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Arts Guide
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Punk & Hardcore Metal Charts
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Electronic Beat Eats All Ages
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Tash Sultana
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How did a self-taught busker become a worldwide phenomenon? Through a hell of a lot of hard work, that’s how. Aside from Tash Sultana’s homemade videos going viral – garnering millions of views in the process – she’s found the time to start her own record label, play sold-out shows on the other side of the globe, release new music and land slots on some of the finest festivals this country has to offer. Catch up on it all in this week’s cover story. Elsewhere, we keep it local by chatting with Gold Class about their sonic evolution and industry veteran Tom Larkin on what it takes to survive the music industry ahead of Face The Music. Safe to say this fella knows his shit. Finally, we’ve teamed up with our pals at Melbourne Music Week to offer the third and final clue to their State Library book hunt. Use the clue to find the right book and the golden ticket is all yours, getting you up close and personal at some of MMW’s best shows. It’s hidden within these pages, so start reading and unravel the mystery.
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News Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Lock in two open-air shows Promising their biggest and boldest production yet, the legendary Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds shall embark upon an international tour at the turn of the new year. Their 16th studio album Skeleton Tree was released in September to overwhelming critical acclaim. Catch them at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on both Friday January 27 and Saturday January 28. Tickets available from Nick Cave’s website.
Gabriella Cohen
Husky Drop New Single
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Totally Mild, Gabriella Cohen, Ferla and More
After a year-long absence from Aussie shores, Husky are returning - armed with brand new music. Late Night Store is taken from the duo’s forthcoming third record, slated for release early next year. “The truth is Late Night Store came about through lots of drinking and confusion and heart ache and longing and ecstasy ± all in the one night,” said the band. Catch them at Howler on Thursday December 15, tickets on sale via the venue.
A slew of ripper bands are getting together to celebrate the first anniversary of independent record label, Our Golden Friend. There will be live sets from Totally Mild, Gabriella Cohen, Jade Imagine, Ferla, Poppongene and 808s & Greatest Hits alongside DJ Babyshakes keeping the party rolling between sets. It’s happening Thursday December 1 at The Gasometer.
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Blondie and Cyndi Lauper Join forces in a world first
Two icons of music ± Blondie and Cyndi Lauper ± are teaming up for a 2017 Australian tour that will be a world first. “Blondie were the true trailblazers of the New York City new wave and punk scenes,” said Lauper. “As a young artist, they had such a big impact on me. I’m so excited to do this tour of Australia with them. We are going to have a blast.” As co-headliners, Blondie and Lauper will alternate closing the show. They’ll hit Rod Laver Arena on Thursday April 6 and play Rochford Wines on Saturday April 8 as a part of A Day On The Green. Tickets via Ticketmaster.
De La Soul
Reveal Melbourne show Hip hop legends De La Soul will grace five capital cities across the country when they hit Australian stages come November, announcing a fresh Melbourne show to meet the demand. As well as spitting some new tunes, they’ll be rolling through all of their classic tracks including All Good and Me, Myself & I. They’ll hit Alumbra on Sunday November 20. Tickets on sale via Moshtix.
Diplo
Returns with biggest tour yet Following on from years of worldwide success, Grammy Award-winning dance hero Diplo is returning to our shores. Through his illustrious solo productions for Beyonce, Madonna, Justin Bieber and more, alongside collaborative projects Major Lazer and Jack Ü, Diplo is one of the most sought-after artists and producers in the world. It’s all happening at Festival Hall on Saturday March 18. Sign up for pre-sale tickets via Diplo’s website.
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Party In The Paddock Reveals 2017 Lineup With four sold-out events under their belt, Party In The Paddock know a thing or two about throwing a ripper festival. Judging by this year’s lineup, their 2017 event looks to be no exception. Leading the charge for the latest incarnation comes Sticky Fingers, Hermitude, The Smith Street Band and Tash Sultana. They’ll be joined by Opiuo, Remi, Kim Churchill, Vera Blue, Montaigne, Luca Brasi, Boo Seeka, The Bennies, Sampa The Great, Skeggs, KLP, Lyall Moloney, The Vanns, Trophy Eyes, The Pretty Littles, Gold Member, Planet, Guthrie, PITP Allstars, Sherrif and heaps more. Party In The Paddock 2017 will go down at Burns Creek, Tasmania (20 minutes from Launceston) from Friday February 10 - Sunday February 12.
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After the immense success of the first two of Melbourne Music Week’s fiendishly clever #MMW book hunts, we’ve got the single clue right here for the third and final challenge. Use this image to find the right book at the State Library and win the ultimate prize ± the golden ticket ± offering a double pass to all seven of this year’s Hub shows. If you’re the first person to find the right book, go to page 100 and find a note telling you that you’ve won. Head to facebook.com/melbmusic for more details. Get sleuthing.
English psychedelic punk legends The Damned have locked in a sideshow as part of their colossal 40th anniversary tour. The seminal punks have released an incredible ten studio albums, 15 striking live albums, 31 compilations, two successful EP’s and 31 epic singles over the last 40 years. The band have continued to release music, with their latest offering So, Who’s Paranoid? marking the groups first album after a seven year gap. The tour will be lead by original members Captain Sensible on guitar, David Vanian on vocals, as well as long time members Monty Oxy Moron, Pinch and Stu West. Catch The Damned at 170 Russell Sunday March 12.
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Local non-profit Co-Ground are taking over Bar Open throughout November with an epic lineup of Melbourne’s finest bands and artists all playing for a good cause. The three week residency will showcase the talents of Horace Bones, Oliver Sol, General Men, Closet Straights, TV Haze, Ali E, Romeo Moon and special guest DJs who are all pitching in to help kick start Co-Ground’s caffeinated social enterprise. CoGround began early 2015, and has been raising money through creating innovative events for local and overseas development programs that to date, have included re-building schools and providing working opportunities for people who need them. Sunday Sessions kick off on Sunday November 6 across three weeks, with doors at 3pm and entry at $10.
Freedom Time will return to the Coburg Velodrome with three stages and a stunning lineup of local and international DJs, live acts and more. This year is poised to be the biggest yet, featuring sets from 30/70, Andras Fox, Cazeauz O.S.L.O, DJ Jnett, DJ Precious, Izabel, Krakatau, Millu, Nick The Record, Noah Slee, Pjenné, Prequel, Raaghe, Swooping Duck, Theo Parrish and Tako. Rounding it our comes the Uncomfortable Science All Stars, Vulture Street Tape Gang, Wax’O Paradiso and Winters when the Velodrome is transformed into an epic dance arena. Freedom Time NYD will go down Sunday January 1 at the Coburg Velodrome. Tickets are on sale now.
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Laneway Festival Unleash a stack of sideshows Can’t make it to the festival? We’ve got you covered. Tourist has announced a headline show in Melbourne at The Corner Hotel on Friday January 27. Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest is bringing tunes from his studio debut, Teens of Denial, as well as his back catalogue at The Curtin on Friday January 27. Glass Animals have locked in one of their biggest shows to date, alongside their set at Laneway Festival. Catch them on Wednesday February 1 at Melbourne Town Hall. Londonbased, Australian trio Jagwar Ma will play their first national headline shows since dropping their sophomore album Every Now & Then, at 170 Russell on Sunday January 29. Tycho will bring their spacey electronica to 170 Russell on Wednesday January 25. White Lung have locked in a show at Northcote Social Club on Wednesday January 25. UK neo-soul artist NAO will heat up Howler on Wednesday January 25. And that’s just the tip. For the full list of sideshows, head to the Beat website. 10
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The Corner Hotel Turns 20 with a free party
Strap yourselves in because The Corner are throwing a huge party for their 20th birthday, loaded with a tight selection of Aussie bands. The iconic music venue will host the likes of Billy Davis, Confidence Man, DJ Slymewave (Big Scary), Jaala (solo show), Jarrow, Lazertits, Liz Mitchell (Totally Mild), Milk! Records DJs, MZRIZK, Rainbow Connection DJs, Shouse, The Finks and Two Steps On The Water, all set over three stages. It’s all going down on Sunday November 20 from 12pm til late. Entry is free.
Tempus Sun
Nathaniel Rateliffe and C.W Stoneking
Come together for co-headline shows in 2017 In what is sure to be a high watermark for Australian music fans partial to a little future retro flavour, American soul and R&B sensation Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and our own king of arcane rhythm & blues C.W. Stoneking will come together for a limited series of co-headline shows in March 2017. Following on from subsequent sold out Australian headline shows, punters will have the chance to experience the magic of this dynamic pairing for the very first time. Catch Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and C.W Stoneking at Seaworks, Williamstown Thursday March 9 with Fraser A. Gorman, Sugar Fed Leopards and Cadillac Drifters.
The Tony Gould Quartet Reveals exclusive show
Australian jazz legend Tony Gould is coming our way, presented by the Surrey Hills Music Festival. The awardwinning performer has been involved in numerous projects, both as a pianist and composer. He’ll be joined by saxophonist Angela Davis, direct from New York. Based there since 2010, her debut release Art of Melody found acclaim both at home and overseas. Catch it in the Town Hall, Hawthorn Arts Centre on Sunday November 6
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The Menzingers Unleash New Single And lock in Melbourne show
Philadelphia garage punk outfit The Menzingers’ new single, Bad Catholics, comes off the back of their fifth album After the Party, slated for release in February next year. Having previously played Soundwave Festival and sharing the stage on tours with Pennywise and The Smith Street Band, this will be The Menzingers’ first Australian headline dates. They’ll play at The Rev on Friday February 10.
Tim Finn
Set to perform his nostalgic memoir Combining narrative and music, Tim Finn’s White Cloud is a meditative performance about family, identity and home. Song and stories will combine in this experience, with accompanying imagery and film to enhance the intimate encounter. White Cloud is an evocative prose, and a reflection on the lives of families in New Zealand, loosening ties to the UK and encountering Maori culture. This artistic performance will take place at the Arts Centre Melbourne from January 13 to 15. Tickets are available from the Arts Centre website.
After another year of fierce competition and some serious talent, the winner of Melbourne Music Bank 2016 has been revealed. Folk act Tempus Sun took out the top spot, with a panel of industry selecting their track Owls as the standout of the night, after a stellar performance at Melbourne’s iconic Hamer Hall. The Moonee Ponds outfit scored a careermaking prize worth over $60,000, including studio time with a producer, mixing and mastering engineers to record an EP, concept design, production, filming and editing of two film clips, 500 CD copies of the EP, a radio plugger, manager and booking agent, media training and styling, On The Map PR services for a month, an east coast tour and a spot at Beyond The Valley music festival.
Pleasure Garden Festival Reveals arts lineup
Pleasure Garden Festival promise mind-blowing performers, artists, and purveyors of wonder and awe ± as well as some tasty food. Leading the charge come Kinetic Theatre offering a giant hairy snail and an impish rider from a realm aeons away. Havana Palava will be dropping an eclectic mix of African and Caribbean gypsy blues, Empress Stiltdance will be undertaking the most impressive feats on stilts you’ve ever seen, while The Huxley’s will be serving up a healthy dose of glam surrealism. It all goes down at Catani Gardens, St Kilda on Saturday December 10. Tickets available online.
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Which singer sent his dancers and band to rehearse down the coast, an hour away, and then failed to turn up? Did the Mariah Carey/ James Packer wooing end (like, big surprise) because of arguments about her close relationship to her hunky dancer Brian Tanaka? Is Calvin Harris throwing shade at ex-Taylor Swift in new video for break-up anthem My Way? Dead Or Alive’s Pete Burns was broke when he died of a cardiac arrest at 57, and borrowing cash from friends. All 4000 tickets for Newcastle’s Live at The Foreshore on Saturday have sold out. The movie on the INXS-headlined Australia Made festival is being re-released to 40 Event Cinemas and Village Cinemas on Friday November 25 for one night only on its 30th anniversary. Set up by the managers of INXS and Jimmy Barnes (Chris Murphy and Mark Pope, respectively), its bill of Divinyls, Models, The Saints, I’m Talking and The Triffids was to prove to Aussie crowds that local talent was on par with international ones. Speaking of The Triffids, they are inducted into the Hall of Fame at the WAMAwards in Perth this week Slipknot’s Clown left their Australian tour after his father-in-law died. Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt has left after nearly 50 years, following a massive heart attack in June where he died for a few minutes. It’s not often Australian judges hold up 50 Cent as a role model. But one told a Perth indigenous 16-yearold up before him on 49 charges, “Like you, 50 Cent came from the most tragic, traumatic circumstances. He was able to rise above them through sheer hard work and dedication.” Sydney indie Life is Noise has launched an online store called Noise Store with records and merch from its own acts as well as acts that it likes. While ISPs and the music industry returned to court about blocking Aussies’ access to piracy site Kick Ass Torrents, they agreed DNS blocking was the best way to go. But the ISPs want the music industry to pay for the process.
Did Jay-Z Offer $40M For Prince’s Unreleased Music?
number of overseas Spotify charts. J Motor will spend the rest of 2016 in the US writing and collaborating.
Has Jay-Z offered $40 million for Prince’s unreleased music, with hundreds of hours of audio and visual content lying in his vault in his Paisley Park studio? The celebrity site TMZ claimed Jay-Z flew Prince’s sister Tyka to New York to put the offer on the table. The music will be released on Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service. But his long time manager and attorney L. Londell McMillan, now a consultant to the Prince estate, says no such deal exists. McMillan also corrected earlier reports that the three majors ± Universal, Sony and Warner ± were invited to bid for the stuff in the vault. He says the offer was not for them to buy it but instead licence it. Meantime, the battle as to who stands to inherit his $300 million estate (he died in April without a will) is slowly going through the legal process. Up to 29 people came out of the woodwork. However, a Minnesota state judge tossed out two claims. One is by Duane R. Nelson Sr. who was “regarded as a son” by Prince’s father, saying that was insufficient. The court has determined that six can be heirs: full sister Tyka Nelson and five half-siblings: Noreen, Sharon, and John Nelson, Alfred Jackson and Omarr Baker.
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Gretta Ray Wins Vanda & Young Comp
Eric Clapton Sued Over Copyright
The 2016 winner of triple j Unearthed High, 18-year-old Melbourne singer/songwriter Gretta Ray, has taken top honours in the 2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition with her song Drive. The $50,000 from APRA AMCOS and Alberts will be used to go full-time in music. Runner up, Queensland singer/songwriter Emma Louise (Underflow) got $10,000 which she’ll use to buy a Rhodes piano and mic up her house. Tying for third place were Sydney band Tigertown (Lonely Cities) and US writer Tia P (4 Seats From Beyoncé) getting $5000. This year, the comp recieved 3,934 entries from 2,412 songwriters in 20 countries and raised $200,000 for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia.
World Publishing For J Motor
BMG Australia signed rising Sydney artist J Motor to a worldwide music publishing deal. His debut single Jungle Daze was picked up by MTV’s The Challenge before being featured in US ads for NFL / Budweiser and Acura and entered a
After a three month non-amplified trial, City of Melbourne has reinstated amplified busking in Swanston Street(Flinders Lane to La Trobe St). All feedback and comments received during the trial will be collected and a report including recommendations on the future direction of amplified busking in Swanston St provided to Council.
Tempus Sun Win Melbourne Music Bank Moonee Ponds’ six piece Tempus Sun won the Bank of Melbourne’s Melbourne Music Bank. They received a grand prize worth $60,000 including studio time with a producer, mixing and mastering engineers to record an EP, concept design, production, filming and editing of two film clips, 500 CD copies of the EP, a radio plugger, manager and booking agent, media training and styling, On The Map PR services for a month, an east coast tour and a spot at the renowned Beyond The Valley music festival.
Eric Clapton and his record company Warner are being sued for $5 million by the step-grandson of late US blues artist Bo Carter. He alleges that Clapton’s version of the 1929 song Corrine, Corrina on his 2013 re-release of Unplugged, wrongly credited it to Leadbelly. But in the past 90 years, Corrine, Corrina has been covered so many times in different styles that the melody has changed. Leadbelly did a cover as Alberta Blues. It’s also possible that Carter might have copyrighted it in 1929 but it may have been in the public domain before.
More Aussies Turn To Digital Music Sites
More Aussies are turning to digital music sites, says Nielsen digital stats for September. Six of ten sites reported extra traffic. Apple Music topped the Music category with 7.7 million users. Shazam jumped from 1.6 million to 1.8 million, with growth driven by smartphone (13%) and tablet (14%) devices. Pandora’s growth from 958,000 to 1.1 million was driven by smartphone (52% of access).
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Brings together indie gems Poppy Seed Festival kicks off this week, celebrating the very best of grass-roots theatre. Four projects have been selected by hand for this season, featuring festival opener Blessed alongside Ladycake, What’s Yours... and F., covering teenage sex in a post-internet world. Blessed offers up something we can all relate to ± two shitty people, living shitty lives, hanging out all over the place. Catch it at the Malthouse Theatre Tuesday November 8 to Sunday November 20. Poppy Seed Festival runs through to Sunday December 11.
Anti-Hamlet Brad Parker
Brings his acclaimed art to Melbourne Revered artist Brad Parker has managed to squeeze in a trip to Melbourne in his busy schedule after years of invitations from his Australian fanbase. Parker will be showing both original art pieces as well as the latest Hawaiian souvenirs from his company Tiki Shark next month.Fans will also get to meet and greet the Hawaiian celebrity at the twoday Kona Kustom Kulture exhibition. See Brad Parker’s work at Kustom Lane Gallery on Friday November 4 and Saturday November 5, all for free.
To make world premiere The satirical take on Shakespeare, AntiHamlet, will have its world premiere right here in Melbourne. Acclaimed playwright and director Mark Wilson puts his own Australian political twist on another Shakespeare classic, with AntiHamlet being the last act to his trilogy of parodies. The New Working Group will perform the production, alongside Wilson himself who will join the cast to take on matters like the state of Australian Government and colonialism. Theatre Works presents Anti-Hamlet from Thursday November 3 to Sunday November 13.
Melbourne Design Market Returns for 2016
The Melbourne Design Market is around the corner, offering a slew of first-class and independently created wares for you to find. With this year’s event having a particular focus on first-time stallholders, it’s the perfect opportunity to find something special. Highlights include stalls from Vanessa Lucas, who has been offering porcelain tableware and bespoke clothing for 20 years. Elsewhere, quirky furniture brand Möbelebt will be making their only market appearance for the year. Catch it Sunday November 6 at Federation Square.
George’s Bar
The Summer Of George is so close, comedy lovers can almost taste it. This week check out Ben Lomas guiding the evening through the likes of Matt Young, Perri Cassie and Geoff Setty as well as the next two competitors of the Are You ‘Funnier Than George’ competition. Thursday November 3 at George’s Bar on 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
Fresh Laughs
Fresh Laughs brings a mix of well known and new comedians for a night of stand-up comedy. Come along to see Andy Burns, Gamze Kirik, Nick Sun and Preston’s own Justine Sless. You can wine, dine and have a laugh at The Hood from 7pm. Entry is free but bring some loose change, gold coin donations are accepted. Catch it Thursday November at Preston Hood Market, Cramer St & Mary St.
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Deng Adut: Songs of a War Boy
ROMAN: 10 x Polanski
“In 1987 … I was among many young children forcibly removed from their homes and families and marched to Ethiopia,” Deng Adut told the crowd at this year’s Australia Day Address in Sydney. Adut’s journey from a small village in Malek, South Sudan, to the Australia Day stage has been an extraordinary one. Like many others, he was forced to undertake brutal military training and endured years of famine and disease. Today, he has his own successful legal practice in Sydney, helping the Sudanese community to navigate justice. Hear him share his story at The Wheeler Centre on Thursday November 3.
ACMI will present a touring film season dedicated to the oeuvre of Franco-Polish director Roman Polanski, opening this week. ROMAN: 10 X Polanski will showcase ten key films drawn from Polanski’s filmography ± from the director’s Polish New Wave debut, Knife in the Water to his 2010 political thriller, The Ghost Writer. Capping off the selection comes the director’s British films of the ‘60s alongside New Hollywood classics Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown,as well as Paris-set thrillers The Tenant, Frantic and Bitter Moon. Catch it from Saturday November 5 Sunday November 20 at ACMI Cinemas.
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Heartland Records Top Ten 1. Only Ghosts LP, Red Fang 2. Popestar 12”, Ghost 3. Best Of 2LP, Mondo Generator 4. Amusing The Amazing 10”, Slo Burn 5. La Curandera LP, Clutch 6. Paradise Lost LP, Cirith Ungol 7. Terra Incognita, Gojira 8. About The Young Idea 3LP, The Jam 9. Various LP, Cologne Curiosities 10. Soft Hair LP, Soft Hair
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Everyone’s favourite Californian pop punk innovators Descendents have announced an Australian tour this February. Their first Australian tour since 2013, the band is touring in support of their new album Hypercaffium Spazzinate, their first release in 12 years. The band will play 170 Russell on Monday February 20. Long running New York hardcore veterans Sick Of It All have announced the release of a new EP entitled When The Smoke Clears. Due out Friday November 4, the release will be accompanied by a 60 page coffee table book with photos from the band’s 30 year history. Sick Of It All will play with Refused and High Tension at Prince Bandroom on Tuesday January 24 and Wednesday January 25.
It’s just two short years since singer/songwriter Leah MartinBrown formed Evol Walks. Now based in L.A., Evol Walks has bagged an EP, earned plaudits from artists and fans around the world, and played across three continents. So what do you do when you’ve been described as “Monster Magnet at their most accessible” and “Stone Sour before the first break up”? You record a cover of Justin Bieber’s Let Me Love You. Ballsy move but they make it work. Swedish melodic metal heavy weights Katatonia finally return to Australia for their first ever headline tour this December. They were last here in 2013 supporting Opeth. Catch them at the Corner Hotel on Saturday December 10.
Orgcore punks The Menzingers have announced an Australian tour next February in support of their upcoming LP After the Party, to be released Friday February 3. The Menzingers will play The Reverence Hotel on Friday February 10. It might be hard to believe these days, but in the ‘90s AFI were a great band. It sounds ridiculous, considering the bulk of their career, essentially everything from half of 2003’s major label debut Sing the Sorrow until now, has been absolute garbage. 1994’s Answer That And Stay Fashionable is a sketchy and rough LP of fast melodic hardcore, a perfect style which continued until the late ‘90s. I heard a new song of theirs on the radio and it was absolutely horrible. I was already offended before I even knew it was them. At least their first four albums, plus their perfect All Hallows EP, sound as good as ever. Oh yeah, and they’ve got a new selftitled album coming out in early 2017 but who cares.
Lamb of God will release a new EP called The Duke on Friday November 18. The title track was written in honour of the band’s late friend and fan, Wayne Ford, who was named after ‘The Duke’ John Wayne. “A little while ago I became friends with a fan named Wayne Ford - he was terminal leukemia,” says vocalist Randy Blythe. “He was very calm about his impending death, and we discussed it very openly. I learned a lot from him. This song is for him.” Melbourne’s death/grind/stoner supergroup The Ruiner, will launch their album at The Tote on Saturday November 5. This is the only show they have planned so you’d better fucking be there. The Ruiner have recruited Horsehunter, Watchtower and Bunyip for the night.
In most likely their highest profile tour to date, Melbourne’s The Bennies have been announced as the national support act for The Living End’s upcoming tour. Hitting up numerous regional centres, plus shows at the Sydney and Melbourne Zoos, the tour comes off the back of The Living End’s recent AFL grand final performance and The Bennies’ recent European tour. The bands will play Melbourne Zoo Twilights on Friday March 3.
Helmet has just released Dead To The World, their first new studio album in six years, via earMusic and Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Frontman/mastermind Page Hamilton describes the album thusly: “Catch phrases, punchlines, guns, bluster, ammo, incivility, impatience, murder. You, me, us, them, life, liberty and the pursuit of property.” Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has just released We Are The Ones, an eclectic solo album which includes an acoustic version of We’re Not Gonna Take It which has been used in a campaign for fair compensation for members of the music industry. The album also includes a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ Head Like A Hole.
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Record Paradise Top Ten 1. Joy, The Peep Tempel 2. Time Is Golden, Big Smoke 3. Utopia Defeated, DD Dumbo 4. Sonicology, The Laurels 5. Early Times, Thigh Master 6. Don’t Let The Kids Win, Julia Jacklin 7. You Yang, Lost Animal 8. Molten Metal, Ela Stiles 9. Every Now and Then, Jagwar Ma 10. Dare, Northeast Party House
SYN Top Ten 1. Dance For Me, Edward R 2. Rather Be Lonely, I Know Leopard 3. Start Again, Landings 4. Always, Poolclvb 5. Name Call, Slum Sociable 6. Chit Chat, Beach Weather 7. Bad Catholics, The Menzingers 8. Bury Me ft D.R.A.M, The Skins 9. Cant Sleep, Walkingshoe 10. When I’m Down, Whethan VS Oliver Tree
PBS FM Top Ten 1. I Will Not Stop Singing, Zomba Prison Project 2. In My Head, Gurr 3. High Bias, Purling Hiss 4. Blindfaller, Mandolin Orange 5. Soft Hair, Soft Hair 6. Tranceplanetsugarmouth, Shrapnel 7. New Guitar Old Hat Knew Blues, Mike Cooper 8. Fio da Memória, Luisa Maita 9. West Coast Toast, Mitch Kashmar 10. Refractions, Meniscus
Beat’s Top Ten Strawberry Fields Jams 1. Jungle, Tash Sultana 2. Turbine Blue, Seekae 3. Energy, Fortunes 4. Black Panda, Koi Child 5. Substance Therapy, Remi 6. Why Do u Feel, Moodymann 7. Oh Loretta!, Sex On Toast 8. Trouble, Thando 9. Almost Here, Alice Ivy 10. Better Give U Up, FKJ
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Tash Sultana By Julia Sansone
From busking on the streets of Melbourne to a sold-out international tour, Tash Sultana’s homegrown success is a powerhouse built on nothing but pure talent and a love for what she does; holding a crowd at the very tips of her insanely talented guitar playing fingers. The musical range of this singer/songwriter and storyteller knows no bounds. Her performance, a mix of carefully layered multi-instrumental pieces featuring beat boxing, percussion styled finger tapping and guitar work described as ‘the best thing since Jimi Hendrix’, has sparked a revival of transcending music genre as we know it. Now, after a long string of acclaim around the country, Sultana is expanding her horizons across international borders. “It consistently blows my mind how different countries react to what I’m doing,” the 21-year-old says, with the thought of her upcoming U.S. tour on her mind. “We get word that it’s going really well in another country and I’m just like, ‘Okay, let’s put on a few shows over there.’ Then those shows sell out, and we have to put on even more shows and it’s just like ‘When did this happen?’ ” It was love at first sight for millions of fans that were introduced to Sultana. Her homemade videos, filmed from the gritty setting of her bedroom, beckon the raw and soulful sounds of songs like Jungle and Gemini, which now belong to her highly received six track EP, Notion. With online plays now hitting the millions, the musician is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. With a season of summer festivals in Australia on the horizon, Sultana is preparing to further flex her multi-instrumental skills on the stages of Strawberry Fields, A Day On The Green, Festival Of The Sun, Southbound, Woodford Folk Festival, NYE on the Hill, Laneway, Port Fairy Folk Festival and more. “I’ve played so many festivals lately, I can’t even think,” she says. “But I love playing festivals and at [bush] doofs, they’re an awesome experience. “Something is always popping up. All the artists on festival lineups are pretty nice too, and we all merge by the end of it, so overall it’s a really good time.” Performing alongside the likes of Californian artist Anderson Paak at Listen Out festival this year, the genre defying musician is further breaking the boundaries of her sound by joining in on the hip hop artist’s upcoming album. 20 BEAT.COM.AU
“I jumped on Anderson Paak’s new album that’s coming up, and I’ve done a track with him on that,” she says. Among a jam packed schedule of gigs and festival appearances, it’s the sheer number of crowd members waiting eagerly for the artist’s uniquely crafted performance at festivals like Listen Out, that stand out to Sultana among the rest. “I really, really loved playing Brisbane’s Listen Out this year. That was dope,” she says. But 2017 brings a new era of adventure for the overnight sensation. From the intimate venues and buzzing festival stages of the country’s capital cities, Sultana is taking her loop pedal melodies and reggae-soul sound to the U.S. in mid-February. “I’ve got absolutely no idea what to expect,” she says. “We are flying out of the country because it’s a completely different vibe. It’s impressive to see where people have found you. It’s across the ocean in another country and people are getting the buzz, so that’s cool to see.” Having only been to the U.S. beforehand for a holiday, the artist is stepping out of her comfort zone to impress her overseas fans with the same passionate and hypnotic performance that captivates her audiences back home. “I haven’t been to any of these cities before except Los Angeles,” she says. “The tour is almost sold out as well, and that is so exciting for me.” But the enormous and seemingly exhausting series of shows doesn’t end there for Sultana, with an exciting performance in Amsterdam in mid2017, and allusive plans for some exciting festival appearances towards the end of next year. “I’ve been confirmed for a massive festival in South Africa and I’m so keen for that, but I can’t disclose too much information on that one,” she says. Until then, Sultana will continue to celebrate the explosion of success that has come from her humble beginning. Currently on the road playing gigs across regional parts of the country, she will soon be giving fans from all over the globe a chance to be mesmerised by her spellbinding stage presence and hauntingly beautiful vocals, that without a doubt make this Australian artist memorable.
“It consistently blows my mind how different countries react to what I’m doing.”
Tash Sultana will play Strawberry Fields, taking place in Tocumwal, NSW from Thursday November 17 until Sunday November 20.
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The Odd Couple By Nick Mason
As they tread the boards together in the early ‘80s, a young Francis Greenslade sensed his friend Shaun Micallef was destined for big things. “I’m lucky I got hold of him when he was young and impressionable at uni and forced him to employ me every show he does,” jokes Greenslade. Indeed, Greenslade has been a regular fixture in Micallef ’s projects for years now, popping up in everything from sitcoms to talk shows. Of course, in collaborating with Micallef, Greenslade has also become a famous figure of Australian sketch comedy. He’s relished every moment, too. “Something like Mad as Hell is the best job in the world,” he says. “Even more so, perhaps, The Micallef Programme, because on Mad as Hell you’re always playing an expert, a spokesman for something. Having said that, I do play a caveman and all sorts of things. But with The Micallef Programme, you’d be playing a Nazi war criminal, then you’d be playing a circus performer who’s urinating into a bucket.” Now, Micallef and Greenslade are set to write another chapter of their storied collaboration, teaming up for Melbourne Theatre Company’s adaptation of classic comedy The Odd Couple. As Greenslade points out, creatively speaking, The Odd Couple represents a marked departure for the pair. “This has been a different discipline. It’s not quite so stupid. You’ve got lines in a well-known play and it’s a whole new ballgame. Normally when Shaun and I do something, I’m dressed in a ridiculous beard with a Finnish accent and the sketch lasts for two or three minutes. Now, we’ve got a whole play where we’re on stage the whole time. You can’t just do the Shaun and Francis schtick anymore, you’ve got to do Neil Simon’s schtick and see what happens there. So, it’s been a very different process.” Greenslade is set to portray Oscar Madison, a successful sportswriter with a slovenly side. “The play opens in Oscar’s house where he’s having a poker game with his mates. It’s a complete bomb site with clothes everywhere and he’s got no sense of personal 22 BEAT.COM.AU
hygiene,” explains Greenslade. “And then of course, through various circumstances, Felix – who Shaun Micallef plays – who is an absolute neatness freak, moves in and hilarity ensues. That’s basically the tenet of the play: two incompatible people sharing the same living space.” At a crossroads with casting, Micallef and Greenslade initially proposed an audacious idea. “The original concept that Shaun and I foolishly had was that we would swap, do a week of one part and a week of the other part,” Greenslade says. “The MTC weren’t very keen and Peter Houghton, who’s directing, wasn’t very keen and, you know, halfway through rehearsals it became apparent to me that it was a good idea not to.” After all, Greenslade well and truly has his hands full with Oscar. “I think one of the most challenging things [about the show] is how physical it is, because the two of us are on stage a lot. It’s a play of conflict. There’s a lot of running around and chasing each other and shouting. Doing one show is a big thing, especially for an ageing character-actor like myself. Wedging yourself into the part and trying to find the character in yourself is always difficult.” Following a satisfying rehearsal, Greenslade is feeling more ready than ever to faithfully recreate Neil Simon’s classic play. As for life beyond The Odd Couple, Greenslade is more than happy for Micallef to pick up the phone and rope him into yet another project. “He better. I’ve got my children to feed, so he’d better,” he jokes. “I know where his bodies are buried, so the next project he’s got, I’ll be standing in the back of screen waving a spear, don’t worry about that.”
“This has been a different discipline. It’s not quite so stupid. You’ve got lines in a well-known play and it’s a whole new ballgame.”
The Odd Couple will run at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner from Saturday November 5 to Saturday December 17. Tickets via mtc. com.au.
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Blue King Brown Splitting her time between Australia and Jamaica, since relocating to the home of reggae in mid-2014, the energetic and engaging Nattali Rize of Blue King Brown has found a splendid balance between touring and creating, and just two of her many proclaimed homes. “My whole spirit and energy is drawn to music. Jamaica is the home of one of my favourite kinds of music, such musicianship and such a musical community. On the other side, I love that in Australia people come out and really support live music. It’s such a special and vital part of human survival. Part of what we’re supposed to do is come together, to celebrate life, to connect on that level, and experience reality in that dimension that musicians and audiences create together.” Kingston, Jamaica, the dynamic musician’s home base, has been a source of energy and musical influence, her voice lighting up when she talks about the Caribbean island. “Jamaica is wicked. As you can imagine, it’s such a musical, creative, place, with such high quality output of amazing sounds. And also really conscious music, coming from the younger generations and the older generations too, who are the awesome foundation from that amazing genre that we love: reggae.” Blue King Brown’s third album, Born Free, was partially recorded in Kingston, at Bob Marley’s studio, Tuff Gong. Earlier this year, Rize made her way back there, collaborating with the legend’s son, Julian Marley, on track Natty Rides Again, a process she says was effortless, and came together organically. “To work with him in his father’s studio in Kingston Jamaica, was so epic,” she says. “Julian’s one of the few reggae artists that comes to Australia every other year. So there’s a couple of times that Blue
“Different songs deal with different issues, but there’s the underlying thread that music is a pathway to higher consciousness.” King Brown have done some shows with him, so we already had a connection. Then when I was spending extended time in Jamaica we had time to link up. “I played him a couple of riddims, and he picked the one that became Natty Rides Again, so we went to Tuff Gong, and we put it in the speakers. We wrote and recorded it all within one-and-a-half hours, just then and there. That’s another thing I love about Jamaica, everything happens so fast, the creativity is flowing.” Blue King Brown will be bringing their roots sound back to Melbourne for the inaugural Pleasure Garden festival this December, alongside the likes of The Cat Empire, Mista Savona, and Tash Sultana. The festival is billed as an immersive music and sensory experience, fuelled by creativity and love for the arts. “Combining the visual aspect to give imagery to some of the lyrical content especially, and the rhythm, can be really powerful, and that’s something we love to do. We love creating a visual show to go along with the set, and if you have a great lighting engineer, you’d be surprised how much of a difference it makes.
“We’re looking forward to connecting and reconnecting with our Melbourne crew, it’s been way too long. Lots of energy, lots of love, lots of positive reggae vibrations, and audience involvement. It’s not a one-way thing, it’s an energy exchange.” Connecting with listeners and social justice is as important to Rize as music. She’s as well known for her thought provoking and engaging musical talent as for her unwavering commitment to using her platform to empower and uplift her listeners to fight the proverbial power. “Different songs deal with different issues, but there is the underlying thread, that music is a pathway to higher consciousness. What we like to see is people taking their power back, people taking control of their own minds. “When it comes down to it, what music is to me, in the simplest way I can say it, is full freedom. Freedom from mental slavery, monetary slavery, all kinds of slavery, and the freedom to express, and to be, and to grow, and evolve, and be a light that we all are.
Blue King Brown will perform at The Pleasure Garden Festival coming to Catani Gardens, St Kilda on Saturday Decemeber 10 with The Cat Empire, The Opiuo Band, Tash Sultana and more.
By Claire Varley
GL “The adrenaline always gets you through. Sometimes you feel like you couldn’t possibly get out onstage but then you go out and you feel fine.”
Graeme Pogson, one half of dance duo GL, has been riding pretty high in general recently. Following the release of his band’s celebrated new record Touch, he’s been truly enjoying himself, soaking up a fair share of good press, playing shows across the country and hanging out with his mates. Not even the touring element of the album release, the part of the process that usually wears musicians down, has been giving him grief. “The thing about Australia is you get the weekdays off when you’re touring,” he says. “It’s not about performing day-today. You’ll go away for three nights and come back and then rest. Our tour was like four dates over three weeks,” he says. “I can’t really complain about that.” That said, underpinning all that success is the faint concern that something is going to go terribly wrong, and Pogson is upfront about his concerns. “There’s a lot more on our plate because there’s only two of us,” he admits. “We’d have a lot more support if there were more of us, I guess. If something goes wrong there’s nobody else to blame. That part can get a little bit tiring. “But, even though physically sometimes playing shows can be a little bit draining, we both put a lot into the show,” he says. “It’s always fun. The adrenaline always gets you through. Sometimes you feel like you couldn’t possibly get out onstage but then you go out and you feel fine. You feel fine afterwards too.” Pogson’s chief creative collaborator in the band is Ella Thompson, GL’s vocalist and co-frontperson. Pogson has nothing but great things to say about his friend and artistic partner, and it’s obvious that the band is anchored by the very real sense of respect 24 BEAT.COM.AU
that he has for her. “There’s a lot less to hide behind when you’re a singer,” he says of Thompson’s onstage presence. “I don’t know how she does it, just being there with a microphone. There’s nothing to hide behind. I would never make that step, that’s for sure.” Thompson is also an invaluable partner in the studio, a talented musician with a powerful set of pipes. “Ella’s great,” Pogson says. “She brings a lot to the table when we’re in the studio recording: I mean, she’s such a great singer. It’s almost like every time she opens her mouth it can spark a new idea, or it’s just always really good. We love playing live and working together.” The pair’s working habits involves Pogson laying the ground work, and then Thompson coming in and constructing layers on top. It’s a method of writing songs they have always used, and one that has paid off in droves. “A lot of stuff is produced based on an idea I’ve come up with, and then we’ll get together and totally build it from there,” Pogson
says. “It’s all about building it up and adding parts. Then, once we’ve decided how the song is going to go, Ella will come and record her vocals on her own. The thing I’ve always liked about it is that it’s always been easy. It’s always been pretty painless.” Ultimately, for Pogson, enjoying time in the studio isn’t just a bonus ± it’s an absolute requirement. “At the end of the day you do just want to keep it fun,” he says. “I think that’s pretty important. In the old days you’d capture just one moment of a band performing together and the results would depend on the vibe in the room. But constructing a GL song, it’s a very drawn-out process. It’s more about layering stuff. You need to capture some sort of energy. The more fun we have when we’re recording it, the more energy we capture.” By Joseph Earp
GL will perform at the VCA Grant St Theatre, with Woodes and elkkle, on Saturday November 5.
Interviews
Severed Heads “People hate new things. They just want old things over and over…We used to be part of that search for something new, but that’s not as wanted anymore.”
None are quite so conscious on momentum and innovation as Tom Ellard. The Sydney-born spearhead of the hugely influential Severed Heads – champions of cassette culture, first band to release a self-made CD-Rom, first online music download in Australia – is still relentlessly moving forward. But in a contemporary culture that struggles to let go of the past, looking forward is easier said than done. “The words that we’re using now aren’t the words we were using then,” Ellard says of those early days in the ‘80s and ‘90s. “It was basically inner city music that we made in Australia, at a time when we were more isolated from the rest of the world. Since then, all of these terms have been stuck on it to label it, and I don’t think any of those terms actually mean anything. “Nowadays people are making music thinking, ‘Alright, this is for dance music listeners, this is soundtrack.’ None of that was really in anybody’s mind back then. It was liberated from all of that. There are still obviously dance parties happening all over the place. Maybe the difference back then was that people hadn’t gotten into the fear of drugs, of young people doing things they disapproved of. At the time, it was a little less constrained, a little less constricted. And the parties were bigger. None of that was directly to do with us, we were just there on the side when all of these dance parties were starting up. We were convenient, but we were never really a dance party band.” These days, Ellard’s musical interests are deeply entrenched in game design (“If you’re interested in what’s going on right now,” he says. “Then you’re
interested in game.”). Despite being the only original member of Severed Heads still standing, after all of these years it has remained a collaborative beast, and you suspect it’s part of the reason why he keeps finding the inspiration to fight off stagnation. “There are people who come and go, it’s like people stopping by to bring their own ideas before moving on to do their own thing again. It evolves, and it changes. We’ve always tried to be progressive, to do something new, something that’s moving forward. That was pretty clear back in the last century, when people were hoping for new things. What’s really interesting at the moment is that people hate new things. They just want old things over and over, and that whole progressive thing is getting harder and harder to do. That’s really the dilemma we’re facing. We used to be part of that search for something new, but that’s not as wanted anymore.” Beyond the scope of the music itself, Severed Heads – despite what the name implies – is truly a band that refuses to die. Ellard has attempted to close the book on his strange fortunes here many times,
with an “absolutely final” gig back in 2011 quickly followed by many others. Despite his best efforts, it seems like the Heads are here to stay. “I’ve tried many times to [disband]. It was a joke name that we made up in high school because we wanted to piss people off, and to be a middle-aged man still using that years later is a bit tragic. But it’s like brand names. Coca Cola, Disney, they just won’t go away no matter what you try to do. Every time I try to do something interesting and different, people get frightened. We’re in very conservative times. Most bands last two years. And if you’ve been going for too long, after a while people just can’t take it anymore. “When we play live tonight, we’ll be doing a set that people will recognise. People want to hear things that they know, that’s your fundamental audience. But they’re going to be new versions, new workings of them. There’s some compromise between making people happy, and trying to move forward.” By Adam Norris
Leftfield When Neil Barnes says that he’s excited for his first time at Strawberry Fields, he’s not kidding. From the moment it’s mentioned, one of the iconic legends behind influential electronic group Leftfield asks all kinds of questions. He wants to know what the festival looks like. He’s wondering how the stages are set up. He’s keen on the lineup. Strawberry Fields is going to provide his first opportunity to DJ in Australia, and to cut a long story short, he’s ready for some fun. “People have a different attitude when they come to see you,” Barnes says. “They’re not expecting to hear all your tunes. It’s quite often none of your tunes, so you have a responsibility to make them dance, and that does affect how you think about the evening. If I’m doing a big event -and I’m sure Strawberry Fields is a big event - when you get more than, say, three thousand people in a field, something happens that’s different, and it’s no longer a club. “The type of records that you can play in a club - that might be more busy and sweaty and acidy don’t work on these really big environments, where you’ve got this big open field, and this stadium techno vibe takes over. The type of records that you play are affected by that - when they’re in big crowds, people want things to happen quicker.” The venture is a slight departure from Barnes’ usual work in Leftfield, where he admits to liking a slower build and development to his musical craft. He relishes the challenge and is eager to weave magic with his different skillset. Ever since taking the world by storm with Leftfield’s seminal 1995 album Leftism, Barnes has been cemented as a master of eclectic electronica. Those willing to join him on his
wild ride can be assured a treat of explosively diverse proportions. “There are people making absolutely brilliant records at the moment, but everything is so subdivided into things, it’s incredible,” Barnes says. “And they don’t mix. I find that a little bit sad. I’m really tempted to drop a really heavy bass record into the middle of my set, but I know people will stop dancing. People go, ‘Why’d you do that, mate?’ A couple of my sets, I’ve changed it up in the middle, and I’ve sent it to my agent, and they’ve said ‘Oh, people don’t like that stuff - you’re either one thing or the other.’ I’m quite fortunate that I’m managing to get that reputation for playing interesting music. People know they’re going to come and they will hear really banging techno tracks that they’re going to love, but then they might get 15 minutes of wonky German records, if I feel like it. There’s enormous choice these days, and that’s a big difference.” When crafting the ultimate setlist, Barnes insists that it’s important to play a range of different styles. Inspired by the creative attitudes of Bob Marley, Bowie and Björk, Barnes will carve his own way
Severed Heads will team up with the likes of Young Magic, Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda and Nun at State Library of Victoria on Saturday November 12, as part of Melbourne Music Week.
on Australian soil, rejecting homogenised trends like drops and build-ups in favour of an inventive approach. He loves Aussie crowds for their receptive nature, and although there are obvious limits (“Protopunk doesn’t go down well,” he says), he’s not adverse to dropping beatless tracks or even the odd folk record in the right environment. Experimentation keeps his performance eternally fresh, and he loves surprising an audience with a left-of-centre banger. “I get the feeling that 95 percent of people come in and it’s like, ‘Half a pint of techno please, with a little bit of house,’” Barnes says. “Most DJs stick to the same BPM from beginning to end. I think that the best prize is people like Marcel Dettmann and Daniel Avery. Guys like that, they are real proper DJs. They do mix it up, change it up and play records that you don’t expect. I love that. You’ve got to do that. I’d get bored shitless playing the same records every night. I don’t know how people do it. I don’t care whether it fills the dancefloor, I don’t care whether people want to hear it. Tough.”
“I’d get bored shitless playing the same records every night. I don’t know how people do it. I don’t care whether it fills the dance floor, I don’t care whether people want to hear it. Tough.” Leftfield will playStrawberry Fields Festival, located in Tocumwal in New South Wales, from Thursday November 17 until Sunday November 20 and My Aeon on Saturday November 26.
By Jacob Colliver
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Breakups, Breakdowns and Breakthroughs The music industry has changed a lot in the last 28 years- sometimes for the better, other times not so much. Through every twist and turn Tom Larkin has managed to endure it all. As both the founding member of New Zealand rock band Shihad and trans-Tasman artist development group Signal Agency, he understands what it takes to have a successful long-term career as an artist. Larkin will be sharing that insight in a workshop titled Breakups, Breakdowns and Breakthroughs - a Survival Guide for the Modern Music Industry at the Face The Music conference this November. “I began writing a book about what’s needed to have a career that lasts for a substantial amount of time in the music industry,” says Larkin. “Instead of revolving around a unicorn event or a lotto event where someone becomes massively successful and then rides that wave, this was much more about how someone can live a musical lifestyle. How can someone be a musician and round out their life so they can participate as a musician for the rest of their life?” Through the early years of Shihad, Larkin also managed the band and their touring schedule, and realised that there was next to no support to help artists navigate the musical lifestyle. “It led me to start talking to people,” says Larkin. “How do you do this? How do you manage that? What are your building blocks for realistic, sustainable careers? I started putting all these together.”
Larkin quickly learned that mental health and its maintenance is paramount for artists seeking a long-term career in the industry. “There’s a different mindset, a different way of operating mentally that artists tend to have. It means that they’re more sensitive, more intuitively insightful in multiple situations, but the capacity for them to be overwhelmed by things is also much higher. You take people who are predisposed to coping with the kind of mental and emotional input that is required to create great art but who must also sustain that within a business environment, there needs to be a series of skills and coping mechanisms they need to have. “There becomes a traditional story where the artist is this self-destructive, iconic figure. A lot of artists feel that this is something to live up to and a lot of corners of the industry also support the fostering of that kind of mentality. The bottom line is we’ve seen disasters out of that. We’ve lost lives at a rate that where if any other industry had mental health and suicide outcomes like it we would see a national enquiry.” Larkin knows firsthand the toll a long career in the music industry can have on an individual. “I come from a band where we’ve been through a lot.
One of our team died of an overdose. We’ve had divorces, we’ve had nervous breakdowns, we’ve had albums which were outright failures and some which were outright successes. Living up to the rock’n’roll ideal, I think it’s the equivalent of seeing masculinity as something whereby you express that by drinking 12 beers and driving your family home. There are still a lot of people that want to buy into that. It’s unsustainable. You have people that can’t cope with life.” Larkin wants to help people enter the music industry with a realistic understanding of what it means to live as an artist. “When you want to become a career musician, you are selling your art. A lot of people have a massive talent for generating the art, but not necessarily for selling it. If they choose to ignore the skills that are required to sell that art then they are not really participating in the music industry and they shouldn’t expect positive career outcomes for themselves. A lot of people are really good at making music and they’re not interested in that - and that’s fine. But you’ve got to make the decision.”
“You take people who are predisposed to coping with the kind of mental and emotional input that is required to create great art but who must also sustain that within a business environment.” Face The Music will be held on Thursday November 17 and Friday November 18 as part of Melbourne Music Week. Check out the full program at facethemusic.org.au.
By Josh Fergeus
Superheist “I’ve got my formula...I’ve had my sound for many years, it’s not changed, but it’s grown up. I don’t find it difficult to write songs.”
It’s an understatement to suggest Superheist founding member DW Norton isn’t exactly having the greatest of days. “It’s been hell,” Norton says. “I’ve been stuck in traffic all day. I’m driving down to the Mornington Peninsula from Melbourne at the moment. I live down in the Peninsula … But, you know, traffic sucks.” Although bumper-to-bumper gridlock mightn’t be ideal, at least it gives Norton a few moments to reflect on his recent achievements, of which he has many. Superheist, the band Norton has been at the creative forefront of for decades, has recently reunited, fronted now by Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Ox after original vocalist Rod McLeod left. Better still, they have an album due at the end of the month, a whirling nu-metal delight titled Ghosts Of The Social Dead. “We had the idea of doing this again about 18 months ago,” Norton says. “But we really only put it into full swing when we got Zeke on board about 12 weeks ago. I started writing for [Ghosts] about 18 months ago, and I wrote about 40 songs. But when we actually locked it in – when we knew that Zeke was the man – we scrapped all we had and started again and had it all done in about ten weeks.” The idea of such a snappy turnaround undoubtedly would have most other musicians turning green with jealousy – at one point Norton provides “Then we just went wacketty-whack,” as his description to how the album was written and recorded – and he speaks of the great ease he feels about the record making process. “We’re really
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happy with the album,” he says. “We’re really happy with the whole package. We’re excited to get it out there and excited for people to hear it.” A lot of that newfound confidence and speed came from the addition of Ox. The man has an impressive pedigree: he has previously fronted such groups as The Ox And The Fury and Full Scale Revolution, and he also possesses one of the most impressive sets of pipes around, something Norton is well aware of. “When we were first approached to [reunite] by our label, we were talking about vocalists. But it was Zeke or bust: I wasn’t going to do it unless we could get Zeke. I think he’s up there with the most talented frontmen in the country, in terms of being a showman. And he’s a fantastic vocalist, a great dude. He brings such a great vibe with him.” Indeed, this isn’t simply a case of Ox filling in space, or merely acting as a sonic placeholder. He’s now an integral part of the Superheist family, but more than that, he’s now an integral part of the Superheist sound. “When you’re writing and you don’t know who’s definitely going to be singing the
songs, you are just going for it,” Norton says. “You can come up with some new stuff, but it’s a little bit directionless. Once I knew Zeke was the man, it was really easy to pick up on his vibe and re-write the whole record. It came together really well. It’s, in my opinion at least, the best record that we’ve made.” Of course, such a success doesn’t just belong to the group’s new frontman: Norton, as the anchor of the group, has played a large part in the upcoming record’s sonic signature too. But the man is strikingly modest about his own contributions, and he speaks of his work as though he were a man who was particularly good at his job on a factory line, screwing lids on jars, rather than writing songs. “This is definitely not our first rodeo,” Norton says. “We know how to put a song together, we know what is expected of us in the studio. I’ve got my formula. You can tell, you can hear it’s me. I’ve had my sound for many years, it’s not changed, but it’s grown up. I don’t find it difficult to write songs.” By Joseph Earp
Superheist will take over Max Watt’s on Friday November 18. Ghosts Of The Social Dead is out now through Dinner For Wolves.
Interviews
The Patient The Patient’s Luke Baird is a man of few words. Perhaps that’s to be expected: after all, the band make deliberately stripped-back melodic hardcore, the kind of songs that do exactly what it says they will on the tin. There’s no messing about on the band’s new album Unite As One ± over the space of eight thumping tracks, the record builds up lyrical and audio confrontation, culminating in an album - closer named Time Is Our Possession that rocks as hard as any other nu-metal track released in the country this year. Perhaps it’s unsurprising that Baird doesn’t have that much to say: after all, his music does all the talking for him. Additionally, he hasn’t exactly had an easy day, and he finds himself speaking to Beat after a 9-hour stint of drudgery. “I’ve been at work all day, so it’s been boring as bat shit,” he says. “I work in motor claims. There’s one thing I’d rather be doing, but unfortunately it doesn’t pay too well. I’m definitely realistic about how playing music all works out.” For a band that all juggle day jobs and fatherhood along with making music, The Patient certainly have a workmanlike attitude to their craft. When Baird is asked about the writing period behind Unite As One, his answer is straight down the line. “We went in the studio, did the album, put it all out, and then put out some clips,” he says. “We just had a basic schedule. We knew what we were doing. We had the songs for about a year, demoed them and everything. It wasn’t until quite late, until about a week before recording, that we realised we didn’t have quite enough songs, so we
“The main thing we did for this band was try to make it simple, so it was easy to play live, and so we can have fun onstage.” wrote a lot very quickly. Those songs were probably the best songs on the album.” It wouldn’t be a stretch to describe Baird as the band’s creative driving force. Though he doesn’t sing on any of the tracks, he’s responsible for developing them and bringing them to the rest of the group, and The Patient’s blend of anthemic hooks and furious pacing comes entirely from him. “I bring most of the music to the band, and then we nut out to the riffs that I’ve brought,” he says. “The drummer will put his spin on it, and then the vocalist will come in and put his spin on it a little bit later too. We don’t usually have discussions about the vocals. He just does it and it’s perfect, which is great. It works really well.” Baird is very matter of fact about his creative process, and he has a simple attitude towards the making of his art. “I just pick up the guitar,” he says. “I’m happy to just muck around and play, but when I do that, I tend to usually write a song from start to finish. The main riff comes first, and then I’ll work other bits around that, and then try to get onGarageBand straight away and then record it.
I normally put in a few drum fills, fill a couple of gaps here and there, and that’s about it.” A lot of the ease that Baird has when it comes to writing, stems from the band’s very deliberate decision to keep things as simple as possible. The Patient reject all forms of excess, and belt out tunes that are catchy though presented absolutely without frills. “The main thing we did for this band was try to make it simple, so it was easy to play live, and so we can have fun onstage,” says Baird. “And that also just happened to make it very easy to write songs.” Even though Baird is very understated about his desires for the band, he does take a brief moment to relish the way his new record has been received. There’s no denying it: he’s proud of his band. “We’ve got a fair few reviews come in since the album came out, and they were all fairly positive,” he says. “One bloke even said that it was ten out of ten, which I was very surprised by. It’s difficult to put it all out there and not know whether it’s going to be positive feedback.”
The Patient will launch Unite As One on Saturday November 5 at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, with support from Australian Kingswood Factory, The Beggars’ Way, DIEFM and The Commonly Insane.
By Joseph Earp
Gold Class Melbourne band Gold Class are in a league of their own. Their debut album It’s You blazed the trail back in September 2015, and now the boys have got a scorching new single. Kids On Fire sees Gold Class exploding with an even bigger sound, serving as a taste tester for their forthcoming second LP. Ahead of their departure for a jaunt around Europe, Beat caught up with vocalist Adam Curley. “It’s the first thing we’ve released officially after the album,” says Curley of single Kids On Fire. Though the band have still kept incredibly busy over the past year, touring nationally, internationally and pumping out some killer collaborations with fellow Aussie bands. “We put out a little 7-inch with Mere Women from Sydney at the start of the year,” Curley says. “We love them and we’ve played with them a bunch of times. It was low key, just a couple of hundred copies were made, which was nice.” It’s clear Curley has a lot of respect for fellow bands kicking around, often mentioning other outfits he’s fond of. In particular, he’s stoked that good pals friendships will be joining Gold Class when the band headline Paradise Music Festival in late November. “I’m really excited about that, it’s going to be amazing,” says Curley. “I’ve never been to Paradise before, but I’ve heard it’s really awesome, and that everyone who works on it is super lovely.” As for the swag of stellar acts on the lineup, Curley says “I really love friendships. I’m pretty excited to see friendships play at a festival. And Miles Brown, Terrible Truths. I met Alice Ivy the other day and she’s really cool. I’m curious to see what her live set is like.” Kids On Fire is a good indication why Gold
“We freed ourselves up and played around with sounds and ideas. I’m feeling really excited about it.” Class were snapped up to headline a big festival like Paradise. The track was produced by industry legend Aaron Cupples, who’s also had a hand in the work of huge names like Paul Kelly and The Drones. “He was lovely,” says Curley. “We recorded in the studio that The Drones did their album in, at Tropical fuck storm in Fitzroy.” When talking about the recording process, Curley surmised that busting out a single was a definite contrast to recording an album. “When we jumped in the studio for a couple of days it was all really easy,” He says. “Doing just the one song wasn’t at all punishing. He was great to work with and really intuitive. It was pretty smooth sailing.” The future for the second LP from Gold Class is also very bright indeed, with a possible release date as early as February 2017. “Last weekend we went away to the country to have a little writing camp,” says Curley. “We write all the songs together and it can be hard to get everyone in a room. So it was nice to have five days of solid jamming and working on new ideas.”
In the same way that Kids On Fire differs from previous releases, fans can look forward to even more once the album drops. “We freed ourselves up and played around with sounds and ideas. I’m feeling really excited about it. We had in our heads about pushing the sound further and making it all sound bigger. Hopefully it’s a step toward what the next album will sound like.” On top of all that, there’s another exciting bit of news for Gold Class. Joining the ranks of The Drones, King Gizzard and Camp Cope, they’ve been nominated for Best Band in The Age Music Victoria Awards. “It really surprised me. We haven’t done a huge amount in Australia this year, I don’t think anyone is counting on winning,” he says. “The other people on the list are amazing, we definitely don’t deserve to win over a band like The Drones. It’s super cool just for the fact that it’s really nice to know that so many people in Melbourne have so much faith in us.”
Gold Class will play Paradise Music Festival held at Lake Mountain Alpine Resort from Friday November 25 until Sunday November 27. They’ll also play NGV Friday Nights at NGV International on Friday January 6.
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Reviews (Wichita Recordings)
Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk
“Big hearty hooroo to gun Beat editor Cara. Thanks for publishing my shit.” (Independent)
Single of the Week:
Two Steps On The Water
A Little Bit Scared
An understated propulsion flows throughout A Little Bit Scared, cascading violin melodies conjuring a whirlwind. Here, Two Steps On The Water feel in control of chaos, surreptitiously exploding into throes of passion from intimate lulls. Equal in its comfort and raw emotion, A Little Bit Scared is a little bit scary good in its ability to impact.
American Football
Perfumery
(Enhancer)
A few flashes of warped John Maus-ness thread Perfumery, inviting a not entirely flattering comparison, but there’s enough here to stand on its own feet. The yearning platitudes stick, its vivid ‘80s touchstones do the trick. It’s a case of doing too much being just enough towards the close.
Drake
Fake Love
(Universal)
I guess this is a good place for Drake to be at right now, a breezy track, returning to the well of tight production from recent high watermarks. A decent hook tempered by typical Drizzy melodrama. No ploy for reinvention, old mate Aubrey is just keeping on keeping on. And it sounds pretty nice.
In the 17 years since American Football broke up, their first and only album has come to define an intricate, melodic strain of emo now widely imitated but rarely equalled.
Slum Sociable
Name Call
(Liberation)
The vocals here do the trick of sounding a bit like Thom Yorke but not enough to say “Hey, this cunt is just ripping off Thom Yorke,” and the sonic-smithery treads the line between interesting and too busy. Tidy stuff.
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American Football (LP2)
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The album was buoyed by a handful of genre-defining songs but its enduring success is attributable to how well it captured a feeling. Alone among breakup albums, American Football traded melodrama to focus on the banality of heartbreak, the quiet melancholy of a prolonged but inevitable goodbye played out through plaintive melodies and meandering guitar jams. 17 years later, American Football has broadened their sound and tightened their song craft to create an album that distils the uncanny beauty of their debut into a more concise and conventional follow up. Singer Mike Kinsella is as heartbroken now as he was then, though nine albums released as Owen have left his lyrics sounding a little overcooked next to the endearing directness of his earlier work. Sonically the biggest difference is the addition of a permanent bass player which lends immediacy to some of the album’s best hooks (My Instincts are the Enemy) and gives a spine to the jammier moments (Born to Lose). Combined with more traditional song structures and heavier use of vocal harmonies, LP2 should please old fans while attracting some new ones. They were never going to capture the magic of the original, but album high points like My Instincts are the Enemy and Desire Gets in the Way make you glad they’re back. By Tiernan Morrison
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Albums
The Lemon Twigs
8.0
(Inertia Music)
Never Twice
(4AD/Remote Control)
(Innovative Leisure/Inertia)
Nick Waterhouse
Do Hollywood
Tigertown
8.0
Papernote EP
6.0
On Never Twice, Nick Waterhouse throws back to the bluesy elements of his hometown’s roots, all the while withholding from sounding inauthentic or aged. It’s Time is built upon jazzy key grooves and jingly percussive progression, on top sits a belting vocal performance. After taking in the hearty horn section of I Had Some Money (But I Spent It) and the electrifying key tones of Straight Love Affair, you’ll arrive at Stanyan Place. The almost eight-minute track includes various shakers and a driving but subtle bass line, however, the real stars of the stellar tune are the climactic piano melody and the fluttering, playful flute. When Leon Bridges joins Waterhouse on Katchi, the blend of vocal strength sees the spotlight of the record swiftly finding its place. It’s a doo-wop, double dose of smooth talking talents. Throw in the sax and a hip pop evoking riff and you’ve got yourself a sublime, soul-filled jam. Baby I’m In The Mood For You brings a little sauce to the Never Twice mix. Waterhouse brings it down to an instrumental, piano led track for the beautiful Lucky Once and closes the album with the kick of almost country in LA Turnaround.
The Lemon Twigs are 19-year-old Brian D’Addario and 17-yearold brother Michael, prodigious multi-instrumentalists with an insane 1970s musical knowledge. Take the weirdest elements of the Beach Boys and mix it with Wings, Todd Rundgren, baroque, power pop and of course, circus carnival music and you’re close to the ball park. They are also products of the short attention span generation with tempos shifting regularly, chord progressions dependant on sharp left turns that are undeniable, and overwrought fake endings to most songs. In songwriting, singing and drumming style Michael plays like songs are meant to be one long, loose drum fill while Brian is a little more measured and precise. They balance one other while both being stunning writers and performers. I saw The Lemon Twigs play Amoeba in Hollywood earlier this month, and I’ve never seen so many high kicks in my life. I’d also like to thank outgoing editor Cara for offering Beat to be invoiced for all travel expenses in order to write this review. The Lemon Twigs may burn out before they make an ongoing career but for now, they are the most exciting and unpredictable band out there.
Less than nine months after Lonely Cities dropped in February, Sydney four-piece Tigertown have returned with Papernote. It’s an upbeat, four-track offering, holding to classic Tigertown pop vibes. It’s no wonder the title track was picked to be the lead single - Papernote opens with a seriously funky guitar rhythm, instantly commanding attention. The track is on a constant rise, with huge choruses, and an even bigger finish that’ll certainly get your heart going, making it a clear winner on this EP. Take Me Away offers pumping, playful and arguably jungle vibes. The chorus tries to be an anthem, but falls a bit short with lacklustre lyrics and vocals that don’t quite have enough power behind them. That’s not to say that this isn’t an easy track to bop along to though, there’s certainly a catchy appeal that makes for a fun listen. What You Do opens with a welcome, slower pace in its glistening strings and vocal combo, before it picks up in heat like the other tracks. Overall, the Papernote EP isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s definitely hitting the punchy pop/dance mark that is without a doubt the Tigertown sound.
By Phoebe Robertson
By Nick Hilton
By Abbey Lew-Kee
NxWorries
Yes Lawd!
7.5
“This Christmas, my gift to you…is me,” says R. Kelly on his new album 12 Nights Of Christmas, and what a gift it is. If, like many others, you’ve been wishing R. Kelly would apply his smooth beats to songs about Christmas, all your prayers have been answered. This album is exactly what you expect. It’s like Michael Bublé found a hip hop drum machine and decided to put it on all of his tracks. Lots of piano, lots of background harmonies, surprisingly, if you can get past the fact it’s an R. Kelly Christmas album it isn’t terrible, instead making for some easy listening to put on in the background. That background listen might come to an end once you start listening to the lyrics of some of the tracks though. This isn’t an album of Christmas classics, all of the songs are original R. Kelly. One song in particular about unwrapping Mrs. Claus (wink wink) is a definite stand out. Why make snowmen, muses Mr. Kelly, when you can bump and grind all night. All in all, this album is decent for what it is. The main issue is who is going to buy it. Your mum probably already loves Michael Bublé and R. Kelly fans probably won’t follow his venture into Christmas tunes. That niche market though who’ve been waiting for an R. Kelly Christmas album for years, boy are they excited.
Dripping with lo-fi soul samples, while still maintaining his signature sound, Knxwledge is the absolute star of this project, churning out an array of instrumentals that are as smooth as they are sexy. While Anderson.Paak’s intentions are well received and his raspy, eloquent vocals add a nice touch, his vocal melodies are devoid of experimentation and variety. This album has some absolute gems on it. Suede and Link Up, released last year on the duo’s debut EP, are nothing short of the duo’s best work to date. Knxwledge gets real deep with a phase filter on What More Can I Say, drenched in a pop vocal melody that would turn on even the most stubborn underground hip hop heads. Can’t Stop proves to be the highlight instrumentalwise, and Anderson.Paak makes great use of a vocoder for his soulful and desperate cries about heartbreak. Transitioning to Get Bigger/Do You Luv, Anderson.Paak woos everyone with his borderline singing and rapping style, and lyrics that don’t draw attention through sympathy, but rather through uplifting stories about his former life as a homeless, struggling musician. Yes Lawd! is less of a debut, and more of a building block. There’s potential for this combination to work for years on end, and blossom into hip hop legendary status. NxWorries could be the envy of every rapper and producer duo out there.
By Nathan Quattrucci
By Benjamin Potter
(USM)
12 Nights Of Christmas
5.5
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R.Kelly
Placebo
A Place For Us To Dream
6.0
To celebrate being around for 20 years Placebo has dropped a two–disc compilation album of all kinds of great Placebo goodness. Radio edits mixed in with live cuts with a dash of redux versions and a new song in there too for good measure. The only new thing here is the single Jesus’ Son, which fits in well with their existing stuff. While it isn’t the greatest Placebo song ever (that’s Song To Say Goodbye), it’s a pretty solid release, just a shame there isn’t a whole new album to support it. That said, on listening to this all the way through you may discover some pretty great songs you had no idea about beforehand, allowing this record to still be a refreshing listen. Those who aren’t Placebo fans shouldn’t go anywhere near this album, there’s nothing here that will change your mind. However, if you don’t mind Brian Molko’s distinctive voice above a classic alternative rock sound for a couple of hours then you’ve come to the right place. By Nathan Quattrucci
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Profiles
Anti-Hamlet
What should audiences expect from seeing Anti-Hamlet? The audience can engage with Anti-Hamlet on all sorts of levels. As a straight up comedy, a satire of contemporary Australia, a parody of Shakespeare’s play. There’s also some real human moments and an extraordinary cast playing big characters. How does the show rework Shakespeare’s original? We’ve taken some characters and the basic plot, and we jazz them into Australia now. Hamlet’s a discontented prince, yes, but he’s also just a 30-year-old Australian guy. The things that Shakespeare was talking about—corruption, the individual and the collective, what action is—they’re all in there, but with a contemporary urgency. How is the story relevant to contemporary Australia? We’ve taken the situation and plonked it right in the middle of everything that’s bubbling here and now. We call it Denmark, but that’s really just a joke – a thin mask. The characters on stage, the issues we’re engaging with, are recognisable as what we see in our parliaments, on the news and on the street. What are the challenges of both directing and acting? There are two big challenges: time and perspective. Time is solved by management, by scheduling. Perspective is solved by an amazing group of collaborators, and a shared understanding of what we’re trying to make. I’ve worked with most of the team before, and have wanted to work with everyone else. It’s a big messy all-in dream team.
Theatre
Anti-Hamlet will run at Theatre Works from Thursday November 3 until Sunday November 13.
theatreworks.org.au
Hentai Magi
What’s been happening with Hentai Magi lately? We got a new member in the band, my sister Patricia, on sampler and percussion, been working on getting some oldie but goldie songs into the live set, and recently working on new material after recording with my other band Cold Meat. When you were in Melbourne back in March you had a successful set. What made that so good? We had a great turn out that were having a mad boogie and it’s the first time we played a bunch of songs live which was really exciting. Had a mad time having awesome local bands. Also, Dragons and Pure Shit smashing sets, it was really musically fulfilling. You recorded Pop-Sickle in Leipzig in Germany. How’d that come about? It was after writing music in New York, Amsterdam and around Germany. I already had so many ideas and songs that when I got to Leipzig I got so inspired to record. I got myself a mini 8-track, a bunch of instruments and did it. Over there I was away from all my music and recording equipment, I had limited tracks, instruments and effects which changed, stripped back, and simplified the sound to something different. What’s the expectation for your upcoming gigs? I’m expecting two awesome nights with double the boogie. We’ve got some killer local acts supporting like Face Face, Real Love and Crooked Space at The Old Bar and Negative Gear, General Men and H-Zed at the Yarra Hotel. hentaimagi.bandcamp.com
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The Stiffys
What’s your name and what do you do? My name’s Jason and I’m from The Stiffys. I sing and play bass guitar and do sweet jumps. How long have The Stiffy’s been around? We started a few years ago as an experimental art piece and never stopped because people keep giving us drinks and girls talk to us now. Why did you start the band? We started out as besties who enjoy drinks then housemates who enjoy drinks and then we found a drumkit so we became a band who enjoys drinks. Do you think you’re good at doing that? I don’t want to brag but when it comes to drinks there’s not a band in Australia better than us. If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing? We’d either be in a lot of trouble or have houses and stable lives. Who knows? It’s best not to think about it. What makes you happiest? When everyone does a great job. We’re a very high energy rock’n’ roll band and everyone gets that now and they bring their A-game and their boogie boards to every show. What’s you proudest Stiffys moment? When people sing the words back at us and dress up as us for Halloween and send us fan art and boogie board on each other and send us private messages in all caps. And your least proud? A complete lack of mainstream success but we went into this with our eyes wide open.
Music
The Stiffys will play Workers Club on Friday November 4.
thestiffys.bandcamp.com
Music
Hentai Magi will play at The Old Bar on Thursday November 3 and Yarra Hotel on Friday November 4.
Trailer Music II
Growing Up Tom: My dad loves music and was the one who taught both my brother and I violin. Nicole: Funnily enough my parents don’t have very much to do with music – though my mom loves the old classics. Inspirations T: No hard musical favourites – in fact it definitely spans across genres. Anything that provokes thought drives me. N: Generally we pull inspiration from a range of things. Tom’s currently working in architecture and my background is in marketing and brand. Your Band N: Tom and I have been running anon. for three years now. We perform mostly as a piano trio with cellist Tim Hennessy and are constantly coming up with creative collaboration concepts around classical music, to reimagine the live experience, shake it up, bring new audiences in. T: The current film and music project we are running, Trailer Music II has been such a great way of exploring how much music drives imagination and storytelling. The Music You Make Everything from the classical masterpieces of Beethoven and Shostakovich, to contemporary Australian works written within the last 2 years. There’s so much out there that we’re constantly discovering, and constantly sharing with our audience. With Trailer Music II we wanted to highlight just how powerful music was in driving on-screen direction, flip the creative film making process on its head, and let the music drive everything else. projectanon.com/trailermusicii
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Trailer Music II will perform at 1000 Pound Bend on Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13, as part of Melbourne Music Week.
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The Soft Moon
Friday October 28, John Curtin Hotel It was one of those gigs that had plenty of Melbourne’s cool kids excited – the neatly-sized Curtin bandroom hosting Oakland’s The Soft Moon, the brainchild of singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Luis Vasquez. In classic Curtin style, the crowd formed just prior to the first note – it seemed there were plenty of ciggies and stubbies to be sucked down before any post-punk shenanigans. Vasquez was flanked by a drummer and bass player – both of whom played with a contagious, electro-tinged energy. The first three or four numbers burst out of the gates. The drums (acoustic and electronic) were earth shattering, the bass was spooky, and the keys were full of ambient darkness. Black, grey and blue-ish strobe lights added to the electropunk vibes, taking fans to Planet Darkwave. The contrasting silhouettes were consistently cool and gave the trio their rockstar aesthetic. The set was loaded with tracks from last year’s Deeper, and peppered with the best of 2012’s Zeros. The sound was focused, single-minded and clear – Vasquez knows what The Soft Moon is and what it isn’t. The synthy-atmos stomps that came out of the drummer’s kit and drum machine is what drove the entire show, allowing Vasquez to cut loose by looping riffs and keyboard ostinatos. The gig reassured audience members that frontmen playing percussion at the front of the stage rarely works. Vasquez went as far as bashing away on an upturned trash can. Literally an Oscar the Grouch, Brooklyn stoop trash can. Misuse that would shock Melbourne’s committed garbagemen and council workers. There was an air of ‘been there done that’ – even though this was The Soft Moon’s first Aussie tour. Perhaps humility goes further than previously thought? At one moment Vasquez resembled a kid throwing the toys out of the pram after he busted his guitar strap, breaking his Richie Sambora power stance to pick up a bottle of Tanqueray and take a legendary swig. Luckilyw he kept on truckin’ and throttled our ears until it was home time. By Naj
Highlight: The electro-drum driven opening. Lowlight: Farewelling Cara. Crowd Favourite: Far.
Archie Roach
Saturday October 29, Melbourne Recital Pensive, reverent, ceremonial and ultimately joyous, Archie Roach’s performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre perfectly captured the nature of his new album Let Love Rule, which boasts some stunningly beautiful tracks in lyricism and arrangement. The evening kicked off with local elders and Roach’s friends Aunty Caroline Briggs and Uncle Jack Charles, who delivered a welcome to country of equal parts grace and charm. The audience was then treated to a four-song set from Deborah Cheetham’s Dhungala Children’s Choir. An emotive mini-doco on the making of the album followed a brief but mixed offering by support act Corey Theatre, before Cheetham’s choir returned to accompany Roach in opening the performance with the album’s titular track Let Love Rule. The strength of Roach’s voice and the beauty of the songs’ arrangement elicited gasps of delight from surrounding fans. The up-tempo waltzy track introduced as Never Let You Go prompted one fan into an ecstatic shuffle in the wings of the seating stalls. The audience was captivated by the complexity of the arrangements and Roach’s humorous anecdotes and spiritual insights and tender exchanges with mob seated in the audience, including his niece and the daughter of his much-loved foster father. Fans knew this because after several vocal exchanges he introduced them to much applause.
Kaytranada
Wednesday October 26, 170 Russell Touring in support of his debut album 99.9%, Montreal producer Louis Kevin Celestin AKA Kaytranada, brought his slinky smooth beats to Melbourne for the second of two sold out shows. “It’s a party alright? So fucking party like it,” teased Lou Phelps from behind the DJ stand to a lukewarm crowd early on. The younger brother of the night’s headliner, Phelps began with a DJ set dipped in dance, hip hop, R&B and pop. Flying Lotus, Empire of the Sun, Major Lazer, and A Tribe Called Quest cuts were mixed together like watercolours. “Hey Melbourne, I don’t know if you know, but I’m also a rapper,” announced Phelps, before grabbing a mic and shifting to front of stage. French producer and fellow support STWO took up DJ duties as Phelps rounded out the remainder of his set by spinning his own rhymes over heaving beats. One to keep an eye on, Phelps may one day rival his older brother in trendsetting circles. 32 BEAT.COM.AU
Standout songs included the soaring track Small Child, which didn’t make it onto the album, single It’s Not Too Late, where exquisite violin underscores Roach’s tremulous crooning and sudden cries of exultation, the energetic Mighty Clarence and the sole encore number, No More Bleeding. Backing Roach was Jen Anderson on mandolin and violin, Bruce Haymes on keys, Craig Pilkington on guitar, the wonderful Nancy Bates on guitar and backing vocals, everywhere-man Peter Luscombe on drums and the brilliant Russell Smith on didgeridoo. Overall, a performance infused with poignancy, memorialisation and celebration from the pride of the Gunditjmara. It was an emotional but ultimately uplifting performance from an Australian legend who could be forgiven for producing a downbeat set after his share of life’s challenges, but instead chooses to lift us up and help us fly. The number of empty seats (probably around a quarter) in the Melbourne Recital Centre was the only crying shame. By Latimore and Oderberg
Highlight: A beautiful return to form for Archie. Lowlight: No rendition of crowd favourite Down City Streets. Crowd Favourite: When mob in the audience got interactive.
Following a DJ set from STWO, Kaytranada emerged with a sly grin. “Apologies for being late but there was no toilet paper,” he joked, before dropping sensual opener Together. Featuring AlunaGeorge, the track is one of many aural gems that illuminate 99.9%: an album riddled with guest contributions from Anderson.Paak (Glowed Up), Vic Mensa (Drive Me Crazy) and Craig David (Got It Good) among others. The strength of this album is what drew the sold out crowd and punters lapped up every minute, from the bouncy Track Uno to the funky ode to excess, One Too Many. While 99.9% was the focus, some choice Flume and Chance the Rapper cuts crept into the set as well. There may have been no guest vocalists or session musicians aiding the talented producer to recreate his tracks in a live sense, but that didn’t matter. This was more than just a DJ set; this was a genre-blending celebration of all things worth wiggling your hips to. By Jack Pilven
Highlight: Having a mid-week boogie. Lowlight: People pushing in at the bar. Crowd Favourite: Got it Good.
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Gig Guide This Week Wednesday 2 Nov
Poor Pirates Launch feat. EEO and more
The Workers Club Poor Pirates, a Melbourne based lifestyle and clothing brand, are supporting the conservation and protection of Australian oceans and beaches by donating a percentage of all sales to Coast Care, a community volunteer group that actively cares for the marine environments that help to sustain our living. It’s set to be a night with some good tunes care of EEO, Colour Fires, Sam Van and more. It’s going down Wednesday November 2, entry is $10 with doors at 7pm.
Tram Cops
The Gasometer Jangle pop outfit Tram Cops are carrying on a slew of solid shows they’ve been playing over the past month, this time at The Gaso along on Wednesday November 2 with Daisy Chain, Georgia Smith, Eddy Dillon and Sophisticated Dingo. With a recent new single and debut EP out earlier this year, Tram Cops have plenty to share and you have plenty to sing along to. Doors are at 7pm.
Tanzer
The Grace Darling Hotel Tanzer brings her band of dreamboats to the Grace Darling basement for five weeks of weird, beautiful Wednesday night parties. The spooky underground cellar will be transformed into a twinkling alternate universe where you’ll be wooed by Tanzer’s newest cinematic epics, punky disco and strange Euro pop - as well as Melbourne’s most magical makers of music, dance, drag and wild performance art. This Wednesday November 2 sees Jaala (solo), Eilish Gilligan and James Andrews supporting. Doors are at 8.30pm with entry at a measly $8.
Get Psyched
The Evelyn Psychedelic rock vibes will be oozing out of the Evelyn Hotel this Wednesday November 2 as four up-and-coming local bands make their debut. The Dragoons, Chips Calipso, Phreesh? and Massacre of Smiles are set to make an impact in their combined show – Get Psyched. $5 entry, doors at 8pm.
Charles Jenkins
The Retreat You’re in for a special treat every Wednesday this November as The Retreat Hotel invites you to wine and dine with them, while listening to the chart topping musings of Charles Jenkins. With songs aplenty and an array of special guests, get down at 8:30pm for this free gig that is not to be missed.
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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Anicca - Feat: Matthias Schack-Arnott + Speak Percussion Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Jayson Gillham Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $45.00. Julien Wilson’s Beeforchicken 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. Marina Prior & Mark Vincent Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 1:00Pm. $69.95. Marina Prior & Mark Vincent Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $74.95. Monash Recitals Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. Nightingales In The Rose Garden - Feat: Saray Iluminado Northcote Town Hall, Northcote. 8:00pm. $18.50. Piano Bar Gray’s Piano World, Reservoir. 7:00pm. Sweet Beats - Feat: O’stranger-Tang Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5.00. Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. Wednesday Jazz Night - Feat: The Rookies The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. || (S) - Feat: ||:S:|| Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Animal Hands + Fortress Of Narzod + Junkyard Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00. Chasing Alice + Jeff Vader + The Mean Times Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Dom Kelly + Rathammock + Hugh Fuchsen Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Get Psyched - Feat: The Dragoons + Bath Ritual + More Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. Kaz Garaz + Toothbrush + Bosco Sash Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. Moonshifter + Onne + The Missing Piece Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. Poor Pirates Launch - Feat: Eeo + Colour Fires + Sam Van + More Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. Richie Ramone Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Rubix Radio On Kissfm Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Salmon For Breakfast - Feat: Kim Salmon Northcote Town Hall, Northcote. 7:00pm. $28.00. So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Tanzer + Jaala + Eilish Gilligan + James Andrews Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00. The Songroom - Feat: Harry Howard & Kate Lucas Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00. Tram Cops + Daisy Chain + Georgia Smith Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Buskers Stage Preston Fresh Hood Market, Preston. 6:00pm. Charles Jenkins Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Chris Smith + Lovers Of The Blackbird + Samyntha Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. Grandview Music - Aboriginal Artists Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:00pm. $15.00. Hailey Calvert + Coby Grant + Al Parkinson Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. Muddys Blues Roulette Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Open Mic Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. Open Mic Night Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. Open Mic Night Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Suzette Herft + Mitch Power + Suzanne Peterson Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. The Round Up - Feat: Alison Ferrier + The Yearlings + Charm Of Finches Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $19.00. Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Teresa Dixon + Beth Winter Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Thursday 3 Nov Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Backstage - Feat: Jesse Valach Solo + D.J. Barry Maxwell Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. Bad Manners Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $59.90. Batts + The Peeks + Angie Mcmahon Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15.00. Blood Orange + Edith Lane + Headphones Jones Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. Blue Moon + Great Places + The Dragoons + The Dorks Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Boadz Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $7.00. Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. Dead End + Plebs + Dead Planet 1984 + Yukumbabe Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Delta Goodrem Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $91.55. Denim Owl + Victory Lap Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Golden Sound + Karate Boogaloo + Laneous Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Good Lovin’ Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Have/Hold + Beloved Elk + Crusch Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Hentai Magi + Face Face + Reel Love + Crooked Space Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Max Mannix Djs Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Monsteria + Noir Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Music Matters Extravanga - Feat: Rya Park + Rough River + Masco Sound System Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $12.00. Oh Yay! Thursday Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Pigs Of The Roman Empire + True Detective + Yendo Bruuc Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Regurgitator + Jeremy Neale + The Burnt Sausages Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $40.00. Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Screamfeeder John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $18.00. Society Of Beggars Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Swampland Issue No 1 - Feat: Simona Castricum + Cool Sounds + More Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7.00. The Crookeds + Bond St Vandals + Maverick + Gee Seas Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. The Push Lunchtime Series Northcote High School, Northcote. 12:00pm. The Tropes + Weatherboards + Customer + Crop Top Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Tiaryn Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Your Local The Irish (Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 7:00pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Anicca - Feat: Matthias Schack-Arnott + Speak Percussion Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $60.00. Lillian Albazi Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. Melbourne Improvisers Collective Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Midnight Express - Feat: Stm Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00Pm. Neon City Pilot Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00. The Chopps Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. The Good Egg Thursdays - Feat: Henry Who + Tigerfunk + Lewis Cancut Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. The Sugarcanes + Dj Vince Peach + Dj Pierre Baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00Pm. $10.00. Timbalero Thursday La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. Vinyl Vixens - Feat: Djade + Kitchen Disco + Miss Gabrielle + Melo Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. Wagner In Paris Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. Xuefei Yang Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $50.00.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk All Our Exes Live In Texas Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $18.00. Archie Roach + Nancy Bates Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 7:00pm. $35.00. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Rosalind Park, Bendigo. 12:00Am. Buskers Stage Preston Fresh Hood Market, Preston. 6:00pm. Darebin Songwriters’ Guild 10Th Anniversary Spectacular - Feat: The Dixie Chooks + The Bad Hobbits + More Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. Lazy Eye 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Liahona + Allysha Joy Trio + Seavera Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8.00. Lorenzo & The Spaghetti Connection
Featured Gigs
The Tropes
The Yarra Hotel The Tropes play power pop and garage rock, with riffs, hooks and pop vocal melodies that never overstay their welcome. They’ll be playing Thursdays in November at The Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford. Joining them will be a long list of their/everyone’s favourite bands. This week they’ll be joined by Crop Top, Customer and Weatherboards. Entry is a rosy $5 with music kicking off at 8pm.
The Sugarcanes
Cherry Bar Soul In The Basement is back at Cherry Bar on Thursday November 3, with everyone’s favourite soul sweethearts The Sugarcanes. Brighten up your week in style when they take over AC/DC lane for one heck of a night. Doors at 8pm and entry is an even $10.
Hentai Magi
Old Bar Taking the stage at The Old Bar, Hentai Magi have returned to Melbourne with their moody retro noise-pop. Dance or wallow your way through the dark undertones and addictive beats that is Hentai Magi on Thursday November 3. Doors open from 7.30pm and there is an $8 entry fee.
Screamfeeder
The Curtin There’s still a while until the eighth album from Brisbane indie rock mainstays Screamfeeder drops in 2017, but luckily they’re putting on a show for the premiere of new single. Karen Trust Me is the band’s third new single since kicking things back into gear, and it’s clear they’ve managed to maintain their ‘90s charm while also injecting new life into their celebrated sound. Tickets are $20 with doors at 8pm Thursday November 3.
Passerine
Retreat Hotel With their distinctive vocal harmonies, crisp rhythms on the acoustic guitar and haunting voices of the dobro and violin, Passerine offer a fresh take on traditional folk and bluegrass music as well as a taste of their own original repertoire. Passerine are set to perform at the Retreat Hotel on Thursday November 3. Entry is free and doors are at 8:30pm.
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Gig Guide Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $5.00. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 9:30pm. Matt Walker & The Lost Ragas Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45Pm. Morning Melodies - Feat: Margaret Dennis: Leading Ladies Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 10:00Am. $17.00. Mr. Alford Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Open Mic Night Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Passerine Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Pugsley Buzzard Trio + Adam Duffy Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Songwriter Collective - Feat: Jess Hieser Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Stephen Pigram Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $28.00. The Bluegrass Stringfreaks Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Gin Club 2 Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Wilson & White Duo + Phisha Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Friday 4 Nov Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music #Squadgoals - Feat: Raleigh Williams + Jude Perl + Lisa Crawley Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Anicca - Feat: Matthias Schack-Arnott + Speak Percussion Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Chris Cody Coalition Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Dinner With Dragsolav - Feat: Tania Bosak & Friends + Hello Tut Tut Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $12.00. Empress Selections Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Global Safari - Feat: Dj Eddie Mac Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $60.00. Jet Set Fridays - Feat: Eddison + Sean Vagg Blue Diamond, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. Kashi Trathen Trio Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Ladyslug 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $10.00. Live Jazz - Feat: Various Artists The Green Goose, Malvern. 7:10Pm. Lyrebird Land + Enter The Jaguar The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Maya Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Mayfield The B.East, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Miss Colombia Monochromatic Northcote Town Hall, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00. Rachael Comte Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Rebecca Barnard Band Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Simply The Best - Feat: Party Girl Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $18.00. Sleazy Listening - Feat: Arks + Richard Kelly + Hysteric + K Hoop Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. The Boys Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Steve Magnusson Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. What The Funk Fridays Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Atomic Death Squad + Maniaxe + Counterattack + Drainlife + Primitive Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Barely Standing Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm. Big League + Furlong + Cut The Kite String Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Captain Spalding Customs House Hotel,
Williamstown. 9:30pm. Chasing Ghosts + Strickland + Brittle Bones Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Cub Sport + Edward R + Bec Sandridge Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Dada Ono Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $12.00. Daisy Chain + Dozeys + Castilles + Culte Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. Devil Electric + Don Fernando + A Basket Of Mammoths + The Cigarillos Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Drunk Mums + Dumb Punts + The Lesser Giants Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Einsteins Toyboys + Daryl Braithwaite Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $35.00. E^St + Alice Ivy. Bel Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00. Fall & Resist + Annihilist + Feast Of Crows + Ankl + Lethal Sound Division Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:30pm. $15.00. Hang Out - Feat: Donny & Friends Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. Hentai Magi + Negative Gear + H-Zed Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8.00. Hey Hey It’s Friday - Feat: Astro Boys Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00Pm. Hi-Tec Emotions + Cable Ties + Spike Fuck + Suss Cunts Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $9.20. I Forget Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 7:00pm. Kit Convict & Thee Terrible Two + Juliette Seizure & The Tremor-Dolls + Damn The Torpedoes + More Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. La Danse Macabre + Brunswick Massive Resident Djs Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00Pm. Legends Of Motorsport + Fraudband + Los Dominados Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $10.00. Linda Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill. 8:40Pm. $17.00. Merchand + Field + The Hight Drifters + Vimanablaster Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Metrik Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 11:00Pm. Mezz Live Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 5:30pm. Mojo Oil Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $12.25. Natalie Carolan Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $25.00. Odd Souls + Water Bear + Amber Isles Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. Oliver James Mock + The Teskey Brothers + Sam Lawrence + More Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. Public Bar Fridays - Feat: Chillers + Benfer Rhodes Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm. Rack Jones + Them Swoops + The Peeks Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:45Pm. Raised By Eagles Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.00. Redspencer + Bobby Brave Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Regurgitator Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $44.90. Rick Hart And The Sweet Addictions + Mat Black Band + Daniel Reeves Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. Sedulous Rouse + Anient + Moustache Ant + Rick Grimm’s Illa Turba Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Singing Lessons + Bad Guys + Desertions Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Society Of Beggars Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $10.00. Spotlight - Feat: Sisters Doll + Johnny Danger + Crying Sirens + More Saint Martins Place, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $20.00. Stu Thomas Paradox + Elephant Hide Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $10.00. The ‘64 Falcon Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. The Amy Winehouse Show St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $30.00. The Black Swamp + Never + Desert Kingdom Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. The Celibate Rifles Thornbury Theatre,
Thornbury. 7:30pm. $39.00. The Laurels + Lowtide + Lalic John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Lovely Days + Wesley Fuller + The Dead Heir Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. The Outdoor Type + Jess Locke + Baby Blue Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $13.30. The Richard Clapton Songbook Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $65.00. The Spheres Northcote Town Hall, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00. The Stiffys Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. The Stress Of Leisure + Gin Club 2 Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. The Wow City Movement + Dj Shadow Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 9:00pm. $9.00. Thee Cha Cha Chas + Black Strypes + Mannequin Death Squad Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. Tkay Maidza + Sable + Midas.Gold 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Twisted Willows Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Acoustic Avenue Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm. Andrew Roberts Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Rosalind Park, Bendigo. 12:00Am. Byzantine Blue + Tania Bosak Band + Hello Tut Tut Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Chris Wilson Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15Pm. Darebin Songwriters’ Guild - Feat: Dean Lombard + Fiona Claire + Christina Green + More Preston Fresh Hood Market, Preston. 6:00pm. Eleanor Mcevoy Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45Pm. Eleanor Mcevoy Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $23.00. Eugene Hideaway Bridges Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. $35.00. Gibberish Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Grandview Music - Aboriginal Artists Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:00pm. $15.00. Leah Flanagan + Suzannah Espie + Sean Mcmahon Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $15.00. Max Teakle & Friends Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. Mellow Mamas Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 5:00pm. $10.00. Music In The Village Reservoir Village, Reservoir. 11:00Am. Small Town Alien Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. Traditional Irish Music Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. U Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Zerafina Zara & Alleged Associates Smokehouse 101, Maidstone. 8:00pm.
Saturday 5 Nov Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Phebe Starr Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. 20/20 Venue Hop - Feat: Dianas + Tim
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Featured Gigs
The Stiffys
The Workers Club As part of a massive national 17 date tour, The Stiffys are celebrating their new EP Art Rock Two at The Workers Club this Friday November 4. Art Rock Two was recorded with ARIA nominated producer Steven Schram (Little Red, San Cisco, Loon Lake, Shihad) and follows up 2015’s critically acclaimed Art Rock One. Special guests include Sex Pills and Rad Island. Tickets are $15 with doors at 8pm.
New Slang
Arts Centre New Slang are back for the second last time in 2016, for an all age show run by The Push with Arts Centre Melbourne. This Friday November 4 sees silky smooth garage pop pioneer Jarrow, team up with Inn House and Plaza to deliver a snazzy show of quality tunes and banter. Tickets are $10 with the night kicking off at 6pm.
Odd Souls
Cherry Bar On Friday November 4 the gang down at Cherry Bar have got your electro indie sorted. Odd Souls are a killer three-piece from Melbourne, bringing together their eclectic music tastes. Supports are Water Bear and Amber Isles. Doors at 8pm and tickets are $13.
The Laurels
The Curtin It’s been four years since The Laurels released their critically acclaimed debut album Plains, now they’re back with their second release Sonicology. This Friday November 4 The Laurels celebrate the release of the record along with Lowtide and Lalić. Get down at 8pm with either a $12 pre sale ticket or be prepped to pay $15 on the door.
Mayfield
The B.EAST Fresh from releasing their debut single On the Ropes on 45” Vinyl, Mayfield are ready to hit the stage for two huge sets at The B.EAST this Friday November 4. This six piece band are front-runners of funk and soul music in Australia. Doors at 9:30pm.
Chores
The Reverence Hotel If you enjoy a combo of alternative 90’s, garage rock, power pop and psych, then join Chores, Claws & Organs, CAKEFIGHT and Hannah Fairlamb at the Reverence Hotel this Friday November 4. With an array of new music to be shown off, there’s a $10 entry fee and doors are at 8pm.
Atomic Death Squad
Brunswick Hotel There’s nothing better than a free gig, especially when it stars the metal stylings of Atomic Death Squad, Drain Life, Maniaxe, Primitive and CounterAttack! Get down to the Brunswick Hotel this Friday November 4 as die hard Grind/Death Metal band Drain Life say farewell. Doors open at 8pm. 38 BEAT.COM.AU
Gig Guide Richmond Group + Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie + More Various Venues, 2:00pm. Absolutely Live – The Doors Show Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill. 8:40Pm. $24.00. Bang - Feat: With Confidence + Harbours + Undercast Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00. Breve Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. Buried In Verona + Capture The Crown + Foxblood + Arkive Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $30.60. Cassette Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 7:00pm. Chappy & The My Left High Times Band Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Chasing Ghosts + Winfield + Trucks + The Rowelettes Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $12.00. Chores + Claws & Organs + Cakefight + Hannah Fairlamb Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. Columbus + Horror My Friend + Plts Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Crate Digger Record Fair Preston Fresh Hood Market, Preston. 12:00pm. Cub Sport (U18) Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $15.00. Edward R Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. Fortunes + Moon Holiday Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. Foxtrot + Brothers Goon + Shadow League + Suicide Tuesdays + Tim Hampshire Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Giants Of ’60S Us Folk/Rock/Pop Feat: The Substitutes Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $20.00. Harry Coulson Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Housewreckers Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. I Wanna Be Adored - Feat: Kids At Midnight Stone Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Inxsive Commercial Hotel (Sth Morang), Morang South. 8:00pm. Jericco + Qlaye Face + Rival Fire + Acolyte Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $15.00. Kodiak Galaxy + The New Pollution + Bob Harrow & Northland + Peter Lubulwa Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00Pm. $10.00. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00Pm. Little Murders + Golden Rail Lyrebird Lounge, Ripponlea. 8:30pm. Loobs + Junior Fiction + Overtime Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Lovision Launch + Spike Fuck + Dave O’con + Avoid Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. Mesa Cosa Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Mosé & The Family - Feat: Mose & The Family Belleville, Melbourne. 7:00pm. Naranafest - Feat: A.B. Original + Gawurra + Leah Flanagan + Yirrmal + More Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Grovedale. 11:00Pm. $40.00. Neeko Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. New Shoes Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. No Idea + Wolfpack + Dixon Cider + Ferocious Chode Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde + High Street Bells Choir Northcote Uniting Church, Northcote. 6:00pm. $20.00. Phantom Panda Power Wizard Master Smasher + Citrus Jam Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Prince Bowie Dance Party! Party - Feat: Geraldine Quinn + Dj Sean Whelan + More Preston Fresh Hood Market, Preston. 6:30pm. Rodeo Dirtbag + Vulgar Born + Breaking Kebabs Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $12.00. Ron S Peno & The Superstitions Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. $10.00. Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00Pm. She Fest 4 - Feat: Liquor Snatch + Mannequin Death Squad + Death Of
Art + More Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Spotting + Meter Men + Saint Saunas Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00. Suzannah Espie + Kerri Simpson + Alison Ferrier + Barb Waters Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $20.00. The Ancients Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:45Pm. The Band Who Knew Too Much Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. The Dandy Warhols Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $76.05. The Number 19’S + No Wave Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. The Patient + Australian Kingswood Factory + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $10.00. The Peptides The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Ruiner + Horsehunter + Watchtower + Bunyip Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. The Run Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $12.25. The Smokes Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Yard Apes + Juliet Seizure & The Tremor Dolls Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. Triumph Of Steel + Killamaine Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. Uncle Rudey + Deadly Are The Naked + Moon Units + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. Whole Lotta Zep Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Alárìíyá - Feat: Alariiya 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00. All Day Fritz Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm. $5.00. Anicca - Feat: Matthias Schack-Arnott + Speak Percussion Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Anicca - Feat: Matthias Schack-Arnott + Speak Percussion Arts House, North Melbourne. 2:00pm. $25.00. Avi Avital Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $68.00. Cheap Frills Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 5:00pm. $5.00. Dj Dustin Mcclean Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Hetty Kate Quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $60.00. Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. $60.00. Jacqueline Gawler’s America Du Sol Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. Josh Cohen School Of Music Staff Recital Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $45.00. Louisa Rankin Quintet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Melbourne Tango Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $25.00. Melody Moon + Tim’s Myth Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. $10.00. Norah Jones Tribute - Feat: Georgie Aue Band Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Olivia Chindamo Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Opa! Bato Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 8:30pm. $10.00. Piano Orchestra Gray’s Piano World, Reservoir. 4:00pm. Roger Clark Quartet + Ian Hellings Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Sex On Toast + Horns Of Leroy + Jess Fairlie Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.00. Shannon Barnett Quartet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00. Soul A-Go-Go Bella Union Bar, Carlton.
9:00pm. $10.00. Southbound Tram + Los Pauncheros + Mat Black Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk All Our Exes Live In Texas + Mojo Juju + Womanz Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20.00. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Rosalind Park, Bendigo. 12:00Am. Davies West Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. Delsinki Records + Brooke Taylor Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Gordon Holland + Jms Harrison Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. Graeme James Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $13.30. Grandview Music - Aboriginal Artists Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:00pm. $15.00. Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm. Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. Matt Glass & Loose Cannons Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Matt Joe Gow + Amarillo Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.00. Paulie Bignell + Stephen Kennedy Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm. The Guitar Cases Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. The Mystic Tip Rats Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. Tobias + Miller Jukes Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Tracy Mcneil & The Good Life + The Stetson Family Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $20.00. Waz E James Band Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
Sunday 6 Nov Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers 69 Love Songs Tribute Wesley Anne, Northcote. 2:00pm. $15.00. A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Alyce Platt & The Fish Shop Collective Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. $17.85. Bayside + Young Lions + Far Away Stables + The Playbook + The Valley Ends Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $44.00. Beergarden Djs Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. Bitch Diesel + Time For Dreams + Spreads + Palm Springs Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Celebrating The Songs Of Grant Mclennan 303, Northcote. 5:30pm. $10.00. Chasing Alice + Enter Archadia + The Mean Times Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Cool Sounds + Jade Imagine + Pregnancy + Jamesy Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $10.00. Darebin Music Feast Closing Party Feat: Teeny Tiny Stevies + Tessa Waters’ How To Be A Rock Star Preston Market, Preston. 11:00Am.
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Coming Soon The Garbage and the Flowers
The Grace Darling Hotel Sydney based The Garbage and the Flowers came out of Sonic Youth-drenched Wellington, New Zealand in the early nineties, and now they’re here in Melbourne, playing The Grace Darling this Sunday November 6 with Terry and Heavy Epic. It’s a nice and early afternoon show with doors at 2.30pm. To sweeten the deal, entry is free.
The New Orleans Funk Factory
The B.EAST Taking brass to a new level, The New Orleans Funk Factory featuring New Orleans inspired Horns of Leroy are bound to bring The B.EAST to life the first Sunday of every month. On Sunday November 6 they will be supplying their hip swinging tunes, kicking off for free from 1.30pm.
Punk Rock Vs. Kid Cancer
Brunswick Hotel What’s better than spending your Sunday evening raising some money for Children’s Cancer Research? Get down to the Brunswick Hotel Sunday November 6 for some epic punk rock, with all donations on entry going straight to the cause. The night boasts bands such as Keggin, Rick and the Dippers and more. Doors are at 4pm and a nifty donation is required upon entry.
Mundane Mondays
The Old Bar Another week and another weekend gone far too quickly, but at least The Old Bar can always guarantee a top notch quality Monday evening to lift your spirits. This Monday November 7 sees electronic-pop wonder Waterfall Person do her thing, along with experimental psych-pop artist, Blyolk and some lush psych from Pup Tentacle. Doors are at 8pm with entry for just $5.
Travis Bowlin
Retreat Hotel With a true understanding of heartache and happiness, Travis Bowlin and his soul, rocky, but smooth blues voice is set to perform at the Retreat Hotel in Brunswick on Monday November 7. Come down at 8:30pm for a performance filled with raw emotion. Entry is free.
Also Dragons
Open Studio Also, Dragons are a chaotic party-garage outfit of funky, genre-bending musicians. They’ve been known to sink into deep jazz spasms, to sweep mellow psych, sophisticated soul, slip-slop hip-hop, elusive prog-rock and divulge in some frenzied onstage antics. They’ll be teaming up with Bonewoman this Tuesday November 8 at Open Studio for a party of their own kind. Doors are at 7pm.
Shewolf
Cherry Bar The tough as nails rock outfit Shewolf are chomping their way through a residency at Cherry Bar, giving punters a fair dose of spicy, all-girl goodness. Head on down AC/DC Lane on Tuesday November 8 to suss it out for yourself. Doors at 8pm and entry is free.
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Boy & Bear Regent Theatre, Ballarat November 9, Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo November 10, Costa Hall, Geelong November 11 Schoolboy Q Festival Hall November 9 Jamatar The Workers Club November 10 Melbourne Music Week November 11 – November 19, Various Venues Shihad Sooki Lounge November 11, State Library November 14 Saviour The Workers Club November 11, Phoenix Youth Centre November 12 (Aa) Shining Bird The Gasometer November 11 Laura Jean Northcote Social Club November 11 Deftones Festival Hall November 11 Destroyer 666 Max Watt’s November 11 Olympia Howler November 12 Sticky Fingers Festival Hall November 12 Citizen Corner Hotel November 12, Arrow On Swanston November 13 Dan Sultan 170 Russell November 13 The Drones + My Disco Melbourne Town Hall 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 Zola Jesus Melbourne Recital Centre November 14 Music Victoria Awards After Party Feat. Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope, Tash Sultana And More 170 Russell November 16 Robert Forster The Gasometer Hotel November 17 Strawberry Fields Feat. Max Graef, George Fitzgerald, Henry Saiz And More Tocumwal, New South Wales November 17 – 20 Northlane Corner Hotel November 17 The Rubens Republica November 17, The Emerson Hotel November 20 Thundamentals The Croxton November 18 Superheist Max Watt’s November 18 The Monkeywrench The Tote November 18 Commongrounds Music Festival Feat. Dallas Frasca, The Deans, Sugar Fed Lepards And More November 18 – 20 Ben Lee Caravan Music Club November 18 Disturbed Margaret Court Arena November 18 Dope Lemon 170 Russell November 18 Dylan Joel Prince Bandroom November 18 High Tension Cherry Bar November 19 Kingswood Howler November 19 Jimmy Barnes Regent Theatre November 19 The Peep Tempel Corner Hotel November 19 Carl Cox, Eric Powell & De La Soul’s Mobile Disco Albert Park Golf Course November 19 Bree Tranter Toff In Town November 20 Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen St Michael’s Uniting Church November 23 Band Of Skulls The Croxton November 24 The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Caravan Music Club November 24 Eilen Jewell The Corner November 24 Earthcore Pyalong November 24 – 28 Abbe May Northcote Social Club November 24 Garbage Regent Theatre November 24 The Troggs The Tote November 25 Mat Anderson Memo Music Hall November 25 Paradise Music Festival Feat. Friendships, Rainbow Chan, Holy Balm,
Gold Class, Pearls And More Lake Mountain Alpine Resort November 25 –27 Ne Obliviscaris 170 Russell November 25 Josh Rennie-Hynes The Spotted Mallard November 25 Nelly, Tlc, 112, Mya & More Hisense Arena November 25 Rodriguez The Plenary November 25 Queenscliff Music Festival Feat. Killing Heidi, Liz Stringer, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen And More Queenscliff November 25 – 27 Birds Of Tokyo The Croxton November 26 Gizzfest 2016 Feat King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Pond, White Fence, Mild High Club And More Coburg Velodrome November 26 Ezekiel Ox Northcote Social Club November 26 The Troggs The Palms At Crown November 26 The Cult Festival Hall November 26 Missy Higgins The Plenary November 27 Basshunter 170 Russell November 27, 28 Jeremy Loops Howler November 27 Jimmy Barnes Werribee Park November 27 Angel Olsen The Corner Hotel November 28, The Croxton November 29 The Tallest Man On Earth Melbourne Recital Centre November 30, December 1 Dallas Frasca Sooki Lounge December 1, Northcote Social Club December 9 Gold Member The Workers Club December 1 Totally Mild, Gabriella Cohen, Ferla The Gasometer December 1 BOOM CRASH OPERA Chelsea Heights December 2, With James Reyne, Flying Saucer Club December 16 Bell X1 Prince Bandroom December 2 Progfest Feat. Caligula’s Horse, Circles, Chaos Divine, We Lost The Sea And More The Corner December 3 Hardfest Feat. Zeds Dead, Gta, Destructo Royal Randwick Racecourse December 3 Raised Fist Max Watt’s December 3 The Used 170 Russell December 5, 6 Japandroids The Tote December 6 Sheila E 170 Russell December 7 The Monkees Palais Theatre December 7 Steve Poltz Sooki Lounge December 8, Spotted Mallard December 9, Caravan Club December 10, Memo Music Hall December 11 Cass Mccombs Melbourne Recital Centre December 8 Tortoise The Croxton December 8 Dungen Corner Hotel December 8 Baroness Prince Bandroom December 9 Badbadnotgood Corner Hotel December 9 Coldplay Etihad Stadium December 9 Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes The Reverence Hotel December 9 Meredith Music Festival Feat. Peaches, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Badbadnotgood And More Meredith December 9 –11 Pleasure Garden Feat. The Cat Empire, Dub Fx, Blue King Brown And More Catani Gardens, St Kilda December 10 Anti-Flag Max Watt’s December 10 Culture Club Myer Music Bowl December 11 Sheer Mag The Tote December 11 Boyce Avenue Palais Theatre December 11 Peaches 170 Russell December 11, 13
A Day To Remember Festival Hall December 14 Flume Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 15 Lanks The Curtin December 16 XYLOURIS WHITE Melbourne Recital Centre December 17 Camp Cope Northcote Social Club December 17 Dz Deathrays The Croxton December 17 Remi Howler December 17 Off The Grid Festival Feat. No Zu, Andras, Tako And More Acca Forecourt December 21 DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV The Corner December 22 Even The Corner Hotel December 22 Mick Thomas & The Roving Comission The Croxton December 23 Julia Jacklin Howler December 24 Falls Festival Feat. Childish Gambino And More Various Venues December 28 – January 8 Beyond The Valley Festival Feat. Chance The Rapper, Ali Barter, Ecca Vandal, Audiojack And More Lardner Park, Warragul December 28 – January 1 Freedom Time Feat. Theo Parrish, Tako, Andras Fox, Millu, Prequel And More Coburg Velodrome January 1 Nye On The Hill Feat. The Preatures, Pierce Brothers, Tash Sultana, Camp Cope And More South Gippsland December 30 – January 1 New Year’s Evie Feat Jazz Party, Dorsal Fins, Whipper, Totally Mild, Spike Fuck And More Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook December 31 – January 2 Let Them Eat Cake Feat. Alex Niggemann, Cut Chemist, Dusky And More Werribee Park January 1 Catfish And The Bottlemen 170 Russell January 3, 4 The Avalanches Melbourne Town Hall January 3, 4 Chance The Rapper Festival Hall January 4 Parquet Courts Shimmerlands, Melbourne University January 5 Bring Me The Horizon Margaret Court Arena February 5, 6 Lemaitre Howler January 5 Jamie T The Croxton January 5 Mø 170 Russell January 5 Lake Street Drive Howler January 6 Grouplove Melbourne Town Hall January 6 Alunageorge The Corner January 6 Modern Baseball 170 Russell January 6 Ry X Northcote Social Club January 7 THE NAKED AND FAMOUS 170 Russell January 8 Halestorm The Corner Hotel January 10 Everytime I Die 170 Russell January 11, Arrow On Swanston (Aa) January 12 Half Moon Run Corner Hotel January 12 Moose Blood The Evelyn January 12, 13 Tim Finn Arts Centre Melbourne January 13 - 15 Ed Kuepper Howler January 14 So Frenchy So Chic In The Park Feat. Deluxe, The Limiñanas, Bertrand Belin And Nouvelle Vague Werribee Park Mansion January 15 Alexisonfire Festival Hall January 17 Dinosaur Jr The Croxton January 20
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“..we’re in among a group of shops, it’s quiet and people can come in and go without being noticed... artists can come in here and disappear for a couple of days without worry,”
Expanding its potential, Salt Studios is far from just an artist production and engineering specialist. A recent refurbishment and broadening of operations sees the East Brighton studio a jack-of-all-trades and a master of each one. The studio’s capacity extends beyond artist and band recording and production ±lik e many businesses of the digital ilk, it’s supplying to the growing demand of online content today’s businesses seek. In a world of online media, content is king, and demand is high. Studio manager, Dylan Boyd talks us through the latest refurbishments, tech upgrades and the expansions in operations the studio has undergone recently. “We’re increasing the scope of what we can do here, because one of the hardest things for most studios these days is to make a living just doing one thing,” he says. “We’re catering to companies that really want that continuous flow of content for their businesses.” It’s towards this corporate online multimedia environment that Boyd says the studio has widened its focus, and the benefits have paid off, “We’ve almost doubled our workload from what we were doing 12 months ago.” The recent refurbishments have included a fresh coat of paint and replacing the acoustic baffling with brand new insulation, “It’s really good for voiceovers, it’s a really tight sounding room. We can brighten it up if need be by taking some of the baffles out; it really comes in handy,” says Boyd. On the topic of the studios, many talents and
capabilities, Boyd steers the conversation to what he considers, “The heart of the studio.” Salt Studio’s pride and joy lies within the newly restored Amek Hendrix Vintage Console, designed by Rupert Neve. The restoration includes new bus switching, upgrading the preamps with discrete retrofitted boards from the UK, re-capping of every channel, new EQ matrixes and new OP-amps. “The Amek Hendrix was basically designed by Rupert Neve after he sold Neve, he went on board with Amek to construct a modular console, because every strip can be taken out individually. What it means is, you can tweak each channel individually without needing to pull out the whole console, you can pull out one strip at a time. And that’s very reminiscent of what Neve was about in general. It sounds fantastic, it’s definitely the key attribute of the studio.” With all the care and attention to detail Boyd and Co. instill into the enterprise, it’s no doubt that since its establishment in 2001, the studio has been graced by some of this country’s finest. Over the years, the list of talent that has walked through the doors is up there with some of the best, including but not limited to visits from Tim Rogers, Paul Dempsey,
Beat’s Guide to NaranaFest
What’s on? NaranaFest’s handpicked lineup features some of Australia’s brightest rising stars and will once again traverse some eclectic, genre spanning territory including rock, blues and roots, hip hop and everything else. Narana’s Boomerang stage will host the likes of headlining hip hop artists A.B. Original (Briggs
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& Trials), Gawurra, Leah Flanagan, Yirrmal, Karl S. Williams, Benny Walker, Emily Wurramara, The New Savages and Deadly Duo. Everyone is encouraged to bring deckchairs and picnic rugs to relax while enjoying the sights and sounds of these talented artists. Traditional Cultural dance performances return with crowd favourites One Connexion, as well as True Culture. Both groups are sure to get festival goers up and moving with their interactive and highly engaging performances. There will also be a major art exhibition in the Gallery, Songlines on the big screen, arts and crafts activities for kids, food trucks, market stalls, and Café Narana will be serving up its popular festival menu with Indigenous flavours.
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For further details, bookings and enquiries, contact Salt Studios on 9592 4233. You can find them at 766A Hawthorn Rd, Brighton East.
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The Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre is well known for engaging the community, and welcomes the return of NaranaFest – a family friendly festival showcasing Indigenous culture, music and art happening in Geelong. Beat have put together a guide for those who want to see what it’s all about. How to get there Located on Torquay Road in Grovedale, there are a few options to take you on your travels. If you’re coming from Melbourne, a road trip down the freeway and Surf Coast highway is the best option. There is onsite parking available, but this is limited. Otherwise a ride on the V/Line is a pretty convenient option with Marshall Station just down the road. Visit the website to find out information on departure times (www.vline.com.au).
Birds Of Tokyo, Pseudo Echo, Ceres, even rapper Allday. “Because we are off the beaten track, and we’re in among a group of shops, it’s quiet and people can come in and go without being noticed. We like the fact that artists can come in here and disappear for a couple of days without worry,” he says. A testament to the studio’s ability to lust for expansion and growth is its eight-week internship program. The new program has been designed as a leg up to industry up and comers, and as Boyd says, is the studios gift back to the community from which it has prospered. “In this industry in particular, the old adage is true, there aren’t a lot of jobs out there, but there’s a lot of work. The idea of our internship is that someone who may not have a lot of practical experience can come in here and get their hands dirty and get really familiar with a studio environment. We also invite interns to create a business plan, and we work with them on that ± to look at themselves as a business. “It’s about getting us out there as well, but it’s also about giving something back to the new up and comers, because these are the people that are going to be taking over from us when we’re long gone.”
Gawurra Stanley Gawurra Gaykamangu is a Yolngu performer hailing from Arnhem Land. Singing in the Gupapuyngu language, Gawurra’s deeply resonant voice and musical sensitivity has captivated his audiences through his blend of traditional and contemporary songs. His debut album Ratja Yaliyali landed him awards for Album of the Year and New Talent of the Year at the 2016 National Indigenous Music Awards. Emily Wurramara A prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano and ukulele, Emily Wurramara has been writing songs since she was six. Wurramara sings in both English and Anindilyakwa, the traditional language of her home on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. She has become a seasoned performer who has taken her music around the country and abroad with show and festival appearances in Sweden and France. Leah Flanagan Leah Flanagan is a singer/songwriter (and sometime saltwater ukulele whisperer) from Darwin, with Italian, Aboriginal and Irish heritage. As well as a solo career, she’s also toured with the Black Arm Band and performed with John Cale, Ricki-Lee Jones, Sinead O’Connor, Gurrumul and Dan Sultan. Flanagan’s smoky voice is given full flight with her intuitive backing band from the Sydney music scene.
NaranaFest will take place at Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Grovedale on Saturday November 5. For more information visit the website at www.narana.com. au/naranafest-2016.
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