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We’ve got the brilliant Remi gracing the cover this week, whose Divas & Demons record is a stonecold gem. Production-wise, it’s a next level release. Lyrically, it goes to a deeper place and is all the richer for it. Take an inside look at the process behind it in this week’s mag.

Elsewhere, we talk to genius oddball Eric Andre ahead of his Melbourne standup run in what may be the most hilarious interview I’ve read in Beat this year, as well as a comprehensive overview of Freedom Time festival ± which is shaping up to be an excellent way to kick off 2017 good and proper. Swooping Duck, 30/70, DJ JNETT, Vulture St. Tape Gang, Noah Slee ± how can you go wrong with a lineup like that? Pro tip: you can’t. One thing’s for sure, I’ll catch you in the Velodrome.

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News Australian Open

Unveil huge music lineup for 2017

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Hang on to your racquets, as The Australian Open have officially upped their game for 2017 announcing a first-class music lineup to appease the masses. The Open Sessions will host the likes of Birds of Tokyo, DMA’s, The Temper Trap, Jimmy Eat World, The Living End and more. Aussie singer/ songwriters Missy Higgins and Archie Roach, along with ARIA nominee Tkay Maidza and DJ duo Mashd N Kutcher will kick-start the party with two free concerts, while Peking Duk and DJ Drezo also get in on the action. Capping it off comes Daryl Braithwaite with Jon Stevens and Ross Wilson. It’s all happening from Saturday January 14 - Sunday January 22 at The Australian Open, taking over Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena. Head to the Australian Open website for more details.

Pierce Brothers Lock in summer tour

Blackalicious

Announce Australian tour Acclaimed hip hop duo Blackalicious are heading back to Melbourne next year, locking in a string of dates across the country. The influential pair, comprised of rapper Gift of Gab and producer Chief Xcel, will play hits off their first three albums and additionally celebrate their newest release, Imani, Vol. 1. Gab’s eloquent rhymes and Xcel’s distinctive beats will be supported by Lateef The Truthspeaker from Latyrx and Lifesavas’ Jumbo. Blackalicious play Belleville on Saturday February 18.

I Prevail

Announce debut Australian tour Presented by Destroy All Lines, Chugg Entertainment and Hysteria I Prevail will be touring Australia for the very first time in 2017. With their debut album Lifelines, which reached number eight on the ARIA charts and stayed in the top 20 for many subsequent weeks, I Prevail have left their mark on the Australian hard rock scene this year. I Prevail are set to perform at the Corner Hotel on Saturday April 1 and at Arrow on Swanston on Sunday April 2. Tickets are available via the Destroy All Lines website.

Melbourne’s very own folk pop twins are set to travel around the country and give fans a taste of both new and old material. Pierce Brothers have just sold out national shows playing with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, but this summer they’ll be showcasing their own material and building hype for an upcoming debut album.

With Josh Cashman and Little Georgia filling in support slots, each show is bound to be a corker. Pierce Brothers take The Corner Hotel on Saturday January 28. Tickets available via the Pierce Brothers website.

Velodrome Food Truck Festival

Brings the goods for Australia day Come soak up the heat with food and fun on Australia Day weekend at Melbourne’s latest cultural precinct. The Velodrome Food Truck Festival will feature a mixed bag of treats for punters at the Coburg Velodrome, with everything from Luche Libra (Mexican wrestling), aerial circus, medieval performance fighting, art installations, and more. The festival also kicks off a month-long open air cinema series. The free, all ages Velodrome Food Truck Festival goes down Thursday January 26 till Sunday January 29 at the Coburg Velodrome.

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Helmet

To play classic album in full Helmet return to Australia in 2017, playing the classic Betty album from start to finish, along with fan favourites and selections from their brand new album Dead To The World. Born in New York City in 1989, Helmet took the hard rock blueprint of forbearers like Zeppelin, AC/DC and Wire and set it aflame.

Across 27 years and eight studio albums, Page Hamilton and his band Helmet have set new heights for unbending and sonically brutal guitar driven rock. You can catch Helmet at 170 Russell on Friday April 28. Tickets are available through the Tom Bowler website.

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From the team behind A Day On The Green comes A Weekend In The Gardens – a new Melbourne-based concert series bringing a diverse range of acts to the Royal Botanic Gardens. Over three summer nights, three separate concerts will take over the gardens. Kicking off with Aussie legend John Farnham joined by Daryl Braithwaite and Ross Wilson. The second instalment features Boy & Bear alongside San Cisco and Amy Shark. It’s going down across three nights from Friday March 10 - Sunday March 12 at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Head to the festival website for more details.

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Hans Zimmer

Brings his iconic scores to Melbourne Hans Zimmer, the creator of some of the most recognisable modern film scores, is coming to Melbourne in an immersive live show. The concert will be in two parts: the first being some of Zimmer’s classic movie scores including pieces from Gladiator, The Lion King, and Pirates of The Caribbean while the second features reimagined versions of scores from The Dark Knight and Inception complete with special guests from the rock and pop world. It’s all happening Thursday May 4 at Rod Laver Arena.

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You Am I legend Davey Lane is gearing up to bring together the cream of Australia’s music fraternity in tribute to the often described as fifth member of the Beatles, George Martin. The very special Melbourne incarnation will feature Deborah Conway, Dan Kelly and Ella Thompson busting out two full sets of Beatles classics: “Eight Days A Week of Beatlemania (The Live Years)” and “Revolution in the Head (Innovation That Changed The World)” It goes down Wednesday February 1 at The Athenaeum.

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The Goochies are back in business, locking in a new Melbourne show as they return to Australia. You could say 2016 has been a stellar year for the beloved duo. They managed to write, record and self-release their sophomore album, Introverted Extroverts to acclaimed reviews, launch their very own record label and tour three different continents multiple times. They’re set to start the new year with a ripping Aussie tour, hitting Yah Yahs on Saturday February 25.

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The Pleasure Garden Expands its program

The first ever incarnation of Pleasure Garden Festival is going down this weekend in St Kilda, but not before a few extra killer additions to the day are locked in. Neo-soul idol Ngaiire rounds out the live music line up along with DJ Sovereign Trax and her mix of indigenous music. They’ll be joining a hot collection of artists including The Cat Empire, Blue King Brown and more.

Pleasure Planet will light up Catani Gardens, St Kilda this Saturday December 10 with gates at midday. The full line up and tickets are still available via the festival’s website.

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D.D Dumbo

Added to 2017 Laneway festival Following the news that electric American punk outfit The Julie Ruin had cancelled their appearance at Laneway, the festival has made up for the loss with the billing of Castlemaine wunderkind D.D. Dumbo. Laneway 2017 will pave way for his resurgence where much-loved tracks Satan, Walrus and Brother are sure to feature. His eclectic meld of lo-fi, blues-laced, deconstructed pop has seen him share the stage with the likes of Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, Beirut and St. Vincent. D.D. Dumbo will perform at Laneway when it goes down on Saturday January 28 at the Footscray Community Arts Centre and The Rivers Edge.

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After a nearly two-year break between mixtapes, Melbournebased label Wondercore Island are back with 15 tracks from Australia and friends in Dublin, New York, NZ and Berlin.

Crammed with one-off collaborations including Vulture St Tape Gang’s remix of Hiatus Kaiyote’s Atari, Noah Slee’s take on disco classic Love Come Down and side projects including LOSSLESS feat. Oscar Key Sung and HTMLflowers and a stack more, it’s the latest taste from the label who can seemingly do no wrong. Head over to Wondercore Island’s Bandcamp for the full lowdown. They’ll launch the mixtape at the Grace Darling with Clever Austin, Noah Slee and more in a free event on Sunday December 11.

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Following on from Shimmerlands’ initial announce the multifaceted summer festival has now unveiled their two-month cinema programme.

Shimmerlands boasts a tightly curated selection of music focused films including the Australian premiere of The Rolling Stones Ole, Ole Ole!: A Trip Across Latin America, the new Nick Cave documentary One More Time With Feeling and more. Shimmerlands will also be screening some new-releases including Dr Strange and Ghostbusters. Shimmerlands will screen over 45 films within the University of Melbourne, as well as hosting live music and outdoor dining, from Sunday January 1 - Sunday February 26.

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Wominjeka Festival

Celebrates Indigenous culture with 2017 program

Benny Walker

Wominjeka Festival is back for 2017 with a sprawling program celebrating Indigenous arts and culture featuring music, exhibitions, workshops, conversations, film and more. Kicking off the festival comes Frank Yamma alongside a strong lineup of fellow Indigenous musicians. Those poised for conversation include Elder Arweet Carolyn Briggs discussing the often-hidden stories of black women as mobilisers and agents of change and many more. Kutcha Edwards will close out the festival with an intimate concert alongside Robbie Bundle. Wominjeka Festival runs from Saturday January 14 - Sunday January 21 at Footscray Community Arts Centre. For full program details and bookings, head to Footscray Arts website.

Miss June

To play Bone Soup Xmas party If you like your punk rock served nice and spicy you can’t go past Aotearoa natives Miss June, fronted by the fierce Annabel Liddell. Thanks to the folks at Bone Soup, they will be charging into Melbourne for a limited run of shows. Their take-no-shit attitude has seen them climb the ladder of punk rock royalty, touring with the likes of Foo Fighters, Shellac, Shonen Knife and Fat White Family. Don’t miss out when they play the Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta, going down at Yah Yah’s on Saturday December 17. If you aren’t big on chrimbo parties, you can also catch them at Cherry Bar on Friday December 16 for a special 1am slot or at Old Bar on Monday December 19 with Bitch Diesel and Lazertits.

Sunset Sounds

Returns with a free open-air gig program Soak up some sun and tunes when Sunset Sounds returns for 2017 with its free open-air program of top-notch acts. Set across beautiful parks and gardens, three events will showcase some of Australia’s finest local talent. Kicking off the series will be Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier, before moving on to Fem and The Hep alongside Fulton Street in a soulful edition. It’s all happening over three weeks on Sunday January 8, Sunday January 15 and Sunday January 22 across Victoria Gardens, Central Park, and Malvern Gardens. Head to the Sunset Sounds website for full details.

Let Them Eat Cake Reveals a stellar local lineup

Let Them Eat Cake is back for its fifth year, lifting the lid off a next level local lineup for some New Year’s Day goodness. Getting down for the upcoming event will be CC:DISCO!, Out of Sorts, Dro Carey, Silent Jay and Friends, Billy Davis (LIVE) to name a few. Rounding it out comes Wonqi Rose, Lucca Tan, Beaut Club DJs, CRXZY SXXY CXXL and heaps more. It follows on from their international announcement which featured Cut Chemist, eDIT, TOKiMONSTA, Mano Le Tough Heidi, Oliver Huntemann and Shanti Celeste. It’s all going down at Werribee Park on Sunday January 1. Tickets and the full line up via the Let Them Eat Cake website.

Trainspotting Live

Brings the seminal story to stage Following sold out and extended seasons in the United Kingdom, Trainspotting Live will make its way to Melbourne - bringing audiences into a world of sex, drugs and ‘80s trance. The adrenalin filled production captures the controversy of Irvine Welsh’s seminal novel and globally acclaimed film, translating it into an immersive production that portrays the underground drug scene in a smackedout Edinburgh. The show comes with a caveat, however: “Please note that the show delivers an entirely immersive experience, please dress appropriately and do not wear your best clothes.” Don’t say we didn’t warn you. It’s running from Wednesday March 22 - Thursday April 13, 2017, at fortyfivedownstairs in the CBD.

Dance Massive

Australia’s best choreographers come together Some of the country’s foremost choreographers are set to feature in the 2017 Dance Massive program, including 12 world premieres across 20 productions. The program will run across ten days providing cutting edge dance from the likes of Chunky Move, Lucy Guerin Inc and more. Elsewhere, 32 of Australia’s best dancers will battle it out in a dance-off like no other at Federation Square. Dance Massive runs from Tuesday March 14 - Sunday March 26 at Arts House, Dancehouse and Malthouse Theatre. Head to their website for full details.at Margaret Court Arena on Sunday February 19.

Rabbit Hole Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup

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Rabbit Hole, set in the beautiful hills of Merton, Victoria, will showcase the best local arts and music over one weekend this month. This year’s huge music lineup will feature the likes of Jakubi, Lime Cordiale, Big Words, Mosé + THE FMLY and Swim Season to name a few. There will be DJs, interactive exhibits, workshops, art galas, and an exciting communal marketplace, all homegrown. Dive down the Rabbit Hole from Friday December 16 till Sunday December 19. There’s only 1,000 tickets available, so be quick and head to their website to snag a place.

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Will Australia get Black Sabbath’s Home of Metal exhibition, about the band’s impact, which has plans to go global?

Which manager of a top Australian band now lives on a farm surrounded by electric fences and TV cameras?

Which enthusiastic hip hop dance outfit rehearsed a routine for a major competition for six months ± and had to redo a new show overnight when two members broke their legs at final rehearsals?

After Frontier Touring/ Southern Cross Austereo’s inaugural RNB Fridays Live Concert Series had total ticket sales of 50,000, it will return in 2017.

Will Adele’s tour gross $30 million, as Sydney Morning Herald predicts or will it be closer to $40 million? She’s sold 400,000 tickets in Oz. Three shows in NZ are estimated to bring in NZ$25 million.

With Adelaide dance station Fresh FM’s Ben and Liam moving to Sydney for their new role as triple j breakfast hosts in 2017, Liam Stapleton decided to thank Fresh which gave him and Ben their start in radio. His 1998 Ford Laser was auctioned on-air and the $1000 winning bid donated to Fresh. He asked the buyer if he could take it for one last spin and do a “jump” in a local field. New owner figured for that kind of money he/she would prefer it in one piece.

20 were busted on the first day of Subsonic Music on the NSW mid coast. Police were aghast at the drugs sneaked in ± speed, LSD, Big K, ecstasy and cannabis ± and suggested it could make things harder to stage festivals there in future.

ABC-TV’s telecast of Crowded House’s gig at the Opera House drew 643,000 overnight metro viewers ± which was more than the 586,000 who tuned in to the ARIAs on Ten. One of rock’s most outrageous stories ± of Mike Patton defecating into Axl Rose’s orange juice ± has been debunked. They were touring together in 1991, and FNM’s singer did a poop in a juice carton in Rose’s dressing room and put it back on the shelf.

FNM’s bassist Billy Gould said many Patton stories were true but that wasn’t, although they may have “hinted it” at the time to keep it circulating.

Lifelines Ill: Michael Kiwanuka, whose Australian solo shows in April sold out, axed North American dates this year due to tonsillitis.

Ill: Grouplove axed Australian and US shows after doctors ordered Hannah Cooper to rest her voice for a month after discovering injury on her vocal cords.

In Court: US rapper Desiigner cleared of all drugs and gun charges last September. The SUV he was in was pulled over after an alleged road rage incident and he was charged with three others when stuff was discovered.

In Court: Melbourne club promoters An Ken Vi and Raymond Lach pleaded guilty to attempting to traffic $275 million worth of ice into the country, hidden in noodle packets from China. They’re sentenced on Friday April 28 in County Court.

Died: Melbourne bassist Wayne Duncan, 72, after a stroke. He was best known as a member of Daddy Cool but he and drummer Gary Young played together in a number of bands before and after, cementing themselves as one of the tightest rhythm sections in this country.

Died: House and trance pioneer Colonel Abrams (Trapped), 67.

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Aussie Live Music Sector Shrank In 2015

The Australian live music sector grossed $1.41 billion in ticket sales in 2015 as well as an attendance of 18.4 million ± a larger crowd than the combined attendances at AFL, NRL, soccer, super rugby and cricket. This is according to Live Performance Australia (LPA)’s annual attendance survey. But revenue and attendance were down 7% from 2014. Contemporary music had one of the biggest falls ± a 21% decline in revenue from $604.96 million to $447.90 million, and a 13% drop in attendance from 6.39 million to 5.55 million. However contemporary music remained the largest in the live music sector, representing 34% of revenue and 30.2% of attendance. Just for the record, the second grossing sector was musical theatre ($334 million) and festivals ($106 million).

According to the LPA, 2014 had been a strong year with $1.51 billion in revenue and 18.54 million ticket sales with tours from Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars and Eminem, plus festivals like Big Day Out and Soundwave. But last year, BDO and Soundwave were cancelled, and tours by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Fleetwood Mac didn’t match the high revenue and attendance results recorded in 2014. Attendance was down 1% to 18.4 million from 2014. The average ticket price for a live music event decreased by 4.7% from $87.29 in 2014 to $91.57 in 2015. The drop was steeper for Contemporary Music, a 10.4% slide.

Check out the report in www.liveperformance.com.au.

Ocean Grove Sign Management, Agency Deals

With 2017 promising to be a year of attacking the global market, Melbourne band Ocean Grove have signed to UNIFIED for worldwide Artist Management under the guidance of Luke Logemann (Northlane, In Hearts Wake) and Caleb Williams (The Amity Affliction, Bodyjar). In North America they’re repped by United Talent Agency, with Dave Shapiro (A Day To Remember, Limp Bizkit) and Chad Lehner (PVRIS) on board. In Australia, Village Sounds agent Evan Davies (Violent Soho, Courtney Barnett, Vance Joy) is on board to represent.

Meantime, their new single These Boys Light Fires, described by frontman Luke Holmes as an “anthem for celebrating life,” was recorded and produced entirely by the band in their 19-year-old drummer/producer Sam Bassal’s bedroom. In January, Ocean Grove are on the road with The Amity Affliction and Hellions.

Stubbs Starring In New Show

The ever-entertaining Richard Stubbs is starring in a new show at the Arts Centre in February called Talkin’ About .. .Books, Music, Life And Love. It’s like The Letterman Show meets Ted Talks with a dash of Q.I. ...intelligent and not boring. “It’s a show celebrating all the passionate things in life,” Stubbs says.

The ensemble includes Rusty Berther of Scared Weird Little Guys and independent politician Tony Windsor.

Nye On The Hill Sells Out For Fourth Year

Melbourne’s 9th NYE on the Hill announced it has sold out for the fourth year in a row. The bill includes The Preatures, Pierce Brothers, Tash Sultana, The Bennies, Dylan Joel, L-Fresh The Lion and The Belligerents.

Wanna Co-host Breakfast Spread On PBS? PBS 106.7FM is seeking a highly-skilled, experienced and strongly motivated broadcaster to take on the role of PBS Breakfast Spread co-host starting in 2017. It airs Monday-Friday 6am to 9am. Head to pbsfm.org.au check out the full position description. Applications close 5pm Wednesday December 14.

New Chair For GPAC Trust

Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) is to welcome planning, environmental and development law specialist Michelle Quigley QC to the role of Chair of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust. Passionate about the arts she worked pro bono (read: for nothing) with the Abbotsford Convent Coalition which successfully opposed a planned redevelopment at the heritage-listed St Heliers Convent.

Lights Turning Off For Channel 31

Community TV Channel 31 is saying goodbye with a 144hour live marathon before its end on Saturday December 31.

Former presenters and guests will return: among those who got their start there over its 22 years were Rove McManus, Waleed Aly and Hamish & Andy while eight seasons of music show Wrokdwn, hosted by Wendy Stapleton and produced by Anita Monk, provided exposure for heritage acts.

The channel’s funding was cut by the Federal government.

Underground Lovers Pay Tribute To Melbourne

The songs on Staring At You Staring At Me, the January-due eighth album from undergroundLOVERS, “were originally written as a homage to Melbourne with specific locations and suburbs name scattered throughout,” says vocalist Vince Giarrusso. He directed the video for new single Unbearable shot by Sean T Barnes. The band plays a rare Christmas show at the Toff In Town with Emily Ulman on Thursday December 22.

11 Benefit From Melbourne Grants

$50,000 worth of Creative Victoria’s Music Works Quick Response grants came to great use for acts and companies which needed cash for unseen opportunities. There was $10,000 for Tash Sultana to showcase in America, $8000 for Sun God Replica towards a European tour, and $5,000 for Ashley Sambrooks to network internationally and develop the Higher Plains management agency. Roland Tings ($4,070) and GL ($6,500) can now hop on the Laneway festival. Folk Alliance Australia ($2500) and The Bean Project ($6,020) will attend the Folk Alliance International Conference in the US. Viceroyalty and Alice Ivy ($3000) head to Canadian Music Week, Flora Smith (Small Town Romance) can play the Tamworth Country Music Festival ($1890) and Laura Byrnes can attend the CMAA Academy of Country Music ($3800).

Two Additions To ARCA Board

Long time tour and artist manager Howard Freeman has joined the board of the Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) as President. Also joining is pro-audio CX Network boss Julius Grafton with founders Ian ‘Piggy’ Peel and Adrian Anderson. More names will be added in due time.

Jaala Joins Niche Agency

Niche have added Melbourne’s Jaala to their Artist Agency roster. “Now we can finally get the 12 bottles of sparkling wine and cheese platters on our rider,” they quipped. Jaala began getting rising media and industry attention with debut album Hard Hold (2015) and its follow up which yielded Junior Spirits (about maintaining childhood innocence into adulthood) and a spot on Sugar Mountain.

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George’s Bar It was supposed to be the summer of George ± and now it finally can be. This week, Ash Fils-Aime will be taking over as MC alongside Perri Cassie, Kimberly Lisle, Chris Dewberry, Ahn Tu, Angus Brown, Nat Harris and more. Thursday December 8 at George’s Bar on 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.

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Thursday Comedy kicks things up a notch this week, hosting Steve Hughes in the top spot alongside acclaimed funnyman Rhys Nicholson and special guests. It’s all going down Thursday December 8 at the European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, CBD.

Rochester Comedy

It’s another cracking night of free laughs at The Rochester this week. Get down on Thursday December 8 to get your sides split by Josh Earl, Demi Lardner, Sami Shah, Mike Goldstein, Ben Russell and more. Did we mention there’s free popcorn? 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy.

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Russia’s critically acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet Theatre return to Australia with Swan Lake and Christmas special, The Nutcracker. One of the most beloved ballets, Swan Lake is the classic love story between Prince Siegfried and the Swan Princess Odette who are divided by the villainous sorcerer Rothbart. With lavish sets, glorious costumes and a company of 60, Russian classical ballet will come to Plenary, Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Tuesday December 13 and Thursday December 15.

The Show of the Year 2016

Fire Monkey

Superhero Symposium

Let’s be straight here ± 2016 was fucking bonkers. Look back on a year of bursting bubbles and worldwide troubles as well as its best moments with some of Australia’s finest writers and entertainers, taking to the stage in five-minute bursts to farewell the year that was. Adios 2016, I hardly knew ye. It’s all going down at The Athenaeum Theatre on Wednesday December 7, hosted by Casey Bennetto.

The title, Fire Monkey, refers to the Chinese lunar calendar that marks 2016 as the Year of the Monkey under the element of fire. The universal myth of fire not only ignites common stories among different cultures, it also enables creative dance making through mapping of ancient memories with contemporary reflections. Fire Monkey conjures up surreal characters from the realm of mythology in urban getups. Friday December 9 and Saturday December 10 at Arts Centre Melbourne Lawn.

The Superhero Identities Symposium will remind you how superheroes mean much more than just quirky folklore or amusing costumes in today’s pop culture. The twoday event will feature industry interviews, panels, and presentations from over 50 experts, where superhero scholars will unmask the mysteries behind the most familiar comic book faces as well as the lesser-known underdogs. Catch it from Thursday December 8 - Friday December 9 at ACMI.

Looking back at the year that was

A new wave of Asian street theatre

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Hannibal Pandering can be a difficult art. It’s inherently cheap, but often an irresistible ploy. Hannibal Buress sometimes opened the US stops of his ‘Hannibal Montanabal’ tour by doing the opposite: playing footage of Chicago teams destroying the hometown teams of the respective tour leg before taking the stage. But tonight in Melbourne, support DJ Tony Trimm did pander, playing clips from The Castle set to A$AP Rocky, the iconic Scott and Charlene wedding scene from Neighbours set to UGK and OutKast’s Intl. Players Anthem. This isn’t no “shrimp on the barbie” level pastiche.

They know their shit.

Hannibal launched into some more arcane pandering, detailing his struggles with Sydney’s lockout laws the nights previous. It set the tone for the evening: observations relayed in a

refined, relatable manner, dipping toes into more dangerous territory (tempered

by Hannibal’s overall relaxed understated delivery), and a latent self-awareness that bubbles to the fore in key beats.

Hamer Hall is a big room (a lot bigger than the rooms Eric Andre will play, who Hannibal acts as sidekick on The Eric Andre Show, as he notes at the tail end of tonight), and Hannibal works it like an intimate bar for the most part, the explosion into hip hop bombast proving a potent dynamic. The section covering trends in rap lyrics runs the risk of isolating non rap-heads, but the ridiculousness of it all becomes universal. A look at Nelly’s hummed intro to Country Grammar falls flat, but is stretched out into absurdity with interplay with DJ Tony Trimm till it hits the mark.

Hannibal shies away from extreme absurdity, which aids the impact of the closing run-through of Gibberish Rap, which comes largely without warning - the kind of bit that most acts would wait for an encore begging from the audience. It’s given some Kanye-esque ballet dancers. It’s very silly, and very good.

Mining a niche with wide appeal, Hannibal relishes comfort in a show that’s self-aware, and a little bit shameless. The result is a subdued form of brilliant.

By Lachlan Kanoniuk

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Melbourne melodic punks Laura Palmer have announced the release of their upcoming sophomore EP. All The Way, the self-released EP, is currently available for pre-order and streaming on the band’s Bandcamp page. The record is due for release on Saturday December 10, coinciding with the band’s appearance at Neighbourhood Pizza Party show at The Old Bar. The Business frontman Micky Fitz has passed away after a battle with cancer. The long-running English punk band were pioneers of the early street punk sound, influencing many contemporary bands such as Dropkick Murphys, Rancid and Street Dogs. The band released the seminal Smash the Discos single in 1982 and followed up with their landmark album Suburban Rebels in 1983.

Lots of happenings in the world of late ‘80s/early ‘90s hard rock this past week. RATT has ousted drummer Bobby Blotzer, who was touring under his own RATT lineup. The new Blotzerless RATT includes Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini and Juan Croucier and they’ll be playing shows in 2017. Blotzer has just played a show with his version of the band but it looks like the lawyers will probably have something to say about that. Also, Phil Lewis has left LA Guns in order to devote his time to LA Guns. Confused?

Phil is working on a new LA Guns album with Tracii Guns, but until recently had his own version of LA Guns with longtime drummer Steve Riley. Phil and Tracii will release their new LA Guns record in 2017.

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SYN Top Ten 1. Mess, Alta 2. Do You Ever Glow?, Green Buzzard 3. These Boys Light Fires, Ocean Grove 4. Spring Has Sprung, Skegss 5. I Want To Be Someone People Want To Be Close To, The Cassandras 6. Mystery Girl, Alexandra Savior 7. Desert Island Lover, Bad Child 8. Hello Oslo, Over The Trees 9. Blank You Out, Seafret 10. Silver Velvet, The Courtneys

PBS FM Top Ten 1. Peace Trail, Neil Young 2. Cosmetic, Nots 3. Loción, Various Asses 4. Joy, Ease, Lightness, Dan Kye 5. Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: Anthology, Various Artists 6. Spillin the Light EP, I Heart Hiroshima 7. Trash Or Treasure Remixed, Kerbside Collection 8. Dori Freeman, Dori Freeman 9. Before The Dawn, Kate Bush 10. Unseen, The Handsome Family

Heartland Records Top Ten 1. Cure For Pain LP, Morphine 2. Soundtrack 2LP, Stranger Things 3. Raspberry Beret 12”, Prince 4. Deaner Album LP, Dean Ween Group 5. Burial LP, Death In June 6. Mean Old Twister LP, Deniz Tek 7. Cone Of Shame 7”, Faith No More 8. Separation Sunday LP, Hold Steady 9. Experimental Jet Set LP, Sonic Youth 10. Albert Hall 1966 2LP, Bob Dylan

Toronto hardcore lords Career Suicide have announced the release of an upcoming 7”. Featuring lead single Machine Response, taken from their upcoming full length album, the 7” also features a cover of Newcastle punk originators Meccalissa’s 1979 single Kill the Warden. The 7” is out now.

Canadian ska punks The Flatliners have announced the release of an as yet unnamed upcoming record. Due out in early 2017, the record will be their first on new label Rise Records, having amicably ended their relationship with Fat Wreck Chords.

Metallic hardcore innovators Integrity have announced the re-release of their 1997 album Seasons in the Size of Days.

Receiving the full remastered and repackaged treatment, the record will follow up the recent remaster and rerelease of the band’s 1995 breakthrough album Humanity is the Devil.

Seasons in the Size of Days will be rereleased on Friday January 20.

After spending most of 2016 on the road in support of their most recent release Gravity, Perth-based Deadspace are unleashing their chaotic live show on even more of Australia in 2017. They’ll bring their nihilistic visions of hell to The Tote on Friday January 13.

Some killer shows coming up at The Bendigo Hotel this week. On Thursday December 8, to celebrate the release of their debut album Monster, Graves are hitting the road as hard as they can. They’ll be joined by Texan hardcore legends Kublai Khan, as well as Sydney’s Justice For The Damned and Perth’s Cursed Earth. On Friday December 9 catch Space Bong’s first Bendy show, which includes a rare recording and live performance of Darkthrone’s Rust. Also along for the night are Whitehorse, Sewercide and Diploid.

Beat’s Top Ten Albums from Aussie Duos 1. Substance Therapy, Remi 2. Truly Madly Deeply, Savage Garden 3. The Opposite Of Us, Big Scary 4. Death’s Dateless Night, Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen 5. Are You The One?, The Presets 6. Embrace, Pnau 7. Loser, The Hard Aches 8. Down to Earth, Flight Facilities 9. 4ever, The Veronicas 10. Favourite Place, Dianas

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Melbourne metallic hardcore legends Mindsnare have released a new single taken from their upcoming yet to be titled album. Gateway to Madness is their first release since the band’s 2011 split 7” with Ringworm. The band’s new album will be their first since 2007’s Disturb the Hive.

Melbourne favourites Camp Cope have announced the upcoming release of a split 7” with recent tour mates Philadelphia’s Cayetana. Featuring two new songs from each band, the 7” is due for release on Friday January 20.

On Saturday December 10 is the return of the Bodies On Bodies Thrash Fest. The Bendy will be graced by 12 of Australia’s finest thrash metal acts, featuring a lineup that’ll have everyone doing the toxic waltz. The festival will be headlined by the current Holy Trinity of Melbourne thrash – In Malice’s Wake, Desecrator and Harlott. Joined by many other world class local and interstate bands, Truth Corroded, Alkira, Murderworld, Envenomed, Metreya, Atomic Death Squad, Direblaze, Wartooth and Requiem.

Doors at 3pm.

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Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence

Ben UFO

It’s Meredith week, and I for one am super excited to sink some tins and pull some embarrassing shapes in the ‘Sup to Throwing Shade, Ben UFO, Chiara Kickdrum and all the rest. But if you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets, there’s still plenty going on in ol’ Melbourne town. On Thursday December 8, Ben UFO heads up Novel’s 5th birthday celebrations at Glamorama - even better, if you RSVP to the facebook event, it’s free entry. Ben UFO emerged in the dubstep scene of London and Leeds in the early 2000s, but has evolved with the scene into the esteemed selector he is today.

Melbourne’s only Caribbean canteen will bring its exotic island cooking to the cosy John Curtin Hotel kitchen. Inspired by authentic Jamacian cuisine, challenge yourself to try a stewed oxtail burger, rich curry goat with rice and peas or a bowl of red stripe battered chips. Bickle North will also offer classics from their menu including sticky rum wings and lobster cheesy mac. Veggie and vegan friends can be kept happy too with trademark tofu or marinated haloumi sliders. Bickle North will run Thursday to Sunday from Wednesday December 7 for a limited time.

Federation Square are set to host the annual African Music and Cultural Festival this Saturday December 10. From early morning until daylight fades you can frolic in a cultural carousal of music, poetry, dance, food and fashion that celebrates diversity, harmony and community cohesiveness.

Featuring live performances from local and international musicians like Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence, DJ Wise King, Avii, Yaw Faso and spoken word performances from Abe Nouk and Soreti Kadir. Check out the handy event schedule at www.africanmusicfestival.com.

Who says people in the suburbs can’t enjoy a good old food truck festival? Essendon Fields, home to Essendon Airport, is bringing some of Melbourne’s most well loved food vendors to the western suburbs. Enjoy American style slow cooked BBQ from Fancy Hanks, a classic number from Mr. Burger or a charcoal lamb, chicken or mixed souvlaki from The D’s Souvlaki.

Save room for dessert because Nuts-about-tella will be serving Nutella pizzas with toppings including strawberries, banana, smashed pieces of Ferrero Rocher chocolate, and caramel sauce.

It’s going down this Thursday December 8 from 5pm.

Meatball & Wine Bar is lauded for their stand out dishes made with fresh, quality produce. Now, the meatball empire is further expanding their reach, opening a fourth venue on Chapel Street. The Windsor venue, which will be located in a heritage building, will boast a large selection of wines straight from Italy as well as Italian-inspired cocktails. The food menu will include all the Meatball & Wine bar classics, like giant pork and veal meatballs with pan-fried gnocchi on creamy red sauce. So if you want an authentic experience of local Italy without leaving the CBD, head to 150 Chapel Street from mid-December.

Signal Summer; a free creative arts program for young people aged between 13 and 25 is about to kick off.

Open to people of any experience level, the program is an opportunity to collaborate with professional artists and have work exhibited in a showcase. There are a whole bunch of workshops available and they’re all cool, strange and arty. Some picks include Electric Karaoke which involves creating an animated music video that you can interact with in real time, Sugar Mountain, in which applicants explore public art projects before creating their own and Automata which is all about repurposing manufacturing equipment to create eerie metallic sculptures. Being involved in the program is as simple as heading to www.melbourne.vic.gov. au/arts-and-culture/signal and filling out an application but hurry, applications close this Friday December 9.

Jake McDonald

On Friday December 9, esteemed Melbourne podcasters Bomphcast are launching themselves in the physical realm with their first party called A Late Night Situation. Rather than packing out the party with a heap of DJs doing short sets, Bomphcast are focusing on one selector, allowing them full reign on the party with an extended all night set. First up is Jake McDonald, one of the boys behind popular techno collective; Bunker. McDonald has supported some huge names over the last couple of years, it’s great to see him getting a platform to really push his brand of heavy bass laden, brooding techno. It goes down at The Sub Club in the city (previously known as The Night Owl), we haven’t seen much going on there lately, hopefully this becomes an ongoing party that sparks some life into the place.

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Matt Radovich

On Sunday December 11, Matt Radovich’s famous monthly Sunday session, Sunday Soiree, returns from hiatus at a new northside venue. DJs are given free rein on what to play, ranging from house, funk and soul, to trip-hop and more, giving the DJs a fun way to end their working weekends and relax. Up for the first one is Matt Radovich, Hans-DC, Clint Hargreaves, Steezy E, No Name Nath, Regan Tate and Organ Freeman. It’s going down at Joey Smalls on Sydney Road, a cool new-ish bar/restaurant from the same minds as New Guernica and Chuckle Park.

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Burger, beers and band room venue The B.East are determined to make you say ‘WTF?’ when they serve up some of the greasiest, sweetest and weirdest combinations you’ve seen in Melbourne. The venue are combining American-style grub and mixing it with the unexpected to confuse, freak out and delight foodies all at the same time. The B.East will be serving some of their dream meals that have been described as too extreme for a regular menu. For a short time enjoy some vegan southern fried chicken double downs, Krispy Kreme bunned luther burgers and death by babe burgers with pork six ways.

Compliment your meal of choice with a popping candy shooter or even a black magic squid ink margarita. Starting at 12pm and for one day only, The B.East, 80 Lygon Street, dares you to excite your tastebuds like never before.

Applications are also closing for the first semester of the Young Women’s Music Program this week, on Wednesday December 7. The YoWo Music program is a series of weekly workshops with professional female musicians Lena Douglas (Tetrahedra, Tulalah), Clair Cross (Saltwood, The Outdoor Type) and Eilish Gilligan (Frida, Gummy Venus) every Sunday. The workshops consist of studies of a wide variety of genres, developing techniques and performances in ensemble type settings, all leading up to a performance at a local music venue. Semester one next year runs from Sunday February 19 until Sunday June 25. Head to www.yowomusic. com/apply to download the application.

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Remi

By David James Young

It’s easy to assume Remi Kolawole and his producer/drummer Justin ‘Sensible J’ Smith have known one another their entire lives.

The Melbourne-based duo are about to see out what has been a remarkably busy 2016 with a final national tour in support of the second album to bear the Remi name, Divas & Demons. The record has been one of the most rapturously received Australian albums in the entire calendar year, with critics praising Kolawole’s forthright, blunt depictions of lust, depression, addiction and racism. Of course, the Remi project has shifted into a two-way street of sorts, which begs the question as to how Smith initially reacted upon hearing the nature of Kolawole’s words.

“Sometimes, the way that we work involves Rem recording vocals over the top of some random beat that he likes and sending the demo back to me,” says Smith. “When I was getting those demos back for the first time, it really hit me that he was putting his soul out there. It made me want to step up myself ± I wanted to match what he was doing in terms of the music that I was making.

“It takes a lot to be that honest. I had to make sure that I had beats that were emotional enough to carry Rem’s singing and his rapping. Any time that he wasn’t just coming up with stuff on the spot after hearing a beat, or he didn’t just take home one of my beats and write over it, that was the challenge.”

Naturally, Kolawole was facing challenges of his own ± opening up about dark parts of his personal life, leaving no stone unturned as he delved further into the outer reaches of introspection. When it came to putting pen to paper for Divas & Demons, the end result was worth any moments of reticence or indecision. “As far as articulating my problems, there were times where it definitely got really hard to do,” Kolawole says.

“I think that’s the case with any issue in your life that you might come across. You have no reference point for new issues ± it’s something you have to digest on your own. There were a lot of hazy nights when it came to writing this album.

“I’m a pretty stupid person. I don’t think I was really thinking about the consequences or anything like that when I was writing lyrics. I think I’ve always been real to the point of it being my detriment. Even so, I think the stuff that’s hard to say is the stuff you need to hear the most.”

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One of the more interesting effects that Divas & Demons has had on listeners is to inspire a direct relation through empathy. Despite Kolawole writing from what he believed to be a singular standpoint, he’s been inundated with messages about how others have gone through the exact same things. “I’m genuinely surprised by it sometimes ± it’s like, ‘Really? That was your experience as well?’ ” he says. “As far as things like depression go, you can forget that it’s honestly so normal for people to feel this way. I’m glad that people have heard what I have to say and have connected with it on any level. It was a form of therapy for me, so if that’s what this album can be for others, then I’m extremely grateful.”

Both members of Remi have immigrant history in their lineage ± Kolawole’s father is Nigerian, while Smith’s parents are originally from South Africa.

The pair are representative of a greater focus in contemporary Australian hip hop on multiculturalism.

Migrants and people of colour such as Tkay Maidza, L-Fresh The Lion, Sampa The Great and B Wise have been making a considerable impact on what has been a predominantly white genre for much of its time in the mainstream.

“It really shouldn’t come as a surprise ± they’ve been a part of this the entire time,” he says. “Still, it’s getting more attention and more time in the media.

It’s taking over festival bills. It’s so great to see. That representation has been in the hip hop demographic of Australia since the early ’90s ± maybe even before.

It seems to be getting the coverage that it deserves now.”

Although Divas & Demons arrived well into the second half of 2016, several tracks from the album have been in Remi’s live set all year. These include the funk-tinged collab with the aforementioned Sampa The Great, For Good, as well as the mantra-like Hate You and the open-book honesty of Substance Therapy.

“It’s been good to see things moving forward,” says Kolawole. “When you’re independent, trying to find your own place, it can be a slow trajectory sometimes. To have people almost instantly getting behind these songs and really getting into them when we’re playing them live ± it’s been so great to see.”

“The stuff that’s hard to say is the stuff you need to hear the most.”

Remi will play Howler on Friday December 16 and Saturday December 17 and The Hills Are Alive, South Gippsland running from Friday March 24 until Sunday March 26. Divas & Demons is out now through House Of Beige.

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Arts Feature

Eric Andre

by Nick Mason

Anyone who’s seen a segment of The Eric Andre Show knows how difficult it is to do it justice through description alone. Phoning in from the US, the talk show host himself takes a moment, pondering the perfect summary. “It’s like poop and pee mixed together,” he eventually declares. A pregnant pause ensues, until Andre mercifully relieves the tension, roaring with laughter. “That stopped you in your tracks, didn’t it?”

It’s a befitting beginning to the interview, given Andre’s track-record in gleefully bamboozling his guests. “It’s a talk show where I torture celebrities,” he clarifies, before revealing his inspiration for the The Eric Andre Show. “It wasn’t [formed] out of cynicism.

It wasn’t out of hating talk shows. It was out of loving mock talk shows. It’s kind of a derivative of a derivative, genre-wise. I loved The Tom Green Show, I loved Da Ali G Show and I loved Space Ghost and I loved Jiminy Glick. They were just so funny and so funny to see a crazy, schizophrenic, incompetent talk show host try to function as a low-status character in a high-status position.”

In approaching The Eric Andre Show, Andre figured it would be tough to sell people on the idea with a traditional pitch. “I couldn’t just write a script.

I knew the show wouldn’t translate,” he says. “So, Hannibal [Buress] and I filmed this little sevenminute version of the show, kind of like a prototype pilot and we shot in this abandoned bodega in Brooklyn. I literally bought myself Final Cut for Dummies and just taught myself how to edit. It took me like a year to edit seven minutes of footage together. Then I sent it around to all the networks and everybody passed on it except Adult Swim.”

Once Andre was given the green light, he set about making some truly outrageous television at the expense of ill-prepared celebrities, from Jack Black to James Van Der Beek. Over four seasons, his guests’ reactions have varied wildly. Some have had a great sense of humor, while others not so much.

“We’ve had a couple of people walk out, I’m going to be perfectly honest with you.” Says Andre.

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guests walk, I have had sex with two of my guests.

That’s important to know: I’m really even-steven. ” Naturally, this pattern of pushing boundaries has landed Andre in hot water. “I went to a town hall meeting and while the mayor was speaking, I ran up to the microphone and I was like, ‘Vote for me for President and I’ll put beer in the water fountains and cameras in the girls’ locker room,’” he laughs. “All these sheriffs escorted me out. I told the sheriff my name was John Coltrane. He said, ‘You’re not coming up in the system, Coltrane!’ And then I went to jail.”

The suggestion that Andre could realistically run for President on those promises hits close to home.

“We wanted to one-up your shitty Prime Minister and we wanted to one-up Brexit, so we elected the worst human being imaginable to run our country for the next four to eight years. We really want to go out with a bang. We’ve had a good run since 1776 and it’s time for America to go out in a god damn fireball.”

“My secret hope is that he was just doing a bit the whole time and he’s the best President ever and he’s just like, ‘You know what? I lied about everything I said before. No student loans and free pizza and ice cream for everyone.’ But I see who he’s elected to his cabinet and it’s fucking atrocious.”

Andre will enjoy a brief respite from all things Trump on his stand-up tour of Australia this week.

On the topic of what audiences can expect, Andre plays a straight bat. “I’m just going to tell some jokes,” he says. While Andre’s work makes it difficult to trust it’ll be that simple, it’s a safe bet it will be hilarious.

“I puked on the desk and ate the vomit back up. She walked out and never looked back.”

Eric Andre will appear live at The Comic’s Lounge on Wednesday December 7 and Thursday December 8.

The Wheeler Centre presents

RADIOLAB, RISK AND GENIUS Jad Abumrad and Andrew Denton

Jad Abumrad is host and creator of one of the world’s most popular podcasts, Radiolab. In Melbourne for the first time, Jad will chat with veteran broadcaster Andrew Denton about radio and podcasting – and why doubt, discomfort and creative risk-taking have played a formative role in his success.

SATU R DAY 17 DECE M B E R at Melbourne Town Hall Time: 7.30pm – 8.30pm Tickets: $35 and $20 concession, plus 30c booking fee.

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Freedom Time – Essential Listening

Freedom Time

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Krakatau

Journey through the streets of Coburg North and you’ll find yourself entrenched in the disremembered ruins of an otherwise prospering colossus. Look a little deeper and you’ll find a burgeoning embryo within one of Melbourne’s industrial estates that’s grown into something extraordinary.

Constructed in 1976, the Coburg Velodrome is home to the Coburg Cycling Club, but has not ordinarily been considered anything more than a sporting carousel. Nonetheless, in 2015, it welcomed Freedom Time ± one of Australia’s most inventive one-day music festivals ± into its space. For event organiser Edd Fisher, the stars aligned after his co-organiser Jamie Bennett slated one of Britain’s most celebrated DJs for an Australian tour.

“Jamie called me up one day and said, ‘Edd, I’ve got Floating Points locked in for an Australian tour and I want to do something really special for him in Melbourne. Do you want to be involved and know any suitable outdoor spots for a party?’” he recalls. “I had recently spoken to a friend of mine that’d seen the velodrome and said that it’s incredible. It’s pretty much designed for throwing a music festival ± it has existing fencing, it has an existing toilet block, it’s like a little natural amphitheatre. People can sit along the walls of the velodrome, it’s a perfect spot.”

The inaugural event took place on a carpark corner in Perth and with the help of Bennett as a promoter, immediately spruiked interest because of its locally constructed sound system.

“It actually started with a guy called Ben Taaffe over in Perth. Crown Ruler was touring Tako and Invisible City and Ben was doing the Perth leg of the tour. He came up with the name and concept of using a local handmade sound system in a unique outdoor setting.”

All things considered, it’s shaping up to be the biggest year yet for Freedom Time as the festival becomes family-friendly and expands to three stages for the first time.

“There’s going to be a family friendly area that’s going to feature food trucks, a Ferris Wheel and a small market,” says Fisher. “Entry will be free for children under 12 and they will have views of the main stage from side of the velodrome. There’s going to be three stages for this one, so the site’s been expanded.

It’s very exciting and the biggest event that we’ve done so far.”

In previous years, the date of the event has been carefully aligned with artist touring schedules. This time around, the stars have aligned allowing Freedom Time’s fourth incarnation to go down on New Year’s Day in a huge coup for the organisers.

“New Year’s Day is obviously an important day on the calendar for parties so it made sense for us to move it onto that date,” says Fisher. “It’s been a really positive response so far. We’re on track to have a sellout event. “ Three festivals in and it’s still a baby, but Freedom Time has already welcomed many of the world’s most sought-after electronic luminaries, with the likes of Jeremy Underground, Sadar Bahar and Hugo Mendez taking to the stage. In 2017, the event will welcome its most eclectic lineup yet and Fisher believes there’s one act in particular to keep an eye on.

“One of the DJs we’re really excited to invite is Nick The Record from the UK. He’s one of the world’s most incredibly knowledgeable record collectors that everyone goes to for new cuts. He’ll be playing in an intimate setting for an extended set on the Wax’o Paradiso stage.”

By Tom Parker

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Unmissable Acts:

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Priestess/Bravado

Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda

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Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda

Harvey Sutherland will be bringing his widely acclaimed live band Bermuda to the Velodrome this year for a hotly anticipated set. Their debut release together Priestess/Bravado is out now and offers up modern disco cuts filtered through a sound all of their own. The live show is loaded with live and electronic drums, violin, piano and Sutherland’s signature analogue synth funk.

Theo Parrish

Theo Parrish is legendary amongst Detroit’s underground scene, in which he was a key player throughout the ‘90s.

Now, he’s bringing his seminal sound all the way to Coburg. Currently tearing up clubs in Europe, Parrish has garnered the respect of DJs, producers, listeners, dancers and tastemakers across the globe over the course of his illustrious career.

“It’s pretty much designed for throwing a music festival ... it’s like a little natural amphitheatre.

People can sit along the walls of the velodrome, it’s a perfect spot” Freedom Time #4 takes over the Coburg Velodrome on Sunday January 1 (New Year’s Day). Tickets via freedomtime.com.au

Interviews

Dub FX Street performing is an ominous exercise requiring a certain level of steel and self-assurance.

To pull it off, you have to be bold and resilient in the face of likely failure. Success can be few and far between and while some performers don’t enjoy longevity, internationally lauded, Melbourne-born street artist Dub FX continues to dispel all underdog theories.

The man behind the moniker, Ben Stanford, loops hip hop and reggae vocals in with drum & bass beats to conjure a truly unique sound. He’s largely unknown in his home nation, mainly due to our unfamiliarity with his sound.

“Australia is probably my weakest market worldwide,” he says. “I have more fans in Auckland than in Australia. Stylistically, Australia is very behind the rest of the world because triple j is king and is very specific with what genres it promotes.

For example, reggae and drum & bass are among the most listened-to genres pretty much everywhere else in the world, but in Australia they’re the least listened to. These are the main styles of music that I make so it’s no wonder I don’t have a big following in Oz.” Before taking to the streets in 2006, Stanford provided vocals in former nu metal band N.O.N, emceed over house and techno in clubs, performed solo acoustic sets in pubs and joined in whenever jazz outfit The Soundwaves took to the stage. His musical resume was already vast but Stanford was restless and eager to explore ± so overseas he would go.

“Dub FX was born in the streets. I bought a looper and started practicing in front of people on the street. I’d never have come up with my sound if I stuck around in Melbourne playing in bands.

I had to hit the streets of the UK to get it. Street

“Australia is very behind the rest of the world because triple j is king and is very specific with what genres it promotes.” performance built my following, taught me to be a better performer and artist. I’ll never stop doing it in some shape or form.”

After years of relentless street performing, by 2009, Dub FX had sold over 100,000 CDs. Looping beatbox vocals with rap and other harmonies created a new type of street artistry, which unwilling passers-by had seldom been exposed to. It was a matter of consistency and innovation to gather the most unlikely of audiences and it didn’t take long for Stanford to achieve that.

From there, the festival stage beckoned and carrying his sound onto a live stage with a band would be his next challenge. He’s performed at some of the world’s most acclaimed festivals but admittedly, garnering the best live configuration is still a work in progress. “I’m slowly building my band. I performed for eight years by myself so I couldn’t go straight into a full band situation because it didn’t feel natural, plus it’s too expensive bringing heaps of people on the road.

“I’m slowly introducing more live elements into the sound on my records so I can eventually take it

there live. For now, I have a keys player and a bass player. I run all the drum loops by triggering them from a drum machine or I beatbox and loop it. It’s so much better having these guys with me because we can jam and let the music evolve. When I was doing it all myself I was making a bunch of loops live in the moment. Then I had to make it interesting by rapping or singing over the top. Now the music is free to change and develop as the song progresses.

It’s much easier on me.”

Supporting his fifth album, Dub FX returns to Australia for the first time since his Theory of Harmony tour in September 2015. He’ll perform at Pleasure Garden alongside the likes of Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, The Opiuo Band and Tash Sultana, something he’s looking forward to.

“The lineup is awesome, I can’t wait to play there myself. Unfortunately, we’re given a very short set so we’ll have to put together a tailored show, but expect plenty of live drum & bass.”

Dub FX will play at The Pleasure Garden when it takes over Catani Gardens on Saturday December 10.

By Tom Parker

Peaches Everything you read about Peaches seems enamoured of momentum.

The near-unquantifiable Canadian provocateur has been ‘moving forward’ and ‘pushing boundaries’ ever since her second release back in 2000, when Merril Nisker ditched the avant-garde folk-rock and became the Peaches we all know and love.

This is all well and good, but usually it’s the kind of empty platitude heaped on every performer when they release something new. But of all the performers who actually live up to the romanticism of the artist standing at the edge singing into the void, Peaches has a real claim to shaking things up.

“I definitely work very organically,” she says.

“Just to give a little history, I never thought I’d be a professional ± not that I like to use that word ± but a career musician, or whatever it is that I am.

It’s all organically happened, which is the same with anything I’ve done. It’s evolved, the same with writing the music and how I got into it to begin.

“In that way I’m not very calculated in general, and so a lot of times when I write these albums, I don’t even know what it will be called. It’s funny, because it always presents itself, it makes a statement when I put the name on at the end, and I go, ‘Oh, It’s all come together now.’ The retrospective part comes after all the work is done, so I work externally, and then it becomes an internal critique afterwards.”

As retrospection goes, Peaches has found a unique way of looking back to her most recent record, 2015’s Rub. Over a year old, the dust of its release has now settled, and like any artist such distance grants a perspective impossible to fathom in the depths of the studio, or in the dervish of tours.

But in June of this year, Rub Remixed appeared; the entire thing re-imagined through the eyes of others, which sounds both exciting and nerve-wracking.

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“I never thought I’d be a professional – not that I like to use that word” Not that Peaches herself suffered any trepidations.

“I trusted those people, and I was curious. I had enough distance, enough confidence, to know that the original songs were fine and held up, that I still liked them and was ready for them to have a new life on their own. You have to let them go.”

Unsurprisingly, this evolution seems entirely fitting with the nature of Peaches’ music. Shock, amaze, outrage, inspire - whatever the response - the idea is transformation. Watch the extremely NSFW video for Rub’s eponymous track, and it’s impossible not to walk away without having an opinion. She’s like a musical John Waters, an influence Peaches has cited in the past. You can see the cult director’s shadow not only in Peaches lyrics and tone, but in the striking visual style she’s been developing, particularly since 2009’s I Feel Cream.

“In the end, the songs [are] all very connected, and I revel in that. My last album, I made a video for every song, and for this I really wanted to make every song interconnect. It could almost be seen, loosely, as an abstract movie. I still have one more video to make, and there are connections. There are

reoccurring characters, things like that.

“I think I didn’t have enough money or time to plan it from the beginning, because I work so spontaneously. I can’t say these videos were completely spontaneous, particularly with the song Rub. There were two months of me and two friends working out what to do, what can go wrong. But I feel there’s definitely, always a connection with me.”

We have been given precious little time for this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it chat hardly enough time to get a true sense of the person and the art. The best you can hope for is a sense what might be coming next.

“Collaborations with Feist, well, she was the only one on my first album, because I didn’t know how to overdub vocals so I asked her to sing,” Peaches says. “That song, Diddle my Skittle, she was there in the background. And she’s on Impeach my Bush, and this one. We’ve done a lot together, and hopefully we’ll do a lot more.”

By Adam Norris

Peaches will perform at Meredith Music Festival, taking place from Friday December 9 until Sunday December 11 and play two headline shows at 170 Russell on Sunday December 11 and Tuesday December 13.

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Interviews

The Ramshackle Army

“It’s taken us to a lot of places we didn’t expect to go and a lot of stages we wouldn’t have been able to play if we were a hardcore or a straight punk band.”

Every superhero has a day job.

Superman spends his working hours dressed down as Clark Kent, earning a tidy wage as a reporter, while Peter Parker has to busy himself taking snaps before he can assume his role as Spiderman.

To that end, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the lead singer of Melbourne’s own The Ramshackle Army, Gaz Byrne, has something to keep him occupied when he’s not out fronting one of the most crushing Celtic punk bands around.

“I’m super corporate, which is exactly what you would expect from a punk lead singer, right?” he laughs.

“I’ve got a national sales role for a tech company. Music is definitely the outlet though. Because everyone knows that that’s where the money’s at: in the Australian music industry. Particularly for Celtic punk bands.”

Byrne is joking, but while it’s true that he might not have any chart-topping records to his name, he’s certainly courting his own ample amount of success and acclaim. The Ramshackle Army have recently dropped their new EP, Whitewashed Graves, and though it’s early days for the record, the reception from the press has already been strong. Indeed, the band were recently named home grown artist of the week over on Triple M, and their single Foreign Soil is currently featuring on heavy rotation across local radio.

For Byrne, all this success is a long time coming, and it’s been his dream for many years to make music professionally. “Music has always been something I’ve grown up with,” he says. “I got into punk in the early to mid ‘90s before getting into Celtic punk later. I joined

a couple of bands after that and then moved on to join The Ramshackle Army about six years ago.

“It’s been awesome. It’s taken us to a lot of places we didn’t expect to go and a lot of stages we wouldn’t have been able to play if we were a hardcore or a straight punk band.”

Not that the six years have been exactly easy mind you, and even Byrne’s initiation to the group was born out of a misunderstanding. “I actually joined the band when they put out an ad for a folk-punk singer,” he says. “I was thinking more the Against Me! style, more acoustic punk, but then when I got there they were all Celtic style. I was like, ‘Oh. This is a bit different.’ ” Back then, the band were, believe it or not, piratethemed, and went by the name The Hornswagglers.

Before long however, a lineup change altered both the group’s personnel and their sound, and soon they were wholly embracing their Gaelic roots and releasing the thrashing, melodic punk that now defines them.

Such a change was well-needed as far as Byrne is concerned. He argues that the band’s multi-genre approach has opened doors for them ± certainly more doors than if they’d stuck with their swashbuckling roots ± and he reckons the nature of their songs makes

them accessible in a way few hardcore acts are. “We’ve all come from different influences, but given we are punk and a bit rock and maybe even a little folk, one day we’ll find ourselves supporting a punk band and the next time we’ll be playing Port Fairy Folk Festival,” he says. “It’s opened up all these different markets, which means we can go and find ourselves on the road a little more.”

That does also mean that the band sometimes find themselves playing for audiences who mightn’t be well-versed in Gaelic punk, but Byrne says such variety is all part of the fun. “You get a few more circle pits open up in a punk show than when you play a folk festival,” he says.

“Although I have to admit, we played Illawara Folk Festival once and the band before us were all pretty chilled out. When we came to the stage there were nanas sitting in the front row. They got up and left very quickly while the kids who’d all been outside came in and listened. That was the first time we ever had a pit go at a folk festival. That was a bucket list tick for me.”

By Joseph Earp

The Dead Daisies

“I like candlelight dinners, long walks on the beach, puppies, cuddling, good conversation … if you believe any of this, I’ll sell you a bridge in New Jersey.”

The Dead Daisies are the very definition of an international band.

The group’s members are scattered across the globe, and though they’re often called an Australian-American rock outfit, the truth is a little more muddied. Past members have lived on almost every continent on Earth, and the band’s current lead singer John Corabi ± of Mötley Crüe fame ± has called a range of countries home.

And yet despite the difficulties often associated with operating a band that’s separated by the seas, Corabi says the maturity of those who make up The Dead Daisies contributes to their relative creative ease.

“We’re all a bit older and wiser now, so we’ve figured out how to communicate much better with each other when it comes to writing, performances and the overall nature of things,” he says.

“We’re also much more focused as musicians when it comes to writing and recording. Now we understand the nuances of schedules and the finances it takes to do a record, so we’re all extremely focused on getting shit done on time. [Those are] things we didn’t really think about in our wild youth.”

Corabi isn’t kidding when he calls it ‘wild’, either.

The Dead Daisies are a supergroup of sorts, led by heir to the Westfield shopping empire David Lowy, and each member has lived a long and storied life outside the band. Indeed, Corabi’s own hard-living history is well known, and when asked to reveal something he’s never said in an interview before, he’s unafraid to make mention of his own myth as a maniacal ladies’ man.

“I like candlelight dinners, long walks on the beach, puppies, cuddling, good conversation, a nice bottle of wine with a little Barry Manilow playing softly in the

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The Ramshackle Army will launch Whitewashed Graves at The Workers Club on Friday December 16.

background, and then slow, meaningful sex until the woman orgasms first,” he says. “And, if you believe any of this, I’ll sell you a bridge in New Jersey.”

Lies or otherwise, sex, excess and an excess of sex are the key to the band’s thematic concerns. Not to imply that The Dead Daisies are one-trick ponies, however. Every now and again they release a straightup ballad, case in point being new single Song And A Prayer, an emotive tune ready-made to be performed in front of a lighter-waving audience.

As Corabi tells it, the song was written fast, in a manner so free from restraints that it proved almost improvisational. “Because we live so far from each other, we’re a bit geographically challenged,” he says.

“The last two records, Revolución and Make Some Noise, were done relatively quickly.

“We really didn’t have any ideas for Make Some Noise, we got together at Marti Frederiksen’s studio and started the writing process. Everyone sat down with an acoustic guitar and threw ideas into the pot. After about ten days of writing we had about 22 ideas, and then Marti and the band whittled it down to 14. We

all wrote, and tracked everything together as a band, as we always do.”

Such a writing style relies on an inherent sense of trust between band members. As far as Corabi is concerned, The Dead Daisies succeed because they all have a deep sense of respect for one another, and though they all relish their private time, they understand the importance of staying in touch.

“We’re always sending emails to each other, whether it be a joke, a sports score, or just saying hello,” he says. “For me personally, after spending as much time together with the band as we do, when we go home, it’s home for me. That’s when I relax and turn my attention to my wife, my writing and my solo band.

We all have families, so we all go in separate directions, and then right before a tour we’ll get together, rehearse a few full days, hang and have a few cocktails, then get right back into a groove like we never stopped. That doesn’t work for everybody, but it seems to work for us.”

By Joseph Earp

The Dead Daisies’ latest single Song And A Prayer is out now through Spitfire/SPV.

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Interviews

Nothinge

“Creativity is similar to the idea of love... when you tap into it and you become completely honest with yourself and with what you create.”

Look to the core of so much music, and a central theme consistently appears: love.

For Nothinge, finding the love of its life opened up a whole new way of creating. Though Nothinge cites a long, long list of musical influences, including Kate Bush, Severed Heads and David Bowie, first and foremost, it attributes their love as its primary form of inspiration.

“Creativity is similar to the idea of love. It’s an abstract feeling that runs deep through a human being and when you tap into it and you become completely honest with yourself and with what you create. It’s after this that you open up a whole universe of creative thought.

“The love of my life A.A. [influences me] primarily because she’s opened up the creativity within me spiritually and lovingly, and when love enters your life you need to catch it with open arms.”

Nothinge’s musical roots were planted in 2013 at a Melbourne house party, growing and developing over the following years, leading to the release of LP Real Boy in 2015, and 2016’s Play Dead. Created on a MacBook, second-hand Fender Mustang and condenser microphone, in a series of apartment buildings across Montreal, where A.A. lives, Play Dead is a solitary labour of love, and a piece Nothinge hopes will challenge listeners.

“One thing I did know back then was that I wanted to create something that would be beautiful visually and sonorously, shaking the core of human beings whether they hated it or found it beautiful.”

This boldness and conviction is apparent in the flowing, unique sounds produced by Nothinge. On the landscape of music, there’s nothing quite like the project. Though the ability to be kind to itself is something that has required development.

“The inspiration for this was something I was never exactly clear on because I’ve never been completely honest with who I am deep down, and is

something that I am slowly learning every day.

“I’m always in constant analysis of myself and what I create so when I look back on what I’ve done I’m always disappointed with it unfortunately. I’m always having the feeling it’s in a stage of infancy.

I’m never really satisfied completely when I look back on the progress of my work, though saying that, it’s undergone an evolution which is at a really good point in its development right now, I’m starting to appreciate what I do more and more which is definitely a great thing.”

Though Play Dead harnesses sounds of traditional rock’n’roll and electronic music, Nothinge distinguishes itself with “natural and manmade sounds like machinery, squeaky bus rides, aroused confrontations on street blocks.”

“All these environments and objects arouse different particular sounds you can never hear anywhere else. I take the best moments of what I listen to in my environment and construct new material out of it. Then I scrape about 50 percent of that material, and focus, refine and re-sculpt what I have which is clearer to me.

“The only basis that I have for creating music is whether I like that sound or not. To all artists,

use your ears differently, use them in your own way because they are just another tool of the human body like a thumb or a pair of legs. The way we listen has a huge impact on the way sound is created.”

Nothinge is said to amplify the unique aspects of human emotion and animalistic behaviour, the project breaks down and challenges modern conventions that have influenced the experience of existing, and the fame and notoriety associated with music and art. “[Human instinct] is altered through media broadcasting. It tests our moral integrity, and discriminates open discussion because whatever is conventional is generally seen as truth, which becomes complicated when you have so many divisions of media.

“For the most part we believe whatever the media tells us, and has a direct emotional impact which impassively creates tension within us. Conventionality is mainly rhetoric and hyperbole and it’s utilised in a way to primarily conduct currency to businesses, so evidently we become a part of a huge emotional machine which decides what we must enjoy and not enjoy.”

Nothinge will play at the Gasometer Hotel on Thursday December 8, with Second Sight and Masses.

By Claire Varley

Vardos It’s Melbourne that truly brought Vardos together.

The trio, originally hailing from Western Australia, Canberra and Tasmania, learned to play their brand of gypsy and tradition music from Roma musicians during their travels in Eastern Europe.

The band’s piano accordion player Sofia Chapman had a chat to Beat about all things accordion, how she started out and what made her pick one up in the first place.

“The accordion is so much more portable, it’s hard to lug a piano around. There’s something fun about playing the accordion, it’s right against your body and it’s buzzing away. And it keeps you fit.” she says.

“People also think it’s quite unusual to see a woman playing it but there are lots of women playing, it’s [more about] where to find them, and where to see them.”

With many strings to her bow, Chapman is also an accomplished playwright and composer. With a new show Todd in Venice opening at La Mama next February, Chapman easily finds a balance between her two loves. “Theatre is really satisfying, it brings art and music and writing together.

“That’s the thing, the stone that I upturn every few years with writing and directing plays, that’s pretty satisfying. And sometimes the other members of Vardos get roped into playing the music too, which is fun.”

Eastern European music wasn’t something Chapman fell into by accident, instead Vardos is a product of her lifelong love for the style. “I’ve always loved the Eastern European composers. The idea of gypsy dancers and Hungarian rhapsodies seemed so romantic and exotic and I always wanted to go there.”

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“The idea of gypsy dancers and Hungarian rhapsodies seemed so romantic and exotic and I always wanted to go there.” has taken them to Eastern Europe and beyond to learn from musicians from places including Hungary, Transylvania and Romania. “Kirri bought a double bass from a gypsy in Budapest. That was great but bringing it home on the train was a bit of a saga. We documented it in photos which was quite fun, getting on and off the trains and trams and things with Hungary in the background.” Chapman says.

While some of their tutorials were prearranged, in true gypsy style not everything went according to plan. “In Transylvania, it’s on a horse and cart or on a train in the middle of the night.

[They’d] hang around for when the musicians come out for a cigarette and ask them ‘Can you teach?’

It’s no doubt that it’s this collective spontaneity that adds to the theatrics in their live shows. Violinist Alana Hunt is known as a bit of a livewire and the band love it. “She’s so hilarious the way she leaps around. She makes it look really easy, but she’s also very virtuosic on the violin so it’s very entertaining,” says Chapman.

With their new CD due for out next year,

expect to see more of Vardos around. “It’s quite fun doing a range of gigs, we perform at weddings, we do festivals. The one we’re doing at the Coburg Night Market, because it’s a public free event, it’s really nice sometimes when people just wander through.

“Some people will know that we’re playing there, but some people won’t even be expecting music, and they get exposed to something they weren’t expecting.”

When you listen to any of their back catalogue, Vardos seem an energy-charged collection of traditional gypsy-folk music from consummate professionals (which they are), they have no interest in treading water.

The trio has every intention of further travel, and allowing themselves to be inspired by their surroundings. Africa and South America are among some of the international destinations on their gigging bucket list.

By Asha Collins

Vardos will perform at Coburg Night Market on Friday December 9.

Interviews

Jad Abumrad Curiosity has led Jad Abumrad down many exciting paths.

The founder and co-host of acclaimed science and philosophy podcast Radiolab originally studied to be a film composer. His passion for music has never waned, and he relishes the intricate similarities that encompass his various loves.

“When you’re telling stories, there’s something very musical that’s deep down in the way that stories are told,” Abumrad says. “You think pitch, and your voice rises and falls. There’s rhythm; you syncopate when you want to surprise people with the rhythm.

You get very quiet, you get very loud - all of these things are musical events.

“There’s also something for me really mysterious, continually, in the scoring process of the shows. That part of the process where we try and put music and sound into the stories is always such a weird and fun part, where you’re trying to find those noises that you didn’t think would be happy in the story, but yet they are. You’re always looking for those places where the sounds themselves supervise you.”

Be it organising the chaos of the ethereal in song or earthly in interview, Abumrad is a master of his many fields. In his first ever Australian appearance, Abumrad will be discussing both the power of podcast as part of the Wheeler Centre’s Invasion Of The Pod People series with Andrew Denton and the majesty of Richard Wagner’s phenomenal Ring Cycle with Heath Lees and Casey Bennetto on Ring True: Music, Identity & Obsession.

Abumrad is drawn to the sheer theatrical complexity of Wagner’s work that extends far beyond the logical conclusion to his craft. Though a controversial personality Ð “I say this about him very well keeping in mind that he was a complete shithead,” he says wryly Ð there’s no denying the beauty and power of Wagner’s music.

“I want a story that’s going to make me question everything.”

“It’s almost like the orchestra itself is a collective unconscious of the world of these characters,” Abumrad says. “If all of their thoughts could come together above their heads and form an omniscient cloud, that would be the music. Maybe a better metaphor is that the music is the ocean upon which they sail, and they’re a tiny little boat, and the music is this massive ocean underneath them, and it knows everything. What will happen in his orchestra oftentimes [is that] some character will be singing a happy song, or something idyllic would be happening onstage, but the orchestra is already bubbling with some knowledge of dread.

“The light motif of this character is changing and it’s shifting, becoming minor. You don’t really notice it, but there’s some weird subconscious thing that’s tickling you there, saying, ‘All is not well, something’s about to happen.’ “ His hard work and enthusiasm for discovery has also resulted in one of the most popular podcasts in the world: Radiolab. Together with the equally brilliant Robert Krulwich, Abumrad explores the complex and the fascinating, presenting grand topics in a digestible - but never oversimplified - format.

Though they may come from different worlds, with

Krulwich loving science and Abumrad feeling more at home in the political, they both savour that same fundamental thrill of extracting meaning and beauty from the world around them.

“I want a story that’s going to make me question everything,” Abumrad says. “I want stories where there are people doing things, getting their coat on, walking out the door, and they just collide into some idea or reality that they didn’t anticipate. The effect that it has on me is that it takes my perspective and shakes it. I want to hear stories of people who are experiencing that kind of transformation, where something they thought - some deeply held idea they had about who they are and what the world is ± is changed in the story, and I’m forced to have to change along with them.

“Increasingly for me, Radiolab is a way to look at the world more than it is a series of topics,” Abumrad continues. “I’m gathering interests all the time, but the engine is always the same - something about curiosity. Just trying figure out how to make meaning out of things, and how the world works.”

Jad Abumrad will be part of the Invasion Of The Pod People series with Andrew Denton at Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday December 17 and Ring True: Music, Identity & Obsession on Saturday December 17 at The Wheeler Centre.

By Jacob Colliver

Lake Street Dive With festival season well under way we heard the genre-bending quartet, Lake Street Dive, couldn’t wait to hit the tour circuit again after their highly successful Australian debut at the Port Fairy Folk Festival last year.

Beat caught up with Mike “McDuck” Olson to get the skinny on what to expect when they return later this month.

The charismatic guitarist and trumpet player admits that his life now is a far cry from the early days of his career, and the late nights spent playing to drunken punters at the many dive bars in his home town of Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Our band name is a tribute to the street some of those bars were on,” he says. “But really it was the live music scene in Boston where we cut our teeth in the beginning.”

All four members of Lake Street Dive met while attending the New England Conservatory of Music, and McDuck says they knew standing out from all the other bands in the area would be a challenge at first. “Boston is a very complicated scene. There are many established bands that have played the same venues for 30 or 40 years, but there are also lots of temporary bands because there are so many colleges around there, to find success there you have to be committed.”

Despite the fact that Price and Kearney were involved in other projects when they formed in 2004, McDuck says their ability to adapt their style ± they can play everything from ‘60s-inspired soul, to classic pop, old-school swing and Southern rock - and their willingness to experiment earned them a fan base. “We got a lot of help and creditability through the bluegrass Americana scene for whatever reason. The Americana music fans took us

“It’s something you could never create.

We were just at the right place, at the right time, and it continued to grow from there.” under their wing. We would play the folk clubs in Cambridge [Massachusetts] but at the same time we would play the Americana bars and garnered these followers through that scene,” he says. “The fans were very loyal. They would attach themselves to our band, buy our t-shirts, and come back every time we played.

“We get a lot of younger bands or musicians ask us ‘How did you make it?’ and I always say it’s something you could never create. We were just at the right place, at the right time, and it continued to grow from there.”

Now more than a decade on, Lake Street Dive have visited hundreds of cities around the world, and played countless festivals and big name venues, and McDuck maintains he wouldn’t change a thing.

“We wouldn’t be what we are as a band without experiencing the really bad [gigs],” he says. “They’ve all played a part. I remember playing shows when no one was listening and everyone is too drunk to hear.

“There was this one in particular, a venue called the Toad where the crowd was louder than the PA. The hallmark of knowing that you’d won over the crowd at this bar was if you could make people stop talking or even make people face the stage - anything to distract them from the business of drinking ± now that is a major win in the Boston bars.”

No doubt when Lake Street Dive arrive Down Under for the second time they anticipate to win over the crowds at their Victorian shows. “We’ve worked really hard to add a lot more variety in our set.

“We will be playing a lot of our latest album, Side Pony, and we will play some new covers that haven’t even been recorded, and we have added some old favourites from Bad Self Portraits. We can’t wait to play them for y’all.”

Lake Street Dive will play Howler on Friday January 6 and Summer of Soul at Mossvale Park, Berrys Creek on Saturday January 7.

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Album of the Week:

Reviews

(Future Classic)

Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk Aiming to cram a year’s worth of exercise into Sheila E’s Meredith Set. Wish me luck.

(Nice Music)

Single of the Week:

Various Asses

Hood Team I kinda regret listening to this at home on headphones before hearing it live. I wanna hear it in a crammed club with a hundred or so people cutting sick at the song’s plot twist (which I won’t spoil here). But you know what, the track invokes that setting, even if you’re listening at home in your jocks. It’s dizzying, brooding, and pays off with exhilaration.

Sex Drive

Hate Home

(Sexy Romance)

Venom and despair drips and rips through Hate Home, “I don’t wanna be a part of this / Part of that” lines echoing UV Race’s Be Yourself, here transformed into pure fury. The opening build sets up a scope that punches above its weight.

Very spicy Aussie punk.

Mezko

Everyone (Bedroom Suck) Punk-techno is a crowded pond in these parts, but Mezko mix it up with equal parts acid-house and pop for something a little more refreshing. In a roundabout way, shades of turn-of-the-millennium Kylie shine through. Which is a very good thing.

Dorsal Fins

High Low (Dot Dash/Remote Control) A band chockers with talent, it’s a matter of channeling it into worthy songs for Dorsal Fins. High Low kinda gets there, a little bit overcooked in parts, but still listenable.

Ripper middle eight probably deserves a bit better.

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Flume

Skin Companion EP Graciously sharing this tasting plate of tracks that were written around the same time as those that made it onto Skin

9.5

Flume keeps fan’s hunger for new music satisfied with an aural smorgasbord of decadent and cerebral ear-candy.

Opening with Trust, there’s a dreamlike nostalgia and memories of childhood in the use of the Kalimba sample that weaves its way in and out of the track. Taking a less radio friendly approach here, the arrangements feel more like textural tapestries, woven with absolute care and acute attention to detail.

Pushing syncopation to the realms of mind-boggling extremities, V shows the depth of experimentation, as the wash of what seems like metallic rain cools the soul. After shifting further from the commercial sound that’s earned a slew of accolades, Flume reminds how on point he can be with Heater. Almost too typical, there’s an air of safety that steps away from the exploratory nature of the rest of the EP and feels like the weakest link, even though on its own, it’s beautiful.

Closing off this collection of unconventional sounds is Quirk, and with unparalleled control and finesse in his virtuosity, Flumes execution and experimentation pushes boundaries while still maintaining a clear vision with his own unmistakeable sound.

By David Ohaion

Reviews

Albums

DEN

7.5

(Blackened)

Reclaim Australia

(Rice is Nice Records)

(Golden Era/Universal)

A.B. Original

DEN

Metallica

8.5

7.0

Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

If you’re expecting the creators of an album called Reclaim Australia to hold anything back, you’re in for a wild ride.

Long-time friends and musicians Briggs (Album of the Year recipient at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2015) and Trials (ARIA-winning producer for Drapht, Seth Sentry, Illy and Hilltop Hoods) have teamed up as A.B. Original to put together a blistering collection of tracks that hit like a punch to the gut.

Simmering with anger and set to classic ‘80s hip hop beats, Reclaim Australia is immediately reminiscent of N.W.A in its unapologetic approach to the injustices still faced by Aboriginal Australians. The album includes excerpts of speeches made about “breeding out” Aboriginal people, as well as an introduction by Archie Roach, who remembers protesting for land rights in the ‘70s. Dan Sultan, Gurrumul and Thelma Plum lend their voices to three of the tracks, adding a somewhat gentler layer to an otherwise intense record.

There’s a deep pain and anguish that underlies Reclaim Australia’s ferocity. Briggs and Trials demand that we sit up, take notice and take action.

Sydney four-piece DEN wield a significant sonic clout on their debut self-titled EP. Life In Chains opens with a militant drum beat and from sparse beginnings builds to grandiosity with haunting keys and swirling synth surrounding the domineering vocals. Poltergeist is dark and menacing in demeanour, buzzsaw guitars jar against cathedral like keys.

The oddball ‘80s computer keyboard sounds on Inter-view could easily have appeared in a Devo number, but the stark spiky guitar riffs and unsettling organ maintain the bands malevolent character. Inertia is a slithering sneer of a song, unrelenting bass forming a rhythmic foundation that offsets the despondent bitter vocals.The EP closes with In The Stare, a rampant punk attack that defiantly trails off in minimalist manner with frantic keys.

DEN take the angst of the late ‘70s America synth punk movement and combine it with the darker leanings of British post punk. At times there are striking similarities to their contemporaries of the same ilk (Total Control and Lowlife), but these are fleeting flavours that by no means define or detract from the appeal of DEN’s debut.

Metallica have been around for so long that unfortunately they’re always going to fall into the trap of having their new material being compared to their back catalogue. That means that any decent new album (like this one) is always going to be compared to a masterpiece like the Black Album.

Hardwired is exactly what you’d expect, a Metallica album that sounds like a Metallica album should and doesn’t try to do anything too crazy (anyone remember St. Anger?). The album is heavy throughout with only very short breaks to draw a breath.

While it probably lacks a true classic tune to add to the catalogue, none of the tracks are outright duds.

The usual heavy metal motifs and themes are present, especially on Murder One and Spit Out The Bone; no new ground in terms of lyricism is really broken, but who listens to Metallica for the lyrics anyway? Lars’ drums are as Larsy as ever while Kirk Hammett quietly drives the band as he’s done for over 30 years now.

Overall this is a solid album and a good buy for any classic metal fan who wants something new to headbang along to.

Whether from legends like Metallica or some long haired blokes down at the local, good heavy metal is always good heavy metal.

By Ariana Norton

By Krstyal Maynard

By Nathan Quattrucci

While, due to the deeply fragmented and cashless local industry, friendships’ Nic Brown and Misha Grace will never rise to the same ARIA-laden stratosphere as Kim Moyes and Julian Hamilton, yet both acts abilities to appropriate and reinterpret classic electronic sub genres to a modern context is formidable.

Purebred Dogs, their collaboration with thelovelyme, juxtaposes a disconcertingly beautiful female vocal with the authoritative yet achingly sardonic fire spit of Yaw Faso, “I think we’ve all grown accustomed to the shit and the mustard.”

This songs draws parallels to late ‘90s British DrumNBass artist Roni Size, head of the Reprazent Collective.

With album cover art and title eluding to Mad Max like post apocalyptic Australia where contractarianism has devolved back to the state of nature, where existence is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. When I Feel Like Killing, I Murder captures the essence of such a brutal reality through deep rolling beats and deep dub vocals.

Nullarbor 1988-1989 is the most interesting thing to come out of Melbourne in 2016.

By Dan Watt

Redspencer

Perks

7.0

It’s fitting that Redspencer’s debut album Perks arrives right on the cusp of summer, evoking the warmth and haziness of the season in effortless fashion. Beyond their shimmering guitar pop is an exploration of existential themes that come together to create an album of great depth.

On opening track G-Talk, Dave McMillan’s laconic vocals sing of “smoking durries and sinking a little beer” while reflecting on mortality with a surprising amount of poignancy. Hard Work opens with a punchy guitar that gives the band a compelling new dynamic of mystery and intrigue. Interlude follows, marrying a puzzling sound bite with a bubbling synth. While it makes for an interesting listen, the track ultimately disrupts the natural flow of the album.

Perks is a sleepy number that glides at a relaxed pace but has enough masterful guitar work to keep you pegged. Once you get to the dreamy vocalization at the track’s end it becomes near impossible not to be fully attentive. Petrol chronicles teenage boredom with an assured intensity, while Ride It Out possesses the strongest hook of the album. Perks has a quiet confidence but the sound never quite strays out of the band’s comfort zone. While it might not break any new ground, the album certainly charms.

(Independent)

Nullarbor 1988-1989

8.0

(Deaf Ambitions)

(Dot Dash/ Remote Control)

friendships

Bleach Girls

Hi!

5.0

Bleach Girl’s presser declares that the group is a bratty twopiece, imbued with the themes of “garage, lo-fi, indie, punk, pop and surf rock”. Judging by the sheer volume of bands who indulge in these worn motifs the band’s debut EP Hi! will undoubtedly appeal to masses of punksters who are jonesing for a good time in the sun.

What they lack in uniqueness and substance the group make up for in razzamatazz. They hit all the right notes, combining overtly attitude-infused vocal deliveries with brash guitar fuzz; forming a pastiche of primitive lo-fi garage band style.

No Fun opens with a familiar drum rhythm à la Tommy Ramone, Bo Diddley and countless others — no judgement here, as Chuck Berry said, ‘There is nothing new under the sun,’ and as it turns out even the quote was lifted. The opener sets the tone for the whole release; up tempo beach-soaked party jams for all. Like You is a catchy bubblegum pop track featuring some tasty Wurlitzer-style organ drones.

Hi! is a short, sharp, fast affair with the majority of tracks clocking at just two minutes. It’s a light-hearted romp in the surf from a band that could say more, but choose not to.

By George Hyde

By Holly Pereira

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Profiles

Broken River

Who are we chatting to? Ben Stolz.

What do you do in Broken River? l sing and play the guitar.

Your debut single, I Don’t Want To Know, has a bit of a postpunk vibe. Was that intentional or are there other musical influences you draw from? Nothing is all that intentional in Broken River. There’s a flanger effect on the bass guitar. l think that sound gives it a bit of a post-punk vibe. Kings of Leon would essentially sound like Siouxsie and the Banshees if they used a bit more flange. l was listening a lot to PiL around the time l wrote this song - although this song sounds nothing like PiL. The Tote is one of the most iconic venues in Melbourne. Is that why you chose it for your launch party? It was by chance that we booked The Tote for our launch. It was the only venue that fitted in with our schedule. Thinking back now l can’t tell you how proud I am to be launching our very first single at The Tote. That place holds a lot of fond memories for me. It’s the greatest rock’n’roll venue in the world.

After the party for the single, what is next on the agenda for Broken River? We’ve got a lot of material already recorded, and we’ll go back into Woodstock Studios in February. The plan is to release a lot of material in the first half of 2017.

Music

Broken River will launch I Don’t Want To Know at The Tote on Wednesday December 14 with Moonlover and Vicuna Coat.

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Spoonful Xmas Show

What is it about the annual Spoonful Christmas Show that makes it so much fun? I wouldn’t miss this show for the world. It’s chock full of Christmas cheer, which puts everyone in the right mood, add some great music, great guests and this all inevitably leads to some very loose shenanigans.

You’ll be DJing on the night with Alan Brough. How do you find the musical dynamic between you both?

Surprisingly, we’ve never DJ’d together before - unless you count at parties. This is a world first. We’re going to go song for song. That’s the plan. No doubt he’ll be making the classy music choices while I will freely bring the cheese.

Where did the passion and commitment come from to make this annual celebration a reality? I get roped in because I’m family, I suspect, not because of my mad DJ skills. And Christmas isn’t Christmas without family, so of course I said yes.

Do you have a favourite observation about how the band plays that we mightn’t know about? I’ve been watching the boys play for most of my adult life, and what kills me, is that initially I was the one in the family who was going to be the musician. I was training to become a classical pianist. Pretty soon it became obvious though that Kit and Andre, with no formal training, have more natural talent in their musical little fingers than I could ever rustle up with years of training. spottedmallard.com

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Sonia Serin

How do shows in Melbourne compare to playing overseas?

Like Melbourne, I find European cities very accepting and engaging when hearing new genres and a variation of styles. I don’t think audiences differ in terms of music culture-diversity and the appreciation for live music.

Earlier this year you released Everyone in Small Doses. Tell us about the writing of that track? The idea came about when I lived in London five years ago. The song is about experiencing a challenging period of settling into a big city, feeling like going against the grain at times and the nostalgia of missing family and friends at home.

What can you reveal about your upcoming LP? I think this LP will be quite emotional. Two of the tracks are related to my own healing process of having experienced addiction, coming through that process, exploring self-acceptance and also endeavouring to find my own voice when it comes to basic human rights.

What do you think an acoustic performance needs to contain in order to grab an audience’s attention? I feel that I play the guitar a particular way. I love hearing really honest and authentic performers where I feel like I’m going on their journey also. I hope that my music can do the same for others.

The beauty of acoustic music for me and hearing it live becomes a shared experience for the performer and listener.

Music

Sonia Serin will play Summer Acoustica at the Wesley Anne on Sunday December 11.

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Music

Myf Warhurst will be part of the Spoonful Xmas Show at The Spotted Mallard on Saturday December 10.

Messy Mammals

What’s your name and what do you do in Messy Mammals?

My name is Asha Trips and I play bass and sing.

When did you start the band? We started Messy Mammals around three years ago. I started playing bass when I was 13 or 14. I started singing only in the last few years.

Why did you start? I was always obsessed by bass. As a kid I only wanted to play cello, bass, all the low things. I didn’t really care about singing until way later.

If you weren’t in Messy Mammals, what would you be doing? I’d have my own condiment company. Extra flavour, no skimping. And my own hat line - loose-fitting hats for people with really large heads. I literally can’t believe no one has done that yet. I still think I might do that.

What makes you happiest about music? When we’re writing in Messy Mammals and we hit on a really beautiful chord sequence. Music makes me feel most like myself. And it connects me to my family. And some of the best people. People from all around the world.

What’s you proudest moment? Writing a cool lyric or chord change or melody, finishing a song that I am really proud of, finishing our album after such a crazy journey getting it done.

And of course doing a really good gig and having people get into it. messymammals.bandcamp.com

Music

Messy Mammals will play The Workers Club on Sunday December 11.

Music

Live

Photo by Zo Damage

Photo by David Harris

Bad//Dreems

Saturday December 3, Howler Unfortunately James Moloney and the Mad Dog Harrisons and Grenadiers fell victim to some of rock’s greatest pitfalls.

Rather than ambition, it was illusion that propelled the Mad Dog Harrisons’ sound: Moloney’s voice was a contrived, punk groan, shredding solos offered no other purpose than to slap on additional rock factor, and each song ended with a crashing, epic jam when it could’ve otherwise tapered out nicely.

Grenadiers, on the other hand, were smarter. Meandering solos didn’t overpower their sound, but they were loud, very loud, and although at first it was easy to swallow, their noise snowballed to the point where the audience was seldom given breathing room. The hard and fast nature of their hardcore music felt less captivating, and more like motiveless aggression and emotionless intensity.

High hopes were whittled down significantly, but Bad//Dreems became the saving grace of the night. Pub rock carries with it the tropes of a big, macho brute, but Bad//Dreems fascinatingly transformed their own genre to sophisticated heights with an unbroken and vigorous performance. The band filled the venue with sound perfectly, pulled the mosh to the very back of the room, and didn’t require the singalong of the crowd to deliver a memorable experience (something rare for pub rock bands, which usually feed off the rallying of their audience).

Considerable credit must be given to frontman Ben Marwe, who’s mostly responsible for the band’s feverish, unforgettable live show.

He was an unfazed, stoic performer, absolutely taken by the music.

At times, he stared and pointed his guitar into the mosh, putting each and every person there on the spot and letting the instrument guide him, and sometimes he paced frantically back and forth on the stage like a madman. Even when a flying crowd surfer handed him a beer, Marwe took a swig and flung it back, unflinchingly.

Hit song Cuffed and Collared went from sounding like a violent encounter with the police to a pained cry for freedom from the suffocation of the everyday, all because Marwe contorted on the spot, hands writhing over his face, a live, musical exorcism. The only time the stereotypes of pub rock showed themselves was through the audience and their violent excitement at fan favourite Mob Rule, definitely one of their more anthemic songs.

Bad//Dreems may have ended the night with a sloppy cover of God’s My Pal, but for most of the night, the hunger and pain of the rough and tough working class lifestyle could be felt throughout the room.

By Jennifer Park

Highlight: Sweet Soul Sister Lowlight: Not too much moshing by the crowd Crowd Favourite: Wildfire

Angel Olsen

Tuesday November 29, The Croxton Having released one of the best albums of the year, it’s no surprise most of the crowd for Angel Olsen have arrived early and made a beeline for the front.

Supporting Olsen is Jack Ladder, who reworked tracks from his Dreamlanders project for a rare solo performance. It’s a testament to his talent that Ladder had plenty of presence without a band, offering an interesting spin on normally synth heavy tracks Reputation Amputation and Come On Back This Way. While his dry humour can easily be perceived as arrogance, the strength of his songwriting spoke for itself. It mightn’t have been as palatable as Olsen’s amicability, but it worked.

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Saturday December 3, Corner Hotel Melbourne’s Enlight opened the festival on the Ice Stage.

Driven by the angelic vocals of Rachael Graham, the quartet’s mix of fragile harmonies and chugging riffs drew a humble crowd. Qlaye Face lit up the Fire Stage with skittering rhythms tied to ethereal croons, before Bear the Mammoth summoned sprawling instrumental post-rock akin to bands like Explosions in the Sky; their densely layered tracks spun aural journeys that waded through light and shade.

Local group Figures hit the main stage with metallic grooves and the soaring vocals of Mark Tronson, whose voice is akin to Karnivool’s Ian Kenny. “Give yourself a round of applause for coming out so early,” he said. With meaty Deftones-esque riffs, they offered up plenty to feast on. Dyssidia added to the banquet with tech-metal peppered with spiralling piano arpeggios, before Orsome Welles delivered one of the festival’s highlights. While the band’s zombie-meets-opera aesthetic set them apart visually, it was vocalist Michael Stowers’ operatic wail that truly elevated them into the prog rock cosmos.

As the sun went down, Perth quartet Chaos Divine unleashed crushing riffs by the dozen, sending the audience into a frenzy. The band tore through a set that mixed melody

and followed this with the stunning Hi-Five. The commanding Shut Up And Kiss Me was delivered with a compelling intensity while older track Lights Out was a taste of Olsen’s seductive blend of country folk.

The control in Olsen’s voice was impeccable, with her range going from gentle to forceful, often within the one song as was the case with Not Gonna Kill You. As Olsen’s vocals grew more urgent it became clear that she completely surrendered herself to the performance.

The seven-minute track Sister was Olsen and her band at their very best, enrapturing the crowd with the song’s sprawling outro.

Returning for an encore, Olsen took to a synth to bring the set to a spellbinding conclusion. There’s an undeniable magic in the air during Intern when Olsen’s vocals became so enchanting her performance felt almost like a religious experience.

In between songs Olsen was humourous and charming, joking about wanting to roller skate in the ghetto of Sunshine and

and brutality together like watercolours, while showcasing tracks from their new album Colliding Skies. Another straight-up prog band would’ve been exhausting at this point. Fortunately, Alithia’s astral spacecore injected some much-needed diversity into the festival’s proceedings. “Where are my street dogs at?” barked the band, as their fans lapped up the tribal grooves and hypnotic melodies. With a distinct fusion of prog rock and world-music influences, Alithia shone like a diamond.

Circles brought the djent factor up a notch on the Fire Stage while We Lost the Sea created a tsunami of sound with their three guitarists closing out the Ice Stage. Headliners Caligula’s Horse strode out, giving the now capacity crowd one last set of thunderous progressive rock stompers. Choice cuts including City Has No Empathy, Turntail and Rust showed the band at their most fluid and innovative, effortlessly blending fingertwisting riffs with anthemic choruses. As they left the stage it was clear that Melbourne has nurtured one of the most thriving and vibrant prog rock scenes around, and one that’s only going to keep on blossoming.

By Jack Pilven

Highlight: Watching Caligula’s Horse side of stage Lowlight: Feeling exhausted by the end Crowd Favourite: Orsome Welles

repeatedly saying “Yeah boy,” into the mic with a faux Australian accent. Olsen seemed completely taken with Australia and it’s clear the feeling was mutual.

Olsen’s captivating performance was one that will be hard to forget anytime soon. Live, her power was palpable from any spot in the crowd ± the performance raw, vulnerable and most of all, breathtaking.

By Holly Pereira

Highlight: Olsen saying that tequila is better than coffee at waking you up Lowlight: The lights (they were low).

Crowd Favourite: When Olsen wished a punter a happy 21st

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Gig Guide This Week Wednesday 7 Dec

Devil Electric

Cherry Bar Get in for the unholy matrimony of new and old riffs this Wednesday December 7, when Devil Electric land at Cherry Bar. Their pulse quickening drum fills and bass lines, topped with Pierina O’Brien’s unreal vocal performance will guarantee you a mid-week buzz. Doors open 6pm and entry is an easy fiver.

Miss Jones

The Drunken Poet As part of Whiskey, Wine, Women, Miss Jones is set to seduce your eardrums as she soothes your soul with her blend of blues, jazz and epic folk this Wednesday December 7. Also on the bill for the evening is Selki, who’ll be bringing some sweet summertime rock numbers. Miss Jones takes the stage at 8pm with Selki on at 9pm. Entry is 100% free.

Degrees of Separation

The Bendigo Hotel Are you ready to rock? Well, Degrees of Separation sure are as they hit up The Bendigo Hotel this Wednesday December 7. Joined by fellow rockers Eat the Damn Orange and Moonshifter, this is one alternative night not to be missed. It all gets going at 7pm, for an easy $8 at the door.

Sophisticated Dingo

Grace Darling Hotel Things are getting wild at Grace Darling Hotel this Wednesday December 7 as the boys from Sophisticated Dingo bare their teeth for a night of sweaty trash pop antics.

Celebrating the release of their new single Witch Love, this basement bash will kick off from 8.30pm. Entry is tail wagging $5.

The Dizzy Gillespie Afro Cuban Experience

Bird’s Basement The Afro Cuban Experience Ensemble (the original band of the late Dizzy Gillespie) are taking over Bird’s Basement from December 6 ± 11 with their unique rhythms and LatinAmerican tunes. Showcasing a high-calibre pool of New York talent, each night will feature two shows including the 8pm dinner show and the 10.30pm supper show. Tickets begin at $35 plus booking fee and can be found online.

Tortoise

The Croxton Post rock instrumentalists Tortoise from Chicago are here with their new album The Catastrophist. After a quarter of a century together and a seven year break between recordings, their little party down at The Croxton this Thursday December 8 is something not far from a milestone. Get down at 8pm for doors. Tickets are $60 via the venue.

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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Barbod Valadi Quartet 303, Northcote.

8:00pm.

Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

9:00pm.

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $39.00.

Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm.

La Descarga Band + Miss Colombia Dj Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Laila Biali (Mwijf) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Morning Melodies - Feat: Rat Pack: Christmas Show Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 10:00Am. $17.00.

Richard Tognetti & Aco Soloists Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $45.00.

Sheila E. 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury.

7:00pm.

The New Impromptu Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Chairlift Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $55.60.

Children Of The Sun + Sugar Teeth + Electric Exiles Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

Coq Roq - Feat: Mr Moonshine + Agent 86 + More Lucky Coq, Windsor.

8:30pm.

Dead Planet 1964 + Dead End + Phlo.

Easy Browns Truckstop Chicken Jam Band Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Degrees Of Separation + Eat The Damn Orange + Moonshifter Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Devil Electric Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00.

Dog Whistle Politics + Allysha Joy + Adore + Dj Myxamatosis Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Gee Seas + Gonzo + Scraggers + Weatherboards Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $8.00.

Gretta Ray + Alexander Biggs Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Jess Parker + Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood + Myvanwy Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Monique Angele + Jess Frizz + Silver Screen Sanity Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm.

Pale Trip + White Vans + Trout Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Rebecca Barnard & Billy Miller (SingA-Long) Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.

7:00pm. $18.00.

Rubix Radio On Kissfm Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Sophisticated Dingo + Scout + Soft Edges Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.

8:30pm. $5.00.

The Dorks + Plebs + Eyesores Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne.

7:30pm. $5.00.

The Monkees Palais Theatre, St Kilda.

8:00pm. $99.90.

The Pits + Mama Golem + Face Face Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

The Triffids + Jp Shilo + Chris Abrahams Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm.

Wendy Rule Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Kelly Auty + 8 Ball Aitken + The Hornets Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

8:00pm.

Little Lord Street Band Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Muddys Blues Roulette - Feat: Charlie Bedford Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Ned Collette + Francis Plagne + Crys Cole Duo Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $15.00.

Open Mic Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.

7:30pm.

Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

7:00pm.

Open Mic Night Purple Emerald, Northcote.

8:00pm.

Open Mic Night Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.

The Songroom - Feat: Mark Gable + Luke Yeoward Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $14.59.

Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Selki + Miss Jones Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

8:00pm.

Thursday 8 Dec Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music All I Do Is Dream Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Brooklyn’s Finest + Dj Vince Peach + Dj Pierre Baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $39.00.

Emma Gilmartin (Mwijf) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Good Lovin’ - Feat: Jimi Dawg Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

J. Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.

Liebestod - Feat: Australia Piano Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.

Melbourne Improvisers Collective Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Midnight Express - Feat: Stm Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00Pm. Ogopogo + 8 Foot Felix Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Richmond Music Academy Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 6:30pm. $9.00.

Rugcutters - Feat: Michael Mcquaid & The Po’ Boys Bella Union Bar, Carlton.

8:30pm. $17.00.

Samantha Morley + Michael Harding + Mark Elton + More Leroy Espresso, St Kilda.

7:00pm. $10.50.

Skyroku + The Genuine Article 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

The Congos Northside Records, Fitzroy.

7:00pm.

Timbalero Thursday La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Blame Smarty Tago Mago, Thornbury.

7:30pm.

Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm.

Dellacoma + Kiss The Vyper + Atomic Riot Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

Dianas + Poppongene + Full Moon Flower Band Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

Dungen + Orb + Krakatau + Psychedelic Coven Djs Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $49.26.

Fatai + Soli Tesema Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7:00pm.

Geo + The Hollywood Models + Sonic Moon + Lucas James & The Assembly Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Golden Age Of Ballooning + Crusch + Lizard Queen Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Graves + Kublai Kahn + Justice For The Damned + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Keith Urban + Carrie Underwood + Buchanan Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

7:00pm.

Lianne La Havas Howler, Brunswick.

7:30pm.

Mo Louie Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $7.50.

Morning Melodies - Feat: Paul Hogan Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 10:00Am. $17.00.

Nothinge + Second Sight + Masses Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Oh Yay! Thursday Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm.

Shovels Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Sofala + Swamp + Elk & Mammoth Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne.

8:00pm. $5.00.

The Juicy Texas Mortals Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

The Quirks + Scoot Molly + Abbey Grace Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

7:30pm.

Throwback Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

Tigertown Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong.

8:00pm. $17.85.

Tiny Giants + Floyd Cox + Environments Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $8.00.

Tortoise The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $59.20.

Traumaboys + Plastic Section + Lucky Moore Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6.00.

Warm Evenings Pale Mornings Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $18.00.

Willow Beats + Golden Vessel + Vs Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Your Local The Irish (Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 7:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Baby Blue + Nineteenth Century Strongme Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Backstage - Feat: Sons Of The Blues + D.J. Barry Maxwell Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.

Cass Mccombs + The Twerps Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $59.00.

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Featured Gigs

Gig Guide

David Bramble

Crusch + Self Talk + Grace Lawry + Hockey Babes Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.

8:00pm. $10.00.

Cuzn Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Dallas Frasca The Loft, Warrnambool.

7:00pm.

Dan Hall & Friends Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.

Deep Sea Arcade + Wesley Fuller + More Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Double Marathon + Shinplasters + Prehistoric Douche + Rat Flith Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne.

8:00pm. $10.00.

Dregg Arrow On Swanston, Carlton. 12:30pm. $25.00.

Foxtrot + Laura Palmer + Cosmic Kahuna + Shadow League + More Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. $15.00.

High Voltage Rock School End Of Year Concert Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 1:30Pm. $15.00.

Huge Magnet Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

5:00pm.

Jurassic Nark + Pleasure Model + Stork Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Katatonia + The Eternal + Myridian Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $71.22.

Kelly Dance Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $12.00.

Krakatau + Gregor + The First Baboon Civilization Orchestra Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Krista Polvere Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00Pm. Lawrence + Unfettered + Citipower Djs Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $35.00.

Make Them Suffer + Dvsr + Foxblood + Death In Bloom + Advvocates Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $28.24.

Maxon + Eilish Gilligan + Jess Holt Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00Pm. $15.00.

Meredith Music Festival - Feat: Peaches + King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard + Sheila E + The Sugarcanes + More Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith. 12:00Am. Nice Types Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.

8:00pm.

Ninetynine + Caroline No Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Party Girls – A Very Retro Xmas Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill. 8:40Pm. $17.00.

Pennyfest - Feat: The Hiding + The Elliotts + Running Young + More Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $12.00.

Pleasure Garden - Feat: The Cat Empire + Blue King Brown + The Opiuo Band + Tash Sultana + More Catani Gardens, St Kilda West. 12:00Am. Rac Fundraiser Reverence Hotel, Footscray.

7:00pm. $15.00.

Razzmatazz Indie Disco Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30Pm. Revulsed + Headless + Contaminated + More Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00Pm. Scarecrow – The Mellencamp Show Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $23.00.

Spoonful Xmas Show - Feat: Jvg + Myf Warhurst + Alan Brough Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $12.00.

Term 4 + Disparo + Laser Brains + Disasters + The Approach Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

The Hard Rock Show’s End Of Year Extravaganza The Croxton, Thornbury.

2:00pm. $23.50.

The Mis Made + Valentiine + Red Light Riot + Long Holida Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

8:00pm. $15.00.

Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.

Winfield + In Return + Infinity And Beyond + Runk + Withdrawal Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $5.00.

Compass Pizza David Bramble might bring a sample of some finely cured meats, or a sample of his crude existentialism, but more than likely he will bring a tray full of his country/soul tunes this Friday December 9 at Compass Pizza.

Get your free sample at 7pm.

Visions

Yah-Yah’s It’s another round of Visions this Friday December 9 at Yah-Yah’s, with a bunch of psych bands joining forces to ease your way into the weekend. On the lineup this Friday December 9 are Mesa Cosa, Lossless, Twin Haus, Jody and Plotz. Pretty City and Visions DJ’s will keep the party pumping between sets. Doors are at 8pm with tickets for $10.

The Beggar’s Way

The Brunswick Hotel Fresh off the release of their new album, The Beggar’s Way will be bringing their group vocals and thumping guitars to the Brunny this Friday October 9. They’ll be joined by supports Little Lamb and the Rosemary’s, Spencer Vine and All We Need. Get down from 8pm for a tasty night of punk rock, cheap beers and most importantly, free entry.

PennyFest

Grace Darling Hotel Everyone loves a good birthday bash and this year Penny Loafer PR are bringing the goods with their annual PENNYFEST. The night will feature the delicious music stylings of The Hiding, The Elliots, Dreamcoat a bunch more. It’s all happening at the Grace Darling Hotel on Saturday December 10 from 7pm. Early birds can find tickets for $12 or $15 on the day.

Neeko

Wesley Anne If you’re hankering for some positive, universally guided, groovy, pop sensitivity, Neeko has you sorted. She’ll be tapping into the universal consciousness for your listening pleasure this Saturday December 10. Set up camp at 6pm, and you don’t need even a single dollar for entry.

Rat Child

Edinburgh Castle Let’s be honest, Rat Child is one of the best names getting around. Rat Child is a local and an activist; she plays a jazz/neo-soul/ blues blend, and she’s ready to show it off this Saturday December 10. Catch her at 5pm, save your coinage for a bevvie as entry is free.

131s

The Workers Club Melbourne’s own punk rockers 131 have recently wrapped up their tour supporting The Living End, and are keen for a headline of their own. Lucky they’ve got brand new single Distorted Images ready for launch this Saturday December 10. Support duties will be filled by Captives and The Quarters.

Doors open at 8pm, tickets are $12.

Neighbourhood Pizza Party

The Old Bar Maybe you couldn’t afford to go to Meredith, or you missed out but still wanna hit up a festival of some sort. Well don’t stress because The Oldie are having a shindig this Saturday December 10. This pizza party will feature Foxtrot, Laura Palmer, Eli Cash and heaps more. Make something of your Saturday, entry is an easy $12 with doors at the very reasonable time of 4pm.

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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Atm15 Big Band Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00.

Cheryl Durongpisitkul Octet (Mwijf) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Dean’s Martini Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $39.00.

Dj Chris Xynos Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

9:00pm.

Dj King 7 Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Kristin Berardi & Balloons (Mwijf) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00.

Last Disco - Feat: Jmax Ikes Styles + More The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Live Soul Improv - Feat: Thando Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

Mama Alto’s Blues In The Night Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Mama Alto’s Blues In The Night Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 2:00pm. $20.00.

Messiah - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 7:00pm. $29.00.

Other Animals Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

Papa Chango Open Studio, Northcote.

8:30pm.

Rat Child Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

5:00pm.

Russ Spiegel Quintet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Síncopa Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.

Something Got Me Started Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00.

The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Alexis Nicole Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

Black & Blue Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

5:00pm.

Cajun Chiefs Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm.

Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

Ivan Zar + Ezra Lee Tago Mago, Thornbury.

8:00pm.

Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm.

Luke Sassafras Band The Who Club, Warburton. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Neeko Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

Southbound Snake Charmers 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5.00.

Stephen Kennedy Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

Steve Poltz Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.

7:00pm. $23.00.

The Davidson Brothers Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm.

The Flaming Mongrels Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

The Hosies Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

The Prairie Oysters Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

The Ripchords Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale.

8:00pm. $10.00.

The Slipdixies Open Studio, Northcote.

5:00pm.

Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $88.29.

Brian’s Big Christmas Bbq - Feat: Tracey Mcneil + Shane O’mara + More Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $23.00.

Brittle Sun + Kat O + Peregrin + The Dianellas Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

2:00pm.

Byo Vinyl Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 7:00pm.

Clever Austin + Godriguez + Laneous + Noah Slee + More Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm.

Cold Meat + Priors + Geld + Ubik Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm.

Cold Red Mute + Prophetess + Vendetta Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

Culture Club Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $100.78.

Dellacoma + Cicadastone + Warbirds Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.

Dj Ella Thompson Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.

4:00pm.

Don Hillman’s Secret Beach Panton Hill Hotel, Panton Hill. 2:00pm.

Geraldine Quinn Bella Union Bar, Carlton.

6:00pm. $15.00.

Jam At Musicland Sundays Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

Killamanzilla + Little Daniel + Aaron Creigh Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Matt Black + Kev Walsh Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 4:00pm.

Meredith Music Festival - Feat: Peaches + King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard + Sheila E + The Sugarcanes + More Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith. 12:00Am. Messy Mammals + Coca Noire + Walla C Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00Pm. $6.00.

Michael Oliphant & The Second Hand Spacesuit Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick.

3:30pm. $20.00.

Miss Helcat + Rhyece O’neill Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

Murphy’s Hardware Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

Paul Snowden & Friends Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

Peaches 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

Planet Slayer + Nelipots + Traffic Island Sound Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.

Plebs + Looks Like Rain + Mystery Tram + Jackson Phelan Bar Open, Fitzroy.

7:30pm.

Ron S Peno + Cam Butler Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

Sheer Mag + Tyrannamen + Miss Destiny Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $34.70.

Sib + Black Bats + The Ivory Elephant Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Sonic Moon + Geo + Oolluu + Dot Tom Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5.00.

Steve Poltz St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $23.00.

Stork + Mancave Clan + The Cocophonics + The Sequels Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

The Delvenes + Native Plants + Jamestown + Squid Ink Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm.

The Songbook Of Nick Enright Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 8:00pm. $49.00.

Unwritten Law + The Runaway Kids + Mixtape For The Drive Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm.

Sunday 11 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.

Anthony Rea & The Charm Offensive + Mark Hughes Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.

Boyce Avenue + In Stereo + Marcelo

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Rock 4 Refugees

The Reverence A jam-packed gig is good enough by itself but when it’s for a good cause, it’s absolutely tops.

The Refugee Action Collective are taking over the Rev this Saturday December 10, and are raising money to cover the costs of printing posters and leaflets for rallies and events, as well as sending money for phone credit to refugees on Manus and Nauru. To cap off the beautiful cause, comes a lineup featuring The Fabric DJs, The Same Boat, A Rioting Mind, Littlefoot, The Accountants, Damian Callinan, Nelly Thomas, Josh Earl, Soreti, Kadir, Benjamin Solah and Rikki Livermore.

Tickets are $10 for concessions and $15 for full. Doors are nice and early at 1pm.

Krakatau

The Toff In Town Prog rock/jazz fusion four-piece Krakatau were a Paradise Music Fest favourite, and now they’re back again to receive some lovin’ down at The Toff In Town this Saturday December 11. Supports will be graced by Gregor and The First Baboon Civilization Orchestra. Get down when it all officially opens up at 8pm, with tickets for a flat $10.

Bodies on Bodies Thrash Fest

The Bendigo Hotel Get ready for a thrashing at The Bendigo Hotel this Saturday December 10 as the BODIES ON BODIES Thrash Fest takes over Melbourne. Headlined by the holy trinity of Melbourne Thrash; In Malice’s Wake, Desecrator and Harlott, expect blood, sweat and beers from 3pm until late. Tickets are $15 via Moshtix or $20 at the door.

Term Four

The Brunswick Hotel Join Term Four as they sign off for the last time at the Brunswick Hotel this Saturday December 10. Mosh the night away to songs from their now never to be released second album, some prime cuts from their first LP and a couple of covers too. Joined by an array of ripper supports, you can catch Term Four to say farewell from 8pm.

Let Them Eat Baklava

Edinburgh Castle Let your stomach and mind wage war as you munch down on Argentinian BBQ this Sunday December 11 while listening to Let Them Eat Baklava in the beer garden from 4pm. We’ve been told there’ll be an international DJ laying down their residency too. Put the sun back into your Sunday, entry is all for free.

Messy Mammals

The Workers Club These eggless wonders Messy Mammals are celebrating the release of their album Rewind Zodiac with a fancy matinee show on Sunday December 11. Come help them launch their album with special guests Coca Noire and Walla C. Doors are 1pm with tickets for $6.

Cold Red Mute

Cherry Bar Emerging from the dark depths of Melbourne, Cold Red Mute are four guys are ready to dish out some brutality to anyone within range this Sunday December 11. Prophetess and Vendetta are locked in for special guests. It all kicks off from 7pm with free entry.

Gig Guide Wax On Wax Off Lucky Coq, Windsor.

7:00pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Alfred Harua & The Hula Hands Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

Christmas - Feat: Australian Boys Choir Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

3:00pm. $40.00.

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience Bird’s Basement, Melbourne.

8:00pm. $39.00.

Jackie Bornstien’s Jazz & Social Justice Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Janet Ross Fahy & Absolute Milano’s Tavern, Brighton. 2:00pm.

Let Them Eat Baklava Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

Messiah - Feat: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 5:00pm. $29.00.

Midnight Creep + Dj Slim Rhythm Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Nadira & Friends Open Studio, Northcote.

8:00pm.

Spirograph Studies (Mwijf) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.

State Of Soul - Feat: Dj Lady Erica + Percy Miracles + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Sunday Soultrain Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 3:00pm.

The Melbourne Jazz Co-Op Presents Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Allysha Joy Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6:00pm.

Andy Phillips & The Cadillac Walk + Huge Magnet Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.

Astrosoul Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne.

2:00pm.

Elwood Blues Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 5:00pm.

Geoff Achison Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm.

Huge Magnet Union Hotel, Brunswick.

5:00pm.

Jimmy Stewart Union Hotel, Brunswick.

3:30pm.

Justin Bernasconi + Ben Mastwyk Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan 303, Northcote. 6:00pm.

Michelle Gardiner Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm.

Pheasantry Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

5:30pm.

Pugsley Buzzard Sooki Lounge, Belgrave.

7:00pm.

Sascha Klave + Cool Macfinn Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.

Silk N Oak Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.

Summer Acoustica Wesley Anne, Northcote. 1:30Pm. $12.00.

Sunday Session - Feat: Brunsy Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.

Sunday Sessions - Feat: Various Artists Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.

Sunday Songs - A Songwriters Showcase - Feat: Amy O’brien + Rachel Wilson + Kira Janowsky + More 303, Northcote. 2:00pm.

The Mary Hillbillys Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm.

Three Kings Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

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Meredith Music Festival Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre Meredith Music Festival has returned for its 26th year and promises a bigger and better show than ever before. Music, nature, nonsense ± these are just a few of the things you can expect at this epic three-day festival. This year, the musical entertainment will be provided by a stellar lineup including Peaches, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Sheila E, Angel Olsen, The Triffids and heaps more. Despite these killer musos, Meredith is not solely restrained to the stage as the festival boasts an array of other site wide entertainment. This year will see the return of crowd favourites including the Meredith Gift AKA The World’s Greatest Nude Footrace, The Meredith Eye AKA a massive Ferris Wheel and the Meredith Sky show which includes an amazing lights show to take over the night. Luxuries such as massage attendants will also be on site to prep punters for another day of festival fun.

Topping it off is a selection of yummy food ranging from the classic Aussie snag to a bunch of vegetarian options. Meredith Music Festival takes place at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre from Friday December 9 to Sunday December 11. Tickets are sold out.

Monday 12 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Badbadnotgood Corner Hotel, Richmond.

7:30pm. $47.89.

Betty Grumble + He Cries Diamonds John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:30pm. $15.00.

Cherry Jam Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

Fred & Toody + Adalita + Samyntha Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $34.70.

Middlemarch + Police & Thieves + Ward Hancock And The Bastard Sons Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

Monday Night Mass - Feat: Armony Bryne + Sugar Teeth + More Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Shoko + Imaginary People Movement + Overlapping Galaxies Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

2:00pm. $5.00.

Snark + Oceans + Coloured Clocks Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.00.

Venus Court + Redspencer Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Tuesday 13 Dec Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Anna’s Go-Go Academy Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 6:30pm. $10.00.

Bitterfruitt Open Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm.

Milonga Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Now. Here. This. - Feat: Hot Jazz Combo + Ogopogo + Winters Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $7.00.

Transient Tuesday - Feat: Keller + Ball + Murphy Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers

Cameron Bobbitt + Emily Chen Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Everchanging + Sophisticated Dingo + Bin Night + The Deckers Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Fred & Toody + Palm Springs Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & Green Blanket Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7.00.

World Music Horace Bones + General Men Evelyn Barney Mcall Asio Band Bennetts Lane Jazz Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Make It Up Club - Feat: Military Position Christmas Melodies 2016 - Feat: + Bead + Luke Holland + System Body Michael Cormick + Claire Lyon Hamer Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank.

Open Mic Nite Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava.

11:00Am. $16.00.

6:30pm.

Christmas Melodies 2016 - Feat: Peaches 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

Michael Cormick + Claire Lyon Hamer $50.00.

Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank.

The Resignators + Blind Man Death 1:30Pm. $16.00.

Stare Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

Tom Vincent Trio Open Studio, Northcote.

Tom Tom Tuesday - Feat: Hextape + Bj 8:00pm.

Morrizonkle + More Howler, Brunswick.

8:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

Glenn Skuthorpe Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

8:30pm.

Open Mic Hardiman’s Hotel, Kensington.

7:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Irish Session - Feat: Dan Burke Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

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Coming soon sheer Mag

The Tote Coming fresh from the beautiful grounds of Meredith the day before, Sheer Mag are heading straight to the Tote on Sunday December 11 to play their headline appearance. The Philadelphia DIY punks are touring the country in support of their EP that dropped this year. Sheer Mag will be joined by local legends Tyrannamen and Miss Destiny. Doors are at 7pm with tickets for $35.

Mat Black

The Reverence Hotel Americana, swamp blues and dark country singer Mat Black has been invited to show off his musical talents for the first three weeks of December with a residency at The Reverence. He’ll be ready to hit the stage for the second time this Sunday December 11 joined by three of Melbourne’s finest singer/ songwriters. Get down by 4pm to soak in some sunshine and enjoy some sweet tunes.

Entry is free.

Glen skuthorpe

The Retreat With his banjo, mandolin, guitar and harmonicas in tow, Glen Skuthorpe is ready to share his blues and folk tunes this Monday December 12. The singer/songwriter will be showcasing some of his finest lyrics drawn from stories discovered all over the world.

You’ll find Glen Skuthorpe at The Retreat from 8.30pm.

Mundane Mondays

The Old Bar There’s no better season of Mundane Mondays than summertime season. Just picture yourself sitting around with your mates in the beer garden at The Oldie, buying one too many $15 jugs of Goat, and catching some of Melbourne’s finest acts in the band room. Music to our ears. This Monday December 12 will see Venus Court and Redspencer boast their respective folk and beach pop anthems. Entry is a fiver, with doors at 8pm.

Tom Tom Tuesday’s

Howler Get sweaty at another chubby choosday this Tuesday December 13, on the bill for a big night of the most mysterious and mischievous music are Hextape, BJ Morrizonkle, Quivers and Saint Saunas. On the decks in the beer garden are a few graduates straight out of DJ school, Pra Ni and Kitty Chrystal. Doors are at 8pm with entry for free as usual.

Horace Bones

The Evelyn Horror psych troubadours Horace Bones are tying the loose ends together of their year with a show down at The Evelyn this Tuesday December 13. They’ll be showing off some brand new songs before they play NYE on The Hill at the end of the year. Oh and did we mention there’ll be $10 jugs of draught? Too good. Kicking off the night are General Men. Doors are at 8.30pm with entry all for free.

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A Day To Remember Festival Hall December 14 Flume Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 15 Rabbit Hole Festival Feat. Jakubi, Lime Cordiale, Big Words, Mosé + The Fmly And More Merton, Victoria December 16 - 19 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 Milk! Records Xmas Party Feat. Courtney Barnett, Fraser A. Gorman, ouch My Face And More The Tote 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 shimmerlands University Of Melbourne January 1 – February 26 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 Wominjenka Festival Feat. Frank yamma, Kutcha edwards, Robbie Bundle

And More Footscray Community Arts Centre January 14 - 21 The Australian open Feat. Birds of Tokyo, The Living end, Missy Higgins And More Rod Laver Arena And Margaret Court Arena January 14 - 22 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 urban spread Feat. The Jezabels And Alex Lahey The Wool Exchange January 19, Chelsea Heights Hotel January 20, Jan Village Green Hotel January 21 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 sunset sounds Feat. Deborah Conway, Willy Zygier And More. Victoria Gardens, Malvern Gardens And Central Park January 8, 15 & 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 Drunk Mums & The Pinheads Howler January 27 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 Pierce Brothers The Corner Hotel January 28 The Cat empire & Xavier Rudd North Gardens, Ballarat January 29 Nothing Northcote Social Club January 29 George Martin Tribute show Feat.

Deborah Conway, Dan Kelly And ella Thompson The Athenaeum February 1 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 Heads of Charm Bar 12 February 10 sunnyboys The Croxton February 10 The Menzingers The Rev February 10 sir David Attenborough The Plenary February 11 Hands Like Houses The Corner Hotel February 12 D.R.i Bendigo Hotel February 12

Guns N’ Roses Mcg February 14 Bliss N eso 170 Russell February 15 Jakubi The Corner Hotel February 17 Harts 170 Russell February 17 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 Blackalicious Belleville February 18 Moreland And Arbuckle Caravan Music Club February 18, Spotted Mallard February 19, Prince Bandroom February 20 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 Tinie Tempah Prince Bandroom March 7 sublime With Rome 170 Russell March 8 Don Henley Rod Laver Arena March 8 Nathanial Ratecliffe & The Night sweats And C.W stoneking Seaworks March 9 Babylon Festival Feat. Claude vonstroke, Joris voorn, Lee Burridge, Magda And More Northern Grampians March 10 – 13 Port Fairy Folk Festival Feat. Paul Kelly, Charlie owen, The Warsaw village Band And More Port Fairy March 10 – 13 A Festival Called Panama Feat. Big scary, emma Louise, Ngaiire, Julia Jacklin And More Lone Star Valley, Tasmania March 10 - 12 Justin Bieber Etihad Stadium March 10 Martha Wainwright Melbourne Zoo March 10 James vincent Mcmorrow Recital Centre March 10 CHAiN AND THe GANG The Tote Saturday March 11 Golden Plains Festival Feat. Neil Finn & The specials, Nicolas Jaar, Chain & The Gang And More The Sup March 11 – March 13 Katy steele Northcote Social Club March 11 The Damned 170 Russel March 12 A Weekend in The Gardens Feat. John Farnham, Boy & Bear, san Cisco And More Royal Botanic Gardens March 10 - 12 TeeNAGe FANCLuB The Corner March 13 Meshuggah 170 Russell March 15 Willie Watson Melbourne Recital Centre March 15

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High Street Music Preston’s High Street Music have built their reputation on both selling a range of high quality products and through the strength of their knowledge about the instruments’ workings, both inside and out.

One of the things that really sets the store apart from their competitors is their custom shop. They’re able to take many of the electric guitars that come in and modify them, thereby putting their specialist’s understanding and taking a hands-on approach to improving the instruments.

In this way they’re able to offer unique custom versions of many guitars that’ll be unable to be found anywhere else.

“There’s a lot that’s available on the market that are good instruments with a lot of things that let them down,” said Peter from High Street Music. “Every instrument that we get in, we give them a real look over. After checking that everything works to its optimal standard and cleaning pots and fret dressing, we look at what we can improve. We turn good guitars into unbelievable guitars.”

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its wiring and electronics examined, its fretwork looked at, though a lot of the time the key to improving the tone lies in changing or reconfiguring the pickups.

“We use an array of different pickups, Seymour Duncan, Kinmen, the British Tonerider pickups, which are vastly underrated, and anything else we consider of high quality ,” says Peter.

The custom options don’t stop with the inner workings, as the staff at High Street Music understand that aesthetics are also very important to musicians.

“People buy guitars for three reasons Ð they like the sound, they like the feel, and they like the look. For most people it’s an expression of who they are, it’s the image that they want to project,” says Peter.

To that end, Peter has gone to a lot of trouble to source genuine mother of pearl to use for making new pick guards and scratch plates. “It looks stunning,” says Peter. “If you compare it to the Pearloide imitation that a lot of places use, it’s far superior.”

As one of the largest dealers of Cole Clark guitars in the country, the guitar company has authorised High Street Music to customise their range of electrics.

As Cole Clark have now discontinued their electric guitar line, this is a rare opportunity to snap up some high quality instruments that have been customised by experts. “They were magnificent instruments, we have about 20 odd left, the Hollow Baby, the Guardian, the Culprit 3s and Culprit 1s” says Peter. “We spunk them up a bit. It’s usually the pickup configurations, [for example] sometimes we use P90s instead of three single coils or humbuckers.”

If you are interested in getting your hands on a rare customised guitar or have an instrument you would like worked on head along to High Street Music located at 442 High Street, Preston.

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It’s happening again. For the final time in 2016, RetroStar is holding its massive warehouse sale. The event will see over 20,000 vintage items available for under a tenner. That’s dresses, shirts, skirts, shoes, tees, hats, flannels, hoodies, knits, jackets, bags and more, ready to snap up on the cheap. If you’ve frequented the sale in the past, you’ll know just how insane it is. It’s happening two days only, on Saturday December 10 and Sunday December 11, at 33-37 Stewart Street, Brunswick.

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Producer Gives Sound Music Industry Advice Since graduating from SAE Melbourne with a Bachelor of Audio, Luke Cincotta has spent several years working his way up through the ranks of the Australian music industry, to ultimately land his current position as Music Producer/ Engineer at the highly acclaimed Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.

Having worked with some of Australia’s biggest artists including The Amity Affliction, Matt Corby, Dead Letter Circus, Karnivool, Katie Noonan, Tina Arena and Airbourne, Cincotta is without a doubt one of SAE’s superstar graduates.

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face-to-face in a masterclass was a defining moment for the aspiring engineer, as it set the wheels in motion and led him to his dream role at Sing Sing Studios. What started as a two-week studio sitting watching and learning from his mentor, turned into three months of spending every spare minute helping out where he could. His determination and patience paid off - Cincotta secured an assistant engineer’s role that would kickstart his studio career.

“I believe having access to the same type of equipment at SAE as I would later be using in world-class studios was a huge help in transitioning from the classroom

into a professional environment.

“The fact that I already had hands on experience with gear I normally wouldn’t have access to, meant that I was immediately familiar with the practices and equipment being used in professional studios.”

Cincotta’s words of advice to aspiring producers are “Work hard and never give up. Nothing comes easily and nobody owes you anything, but persistence, dedication and a good attitude can take you a long way.”

Calling all aspiring filmmakers, animators, game developers, audio engineers, designers and web developers. SAE Creative Media Institute in Melbourne is opening the doors to their state-of-the-art campus and hosting an Info Night on Thursday December 15, from 6pm ± 8pm.

It’s a chance for high school students, career changers and anyone contemplating a creative career, to take a guided tour of the campus, sit in on an information session, check out the student’s work, meet the lecturers and chat to SAE staff about study and career options.

If you’re considering studying creative media next year, now’s the time to pursue your passion and discover why SAE is the world’s leading global specialist in creative media education. Located in South Melbourne, it’s just one of SAE’s 53 campuses in 27 countries, offering government accredited certificates, diplomas and bachelor degrees across six disciplines ± Animation, Audio, Design, Film and Games. With a 40-year history of delivering work-ready creators, your future is set with an SAE qualification. head to sae.edu.au/news-and-events/events/ to register to attend.

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