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Contents

Issue N o 1593

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News

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Industry

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Arts Guide

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Poison City Weekender Fest

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Follow The Music Paul Kelly

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Cub Sport Bernard Fanning

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Ben Ely Caligula’s Horse

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Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017

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Album of the Week Singles

Paul Kelly

Cub Sport

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Profiles

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Melbourne Audio Trade Show Crossword

Three things made my weekend fantastic. Firstly, Richmond beat Geelong. We’re one step closer to eternal glory. Please, for the love of god Richmond, don’t fail me now. On the same night, Ali Barter blew the roof off the Corner Hotel with a searing set. It was an honest-to-goodness rock show, and her band were as tight as ever. Top-notch stuff.

Capping it all off, Jen Cloher had me floating on a wave of bliss to round out my Sunday. Her latest record is one of my favourite releases of the year. It’s definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already. I’ll probably regret pinning all my hopes on Richmond taking home a flag, but you definitely won’t regret giving Jen’s album a spin.

We’re lucky enough to have the motley crew behind Poison City Weekender Fest doing their thing on the cover this week. The annual three-day event is back for a ripper installment, throwing a punk rock party to celebrate the community built around one of Australia’s best record labels. Elsewhere, we catch up with certified national treasure Paul Kelly and sit down with one of BIGSOUND’s standout acts Cub Sport.

Closing it all out comes a handpicked guide to this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. From shows that’ll make you laugh to those that’ll make you think, it all starts here. Thank us later.

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Laneway Festival Drop a Banger of a Lineup With first announcements Mac Demarco and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals exhausting all allocated presale tickets in record time, it seems next year’s Laneway is set for a slew of huge acts spanning psych, hip-hop, R&B and rock. BABADNOTGOOD, Bonobo, ODESZA, The Internet and Wolf Alice will be performing exclusively at Laneway, alongside the likes of Aldous Harding, Alex Cameron, Amy Shark, Billie Eilish, Cable Ties, City Calm Down, Dream Wife, Father John Misty, KLLO, Loyle Carner, Miss Blanks, Moses Sumney, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, (Sandy) Alex G, Shame, Slowdive, Sylvan Esso, The Babe Rainbow, The War On Drugs and TOKiMONSTA. Laneway Festival goes down Saturday February 3, 2018 at the Footscray Community Arts Centre.

General public tickets go on-sale from Monday September 18 at 9am.

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The First Annual Australian Americana Honours Night A huge lineup celebrating roots music

The first annual Australian Americana Honours Night is set to celebrate Americana music in Australia with a huge lineup of local and international artists. The jam-packed line-up boasts Kasey Chambers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Valerie June, Busby Marou, Shane Howard, Bernard Fanning, Catherine Britt, Kevin Welch, Henry Wagons, Emily Barker, Ruby Boots and Jordie Lane & The Sleepers. The inaugural event takes place at the Thornbury Theatre on Monday October 2. Tickets via Oztix from Thursday September 21.

The Killers

Are playing a free Melbourne show this month While The Killers were already set to headline the pre-game entertainment for the Grand Final, the Las Vegas rockers have announced they will also be performing a free concert following the match. Fans without a ticket to the AFL Grand Final will be able to gain entry to the Virgin Australia Premiership Party via Gates 4, 5 and 6 following the conclusion of the match at 6.00pm, with the premiership presentation and The Killers’ set planned back-to-back for the evening. Wonderful Wonderful, the new album by The Killers, will be released on Friday September 22 via Virgin Records.

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The Red Eyes

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Mono

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Paces

Heads out on a national tour to celebrate his latest single Having just announced the release of his latest track Creepin, Paces has announced a tour starting this October, with Melbourne producer/singer-songwriter Woodes along for the ride as a guest vocalist. Supporting Paces on his latest venture shall be Brisbane producer Feki and Sydney bubblegum-pop purveyor MUKI. Paces’ earlier 2017 release Savage (featuring Nyne) currently sits at almost 7 million Spotify streams. The massive success brought about a sold-out national tour that saw support slots with Marshmello and Illy. Catch Paces at the Corner Hotel on Friday November 3. Tickets available via Eventbrite.

The Astor Theatre’s Halloween Spooktacular 24 hour movie marathon

The Astor Theatre’s annual Halloween Spooktacular is back for another year of ghoulish delights, bringing 24 hours of non-stop scares to the historic cinema. Getting you in the mood for the spooky season are films including The Monster Squad, celebrating its 30th anniversary, The Gate, and The Hills Have Eyes screening in a rare 35mm print in light of its 40th birthday this year. Also delivering the thrills is A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin, back-toback installments of Halloween 2 and 3, The Wraith, Leprechaun and more. It’s all going down at The Astor Theatre on Saturday October 28. Get your tickets via the Astor’s website.

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Manchester Orchestra Reveal a Headline Tour Atlanta-based indie rockers Manchester Orchestra will be make their way back to Australia, supporting their new album A Black Mile To The Surface - out now via Loma Vista Recordings. The band’s fifth release following 2014’s Cope, A Black Mile to the Surface sees singer/lyricist Andy Hull and lead guitarist Robert McDowell continuing their run of creating challenging and poignant narratives. You can expect both the classics and new surprises when they hit 170 Russell on Friday February 2, 2018.

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Darebin Music Feast Unveil Their Most Diverse Program Yet Darebin Music Feast is back for another year and the event has released its tantalising 2017 lineup. Spanning 11 days, the event will showcase the smorgasbord of talent Melbourne’s north has to offer. The Darebin Council have also announced that this year’s Feast will be centred around the theme of inclusiveness following the success of its mentoring program AMPLIFY which helps local female, transgender or non-binary musicians get a leg up in the music scene. As always, the Darebin Music Feast will also host a Songwriter’s Award Grand Final, offering $2000 cash and studio time to the winning local songwriter. Darebin Music Feast kicks off on Thursday October 12 and wraps up on Sunday October 22, for the full program head to the Music Feast website.

The Shins

Future Islands

In celebration of their latest album Heartworms, The Shins are coming down under to give Aussie fans a taste of their new songs. Heartworms serves as The Shins’ first self-produced album since their debut, Oh, Inverted World, in 2001. The album displays The Shins’ signature intricate, melody-driven sound that has earned the band their success. The outfit will play five shows across Australia this December, with a Melbourne gig at Palais Theatre on Monday December 4. Tickets are on sale now through Handsome Tours.

Following their recently released album The Far Field and a set at Splendour In The Grass, Future Islands are heading back to Australia. As well as appearances at Fairgrounds Festival and Meredith Music Festival, Future Islands are set to play a handful of headline shows across the country, winding up at The Croxton on Monday December 11. The trio will play a selection of songs off their new album as well as hits from their previous four albums. Tickets are on sale now via Handsome Tours.

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Unveils Australian tour dates Following the recent release of her EP Til The Going Gets Gone, Nashville’s Lindi Ortega has announced she will be returning to Australia for a run of shows and festival appearances later this year. Alongside sets at Queenscliff Music Festival and Mullum Music Festival, Lindi Ortega and her band will treat Melbourne fans with shows at Northcote Social Club on November 23 and Caravan Music Club on November 24 with tickets available through Eventbrite and Trybooking respectively.

Tim Rogers

To head on massive Australia “Detour-ing” You Am I frontman Tim Rogers has been keeping busy, between releasing his solo LP An Actor Repairs, touring with You Am I and releasing his book Detour, Tim Rogers has revealed he will be hitting the road once more to give fans a taste of his new album. The “Detour-ing” kicks off with two Melbourne shows in November, starting at Thornbury Theatre on Friday November 10 followed by an appearance at Caravan Music Club on Saturday November 11, with his 11 date tour wrapping up on Saturday December 2 in Adelaide. Tickets are available through the venues’ websites.

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Battle 8 2017 has already put forward an impressive roster of aspiring beatmakers to duke it out on the dancefloor this year - and now, it’s set to change venues from Section 8 to Belleville for their Semis and Grand Final. With less queues, an extended trading time until 1AM and a venue with a way bigger capacity, no one’s gonna miss this party. There’s a trip to New York on the line ± head on down and watch the fireworks. Catch 3181 take on Perfect Strangers at Belleville this Sunday September 17 from 4pm.

Foo Fighters and Weezer Join Forces for Aussie Tour Foo Fighters will join forces with Weezer for a stadium tour of Australia in light of their ninth studio album, Concrete and Gold. The 11-time Grammy-winning behemoth will be bringing a career spanning set with them, blasting through hit after hit from a discography that’s afforded them over 25 million album sales. Their last Australian tour saw them pack out Australia’s biggest venues, and this is promising to be no exception.

Capping it off, American alt-rockers Weezer will be coming along for the ride - marking their first Australian shows since 2013 and their third visit to Australia. They’ll hit Etihad Stadium on Tuesday January 30. Tickets via Ticketmaster.

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Pitch Music & Arts Festival Announce First Act Pitch has announced ahead of the official lineup announcement that Berlin-based DJ, producer, label owner and techno royalty Len Faki will be gracing Australia in 2018 for the festival’s return. Known for his passionate energy and the vibrant audio-visual displays in his live shows, it’s been 3 years since Faki last graced Aussie shores - and Pitch can’t wait to bring him back. Pitch Music & Arts Festival hits Mafeking, Victoria from Friday March 10 - Monday March 12. 2018. The main lineup will be revealed Tuesday October 3. General public tickets go on-sale from Wednesday October 11.

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Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission

Announce Thirteen Days of Christmas Tour As if spending 2017 releasing a book and a record that documents two and a half decades worth of his music and extensively touring Australia and Europe isn’t enough, Mick Thomas has announced he will be ending the year with a national Christmas tour. The tour will see Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission playing two Melbourne shows, one at the Spotted Mallard on Friday December 22 followed by the final show of the tour at Caravan Music Club on Saturday December 23. Tickets are available via each venue’s website.

Marco Resmann

To play two Melbourne shows The Berlin DJ, producer and record label owner will be headed to Australia to unleash his sound on Melbourne fans. Having performed across the world at some of the biggest and best clubs, as well as being a heavyweight in the club scene since 2007, Marco Resmann is a seasoned performer who is bound to bring unparallelled energy to his Australian performances. He’ll be appearing at Revolver Upstairs on Friday September 22 and Pawn & Co. on Saturday September 23, playing tracks off his recently released EP Voyager alongside other favourites from his extensive catalogue. Grab your tickets through Moshtix.

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Z-Star Delta

Heading Down Under to ‘Face The Iron Ram’ Hot off the heels of a recent set at Glastonbury, fast-rising blues duo Z-Star Delta have announced that they’ll be returing to Australia this September on their Face The Iron Ram tour.

Coinciding with the release of their debut EP, the tour will no doubt pack the electric live performances the pair are known for ± with rumours of an Australian exclusive tour Mixtape containing fresh studio recordings. You’ll be able to catch Z-Star Delta at The Grace Darling on Saturday October 14 and the Deep West Block Party in Werribee on Saturday November 4.

Majora

Touring in celebration of a new EP Instrumental prog-rockers Majora are set to release their latest EP Aphotic on Friday September 15 via Bird’s Robe Records, and to celebrate they’ll be embarking upon a co-headline national tour with Brisbane four-piece Osaka Punch this October.

Engineered, mixed and produced by acclaimed engineer Dax Liniere and mastered by the ARIA-nominated Forrester Savell, the title single has already been promoted across triple j, triple j Unearthed, AndrewHaugRadio and The Faction Radio. Catch them at The Evelyn with Melbourne’s own Rival Fire and Cityhalls on Saturday October 14. Tickets via Oztix.

Drake Brings World Tour to Melbourne After much speculation and some cheeky teasers Drake’s stadium tour of Australia has been confirmed, with Melbourne scoring two dates on the run. Drake has asserted himself as a trailblazer in the creative world, holding the record for highest grossing hip hop tour, most streamed artist on Spotify and Apple Music, most streamed album debut (384.8 million, knocking off his own previous record), most simultaneous songs in the Billboard Hot 100, and more. Drake will hit Rod Laver Arena on Saturday November 18 and Monday November 20. Tickets via Live Nation.

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Mushroom Group Announces Label Changes

Study #2: Spotify, Youtube Listeners

Will Government Funding Follow After Aussie Indies Claim 30% Of Revenue?

Radiohead ‘Stage Collapse’ Case Stopped

The Mushroom Group has announced two changes on its label front.

Liberation Music becomes Liberation Records, with its A&R head Damian Slevison now moving to Managing Director. Among the acts he signed are The Temper Trap, Vance Joy, Dan Sultan, British India, Husky, Emma Louise, D.D Dumbo, Gordi and alumni such as Little Red and Snakadaktal. Coming later in the year is Bloodlines. Mushroom says, “More than just a label, Bloodlines will be home to some of the most iconic names in the Australian music industry, providing a full range of creative services outside of the standard label format.”

A new groundbreaking report released last week found that Australian independent labels make up 30% of the country’s recorded music market in 2014-15 ± much higher than originally thought.

The inaugural AIR Share: Australian Independent Music Market Report was commissioned by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) and conducted by Deloitte Access Economics. The full report is at air.org.au.

The importance of the report is that, for the first time, a study has focussed on the ownership of the tracks and not distribution, which pushes the balance towards the major record companies. By the indie sector reclaiming what it owns, it flexes its muscle to show that in 2014-2015, its revenue was 154.8 million (the Australian recorded music industry in total generated $400 million).

It also confirms the important roles indies play in finding and taking to the market new and musically diverse acts. Among the findings were that 57% of indie revenue comes from Aussie acts, 95% of its releases are new content, two-thirds of its signings are Australian and 4% of its revenue that year came from digital channels (probably higher by now given the steaming explosion). But for this column, an important finding is that an impressively high 30% of revenue comes from overseas. It’s an indication of the great job indies are doing in exporting Australian music to the world. This is something that state and Federal governments should be looking at supporting in the future.

Study #1: Aussies Top Globe For Attending Live Events

The enthusiasm by Aussies and Kiwis for supporting festivals and new acts is well known around the world. But a new study by Eventbrite states that the two mobs also see more live acts than any other nationality. And the two mobs have the highest rate (83%) of feeling that going to a live music event makes them feel connected to other people. The study, The Experience Movement: Australians Believe Events Inspire Positive Change in the World says that Aussies ± regardless of gender, age or income ± go to festivals because they’re seen as instruments of positive change. 90% believe it’s important for people to come together to create a movement, and are more supportive of a festival that stands for a cause even if it’s not overtly political.

The millennials, more into experiences than ownership, are leading this charge. 91% have gone to a festival over a march or rally, a quarter of millennials have attended an event to support a cause in the last year, compared to 17% of Gen X; and 67% reveal that engaging with a not-for-profit or political cause online has encouraged them to take action offline, compared to 56% of other generations.

Second Book From Dave Graney

Following on from 1001 Australian Nights, Dave Graney has a second equally entertaining and funny book Workshy out in November through Affirm Press. “It’s a book focused on work and all the little jobs I did to try and be a player, an artist. What I did while I was trying to do what I wanted to do,” he says. In between all this, Graney and Clare Moore are currently on a run of European/ UK dates. They also wrote the music for Donna McRae’s ghost horror flick Lost Gully Road, which soon goes into post-production.

The Audiomonitor survey by market research agency AudienceNet shows that while broadcast radio remains the most popular format of music consumption in the UK (national average of 43%), only 10% of the 16-19 age group tunes in. For them, 62% regard streaming as their main music consumption, compared to a national average of 24%. And for them, Spotify is the main brand for 51% of this younger group, compared to 33% for YouTube. In fact, 30% listen to Spotify alone. Music playlists are more important to them (35% share of listening) compared to 45% for singles and 20% for albums.

Those who listen to albums rises progressively for older ages, with the highest (41%) for those aged over 65.

The trial over the fatal stage collapse at a June 2012 Radiohead concert in Toronto has been stopped by a judge who said that it went over the 18-month cut-off after numerous delays. Drum tech Scott Johnson was killed and three other workers injured. The show’s promoter Live Nation, an engineer and the staging company were charged. The case was delayed because of its “technical” nature. A new judge came in recently and made the decision, admitting that her decision would be “incomprehensible” to Mr. Johnson’s family, who can justifiably complain that justice has not been done.” The band’s Thom Yorke was more succinct: “Words utterly fail me ...” he tweeted.

Bigsound Breaks Attendance

Last week’s BIGSOUND conference and showcase drew 6000 punters over three nights, its biggest crowd yet, according to organisers. 150 emerging acts showcased to packed houses, and panels and workshops looked at current essential themes including gender diversity and inclusion (how about toilets for those who do not identify themselves as a particular gender?), and mental health (a database of drug and alcohol counsellors in each city to be made available to touring musicians) to the future, like AI replacing A&R people in signings acts based on consumer data, and a possible touring landscape where a superstar act will play a show abroad and beam holograms to a stadium in Australia.

The thought provoking keynotes by Archie Roach and Tina Arena offered insights to their songwriting. For Roach, the 1988 bicentennial celebrations politicised his writing. “I took exception to the fact people were celebrating 200 years when we should be celebrating 40,000 years.” Arena turned to songwriting after a song she was to record (How Will I Know) was swiped by Whitney Houston. Despite her success, she was dropped by Sony and her publishing company refused to return her manager’s emails for four years when asking about collaborations with their other writers. As for her longevity, “You have to love music. You have to eat, sleep and breathe it. You have to shit it.”

Our Golden Friend Signs With Island/ Universal

Lorrae McKenna’s Melbourne based label Our Golden Friend, has struck a label partnership with Island/Universal Music Australia.

The label recently signed its first act, RVG, and will re-release its debut LP A Quality Of Mercy. McKenna also manages Jade Imagine, Jess Riberio, RVG, Totally Mild and Poppongene.. As Remote Control’s promotions and marketing manager until last year, she was instrumental in signing and developing Courtney Barnett, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Methyl Ethel and The Murlocs.

Melbourne Pulls Out Its Digital

Of the national digital radio ratings, Melbourne’s most popular is ABC Jazz (57,000) and Double J (56,000) ranked #1 and #2. Also in there is Coles Radio (53,000) and Buddha Hits Radio (41,000).

In Sydney, Edge Digital topped the list (72,000), with Coles Radio (69,000) and Double J (52,000) while Oldskool Hits Radio showed a jump to 42,000.

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To all you old timers out there (which in this context means 17 and up), sit down. This one’s for the teens.

And not just any teens. Cool teens. Like, teens that are cooler now than you ever were or will be. Art Party offers exclusive access to The House of Dior and Houkusai alongside dance and DJ sets. Steal your little brother’s school ID if you have to. Saturday October 7 at the NGV.

This one’s a no-brainer isn’t it? Hundreds of shows, hundreds of venues, and hundreds of cocktails to be had. Get out there and catch the next best thing before they’re selling out shows over at Edinburgh Fringe and you miss the chance to brag to your mates about how you saw them first. Thursday September 14 - Sunday October 1.

Comedy George’s Bar It’s huge night of laughs at George’s this week with the inredible Double Denim headlining for a feature set. Elsewhere on the bill, catch John Dore, Cameron Tyeson, Rob Caruana, Tessa Ryan, Nicky Barry and more. Plus, the next contestants in their ‘Are You Funnier Than George’ competition.

Thursday September 14.

Dirty Secrets Comedy Melbourne’s cosiest comedy night nestled in the heart of Collingwood. Hilarious lineups every week, with regular surprise guests dropping in. Now an open mic night of comedy, come down from 7.30pm to sign up and perform.

Club Voltaire Comedy Close out your weekend with a lineup of Melbourne’s best up and coming comedians, located in North Melbourne’s finest hidden gems, Club Voltaire.

Plus, cheap drinks. Club Voltaire, 14 Raglan St, North Melbourne, 7.30pm.

American Song

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American Song is the latest work from acclaimed playwright Joanna MurraySmith, arriving as a stunning one-man show from Red Stitch member Joe Petruzzi. A show about parenting, love and what could have been, the play has found acclaim overseas in the States where it was first commissioned. Now it’s Melbourne’s turn. Tuesday October 3 Sunday November 5 at Red Stitch Actors Theatre.

Africa on Screen Film Festival is dedicated to providing a platform for the celebration of African culture, history and creative arts through film. The key mission is to showcase and share with audiences in Melbourne, the best independent films written, directed and performed by artists of African origin. Friday September 15 & Saturday September 16 at Backlot Studios.

Epic battles. Laugh-out-loud comedy.

Dazzling special effects. Elaborate costumes, Spectacular dances. It all comes to a head when the Pop-up Globe (the world’s first full-scale replica of one of history’s most famous theatres) sets up in Melbourne. No matter where you stand, you’ll never be more than 15 metres from the heart of the action. Catch performances including As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello and Henry V. It comes to Sidney Myer Music Bowl from Thursday September 14 - Saturday November 11.

Review:

Underworld With the classic Australian horror flick Long Weekend as a jumping-off point, the immersive performance of Underworld is set amidst plastic trash, kangaroo and koala bones found in the Grampians, camping gear, tree branches and tanning lotion.

Throughout, the conceptual choreography is sometimes masculine, feminine or animal and imbued with references to YouTube clips, rituals, workout culture, drug-propelled dance floor moves, and even the robotically flawed gestures of AI avatars. Intense bursts of virtuosic movement make the 70-minute performance an incredible physical feat for the four performers.

Mystifying non-linear scenes build off of and collide with one another, creating an absurd universe within the eerie walls of the Northcote Town Hall.

Two performers ceremoniously place aluminum cans in a triangular formation and then smash them one by one in towering pink high heels. One performer emerges from backstage with cooking equipment and proceeds to chop up raw

chicken with a butchers knife and fry it on a grill, the smells wafting into the audience. All four performers come out into the darkened space, wielding tree branches and bright headlamps. They whip and whirl for minutes on end and suddenly stop and all turn and look at the audience, blinding us.

A final scene finds the four dancers throwing around huge pieces of plastic and posing in between each throw.

Suddenly, the curtain to the main stage opens and behind it is a video projection screen. The entire scene had been recorded and is played back, but in reverse. Seen from end to beginning their movements look like actual magic, as if they had the power to lift objects into the air with their minds. This constructed clairvoyance hints at how we experience everyday illusions in the form of imagebased interactions online.

In its overwhelming deluge of references and thought provoking scenes, Underworld asks how unlimited access to information has altered our relationship to our bodies and the

bodies of others, our muscle memory and our collective subconscious. It powerfully employs the corporeality of contemporary dance to discuss what the body is to us now and what it might become in a way that is hard to express in words, channeling the unspeakable anxieties that live just below our skin.

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Jeff Rosenstock A talented DIY punk-rock treasure, Jeff Rosenstock has inspired countless musos as frontman of collectives Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, as producer for The Smith Street Band and creator of the independent donation-based label Quote Unquote Records. His 2016 album WORRY. received critical acclaim, addressing themes including economic inequality and police brutality in America.

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By Holly Pereira

Harmony Heavy, blunt and ballad-y, Harmony are an intense slice of unadulterated, emotional gallows-rock ± coupled with the haunting three-part gospelesque vocals that have earned them acclaim as masters of atmosphere. Featuring Tom Lyngcoln (The Nation Blue), Alex Kastaniotis and Jon Chapple (McLusky), the group have performed with the likes of musical legends Marc Ribot (Tom Waits) and Don Walker (Cold Chisel).

Clowns Recently announced to be supporting Foo Fighters and Weezer when they hit Melbourne, the local hard-punk legends have earned a rabid fanbase for their no-holds-barred, power-packed live presence. Clown’s debut album I’m Not Right was voted at number five on triple j’s Short.Fast.

Loud Top 40 releases of 2013. Four short years later, the group have just recently returned from their third European tour.

Lincoln Le Fevre & The Insiders A smooth, rising, punk-country talent with nearly a decade of experience in face-melting rock goodness, Lincoln Le Fevre & The Insiders were born in the chill of a South Hobart winter.

Now calling Melbourne home, the group recently released their latest Come Undone under the guidance of producer Mike Deslandes (The Nation Blue, Hoodlum Shouts) to positive reception.

Jade Imagine Led by singer/songwriter Jade McInally (formally of Teeth & Tongue, currently playing with Jess Ribeiro), Jade Imagine creates personal, subtle and candid music, packed with personality.

A vessel brimming with talent and creativity, the band features the powers of Tim Harvey (Emma Louise, Real Feelings), Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell (The Ocean Party, Ciggie Witch) and Jen ‘Sholaki’ Sholakis (East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Jen Cloher).

Mere Women With a unique and abrasive approach to postpunk, Sydney four-piece Mere Women are known for their fierce live shows and DIYindie sensibilities. Having recently released their latest album Big Skies, the group have worked with Melbourne band Gold Class on a split 7”, continuously pushing the boundaries of sound, emotion and concept since their formation way back in 2011.

Cable Ties Within a mere couple of years, Cable Ties have exploded into far-reaching cult favourites of Melbourne for their energetic live performances and frenetic garage-punk stylings. Now armed with a prestigious triple j Feature Album and a split 7” with fellow punk renegades Wet Lips, Cable Ties have forged a dedicated following with their important, socially-charged lyrics and pulsing krautrock vibes.

Jess Locke Melbourne-based songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Jess Locke weaves tender lo-fi indie-folk, packed with powerful lyrical impact.

Having recently released the track Universe from her upcoming second album of the same name due this year, Locke’s sonic simplicity brandishes the distinct emotional wisdom and artistry that has garnered her praise and airplay on national broadcasters like triple j.

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Poison City Records’ Weekender Fest has come a long way since its humble beginnings nine years ago. With this year’s festival just around the corner Sarah ‘Thomo’ Thompson, drummer of Camp Cope and one third of Poison City, is eagerly anticipating its return to smaller venues, along with the band’s headline slot on a bill that features some of their favourite local and international bands.

Spread out across five venues this year, the festival may outwardly look like it’s becoming bigger, but as Thompson explains the reasoning behind the increased number of shows was to bring the festival back to smaller venues. “We had spoken about wanting to keep it more local this year since we prefer going to shows around Fitzroy and Collingwood rather than going to a big venue in the city. We wanted to do something a bit different and have more of a casual vibe where people can walk around and maybe go from one thing to another. It wasn’t really a conscious decision, it was more like, ‘Do we even need a bigger venue when we can spread it out across a few extra venues?’”

The festival is especially significant to Thompson as it came up just as Camp Cope realised they were on to something special. “Camp Cope played our second show at Weekender in 2015 and that was purely because Georgia (Maq, the band’s singer) was already on the lineup solo. It was really cool but also petrifying, we’d only played one show. Now we get to headline The Corner with bands we’ve loved for a long time. It’s crazy.”

It’s clear Thompson is keen to pay it forward when it comes to the generosity extended her way, with both Jeff Rosenstock and Worriers ± two acts on the lineup who have taken Camp Cope under their wing. “We just spent a month with Worriers in America, driving across the entire country. They’re such great people, it’s cool we get to hang out with them here, they showed us such nice hospitality in America. I’m used to being the one who has to organise and worry about everything but I got to sit back while they took care of things. It’ll be nice to return that favour.”

Thompson admits that it will be strange to play after Rosenstock at the Corner Weekender show having opened up for him back in 2015. “Jeff took us on our first Australian tour. We’d open up the show and play to like five people in Tasmania. It’s going to be so weird for us because we’re playing after him this time.”

Given the ruthless festival climate, the continued success of the Weekender is proof that having a low key approach to putting on a festival is the best strategy. “It’s not as sterile as other festivals because it’s never intended to be anything more than what it is,” says Thompson. “It was never started as something to make a million dollars from, it was

more like a showcase rather than a money maker and a chance for us to show everyone the bands that we’ve worked with along with our friend’s bands.

I guess it’s like our Christmas. Having no other ulterior motive has kept it going.”

When it comes to the crowd’s safety, Thompson reiterates the band’s campaign #ItTakesOne, established last year to ensure their shows are safe for all attendees. “We feel so responsible for people when we’re playing, especially if it’s our own show because people are there to see you. If one person is having a shit time because of something happening, it doesn’t matter if there’s another thousand people in the room, you feel terrible. Everyone’s going to be looking out for each other at the Weekenders so don’t be that one idiot and definitely don’t do a shoey.”

The Weekender shows also demonstrate to the wider Australian music industry how easy it is to have a diverse and representative festival of talented acts. “When we put the lineup together I realised it was very non-male heavy this year without even giving it a second thought. It’s awesome that it’s so diverse but it didn’t take much effort to get it that way this year.

“It’s easy, they’re all great bands. The days of putting 16 men on a bill are gone. Obviously there’s awesome bands that are four men, that’s not the issue, it’s just there’s so many other bands as well now.”

With no sponsors and no agenda other than wanting to bring people together to see amazing bands, the Weekender festival is perhaps the best example of how a music community can come together to solely appreciate what artists have to offer. “We’ve never done anything by the music industry’s rules and yet we’ve gotten here,” says Thompson heroically. “We’re not going to change that now just so someone else can make some money off us.”

As for what Poison City as a whole has done for Camp Cope, Thompson is most appreciative towards her colleague Andy Hayden. “Andy has been our biggest supporter from the start. He put the record out not really having heard much of it. It’s good to be able to actually have people at the shows to give something back to him, and sell a record or two,” laughs Thompson.

“Everyone’s going to be looking out for each other at the Weekenders so don’t be that one idiot and definitely don’t do a shoey.”

Poison City Weekender Fest ‘17 will take place from Friday September 15 until Sunday September 17 across The Corner, The Tote, The Evelyn, Reverence Hotel and Old Bar.

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Follow The Music This year’s local Playing For Change Day event, Follow The Music, promises a day full of tunes, exploration and community.

Playing For Change arose from a common belief that music has the power to connect people regardless of their differences. What began as a film project in 2005 has since snowballed into a global organization that works to create positive change through music and arts education.

The Playing For Change Foundation was created as a way to give back to musicians and communities. Since its inception, it’s spawned 15 music schools and programs across the globe. More than 2,000 kids attend free classes each week in dance, music, language and musical theory, all taught by local qualified teachers. As Victorian Ambasador for the foundation Amy Lezala says, “It’s not just building a school, it’s building a community”.

To date, over 15,000 children and community members have been impacted through the programs and education provided by the foundation. “It’s not just music they’re taught,” says Lezala. “They’re taught English and math, as well as the history of their local culture and traditions.”

The project also provides basic needs for some of the world’s most economically vulnerable children, providing humanitarian aid such as clean water, food and medicine in addition to the educational services.

“I’ve seen that the awareness has changed, so the number of schools has massively increased.

Hopefully, it will continue to grow.”

Lezala has been working hard to help make this a reality with this year’s event for Playing for Change Day. Created in 2011, the global event allows musicians, fans and volunteers an opportunity to get involved and become part of the Playing for Change community. This year’s event marks the third

“It’s very much about celebrating the local musicians and artists as well as celebrating the community in Fitzroy.” for Melbourne and is easily the most ambitious to date. Entitled Follow the Music, it was created with a Pied Piper-esque thought in mind, as a musical trail leads crowds throughout the iconic venues of Fitzroy.

Kicking off at 1pm at Damask with a relaxed Sunday afternoon rooftop gig, the trail begins by heading to Baxter’s Lot followed by The Provincial Hotel and The Worker’s Club before ending it all up at Rum Diary Bar for a late night DJ set. Local artists gracing the multi-venue event include Ari Scott (who has graciously participated in all of Melbourne’s Playing For Change events so far), Liam Bowditch, Tejo D’Cruz and Flashlight.

“For us, it’s very much about celebrating the local musicians and artists as well as celebrating the

community in Fitzroy,” says Lezala.“Playing For Change is all about building community through music, so this year’s event is a reflection of that.”

With a fundraising goal of $2,000, all proceeds raised on the 24th will go directly to the Playing for Change Foundation and 15 schools around the world. All in all, Follow The Music promises to be a day full of fantastic music and community spirit ± utilising great music for the greater good.

By Chris Bright

Paul Kelly

“Most songs come at you sideways and they take you by surprise.

How to Make Gravy is like that. It’s a voice that starts talking to me and then I try and follow it down.”

As far as iconic Australian songwriting goes, you’d be hard pressed to find a lyric more universally loved than “Who’s going to make the gravy?” For that, we have Paul Kelly to thank.

There’s a timeless quality to Kelly’s songwriting that allows his music to transcend generations. The jangle pop of Before Too Long or the slow-burning melancholy of (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed sound just as sharp now as they did when they were first released.

His latest studio album, Life is Fine, marks his 23rd record across a career spanning over 40 years.

Throughout that time, he’s penned hits that have earned a canonical presence within our national consciousness as well as exploring new avenues of his creativity ± diving deep into his love for poetry and applying it to his craft. It makes sense when you think about it. Kelly has always been a natural-born storyteller.

“If I like a poem, I try to put a tune to it,” he says.

“That in turn has changed the way I write songs. For some reason I believed that you couldn’t write the words first; that it would somehow constrain the music. But I was completely wrong. That’s given me another way to write and more variation in the type of songs I write.”

Case in point, the title track from Life is Fine.

Originally a poem written by American writer Langston Hughes, the words have been reimagined atop a bed of lilting slide guitar and acoustic strumming, all the while anchored by Kelly’s immediately recognisable dry vocals. The protagonist finds himself unable to commit suicide ± the water he tries to drown himself in is too cold; the building he wants to jump off too tall. Death just refuses to take. He instead concedes that while he’s still alive,

Follow the Music goes down at venues throughout Fitzroy on Sunday September 24. More details at playingforchangeday. org/event/follow-the-music/.

he might as well keep living. It’s a theme consistent with many songs in Kelly’s work. He acts as a lyrical conduit, singing from the perspective of down-andout characters that find a glimmer of hope in bleak situations.

“It’s almost like hearing a voice,” he says. “I hear the voice first, and I’m hearing that voice in my head when I’m writing the song. Most songs come at you sideways and they take you by surprise. How to Make Gravy is like that. It’s a voice that starts talking to me and then I try and follow it down.”

These voices Kelly talks about aren’t just the ones narrating his music. They’re our voices too. The voices of the working class and underdogs; of fallen soldiers and street brawlers. That’s what makes his music resonate across numerous borders. Last year, Kelly lent that voice to a collaboration with Dan Sultan and A.B Original for a politically charged rework of Dumb Things, tackling the divide between white and black Australia.

“Music is part of a conversation,” he says.

“Sometimes a whole lot of things start moving and a ripple becomes a wave. Music can cut through a

lot of talking and can be a part of change. Music’s always been part of that.”

Life is Fine marks Paul Kelly’s first ever #1 album, proving firsthand that his music still captivates the hearts of fans old and young. He’ll now take that record on the road, sharing it with Melbourne at a special open-air concert in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

“I’m really excited about that,” says Kelly. “It’ll have a good festival atmosphere and we’ve got a really strong bill with Steve Earle and Middle Kids.

It’ll be all ages too, so that brings a whole other broadness to the event.”

As for what’s beyond that, the is no doubt his music will go the way of other revered songwriters and poets ± staying with us for generations; a snapshot of who we are and what we were.

“I came up in folk music where songs got passed on from singer to singer,” says Kelly. “If a few of my songs get sung and passed along, I’ll be happy.”

Paul Kelly will perform on day one of A Weekend In The Gardens, taking place at the Royal Botanic Gardens on Friday November 17 with Steve Earle and Middle Kids.

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Cub Sport In the year-and-a-half since Brisbane indie-pop darlings, Cub Sport released their debut record, a lot has gone down for the group.

Personally and musically, they’ve been on a rollercoaster of selfdiscovery and progression, all of which has culminated in the creation of their forthcoming sophomore record, BATS. “At the start of writing this album I wouldn’t have dreamed of sharing these songs with people,” says lead singer and songwriter, Tim Nelson. “I was very much writing it to process my feelings, but I think by the time it got around to being ready to put a second album together, I was much more comfortable with who I am and I felt more comfortable sharing this side of myself.”

The record encompasses ideas of what one’s 20s can feel like ± confusing, overwhelming and constantly motioning towards that sought after feeling of self-assurance and self-love. This time of life is a lot for anyone to deal with, lest the added pressure of having to come to terms with your sexuality, like Nelson spent a long time doing.

BATS is ultimately inspired by the singer’s coming out and his relationship, and now engagement, to fellow band member Sam Netterfield. The couple have made waves on social media for not only their flippin’ cuteness, but for their formidable vocality on LGBTQI rights.

“The main narrative throughout the album is the development of my relationship with Sam and starting to understand myself through that,” says Nelson. “It touches on before we were together but when I started to realise that I was in love with him, through to the moment where we had the conversation about getting together and then the joy of when we did.”

Photo by Sean Pyke

Completely raw and revealing, this is a deeply personal record that Nelson admits is a little terrifying releasing into the world. But he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I know since my coming out and trying to be a support for the LGBTQI community, we’ve had a really great response from people, like young LGBTQI people who have gotten in touch and said that we’ve helped them to learn to love and accept themselves just the way they are,” he says.

“If by being ourselves we can help people get to a place of self acceptance when they’re still young, then hopefully they can get to a place of inner peace and happiness earlier than I did, because I was in denial for so long and it can really be quite a crisis.”

The album’s title track is one of Nelson’s favourites. It’s got a calming and relaxed feel peppered with bursts of joyous energy, which he says very accurately represents how he was feeling when he was first able to openly share his love with his partner. His affection for the track is part of the reason the album itself is called BATS. The other reason is that he also finds a lot of beauty in watching a big old colony of the nocturnals go by,

and has fond memories of he and Sam watching them at a house they used to share.

“I used to Snapchat it everyday, and then I had someone from Texas reply and say that he was seeing the same thing where he was, and I found it cool that we could be experiencing the same beautiful thing from different places in the world,” he says.

Although it hasn’t been an awfully long time since the release of the band’s debut full-length, Nelson also explains that sonically, they’ve come a long way. “This time around I trusted myself a lot more with production. When I started writing This Is Our Vice and recording those songs it was the first time I had ever recorded any demos, I was still finding my feet. It took me a while to even consider the fact that maybe what I was making was good enough or close enough to a final product,” he says.

“BATS is a bit of a new sound, and at least for me personally it was a new approach to making songs. It’s quite a pure product, we’re self managed and are our own label, so what you’re seeing and hearing is all straight from us. That’s quite special.”

“When it comes to the music industry I don’t think there’s a heavy-enough emphasis on trying to encourage and make opportunities available to more women.”

Bernard Fanning wants you to know that Powderfinger are definitely not getting back together. Not for a new album, reunion tour, or anything.

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Cub Sport will release their second album BATS on Friday September 22.

By Abbey Lew-Kee

Bernard Fanning

The rumour mills went into overdrive when three of Fanning’s former bandmates joined him onstage during his set at Splendour in the Grass this year.

For Fanning, the experience was worth it. “[It was] much more fun than I would’ve thought it would be, and that was mainly because when those guys came onstage, the place went berserk.”

But not even that kind of reception from fans could tempt them to reunite. “Doing that is completely different to making a record, or going on tour and also restarting something that we put to bed seven years ago,” he says.

Fanning has been very busy of late, releasing a series of two albums within the space of nine months. The second of these, Brutal Dawn was released in May. “[It explores] the way we look at memories, and how you set them in your mind, and then that’s what they are and that’s what happened in your mind, whereas if you really go back and really investigate all that stuff around memory it’s not necessarily what that little one-pager is in your memory, the one that has the nice photo and suits your version of events.”

One of those memories is that of Powderfinger’s first encounter with the music industry in the USA, which acted as inspiration for Fanning’s single America (Glamour & Prestige).

Fanning says it was good to go back and think about it. “It was so different to what we’d been accustomed to in Australia and how it was so rank in so many ways, and we just couldn’t really get comfortable with it.

“If by being ourselves we can help people get to a place of self acceptance when they’re still young, then hopefully they can get to a place of inner peace and happiness earlier than I did.”

“The well-worn cliché part of that is a doubled-edged sword. It’s saying all the glamour and prestige in America is a well-worn cliché, but so is America bashing,” he says.

Fanning is also proud he managed to get the word ‘spiv’ into a song. “I patted myself on the back because I think it’s incredibly underused,” he says.

While Fanning and his band The Black Fins usually perform in theatres, this time he has let his fans decide. “I was hoping that that would be the answer that we would get from fans, that they wanted us to go play in pubs and part of the reason for that is they’re just a bunch of dirty booze hounds,” he says.

Playing smaller venues means playing more shows, which Fanning says wasn’t a great economic decision, but will allow the band to perform at their best. “It takes a little while to really hit your stride. It’s not like it’s bad when you start or anything, but you get this invisible language that happens between a band when you’ve done stuff over and over that you can’t really describe or explain or you can’t practice for,” he says.

Supporting them on tour will be a raft of local female talent including Oh Pep!, Maddy Jane, and Tia Gostelow. For Fanning, this was a conscious, but

by no means tokenistic effort. “I think when it comes to the music industry I don’t think there’s a heavyenough emphasis on trying to encourage and make opportunities available to more women. I think that’s completely lacking,” he says.

“I’m not gonna do it purely out of principle. If they weren’t talented artists whose music I didn’t like or respect, I wouldn’t put them on the show, you know, just because they have breasts. That’s tokenism at its worst.

“I think it’s good if old codgers like me try to create opportunities for young people and don’t just tread all the same lines.”

No stranger to touring, Fanning’s favourite places to play are smaller towns that he can get to in a couple of hours drive. “For me now, going to places that I haven’t played in I find is really fun,” he says.

One of those places is Queenscliff Music Festival, which he will headline in November. “All the powers that be have told me that it’s a really good festival. I love that part of the world, anyway; it’s awesome,” Fanning says.

“Good to get out of dreary Melbourne.”

By Amy Hall

Bernard Fanning and his band The Black Fins play at The Croxton on Thursday October 26 and Friday October 27 with support from Oh Pep!. They’ll perform as part of Queenscliff Music Festival, taking place from Friday November 24 until Sunday November 26.

Brutal Dawn is out now.

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Ben Ely At the beginning of 2016 Regurgitator’s Ben Ely moved home to Brisbane after spending 16 years living in Melbourne and Sydney. When he returned it was a surreal experience.

“The weather was getting to me in Melbourne and I just went, ‘I’m gonna move back. I ended up packing up and selling all my stuff and moving up to Brisbane. It was quite weird when I got back there.

It was like this weird memory of myself, like it was me but it wasn’t me.

“I remembered this time of my life but it felt like it wasn’t. It was a completely different version of me. Going around the city to different locations I was recalling all of these feelings and instances that happened to me when I was younger. The feelings were really strong and these ideas were coming into my songs.”

These memories and feelings are the catalyst behind Ely’s new album Strange Tales Of Drugs & Lost Love. Moody and reflective the album is a departure from the sound of Regurgitator, the bulk of tracks only featuring one guitar and Ely’s vocals.

The stories he tells on the album take place around the time Ely finished high school and his formative years outside formal education, just before the formation of Regurgitator.

“I think back in the time of the late ‘80s, early ‘90s was a very, very different time for music and culture and the political landscape of South East Queensland, with the Joh Bjelke-Petersen era.

“I remember the time being quite violent and quite aggressive at concerts. There was a lot of violence, skinheads would just turn up to a venue and start beating people.

“I remember Quan was playing in a band, Zooerastia at the 4ZZZ market day and the skinheads would jump on stage and sieg heil him. It was a pretty intense time, I remember it being quite

“It’s almost like capturing the dream, of the memory of what it was.” scary being in the music scene. Or being a person that stood out in South East Queensland at the time, you’re a target for the police and searches. I think I got searched by the cops at least twice a week where I lived.”

Ely focuses on the strangest events that occurred to him. “Some of the stories are just so bizarre, you can’t make that shit up. Like my first girlfriend on the song Amada’s Lost It. I went to Melbourne to visit my grandmother for the holidays and came back. She was this bright, shiny, surfy girl and then she turned into a goth. She dyed a wedding dress black and she said she was possessed by the devil and the devil was talking to her through a Stevie Nicks cassette tape that she was playing. Stevie Nicks was talking to her through this old antique picture she had of this old woman that lived in Tasmania in the 1800s.

“Then she got possessed and got a knife and tried to stab me and then she ran into the forest and she said that ‘the hell hounds are chasing me, the

daemons are chasing me.’ I had to chase after her and tell her everything was ok and she wouldn’t buy it. I eventually got her home and I took the Stevie Nicks tape and the picture away and said, ‘I’m taking the devil out of your house now,’ and she was like ‘Ok,’ and she still wouldn’t buy it. I had to break up with her after that.”

For Ely, his solo project is very personal. “I think I do my solo thing because I like the process of making music.” For him the project is an important contrast to the party vibes of Regurgitator, creating something mellow and introverted is his way of experiencing a different side of music. “It’s nice to experience music in different ways,” he says.

Ely says that he probably won’t just limit the project to one album. “There are so many stories I could probably make four or five volumes of Strange Tales. There are a lot of weird stories.”

By Rhys Pope

Caligula’s Horse

“It’s very much the case that our lives inform the way we write because part of our entire mission statement as a band is to be honest.”

Though the fun and frolic of Bigsound rages around him, Jim Grey is nestled comfortably at home in Brisbane with a cup of tea.

“That ain’t my scene,” he says. “I don’t like crowds.”

It seems odd that the frontman for Caligula’s Horse, one of Australia’s biggest progressive rock acts, should have such an air of disinterest in the city’s events.

Stranger still that Caligula’s Horse’s upcoming fourth album, In Contact, invokes and surveys the masses.

A conceptual exploration into unity and similarity, of what connects us as human beings, In Contact is divided into four distinct and deeply personal chapters, with much to be taken away from its onslaught of metaphors. “We wanted to have a fair bit of variety on the album,” Grey says. “In between albums, we always have a discussion as to what we’re going to do next, how we’re going to step forward from previous stuff we’ve done.

“In this case, we very much wanted it to be conceptual in nature ± bigger, heavier sounding. We wanted some more aggressive tones in there, take the heavy riff approach to stuff we’d stepped away from with [2015’s] Bloom.

“Within each chapter, because of the conceptual nature of the album, those separate stories, they have their own sound. The first chapter has a distinctive sound compared to what you’ll hear in the second chapter and so on and so forth. It’s definitely a journey.”

That musical journey and narrative, though Grey says it isn’t necessarily biographical, does carry personal stories. “It’s very much the case that our lives inform the way we write because part of our entire mission statement as a band is to be honest,” Grey

Ben Ely will perform at The Grace Darling on Friday September 22 with Steve Tyssen and Kelly Day and Karova Lounge on Saturday September 23 with Shonen Knife and Parsnip.

Strange Tales Of Drugs & Lost Love is out Friday September 15.

says. “There are moments in the album that do reflect my fears of fatherhood when I became a dad, but a lot of it, particularly the first chapter, is looking at the way society treats artists in general and whether it’s healthy.

“It’s a discussion I think is important right now, particularly with the rate of suicide in the arts and particularly alternative music.”

That discussion and that investigative connection running throughout the new material will translate to the live stage perfectly. Caligula’s Horse are indeed preparing for a nationwide tour, ready to relay the bittersweet hopes and tragedies of In Contact with a rare rock savagery.

Yet given the nature of this release, it’s hard to shake off Grey’s previous statement of not being a crowd person. How, as the first point of contact between the fans and the band, does Grey practice extroversion and execute the meanings in the music without hypocrisy?

“I would definitely describe myself as an extrovert but my anxiety is tied up in small spaces and things being outside of my control. I tend to not enjoy being in public,” Grey says. “The biggest difference being that if I’m up on stage, I have a microphone in my hand and I’m essentially running the thing. That’s the place I feel most confident, most comfortable.

“In that way, I can have that musical conversation with people, we can feel that connection with people without all this mental illness and fear stuff pushing in from the outside.”

For each city they tour, Caligula’s Horse will be joined by a different local support, Mercury Sky, Branch Arterial and Kripke’s Illusion to name a few.

Grey says these bands complement the mantra of Caligula’s Horse’s new release while also showcasing the diversity and success of the current scene.

“Australia has a really strong progressive scene and the world has grown rather fond of it of late,” Grey says.

“For us it’s not that difficult when we’re touring to find local acts in each city that are exciting or interesting, and that’s exactly the case on this particular tour. We have I Built The Sky as national support for all the shows and it’ll be really cool to have a bit of instrumental stuff on the lineup as well, something a bit different.”

Caligula’s Horse will perform at Max Watt’s on Saturday September 30. In Contact will be released on Friday September 15 through Inside Out Music.

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Fringe Festival 2017 Melbourne Fringe Festival is upon us for another year,

But where to start? We’ve handpicked a collection of shows

celebrating the best of arts, culture, and diversity with their

that’ll make you laugh, feel and think. Moreover, most of these

renowned open-access program. A sprawling culmination of

are all independent artists and performers. After all, that’s

artistic expression, this year’s festival features more than 400

what Melbourne Fringe is all about. It’s a platform for people

events in over 160 venues – meaning you’ve got a plethora of

to showcase their talents and share it with the world. The final

opportunities to get out there, enjoy yourself, and make the

ingredient? An audience. That’s where you come in.

most of the creativity that’s bursting forth across the city.

Can you handle this?

I don’t think you can handle this.

Rama Nicholas: The Lucky Ones

Feel love, sex and romance by a comedy unlike any other in Rama Nicholas’ new show The Lucky Ones. Using her imaginative blend of storytelling and personal experience, Rama will have you falling off your seats with laughter, and an undeniable craving to hear more.

The show flows as a juicy tale inspired by the cult romance of erotica writer Carmen Walters. Unveiling her most noted stories, Walters invites us to a new perspective binding sexual tension, forbidden love and ultimately happy endings.

Throughout the performance, Carmen brings her hot, steamy stories to life. Such stories mark gender and sexual preference to be fluid and free, portrayed on the stage with a lighthearted approach. It is here where the audience find comfort and breeze.

Further throughout, her own secrets emerge that mirror the lives of her fictitious characters.

Rama Nicholas’ The Lucky Ones is a hilariously seductive performance by a very compelling performer, storyteller and motivator of all things sex. Nominated for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award, this journey is one to linger on ± opening your thoughts long after Melbourne Fringe.

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The Lucky Ones runs at Fringe Hub: Arts House Parlour Room from Friday September 15 - Saturday September 30 (bar Mondays).

Always playing rhythm, but never lead? More Big Daddy Kane than Notorious B.I.G? This is the show for you.

The charming Luke Belle stars in this show celebrating the life and times of sidekicks in all their loveable guises. Join Luke on a zany jaunt through musical theatre and light opera classics as he grapples with his on and off-stage role as long-time sidekick and Sensitive New Age Guy in a world of leading men ± Prince Charming, the Hemsworth brothers and Christian Grey.

With silly observations from childhood, teenage years in regional Australia and today, Luke takes a shot at centre-stage and stealing the leading man spotlight all for himself. But the question remains: Can he handle this? You’ll just have to come and find out.

A one-man cabaret that’ll have you laughing and smiling, Belle’s infectious personality is set to light up the stage. Honing his talents in theatre productions throughout Melbourne, I don’t think you can handle this is written and co-directed by the man himself, teaming up with Chloe Martin to finesse those final touches. Capping it off, it’s going down at the Butterfly Club, which means the cocktails will be flowing. Enjoy this show helmed by a performer with a heart of gold.

It all goes down at The Butterfly Club from Tuesday September 12 Sunday September 17.

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Gospolation “Joy is the priority of this moment,” says Gospolation director Charmaine JonesDevasagayam as we discuss her upcoming show.

Hot off the heels of Adelaide Fringe and produced

by The Gospo Collective, Gospolation has come to Melbourne with a unique experience that uses an unusual mix of musical genres to create an empowering and moving amalgamation that stands out within a crowded Fringe program.

“The inspiration behind the performance is the melting of pop music and gospel music to show the similarities not just between musical styles, but also the concept of difference,” says Jones-Devasagayam.

The Gospo Collective team then use this idea of difference to highlight that there is something beautiful to gain, and that we can all be different and be doing different things while remaining unified as a whole.

It’s clear that this is much more than just a musical show, Gospolation also acts as a movement where people of all ages can volunteer their talents to partake in an “uplifting style of music with messages of hope and peace.”

From the youthful Jones Juniors, to volunteers who like singing in the shower, to professional performers who want to experience a new way of seeing their music, the hour-long show will fill the stage with gospel-inspired sounds spliced with a modern twist.

While gospel music is traditionally tied to ideals of faith, the music itself often transcends this to find something more universal.

“The reason we chose gospel music to be the vehicle is because it’s about the journey,” says JonesDevasagayam. “It’s about human nature and it’s about growing”.

Using this as a platform, the show is then packed

“The fear of the unknown is what closes our hearts, but if you can break down insecurities and fear, then you’re on a different playing field.” full of pop songs that she admires for their lyricality, their messages or simply for being beautiful pieces of music.

Ultimately, the team propels the moral lessons aligned with gospel music such as harmony and acceptance and interweaves that passion to show people that might like pop music that they are in fact one and the same.

The beliefs that Jones-Devasagayam holds in regards to her musical journey also apply to larger topics of society and culture.

“I want to mix races,” she says. “I want to mix religions. I want to mix political beliefs and put on a cohesive, united front with all people.” Mirroring this belief, the audience themselves are encouraged to join forces. “I’m notorious for audience

participation,” she laughs. “The fear of the unknown is what closes our hearts, but if you can break down insecurities and fear, then you’re on a different playing field.”

As a teacher and performer, Jones-Devasagayam is formidable in her approach to bettering the world through a combination of music and entertainment.

It’s clear that the messages woven into the development of this show stretch much further than its musical element. Now, who’s ready for a thoroughly entertaining night of sing-a-longs?

Gospolation runs from Thursday September 28 Saturday September 30 at The National Theatre.

By Tamara Davison

The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana,

the Ugliest Woman In the World 2017 marks 35 years since the Melbourne Fringe Festival embarked on their journey to support artists and to ignite audiences by providing a unique platform for self expression, discovery and acceptance. With that in mind, Bangkok-based Peel the Limelight’s production of playwright Shaun Prendergast’s The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman In the World, is a must-see for theatre buffs and newcomers alike.

During its Australian premiere, this award-winning production promises to take the audience on a fullscale sensory adventure. Blindfolded during the performance, the audience will feel a heightened sense of space and be able to hear, smell and touch – but not see. “Julia was an incredible woman, and although there are many legends and myths around her, there are also a lot of things we do know for a fact,” says producer Jaime Zúñiga.

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the travelling carnival circuit, Pastrana became the subject of scientists and doctors around the world, including Charles Darwin who wrote about her in his book The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.

“Some people in scientific circles even speculated that she was the link between the orangutan and mankind,” says Zúñiga. “She was a side-show freak, but we forget she was actually a young woman. She was intelligent and spoke many languages, and she was a talented performer (she taught herself to dance and sing). And she was actually trafficked.

“Because she’s a historical figure, people forget about that. Even these days people don’t want to talk about human trafficking in general. For me, I’m a Latin-American living in Asia and the issue of human trafficking is very critical, but it’s taboo to speak about it,” he adds. “The government doesn’t want to recognise that it is happening in many countries in Asia. In particular, South-East Asia is the epicentre of this issue.

“Some people in scientific circles even speculated that she was the link between the Orangutan and mankind.”

“For me, the blindfolded aspect of the show is very important because it mirrors the gimmicks and trickery of the side-show carnival, but also the trickery of human trafficking,” Zúñiga says. “People are tricked into human trafficking by the promise of a better job, and suddenly a girl from Bangladesh or Nepal finds herself locked in a brothel. It’s all a trick, and that’s what we wanted to emphasise with our production.”

When it’s all said and done, great art prompts discussion. And that’s exactly what this show sets out to achieve.

“We always want to use our art to provoke a discussion in the community,” says Zuñiga. "I think the community in Footscray is ideal in the sense that it is very diverse – there are people from many different places, and I think that could lead to a very strong conversation.”

By Natalie Rogers

The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman In the World runs at Bluestone Church Arts Space from Thursday September 14 to Saturday September 23 (no show Monday).

Fringe Festival 2017

Last King of Vaudeville

Tell us about your show. This solo variety show aims to be more than just entertainment. It explores the differences in entertainment through the ages, promoting conversation about modern technology and our addiction to instant gratification. It’s chainsaw juggling, stand-up comedy and classical vaudeville all in one.

What’s your signature approach to performing? Since I was young I was always driven to make people laugh. In this show, my signature is to write comedy that makes us all laugh without it ever being at the expense of anyone. I think there are enough comedians in the world that are the ‘I’ll say anything’ kind of guy.

Tell us about the lighting and set design. We’ve tried to make this show a blend of old-time variety theatre and an ‘80s glam rock party. It’s always nice working alongside lighting freakazoid and designer Frank from AfterDark Theatre. We like to use a combination of lighting and sound to pull our audiences into our little vaudevillian world.

Who are your biggest influences? Last year I was lucky enough to complete a comedy writing workshop with Tim Ferguson.

I have always been inspired by Tim’s work and it was great to learn his process and to develop a process of my own. Since the workshop, I have performed stand-up in three different countries and across Australia. I was also lucky enough to work alongside Tim at the Wogga comedy festival.

Paul Dabek: Look at Me

Last King of Vaudeville runs at Fringe Hub: Arts House Underground from Friday September 15 - Saturday September 30 (bar Mondays).

Paul Dabek - Look at Me runs at the Melba Spiegeltent from Thursday September 14 Saturday September 30 (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only).

I Hate Children, Children’s Show

Best of the Boardwalk

Nestled amidst the comedic heart of our city lives the iconic Lithuanian club in North Melbourne, which this year presents a number of must-see shows Ð After Dark Theatre’s Best of the Boardwalk is most certainly one. For one night only, this 50-minute performance brings to us a non-stop circus and variety show put on by Melbourne Fringe’s elite. Artists from the Boardwalk Republic (the once underground hub in the south of Melbourne) come together for a show which promises to leave you in awe of their talent and collaborative spirit.

The performers of Best of the Boardwalk have been hand selected

by After Dark Theatre after being witness to their rare and exotic talents. Such talents draw inspiration from variety clubs and vaudeville theatres of a time long forgotten, paying special homage to the art of variety entertainment.

All artist in the show have performed in the Boardwalk Republic and have won a number of awards at fringe festivals across the globe. Best Performer awards, Best Show awards and Best Emerging Artist awards are just the tip of the iceberg.

Don’t miss this one time only opportunity to see a variety of acts, from a variety of talents, all in one spot.

Tell us about your show. It’s an award-winning, heart-stopping, jaw-dropping, madcap experience where mischief, magic and mayhem all collide. The show mixes high-energy comedy with magic, mime, music and naughty shadow puppets. It’s the perfect feel-good night out.

Is there a signature approach to how you perform? I take the motif of the all-round entertainer or vaudevillian and turn it on its head. People have many preconceived ideas of what a magician is.

I like to take that cliché and bring it up to date.

What’s special about the lighting and set design? I am one of a handful of “shadowgraphers” (performer of hand shadows) in the world. In the finale to my show I take light, a screen and my hands and conjure up all manner of creatures and characters. It’s an old art form that is rarely seen these days and often elicits some pretty amazing reactions.

What’s a fun fact about the show? It was awarded Best Magic Show show at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Does your show have any audience participation. Yes. My audience are as much the stars of my show as me and no two shows are ever the same.

Best of the Boardwalk goes down at the Lithuanian Club - Main Theatre on Saturday September 16.

Winner of Best Children’s and Magic Show at Adelaide Fringe as well as Top Rated Kid’s Show at Edinburgh Fringe, I Hate Children, Children’s Show finally comes to Melbourne for a season of fun with the kids. The performance invites little ones on stage to be shocked, amazed and amused by the world’s meanest awardwinning magician and world-class child hater Paul Dabek. In his first ever appearance in Melbourne, he is ready to set the stage for a magic show truly fun for the whole family.

Hate Children is a 45-minute-long magic comedy with high energy comedic banter from the motor-mouthed and quick witted con artist, Paul Dabek.

Dabek is best known for his performances mostly with grownup shows like the daredevil circus cabaret Clique and with famous magic royalty Penn and Teller in the one and only Las Vegas. He is often seen at countless festivals around the world performing his trademark tricks, although this time, he is set to terrorise children for a change.

“Children are the natural-born enemy of the magician and nowhere is this more evident than in this show,” says Dabek. “Every child six years and older is invited on stage to help with the magic and we promise families an experience they will never forget.”

It all goes down a The Melba Spiegeltent on Saturday September 16, Saturday September 23 and Saturday September 30.

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Quarter Life Crisis

Tell us about your show. Quarter Life Crisis is a 50-minute riot of all too familiar awkward interactions lifted from everyday life.

It follows Steph on the eve of her 25th birthday as she tries to navigate her way from coffee to wine without getting fired or revealing her deep desire to bang her barista.

What thrills you about performing? I love that every night is different. I love hearing the reactions from the audience. I love the laughter. I love talking to audiences after the show and hearing their stories. I love that by performing my stories I can start a conversation with audiences about their stories too.

Can you share a moment you have always remembered?

When I performed in Adelaide, I had this woman in the front row one night who was answering all these rhetorical questions in the show and then spent the whole show saying, “OMG, that’s me” and “holy shit, I do that”. It was wonderful.

Describe your show in three words. Unrestrained dancing greyhound.

Who are you looking forward to seeing this year at the festival?

Katilyn Rogers and The Travelling Sisters. And also a bunch of stuff that I don’t know about yet. I love meeting people at the festival and just going to see their stuff. I’m yet to be disappointed by using that strategy.

Night Song

Quarter Life Crisis runs at the Metropolitan Hotel - The Cavern from Monday September 25 - Saturday September 30.

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Night Song runs at Emerald City - The Rabbit Hole from Friday September 22 - Sunday September 24.

WouldMan

Virgin Bloody Mary

What does your show expose to the audience? A lot of me.

Because I don’t speak, it’s vulnerable. Everything is magnified to the audience. It’s also massively physical. By the end, I’m covered in blood, sweat and holy water. It shows Mary as this cool rebellious superhero, instead of some boring chick only known for giving birth.

Tell us about your show. It’s me, not speaking, dressed as the Virgin Mary, doing some very stupid, crazy, fun things ± mostly playing around with the audience. God calls and tells me to get pregnant with Jesus, but then I pick the wrong sperm, and total chaos ensues.

How was your show formed? I went to French clown school, where Philippe Gaulier gave me the clown character of the Virgin Mary.

“But,” he said, waggling his finger, “You can be vulgar. But you must be beautiful!” I do a lot of bad things in that costume, and then look innocent and pure.

Is there a signature approach to how you perform? There’s the clown thing, where I want to be present with the audience at every moment, having fun with them, being playful. With what I make I want it to be really fun, dumb and ADD-friendly for the audience.

Who are your biggest influences? Monty Python, Phil Burgers, Steve Martin, David Letterman, Rory Scovel, Will Ferrell, Philippe Gaulier.

Tell us about your show. Nightsong is a chance to disappear into the dark. You get to lie down, with a view of the stars and listen to melancholy piano tunes. It’s a chance to travel inwards and bliss out to original piano compositions and works by neoclassical composers like Max Richter and Nils Frahm.

What does your show expose to the audience? There’s a cool Rumi poem that says, “You have no need to travel anywhere.

Journey within yourself / Enter a mine of rubies and bathe / In the splendour of your own light”. I hope, listening in the dark, this show exposes something to each listener about themselves.

How do you use setting and lighting to compliment your work? Lighting will be minimal, as this show is a chance to rest and reflect. The audience will enter a giant tent I’m building in the Meat Market, I want to make something that listeners can disappear into, like a landscape or a door that opens and then closes behind you.

Why is expression important? Because sometimes it feels like the world’s gone mad. Art and music are ways of making sense of that madness. Expression is our saving grace, our power, unity, and humanity. It’s also what allows us to feel and process, or in this case just relax ± es cape the madness of the world outside.

Describe your show in three words. Dark, introspective, other-place.

Virgin Bloody Mary goes down from Thursday September 21 Tuesday September 26 at Errol’s & Co.

Tell us about your show: WouldMan is both mad and comic. And some themes are about finding out what you stand for, why you stand, and how to stand up for yourself.

What are the audience in for? WouldMan is a new, fun and physical one-man theatre show. There is song, dance and acrobatics for all ages, although children aged six years old and above are recommended.

What’s a fun fact about the show? Because theatre is a live art form, all the stunts, knocks and illusions are real. It’s not pretend.

Does your show have any audience participation?

Yes. One lucky person gets to draw a picture. Secondly, I also require friendly assistance from some strong punters to help pull my wooden pelvis off my body.

WouldMan runs at The National Theatre from Tuesday September 26 - Thursday September 28.

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Kosher Bacon

The show’s called Kosher Bacon, how’d you choose the name?

The show is about things that don’t make sense. I got the idea from a long-time friend. He keeps kosher, but only when he’s at home. So when he leaves the house he smashes bacon and calls it “kosher bacon”. If that’s confusing, you’re right. It makes no sense.

How has your life turned into material? A lot of the show is reflecting on strange things from my childhood that I accepted at the time, but now realise how bizarre they were. For example, at my bar-mitzvah, our local politician was also the DJ at the barmitzvah party. For some reason, I thought that was normal.

How does this show differ to what you’ve done in the past?

This is a completely new show to my debut Jewish-ish at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival earlier this year. I’ve been gigging every night (usually a few gigs a night) testing and honing material. Comedy is all about writing and testing. Then rewriting and retesting. Over and over and over and over.

And you write for The Project on Channel 10, how do you fit it all in? It’s definitely pretty hectic. I write and produce at The Project during the day and then head out to gigs every night, so they’re long days ± lots of meals standing up. The Project is a really fun gig.

The writers sit around and make jokes all day.

Describe your show in three words. Not very kosher.

Ophelia’s Inner Monologue

Kosher Bacon runs at Fringe Hub: Lithuanian Club Son of Loft from Friday September 15 - Saturday September 30 (bar Mondays)

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Ophelia’s Inner Monologue runs at Dancehouse - Sylvia Staehli Theatre & Courthouse Hotel - The Jury Room from Tuesday September 19 Sunday October 1.

Intoxication

The Birds and the Beats

Tell us about your show? Sing-a-long sex-ed for adults. A sexploration of all things that we wish we were taught in sex-ed.

The Birds and the Beats is honest story telling set to an original R&B score performed live.

Describe your show in three words. Cheeky, educational and musical.

Does your show have any audience participation? I try to create a welcome environment where we can have ‘the talk’. You can share as much or as little as you want, but one thing’s for sure ± you’ll find out a lot of embarrassing things about me.

How have the events in your life turned into material? The show is very much inspired by the sexual experiences of myself, my friends and unfortunately my family.

What’s a fun fact about the show? I have a conversation with my younger self through my loop pedal. If this makes no sense to you, come see the show.

What does your show expose to the audience? The show takes the audience through the inner journey of a relatively minor character in Hamlet, Hamlet’s girlfriend Ophelia. It presents her in a contemporary setting and explores her personal challenges in a relatable way. It deals with questions of identity, love, power and choices.

How was your show formed? I have always been fascinated with Hamlet, and had the idea of exploring it from Ophelia’s perspective earlier this year. We performed a preview show with a cast of two at Library at the Dock in early July. We revised the script and performed the show with a cast of six to sold-out audiences in New Delhi in August. We added music in the second version. The current version is a revised script again, retaining a lot of elements from the second version but with a cast of two people again.

What does performance mean to you? Connecting with a makebelieve world and becoming alive in it, and bringing it to life for my audience. It is about finding the humanness in the characters I play, and becoming one with those characters in a way that genuinely impacts my real life and journey.

Who is your biggest influence? My biggest influence is Arvind Gaur, an incredibly accomplished director from New Delhi, India.

I began my journey as an actor when I trained under him a decade ago, and have remained associated with him and his work to date.

The Birds and the Beats goes down from Tuesday September 19 Sunday September 24.

What does performance mean to you? Immediacy and communal experience. Any show is a moment shared by a group of people that can never be shared again in exactly that way. We think that’s kind of special.

Why is it important to expose yourself to different forms of art?

Different forms of art broaden our scope of what it means to be a human being. The best expressions offer audiences an insight into experiences they haven’t lived through themselves, and allow for a deeper level of human connection. We hope to expose that we can find vulnerability and emotional legitimacy even through the anxiety and destructiveness of modern life.

Describe your show in three words. Vulnerability. Connection.

Post-dramatic.

Tell us how your show was born. Intoxication was inspired after Christopher had a near-death experience overseas in 2014, and was told by his Melbourne neurologist: “you probably won’t ever write again.” Happily, he’s quite stubborn, so he promptly went home and began to write this play.

Intoxication runs at Fringe Hub: Lithuanian Club Son of Loft from Friday September 15 - Friday September 22 (bar Monday).

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A Couple of Charming Dogs.

Tell us about your show. Sam: It’s a show about identity, but it’s been cleverly disguised as a dumb, nonsense comedy show with deep, cutting political observations and stupid poo jokes alike.

David: Most importantly though, it’s about what it means to be a ‘Charming Dog’.

Could you share the unexpected realities you’ve experienced as a performer?

Sam: We figured we wouldn’t be sleeping on a bed made out of four couch pillows next to a broken heater in a friend of a friend’s trap house having goon for dinner.

David: We’ve been offered more ketamine than we have stage time and we’ve been finishing durry packs before lunch.

Can you share a moment you two have always remembered?

Sam: Dave and I were at a gig once where I ate so many hot wings at the bar upstairs. Nothing funny happened, it was just a real proud moment. I love hot wings. Oh, and September 11 obviously.

David: The day they got Osama.

Who are your biggest influences? Sam: In comedy it’s Bill Burr and Marc Maron, but in life it’s Jesus. I’m real gay for Jesus.

David: Louis CK and Chris Rock, but Richard Pryor is the GOAT. Not including Jesus. He’s the GOAT of my heart. *Sam and Dave argue over who Jesus would want more* Describe your show in three words David & Sam: VERY VERY REALLY SMART!! *Sam and Dave go back to arguing about Jesus*

AMKA

A Couple of Charming Dogs runs at The Imperial Hotel from Monday September 11 Monday September 18.

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AMKA runs at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre on Friday September 22 and Saturday September 23.

Comfort Food Cabaret

Flag Man

Tell us about your show. Flagman is about a family in 1972 suburban Victoria. The play centres on the Johnson’s who are gathered to celebrate Len’s 50th birthday. It explores prejudice, war, identity, the stories and mythologies we invest in as a family and ultimately, as a country.

Why is it important to expose yourself to different forms of art? It’s so important to seek out a multiplicity of art forms and mediums as it widens our scope and ultimately capacity for empathy.

What inspires you about the Melbourne Fringe Festival? The multitude of voices and the opportunity to see unbridled and bold new work.

Can you describe the journey of making a show? It’s thrilling, often daunting, but you’re never alone. There are plenty of ‘flying by the seat of your pants’ moments but you learn to ride those waves.

It’s never clean, there’s always mess and unexpected problems, but you get a rhythm for it and if you’re lucky you have people around you leaning in and relishing that journey with you.

Describe your show in three words: Bloody good stuff.

Tell us about your show. AMKA is a journey of being, becoming and existence ± exploring the awakening of black bodies from the African Diaspora in Australia. The show explores African identity through trans-disciplinary storytelling where the past, present and future encounter one another. Spoken word, music, dance, theatre and projection interweave experiences of belonging and emancipation.

What truths do you hope your performance will expose? The African proverb, “if you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. We continue to learn from the wisdom of stories that impart tales of a collective consciousness of moving together, purposefully. We’ll not stay seated in the telling of our truths. We’ll rise.

Why is expression important? Another African proverb: “birds sing not because they have the answers but because they have songs”. Born to inspire, the stories of our own becoming need to be imagined and determined by us ± we are incessantly becoming.

We’ve accumulated privilege at the expense of another; we are both shackled and free.

Describe your show in three words. Brave. Emotive. Challenging.

Is there a signature approach to how you perform? “We desire to bequeath two things to our children; the first one is roots, the other one is wings,” - Sudanese proverb. Our signature approach is indicative of how we’ve collaborated to dream and realise AMKA. The witnessing of each other’s transformation is lush, at its own pace and intergenerational.

Flag Man runs at The MC Showroom from Tuesday September 19 Sunday September 24.

Tell us about your show. Comfort Food Cabaret is a dinner party cabaret where guests are treated to a three-course meal, wine, beer, storytelling and song weaved throughout the dinner service too. I’m a singer and a cook and both passions rival one another. Comfort Food Cabaret is the result of combining the two.

Has the show turned out how you envisioned? The show is so much more than what I thought it would be ± creatively and professionally. It has been extremely successful in other states and has opened many doors for me within cabaret and cooking. These are two things that don’t generally cross over, but it works.

What’s a fun fact about the show? All the songs and stories relate to me personally; romantic encounters, touching and hilarious experiences. Then we cook a recipe that has something to do with that story.

I also spend all day cooking the food. It’s the most intense and hectic thing I’ve ever done.

How have the events in your life turned into material? I’ve always loved cooking so memories of learning recipes with family feature in the show. There’s a story about my awkward first kiss and also my first impressions of my fiancée that all somehow relate to food and a particular recipe. They both feature in the show too.

Comfort Food Cabaret goes down Friday September 15 Sunday September 17 at a private residence in Southbank (address provided upon booking).

Your Fearless Future Making fun at the edge of tomorrow’s life and work Information Technology and the internet have shifted our jobs way off the course we first imagined on joining the workforce.

Old style jobs are disappearing.

Corporates are dis-incorporating.

Disruption is the new normal.

So, what does this mean for your working life and life as you know it?

In this new take on life and career design Dr Wendy Elford from Canberra and Wesley Days from Harlem, New York City will use a little artful magic and music to take you physically into your future. A little fun and mayhem make the trip more memorable. You’ll take away new insights on how to deal with today’s challenges and be ready with some actions to make new opportunities for tomorrows work and a fearless future.

Wednesday, September 20 – 6:30PM Second Story Studios, upstairs 222A Johnson Street Collingwood

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In A Moment

Tell us about your show? In A Moment is very personal to both Ashlen and Emily; utilising the narrative framework of their own friendship to provide a context to explore the meaning of a moment.

Can you share a moment you two have always remembered?

When Ashlen arrived at the dance building at the Victorian College of the Arts she had been experiencing crippling anxiety, to the point that she nearly ran away and dropped out before their first class before the day had even began. As she backtracked her way towards the door to run home, on the last step towards the ground floor she bumped into Emily, who greeted and calmed Ashlen simply with a smile. Together they walked back to class and the day continued as normal. This moment has been utilised within In A Moment in fact, as it set the standard for the supportive friendship that strengthens their collaborative approach to choreography. Without this moment, In A Moment would not exist.

How have the events in your life turned into material? As the work itself was an exploration of moments, Ashlen and Emily both chose to explore their own personal life events in order to develop the structure and movement within the piece.

Does your show have audience participation? In more ways than expected In A Moment involves audience participation.

The audience is free to roam within the space, as with only two dancers the work needed to feel intimate, welcoming the audience to move through the space allows for the free form of the space in which the dancers perform.

Your Fearless Future

In A Moment runs at Lightdrop Studios from Thursday September 28 Saturday September 30.

Does your show have any audience participation? The future of work is something we are all creating as employees, consumers, parents, and business owners. By drawing the audience into the action, we’re aiming to build a space where it will become more obvious how any one person will be to navigate future choices to gain a sense of control.

How do sound and movement co - complement your work?

Our work pulls people into a community conversation about the future using sonic-spatial engagement. Both sound and music are familiar to us all in everyday life. As performers, we hijack the familiar and use it as a bridge to take the audience into the less familiar and uncertain future.

What truths do you hope your performance to expose? We expose the power of art to heal individuals and communities.

We witness and participate in conventions that draw upon inner beauty, humanity and raw emotional power. It is difficult but very possible to perform these roles. It requires a certain dexterity, adroitness, gratitude, ingenuity and inventiveness.

Is there a signature approach to how you perform? Our signature approach explores all the levels of our identities and delivers them in unfamiliar contexts, a process which reveals how events, emotions, and preferences will collectively drive our options for work.

How was your show formed? Our show springs from our experiences as performance-based facilitators in art and science.

We create on multiple planes simultaneously investigating, empathising, persuading, inventing and distracting.

Love Song

The Sin-Sational Rita and Mae

Tell us about your show. In a time when people are more Love Song runs Collingwood Arts Precinct at Collingwood disconnected that ever, Love Song examines the repercussions of Arts Precinct 21-29 September shutting yourself within the confines of routine and a ‘normal’ from Wednesday life and exploring what happens when change and chance come September knocking at theby door.

Directed Francis Greenslade 20 - Saturday September 30 How was your show formed?

It came about over a few too many Written by John Kolvenbach (bar Sunday and glasses of wine in our flat, after trolling through dozens of plays.

Monday).

Finally, we found the right opportunity to be both funny and really touching.

Has the show turned out how envisioned? Yes and no. We managed to nab the hilarious Francis Greenslade to direct. That helped lift the show into a much greater place. We thought initially that we would be doing the play in a fairly straight way, but with some wonderful minds we are now doing it on three stages ± in an a big old warehouse in Collingwood, with live music and an audience rotating in the middle.

What do the performing arts mean to you? It’s about coming together with a group of kind and compassionate people who on many occasions work for not a dime. It’s about being committed to lifting a story from the page to space and interrogating it. It’s about pushing ideas and experimenting with the various nuances of human experience.

Tell us about your show. Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go to Hollywood. Censorship, scandals, love affairs. Rita Hayworth and Mae West were infamous for their portrayal of bad girls on the screen, and their scandalous lives off screen. Presented by The Butterfly Club and featuring Melody Beck as Rita Hayworth and Lucinda Beck as Mae West, this sister duo will explore the lives of these femme fatale film icons and what shaped them through songs from the past and the present, asking the question, is it really good to be bad?

Does your show have any audience participation? There is a little bit of audience interaction, mainly double entendre and a bit of ‘within-the-crowd’ action to really get the feel of these classic femme fatale characters, Rita Hayworth and Mae West.

What’s a fun fact about the show? Most of the dialogue in the show is direct quotes from Rita Hayworth and Mae West. We’ve done this because it really gets to the heart of who these women really were, and what their ambitions and dreams were TOO. Can you describe the journey of creating a show? Since starting work on Rita and Mae we’ve gone from soaring highs to devastating lows, sometimes within the same day, but working through all of those feelings and believing in the work that is more rewarding than we could’ve possibly imagined.

Describe your show in three words. Scintillating. Sensitive. SinSational.

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Your Fearless Future runs at Second Story Studio on Wednesday September 20.

The Sin-Sational Rita and Mae goes down at The Butterfly Club from Monday September 18 - Sunday September 24.

Collingwood Arts Precinct 21-29 September Directed by Francis Greenslade Written by John Kolvenbach

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Reviews

Album of the Week (Island Records / Universal)

Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk Do you need to have seen Gaga: Five Foot One in order to get Gaga: Five Foot Two?

Single of the Week:

Hexdebt

Bitch Rising (Independent)

Foreboding menace and power swirls from the outset on Bitch Rising, aligning for a perpetually escalating crescendo that keeps you guessing as to where to from here ± the payoff being a blindsiding run of blistering, Sabbath-like fury.

The cultivated pressure feels like pop rivets bulleting from a rocket chassis, exploding while retaining structural integrity among the rallying chant of “My boyfriend’s friends never liked me.”

St Vincent

Los Ageless (Loma Vista)

Look, the titular pun is a stretch, and it’s a line call as to whether Annie Clark pulls it off, but the refrain of “How can anyone have you and lose you/And not lose their mind too” does more than enough to compensate. Playfulness is kept in check by a smouldering cool. Following the sparse New York, Los Ageless is another indication that St Vincent has been sharpening up on a whetstone of pop for upcoming album MASSEDUCTION. The air of drastic reinvention is a farce ± these elements have always been present ± but the dynamic of a plastic sheen to Clark’s most honest lyricisms yet present a compelling dynamic.

The Killers

9.5

Wonderful Wonderful Five years on from the release of Battle Born, The Killers are back with their highly anticipated fifth album Wonderful Wonderful.

With a plethora of iconic hits and critically acclaimed albums already under their belts, paired with a lengthy hiatus, Wonderful Wonderful could have all too easily served as an underwhelming or disappointing return for the band. Fortunately, they didn’t make us wait half a decade for something less than exceptional.

Princess Nokia

Flava (Rough Trade/Remote Control)

Landing with gigantic impact from a concise blow, Flava lays a hydrogen-bombastic foundation for Princess Nokia to wield triplet bars with clinical precision. Brevity leaves you wanting more, which is what debut album 1992 Deluxe delivers.

The Killers have managed to walk the very fine line of producing a new record which doesn’t deviate too far from the sound that earnt them their success while still introducing something new and exciting. The album features an obvious level of experimentation, though it comes across as organic and exploratory rather than a desperate attempt to stay relevant, something which many great bands have fallen victim to with their ‘comeback’ records.

In the lead-up to the release of Wonderful Wonderful, frontman Brandon Flowers hinted that the album would see The Killers exploring a heavier sound than what we’ve seen from them in the past, both sonically and lyrically. This is immediately evident on tracks such as The Calling which sees the band introducing elements of rock in a way unlike anything we have previously heard from them.

At face value, Wonderful Wondeful provides The Killers’ signature sound of poppy, post punk, synth-infused melodies accompanied by Flowers’ flawless vocals, though it’s depth makes it the kind of album you’ll be enticed to play on repeat for a week in order to unpack every word and beat. Be it sampling music by Brian Eno in Some Kind Of Love, an emotional track which details Flowers’ wife’s struggle with PTSD, referencing Mike Tyson’s notorious 1990 defeat in Tyson vs. Douglas, or taking ruthless stabs at Trump and religion in Run For Cover and The Calling respectively, the albums is clever, poetic, and impeccably well-devised.

The Killers have perfected the art of cohesion, with the album rising and falling in all the right places, as high energy jams such as The Man and Run For Cover are contrasted by evocative ballads like Have All The Songs Been Written.

Rather than releasing an album for the sake of putting out music, Wonderful Wonderful oozes intention, there are no filler songs, boring melodies or lazy lyrics ± every detail of the record has been taken into consideration.

But most importantly, Wonderful Wonderful delivers every morsel of that indescribable magic The Killers’ past albums have held. Listening to this album felt like hearing Hot Fuss or Sam’s Town for the first time, it is genuinely exciting to listen to and you just know it’s going to make some serious waves.

By Kate Streader

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Albums

Reviews

L.A. Witch

8.0

L.A. Witch are what you’d get if Prue, Piper and Phoebe from Charmed drove an old convertible into the desert, put away a bunch of mescaline and started jamming on a rocky outcrop. And while the girls claim to “not partake in any sort of witchcraft,” their debut LP is conjured from the same ephemeral magic as tumbleweeds, dead end motels and bars that no one can remember the name of. It’s a record of space, of reverb-drenched guitar and vocals, evanescing tambourines and a rhythm section that melts away with an easy confidence, letting the songs breathe as they range off in new directions.

Opener Kill My Baby Tonight sees frontwoman Sade Sanchez musing on her lover’s demise in a worldly drawl that could wake the dead, while Untitled jangles along like garage pop echoing through a decaying steelworks. Conversely, Feel Alright’s ‘60s-inspired optimism ends up self-medicating and dragging the wailing guitar into a pit of despair.

It’s this ability of the band to change moods that makes L.A. Witch such a captivating prospect. For in a genre defined by a focus on journey rather than destination, these young practitioners rarely put a foot wrong.

By Jakeb H. Smith

Saatsuma

Overflow

The debut album for The Belligerents is a triumphant rerealisation of the expansive synth-driven power-psych that developed in the ‘70s. While hinting at a staunch respect for the ‘70s pysch movement, The Belligerents have created a gold standard snapshot of a post-Tame Impala/King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Australian rock scene.

Over the first 30 seconds of opener Sorry To Say, guitarist James Griffin and bassist Konstantin Kersting lead the listener around the virtual river bend from feel good Americana to mind expanding psych, while keyboardist Andy Balzat paints the song’s landscape the resplendent shade of blue lotus. Lead singer Lewis Stephenson’s voice is an inviting yet twisted twang that warps into a spine-tingling falsetto, colliding with the synths to discombobulate the mind in the most beautiful way.

Despite being lazily filed under indie/dance, The Belligerents are definitely a psych-rock band. Through rhythm, melody and one of the best rock drummers in this country, they create an irritable urge to move. Less & Less literally breaks down The Belligerents tacit request to join them on the dancefloor, organically gathering momentum as it goes.

Get access to this album right now and strap yourself in for 42 minutes of wholly joyful music. Fucking incredible.

7.0

Canadians have a reputation for being some of the nicest people around; and when it comes to pop music, Canadian five-piece Alvvays are about as feel-good as you can get. Their debut was impressive, and on Antisocialites the band has further cemented themselves as one of the most consistently enjoyable indie bands around.

The album kicks off in the dreamiest of fashions with In Undertow, feeling like the underwater dream-sequence from a Disney cartoon. Incorporating ‘80s-inspired synth keys, Dreams Tonite feels super retro in the best possible way. It would have slotted in nicely in a John Hughes-esque romantic comedy.

Plimsoll Punks is a bit more upbeat but about as punk as a kitten with a Mohawk. Molly Rankin’s vocals reach new highs towards the end, following a rather abrupt finish.

Your Type isn’t a standout but the tempo change midway through keeps it fresh, while Not My Baby shows a bit more spunk than we’re used to. Hey and Lollipop (Ode To Jim) carry some unexpected angst, while Already Gone strips things back with simple instrumentals. The album finishes nicely with the head-bopper Saved By A Waif and slow-burner Forget About Life. Antisocialites is short and sharp, but well worth your time.

By Alex Watts

By Chris Bright

(RCA/Sony)

9.5

Antisocialites

(UNFD)

Science Fiction

Alvvays

Saatsuma is a collaboration between Cesar Rodrigues and Memphis Kelly, and while they expand to a five-piece to replicate the production and dynamics of their songs onstage, one of the most immediate points about Overflow is how much of an evenly-matched combination it is.

It’s hard to tell how even the songwriting duties are, but instrumentally Rodrigues’ love for the sound of modular synths form a big part of the record, to the point that ± although they don’t sound like they’re from any other point in time ± parts of the album could be read as an ode to vintage synths. Against this backdrop of swirling, arpeggiating sounds and electronic beats of varying intensities, Kelly’s vocal is strikingly sparse in both delivery and treatment.

The album finishes with its standout track, Without U Again, a gorgeously atmospheric song with a mournful melody.

At nearly nine minutes it’s an incredibly euphoric endorphin release.

The balance of vulnerability in the vocal and lyrical content against the arrangements of synths and drum beats is part of what makes Overflow so special, and to bring it all home with a fairly straight dance moment is a stroke of genius.

(Sony)

The Belligerents

9.0

(Pod/Inertia)

(Independent)

(Suicide Squeeze)

L.A. Witch

Stray From The Path

Only Death Is Real

7.0

Stray are back. And they’re not happy. Highly pissed with the current state of events in the USA, the band doesn’t stray from its politically motivated brand of hardcore.

Opener The Opening Move sets the scene. Frenetic and furious, frontman Drew Dijorio spits pessimistic fire. Goodnight Alt-right detonates into hard-hitting riffs, featuring lyrics reminding white supremacist Richard Spencer about that time he got knocked out. Nice.

Strange Fiction features a passionate cameo by Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die. The House Always Wins is another highlight. Attention-demanding, swirling guitars house eerie Trump and Clinton voice samples, before reaching boiling point, exploding into break-down riffage. The album concludes with title track Only Death is Real, a brooding song that somehow uniquely ends in a bluesy-soul vein ± foot stomp and melodic vocals in tow.

This album has its moments. Big Tom Morello-esque riffs are coupled with more experimental fragments. Perhaps where they miss the mark is lyrical content, often too literal and reliant on overused phrases. However in times like these we’re glad someone is trying to say it like it is.

Nothing But Thieves

Broken Machine

8.5

With their second album, Nothing But Thieves have quickly moved from being a band you should keep your eye on, to a band that is something great in the making. Broken Machine is a special album in that you can almost hear the band evolving before your very ears.

The first ten seconds of the LP features a kickarse drum beat, firmly announcing the band’s intentions. It’s dark, it’s heavy, and it launches into some good ol’ fashioned rock’n’roll.

By the time Amsterdam rolls around, it’s clear that this is one hell of an album. Merging rock with a touch of pop and a pinch of electronic (just a little pinch) keeps this album right on the border of something to dance to and something to headbang along with. No longer will these two movements be mutually exclusive.

Broken Machine has no lowlights, it ranges from good, to very good, with the occasional great. Live Like Animals is a particular standout. Now armed with a second album that is such a step-up from what was an already impressive debut, Nothing But Thieves have already made their third album a must listen.

By Nathan Quattrucci

By Tom Fisher

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Live Placebo - Photo by Matt Holliday

Meg Mac - Photo by BandAnna

Music

The Getaway Plan - Photo by Shaina Glenny

Placebo

Meg Mac

The Getaway Plan

Melbourne’s stadium precinct was abuzz with loads of punters hoping Alex Rance would hold down Richmond’s backline and others hoping Brian Molko would supply us with Special K. A fast-paced retrospective video kicked off proceedings. From the second the stage tech pressed play, the night was about nostalgia ± after all, it was Placebo’s 20th birthday party. Stefan Osldal’s lanky silhouette played the opening riff to Pure Morning before being joined onstage by Brian Molko. The two have performed as a duo for the last few years alongside some note-perfect hired guns. Brian may have let the audience know that he’d been suffering tonsillitis (thanking Aussie doctors for helping him out), but if he’s said nothing we’d never have known. He played hard, and sang hard for almost two hours, giving the audience exactly what they wanted ± a greatest-hits set from one of the landmark alternative rock acts.

Sometimes nostalgia can be lame, self-reflective and lazy.

Other times it’s beautiful, reminding people of who they used to be. For me, this time capsule made me feel more optimistic; more interested and easily influenced. It reminded me of the first time I listened to Pure Morning’s lyrics and learnt about Special K. With Placebo, nothing was taboo and that’s pretty important to learn as a young lad growing up in Melbourne’s ‘burbs. They’re a band that told its audience, ‘It’s OK. In fact, it’s not only OK ± it’s fucking awesome.’

Margaret Court had her arena filled with equality-loving, open mindedness that would’ve seen her throw a few shitty backhands.

Olsdal held his rainbow flag guitar aloft as he got the crowd going with a ‘fuck you Margaret Court’. It’s pretty good timing that Placebo played this soulless venue as we leadup to the plebiscite.

If you like Placebo’s music, you liked the show. Their songs did the talking with minimal stage banter, songs like: Pure Morning, Loud Like Love, Soulmates, Special needs, Protect Me From What I Want, Without You I’m Nothing, For What It’s Worth, Slave To The Wage, Special K, The Bitter End and Nancy Boy. I’m sometimes criticised for being a bit nostalgic in my tastes but in this case, I’m definitely correct. Placebo rocked.

The night was kicked off by Sydney folk duo Georgia Fair. It’s been a while since these guys released anything new, but their support slot offered them the chance to showcase some from their upcoming EP The World’s Awake. Their beautiful, bluesy harmonies were the ideal way to ease into the weekend for those of us who were desperately in need of some calm.

Up next were Perth’s The Money War who glided through their set, which included new single Hold On, barely stopping between songs to allow for applause. They’re the kind of act that would make a really good wedding band in that they have a good mix of up-tempo and slower songs, so you could have a mad boogie to them, or just sit back, sip your drink, and let the music wash over you.

By the time Meg Mac walked on stage, the crowd had reached fever pitch. With the opening notes of Turning, she sent instant goosebumps throughout the theatre, which didn’t wane for the rest of her 90-minute set.

Mac’s growth as a performer over the last few years was obvious from the outset. She oozed confidence, commanding the stage and crowd like an absolute pro and moving with ease through Grace Gold, Every Lie and the one that apparently everyone calls her ‘October Song’, Cages.

It was during songs such as Saint Philomene, which she looppedalled live, that her talent not only as an incredible vocalist, but musician, took centre stage. Mobile phone screens lit up the room during mass singalongs to Low Blows, Grandma’s Hands, and Never Be, so it was no surprise that the room erupted into cheers and stomping feet when she left.

Gracing the stage once more for an encore, Mac ended the show with a rendition of Roll Up Your Sleeves that was so full of emotion, it had me on the verge of tears, all the while believing that everything truly is gonna be alright.

The Corner Hotel bandroom was already standing room only when Chasing Ghosts AKA Jimmy Kyle took the stage. A throng of diehard Getaway Plan fans three rows deep watched intently as Kyle shouted his way through stripped back versions of Chasing Ghosts folk-punk back catalogue. Halfway through the second last song, Kyle abruptly stopped for a little audience participation. A bit of banter and instruction on how to sing along with this particular track and Kyle had won over a batch of new fans.

Melbourne’s Harbours seemed to be at the wrong show. This audience had long been in mosh-retirement and yet frontman Tory Robertson urged the audience to move up, take the mic, and jump at various times throughout the set to little avail. Harbours played the same alt-rock/punk of bands like Title Fight and Basement but with the stage show of a screamo band.

The sold out bandroom was full to the brim as the curtains pulled back and the piano intro of The Reckoning faded in. The crowd was instantly reminded of everything that made the The Getaway Plan great a decade prior. Singer/guitarist Matthew Wright is an exceptional vocalist with a mammoth range and a killer falsetto. Songs like Dark Horses sounded massive, due in part to the excessive amount of backing tracks being used. A super slow rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams may have been unnecessary, but Battleships was huge and closed out the first set with a bang.

After a short break it was time for set two ± the band’s debut album Other Voices, Other Rooms. This was the version of The Getaway Plan we all remember ± huge choruses, driving rhythms and the occasional breakdown. Album openers Other Voices/Other Rooms and Streetlight kick started the mosh pit and singalongs. The more heavier, screamo elements of their sound still slayed after all these years and the band clearly still love playing every moment.

An album track list isn’t always suitable as a gig set list though. The band had opted to skip over Where The City Meets The Sea ± saving it for later in the set, and slow mid-album song A Lover’s Complaint fell flat. As soon as Wright sang those four words, 200 phones were held aloft and the room exploded. Bodies were flying through the air and every pair of feet started moving. Where The City Meets The Sea is an absolute classic song and will clearly stand the test of time.

After a third short break, the band took the stage one last time to round out the set with Strings; completing the nostalgic throwback.

Margaret Court Arena, Friday September 8

Forum Theatre, Friday September 8

By Amy Hall Highlight: Getting to witness the strength of her live show and how

By Ryan Najelski

Highlight: Nancy Boy.

Lowlight: Margaret Court Arena’s ‘ambience’.

Crowd Favourite: Special K.

much she has grown as a performer. Also the bar selling ‘Megspresso Mactinis’.

Lowlight: My phone dying before I could capture the magic on video.

The Corner Hotel, Saturday September 9

Crowd Favourite: The crowd went wild for so many songs that I swear she could’ve sung the alphabet and they still would’ve loved it.

By James Matthews Highlight: Shadows.

Lowlight: The Fleetwood Mac cover. Can we all agree they’ve been done to death?

Crowd Favourite: Where The City Meets The Sea.

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Profiles

Tam Vantage

Who are we chatting to and what do you do in the band? This is Tam Vantage. I write the songs and lead my band. I sing and play guitar.

What do you reckon people will say you sound like? The Church.

The Go-Betweens.

What do you love about making music? Self-satisfaction.

Independence. Meeting people. Being with friends. Writing songs. Recording.

What do you hate about the music industry? Paying for publicity.

If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Neil Richards, my father. I would like to meet him when he was young. I would enjoy seeing him play a show for his friends, before he stopped playing guitar. He is supportive of my music but I would be interested to know what he thinks without any context. I think he would still like it.

What can a punter expect from your live show? Good songs and an excellent live band. We are talented but we are reserved. Don’t expect a spectacle.

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Two albums and an EP. What is a highlight from the album recording process? Working with John Lee and Chris Korczynski.

What inspired the stories in the album? Personal failings and a return to my former self.

What do you hope people will take from the album? Whatever they want.

Music

Tam Vantage will perform at The Yarra Hotel on Saturday September 23 with Caroline No, Hollow Everdaze and Possible Humans.

Show Me To The Sun is out now.

Claudio

How would people describe your sound? Eventful, velvety, visceral, foreignly familiar.

What is your favourite live performance memory? Years ago in Paris at La Defense. From the stage, you could see a giant sea of people and in the background, the sun going down over l’Arc de Triumphe. When the numbers are that big, it’s almost like the brain can’t process it properly.

What is your favourite fashion trend? I love the seasonal aspect of ‘trend’ ± the time it takes to catch on and how it disappears almost as soon as it really does. But if you want a clearer answer, I’m ok with the fact that I live in perpetual anticipation of the next rise of pastel lycra/spandex leg warmers.

How can music inspire fashion, and vice versa? There’s an energy/ colour/ethos/stance ± be it emotional, political, psychological, social ± in all works of music. There’s no more beautiful way of busting out of limitations than through artistic expression.

How can fashion be used in a powerful or political way within performance? We’re all subscribing to an image. Even if there’s no care being taken at all in someone’s appearance, you’re inadvertently subscribing to the image of not subscribing to an image. Fashion, just like body language, will point and shape attention in a particular way. You can’t control it. But you can direct where much of the energy goes and why. I like to tell a story through my machines and I like to dress simply enough to not feel like the clothes on my body are too distracting.

Music

Claudio will perform as part of NGV Friday Nights on Friday September 15.

facebook.com/Rachel.Claudio.Official

tamvantage.bandcamp.com/album/show-me-to-the-sun

soundcloud.com/mrpigeons

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Gig GuideGigs Featured

Gig Guide

Porpoise Spit

The Old Bar Wednesdays can be a struggle. So close yet so far. If you’re starting to feel like a sloth dragging yourself through the working weekend take a break and hit up the Old Bar with Porpoise Spit. The Melbourne rockers, who describe their music as the soundtrack that Neighbours didn’t know it needed, are sure to put on a show. Supports from Dead Dingo and Matt Swang. Going down at Old Bar on Wednesday September 13. Starts at 7.30pm, $8 Entry.

Imogen Pemberton Duo

Charles Weston Singer/songwriter Imogen Pemberton is known for her haunting and heartbreaking folk ballads. She’s teamed up with cellist Oliver Downes to add another layer to her unique guitar driven soundscapes. The duo will be mesmerising souls from 6.30pm at the Charles Weston on Thursday September 14.

Georgia Fields

Edinburgh Castle Georgia Fields’ latest release Astral Debris has been getting some serious praise. It’s astral, it’s dreamy and captures an array of emotions. It even features a Bowie cover.

Her show at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday September 14 is sure to captivate a few.

Come check it out. Starts at 8pm. Free entry.

Carl the Bartender & Francisco Monsalves

The Drunken Poet The Drunken Poet is hosting a double header. At 8pm, Carl the Bartender will be playin’ some good old country and blues.

Next up at 9pm, Chilean musician Francisco Monsalves will be showcasing his acoustic EP Far Away From Here. It’s all happening on Thursday September 14.

Tuck Shop

The Carlton Club Tuck Shop Thursday’s at The Carlton Club features DJ’s Anya, Cliftonia and Beth Grace playing an array house, pop, funk, disco and of course some ol’ classics. Starts at 9pm, goes til late. Hit it up yeah? Thursday September 14 is the date, put it in your diary.

Wharves

The Grace Darling Fresh from their Splendour in the Grass and Bigsound debut, Wharves are heading to Melbourne. Their new single Love Decide shows off a heavier side of the band, underlining how sometimes life can’t be controlled, and you just have to sit back and let things fall into place. They’ll be taking the single on the road, hitting The Grace Darling with mates Mona Bay and Green Hollows.

It’s going down on Thursday September 14 from 8pm. $12.

Jeff Rosenstock

The Gasometer Since last touring Australia in 2016, supporting Wil Wagner from The Smith Street Band, Jeff Rosenstock has gained attention in places he never expected. And now Rosenstock is bringing his full band back to our shores, for what will be his sixth time in Australia. Already announced on Poison City Weekender and Sounds Of The Suburbs, Rosenstock will also play a stack of headline shows. He’ll play The Gaso with Jess Locke and Foley on Thursday September 14 from 8pm. Tickets are $34.70 through the venue’s website.

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This Week Wednesday Sep 13 House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Matter #03 - Feat: Adam + Commander Ray + Initiatrix + More Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Catsplay The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:00pm & 8:45pm. $45.00.

Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.

8:00pm. $10.00.

Emilia Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Galata Express + Babaganoush Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $12.75.

Joe Chindamo Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $22.00.

Lo-Res 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Lowther Hall Annual Music Concert Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm.

Moonspice + Boogalicious Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Phil Carroll’s Honky Stomp Caulfield Rsl, Elsternwick . 5:30pm.

Will Clift + Dandecat Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Coq Roq - Feat: Mr Moonshine + Agent 86 + More Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm.

Creature Fear + Reika + Cat Edwards Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Dashboard Confessional + Far Away Stables Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $74.90.

Diamonds In The Dark - Feat: Plazza + Hero + Magnets Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $10.00.

Izzy Losi & The Auracles + Baronaqua + Catnipz Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Jungle Breed + Elk & Mammoth + The Rollercanes Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Kassette Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

6:00pm.

Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

Pierce Brothers Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $37.75.

Porpoise Spit + Dead Dingo + Matt Swang Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Religious Observance + True Defective + Murfry Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

The Mercy Kills + Shewolf + White Devil Detroit Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Tom Walker & The Sick Individuals + Blue/ Green + The Cooks Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $10.00.

Who’s This + Dada Ono + Odd Souls + Foreign Affair Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

Hip Hop & R&B Mellowdíasthump - Feat: Darcy Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Open Mic Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

Lomond Acoustica - Feat: Leslie Avril & Sam Leman + Humbuckin’ Pickups + Tom Forcell & Luau Cowboys Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

8:00pm.

Muddy’s Blues Roulette - Feat: Paul Slattery Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Open Mic Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 7:30pm.

Simon Imrei + Carl The Bartender Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

The New Savages’ Jukebox + Boadz Belleville, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

The Rebetiko Trio Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.

8:00pm.

The Round Up - Feat: Gallie + Rich Davies Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Wine Whisky Women - Feat: Fat Cousin Skinny Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

Thursday Sep 14 Hip Hop & R&B Gallery - Feat: Kaiit + P-Unique Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

No Frills Thursdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

Tape Stacks Rap Showcase - Feat: Jack Vie + Obsezd + Purple Traders + More Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights 3183 Thursdays - Feat: Hans Dc + Sanctum + Roberto + Luke Vecchio Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

Cobra Snake Necktie DJs Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Disco Volante Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm.

Double Trouble - Feat: Jank Facques Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

Midnight Express - Feat: DJ 123 + Edd Fisher Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm.

School Night (C’est Chic) - Feat: Beth Grace + Tiffany Cornish + Al Sisters + Kayla Bruno + More Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Syzygy - Feat: Jamie Stevens + Zählzeit Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

The Drop - Feat: Hijack + Rui + Maars + Rintrah Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

Thursgay Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Tuckshop Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Astro & The Ages + Nitida Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Brahms Piano Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm.

Casey Bennetto + Russell Morris Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $17.00.

Catsplay The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:00pm & 8:45pm.

Dan Cross + Summer Flake + The Small Intestines Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

Daniel Weltlinger Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.

Four To The Floor - Feat: Vinyl Vixens Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Gad Elmaleh Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

8:00pm. $79.90.

John Montesante Quintet + Emma Gilmartin Phamish, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

Letters To You Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00.

Mayfield + DJ Vince Peach & Pierre Baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

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

Mojo Juju + Sugar Fed Leopards + Allysha Joy Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $29.21.

Ravi Coltrane Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm & 10:00pm. $64.00.

Strathmore Secondary College Big Band Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.

The Jaimz Project Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.

8:30pm. $10.00.

The Mamas + King River Rising + Anthony Young & The Next Man Dead Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

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

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Arcturus + Blood Incantation Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $61.20.

Aynur Dogan Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $101.79.

Ben Abraham The Croxton, Thornbury. 7:30pm.

Black Aces Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Blue/Green + Kaku + Team Vom Woody’s Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Capt’n Ginno’s Jam Night Gin Lane, Belgrave.

8:00pm.

Charlie Lane Band + Klara Zubonja Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Death Disco Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Dogshow + Shit Tatts + Silverlight Shadows Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $6.00.

Gem Bones + Marianne Digs Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 7:00pm.

Georgia Fields + Canary Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Ha The Unclear + Hachiku + Gumboot Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Huxami + Elle Shimada The B.East, Brunswick East. 10:00pm.

Jeff Rosenstock + Jess Locke + Foley Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $34.70.

Le Pie + Poppongene + Dianas Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.00.

Live Music With Tingy Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.

Lizard Queen Duo + Alastair Matcott Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Max Mannix DJs Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

8:00pm.

Pierce Brothers + Reuben Stone Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $39.80.

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

Rmit Sound Art Fundraiser - Feat: Hot To Rot + Vulf Turner + Gillian Leaver + Coen / Retallick + A. P. Morton Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $5.00.

Rock’n’roll Night - Feat: Jump & Jive Musicland, Fawkner. 6:30pm. $10.00.

Shadowqueen + Lung + The Deadlips + Blondel Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Squid Nebula + Silver Linings + Dandecat + DJ Deep Heat Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00.

The Life Of Riley Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.

The Tommyhawks + Jim Lawrie + Black Bats + Moonlover Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Throwback Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

Voltaire Thursday Sessions Club Voltaire, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $8.00.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Carl The Bartender Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

David Cosma Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

Flying Dutchman + Project Fox + Danny Greet Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.

Francisco Monsalves Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

Imogen Pemberton Duo Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

Lewis O’leary + Dag Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda.

9:30pm.

Michael Meeking & The Lost Souls Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

Oliver Downes Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Steve Tyssen + Julian Schweitzer + AnnieRose Maloney + Fenn Wilson 303, Northcote.

7:00pm. $5.00.

Zoe K + Claudia Jones Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.

8:30pm.

Featured Gigs

Gig Guide

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Le Pie

Workers Club Le Pie’s 2017 sophomore EP, Sad Girl Theory won’t disappoint those who have already fallen in love with her brand of dark, dreamy, indie rock. It showcases a bolder and more refined sound. Layered vocal harmonies and catchy pop hooks are set to the reverb and distortion drenched guitars we have come to know and love from Le Pie. Hear tracks off the EP live when Le Pie takes over Workers Club on Thursday September 14. She’ll be joined by Poppongene and Dianas from 8pm. 12+BF.

Huxami

The B.East Melbourne-based band Huxami are playing their first headline gig. Having recently released their first EP for a free digital download on Bandcamp, Huxami are stoked to be hitting the Melbourne music scene with their new live set consisting of all original music. They’ll be joined by violinist/ solo performer Elle Shimada, creating incredible live violin loops and hypnotizing beats. It’s going down at The B.East on Thursday September 14 from 10pm. Free entry.

Beer Trivia

Lord Newry Hotel Reckon you know your stouts from your sours? Can you sing a song from the Simpsons about beer? Join McCrackens Amber Ale for a night of free beer trivia, a ton of laughs, and the chance to walk away with both glory and some free beer. Happening on Thursday September 14 at North Fitzroy institution the Lord Newry Hotel. To book, visit facebook.com/mccrackensamberale and send them a private message with your table number. Beers up.

Buried Feather & Grinding Eyes

The Grace Darling Psychedelic Melburnites Buried Feather are teaming up with Grinding Eyes for an epic double headline show. Buried Feather’s acid soaked Mind Of The Swarm has been one of the releases of the year in the Aussie psych scene. Grinding Eyes are set for big end to the year with an upcoming EP and slot at Gizzfest. Friday September 15 at The Grace Darling. Doors at 8pm. $12 tickets at the door.

Shock Waves

The Reverence Hotel Kick off the weekend with a night of sonic punk rock at The Reverence. A trio of punk outfits: Shock Waves, Rise of the Rat and The 2nds, are gonna be blasting tunes til midnight. Friday September 15, doors at 8.30pm, tickets are $10.

The Brave

The Workers Club Brisbane metalcore outfit The Brave are hitting up The Workers Club as a part of their east coast tour. The band is touring in support of their latest single, Ethereal.

Fictional or reality, depending on your level of cynicism, the song tells the tale of a world controlled by beings consumed by power and hate. Friday September 15, doors at 8pm, tickets are $15+BF through Oztix.

Bright Lights Big City - Feat: DJ Rcee + Kahlua + DJ Shook + DJ Angel Jay Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Cushion Fridays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

DJ Khaled Tribute Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10:00pm.

Faktory Fridays - Feat: Damion De Silva + K Dee + Durmy Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

Party & Bullshit Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

Pow! Negro + Jace Xl + Esese + Lazer Baby Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.75.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Bataola + DJ Cubanito Station 59, Richmond.

6:00pm.

Carbo Carter Gunnoo Quartet The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $20.00.

Jack Earle Trio The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Jackie Bornstein Quartet Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm.

James Sherlock Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Jamie Aditya Graham + James Mustafa Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $30.00.

La Petite Mort Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30.00.

Louis Valentine & The Golden Age + Ryan Griffith & Finders Keepers + Jacob Fitzgerald Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

Nick Martyn Jazz Trio Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6:00pm.

Pretty Big Band The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11:00pm. $10.00.

Ravi Coltrane Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm & 10:00pm. $64.00.

Sleazy Listening - Feat: Baguette & Pastizzi + Arks + K.Hoop Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: DJ Ladysoul Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

The Meanderins Big Mouth, St Kilda. 9:30pm.

The Seven Ups Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.

Trio Agogo Vs Ben Carr Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.

What The Funk Fridays Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Alleycat Finale - Feat: Daze + Donald + Rings Around Saturn + Tss Bar420, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $10.00.

Ciroq Fridays Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Ding Dong Disco Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm.

DJ Dead Set Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

DJ Steven Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.

Eat Your Greens Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Elekchron - Feat: Meandr + Zanna + G3d9 + More Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Elephant In The Room Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

Fabulous Fridays Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.

Formation - Feat: Donny & Friends + One Puf + More Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

Friday - Feat: Mell Hall + Pete Keen + More Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

Ghost Rider Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $27.33.

Luck Truck Friday Downstairs - Feat: 99 Prblmz + Congo Tardis #1 + Little League Bounce Club Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

Mike Steva 8 Hour Set Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

Optimus Gryme + Auramechanic + DJ Verse@Ille + D-Gen Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick.

9:00pm. $20.00.

Out Of Sorts + Edgework + Luke Lawrence + Stevie Strafford + More New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.

Pawn Fridays - Feat: Kormak Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 7:00pm.

Pest Kontrol - Feat: Scotty Pesticide Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Poprocks - Feat: Dr Phil Smith + Dr Nick Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Ragnarök - Feat: Benny G + DJ Julz + Iballa Chantelle Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Revolver Fridays & Trust - Feat: Who + Mela Coia + Mike Callander + Kaya Kalpa + More Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm.

Shifted Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

The Disco Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm.

The Emerson Club Fridays The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Action Sam Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda.

11:00pm.

Amyl & The Sniffers + Dreggs + Grindhouse + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Anthem Sessions Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm.

Back To The 80s Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Billie Eilish Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

Blood Sweat & Beers Burvale Hotel, Nunawading.

8:00pm.

Bob Log III + Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $19.40.

Captain Spalding Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.

China Beach + King Puppy & The Carnivore Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm.

DJ Emerald Cowell Gin Lane, Belgrave. 9:00pm.

Dumb Punts Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00.

Finishing School Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:30pm. $10.00.

Hammer Time + The Patient + Disasters + The Orphan Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Hang Out - Feat: Donny & Friends Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

Hey Hey It’s Friday - Feat: Astro Boys Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

Joe Mungovan + Greta Stanley Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

Juke Box Racket Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

La Danse Macabre + Brunswick Massive Resident DJs Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

Little Desert + No Sister + Root Rat + & Bc Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Looks Like Rain + Spike The River + Seperate Realities Woody’s Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Los Tremoleros Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Mezz Live Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights.

5:30pm.

NGV Friday Nights - Feat: Claudio + DJ Infinity Blade National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne. 6:00pm.

Odesza + The Kite String Tangle + Running Touch Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $79.90.

Orb + Planet Slayer + Girlatones Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

Outline In Color + Bayharbour + Kings Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 6:00pm. $23.50.

Painters & Dockers Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $34.70.

Patrizia & The Groove Double Deuce Bar, Sunshine North. 8:30pm.

Pierce Brothers + Asha Jefferies + Rueben Stone 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $38.86.

Pregnancy + Spit + Skivvy Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

Prince Public Bar Fridays Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm.

Pugsley Buzzard Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

Sansonus + Dear Plastic The B.East, Brunswick East. 10:00pm.

Scarecrow – The Mellencamp Show Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6:00pm.

Shockwaves + The 2Nds + Rise Of The Rat Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Simon Mccullough Inkerman Hotel,Balaclava.8:00pm.

Smash Bros + Murderballs + $2 Peeps + Bronze Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Suds + Chores + Brodown + Crusch + Baronaqua Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

Swooping Duck Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

The Brave + Stepson + Thornhill + Ocean Sleeper Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00.

The Creases + Hatchie + Felix Lush Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.45.

The Detonators + DJ Lady Blades Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

The General Assembly + Howlite + Louise Terra Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $13.30.

The George Trimmer Band Musicland, Fawkner.

7:30pm. $10.00.

The Harpoons + Huntly + Leisure Suite Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $14.99.

The Lifted Brow Launch - Feat: Pillow Pro + Pikelet + Lalic John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm.

The Tarantinos Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick.

8:00pm. $18.00.

Versus Party Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Weekender Fest ’17 - Feat: Camp Cope + Jeff Rosenstock + Worriers + Loose Tooth Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $42.95.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Acoustic Sessions Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 5:00pm.

Alleged Associates Spottiswoode, Spotswood.

8:30pm.

Andrea Marr Band Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

9:00pm.

Benny Walker Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.

Canyon Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $30.00.

Captain Apples Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Cyclo Timik + Whiskey Dram + Quinton Trembath Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Jim Cuomo Trio Feedback Cafe, Yarraville. 7:30pm.

Liam Linley Band + Spiral Perm Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Max Teakles’ Honky Tonk Piano Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

Meredith Whittle + Tj & Son + Brendan Forward Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Rattlincane Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Traditional Irish Music Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

Wilson & White Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

8:30pm.

Saturday Sep 16 House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Assad + Assad + Sow Discord + Dim Hugs & Kisses, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00.

Audioporn Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00.

Bad Habits Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Brian Fantana + Doakes + Jimmy Danger + More Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 3:00pm. $17.27.

Cq Saturdays Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Cushion Saturdays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

Damon Walsh + Ivan Di Gennaro + Etwas + More New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

Dancing In Outer Space - Feat: DJs Manchild + Jacky Winter + Caruso & Caruso Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00.

DJ King Lucho Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

9:00pm.

Electric Dreams - Feat: Various DJs Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00.

In The Carriage - Feat: Neil Stafford + Disco Harry Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Jank Facques Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:10am.

Just Minimal Day Party - Feat: Yror + Johnny Canik + Combo + Orkestrated + More Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 1:00pm. $16.84.

Loomer Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Moonrise #5 - Feat: Toni Yotzi + Gino Pozzi + Common Nocturne Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $15.00.

Motez + Mickey Kojak + Tigerilla Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $28.24.

Pony Saturdays La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

Ppb Late Night Saturdays Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:00pm.

Razzmatazz - Feat: Caity K + Ted C Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm. $10.00.

Realm Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

Rise & Shine - Feat: Sunshine + Mickey Nox + Pete Laskis Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am.

Saturdays Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Seven Saturday Discotheque Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00.

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Featured Gigs

Gig Guide

Smash Bros

Snack Attack - Feat: DJ 2P Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 10:00pm.

Sooki Saturday - Feat: Silversix + Jacob Malmo + Ben Lawrence + Finn Od + More Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm.

Superfly Ii - Feat: Wonderboy + Skinni + Luke Luice Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Textile Saturdays - Feat: Kodiak Kid + D’fro + Jens Beamin Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

The Emerson Club Saturdays The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm.

The Hemusans Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. $10.30.

The Late Show - Feat: Noise In My Head + Paz + Lewis Cancut + More Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm.

Tramp Saturdays Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

The Brunswick Hotel Stoner rock with shades of punk. If that’s how you like your Friday night you should probably hit up the Brunny and check out Smash Bros, along with supports The Murderballs, Two Dollar Peeps and Bronze on Friday September 15. Begins at 8pm, and this one has free entry.

Amyl & The Sniffers

The Bendigo Hotel Melbourne punks Amyl & The Sniffers have been getting some deserved plaudits of late.

If you’re not quite up to scratch with the hype come check ‘em out at as the tear up the Bendigo Hotel on Friday September 15.

Pre-sale tickets are $12 via EventBrite.

Claudio

NGV Claudio is bringing her unique electronica to NGV Friday Nights. The Perth-born, now Paris-based composer is known for creating luscious unique tracks in real time. Joining her will be DJ Infinity Blade (Kish Lal) who is known for her unique mixes of house, hip hop and rap. Check it out on Friday September 15 from 6pm.

Wilson & White

The Drunken Poet Wilson & White are an acoustic duo that plays nothin’ but Delta and Chicago blues.

These guys have some serious talent and will take you on a bit of a time trip to the origins of rock’n’roll. Grab a whiskey and sit back.

Friday September 15 from 8.30pm.

Meredith Whittle

Whole Lotta Love The indie rock goddess, is heading back to Melbourne after moving from her hometown of Bendigo to Perth. She’ll be joined by TJ & Son, a two piece blues-rock band originating from Bendigo, and local favourite Brendan Forward. Not only has he been successful as part of Massive, it’s not uncommon to find him busking in the streets of Melbourne CBD. It’s going down Friday September 15 at Whole Lotta Love at 8pm, $10 entry.

Benny Walker

Basement Discs Winner of the Best Aboriginal Act of the Year at 2016’s The Age Music Victoria Awards, Yorta Yorta singer/songwriter Benny Walker is the real deal. His lyrics and epic tales of love and loss are mixed with his passion for people, the land, summer vibes and grooves that go deep.

And latest single Ghost is no exception. Walker will launch his EP Undercover at Basement Discs on Friday September 15.

Damien Dempsey

Prince Bandroom With a war cry bigger than Bono, one of the most thought provoking singer/songwriters of his generation, Damien Dempsey is rocketing it back to Australia following the release of his brand new album Soulsun. The tour will feature Dempsey’s full live band playing tracks from the new album along with classic cuts from his back catalogue, it’ll be a rock ‘n’ roll show for sure. It’s going down on Friday September 15 at Prince Bandroom from 8pm. Tickets are $61.20 through the venue’s website.

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Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Beatles Inspired Tribute To Chuck Berry - Feat: Backbeat Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill.

8:00pm. $12.00.

Abbe May Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Backyard (Single Launch) + Lehmann B. Smith + Luke Brennan Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.

8:00pm.

Bang - Feat: Death In Bloom + Arkive + Earthbound + More Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

Blood Sweat & Beers Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm.

Byo Vinyl Night Hard Rubbish Bar, Preston. 7:00pm.

China Beach + Zoë Fox & The Rocket Clocks Gin Lane, Belgrave. 9:00pm. $5.00.

Cracker La Touf + Buzz & The Pickups Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.

Crystal Ignite Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

2:00pm. $12.00.

Devil Electric + Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene + Motherslug + A Basket Of Mammoths Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.

Diet. + Brunga’s Band + Swamp Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00.

DJ Joey Elbows Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Fleetwood Mac Anniversary Tribute - Feat: Jms Harrison + Lisa Crawley + Nick Gramm + More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $26.80.

Headless + Infected Transistor + Counterattack! + Maggot Bath + More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:00pm. $10.00.

I Know Leopard + Banff + The Royal Parks Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.

Luke Million + Mookhi + Nocturnal Tapes Howler, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $22.55.

Make Them Suffer + Wage War + Alpha Wolf Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28.60.

Metal United Down Under - Feat: Sycroptic + Harlott + Pegazus + Trigger + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm.

Ms D’meanour & The Offenders Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6:00pm.

Outline In Colour + Bayharbour + Kings + Blklst Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $23.50.

Poison City Weekender - Feat: Moody Beaches + Loobs + Paper Thin + Bec Stevens + Hanny J Old Bar, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $10.00.

Poison City Weekender - Feat: Cable Ties + Harmony + Mere Women + Jade Imagine + Palm Springs Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm.

Poison City Weekenderfest ‘17 - Feat: Clowns + The Pink Tiles + Wet Lips + Hoodlum Shouts + White Walls + Würst Nürse + Flour + Grinding Eyes + Bench Press + Private Function + Siamese Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm.

Pvt + Nico Niquo + Corin Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $22.99.

Quivers + Sm Jenkins + Closet Straights Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm.

Raised By Eagles Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.

8:00pm. $30.00.

Rewind 80S Commercial Hotel, Morang South.

8:00pm.

Richard Clapton Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $79.00.

Riffs Against Racism - Feat: Slick 46 + Jay Wars & The Howard Youth + More Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Rufino & The Coconuts Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $23.10.

Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

Silicon Valley + Hayley Stone + S.T.E.V.E Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $10.00.

Snark + Reside + Teenage Dads + One More Weekend Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Soundworks Music Studio Showcase Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

Super Duper Stupid Unicorn Party - Feat: Tankerville + Spod + Ruby Soho & The Radness + Trouble Peach Old Bar, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $10.00.

The Ocean Party + Emma Russack Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 5:00pm.

Tomas Ford’s Crap Music Rave Party Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:00pm. $18.00.

Unlucky + Slim Jeffries + Murphy Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $12.75.

Wingspan Paul Mccartney Tribute Milano’s Tavern, Brighton. 8:00pm. $34.70.

Wood Of Suicides + Colostomy Baguette + Thaw Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. $10.00.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Alaritiya Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

Atm15 Big Band The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00.

Craig Smith Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30.00.

Debussy String Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $30.00.

Del Barrio Salsa Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm.

Ella Trinidad + Sebiticas + DJ Alcalde Station 59, Richmond. 6:00pm.

Fem Belling (Unsung) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $30.00.

Jamie Aditya Graham + James Mustafa Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $30.00.

Jess Fairlie Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $30.00.

Lazer Baby + Niine + Allysha Joy The B.East, Brunswick East. 10:00pm.

Lily & King Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

Meruka + Longboys + Amiko Bar Open, Fitzroy.

8:30pm.

Ravi Coltrane Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $64.00.

Ravi Coltrane Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $64.00.

Sally Ford & The Pachuco Play Boys Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

Sam Keevers Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Sarah Maclaine & The Roger Clark Quartet Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:30pm. $16.00.

Steve Byth Quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

6:00pm.

Thando + Skomes + Cara Mia Belleville, Melbourne. 9:00pm.

The Black Sorrows Wool Exchange, Geelong.

8:00pm. $34.70.

The Eva Cassidy Experience - Feat: Soul Chic Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $22.00.

The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: DJ Tlj Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

The King Louie Collective Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.

The Rookies The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11:00pm. $10.00.

Ultrafox - The Peter Baylor Quartet Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm.

Hip Hop & R&B Big Dancing Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

Khokolat Koated Saturdays - Feat: Damion De Silva + K Dee + Durmy + Timos Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

O-G-O + Alex Danger + Mini Coop & Clue + Solex + More Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Rhythm Nation Saturdays - Feat: DJ Timos + DJ Kahlua + DJ Ange M & Andy Pala Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

The Get Down 4 - Feat: Andre Jemal + Netti + Rini + More Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Anthony Rea & The Charm Offensive Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

Ben Smith Band Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

Craig Woodward & Friends Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

Danny Walsh Banned Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

Dirty Rascal Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

Foxymorons + Samuel Kreusler Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm. $10.00.

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

Helen Catanchin Duo Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6:00pm.

Hugo Race + Penny Ikinger Catfish, Fitzroy.

8:00pm. $20.00.

Jim Cuomo Trio Jambo, Footscray. 8:30pm.

Jimmy Roberts + Jason Lives + The Kat O Army + Von Stache Woody’s Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Nathan Seeckts + Kevin Healy Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

Renee Geyer Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $30.00.

Simon Hudson Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.

7:00pm.

The Band Who Knew Too Much Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

The F100s Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.

The Tenderloins Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

The Tipplers Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

3:00pm.

Sunday Sep 17 Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Adam Simmons’ Origami Bar Open, Fitzroy.

5:00pm.

Battle Of The Big Bands - Feat: Northside Jazz Orchestra + Darebin City Jazz Orchestra Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Chris Young Quartet The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8:00pm. $15.00.

Kekoson + DJ Cubanito Station 59, Richmond.

3:00pm.

Kimberley Wheeler Trio + Roz Girvan Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. $8.00.

Melbourne Youth Orchestra (Homages) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 2:30pm.

Melbourne Youth Orchestras (Virtuosity Grand Final) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

7:00pm.

Miss B & The Bad Boys + Skyroku + Seduceaphones Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $20.00.

Moreland City Soul Revue Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

Vw Combo Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Accept + Damnations Day 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $81.70.

Beersoaked Sundays - Feat: Horace Bones + Loobs + Neighbourhood Youth Old Bar, Fitzroy.

7:30pm. $8.00.

Benny & The Flybyniters + DJ Slim Rhythm Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

Bornstein Ultimatum Goathouse Café Roastery, Elsternwick. 4:00pm.

Dianas + 808S & Greatest Hits + Ferla Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.

Emily Ulman + Kit Warhurst Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:30pm.

Even As We Speak + Last Leaves + No Monster Club Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

Ha The Unclear Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

Inloeman + Something Stupid + Guerilla Funk + Care Factor Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

5:00pm. $8.00.

Kate Cebrano Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 3:00pm. $35.00.

Lazerlips + Leuzzi & The Flowers + Fuzzrays + Bad Sleep Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00.

Liam & Co Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm.

Mental As Anything Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $33.00.

Open Mic Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 3:00pm.

Jam Nights Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm.

Poison City Weekender - Feat: Lincoln Le Fevre & The Insiders + Horror My Friend + Jess Locke Band + Deafcult + Jen Buxton + Oslow + Ben David + Foley + Brief Habbits + Safe Hands Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm.

Riff Raiders + The Bits + The Objex Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $8.00.

Featured Gigs

Snark

The Reverence Hotel Feel like you might be wasting your youth?

Well get to a gig. Conveniently local rockers Snark are celebrating the release of their latest single Wasted Youth, at The Reverence on Saturday September 16. There’s a bunch of supports including Reside, Teenage Dads and One More Weekend, and its only $10 entry. Kicks off at 8pm.

Lazer Baby

The B.East With influences ranging from jazz, soul, to hip hop and EDM, Tassie musos Lazer Baby have a pretty eclectic sound. Returning to Melbourne for only the second time (after some sweet gigs in Tassie including Falls) the quintet are well worth checking out.

Supporting them will be Niine and Allysha Joy. Starts at 9pm on Saturday September 16.

Free entry.

Metal United Down Under

The Bendigo Hotel The Bendigo is hosting a day and night of all things metal. Not getting caught up in genre elitism, the day unites all of metal’s related genres. Featuring 13 bands, including Tassie legends Psycroptic, and thrash metal kings Harlott, this is going to be a big one. Begins at 3pm on Saturday September 16. Tickets are $33.70 via Moshtix.

Devil Electric

Evelyn Hotel Devil Electric are launching their new album. Packed to the brim with big stoner doom riffage and roaring vocals, they put on quite the show. Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene, Motherslug and A Basket Of Mammoths are also joining the cult for the night. $15 tickets are the door. From 8.30pm on Saturday September 16.

I Know Leopard

Workers Club I Know Leopard are gearing up to officially celebrate the release of Let Go, giving the band a chance to showcase their live chops.

The video was directed by up-and-coming Melbourne director Marie Pangaud and offers a blissful ‘day in the life’ teenage portrait, an apt visual accompaniment to the tracks shimmering harmonies and wistful string and key arrangement. 2017 has been no holiday for the band, as they work tirelessly on new material and continue to please their ever-growing live following.

Catch them at Workers Club on Saturday September 16 with Banff and The Royal Parks. Doors 8.30pm, $15+BF.

Gig Guide Roy Orbison & The Sixties Experience Musicland, Fawkner. 1:30pm. $5.00.

Sunday Sessions Purple Emerald, Northcote.

3:00pm.

The Magic Marshmallows + Phaedo + Extreme Wheeze Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

8:00pm.

Venetian Blinds + Time For Dreams + Palm Springs Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 6:00pm. $10.00.

Wax On Wax Off Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.

Daze

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Anyway - Feat: Various Artists Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.

Battle 8 - Feat: 3181 + Perfect Strangers Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

Cushion Sundays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

Day Spa Present - Feat: Technologica Takeover Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 12:00pm.

Disco Multiverse - Feat: Robin Fox & Sean Baxter + Sacred Order Of Magnitude + Maladroit Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm.

Down The Rabbit Hole - Feat: Nigel Last Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Family Rave Big Fish Little Fish - Feat: Spacey Space Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $24.52.

Fashion Fridays - Feat: Mark Hardy + Jvp + Sonic Vibes + More La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Jungle Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00.

Revolver Sundays - Feat: Boogs + 99 Prblmz + Abby Jane + Peruw + More Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am.

Rooftop Day Party - Feat: Sophia Sin + Ezra + Ahab + Beth Grace + More Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 12:00pm.

Sunday - Feat: Khanh + Duchess Kay + More The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm.

The Sunday Set - Feat: DJ Andyblack + Mr Weir Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Acoustic Sundays - Feat: Paige Spiers + Michelle Gardiner + Paige Smith Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 2:00pm.

Aylin Eser Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $20.00.

Chris Wilson Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

Collard Green & Gravy Union Hotel, Brunswick.

5:00pm.

Danny Walsh Banned Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.

Dreamboogie + Firewire Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm.

Elwood Blues Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .

5:00pm.

Field See & Mason Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm.

Freya Josephine Hollick Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.

G Pop + Jo Neugebauer + Conrad’s English 303, Northcote. 6:00pm.

Grant Arthur Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm.

Hannah Blackburn Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6:00pm.

Jim Cuomo Trio Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 2:00pm.

Jimmy Stewart Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

6:30pm.

Lazy Colts Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

Malachi Doyle + Tess Mckenna + Karen Rush Town Hall Hotel, South Melbourne. 6:00pm.

Mat Black Band + Joshua Seymour Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm.

Mijo Biscan Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm.

Pearly Shells Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

5:30pm.

Pheasantry Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats + Georgia State Line + The Weeping Willows Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Steve Lane Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

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

The Humbucking Pickups + Tim Woodz Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

The Large Number 12S Standard Hotel, Fitzroy.

7:00pm.

The Rechords Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.

The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Band + Craig Woodward + Jeremy Marcotte Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Gig of the Week

Alleycat

On Friday, Alleycat is finishing up their four part winter series with a banger of a lineup.

Heading it up is everyone’s favourite Lobster Theremin alumni Daze and Rings Around Saturn doing a live set. Rings Around Saturn has just been announced for Meredith Music Festival, so if you wanna check him out before getting loose in the ‘sup here’s your chance.

Rounding out the line up is Donald and Turner Street Sound. It’s at their usual haunt, 420 Lonsdale St in the city, kicks off at 10pm.

Will Brown Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm.

Will Clift + The Flock + Jaydean Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

Monday Sep 18 House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Dnb Mondays Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

Struggle Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.

The Breakfast Club Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm.

The Monday Bone Machine - Feat: T-Rek Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Cherry Jam Mondays Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

Edamame + Dayzed + Teddy The Bear Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Kooyong + The Vacant Smiles + Twin Dines Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

Wind It Up - Feat: Suss Cunts + Hexdebt + June Jones + Crying On The Eastern Freeway Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music 303 Yarra Banks Jam Night 303, Northcote.

8:00pm.

Andrea Keller + Gian Slater + Sam Anning The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00.

Bird’s Basement Octet Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $18.00.

Jazz Party John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

Lake Minnetonka + Allysha Joy Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Scotch College Performance Night Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Fat Cousin Skinny Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

8:30pm.

Kyriacou & West + Gemma Tully & The Thornbirds + Joanna Kerr Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm.

Piano Residency (Damon Smith) Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Anti-Violet + Cracker La Touf + Spit Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

Chester Brix + Amber Isles + Mon Shelford Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

London Grammar Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne.

7:00pm.

Now Here This - Feat: Childish Japes + Beautiful Beasts Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Open Mic Nite Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.

Shannen James + Jess Parker Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

The Fort Presents (Girlhood 8) - Feat: Saults + Bitumen + The Girl Fridas + Black Bats Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Anna’s Go-Go Academy Bella Union Bar, Carlton.

6:30pm. $10.00.

Barney Mcall (Non Compliance Trio) + Sam Anning + Leigh Fisher The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8:00pm. $15.00.

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

Music Of The Schumanns Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm.

Nicolas Altstaedt & Aleksander Madžar Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $52.00.

Piano Karaoke - Feat: Lisa Crawley Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

Swinburne College Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.

7:30pm. $10.00.

The Stranger Suite + Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm. $5.00.

Uncomfortable Science - Feat: Lachlan Mitchell Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Batz + Yachay Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Etta James Tribute - Feat: Zoe K Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

Irish Session Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

Social Skills + Therapy Dog + Steph Mang Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

Tuesday Sep 19 House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Oasis Tuesdays Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Vecchio’s Summer Serve Up Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

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Gig Guide

Headless & Infected Transistor

Coming Soon

Last Chance Rock N Roll Bar Keen for a big night of metal? Sludge metallers’ Infected Transistor are launching their latest album with the help of mates and co-headliners Headless, and an array of supporting acts including Counterattack!

Maggot Bath, and Hand of Fear. $10 entry.

Doors at 7pm.

Woods of Suicides

Whole Lotta Love Wood of Suicides will combine with Colostomy Baguette, Thaw, Gjoll and Trod for one spine-tingling show to celebrate Alex the Grimm’s 30th noir birthday. Come join the chorus of gross industrial metal bands and the slime filled deviants of doom for a night of white-knuckle fever. It’s going down on Saturday September 16 at Whole Lotta Love. Doors at 7.30pm, entry $10.

Dream Theatre Palais Theatre September 20 Louis Baker Grace Darling Hotel September 20 Pond Corner Hotel September 20-22

Gravemind Workers Club September 21

The Cherry Dolls Northcote Social Club

Sundr The Old Bar September 22

Postmodern Jukebox The Palais Theatre September 22 Karl S Williams Northcote Social Club September 22, Barwon Club Geelong September 23 Shonen Knife Ngv September 22, Corner Hotel October 1 Ben Ely Grace Darling September 22, Karova

Northlane 170 Russell October 20

Joyride Northcote Social Club October 20

Riley Pearce Grace Darling Hotel October 20 Tinpan Orange Workers Club Geelong

October 26 Swagger Music Festival Feat Kyle Lionhart, Josh Cashman, Didirri, More Wandiligong, Victoria October 20 – October 22 Ivan Ooze Howler October 21, Wrangler Studios October 22

Justice For The Damned Phoenix Youth

Havana Meets Kingston Corner Hotel

Wild Honey Yah Yahs September 23

October 22

Centre September 24

October 22

James Vincent Mcmorrow The Croxton September 25

Sarah Mcleod Pelly Bar October 25, Sooki Lounge October 26, Karova Lounge

Mac Miller 170 Russell September 26

October 27

George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic

26 & 27

Emily Barker Workers Club September 26

Bernard Fanning The Croxton October

Palais Theatre September 27

Pennywise Forum Theatre October 27

Mermaidens The Tote September 27, The Gasometer October 1

Raave Tapes Penny Black October 27 The Angels The Palms October 27

At The Drive‑In Festival Hall September 28

The Scientists Corner Hotel October 28

Yahtzel Howler September 28

The Living End The Croxton October 28

Haken 170 Russell September 29

Wrangler Studios October 29

Caligula’s Horse Max Watt’s September 30

Heartsounds Bendigo Hotel October 30

September 30

Karova November 3, Workers Club Geelong

Habits The Curtin September 28

Sebastian Bach The Forum October 28

Shady Bliss The Tote September 28

Endless Heights Workers Club October 28,

Dune Rats Forum Theatre September 29

Alex The Astronaut Howler October 28

Lastlings Northcote Social Club

Boo Seeka Sooki Lounge November 2,

Tijuana Cartel The Gasometer September 30

November 4, 170 Russell November 5

Caiti Baker, Dubarray, More Wollombi

The Peep Tempel Forum Theatre November 3

Wollombi Music Festival Feat Lime Cordiale,

The Bear Hunt Old Bar November 2

September 30

Lyall Moloney Workers Club November 3

Old Crow Medicine The Forum October 1

Paces Corner Hotel November 3

The Tea Party The Forum November 4

Supersuckers Evelyn Hotel November 4,

Wafia Corner Hotel October 5

Karova Lounge November 5

Hotel October 6

November 6 & 8

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Kelis, More Hisense Arena October 20

The Heartache State Caravan Club

Gooch Palms Northcote Social Club

The Gasometer Combining sweet sounds of times gone by, with a horn and rhythm section that would make anyone wanna go for a ‘cruise in an old Cadillac, these guys will put on a relaxin’ Tuesday September 19 show. Tickets are $5, or pay $10 and get a copy of their EP too.

Doors at 8pm.

Rnb Fridays Live Feat Craig David, Ne‑Yo,

Born Lion The Reverence September 23

Teenage Bottlerocket Bendigo

The Stranger Suite

Mane Gasometer Hotel October 19

Rvg Howler October 20, Karova Lounge

October 3,4

Compass Pizza Bar Do you like pizza, pints and piano? Surely you can’t say no. It’s the three p’s. That’s a thing right? Well it is now. Damon Smith, a blues-rocker, who chooses to rock a grand piano, will be playing a set of blues and boogie as you help yourself to all the pizza and beer you can desire. Starts at 7pm on Monday September 18.

Less Than Jake Prince Bandroom October 19

Katchafire 170 Russell September 22

Sorority Noise Reverence Hotel,

Damon Smith

October 19

October 20, The Toff October 21

September 23

The Post Office Hotel Americana-swing-roots infused trio The ReChords are hitting up the Post Office.

Hotel, that is. Returning with a refined sound and determined focus, they’ll be offering a limited edition double-A side vinyl. This one kicks off at 4.30pm, Sunday September 17.

October 18, The Tote October 20, Karova

Lounge September 23

Max & Iggor Cavalera The Forum

The ReChords

The Double Melbourne Recital Centre

Dillinger Escape Plan Corner Hotel

September 23

Wesley Anne Indie-pop songwriter Aylin Eser is launching her new EP. Inspired by ‘60s and ‘70s pop, this Sunday September 17 gig is sure to be full of sweet vibes. Joining her will be local folk artist Esther Holt. Prolong your weekend with a sweet Sunday of music.

Begins at 3pm, tickets are $20.

Caravan Music Club October 18

Young Lions The Evelyn September 22

Angus & Julia Stone The Palais Theatre

Aylin Eser

Traveller Northcote Social Club October 17,

Lounge October 21

September 22, Pawn & Co. September 23

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Mono Max Watt’s November 10

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Williamstown October 14

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Ariel Pink Recital Centre November 21 Vance Joy The Forum November 22

Gabriel Garzón‑Montano Gasometer November 23 Temper Trap Croxton November 23, Melbourne Recital Centre November 24 Lindi Ortega Northcote Social Club November 23, Caravan Music Club November 24 Miss May I Max Watt’s November 24 Something For Kate 170 Russell November 24 Marky Ramone The Croxton November 24 Dean Lewis Corner Hotel November 24 Too Many Zooz Howler November 24 Queenscliff Music Festival

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Clowns Pelly Bar November 28, Sooki Lounge November 29 Sia Aami Park November 30

Culture Club Rod Laver Arena November 30 Harry Styles Forum Theatre November 30 Wallis Bird Northcote Social Club November 30 Methyl Ethel The Croxton November 30

Hopkins Creek Music Festival The Kulkurt Crater December 1 – 3

Icehouse Palais Theatre December 1 Feist Forum Theatre December 1

Fat Nick Corner Hotel December 3 The Shins Palais Theatre December 4

Paul Mccartney Aami Park December 5 & 6 J.Cole Margaret Court Arena December 6

Alt‑J Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 7 Pissed Jeans Corner Hotel December 7 Sleepmakeswaves Howler December 7 Downtown Boys John Curtin Hotel December 8 Big Thief Howler December 8

Kolsch Forum Theatre December 8

Jack Johnson Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 8 Polish Club The Croxton December 8

Japanese Breakfast John Curtin Hotel December 9 Noname 170 Russell December 10, 11

Todd Terje & The Olsens Forum Theatre December 10 Kc And The Sunshine Band A Day On The Green At Rochford Wines December 10, Margaret Court Arena December 12 Future Islands The Croxton December 11

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King Parrot 170 Russell December 15

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Melbourne Audio Trade Show

“There are lots of students and bedroom producers out there who’d love to actually turn this into a full-time job.

It’s not a case of just looking in the back of the newspaper to see who’s advertising.”

Showcasing the best in audio technology for everyone from hobbyists to professionals, the Melbourne Audio Trade Show returns this month with a program featuring some of the biggest names in the industry. Held at SAE, the event will allow visitors to hear advice from industry experts, watch product demonstrations, and get a closer look at some of the latest audio equipment.

“I’ve always thought that it would be great to actually use the space here [at SAE] to bring a whole load of industry people in to show us what they’ve got,” says Gareth Parton, Coordinator of the Audio Department at SAE. “It’s not only intended for students ± it’s really intended for everyone who’s interested in audio ± but we’ve got the facilities here to be able to showcase what every industry wants to show off.”

In its second year, the event will see a host of audio experts share their knowledge with attendees, providing insight to this multifaceted industry.

Among the many features on offer at the trade show are product demonstrations from the likes of Roland and Native Instruments, workshops with Pro Tools, Ableton, Genelec, and Teenage Engineering, and a special Keynote presentation from the mind behind Gearslutz, Jules Standen.

“He’s [ Jules Standen] big in the audio world,” says Parton. “Gearslutz is the main place where people go and talk about audio online. We’ll have demonstrations from Roland, who are going to be talking about their boutique range of classic units that they’re reissuing. We’ll also have a couple of retailers onsite. Store DJ, Soundcorp and Concert

AV will be here, so you’ll be able to get some discounts on the day from them.”

Rather than simply focusing on the latest innovations in the audio world, the Melbourne Audio Trade Show has incorporated a variety of aspects of the industry within its program. One such inclusion is Melbourne hearing clinic, Hear Smart.

“Every audio engineer should get their hearing tested at some stage, so they’re setting up free hearing tests, and also ear mouldings as well,” says Parton. “If you’re going to get your ears moulded to get some hearing protection, they’ll be doing free ear moulding, so that’s pretty damn cool, as far as I’m concerned.

We’re looking for things that audio people will be interested in other than just the bits of gear.”

For those seeking a career in the audio industry, the trade show is featuring an event titled, ‘How To Earn a Living in Audio’. Guest producers and members of the industry ± including Alex Markwell of Delta Riggs ± comprise the panel, which will discuss how to succeed in audio. It’s an important question, and one that Parton knows a lot of aspiring professionals are seeking the answer to.

“There are lots of students and bedroom

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producers out there who’d love to actually turn this into a full-time job. It’s not a case of just looking in the back of the newspaper to see who’s advertising for an audio engineer this week ± there’s a different path to actually being professional in audio.

“People need a bit of guidance on that, and that’s what the panel discussion will be covering. The thing that people might not have thought about in terms of transferring those audio skills is that you can learn at SAE or you can learn it yourself, and then transfer that into a job because creative industries are a huge part of the economy and it’s growing.”

The diverse program is complete with the addition of a Q&A session with music producer Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Nick Cave). If you’re keen to experience the latest in audio technology, the Melbourne Audio Trade Show is well worth the visit.

“It’s a really good chance for people to actually get their hands on gear, hear from experts, and get that exposure to the equipment and producers that they wouldn’t do if they were just going to a store to buy something. And it’s free, so you’ve got nothing to lose.”

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