October 25, 2017
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Issue N o 1599
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Vasco Era/Sabrina Lawrie/Halloween Special/Melbourne Underground Film Festival
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Contents
Issue N o 1599
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News
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Arts Guide
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Yothu Yindi & the Treaty Project
18
The Vasco Era Friends of Ours Festival
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Non DJ Electronic Musicians of Melbourne Melbourne Underground Film Festival
22
Sabrina Lawrie Night of the Living Glenn
Non DJ Electronic Musicians of Melbourne Page. 20
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Pooches In Pubs
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Halloween Special
28
Album of the Week Singles
Sabrina Lawrie
Pooches In Pubs
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Profiles
32
Gig Guide
38
Melbourne Hifi SHow Crossword
There’s a feeling creeping across Melbourne, it’s got my skin tingling and the hairs on my neck standing up ± no I’m not trying to inject another Halloween pun into your life, though you’ll find plenty of those spread throughout our pages ± I’m talking about festival season, and boy-oh-boy are our calendars getting full (and our bank accounts getting empty). Kicking off very soon is the glorious Strawberry Fields, and gracing our cover are the legendary Yothu Yindi. The band are bringing together The Treaty Project to celebrate 25 years of their iconic single and it’s an absolute pleasure to have Gavin Campbell telling us all about it. Elsewhere Sid O’Neil takes us through The Vasco Era’s upcoming reunion shows, we find out about Bruzzy’s Farm’s latest event Friends of Ours Festival and we get the inside scoop on this year’s Melbourne Underground Film Festival. For all of us with friends of the four-legged and fluffy kind, Beat has got the 4-1-1 on some of Melbourne’s best dog friendly hangouts, and if you’re yet to sort out your Halloween plans then we’ve got you covered on that front too. Trick or treat!
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Laneway Festival reveals a swag of sideshows
Anderson .Paak
The Laneway sideshow waterfall is now gushing behind a whole host of acts locking in separate forays. It all kicks off with The Internet performing at the Forum on Wednesday January 31. Artists performing on Thursday February 1 include Mosey Sumney behind his artless Aromanticism at Melbourne Recital Centre and (Sandy) Alex G at Howler. Tuesday February 6 sees Loyle Carner come to 170 Russell while Wednesday February 7 welcomes Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals at the same venue, and Mac DeMarco at the Forum. The following night, Slowdive arrive at the Forum, and Billie Eilish brings her show to Howler. Continuing the announcements, Father John Misty performs at the Forum on Friday February 9 as The War On Drugs come to the same venue on Tuesday February 13. See Beat.com.au for the full announcement and grab your tickets via the respective venue websites.
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Mammal (SOLD OUT) — Saturday 28 Oct —
The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience — Thurs 02 Nov —
Wintersun
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The Red Eyes — Sat 04 Nov —
Billy Davis & The Good Lords — Wednesday 08 Nov —
The Melvins (SOLD OUT) — Friday 10 Nov —
Mono
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Day of The Dead
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GZA - The Genius — Tuesday 21 Nov —
Perturbator
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Froff Pong Riff!
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The Bennies
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Miss May I
World Vegan Day Festival
Australian Music Vault
Reveals immensely diverse music lineup
New exhibition sharing the story
The greatest vegan festival to grace Melbourne is hitting the streets on Sunday November 12 behind a huge bill of acts, food and entertainment. The free extravaganza taking over Melbourne showgrounds will be headlined by acclaimed songstress Diana Anaid, who’s set to launch her new album, My Queen, on the very same day. Five-piece punk band Abolicion will also perform alongside a swag of acts. Alt-pop cabaret brings you Charlie Lane, jangle guitar welcomes Cloud Castles while Gerry Rival are a punk-inspired Americana outfit. Other bands include All Truism, Run Rabbit Run, Suldusk, The Buttons and Umbra. On top of that, more than 200 exhibitors will be showcasing their vegan food, products, clothing and services. Attracting over 16,000 attendees year after year, you’d be daft to miss out. Get your tickets for World Vegan Day via the festival website.
of Australian music The Australian Music Vault is almost ready to lift the lid and divulge the combination to its groundbreaking 2017 exhibition. Created in combination with the music industry and funded by the Victorian Government, the free display will be decorated with everything from curated programs and activities to a fully integrated digital program uncapping the stories of some of Australian music’s most iconic members, events and places. Featured artists include Kylie Minogue, Archie Roach, Molly Meldrum, AC/DC, Men at Work, Split Enz, Midnight Oil, Tina Arena, and Olivia Newton-John. The Australian Music Vault will be unlocked to the world on Tuesday December 19 at the Arts Centre.
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Baby Animals
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Blackbear
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Nai Palm
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Sex On Toast
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Mayhem
Gang of Youths
Kamasi Washington
Party in the Paddock
Golden Plains
The magical Party in the Paddock is back with its postcard-worthy backdrop, campsite comradery and all-round good vibes. Their killer lineup includes Gang of Youths, Grouplove, The Avalanches, Meg Mac, Ball Park Music, Client Liaison, The Preatures, Tkay Maidza, Holy Holy, Tired Lion, Slowly Slowly, Slim Jeffries, and more. The Paddock’s Vibestown will be bustling with glitter, skateboarding, comedy, art, yoga and delicious food all weekend long. Meanwhile, Funk in the Forest will feature a time-warping late-night disco. Party in the Paddock takes over White Hills, Tasmania (20mins from Launceston) from Thursday February 8 to Saturday February 10.
Golden Plains have just dropped the lineup of your dreams, announcing that none other than The Avalanches will be bringing their iconic tunes to one of the country’s favourite festivals alongside a slew of world-class artists. Cosmic jazz hero Kamasi Washington will be bringing some magic to the stage alongside King Krule, Waterfall Person, The Preatures, Grizzly Bear, The Black Angels, Floating Points, Jen Cloher, Wet Lips, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Objekt, Tropical Fuck Storm, Adrian Sherwood, Perfume Genius, Batpiss, Kaiit, Thundercat, Rocket Science, Baker Boy and Toni Yotzi. Golden Plains 2018 goes down from Saturday March 10 ± Monday March 12 at Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.
Turn things up for 2018
Drops mammoth 2018 lineup
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Sleep (SOLD OUT)
Beechworth Music Festival unveil jam-packed lineup
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Sleep
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Remi
Beechworth Music Festival is back for 2018 and the extravaganza has locked in a huge lineup of artists for its fifth incarnation. Off the top, renowned Melbourne hip hop artist Remi is billed for headline duties. Nominated for Best Male Artist at the upcoming Age Music Victoria Awards, Remi was also honoured with an ARIA nomination for his 2016 album, Divas and Demons. Joining rap acclaim comes the likes of psych rock outfit the Sand Pebbles, rising slacker-pop band Jade Imagine as well as Raised by Eagles, The Outdoor Type, The Kissin’ Cousins, Marisa Quigley & her Sunday Best, Black Magic, The Faculty and local young Corowa-based Squid Doctors. Winners of the FReeZA Regional Battle of the Bands will also perform at the festival when it goes down Friday January 26 and Saturday January 27. Grab your tickets via the festival website.
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Bluesfest adds sixteen worldclass artists to their 2018 lineup
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Leading the way is Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour, packed with his 20-piece band. Seal will be in attendance to lead the ‘Kiss From A Rose’ singalongs, as will Bluefest veterans Michael Franti and Spearhead and The Original Blues Brothers Band. As for newcomers, there’s English singer/songwriter Rag’n’BoneMan and Melbourne’s own The Teskey Brothers. They’ll be joined by Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Gomez, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, and Andre Cymone. Bluesfest takes over Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm from Thursday March 29 to Monday April 2.
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Primal Scream
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Incubus
Acid-house hedonists Primal Scream are bringing their live show to Australia. They’ll bring with them a swag of tunes, playing all their greatest hits including those from their legendary 1991 album Screamadelica. Primal Scream have spent their 30-year career continuously reinventing themselves and their music, and they’re set to bring their most powerful live show to our shores. The UK band released their 11th full-length album Chaosmosis last March, eight years after their previous release. Primal Scream will take over the Forum on Sunday A.B. Original February 18.
Marking their first Aussie shows since Soundwave 2015, globally renowned rock heavyweights Incubus have just revealed an Australian tour. Arriving in support of their latest studio effort, 8, fans will get a taste of groundbreaking new tracks, ‘Glitterbomb’ and ‘Nimble Bastard’ alongside a healthy selection of classics from their 20-year discography. It’s been a tumultuous tenure for Incubus ± respective personal issues have pushed the Californian outfit to the brink while the 2011 divorce with former label, Epic Records, pulverised them, sending the band into hiatus. Incubus perform at Margaret Court Arena on Friday March 9. Tickets via Ticketek.
Holy Holy
Lana Del Rey
Dynamic synth-rock outfit Holy Holy are bringing in the New Year with their second national headline tour since celebrated 2017 LP, Paint, came into the world. Their Love Is For Amateurs jaunt will be the last time punters can catch the show-stopping duo before they retreat to the studio to record album number three. It’s been a whirlwind year for Holy Holy; an ARIA top 10 spot was backed up by acclaim from Rolling Stone and constant airplay on triple j. Honouring the stellar track, ‘Amateurs’, Holy Holy cap off their run at the Croxton on Saturday February 17.
She’s up there with Adele, Pink and Taylor Swift when it comes to worldwide popularity and has just loaded her discography with another 16 tracks through new album Lust for Life. Now, Lana Del Rey unveils her first Australian tour since 2012. This is huge news; ‘Ultraviolence’ and ‘Honeymoon’ have yet to be performed Down Under and through her 2017 LP, fans will be privy to collaborations from The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Stevie Nicks and Playboi Carti, to name a few. Lana Del Rey comes to Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday March 31.
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Reveal first headline tour in six years
Announce Melbourne show
Confirms Australian tour dates
Piknic Electronik announce one helluva NYD party
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Hidden in Melbourne’s CBD behind Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the lineup for Piknic Electronik’s New Year’s Day event promises one helluva pre-season party. Leading the way is Canada’s Tiga, known for bangers including ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ and ‘Bugatti’. He is returning Down Under for the first time since 2015. He’ll be joined by UK party duo Solardo, and German DJ/producer Marek Hemmann. On the local front Made in Paris, Acid Jacks and DJ Kiti will round out the day. The party is a preview of Piknic Electronik’s 2018 season which start on Sunday February 4. Piknic Electronik pops up in Kings Domain Gardens on Monday January 1.
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Arts Guide
Beat’s Pick
Melbourne Underground Film Festival
Romancing The Skull
Cinema in the age of censorship
One Mna Show The beauty and intrigue of the human skull will be explored in all its guises with Romancing the Skull, a new exhibition that delves deep into the craniums of mankind. Romancing The Skull looks at a range of artworks which feature the skull and explores how the seemingly simple symbol holds different cultural significance and meaning across a variety of contexts. Catch it until Sunday January 28 at The Art Gallery of Ballarat.
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Australia’s wildest, maddest and most notorious Indy film event will return in 2017, and this year’s theme The Golden Age of Censorship is set to get tongues wagging ± especially with secret screenings of The Red Pill and Vaxxed. The MUFF Neu section includes new work from Lisa Enos, Jeremy De Ceglie, Steve Williams, and Dia Taylor. MUFF will run from Saturday October 28 until Friday November 3 at the Alex Theatre, MoonDog Bar, Fad Gallery and Howler.
The Testament of Mary
Archibald Prize
Vivid White
Silenced no longer
The year’s favourite paintings
Another scathing satire
Years after the crucifixion, young men are hounding the mother of Jesus. The disciples want her to endorse the story they are constructing about her sonÐ stories of a man who performed miracles and rose from the dead. She’s here to set the record straight, as she saw it. Pamela Rabe returns to Malthouse Theatre to give a voice to one of the world’s greatest and most silenced icons from November 3 - November 26.
Australia’s most favourite art prize, the Archibald Prize, was taken out by Sydney-based painter Mitch Cairns for his brilliant work depicting his wife and fellow artist Agatha Gothe-Snape. This year’s prize is exhibited at the Geelong Gallery, offering 43 works from all the finalists on display. There’ll also be popup bars and cafes taking place throughout the exhibition. It runs from Saturday October 28 - Sunday December 10.
George’s Bar It’s huge night of laughs at George’s this week as some of the best and brightest laughmakers take to the stage. Plus, the next contestants in their ‘Are You Funnier Than George’ competition. Friday November 3.
Frocking Hilarious Melbourne’s favourite feminist comedy event returns for a third year to celebrate women’s rights through the power of laughter. This year’s stellar lineup includes comedy royalty Denise Scott, Cal Wilson and Fiona O’Loughlin, as well as crowd favourites Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds, Demi Lardner, Laura Davis, Tessa Waters, Double Denim, and more. Friday November 17 at the Comedy Theatre.
Comedy at Spleen Mondays at Comedy at Spleen are always chockers. It’s simply never not full. The only place to be on Mondays will be packed full of laughs with guests and it’s the place where big names drop in. 41 Bourke Street in the city at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.
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from Eddie Perfect All’s fair in love and property ± or something like that. Eddie Perfect returns with another stellar black comedy Vivid White, taking aim at the Australian middle class and property market. Following on from his last theatrical venture, The Beast, it’s set to stun audiences with its acerbic wit and distinctly Australian aspirations. Throw Perfect’s knack for musical comedy into the mix and you’ve got a winner. November 18 - December 23 at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.
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More Up A Tree More Up A Tree, performed by drummer Jim White (of the Dirty Three), Berlindancer Claudia de Serpa Soares and designed by visual artist Eve Sussman is an intimate interface between two performers stripping down to the bare elements. Performed in the massive main hall of the Substation, we walked in to find the space compacted down to the audience, sitting right up close and in front of a sizeable two way reflective Perspex box ± a la interview room in cop shows. Some in the audience sit on the floor, some on the seats and others stand. It’s unclear what levels of visibility there are from within the box, but for the majority of the performance the audience is allowed to stare into the microcosm inside unchecked. The drummer and the dancer inside are seemingly unaware of our presence. The message received is voyeurism, observation and modern apartment living.
It’s this false privacy that allows the dance to take place. De Serpa Soares oscillates between precise regulated use of her limbs and core, to utter body mania. However, all of this appears to be a specific and thought-out response to being in their box. White is a drummer who aurally dominates but does so without a skerrick of drama. De Serpa Soares takes up that mantle and paces animal-like, pushing to the very boundaries of the space. Sometimes she dances in direct response to White’s rhythm, sometimes apart from it, like both are trying to coax each other into a reply. Perhaps the cutest aspect of the performance was just detectable above White’s masterful playing. It was the humming, singing and yelping of de Serpa Soares and sometimes dialogue between the two. Smiling and nodding at each other. It’s rare to see these personal moments on stage, for the very reason that the artists are so aware of the
audience watching. Ironically, drinking in these expressions and moments, this is the absolute pleasure of live music, dance and theatre. When what you’re seeing seems like it’s reserved for private, it’s deeply satisfying. At the end of it all, More Up A Tree is a performance with two audiences, the one inside and the one outside the box. By Zoe Dealehr
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Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project By Jakeb H. Smith
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It was 1988 – 200 years after the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay. Buoyed by political goodwill, Prime Minister Bob Hawke attended the Barunga Festival in the Northern Territory, where he was issued with what would become known as the Barunga Statement. Written on a 1.2 metre piece of composite wood, the document outlined the wishes of Australia’s Indigenous peoples for recognition of their original title, as well as the safeguarding of their land rights, language and customs. In response to the Barunga Statement, Hawke said he hoped an Australian treaty would be concluded by 1990. It didn’t happen. When Hawke was ousted from power by Paul Keating in 1991, he used his final act as Prime Minister to hang the Barunga Statement in Parliament House, just one minute before Keating was sworn in. “Its presence here calls on those who follow me,” he said. “It demands of them that they continue efforts, that they find solutions to the abundant problems that still face the Aboriginal people of this country.” Hawke’s political decline coincided with the rise of Yothu Yindi, a traditional/rock group made up of Yolngu and non-Indigenous musicians. Formed in 1985, the band were still relatively at the turn of the decade. A US tour with Midnight Oil had earned them a recording deal with Mushroom Records, but mainstream success remained elusive. Even ‘Treaty’, now recognised by APRA as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time, was a commercial failure. The protest song, written in collaboration with Paul Kelly, was missing a platform from which to be noticed. It needed an edge. Enter Razor Recordings founder Gavin Campbell, one of Australia’s most forward-thinking DJs in the ‘80s and ‘90s. A voracious consumer of new trends, Campbell was running clubs with dancefloors that were years ahead of the Melbourne mainstream. He was also a man in need of a hit, with a young label poised to fold. Campbell had assembled a crack production team with Paul Main and Robert Goodge under the name Filthy Lucre, with the express purpose of releasing local dance content. Unfortunately for them, their futurist output simply wasn’t making the numbers. Desperate, Campbell remembers walking into the Mushroom offices and seeing “what actually looked like an Indigenous ceremony with a Mushroom logo on it.” He’d stumbled upon something fresh, but also palatable to local ears. He’d found Yothu Yindi. “I instantly knew what I had to do, what I could do,” he says. “I vetted the band’s catalogue and found what I believed to be the strongest Yolngu Matha vocal there, which of course was ‘Treaty’.” ‘Treaty (Filthy Lucre remix)’ exploded across radio stations and dancefloors around the world with its driving rhythms and unique sound. With the industry finally paying attention, ‘Treaty’ then went on to win Single of the Year and Song of the Year at the ARIAs. Twenty-five years later, Campbell believes that the song still has a lot to say about the Australian government’s lip-service to Indigenous affairs. “It calls out the hypocrisy and bullshit beautifully. Phrases like ‘talking politicians’ and ‘words are easy, words are cheap, much cheaper than our priceless land’ really do show the political game up for what it is,” Campbell says. “I believe that it needed to be said back in the late ‘80s and it very much needs to be said again. Only this time we are making sure that this project says it in a way that will resonate with all ages and inspire Australians to get on board with this once and for all.”
The Treaty Project aims to update its message to appeal to old fans and new. That’s meant an expanded lineup, with Campbell taking an active live role alongside plenty of new blood. There will be ten people onstage. Three original members of Yothu Yindi and a new Yolngu Matha language vocalist are travelling from Arnhem Land. Singer Yirrmal, who is based in Geelong, is the son of original member Witiyana.” Those who haven’t heard Yirrmal are in for a pleasant surprise. The young vocalist is an incredible talent whose performance on Q&A had the audience visibly moved. “I think that Yirrmal will be a mesmerising figure. His voice is outstanding and is matched by his passion. We have a new song which has a special section where Yirrmal will dance traditionally. The theatre of that will be a strong moment.” It won’t be the only theatrics nor commanding presence found onstage. “The burlesque queen of NT, Constantina Bush, is joining us, along with multiinstrumentalist Ania Reynolds who is musical director of Circus Oz, and guitarist Megan Bernard. Our special guest on some dates is Goanna frontman Shane Howard. Eight Yothu Yindi songs have been remixed by some of Melbourne’s best dance producers and we also have four new songs written for this show.” In addition, a new electronic focus will move away from the sound of previous Yothu Yindi incarnations. “There won’t be a lot of rock in the mix. We do have the traditional band elements, like guitar, bass and keyboards but the style of the new remixes is very much modern electronic. Malangay is one of the best yidaki players in the country, which is what Yolngu people call a didgeridoo. Along with the other Indigenous members of the band, the traditional elements will be very strong. In fact, it is the most important part of the music.” The strength of the live show still carries a purpose, one which Campbell and the band hope to spread far and wide. Australia is the only country in the world that doesn’t have a treaty between its Indigenous population and colonial settlers, and that’s something that needs to change, for all of our sakes. “Hopefully, The Treaty Project will be seen by as many people as possible in this run of shows, as we would like to be considered a special events act. This type of raising awareness activism, as theatre and entertainment on a large scale, while effective and inspiring, is not enough,” Campbell says. “We need an ongoing conversation among Australians to raise awareness at the grassroots level ± in homes, around the kitchen table, at the footy at half time, in high schools at lunchtime, wherever it doesn’t already happen. That conversation will evolve into a better awareness of our past, present and future, the good the bad and the ugly. We need to discuss genocide, for example, or we will never mature as a nation. In fact, a treaty without the acknowledgement of this country’s dark past would be a hollow one.”
“A treaty without the acknowledgement of this country’s dark past would be a hollow one.”
Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project will perform at Strawberry Fields, in Tocumwal NSW from Friday November 17 to Sunday November 19. The festival also features Billy Davis & The Good Lords, Sampa The Great, Tall Black Guy, Kaiit, and more. They’ll also perform at The Croxton on Sunday November 19.
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The Vasco Era There was a time where The Vasco Era verged on being the best live band in Australia. Perhaps that’s not the right word – edged on, maybe. Edged dangerously close. At knifepoint. Their ferocious, howling take on blues-tinged rock’n’ roll violently shook the foundations of every venue they set foot in. Whoever they may have shared the bill with, it was never a fair fight ± no-one riled up an audience quite like them. But the trio never burned out. They never even faded away. They just...stopped. Radio silence. Nothing. So, to borrow a phrase from The Libertines, what became of the likely lads? “I was travelling through India for awhile,” says Sid O’Neil, the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist. “I lost the plot a bit while I was over there. I guess I wanted to get away from the band. It was all that I’d done since I was about 16, and I wasn’t necessarily into the music anymore. It was hard to keep that band as my identity when my heart wasn’t really in it. I felt like there was a lot of resistance to whenever we made changes as a band, because people were so steadfast in linking us to the sound we had when they first heard us. Rather than continually try to change people’s perceptions, I decided to just quit. It wasn’t who I was anymore ± things had changed.” In the intervening years, O’Neil has led a far quieter and unassuming life that has primarily kept him out of the musical spotlight. He’s almost 32 now, an expecting first-time father, a homeowner out near Daylesford in regional Victoria and currently undertaking studies for a Master’s degree in social work. He still makes music, albeit low-key and homegrown ± “I have a bunch of songs that I’ve never put out that are quite different to Vasco,” he says. “I might put them out someday.”
“I saw it as such an integral part when I was growing up… Now, in my 30s, I don’t see it as a part of me like that at all.” In amongst all of that, he’s found some time to do a few special reunion shows with The Vasco Era, several years after they imploded. So, what changed? For O’Neil, it was about recalibrating the pressure put on the band and appreciating what the trio had together in retrospect. “The company of the band itself was never any issue,” he says. “I was in a band with my brother [Ted O’Neil, bass] and one of my best friends since high school [Michael Fitzgerald, drums]. I think it was more to do with the band being a part of my identity. “I saw it as such an integral part when I was growing up and I was in my 20s. Now, in my 30s, I don’t see it as a part of me like that at all. It’s just something from my past that I get to revisit. Doing these shows is fine because it’s not really a big deal. We’ve got no label people stressing over us, we’re not going to go out and do a massive tour or make a new record or anything like that. I’m just treating it for what it is, which is just having some fun and making a bit of noise with the people I grew up with.”
Prior to 2017, The Vasco Era had only played a single one-off benefit show in February of last year alongside the also-reunited Little Red. In doing so, O’Neil was able to properly appreciate what the band had when the three shared a stage together. Although his relationship with the recorded material is shaky ± “I only really like a couple of songs we did towards the end,” he says bluntly ± he knows the power of a rambunctious crowd matched with the unhinged energy of the trio. “There’s still something really unique to us as a live band,” says O’Neil. “I just think there’s always this real energy that’s there. Playing with these guys again has made me really appreciate that it’s something worth pursuing. What I did with The Vasco Era started literally half my life ago ± it’s nice to be able to relive a part of it and to play these songs the way that they should have been recorded.”
The Vasco Era will perform as part of Kennedy’s Creek, taking over Kennedy’s Creek Public Hall Grounds from Friday October 27 until Sunday October 29. They’ll headline Corner Hotel on Wednesday November 1, with The Pretty Littles and Localles.
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Friends of Ours Festival The history of popular culture is adorned with famous partnerships. Be it Andy Warhol and JeanMichel Basquiat, Brian Eno and David Byrne or The Killers and Richmond Tigers full-forward Jack Riewoldt – these iconic pairings challenge expectations and transcend the oeuvres of their collaborators. Now another team-up is set to prove the age old adage that two is certainly better than one. Rubix, Brunswick’s favourite bass haven, has taken over the coolest festival venue in Victoria: Bruzzy’s Farm. Based in Tallarook, around one hour north of Melbourne, Bruzzy’s Farm is a paradise where music and nature can live in harmony. Bruzzy spent 30 years building the site, which has hosted the Boogie Festival for the last 11 years and New Year’s Evie for four. Now, at 84, he is handing over the reins to Rubix owner Tanya El-Gamal, who has big plans to continue the work he started. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to build the ultimate happy place for all the misfits and colourful creatives that do cool shit,” she says. “I thought I’d done it with Rubix, but after I finished building it earlier this year ± it only took five years ± I knew we could do it on a way bigger scale, so I started looking for a farm.” To her surprise, she found it, pre-built and fullylicensed. “I came across Bruzzy’s and it turns out his idea of the ultimate happy place is the same as mine. It was all built just as I dreamt it.” The Friends of Ours Festival is the maiden voyage of the new venture, but also a massive thank 18
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“His idea of the ultimate happy place is the same as mine. It was all built just as I dreamt it.” you to the staff that made it happen. As for the date, well, it was going spare anyway. “The Melbourne Cup permit came with property so I decided it would be rude not to use it, and it was the perfect excuse to throw a ridiculous house warming party for all the Rubix crew living out here with me.” As the name suggests, the lineup, featuring Roni Size, Eva Lazarus, DLR and Dub FX, are all artists El-Gamal has worked with and met through Rubix over the last ten years. They’re literally friends of hers. “I’m excited to see them all here and have a listen to what they’ve been up to.” It won’t be all slow-motion reunions however, as partying in idyllic surrounds does have its responsibilities. To this end, the smart heads at Rubix have been getting together to make sure none of the farm’s natural beauty gets spoiled. “We’re implementing a full sustainability plan to minimise and manage waste. We do all the recycling and composting on site so we really push all the people who come to leave no trace, by taking what you bring and only bringing what you need.” Waste management isn’t the only task for the team, as the venue also has a limited supply of water, with no means to bail them out if the river runs dry, so to speak ± there’s no actual river.
“The whole farm is run on tanks so we have to be super careful with how it’s used. It really changes your mindset living out here after being in the city for so long where everything is on tap.” Where water is in ample supply is in the many dams scattered around the property, which the guests are encouraged to interact with. “The main big dam will be open for a dip so bring your floaties. If it gets hot enough we’ll take a sound system down there for a paddle party.” It’s all shaping up to be a weekend to remember, and El-Gamal has no plans for the Rubix cohort to rest on their considerable laurels just yet. “We’ll continue to run Boogie Festival at Easter, New Year’s Evie and Friends of Ours on cup weekend every year. There’s been a lot of interest from other festival promoters who want to bring their events to the farm but we’ll be focusing on a quality over quantity approach to bookings for camping events. We’ll be running a lot of day parties with internationals and local promoters mixing it up between bass music, techno, live music and queer parties for the LGBTQ community.” By Jakeb Smith
Friends of Ours Festival takes over Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook from Friday November 3 until Monday November 6, with Roni Size, Eva Lazarus, DLR, Dub FX, and more.
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Non-DJ Electronic Musicians of Melbourne Non-DJ Electronic Musicians of Melbourne began as a Facebook group dedicated to strengthening the electronic community, catering to those who aren’t DJs. Not that they have anything against DJs, they just want to bring together electronic artists who want to play with similar acts. Two years on and with a free event to mark their success, the organisation has gone from strength to strength. “It was a group that started in 2015. At the time, a lot of the Facebook groups were made up of DJs,” says organiser Thom O’Leary. “Live electronic acts were looking for other live electronic acts to connect with. We tend to play in the bar and pub scene. There was already a community but it was about building that community up, developing better connections.” To be a non-DJ electronic musician doesn’t mean DJs are entirely excluded. “It’s any kind of creation or production of electronic music that involves either musical instruments or launch pad, different hardware devices,” says O’Leary. “There are even acts that have a DJ but then they’ll incorporate live instruments. That’s the basis of the whole thing, about having a live performance aspect to the act.” In the two years since the organisation began hosting these events for the electronic music community, O’Leary says they’ve put on roughly 16 events, with
“We’re stronger as a group than we are as individual acts. It’s not my group, it’s our group.” around 70 different acts involved. “There’s a broad spectrum of acts involved,” he says. “Some might be electronic acts that have world music influences, some are more industrial type acts, some more synth pop. Anything electronic goes.” O’Leary has witnessed some obscure musicians come on the circuit in NDEMM’s time. “One of the acts we have playing at our two-year celebration, Zen Robotic, are a three-piece band with a sitar player and saxophonist. They’re a really interesting act.” The two-year celebration of the more underground side of electronic music has drawn a variety of interesting acts, sure to further diversify the group and Melbourne electronic music. O’Leary has chosen these acts for their creativity, enthusiasm, skill and willingness to broaden the community. “For this particular event, the artists have been chosen because they’ve been good contributors to the group, people I’ve noticed have stuck their neck out, not just been a great act musically but have made a great contribution to what we’re trying to achieve. “One of the acts, Brkn Fixie ± a guy called Gerrard Jenner ± he’s been putting together a weekly non-DJ electronic gig guide on the Facebook group. A guy called Kable54, he’s made one hour podcasts to promote four of our events. Simon [Quinn, organiser] has done more than anyone in terms of putting on and promoting events. Elenor Rayner [Sobriquet Nation] she’s from New Zealand and really wanted to come over and play
one of our shows. Over time, we’ve had five or six acts come down from Sydney and at the most recent event, an act came down from Queensland.” Being such a broad community, this is a great opportunity for people to expand not only their network but their understanding and skill in electronic music. “It’s a really eclectic community,” O’Leary says. “It’s based on trying to help others. If everyone helps each other, we’re stronger as a group than we are as individual acts. It’s not my group, it’s our group. “When I started this, I had no expectations whatsoever to have done as well as it has. I’m really grateful to everyone who has participated and contributed to the success of the group. But it’s not about me, it’s about us.” Because of its members’ unwavering commitment to their craft, the NDEMM will continue to grow. In just a few weeks after the two-year anniversary celebration, the organisers will hold an open meeting to discuss the possibility of podcasts, radio programmes and more. “We were discussing how there’s no particular radio programme out there that fits us as a community. There are electronic shows that can be very dance-orientated. We’re going to expand, keep on doing two events a month and keep doing things like the weekly gig guide and continuing to branch out and make a stronger network that’s all about supporting each other.” By Anna Rose
Melbourne Underground Film Festival Australian filmmaker Richard Wolstencroft hosted the first Melbourne Underground Film Festival in 2000, after growing frustrated with the talented filmmakers going unnoticed within the industry. After his film Pearls Before Swine was rejected by the Melbourne International Film Festival, despite having been accepted into revered festivals in Mexico, Spain and South Korea, Wolstencroft took action. “I wrote this outraged email to an internet film zine called Filmic back then and I got a response from about 50 filmmakers,” says Wolstencroft. “One of the filmmakers who responded was James Wan who had made the film Stygian. It was his first feature. He made it with a guy named Shannon Young. James went on to make the Saw movies and become one of Hollywood’s most successful filmmakers of the last 20 years. “When I saw James Wan’s film it was full of interesting ideas, it had these weird torture devices and for some reason I thought ‘That’s interesting, I’ve never seen that,’ and these ended up being the kind of devices that were used in the film Saw that Jigsaw was using. It was interesting and that’s exactly the kind of thing I look for.” Now in its 18th year, MUFF has since discovered a number of filmmakers such as JJ DeCeglie, Patrick Hughes, and Scott Ryan, something that Wolstencroft puts down to his constant search for films that explore unconventional concepts. 20 BEAT.COM.AU
Non-DJ Electronic Musicians of Melbourne will celebrate two years at Tago Mago on Saturday November 4.
“I’m a showman. I look for things that are controversial, in your face, that ruffle people’s feathers.” “I look for interesting ideas, something that’s a bit aggressive, a bit different, something that’s a bit controversial even, which seems to be the opposite of what the Melbourne International and Sydney International look for. “They look for things that are politically correct, that seek some political agenda, are a bit dull but it might be for a good cause and that’s exactly what we don’t look for. Though we will support films that are for a good cause, if they’re well done.” This year, MUFF’s theme is The Golden Age of Censorship which will see a range of films seeking to break down barriers, each in their own way. Wolstencroft was inspired to explore the theme of censorship as a form of protest against the “wave of political correctness that’s swept over our society in the last five years.” MUFF will feature two particularly controversial films, VAXXED: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe which explores the possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism and The Red Pill which delves into the current men’s rights movement. These films touch on hotly debated topics and have thus far been excluded from any Australian film festivals. Due to their controversial nature, the location of their screenings will be kept a secret until Friday October 27 in an effort to minimise protests. “I have a long history of playing controversial films, I’m a showman. I look for things that are controversial, in your face, that ruffle people’s feathers, and I’m sure that
the decision to play VAXXED and The Red Pill will ruffle a few people’s feathers.” Alongside VAXXED and The Red Pill, Wolstencroft has a diverse program for this year’s MUFF, with the festival showcasing an array of themes through horror films such as Crackbaby Billionaire and The Super to Urine Aid, a documentary detailing the alleged health benefits of drinking your urine. “The Jeremy DeCeglie film [Can’t Win. Do Try] is a real highlight, I’m playing my own new feature called The Second Coming Volume 2, we’re doing that as a prefestival event on Friday October 27 with a film by Frank Howson, he’s the Festival Patron,” says Wolstencroft. “The opening night film A Brilliant Genocide by Ebony Atlanta Butler is really one of the major highlights and closing night which is Throbbin 84 by Timothy Spanos is a lot of fun, sort of like a John Waters’ film but set in the ‘80s.” Alongside the huge range of feature length and short films that will be showcased at MUFF, the festival will also feature Q&A sessions with Wolstencroft and fellow filmmaker and Festival Patron Frank Howson as well as a masterclass on cinema by Australian director Alex Proyas who has developed a massively successful career in Hollywood with films such as The Crow, I, Robot, and Gods of Egypt. By Kate Streader
Melbourne Underground Film Festival runs from Friday October 27 to Friday November 3 with screenings at Howler, Fad Gallery, Alex Theatre and Moondog Bar & Space. Check out the full festival program and ticket information at muff.com.au.
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Sabrina Lawrie Sabrina Lawrie has been lost in rehearsal when she picks up the phone for our interview. The task? To prepare for her forthcoming shows that’ll see her take her record Hush The Mountain on the road. Luckily for her, she’s found the perfect band to bring it to life with. “The main thing is compatibility and similar motivations. Similar beliefs too, in what we stand for,” says Lawrie on what makes the perfect band. “Authenticity is really important to me, especially when we’re trying to stand together and deliver something through the music.” It’s apt that Lawrie brings up the notion of authenticity in music. While the concept often means something different to every artist, the idea of creating music that is a true expression of self is at the core of Lawrie’s new compositions. “[It’s about] being a conduit to expressing emotions,” she says. “Not just my own emotions, but a narrative to the things around me ± things that people are moved by and that they’re passionate about. It’s about finding a clear and true way to deliver that message.” Clarity and truth are central themes throughout Hush The Mountain, a record that took Lawrie more than five years to complete. Lyrically, the album digs deep into personal experiences and is all the better for doing so. “The guitar is a meditative instrument for me to release some heavy energy at the end of the day. When I’m in that mindset, music will come out and it will inspire a feeling in me. Lyrics will follow in the footsteps of that feeling. Other times, words will pop into my head and I’ll feel so compelled to write something down. I’ll try and make some music that expresses those words.”
“Authenticity is really important to me, especially when we’re trying to stand together and deliver something through the music.” Undoubtedly, Lawrie has overcome significant personal challenges to create this album. For the past 12 months she’s been recovering from a broken back, and rebuilding her life in the process. But like most great art, through hardship comes beauty. “I fell off a balcony four and a half metres onto a cement driveway. I broke my T12, fractured my rib and broke my left hand ± which is the hand that I play guitar with,” explains Lawrie. “It really was a catalyst for changing the direction of my life at that time. I experienced a profound healing journey following the accident that’s brought me to this point in my life now where I feel like I’m more armed and ready to handle whatever the universe throws at me. “I’m very lucky to be alive. And I’m very lucky not to have sustained any nerve damage or brain injury. There were a couple of months past the accident where I was quite depressed. It was thinking about that and how lucky I am to be alive. That helped me turn around my mindset and look at life in a different way.” The sound of Lawrie’s creative reawakening and personal journey is audible throughout Hush The
Mountain ± a record that feels optimistic; brimming with life and depth. “The direction that the album was taking before I had the accident was a far more masculine, rock-centric vision. After I had the accident, I definitely softened and connected a bit more back to myself. I discovered self-love and the femininity within. That effected the record’s overall vision and as a collection of songs.” In any case, Hush The Mountain marks a turning point for Lawrie, and a remarkable one at that. “I’m very excited about how the music I’m about to create is going to unfold, not only musically, but also lyrically and the motivation behind the words. “I can now see how such a negative experience can be seen as a piece of treasure from the universe or a gift to reflect on. It’s experiencing shadows so you can see the light.”
Sabrina Lawrie will perform at The Tote on Wednesday October 25 with Penny Ikinger and Kim Volkman and with her band The Hunting Party at The Reverence on Friday October 27 with support from River of Snakes and Los Dominados.
By James Di Fabrizio
Night Of The Living Glenn Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss our much adored Drunk Promoter (AKA Glenn Stewart) who at approximately 1:26pm on Wednesday October 18, 2017 chose to cease their life as a music promoter leaving many fans, bands and good memories in their wake. Please stand. The Drunk Promoter has been the quintessential Australian punk tour promoter of the last four years. His laid back approach swirled with hard work that was rooted in punk ethic led the candid personality to hundreds of shows under their brand, attracting US heavyweight Dwarves, Leftover Crack and Guttermouth ± all the while dragging local delinquents Clowns with him through his ascendancy; taking them from prodigy to prestige. Saddened by the news of the illustrious character’s decision to take their own life as a music promoter, we chatted with the ghost of Glenn Stewart to explore the details of his wake titled Night of The Living Glenn. “I want to thank all the amazing people who I’ve met these last few years around the world,” stated the ghost of Glenn Stewart last week via Ouiji Board, at the stroke of midnight from his now vacant lair in Footscray. “The Drunk Promoter started as a joke and ended up keeping me busy for a lot longer than I thought.” Though no joke it was. His tours were notorious for bringing punk music back to punk venues, an example of which was his choice to place troublesome US offenders Guttermouth in a rural backyard skatepark; representative of his love for putting on a rad 22 BEAT.COM.AU
“The Drunk Promoter started as a joke and ended up keeping me busy for a lot longer than I thought.” show rather than sucking every final penny out of the punters and venues of his tours. This mentality behind his tours will be dearly missed. When summoned to comment on the lineup of his wake, the modest promoter had this to say. “I’m really looking forward to seeing new music from Pistol Peaches, and to experience YLVA for the first time. It’s weird to think that they will be the last band I’ll ever experience as The Drunk Promoter.” Finding this statement puzzling I questioned if YLVA were to play last, seeing as his star apprentices Clowns are billed at the top of the event, his response, “Oh no, Clowns are headlining…But fuck watching that band one more time in my existence, they have put me through enough. “I’m also really looking forward to saying goodbye to my much loved Flamenco brethren Malcura. I have felt a strong and passionate connection to this band as I’m actually one quarter Andalusian.” After asking if the phantom promoter will have the energy to see
both Malcura and YLVA, considering their adjacent set times, the promoter spooked, “Por que no los dos?” After convening the spirit to add a final word, the ghost of Glenn Stewart had this to say. “My wake is a Halloween event, so please feel free to dress as spookily as you feel and if you see my spirit floating mystically around The Rev on this fateful night; my wish is not for you to offer your fears nor tears, but beers.” By Stevie Williams
RIP The Drunk Promoter 12/10/2013 18/10/2017. Please join us this Saturday October 28 at The Reverence Hotel, Footscray for a creepy gathering like no other. Tickets from clownsband.com.
Pooches In Pubs With Georgia Spanos
Now this is a real issue; you’re chilling at home with Wiffa (your dog AKA bestie) having a big ol’ cuddle when your friends shoot you a “pub?” message. Obviously you are down, although within seconds, you find yourself stuck in a web of guilt thanks to Wiffa’s puppy dog eyes, you know he’s saying “If you dare leave me, I’ll never forgive you.” Then you remember that there are venues who welcome our fluffy friends, so it’s possible to enjoy some cold ones together as one big family. This week I’d like to share these puppy friendly venues.
Great Northern Pub
The Union Club Hotel
Republica
The Great Northern Hotel down on Rathdowne Street, Carlton is no stranger to Beat readers I’m sure. Their $14 parma nights on Mondays, $14 steak nights on Tuesdays and $15 Burger nights on Wednesdays have had me coming back for years ± if you haven’t tried their Mac and Cheese patties I really suggest doing so ASAP. Although it’s their ‘bring your pooch’ policy that’s their best offer yet. Their welcome of all puppers ± big, small, fluffy or bare ± has been so well received that a sole Instagram account dedicated to the pups that come through was only necessary. Check it out here (@dogs_of_ gnh) and head down on your next walkies.
Does your dog want to be right in the middle of the action, at one of Melbourne’s most loved pubs on Gore Street, Fitzroy? Well buckle him up and head to The Union Club Hotel for a session. Their pool table is top of my list in terms of comfort and atmosphere, and the pub as a whole always seems to exempt warmth, cosiness and intimacy at the busiest of times ± even though it’s location sits prime in the Smith Street hustle. Their schnitzel menu is also worth a mention offering a variety of schnitzels including chicken, veal, chicken parma, The Union Chicken Parma (with Salami and BBQ sauce) and The Union Diemen’ Chicken Parma (with green jalapenos and ham, salami and hot sauce). Just choose your sauce, sides and make sure to place a gold coin on the pool table.
Dogs love the beach right? Well at least that’s what superannuation commercials have told me. I’ve heard humans like it too, especially when they’re able to enjoy fresh seafood, delectable cocktails and an ocean breeze on the bay with their pupper. That’s exactly what you can expect to experience down at Republica in St Kilda, where freshly shucked oysters and bbq swordfish meet live music and locals walking through post-dip in the bay. The venue is known mostly for their grassy courtyard which always seems to boast community vibes and relaxation, although their welcome of all dogs makes all of that a lot friendlier. I’d suggest trying their Beer Battered Fish and Chips or the Smoked Ocean Trout Salad.
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Hardware Lane Costumes
BOO. Did we scare you? Sorry, but Halloween is coming and we’re really getting into it this year. Gone are the assumptions that Australians don’t Halloween like Americans do. Plus, there’s buckets on in this city and if there’s one thing Melbourne’s good at it’s turning it on for a festive holiday. So jump into our spooky special and trick or treat yourself to a fine selection of quirky things to do this Halloween. We’ve got everything from a special Zombie cocktail by the Beaufort x Stomping Ground to theatrical costume hires down in Hardware Lane. A day of the dead party with Mexican wrestling and The Old Bar and Brunny’s annual parties with killer (literally) lineups. If that’s not enough, just head to Spooktober, an entire festival dedicated to the day. Alright, maybe the bad Halloween puns can stop, but things to do this Halloween just won’t bloody slow down. Let’s boo-gie!
Tell us about Hardware Lane Costumes. Hardware Lane Costumes is a theatrical costume hire shop in the city with a very unique collection. Special due to its history, with items dating back to old Victorian Opera, JC West End and Australian Ballet days, as well as our new collections featuring all the latest film and TV characters that we are constantly updating. Why should we all engage in Halloween this year? By dressing up in a costume, a person can embody a new character; break away from reality for a moment and step into a fantasy. Let’s try and forget the oppressive forces and dress up as them instead. Subvert the real evil in the world by cutting it down with your Star Wars light sabre or Viking sword. What do we get to experience at Hardware Lane Costumes? You’ll be personally styled by our in-store costume stylists, all of whom have professional experience in the theatre, film and TV industries. Not only are they professional costume designers and stylists, they also have a ridiculous amount of enthusiasm for whatever weird and wacky character you wish you become. A moment that perfectly captures what Hardware Lane Costumes do best was? We had a customer recently who worried she wouldn’t fit into anything for a masquerade ball. Given our wide range of sizes we were able to find a beautiful and elaborate gown that fitted her perfectly. Our stylist knew which dress looked the most flattering on her body shape, and the customer was really thrilled with the experience.
Costumes
Hardware Lane Costumes is located at 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne.
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The Old Bar
When was House of Horror born? We were still the Nightmare on Gold Street house party and during the DJ set the old school hills hoist got crowd surfed out of the backyard and down the street. We looked at each other and knew we were going to need a bigger boat. A cherished moment that perfectly captures what House of Horror do best was? Last year we spotted Pennywise (IT) and Chihiro (Spirited Away) being best mates and bringing our favourite films and genres together. Why is it important to continue to celebrate events such as Halloween? These are heavy times. Playing dress ups in a fantasy world for the night is just what the doctor ordered. Where does House of Horror turn to for inspiration? Horror movies, red wine and Ru Paul’s Drag Race. What is House of Horror most proud of ? We put a lot of love, detail and effort into creating original sets and props and our guests always bring such legendary costumes. The effort, humour and creativity that goes into them makes us instantly humble and thrilled to death. theoldbar.com.au
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House of Horror presents Burn The Witch at The Old Bar on Saturday October 28. With Crap Sabbath, Glenn Danzig Tapdanzig Extravadanzig, Dane Zertificat and more.
Spooktober
Where does Spooktober turn for inspiration? The Event Director lived in the USA for many years and loves the USA Halloween experience. The Halloween experience in the USA is for everyone from kids trick or treating, parties, bar events, corn mazes and the haunted houses. The fully immersive haunt experience is something we have drawn inspiration from. It’s exciting to be able to create the full Halloween experience in one place for Halloween and horror movie loving people. What do we get to experience at Spooktober? Spooktober is unique because there’s something on offer for everyone. Whether it’s spending the day with the kids trick or treating and playing festival games, braving the horror of Blood Manor and the Doll Factory or getting dressed up and enjoying some great food and drinks with your friends. You’ll find it at Spooktober. What do Spooktober offer that you won’t get anywhere else? The haunted houses are truly terrifying immersive experiences. As you make your way down deserted hallways, blood curdling screams ringing in your ears, who knows what horrific creatures await you around the next turn. Why is it important to continue to celebrate events like Halloween? Spooktober was born out of a desire to share and celebrate the fun of Halloween with an Australian audience. Halloween is an invitation to dress up, play games and tricks on people and push your fear limits. It’s always good to get your heart racing every now and then.
Festival
Spooktober Halloween Festival will transform St Kilda Town Hall from Friday October 27 until Tuesday October 31.
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Halloween Special
Brunswick Hotel
Hear ye, hear ye: there are three simple commandments this Halloween over at The Brunny ± riff, drink and be scary. They’re getting in early with a lineup so good it’ll scare the pants off of you. Inside the spooktacular Brunny you’ll find a day chocked with top-notch bands and acts. You’ll be getting things started with rockers Palmerslum before the likes of TenThousandTaipans bring some of their crusty tunes to the stage from Brisvegas. Capping it off comes some outrageous psychobilly from Traumaboys before things get meaty from stoner doom rock behometh GIANT. Closing out the night will be a mammoth set from Cyclone Diablo ± perhaps the finest psycho-jazz-doom-metal-punk band in the world (if not the only). Outside in the Brunny’s infamous beer garden you’ll find DJ Dan dropping the best of rock, punk, goth, goth, glam and other suitably scary tunes. Naturally, costumes are a must and there’ll be prizes for best dressed. And while we’re talking costumes, anyone who dresses up as ‘Thom from Beat’ will get a beer from me. PM your proof to Beat’s Facebook account. Over the past eight years, the venue has gone through its strides to become a thriving free entry bandstand in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, hosting lives shows almost every night of the week and giving the opportunity to up and coming artists to cut their teeth on a premium stage. This Halloween is the perfect opportunity to enjoy everything you love about the venue. It’s just going to be a little spookier. brunswickhotel.net
Party
Halloween at the Brunny goes down on Saturday October 28 at the Brunswick Hotel.
Day of the Dead Fiesta
Day of the Dead is set to weave its festive tendrils through Melbourne once more. But with so many options to choose from these days, which Day of the Dead party should you hit up? Well, I’m here to tell you boys and ghouls. Day of the Dead Fiesta is essentially two parties in one, meaning double the death and double the fun for those who’re keen to experience the most authentic incarnation of Mexican culture in Melbourne. Traditionally, Day of the Dead is all about embracing death in order to celebrate life. In other words, we’re all going to die ± so we might as well slam some tequila before we kick the bucket. The folks down at Brown Alley will be converting their space into a haunted mansion from 10pm til sunrise, offering two rooms with alternate music. The first will be blazing with Mexican and Latin Inferno Beats, including a live Mariachi band and DJ collective Cumbia Massive. Together, they’ll be raising hell with their spicy beats. Over in the second room you’ll find The Tech Zombie Town ± bubbling with a cauldron of Melbourne’s best electronica, tech and deep music that’ll have you raving like an extra in Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. Capping it off comes a photobooth with a coffin, and a traditional altar with sugar skulls and traditional decorations. There’ll also be Mexican wrestling featuring more than 12 professional luchadores and enmascarados (masked wrestlers), face-painters onsite to get you looking the part and a competition for best outfits.
Day of the Dead Fiesta will take over Brown Alley on Friday October 27.
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The Beaufort
The Beaufort ± otherwise known as the undisputed masters of tiki cocktails ± have teamed up with their pals over at Stomping Ground to put together one very special, very spooky beer for Halloween. Inspired by the king of tiki cocktails, The Zombie, will be scaring you straight this October. Dancing between flavours of fresh fruit including pineapple, passionfruit and lime, they’ve thrown six bottles of Plantation rum into the mix for good measure. Rounded out with pomegranate molasses, the beer will turn out a ghoulish shade of blood red ± the perfect hue for a bev that’s been brewed on Friday the 13th and released on Halloween. Of course, no good deed goes uncelebrated at The Beaufort. That’s why they’re throwing a big ol’ Halloween bash to commemorate the beer being tapped for the first time. Plus, you’ll see it mixed into some stellar beer cocktails on the night too. Ghoulish guests A.Swayze and the Ghosts, kicking out jams so tasty they’ll raise punters from the dead just to catch a glimpse. Support comes from Tony Dork and Moody Beaches, playing out back in the freshly renovated David Boon Boom Room. Prizes will be given out to the best-dressed on the night, so get your finest Halloween garb in order for a shot at free booze. Pro tip: this year’s must-have Halloween outfit is to dress up as any Big Brother contestant from 2001 or a former Australian Idol contestant. I’m going as Millsy though, so don’t steal my outfit or there’ll be hell to pay. thebeaufort.com.au
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The Beaufort Halloween Party goes down on Tuesday, October 31. Entry is free.
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Reviews
Album of the Week (Good Manners/Caroline Australia)
Singles With Lachlan Kanoniuk October 2017: A cabal of beer marketing cronies hold crisis talks after every single footy player poses with voddy sodes in off-season Instagram posts.
Single of the Week:
Badbadnotgood ft Samuel T Herring
I Don’t Know (Innovative Leisure)
On passive listen, ‘I Don’t Know’ rests easy in the mind, registering as a familiar-ish soul obscurity from the ‘70s. Along with Future Islands vocalist Samuel T Herring, BADBADNOTGOOD transcend mere pastiche. Stringladen soul is ambitious territory in 2017. ‘I Don’t Know’, with its hints of Isaac Hayes arrangement, is a faultless exercise.
Kllo
9.0
Backwater
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard
Crumbling Castle (Flightless)
Moments of jaunty expedition lean too much toward Spinal Tap ‘Stonehenge’, offset by tasty offerings of machine gun drum rolls. The strongest aspects throughout the ten-minute runtime stimulate in measure, a foreboding synth line that begs to germinate elsewhere in King Gizz’s output.
Taylor Swift
Gorgeous (Universal)
Down-tempo, akin to top-shelf Tay-Tay tune ‘Blank Space’, but falling well short of recapturing that magic due to a waterfall of shithouse lyrical clunkers, including one about a cat that reeks of focus group processing.
Backwater is fantastic. Twelve tracks of soothing electronic beats that will take you on a journey far and wide, with some seriously good vocals from Chloe Kaul. Melbourne duo Kllo have created something special here. Not a weak track in the bunch, it’s incredibly difficult to put this album on and listen to it start to finish without getting lost in it. Don’t try and listen to it at work, you won’t get anything done.
Sophie
It’s Okay To Cry (MSMSMSM)
The bombast of PC Music’s emergence had the makings of a cul-de-sac, and appeared to have little in the way of direction after a brief flirtation from established mainstream popstars. ‘It’s Okay To Cry’ subdues PC Music’s hallmarks, though still present, making way for whispered balladry that mostly hits the mark ± t hanks to a reverence for melody.
Backwater was written when Kllo were away from home, feeling isolated and alone on an expansive world tour. That emotion comes through in spades, and it’s no surprise that this record can make you forget about everything around you. While some albums try their best to be as punchy and loud as possible, Backwater is content to do its thing in a more atmospheric way ± filling the space only when it needs to do so, and not inserting sound just for the sake of it. Lead single ‘Virtue’ is very reminiscent of The xx, with all parts of the song working in perfect harmony to create highs and lows, builds and lulls. It really is a joy to feel. ‘Dissolve’ is another highlight, bringing a more dancey edge to the album and mixing things up. The track spends a lot of time building a steady crescendo, and is a testament to the talent on show throughout the entire album. With mixes of upbeat electronic and mellower beats, the album as a whole has its own crescendos which flow into the more downbeat sections. This makes listening to Backwater as a whole journey essential. Picking and choosing songs to listen to is just not the same. Listening to Backwater is an entire experience. Some parts will relax you, some will get you dancing, some will make you happy, some will make you sad. When you get to the end, the entire album will make you glad that you listened to it. It’s amazing in itself that this album is a debut, and it’s something to be proud of that the album came straight out of the rising Melbourne electronic scene. Kllo clearly have a lot of great things to come. If they can manage to match this effort with their next releases, the sky’s the limit. If they can somehow exceed it, the world better watch out. By Nathan Quattrucci
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Albums
Reviews
A Quality of Mercy
8.0
Tobacco Rat
Component
8.0
Imagine if Tom Miller and Richard Meyers had grown up in Brisbane, and not come of age in the artist-infested slums of New York. Rather than lying in the rubble of Nelson Rockefeller’s failed welfare state, they’d had to brave the draconian brutality of Joh Bjelke-Peterson’s hillbilly dictatorship. Instead of freezing in the Manhattan winter, they’d gone troppo in Fortitude Valley. And if they had, would they have written a haunting punk song like ‘IBM’, the third song off RVG’s re-released album, A Quality of Mercy. Would they have crafted the title track, an abrasive pop song that’s part Stranglers, part Lloyd Cole, part post-modern, postpunk observation, the staccato emotional pleading of ‘Cause and Effect’, or even the rolling Go-Betweens-ish ‘Heart Paste’? It’s a fair chance ‘Eggshell World’ would have been on the menu in darker moments of contemplation, and ‘Vincent Van Gogh’ is de rigueur for anyone who, like the deliberately troubled Meyers, sees punk as poetry, and poetry as the natural literary expression of angst. No, all of this is irrelevant: RVG is much more than the Go Betweens watching Television in Brisbane, and A Quality of Mercy is an album that you should listen to. Now.
The latest release from Perth producer Jake Steele builds on the success of 2016 single ‘Infra’ with a banging brace of sculpted bass. ‘Processed Mash’ writhes with the kind of bottom end that makes East London hatchbacks and Bay Area lowriders bounce into the early hours of Saturday morning. True to the song’s name, every sample is individually processed, which provides the song a great deal of depth. ‘Gangsta’ features Melbourne rapper Soma with some respectable verses, but it still ends up being the weakest track. Steele forgoes a lot of what makes his songs interesting to simply fit in the bars. A remix derailing structure wouldn’t be unwelcome. ‘Engineer’ mixes in the treble of hyperactive tech while maintaining the offensive, UK garage drum lines. ‘BitDrop Pt4’ ups the urgency while maintaining the aggressive filtering that makes both ‘BitDrop’ tracks so dynamic. It’s this use of space that makes Component such a great record. The reason the compositions pop is that they’re teeming with brief moments of silence. Whether a metallic scrape sheers off into the distance or a highpass filter swallows a pulse, the listener’s attention is always being refocussed on the next scripted moment. Component is a keeper.
By Patrick Emery
By Jakeb H. Smith
It’s been awhile since we last heard this brand of Beck on a fulllength release. Nine years to be exact. His 2008 record Modern Guilt leaves its fingerprints all over the singer’s 13th studio album Colors, yet, fans have been listening in on his return to form since about 2013. Beck has sprinkled tracks here and there, releasing eclectic odds and ends whenever he wanted. Then, the (sort of ) sequel to Sea Change, 2014’s Morning Phase once again found the singer surrounded by polished string arrangements. Fast-forward to 2015 with the release of the single ‘Dreams’, and 2016’s ‘Wow’. Something was cooking. Beck wants to have fun too. He takes a lampshade and puts it on his head for most of this album, to some strange results. The self-titled opener is a dance-pop number that gives this reviewer a cavity. The jumpy ‘No Distraction’ reaches dangerous levels of post-2015 Coldplay grocery store rock. The punchy ‘Dreams’ is equipped with a focus group approved “oh-oh” chorus. Too many times Beck voluntarily sheds his unique eccentricity in favor for centrist pop. Really, the cunning ‘Wow’ is the album’s crown jewel. The ominous flute looming over the great beat is true blue Beck. Overall, it’s confusing to hear Beck so comfortable with conformity. By Jonathan Reynoso
You Can’t Stay Here
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
Lotta Sea Lice
9.0
Though both shaggy haired, guitar-wielding songwriters, gifted with sardonic lyricism underlying nonchalance, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile are markedly different musicians. Their collaborative release Lotta Sea Lice is an audible compare-and-contrast for the pair, meandering between awkwardness, overflowing charisma and camaraderie. While Vile reigns as the king of chill ± bluesy, plucked-guitar articulated tracks and a Philadelphia drawl ± Barnett strums into clever lyricism, touching on indie-rock influences. Their writing styles complement the other’s, resting at a natural equilibrium; a blurred and comfortable space of Barnett-Vile goodness. Opening track ‘Over Everything’ is a blissful introduction, while other standout tracks are ‘Fear is Like a Forest’ ± the downbeat jam at the end nears perfection ± and ‘Continental Breakfast’ which captures the pair’s natural dynamic. Alternating lead lines, sharing in perfect unison, and a united mindset fuel the album, creating something that’s so endearing in its effortlessness. The lyrics ± touching on the mundanity of daily life ± are a little nonsensical, but have a natural vibe that’s reminiscent of old friends, inside jokes, and a good time. Barnett and Vile have crafted something that demands (in a playful, relaxed sort of way, of course) that you grab a few friends, recline, and bliss out. Summer afternoons, sorted.
8.5
Long Island punk stalwarts Iron Chic have brewed up an emotional storm with their third full-length You Can’t Stay Here. On the brink of tipping over, these high-energy, fist pumping anthems in the face of existential dread are sure to fortify punklovers in their brace against the bleakness of 2017 and beyond. A band born from the ashes of cult punk-rock four-piece Latterman and recorded in guitarist (of both bands) Phil Douglas’ house, these exuberant songs of anxiety and depression were probably best kept away from any slick productions as the album maintains the intimacy of a DIY project. Haunting this production is the sad and untimely death of founding Iron Chic guitarist Rob McAllister. His guitar tracks remain on some songs, and the uncertainty and fragility of his life perhaps imposes a stamp on this personal-yet-defiant album. Even though You Can’t Stay Here may lack diversity, the cathartic rush of gang vocals, biting guitars and raw lyrics will certainly add comradery to those who not only love punk music but question this whole shebang. By Ian Messenger
(Spunk Records)
Colors
5.5
Iron Chic
(Milk!Records/Matador Records)
(EMI)
Beck
(SideOneDummy/Cooking Vinyl Australia)
(Trench)
(Our Golden Friend/Island Records)
RVG
Crepes
Channel Four
8.5
Channel Four couldn’t have come at a better time. With autumn slowly readjusting to spring, the album’s laid-back, hazy and dazed sound mixes perfectly with the greener trees, the warmer days and the clearer skies. Each track on this album sounds like separate moments on a warm, steamy summer holiday, with the hypnotic tempo and breathy vocals of opener ‘9-5 Summer Breakers’ personifying a boiling shift at work. ‘Mild Conversation’ embodies a day at the beach with hefty snare claps, an unstoppable, wavering bass part and a sun-bleached synth solo. This summery, and breezy instrumentation shines throughout the whole album as brisk and relaxing saxophones appear on ‘Tough’ and friendly organ synths open up ‘Getting Lost’. Despite this, the smooth and carefree instrumentation maintains an edge of liveliness and energy as the smooth production emphasises every cymbal crash and psychedelictinged guitar tone. Vocalist Tim Karmouche also adds to the album’s bubbly-yet-sedating style, singing in a loveable, almost whisper on ‘I’m Fallin In’ as he murmurs over fast chord strikes and a lovely bass part. ‘Forgetting Something’ closes the album on a more solemn note. A moody saxophone and gloomy guitars perfectly wrap up what is a sprightly and spirited debut. By Paul Waxman
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Pugsley Buzzard
Alice Cooper
The Reservoir Stomp
Northlane
Ace Frehley and Alice Cooper may come out of roughly the same era - the 1970s - but in 2017 their live shows present two extremes. Frehley really played up the fact that he brought the ‘street’ to KISS’s classic sound, infusing his set with a sort of garage-rock edge and a certain roughness around the edges. Cooper, on the other claw, ran a very slick, very tight set with a world-class band and great theatrics. That’s not to knock Frehley at all. He seemed to relish being more of a straightforward rock’n’roller outside of the KISS theatrics, although yes, there was still the legendary smoking Les Paul moment during ‘Shock Me’. There were plenty of KISS songs in the set (‘Parasite’, ’Talk To Me’, ‘Hard Times’, ‘2000 Man’, ‘Detroit Rock City’, ‘Love Gun’ and ‘Deuce’) plus some tracks from his self-titled solo album. Interestingly there was nothing from 2009’s Anomaly or 2014’s Space Invader, both pretty strong solo records. This was basically a tribute to Frehley’s time in KISS, and unapologetically so. Given that he was performing to an arena crowd, some of whom were there for Cooper, instead of a club full of Frehley die-hards, this made a lot of sense, and made for a lot of fun. I brought my son with me (he’s 11) and he recognised plenty of the KISS songs despite me not playing KISS very often around the house. Cooper last played here as support for the Motley Crue farewell tour, and this particular set seemed to load the theatrical set pieces towards the second half (the famous ‘Feed My Frankenstein’ transformation into a giant, and legendary guillotine routine). But Cooper and band have such stage presence that they didn’t need to put on a ‘best-of-Alice-onstage-deaths’ show. Now, here’s part of why Cooper is so great: he may be 69 but he sounds virtually identical to how he did in the ‘70s thanks to his four-decade-ago choice to keep his vocal range in that dark, low register instead of being a shrieker like many of his contemporaries. So he’s never battling against his own vocal range. Cooper’s band is phenomenal ± especially guitarist Nita Strauss, who has the stage presence to keep up with her boss. Which is no mean feat when your boss is Alice Friggin’ Cooper. Nita’s guitar playing was flawless and she has that unique ability to make everyone in the crowd feel like they’re in the front row, even if they’re at the back of the arena. Cooper is a somewhat regular visitor to Australia and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Next time he comes, you have to go. There are very few shows like this anymore that combine true showmanship, world-class musical technique and an appreciation for filthy rock’n’roll.
Won’t anyone think of the children? Good thing someone has. Reservoir Stomp returned this year as part of the Darebin Music Feast and showed why it’s becoming a reliable sell-out, with a cracking lineup and a good time had by all. Part music festival, part kiddie adventure day and part Reservoir love-in, there’s genuinely something for everyone, though the cowering punters who didn’t have kids and arrived earlier in the day when mini-human energy levels were still sky-high looked more than a little traumatised. Though sympathy is limited, given the limited opportunities for Melbourne music lovers to introduce their kids to live music. The festival took over the Preston Bowls Club and the kids had a ball running in and out of the clubhouse, where bands including The Fauves and Saint Jude, played great sets, and the bowling greens, where you could be forgiven for tripping over mysteriously placed bowls, matchbox cars or plastic dinosaurs. One of the highlights of the day was the Rez Faces Talent Contest ± Reservoir and Preston are home to some seriously talented young’uns. And if you were there, no that wasn’t me singing along and shaking my bootay to ‘Shake It Off ’ for the entire duration of the song. Murray Wiggle and Wally Meanie’s Bubblegum Machine followed up a great Community Cup gig with a set cranking out ‘60s tunes and the floor was packed with mesmerised bubsies and oldies singing along to every word. Seeing Mr 18mo dancing to ‘Sugar, Sugar’ with Murray Wiggle and Wally Meanie in the background was more than a little surreal. Salsa band Quarter Street had a great sound for such a small space and again the kiddies were the first ones on and the last ones off the dancefloor. Putting in their second Reservoir Stomp performance was Outer Urban Zone 2 Crew, a bunch of teens who write and perform their own music, but also performed some impressive hip hop for the encouraging crowd. While this reviewer was tucked up in bed with a post-chocolate ice-cream-induced sugar-high kidlet by the time The Fauves took the stage, reports from the festival indicate they did a fantastic job, my source telling me it was a “a reminder of the energy of the ‘90s”. The festival advertises ‘drinks at ‘70s prices’ and it’s a refreshing change for Melbourne festivals not to be completely price-gouged every time you need a refresher. There were a few food trucks on the ground, including the ice-cream that led us so badly into the sugar-induced-psychosis zone, and Los Amates was churning out beautiful and reasonably-priced Mexican tucker from the clubhouse kitchen. This really did feel like an old-fashioned local get-together. I <3 Reservoir t-shirts were on sale everywhere you looked, and the crowd took a ‘village’ attitude to keeping an eye on all the kids. There couldn’t be a better way to enjoy some Sunday arvo tunes and avoid paying hefty babysitting charges. But if you don’t have kids or don’t enjoy their company, this is possibly not the festival for you.
It takes a good band to make you enjoy a show. It takes a better one to make you remember it afterwards. But a truly special band can possess you to forget your place in the world, even if it’s just for their set. Northlane did exactly this. A raw, high-octane performance, joined by some equally ferocious supports, together they whipped the packed venue into a moshing, crowd-surfing frenzy. The first order of the night was Thornhill for a short, heated set. Playing killer tunes like ‘Temperer’ and ‘Limbo’, they inspired a couple of frantic moshers to thrash around while everyone filtered in the doors. It was a taste of what was to come, and an exciting one at that. But it wasn’t until Sworn In took the stage, with a stream of gruelling vocals and frenetic sounds, that the now-assembled crowd truly started to fire-up. A rough mosh started to form, people ran for the barrier, heads turned. The freshly-released ‘Don’t Look At Me’ kicked everyone into high gear and lead vocalist Tyler Dennen got the crowd involved throughout the entire set. It was at this point that everyone started to buzz, and rightfully so. The night became a solid experience, and it sure as hell hadn’t ended yet. ERRA, the final and arguably most solid supporting act, turned what was previously an excited crowd into an absolute fervour, performing with an experienced intensity and sound that sent shirts and shoes soaring above the heads of everyone present. Roaring tunes like ‘Skyline’, ‘Drift’ and ‘Luminescence’ served as the jewels in ERRA’s crowning set, one that switched effortlessly between clean and dirty vocals, never skipped a beat and was met with a wall of applause and whistles as it sadly drew to a close. But they told us to wait for Northlane, and the venue remembered why they were there. If the supports were this good, then the headliner was definitely going to rip the house apart or go down trying. Darkness covered the venue. The crowd reacted with a deafening, unanimous roar of approval and applause when the lights slammed back on, Northlane jumping straight into the first notes of ‘Colourwave’, and shook the rafters above. Bringing their trademarked sound of heavy, intense riffs and melodies, reinforced by vocalist Marcus Bridge’s duality of excellent cleans and awesome screams, Northlane delivered everything the crowd had been anticipating, and then some. All-time favourite ‘Quantum Flux’ had the crowd sing loudly as one, Mesmer favourites such as ‘Citizen’, ‘Solar’ and ‘Paragon’ transformed the pit into an everevolving bedlam of moshing and jumping, and band-favourite ‘Rot’ moved the entire room like they were possessed, stacking on more energy to an already wall-shaking performance. Nobody cared about anything else while they played; the world outside of the venue had been forgotten in favour of whatever treats Northlane decided to serve up. The end result, after the lights came back on and the final wave of approval surged from the crowd? Ringing ears, buzzes of approval and strained vocal cords. And that was the way everyone liked it.
By Isabelle Oderberg
By Lochie Bourke
Highlight: Seeing my kid rock out to Murray Wiggle and Wally
Highlight: Belting out the lyrics to ‘Quantum Flux’ like the world
Meanie at the same time.
would end tomorrow.
Lowlight: Not getting to drink more beer at ‘70s prices.
Lowlight: Spilling beer everywhere because you’re too stunned to
Crowd Favourite: Wally and Murray for the little kids and when The
realise that there’s a step just under your foot.
Fauves took the stage for the nostalgia-seeking big kids.
Crowd Favourite: ‘Rot’ and ‘Quantum Flux’.
Rod Laver Arena, Friday October 20
By Peter Hodgson Highlight: Nita Strauss’s guitar-goddess stage presence going toeto-toe with Cooper’s refined menace. Lowlight: The ‘Poison’ chorus doesn’t really translate well in an arena. Crowd Favourite: ‘Feed My Frankenstein’.
Preston Reservoir Bowls Club, Sunday October 22
170 Russell, Friday October 20
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Kettlespider
Describe your sound in one sentence? ‘70s-inspired prog-rock infused with a whole range of modern influences. What was your main inspiration for the album? The goal for Kettlespider was to capture a body of work that represented our development as a band over the five years we spent making it. Since our first release, Avadante in 2012, we’ve all grown as musicians, songwriters and producers. It’s really nice to say that we created an album full of music that we want to listen to ourselves. How is this album different from your previous releases? The main difference is the way we recorded this one. Kettlespider is the final culmination of a little project of ours called “Building a Spider”. We recorded and released a new song, or “leg” of the spider, every month for eight months. This concept is reflected in the album artwork too. What do you love about making music? The mix of self-expression and teamwork. It’s about working together with a group of people to create something larger than yourself, while still contributing in your own unique way. What do you hope listeners will take away from the record? While we hope for the record to be enjoyed by a new audience, this record also serves as a massive thank you to our dedicated fans. There aren’t that many of them, but they’re spread from Melbourne to Rotterdam and beyond our mortal plane. It’s a thank you for all the kind words of encouragement that we’ve ever received. We hope that the long wait has been worthwhile. kettlespider.bandcamp.com
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Kettlespider’s selftitled album is out now via Bandcamp or in-store at at Vinyl Solution, Greville Records and Polyester Records.
JOY.
How would people describe your sound? My sound is a little bit of everything. If I had to categorise it I would say its progressive pop, but with ethereal, dreamy R&B vibes. What’s your favourite fashion trend? I’m really happy that it’s an acceptable trend to wear sneakers with any outfit now. Heels are amazing on certain occasions, it’s nice to be glam, but I love sneakers so much, and I love the fact that you can wear the most ridiculous outfit ever with a pair of sneakers, and it will be classed as ‘casual’. How can music inspire fashion, and vice versa? Music can inspire fashion in many ways, specifically through musicians themselves. These days fashion is a huge part of being a musician anyway, building a brand is very important and expressing yourself through fashion is key with every artist or entertainer. The music is what an audience will hear, but the image is what they will see, so music and fashion work hand in hand with each other in that sense. How can fashion be used in a powerful or political way within performance? Fashion is an expression of who you are. What you wear is usually a good reflection of your opinions, likes, dislikes and energy, visually. You can show people who you are through what you wear. You can use an outfit as a canvas to express how you’re feeling to the world or to an audience. Just as you would paint.
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JOY. will perform as part of NGV Friday Nights on Friday October 27 with DJ Matt Doll.
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Rack Jones
The Bendigo Hotel Rockers Rack Jones have just dropped their new single ‘Erased’ and they’ll be unleashing it at The Bendigo Hotel. They’ll be joined by The Vacant Smiles and Plotz for a rollicking night of rock. It kicks off at 8pm on Wednesday October 25, $10 entry.
This Week Wednesday Oct 25 Hip Hop & R&B
Grace King
The Drunken Poet Grace King’s raw, minimalistic sound and eccentric vocal style is just the mid-week perk up you need. She’ll be joined by folk singer/songwriter Ash Sumpter. You can catch the pair at The Drunken Poet on Wednesday October 25 from 9pm, free entry ± which means more money for a few weeknight beverages.
Songs of Tom Smith
The Reverence Hotel Exploring love in all shapes and forms and tearing down gender norms, Songs of Tom Smith take you on a meaningful journey with their cinematic rock’n’roll tunes that delve deep into sexual identity. You can guarantee you won’t catch another act quite like this, so head to The Reverence Hotel on Thursday October 26 and check it out. It kicks off at 8.30pm, $5 entry.
Will Clift
Whole Lotta Love Get on down to Whole Lotta Love for a night of sweet soul sounds courtesy of Will Clift, Zac Robertson, and Jaydean. They’ll all be doing their thing and giving you different elements of the genre but one thing they’ve got in common is that they’ll all have you grooving along. It’s happening on Thursday October 26 from 7pm, free entry.
Heavy Metal Halloween
The Bendigo Hotel Get your spooky costumes ready, The Bendigo are putting on a Halloween extravaganza. It’ll be an evening of doom and gloom with heavy metal acts Harlott, Envenomed, Espionage, Sudden State and Triple Kill taking to the stage. It’s happening at The Bendigo Hotel on Friday October 27 from 7pm. $15 entry.
Peter Bibby
The Evelyn Hotel Peter Bibby has just dropped his new single ‘Medicine’ so he’s making his way around the country with his band Dog Act to give it a whirl. This is Bibby’s first new tune in three years so get on down and wrap your ears around it. He’ll be hitting The Evelyn Hotel on Friday October 27 from 8.30pm, tix are $17.85 via Oxtix.
The Flaming Mongrels
Compass Pizza Country and blues ensemble The Flaming Mongrels are bringing their unique hillbilly-esque sound to Compass Pizza to add some spice to your slice. It’s happening on Friday October 27 from 7pm, free entry. 32 BEAT.COM.AU
Can I Kick It? Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Mellowdías Thump Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Meruka + High Side + A Rioting Mind Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Democratic People’s Republic Of Surf Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Dexy Oscillators + Tram Cops + Perfect Whip Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Ekko + Montague + Jayne Stacey Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Glass Diamonds + Kaia + Kayo Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Hush - Feat: Davey Lane + East Brunswick All Girls Choir + Sean Pollard + Kelso Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. Kvny + Yol + Pinnacle Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.00. Maxon + Bill + Ruby Gill Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. Rack Jones + The Vacant Smiles & Plotz Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Rin Mcardle + Take Your Time + Connor Black-Harry Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Sabrina Lawrie + Penny Ikinger + Kim Volkman Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Sarah Mcleod Pelly Bar, Frankston. 8:00pm. The Double + Emmett Kelly + Jim White + Electric Guitars + Root Rat Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15.00. The Green Mules + Stone Mocean + The Dandy Jonestown Massacre Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $7.00. The Kite String Tangle + Golden Vessel + Austen Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $38.75. The Meeseeks + Wasted N’ Wounded + Ufo Go + The Sundown Kids Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. Traut + Honne//Tatemae + World Sick Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Antonia Bennett With Urban Groove Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $39.00. Bohjass 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Bopstetch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. Gianni Marinucci’s Nonet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Jef Neve The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $30.00. Kattimoni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. Monash Jazz & Popular Studies Program Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. Phil Carroll’s Honky Stomp Caulfield Rsl, Elsternwick . 5:30pm. The Taxithi Project Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $16.00.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Revolver Wednesdays Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Ash Sumpter Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Coq Roq Unplugged - Feat: Tommy Harris + Lucas Casella Lucky Coq, Windsor. 10:00pm. Grace King Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. Little Secrets Book Launch - Feat: Phoebe Baker + Eloise Falk + Dave Latimer John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. Lomond Acoustica - Feat: Brent Parlane + Paul Gadsby + Don Morrison Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Muddy’s Blues Roulette - Feat: Wayne Jury Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:30pm. Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. Skyscraper Stan’s Jukebox - Feat: Oskar Herbig + Unwelcome Guest + Chris Russell Belleville, Melbourne. 8:00pm. Solstice Piano Trio Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $30.00. Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir De Florence Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $54.00. The Northern Folk + Ben Whiting Band + Joyce Prescher Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
Thursday Oct 26 Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Antonia Bennett With Urban Groove Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $39.00. Danilo Rojas ‘From Cueca To Jazz Improvisation Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Four To The Floor - Feat: Vinyl Vixens Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. II:S:II+A The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. Kickin The B At 303 - Feat: The Putbacks 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Lizzie Flynn + Salvatore Rossano & Hayley Egan + Lisa Lazuli + Rosie Burgess Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $12.00. Mina Yu Quartet + Jess Palmer Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. Monash Big Band Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. Nlv Records Party - Feat: Nina Las Vegas + Strict Face + Swick + Lewis Cancut Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $18.04. The Melbourne Improvisers Collective - Feat: Leo Kavanagh & The Poor Unfortunates Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Timbalero Thursday La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. Will Clift + Jaydean + Zac Robertson Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers $10 + Three Quarter Beast + Hornbags Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00. Bernard Fanning + Oh Pep! The Croxton, Thornbury. 7:00pm. Busby Marou Pelly Bar, Frankston. 8:00pm. Cadillac Drifters Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00. Cold Meat + Helta Skelta + Ubik + Bitumen Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00. Cystic Nightmare + Dark Water Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Destrends Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Hotel Fifteen Love + The Brungas + Barefoot Spacemen + James Plaatzer Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Ice Claw + Chris Davey Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Live Music With Tingy Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm. Maggot Fest VIII - Feat: Terry + Pious Faults + Publique + Ptsd + Diamond Dust + And More John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $10.00. Middle Management + Lubulwa + Tram Cops + Oceans Between Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8.00. Mitch King + Jimmy Davis + Liv Cartledge Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.00. Nite Jewel + The Harpoons + Geryon + Millu Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $3.00. Rat Child + Henry Hicks Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Resident Thursdays - Feat: DJ Shadow Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Sarah Mcleod Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $29.60. Soda Eaves + Babey Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Soliloquy + Man Made Mountain + Prequel Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $16.17. Tall Shores + Leah Senior + Baby Blue Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Badloves Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6:00pm. $39.00. The Bronx + Bare Bones Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. The Council + Deathbeat + DJ Mermaid Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. The Lying Weasels + Sludge Party + Jumpin’ Jack William Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. The Songs Of Tom Smith + Heart Collection Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $5.00. Throwback Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. Who’s This Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights 3181 Thursdays - Feat: Hans Dc + Fin Od + Dean Turnley + Brown Bear + Luke Vecchio Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. Batterie + Emah Fox + Jamatar Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00. Disco Volante Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. DJ Max Mannix Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Double Trouble - Feat: Jank Facques Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. K.Now + Is There A Hotline Longplay, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm. $10.00. Midnight Express - Feat: DJ 123 + Edd Fisher Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm. Mr Grevis + Context + Ninah Nicole Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.00. New Guernica - 8 Years On New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Press Club - Feat: Pounce New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. The Drop - Feat: Jstar + Easy Now Recordings + DJ Mrs. Wallace + Rintrah Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. Thursgay Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Hip Hop & R&B Extra Crispy 3 Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. No Frills Thursday Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Traphouse Of Horror Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Al Carr & The Strong Arm + Violett Fraser Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm. Capt’n Ginno’s Jam Night Gin Lane, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Cw Stoneking + William Crighton Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Danny Ross Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. DJ Party Pests Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
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Featured Gigs
Gig Guide
Tiaryn
Fenn Wilson Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. Gibberish Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. James Mark Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Justin Townes Earle + Josh Hedley Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $50.00. Liam & Co. + Lachlan Mitchell The B.East, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 9:30pm. Nick Cunningham + Luke Morris Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $23.00. Open Mic Sloth Bar, Footscray. 8:00pm. Tommyhawks + Closet Straights + Hanny J + And More John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Edinburgh Castle Between her soulful vocals, storytelling lyrics and lush, electronic soundscapes, Tiaryn and her five-piece band will grab you by the heart and keep you captivated throughout her performance. You can catch her at Edinburgh Castle on Friday October 27 from 6pm. Free entry.
A Gazillion Angry Mexicans
Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar A Gazillion Angry Mexicans have just dropped the second single, ‘Jonah and the Whale’, off their forthcoming album and they’re hitting the road once again to give you a taste. They’ll be tearing Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar a new one when they hit the stage on Friday October 27. It kicks off at 8pm, free entry.
Fight The War On Drugs
The Gasometer The Gaso are throwing a fundraiser to raise money to support drug testing at festivals and clubs to help promote the importance of drug-related harm reduction strategies. Mon Shelford Band, Grove St Music, After Midnight Limonata, and NoLess will be serving up tunes all night so get to The Gasometer on Friday October 27 to support this good cause. It kicks off at 8pm.
Joy
NGV Joy is bringing her lush, electronic sound to the NGV as part of their afterhours Friday Night specials, because who said being cultured can’t be fun? Grab a drink, wander the exhibition and soak up Joy’s phenomenal tunes at the NGV on Friday October 27. It kicks off at 6pm, ticket prices start at $24 via the NGV’s website.
Mr Alford Country
The Drunken Poet After his recent stint in Nashville, Mr Alford Country is back and ready to share his freshly southern-influenced sound with you. He’ll be playing a huge range of tunes with the showmanship of a true performer. Catch him at The Drunken Poet on Friday October 27 from 8pm, free entry.
Endless Heights
The Workers Club Endless Heights are coming to town as part of their single tour for their new track ‘You Coward’ and they’ll be stopping in at The Workers Club to give a taste of the new tune. Catch them on Saturday October 28 from 8.30pm. Tix are $15+bf via Oztix.
Louie & The Pride
Charles Weston Louie & The Pride are a band of family and friends alike and they’ll be sharing the love on stage when they hit Charles Weston. With spellbinding vocal harmonies and rhythmic melodies, you’ll be grooving along before they hit the first chorus. It’s happening on Saturday October 28 from 6.30pm. Free entry. 34 BEAT.COM.AU
Friday Oct 27 Hip Hop & R&B Bright Lights Big City Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cushion Fridays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. Faktory Fridays Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. So.Crates + Cool Out Sun + Allysha Joy + Rhys Newling + Cool Out Sun + 30/70 John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Bath Salts - Feat: Moonah Links + Juicy Romance + Jessica Zammit + Common Nocturne Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Big Susan + All Day Socks Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. Chiladelphia - Feat: Various Djs New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. Ciroq Fridays Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cool Room - Feat: Aaron Davis + Millu + Emily Roseman 24 Moons, Northcote. 10:00pm. $11.58. Day Of The Dead Fiesta Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. DJ Shadow Knows Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Eat Your Greens Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Fabulous Fridays Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. Fight The War On Drugs - Feat: Mon Shelford Band + Grove St + Music After Midnight + Limonata + Noless + Beats On Tick Djs Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Formation Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. Geotech #6 - Feat: Underground Electronic Music 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. Halloween Rave Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Hextets + Various Asses + Mica + Anomie + Subbasssnarl + C:1 + Bander Xyng + Ruffles + And More Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Jump To This - Feat: Hey Sam + Wildfire + Jez + Butters + Jordan Brando Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 11:55pm. Nlvr Party - Feat: Strict Face + Swick + Lewis Cancut + Nlv&Linda Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $11.58. Pikachunes + Blyolk + Kaia Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. Revolver Fridays Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. Sleazy Listening - Feat: K Hoop + Arks + Hysteric + And Special Guests Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Techno Mansion - Feat: Kasey Taylor + Chris Meehan + Mish’chief + Mo Ichi + Miyagi + Dillanstarr Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 10:00pm. $15.00. The Disco Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. The Emerson Fridays The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Antonia Bennett With Urban Groove Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $39.00. DJ Reneedelay Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Elly Poletti & Movement 9 Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Emma Gilmartin Quartet Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm. $25.00. Galata Express Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Jack Earle Trio + Special Guest The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $25.00. La Danse Macabre Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Mso Plays Schubert 9 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. Our Latin Thing - Feat: Salseras & Salseros + Del Barrio Salsa Band + Puro Bilongo Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Prickly Pear Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. Sergio Ercole & Nathan Slater Collaborate Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Southside Soul - Feat: DJ Heata + Ronan Hamill + The Soul Twins + Lady Soul + Paul Howard Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $5.00. Tate Sheridan Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $30.00. The Paul Williamson Quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Ruby Page & Joe Ruberto Jazztet Pescare Restaurant, Glen Waverley. 7:00pm. What The Funk Fridays Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm. Yarra Banks Band The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11:45pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A Gazillion Angry Mexicans + Dear Thieves + A Basket Of Mammoths + Sleeper Service Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. Action Sam Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 11:00pm. Annabelle Eve & Creature Comfort Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $15.00. Anthem Sessions Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. Babey + Truly Holy + Romy Vager Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Bernard Fanning + Oh Pep! The Croxton, Thornbury. 7:00pm. Captain Spalding Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm. Checkout (Ex-Rocket Science) + Georgia Spain & Band + Dean Anthonisz Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $15.00. Cinco Savage + Sforzando + Ace Bricklaying + Meruka Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Darts (DJ Set) Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. DJ Dave Gray Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm. DJ Marni La Rocca Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. Firelight - Suicide Prevention Fundraiser Feat: Pete Akhurst + Jules Sheldon + Dada Ono + Gordon Holland Band + Honeybone + DJ Cassette Walkman Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 5:30pm. $11.80. Five & A Half Men Epping Hotel, Epping. 8:00pm. Gluten Priest Woody’s Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8:00pm. Heavy Metal Halloween - Feat: Harlott + Envenomed + Espionage + Sudden State + Triple Kill Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $15.00. Hey Hey It’s Friday - Feat: Astro Boys Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. Howlite Polyester Records, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. Maggot Fest VIII - Feat: Terry + Pious Faults + Publique + Ptsd + Diamond Dust + And More John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $10.00. Maggot Fest VIII - Feat: Low Life + Bloodletter + Red Red Krovvy Oily Boys + Roamin’ Catholics + Knifer + more Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $28.60. Magpie + Porpoise Spit Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 5:30pm. Mammal Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:30pm. Merchant + Agonhymn + Field + Myriad Drone Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7:30pm. $10.00. Mudtrain Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00. New Find - Feat: Gymnastics In The Seventies + Elkkle + The Vacant Smiles + Jungle Cuffs Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
Ngv Friday Nights - Feat: Joy. + DJ Matt Doll National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne. 6:00pm. Nick Barker & The Monkey Men Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill. 8:00pm. $27.00. Pennywise + The Bronx Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. Peter Bibby’s Dog Act Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Planet Of The 8S + Olmeg + Dark Temple Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Pop-Up Party Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. Poprocks - Feat: Dr Phil + Dr Nick Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Prince Public Bar Fridays Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm. Raave Tapes Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. Rat & Co + Broadway Sounds + Beatrice + Orcha Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.49. Rick Dangerous & The Silkie Bantams + i Am Duckeye + Baronaqua Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. Royal Parade + Toni Watson + Zac Saber Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $15.00. Sabrina Lawrie + River Of Snakes + Los Dominados Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $12.00. Simon Mccullough Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. Howl At The Moon + Shiver Canyon + DJ Damien Mack Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $45.00. Spider Goat Canyon + Hotel Wrecking City Traders Aeso Studio, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5.00. Stu Thomas Paradox + Winter Sun Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. Superunknown - Feat: Alice Remains + Jordan Donnelly Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 7:00pm. The Angels + Rose Tattoo The Palms, Southbank. 8:00pm. The Badloves Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $28.00. The Beat Taboo + The Vibrajets Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:30pm. The Cover Council Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 9:00pm. $10.00. The Four Scoops Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. The Hard Aches + Shadow League + Von Stache + Kelso Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Kite String Tangle + Golden Vessel + Austen Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $38.75. The Party Animals + Hard Rockerz Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00. The Snowdroppers + The Stiffys Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $27.12. These New South Whales + Rhysics + Department Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Tiaryn Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. Versus Party Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Wendy Rule + Suldusk Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Acoustic Sessions Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 5:00pm. Alanna & Alicia Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. Bob Hutchison Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Cw Stoneking + William Crighton Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Max Teakles’ Honkytonk Piano Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. Michael Beach Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm. Mr. Alford Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. Phil Para Band Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. $10.00. Rhyece O’neill & The Vengeful Narodniks Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Songs Of Tom Smith + Cut Snake Carrie Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Syn Radio Halloween Party - Feat: The Tarantinos + Basement Bees The B.East, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. The Flaming Mongrels Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Traditional Irish Music Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. Zerafina Zara & The Alleged Associates Smokehouse 101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.
Featured Gigs
Gig Guide
Mannequin Death Squad
Saturday Oct 28
The B.East After a stint in the UK, your favourite punk duo Mannequin Death Squad have touched down on home soil and they’ll be celebrating by bringing you their brand new single ‘Blue’. If that’s not enough incentive to leave the house, they’ll be giving away free copies of the single to whoever dresses in the best spooky costume. It’s happening on Saturday October 28 from 8pm, free entry.
Brunny Halloween Party
The Brunswick Hotel It’s time to get freaky folks, The Brunny are throwing a Halloween bash. Palmerslum will be headlining the night, joined by TenThousandTaipans, Traumaboys, Giant, and Cyclone Diablo. It’s going to be a blowout, so get on down to The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday October 28 to get in on the action. It kicks off at 8pm, free entry. Don’t forget to dress in your spookiest get up.
Clowns
The Reverence Hotel Halloween is a good enough excuse to dress up and let your hair down, but The Reverence are giving you even more reason to ditch your scary movie marathon with this gig. Clowns will be headlining a huge lineup of acts including YLVA, Pagan, Malcura, Wurst Nurse, and more, plus they’ll shout you some free booze for dressing up. It’s happening at The Reverence Hotel on Saturday October 28 from 5pm, tix are $30 via TryBooking.
Whole Lotta Helloween
Whole Lotta Love Throwing on a costume of a different kind, Whole Lotta Love has lined up a night of covers for you this Halloween. Catch The Phoney Ramonies, Strivana, The Prime Ministers of The United States of America and loads more, consisting of a heap of your favourite artists covering your other favourite artists. It’s happening on Saturday October 28 from 3pm, free entry.
Hip Hop & R&B Big Dancing Saturdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. Khokolat Koated Saturdays Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. Rhythm Nation Saturdays - Feat: DJ Timos + DJ Kahlua + DJ Ange M & Andy Pala Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. Thank Guard - Feat: Kaé & Droopo + Trexon Music + Nuru Indi + Prince Love + Shelley + Club Guard Djs + And More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Tight Bootay 3 - Feat: Rintrah + Matt Radovich + G-Mo + Typhonic + C:1 Vs T-Bone + Jellyfish + Mike Hunt Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Antonia Bennett With Urban Groove Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $39.00. Belleville Late Nights - Feat: Senivoda Belleville, Melbourne. 9:00pm. Clifford Moss Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DJ Sabo Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm. Elly Poletti & Movement 9 Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $30.00. Margie Lou Dyer Quartet Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm. $25.00. Momentum - Chapter 8 - Feat: Melodownz + Chicken Whishbone + Squid Nebula + The Coretet + Blume + Danny Osx Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Mso Plays Schubert 9 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. Pepito’s Jazz Thingo + Koi Kingdom Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm. $5.00. Rua Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Shanty Town Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. Slow Grind Fever #52 - Feat: DJ Lady Soul + Richie1250 + Mohair Slim + Pierre Baroni Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $10.00. The Brazil Project Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $25.00. The Cope Street Parade Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00. The King Louie Collective Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. The Mark Fitzgibbon Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Roger Clark Quartet Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. The Rookies The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11:00pm. Yvette Johansson Band The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $25.00.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers
Hello Tut Tut
The Village Festival World music dance band Hello Tut Tut will be hitting The Village Festival to launch their new single ‘Jeff ’s Corner’. The single is sassy, dramatic and, like the rest of their set, the perfect Saturday soundtrack. Catch Hello Tut Tut on the main stage The Village Festival in Edinburgh Gardens on Saturday October 28 from 9pm. Entry by donation.
Bronwyn Bonney
The Brunswick Hotel Singer, composer and violinist Bronwyn Bonney is a one woman show, combining live and pre-recorded electronic elements to create a unique, post-punk sound. She’ll be joined by Peny Bohan and Brittle Sun for a night of diverse talent. It’s going down at The Brunswick Hotel on Sunday October 29 from 4pm, free entry.
Absolutely Live The Doors Show Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $25.00. Alex The Astronaut + Clea + Emily Soon Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.50. Amberyse + Wolf Roth Vantage + The Motion Below + Wild Eyed Like Fireflies Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $10.00. Babel Fish + The Lucy Lockett Band + Bright Light Empire 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. Bang! - Feat: Kisstroyer + Flat-Liner + Spaulding Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Burn The Witch Halloween Party - Feat: Crap Sabbath + Glenn Danzing Tapdanzig Extravadanzig + Dane Certificate + Coffin Spinners Old Bar, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $20.00. Chris Hawker + Duo Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. Clowns + Ylva + Pagan + Malcura + Würst Nürse + No Haven + Horace Bones + Road Rash Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 5:00pm. $30.00. Dave Wright’s Midnight Electric & Midnight Ramblers Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Devil Goat Family String Band Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. DJ Lady Love Potion Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Endless Heights + And Special Guests Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. Grinding Eyes + Warped + Loobs + Beat Taboo John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00.
The Stiffys + Keggin + The Second Sex + Zombitches + The Satanic Togas Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.84. Tenthousandtaipans + Palmerslum + Traumaboys + Giant + Cyclone Diablo Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Khe Sanh Chisel/Barnes Show - Feat: Killing Heidi Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 9:00pm. Maggot Fest VIII - Feat: Terry + Pious Faults + Publique + Ptsd + Diamond Dust + And More John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $10.00. Mannequin Death Squad + Body Parts The B.East, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Mugs + Fuzzsucker + Dead End + Blue Vanity Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $7.00. Patrizia & The Groove Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:30pm. Rae’s Gig - Feat: The Living End + Area-7 The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. Ryan Sterling Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. Scarecrow - The Mellencamp Show Satellite Lounge, Wheelers Hill. 8:00pm. $22.00. Sean Donehue Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Sebastian Bach + Gypsy Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The Bollocks 40Th Anniversary - Feat: Filth & The Fury Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $14.00. Sona + Villah + Bloom + Allola Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $15.00. Sonic Moon + Geo + Guerrilla Funk Gin Lane, Belgrave. 9:00pm. Spilt Cities + Have/Hold + A Strange Day Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. Stonerween - Feat: Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene + Seedy Jeezus + Buried Feather + Motherslug Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. The Angels + Rose Tattoo The Palms, Southbank. 8:00pm. The Scientists + Cairo Gang + No Sister Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $49.26. The Skids & Knifer Lunch Time Show + The Skids + Knifer Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 12:00pm. The Snowdroppers + The Stiffys + The Sex Pills Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. The Stiffys + Keggin + The Second Sex + Zombitches + Satanic Togas Woody’s Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.84. The Stress Of Leisure + Harry Howard & The Nde Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:00pm. To Hell And Back - Meatloaf Tribute & Centerfield - The John Fogerty Story Musicland, Fawkner. 9:00pm. $20.00. White Summer + Whoopie Cat + Kooyong Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Whole Lotta Helloween - Feat: The Phoney Ramonies + Strivana + The Prime Ministers Of The United States Of America + The Shitfits + The Misfires + The No Bodies + The Fckups + Atomic Death Squad + The Out Of Towners Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Melbourne Is Music Vol.2 - Feat: Steve Ward + Sunshine + Chriss Matto + Matteo Freyrie New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Audioporn Saturdays Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. Bad Habits Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Columbus Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $10.00. Cq Saturdays Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cushion Saturdays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. Drunk Mums Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00. Electric Dreams Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. Glam’oween - Dead At The Disco 24 Moons, Northcote. 9:00pm. $28.30. In The Carriage - Feat: Jnett + Neil Stafford Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Jank Facques Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:10am. Loomer Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Mat Cant + And Special Guests Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.
Pony Saturdays La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Rise & Shine - Feat: Sunshine Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. Seven Saturday Discotheque Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. Shaka Chevoit + Shaka Chevoit + Slothrop + Joe Miller + Ultra Pure + DJ Bert Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Snack Attack - Feat: DJ 2P Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 10:00pm. Spacey Space + Handsdown Vs Leigh Boy + Morning Maxwell Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. Subterranean Zone #8 Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. Textile Saturdays Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. The Emerson Club Saturdays The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. The Late Show Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. Tramp Saturdays Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk 2 Inch Tape + Mad Samson Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Benny D Williams Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 5:00pm. Chips & Salad Dj’s Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. Chris Pickering Experiment Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. Ed & Abe’s Musical Funtimes Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. Hello Ween 8 Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Kraken Folk Session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm. Louie & The Pride Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. Moonee Valley Drifters + James Black + Leslie Averill + Sam Le Mann + Dingo + Emma B’s Dance Class Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 6:30pm. $18.00. Rebecca Barnard Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. Roz Girvan Band Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. Shaky Stills Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. The Excellent Smithers Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. The Letter String Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00. The Three Kings Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm. $25.00. Hello Tut Tut Edinburgh Gardens Community Room, Fitzroy North. 9:00pm.
Sunday Oct 29 Hip Hop & R&B Bahdoesa + DJ Sista Sara + Quashani Bahd + DJ Muma Doesa Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $8.00.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Anyway Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Cushion Sundays Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. Day Spa World Tour - Feat: The Sound Project Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 12:00pm. Down The Rabbit Hole - Feat: Nigel Last Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Jungle Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. Party Dozen Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $10.00. Revolver Sundays - Feat: Boogs + Spacey Space + T-Rek + Radiator + Silversix + Kids Table Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. Section 8 Day Party Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. 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. Variations Vol. 8 - Feat: Cliftonia + Levi Love + Mel Hall + DJ Sarah + Warsawyer Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. Wax On Wax Off Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
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Burn The Witch
The Old Bar The Old Bar will be transforming itself into a haunted house this Halloween, complete with an upstairs pop-up bar with cocktail specials and free tarot card readings. Keeping things spooky downstairs you can catch Crap Sabbath, Glenn Danzig Tapdanzig Extravadanzig, Coffin Spinners and DJs Creepjo and Halloween Queens. It’s happening on Saturday October 28 from 7pm, tix are $15 via TryBooking and make sure to dress up as there will be no entry without a costume.
Samassin
Wesley Anne Samassin will take you on a journey with their worldly blend of Middle Easterninfused jazz and rhythm. Their performance is passionate, cinematic and sure to mesmerize, you can catch Samassin at Wesley Anne on Sunday October 29 from 4pm. Free entry.
Spoonful
The Post Office Hotel Melbourne blues and rock outfit Spoonful are bringing their retro sound to the stage, harking back to the ‘60s but remaining timeless as ever. They’ll hit The Post Office Hotel on Sunday October 29 from 4.30pm, free entry.
S.M. Jenkins
Old Bar Slacker band S.M. Jenkins are throwing their first Melbourne headline show at The Old Bar this Sunday October 29, with support from Gumboot and Fuzzsucker. Featuring members from Step-Panther, Dumb Punts and Big Scary, this sweetly awkward band aren’t afraid to melt faces too. Latest single ‘High Beamin’’ is from debut EP Out There In The Zone. Doors are at 7.30pm and entry is $8.
Tom Petty Tribute
Northcote Social Club Petty Cash are back at the Northcote Social Club this Sunday October 29, banding together with local artists like Dan Poli, Aaron Allen, Matt Glass, James Roberts, Gordon Blake, Paul Spurling, Django Upton, and more to commemorate the legend that was Tom Petty. Come together with Tom Petty fans all over Melbourne to celebrate his songs and raise a glass to four decades of his music. $10 entry, doors 7pm.
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The Workers Club No Halloween plans? No worries. The Workers Club are throwing a Halloween Spectacular for you to sink your teeth into. Eddy Dillon will be headlining the night, joined by RATHammock, Psuedo Mind Hive, Hugh Fuschen and loads more, you won’t want to miss this. It’s happening on Tuesday October 31 from 5pm, $10 entry. 36 BEAT.COM.AU
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Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Antonia Bennett With Urban Groove Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $39.00. Brooklyn ‘86 Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. Calvin + Shaun Fogarty Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Full Mood 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. Kelly Auty Band Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. Monash University Ensemble Recitals The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 1:00pm. $15.00. Moreland City Soul Revue Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:00pm. Rob Burke Sextet The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20.00. Rock N Roll Orgy (The Songs Of Tom Smith) + Ashtray Boy Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. Ruby Page & Paolo Taliana Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Middle Brighton . 1:00pm. Shanty Town Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. Street Symphony – Melbourne Youth Orchestra State Library Of Victoria, 10:00am. The Glenn Miller Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. The Groovetones Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. The Unit & Köda + The Unit + Köda Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. $7.00. Traffic Jam Orangutan + King River Rising + Good Morning Kaos Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. Virus Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers 3Mdr’s Big Gig 2017 - Feat: Tony J King + Spiritus + Ivy Lucille + Victor Cripes + Neesy Smith & Michelle Chandler + And More Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 1:00pm. $15.00. A Band Called Twang Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm. Above All + Funk Dancing For Self Defence + El Camino + The Lilacs Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $10.00. Allysha Joy Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. Barefoot Bowls Club + The Nicoteenagers + Little Rituals Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Be Wilder Fundraiser Howler, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $25.00. Bearsoaked Sundays - Feat: Sm Jenkins + Gumboot + Fuzzsucker Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. Benny Nelson + Timmy Knowles + Taylor Piggott Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $12.92. Bornstein Ultimatum Goathouse Café Roastery, Elsternwick. 4:00pm. Brittle Sun + Peny Bohan + Bronwyn Adams Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. Endless Heights + Horror My Friend + Easy Life + Clove + Shiva Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 2:00pm. $18.40. Great Outdoors + Lower Plenty Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. Grove Street Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. Helta Skelta + Cold Meat + Bb & The Blips + Ausmuteants + Nasho John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm. Le Pine + Jungle Breed + Edamame + Taper Valley Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 6:00pm. $8.00. Leopard Weapon + Boadz + Alex Elbery Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $5.00. Maggot Fest VIII - Feat: Terry + Pious Faults + Publique + Ptsd + Diamond Dust + And More John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:00pm. $10.00. Michael Meeking & The Lost Souls Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Mixtape Showcase - Feat: Mixtape Fitness + Special Guests Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $10.00. New Find - Feat: Creature Fear + Tram Cops + Zellow Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. Open/Mic Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. Peasant Moon & Andrew Swift + Peasant Moon + Andrew Swift Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
Petty Cash (The Tom Petty Tribute) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.00. Reimagining Nina Simone - Feat: Georgina Darvidis + Nicola Watson + The Nathan Liow Trio Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 2:30pm. $25.00. Save The Reef - Feat: Davey Lane + Ferla + Leah Senior + Sugar Fed Leopards + Hollow Everdaze + Emma Russack + Forever Son + more Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $19.40. Smiling Politely + Kandalini + A Separate Reality Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $8.00. Spencer Vine + The Beggars Way + Social Skills + Pete Ackhurst Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. Spoonful Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. Sunday Sessions Purple Emerald, Northcote. 3:00pm. Super Spooky Sunday - Feat: Honey Badgers + Claws & Organs + Department. + Loobs + Latreenagers + Lizard Queen + New Band + Golden Helmet + Wives Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $10.00. The Belafontes & Coloured Clocks + The Belafontes + Coloured Clocks Open Studio, Northcote. 1:00pm. The Glorious North Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. The Von Tones Bensons On Martin, Brighton. 2:00pm. Waiting Room + Felix Mallard + Zoe Cramond The B.East, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. William Singe Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Acoustic Sundays - Feat: Paige Spiers + Michelle Gardiner + Paige Smith Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 2:00pm. Best Western 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. Boadz Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm. Dan Hall Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm. Elwood Blues Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 5:00pm. Fenn Wilson Duo Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm. Greenhatch Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. Jules Boult & Friends Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. Kavisha Mazella + Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $18.00. Men Of Letters Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 2:30pm. Samassin Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4:00pm. Simon Imrei + Delsinki + Brooke Taylor + Millington Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Sunday Session - Feat: Brunsy Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm. Suzanne Petersen Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Collingwood. 4:00pm. The Houndlings Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. Wally Howlett & The Chest Hairs Carlton Brewhouse, Abbotsford. 2:00pm.
Monday Oct 30 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 Broadway Unplugged - October Edition Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. Heartsounds + Nerdlinger + Foxtrot + The Playbook + The Ramshackle Army Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $34.70. Kaz Garaz + Middlemarch + And Special Guests Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. Mundane Mondays - Feat: Ding Dong Death Hole + Stoned To Death + Motovilkha + Defenstration Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5.00. The Lovely Days + China Beach Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Andrea Keller’s Five Below The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. Bird’s Basement Octet Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $20.00. Melbourne Polytechnic Bands 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. Mso Plays Schubert 9 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 6:30pm. Soft Power + And Special Guests 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. The Daryl Mckenzie Jazz Orchestra Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00. The Glenn Miller Orchestra Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Damon Smith Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. Hannah Campbell + Imogen Pemberton + And More Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $10.00. Unspoken Dialogues Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00.
Tuesday Oct 31 Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music Monash Uni Sessions - Feat: Monash University The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $15.00. Take Five Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00. Uncomfortable Science - Feat: Lachlan Mitchell Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers Cherryween 2017 - Feat: Bitch Diesel + Tomgirl + Zombitches + Tiny Dancer Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. Eddy Dillon + Rathammock + Pseudo Mind Hive + Hugh Fuchsen + Swamp + Noah Riseley + Juice Webster + Georgia Smith + Stormy Disco Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. Harry Permezel + The Kuek Family Reunion + Joel & The Baby Abe Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Jess Ribeiro Band + Jade Imagine + Akubra Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. Now. Here. This - Feat: Carl’s Operating System + Snack Thoughts Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. Ro + Al Parkinson + Noah Harris Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. The Fort Presents - Feat: Primm + Shareef + Perfect Whip Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. Tom Tom Tuesday - Feat: Hi-Tec + Emotions + V + Shrimpwitch + Heat Wave + Psychedelic Coven Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. Tom Walker & The Sick Individuals + Batz + Aunty Leo & The Backstabbers + The Stained Daises Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights Brooklyn’s Finest Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. Oasis Tuesdays Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Sxc Pseudonym + Ang Schilling + Small Fry + Guy Of Gisbourne Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/Folk Irish Session Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. Make It Up Club - Feat: Amplified Elephants + Nat Grant & Robbie Avenaim + Erkki Veltheim + Sabina Maselli Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. Nick Parnell Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00. Open Mic Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm. Piano Karaoke Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.
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The 2017 Melbourne International HiFi Show Whether you’re planning to pick up a record, find out about the latest audio/visual technology, or hear for yourself what $55,000 headphones sound like, the 2017 Melbourne International HiFi Show truly is the place to be for audio enthusiasts. More than 150 brands and 80 exhibitors will feature at this year’s event, with names such as Sennheiser, Sony, Cambridge Audio, and Pioneer comprising only a portion of the many participants confirmed for the three-day program. The HiFi Show will cover a wide range of aspects of the audio industry, with various products featured in displays, auditions, and giveaways to ensure visitors receive a wellrounded experience. Headphones will form a major talking point of the HiFi Show with the arrangement of one of the largest displays of headphones in Australia. Exhibitors include original founders and current purveyors of electrostatic headphones, STAX, household favourites Pioneer, the inaugural Australian display of Germany’s Beyerdynamic, and Melbourne’s own Jaben Audio, who will provide expert advice as they present hundreds of different models for visitors to audition. Sennheiser will also feature with auditions of their HE 1 headphones, allowing attendees the chance to experience sound through a device with a $55,000 price tag.
This year, the HiFi Show includes a focus on speakers facilitated by some of the most innovative names in the field. South Australian speaker brands will form a major part of the exhibition as companies such as VAF Research, Hulgich Audio, Halcro, and Krix share their latest products, including the debut of Hulgich Audio’s Maestro loudspeakers. To celebrate Halcro’s return to the HiFi Show following their appearance at the successful 2016 launch, an entire section of the event has been dubbed the Halcro Lounge and is set to showcase their latest products, soundtracked to live music from artists under the company’s record label. The festivities continue with the Australian Record Fair, its 2017 return marking the now annual inclusion of the event at the International HiFi Show. Thousands of new and second-hand records spanning all genres will be available on the day to expand the collection of every attendee. Adding another element to the event is the incorporation of music memorabilia, vinyl accessories, rarities and collectible items into the Australian Record Fair to
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