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News Arts Guide Radar Industry Electronic Punk Metal Hip Hop The Presets Ballarat Heritage Weekend Sun Ra Arkestra Sam Anning Sextet Lord Huron Sam O’Connell Baronaqua Winter Tunes Otao Kitchen Cooking School Live Album of the Week Singles of the Week Album Reviews Gig Guide
Editor’s Note With Gloria Brancatisano
Don’t judge me, but I tend to spend most New Year’s countdowns snuggled up in bed by a little past midnight – except this last year, and that has a lot to do with the band on our cover, The Presets, and the absolutely ridiculous set they threw down at Beyond The Valley. ‘My People’ now holds a very sentimental place in my heart, at least for the rest of the year. But we aren’t here to talk about decade-old throwbacks, because The Presets are ready to launch their very long-awaited new album, so of course we had to chat with them about it. If you’re keen to get out of the city, you should also get the lowdown on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. We’re also starting to get excited for Melbourne International Jazz Festival’s impending city takeover – Sun Ra and Sam Anning Sextet are sure to get you excited for that too. Look, I know I said I wouldn’t talk about the weather again – but I’m a liar. This week though it’s all about keeping warm and cosy, so we’ve put together a little playlist perfect for sitting inside and snuggling up.
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News CHANGES Festival; Talking Music, Tech and Ideas
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Pain (SWE)
A groundbreaking new music and think-tank festival is set to come into Melbourne in July, aptly titled CHANGES. Assembled with the expertise of The Push, Music Victoria and Yarra City Council, CHANGES will unpack all things music and music industry, tech and new ideas and feature a heaving roster of guests including artists and industry leaders. CHANGES will offer a live music program across two nights at venues in Collingwood and Fitzroy, while also leading the charge on new ideas in technology and industry by offering a curated selection of talks from local and international experts. CHANGES is a platform for discussion, collaboration, questioning and challenging and will be taking over ACU’s Melbourne campus on Wednesday July 4 and Thursday July 5.
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Trial Kennedy — Sun 27 May —
Mastin
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Tired Lion
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Kevin Lyttle
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Orchestra and circus will collide
— Sat 21 July —
A new collaboration between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Circus Oz is on its way, coming in the form of a groundbreaking new performance entitled Tutti. The MSO will provide an array of classical Australian works under the guidance of Associate conductor Benjamin Northey, while the Circus Oz component promises everything from thrilling aerial work, flying trumpeters and even a human metronome. Tutti will come into Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday September 7 and Saturday September 8 at 7.30pm, with a kid-friendly performance going down at 11.30am on the Saturday. More details via the MSO website.
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Regina Spektor
To play first Melbourne show in six years Acclaimed indie-folk singer-songwriter Regina Spektor is set to play a series of special Australian solo shows in July, marking her first return Down Under in over six years. The Russian-born American songstress will come into Melbourne and Sydney, armed with her seven-album deep critically-acclaimed catalogue which has spawned fan favourites including ‘Samson’, ‘Better’, ‘On The Radio’ and more. Spektor has performed at the likes of Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza across her remarkable career and is also responsible for penning and performing the theme song to Orange Is The New Black, ‘You’ve Got Time’. Regina Spektor will play Hamer Hall on Sunday July 8.
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London alt-rock outfit Wolf Alice are making their hotly anticipated return to Melbourne, coming as part of their east coast run of dates. Following a string of early EP’s since their inception in 2010, Wolf Alice burst onto the scene with their debut full-length offering My Love Is Cool in 2015. The gold-certified release hit #2 on the UK charts, garnered multiple nominations from the likes of the Mercury Prize and the Grammys, and led to the band claiming the NME Award for Best Live Band, marking Wolf Alice as an absolute powerhouse of the scene. Ever-loved Down Under, they’ll be making their way to Australia, hitting the Corner Hotel on Tuesday September 25.
The next talk in the Australian Music Vault series will see Renée McCarthy – the inaugural recipient of the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year award – in conversation with premier Australian singersongwriter Josh Pyke, who is also an ambassador for the award. The pair will discuss McCarthy’s teaching method and practise and her role as music director at acclaimed music institution, Woodcroft College in South Australia. Promising to highlight the importance of access to good music and arts education, the talk will appear at Arts Centre Melbourne on Thursday May 24 from 6pm. More details and tickets via the venue website.
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Slum Sociable
Empire Park
Drop new track, announce tour
Release their debut EP, announce coheadline tour dates
Fresh from a run of shows in New Zealand and at SXSW, Melbourne electronic duo Slum Sociable have shared a new track entitled ‘Do Something About It’. Coming alongside the release, Slum Sociable have announced a run of national tour dates, that’ll see the pair hit regional and metropolitan cities throughout June and July. ‘Do Something About It’ unveils a different side to Slum Sociable’s unique blend of lofi jazz hop, leaning toward a minimal, pop-focused sound that lyrically is deeply rooted in vulnerability. Slum Sociable will play across Victoria, at The Night Cat on Friday July 13, Barwon Club on Friday July 27 and Karova Lounge on Saturday July 28.
Melbourne indie-rock up-and-comers Empire Park have dropped their debut EP, Nobody’s Watching Me and have also announced they’ll be jumping on a co-headline tour throughout June. They’ll join fellow Melbourne indie rockers Club Yorke who are also celebrating the release of their latest single ‘Stop The Bleeding’. Empire Park and Club Yorke will tackle dates across three states, playing Victorian shows at Worker’s Club on Saturday June 9, Karova Lounge on Thursday June 14 and The Worker’s Club, Geelong on Saturday June 23.
Press Club
Parkway Drive
Lock in a national headline tour
Unveil 2018 Australian tour dates
Press Club begun 2018 in massive fashion – releasing their stellar debut album Late Teens in March as well as supporting The Smith Street Band on their epic eight week national tour – and are showing no signs of slowing down in the year’s second half. The indie-rock locals have now announced that they’ll be heading on a headline tour of their own, which will see them continue their romp around the country racking up shows across the east coast throughout July. Press Club will hit Northcote Social Club on Friday July 27.
Parkway Drive are taking on Australia for a sprawling tour in support of their sixth album, Reverence. The news follows Reverence hitting #1 on the ARIA chart – their second consecutive #1 – placing them in esteemed company alongside some of the biggest Australian bands of all time. Joining Parkway Drive on their seven-stop tour across the country comes metalcore giants Killswitch Engage and Thy Art is Murder. Parkway Drive will storm into Margaret Court Arena on Friday November 2.
Expressions of Interest for This Year’s Melbourne Music Week Are Now Open If you want to be a part of this year’s Melbourne Music Week, now’s your chance to get involved. Those from all facets of the music industry – from emerging producers to established promoters and local venues – can now apply to be a part of this year’s program. With five key programming areas now open, the team at MMW are keen to hear ideas that showcase the best of Melbourne’s renowned music scene and step outside the traditional gig experience. MMW has become a staple on the city’s events calendar, in 2017 spanning more than 40 locations featuring over 250 artists and working with more than 60 event partners. This year’s event is tipped to be even bigger, and will go down from Friday November 16 to Saturday November 24. Register your interest to be involved via the City of Melbourne website.
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Leaps and Bounds Festival Reveal First Round of Their 2018 Lineup
Dijok
MEL&NYC
A tale of two cities MEL&NYC is a brand new festival celebrating two of the world’s greatest cultural capitals and it’s coming to Melbourne from June to August. Coinciding with NGV’s epic MoMA exhibition, the festival boasts an unprecedented program of events presented by leading Melbourne organisations and communities including ACCA, ACMI, the Arts Centre and more. Program highlights include a New Yorkinspired film festival, artist talks, West Side Story performed live to film, and a tribute to the great composer Leonard Bernstein. MEL&NYC takes places throughout the city from June through to August 2018.
Andrew McMahon
Unplugged this September US singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon is set to head to Australia this September, performing songs from his critically-acclaimed solo releases, as well as favourites from his previous bands – seminal rock outfit Something Corporate as well as Jack’s Mannequin. In 2013 McMahon emerged as a solo artist under the new moniker Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, from which he has released two LP’s including a self-titled in 2013 and Zombies on Broadway in 2016. Andrew McMahon will roll into Max Watt’s to perform his acoustic evening on Thursday September 20.
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It’s the adored festival that celebrates music and venues across the City of Yarra, and Leaps and Bounds has kicked things up a notch this year with the announcement of the first acts on their 2018 lineup. Dijok will be part of Laundry Bar’s Girls to the Front event, which pushes quality homegrown hip hop and rap talent the fore, meanwhile Bar Open will showcase cabaret and chanteuses via Femmes on Fire. The Queering the Pitch: Music from Beyond the Binary series will be curated by Mama Alto, while Leaps and Bounds’ annual outdoor event celebrating Aboriginal culture and history, Smith Street Dreaming, has confirmed the talents of MC Leila Gurruwiwi, Dave Arden & Band, Benny Walker, Birdz, Alice Skye and more. Leaps and Bounds will go down from Friday July 13 until Sunday July 22.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Is coming Down Under
Legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced he’ll be returning to Australia in October for an east coast tour. The Louisiana-born songsmith burst onto the scene at just 16 years old, after he signed his first record deal and released his 1995 debut album Ledbetter Heights. His latest studio album Lay It On Down dropped in August 2017 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, proving beyond any shadow of a doubt that Shepherd is a legend of his craft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will play The Forum on Saturday October 6.
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Invite you to win a dumpling making experience with them Your old mates Beat are throwing a competition, this time giving you and a friend (or *special* friend) the chance to win a dumpling making class at Richmond Asian cooking institution, Otao Kitchen. Nestled on Richmond’s premier street for all-things Asian cuisine – Victoria Street – Otao Kitchen offer catering services for private and corporate functions as well as cooking classes across various Asian styles, their specialty being – you guessed it – dumplings. With the experience usually valued at $99 per person, you’ll want to get around this. Head to beat.com.au for more details and to sign up for your chance to win.
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The Wheeler Centre
Is hosting critics and journalists from NYC as part of MEL&NYC, cultural festival
Michael Mohammed Ahmed
Emerging Writers’ Festival The 2018 Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) program has been released, marking their biggest reveal yet with over 300 emerging and established writers from various disciplines coming in for the event. From Tuesday June 19 until Sunday June 29, there’ll be events all across Melbourne, from the CBD to Dandenong – more than half of which are free. Aspiring writers will want to check out one of the many master classes on offer, on topics ranging from non-fiction to poetry to speculative fiction. Meanwhile, there’ll also be intensive workshops across podcasting and criticism, as well as the two-day writer’s conference, featuring novelists including Isobelle Carmody and Michael Mohammed Ahmed.
MEL&NYC – the cultural festival celebrating two of the world’s leading cities, Melbourne and New York City – is rolling into Melbourne from June to August this year. It’s presented in collaboration with venues including The Wheeler Centre, which is excited to announce the newest events to be added to its own calendar. Pullitzer-winning journo Ronan Farrow will discuss the personal stories of abuse that led him to report so passionately on the culture of silence and impunity surrounding sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond, meanwhile the New Yorker’s incisive TV critic and observer of pop-culture Emily Nuzzbaum will discuss art and storytelling on screen. Tickets are available now at The Wheeler Centre’s website and you can find more information about the full festival program via the MEL&NYC website.
Nai Palm
Professor Brian Cox
Ilana Glazer
Melbourne-based songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, Nai Palm, is playing ACMI this Friday May 25, for the first instalment of their Wonderland Late Nights series. Known as the frontwoman for two-time Grammy-nominated band Hiatus Kaiyote, Nai Palm made her solo debut last year with the album Needle Paw, giving fans stripped back versions of the band’s original songs. She’ll be followed by local DJ Mz Rizk, who will keep the music going til late, while there’ll also be a range of drinks and cocktails on offer, while you explore the Wonderland exhibit after dark. It’s all going down at ACMI on Friday May 25. Tickets via the ACMI website.
Using state-of-the-art graphics and imagery from groundbased telescopes and space probes and presented using ultrahigh-resolution LED screen technology, Brian Cox will explore the latest missions to the planets, the nature of space and time, the origin and fate of life and intelligence in the universe. The tour will also see him address questions about the value of science, how we acquire scientific knowledge and why we should trust it. Brian Cox is one of the preeminent physicists in the world and is Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester, The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He’ll speak at The Plenary on Friday June 29 and tickets are available now via Lateral Events.
With cult hit Broad City about to wrap up its final series, Melbourne is in for a special treat – the series’ co-creator and co-star is heading to Australia for a one-off stand-up show coming as part of the Arts Centre’s newly announced MEL&NYC program. The program focuses on events that “exchange the ideas and stories of two cities that inspire creativity and innovation through theatre, dance, live music, talks, performance, dining and community-led events.” MEL&NYC will see Ilana Glazer perform at Hamer Hall on Saturday June 9. Tickets are available via the Arts Centre’s website.
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There are way too many ripper parties on this weekend in Melbourne, too many to cover here, but here’s my picks. On Friday May 25, the latest addition to the Butter Sessions label; Mousse, is launching his debut EP Bungalow Classics with two parties over the course of the night. It starts at Skydiver record store on Johnston Street, where of course you’ll be able to pick up the record. Mousse will be DJing alongside Rowan Mason, Danny Hotep and James Tom. It’s a bring a few tinnies and listen to tunes and buy records type affair. After that, the party kicks up a notch at Lounge in the city, with Mousse playing alongside Butter Sessions label heads Sleep D going b2b with Toni Yotzi and Darcy Justice going b2b with DJ Barry Sunset. The character behind Mousse, Simon Barry, is largely known for the legendary disco parties ‘Misty Nights’ he used to run alongside Danny Hotep. If you ever got down at one of those loose nights you know to expect some serious fun.
The best part of my job is that my inbox is constantly full of new music, and I love a lot of it, but sometimes you stumble across something that forces you stop everything you’re doing so you can really enjoy what you’re hearing. That’s what happened when I first listened to Flasher’s debut album Constant Image. The Washington DC trio mean serious business, check out the album’s singles ‘Pressure’ and ‘Skim Milk’ to see exactly what I mean. From their selftitled, self-released EP back in 2016 to some fire showcases at this year’s SXSW, they’ve been making a serious name for themselves, and with their debut album – all swagger, spunk, chaos, and post-punk grit – they won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Friday June 8 needs to arrive quickly so you can all hear how absolutely, insanely good this album is.
This week, YouTube’s long-awaited streaming service YouTube Music launched in Australia – we were one of five countries to get it first, alongside the US, Mexico, South Korea and New Zealand. On the surface, YouTube Music looks like it has the goods to take on Spotify and Apple Music. First, it’s starting with a strong base: one billion people use YouTube every month for music. Secondly, it’s combining millions of “official” tracks and albums with rarities, remixes, performances, covers and music videos uploaded by YouTube’s users which will give it exclusivity. It’s big on personalisation: playlists of new releases and mood-makers depending on past listening. YouTube Music is offering two tiers – the free one, and an $11.99 a month ad-supported one.
This discovery wasn’t really mine, and is actually thanks to Beat’s other editor James – but with a hot tip this great I had to pass it on. Meet Snail Mail (AKA the solo project of Baltimore-based Lindsey Jordan). Not only is Jordan an incredible songwriter with a voice from the angels, but she’s also been described as a guitar virtuoso AND to top it all off she’s only just graduated high school. Powerful vocals, catchy indie-rock melodies and razor-sharp songwriting documenting all the ups and downs of growing up fill her debut album Lush. It’ll be out in the world on Friday June 8, but singles like ‘Heat Wave’ and ‘Pristine’ should tide you over while you wait. Well, maybe.
The problem is that YouTube users have long made it clear they won’t pay for their music content. It’s not their concern that the subscription tier is included, because YouTube is under the pump from record companies who are so enraged that it’s paying them and their artists so little that they’re lobbying governments to compel YouTube to increase pay-outs. In their 15 years of doom and gloom, with piracy and crashing CD sales, record companies were brooding about how they gave away their music to radio and MTV in the name of free publicity and watched them develop billion dollar empires standing on their shoulders. The good times are back again, but the record industry is not going to repeat that lesson. YouTube’s parent company Google’s past attempts to make users pay for their content have not been what you’d describe as a success. In fact, YouTube Music is the fourth attempt. There was Google Play Music in 2011 which is about to be rolled into YouTube Music, so you can imagine what a big smasheroonie that was. 2014 brought YouTube Music Key (cue more ho-hum yawns) and a year later popped up the YouTube Music app.
Around the corner at The Sub Club, local techno crew Bunker are hosting French techno powerhouse I Hate Models. A purveyor of intensely emotional techno, his trademark revolves around seamlessly flowing between incredibly dark, dystopian sound design and uplifting, epic melodies. Local support will be coming from Honeysmack (Live), D-REX and Laura King. Presales are sold out, but word is there’s a handful of tickets available on the door, so get in early if you’re keen. If you do miss out, all is not lost. I Hate Models will be back in Melbourne on Sunday May 27 for Plexus at Lounge. On board for this sneaky Sunday rumble will be locals Hyper Binary, Paul Lynch and Discarnate. Kicks off at 10pm. Maybe don’t plan anything on Monday.
Sydney artist Grace Pitts – or GRAACE as she is known when she’s making music – probably isn’t a stranger to you. She’s behind the gorgeous vocals on Hayden James’ single ‘Numb’. But it’s on her debut solo single, the delicate, pop ballad ‘Kissing Boys’, that she really shows how powerful she is as an artist. There’s a brightness throughout, carried by the excellent production that builds off the tracks piano-led bones, but there’s an also underlying sadness that makes this one of those tunes perfect for a cry-dance (I’m not the only one, right?). Graace’s vocals are beyond flawless and her songwriting on this track makes for a very exciting introduction. Team Graace will be (not so) patiently waiting for what comes next.
Google Play and YouTube Red reportedly have a total of seven million subscribers. Compare that to Spotify’s current 75 million, and Apple Music which last week hit the 50 million payers mark. Don’t forget Amazon Music which with its Alexa devices is tapping into that huge listening audience that previously hasn’t gotten into streaming because it thinks it’s too hard. YouTube Music is coming into a market that is over-crowded, and where the two leaders are savagely fighting it out for relevance. So YouTube needs to count on its points of difference – particularly the “exclusive” user-generated content – to make attempt #4 a success. Or else it will join in that great digital graveyard with the likes of Samsung’s Milk Music, which bit the dust after two years; Rdio which filed for bankruptcy before Pandora picked it up; Guvera which crashed and burned on its own global ambitions, and Grooveshark which the labels destroyed because too much of its user generated content was illegal.
Also on Friday, Suzanne Kraft and Jonny Nash are bringing their collaborative live show of ‘dumb bangers’ under the banner of Za Talent to Hugs&Kisses for Animals Dancing. The Animals Dancing label are also releasing some unheard studio sessions of this collaboration, which have been looking for a label home since their completion back in 2014. Local support comes from Tourist Kid, Toni Yotzi and Animals Dancing’s Otologic and Andee Frost. Kicks off at 10pm. On Saturday May 26, local chill-hop producer Sadiva is throwing a huge party for her debut album launch at Workshop. Part of the growing movement of beat-makers that are basing their tracks around the affordable Roland SP404SX sampler, Sadiva’s been gaining momentum and comfortably achieved her crowd-funding goal in order to get the album pressed to vinyl. On board for the party are K Y A, Bugsy, LAB Co., Zayler, Skomes, Eric Spice, Turtle Jones, OXCYDE x Pascal and Chicken Wishbone. Free entry from 5pm.
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Fronted by the prolific Greg Cartwright (also of the equally important Oblivians), 2004’s Too Much Guitar is one of the loudest and most fuzzed out punk rock albums I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing. Despite the namesake production style maxing out every single element to be over the top and almost overbearing, beneath the chaotic surface is some of the best songwriting around. Strongly influenced by ‘60s garagerock, plus a healthy dose of soul and rhythm and blues, the album was a radical statement from a band previously known for a more subdued alt-country vibe. THE EXPLODING HEARTS -
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Deafheaven
Deafheaven is an American band bound by praise and ire alike to the idea of pioneering certain metal subgenre/s – perhaps more significantly through popularising the sounds as opposed to inventing them – but whatever the case, their influence on the course of black metal cannot be understated. In my own excited lead up to their fourth album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love this July, I realised that of late I’ve been listening to a few new albums that occupy sonically similar territory. People had been telling me to check out Denmark’s møl for weeks before I finally did, so I shouldn’t have been surprised at how I fell in love within the first 30 seconds of their debut album Jord hitting my ears. Their self-proclaimed ‘shoegaze metal’ tag works, so long as you lean much harder on the ‘metal’ side of that. The band is quite obviously into Deafheaven and their French colleagues Alcest, yet harness a ferocity that extends beyond their influences. The harshness of their consistently piercing vocals is a brutal yet life-affirming experience, and a rush of euphoric adrenaline to listen to.
One of the most poppy and upbeat albums on this list, the sole full-length from the short-lived Portland group almost verged on pop-punk at times, plus a glamrock element that somehow all came together and worked perfectly. With simple, juvenile lyrics and a pep-filled backing, the band’s career ended shortly after the album’s release after most of the band were killed in a van accident on tour. Their legacy will live on in this near-perfect album. THE POWDER MONKEYS -
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Fronted by the recently passed bandleader Fred Cole, Dead Moon was the culmination of Cole’s decades of experience and journey from the original garage sounds of the ‘60s to the ‘80s. Essentially a combination of the weird side of ‘60s garage and psychedelic-rock with punk, Dead Moon arguably became the archetypal example of American garage-punk. Their strongest album, Unknown Passage is the best example of the band’s dirty and loose sound with the dark side of the ‘60s finding its way in through the back door.
Harakiri For The Sky
Arson is the fourth record from Austrian duo Harakiri For The Sky. It’s getting harder for me to hear the difference between entirely programmed drums and very efficiently sound-replaced performances, but I can at least say that this is the best sounding effort they’ve had overall. The machine-like element of past records are absent, and there’s a fresh triumph to the band’s pain. A friend I recently shared the band with commented that it sounded like “black metal with melodic metalcore chords.” I hadn’t realised, and I suspect it’s entirely unintentional, but it’s true. Some of this shit could slot straight into a Killswitch Engage album if you took away the endlessly rolling nature, threw in some breakdowns, and replaced the tortured introspection with a more macho aggression.
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The hip hop dance scene in Australia is booming. More hip hop classes are popping up across town as the respected style receives the attention it deserves. This year is the fifth anniversary of the iconic Space Jam dance battle, brought to you by dance studio Montanasa. Aimed at bringing the Melbourne dance community together, they’ll present a competitive fun-filled night of B-Boy Dance battles. With crew battles and freestyle events, winners of the B-Boy battle will be awarded flights to Japan and qualification for Space Jam in Tokyo. Local artists Amin Payne, P-Unique, 3K and Noble Natives will provide the tunes for the energetic event. If you’re interested in competing, check out the Montanasa Facebook page to register. Interstate and International Crews are also welcome. Show your support for the hip hop dance community and check out Space Jam Vol. 5 this Saturday May 26 at Montanasa studios.
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EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING
One of the most beloved and revered albums to come out of Melbourne in the past ten years, ECSR’s creative high point all came together on their 2008 breakthrough record. While the influences of the band itself were clear, the ensuing influence and impression that this band and this record continues to make on the Australian music scene is immeasurable. Stripped back and raw, the sheer energy and creativity of the band is on full display. An absolute essential.
Rising producer and rap queen Fresh Violet is one the most promising female voices in the Australian hip hop scene. Known for her high-energy performances, the quirky rapper has a refreshing take on the genre, unafraid to experiment with exciting new sounds. She recently released her six-track EP ACKBARS. Mixing electronic sounds with a grimy rap style and heavy beats, the EP is fuelled by attitude. Each song is a dark wonderland with spacey synths that’ll get your heart racing. It’s the perfect prelude to her upcoming album 50 Shades of Violet which is due for release mid-2018. This year, Fresh Violet will be hosting Laundry Bar’s Girl To The Front showcase as part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival. The showcase will see strong, female hip hop artists take to the stage, featuring the likes of Dijok Mai, G Elenil, Chelsea Jane, Yung Baddie, Jorja and Netti. Girls and boys, come along to meet other hip hop heads and support the empowering female voices of Australian rap. It’s going down Thursday July 19.
Amin Payne
SMASHED ON A KNEE (1993)
Proudly representing the dark side of the Melbourne garage/ pub-punk scene of the ‘90s, the drug and alcohol-fuelled Powder Monkeys brought forward some of the most dangerous and filthy punk the country has seen. Putting together ‘60s garage and ‘70s punk by the way of Motorhead, the band was tragically ended in 2001 by the death of frontman Tim Hemensley. Rock in peace.
Fresh Violet
At 11 albums in, Ukrainian band Drudkh is still yet to play a live show, and possesses a level of actual black metal credibility that the others in this column will never. Their ‘atmospheric black metal’ existed a long time before the idea of Deafheaven even existed – yet I strongly suspect that most Deafheaven fans would bust a nut/ovary over the poignantly timeless spot the sound has ended up at 16 years into their career. They Often See Dreams About The Spring feels ritualistic – a staggering wall of melody that is constantly crashing in on and consuming itself, before rising like a phoenix into gut-wrenching moments of repetition. It’s not that the album feels like it takes an eternity to listen to – it just feels like the sound of eternity itself.
US rapper Joyner Lucas is bringing his I’m Kind Of A Big Deal tour to OZ later this year. You probably know the Joyner from his controversial single ‘I’m Not Racist’. The music video went viral, rapping about race, stereotypes and society from different perspectives. It opens with a white male in a “Make American Great Again” hat, yelling racist tropes making the video uncomfortable but necessary to watch. Not afraid to shy away from the difficult topics, Joyner Lucas is known for his vivid storytelling and intelligent lyrics. The Massachusetts emcee is in the process of completing his debut album, following the release of his critically acclaimed mixtape 508-507-2209 in 2017. Catch Joyner Lucas at his very first Australian show when he performs at Festival Hall on Friday August 10. BEAT.COM.AU
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The Presets By David James Young
Don’t call it a comeback – The Presets have been here for years. Yes, there are several years between their 2012 LP Pacifica and June’s HI VIZ – close to six, in fact. Even so, there was never a time when either Julian Hamilton or Kim Moyes considered their band to be inactive or something that they’d have considered not returning to. “We were never away from the band long enough to weigh up whether or not we’d come back,” Hamilton, provider of lead vocals, synths and coproduction in the duo, explains. “After Pacifica, we toured a whole bunch – we did here and overseas for the better part of 18 months. Even then, we were looking at what the next thing was going to be. We’ve been working on this album on and off ever since – we’re certainly aware it’s been a long time coming.” A lot of things stand out about HI VIZ – as a title like that may suggest. The band’s fourth LP is a radiant, high-energy burst of pure bombast that rightfully reclaims their throne atop the conglomerate of Australian dance music. Although they joke with one another about being out of sync and never being on the same page, it’s their sense of unity and their direct collaboration that lead to HI VIZ turning out the way that it did. “With Pacifica, there was a lot of working separately and sending ideas to one another,” Moyes, who serves as the band’s drummer, primary beatmaker, occasional synth player and co-producer, says. “That worked for a while, but we definitely fell out of step with one another as far as writing songs was concerned. This time around, we worked on making material together. At the very least, we made a point of being in the same room. It didn’t matter if one of us was manning the synthesizer and one of us was manning Instagram – we could respond in real time to one another’s ideas. We built up the foundations from there.” As Hamilton notes, the duo would spend years holding this process down, working on songs when other duties of work and family weren’t calling. “We chased a lot of different sounds and a lot of different energies,” he says.
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“Whether it was a banger or a ballad, we followed each idea that we had to its complete dressing and its logical conclusion. Eventually, we ended up with something like 40 or 50 songs to work with. They couldn’t have been more different – there were really chill songs, really blissful songs, really dark and heavy songs. We had to divide and conquer – we had to really think about what kind of record we wanted this to be. We came to the conclusion that the record we wanted to make was a banging party record. We picked out all the ingredients from our pantry, and that’s what we made.” Like any good party, HI VIZ sports an impressive guestlist. Alison Wonderland lends her distinctive yelp to ‘Out of Your Mind,’ while Sydney trio DMA’S collaborated on the song ‘Are You Here?’ The album also features appearances from the likes of Kirin J Callinan and DZ Deathrays guitarist/ vocalist Shane Parsons. While the songs weren’t written with these artists in mind, The Presets are the first to admit that the songs got to where they did because of this outside influence. “About halfway through the process of making the album, we wanted to try something different,” Moyes explains. “We wanted to see what would happen when we got more people involved than just the two of us – whether as instrumentalists or vocalists. What seemed to work the best was people that we were friends with that were enthusiastic about making a great song together. Pretty much everyone who collaborated on this album was a friend who was available and interested. That connection really seemed to work and really make sense for this album.” Not long after the release of HI VIZ, The Presets are set to undertake their first national tour in over
five years. Returning to theatres across most major cities, the duo are looking forward to presenting a different beast of a live show – with an emphasis on the former part of that phrase. “We’ve gotten to do a handful of select shows in the last few years,” Hamilton says. “As fun as they’ve all been, one thing we found is that we really missed having live drums on-stage. When we first started playing shows – 15 years ago, or however long it was – we prided ourselves on having this guttural, rock ‘n’ roll energy on-stage.” Moyes agrees. “We had this really punk approach, but were still playing electronic music,” he says. “We missed that part of our show a lot, so we’ve got the drums back now. It’s still got a big audiovisual aspect to it, though – we haven’t changed that. We still have a big screen behind us, and a lot of crazy visuals to go with the songs.” Hamilton is particularly excited about this aspect of the show. “We’ve gotten a couple of different directors to film some stuff for us,” he says. “They’ve designed all this crazy stuff that goes perfectly with the light show and the sequencing of the set. We’re in rehearsals, and it’s really cooking now.”
“We came to the conclusion that the record we wanted to make was a banging party record. We picked out all the ingredients from our pantry, and that’s what we made.” The Presets fourth studio record HI VIZ is out on Friday June 1 via Universal Music Australia. They’ll take it around the country to celebrate, hitting The Forum Theatre on Saturday June 16. Tickets via Live Nation.
BALLARAT HERITAGE WEEKEND
Ballarat Heritage Weekend
“Ballarat Heritage Weekend will showcase the opportunities we’re tapping into to build a better Ballarat for the millions of tourists who will continue to flock to our city.”
What’s old is new again – or is it the other way around? Across two days, Ballarat is throwing open its doors for a festival that brings regional history together with virtual reality and robotics. Mayor Samantha McIntosh says Ballarat Heritage Weekend should be seen as a celebration of Australian innovation, embodied by technologies old and new. “As a city, we do technology well, and Ballarat Heritage Weekend will showcase the opportunities we’re tapping into to build a better Ballarat for the millions of tourists who will continue to flock to our city,” McIntosh explains. “Over this spectacular twoday event, I encourage you all to embrace the past innovations and learn more about how technology will advance our city for the better.” Ninety minutes from Melbourne by car or V/ Line, Ballarat includes many landmarks of colonial and Indigenous history, such as the Ballarat Gaol, from which flamboyant bushranger Captain Moonlite escaped in 1872. The gaol’s legendary underground cells, usually inaccessible due to lack of air and the danger of cave-ins, are now being digitally opened to participants in the Up and Under Virtual Experience. Visitors who don an Up and Under virtual reality headset will be able to explore Ballarat Gaol’s hidden passageways without having to worry about the bluestone walls falling in on them. “One thing our city prides itself on is its heritage buildings,” McIntosh says. “Now, with the assistance of technology, you will have an opportunity to see these in a whole new way – a virtual reality way.” The Up and Under Virtual Experience is narrated by historian David Waldron, author of Snarls From the Tea Tree and other studies of folklore and Gothic Australiana. Visitors wishing to take a tour in the analog world can stop in at Ballarat’s Regent Cinema, an
example of Jazz Age architecture that can show you The Avengers or an extensive collection of vintage projection equipment, depending on your taste. Ballarat is also notable as the site of a 19th-century Anglican cathedral, as well as mainland Australia’s oldest synagogue. Tours of the Ballarat Synagogue focus on the characters, both real and semilegendary, which populate the history of Victoria’s Jewish community. For those interested in the mysterious and disturbing side of Australian history, but don’t want to spring for a ticket to Norfolk Island, there’s the Ballarat Ghost Tour. Run by Eerie Tours, this walk through the city’s alleyways focuses on Ballarat’s well-preserved Gothic architecture, as well as the darker episodes of the chaotic Victorian gold rush. Eerie Tours also runs a “Murder Bus,” which gives visitors a quicker jaunt among the sites of the gold rush’s most famous murders. Free tours include an art walk put on by Soldiers Hill Artist Collective, showcasing new creations by local artists, and allowing visitors to view the private studios of Ballarat’s most prolific painters and sculptors. Tours of the Chinese section of Ballarat New Cemetery will focus on the cemetery’s historic Gum Loong Friendship Garden and Moongate, as well as delve into the cultural influence of Chinese settlers on Victoria’s European community.
For kids who find history walks yawn-inducing, there’s the Robot Workshop held at Ballarat’s town hall. Participants in this workshop will learn about the history of robotics and have a chance to assemble their own robots from components, all under the instruction of a chrome-plated automaton named Tubby. For kids and adults who prefer old-school technology, there’s the option of a leisurely 45-minute journey from Ballarat Railway Station pulled behind a steam locomotive. Visitors with a thirst for competition can download the Goosechase app to participate in a smartphone scavenger hunt that will end with one lucky – or determined – searcher winning a $1,000 virtual reality experience. On the more whimsical side of things comes the Beard and Stache Competition, which will have Victoria’s Ned Kelly and Tom Selleck look-alikes preening their facial hair for $1,000 in prizes. First held in 2016, the competition is quickly becoming a tradition. On her beloved city of Ballarat, McIntosh says there’s been a host of changes over the past century. “And it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon,” she says.
Ballarat Heritage Weekend will take place on Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27 at various locations across Ballarat. For more details on the full program head to the official Ballarat Heritage Weekend website.
BY ZACHARY SNOWDON SMITH
Beats Top Picks For The Weekend
Beard and Stache Competition
100 Years of Music
Up and Under Virtual Experience
Hipsters rejoice! Owners of long beards and luscious moustaches stand to win a share of $1,000 in prizes at Ballarat’s annual Beard and Stache Competition. Hosted at the Hop Temple, the Ballarat Beard and Moustache Union will judge entrants across four categories: full beard, moustache, partial beard and Verdi – a close-cut beard style. The non-competitive “just for fun” category is open to everyone from men with soul patches to women with stick-on beards. The iconically fuzzy-faced comedian Nick Cody will entertain with a stand-up act, and and barbecue and craft beer will be available even to the cleanshaven. Children will also be able to receive their own mustaches from face-painters throughout the afternoon. The competition will be accompanied by a market and other entertainment. Ballarat Heritage Weekend attendees are encouraged to uncap their tins of beard wax and register for a shot at a place in Ballarat’s hair history.
You can boogie to hits old and new at an event that combines disco and rock with ragtime, grunge and everything in between. With a setlist consisting of one track from each year since 1918, 100 Years of Music will be an opportunity for weekend attendees to cut loose and experience Australian history on the dancefloor. Fans of the truly vintage will want to stop by on Friday May 25 for tunes from 1918-1959, while more modern musical fare will be served up on Saturday May 26 with hit songs from 1960-1918. The event will take place on the expansive dance floor of the Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute. With performances from a variety of local musicians, 100 Years Of Music will be a rare chance to experience the evolution of musical technology and technique on fast-forward. Anyone wishing to experience this unique form of musical time travel is encouraged to register in advance, as space at the Mechanics’ Institute is limited.
Walking tours can be so pedestrian – why not go on a tour of Ballarat that takes you from the city’s underground prison cells to the top of its clock tower? This year, Up and Under allows visitors to don a virtual reality headset that will guide them through all the city’s nooks and crannies. Participants will explore Ballarat’s complex of convict-era underground tunnels and ascend the city’s tallest towers for panoramic views. The historic Ballarat Gaol will be of special interest to headsetwearing tourists, as virtual reality lets them step into inaccessible underground chambers and learn about the gaol’s history, which includes the jailbreak of infamous clergyman-cum-bushranger Captain Moonlite. Up and Under is a new project created by Digital Heritage Australia in collaboration with the City of Ballarat, and featuring the narration of local historian David Waldron. Images of Ballarat used in the virtual tour combine highresolution modern photographs with historical images for an immersive and compelling experience. BEAT.COM.AU
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Sun Ra Arkestra
“Sun Ra’s band was so different. It was mindboggling. They were doing some things I didn’t quite understand, and the sound was beautiful.”
When saxophonist Marshall Allen joined Sun Ra and his Arkestra in 1958, manned spaceflight was still a dream. As times changed, so did the Arkestra’s music – always remaining a few steps ahead of the present. “When we were playing in the ‘50s, we were playing music for the millennium: the year 2000,” Allen explains. “At the time, everybody was saying that we couldn’t go to moon – but then we did. It just goes to show that you’re good if you try. And now we’re playing for another generation.” The avant-garde jazz ensemble are no strangers to Antipodean shores, having dropped in to Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art in 2014. Now, the Arkestra are bringing a mixture of familiar and new free jazz compositions to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. There’s always an element of improvisation and flexibility to Arkestra performances, Allen – who has served as director of the group since bandleader Sun Ra’s death in 1993 – says. “This is what I call the spirit of the day,” he says. “You play the way you feel today, in the spirit and the vibrations of where you are. I’m trying to get the vibrations of people and things like that, so that changes the music. It doesn’t change the music unrecognisably, but it adds a sense of where you are.” Sun Ra performed with a playful eccentricity uncommon among the avant-garde. “It sounds funny to me,” remarked a bemused Miles Davis about the Sun Ra track ‘Brainville’ in 1968. “You mean there’s somebody around here that feels like that?” Sun Ra held a deep fascination for the esoteric: Sufi mysticism, science fiction and revisionist
Egyptology. These influences rise to the surface repeatedly throughout the 69 studio albums Sun Ra released in his lifetime, and in the colourful spacekeffiyehs and pharaonic headdresses worn by the Arkestra on tour. In the 1950s, when Allen joined up, Sun Ra was still formulating his persona. “When I joined, I was just looking for someone’s band to play in,” Allen explains. “Sun Ra’s band was so different. It was mind-boggling. They were doing some things I didn’t quite understand, and the sound was beautiful. “I found out where he was rehearsing, and took my horn down there and, instead of getting music, I got a lecture on history and the Bible and outer space and philosophy. I said I’d come to play, but he wasn’t interested – he wanted to see where I was, what kind of person I was in my mind.” Allen recalls Sun Ra with a reverence appropriate to his Egyptian namesake, and more as a paternal figure than as a colleague. “I stuck with it, though I didn’t understand all of it at that time,” he says. “I was coming back for more every night. He gave me a chance to change my
bad habits to better ones, and to bring out the spirit side of playing an instrument. The way I was taught, everything was in the box. But when Sun Ra got through, my mind had gotten out of the box. I found that I could do what I thought I couldn’t do.” For Allen, Sun Ra’s concept of the “spirit of the day” isn’t just an abstraction, but a practical tool for keeping music fresh and vital across the decades. “It’s like life,” Allen says. “You do the same things, but you do them differently because of the situation. If it’s raining, you get your umbrella and keep on going.” Though he’s celebrating his 94th birthday on Friday May 25, Allen says that the last thing he wants is to take a break. “I don’t even think about retiring,” he says. “Right now, I’m playing for my well-being, so I just keep going. What else can I do? I could be 100 and play. Or 200 – who knows? I’m going with the spirit. Old as I am, I still love playing. I feel good, I feel rejuvenated. It’s therapy.” BY ZACHARY SNOWDON SMITH
Sam Anning Sextet
“Not having an outside entity to censor or even tell me what to do has been a really nice feeling. There’s a feeling of autonomy over the whole creation.”
As the cooler weather rolls in, the local live music scene continues to heat up, as some of the most prolific musicians from around the world descend on our city as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and Sam Anning – our most in-demand jazz bassist – can’t wait. Originally from Perth, from a young age Anning’s admiration for the double bass was all consuming. “I fell in love with it after hearing Oscar Peterson’s album, We Get Requests, that my dad had on vinyl. I remember hearing Ray Brown play the bass and I thought, ‘Ah, OK, that’s what I want to do,’” Anning says. “If anyone goes and puts that album on they’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.” On completion of his studies at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Anning became deeply involved in the Victorian jazz circuit, playing with homegrown musicians including Joe Chindamo, Aaron Choulai, Paul Grabowsky, Jamie Oehlers, and legendary drummer Allan Browne. Browne, who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2013 for his service as a musician and to the community, left a lasting impression on the young bassist, and after his passing in 2015 their friendship is honoured on Anning’s latest album, Across A Field As Vast As One. “The title comes from a poem that I wrote for Allan as he was passing away in Australia,” Anning says. “I didn’t know that at the time, as I was in New York, but I did write this poem for him and then I woke up to find out he had actually passed away, so it’s a tribute to Allan Browne. And although he wasn’t 20 BEAT.COM.AU
Sun Ra Arkestra will play the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday June 6, as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
involved in the actual creating of the music, he’s been such an inspiration to me that he’s in there by proxy.” Taking shape over the last few years, Anning says this collection of songs was a labour of love. “It’s been a long time coming as it’s been a distillation of compositional output over the last three years,” he says. “Some pieces have been re-worked and taken shape during the live performances, and now they’re finally ready to be put out into the world in their crystalised form.” Not only does Across A Field As Vast As One have a personal meaning to the jazz man, it also solidifies Anning’s worth as a composer and arranger. “Not having an outside entity to censor or even tell me what to do has been a really nice feeling. There’s a feeling of autonomy over the whole creation. I think you’ll feel that in the music.” However, no man is an island, and Anning called in a bunch of his mates to see his passion project realised. “All the people involved on the record are my friends. From Jeremy Rose, who runs Earshift, the label we are releasing on; to the photographer, Hayley – she’s Allan Browne’s daughter, so she was there for
the recording taking some film and photos. Even the sound engineer, Ross, I’ve worked with him before, and all the people in the six-piece are my friends, and also my musical heroes.” The Sam Anning Sextet will open for the incomparable Gretchen Parlato at the Melbourne Recital Centre next month. “It’s very exciting. Actually when Gretchen first came to Australia I played with her,” he says. “I was part of her band back then so it will be nice to reunite with her. She always sounds absolutely amazing. “But my pick for the ‘must-see’ at the festival is Knower.” Knower are an electronic music duo from Los Angeles. “I’m friends with Louis Cole, who’s the front man of Knower – it’s his baby. I really love his music and I love his playing. “They’re making some very interesting music. They will be popular with the younger generation and I think that the older generation, the more refined tastes, should be hip to this,” he says. “Everyone needs to get out there and check this music out.” BY ELLEN ROSIE
Sam Anning Sextet will support Gretchen Parlato at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday June 2, as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival. They’ll also perform at The Jazzlab on Monday July 23. Across A Field As Vast As One is available on bandcamp.
INTERVIEWS
Lord Huron
“I think that part of that fear of losing anonymity is about crossing a line where fame starts to warp you and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
“Modest” is not a word to describe most frontmen, but Ben Schneider of indie four-piece Lord Huron seems to fit the bill. With the success of his sleek new record Vide Noir, Schneider is gradually adjusting to the spotlight and the uncomfortable necessity of doing interviews like this one. “The loss of anonymity is one of my greatest fears,” Schneider says. “To be perfectly honest, I’ve shied away from doing many interviews, but I’ve been encouraged to try to be a little more open about these things. I really value my ability to keep to myself and not be bothered. “I think that part of that fear of losing anonymity is about crossing a line where fame starts to warp you and there’s nothing you can do about it. You see that – you hear stories about people who have been famous for very long. I think there’s no way of avoiding that scrutiny and attention warping you. To be honest, it does scare the shit out of me.” Lord Huron spent two years working on Vide Noir at Whispering Pines, the band’s LA centre of operations. The band was joined by producer David Fridmann, whose credits include albums by OK Go and Mogwai, as well as most of the Flaming Lips’ discography. The result is an album as luminous and as lonely as a cigarette butt dying on the pavement, freely mingling Lord Huron’s usual indie-folk style with garage-rock licks and flourishes of psychedelia. “The most challenging thing for us was getting comfortable with the idea that we’re going to take time and let it gestate and let it become the thing it wants to become,” Schneider explains. “You can feel a lot of pressure to rush and put the next thing out and to keep on the road. Content, content, content is king
these days. It’s more than three years since our last album came out, and that can seem like a long time to people, but I think it was worth it. We really made something special just by taking our time.” Schneider began work on Vide Noir while reading Raymond Chandler’s 1940 pulp detective novel Farewell, My Lovely. Chandler, whose stories coined half the private-eye clichés we know today, painted with gritty yet lyrical prose a world of femmes fatales, neat whiskeys and snub-nosed Lugers. “It’s funny living in LA,” Schneider says. “Even though it’s a long time since then, you still see the ghosts of that era. You can still find yourself rounding corners that feel like they could fit a setting from one of his books. I was reading those stories and wandering around the city, and started imagining a more updated version of that world that he describes so vividly.” Schneider does take pleasure in sharing his creations and connecting with Lord Huron’s audience. Even so, going onstage can be a challenge, he says. “I didn’t have the foresight, like Daft Punk had, to wear a helmet,” says Schneider wryly. “I don’t want to say I’m doing a character, but I step outside of myself
a little when I’m onstage. I look at performing as just that – stepping outside of myself and into some other skin for an hour and a half a night.” Lord Huron last toured Australia in 2016 in support of their album Strange Trails. Schneider looks forward to returning this winter, with a stop by Melbourne Recital Centre. “Mostly we were playing small clubs, and we had a really good reception,” he says of the Strange Trails tour. “In terms of crowds and everything, it was very welcoming. The thing that blows my mind is going across the world and seeing people knowing the lyrics to our songs.” As for what will come after Vide Noir, he isn’t ready to say. “It goes beyond the horizon at the moment,” he says. “Although, as usual, I’m sure I’ll be writing a little bit along the way, gathering new snippets and seeing what it becomes. At some point, we’ll examine these new fragments and see if it’s starting to coalesce into a new album or, maybe, something else.”
Lord Huron will play the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday July 18. Vide Noir is out now via Inertia Music.
BY ZACHARY SNOWDON SMITH
Sam O’Connell He’s only 21 years old but Sam O’Connell sings with the soul and wisdom of someone three times his age. His debut EP Down The Line, released in 2016, is home to five songs written in his late teens and early 20s, heart-warming, knowing and incredibly involved. The maturity with which O’Connell performs and writes his intricate acoustic music is incredible for someone so young. “I’ve had a lot of different experiences with different kinds of relationships and all the ways they can turn out. I guess I’m mature in that aspect,” he says. “It’s not easy but I feel comfortable writing about those dark feelings, and the heartbreak people can shy away [from] without thinking about. I feel like one of my strong points with writing is painting a picture of that raw, emotional vulnerability.” O’Connell is, for lack of a better term, a troubadour of realness. “I wear my heart on my sleeve,” he says. “None of this is bullshit, all of it is trying to justify and explain a situation, giving you a window of what I was feeling at the time. I poured my heart into that EP when I was in a pretty vulnerable spot. “It’s quite heavy stuff for a [then] 17-year-old but I grew up pretty quickly emotionally after dealing with that. That’s probably where the mature aspect comes from, dealing with those experiences in whatever way.” Life is definitely too short to beat around the bush and O’Connell’s music is not only wonderfully intricate in its structure and melodies, but it is also incredibly human. It’s human in the sense that its themes are strong narratives you wouldn’t expect. “With the Down the Line EP, that turmoil and heartbreak is an underlying theme throughout all the songs but one,” O’Connell explains. “That
“None of this is bullshit... I poured my heart into that EP when I was in a pretty vulnerable spot.” underlying theme of battling through love and loss and heartbreak, I wanted to put a real perspective out there of just how difficult those times were for me. “I’m a very openly emotional bloke. I never really shy away from talking about the difficult things like people do nowadays, especially blokes. For me it’s always been, I’m not going to muck around, take it as you will.” Certainly, O’Connell has conviction, a trait to be admired. So solid is his mantra, his new single ‘Shanty’ sees the singer-songwriter veer toward the more upbeat, happy areas of his creativity, and focus on areas he enjoys. “I’m trying to move forward to writing about other things,” he says. “There’s no underlying sadness which is a common thread with my music, it’s just happy, fun stuff.” ‘Shanty’ is written about pirate life in the Golden Age of Piracy and is heavily inspired by shanty culture, when ballads were sung by men on ships as they sailed to keep up morale. Listening to ‘Shanty’ with O’Connell, and you can’t help but become lost in its upbeat rhythms, uplifting guitar riffs and crisp harmonic layering. Nothing but good
vibes here, and images of being near water. “I wanted good vibes to be going on,” O’Connell says of the track. “Get the vibes and have a good time when you hit a shit spot.” There’s almost an undertone of longing, a forlorn way. It’s a love song, O’Connell painting the image of a character not in love with a person, but in love with life. “Lately I’ve been really finding beauty in everything,” he says. “The smallest thing, going to the beach and watching the waves crash, going to the city and looking at buildings. Landscapes: that’s been super inspiring lately. “I’m really starting to have an appreciation for anything, even slightly beautiful, that appreciation is reflected in the single.” Beautiful is the word for this single. You can hear a tranquil development in O’Connell’s imagination and a growth in his understanding compared with Down The Line. “With the EP, it was a starting point. I found it pretty comfortable writing about the heartbreak, but now I’m trying to write about things that really inspire me.”
Sam O’Connell will launch his new single ‘Shanty’at the Mornington Hotel on Friday June 8 with Coco Michelle and Matt Harrison as support.
BY ANNA ROSE
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Baronaqua
“These songs aren’t drawing from any experiences the three of us have had, they’re definitely exercises in putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and creating a tale.”
Local alt-rock outfit Baronaqua are making a statement with their new EP, keeping the good things coming with some amazing album artwork and an upcoming album launch show. “It’s unreal hey? This whole project has been amazing,” drummer Matt Armstrong says. “The artwork for the album cover, the launch art, they’re incredible and they tie in together which is really nice.” They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but visuals are a great reflection of what we get from Baronaqua’s upcoming EP, Six People in a Dream. “There’s a bit of a theme that we wanted a visual representation of. You’ve got clues on the cover there, six moons, it ties it all into one story,” Armstrong says. Indeed, the EP itself trots along with a beautiful narrative, a story in sound where no one chapter is anyone’s particular favourite. “Everyone seems to have a different favourite, which is probably a good thing,” he continues. “It’s nice that people identify with particular tracks. ‘On My Own’ in particular is very inspired by The Clash, with that ‘London Calling’ beat. Every song has its own unique sonic identity. Each song has a different story to tell. I think we wanted to try out different directions as well, so each song has its own genre, I would say, but not quite that ambitious.” There is a particular kind of magic at work here. Baronaqua, as Armstrong says, have touched upon an eclectic range of influences–Sonic Youth, The Clash, and a lot of Aussie rock. Bringing together this lovely mishmash of elements of different genres works in the band’s favour and Baronaqua have very much developed a signature sound. “We’re certainly not reinventing the wheel,” Armstrong says, “But I think there’s something there that is a little different.
“When we were writing these songs, we were getting together in a dingy rehearsal space, jamming and putting riffs together. After having three or four songs that just didn’t connect in any seeming way, there was the challenge: ‘How can we make these songs link together? What’s the key? What makes these things Baronaqua?’ “We realised, ‘What if [the songs] were all different stories perceived by one person, and how can we achieve that?’ That lead to the concept of someone dreaming, someone’s gone down to sleep and someone’s having these six separate dreams, dreaming of six different lifetimes. That helped give the six unconnected songs more of a purpose as a whole. That was great when it came together at the end of the process,” Armstrong says. In a sense, one could argue Baronaqua are adopting their own characters to tell this story. Playing in the band, playing this EP, isn’t really a personification of the trio as individuals; it’s an act to reflect this one story. Armstrong agrees. “These songs aren’t drawing from any experiences the three of us have had, they’re definitely exercises in putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and creating a tale. Like ‘Astro’, it doesn’t have a
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chorus, the verse continues a story about an astronaut who’s returned from space but no longer feels like they belong on earth. Obviously, none of us have been to space, but it was an interesting emotional depth that we wanted to chase.” That journey in investigating emotional depth is present on Six People in a Dream from the word go. Opener ‘Into Sleep’ edges towards an expectation of something completely different to what you’re offered and suddenly, you’re sucked into a massive void of unexpectedness. “It’s kind of cheeky isn’t it?” Armstrong says. “It’s a one minute piece but it’s massive. Booming drums that take a complete left turn.” Armstrong explains that the band wanted to achieve more reflection on the EP than is first apparent. “Part of our initial mission statement was, ‘Let’s offer something unexpected of a local band doing it for the first time. Let’s do something different.’ We learnt from our success and failures and take the best parts of them and put them into this new idea.”
Baronaqua will launch their debut EP at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar on Saturday June 2 with Spacejunk, The Yard Apes and Plovers as support. Six People In A Dream is available on all streaming services on Friday June 1.
BY ANNA ROSE
Otao Kitchen
Júníus Meyvant
‘Gold Laces’ – Júníus Meyvant ‘Love Is Blind’ – Låpsley ‘Bloom’ – Troye Sivan ‘The Night We Met’ – Lord Huron ‘Quarter Past Midnight’ – Bastille ‘Blood’ – The Middle East ‘Warm On A Cold Night’ – HONNE ’Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore’ – Marlon Williams ‘Heaven I Know’ – Gordi ‘Speak Easy’ – Mansionair ‘My Friends’ – Oh Wonder ‘Give Me Tonight’ – Dustin Tebbutt ‘Someone To Stay’ – Vancouver Sleep Clinic ‘Frostbitten’ – No Mono ‘Raw’ – Sigrid ‘Smoke Too Much’ – JOY. ‘Super Far’ – LANY ‘Jude’ – Didirri ‘Hero’ – George Maple ‘Let’s Not (Do This Again)’ – Groove City ‘Sniper’ – Folly Rae ‘Change’ – Fluir ‘Here’ – Sasha Sloan ‘Flume’ – Bon Iver
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DZ Deathrays - Rhys Pope
Sepultura - Sally Townsend
DZ Deathrays
170 Russell, Friday May 18 These New South Whales were first-up on support duties – descending on the early-birds with strobe lights and signature nipple tape. They landed jabs firmly and squarely on the jaws of all those with a pretense of authority. At times, you caught the scent of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’. They seem to finesse its violence and dystopian cinematic feel as they jousted irreverently with punters and bounced over the stage with more than your typical punk rock mojo. Following act Clowns ratcheted up the tempo to breakneck and kept it there until further notice. Their enthusiasm and energy seemed limitless. Frontman Stevie Williams did everything with the smile of a man who’s in love with his craft. He swung the microphone around wildly, leapt into the crowd and back again just because the song deserved it. At this juncture, the crowd was a welloiled machine and with the shrapnel still warm from the explosions preceding, the lights went dark and the crowd smelt blood. The DZ Deathrays boys hit the stage, manned the axes and struck the first shriek of ‘Shred for Summer’. The guitars sliced through the dry-iced fog and into your skull, and though there was no bass guitar on stage, the low-end rumbled through your legs. The set-up was simple, yet dangerously effective. Simon Ridley on drums, Shane Parson on guitar and vocals, and Lachlan Ewbank manning the support axe for the
tour. Parson’s and Ewbank’s fuzzed-up octavelaced lines frequently buzzed in and out of dissonance with each other, in that pleasing, muffled kind of way. DZ took occasional mercy on the crowd, delivering comparatively gentle tunes like ‘Northern Lights’, which are pleasantly slower-paced, and ascend beautifully. They still maintained the gruffness of the guitars and rambunctious delivery, though it was restrained and offered a much-needed respite. Some pieces saw the crowd absolutely light up, transforming from relatively tranquil head-bobbing to all out chaos. See ‘Blood on My Leather’, a grenade of a song that saw the whole bottom floor crashing into each other in an ecstatic catharsis. Heads were firmly banged and crowds were surfed, with plenty of sly glances to your fellow punter for a cheeky laugh and grin at the absurdity of it all. Their last effort was the most anticipated, ‘Gina Works at Hearts’. Recognition of it’s opening riff drew a chorus of loud yells and saw most get a second-wind, diving head first into the mosh. Each note from the fretboard matched in intensity and volume from the crowd. By the end they were spent, the crowd stood firm when the boys left the stage until an encore was had. To which the DZ boys responded in with anthem, ‘Dollar Chills’. BY MATTHEW TOHEY
HIGHLIGHT: ‘Blood on My Leather’. LOWLIGHT: None, absolutely none. CROWD FAVOURITE: ‘Gina Works
at Hearts’, no contest here.
Death Angel - Sally Townsend
Sepultura
170 Russell, Tuesday May 15 Nine hundred Melburnians showed their commitment and respect to two of the most subversive yet defining bands of modern metal. Death Angel, and the night’s closer, Sepultura validated this unquestionable deference by playing with the same bone-crushing execution that 25 years ago made them the successful usurpers – via their thrash metal influences – of the esteemed metal genre. However, it would be remiss not to acknowledge the subtle restraint exhibited by the audience for the first 20 minutes of Sepultura’s set. This may have been because the band’s lineup didn’t feature any of its 1984 founding members. It almost grated a little when guitarist Andreas Kisser (who joined the band in ‘87) highlighted that it was singer Derrick Green’s twentieth year with the band, before launching into two songs from Green’s first album with the band, Against. This had been preceded by the very classic metal stylings of 2017’s Machine Messiah, and although the passionate and committed audience tried to unhinge to this combination but it wasn’t happening. But when Green tautly growled out the opening verse to ‘Refuse/Resist’ the crowd erupted, and he held them in the palm of his hand until the band left the stage. Quickly the band returned to the stage and began to tweak and tune their instruments for the final onslaught with the drum roll being played by drummer and the
band’s youngest member Eloy Casagrande. From here the band rolled straight into the eponymous world playing single from the band’s 1996 album Roots, before ending the night with the most popular song according to Spotify from Chaos A.D. Heading into tonight I didn’t think I could truly enjoy Sepultura sans a Cavalera brother, but tonight I was proven wrong. BY DAN WATT
HIGHLIGHT: ‘Roots, Bloody Roots’. LOWLIGHT: On the way in, the police
stopped to check my ‘Boot, Bloody Boot’. CROWD FAVOURITE: ‘Roots (Bloody Roots)’.
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Album of the Week (Milk! Records/ Remote Control)
Singles With Augustus Welby
Single Of The Week
LUMP (Laura Marling & Mike Lindsay)
Late to the Flight (Dead Oceans)
Laura Marling’s voice can stop traffic. It’s strong and clear, dense with emotive purpose and you believe every word she breathes. The singer’s collaboration with Mike Lindsay offers a welcome re-contextualising of her timeless voice. Over deliberate acoustic guitar plucking and simmering organ chords, Marling rolls out a series of scene-setters, including this corker: “You look like a crooner in crisis, shaking your hips like a tart.” ‘Late to the Flight’ is a seductive enigma and most of all an excellent song.
Kero Kero Bonito
Time Today (Independent) Invoking bright and playful J-pop vibes, the London trio balances quirk with clean-limbed songcraft. Sarah Midori Perry sings of having endless time but lacking discipline: “I’ve got so much time today / I’ve got hopes and dreams and plans all yet to be made.” There’s a hint of ennui, but such is the utter lack of bad energy that ‘Time Today’ feels like a necessary stepping-stone to a more enterprising attitude. And besides, if you came up with songs like this when feeling aimless, you wouldn’t be too worried.
Mitski
Geyser (Dead Oceans) The first half of this song consists of a tense, icey build-up that puts you in sync with the singer’s unconditional doting. But then come out-of-date guitars and commando drums and it’s see ya later. Mitski has a wonderful presence as a singer, but her slightly operatic inflection links with a flare-up of drop-D riffing that makes unwanted allusions to early-‘00s alt-rock.
Courtney Barnett
Sunday Roast (Milk) We’re accustomed to listening to Courtney Barnett’s songs in anticipation of witty and amusing insights into ourselves, our friends and the modern predicament. But ‘Sunday Roast’s’ first move is to envelop us in atmospheric warmth. Calling up the sleepy waves of latter-era Yo La Tengo and Kurt Vile’s quiet side, Barnett crafts a haven where thinking (and over-thinking) can take a back seat. The lyrical tenor matches the musical kindness – it’s as much a self pep talk as it a song of reassurance.
Courtney Barnett
Tell Me How You Really Feel Sydney-viaMelbourne rocker Courtney Barnett is one of Australia’s most exciting voices. She’s got a sense of humor that’s often delivered in deadpan prose washed with thorny guitars.
9.0 Tell Me How You Really Feel throws us back into the mind of Barnett – it’s tangled and messy but the singer knows it. “You’ve got a lot on your mind,” says Barnett on ‘Help Your Self ’. The singer is gently comforting someone but this could be a reflection of how the singer really feels. She’s a scatterbrained musician that needs to get her words out. “Say what you want to say,” Barnett pleads on ‘Walkin’ On Eggshells’. Fair point, we could all take Barnett’s advice and be a little more transparent. A lonely Barnett zooms out on ‘City Looks Pretty’. She gazes at the metropolis in front of her, feeling like a stranger among friends, “The city takes pity on your injured soul.” On ‘Nameless, Faceless’, Barnett examines the dangerous dichotomy between men and women in the age of #MeToo. She cites the Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are scared that women will laugh at them...Women are scared that men will kill them.” Barnett frantically finds her way home with the “keys between” her fingers. All she ever wants to do is walk through the park alone at night. But Barnett can spit venom. She screams “I’m not your mother. I’m not your bitch,” on the track of the same name. A healthy dose of ‘90s grunge wraps around her songs. Tracks like ‘Charity’, ‘Sunday Roast’, and the menacing opener ‘Hopelessness’ are carried with rising guitar leads and padded drums. Kim (Pixies) and Kelly Deal (The Breeders) provide some backup vocals on a couple of songs. ‘Need A Little Time’ is beautifully crafted that features a silky organ lead. Tell Me How You Really Feel is another album that expands our understanding of Courtney Barnett. Behind the humor, the wit, and the cheekiness is an artist attempting to make sense of the world around her. This album doesn’t have all the answers, but who really does? BY JONATHAN REYNOSO
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Albums
Slowly Slowly
8.5
Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino
(Matador Records / Remote Control)
(UNFD)
(Domino)
Arctic Monkeys
9.0
St Leonards
If your idea of the Arctic Monkeys is the slick radio rock of AM or their raucous garage-y 2006 debut, then Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino might not be your cup of tea. TBH&C sounds like frontman Alex Turner has spent the past five years watching episodes of Black Mirror, reading Jack Kerouac and snorting blow off an ornate grand piano: it’s over-indulgent, a little rambling, kinda surreal, and utterly fascinating. Lyrically, Turner is at his best, mixing cryptic tales of gentrification and consumerism with one-liners and science fiction references. It may be lacking in the romanticism of previous releases, but it’s nice to see another side to Turner’s oft-picked brain. Unsurprisingly, TBH&C is a huge stylistic shift in musical direction for Arctic Monkeys. While Matt Helder’s prodigious drum fills are notably absent, Tranquility Base’s musical highlights come through its subtleties – the plunging bassline on the title track or the slinky groove of ‘Four Out Of Five’ – while occasional flourishes of arena rock guitar complement the record’s overall schmoozy lounge vibe. Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino is certainly the biggest oddity in Arctic Monkey’s so far unblemished output – but somehow, it works. Mark my words: this album’s going to make a lot more sense in five years time.
Since the release of their last LP Chamomile, local powerhouses Slowly Slowly have been making a mark on the Aussie music world. Their music radiates the excited and passionate nature of the band, and leaves anyone who listens feeling hyped and happy. If you’ve listened to first single, ‘Alchemy’, you’ll know that the catchy, feel-good tune is destined to make it onto all your playlists. The profound lyricism paired alongside fast-paced punk instrumentals is a perfect indication of what you can expect from this record. St Leonards provides everything you could ask for from slow emotional anthems such as ‘The Butchers Widow’, ‘Sorry’ and ‘Song for Shae’; to upbeat tunes like ‘Ten Leaf Clover’, ‘Sunburnt Shoulders’ and of course ‘Aliens’. Slowly Slowly have a sound that is completely their own, and if you’re looking for an album to blast when you’re out for drinks with mates, this is the band for you. Already selling out shows across Australia, it’s clear this album is going to be huge. With the amount of hard work the band has put in to create this record being so clear in each and every song, it’s destined to be. Greatness is coming for Slowly Slowly. BY HOLLY O’KELLY
Iceage
9.0
Beyondless
Perfection in abstraction through music is almost unachievable in the era of streaming. Twenty years ago Radiohead achieved it on Ok Computer, and before that Joy Division on Unknown Pleasures. It’ll be a while until we can have the perspective on Beyondless – the fourth album from Danish four-piece Iceage – to know if it lasts the test of time, but for now it’s faultless. Opening song ‘Hurrah’ sees the band returning to the bleak monochrome rhythms of its first two albums, New Brigade (2011) and You’re Nothing (2013). This precedent is adhered to for the entirety of the album resulting in an intoxicating and jagged black. ‘Catch It’ elicits a bleakness comparable to Francisco Goya’s painting Saturn Devouring His Son, and just like the 19th century Spanish painter known for his unprecedented use of black on black, the transference from medium to audience is impactful. The influence of Nick Cave’s transition from The Boys Next Door to The Birthday Party is worn proudly on title track ‘Beyondless’, as a Warren Ellis-style violin accompanies the guitar licks and riffs. However, what’s most impressive is that on ‘Beyondless’, Iceage vocalist Elias Bender Rønnenfelt shifts his styling from what was previously an excellent Cave impersonation to his own take on punk baritone. BY DAN WATT
BY WILL BREWSTER
(UMA/Republic Records)
Islands (Part 1)
(EMI)
(Pieater)
No Mono
8.5
An icy dose of brooding indietronica describes the debut offering from Tom Iansek and Tom Snowdon’s No Mono. From the label and talent behind Big Scary and #1 Dads, Islands (Part 1) is a largely understated affair. Crafted over the past three years, instrumentation and production from Iansek across the nine tracks is spare and bleak, filling just enough space to allow Snowdon’s mesmerising vocals to dominate. Sharply initiated through ‘Violence Broken’, Snowdon’s ebb-and-flow delivery is as harrowing as it is reassuring. The fluctuating synth beneath ‘Butterflies’ is the auditory equivalent of a butterfly’s wings flapping in slow-mo – an apt descriptor for the slow-moving beauty of this album. Driving guitar and drums in ‘Future’ provide a slightly fast-paced alternative while staying true to the album’s dark emotion. The slow pace makes Islands (Part 1) a challenging listen, but it becomes oddly comforting over repeat plays. Closer ‘Oh, This House Is Empty’ is simple and reflective with vocals over piano, but since it boasts a voice as powerful as Snowdon’s, vocals and piano are all it needs. With a fresh take on emotive electronica, No Mono have firmly stamped themselves on the music landscape.
Keith Urban
Graffiti U
6.5
At its heart, Graffiti U is quite simply a good country album, but what makes it an interesting album is how Keith Urban has brought many other genres and artists to this record, lifting it far beyond what you’d expect. Full of twists and turns, you’ll find yourself surprised by just how many layers there are to this album. Initially ‘Never Comin Down’ is bluesy, smooth and a little sultry, then it grows into a toe-tapping, dancing classic. There isn’t a single moment on this album that is the same as the one before it. Whether good or bad, the tracklist as a whole takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions. While it might feel a little sporadic, every track has a wealth of emotion that awards each one an independent and unique quality. At the same time as being more of the same for Urban, it’s also a step toward something new, and while it isn’t clear exactly what he is trying to do, if nothing else Graffiti U is a catchy, poppy record taking Urban another step in the right direction and continuing his upward trajectory.
Post Malone
beerbongs & bentleys
7.0
Within minutes, Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys has you reaching for the tissues. The album opener ‘Paranoid Man’ doesn’t just draw you in, it grabs a hold and yanks you into a new place – a place in which you’re at the mercy of Malone’s voice. By the second track this album is interestingly infectious. Not in a typical, poppy way, but in a way that is both engaging and fresh. From start to finish, the tracklist is a string of rich and well-crafted R&B ballads. ‘Zack And Codeine’ shines as the somewhat upbeat and poppy relief, but the very last line “We aint sleeping tonight” fades quickly and settles into a deep, raw place. It’s everything you want from Malone, an excuse to be moody. Thought-provoking lyrics aside, the composition of dreamy, raw melodies and the intricately layered backing track is calculated and even, leaving you feeling all kinds of things. Not to sound cliché, but this album is a banger. BY BREE ELIZABETH CHAPMAN
BY BREE ELIZABETH CHAPMAN
BY ANTHONY FURCI
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Gig Guide
Plazza Compass Pizza Lush a cappella singers from Plazza will be continuing their residency at Compass Pizza on Wednesday May 23, alongside the institution’s renowned Italian cuisine and candle lit table offering. Your romantic mid-week date is sorted with this one, head down from 7pm when Plazza take to the stage. Entry is free.
Watercolour The Gasometer Hotel Watercolour serve up alt-rock, jazz and psychedelic-pop infused goodness and will be doing so at The Gaso on Wednesday May 23. Coming alongside them on stage will be Diana’s Foresters and Frayhound and you can catch it all from 8pm.
MILD3W + Papaphila The Post Office Hotel MILD3W is a project of Mossy 333 and Romy Fox, while Papaphilia is the alias of Fjron Butler. Together they’ll be providing a deliciously unique blend of electronic sounds this Thursday May 24 at The Post Office Hotel from 9pm. Best of all, entry is free.
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS CONSTANT MONGREL + CEREAL KILLER + BODY MAINTENANCE Tote
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
DOC HALIBUT Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
8:30pm.
DZ DEATHRAYS + CLOWNS + THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES + BOAT SHOW
170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $33.74.
HOWNOWMER + TANKERVILLE + TROUPLE PEACH + DENTAL PLAN Old
Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.
MIDDLE KIDS + RUBY FIELDS + LOTTIE LIAMS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. PLAZZA Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.
7:00pm. $0.00.
SOCIAL SKILLS + ONE DAY KINGS
Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
TELESCREEN + FLOSS + KITSCHEN BOY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE CREEKS + NOUGHTS + GREET BLANKET Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.
$5.00.
THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND + DROWSY MAGGIES Northcote Social
Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $25.00.
UFO GO + RUSSIA + SLIM JEFFERIES
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5.00.
Uncomfortable Science Edinburgh Castle
Uncomfortable Science is an almost completely improvised band project, the exception being a few chords scribbled on a whiteboard before a show. No two Uncomfortable Science shows are the same, and you can catch them continuing their unique run at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday May 24. Kicks off at 8pm and entry is free.
Walt + Will Coyote The Drunken Poet Will Coyote originally hails from New York City, where he spent seven years cutting his teeth at it’s storied clubs and music halls. He’ll be bringing his blend of psych-folk, post punk and rock to The Drunken Poet on Thursday May 24 from 8pm, meanwhile Leonard Cohen, Jackson C Frank and Mirel Wagner influenced artist Walt will jump on the stage from 9pm. It’s set to be a beauty and best of all, entry is free.
WILD MEADOWS + PARTY PEST + CAPITAL GAINS Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
8:00pm. $0.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AN EVENING OF JAZZ VOCAL ARTISTRY - FEAT: BEN GILLESPIE + LOUISA RANKIN The Jazzlab, Brunswick.
8:00pm. $25.00.
BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $15.00.
CHRIS FRANGOU TRIO Paris Cat Jazz
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. DAN BOLTON QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00. DANNIE BOURNE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $0.00. DIZZY'S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:00pm. $15.00. JULIEN WILSON ‘B FOR CHICKEN’ QUARTET 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. LUCIANO CHESSA Italian Cultural
Institute, South Yarra. 6:30pm. MAX RIEBL Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $32.00.
SAMBA ZAMBU + MAXX R. + KUFATALI
Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
THE JOHN MONTESANTE DECTET
Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $29.00. TIM MITCHELL Murmur Piano Bar, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $0.00.
WATERCOLOUR + DIANA'S FORESTERS + FRAYHOUND Gasometer
Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $7.00.
HIP HOP & R&B
Hawkmoth + More Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar
Last Chance Bar Rock & Roll Bar is gearing to put on a killer lineup on Friday May 25, coming in the form of Hawkmoth, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows, A Basket of Mammoths, Sloven and Suldusk. It all kicks off at 8pm and entry to all this madness is just $15. Get on it.
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CAN I KICK IT? OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS Horse Bazaar,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $0.00. JACE XL Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
MELLOWDÌAS THUMP - FEAT: 2ND THOUGHT + GSM + SKOMES + COLETTE + DARCY JUSTICE + MELO FELO Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
$0.00.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS BODIES + R HUNTER + ARROM Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. GEO WILIAM Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm. $0.00.
KASSETTE - FEAT: MZRIZK + SLIPPERY SLOPES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm.
POSTAL - FEAT: POST PERCY + VARIOUS DJS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.
11:00pm. $0.00.
THE FISSION-FUSION WHALE
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK EILEN JEWELL & HER BAND Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $43.35.
FAMOUS WILL + WALLY HOWLETT + JOSH KEMPEN Toff In Town, Melbourne
Cbd. 7:00pm. $5.00.
HENRY J SAWYER Tago Mago,
Thornbury. 8:00pm. $0.00. IRON & WINE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 9:30pm. $69.00. IRON & WINE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. $69.00. JON TOOGOOD Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. KATIE BATES Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00. LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: YOLANDA INGLEY II + ORIEL GLENNEN + STEPHANIE DUZEL
ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO
Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. BENNY & THE MISTREATERS Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $0.00. CATFISH Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00. ERIKA ASCENZO Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00.
FITZROY SOUL PARTY - FEAT: SON OF A GUNZEL + VARIOUS DJS Bar Open,
Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $0.00.
JACK EARLE TRIO (WITH OLIVIA CHAMOUN) - FEAT: JACK EARLE TRIO (WITH OLIVIA CHAMOUN) The Jazzlab,
Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00.
JACKIE BORNSTEIN QUINTET The Hummingbird, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $23.50. JANINE MAUNDER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00. JOE CHINDAMO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $29.00. MATT GANIM Murmur Piano Bar, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $0.00. MIC CONWAY + GYPSY FIRE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $23.00. NEXAS QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00. OSCAR E VILLAGANA Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:30pm. PR PROJECT The Moldy Fig, 9:00pm. TEE & THE REFUGEES Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE MAMAS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS
Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. OPEN MIC NIGHT Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
BANANAGUN + TAMARA & THE DREAMS + SOFALA Gasometer Hotel,
Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. $0.00. PINA TUTERI Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00. THE COLLINGWOOD CASINOVAS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $0.00.
11:00pm. $0.00.
OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
DOUBLE TROUBLE - FEAT: JANK FACQUES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. EMO & POP PUNK NIGHT - FEAT: TAKING BACK SATURDAY DJS Boney,
Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.
JACK WILLIAM Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy
North. 8:00pm. $0.00.
THE OH BALTERS + GRAND PINE + SCOOP & BIG D Bar Open, Fitzroy.
JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre, St Kilda.
WES LEE Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00.
JEREMY LOOPS + WOODLOCK + RUBY GILL Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm.
8:30pm. $10.00.
THURSDAY 24 MAY HIP HOP & R&B CLUB PALISADES Carlton Club,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00.
GALLERY - FEAT: MZRIZK + YUSUF HARARE JNR. + WHOSANE HUJALE
Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. NO FRILLS THURSDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $0.00. SELECTIVE HEARING VOL. 4 - FEAT: ELF TRANSPORTER + ROYALTY NOISE + BARBONE THE BANDIT + MORE
Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
SYCAMORE SESSIONS - FEAT: SOLI TESEMA + MALESH P + KROWN + DJ KODA Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
$15.00.
THE DROP - FEAT: WALLA C + HIJACK + MRS WALLACE + RINTRAH Section 8,
Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $0.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC 2018 MELBOURNE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL CONCERT Melbourne Recital
Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $27.00.
7:00pm. $141.65.
$50.00.
JIMMY HARWOOD + CHOLESTEROLLERS + ECHO MONO + THE PEDESTALS Revolver Upstairs,
Prahran. 8:00pm. $5.00. MARZ Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $0.00. MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 9:30pm. MICHAEL YULE The Moldy Fig, 7:00pm. MOJO PIN + PLOVERS + GIANT + GILLIGAN SMILES Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
MOTE + BLACK BATS + IL GLOBO Yarra
Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8.00. OGOPOGO + SLUDGE PARTY 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.
PARENTS BATTLE OF THE BANDS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince
Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $10.00.
PLANET OF THE 8S + FLYING DUTCHMAN + KING CIG Bendigo Hotel,
Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00.
PRETTY STRANGERS + GLASS DIAMONDS + NIINE John Curtin Hotel,
Carlton. 8:00pm. $8.00.
SAPPHIRE STREET + THE LIMERANTS + TALL RELATIVES + LEMON DAZE Tote
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
STRANGERS FOR SALE + USELESS
FEATURED GIGS SPACEMEN + FUNK DANCING FOR SELF DEFENCE Bar Open, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $9.20.
TERRA PINES + PSYCHIC 5 + WINTERNATIONALE + ISN'T Old Bar,
Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.
BROOKE POWERS + MAKEDA + JALÉ + MTLDA-S + CRISTINA NAPOLEONE
Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
FOOTPRINT - FEAT: LUKE VECCHIO + RORY MARSHALL + DJ MOE ALOHA + SEAN GRIMES + MORE Brown Alley,
THIS WAY NORTH + REIKA + HOLLIE JOYCE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00.
THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS
FRIDAY FEAST - FEAT: DJ HAEMOGLOBIN + NIECE NAT & COUSIN BRETT + RYAN FROM UNI + MORE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd.
$12.00.
Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. $0.00. TINGY CELESTINO Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.
$0.00.
GODLANDS Seven Nightclub, South
Melbourne. 9:00pm. $15.00.
LIKKLE SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
$0.00.
MILD3W + PAPAPHILA Post Office Hotel,
Coburg. 9:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK BEN CARTER Wesley Anne, Northcote.
6:00pm. $0.00.
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. EILEN JEWELL Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. MAYFIELD Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. MITCHELL WARD Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. $0.00. MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.
$5.00.
RHYTHM X REVIVAL Lomond Hotel,
FORMATION - FEAT: DONNY + MORE
Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm.
7:00pm.
FRIDAYS - FEAT: WARSAWYER + CLIFTONIA + BEN & LIL + MORE Carlton
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $0.00.
I LOVE DANCEHALL - FEAT: OPERATOR ANDY + DJ JENNY + SO FIRE + DJ SELEKTAH + DJ STEFFY Z + MORE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd.
10:00pm. $7.00.
MYSTERY GUEST + STILL WORKS
Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00.
PEST KONTROL - FEAT: SCOTTY PESTICIDE + SHAKE DADDY + KAYA KAPLA + JMCEE Boney, Melbourne Cbd.
10:00pm.
RAZZMATAZZ INDIE DISCO Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 11:30pm. $5.00.
REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: WHO + EDDIE EXAMPLE + ALEX CRAM + MIKE CALLANDER + MORE Revolver Upstairs,
Melbourne. 8:00pm. $0.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
DANIELLE FORMOSA & THE DOCTOR DANY MAIA QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz
9:00pm. $15.50.
Cbd. 4:00pm. $0.00.
Cbd. 6:00pm. $30.00.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS BRIAN FANTANA + ROB ANTHONY + BOYBLEWE + JAY RAMON Onesixone,
Prahran. 10:00pm.
CHEWY - FEAT: LAURA KING + MHA IRI + LASK + ELLIE WALSH + BRIANNE CHEN Saint Martins Place, St Kilda. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS New Guernica, Melbourne CUBE - FEAT: DTMX + DANIEL PSYFUN + RHYS GIBSON + NACIYE Sooki
Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. $5.00.
DISKO KINKS - FEAT: SAM & NIKO + HENRY ROWE + SHANNON & THEA
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 11:00pm. $0.00. DJ JEFF LEPPARD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 11:45pm. $0.00. ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. FECK THIS - FEAT: KHIMÆRA + PHILOSOPHIA + CASEY LEAVER + MISS BEHAVIOUR + MORE Rubix
Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20.00.
FIRST NATIONS AUSTRALIA WRITERS NETWORK FUNDRAISER - FEAT:
Flangipanis The Bendigo Hotel
APIA GOOD TIMES TOUR 2018 - FEAT: BRIAN CADD + MARCIA HINES + RUSSELL MORRIS + LEO SAYER + JOHN PAUL YOUNG New Guernica,
Brisbane pop-punk four-piece Flangipanis are currently on a tour supporting their latest album Always The Bridesmaid and are set to burst into Melbourne next, coming into The Bendigo Hotel on Friday May 25. Locals Udder Ubductees, Logic Defies Logic, I am Duckeye and As A Rival are set to join as support and it’s going down from 8pm. Tickets available on the door.
8:30pm. $0.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $99.90.
BEN SALTER + HARLEY YOUNG + H.R.
Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $19.00. BOLLARD + PERFECT WHIP + TRUE VULTURE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
$10.00.
CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs
House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.
CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + NAMN + MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. CIRCA SURVIVE + FOXBLOOD + THE VESTIGE Corner Hotel, Richmond.
WONDERLAND LATE NIGHTS - FEAT: NAI PALM + MZ RIZK Acmi, Melbourne
HIP HOP & R&B AFTER HOURS - FEAT: GENERAL VIBES + YAYAYA + MERO + BANJO Horse
Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
CADET X + NOLESS + KMODO + THE PRIMITIVE ONE + FRANCO 303,
Northcote. 7:00pm. $10.00.
HAVANA FRIDAYS - FEAT: MC SEBA + DURMY + ESG + J CASTELL + TPC
Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.
LOW TON - FEAT: FRIENDSHIPS (DJ SET) + SOPHIEGROPHY + JAL + CACHE ONE + MORE Boney, Melbourne
Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.
PARTY & BULLSHIT FRIDAYS - FEAT:
Nick Brown Reverence Hotel
COUNTDOWN 80'S Musicland, Fawkner.
Former Cable Ties bass player and host of PBS’ acclaimed breakfast show, Nick Brown is bringing his massive talent to the Reverence Hotel on Friday May 25 in the form of a DJ set. He’ll be rolling out postpunk and pub-rock masterpieces from 8pm and best of all, it’s all bloody free.
CREPES + JADE IMAGINE + EMMA RUSSACK & LACHLAN DENTON John
Immigrant Union The Old Bar
DIRTY HARRIET & THE HANGMEN + STRAWBERRY FISTCAKE + THE SMASH 'EM UPS + BASTARD NORTH
Catch an exclusive preview of Immigrant Union’s new album Judas at The Old Bar on Friday May 25. Lowtide and Kodiak Galaxy are set to join the psychedelic folkrock gang on the night and it’s all going down from 8pm. $15 entry.
8:00pm. $54.16.
Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00. DJ SIMON LAXTON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00.
Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $30.00. GRACE KNIGHT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $35.00. REFLEJOS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. $0.00. RITA SATCH BAND The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $30.00. SHOMEOPATHY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00. SOUL CUPCAKE The Hummingbird, St Kilda. 6:00pm. $28.60. THE HARRIETT ALLCROFT GROUP Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm. $25.00. THE KADE BROWN TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
FRIDAY 25 MAY
ALEX LASHLIE + KATIE SCOTT + DJ CSNT Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North.
Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $12.00.
WHITE NOISE THIRD BIRTHDAY - FEAT: SPACEY SPACE + RETZA + JORDAN BRANDO + FRANCESCO CASTELLI + MOE ALOHA + MORE New
The Moldy Fig, 7:00pm.
WILL COYOTE Drunken Poet, West
ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 11:00pm. $0.00.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $0.00.
9:00pm. $0.00.
WALT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS
7:30pm. $10.00.
8:00pm. $8.00.
TOM WEST + LIV CARTLEDGE + DAVID WESTERN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
9:00pm.
RNB FRIDAYS CLUB - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.
Prahran. 7:00pm.
THE MOTHER GURUS + KITTYSCRATCH + PAMELA ST Yah Yah's,
8 FOOT FELIX + ERIK PARKER Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. BARNEY MCALL Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $29.00. BELLE MUSETTE Wyreena Comm Arts, Croydon. 7:30pm. CREME BRULEE Fox Hotel (collingwood), Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Brunswick East. 9:00pm. $0.00. SECRET NATIVE Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. $0.00. THE MIGHTY KINGS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00.
VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy.
ELECTRIC ZEBRA + DIANA RADAR + KING STAG + RATHEAD Grace Darling
Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10.00. ERIN WILL BE MAD + LIJUKA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.
IV League
FLANGIPANIS + UDDER UBDUCTEES + I AM DUCKEYE + AS A RIVAL + LOGIC DEFIES LOGIC Bendigo Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.
HAWKMOTH + JACK HARLON & THE DEAD CROWS + SLOVEN + A BASKET OF MAMMOTHS + SULDUSK
Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $15.00.
IMMIGRANT UNION + LOWTIDE + KODIAK GLAXY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
$15.00.
IV LEAGUE + GO GET MUM + TRAM COPS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.
8:00pm. $10.00.
KINEMATIC Red Betty, Brunswick. 8:00pm. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + MOD CON The Croxton, Thornbury.
8:00pm.
The Gasometer Hotel
Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00.
Local heroes IV League have been everywhere from stages at Laneway Festival, Falls Festival and BIGSOUND and have kept the good things coming by recently dropping a new single in ‘Superstar’. It’s the first single to come from their upcoming EP release and they’ll be launching it at The Gaso on Friday May 25. Go Get Mums and Tram Cops will offer support and it’s going down from 8pm. Grab your tickets for $12 via Oztix.
10:00pm. $0.00.
Papa Pilko & The Binrats The B.East
LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel,
Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
LALIC + HEXDEBT + PILLOW PRO + INTERNATIONAL VELVET Tote Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. MASTIN Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $25.00. NATIVE CATS + JUNE JONES + BATRIDER Northcote Social Club,
NEW JERSEY - THE BON JOVI EXPERIENCE Royal Hotel, Essendon. NICK BROWN Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
8:00pm. $0.00.
NIGHTHAWK Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm. $20.00.
NOWHERE ELSE + JIMMY BLACK + NIBIRA + THE ONE TWOS + SIMPLE STONE The Music Man Megastore,
Bendigo. 7:00pm. $0.00.
PAIN + WITCHGRINDER Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $61.20. POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00.
Sydney six-piece Papa Pilko & The Binrats are stopping at The B.East on their Right on Time tour this Saturday May 26. Backed with the success of their previous tour and joined by Rhythm X Revival, it’s set to be a night of no nonsense rock and blues – all for free from 8pm.
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Featured Gigs QLAYE FACE + MUSHROOM GIANT + KALACOMA + QIN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
ROXY LAVISH & THE SUICIDE CULT + THE BLACK HEART DEATH CULT The
RAT CHILD + ABBEY HOWLETT + AARTI JADU Belleville, Melbourne.
STAV. Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
8:00pm. $10.00.
10:00pm. $0.00. RAW BRIT Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $23.00.
ROCKY & THE TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES Tago Mago, Thornbury.
6:00pm. $0.00.
Reverence Hotel Central Coast rock outfit Lion Island recently dropped their debut LP, The Undiscovered Country and will be backing up the release with a series of launch shows. They’ll come into The Rev on Saturday May 26, with ME-GRAINS and Cold Harbour slated to join them. Kicks off at 8.30pm and entry is $12.
Louie and the Pride Charles Weston
Louie and the Pride are a four piece prize who’ll be hitting the Charles Weston on Saturday May 26. They’re set to share new originals and cover some of their favorites, and you can see it all happen from 6.30pm. Entry is free.
Musicians Against Cancer Charity Dinner The Moldy Fig Musicians from the likes of Rachel Clark, Essie Williams, ALLOLA, Emily Daye and more are set to take over The Moldy Fig on Saturday May 26 for the Musicians Against Cancer Charity Dinner. Music is set to kick off from 7pm, while The Fig will put on a degustation style dinner for punters to lap. It’s all coming in support of Cancer Council Victoria, with 15 per cent of venue takings and all tips from the night being donated to the state’s peak notfor-profit cancer research, education and support body. While entry is free, be sure to dig deep into your pockets for this great cause.
Nowhere Else Whole Lotta Love Gold Coast alt-progcore band Nowhere Else will be dropping by Whole Lotta Love on Saturday May 26, in support of their latest single ‘Innocence Lost’. They’ve enlisted locals The Balls, Three Quarter Beast and Guerilla Funk to help them ensure this is one of the rowdiest shows of the tour. Don’t miss it going down from 8pm and grab your tickets for $10 on the door.
Neon Tetra The Evelyn Hotel
Neon Tetra continue to utilise their combined love for disco, funk and soul with the four-piece recently releasing a groovin’ new single ‘The End Begins Again’. You can catch them showcasing it live at The Evelyn Hotel on Sunday May 27 from 2pm, alongside special guests Little Elizabeth and Hotel 15 Love. Entry is $15 on the door.
Dan Tucceri: Psycho Piano The Bendigo Hotel Daniel Tucceri is set to bring his ‘Psycho
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SEETHER + ORSOME WELLES + EL COLOSSO Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Cbd. 8:00pm. $79.90.
SHE CRIES WOLF + GLOOM + CONFORM + MORE Wrangler Studios,
Footscray. 6:00pm. $15.00.
STEVEN ALDER 170 Russell, Melbourne
B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. $0.00.
LEAVE YOUR HAT ON - THE SONGS OF JOE COCKER Memo Music Hall, St
Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. $0.00.
LIKE THIEVES + KHAN + RED LOTUS
Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.
LION ISLAND + ME-GRAINS + COLD HARBOUR Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
SWAMPLANDS + FINGERBONE BILL THE TRAVIS WINTERS BAND
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION
Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. $0.00.
SATURDAY 26 MAY HIP HOP & R&B BIG DANCING SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy.
Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00.
ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. HIP HOP HIGH TEA - FEAT: DJ MZRIZK
THE BITTER DARLINGS + ALI E BAND + JACKSON REID BRIGGS & THE HEATERS + PISTOL PEACHES + JAMES MCCANN & THE NEW VINDICTIVES
9:00pm.
Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. $10.00.
Belleville, Melbourne. 2:00pm. $70.00. HORIZON Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $20.00.
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Cbd. 9:30pm.
THE ELECTRIC GUITARS + FOURTEEN NIGHTS AT SEA + PRODUCT + VENETIAN BLINDS Woody's Attic Dive, THE GURDIES + CHARGING STALLION + THE GROGANS + MONA BAY + MORE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
$10.00.
THE HERE HERES Catfish, Fitzroy.
9:00pm. $0.00.
THE MOTION BELOW - FEAT: AMBERYSE + AMBERYSE + WORDS OF ELIZABETH + EMECIA + ABOVE THE FALLEN Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick
East. 8:00pm. $10.00.
THE ORBWEAVERS Spotted Mallard,
Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00.
KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + DJ HORIZON Khokolat Bar, Melbourne
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS 30 SOLAR REVOLUTIONS - FEAT: PUNK CRAZY PARTY + FUKUPS + HAILGUN + PROTOSPASM + MORE
Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. $10.00.
BARNYARD STOMP + DJ LADY BLADES Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm.
$0.00.
BLACK ACES + PALMERSLUM + SILTMAN + THE VENDETTAS Cherry
THIRD EYE - TOOL TRIBUTE Sooki
Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
UBIK + VANILLA POPPERS + PARSNIP + THE FACULTY Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
7:30pm. $10.00.
Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $34.70.
8:00pm. $12.00.
VOID OF VISION + BAD JUJU + OCEAN SLEEPER + MIDAS.GOLD
Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.44.
WHAT’S ON PRESENTS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS + VARIOUS DJS
Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9:00pm. $0.00. WINGIN' IT Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ARACADIA Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 6:00pm. $39.00.
BOB DYLAN'S 77TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT - FEAT: LINDA BULL + ROB SNARSKI + CHRIS WILSON + ANGIE HART + LISA MILLER + MORE Caravan
Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $37.00. CHRIS MAUNDERS TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00. CLAP HANDS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. $0.00. COLLARD GREENS AND GRAVY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $0.00. DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. FREE RANGE SEAGULL The Moldy Fig, 9:00pm. GOLDNER STRING QUARTET (WITH PIERS LANE) - FEAT: GOLDNER STRING QUARTET (WITH PIERS LANE)
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $50.00.
MARK WILKINSON + OLLIE BROWN
Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $34.70. NICK CHARLES Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. PHIL PARA BAND Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 9:30pm. $10.00. PUGSLEY BUZZARD Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $0.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00.
6:00pm. $0.00.
Cbd. 8:00pm. $76.59.
STRANGERS IN TOWN + THE HEMUSANS + SNDWNR Penny Black,
LADYHOOD + MAYA + A WHALE CALLED PHOENIX Toff In Town,
BORN FREE + PRIMITIVE BLAST + NERVE DAMAGE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. CHARITY DINNER FOR MUSICIANS AGAINST CANCER - FEAT: RACHEL CLARK + FIONNUALA MCKENNA + ESSIE WILLIAMS + EMMA KEENAN + MORE The Moldy Fig, 7:00pm. CHUGS + KITTYSCRATCH + SKA NON + THE YEAH BEARS Reverence Hotel,
Footscray. 7:00pm. $10.00.
COSMIC PSYCHOS + POWER + THE CHATS The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. CROCODYLUS + BRAD POT + PISTOL PEACHES Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
8:00pm. $13.30.
DJ GRANDMASTER VICIOUS Retreat
Hotel, Brunswick. 10:30pm. DJ TARDISCO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $0.00.
EDITH LANE + KALACOMA + LOST TALK John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.
$15.00.
FIERCE MILD + TAIPAN TIGER GIRLS + ASTRAL SKULLS Northcote Social Club,
Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00.
FOXY (WITH NATALIE MINCHER)
Royal Hotel (mornington), Mornington. 8:00pm.
GIANTS OF SCIENCE + THUG MILLS + ROOT RAT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
$10.00. H.E.R. Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $79.90.
HAWKMOTH + BØG + MERCHANT + AGONHYMN + SORE + ANKL + SLOVEN + MORE The Eastern, Ballarat
East. 4:00pm. $15.00.
HEAVY AF - HEAVY MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: BORIS THE BLADE + HOLLOW WORLD + IN DECEPTION + NABERUS + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.
4:00pm. $8.00.
I + VALIANCE + SHE CRIES WOLF + THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER + CONFORM Royal Melbourne Hotel,
Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00.
Kilda. 7:30pm. $29.00.
Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $23.50. 8:30pm. $12.00.
LOS TREMOLEROS + THE VIBRAJETS
Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. $6.00. MASSES + JONNY TELAFONE + INFRAGHOSTS + DEEP RED + DJ TORTURES Woody's Attic Dive,
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
MIDDLE KIDS + RUBY FIELDS + LOTTIE LIAMS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. MIKE BRADY & BAND Matthew Flinders
Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. $29.60.
MOONLOVER + REAL FEELINGS Post
Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.
NO STAIRWAY + MILES RECOMMENDS + TSAR GREEN + NEO RELIC + GHOSTS OF GODZILLA 303,
Northcote. 7:00pm. $10.00.
NOWHERE ELSE + THE BALLS + THREE QUARTER BEAST + GUERRILLA FUNK Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.
8:00pm. $10.00. NQR Oh! Jean Records, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $0.00.
OZERGUN + HIGH SIDE + LITTLE RITUALS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm.
$5.00.
PRIDELANDS + WINDWAKER + BLKLST + ADVOCATES Workers Club,
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. SIMONE SPITTLE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $18.40. SISTERS DOLL Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $13.00.
SOUL SACRIFICE - THE MUSIC OF SANTANA Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
7:30pm. $33.00.
THE DANDY JONESTOWN MASSACRE
Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. THE RIPCHORDS Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 7:30pm. $10.00. THE RITUAL OF ROCK VOL. 1 - FEAT: NIKKI NICHOLLS Satellite Lounge,
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THE TROPES + MOANING LISA + SWIM TEAM + CANDY Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
TOTALLY MILD + JAALA + HTMLFLOWERS + SWEET WHIRL
Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.53. TOTO CUTUGNO New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $131.46.
TRIAL KENNEDY + TIM SMYTH + HOLY TRASH Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm. UNCLE GEEZER + I AM DUCKEYE + DEAD ROOT Last Chance Rock And Roll
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WINTER SUN + USER Red Betty,
Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS BABA'S HOUSE - FEAT: BABA NOIR + SHUKI + BAYU Ferdydurke, Melbourne
Cbd. 8:00pm. $0.00. DJ DOGGLER Tago Mago, Thornbury. 11:00pm. EVANGELINE + J. LOVE Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $0.00. FREIHEIT - FEAT: JORDAN BORG Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $12.00. JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm. PAWN SATURDAYS - FEAT: GAZ KEMPSTER + BOYBLEWE + HOOPS + MORE Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 7:00pm.
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PONY SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
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PROK & FITCH Old Melbourne Gaol,
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Featured Gigs
Piano’ show to The Bendigo Hotel on Sunday May 27, where he’ll warp classical piano favourites by throwing in his blend of synths and noisemakers. Supporting him will be death noise specialists Headlopper, Persian vocalist Gelareh Pur alongside instrumentalists, as well as audio-visual master XIBE8 who’ll open things up. It all kicks off from 3pm and entry is $10.
Portmanteaux + Al’s Garage Whole Lotta Love Bar Funk, blues, melodic rock and jazz will come together this weekend thanks to a team up from Portmanteaux and Al’s Garage, promising a deliciously lazy Sunday arvo of tunes. It’s happening at Whole Lotta Love on Sunday May 27 and begins from 3pm. Entry is free.
Water for the Well The Drunken Poet
Water for the Well is a duo of musicians
SNACK ATTACK WITH DJ 2P Elephant
& Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $0.00.
SOOKI SATURDAYS - FEAT: MORNING MAXWELL + HABER + DAN WELSH + MORE Sooki Lounge,
Belgrave. 6:00pm.
SWIM SEASON + SMOKE RINGS + SLOWCOACHING Yah Yah's, Fitzroy.
8:00pm. $10.00.
THE OUTPOST - FEAT: WHISKEY HOUSTON + MR WEIR + SUGAR PLUMP FAIRY Gasometer Hotel,
Melbourne. 3:00pm. $0.00. LOUIE & THE PRIDE Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. $0.00.
Moons, Northcote. 9:00pm. $15.00.
Collingwood. 9:00pm. $15.00.
TOFF CLUB - FEAT: LORD HANS DC
Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $0.00. TOP GIRL - FEAT: JADE ZOE + SAL + SHÜMBA + CACHE ONE + MATKA + TOP GIRL DJS Section 8, Melbourne
Cbd. 3:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC 30/70 COLLECTIVE TAKEOVER FEAT: ALLYSHA JOY + HORATIO LUNA + ZIGGY ZEITGEIST + THHOMAS + MORE Belleville,
Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00.
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BREATH & CIRCLES - FEAT: CHRISTOPHER HALE Hamer Hall (arts
Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. $28.00. CALLUM WATSON GROUP Club Voltaire, North Melbourne. 9:00pm. $20.00. CHRIS X Fox Hotel (collingwood), Collingwood. 8:00pm. DEAN'S MARTINI Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $30.00. EMMA PASK Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $40.00. EMMA PASK Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 4:00pm. $40.00. GRACE KNIGHT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $35.00.
HOTS + WESTERN RING WORM + PTING Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. LA BASTARD + THE SUGARCANES + HANA & JESSIE-LEE + DJ CRISPIAN WINSOR Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
8:00pm. $13.30.
MICHELLE NICOLLE QUARTET The
Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $30.00. Monday series this Monday May 28 will be the likes of surrealist electronic artist Nothinge, indie-rock three-piece Tragic Carpet and indie pop-rock artist Liam Linlay with his band The Louvres. Entry is just $5 and you can catch it all happen from 7.30pm.
Audio Playground Wesley Anne Wesley Anne’s Audio Playground offering features a rotation of four live sets, providing a night of sonic experimentation that brings together everything from radio, music and montage. Cinematic samples, melodies and delicate ambient soundscapes will all feature and it’s set to go down from 7pm on Tuesday April 29. Free entry.
PAPA PILKO & THE BINRATS + RHYTHM X REVIVAL The B.east,
Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $0.00. SAFARI MOTEL Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $0.00. SLOW GRIND FEVER - FEAT: ANNALEE & THE DOUBLE LOVERS + DJS RICHIE1250 + MOHAIR SLIM + PIERRE BARONI Bar Open, Fitzroy.
10:00pm. $10.00.
THE EUGENE BALL STANDARDS QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
8:00pm.
THE JOHN SCURRY QUINTET Lido
Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8:00pm. $25.00.
KRAKEN FOLK SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Drunken Poet, West
LOWDOWN HOKUM ORCHESTRA + ALAWISHUS JONES & THE OUTRIGHT LIES Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
$15.00.
MARIAH MCCARTHY Wesley Anne,
Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. MARK WILKINSON Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $34.70. PAUL ANDREW CAREY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. QUARRY MOUNTAIN DEAD RATS Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. $10.00. ROSARIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $0.00. SEREN SPAIN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $0.00. SPOONFUL Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. STEVE BOYD'S RUM REVERIE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. $0.00. STEVE TYSSEN + DAVID WESTERN
Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm. $5.00.
TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $64.00. TEACUP RHINO + GREAT AUNT Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $5.00. TESS MCKENNA & BAND Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. $0.00. TOBIAS HENGEVELD + KEL DAY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. $0.00. TROPICAL FUCK STORM + HEXDEBT + BITCH DIESEL Theatre Royal,
Castlemaine. 8:00pm. $30.60.
SUNDAY 27 MAY HIP HOP & R&B DEJA VU SUNDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. HOT FUDGE SUNDAYS - FEAT: D'FRO + ILRESPONCE + MORE Lucky Coq,
Windsor. 3:00pm. $0.00. MIDAS.GOLD Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $0.00. OLD ZEALAND + PIATAO X HDSN + ALLYSHA JOY + SKOMES + MORE
Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $0.00.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS CHI CHOONS - FEAT: DJ AMBIE DEXTRUS Community Health Initiative,
Northcote. 10:00am. $20.00.
DAY SPA - ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80’S - FEAT: TOM EVANS + MORE Pawn &
THE JOSH KYLE & EMMA GILMARTIN QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
Co, South Yarra. 12:00am. $15.00.
THE KING LOUIE COLLECTIVE + PPB LATE NIGHT DJS Prince Public Bar, St
Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.
Cbd. 9:00pm. $30.00.
Kilda . 8:00pm. $0.00. THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11:00pm. $0.00. THE SHUFFLE CLUB Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $0.00.
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4:30pm. $0.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
Nothinge + more Old Bar
Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $37.00. EZRA LEE TRIO Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $0.00. FRANCES GUMM FRONTIER Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $5.00.
SYNAESTHESIA - FEAT: ONE MAN ORCHESTRA + SMILK + MAXI BASSHEAD + WESTERBY + MORE 24
WAX NOMADS - FEAT: HOUSE OF PERSIA + LOU SID + JIM PARADISE + MIDNIGHT TURK + MORE Boney,
bound by a mutual love of bluegrass and the banjo. Freya Hanly and Jason Fados make up the singer-songwriter and banjo playing pair, and they’ll be taking to The Drunken Poet on Sunday May 27. They’re hitting the stage at 6.30pm and entry is free.
BOB DYLAN'S 77TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT - FEAT: LINDA BULL + ROB SNARSKI + CHRIS WILSON + ANGIE HART + LISA MILLER + MORE Caravan
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS Gem Bar, Collingwood.
7:00pm.
BIG MOIST & THE SMOKING DURRIES + MEANDER + THE KERPS
Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. BOADZ Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $0.00. CHEEKY FALCON BAND + VIBRAVEIL + BACKYARD MAFIA
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $8.00.
CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS + PENNY IKINGER BAND + BIG LEAGUE + MIA SCHOEN
Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10.00. CLEAN CUT SOCIETY + FINS + YES YES WHATEVER Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 1:30pm. $10.00.
CLEAN CUT SOCIETY + FINS + YES YES WHATEVER Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.
CREEPY FLAVOUR + LAZERLIPS + MARZ COOPER Tote Hotel,
Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10.00.
DAN TUCCERI + HEADLOPPER + GELAREH POUR + TIGRAN HARUTYUNYAN + MORE Bendigo
Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $10.00.
DAVE GRANEY AND THE MISTLY The
Croxton, Thornbury. 4:00pm. $15.00.
I, VALIANCE + HOLLOW WORLD + ICONOCLAST Workers Club (geelong),
Geelong. 4:00pm. $17.85.
ISAIAH FIREBRACE Hawthorn Arts
Centre, Hawthorn. 8:00pm. $29.00.
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + PARSNIP Prince Bandroom,
St Kilda. 8:00pm. $61.20. KISSTROYER Powell Hotel, Footscray. 2:00pm. $0.00. MASTIN Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28.60.
NEON TETRA + LITTLE ELIZABETH + HOTEL 15 LOVE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
2:00pm. $10.00.
OPEN/MIC JAM NIGHTS Musicland,
Fawkner. 7:00pm. $0.00.
RACHEL COSTANZO Toff In Town,
Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $10.00.
TEA WITH JAM & CLARE - FEAT: JAMILA RIZVI + CLARE BOWDITCH
Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 2:00pm. $45.00.
THE DIPSTICKS + GREEN BLANKET + HIGH AS HELL Bendigo Hotel,
Collingwood. 6:30pm. $10.00.
TWISTEES + BOLLARD + FLESHED OUT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00. WINGSPAN Memo Music Hall, St
Kilda. 2:00pm. $18.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALL DAY FRITZ Open Studio, Northcote.
3:00pm.
ALPHINGTON + SOULINI 303,
Northcote. 7:00pm.
AMARU TRIBE + PEROLAS + TAHNIOCA CUMBIERA Evelyn Hotel,
Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
BALKAN BRASS - FEAT: OPA! BATO + OPA SEKO Farouk's Olive, Thornbury.
7:30pm. $10.00.
BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE + RUSSIA + THEM HIGH SPIRITS Sooki Lounge,
Belgrave. 7:30pm. $14.30.
NEVER GIVE UP - FEAT: MAXX R. + LIXXXTRADO + WALLA C Ferdydurke,
CATFISH Wesley Anne, Northcote.
6:00pm. $0.00.
REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.
DR HERNÁNDEZ - FEAT: DR HERNANDEZ Open Studio, Northcote.
CHECKERBOARD Edinburgh Castle,
Brunswick. 4:00pm. $0.00.
12:00am.
5:30pm.
3:00pm. $0.00.
Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00. HORNSTARS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $0.00.
SADDLE CLUB - FEAT: HARRY MOODY + RORY MARSHALL + RYAN HAYNES + SAMMY LA MARCA + STEFAN RASINAC Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.
GEMMA TURVEY'S NEW PALM COURT ORCHESTRA The Jazzlab,
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