were giving him double shots. I went away and was doing a couple of other things and by the end of the night; we’d lost both of them. We found Damon curled up in a ball sleeping under a table in a restaurant that was shut – I don’t even know how he got in there,” he recalls. “I usually keep it together but there was one time, it was towards the end of the night and there was a bottle of Vodka that someone dared me to skol. I ended up on the roof of a venue; I picked up someone with a broken leg and was going to throw
them into a tree. I became the Hulk. I think you repress that stuff and then it comes out. I was actually shoving pizza down the throat of one the dudes from DLC, he just sort of went with it. It was the combination of fear and surprise.” Moving onto their more recent endeavour, MacKay takes us through the thought process of naming the bands second fulllength studio album, Outlier. “The first and primary reason for calling the album Outlier was to pay homage to our supporters who actually buy our music,” he says. “In a consumer-driven market, they are actually outliers, people who go and support bands and buy CDs are now the minority. It’s really just acknowledging them – that was the purpose.” With its predecessor Silent Machine being released in 2012, the record comes after a three and a half year wait for fans. MacKay details the various challenges Twelve Foot
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a part when my dog is barking in the track.” Headed out on a headliner tour around Australia later this month, MacKay says he is looking forward to a few weeks away from reality. “You really turn into a caveman when you’re on tour, you just sleep, eat, play gigs and the rest of your preoccupation is based around where you’re going to go to the toilet. You’ve got the tour manager there and they are often ushering you around like you’re completely lobotomised half the time. Last tour I bought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films from Wal-Mart and watched them up the back of the bus. We’re generally mellow dudes now, we just get on the bus like a bunch of old men.” TWELVE FOOT NINJA will play The Corner Hotel on Friday August 26. Outlier is due out Friday August 26 via Volkanik. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 33
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The Croxton bandroom SATURDAY AUGUST 13
The crowd filling the Croxton to watch Cash Savage and The Last Drinks was filled with the enthusiasm of an audience five times its size. People were dancing; smiles on their faces and drinks in hand. After spending the last year touring Europe, and playing on local festivals like Meredith, Dark Mofo and Wave Rock WA, Cash Savage and her merry band of Last Drinks returned for their biggest hometown show to date, ending their four-stop national tour to celebrate the release of their third album One of Us. Savage’s voice is rugged and husky, with a deep soulful edge, though she did have a tendency to mumble out her lyrics incomprehensibly, which was a shame, as on record, the songwriter’s painstakingly honest songs are highly emotive and raw. Material from One of Us, Run With The Dogs, Do You Feel Loved and Rat-a-tat-tat showed off the band’s ferocity, while old favourites Hypnotiser and I’m in Love were crowd pleasers, with chorus sing-a-longs making their way to the back of the room. Though enjoyable to watch while playing her guitar, Savage makes a more convincing frontwoman without an instrument, boasting a more commanding
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Right from the get-go, Melbourne five-piece Enlight laced into their set and sounded great. They have an interesting sound, it could possibly be described as atmospheric prog-pop, but when they fire up and get heavy, they do so very skilfully, reaching out, smashing you around the face, before pulling back again. These guys weave nice, intricate guitar lines and sweet lead work into their sound, and singer Rachael Graham possesses an ethereal voice. With a little more work on her confidence and general stagecraft, she will be an excellent frontperson. Enlight are a highly promising young band with a very bright future, if they continue to work hard on their craft. Terrestrials received some good natured heckles from the crowd at the completion of their first song, with some joker yelling out “Testicals” to general laughter after the singer announced the band’s name. There’s always one. This band slammed out relatively straightforward grooves via a rock solid rhythm section, with the emphasis on very active, technical, reverb soaked
Troye Sivan Margaret Court Arena TUESDAY AUGUST 9
Starting out as a YouTube vlogger and cover artist, Troye Sivan has since taken over the pop world with his EP Wild and debut album Blue Neighbourhood. Now, on the last leg of his world tour, he’s playing to his largest headlining audience ever. The sold out show was packed to the brim with excitement; screaming teenage girls, young gay teens pining for attention, pride flags and more glitter than the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras filled the venue. Nicole Miller opened the night with a high energy, dance-enthused set. However, it wasn’t until she performed Peking Duk’s High that audience members made the connection. She sounded incredible and was truly humble to be performing in front of such a large crowd. Tyde Levi, Sivan’s younger brother performed a DJ set much to the crowd’s pleasure. He got the entire crowd pumped through remixes of chart hits from the likes of Justin Bieber and Rhianna, providing the perfect warm up for what was to come. Right from the get-go it was clear that Sivan had grown up. Not only was he aware of his body’s movements, so was his audience. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34
guitar lines and high-end vocals. You can detect a strong Dead Letter Circus influence in this band’s sound, and this is cool because DLC are a rippingly good band. More in the way of vocal harmonies could make the music really soar to the heavens, but that will come with time. Overall Terrestrials are definitely heading in the right direction. Sharrow are an interesting conglomeration. Four hippie looking blokes and one tall willowy blonde girl on the keys belting out what can only be described as psychedelic prog, and looking like they’re having an absolute ball doing so. Their extended instrumental space jams, that stray into experimental jazz and fusion-esque territory, nudged at the edges of selfindulgence but never quite stepped over the line, managing to keep it just in check. Sharrow’s set was heaps of fun. The entire stage was bathed in light blue dry ice as Sentia’s intro music blasted out of the PA, building tension nicely as the large crowd anticipated the band of the night. Their style is smooth and soothing, more crisp and clean than bludgeoningly heavy and in your face, and their earnest onstage enthusiasm was quite infectious. Especially that of the eternally sincerely grateful frontman Amos Phillips, who has a great voice and presence, and with the other members created some sweet vocal harmonies. Their set slid by too quickly. However, they packed some serious dynamics into 35 minutes and only left the crowd howling for more. And they go it,
Every beat drop was accompanied by a hip thrust, a jump, an arm throw, or a full body twitch. It was violently expressive, and the audience was in awe for every minute of it. The ability to understand what the crowd wants is something that Sivan has to a fine art. Opening with Bite and closing with Youth, the crowd maintained a high level of energy throughout, with Wild taking things to a whole new level. It was glorious, but a wellplaced confetti cannon or release of multi coloured balloons would’ve been welcomed. Heaven included a beautiful ode to his gay fans, celebrating the diversity of the crowd, accompanied by a truly spectacular rainbow light show. Somewhere in the middle, Sivan took a break to slow things down, with a cover of Dua Lipa’s Be The One. The venue became a sea of twinkling lights as phone torches swayed across the floor and in the stands, smiling faces sang every word to every song. The amount of love for the pop star seemed to pour off each person in the room. BY CHAD MCCARTHY LOVED: Everyone was underage, so the line for the bar was real short. HATED: That Troye didn’t immediately invite me on a date. DRANK: Heineken
Dustin Tebbutt
Northcote Social Club Friday August 12
He’s the indie folk dreamboat that’s stolen our hearts over the last few years. Now, singer/songwriter Dustin Tebbutt is making his way around the country on a jam-packed tour celebrating his debut full-length, First Light. Holding down the much-loved Northcote Social Club for his second sold out show at the venue, Tebbutt treated his Melbourne fans to a truly gorgeous affair. Opening the night was singer/producer Elle Graham, under the moniker Woodes. The crowd sat on the NSC floor as comfortably and intimately as they might in their own home, soaking up Woodes’ impeccably light vocals and powerful production work, her track The Thaw a highlight. It was a lovely way to start the night. Folk artist Robbie Miller was up next, commanding a change of mood as he doused the crowd in his emotionally charged songwriting. Some of his standout tracks included Sunday (which he lovingly
by Claire Varley Loved: Kat Mear’s violin. Hated: My inability to understand Savage’s lyrics. Drank: Liberally.
with the band returning for an encore, which turned out to be their most driving and energetic tune of the night. While the night had the unusual structure of the headline band playing second last, final act Chasing Lana were out to prove they weren’t just Photo after by Anna some band tacked on the end. They exploded onto the stage an Madde intro of Carmina Burana, cliché but ever dramatic, smashing the still very healthy crowd like 10 tonne of bricks before rising to soaring poppy choruses. They’re the very definition of modern hard rock, certainly drawing influence from glammy hard rockers of the past, but injecting it with more grit and toughness. They know how to put on an extroverted rock show too, bringing in extra lights, including a strobe, a smoke machine, and indulging in some typically rock n roll onstage antics. BY ROD WHITFIELD Loved: The variation. Hated: Not hated, but five bands is a bit much. Drank: Coopers Pale Ale.
explained is about his Grandma’s favourite day being Sunday because it’s a day for family) and his new release, Road. It was downright gem Dustin Tebbutt, bursting onto the fairy-lit stage with his album title track that got feelings running high. First Light is sonically and lyrically intense, making for the perfect opener. Wooden Heart, Give Me Tonight and Still In My Heart were other highlights from the new album, while fan favourites Plans, The Kite String Tangle collab, Illuminate and the track that started it all, The Breach were eagerly met by the crowd. Woodes also jumped back on stage to lend her voice to Silk, a gorgeously light and poppy track from Tebbutt’s 2015 EP, Home. This track originally featured vocals from Thelma Plum, whom Woodes matched exceptionally in her rendition, making it yet another beautiful listen for the night. Everything seemed truly effortless as Tebbutt and his three-piece took over the stage, and they certainly didn’t leave ears disappointed with their performance sounding as tight as the album. There’s no doubt that the most endearing quality that Tebbutt possesses as a musician, is that he’s the kind who just makes his audience feel completely at ease when he performs. If not for the ultra
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onstage presence. Upon putting down her instrument, she prowled along the stage, between her band members, matching her growling voice with animalistic movements. Savage may be the frontwoman and namesake of the musical outfit, but the Last Drinks – Kat Mear on violin, Rene Mancuso on drums, Chris Lichti on bass, Joe White on guitar, and Brett Marshall on guitar and banjo – were the real stars of the show. The partnership between the Macuso’s drumming and Mear’s violin was particularly lovely and harmonic, with simple drum work complementing the complex strings. It was a shame the band members were never mentioned by name on stage, for they truly made the show.
sense of calm that he oozes while he plays, it’s his A+ cheery banter and storytelling and sincere words of thanks to his crowd, all wrapped up in a loveable shyness, that make for being in his musical company an absolute pleasure. Genuine and selfeffacing, he’s the kind of artist who makes you smile, not only for his music but his loveable nature as well. By Abbey Lew-Kee LOVED: Getting a cheeky wave back from Dusty as we crossed paths in the hallway. HATED: It all seemed to end too quickly. DRANK: Mercury Dry.
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The fourth instalment of Girlhood’s art show launch and gig proved to be a popular Friday night choice. It was cold and rainy and there was a line outside of the Old Bar, with a one-in one-out door policy being adopted. Complaints about the wait and the weather funnelled down the line, but once punters were inside, it was well and truly worth it. Crop Top set the tone for the evening, with the band holding nothing back and interacting freely with the audience. The
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The ode to the assiduous musician is personified by one of Australia’s most tireless of the sort, Joe Alexander. Melbourne was lucky enough to witness one quarter of the Bedroom Suck pioneer’s musical responsibilities in post punk trio Terrible Truths. Little did everyone know that only hours before Alexander has graced the stage alongside Dion Nania for Free Time’s farewell show at Polyester Records; this did nothing to impair Terrible Truths’ set. It was Wet Lips who first caught the eye in a Curtin bandroom beaming with boisterous folk who’d evidently over-indulged prior. Confusion over their band status was put to bed when bassist Jenny Mckekers BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 36
art exhibition upstairs added another interesting layer to the night, featuring impressive works centring on what it means to be a girl, ranging from the deeply personal to the overtly political. The bandroom filled out as Chelsea Bleach took to the stage and delivered a standout set. With three guitars and tempo changes galore, the music of the relative newcomers never stagnated for too long, as they ran through numbers ranging from punk to fuzzy pop. The band’s first and only single to date, Public Safety, received the best response from the crowd, and others including Eat Your Heart Out and Baked/10 (or Baked Out Of Ten) show that the fivepiece is no one trick pony. Shrimpwitch follow Chelsea Bleach with their high
reaffirmed that they were a “self-confessed punk band” and it seemed betweensong conversation came to supersede playing time towards the end of the set. Nonetheless, Grace Kindellan’s Cosima Jaala-like vocals we’ve come to know and love were in full rhythm throughout. Loose Tooth are crowd favourites, bringing energy, vivacity and imposing band synergy night after night. Whether colourful lead guitarist Nellie Jackson was exercising a crowd members bubble wand or indulging in an amusing wardrobe change mid-set, everyone couldn’t help but gleefully groove to the trio’s garage pop effervescence. It’s a band made up of stoic friendships which wasn’t hard to tell as Jackson and bassist Luc Dawson cheekily engaged in recurrent duets throughout. Dawson’s catchy basslines in Everything Changes were a highlight and while Jackson was often found singing passionately away from the microphone her irresistible guitar rhythms in Sherry well and truly made up for any aimless exuberance. Terrible Truths’ 2015 self-titled debut
tempo, high gain style, and whilst crushing their set too, they didn’t quite reach the high bench mark set. In a social climate where misogyny still runs rampant in some parts of the community, the fact that events like this are so well supported offers some hope for a more serious move towards gender equality in what is still a deeply antiquated country. Also, it was a killer rock ‘n’ roll show, so there’s that too. BY ELIJAH HAWKINS LOVED: The incredible lineup. HATED: That events like this still need to happen. DRANK: Nothing
Orb’s run of headline shows are on the heels of their recent King Gizzard support slots – shows that helped the trio get more exposure to people that love fuzz. But this isn’t a standard headline set – Orb is launching their debut release, Birth. The four-track, 40-minute romp of thunder and psych that never stops saluting the birth of heavy metal. The album is duly represented in their 50 minutes on stage. Orb kick off with the bangs and clangs of their strongest song, Reflection. The comparisons to Black Sabbath are obvious, but that’s not the point– the dudes just love putting their spin on the music that they love. The audience gets more raucous as the set goes on, but the jostle at the bar feels rougher and tougher than on the venue’s dancefloor. The exciting thing about watching Orb is that nobody is in charge– it’s a steam train with three drivers, who’ve all studied the route meticulously. What seem like breaks into moments of improvisation are actually recreations of the album’s thoroughly crafted songs. Vocalist and bassist/guitarist, Zak Olsen is
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In front of a sold-out crowd at a jammed packed Tote, Melbourne band Drunk Mums put on a clinic in punk infused highenergy attitude laden rock’n’roll. One could assert if it wasn’t for the hard work of The Drunkies in their first three years, where they played every gig offered, their style of music that harks back to bands like X and pre-Angry Anderson Rose tattoo may not be having the huge revival it is around Melbourne. The direct benefactors of this legacy are tonight’s supports Scout, WOD and Pleasure Model. The latter’s commitment to ‘80s pub rock aesthetic was enthralling with the bass player nailing the post-punk crossover in his poise and execution. Towards the end of their set, the brash and treble heavy music dropped away completely to leave the lead singer repeating the songs vocal hook “Put it inside you / inside you.” Drunk Mums opened with the powerful Nanganator, immediately eliciting a heaving mosh. This paean to nitrous oxide, from last year’s sophomore LP Gone Troppo, is sung by guitarist Jake Doyle whose songs are best described as the more unhinged
album has been met with critical acclaim and on this occasion they perfectly tailored their set to match the album. Led by Stacey Wilson and Rani Rose’s intimidating yet perfectly complementing vocals, fans were treated to technical brilliance and a band exceeding comfort in playing their own music. Joe Alexander looked more like Spiderman on drums, his gangly operation met with striking astuteness. The use of the cowbell in Lifting Weights saw Alexander transform his sound into some sort of mini one-man percussion band. It was a short but sweet set, leaving the audience eagerly anticipating what sound the trio will capture next. BY TOM PARKER LOVED: The bouncy Curtin dancefloor, making me feel like I was at a trampoline park. HATED: Crowd members sitting on the stage between sets. DRANK: The Grizzzzzzzz.
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relaxed as he lets his words out. His vocal phrasing could be likened to Ozzy, but with his affected tone there’s a lot more Ty Segall happening here. For the first half of the set Daff Gravolin is Orb’s axeman, before switching with Olsen. They even swap mics after a couple of tech issues so Olsen can keep signing into the fourth dimension. The band’s biggest strength is their drummer, Jamie Harmer. He thumps his tubs with such force, precision and finesse that he’s probably got John Bonham’s Moby Dick ready to go if his bandmates’ amps hit the wall. His timing is bang on, keeping the band on course the entire time. Iron Mountain sees the audience take their energy to the next level and Zak even requests for less pushing and more dancing. Orb share a lot in sound and attitude with their U.S labelmates at Castleface Records (see Ty Segall, White Fence and Thee Oh Sees), and they’ll surely find a larger audience in the American modern psych scene. The only wish is that they showed the audience how much fun they have on stage. Show you love playing the music that you love. BY NAJ LOVED: The thunder of drums. HATED: Wanting to see a smile or two. DRANK: MB. from Drunk Mums catalogue. Next up was Big Titty Trippin’, the opening track and unofficial title track to the band’s debut album. The band’s other guitarist Dean Whitby takes vocal duties on this almost brit-pop tinged pumper. The final song of the band’s opening triptych was Plastic, sung by bass player Adoom Ritchie. The audience at the show was young and into it, really into it. There haven’t been displays of such fervent and continuous crowd surfing at a gig since Frenzal Rhomb at Frankston’s Mechanic’s Hall in 1998. At one point a fan even got on stage and sang Vitamin D. At the end of the set Whitby, Ritchie and Doyle walked off stage and it didn’t seem like they were coming back. Even the lead singer of WOD, Christopher Breeze, jumped on the mic and tried to coax the three axemen back, drummer Johnny Badlove sitting their patiently, knowing the encore was inevitable. They returned to play their two heaviest songs; surely leaving ears ringing for the rest of the night. BY DAN WATT LOVED: Vitamin D. HATED: Getting asked for ID, I mean seriously. DRANK: Coke.
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Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not ( Jagjaguwar/Inertia) J Mascis isn’t a talker ± ask the artist about his art and you’re likely to find yourself making a neat turn into a dead end. Nor is he a therapist ± though his music is full of a deeply downplayed kind of heartbreak, he’s seemingly unwilling to offer solutions. He isn’t a poet either, though his lyrics are often filled with poetry. The new Dinosaur Jr album, Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not is carried by Mascis’ wry wit, and the blunt lines about pain sprinkled across a song like Be A Part have all the snub-nosed power of a Charles Bukowski poem. But such asides are beautiful in a way that makes no great claims to beauty, and though Good To Know is tragic, it’s tragic in a workman-like way ± tragic like a slipped disc, not tragic like Shakespeare.
Nor is Mascis a guitarist, though the solos throughout Give A Glimpse are full of the kind of clean wonder the man has spent decades pinning his reputation upon. He doesn’t play the guitar in the same way that you or I play guitar, and to write about Mascis’ technical skill is, to borrow a quote, akin to dancing about architecture. No. J Mascis is none of these things. J Mascis is a magician, and Give A Glimpse is magic. By JoSEph Earp
SINGLE REVIEWS WITH LACHLAN Currently in the market for a personal trainer capable of getting me fit enough to dance my arse off to Sheila E. at Meredith.
POWELL FEAT. FRANKIE Frankie (XL/Remote Control) Opening with a throwback to the primordial stages of electronic music with errant hisses, Powell eventually constructs a deep groove with a minimalist toolset, joined by Frankie (AKA HTRK’s Jonnine Standish) for an understated, smoky construction. There’s no overreach, something like the makings of a post-apocalyptic jam. One created by the robots. Efficient and oppressive. THE GRISWOLDS Out Of My Head (Chugg) A turgid, faecal construction, precision±m ade to pack out midtier festival bookings with flaccid
lyrical couplets and contrived± as±fuc k platitudes, shunted in the oven and left with production more overcooked than a failed 3am garlic bread turn pass-out attempt. This is shit. Absolutely wretched shit, a stunning toast to mediocrity most pure. GREEN DAY Bang Bang (Warner) Pretty much the best case scenario for old pop punks is to not sound totally embarrassing in 2016. Blink-182 didn’t quite get there with their latest (shitting the bed more than a few times on their overlong California). Not only is Bang Bang not embarrassing, it’s actually, not bad? I could listen to this repeatedly and not want to
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jam a screwdriver in my earholes. Which is why this track is drawing a lot of comparisons to pretty much any era of Green Day that wasn’t entirely fucken shithouse. Could they sustain this for a whole album? Probably? But chances are they could still shit the bed with an acoustic ballad or two. JARROW $$ Spoilers $$ (Barely Dressed) Jarrow’s strength here lies in his charming lyrical sway, bolstering the simple guitar melodies. There’s enough tonal flourish to entertain, just enough personality through the quirks of arrangement. Without wanting to damn with faint praise, this song is nice. It’s a nice song.
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HOW SICK IS MUSIC? HEAPS WICKED
1. Give A Glimpse Of What Your Not DINOSAUR JR 2. The Great Mixtape SAMPA THE GREAT 3. Birth ORB 4. Wildflower THE AVALANCHES 5. Miss Destiny MISS DESTINY 6. Boronia HOCKEY DAD 7. Human Performance PARQUET COURTS 8. The Glowing Man SWANS 9. Going Somewhere THE METRONOMES 10. A Moon Shaped Pool RADIOHEAD
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1. Family Tree KYLIE AULDIST 2. What’s In the Middle? TIM RICHMOND GROUP 3. A Place Called Bad THE SCIENTISTS 4. Night Melody EP RIVAL CONSOLES 5. You’re a Melody AGED IN HARMONY 6. 25 25 FACTORY FLOOR 7. World Feels Wide RIFLEBIRDS 8. Live at Netphen, Freak Valley 2015 SEEDY JEEzUS 9. A Weird Exits THEE OH SEES 10. Golden Sings That Have Been Sung RYLEY WALKER
BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS ABOUT ABSTINENCE 1. No Sex For Ben THE RAPTURE 2. Ave Maria ANDREA BOCELLI 3. No Sex LIMP BIzKIT 4 Faith GEORGE MICHAEL 5. Let’s Wait A While JANET JACKSON 6. Willing To Wait RIHANNA 7. Save Yourself SENSE FIELD 8. Don’t Tell Me AVRIL LAVIGNE 9. Yes BEYONCE 10. I Don’t Hook Up KELLY CLARKSON
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Perth based four-piece Nucleust have produced a cracker of an EP, a short, sharp monster that gets in, makes a bold and brutal statement, and then gets the hell out again. They do a hell of a lot with 19 minutes worth of music. This EP is absolutely choc-full of wild, weird and wonderful ideas, and is obviously the work of very fertile minds. Opener Fear the Fearless is a snaky, driving groover that takes you through a multitude of twists and turns across its five and a half minutes. The EP then shoots directly into left field with 40 seconds of what sounds like an Egyptian lute, the ‘oud’, carrying into the EP’s centrepiece, the epic Of King and Tree, packing more into its lengthy intro than many bands put into entire albums. Closer Faith By the Sword is quite simply devastating, and rounds things off beautifully. Resistivity is a compact but abundant progressive metal powerhouse that is well worth investing some of your hard earned cash and precious time in.
Since the release of their debut EP back in 2008, and over the course of a subsequent EP and superb debut album Silent Machine, Twelve Foot Ninja have consistently maintained their output. Twelve Foot Ninja opens new doors to what the concept of rock music can be, through their seamless juxtaposing of heavy rock, metal, funk, hip hop, jazz, latin, pop, electronica, world music and just about any other sound they can throw in. And they make everything stick like musical Velcro, even the subtle touch of didgeridoo on Sick. On Outlier, Twelve Foot Ninja have done it again. The record is a true fusion of styles, bringing it all together to create super catchy, downright fun tracks that make your fist pump, your head bob and force you to sing along with frontman Kin Etik’s infectious vocals. If you want to hear a band pull off a miracle, that is, music that is absolutely scattered to the four winds but completely focused and cohesive at the same time, check out Twelve Foot Ninja. Outlier is a great place to start.
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INNOCENCE REACHES (Polyvinyl)
Of Montreal’s Innocence Reaches is a dance record for people who don’t like to dance, a collection of anthemic bangers crafted for you, the person who just read the phrase ‘anthemic bangers’ and involuntarily flinched away. Innocence is the operative word. As ever, Of Montreal mastermind Kevin Barnes sings with a wide-eyed, unashamed vulnerability. To say his songwriting is childlike would be wrong ± after all, a track like Chaos Arpeggiating speaks of discomforts and disappointments largely disconnected from the world a child resides in, and the gurning lechery that boils below Trashed Exes eventually reaches fever pitch. It’s more that Barnes is a minimalist. He likes reduction ± the excellent It’s Different For Girls strips away the complexity of the gender debate and crunches it down into a series of touching sketches, deliberately making a very small drawing of a very big thing. Similarly, Let’s Relate is all primary colours and brief snatches, and every time it seems as though Barnes is working himself up to a resolution he abandons it, and wanders off. By its very nature then, there’s nothing cohesive about Innocence Reaches. But who cares? It’s a glorious mess, one of the finest albums Of Montreal have turned in for years, and a polished slice of indie-pop, ready to have your heart swinging about the place like a disco ball. BY JOsEPH EaRP
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The Brotherhood Of Lizards aren’t simply a niche band. ‘Niche’ is to the Brotherhood as ‘ever-so-slightly driven by self-interest’ is to Donald Trump, and if you’re sitting there thinking, “Oh yeah, I know that band,” you’re either in a painfully slim minority, or you’re a liar. And yet if anything seems ready to send the group lurching back into popular consciousness after 20-something years of silence, it’s Lizardland, a complete collection of the band’s recorded output. At only 21 tracks long, this isn’t exactly on the scale of The Clean’s Compilation, but it makes a compelling case for the band’s critical reappraisal. Given The Cleaners From Venus’ Martin Newell composes one half of the Brotherhood, fans of that (also niche) band will know what to expect. Lizardland is all rubbery choruses and lyrics that combine distinctly British surrealism with Creation Records-style paisley shirt references. Think The Smiths meets Monty Python and you’ll be close ± close, but not quite there. After all, a track like The Dandelion Marine has a charm entirely of its own, and the nuanced genius of the Brotherhood only becomes apparent in the album’s aftermath, when the gentle chords have been allowed time to sink in. Like dandelion tea spiked with acid, Lizardland is a particularly British glimpse at a particularly heavy trip. BY JOsEPH EaRP
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FRIdAY NIGHT HEROES (Conquest of Noise )
Some years ago Stew Cunningham wrote a song under his Leadfinger rock’n’roll moniker that described the end of his tenure in Asteroid B-612. An American tour in the late 1990s had started promisingly, before intraband tensions boiled over into venom, spite and verbal recriminations. Listen to the Greenback Blues live album on Off the Hip Records, and you hear the anger in Cunningham and John Spittles’ warring guitars. The Stew Cunningham of 2016 is a more philosophical, even sanguine personality. Judging by The Man I Used to Be, Cunningham knows it’s time to step back and cast a mature glance at the good, the bad and ugly of his life in rock’n’roll. Cunningham’s already set the scene for his narrative journey with the beer-and-denim classic rocker Champagne and Diamonds, and the Springsteen-inspired honesty of Heart On My Sleeve. Older and Wiser kicks off with a nod to Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane; within moments Leadfinger is writing the proverbial letter to his younger rocking self, telling him to get over shit and maintain the faith. The session finishes with self-aggrandising southern rock passion of My Own Road, and you’re safely ensconced in Leadfinger’s glorious rock’n’roll world. In a perfect world, Cunningham would be lauded in Australia as a rock’n’roll and songwriting legend of international standing. The fact that he’s not is a failing of popular understanding and the skewed economics of the music industry, but it doesn’t change the fact that Friday Night Heroes is a near perfect rock’n’roll album. BY PaTRIck EmERY
SPLIT LP (Kasumuen Records)
Comparisons and contrasts are at the heart of Fraudband’s split with cult UK prog-psych band The Bevis Frond. The comparisons set the scene: Fraudband, despite the band members’ extensive experience, are a relatively recent creation; the band takes its name from a pun-like observation on broadband technology. The Bevis Frond has been around for 20 years, a constantly evolving creature of the curious English psychedelic scene. The music on the LP offers a study in contrasts: Fraudband is a stripped back, intense and frenetic take on the Dirty 3, a freakish flurry of drums and driving guitar rhythms. You Confuse Me is a mesmerising trip through time and space; the sparseness of Little Joys is deceptive. Getting Up is so heavy it hurts your head, all prog-ish and stoned-out-of-your-brain Hawkwind-like, On a Rant is a rolling riff and flurrying beat that wraps around your cerebral cortex and won’t let go and Losing It throws you over the edge into a place where sound is a metaphor for cognitive awakening. And then there’s The Bevis Frond’s Vertigo Eyes, a 21-minute trip into the sonic ether. It starts with a splash of noise, the dawn of time for a world in which you’re trapped. The lyrics take you outside your comfort zone, looking in on the social tribulations that define our everyday life. The beat grinds on like the monotonous economic machine which threatens to suffocate us all. There’s a swim in the psych-rock pond, and you emerge revitalised. The song kicks into rock’n’roll mode and you can’t take your mind off the soundscape around you. You’re on the prog-rock road to Demascus and your conversion is complete. Get this record and open your mind. BY PaTRIck EmERY
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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 17 AUG SUZANNE KINSELLA
SCOTT DARLOW What’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? Band name is Darlow ± clearly a lot of market research went into that one. I sing, play guitar, didgeridoo and write the songs. What do people say you sound like? It’s corny but honestly it’s pretty unique. It’s guitardriven rock, but has a huge Australiana vibe to it. What do you love about making music? The ability to connect on an emotional level with an audience you’ve never had a conversation with. There’s also just the adrenaline and sheer joy that being part of something totally rocking brings. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be? George Harrison. To me he was the coolest Beatle. And the most underrated. I’d love to have had a yarn with him. What can a punter expect from your live show? I hope that punters walk out thinking the songs were amazing, and that they connected with me. I want them to feel like if we ever ran into each other in the street, you’d want to go and have a beer with me. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? A live album called Underground, a studio record called All I Am, and two singles from the forthcoming record, Sorry. DARLOW will play Workers Club on Saturday August 20.
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TH E RE T R E AT Melbourne singer/songwriter and bassist Suzanne Kinsella has performed on stage with the likes of Gotye, Deborah Conroy, Dallas Frasca, Liz Stringer and Jess McAvoy, and toured and performed in Canada, New York and Australia. Now she’s back home and ready to treat punters to a free set at The Retreat on Wednesday August 17. Music starts at 8.30pm, with wonderfully free entry.
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KAPPA STIGMA: FRAT PARTY
GORDI + XAVIER DUNN + WEDDING BELLS RING
T H E WO R K E R S C LU B Melbourne trio Golden Girls are coming out of winter hibernation to headline a three week Wednesday night residency at the Workers Club. They have new songs to treat your ears with and will also be playing classics from their debut EP Golden Hour. Each week will see Golden Girls bring along their favourite Melbourne dreamboats in the support slots, and on Wednesday August 17 Time For Dreams and S.house are on board. It all starts at 8pm, with entry at $10.
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm.
PETE BROADWAY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
HOWNOWMER + KATE ALEXANDER + DIRT HAND Old Bar,
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The
BEC SANDRIDGE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
$10.00.
KISSTHESNAKEG00DNIGHT + PIGS OF THE ROMAN
WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: ANITA GEORGE + MOON
BEN WRIGHT SMITH Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo.
EMPIRE + BUCCHANAL Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.
POET Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
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APES + HOLLOW EVERDAAZE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
FLOYD COX + HILLS HOIST + SCOUT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
8:00pm. $5.00.
LANEWAVES + BEN ROGERS© INSTRUMENTAL ASYLUM + HOT WINGS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. MELANIE MARTINEZ Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $79.90.
OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm.
PETER GARRATT & THE ALTER EGOS Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
THURSDAY 18 AUG SEASLOTH
T H E TOT E Seasloth recently dropped the first single, It ’s Unknown, from their debut album due out later this year. To celebrate, the shoegazers are playing a headline show at The Tote on Thursday August 18, alongside local legends Beloved Elk, The Crimsonettes and The Electric Guitars. There’s also 20+ visual artists exhibiting their work upstairs. Get down at 7.30pm, entry is $10.
DI N G DON G LOUN G E Kappa Stigma: Frat Party is all about breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness within the music industry, and raising money for Entertainment Assist ± a charity that provides programs and services to support workers in the entertainment industry. There’s going to be prizes, games and a delicious lineup of bands at Ding Dong Lounge including Inventions, Terra and Rad Island. Show your support by attending the shindig on Thursday August 18. Tickets are $15 on the door at 8pm.
BYO VINYL The B.east, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. CRYPTIC ABYSS + INTERCRANIAL TREMORS + RICK GRIMM© S ILLA TURBA + FEAST OF CROWS + VANTABLAK DEATH Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. DEWARS - LOCK INN - FEAT: FOREVER SON Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.
DOG WHISTLE POLITICS + CASH THE MADMEN + BADGERS + ZAC SABER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
RAT TA’MANGO + LONG HOLIDAY + ELECTRIC MUD Cherry
DJ ADAM AYRES Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
ENOLA FALL + THE WEEKEND PEOPLE + KOVO Toff In
Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00.
JAZZAOKE + MOJO Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond.
Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00.
RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick.
8:00pm. $10.00.
GROUPLOVE + LISA MITCHELL Corner Hotel,
8:30pm.
LAUGHTER & TEARS - FEAT: VICTORIAN OPERA + CIRCUS
Richmond. 8:00pm.
TORRENTIAL THRILL + LAZARUS MODE + SUBURBAN
OZ Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $55.00.
HI-TEC EMOTIONS + HEARING + CROP TOP Yarra Hotel,
PROPHETS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.
LENY ANDRADE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8.00.
BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
$35.00.
INVENTIONS + TERRA + RAD ISLAND Ding Dong
CHRISTELLA DEMETRIOU & ARGYRIS ARGYROPOULOS
MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz
Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
OH YAY! THURSDAY Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
DAIMON BRUNTON QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club,
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER +
RESIDENT THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ SHADOW Pier Live,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
JENNIFER LOVELESS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
Frankston. 9:00pm.
DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond.
10:00pm.
RESIDUAL Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00.
8:00pm. $10.00.
MOVIE MELODIES - FEAT: MASSIMO SCATTOLIN
RUGCUTTERS - FEAT: MICHAEL MCQUAID & THE PO©
JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm.
BOYS Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $17.00.
LENY ANDRADE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm.
$29.00.
TORA Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm.
$35.00.
OSCAR NEYLAND’S ALL I DO IS DREAM Paris Cat Jazz
$12.25.
LU SIQING + STEFAN CASSOMENOS Melbourne Recital
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $43.50.
RAMBUTAN JAM Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
ROB BURKE SEXTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Northcote. 8:00pm.
THE BICKIES + XYLO ARIA + KALI RHYTHM Bar Open,
THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO +
Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.
WEDNESDAY JAZZ NIGHT - FEAT: THE ROOKIES The
7:00pm.
Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
THE MELTDOWN + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI
DAN HALL & CHRIS HAWKER + NIGEL WEARNE + JOE
Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.
MATERA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd.
MUDDY© S BLUES ROULETTE - FEAT: DIDDY REYES
9:00pm. $10.00.
Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
TOM VINCENT TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.
OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
$20.00.
OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm.
TONY GOULD BAND Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
OPEN MIC NIGHT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.
VULGARGRAD + PUGSLEY BUZZARD Gasometer Hotel,
8:00pm.
Collingwood. 8:30pm. $20.00.
CARLTON DROUGHT RELIEF
THE B EN DI G O HOTE L The big cats at Carlton and United Brewery have garnered a shady reputation of late, by sacking a bunch of workers before offering some jobs back, at a fraction of the pay. The folks over at the Bendigo Hotel reckon that’s dog as, so they’re throwing a relief gig on Thursday August 18. The bar will donate a portion of their sales from the night towards the displaced workers, because they’re good blokes. They’ve also organised a fantastic lineup featuring Blind Man Death Stare, Grim Rhythm, Australian Kingswood Factory, Keggin, Drexler and Simon Wilson. The gig is free and begins at 7.30pm. Get down to the Bendy to show your support and drink the bar dry.
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GIG GUIDE BYO VINYL NIGHT
OPEN MIC NIGHT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
THE B.EA ST Do you like poutine and records? Well then The B.East has go you sorted, combining their Thursday Poutine Party with a BYO Vinyl Night. Best not be getting your fingers too greasy, as you’ll need to hand over your favourite vinyl so the whole place can hear it belted out over the speakers. Camp Cope’s Thomo is the special guest DJ for the night. Have a feed and a boogie on Thursday August 18 from 7pm.
7:00pm.
PEG + DEAD END + ELIZABAND + MISS MISS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $10.00.
SOUTHBOUND SNAKE CHARMERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
STEPH BRETT DUETS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
ALEJANDRO ADAMS + EDWINA CLARKE Highlander,
6:30pm.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
STEVE PERRY© S BIG HOUSE Mr Boogie Man Bar,
BOADZ Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. DAVID COSMA DUO Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.
FIREWIRE 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. GORILLA HAND ASHTRAY Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $7.00.
ALEXIS NICOLE
WE SLEY ANNE Not many people can say they released an album at the age of 15, but Alexis Nicole can. The talented singer/ songwriter has played music since she was a whipper snapper, and has truly mastered her craft over the years. Join her for a month long residency every Thursday in August in the front bar of the Wesley Anne. On Thursday August 18, get down at 6pm and relax to her folk, indie and roots inflected tunes.
Q&A
NEON ALLEY
Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
TH E WORK E R S C LU B 123 Agency showcases the best female-fronted electronic bad-arses of today, and they’re putting up some ripper acts at The Workers Club on Thursday August 18. The lineup features local Melbourne ladies Myami, Bel and Batts taking to the stage to deliver some good ol’-fashioned girl power. Neon Alley had its successful debut earlier this year at Howler, and the next round looks to be a banger. Doors are at 8pm with $13 entry or cheaper if you book beforehand.
WACO SOCIAL CLUB + ACE BRICKLAYING + KASH NEXUS
KAT O Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 6:00pm.
DJ DUSTIN MCCLEAN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
LEANNE TENNANT Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm.
9:00pm.
$5.00.
DJ JOEL HAMLIN Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm.
MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda.
FLIP YOUR WIG + BOOF Lomond Hotel, Brunswick
9:30pm.
East. 9:30pm.
MIFF & THE REUNION + ASTROHYMN + IVAN ZAR +
HETTY KATE & FRIENDS Paris Cat Jazz Club,
MELINA TWYMAN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
8:00pm.
JACKIE BORNSTEIN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room,
GEE SEAS
Hawthorn. 9:00pm. $25.00.
TH E OL D B A R Fuzzy garage pub rock trio Gee Seas wrote an EP, and they’re so stoked they want to share it with you by having little party down at The Old Bar. They’ve employed West Side shed punk rockers Scraggers, SCOUT and Brad Pot for support duties. Head down for the shindig on Thursday August 18, it’ll start heating up around 7.30pm. Entry is $8 a pop.
Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
FRIDAY 19 AUG COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS + MOJO JUJU + CHRIS GILL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.00.
LENY ANDRADE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $35.00.
MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: STEVE WILLIAMSON: BUBLÉ EXPERIENCE Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 10:00am. $17.00.
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BLACK RHENO 1. Growing Up Growing up my first musical memory was sitting down in front of the TV with my Dad watching The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine on VHS. My parents were not musos at all, just always thumping good music like Zepplin and The Doors. My older brother was blasting Metallica and Tool from his bedroom which pricked my ears up to the heavy scene. 2. Inspirations The first drummer/band who inspired me in the beginning was Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse). I saw them playing Hammer Smashed Face in the Ace Ventura movie. My main influences as I started playing more and more would definitely be Brann Dailor (Mastodon) and Billy Rymer (Dillinger Escape Plan). 3. Your Band I moved to Sydney and needed a place to practice. Ryan opened the Housefox Studio door wearing my exact clothes (cut up band tee and cargo shorts, no shoes) and was looking for a drummer. Our token crazy riff wizard Mariano came here from Europe looking at Housefox for like minded people. 4. The Music You Make Our style is a sporadic mix of stoner/sludge/groove/ grind, intensely fuzzed guitars, hard hitting drums and brutal challenging vocals. 5. Music, Right Here, Right Now We need more people supporting live music. Don’t get me wrong the scene is still great but could be a tonne better. Get off your couch and go support some hard workers doing what they love and putting on a show for you. BLACK RHENO will smash The Reverence Hotel on Saturday August 20.
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Q&A
MICK DALEY’S CORPORATE RAIDERS
GIG GUIDE
TWO STEPS ON THE WATER
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH
TAMARA MURPHY'S SPIROGRAPH STUDIES Uptown Jazz
FINISHING SCHOOL Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:30pm.
RAGNAROK - FEAT: DONNA MACKENZIE + DJ JULZ +
Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
$10.00.
LOCHLAN WATT Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
THE BIG & EASY JAZZ BAND Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
FLOUR + TV HAZE + KILL DIRTY YOUTH + RATHEAD Old
RUNNING YOUNG The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm.
WHAT THE FUNK FRIDAYS Purple Emerald, Northcote.
Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
SLOWLY SLOWLY + MAX QUINN'S ONOMATOPENIS +
FRANKIE FOLLEY BENEFIT SHOW - FEAT: TEX PERKINS
If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing? Running a big corporation.
9:00pm.
JURRASIC NARK + HYDER SEEK Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
AVII + ZHANE WHITE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
8:30pm. $12.25.
What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? Driving my station wagon long distances.
CORNER + WHITE CROWS + THE ORPHAN Sooki Lounge,
What’s your name then? Oh. And the name of your band. Well I’m Mick Daley, the band is Mick Daley’s Corporate Raiders, as in I own ‘em, they sold their souls. And what do you do? Bag out big corporations and sing country-folk-altrock-art-punk nonsense. When did you start? Too long ago to remember. What led you here? I saw a gap. Filled it. It got wider. I fell though it. Climbed out of it, went right back in and disappeared. Do you think you’re good at doing it? I’m ok. There’s better, but they can’t rhyme ‘everybody’ with ‘pavarotti’.
And what makes you unhappiest? Big corporations make more money. What’s you proudest moment? Supporting Neil Murray in Arnhem Land.
HOUND
TH E RE T R E AT Brisbane lads Hound are currently in the midst of a tour in support of their forthcoming EP, Astronomical Unit. On Friday August 19, they will be swinging by The Retreat to treat Melbournians to their token blend of ‘80s psych with pub rock, showcased by their killer single Pasito. Check out what they’re all about, when they play a free set from 8.30pm.
SUGARFOOT RAMBLERS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.
BELLE HAVEN + IGNITE ANTARES + THE GLOOM IN THE Belgrave. 8:00pm. $14.30.
DUNCAN PHILLIPS & THE LONG STAND
T H E TOT E You may have noticed that emotion punks Two Steps On The Water have been tearing up venues all over Melbourne lately, but this Friday August 19 will be extra special because they’ll be launching their debut LP, God Forbid Anyone Look Me in the Eye. The eight track release is already attracting positive buzz, and deals with themes of trauma, transness, and the woes of corporeal existence. Joining them are rock dog legends Camp Cope and RVG. Potter on down to The Tote at 8.30pm, and bring $10 for entry.
BACK IN THE DAY
E LE PH A NT & WH E E LB A RROW The biggest running rock night is back on Friday August 19 thanks to Elephant & Wheelbarrow in St Kilda. Previously based in the city, Back in the Day is a showcase of the hard-hitters from rock history. This edition will feature a Guns N Roses tribute band, Appetite for Destruction, recreating the iconic 1988 Live At The Ritz show. They’ll be joined by special guests Shout at the Devil, who are a Motley Crue tribute act. To round out the night there’s a swag of DJs playing the best of the ‘70s/’80s hard rock. Tickets on sale via Oztix for $15 or $20 on the door at 9pm.
CHERRY B AR Mammoth Mammoth will be returning to their spiritual home, Cherry Bar, to officially launch their brand new EP, MAMMOTH BLOODY MAMMOTH. Following their recent European tour playing church burnings and small Satanic rituals, Mammoth Mammoth will roar back into AC/DC lane on Friday August 19. Joining them are label mates Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard. Tickets are $13, with doors at 8pm.
THE ANGELS + MI-SEX Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 8:00pm. $45.00.
THE BADLOVES + TAXIRIDE The Palms, Southbank. 7:30pm.
THE DORKS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 1:00am.
TH E B.E AS T Duncan Phillips is a Scottish fellow with a love of the south, which he shares through banging out Americana alt-country tunes. Originally from the village of Scalloway in The Shetland Islands, Phillip’s accent is heavy in conversation, but if you can understand him, you’ll love his musical tales. Say G’day to Phillips when he plays at The B.East on Friday August 19. Get there 9.30pm, entry is free ± so you can sip on $5 Tecates all night long.
FRIDAY NIGHTS AT DEGAS A NEW VISION - FEAT: JESS
Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $22.00.
BEN WRIGHT SMITH Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm.
RIBEIRO National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne.
BEYOND CONTEMPT + THE NUREMBERG CODE +
6:00pm. $12.00.
COUP #6
EVOLUTION OF SELF + ANIENT Brunswick Hotel,
HEY HEY IT'S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel,
Brunswick. 8:00pm.
Essendon. 10:00pm.
BIRDHOUSE + SINEAD HORNE + MAVERICK & THE
HOUND + SUMMER BLOOD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
CROOKEDS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:15pm. $9.70.
9:30pm.
BONEYARD The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
IO + ORYGN Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.
CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel,
JACK STIRLING Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
Williamstown. 9:30pm.
KLLO + MARTIN KING + CORIN + MORE Howler,
COOL CHANGE Milano's Tavern, Brighton. 6:30pm.
Brunswick. 8:00pm.
THE ROYAL JELLIES + MANNY FOX + BELOVE Gasometer
$34.00.
LA DANSE MACABRE + BRUNSWICK MASSIVE RESIDENT
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.
CREEK + FIFTH FRIEND + DANE BLACKLOCK & THE
DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
TOM MILEK + BUSY + PHOEBE + SCHINA Workers Club
PREACHER'S DAUGHTER Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.
METRIK Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda.
(geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $7.15.
8:00pm. $10.00.
11:00pm.
TOMMY'S BANDROOM - FEAT: WOW CITY MOVEMENT
DAVE DOBBYN Max Watt's, Melbourne. 9:00pm.
MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights.
+ DJ SHADOW Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone.
$51.00.
5:30pm.
9:00pm. $9.00.
DEAD LETTER CIRCUS + CLINT BOGE + RIVAL FIRE 170
MOSEY JOKERS + MASTER_BETA + SWAMP MOTH +
TORA + YATES + SEAVERA Workers Club, Fitzroy.
Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $36.00.
ARCHWAY Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
8:30pm.
NICHAUD FITZGIBBON + MARK FITZGIBBON TRIO
DEWARS - LOCK INN - FEAT: SKYSCRAPER STAN Grace
NIGHT SHIFT Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm.
TWO STEPS ON THE WATER + CAMP COPE + RVG Tote
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.
PEACHY + THE SECOND SEX + INFERNAL BLISS Karova
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
$25.00.
EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + THUNDERSTRUCK Musicland,
Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00.
VENUS II + LEO JAMES + GOLDEN SYRUP Gasometer
PATRIZIA & THE GROOVE Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.
Fawkner. 7:30pm. $15.00.
PEG + BIG LEAGUE + OLD ETIQUETTE + THE TROPES
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
8:00pm.
FAT GUY WEARS MYSTIC WOLF SHIRT + SAFE HANDS +
Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne.
WATTS ON PRESENTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .
SANGRIA SERENADES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
DIPLOID + STOCKADES + SICKMACHINE + THE WORLD AT
8:30pm. $8.00.
8:30pm.
Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.
A GLANCE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
ESPIONAGE
WARBIRDS
And your least proud? Trying to sing a Bowie song at midnight to a drunk mob in Deepwater, NSW. MICK DALEY will play Tago Mago on Friday August 19, after Alison Ferrier’s Friday night residency.
WIL WAGNER
T HE CORNER HOTEL Wil Wagner has just returned to Australia after a run of overseas dates with The Smith Street Band. For his homecoming, Wagner is playing a few solo shows to get back to basics and anticipation is high. In a stark contrast to the intimate gigs Wagner would play at the now defunct Arthouse, he’s taking over the massive venue that it The Corner Hotel on Friday August 19. It’s completely sold out, but if you missed out there’s always the waiting list. Good luck.
SHANTY TOWN Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. SIMONE YOUNG + LISA GASTEEN + ANAM ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $55.00.
SONJA HORBELT + KENNEDY SNOW Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 42
EARTH
TH E RE VE R E NC E The end is nigh ± a swarm of darkness is falling upon The Reverence on Friday August 19, when a horde of black metal monoliths take over the stage, Footscray, and beyond. Earth will be headlining the ritual, joined by Nemesium, Hellspit and Malefecium. Corpse paint is optional, entry fee is not. Fork out $10 at 8pm.
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L Melbourne’s old school heavy metal outfit Espionage are launching their second EP Wings Of Thunder on Friday August 19. The band has decided it’s also the perfect opportunity to film the music video for the title track, because what better backdrop than The Bendigo? Espionage has brought along some mates to join in the fun, including Horizons Edge, Trigger, Skärlet and the debut live show from newcomers, Primitive. Mosey on down by 7.45pm, entry is $15.
THE MONOTREMES + JOE OPPENHEIMER Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $10.00.
THE PRETTY LITTLES + FOOD COURT Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.53.
THE QUARRELMEN (PLAY REVOLVER) Flying Saucer
G EN E & PETA COUP is a monthly series of events aimed at promoting opportunities for women in Melbourne making original, experimental, electronic and alternative music. Each show will feature artists who are just starting out, or who are taking a new, untested direction with their music. This is in addition to some more seasoned performers, all in a positive and encouraging environment. Friday August 19 sees Freya, Sandy Hsu, Mim Cygler and Emah Fox take over Gene & Peta in Elsternwick. Only $5 at the door, get in by 7pm.
WHOL E LOT TA LOVE Warbirds are on fire, with a hard rock sound bigger than the three-piece they are. On Friday August 19 they’re hitting up Whole Lotta Love for what’s going to be a blazing night. Devine Electric have come all the way from Sydney to support, alongside that creepy duo Evil Twin and the bluesy rock stylings of Cosa Nostr. Wander on down by 8pm, and remember to bring a crisp $10 for entry.
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GIG GUIDE LOT56
WESLEY ANNE Lot56 are true troubadours, after many years toting their country rock’n’roll around the dusty landscape of Australia, as well as regular trips over to Japan. Solid rhythm and thick guitar boost them a cut above the rest, though at the core of it they’re a band that love to just have a good time. The four-piece will warm you up on Friday August 19 in the band room at Wesley Anne. Remember $5 for entry, be ready by 8pm.
WIREHEADS + SUMMER FLAKE + PRIMO + SMB Grace
SATURDAY 20 AUG STRAWBERRY FISTCAKE
TH E B RU N S WI C K H OT E L The Brunswick Hotel have brought along some of the best punk outfits kicking around, for one hell of a show on Saturday August 20. Get buck wild with a sweet as pie lineup, featuring Strawberry Fistcake, K-Mart Warriors, I am Duckeye, Shadow League and Keggin’. Free entry as always, get yourself there at 9pm.
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
A CALL TO PEACE - FEAT: HEIDELBERG CHORAL SOCIETY
ACE OF SPADES + KATANA CARTEL + STRANGERS IN
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm.
TOWN Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
$25.00.
ALISON FERRIER + MICK DALEY'S CORPORATE RAIDERS
ANDREA KELLER TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm.
8:00pm.
ANDREW ROBERTS Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd.
BELLA WOLF + ZEON Alliance Francaise De Melbourne,
7:00pm. $10.00.
51 Grey St. 4:00pm.
BOSSA BRUNSWICK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
BOMBAY ROYALE + THE FIFTHS The Luwow, Fitzroy.
CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS Basement Discs,
8:00pm.
Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.
BROOKLYN'S FINEST DISCO DANCE PARTY Spotted
CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15pm.
Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
COLD HEART BIG BAND Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale.
DEEP STREET SOUL Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
8:00pm. $10.00.
G LO B E WA R E H O U S E So this is a little bit spesh. On Saturday August 20, the streets of Port Phillip will come to life with the rollicking sounds of Live N Local, and to celebrate, Beat are chucking a free party that’ll feature the crème de la crème of local Melbourne legends. Kicking off the night will be recent additions to the Meredith lineup, The Sugarcanes. The soul powerhouse will be followed by Milk! Record’s guitar pop maestros Loose Tooth, before Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever bring the night home. Did we mention it’s free? There’s gonna be tunes, food trucks and booze, so why sit around at home? It all goes down from 6pm at The Globe Warehouse in Fennell Street St Kilda.
6:30pm.
COREY HARRIS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. DUNCAN PHILLIPS & THE LONG ROAD The B.east,
ALEX WATTS
8:00pm.
H U GS & K I S S E S Melbourne singer/songwriter Alex Watts is about to unveil his debut album on Saturday August 20 at Hugs & Kisses. Another Step in the Dark, his corker of a debut album, is a song cycle that follows the arc of a relationship through courtship and betrayal to murderous revenge, touching on vintage pop, soul and indie rock along the way. To complement the set, a one-off art exhibition will be on display integrating the work of ten of Melbourne’s most exciting visual artists. Ouch! My Face’s Celeste Potter will be displaying her work alongside Montero’s Ben Montero, Damian Cazaly from Blackchords and Cesar Rodrigues from Saatsuma. Support on the night comes from the splendid Emma Russack.
PHIL MANNING + DOG GONE SOUTH Piping Hot
DJ KING LUCHO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm.
JAMAICA JUMP UP #7 (HEARTICAL HI POWA) - FEAT:
T H E R E V E R E NC E Sludge demons Black Rheno will be getting down and dirty on Saturday August 20 at The Reverence. They’ve trekked all the way from Sydney in support of their ripper single No Time For Numb Nuts, and they’ll also have a limited number of copies of their debut EP at the gig. This will be the only time you can get your hands on one before its official release later this year, so you better get in quick. Supports are Roundtable, The Nuremberg Code and Annihilist. Doors 8pm, $10 entry.
$20.00.
JESSE I + MOHAIR SLIM + DJ SYSTA BB + QUEEN JIGZIE +
KAVISHA MAZZELLA & ANDY WHITE Open Studio,
QUARTETO CURIO Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.
MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Northcote. 5:00pm.
7:00pm.
JOHN MORRISON + JACKI COOPER Paris Cat Jazz Club,
LENY ANDRADE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm.
SMALL TOWN ALIEN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.
$35.00.
8:30pm.
PÜLL
THE DELVENES
Brunswick East. 9:30pm.
HOUSEWRECKERS Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. JUSTIN YAP BAND Forester's Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 11:00pm.
LOT 56 Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. MAX TEAKLE & FRIENDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.
MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.
THE BOWERS + DJ MERMAID Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.
U Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
KIN D RE D S T U D I O S Püll is bringing together some stellar DJs to throw a big old day and night party out west on Saturday August 20. The multi-level space of Kindred Studios will feature sets from the huge international DJ’s Pareja (Còmeme), in addition to local artists Stockholm Syndrome, Mutant Dance, Jennifer Loveless, Pjenne and more. Tickets are $37 and the festivities run from 2pm until midnight.
ON THE RECORD WITH PA U L F I D D E S F R O M
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER, THE SUGARCANES AND LOOSE TOOTH
COLD IRONS BOUND DUO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
8:00pm. $35.00.
Q&A
BLACK RHENO
T H E B.E A S T It’s a bit of a mixed bill at The B.East on Saturday August 20, but that’s okay because everybody needs a balanced diet. The Delvenes are a local outfit delivering folk rock, Cold Irons Bound feature country tinged distortion paired with indie, while Chimper Kimblav evolved from a one man band to an established fivepiece. Have a suss from 9.30pm, free entry and $8 Beast lagers. Winning.
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STEVE BOYD’S RUM REVERIE 1. The First Record I Bought: There’s a couple I remember that I bought way back when, Talking Heads’ Remain in Light and Devo’s Are We Not Men, which I still have on vinyl and play to this day. The groove on Talking Heads’ Cross-Eyed & Painless still blows me away. 2. The Last Record I Bought: David Bowie’s Black Star was the last album I bought. From start to finish it’s an amazing piece of work. He was such a visionary. 3. The First Thing I Recorded: Steve and I started recording many years ago with a whole bunch of different bands. We had a band in the ‘90s called Steve Boyd and The Preachers and recorded three albums that did well locally. 4. The Last Thing I Recorded: We recorded the Healers and Howlers EP at Newmarket Studios in North Melbourne late 2014. Steve and I are the core members in the band. Steve is lead vocals/guitar, I’m on drums/ vocals, Craig Kelly on upright bass/vocals, Dave Williamson on saxophone, Dave Palmer on trombone. And if the budget permits, we add Tim Neil on keys. 5. The Record That Changed My Life: The two records that still inspire me even to this day are the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and The Band’s Music from Big Pink. Both are such classic albums. STEVE BOYD’S RUM REVERIE will play Cherry Bar on Sunday August 21.
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GIG GUIDE GOOD MANNERS PRESENTS
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TH E J OH N C U R T I N
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MY DYNAMITE What is it about the classic blues-rock sound that generates such joyous energy in an audience? We love to infuse a bit of groove into our sound. We make rock’n’roll that you can shake your ass to rather than bang your head to, and people dig that.
MEMO MUSI C HAL L Priscilla’s Nightmare is getting the band back together, with a reunion show at MEMO on Saturday August 20. The gig coincides with the 39th anniversary Elvis Presley’s death, so they figured it was time to pay their respect to The King. The band will perform classic hits and the lesser known, buried treasures of Elvis, alongside a few Priscilla’s Nightmare originals from their self-titled album. Festivities kick off at 8pm, with tickets at $30
Good Manners switches it up on Saturday August 20 for a night of soul injected performances at The Curtin. A nod to Australia’s thriving soul and hip hop scene, Good Manners presents some of the most talented acts in the game including Silent Jay, Jace XL, The Goods, 30/70, Billy Davis and more. Shop opens at 8pm, you can grab tickets via the venue for $16, or wing it and hope there’s still some on the door.
LIFE AS SOUNDS - FEAT: LES GYORI Melbourne Recital
HOUND & SUMMER BLOOD
HORRIS GREEN + GREENTHIEF + WINFIELD + TRUCKS
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L Hound and Summer Blood are hitting the road together to celebrate the release of their respective EP releases. Running strong off the back of their Guess Again 7”, Summer Blood are excited to release their second EP Comet through Buttercup Records. Hound’s Astronomical Unit is the second of three EPs to be released this year. They cruise into The Bendigo on Saturday August 20, with support from Mild Manic, Don Bosco and Under the Cut. Doors are at 8pm.
+ THE ROWLETTS Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:00pm.
REVERSE SWING Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
BEN WRIGHT SMITH Workers Club (geelong), Geelong.
Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
9:30pm. $25.00.
8:00pm.
KHAN + IMPAVID + EDIT THE EMPIRE Reverence Hotel,
Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $39.00.
MASHAKA Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.
MELBOURNE REBETIKO FESTIVAL - FEAT: CHRISTOS
$10.00.
I WANNA BE ADORED - FEAT: KIDS AT MIDNIGHT Stone Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
When you create music that’s influenced by iconic eras and sounds, how do you infuse your own personal twist? We try to avoid taking the most obvious path when we are writing parts for our songs. We also have a couple of perfectionists in the band who help push us to try new ideas and make sure we get things the way we like them with that distinct My Dynamite flavour.
BALTZIDIS MASTER OF THE OUD + MORE Caravan Music
ROGER YOUNG COLLECTIVE Paris Cat Jazz Club,
BRENDAN MACLEAN Kew Court House, Kew. 8:00pm.
Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.
How do you maintain a balance of pleasure and effort? We love to jam as a band whether it’s on existing songs or just improvising. We enjoy hanging out together and don’t take ourselves too seriously (we have a few class clowns) so rehearsing and working on songs is rarely a chore.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
$25.00.
KINEMATIC & ASPIRIN + THE MANSIONS Grace Darling
RUTH ROSHAN & TANGO NOIR Chapel Off Chapel,
CHRIS WATTS + 1891 + HANNAH ELLA Toff In Town,
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.
Prahran. 8:00pm. $15.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00.
MARTY WILLIAMS BAND Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye.
SAM ANNING'S STRETCHROPOLITANS Uptown Jazz
COWSMUFF Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00am.
8:00pm. $10.00.
Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.
CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR
You’ve cemented yourself in the Melbourne rock scene. What have you learnt along your journey? To get off the ground you have to play your arses off anywhere and everywhere. Not just to generate a fanbase but also to meet people and get good at what you do. The Melbourne music community is great if you get involved. Go see a gig, listen to community radio, buy a record and you’ll meet some great people and have a good time.
STEEL PULSE Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $56.10.
UNDERCAST + BETWEEN YOU & ME Evelyn Hotel,
+ BLANK STATEMENTS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton.
THANDO Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
3:00pm.
THE CURSE + DAG Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.
DARKRAVENS - FEAT: MARIANA'S TRENCHCOAT +
OLIVER SOL + FEATHER TOUCH + KILO Revolver Upstairs,
THE LARK ASCENDING - FEAT: RICHARD TOGNETTI + SIR
DOPPELGANGER + DORIAN + MORE 3 Ravens Brewery,
Prahran. 8:30pm. $9.00.
ANDREW DAVIS Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne),
Thornbury. 6:00pm. $12.00.
ORPHANS + LOOBS + LATREENAGERS Yarra Hotel,
Southbank. 2:00pm. $29.00.
DEWARS - LOCK INN - FEAT: FOREVER SON Grace
Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00.
VLESG Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm.
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.
$39.00.
DIRTY DEEDS Commercial Hotel (sth Morang),
YVETTE JOHANSSON QUINTET Bennetts Lane Jazz
Morang South. 8:00pm.
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
DORSAL FINS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $12.00.
BABAGANOUJ The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $12.25.
EL COLOSSO + MERCHANT + MOLLY DOOKER Catfish,
BANG - FEAT: VICE GRIP + BRIARCLIFF + BEHOLD THE
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
DEFIANT Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd.
ELECTRIC WALLPAPER + LANEWAVES Retreat Hotel,
10:00pm. $15.00.
Brunswick. 9:30pm.
BEATLES BACK2BACK Plenary Hall, South Wharf.
ELVIS TRIBUTE Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
DAVE GRANEY
DIRT RIVER RADIO
MY DYNAMITE will play Yah Yah’s on Saturday August 20.
HOOTENANNY #9
T HO R NBURY BOWL S CLU B Hootenanny #9 is here for all of you folks who love a killer, wholesome lineup at a Bowls Club on your Saturday evening. On Saturday August 20, Hootenanny brings you the sweet sounds of Nun, Primitive Calculators, TOL, Spotting, Gregor, Spike Fuck and Hearing. Plus, you can make like Crackerjack and practice a Flipper or two between sets. It’s an easy $10 for entry, with doors just before sunset at 5pm.
Club, Oakleigh. 6:00pm. $25.00.
PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm.
GRA N DV I E W H OT E L You Need A Kleek, Klook is the new single from Dave Graney and the MistLY. To celebrate, Graney will be landing at the Grandview Hotel in Fairfield on Saturday August 20. Since 1978, Graney and companion Clare Moore have fronted numerous bands including The Moodists, The White Buffaloes and The Coral Snakes. They’ve worked on more than 20 albums, such is their collective intrigue they’re the focus of an upcoming documentary. It goes down from 8pm, tickets via Oztix for $17.
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WH O LE LOT TA LOV E Dirt River Radio are nicking off to Europe so they’re having a sneaky going away gig at Whole Lotta Love on Saturday August 20. Opening the night is Rusty Brown doing an acoustic set of Electric Mary favourites and a few others. Following Rusty will be rockers Degrees Of Separation, riding high on the success of their new album Beautiful Agony. Then old mates Dirt River Radio will be rockin’ out until curfew. Doors 8pm, entry is $10.
JAPANESE WALLPAPER + E^ST + BRAILLE FACE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm.
JEFF ROSENSTOCK + THE FLYING SO HIGH-OS + TV HAZE
NEW LEASE - FEAT: WIREHEADS + SHAME BROTHERS
FRAUDBAND
THE OL D B AR Fraudband have landed themselves a 12” vinyl by ways of a split LP, with UK neo-psych dudes, The Bevis Frond, who Fraudband played with in Hamburg last year. Saturday August 20 sees the return of Fraudband from a brief tour interstate, and is set to be a corker of a show to celebrate the split. Digger & The Pussycats, Ohms, Bench Press and DJ Paul Kidney are on support duties. Doors are at 8pm.
PEG + DEVINE ELECTRIC + MISSSTA + SHEEZAGOER + PAST PRESENT The Music Man Megastore, Bendigo. 8:30pm.
PIERCE THE VEIL (U18) + SILVERSTEIN + BEARTOOTH + STORM THE SKY 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 12:30pm. $73.70.
POPPONGENE + CHIPS CALYPSO Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
QUEEN TRIBUTE + NO EXIT + BILLY THORPE TRIBUTE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $25.00.
CIARAN BOYLE AND THE JUMP DEVILS
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THE DRUN KEN POE T Ciaran Boyle will play an intimate little set at The Drunken Poet on Saturday August 20. In between writing his own music and playing feel good/bad folk songs of times gone by, Boyle has progressed toward a more folk based style with an indie edge The Jump Devil’s sound will take you back to the 1940’s, long before the arrival of R&B or rock’n’roll. Ciaran Boyle will take the afternoon slot at 3pm, while The Jump Devils appear at 9pm. WIN THE PRIZE THAT COULD L AUNCH YOUR MUSIC CAREER - HEAD TO BANKOFMELBOURNE.COM.AU/MELBMUSICBANK
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C HERRY BAR Cherry Bar’s Fuzzfest kicks off for real on Saturday August 20. It’s a celebration of all things fuzzy over two days, with a huge lineup consisting of My Left Boot, Sheriff, Don Fernando, Dr Colossus, Two Headed Dog, Devil Electric, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, Swidgen, A Basket of Mammoths, Moondogs, Junkyard, The Vendettas, Black Valley, Redro Rodriques and his inner demons, Field, Long Holiday and Desert Kingdom. Phew, what a mouthful. It’s an afternoon affair with doors at 2pm. Tickets are $20 for a weekend pass, or $15 if you are just keen on this day.
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NATHAN BRAILEY
WH OL E LOT TA LOV E Fancy yourself a laid back acoustic session down at Whole Lotta Love on Sunday August 21? Well you’re in luck, Nathan Brailey and the Big Southern are showcasing their goods, as well as Craig Coburn and Joe Guiton. Nathan Brailey is best known for his work with celt-punk band The Ramshackle Army, but on Sunday night, catch him stripped back and intimate at WLL. The night begins at 8pm, and is free entry.
BYO VINYL Hard Rubbish Bar, Preston. 5:00pm. CIGGIE SUNDAYS #NOFILTER - FEAT: TOMSK + SERVICE
AMERICANA FEST
SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel
DESK + HAROLD & SAM COOPER + MORE Gasometer
(essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.
Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm.
DUMB PUNTS + VERGE COLLECTION + SKEGSS
CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR (AA) + UNDERCAST +
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.
DISTANCES + STUCK OUT Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
SKEGSS Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 6:00pm.
8:30pm. $28.00.
THE ATTICS + DIET. + SPLENDIDID + DOONA WAVES Bar
FUZZFEST 2016 - FEAT: DR. COLOSSUS + BLACK VALLEY
Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
+ THE VENDETTAS + LONG HOLIDAY + MORE Cherry Bar,
THE REBELLES + DUSTY SPRINGCLEAN & THE POPS
Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $12.00.
T H E R E T R E AT Sunday August 21 is the day to let your hair hang down and appreciate some of the best alt-country Melbourne’s got on offer. A bunch of Aussie musicians are about to set sail for the Americana Festival and Conference in Nashville, so The Retreat is wishing them well with a big day of tunes. The mini-festival includes performances from Suzannah Espie, Sarah Carroll, Jemma and The Clifton Hillbillies, Sean McMahon, The Weeping Willows and Jemma Nicole as well as special guests and legends Mick Daley and Waz E James. There’ll be music all day from 2pm, and it’s free.
Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm. $15.00.
GIRLS ROCK FUNDRAISER - FEAT: THRASHER JYNX +
SHOCHU SESSIONS - FEAT: CHLOE MAGGS DUO Sake
VERDIGRIS + CRESCENT MOON Town Hall Hotel, South
MONKEY GRIP + SUB ROSA + MORE Old Bar, Fitzroy.
Restaurant & Bar, Melbourne. 2:00pm.
Melbourne. 6:00pm.
7:00pm. $8.00.
SMS Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.
VINTAGE CROP + FEZZ + BONES + JONES Black Hatt,
HIDDEN CURRENTS + MOUSECAPADES + WOLF &
SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote.
Geelong. 8:30pm.
WILLOW Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.
9:00pm.
AMINAH HUGHES Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.
JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner.
SUNDAY SOULTRAIN Daveys Bar & Restaurant,
7:00pm.
7:30pm.
Frankston. 3:00pm.
BACKWOOD CREATURES Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy.
JAPANESE WALLPAPER + E^ST + SQUIDGENINI Corner
9:30pm.
Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm.
THE MIYAGIS
BILL CHAMBERS & LACHLAN BRYAN + MICK DALEY Bella
PARTING SHOT - FEAT: ELISABETH DIXON + ASPS +
Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $15.00.
MONOLITH + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.
DAN TUFFY - FEAT: LUCIE THORNE & MATT WALKER
PIERCE THE VEIL + SILVERSTEIN + BEARTOOTH + STORM
+ LUCIE THORNE + MATT WALKER Union Hotel
THE SKY 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
(brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm.
SUNDAY JAM FOR OXFAM - FEAT: THE SINKING TEETH +
DARLOW + SOLID STATE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm.
HEADS OF CHARM + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + DARTS
$10.00.
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 2:00pm. $15.75.
GARRETT KATO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm.
THE PRINTER CONVENTION + THOMMY CASTLES + THE
$20.00.
BEAN PROJECT Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00.
GAYLE CAVANAGH & THE MIXED COMPANY BAND Mr
TRUE DEFECTIVE + MOLASSES + INFECTED TRANSISTOR
Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $5.00.
GLORIOUS NORTH Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
VERGE COLLECTION + SELF TALK + RHYSTICS Bar Open,
GREG STEPS Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
6:30pm.
ZEN ROBOTIC + ITSOKMAN + HI-LIFE WEDDING + DR
JACOB MCGUFFIE & THE DUKES OF HAGGARD Union
JAFFLE + CATHERINE MEESON + CONTEX Mr Boogie
Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm.
Man Bar, Abbottsford. 8:00pm.
KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel,
AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre,
Williamstown. 9:00pm.
Southbank. 5:00pm. $32.00.
NO SOUP 4 U Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.
BOB SEDERGREEN + GEOFF ALLAN Lido Jazz Room,
PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Wesley
Hawthorn. 3:00pm. $15.00.
Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
DANIEL TUCCERI Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 2:30pm.
RIGIDY ROURKE & THE LOVE DOGS Forester's Beer &
HIMALAYA PLAYAS CLUB #2 - FEAT: MAN MADE
Music Hall, Collingwood. 11:00pm.
MOUNTAIN + BILLY DAVIS COLLECTIVE + DJ MELLOW
TERRY YOUNGS 60TH Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
FELLOW Howler, Brunswick. 3:00pm.
9:30pm.
JANET ROSS FAHY & ABSOLUTE Milano's Tavern,
THE BLACK SORROWS Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill.
Brighton. 2:00pm.
8:00pm. $32.00.
LENY ANDRADE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm.
THE DUFRANES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm.
$35.00.
THE JUMP DEVILS + CIARAN BOYLE Drunken Poet, West
MINGUS THINGUS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
Melbourne. 3:00pm.
Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
TINSLEY WATERHOUSE BAND Brunswick Hotel,
WHISK & KEY RECORDS PRESENTS ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS
Brunswick. 5:00pm.
SUNDAY 21 AUG A BLONDE MOMENT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. COOKING AMERICAN STYLE BBQ BEN WRIGHT SMITH Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. LOW & SLOW SINCE 2012
8:00pm.
289 WELLINGTON STREET COLLINGWOOD - (03) 9419 5170
TH E RE V E R E NC E Ease those Sunday blues by popping on down to The Reverence in the afternoon on Sunday August 21. Whisk & Key Records are treating punters for a month long stint of acoustic Sunday sessions, featuring folk punk, sad songs, grumpcore and stripped back sets. This edition will feature Bec Stevens (Hyder Seek), Luke Seymoup and Jo Neugebauer. Entry is free so you’ll have plenty of cash left for snacks, just get your sweet self there by 3pm.
T H E B R U NS WI C K H OT E L The Miyagis like to party and on Sunday August 21 they’re bringing the good times to The Brunswick Hotel. If you haven’t already, chuck a suss aof their video for single Goon, taken from debut EP Shit That Was Cool In High School ± it’s bloody brilliant. Supports are Freak and the Fat Cats, Rick and the Dippers, Le Pine and Headlopper. Doors 8pm and entry is free.
WEDNESDAY AUG 17:
KATHLEEN MARY LEE
EMILY SHOBBROOK 8PM THURSDAY AUG 18:
GRUPS
STAR-FIRE AND BYRON BUTLER 8PM, $7 FRIDAY AUG 19:
ALISONRESIDENCY FERRIER MICK DALEY’S CORPORATE RAIDERS FREE, 8PM SATURDAY AUG 20:
THE DUFRANES FREE, 9PM
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THE OL D B AR Sunday August 21 is all about the ladies at The Old Bar, with a bunch of tough as nails bands featuring some fiercely talented gals. Grungy punk trio Thrasher Jynx will be tearing it up, alongside supports of high calibre including Monkey Grip, Sub Rosa, Liquor Snatch, Ding Dong Death Hole, and an acoustic set by Alvie Brink. It’s all for Girls Rock! ± a not for profit organisation that empowers women through music and education. Doors at 6.30pm, get amongst it.
THE MELBOURNE JAZZ CO-OP PRESENTS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
WYCLIFFE GORDON Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. $10.00.
ANTHONY REA & THE CHARM OFFENSIVE + MARK HUGHES & THE TEMPLE OF BLUES Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.
PUCE MARY
THE TOTE Puce Mary, the Danish artist Frederikke Hoffmeier, pushes the limits of noise music through experimentation and risk. Sunday August 21 brings Puce Mary to The Tote, as part of her first ever Australian tour. It follows the release of her acclaimed LP, The Spiral on Copenhagen’s Posh Isolation. Straightjacket Nation, Lucid Castration, Armour Group, Nikola Mounoud and No Sister are special guests for the night. Tickets are $16, doors open at 5pm.
THURSDAY AUG 25:
SOUNDTRACKS FOR IMAGINARY FILMS FEAT GOLD GULL AND TRACEY HOGUE $10/$7, 8PM FRIDAY AUG 26:
ALISONRESIDENCY FERRIER TIM CROSSEY DUO SATURDAY AUG 27:
DOGSDAY & JEFF TYNAN FREE, 9PM
MONDAY AUG 29:
FRINGE FRENZY COMEDY FREE, 7PM
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GIG GUIDE BEC STEVENS + LUKE SEYMOUP + JO NEUGEBAUER Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm.
BRENT PARLANE BAND + STEPHEN BLACKBURN Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm. $12.00.
DAVE & THE PLUSHIES + JOSHUA VUOCOLO + DAVID HOANG + BRETT FRANKE Workers Club, Fitzroy.
MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: HEXHAM + IAN WADLEY
ELLIOT WESTON Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
& CHRIS SMITH + MORE Northcote Social Club,
ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .
Northcote. 8:00pm.
8:00pm.
PIERCE THE VEIL + SILVERSTEIN + BEARTOOTH + STORM
FIELD + SEE + MASON Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North.
THE SKY 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $73.70.
4:00pm.
RESIDUAL + JACK & THE KIDS + LAIKS Workers Club,
FRANK JONES + DAVID HYAMS + MATTHEW ARNOLD
Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $3.00.
Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.
DEAR MONDAY - FEAT: ERIK PARKER + MA PETITE + NIGEL
GRANITE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $10.00.
WEARNE + WAYWARDBREED Open Studio, Northcote.
GREG CHAMPION & THE USEFUL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
8:00pm.
Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.
GIN CLUB 2 Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
JESSE REDWING + HELLO MORNING Post Office Hotel,
OPEN MIC Hardiman's Hotel, Kensington. 7:00pm.
Coburg. 4:30pm.
REBETIKO Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm.
KARL S WILLIAMS + ERICA DUNN Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm.
PRESENT
TH E OL D B A R Mondays never have to be dreary again, thanks to Mundane Mondays at The Old Bar. On Monday August 22 drown your sorrows in some great tunes and $15 jugs, when Fifth Friend, Danger & Plastic, Murphy and Bush League take to the stage. Get yourself there at 8pm, entry is $5.
1:00pm. $10.00.
JVG GUITAR METHOD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
The Push
MUNDANE MONDAYS
Access All Ages WITH DECLAN BURGESS
THE GIRL FRIDAS
T H E WO R K E R S C LU B The Girl Fridas are in the second last week of their massive five week Workers Club residency. The postriot grrl trio have been making some serious noise of late, culminating in the release of full-throttle, noholds-barred single, Daggers ± an anti-catcall anthem. For each week of their residency, they’ll be bringing along bands featuring female, non-binary, or gender diverse members. This week they’ll be joined by Plastic Knife & Rupert Ramon, Only Leonie and Piss Factory. Doors are at 7.30pm, entry is a measly $7.
THE PINTO PROJECT - FEAT: KENJI FUJIMURA + ELIZABETH SELLARS Melbourne Recital Centre,
TUESDAY 23 AUG MIHRA
Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.
BEN MITCHELL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. DOGOOD + ZONE OUT + DANNIKA Gasometer Hotel,
(brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm.
TH E GA S O M E T E R Neo Soul four-piece Mihra are dying to release their debut album on September 30, but they’re having a bit of trouble getting the cash together for its release. Every Tuesday in August, Mihra load into The Gaso to play their ‘Fundraisidency’ ± an open pay by donation affair to lend Mihra a hand in getting their work out there. Tuesday August 23 is Mihra’s second last week, and they’ll be joined by The Sand Dollars and Noti. Doors are nice and early at 6.30pm. Get down and donate what you think is fair for entry.
MISS WHISKEY Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS IV + STEPHEN
TOM TOM TUESDAY - FEAT: THE ANCIENTS + GREAT
OLD MARRIED COUPLE + LUAU COWBOYS Drunken
MAGNUSSON + JAMES MCLEAN Bennetts Lane Jazz
OUTDOORS + BENCH PRESS + MORE Howler, Brunswick.
Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
8:00pm.
PAUL WOOKEY & SHANNON BOURNE Flying Saucer
ANNA© S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton.
WHITE VANS + DEAD END Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
Club, Elsternwick. 3:30pm. $18.00.
6:30pm. $10.00.
8:30pm.
SAINT HILL + HANNAH CAMERON Old Bar, Fitzroy.
ARTURO O© FARRILL Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
4:00pm.
8:00pm. $35.00.
8:00pm.
STEVE BOYD’S RUM REVERIE + IVAN ZAR Cherry Bar,
BAIBA SKRIDE + DANIEL DE BORAH Melbourne Recital
RACHEL CADDY + TAYLOR PIGGOTT + POLLY MAUDLIN
Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.
Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $50.00.
Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
MANDY CONNELL & THE RED SHORE Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm.
MILES & SIMONE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. MISERABLE LITTLE BASTARDS Union Hotel
Collingwood. 7:30pm. $12.00.
MAKE IT UP CLUB - FEAT: SENSAROUND + HAMMERS LAKE + MARIA MOLES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. NOW. HERE. THIS. - FEAT: SILVER LININGS + QUANTUM MILKSHAKE + EMELYNE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $7.00.
SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.
SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.
THE KIERON MCDONALD COMBO Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
THE MIYAGIS + FREAK & THE FAT CATS + RICK & THE DIPPERS + LE PINE + HEADLOPPER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
TIM IRELAND Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm.
TRIO AGOGO Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 5:00pm.
DRUM LESSONS with ASH DAVIES "A lot more full and textured than your average drum clinic" - ROLLING STONE
"The consummate drummer" - BLUE REVIEW MAGAZINE, U.S.A.
BARNEY MCALL ASIO BAND Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
BIRD’S BIG BAND + MICHAEL FRASER Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $15.00.
THE LARK ASCENDING - FEAT: RICHARD TOGNETTI + SIR ANDREW DAVIS Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 6:30pm. $29.00.
CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. GRIM RHYTHM + JUMPIN’ JACK WILLIAMS & NEIL
Also taking off this week on the 20th is Live n Local August. Live n Local is a celebration of local talent and grooving venues all across the City of Port Phillip. Over 50 great local artists and various venues are corralled together for one overloaded week of free gigs. As well cool free gigs running, Live n Local also boasts an Artist Development Program for peeps looking for information about breaking it into the music industry. The program features an array of experts, panel discussions and open days at recording studios and it’s all free. There’s a lot going on but you can find a full program guide at www.livenlocal.com.au so you don’t need to get overwhelmed.
All Ages Gig Guide F R I DAY AU G U S T 19T H Battle of the Sounds w/ Masketta Fall & Mother Culture, Allan McLean Hall, Corner Alber and Lewis st, Mordialloc, 6pm - 11pm, $10, Sophie Klein / 1300 369 436, AA Battle of the Bands 2016, w/ The Seduceaphones, The Theatre Royal, 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, 6:30pm - 10:30pm, $10 adult $5 Students, Jodie Hearn / 0407 643 495, AA
S AT U R DAY AU G U S T 20T H Winter Rap Up w/ Francois, John Jr, Dex, Syme Tollens and Troupe Kidz, St Martins Place, 374 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda, 3:30pm - 7pm, Free!, Renee Rizio / 0434 074 515, AA Fuse Exhibition + Guest Talks, 137±139 F linders Lane, Melbourne, 10:30am-12pm, $30, www.flg.com. au, AA
20 years of teaching experience from novice to professional. Lessons tailored to your needs. 30 and 60 minute lessons available...first lesson free.
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CLASSIFIEDS
Did you know that Triple R has been on the air for 40 years? That’s a pretty long time and to celebrate 4 decades of community radio, Triple R is running Radiothon; A jewel in the Junkheap. From the 19th of August until the 28th of September all subscribers go in the running to win a fantastic flurry of prizes. Including a double season pass to both Meredith and Golden Plains, a whole year of free movies at Cinema Nova and a whole year’s collection of Triple R’s ‘albums of the week’ and so much more! Aside from the chance of winning some pretty dang neat prizes, any subscription to Triple R really helps support the station continue to be the voice of the community. If you’re interested in finding out more about subscription or even volunteering then you should check out www.rrr.org.au
Glow Block Party w/ Omid Khasrawy, Bella, Provokativ and DJ Mona Gene, Malvern Town Hall, Corner High St and Glenferrie rd, Malvern, 7pm 10:30pm, $15, Nadav Zisin / 8290 7025, AA Winter fireworks, Docklands, Victoria, 6:30pm ± 8:30pm, Free!, www.thatsmelbourne.com
WILSON & WHITE Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
MONDAY 22 AUG
I hope you have no plans this weekend because there’s gonna be some absolutely killer gigs at Wrangler Studios in West Footscray. On Saturday the 20th of August you can catch the topical and slightly tropical Skegss playing an under 18s show on the Melbourne leg of their Everyone is Good at Something Tour. The boys are supported by Dumb Punts and are sure to completely wild and tickets are only $18 that’s insane. Also on the 21st you can check the bodacious Brooklyn songwriter Jeff Rosenstock tear the roof off with Foxtrot, Jungle Breed and Phil Wolfendale. Its gonna be a cool loud angry afternoon and only for a measly $13. You should really grab tickets online at tickets. oztix.com.au
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ACTS WANTED FOR SUNDAY ROCK SHOWS - contact: mark@gunnmusic.com.au
BASS PLAYER AVAILABLE: Mature age, western suburbs. Contact Steve: 0430 274 728
ATTENTION SINGERS Stage Door Singing Competition, $100,000 in cash and prizes to be won Entries close August 24th www.stagedoor.net.au
ROCK/METAL ACTS WANTED for local rock shows - contact: mark@gunnmusic.com.au
Live Music @ Kensington Market, Kensington Town Hall, 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, 10am-3pm, Free!, www.kensingtonmarket.com, AA
BANDS/DUOS/SOLO ACTS WANTED for Acoustic/Indie Fest - contact: mark@gunnmusic.com. au
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WIN THE PRIZE THAT COULD L AUNCH YOUR MUSIC CAREER - HEAD TO BANKOFMELBOURNE.COM.AU/MELBMUSICBANK
Wed 17th August
W I N E , W H I S K EY, W O M E N 8pm: Moon Poets 9pm: Anita George Thurs 18th August
7pm:
Open Mic Night Friday 19th August
6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session 8.30pm:
Small Town Alien
Saturday 20th August
Ciaran Boyle 9pm: The Jump Devils 3pm:
Sunday 21st August
Luau Cowboys 6.30pm: Old Married Couple 4pm:
Tuesday 23rd August
8pm:
Weekly Trivia
The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street (directly opposite Queen Vic Market), Phone: 03 9348 9797. www.thedrunkenpoet.com.au
BAR WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST
OPEN MIC
Show the Boogieman what you’ve got!
THURSDAY 18 AUGUST
KAT O HAPPY HOUR 6 TILL 7 THEN
STEVE PERRY’s BIGHOUSE FRIDAY 19 AUGUST
ACE OF SPADES KATANA CARTEL STRANGERS IN TOWN SATURDAY 20 AUGUST
GAYLE CAVANAGH & THE MIXED COMPANY BAND SUNDAY 21 AUGUST
ELECTRONIC MUSICIANS
SHOWCASE
PRESENTED BY ZEN ROBOTIC AFTER WORK HAPPY HOUR FROM 5PM:
WED, THURS & FRI 160 HODDLE ST ABBOTSFORD
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SAE TO HOST FREE MASTERCLASS WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JULES TAHAN
RELLIK VINTAGE WAREHOUSE Now Offering Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging Life as a music photographer would be pretty sweet, wouldn’t it? You get the best seat in the house for any gig, and you get paid to meet some of your music idols. Where do I sign up?
experience and is open to anyone. “The diploma is designed for anyone aspiring to work as a professional photographer in advertising, commercial, architecture, fashion, wedding, media and other diverse industries. With our focus on creative media, it will be ideal for anyone wanting to work as a photographer in the music and film industries,” Bunder said.
You can now turn your dream into a reality with SAE Creative Media Institute’s new Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging. To celebrate the launch of their new course, SAE’s Melbourne Campus will be hosting a free Masterclass with celebrity photographer Jules Tahan.
Students who enrol in the diploma will get access to industry-standard lighting gear and world-class facilities including a professional cyclorama studio and sound stage. To be eligible, applicants must present a simple portfolio demonstrating that they can use a DSLR camera in different situations and challenges.
With more than 20 years of experience as a photographer, Tahan has made a name for himself around the world for his skills in music, portraiture, lifestyle and corporate photography. He’s sat behind the lens capturing many famous faces over the years, from the likes of Molly Meldrum to Guy Pearce. Offering insight into his craft, Tahan explains, “These things don’t happen by accident – there’s always a huge amount of planning that goes into making a shot look spontaneous. For me photography is a tool that allows me to communicate by getting a message across in the
clearest and most visually arresting way. It’s a challenge that gets me fired up.” The masterclass is not only a unique opportunity to learn from one of the industry’s most recognised photographers, it also gives students a chance to find out more about the diploma and visit SAE’s state-ofthe-art facility.
THE JULES TAHAN PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS will be held on Tuesday August 23 from 1pm. The Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging will commence in September at SAE Melbourne. Enrolments are now open. Visit www.sae.edu.au/melbourne.
SAE’s Lecturer of Photography, Rikki Bunder, explains that the course is designed to give student’s real life
OLD WORDY PUZZLY THINGY Full disclosure. I had nothing interesting or witty to put here. Sorry for wasting your time.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Back in 2013, David Dally-Watkins made the decision to help out the community by raising money for Lort Smith through garage sales and a market stall. The former shop fitter/joiner and hobby collector soon found that the business was outgrowing the small premises, thus Rellik Vintage Warehouse was born in 2016. A busy second-hand shop with a wide variety of donated goods including furniture, collectables, music, sporting goods, tools and books, Rellik has a broad range of stock that is refreshed regularly. Donations arrive from animal lovers all over Melbourne so you’ll find quality vintage and antique furniture beside upcycling projects, budget furnishings, kitsch collectables and secondhand clothing. David’s passion lies in music memorabilia, so there are plenty of second-hand vinyl, CDs, Hi Fi equipment, vintage radios, rock t-shirts, music posters and prints available. There’s also a sprinkling of industrial, workshop and blokey mantiques. Keep an eye on the Facebook page (@rellikvintagewarehouse) for regular sales and special deals. Otherwise, if you have good quality furniture or household items you’d like to donate, you can get in touch with Lort Smith to find out more. RELLIK VINTAGE WAREHOUSE can be found at 16 Montefiore Street in Fairfield, Victoria, open on Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 5pm. You can contact the store on 0431 954 880.
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ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW The second Melbourne Guitar Show at Caulfield Racecourse was another success. Over 5000 punters rocked up to catch product from 80 exhibitors (including Maton showcasing historical gear as part of its 70th anniversary) and glorious live sets and workshops from names including Kevin Borich, Phil Manning, Geoff Achison, Dean Ray, Sam See and Jimi Hocking (Daniel Champagne was a no-show when his flight from Canada was cancelled, and hastily replaced by Nick Charles). The Triple M Finale Jam featured James Ryan, Simon Hosford, Phil Ceberano, Brett Kingman, Bob Spencer and Shannon Bourne. Two topics raged through the weekend: did the 1956 $49,000 vintage Strat sell? With requests from Sydney dealers to hold the show up there, will organiser the Australian Music Association and Australian Musician be able to do two cities in one year? The 2017 version is expected to have more international names.
AUSSIE SUES OZZY OSBOURNE Australian musician Bob Daisley is suing Ozzy Osbourne and one of his companies Blizzard Music Limited. Daisley co-wrote with Ozzy on a number of albums and played bass for him for some years. The issue is over Crazy Train from the Blizzard of Ozz album, which they co-wrote with the late guitarist Randy Rhoads. Daisley says he’s been getting royalties for the past 38 years, but a 2014 audit showed that some of the royalties were taken out before he got it. He estimates the shortfall as $2 million. Osbourne calls the lawsuit “tantamount to harassment” and that a number of audits showed no shortfall.
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THINGS WE HEAR Which novelist aspiring music scribe’s flatmate is gleefully telling their social circle when yet another rejection slip arrives in the mail from a book publisher?
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Sony Music Entertainment bought out Ministry of Sound Recordings, one of the biggest dance labels in the world. The label was formed in 1993 in London by James Palumbo as an extension of the house music nightclub of the same name. It’s sold 70 million records, and in the UK had 40 #1 albums and 21 #1 singles. The Australian operation will continue to release compilations here until next June, after which they move to Sony Music Australia. MOS Australia’s chief Tim McGee says the local operations will change its name down the track to reflect that it’s now a full service company with management, touring and publishing.
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The 11th Age Music Victoria Awards 2016 is calling all Victorian artists of avant-garde, blues, country, electronic, experimental, folk, funk, global, gospel, heavy, hip hop, indigenous, jazz, pop, reggae, rock, roots and soul persuasion to nominate themselves (or a peer) to be considered. You must have lived in the state for two years and released an EP or album between Thursday October 1 2015 and Wednesday August 31 2016. An industry panel of experts specific to their category will determine the final nominees. Nominate via www.musicvictoria.com. au/submissions, deadline is Wednesday August 31. Nominees announced on Friday October 7. The awards are on Wednesday November 16 at 170 Russell, during Melbourne Music Week, Copresented by Triple R 102.7FM and PBS 106.7FM, The After Party opens to the public from 8.30pm.
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Universal Music Australia have launched a new imprint, Casablanca Records Australia, “With a focus on electronic alternative” says managing director Michael Taylor. The first Aussie artists to sign to the roster are Running Touch, Just A Gent, St Albion and Vera Blue. First release is Running Touch’s single Levitate also out abroad on Republic/ Casablanca Records USA, Casablanca Records France, Virgin/EMI UK & Universal Music in Netherlands, Sweden and Latin America. Casablanca emerged in the ‘70s with Donna Summer, Kiss and Parliament. Universal revived it overseas in 2012 as a home for electronic pioneer Giorgio Moroder, Crystal Castles, Felix Jaehn and Oliver Heldens.
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Railway Hotel in Brunswick yanked its Facebook marketing for Eat Sleep Rave Pussy Repeat event after social media accused it of promoting rape culture. In other local venue news: The Batesford in Geelong caught on fire and had a function room destroyed, new cocktail bar Ms Bartronica in Geelong includes old-skool arcade games targeting female gamers lining its walls and the new owners of Ballarat’s Munster Arms plan to bring it back to its previous glory. German festival Wacken Open Air hosted hard rock’s first hologram performance. Ronnie James Dio “sang” alongside his old band Dio Disciples before 75,000 fans. National Parks and Wildlife Service is threatening to introduce cameras and gates to dissuade illegal raves from being held at Lower Portland in Hawkesbury. A 24-year-old man attending one went missing in the bush, just weeks after a man was found dead in his car close to the dance area.
Is another Australian VJ planning to move to LA to break the TV scene there?
Wrapping up their biggest Australian tour so far, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard jetted off this week for some of their biggest shows in the UK and Europe. These include festivals Green Man, Pukklepop, Reading & Leeds and End of the Road.
Given that Australians are the greatest pirates of Game of Thrones, will we also get the US orchestral tour of its music?
Bow Wow is bowing out, retiring from music at 29 because he’d always planned to exit when he was 30.
Will Gurrumul Yunupingu be touring again? He’s been on dialysis for failing kidneys since April. When he accepted his fifth Artist of the Year gong at the National Indigenous Music Awards in Darwin recently, he was in a wheelchair, leaving hospital just for the occasion, and returning immediately. But he continues to record, the latest being with John Butler.
STUDY SHOWS SUPER-FANS ROCK FESTS
Rihanna is joining the cast of Ocean’s Eight. South African rap group Die Antwoord accused the Suicide Squad film of ripping them off, saying the Jared Leto and Margot Robbie characters are based on band members Ninja and Yolandi Visser. Amity Affliction singer Joel Birch confessed to America’s AP magazine that after he heard their new album back in its entirety and heard some of the lyrics, he entered Alcoholics Anonymous and turned his life around. US prez Barack Obama digs music from this part of the world: a list of his fave summer songs included Courtney Barnett’s Elevator Operator and Gin Wigmore’s Man Like That among tunes from Prince, Aretha, Nas, Chance the Rapper, Common, Jay Z ,Pharrell Williams, Beach Boys and Nina Simone. Chris Wilson’s Crown of Thorns is reuniting for the fifth anniversary of Cherry Blues on Sunday September 25. Norwegian teen DJ Kungs remix of Melbourne’s Cookin’ On 3 Burners’ This Girl held on to #1 spot for its 17th week in the European Border Breakers chart. Hard rock promoter Dean Boswell who ran the Back In The Day night at the Portland Hotel for 12 years, brings it back this week as a one-off. On Friday August 19 it’s at the Elephant And Wheelbarrow (ex-The Ritz) with Guns N’Roses tribute band Appetite For Destruction recreating the iconic 1988 Live At The Ritz set with Motley Crue tributers Shout At The Devil. It’s Boswell’s 50th birthday.
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Masterpieces, has gathered the support of some of the world’s biggest guitar gods for a new project. Three years in the making, it includes new single Don’t You Tell Me Not To Play Guitar and a global guitar challenge called The Epic Guitar Solo to raise awareness and funds for the EJ Whitten Foundation and its work with prostate cancer and men’s health. Mix 1 of the single has 32 international guitarists including Tommy Emmanuel, Joe Satriani and Steve Morse. Mix 2 has 12 Aussie fret-mashers including Chris Cheney, Brett Garsed, Dave Leslie, Irwin Thomas, Darren Middleton, Stuart Fraser, Jeff Lang, Geoff Achison, Lloyd Spiegel, Jimi Hocking and Hack Wanger. The challenge allows winners to play alongside some of the guitar names involved. Full details of the project at www.youtube.com/guitargodstv.
TRIPLE R GOES TO THE LIBRARY As part of Triple R’s 40th anniversary, there’s a three-month exhibition at the State Library of Victoria from Friday November 18 to Sunday January 29. ON AIR: 40 Years Of 3RRR traces its humble beginning as educational broadcaster at RMIT University’s city campus, to a seminal station which changed Melbourne’s alt-music scene and broadcasts out of Brunswick East to 440,000 weekly listeners. Triple R will donate a large proportion of its 40-year archive to the State Library including original artworks, photographs, posters, magazines and videos of live-to-air performances.
FOLK ALLIANCE SMALL GRANTS SCHEME
A survey by self-service ticketing platform Eventbrite found that the UK festival market is driven by “super-fans”. They only make up 28% of attendees but collectively spend 56% of tickets bought. One in every four spends more on tickets in a year than the other three combined. Eventbrite says super-fans attend 43% more festivals, spend more on individual tickets (£45 more) and act as tastemakers to their friends – and warns that promoters should “look after” these superfans. The average UK superfan is aged 32, earns £45,000+ and skews male (59% vs. 41% female). 68% feel a sense of community from attending although 46% think festivals are too corporate. Of other fans, 40% learned of festivals from TV and radio, and 36% from social media and artist websites.
Universal Music Australia signed Sydney indie-folk group Hot Spoke to its Mercury label. The band is managed by the Winterman & Goldstein firm. They have their debut EP in the pipeline.
SHORT FILM PROJECT SEEKS ACTOR/MUSICIAN
TWO JOBS GOING AT BLUESFEST
GreenBrain Productions in association with Blue Starling Films is seeking a male actor/singer/guitarist, aged 27-34, for the lead role in their new project, Keep Me In Mind: a short comedy about lost love, second chances and minor accidents. Shooting starts in Nov. Expressions of interest to kmim.themovie@gmail.com.
Bluesfest Touring, which presents over 100 sideshows a year in Aus and NZ has two jobs going. One is for an in-house publicist to coordinate publicity and marketing, write copy for media releases and coordinate artist interviews. Initially for nine months, among credentials needed are a multi-tasker with proven PR and Marketing experience and strong media relations. Full details at https:// www.seek.com.au/job/31585332?.
FERLA SIGNS TO OUR GOLDEN FRIEND Melbourne-based Ferla aka Giuliano Ferla (ex-frontman of Twin Beasts / The Toot Toot Toots) has joined the roster of record label Our Golden Friend alongside Jade Imagine, Poppongene and 808s & Greatest Hits. His new single I Can’t Let You Down, combining garage-pop and new-wave synths is off his second EP due in late 2016.
GUITAR CHALLENGE FOR CANCER David Loader, who is behind Channel 31’s long running Guitar Gods And MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
Folk Alliance Australia (FAA) launched its Small Grants scheme for folk music projects or groups. Four $3000 grants are available to those whose projects between October and May 2017 will enhance and lift the profile of the folk music industry in Australia. Go to their website, deadline is Thursday August 19.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC SIGNS HOT SPOKE
The second role is for a Bluesfest touring manager/booker. The role includes targeting and booking acts for the festival and sideshows, liaising with overseas agents, overseeing budgets and ticket pricing, and helping with the marketing of shows and the program. They’re looking for a multi-tasker who can start immediately, with analytical and problem solving skills, and preferably has demonstrated experience in booking, promoting & marketing music events. See www.seek. com.au/jobdetails/31585289/apply.
Lifelines Split: John Mellencamp and model Christie Brinkley (Uptown Girl) after a year. Dating: Delta Goodrem and Wallabies star Drew Mitchell. Hospitalised: Greg Allman for “serious health issues”, forcing him to cancel all gigs until October. Recovered: Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s cancer is in remission. Ill: Danish popsters Lukas Graham cancelled their first visit to Australia because singer Lukas Forchhammer was suffering “extreme exhaustion”. In Court: Led Zeppelin lost their fight for US band Spirit to pay their $800,000 legal fees over the Stairway To Heaven case. The judge said the copyright lawsuit against them was not “frivolous” even though they won that case. In Court: Ed Sheeran is being sued by US soul singer Marvin Gaye’s estate, which claims he ripped off parts of Gaye’s classic Let’s Get It On for his own hit Thinking Out Loud. This comes weeks after the 25-year-old was accused of plagiarising a track written for X Factor UK singer Matt Cardle. In Court: A 51-year-old Adelaide classical music fan Anne Elizabeth Tipping escaped penalty after being arrested for the third time for refusing to turn down her music following complaints from neighbours – once turning up the music and abusing cops when they arrived. Adelaide Magistrates Court let it go because (a) Tipping has now moved to a house next to a 92-year-old woman who likes the music and (b) cops didn’t measure if her music was over the accepted decibel level. Sued: Pitbull for $1 million by his former manager after they parted ways. Died: Memphis R&B singer Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ 68, of a heart attack. She toured Australia a number of times. Died: David Enthoven, long time co-manager of Robbie Williams, (as well as King Crimson and Roxy Music) 72, just days after being diagnosed with liver cancer. “My friend, mentor and hero,” Williams called him. Died: US folk singer Glenn Yarbrough, 88, whose band The Limeliters was the first to be signed to Elektra (founder Jac Holzman was his college roommate) while his biggest solo hit was Baby The Rain Must Fall. Throat surgery six years ago stopped him singing. He later developed dementia which killed him.