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Arts Guide

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Julia Jacklin

The Landscape Project

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Orsome Welles

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News Santana

Joins forces with The Doobie Brothers Legendary guitarist Santana will share the stage with The Doobie Brothers as they tear across the country for a run of Bluesfest sideshows. Santana returns to our shores with decades of iconic hits to choose from, having last visited in 2013 for an acclaimed tour with The Steve Miller Band. From Woodstock to major stadiums the world over, Santana’s Latin-infused flair and skill have seen him through a career spanning 40 years. They’ll take over Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday April 11. Tickets via Ticketek.

Dori Freeman

To make Australian debut Breakout Americana artist Dori Freeman is set to perform her first Australian shows over a series of dates in early 2017. Quickly rising in the world of Americana, Freeman is known for her unique spin on the genre, juxtaposing classic elements of the sound with contemporary twists and a haunting sincerity. Her self-titled album was included in the 2016 Top 25 Rolling Stone Americana albums. Dori Freeman will play her debut in Sydney, before hitting the Northcote Social Club on Thursday March 16.

Don Henley

Hits the road with Jewel Eagles co-founder, vocalist and drummer Don Henley is set to embark on an Australian tour in March 2017 for a run of indoor and A Day on the Green outdoor shows. Last here in early 2015 with the Eagles, Don Henley’s 2017 tour will see him perform songs spanning his entire career and his vast solo catalogue, joined by Jewel. Catch it at Rod Laver Arena Wednesday March 8.

The Bats Offer a glimpse into new album Pop legends The Bats have returned with new music and an Australian tour to boot. Their latest single, Antlers, is a taste from their forthcoming album The Deep Set - due for release early 2017. Thirty years into their career, The Bats original lineup remains intact. They’ll play Northcote Social Club on Saturday January 28.

Bliss N Eso

Get intimate with new tour Australian rap stalwarts Bliss N Eso are hitting the road for an intimate tour, fresh from dropping a brand new video clip. ‘The Dopamine Tour’ will see the trio take things back to basics, performing in the most intimate rooms they have played in years. The tour takes its name from lead single, Dopamine, which arrived as the first new music from the group in two years. They’ll hit 170 Russell on Wednesday February 15. Tickets via Moshtix.

Big Thief

Make Australian debut Brooklynites Big Thief are heading Down Under on their first ever Aussie jaunt. Joined by Gabriella Cohen, the four-piece will be ripping out tunes from their recently released album Masterpiece, a record that has been met with almost universal acclaim. They’ll play The Curtin on Sunday February 26, the Northcote Social Club on Tuesday February 28 and Melbourne Zoo Twilights on Friday February 24 with Warpaint.

Devin Townsend Project Head Down Under with new music

Devin Townsend Project are heading to Australia off the back of their latest album. Heading to our shores in the wake of new release Transcendence - their most successful ARIA-charting album yet - the group will arrive after selling out countless shows in 2015, ready to back it all up again once more. It’s all happening at 170 Russell on Wednesday May 24. Tickets at MJR Presents.

Melbourne Philharmonia Project Bringing classical gems to Hawthorn

The Melbourne Philharmonia Project are gearing up for their second concert, bringing some classical gems to the public with a masterful program. The orchestra’s last concert for the year will feature works including Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto performed by soloist Charlie Westholff and Strauss’ Four Songs Opus No. 27 performed by soloist Cleo Lee-McGowan. It’s all going down on Monday December 2 at Hawthorn Arts Centre. Head to Melbourne Philharmonia Project’s website for more details. Bookings are available from the Hawthorn Arts Centre website. 10

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Spiderbait

To perform classic album in full Spiderbait are hitting the road once more, performing one of their most seminal albums from start to finish. Kram, Whitt and Janet will be throwing back to 1996, playing their third record Ivy and the Big Apples in full ± all 16 tracks of it ±i ncluding some tunes that have never before been played live. The album spawned chart-topping single Buy Me A Pony, which took out the #1 spot in the 1996 triple j Hottest 100, making Spiderbait the first Australian band to ever do so. Relive the magic at The Corner Hotel on Friday March 3. Tickets through the band’s website.

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The Hills are Alive Festival have just announced the first two acts of their lineup including headliner Cloud Control and Angus Stone’s new project, Dope Lemon. Now in its ninth year, the festival will take place from Friday March 24 to Sunday March 26 and promises to showcase some of the best upand-coming musical talent in the country. The Hills are Alive are also expanding to include a dedicated comedy stage, with comedians soon to be announced. The complete first round lineup will be revealed on Wednesday November 30. Tickets go on sale Thursday December 1. For more information, head to The Hills Are Alive website.

Announces solo tour

After capturing the country’s hearts off the back of a tour with Dave Rawlings Machine and Joshua Headley in 2016, folk troubadour Willie Watson is heading out on his own in 2017. Watson is a founding member of respected country outfit Old Crow Medicine Show, stepping out on his own with his 2014 debut solo album Folk Singer Vol. 1 - produced by renowned guitarist and songwriter Dave Rawlings. He’ll play Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday March 15 with My Bubba. Tickets are available now from the Melbourne Recital Centre website.

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Bluesfest seems to be getting unfathomably big, but the exciting announcements just keep on coming. Six new artists have been added to the Bluesfest Touring schedule, with the likes of Miles Electric Band, Nahko And Medicine For The People, Rhiannon Giddens, Max Jury, The Record Company & Trevor Hall all performing their own sideshows throughout various dates in April. They’ll be joining an already huge pool of performers, including ± but definitely not limited to - Patti Smith & Her Band, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T & The Stax Revue, The Specials, Joan Osborne and UB40. Tickets are available via the Bluesfest Touring website.

The Masters of Sgt Pepper will feature album engineers Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatle’s seminal Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Joining Emerick and Lush in conversation will be former editor of The Herald Sun and The Weekly Times, Alan Howe, with Leo Sayer hosting the exclusive Q&A session. Don’t miss out on tickets to The Masters of Sgt Pepper, happening Friday February 24 and Saturday February 25 at Planetshakers, City Road, Southbank. Tickets are on sale now via Showbiz Tickets.

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Wallace and Gromit And Friends ACMI to host huge exhibition ACMI will celebrate the works Aardman Animations - the Oscar-winning studio responsible for iconic claymation productions - with an expansive exhibition next year. Wallace and Gromit and Friends: The Magic of Aardman will delve into 40 years of animation and claymation prowess from Aardman ± who have created the likes of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Creature Comforts and Chicken Run. Exclusive to ACMI, the exhibition takes audiences behind the scenes on an Aardman production showing original artworks, sketchbooks, concept drawings, storyboards, puppets and sets, as well as offering a look at Aardman’s forthcoming 2018 film, Early Man. The exhibition opens at ACMI on Thursday June 29, 2017. Bookings via ACMI.

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Sublime With Rome Return for 2017

After a sold-out tour in 2012, Sublime with Rome are heading back to Australia. One of the most notable and successful skapunk bands of all time, Sublime has sold over 17 million albums worldwide with songs like What I Got, Doin’ Time and Date Rape all in constant radio rotation across the globe. They’ll hit 170 Russell on Wednesday March 8. Tickets via Killrockstar.

Art & Industry Festival

Shining a light on Melbourne’s west Over ten days, the Art & Industry Festival will celebrate and investigate the ever-changing industrial and manufacturing heartland of Australia based in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The festival shines a light on the local industrial creators and resources in the Hobsons Bay area that is home to craft brewers, carmakers, designers, oil tanks and treasured heritage buildings and features art presentations. Spark will kick off the festival’s final weekend featuring fireworks, car crushing, sideshows, music, sign-writing, printing, furniture making and more. It’s all going down from now until Sunday November 27. Head to the Art and Industry Festival website for more details.

Living Colour Return to Australia

Two-time Grammy award NYC rockers, Living Colour, are heading back to Australian shores. Their appearance in 2014 as part of the Soundwave lineup saw the four-piece perform to packed out side-shows and rave reviews. Spearheaded by guitarist Vernon Reid, Living Colour emerged onto the scene in the early ‘80s. Their fusion of free jazz, funk, hard rock and heavy metal drew considerable attention, with their debut album, Vivid becoming multi-platinum. Catch Living Colour at 170 Russell Friday May 12, 2017. Tickets via the venue or Moshtix.

Midsumma Festival

Clowns

Team up with The Nation Blue for NYE belter Before Clowns head off on their regional tour, they’ll be taking over The Bendigo Hotel for a huge New Year’s Eve show. Clowns will be joined by The Nation Blue to send off the year in fine form. Also getting in on the action are Flour and Würst Nürse for the last show at The Bendi in 2016. It’s going down Saturday December 31 (New Year’s Eve) at The Bendigo Hotel. Tickets are limited and on sale now.

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Groundswell

The Midsumma program has landed for 2017 with a spectacular array of events in a 30th-anniversary program for the ages. The three-week event will kick off with the annual Midsumma Pride March, as well as being bolstered by their renowned open-access program alongside outdoor events. Theatre, burlesque, cabaret, film, dance, conversation, sports and more will all collide in a diverse program that features over 130 events from 1200 culture-makers. Midsumma Festival will go down from Sunday January 15 ± Sunday February 5, 2017 in venues and spaces throughout Melbourne. Head to their website for full details and bookings.

Groundswell Festival is returning for its third year promising an even larger lineup. Australian rock icon Jimmy Barnes will be headlining the festival supported by Seo Linn, Rival Fire, Ian Moss, Mark Seymour and more. In support of Variety ± The Children’s Charity, a charity that provides grants to families with children in need, Groudswell Festival will donate a percentage of ticket prices to the cause. Groundswell Festival will take place on Saturday March 11 at Lake Tyers Beach in East Gippsland, Victoria. Tickets are available through the Groundswell website.

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Port Fairy Folk Festival Expands lineup

Port Fairy Folk Festival has lifted the veil from their fourth and final selection of acts for 2017. Leading the charge comes Australian singer/songwriter Lior alongside alt-country sensation Marlon Williams. Elsewhere, Mercan Dede will take to the stage with his group Secret Tribe. They’ll be joined by The Wilson Pickers, Danny Spooner, Charles Jenkins, TEK TEK Ensemble and more. Capping it off comes Mercan Dede with his group The Secret Tribe, Aoife Scott, Boo Hewerdine, and Mexrrissey - a seven-piece horn tribute to the music of Morrissey. Port Fairy Folk Festival goes down from Friday March 10 - Sunday 13, 2017. Marlon Williams

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Has it been decided that X Factor Australia won’t return next year? Is a high profile lead singer about to step out of his band for a year? They’re trying to talk him out of it. How soon before Avenged Sevenfold announce their tour? Meantime, Bruno Mars’ visit won’t happen until 2018 . Will the arrival of Donald Trump lead to more difficult visa issues for Aussie musicians wanting to tour the US and music execs wanting to work there? Has the Allans Billy Hyde instruments chain told its ten stores to switch off heating and cooling, to cut down on costs? That’s what Crikey reckons. Was Eagles Of Death Metal’ Jess Hughes refused entry into Paris’ Bataclan club when Sting reopened it, because of comments he made about security? The band’s manager denies it saying none of the band tried to go in. After a worldwide search, are Stone Temple Pilots to announce former X Factor contestant Jeff Gutt as their replacement for singer Chester Bennington? Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA’s new clothing line is based on their 36 Chambers album. Those Wicked Campers which an increasing amount of festivals are trying to ban from their sites, are banned in Queensland (passed legislation targeting inappropriate ads) with Victoria and Tasmania to follow. Sydney entrepreneur Ron Creevey (X Studio, Kings Cross) has bought Noise11 to incorporate into his upcoming music/films site Helipad, with founders Paul and Ros Cashmere staying on. Helipad will link fans choices with retailers who sell music and merchandise and allow indie labels to upload tracks.

Lifelines Ill: Garbage drummer Butch Vig will not be with the band on their Australian tour “due to ongoing sinus problems all year.” He’s replaced by Eric Gardner. Expecting: Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke and his partner next month. Engaged: Ricky Martin got down on his knees to propose to boyfriend of a year, Jwan Yosef. In Court: A US judge dismissed a case filed by producer Brandon Parrot who accused 50 Cent of fraud because he was “duped” into signing over rights to a sample from his track Bamba for use in the rapper’s P.I.M.P. In Court: A 25-year-old man from New Gisbourne will face the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday April 18, 2017 on charges of urinating on a woman at a Spiderbait gig at 170 Russell in February. In Court: Former Rose Tattoo drummer Paul DeMarco pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply firearms as part of a racket with former bikie boss Sam Ibrahim, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. He ended up trying to sell a shipment to an undercover cop. DeMarco will be sentenced in March after spending two years in remand after being arrested in April 2014. In Court: The bodyguard who sued Elton John for sexually harassing him (including tweaking his nipples and groping him) has withdrawn the case. In Court: Nick Gordon, boyfriend of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter Bobbi, was ordered to pay $36 million for her “wrongful death” after allegedly giving her a “toxic cocktail”. Died: Mentor Williams, US songwriter best known for Drift Away, 70, lung cancer. 16

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More Melbourne Acts For SXSW

Three more Melbourne acts join six Aussie acts invited to showcase at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, next March. They are Gabriella Cohen, John Cashman and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Altogether 20 acts have now been invited, including Melbourne’s C.W. Stoneking, Alex Lahey, Demi Louise, Running Touch, Oscar Key Sun and Throttle.

Sounds Australia Safe For Four Years

Music export body Sounds Australia has got four extra years of Federal Government funding. It makes its presence felt at trade festivals including South By Southwest and The Great Escape with showcases and meetings. Since 2009 when it was set up and co-funded by APRA AMCOS and Australia Council for the Arts, it’s helped 620 acts at 50 trade events in 20 countries and generated 1593 deals for the local business covering record, publishing, sync and booking agent deals. As late as last month, the Federal Government had no plans to help Sounds Australia after December 2016. Sounds Australia executive producer Millie Millgate said the Government’s funding “is exactly the result we’ve been hoping for. It’s testament to the value of the national export platform and subsequent success Australian artists are enjoying around the world.” Next month Sounds Australia leads a delegation to South America, to generate touring and marketing opportunities in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. In the group are Andrew Stone (Chugg Entertainment), Ashley Gay (Xelon Entertainment), Clara Iaccarino (Perth International Arts Festival), Jaime Gough (Native Tongue Music Publishing), Maggie Collins (BIGSOUND), Matthew Rogers (We Are Unified), Monique Rothstein (Positive Feedback), Scot Morris (APRA AMCOS), Stuart Rogers (Sydney Festival) and Warren Costello (Liberation).

Roadies Push For Five-Cent Ticket Surcharge

The Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) has kicked off a campaign calling on a five-cent surcharge on all tickets sold in this country, to go towards helping past and present road crews in crisis. As recent statistics have proven, roadies are most susceptible to mental illness and suicides; out of 128 of those who passed, 27 did it through their own hands. Air Supply, Paul Kelly and veteran promoter Michael Chugg have come on board. Last week, the issue of roadies was aired on ABC-TV News, after which the ARCA website had a spike in traffic, and other acts and two promoters offered to also come on board. Ian Peel, who founded ARCA, said on the ABC. “A lot of people have done really well out of the music industry and a lot of the crew that work for them haven’t. We want to try to develop an income stream in perpetuity that can go into a fund to help crew. Jump on board. Five cents a ticket — it’s nothing in the scheme of things.”

New Owner For Mannys

After 20 years, Manny Gauci-Seddon has sold instruments and pro-audio store Manny’s in Fitzroy, to national DJ and pro audio and lighting retailer Store DJ, which began in Brisbane in 2000 and has a store here in Richmond. Manny’s will be given a store redesign and online system change over the next six months.

Tex Perkins Fundraising For St. Kilda Teams

Tex Perkins, the #1 ticket holder for the St Kilda City Football Netball Club has organised a fundraiser footy quiz for the teams. It’ll be held on Sunday November 27 from 6pm at MEMO Music Hall. Perkins, Tim Rogers and Rhys Muldoon of House Husbands go up against AFL names Bob Murphy (Western

Bulldogs), Matthew Richardson (Richmond Tigers) and Michael Gale (Lions/Richmond). The event, MCd by Brian Nankervis, features music from Cookin’ On Three Burners, Stella Angelico and Billy Miller.

More Bowie Album Artwork Surprises

After the designer of David Bowie’s Blackstar revealed there were more surprises in the artwork, fans went on a hunt. Reports were that exposing the artwork to sunlight unveils a galaxy of stars, placing it under a UV blacklight makes it glow a luminous blue and the total number of points on the six black stars in the CD album booklet is 69 (Bowie’s age at death).

Illy Picks Up First #1

Melbourne rapper Illy scored his first #1 this week with his fifth album Two Degrees, entering the ARIA chart at top spot. Two singles from the album have already charted: Papercuts peaked at #2 in August and Catch 22 was #12 this month. Two Degrees is the 19th Australian #1 album in 2016. It is Illy’s second top five album, with 2013’s Cinematic reaching #4.

Lisa Edwards Inducted In S.A.

Adelaide-born Melbourne singer Lisa Edwards is next month inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame. It marks her 50th year in the business, most of it as part of the John Farnham band. She began performing at a young age with her jazz pianist father Don and her single Cry went gold.

ARIA Pulls Weight Behind Support Act Ltd

ARIA helped music industry charity Support Act Ltd get some shekels. As part of last Friday’s Aus Music T-shirt day – fans and music execs wear an Aussie act tee – anyone who made a substantial donation to Support Act went in the running to win two tickets to tonight’s ARIA awards. Also, last Friday 100 music fans answered the call for a photo shoot at the State Library Victoria – setting a new world record for most people wearing Aussie music t-shirts in a single photo.

Take That Fan Bids £1 Million

A Take That fan in London paid £1.1 million to have them play a 45-minute private show for them, in an auction for Children In Need. The winner Elaine Fairfax made her fortune by setting up a pet insurance firm. It’s the first time TT have done a charity gig for a competition winner. Gary Barlow earlier this year surprised a fan by turning up for her 40th birthday in Kent.

And Now, An Audio Photoshop

After years of being able to manipulate photos and videos via Photoshop, Adobe’s new app Project VoCo allows you – excitingly but also worrisome – to add words to an audio tape. Start with 20 minutes of recorded speech, and the software learns the speaker’s vocal tone, patterns and diction. Hello hoaxes.

DD Dumbo Gets triple j Gumbo

DD Dumbo (Oliver Hugh Perry)’s genre-leaping Utopia Defeated won the triple j Australian Album of the Year. The broadcaster’s Richard Kingsmill said, “He’s created a sound that is incredibly striking. It’s strong in both its vision and quality, and in a huge year for Australian releases, it also stood out for its inventiveness.” King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, after blitzing the Age/ Music Victoria awards the same week, took home Double J Australian Artist of the Year and Australian Music Video of the Year for People Vultures with directors Danny Cohen and Jason Galea. Scoring Unearthed Artist of the Year was Tash Sultana.

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Part of this year’s brilliantly programmed Poppy Seed Festival, F. dives straight into the intersection between teenagers, sex and the internet in this exciting and dangerous piece of theatre. From Tinder to sexting, webcams to catfishing, this show takes it all on. Helmed by Riot Stage, the team have collaborated with independent professional artists since 2010 to create innovative work inspired by the experiences of young people. Trades Hall from Wednesday November 30 -Sunday December 11. After the Storm

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Brings 20 free talks to ten Melbourne bars Originating in New York, Raising The Bar comes to Melbourne this week. For one night only sessions will run across venues like Belleville, Loop Bar, 1000 £ Bend, Neapoli, Bar Ampere and Arbory Bar. Raise a glass and enrich your mind with ideas and insights when the event goes down on Wednesday November 23 at events across Melbourne. Head to www.rtbevent.com for full details.

Japanese Film Festival Comes to ACMI

From the pristine summit of Everest to the crime-ridden underbelly of Hokkaido, the Japan File Festival Melbourne program features new and classic cinema from a wide range of Japanese filmmakers. Highlights include After the Storm ± telling the story of one family reconnecting in the wake of a typhoon ± and a screening of 1954’s seminal Godzilla. It’s all happening at ACMI from Thursday November 24 to Sunday December 4.

Screens Aussie rock at its best Fans of legends like INXS and Jimmy Barnes have the chance to watch a one-night-only screening of the film Australian Made, which turns 30 this year. Australian Made was a box-office hit when it was first released in 1987, and will now return to provide nostalgia to audiences and reflect on the musical decades that have passed. Australian Made: 30th Anniversary Edition will screen exclusively at selected Event and Village Cinemas throughout Melbourne on Friday November 25.

George’s Bar The Summer Of George is nearly upon us. This week check out Alasdair Tremblay Birchall guiding the evening through the likes of Izzy Ali, Kirsty Webeck, Lewis Garnham, Perrie Cassie and heaps more, as well as the winner from their ‘Are You Funnier Than George’ competition. Thursday November 24 at George’s Bar on 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.

Comedy At The Mechanics A slew of top-notch comedians come together for a good cause, raising funds for Guide Dogs Victoria. Get down for sets from Gabe Hogan, Luka Muller, Daisy Berry, Owen Middleton, Abbey Newman, Sharon Andrews, Helene Murrary, Sofie Prints and many more. Monday November 28 at the Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick.

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Caliban

The Last Five Years

Set in a not too distant future on the brink of climate disaster, Caliban is an Australian re-imagining of The Tempest where Ferdinand is an oil baron, Prospera a scientist and Ariel is an artificial intelligence system with the power to save the world. A new, culturally diverse work made in Melbourne’s western suburbs, Caliban turns the climate debate on its head and gives a voice to characters from Africa, Afghanistan and the Pacific Islands. Malthouse Theatre from Thursday November 24 to Saturday November 26.

Jason Robert Brown’s acclaimed 2001 song cycle The Last Five Years will open in Melbourne next week alongside The Gathering as two performances play out in the same venue with alternating times. The Last Five Years follows one couple’s relationship as they move through time, albeit, in separate directions. Meanwhile, The Gathering follows six young friends as a summer storm brews. It’s all happening at fortyfivedownstairs from Friday November 25 to Sunday December 11.

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The Bendigo Hotel has announced an absolutely massive lineup for this year’s New Years Eve celebrations. Headlined by Clowns, the night will also include The Nation Blue, Flour and Würst Nürse. Tickets are on sale now from their website. Cro-Mags bassist and general madman Harley Flanagan has announced he’s recording songs for an as yet unnamed upcoming project. Reportedly to be released in 2017, Flanagan has described the sound as having “a definite Bad Brains Rock For Light/At The Movies type of vibe meets Black Sabbath and played by a Cro-Mag. It’s called I Love My life”. Involved in the New York hardcore punk scene since the beginning, Flanagan gained fame as the bassist and occasional vocalist of the legendary CroMags, gaining further notoriety in 2011 after allegedly drawing a knife and stabbing members of his former band at a show in New York City.

Irish pagan metallers Primordial have announced the release of the first live album in the band’s history: Gods To The Godless (Live at Bang Your Head Festival Germany 2015), due out Friday November 25 via Metal Blade Records. Primordial’s A.A. Nemtheanga says: “It might seem like an unusual move, a double live album. Especially within the scene we are from, but the live album was once a staple of most bands’ careers and something we all grew up with in our collection. Fact is though we hadn’t planned it, it was basically a happy coincidence. When we listened back to the tapes we found something we could work with and the idea took shape.”

1980s Brisbane crossover act Insane Hombres have announced the release of a 7” of a four song demo recording from 1987. Releasing only one full length album in their original tenure, 1988’s To the Core, the rediscovery of the master tapes of previously recorded tracks has prompted the band to finally release them. Described by the band as Brisbane’s answer to much of the American metal influenced punk of the time, the band summarised their sound and story: “Many years ago in this dysfunctional town there was a band known as the Insane Hombres …playing flat-out edge of your seat hardcore punk akin to that of Poison Idea or The Accused (in our humble opinion).” The 7” will be released independently by the band.

Wednesday 13 has firmly cemented himself as the undisputed leader in horrorpunk. Whether it be fronting his own band or the horrorpunk supergroup, Murderdolls, his charisma and appeal can’t be denied. But there is more to the man than just the fiendish persona, a side that Australia will see next March. Wednesday will be playing all his classics from Wednesday 13, Murderdolls, Frankenstein Drag Queens, Planet 13 and more ± but this time it will be all intimate and all unplugged. It’s going down at the Corner Hotel on Saturday March 25.

Melbourne’s Camp Cope have released a new single. Entitled Keep Growing, it’s available now from Poison City Records. Although it’s a standalone single, the track is reportedly taken from an upcoming full length, following up the band’s well-received self-titled release from this April. They have recently received the award for Best Emerging Act at the The Age Music Victoria Awards, as well as receiving a nomination for Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards.

Speaking of live albums, the mighty Armored Saint release theirs digitally on Friday December 16 and physically on Friday February 24. It’s called Carpe Noctum and you can get a taste of what to expect by checking out the live video of Aftermath filmed by Oliver “Bomber” Barth at metalblade. com/armoredsaint. Featuring current and former members of the CroMags, Queens of the Stone Age and Danzig, supergroup Bloodclot has signed a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. With the new lineup in place, and songs to record, Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel offered Bloodclot a worldwide deal. “Super excited to be working with these legends,” Slagel says. “The material is fresh and what you would expect from such an amazing group.” Bloodclot plans to release their upcoming album, Up In Arms, in 2017, with worldwide touring to follow.

1. Keep Growing, Camp Cope 2. Coastline, Hollow Coves 3. Elevator, Holy Holy 4. Stay, Isabel 5. Glass, Luunes 6. Come On, I’m Waiting, Communions 7. Love For Everyone, courtship. 8. Black Jack, Dude York 9. Dear To Me ft Haim, Electric Guest 10. Too Far, Laurel

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Heartland Records Top Ten 1. Cone Of Shame 7”, Faith No More 2. Live Facelift LP, Alice In Chains 3. Telluric Chaos 2LP, The Stooges 4. Morning Symphony 10”, Jimi Hendrix 5. Servants Of Death 12”, Refused 6. Satanoscillate 12”, Soundgarden 7. Sally Cinnamon 12”, Stone Roses 8. Strung Out LP, Amanda Palmer 9. Barbarella PIC DISC LP, Bob Crewe 10. Complete Third 2LP, Big Star

Beat’s Top Ten Songs To Catch At QMF 1. Small Talk, Julia Jacklin 2. Feelin’ Fine, Gabriella Cohen 3. Weir, Killing Heidi 4. Foolish, Alpine 5. All Dulled Out, Kira Puru 6. Second Heartbeat, Urthboy 7. Raining/Dreaming, Tiny Giants 8. Are We Flirting?, Abbe May 9. It’s My Fault, Pierce Brothers 10. Special Ones, george

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Festival season is finally here and first up is Paradise Music Festival. Paradise has steadily been gaining momentum since its inception in 2013, growing in lineup and popularity every year. And why the hell wouldn’t it? With a focus on emerging Australian acts, decent ticket price, BYO booze and the gorgeous surrounds of the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort. Standouts on the lineup include LUCIANBLOMKAMP, Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda (who just won Best Electronic Act at The Age Music Victoria awards last week), friendships, SHOUSE, Planete, Post Percy and Kangaroo Skull. It goes down this Friday November 25 to Sunday November 27.

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Get your dessert stomach ready, because your pals at The Food Truck Park have heard the plea of every sweet tooth in Melbourne and are bringing the long awaited Sweet Tooth Truck Festival back for another year. Enjoy indulgences inspired from around the globe such as NutsAbout-Tella, Nee’s High Apple Pies, Crepe de L’ile, as well as vegan treats from Fresh Vibe. Sweets not your thing? Resident food trucks like Bites On Wheels, Boss Burgers and Shakes and Copa Food Truck will be serving up the savory staples. The Sweet Tooth Truck Festival will return Friday November 25 to Sunday November 27. You’ll catch it at Food Truck Park at 518 High St, Preston.

The city smoulders in the wake of Melbourne Music Week and the late November sun and there’s a slight breeze that carries with it words of excitement for the two FReeZA Push Start regional finals this weekend. Since March, a host of young talent have been battling it out for a spot in the grand final at the annual Melbourne Moomba Festival. The northern regional final will be held at Coburg Town Hall on Friday November 25 with Folkie & the Punk, Hardly Parker, Ernie Loves Bert, Our Hip Hop Squad, Unlucky and Watercolour. The western regional final will be held on Saturday Novmber 26 at the Mechanics Hall in Newport with Annaliese Rose, Honey Bucket, Levias and SKYE and featuring headlining acts The Hard Aches and High Tension.

One of Melbourne’s oldest and most popular food institutions, South Melbourne Market, is celebrating its 150 year anniversary. The market is a cultural and shopping hub where locals, as well as people from across the globe visit to meet, eat, drink and shop. The Food Hall has recently had a makeover to keep up to speed with Melbourne’s vibrant and multicultural food scene. It now includes the addition of several new food stalls such as Vietnamese street food Ba Ba Rolls, $3 spinach and cheese boreks at Market Borek as well as fresh juices, café food staples and great coffee at Canteen. Catch all the excitement at the market’s anniversary celebrations on Wednesday November 30.

This weekend Lido Cinemas are playing host to a film festival with a sinister twist; Monster Fest 2016. Monster Fest is a celebration of films that are truly horrific and horrible and runs in conjunction with the Swinbourne University Media and Communication Summit. There are a slew of screenings and events that run over the weekend including an interactive VHS boardgame party of the ‘90s classic Nightmare and an all night movie marathon. If you haven’t been scared since the US election results then this is the best cure out and you can find day passes and a full program guide at monsterfest.com.au/2016/.

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After a couple of months break, Cool Room is back this Friday November 25 at Platform One. Promoting an all-inclusive vibe and fairly varied lineups of local and international talent, it’s definitely one of my favourite Melbourne club nights. The first installment features the cinematic dystopian techno and acid-ish house of New York producer LA-4A. His album Phonautograph is definitely worth a listen, preferably with a strobe light handy. In contrast they’ve also got Rudolf C doing a live set of ‘blissed out backyard house,’ which also beautifully sums up his EP Synaesthesia on London label X-Kalay. Backing them up is local legend Chiara Kickdrum and Perno Inferno.

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Saturday November 26 sees none other than Tornado Wallace back on home turf, hitting Boney for their weekly Lost Weekend party. If you’re anything like me you’re still buzzing from his set at the final C-Grade party back in February 2015 (times flies hey) so I imagine you might have to get down early to this one. Tornado’s debut album Lonely Planet comes out this Friday too, featuring collaborations with NO ZU and Sui Zhen among others, I’m absolutely frothing to hear it. It’s coming out through German label Running Back who in recent times have put out releases from KiNK, Tensnake, Leon Vynehall, Todd Terje and Theo Parrish. So he’s in bloody good company. The first taste of the album is online now, titled Trance Encounters, go have a sus on YouTube.

There’s nothing better than when a great bar does a good special, and that’s exactly what beerhouse and eatery Sister Of Society are doing. This week they’ve announced that after a consecutive few weeks of selling out, their $2 Taco Tuesdays will be here to stay. For a gold coin you can enjoy a pulled pork, braised beef or halloumi taco with a $6 beer or house wine before 7pm, all while listening to weekly guest DJs. Some of their other specials include Sister’s Beer House Thursdays, where you can grab a pizza or serve of signature ribs and beer of the week for just $10. Or, if you’re looking for to celebrate the end of the week, Sister offers 2 for 1 cocktails and a weekly live performance every Friday evening. Head down to 254 Chapel St, Prahran.

On Tuesday November 29, Music Victoria and Arts Moreland are running a free workshop about health in the music industry. The workshop/seminar is ideal for anyone in or aspiring to be involved in the bizz and addresses issues not usually associated with the industry. Featuring panellists Susan Cooper (Entertainment Assist), Catherine Haridy, Creg Kleynjans (Boxing For Musicians) and Cash Savage (Cash Savage and the Last Drinks) discussing and giving advice on how to minimise and cope with things like selfdoubt, hearing loss and rejection. The seminar occupies Wick Studios in Brunswick and while it’s free to attend, you’ve got to RSVP at eventbrite.com.au/e/your-health-inthe-music-industry. BEAT.COM.AU

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Julia Jacklin By Claire Varley

“It’s hard sometimes to just enjoy what you’re doing, because everything seems like a means to an end.” Julia Jacklin was ten years old when she first had a crisis about wasting her life. After chancing upon a Britney Spears documentary on a family holiday, the pint-sized Jacklin was intimidated by how much Spears had accomplished before the age of 12, and swiftly insisted she needed music lessons. “It’s something that was always on my mind as a kid, you’ve got all these milestones you’re supposed to reach, constantly. When are you going to have sex? When are you first going to get drunk? When are you going to get your L-plates? You should get it by this point. When are you going to do that travel where you go and find yourself overseas; where are you going to squeeze that in? And when are you going to go to uni? When I was thinking about this record, that really started screaming at me. “I was 24, I wasn’t sure if music was going to work out. I decided if I give myself two years to give it a real go - a year to create an album, a year to really put it out there, then I’ll know.” Born out of the pressures that come from simply existing, Don’t Let The Kids Win examines what it means to be alive, and the measure of what makes a life well lived. Jacklin deftly handles the universal issues of identity, who she is and may become, and the questions and doubts that plague young adults quickly growing older. “It’s about that transition from childhood to adulthood, and how you realise you’re not as important as you thought you were. Not in a bad way, but when you’re young you can feel like the world owes you something, and then as you get older you realise you owe the world a lot, and that you need to work pretty hard to be interesting, as a good musician or a good person. Things aren’t just going to be given to you. That was the headspace I was in when I was writing. Realising that I was going to have to work very hard at something.” The Blue Mountains local was on track to be a social worker before giving herself permission to have a shot at her musical dream. “I’d always known I wanted to be a musician, but I was embarrassed about it. It felt like a selfish pursuit. It was a conflicting thing being at uni every day, but my heart wasn’t in it.”

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Taking her work ethic and incredible talent into account, it’s no surprise the risk paid off. The record has been critically adored and listeners have connected to the melancholic, relatable nature of the tracks. “In the beginning when I was writing music, and I wasn’t really sure about what I should sing about, I just sung about what I thought I should as a folk musician, like nature and very broad ideas about love and loss that didn’t really connect to my experiences.” Jacklin credits the likes of Fiona Apple, Anna Calvi and Angel Olsen for changing her perspective on songwriting, and empowering her to write in a way she personally connected to. “I realised I didn’t have to write very whimsical, poetic sad stuff. That you can still write about very heavy topics like love and loss, but you can write it in a hopeful way, in a way that’s more significant to yourself.” The success of her album has seen Jacklin touring internationally for the last three months. Despite her absence from our shores, a spot on the Queenscliff Music Festival lineup, a slew of sellout album shows, and nominations for two J Awards ± for Unearthed Artist and Australian Album, respectively ± affirm that Aussies are taking note. “I miss the version of myself who is home writing. But I’ve always had the feeling with songwriting that a song’s not done until I play it live.” Whether she notices it or not, Jacklin’s motivation is intrinsic. She’s constantly striving for better. “As soon as I finished the album, I was like, ‘Okay. Next album. Out by 27.’ And I’ve realised it’s quite bizarre to already be asked about my next album when I’ve only just released this one. “I’m really putting an emphasis on enjoying this album, and this tour, and not to be thinking constantly about what I am going to do next, how I am going to up the ante. I know I’ll have to think about that eventually, but right now, I’m in Mullumbimby, lying on the grass, in the sun, and try to just enjoy it, because I think this is a very special time in my life.”

“I’ve always had the feeling with songwriting that a song’s not done until I play it live”

Julia Jacklin will play Queenscliff Music Festival which takes place from Friday November 25 to Sunday Novemeber 27. Don’t Let The Kids Win is out now via Liberation Music.

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The Landscape Project by Meg Crawford

With acclaimed circus and physical theatre performer, independent artist, teacher and director Debra Batton at the helm, the National Institute of Circus Arts’ (NICA) final year students are on the cusp of showing us once again why circus has become such a serious art form in Australia with their new show, The Landscape Project. Charming, funny and as fit as fuck in her fifties, Batton (also the touring show director for Circus Oz and part of comedic circus duo Batton and Broadway) is the embodiment of #LifetimeGoals. Growing up in a sporty family, Batton was a gymnast as a kid, but had her eyes opened to a whole new universe in terms of ways to use her body when she hit uni and discovered the drama and dance department. Diverted from her plan to study physical education, Batton moved into community arts and physical theatre before touring as a performer with Circus Oz and Sydney’s award-winning physical theatre company Legs on the Wall. Eventually, a niggling urge to choreograph and direct snuck in. “I started to get frustrated with directors, because I felt like I could see possibilities that they couldn’t,” Batton says. “Of course, once you start doing that as a performer you have to find a way to get rid of it or go and direct yourself, because you’re a pain in the proverbial thinking that you could do a better job than the director.” Batton’s relationship with NICA ± Prahran’s under-grad training ground for a new breed of circus performers ± goes way back. She’s been the performance teacher for the first-year students as well as directing the second-years in their end-ofyear production before this gig. As the name suggests, The Landscape Project is about the landscape ± literally and figuratively. “I’m very interested in space ± it’s one of the primary tools that excites me when I’m working physically,” Batten says. “I love to be able to adapt a show to the actual space that it’s in. Often when we make work in circus, you’re making it to tour and you have all of these physical constraints ± you can’t have a big set, you can’t take longer than four hours 24 BEAT.COM.AU

to bump in and you have to be able strike it within 30 minutes ± all of these constraints that allow you to sell your show. But this show is only going to be done once in this space, so I wanted to really use the space and not curtain it in to become proscenium march theatre.” In pondering the space, Batton was immediately struck by the fact that its profile was landscape ± more broad than deep ± which led her to explore theories behind manmade vistas. “A constructed landscape, as opposed to the natural environment, is all about how humans interact with it, what they bring to it, what they take away from it, and what needs to be added to make it more beautiful or useful,” she says. “So one of my starting points with the students was, ‘What do you want to bring into this space?’ We worked with this theory that anything they brought in could possibly be in the show.” The consequence was that so many good ideas were brought to the table, Batton needed to divide the show into three acts, as opposed to circus’ traditional two. Notionally, the first act is a solo showcase. The second builds relationships between the performers, the apparatus with which they’re working and the space, while the third sees the students accelerating away from the landscape, which is apropos given that they’re about to leave NICA to hit the world stage. Ultimately, Batton describes the result as “beautiful and disruptive”, keeping in mind that this is circus, but maybe not as you know it. “I feel that there’s a lot of circus that’s in your face and telling you to have a good time. With this, you need to sit down and watch deeply; watch the detail and be absorbed rather than just expecting it to entertain you.”

“A constructed landscape, as opposed to the natural environment, is all about how humans interact with it.” The Landscape Project runs from Wednesday November 23 - Saturday December 3 at the NICA National Circus Centre. Tickets via www.nica. com.au.

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Interviews

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

“There’s a lot of sounds that can be found in between the notes you’re accustomed to hearing.”

Melbourne-via-Torquay septet King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have always had a thing for out-of-the-ordinary album titles. Past examples include I’m In Your Mind Fuzz, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon and even their most recent LP, April’s endlessly looping Nonagon Infinity. With the announcement of their ninth album, however, it seemed as though the Gizz had truly outdone themselves with the mouthful that is Flying Microtonal Banana. Just try saying that three times fast. Still, as Stu Mackenzie ± the band’s primary vocalist and one of its three guitarists ± attests, there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for this very unexpected name. “My friend Zach very generously built a guitar for me,” he says. “We worked together on the design, and he masterminded the whole thing. It was inspired by the Gibson Flying V in terms of its shape, and it was yellow ± so, naturally, it earned the nickname of the Flying Banana. “Part way through making the guitar, I told Zach that I wanted to put microtones in the frets of the guitar. That involves adding extra frets that aren’t usually there on the board ± it’s like accessing secret notes of guitar, the tones in between your regular frets. It’s a concept that I had wanted to look into further for quite a while, and this album seemed like the right place to explore it. That’s how the Flying Banana became Flying Microtonal Banana.” The first taste of Banana came in the form of its seven-and-a-half-minute lead single Rattlesnake.

While leaning on several of the band’s favourite motifs ± the pulsing double drums, the layered vocals, the flange-heavy guitar ± it also incorporates unconventional sounds, due to finding those inbetween notes and implementing them into the structure of the song. According to Mackenzie, the interest stemmed from wanting to learn more instruments (he had famously never played the flute prior to learning it for Dream Balloon). “I got this bağlama, which is a stringed Turkish instrument,” he says. “It’s shaped like a lute, with seven strings and a long, thin neck. It has movable frets, which you can hear if you listen to Turkish folk music. There’s a lot of sounds that can be found in between the notes you’re accustomed to hearing. I came up with the arrangement of the microtones on the Flying Banana based off the bağlama. It went from being something that I was messing around with to something that I was basing an entire album around.” Flying Microtonal Banana is the first of five albums that King Gizzard plan to release in 2017. Although being rapidly prolific is nothing new ± the band has averaged two LPs a year for nearly its entire existence ± the prospect of five full-length records is unprecedented, even for Mackenzie and his bandmates. They’re already recording ± “It’s all kind of going on all at once,” he says. “At this point, we have a record that we’re

recording with Mild High Club,” Mackenzie says. “That’s going to be a pretty chill, jazzy, groove record. We’ve started doing some demos for that, and that’ll probably be the loosest record. We have two records that are kind of linked ± one more or less leads on from Nonagon, although it’s a little moodier and isn’t as relentless. The other one is different again ± we’re getting into territory that we’ve never even thought of before. “We still haven’t decided on what the fifth album is going to be,” he says. “We’ve got plenty of time to come up with something.” Fans will get their first listen of new material at the band’s second annual Gizzfest. It’s a huge project ± especially in the midst of making five albums ± but Mackenzie is unfazed. “It’s definitely been a gradual process,” he says. “There’s a fair bit of thought that goes into it. Luckily, we were able to put together a lineup of bands that we’ve either toured with or become really good buddies with. We started out by just hitting up our friends, and gradually built it up from there. There’s a lot that’s gone into making it, there’s still stuff we’re finalising now. It’s a really exciting thing for us. We’re really keen to hang out with this particular crew that we’ve assembled.”

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play Gizzfest at Coburg Velodrome on Saturday November 26 and Meredith Music Festival on Friday December 9. Flying Microtonal Banana is out Friday February 24 through Flightless/Remote Control.

By David James Young

Orsome Welles Once upon a time ‘progressive rock’ meant high-pitched vocals, dudes in capes, and extended concept albums about the life journey of an ancient aardvark or a postapocalyptic revolution. That stuff ’s still out there and it still kicks arse, but modern prog tends to lean more on the metallic and atmospheric elements and less on the flutes and fringes. Australia has a very strong prog scene and Progfest is the perfect opportunity for the progressive rock community to come together in appreciation of music that steps a little outside of the norm. This year’s event features Caligula’s Horse, Circles, Chaos Divine, We Lost The Sea, Alithia, Orsome Welles, Transience, Dyssidia, Figures, Bear The Mammoth, Qlaye Face and Enlight. “When you’re touring you get to see how different the individual music scenes are in different cities,” Orsome Welles vocalist Michael Stowers says. “You see that every town has a different version of prog. Australia hasn’t limited itself to any one particular type of band. They’re all very experimental and are willing to put heavy metal and post-rock elements in as well. “In Adelaide, they blend a lot of hardcore into their sound, for instance. And the more these bands travel around the more they’re influenced by the spirit of the other bands pushing the boundaries. It’s a scene that encourages you to be as creative as you want to and need to be, and the quality of the different bands pushes the quality up all the time.” 26 BEAT.COM.AU

“When you’re touring you get to see how different the individual music scenes are in different cities” There’s long been a perception of prog as a ‘for musicians’ genre. Is that perhaps what keeps the prog community so bonded? A sort of ‘we’ve all been through the same Rush and Dream Theater phases growing up’ connection that overrides any propensity towards tall poppy syndrome? “That’s right,” Stowers says. “I think there’s that virtuosic type of thing going on, and as a singer you see someone else doing something and rather than being intimidated you’re inspired. “There’s not really many bands doing the exact same thing so there’s no one really competing for the same space. The prog banner has become this all-inclusive thing, and bands are welcoming other bands who might have slight elements of prog but are primarily metal, or primarily postrock. They’re all buying into the same idea in their own way and everyone wants to build as one.” Metallica’s influence on prog is pretty clear in the power and precision of the rhythm guitars and the appreciation for melody. It’s an inspiration that Stowers regularly returns to when he’s in need of guidance. “They were one of the

first heavy bands that I was influenced by,” he says. “I started singing and playing music in the National Boys’ Choir as a really young guy - and I’m actually going back to sing Vivaldi’s Gloria at the Melbourne Concert Hall in the same month I’m singing with Orsome Welles at Progfest - but listening to Metallica there’s always the debate about, ‘Are they as good as they used to be?’ ’There’s always a time warp when I listen to a Metallica song and I can still feel that initial excitement from the fact that it was heavy music and it was accessible. Being a singer I’m always drawn to that first, and I always loved how James Hetfield made the melodies very accessible to everyone. That’s something I try to keep with Orsome Welles. I probably sing a little differently to other people in the prog genre, not in such a higher range, and I was always influenced by that. I think if someone can sing along to your song, that’s a good thing. I want people to be involved.” By Peter Hodgson

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Interviews

Steve Poltz

Steve Poltz has a handful of discernible skills. He’s a singer, an acclaimed songwriter, an accomplished guitar player, worldly traveller and a skilled storyteller. What only a select few know, however, is that he’s also a pioneer of animal-based legal rights. In a series of videos starting last year, Poltz began referring to himself as the ‘attorney for dogs,’ explaining directly to furry friends great and small about how he can help them with their cases. “I’m allergic to dogs,” says Poltz. “But I love them, and they need representation. Yet they give me asthma attacks. Damned if I do and damned if I don’t, because I’m overcome with grief if I can’t help dogs. There are a lot of dogs whose owners are callous and cruel. I’m usually able to broker better meals and walks – but I also break out in hives and itch like crazy.” For now, Poltz is taking leave from the law firm to pick up his guitar and play music to audiences around the world. Were you to peruse Poltz’ tour dates on any given day throughout the year, dozens of cities and towns across multiple continents will make up the extensive list. “I’m in a constant state of travel,” he says. “Something is wrong with me. I can’t sit still. I’m like a shark and I have to keep moving.” Australia is a place that turns up far more frequently than most on Poltz’ itinerary – the man is here performing at least twice a year, playing not only in the big cities but in many regional areas and at festivals such as Woodford Folk. Even after visiting for so many years, Poltz is far from done exploring the sunburnt country. “I love ‘Straya so much,” says Poltz, paying close attention to the dialect when referring to the country by its colloquial name. “There are still so many places

“We seem to be entering a new era. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and remember to be kind.” I have to see. I want to play a show in Darwin – I’ve still never been there. I still haven’t been to Uluru. I need to see it. I’m a curious traveller, and am so happy to explore new places.” If you’re not able to make it out to see Poltz, you’ll still be able to keep up with all of his various goings-on thanks to a Facebook presence that has amassed over 20,000 fans. That may seem small in a world of billions of video views and millions of followers, but Poltz has a way to make those that like him – both in the real world and the Facebook sense – feel like the most connected family in the world. “I love social media because it’s like creative writing for me,” says Poltz. “It’s a journal, and I just write about whatever is on my mind. I like to keep in touch and have no censor. In the old days it was a lot harder to get the word out. Now we have instant access which can be a good and a bad thing.” Of late, Poltz has had a more political bent to his Facebook posts – unsurprisingly, given the circumstances he finds his native country in

presently. At a time when many are frightened and uncertain of their future, Poltz is adamant about his voice and that of his community being heard. “The recent events in my homeland have me worried for the rest of the world,” he says. “We seem to be entering a new era. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and remember to be kind.” His more political posts have drawn some minor blowback from some of Poltz’ followers, who would rather that the singer/songwriter simply “stick to the music” – as if that were somehow not the most redundant, circular and invalid argument one could present. Still, Poltz doesn’t shy away from people questioning his left-heavy politics. “I love getting asked all kinds of questions, so those are OK with me,” he says. “You’d think I may be tired of it, but I like the challenge of questions and trying to answer them in a thoughtful way. I really don’t mind.”

Steve Poltz will play Queenscliff Music Festival, taking place from Friday November 25 - Sunday November 27.

By David James Young

Null

As romantic as it is to assume that art is some passing whim, a fancy that takes hold of you sporadically, out of the blue, reality simply doesn’t support that hypothesis.

Want to make music full time? Then you have to work at it, the way you work at any other job, pouring in hours both wasted and fruitful. Just ask Hayden Quinn, a beatsmith who records under the name Null. Though Quinn, a drum and bass practitioner who makes music suited for both introspective listening and dancefloor jamming, spent some time operating under the illusion he could write only when the muse came knocking at the door, now he has more of a workmanlike attitude towards his creative process. “Life has gotten to the point now where if I don’t specifically set aside scheduled hours to be in the studio then it just doesn’t happen,” he says. “I used to be unrealistic about it. I’d be like, ‘Man the perfect idea just comes to you.’ But now I’m like, ‘Nah you’ve got to fucking write.’ Some days it’ll work and some days it won’t but you have to keep on doing it.” The scattershot nature of his creative process means that quite often Quinn will find himself following ideas up dead ends, pursuing melodies and structures that have no real pay-off. “There was a rule I used to have that I’d finish every single track I started,” Quinn says. “I think in the last year and a half that has started falling apart though. I have written tracks that weren’t fully formed and I had to pull the plug on them.” Even more frustratingly, sometimes Quinn will fully complete a song, only to retrospectively realise that it lacks focus, or doesn’t slot easily into any of 28 BEAT.COM.AU

“I’m never that invested in something that it can’t be replaced the next time I go in the studio.” the EPs or collected works he’s writing. “The way the writing process works with me is that I will spend say, two weeks on a song, and then I’ll get to the end of that two week cycle, that rollercoaster of emotions, and then I’ll go, ‘Okay, that’s finished,’ ” Quinn says. “I’ll look at it and sometimes it’ll be a song that doesn’t really fit into what I am doing. It’s just finished. It doesn’t go anywhere.” Nonetheless, it’s not always the case that such orphaned tracks never see the light of day. Indeed Quinn’s newest project under the Null name, Archived Works Vol. 1 is all about collecting together these musical scraps, in the process creating a compilation album featuring all new material. Some of the songs on the record were written during the sessions that birthed Almost, his critically-acclaimed EP released last year, but others were written on their lonesome, produced after hours of studio work. “Archived Works is a collection of stuff that I finished but didn’t put anywhere,” Quinn says. “Sometimes, I would be like, ‘Okay cool, I’ve made this song that I like,’ but when I looked back on it

with more context I realised it’s not in line with what the rest of the project is all about. Sometimes other people had to point it out for me. They’d have to be like, ‘Yo, I like it, but this isn’t what I like about you.’ ” There aren’t many artists that would be able to take that level of feedback on the chin. After all, when you’re making music, you often get so deeply tangled up in your works that it’s hard to distinguish where a song ends and you begin. But that’s just the thing: Quinn isn’t like most artists. Not these days, anyway. “I think most artists go through a period where when you get bad feedback it’s hard not to get offended,” he says. “But now I don’t care. My manager tries to tiptoe around it sometimes and be like, ‘Dude, this isn’t quite right.’ But I just take it. Because I’m at that point now where I’m always in the studio working, I’m never that invested in something that it can’t be replaced the next time I go in the studio.” By Joseph Earp

Null will play Paradise Music Festival, taking place at Lake Mountain Alpine Resort from Friday November 25 until Sunday November 27.

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Reviews (OneTwo / Warner)

Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk “She embodies everything music should be. Thank you, Sharon Jones.” (Poison City)

Single of the Week:

Camp Cope

Keep Growing A slinky, dreamy number from power trio Camp Cope, hitting that sweet balancing point between a communal triumph and something direct and intimate. After releasing their ripper self-titled debut earlier in the year, you could forgive Camp Cope for taking their foot off the pedal to coast out 2016. Instead, they’ve given us indication that they’re only just getting started. Get ready for lift-off.

Illy

8.0

Two Degrees

The Veronicas

On Your Side

(Sony)

Somewhere between ballad and banger, On Your Side doesn’t do either spectacularly, but it hits the mark in terms of on-trend tropical-infused pop. At the risk of damning with faint praise, it’s listenable, but not ahead of the curve.

Illy certainly seems to have a firm grip on the steering wheel to a successful pop career.

Pearls

Superstar

(Dot Dash/Remote Control)

Not sure if the world is ready for a mid-2000s dance-punk revival, but if this direction from Pearls is any indication, I can safely say I’m not ready for a mid-2000s dancepunk revival. Or it might just be the case that this song is shithouse, mired with monotone pulse and bland platitude.

Sheppard

We Belong

(Independent)

By Asha Collins

Do not listen to this song. Not even out of curiosity. It is a musical aberration. An affront to everything decent in this world. A harrowing symptom of society’s ills. The perfect soundtrack to the waking nightmare that is 2016. Fuck you Sheppard. Fuck you all to hell.

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You may be reminded of the Katy Perrys and the Justin Beibers of the world with the likes of Oh My, or You Say When. But, before you completely write off this comparison ± have a think about it, if he can emulate even a fraction of their success, he’d have the music biz by the balls. Illy keeps a little of his Aussie hip hop twang, but somehow the edges have been smoothed over, like someone took an emery board and buffed most of the ocker out. This leaves us with an internationally accessible collection of songs. Whether this is a positive or not will be revealed soon, however it is clear he’s made an album filled with catchy grooves that commercial radio will feast upon. Illy started out in hip hop, but who’s to say he can’t deviate from that course? To reach a broader audience, he may need to stifle some of the awkward beauty that is Aussie hip hop, which he’s doing seamlessly on Two Degrees. There’s plenty to dance about on this album, and there are a few interesting collaborations to boot. Throw in a little auto-tune and you have a whole stack of foot-tappy beats for your summer listening pleasure.

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Reviews

Albums

Babes In Toyland

6.5

Redeux

Napier

8.5

Sundance Romance

Another month and yet another Bowie “Best Of ” retrospective. A previously unreleased mix of Life On Mars may have you reaching for the wallet, but this is a formula that’s too easy to comply with. Lump 40 songs that have already been heard hundreds of times before from the Bowie catalogue and package them in a single, double CD or double vinyl format and the gullible completist will buy it. This package stands out because the robust selection brings closure on his career and includes a smattering of songs from his final recording. This fact alone justifies its existence and is probably the pick of the currently available “Best Of ” selections available. As some 50 such compilations already exists, it’s hard to raise a convincing argument for another such package, but this would be fitting for the casual dabbler who wants a snack size introduction into the Bowie ouvre. The heady title is not misleading or befitting and although it’s almost implausible to believe there are those unfamiliar with Rebel Rebel, Ashes To Ashes or The Man Who Sold The World, it remains a wonder why large parts of his career are overlooked. The hardened Bowiephile will hardly be in the throes of wonder, but for everyone else it’s the product to supplement the record collection with songs that no one could argue with at a party.

With incendiary U.S. all-girl punk combo Babes In Toyland kicking out the jams live and loud again, it seems only fitting that this wall-shaking compilation of deeply satisfying rough-hewn gems from 1990-1995 should be blasting from your stereo. Kat Bjelland’s wonderfully unhinged and disorientating vocals whip up an authentic emotional maelstrom on searing tracks such as Ripe and Right Now, while she sounds quite possibly possessed during the skull-crushing Handsome and Gretel. When Bjelland sings she never comes across as if she’s play-acting or going through the motions. There is something visceral and refreshingly real being manifested in every one of her cathartic vocal contortions. Highlights of this exciting collection include; the suitably bruising rhythmic intensity that underpins the pummelling yet phenomenally catchy Bruise Violet, the air of seething menace that inflames Bluebell, and the swinging rhythm, infectious melody and mischievous cow bell that makes Sweet ’69 sound as fresh as it did when it was released way back in 1995. After blowing the roof off the house with these 18 molten tracks, it’s clear that Redeux is essential listening for anyone who hungers for a healthy dose of emotional authenticity with their rock‘n’roll.

By Bronius Zumeris

By Graham Blackley

Napier describe themselves as “raunchy rock’n’ roll” and they certainly do rock the roll, channeling some old-school vibes with each guitar driven track. And they’re getting some pretty great reviews from their live shows as well. I don’t know if it’s due to the EP title Sundance Romance; whether due to my first-time listening to it on a stanky hot Melbourne day; or because it really does conjure up the image of sitting in a beer garden for a Sunday session; but it might just be part of 2016’s summer soundtrack. While the EP opens with a cheery tune and title track Sundance Romance dedicated to summer lovin’, it closes with the melancholy She Don’t Love Me (just incase you forgot that life ain’t all unicorns and sparkles man). At least there’s a few toe-tappers, such as first release Shake Shake Shake that’ll make you get up and “shake what your mama gave you,” as per their instruction – which is pretty fun. There are some funk elements to their track Howlin’ which comes complete with it’s very own saxophone solo, reminiscent of everyone’s guilty pleasure Kenny G ya hear me? So crack open a stubby and get around it. By Asha Collins

Little Murders

Hi Fab!

7.0

(Because Music / Ed Banger Records)

Sister, Sister

8.5

7.5

(Off the Hip)

(Bedroom Suck / Omnian Music Group)

Lower Plenty

(Independent)

Legacy

(Blank Recording Company)

(Parlophone)

David Bowie

Justice

Woman

7.0

Opener Bondi’s Dead has Al Montfort contribute an effortlessly ebullient number. “I was the best at undermining civil unrest,” is delivered in a way that is both nonchalant and self-assured. Peculiar in its sentiment, the line really sticks. Jensen Tjhung deals in heavy romanticism. Glory Rats sounds like rural American melodrama, in the best sense. The words roll out in hazy imagery, partly psychedelic and partly pastoral. Almost like a period-piece in its style and theme, it’s disarmingly familiar and affecting. Sarah Heyward leads So It Goes, an amazingly executed Eastern-inflected song that’s both hooky and freewheeling. The unique tone of her voice and the direction of its melody is instantly arresting. Combined with Daniel Twomey’s perfectly measured percussion, the song takes on an earthy, natural characteristic that’s rare to come by and hard to explain. These songs have been singled out for the fact that together, they exemplify the unbound approach of this band, and what they can place within their blurry confines of pop music. This album should be heard many times over, as it doesn’t settle upon any one approach, but nor does it lose its purpose amid the meandering.

In a Tokyo rock’n’roll bar recently, a middle-aged tattooed German punk rocker told me about a mod revival happening in Indonesia. The image of Indonesian youths wearing heavy green parkas decorated with Union Jacks, riding Vespas on the smog and humidity-laden streets of Denpasar was too fascinating to ignore. Surely this is globalisation in its ideal subcultural form? Little Murders started out during the original mod revival, back in the late 1970s. Singer and guitarist Rob Griffiths isn’t the young mod of yore, but he still writes songs with a melodic spring and rhythmic bounce. 24 Hours From London, All the Money in the World and Merry Go Round are sprightly and infectious. She’s the Real Thing and Whenever I Look At You is a love song with passion and attitude; I Love the Chemicals might be an old mod looking back whimsically on their pill-popping days, or a dude realising the natural chemicals of romance are better than any purple hearts produced in an illicit warehouse. So Bad is earnest and plaintive; God It’s Been So Long is straight from the heart. According to suburban sporting commentary, you cannot buy experience. And you can’t buy pop sensibility, either. Little Murders have got it in spades.

Looking back at the previous decade, French duo Justice, perhaps best known for their 2007 hit D.A.N.C.E., come to mind when considering the cream of the crop of the indie dance world. Now, nine years later, the pair have returned with their third album, Woman. Woman is slow-building and subtle yet powerful, with a perfect ensemble of elements flowing and meshing together across the ten track effort. It doesn’t take long before you find yourself nodding along to a funky bassline or singing one of the looping choruses. Soaring strings and the duo’s signature choir bellowings are interspersed among the high-energy drums and synths of Alakazam! and blissful pop of Randy and Love S.O.S. While initially very strong, kicking off with lead single Safe and Sound, the second half of the album starts to falter, with the tedious Chorus clocking in at over seven minutes. Heavy Metal also misses the mark, sounding like a gothic supernatural theme tune on steroids. Despite a couple of lows, Woman sees Justice return to their glory days of the mid-2000s, and many of the tracks would serve well as a staple for summer playlists.

By Lee Parker

By Patrick Emery

By Kelsey Berry

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Profiles

Crêpes For Change

How does an idea like Crêpes For Change begin? Crêpes for Change is a youth-led social enterprise and Australia’s first non-profit crêpe food truck. The project was started by myself (Dan) and my brother Liam in late 2014. We crowdfunded to raise money for the van, and got it on the road in August 2015. We turned over $110,000 in our first year. All profits go towards providing sustainable solutions for eliminating youth homelessness. What kind of projects does the money go towards? The CFC van reinvests all of the profits into programs that we identify to meet the most pressing needs of the homeless community. Currently, the bulk of our profits are reinvested into our ‘Flexible Housing Fund’ program run through our partnership with Launch Housing. You’ve been to the Coburg Night Markets previously; what kind of atmosphere does it generate? The Coburg Night Market is one of my favourite events of the year. It’s a great vibe for families, the young and not so young alike. There’s great music, a bar, and of course – food trucks. What are the memories that make you happiest to be involved? The day we signed the Impact Partnership with Launch Housing earlier in the year and made our first donation of $20,000 was one of the proudest moments to date. I’m immensely proud of what we’ve achieved, and hope we are able to continue to build on it.

Charity

Crêpes For Change will be at Coburg Night Market, taking place every Friday night from Friday November 25 until Friday December 16.

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Polographia

Who are we chatting to? Moktar and Daniel from Polographia. When did you start working together? Back in 2010 at our parents places in Menai. We both had a bit of a musical background but producing was very new to us. What’s you proudest moment? It’s got to be playing a sold out show at the Sydney Opera House re-creating The Avalanches’ Since I left You Album live with Jonti and The Astral Kids. Our parents were also very proud. And your least proud? When our set cut out supporting Shlohmo. We try to erase that moment from our memories. What’s the best part about making music? Everything we do in Polographia makes us happy. We get to travel, perform our music and have fun. What’s the worst? Probably waiting so long to release music. Why did you start? We were always really interested in making music and thought why not turn our hobbies into something real. Do you think you’re good at it? We’ve still got a butt load to learn. We’re both perfectionists, so we’re always driving to improve our skills. Without music, what would you be doing? Probably the same jobs we have now. polographia.com

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Opal Ocean

So Opal Ocean is a duo project. What do you both contribute to the band? We are both 200% dedicated to this project and are equally involved on most aspects. Nadav usually deals with the connections and social aspects, while Alex deals more with the artistic side. You guys blend and combine a variety of genres. Where do you take your musical inspiration from? We both grew up listening to rock and metal like Pink Floyd and Metallica, but what really got us inspired was progressive music with like Tool, Opeth and Dream Theatre – acts that pushed the boundaries of songwriting while keeping instruments at the forefront. What do you love the most about playing live shows? The connection with the audience and sharing that special moment with them. We get an awesome natural high, we’re literally addicted to that. It makes all the hard work worthwhile. You’re slated to play your launch show on Tuesday – could you tell us about the new release? It’s our first step toward getting our ideas out, blending rock and Flamenco together, with our own twist. We wanted to create a place where the guitar could tell the story and take the listener for a ride on our fret-boards. Finally, what is the best thing about being involved with a project like Opal Ocean? Being able to capture and connect with an audience much larger then a specific genre. I mean we get to play for the young kids wearing metal shirts, to the grandmas with their walking sticks. Being so unique makes us very accessible.

Music

Opal Ocean will play The Workers Club on Tuesday November 29.

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Music

Polographia will launch their Friends EP at the Workers Club on Friday November 25.

Captain Ruin

How do you begin a career in the circus industry? I’ve always had a lust for adventure and a healthy disregard for my own wellbeing - this seems to feed in well to a career in sideshow and unusual feats. You incorporate a host of dark carnival and punk-related aesthetic to your show. What is it about carnival-punk that you love? I see a lot of darkness in the world so I take joy in how punk culture kicks against that. Humorously emphasising the DIY and rebellious aspect of my own shows makes them accessible and more enjoyable for audiences. What’s your favourite reaction to elicit from an audience? Joy. The total aim of what I do is to make people feel lost in the moment, amazed by what they see, and able to connect with the joy of being alive. You’ve been referred to as Australia’s Harry Houdini, specialising in the likes of escapism and knife-throwing. How do you go about executing such extreme ideas? John Safran said that, it was a huge compliment from someone so adventurous. With escapology, I’ve always been addicted to bad ideas - when I think of something new I generally test it out on stage. Knife throwing requires a little more practice. How would you describe the circus/performance artist community? We’re adventurous, ambitious dreamers, quick to try something new but very aware of the hardworking traditions that tie us to the past. The Australian circus community has, for generations, produced some of the best performers in the world. captainruin.com

Circus

Captain Ruin will perform at The Pleasure Garden Festival in Catani Gardens, St Kilda on Saturday December 10.

Profiles

Caliban

Caliban is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, with a focus on the threat of climate change. What inspired this creative direction? The director, Dave Kelman pitched the Ensemble the idea, but set in the Pacific Islands. I didn’t realise climate change was real, until there was this post of the Samoan president saying “Please help us. We’re sinking.” That’s what motivated me. Caliban began life as a street show for Big West Festival in 2015, before developing into grander and more powerful things. What were the most important elements during the process? We had to have specific characters in order to represent the world. Lucky for us our group is diverse – we’ve got South Sudanese, Nigerian, Croation, Vietnamese, Samoan and Afghani. For the Caliban steet show, we wanted to exaggerate those characters and make sure they were real. I was born in Sunshine, raised in Australia. The process of doing Caliban enabled me to do my own research. I started questioning the education system. It’s made me do a lot of research. Not just on my culture, but the things that are happening. What about the discussion on climate change makes cultural diversity so important? It affects everyone in the world. To some people it’s a myth, to some people it’s not. But it’s real. It’s when we work together that it really helps. I never took climate change seriously until now. Until we started this process.

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Caliban will transform the Coopers Malthouse, Beckett Theatre from Thursday November 24 until Saturday November 26.

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Transience

Who are you most stoked to be sharing the bill with at Progfest? Circles, they’ve been good friends of ours for a long time and our paths hadn’t crossed until now. What initially got you interested in prog as a genre? The freedom to make the music I wanted to make, not having to colour inside the lines of other genres. How do you experiment at practice/in the studio to come up with new sounds? We generally just have fun with it. Sometimes something starts off as a joke that actually ends up being pretty cool. What do you think makes Progfest so extraordinary, and are you excited to be involved? The excitement and support for an event like this from the people who make up the prog scene. Without that it definitely wouldn’t be what it is today. How do you mentally prepare for a show, especially one as big as Progfest? Go in to it knowing that you’ve done all the practice and preparation leading up to it, so that you’re able to get out there, have fun and put on a great show. transienceband.com

Rachel By The Stream

Thanks for taking the time to talk to Beat. Can you tell us a bit about Situation Positive and some of the themes you’ve poured into the album? We recorded the album in our music studio in Brunswick over three years, working with Matt Coldrick on production. It continues the eclectic sound we set with our debut EP; with tracks that span reggae, pop, dance and more. The main theme is optimism for the future and there are some deep messages, but these are balanced with a lot of pure, unadulterated, pop fun. You’ve kicked a lot of goals in your music career with a huge list of festivals under your belt (EarthFrequency, Rainbow Serpent, Maitreya - even Glastonbury). How did you score these spots? Through gigging a lot, playing a lot of festivals, and building relationships with other bands and people in the scene. It’s all about connections – festivals are amazing for that. We played together for the first time as RBTS in one of the Rainbow Serpent theme camps. That was a pretty special experience. How important is a good live show to you? We love performing - something magical happens in that live music arena. It’s a collective experience charged with the frequencies of positivity and possibility. Coming together to share music is something we are passionate about, so a live show where we give 100 percent is essential.

Music

Rachel By The Stream will launch Situation Positive at the Evelyn Hotel on Friday November 25.

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Music

Transcience will play Progfest at the Corner Hotel on Saturday December 3 with Figures, Qlaye Face, Enlight and more.

Dyssidia

What makes the Australian prog scene so special? It’s littered with incredible musicians doing exactly what they love, creating. It’s a sincere form of creation that is shared between band members. It’s something special to all of us in the scene as it allows an outlet for just about any emotion. What got you interested in prog initially? We were all interested in music from an early age. I started singing lessons when I was nine and have never looked back. As far as Dyssidia is concerned, we all met studying in our respective instruments at the Conservatorium of Adelaide. Studying music brought on our love for pushing musical boundaries. What do you think is the most underrated aspect of the genre? The musicianship. That’s the point of prog - sleek instrumental, deep stories, and a wide array of emotions. What do you enjoy most about playing with Dyssidia? We have a musical connection I’m yet to experience with any other musician. Live show and tours are what get me really excited. Being on the road with my best friends is something that I never thought I’d experience. How do you mentally prepare for a show, especially one as big as Progfest? Quiet time, followed by stretching, followed by a beer or two, that usually keeps the butterflies at bay. The guys warm up throughout the day running scales and songs, keeping morale up is relatively easy because we all love what we do.

Music

Dyssidia will play Progfest at the Corner Hotel on Saturday December 3 with We Lost The Sea, Bear The Mammoth, Alithia and more.

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Arbes

The Gasometer Dreamwave three-piece Arbes are back after a seven month absence to launch their second EP, Psalms this Wednesday November 23. For the first time ever, the trio will be joined by a fourth member to enhance their sound, along with special visuals crafted by friends. Guest slots will be graced by Jimmy Chang Hot Tuna and Cyanide Thornton. Tickets are $8 through Oztix or $10 on the door. Get yourself down by 8pm.

Tanzer

The Grace Darling Hotel Tanzer is back for one last hoorah this Wednesday November 23, bringing her punky disco and eccentric Euro pop to cap off a phenomenal month. This week Tanzer brings along Samyntha ( June Jones from Two Steps On The Water), Kandere and Benjamin Hancock. Entry is $8 with doors at 8.45pm.

Off The Leash

The Evelyn Hotel For a night filled with some of Melbourne’s finest musicians, get yourself down to the Evelyn Hotel on Wednesday November 23 to bask in the awesomeness that is Off the Leash. Having secured a residency, Off the Leash are nothing less than a powerhouse, bursting with tunes that will get you in the mood for some summer fun. You can catch all the action at 8pm on Wednesday nights. Entry includes $10 for concessions or an easy $15 for the older folk.

Bec Goring

The Workers Club Expect an evening of complex riffery and songs that will take you to familiar places, not without the addition of some unchartered territory. This Thursday November 24 sees Bec Goring return to The Workers Club. Kicking the night off is Hollie Joyce, followed by Squid Nebula before the fret tickler herself Bec Goring is backed by symphony of talent. Presales are $10 through Oztix or $15 on the door. It all kicks off from 8pm.

The King Brothers

The Tote Japans most insane, raucous rock’n’roll psychopaths are back on Australian soil. After a seven year hiatus since their unforgettable performance at Meredith, The King Brothers may have been banned from venues all over Osaka, but The Tote welcomes them with loving arms this Thursday November 24. Tickets are $16 with doors wide at 8pm.

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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Bohjass + Shit Nipple 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Carbo Carter Gunnoo Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00. Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. Emily Williams Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Guqin - Stillness Of Mind In 7 Strings Feat: Master Yang Qing Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $29.00. Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. New Leaf Band + Boxin Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. Permission To Speak - Feat: Chamber Made Opera Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Songs My Mother Taught Me - Feat: Jacqueline Porter Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. Wednesday Jazz Night - Feat: The Rookies The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Allysha Joy Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Animal Hands + Red Light Riot + The Brain Snaps Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00. Arbes + Cyanide Thornton + Jimmy Chang’s Hot Tuna Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Coq Roq - Feat: Mr Moonshine + Agent 86 + More Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. Hoon + Kill Dirty Youth + Cosmic Kahuna + The Miyagis Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Human Rites + Trout + Lsdoom + Mink Mescha Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Law Rocks Melbourne - Feat: Dla Piper + Gadens + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $30.00. Low Talk + Sweet Whirl + Baby Blue Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8.00. Maureen + The Girl Fridas + Pappy Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Midnight Collective + Renegade Joe + Mount Mutombo Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. Off The Leash + Simon Phillips Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00. On Diamond + Cold Hands Warm Heart + High Counsel + Edie Centric Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Tanzer + June Jones + Kandere. Benjamin Hancock Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00. The Australian Bon Jovi Show + The Hard Rockerz Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads. 1:00pm. $25.00. Uzumaki + Marz Cooper Band + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. William Singe + Dylan Rass 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Alanna & Alicia Egan + Tom Forcell’s Luau Cowboys + Kerryn Fields Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

Charles Jenkins Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Coco Montoya Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $35.00. Muddys Blues Roulette - Feat: Wayne Jury 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. Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. The Songroom - Feat: Kim Salmon + Phia Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $17.74. Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Allison Forbes + Megan Bernard Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

Thursday 24 Nov Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music A Tribute To Passi Jo - Feat: Jabula & Warako Musica + More Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. An Evening With Ella - Feat: Olivia Chindamo Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Clunk Orchestra Newport Bowling Club, Newport. 7:00pm. Elly Hoyt + Craig Schneider + Mark Elton + More Leroy Espresso, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $10.50. Good Lovin’ - Feat: Soul Crane Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Hush 16 (A Piece Of Quiet) - Feat: Hush 16: A Piece Of Quiet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $40.00. Jesse Valach (Blues Mountai) Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black Ii Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. Jude Perl Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Melbourne Improvisers Collective Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Midnight Express - Feat: Prequel + Ed Fisher + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Monash Music Students Society Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 6:00pm. $10.00. Nick Martyn Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Permission To Speak - Feat: Chamber Made Opera Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Refraction Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00. Sébastien Géniaux Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $35.00. Soundtracks For Imaginary Films - Feat: Tim Pledger Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. The Shackmen 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. 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.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Abbe May + Mike Noga + Hayley Couper Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $19.84. Aveira Skies + Atlantic + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Backstage - Feat: Smokin Sam & Cargo

Blues Band + D.J. Barry Maxwell Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. $10.00. Band Of Skulls + The Pretty Littles + From Oslo The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. Bec Goring + Squid Nebula + Hollie Joyce Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. Constant Mongrel + Centre Negative + Russell Street Bombings Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. Cosmos + Hugh Fuchsen & The Sauce Sauce Sauce + Hounds To Houses + Bin Night Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. Dead End + The Braves + Gee Seas + Glen Virus Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Fait + Cool Sounds + Feelds & Rkda Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Fictitious Me + Sonic Ritual + Sonic Moon Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. Fkj + Silent Jay + Billy Davis Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $45.00. Garbage Regent Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Harry Carmen + Travis Mccarthy Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00. Julia Jacklin + Gabriella Cohen + Jess Locke Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. King Brothers Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.35. Kylie Chirunga + Joshua Vuocolo Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Max Mannix Djs Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Oh Yay! Thursday Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Ol’ 55 / Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $90.68. Plotz + Third Earth + Gumboot Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $6.00. Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Sal Wonder + Moonlover + Number Nineteens + 19Th Century Strongmen Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. Singapore Vs Melbourne - Feat: Tali Mahoney + Frida + Stopgap + More Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. Strings For Belts + Slim Pickins + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. The Amy Winehouse Show - Feat: Moogy + Saffire Rose Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. The Troggs + The Exotics + Smb Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. The Tropes + Eat Man + Piss Factory + Ghost Dick Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Theme Team + Lovely Days John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. $10.00. Throwback Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. Your Local - Feat: Spectral Fires + Apollo On Fire + The Crookeds The Irish (Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 7:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Appalachian Heaven Stringband Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Coco Montoya Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $35.00. Eilen Jewell + The Weeping Willows + Small Town Romance Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $42.43. Little Wise + Gallie + The John Flanagan Trio Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:00pm. $14.00. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 9:30pm. Mr Alford - Feat: Mr. Alford Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Paul Reid + Toby Knox Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

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Ceeko + Maya Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15.00. Cherryfest 2016 - Feat: Tyrannamen + Elm Street + My Left Boot + Witchgrinder + More Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $12.00. Dj Steely Ann Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Dumb Punts + Department Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00. Dylanesque Knox Community Arts Centre, Bayswater. 8:00pm.

The Spotted Mallard Josh Rennie-Hynes has been busy jetting about the country showing off his second album Furthermore. He’s graced the stage at Nashville’s Americana Festival with some huge names, but thankfully as far as his national tour is concerned, he’s saved the best till (almost) last, performing at The Spotted Mallard on Friday November 25. Show starts at 8.30pm and tickets are $12.90+bf.

CherryFest 2016 – Day One

Cherry Bar Covering two stages, CherryFest 2016 brings you the first of two incredible lineups: Dead City Ruins, The Ugly Kings, The Harlots, Dumb Punts, Zombitches, Redro Redriguez and His Inner Demons, Skronkado-odledoo, Brad Pot, The Nugs, Vintage Crop, Rhysics, Dear Thieves and Bona Lisa. Don’t miss the first day of a cherrific weekend, 13 bands from 5pm and tickets only $12.

Tiny Little Houses

Howler Melbourne’s Tiny Little Houses dropped their sophomore EP Snow Globe last month, and are having a little launch party this Friday November 26 as part of a national tour. The five track EP marked a notable progression for the four-piece, exploring the extremities of their sound. Supports come from Melbourne act Jarrow and Darts. Tickets are $12+bf with doors at 8pm.

Centre Negative

The Yarra Hotel New Zealand outfit Centre Negative play well crafted modern pop songs, chockablock with ideas and the pleasantries of punk noise. This Saturday November 26 they’ll heat up The Yarra Hotel along with Terry, Sarah Mary Chadwick and J. Entry is a rosy $10 with showtime at 8pm.

Rachel By the Stream

The Evelyn Hotel Fresh from their east coast tour, popwise dubsters Rachel By The Stream will be showing off their debut album SITUATION POSITIVE at their sparkle-filled launch party on Friday November 25 at The Evelyn Hotel. With a ton of praise from the international blogosphere, RBTS have captivated audiences with their combo of reggae, pop and dance music. Doors open at 8.30pm with an entry fee of $10.

Dr. Colossus

The B.East Sexually misguided punk rock outlaws Dr. Colossus will be delivering their garage punk tunes on Friday November 25 at The B.East. Coinciding with the juicy arrival of The B.East’s limited edition Krusty Burger Ribwich, and supported by rockers Grindhouse, you’d be mad to miss out on this night of delicious fun. Doors at 10pm and entry is free.

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Ezekiel Ox + Tim Mcmillan + London Noise Parade Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $22.99. Favourite Game + Nick Murphy + The Golden Rail Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $10.00. Gizzfest 2016 - Feat: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard + Pond + White Fence + More Coburg Velodrome, Coburg North. 12:00pm. $75.50. Holy Moses Heartache Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Inxsive + No Exit Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00. James Reyne Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster. 7:00pm. Jordan Ireland + Soda Eaves + Emma Russack Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. Julio Iglesias Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $111.07. King Louie Collective Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. Kings Of Oz Commercial Hotel (Sth Morang), Morang South. 8:00pm. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00pm. Lime Cordiale Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Lime Cordiale (U18) Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 12:00pm. Loobs + Eat-Man + Avoid Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Mike Waters + Oliver Friend + Alexander Biggs Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. Mister Stitcher + Johnny Danger + Roxy Wifi + More Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 4:00pm. Muso Artist Development 2016 Showcase Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 2:00pm. $10.00. New Shoes Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. New War + Deaf Wish + Vacuum Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

No Class + Havittajat + Enzyme + The Skids Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. Notfest 4 - Feat: Foxtrot + Safe Hands + Nerdlinger + The Strums + More Old Bar, Fitzroy. 12:30Am. $20.00. Paradise Music Festival - Feat: Gold Class + Baro + Pearls + Gl + More Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, 12:00am. Pissd’n’broke - Feat: The Exotics + The Braves + Dukes Of Deliciousness + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00pm. $12.00. Queenscliff Music Festival - Feat: Julia Jacklin + Killing Heidi + Alpine + George + Tiny Giants + More Queenscliff Music Festival Site, Queenscliff. 12:00am. Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.

Silver Linings + Benny Badge + Eddie Mac Belleville, Melbourne. 7:00pm. Swimsuit + Caroline No + Popolice + Laura Macfarlane Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. The Burnt Sausages + Dave Houston & The Pine Gap Cowboys + Morganics + More 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $20.00. The Charlies + Dj Manchild The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Crossing Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. The Cult Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $47.13. The Jetsons Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. The Sinking Teeth + Stockades + Rad Island + The Second Sex Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Smith Street Band + The Nation Blue + Grim Rhythm + Forevr Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. The Troggs The Palms, Southbank. 7:30pm.

Tiny Little Houses Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $14.30. Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. Witch Hats + Full Ugly Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music A Tribute To Maria Callas - Feat: Sumi Jo Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $99.00. Ana Mitsikas Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Andrea Keller Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Bob Sedergreen + Kerri Simpson Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. De La Calle Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. Dj Dave Gray Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Echo Drama Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Frances Madden & Band Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Freddy Torrealba Open Studio, Northcote. 1:00pm. $10.00. Hi Tops Brass Band Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00. Jasmine Nelson Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. John Hoffman + Elly Hoyt Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Lost Weekend - Feat: Tornado Wallace Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:15Pm. Our Christmas Gift - Feat: Silvie Paladino + Kane Alexander + Deborah O’toole + More Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 3:00pm. $20.00. Our Christmas Gift - Feat: Silvie Paladino + Kane Alexander + Deborah O’toole + More Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. Permission To Speak - Feat: Chamber Made Opera Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Slow Grind Fever #41 Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. Sound Is Mountains - Feat: The Letter String Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 2:00pm. $25.00. Sound Is Mountains - Feat: The Letter String Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $25.00. Sounds Of Africa Festival - Feat: Dj Charly Templar + Dj Chris Ng + Dj Leppard + More Ceres Environment Park, Brunswick East. 12:00am. Spaniards + Annie Wall Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $28.00. Tamandua Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $20.00. The Change Up - Feat: Denny Johnson + Daniel Harvey + More Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. The Fabric - Feat: Jackie Brown Jr + Papa G & The Starcats + The Fabric Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $7.00. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Happy Lonesome + Tenderbones + Popolice Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. The Whirling Furphies Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.00. Valentino Flamenco Ensemble Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Alexis Nicole Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Coco Montoya Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $35.00. Colin Lillie Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Craig Woodward & Friends Victoria Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm. Delsinki Records & Brooke Taylor Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Dirty Smoky + Maceo Black Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Dogs Day Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

Harry Hookey Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Jules Boult Trio Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. Kraken Folk Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm. Nice Boy Tom Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Simon Bailey’s Cult Music Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. The Swamp Stompers + Lamb Boulevard + The New Savages Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Tracy Mcneil & The Good Life Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. Wayward Breed Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. Waz E James Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

Sunday 27 Nov Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Centre & The South Penny Black, Brunswick. 3:00pm. All Day Fritz Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm. Beethoven’s Favourite - Feat: Lorenza Borrani + Helena Rathbone Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:30Pm. $43.00. John Hoffman & Tony Gould Quartet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Latinaotearoa Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. Let Them Eat Baklava Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. Oz Big Band Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. Permission To Speak - Feat: Chamber Made Opera Arts House, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $25.00. Pickpocket + Neon City Pilot Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Sunday Soultrain Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 3:00pm. The Band Who Knew Too Much Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:00pm. The Melbourne Jazz Co-Op Presents Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Adam Gibson + Mick Hart + Hot Piss Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. Ben Salter + Kate Alexander Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 4:00pm. Birds Of Tokyo + Strangers + Introvert The Croxton, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $61.10. Bitch Diesel + The Only Boys + Lareth Giddiard + Still Mess Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Dj Ella Thompson Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. Esese + Chicken Wishbone + Dj Hudson + James Jr Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 2:30pm. Flag Pole Villans + Lost Jackets + Mind Jam Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. Foovana Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. $15.00. Jam At Musicland Sundays Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. Jimi Hendrix Birthday Tribute Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 3:00pm.

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Witch hats

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The Post Office Hotel Witch Hats are back after a brief baby break for a free show on Saturday November 26 at the Post Office Hotel from 9pm, supported by Full Ugly. Witch Hats’ most recent LP, Deliverance was released earlier this year to a stack of praise, as well as a killer album launch at The Tote in late August.

a Gazillion angry Mexicans

The B.East Seedy Jeezus have accepted a party invitation at The B.East this Saturday November 26, and will be joining A Gazillion Angry Mexicans for an evening of beers and burgers. It’s free entry so you can save all those precious pennies to use behind the bar. Get down from 8pm.

CEEKO

The Evelyn Hotel Multi-instrumentalist and energetic entertainer CEEKO will be making a splash this Saturday November 26, when at the Evelyn Hotel. Showing off his debut EP Trip, which was produced with the very talented IAMMXO (Diafrix), CEEKO is set to take audiences on an intriguing musical journey to be remembered. Doors open at 8.00pm for $10.

Dirty smoky

The Brunswick Hotel The Brunswick Hotel will be providing a mixed bag of tasty treats on Saturday November 26, when the boys from Dirty Smoky take the stage. Supported by some ripper Brunny acts including High Finance, Maceo Black and Mac’s Peake, you’ll be on the dance floor for hours. Skip down at 8.30pm, entry is a commendable free.

Time For Dreams

Northcote Social Club Time For Dreams have nearly got their mastered album back and are eager to start spreading some tracks around in the lead up to the release. This Monday November 28 they will launch single Projects at Monday Night Mass. Also on the bill are Premium Fantasy, electro dream pop trio AVOID and Pregnancy. Doors are at 8pm with free entry.

Keggin

The Workers Club Bringing their goon soaked anthems to the Workers Club this Monday November 28, Keggin are back one last time to say goodbye to what has been a cracker residency. Keggin will continue to play from their new EP Fruity Lexia Makes You Sexier, this time with mates Birdhouse and Two Headed Dog. To cap it all off, beers are $2 a pot, $4 a pint and $8 a jug. Entry is free with doors at 7.30pm.

Opal Ocean

The Workers Club The mesmerising duo Opal Ocean are gearing up to launch their LP at The Worker’s Club on Tuesday November 29. The two guitarists deftly combine heavy rock with Latin American, making for a very sweltering live set indeed. It will be your first chance to get a physical copy of debut album, Lost Fables. $10 on the door at 7.30pm. 44 BEaT.COM.aU

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 Diesel Flying Saucer Club December 2, Northcote Social Club December 3 Mojo Burning Bendigo Hotel December 3, Shamrock Hotel December 4 The Used 170 Russell December 5, 6 Japandroids The Tote December 6 Julien Baker Northcote Social Club 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 ali Barter The Curtin December 17 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

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 Clowns, The Nation Blue The Bendi December 31 Freedom Time Feat. Theo parrish, Tako, andras Fox, Millu, prequel and More Coburg Velodrome January 1 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 Lemaitre Howler January 5 Jamie T The Croxton January 5 Mø 170 Russell January 5 Luluc Music On The Hill January 6, Northcote Social Club February 11 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 Twelve Foot Ninja Corner Hotel January 7 ThE NaKED aND FaMOUs 170 Russell January 8 Bowie in Berlin Feat. Kylie auldist, Dave Graney, ron peno and More Hamer Hall 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 Jimmy Eat World The Australian Open January 20 Dinosaur Jr The Croxton January 20 airbourne Trak Lounge Friday January 20 stick To your Guns Corner Hotel January 20 Woodlock Howler January 21 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 Electric Gardens Festival Feat. Eric prydz Moonee Valley Racecourse January 26 Beechworth Music Festival Feat. stonefield, Gabriella Cohen, Tracy Mcneil and More Madman’s Gully

Amphitheatre Beechworth January 27, 28 The Bats Northcote Social Club January 28 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 Nothing Northcote Social Club January 29 Bruce springsteen Aami Park February 2, 4 periphery 170 Russell February 5 Bring Me The horizon Margaret Court Arena February 5, 6 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 sir David attenborough The Plenary February 11 D.r.i Bendigo Hotel February 12 Guns N’ roses Mcg February 14 Bliss N Eso 170 Russell February 15 Trash, Blast and Grind Festival Feat. revocation, King parrot and More Max Watt’s February 17 riverboats Music Festival Feat. paul Kelly, Charlie Owen, hoodoo Gurus and More Echuca-Moama February 17 –19 Tiger army Prince Bandroom February 17 Thrash, Blast and Grind Festival Feat. King parrot, Tasmanics psycroptic, revocation and More Max Watts February 17 The Great australian Beer Festival Feat. The potebelleez, richard Clapton, reuben stone and More Geelong Racecourse February 18 Neurosis Croxton February 18 suzi Quatro Hamer Hall February 18 Mat Mchugh Memo Music Hall February 18 Descendents 170 Russell February 20 Explosions in The sky Melbourne Recital Centre February 20, 21 Nuclear assault Max Watt’s February 22 Kid ink Prince Bandroom February 23 Methyl Ethel Howler February 23 yellowcard Max Watt’s February 23, 24, 25 pvt Ngv February 24 Big Thief Northcote Social Club February 28, Melbourne Zoo February 24 animals as Leaders 170 Russel February 28 pixies Margaret Court Arena March 4 Killswitch Engage 170 Russell March 5, 7 sublime With rome 170 Russell March 8

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Friday Nov 25: (Main stage) 5.15pm – 6.15pm Skronkadoodledoo (M) 6.30pm – 7pm Dear Thieves (Jenni Stage) 7pm – 7.30pm Bona Lisa (M) 7.30pm – 8pm Redro Redriguez & His Inner Demons (J) 8pm – 8.30pm Rhysics (M) 8.30pm - 9pm The Ugly Kings (J) 9pm – 9.30pm Vintage Crop (M) 9.30pm - 10pm The Harlots (J) 10pm – 10.30pm The Nugs (M) 10.30pm – 11.30pm Dead City Ruins (J) 11.30pm – 12am Brad Pot (J) 12.15am - 12.45am Zombitches (J) 1am – 1.45am Dumb Punts

Saturday Nov 26: 2.15pm – 2.45pm Stiff Richards 3pm – 3.30pm Hunted Crows 3.45pm – 4.15pm Bleach Girls 4.30pm – 5pm Two Headed Dog 5.15pm – 5.45pm The Black Alleys 6pm – 6.30pm Grindhouse 6.45pm – 7.15pm Garry Gray & Sixth Circle 7.30pm – 8pm Don Fernando 8.15pm – 8.45pm Witchgrinder 9pm – 9.30pm My Left Boot 9.45pm – 10.15pm Elm Street 10.30pm – 11.30pm Tyrannamen for tickets, head to cherrybar.com.au

High Street Music

Having been established in 2009, High Street Music in Preston have carved out a niche for themselves through offering a range of quality products and services, but also through their relationship with Cole Clark. As one of the leading guitar manufacturers in Australia, Cole Clark have been leading design innovation in the world of acoustic guitars since 2001. The Melbourne based company has been working for several years towards ensuring that their products are made with sustainably sourced materials. In a statement on their website, Cole Clark explain that many of the types of timber traditionally used in guitar making, and still favoured by manufacturers in North America and Europe, have become endangered. These include Indian Rosewood, Spruce, North American Maple, and most varieties of Mahogany. From their early days, the company was determined not to be a part of the problem, and began to investigate similar, as well as unique, woods that could be sourced locally. Cole Clark report that as of October last year 86 percent of their finger boards were made of Rosewood and eight percent of Ebony, while 14 percent of their back and sides were also made of Rosewood, and only three percent of their tops were made of Spruce. All other timbers used for guitar manufacturing did not appear on the IUCN Red List of endangered species.

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Even though the amount of trees used in guitar making is miniscule compared to other industries such as furniture production, Cole Clark are determined to not exacerbate their negative environmental impact. Wherever possible the company sources timber from private farms or fallen trees - the majority of their tops are made of Bunya from plantations in Queensland, with another 16 percent being made of Californian Redwood grown in Australia and salvaged from fallen trees. They also use some Huon Pine, which was salvaged from a lake flooding in Tasmania in 1972. All of the brand’s guitar necks are made from sustainable Queensland Maple, with the exception of some of their Mahogany models. However, their efforts to find an adequate replacement for the feel and playability of Rosewood fingerboards have proved more of a challenge. Having discovered a sustainable timber from Queensland called Blackbean in mid-2015, the company has moved to integrating the wood into their designs. Blackbean is currently being used in six percent of Cole Clark guitars, meaning that they’re now made of 100 percent sustainable timber. Currently a total of 85 percent of all Cole Clark guitars are completely made with sustainable timbers, something for which they should be highly commended. By Alex Watts High Street Music are the biggest stockists of Cole Clark guitars in Victoria and one of the largest in Australia. Head to 442 High St, Preston or online at highstreetmusic.net.au to view their range.

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