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ISSUE NO 1628

Contents 10

News

14

Arts Guide

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Beat Eats Metal Hip Hop

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DMA’S

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Puff Changes

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Sonos Dumb Speaker Amnesty

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Natalie Carolan Russell Robertson & Scott Wood

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Savers: Crate Diggers

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Knower Yemen Blues

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Profiles

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Album of the Week

Interview

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Album Reviews

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Gig Guide

Yemen Blues

Singles of the Week

Un-editor’s note With Zoe Mulcahy

My time at Beat Magazine has definitely been short but sweet. I’ve been reading Beat cover to cover for about half my lifetime, so it’s safe to say working for the very street magazine I have loved for over a decade was beyond a dream come true.

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NEWS

News Melbourne Museum Announce Next Round of Nocturnal Offering The June instalment of Melbourne Museum’s Nocturnal series will celebrate the theme of interconnectivity and is set to feature a killer lineup of musical acts.

The list begins with Cable Ties, who will be bringing their kraut rock and boogieinducing sound to the stage alongside electronic goodness coming from experimental production duo Ara Koufax, as well as DJ SIMONA and DJ bebé.

Revellers can take time off the dancefloor to head downstairs and see the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibition, while you can also explore the entire museum, with all galleries open until midnight. It’s all going down on Friday June 1, more info via the Melbourne Museum website.

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Albert Hammond Jr.

Announces Australian headline shows in July Legendary songwriter and guitarist for garage-rock giants The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. has announced he’ll be returning to Australia in July. Performing songs from his recently released and acclaimed fourth album Francis Trouble, Hammond Jr. will also bring with him his 20 years of critically adored music from across his remarkable career. Not a show to be missed, Albert Hammond Jr. will perform at The Corner Hotel on Wednesday July 25.

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Changes

Boasting an impressive career spanning over a decade, 2017 saw Brisbane’s Sampology make the switch to return to his original form as a DJ rooted in turntablism and prepare new music for us all. Now geared with his latest track ‘Mt Glorious’ as well as the announcement of his forthcoming EP set for release in July, Sampology has revealed he’ll be touring across the country to celebrate the good news. Samplology is set to hit The Gasometer Hotel on Friday June 22.

Taking over ACU on Wednesday July 4 and Thursday July 5, new music industry summit Changes has now announced their full roster of speakers and artists, and boy is it heaving. Live music is set to come from Cable Ties, Darcy Baylis, Good Morning, High Tension, Jess Locke, and more, while a huge roster of experts and mentors from across the globe will also present at the event. The likes of SXSW Music Festival Programmer Stacey Wilhelm will feature, alongside VERSUS Creative/Coachella’s Rishi Shah, and representatives from Pitchfork, VICE, Bolster, Amazon Music, and more.

Is taking his new single ‘Mt Glorious’ across the country

Drops mammoth inaugural program of speakers and artists

NEWS

AMV FAME Want You to be Part of Aussie Music History The Australian music industry is offering avid music-lovers the chance to share their story.

Everyone’s got one: a gig, a band, an artist, a song, or a moment that shook their soul and changed them forever. So, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian Music Vault are teaming up and calling all Aussie music fans to share their Favourite Australian Music Experience (FAME) with them.

The AMV will then curate the submissions, before a small batch are chosen to be featured in the AMV exhibition or online. This is your ultimate chance to get involved in our beloved music industry’s story, so you’d best start narrowing down your best memories before it’s too late. More information on the FAME callout is available at the Australian Music Vault website, and entries close Sunday June 17, with winners announced on Thursday June 28.

Puffs

Gaz Coombes

The Off-Broadway smash hit announces Melbourne residency

Reveals 2018 east coast dates

Puffs is the acclaimed independently created production inspired by eveyone’s favourite world of witchcraft and wizardry. Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic explores the story of the Puffs, who were destined to never save the world, and gives audiences a new look at a familiar adventure – from three new heroes who just want to make it through magic school. Puffs will hold its residency at the Alex Theatre until Sunday July 8, with tickets available via the Alex Theatre website.

Off the back of his latest highly-acclaimed solo record, World’s Strongest Man, the Mercury Prize-nominated sensation that is Gaz Coombes has revealed he’ll be heading on his first solo tour to Australia. Hitting up Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the former frontman of British alt-rock act Supergrass-turned solo artist will bring his boldest solo album yet – inspired in parts by the likes of Grayson Perry’s The Descent of Man and Frank Ocean’s Blonde – to our shores in September. He’ll stop by The Corner Hotel on Sunday September 16.

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Mojo Juju

Is performing a series of intimate Melbourne shows As part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big World, Up Close series, acclaimed songwriter and guitarist Mojo Juju is pulling back the curtain on her new album, Native Tongue and performing at Fairfax Studio for all to see. Big World, Up Close is a series showcasing compelling and profound stories told by voices deserving to be heard, while it also aims to promote conversations surrounding pressing cultural and political issues. Mojo Juju will delve into her identity as an Indigenous and Filipino-Australian and reveal true stories of her journey with finding her place in Australia’s cultural landscape. You can catch Mojo Juju at Fairfax Studio from Wednesday August 8 until Saturday August 11.

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Unveil this year’s date and theme Everybody pen Saturday December 8 into your calendar immediately., The Pleasure Garden is back for 2018. The third year of TPG comes after 2017’s instalment blossomed with four curated stages, large-scale installations, interactive art, artisan stalls, impressive costumes and a frickin’ hot tub, so the question remains, how are they going to top that in 2018? Well, 2018’s TPG offering is set to unearth more magic than ever before thanksto it’s ‘Welcome To Wonderland’ theme, which will be matched with various roving performers. Plus, punters needn’t worry about getting caught hungry at the event, with a smattering of fine food and killer cocktail purveyors set to be available. The Pleasure Garden will take over St Kilda’s Catani Gardens on Saturday December 8.

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KLLO are Playing a Special OneOff Show in Melbourne Melbourne cousin-duo Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, AKA KLLO, have announced they’ll be playing a one-off show in their home city, which will see them coming into the Melbourne Recital Centre. The pair are back from a string of shows around the US with their newly formed band and a fresh new single ‘Potential’ in tow, and are offering fans in their home-town a live taste of it all in June. They’ll be supported by American muso Jack Grace, who’ll bring his blend of soft electronic and melodic piano to the night. What’s more, it’s all going down in the hallowed walls of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre, which you can bet is only going to add to the magical experience. Catch KLLO on Friday June 8 and grab your tickets via the venue website.

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Sydney indie surf-rockers Caravãna Sun are riding out the success of their latest single ‘Beauty and the Pain’ with a slew of Australian shows, before they kick on to Europe and the UK for an epic 21date run. Formed in 2009, the four-piece have become renowned for their raucous surf sound, helmed by catchy hooks and pyschrock twists. ‘Beauty and the Pain’ was produced by the legendary Steven Schram (The Cat Empire, San Cisco, Paul Kelly) and Caravãna Sun will bring it to The Night Cat on Friday June 1.

The 2018 Melbourne International Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday June 1, bringing in ten days of jazz from local and international luminaries to venues across the city. As part of this year’s instalment, MIJF is welcoming Sun Ra Akestra: Under the Direction of Marshall Allen to the program and it’s just been announced that they’ll be putting on a second and final show by popular demand.

A cult-icon of jazz and composition, Sun Ra formed his Arkestra in the mid-‘50s and continued to lead the contingent until his death in ‘93. Sun Ra Arkestra will play at The Night Cat on Thursday June 7.

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The Queen’s Birthday weekend will see the seventh annual Arockalypse go down once again in Warrnambool, promising a mammoth three nights of Aussie rock at its finest. The Loft Live Music will host the event, while the lineup will see acts like Melbourne’s punk stalwarts The Go Set, all-girl rock three-piece Shewolf, The Stiffys, Dr Colossus, The Monaros, Rise Against The Sewing Machine and literal stacks more. Arockalypse is set to go down from Friday June 8 to Sunday June 10 at The Loft.

New York all-girl rockers Lez Zeppelin – known for their raucous versions of the classics penned by Led Zeppelin – have locked in their debut Australian tour. The outfit have been on the scene for just shy of 15 years, having earned themselves a reputation as one of the most exciting and important cover bands on the scene. They’ve played festivals including the likes of Download (UK) and Hellfest (France), as well as playing the coveted Madison Square Garden twice. Lez Zeppelin will play Max Watt’s on Saturday July 28 and Barwon Club on Tuesday July 31.

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Khaled Khalafalla

Bringing the laughs to Melbourne Aussie-Egyptian comedian and actor, Khaled Khalafalla, has gained a cult following in the past three years; roles in Upper Middle Bogan, Ali’s Wedding, Utopia, and That’s Not My Dog earned him waves of critical acclaim. Now, Khalafalla is ready to charm your socks off and leave you in stitches as he lights up stages across Australia for his national tour. Khaled Khalafalla will roll into The Comic’s Lounge on Saturday July 21.

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Some of the world’s most iconic works of art are headed to NGV in a major exhibition featuring pieces from New York’s seminal MoMA gallery. The exhibition will feature some of the most influential contemporary artists in history including Paul Cézanne, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Edward Hopper, Jeff Koons, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Lyubov Popova, Mark Rothko and Vincent van Gogh. It’s happening from June 8 at the NGV.

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Capturing Melbourne’s music scene Established live music photographer Lewis Nixon will launch his first exhibition on Tuesday June 5, How To Take Years Off Your Life.

Hosted by The Old Bar’s Satellite Gallery, the work showcased features intimate shots of lauded acts Slowly Slowly, High Tension, Press Club and more. To kick off the three-day-long exhibition, an impressive mixed bill of live music will take over the Oldie including Eli Cash, Indoor Voices, Fade Away and Spectral Fires.

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A critically-acclaimed clash of cultures Judi Dench (Philomena, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) once more inhabits the role of the indomitable nineteenth century monarch, a character she first played in John Madden’s 1997 film, Mrs Brown. A young clerk travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee where he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely bond. Catch Victoria & Abdul at ACMI on Friday June 8.

Westside Comedy The Creators Lounge, Footscray is coming alive every Tuesday night with food and drink specials capped off alongside a huge lineup of quality comedians. Pop on down on Tuesday June 5 to lap it all up, while enjoying free entry and $5 tinnies – what more could you want?

Scandinavian Film Festival

Is coming to Australia to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos Celebrating the best in Nordic cinema exclusively at Palace Cinemas, the Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival will offer a strong program this year curated from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland. The host of Australian premieres represents the high calibre and original cinema from the Nordic region, including award-winners recognised both at home and abroad. Catch it at Palace Cinemas throughout Melbourne from Thursday July 19 - Sunday July 29.

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Johnny Took is reclined, lying across a bench, sipping on a glass of rosé, embodying his claim that he’s not dazzled by the band’s success and fame. Just as the unassuming 20-something, who makes up one third of the band, finishes his sentence, one of their tunes begins playing over the speakers. DMA’S are fittingly in the air, as the venue prepares for a listening party in honour of the band’s sophomore release For Now. The album has been hotly anticipated following the raging success of their debut release Hills End, for which the band - Tommy O’Dell, Matt Mason, and Took – became an international name, seemingly overnight.

Though Took is thrilled that For Now has been so enthusiastically received as to get its own listening party, he’s quick to add that the album is potentially a dish best enjoyed solo.

“To be honest, a party is not the best way to hear the record for the first time. I think the best way is with your headphones in your bed. And to be honest, most of the time people at listening parties, are pretty fucked anyway,” Took says.

He argues this is a near universal truth for records, but is particularly applicable to the DMA’S’ second LP. “I think this record is one that you do need to listen to a couple of times to get where everything is sitting,” Took says.

“It’s a little bit more thoughtful than our last record, there’s a little bit more going on at first listen,” he explains. “It’s like ‘Woah’. You have to get your head around it. But if you listen again, things that blend into the background at first glance come around with time, parts that you heard on the first time around still stick out, but you can take in new things.”

There’s a tonal shift from the trio’s first album.

There’s not only a more psychedelic sound, but more of a sense of gentleness and maturity. There are many factors to which one can attribute this change, but for one, “It wasn’t made in my fucking bedroom,” Took remarks, as was their previous release.

Part of that shift can also be attributed to the input of the album’s co-producer Kim Moyes, of Sydney electronic duo The Presets.

The disco flavour on track ‘The End’ is his handiwork, and his electronic expertise brought new beats to the mix that Took is sure they wouldn’t have come to use otherwise.

“He really pushed Tommy [O’Dell] vocally,” Took says of Moyes’s influence. “It’s quite a big vocal record, this one, and Tommy’s voice is accentuated the way it should be, that was kind of hidden a bit on the first record.

“I think Tommy come into his own on this record, rather than being reminiscent of other people.”

The three members of DMA’S are used to comparison. Though they have their musical roots in bluegrass, their distinctive Britpop sound has seen them frequently compared to Oasis in articles and discourse around their music. Both Liam and Noel

Gallagher have been asked for, and shared, their varying opinions on the trio.

Though there are definitely sonic similarities between the two, Took is quick to rebuke the idea that they are derivative of the ‘90s music mainstays.

“I get the Oasis thing. But I also think it’s a really lazy comparison.” he says.

“Me and Tommy are a sucker for Britpop.

There’s lots of great songwriting and noisy guitars and pop melodies. And Oasis, they were the biggest band of that era, but it was a huge movement over so many brilliant bands and many years.

“I remember being a 16-year-old kid driving around in a car listening to Oasis for the first time and freaking out, which a lot of people in guitar-driven bands have done. It’s not the worst comparison.”

For all the Oasis comparisons though, one thing they definitely have in common is a British fanbase. Their music was a word-of-mouth smash hit across the UK, allowing them to tour for months on end. Playing a huge number of gigs between dates at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Latitude and two Reading/Leeds Festivals, their extensive touring schedule was a third factor in their evolving sound.

“After touring, and the last couple of years, we’ve had time to think about the band, and I think that shows.”

And although he’s keen to get back on the road– mainly, he laughs, to make money – it’s by no means a glamorous lifestyle.

“It’s not sustainable to live on the road. We learnt that over the last couple of years. Especially after the first time we did it, and you’re so excited. We’re going to tour a bit wiser this time around. You realise just because every time you go to work there’s two cases of beer, two bottles of spirits, and two bottles of wine, doesn’t mean you have to drink it,” Took says.

“I’m not going to whinge about it, because I’m very fortunate to be able to play music for a job. And that makes me want to work harder. Because it can really easily go. I think it makes all of us want to work harder.”

Even though this self-proclaimed straight up dude feels self-conscious about listening to his album alongside a group of strangers, his genuine appreciation for the moment, and all other opportunities like this, is palpable.

“Relishing in moments is good. Playing gigs is great.

Take a moment, appreciate it, and pat yourself on the back every now and then, otherwise you’re going to go through this entire life chasing something,” he says, before again lying back on the bench leisurely, and saying with an entirely straight face, “and then you’ll be 70, and you’ll have a fucking heart attack, and you’ll be dead.”

“I think this record is one that you do need to listen to a couple of times to kind of get where everything is sitting.”

DMA’S album For Now is available now via I OH YOU. They’ll play two sold out shows at The Forum on Friday June 8 and Saturday June 9 as part of their Australian tour.

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Puffs “It’s gong to be hard for us to not laugh on stage when we’re doing it in front of an audience...It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s tragic, it’s triumphant.”

In the 1966 play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, playwright Tom Stoppard envisioned what would unfurl if the focus of Shakespeare’s Hamlet was shifted to that of two minor characters, oblivious to the goings-on of the now-former protagonist.

Although much more light-hearted in nature, this comparison should give you a little bit of insight into Puffs, an Off-Broadway success story that celebrates the overlooked underdogs of a universe we can’t legally refer to within this article by its full name.

Think “boy wizard” and the first thing that pops into your head is almost definitely correct.

“I admittedly wasn’t really across this whole world when I first went for the audition,” Rob Mills – yes, that Rob Mills – who plays Cedric in the play, explains. “I’ve just always wanted to do a comedy.

I did a cabaret show a couple of years ago where I basically took the piss out of myself for an hour and a bit, and I loved getting those laughs on stage. Ever since I got the part, I’ve fallen in love with this world.

I loved the script from the second I got my hands on it, and I’ve really fallen for these characters.”

Puffs follows the story of Wayne, Oliver and Megan – three ragtag friends that attend the same school as the boy who lived, but are too caught up in their own side of the school housing to worry about his wheelings and dealings for too long. Mills – sorry, Millsy – describes the leads of the show as the perfect anti-heroes. “They’re dorks,” he says. “They’re the losers, but they’re adorable. At the school, you have the brave house, the smart house and the snake house. The Puffs take all the rest of them. I think Australian audiences will really connect with these

characters – it’s easy to see yourself in them.”

Cedric, Mills’ character in Puffs, may be familiar to fans of the series. “He’s genuine, he’s loyal, he’s sincere... he just wants the best for everyone,” Mills says. “Sure, you know he’s gonna fail – but it’s okay to fail. You learn that in the show. He serves as a mentor to the main characters. Cedric just wants to make everyone feel welcome and that everyone fits in.”

Having spent the last few years on productions like Grease, Wicked and the Legally Blonde musical, a non-singing theatre role is a surprising turn for Mills. Speaking of his time in production for Puffs however, he cannot speak highly enough of the cast and crew he’s surrounded with. “The cast is full of these wonderful – dare I say – young actors,” Mills says (who, for the record, is only 35). “I don’t want to call them up-and-coming, because it’s a disservice to them – they’ve actually done a lot of plays between them. Matt [Whitty], who plays Ernie, was in one of my favourite productions I saw last year, a show called The Play That Goes Wrong. It was absolutely hilarious. I feel very privileged to be treading the

boards with these guys. It’s such a perfectly cast show – everyone shines in every beat of the show.”

At the time of speaking, Mills and the rest of the cast were in the midst of a dinner break from a full tech rehearsal. The show did a run of four preview shows before the sold-out opening night went down.

Mills is the first to admit how big of an undertaking the show has been – but, at the same time, is just as quick to point out how positively he feels about this little show that could. “You can always tell when you’re in rehearsals where the laughs are going to be,” he says. “All this week, we’ve been laughing – it’s honestly such a funny script. It’s gonna be hard for us to not laugh on stage when we’re doing it in front of an audience. That’s going to be our big test before we open, I think. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s tragic, it’s triumphant.”

BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG

Changes There are few things less certain in this world than change; an inevitability that demands recognition and pure folly for those who would pretend that it doesn’t.

Like any industry, the music business has its own challenges to react to. It must continually evolve in the face of Changes, which is also the chosen title of a new industry summit kicking off in July.

“It’s come about in response to us really wanting to provide a platform for the whole Victorian music community to come together and set a future direction for our industry,” says Kate Duncan, CEO of Victorian youth music organisation The Push, who have partnered with Yarra City Council and Music Victoria to create the event.

Over two consecutive days and nights the summit aims to address the current state of the Victorian contemporary music industry and, through a series of workshops, discussions and performances, to incite actionable positive outcomes for artists, labels, agencies, managers, promoters and other industry professionals at all career levels. The program identifies the areas of music, tech, talks and ideas as its focus.

“We felt like there wasn’t really an opportunity to [draw conveersation] previously, and the way we’ve programmed this and the way it’s being delivered, we feel is going to create meaningful outcomes for people to continue conversations post those two days of activation across Collingwood and Fitzroy.”

Duncan explains.

Using those suburbs where the majority of Melbourne’s popular live music venues are located, is indicative of the event’s focus on the contemporary music scene. “We’re so uniquely positioned that we are the live music capital of Australia, so why are we

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not celebrating our artists, our labels, our industry and our audiences?” Duncan says.

The team have abandoned the usual panels populated by professionals and replaced them with programs that will allow participants to be directly involved in the discussions and workshops with experts in various fields.

“On the first day it’s a series of short 30 minute talks with individuals talking innovation, so everyone can walk away really inspired and energised about new ways of doing things,” Duncan says. “On the second day we’re calling it ‘Focused Interaction’ and it’s very much about small group workshops, one-onone meetings and giving people the opportunity to have those conversations that they want to with the people they need to. We hope that this new model will encourage people to continue the conversation going.”

The program is divided into streams for artists and professionals at different stages of their careers.

Sounds Australia are managing the section dedicated to helping artists at an international touring level and aims to create immediate business outcomes by putting them in the room with international delegates. These include SXSW’s Music Festival Programmer Stacey Wilhelm, Coachella’s Rishi Shah and Michelle Landry of New York’s Bowery Presents/Rough Trade.

The emerging stream is being handled by The

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Push, helping to disseminate information to those who are just starting out, while Music Victoria and APRA AMCOS are in charge of the mid-career stream, covering much of the technology discussions and workshops. “I think the key, particularly for artists, is around the importance of using data to guide your future decisions and career choices,” Duncan says.

“More and more we’re seeing the role streaming plays in your career and how you can be using that data to future plan where you’re going to tour and who your audience is. That’s really important and I think a lot of artists aren’t tapping in to that right now, so there’ll be workshops that will be teaching people, breaking that down, how to access it and how to use that to make sensible decisions moving forward.”

Finally, the showcase performances are being curated by some of Victoria’s most exciting labels, artists and organisations, with over 80 acts taking over ten venues in Fitzroy and Collingwood for two impressively stacked nights of music.

“It’s the right time to put these new thought leaders in front of our audience,” Duncan says. “At the core of it, it’s a celebration of our community across Victoria. This has been a project that everyone will truly own and be proud of.”

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“It’s the right time to put these new thought leaders in front of our audience…

This has been a project that everyone will truly own and be proud of.”

Changes Festival will take place on Wednesday July 4 and Thursday July 5 at ACU Melbourne.

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As lovers of music, how we listen is integral in the experience. Be it the thunderous, all-consuming roar of a live performance or the sharp, pristine notes of an original pressed vinyl, the sheer quality and medium through which a sound is produced can hold a monumental impact. That’s exactly the effect Sonos have achieved with Sonos One: the smart speaker for music lovers.

In 2002, Sonos hit the scene with a simple mission, to fill homes with music. Since then, the company have been purveyors of sound through the introduction of forward-thinking technology which has repeatedly brought music lovers closer to the future, one product at a time. Enter Sonos One. Sonos One is your personal assistant and DJ – a smart speaker with Amazon Alexa inbuilt so you can soundtrack your life without lifting a finger. Say you are listening to your trusty morning playlist in the shower and your favourite song comes on but it’s not quite loud enough – now you no longer have to miss a beat. Thanks to Sonos One’s voice control, all you have to say is “Alexa, turn up the volume,” and you’re sorted. It’s humidity resistant too, meaning you can pop it on the basin and curate your own private bathroom concert – steam and all.

It’s not all just bells and whistles either, while ensuring to stick with their mission of filling homes with music in the most practical manner, Sonos take sound quality seriously. So, while the Sonos One may be compact, sonically it packs a punch. Driven by two Class-D digital amplifiers, a mid-woofer to produce those shuddering bass lines and a tweeter capturing crisp high notes, the speaker itself is all about performance.

This combination of sound quality and innovative technology is something Sonos pride themselves on, and to show they are serious about the future of sound, they’ll be offering 200 free Sonos One speakers with their very first Dumb Speaker Amnesty, which will take place on Saturday June 2 and Sunday June 3 in Melbourne. The Dumb Speaker Amnesty means that attendees can trade in their old sound systems for a free Sonos One. The old speakers will then be upcycled with the help of street artist Georgia Rose

who will use them to create a sublime sculpture.

Fellow artist and Melbourne local Carla McRae will also play a prominent role in the event, having already created a series of street murals dedicated to Sonos which will be on display at the event.

McRae will also create an original artwork live in the studio which will be auctioned off on Sunday with all proceeds donated to The Song Room, a notfor-profit organisation providing music education to disadvantaged young people.

Of course, it would be counterintuitive to host an event for audio equipment without live music, so Sydney DJs Human Movement have curated a special playlist for the event which will cap off the celebrations. If all that doesn’t swing you, Sonos will make braving the cool weather worth your while with a free cup of joe and a stack of vouchers up for grabs. If you’re planning to trade in your dumb old speaker, be sure to head down early as the freebie only extends to the first 200 customers.

While dropping the needle on your favourite record holds a ritualistic magic unlike any other athome listening experience, it’s no secret that we’re fast-moving towards a predominantly hands-free way of life within the digital world, which is where most of us do the majority of our music listening.

Scrolling through your iTunes library or typing out band names like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard when you want to find a specific track is something of a chore or a distraction when you are multi-tasking, as we often are in this age. Sonos One wants to be in the kitchen with us while we’re cooking dinner with our hands covered in crumbs, in the bathroom as we wash the dirt and grime off our little ones’ hands and knees and neatly tucked on a shelf while we sit around enjoying time with friends

and family. It’s in these moments where convenience is key and the ability to verbally request a song without straying from the task at hand or leaving the moment to press play is valued. Sonos value the way we consume music and finding ways they can better the experience is what they’re all about.

At this point, you may be wondering what sets the Sonos One apart from other smart devices. Aside from its ability to connect with Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, and over 80 other streaming services, its quality sound production, voice activation and aesthetic value, Sonos One can be controlled from any room within the house using the Sonos app. It will cleverly detect your voice through its six microphone setup so you don’t have to yell over the music to be heard and, most importantly, it was engineered to benefit the way that real people live and listen to music in their day-to-day lives.

If you’re still not sold, head to the Sonos One Dumb Speaker Amnesty to hear it for yourself; at the very least you’ll get a few freebies and enjoy an afternoon of live music and local art.

Sonos One will star at their Dumb Amnesty event on Saturday June 2 (10am-4pm) and Sunday June 3 (11am-3pm) at Besser Space, 15-25 Keele St, Collingwood.

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INTERVIEWS

Natalie Carolan

“What I appreciate when I listen to music is feeling something – whether it’s really wanting to dance, feeling joyful, sadness, I want to feel something.”

Listening to Natalie Carolan’s new self-titled EP will induce a pensive – bordering on melancholic – state. It’s amazing when an up-and-coming artist has that kind of impact from the word go.

Having heard her music, nor ever having spoken to the singer-songwriter before, it’s not quite the emotive response Carolan was aiming for, but it’s teetering on the cusp of her intentions.

“I’m not only thinking about a desired outcome when I’m writing,” she says. “What I appreciate when I listen to music is feeling something – whether it’s really wanting to dance, feeling joyful, sadness, I want to feel something.”

Naturally, music means different things to different people, particularly the artist and the listener. This collection of songs paints a picture of the real Carolan, all with a different meaning which she begins to speak about with a heavy pause. “All but one have represented a pretty strong emotional response.

‘Into Myself ’ is probably the exception, where it just sort of happened in a state of flow.

“I had no preconceived idea, no really intense outpouring, whereas the others, there’s pretty intense emotion behind them, but that’s not always the case when I write. It’s definitely easier to write when you are feeling something very deeply, whatever that emotion might be.”

Carolan has spoken of her EP as a “divine cleansing ritual” and indeed, there is something very spiritual to be taken from this music, a cathartic experience to be writing and performing in this style of indie-folk. “I guess it is a release,” she says. “There’s something indescribable when I write this music, even if I sing it in my bedroom. It sounds cliché but

it does take you somewhere else. I’m very lucky to be able to do this and have this skill I’ve worked on. It is indescribable and special.”

Three years since the release of her last EP, Carolan’s music has been taking her to new places.

She spent some time working on a separate album, I Sleep, which was launched at the Melbourne Recital Centre in 2016 alongside Christian Meyer, Luke Howard and Leonard Grigoryan. Shortly after this release, Natalie Carolan supported Katie Noonan at her Melbourne show at The Flying Saucer Club. “At the time I was feeling quite ambitious and I wanted to do everything,” she says. “It really doesn’t work that way – things take time and music-making is very expensive.

“The simple thing was to release the EP straight away, but I got caught up in the album and recorded that with Christian Meyer and Leonard Grigoryan, launching it alongside them. I’m glad I did it like that and I’m glad I’m now able to release the EP as well.”

Carolan delivers four tracks on this self-titled release. Four tracks which are like a decadent cake – rich, filling and like you don’t need more than what

you’re given, because there’s so much happening without it being too dense. Each song is well-rounded, concise and beautiful, with Carolan producing her best work, giving it all or nothing – otherwise, it’s just not worth it. “I didn’t want to put fillers in,” she says.

“The other part of this story is that I’ve been working on the next project – it’s very different in sound. I really wanted to wrap this little puzzle piece up and have it there in its own little world.

“I tried hard on every track and it was definitely a very picky process, I guess you could say.”

However Carolan gives the impression that we are yet to see the bigger picture in the puzzle’s completion. “My feeling is that when you’re a creative person, you’re always developing and changing. I think there will always be a lot of puzzle pieces that make up someone’s creative life, and this is just one of them for me.”

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Russell Robertson & Scott Wood “My old man said to me one day when I was a young fella, about nine, ‘You’re going to learn piano because when you’re too old and can’t play footy anymore you can still entertain people by playing music’,” quips AFL veteran Russell Robertson.

He played 229 games for the Melbourne Football Club and now dabbling in music, Robertson is preparing for two shows at Prince Public Bar in June.

They’re particularly special to Robertson because of the venue’s proud music history and its unassuming dive bar aesthetic, but also because they see him collaborating with, Scott Wood – dilettante guitarist and producer withBlack Cat. In late 2016 the musical odd-couple came together because they both work at Melbourne Football Club – Wood as the business analyst and Robertson in Club Development as well as gameday engagement. It was actually due to Dallas Crane’s Dave Larkin, who held the position as graphic designer at the club until earlier this year, that Robertson began playing music with Wood.

“Dave mentioned that Scotty played music and I saw him on The Footy Show that time with Larko and I needed a guitarist for a gig so I called him and said, ‘Let’s just get four or five songs we can play together’.

So one lunch time we ducked down to the old Melbourne change-rooms and it worked instantly.”

Wood was actually playing keyboard when he performed with Larkin on The Footy Show. Wood, completed a Bachelor of Music from Monash

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University, and is a proficient multi-instrumentalist.

The mind-boggles, somewhat when he describes his roles in Black Cat. “That band is taking the concept of a DJ set based on soul, disco, funk and house music and converting it to a two-hour set of fully live improvised music. I mainly play guitar but I have a synth, an 808-drum machine and a 909-drum machine synced via midiclock that all goes into a proper analogue DJ mixer,” he explains. “While that’s playing I’ll start to layer the music through the looped lead lines I play on the guitar.”

Yet despite this acute instrumental acumen, Woods is enjoying playing music with Robertson because of his dynamic. “He is pretty much holding everything down through voice and guitar and he has great timing, he even plays some acoustic drum and then loops it through a pedal,” Wood says of his musical partner. “This means that my role is just to provide the ‘mayo’ on top through improvised electric guitar.”

Earlier this month, Robertson performed a solo set at Prince Public Bar, where his two 30-minute sets extended to around two hours and 45-minutes.

The seasoned performer – who is regularly booked

Natalie Carolan will launch her EP at The Grace Darling Hotel on Thursday June 14, with The Royal Parks and Merpire as support.

for corporate gigs and once partnered with Kate Ceberano in 2008 onTV singing competition It Takes Two – seems genuinely humbled as he explains why he provided the audience with an additional 105 minutes of music, approximately 21 more songs.

“Number one: I love playing music and I was really feeding off the crowd. They were dancing and enjoying it and the other thing is that a lot of people don’t get out much – everyone’s busy and they don’t get a lot of time for themselves; you’re not just playing for yourself, you’re playing for them, so you should read that,” Robertson explains.

Finally, Robertson expresses his desire to record original music with Wood. “I would love to. I would like to find my sound because it has been a good ten years doing gigs of covers at corporate events and on TV. That’s another reason I love playing Prince of Wales, because I know a lot of great bands have gone in there to play their craft and the people that go there are so cool and open minded.”

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“I called him and said, ‘let’s just get four or five songs we can play together’. So one lunch time we ducked down to the old Melbourne change-rooms and it worked instantly.”

Russell Robertson and Scott Wood will play Prince of Wales Public Bar, St Kilda, on Friday June 1 and Friday June 15 from 9.30pm.

SAVERS X BEAT: CRATE DIGGERS

Savers X Beat: Crate Diggers with Solaires

Welcome to Crate Diggers – our new collaborative series with Savers. Each week, follow us as we team up with some of Melbourne’s most inventive producers. Their mission? To raid the vinyl section of Savers, pick some records, sample those bad boys and make a brand new track from scratch. They’ll be taking us through the entire process, as well as premiering the track with us online each week. Let’s dig.

First up is Solaires, a music-gear obsessed chap who’s been kicking around Melbourne’s scene since 2012.

Having put out two EPs, an album and a single in the last six months, he certainly knows how to build a track. Head to beat.com.au to hear his track ‘Feel Alright’, a mellow roadtrip-worthy banger created entirely by chopping up samples from Savers bargain-bin records.

What records did you dig out? I picked some Tijuana horns, Hawaiian acoustic music, Soviet folk music, some mid ‘90s UK hard-house/trance from Space Baby and some Russian classical. A fairly eclectic bunch.

How did you decide which records you were going to take home with you? I generally look for records that might have more melancholy sounds. I think the lo-fi nature of old records adds a sonic texture that accentuates sadder feels. The more heartbreaking the source material, the better. The exception in this pick though is the Space Baby record – it’s some of the cheesiest, most ‘90s sounding, uplifting crap I’ve ever heard – but it was a no-brainer because it has an a capella track on it. Kind of a rarity in bargain bin crate-digging. When sampling, not having to cut around interfering instrumental tracks makes life a lot easier.

How did you approach the sampling process? I spent a couple of hours just going through all the records and recording snippets that I thought could be useful into Ableton Live, building a bank of source material. The next step is experimenting – chopping,

pitching up, pitching down, reversing, stretching – putting those bits of audio through the ringer in search of that elusive, “oooh that’s nice,” moment.

What mood or feeling were you trying to create? I mostly left it to be dictated by what I found on the records. Eventually I stumbled into a nice sounding chop-and-rearrange of some acoustic guitar that I wrote a lazy super-swung hip hop beat around which gave it a bit of a breezy feel-good summer vibe.

Adding some tuned and slowed down snippets of the a capella – by some miracle – suited it perfectly and I ended up with a kind of mellow pop song. Those three elements are the main construction blocks of the track, but the final track also has samples of chopped up percussion, horns, marimba, synth, and a string section.

What limitations can come from working with random selections? It depends on what you’re hoping to do with the record samples. If you’re wanting to do some traditional hip hop style slicing and dicing then obviously you need to find some sounds and melodies you can work with, which you don’t always get. I bought a bargain bin Australian jazz record that featured African drums the other week, thinking there might be some cool percussion I could pull out. But it was super tacky, like a collection of ‘50s sitcom opening jingles, and the percussion was really low in the mix. I couldn’t get anything out of it. Was really bummed.

reverb and take your bass volumes down a notch. I wish I had someone sitting in my studio whispering that in my ear every now and then. But really, just be obsessed with learning. Read lots, learn the basics of how sound waves work, learn how the human ear works and the Fletcher Munson loudness curve, actively listen to and dissect music to identify what you like about it. Hell, maybe even learn some music theory if you’re feeling crazy.

What does it take to be a good producer? I don’t really consider myself a “good producer”, but I’ve been doing it a long time now and I think one of the things I love about producing music is that it’s a never ending hole of learning and experimentation.

I’m guessing that hunger for knowledge and to create is probably essential to being a “good” producer.

Being commercially successful at it isn’t something I really aspired to these days, so I’m the wrong person to ask if you want to make a living doing it.

Are we likely to run into you at Savers picking up more records? Probably, yeah. Making an entire track from bargain-bin record samples (besides the beat) was a really fun challenge and I’m stoked with how it came out. I’d recommend any beat-makers give it a whirl. Plus, I can pick up a silly shirt or two while I’m there so it’s pretty convenient.

“One of the things I love about producing music is that it’s a never ending hole of learning and experimentation” Savers have locations right across Melbourne. Head to their website to find your closest store and see what you can create.

Hear the results from Solaires’ crate digging session at beat.com.au. Hear more from Solaires on all major streaming platforms.

If you had one piece of wisdom to share for aspiring producers, what would it be? Calm down on the

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INTERVIEWS

Knower The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is days away now, and as venues throughout the city prepare to host some famed names and local luminaries at the vanguard of jazz’s new wave, hype has continued to build around the arrival of Los Angeles’ Knower.

For Genevieve Artadi, Louis Cole and their rotating roster of touring musicians, the last eight years have been filled with sonic exploration and viral success.

Their latest album, 2016’s Life, has seen Knower further expand in musical notoriety; their touring schedule has taken the group from LA right around the US and through Europe, to great success. Bringing Life to Australia for the first time for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Knower will light up 170 Russell with their unique flair.

“We’re gonna go full blast,” Artadi says. “Fast funk beats, crazy solos, I’ll bounce and sing. We’ll do a ballad or two. [It will] be extra cool doing it with Rai [Thistlethwayte] in his home country.”

The Thirsty Merc frontman may seem like an odd addition to the Knower setup, but one quick Google of their work together helps it all make sense.

As Artadi explains, the fusion of different artistic influences from each member of Knower is essential to its musical aesthetic.

“When we record our albums and when we perform our duo set, the music has billions of layers; many of them are electronic sounds that Louis creates.

The show we’ll bring to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival will be fun because the textures will be reduced down and played live by amazing musicians who each bring their own fire to the songs. “[There are] so many bad arses on the bill,” Artadi

says of the MIJF program. “It’s an honour to be a part of it. Jazz itself is a music of progressive thinking, so if we are considered ‘progressive’ in our inclusion of pop and electronic genres, I don’t think we’re too far from a jazz-like mindset.”

While a new Knower album is in the works, Artadi’s focus is on enjoying the buzz of bringing their music to new crowds for the first time. That connection with their audience is an element of Knower’s output that has brought them much acclaim over the last few years, a facet of this crazy lifestyle Artadi relishes.

“We love playing for all different types of audiences, but the most fun are the shows where people go bananas and Louis can crowd surf. Touring has and will continue to affect how we write new songs. Maybe not hugely, but it is fun to think about how certain grooves or sounds or melodies will translate to a live audience. Maybe we’ll think about getting people riled up. It’s hard to say now, because when we get into studio mode, we are on an unpredictable journey with only ourselves.”

One listen to Life, or even further back in the Knower catalogue (special nod to 2011’s Think Thoughts), and you become introduced to a kaleidoscope of soundscapes. What kind of creative

spaces do Artadi and Cole inhabit when they settle in for writing sessions?

“It’s all over the place,” Artadi says of their recent influences. “We are very attracted to alien movies; we watch YouTube countdowns about strange phenomena and are nuts over YouTube poops. We go to a lot of our friends’ shows in LA and also listen to a lot of different music, even stuff we don’t like sometimes. Certain aspects make their way into our music, even if it’s just the energy behind it. We both love the movie Under the Skin and [we] got into a Naruto phase for a while. [We] got super into Skrillex’s albums and live show visuals.

“Lately, I’ve been listening to Bernice, String Boys and Ryan Power’s They Sell Doomsday, as well as KSUR AM in LA, where they play a bunch of cool pop songs from the ‘60s. I’ve been overhearing Louis listen to Boards of Canada and Earth, Wind & Fire. ” With 2018 set to be another big year of touring for Knower, Artadi’s hopes for these shows remain simple – go big. Melbourne in particular is a city they’re pumped for.

“Big emotions,” Artadi says. “That’s behind everything we do; if that translates, that’s a great feeling for us.”

“Maybe we’ll think about getting people riled up. It’s hard to say now, because when we get into studio mode, we are on an unpredictable journey with only ourselves.”

Knower play 170 Russell on Tuesday June 5 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

BY SOSE FUAMOLI

Yemen Blues Founded in Tel Aviv and featuring members from the USA and Uruguay, Yemen Blues are a unique picture of cross-cultural unity.

Formed by Ravid Kahalani – an Israeli of traditional Yemenite origin – the band’s songwriting is influenced by Kahalani’s family background as well as West African, Latin American and Western jazz and funk music.

“We never really planned on how the music should sound in the final outcome. That’s the wrong way to create music,” Kahalani says. “[Our music is] also not about what we are interested in, it’s more just what we want. It is what’s right for the music and how we feel we are serving the situation best.

“Having fun sometimes is part of it too, but never will it be something that will not feel right.

We all bring our influences and what we know into serving the music and not into controlling it. The best result comes when you don’t try to control, you just try to be as exact as you can be with your gift and always look for new ways to say it by learning from others.”

Yemen Blues have two studio albums under their belt, 2011’s Yemen Blues and 2016’s Insaniya.

Earlier this year came Live in Tel Aviv, which was recorded in 2012 and features the majority of songs from their self-titled release.

“The music that we are going to play and the instrumental of the show in Melbourne will be very different from the live album,” Kahalani explains. “It will be more of the second album’s sound with a few of world-top beasts, players and musicians – Shanir Blumenkranz, Brian Marsella, Dan Mayo, Edo Gur and myself. It focuses more on a heavy groove, super

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“We never really planned on how the music should sound in the final outcome.

That’s the wrong way to create music” high energy and something in between the Arabic, jazz and rock [sound]. But we will play songs from both albums.”

Live in Tel Aviv demonstrates Yemen Blues’ incredibly adept onstage capabilities – it’s the work of a group of wildly animated, brilliant instrumentalists skilfully holding an audience’s attention.

“Yemen Blues live shows are known by the super high energy and also by our deep approach of playing and feeling the music on stage,” Kahalani says. “The songs we are presenting were created from a very deep understanding to serve the music and use this great thing to be a very important communication with our brothers and sisters around the world. At the end of the day we all have our connecting soulful points as humans.

“I do also believe in presenting the music with the greatest performance and bring all my body movements and best looking outfit to the situation like I would be preparing for the most important event in life. And it is – every show.”

Lyrics also play a prominent role in Yemen Blues songs, sang in a mixture of Arabic, Hebrew and French. The band has an incredibly joyful sound and Kahalani’s lyrics tend to mirror this mood.

“Most of my lyrics are very positive and very naive, around one of the most important things people sometimes forget, which is the basic human understanding just to remember that we are here to complete each other. Without learning from each other, we are very limited to evolve.

“There is one song, ‘Insaniya’, which seems very happy, but talking about very hard things. [It’s about how] people are always looking for more bad news in the papers and looking for more revenge even when they see the blood of their own children on their hands. This is the most horrible thing a person can place himself into.”

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Yemen Blues will play 170 Russell on Wednesday June 6 for Melbourne International Jazz Festival, as well as an intimate show at The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the festival’s Close Encounter series, happening on Thursday June 7 at 4pm. Tickets through the MIJF website.

PROFILES

Drop Legs

MUSIC

Unfuck The World Day

EVENT

King Brown Sun Down is available now across all major platforms. Drop Legs are heading

What is the idea behind Unfuck The World Day? The purpose of UTW Day is to connect people who wish to create change in their communities and inspire others to do the same. It was started in 2013 by the organisation Unfuck The World (based in LA).

Our idea for this year’s UTW Day is to raise funds for local non-profit Helping Hands while showcasing local artists.

Tell us about Helping Hands Mission. They’re an amazing not-for-profit based in Victoria that receives no funding from the government. Their Emergency Aid Program feeds 600+ families a week through four Community Pantries. Their Material Aid Program provides furniture, white goods, bedding and clothing to 80+ charities and agencies. They also run seven opportunity shops around Victoria that supply low cost quality items to the community.

What performances will there be at The Dancing Dog Café for the event? There will be music performances from Augustine Ang, Bad Bangs (as a duo), Maja, Miriam Falloon, Trees For Ruru and Ativandal and spoken word performances by Catherine French, Flux, Christopher James White, Michael Reynolds and Nikki J. Besides music, what else is going on? There’ll be a mini art and craft market including jewellery, photography, visual art and sculpture from artists and crafters including Art & Dharma, Deep Rez Creations, NC Qin, Alice Lamont, lunaloop, Bella Johnson, Erin Kirkpatrick, Karl Hüttenmeister, Megan Dennis and Tom Cartoonist. There’ll also be baked treats for sale and raffle prizes to be won (donated by local businesses) and you can get your face painted or a cartoon portrait done.

abroad to tour their debut album across Europe and the UK, before returning home in

Unfuck The World Day goes down at Dancing Dog Café, Footscray on Saturday June 9

September to play some home shows.

from 3pm – 8pm. Donations on entry are encouraged and there’ll be raffle tickets for $5 for

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sale, with all proceeds going towards Helping Hands Mission.

When did you first start making music and what led you there? We all met kicking around at parties and jams in Byron Bay. About five years ago at a BBQ our vocalist Ham, who was into hip hop, met our drummer Jase who was a Reggae frother – then the band was pollinated by Antman (guitar), Timmy (bass) and Beanise (horns).

Tell us about your debut album King Brown Sun Down. King Brown Sun Down means “enjoying a tallie at sun set”. Also at “The Wreck” – a well-know sunset hang spot in Byron Bay – there are heaps of King Brown snakes lurking in the rocks below, so I guess those two meanings are a metaphor for the music – there’s a dreamy feeling of happiness in the music, with an edginess lurking below.

What do you love about making music? Hanging out with your best mates and creating.

I also love the idea of making music that we are proud of and genuinely love – without any financial or commercial influence, and then releasing it and feeling like we are contributing to the realm of quality Australian music.

How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? Groove smoothies that get you feeling high. Comes from chilling hard and touring far.

What can we expect from your live shows? We enjoy going a little loco at live shows, getting in with crowd, jumping around and climbing stuff.

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Album of the Week (Dot Dash/Remote Control)

Singles With Augustus Welby

Suss Cunts

10 Years (Hysterical)

We’ve all had random hook-ups that thanks to the forces of booze and suppression we now barely remember. There are people we intimately connected with for lengthy stretches of time, but the passage of years and arrival of newly invigorating romance has made the reality no more tangible than a blurry photograph. But these are no less elements of ourselves – they say something about us and influence who we are today. Suss Cunts’ ‘10 Years’ yearns to retrieve some corporeal memory of these events. It’s an easy going, grubby garage-rock number.

And it’s a fuckin’ tune.

Christine and the Queens

Girlfriend/Damn dis-moi ft Dâm-Funk (Because Music/Caroline)

Two versions released at once – one in Chris’ native French, the other translated into English for us philistines. The English translation lets us know she ain’t looking for a girlfriend, but a lover? “Damn, I’d be your lover.” But really, it’s less about lyrical nuance than the Dâm-Funk inscribed ‘80s disco-pop vibe. The production teems with sex, aping Prince and Janet Jackson on a paddy groove that wisely isn’t interrupted.

Liars

Liquorice (Mute/PIAS) Yikes. This song doesn’t want you to get comfortable.

‘Liquorice’ is capable of implanting great dread in the hearts of strong women and men. This song (or production, as it’s perhaps more accurately described) seeks to do the same. It’s an unrelenting instrumental, all-dark synths, overdriven sounds and strangulating modulations. It’s similar to a Jon Hopkins track, except instead of reaching some kind of transcendence, you feel all boxed in with nowhere to escape.

Kllo

Potential (Good Manners)

Gabriella Cohen

Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love For someone so new to the music industry, Gabriella Cohen sounds like a veteran –must be the surname she shares with one Leonard.

Kllo’s most sophisticated and inviting release yet pulls us into a space of romantic ambivalence. Why is there no order to our emotional wants and needs? Why do we continue to expect the worst, especially in the face of what feels like true happiness?

These questions are raised over a clean, downtempo R&B backdrop as Chloe Kaul connects the dots with poised melodic precision that belies the burning quandary below.

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9.0 She also has a certain swagger and a feisty way with words and tune. ‘Baby’ is more Lucinda Williams than Beyonce, as the song stands in the line of offering the listener a genuine alternative. Listen to ‘Feel So Lonely’ with its almost textbook enunciation, revealing a singer who is both chilled and calculated.

Then it’s straight into the Shirelles lite ‘Miserable Baby’ without the late night collywobbles. Cohen gives her all in a dignified and assured manner. Her earthy voice and emotionally mature lyrics suggest a less earnest Regina Spektor, as preference is given to a reined-in, restrained, catchy approach.

‘Neil Young’ sounds so funereally bleak that remission is a choice prelude to a graceful exit. It is, nevertheless, contagious. ‘Recognise My Fate’ indicates that there’s a clear division between mawkish grandiosity and ethereal beauty. Over the 11 songs, a charming simplicity is achieved.

Taking hold of some rather cold subject matter, Cohen manages to transform iy into living, breathing entities – developing it’s potential into something thorny and melancholic. Cohen easily straddles and crosses the boundaries of taste and displays many of the qualities required to take over the mantle as the queen of angst. The tension and dissonance suggests a talent in the making that borders on something measured yet deeply strange and uncompromising.

The spark and strut that underpins a breezy and strong set of tunes continues throughout. Ending with the confronting and uncomfortable ‘Sly Rico’, Cohen sounds like she just got out of bed, ready to commence the journey of a barefoot wondering songwriter towards the domain in the hands of PJ Harvey and Patti Smith.

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LoveLaws

(Flight Deck/Mushroom)

(Mistletone/Inertia)

(Caroline)

TT

Beach House

8.0

7

Esoterik

8.0

My Astral Plane

As frontwoman for L.A art-rockers Warpaint, Theresa Wayman certainly knows her way around a good hook – for almost a decade, her reverb-laden guitar textures and soothing vocals have contributed heavily to the musical direction of the group, earning legions of fans in the process.

On LoveLaws – the first release under her solo alias TT – Wayman lingers on the links between labour and love, reflecting the struggles of trying to maintain relationships while restlessly living between airports, buses, and cramped hotel rooms.

Instrumentally, LoveLaws sees Wayman at her absolute finest, handling guitar, bass, synth and drum machine duties across most of the record, with early tracks such as ‘Love Leaks’ and the bittersweet ‘I’ve Been Fine’ highlighting her proficiency as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger.

Wayman’s production is top-notch across the album, chopping vocal samples and synth pads on ‘Dram’ and effortlessly stacking layers of ethereal vocals on ‘The Dream’ – creating dense soundscapes to counteract the emotional urgency of her lyrics.

While it may lack the rhythmic symbiosis that makes Warpaint so good, LoveLaws is certainly nothing to be sneezed at – it’s a sombre, mellow affair, perfect for a slow Sunday morning.

As you drift away to sleep, the space around you blurs and fades. Your mind melts away and your body sinks into nowhere.

Beach House are masters at capturing these sensations and putting them to music. Across seven albums, they’ve stayed consistent with their dream-pop sound. Every album cycle is greeted with soft fanfare, but their new album is bigger than any previous effort.

Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally chose 7 as the project’s title in the hopes that “its simplicity would encourage people to look inside.” So, I stepped into the void and began my journey with ‘Dark Spring’. A crash of drum fills kicks things off following a sea of synths and piano. A Beach House project has never begun like this before. Later, the angelic ‘Lemon Glow’ begins with their usual organ and drum machine lead-ins, but abruptly ends with the march of thunderous drums. ‘Dive’ has Beach House shifting away from languid weightlessness to immersive, made-for-cinema landscapes.

Beach House have finally stepped out of themselves for 7.

The downcast of their first four albums has run its course, and it’s time to stretch their sound to new corners of the dream-pop world they’ve created.

Most commonly known for his role as one third of Australian hip hop powerhouse Bliss n Eso, Esoterik has truly come into his own with solo release My Astral Plane.

The product of a four-year healing process for the Sydney MC, who previously struggled with alcohol addiction, Esoterik delivers each track with a renewed sense of vitality.

My Astral Plane does so much more than simply entice younger generations towards innovative hip hop. It’s an album not only full of vibrant beats, but also unashamedly sincere lyrics and an abundance of moral goodness.

Beyond this, each of the nine tracks featured are completely distinctive in nature – something not commonly heard within any one collective body of music. Tied together by the overriding notion and desire to escape one’s own humdrum life – to ultimately experience a blissful moment of freedom – the tracks play on everything from trap beats to groovy bass and sentimental piano.

With a surprise at every corner, My Astral Plane is the audio equivalent of a kaleidoscope, thanks to its undefined yet aweinspiring nature.

Esoterik has delivered an extraordinarily powerful collection of music within My Astral Plane.

BY WILL BREWSTER

BY JONATHAN REYNOSO

BY HELENA METZKE

(Stones Throw/Inertia)

Forth Wanderers

Republic Records

(Sub Pop/Inertia)

Forth Wanderers

6.5

Forth Wanderers oddly share their name with a Scottish football team. Suitable, because on their self-titled release, they’re kicking goals. The doleful sophistication of ‘Nevermine’, ‘Taste’ and ‘Ages Ago’ shed introspection and soulful melancholy.

‘Not For Me’ sparkles with panache and makes for a pleasingly sombre treat. The rest of the band combine in a workmanlike manner to give a punch similar to The Breeders – it’s lean and concise. All of a sudden, lyrics such as “I don’t think l know who you are anymore/ And l think l knew who l was before” start to make sense.

The album features a bevy of succinct tunes which the band, at times, seem to take a perverse pleasure in underexploiting, sounding like a more optimistic Raveonettes. In ‘Be My Baby’, there’s a rich texture to be found within the jaunty riffs.

Nothing really hints of any otherness or even idiosyncrasy but they at least manage to be visceral and vituperative. This works in a simple, homespun way. It may not be the most original, but it is done well.

James Bay

Electric Light

8.0

Prophet

Wanna Be Your Man

5.0

There’s a couple of things you’ll come to realise from listening to Electric Light. One is that James Bay has been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean and Prince, and as a result, his sophomore sounds completely different to the acoustic swoon we’ve grown to love over the years.

From the little interludes and big blues riffs in ‘Wasted on Each Other’, EL opens with an unrelenting bang. ‘Wild Love’ features some synthesizer and vocal effects that James Blake might employ, and ‘In My Head’ has a serious earworm of a chorus. This new sound might not be for everyone, but you should stick with it.

‘Just For Tonight’ is probably the biggest throw back to Bay’s debut Chaos and the Calm through it’s acoustic-laden rhythmic strumming, and shines as a highlight in an album that pushes Bay’s songwriting in a new, very polished direction.

Paul Epworth’s lent his hand to producing a few tracks and it shines throughout. At the end of the day, two facts remain true.

1. James is always going to be a Bay-be and 2. Electric Light breaks new ground. For the most part, it works.

Prophet returns over 30 years after his debut album with a strange throwback to dancefloor sounds of the ‘80s.

Wanna Be Your Man is a synth-filled disco funk album that’s as retro as it is post-modern. It’s as though Prophet has been frozen and reanimated to make this album. He retains an almost identical sound to his only release to date, Right on Time (1984) – a seven-track synth-funk LP that quickly succumbed to obscurity. Wanna Be Your Man appears to be an imitation of these forgettable tracks from an artist that has been forgotten himself. The album plays out like a regular funk record particular to the era, with some tracks so standard that they’re difficult to differentiate.

Highlights include the titular track ‘Wanna Be Your Man’ and ‘Party’. Two groovy tunes that hold up on their own.

Another stand out is ‘Right on Time’, a re-recording of a track off Prophet’s debut, giving the rest of the album some context.

Wanna Be Your Man is a curious record that warrants a listen.

Some tracks do wane as they go on, and Prophet’s high pitched vocals can become tiring, but maybe that’s exactly the point.

BY TEX MILLER

BY DAVID CLASS

BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS

BEAT.COM.AU

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FEATURED GIGS

Gig Guide Wednesday 30 May HIP HOP & R&B

Cuban Crimewave The Evelyn Hotel Headlining The Ev on Wednesday May 30 is heavy blues, funk-rock band Cuban Crimewave, complete with a stack of new tunes. They’ll be supported by ‘70s pop-rock and neo-psychedelia-infused act Franjapan, as well as alt funk-rock band Duneseven.

Doors open at 8.30pm and entry is $8.

CAN I KICK IT? OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS Horse Bazaar,

Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

MELLOWDÌAS THUMP - FEAT: SETWUN + HDSNJMSJR + THHOMAS + CARL OS + FINN Boney, Melbourne

Cbd. 9pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ADE ISHS TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00.

AN EVENING OF JAZZ VOCAL ARTISTRY - FEAT: LEIGH CARRIAGE + TOM BARTON The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8pm. $25.00.

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $15.00.

DIZZY'S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club,

Richmond. 7pm. $14.00.

EVIE & THE SOUL MACHINE + FUNK RABBIT + ABBEY ROSE Bendigo Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $5.00.

JULIEN WILSON ‘B FOR CHICKEN’ QUARTET 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

7:30pm. $55.00.

Wolf-Arrow Rain + Sara Rose The Drunken Poet

On Wednesday May 30 at The Drunken Poet you can catch up-and-comers Sara Rose and Wolf-Arrow Rain. Kicking things off at 8pm, Sara Rose will bring her mesmerising vocals and tender guitar to the stage, before Tasmanian-born folk artist Wolf-Arrow Rain jumps on at 9pm. Entry is free.

Secret Native Charles Weston Secret Native are a double-guitar quartet led by Zeb Vescio, who perform an eclectic mix of originals and covers. Secret Native truly celebrate all-things guitar, so make this one your go-to if guitars are your thing. They’ll Come into Charles Weston on Thursday May 31 with doors open at 6.30pm. Free entry.

ROKAI Whole Lotta Love Bar With their dynamic mix of soul, funk and alternative-blues, Melbourne-based band ROKAI features a powerhouse of musicians from different musical backgrounds coming together. They’ll be coming into Whole Lotta Love on Thursday May 31, supported

by Norwegian-born Melbournian Tuva Finserås as well as Bendigo-based blues musician Rhyley McGrath. Doors open at 8pm. Entry is $10.

Full Flower Moon Band The Gasometer Hotel For the last show of their #deathorhell tour, Full Flower Moon Band will be taking over The Gaso upstairs on Thursday May 31. They’ll be playing their five-track EP in full in what promises to be an electric show. They’ll be joined by On Diamond and Tamara and the Dreams as support, meanwhile the band stipulate that wearing only blue or back denim is the dress code.

We reckon that’s pretty do-able. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are $8.

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SEXTET MANIFESTO + NOLESS Open

Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $5.00.

THE FIDELIO QUARTET Melbourne

Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $60.00.

THE MONASH BIG BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm. $13.80.

TIM MITCHELL Murmur Piano Bar, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

WINE CHEESE AND ALL THAT JAZZ FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS The Moldy Fig,

7pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BEN ALTER + CHANGELINGS + BILL

Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $10.00.

CUBAN CRIMEWAVE + DUNE SEVEN + FRANJAPAN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $8.00.

DOC HALIBUT Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

8:30pm.

ESCAPE THE FATE + AWAKEN I AM + BETWEEN KINGS Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 7:30pm.

HUXAMI + HOI PALLOI + ELLE SHIMADA Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm.

MONNONE ALONE + WAX DYNAMIC + SUMMER BLOKES + PEARL BAY Old

Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

PLAZZA Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.

7pm.

STRANGERS FOR SALE + POCKETS + ROAD TRAIN Workers Club, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $8.00.

UFO GO + DADA ONO + HOLLOW DECEMBER Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5.00.

WILD CITY + DEARTH + USER Yarra

Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm. $5.00.

WILD MEADOWS + ED REED + THE ELECTRIC GUITARS Tote Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK

ECHUCA WINTER BLUES FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY - FEAT: JOHN-LUKE SHELLEY + NARDIA ROSE + JESSE VALACH Catfish, Fitzroy. 7pm.

JON TOOGOOD Cherry Bar, Melbourne

THE LOW DOWN BIG BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

THE MAMAS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.00.

TIN ROOF SHAKERS The Moldy Fig, 9pm.

WHARF & DOUGH Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

KICKASS KARAOKE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9pm.

LOMOND ACOUSTICA - 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW - FEAT: GEOFF ACHISON + JIMI HOCKING + NICK CHARLES + KELLY AUTY & BORIS CONLEY + MORE Lomond Hotel,

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

Cbd. 8pm. $10.00.

JULES BOULT Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6pm.

SARA ROSE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8pm.

THE OH BALTERS + SOPHISTICATED DINGO + FOUR IN THE MORNING Bar

Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

WOLF-ARROW RAIN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm.

Thursday 31 May HIP HOP & R&B CLUB PALISADES - FEAT: HIJACK + JOEY COCO + MICKEY P Carlton Club,

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

DOLORRES + GLAS + BYRD Workers

Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5.00.

GALLERY - FEAT: MZRIZK + SORETI

Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

8pm.

$18.53.

ANARCHIST BALLROOM - WINTER 2018 - FEAT: SNVFF + THE DAMNED HUMANS + SPAULDING + COFFIN CAROUSEL + MISS JUNIPER PEACH

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.00.

BLACK ROCK BAND + THE PRETTY LITTLES + GO GET MUM Northcote

Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00.

BLEACH + THE ATTENTION SEEKERS + FLOGS + MYLK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

8pm. $5.00.

BORN LION + THE MURDERBALLS + QUAID Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm.

$14.30.

CARB ON CARB + JUNE JONES + LEXXA + HOT TO ROT Tote Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $12.00.

DEAD LETTER CIRCUS + THE GLORIOUS SONS Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 8pm.

DOUBLE TROUBLE - FEAT: JANK FACQUES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.

11pm.

EAT PANT + ZOE AND THE MILKMEN + DANDECAT + SWERVE Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $7.00.

Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

ESCAPE THE FATE + AWAKEN I AM + BETWEEN KINGS Max Watt's, Melbourne.

7pm. $10.00.

FULL FLOWER MOON BAND + ON DIAMOND + TAMARA & THE DREAMS

HUDSON WALLACE + NUSSY + FRAME + EZRA ALLEN Boney, Melbourne Cbd. NO FRILLS THURSDAYS Laundry Bar,

Fitzroy. 10pm.

REIIS + 3K + JA$E PRIME + WEBBY + PORTER RICO Laundry Bar, Fitzroy.

9:30pm.

TEMPO THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO

Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.

CONTINUO COLLECTIVE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.00.

DIG WE MUST Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.00.

7:30pm. $65.70.

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $8.00.

JUMP & JIVE Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00.

KING GROAKER + CARE FACTOR + SAPPHIRE STREET Old Bar, Fitzroy.

7:30pm. $8.00.

LONGBOYS + FIRST KISS + MAJAK DOOR + TEENAGE DADS Bar Open,

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 9:30pm.

PAPER TAPIR + 1283 + NO LESS Yarra

Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm. $5.00.

PIN + CHEETSTREET + SLACK ATTACK + GREY MANTIS The Vineyard, St Kilda.

10pm.

FITZROY SOUL PARTY - FEAT: SON OF A GUNZEL + VARIOUS DJS Bar Open,

SALTY JACK + DEAR MATILDA + MATT PARLANE + JAMES PROSPERO

JAMES FRANKLIN Penny Black,

SNDWNR + ETERNAL SMOKO + RIKI PLATT Woody's Attic Dive, Collingwood.

Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

Brunswick. 8pm.

KATE WADEY QUARTET (WITH BEN HARRISON) Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.00.

KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

7:30pm. $55.00.

LEROYZ HAMMOND COMBO 303, Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

MATT GANIM Murmur Piano Bar, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

MICHAEL YULE The Moldy Fig, 7pm.

MONIQUE DIMATTINA + SHANNON BOURNE The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

$34.70.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD Transit, Melbourne

Cbd. 6pm.

ROKAI + TUVA FINSERÅS + RHYLEY COLLINGWOOD CASINOVAS Bar Open, MCGRATH Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick DELSINKI Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

AMBER ISLES Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

East. 8pm. $10.00.

Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 7pm.

8pm.

THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS

Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

TINGY CELESTINO Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8pm. $15.00.

EDDY & THE EXCITERS + MORE

Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9pm.

HONKY TONK HOT POT - FEAT: THE EXCELLENT SMITHERS + MORE

Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

LEE KERNAGHAN + THE WOLFE BROTHERS Bunjil Place, Narre Warren.

8pm. $78.00.

SANTA TARANTA Open Studio, Northcote. MADI LEEDS Charles Weston Hotel,

8pm. $10.00.

Brunswick. 6:30pm.

FEATURED GIGS MARY COUGHLAN Caravan Music Club,

Bentleigh East. 8pm. $33.00.

MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm.

$5.00.

RHYTHM X REVIVAL Hume Blues Club,

Coburg. 9pm.

THOMAS HAMPSON Melbourne Recital

Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $62.00.

Friday 1 June INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABRAHAM TILBURY + NIINE + ANTIPHON Woody's Attic Dive,

Collingwood. 8pm.

ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow,

Melbourne. 11pm.

BOWIE UNZIPPED - FEAT: JEFF DUFF

Satellite Lounge, Mulgrave. 8pm. $30.00.

CAM BIRD + THE SILENCIO + DESERT KINGDOM + TO AN END Whole Lotta

PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS + TAIPAN TIGER GIRLS + ATOM + ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING John Curtin Hotel, Carlton.

8pm. $10.00.

PUNK & METAL KARAOKE - FEAT: ENZYME + DOVE + THE DORKS + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

$10.00.

RANCID EDDIE + BLEND + MAJOR BUMMER + POSTCODE PRESIDENT Bar

Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

SUGAR TEETH + YES YES WHATEVER + CHINA BEACH The B.east, Brunswick

East. 8pm.

THE BLACK SORROWS Caravan Music

Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $33.00.

THE IRON MAIDENS + ENVENOMED + TRIGGER Corner Hotel, Richmond.

8:30pm. $55.14.

TIRED LION Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8pm. $28.60.

WHAT’S ON PRESENTS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS + VARIOUS DJS

Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9pm.

Love, Brunswick East. 8pm. $15.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs & WORLD MUSIC House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

CATNIP Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 9:30pm. BACK TO BASIE (WITH BEN MCGILL) $10.00.

Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB - FEAT: 9:30pm. $30.00.

PHATO A MANO + NAMN + MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

DIVIDE & DISSOLVE + NOISEY DJS + BETHANY ROBINSON & CHARIS KEOGH + PILLOW PRO + NETTI + KALYANI & ISHA Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

DROWN THIS CITY + RUMOURS + ATLVS + MORE Workers Club, Fitzroy.

8pm. $12.00.

FANDANGO Gem Bar, Collingwood.

8:30pm.

BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS

Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

BRANFORD MARSALIS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $81.00.

BYZANTINE BLUE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

DAEMOS GRIFFIN & THE FRINGE DWELLERS The Moldy Fig, 7pm.

FICTION TWIST Catfish, Fitzroy. 9pm.

HOOK TURN ORCHESTRA Paris Cat Jazz

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $30.00.

KATE WADEY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $30.00. $15.00.

KIMBA GRIFFITH DUO Wesley Anne, FLYING SO HIGH-O'S + ISLA KA + JACK Northcote. 6pm.

R REILLY + NOTHING REALLY Old Bar, KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

7:30pm. $55.00.

FLUFF + TURTLE SKULL + SHERIFF + TTTDC Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

GLUTEN PRIEST + SPARKLY BEAR Post

Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

GREWSUM TEWSUM + SHRIMPWITCH + PUBLIC HIGH + NIPPLE CHAFFES Toff

In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $12.00.

HENRY HUGO TRIO Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 6pm.

KRATAE R-SIAM 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. $75.67.

LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9pm.

MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD + THE DEADLIPS + PISTOL PEACHES 303,

Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

MESA COSA Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm.

LOVE, AS WE KNOW IT - PBS YOUNG ELDER OF JAZZ COMMISSION FEAT: BRENTON FOSTER The Jazzlab,

Brunswick. 9pm. $35.00.

MR. MANIFOLD & THE MENSWEAR DEPARTMENT Red Betty, Brunswick. 6pm.

RENÉE GEYER The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 6pm.

$44.90.

THE GRAVITY PROJECT The Jazzlab,

Brunswick. 6:30pm. $48.00.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

11pm. $15.00.

HIP HOP & R&B AFTER HOURS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd.

MILKBAR COLLECTIVE + JACOB FITZGERALD + DALLIANCE Gasometer

8pm.

MYLK + MANTELL + TIOSAV JOY + HOLLOW HAVEN Retreat Hotel,

Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.17.

NAUGHTY NOUGHTIES - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave.

Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $5.00.

Brunswick. 7:30pm.

9pm. $10.00.

NEW SLANG + SLOWLY SLOWLY + MORE Arts Centre, Melbourne. 6pm.

ONSLAUGHT OF BARBARIC CRUELTY - FEAT: CEMETERY URN + FACELESS BURIAL + FORNICATADOR + VILIFIER + HELLSPIT Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $15.00.

ORCHA + PHIA Belleville, Melbourne.

10:30pm.

PARTY ROCK Musicland, Fawkner.

7:30pm. $10.00.

PEEPING TOM - FEAT: PAPER TAPIR + BODIES + RIVER OF SNAKES + SUNDR

Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm. $10.00.

POISON PERIL + THE PALPATINES. FRANJAPAN Last Chance Rock And Roll

Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $8.00.

POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town,

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

ALI BELMONT & THE DELIVERY BOY + 3K + DUAN + ENTRO Northcote Social FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DURMY + SALVY + NOVA + YATHS + MORE IF I RULED THE WORLD - 90S/00S HIP HOP PARTY - FEAT: DJ MITSU + DJ JC KING Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm.

PARTY & BULLSHIT FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

PLAYBOI CARTI Forum Theatre,

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $79.90.

POP UP SOUNDS - FEAT: MERC SWAZEY + SWIFTBOI + STRIKE WON & DAMIAN ILIC + MATTAKRIPT Grumpy's

Green, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.00.

RNB FRIDAYS CLUB - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK CHICAGO DIME The Moldy Fig, 9pm.

DAMIAN HOWARD, LUKE PLUMB & BAND + DAMIAN HOWARD +

LUKE PLUMB & BAND Lomond Hotel,

Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Workers Club

(geelong), Geelong. 8pm. $23.50.

DREAMBOOGIE Musicland, Fawkner.

7:30pm. $10.00.

GOTHUM & THE NOISE POLLUTION + TRACEY JANE & THE POWER DRESSERS + OFF TO BATTLE + ILLGOTTEN BOOTY Swamplands Bar,

Thornbury. 8pm.

JOE OPPENHEIMER Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.00.

LUKE HOWARD Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm, 8.30pm. $30.00.

MIKE ELRINGTON Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8pm. $10.00.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD Bar Open, Fitzroy.

6:30pm.

ROSS WILSON The Local Taphouse, St Kilda East. 9:30pm.

STAV. Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6pm.

THE GRAPES + ASHLEY NAYLOR & THE TRIAD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

$28.12.

THE MOONLIGHTERS Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8pm. $10.00.

THE SOCKETTES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $7.00.

Saturday 2 June

The Sockettes Wesley Anne The Sockettes’ style ranges from jazz piano to Irish fiddle, mandolin and folk guitar.

The Melbourne three-piece’s harmonies create a warm and engaging blend which is incredibly unique and makes for a gorgeous live show. The Sockettes will be taking to Wesley Anne on Friday June 1, with doors opening at 8pm and tickets available for $7 on entry.

Gluten Priest The Post Office Hotel

Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8pm. $10.00.

After the release of their debut EP Wake Up Spooky, local three-piece “spooky” garage outfit, Gluten Priest, will be playing their first gig back on the tour circuit at The Post Office Hotel on Friday June 1. Supported by Sparkly Bear, this looks like the perfect way to ring in June. Free entry, doors from 9pm.

$15.00.

STAV Edinburgh Castle

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CHINA BEACH + ISABELLE SKYE Baha DEREB THE AMBASSADOR + BASHKA + DJ MATUTARA Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

DR HERNÁNDEZ Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

FEM BELLING Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $30.00.

GREAT RACK & AN EMPTY CLUB REVERB + CARLA ORI + JACK PALMER

Siteworks, Brunswick. 4pm.

GRETCHEN PARLATO + SAM ANNING SEXTET Melbourne Recital Centre,

Southbank. 7:30pm. $69.00.

GRETCHEN PARLATO Arts Centre,

Melbourne. 1pm.

HELIOTROPE + KOOYEH The B.east,

Brunswick East. 8pm.

HEY GRINGO Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 5pm.

KRISTIE MCCRACKEN The Moldy Fig, 7pm.

KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

7:30pm. $55.00.

LAH-LAH'S BIG JAZZ ADVENTURE

Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

11:00am. $26.50.

LE FLEUR Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

LUCY GILL & JEREMEY CIRONA The Moldy Fig, 9pm.

MR. MANIFOLD & THE MENSWEAR DEPARTMENT + RACHEL BY THE STREAM + MR. MARMALADE Belleville,

Melbourne. 10pm.

PANORAMA BRASIL (WITH JACQUELINE GAWLER) Paris Cat Jazz

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $30.00.

PICTURES - SONGS FROM MOVIE MUSICALS - FEAT: KERRIE ANNE GREENLAND Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran.

8:30pm. $49.00.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD Transit, Melbourne

Cbd. 6pm.

SIKANDER Open Studio, Northcote.

2:30pm.

SIMMER DOWN + WILL CLIFT Open

Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $5.00.

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & SOCIAL SCIENCE The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

$65.00.

THE KING LOUIE COLLECTIVE + PPB LATE NIGHT DJS Prince Public Bar, St

Kilda . 8pm.

THE OFFTOPICS + JO COTSONIS Red

Betty, Brunswick. 7pm.

Folk Alliance Australia’s 2018 ‘Young Artist of the Year’, STAV, will be playing Edinburgh Castle this Friday June 1. Her soulful and honest style complements her ability to tell compelling stories in her songs in English, French and Hebrew. Raw, passionate and talented far beyond her years, folk-lovers, heck, music-lovers alike will want to catch STAV while they can.

Doors open at 6pm. Entry is free.

Poison Peril Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar Melbourne’s Poison Peril will be launching their debut single ‘Poison’ with a party at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar this Friday June 1. Featuring support performances from Franjapan and The Palpatines, this is set to be a ripper. Doors open at 8pm.

Tickets are $8 via the band’s Facebook page.

Cam Bird Whole Lotta Love Bar Indie hard-rock and metal act Cam Bird are set to launch their EP Neutrality at Whole Lotta Love on Friday June 1.

They’ll be joined by The Silencio, Desert Kingdom and To An End on the night and it’s all going down from 8pm. Entry is $15 on the door.

Lucy & Jeremy + Kristie McCracken The Moldy Fig The Moldy Fig is set to put on a gorgeous night of soul and jazz driven goodness on Saturday June 2, offering up Kristie McCracken and Lucy & Jeremy. Vancouverborn and now Melbourne-based songstress Kristie McCracken will grace the stage from 7pm, armed with her new track ‘Wonder’ which she’s put out under her new moniker, WIEWA. Coming on at 9pm will be local duo made up of Lucy Gill and Jeremy Cirona, who will draw you in with their blend of soulful pop with jazzy undertones from 9pm. Entry is free.

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Featured Gigs THE PACK Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran.

7pm. $49.00.

THE ROGER CLARK QUARTET, SARAH MACLAINE + THE ROGER CLARK QUARTET + SARAH MACLAINE Dizzy's

Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:30pm. $30.00.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

The Rev is set to treat lovers of their fine institution with a massive bash for their 6th birthday on Saturday June 2. The party will feature Jess Locke, Press Club, Moody Beaches, LOOBS, DJ Georgia Ifyouwannarocknroll and DJ Dancefloor Admin, with a secret lineup addition set to be announced on Saturday morning.

Massive right? Tickets are $25 and available through The Rev’s website. Get on it.

Heliotrope + Kooyeh The B.East

A massive night of reggae, soul, funk and electronic groove is set to roll into the B.EAST on Saturday June 2, coming thanks to Heliotrope and Kooyeh. The gig also doubles as a going away party for the bass players of both bands, while Kooyeh haven’t played a gig in a while so it’s the perfect reason to celebrate. Doors open at 9.30pm. Free entry.

Hobo Magic The Bendigo Hotel Direct from the Sunshine Coast, Hobo Magic will be fulfilling all of your groovy stoner-rock needs with a gig at The Bendigo Hotel on Saturday June 2. Special guests will include Pseudo Mind Hive, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows and Michael Harutyunyan performing solo, so this one is shaping up to be huge. Tickets are $11 via Eventbrite and doors will open from 8pm.

Dirty Pagans The Old Bar The Old Bar is putting on an absolutely heaving night of doom, psychedelic, grunge and metal goodness on Saturday June 2, featuring some of the country’s greatest up-and-coming heavy bands. The lineup features Adelaide’s Dirty Pagans alongside Melbourne locals, Holy Serpent, Grasshole and Never with entry from 8.30pm. And all this for just $10 at the door. Wow.

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Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick.

4pm.

GREAT AUNT Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

MALCURA Grape And Grain, Moorabbin.

6:30pm.

MISSION BROWN Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.

RED DIRT RADIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.00.

THE SHUFFLE CLUB Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

$25.00.

WILLIAMS DOES WINEHOUSE - FEAT: RALEIGH WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $30.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + PSYCHOBABEL + PUBLIC HIGH + PLANET OF THE 8’S Evelyn Hotel,

Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.00.

BACKWOOD CREATURES Rainbow

Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

BARONAQUA + SPACEJUNK + THE YARD APES + PLOVERS Last Chance

PETTY THIEVZ - THE TOM PETTY TRIBUTE Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6pm.

QUEENS OF ROCK'N'ROLL - FEAT: SUSIE SCURRY + BABY BLUE + AL PARKINSON + GENA ROSE BRUCE + ALEXANDRA NINA ATTRILL + MORE

Gem Bar, Collingwood. 9pm.

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE + HAND OF FEAR + TRUE DEFECTIVE + HEXREIGN

Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

REVERENCE HOTEL’S SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY - FEAT: SECRET HEADLINER + JESS LOCKE + PRESS CLUB + MOODY BEACHES + DJ GEORGIA IFYOUWANNAROCKANDROLL + DJ DANCEFLOOR ADMIN Reverence Hotel,

Footscray. 7pm. $25.00.

Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $10.00.

SCOTT & CHARLENE'S WEDDING + PEAK TWINS + CYANIDE John Curtin

Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $12.00.

BORN LION Pelly Bar, Frankston. 8pm.

BOWIE UNZIPPED - FEAT: JEFF DUFF

SEEDY JEEZUS + DEVIL ELECTRIC + NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION + REDRO RODERIGUEZ & HIS INNER DEMONS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

BREAKING KEBABS + RED SEA + 74KINGS + NEO RELIC + THE RAVENS

SHEPPARTON AIRPLANE + LOST TALK + LIZARD QUEEN Tote Hotel,

Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $30.00.

Sydney five-piece Castlecomer have recently reached stellar new heights, moving to the US and signing with Concords Records/Universal Music ahead of the release of their debut album in October.

The boys have a new single in ‘Move’ out now and are back on home turf to take it on a run of shows, which will see them hit up Northcote Social Club on Saturday June 2. You can grab your tickets for $17 via Eventbrite.

NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE - AFTER PARTY (DJ SETS) + CITY CALM DOWN + STINGRAY & THE UNPROTECTED ALLIANCE + MORE 24 Moons, Northcote.

The Croxton, Thornbury. 8pm.

11pm. $13.00.

BATZ + SPIRAL PERM + TOM WALKER & THE SICK INDIVIDUALS Grace Darling

Castlecomer Northcote Social Club

CANYON Satellite Lounge, Mulgrave.

8pm. $17.00.

11pm. $15.00.

THE SEDUCEAPHONES Compass Pizza,

Reverence Hotel 6th Birthday Bash Reverence Hotel

NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE + LUEN JACOBS + SOPHIEGROPHY + MORE

Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7pm. $10.00.

CASTLECOMER + JOSH CASHMAN + LOTTIE LIAMS Northcote Social Club,

Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $8.00.

$13.30.

Collingwood. 5pm.

SOFT CORPORATE + DARLING JAMES + EL TEE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.

8pm. $10.00.

Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00.

THE BLACK SORROWS Caravan Music

Northcote. 8pm.

THE CLINCH + THE J WALKERS + I HAVE A GOAT + BASTARD NORTH + GREYVIEW Woody's Attic Dive,

COLOUR DAZED + THE BELAFONTES + YON + TAM MATLAKOWSKI 303, DAN BRODIE & THE GRIEVING WIDOWS + RUBY SOHO Labour In Vain,

Fitzroy. 8pm.

DARK MARQ - DARK ELECTRONIC MARQUEE - FEAT: SHIV-R + ZCLUSTER + DROPLETS + CLIP + ZEN ROBOTIC + BELLE FOLIE + MORE Swamplands Bar,

Thornbury. 7pm.

Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $33.00.

Collingwood. 8pm.

THE MERCY KILLS + MIDNIGHT ALIBI + TALL RELATIVES Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.00.

THE SEX PILLS + DOLE CHEQUE + MORE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm.

$10.00.

DAVE WRIGHT & THE MIDNIGHT ELECTRIC Piping Hot Chicken & Burger

TUMBLE TURN + SARAH EIDA + TRIO POISON FISH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm.

DEFENESTRATION + MUNT + GRIM + LOOSE UNIT + HAND OF FEAR

VERA BLUE + ALICE IVY + KIRA PURU

Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm. $20.00.

Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 2pm.

DIRTY PAGANS + HOLY SERPENT + GRASSHOLE + NEVER Old Bar, Fitzroy.

8:30pm.

DJ GRANDMASTER VICIOUS Retreat

Hotel, Brunswick. 10:30pm.

DR COLOSSUS + CRYPTIC ABYSS + INVERTEBRATE + TRUE BELIEVER

Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $20.00.

EVELYN IDA MORRIS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $30.00.

EYESORES + TWISTEES Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

GEORGE TRIMMER BAND Royal Hotel Essendon. 10pm.

GOOD DOOGS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00am.

HOBO MAGIC + PSEUDO MIND HIVE + JACK HARLON & THE DEAD CROWS

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

HOT SLUDGE FUNDAE + SANSONUS

Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $10.00.

LEGIONS OF STEEL FESTIVAL 2018 - FEAT: ORPHEUS OMEGA + DREADNAUGHT + EYEFEAR + ELM STREET + MORE Max Watt's, Melbourne.

3pm. $34.70.

LOCO HOMBRES Catfish, Fitzroy. 9pm.

MDRN LOVE Workers Club (geelong),

Geelong. 8pm. $10.00.

NO EXIT - THE AUSTRALIAN ANGELS TRIBUTE + AC/DSHE Musicland,

Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00.

$15.00.

Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

WARSHIPS + COLD IRONS BOUND

Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4pm. $10.00.

WILD CITY + DEARTH Oh! Jean Records, Fitzroy. 4pm.

XYLOURIS WHITE + TROPICAL FUCK STORM + CAROLINE NO Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 8:30pm. $30.00.

HIP HOP & R&B ADULT.FILMS + AU DRE + CLOSE ENCOUNTERS + SOULACOASTER

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $12.50.

BIG DANCING SATURDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

CHICKEN WISHBONE + ELKER + PSILOPHYTE + CORDUROY BOY + HELIOPOLIS METROPOLIS + MORE

Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.00.

ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.

KG Penny Black, Brunswick. 8pm.

KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + MORE

Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ANDY WHITE + GEORGIA KNIGHT

Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm. $15.00.

BAG O' NAILS Royal Hotel, Mornington.

8pm.

CRAIG WOODWARD & FRIENDS

SAM BUCKINGHAM & TIMOTHY JAMES BOWEN Wesley Anne, Northcote.

8pm. $23.00.

SKYSCRAPER STAN + CAITLIN HARNETT + WILL COYOTE Workers

Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00.

STEVEN GRADY Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5pm.

Sunday 3 June HIP HOP & R&B DEJA VU SUNDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9pm.

HOT FUDGE SUNDAYS - FEAT: D'FRO + ILRESPONCE + MORE Lucky Coq,

Windsor. 3pm.

RAEKWON, SLICK RICK + RAEKWON + SLICK RICK 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd.

8pm. $84.90.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS CLOACAS + ISRAELI CHICKS + BITCH DIESEL + DOGFIGHT + STORK Woody's

Attic Dive, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $5.00.

DEMON DAYS Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

8pm.

DENIM SWAN + REGULAR SPREAD + CONNOR HARRY-BLACK Workers Club,

Fitzroy. 1pm. $10.00.

EL CAMINO + MYLK + ABOVE ALL Bar

Open, Fitzroy. 8pm.

GO GO SAPIEN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4pm.

HAYDEN MITT + TESS HANNAH + ​ CARLI JAMES Workers Club, Fitzroy.

7:30pm. $10.00.

LOS BORRACHOS + STEPH FISCHERIVANCSY + SOUTHBOUND SNAKE CHARMERS + RHYLEY MCGRATH

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $10.00.

MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI Corner Hotel, Richmond. 1:30pm. $30.00.

MUNT + GRIM + LOOSE UNIT + GOOD TIME AUSSIE BOGALARS Bendigo

Hotel, Collingwood. 3pm. $7.00.

OPEN/MIC JAM NIGHTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm.

RACHEL CADDY Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8pm. $15.00.

ROCK VENUS – THE SONGS OF LINDA RONSTADT (HIGH TEA LIVE) - FEAT: JANE CLIFTON The Pavilion, 12pm, 4pm.

$89.00.

THE ELLIOTTS + NORTH + MEANDER

Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 5pm.

VERA BLUE + ALICE IVY + KIRA PURU

Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $59.99.

WINTERNATIONALE + TORRENTIAL BRAIN + MID WEST + SCENIC RECOVERY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

$8.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC A TRIBUTE TO RAY CHARLES - FEAT: MACEO PARKER Hamer Hall (arts Centre

Melbourne), Southbank. 7:30pm.

ALMA MATER + SONIDOS FLAMENCOS Memo Music Hall, St Kilda.

5pm. $25.00.

BALKAN BRASS - FEAT: OPA! BATO + OPA SEKO Farouk's Olive, Thornbury.

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ANAM at NGV: Australian Art and Music NGV Explore the intersection between Australian music and art as musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music perform a curated repertoire inspired by works in the NGV Collection. This performance will particularly be inspired by the minimalist works on display in the Robert Hunter exhibition at the NGV, and will go down from 2pm in the Exhibition space on ground level on Saturday June 2.

Tickets are available through the NGV website.

The Kat O Army Reverence Hotel Sunday June 3 at The Rev will feature a trio of stellar acoustic sets that is sure to see you settle into a blissful afternoon. Countryfolk artist Vic Meechan will feature alongside acoustic pop-punk band The Kat O Army as well as solo singer-songwriter Tim Hampshire. Catch it all from 4pm, and be sure to lap up some of the Rev’s delicious food and bev offerings as well. Free entry.

BOOGALICIOUS Bar Open, Fitzroy.

6:30pm.

CARINO SON Lomond Hotel, Brunswick

East. 5:30pm.

DAVID JAANZ INTERNATIONAL SINGING SCHOOL Dizzy's Jazz Club,

Richmond. 5pm.

FRINGE SUNDAYS - FEAT: ISABELLA KHALIFE + LUCY HEAD + SALLY WRIGHT Black Hatt, Geelong. 2pm.

$10.00.

G & T JAZZ + VINTAGE SUGAR Open

Studio, Northcote. 2pm.

ISADORA Open Studio, Northcote.

8:30pm. $8.00.

JESSICA YOUNG QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $35.00.

JOHNNY CAN'T DANCE CAJUN BAND Catfish, Fitzroy. 5pm.

KIDDO & MAMA Caravan Music Club,

Bentleigh East. 5pm.

KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $55.00.

SHIRAZZ + THE SLIPDIXIES Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm.

SPECTRUM St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 3pm.

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & SOCIAL SCIENCE The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6:30pm

& 9pm. $65.00.

TERRI LYNNE CARRINGTON Arts

Centre, Melbourne. 3pm.

THE B# BIG BAND Copacabana, Fitzroy.

1pm. $20.00.

THE NORTHSIDE JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Munt The Bendigo Hotel Melbourne band Munt will be bursting into The Bendi on Sunday June 3, bringing with them their mix of black metal and hardcore. Meanwhile Sydney hardcoremetal act Grim will also appear, as well as fellow Sydney band Loose Unit. It’s set to be loud and raucous and kicks off at 3pm.

Grab your tickets on the door for an easy $7.

GIG OF THE WEEK

Tired Lion Max Watt’s, Friday June 1 Perth rockers Tired Lion are ready to head back our way this week and we’re bloody stoked about it. Fresh off the release of their latest single ‘Where Were You?’, the four-piece have been tearing up the biggest stages of their career so far. This Friday June 1 they’ll roll through Max Watt’s, packed to the brim with tunes from their huge 2017 album Dumb Days. Along for the ride are Good Doogs and Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks. Tickets are $28.60 through the venue, and doors are at 8pm.

See you there.

SUNDAY SIP & SING KARAOKE - FEAT: MRS SMITH + SPARXS Edinburgh Castle,

Brunswick. 3pm.

THE VANGUARDS Rainbow Hotel,

Fitzroy. 4pm.

TIM HAMPSHIRE + VIC MEEHAN + KAT O Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3pm.

WAZ E JAMES BAND Standard Hotel,

Fitzroy. 7pm.

Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4pm.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

11pm. $15.00.

TIRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4pm.

Monday 4 June

Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2pm. $10.00.

KILLER HERTZ + MORE Evelyn Hotel,

YONDERKID + SEXTET MANIFESTO

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ACCIDENTAL BEDFELLOWS Retreat

Hotel, Brunswick. 3pm.

ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS - FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER + PAIGE SPIERS + PAIGE SMITH Customs House

Hotel, Williamstown. 2pm.

BACKYARD BREW Royal Hotel,

Rachel Caddy Compass Pizza

Mornington. 3pm.

Rachel Caddy and her four-piece band will be playing a rare two-set show at Compass Pizza on Sunday June 3. Celebrating the release of her first four singles, the gig also comes as a means to raise the funds to help Caddy and the band release them on a physical CD. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $15, which includes an EP pre-order.

BROOKE TAYLOR + BROOKE RUSSELL + JESS PARKER The B.east,

BENEATH THE SURFACE Chapel Off

Chapel, Prahran. 3pm. $25.00.

Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.00.

HIP HOP & R&B Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ERIN WILL BE MAD + MORE Old Bar,

Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5.00.

MONDAY BONE MACHINE - FEAT: T-REK Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: WET KISS + CHEAP PRESENT + SAD + MILD3W Northcote Social Club,

Northcote. 7pm.

NIEUW MONDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7pm. $3.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

DAREBIN SONGWRITERS GUILD 303,

303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT 303,

DARREN HANLON BAND + PALM SPRINGS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

DANIEL SUSNJAR AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ GROUP The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

Northcote. 3:30pm.

Northcote. 8pm.

Beersoaked Sundays The Old Bar

5pm. $23.00.

ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public

MALABY/DAVIS/BARKER The Jazzlab,

Beersoaked Sundays is back at The Old Bar, this week on Sunday June 3 offering an absolutely stellar lineup. Melbourne post-punk duo Winternationale will feature, supported by Brisbane alt rock-post band Midwest as well as Torrential Brain and Scenic Recovery. Doors will open at 7.30pm and entry is $8.

HOME GROWN’S 4TH BIRTHDAY FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Chapel Off

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JEMMA NICOLE + NATHAN POWER + JOYCE PRESCHER Retreat Hotel,

THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Flogs The Evelyn Hotel Since playing their first show together at a rowdy house party and aptly dubbing themselves ‘Flogs’, the Melbourne indiepunk outfit have gone on to play Melbourne institutions such as The Tote, Northcote Social Club and Yah Yah’s as well as shows interstate, and will now be taking to The Evelyn Hotel. Supported by The Brungas, The Vancant Smiles and Dole Check, Flogs are gearing to put on a massive night on Tuesday June 5. Doors open at 8pm and you can catch all this for just $5.

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Bar, St Kilda . 4pm.

Chapel, Prahran. 7pm. $30.00.

Brunswick. 6pm.

LEHMANN B. SMITH + JAALA Tote

Hotel, Collingwood. 5pm.

MALCURA Mantra Studio Kitchen And Bar, Yarraville. 3pm. $30.00.

MICHAEL MEEKING & THE LOST SOULS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5pm.

OLIVER PROUDFOOT Evelyn Hotel,

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

PETE LE NOURY + MATT DAVID

Carlton Brewhouse, Abbotsford. 3pm.

9pm. $45.00.

Brunswick. 6:30pm. $48.00.

Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:30pm. $30.00.

Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.00.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

11pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK BROADWAY UNPLUGGED - FEAT: GILLIAN COSGRIFF + VINCENT HOOPER + ANGELA LUMICISI + MORE

PETER BAYLOR & THE ROADHOUSE ROMEOS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7pm.

RON S PENO + CAM BUTLER Tramway

Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00.

CHARLES JENKINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

SKYSCRAPER STAN + CAITLIN HARNETT + MAE UDARBE Workers

Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

12pm.

Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:30pm.

Club, Geelong. 5pm. $14.30.

DUO CURRO CASSOMENOS

Tuesday 5 June HIP HOP & R&B SUPAHLOVE + FROOT LUIPS + LE FLEUR Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm.

$10.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC HANNAH CAMPBELL The Moldy Fig,

9pm.

HARRY JAMES ANGUS The Jazzlab,

Brunswick. 6:30pm, 9pm. $49.00.

JAKE BARDEN 4TET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.00.

SMALL FISH BIG POND - FEAT: LAUREN WHITE + THE BRIAR STRING QUARTET + MERINDA DIASJAYASINHA + MORE Dizzy's Jazz Club,

Richmond. 7pm. $30.00.

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON Melbourne

Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $36.00.

TESS GUTHRIE The Moldy Fig, 10pm.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

11pm.

UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE - FEAT: LACHLAN MITCHELL + MORE Boney,

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS FLOGS + THE BRUNGAS + THE VACANT SMILES + DOLE CHEQUE

Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.00.

FOREVER RENTER + BOYPARTS + ELSIE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $10.00.

FOUR IN THE MORNING + GREG STEPS + DOGTRAIN Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $8.00.

HOW TO TAKE YEARS OFF YOUR LIFE - LEWIS NIXON ART OPENING - FEAT: SPECTRAL FIRES + FADEAWAYS + INSIDE VOICES + ELI CASH Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7pm. $8.00.

LAURA IMBRUGLIA + SUMMER FLAKE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

KLUB MUK 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

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