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News King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

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Locks in 17 more bands With less than three weeks before King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Gizzfest hits Melbourne, the festival has announced a slew of new acts to spice up the lineup even further. The newly announced bands include Guided Group Meditation with Dinner, Emma Russack, GUM, Bitch Diesel, Tim Presley, Palm Springs, Crepes, Stu Mackenzie, Dreamin’ Wild, Hierophants, Tommy T & The Classical Mishaps, Spotting, Cereal Killer, Greta Now, School Damage, Waterfall Person and Parsnip. They’ll be joining the previously announced lineup of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Pond, White Fence, Mild High Club, Dinner, Boulevards, The Murlocs, Stonefield, Orb and Jaala. Gizzfest will light up Coburg Velodrome on Saturday November 26. Tickets via Oztix.

Katy Steele

HÆLOS

In support of her long-awaited debut album, Katy Steele will be stopping by Melbourne as she unfurls her new material to the world. Sonically adventurous and bold, fusing gospel-like vocals with fractured, glitch-ridden electro-pop production, Human marks a refreshing and timely presence within the pop music landscape. It will be her first tour since completing a lap of the country in support of her groundbreaking single Where’s The Laughter earlier this year. Katy Steele will play the Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 11. Tickets available online.

HÆLOS will be coming our way on their maiden voyage Down Under. After a massive year touring their debut album Full Circle all over the US and Europe, HÆLOS played some of the world’s biggest festival stages (Leeds, Reading, Coachella and Lollapalooza), and went on to perform a staggering 11 shows at SXSW. This success resulted in Full Circle reaching #1 on the UK iTunes electronic charts. They’ll be joined by special guests Yeo and Christopher Port when they play Howler on Wednesday January 4. Tickets via Secret Sounds.

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Thrash, Blast and Grind Festival Announces heavy-hitting lineup

This summer will see the debut of the Thrash, Blast and Grind Fest, kicking off around Australia and New Zealand throughout February 2017. The lineup promises Australia’s own bastard sons of grind King Parrot as the headliners, Tasmanics Psycroptic as direct support, and alongside them are US heavyweight death/thrash giants Revocation, Melbourne slam-gore-grind merchants Whoretopsy, and Sydney’s rising stars Black Rheno. In addition, there will be a local band in each city to open up the madness. Thrash, Blast and Grind Festival will take place Friday February 17 at Max Watts. Tickets available now via Direct Touring.

Reveal Melbourne show

The Troggs

Add more shows due to popular demand British rock legends The Troggs are set to take the stage once more, adding another two Melbourne dates to their already loaded touring schedule. The group are heading out on their 50th-anniversary tour, set to unleash a slew of their greatest hits live on stage including Wild Thing, Love Is All Around and more. They’ll hit Cherry Bar on Wednesday November 30 and Caravan Music Club on Thursday December 1. Tickets are on sale now via Metropolis Touring.

The Smith Street Band Unleash tour date and new single

After a huge 2016, The Smith Street Band are refusing to relent - returning with their brand new single and a spritely tour to boot. Penned on the road whilst driving through America, Death To The Lads has crept into their live set and become an instant fan favourite with its call-to-arms chorus. They’ll play Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27 at the Corner Hotel.

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Jerry Seinfeld

Returns with stand-up tour of Australia Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be heading to Australia for a stand-up tour. The tour will be his first national appearances since 1998. Globally known and loved for his eponymous sitcom about nothing, Jerry Seinfeld’s career took off in 1981 after his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. He’ll play Hisense Arena on Sunday August 6, 2017. Tickets on sale via Ticketek from Monday November 14.

Mojo Burning

To bring fiery roadshow lineup to Melbourne See the best of Australia’s blues rock scene when Mojo Burning hustles them down to Victoria for the Mojo Roadshow series. The roots festival has announced two roadshows in Victoria ahead of the official festival date in Brisbane. The Melbourne show will feature the likes of explosive rockdogs The Ugly Kings, Hobo Magic, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Owen Campbell, and Grim Rhythm, with local thrashers Two Headed Dog and The Attention Seekers playing exclusively to Melbourne. The Mojo Roadshow will burn up the Bendigo Hotel on Saturday December 3 and then travel to The Shamrock Hotel, Echuca on Sunday December 4. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Son Little

Unveils solo tour Son Little (AKA Aaron Livingston) will be bringing his solo set across the country for a string of shows. It comes in the wake of his successful North American tour with Leon Bridges, as well as his acclaimed self-titled debut album. He’ll hit The Toff on Tuesday November 29.

Sounds of Africa Festival Announce 2016 event

Sounds of Africa is an interactive, family, community festival combining quality acts of African Artists including DJs, African Dance, West African Rhythmic Drumming, various performances, children’s workshops and will feature DJs such as Charly Templar, Chris Ng and more. This truly unique event has integrated African business partners, who will be supplying cultural food, drink, arts and crafts. Sounds of Africa takes place on Saturday November 26 and is hosted by CERES. Tickets available at the Sounds of Africa Festival website.

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Synthposium at SAE Institute Go learn something

SAE Institute present their second annual Synthposium on Monday 14 November. The Synthposium will include an all-day academic conference, followed by a series of evening workshops, vintage gear demonstrations and plenty of jamming. Guests will hear from leading synth academics and key note speakers Robin Fox and Les Craythorn. In addition, collectors and electronic music artists will be displaying a rare collection of synthesizers and other electronic music equipment from the 70s and early 80s. Synthposium takes place at SAE Melbourne. Tickets available online.

Kid Ink

Announces Melbourne Show LA-based rapper and producer Kid Ink is returning to Australia. Known as a frequent collaborator with Pusha T, Usher and Tinashe, Kid Ink first turned heads in 2012 with his independently released album, Up & Away. A producer since the age of 16, his current tour comes in the wake of his debut full-length, My Own Lane. He’ll play Prince Bandroom on Thursday February 23. Tickets via Live Nation.

We Lost The Sea Mark the end of an era

We Lost The Sea have announced a tight run of east coast shows to mark the end of an era. The tour follows on from their third LP, Departure Songs, and the first album since the loss of their lead singer and closest mate, Chris Torpy. The shows will mark the final time the group perform Departure Songs in its entirety and their last local shows before they head off to take over Europe while beginning to craft their next record. They’ll hit Northcote Social Club on Saturday January 14.

Babylon Festival

Reveals huge electronic lineup Meet Babylon - Victoria’s newest electronic festival featuring a world of music, art, mindfulness and community exploration. The music lineup focuses on techno, psytrance, deep house and experimental beats all surrounded by dedicated workshops centering on mindfulness and wellness - ranging from meditation to yoga. The festival will feature acts such as Claude VonStroke, Joris Voorn, Lee Burridge, Magda, Robag Wruhme, Speedy J and heaps more. It’s all going down in the Northern Grampians, enveloped by the Kara Kara National Park from Friday March 10 - Monday March 13. Tickets via Eventbrite. 10

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Neurosis

Unleash anniversary tour After celebrating their 30th anniversary last year, Neurosis are returning to our shores for more. The heavy music veterans are arriving in the wake of their acclaimed 11th studio album, Fire Within Fires. In their 30 years together, the California natives have been credited with influencing the likes of High On Fire, Yob and Mastodon. They’ll hit The Croxton on Saturday February 18. Tickets via Life Is Noise.

Frankie Cosmos

Announce Melbourne date New York City four-piece, Frankie Cosmos, are set to embark on their debut Australian tour touching down in Australia in March for Perth Festival before headlining shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Orbiting around the songwriting of 22-year-old Greta Kline, Frankie Cosmos mine the everyday banalities of youth and marry them to elegantly constructed, deeply relatable meandering alt-pop ditties. You can catch Frankie Cosmos at the Reverence Hotel on Friday March 3. Tickets on sale via Handsome Tours.

King Brothers

Make long-awaited return It’s been nine years since they last visited, but King Brothers are back with their raucous, heart-pumping live shows. A lot of things have happened since Australia last saw these Japanese rockers at Meredith in 2007: a seven-year hiatus, a new album in the works, a new drummer, and even an appearance at Gonerfest in the US. But the band will be back to remind their Aussie fans of their intense, blood-rushing live performance this month. Get ready to mosh with King Brothers Thursday November 24 at the Tote Hotel.

Ben Lee

Eleven albums in, Ben Lee is still kicking harder than ever - releasing his latest studio effort and heading out on a national tour to support it. His new album, Freedom, Love & the Recuperation of the Human Mind continues Lee’s trajectory of introspective, spiritually aware albums. Recorded between Laurel Canyon and Nashville, the record is bolstered with contributions from Grant Lee Phillips, Sara Watkins and Nick Gaffaney. He’ll play The Caravan Music Club on Friday November 18.

American DJ and house music producer Marc Kinchen has debuted his new single, My Love 4 U, followed up with an Australian tour. The release of My Love 4 U closes a jampacked summer season for MK, who has appeared on the festival stages of Parklife, Creamfields and Tomorrowland, as well as a limited Area10 summer residency at world-famous club venue, Pacha, in Ibiza. MK will be partying in Melbourne Thursday November 17 at Brown Alley. Stay tuned for ticket releases.

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Return with new single and show After a three-year hiatus, PVT are officially throwing themselves back into the fray. Announcing a homecoming tour, the group have also returned with a new track and video for Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend. Capping it off, PVT will be releasing their forthcoming album, New Spirit, early next year. They will play NGV as part of their Friday night series on Friday February 24.

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What Is The Value Of Australian Music Export?

At a time when Australian acts are bombarding the world stage, the first study will be done to determine the economic and cultural value of Australian music export. It’ll be a collaboration between the music industry and academics from the University of Newcastle and Monash University. It’ll be completed over three years funded by the Australian Research Council, APRA AMCOS and the Australia Council for the Arts. Not only will the results be useful for the industry to know but will also be useful to source government and corporate investment. APRA AMCOS head of member Services, Dean Ormston, points out, “With the right investment, Australia could set its sights on becoming a net music exporter. This research will seek to provide evidence of the far-reaching economic and cultural benefits generated by Australian music export.” Australia Council for the Arts’ director of music, Paul Mason, says the research will demonstrate the impact of cultural funding on music export: “The project will deliver empirical results that can be used by government and industry to plan and support the Australian music sector well into the future.”

Taylor Beats Adele As Highest Paid Woman In Music

Taylor Swift has become the highest-paid woman in music. According to US business magazine Forbes, Tay-Tay earned US$170 million from June 2015 to June 2016. Adele was second with $80.5 million, and Madonna third with $76.5 million. The rest of the top ten were Rihanna ($75m), Beyonce ($54m), last year’s winner Katy Perry in sixth place ($41m) Jennifer Lopez ($39.5m), Britney Spears ($30.5m), Shania Twain ($27.5m) and Celine Dion $(27m).

Flume, Adams, Make Spotify’s Under 25 List

Flume made it to #10 in Spotify’s global 25 most influential names under the age of 25 while rising pop singer Joel Adams was at #16. The list, headed by Shawn Mendes, also included Ariana Grande, Chance The Rapper, Justin Bieber, Martin Garrix, Demi Lovato, Glass Animals, Selena Gomez, Fifth Harmony, DNCE and Kelsea Ballerini.

Smith Street Band Sets Up Label

Melbourne’s DIYers The Smith Street Band have set up their own record label, Pool House Records in partnership with Remote Control Records. Inspired by Remote Control and Poison City (whose founder Andy Hayden they cite as a mentor), the idea is to make the band even more independent, and to help friends in other bands. Pool House takes its name from their Footscray headquarters where many of their videos were shot. Their first label release is single Death To The Lads.

Promoter Chugg Supports Road Crews

The Australian Road Crew Association has landed another benefactor. Michael Chugg’s company Chugg Entertainment is the first promoter to donate five cents per ticket sold at its shows. This follows Air Supply donating proceeds from their tour this year. ARCA’s mission to raise money for road crews in distress has no government funding, and is working with Support Act Ltd.

Masters Of Sgt. Pepper Panel Confirmed

A few months ago, this column was asked to suss out if there was public interest in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Yes there was enough, for promoter Brendan Pearse of Triple A Events to confirm two nights Friday February 24 and Saturday February 25 at Planetshakers in Southbank. Engineers Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush who worked on the game-changing album are in a panel discussion with journalist Alan Howe, an acoustic performance from Davey Lane, an audience Q&A session moderated by Leo Sayer, and memorabilia for sale. Tickets from Showbiztickets.com.au.

More Charts For TMN

Australian music trade publication The Music Network has launched a new ross-platform music chart and hit predictor. The new Australian Singles Report is the first in Australia to combine radio and streaming plays, digital sales and video plays, while the service also analyses predictive data from streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and Shazam to predict future hits. Publisher Mark Dalgleish said: “Charts data is useful for identifying trends and making decisions on when and where to release or play a single, book a tour, or focus marketing.”

Lifelines Ill: Michael Bublé is putting his career on hold to look after his three-year-old son Noah who is diagnosed with cancer. Engaged: Tour manager Luke ‘Boo’ Johnston proposed to publicist Cat Clarke on stage during Mariachi El Bronx’s set at the Gasometer in Melbourne. In Court: Alien Ant Farm’s guitarist pleads guilty to assaulting a fan in Chester, England. In Court: Billy Corgan lost a legal battle to take over TNA Wrestling, which he is now president of, from its major shareholder. Sued: DJ Steve Angello by New York DJ/producer Junior Sanchez who says he was offered 5% of Size Records and

$3,000 a month in 2008. He worked there as a business development exec and says he never got paid. Died: Former Black Crowes keyboardist Eddie Harsch, at 59, cause unknown. Died: US country songwriter Claude “Curly” Putman, 86. His best known songs were The Green, Green Grass of Home (Tom Jones), D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy Wynette) and He Stopped Loving Her Today (George Jones). Died: Justin Nichol, founder of Zed Vegas Bookings agency and mentor to West Sydney hardcore bands, cause unknown. Died: US jazz bassist Bob Cranshaw, 83, most known for time with Sonny Rollins. Died: French electronic music pioneer

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s A Day On The Green winery series set to go to a third country, after Australia and New Zealand? We hear discussions are on. Have the Country Music Awards erased the Beyonce and Dixie Chicks duet of Daddy Lessons during the country music awards after racist comments were posted on their website? One comment about Beyonce was “That’s right folks. Beyonce performed at the CMAs last night & is on a mission to take country music away from us, hardworking white people.” The Brisbane Courier Mail asks, is there any correlation between Jessica Origliasso slamming Nova presenter Susie O’Neilland as a “fucking moron” over an on-air discussion about shark culling, and the fact the station is only playing The Veronicas’ new single On Your Side between 10pm and 5am? Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s band Vimic will tour Australia in the first half of next year. Melbourne band Dream On Dreamer have overcome a disaster on their current European tour. Just before their Milan show, someone broke into their van and stole belongings, gear and, worse of all, their passports. They were stranded in Milan and forced to cancel three shows. But fans rallied around, and with a crowd-funding campaign raising $7819 they were able to get replacement passports and pick up the tour in Prague. 5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live world tour, which covered four continents during an eight month span in 2016, grossed US$39 million after selling 743,906 tickets from 102 shows. Just weeks after lamenting it was no more, Maitreya Festival announced on Facebook, organisers “feel we must dance again” in 2017 ± as two other festivals Babylon and Pitch plan to stage at its (former?) site in March. Maitreya still reportedly owes 1800 ticket holders for the 2016 event which was axed by council due to lack of paperwork. In September, promoters tried to hold a free show for 2016 ticket holders but were trumped by council. In Geelong’s first radio survey of 2016, Krock was the most listened to station, and dominated the 25-39 age group and tied with triple j for the 18-24 demo. Bay FM was #1 with the 40-54s. Krock and Bay are owned by Grant Broadcasters and together have 18.5% of the market. Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack and his wife Juliet Simms were reportedly involved in an on-flight altercation which ended up with her being taken away by the FBI. The next Muse album might be acoustic, they hint. According to online bookies, Jessica Mauboy is the $5 favourite to represent Australia in next May’s Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. Delta Goodrem is at $7 and The Veronicas at $7.50. Flume is way down at $12, Empire of the Sun at $12, and AC/DC, John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes at the bottom at $101.

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Comedy George’s Bar The Summer Of George is so close, comedy lovers can almost taste it. This week check out Mike Goldstein guiding the evening through the likes of Claire Hagan, Tessa Ryan, Perri Cassie, Firdi Billimoria, Geoff Setty and more as well as the next two competitors of the Are You ‘Funnier Than George’ competition. Thursday November 10 at George’s Bar on 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.

Little Dum Dum Club One of Australia’s most popular comedy podcasts is doing a double live show this Saturday. Tommy Dassalo and Karl Chandler host a tonne of big name, hilarious guests as they record two episodes in front of a live audience. Previous live guests have included Hamish Blake, Dave Hughes, Wil Anderson, Adam Hills, Fiona O’Loughlin, Ronny Chieng, and heaps more. Who knows who’ll they’ll have this week? It’s all happening this Saturday November 12 at 6.30pm at the European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, CBD.

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Now running at MTC Shaun Micallef and Francis Greenslade star as the famously mismatched duo in The Odd Couple, directed by comedy specialist Peter Houghton. In Neil Simon’s unforgettable play, opposites attract in the most hilarious way when the grouchy slob Oscar Madison and the meticulous neat-freak Felix Ungar find themselves living under the same roof. Tickets are already selling fast in what’s shaping up to be a season highlight for MTC. Catch it up to Saturday December 17.

Blaque Showgirls

Opens at Malthouse Theatre Blaque Showgirls is not your standard sexploitation story. Ginny is a whiteskinned ‘blaque’ girl who dreams of becoming the best Aboriginal dancer in the glitzy clubs of Brisvegas. Belittled by judges at her Blaque Showgirls audition, Ginny begins to doubt that she’ll ever perform her ‘Peking Emu’ on stage ± until the Asian hostess of Kum Den shows her there’s more than one way to make a buck out of cultural tourism. Opens Friday November 11 - Sunday December 4 at the Malthouse Theatre.

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Films from the great northern nation Boasting some of the finest works of film to come out of Russia, the Russian Resurrection Festival makes its way to Melbourne this week. Cinephiles can enjoy new release films and remastered classics as part of a 20th century retrospective. The biggest festival of its kind anywhere in the world (bar Russia, for obvious reasons) this year’s program is well worth a look. Thursday November 10 - Sunday November 20 at ACMI.

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What will surely go down in history as one of the most bizarre election campaigns in US history comes to a close this week, as the bloke from The Apprentice shows down against the first ever candidate to be embroiled in an FBI investigation. The Wheeler Centre will be hosting up-to-theminute coverage, bringing a panel of experts with them to recap the highs and lows of what’s been a weird as hell few months. Wednesday November 9 at Deakin Edge, Federation Square.

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Anton Chokhov’s Uncle Vanya comes to life in a new adaptation from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Barker, making its Australian premiere this week. In a fresh translation of a tried and tested classic, Baker employs her famed attention to detail and understanding of the idiosyncrasies of human behaviour to breathe new life into a play dealing with a familiar pursuit of happiness. Catch it at Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre from Tuesday

Austrian author Stefan Zweig was a cosmopolitan, a pacifist and a bonafide literary star. A contemporary of Freud, Dali and Theodore Herzl, he was, for a time, the most-translated writer in Europe. Foreseeing Europe’s decline at an early stage, Zweig left his native country in 1934, never to return from exile, recreated in this acclaimed drama from German director Maria Schrader. Saturday November 12 at Lido Cinemas.

Back by popular demand, Supersonic will screen once more as part of the BBC British Film Festival. From the Academy Award-winning producers of Amy, the film charts the meteoric rise to fame of lauded Britpop band Oasis, told in all its intense and volatile glory. The film also draws from rare and never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews. Watch it at The Astor Theatre on Saturday November 12.

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Boston punks Dropkick Murphys have announced their ninth full length album 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory will be released on the band’s own Born and Bred label on Friday January 6. I haven’t kept up with all of their releases, but their 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud was one of the first punk rock albums I ever owned and still gets regular listens on the home stereo. In the limitless world of band merchandising, SoCal veterans Descendents have announced the release of their own beer. Named Feel This, the beer is a coffee IPA by Mikkeller Brewery made with the band’s already released Hypercaffium Spazzinate coffee beans. Although it’s currently only to be released at beer festivals in the US, some quantities will be available on the Mikkeller Brewery website.

After an exceptionally busy 2016 that has seen The Smith Street Band spend most of the year playing headline shows across the world, including North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, the four-piece return with a brand new single, Death To The Lads. The single is the first taste of the The Smith Street Band’s fourth record, to be released in early 2017 via their own, newly established label Pool House Records. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27.

Long-running skate punks Pulley have announced the release of their first album since 2004’s Matters and first release since 2011 single The Long and the Short of It. Entitled No Change in the Weather, it’ll be released in January on Cyber Tracks. Newly formed supergroup Vanishing Life, featuring frontman Walter Schreifels (Quicksand/Rival Schools/ Gorilla Biscuits/Youth of Today) and Zach Blair (Rise Against), has announced the release of their debut LP. Entitled Surveillance, the record will be released on Friday November 16 via Dine Alone Records.

After another year touring all over the world, Australian fans are finally getting to see the nation’s leading progressive metal exports Ne Obliviscaris on home soil. It’s becoming an increasingly rare chance. Joining NeO are Germany’s The Ocean. Their headline tour of Australia in early 2015 included several sold out shows and their pairing with Ne Obliviscaris is surely going to have fans eager with heavy anticipation. Opening the tour on all dates will be Melbourne’s Jack The Stripper. See them at 170 Russell on Friday November 25.

DIY folk-punks Blackbird Raum have announced their upcoming EP, Never Mind the Ballads. Funny story, my old band Clowns played with Blackbird Raum in Seattle WA in early 2015. The night before, they played a house show with some friends of ours. We found out that the members of Blackbird Raum had taken offense to another band’s rendition of Ludacris’ 2001 hit Move Bitch (Get Out The Way). Apparently an apple was thrown and arguments ensued. Initially Blackbird Raum refused to play following this controversial performance, however eventually reconsidered. We ended up playing a great show with them at The Highline. They were friendly and I had to resist probing further into the details of the Seattle Apple Incident of 2015. True story.

Deftones scored their first ever Australian No.1 album with Gore last month, and are currently in the midst of a massive world tour. Gore is the result of a band that’s always been one step ahead of their alternative metal peers. They’ve spent their career battling on the front-line, always pushing ahead stylistically and crafting crushingly effective metal tracks whilst breaking new ground. See them with Karnivool and Voyager at Festival Hall on Friday November 11. Trivium are bringing us back to where it all began, with the re-release of their debut album Ember To Inferno, out Friday December 2. Included in the re-release is the special Ember To Inferno: Ab Initio deluxe edition, which includes 13 bonus tracks, in 2CD and 5LP formats. Ember To Inferno will also be available in black/orange marble vinyl, and also bundled with limited edition T-shirts and hoodies from Maniacs.

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PBS FM Top Ten 1. Let Love Rule, Archie Roach 2. The Unceremonious Junking of Me, Freya Josephine Hollick 3. Time is Golden, Big Smoke 4. OstWest, Automat 5. Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Yusuf Lateef 6. Live at the Old Bar, Bonnie Mercer and Steve Patrick 7. Kiss Your Face, Heart Beach 8. Late Nights and Heartbreak, Hannah Williams and the Affirmations 9. Canvas, Duke Hugh 10. Let’s Take A Trip, Tall Black Guy

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This Saturday November 12, the Underground Resistance DJ Assault Squad out of Detroit and SQL from Norway will blow the lid off My Aeon while they’re in the country for Strawberry Fields. My Aeon’s sound system is on point these days and with locals including Matt Radovich, ACM (Live) and Machete on board, techno doesn’t get much better. If cruisey house vibes is more your thing, Saturday also sees Amsterdam producer/DJ Robert Bergman playing Lost Weekend at Boney. Bergman’s been a constant on the Dekmantel lineup and in the Amsterdam club scene for the last few years, known for his huge eclectic music collection, so it should be a real good time. Melbourne Deepcast uploaded a fresh mix of his a few days ago so go check it out.

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In hospitality terms, the 10th year of a business often means the end ± however Hoo Haa bar is bridging the old and the new as they celebrate their 11th birthday and enter a renaissance milestone. Opened by Jason & Renee McConnell (Pastuso, San Telmo, Aviary) and Paul Kasteel (ex Morris Jones & Co), Hoo Haa was originally designed and built by the owners using recycled and reclaimed materials, serving as the first wave of the new kids who went on to transform the Windsor Bloc. While the original menu featured southern Italian dishes and wood fired pizzas, today’s iteration sees Kuku Mama serving up crowd favourites such as the cheeseburger dumpling from within the venue. That said, there’s no time to celebrate a new menu like a birthday, and Kuku Mama is bringing the goods with new Head Chef/Kuku Mama herself Amanda Loader, who has created a menu both

Melbourne Music Week starts this Friday November 11 and it’s a bountiful bouquet of events so large it won’t fit into any conventional vase. Running until Saturday November, it’s nine days blooming with over 100 events and branching out to 40 venues across the city. The happening party right out the front of Parliament House, Live at the Steps is on this Friday and is going to be the most entertaining thing that’ll ever happen there. There are performances from national treasures The Jungle Giants, Gretta Ray and Philly as well as a comedy set from the rowdy Aunty Donna.

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This Sunday sees audio-visual installation masters NONOTAK Studio hit the State Library as part of Signal, for Melbourne Music Week. If you haven’t sussed out their work, jump on YouTube ASAP. Comprised of illustrator Noemi Schipfer and architect/musician Takami Nakamoto, their installations create immersive, dreamlike environments that’ll bend your mind into another dimension. Along for the ride is Zen Paradox, Matt Radovich, the VICMOD modular synth ensembre and Dylab.

naughty and nice. New menu items on offer include lobster tail corn dogs with sriracha mayo, fried mozzarella cheese sticks with herradurra agave stawberry tacos, and crispy pork belly with miso caramel. There’s also plenty of options for those looking for healthy or vegan friendly meals ± sushi sandwiches or the delicious zucchini and soba noodle salad with wasabi croquette make for a perfect summer snack. In celebration of the birthday event, they’ll be serving drinks at 2005 prices from Tuesday November 8 until the party on Friday. The new and improved menu from Kuku Mama is backed by a polished new interior with dark leather seats, artisan fabric walls and a new full service outdoor bar, just in time for the warmer weather. Celebrating Hoo Haa’s 11th birthday at 105 Chapel Street, Windsor, open Tuesday to Sunday from 4pm onwards.

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Next week sees the huge Melbourne Music Week Live Music Safari go down on Thursday November 17. With a ton of rad gigs happening all across town it gets real hard to choose, but the Section 8 and Ferdydurke Zoo laneway party is always a safe bet this year featuring Black Milk, Yeo, Saatsuma and tons more. We’ve seen a lot of new events and festivals popping up in the lead-up to summer, the latest announcement being Good Island, from the minds behind Wondercore Island and Good Manners. It takes place in Melbourne on Saturday February 4 and Sunday February 5, promising to be an immersive arts and music festival running across four stages and two City of Melbourne venues. Interestingly, artists are all performing twice - one experimental and/or collaborative performance and one traditional performance. Full line up is announced Thursday November 10. 20 BEAT.COM.AU

Other events include an audio visual display documenting unique Australian female talent over the last five decades and a special concerto from Melbourne composers Geoff Nees and J David Franzke accompanied by a lightshow from Bluebottle. There’s also a whole bunch of workshops for really cool things like professional choir coaching to building speakers and radios out of common recycled household items. Head to mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au to prepare your schedule. Dorsal Fins

Richmond’s most iconic music venue is just about to finish its long awaited rooftop makeover as The Corner announces that the substantial renovations will be completed on Friday November 11. The Corner’s Head Chef, Shannon Rice, has put together a new menu of premium pub food with a focus on shared dishes to complement the venue’s makeover. Comforting classics rub shoulders with delectable share dishes such as the whole smoked pork hock with apple and caraway slaw, pickles, mayo and mini milk buns; or the whole roasted eggplant with quark, lemon herb toasted almonds, house made flatbread and pomegranate molasses. The new late-night menu includes tasty bar bites and snacks that perfectly complement the front bar’s substantial beverage offering, including a luscious new wine list. Vegetarian options are also plentiful across all menus, including the roasted bloody beetroot salad with blue lentils, rye grain, barley, caramelised walnuts, goat’s cheese and herbs. Lunch and dinner will now be available from Tuesday through to Sunday. Drop in to The Corner for the launch celebrations on Friday November 11 ± you can find the venue on 57 Swan Street in Richmond.

Also can you believe that Face the Music is next Thursday November 17 and Friday November 18? It’s so gargantuan this year with professional panels ranging from radical rockdog artists to meandering media entrepreneurs all talking about modern music both nationally and internationally. Face the Music really has something for everyone, with performances from acts like Dorsal Fins, Ecca Vandal, and SAATSUMA and talks from international panellists like Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop), Andrew Jarvis (Bandcamp) Alex White (Next Big Sound). If you’re interested or involved in the music industry then this is for you. Head to facethemusic.org.au for more info.

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Ellinor Olovsdotter, the musician behind the Elliphant moniker, is having a pretty unbeatable day. Though she’s due to fly out to Australia in a few hours, heading our way to play her part in the much anticipated Melbourne Music Week, she’s not stressing about deadlines, or packing, or the enormity of the 24-hour plus flight she has to make from her home in Sweden. No. In fact, she’s getting a little bit high. “I’m flying tonight,” she says in her relaxed, unmistakably husky drawl. “I’ve been packing a little bit. But it’s real chill. I’m just taking a beer now, just down the road from where I live. I bumped into a few friends down here. That’s the great thing about a late flight, you can hang out all day and smoke ganja and get drunk. It’s no stress.” That said, it isn’t always so easygoing in Olovsdotter’s world. Since the release of her opus, a kitsch, glittery, club and hip hop influenced record called Living Life Golden that dropped earlier this year, things have gotten pretty crazy. She’s a relentless tourer, a musician with an insatiable appetite for the road, and promoting the record has taken her around the world. “It does get very tiring,” Olovsdotter says. “I never thought I’d get tired of it in the beginning, but it does start to get to that point.” She pauses; reflects. “Now I’m enjoying it – I had a break from touring for about two months, so now I’m excited about it again. Also, I don’t see the people I tour with – the people I know through work and through music – when I’m not touring. So I miss them – they’re like family. It’s lovely to hang out with them again.” Indeed, Olovsdotter is well-known for her collaborations, and she surrounds herself with musicians that she trusts and admires. Her recent record touted a multitude of guest spots, with everyone from Skrillex to Diplo making appearances, and she has a history of sharing the stage with friends, embarking on multiple co-headline tours. But Olovsdotter admits that it wasn’t always that way, and it took her a while to cultivate her musical family. “[Music] is about being super loyal,” she says. “I’m very happy and very confident with that now. When I started, I didn’t have very many music friends – I was signed very early by a booking agent that provided me with all these people. And [those] people would never cross my mouth without me having to do music with them.

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“So that’s the success. Whatever will happen with this project and wherever it’s going, at least that has happened: I have met a couple of amazing guys. I have a company that keeps them [with me]. We have fun together, out in the world. That’s something that I’m always going to hold so dear to my heart.” Ultimately, Olovsdotter seems unmistakably proud of the place that life has led her to. “For me, how I view my life is as a big success,” she says. “You’ve always got to keep a very good balance between things and make sure you open up and keep in mind that people can learn so much. And just remember, if you feel safe with people. You can’t buy that for money.” Perhaps such an extensive support network is unsurprising. After all, the Elliphant brand is a commercially successful enterprise – Living Life Golden topped charts both here and in the US – and has proven to be a machine that always needs to be oiled by a host of assistants, friends and colleagues. “For me, it’s almost like I’m a little bit lost without them,” Olovsdotter says. “There’s a lot that they do that I don’t see. In particular my tour manager, I don’t even know if I could do anything without him. I’m like a baby. He’s made me a baby. You’re so exposed, you’re all over the world.” When it comes to touring, Olovsdotter is constantly trying to balance the fun she has on the road and the requirements she has to meet. But it’s also very obvious that playing music is yet to become a ‘job’ in her mind. “It does come to that point where you’re like, ‘Oh fuck, I can’t go out and party six days a week, I need to learn how to balance stuff a little bit,’ ” she says. “That’s been really hard for me. I don’t feel like I do music professionally yet. It’s like all my years when I was travelling as a backpacker. I’m still so excited. Every show is like coming to a party with my friends who have come to see me. I can never get professional about that.”

“Every show is like coming to a party with my friends who have come to see me. I can never get professional about that.” Elliphant will perform at the State Library of Victoria on Tuesday November 15, with Yeo, UV boi, Young Tapz and more, as part of Melbourne Music Week.

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Melbourne Music Week 2016

Melbourne Music Week is back for its seventh incarnation, brining nine full days of top notch and genre-leading artists, events and shows with it. Prepare yourself for some sleepless nights as Melbourne’s venues, laneways and spaces are transformed into a city-wide musical playground, offering everything from underground techno to heavy hitting rock. We’ve trawled through the sprawling program and picked out a few of the numerous highlights on offer this year. At a Glance:

Hub: State Library In what might be their most unique and stunning space yet, the State Library will serve as the Hub for this year’s Melbourne Music Week with its original reading room, Queen’s Hall, set to host many of MMW’s marquee performances and acting as the main performance space. The domed La Trobe Reading Room will also play host to performances and events, and each day of MMW, the State Library’s famous forecourt will host free all ages performances, DJ sets and fresh food offerings. But hey, what’s an amazing space without music to fill it? Get down for Paris-based NONOTAK as they make their MMW debut as well as a huge event featuring Allday, Northeast Party House, Ali Barter and Alex Lahey celebrate. Elsewhere, you’ll find a stellar showcase of women in electronic music as well as a chance to sift through the State Library’s staggering collection on vinyl.

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Live Music Safari

Fourteen of Melbourne’s favourite live music venues will throw their doors open for an epic night of free gigs and parties. Hue Blanes will be bringing some tasty jazz to Bennetts Lane; Black Milk, SAATSUMA and Yeo will be throwing a laneway party and Ding Dong will get its disco on ± alongside a whole lot more, of course. Zola Jesus

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The Showcase series will feature some of Melbourne Music Week’s most hyped gigs, including The Drones shredding on the Grand Organ with My Disco. Elsewhere, the visionary Zola Jesus will be taking over the Melbourne Recital Centre with Melbourne’s own Penny Quartet and DJ Susan (Sui Zhen) taking care of pre and post-show duties.

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Set in the elusive realm of the Queen’s Hall, the opening night party will see some of Australia’s most revered female artists come together in a celebration of women in music. Her Sound, Her Story will see the likes of Julia Stone, Ella Hooper, Mama Kin, Montaigne, Mojo Juju, Ecca Vandal, Elizabeth Rose, Airling and Nyne come together to perform a carefully curated setlist of songs spanning decades of Australian music history. The event then culminates into an exhibition and video series spawned by photographer Michelle Grace Hunder and filmmaker Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore which will be on display at Emporium Melbourne throughout the festival. The MMW opening party will go down on at the Queen’s Hall on Friday November 11.

A night of effervescent beatmaking and groove is set to take over Queen’s Hall featuring live performances from a number of Australia’s finest electronic and stage royalties. Taking to the stage will be the likes of Donny Benét, Broadway Sounds, HTML Flowers, HABITS, KT Spit, YO! Mafia, Salvador Darling, WAHE and Brooke Powers among a number of other fantastic musicians. Drag sensation Karen From Finance and burlesque dancer Zelia Rose will also make special appearances. A production formulated by party interlopers Heaps Gay and electric cabaret act Yummy will be lifting the roof until the wee hours of Thursday morning. The party will take over the MMW Hub on Wednesday November 16. The Delta Riggs

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Love Live Music at the ‘G

The radio station which has been the heart and soul of the Melbourne underground music scene for the last 40 years is set to receive its rightful homage. Since its inauguration in 1976, Triple R has become Australia’s most influential community radio station with almost 14,000 subscribers and 440,000 listeners per week. Housing over 60 different programs, the broadcaster’s pool delves into all genres. It has become a defining player of this city’s cultural identity and as part of MMW, curator and photographer Angela Bailey will be hosting a guided tour into the history and processes of the broadcasting mainstay. It’ll be happening inside the State Library on Friday November 18 and Saturday November 19.

This is unprecedented. A sparse relationship is set to be figuratively enhanced when a celebration of live music unifies music and sport at Australia’s quintessential sporting cauldron, the MCG. Headlined by The Delta Riggs and Pierce Brothers, famed drinking watering holes, the hallowed turf itself and other off-limits locations within the ground will be overtaken by some of Australia’s most exciting musicians. The bill also includes the likes of Woodlock, The Pretty Littles, The Vanns, Masco Sound System, Gena Rose Bruce, Reuben Stone, Harrison Storm, Maya, Brooke Taylor, Coby Grant and the James Franklin Band among other first-class talent. Love Live Music comes to the MCG on Sunday November 13.

Jess Ribeiro

Satellite

The Satellite program features The Harpoons and Tyrannamen taking to the ACCA for some ripping live sets, Lisa Lerkefenldt performing androgynous music for androgynous people, and the brilliant Tram Jam with Paul Dempsey and Alex Lahey. Plus, get down for the seriously good Music in Motion Party ± celebrating music video culture in a party where video art and sounds intertwine.

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PBS Live Broadcast: Jarrow + Jess Ribeiro + Jim Lawrie PBS is back for their annual live broadcast, bringing together a very tight lineup with them while PBS announcers get amongst the action. Jarrow will be taking to the stage off the back of his critically acclaimed album, 2003 Dream, while brooding alt-country singer/songwriter Jess Ribeiro will be unleashing songs from her latest effort, Kill It Yourself. Jim Lawrie will be performing his brand of Australiana, pulling from his records Eons and Paying My Debts from the Grave. Adding an extra layer of good times to the event, interviews will flow throughout ± giving you the inside story on bands and special guests. Thursday November 17 at The Curtin.

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breaking the silence at state library victoria the 2016 mmw hub Home to 4.9 million books, historical documents, photos, art and now the 2016 MMW Hub. Get ready — from 11–19 November we’re breaking the silence at the State Library Victoria.

Over nine days, the iconic library, which celebrated its 160th birthday this year, will become the heart of Melbourne Music Week. This year’s line–up brings together some of the best local and international artists for a stellar showcase of our city’s thriving music scene. And while most of us would be familiar with the outdoor forecourt and the incredible domed La Trobe Reading Room, Queen’s Hall, which will act as the Hub’s main stage, hasn’t been opened to the public in over 10 years. The majestic, column– lined room is about to undergo restoration — so there won’t be an opportunity like this again. Outside, the forecourt plays host to free day and night programming, with MMW favourites Morning Ritual, Lunch Box and Sun Sets offering up a dose of music to break the daily grind. While you’re there, enjoy a knock–off drink at the Coopers Beer Garden or the Captain Morgan’s Rum Deck, explore the JBL Audio Lounge, and grab a bite via Deliveroo, who have set up shop to bring you a revolving selection of Melbourne’s best eats.

For more information, visit mebourne.vic.gov.au/mmw

state library VICTORIA event program EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

SONGS ABOUT BOOKS: MONIQUE BRUMBY + REBECCA BARNARD Co-presented with State Library Victoria

La Trobe Reading Room

Fri 11 Nov 6:30PM – 7:30PM

Free

HER SOUND, HER STORY: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC Co-presented with Her Sound, Her Story

Queen’s Hall

Fri 11 Nov 7:00PM – 1:00AM

SOLD OUT

SEVERED HEADS + HARVEY SUTHERLAND & BERMUDA + YOUNG MAGIC ++ Co-presented with Aarght Records, Paradise, Smooch Records and Waving At Trains

Queen’s Hall & La Trobe Reading Room

Sat 12 Nov 6:00PM – 4:00AM

$40 – $50 + bf

SIGNAL: NONOTAK + STEVE LAW + VICMOD ++ Co-presented with Stable Music

Queen’s Hall

Sun 13 Nov 7:30PM – 12:00AM

$20 – $35 + bf

VALVE SOUNDS: ELLIPHANT + YEO + UV BOI‫ فوق بنفسجي‬++ Co-presented with Valve Sounds

Queen’s Hall

Tue 15 Nov 7:00PM – 1:00AM

$20 – $35 + bf

HEAPS GAY HEAPS YUMMY DONNY BENET + BROADWAY SOUNDS + HABITS ++ Co-presented with Heaps Gay and YUMMY

Queen’s Hall & La Trobe Reading Room

Wed 16 Nov 7:30PM – 1:00AM

$19 – $35 + bf

MIND GAMERS (SEBASTIEN TELLIER + DANIEL STRICKER + JOHN KIRBY) ++ Presented by V MoVement

Queen’s Hall

Thu 17 Nov 8:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

10 YEARS OF TRIPLEJUNEARTHED.COM Co-presented with triple j Unearthed

Queen’s Hall

Fri 18 Nov 7:00PM – 2:00AM

Free

WOMEN IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC SHOWCASE Co-presented with Face The Music

La Trobe Reading Room

Fri 18 Nov 8:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

MMW CLOSING PARTY: HVOB + SEEKAE (DJ SET) ++ Co-presented with Good Manners

Queen’s Hall & La Trobe Reading Room

Sat 19 Nov 7:00PM – 2:00AM

$25 – $35 + bf

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forecourt events free The library’s open-air forecourt will be a hub of activity during Melbourne Music Week, with free daily events and activities running from morning until night.

Morning Ritual Co-presented with Ali Bird ft. Nai Palm + Jess Ribeiro + Crystal Myth ++

Lunch Box Co-presented with MzRizk ft. Man Made Mountain + Thando + Audrey Powne ++

Sun Sets Ft. Big Words + Cazeaux O.S.L.O + Elle Young ++

SHOWCASE

Incorporating the Town Hall’s famed Grand Organ, the Melbourne band will play a career– spanning set, including songs from their recent critically lauded album Feelin’ Kinda Free. Supporting The Drones is local act MY DISCO, who will perform tracks from their latest release Severe for this special one–off concert.

Sun 13 Nov 2:00PM – 10:00PM ft. DJ Hussey + Danny osx + Cazeaux O.S.L.O ++

3RRR Live on Location at MMW Weekdays 4:00PM – 7:00PM

+ More events online For the full program, head over to our website: melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw

International headliners and music royalty grace the stage at unique and exclusive shows for MMW.

THE DRONES + MY DISCO

For Melbourne Music Week only, one of Australia’s most celebrated live acts The Drones performs at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall.

Foreign Brothers Sunday Session

WHEN Sun 13 Nov 7:00PM – 11:00PM

LOCATION Melbourne Town Hall $45 + bf

ZOLA JESUS + PENNY QUARTET

In an Australian exclusive, American visionary Zola Jesus performs with Penny Quartet for a mesmerising concert of old and new works. Known for her stirring mix of cinematic synth pop and dark balladry, Seattle–based Zola Jesus has performed with Fever Ray, The xx, and collaborated with David Lynch and M83. Melbourne’s Penny Quartet is rapidly gaining a reputation as a fresh, interpretative voice with drive and passion. Formed in early 2014, the group brings a vibrant approach to its performances, and has played with Flight Facilities and Owl Eyes.

PERFORMANCE Mon 14 Nov 7:30PM – 9:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre $50 + bf

IN CONVERSATION Sat 12 Nov 6:00PM – 7:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre $25 + bf

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SatELLITE A curated series of live shows in iconic and unconventional spaces gives rise to rousing performances from local heroes and international talent.

EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

THE HARPOONS Co-presented with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

ACCA

Fri 11 Nov 6:00PM – 9:30PM

$20 + bf

MMUSIC: ANDROGYNOUS MUSIC FOR ANDROGYNOUS PEOPLE ft. Lisa Lerkenfeldt Co-presented with MPavilion

MPavilion

Fri 11 Nov 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

MPAVILION: TWILIGHT RITUAL ft. Geoff Nees + J David Franzke Co-presented with MPavilion

MPavilion

Daily 8:20PM – 8:40PM (Dependent on sunset)

Free

NATURE WALKS A musical tour of Fitzroy Gardens Co-presented with Bobby and the Pins

Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre

Sat 12 Nov Various times available

$7 + bf

TYRANNAMEN Co-presented with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

ACCA

Sat 12 Nov 6:00PM – 9:30PM

$20 + bf

MAGNA GRECIA ft. Santa Taranta + GYZI Co-presented with the Hellenic Museum and Museo Italiano

The Hellenic Museum

Sat 12 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM

$15 + bf

MMUSIC: CLAG – A TRIBUTE TO BEK MOORE Co-presented with MPavilion and Chapter Music

MPavilion

Sun 13 Nov 3:00PM – 6:00PM

Free

MBAS BLUES CHALLENGE FINAL Co-presented with Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society

Flemington Bowls Club

Sun 13 Nov 5:00PM – 9:00PM

$25 – $30 + bf

TRAM JAM 2016 Co-presented with Tram Sessions

Tram in Melbourne’s CBD

Tue 15 Nov 7:00PM – 9:00PM

$35 + bf

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS: AFTER PARTY ft. Melbourne Ska Orchestra + Camp Cope + Tash Sultana ++ Co-presented with The Age Music Victoria Awards, 3RRR and PBS 106.7

170 Russell

Wed 16 Nov 7:30PM – 11:00PM

$30 + bf

FED SQUARE LIVE: HORNS OF LEROY Co-presented with Federation Square

Federation Square

Thu 17 Nov 5:30PM – 7:30PM

Free

SOL–LUX ft. SAATSUMA + Huntly + Au Dré Co-presented with RMIT University

RMIT Chambers Courtyard

Fri 18 Nov 4:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

MMUSIC: MOUTH TOOTH Co-presented with MPavilion and Smooch Records

MPavilion

Fri 18 Nov 6:00PM – 8:00PM

Free

MUSIC + FOOD A food event with Chef Reuben Davis Co-presented with Press Club – Projects

Press Club – Projects

Fri 18 Nov Various times available Sat 19 Nov Various times available

$50 + bf

RESONATE An evening of electronic music with Ableton Live Co-presented with Ableton Live User Group Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne

Hamer Hall, Riverside Terrace

Fri 18 Nov 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Free

MMUSIC: IN THE PARK WITH BEN + JEZ Co-presented with MPavilion

MPavilion

Sat 19 Nov 5:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

MUSIC IN MOTION The art of music videos ft. Jess Carroll + James Robinson + Danny Cohen Co-presented with Melbourne Music Video Festival and Eye Sea Films

Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library Victoria

Sat 19 Nov 5:00PM – 7:00PM

Free

MUSIC IN MOTION PARTY ft. Pillow Pro + Geryon Co-presented with Melbourne Music Video Festival and Eye Sea Films

Hugs & Kisses

Sat 19 Nov 7:00PM – 12:00AM

$10 + bf

THE BEATS BELOW 77 Karat Gold + grooveman Spot + sauce81 Co-presented with Wax Museum Records and Bionic Boogie

Campbell Arcade

Sat 19 Nov 6:00PM – 11:00PM

$25 + bf

SUMMER FLAKE ft. Summer Flake + Chelsea Beach + Suss Cants ++ Co-presented with SIGNAL

Signal

Sat 19 Nov 7:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

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SELF-MADE

Presented by JBL

In a testament to the boundless creativity of the city’s independent music scene, Melbourne’s emerging producers deliver original, musically inspired events.

EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO ft. SAATSUMA + Anatole Co-presented with TEEF, Spirit Level, OXFAM and Collarts

1000 £ Bend

Fri 11 Nov 7:00PM – 12:30AM

$15 + bf

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK CHOIR –WORKSHOP Co-presented with Melbourne Indie Voices and Wild n Free

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club

Sat 12 Nov 11:00AM – 1:00PM

$10 + bf

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK CHOIR – PERFORMANCE Co-presented with Melbourne Indie Voices and Wild n Free

Steps, State Library Victoria

Sat 12 Nov 3:00PM – 3:15PM

Free

TRAILER MUSIC II See Music. Hear Film. Co-presented with anon.

1000 £ Bend

Sat 12 Nov 8:00PM – 9:30PM Sun 13 Nov 8:00PM – 9:30PM

$38 + bf

SYNTHESIS: SOUND + YOGA

Chunky Move

Mon 14 Nov Heart: 6:30PM – 8:00PM Mind: 8:30PM – 10:00PM

$25 + bf

allthestarstheybleedtogether VR experience

Founders Gallery, VCA

Tue 15 – Fri 18 Nov 4:00PM – 8:00PM

$11.50 – $12.50 + bf

HUSH: AN EVENING OF QUIET MUSIC AT THE PARLIAMENT ft. Dan Kelly + Jess Ribeiro + Sui Zhen Co-presented with Hush

Parliament House

Tue 15 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM Wed 16 Nov 7:00PM – 10:00PM

$35 + bf

UNDERWATER GALAXIES MUSIC + PROJECTION ART FESTIVAL Co-presented with Stargazed

Ding Dong Lounge

Fri 18 Nov 7:00PM – 4:00AM

$20 – $28 +bf

BOOGALOO BLUES: ft. The New Savages + Greg Dodd + Hoodoo Men ++ Co-presented with The New Savages

Church of Bang Bang Boogaloo

Sat 19 Nov 7:30PM – 11:30PM

$20 + bf

EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

COMPOSURE: MELBOURNE ELECTRONIC SOUND STUDIO Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Fri 11 Nov 7:00PM – 8:30PM

Free with registration

MAKE YOUR OWN CRYSTAL RADIO Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Sat 12 Nov Various times available

$40 – $60 + bf

MAKE YOUR OWN SYNTH Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Sat 12 Nov Various times available

$40 – $60 + bf

INTRODUCTION TO ABLETON LIVE Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Sat 12 Nov 2:00PM – 5:00PM

$20 – $30 + bf

SOUND CRAFT: MAKE YOUR OWN SPEAKERS Co-presented with Carlton Connect and Lauriston Girls School

LAB–14 Gallery, The Carlton Connect Initiative

Sun 13 Nov Various times available

$15 + bf

THE GENE TREE PROJECT: THE SOUND OF ART AND SCIENCE Co-presented with Carlton Connect

LAB–14 Gallery, The Carlton Connect Initiative

Wed 16 Nov 6:30PM – 7:30PM

$15 – $20 + bf

FOODNOTES & COLOURSENSE Co-presented with Carlton Connect

LAB-14 Gallery, The Carlton Connect Initiative

Thu 17 Nov 8:00PM – 10:00PM

$30 – $40 + bf

FACE THE MUSIC Co-presented with Face The Music

Queen’s Hall, State Library Victoria

Thu 17 Nov, Fri 18 Nov 9:00AM – 5:00PM

$80 – $120 + bf

KNOWLeDGE Talks, panel discussions and Q&As covering pivotal topics influencing the music industry.

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FILMS + EXHIBITIONS

ALL AGES An engaging line–up of fun events specifically designed for music lovers of all ages.

Music, performance, cinema and art collide in screenings and exhibitions throughout the CBD.

EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

EVENT

LOCATION

WHEN

PRICE

LIVE AT THE STEPS: THE JUNGLE GIANTS + AUNTY DONNA ++ Co-presented with Parliament of Victoria and The Push

Steps, Parliament House

Fri 11 Nov 5:00PM – 9:00PM

Free

HER SOUND, HER STORY EXHIBITION Co-presented with Emporium Melbourne and Her Sound, Her Story

Emporium Melbourne

Fri 11 Nov – Sat 19 Nov

Free

CLUB KIDS: LAILA SAKINI Co-presented with Day Care

Queen’s Hall, State Library Victoria

Sun 13 Nov 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Kids $5 Adults $10 Family $25*+ bf

THE ART OF RECORDING A BIG BAND Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Mon 14 Nov 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Free with registration

CLUB KIDS MUSIC ACADEMY Co-presented with MPavilion

MPavilion

Sat 19 Nov 11:00AM – 3:00PM

Free

ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS Co-presented with Rooftop Cinema

Rooftop Cinema

Thu 17 Nov 9:00PM – 11:00PM

Free

LIMELIGHT Co-presented with Living Music

The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne

Sat 19 Nov 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Free

ON AIR: 40 YEARS OF 3RRR Co-presented with State Library Victoria and 3RRR

State Library Victoria

Fri 18 – Sat 19 Nov

Free

LIVE MUSIC SAFARI Thu 17 NOV – FREE ENTRY

Presented by Supported by PBS 106.7FM

Fourteen of Melbourne’s much-loved live music venues open their doors for a wild night of gigs and parties.

Venues include Section 8 and Ferdydurke, Lounge, Loop Project Space & Bar, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, The Toff in Town, 1000 £ Bend, The Curtin, Bella Union, The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Hugs & Kisses, Belleville, The Mercat, Ding Dong Lounge and Boney. Plus a PBS Live Broadcast from the Curtin Bandroom.

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BELLA UNION Co-presented with Cobra Snake Necktie Records and Love & Theft Recording Co

THE CURTIN Co-presented with Barely Dressed Records CLOSET STRAIGHTS: 7.30-8.30PM

OH PEP!: 7.508.20PM HOWL AT THE MOON: 8.30-9.30PM

JESS RIBEIRO: 8.35-9.05

SAINT JUDE: 9.30-10.30PM

JIM LAWRIE: 9.20-9.50

BROOKE POWERS: 12-1AM

LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT: 11.30PM-12.30AM

LITTLE DESERT: 11-11.40PM

BAPTISM OF UZI: 10.30-11.30PM

TAIPAN TIGER GIRLS: 10-10.40PM

EN.V: 11PM-12AM

REASONABLE CRAIG: 10.25PM-12AM

SPIKE FCK: 10-11PM

BARO: 9.45-10.25PM

GLAMOURATZ: 1-2AM

BROOKE POWERS: 2-3AM

ACM: 2.15-3AM

OHMS: 9-9.40PM

REASON -ABLE CRAIG

NALI: 1.30-2.15AM

THE LAST CHANCE ROCK & ROLL BAR

MILWAU -KEE BANKS

HORNS OF LEROY: 11PM-LATE

ELEVENTEEN ESTON: 12.15-1.30AM

A13 + ABLE8 + AMIN PAYNE + BEATRICE + BRENDAN HARWOOD + DJ KUYA + FUGITIVE + HANS DC + JPSXHOOVES + LADY BANTON + LOTUS MOONCHILD + NAM + SEAN DEANS + SILENTJAY + SYRENEYISCREAMY - ROTATING THREE SONG SETS: 9PM-3AM

REASON -ABLE CRAIG

THIRD SET: 10-11PM

XANI KOLAC + THE TWOKS: 9.30-10.30PM

MOSAM HOWIESON: 11.30-12.15AM

BEN FESTER: 3-5AM

RAAGHE: 3-5AM

BABICKA: 3-5AM

3aM

THE MERCAT Co-presented with The Operatives

ESESE: 7.458.15PM

SECOND SET: 8.30-9.30PM

XANI KOLAC + THE TWOKS: 8-9PM

DAN WHITE: 10.45-11.30PM

LOOSE DJ EMO- PEARLS: TOOTH: CEANS: 11PM-12AM 9.40-10.30PM 10.30-11

SHEDBUG: 9.30-10.45PM

BLACK MILK + SAATSUMA + YEO + STRICT FACE: 9PM-2AM

DJ EMOCEANS: 8.30-9.40PM

CALE SEXTON: 8.45-9.30PM

2aM

4aM

and special guests.

Featuring interviews with bands

getting amongst the action.

Safari venues, with PBS announcers

jumps on the airwaves from one of the

SWEET WHIRL: 9-10PM

JARROW: 7.057.35PM

FIRST SET: 7-8PM

I OH YOU DJS: 7-8.30PM

JENNIFER LOVELESS: 7.30-8.45PM

UMUT: 1-3AM

DJ JNETT: 1-3AM

1aM

PBS 106.7 FM broadcast live from The Curtin Bandroom. Every year, the station

HUGS & KISSES

1000 £ BEND Co-presented with Laneway

BENNETTS LANE JAZZ CLUB: LITTLE ROOM (HUE BLANES + POSTMODERN JAZZBOX)

BENNETTS LANE JAZZ CLUB: BIG ROOM

SECTION 8 & FERDYDURKE

THE TOFF IN TOWN Co-presented with I OH YOU

LOUNGE Co-presented with Heads with Tales

GROENI + LOSSLESS + VULAUTRE ST. TAPE GANG + SO.CRATES: 9PM 2-AM

BELLEVILLE Co-presented with Wondercore Island

CROWN RULER SOUND SYSTEM: 12-1AM

COCOA NOIRE + BRYCE LAWRENCE + DISCO INFERNO + DANCE PARTY DJS: 9PM-5AM

TONI YOTZI: 11PM-1AM

PHIL STROUD: 11PM-12AM

12aM

DING DONG LOUNGE Co-presented with Dance Party Pyrotechnics

WINTERS: 10.15-11PM

MILES BROWN + GERYON: 10-11PM

MIND GAMERS: 10.30-11.30PM

11PM

LO RI: 9-11PM

PREQUEL: 6.15-7.30PM

SHAGS: 9.3010PM

10PM

SHOUSE + SECRET GUEST: 9-10PM

SIBERIA DJS: 8.30-9.30PM

9PM

BONEY: DOWNSTAIRS

RAT + CO: 5-6.15PM

8PM

SOW DISCORD + NINA BUCHANAN: 7-8PM

7PM

CROWN RULER SOUND SYSTEM: 9-10.15PM

6PM

BONEY: UPSTAIRS

LOOP PROJECT SPACE & BAR Co-presented with it records

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VENUES

PRESENTED BY

Leave the wallet at home as 14 of Melbourne’s famed live music venues swing open their doors for a night of free music for Live Music Safari. Part musical treasure hunt, part choose-your-ownadventure, Live Music Safari celebrates Melbourne’s dynamic local talent, treating music lovers and newcomers alike to an experience like no other.

A wild night of free gigs and parties

PBS LIVE BROADCAST

5aM Presented by Supported by PBS 106.7FM

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The Drones + My Disco feat. the Grand Organ

My Disco

Australian rock five-piece The Drones will be doing a highly anticipated exclusive performance at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall. Incorporating the venue’s famous Grand Organ, the award winning band, once hailing from Perth now settled in Melbourne, will be performing songs from their recent critically acclaimed album, Feelin’ Kinda Free. Supporting them will be local act My Disco, who will give audience members a taste of their sound, with tracks from their latest release, Severe. Fans of The Drones will be able to get among this special one-off concert experience at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday November 13.

Knowledge

You know the saying: knowledge comes power. Power up your braincells with some of MMW’s workshop and events as they teach you how to make a synth, speakers or crystal radio, as well as delve into the sound of art and science. If you’re after some inside music business knowhow, look no further than Face The Music ± a two-day industry summit featuring artists, media, entrepreneurs and thinkers. Melody Pool

Tkay Maidza

Face The Music

Mind Gamers: John Kirby + Sébastien Tellier + Daniel Stricker Electronic trio Mind Gamers are the combined brain power of France’s Sébastien Tellier, Midnight Juggernauts’ Daniel Stricker and Blood Orange’s John kirby, who have joined forces to create unforgettable sounds. Hot off their international debut performing live in Sydney, Mind Gamers will play their first ever 18+ Melbourne show thanks to Melbourne Music Week. Joining them will be Shags Chamberlain and Sydney DJs, Siberia, for a night of transcending synth sounds. The event is free, so all you need to bring is a love of electronic music, and your finest dance moves to the State Library on Thursday November 17.

Join the Melbourne Music Week choir and learn to hold a note with Phia before performing live at the Library’s steps. Elsewhere, Synthesis: Sound + Yoga brings together movement and sound while Underwater Galaxies Music and Projection Art Festival gets surreal in a multi-sensory experience. Hush: An Evening of Quiet Music will showcase Dan kelly, Teeth & Tongue, Melody Pool and more like in a gig so quiet you could hear a pin drop. All Things Must Pass

Face The Music is a contemporary music conference that facilitates conversation about the music world with industry professionals. For the first time, FTM will include live music, showcasing local artists including Dorsal Fins, Ella Thompson, and Good Morning throughout the two-day program. The panels, being held in the heart of the CBD, will feature dynamic artists, media moguls, entrepreneurs, writers, broadcasters and media enthusiasts from around the world. Speakers include music sign interpreter Amber Galloway, Anthony Fantano AkA The Needle Drop, VICE Media licensing head Ricki Askin, powerhouse rapper Tkay Maidza and well loved producer Japanese Wallpaper. Face The Music will unfold Thursday November 17 and Friday November 18 at the State Library and RMIT. Check out the full program on their website.

Self Made

Dan Kelly

Films & Exhibitions Hush: An Evening of Quiet Music

Live at the Steps is a free event that will see the likes of Brisbane born and bred The Jungle Giants perform live in the heart of Melbourne. The all-ages event aims to showcase some of Melbourne’s most talented artists, both well established and emerging, and give audience members a taste of the exciting future that is Australian music. Alongside the indie rock sounds of the Jungle Giants will be highly acclaimed and well loved singer/songwriter Gretta Ray alongside Philly and comedians Aunty Donna. Catch this not to be missed live performance on the steps of Parliament House on Friday November 11.

The first Victorian edition of Hush will take place during Melbourne Music Week, where much-loved artists Dan kelly, Teeth & Tongue, Melody Pool, The Grand Magoozi, Jess Ribeiro, Man Made Mountain, Sui Zhen and more will perform to an audience that must remain completely silent. Hush was established in 2012 by singer/songwriter Davey Craddock and triple j presenter Stacy Gougoulis who were tired of their favourite artists’ performances being wrecked by ‘noisy idiots up the back.’ Hush will transform Parliament House on Tuesday November 15 and Wednesday November 16.

MMW Closing Party: HVOB + Seekae (DJ set) Melbourne Music Week is planning to end their 2016 series with a bang at their closing party. Electronica label Good Manners have curated the incredible lineup of local and international electronic acts for the evening, who will perform across three separate spaces. The likes of HVOB and a DJ set from Seekae will headline the event, with some of Australia’s most noteworthy acts, including LUCIANBLOMkAMP and Dro Carey, also on show. Alongside them will be acts like Rainbow Chan, HABITS, Marcus Whale and many more. It’s all going down at the State Library of Victoria on Saturday November 19.

Aunty Donna

Live at the Steps: The Jungle Giants

Catch The Art of Recording a Big Band ± an enlightening documentary about legendary producer Al Schmitt. All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records tells the story of the billion-dollar music franchise, while MMW highlight Her Sound, Her Story is capped off with an exhibition and film screening. Finally, iconic radio station Triple R looks back on 40 years with an exhibition celebrating the widely loved community station.

Seekae

All Ages

Young punters (and the young at heart) don’t have to miss out on the fun this year. Club kids Music Academy will open children’s minds to the world of electronic music, while The Jungle Giants will join forces with comedic oddballs Aunty Donna for a free all-ages show on the steps of Parliament House.

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Arts Festure

Bill Bailey by Amanda Sherring

Fix up a strong tea with no sugar and you’ll share something in common with how British comedian, Bill Bailey, likes his cup of tea. But the commonalities are likely to stop there, as Bailey would much rather consume his tea from a flask – and that’s exactly where his uniqueness begins each day. “It’s quite nice to have tea out of a flask and it’s good to just have a flask of tea around the house ± you don’t even have to go out,” he says. “Walking around in the countryside with a flask of tea looking for birds is actually quite therapeutic.” Bailey’s love of birds and tea from a flask collided in his newest project, writing and illustrating the book, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to British Birds. The book is the follow up from his quiz television show in 2010, Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza, which followed a similar vein in indulging his inner-birdwatcher. “Australia is a brilliant place to go bird watching, because all the birds there to me are so exotic,” says Bailey. “There’s all these birds you never see anywhere else. They’re probably so commonplace to you and you’re thinking, ‘Why are you interested in a magpie?’ But to me that’s the sound of Australia ± the fluting call of a magpie.” You might think Bailey is following a pathway similar to fellow infamous British celebrity, David Attenborough, and you wouldn’t be completely wrong. Bailey has indeed penned the odd doco, but they’re time-consuming projects that he does purely for the love of it. What Bailey also shares with Attenborough is that they both represent Britain on a global scale. With British humour holding a massive influence on Australian comedy, Bailey stands as one of the most distinct names alongside the likes of Jimmy Carr, John Cleese and Ricky Gervais. Also with appearances on quiz shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Qi, as well as the cult television series Black Books (in which Bailey plays Manny Bianco), his somewhat rambling, unpredictable humour has been made increasingly identifiable. 34 BEAT.COM.AU

“Perhaps this is via my school careers advice computer check coming through, when I filled in all the things I liked and sent it off, one of the things the jobs you might end up doing is working in the diplomatic service, but that didn’t work out,” he says. “I think comedy is probably one of Britain’s best exports and it’s certainly something we’re known for and have a very well established tradition going back hundreds of years… I think we have a healthy disregard and scepticism for authority, which is similar to Australians.” With Bailey’s new tour ‘Larks in Transport’, he brings with him the many tales of being a travelling comedian. With musical virtuosity, surreal tangents and trademark intelligence, he tackles politics, philosophy, the pursuit of happiness, death metal and more. As well as discussing found experiences and common tribulations, Bailey brings his love for music on stage, with a guitar and keyboard notoriously finding its way in his stand-up shows. “I always played piano when I was at home. I’d get lessons with this slightly batty woman up the road and she used to whack your hands with a ruler if you hadn’t practised ± so she was a great character,” he says of the practice which inevitably found its way on stage with him as a comedian. “It seemed like the natural thing to do. “The first time I did that was at the Edinburgh festival and it was the first time I had a residency for three weeks. So certainly the idea of a keyboard being in one place didn’t seem like too much of an ask and that seemed like the start of it. Music had always been such a big part of my life. I taught myself guitar and various instruments, the fact that it’s incorporated into the show is a great thing to do.”

“Walking around in the countryside with a flask of tea looking for birds is actually quite therapeutic.” Bill Bailey will appear at Hamer Hall from Wednesday November 16 to Sunday November 20 (bar Saturday). Tickets via Arts Centre Melbourne.

Interviews

The Drones Pegging shit at public figures as a way of expressing praise has a long and illustrious history that dates back all the way to Ancient Greece and Rome. After all, ol’ mate Draco, he of the Draconian laws, was so popular he suffocated to death after being smothered in thrown, assorted apparel during a coliseum appearance. So when Gareth Liddiard of The Drones had a beer can chucked at his head earlier this year at a show in Sydney’s Metro Theatre, one can only assume the act was designed as a compliment. Does that kind of praise get hurled Liddiard’s way often then? “Not a huge amount: not as much as you’d think,” Liddiard says. “But we’ve pegged stuff at the audience too. I remember Dan [Luscombe] pegging something at someone in the front row who was talking. “As a musician onstage, you’re really in a high level of concentration. You’re doing things that involve a high level of dexterity. If you want to hit someone when they’ve thrown something at you, you can fucken’ hit them. It’s revved up physically. If somebody’s rude to you during your work day, compare that to running ten times around the block and then have someone be rude to you. If they were rude after a jog, you’d clock ‘em.” 2016 has seen Liddiard and The Drones take to the stage numerous times, playing cuts off their stunning, snarky new record, Feelin’ Kinda Free. But such an intense on and off again touring cycle has had its own distinct side effects. “When you’re on tour, it normalises you,” says Liddiard. “You get this huge cathartic release. But then you get home and you’re confronted with the dishes. It’s alright for a few weeks. But then you really need to have what is essentially at the root of it a kind

“It’s this huge communal grieving process. It’s not pleasant, but in the end everyone feels like they’re together” of tantrum. [Gigs] are huge existential tantrums. It’s not weird to have a bunch of people watching another bunch of people going through these ritualistic motions, working through these taboo emotions. It’s not very different from a corroboree or something.” ‘Taboo’ being the key word. The Drones’ back catalogue is peppered with a myriad of blackly comic jokes, false confessions and bad trips. “We rarely laughed and she often cried”, goes a line in She Had An Abortion That She Made Me Pay For, and that kind of half funny, mostly fucked proclamation is both Liddiard’s speciality and his release. “In normal conversation, you can’t really bring up grief, you can’t bring up bereavement,” he says. “Even global warming – you can’t really get to the bottom of it during a dinner conversation because your friends will hate you. So everyone steers clear of that shit, usually.” Death is the other unmentionable that binds The Drones’ work together: the stark reality behind most great art. “Humans are the only animals that know they’re going to cark it,” Liddiard says.

“Humans have that every day. They know it. That is the root of art. That’s the pure, defining thing: no matter all our differences, we’re all fucked. [Art] is cathartic, but it won’t fix the problem. “You look at someone like Bob Marley and he does something different in order to get to the same place. Whether it’s a The Drones show or something like a Rollins Band show from the early ‘80s, when it’s just that depressing, bad vibes kind of thing: that’s just the route we take to get everyone feeling like they’re together in the same room. It’s this huge communal grieving process. It’s not pleasant, but in the end everyone feels like they’re together.” Ultimately, Liddiard is at pains to stress that he doesn’t always understand his art, or even music in general. “Music is so mysterious. It’s impossible to get to the bottom of. Opposed to literature, which feels sort of quantifiable – music is just…” He goes quiet for the briefest of moments. “I mean, what is it? It’s magic. Why does it make you feel that way? Why do the hairs on your arm stand up? It’s mad.”

The Drones will perform at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday November 13, as part of Melbourne Music Week.

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Zola Jesus For synthpop artist Zola Jesus – aka Nika Roza Danilova, place is a potent force in her life. “I dearly love Seattle,” Jesus says. “I moved out of Washington [State] just a few months ago, but I love and miss it very much. The atmosphere is always foggy and misty, but it’s never too cold, and you can go to the mountains where there’s volcanoes, desert and forest, or you can go to the ocean. There’s just so much nature, and so much of it has been preserved and protected, that it feels like a really alive place. It’s almost primeval. “I feel like I need to live in an area that always has that. I’m very, very sensitive to the environment, and what’s around me when I’m recording. It’s so much about the setting of the music. It feels like a movie sometimes, when you’re writing music for a person in a particular scene in your mind, it works even better if you’re actually there living it. It’s very holistic and real and visceral, so it’s very important that I’m surrounded by that kind of influence.” It has clearly served her well. With five albums under her 27-year-old belt (most recently Taiga in 2014), Jesus is someone to whom inspiration strikes at a rate of knots. It has also served as an unexpected testament to her personal growth. While most of us have a slew of photos, scars and bad break-ups left in our wake, for a select few there’s also a very public record of the artistry that came from that. “I used to be really ashamed and embarrassed by my older work, because you learn so much. You look back and think ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe [what I did there] is OK.’ It’s like a rush when I hear an old song, of memories of where I was when I wrote it, what I was feeling and what it means. The blood that went into it. And to me, that’s what’s coming now as I’m getting older and revisiting these older songs. That’s exciting, because it’s like reading an old diary. 36 BEAT.COM.AU

“It’s like reading an old diary. You’re drinking up this old nostalgia” You’re drinking up this old nostalgia.” Her performance for Melbourne Music Week is going to show another side of Jesus all over again (and no, it never gets old talking about someone called Jesus in such a fashion). She will be performing in collaboration with Penny Quartet, showcasing songs from the breadth of her catalogue. Given the nature of her music, producing it live is often an exercise in creative compromise. But here, we’re going to see something much more alive and stirring. “When I got this opportunity, ‘Do you want to work with this string quartet?’ I almost busted into a little dance. This is what I truly love, because it’s about the music,” Jesus says. “Because I produce almost everything myself where not a lot can be played live, here I told them I don’t want any electronics. I just want it to be strings and voice, I’m hoping it can be totally unplugged. “I don’t want to mic my voice, because I hate microphones so much. I’m excited because it’s an

opportunity where I can really perform and sing with other instruments, and we can push and pull, there can be interesting dynamics on stage, and it’ll feel more free. Rather than being on this train where you have to always hit your marks, here it’s more about the meaning and the ideas.” Additionally, Jesus has agreed to a sit-down Q&A session, which I gently tease about why on earth did she agree to such a thing? Haven’t those leeches in the audience demanded enough of you? “Those things are usually very intimidating. My music is very much who I am, but deep down, I’m a mid-Western girl with an incredible humility,” she says. “There’s a kind of self-deprecation. So sometimes I feel like, well I get a little nervous. But I think it’ll be fine. You are who you are, and that’s in your music as much as it’s in you. I hope that’s what people will see.” By Adam Norris

Zola Jesus will be in conversation on Saturday November 12 before performing with Penny Quartet on Monday November 14, both at Melbourne Recital as part of Melbourne Music Week.

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The Age Music Victoria Awards After Party

“You get to do so many things with different people that you wouldn’t get the chance to do otherwise”

The Age Music Victoria Awards celebrates its 11th year in 2016. It’s one of the largest publicly voted music awards in the country, with over 800 nominees on the long list whittled down to five in each category (including Best Band, Best Regional Act, Best Venue Over and Under 500 Capacity and Best Festival). Then there are industry expert nominees in categories like Best Album for genres including blues, jazz, heavy, hip hop, electronic, Aboriginal and country. The after party concert at 170 Russell is legendary in its own right. This year the event falls within Melbourne Music Week and will feature live sets from Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope and Tash Sultana, with members from the RockWiz Band once again forming The EG AllStars. They’ll be joined on stage by guests Paul Dempsey, Gareth Liddiard, Kylie Auldist, REMI, Pierce Brothers, Alex Lahey, Gawurra and Freya Josephine Hollick. EG AllStars musical director, RockWiz Band veteran and ridiculously versatile drummer, Peter Luscombe, has been there for all ten after party extravaganzas and has some enviable memories to prove it. “One of the biggest highlights was performing Total Eclipse Of The Heart with Bonnie Tyler, with no rehearsal,” Luscombe says. “We rehearsed because we knew she was going to do the show and we knew she wanted to do it in the original key but there was talk that she may not come to soundcheck. “She was playing a gig in the Palms or somewhere that night,

Camp Cope

so we didn’t meet her before the gig. She arrived backstage, came onstage during the set, kissed everyone in the band hello, started to sing the song and the place went nuts. She finished the song, went backstage to have a quick drink, said ‘Say g’day to everyone,’ then left. It was a great moment. We all had idiot grins while we were doing it.” Luscombe knows how rare it is for any musician to have played with so many great artists over the years. “I’ve been pretty fortunate that I’ve been thrown into situations I wouldn’t have got to do if I was just in one band. RockWiz has a lot to do with that. I’ve played with a lot of different people but I’ve also done a lot of stuff, recording with different people in studios. I think I played on my first record in 1983 and I’ve played on over 200 now,” “The highlight for me was playing for Daddy Cool. Gary Young had injured his back riding horses and he was a little uncertain whether he’d be able to do an entire set so he said maybe they could get me to play double drums on a couple of songs. The minute I was there I think he felt the pressure was off him and he was fine and he played the whole gig. We played the entire show double drums. “It’s a great lineup this year,” Luscombe says. “I’ve played with a few of them before. Paul Dempsey,

Gareth Liddiard and Kylie Auldist have all been on RockWiz. REMI we’ve been trying to have on but I’m so glad we get to play with him. It’s a really good mixture of acts and that’s the great thing about it, we get to do the funnest part of the evening every year,” says Luscombe. “We do eight or nine songs of varied styles and everyone who plays in the band is really good at playing different styles, so it’s very satisfying. Last year we played with Blake from The Peep Tempel and it was so great we ended up getting him on RockWiz. “You get to do so many things with different people that you wouldn’t get the chance to do otherwise. Paul Dempsey is an amazing musician. I’ve played with him a few times on RockWiz, I’ve played with him on a Last Waltz tribute, and hearing them sing those songs it’s like, this is what he does too. It’s in his blood,” “He’s an incredible musician and he’s one of those guys you can rely on to do the work. It’s all in his head and he gets it done. He’ll turn up to rehearsal and he knows exactly what he’s doing and when you work with people like that it’s a breeze.” By Peter Hodgson

Henry Saiz

“I research attractive places that can contribute to shape the sound of the album; spaces with unique acoustics, bizarre instruments.”

Henry Saiz is up to something extraordinary. The 34-year-old electronic sensation DJ/producer has accumulated profound attention worldwide since 2013, with his radical creative philosophies and forward thinking approaches to his craft. His 2013 debut LP Reality Is for Those Who Are Not Strong Enough to Confront Their Dreams saw him ask his fans for their own recordings and sounds to incorporate into the album, as a way for him to connect and include his audiences directly into his work. Now, he is in the midst of his most ambitious project yet - an audio-visual album that’ll see him travel to ten different locations around the globe, filming and writing songs in some of the most inspiring and evocative settings and sites. The experience saw Saiz reach out to fans through a Kickstarter campaign, where fans could lend whatever funds they could in order to help Saiz achieve his dream. “The experience has been amazing so far,” Saiz says. “As I explained in the Kickstarter campaign, I’m not alone in this adventure; we are a team and we are working every day to meet deadlines. The greatest satisfaction is, of course, creating music in spectacular settings. I know it will be a year of very hard work but everything will be worth it when I can sit quietly and listen to the album and watch the movie.” Australia has been included as one of the ten places that Saiz plans to film and write as part of this project, “We planned the recording in Australia for next November. I have already contacted the singer I want to appear on the track and we count on the help of the talented Leon Yuhanov who’s designing the costume for the music video” Saiz says. “We will be mainly in the city of Melbourne but we will also 38 BEAT.COM.AU

The Age Music Victoria Awards After Party will take place at 170 Russell on Wednesday November 16, featuring Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope and more.

visit other parts of the country to show the wild side.” In explaining how the process of absorbing a location’s essence and then converting it to sound works, Saiz says “It’s very experimental and not the same everywhere. What I do is decide what I find most interesting in each place, what makes it unique, and from that we develop a concept” he says. “I research also attractive places that can contribute to shape the sound of the album; spaces with unique acoustics, bizarre instruments, etc. The process is very intuitive, it’s not easy to describe it, but I hope that we can reflect it faithfully in the film to show it to the listeners.” An integral part of Saiz’s songwriting philosophy, is the desire to open the listener’s mind and take them somewhere else. “My favorite music is the one that arouses my imagination. It happens when I listen to different styles; from classical music to more experimental things. I’ve always been a big fan of conceptual albums because you can dive deeper into the artist’s own universe” he says. “The most obvious example I can talk about is Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. It’s always been a great source of inspiration. Every time I listen to it I forget

everything around me and I enter into a new reality.” Apart from the Henry Saiz project, Saiz looks forward to releasing music under a different alias. “The next side project that I’m going to release is the Hal Incandenza’s debut LP. Making music under another AKA allows me total creative freedom. People who listen to my music know I’m open minded and I use to listen, from pop to the most extreme metal” Saiz says. “Releasing this album under my name didn’t make sense because the style is quite different and it sounds like a band. I can’t wait to share this album because I think it’ll surprise many people.” Ahead of his anticipated appearance at Strawberry Fields festival next month, Saiz says “I love playing festivals. The vibe is very different from playing in a club; you also have the opportunity to see other performances and meet other musicians. I like to experience the festival from the audience’s point of view, mingling with people and enjoying what that particular festival offers. I think the track list of our live show works especially well in festivals.” By Jess Zanoni

Henry Saiz will play Railway Hotel on Saturday November 12 and Strawberry Fields Festival, located in Tocumwal in New South Wales, from Thursday November 17 until Sunday November 20.

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Ne Obliviscaris

“We love making records, but the most fun thing about being in the band is doing the shows.”

It’s two years since Melbourne six-piece Ne Obliviscaris released their second LP, Citadel. While listeners may be growing impatient waiting for album three, the progressive-extreme metal act have spent the ensuing period spreading their message across the globe. They’re currently wrapping up a seven-week European tour before a run of Australian headline shows in late November. “The [European] tour started off with a performance at Euroblast in Germany and we had a couple of quick shows with Enslaved in Switzerland and Germany,” says violinist/vocalist Tim Charles. “Then we had a two week headline tour through the UK and went up to Scandinavia and did headline shows in Denmark and Finland before joining back up with Enslaved to do a month long tour with them.” Building a solid European fanbase was high priority when planning the release of Citadel, and Charles speaks with accomplished determination about the results. “This is our fourth time coming to Europe in the last 18 months,” he says. “The first two were festival tours mid-2015, then at the end of last year we did an extensive club tour with Cradle of Filth. This, once again, is another very extensive tour with a mixture of a couple of festivals and a couple of weeks of headline shows and a month supporting Enslaved.” Europe’s not the only territory they’ve targeted – while their following in Australia continues to blossom, the band’s also made it to North America and through parts of Asia. “The idea was to try and branch out everywhere and anywhere that we could,” Charles says. “We had become a very established band in Australia, but we had only ever toured once internationally and that

was a short Asian tour in 2013. With the second album under our belts and with a bigger record label [Season of Mist] handling Citadel, it gave us an opportunity to start looking to North America and Europe and India and Asia.” A 24-month touring cycle is a demanding workload, exceeding Charles’ expectations at the tour’s outset. The band’s primary intentions, however, were always clear. “The main thing that we did know was that we really had to get to Europe and we really had to get to North America because we needed to give people an opportunity to see us play live,” Charles says. “We view ourselves as above all else a live act. We love making records, but the most fun thing about being in the band is doing the shows. So that’s something that we really wanted to give our fans across the world an opportunity to see.” The music of Ne Obliviscaris is hugely elaborate. The six interconnected compositions on Citadel are highly dependent on dynamic contrasts – sections of hushed respite or ornate tranquillity leading into sections of intimidating aggression. It’s essential to illustrate this dynamic range in the live show, and the band confidently achieves this without having to employ surrogate technology. “We don’t really have any backing tracks. The only

stuff we do, there’s a couple of string sections in Painters of the Tempest Pt. 2, a bunch of violins and cellos, we have them on a backing track and I think there’s one third guitar part in Pyrrhic that we have. But aside from that everything’s just played as is live by us. It’s something that has never really been an issue because it’s always been a big priority within the band to make sure that everyone practises their parts as much as possible.” Integral to the Ne Obliviscaris live experience is sound engineer and producer, Troy McCosker, the band’s unofficial seventh member. “He works with us as a producer on the albums. He helped us record Citadel and then comes out on the road with us, which means he’s able to give the audience a mix that is extremely similar to the album,” he says. “That’s something that’s really important because our music is complicated and so if you don’t have a good front-of-house mix then it’s going to make it less enjoyable for the fans. That’s something we really prioritise so that everyone can have the same experience with the music but in a live setting with all that added energy, which hopefully makes it even better.” By Augustus Welby

Malcura

“...we were a bunch of guys from Melbourne with this interesting blend of styles, taking flamenco and mingling it with rock and metal”

As well as being a talented musician and producer, Malcura’s percussionist Simon Wood can hook you up with a pair of army fatigues. “I’m sitting in the back of a camping store as we speak,” he says. “I’ve worked at Aussie Disposals in Melbourne for ten years. This is my bread and butter, this is what keeps the rent paid, but I wouldn’t keep making time to play music unless I didn’t absolutely love it.” Wood, along with guitarists Josh Voce and Steven ‘BV’ Angell, have spent countless hours perfecting their craft alongside well known acts such as The Pierce Brothers and Tash Sultana. “If you put in a half-arsed performance when you’re performing in such a public area, you’re not going to win the crowd over and you’re not going to get the momentum that you want,” he says. “It’s definitely been a great experience for us as live musicians. We’ve learned a lot about how to engage with the crowd and hold their attention, and we’ve certainly pushed our limits as far as musicality and musicianship is concerned. It’s helped us add another dimension of energy and playfulness to the performance.” It seems that all their hard work may be paying off, after receiving a nod from the folk behind The Age Music Victoria Awards for their self-titled debut release earlier this year. “It’s been a tough slog for all of us, but just to be nominated was an absolute shock,” Wood says. “We couldn’t believe it when we got the email from The Age saying that we were nominated for the Best Global/Reggae album, because we’re definitely not reggae and we had never thought of our music as being global music until the nomination came through. “We knew that we were a bunch of guys from

Ne Obliviscaris will take over 170 Russell on Friday November 25 with The Ocean & Jack The Stripper.

Melbourne with this interesting blend of styles, taking flamenco and mingling it with rock and metal - so that recognition really solidified things for us,” says Wood. “We realised our style was being received well and there were people out there who thought of it as being creative, new, global music. For anyone who knows the origin of that album – financing it ourselves, busking on the streets of Melbourne, putting whatever we could towards it and then producing it ourselves - it’s a miracle.” Wood, who studied music production at university, took on the daunting task of producing and mixing their entire first album himself. “We recorded it at a studio in the country called Echidna Studios, out near Lilydale. We spent three or four days there tracking everything, and then I brought it home and spent the next few months doing additional tracking at my house - mostly because our busking wage wasn’t really enough to pay someone else to do it,” he says. “It was a fun experience - I got to listen to a lot of Spanish-style music while trying to emulate the sound of flamenco and tribal world music on a recording of our own. It ended up working out really

well and hopefully it will be the way we record and produce our albums in the future.” In fact, the three-piece have already begun working on a follow-up. “That’s particularly in the wake of the [Age Award] nomination. We were like ‘Oh my god. We need to make another one quick.’ Now the onus is on us to work hard, and hopefully we will release another album early next year.” In the meantime, the eclectic trio are focusing all their attention on a video launch for their latest single, Palais. “The beauty of this gig that we’re putting on, is that every band on the bill has at least one connection to another. There are so many people that we’ve known in the other bands for many years. We realised that although the bands are all quite different, there’s an overlap in friendship groups and we thought we could make it a bit of a community event, with a lot of old friends involved to bring a really diverse range of music styles to the table. Then at the end of it all, we’ll get to launch our new music video as well. That’s the icing on the cake.”

Malcura will play the Bendigo Hotel on Sunday November 13 with Cosmic Kahuna, Kill the Darling, Tux, Creek and The Wandering Minstrel.

By Natalie Rogers

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Reviews (Liberation Music)

Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk

“Check in next week’s column intro for the exclusive announcement of the next US president! #scoop” (Independent)

Single of the Week:

Sampa The Great

Mona Lisa Few in Australia have been operating on the same level as Sampa The Great since her breakthrough with The Great Mixtape a bit over a year ago – maintaining pristine quality with a constant output of fresh material (not to mention incredible live shows). Mona Lisa steps it up yet again, inventive production, with Sampa pushing herself in terms of flow with disarming ease.

Archie Roach

8.5

Let Love Rule

Methyl Ethel

No. 28

(Dot Dash)

Expanding on the immediacy of Twilight Driving, Methyl Ethel spread forth into something more dexterous in composition and narrative – sounding like Augie March (that’s a compliment) in a higher vocal register.

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Chameleon

Archie Roach’s new album Let Love Rule is a complex, textured offering that reaches orchestral heights, often from minimal, pensive beginnings.

(etcetc)

Years have passed, but Pnau’s knack for hooks that border on obnoxious remains – a deep, house groove bringing the Sydney duo into 2016 with all the makings of a banger. I like it. I don’t love it. But it goes alright ay.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Julie’s Place

(Ivy League)

By Jack Latimore

There’s a lot to like here, Rolling Blackouts really know how to lock into a groove. They bob along in unison in the live setting, and you can really picture it here on Julie’s Place, the bassline fangin’ it – everything coming together to cultivate a magnetic propulsion that never threatens to overdo it.

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The album, produced by Craig Pilkington, follows on from 2012’s Into The Bloodstream, but it’s the involvement of Deborah Cheetham and her Dhungula Children’s Choir, as well as the Short Black Opera choir that defines the feel and appeal of Pilkington and Roach’s latest collaboration. Lyrically, Let Love Rule is imbued with human compassion, mutual respect, and spiritual exhortations. Roach’s vocal delivery in the opening titular track is comparable to late ‘70s, early ‘80s Dylan. The minimalistic, melancholic yet hopeful Always Be Here follows and is a standout track, along with the elated west-mex (replete with trumpets) Love Is Everything. The album’s anthemic single It’s Not Too Late perfectly demonstrates the strength and poignancy of Roach’s modified vocal delivery after losing half a lung to cancer. As does the plaintive Please Don’t Give Up On Me, which is definitely a choice pick of the album. The Mighty Clarence is a more up-tempo offering. There’s A Little Child is reminiscent of the country gospel of Charley Pride. No More Bleeding closes out the album, returning to the Dylanesque lyrical delivery with exultant strings, keys and choir arranged to leave listeners spiritually aloft, faithful to the love Roach preaches.

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Albums

Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen

8.0

Client Liaison’s debut full length is a quirky, sexy, experimental offering. Diplomatic Immunity is teeming with bright bursts of energy, sprinkled with colourful uses of percussion, guitar licks and the infectious vocals of Monte Morgan. You’ve only got to look at the business meeting-esque cover art to know there are political undertones residing in it. The record opens with a blatant poke at our capital, Canberra Won’t Be Calling Tonight, filled with jungle sounds imitating our pollies. A Foreign Affair - a track that involved the help of Tina Arena – is another politically charged number, with an explosive ending that’s sort of catchy. Client Liaison’s genre crossing ways hit notes of disco, pop, techno and house with absolute ease. There’s no trouble getting into the bouncy rhythm of each track, however clearer distinctions of colour and character would be welcome. There’s an unapologetic nature to the way Client Liaison go about their work, with the lyrics in Do It My Way saying it all. Morgan belts out “All your foolish thoughts can kiss my arse, because suffice to say, I’m going to do it my way,” and we can’t really argue with that.

Death’s Dateless Night

Kicking off with the stadium-sized Higher, carrying traces of the crunchy origins found on earlier EPs, let’s listeners know that The Naked and Famous’ edgy, unhinged sound would make a return. Water Beneath You moves like a Chvrches single and My Energy’s arrangement is nearly pop punk. While production is slick and near flawless, it feels like ice cream melting together. The lyrics are sourced from real conflict – front people Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers separated in 2014. Unfortunately, the transition of great pain into great art doesn’t quite work on Simple Forms, the emotion so visible it feels forced. The album isn’t without its highlights. Xayalith has a beautiful voice, but the force of it is often lost in the noise as too many things try to dominate. Thankfully, Laid Low amends this, scaling back her vocals and blending them in with the production. While this might sound like it would water down their impact, the result is magnetic. Simple Forms is unconvincing in light of their previous successes, but there are still pockets of The Naked & Famous’ excellence to be found. By Angela Christian-Wilkes

Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions

8.0

Until The Hunter

Spoiler alert: The perfectly pleasant lead singer of a perfectly pleasant folk/alt-country group has cut a solo album that is – for lack of a better term – perfectly pleasant. No left-of-centre swerves or sudden detours into jazz or metal or whatever else have you, no-sirree-Bob. Rather, The Audreys’ Taasha Coates has teamed up with Shane Nicholson (who also knows his way around musical pleasantries) to curate a gentle, soulful record full of cooing harmonies and head-in-the-clouds lyricism. Truth be told, a couple of tweaks here and there could’ve easily turned this into an Audreys record. That’s the thing: there’s nothing on Taasha Coates and Her Melancholy Sweethearts that has the spark or the lasting power of The Audreys’ finest moments, such as Oh Honey or You and Steve McQueen. That certain je ne sais quoi is largely absent here, instead sticking devotedly to foundations and fundamentals. It’s simply a light stroll through barroom country, quickly taking a look through the window of vintage soul for good measure. There’s not a great deal to critique about the album or to properly analyse. That’s when it hits: there’s not a great deal here period.

The atmosphere on Until The Hunter, Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions’ third album, is hauntingly familiar. This isn’t a bad thing, there’s often solace and affection to be found in familiarity. Arguably, the album delivers what Sandoval fans crave - more of the same genre-defining dream pop psychedelia that propelled Mazzy Star to success in the early 1990s. Rather than tinker with Sandoval’s trademark sound, Sandoval and collaborator Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine tread familiar territory. The Peasant and Treasure exemplify this adherence to familiar form. Both are drowsy, meandering songs, drifting through a swirling fog of oscillating keys and shimmering slide guitar. Heard on its own Let Me Get There, a duet with Kurt Vile, comes across as overly sentimental and mawkish, but in the context of the album it lifts the pace and is a welcome palate cleanser. The last half of the album veers off in a different direction. I Took A Slip and Isn’t It True exist within an acoustic folk framework. Here we revisit the pastoral fields of Bron-Yr-Aur. The album closes with Liquid Lady: a stately doo-wop number that envelops the listener in a hazy reverie, full of seduction and temptation.

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By George Hyde

(Parlophone)

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4.0

(Tendril Tales / Ingrooves)

Taasha Coates and Her Melancholy

Simple Forms

Ever wanted to hear the soundtrack to your funeral? Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen may have made that possible with their new record Death’s Dateless Nights. With Kelly contributing vocals and acoustic and Owen on pretty much everything else, the album is just the two of them, stripped right back, sharing their versions of songs they’d played and heard at funerals over the years. Leonard Cohen, Hank Williams, Cole Porter, The Beatles - it’s an eclectic mix which, delivered with Kelly’s distinctive voice, paints a nostalgic, often philosophical, sometimes mournful picture. All in all, the result is enjoyable while lacking any real standouts, although tracks Hard Times and Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air are the most enjoyable. One could imagine that Kelly and Owen’s covers would best be heard as part of the upcoming Heavenly Sounds tour, where the duo will perform intimate shows in churches and cathedrals around Australia. That sort of atmosphere combined with Kelly and Owen’s virtuosity would make for an excellent night.

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Taasha Coates

The Naked and Famous

5.0

By Josh Fergeus

By Abbey Lew-Kee

(Universal Music Australia)

Diplomatic Immunity

(Gawd Aggie Recordings/Universal)

(Dot Dash/Remote Control Records)

Client Liaison

Two Door Cinema Club

Gameshow

6.0

It certainly feels like a while since Two Door Cinema Club’s sophomore album Beacon was released back in 2012. Finally, they’re back with new album Gameshow in tow. Their debut Tourist History brought so much hype, and while Beacon was a strong follow up, after a debut that great, questions are always going to be asked of you after every release. Are they going to be one of the many bands whose best album will always be their first and they spend the rest of their career trying to replicate that form? Gameshow should certainly silence those questions. Album number three is a much stronger record than either of its predecessors. Are We Ready (Wreck) is immediately familiar and kicks off the album strongly. While Bad Decisions is a funky masterpiece that makes for frustrating listening if you’re situated somewhere dancing is inappropriate. The title track is another highlight that layers the synths on strong, a consistent theme throughout the album. After a lengthy four year wait, it’s great to see fans rewarded for their ongoing patience with an album that sees the Irish band in their best form. By Alexander Crowden

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Profiles

Hollywood Real Thoughts

Let’s start with introductions. I’m Dermot and I’m the guitarist and founding member of Hollywood Real Thoughts. We’re a Melbourne three-piece messing around with a combo of electronic and shoegaze music. My general role, aside from guitar is largely songwriting and management. Can you fill us in on what you’re setting up for the dual single launch at the Workers? We’ve got a bunch of wicked bands playing over the whole day including Mosaicz, Seasloth and What Did You Do With Mom. We’re going to be running projections and video art in the bandroom all afternoon while the bands play too. It seems only necessary to combine a bill of psych music with some awesome visuals for the audience. Is there anything interesting or different about the way you pieced together your new track? Our single Pacer is a song I wrote over a year ago that’s been reprised and revamped by the band. We chose Pacer as the single from our upcoming EP as we felt it represented both the original style and sounds, but also a distinctively more energetic direction. Have you got any thoughts about what Hollywood Real Thoughts are going to be doing for 2017? We’ll be releasing our second EP at the very beginning of 2017. All the songs are currently in the studio being mixed and as far as the band goes we’re just continuing to write and add brand new songs to our set.

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Hollywood Real Thoughts will play Workers Club on Sunday November 13.

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Run Rabbit Run

Who are we chatting to and what do you do? My name’s Casey, and my band is Run Rabbit Run. We play folk rock tunes. I mostly play acoustic guitar and sing, but sometimes I play other stuff while our lead guitarist Michael sings. Why did you start the band? I used to write prog-hardcore/ metal tunes when I was younger, and one day I ran out of ideas and started writing folk songs. Do you think you’re good at it? People seem to like us, so I think we’re not doing too bad. Lots of our songs have a pretty country vibe and folks like dancing to us at shows. If you weren’t in Run Rabbit Run, what would you be doing? As it turns out, you’ve got to have a lot of instruments to play folk music, which costs money. So maybe I’d be a homeowner, but probably not - I like smashed avo on toast too much. What makes you happiest? I enjoy the buzz I get after we play a good show, makes me feel like a bit of a rockstar, at least until I have to go back to work the next day. What’s your biggest accomplishment? We recently recorded our debut EP Bloodline, which we’re releasing next year. We’re all super proud of how it turned out. runrabbitrunband.bandcamp.com

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Mind Gamers

How would you describe the sound that emerges from the Mind Gamers collaboration? Liquid. How do you create music together? Do you have a technique or ritual for? I think we try and get together in the most relaxed environment we can. We are certainly not out to break free from the shackles, it’s just a way of approaching music. For us, this project was the total freedom and ability to do something completely different. We recorded in a bunch of different places; Australia, Paris and Los Angeles and spent most of the time on Hydra - a small island in Greece, which is blissfully free of cars and motorcycles - they’ve only donkeys. It’s a really mystical island, home of the god Eros. Do you find that when you create music without a goal in mind, that a naturally-formed purpose develops all the same? It’s not like we went in with no goal in mind, but we crystallized our ideas after working on the music, rather than advance what happens, I think a lot of time. The three of us have very different styles, themes, emotions, images, romance we have been able to work in music. While we were doing this for ourselves, we never forget how the public would respond to music. We have never been about creating super-indulgent experimental music - there was a real sense of goal when we went about creating this.

Shining Bird

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Mind Gamers will perform at the State Library Victoria on Thursday November 17, as part of Melbourne Music Week.

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Run Rabbit Run will play The Workers Club on Friday November 11 with Griya and Elliot Friend.

Who are we chatting to and what do you do? I’m Russell. I play keyboards and samplers. I also write, record and produce. Why did you start the band and how long ago? I’m not sure I’ll ever know the answer. We started around 2012. What’s your biggest accomplishment so far? Playing for the Aboriginal elders at Mutitjulu N.T. If you hadn’t started Shining Bird, what would you be doing? Some other musical project probably. More poetry and writing. Maybe write a terrible feature film. What the best part about playing music? Meeting other creatives on a similar path. Transcending your sense of self very now and then. Touring with your best mates. Moving people. The mystery of it. shiningbird.bandcamp.com

Shining Bird will play The Gasometer on Friday November 11.

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Live

Celibate Rifles

Photography by Ian Laidlaw

Friday November 4, Thornbury Theatre The Celibate Rifles changed my life. It was 1986 and suburban high school music tastes were dominated by Australian pub rock: Chisel, The Angels, Oils, augmented with a bit of LA mullet metal and some hair sprayed tinny pop. Beatbox, a three-hour music video cum social commentary and vox pops show on Saturday morning on ABC television, featured a clip from this Australian band, the Celibate Rifles. Thrashing guitars, a pummelling bass riff and frenetic drums. The tall, laconic guy fronting the band mused on the social and political failings of the day in a monotonal drawl. From that moment, I was hooked. 30 years later and the Rifles are still around. Damien Lovelock, of the dry humour and incisive social commentary, is weathered but never beaten. Kent Steedman - who, incidentally, produced the early Mudhoney records - a rake thin, hyperactive garage punk guitarist with no peer. No one in the world can get away with wearing tights in a rock’n’roll band, except Kent. Dave Morris - white chesty bonds t-shirt, scraggly long hair - locks into Steedman’s groove and never lets go. Jim Leone is on bass, never flashy, impregnable. Paul Larsen has a subtle flourish on drums that creeps up on you with subliminal intensity. They played two sets, an acoustic set followed by a typical rock’n’roll Rifles set. The acoustic format exposed the hidden pop sensibility so often forgotten in the wake of the Rifles’ garage attack. Pretty Pictures was a work of poetic and folk beauty - who shot that man for that 12 gram bag? - and Eddie was Lovelock’s social realism, writ large. You can tell a lot about a band by its covers: the Rifles showcased MC5’s Shaking Street, The Stooges’ Gimme Danger and Patti Smith’s Dancing Barefoot. This was very good. A short break, and the band was back in full electric mode. Steedman and Morris were crazed teenagers plundering riffs like there’s no tomorrow. The entire set was a highlight, with special mention to Johnny, Wonderful Life (who remembers yuppies?) and Back in the Red, the latter penned by early Rifles bass player James Darroch, the brilliantly talented songwriter and performer who died in a car crash on the road with his post-Rifles band, Eastern Dark. They finished the set with a request from support band She’s the Driver. It’s O Salvation, replete with Damien’s witty couplings. Fans would all have happily heard another set but it wasn’t to be. Long may The Celibate Rifles reign. By Patrick Emery

Highlight: Everything. Lowlight: That any Rifles set can’t feature the band’s entire catalogue. It’s that fucking good. Crowd Favourite: Johnny

Slipknot

Monday October 31, Rod Laver Arena “Halloween is our fucking Christmas,” declared Corey Taylor triumphantly before launching into Before I Forget, his voice dripping with the volatile energy that makes Slipknot so intoxicating. Frontman Taylor is just months into recovery from undergoing emergency spinal surgery in July, after breaking his back. Only days before the tour, one of the band’s percussionists, Clown – aka Shawn Crahan – pulled out of the trip due to the tragic passing of his father-in-law. With these far less than ideal circumstances in mind, a less than great show was not only completely forgivable, but even somewhat expected. But, by the time Taylor was singing the chorus of Psychosocial along with the ghoulish choir that was the crowd filling Rod Laver Arena, anxieties about the quality of the show had been put to headbanging ease. If this is Slipknot’s season of giving, then the show was a fitting gift for the fans. The signature rotating and rising drum kits at either end of the stage were present, one tastefully bearing the missing Clown’s mask on a spike. Chris Fehn took on the task of swapping between the kits, and single-handedly tackling backing vocals with impressive energy. Although the show was great, it wasn’t perfect. Almost definitely due to his back, Taylor didn’t move around the multi-storey set as much as he has previously. Though the show was dedicated to Crahan, and Fehn did a remarkable job, the Clown’s absence was

Mesa Cosa

Saturday November 5, The Evelyn The Evelyn bandroom was bubbling with punters eagerly awaiting the return of Melbourne’s scuzzy garage punk emperors Mesa Cosa, marking the tail-end of their widely praised Spill ‘Em All tour, and the band’s first headline show in a year and a half. A late cancellation by key support act Amyl and the Sniffers threw cult emcee Purple Duck into the ring – the last minute addition wildly welcomed by all. Punters revelled in Purple Duck’s masterful lyricism and flawless flow as he delivered a set bursting with all things dorky, deliberating and entirely self-deprecating, taken mostly from his 2009 release, Duck Side of the Moon. The crowd bounced feverishly along to tunes that focused on both the perks and perils of being Purple Duck. His set closed with a cover of Part Of Your World from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, sending the crowd into a completely devoted fanfare. Emerging onto a stage drenched in a satanic red glow and littered with snakeheads and skulls, Mesa Cosa summoned the masses to the front of the pit and into their seething fortress of gods, goddesses, demons and the occult. The band smashed through a huge hour44 BEAT.COM.AU

apparent. The show lacked the extraordinary pyrotechnics of their last show in Australia back at Soundwave 2015, and the members took frequent breaks, which broke up the flow of the set. But there really was a lot to love. Newer tracks like Custer and The Devil In I were met with equal excitement from the crowd as favourites like Skinticket and favourites Duality and Spit It Out. While frequent imagery of surgery and illness played on the huge screen behind the band, perhaps a nod to Taylor’s spine. Taylor’s incredible five-and-a-half octave vocal range was faultless, and the sound from the band as a whole was tight and roaring. For an outfit so widely renowned for their high energy stage performances, the aforementioned difficult circumstances were bound to have an effect, but in brilliant Slipknot fashion, they made the bad very, very good. By Claire Varley

Highlight: The palpable energy from the crowd and band, heightened by the Halloween atmosphere. Lowlight: The very frequent breaks between songs. Crowd Favourite: “Everybody jump the fuck up.”

long set, consisting predominately of new tracks from their forthcoming LP, slated for release in 2017. Cannibal and Frozen Eyes warmed the heavily lubricated crowd up early, and by Stone Bone, the band’s first single off their approaching LP, the crowd erupted into a sweat-drenched, writhing sea of bodies. Sydney set the crowd into a chanting fit, complete with flailing limbs and airborne beer. Then while the band’s latest single Blood and Brains, a swampy punk rock number, filled with gruesome lyrics matching the song’s equally dreadful clip, reduced the tempo and slowed the crowd down a little. It didn’t last long, though – as Mesa Cosa launched into a cover of Silverchair’s Tomorrow. Punters propelled themselves across the bandroom, clambering high up onto the rafters, hoisting themselves onto people’s shoulders and scrambling onto the stage. By Matilda Carthew

Highlight: The band’s supremely excellent Spill ‘Em All Metallica piss-take tour branding. Lowlight: Damn the person who tore that adorable racoon doll apart. Crowd Favourite: Purple Duck. Brought the house down.

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Gig Guide This Week Wednesday 9 Nov

Celia Church

The Drunken Poet Celia Church’s meandering guitar and sweet, soulful eloquence will transport you to a heady, desert landscape this Wednesday November 9. Joining Celia will be altcountry songstress Gretta Ziller. Celia and Greta play as part of The Drunken Poet’s Wine Whiskey Women Wednesdays. Entry is free with music kicking off from 8pm.

Spit

The Yarra Hotel SPIT are out to bust your gob Wednesday November 9. Their upbeat punk tunes about shit doctors and creepy neighbours are the best kind of rough. To launch the band, they’ve brought together a stellar lineup including Shrimpwitch, Chips Calipso and Real Love. Show time is at 8pm, with entry a piece of piss at $5.

Charles Jenkins

The Retreat Charles Jenkins is currently treating Brunswick punters to a glorious residency at The Retreat. On Wednesday November 9 he will be showcasing his trademark collection of chart-toppers to ease you through the hump day blues. Free music from 8.30pm, so get on down!

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Animal Hands + Long Holiday + Spidey Spidey Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00. Backyard Mafia + Baberaham Lincoln + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Boy & Bear Regent Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cosmos + Sun Bazel + Bon Night + Jake Bicchieri Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Dog Dang Two Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Klara Zubonja + Forever Soon + Alana Wilkinson Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. Neighbourhood Riots + King Stag + Dandecat Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. On Diamond + Tim Richmond Group + Candlesnuffer + Edie Centric Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. Rubix Radio On Kissfm Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Scout + Scraggers + The Weatherboards Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Spit + Shrimpwitch + Real Love + Chips Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Sweet Sweet Marmalade - Feat: Hannah Blackburn + Mickey Cooper + The Finks + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. Tanzer + Tetrahedra + Tiaryn + Karen From Finance Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00. The Devours + Disco Puppets + The Grogans Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00.

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Wolf and Willow

Wesley Anne Wolf and Willow are a couple of good looking blokes, who will be heating up Wesley Anne with a fine and dandy residency. If acoustic nights are your jam, this is one not to miss. It’s kicking off on Thursday November 10. Potter on down at 8pm, entry is $10 to the band room.

Various Asses

The Post Office Hotel Various Asses and Gate Planchette are teaming up this Thursday November 10 to put on a free show at The Post Office Hotel. Various Asses is deep body horror music; a new exploration of complex rhythmic foundations, vocal clips and ambient undertones from Melbourne’s withdrawn, left field R&B diva Fatti Frances. Doors are at 8.30pm with entry all for free.

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Bohjass + Bikeboy + Zenon’s Birthday 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. Gene Tree Project Carlton Connect Initiative Lab14 Gallery, Carlton. 1:00pm. Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Paige Duggan Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. She Wolf + The Crookeds + Cash Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. The New Monos Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. 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.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Charles Jenkins Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Hollie Joyce + Baked Beans + Luke Brennan Trip + Tali Mahoney Band Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Muddys Blues Roulette - Feat: Travis Bowlin 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. The Songroom - Feat: Emilee South + Leah Senior Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00. Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Gretta Ziller + Celia Church Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

Thursday 10 Nov Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Ah Trees + Going Swimming + The Footbal Club + Blyolk Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Backstage - Feat: Safari Motel + D.J. Barry Maxwell Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. Blue Moon Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. British India Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $35.00. Busby Marou Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25.00. Chores + Miyazaki + Jo Neugebauer Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. Daydreamers + Alternate Monday Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. Dead End + Nun Of The Tongue + Soft Edges + Fuzzsucker Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Floyd Cox + Dom Kelly + Dog C*Ntz Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. Goonbag Boys Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Henry Wagons Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Impavid + Her Majesty’s Hangover + Edit The Empire Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Itsokman + The Safety Word + Seasloth + The Fluffs Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00. Jamatar + Oolluu + Ctrix Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Late Nights + William Maxwell + Rian Kf + Lewis Nixon + Pete Akhurst 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Max Mannix Djs Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Moreton + Jaala + Ryan Downey Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00. Osaka + Tom Prettys + Barcelos Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Room With A View + Summits + Ricki Wilcox Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Silly Fools + Dax Rock Rider Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 11:00pm. $61.20. The Cherry Dolls + Jurassic Nark + Horace Bones + Dumb Dog Howler, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.00. The Tropes + Crystal Myth + Bobby Brave + Wizard Oz Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Various Asses + Miles Brown Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Vengaboys Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 7:30pm. $76.04. Windwaker + Winfield + Xure The Irish (Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Audrey Powne Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00. Esme Foong + Hamish Danks Brown + Joy Sparkes Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. Everyone’s Space - Feat: Syzygy Ensemble Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. Jackie Bornstein’s Shades Of Love Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Melbourne Improvisers Collective Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Midnight Express - Feat: Prequel + Edd Fisher + Neighbourhood Watch Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Morning Melodies - Feat: Brendan Scott Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 10:00Am. $17.00. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse) Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Papa Chango + The Sugarfed Leopards + Dj Cassawarrior Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $20.00. Tchaikovsky & Mozart Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 11:00Am. $40.00. The Backburners Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00. The Casey Bennetto Project + Suzannah Espie Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $17.00. The Good Egg Thursdays - Feat: Henry Who + Tigerfunk + Lewis Cancut Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. The Habibis + Nela Trifkovic Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $109.90. 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. Vika & Linda Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Allysha Joy Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Benoit + Zack Grace Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Connor Ross Band + Jess Joyce + George Strass Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Creek + Cash + Fifth Friend + Myvanwy + The Girl Behind You Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Maddy Leman & The Desert Swells + Cat Canteri Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 9:30pm. Mr Alford - Feat: Mr. Alford Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Nathan Seeckts + Nathan Brailey & The Big Southern + Lachlan Hicks Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Pugsley Buzzard Duo + Adam Duffy Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Thomas Nenna + Toby Knox + Grace King Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Wolf & Willow Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

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Blindness + Filth Wizard Coburg Rsl, Coburg. 7:00pm. $5.00. Collingwood Toy Library Fundraiser Feat: Laura Macfarlane + Palm Springs + More Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 1:00pm. $10.00. Corin Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00. Credence Clearwater Recycled Torquay Hotel, Torquay. 7:30pm. $23.50. Customer + Miss Miss + Junior Fiction + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $5.00. Disturbed + Twelve Foot Ninja Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $101.70. Dj Steely Ann Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Esese Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Furnace & The Fundamentals Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28.60. Go Get Mum + Dannika + Bill Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Go Go Gorilla + Simon Laxton + Coco Brown + Dusty Stylus Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. Goodtimes Forever - Feat: Rathammock + Poison Fish + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 2:30pm. Holy Holy + I Know Leopard + Alex L’estrange Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $23.50. Jack Gatto Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $70.00. Kalcoma + Yollks + Abraham Tilbury Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. King Louie Collective Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00pm. Limelight Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:30pm. Loobs + Polo + Powerlines Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Lunch Box - Feat: House Of Beige Djs + Man Made Mountain + More State Library Of Victoria, 12:30pm. Made Austria + Burnt Sausages + Girl Fridas + Piss Factory Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Madeline Leman + Forever Son + Rod Begbie Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. Melbourne Music Week Choir - Feat: Phia State Library Of Victoria, 3:00pm. Neeko Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. New Shoes Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Olympia + Mid Ayr + Darling James Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.00. Perch Creek + Immigrant Union + Leah Senior John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $18.00. Pieces Of 8 Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Postcodes + Dal Santo + Late Nights Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00. Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. Shihad + My Echo Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 9:00pm. $39.80. Spicy Girls + Robbie Williams Experience Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. $26.00. Spotting + Miss Destiny Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Sticky Fingers Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Taasha Coates & Her Melancholy Sweethearts + Ali E + Brad Ellis Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20.00. Terrestrials + Lordragnar + Elemada + More Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:15Pm. $15.00. The Dare Ohhs + Trillionayers + Rathammock + Good Morning Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. The Dead Love + Kill Dirty Youth + Danger & Plastic Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. The Dianas + The Honeybadgers + James Seedy Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. The Earthmen + The Zebras + Autohaze Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $22.00. The Ocean Party + Summer Flake + Big White + Jade Imagine Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.35. The Ripchords Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale.

The Yarra Hotel Michael Beach is a Melbourne-based musician who writes, performs, and records under his own name as well as in Melbourne trio Shovels. He’ll bring the goods to The Yarra this Friday November 11 with Lowtalk, Pregnancy, and Quivers. Doors are at 8pm with entry setting you back $8.

The Mean Times

The Retreat After four and half years, five drummers, three bassists, three lead guitarists, and one frontman arguably at the root of all this dysfunction, The Mean Times have finally managed to get it together and release their new single, Right Thing, Wrong Time. They are celebrating at The Retreat Hotel this Friday 11 November. Alongside The Mean Times will be Cash and Saffire Rose. Music kicks off from 9.30pm, and to top it all off, entry is free.

My Elephant Ride

The Evelyn Psych tropical four-piece My Elephant Ride have returned from their hiatus of meditation and yoga in India to release their debut album Into The Jungle. They will be hitting the road throughout November, with a stop at The Ev this Friday November 11. Helping with the festivities are five-piece Plastic, The Drongos and Dom Kelly. Doors are at 8pm with entry just $10.

Chris Wilson

Cherry Bar Having performed alongside the likes of Paul Kelly and as a part of the Sole Twisters, living blues legend Chris Wilson has taken up a residency at Cherry bar every Friday arvo. It’s the perfect excuse to knock off work early, grab your mates and head to Cherry Bar for a beer and two live sets of pure musical bliss. Doors are at 5.30pm, entry is free.

Gibberish

Edinburgh Castle On Friday November 12 a couple of buskers are making their way from the street to the stage at Edinburgh Castle. These guys are pretty wild, and so fast sometimes they sound like gibberish. Entry is free, so why not go check it out for yourself. Just make sure you’ve nabbed a spot in the beer garden from 6.30pm.

Neeko

Charles Weston On Saturday November 12 Charles Weston are hosting Melbourne songwriter Neeko, who is known for blending poetry with lush chords and insightful lyrics. Take up a seat in the front bar from 6.30pm and enjoy some ridiculously elegant song craft for the low, low price of free.

Spring Acoustica

Northcote Social Club It’s a special one at Northcote Social Club on Saturday November 12, with Spring Acoustica taking things up notch. Four outstanding female songwriters will be laying down the sweet tunes, including Jenny Taylor, Nadine Sparks, Peaches and Sonia Serin. Get there at 1.30pm, with tickets available online via the venue or on the door if still available.

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8:00pm. $10.00. The Tarantinos Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $10.00. Thee Loose Hounds + Proto Bro + Eyesores Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. $5.00. Thunderstruck + Dark Room + Dangerous Curves Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00. Togetherapart + Nonagon + Lacuna + Andos Robe Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Tyrannamen Australian Centre For Contemporary Art, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $20.00. Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. Water Bear Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8.00. Wax Nomads Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 9:00pm. $10.00. Wounded Pig + Odiusembowel + Bog + More Catfish, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.00.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Australian Girls Choir Annual Concert 2016 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. $49.00. Australian Girls Choir Annual Concert 2016 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 7:30pm. $49.00. Chris Mcnulty Quartet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Clancye Milne & James Mustafa Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Doug Parkinson Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. Hetty Kate & Friends Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. Iaki Vallejo Band The B.East, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Kelsey James Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Latin Music Showcase La Pena Moreland City Band Hall, East Brunswick. 7:00pm. $10.00. Le Chapiteau Rouge + Moonspice + More Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Lucky 7 The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Make Momma Proud - The Liza Minnnelli Show - Feat: Aurora Mackrill Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:30pm. Morning Ritual - Feat: Kira Puru State Library Of Victoria, 10:30Am. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 12:00pm. $7.00. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 1:00pm. $7.00. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 2:00pm. $7.00. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 3:00pm. $7.00. Pacific Belles Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $20.00. Sarah Maclaine + Roger Clark Quartet Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Sun Sets - Feat: Friendships Dj + Null Dj + Nite Fleit + More State Library Of Victoria, 7:00pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Ted Vining Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Trailer Music Ii 1000 Pound Bend, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.00.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Craig Woodward & Friends Victoria Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm. Delsinki Records + Brooke Taylor Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Detonators Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. Don Mcglashan The Who Club, Warburton. 8:00pm. $25.00. Gayle Cavanagh & The Mixed Company Band Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm. Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. Neil Young - Revolution Blues - Feat:

Chris Wilson + Rob Snarski + Gallie + More St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.00. Pugsley Buzzard Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. Roz Girvan + The Miserable Little Bastards Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. Shaky Stills Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. Smokin’ Joker Black Hatt, Geelong. 8:30pm. The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Band Victoria Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 8:30pm. The Peeks Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. The Tipplers Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm. Travis Bowlin + Nicole Brophy Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $15.00. Waz E James Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

Sunday 13 Nov Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. A Day On The Green - Feat: You Am I + Something For Kate + Spiderbait Rochford Wines, Coldstream. 2:00pm. $89.90. Almost Otters + Midnight Turtles + Damon Langley + Sly Bowties Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5.00. Alpha Wolf - Feat: Apate + The Sign Of Four + Earthender + Gravemind Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 6:00pm. Aquapuncture Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. Bitch Diesel + Chelsea Bleach + Doona Waves + Deep Scene Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Citizen Arrow On Swanston (Clean Comedy Hub), Carlton. 8:30pm. Crystal Cities + Nellipot + Dave Gillan Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. $10.00. Dan Sultan + Caiti Baker + Morgan Bai 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $45.00. Dionne Warwick Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $167.81. Dj Ella Thompson Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. Echolyte + Pope’s Assassins + Origami Roadkill + Men With Hats Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. General Men + Closet Straights Bar Open, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $10.00. Handsome Young Strangers + Miserable Little Bastards + Adam Young Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. Hollywood Real Thoughts + Mosaicz Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00. Holy Holy + I Know Leopard + Alex L’estrange Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:00pm. $20.00. Jam At Musicland Sundays Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. Kc’s Rockshop Big Gig Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 2:00pm. Lazertits + Parsnip + Crop Top + Dj Grace K Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 2:30pm. Live Music Safari - Feat: Closet Straights + Howl At The Moon + Saint Jude + More Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. Love Live Music - Feat: The Delta Riggs + Pierce Brothers + The Vanns + More The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond. 2:00pm. $55.00. Malcura + Cosmic Kahuna + Kill The Darling + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

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Perch Creek, Immigrant Union

John Curtin Hotel Perch Creek and Immigrant Union are teaming up for a one-off double headline show at the John Curtin Bandroom on Saturday November 12. With hectic schedules for both bands as they come up with some fresh goodies for the New Year, this will be their only 2016 show. Tickets are from $18 from the John Curtin Hotel website, and doors are at 8pm.

Shaky Stills

The Retreat On Sunday November 13 you best be wandering down to The Retreat for one heck of a Sunday session. The alt-country sextet Shaky Stills have been sharing their smooth sounds with Melbournians for years, and serve as the perfect side dish for a lazy weekend afternoon. Catch them for free from 12pm.

Mama Alto

The B.EAST Slow things down on a Sunday night with Mama Alto’s countertenor diva, jazz and cabaret vocals at The B.EAST on Sunday November 13. Described as absolutely divine, Mama Alto’s femme and fabulous performance will be nothing short of magnificent. Enjoy sipping $10 Pink Lady Gins with Mama Alto from 9pm onwards.

Hollywood Real Thoughts & Mosaicz

The Workers Club Hollywood Real Thoughts and Mosaicz band together this Sunday November 13 for an afternoon of shoegaze and psychedelia to release their respective singles. There’ll be some groovy projections in the bandroom and upon entry you’ll receive a free single download. Special guests include What Did You Do With Mom and Seasloth. Doors are an early one at 1pm. Entry is pocket change at $5.

The Deja Vus

The Brunswick Hotel If you feel like experiencing some psychedelic rock, sick beats and skilful songwriting this weekend, The Brunswick Hotel is the place to be. On Sunday November 13 get a load of The Deja Vus, Reii and Deja La’s Eaglemont. Catch these kids from 8pm, entry is free.

Phil Para & Band

Cherry Bar Phil Para & Band’s distinctive guitar talents and exceptional vocal abilities are bound to hit Cherry Bar this Sunday November 13. Phil’s energetic performances include remarkable new feats including playing with his teeth and behind his head. Don’t miss the jaw dropping spectacle, definitely worth the $5 entry fee. The show starts at 2pm.

Mundane Mondays

The Old Bar Chin up ± Mondays don’t have to suck so bad. Get your fine self down to The Oldie on Monday November 14 for another top notch Mundane Monday. Enjoy ripper bands and cheap froths all night long. Nip down from 8pm onwards.

Shewolf

Cherry Bar All-female rockers, Shewolf, are set to play their third night of residency at Cherry Bar this Tuesday November 15. Combining vocal harmonies, melodic guitar solos and powerful drumming, these young homegrown Melbourne girls will be rocking out from 8pm onwards. Entry is an easy nothing.

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Coming Soon 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 Marc Kinchen Brown Alley 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 King Brothers Tote Hotel 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 The Smith Street Band Corner Hotel November 26, 27 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 Son Little The Toff November 29 The Troggs Cherry Bar November 30, Caravan Music Club December 1 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 Mojo Burning Bendigo Hotel December 3, Shamrock Hotel December 4 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 Hælos Howler 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 We Lost The Sea Northcote Social Club 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 Airbourne Trak Lounge Friday January 20 Sugar Mountain Feat. Blood Orange, Pantha Du Prince, Big Scary, My Disco And More Vca January 21 Pj Harvey Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 21 Puscifer Plenary, Melbourne Convention Centre And Exhibition Centre(Aa) January 22 Refused & Sick Of It All Prince Bandroom January 24 Baby Animals The Corner February 24 Passenger Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 25 White Lung Northcote Social Club January 25 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 27, 28 Rainbow Serpent Festival Feat. Astrix, Andhim, Guy J And More Lexton, Victoria January 27 – 30 Laneway Festival Feat. Tame Impala, The Julie Ruin, White Lung, Julia Jacklin And More Footscray Community Arts Centre January 28 Panic! At The Disco Festival Hall January 28 The Cat Empire & Xavier Rudd North Gardens, Ballarat January 29 Bruce Springsteen Aami Park February 2, 4 Periphery 170 Russell February 5 Opeth 170 Russell February 7, 8 The B-52’S & Simple Minds Margaret Court Arena February 7 James Taylor Rod Laver Arena February 8 Party In The Paddock Feat. Sticky Fingers, Hermitude, The Smith Street Band, Tash Sultana And More Burns Creek - Tasmania February 10 -12 Sunnyboys The Croxton February 10 The Menzingers The Rev February 10 D.R.I Bendigo Hotel February 12

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High Street Music As one of many guitar stores around Melbourne, High Street Music differentiate themselves from the pack with their extensive Cole Clark range, their instore customisation and music lessons and their true interest in customer service. We spoke to store manager Thom Jackson and owner Peter to find out a bit more about their Preston store. What are the main brands and musical products Cranbourne Music specialise in? Thom: We’re the biggest Cole Clark stockist in Victoria, we also have a very extensive ukulele range, and we’re quite large in Katoh as well, in the classic guitars there. We’ve also probably got the only range of Cole Clark electrics still in captivity. Are there any services you offer in store for musicians? Thom: We’ve got a full music school here, doing piano, guitar, ukulele, drums, bass, vocals, and violin. We’ve also got a full repair department, so we do restrings, full setups, and we also do custom shop on guitars. So those are the two major pillars of our business, as well as the retail side. Do the lessons cater more towards beginners or to advanced players? Thom: We do all levels, obviously we cater for beginners but moving into more advanced we’ve

“A lot of the instruments you find in the store have been customised, they’re not stock standard instruments.” got very experienced musicians who come in just to skill up with some of our teachers. When you’re just playing by yourself you can get into bad habits, and you can also get into a bit of a rut. You hit some walls and you can start to rest on what you know. What happens when having a one on one lesson is that it always pushes you forward, and always makes you go that extra little bit and learn things that if you’re just sitting in your comfort zone you won’t learn. What is your point of difference ? Peter: The difference with our shop is that we do a lot of customisation; we’re authorised by Cole Clark to customise their electrics. We sometimes change the wiring, the scratchplates, genuine mother of pearl, which we’ve sourced and no one else has to my knowledge. We make up scratchplates, we change pickups and we’ve got a variety of different pickups here, DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, British Tone Rider etc. A lot of the instruments you find in the store have been customised, and they’re not stock standard instruments. With regards to Cole Clark, we’re obviously the biggest stockists of Cole Clark in Melbourne, and we really like that product, we have

a genuine affliction to it. The thing about Cole Clark is that they’re very innovative, they’re not like a lot of other companies that just use spruce and mahogany and rosewood, they use a lot of other timbers which have got amazing sound qualities. They’ve also got the sustainability, they’ve got sustainable timbers that they use like blackbean, blackwood, Queensland Maple, Californian Redwood and Cedar of Lebanon, which is a unique timber referenced in the Bible. Are there any upcoming events or sales? Peter: We’ve got the sale on at the moment, where we’ve got the Angel Talisman on sale ± which is normally $3100 ± for $1999. We will be doing specials all the time, but price-wise we’ve got a motto that we’ll beat any genuine price. It’s a very old fashion store, we’ve been in the business for a long, long time, so we cater to the needs and give a good consultative approach to people when they come in. We’ve got a lot of loyal customers who really like that we go that extra mile with them.

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