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Meredith. Bloody hell. What an absolute ripper of a weekend. Where do I begin? The gorgeous surrounds, the absolute legends that were hiding around every corner, the moment You’re The Voice was blasted across The Sup’ and I utterly lost my marbles. Jazz iconoclasts BadBadNotGood had my boot up in the air by the end of their set, while King Gizz, Sheila E. and The Sugarcanes all straight-up ruled. Take. Me. Back. Speaking of festival bliss, it’s safe to say that the time has come to start considering your New Year’s plans. For many, that means hitting up one of the countless top-notch festivals on the summer roster, and Beyond The Valley is definitely worth checking out if you haven’t been before. Techno pioneer and this week’s cover-star Carl Craig will be bringing that Detroit heat, while Chance The Rapper will be bringing his idiosyncratic style to Lardner Park for what’s bound to be a show-stopping set. Of course, Christmas is on the horizon too. We’ve gone and put together a nobullshit gift guide for your perusal, loaded with everything from vinyl to vibrators. This ain’t a run-of-the-mill collection of things to be re-gifted. These are hand-picked choices, from us, for you. Go get festive.
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Like Royals
Confront addiction demons in new single
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Boogie festival has lifted the veil off their first acts for 2017. Celebrating their eleventh edition, the forthcoming festival will feature Cosmic Psychos, Strand Of Oaks, Tyrannamen, Sonny & The Sunsets, Endless Boogie, Jen Cloher, Jonny Fritz, Lost Animal, The Sugarcanes and Tony Joe White. Rounding it out comes Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, The Ruminaters, Flowertruck, Suss Cunts, Joshua Hedley, and more alongside DJs with further announcements yet to drop. Boogie 2017 will go down from April 14 - April 16 at Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook. Tickets can be found online.
Carl Cox, Eric Powell, Adam Beyer & More
The Sydney metalcore outfit are embarking on a comprehensive national tour in support of their new release. Wither Away is an intense five minute encapsulation of many of the issues facing society today. It’s set to be their largest tour yet and will see them venture through Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, as well other intimate locations such as the Central Coast and Toowoomba. Like Royals will unleash on MusicLand in Fawkner on Friday February 10.
Revealed for Pure
Lovers of techno, grab your favourite pair of rave pants because British DJ and house music pioneer Carl Cox will be touring the country with a new sound and an exciting lineup of musicians behind him. Ending his 15-year Space Ibiza residency this year, Cox will be returning to Melbourne to further showcase Pure, his next techno venture, event and brand. After a successful Pure event in 2016, the line-up for next year will feature Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Noir and Eric Powell, with more acts to be announced. Carl Cox and his exciting line up of techno acts will be hitting Melbourne on Sunday April 23 at Shed 14. Tickets via Eventbrite.
Hudson Mohawke
Announces intimate Melbourne show Glasgow’s exciting hit-maker is heading to Melbourne for a night of dance-inducing beats. The producer will be bringing together some of Australia’s most innovative acts, like friendships, Fossa Beats, and GXNXYS. Hudson Mohawke is currently a big name in the electronic world, having worked with icons like Drake, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks, Travis Scott and Bjork. The contemporary beatmaker will be making appearances at Lost Paradise, Beyond The Valley, and Southbound festival too. Dance the night away with Hudson Mohawke at the Prince Bandroom on Friday January 6.
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Z-Trip
Still on a galactic sized high after a fantastic 2016, Melbourne’s favourite ska conglomerate have just unveiled the 11 tracks they couldn’t fit on their last release in the form of Saturn Return, as well as locking in at a set at Shimmerlands. In late 2015, they teamed up with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to record Sierra-KiloAlpha - their award-winning 2016 LP. The additional songs now from the body of Saturn Return - an intergalactic journey through uninvested imaginations. They play at Melbourne University as part of Shimmerlands on Saturday January 28.
Legendary DJ Z-Trip is heading to Melbourne. Considered one of the sharpest live DJs in the game, Z-Trip has found acclaim from tastemakers and fans alike the world over, taking over the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonaroo, SXSW and Big Day Out (RIP) with lauded sets. Most recently, he collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry to rework Bob Marley’s classic Punky Reggae Party and with Brillz for Jay Z’s hit Dirt Off Your Shoulder. He’ll play Laundry Bar on Thursday January 26. Tickets available online.
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St Kilda Festival has lifted the lid off the first confirmed artists for their 2017 incarnation. Kicking things off with a lineup stacked with some of the biggest Indigenous names in the music scene, St Kilda Festival will open things with Yalukit Wilum Ngargee - a free celebration of Indigenous culture. Expect to hear the likes of Gawurra, Mau Power, Yirrmal, Lexine Solomon, Cyrstal Mercy, Scott Darlow, Shauntai Batzke and Alice Sky. It’s all rounded out with hip hop workshops, Birds of Prey roaming performers, a cultural heritage walk and more. Yalukit Wilum Ngargee will go down on Saturday February 4 in O’Donnell Gardens, St Kilda. Head to the St Kilda Festival website for more details.
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Timberwolf has dropped the first single Washed Out from his upcoming album before hitting up The Hills Are Alive festival. The release of Washed Out, co-written by Jonathan Boulet and Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, Ali Barter), marks the start of a big year for Timberwolf. 2017 will see the singer/songwriter drop his debut album with hotly anticipated appearances at The Hills Are Alive and Here’s To Now. The album follows his first EP Flux, which broke one-million streams on Spotify. Timberwolf will hit the Grace Darling Hotel on Friday February 25.
Piknic Électronik has unleashed their first round of acts for 2017, slated to hit their new digs of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Showcasing 12 weeks of world-class electronic acts alongside food and family-friendly activities, the summer vibes will be flowing for their biggest year yet. The already revealed Audiojack, Session Victim (live) and Spacey Space, Jesse Young and Damian Laird show is well on its way to selling out. The rest of the season will see the likes of Percy Percy, Laila Sakini, Underground Resistance presenting John Jammin’ Collins, Matt Radovich and more. Rounding it out, Piknic favourite Boogs closing out the month alongside Danny Daze, Michael Mayer and Magda with more to be announced. Piknic Electronik Melbourne runs from Sunday January 1 to Sunday March 19 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The full lineup so far and tickets are available online.
Drops new single
Banoffee
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GROOVE BANDITS 180 PROOF CHRIS FLAKAS (QLD)
Get your sea legs ready, Melbourne ± Lost At Sea will be bringing together artists from Milk! Records and Poison City for an epic day of music on the water. Leading the charge is Camp Cope, who will be joined by The Nation Blue, Loose Tooth, Ouch My Face, The Dacios and TV Haze. Taking place on The Victoria Star, the mini-festival will feature bands playing upstairs and downstairs on the ship, with both a bar onboard and food available. It’s all going down on Sunday February 12. Tickets via Poison City.
Returns with Banoffee, Jaala, The Pretty Littles and more By the Meadow returns for its fourth year, boasting a stellar lineup featuring Banoffee, Jaala, The Pretty Littles and more. You can also expect to see Baro, Moses Gunn Collective, ALTA, Confidence Man, Jazz Party, Braille Face, Jack Grace, Christopher Port, Top Lip, Alexander Biggs, The Beths, Shouse, A. Swayze And The Ghosts, Nasty Mars, Suiix, Tetrahedra, Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Dreamin’ Wild, Norachi And Miris, Neon Queen, Velvet Bow, Environments, Doona Waves and Zuma across the two days. By the Meadow is located in Bambra running from Friday March 31 ± Sunday April 2. Limited early bird tickets are on sale now via their website.
Mariah Carey Xmas Party
Playing ‘All I Want For Christmas’ on repeat It’s nearing Christmas, so why not party Mariah Carey style? There’ll be non-stop Mariah classics playing all night long, as well as spinning All I Want For Christmas every hour, on the hour. Capping it off comes Mariah facemasks, Christmas visuals from the likes of Love Actual and Elf, $5 Mariah slushies, a free photobooth, candy cane shots, and $5 Santa stubbies. It’s all going down Friday December 23 at Supersmall.
Reveal 2017 artist lineup
Dead Letter Circus
Unveil ten-year anniversary tour Celebrating the tenth anniversary of their watershed selftitled EP, Dead Letter Circus have locked in a very special tour. The band will be reimagining and reinterpreting tracks from their debut EP, giving a new spin on a record that inspired a generation of musicians to follow in its footsteps. The tour comes in part as a response to fans, who connected strongly with Dead Letter Circus’ 2014 ‘Reimagined’ tour. They’ll hit Max Watt’s on Friday March 10. Tickets via Oztix.
Kingswood
Make a comeback with new album and show Kingswood have emerged from hibernation with a new album under their arm, ready to take on Australia with a national tour. Recorded in Nashville’s Sound Emporium (which was where influential records from Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes and Pharell were created), new record After Hours, Close To Dawn is due out Friday March 3, 2017. The first track from their new album comes in the form of Creepin’, which has already eclipsed 200,000 streams online. They’ll hit Sooki Lounge on Thursday March 23 and 170 Russell on Friday March 24.
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Appice Brothers Take on the Croxton
Two kits. One stage. One legendary pair of drummers. Two of the drumming world’s biggest names, Carmine and Vinny Appice will hit Melbourne as part of their Drum Wars tour. Spanning everything from Black Sabbath and Dio to Ozzy Osbourne and Rod Stewart, their forthcoming show will see them play a plethora of hits from their previous bands in an event that will act as both a drumming masterclass and performance. They’ll hit Max Watt’s on Saturday February 18 and then host a drum clinic at then host a drum clinic at The Croxton on Sunday February 19. Tickets are on sale now.
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The LuWow
Say farewell with one last epic party Melbourne’s tropical tiki bar The LuWow are going out in style with one last, huge, party. The final night will be hosted by the Gogo Goddesses, The LuWoW’s in-house gogo troupe performing their choreographed routines en-masse, as well as their freestyle authentic Gogo-in-the-Cage. Tunes will be supplied by Jumpin’ Josh & Barbara Blaze who will be showcasing their vast collection of vintage vinyl records from the ‘50s to the ‘80s. With $10 Mai Tais going all night long as well as vintage cocktails flowing amongst the bamboo paradise, say farewell to The LuWow with one last rager on Friday December 23.
Violent Femmes Set to play Hamer Hall
Violent Femmes are heading off on their biggest tour since 2005. It comes in the wake of their sold-out national jaunt in March that took them through headline spots at festivals including Golden Plains and A Day On The Green. As well as taking on major cities, the ‘Australia All Over Tour’ will see them cover regional areas. The tour is promising both old cuts and new, including tracks from 2016’s comeback release We Can Do Anything. They’ll play Hamer Hall on Thursday March 16. Tickets via Arts Centre Melbourne.
Holly Throsby Makes an epic return
After recently dropping the clip for her new single, Sydney singer/songwriter Holly Throsby returns with her first album since 2011.The renowned novelist and vocalist who was once a member of the former Australian folk supergroup Seeker Lover Keeper, conjures elements from her novel Goodwood and experiences from the last five years of her life in After a Time. Holly Throsby comes to the Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 26. Tickets available via Eventbrite.
Electric Gardens
Mark Knight, Hernan Catteneo, and more added to festival lineup Following on from the announcement of Eric Prydz, Jamie Jones, Sasha and Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Electric Gardens have unveiled more electronic heavyweights. Grammy-nominated producer Mark Knight co-founded Toolman Records and has gone on to captivate the world with his endless electronic catalogue. He’ll be joined by Argentinian producer Hernan Cattaneo as well as techno juggernaut &ME. Other artists taking to the VIP stage include The Journey, Tahl, Market Memories, Sam Arellano as well as Nevin B2B Shaun Rowland. Electric Gardens Festival goes down at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Thursday January 26.
Illy
Announces his biggest tour yet Illy is on a roll. After his acclaimed record Two Degrees debuted at the #1 spot on the Aria Charts - boasting the triple platinum selling single Papercuts with Vera Blue - Illy has followed up with his biggest tour to date. Getting in on the action are special guests Spit Syndicate, Paces and Maribelle. He’ll hit Festival Hall on Saturday April 1. Tickets are on sale now.
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Fractangular Gathering Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup
If you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Melbourne, the Fractangular Gathering Festival has got you sorted. Located in the serene location of Buckland, Tasmania, their lineup for 2017 doesn’t disappoint. Leading the charge comes juggernaut Melbourne Ska Orchestra, joined by a huge list of acts including Formidable Vegetable Sound System, Mic Conway’s National Junk Band, The Seven Ups, Chupacabra, The Stitch, Hobart Funk Collective and more. Elsewhere, Perfect Stranger are getting in on the action all the way from Israel, alongside Desert Dwellers, Grouch Grouch In Dub, Tetrameth and Bufo in an Australian exclusive set. It’s going down from Friday February 10 - Sunday February 12 in Buckland, Tasmania. Tickets and full program details via the festival website. 14
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Chapel Off Chapel
Announce diverse lineup for 2017 Summer Sessions Chapel Off Chapel are returning this summer with the release of their 2017 Summer Sessions. Showcasing a collection of artists from an array of different genres, the sessions are set to take place in the iconic Chapel Theatre from Saturday January 7. So far, you can expect a diverse selection of artists, ranging from the unique jazz talent of Fem Belling to pop icon and heart breaker Reece Mastin. For more information about acts and ticket pricing, visit the Chapel Off Chapel website.
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Which tour manager fell over while at home doing the gardening and broke two ribs and a foot? Who is the “music diva” advertised for the next season of I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here? After the success of their blues album (first #1 in Australia and the UK in 20 years), are The Rolling Stones already planning a sequel to Blue and Lonesome? In Australia, it’s their seventh #1 album, with a total of 25 weeks at #1 over 52 weeks. It puts them in equal 5th in a list of artists with the most Australian #1 albums including Eminem, The 12th Man, Foo Fighters, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Pearl Jam. Their previous Aussie chart toppers were The Rolling Stones (three weeks, 1965), Their Satanic Majesties Request (three weeks, 1968), Sticky Fingers (two weeks, 1971), Goat’s Head Soup (four weeks, 1973) and Tattoo You (11 weeks, 1981). Next to get permanent digital radio are Canberra, Darwin and Hobart. The latest national digital ratings saw 3,614,000 listeners up from 3,603,000 in September. The most popular were Nova Entertainments Coles radio again (153,000 listeners), Australian Radio Network’s 80’s iHeartRadio (128,000) and Southern Cross Austereo’s Buddha (126,000). NSW gets a new festival in autumn, with the Lismore Music Festival staging for the first time on Friday March 10 and Saturday March 11 with up to 50 acts and a cap of 1000 tickets. After debut tours in Ireland and the UK and slots on Ultra Music (Croatia) and Creamfields (UK), Brynny became the first Melbourne Bounce DJ to tour South Africa. One of the first shows was to 8000 punters at Rage festival in Durban. Morrissey’s ranking of his fave shows in 2016 saw Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Hong Kong in the top 3, with Adelaide and Melbourne at #4 and #5. Newcastle was #11. In Hearts Wake have officially welcomed Conor Ward into the band as their full time drummer.
Air Moving Awards To New Date
The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) has changed the date of its awards, to be announced in the New Year. This comes after the AIR board extended eligibility dates to August 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, aligning them with the calendar year. It used to be August 1 the previous year and July 31 of the year the awards were held. Nominations are open until Tuesday January 31 for AIR members. A new partnership with Awards Force, the global awards management system behind the country music Golden Guitars in Tamworth, will also streamline the voting process.
UNIFIED Joins Tash Sultana Management Team
Sia
UNIFIED will co-manage Melbourne singer/songwriter and producer Tash Sultana with her management team of Lemon Tree Music Management (Regan Lethbridge and David Morgan) as she is poised to break into the North American market. Following millions of views for her home made videos (the one for Jungle got two million views and 22k shares on Facebook in a week) the 21-year-old embarks on her first tour there in February. Under founder Jaddan Comerford, UNIFIED has had success in North America with Vance Joy and The Amity Affliction. Comerford will be based in the new UNIFIED office in Venice Beach, Los Angeles in the New Year. “( Jaddan) is one of the nicest and realest guys in the music business and I can’t wait to see what we create together,” Sultana said.
Melbourne To Get Café Del Mar In 2019
Lifelines Split: Sia and film maker husband Erik Anders Lang, after two years. Born: Son to Mick Jagger, 73, and ballerina Melanie Hamrick, 29. It is his eighth child with a number of partners. Born: A child (sex not revealed) Paloma Faith and French boyfriend Leyman Lahcine. It was a difficult first birth for the 35-year-old, with emergency caesarean. Expecting: Ronan Keating and Australian wife Storm, their first. They met on the set of X Factor Australia. Ill: Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s lymphoma (diagnosed in 2012) is in remission but he now must have surgery for a lump at the back of his nose. Died: Greg Lake, bassist, songwriter and cofounder of prog-rock British acts King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer, 69, after “a long and stubborn battle with cancer.” Died: US drummer Adam Sagan (White Empress, Circle II Circle, Into Eternity), 36, from blood cancer.
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Melbourne will get an Ibiza club brand Cafe del Mar outlet in 2019, says its managing director Anthony Leenders and chief executive John Zappia. After opening their first in Sydney in 2013 in Darling Harbour, the duo were in WA last week to choose a site in Fremantle, Scarborough or Rockingham, aided by that state’s tourism executives. The Melbourne club will seat 1500, serve “authentic Mediterranean cuisine” and book international DJs.
Songwriter Gets Copyright Case
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French songwriter Didier Marouani of the band Space arrived in Moscow for an out-of-court copyright settlement with Russian pop star Philipp Kirkorov. He claimed his song Symphonic Space Dream had been nicked by the Russian for his song Zhestokaya Lyubov (Cruel Love) on Sony Music. He was to collect a cheque for one million euros. But he and his lawyer were arrested and jailed for “extortion” after a complaint by the singer, which Marouani’s lawyer said was to intimidate him and scare off any future plagiarism accusations. Marouani was released after a few hours and returned to France where he filed a complaint.
BMG Signs Safia, Washington
BMG has signed Canberra electronic act SAFIA to a worldwide publishing deal. It’s been a busy year for them, with 30 million streams, their debut album entering the ARIA chart at #2 and playing to 25,000 on a national tour over 11 shows. Also joining the BMG roster is singer/songwriter Washington who was previously with Alberts, which was acquired by BMG a few months ago.
Apple Music Hits 20 Million Subscribers
Less than 18 months after launching, the world’s second largest music streaming service Apple Music has reached 20 million subscribers – three million in the last three months. More than half of them are from outside the USA. It took Spotify seven years to reach 20 million. But it too has been growing: this year it brought in an extra 12 million to hit 40 million by September.
No Tall Building For Melbourne Arts Precinct
Melbourne City Council voted at a Future Melbourne Committee meeting last month to recommend to the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, that the City of Melbourne does not support the application to build a 67 metre building that would have an adverse effect on the Arts Precinct. The recommended building height of the site is 40 metres. Many people, including the Southbank Residents Association, spoke at the meeting with great passion detailing how this building would not be beneficial to the Arts Precinct.
Victoria’s Funding For New Games Projects
Nine game developers will share in more than $440,000 thanks to the latest round of Andrews Labor Government investment funding. The games are story-driven action adventure with unique visuals Elden (OneRat Games), clashes between armies of fantastical creatures Fiend Legion (Spree Entertainment), the cat burglar using non-lethal gadgets in Heist (Atomizer Games), a mother stranded on an alien planet searches for a cure to her son’s illness in Into Affliction (Valorian Games), a satirical virtual reality trip through a 1950s world fair in a life dominated by guns in The American Dream (Samurai Punk), a glam-noir detective adventure set in contemporary Melbourne and inspired by true events in The Beat (Up Multimedia), arena-based shooter Reflex (Turbo Pixel) and pop culture tropes coming to life as a twisted pantheon of demons in Odd Gods (Inn Between Worlds). Through the Games Release program, funding will also assist the marketing and distribution of Framed 2, the prequel to the multi-award-winning puzzle noir game released in 2014.
A Gram Of Grammys
Last week’s Grammy nominations included a host of Aussies, including Flume, Sia, Keith Urban, , Hillsong Young & Free, production team Twice As Nice, Melbourne producer Lipless, Grace Sewell, engineer Simon Cohen, mixer Eric J Dubowsky, Christian songwriter Mia Fieldes, gospel writers Joel & Luke Smallbone and songwriter Paul Mabury. Bluesfest is excited that nominations included five up and coming US names on its bill and doing sideshows. They were Rhiannon Giddens (with two, in folk and roots), Gallant, Gregory Porter, The Record Company and Snarky Puppy
Labor Pushes For Later Hours For NSW Venues
While the NSW live music sector was hardly impressed with Premier Mike Baird’s relaxing of lockout laws by half an hour, the ALP is proposing a new liquor licence for venues outside the lockout laws. Similar to the one covering the Oxford Art Factory, venues can stay open later if they have live music or a performance of some kind. Labor leader Luke Foley told the Sydney Morning Herald that nightlife should be encouraged across Sydney rather than the precincts where the lockout has kicked in. “There’s a direct linkage: you encourage live performance, and longer licensing hours can flow from an increased focus on live performance,” he said.
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Beat’s Pick Beat’s Pick Theatre Cabaret
Essential Anime Heroines
One Mna Show
Rodney Rude Briefs
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Comedy
Comes to ACMI A celebration of Japanese anime’s most beloved characters. These plucky, resourceful and resilient heroines have driven some of the most acclaimed and popular films of this genre. Get down for certified classics including My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and more. Catch it at ACMI from Wednesday December 14 to Friday December 23.
Papillon
Shut Up And Paint
MSO + The Idea of North
Papillon is an extravaganza of acrobatics, song, comedy and sideshow, with a smattering of nudity, coarse language and adult themes to make this something other than your average circus. From high flying acrobats to cigarette girls, death-defying balancing acts, stunning acrobatics and soul capturing melodies, Papillon is a beautiful, funny, cheeky and entertaining show that will have you captivated from start to finish. Thursday December 15 - Saturday December 17 at the Wonderland Spiegeltent.
Shut Up and Paint is an exhibition that celebrates and examines contemporary painting in the NGV Collection, coinciding with the major NGV exhibition David Hockney: Current. Curated in response to Hockney’s infamous quote, “shut up and paint”, the exhibition features works from artists across the globe while analysing the ongoing role painting plays in art today. Catch it throughout the week at NGV.
Celebrate the songs of Christmas when renowned vocal quartet The Idea of North join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for an evening of fun-filled, feel-good festive music from around the world. In their first ever concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; the quartet will perform popular Christmas songs and renowned festive music from around the world, under the baton of MSO’s Associate Conductor Benjamin Northey. Saturday December 17 at Hamer Hall.
Flying high this week
Vibrant, contemporary painting
Kick off the Christmas spirit
Comedy
Thursday Comedy
Thursday Comedy kicks things up a notch this week, hosting Joel Creasey in the top spot alongside acclaimed funnyman Adam Richard and special guests. It’s all going down Thursday December 15 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 15 to get your sides split in a Christmas Special with Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola, David Quirk, Dilruk Jayasinha, Geraldine Hickey and more. Did we mention there’s free popcorn? 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
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Carmilla
Radiolab, Risk and Genius
Kle Zeyn Theatre’s fourth production at La Mama, Carmilla, is a ghost story for theatre, and takes place against the backdrop of a through-composed musical score. It is an adaptation of Sheridan le Fanu’s 1872 gothic novella which is widely acknowledged as the first literary vampire tale. Carmilla was a major influence on the entire history of the post-folkloric vampire genre, and now it is reborn again for the stage. Friday December 15 and Sunday December 18 at La Mama Theatre.
In Melbourne for the first time, Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad will chat with veteran broadcaster Andrew Denton. Perhaps best known for his landmark interview show Enough Rope, Denton’s first podcast, Better Off Dead ± produced in partnership with the Wheeler Centre ± topped Australia’s iTunes chart, drew widespread acclaim and stirred passionate public debate about voluntary assisted dying in this country. Meanwhile, Radiolab is one of the world’s most popular podcasts. Saturday December 17 at The Wheeler Centre.
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Jad Abumrad speaks with Andrew Denton
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With Joe Hansen
Charts
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With Peter Hodgson
Metal
(Angel Olsen)
Removalist
Record Paradise Top Ten 1. Blue And Lonesome, Rolling Stones 2. My Women, Angel Olsen 3. Joy, The Peep Tempel 4. Iv, Badbadnotgood 5. Ape In Pink Marble, Devendra Banhart 6. Hamburg Demonstrations, Peter Doherty 7. Time Is Golden, Big Smoke 8. Flotus, Lampchop 9. House Of Silk, Throwing Shade 10. Goodnight City, Martha Wainwright
SYN Top Ten 1. Coming Of Age, Julia Jacklin 2. Come On Mess Me Up, Cub Sport 3. Empire Records, Slotface 4. Hallucinating, Elohim 5. Inside Voices, Mallrat 6. I Remember ft Flume, AlunaGeorge 7. January 26 ft Dan Sultan, A.B. Original 8. Last You Heard Of Me, Joyce Manor 9. Walk To The One You Love, Twin Peaks 10. wdubi ft Nasty Mars & Marcus, Baro
PBS FM Top Ten 1. Joy, The Peep Tempel 2. Camp Cope, Camp Cope 3. Black Peak, Xylouris White 4. The Sugarcanes, The Sugarcanes 5. One of Us, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks 6. Afterlife, No Zu 7. Deer Heart, Tilman Robinson 8. Birth, Orb 9. Let Love Rule, Archie Roach 10. Deep Above the Noise, Plutonic Lab
Dreadnaught
The good people at Headspace Collingwood have helped put together a great show this Friday December 16 at Bar Open. To raise money and awareness for mental health assistance in Melbourne, the show will feature some of the city’s heaviest and most abrasive hardcore acts including SUNDR, Removalist, No Haven and Saskatchewan.
Higgo’s Heavy Cherry VIII - the monster event curated by Dave ‘Higgo’ Higgins at Cherry Bar, kicks off on Friday December 16 with a huge lineup of Orpheus Omega, Dreadnaught, Se Bon Ki Ra and Saralisse. Doors open at 7.30pm. Higgo’s a busy man. The very night after Higgo’s Heavy Cherry is the very first Higgo’s Heavy Pelly, at Pelly Bar. Fresh from supporting Lamb Of God, and regular tourers around the country, Adelaide monsters Se Bon Ki Ra are ready to melt faces. Kill: Death: Ratio and Dreadnaught will also be in attendance. This is going to be off the charts.
At The Drive In
Reformed post-hardcore legends At the Drive-In have released new single Governed by Contagions, their first new material since 2000’s landmark full length Relationship of Command. Taken from an as yet untitled upcoming fulllength. While the band’s recent live performances have been average at best, they appear energised and focused on returning to their creative peak. My bet is on a Refused reformation type scenario in reverse. They came back with incredible live shows and put out a forgettable album, while At the Drive-In have come back with average live performances but might end up putting out a good album. Let’s see how this goes. New band Bloodclot, featuring Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph has released their debut single. Taken from their upcoming self-titled album to be released in early 2017, lead single Up in Arms is currently streaming. It’s absolutely sick, get amongst it.
The Ramshackle Army
The first release for Melbourne Celtic punks The Ramshackle Army in more than two years, the EP Whitewashed Graves includes a collection of fast aggressive party songs. See them on Friday December 16 at The Workers Club. Two of the drumming world’s biggest names, Carmine and Vinny Appice will be touring Sydney and Melbourne as the Appice Brothers: Drum Wars in February 2017. Playing the greatest hits of a host of their previous bands, the Appice Brothers deliver a rock show that will impress both rockers and drummers alike. They’ll also be holding special clinics in both cities with the opportunity to receive a once in a lifetime double lesson with the Appice Brothers. See them in concert at Max Watts on Saturday February 18 and catch the clinic at Croxton Park Hotel on Sunday February 19.
Heartland Records Top Ten 1. Solas 2LP, The Answer 2. Blue Lines LP, Massive Attack 3. Do Hollywood LP, Lemon Twigs 4. Blue Album LP, Weezer 5. Toward The Within 2LP, Dead Can Dance 6. Twin Peaks 2LP, Angelo Badalamenti 7. Sea Change 2LP, Beck 8. Before The Dawn 4LP, Kate Bush 9. Cowboy In Sweden LP, Lee Hazlewood 10. An Odd Entrances LP, Thee Oh Sees
Beat’s Top Ten Beyond The Valley Must-Sees 1. Bug in The Bassbin, Carl Craig 2. Chain Smoker, Chance The Rapper 3. Hypercolour, Ali Barter 4. You Are The One, Safia 5. Hold, Vera Blue 6. Truth To Trade, Ecca Vandal 7. 1993 (No Chill), Paces 8. The Buzz, Hermitude 9. Faded, ZHU 10. The Answer, Big Words
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Poison Idea (1990)
A teaser trailer has been released for a documentary on legendary hardcore punk innovators Poison Idea. Forming in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, the band pushed the limits of hardcore punk through the ‘80s into the ‘90s, inspiring countless other bands taking hardcore in a dark and dangerous direction. Known for their destructive drug use and lifestyles, the band’s reformation in 2005 was cut short due to their death of founding member and lead guitarist Pig Champion. Although currently touring and releasing new music, only vocalist Jerry A remains as an original member. On a personal level, Poison Idea are one of my biggest musical influences. I think on every record I’ve played on, the influence the band had on me as a guitarist and songwriter is greater than any other. Combining furious energy and speed with reckless abandon of sticking to the rules, while simultaneously handling flawless musicianship and precision, the band’s sound is something that has been rarely repeated in punk rock. If you’re new to the band, my recommendation is their 1990 full length Feel the Darkness. It’s one of the most hard-hitting and “real” punk rock albums I’ve ever heard and still sounds as fresh and confronting as ever.
Flaming Wreckage
Sydney’s Flaming Wrekage will release their new album From Flesh To Dust in February 2017, and you can hear a preview in the form of the track Thrown To The Wolves on YouTube. Flaming Wrekage formed in 2009 and have become a driving force in the Sydney metal community. From Flesh To Dust was recorded in Melbourne with Orpheus Omega’s Chris Themelco and will spearhead a national tour starting in March that will take Flaming Wrekage to a host of new audiences both national and international. The band have dates in South East Asia confirmed for mid March 2017. Before then, Flaming Wrekage have an east coast run lined up to support Thrown To The Wolves. Catch them at Musicman in Bendigo as part of Ausocalypse III on Saturday January 28. Periphery will return to Australia in February in support of their new album Periphery III: Select Difficulty, right before they find out if they win the Grammy for Best Metal Performance for song The Price Is Wrong. They’re nominated alongside Baroness, Gojira, Korn and Megadeth for the Sunday February 12 ceremony. Wish them luck at 170 Russell on Sunday February 5.
Columns With Julia Sansone
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Electronic
Beat Eats
Post Percy
Oof. Ben UFO at Meredith - how good was that? Shit yeah. By the time this hits the streets I should’ve recovered, and just as well because this weekend holds some solid good times. Friday December 16 sees the reunion of a little club called Third Class, a wretched hive of glow sticks and ketamine that popped many a rave cherries for those of us older than 25. The much loved home of noughties debauchery is back for one night only at Hugs&Kisses with some classic old faces Gameboy Gamegirl (live), Gus Da Hood Rat (Bang Gang), Dangerous Dan, Bongmist, Gloves, Andee Van Damage and everyone’s favourite dance technique connoisseur; Post Percy.
Nestled down the side of a quintessential Melbourne laneway, Sun Moth Canteen and Bar in collaboration with Dead Man Espresso, Common Galaxia and Melbourne music agency Crown Ruler, have announced a multi-sensory dining experience exploring the relationship between taste, sound and sight. Taking place over two delicious weeks in December, enjoy Melbourne-based DJs performing live, video and art installations as well as a five-course menu of modern Asian fusion designed by chef Esca Khoo, who specialises in fermentation using native ingredients to produce full-flavoured food. Served alongside craft beers and natural wines all sourced from Victorian producers, it is a local lineup and multi-sensory experience you don’t want to miss out on. Synesthesia is running until Friday December 23.
Summer has finally hit Melbourne, and what better way to celebrate than feasting on some of the city’s finest cuisine at the Food Truck Park Seafood Festival. Fans of oysters, crab burgers, prawns, fish tacos and more can finally unite in an unconventional food truck park setting, bringing you the finest food truck vendors to serve up your ocean treat of choice. Hello Saigon will be bringing you the taste of Vietnamese street food, and Caliko BBQ will be serving up quirky burgers and burritos with a Korean twist, and A Salted Squid will treat you to a fisherman’s basket of seafood goods. If food from the ocean isn’t what you’re after, Mamma Van as well as Oscars Vintage Coffee are sure to serve up something you’ll love. Catch all the excitement at The Food Truck Park, Preston this Friday December 16 to Sunday December 18.
CC Disco
On Saturday December 17, The Grace Darling is throwing a ripsnorter of a Xmas party that’s got me sweaty just thinking about it. It’s a whole venue shindig, upstairs in the band room disco-funkers Broadway Sounds, SHOUSE and Cutting Room will be punishing the 170 year-old building’s structural integrity, as well as CC: DISCO! (another Meredith highlight) doing a four hour b2b set with Ben Fester, India Grace and Luke Pocock floating around elsewhere. Downstairs in the basement, psyche bands BENDS and Daisy Chain are playing. If that isn’t good enough, it’s free entry and promises ‘outrageous’ drink specials. I’m sold. Kicks off at 6pm.
All Ages
Stephanie Christine
Hey its December and the days are long and the evenings pleasant, so it’s the best time to kick off your heels and go straight to the Girl Power Party in Footscray this Friday December 16. Organised by Phoenix Youth Hub and FReeZA, the Girl Power Party is a boisterous bash celebrating the youthful and insightful women of Melbourne through circus arts, music and dance. There are a whole heap of exhilarating sets including singer Niasha, jazz queen Kaiit and rapper and producer Stephanie Christine and all girl FReeZA Dj Mentees as well as spoken word sets from Rehina and Soerti Kadir. The party runs from 3pm to 8.30pm. Sammy J & Randy
Sam McEwin
If you’re thinking less noughties more techno, also on Friday is Machine at My Aeon with Melbourne Techno Collective taking over the upstairs room. It’s high time these two powerhouses of techno joined forces; both throw excellent parties. Downstairs it’s an all Machine affair with the artists behind the three most recent releases on the Machine label - Lateral, Enclave and Juan Tellez - popping in as well as Machine directors Simon Slieker and Andrew Till. Upstairs MTC is bringing along Matt Radovich, Sam McEwin, Craig McWhinney, Jay Reading and Peter Baker.
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That’s not all that’s on this week, because on Thursday December 15, SYN and RMITV are roaring into the RMIT City Campus for an hour of live comedy that for nothing but the PTV cost you can be a part of. That’s right, popular SYN program, In Joke Tonight are filming and live streaming a night full of (maybe) bad puns and observations and you can come into the luxurious state of the art studio and watch it all happen. The official lineup is top secret but In Joke Tonight has been known to host comic legends like Dave Hughes, Aunty Donna and Sammy J and Randy, will any of them be there? Who knows? If the suspense is killing you, or you want some delicious (as free food always is) snacks then head to the In Joke Tonight Facebook page. Dave Hughes
For the first time in the market’s 138 year history, the famous Queen Victoria Markets will be open until 9pm, giving the last minute Christmas shoppers a chance to grab gifts to put under the tree for Christmas morning. An estimated 250,000 people are expected to visit the iconic market in the lead up to Christmas, to get their hands on unique gifts and fresh produce for the holiday season. The market is preparing to sell around 20 tonnes of prawns, 10,000 dozen oysters, 3,000 turkeys, 15 tonnes of ham and 6,3000kg of cherries for Christmas day. With a Christmas Festival running alongside these extended trading hours, there are over $10,000 prizes to be given away, cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, a roving Santa giving out gifts and of course, a plentiful variety of delicious market food and drinks ready for the taking. Catch all the Christmas action on Friday December 23.
Also on the same day an hour before the live comedy stream SYN Media are running an information session for their next upcoming radio course. SYN (Student Youth Network) is a community run media organisation that offers broadcasting training to young people aged between 12 and 25. SYN has heap of great programs from television and screen to radio and even event and IT management. Getting involved with SYN Media is a great way to get real hands on experience and training in any of those fields. The information session is totally free to attend and only requires an RSPV at syn.org.au. BEAT.COM.AU
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Carl Craig By Benjamin Potter
Most hardcore techno-heads around the world would almost cringe when anyone says the word EDM, but it’s hard to deny the market saturation of such a trend. Every time you turn the radio on you’ll hear a repetitive and overdone beat from the latest flavour of the month DJ that just got his hands on a pirated copy of FL Studio and is churning out beats at a massive quantity. Enter Detroit techno pioneer Carl Craig, an ode to the days of true rave parties and classic electronic music. Experimentation has been Craig’s niche ever since he got his hands on a dual deck cassette player which he made his first recordings on. This has led him to be revered as one of the world’s most respected electronic producers. “Back in the ‘80s I was only a kid, so of course it was a big deal for me to hear these new and innovative sounds,” he says. “Now with techno music, it’s really difficult to find new sounds - ones that are otherworldly or sounds that have never been thought of before, because it really is so common today in electronic music. I’m still impressed with a large majority but it’s hard to find anything these days that breaks out from genre constraints.” That’s the one thing Craig has never been afraid of doing - experimenting wildly and breaking down the barriers between techno and other genres. Even some of his most successful releases have paid homage to soul and jazz music with a variety of samples that became central to his sound, and helped establish Craig as one of the most important figures to come out of the Detroit techno scene in the early ‘90s. “I’ve always tried to take genres and break down any types of walls between them,” he says. “With me, doing music that included jazz or classical, it’s always been in my nature. I feel like it’s always been necessary to push the listener into an area that’s out of their comfort zone. “I’ve always wanted for my music to be visionary because that’s part of what I feel is necessary. I feel like I’ve been able to do this for so long because I try to be fearless when it comes to producing and playing music. Anyone can have a better career than somebody who wants to be all about one style of music because you end up being
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dated. Look at some of the hip hop DJs out there they’re incredible, but they’re not daring enough. You can always see a bit more consistency in people who change up their style.” A reliance on that unique style was not only a driving force behind Craig’s success, but was also considered essential because of the context - the early ‘90s only just saw the advent of the Internet, however file sharing and social media were still a few years away. Now there’s an abundance of music available online through music streaming services and both legal and illegal downloads that have changed the online music landscape forever. “Technically it should be easier because before the Internet, having a global platform was pretty impossible,” he says. “Especially if you were trying to get a video aired on MTV or a song on the radio. It only takes about 100 people nowadays to circulate what they’ve seen of you online, and sometimes that translates to millions. The possibilities are so much greater these days. “With the popularity of artists like Martin Garrix or Avicci - they made their start online and gained a following real fast. That was a few years ago now and things are always changing. As long as you have a sound that people like, I think it’s more than possible for anyone these days.” While Carl claims he’s impressed by many of the world’s top producers and DJs, his attention will quickly turn to Australia this summer. “I’m so excited for Australia,” he says. “I always try to come around the New Year because it’s the summer, as opposed to the top side of the world where it’s sweatshirt time. I always love to come there and I have always had a great time in Melbourne and Sydney. “It was incredible to be there, [Australians] have so much energy. You are going through a strange time of clubbing especially in Sydney. People want to have fun and let loose, but the possibility of authorities trying to regulate fun and enjoyment is foreign to anyone overseas. I hope it’s gone by the time I get there, I’ll be doing everything in my power to stop it if it’s not.”
“I feel like I’ve been able to do this for so long because I try to be fearless when it comes to producing and playing music.”
Carl Craig will play Beyond The Valley, taking over Lardner Park from Wednesday December 28 until Sunday January 1 and Prince Bandroom on Saturday December 31 (New Years Eve).
Arts Feature
Philippe Parreno: Thenabouts By Julia Sansone
A cinema experience unlike any other, Phillippe Parreno’s free exhibition takes visitors through ACMI’s huge basement gallery, full of sound and inflatable fish, leading to a single screen displaying a retrospective of 30 short filmic works by the French artist and filmmaker. We speak with the exhibition’s sound designer, Nicolas Becker. From Marilyn Monroe’s ghost to a free source Anime character, each film plays with the notion of time and space, and is presented live by a projectionist who sits in plain view inside a glass cube within the gallery, and introduces each work making sure no two visits are ever the same. Nicolas Becker sees the world in sound, embracing everything around him as a chance for a new idea, a new thought process and a new composition. An internationally renowned sound designer and Foley artist, Becker represents the underdogs of the cinematic world, and the creatives that make movies resonate with an audience for a lifetime. Becker’s body of work is expansive, ranging from independent productions like Ex Machina to Hollywood blockbusters Gravity and 127 Hours. Now, Becker is the glue that bonds the work of artist Philippe Parreno, designing the sound for the entire exhibition. “The beginning was when I was 13 years old and understood that sounds would be my world,” he says. “The second beginning was when I met Philippe Parreno. He was able to put words on my sonic intuitions. Since then, it has been perpetual motion, a continual process, and our common field of work is naturally getting more and more consistent, and more precise at the same time. Each new project is a new point of view. The content might change, the rules as well, but the goal is to try and understand how it will evolve.” Drawing inspiration from science fiction, cybernetics and the avant-garde, Parreno dabbles among sound, image, lighting and programming to construct a proliferation of ghosts, absences and phantasmagoria, challenging audiences to re-evaluate the relationship between reality and fiction. “When we started, Philippe expressed some precise conceptual ideas and explained to us which kind of sensations he wanted to immerse the public into,” Becker says. “Then I evaluate all the possibilities I can think of, and selected them according to the context, the technology and the economy of the project.” With both Becker and Parreno working in the industry as two distinctive creatives, change and experimentation is often vital in order to achieve a collective goal. “Philippe likes to be free, so my work is also to 24 BEAT.COM.AU
anticipate all his potential demands, by building elements and tools for him to play with,” he says. “They are all supposed to be coherent with his ideas and his sensitivity. It is always possible that at the last minute Philippe will say, ‘This is great, let’s do the opposite.’ My work is to make this possible.” Becker describes the most exciting aspect of his work as spontaneity. In the face of adversity, the creative process is often what allows his compositions to fall into place. “What is unique is the unpredictability,” he says. “For example, Philippe got bored with the music of God Speed on his film, Invisible Boy. As the film was edited on a very strong piece of God Speed, so it was extremely complicated to do something not like the original piece. It was a dead end. So, I decided to do something totally weird - I asked my friend Agoria to give me some unfinished musical projects, and then I rooted these tracks with a sound kit we did with for Philippe’s 2015 exhibition H {N)YP N(Y} OSIS at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. Then the magic came.” Working beyond the realm of his professional world, Becker transcends the sonic palette he is acquainted with, and actively seeks inspiration from the unconventional to make ideas fall into place. “If you can shake the content, then many unexpected interesting things happen,” he says. “What is also unique is the idea of transversality. I try to integrate a contextual approach, and feed it with a lot of different input to get the largest overview possible. This means I work with scientists, composers, performers, and sociologists. I’m also working a lot to bring organic structures into my sonic world. To do a mix between created rhythmic or harmonic patterns, and organic forms.” It isn’t something often thought about in a production, but proves to be one of the most defining elements. Soundscaping and the sound landscape is an ever-evolving and constant practice for Becker, fuelled by a drive to create and expand his unique and highly sought after body of work. “I hope that by sharing my experiences of work in different fields, I can show that being in a state of mind of experimentation is a fantastic thing if you are able to create processes which are dedicated to each project. You must learn to take risks.”
“Each new project is a new point of view. The content might change, the rules as well, but the goal is to try and understand how it will evolve.”
Phillippe Parreno: Thenabouts is now open and will run at ACMI until Monday March 13.
Interviews
Hermitude
“We went out into different urban areas and hid microphones in storm water drains and old abandoned silos, and we found that it produced these amazing reverbs and other effects.”
Some say that patience is a virtue. Others say that determination and hard work will always get you where you want to be, regardless of age or experience. For Australian electronic veterans Hermitude, it’d be wrong to regard them as juxtapositions to any of those qualities. As time passed, the duo found themselves finally cracking the nut they’ve always wanted to crack – the United States. Returning from a huge world tour, the band are more than chuffed about their recent shows overseas, and as one half of the trippy electronic duo Angus Stuart (El Gusto) says in tandem with their most successful single to date The Buzz, it’s hard not to admit that the band are making a stir around the globe. “The tour’s been amazing,” says Gusto. “America, Indonesia, Europe as well – it still amazes me that we get to go and play at these places, it’s truly special. We did a lot of festivals over in America which was super fun. The crowds were huge, good vibes all round. It’s been a crazy summer.” The band are no strangers to the festival circuit. Name any festival in Australia, and nine times out of ten Hermitude have played it over the span of their almost 15 year career. Some might say the novelty might wear off, but the band remains vigilant. “Festivals are super fun because you play to a lot of people, some of which may not have heard your music before, so it can open you up to a lot of new fans,” Gusto says. “The general vibe is always good, extremely hard to beat. “Club shows are much more intimate, and you get more of that hot and sweaty vibe. We generally play a lot longer sets in a club show environment, so you can normally take people on much more of a journey. They both have their own merits. We love
performing either way.” Their most recent album, 2015’s Dark Night Sweet Light saw the duo take a different approach to songwriting and most interestingly, their whole production stencil. While experimenting with samples early on in their career, after being heavily influenced by a hip hop background, the band decided to experiment and create their own samples. “We used to do a lot of sampling, but these days we tend to lean more on synths and recording our own stuff,” Gusto says. “Mainly because of licensing, but we’ve also found that it’s much more of a challenge. Every now and then we’ll throw in something, but we normally try and chop it up and make it our own sound, but that comes through experimentation. “Even for Dark Night Sweet Light, we went out into different urban areas and hid microphones in storm water drains and old abandoned silos, and we found that it produced these amazing reverbs and other effects that we ended up using on the album. It gave our tracks a different atmosphere. We’ll be
definitely doing that again for the next one.” While the band’s touring has been relentless in the last two years, it hasn’t stopped them from planning a follow-up to their hugely successful last album, which incorporated more features and guests than they had ever collaborated with before, including up and coming Australian electronic acts like Yeo. Gusto says that while the album is still only in pre-production stages, they will definitely be going the same route this time around for the next project. “It’s still pretty early days, so I can’t really drop any names yet,” he says. “We’re definitely looking to get in some more awesome Australian local talent. There’s so much good stuff going on out there in the Australian music scene at the moment that it’d be silly not to. And the States as well, the last tour really opened us up to a lot of incredible musicians, so we’re scoping that out as well.”
Hermitude will perform at Beyond The Valley, taking place in Lardner Park from Wednesday December 28 until Sunday January 1.
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Even “I’m not like a Benny or Bjorn songwriter. “I can’t lock myself in a cabin and come out with a Waterloo,” says Even guitarist and songwriter Ash Naylor. Naylor is musing on the still mysterious creative process of songwriting as he explains the state of play with Even’s new album, originally commenced in 2014. “Writing tunes is never a problem, finishing off lyrics is a problem. But it’s a good problem to have because it’s a fun thing to make a record. “The object is to make the music sound effortless. And that’s the hard thing - you put so much effort into making it sound effortless and light and buoyant.” The two-year timeframe for the album suggests a laborious production process; the reality is that the domestic and other musical commitments of Naylor, bass player Wally Kempton and drummer Matt Cotter mean that studio time is difficult to find. In fact, Naylor suggests, Even has probably spent as much time in the studio as it did when it recorded Less Is More over four weeks in the late ‘90s. The fact that Even isn’t beholden to a label means that there’s no external pressure to complete the album. “You’re making a record for its own sake. You’re playing to an unquantifiable audience. In effect, it’s pure in the sense that you’ve making a record for your own artistic purposes. And that’s a good feeling,” Naylor says. Less Is More, released in 1998 and now released in 2017 on vinyl for the first time, was named after a self-help book published around the same time. The title also reflects Naylor’s view that a record shouldn’t be over engineered. But, as a perfectionist songwriter and musician, Naylor admits he’s prone to “lumping shit” all over his songs. “The new album isn’t intentionally a bookend, but we’ve reverted the
“Every night in my head I’m playing Madison Square Gardens, whether it’s the Flying Saucer Club or the Enmore Theatre.” trio recording as a unit and there’s less overdubbing. It’s pretty well the sound of the bass, drums, guitar and vocals, which is basically how we recorded the first few records, with minimal additional sounds,” Naylor says. “I’ve been trying to exercise a bit more economy in the sound. Hopefully there’s a bit of breath in these songs, a bit of space.” It’s not just Even’s songs that have a bit of space. In contrast to Even’s halcyon period in 1995 and 2004 when the band toured regularly, Even shows are at a premium these days. “We used to play all the time, and it was a bit of a whirlwind back in that first decade. And then the rhythm of life changes, for everyone really,” Naylor says. Looking back on that time, and Naylor’s only regret is that he didn’t take time out to enjoy the fun. “I look back on it now and think it was a great period in my life. Hopefully I can speak for Matt and Wal as well, it was a great time to be in a band, from the early ‘90s to 2000s - and it still is now,” Naylor says. “We’re so infrequent now, so it’s a big event for us when we do play. But I don’t tend
to be too philosophical looking back. We’ve made the records and wherever you stand in the overall scheme of Australian music, it doesn’t really matter.” Even will soon return to the Corner Hotel to play its annual Christmas show. Also on the bill is Western Australian band Header, with whom Even played on their first national tour in 1996. “They were a really powerful rock band with really good melodic songs, and we could relate to them,” Naylor says. “They were good guys and we became good friends. It’s great that they’ve reformed for this gig.” The fact that the show will be at the Corner provides an added level of sentimentality and emotion. It was at the Corner in 1996 that Even played with Header on the Melbourne leg of its Australian tour. “Back at the peak of our powers the Corner was the Madison Square Gardens for an indie rock band. Every night in my head I’m playing Madison Square Gardens, whether it’s the Flying Saucer Club or the Enmore Theatre.”
Even will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Less Is More at the Corner Hotel on Friday December 23.
By Patrick Emery
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Interviews
Bone Soup
“Where’s the weird bands? Where’s the freaky, wild, crazy awesome next level shit? We’re so much more conservative here than we realise.”
“I always wanted a real job, but then I got one and I hated it,” laughs Pablo Alvarado, guitarist and singer with Melbourne garage band Mesa Cosa and the brains behind touring company Bone Soup. Before he decided to take the plunge into business with Bone Soup, Alvarado was answering phones for a telecommunications company, while trying to escape the insidious embrace of the office extracurricular activities. “Everyone’s friendships were formed around the team leader,” Alvarado says. “It was a form of conditioning and brain washing. It was like they forged these bonds between people to force us to keep this awful job.” After moving to Melbourne, Alvarado realised he still needed a steady income. After Mesa Cosa brought Japanese band The Zoobombs to Australia in 2012, Alvarado realised he had the kernel of a business idea. After completing a small business management course, Alvarado applied for a business loan. “The bank said my business plan was feasible, which I thought was ridiculous,” he says. But Alvarado was happy to take the loan to start up Bone Soup. “The first year was about spending the money and bringing out bands that we loved,” Alvarado says. “We wanted to build up a vibe, and bring out bands that we wanted to be friends with.” The next step came when Alvarado helped out with King Khan and BBQ’s tour in 2013, the garage duo’s first gig since its infamous Sydney Opera House show in 2009. It was a baptism of fire for Alvarado, who declines to say too much about the tour, other than he learnt a “lot of harsh lessons” about communication and the logistics of tour management. “I was way in above my head. It was like starting at difficult level high,” he says.
From there Bone Soup moved on to bring out such cult garage bands including Guantanamo Baywatch, Acid Baby Jesus, Screaming Females, The Courtneys, Personal and the Pizzas, The Mummies, The Garden and White Fang. While Alvarado says a lot of the tours have come about almost serendipitously, he does highlight some key criteria for any Bone Soup tour. “They’ve got to be authentic, and genuine, and long lasting and solid we’re not interested in hype bands,” Alvarado says. “There are a lot of bands that are solid and have been playing for a while but they don’t get toured because they’re not hyped. We find these bands and they’re easy to deal with, they’re fun, they’re cool, they don’t have big egos. And they’re more exciting to us because they’re a band that we’re introducing.” Given how much personal effort Alvarado and his support crew have to put into a tour, it’s critical that a band be personable. “We look at videos of bands on YouTube and think ‘Would we like to be friends with these guys?’ Usually you can just tell.” Alvarado’s judgement has been spot on. He describes Guantanamo Baywatch as “like our family” and says Screaming Females were “super chill” when Sydney accommodation for the band initially fell
through (the problem of finding somewhere to sleep was solved when Steve Albini and garbage’s Shirley Manson re-tweeted the band’s request for any assistance of accommodation - within hours, ten separate offers had been made). Even Japan’s manic King Brothers, whose completely insane set comprises of an hour of injury-defying rock’n’roll lunacy, folded the sheets, made the bed and swept the floor in Alvarado’s house where they were staying. King Brothers’ manic stage show leads Alvarado to highlight another attribute of Bone Soup bands: artistic confrontation. “There’s so many great bands in Melbourne, but there’s not that many bands freaking people out.” Alvarado says. “Where’s the weird bands? Where’s the freaky, wild, crazy awesome next level shit? We’re so much more conservative here than we realise. So to bring in a band like White Fang who just get naked and don’t give a fuck, or King Brothers who actually reward. That’s so rewarding. There’s no other agencies taking the risks that we are in bringing out those bands. It feels like we’re taking those risks and it comes across in the vibe of the performances.”
Bone Soup will host their Xmas Fiesta at Yah Yah’s on Saturday December 17, featuring Miss June, Private Function and more.
By Patrick Emery
Dubioza Kolektiv As has been famously (and often) said, war is hell. While there’s little good that can come from such violence, the bravery and resistance of civilians caught up in conflict can be truly remarkable. It can also take many shapes. As Dubioza Kolektiv prepare to embark on their first Australian tour, the Bosnian band find themselves leading an unexpected charge of revitalised Balkan music. From the 1992 civil war, to what have been dubbed the ‘Bosnian Spring’ protests of 2014, Vedran Mujagic and his cohorts have learned what protest music truly sounds like. “It’s a very complex story,” Mujagic says. It’s worth noting that although his reflections on Bosnia today are serious, the man himself is quick to laugh with some self-deprecating slight. “During the war – and this is extraordinary, I don’t think has happened before or after – in Sarajevo for example, a city under siege for almost four years, you had a booming cultural scene. You had hundreds of bands playing as a direct response to the situation – a genuine example of civic response to the madness that was war, and it was really something that was completely amazing. “Fortunately, there’s a music compilation CD called Rock Under The Siege, which has some of these bands put them in one concert that was recorded, so there is some historical record. “All these who were there present during the war, when it stopped and the situation started to become normal with electricity, water, supplies, everything that had been missing, they lost their reason to exist. They exist in certain periods as direct response to the war, as a way of showing resistance. After, the enthusiasm was lost for some years, and people were enjoying this – what we would find out later – baseless optimism. Like, peaceful times [thinking], ‘Our lives are going to be extremely nice.’ Forward a couple of years, and you see these bands 26 BEAT.COM.AU
“What was also caused by the war was the music industry that was weak before the war is now virtually non-existent.” start reactivating, talking about what’s going on. “What was also caused by the war was the music industry that was weak before the war is now virtually non-existent. Bands were trying to make it on their own, to make everything DIY. This work ethic is something that we really learned, and are applying in our own work. We try to keep everything under control, to record and design and produce ourselves. I think this is the best way to do it today. And that is a lesson from that period.” Though the Balkans are now further removed from the horror of the Bosnia-Herzegovina war, all is not tranquil. The musicians who believed – like so many others – that a time of national rebuilding was about to unfold have begun performing once again in opposition to their far-right government. Mujagic is clearly and fiercely proud of his home, and just as Dubioza Kolektiv are committed to entertaining and inspiring their fellow citizens, so too are they hoping to act as something of a warning bell for the rest of the world. “We look at it as a chance to speak to a wider audience,” says Mujagic. “You cannot judge success
by how many festivals [you play]. If you have more media attention, you have a wider audience to speak to, if more are coming to your shows, you can communicate certain messages directly to them. “When we started, we were talking about the situation in our country, because we had right wing populist government that were really corrupt and made our lives miserable. And moving forward 13 years, you see the rise of the right wing in Western Europe, you see Trump, you see everything with refugees from the Middle East. Instead of Balkan countries becoming more normal, you see the entire world become Balkanised. It’s making you feel more urged to speak about these things, because we really know what we’re talking about. “Right wing can really fuck you up. And we have credibility because we experienced the rise of the right wing party, and what they did to our country. The war and bloodshed, the refugees. That was directly caused by these events. And we are warning people today they’re going in this direction. We know what we talking about.” By Adam Norris
Dubioza Kolektiv will play Woodford Folk Festival, Woodfordia running from Tuesday December 27 until Sunday January 1 and Corner Hotel on Thursday December 22.
Interviews
Reuben Stone
“I’ve really developed this sound from playing on the street and seeing what people dig and what stops people; what builds an audience.”
There are performers out there who slave away at music degrees for years, taking to the classroom to learn the skills that carry them when they step up to the stage. Then there are performers like Reuben Stone. After deciding music was what he wanted to do with his life at the tender age of 11, Stone didn’t turn to books, or adopt an academic approach to gigging: he turned to the streets. The celebrated Melbournebased musician has spent a decade building on his talents via the unforgiving arena of the local street corner, a trial by fire that he speaks of with a true reverence. “I haven’t really had a proper job in ten years,” the laidback singer muses in his distinctive, twanging drawl. “I’ve mainly been teaching guitar and doing the street shows. I’ve done a lot of gigs this year, actually.” Music is in Stone’s blood; always has been. His father was a celebrated performer, and the young Stone began to follow in his dad’s footsteps even before he hit adolescence. “I played my first gig 17 years ago,” he says. “I had been playing with my dad my whole life, drumming and shit. I was swapping around drum kits for the bass and guitars and stuff. When I played I brought together all the things that my dad taught me.” His career now represents the culmination of all that hard work, and he has transformed all the musical knowledge he has attained over the years into a series of acclaimed electronic rock and pop songs. “[My songs] are pretty much about taking little pieces of everything I’ve learnt over the 15 years of playing,” he says. “I’ve really developed this sound from playing
on the street and seeing what people dig and what stops people; what builds an audience. I’ve tried a bunch of shit over hundreds – maybe thousands – of shows, just seeing what really works and what I can do on my own.” Stone has also utilised the assistance of a secret weapon – the trombone. He has long found that the instrument has a novelty appeal that really draws punters, and the sheer blowing power he can amass enables him to spread his songs loud and clear. “The trombone helps. People hear a trombone blasting down the street and they’re definitely going to take the time. It’s loud as hell. They hear it from the distance and they think it’s a band but then they come closer and it’s just one person.” Indeed, the musician’s trusty trombone plays an important role in both his new single Push To The Limit and its accompanying clip, a road movie of sorts following Stone on his colourful international travels. “[The song] was written on the streets over a couple of years. It was developed in the live setting. I finished it in October, early October, when I went
and recorded it in the States.” For Stone, heading over to the US was an easy decision to make, one that paid off in droves almost as soon as he landed stateside. “The song is about travelling anyway, so that’s why I went. We recorded on vintage 1970s equipment. The best shit ever made. [We worked] with a guy called Jim Scott. He’s been a producer for Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash. He was like Rick Rubin’s right-hand man in the ‘90s.” Better still, Stone’s time with Scott gave him access to what could reasonably be described as the holy grail of rock instruments. “The guitar I used to play on the track was John Frusciante’s guitar he played on Under The Bridge,” Stone says. “[Scott] was like, ‘You should play on that guitar over there.’ So I did, and he was like, ‘That’s John Frusciante’s.’ The actual guitar that he used in the solo.” He laughs, as though he can barely believe how far he’s come himself. “No shit, dude. It’s not a joke.” By Joseph Earp
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Benzo Baseline Benzo Baseline is a musician’s musician. Though he’s best known these days for his dark, funky electro tunes – slabs of deep house perfectly suited for both the pumping dance floor and the quieter introspection available in your living room – he’s shown a fondness for toying with genre over the course of a career that has seen him tackle a range of musical types and instruments. Indeed, his very start in the industry came thanks to his deft skill on the trumpet. “I killed my first live performance on the trumpet,” he says. “I improvised a version of the rag-time classic Bugle Call Blues. So much so that I received a [grant] from a local mining company to further my musical journey. I then procured a custom shaped Rusty surfboard with this grant.” Though Baseline is not one to toy around with words like ‘fate’ or ‘destiny’, music has certainly always been in his blood. His earliest musical memory involves the chimes of the clock in his grandfather’s house, and his growing up was shaped and influenced by a range of sonic guiding points. “My grandmother used to sing like a Polish angel around the house when I was too young to appreciate it in its full glory,” he says. “My grandfather made, played and shredded the tin whistle, delivering his finest performances after returning from the local Buninyong watering hole. “The tin whistle was and is my biggest influence and does explain why I write such high-pitched, signature screeching synth lines.” Again, though it might sound strange to hear that a man who makes club bangers is obsessed with the tin whistle, Baseline’s entire oeuvre is based around the mashing up of the old and the new. He finds much to be explored in the area where traditional instruments clash with contemporary structures, and
Reuben Stone will launch Push To The Limit at Northcote Social Club on Friday December 23.
Benzo Baseline
prepared to have some pretty special bangers flung a song like his single Cut That Shit appeals to both their way sometime in the near future. “The track I’m old-world sensibilities and an emerging audience. polishing off now is pretty much the track I’ve always The track also happens to be his favourite that wanted to make my entire life. It’s the illusive banger I he’s ever penned. “It’s the track that got me my always knew was within me, but just couldn’t coax out. first ever label release. Also, [through] the track I A1 THE SOUND OF GOING DOWN A2 DISHY DISHY “The harder I worked for it, the further away it found a spicy video clip on YouTube earlier this B1 HIGH PRESSURE HOES FEAT. MC WALTA B2 BOLT ONS became. I got it down over the course of last night and year that inspired me to recommence bulk dirty beat this morning. It’s a similar feeling to that of holding production once again.” your first born in your arms for the very first time.” Not that the song produces entirely good It’s obvious that the man will never stop making memories, mind you: it does also come with its own music. It’s not just some hobby to him, or a mere fair share of emotional weight, given it was written distraction: it’s his life’s work. “I don’t think I could during a particularly dark time in Baseline’s life. “It’s stop myself writing music even if I wanted to,” he a break-up song written about a beautiful girl, written says. “I would create an instrument of some obscure the day she broke up with me. I was utterly gutted. form and record it somehow to see what it sounds But without that I probably wouldn’t be making like. I love nothing more than a dark, dirty club, with music now, and I feel incredibly excited about the loud music and a packed dancefloor bumping and direction the new tracks are heading and seriously grinding after 2am.” digging the sound so far.” On the subject of those aforementioned new tracks, Baseline is guarded, not willing to spoil the By Joseph Earp surprise. But he is very obviously excited about what he has brewing, and fans of the musician should be
“The track I’m polishing off now is pretty much the track I’ve always wanted to make my entire life. It’s the illusive banger I always knew was within me, but just couldn’t coax out.”
Benzo Baseline will be mastering his new tracks, the first since 2008 at Crystal Mastering this December.
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Christmas Gift Guide
Beechworth Music Festival
Bluesfest Patti Smith
Did your mates miss out on tickets to Meredith? Don’t even worry about it. Beechworth Music Festival is the perfect gift to ease their pain. The festival is set in the rolling hills of Beechworth, combining stunning country views with top-notch acts. Leading the charge comes acclaimed rockers Stonefield, who have come off a huge year with their new album As Above, So Below taking them to a new level of performance and acclaim. Furthermore, you’ll find the likes of local hero Gabriella Cohen who contiunes to go from strength to strength, awardwinning alt-country act Tracy McNeil and the Goodlife, local soul heroes The Sugarcanes (fresh from a stand-out set at Meredith, mind you) and more. Rounding it out comes My Left Boot, The Harlots, Liv Cartledge, Danny Walsh Banned, Defuxe and bush poet Geoff Jackson alongside DJ Mermaid and Emma Peel spinning tunes between acts. Of course, a great music festival is more than just the acts that are playing. It’s about the vibe, man. In this regard, Beechworth are bringing the goods in spades. They’ll offer a chance to wind down, connect with the environment and stunning location, enjoy a sense of freedom and bask in the company of good mates. In the spirit of community, free basic camping is available to all patrons, while the festival itself is vehemently committed to sustainability and minimising their environmental impact. Forget giving a physical gift. Give an experience this Christmas by hightailing it down to Beechworth Music Festival.
It’s all going down in Madman’s Gully Amphitheatre, Mayday Hills, Beechworth on Friday January 27 and Saturday January 28.
What better way to surprise someone on Christmas by telling them they’ll be spending five wonderful days along the beautiful coast of Northern New South Wales, enjoying the stellar lineup that is Bluesfest 2017. Held over the Easter long weekend, patrons of Bluesfest can expect over 200 performances from local and mega international acts like American Latin rock bank Santana headlining the event, alongside Patti Smith and her band Horses, Mary J Blige and The Lumineers providing an epic long weekend of blues and roots goodness. Local up and comers Melody Angel, The Strumbrellas and The California Honeydrops will also be performing live, giving them a chance to showcase their sounds to the locals of Byron Bay, as well as to Bluesfest veterans that travel across the country to attend the annual festival, that has been running since 1990. With the festival being regarded as the foremost destination festival in Australia and renowned for being a safe, family friendly event, a ticket to Bluesfest is perfect for any family member this holiday season to enjoy camping for up to 6,000 people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food and market stalls, food courts, beer gardens as well as children’s entertainment. Be generous this Christmas and give your loved ones the gift of tickets to Australia’s premier contemporary music festival, held on the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay. With plenty of beautiful attractions and beaches around the festival site, a road trip up to Bluesfest is just what you need to get you into the festival spirit.
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The Bong Shop
The Breakroom
Do you need a unique twist on the perfect Christmas gift? An awesome establishment with great products, The Bong Shop are professionals of fun, supplying its enthusiasts with a variety of herbal mixes and the means with which to utilise them. AWith hookahs, bongs, papers and parts, they stock it all and provide it to punters with no judgement – there’s only good vibes here. There’s a massive range of novelty items available too, from Pokéball grinders to Darth Vader-shaped pipes. From now until Sunday December 18, The Bong Shop is having a massive sale, with 20 percent off their extensive range of quality vaporisers. The Pulsar APX is a recommended brand, with a compact size of four inches, single button function, five temperature settings, USB charge and a quick 40-second heatup period. The ten-piece kit comes in a unique gift box and is available in a variety of cool designs, from a sleek and discreet black number to the rich pleasure of a colourful tie-dye swirl. Using a ceramic convection style heating chamber, it’s perfect for the vape enthusiast that likes a customised experience in a clean, discreet and hassle-free package. All in all, it’s making for one very chill Christmas. You’re grandma’s plum pudding never tasted better. thebongshop.com.au
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Head on over to their website and pick one up for a green Christmas.
Have you got a friend that needs to vent something? Have they been through a rough break up, stressed as fuck at work, or need an outlet for some frustration? You need to score yourself maximum brownie points by grabbing them a voucher to The Break Room this Christmas. Bottling up all that anger and stress is not doing them any good. Seriously, that shit will put you in an early grave. The Break Room is where you are given permission to let loose with a baseball bat and a heap of crockery. They’ll even throw on some angry tunes to get you in the mood. Here you can dig deep, think about the last person that wronged you, and smash their way to relaxation. Get loud, get angry, get sweaty, get all those things you’re not allowed to be and come out rocking a cheesy grin. Do yourself a favour and get you and your pal a voucher to The Break Room. It’s the only gift this Christmas that’s guaranteed to let you smack the shit out of your stress. Double points if you jam out to Limp Bizkit’s Break Stuff while you’re at it. Triple points if you go one step further and take to their entire discography with a baseball bat. Break stuff. Feel good. Simple, isn’t it? thebreakroom.com.au
Catch all the excitement and events happening at the 28th annual Bluesfest from Thursday April 13 to Monday April 17, 2017. For tickets and more info head to www. bluesfest.com.au.
Let your feelings out at The Break Room on 29 Budd St, Collingwood.
Christmas Gift Guide
East Brunswick Tattoos
Camp Pineapple
Camp Pineapple is a hub for all your fun festival needs. The two brothers behind the company are festival loving veterans, who understand that trying to find your tent after a long day in the sun, among a sea of tents that all look the same, sucks. They’ve come to the rescue with the perfect solution - unique, easy to pop up tents that stand out from the crowd. Their Big Cactus tent is the ultimate festival companion. Its Mexican theme goes perfectly with your Tecate Cerveza and poncho, and it’s pop-up so you’re ready to go in seconds. The bright yellow colour and fun design make it easy to find at any time of the day, and expresses your fiesta sunset-like individuality. It sleeps two, and also goes great in your backyard or on the beach. Camp Pineapple also has you covered in the gift pack department. Their ‘Tea For Three’ mugs are perfect for someone with three friends, three favourite teas, or three favourite types of liquor. The couples pack will ensure you and your special someone or BFF are kitted out with matching mugs, stubbie holders and beanies or for something more discreet the Solo Nighttime Partier is perfect for the ninja in your life- complete with black stubbie holder, beanie and mug. Why the pineapple anyway? Well, pineapples are like the festival experience: hard and prickly on the outside, sweet and juicy on the inside.
Head to their website to make sure you stand out in the crowd this festival season.
Established in 2009, East Brunswick Tattoos is one of Melbourne’s finest places to get inked. If you’re keen to give someone a gift they’ll never forget – give them something they’ll wear forever. For example, a tattoo that they’ll most likely sport until the day they’re lowered into the grave. East Brunswick Tattoos boast a friendly and passionate team, specialising in all styles from traditional to black and grey, as well as having the skills to design and create custom art. Their talented artists have a diverse range of skills and specialisations, including gore, fine detail, lettering, illustrative, neo-traditional, oriental, bold and bright, and more. Safe to say, if you can think it up, the team at East Brunswick will be able to collaborate with you and deliver a higher class of art. Capping it off, East Brunswick Tattoos also offer a full range of merch and prints – which make great gifts for the ink-enthusiast in your life. As an added bonus, gift vouchers are now available in store and online via their website for any amount. They’re valid for 12 months from date of issue, nonrefundable and may also be used for store merchandise.
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Fairy Floss
Hardie Grant Books
Celebrating the unique and natural expression of one’s individuality and lifestyle, Byron Bay pioneers of alternative clothing, Fairy Floss, are ready to kit out the men, women and children in your life. Established back in 1998, they’ve continued to promote self-expression through ever-changing, inspiring, and quality apparel. They inspire and are inspired by the fringes of style and culture - from Burning Man and Steampunk, to expanding consciousness and sacred geometry. As well as ensuring they create unique, durable collections, they also have a keen focus on fair trade and sustainability, with sketches and designs produced in Australia, and sample making, corrections, pattern making and production taking place in Bali. Influenced by a broad range of alternative styles including tribal, casual steampunk, psytrance, bush doof, and festival wear — with the occasional sprinkling of gypsy punk and indie — they use leather, lace, frills, prints, studs, cuts and special washes to create clothing that reflects your unique style. With clothing for everyone of any age, as well as a wide range of accessories, they truly are a one-stop shop. As an added bonus they offer free delivery for all Australian orders over $200 and you can also earn reward points for every dollar you spend.
One of the world’s finest publishing houses are offering some first-class offers for the literature lover in your life. A celebration of one of the world’s richest and most diverse cuisines, Taqueria is also a tribute to the vibrancy of Mexican taco culture. Chef Paul Wilson dives into the art and craft of Mexico’s greatest culinary export, showcasing a combination of traditional and modern recipes full of intricate, fresh flavours. With its inventive lineup of tacos, salads, vegetables and cocktails, Taqueria will change the way you think about Mexican food forever. Paul Wilson is one of Australia’s foremost experts on Latin American cooking. Known for taking classic ideas from traditional food cultures and transforming them into contemporary dishes, he is critically acclaimed for creating some of the most unique Mexican food available today. Dale Campisi’s stylish guide to Melbourne picks out the very best of the city’s shopping, eating and drinking experiences for locals and tourists alike. Divided into itineraries by suburbs, now you can create your own perfect day out in Melbourne and discover some new places that are guaranteed to have you coming back for more. From slightly grungy Balaclava and Elwood in the south to musically rich Northcote and Thornbury in the north; quiet and leafy Hawthorn in the east to cute-as-a-button Yarraville and Seddon in the west, Melbourne has something for everyone. Hardie Grant Books is a creative global publisher of quality, stylish, cutting-edge books.
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Immerse yourself in the timeless, grungy, industrial yet earthy vibe of Fairy Floss’ Melbourne store at 240 Brunswick St, Fitzroy.
Check out East Brunswick Tattoos on 526 Lygon St, East Brunswick.
Head to their website to view their full list of titles.
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Christmas Gift Guide
SexToys247
Somewhere
SexToys247 is billed as one of Australia’s best adult shops, and with an expansive range of over 5,000 products you’re bound to find something that tickles your fancy this Christmas. Their top-selling product this season is the We-Vibe 4 Plus, an innovative vibrator that’s taking the world by storm with its modern approach to love. Used either alone or during sex for extra stimulation, it’s operated with the free We-Connect app that allows the user to control the vibrations and build intensity with a single touch of a Smartphone. It also allows you to create custom vibe playlists using ten available patterns provided by the app. This means that even if your partner is on the other side of the world, you’ll still be able to connect. Perfect for long-distant relationships, it also has the added functions of text-chat, voice and video. With a sleek design, the We-Vibe comes in a discreet storage case and charging base, offering up to three hours of use from a four-hour charge. SexToys247 also offer volume discounts for adding items to your order, and loyalty discounts for repeat customers. Capping it off, they’ll offer $10 express post and free shipping for orders over $200. Just in time for Christmas, they’ll even offer a free gift with orders over $50. From fetish products to lingerie and everything in between, this could be your one-stop sex shop this festive season.
With more than a slight inclination to all things Nordic, Somewhere brings together the cream of local talent with emerging and established designers from around the world – offering high-quality gifts for something truly unique. Boasting hand-picked wearables at the forefront of international design and innovation, the store features everything from clothing, grooming products, jewellery and accessories – you can’t not find something for him or for her this Christmas. Top picks this festive season includes their sleek range of Tsoviet watches – offering an expansive collection of wristbands from leather to chain, as well as matte black and grey options. With designs that are minimal and stylish, you’ll never want to reach for your iPhone to tell the time again, with one of these badboys on your arm. While gift vouchers are also an option, Somewhere stock perfect stocking fillers including earrings and pins, as well as top-notch denim products and summer-ready sunglasses from Garret Leight in a range of styles. Extra points go to their tortoiseshell varieties for a vintage look and clear frames for something more contemporary. Capping it off, they’ll even kit you out with headphones that look as great as they sound, patterned tote bags, caps, leather-grain wallets and phone cases, colourful socks and high-end travel products. As a one-stop-shop for Christmas presents that will be loved for years to come, Somewhere could be the only place you need to visit.
Check out the full range on their website.
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Sweat Tours
Shimmerlands
Living in Australia is great. We get nice beaches, cute (and sometimes deadly) animals and sausage sizzles from Bunnings. But geographically, we’re isolated from some of the biggest music festivals in the world. As a result, Sweat Tours was born. Founded in Melbourne, they are a travel provider who have created an all inclusive tour package to get Australians to their festival of choice, as well as offering up a jam packed, group holiday experience. So far, Sweat Tours are offering punters aged 21-35 packages to attend festival giants Ultra Miami, Electric Daisy Carnival and the Governors Ball NYC Music Festival. Rather than just leaving you out on your own, their packages include a huge itinerary to get the most out of your adventure. You’ll enjoy private chartered transfers for the entire week to and from your accommodation to daily events and activities, hotel accommodation, plus meals and tickets to surrounding tourist attractions. With flexible payment plans available, now is the time to treat your special someone to the festival experience of a lifetime. Tickets are on sale now for Ultra, Electric Daisy Carnival and Governors Ball packages.
Make this summer the best one yet and immerse yourself in two months of high-quality programming all hours of the day at Shimmerlands. Held at the University Of Melbourne’s Parkville campus, the festival will showcase some of the city’s finest outdoor music, cinema and dining experiences. The music program is a smorgasbord of international artists, local up and comers as well as special one-off events. Catch the likes of Parquet Courts, Brooke Powers and Melbourne Ska Orchestra, as well as a free show from some of Triple R’s finest. Shimmerlands’ outdoor cinema program will show off some of the best contemporary cinema, giving you a rare opportunity to enjoy internationally acclaimed films like American Honey, The Rolling Stones: Ole, Ole, Ole! or Captain Fantastic in the heart of the CBD. A Melbourne event over Christmas wouldn’t be complete without delicious dining, and at the heart of Shimmerlands will be the Pavillion and The Food Quarter. Providing multiple bars, lounge areas, DJs and more, it will become the perfect location any day of the week to grab a drink and watch the summer sun set. Some of Melbourne’s greatest food vendors will be serving up cuisine from around the globe in the well-loved outdoor dining environment. Expect to feast on goodies from the likes of St Ali, Pho Nom, Trattoria Emilia and more. If you have the perfect person in mind to accompany you for live music, films and excellent cuisine, put a Shimmerlands gift voucher under their tree this Christmas, which they can use to redeem film or music tickets all summer long.
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Head to their website for full tour details.
Check them out over on Level 2, Royal Arcade Shop 29, 314 Little Collins St. Head to their website for online shopping and more details.
Shimmerlands will run at the University Of Melbourne from Sunday January 1 Sunday February 26.
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Profiles
Glades
Music
Who are we chatting to? Karina, Cam and Joey and we are in Glades. What do you do? We write songs, make music and play shows. We’re quite collaborative when it comes to writing songs, we do it all together. In terms of our live show, Karina is the lead singer, Cam plays guitar and Joey plays keys. How did Glades form? Cam and Joey started producing for other people but soon found out that we wanted to make music that was ours; music that we’d listen to. We both knew Karina from school, and one day when Cam was driving Karina home, he asked her to be our lead singer, and she said yes. Do you think you’re good? We’re still learning - we’re always learning and we try to keep that as our mindset. It’s so easy to become complacent once you know your ‘good’ at something. We want to better our creativity each day. What makes you happiest about making music? Music is our way of saying the things that we can’t explain with just words. We are intimate, vulnerable and honest without being scared to be that. Music and song can reach people that a conversation can’t as it’s not limited to being face to face with someone. What’s you proudest moment? Meeting fans who love the music we make and seeing how our music connects with them. The moment we could all quit our day jobs and solely do music, is also a pretty hard moment to top.
Glades will play The Workers Club on Thursday December 15.
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Miss Goldie (Boss Action) What about soul and funk draws you to the genre? It’s a genre that relied solely on talent, with low production values.The bands had to be tight, the singer on key and the writers had to pen good lyrics with a catchy hook. There is nothing to hide behind. What do you love about collecting records? I love the idea of holding a record that the band themselves held in their hands. As a collector, I love the hunt of tracking down a rare disc. Because of the sheer volume of soul records pressed in the ‘60s and ‘70s my collection will never be complete. As a radio announcer I love that I can give these bands the airtime that they wanted when they recorded the record.
My Echo
PBS Soul-A –Go-Go will come to Bella Union on Saturday December 31.
How would you describe your latest single, Boys In Blue? Sonically we knew the record needed a few tougher songs. We were spending every weekend in Geelong, writing the lyrics together, and it seemed each time we’d go back we’d be recounting a new news story that had popped up throughout the week about police brutality, more specifically the black lives matter movement. It got us talking about some of our own experiences and some of those close to us. What was the experience like recording your debut album Brothers? We’re always really excited about heading into the studio. We had to come up with more songs and had to be super careful that the record wasn’t too ‘samey’, with plenty of dynamic and enough variation between each song to give the listener a real experience. How do you capture your raw live energy on record? We like to record together, that’s how we always play whether that’s live or in rehearsal. This way the songs can still take shape until we get a final take we’re all happy with. How important is atmosphere and location when developing and recording? The only reason we went to Adelaide was to be free of distraction and spend a couple of weeks away from home with each other. We’re all the very best of friends, and we love nothing more than being on the road together. facebook.com/myechomusic
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Don Fernando will play Cherry Bar on Saturday December 17.
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Miss Goldie (photos By Neil Walker)
Vince Peach (Soul Time) You host the longest running soul radio show in the world, Soul Time. To what do you attribute soul’s amazing and powerful longevity? It’s lasted so long because the music does the talking. It’s a happy upbeat feel good style of music that makes the foot tap, and the heart sing, and even though the music was made up to half a century ago it still has a relevance today. How would you describe the atmosphere and vibe of SoulA-Go-Go? Soul-A-Go-Go is a big happy party, a room filled with people who only need a good solid beat to dance, who are friendly, warm and inclusive.
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What’s the Don Fernando journey been like so far? I’m the founding member so it’s been a pretty wild journey, numerous lineup changes and lots of touring has made sure it’s been eventful. We started in Wollongong a little over ten years ago and made the move to Melbourne soon after. What’s the best part about playing live? Live is great because its spontaneous and energetic, there’s no other feeling that can compare to the feeling of being on stage as part of a band that is really kicking arse, it’s electrifying and the feedback from an audience that’s really into the show is the best thing. Do you think audiences around the world appreciate music in different ways? I think on the surface, yes, when we travel to different countries you notice a different approach to the way people express themselves. For example, in Latin America people dance more and are more free spirited and less inhibited than here in Australia. But I also find that once you break down those barriers and inhibitions, in any country, people are essentially the same, they’re feeling it in the same way, just expressing it differently. How do you prepare for a live show? We’re really chilled in our approach, I love to watch the other bands that are playing and have a few beers. I still get nervous sometimes, it’s hard to predict when nerves will kick in, if we’re playing a really big show I’ll probably be a bit nervous, otherwise it’s just business as usual.
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Vince Peach
Don Fernando
My Echo will play Bendigo Hotel on Saturday December 17.
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Coldplay
Friday December 9, Etihad Stadium Coldplay’s current tour saw them fill stadiums three nights on the trot with a show boasting all of the bells and whistles: think fireworks, confetti cannons (which belched different types of confetti, including glitter and tissue-paper leaves, which looked a treat drifting over the stadium), wristbands for every member of the audience, which lit up the stadium like Christmas, giant balloons for good times, pre-recorded fan footage from the world over, a runway stretching across half the pitch into the crowd, state-of-the-art crowd-cam, and three giant screens running vibrant images. There were credits at the end FFS, it was that big a production. Coldplay were almost aggressive in their insistence that fans have all the feels. It obviously worked though because something was clearly in our eye when Emmanuel Kelly (national treasure and renowned humanitarian Moira Kelly’s son) joined Martin onstage to sing Imagine as a surprise for his Mum. Martin’s energy was boundless and his enthusiasm was infectious: for instance, when he asked fans to clap and jump, the response was, “Fuck it, why not.” There were a few misfires. Coldplay’s crack at Heroes was a bit tepid. Let’s be clear, big love to anyone paying Bowie his dues and crowds are going to sing their guts out irrespective, but it lacked grunt. On the upside, Yellow, Clocks, Up&Up and Paradise were anthemic corkers and by the time they got around to Viva La Vida there was that euphoria going on that comes with the communion of a huge crowd. Overtly and covertly, the themes for the evening were inclusivity and love. For a start, fans were all given Love badges, Martin’s piano resembled an offering to Krishna, excerpts of Charlie Chaplin’s great speech in The Dictator reminded everyone that, “You, the people, have the power,” and fans were encouraged to send love to stricken zones, including Haiti and Yemen. The fact that the message was unsubtle didn’t matter. For a brief period, over 70,000 peeps were united by the injunction to be kind and loving, and we’re totally onboard with that. By Meg Crawford
Highlight: Martin’s warning to the lad proposing to his girlfriend on stage, “Keep it snappy my brother, people have to catch trains and shit.” Lowlight: Someone needs to tell Martin not to rock backwards and forwards on his piano stool because it looks like he’s frottering the ivories. PS. you’re not really meant to put anyone’s national flag on the ground. Crowd Favourite: Paradise.
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The Pleasure Garden
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Meredith Music Festival
Friday December 9 – Sunday December 11, Supernatural Ampitheatre By the time Cable Ties kicked things off the crowd was raring to go, their brand of energetic punk rock and garage held a perfect combination of volume, attitude and melody. Next up were The Sugarcanes, whose take on ‘60s R&B and soul-infused rock’n’roll was delivered with conviction and playfulness. The Triffids carried on the afternoon by performing their classic album Born Sandy Devotional in full, with a series of guest singers rotating for each song in place of the late David McComb. With a wealth of instrumental talent in the current lineup, the songs held up well, but the constant rotation of singers made it feel a little disjointed. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard don’t have to prove anything at this stage; they’re widely acknowledged as one of the strongest live acts in the current scene. Nevertheless, their set was typically high energy, sonically detailed and impressive. Sheila E. made no pretense about what her set was all about; she was there to bring the party and to celebrate the music of her former bandmate, producer, songwriter and lover, Prince. Walking out to When Doves Cry, there wasn’t much that she could do wrong. A succession of hits including Baby I’m a Star, Raspberry Beret, Red Corvette and Purple Rain were interwoven with funky instrumental jams. The Goon Sax kicked things off the next morning, their jangly melodic pop providing a pleasant soundtrack for those lazing on the grass attempting to ingest breakfast. Sheer Mag stepped things up with a very impressive set of dirty, old school rock’n’roll. Their singer’s voice was full of grit and blues, and several of the songs sounded like potential pub
rock classics. BadBadNotGood’s genre-bending instrumentals moved deftly between tempos and feels. Angel Olsen lived up to the buzz surrounding her recent album, faithfully recreating the dense sound of the recordings, but also stripping back some songs to their bare bones, including a beautiful rendition of Intern. Ross Wilson was surprisingly fun in the early evening time slot, getting everyone on side immediately with Daddy Cool’s Come Back Again. By the time Japandroids took to the stage, the Sup’ was packed and everyone was well lubricated. The songs were diverse and the addition of some triggered synth sounds helped add extra interest to the set. Peaches was fun, but perhaps musically the least interesting of the headline acts, at times seeming like some kind of hyped up workout music. You can’t fault her stage show though, with back up dancers dressed as giant vaginas and a video display helping to keep the entertainment factor high. Jagwar Ma brought big Manchester-rave choruses and synth-heavy pop songs, getting everyone in the dancing mood before the DJs carried everyone off into the night.
After a moving acknowledgement to the indigenous forefathers of the area, the gates were flung open. Those who arrived early were treated to special sets from locals Sovereign Trax, Beatrice and Kodiak Kid. By the time electro roots maestros OKA hit the main stage and electro swingers Mortisville and Friends hit the side stage, the clouds had parted, the sun was out and the dancing had begun. Ngaiire graced the main stage with her incredible voice and it was unfortunate that her set was shorter than expected, because the punters loved it. Ngaiire’s soul vibes floating through The Pleasure Garden’s handmade wonderland was a much needed change of pace. A highly anticipated set from Spoonbill saw their genredefying dub rhythms met with wild celebration. The sun was heating up by this stage and so was the crowd as they bounced along loving every beat drop and brass flare. Blue King Brown took over the main stage and the big band delivered a stirring set of their urban roots classics. While this was happening, possibly the highlight of the day was happening over on the other stage. Dub FX and band were tearing it up. Dub’s voice so authentic and the crazy tight band, they were simply slaying the crowd. To top things off Dub FX proposed to his girlfriend and when she said yes, those who were there to witness, lost their minds.
Legendary UK group Dub Pistols Sound System brought their dub ska hip hop sound to Australia for the first time and didn’t let fans down. Tash Sultana was over on the main stage proving why she’s the live performance du jour with a voice stronger than a five foot nothin’ should have. The Correspondents delivered a cracking set, which was no mean feat for a couple of pasty Liverpool natives. The Cat Empire jumped onto the main stage and played somewhat of a subdued set. Punters were waiting and hoping to hear The Crowd so they could sing along to “on the St Kilda sands,” but alas, the obvious single didn’t get a spin. Closing out the night on the main stage were The Opiuo Band and it was the perfect selection to send the event off. The inaugural Pleasure Garden had been an incredible day and Opiuo was just the right vibe for everyone to throw their hands in the air, take it all in and look forward to what the organisers have instore for next year.
By Alex Watts Photos by David Harris
Highlight: An impromptu mass Bohemian Rhapsody sing-along Lowlight: Monday Crowd Favourite: The Gift
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Highlight: The whole damn vibe Lowlight: C’mon Cat Empire, play the hits Crowd Favourite: When she said yes
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Wine Whiskey Women:
Maree Fewster Teresa Dixon Open Mic Night
8pm: 9pm: Thurs 15th December 7pm: Fri 16th December 6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session 8pm: Sat 17th December 3pm: 9pm: Sun 18th December 4pm: Danny Walsh Banned 6.30pm:
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Rossa McCann The Jump Devils
The Sideshow Brides
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Victoriana Gaye
The Retreat Victoriana Gaye are hitting The Retreat on Wednesday December 14. They are the definition of #couplegoals, with their special brand of soft prog/psych folk with new wave pop. We reckon they’ll make you dance, clap, giggle, be super jelly of their story or all of the above. It’s a freebee from 8.30pm.
6 Foot Inch
Bendigo Hotel 6 Foot Inch’s debut EP is titled Thumb For A Head, which wouldn’t be very fun. What will be a good time, is their launch party down at The Bendigo on Wednesday December 14. Help them launch the aforementioned, awesomely titled EP with the help of their supports, Ghost in the Machine and Uzumaki from 8pm for $5.
Wine, Whiskey, Women
The Drunken Poet Get down to The Drunken Poet this Wednesday December 14 and enjoy the passionate musical stylings of Teresa Dixon. Combining the genres of country, folk and blues, you can catch Teresa ± and plenty of wine and whisky too ± fr om 8pm.
Glades
The Workers Club Walk, catch a tram or Drive down to The Workers Club on Thursday December 15 to see Sydney based alt/electro/pop trio, Glades, before they’re cast even further into the stratosphere! Doors open at tickets $8 + bf, door open 8pm.
Mitch Power
Charles Weston Hotel Mitch Power brings the powerfully heartaching lyrics, and he’ll charge you up with his alt-country finger-picking on Thursday December 15. Get plugged in from 6.30pm at Charles Weston, no cover charge.
X-Massacre
The Brunswick Hotel All X-Massacre ask is that you get your arse down to The Brunswick Hotel on Thursday December 15 ± tote some gross or great festive fashions, and they’ll fix you up with Fear of Flying, Swayze, Rival Fire, Oskah Lo and maybe even a beer. Free entry and cheap drinkees from 8pm.
Tim Guy / Piss Factory / Customer / Pearl Bay
The Grace Darling No more shows in the basement ± or “Gracement” after December. Here’s your chance to check a few locals acts in the subterranean wonderland. Tim Guy, Piss Factory, Customer and Pearl Bay are taking over the joint on Thursday December 15. From 8.30pm and a meagre $5 a pop for entry. 40 BEAT.COM.AU
Wednesday 14 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers 6Footinch + Ghost In The Machine + Uzumaki Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. A Day To Remember + Issues + Tonight Alive Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 6:15pm. $89.90. Bloom + Mia Wray + Jamo Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. Broken River + Moonlover + Vicuna Coat Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Coq Roq - Feat: Mr Moonshine + Agent 86 + More Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. Essie + Angie Mcmahon + Maxon Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. F*Ck The Fitzroy Doom Scene + El Colosso Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00. Fuzzsucker + Super-X + King Crime Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Liz Stringer + Jordie Lane Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. Mammalade + Floyd Cox + Trillionayers Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00. Negative Gear + Piggie + Real Love + Dean Anthonisz Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00. Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. Pleasure Avalanche + Bitmoth + Iononow Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Reel Tapes + Cosmos + Disco Tear Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Rubix Radio On Kissfm Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Scott Reynolds + Joe Guiton + Shadow League + Tim Hampshire Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $20.00. So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. The Braves + Draught Dodgers + Kit Warhurst Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. The Dorks + Latreenagers + Bu$ Money Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. The Night Collectors Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Tulalah + On Diamond + Eilish Gilligan Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Victoriana Gaye Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Jamie Oehlers Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Junki + Zen Ruckman Band 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Sarah Mcdonald Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. Take Five #1 - Feat: Dave Boots + Mike Gurrieri Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Josh Pyke & Bob Evans Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $48.21. Kavisha Mazella + Enda Kenny + Miss Jones Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Muddys Blues Roulette - Feat: Ian Collard Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Open Mic Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. Open Mic Night Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Temperance + Taylor Project + Sean Mcconnell + The Sea Still Rises Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. The Songroom - Feat: Gretta Ray + Ainslie Wills Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $14.59. Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Teresa Dixon + Maree Fewster Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Thursday 15 Dec Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Adam Hoss Ayres Dj Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Christmas Serenade - Feat: The Chamber Orchestra At St Paul’s Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $24.50. Jamie Oehlers + Paul Williamson Quintet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Los Cajones + Bev Parker & The Sonic Groove Foundation Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. Midnight Express - Feat: Stm Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00Pm. Mingus Thingus Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. Monash Jazz Orchestra Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00. Rod Gilbert + Michael Harding + Mark Elton + More Leroy Espresso, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $10.50. Spencer Street Soul + Dj Vince Peach + Dj Pierre Baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. The Hoodangers Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Timbalero Thursday La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Alice Ivy + Saatsuma + Corin Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $15.00. Byo Vinyl The B.East, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Chris Sebastian Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $20.00. Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. Fear Of Flying + Swayze + Rival Fire + Oskah Lo Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Fire In The Head + Gold Gull + Hannah Francis Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:30pm. Flume + Vince Staples + Sophie Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $79.00. Francesca Gonzales + Shouse + Akroyd Smart + Allysha Joy Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $7.50. Glades + Lupa J + Aeora Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
Hein Cooper + Lanks Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $23.50. Hot Sludge Fundae + Dada Ono + Jimmy Chang + Doona Waves Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Hotel Wrecking City Traders + Mote + Cakefight Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Husky + Redspencer + Coda Chroma Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00. Jack Grace Night Cat, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Keggin + Third Earth + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Oh Yay! Thursday Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Okin Osan + Allume + Take Your Time + Water Bear Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Polish Club + Darts + From Oslo Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00. Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Rvg + Suss Cunts + Synthetics Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. Scrotal Vice + Grudge! + Bøg + Hand Of Fear Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Terminal Zero + Dj Ball Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. The Rumjacks The Loft, Warrnambool. 7:00pm. The Spin + Nelson Walkom + Brian El Dorado The Tuesday People Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. The Tropes + Latreenagers + Hexdebt + Robot Fox Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Throwback Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. Tilman Robinson + Matthias SchackArnott Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. Tim Guy + Piss Factory + Customer + Pearl Bay Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00. Your Local The Irish (Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 7:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Chris Pickering + Greg Cathcart Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. Christmas Break Up - Feat: Geoff Achison & All Star Jam Night Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. Darren Hanlon + Nadia Reid Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $30.35. Josh Pyke & Bob Evans Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 9:30pm. Mitch Power Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Open Mic Night Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 7:00pm. Shayne P. Carter + Dogood Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $25.00. Taylar Paige Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. The Jack Earle Big Band Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Social Surgeons + Pugwashe + Rose Turtle Ertler + Madeline Hudson 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $6.00. Timothy James Bowen Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $20.00. Toby Knox + Thomas Nenna + Sophie Officer Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. William Alexander Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
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Melbourne Record Club
Friday 16 Dec
The B.East Got a new vinyl you’ve just been dying to show off ? Melbourne Record Club and The B.East have got you covered with their BYO Vinyl night. With a strong no judgment policy and a guest DJ kind of vibe, it’s bound to be a night of music discovery and eclectic tunes. BYO Vinyl Night is set to take place on the third Thursday of every month, including this Thursday December 15. Doors 7pm, fo’ free.
Ramshackle Army
The Workers Club Melbournes punky Celts are hitting The Workers Club, armed with a brand spanking new release of their newest gear. On Friday December 16 expect plenty of fast, aggressive party songs to get your heart pumping. Get down and get your Celt on for only $13 +bf from 8pm.
The Nuremberg Code
The Reverence Hotel Get your prog on with three of Melbourne’s finest prog rockers thanks to your mates at The Reverence on Friday December 16. The Nuremberg Code will be joined by Lazarus Mode and One Kingdom. Kicks off 8pm for only $5 at the door.
Punk Rock Xmas
The Brunswick Hotel Punk yeah, it’s almost Christmas. Celebrate in style or pretend it’s not a thing at The Brunswick Hotel on Friday December 16. Australian Kingswood Factory, Jay Wars and the Howard Youth, Dixon Cider, Jungle Breed and Jude Joseph are all joining XXXmas forces. There’s also a can drive for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, because giving. Feel the festive cheer from 7.30pm dudes.
Remi
Howler Local hip hop Remi have had a hell of a year. The duo are here to tour their album Divas and Demons with nearly all their shows sold out. So literally get in ± before you can’t get in. With tickets $28.50, start your weekend on a hip hop happy note at Howler on Friday December 16.
SCROTAL VICE
Whole Lotta Love Prepare yourself for a whole lotta punk as Sydney’s SCROTAL VICE bring their own brand of extreme post-op power grind to Whole Lotta Love this Friday December 16. Joining them will be RABID Abbott, COUNTERATTACK!, The Polygamists and Cabin Fever. Entry is at 8pm for $10.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Loonee Tunes Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. A Punk Rock Xmas - Feat: Australian Kingswood Factory + Jay Wars & The Howard Youth + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Alleged Associates Spottiswoode, Spotswood. 8:30pm. Apes Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00Am. Barely Standing Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm. Boom Crash Opera + The Twoks Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $25.00. Captain Spalding Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm. Driven - Feat: Sentia + Chasing Lana + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Einsteins Toyboys + No Stairway Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. El Troubador Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Flume + Vince Staples + Sophie Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $79.00. Hailgun + Rabid Abbott + Scrotal Vice + More Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. Hang Out - Feat: Donny & Friends Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. Headspace Benefit - Feat: Sundr + Removalist + More Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Hein Cooper + Lanks John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. Hey Hey It’s Friday - Feat: Astro Boys Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00Pm. Hobbs’ Angel Of Death + Anatomy + Secret Guest + More Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $20.00. Hot Wings + The Reprobettes Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Housewreckers Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. Lalic + Baseball + Mick Turner Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00pm. Magnets + Hachiku Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Metrik Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 11:00pm. Mex’s Mayhem + Monkey Butler + Amonal Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. Mezz Live Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 5:30pm. Miss June Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 1:00pm. My Echo Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $7.15. Nuremburg Code + Lazarus Mode + One Kingdom Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00. Polish Club + Darts + Football Club Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $14.59. Polyester & Chapter Music Xmas Party Feat: Habits + Nun + Twerps + More Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.35. Rabbit Hole Festival - Feat: Jakubi + Lime Cordiale + Big Words + Mose + The Family + More Rabbit Hole Festival Site, 12:00Am. Ragnarok - Feat: Dj Donna Kate + Dj Julz + Benny G Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Ramshackle Army + Coffin Wolf + Keggin + Beggars Way Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.80. Rhiannon Simpson & The Triple Delta Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 9:00pm. $6.00. Shayne P. Carter + The Ocean Party Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $25.00. Spacejunk + Shepparton Airplane + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:00pm. $10.00.
The Pretty Littles + White Bleaches + Stingray + Hird Earth Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Rock Sessions - Feat: Wired Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 9:00pm. $5.00. The Spoils + Stu Thomas The B.East, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Vika & Linda Bull Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $34.70. Witch Hats + Mightiest Of Guns + Melbourne Cans + Heat Wave Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Yacht Club Djs Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:30pm. $28.60. Yeahh Nahhh - Xmas Bonanza - Feat: Little Lamb & The Rosemarys + Kill Dirty Youth + More Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Bella’s Late Night Open House - Feat: Leah Collins + Fiona Scott Norman + Miss Goldie Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. Christmas Serenade - Feat: The Chamber Orchestra At St Paul’s Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $24.50. Entropy Quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Global Safari - Feat: Dj Eddie Mac Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Jake Barden & Olivia Chindamo Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Jc & The Po’ Boys Christmas Show Feat: Joe Creighton + Jimmy Sloggett St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $23.00. Jet Set Fridays - Feat: Eddison + Sean Vagg Blue Diamond, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. Jex Saarelaht Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. $20.00. Jobim & Djavan + Jacqueline Gawler Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. Josh Kyle Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. Live Jazz - Feat: Various Artists The Green Goose, Malvern. 7:00pm. Morning Melodies - Feat: Gabrielle Parbo: Gabrielle Christmas Show Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 10:00Am. $17.00. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $25.00. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00. Sean Wayland Quartet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Sleazy Listening - Feat: Arks + Richard Kelly + Hysteric + K Hoop Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. Tania Bosak & Friends Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Seven Ups Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. What The Funk Fridays Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Andrew Roberts Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00. Chris Flaskas Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. Chris Wilson Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15Pm. Cor Ten Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm. Cross-Eyed Cat + Tim Crossey + Cal Walker Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. Danny Luhrs + Amy Pollock Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Gareth Leach + Andrew Swift & The Drunken Poachers Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Hayley Couper Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Holy Moses Heartache Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Josh Pyke & Bob Evans Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. Kelly Auty Band Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Max Teakle & Friends Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. Phil Spector Christmas Album Tribute - Feat: Kit Convict + Juliette Seizure & The Tremor-Dolls + More Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Rip Rawers Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8:00pm. $10.00. Small Town Romance Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Steady Cooling Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. The Bean Project Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:30pm. The Blackeyed Susans + The Thin White Ukes Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. The Gami Gami Devils 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Thee Wyld Oscars + Dj Dave Gray Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Traditional Irish Music Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. U Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Yirrmal Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $15.00.
Saturday 17 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers 3350 Street Party - Feat: Yacht Club Djs + Trillionayers + More Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 5:00pm. $25.00. A Tribute To Prince - Feat: Purple Revolution Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. Ali Barter John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $18.00. Amber Isles Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Amyl & The Sniffers Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00Am. Bang - Feat: The Playbook + Boy Wonder + Terra Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00. Ben Abraham Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $23.00. Better Late Than Never Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:30pm. Bone Soup Xmas Party - Feat: Miss June + Private Function + More Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Camp Cope + Harmony + Two Steps On The Water Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. Dan Kelly Dream Band + Jess Ribeiro Band + Various Asses + More Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $19.40. Don Fernando Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. Dz Deathrays + Ecca Vandal + Heads Of Charm The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $28.60. Dz Deathrays (U18) + Ecca Vandal + Heads Of Charm The Croxton, Thornbury. 2:00Pm. $28.60. Electric Wallpaper + Big League + Beastly Bird Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7:30pm. $10.00. Foxtrot + Angry Seas + Hockey Babes + Post Punk Choir 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. George Trimmer Band Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. Grace Darling Xmas Party - Feat: Postblue + Broadway Sounds + Bends + More Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. Grasshole + Low Down Brew + The Riddlers + Eryth The Who Club, Warburton. 7:00pm. Groeni + Lossless + Vulture St. Tape Gang + More Belleville, Melbourne. 9:00pm.
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Groove Bandits + 180 Proof + Chris Flakas Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. Higgo’s Heavy Pelly - Feat: Dreadnaught + Kill:death:ratio + Se Bon Ki Ra Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $15.00. Jurassic Nark + Grindhouse + Department. Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Killer Cash King Christmas Special - Feat: Sun Rising Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40Pm. $25.00. Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:00pm. Melbourne Drone Orchestra - Feat: Matt Sanders + Brian O’dwyer St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 3:00pm. $20.00. Mod Vigil + Honey Badgers + Latreenagers + Black Bats Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Mr Bramble’s Christmas Music Party Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Passerine + By The Stream Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. Rabbit Hole Festival - Feat: Jakubi + Lime Cordiale + Big Words + Mose + The Family + More Rabbit Hole Festival Site, 12:00am. Rewind 80S Commercial Hotel (Sth Morang), Morang South. 8:00pm. Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00Pm. Sheriff + Juliette Seizure + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00. Suss Cunts + Primo Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. The Breadmakers + The Dandelions The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Heights + Wes Leslie + Dinochip Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00. The Lovely Days + Diamonds Of Neptune + Flmxd Pjmas Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. The Meanies + Hard-Ons + Bleach Girls + Wing Attack Plan R Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $25.00. The Peptides + The Interceptors Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. The Romeo Knights + Planet Of The 8’S + Sonic Moon + The Beautiful Savages Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Tim Hulsman Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $12.25. Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. We Own The Night - Feat: My Echo + Captives + Flangipanis + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. Xylouris White + Tiny Ruins Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $45.00.
Wesley Anne Steady Cooling are returning home for an exclusive summer residency at the Wesley Anne. Playing in a stripped back setting, you can catch the trio and their smooth jazz repertoire from 6pm this Friday December 16. It’s all going down in the Front Bar for the cheeky price of free.
The Spoils
The B.East Put some mystery into your Friday night and get down to The B.East, as The Spoils prepare to transport you to another world. Combining an array of instruments, including the accordion, glockenspiel, piano, Indian drone box and many more, The Spoils are bound to be nothing less than enchanting. Get your magic on from 10pm on Friday December 16. Entry is free.
Don Fernando
Cherry Bar Come celebrate Don Fernando turning double digits at Cherry from 7pm on Saturday December 17. The local guys bring their massive hooks, massive riffs and no bullshit attitude along with supports Dr Colossus, Two Headed Dog, Black Rheno, Black Valley, Junkyard for only $13. Is Don, is good.
The Heights
The Workers Club The Heights are going to take you to another level on Saturday December 17 at The Workers Club. Supported by Wes Leslie and The Bedroom Player from 1pm ± consider your day sorted. For only $5? Amen to that.
Electric Wallpaper
The Reverence Hotel Get in for your last chance to see Electric Wallpaper before they descend into festive cheer for the remainder of 2016. Enjoy lashings of psych pop alongside Big League and Beastly Bird ± it’s like custard, cream and ice cream with your Chrissy pudding. For only one fat lady: $8. The Reverence is where it’s at on Saturday December 17.
Craig Robinson
The Corner Craig Robinson rolls into The Corner on Saturday December 17. With his unique blend of lyrical comedy mixed with his soulful band The Nasty Delicious, this show is sure to have you snorting with laughter, while grooving a slow jam with a stranger. Door from 8.30pm and tickets from $70.27.
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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Adrian Cunningham Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Bideshi Taal Ma Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 9:30pm. $23.50. Christmas Serenade - Feat: The Chamber Orchestra At St Paul’s Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $24.50. Circle Of Funk - Feat: The Foreign Brothers + Coretet + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. Dj Jellyroll Baker Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Dj The Knave Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Hetty Kate & Friends Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Jamaica Jump Up #21 - Feat: Jake Savona’s Jackie Mittoo Hammond Revue Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. Rat Child Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Roger Clark Quartet Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Sean Wayland + James Muller Quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
Soultrane Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $28.00. The Change Up - Feat: Dave Boots + Soulman Stephen Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Idea Of North (A World Of Christmas) + Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $25.00. Trio Agogo Vs Ben Carr Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. Xmas Done Funky - Feat: Dj Manchild Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Alexis Nicole Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Cameron Holmes & The Blues Dudes + Silky Digits Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Cosmos - Feat: Hurlin’ Up Limbs & Picket Place + Hurlin’ Up Limbs + Picket Place Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. Craig Woodward & Friends Victoria Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm. Darcee Fox + The Bitter Sweethearts + More Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. Dos Enos The B.East, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm. Jack Biilmann + Hannah Blackburn + Dj Shaky Memorial Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. Neeko Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Renee Geyer Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $33.00. Shayne P. Carter + Cam Butler Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $25.00. The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Band Dog’s Bar, St Kilda. 9:00pm. The Band Who Knew Much Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. The Blackeyed Susans + Angie Hart Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. The Jump Devils + The Tipplers Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. The Steve Martins Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. This Way North + Dj The Knave Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Tom Stevenson & Friends + Tom Walker & The Sick Individuals + King Groaker + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Vanderlay Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
Sunday 18 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. Atlas + North + Tartie Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Byo Vinyl Littlefoot Bar, Footscray. 7:00pm. Democratic People’s Republic Of Surf + Dj Xander Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. Digger & The Pussycats + Cakefight Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Distorted Truth + Sex Grimes + Liquor Snatch + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. Dj Ella Thompson Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. Dylan Louis Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm. Howl At The Moon + Eliza Band + J. Scot Mckenzie Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Kaz Garaz + Faraway Towns + Donald Dank & The Naughty Boys Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Kids N Cats + Splendidid 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. La Danse Macabre + Brunswick Massive Resident Djs Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Little Desert + Military Position + Hextape + Hospital Pass + More Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $10.00. Melbourne Indie Voices Wesley Anne, Northcote. 2:00Pm. $10.00. Musiclands Xmas Party Musicland, Fawkner. 2:00Pm. Pedestrian Daze + Snaggletooth + A Rioting Mind Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Planet Slayer + Old Mate Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Rabbit Hole Festival - Feat: Jakubi + Lime Cordiale + Big Words + Mose + The Family + More Rabbit Hole Festival Site, 12:00Am. Semplelive - Feat: Confidence Man + Batts + Huntly + More Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $20.00. Steve Gadd Band Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $99.00. The Meanies Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $19.40. The Pink Tiles + Girl Crazy + Qwerty + More Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 2:30pm. The Shabbab + Truly Holy + Hearing Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. The Shadows Nepal + Tumbleweed Inc + Chilaum Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $30.00. Vancouver Sleep Clinic + Mtns + Luke Jenkins Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. Verdigris + Crescent Moon Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. Vika & Linda + Kihei Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 2:30pm. $33.00. Wakefield Festival - Feat: Capella + Jess Hieser + Ruby Gill + More Workers Club, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $15.00. Wax On Wax Off Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Christmas - Feat: National Boys Choir Of Australia Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 7:30pm. $56.10. Let Them Eat Baklava Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. Paul Grabowsky + Jamie Oehlers + Dave Beck Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Pearly Shells Christmas Ball - Feat: Pearly Shells Hot 7 + Julie O’hara + Yvette Johansson + Hetty Kate St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $18.00. Shol Quintet Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. Sol É Alma Quintetto 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. Sugarfoot Ramblers Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00. Sunday Soultrain Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 3:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Allysha Joy Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Andre Warhurst Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm.
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Darcee Fox
Whole Lotta Love With their debut album on the way, Darcee Fox are ready to pump out some classic rock riffs and searing vocals this Saturday December 17. For their summer tour they’ll be joined by Sydney rockers The Bitter Sweethearts, Atomic Riot and metal explosion Skarlet. It’s all going down at Whole Lotta Love from 8pm for an easy $10.
Rat Child
Edinburgh Castle Melbourne based singer/songwriter, activist and all round rat bag Rat Child is bringing her cheeky and equally soulful rhythm and blues to Edinburgh Castle this Saturday December 17. Having taken the stage at Strawberry Fields, Melbourne Music Week and Sydney Road Fest, this is a gig not to be missed. Doors 5pm, entry is free.
Shayne P. Carter
Yarra Hotel New Zealand’s Shayne P. Carter is returning to Aussie shores to play three exclusive shows in December at the Yarra Hotel. Carter will be showing off some of his old hits as well as fresh tracks from his newly released digital CD Offsider. Presale tickets are $25 and can be found via Oztix. Showtime is 8pm. Suss him out on Saturday December 17.
Battle Punx!! Attak! Bendigo Hotel
Need more punk in your Sunday? Sames. With Distorted Truth, Sex Grimes, Liquor Snatch, Ding-dong Death Hole, Gutter C*^tz, K-mart Warriors, The Sikkminds and Wildspears, we reckon the Bendigo Hotel done got you covered on Sunday December 18. It’s from 3pm for only 5 smackers.
Gig Guide Backwood Creatures Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. Carla Troiano Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 2:00Pm. Charlie Marshall + Cam Butler Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00Pm. $10.00. Dan & Al Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $19.84. Danny Walsh Banned Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. Eddie Boyd + Narla + Creek Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. Elwood Blues Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 5:00pm. Gallie + The Dusty Millers Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $18.00. Gayle Cavanagh & The Mixed Company Band Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. Jvg Guitar Method Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. Matt Black Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 4:00pm. Michelle Gardiner Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm. Nick Charles & Blue Strings Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. Peter Baylor & Roadhouse Romeos Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Robyn Hitchcock + Emma Swift Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:30pm. $33.50. Sunday Session - Feat: Brunsy Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00Pm. Sunday Sessions - Feat: Various Artists Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm. Sunday Showcase - Feat: Sonia Serin + Grace King + More Vodka Temple, Carlton. 5:00pm. The Bakersfield Glee Club Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. The Blackeyed Susans + The Thin White Ukes Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:00pm. The Sideshow Brides Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm. The Twoks Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. Tracey Hogue + Jane Cameron Tago Mago, Thornbury. 5:00pm. Wilson & White Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Monday 19 Dec Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music 303 Yarra Banks Jam Night 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Barney Mcall Asio Band Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers
The Shabbab
The Grace Darling Are you ready for it? I’m not sure you’re ready for it. If you were ready for it, you’d be heading down to check out The Shabbab with supports: Truly Holy and Hearing at The Grace Darling on Sunday December 18. Brace yourself from 8pm.
Dan and Al (Xmas show)
The Corner Dan and Al are a dynamic duo promising a show sure to enjoy. With the possibility of onstage antics such as: mild violence: potential tears and even murder, you can’t miss out on Sunday December 18. They’re old pals and will be worth ever cent of the $19.84 you’ll need to catch this. Doors 8pm.
Anthony Young & The Next Man Dead Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. Cherry Jam Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. Dougal & The Sunken Sea + Ioda Rosa Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. Miss June + Lazertits + Bitch Diesel Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Monday Night Mass - Feat: Cool Sounds + Michael Beach Band + Jess Cornelius Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. Rabbit Hole Festival - Feat: Jakubi + Lime Cordiale + Big Words + Mose + The Family + More Rabbit Hole Festival Site, 12:00Am. Ripe Casual Christmas Vol 1 - Feat: Spike Fuck + Hi-Tec Emotions + More Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. Ronson Hangup + Airhorn + The Favourite Game Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
Gigs of the Week
Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta Yah Yah’s
Bone Soup are sharing the love this holiday season with a Xmas Fiesta and everyone’s invited! This end of year bash will feature an awesome lineup, including alternative punk rockers Miss June, Private Function, B.L.T, Amyl and The Sniffers and Purple Duck. Get on your pinks and purples and prepare yourself for a party to remember. It’s going down at Yah Yah’s on Saturday December 17 for only ten bucks. Tickets are available from Yah Yah’s website.
The Grace Darling Xmas Party The Grace Darling
It’s that time of year when everyone seems to be getting all Christmassy, and it’s no exception at The Grace Darling. Following on from their festivities the night before, The Grace Darling are capping off their Yeah Nahhh Xmas Bonanza with another huge shindig the following eve. Sets tipped to blow the roof off will come from CC: DISCO!, Ben Fester, Luke Pocock, India Grace, Broadway Sounds, Shouse, Cutting Room and more. Wear your dancing shoes, or prepare to get blisters from cutting all those shapes. Enjoy three levels of party from 6pm, on Saturday December 17. Entry for free.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Brad Martin Project Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. Geoff Achison & The Soul Diggers Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Open Mic Hardiman’s Hotel, Kensington. 7:00pm.
Tuesday 20 Dec Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Rioting Mind + Four In The Morning 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. Horace Bones + Going Swimming Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Liz Stringer + Jordie Lane Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $19.00. Shiny Coin + Olsen Twins + Heatwave + Pearl Bay Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $7.00. Soul Cave Collective - Feat: Supahlove + Wilder Genes + Soul’de Fashioned Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7.00. Tago Mago Open Mic Tago Mago, Thornbury. 6:30pm.
Tetrahedra + Nluke + Las Mar + Pjenné Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00. The Brunswick Discovery Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. The Resignators Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Now. Here. This. - Feat: Birds + Neil Morris + Paul Gorrie Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Transient Tuesday - Feat: Keller + Wilson + Anning Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk Girl Friday + Lisa Crawley Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Irish Session - Feat: Dan Burke Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. The Harmaniax Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
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Featured Gigs
Danny Walsh Banned
The Drunken Poet Danny Walsh Banned are pottering down to The Drunken Poet this Sunday December 18 to show off their newly released second album The Dirt and the Sky. This gig will be stuffed full of old and fresh tunes, swampy blues and piano driven rock ‘n’ roll. Prepare to boogie from 4pm.
Hearing Paint
Compass Pizza It’s going to be an emotional night at Compass Pizza this Sunday December 18 as light and tight jazz two-piece, Hearing Paint, take the stage. There’ll be songs to groove to, songs to blubber to and everything in between. Doors are at 4pm and entry is a beautiful free.
Vancouver Sleep Clinic
Howler Monday doesn’t have to a drag, when you can catch up on a few z’s without even sleeping. Fresh off the back of a North American tour, Vancouver Sleep Clinic are nipping into Howler on Monday December 19. MTNS and O X I L E S are supporting. Check them out from 8pm, like a lovely nightcap. Tickets $18.
Miss June – Mundane Mondays The Old Bar Monday December 19 is totally not going to suck, so long as you nip down to The Old Bar. The fierce Miss June have come all the way from NZ to blow some minds with ripper punk tunes.With $15 Mountain Goat jugs all night, you’ve got your night sorted. $5 at 8pm.
The Resignators
Cherry Bar Have you been practicing your skanking? Of the ska-dance variety, that is. Well here’s your chance to get your skank-on, when The Resignators get buck-wild at Cherry Bar on Tuesday December 20. Supports Strawberry Fist Cake are also on board for a dollop of sickly sweet sweetness on top. From 8pm, free entry.
Girl Friday
The Retreat Bringing her electric uke and a voice filled with soul, Girl Friday will have you yearning for a time you would have never actually known ± not in this incarnation at least. With Lisa Crawley supporting, get nostalgic from at 8.30pm at The Retreat, on Tuesday December 20.
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Gig Guide
Coming Soon 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 Bone Soup Xmas Party Yah Yah’s 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 Piknic Electronik Audiojack, Session Victim, Percy Percy, Laila Sakini And More. Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 1 – March 19 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 Hudson Mohawke Prince Bandroom January 6 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 Z-Trip Laundry Bar January 26 Electric Gardens Festival Feat. Eric Prydz, Mark Knight, Hernan Catteneo And More. 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 Pin Heads 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 Melbourne Ska Orchestra Shimmerlands Melbourne University January 28 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 Yalukit Wilum Ngargee O’donnell Gardens February 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 Reverence Hotel February 10 Like Royals Musicland Fawkner February 10 Fractangular Gathering Festival Feat. Melbourne Ska Orchestra Buckland Tasmania February 10-12 Sir David Attenborough The Plenary February 11 Hands Like Houses The Corner Hotel February 12 D.R.I Bendigo Hotel February 12 Lost At Sea Feat. Camp Cope, The Nation Blue, Loose Tooth And More. The Victoria Star 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 Appice Brothers Max Watts February 18, The Croxton February 19 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
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