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Pjenne

News Arts Guide Electronic Industry Metal Beat Eats School of Rock Bonjah: A Busking Success Story Gilles Peterson Jeff Mills Pjenne, 30/70 Osaka Monaurail Halcyon Drive Melbourne Synth Festival, Circus Oz: Rock Bang Ngulu-nganjin Baker Boy Singles Album of the Week Albums Gig Guide

Editor’s note With Tom Parker

As cheeky revellers retreat from their Halloween gallivant, there’s a vibrant sheen glowing from Melbourne’s city walls. There’s an air of promise, of excitement for something that beckons in the shadows, just out of sight and out of reach. Before a wise sage could tip his hat at the approval of a passing acquaintance, Melbourne Music Week will be upon us in all its sweeping, multicoloured glory.

Melbourne Music Week means complexity and diversity, it means discovery and astonishment. It’s the foremost episode of Melbourne’s constantly pulsing cultural heartbeat and we can’t wait to disseminate the rising talents, and broadcast the journeyed bastions – for this Melbourne Music Week has an inimitability to it that’s unseen and unmatched.

This week, global electronic heavyweights Gilles Peterson and Jeff Mills drop into Beat HQ to spin their tactful minds before their intricate MMW showings.

They’ll be accompanied by a pair of unheralded, yet just as talented outfits in Pjenne and 30/70, two artists taking to Tocumwal for the tenth year of Strawberry Fields’ storied chronicle. Aside from that, there’s our magnificent cover story for School of Rock, the greatest rock’n’roll musical on this planet which is being reimagined for the first time on Melbourne’s fertile turf. Saddle up folks and prepare for what is a wild, wild issue.

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News The Ocean Party

Much-loved drummer Zac Denton passes away Last week marked a sad occasion for Melbourne outfit The Ocean Party, who farewelled their drummer, friend and brother, Zac Denton. Aged 24, Denton developed a brain cyst which led to his sudden passing, leaving many in the music community reeling. The band released a statement about Denton’s passing on Facebook, where they announced the early release of their latest album The Oddfellows Hall in his honour. The record will also be available for free streaming and download, as well as physical copies. Denton was a prolific musician, known for his work with The Ocean Party, as well as Ciggie Witch, Pregnancy and Hobby Farm. With more than ten albums under his belt at just 24, he was truly passionate about his craft, and leaves behind a legacy.

DJ OXIA

Beyond The Valley

Kira Puru

Beyond The Valley has now completely sold out, so bad luck if you were hoping to snag a last-minute ticket. For those who got in early and secured themselves a spot, you’ve been rewarded, with 11 acts added to the already massive lineup. Electronic fans will be pleased with the additions, consisting of stellar slate of up-and-coming producers from at home and abroad. Sydney outfit Made in Paris, Interstellar Fugitives and Cassian are just a few of the new Aussies on the bill, as well as French DJ OXIA, and ABSOLUTE. from the UK. BTV goes down from Friday December 28 to Tuesday January 1 at Lardner Park, Lardner. Check out the full lineup on their website.

Trailblazing pop-queen Kira Puru is gearing up for her ‘Fly’ tour later this month, and has just let slip who’ll she be bringing along.

She’ll have musician Sparrows along for the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows, but outside of that, her musical guest list will rotate for each city. Your Girl Pho will be opening for the Perth performance, DVNA in Brisbane, XIRA in Sydney, Bronte in Perth, and Sannia for the first Melbourne show, before handing the reigns over to Ro for the second one. Catch Puru and her crew at ACMI as part of Melbourne Music Week’s Heaps Gay Reverie on Friday November 16. Her ‘Fly’ tour will take her to the Northcote Social Club on Friday November 30 and Thursday December 6.

Tickets via her website.

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Anomalie

Christine and The Queens

For the past ten years, Melbourne DJ and promoter JPS of The Operatives has taken up the Thursday residency at Section 8, debuting new talent, and showcasing old. For his last instalment of The Drop, he’ll be joined by Rintrah and Nam, as well as a very special guest, all the way from Canada. Anomalie is a young Montreal-based producer, currently on tour with electronic artist, OPIUO. Blending hints of funk, jazz and hip hop, Anomalie uses his keyboard to create ambient beats. It’s chilled out, easy listening, and a free gig worth checking out. Goes down Thursday November 8.

French pop singer Heloise Letissier, aka Christine and The Queens, has revealed she’ll be hitting our shores next year for her first Australian tour. The announcement comes off the back of her latest record Chris, a catchy, upbeat album, which boasts an irresistible synth pop sound, and melds English vocals with French. She’ll be playing tracks from this record live for Australian audiences, appearing at Perth Festival and WOMAdelaide in South Australia, as well as headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne. You can catch her at The Forum on Tuesday March 5. Tickets via Ticketmaster.

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Bendigo Autumn Music Festival Unveils full 2019 lineup

Bendigo Autumn Music Festival (BAM) is the newest addition to Bendigo’s festival scene, and it’s shaping up for an impressive debut. The first round of artists was announced a few weeks ago, with Kurt Vile and Tiny Ruins fronting the bill, and now the full lineup has been revealed.

Melbourne’s Mojo Juju will be joining the fray, as will Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band, sisters Vika and Linda Bull, Jess Ribeiro and No Mono. The Go Betweens’ members Lindy Morrison, Amanda Brown and John Willsteed will also be reuniting to perform their album 16 Lovers Lane, joined by an array of musical guests. Bendigo Autumn Music Festival runs from Thursday April 25 to Sunday April 28. Head to the website for the full lineup and ticketing info.

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National Folk Festival

Sounds of Africa Festival

The nation’s capital has hosted the National Folk Festival for a staggering 53 years, offering a rootsy five-day getaway packed with 750 shows across 20 venues, a kids festival, themed bars, food and market stalls. The festival’s first announcement for 2019 has a diverse focus, spanning Australian favourites Freya Josephine Hollick, Luke Plumb, Kate Burke and acclaimed indigenous Australian songwriter Glenn Skuthorpe in collaboration with Canadian First Nations artists. Several international folksters will also join, including Irish Mythen, Nancy Kerr with James Fagan, and more. The National Folk Festival hits Canberra’s Exhibition Park over the Easter long weekend, Thursday April 18 until Monday April 22, 2019. Tickets are available via folkfestival.org.

The Sounds of Africa [SOA] festival is an interactive community hub for African culture, showcasing a smorgasbord of authentic food, music and art. Expect plenty of dancing when the quad percussion attack of Auscecuma Beats hits the stage, as well as Zimbabwean wunderkinds Neyne Konecto, and Melbourne house legend DJ Chris Ng. The festival offers plenty of family friendly activities with opportunities to learn the music-dance amalgamation of Kimboza, traditional board game Ludo or to gather round for a bout of African storytelling. Topping it all off is the delectable samples of African food, including soya, Ethiopian and Sengalese cuisines. SOA festival hits Ceres Park, East Brunswick on Saturday December 15, with tickets available via the festival’s website.

Drops first 2019 lineup announcement

Hits Ceres Park this December

Luke Million

Melbourne Synth Festival A Meat Market takeover for lovers of electronic music

Melbourne’s Meat Market will be alive with the sound of synths from Friday November 23 to Sunday November 25, for the Melbourne Synth Festival. The three-day event is a celebration of all things electronic, where attendees will be able to buy and try heaps of software, audio gear and mixing tools, as well as soak up sets by some of the biggest names in the game. Luke Million, Honeysmack, Sadiva and Chiara Kickdrum will all be laying down beats, and there’ll be seminars and workshops to check out too.

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Dance Gavin Dance and Veil Of Maya Join forces for 2019 Australian Tour

Two American heavyweights in rock and metalcore have joined forces for a 2019 Australian tour. California-based Dance Gavin Dance and Chicago’s Veil Of Maya will be heading down under from February through until March, with six city stops on the agenda. Fans in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Newcastle and Melbourne will be privy to the head-banging, guitar-thrashing and drum-smashing of the bands, with Dance Gavin Dance playing tunes fresh from their June release, Artificial Selection. The duo will hit the Corner Hotel on Saturday March 2. Head to the Destroy All Lines website for tickets and tour dates.

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Baker Boy

Wins the 2018 Corner Award It’s been a massive year for 21-year-old Baker Boy. The Northern Territorynative has spent much of the past few months playing festivals like Groovin the Moo and St Jerome’s Laneway, as well as performing with Australian music legends, Yothu Yindi. Now, that hard work has paid off in a big way.

The Corner Hotel have announced the Indigenous rapper as the winner of this year’s Corner Award, which celebrates the up-and-coming artists who are breaking the musical mould. As the winner, Baker Boy will get to play a headline show at The Corner Hotel, has locked in rehearsal time at Bakehouse Studios, as well as a $2000 cash cheque and will have 150 copies of his single pressed into limited edition vinyls. Keep your eyes peeled for a show announcement soon.

Hammercan

Coburg Night Market

Hard Rock Show

Friday November 30 sees the Coburg Night Market return for 2018, with a selection of food vendors and artisan stalls, plus a musical program to match. Entertainment for the communityfocused event will be spread out across two stages; with Hope St Radio providing DJs for one, while talents from a local record label take the reigns on the other. Said label will rotate weekly, but Aarght Records are first up to the plate, presenting Drug Sweat, Parnsip, U-Bahn and J. McFarlane’s Reality Guest. The Hope St DJs will also changeover each Friday, with Bayu and Moopie kicking things off. More info via the Coburg Night Market website.

The Hard Rock Show has been dishing all things rock’n’roll on Channel 31 since 2011, and this year they’ve been doing tapings for a live audience. East Brunswick’s Whole Lotta Love has been hosting the team once a month for filming, giving punters a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the local program, as well as treating them to sets by local bands. Their next episode is due for filming on Saturday November 10, where they’ll be joined by hard rockers Hammercan, and three-piece, Vacant Image. Catch the set at Whole Lotta Love, 524 Lygon Street.

The Northern Folk

Khruangbin

Unveils first Friday night lineup

Release new single, announce summer festival dates Ten-piece collective The Northern Folk are hitting the festival circuit over summer, armed with their latest single ‘Cold’. Originally from Albury and now based in Melbourne, the group are launching the track at Northcote Social Club on Sunday November 18, before playing stages around the country, including an appearance back home. The collective have been jamming together since 2012 and are no strangers to the local touring circuit, but this new track marks a slight change in sound for The Northern Folk, evidence of their growth as a band. Check out their website for tickets and the full list of festival dates.

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Coming to you live from Whole Lotta Love

Adds Melbourne show due to demand Texan trio Khruangbin have never played in Australia before, but after a reception this warm, they’re bound to come back. The psychedelic rockers have sold out all of their east coast tour dates, and have even had to change their Brisbane venue due to demand.

Previously scheduled to play The Zoo, they’ve now been upgraded to the famed Tivoli Theatre; a pretty big feat for any band, let alone one making their debut. They’ve also added an extra show in each of Sydney and Melbourne, so those who missed out better get in quick. Catch them at The Croxton Bandroom on Tuesday March 12 and Wednesday March 13. Tickets via Oztix.

ARTS

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Jeanne Moreau in Elevator to the Gallows

Alliance Française Classic Film Festival

Celebrating the brilliant career of Jeanne Moreau This year’s Alliance Française Classic Film Festival is set to celebrate the work of acclaimed French actress Jeanne Moreau.

The festival will feature six films spanning Moreau’s epic career, from her early breakout in Elevator to the Gallows (1958, dir. Louis Malle) to her biggest international success Jules et Jim (1962, dir.

François Truffaut) and her César Award-winning performance in The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1992, dir. Laurent Heynemann). The Melbourne leg of the Alliance Française Classic Film Festival goes down from Thursday November 8 until Sunday November 11 at The Astor Theatre. Program details and tickets via the festival website.

Ophelia Thinks Harder

A fast-paced, feminist-doused bout of Shakespeare Melbourne-based theatre company wit incorporated are set to deliver Shakespeare’s Hamlet like you’ve never seen it before. Playwright Jean Betts has shifted the all-too-familiar narrative of Hamlet to follow misguided teenager Ophelia as she navigates loss, expectation, faith and sexuality. Unraveling and challenging the tropes that trapped Ophelia so heavily in Shakespeare’s original, Ophelia Thinks Harder presses its audience to question society’s attitudes towards women. Ophelia Thinks Harder plays at Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray from Friday November 9 until Saturday November 24, with show times and tickets via the wit incorporated website.

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer Theatre and activism collide for V-Day

For the 20th installment of V-Day – a global initiative working towards ending violence against women – an all-female cast from Melbourne are set to bring A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer to the stage. Originally a collection of writings from acclaimed authors and playwrights the stage project is helmed by actor, director and producer Mariah Bouillaut, who alongside a cast of ten, will bring this famed feminist work to life. A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer will play at Handsome Her from Thursday November 8 until Saturday November 10 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 via Eventbrite, with a portion of the ticket price going towards Elizabeth Morgan’s House for Aboriginal Women.

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Mo Gilligan

The comedy kingpin hits Melbourne this month UK comedy heavyweight Mo Gilligan is set to land in Melbourne this month in conjunction with his appearance in Sydney for Just For Laughs. Gilligan – AKA Mo The Comedian – has enjoyed a rapid rise to stardom since going viral online, and he’s now also set to take his dedicated social media following into the realm of TV, with a prime time six-part series slated for release in 2019. For his run Down Under, Gilligan will perform his Coupla Cans show – which notably sold out Birmingham’s 1000-seater O2 Academy in minutes – and is set to bring it to Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre on Friday November 23.

Tickets via Ticketek.

Comedy

This week The Basement Comedy Club have pinned down comedy, radio and TV juggernaut Tom Ballard for their weekly comedy night.

Catch Ballard from 8pm on Saturday November 10 at European Bier Cafe and grab your tickets for $20 via Trybooking. Ripper.

Julian Opie

Bask in the renowned artist at NGV A free exhibition showcasing the acclaimed style of Julian Opie is set to come to NGV International this month. The Londonbased visual artist is acclaimed for the way he harnesses thick black lines and splashes of colour with exquisite simplicity, capturing faces and moods with ease. The exhibition will showcase 60 of Opie’s painted works, while the artist will also install a city of skyscrapers up to 13 metres high in the NGV foyer, alongside as a slew of other pieces in the garden including a large-scale fountain. Check out the Julian Opie exhibition at NGV International from Friday November 9 until February 2019 from 10am to 5pm daily.

COLUMNS

Electronic WITH MICHAEL CUSACK

Industry

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Metal

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George Fisher of Cannibal Corpse 6am At The Garage AUSTRALIAN STUDY LOOKS AT THE APPEAL OF DEATH METAL

This Friday November 9 debaucherous DJ duo 6am At The Garage are returning to Hugs&Kisses for their final farewell of the venue, dubbed “One Last Kiss”. They’ll be bringing along fellow debauch-lords Toni Yotzi, Jess Zammit and Tom Moore (Otologic), which is a damn fine group of selectors of Italo-disco, house, boogie and obscure deep dive cuts. Kicks off at 10pm, tickets on the door.

“Eyes bulging from their sockets, with every swing of my mallet, I smash your fucking head in, until brains seep in through the cracks.” That’s from ‘Hammer Smashed Face’, by Cannibal Corpse, whose music was banned in Australia for ten years. Want some more? “Brutality now becomes my appetite, Violence is now a way of life, The sledge my tool to torture, As it pounds down on your forehead.”

When a group of researchers at NSW’s Macquarie University started work on their study Who Enjoys Listening To Violent Music And Why?, the main thrust was to investigate emotional experiences induced by death metal music. In real life, people tend to avoid unpleasant and negative experiences.

So why then are they drawn to lyrics that throw that stuff in their faces?

Past studies on head bangers showed they saw themselves as intelligent and athletic, and considered the lyrics and artwork – extreme sexual violence, murder, decapitation, suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse – as art, and nothing more. The Macquarie University researchers investigated if death metal draws a certain kind of personality. Is it because it’s loud and rebellious or was there something deeper? Are they angry people who become angrier when they listen to the style?

Jensen Inceptor

Over the other side of the CBD on Friday, Autosea will be hosting the Sydney techno DJ/producer who for some reason named himself after an ugly English sports car – Jensen Interceptor, will be throwing down at Boney. With his selection ranging from heavy detroit electro to rolling Italo, thunderous ‘90s breaks and driving EBM, Jensen’s audience’s are promised a sonic journey. Backing him up will be locals Moopie, Jennifer Loveless, Paul Lynch and Josh Wain. Kicks off at 10pm.

Ciel

Progressive club kids Cool Room have announced their finale for the year, going down on Friday December 7 at Rubix Warehouse in Brunswick. The guest of honour for the night will be Ciel aka Cindy Li from Toronto. Li has made a name for herself in her hometown not only as a DJ but lobbying her local government to improve bylaws and licensing rules.

Her sound is infectiously fun, and a lifetime of piano playing shines through on her recently released debut EP on Peach Discs. Along for the ride will be DIN (a new project from Rainbow Chan and Moon Holiday), Emma Stevenson and Jennifer Loveless. Tickets are on sale now.

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Researchers William Forde Thompson, Kirk N. Olsen and Andrew Geeves got together 48 fans of death metal and 97 nonfans and played them between four to eight cuts of death metal music of 60 seconds long, and rated their emotional experiences.

They got a surprise.

“Our results revealed striking differences in the emotional responses of fans and non-fans of death metal. For non-fans, listening to music with violent themes resulted in uniformly negative experiences. It left them feeling tense, afraid and angry,” the researchers, Thompson and Olsen wrote in a piece for The Conversation.

“But the music had the opposite effect for its fans, giving rise to positive experiences such as power, joy and peace. Fans, it seems, can selectively attend to particular acoustic and lyrical attributes of violent music in a way that promotes psycho-social goals. Instead of leaving them feeling hostile, the music helps fans to discharge or distract from their own negative feelings, increase energy levels, and generate powerful, visceral emotional states.”

Those who did the study said the music made them “feel alive” and “made electricity surge through their bodies”. It’s niche music, so it makes them feel apart from what they consider commercialised pap. The study did suggest that there was a possibility that death metal-lovers have actually become desensitised to violence through long time exposure to it, hence their “positive” responses.

Or possibly they were not troubled by violent song lyrics because they had an increased ability to distance themselves psychologically from them and were able to view the depictions as fantasy, not reality. Researchers suggested, “For fans, violent music provides both a source of powerful visceral emotions and a form of social surrogacy, leading to a strong sense of community and shared identity.”

Slipknot

Last week Slipknot surprised the world on Halloween with their first new music since 2014’s landmark .5: The Grey Chapter. Entitled ‘All Out Life’, the song comes from writing and recording sessions for their next record, which are apparently ongoing, making this single more or less a standalone effort – and as far as I know the first time in the band’s career that they have ever released a song in such a fashion. Every other hit that has come before was a part of a complete album, and I mean in this day and age, a metal band releasing a standalone single is fairly common practice – but for The Nine themselves to get on board with the approach feels like a significant shift. Or maybe the album is all recorded, and they’re just playing tricks on us again?

Either way, speaking of the new song, vocalist Corey Taylor had a lot to say about the meaning behind it. With the aim to bring minds together, and remind them that the past is not something to be discarded or disdained, he elaborated that “people are so eager to find the Next Big Thing sometimes that they shit all over the bands and artists that have come before, thus making the past feel disposable, like a dirty thing. Fuck that: why should we pay attention to your mediocre future when you can’t be bothered to celebrate an amazing past? I’d rather listen to a guaranteed hit than a forced miss. ‘All Out Life’ is the anthem that reminds people that it’s not the date on the music – it’s the staying power.”

The first half of the song is more or less on par with the stomping style of riffage the band embraced on their previous album, and while the song certainly features some raging blast beats and death metal-esque tremolo picking in its second half, many fans were quick to point out that it doesn’t live up to Taylor’s earlier promises that their new record would see the band return to “Iowa levels of heaviness”. He however did not shy away from this, and was quick to shut a smart arse fan down on Twitter by responding to such a call out with “that’s not the song I was talking about. But nice try….”

Corey Taylor

Slipknot is the highest-selling extreme metal band of all time. I mean we could sit there and argue about them being nu-metal (which I’d argue that they completely ascended), but the fact is, no other act that features blast beats and death metal influence has sold as many records as they have. 23 years into their career however, they seem to be entering a period of middle-aged reflection – adopting practices of younger acts, while still declaring their elder statesmanship as a mark of their untouchable superiority. It’s a curious, cynical, and staggeringly confident approach that, with the quality of the song and social media fang considered, they can’t really be fucked with either way. Bring on 2019 and album number six.

“Old does not mean less – new does not mean best – no hard feelings but I’m tired of being right about everything I’ve said.”

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URBAN ALE

Distills Belgian Blonde Ale’s hoppy taste profile into a drinkable, pub beer.

URBAN AMERICAN PALE ALE (APA)

An affably sweet pale, with a measured amount of hops.

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A nutty, roasted malt offering an almost cereallike husk flavour.

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In the mammoth shadow of the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, the District Docklands mall is emerging from a troubled history. Rebranded with a much needed roof, the mall’s new entertainment precinct is headed by Urban Alley Brewery, boasting a swag of Australian firsts in beer sustainability, Kosher-pub food and urban identity.

Urban Alley’s owner and founder, Ze’ev Meltzer, worked in finance for many years, and saw the black and blue suited people of the world fuss over the origin of their coffee beans while blindly drinking mass-produced pseudo-foreign beers. Conscious of craft beer’s perceived snobbery, Meltzer decided to craft his own for the ordinary-beer lover that still pushed the possibility of complex taste.

The result was Once Bitter, now branded as Urban Ale, deftly blending the sessionable Australian golden ale with the restrained spice of a Belgian blonde ale. Its success launched the idea of an “urban” brewery in Meltzer’s mind, initially slated for Collins Street, that celebrated the lifestyle of those who occupy Melbourne’s concrete warmth. Sales director A.J Williams beams over the now Docklands-located stained wood table, declaring Urban Alley as “inner-city and really proud of that notion”.

UA’s core beers are split into the Urban and Alley dichotomy, a relationship alternatively called a Ying/Yang or Jekyll/Hyde by Meltzer and Williams.

The four Urban beers span the aforementioned Urban Ale, an Urban Lager, Urban American Pale Ale, Urban Dark Ale and all distil Meltzer’s core brewing philosophy.

“We’re not about pushing the boundaries within the product categories, but what we are about doing is brewing for flavour – that’s about balance,” Meltzer explains.

The Alley series arrives in quarterly seasonal releases which is time enough for Meltzer and head brewer Shaya Rubinstein to explore more madcap flavours on the go. This is quickly obvious in the currently available Blush, an American style wheat beer with an inexplicably smooth taste of raspberries, rhye and pie crust. The rotating IPA exemplifies Urban Alley’s careful approach to beer development. As such, Meltzer has been trialling several new iterations throughout the year until he reaches “the best IPA that can ever be brewed”.

Urban Alley isn’t here to rest on its brewing laurels either, its menu is a treatise of polished pubdelights, offering vegan, vegetarian and even Kosher options, the first of its kind in Australian brew-pubs, due in November. The crispy skin salmon fillet is a mouth-watering highlight, plated on a fluffy grain salad. Those heading toward the less traditional menu corners could try the sizzling Thai beef wrap or the broccoli risotto.

When curating a gastropub menu, certain stalwarts of pub cuisine must feature – Urban Alley pull this off with a truly exceptional chicken parmigiana, flecked with smokey gypsy ham and velvety napoli sauce. No official beer pairings are specified via the menu, however it’s quickly apparent the Dark Ale’s nutty character pairs well with sweeter desert options like the peanut butter parfait. Invariably, the Urban Ale and Urban Lager also sit comfortably with the hearty pub options, particularly the glorious steaks.

Urban Alley’s woody Euro-aesthetic feels familiar, particularly to those who frequent modern gastropubs, but a longer stare reveals a singular character. Mason jar light bulbs, mismatched wood and reclaimed cladding coalesce with a simultaneously homey and exciting ambience.

Meltzer also holds a sustainable ethos which has been championed by several Australian firsts in environmental efficiencies, including compostable sixpack holders, an onsite bio waste plant and a unique water exchange program with the adjacent distillery.

“Every single step of the way making this brewery, we stopped and said ‘alright, is there any other way we could do this which would be beneficial for the environment?’,” Meltzer explains.

Urban Alley feels central to a new tide in craft beer; one aimed at approachability rather than arbitrary experimentation. Its modernising and tasteful march towards a new crowd frequenting Docklands’ new entertainment precinct looks set to secure itself comfortably within the Melbourne pub scene.

“We’re not about pushing the boundaries within the product categories, but what we are about doing is brewing for flavour – that’s about balance.”

Abacus Bar & Kitchen 383 CHAPEL STREET, SOUTH YARRA | ABACUSBAR.COM.AU WRITTEN BY CHRIS SWAN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY WEAVELL

Strolling down Chapel Street, you’re often overrun with restaurants and cafes. However, one stands out, offering a friendly and comfortable upmarket atmosphere unlike the regular dining room eateries in the area.

Abacus Bar and Kitchen has been open two years now and has created a unique dining experience for its customers. “On Chapel Street you have a lot of restaurants and cafes, so we tried to make ourselves stand out by creating a space you’d be happy to sit in for a few hours,” owner Dylan Whitmore explains.

“The whole idea was to make it almost like your own living room, so it feels approachable and accessible for everyone.”

It’s a giant space that has been utilised brilliantly, with a gorgeous centerpiece garden. Wood, marble and masonry are the key here, blending the industrial space with a homey atmosphere. Repurposed 40 gallon drums act as decorative stands while tubes bracketed to the wall give the appearance of downpipes, perfectly matching the vines growing above the front windows, ensuring the whole place feels like you’re dining at home with friends.

An open lounge-style seating area lines the back wall, creating an ideal spot for after-work cocktails, of which Abacus offers an impressive array, made using all-Australian spirits. All drinks are served from a well-stocked bar, offering an extensive wine list and a variety of local beers on tap.

Small marble tables line the exterior of the centerpiece garden, with compact and comfy wicker

chairs, while tiled bench tables [reminiscent of an older style Australian kitchen] and larger tables fill the main front section of the restaurant.

It’s not just the cocktails and bar menu that’s local – the whole menu has a distinctly Australian feel, with each dish containing locally sourced and fresh ingredients. “We try to do everything ourselves,” Whitmore explains. “One of our chefs has a farm, so a lot of our produce comes directly from there. We also have bees on the roof, so we get our honey from them, and we have herb gardens out the back. Pretty much everything we could do ourselves, we do.”

This dedication to fresh produce shines through in the food. Starting your dining experience off with a smaller plate, the flame-cooked chicken livers are a hearty option, tossed with a medley of seasoned potatoes and topped high with a fennel salad generously garnished with dill and paprika. The paprika really packs a punch here, while the potatoes compliment it beautifully with their flavour almost counteracting the spice to create a delicious medley that’s both light and satisfying.

The BBQ prawn offers a unique twist on an Aussie classic, with a large Mooloolaba prawn butterflied and grilled with chilli and coriander. It’s

a tender, almost sweet meat, that slowly lets the chilli sweep in almost as an aftertaste.

The modern twists on Australian standards continue through with the mains. The braised octopus is served with dry aged chorizo, torn sourdough, goat’s feta and topped with a fried egg.

One would expect it to be tough but instead it’s tender, with a rich earthy flavour. Diced chorizo adds a saltiness while the sourdough helps to fill out the meal with a buttery finish. It’s a marvel to look at and delight to eat.

Less adventurous eaters may turn to the steak sandwich, served with fermented lentils and fried greens. The meat explodes with its own distinctive flavour, while the lentils and greens add a healthy kick that only works to bolster the steak. It’s easily one of the best steaks you’ll find on Chapel Street. The menu isn’t just for carnivores however, with vegetarian meals available alongside the many meat options.

Abacus has created a unique dining experience and comfortable atmosphere with their “living room” decor, friendly staff and delicious food and drink.

Utilising local produce, they’re reinventing many Australian classics in exciting new ways, making for a one of a kind dining experience.

“The whole idea was to make it almost like your own living room, so it feels approachable and accessible for everyone.”

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Beat’s Guide to the Best Food Books of 2018 HARDIEGRANT.COM/AU/BOOKS WRITTEN BY REBECCA O’MALLEY

Hardie Grant’s portfolio of new food book releases offers an honest reflection of the international food scene: vibrant, evolving and damn delicious. Across three recipe books and a dedicated book series, these explorations enlighten us on the story of our cooking ingredients, the ways we eat and the way we talk about food. There is a lot for us to learn from food – and of course, from each other. Hardie Grant’s latest food book offering reminds us of this.

You and I Eat the Same EDITED BY CHRIS YING, FORWARD BY RENÉ REDZEPI

If the legacy of the late Anthony Bourdain taught us anything, it’s that food is what brings us together. Good food is humble and honest, and the dining table is a welcome invitation.

Sit down and leave your nonsense at the door.

You share, you listen, you eat.

You and I Eat the Same: On the Countless Ways Food and Cooking Connect Us to One Another (YAIETS) nurtures this idea.

Immigration is fundamental to good food and bringing us together. When we eat, we let down our barriers and learn from both conversation and cuisine – YAIETS explores these lessons in long-form prose. Shorter features continue to point to our similarities – the way we wrap meat in bread, a catalogue of the animals we eat, the list goes on.

This is the first in the Dispatches series, a run of single-subject books that ponder the ways we engage with the food we eat. It’s a collaboration between MAD, the international non-profit organisation founded by Noma’s chef and co-owner, René Redzepi, and Chris Ying, the co-founder and former editor-inchief of Lucky Peach. The series unpacks our relationship with food, questioning the ways in which we can work together to make our lives better. We explore urgent topics from the history of creative cooking to farming in a world coloured by climate change.

Available for $29.99 via Hardie Grant's online store.

The Noma Guide to Fermentation

BY RENÉ REDZEPI AND DAVID ZILBER

René Redzepi – author, chef and co-owner of Noma – has had a busy year maintaining Noma’s reputation as one of the finest and most reputable restaurants in the world. He’s also penned what can be read as the definitive guide to fermentation.

This is one to get excited about. In The Noma Guide to Fermentation, Redzepi and David Zilber (Noma’s own chef, who stands at the helm of the restaurant’s acclaimed fermentation lab) provide a first glimpse into their mastered art of fermentation. This new book is the first to shed light on Noma’s defining techniques.

As Redzepi quite frankly states in the book’s introduction, “Without fermentation, there is no Noma”. While the ever-changing menu heroes local ingredients and their honest collection, fermentation stands at the heart of the restaurant and its philosophy. Every dish includes a fermented element, building complexity while maintaining a nuanced sophistication, be it a bright punch of vinegar, a deep, savoury miso or sweet black garlic.

The Noma Guide to Fermentation covers a lot of ground, journeying through the treatment of lacto-fermented fruits and vegetables, kombuchas, koji, misos and peaso, shoyus, garums and black fruits, via a convenient ordering system that runs from the easiest through to the more technical. Each process is supported by step-by-step photographs, bringing a style of cooking typically reserved for the most high-end establishments into the hands of the home cook.

Available for $55 via Hardie Grant's online store.

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Eat at the Bar

Smith & Deli-cious

MATT MCCONNELL WITH JO GAMVROS

SHANNON MARTINEZ & MO WYSE

At its core, Eat at the Bar is a cookbook. It’s a catalogue of recipes that traverse the simple flavours adored by author, Matt McConnell – garlic, pimento, salt and only the finest olive oil – showcasing their endless depth and potential. It delivers an impressive lineup of recipes inspired by travel across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and the work of local farmers, providores, fishmongers and suppliers whose recipes and methods are as honest as they are delicious.

Every page positions the reader upon a European bar stool, perched and poised for a journey through European flavour profiles. We stop for lunch at cliff top restaurants, wander through bustling markets and go back in time at family-run bars as the authors share anecdotes, photographs and personal reflections from their journey across the continent.

As we follow McConnell and Gamvros across Europe, we’re given a warm insight into the ideas and philosophies at the heart of Bar Lourinha, the Melbourne restaurant owned and run by the two authors.

What Eat at the Bar delivers is an appreciation of the most honest ingredients and methods, with the pages showcasing a repertoire of tapas and raciones that echo the menu at Bar Lourinha. Taken together or as free-standing entities, both book and restaurant embrace Europe’s relaxed approach to hospitality in its warmth, conviviality and generosity.

Available for $50 via Hardie Grant's online store.

Let’s be frank, Mo Wyse and Shannon Martinez have put vegan food on the map. Their Fitzroy restaurant, Smith & Daughters, and its sister deli, Smith & Deli have breathed new life into an oft-snubbed cuisine. Vegan food is no longer disregarded as a weary extension of bland, boring tofu slabs, reserved for those with specific dietary requirements or an underdeveloped palate. The rebrand is fresh and punchy; the menu is tasty and of broad appeal.

Smith & Deli-cious: Deli Food (That Happens To Be Vegan) teaches us how to cook vegan food, properly. Every chapter lifts the lid on the produce behind the counter of Fitzroy’s Smith & Deli. Recipes journey through fresh salads, hearty soups, ready-meals and pie fillings, with special mention going to Smith & Deli’s iconic mac and cheese, spanakopita, beef bourguignon, scalloped potatoes, lasagne and mince meat pies. For dessert, the final few chapters showcase the sweet stuff (including pastries and drinks).

Each recipe is given a visual representation through a photographic flat lay, showcasing a spectrum of colour and texture. These dishes are multi-dimensional with a flavour profile to match. The book’s design is modern and bright, reflecting the philosophy within which Smith & Deli is rooted: that vegan food should be just as good – if not better – than its meaty counterpart.

Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli have breathed new life into the lentil. Now, Smith & Deli-cious hands the reins over to the home cook – this roster of recipes represents a natural progression. This is honest, good food.

Available for $50 via Hardie Grant's online store.

Pizza Religion 12-18 CLAREMONT AVE, MALVERN | PIZZARELIGION.COM.AU WRITTEN BY ZACHARY SNOWDON SMITH

Pizza Religion, the restaurant with locations in Hawthorn and Malvern, is staging a reformation sure to convert a few pizza heathens, with new additions to their menu and a partnership with Colonial Brewing Co that has broadened their selection of beers and ciders.

The restaurant aims to create an experience separate from that offered by the typical pizza joint. Recent reshuffling has added the brisket pizza, previously a special, permanently to the menu. This pizza, topped with smoked beef brisket and a combination of green chilli slaw, coriander, barbecue sauce and restaurantmade pickles, reflects Pizza Religion’s efforts to keep their food as in-house as possible.

Other popular pizzas include the beef cheek, topped with cauliflower puree, caramelised onion, gremolata and truffle oil as well as mainstays such as the pepperoni pizza. This cherished beauty has been given some tweaks nonetheless, served here with goat’s cheese and mint. The ham and pineapple flies off the pass, adorned with mozzarella fior di latte and pineapple, oven-cooked in-house with brown sugar.

The restaurant, which recently donated 800 pizzas to two local school fairs, has worked to create a friendly and energetic atmosphere while making connections with the community. One way of doing this is by offering a wine list populated not with products from Dan Murphy’s, but with vintages from Australian boutique wineries, such as a Pinot

Noir from the Prancing Horse Estate, a biodynamic winery on the Mornington Peninsula.

The Pizza Religion cocktail menu includes many Melbourne staples – such as the espresso martini, Negroni and Moscow mule while they’ve also expanded its drinks menu to include Colonial Brewing Co’s pale ale and “Bertie” cider, brewed from Victorian Gala and Sundowner apples. The Melbourne brewery’s Kölsch ale, also on tap, is a light, smooth ale with notes of lemon and passionfruit, adapted from a traditional warm fermented brew originally from Cologne, Germany.

Pizza aficionados won’t have to stray too far to find dessert, as Pizza Religion is rolling out a new array of dessert pizzettes, featuring toppings like Christmas pudding and pear with frangipane on a sweet pizza base. The restaurant’s currently-available dessert pizzette includes a sticky date topping accompanied with butterscotch sauce and vanillabean ice cream.

As well as the standard thick-cut chips, Pizza Religion offers a range of light sides, including a balsamic-glazed wild rocket salad, a cabbage salad topped with parmesan and lemon and a grains-

based dish comprised of freekeh and lentils with currants, red onions, capers and almonds with a yoghurt dressing. New sides include a refreshing Greek-style tomato salad, suitable to pair with a glass of Prancing Horse Estate Chardonnay.

Starters include chilli-glazed lamb ribs and semolina-crusted calamari, served with a light rocket and fennel salad. Especially popular are the housemade arancini balls, a deep-fried Sicilian street food traditionally filled with meat ragu, mozzarella cheese and peas.

Pizza Religion, fittingly, has planned a slate of special deals for Christmas, including a modestlypriced set menu for adults and children. Adults will be able to choose from an array of pizzas, including the lamb, mushroom and capricciosa, as well as sides such as the restaurant’s popular fried chicken thighs.

For children, the set menu includes a small pizza, a soft drink and a frog in the pond or a “frog in the snow” – substituting vanilla ice cream for the jelly.

The restaurant invites diners to bring friends, family or colleagues for an out-of-the-ordinary Christmas dinner in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Pizza Religion aims to provide an experience apart from the average pizzeria, with specialised recipes and overhauls of old favourites.

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School of Rock the Musical

By Anna Rose

Based on the much-loved film, School of Rock the Musical is a chance for fans of the original film and musical theatre alike to experience an exhilarating new kind of magic.

With original compositions by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock follows failed wannabe rock star Dewey Finn, who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school, in turn transforming his class into a group of riff-shredding rock stars. With Australian theatre alumni Brent Hill as the loveable Dewey Finn, Amy Lehpamer as the uptight headmistress Rosalie Mullins, and an ensemble cast of 36 kids from all across Australia as Finn’s rockers-in-training, there’s nothing here that couldn’t make you excited. Class is in session and we’re all ready to rock.

For Amy Lehpamer, School of Rock fuses her experience in more classical musicals like The Sound of Music and High Society, and more irreverent rock musicals, like Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. “The film is terrific,” she says, “It’s one of those films that’s got such universal appeal, which is quite rare.

“It’s in the popular culture ether as a film and the musical takes all the best elements of the film and puts them on stage, so you get the live aspect of watching these kids perform and play instruments.

“It’s pretty special to watch – you’d have to be a pretty hardened heart to not think that’s pretty great.”

As the sometimes rigid and misunderstood headmistress Rosalie Mullins, a role made famous in the film by actress Joan Cusack, Lehpamer has big shoes to fill but feels she understands the character.

“In essence, Rosalie is a very relatable figure,” says Lehpamer. “She’s that person at the top that we dismiss as being very work-obsessed, kind of cold and difficult to approach. That’s the basis at the start of the film that she’s almost a bit of a caricature. The pressures, she takes pride in the fact she’s at the top of the tree, but she also wears it heavily.”

You might call Rosalie Mullins incredibly neurotic but she’s also incredibly sure of the decisions she’s making. A character introduced in such a definite way makes Lehpamer’s performance that bit more enjoyable, particularly through her interactions with Dewey Finn. “He unpicks her,” explains Lehpamer. “Not intentionally but he gets to the heart of her struggle and her sense of pressure.”

Atop Lloyd Webber’s compositions, Lephamer feels the music very much advances the story with rock‘n’roll getting into the veins of the children.

Working with kids can be unpredictable and with a cast of 36 kids, it’s an education in itself. “It’s wonderful because you’re watching them grow literally and figuratively. The joy of it is watching how quickly they pick things up, the way they work together.

“The thing we forget as adults is how to learn.

We think it’s all determined, that we know what we know and it’s hard to change – kids have that as a given. They’re in that frame that they don’t know a lot and have to learn stuff.

“When you’re working with those kinds of attitudes, it’s sort of infectious. Kids go forward with an open heart and an open mind and are unabashedly creative. You get that purity of what kids do well and this show really takes that and dials it up to 11.”

Despite his extensive resume in Australian theatre, Brent Hill is aware he has landed a coveted role. When the decision was made to cast Hill in the role of Dewey Finn, made famous in the film by enigmatic rock star and actor Jack Black, producers hit the jackpot. “The role is a lot,” he says. “The character is full of this youthful energy and Dewey Finn is a big hit – he has to be, he’s a leader of all the demon rascals.”

The challenge of the production is what drives Hill to make the role his own. “The creators really do encourage some free form, a bit of improv. It means the show is alive. If something happens in the moment you can run with it – and because we’re working with kids it can be unpredictable like that.”

In such a demanding role, Hill needs to draw fuel for his fire – and where better than to feed off the energy of School of Rock’s young cast. Kids will be kids, but the addition of rock’n’roll transforms Hill’s younger castmates into even bigger balls of energy – and he absolutely loves it. Hill is learning as much from the kids as he feels they might be learning from him, emulating the role model aspects of his character.

“That’s one of the things I was excited about coming into this from the beginning,” Hills says.

“Kids have a high energy and counting on that to fuel Dewey, Dewey is thereby fuelling the kids.

They’re fantastic, they’re just fantastic. They’re all rock stars.”

School of Rock isn’t just the story of a loveable goof and his accidental path to realising his dreams of rock stardom, it’s an audible spectacular of modern day rock that is empowering kids and adults through music. “That’s what drew Andrew [Lloyd Webber] to the show,” says Hill. “It is by no means traditional musical theatre,” he says. “Don’t get me wrong, the musical purists will still get something out of it hugely, it just so happens this story is about a guy who lives and loves rock music.”

“Kids go forward with an open heart and an open mind and are unabashedly creative. You get that purity of what kids do well and this show really takes that and dials it up to 11.”

School of Rock the Musical is on now at Her Majesty’s Theatre from Wednesday to Sunday until February 3.

Tickets available via schoolofrockthemusical.com.au.

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INTERVIEWS View the first episode of our documentary series Unseen: The Story of Melbourne’s Busking Heritage on the Beat Facebook page.

Bonjah: how they busked their way to the top

By Zachary Snowdon Smith

Before their Rolling Stone Artist to Watch nomination and their tour in support of The Who, alt-rock quartet Bonjah busked four days a week on the streets of Melbourne.

When the band arrived from New Zealand in 2006, they had trouble getting gigs, so they set up shop on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, with a slate announcing CD prices and their MySpace address.

“It was pre-Facebook,” says guitarist Regan Lethbridge. “It was the best method we found to get our music out there … And, when we got here, the community was just so welcoming. So many of our friends we made through busking, through the early shows … It’s that connection that you can’t explain that music does – it draws you to people and draws them to you. We built a life around it.”

Weekly meetings with other buskers taught Lethbridge to work more collaboratively, he says.

Melbourne buskers must agree on how to divide up the CBD’s precious sidewalk space without stepping on one another’s toes. He also learned how to play a vigorous outdoors show without provoking a fine for excessive noise – though he did rack up his share of informal warnings.

It took Bonjah six months on that corner, experimenting with different styles of playing to see what would catch passersby’s attention, before they were able to get a spot inside the bustling Bourke Street Mall, a broad thoroughfare lined with highend fashion boutiques and department stores.

“Once you’re in the mall, that’s like the Holy Grail,” explains Lethbridge. “Only the big-time buskers make it into the mall. That’s where all the people are, so it makes sense – that’s where all the foot traffic is.

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“The council were always really supportive about giving the streets that vibrancy. Melbourne got quite renowned for it. You walk around and you see good buskers. Even today, you walk out and they’re everywhere. There are some really, really good ones.”

Bonjah’s busking experiences outside of Melbourne have been chequered – an afternoon spent playing acoustic in Byron Bay was such a dud that they didn’t bother trying again.

Eventually the band managed to move from street corners to The Corner solely on the strength of their independently produced CDs and their busking bona fides. By the time Bonjah was picked up by triple j in 2011, they were already playing to ticketed audiences of hundreds.

“Back in the day, playing The Corner was it,” says Lethbridge. “We had four or five years of building a really organic fanbase, especially in Melbourne, to the level where we could play The Corner Hotel, which is 800-odd people, without triple j support.

“They were the best days. The busking days, before triple j got on board and before all these other little things happened, it was just four or five guys going to the city, setting up instruments and playing for three or four hours, just because.”

Lethbridge hopes the City of Melbourne will continue its support for street musicians. A mentorship program for fledgling buskers could be useful, he says – or a “Busking Day” competition that would help raise artists’ profiles and help legitimise busking as a way to start a career. Although

Melbourne is manifestly one of the most buskerfriendly cities in Australia, there remains some stigma separating musicians on the sidewalk from those onstage.

“I know there are people out there that absolutely hate buskers, but I think they’re just, in general, angry people,” says Lethbridge. “Musiclovers and people in general are pretty cruisy … It’s a head-scratcher, because it’s proven that you can have genuine success.”

Though they’re now regulars on the Australian festival circuit and have toured with artists like Paul Kelly and Eskimo Joe, Bonjah still choose to work with former buskers like Tash Sultana and the Pierce Brothers when given the chance. Successful buskers have a work ethic and an ability to grab and hang onto the attention of a crowd that isn’t always acquired in a formal musical education, says Lethbridge. The group returned to their old haunt near the Bourke Street Mall for a one-off performance in 2017.

“I prefer the make your own luck, DIY method rather than relying on other people,” says Lethbridge. “Just get out there and give it a go and write songs and play them to the public and see what resonates, see what clicks. If you can get people to stop because of a certain song or a lyric or a lick or whatever, you’re onto something. It’s road-testing your songs and not waiting for the weekend to do it.

And it beats a job.”

“They were the best days. The busking days ... it was just four or five guys going to the city, setting up instruments and playing for three or four hours, just because.”

This article is proudly sponsored by City of Melbourne in partnership with Beat Magazine.

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK

Gilles Peterson For decades, Gilles Peterson has been a relentless pioneer of contemporary, underground music. Throughout his 30 years in the game, he’s handpicked some of the sleekest talents, and cradled them through to gain wider acclaim — his musical spirit is comparable to none.

As well as bringing unique talents to light, he’s also brought jazz to the fore – a fusion that’s changed club culture completely.

Peterson elaborates that the bridge between jazz and club culture doesn’t linearly mean that jazz is being played in clubs. It’s more an attitude, a warmth, an openness.

“Jazz is a weird word, because it means so many different things to different people. The way I look at it is more of an approach to how you put your music together,” Peterson explains.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean DJs are playing jazz, but they’re playing and approaching their music selection in a more open way, and that’s where it is really interesting at the moment.”

Peterson’s annual Worldwide Festival is a dedication to this fluidity, and it’s a prime representation of the elegance that’s coming with it.

“There’s a certain type of audience at Worldwide that really understand the etiquette of club culture,” he shares. “They’ve gone clubbing, they get the club thing, they’re a bit a decadent, but they really want their moment of peace and loveliness and sharing, and all of that stuff.”

From a young age, Peterson recognised the need to broadcast underground talents to wider audiences.

His 16-year-old-self was known to record pirate radio in his shed, and then blast it across the hills of

“Jazz is a weird word, because it means so many different things to different people. The way I look at it is more of an approach to how you put your music together.”

South London. Now, he owns a radio channel, award show, festival, countless music labels and more.

Having been in the game for so long, Peterson is fortunate enough to be able to watch these movements unfurl.

“In the ’80s and ’90s, DJs like myself would either be playing in very specialist underground parties, or we would be playing in the backroom of bigger mainstream events. I think what difference there is now, is that the guys playing in the back, are playing in the front,” Peterson says.

With more underground musicians coming to the front, the DJ decks are spinning all types of influence. Behavioural changes have been recognised amongst the crowds and people are treating each other differently.

“I hope I’ve been a part of refining something a bit special, and similarly when I travel around the

UK and around the world, I’m really getting a sense that there’s a sophistication and quality of etiquette that’s come to club culture. It’s kind of like going to a good restaurant or a good concert, people know how to treat and how to act in a way that provides an all-round nice experience, I feel.”

With a man that’s accomplished so much and stays true to humility, Gilles talks about appreciating all he’s achieved so far.

“I’m grateful. All that I’m bothered about is enjoying the moment. Life is short, and my only problem is that I’m always looking forward. I’ve never actually really sat back and appreciated.”

Gilles Peterson will perform at ACMI for Melbourne Music Week on Wednesday November 21 alongside the likes of Swooping Duck and Mandarin Dreams All Stars.

Tickets via the Melbourne Music Week website.

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Jeff Mills At Melbourne Music Week 2018, savant techno DJ and renowned multiple discipline artist Jeff Mills is presenting a performance piece inspired by outer-space: The Trip.

During the show on Saturday November 17 at The Hub, located at ACMI, Mills will flex his non-verbal storytelling muscle and take the audience on an explorative journey of the universe’s transcended worlds.

“I got about a hundred science-fiction films and extracted certain parts out of the film and these parts are where the story takes a turn and the characters realise that there is no turning back,” Mills discloses about the visual aspect of his performance.

Mills is chatting to Beat Magazine from his home in Miami Beach, Florida, a city that is also the headquarters for his label Axis Records, a farcry from the sub-zero temperatures and urban belligerence of downtown Detroit where the label was originally founded in 1992.

Interestingly, the story behind the logo for Axis reveals that Mills’ fascination with the astral realms is nothing new. The logo consists of four mirrored triangles pointing to an invisible centre – Mills takes the rotating principle of the solar system as a model for the continual renewal of creativity.

Describing the aspect of the performance fans of his DJ sets will be most interested in, Mills leans on its exclusivity. “The music is mostly original; actually, I have spent all day here in Miami producing things for this performance. A lot of it will be heard for the first time when I perform in Melbourne and like Woman in the Moon, I can change things, improvise and extend things during the performance.

“So the music is actually quite experimental in how it is being played, not really like a soundtrack.

“As I said, I am currently making my tracks and once they are ready to go I am going to mix them

“So the music is actually quite experimental in how it is being played, not really like a soundtrack.” together and modify them together and then I am going to have live equipment running through the mixer so I will have usage of effects, a few synths and a drum machine,” elaborates Mills.

His reference of Woman in the Moon relates to a performance he did to support the three-record, 32-song soundtrack he composed for the 1929 silent film of the same name. Translated from “Frau im Mond”, by Austrian filmmaker Fitz Lang, many consider Woman in the Moon the first film to take science fiction seriously.

Mills will be presenting the soundtrack alongside the film at ACMI on Friday November 16 yet there is zero chance that this ‘double-up’ of Mills’ genius would quell ticket sales for either event given the insatiable appetite of Melbourne audiences.

Mills offers an interesting theory, harking on his own origins, as to why Melburnians, as opposed to other Australian capital cities, have the capacity and the inclination to support an event as avant-garde as Melbourne Music Week.

“I think it’s not by coincidence that most DJs that I speak to always point to Melbourne as the more important city in Australia to play. Since the

early ‘90s it has widely been known across the DJing community that Melbourne is the first place to play in Australia, even more so than Sydney.”

Drawing parallels with Detroit, the city he was born in and grew up, Mills alludes to the cold weather as not a hindrance but a point of resolve.

“I am from Detroit, Detroit’s in the Midwest and in the Midwest it gets extremely cold, winter comes and you have to hibernate – you can’t stop it, you just have to adapt to it and I think that really shapes your character, shapes your tenacity, and you have to get yourself together to get along [to the events] in those types of climates.

“I think that people who live in these types of climates tend to have to think a bit more seriously about work time, free time, using their time a bit more meaningfully and Detroit is one place where we have a long history of saying things with music and using it as an extension of our personalities and I feel that in Melbourne, music carries that same weight of meaning.”

Jeff Mills is performing The Trip at ACMI as part of Melbourne Music Week on Saturday November 17 with ACM Live, Matt Radovich and more. Head to the Melbourne Music Week website for tickets.

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Pjenne Melbourne electronic stalwart Pjenne has been a regular on the local scene for years, earning a strong reputation not just for her big, bold sound but her versatility and perpetual itch to continually explore new musical territory.

Diverse, eclectic and ever-changing tastes that she describes as both a blessing and a curse, Pjenne moves through phases so quickly that she wonders if she will ever have a “sound”.

“It would be great to achieve that,” she says, “But I’m constantly inspired by casting a wide musical net and letting that filter through into my sets.

“At the moment I would describe my cluboriented sets as percussive and UK bass-leaning.

Depending on the situation you could probably also expect to hear some electro, trance or even reggaeton.

Non-club sets might sound a little more synth and dub oriented.”

Pjenne’s journey to the turntables was an idea she’d held onto for a long time before ever taking the stand, feeling that only now with more conversation surrounding gender quality in the music industry, could she adopt a confidence to follow this path.

“I can definitely recognise the impact that had on me, not only having the confidence to admit it was something I wanted to do, but the confidence to actually make a move.

“There has been such a remarkable shift in gender diversity in the DJ biz (sic). I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t still a long way to go, but the last few years have seen a lot of progression in the right direction.”

Billed with an incredibly eclectic blend of artists across many different styles, Pjenne will perform at this year’s Strawberry Fields. Of the many DJs on the lineup, Pjenne acknowledges the calibre of talent she’s

alongside, admiring the work of her contemporaries.

“At the top of that list would be Pearson Sound,” she says, “who I am so fortunate to also be warming up for his Melbourne sideshow at The Sub Club.

“The lineup is so rich with local talent though.

I am inspired greatly by the people close to me on a day-to-day basis, and some of these people have been absolutely instrumental in my progression as a DJ – special shout out to Wax’o and CC:Disco ... also Louis McCoy and 30/70 for the local heat.”

Festivals like Strawberry Fields provide Pjenne with an opportunity and a platform to not only showcase her talents, but to learn from and share ideas with her contemporaries. “Any opportunity to consume music I take on board as an opportunity to learn. Especially seeing your mates flex in the bush.” she says.

“The great thing about festivals is that it gives you a platform to test the waters a bit, play a little leftof-centre with lots of energy, which suits my style.

“I really couldn’t tell you if I’ve converted anyone to my sound. I think more recently playing a bit

more reggaeton and dubstep has been interesting, and perhaps have been seeing people get around the “wob wobs” more. I wouldn’t go as far as attributing that to myself though.“ Pjenne is the kind of artist who definitely takes each day as it comes, with no bucket list per se as to what she wants to do in the future, but what is on the cards has Pjenne, in her own words, chuffed, terrified and excited. “[I’m] closing out Golden Plains with my girl Millú,” she says. “I think that is about as bucket list as it gets. I’m also looking forwards to some more interstate appearances and holding down a month long residency at the NGV to show off my more ‘cultured’ side of DJing.

“Perhaps I’d like to start thinking about some more radio down the track, be it local community radio or international online platforms. Perhaps something in Europe.”

For the past nine years, the last month of spring has seen music fans from near and abroad come together on the banks of the Murray River, just outside of NSW bordertown Tocumwal, to harmoniously celebrate life through music and dance.

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Yet when Joy joined the band, a musical osmosis occurred that fused the outfit tight and took them down a different path. “When Allysha came in, it was just an instant lock … she already had all those concepts of rhythm that most vocalists don’t have.

So that’s when it really all started for the 30/70 we know today and led to us recording the Cold Radish Coma EP.” 30/70, as a band name, carries many meanings, one of which comes down to some trickery. “Me and Ziggy [Zeitgeist, drummer/samples] and Tom [Mansfield, guitar] started 30/70 in Northcote, we got the name of the band from the postcode but also because we figured we that we would get better exposure because numbers always go to the top of all the posters. It’s a music nerdy thing as well because the timing 30/70 is a jilted triplet – it is sort of our interpretation of swing.”

“So it was a trio, then Jarrod [Chase, keyboard] came along and that was the instrumental hip hop group that released the [first] EP then Allysha came along and that’s the 30/70 we know today.”

Hicks then clarifies why the band might be

Pjenne performs at Strawberry Fields which comes to Tocumwal in New South Wales from Friday November 16 until Sunday November 18.

More info via the festival website.

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30/70

The banner under which they have revelled is Strawberry Fields, a festival that is not bound by a musical genre, as its festival organisers seek to challenge and excite by booking both established and emerging artists.

Experimental hip hop collective 30/70 have played the festival each year since their inception five years ago and the group’s bass player Henry Hicks (AKA Horatio Luna), says the act’s development seems to have mirrored the organic aura of the festival.

“At first it was an instrumental hip hop band, actually in 2014 we released a nine-track EP under 30/70 that was purely instrumental. I think it’s still available on Bandcamp?”

You may be wondering why Hicks believes the instrumental EP is a revelation for followers of the act and the query is cleared up in the next six words, “That was before Allysha came along”.

Hicks is referring to 30/70’s supremely talented vocalist Allysha Joy, whose soulful vocal rhythms and rhymes act as another instrument across 30/70’s 2015 debut album Cold Radish Coma as well as 2017’s acclaimed album Elevate, and its 2018 sister EP, Elevations.

“Prior to Allysha joining the band our idea was to reinterpret the music of Madlib and J Dilla but in more of a jazz quartet context, drawing on ideas of minimalism and moving away from the ideas of improvised solos and things,” explains Hicks.

“There has been such a remarkable shift in gender diversity in the DJ biz. I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t still a long way to go but the last few years have seen a lot of progression in the right direction.”

referred to as a five-piece on occasion, when they in fact have six members.

“Josh [Kelly] came along a bit later,” Hicks explains. “After we had established the core four of us we decided that we were going to be a collective and that way we could learn from all of our friends and have all these different [genre] groups streamlined by the core four, but then all of a sudden the band had 11 members and it was a logistical nightmare so we scaled it back and we were left with Josh on saxophone.”

With this expansion then contraction it would be possible to infer that the 30/70 performing at this year’s Strawberry Fields will be a well-honed musical beast.

Hicks elaborates on this proposition. “I’ll tell you what you can expect from a 30/70 show at Strawberry Fields – some of the most gangsta jazzinfused hip hop, house, bruk (sic) music coming out of Melbourne, original soul crew. That’s what you can expect.”

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“I’ll tell you what you can expect from a 30/70 show at Strawberry Fields – some of the most gangsta jazzinfused hip hop, house, bruk music coming out of Melbourne.”

30/70 will perform at Strawberry Fields which comes to Tocumwal in New South Wales from Friday November 16 until Sunday November 18.

More info via the festival website.

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Osaka Monaurail

“Funk means two things: one side of the music is for partying, and the other side carries messages.”

Few people outside Japan are aware of how seriously the country takes jazz – that John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme went gold because of the Japanese market, or that statues of saxophonists stand around Kobe’s Kitano-chō district.

Osaka Monaurail, Japan’s premier funk group, are bringing a painstakingly crafted act that seems destined to mesh with the eclectic Melbourne scene.

Osaka Monaurail last toured Australia in 2014, playing Sydney Festival, WOMADelaide and the Meredith Music Festival.

“When I go to many places, some people understand the music, but they don’t know how to react to party music,” frontman Ryo Nakata says.

“Some people, they know how to party but they don’t know how to comprehend. What I’m saying is, people in Melbourne know how to party, and they also understand the music. They know the music intellectually. They know the history of American soul music and, also, they know how to react to party music. Funk means two things: one side of the music is for partying, and the other side carries messages.”

This time, Osaka Monaurail will be performing a mixture of original compositions and soul classics, accentuated by Nakata’s signature dance moves. The band rehearse their dance routines at least twice per week to achieve a level of energetic discipline more commonly associated with J-pop than with funk.

“We didn’t want to be special,” says Nakata. “All we were doing was trying to duplicate the vintage sounds from the ‘60s. We never really thought about being unique. But, when I was first on tour to Europe, people told me they had never seen

anything like us before. They said, ‘You guys wear these special uniforms and take those deep bows.’

“I had never really thought about it. I had always thought, if you’re a funk band, you have to play in uniforms. If you’re playing in the style of the ‘60s, you have to take a bow to open the show. If you really respect ‘60s soul music, you really have to learn how to play like that. That’s all I was doing.”

Nakata first learned to dance by studying bootleg VHS tapes of The Midnight Special and other shows. Since the ‘90s, Nakata accumulated hundreds of bootlegs, including hard-to-find recordings of Wilson Pickett, James Brown and Ray Charles.

Now, most of them are gone, and the devout nostalgist is wondering whether his CD collection shouldn’t follow them.

“I put ‘em away a few years ago,” says Nakata.

“Now, if you want to learn how to do the swim, you can just google ‘the swim.’ Now, everything is available on YouTube. That’s sad. These days, things are changing. I don’t know if it’s for good or not.”

Nakata’s tremendous assimilation of ‘60s music, movies and literature has informed everything from his grey sharkskin suit to his political beliefs. Though the Osaka Monaurail act is, as you would expect, not highly political, Nakata believes that the ‘60s can

give us some pointers on how to handle our current political dilemmas.

“I’ve changed the way I think,” he says. “We have to move forward. Looking back is not cool anymore, because the time has changed. We are living in the era of Trump, the time of [Shinzō] Abe. I’ve always thought that we have to learn from the ‘60s, from the students fighting against the war in Vietnam or fighting for civil rights, and the Black Power movement, which is very true still. But, as musicians, it’s time for us to carry on the message of the ‘60s without looking back.”

Osaka Monaurail draw crowds with their charismatic and splashy stage manner, but Nakata hopes his shows will also be able to bring audiences closer to a true artistic appreciation of funk.

“We’ve got to do more than just bring the sound back,” says Nakata. “I want everybody to come to the show and enjoy the music, but we’ve got to have more to it, more than just dancing and alcohol.

We’ve got to have some sort of beauty to the show.

We’ve got to have that perfection, somehow.”

Osaka Monaurail will play the Caravan Club on Tuesday November 20, Prince of Wales Bandroom on Wednesday November 21 and The Night Cat on Thursday November 22.

They’ll also perform at Queenscliff Music Festival from Friday November 24 - Sunday November 26. Head to the festival website for tickets.

BY ZACHARY SNOWDON SMITH

Halcyon Drive In their punchy new single ‘Only Youth’, Melbourne electronic rockers Halcyon Drive deliver some happy-go-lucky vibes.

“This song is kind of funny,” begins guitarist Michae Oechsle, “I was going for a run on a really rainy morning and I almost got taken out by a tram – I got home and wrote these lyrics. It wasn’t exactly a near death experience but it was along those lines.

Just how nearly getting hit by a tram is funny is anybody’s guess, but if Oechsle can get inspiration for a banging new song from such an event, more power to Halcyon Drive. “It wasn’t that close,” Oechsle continues. “It’s like the thing when you stand on the edge of a cliff and you get the temptation to jump off – there’s a word for that, the void or something – it’s the same kind of feeling. “’What if I had been hit by that tram and what would happen next?’ Stepping back and observing that from an outside perspective, it was this weird moment of reflection I had – ‘Only Youth’ revolves around that moment, it’s reflective.”

And in a positive way. Where many people would have returned home and written a morose I-should-have-done-something-better-with-mylife kind of song, Oechsle preferred to look on the bright side, capturing the essence of life in an altpop banger in that typically meticulous Halcyon Drive writing style. In words made famous in Monty Python, ‘Only Youth’ teaches us to “always look on the bright side of life.”

Despite the unassuming stories behind their music, Halcyon Drive have an excellent reputation as live performers. Their reputation precedes them, and if you’re trawling the internet for videos or have seen the band in action for yourself, you’ll know their energy is intense. “Yeah, that’s kind of what we’re all about,” Oechsle says.

“Every show, no matter whether it’s a tiny pub or a huge stage, it’s 110%. That’s kind of an ethos for us.”

“It’s the type of people we are – I think it especially comes from [drummer] Max, he’s something to watch. A lot of people just come to our show to watch Max because he’s just so into it, he gives 120% at every show.

“It’s [also] about giving a really good performance, making sure every show is 110%.”

In Halcyon Drive’s early days, Oechsle attests they had some pretty flat shows, realising quickly they had to stop. “Every show, no matter whether it’s a tiny pub or a huge stage, it’s 110%. That’s kind of an ethos for us.

“If someone’s not stepping up to the plate we have no problem telling each other about it. So that’s the kind of internal culture we strive for at Halcyon Drive HQ.” Oechsle says that their “honesty is the best policy” mantra has been a contributor to their success to this point. “Max and I have a pretty good creative relationship,” he says. “We drive each other nuts sometimes I’m sure, but we’re pretty used to telling each other what we’re thinking, we don’t really hold back. It’s all healthy, it’s all good.”

A reflection of that healthy banter and strong work ethic will certainly continue in Halcyon Drive’s future music, but we might not get a follow up to ‘Only Youth’ before the year is out. Instead, Oechsle says 2018 will go out with a great song and a few greater shows. Halcyon Drive sat on ‘Only Youth’ for a time, much like the steady trickle of releases we’ve had this year, but Oechsle says they could only put out the songs when the time was right.

“This album process has been very drawn out, new songs a year, year-and-a-half old, it’s nice to get this out there in the world – it’s nice to finally have people hear it. I do remember being excited about this song once upon a time,” Oechsle says.

“I’m excited about it being out there in a different way – not the same excitement of when we recorded it, but you get excited about different things, new people hearing it, playing it live.”

‘Only Youth’ is available now on all platforms.

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INTERVIEWS

Melbourne Synth Festival “Anybody that’s making music electronically and is interested in it is going to get something out of this show.”

A must-see for any synth fan – the first ever Melbourne Synth Festival is coming to town this November as part of Melbourne Music Week.

Organised by the Australian Music Association (AMA), who recently enjoyed success with the Melbourne Guitar Show, the Melbourne Synth Festival features live music, workshops and seminars, as well as synth equipment for sale. Chief Executive Officer, Rob Walker describes it as a giant pop-up shop.

“We’re featuring all the major suppliers of all of the big brands in making electronic music, synthesizer music, DJing, in a really good boutique exhibition,” he says. “It’s a huge pop-up shop where you can see, try and buy all the latest gear and then you’ve got live music and also an education aspect to it as well.”

After seeing how successful and how much interest there was for the Melbourne Guitar Show, the AMA set out to do something similar but for synth music. As synthesizers are a big part of music these days, they felt that there was enough of a community that would be really interested in having a show like this.

“The electronic music genre is so big now and there’s lots of people producing music in their home and a huge festival scene in this genre of music, we think it could grow for sure,” says Walker.

Synth music is special and important because it allows you to create more music and more sounds.

People are creating new genres through these new sounds produced through manipulation of software.

At the Melbourne Synth Festival, there will be a display of vintage gear, however what the exhibition is really aiming to do is to showcase the newest

products in the synthesizer world and DJ equipment.

“Anybody that’s making music electronically and is interested in it is going to get something out of this show,” Walker says. “It seems to be a young dynamic or demographic to me, and you’ve also got a lot of people who’ve spent their careers producing music in studios.”

The festival features workshops and seminars run by industry professionals giving demonstrations of the latest products and what it does. There will also be talks about performing live with electronic dance music and how a live rig is set up, as well as what software applications to use as well.

“If you’re into product, we’ll also be looking at performance-based workshops and where people go with their careers. It’s about the music industry, it’s about making music and looking at all the latest tools and how to do it.”

Punters can also experience live music performed by some of the best local synth artists. It was important to the organisers to try and present the diversity that is created with this music and to showcase a broad spectrum of the creativity that exists.

“I think the Guitar Show really created a community among performers in the music industry and I think this will do the same.”

Walker says that he can see the Melbourne Synth Festival having a second run and being an annual offering. They’ll start modestly and build it up to be a really good event for the electronic music community. But for now, Walker is just looking forward to seeing happy people at the festival, seeing some good live music and having a great day out. He encourages people to come along and check it out.

“Come down and get a really first-hand experience on how the music’s made, what the potential of the equipment is and how good our artists are,” he says. “If you like this genre of music then it’s something that’s really worth coming along to. I think it’s the first time all of the major brands have been in the one place together where people can come and experience that sort of thing too, rather than going from store to store.”

BY ELLEN ROSIE

Circus Oz: Rock Bang

“[David Bowie] was a guardian angel coming down from the heavens and showing us the way of rock ‘n’ roll – so we had to start a band.’’

Buckle up – Circus Oz’s upcoming show Circus Oz: Rock Bang is an absolute whirlwind. This is not your average circus show – in fact, it’s a circus rock opera.

Fusing the splendid acrobatics of Circus Oz with eccentric, infamous rock duo Otto and Astrid of Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots), it’s safe to say Circus Oz are leaving nothing behind in their 40th year of performance. ‘‘It’s the most incredible thing we have ever been a part of,’’ says Otto. ‘‘The whole show is about the story of our lives with acrobats flying around everywhere. It’s amazing.’’

Otto and Astrid became involved with Circus Oz after playing at at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. ‘‘Art director Rob Tannion wanted to make a show about a band. He googled best band in the world, and we just happen to have a song called ‘Best Band in the World’. He got really excited after seeing us play.’’

The Europop, post-punk rock band are no strangers to collaborative performance, having recently toured with American singer Amanda Palmer and playing at Woodford Folk Festival. Their work with Circus Oz marks another entrance for them into the realms of cabaret, comedy and circus. ‘‘The weird thing is – we are just a rock ‘n’ roll band.

People from the cabaret and circus world, they love what we do so we keep getting asked to play. We don’t mind, we love it. As long as there’s an audience, we’ll play. Bring it on, we say.’’

In its exploration of the trajectory of Otto and Astrid’s lives, Circus Oz: Rock Bang recounts the death of the sibling’s parents, exploring how the duo were

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soon to be plunged into the Berlin rock scene. ‘‘Living in Berlin after the wall came down, people were living in squats. Everyone was in a band, or an artist, or in the circus. It was an explosion of creativity.’’

April 8 1990, was a day Otto recalls changed his life. ‘‘We saw David Bowie,” he explains. “He was a guardian angel coming down from the heavens and showing us the way of rock ‘n’ roll – so we had to start a band.’’

Once formed, Die Roten Punkte didn’t start performing immediately, taking time to write their music. ‘‘It took us time to work out how to pose for photographs with our instruments,’’ Otto laughs.

Their song writing process is one of collaboration. ‘‘One of us will have an idea and show it to the other.

I’ll say ‘Hey Astrid, here’s an idea’, and she’ll say ‘no that’s no good, it should go like this,’ then I’ll say, ‘it should go like this.’ Some might call it arguing, we call it creativity.’’

Circus Oz: Rock Bang sees Otto and Astrid step out from behind their instruments to tell their story, joining forces with a four-piece live band. ‘‘It’s a bigger sound, there are so many of us. That’s the difference that allows us to go into full rock opera mode, playing new and old songs.’’

Of course, there are also some songs where the duo play their renowned miniature instruments. ‘‘People ask us ‘how do you make such big sound with such little instruments?’ Astrid plays a miniature drum kit. She had stolen some instruments from a primary school, so we got used to playing on a smaller scale. It’s just what we do.’’

The show incorporates many other musical influences into its contagious and momentous anarchy. ‘‘There are references that are coming into the show musically that we have never had before.

There’s Nick Cave and Radiohead, The Who and Green Day, who we are big fans of.’’

Otto and Astrid elicit an exhilarating stage presence. Combine that with the mesmerising flying and flipping acrobatics of Circus Oz, and a detonation of dynamism is created. ‘‘Something magical happens when we are on stage together, we get lost inside the music. Our aim is to try and put on the greatest rock ‘n’ roll show anyone has ever seen.’’

BY GABBY BEAUMONT

Catch Circus Oz: Rock Bang from Thursday November 15 until Sunday November 25 at the Malthouse Theatre, Southbank. Tickets via the venue website.

INTERVIEWS

Ngulu-nganjin A day dedicated to sharing a voice.

Wominjeka yearmann koondee biik Wurundjeri balluk – a welcome from the Wurundjeri people, custodians of the land upon which we are celebrating ‘Ngulu-nganjin’.

The importance of preserving these words, along with the attached traditions and cultural heritage are all set to be explained in depth when Ngulunganjin [translating to ‘Our Voice’] takes place at the Abbotsford Convent on Saturday November 17 from 12 – 2pm.

Emceed by Jason Timaru, Ngulu-nganjin will launch the Convent’s Open Spaces festival. The beautiful grounds of the Convent will leap to life with music, sound, food and energy as the event celebrates the Indigenous heritage of the land, bringing a voice to spiritualism and stories held in the past, present and future.

“There are many voices telling the story of place and space within the Wurundjeri Community,” explains Mandy Nicholson, Artistic Director of the project. “Hence the name Ngulu-nganjin. To assist in creating something culturally safe and culturally integral, we approached Dr Lou Bennett, a highly respected Yorta Yorta, Djaara woman and creator of beautiful music in language. Lou was the perfect choice due to her cultural respect, understanding and knowledge.”

Nicholson’s work brings a handful of narratives to the Convent grounds in the form of a sound trail, which is currently being developed for the precinct.

Visitors will walk the outline of Bunjil the Creator, pausing at specific sites to hear stories of creation, cultural songs and personal tales from young and old.

Curiously, the sum of the sound trail results in storytelling and perspectives relating to the Bunjil star system Altair – one example of the hidden mysteries the day brings. Beyond the sound trail, a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony

Photo by Mandy Nicholson

will lead a day of events which hold rich cultural significance to the Wurundjeri.

“Traditionally, no celebration would begin before visiting tribes or clan groups had participated in Tanderrum, of which the Welcome to Country was a part,” explains Wurundjeri Council Member and Elder Aunty Gail Smith. “Visitors would be cleansed with smoke and asked to respect Wurundjeri laws, and resources. Visiting groups would usually be hosted by the traditional owner group for several days before they would then have to participate in the hunting party to help sustain themselves and their family group.”

From thereon in, the day kicks into full swing with activities such as a preview of the sound trail, Woiwurrung Ngool language classes, face-painting with ochre, basket weaving, traditional games, and a participatory performance by Indigenous Hip Hop Projects. The Djirri Djirri dance group, named after the Woiwurrung [Wurundjeri] phrase for the Willy Wagtail, will also perform on the Gulanboon stage.

Nicholson believes that events like this help raise awareness and even revives languages, culture and ceremony, bringing them in front of everyone from country to city. Her work with Aunty Diane Kerr, an important cultural mentor, allows her to tell a story from today and into the future, offering a sense of optimism for the community.

Of all the events taking place during the Open Spaces festival, the performance of the title track ‘Ngulu-nganjin’ stands out as particular importance.

The must-see work created by Lou Bennett will be performed by Lou, Mandy and a Woiwurrung choir of children and women.

To close the event, ‘Biik Ngarrga’ Country dance will be performed by the Djirri Djirri dance group.

“This dance encapsulates all the six layers of Wurundjeri Country,” Nicholson explains. “There’s the Biik-ut [Below Country] where we get ochre to decorate our bodies for dance and ceremony. The Biik-dui [On Country] where we dance, walk and conduct ceremony on Country without harming her.

There’s also the Baanj Biik [Water Country], representing the water we use to keep us alive, but also used as part of our welcome ceremony, as visitors sip water from a tarnuk to signify cultural safety on Country. We continue through with Wind Country, Sky Country and Forest Country above the clouds, creating a dance that teaches Wurundjeri women and girls that they are part of these layers both physically and spiritually. Each layer cannot survive on its own, just like our community and ourselves.”

It’s no surprise Danzel Baker is left wondering where the year has gone. As he prepares to embark on a tour across Victoria next week, the past few days alone have involved being named this year’s Corner Award winner and a set at Werribee’s The Lost Lands festival.

“Hip hop, in particular, hit community back in the ‘80s when my dad and uncle were known as the Baker Boys, and it really stuck,” he says. “It’d be safe to say that I was dancing before I could walk.”

Not only has music surrounded Baker as part of his culture, it runs through his veins – his cousins Gawurra and Yirrmal having each broken into the mainstream with their own sounds, before him.

“As most people know, music is a key aspect of all Aboriginal culture – it goes way back. It’s how we connect with each other, with our land and with history,” says Baker. “It’s a massive part of us.”

Baker’s track ‘Marryuna’ – meaning to dance or freestyle purely for the joy of it – is a shining example of music’s role within Indigenous culture. Its lyrics reference manikay – traditional songs passed down through generations of Yolngu people – and their profound effect on the land.

It’s through melding his traditional tongue, the Yolngu Matha language, with English lyrics and a contemporary hip hop sound that Baker has found his niche. The first artist to have broken into the mainstream while rapping in Yolngu Matha, Baker hopes to spark a sense of curiosity for his native language in non-Indigenous listeners.

“Every country but Australia has a recognised Indigenous language, which is really weird to me

Ngulu-nganjin comes to the Abbotsford Convent as part of Open Spaces on Saturday November 17 from 12pm-2pm. Head to abbotsfordconvent.com.au for more info.

BY TOM BRAND

Baker Boy

2018 has seen the young Yolngu rapper, best known by his moniker Baker Boy, erupt both onto the Australian music scene and internationally – the past ten months a flurry of festival stages, tours and award nominations.

Having grown up in a small community in Yurruwi, North East Arnhem Land, Baker describes his newfound celebrity status as another world.

Constantly on the move as he takes his music around the country, life in his remote community in the Northern Territory seems like a distant dream.

“Back then I was just Danzel Baker from Yurruwi who was a youth worker that went fishing, hunting and [spent time] hanging with family and now Baker Boy has just amped things up and thrown me into the limelight, which was like a bit of whiplash,” says Baker.

Making his debut with ‘Cloud 9’ as recently as May last year, Baker’s horizon is now lined with the likes of support slots for 50 Cent and Dizzee Rascal to appearances at some of Australia’s most renowned festivals.

It seems an inconceivable turn of events for the rapper, who admits his first single was born simply through an apprehension to freestyling around the campfire with his friends. After reluctance to join his now bandmate Dallas Wood in an ad-lib rap session, Baker opted to pen concrete lyrics which would go on to form ‘Cloud 9’.

“There are many voices telling the story of place and space within the Wurundjeri Community … Hence the name Ngulunganjin.”

because our Aboriginal culture is the oldest in the world,” says Baker. “Through my music, I’d hope to educate people about my language, to inspire them to explore just how many Aboriginal languages there are in every state and hopefully get schools around Australia to include their local language in their curriculum for students to choose.

“And, if I’m being totally honest, rapping in language is actually a lot easier than rapping in just English, plus it sounds cool as – and the people agree.”

While Baker is grateful for the overwhelming reception his music has received, both in Australia and abroad, he cites his ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ Benny Walker, Dallas Woods, Alice Skye and Emily Wurramara as just a few examples of the abundant Indigenous artists not receiving the recognition they deserve in the Australian music industry.

“Everyone is aware of race, it’s a part of Australian history,” says Baker. “I’d like for people to acknowledge that and accept that we’re all one mob, at the end of the day. We bleed the same colour and breathe the same air, and when we hear a sick beat, regardless of its origin, you get into it. White, black, Asian, Indian – music sees no race.”

“We bleed the same colour and breathe the same air, and when we hear a sick beat, regardless of its origin, you get into it. White, black, Asian, Indian - music sees no race.”

Catch Baker Boy at the Northcote Social Club on Sunday November 18. Tickets via the venue website.

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Album of the Week (Spunk Records)

Singles With Augustus Welby

Honey

Hot Work

Honey (Hot Wok Records) Sydney foursome Hot Work forgo the trappings of contemporary indie-rock to merge the bravado of early-60s surf music with the emotive sway of doo-wop balladry. ‘Honey’ blasts out of the blocks with the lead vocal alternating between a croon and a bark. The band then withdraws into a more reflective tempo as the song’s narrator picks at his sores. There’s a comic quality throughout, emphasised by childlike and thoroughly catchy backing vocals.

Tamma

Beat You Down (Independent)

Tamma holds nothing back on this bald-faced pop banger. The NZ songwriter’s crowd-pleasing intent might come off as cheap were it not for her undeniable effusiveness. The song determines to rouse bodies to the dancefloor, but not at the cost of its melodic integrity. Atop a loaded bed of synths, drum programming and various other percussive elements, the Melbourne-based singer’s confidence is unflinching.

Ezra Collective feat. Jorja Smith

Reason in Disguise (Enter the Jungle)

Ezra Collective covet some mainstream exposure on ‘Reason in Disguise’ by enlisting breakaway R&B star Jorja Smith. The London quintet’s groove-based modern jazz arrangement is complemented by Smith’s raw, unfiltered vocal turn. Smith’s candid delivery brings emotional urgency to the track, however you sense the Collective are holding back, prompting disappointment when the song fades out prior to the four-minute mark.

The Ocean Party

The Oddfellows’ Hall The Ocean Party’s eighth album The Oddfellows’ Hall opens with ‘Rain On Tin’, a sombre track wistfully reflecting on living in the city and searching for your home, penned by Zac Denton.

Theophilus London feat. Tame Impala

Only You (My Bebey Records)

It’s attack of the ‘80s as Theophilus London teams up with Kevin Parker to revisit Steve Monite’s ‘Only You’. Aside from the updated fidelity, the duo doesn’t stray too far from the Nigerian artist’s original, presumably banking on their audience’s unfamiliarity with the 1984 release. And besides, there’s no need to mess with melodies this strong. London proves adept at handling the delicious top line, and with the aid of Parker’s peerless retro-authenticity, he’ll have you sufficiently hooked by the song’s conclusion.

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The album’s release came with the news that Denton tragically passed away – Aged just 24, he leaves behind a vast body of work across over ten albums released with The Ocean Party, Ciggie Witch, Pregnancy and Hobby Farm.

An Ocean Party album is rich with emotional depth without ever feeling overwrought or taxing. With each band member sharing songwriting duties, the range of themes explored is broad in scope. We hear across The Oddfellows’ Hall anxieties about modern life, reflections on the distingeration of a relationship, preparations for parenthood and the desire to evolve as a person.

As listeners we’re lucky to have a band like The Ocean Party who continually evolve stylistically while retaining the earnestness that has made them a favourite of many for almost a decade. We are also lucky to be able to hear from a songwriter as talented as Denton playing in a band that gave him the space to not only be honest within his lyricism, but the chance to collaborate within a nurturing environment. It’s a special thing the band have created, and Denton will long be remembered for his incredible music and the many lives he touched.

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Albums

6.0

Life

(Independent)

(Pure Noise / Sony)

(BMG Records)

Boy George and Culture Club

Drug Church

Salvation

8.0

Cheer

After two decades of silence and some three decades since they were relevant, Culture Club return with Life, but now as Boy George & Culture Club, clearly to avoid the opportunity from cashing in from the bands most bankable commodity. Culture Club are no strangers when it comes to toying with religious themes, which makes ‘God & Love’ an appropriate opener.

The result is often quite daft, but this does not stop George from chatting with God in a knowing manner for the good of society. Despite being rooted in a certain time, some songs show just what they can do when given half a chance, like ‘Let Somebody Love You’s upbeat reggae.

Occasionally, Culture Club pull out the vitriol of the scorned, ‘Resting Bitch Face’ being just the tonic for austerity, albeit replete with mellow vibes and earthy grooves. ‘Different Man’ is a precision-tooled party track and a pleasant surprise. Counterbalancing pleasantry are songs like ‘What Does Sorry Mean?’.

Maybe a dictionary will help George.

The band know their way around a pretty melody but is the depth still there? The true believers will be satisfied but a renaissance is not on the cards.

I think it’s safe to say Drug Church are really fucking good.

Driving the same gritty hardcore train as The Bronx, Gallows and Culture Abuse, Drug Church’s third studio album Cheer is made of ten hard and fast tunes.

‘Unlicensed Hall Monitor’ reads from the post-hardcore playbook established by New York band Gorilla Biscuits while also evoking the sound of their own 2015 breakthrough EP Swell.

‘Avoidarama’ is soaked in a bitter irony, potentially the calling card of an over-informed and over-exposed generation with the lyrics: “I’d rather end it/ Few seconds I’m out / Find an oven, stick my head in / I’ll let you know how it ends.”

Drug Church’s lyrics have more sardonic inferences than a Bukowski novel so surely the irony is not lost on them that they are signed to Pure Noise, a Sony subsidiary with a roster packed with gimmick screamo bands like Hawthorne Heights and Senses Fail.

Let’s just hope when the zeitgeist rolls over, Drug Church’s style of music does not become a clichéd and bastardised version of authentic hardcore punk.

BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS

BY DAN WATT

BY DAN WATT

8.5

Picture this: Strikingly colourful and bold wildlife, scintillating sounds, you, and a couple of friends. You’re in Rainbow Valley, the thematic heartbeat of Matt Corby’s stunning sophomore album.

Choosing to work [mostly] on his own has been a decision of great reward. The sounds and scenes of Rainbow Valley work to a healing effect, something that wasn’t showcased on Corby’s debut record, Telluric. Soulful tracks ‘All Fired Up’ and ‘No Ordinary Life’ reflect a general Willy Wonka-esque vibe. The joyous and extravagant melodies, and a vast vocal palette, have all been created by Corby – every piece of instrumentation and vocal work.

Beautiful song ‘Miracle Love’ plays a key part of the album as the main ballad – Corby’s outlandishly stunning vocals layered forming an almost gospel feel. It touches on themes of love, getting carried away in our mistakes, and how to move on from them.

The album closes with ‘Rainbow Valley’, the bluesy-jazz downbeat title track. Corby’s vocals get a major opportunity to shine, and they definitely deliver. This is an incredible step in what’s clearly a new direction for Matt Corby. He has certainly earned his place in music.

Total Giovanni

Euphoria

(Rice Is Nice)

Rainbow Valley

Salvation is the London alt-rock, new wave band from the late 1970s featuring Ian R. Atwood (vocalist and primary songwriter), Mike Gatehouse, Nick Calvert and Chas Stoddard.

Atwood appears to be re-releasing or at least promoting their album Ease My Mind.

Musically, the record is very much a product of its time, with a classic 1970s psychedelic-rock sonic aesthetic, like on the second track ‘Hey Mister’. This fairly hard-rocking tempo track features Atwood’s voice at a deep gravelly warble reminiscent of Lou Reed on The Velvet Underground’s ‘I’m Waiting For My Man’.

Opening song ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me’ has a pretty bangin’, almost doo-wop energy with a driving bass, sparkling saxophone and Atwood’s vocal accents (‘Ooooh Ahhhh’).

Interestingly, the aforementioned song is replicated twice more on the album. ‘Mix 2’ is much lighter than ‘Mix 1’ while ‘Mix 3’, closing the 12-song album, is a new take on the song altogether with the saxophone taking the lead, accompanied by what sounds like just bass guitar and drums – there is something a little bit cool about this version.

(Dot Dash Recordings)

(Universal Music Australia)

Matt Corby

6.0

Ease My Mind

9.0

Euphoric is quite literally most appropriate sensation elicited when listening to Total Giovanni’s aptly titled debut album.

Opening song ‘Everything’ is uber schlocky and certainly not the album’s strongest song with its in-your-face sleaze overwhelming.

However, second track ‘Your Light’ captures the aforementioned ‘Euphoria’ that harks back to the pure heart of disco soul’s origins in the late 1960s. To put it in context, this song would mix seamlessly into Isaac Hayes’ ‘Walk On By’ from his seminal disco album Hot Buttered (1969).

Even more dancefloor-orientated is ‘Akila’, with the song opening to a pounding beat and a deep voice entoning “jungle”, followed by expanding softened vocals. “I take him down as we get high / as we get high / as we get high,” before continuing, “I love eclairs as they love you / deja vu / deja.” It is pure nonsense, but juxtaposed with such an imposing rhythm it is absolutely enthralling.

This decade, Melbourne has proven a hot bed for a steezy disco synth revival as Sex on Toast and Client Liaison climb the ranks and with Euphoria, Total Giovanni release a 12-song document that establishes their own repute.

Straight Arrows

ON TOP!

8.0

Sydney outfit Straight Arrows’ third album ON TOP! is a staunch reinterpretation of 1960s garage-rock; pardon the pun but on this album, Owen Penglis, Will Harley, Adam Williams and Al Grigg don’t miss a beat.

Opening song ‘Nothing To Me’ is a classic banger that is reminiscent of British Invasion pop-rock like The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ and The Animals’ ‘It’s My Life’.

The album’s lead single ‘21st Century’ thwomps along with a bucket load of swagger for the verse opening up into a fullblown chorus that features the lyrics “Take me out / the future it got zero for me / Take me out / I hit the top, the rest means nothing”. Interestingly the song is written from the perspective of an internet troll at the top of their insidious game, it is quite the juxtaposition to hear such a classic rock sound with Facebook specific lyrics: “A thousand friends and plenty of room for more.”

This is a very good genre album that while staying true to the sonic aesthetic of the ‘60s, doesn’t fall into the trap of singing about the same tired themes of the male-dominated world that existed in that very era.

BY DAN WATT

BY DAN WATT

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Gig Guide

UADA The Bendigo Hotel Crossing the seas from their home in Portland, USA to Australia for the first time, UADA are set to burst into The Bendigo Hotel on Wednesday November 7. Since dropping their second record Cult of a Dying Sun in May, the metal outfit have continued to mark themselves as ones to watch. Joining them on the night will be Atra Vetosus, Evoker and Rebel Wizard from 7.30pm and tickets are $26 via the Facebook event.

Bohjass Bar 303 Local experimental jazz nine-piece Bohjass will kick off their November residency at Bar 303 this Wednesday November 7. With a rotating roster of supports lined up for the month, this week you can expect appearances from Tom Fryer Band and Yosel 3. Kicks off at 7.30pm and entry is free.

Dom Major Charles Weston Folk-rock singer-songwriter Dom Major is set to play Charles Weston on Thursday November 8. Originally from Manchester, UK, Dom Major recently made the move to Melbourne where he has been putting together a body of work for release this year – so there’s any bet that some previously unheard tracks will be making an appearance at this gig. Catch it all from 6.30pm and enjoy free entry too.

Ben Panucci

Ben Panucci Yarra Hotel Sydney singer-songwriter Ben Panucci will launch his debut album Age of Consequence in Melbourne at The Yarra Hotel on Thursday November 8. Hannah Cameron and The Attics will join as support and it’s all set to kick off at 7.30pm. Nab your tickets for an easy tenner on the door.

Flaskas Whole Lotta Love Alternative roots act Flaskas are slated to take over Whole Lotta Love on Thursday November 8, armed with their debut album Kingdom Come. Having shared the stage with the likes of Boy & Bear and Busby Marou and played festival stages across the country since their inception in 2016, the Sunshine Coast-bred four-piece have rapidly made a name for themselves. They’ll be joined by King River Rising and Velvet Bloom from 7.30pm and tickets are $10 on the door.

The Cornersmiths Merri Creek Tavern Slinging retro-style country, folk and blues, The Cornersmiths are set to take to the Merri Creek Tavern on Thursday November 8. Expect songs from across their catalogue with some new ones thrown in for good measure when they play two sets from 8pm.

Entry is free.

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Wednesday Nov 7 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BOHJASS + TOM FRYER BAND + YOSEL 3 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $15.00.

CHARLOTTE MCLEAN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.00.

EMILY WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $35.00.

GIANNI MARINUCCI TRIO Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

HOOK TURN ORCHESTRA Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham. 10:00am. $20.00.

KINGSLEY GEORGE Milano's Tavern, Brighton.

10:00am. $5.00.

LIAM BUTLER WEBB TRIO Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8pm.

RAT CHILD + RARA ZULU + DECLAN FRANCIS + BLUME Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.00.

STRAIGHT AHEAD Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

8:15pm. $35.00.

TRIO ELF The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $25.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BAREFOOT BOWLS CLUB + WAX JAX & THE MIDNIGHT SNAX Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

COLLARTS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

DECLAN FLOREZ + DANIEL ELIA + PANIA Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.

GANG OF YOUTHS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $89.90.

LIVE IN THE BANDROOM - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

7pm.

MAJAK DOOR + VELVET BLOOM + LOOSE BRICKS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $10.00.

MAN CITY SIRENS + THE PHOSPHENES + THE SEQUELS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.00.

SAM SMITH + PALOMA FAITH Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7pm.

SCRAGGERS + DRAGOONS + FROOT LUIPS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

UADA + ATRA VETOSUS + EVOKER + REBEL WIZARD Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

7:30pm. $26.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ANDY WHITE + THE HOT SPRINGS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

CLIO RENNER Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8pm. $30.00.

HOOT & HOLLER + TOM & JERRY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:30pm. $7.00.

JULES BOULT Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

LAKE HONGHU - FEAT: HUBEI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $48.00.

LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: SUZETTE HERFT + MARTY KELLY + LOUISE & ETHAN Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

MUDDY'S BLUES ROULETTE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Catfish, Fitzroy. 8pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Penny Black, Brunswick.

7:30pm.

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

REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER'S SINGALONG Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 7pm. $20.00.

THE LITTLE LORD STREET BAND (DUO) + BROOKE RUSSELL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

8:30pm.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL - FEAT: TIM CLARK Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $34.00.

Thursday Nov 8 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.

CACARTU Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

ELISSA RODGER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.00.

EMMA GILMARTIN BAND Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

FEM & GREG The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20.00.

FITZROY SOUL PARTY - FEAT: SON OF A GUNZEL Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.

LANEOUS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $23.50.

LILLIAN ALBAZI QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.00.

PHOEBE & THE NIGHT CREATURES Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

SAFFRON CONNECTION Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

STRAIGHT AHEAD Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:15pm. $35.00.

WILBUR WILDE + JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel, South Melbourne. 7pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BEN PANUCCI + THE ATTICS + HANNAH CAMERON Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. $10.00.

BREIZERS + SLIM JEFFRIES + THE BURBS + BAD BANGS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

CHESTER BRIX + DAVY SIMONY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $9.23.

COLOURED STONE + TERRY + KEE'AHN Northcote Social Club, Northcote.

7:30pm. $25.00.

CONAN + BELL WITCH Max Watt's, Melbourne. 7pm. $61.75.

DEF LEPPARD + SCORPIONS Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 6:45pm. $101.70.

EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + PRECISION AUTO + SUMMER FLAKE Howler, Brunswick. 8pm. $18.53.

END OF EXAMS PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

FYRE BIRD + TELESCREEN + THE KIDS + MINOR FEEDS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $10.00.

GANG OF YOUTHS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $89.90.

IN MUSICLAND TONIGHT - FEAT: NED MORAN + FIELD SEE & MASON + MORE Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm.

LA BRONCO + SHROUD + HIGH DRIFTERS + TEMPLE IN THE SKY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

LOU DAVIES + JEFFERS LIMIT + BODY CLOCK + THREE BASE HIT Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $5.00.

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

MS. 45 + SYNTHETICS + INFRAGHOSTS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

MUMU + MORE 303, Northcote. 8pm.

MURMURMUR + RATHAMMOCK + ​ JUNGLE CUFFS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $12.00.

PERSONS OF INTEREST Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9pm.

PINK MIST + GELD + V + RABID DOGS + ROT TV. DJ RADFORD + DJ LOU LOU Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.00.

PRESS CLUB + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + PORPOISE SPIT Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm. $19.40.

SILENT INCOME + PUB TENTACLE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

STEVE TYSSEN BAND + THE SWEETS + SLOMO + JIMMY ROBERTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8pm. $5.00.

STOMPIN' RIFFRAFFS + MESA COSA + INTOXICA Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.00.

SYLVIA FONTEYN + WARREN BOOTH Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8pm.

THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

TINGY CELESTINO Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

HIP HOP & R&B CLUB PALISADES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

DJ JAZZY JEFF + BEASTMODE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8pm. $72.45.

NEXT CROP HIP HOP SHOWCASE FEAT: KIRKLANDD + ZOO CREW + J.B.T + YOUNG BWIZZI + STAZI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

NO FRILLS THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm.

THE DROP - FEAT: RINTRAH + NAM + JPS + MORE Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK DANIKA SMITH Penny Black, Brunswick. 8pm.

DOM MAJOR - FEAT: JASON LOWE Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

EAGLEMONT + SLOWCOACHING + FEELDS + MIMI GILBERT Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $15.00.

FLASKAS + KING RIVER RISING + VELVET BLOOM Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

7:30pm. $10.00.

FLINDERS QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $50.00.

HOODLUM SHOUTS + CAT HEAVEN + HALF/CUT + SHOP TALK Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $12.00.

JULIAN JAMES Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

8pm.

KNOTT FAMILY BAND Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

LAKE HONGHU - FEAT: HUBEI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $48.00.

LIAM GERNER + BROOKE RUSSELL Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 7pm. $12.00.

LOUISE SOL & ETHAN POS + BRENDAN LLOYD Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8pm.

MICK KIDD & DAVE BLIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS Hume Blues Club, Coburg. 7:15pm.

MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm. $5.00.

RUBY JONES + JESS DELUCA Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

THE BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTERS + HOOT & HOLLER + APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 6pm. $16.62.

THE SOCKETTES Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

8pm.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL - FEAT: TIM CLARK Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $34.00.

Friday Nov 9 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC 45 SHOOT OUT - FEAT: RICK HOWE + DD + CASSAWARRIOR Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE Belleville, Melbourne. 10pm.

CANNONBALL The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.00.

CATHRINE SUMMERS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $35.00.

DJ DE-GROOVY Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

9pm.

DJ THE KNAVE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

FRIDAY KNOCK OFF SESSIONS - FEAT: THE HANDLE BARS Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 5pm.

GOAT CONTROL Catfish, Fitzroy. 9pm.

HELLO TUT TUT + DISGRUNTLED ARCHITECT Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $15.00.

JOSEPH TAWADROS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8pm. $39.00.

KALLIDAD Penny Black, Brunswick. 8pm.

LE FLEUR + SQUID NEBULA + HEADPHONES JONES Bar Open, Fitzroy.

8pm. $10.00.

MOJO JUJU + NASTY MARS Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

MOONGLOW Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne

FEATURED GIGS Cbd. 9pm. $30.00.

NADIRA & FRIENDS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $30.00.

PARIS PLAN + COPPERHEAD BRASS BAND + RENELOPHUS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

STRAIGHT AHEAD Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

8:15pm. $35.00.

THE ALEXANDER NETTELBECK QUARTET Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn.

8pm. $25.00.

THE JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $25.00.

THE LAGERPHONES Bar Open, Fitzroy.

6:30pm.

VAUDEVILLE SMASH Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $20.00.

ZEDSIX The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11pm. $10.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABBY DOBSON Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $27.00.

ABERRATION + BRANDO RISING + LOT 56 + CATCHER BLOCK Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 8pm.

ABERRATION + THE LEVITATING CHURCHES Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 6:15pm.

ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 11pm.

ALICE STOCKDALE + NATALIE CAROLAN Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.00.

AUTO-MASH DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9pm.

BAD PONY + CLUB YORKE + MID CITY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.00.

BOB ‘BONGO’ STARKIE'S SKYHOOKS SHOW Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin.

8pm. $28.00.

CAN YOU HANDLE THE ACID TEST? - FEAT: GRINDING EYES + BURIED FEATHER + ELECTRIC GUITARS + CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS + USER + DUSTY STYLUS + THE LIQUID LAMPA Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $8.00.

CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + NAMN + MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

CRASH Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6pm.

DEAD CITY RUINS + EL COLOSSO Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm. $14.30.

EKRANOPLANS + SPARKLY BEAR + CRYBONES Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm. $6.00.

EYESØRES + GRINNERS + DEARTH + NOTHINGE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.

8:30pm. $10.00.

FOZZY + DANGEROUS CURVES + TORRENTIAL THRILL Max Watt's, Melbourne.

8pm. $83.15.

FRONTSIDE BACKSIDES + SCRAGGERS + GLUTEN PRIEST Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm.

FYRE BIRD Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:30pm. $10.00.

GEORGE TRIMMER BAND Royal Hotel Essendon. 10pm.

GREGOR + CALLAN + SWEET WHIRL John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $12.00.

HANNY J + FOLEY! + ANTY + CAKEFIGHT Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $13.30.

JACKIE BROWN JR Sound Bar, Capel Sound.

9pm.

JON STEVENS + MISS ROSIE & THE TOP CATS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $35.00.

MONTAGUE + TRACE DECAY + HOT GLUE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

MOTHERSLUG + VESSEL + SLEEPER SERVICE + DEATH BY CARROT + PSEUDO MIND HIVE + DJ OBLIVIOUS Bombay Rock, Brunswick. 7pm.

ON DIAMOND + SKY VOLTAGE + SABINA MASELLI Eastmint, Northcote. 9:10pm. $10.00.

PARIS WELLS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

PLOVERS + SLIM JEFFRIES + WORLD SICK + UNCLE BEN'S LAST WORDS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9pm. $10.00.

POLARIS + THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA + GIDEON + THORNHILL 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

POSSESSED MUM + BAD BANGS + GIRL

GERMS + CYSTIC NIGHTMARE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8pm. $10.00.

PRESS CLUB + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + PORPOISE SPIT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

RINKYDINK - FEAT: THE NATIVE PLANTS + THE DELVENES + SQUID INK Thornbury Bowls Club, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $10.00.

ROCKY & THE TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 6pm.

SHE'S THE BAND + BODIES + INFRAGHOSTS + WHICH OLD WITCH Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE MOVES - FEAT: COME TOGETHER & THE CLAPTON CHRONICLES (WITH THE CASEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) Bunjil Place, Narre Warren. 8pm. $59.00.

STALKER + UADA + IRONHAWK + REAPER + MANIAXE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $26.00.

THE DESERT SEA + WINTER MOON + SWAMP MOTH + SORDID ORDEAL Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7pm. $10.00.

THE HERE HERE'S + FUTURAS BLUES BAND Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:30pm.

TRAM COPS + SUNBEAM SOUND MACHINE + TINY GIANTS + TALI MAHONEY + JUNGLE BREED Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00.

FEAT: TYNE JAMES ORGAN + BOATKEEPER + CHITRA Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm.

U-BAHN + EMPAT LIMA + GIRLATONES + A+ Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

UNDER THE SEA + WINTERNATIONALE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8pm.

WHAT’S ON PRESENTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9pm.

WOLF OF THE WILLOWS & BLIND DATE RECORDS PRESENT - FEAT: AYLEEN O + FELICITY CRIPPS BAND + BLIND DATE RECORDS DJS Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North.

5pm.

YAH YAH'S BANDSTAND PARTY - FEAT: CHINA BEACH + BLEACH + KING CIG Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm.

HIP HOP & R&B AFTER HOURS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

ELEFANT TRAKS 20TH BIRTHDAY FEAT: THE HERD + OKENYO + L-FRESH THE LION + HOMEWARD BOUND + JAYTEEHAZARD + MORE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 6pm. $55.00.

HAVANA FRIDAYS - FEAT: MC SEBA + MORE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

JOHN SAFRAN (DJ SET) Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

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

R&B AT EMPIRE - THIRD BIRTHDAY FEAT: CRUNK + JFRESH + COLLINS + ROBIE NYLE + SHADOWZ + RIDGE B + BLAC IVORY + MORE Empire, Narre Warren. 9pm.

REMI & RAIZA BIZA + DJ MZRIZK + COOL OUT SUN SOUND SYSTEM Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ANDY BAYLORS' IRENE BUILDING BLUES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

BECCY COLE Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave.

8pm. $35.00.

CELEBRATING BRETT DEAN + BRETT DEAN + ANAM ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $50.00.

DAMIEN DEMPSEY + PADDY MCHUGH Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8pm. $61.60.

DAN BRODIE & CHRIS BRODIE The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $14.80.

JIMMY O'HARE Platform 270, Melbourne.

5:30pm.

JUSTIN BRADY Memo Music Hall, St Kilda.

7:30pm. $20.00.

MAYHEM Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6pm.

PAPA PILKO & THE BINRATS + ROSA MARIA The B.east, Brunswick East. 9pm.

PIERCE BROTHERS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $49.18.

RACH BRENNAN & THE PINES + TAYLAH CARROLL + WOLF & WILLOW Some Velvet

Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

RILEY CATHERALL Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6pm.

STEPHEN PIGRAM + MORE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 6pm. $27.00.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6pm.

VEILED WOMAN - FEAT: HERO + MAXON + STAV. + PLAZZA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL - FEAT: TIM CLARK Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $34.00.

YOLANDA INGLEY II Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.

YORKIE’S DUSTY CRUMPETS Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8pm. $10.00.

Tram Cops The Evelyn Hotel

Saturday Nov 10

Western Australian Music Awards Best Country Act-winners The Little Lord Street Band will be swinging by The Drunken Poet in duo form on Friday November 9. It comes as the pair round out a packed month of intimate shows across the east coast, so you’ll want to catch them no while you can before they head back out west. Music from 9pm and free entry.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS AMISTAT + B R DALTON Howler, Brunswick.

8pm. $24.19.

ATOMIC DEATH SQUAD + BELLIGERENT INTENT + ABUGHRAIB + BIOME + ORDER OF TORMENT + HAND OF FEAR Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7pm. $15.00.

BAREFOOT BOWLS CLUB + CARLA RUSSO + THE VELVET CLUB + DEZ Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $8.00.

BEN SMITH BAND Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy.

9:30pm.

BORN OUT OF TIME FEST - FEAT: GRINDHOUSE + MESA COSA + GRINDING EYES + THE BEAT TABOO Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

CAPTAIN SPALDING Musicland, Fawkner.

7:30pm. $15.00.

DEAD CITY RUINS + EL COLOSSO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 1pm.

DEAR THIEVES + SOPHISTICATED DINGO The B.east, Brunswick East. 9pm.

DIET., PLANET + DIET. + PLANET Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $19.90.

EL TEE + 808S & GREATEST HITS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8pm.

GROOVE NATION Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 9pm.

HONEY BUCKET + GUS + MOSES CARR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $10.00.

I AM DUCKEYE + CLIP + SKULL FORK + DJ LEOPARD HEAD Bombay Rock, Brunswick.

8pm.

ICONOCLAST + WRAITH Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 6pm. $19.40.

JACKIE BROWN JR + THE BELAFONTES + NAT VAZER Catfish, Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.00.

KITTY SCRATCH + BIG JUMANJI & THE COATHANGERS + NICK CARVER & THE MEAN STREET BUTCHERS + THE JACKSONVILLE TRIAL Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 2:30pm.

LAWNTON BOWLS CLUB + UNCLE RUDEY + SKINK HILL Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3pm.

MIDNIGHT COUNTRY CLUB + VELVET GLOOM + THE GROGANS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 2pm. $10.00.

MONNONE ALONE + COLD GOLD + SPIRAL PERM Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.00.

NORTHCOTE REBELS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:30pm. $15.00.

PEEL STREET FESTIVAL - FEAT: COLOURED STONE + TOTALLY MILD + MOD CON + DJ JNETT + P-UNIQUE + UNCLE JACK CHARLES Peel Street, Collingwood. 12pm.

PEEL STREET FESTIVAL - FEAT: LOOSE TOOTH + ANDY HART + WHISKEY HOUSTON + MERVE + CANDY + PINCH POINTS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

SELF TALK + PAPER THIN + AMENDS + QUINTON TREMBATH Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8pm. $10.00.

SINSAENUM Max Watt's, Melbourne. 7pm. $66.85.

STEVEN WILSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7pm. $99.90.

TERRIBLE SIGNAL + PSYCHOBABEL + SLEDGEHAMMER + GIRL GERMS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $10.00.

THE HARD ROCK SHOW - FEAT: HAMMERCAN + VACANT IMAGE Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6pm. $10.00.

THE JETSONS Royal Hotel, Mornington. 8pm.

THE LEGACY OF JESSE YOUNAN - FEAT:

Having already released their album Even In My Dreams earlier this year, Melbourne’s Tram Cops will come into The Ev this week to launch their brand new record Not Forever.

Catch them alongside support acts Sunbeam Sound Machine, Tali Mahoney, The Tiny Giants and Jungle Breed when it goes down on Friday November 9 from 7pm. Tickets are $10 via Oztix.

Little Lord Street (duo) The Drunken Poet

Mayhem Edinburgh Castle Promising elements of folk, punk and country wrapped around some delicious three-part harmonies, local all-girl outfit Mayhem are set to roll into Edinburgh Castle on Friday November 9. Catch them from 6pm and enjoy free entry too.

Gregor

Gregor The Curtin Melbourne-based pop eccentric Gregor will celebrate the release of his debut record Silver Drop at The Curtin on Friday November 9.

Backed by a full band, this is shaping to be a really special time. Callan and Sweet Whirl will kick things off from 8pm, and you can grab your tickets for $12 via the venue website.

Montague + more The Post Office Hotel The Post Office Hotel is set to host a heaving night of indie-rock this Friday November 9, with the likes of blues-y rock trio Montague, lo-fi two-piece Hot Glue and indie-pop charmers Trace Decay taking to the stage.

Music from 8pm and entry is free.

Floyd Thursby The Moldy Fig Traditional jazz purveyor Floyd Thursby will sling classic jazz cuts from the ‘20s and ‘30s when he takes to The Moldy Fig this Friday November 9. Head down from 7pm to lap it all up and enjoy free entry to boot.

The Legacy of Jesse Younan Wesley Anne Wesley Anne will celebrate the life and legacy of acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Jesse Younan on Saturday November 10. Artists including Khristian Mizzi, Carolyn Oates, Penny Larkins, DaveStergo, BOADZ and more will mark ten years since Younan’s passing, with all proceeds from the night being donated to the Leukaemia Foundation. Doors from 8pm and tickets are available for $18 via Trybooking.

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The Mansions Red Betty Local five-piece The Mansions are slated to take over Red Betty this Saturday November 10. With The Wellingtons offering support and DJ Dave Shaw ensuring the energy doesn’t waiver throughout the night, this is shaping up to be a real treat. Doors from 7pm and you can grab a ticket for a breezy $8 on entry.

I am Duckeye Bombay Rock Local heavy-metallers I am Duckeye are geared to take over Brunswick’s Bombay Rock on Saturday November 10. Clip and Skull Fork will be in tow as support and you can catch it all go down from 9pm. Free entry.

Josh Lee Hamilton Compass Pizza Byron Bay indie-folk singer-songwriter Josh Lee Hamilton will stop by Compass Pizza on Saturday November 10 as part of his national tour celebrating his new single ‘With The Wind’. Melbourne locals Romey Tobin and Amada Monteiro will offer support when it goes down from 8pm, and you can snag a ticket for $10 via Eventbrite or for $15 on the door.

Carl Pannuzzo Quintet The Jazzlab Acclaimed singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Carl Pannuzzo and his quintet will take to The Jazzlab on Saturday November 10. Best known for his work with roots act Checkerboard Lounge, a cappella trio Acapelicans and dance-folk outfit Totally Gourdgeous, Pannuzzo has also lent his talents to the likes of Opera Australia, Mia Dyson, Paul Grabowsky, Vika and Linda Bull, Shane Howard, Cirque du Soleil, Kylie Auldist and Tripod. Catch the Carl Pannuzzo Quintet from 8pm and grab your tickets for $30 via the venue website.

Dear Thieves The B.East After a ripper single launch at Foxxy Dolphin in September, alt-rock two-piece Dear Thieves are backing it up with another chance for punters to bask in their new track ‘Dusted’ this week. This time they’ll take over The B.Easton Saturday November 10, with Sophisticated Dingo lined up as support. Music from 9pm and free entry.

The Hornets Swamplands Beloved blues and roots act The Hornets will be taking over Swamplands on Sunday November 11. The fine crop of musicians will sling their earthy, gritty and commanding brand of blues from 5pm, and best of all, entry is free.

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Crooked Thieves + more Reverence Hotel Hankering for a bout of hard rock and metal?

Look no further than The Rev as they throw a massive lineup of heavyweights onto their stage on Sunday November 11. Crooked Thieves will headline the proceedings, while support will come from the chaotic Küntsquäd, Sydney proggers RED SEA and metal act Red Lotus. Kicks off at 6.30pm and best of all, you can grab a ticket to all this for an easy $10 on the door. Bargain.

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KHRISTIAN MIZZI + MANDY CONNELL + BEC SYKES + CAROLYN OATES + EMAD YOUNAN + MORE Wesley Anne, Northcote.

8pm. $18.00.

THE MANSIONS + THE WELLINGTONS + DJ DAVE SHAW Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm. $8.00.

THE MIGHTY HORSE + ROOSTAR Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 8pm.

THE OMNIFIC + OSAKA PUNCH + TERRESTIALS + SLOW TALK Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.00.

X STIFF LITTLE FINGERS + THE GO SET Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $30.60.

X-RAY SPEX + RACERAGE + KT SPIT + PLASTER OF PARIS + JUNGLE CUFFS + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.00.

HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS BABA NOIR Lazerpig, Collingwood. 8pm.

BASSLINE - FEAT: SAM STACKA + MAJOR DELAY + HAWK I + LEGO + LOTUS MOONCHILD Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

BREIZERS + SLIM JEFFRIES + FROOT LUIPS + ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8pm. $10.00.

CITY LOOP - FEAT: ANDY GARVEY + BEN FESTER + CC DISCO + CHANNEL TRES + CUT COPY (DJ SET) + MORE Rmit Alumni Courtyard, Melbourne . 1pm. $70.40.

DJ ALIAS + KODIAK KID + MR. MANIFOLD & THE RESOLUTION + OUTAKILTA + DEALL + DJ N 24 Moons, Northcote. 10pm. $10.00.

DJ CHIPS AND SALAD Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9pm.

EARTHRADIO’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: ANDY MCCONNELL + BOB JUNGLES + DJANE HYPERSLEEP + PAT HENNESSY Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

EAT THE BEAT - FEAT: ETWAS + MATTEO FREYRIE + CHRISS MARINETTI + JACOB MALMO + GAV WHITEHOUSE + MATT RADOVICH + MORE New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $10.00.

ELIZA HULL + JULIA JOHNSON + GENA ROSE BRUCE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $18.04.

HONEY + DJ MOON DREAM Night Cat, Fitzroy. 10pm. $10.00.

HUGO BLADEL + TANYA GEORGE + ​ZAC SLATER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm.

LAKE PEOPLE GATHERING - FEAT: LEE BURRIDGE + HOJ + OONA DAHL + SAAND + MORE Riva, St Kilda. 5pm. $50.00.

LASER HIGHWAY - FEAT: CRYPT VAPOR + MILES BROWN + ALEX YABSLEY + ZEROTONINE + A COMIC BOOK VILLAIN Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

MANDARIN DREAMS RESIDENCY - FEAT: ALIEN + CLEVER AUSTIN + DUFRESNE + FOSSE + HORATIO LUNA + KUZICH + RAW HUMPS + THHOMAS Hugs & Kisses, Melbourne. 8pm.

MEZKO + VOWWS + V Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm. $12.00.

MYTHOLOGY - FEAT: APEROL SKITZ + KAYROY + SHELL LAY + GAY ROBERTO + POST PERCY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

OBSIDIAN - FEAT: BEAU WANZER + MOSAM HOWIESON + LOOSE-Y CRUNCHÊ + NINA BUCHANAN + TREVOR & CABBAGE COUNCIL + MORE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 6:30pm. $15.00.

ONE YEAR OF AMBIT - FEAT: SAFIRE + TIDE + DECIBEL + KUFATALI + QONTENT + STACKPACKERS + SUDDY The Sub Club, Melbourne. 10pm. $7.11.

PACES + SŸDE + MINORFAUNA Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.00.

PARK ST PARTY - FEAT: JORDAN DENNIS + SOPHIEGROPHY + KWASI + HFNR + TENTENDO + MAI + MAT CANT + SWERV + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 12pm. $10.00.

PAWN SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 7pm. $20.00.

PONY SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

PRINCE STAKES DAY AFTERPARTY FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10pm. $20.00.

RENEE DELAY Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

RISE & SHINE - FEAT: SUNSHINE + VARIOUS ARTISTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

12:00am.

SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ KISTA + DJ BETH GRACE + DJ DEMIZE + VARIOUS DJS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

SEVEN STAKES DAY SATURDISCO FEAT: KHANH ONG Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 4pm.

SNACK ATTACK WITH DJ 2P Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 10pm.

SOOKI SATURDAYS - FEAT: SUNSHINE + JAVI MORLEY Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 6pm. $10.00.

STAKES DAY AFTER PARTY - FEAT: GENERIK + MORE The Emerson, South Yarra.

5pm. $10.00.

THE MIX UP - FEAT: FLOAT + SKINNI + SHOTTAZ + JPS + MONKEE + RISKY + NEPTUNE Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy. 5pm.

TILT SHIFT - FIRST BIRTHDAY BASH FEAT: MUTANT DANCE + STOCKHOLM SYNDROME + SAM MCNIECE + GLITCH + T-REK + ROBBIE RYAN Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm.

TOFF CLUB - FEAT: LORD HANS DC Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm.

HIP HOP & R&B BIG DANCING SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + MORE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

LILAC SWINE + JAKIMO JONES & STELLA UGLYKID + ARK-A Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm. $7.00.

MC GUIMÊ Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $34.70.

REMI & RAIZA BIZA + KARATE BOOGALOO Northside Records, Fitzroy. 3pm.

RNB FRIDAYS AFTER PARTY - FEAT: LIL JON + TREY SONGZ + DJ SPINDERELLA + DJ PEPA + FATMAN SCOOP Co., Southbank. 10pm. $49.90.

RNB FRIDAYS LIVE - FEAT: USHER + LIL JON + SALT N PEPA + T PAIN + TREY SONGZ + EVE + MORE Marvel Stadium, Docklands. 5pm. $111.83.

THUNDAMENTALS + ZIGGY RAMO + BILLY DAVIS & THE GOOD LORDS + JESSWAR Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $59.89.

URTHBOY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $44.90.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BLUE ROSE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

BRIAN EL DORADO & THE TUESDAY PEOPLE + SHARON DAVIS Open Studio, Northcote. 11:00am. $5.00.

CATHRINE SUMMERS QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $35.00.

DANY MAIA QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $32.50.

EAMON MCNELIS'S BIG IDIOT CLUB JAZZ BAND Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $25.00.

JON DELANEY'S GYPSY JAZZ DUO Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 4pm.

KAIRO FAMILY BAND + MONK 303, Northcote. 7pm. $12.00.

NATASHA WEATHERILL QUARTET Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25.00.

RENEE GEYER + ALMA ZYGIER Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 8:30pm. $55.00.

RUTH ROSHAN & TANGO NOIR Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. $32.50.

SAN LAZARO Belleville, Melbourne. 9pm.

SNAJ Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5pm.

STRAIGHT AHEAD Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

8:15pm. $35.00.

SWING TRAIN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $32.50.

TANK DILEMMA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

THE COCONUT CLUB DJ NIGHT - FEAT: DJ PALMTREE PADDY + DJ THE KNAVE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

THE JACKSON FOUR Jasper's Jazz Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm.

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

8pm.

THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 11pm.

THE SHUFFLE CLUB Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

WILL CLIFT + KYE Penny Black, Brunswick.

8pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ANDREW SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

ASHBURY MEDICINE SHOW Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 6pm.

AVI MISRA + HENRY BALLARD Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $10.00.

DIDIRRI + EMERSON SNOWE + MERPIRE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm.

ELK BELL + GEORGIA BENNETT Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm. $10.00.

GRACE CUMMINGS + TAM VANTAGE + STAR CLUB Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3pm.

HENRY J. SAWYER Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 4:30pm.

HEY GRINGO Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm. $15.00.

HOME GROWN NOVEMBER EDITION FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. 7pm. $30.00.

JOSH LEE HAMILTON Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.00.

LIXSANIA & THE LABYRINTH - FEAT: AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $30.00.

NATHAN DETROIT Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8pm.

NATHAN SEECKTS + LINCOLN LE FEVRE + GREAT AUNT Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8pm. $10.00.

RED DIRT RADIO Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

RIN MCARDLE + NINA MCCANN Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4pm.

ROZ GIRVAN Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5pm.

STARS Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East.

8pm.

TAKE ME TO TOWN - AUSTRALIAN ALTCOUNTRY FESTIVAL - FEAT: EATEN

BY DOGS + DAN BRODIE + LACHLAN BRYAN & THE WILDES + THE WEEPING WILLOWS + SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS + ADAM YOUNG & THE DOWN MAIN + MORE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:30pm. $30.00.

THE LETTER STRING QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.00.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL - FEAT: TIM CLARK Butterfly Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $34.00.

Sunday Nov 11 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BALKAN BRASS - FEAT: OPA! BATO + OPA SEKO Farouk's Olive, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $10.00.

CAIRO CLUB ORCHESTRA Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4pm.

DAWN HO & FRIENDS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $25.00.

GIANNI MARINUCCI TRIO Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 4pm.

JOSH BENNIER SEXTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20.00.

MOJO JUJU Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:30pm. $30.60.

MUMU + BEN ALTER + WILSON BLACKLEY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2pm. $10.00.

PEPPERCORN JAZZ BAND Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm.

PLATYPUS Young & Jackson Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm. $10.00.

QUARTER STREET Alumbra, Docklands. 4pm.

SANTO SONIDO - FEAT: DJ SACA LA MOIS + MORE Georges Bar, Fitzroy. 7pm.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER - FEAT: PETER CUPPLES Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East.

2:30pm. $30.00.

SONS OF MERCURY + ELLA TRINIDAD Open Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.00.

STRAIGHT AHEAD Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

8:15pm. $35.00.

THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar, Balaclava. 4:30pm.

THE CHRIS MAUNDERS TRIO Brunswick

COMING SOON Green, Brunswick. 7pm. $10.00.

THE FURBELOWS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $32.50.

TUMBAO SOCIAL Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $10.00.

VINCE JONES & PAUL GRABOWSKY The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 2pm. $48.00.

YOLANDA INGLEY & BAND Fireflies Wine Bar, Fitzroy North. 4pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A SUNDAY IN SPRING FOR THE ASRC FEAT: DAISY SAMPSON + GRIT & GAIA + DRAGOONS + BLUE SHIVOO + GABRIEL LCR + HEAVY GLOW + MORE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm. $10.00.

CROOKED THIEVES + KUNTSQUAD + RED SEA + RED LOTUS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 6:30pm. $10.00.

DR SURE'S UNUSUAL PRACTICE + LOST TALK + THE BACKS Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

4pm.

FINN ANDREWS Wesley Anne, Northcote.

8pm. $35.00.

JESS CORAM + VANESSA Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4pm.

JESS CORNELIOUS + SARAH MARY CHADWICK + PALM SPRINGS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15.00.

LATE SHIFT. Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.

MUSIC VIDEO FILMING - FEAT: GRADUAL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 11:00am.

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

STOMPIN' RIFFRAFFS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

THE ANIMALS + COLIN LILLIE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 1pm. $59.00.

THE EMPTY THREATS + KILL THE DARLING + BUZZ & THE PICKUPS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6pm. $5.00.

WRECKLESS ERIC + CRAIG DERMODY + PINK TILES DUO Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $39.90.

HIP HOP & R&B CHANNEL TRES + CHELA Howler, Brunswick.

8pm. $49.90.

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

3pm.

WAX LYRICAL - FEAT: HEPTUNE + GORCUS + N-TISE + FUNKYJ Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy. 5pm.

HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS GOLD HAUS - FEAT: PHRASE + WILLEM + WEEKEND RUBES + JACKSON RAMUS + RICKY NORD + MISTRAL MEN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm. $10.00.

REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: SKREAM + BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR + SILVERSIX + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 12:00am. $25.00.

SUNDAY BEATS IN THE BEER GARDEN - FEAT: DJ MALPRACTICE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 2pm.

THE SUNDAY REVIVAL - FEAT: SUNDAY REVIVAL DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK 45 PACKIN’ MAMA - A SALUTE TO WOMEN IN MUSIC - FEAT: TRACEY MILLER Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 2pm. $18.00.

ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS - FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER + PAIGE SPIERS + PAIGE SMITH Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 2pm.

BEN LEECE + GEORGIA STATE LINE Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7pm.

BOADZ Catfish, Fitzroy. 5pm.

BUDDY KNOX Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

4:30pm.

CATE TAYLOR + NINA ROSE Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm. $8.00.

DAN WARNER & MARCEL BORRACK Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm.

DIDIRRI + EMERSON SNOWE + MERPIRE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $25.00.

DJ JESSE I Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

DJAKAMARA JONES + BLUNDERBUSS JONES 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

EAGLEMONT + GRAND PINE + GEORGIA KNIGHT DUO + CHITRA Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00.

ELLE BATES & THE BEAST + MOONLIGHT BROADCAST + SIMON WILSON + ADI MENON Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3pm.

ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 4pm.

FLINDERS QUARTET Montsalvat, Eltham.

2:30pm. $45.00.

HEINOUS HOUND Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2pm.

HEY GRINGO Yarra Valley Grand Hotel, Yarra Glen. 2pm.

HOLY MOSES HEARTACHE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5pm.

JASON LOWE Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 4pm.

KING ARTHUR Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:30pm.

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Assaggi Italiani, Malvern. 12pm.

LIXSANIA & THE LABYRINTH - FEAT: AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 5pm. $30.00.

LOT 56 + MR. ALFORD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3pm.

MARINA MITCHELL + DAVID GRIMSON + LUKE SEYMOUR Reverence Hotel, Footscray.

3pm.

MISS DEE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 2pm.

NATHAN BERETTA BAND Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7pm.

OLIVIA FOY + GRACEJEAN + HAYDEN MITT Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7pm. $14.00.

ON THE FLY! HOBO WRITINGS BOOK LAUNCH - FEAT: VAN WALKER + JUDE JOSEPH + MAD MOTHERS FROM HELL + MORE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 2pm.

PAIGE BLACK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

RAISED BY EAGLES Union Hotel, Brunswick.

5pm.

SAINT SISTER + PARKVILLE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8pm. $40.00.

SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Royal Hotel, Mornington. 3pm.

THE BELTERS + JORDAN BAKKER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm. $10.00.

THE HORNETS Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

5pm. $10.00.

THE JACKSON FOUR The Craft & Co Farm, Bangholme. 1pm.

THE VANGUARDS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4pm.

TRACY MCNEIL + JIM LAWRIE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:30pm. $20.00.

TWILIGHT IN TULSA Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4pm.

TY BONIFACE + JACOB PETROSSIAN Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7pm.

WARREN GARDINER Dan O'connell Hotel, Carlton. 4pm.

WHIRLING FURPHIES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

Monday Nov 12 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC A TRIBUTE TO ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG - FEAT: THE SYNCOPATORS + YVETTE JOHANSSON Arts Centre, Melbourne. 1:30pm. $22.00.

ANDREA KELLER'S FIVE BELOW The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $15.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS DREAM CAN + HALF CUT + MOTE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.00.

FINN ANDREWS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $35.00.

GANG OF YOUTHS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $89.90.

MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC MUSIC 303, Northcote. 7pm.

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

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: PINK MIST + THE FACULTY + SKIDS + HEDGEHØG Northcote Social Club, Northcote.

8pm.

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

RUIDOSO + TINA GROWLS Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.00.

HIP HOP & R&B KILLER HERTZ + MORE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

8pm. $5.00.

HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS STRUGGLE - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK CHARLES JENKINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

8pm.

KRISTIAN CHONG Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.00.

Tuesday Nov 13 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BECK / MCCONNACHIE / VELTHEIM / WALTERS Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

MONASH UNI SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8pm. $15.00.

NOW. HERE. THIS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.00.

TANGO COLLUSION Open Studio, Northcote.

8pm. $10.00.

UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE - FEAT: LACHLAN MITCHELL + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BABY BLUE + EMILY ULMAN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

BUDDY KNOX Lulie St Tavern, Abbotsford. 8pm.

DANDECAT + AZTX + TAPES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $10.00.

EDWARD R. + COOL SOUNDS + EL TEE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $12.00.

GANG OF YOUTHS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES + GREG STEPS + IN OTHER WORLDS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.00.

WE ARE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHES YOU COULD NOT BURN FEAT: BITCH DIESEL + MON CUP + EL TEE + DEAD EYES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.00.

HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS DUMPLINGS 'N' MASSAGE - FEAT: DJ MZRIZK Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

HIP HOP & R&B THE SHOWCASE TOUR - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS 24 Moons, Northcote. 7pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ACACIA QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.00.

COOL CHOIR Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $5.00.

IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

8pm.

JADE TALBOT + WROCLAW + AFFIRMATION QUARTET Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.00.

MAJA + JOYCE PRESCHER + PENY BOHAN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

MAKE IT UP CLUB - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS + MORE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

MILLER + BEC SYKES Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

6pm.

PIANO KARAOKE WITH LISA JAYNE Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

REVOLVER RETURNS - OPEN MIC NIGHT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7pm.

SYMPHONIC MOZART - FEAT: ANAM MUSICIANS + VARIOUS ARTISTS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 11:00am. $49.00.

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