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ISSUE NO 1668

Contents 6 8-12

Contents News

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Arts Guide

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Hip Hop, Metal, Electronic

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

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Ray LaMontagne, George Clinton

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Five underrated artists at Bluesfest, Sasquatch

20

Best Served Loud, A day in the life of a brewer

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Wall to Wall Festival, The Merri Clan

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Helchild, Married At First Fight

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Wall to Wall Festival

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Live

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Album of the Week, Singles

Interview

25 26-29

Albums Gig Guide

Editor’s note With Tom Parker

The first whispers of Bluesfest have started reverberating through Australian households. Who’s the Grinch changing the Chinese whispers with each succession? The murmur begins with Iggy Pop before Jack Johnson is uttered and then The Saboteurs and Nathaniel Rateliff – is someone really trying to maintain the chain or are they happily sabotaging to the profit of Bluesfest’s colossal lineup? It seems the latter but why wouldn’t you given the credentials embellishing Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm’s open ranges this Easter.

That’s right. Bluesfest is nigh and so forth come the world’s greatest interpreters of folk, roots, blues, Americana and soul. That’s five genres of mountains more that will be represented Down Under in late April. Nathaniel Rateliff and his merry men, The Night Sweats, festoon our cover this week and it’s an exploration into a mushrooming reputation that dominates its appending cover story. If there was ever an attitude that worked in this whirlwind of an industry, it would be a penchant for flippancy without irreverence. Rateliff keeps things light, and it works.

In other Bluesfest editorial, we chat to the enigmatic Ray LaMontagne as well as bonafide legend George Clinton before he embarks on his final-ever Australian tour. Stoner metal band Sasquatch give us the rundown on what gets them revved up in this world while the very first Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows rear their heads. Strap in legends, 1668’s taking you to the moon.

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Bluesfest have announced the playing schedule for the 30th anniversary of the festival. Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson will play an exclusive Bluesfest show on the Mojo stage, Sunday April 21 at 10pm. Punk pioneer Iggy Pop is on the Crossroads stage, Friday April 19 at 10pm. In another Bluesfest exclusive, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals will be taking the Mojo stage Saturday April 20 at 10pm. Bluesfest have also announced new acts including Playing for Change, Clarence Bekker Band, Ward Thomas, and many more while the “12-hour daily marathon” will feature head-liners, up-and-coming artists, and the Boomerang festival. Bluesfest runs from Thursday April 18 to Monday April 22 at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in Byron Bay, tickets and set times can be found on the festival website.

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Ability Fest

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Full lineup announced

Reschedule Australian tour dates

After raising almost $200,000 for the Alcott Foundation last year, Ability Fest is back again with another stellar lineup. The Presets, Hot Dub Time Machine, Total Giovanni, E^ST, Boogs, ARC and loads more acts have joined the program of Australia’s most inclusive music festival. Coburg Velodrome will be transformed to allow accessibility and resources to attendees living with disabilities.

Ability Fest will be held at the Coburg Velodrome on Sunday April 7, with ticketing information and the full lineup available via the Untitled Group’s website.

British punk band Gang of Four have postponed the dates of their Australian and New Zealand tour, which was set to begin this week, to November this year due to guitarist Andy Gill’s serious chest infection. The Entertainment! 40th anniversary tour will kick off in Australia on Saturday November 2, with the Melbourne show rescheduled for Saturday November 9 at Croxton Bandroom. All previously purchased tickets are still valid for the new shows and tickets are still available via Oztix.

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Melbourne based rockers Pagan are back with their second annual “party of sorts”, Holy Communion II, set to rock Brunswick’s Stay Gold on Friday April 19. The band asks all party goers to wear red to “worship” blood, fire, fine wine, finer aperitifs and true love. Those joining the line up include Batz, Outright, No Haven, Boundless, and screamo punk band Blind Girl who will also accompany Pagan on their ‘Evil Eye’ national tour. Tickets are available through the band’s website.

Indigenous hip hop artist Baker Boy has added another Melbourne show to his ‘Cool As Hell’ tour due to high demand. The rapper recently released a dance tutorial video for his latest single, ‘Cool As Hell’, featuring his choreographer Deon Nuku – so you can brush up on your moves before catching him live. Baker Boy kicks off his national tour in Melbourne at The Esplanade Hotel on Friday April 5 (sold out) and Thursday April 6, with tickets available via Moshtix.

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Herbie Hancock Announces his 2019 Australian tour dates

Jazz icon Herbie Hancock has revealed plans to head around the country on a national tour, following the announcement that he will close this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Kicking off in Perth in May, Hancock will be making appearances at Melbourne and Wellington jazz festivals, as well as Australia’s east coast capitals. Hancock will take to the stage alongside a lineup of long-time bandmates, including drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassist James Genus and guitarist Lionel Loueke.

Hancock’s signature pieces and other works have been sampled far and wide, and he’s developed a range of partnerships with other musical icons over his career, which now enters its sixth decade. Hancock’s Melbourne shows are exclusive to the festival, on Saturday June 8 – Sunday June 9, you can grab a ticket via Live Nation.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

If you want to view paradise, you’ll have to wait until August when Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory makes its way to the Melbourne stage. The show was warmly received during its Sydney stint, and with the Melbourne premiere approaching, auditions will soon be underway for four boys to take on the lead role of Charlie. Unfortunately, no auditions for Oompa Loompas seem to be happening. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory lands in Melbourne from Friday August 9 at Her Majesty’s Theatre. For tickets, head to charliethemusicial.com.au.

The works of George Gershwin, one of America’s most beloved composers, will be reimagined in a live setting courtesy of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and some of the best contemporary voices in jazz. MSO will join conductor Troy Miller and vocalists Laura Mvula and José James in breathing new life into Gershwin’s classics such as ‘Embraceable You’ and ‘I Got Rhythm’. Gershwin Reimagined will take place at Hamer Hall on Friday May 31 and Saturday June 1. Tickets via the MSO website.

Faro Negro and Jarabi Trio

Abbey Road Live

Multicultural music organisation, Boite World Music, are set to combine the forces of Faro Negro and Jarabi Trio to emote sounds the sounds of West Africa and South America through a special Melbourne performance. Faro Negro evoke the rhythm and sonic identities of Argentina and Brazil while Jarabi Trio present a vibrant mix of music and dance inspired by that of Guinea. Catch them at The District, Docklands on Saturday March 23. For tickets, head to TryBooking or the official Facebook event page.

Paying homage to the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road, Spiderbait’s Kram, Jet’s Mark Wilson, You Am I’s Davey Lane and Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton unite to perform The Beatles’ lauded 11th studio album. Known together as ARC, the supergroup will embark on a nationwide tour across major cities performing the album in its entirety, as well as a selection of hits across The Beatles’ discography.

ARC will perform at Palais Theatre on Thursday August 15, with tickets available via the Live Nation website.

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Kurt Vile & The Violators

Announce extra Melbourne Show American indie rockers Kurt Vile & The Violators have added another Melbourne show to the Bottle It In Australian tour surrounding their Bluesfest appearance in late April. Joining them at Croxton Bandroom for their newly announced show are Melbourne punk band Tropical Fuck Storm. Vile and his band will also be hitting regional Victoria with appearances at Boogie Festival in Tallarook and Bendigo Autumn Music. Kurt Vile & The Violators hit The Forum on Monday April 22 and Croxton Bandroom on Wednesday April 24 with tickets through Ticketmaster and Oztix respectively.

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The Celestial Gathering

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Under the Full Moon of Libra, The Celestial Gathering announces another event, promising an experience that comes from harnessing the power of the moon for love, healing and unbridled connection.

The party will include a combination of curated art, a magical clubbing experience, aerial hooping and magician performances, with free entry granted to those willing to participate in the men’s/ women’s circles. The first Celestial Gathering will be held at the 24 Moons in Northcote on Saturday March 23, with late and final tickets on sale now. Information is available through their Facebook event page.

As the Moonee Valley Festival comes to a close, patrons are gearing up for the closing event, Illuminate The River, consisting of live music, food, light sculptures and more. Performances will range from X Factor’s Isaiah Firebrace, renowned circus company Gravity & Other Myths, Trucked Up aerial performers and an interactive kids show by Beasties. Illuminate The River will be held on Saturday March 30 at The Blvd in Maribyrnong River, more information is available on the Moonee Valley Festival website.

The Ocean Party

St Kilda Blues Festival

As a tribute to the late Zac Denton, The Ocean Party have released their final EP Nothing Grows, alongside the announcement of their farewell tour. “It’s a really beautiful collection of songs that Zac had written before his passing,” says the band. The title track ‘Nothing Grows’ explores the themes of isolation, love and loss, proving that Denton was one of Melbourne’s most passionate songwriters. The Ocean Party will begin their farewell tour towards the end of this month, kicking off at Howler on Saturday March 23. Dates and tickets can be found on the band’s Facebook page.

Across three days, St Kilda will become home to some of the best blues music in Australia, courtesy of St Kilda Blues Festival.

Featuring an eclectic mix of music, food, entertainment and arts, bars and venues across the suburb will host an array of musicians as part of the festival. The lineup includes Ezra Lee, Geoff Achison, Kelly Auty Band and many more. The festival runs from Friday March 22 to Sunday March 24, find the full program on the St Kilda Blues Festival website.

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Arts Guide

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Who Do You Think I Am

The Koorie Heritage Trust Opens its storeroom doors

The Koorie Heritage Trust, located at Federation Square, holds more than 4,000 artefacts and pieces of art from Indigenous communities. On Thursday March 21, the collection storeroom is being opened to the public as part of a design tour. The tour will show the connections between contemporary Indigenous design and the historical art practices that have evolved over 60,000 years. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit the Koorie Heritage Trust website.

The Art of Entertainment

Comedy: Blake Everett

Australian music veteran Carl Gardiner has brought together nearly forty years of industry passion in this one-of-a-kind exhibition. Hosted in Prahran’s Chapel Off Chapel, The Art of Entertainment exhibition showcases a number of paintings depicting moments throughout the Australian music scene that Gardiner deemed worthy of immortalising. Re-purposed records also feature in the exhibition and pay tribute to the golden era of vinyl. The exhibition opened Tuesday March 19 and runs until Thursday April 18. For more information, visit the Chapel Off Chapel website.

Don’t be deceived by the name, it’s not actually the best of Aussie comedian Blake Everett. In 2016 Everett was king hit outside a Frankston cinema, leading to mass media coverage and probably a bit of a bruised ego. Just last year, he established a reputation behind his ironically named Unknown Comedian Melbourne International Comedy Festival showcase. Now, the 21-year-old is back for another bite of the cherry, bringing his most personal show yet to MICF. Greatest Hit(s) kicks off on Tuesday March 26, with tickets starting from $25. For more information, head to the MICF website.

Is exploring the Australian music scene

On his Greatest Hit(s)

One of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, Juliette Binoche, stars in three separate films in the Alliance Française French Film Festival. In Safy Nebbou’s Who You Think I Am, Binoche plays Claire Millaud, a divorced, 50-year-old lecturer adrift in Paris. Evaded by her lover Ludo (who, as played by Guillaume Gouix, pretends not to know Claire after they have sex), Claire turns to the internet. Creating a fake Facebook account, she becomes Clara, a 24-year-old in the fashion industry. Through this new, second identity, she strikes up a relationship with Ludo’s housemate Alex (François Civil), as the film gently turns gears from digital romance to psychological drama.

Predictably, a relationship founded on duplicity cannot end well. The two (or is it three?) initially bond via messages, with Claire’s narration laid atop short scenes of her glued to her screen at dinner parties or at home on the toilet. These scenes may be superficially familiar to anyone who’s had a relationship in the digital age – especially one over distance – but it’s hard not to be reminded of superior films, like Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper, another genre-blurring, Paris-set film with texting woven into its fabric.

However, one of the film’s strengths is its interest in having multiple selves. The narrative is framed by discussions with Claire’s new psychologist Dr. Bormans (Nicole Garcia), which gradually peels back more of Claire’s pain and sadness. Nebbou is empathetic to his protagonist’s morally murky situation. Claire is using the internet not to escape into “another life”, despite Dr. Bormans’s claims, but to construct the life she’s always wanted.

There’s a funny scene where Claire, desperately trying to have a phone call with Alex and hide the relationship from her two sons, avoids picking up the boys from school by driving around the carpark in circles. The scene nails how insular a relationship can make us.

The film becomes slippery when it contorts in increasingly melodramatic twists, making it difficult to grasp whether we’re seeing moments real or imagined. In a late scene, Dr. Bormans raises the possibility for a happy ending, rather than the tragic one the whole film has been building towards. Ultimately, both Claire and the film create multiple endings, allowing us to choose the ending we feel best suits the story.

Who You Think I Am runs until Wednesday April 10 as part of the 2019 Alliance Française French Film Festival.

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Hip Hop WITH SOSE FUAMOLI

Meek Mill

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Lochlan Watt by Michelle Grace Hunder

Roza Terenzi

Meek Mill documentary, Free Meek, debuting on Amazon this year Since Meek Mill’s release from prison in April last year, the Philly rapper has not only become a face for prison reform, but he’s gone on to enjoy great successes in the rap game – notably with the release of Championships. The next chapter in Meek’s story is now on its way, with the release of a brand-new docuseries chronicling his life and the criminal system, titled Free Meek.

With Jay Z on board as Executive Producer, the sixpart series will debut on the Amazon Prime platform later this year, giving fans and viewers ‘unprecedented access to the star’s life, career and criminal justice odyssey, while demonstrating the negative effects long tail probation is having on urban communities of colour’.

Free Meek has been in the works since Meek Mill’s release, a sentence that initially had him facing two to four years for probation violation. Meek served five months of jail time, before the Philadelphia Supreme Court granted him bail.

Mac Miller

Unreleased Mac Miller music surfaces at Madlib show During a Madlib DJ set in San Diego over the weekend, fans were treated to a special preview of a collaboration the acclaimed producer had finished up with the late Mac Miller. The track, also featuring Thundercat, has spurred the rumours of the Mac Miller x Madlib album, supposedly called Maclib, that have been floating around.

Like new Jay Electronica music, this album could turn into something of hip hop mythology, should it ever be released. During the same DJ set, Madlib also threw down an unreleased tune with Freddie Gibbs, indicating that there may be a whole treasure trove of collaborations stashed away, maybe in line for release. Maybe not.

Juice WRLD nabs his first #1 album with Death Race For Love If you’re a triple j listener, you will have heard a lot of this album over the last week, with Juice WRLD’s Death Race For Love record landing the coveted Feature Album spot.

Released on March 8, the album has been racking up the numbers in the US too, finally giving the rapper his first #1 album.

According to Billboard, Death Race For Love scored an impressive 43,000 pure album sales of his 165,000 overall album units – considering how much streaming has become a giant of the music industry, for a hip hop album to garner that many pure album sales, props are due. Death Race For Love holds the record for the largest streaming week and biggest week overall for any hip hop or R&B album in 2019, taking the title from Meek Mill’s Championships release back in December.

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Melbourne-based producer Roza Terenzi continues her rampant productivity with two new EPs coming out over the coming weeks, ahead of chasing summer around to the other side of the planet for the Euro festival season.

The first is Let’s Ride on the Amsterdam-based Dekmantel label, ahead of her debut appearance at the Dekmantel festival in July. The second EP is slightly closer to home – Melbourne-based touring and events team Bizarro will be celebrating their label launch with a Terenzi EP called Worldwide, featuring remixes by Rings Around Saturn and Luca Lorenzo. Terenzi’s really found her sound over the last 12-months – melodic, dreamy, spaced-out breakbeat with a bit of a ‘90s feel – it’s a super refreshing vibe in a scene that’s been seemingly dominated by either disco or deep house for some time.

Beat’s unrivalled metal inquisitor is signing off You may have noticed the absence of my column for the last month, or you may not have – either way, this is my first time writing for a while – and my last.

Let me explain.

On the 15th of February I suffered a completely unexpected seizure that left me with an injured spine, tongue, and hospitalised for four days. Turns out I have a tumour of the ‘ganglioglioma’ variety that is sitting right in my temporal lobes. While after an initial scare it proved to not be cancerous or malignant, it most certainly has shown itself to be disruptive, and in the coming months I will be preparing for and undergoing straight up brain surgery to remove it. Pretty crazy how the pace of life can just change in an instant.

I have spent most of my life writing about music in some form or another, with many, many years involving some kind of weekly column or regular opinion pieces. I think I’ve long been quite in touch with my own mortality, and these thoughts I’m about to detail are ones I had already been stewing on for a while. Such a brush with death and the subsequent new light really puts things into perspective. Cliché, I know – but it is what it is.

I’m convinced that heavy metal is indeed the closest thing humanity has to a fountain of eternal youth. This is a culture where the spirit of a rebellion that begins in one’s teenage years is eternally espoused and celebrated.

However I am 31 now, and while I certainly have more opinions on more topics than ever before, I feel perhaps less compelled to share them, and seeing them published doesn’t really fill me with the same rush that it once did.

Maybe I’m just increasingly aware of the futility that is the void of reality that we all find ourselves yelling and screaming above each other into.

In being honest to my self-awareness, I am choosing to bow out from the weekly obligation of having to piece together a metal column, rather than to force it along with the knowledge that there is someone out there who is either younger and/or less experienced, or perhaps simply just more passionately opinionated, who could really benefit from being put in charge of an everdecreasingly available opportunity in legitimate published music journalism. My instincts are leading my focus into new horizons and broader opportunities within this field – radio, label, touring company, new band, brain surgery – I’ve gotta make some room on my plate. Hail Satan, and thanks for reading.

Lucy Cliché

More local release news comes out of Sydney, with radio show turned club and label, Body Promise releasing their third compilation called Smooth Sensation. Aiming to compile some of the most interesting mutations of modern dance music by Australian artists, it features the likes of Lucy Cliché, Lou Karsh, Fia Fiell (from band Jaala) and Andy Garvey. The 12-track compilation of electronic oddities is available in a limited run of 50 cassettes or digitally via their Bandcamp page. The radio show is aired every Tuesday from 6pm-8pm on FBi Radio, listen in live via fbiradio.com or catch old episodes on the Body Promise Soundcloud.

DJ Kiti

This weekend sees what was possibly the best longrunning Melbourne party of the last decade return for one last jaunt at the imminently closing Lounge.

Pleasure Planet will go down from midnight Saturday night to midnight Sunday night and will feature artists from throughout their reign over Melbourne at Lounge from 2013-2017, including Harold, DJ Kiti, Female Wizard, DBR (live), Beenak, MPL, PWD, GLM (live), Concealed and OK EG (live). Plus, Pleasure Planet’s signature roving performance artists will be in full effect, with 16 acts locked in. So strap yourself in for a journey guys, whether you rock up at midnight or 10am, you’re in for one.

COVER STORY

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Living the dream can come at a cost

BY NATALIE ROGERS

The larger-than-life blues-folk crooner Nathaniel Rateliff is notoriously hard to pin down, but if you do manage to wrangle him for a chat or even catch a live performance of him with his backing band, The Night Sweats, there’s no doubt you’re in for a treat.

We caught up with the Missouri-born mover and shaker to get the low down about life on the ranch with Willie Nelson, his upcoming appearance at Bluesfest and honouring a commitment he made with his friend, the late, great Richard Swift.

“We were really close, we didn’t have to communicate that much about what we wanna have happen when we were in the studio. It just sort of happened naturally,” Rateliff says. “We had a really good time working together.”

Swift, known for his work with The Shins, Foxygen and as the touring bassist for The Black Keys (amongst other projects) passed away in 2018, leaving the world to grieve the loss of a major talent. “Richard produced The Night Sweats’ self-titled album in 2015, and I’d been wanting to do some material that doesn’t really fit with The Night Sweats so we had talked about doing some stuff together before he passed away.

“And I really wanted to perform some of our stuff so for some crazy reason I decided to volunteer to go to SXSW,” he laughs. “It’s my way of following up and keeping my end of the bargain I made with Richard.”

Never one to rest on his laurels, Rateliff also found time to appear at the Luck Reunion at his mate Willie’s place. “We do a lot of work with Willie for Farm Aid. It’s like seeing family when we are all together, and it’s so exciting to get out there and play around on the set of the Red Headed Stranger,” he smiles.

The Denver-based musician who has worked as a carpenter, a gardener and at trucking depot, says his love affair with music began at the age of seven, playing drums in the family band. “I’ve always lived for music, always had it in me.”

However, he admits he didn’t take playing music seriously until he was 13, when his father was tragically killed in a head-on collision on the way to church.

Despite now living his dream, Rateliff is the first to say life on the road hasn’t been easy.

Following the release of their debut album, the eight-piece played over 350 shows, and soon loneliness and isolation mixed with freedom on tour (which included a whirlwind tour down the east coast of Australia last year, not to mention a night fuelled by Adderall and mushrooms in Paris) lead to the breakdown of his marriage.

In need of a change of scenery Rateliff packed up and caught a ride to the desert to sweat it out.

“There is a big difference from our first album compared to [last year’s one, Tearing at the Seams].

Last time I came up with all of the ideas myself and then took them to the band. But this time very early on in the writing process we all went down to New Mexico with Jamie Mefford, our front of house engineer, who helped produce the record,” Rateliff says.

“We needed to make an experience for ourselves and I wanted to have the input of everyone because over the last couple of years

touring we’d changed so much and become a band, and made a lot of sacrifices,” he adds. “I thought the way they approached their instruments would contribute to the way I write, and also help me to come up with different ideas.”

“It’s a real blessing,” reveals the former missionary when asked about the response to their latest album. “We were surprised by the reaction to our first record [2015’s self-titled album that is certified gold] as well, but it just keeps getting better.”

Such success could’ve spurred from unrivalled songwriting or it could’ve been the dynamics of the band, the latter of which Rateliff says is one of the outfit’s greatest assets. “We laugh a lot. I think that’s what I love about the guys in the band. We get along so well, we have a good time. Besides making music that’s really all we’re trying to do, and we just hope people enjoy it.”

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will be in town next month to play two nights (the first show is completely sold out) at The Croxton before heading to Tallarook for Boogie Festival.

They will cap off the Australia leg with a return to Bluesfest.

“One of the first times we got over to Australia we played the Byron Bay Bluesfest and it’s just so beautiful there. I was blown away, and everyone was really kind. So I’m excited to go back and be a part of that again and I’ll try to come up with some new dance moves by the time I get there.”

“One of the first times we got over to Australia we played the Byron Bay Bluesfest and it’s just so beautiful there … So I’m excited to go back and be a part of that again.”

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will perform two sets at Bluesfest on Sunday April 21 and Monday April 22. They’ll also drop into The Croxton on Wednesday April 17 and Thursday April 18 (sold out). Head to respective festival and venue websites for tickets.

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Ray LaMontagne

“I don’t like photos ... I don’t like interviews … I don’t go to the right parties and I don’t go to any of the places you’re going to be seen with fancy people.”

A slow, quiet, almost timid voice cuts gently across the line.

Ray LaMontagne is ready to discuss his upcoming solo acoustic tour, but his soft demeanour is shocking, a far cry from the rollicking folk-rock he produces on stage. “I toured a lot last year – when I got off the road, I switch[ed] gears pretty quickly, just lay low,” he says.

LaMontagne’s responses are interjected by um’s and ah’s – interviews aren’t his thing, and perhaps he’s still in a low gear even now. Last year, LaMontagne played 50 shows in North America in the space of 12 weeks. “It was a lot,” he says, “but some really beautiful shows.”

Despite his extreme workload, the revered musician is looking forward to appearing in Australia again ten years since his last and only tour here. “I don’t look any older, by the way,” he teases. “I’m aging backwards.

“You know, sometimes I feel like the luckiest guy in the world,” says LaMontagne, taking the wheel. “The fan base just keeps growing steadily, they keep coming to the shows, and it seems like the audience get more diverse as the years go by. I feel really blessed, and love to do it, really.”

LaMontagne’s life is a little surreal to him, reflecting on the demand of his rapidly selling Australian tour. After a sharp intake of breath, LaMontagne says, “I feel really blessed… but, um, I don’t know. I guess that’s it.

“I know I’ve worked really hard, I’ve always worked hard to make the records I want to make – but most importantly I believe my career is built on the live show, because really, I’ve done very little else other than the live show to promote myself in

any way.” He finishes with a bashful chuckle.

“I don’t like photos – I’ve taken very few of those – I don’t like interviews, I do very few of those. I don’t go to the right parties and I don’t go to any of the places you’re going to be seen with fancy people. I think it’s been one live show after another – and do you know, that’s the right way to do it.” To have a career that lasts, in LaMontagne’s opinion, one show at a time is the only way to do it – he’s proof of that practice.

But is he nervous or uncomfortable doing this interview? “Oh no, oh no,” he says. “Ten years ago I may have been, but not now – oh no, no. I’m not nearly as introverted and shy as people think. I just like my space, my peace, that’s all.

“There’s no anxiety at all, even shows or anything – I think what happens before shows, I don’t know where all the energy is going to come from and so I get into a very interior space and sometimes that can be kind of intense for other people.

“It’s not like a stage fright thing, it’s an intensity that builds up that I have to sustain over tour. I can be intense while I’m touring.”

Though he’s known for his wonderful live shows – often described as “sublime” and “intimate” – LaMontagne can flat out say that energy isn’t drawn from his audience. “I wish it were, but it doesn’t work that way for me. It comes from within myself. I forget the audience is there.

“There are some nights I know things are working and there’s a communication that’s happening, like an energetic circle – they’re giving back everything I’m giving to them and that feeds things – but I would say on the whole, it’s a pretty interior place I’m in.

“I’ve never fed off that energy – like I said, I wish I could, it would probably make my life easier on the road – but that’s not how it is, and I’ve come to terms with that. I know the deal, now.”

BY ANNA ROSE

George Clinton

“It was a place, it was a movement.

For a long time I’ve realised that it was more than a band, because we’re always adding people to it.”

George Clinton and ParliamentFunkadelic return for Australian headline dates and a Bluesfest stint in April.

The One Nation Under a Groove tour will be Clinton’s last as a group member. He’s been fronting some incarnation of Parliament/ Funkadelic/George Clinton solo for the last 50 years, but the 77-year-old bandleader is ready to hand over the reins.

“Just about three years ago I thought it,” Clinton says. “When I put out the first Funkadelic album in 30 years [First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate, 2014], then I did the first Parliament album in 38 years [Medicaid Fraud Dogg, 2018]. So I was getting ready for it when I put the book out [2014’s Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?]. I’d been planning it with the band.

They’re ready, I’m ready.”

P-Funk has always been a group effort – Clinton’s worked in tandem with legends like Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and Eddie Hazel over the years – but it’s strange to contemplate the band continuing without its architect.

“Now I’ve got all of these grandkids in the band,” Clinton says. “My son and daughter in the band still got the energy to play. So I feel like they’re in safe hands and I’m going to still be recording them. They’re not going to stop.”

It’s hard not to slip into hagiography when speaking about George Clinton. Active since the late - ‘50s, he’s not just behind an entire genre but a subculture and movement. Whether it’s been with Funkadelic, Parliament or George Clinton solo, his career’s been a masterclass in vitality and constant evolution.

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Ray LaMontagne comes to Bluesfest, performing at the Mojo Stage on Monday April 22. He’ll also perform at Palais Theatre on Saturday April 27 (sold out) and Sunday April 28. Tickets via respective festival and venue websites.

new thing because we weren’t just a band and we weren’t just singers,” he says. “It was a place, it was a movement. For a long time I’ve realised that it was more than a band, because we’re always adding people to it. When Bootsy came, we had to bring his whole band to become part of P-Funk.

So it just kept growing.

“It’s not just a group. There’s a bunch of groups all part of it. That’s still the way it is now with all the different styles of music that the band members play. The only way you can get away with that is in Parliament-Funkadelic.”

The distinction between Parliament and Funkadelic was initially quite plain. Funkadelic’s early LPs were rock-focused forays into psychedelic blues – 1971’s Maggot Brain is one of the great classic rock records – while Parliament boasted a slick, brassy and bass-heavy funk sound, exemplified by 1975’s Mothership Connection.

“Funkadelic would have a lot of guitar, rock’n’roll guitar. Funkadelic’s sound would be dominated by rock’n’roll style and the craziness of a certain type of concepts and things that we would do, most of that is reserved for Funkadelic,” Clinton says.

“Parliament is basically singing, production, horns – lots of horns – and a lot of smooth production. Really artsy and really normal type of production, but really slick, whereas with Funkadelic anything will go.”

Clinton’s had an enormous impact on multiple generations of musicians. Along with Sly Stone and James Brown he’s credited with expanding funk music into a radical artform. Hip-hop owes a lot of debt to his output, likewise post punk, disco, Afrofuturism and all sorts of experimental art.

“That was my intention. I was a songwriter and the thing with songwriting and publishing, you try to write songs for every style of music that’s around. So you learn to try to influence all kinds of styles of music and participate in all the different genres.

“My intention was to be like a Motown, Phil Spector or The Beatles who had four, five different styles that they played because of their songwriting. I knew that we had an impact on other artists and I tried to make myself available to whatever new style was coming around.”

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George Clinton will perform for the final time with ParliamentFunkadelic on their Bluesfest tour. They’ll play two sets at Bluesfest on Sunday April 21 and Monday April 22. They’ll also come to The Forum on Thursday April 25.

Tickets via respective festival and venue websites.

FEATURE

Five lesser-known acts electrifying Bluesfest Bluesfest is gearing up for its 30th anniversary and boy oh boy does it have a treat in store.

With the festival stretching over five days and across multiple stages on the outskirts of Byron Bay, we’ve put together a guide to navigate some of the acts you may not know, but certainly do not want to miss.

Little Georgia Australian folk rock duo Justin Carter and Ashleigh Mannix are the voices behind Little Georgia.

Forming a friendship over time as the two regularly encountered one another on east coast tours, Little Georgia came into being from a chance duet at an open mic night. And we are certainly glad they did, as they prepare to make their second consecutive appearance this Bluesfest. Fusing acoustic folk with electric riffs and driving jams, songs from their debut album All The While will form much of this setlist. Catch them on both Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21.

The War and Treaty If you’re looking for some funky bass lines, acoustic strings, keys and soulful vocals, look no further than The War and Treaty. Comprised of Michael and Tanya Trotter, the couple tell personal stories backed by American roots and soul beats. At age 13, after winning a talent show, Tanya knew singing was her future. Whilst serving in Iraq, Michael found his voice, writing and performing songs for fallen soldiers. Following the release of the album

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Healing Tide, The War and Treaty will take over the Bluesfest stage on Thursday April 18, Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21, so get on down.

Caiti Baker Born into a household with an eclectic range of music, it is no wonder that Caiti Baker’s sound is one that doesn’t fit into one, singular genre. Inspired

by Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Big Mama Thornton, Caiti Baker will bring her collection of blues, soul, hip hop, R&B and new jack swinging tunes to Bluesfest over four of the five days. 2017 saw the release of her debut album ZINC with follow up singles ‘La La Land’, ‘Yep Yep’, and ‘Gimme’ arriving in 2018. Be sure to keep a keen eye out for Caiti Baker, you won’t regret it.

Fantastic Negrito Singer-songwriter Xavier Dphrepaulezz is back in action after re-booting his career under the name Fantastic Negrito. Newly inspired and drawn to blues, the self taught musician fuses funk, soul, rock and blues across multiple instruments and rhythms, intertwining personal narrative. Following the

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release of his two albums The Last Days of Oakland, and Please Don’t Be Dead, Fantastic Negrito earned himself two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Fantastic Negrito will take to the stage come Thursday April 18, Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21. Buckle up and get ready for some quality blues music like no other.

Samantha Fish Blues excitement machine Samantha Fish will be making her debut on the Bluesfest stage this year, delivering a set you do not want to miss. Launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha Fish has since released six albums and has an incredible reputation to boot. She is a powerful live performer, emitting charisma, charm, dynamism and attitude as she plays her assured and developed form of contemporary blues. Playing four of the five days, prepare for some seriously kick ass sets with Samantha Fish.

Bluesfest goes down from Thursday April 18 to Monday April 22 at Byron Bay’s Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm. For more information, tickets and full lineup, head to the festival website.

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Sasquatch

“I also really like The Chats.

That ‘Smoko’ song? It’s so fucking catchy, I can’t get it out of my head sometimes, it’s infectious.”

Sasquatch, SoCal’s best fuzz rockin’ trio, are nearly here – for the very first time.

It’s only taken five studio albums since their inception in 2004 and extensive touring of everywhere but Australia for their awesomeness to be fully recognised. If drummer Rick “Riggs” Ferrante’s playful banter is anything to go by, they are very excited. “This is the big moment. We’re one horrific plane flight away from making it happen,” he says.

“I was thinking about eating a lot of Xanax, drinking a bunch of beer and wearing an adult diaper just for the flight.”

Are we psyched? Absolutely. But at this stage of their career, Sasquatch must be high as kites knowing they can still have so many firsts. “It keeps the dream alive in a way,” says Riggs. “Once in a while we sit back and think about everything we’ve done and then something like this pops up and it’s like, ‘shit, man.’ This keep the momentum going, you know?

“Hello.” The voice of guitarist and vocalist Keith Gibbs comes from somewhere next to Riggs as they walk down the street. “We definitely were not out having margaritas during the daylight hours,” says Riggs when asked about their movements. Gibbs laughs heartily; porkies are being told.

Probably a good thing that Sasquatch are (not) having daytime drinks. It’ll be good practice for when they’re here being egged on to do a shoey on stage. “I’ve heard of this,” laughs Riggs nervously. “I’m going to Google this as soon as we get done talking.”

Indeed, many firsts are to be had for Sasquatch, shoeys included. Of course, attention needs to be brought back to the music and as the pair head to

“[Samantha Fish] is a powerful live performer, emitting charisma, charm, dynamism and attitude as she plays her assured and developed form of contemporary blues.”

band practice, it’s a good time to ask how they’ll choose from their extensive discography for this month’s tour. “Ultimately it goes like this,” Riggs begins.

“Keith and I walk around all day and then come up with great ideas of how it’s going to go, what we’re going to do, and what we’re going to play” – Gibbs guffaws in the background – “Then we’re completely shut down because Cas [bassist Jason Casanova] actually makes all the decisions.”

Going by Gibbs’ reaction, it doesn’t sound like he’s in the loop on that one. “In all honesty, it is a big thing we’re trying to deal with right now, coming up with the set list,” Riggs continues.

“Ultimately, we’re going to try and have enough songs that we can make the set list a little bit different each night.”

Many of the venues Sasquatch will perform at here are intimate, small, underground, dive bar kind of locales, the kind of place that suits the band’s baller beats. “We love playing dive bars.” cries Gibbs, now on speaker phone. “It seems like you guys know about rock‘n’roll.”

“We’ve played a few shows with [Melbourne’s] Child so we’ve been running into a lot of Australian bands that are really fucking kicking

ass.” says Riggs.

“I like Child a lot, actually,” adds Gibbs. “The singer [Mathias Northway] is rippin’. Not only are they great dudes but a great band.

“I also really like The Chats. That ‘Smoko’ song? It’s so fucking catchy, I can’t get it out of my head sometimes, it’s infectious.”

Infectious music is awesome, none more so than 2017’s Maneuvers, Sasquatch’s fifth album – what is it about that release that’s been the benchmark for the band? “Well you see, that’s when I joined the band,” jokes Riggs. “Cas is a great songwriter already,” Gibbs adds a serious note. “He’s also willing to tour as much as we want to.

“We’re getting along wonderfully right now, and the album is a succession of that. We get along like brothers, we’re tight.”

“I’m punching Keith in the face right now.”

Sasquatch come to The Bendigo Hotel on Thursday March 28.

Grab your tickets via Eventbrite.

BY ANNA ROSE

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Best Served Loud dishing up great local music Young Henrys kicked off its Best Served Loud series last month with Dumb Punts and Vertigo performing live at The Labour in Vain.

The Melbourne gig series continues this month with Jade Imagine and Gena Rose Bruce at The Tramway Hotel in Fitzroy North.

Best Served Loud is a series of free-entry gigs held at intimate venues and it’s set to continue throughout the year.

“Basically the idea is to throw a really fun party and shine a spotlight on an institutional Melbourne venue that’s doing daring programming,” says curator Ryan Kemp.

Melbourne band Jade Imagine have built a strong national following over the last couple of years.

Led by songwriter Jade McInally, the band released their debut EP, What the Fuck Was I Thinking?, via Milk! Records in 2017. Last year the band played a series of showcases at SXSW and joined Julia Jacklin on a sold-out UK tour.

A new single is expected imminently, with the project’s debut LP due later in the year. Their appearance within the intimate confines of the Tramway Hotel is indicative of Kemp’s overall intentions for the Best Served Loud series.

“We came up with a list of our favourite Melbourne venues/watering holes then tailored a sweet bill that would fit that venue’s unique vibe,” he says. “The idea was to have a mix of emerging, local talent coupled with a bigger profile band. Emerging

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acts get a chance to play to a larger crowd and the bigger acts get to bring it back to a smaller venue.”

The series got off to a hot start in The Labour in Vain front bar last month and Young Henrys promise plenty more excitement in the coming months.

“Over the remainder of the year we’ll be serving up an eclectic mix of gigs, rocking up at venues like The Tramway, The Standard, Nighthawks and Bendigo Hotel,” Kemp says. “In May, we’ll be heading to Northcote Social Club for an extra special event as part of Melbourne’s Good Beer Week. It’ll be a Victorian first.”

Melbourne’s live music scene is already impressively active. There are stacks of great venues of various sizes all over the city map, which is precisely what the Sydney-based beer company wants to tap into.

“Melbourne has always had an amazing and vibrant live music scene,” Kemp says. “Our main goal with these shows is to put on a series of free kick-arse gigs that everyone can come to and enjoy some music and beers with their mates. We might even shout you guys a few too.”

Launched in 2012 out of an industrial warehouse in Newtown in Sydney’s inner west, Young Henrys has always been immersed in the local music scene.

“From our founders making music and touring

in live bands to our brewers, bar staff and office nerds, Young Henrys is littered with functioning musicians and music lifers,” Kemp says. “We love supporting local and internationally touring bands of all levels and we’re in cahoots with lots of music festivals, Download being the most recent.”

The initiation of Best Served Loud is a sign of Young Henrys’ desire to become even more integrated in the Australian music community.

“Watch this space. We’ve always supported live music and will continue to do so in any way we can.

We’re constantly looking for new and exciting ways to support new music and the venues who support the artists.”

Young Henrys beer will be in plentiful supply at all Best Served Loud events. Punters can look forward to sampling some special variations and possibly even nabbing a few freebies.

“We’re hoping to showcase as much brew as possible,” Kemp says. “I’ll be down there at each gig making sure no one goes thirsty, so make sure you come and say g’day.”

WITH PRAV BHAT

Matso’s Broome is Australia’s most remote brewery. And that means Prav Bhat, is the most isolated brewer in the country.

Coffee and gravity The day usually starts with beer checks and coffee.

And the beer always comes first. I kick off by making sure the beers are doing well (brewers call that “gravs”). It’s basically a gravity check that allows us to see how the fermentation is coming along. Once I’ve taken a look at that and made sure the beer is looking good, I desperately need coffee. Then it’s time to get into the fun stuff – admin. I follow up on stock, raw material orders, customer messages and emails.

Cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning With brewing, there’s a lot of cleaning: cleaning tanks, scrubbing floors, washing equipment, sweeping floors and sterilising tubs. While I’m cleaning, I like to think about the important things in life, like, “is my beard working for me? Or should

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I have salad instead of a burger for lunch?” While cleaning isn’t the glamorous part of the job, it’s extremely important, so I always make sure that brewery maintenance is a priority.

Brewtime The first thing to lock down when we’re about to start a brew is the music. It’s the most important thing to decide on. We share the music requests around with the team, but if it was up to me it’d be Metallica, Iron Maiden, ‘90s hip-hop and pretty much everything in between.

Once the music is locked down, there’s more cleaning and with the fermenter is sanitised. Then we get the grains and hops ready. Once the mash happens, things get real and nothing else matters, just the brew. The brewery isn’t highly automated and it’s very hands on, which I love. Brew day is also a good workout, as it’s usually about 40 to 45 degrees and 100 per cent humidity in the brewery. It’s better than a sauna because it smells like malt, yum.

Overall, the brew takes around six hours to complete, and there’s a number of processes

The second instalment of Young Henrys’ Best Served Loud welcomes Jade Imagine and Gena Rose Bruce to The Tramway Hotel on Saturday March 23.

Check out the event information via the venue’s Facebook page.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

A day in the life of a brewer

But that’s part of the charm. In another life, Prav would be an engineer. That was the plan when he left India for Perth back in 2008. But today you won’t find him in a suit and tie, or behind an office desk.

Instead, he’s brewing beers at Matso’s Broome. We spoke to Prav to find out what a typical day is like as the head brewer of Matso’s Broome Brewery.

“Basically the idea is to throw a really fun party and shine a spotlight on an institutional Melbourne venue that’s doing daring programming.”

including mashing, lautering, the boil, cooling and transfer. Then in three weeks, the beer is ready

“The first thing to lock down when we’re about to start a brew is the music … if it was up to me it’d be Metallica, Iron Maiden, ‘90s hip-hop and pretty much everything in between.”

Inspired by the Kimberley Inspiration comes from your surroundings and people. Being surrounded by the rugged beauty of Broome and the Kimberley, along with its multiculturalism, is amazing. It’s hard not to be inspired by what’s around you. I’m always thinking about how I can bring that into my work. Can I make a beer to reflect the beautiful hue and colour of the Pindan dirt all around us? Could I capture the feeling of a good camping trip in a beer? How could I use the influence Asian culture has had on food and eating habits of townspeople to reflect my seasonal releases (like my recent chilli tom yum wheat beer). Or could I use local bush fruits in beers?

Life is not so rushed in Broome, so it does allow for more time to explore and find ideas. Surrounded by the pristine wilderness of the Kimberley, it’s difficult not to get swept up in its sheer beauty and be inventive and ambitious.

Matso’s Broome is located at 60 Hamersly St, Broome WA. Find your nearest stockist at matsos.com.au.

FEATURE

Wall to Wall Festival: the finest street art Represented by a diverse selection of acclaimed international and Australian street artists, Benalla’s Wall to Wall Festival returns for an epic 2019 incarnation.

Curating works across multiple disciplines and mediums, Wall to Wall has provided the country Victorian town a permanent outdoor street art gallery that continues to grow. ‘‘Benalla is the ideal canvas for the festival. It is such a nice little town where people can stop on their way to Sydney or the wine regions, get out and walk around. There are 68 murals within the CBD, which we are slowly extending out to the regional villages,’’ festival chair Roxanne Demasson explains.

Under the artistic direction of Shaun Hossack, founder and creative director of Juddy Roller, 2019 marks the fifth year of Wall to Wall. ‘‘Shaun is originally from Benalla, and started the festival with other enthusiastic business owners in 2015. He has amazing contacts all over the world, bringing headline artists as well as putting out an expression of interest for local and emerging artists.’’

Amongst this years artistic lineup is the unique calligraphic, monochromatic texts of Mayonaize, Benalla local tattoo and portrait artist Cristen Brunner, SiRHC, whose interest in Australian wildlife lends to his street based installation practice, and established Melbourne based street artist and graphic designer Dvate, who is also this year’s solo muralist – just to name a few.

Photo by Nicole Reed

‘‘I am particularly excited to see the work of Insane51. He does incredible, large scale, 3D images that allow viewers to see two separate artworks through blue and red 3D glasses. It’s going to be really impressive,” says Demasson The validity of street art in comparison to works exhibited in established institutions and museums has sparked varying opinions. Wall to Wall dismantles this in its support of public art as a form of artistic expression. ‘‘We want to break that barrier. There is a lot of politics in the world of street art, and for us its really about getting people out there and appreciating art.’’

Coinciding with Wall to Wall, the Benalla Regional Gallery has also dived deep to curate its own exhibitions that embody the boundlessness of street art. ‘‘There is an exhibition on at the moment showcasing the work of Julie Shiels, one of the pioneers of street art in Australia. Her work presents beautiful poetic passages on deteriorating hard rubbish, turning abandoned goods into street art.’’

The regional gallery has also commissioned a piece from Wall to Wall into its permanent collection and a mural has been painted directly onto the wall of the gallery. ‘‘It’s about supporting each other, and bringing people to the town to enjoy art.’’

Not only does Wall to Wall exhibit artistic talent,

it provides a platform for patrons to get involved with a range of events. ‘‘Paint by Numbers is a community mural and crowd favourite. It is a program you can immerse yourself in,’’ says Demasson. ‘‘We hold a virtual reality painting event, so audiences can watch artists paint live using virtual goggles and a live simulator. The street art tours are great too, as patrons can learn about each individual artist. The biggest part of the event is being able to see the progression of the works. The artists finish their pieces over the weekend and engage with visitors – it’s our main focus.’’

The festival will also offer the region’s local produce, and provide a stage with live music performances. ‘‘Plutonic Lab is headlining the music for us. He has been touring with Hilltop Hoods and recently released a new album. It’s going to be awesome.’’

Seeking to propel the town’s community engagement, it’s also the desire to uphold Benalla’s rising cultural reputation that motivates Wall to Wall to put on a world class extravaganza. ‘‘For us, it’s about getting to see the process, meet the artists and engage visitors. It’s an all-round festival and an inclusive experience.’’

Nestled just off the main strip in Preston, The Merri Clan is at the centre of a bubbling scene of independents raising the public profile of the growing suburb.

map, regularly joining forces to support community events and each other in a manner you’d be hard pressed to find in the world of High Street chains.

“We’ve got a Facebook group called ‘Miller on Gilbert’ and we organised a street party not that long ago that we can build on next year,” Tilley says. “New people opening businesses in the area is always great, it brings in new people and new energy. Each business brings something to different aspects of the community as well. It’s people finding their place within what there is to offer, and each of us as owners listening to the community and what their needs are.”

The street party had a unique introduction in that it was opened with a Welcome to Country Ceremony and Smoking Ceremony conducted by Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Di Kerr and is something that Tilley is rightfully proud of.

“I’ve been involved with the Aboriginal community in Victoria for a pretty long time and thought it would be great to have a Welcome to Country ceremony coinciding with the first street party. The actual street party was two years in its idea and conception and was really successful.”

This involvement with the Aboriginal community has found a further outlet in the

Wall to Wall Festival runs from Friday April 5 to Sunday April 7 in the rural township of Benalla, a 2.5 hour drive from Melbourne. Head to the festival website for more information.

BY GABRIELLA BEAUMONT

The Merri Clan: putting Preston on the map

Putting on gigs, organising street parties and working tirelessly to bring something fresh to the community, The Merri Clan is quickly finding a home on Gilbert Road.

Sitting in the venue’s surprisingly spacious beer garden, drinking locally roasted coffee from DC Coffee and surrounded by Guinness-themed paraphernalia in preparation for their upcoming St. Patrick’s Day event, owner Julia Tilley outlines the thinking behind opening the venue in a suburb not previously known for its cafes and bars.

“We’ve been in this corner by the Merri Creek for 20 years, which is why we’re called The Merri Clan,” Tilley explains. “There wasn’t a lot going on here and we were going to High Street to bars and restaurants, so we thought why not open something here? My daughter is a vegan and I’m vegetarian, so opening a vegan place was a natural fit and there’s never been any animal harvesting product in the kitchen.

“My daughter Ahliah is the creative genius behind the food and our chefs and cooks are wonderfully creative with it. We’ve met a community need and understood our community – we’ve always tried to make The Merri Clan fit, rather than imposing an idea on people.”

This is an approach taken by other local businesses keen to establish Preston’s place on the

“‘We want to break that barrier. There is a lot of politics in the world of street art, and for us its really about getting people out there and appreciating art.’’

live music Tilley curates at The Merri Clan – their weekly Blackfella Whitefella sessions, the brainchild of James Henry and Ali MC, sees different Indigenous musicians joining Ali each week, while local musicians such as Brian Morley, Darren and Melody Clinch, Maylene Slater-Burns and Brett Lee have also been through The Merri Clan’s doors. It isn’t just Victoria-based musicians, either. “We’ve had people from Perth, South Australia, Papua New Guinea, India... everyone’s supporting each other, it’s something I’m really passionate about. I’m just thrilled that people want to come here, utilise this space and feel welcome.”

To these ends, Julia and her daughter have big plans to convert the currently unused upstairs area of the venue as well as ramp up their events programme.

“We’re pretty excited to get in more headline acts once a month, we’re looking at doing more monthly markets and BBQs, and we’re opening upstairs; those are our plans for the next six months. Once upstairs opens as a venue then new things will come from that as well.”

“My daughter is a vegan and I’m vegetarian, so opening a vegan place was a natural fit and there’s never been any animal harvesting product in the kitchen.”

The Merri Clan is open Wednesday to Sunday at 15 Gilbert Road, Preston.

Head to the venue website for the menu and event information.

BY JONO COOTE

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Helchild

The Apocalypse Variety Hour Helen Child, aka Helchild, feels quite confident that the apocalypse could be just around the corner.

And it’s not hard to understand why. When you look at what’s happening in the UK with Brexit, in America with Trump and right here with our own revolving door of Prime Ministers, you could be forgiven for thinking the world is quietly going to hell.

“I just thought, ‘How can I sum up the insanity of the world right now?’,” says Helchild, with the air of someone fed up with our global leaders. The answer was to produce The Apocalypse Variety Hour, a scathing reflection of the world’s current political climate.

People who have seen WA-born comedian Helchild perform previously, such as at the Wild West Comedy Festival in Perth, will be familiar with their satirical and irreverent brand of comedy. As an accomplished impersonator, Helchild convincingly portrays over 13 characters across their shows, including Pauline Fartson, President Donald Dump and Baloney Abbott, the latter complete with iconic budgie smugglers. Helchild is also known for incorporating poetry, puppetry and special effects into their shows.

For many Melburnians though, this year may be the first time they meet Helchild. “This is the first time I’m connecting purely with the Melbourne comedy community on a large scale,” they say. “Up until now, my [Melbourne] audiences have always been mixed – they’ve not necessarily been people who prefer comedy. They might like entertainment

or they might like poetry, but they’re not specifically comedy orientated.”

As well as making their inaugural appearance at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Helchild will also be debuting The Apocalypse Variety Hour. “[The show is] very colourful and full of surprises. Not like anything you’ll have seen,” Helchild teases.

Helchild also promises that this show will be more complex and more technologically advanced than any of their previous works. “I’m using more varieties of media in [The Apocalypse Variety Hour] – a combination of video, sound effects, puppetry and costume stand up.”

The most exciting evolution in Helchild’s performance comes with the inclusion of so-called satellite appearances, which allows them to bring many of their characters to the stage at once. “It’s not easy to change into different characters – it’s exhausting,” says Helchild. “In previous shows, I did things like, if I wore a mask, I could do two voices at once, with the character in the mask talking to somebody else. But I’ve never incorporated video before.”

By adding these multimedia elements, Helchild has created a truly unique show. “They’re not really satellite appearances, because obviously they can’t be… it’s all me. But it’s pre-recorded in such a way

that I interact with [the video] like I’m actually talking to the other person.”

Over the course of this show, Helchild will play an impressive six characters, with our latest PM making a special puppeted appearance. However, audiences will also be introduced to a new face: Bob Catter.

“I have never done a festival with him before. He did appear in the videos at Fringe, but not as a live character. Now he’s going to be a live character as well as in the videos. He makes unexpected appearances.”

Catter, of course, is a caricature of Bob Katter, the highly controversial Queensland politician. “He’s the one who says that gayness is a fashion fad, and that he’s never seen a gay person in his life,” Helchild says, hinting at the type of material we can expect from the newest member of their troupe.

However, despite the obvious political elements of The Apocalypse Variety Hour, Helchild is adamant that they are not pushing an agenda, and that audiences are free to respond to the performance however they wish.

“It’s up to [the audience] how they really interpret the show, but I guess the message is that we have to do something about these people, because if we don’t, it’s going to be the apocalypse.”

“I guess the message [of the show] is that we have to do something about these people, because if we don’t, it’s going to be the apocalypse.”

The Apocalypse Variety Hour is on at Hares and Hyenas in Fitzroy each night from Wednesday March 27 to Saturday March 30 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Head to the MICF website for ticket information.

BY MADDISON CAPUANO

Matt Byrne

Married At First Fight

“Ultimately marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?”

Reality TV has well and truly dominated our television screens for the past decade, with aspiring “influencers” stealing the limelight from talented actors and comedians across the country.

Now, seasoned comedy veteran Matt Byrne is fighting back. Byrne celebrates 22 years of presenting fringe comedies with a topical and fresh take on the idea of marrying at first sight and tying the knot in general.

Married At First Fight will be Byrne’s fourth Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, from Bouncers, Shakers, Barrackers and WAGS, and he is excited to bring the show direct from Adelaide.

“I love bringing my fringe shows to Melbourne.

We’ve had a lot of fun here over the years and with Married at First Sight still winning the ratings, it’s obvious people love seeing people suffer in instant disillusionment of marriage.”

The show mercilessly pokes fun at reality TV dating programs like Married at First Sight, but what does it have to say about marriage itself? “Half of marriages end in divorce”, Byrne says, but he is quick to reassure that the show is really a “fun look at marriage and weddings.”

Married At First Fight features a cast of four experienced comedy performers with a musical theatre background, with two of its cast members, Brad Butvila and Amber Platten, ironically getting married next year. The show draws on the theatrical experience and versatile skills of the cast, as they play

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up to ten characters.

“You’ll meet the bridesmaids, the parents, the celebrant, four wisecracking and inebriated Irish priests, the cast of Studio Tense and many more.”

The talented cast not only spend their time onstage switching roles, but perform various musical numbers too.

The premise of the show sees Val Salmon (Rose Vallen) looking to hook hubby number eight, Kylie Cleavage (Amber Platten) wanting a man who loves her for her mind, Barry Bigtime (Brad Butvila) seeking fiancé number sixteen, and Ron Turn (Byrne) looking for a new wife after losing his first wife of 38 years – she went out for milk one day and never came back.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens after the reality TV cameras stop rolling, then Byrne has the answer in his show. “People get so hung up on the marriage, they forget about what comes next, the [actual] marriage.” Expect a rowdy night of comedy with some unexpected moments of deep reflection on “the world’s oldest institution.”

Director Matt Byrne invites the audience to spend the interactive evening in laughter, and

says the cast’s ability to improv and interact with the audience really makes the show extra special.

The show runs for two hours, longer than the typical comedy festival show, however held at the Lithuanian Club there’s a chance for you to grab a drink at the bar during interval.

People love to hate reality television, for many of us it’s a guilty pleasure that we just can’t seem to break up with. Many of Byrne’s shows (My Kitchen Fools and Hott Property included) have been inspired by reality TV, so how would he feel if it came to an end?

“It would be sad for me because it’s inspired so many shows of mine”. Whether you’re a super fan or a hater of reality television, Byrne guarantees that you will love Married At First Fight and even learn a thing or two about marriage.

So put on your best wedding outfit and get ready for a night of laughs, drama and even a surprise wedding (which Byrne plants on unsuspecting audience members).

BY NICOLAS ZOUMBOULIS

Married At First Fight kicks off tonight at the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne. It runs until Saturday March 23 and then from Tuesday March 26 until Saturday March 30. Grab your tickets via the Matt Byrne Media website.

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J Mascis

Howler, Wednesday March 13 When J Mascis and Lou Barlow formed Dinosaur Jr. from the ashes of Deep Wound in 1984, with drummer Murph completing the trio, it is unlikely that they expected their unique collage of genre and sound to have the impact that it would.

The loud/quiet dichotomy which underpinned their mish mash of influences inspired a generation of indie and alt rock groups, while their clear thirst for music experimentation would find further outlets in a variety of member’s side projects over the years.

His newest solo release Elastic Days saw him honing his talent for beautifully mellow folk rock and received plenty of positive press when it was released late last year; so it was no surprise that the Friday night gig of his three-night residency at Howler as part of Brunswick Music Festival sold out fast.

Known for the eclectic range of acts it plays host to, Howler is the perfect bar for Mascis to showcase songs from both his new record and extensive back catalogue. First, however, Mick Turner took to the stage with a set of lush, layered sounds; looping a riff and then building on it to create a dreamy, engaging soundscape which meandered through a number of unexpected twists and turns throughout his set.

We are suitably relaxed by both warm up act and choice picks from the bar’s extensive range of beers (“which one’s the lager, mate?”) when J Mascis wanders diffidently up to the microphone with his mesh hat pulled low over his eyes.

Offering a muttered greeting of indeterminate enunciation, he commences to indulge in some kind of cosmic unison with the two guitars that have been waiting for him on stage.

Not an artist known for his crowd interaction, he lets his music do the talking and an endearing awkwardness is such a part of his

folklore that barely a chuckle is raised when he nearly knocks the mic over, first with his cap brim and later with his guitar. As expected, the setlist draws heavily on his new record, which fits so snugly in his canon of work that you would swear you’d been hearing him play these songs for years.

He sips from a total of three cups of tea and two bottles of water lined up next to him as, like Turner before him, he loops guitar riffs and builds on those central riffs throughout his set. It’s folky, it’s introspective, but the distortion pedal which has been such a muse for him over the years still makes itself heard and more than once a snarl of electricity jolts the crowd out of their entranced reverie.

From our vantage point to the side of the stage it is clear, looking at the rows of attentive faces, that he is one of those rare guitar players with the ability to hypnotise a crowd with his playing.

His disappearance before an encore is a brief affair which sees him abruptly stop playing, wave vaguely at the audience, wander off stage and wander back ten seconds later. The encore itself consists of ‘Repulsion’ from the 1985 release Dinosaur followed by ‘Just Like Heaven’, an acoustic reimagining of the Dinosaur Jr. cover that has become nearly as iconic as The Cure’s original.

It comes to a finish abruptly – the manner in which he clearly enjoys closing songs – with a jangling downstroke and a mumbled thanks to the audience for listening, leaving behind a satisfied crowd and three empty cups, tea bags still inside. With the setlist quickly grabbed, another hand from the audience reaches out and snatches one of the cups before its owner happily wanders out of the venue. As mementos go it nearly matches the eccentricity of Mascis’ musical melting pot, but not quite.

BY JONO COOTE

Julia Jacklin

The Forum, Thursday March 14 It took Julia Jacklin exactly one verse of ‘Body’, the lead single and album opener of Crushing, to settle into the mesmerising groove in which she remained for the entirety of her performance. With a four-piece band behind her, Jacklin’s effortlessly pretty voice expressed longing, ache and disquiet while managing to feel celebratory and assured at the same time.

By now a seasoned musician who has spent the last few years touring internationally, the evening’s purpose brought back memories of the launch of her first album at the much smaller venue of Howler in 2016.

“Every time I play that song and it gets to the solo it hits me, the absurdity of what I’m doing for a living. In a good way,” she says after ‘Pool Party’, the song that first introduced her to the world. “I’m playing guitar onstage with my friends and people like it.

“Anyway,” she broke off with a selfdeprecating smile. “That was cheesy.”

Staring into space as she sang, Jacklin remained focused and serious throughout, and the audience, who were of a notably diverse age demographic, hung on her every line, whether singing along or in hushed reverence. Calls of ‘I love you.’ peppered the breaks, which were acknowledged with a polite ‘thank you’.

Not one for stage talk, Jacklin allowed her songs to speak for her, and it was particularly the slower numbers that best communicated her success as a pop writer. The way in which she constructs each moment around a strong melody and then arranges it in a way that remains sympathetic to the song and its emotion goes a great way to explaining her broad popularity. She’s subtle and knows exactly what she’s doing.

“I want to say a big thank you to Robert Muinos,” said Jacklin, acknowledging the opening act. “I specifically asked Rob to play tonight so I could see them, I listened to his music a lot when making this record.”

Muinos and his band (Tom Pettit, Olaf Scott, Matt Dixon and Jim Lawrie) had opened the show with a bang, delivering introspective folk songs delivered with passion, taste and volume. Muinos’ plain Australian accent added poignancy to his phrasing and lyrics, which helped the music avoid the potential of Americana cliché, and while at times his highly distorted guitar and Scott’s organ overwhelmed the band, it was also pretty badass.

Olympia, however, stood out in awkward contrast to the two acts she was placed between. A highly talented artist whose praises I have sung several times in these pages, Olympia’s vision appears made for a bigger, broader pop canvas than that of the small detail and fragile doubt of Jacklin’s music, and was ill fitting as the main support.

The stripped back trio format furthermore revealed the extent to which her songs rely on their arrangements and the use of backing tracks to flesh out the sound.

After dedicating a voice and piano rendition of ‘When The Family Flies In’ to Adrian Slattery, the late frontman of Melbourne’s Big Smoke, Jacklin and the band ramped things up with a succession of upbeat songs, including the singles ‘Head Alone’, ‘Pressure to Party’ and the aforementioned ‘Pool Party’. It was only during these moments of power pop energy with which she closed the show that Jacklin loosened up enough to smile whilst singing and sway, ever so slightly, to the sweet, sad music she has given to the world.

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Album of the Week (Secretly Canadian)

Singles WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY

Dave

Streatham

(Neighbourhood Recordings)

Dave’s flow is so strong and unforced it wouldn’t really matter if he had nothing to say. The London rapper happens to be a compelling wordsmith, though, relating scenes of life as a teenager in the titular South London neighbourhood. The fluent delivery sucks you in deep on ‘Streatham’, the 20-year-old Dave demonstrating his capacity to rise to the top of UK hip-hop.

Clowns

(Damaged Record Co.)

I Wanna Feel Again

This is a rock song – duelling guitars, supercharged double-time drumming, accentuated vocal melodies and a bit of jugular scraping. Singer Stevie Williams longs to feel something, even if that something is pain, and simultaneously grapples with how to show love and affection instead of sabotaging a close bond. It’s hard to tell whether the “you” mentioned is someone else or just another side of the singer’s personality. Either way, ‘I Wanna Feel Again’ magnifies the often-paradoxical aims of human beings.

Kirin J Callinan

(EMI)

The Whole of the Moon

Callinan covering The Waterboys’ 1985 single ‘The Whole of the Moon’ mightn’t seem like the logical next step, but cheese ball ‘80s pop has long been a constituent element of the Sydney provocateur’s kinked stylistic model. His voice sits at the other end of the tonal spectrum to The Waterboys’ Mike Scott. Scott’s is clean, high-pitched and Scottish; Callinan’s a rugged baritone that conveys a touch of irony. The cover is pretty faithful, however, gaining a tempo boost but retaining the anthemic qualities of the original. It’s romantic and nostalgic and Callinan manages to subdue his predilection for sonic ugliness.

Joan As Police Woman

What A World

(Play It Again Sam)

What a voice, more like. Joan Wasser’s music mightn’t have attained the sort of ubiquity that felt inevitable upon the release her 2006 debut, Real Life, but her artistic integrity has endured. Listening to Wasser sing is like hanging out with the cool kids. It gives you tingly feelings but feels unreal and fleeting.

9 Stella Donnelly

Beware of the Dogs Stella Donnelly brandishes her quick wit and humour as a weapon against the subtle patriarchal standards and structures plaguing Australia. Her Aussie twang and starkly realistic lyrics are as consistent and raw on Beware of the Dogs as 2017’s Thrush Metal.

Stella Donnelly’s lyrics are refreshingly cutthroat as she sweetly vibratos her way through the more targeted tunes. The title track cuts the 1% down to size with a single line – “all these pious fucks taking from the 99” – while ‘Old Man’ sees Donnelly confirm that, despite how charismatic an abuser may be, “your personality traits don’t count if you put your dick in someone’s face.”

Donnelly doesn’t hate everyone or everything; she’s simply pointing out the inconsistencies of structures that serve the few while the majority suffer, as told through her self-described “relatively privileged position” as a woman in today’s society. ‘Watching Telly’ provides a bleak narrative of Donnelly’s own experience with abortion, and the obvious disparity between her sexual partner’s experience as opposed to her own; while she’s “throwing up on her birthday” in the second refrain, he’s noticeably absent after the first verse.

‘Mosquito’ is a definite highlight and was described by Donnelly as “the only love song I’ll ever write.” Crass, literal, and layered with harmonies sitting atop a butter-smooth hook, the sparse production leaves you waiting for Donnelly to stroll through your door without cake in hand.

Donnelly trusts those that engage with this record, her concern for the future of women is a palpable undercurrent that refuses to wane.

BY LEXI HERBERT

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Albums

Karen O & Danger Mouse

Lux Prima

8.5

Pet Shop Boys

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La Dispute

Panorama

Karen O & Danger Mouse is a collaboration of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s frontwoman (Karen O) and Svengali musician/ producer (Danger Mouse). The title track of their debut album Lux Prima conjures visions of entering an MGM feature at the Astor. All ghostly voices and Cinemascope styling. The vintage approach almost parallels their design for a collaborative effort, which has apparently been in gestation for over a decade.

Karen O sounds resolutely downbeat and heroically disaffected as the music swirls around in all shapes and currents. ‘Ministry’ shunts at the air with wistful resignation.

It is this drollness which makes the record almost catchy.

‘Woman’ is a return to a more known sound, one that’s crisply produced and suited to wide open spaces.

‘Drown’ engages with becalmed restraint and shoots off gasping tangents. Gothic humour abounds. “Please let me down”. ‘Why not?’, you say.

‘Reveries’ is anything but and reaches for a weepy rustic blues and some ponderous intonations, whilst sounding thoroughly engaging and wise.

Pet Shop Boys return after a reasonable hiatus with Agenda, an EP of four songs. The ambitions of current world leaders are viciously trivialised on ‘Give Stupidity A Chance’. Astute observations attest the fact that PSB are becoming grumpy old men but remain aware of their surroundings.

‘On Social Media’ suggests they can still punch the right set of buttons and display obvious magnificence. ‘What Are We Going To Do About The Rich?’ is a manifesto Lenin may have ruminated over in an earlier time. The landscape PSB occupy is, broadly speaking, dance; which is perhaps the ficklest of musical endeavours as there is little loyalty to individual artists. The quality of a song is everything and this bite size morsel shows why PSB have endured.

‘The Forgotten Child’ is a parallel universe of idiosyncratic narrative and shows PSB can tackle a shifting canvas and not be thrown off course. After so many years you could believe the moment has passed, but PSB continue to defy expectations and show that their music is built to last.

One can hope that a full-length album is in the works with more withering insights into current culture.

La Dispute have been labelled many things over the course of their musical career. Starting out as a post-hardcore, tearsdown-the-cheeks band, they’ve managed to stay consistent in one way through each song they’ve released to date: they’ve always been themselves.

La Dispute have managed to retain the world-weary, hyper-insightful lyricism they put to the world last time, but it’s changed into a somehow more beautiful creation on this record. Using the same lyrical cadence and style he’s known for, frontman Jordan Dreyer weaves the namesake of this album, a panorama of moments in time, in perfect harmony with beautiful, varied instrumentation.

But it’s different to all that came before it. It’s not as intimate this time. It doesn’t cover finding family photos in the shed, nor a loved one reading in a sun-filled lounge; it’s larger than that. It covers the visions and encounters of one man in a world far larger than he is. It details the sights he sees and threads his emotions through it.

Panorama isn’t just an album. It’s a journey, a masterpiece of humanity and of music, well and truly.

BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS

BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS

BY LOCHIE BOURKE

Cast

This month the Seattle record label widely credited as developing grunge music in the early ‘90s, Sub Pop, has defied it’s perceived brand by releasing Cast, an LP by Polish artist Perfect Son (Tobiasz Biliński).

The grandeur and sonic scope of this record is akin to renowned art-rocker Peter Gabriel and to a (much) lesser degree, Icelanders Sigur Ros. Ultimately, and at complete odds with the Sub Pop roster that includes Sleater-Kinney and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Perfect Son is primarily informed instrumentally by the orchestral movements and operatic vocals inherent of Euro-pop.

The pretense of opening track ‘Reel Me’ stretches well beyond the allusions of its punny title whose multiple allegories include a reference to Perfect Son superseding Biliński’s previous musical incarnation, Coldair.

Despite Cast’s underwhelming opening, out of respect for Sub Pop many listeners will persist listening to the album. Lead single ‘It’s For Life’ sparks a comparison to the music of fellow Scandinavian, Karin Dreijer. Its opening pits a descending rhythm against a taunt of guitar picking is promising, but when the overly-perfect vocals join the mix 30 seconds in, this composition is pushed into a category best described as ‘slightly edgy Eurovision entry.’

BY DAN WATT

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Solange

When I Get Home

Solange’s prolific A Seat At The Table cemented her as a beacon of black excellence, insightfulness, sensitivity and strength and not only is her music a reflection of these qualities, it is a love letter to all black voices.

It takes devoted attention and care to appreciate everything that makes up When I Get Home. An eclectic array of artists unite behind every song, ranging from Panda Bear to Scarface. The result is a conglomeration of sophisticated songs that are both playful and serious, joyful and wistful.

Pride is a key element to Solange’s music and the beating heart of playful bops like ‘Stay Flo’ and ‘My Skin My Logo’.

‘Time (Is)’ epitomises the album’s strengths in marrying pure blissful harmony and rhythms with ultra-tight, glossy production.

‘Almeda’ is a standout track featuring a propulsive electric drum beat and warm synth layers. Solange’s voice is beautifully moving in its conviction. “Black faith still can’t be washed away,” acts as the song’s mantra and speaks to the sense of comfort and hope that lies in Solange’s artistry.

The consistent theme on the record is one of reflection.

Solange muses on her identity in the context of her birth place. WIGH is a sonic depiction of memory – a blend of dreams and reality. It’s about how the past flows into the present.

(Barely Dressed Records)

Perfect Son

(Columbia Records)

(Sub Pop)

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Huntly

Low Grade Buzz The likes of Oscar Key Sung, Banoffee, The Harpoons and Fortunes. built the foundations of an exhilarating electropop wave taking over Melbourne; the lyricism is tender, the music is buoyant, and the attitudes are assured and unadulterated.

Just releasing their stunning debut album Low Grade Buzz, Melbourne’s Huntly are another outfit carrying the baton in a speedy relay. The three-piece’s melodies are immersive and venturesome – techno, garage, R&B and drum and bass are just some of the tributaries seeping into this intricate riverway.

The album’s opening track ‘SMU’ inaugurates things with a flurry of noises as Elspeth Scrine’s eloquent vocals take centre stage. Scrine’s soulfulness decorates much of the LP; a sincerity that propels many of the narratives on the record. ‘Reckoning’ follows in poignant vein – a message to a lost love through diversions of glitchy electronica.

Then there’s ‘Wiggle’, a minimalist house track that fashions a floodlit path straight to the dancefloor. ‘Low Grade Buzz’ closes things in relative territory, an existential crisis rearing at the culmination of a night out. A fantastic album that deserves the ears of more people than it may initially get.

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Gig Guide

FEATURED GIGS

Slice Comedy COMPASS PIZZA

Do you like a night of laughs? Do you like pizza? Well this might be for you. Compass Pizza have opened their new comedy room and will be running a comedy night on the third Wednesday of every month. They’re launching it on Wednesday March 20 at 7.30pm, and it’s totally free.

Lomond Acoustica THE LOMOND HOTEL

Lomond Acoustica is back for another week with roots musician Leigh Sloggett, Aussie rocker Joe Matera, and country singer David Holmes. Once again the gig is free, and will take place on Wednesday March 20 from 8pm at The Lomond Hotel.

Wednesday 20 Mar

7:30pm. $5.

Brunswick East. 8:30pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music

Hill. 8pm.

Betty, Brunswick. 6pm.

Williamstown. 8:30pm.

8pm. $5.

ACID HOMMUS - FEAT: ZIGGY ZEITGEIST + ZOBI WAN + ASTRII + DJ SUSHICAT Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

$15.

WESLEY ANNE

Indie artist Gerry Kennedy is launching his single ‘The Date Song’ at the Wesley Anne bandroom on Thursday March 21. Tickets are on sale now via the venue website for $9 or grab ‘em on the door for $15. Doors open at 8pm, the performance kicks off at 8.30pm

LEMOM Showcase 26 SWAMPLANDS BAR

Live Electronic Musicians of Melbourne, or LEMOM, are showcasing their talent at Swamplands Bar on Thursday March 21. The showcase includes UK act Sol Flare, synth lovers Disco Computer, and many more stellar acts. The event is free entry and the doors open at 7pm.

Roller One

EDINBURGH CASTLE

Self-described astral folk band Roller One have an album launch at the Edinburgh Castle, kicking off at 8.30pm. Their ‘Better Than Fine’ album has been out for a bit so you can scrub up on their tunes before you head along. Catch them Thursday March 21.

Frank Raymond & the Silhouettes FAD GALLERY

Melbourne based blues/pop band Frank Raymond & the Silhouettes are hitting the FAD Gallery for some funky good times during their ‘Don’t be a Dick’ residency every first and third Thursday of the month. Be there at 9pm for the rocking good times.

OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 5pm.

THE GRUBBY URCHINS The Brothers Public

FREDA PAYNE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.

Thursday 21 Mar

Northcote. 7:30pm. $39.

JAZZ BAZAAR - FEAT: AUDREY POWNE + MORE Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

MARKO4 Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.

MIRKO GUERRINI HORIZONTAL QUARTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20.

MT WAVERLEY SECONDARY COLLEGE JAZZ NIGHT Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + FINN OD + DAN BENTLEY + LUKE VECCHIO + GAY ROBERTO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6pm.

7pm. $25.

87DB - FEAT: SAULT + DRAGONFRUIT

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.

Classic Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $10.

ALPHINGTON + NUMBAT + HANNAH POTTER Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5.

BOLLARD + SP TWIN + MIRRORS Old Bar,

Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

LEMONBAIT + TUG + THE FLORETS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

NOTHINGE + SOPHIE ROSE & THE MANUAL BREATHING + CLINTON GREEN + COSMO V Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $10.

RUBY SOHO & BAND + ISABELLA SKYE + MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE CHAT Tote

Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

THE IVORY ELEPHANT + THE FADED OUT + TOMBOLO Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.

WINTER MOON + THE DEAD AMIGOS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights

ANALOGUE SESSIONS - FEAT: DEFEND + ANKLE INJURIES + SMOOTH GENETICS + SUPPRESSOR Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.

BIZARRO - FEAT: LOURE + PREQUEL + RYAN BERKELEY Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

COLOUR CASTLE + EL MADERA + DELTOID CURVE + ANYO + YANNI ARSENAKIS + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 8pm.

GUERNS - FEAT: REV LON + PHILOSOPHIA + LOW FREQUENCY + REALLYNICEDAD + BIG-MAC + STICKS + KIEREN BONANNO New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSICIANS OF MELBOURNE - FEAT: SOL FLARE + DISCO COMPUTER + SILVATRA + MONASTERE Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 7pm.

OPAL BEAU + JANNAH QUILL Post Office

Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

THIS SIDE OF PARADISE - FEAT: STEFAN MIRANDA + JINWOO + DYLAN MIRANDA + EL GREY Boney, Melbourne Cbd.

10pm.

KASSETTE - FEAT: MZRIZK + SLIPPERY SLOPES + KAM + RUDI Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

MASCO SOUND SYSTEM + BAD BANGS + LLAGUNA Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

MESSY MAMMALS + DANIKA SMITH & HER BEAUTIFUL CHOIR + ALLARA Evelyn

Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

NEW KIDS - FEAT: TENDA MCFLY + ANDY HEARTTHROB + ATHINA Boney,

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

POSTAL - FEAT: POST PERCY + DAN SAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10pm.

WICKED WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: DJ SELEKTAH + MAX SHOTTAZ Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

WIND IT UP - FEAT: MOSES CARR + GABRIEL LCR + NOLESS + COFI Northcote

Social Club, Northcote. 8pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers ABBA APPRECIATION NIGHT - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Stay Gold, Brunswick. 8pm.

AM RERUNS + JIM LAWRIE + THE BELAFONTES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

BODIES + LA SUFFOCATED + KOUKATSUANI Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

BRYAN ADAMS + MAHALIA BARNES Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:15pm. $100.65.

CAKEWALK + FUZZSUCKER + OVERSTAYER Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

CARLA GENEVE + BAD BANGS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

CONNAN MOCKASIN Melbourne Recital Centre,

Southbank. 7:30pm. $64.

DARK WATER + SAD + EN. V Tote Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

FIELDS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE + THOMAS RHETT + MORGAN WALLEN Rod Laver Arena,

THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky

Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.

BEN VAN GELDER & REINIER BAAS The

Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20.

FREDA PAYNE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.

$39.

GIANNI MARINUCCI'S NONET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.

HELLO TUT TUT + CIGÁNY WEAVER Sooki

Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm. $14.30.

HORNS OF LEROY + RUSSIA Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $15.

JULIAN ABRAHAMS TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

LAKE MINNETONKA Penny Black, Brunswick.

8pm.

MATT KIRSCH + JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel, South Melbourne. 7pm.

ORIGAMI Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.

PURIM FUNDRAISER PARTY - FEAT: BULGAR & THE ODESSIANS + ELF TRANZPORTER + DJ HAMANTASH 303,

Northcote. 7pm. $15.

ROBIN CASINADER + CAERWEN MARTIN + JACK HOWARD + JULITHA RYAN Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.

ROLLER ONE Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8pm.

SOFT POWER + MARIGOLDEN Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

THE GREAT DUETS - FEAT: RALEIGH WILLIAMS & GARTH PLOOG Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.

THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick

Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

TURTLE WAVE + CHINA BEACH + VELEVET BLOOM + FRUIT LOOPS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

Hip Hop & R&B HIP HOP THURSDAYS - FEAT: BUSTER STICKUP + HFNR + MS DOOG + DOM CORK + HAMLEY Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

LAUNDRY THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm.

THROWBAX THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ANYA + CITIZEN.COM + FLIP3000 + TEE DUBYA + DJ SENSI + SISTA SARA + LOTUS MOONCHILD + MORE Little Jax, Melbourne. 6pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk AMARINA WATERS + DAVID WESTERN + GEORGIA KNIGHT Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

Frankston. 7:30pm.

North Melbourne. 8pm. $10.20.

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

Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $50.

MEAT + SLUSH Globe Alley, Melbourne. 9pm.

MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel, Williamstown.

Melbourne. 8pm.

THE JIVES + WARDENS + ÖZERGUN + THE VELVET COBRAS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

LAST LIONS + PHIL WOLFENDALE + DOVER ISLAND Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar,

MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA + MORE 170

JULES BOULT Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: LEIGH SLOGGETT + DAVID HOLMES + JOE MATERA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm.

MEREDITH WHITTLE Drunken Poet, West

THE BONE FOLDERS + TAYLOR PROJECT + GIANT MOTHS + KARIN Red

7pm. $8.

Melbourne. 6:30pm. $99.

ISIN CAKMAKCIOGLU & MAKI ONO

SHORT SHADOWS + KA-TYA The B.east,

JADE ALICE, IVORIS + JADE ALICE + IVORIS + BEN STEINER Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $12.

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

MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS

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OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Customs House Hotel,

House, Fitzroy. 8pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers

Gerry Kennedy

NEW STAGE - FEAT: ELLIOTT GYGER + CLAIRE HIGGINS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton

FABRIC + SPARTACUS COLLECTIVE 303,

THE BOWIE PROJECT Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Gerry Kennedy

- FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner.

Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $82.72.

8pm.

MOON UNITS + SKINK HILL GANG + GARDENIA + DAVE POTE Bendigo Hotel,

ANDREW SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

BELMONT HAZE Young Street Supper Club, CARUS THOMPSON Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 8pm. $23.68.

FRANK RAYMOND & THE SILHOUETTES Fad Gallery, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

FRANK SULTANA Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

GERRY HALE The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy.

8pm.

GERRY KENNEDY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $9.

Collingwood. 9pm. $10.

HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE - FEAT: EMILY DAYE + STEVE HOY + THE WCCM COMBO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm. $14.57.

JULIAN JAMES Hume Blues Club (shake Shack),

Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.

MISS ROSIE & THE TOP CATS Musicland,

NTH RD Ontop Bar, Ormond. 8pm.

PAPER SOULS + SAGA CITY + RED PERIL PYJAMA SUNDAYZ + LEMMY CRASH + NUMBAT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

RHYSICS + CHARGING STALLION + YOU LEGENDS Espy, St Kilda. 8pm.

Coburg. 7:30pm.

Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

7pm.

RED TAIL RING + NIGEL WEARNE Caravan

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FEATURED GIGS Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $20.

HORRISONOUS + DEFENESTRATION + FDEAD ROOT + ABU GHRAIB Tote Hotel,

RELAXED PERFORMANCES - FEAT: ARCADIA WINDS Melbourne Recital Centre,

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.

STEVE TYSSEN Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick.

9pm.

VANDERLAY + HANNAH CAMERON + KATHLEEN MARY LEE Northcote Social Club,

6:30pm.

Southbank. 1pm. $10.

6:30pm.

Northcote. 7:30pm. $12.

Friday 22 Mar Hip Hop & R&B AFTER HOURS - FEAT: BTWO + DJ SPELL Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

BUTTERFINGERS + FRESH VIOLET Pelly Bar, Frankston. 8pm. $34.70.

CHEATED HEARTS - QUEER DANCE PARTY - FEAT: JANE DOE + SMXG + DJ GAY DAD + RUTH BB GINSBURG Laundry

Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm. $15.

DOBBY Penny Black, Brunswick. 8pm.

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

LAUNDRY FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

MARTINSFEELZ + CURRENCY BABA + LOWKEY + OSAYO + PROJECT PETERS + A-JAY + MORE Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $35.

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

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers ABSOLUTELY LIVE – THE DOORS SHOW Rah Bar, South Yarra. 7pm. $25.

ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne.

11pm.

AGENT 37 + COMMISSIONER BOURBON + THE KAT-O ARMY + SAINT KILLED HER + LUKE SEYMOUP + DJ DAN ATTARD Bombay Rock, Brunswick. 7pm.

AM//PM - EMO NIGHT - FEAT: SLAVES + AWAKEN I AM + PLACEHOLDER Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $20.

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

BLACK DOG + DANGEROUS CURVES + SPITTING SWALLOWS + THE DEAD AMIGOS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

BLOWN CONES + ROUTINES Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 9pm.

BLUE HOWL 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.

BOWIE - GOLDEN YEARS - FEAT: DALE RYDER + JASON SINGH + RUSTY BROWN + TIM WATSON Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $28.

CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House

Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

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

CONFESSION + HONEST CROOKS + UNI/VS + STARVE Stay Gold, Brunswick. 7pm. $20.

CORNERSTONE Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin.

8pm. $22.

JEB CARDWELL BAND Gem Bar, Collingwood.

JULITHA RYAN Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

KITSCHEN BOY + FLOSS + WAX JAX & THE MIDNIGHT SNAX Boney, Melbourne Cbd.

7:30pm. $8.

MAGIC NUMBERS + BATTS + NAT VAZER Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8pm. $59.

MEL VAN DYK Pause Bar, Balaclava. 8pm.

MR. MCCLELLAND'S FINISHING SCHOOL + CAITLIN KAVANAGH Gasometer

Hotel, Collingwood. 10pm. $10.

NICK CARVER & THE MEAN STREET BUTCHERS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North

Melbourne. 6pm.

POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 9pm.

RACHEL COSTANZO + SEB MONT + ZAIN MITCHLAN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

REGULAR BOYS Quarry Hotel, Brunswick East.

CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd.

4pm.

DJ CASSETTE CLAIRE Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 11pm.

DJ VADIM, ARIES + DJ VADIM + ARIES Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy. 6pm.

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

FORMATION - FEAT: DONNY + MORE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

FRIDAYS - FEAT: AYNA + FALO + HARLEY JAMES + CLIFTONIA + BEN & LIL + CITIZEN.COM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $15.

Brunswick East. 7:30pm. $8.

SOLID EFFORT + CAKEWALK + THE WORLD AT A GLANCE + WORLD SICK Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.

STRAIGHT ARROWS + BANANAGUN + GUTTER GIRLS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

THE AVENUE + DOMINIQUE + GODOGGO + HUI Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

THE BRAVE + WINDWAKER + BLKLST + TO OCTAVIA Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.

THRASH BLAST GRIND TOUR - FEAT: PHIL ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS + KING PARROT + PALM + POTION Max

QURZFK FRIDAYS - MISFIT MANSION - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Rubix Warehouse,

Brunswick. 9pm. $12.

SRIRACHA - WAREHOUSE PARTY FEAT: MC TROUBLE + VARIOUS DJS Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

THUNDERGROUND VOL. 2 - FEAT: WILLIAM KISS + JAKE SHEPHERD + JOSH KERR + NIALL SNOOKS Young Street Supper Club, Frankston. 7pm.

TOKYO LOVE HOTEL - FEAT: AUDIO BITS + KAZUMA ONISHI + MATT STEVENSON + JACKSON RUAN + EL GREY + PABLO MANN + BOB SEIJI + ALEX ROBERTSON New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $15.

TRAFFIK ISLAND + THIBAULT + LOST ANIMAL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.

TRIP BEATS - FEAT: MICKEY SPACE + KUNDALINI P + ANDY V + TRICK BOX + MOSES Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

TRIPLE VISION - FEAT: YOLO ONO + STEEZY-E + BREEZY + JAKE HUGHES

TRAM COPS + HANNAH BLACKBURN

Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

Watt's, Melbourne. 7pm. $10.

Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

TROUBLE PEACH + MOON CUP Retreat

WAX FOX Fox Hotel (collingwood), Collingwood.

8pm.

Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music

45 PACKIN’ MAMA - A SALUTE TO WOMEN IN MUSIC - FEAT: TRACY MILLER + LORETTA MILLER & HER BOYFRIENDS Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East.

WHITE BLEACHES + SLEDGEHAMMER + BONES & JONES Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

ANNEMARIE SHARRY QUARTET Paris Cat

Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $27.50.

BREWSKY Quarry Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

CUMBIA COSMONAUTS + THE RADIO AFRICA BAND + CUMBIA MASSIVE DJS + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $15.

DJ THE KNAVE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

FREDA PAYNE Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

7:45pm. $39.

HELLO TUT TUT + CIGÁNY WEAVER

DIESEL The New Yorker, Lilydale. 6pm. $55.

DJ TARDISCO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9pm.

DUMB PUNTS + BLISTER + PTING Cherry Brunswick. 8pm. $39.64.

Prahran. 6pm. $20.

Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8pm. $39.80.

SLUGBUCKET + BRODOWN + UNDAMAGED + SHAPES LIKE RAPIDS + THE POLYGAMISTS Whole Lotta Love,

Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $15.

BRAWTHER + NIKO MAXEN + ABOUT | BLANK + BROCK FERRAR Revolver Upstairs,

8pm.

ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS Grand

Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9pm. $14.57.

ED KUEPPER + CAROLINE NO Howler,

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights

LOADING ERROR - FEAT: JESS SNEDDON + KIA + SKINNY WIZARD

DEVIL ELECTRIC + BATZ + SHROUD John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $10.

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $32.50.

JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Transit, KATIE NOONAN - ELIXIR & THE IMPOSSIBLE ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $69.

KENNEDY SNOW (WITH SONJA HORBELT) - FEAT: KENNEDY SNOW (WITH SONJA HORBELT) Melbourne Recital

8pm. $20.

BUDDY KNOX Good Love, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

CANYON The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7pm. $28.60.

CATFISH VOODOO Iddy Biddy, St Kilda. 7pm.

DAI JONES & STEVE PURCELL Claypots, St Kilda. 8:30pm.

DAN SULTAN Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm.

DARYL ROBERTS Wine Larder, Brighton. 6pm.

GAVIN JAMES + MICK MCHUGH Prince

Bandroom, St Kilda. 8pm. $61.20.

GEOFF ACHISON Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 7pm.

JUKE BOY EMMETT Drunken Poet, West

Melbourne. 8:30pm.

PAULIE BIGNELL & THE THORNBURY TWO Lost, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

RHYTHM X REVIVAL Veludo Bar & Restaurant,

St Kilda. 8pm.

ROD PAINE & THE FULLTIME LOVERS

ETERNAL SMOKO + EYESØRES + CAKEFIGHT Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.

Centre, Southbank. 8pm. $30.

Robarta, St Kilda. 7pm.

FERGUS JAMES + NANCIE SCHIPPER

Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

Kilda. 9:30pm.

MORELAND CITY SOUL REVIEW Lomond

SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Dog's Bar, St

PINK PURSE The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.

RACHEL DELGADO & ALEXANDER NETTELBECK TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club,

SHAUNA TONY AND CO The Brothers Public Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $5.

FUNK DANCING FOR SELF DEFENCE + THE RABBIT LOUNGE + STRANGERS FOR SALE + FINNS Last Chance Rock And Roll

RAT CHILD Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

SAN LAZARO The B.east, Brunswick East. 9pm.

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

GEORGIA GORDON Compass Pizza, Brunswick

Open Studio, Northcote. 9pm. $10.

9pm. $10.

Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

FERLA (DUO) - FEAT: FERLA (DUO) Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6pm.

Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $32.50.

East. 8:30pm.

THE JACKSON FOUR Jasper's Jazz Bar,

Kilda. 8pm.

THE JESS CHAN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room,

GRASSHOLE + RUNNING RIOT Espy, St GRUNGE SWEAT & YEARS - A TRIBUTE TO 90'S GRUNGE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.

HARD ROCKERZ Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.

HOBSONS BAY COAST GUARD + HANNAH KATE + GAMJEE Grace Darling

Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $12.

Melbourne. 9:30pm. $10.

House, Fitzroy. 8pm.

SMITH & JONES + GREAT AUNT Open THE BROKEN SWEETHEARTS + WATERSIGN Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm.

THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Bar TIM MOORE + DANIEL J TOWNSEND

Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

Vineyard, St Kilda. 8:30pm.

Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND + COOL OUT SUN Espy, St Kilda. 8pm. $26.50.

THE SYNCOPATORS Paris Cat Jazz Club,

CHARLES WESTON

You may recognize Steve Tyssen from behind the drumkit or maybe you’ve seen him flaunting his songwriting prowess centre stage, either way you’ll know he’s far from a one trick pony.

Tyssen will show off some new tunes at Charles Weston on Thursday March 21 and it won’t cost you a thing.

Agent 37

BOMBAY ROCK

Ballarat punks Agent 37 are hitting Bombay Rock to launch their latest single, ‘Dynamo’ – the first taste from their forthcoming album Mission: Unpossible – and it’s going to be a party and a half. It’s happening from 7pm on Friday March 22, free entry.

The Blue Souls ROYAL OAK

The Blue Souls are bringing Chicago blues, funk, soul and ‘70s R&B to Royal Oak on Friday March 22, so dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to groove. The Melbourne ensemble will play a selection of covers and originals, kicking off at 8pm.

Regular Boys THE QUARRY HOTEL

If you like pub rock classics and live music, well you’re in for a treat because Regular Boys will be stomping out all your old favourites at The Quarry Hotel. Get ready to sing all the lyrics you didn’t know you remembered on Friday March 22, did we mention that it’s free?

Blue Howl BAR 303

Alt rock group Blue Howl are finishing their ‘Smile When You’re Sad’ single launch tour at Bar 303.

They’ve partnered with Humanitix to raise funds for literacy programs for young girls around the world, so your booking fee will go towards something worthwhile. It kicks off at 8pm on Friday March 22, tickets are a tenner.

Blackfella Whitefella THE MERRI CLAN

In case you’ve missed the first few rounds, you’ve still got two more chances to catch the Blackfella Whitefella March residency at The Merri Clan. The acoustic sessions contrast the sounds of two musicians, one Indigenous and one not, resulting in something magical. It kicks off at 7:30pm, free entry.

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

THE RITA SATCH QUARTET Classic

Steve Tyssen

Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:30pm. $10.

Hawthorn. 8pm. $25.

THE MARK FITZGIBBON TRIO Uptown Jazz

Steve Tyssen

WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE The ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101, Maidstone.

7pm.

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Brunswick’s Red Betty isn’t exactly seaside, but that won’t stop The Offshore bringing beachy vibes with their blistering Aussie surfrock. They’ll be joined by folkcomedy outfit Department of Nostrum and the soulful sounds of Alex “SAMAYAL” Rovvi. It’s happening on Saturday March 23 from 7pm, $10 entry.

James Morrison JASPER’S JAZZ CLUB

World renowned trumpet player James Morrison will treat Melbourne to his mastery when he hits Jasper’s Jazz Club on Saturday March 23 where he’ll be blowing brass like there’s no tomorrow.

Tickets from $30 via Eventbrite.

Lucy Cliché

3 ON THE TREE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8pm.

AUNTIE LEO & THE BACKSTABBERS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2am.

BEYOND BLACK 3 - FEAT: DREADNAUGHT + BLUNT SHOVEL + THE ETERNAL + I AM DUCKEYE + ENVENOMED + DEMONHEAD + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 3pm. $20.

BIG LEAGUE + THE BELAFONTES Espy, St Kilda. 8pm.

BODIES + REUBEN UNKOVICH'S DEATH ATTACK + JACKSON REID BRIGGS & THE HEATERS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 3pm.

BONEZ - FEAT: CYSTIC NIGHTMARE + SLUGBUCKET + WEIRD ALICE Grumpy's

Green, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

CHILD Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2pm.

CHRIS DOHENY & THE BOYS Royal Hotel

(mornington), Mornington. 8pm.

CLUELESS - 90S & EARLY 00S PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Stay Gold, Brunswick.

11:15pm.

CONFESSION + OCEAN SLEEPER + DROWN THIS CITY + VATIC Stay Gold, Brunswick. 7pm.

DAYLIGHT AVENUE + TYRANTS + BOY CURSED & THE AVIAN HAVEN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10

Angst Fest 3.0 JOHN CURTIN HOTEL

Smashing through genre barriers, Angst Fest 3.0 is coming in hot with a smoldering mix of postpunk, dark-wave, electro and more. The lineup boasts the likes of Pleasure Symbols, Lucy Cliché and Second Sight, to name a few, all for a mere $20. It’s happening at John Curtain Hotel from 6:30pm on Saturday March 23.

Jules Boult

THE DRUNKEN POET

EAMONN CONOR + CHRISTOPHER ENGEL + CLEAN CUT SOCIETY + PIXIE RIOT Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm. $5.

EGOISM + CANDY + TAMARA & THE DREAMS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

ELIZABAND + SODA EAVES + TINKS Yarra

Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm. $10.

ELVIS SHOW Claypots, St Kilda. 3:30pm.

EVIL TWIN + SILVERLIGHT SHADOWS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3pm.

FRANKSTON FLOW - FEAT: ANGRY SEAS + TRAZ + BOB HAWKWIND + OATSIE + MORE Young Street Supper Club, Frankston. 8pm. $20.

GO GO SAPIEN + NICKEY DEL REY’S SURF & TURF + LIVE FLESH Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 9pm. $10.

GUPSTAR Fox Hotel (collingwood), Collingwood. 8pm.

HOBSON'S BAY COAST GUARD Records

Paradise, 2pm.

HORRISONOUS + DEFENESTRATION + FACELESS BURIAL + VILE APPARITION Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 8pm. $10.

IS IT LIGHT WHERE YOU ARE Compass Pizza,

Singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist and extraordinaire of jazz and blues, Jules Boult, will wow your socks off at The Drunken Poet. A product of the greats who shaped the genres, Boult won’t leave you unsatisfied.

Catch him on Sunday March 24 from 4pm.

Brunswick East. 8pm.

Bob Hutchison Duo

Love, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.

THE CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB

Folk aficionado Bob Hutchison and double bassist Doug McDowell will perform an intimate set at The Clifton Hill Brewpub on Sunday March 24 where you can expect some goosebumps. Melding imageryfilled lyrics with tender fingerpicking, this is about as dreamy as it gets. Head down from 4pm, it’s free.

Sunday Sessions BENZINA CANTINA

Margaritas, Mexican fare and DJs – what more could you want from a Sunday sesh? Benzina Cantina have the lot, so you can have your tacos and tequila with a side of tunes. It all kicks off from 1pm on Sunday March 24, meaning you can have a sneaky afternoon drink or settle in for the night. Entry is free.

JETSON 303, Northcote. 8pm.

JO VERTIGO + SADULTS + POLITE SKELETONS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9pm.

$5.

JULY DAYS + THE PEEKS + KEANU The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:30pm.

JUNIOR FICTION + PTING Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm.

KRUL + ILL GLOBO + OVERTIME Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5pm.

NORTH HEIGHTS + BRODOWN Whole Lotta OPERATION IBIS + INTELLECTUALS + SHADOW LEAGUE + ADMIRAL ACKBAR’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE + MORE Bombay Rock, Brunswick.

6pm.

PINCH POINTS Zo Damage, Melbourne. 2pm.

PLEASURE COMA + RACK JONES Yah Yah's,

Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

QUEEN FOREVER Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave.

8pm. $39.80.

RAISE YOUR GLASS - THE ULTIMATE PINK TRIBUTE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.

RICK HART TRIO Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North.

5pm.

SKYSCRAPER STAN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.

SPIRAL PERM + CASTILLES + COMPETITION TEAM Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

4pm.

$15.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music AJAK KWAI Penny Black, Brunswick. 9pm.

ANITA WARDELL Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne

Cbd. 9pm. $32.50.

BAD BOYS BATUCADA + WOMBATIQUE Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $10.

Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

THE PAPER KITES + SLOW DANCER + VARIOUS DJS Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

THE PIRATESKA REBELLION + BLUNDERBUSS JONES + THE

9pm.

PAWN SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 8pm.

PONY - MARCH ONE OFF - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

REMINISCE CLASSIC HOUSE 2019 FEAT: DJ JOHN COURSE Sidney Myer Music

Bowl, Melbourne. 12pm. $106.89.

REV LOVER - FEAT: CALLUM PADGHAM + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 5pm. $10.

ROSS FROM FRIENDS + COP ENVY + MAKEDA + JESS ZAMMIT Max Watt's,

Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

East. 9:30pm.

BROOKLYN'S FINEST Night Cat, Fitzroy. 11:30pm. $5.

CHONK WITH ALMA ZYGIER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $32.50.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH SONG - FEAT: HOR SEVDALINKA + GORANI + LIVING OUT LOUD + VESERIS + LA VOCE DELLA LUNA + THE MACEDONIAN WOMEN’S CHOIR + MORE The District

SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ KISTA + DJ BETH GRACE + DJ DEMIZE + VARIOUS DJS SEATTIC + QUALIA + DALLI Grace Darling

Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

SETTINGS - FEAT: VENUS X + C.FRIM + ELLA MAXIMILLION + SAL + VARIOUS DJS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9pm. $28.05.

SNACK ATTACK (WITH DJ 2P) - FEAT: SNACK ATTACK (WITH DJ 2P) Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 10pm.

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $32.50.

SOOKI SATURDAYS - FEAT: LUKE VECCHIO Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 6pm. $15.

TAPE LOOP - FEAT: PHILLIPS HEAD + GAB + TAPE LEISURE + VIRGO ONE Loop,

Docklands. 6:30pm. $27.

THE AFTER DINNER MINT - FEAT: RHAPSODISE + DJ RICK + DELLA Ferdydurke,

(docklands), Docklands. 12pm.

EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz FARO NEGRO + JARABI TRIO + MOHAMED CAMARA The District (docklands), FEM BELLING QUARTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8pm. $30.

FRANCESCA GONZALES + DHANA BHUTAN + KID HERON + FREDDIE FIASCO Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.55.

FREDA PAYNE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.

$39.

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

THE CELESTIAL GATHERING - FEAT: BROTHERS + MAD LUCAS + SASSAFRAS + MORE 24 Moons, Northcote. 10pm. $15.

THE PORTAL - FEAT: EARTHEOGEN + AZRIN + HOLLOWGLYPH + SCIONAUGH + MEDJULA + AMADAN Rubix Warehouse,

GEORGIA BROOKS SWINGTET Open Studio,

Brunswick. 9pm. $15.

JAMES BOWERS TRIO The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm.

JOHN SCURRY'S REVERSE SWING Lido

Hip Hop & R&B

JOYSSOUL The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $28.60.

JUNGLE FUSION Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm.

CHAD WALLZ + DYL THOMAS + SADIVA + MELLOWOLF + JONQUIL + GIVEN NAMES + ENTRO// Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd.

Northcote. 2:30pm. $10.

11pm. $10.

Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25. $10.

REBETIKO FESTIVAL - FEAT: MANDOLINS OF SMYRNE + REBETIKO TRIO + ALPHINGTON GRAMMAR BAND + MELBOURNE BOUZOUKI ORCHESTRA (WITH DEAN GEORGALAS) Melbourne Recital

Centre, Southbank. 3pm. $69.

RESONANT ROGUES Bar Oussou, Brunswick.

10pm.

STEVE PURCELL & THE PEARLY SHELLS Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

THE BARNEY MCALL QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

THE OFFSHORE + ALEX 'SAMAYAL' ROVVI + THE DEPARTMENT OF NOSTRUM Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm. $10.

VICTORIA’S MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL FEAT: DALLAS WOODS + THE REFUGEES + IAKI + DORCAS UTKOVIC + MORE Federation Square, Melbourne Cbd. 12pm.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights ÅNGST FEST 3.0 - FEAT: PLEASURE SYMBOLS + LUCY CLICHE + SECOND SIGHT + PREMIUM FANTASY + EMBEDDED FIGURES + MORE John Curtin

Hotel, Carlton. 6:30pm. $20.

BACK TO THE UNDERGROUND - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Empire, Narre Warren. 9pm.

BOOKA SHADE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 9pm.

$61.20.

CLONE OF CODE - FEAT: TRAVLOS + ORKESTRATED + JESSE JAMES + YROR?

Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm. $10.

THE OCEAN PARTY + COOL SOUNDS

MYTHOLOGY - FEAT: SALVADOR DARLING + KAYROY + EMILY ROSEMAN + POST PERCY + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd.

BON TON RHYTHMS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick

Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

TALL RELATIVES + THE ATTENTION SEEKERS + WARDENS Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.

11:45pm.

Melbourne. 10pm. $40.30.

Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $10.

ANDREWS Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd.

BLUE ROSE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

BOB SEDERGREEN & FRIENDS - FEAT: FEM BELLING'S JOZI JAZZ BAND Classic

STONED TO DEATH + WOLFPACK + K-MART WARRIORS + THE CLINCH Last

$54.28.

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SUBSTANCE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9pm. $10.

THE SLINGERS + FOUR IN THE MORNING Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $5.

TROPICAL FUCK STORM + NEW WAR + U-BAHN Corner Hotel, Richmond. 9pm.

YOUNG MONKS + LOST TROPICAL + PLEASED TO JIVE YOU Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

DANCE FLAWS - FEAT: TILMAN + MAGIC TOUCH + PROJECT 95 + BONTEMPO DJ CHIPS & SALAD Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

TOFF CLUB - FEAT: LORD HANS DC Toff In

8pm. $8.

CULTURE WAVES - FEAT: BAKER BOY + KAIIT + ADRIAN EAGLE Federation Square,

Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Co., Southbank. 9pm.

KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + MORE Khokolat Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

LAUNDRY SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

POOTY TANG + JAMES DELA CRUZ + DJ JEROME + MR. MISTER Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.

TASMAN KEITH + MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk AMNESIA BLUES BAND Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8pm.

ANDREW SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

ARCHER Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8pm.

AUSTRAL Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3pm.

BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS + IAN COLLARD Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick.

5pm.

BLUES CLUB REVIVAL The Vineyard, St Kilda.

12:30pm.

BUDDY KNOX The Vineyard, St Kilda. 4pm.

CES & CO. Clifton Hill Brew Pub, Clifton Hill. 9pm.

FRANK SULTANA Robarta, St Kilda. 9:30pm.

GAIA SCARF Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5pm.

HEY GRINGO Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm.

INTRODUCING NASHVILLE - FEAT: BRANDY CLARK + DEVIN DAWSON + LINDSAY ELL + TENILLE TOWNES Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $55.

9pm.

JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Claypots,

New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $20.

JUMP THE CATS Freddie Wimpoles, St Kilda. 6pm.

KELLY AUTY BAND Iddy Biddy, St Kilda. 7pm.

KELLY AUTY BAND Robarta, St Kilda. 3pm.

MAST GULLY FELLERS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6pm.

MATT KATSIS Sorsi E Morsi, St Kilda. 4pm.

MELBOURNE GEORGIAN CHOIR

DJ SKIZZO + ANDREA GUADALUPI + ETWAS + CHRISS MATTO + MATTEO FREYRIE + GAV WHITEHOUSE + MORE DJ TAY JAMES Co., Southbank. 10pm. $20.

DUGONG JR + FOSSA BEATS + TENTENDO + DAWS + LOJACK + SIMBA

St Kilda. 8:30pm.

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Community Church Of St Mark, Clifton Hill. 3pm.

MIKE ELRINGTON Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

NATHAN BERETTA Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 3pm.

NEEKO Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.

PAT MCKERNAN The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy.

9pm.

PHIL PARA BAND The Vineyard, St Kilda. 9pm.

ROOTS COMBO, BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS + ROOTS COMBO + BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy. 3:30pm.

SARA STORER + SHANLEY DEL & JAMES GILLARD Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $36.

SMITH & JONES + THE APRIL FAMILY

BRIAN CAMPEAU Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

DAVID REX QUINTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8pm. $20.

ELLA & LOUIS - CHEEK TO CHEEK FEAT: TAMARA KULDIN + PAUL COYLE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

2:30pm. $12.53.

THE GOB-IRON STRING BAND Edinburgh

ESSTEE BIG BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.

FEM BELLING'S JOZI JAZZ BAND Classic Southside, Elsternwick. 5pm. $25.

FREDA PAYNE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.

Castle, Brunswick. 4pm.

THE MCNAMARR PROJECT Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 1pm.

THE RICH WEBB BAND Drunken Poet, West

Hotel, Mornington. 3pm.

TWILIGHT IN TULSA + HENRY J SAWYER Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 5pm.

LISA FAITHFULL SOUL EXPERIENCE Royal

$14.57.

SUNDAY JAM - FEAT: BARTON FINK HOUSE BAND Barton Fink, Thornbury. 5pm.

THANDO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.

Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

Brew Pub, Clifton Hill. 4pm.

$39.

LUODA Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

MORELAND CITY SOUL REVUE Union

TESSE & GEORGIA MULLIGAN + AINSLEY FARRELL + DAVID WESTERN Some Velvet

Brunswick. 4pm.

SUNDAY SINGALONG - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

THE BOB HUTCHISON DUO Clifton Hill

Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9pm.

STEVE BOYD’S RUM REVERIE + SWEET FELICIA & THE HONEYTONES + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

SHUFFLE CLUB Claypots, St Kilda. 3:30pm.

STEVEN REINHARDT Charles Weston Hotel,

Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.

6:30pm. $35.

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

Melbourne. 6:30pm.

Monday 25 Mar Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music ANDREA KELLER'S FIVE BELOW The

WASTELANDS + AFFIRMATION QUARTET Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.

Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $15.

& Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 8:30pm. $15.

Hip Hop & R&B

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.

Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

BUTTERFINGERS + FRESH VIOLET Sooki

THE BLUES BROTHERS CELEBRATION Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $20.

THE LONG & SHORT OF IT Piping Hot Chicken THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Rainbow THE MOONHOPS Open Studio, Northcote. 9pm. $10.

TRAMWRECK Lost, St Kilda. 3pm.

WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 9:30pm.

Sunday 24 Mar Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A NEW WAY HOME + RHINOSAUR + ARKEON Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3pm.

ANTI FADE DJS - FEAT: THE LIVING EYES + THE SNAKES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 2pm.

ANYONE ANYONE + LETTERS TO AMARA + DEATHBEAT Workers Club, Fitzroy.

1pm. $10.

BB SABINA + EMBEDDED FIGURES Old Bar,

Fitzroy. 3pm.

DAVE LESLIE BAND Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.

8pm. $12.

DEAR THIEVES + LAZY SIDEKICK + SUMMITS + CULT OF THE PSYCHIC SUNFLOWER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

GREY WHISTLE TEST + EL TEE + GEORGIA KNIGHT Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 12pm.

$10.

LUKE TOOZE + WE ARE BANDICOOT + CASTILLES + INVISIBLE DEARS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6pm. $10.

MIGHTIEST OF GUNS + MOON CUP Tote

Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm.

MONIQUE ANGELE + THE ELLIOTS + WALLY HOWLETT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $10.

MOODY BEACHES + THOMY SLOANE & LUCY WALDRON + LOST TALK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $10.

OPEN/MIC JAM NIGHTS Musicland, Fawkner.

5pm.

OPERATION IBIS + CATHOLIC GUILT + JESS CORAM + THE HYBERNATORS Last

Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm. $34.70.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights CHESS CLUB - FEAT: FINN OD + MOE ALOHA + GAY ROBERTO + DAN BENTLEY + ANDOS ROBE + JB JACKSON Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 2pm.

DAY SPA - FEAT: AVES VOLARE Pawn & Co,

South Yarra. 12am. $15.

DAYDREAMS - FEAT: MARKFREE.DJ + MAXWELL S Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 12pm.

DJ JESSE I Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

HOT TROPIC - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 3pm.

REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + KARL PILBROW + THE REGULATORS + JORAM FLYNN + SHAAH + OLY HOWARD + SILVERSIX + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 12am.

TOMBOY PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 3pm.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS - FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER + PAIGE SPIERS + PAIGE SMITH Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 2pm.

AMNESIA BLUES BAND Lost, St Kilda. 5pm.

BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS Robarta, St Kilda. 4:30pm.

CATFISH VOODOO Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 6pm.

CHRISTINA CROFTS Iddy Biddy, St Kilda. 3pm.

ELLIOT BRAIN + LOKI HOUGH Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7pm.

EZRA LEE BAND Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 8:30pm.

HEINOUS HOUND Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.

3pm.

HIDDEN IN THE HILLS - OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 2pm.

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

JESSE VALACH & THE TESTAMENTS

Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

JULES BOULT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4pm.

KELLY AUTY BAND The Vineyard, St Kilda. 4pm.

LACHLAN BRYAN Union Hotel, Brunswick.

PATRICK HYLAND + WANDERER + BANANA MAN + HANNAH KATE Retreat RED HOUND + ZENITH MOON + TWO HEADED DOG Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $5.

ROYALTY NOISE + WALLA C + VARIOUS ARTISTS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

SUNDAY SESH - FEAT: THAW + STONETHROAT + HIGH AS HELL + FRANKENBOK + ATOMIC DEATH SQUAD Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 6pm. $15.

THE CHUCK BERRY REVUE Gem Bar,

Collingwood. 7:30pm.

THE JEZABELS Lorne Hotel, Lorne. 1:30pm.

THE RIGHT BROTHERS Young Street Supper

Club, Frankston. 7:30pm.

THOSE WHO ROCK - FEAT: JOSEPH O’FARRELL + VARIOUS ARTISTS Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 6pm.

WHITEHORSE + LÀI + TOO BIRDS 303, Northcote. 7pm. $10.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music AUSECUMA BEATS Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9pm.

CHINA BEACH Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.

COAST + BEAR THE MAMMOTH +

Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 3pm.

3:30pm.

MATT KATSIS Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 1pm.

MCNAMARR PROJECT Claypots, St Kilda. 6pm.

MICHAEL MEEKING BAND Standard Hotel,

Fitzroy. 7pm.

MILLER Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

MISS DEE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 2pm.

MUSIC MAMAS - FEAT: KAT O + SAMI LEE C + THOMAS ALWYN & JIKELLA Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm.

PAUL WOOKEY TRIO Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

PHIL MANNING Sorsi E Morsi, St Kilda. 4pm.

POLYXENI Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.

RHIANNON SIMPSON & KATE MADDEN + THE MELBOURNE BLUES COLLECTIVE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4pm.

RHYECE O'NEILL TRIO Whole Lotta Love,

Brunswick East. 7pm.

RHYTHM X REVIVAL The Vineyard, St Kilda.

7:30pm.

RICHARD THORNTON Open Studio, Northcote.

5:30pm. $10.

SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Veludo Bar &

Restaurant, St Kilda. 3:30pm.

PARIS CAT OPEN MIC NIGHT - JAM SESSION + VARIOUS ARTISTS Paris Cat Jazz PIANO ATMOSFERIX Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6pm.

THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA (WITH ANGELA LIBRANDI) Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights DRUM N BASS MONDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Radio Bar, Fitzroy. 6pm.

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

SUBGENRE BELLYDANCE - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $5.

VARIOUS DJS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers JMC MELBOURNE - MID-TRIMESTER SHOWCASES - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Catfish, Fitzroy. 5pm. $5.

MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC MUSIC FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS 303, Northcote. 7pm.

MESS + UVA URSI + BOYPARTS + ASTRAL SKULLS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: THE VACANT SMILES + ZOE FOX & THE ROCKET CLOCKS + EASY BROWNS + CHESS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8pm.

NIEUW MONDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7pm. $3.

PALM + POTION + DIPLOID + PISSBOLT + SPEW BALLOON Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $20.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk GEORGIA KNIGHT + MICK COOPER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7pm.

PAUL WILLIAMSON'S HAMMOND COMBO Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $10.

PETER VADIVELOO + YOLANDA INGLEY II Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.

Tuesday 26 Mar Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music DAVID RYAN HARRIS Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $29.

ENTROPY QUARTET Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

JEREMY KLEEMAN & STEFAN CASSOMENOS Melbourne Recital Centre,

Southbank. 11am. $54.

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

NOW. HERE. THIS - FEAT: JUICE BEATS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm. $10.

RUYTON GIRLS' SCHOOL CONCERT + RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL The

Jazzlab, Brunswick. 7pm. $15.

SONIC TEXTURES - FEAT: JIMMY HARWOOD + SPIRITUS Night Cat, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $10.

UPCOMING GIGS FEATURED GIGS

JOHN MAYER Rod Laver Arena March 27 ODETTE Corner Hotel March 27, 28, 29 TOWER OF POWER The Croxton March 28 SASQUATCH Bendigo Hotel March 28 MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS The Gasometer March 28 DARVID THOR The Tote March 28 LAST DINOSAURS Howler March 28, 29, April 6 TRAFFIK ISLAND The Gasometer March 29 TERRIBLE SIGNAL The Old Bar March 29 JESS RIBEIRO Northcote Social Club March 29 LUCY DACUS Northcote Social Club March 29, 31 THE HILLS ARE ALIVE South Gippsland March 29-31 MOODY BEACHES The Old Bar March 31 ANNE-MARIE 170 Russell April 2, 3 BOYZONE Margaret Court Arena April 3 EMPEROR 170 Russell April 3, 5 THE PRETTY LITTLES The Gasometer Hotel April 4 ALI BARTER Howler April 5 KYLIE AULDIST Bird’s Basement April 5 ADRIAN EAGLE The Gasometer Hotel April 5 HALCYON DRIVE Yah Yah’s April 5 THE CHERRY DOLLS Geddes Lane Ballroom April 5 THE ANGELS Hamer Hall April 6 VERGE COLLECTION The John Curtin Hotel April 6 BAKER BOY The Espy April 6 LAZERTITS The Tote April 6 WINE MACHINE Rochford Wines April 6 MALLRAT Corner Hotel April 6, 7, 8 YUNG GRAVY Stay Gold April 7 MOTOR ACE 170 Russell April 12 BRING ME THE HORIZON Rod Laver Arena April 13 BLUESFEST ft Jack Johnson, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, more April 18-22 KEB MO’ Melbourne Recital Centre April 15 I’M WITH HER Melbourne Recital Centre April 18 TREVOR HALL The Corner April 18 NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE 170 Russell April 21 KURT VILE The Forum April 22 ARLO GUTHRIE Melbourne Recital Centre April 23 LARKIN POE Howler April 24 THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS The Corner April 24 BENDIGO AUTUMN MUSIC April 25-28 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC The Forum April 25 VINTAGE TROUBLE The Corner April 25 RAY LAMONTAGNE Palais Theatre April 27 JUNGLE The Forum April 28

THE TAXITHI PROJECT Open Studio, Northcote.

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