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ISSUE NO 1669

Contents 6 8-12

Contents News

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Arts Guide

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Beat Eats, Electronic, Hip Hop

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Industry, Charts, Punk

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Bernadette Novembre

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By The Meadow, Iaki Vallejo

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The Hills Are Alive, Tower of Power

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Nevermind Ya Face Fest, DrankWater

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A brief her-story of women in music

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Danny Bhoy, Q&As

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Album of the Week, Singles

The Hills Are Alive Interview

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Albums Gig Guide

Editor’s note With Tom Parker

Laughter is indescribable – what’s the stimulus for this rambunctious flurry of emotion? Why does it happen and why does it bring us joy rather than a hiccup or cough that rouses irritation?

There’s all kinds of hormones responsible for the belly joggle but all you need to know is there is no better antidote to life’s dishwasher cycle than a midweek foray into the arms of a laughter-provider.

That’s where the Melbourne International Comedy Festival comes in. Kicking off today and running over three weeks until Sunday April 21, this extravaganza won’t take any prisoners. I hope you’ve trained your abdomen and warmed your cheeks because you’re at the mercy of the world’s finest humourists otherwise.

From top to bottom, this year’s bill is quite simply stunning and you’ll get the full scoop in our official MICF liftout. There’s 45 feature stories, yes 45, running in that grandiose bad boy. Then there’s Q&As galore and every show tip you could ever need as we get set to welcome what is arguably Melbourne’s biggest cultural drawcard.

Through over 600 different shows, there are no excuses for lack of opportunity so head along and not only enter your own stratosphere of hysteria but be enlightened and educated.

Alongside the behemoth that’s nestled within, the music doesn’t stop and for 1669 we’ve got things to say for Bernadette Novembre, Tower of Power, Iaki Vallejo and the stunning festival getaways, The Hills Are Alive and By The Meadow. Epic.

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News Cherry Bar

Says farewell to AC/DC Lane Melbourne’s Cherry Bar is bidding farewell to their current digs in the only way they know how: by throwing a party.

The rock‘n’roll bar has hosted some of the world’s best musicians and served as a platform for new Australian bands over the last 20 years. The bar announced its parting from the iconic AC/DC Lane earlier this year but promises this isn’t the end of the hard-rocking venue. The party, to be held on Saturday March 30, currently includes Child, Fluff, BATZ and Drunk Mums, with more set to make appearances on the night. 850 tickets are on offer, with the party set to run from 12pm to 12am – that’s 12 hours of dancing. Head to Cherry Bar’s website for tickets and details.

Ali Barter

Ocean Grove

A Day On The Cans

Off the back of their monster national tour alongside Hands Like Houses last month, Ocean Grove have announced their Australian headline tour throughout the month of May. The tour, spanning across Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, will be the band’s first national tour in two years. Since then, the band have added some fresh faces with bass player Twiggy Ramirez alongside Dale Tanner assuming full-time frontman duties. Tickets are on sale from 10am on Friday March 22 via the band’s website.

To christen Moon Dog’s new craft brewery, music and beer industry heavy hitters have combined forces to bring a new one-day music event to Preston. A Day On The Cans has not only crafted greattasting beer but a festival lineup too. Quality Aussie acts British India, Ali Barter, Tumbleweed, East Brunswick All Girls Choir and Money For Rope headline the event, with many others joining them.

The one-day festival will kick off from 2pm on Saturday May 11 as part of Good Beer Week’s 2019 program. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Come Together

Ronny Chieng

Come Together Music & Arts Fest returns for its fifth year, once again bringing an eclectic selection of music, art and food to Eltham.

The lineup will have you grooving with the likes of The Senegambian Jazz Band, Pablo Rivas & The Blue Diamond Band, The Scrims and disk jockeys DJ Liz Millar, DJ Dom Hogan, DJ Lickweed, Obliveus and Brain. Not only is the festival bringing the good times to punters, the community-run event gives back by supporting mental healthbased organisations such as The Black Dog Institute and Headspace.

It’s happening on Saturday March 30 at Edendale Farm, Eltham.

US-based Australian comedian Ronny Chieng has postponed his Australian and New Zealand ‘Tone Issues Tour’, originally scheduled for April. Having been cast on an American television sitcom whose pilot it scheduled to be filmed the same week, the tour has been rescheduled for July. Melbourne ticketholders will be issued a refund and early access to the new round of tickets, with general sale tickets available from Monday March 25 through the Arts Centre Melbourne’s website. Chieng comes to Hamer Hall on Saturday July 6.

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THURSDAY 28TH MARCH

MUSIC VERSUS MOVIES: PRESENTS TARKOVSKY’S “THE MIRROR”Live soundtrack feat.

Moon Dog announces one-day festival

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Melbourne International Jazz Festival Drops 2019 lineup

The weather may be cooling off, but the Melbourne jazz scene is just heating up.

Across ten days this winter, the renowned Melbourne International Jazz Festival will bring more than 500 of the genre’s best artists from across the world to over 25 of our city’s most iconic venues and spaces.

From the US comes a slathering of greats including Herbie Hancock, Bill Childs, Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, Vince Jones and Ambrone Akinmusire. On the homegrown front, you can expect to see Stephen Magnusson, Harriet Allcroft Quintet, Tatafu and many, many more.

Along with performances, there will also be a range of special events and film screenings across the festival. It’s all happening from Friday May 31 until Sunday June 10. For more details, head to melbournejazz.com.

Bendigo Autumn Music

Lime Cordiale

Bendigo Autumn Music Festival is back celebrating an eclectic mix of arts and music for all ages. 80 of the finest local and international musical acts will perform at venues across the Bendigo arts precinct.

The festival also includes a series of comedy performances, workshops, parades and will feature a series of special guests for the live segment of On The Couch, hosted by Brian Nankervis. The Bendigo Autumn Music Festival runs from Thursday April 25 to Sunday April 28, for more information go to their website.

Following the success of their recent single ‘Money’, Lime Cordiale announce the second-annual instalment of The Squeeze. Featuring performances by Tyne James Organ, The Lulu Raes, Heaps Good Friends, Asha Jefferies, comedian Demi Lardner and headlined

by Lime Cordiale, this all-ages event allows music lovers to come together and enjoy some of Australia’s finest acts. The Squeeze comes to Melbourne Sunday June 9 at The Forum, tickets are available through Chugg Entertainment.

Cash Savage & The Last Drinks

The Cranberries

Lifted from their latest album Good Citizens, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks reveal the film clip for ‘Found You’. Inspired by the meeting of world leaders at the G20 summit, the clip offers a searing commentary on the current political system which Savage describes as “a pretty awful place”. Alongside the release of the film clip, the band have also announced a tour which will take them across regional Victoria during April and May. Dates and tickets can be found on the band’s Facebook.

Proving the timelessness of their sound, transcendant of the whims of musical fashion, comes The Cranberries’ new single ‘Wake Me When It’s Over’. Taken from the band’s upcoming album In The End, the single was recorded as a demo by the band’s late lead singer Dolores O’Riordan before her passing and is reminiscent of The Cranberries’ first album. In The End is scheduled for release on Friday April 26 through BMG and will be the band’s final album.

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Vivid LIVE 2019

Colouring Sydney’s biggest stages Vivid LIVE is back for another year with a colourful range of contemporary music, arts and culture. This year sees The Middle East and Dirty Three each reuniting for the occasion alongside the likes of Herbie Hancock, Jónsi & Alex Somers, Maggie Rogers, Underworld and many others. Headlining the event is The Cure, performing their album Disintegration as a world premiere and Australian exclusive. Inspired by Australia’s native flora, world famous Chinese-American filmmaker and artist Andrew Thomas Huang will transform the sails of the Sydney Opera House with Austral Flora Ballet, accompanied with music by Kelsey Lu. Vivid LIVE is happening from Friday May 24 until Saturday June 15, tickets are available for purchase now through the Sydney Opera House website.

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Homesick Ray’s Hot Shots Tuesday 9th April

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The Ocelots (Ireland) play Leonard Cohen

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West Side Story

Crooked Colours

West Side Story, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet on the streets of New York City, returns to the Australian stage for a limited season.

Following the bitter rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic backgrounds, the story emphasises the social problems of the time and the ways in which they are still relevant today. West Side Story comes to Arts Centre Melbourne from Saturday April 6 until Sunday April 28, tickets are available via the Arts Centre website.

Ahead of the release of their forthcoming album Langata this May, Crooked Colours reveal new single ‘Hold On’ – a dreamy, electropop jam which thematically buries darkness beneath the façade of a love song. Phillip Slabber’s gentle vocals dive in and out of the atmospheric layers of the track, creating a fluidity listeners can get lost in. Crooked Colours have also announced a tour which will see them performing at The Forum on Saturday May 25 and Sunday May 26, tickets are available through their Facebook page.

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LOCAL LIVE MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY IN THE HEART OF CHINATOWN RANGING FROM SOUL, FUNK, ROCK & FOLK.

Delivering the first new music since her 2017 debut, Ali Barter brings ‘Ur A Piece Of Shit’ and an accompanying music video.

An ode to the collective experiences she and her friends had as teenagers, the track draws on the strength and shared experiences of growing up as a woman in Australia. Although speckled with dark themes, the single is lightened by Barter’s trademark humour. The music video, inspired by ‘80s classic Heathers, sees Barter exploring the many facets of her personality.

For the very first time, American heavy metal titans Metal Church are set to embark on an Australian tour, kicking off this August.

Noted as one of the pioneers of the thrash metal scene, expect to see the band perform their classic hits such as ‘Gods of Wrath’, ‘Watch the Children Play’, ‘Beyond the Black’ and many more.

Metal Church will perform on Thursday August 29 at Northcote Social Club, tickets are available via Metropolis Touring.

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Married At First Fight

Decolonising the Moving Image

Exploring the leaps in First Nations representation on screen On Sunday March 31, ACMI will be hosting a one-off event between Beck Cole (Here I Am) and Rachael Maza (Cressy, Radiance), discussing the major shifts in First Nations filmmaking over the past three decades. The event will touch on representing Indigenous communities as opposed to simply depicting them, how hiring Indigenous filmmaking staff can influence the film’s production and the preservation of Indigenous culture. The event is hosted by Rachael Hocking, co-host of NITV’s The Point. Tickets range between $12 — $18. For more information, head to the ACMI website.

Dust

Cybec Electric

Premiering in Melbourne this Thursday March 28 is a daring new dance production choreographed by Kyle Page and Amber Haines. Produced by Dancenorth, Dust brings into question the world we inherit from those that come before us, and how we can shape the world for the better. Presented as part of Monash Academy of Performing Arts’ MLIVE Program, Dust is showing for one night only in Melbourne.

The performance follows sold-out shows in Brisbane and Sydney. Dust takes place at the Alexander Theatre at Monash University Clayton campus. For more information, head to the Monash University website.

Returning for another year is Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric, a reading series running between Thursday March 28 and Saturday March 30. The series will feature new writing from eight of Australia’s best emerging playwrights.

Two full plays and a bunch of 15-minute excerpts will be publicly performed as part of the writer’s showcase. The works are brought to life by a team of talented actors and production staff. Themes from the works touch on sex, gender, comedy, power and nature and more. All tickets are $8 each. For more information, head to the MTC website.

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Married At First Fight is written by Perth-born comedy king, Matt Byrne. A hilarious take on the car crash ‘reality’ TV show that’s hard to take your eyes off, the spoof ties in the true meaning of real-life marriage with humour.

Byrne and the talented cast of Rose Vallen, Brad Butvila and Amber Platten take you on a two-hour rollercoaster of emotion, depicting the ups and downs of marriage. From the nervous highs before the big day, the lows of potential cold feet and, of course, those stereotypical marital fights when hubby leaves the toilet seat up or when hubby doesn’t fill and empty the dishwasher. I’m noticing a trend here.

The show offers the audience a synchronised dance and sing-along to popular songs, with lyrical changes that will leave your cheeks sore with laughter. The cast of four take on an impressive total of ten characters, from the giddy couple, their concerned parents, the drunken Irish celebrant with a beer in hand and, of course, the bridesmaids ready to sleep with the best man.

The cast interact with the audience by asking for a show of hands on who is single, married or divorced. They praise the couple married the longest, giving everyone in the audience hope and leaving the divorcees cursing their ex under their breath. Ticketholders were also promised an unexpected wedding at the start of the show, and the cast well and truly deliver. Two unexpected singles from the crowd are paired up and treated to awkward wedding vows, a cheeky first kiss, first dance and free glass of sparkling. The wedding, however, was doomed to fail when the groom revealed to his new wife that he was here with his boyfriend — gasp.

It wouldn’t be a marriage without tugging some heartstrings, and the room’s atmosphere totally changes when the characters open up about their heartache-filled journey of finding the one. Stories included a wife who ran off with the milkman, leaving her unsuspecting husband to lonely nights with the cat, Fluffy the Fifth, and a widow who lost her soulmate to cancer. Some things in life are unexpected and unplanned — even when everything seems perfect.

Married At First Fight reignites a spark inside those who are doubtful and still looking for the ‘one’. When the cast recap their parents’ long-lasting love stories and announce that actors Butvila and Platten are engaged, the audience is reminded there’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, but you work through things and compromise the small things for love. There is still hope for all of us, I think.

Married At First Fight is on from now until Saturday March 30. Grab your tickets via the Melbourne International Comedy Festival website.

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Iaki Vallejo

Single+Video Launch

Launching Iaki’s latest release “India Soy, Negra Soy” with special guest Lamine Sonko and an opener from Mohamed Camara on kora.

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Bella Ciao Band

Tangos, polkas, waltzes and tarantellas from Italy’s 40s, 50s and 60s with Vincenzo Ruberto, Salvatore Greco and Enio Pozzebon.

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Frankie Armstrong in Concert

Folk legend Frankie Armstrong is joined by exquisite instrumental duo Philip Griffin and Jude Addison to play music from Brecht to traditional Irish.

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Beat Eats WITH GENEVIEVE PHELAN

Electronic

WITH MICHAEL CUSACK

Hip Hop

WITH SOSE FUAMOLI

Hilltop Hoods

Endel

An ode to the East Brunswick Hotel More than just the ‘local’, the East Brunswick Hotel has evolved into an intimate food and watering hole that fuses old-school grit with a new-age, boutique warmth. After 150-years of slinging schooners and corralling people from far and wide together, the EBH is steeped in that unrivalled sense of ‘pub history’. While you won’t find the conventional hallmarks of a corner hotel here – there’s no ludicrously sticky floors or dingy bathrooms – you’ll notice a palpable feeling of community and homeliness as you enter through its staggering Victorian façade.

At the main floor’s core, there are stools dotting the perimeter of an industrial bar hewn from Mornington Pier wood. This main attraction is surrounded by a sea of sit-down tables and bordered by charming booth-style seats that soften the establishment around the edges.

Seeing and smelling the arrival of steaming plates on your neighbour’s tabletop will force you to bypass small talk and instead begin poring over the lineup of delicious nosh.

The menu is heaving with comfort food, as it should be. You’ll start with a raft of ‘to share’ plates, like the haloumi with pine nut vinaigrette and the falafel sliders, before hastily moving onto a list of hearty mains. Yes, there’s your compulsory, mighty parma and lovinglybattered fish and chips, but the EBH rallies against the typical culinary confines of a well-oiled pub. Produce is locally-sourced and carefully curated. We opted for the spinach and ricotta ravioli, doused in a rollicking broccoli pesto and topped with creamy clouds of burrata, as well as the vegan-friendly offering of zucchini pappardelle, bejewelled with roasted cherry tomatoes and fresh olives.

Falling into a small sub-category completely separate from its fellow main serves, the EBH have touted their one pound meatball with potato mash and peas as ‘world famous’. The dish has acquired a cult following of hungry punters, and as we inch towards hibernation season, this feed is sure to be best-served with a pinot or a pint as you retreat for an evening of footy-viewing.

The wine and beer lists see a deluge of local Mornington Peninsula drops, as well as heroic pours hailing from McLaren Vale and Margret River. And if you’ve got a penchant for cocktails, there’s a new list set to arrive imminently, boasting a potent jug of blood orangeinfused Aperol Spritz that is best shared among good conversation and great company.

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If this isn’t electronic music news, I don’t know what it is.

We’ve officially introduced Skynet to the music industry, except it’s called (the somewhat less cool) Endel. The Berlin based company have designed an AI based music service that generates music for you to help you sleep, focus or relax. This got the Warner Music scouts frothing, apparently, because they’ve just signed Endel on a 20 album record deal. Yes, an algorithm just got a 20 album deal. Endel’s sounds are “designed to gently rise and fall in line with your immediate internal and external conditions like location, time zone, weather, and heart rate.” The future is nuts, my friends. You can download the Endel app now or listen to pre-recorded albums via the usual streaming services.

Peggy Gou

House music ‘it-girl’ Peggy Gou has announced a new EP and the birth of her own record label: Gudu Records. The two-track EP will be called Moment, and you can listen to the A-side ‘Starry Night’ now. The track features her once again singing in both Korean and English, blending a ‘90s style uplifting piano-house line with a jackin’ bass line and enough pop sensibilities to get this played on radio as well as the dance floor. Gou’s had an astonishing 12 months and has become a fashion icon in her own right – ruffling the feathers of grumpy underground house purists through her collaborations with high street fashion labels. But the music is good and she brings a huge vibe to the dance floor when she plays, so all power to her, I say. Moment will be out via Gudu on

Australian hip hop on display at the Australian Music Vault Over thirty years of hip hop history is now on display at the Australian Music Vault at Melbourne’s Arts Centre, officially opening last Friday. The newest addition to the Vault, the display contains records, awards, outfits and other invaluable pieces that have been lent to the Vault by artists including 1200 Techniques, Hilltop Hoods, Maya Jupiter, Tkay Maidza, Sound Posse Unlimited, Illy, 360 and more.

Says Carolyn Laffan, the Vault’s Senior Curator, “hip hop has been a vibrant part of Australian culture for almost 40 years, yet it remains a largely misunderstood art form. We’re hoping that by shining a light on the stories of Australia’s hip hop pioneers and emerging superstars, we’ll kickstart a new conversation about hip hop’s positive messages of inclusion, community and respect.”

The Australian Hip-Hop display, like the rest of the Australian Music Vault, is free to enter.

New Lil Uzi Vert album could be on the way soon There’s been a lot of back and forth surrounding Lil Uzi Vert and his new music, leaving fans wondering if the highly anticipated Eternal Atake album was ever going to see the light of day. There’s more hope that it will now, though, with DJ Drama weighing into the debate and rumour mill.

After indications that Drama and Don Cannon - cofounders of Generation Now - were blocking Uzi from appearing on Nav’s recent Bad Habits release. Drama has let everyone know that Eternal Atake is not being held back by anybody. Responding to DJ Akademiks on Instagram, DJ Drama posted, “Uzi should put EA out tomorrow or any day he wants. He has me & Cannon’s total support and blessings to drop it.”

Lil Uzi Vert himself hasn’t confirmed anything in the pipeline, but it seems like the rapper definitely does have a completed effort in the bag, despite letting fans know via social media back in January that he had “deleted everything.”

TLC

A TLC musical on the way?

Chiara Kickdrum

We’re coming up to crunch time for Lounge, the last of the 29 parties for 29 years celebrations are nearing. If you’ve recovered from last weekend’s 24-hour Pleasure Planet odyssey and are keen for more, this weekend’s highlight will no doubt be Bunker’s final Lounge party.

The Melbourne techno crew have pulled out all the stops for this one with a line-up of local legends and mainstays of Bunker over the years, all going back to back. We’ve got Moopie b2b NERVE, DJ Kiti b2b Chiara Kickdrum, Sam Hilton b2b Tim Heaney, PWD b2b Hyper Binary, D-REX b2b Matt Radovich and Adrian Bell b2b Different Shades. Pre-sales are sold out, but they’ve assured us there’ll be a healthy allocation of door sales, so get in early – kicks off at 10pm on Friday March 29.

It would seem so. The story of TLC has been covered extensively over the years, with various documentaries and unofficial biopics detailing the rise of the R&B group, the death of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes and the return of TLC in the wake of her passing.

Now, the remaining members of TLC have let slip that they’re working on new music, but this time for a Broadway show. In a recent interview with Cheddar, Chilli said, “we have so many stories to tell. We didn’t tell it all in our biopic with VH1. A lot of good stuff. It’s gonna be very emotional but a good ride.”

Currently, TLC are on tour with Nelly and Flo Rida in the US, but their resurgence in popularity off the back of these ‘90s and ‘00s revival tours has ensured the interest in their story is one that has longevity behind it. Australian fans saw T-Boz and Chilli out in the country as part of the R&B Fridays live tour not too long ago and since then, the duo have released music with Snoop Dogg and have been touring relentlessly abroad.

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Industry WITH CHRISTIE ELIEZER

Charts FROM BEAT HQ

Victoria’s musicians and industry workers have six initiatives to move their careers forward or provide them with help.

Lighthouse Award The Lighthouse Award grants $5,000 to a female manager who exhibits passion, creativity and integrity. It was set up

by APRA AMCOS in memory of Linda Gebar who died in October 2008. One of the few female managers in the ‘90s, she worked with The Killjoys, Frente and The Blackeyed Susans. She also booked the Punters Club, ran a record label and worked at PBS FM and APRA AMCOS. Eligibility criteria and application details for the Lighthouse Award are available on the APRA AMCOS website. Applications close April 18 with the winner announced in May. Music Passport The Association of Artist Managers Australia (AAM), with the support of Creative Victoria, is sending at least two emerging artist managers to the US in June, where they’ll be joined by a globally experienced manager to show them the ropes. The idea is to create global opportunities, knowledge and connections. The trip, in association with music export body Sounds Australia, will include attending Sync Summit 2019, Indie Week 2019 and Libera Awards. Applications close on Sunday March 31, with recipients announced on Monday April 8. Guidelines and applications at aam.org.au.

Gimme Shelter The Association of Artist Managers Australia with support of Creative Victoria, has a world first professional development program for 15 Vic music managers. Gimme Shelter is designed to equip them with certified training over three months to build workplace skills, resilience and long-term strategies for the mental health and wellbeing of themselves and their artists. It includes an immersive twoday retreat, a guided mentorship with a psychologist and funded accredited training.

Six indie labels for Midem The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) and the state government’s Creative Victoria and Victorian Music Development Office will see four established and two emerging label reps receive fully funded Midem 2019 conference registration. Emerging label recipients also get complimentary return economy airfares to France, five nights accommodation and travel insurance. Midem is held in June in Cannes. AIR is seeking expressions of interest from established labels (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ midem2019_established) and emerging ones (https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/midem2019_emerging) by Sunday March 31.

Bootcamp in China The Victorian Music Development Office is sending two music professionals to China in April to attend the Music Cities Convention Chengdu and a professional boot camp organised by international development and accreditation program CLOCK, where they validate their skills and experience with formal qualification credits. The application deadline has passed, but for further information contact them at info@vmdo.com.au.

Road Crews get government funding The Victorian government has given a $100,000 to Support Act Ltd towards its help for road crews. They’re more likely to suffer depression and suicidal thoughts in the music industry, with only 1% receiving health insurance and 3% provided superannuation. The recent Roady4Roadie national fundraising day raised $50,000. Venue operator AEG Ogden also donated a substantial amount for Support Act for road crews.

Punk

WITH MORGAN MANGAN

Ausmuteants The Murlocs

SYN Sweet 16 Local • The Murlocs – ‘Problematic Subject’ • Francesca Gonzales – ‘Dumb Boy’ • Hemm – ‘Anything That Isn’t You’ • Sycco – ‘Tamed Grief ’ • Ausmuteants – ‘Forever Cops’ • Slush – ‘Keep Cup’ • Genesis Owusu – ‘WUTD’ • Ella Haber – ‘Clay’ International • Franc Moody – ‘She’s Too Good For Me’ • Altin Gün – ‘Süpürgesi Yoncadan’ • Tim Baker – ‘Dance’ • Halfnoise – ‘Where Could You Be’

On March 18, Ausmuteants announced the impending release of ...Present the World in Handcuffs, their first record since 2016’s Band of the Future. The forthcoming record is a “concept album that explores a piss-take look on life from the perspective of a police officer”, according to the band’s Bandcamp page, with all songs written by guitarist Shaun Connor. Along with the announcement of the album came the first single, in typical Ausmuteants fashion, ‘Forever Cops’ is just over a minute and a half of fast, angry and – at times – unintelligible punk.

The theme of cops in punk music has come up time and time again over the years. In the 1980s, as punk progressed in America into faster and louder hardcore music, so did some of the anger cops had towards punks and vice versa.

When hardcore music began gaining popularity, the police force became known for brutally beating and targeting hardcore kids and shutting down gigs. This prominence of police brutality in the hardcore music scene was perfectly described by Black Flag with “Understand we’re fighting a war we can’t win/They hate us, we hate them” in the 1981 track ‘Police Story.’

Le Tigre

• Tank and The Bangas – ‘Ants’ • Shana Cleveland – ‘Night of the Worm Moon’ • KH, Four Tet – ‘Only Human’ • Academie – ‘Monochrome’

Squaring Circles

PBS Top Ten Feature album: Squaring Circles – Motion • Mote – ‘Hollow’ • Tropical Fuck Storm – ‘The Planet of Straw Men’ • Buddy Nice – ‘crumbz’ • The Murlocs – ‘Withstand’ • Mavis Staples – ‘Change’ • Avey Tare – ‘Saturdays (Again)’ • The Mountain Goats – ‘Cadaver Sniffing Dog’ • Chris Cohen – ‘Sweet William’ • Joni Void – ‘Abusers (with Sarah Pagé)’

Similar themes came up in other bands of the time, in 1982 MCD provided the brutal and hateful track ‘Millions of Dead Cops’ – “your authority and power has made us sick and sour” – and in 1983 came The Dicks’ release ‘Hate the Police’ later to be covered by Mudhoney in 1988. More cop related tracks in a similar vein can be found on the 1983 Mystic Records anti-cop compilation, Copulation.

1994’s ‘The Pig was Cool’ from Killdozer is a humour track describing situations in which the vocalist seems to keep getting let off by a cool cop in situations like drinking in a parked car or having a joint at a Journey show. Unlike the other tracks, specifically targeting nasty cops, Fugazi uses the concept of a cop to take a stab at someone in ‘Good Cop’ with lyrics “you’d make a great cop”.

Touching on different frustrations towards police in America, in 2001 Le Tigre released ‘Bang! Bang!’ a song about the killing of Patrick Moses Dorismond by a police officer in what is believed to have been racial profiling.

Taking sound clips from news reports, “In New York the shooting of another unarmed black man raises further questions about NYPD tactics” can be heard.

Closer to home and a differing view of police is ‘Constable’ by The Peep Tempel, written from the perspective of a police officer and his everyday life, and Ausmuteants’ earlier release from 2017’s Order of Operation, ‘We’re Cops’. ...Present The World In Handcuffs will be released on April 26 through Anti-Fade Records.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Bernadette Novembre Spotlighting one of Melbourne’s hardest working musicians

BY LEXI HERBERT

Photo by Darren Howard

When you think of soul or blues, your mind may drift towards old men in smoky bars plucking at double basses and a drummer wearing sunnies at 9pm at night.

This is fair, seeing as blues and soul are not just genres, but also cultures of their own; multifaceted, and constantly evolving. It’s this evolution that has allowed Melbourne-based neo-soul powerhouse, Bernadette Novembre, to flourish since the relatively recent conception of her career.

Novembre, a native Melburnian of musical background, began her musical career at the tender age of six. During these early years, she toured Australia and Italy alongside Italian musicians, singing in English, Italian and French, and had her first taste of the road to come.

“I loved it for a time, it was a great experience,” she says, “however once it was enough, it was enough. My family were always so supportive, but mum was never one of those helicopter parents; as soon as I said I didn’t want to do it anymore, she was fine with that as well.”

From this brief stint with youth stardom, Novembre has had to work from the ground up while restating her place in the industry. In particular, she’s received momentous support from the team at FAD Gallery in the CBD. “Johnny [Halleday] and Oriana [WisterZimmerman] have given me so much of their time and their love, I’m so grateful to them. With our residency there at the moment, the band and I currently play there on the last Thursday of every month – it’s a night called NEON SOUL, and it’s so much fun.”

Having returned to the stage after over two decades in retirement, Novembre is fronting the initial labour of love that comes with establishing

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yourself in the particularly intense Melbourne music scene.

“I grew up in this scene, and everyone is obviously so welcoming and there’s always a lot to do, but it’s definitely a hard one to crack,” Novembre admits. “Sometimes I end up paying the band out of my own pocket, but that’s just how it is at the start. I’m okay with that as long as I still get to play with them and we keep having as much fun as we have been.”

At the mention of her band, Novembre’s smile is audible. Truly her home away from home – she regards them as family – practice and performances are as familiar as a group that’s been together for decades, despite only having been playing for less than two years. A ten-piece group, Novembre coordinates and leads the band.

This coming April, Novembre is releasing two tunes and videos to match. Hosting a launch at Fitzroy’s staple live music venue, The Night Cat, Novembre and her team are planning to take over the space with audio-visuals, screenings, and two live sets.

With support from artist Jane Marie and go-go group The Super Vixens, as well as videoprojections installed by Melbourne-based visual artist Rhys Newling, the night is set to be a huge event. Two video drops are happening throughout the night, with the videos being screened followed by a live performance of each song: ‘Delirium’ and ‘Forgotten Times’.

The video for ‘Delirium’ is reportedly a sombre take on the darker moments of her recent

past – which was a big factor contributing to her unexpected return into the music scene.

“This one is understandably a bit more shadowy, and – I don’t want to say gloomy … but it’s tackling a time in my life where I wasn’t really doing a lot, I wasn’t going out and taking advantage of the great Melbourne music scene.”

The whole event will be dedicated to raising funds for Beyond Blue, one of the premier Australian mental health charities that provides assistance to Aussies suffering from mental illness.

“The video reflects a certain time of my own life … so that gave way to the fundraiser. The video was filmed at the Old Melbourne Gaol, and they don’t let anyone film there, so I had to write this explanation of the video and the song itself and this sort of narrative that lies behind it.

Essentially, I’m in there and then these oiled up male dancers are doing their thing behind me, and they represent those bad thoughts that tend to ferment and take over your mindset when you’re in those darker spots.”

Despite the intense imagery and themes, Novembre’s bubbly sense of humour shines through as she shrugs on the other end of the line.

“It may have also been an excuse to grease up some hunks, I don’t know, it’s hard to say,” she laughs. “‘Forgotten Times’ is very upbeat, very uplifting. It’s kind of the other side of ‘Delirium’, they complement each other. So don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom; the night will be loads of fun.”

“Sometimes I end up paying the band out of my own pocket, but that’s just how it is at the start. I’m okay with that as long as I still get to play with them and we keep having as much fun as we have been.”

Bernadette Novembre will be launching her music videos for singles, ‘Delirium’ and ‘Forgotten Times’ at The Night Cat on Saturday April 27. Head to venue website for more information and tickets. Find out more about her monthly FAD Gallery residency via her Facebook page.

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By The Meadow

By The Meadow returns for its sixth edition this weekend. Cofounder Cameron Wade reflects on how the boutique event has grown over the last half dozen years.

“It was a birthday party before that six years. It was a 21st for two years in a row – my 21st and my younger brother’s 21st. It was 120 people maybe at that stage,” he says. “The following year we didn’t have a 21st to have so that was the first festival.

I think it was 150 people and that was when we moved it out to Bambra, the location it’s currently in now.”

Bambra is situated in the Otway hinterland, roughly 90 minutes out of Melbourne. Offering exceptional views and ridiculous sunsets, By The Meadow has blossomed since moving to the Bambra farmland site.

“We’ve gone from trying to fund it from donations and running the whole thing on $500, which basically paid for a generator to keep the stage going, through to now being quite a larger boutique event,” Wade says. “We’re able to afford to pull bands from overseas and still somehow make it all work. This year our capacity’s quite big, 1100 or so.”

Headlining this year’s edition are swamp rockers The Murlocs, US indie songwriter Lucy Dacus and jazzy dance musician Harvey Sutherland. There’s plenty of depth to the rest of the lineup, from alt-R&B singer Thando to afrobeat-inspired psych rock band The Seven Ups and party oriented inclusions, Zeitgeist Freedom

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Energy Exchange and DJ Roza Terenzi.

You can also catch some artists in the early stages of their career like Sydney’s Not A Boys Name and local folkies Grand Pine, as well as circuit doyens The Vasco Era and Collarbones.

“We’ve got an overall vibe that we’ve built and strengthened over time and that guides a lot of the booking,” Wade says. “There’s not a general theme, it’s quite diverse still, but we know what we’re looking for when we’re out booking. A lot of it is emerging local stuff and then the stuff that’s not local is more established interstate stuff or stuff that hasn’t been able to make it to Melbourne too much.”

There’ll be ample food and drink options available across the weekend, predominantly sourced from local businesses.

“Having restaurants like Brae blooming in the area and having this weekend foodie traveller culture, there’s heaps going on,” Wade says. “We have our own bar that serves wines from the Otway hinterland from a winery called Heroes and another called Dinny Goonan. We get our beers from the Aireys Inlet Hotel who have a brewery out the back called Salt Brewing Company. And

all our cocktails that we make at the bar, we source all of the spirits from local producers as well.”

The festival runs from early Friday evening until just after midday on Sunday. There is music for the majority of that time, but it’s not an overwhelming program. It all happens on one stage and everyone camps at the event site.

“It’s really based on events that we’ve really enjoyed going to. We’re a very young festival compared to a lot of successful events that we love so we have the luxury of being able to pick and choose the things that we like from other events, and atmosphere is one of those things,” Wade says.

“We’re all massive fans of the festivals that take place at Meredith. There’s all these festivals doing different versions of a no dickhead policy, but I don’t think you can avoid what that policy has managed to build for Meredith. So we borrow that same thing and try and say that we’re providing a space that people can totally unwind in. So vibe-wise it’s super relaxed, a lot of room to do whatever you want and enjoy it in whatever way you want.”

Photo by Anthony Rodriguez

“I want them to enjoy mainly the rhythm.

Because I use a lot of rhythm in it, a fusion of African rhythms, and funk and jazz, and a combination of styles in my music, it makes it exciting.”

Vallejo’s contemporary sound comes from more than just blending styles she likes. For her, it’s an outlet to express the things she finds hard to say. “I represent myself through my art, and my art represents me,” she explains. “I use art as a way of reparation, it makes me free and feel powerful, and when I am on the stage, even my friends tell me, you are very different from normal life. When you are performing, you become another person.

“In everyday life I am more a listener, and very quiet and very shy, and so when it comes it music, I am totally different. It gives me a lot of freedom.

It feels like I am in another world.”

As her music is a means of expression, it’s no surprise Vallejo has invested a significant amount of her time and energy into it – globetrotting around the world to discover different sounds. Now,

By The Meadow comes to Bambra in the Otway hinterland from Friday March 29 to Sunday March 31. Check out the lineup and grab your tickets via the festival website.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

“I’ve been working a lot on producing this album for almost two years. It took me two trips to Colombia because I really wanted to feature my country.”

Colombian born and now Melbourne-based singersongwriter, Iaki Vallejo, is releasing the first single from her upcoming EP, ‘India soy, Negra soy’, this Friday.

“My new single is called ‘India soy, Negra soy’ which means I am Indigenous, I am black. What I wanted to tell when I wrote it was the fusion that is in my blood.” As Vallejo notes, the album “is talking about me and my past.”

“I’ve been working a lot on producing this album for almost two years. It took me two trips to Colombia because I really wanted to feature my country and have friends of mine be involved in it. I am very proud of the result and I hope that people can enjoy it. I want to tell everyone that I am here and this is what I do.”

Having lived in many different countries, including Colombia, Spain, Italy and now Australia, Vallejo doesn’t limit herself to any particular genre or style. As the musician explains, “I think my sound is very universal. I don’t like to be classified in any kind of style because I am very free in using many of them in my music. So, my sound is a blend of jazz, French, salsa, afrobeat, and of course, fundamentally African and Colombian, from my roots. It’s a blend of many, many kinds of rhythms.”

Despite the album being in Spanish, Vallejo emphasises that all can enjoy it – including non-Spanish speakers. “I believe it’s not an issue because music doesn’t need to be understood, it just needs to be felt. That’s what I want for here in Australia and all around the world: for people to feel happy and to be feel identified with the feelings in the songs that I’m playing.”

“We’ve gone from trying to fund it from donations and running the whole thing on $500 ... to now being quite a larger boutique event.”

having spent the last ten years in Melbourne, she’s quick to comment on the city’s multiculturalism and how that’s impacted her work.

“When I came to Melbourne I discovered a lot of new cultures, new experiences, new people and new bands – there’s a lot here,” Vallejo says. “I feel very lucky to be here in Australia and I think my music has been influenced by the multicultural diversity that we have. It is very special and I think this fusion makes my music very different. When different blends of music come together, you create something that is very special.”

Vallejo is releasing her new track at the Oratory, Abbotsford Convent, this Friday March 29. She’ll be performing with her seven-piece band along with cameo appearances by Senegalborn Lamine Sonko and Guinea-born master Kora player Mohamed Camara. It will also be a launchpad for the single’s video clip.

Iaki Vallejo launches her new single ‘India soy, Negra soy’ on Friday March 29 at The Abbotsford Convent.

Head to The Boite website for tickets.

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FEATURE

The Hills Are Alive

Enchanting punters for the past ten years with its incredible lineups, friendly vibes and spectacular views, The Hills Are Alive music and comedy festival is back again for a particularly special instalment in 2019.

In the rolling hills of South Gippsland, for three days and two nights at the end of March, a truly exciting weekend awaits. This year marks the final instalment of the much loved event, at least for the foreseeable future, but audiences can rest assured that this chapter will be an absolute blowout. ”There’s a few things up our sleeves that the punters will be very happy about, I can’t reveal too much but yeah … we’ll look after them quite well for this last event,” says festival director Aidan McLaren, who caught up with us to talk music, comedy and why the festival is so damn magical.

Starting from humble roots as a welcome home party for McLaren on his family’s dairy farm near Loch Village, the festival has always been a haven for musicians and their mates.

“Back in 2008 I was living overseas in Germany. I was a touring muso struggling away in the German winters and hadn’t been home in a few years,” McLaren explains. “I spoke to my parents and asked if we could have a welcome home party for me and they were like ‘yep’ so we ended up putting on 12 friends’ bands … 334 friends of friends came and partied the weekend away and that was the first ever Hills.”

Since then, The Hills has grown considerably with the help of their insane lineups, exclusive password scheme and commitment to great vibes,

and this year is no different. Featuring over 30 bands and performers, there is plenty to keep you on the hill all day long.

“We spend so long trying to find the right bands to bring out because there’s quite a discerning audience, so the bands that play have to be great, whether people know them or not,” says McLaren. “That’s something we’ve focused on over the years – I think we’ve gotten really good at picking bands that, by the time the festival comes around, they’re a lot bigger than when we booked them,” he laughs.

“As years go on, a lot of them go on to do really great things so I think that’s a special thing, the programming is really diverse but it’s [also] really high quality.”

One of McLaren’s picks for an unmissable set this year is Canberra-based hip hop musician Genesis Owusu. “I think he’s just such an amazing artist and incredible live show and I think he’s a name that will hit the international scene in the years to come,” McLaren says.

Guests can also look forward to a heap of amazing activities and experiences all around the festival grounds including table tennis, singalongs in the karaoke tent, field games or simply checking

out the famous sunset in their ‘Edge of the World’ bar. Speaking of drinks, while the festival is completely BYO, there are four licensed bars to check out over the weekend for those looking for something a little extra.

And if that isn’t enough, there’s the ‘COWmedy THAAtre Stage’ where comedians are waiting to give it their all between the music. “[The comedians] have become a massive part of it in the past few years. We’ve got Aaron Gocs who’s amazing, Marcus Ryan who’s internationally renowned. They operate between the bands so you never miss anything but you get a great variety of laughing with your mates,” McLaren explains.

So whatever your interest, there is something for everyone to enjoy. “You can literally sit in front of the stage with your own esky and have three days of amazing music and comedy,” says McLaren. “Fingers crossed we get some great weather and some great sunsets and I think it’s going to be a special one.”

With this in mind, Tower of Power’s 50th anniversary as a band is all the more impressive.

The Oakland band, whose blend of soul is driven by an R&B-based horn section and sultry vocals, are celebrating their diamond milestone this year with a worldwide tour. And though the band’s founder Emilio Castillo considers the group blessed, their longevity can be attributed largely to the work ethic of the band members, and the familial relationship they share.

“It’s what we’ve done now for 50 years, we have it down to a science,” Castillo says.

“It’s like a family, but it’s far more functional than most families, because we’ve worked on it.

We love each other. I’m very close to my brothers, and I love them, but I’m closer to these guys. I spend 200 days a year with them.

“When somebody’s having a rough day and need their space, we back off. When someone’s going through a rough time, we pray for him, support him, rally for him, and we let him know that we are concerned about him,” Castillo says.

It’s not the first time that Castillo mentions prayer. Within minutes of talking, it becomes apparent that faith and spirituality is an important part of both Castillo’s personal life and Tower of Power itself. In ‘88, Castillo entered a treatment facility and became sober after decades of drug

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and alcohol addiction, and in the process, found a new identity as a devout Christian. In ‘89, the band’s co-founder Doc followed in Castillo’s footsteps.

“One of the things about getting sober is you have to develop a spiritual life, and you have to develop a connection with a power greater than yourself. So I tried [prayer], and it worked.

Eventually the whole band started to pray together and it brings us closer together,” Castillo says.

Unsurprisingly, sobriety isn’t the only big change the band has experienced over five decades.

Though a ten-piece band, including a horn section, currently tours, this lineup has seen many shifts over the course of the band’s existence.

“We’ve had many musicians come through the band and many vocalists, we’re one of the few bands that can survive losing a great singer,” Castillo says.

“We always seemed to be blessed with great new talent, fresh new blood that stirs us all creatively and we’ve been very blessed to have wonderful players and singers come through the band.”

The most notable rotation is that of the band’s frontman. Though Lenny Williams is perhaps best known as the band’s vocalist, Marcus Scott joined

The Hills Are Alive takes place from Friday March 29 to Sunday March 31 in the hills of South Gippsland. Hit up the festival’s website to check out the lineup and tickets.

BY ELIZA BOOTH

Tower of Power

Music is a fickle business. For every lasting superstar, there are countless smaller acts working the gig circuit to small crowds, ‘one-hit-wonders’, and varying levels of obscurity.

“We ended up putting on 12 friends’ bands … 334 friends of friends came and partied the weekend away and that was the first ever Hills.”

the band in 2016, an addition that has earned a huge volume of praise, including the band’s first #1 spot on the Billboard Music Charts.

Castillo, now 69, was only 18-years-old when he met co-founder Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka and they formed a band. Over 200 days a year for 50 years, they’ve seen the band through many forms and embraced every change.

“We’ve grown in maturity, not surprising I suppose. And I just really made a distinct effort to hire men with strong principals, started praying together, and as a group, matured emotionally, spiritually, and physically, and the music seemed to mature right along with us. We got to know ourselves better, and we just chipped away at the sculpture.”

Referring to the band as Tower of Power 101, Castillo compares it to a university for new members. The core lesson of this class being, “that it’s a band, it’s not the Emilio show or the Doc show, it’s a band and we’re all to be listening to one another, building each other up, complimenting each other, and playing as a unit.”

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“I just really made a distinct effort to hire men with strong principals, started praying together, and as a group, matured emotionally, spiritually, and physically, and the music seemed to mature right along with us.”

Tower of Power come to The Croxton Bandroom on Thursday March 28.

Grab your tickets via MJR Presents.

FEATURE

Nevermind Ya Face Fest!

“It’s a good day to find new things at a festival like this, because it’s combining so many different genres.”

For those of you who are punk, metal and hardcore music enthusiasts, Nevermind Ya Face Fest! is aiming to make your ears bleed and your hearts race with a jam-packed day of bands.

Punters can wander between multiple stages at Spotted Mallard and Bombay Rock in order to witness the ripper lineup of live acts.

“We’ve got Topnovil coming from Wollongong and the Vee Bees coming from ACT,” festival director Kacey Da’re says. “They’re the two out-oftowners, and then we’ve got Australian Kingswood Factory, and some heavier bands such as Atomic Death Squad, Maniaxe, the Fckups, Glen and the Peanut Butter Men, Beyond Contempt – there’s about forty bands and we’re actually just putting it together now.”

Da’re curated Nevermind Ya Face Fest! with festival co-director Pat Simkin. Since they had both run separate festivals previously, the two decided to combine their resources.

“The festival is actually a combination; we’ve both run separate festivals. Mine was the Nevermind Warp’d Festival tour, which ran for five years and finished about a year and a half ago,” says Da’re.

“I ran a festival called Melt Ya Face, which was on for the last two years. So we thought ‘yeah slap the two together’. [Nevermind Ya Face is] a pretty catchy name,” adds Simkin.

The duo originally discussed their plans around November and have been working on organising the festival solidly since January.

“It’s all free entry and starts at midday,” says Da’re. “The Spotted Mallard is going to have two

Topnovil

stages: their upstairs stage and then downstairs, and then Bombay Rock is going to have one stage downstairs as well. There’ll be people crossing the road back and forth to see the bands.”

“Yeah, it’s growing and growing. We wanted it to engulf the street a little bit, get people back and forth since there’ll be two venues,” says Simkin.

Simkin also elaborates on the diversity of the festival which comes as the result of he and Da’re pooling their music tastes together.

“We literally have something for everyone as well, like Kasey has a real punk background whereas I have more of heavy hardcore background, so it’s really good to merge the two and merge our two crowds,” says Simkin.

“The good thing about this, as well, is that the two of us have different backgrounds of bands that we booked, and half of the bands that are here, I haven’t seen before,” Da’re continues. “I love checking out new music and I think other people feel the same. So it’s a good day to find new things at a festival like this, because it’s combining so many different genres.”

Da’re also expands on the reason why music festivals are prominent and highly valued in Melbourne.

“I’d go with the punk scene of the community, everybody hanging out with each other and catching up with mates,” says Da’re. “A lot of people travel from far away, not just to see the bands but to see each other as well.”

“There’s just so much diversity and there’s always something for everyone. It all works together to make the whole community,” adds Simkin.

Nevermind Ya Face Fest! has also been structured specifically so that people can literally see every single band play for the day. That’s forty bands to witness live, which is pretty impressive.

“Yeah, you can see fifteen minutes of every band for the whole day. They’re all half hour sets, two lots of half hour sets and one lot of 45-minute sets,” Da’re says. “But we’ve staggered them so that you can actually see every single band without missing any. They still clash but there’s 15-minute gaps where you can go from the Spotted Mallard to Bombay Rock and then back to Spotted Mallard again.”

Nevermind Ya Face Fest! is happening from midday until midnight on Saturday March 30 at Spotted Mallard and Bombay Rock. Entry is free so you have more money for beer.

BY CHRISTINE TSIMBIS

DrankWater

Helping you find your groove with their own styles of hip hop, the DrankWater boys deliver quite the unique sound.

Melbourne based artists Hudson Taylor, Conor Ewing-Crellin, Aaron Cross and Jody Rhodes all believe music helps them share their life stories and so much more.

Third to join DrankWater after it was formed

by Rhodes, aka Syd-G, and Ewing-Crellin, aka ConpleX, Cross, who goes by the name Aztec, says music binds them together.

“Our music has become our language and helps us communicate with a lot of young people.

It has also done a great deal to tie us all together,” says Aztec.

Hudson and ConpleX’s track ‘Right Way’ recently topped the charts of triple j Unearthed’s Hip Hop Top 100 which was a great surprise to a duo that have worked so hard on their music.

“I had just woken up when someone messaged me on Instagram telling the news. I almost didn’t believe them and thought it was a set-up,” says Hudson.

When they started working on the song, it all kind of just fell into place, says ConpleX. “Once I heard the hook Hudson made, I came back with the lyrics for my verse in about 20 minutes. Sometimes you just feel it,” says ConpleX. The video also features UK rapper Rydah.

DrankWater was formed in 2016 by Syd-G and ConpleX. Aztec was the next to join them and then Hudson, mid-last year. Between all four of them the chemistry was instant.

“When we started DrankWater we were not a hundred per cent sure where we were going with it. It was definitely more than a music outlet

“Our music has become our language and helps us communicate with a lot of young people.

It has also done a great deal to tie us all together.” for us,” says Syd-G, who was introduced to music at the age of seven.

Since all four of them have their own styles, they usually work on their own and then fuse their bits, while sometimes jamming and working on something from scratch together.

While all of their music doesn’t have a message, some songs convey a great deal of experiences.

“Rap is a way to get things off your chest. It is all about honesty,” says Aztec.

The collective’s greatest asset is that no member needs to pretend to be someone they don’t want to be – they can be themselves and can channel whatever inspiration comes their way, however peculiar or inspired it is. This is why, even after having styles that are extremely different from each other, their synergy works just fine. It also helps avoid any possible friction.

“Since we all have such different styles, we just tend to go with the flow. We have sort of come to an understanding and often go with the flow. It avoids disagreements and helps us meld together,” says 21-year-old Hudson.

For all four of these boys, music is much more than just a career. They have been hooked on hip hop since they first heard it and find inspiration in artists like 50 Cent and E-40.

“The Australian hip hop scene is growing and it is the right climate for us to find our feet and give it our all. We have given up everything for this and want to make every bit of it worth it,” says Hudson.

To celebrate their amazing achievements thus far, DrankWater will be hosting a party featuring Nine2five and Yung.Selb at The Evelyn Hotel.

DrankWater goes down at The Evelyn on Thursday April 4. Grab your tickets via the venue website.

BY SALONEE MISTRY

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SPECIAL FEATURE

A brief her-story of women in music

BY KATE STREADER

Sleater-Kinney

Aretha Franklin

Courtney Barnett photo by David Harris

It was Sister Rosetta Tharpe whose instigation of rock’n’roll in the 1930s was felt far-and-wide. A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, her influence was felt but seldom publicised as men had the stranglehold of the music industry in the early going.

Of course, Tharpe is not the only woman whose contributions have been buried while their male counterparts rise to the top like a slick layer of oil smothering the sea.

The late ‘20s saw a teenage Billie Holiday emerge onto the scene, though it was largely up to her to carve a space for herself within the industry. While Holiday was hardly the first black woman to exist within the parameters of popular music, having been preceded by the likes of Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, Holiday’s race, gender and distinctly unusual vocal style each caused pushback from the public.

However, it was the discrimination Holiday faced that would inadvertently spark the success of one of her early hits, ‘Strange Fruit’. The track, detailing the lynching of African-Americans in the South, was refused by Holiday’s label Columbia, causing her to release it through the alternate jazz label, Commodore. Upon its release, ‘Strange Fruit’ was banned from several radio stations due to its controversial content, though this attention only caused the track to become more sought after.

Holiday’s effect was lasting and her style became hugely influential, particularly within the jazz scene.

The following decades saw black, female jazz and R&B artists continue to infiltrate the mainstream, with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Etta James each becoming household names.

With the ‘50s came a shift towards pop, particularly favouring white actresses such as Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds and Judy Garland. However, women began occupying a broader range of genres, with Connie Smith and Patsy Cline becoming popular country stars while Eartha Kitt lent her pipes to Broadway. Despite the rise in female artists, women in music were uniformly referred to as ‘girl singers’ throughout this period.

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boundaries for decades, though it was in the ‘60s that the female revolution really began to take form.

R&B and rock’n’roll took hold, bringing forth an influx of female talent including Mavis Staples, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell and Janis Joplin.

Tired of taking the backseat, these women – on the shoulders of those before them – tore down boundaries that confined them to men’s shadows.

In the late ‘60s, Aretha Franklin earnt the title Queen of Soul as a result of her powerhouse voice and empowering singles ‘Respect’ and ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’. Franklin was such a commanding force that she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and later became one of the most honoured artists in Grammy history after winning her 18th Grammy in 2008.

Bouncing through the ‘70s, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, The Runaways, Pat Benatar, Siouxsie Sioux, Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde each continued to restructure the perceived role of women through a new era of punk. While the ‘80s saw Stevie Nicks and Joan Jett each release their debut solo albums as Kim Deal and Kim Gordon became centrepieces in Pixies and Sonic Youth, respectively.

The ‘90s saw the rise of the Riot grrrl, an underground feminist punk movement geared towards punk, politics and feminism which was largely influenced by Smith, Sioux, Jett and more.

The ethos of this movement brought forth bands like Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney and Bratmobile, though the foundations of the movement would extend beyond specific musical stylings.

In the past near three decades, the influence of

each one of these women to music as a whole, as well as the female artists who have since emerged, has been immeasurable. While the industry is far from an even playing field, Australian music is diversifying in ways we haven’t seen before.

We have reached a place in which songs like Courtney Barnett’s ‘Nameless, Faceless’, Sampa The Great’s ‘F.E.M.A.L.E’ and Camp Cope’s ‘The Opener’ are widely acclaimed for their empowering messages and we are seeing more Indigenous female artists such as Emily Wurramara, Alice Skye and Thelma Plum breaking the mould. The fact that people still respond to claims of gender inequity in the music industry by insisting there aren’t enough good female acts is not just deplorable, it’s blatantly false.

Festivals are slowly but surely moving away from male-dominated lineups, women are being rewarded for their work and there’s room for female artists to experiment and take up space, rather than serving as ‘girl singers’ whose job it is to look and sound the way society tells them they should. That’s not to say the industry is near what women deserve it to be. We wouldn’t see so many songs about gender inequality if that were so, and people certainly wouldn’t have to go looking for music by women.

While there is absolutely room for improvement, it is worth stepping back and considering the achievements and struggles of women throughout music history and how their contributions have opened doors for generations of female musicians to come.

“The fact that people still respond to claims of gender inequity in the music industry by insisting there aren’t enough good female acts is not just deplorable, it’s blatantly false.”

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Danny Bhoy

Festiv al

Age of Fools

Not known as a topical comedian, Danny Bhoy breaks new ground in his 2019 show, Age of Fools.

“It’s got politics in the show, but I’m very careful to say it’s not a political show,” he says. “It’s more about wider issues concerning us at the moment, but obviously inevitably that is going to breach into some politics here and there.

“The show itself starts around 2016 with the US elections, and then spirals downwards and burrows into our current situation and Brexit and all those things. I’ve got a whole bit about climate change.”

It’s a different sort of show for the Scottish comedian whose lighthearted, anecdotal material won over Australian audiences more than 15 years ago.

“This is a lot more about world issues. It’s still the best show I’ve ever written and it’s a show for everyone. It’s a show that you can come and enjoy, regardless of your politics,” he says.

Bhoy is wary to call Age of Fools a political comedy because of the public’s growing fatigue in the face of non-stop bad news and ominous forecasts.

“The first couple of minutes of the show, there’s a lot of tension in the room,” he says. “I sort of introduce it as a show about politics and I can feel the audience exhale with disappointment. I like that because, from that point onwards, I know what’s coming and I know how I build the show and ultimately I win people over.

“As soon as you mention politics at the moment people go ‘oh for fuck’s sake, we literally came out of the house to get away from this’.

What people are not getting at the moment is a funny take on things. They are getting this relentless political spiel and it’s depressing. But it’s quite cathartic to have that festering in your head and then go and see a show that dissects it in a funny way.”

Despite the UK Conservative party’s handling of it being a bit of a joke, Brexit hasn’t been funny. Not only does the whole debacle endorse xenophobia and division, Britain stands to enter long-term economical turmoil. The worsening climate emergency similarly doesn’t provide easy laughs.

“I set myself the challenge. I made a list of things I wanted to talk about and one of them was climate change. It was incredibly hard to write jokes about; I was in a library for days. I wanted to be really knowledgeable on the subject in order to make jokes about it.

“It’s my favourite bit of the show now because I’m quite proud of myself for being able to take on a subject which is intrinsically not funny. But I

took it on and I’ve found ways of making it funny, and of course it’s important as well.”

A stand-up comedian since 1998, Bhoy is a bonafide legend of the stage and has won plaudits year after year, festival after festival. It was his homeland Edinburgh Fringe which sparked his initial interest and he has catapulted onto the worldwide stage since then.

He is known for his observational wit and while his 2019 show appears serious to the naked eye, Bhoy has a way of spinning profound topics on their head, reimagining them in a new light.

The comedian, whose name stems from the nickname his grandmother gave him, has forged a strong Australian following through a run of sold out tours reaching all the way back to 2011 and beyond.

Age of Fools is set to be no different and will see the celebrated comic hit Melbourne’s heart of arts and comedy, the Athenaeum Theatre.

“As soon as you mention politics at the moment people go ‘oh for fuck’s sake, we literally came out of the house to get away from this’.”

Venues: Athenaeum Theatre & Hamer Hall Dates: Tuesday March 26 – Sunday April 7 (bar Monday) and Tuesday April 16 & Wednesday 17 Tickets: $49.90 – $54.90

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Timechyld

Jakal

How did the project of Timechyld first come together?

I’ve been performing acoustically for a while but as one man, there’s only so much I can do live. I naturally began to crave getting back into producing bigger songs. After a long hiatus, I put some tunes together at my home studio and decided to spend some time with my producer to fatten them up.

Tell us about your new single, ‘Love Bank’. What is the story behind it? What inspired it?

I actually wrote ‘Love Bank’ back in 2011 but left it on the back burner. It was written as a departure from some heavier, rockier stuff I was working on at the time. My lyrics are often me preaching to myself and in ‘Love Bank’ I’m basically telling myself to allow myself to get swept away in love, no matter how awful the consequences could potentially be.

You’ve been experimenting with music since your teenage years. What has led you to create the effervescent, bouncy slice of dance-rock you produce today?

I’ve always gravitated toward writing riff-focused heavy rock and I wanted to try and move into electronic territory. I began to play with synths and electronic drums, which naturally made the songs more poppy and dancey.

Are there bands, artists or specific albums that inspire you in particular?

The Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magic. It’s a great piece of funk rock that has seeped nicely into my brain and it absolutely influences my songwriting. I really dig ‘70s funk and soul artists such as James Brown as well as the more contemporary faces like Bruno Mars.

Your sound could be described as jazzy soul music. How did you get to this sound and what inspired it?

It was the first day of high school for Jessie Hillel. She had packed her bag full of consonant harmony and melodic voice leading. Standing at the gates of her new school, her eyes were bright with hope and wonder. Suddenly she was struck with what could only be described as the sound of grinding metal. Could it be? Yes. Jazzy soul music.

Your debut EP, Jakal, is magnificent. Tell us more about the release. What was the recording process like?

“Okay everyone, from the top,” cried Quincy Jones. Kane Watts had been recording Quincy’s new album Jazzy Soul Music all morning and he was sick of the old man’s perfection. ‘How much longer will this take?’ Kane pondered at the kit. He had to get home and work on his magnificent debut EP Jakal – a conceptual six track album that came to him in the shower with his friend Imre.

The Melbourne music scene is currently being overcome by an exciting wave of soul and jazz acts. Why do you think this is and why is Melbourne such a great place to base yourselves?

‘This is it, this is it’, he thought to himself. 3…2…1. Oskar threw the sacred dart against the heavenly atlas. ‘Hmm…’ God muttered, ‘Melbourne, Australia.’ Oskar turned around with a quizzical look. ‘It is decided,’ God said, in his booming voice.

‘You shall begin your journey here, born to the Moores.’

‘Love Bank’ is available on iTunes.

Check out Jakal via their Bandcamp.

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Album of the Week (Flightless Records)

Singles WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY

Cate Le Bon

Daylight Matters

(Kemado Records)

It’s a joyous day when Cate Le Bon announces new music. Le Bon’s not disposed to wholesale stylistic makeovers, but ‘Daylight Matters’ illustrates the Welsh singer’s commitment to gradual evolution. The crinkly strangeness that surfaced on 2016’s Crab Day remains in effect. ‘Daylight Matters’ is a carefully synth-swaddled alt-pop number about being in love and coming to terms with absence. Le Bon’s voice is effervescent, despite the situation’s seeming finitude.

KOKOKO!

Malembe

(Transgressive Records)

Riding on a wave of transatlantic hype, Kinshasa’s KOKOKO! return with ‘Malembe’. This one is streaked with tension; a prodding techno beat duels with traditional Congolese percussion and stringed instrumentation. A synth comes and goes, but the production remains limber.

The lead vocals are chanted rather than sung. It’s not amelodic, but a sense of urgency overrides the need for precision. Call and response vocals enter in the song’s final third, injecting a sense of unity.

BATTS

Folding Chairs

(THAA Records)

‘Folding Chairs’ is a spare acoustic number that finds singer Tanya Batt exhausted from “working hard for no return”.

To cope, she’s listening to Bon Iver and surrounding herself with friends. The titular folding chair represents impermanence and Batt’s perpetual readiness to pack up and move on. This is supported by her penchant for slipping from melodic grace to speak-singing; a sort of reality-check vocal technique.

Broke House

Extra Indigo

(Independent)

This is front-to-back tragic. Luke Costelloe starts by referencing a relationship he was in as an 18-year-old. It’s not my place to adjudge the validity of teen romance, but the call-back seems indicative of how desperately forlorn he’s feeling. ‘Extra Indigo’ isn’t mopey, though – it features such beautifully sophisticated lines as “I don’t wanna know what went on/Same old song/It rang my head like a gong” and the measured guitar-led instrumental is deftly wrought, benefitting from spacious production. It feels like a vital act of self-objectifying; having one’s own flaws revealed through the effort of reaching out to another.

9 The Murlocs

Manic Candid Episode More fondly known as ‘Uncle Murl’, The Murlocs’ delivery of Manic Candid Episode presents an arrangement of tracks that remain familiarly within the realm of their signature psychedelic fuzz rock while stressing the band’s development and increasing complexity.

Opening track ‘Problematic Subject’ kicks the album off to a driving start, laden with the blues structured rhythms and garage guitar typical of The Murlocs, overlayed by the renowned harmonica and instantly recognisable voice of Ambrose Kenny-Smith.

Softening with melodic vocals is ‘Withstand’, which naturally flows into ‘Manic Candid Episode’. Despite being the title song, it isn’t the stand out track of the album; though it does serve up a sizzling hot, fuzzed out guitar solo.

Midway through the album, ‘Comfort Zone’ creates an alluring contrast as The Murlocs ease us into an undulating lull with the introduction of an organ adding a greater textual element. The song emits sensitivity and vulnerability as Kenny-Smith explores insecurities and inner turmoil. ‘Catch 22’ is another honeyed, slower track and a notable highlight, while ‘The Bigger Picture’ could belong on any Murlocs album.

‘Samsara Maya’ winds through an experimental direction, another indication that the band is reaching out to more expansive influences.

Rounding out to a strong conclusion, ‘What If ?’ and ‘My Compromise’ provide one last dose of the garage psych-rock with which The Murlocs have made their mark.

BY GABRIELLA BEAUMONT

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THURSDAY 11 & FRIDAY 12 APRIL

THURSDAY 25 APRIL

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Albums

Empath

Devin Townsend

Having taken a hiatus from The Devin Townsend Project, Devin Townsend delivers his second solo album Empath, breaking away from the Ziltoid the Omniscient concept seen on his last solo outing. On this particular venture, Townsend just cannot keep still.

This is alluded to in his soft opener ‘Castaway’, closely followed by the loud and unsettling ‘Genesis’. From the heaviness of ‘Hear Me’ to the surprisingly operatic ‘Why?’, which sounds as if it was taken straight of the movie Amadeus, the album takes a hold of its listener.

Not dissimilar to a Mozart piece, Townsend offers enough drama to match the vibrancy and power of his voice and the accompanying choir.

The ultimate surprise comes down to its final epic track ‘Singularity’, a six-part 23-minute progressive masterpiece.

For this reviewer, the best way to put it is that it’s reminiscent of Yes’ Close to the Edge album, as it acts as a mini-opera within an opera. To even listen to this song, you’ll need to wear a four piece suit and attend a theatre in a limo.

The journey this album will take you on is what Townsend is after. He’s willing you to you to go on this creative experience with him.

8.5

Little Simz

(Steamhammer)

(AWAL Recordings)

(Hevy Devy Records)

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7

Grey Area

Grey Area is an album that displays the strength in vulnerability. Infusing rock and neo-soul, Little Simz pushes the listener through differing levels of energy and emotion.

Starting strong in both energy and stature, Simz becomes increasingly more revealing and earnest; exhibiting herself as not just a strong woman of colour, but a human being with doubts and regrets.

“I’m a boss in a fucking dress”, declares Little Simz, using energetic rhythm to reinforce messages of empowerment, protest and self-reflection. Grey Area is peppered with elements of soul, collaborations with the likes of Little Dragon and Michael Kiwanuka and Little Simz’s hard and honest rhymes.

“I can’t sleep at night/I don’t wanna fight/My best friend is I/I’m so selfish” she asserts with ‘Selfish’, a bittersweet, retrospective look into the mind of someone in conflict with themselves and the decisions that have shaped them.

Grey Area is well paced, filled with personality (the occasional nostalgic sample comes into play) and brings its A-game lyrically. 50% laid back, 50% energy, 100% worth your time.

Suzi Quatro

No Control

Suzi Quatro was the first ever female bass player to become a rock star. She’s also still putting out original material.

The leather laced rock’n’roll you’ve heard from Quatro in the past is embraced on No Control. Not only is it an extension on her signature sound, it’s evident Quatro is having fun.

You can hear it on the bouncy ‘I Can Teach You to Fly’ and ‘Macho Man’. However, the crown goes to the track ‘No Soul / No Control’ for its whacky organ and whats likely the most power and energy exerted by Quatro on the album.

She deviates from this tone only slightly with the chilled out ‘Strings’ and salsa infused ‘Love Isn’t Fair’. Though the first half of the album shines, it doesn’t overshadow the bluesy based tracks at the record’s tail end. So really if you’re not a fan, don’t worry, Quatro won’t waste your time.

Quatro is definitely having a ball on this album. Sure, she can’t scream like the banshee she once was, but that doesn’t mean that this album is just a pass – there is down ‘n’ dirty rock’n’roll to play here.

BY RHYS MCKENZIE

BY SCOTT HUDSON

BY RHYS MCKENZIE

(Independent)

(Pure Noise Records)

(Ninja Tune/Inertia)

EDIT OR’ PICK S

6.5

The Cinematic Orchestra

To Believe

In excess of a silence, Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Smith return with all sorts of friends in tow with To Believe.

Remaining slow and sparse, the album’s seven prolonged tunes display peculiar juxtapositions. Rather than focusing on nu-jazz, they expand their vision with sideways glances at pop and dance.

In a nine-minute instrumental, ‘Lessons’ connects the dots between the nous of visionaries in a limber fluidity, though other songs such as ‘Wait For Now / Leave The World’ sound unfulfilling.

The uneven nature of the songs means that even the strong tracks cannot save the project, there are too many moments of languor where little happens. But when things do happen, the spiralling peaks are pretty lofty.

‘The Workers Of Art’ boasts a forlorn and despondent grandeur. The strings are lavish, almost pillow-like embellishment to an emotionally resonant scale. The simpatico band do their best to fire off a winner, but there is just too little precision in their aim.

Cinematic in name, approach and conception, the album just seems too fragmented and disjointed to make for a cohesive body of work and is perhaps best listened to sporadically.

BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS

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Masked Intruder

III

Danny Barwick

The Tigers

III is a rebellious statement from Wisconsin troubadours Masked Intruder, one which encapsulates their reckless escape from prison through blistering pop-punk/rock and fun vocals.

Less Than Jake bassist Roger Lima serves as III’s lead producer and engineer with The All-American Rejects guitarist Mike Kennerty on co-producer duties. Opener ‘No Case’ is defiant, as vocalist Intruder Blue resists being pinned for a crime with no evidence. Following on, ‘Mine All Mine’ offers sugary sweet hooks and flowing rhythms, resonating as a love ballad.

‘I’m Free (At Last)’ is liberating, layered with energetic riffs as Intruder Blue describes the darkness that almost devoured him in prison. The euphoria resulting from his freedom radiates through the pop-punk rhythms in the song.

There is a strong sense of independence and individuality within the band.

‘Please Come Back’ is a plea for a significant other to come back, for the loss is too difficult to endure. There certainly seems to be recurring themes of love and loss throughout III which are manifested in closing track ‘I’ll Be Back Again Someday’. Despite its heavy content, the track avoids being miserable through upbeat riffs and pounding drums.

The mistiness of Danny Barwick’s sound is an archetype of Melbourne music’s experimental culture. Since the advent of the digital age, this city has broadened its palate into transcendent territories and the appetite for oddity and idiosyncrasy has never been greater.

Rings Around Saturn, Cale Sexton and Ara Koufax are just a few Melbourne names in past years who have been challenging natural rhythmic structures in favour of cacophony and mystique. Barwick treads a similar path, but with a record that is more mysterious than anything the three aforementioned creators have produced.

Barwick’s stunning new EP The Tigers sees his soft, eloquent vocals bounce across divine instrumentation by way of synthesisers, brass and piano.

Awash with rich narratives suffused in poetry and literature, there’s nothing out of place on The Tigers; spectral themes meet and coalesce like water to a sponge and, through standout tracks ‘Room 201’ and ‘What If Other’, Barwick finds his R&B-leaning groove.

‘Paul’ is a progression of anger and irritation; disconcerting to spruik the martyrdom of its Christian namesake – another astute cultivation of song. The Tigers has found its home in the shadows and only the most intrepid music explorers will be rewarded with its unearthing.

BY CHRISTINE TSIMBIS

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Gig Guide

FEATURED GIGS

Buddy Knox, Accidental Bedfellows & Jack Robbins LOMOND HOTEL

Melbourne-based indie folk trio Accidental Bedfellows, along with Jack Robbins, join funky bluesman Buddy Knox for a night of acoustic blues and foot-tapping folk. Check them out at Lomond Hotel on Wednesday March 27 from 8pm.

Free entry.

Wednesday 27 Mar Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers ADORE + THE DULL JOYS + LIGHTHOUSER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 5pm.

JOHN MAYER Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

House, Fitzroy. 8pm.

6:45pm. $59.90.

ODD TASTES + ABOUT TIME + MAESA

Jade Talbot

EDINBURGH CASTLE

Young Melbourne singer songwriter Jade Talbot is bringing her fusion of pop, soul and jazz to Brunswick’s Edinburgh Castle. Talbot’s music hints at numerous styles, though it never conforms to just one. Catch her free show on Thursday March 28, from 8pm.

Buddy Knox

CHARLES WESTON

Australia’s answer to BB King, Buddy Knox has been carving up the blues scene around Australia since 2007. Buddy plays with smooth finesse, touting a sound harking to that of the genre’s legends. Catch his intimate set on Thursday March 28 from 6pm at Charles Weston. It’s free.

Frank Raymond & The Silhouettes FAD GALLERY

Playing at FAD Gallery this Thursday March 28, get an earful of the inimitable Frank Raymond & The Silhouettes. Offering an assortment of funk, folk, rock and pop, this lot will get you in the party mood. Head down to FAD Gallery for a good time from 9pm, free entry.

Mark Sinton and Tim Reid RED BETTY

Catch Mark Sinton and Tim Reid in an intimate evening where they’ll be playing both solo and as a duo. Sinton is a seasoned veteran songwriter who fronts Melbourne indie band The Mansions while Reid has toured Australia and Europe as a solo artist over the years.

Head down to Red Betty from 8pm on Friday 29 March. It’s free.

Psychobabel

JOHN CURTIN HOTEL

Known for their “conceptual, reflective and dysfunctional character”, Psychobabel will be kicking off their east coast tour with a hometown show at John Curtin Hotel. They’ll be there launching their new single ‘Astral Protoplasm’ on March 29 from 8pm, tickets are $15 on the door.

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Williamstown. 8:30pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS

FUNDRAISER FOR MATT'S SCOOTER FEAT: GLOMESH + JESS PARKER & THE TROUBLED WATERS + ROLLER ONE + KIM SALMON + TOM LYNGCOLN Old Bar,

Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $10.

Jade Talbot

MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $5.

NOTHING REALLY + FIZ EUSTANCE + HONEY STRETTON Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Customs House Hotel,

Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

ODETTE + IMBI THE GIRL Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 7pm.

RUBY SOHO & BAND + PALM SPRINGS + MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE CHAT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

THE PRETTY LITTLES + MORE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $15.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music ALMA ZYGIER + THE FURBELOWS Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

AMADOU SUSO Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

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

PAULA STANDING Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8pm.

SYZYGY ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.

THE GRUBBY URCHINS The Brothers Public WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.

7pm.

Thursday 28 Mar

Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $29.

KAITLYN SECKER'S ALLBON QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $20.

KARATE BOOGALOO + EMMA OVENDEN Open Studio, Northcote. 5pm. $8.

PHILEAS FOGG TRIO - FEAT: PHILÉAS FOGG TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.

7:30pm. $25.

WURLI + ISOBEL CALDWELL + SAULT

CLAPS, THHOMAS + CLAPS + THHOMAS GUERNS - FEAT: AKWIST + HEAVY FOOTER + PAUL LYNCH + STICKS + KIEREN BONANNO + JULIAN CASTLES New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

MELT SESSION - FEAT: BDYLNG + JESS SNEDDON + DIFFERENT SHADES + JACK NELSON + FELINE FINE + GOO DJ Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

Y-L HOOI + CORRECT LINE Post Office Hotel,

Coburg. 9pm.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music AFRICAN FESTIVAL - HAWARE - FEAT: AMADOU + BASSIDI + BOUBACAR + PANGA + YUSUPHA Bar Oussou, Brunswick.

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights

9:30pm.

CLASSICO - FEAT: FREDDY GARDENS + ALESSIO LATINA + ELLIOT OFMARCO Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.

NEW KIDS - FEAT: SOLIELA + CACHE ONE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

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

WILD WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: DREW HOLLY + DYLAB + HAFNER + JAY WILLIAMS + VINCE + MORE Stay Gold,

Williamstown. 8pm.

MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS + OGOPOGO Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

$12.

MUDPUNCH + TUSC. + B!AND Bar Open,

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.

MUSIC VERSUS MOVIES TARKOVSKY’S ’THE MIRROR’ - FEAT: POPOLICE + RINSE DREAM. DJ MRS GREEN Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 8pm. $10.

OCEANS BETWEEN + THE LIMERANTS + THE COLBYS Grace Darling Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

ODETTE + IMBI THE GIRL Corner Hotel,

Richmond. 7pm.

POSTMAN KILLED MY SCOOTER + DYADON + THE MÉNAGE Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm.

PSYCHOMOTO + THE BLOWERS + NICHOLAS LEMBO Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8pm. $10.

SASQUATCH + FULL TONE GENERATOR + MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS + BORRACHERO Bendigo Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $29.

STEVE TYSSEN Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North.

8pm.

THE SIERRAS + SAPPHIRE STREET + GEORGIA DODDS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.

8pm. $5.

Hip Hop & R&B

MASCO SOUND SYSTEM Gasometer Hotel, Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

Melbourne. 9:30pm.

MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel,

FEM BELLING + JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel, South Melbourne.

7pm.

MESSY MAMMALS + ALIEN + POOKIE

MAC SPRINGS + WOLFJAY Some Velvet

Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS

9pm.

Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

HONEY BUCKET + JUNGLE BREED + MARLINGS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

LAPPLAND + FIRSTKISS + SUN/ DAUGHTER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

LAST DINOSAURS + RAT!HAMMOCK + AQUILA YOUNG Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

LONI RAE THOMPSON + LIAM LINLEY & THE LOUVRES + EAGLEMONT Old Bar,

BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE & HER 10 PIECE SOUL BAND Fad Gallery, Melbourne Cbd.

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

8pm. $5.

MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow,

Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.

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

JOHN MONTESANTE DECTET Bird's

HOBO MAGIC + STOKER + THE GURDIES Young Street Supper Club, Frankston.

3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + LUKE VECCHIO + SANCTUM + LE'BRUH + JAVI MORLEY Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6pm.

87DB - FEAT: THE COOKS + SQUID DOCTORS Classic Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $10.

BIZARRO - FEAT: DJ LOST + JENNIFER LOVELESS + NICE GIRL Section 8, Melbourne

8pm. $20.

303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

8pm. $10.

Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.

$15.

FABRIC + SAM PRICE/ROB VINCS DUO

AM RERUNS + S.M. JENKINS + NAT VAZER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm.

BAKERS EDDY + BAD JUJU + LEMON DAZE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

DARVID THOR + FRANCES FOX + DAVID WESTERN Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights

Cbd. 6pm.

EXTASY MORRICONE The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers

JADE TALBOT Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8pm.

JAZZ LAUGHTER DARK - FEAT: OTIRA ROGUE + VARIOUS COMEDIANS Open

Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm.

JULIARNA CLARK QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.

Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.

HOUSE PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm.

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

LETS VIBE LIVE MUSIC - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS + VARIOUS DJS Little

LINDA CABLE & MUSICAL CHAIRS Paris

Jax, Melbourne. 7pm.

ORIGAMI Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.

SARAH MCKENZIE Melbourne Recital Centre,

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

Brunswick. 8pm.

SARAH MCKENZIE Melbourne Recital Centre,

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

SILVERFOX SOCIAL - FEAT: ALYCE PLATT + ROBYN PAYNE + WILL CONYERS The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7pm. $20.

SOUL IN THE BASEMENT ALLSTARS + HORNS OF LEROY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.

ACOUSTIC SESSION - FEAT: SAM WILLIAMS + LINDSEY BUSH + SAL PISCITELLO & THE SISSAROS + MORE

GRACEJEAN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm.

JAMIE-LEE DIMES + SCARETT MALONEY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.

LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: BUDDY KNOX + ACCIDENTAL BEDFELLOWS + JACK ROBINS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

8pm.

Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $35.

Southbank. 6pm. $30.

Southbank. 8pm. $30.

ANNA SCIONTI Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

BEN ALTER + RORY + THE OHBALTERS

8pm. $20.

Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

6:30pm.

7:45pm. $29.

Coburg. 7:30pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $14.96.

8pm.

$96.90.

Southbank. 11am. $39.

THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick THE PUTBACKS 303, Northcote. 8pm. $10.

THE VAMPIRES Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

LUKA BLOOM + BROOKE TAYLOR Spotted

THORNE + THE MAMAS + HUI Toff In Town,

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

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

TOWER OF POWER The Croxton, Thornbury. 8pm.

Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm.

Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7pm.

VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS SECONDARY SCHOOL The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

7pm. $25.

BUDDY KNOX Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick.

DANA CROWE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8pm.

DEAN HAITANI Hume Blues Club (shake Shack), GERRY HALE The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy.

INVENTI ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, JUKE BOY EMMETT & THE RESERVOIR DOGS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9pm.

JULES BOULT Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.

FOR THE FULL GIG GUIDE HEAD TO BEAT.COM.AU/GIG-GUIDE

FEATURED GIGS

JULIAN ABRAHAMS TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

LUKA BLOOM + BROOKE TAYLOR Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm.

LAST DINOSAURS + RAT!HAMMOCK + AQUILA YOUNG Howler, Brunswick. 8pm.

LUCY DACUS + JESS RIBEIRO + POPPONGENE Northcote Social Club, Northcote.

NEONFEST - COMIC BOOK LAUNCH - FEAT: NEON HELLOMAN + MISSUS ERINDICULOUS + DICK STEARNE + SEAN O'CALLAGHAN + HANNAH POTTER + MORE Drunken Poet, West

8:30pm.

PIERCE BROTHERS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave.

MARY ANN & THE WISE GUYS Quarry

MADDIE LEE + ONE MORE WEEKEND + ORION HAZE + DA'NISH + VANDALITY Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. $10.

MARK SINTON, TIM REID Red Betty,

Melbourne. 7pm.

Brunswick. 8pm.

7pm. $44.80.

Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

Friday 29 Mar Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music 8 FOOT FELIX The B.east, Brunswick East. 10pm.

AFRIK FUTURISM Penny Black, Brunswick. 8pm.

AFRO MOSES Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9pm.

ALINTA & THE JAZZ EMPERORS Paris Cat

Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $32.50.

DJ THE KNAVE Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.

IAKI VALLEJO + LAMINE SONKO + MOHAMED CAMARA Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. $30.

LILLIAN ALBAZI QUINTET Melbourne Recital

Centre, Southbank. 8pm. $30.

NARDIA ROSE BAND Transit, Melbourne Cbd.

9pm.

NO REGRETS - THE EDITH PIAF STORY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

PAUL WILLIAMSON'S HAMMOND COMBO Open Studio, Northcote. 9pm. $10.

RAT CHILD Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

SARAH MACLAINE QUINTET + ASH GAUDION The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.

SOUL SACRIFICE - THE MUSIC OF SANTANA Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $30.

TAYLOR & SILK Arkibar, South Melbourne.

4:30pm.

THE BARNEY MCALL QUARTET Uptown

Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

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

THE EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Classic Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

THE JACKSON FOUR Jasper's Jazz Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. $10.

THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Lido Jazz

Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25.

THE SECOND HAND SPACE SUITS Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $15.

MF JONES + REEL TAPES + USELESS SPACEMAN Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.

MR SOPHISTICATION + TENDER BUTTONS + ROLES 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $8.

MURGATROYD + GRASSHOLE + PLANET OF THE 8’S + LAEDJ + FVCKBATS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

NOVA + BLOODY AZTEC + TINA GROWLS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9pm. $10.

ODETTE + IMBI THE GIRL + STEVIE JEAN Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8pm.

PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE + POPE'S ASSASSIN'S + SHIT TATTS + DAN CROSS + D Bombay Rock, Brunswick. 8pm.

POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town,

Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

POWERLINE SNEAKERS + SOME JERKS Espy, St Kilda. 8pm.

PSYCHOBABEL + HIDEOUS SUN DEMON + PSEUDO MIND HIVE + SLEDGEHAMMER John Curtin Hotel, Carlton.

8pm. $13.

RO Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.

RON VINCENT SINGS CAT STEVENS Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin. 8pm. $17.

STIFF RICHARDS + THE VEEBEES + ORGAN DONOR Young Street Supper Club, Frankston. 8pm. $8.

STILL FLIPPIN' BURGERS The New Yorker

(lilydale), Lilydale. 8:30pm.

TAPESTRY + WHATEVER FOREVER + SPECTRAL FIRES + WEIGHBRIDGE Stay Gold, Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

TERRIBLE SIGNAL + DARK FAIR + KAIPORA + ALASTAIR MATCOTT & THE AL GOOD THINGS MUST END Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

THE GO SET + THE MURDERBALLS + THE ATTENTION SEEKERS + SWEET GOLD + THE BALLS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $15.

DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm.

YARD BOUNCE - FEAT: MAI + JESSE I + TROUBLEMEKKA + STALLION SELEKTAH + KITTY CAT Laundry Bar, Fitzroy.

10pm. $10.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights BIG GAY BRUNSWICK PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 9pm.

$15.

BILLY KENNY + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd.

4pm.

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

Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 10pm. $20.

NINAJIRACHI + HEADSTONE + IKURAZ + KENTA204 + LACES + VELATIX + ZEAL Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $20.

PEROLAS + ERNEST AINES + IS IT LIGHT WHERE YOU ARE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $10.

REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: WHO + DAN BECK + ACID SAFARI + ISAAC FRYAR + EDDIE EXAMPLE + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7pm.

SADDLE CLUB - FEAT: ABE SPARGO + FLETCHER CARROLL + HARRY VON BIBRA + RUEBEN WALTERS + TOBY TIMMS + MORE New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $15.

SOCIAL DISCO - FEAT: BEC BARTLETT + CROOKED MUMMA + DAVE DAVENPORT Stay Gold, Brunswick. 11pm. $10.

TOVCHÉ - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Section 8,

Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

THE JOURNEYMEN Musicland, Fawkner.

ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow,

THE NAYSAYERS + GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES + RIOTING MIND Yarra Hotel,

GAIA SCARF Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.

9pm.

Melbourne. 11pm.

7:30pm. $10.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk

7:30pm. $62.

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

VIM + MIDDLE MANAGEMENT + COOL CHANGE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

WOMEN WHO ROCK IN MELBOURNE - FEAT: HOLLY ARABELLA + THE BAMBI KILLS + JEMMA NICOLE + HARRY HOWARD & ED PRESTON

House, Fitzroy. 8pm.

Club, Fitzroy. 9pm. $12.

7:30pm. $10.

DENISE LE MENICE Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 4pm.

DIESEL + IMOGEN CLARKE Yarraville Club,

Yarraville. 8pm.

Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 7pm. $10.

Brunswick. 9pm.

Hip Hop & R&B

DJ LADY LOVE POTION Edinburgh Castle, FERLA (DUO) Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6pm.

GARLIC NUN + TOPNOVIL + DEAR THIEVES + WICKED CITY + BUNYIP Last

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

GOOD DOOGS + THE GROGANS + THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm.

HEY TONIGHT - CREEDENCE TRIBUTE SHOW Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10pm.

HOBO MAGIC + FLUFF + CARCINOID + STOKER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.

JOHN CORABI Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8pm.

$80.60.

KING OF THE NORTH + GRINDHOUSE + CREEK + A.G.A.M Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm.

$18.

AFTER HOURS - FEAT: MELO FELO + DJ SPELL Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.

FIGHT MUSIC - FEAT: ALPHAMAMA + VIKING N3 + JINZ MOSS + NARDEAN + RAW COLLECTIVE + BAD MATH + URSA 13 Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $25.

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

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

NEXT EPISODE - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Little Jax, Melbourne. 6pm.

RNB FRIDAYS CLUB - FEAT: VARIOUS

An acoustic trio led by female singer, Marry Ann Van Der Horst, bring their favourite covers to Brunswick East’s Quarry Hotel. Having played interstate and overseas, the trio are seasoned performers and regular faces around Melbourne’s live music scene.

Head down from 8pm on Friday March 29. Entry is free.

8:30pm.

THE STROPPIES + TRAFFIK ISLAND + THE LIVING EYES + ALEX MACFARLANE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.

COUNTDOWN 80'S Musicland, Fawkner.

QUARRY HOTEL

GREG JOHNSON + BEN KING Toff In

Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8pm.

8pm. $10.

Mary Ann & The Wiseguys

Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $39.

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

CHARLIE COLLINS + RUBY GILL Workers

Gaia Scarf is a fresh and charming addition to the Melbourne music scene. Known for her distinctive electric guitar mixed with soulful vocals, Gaia sings of identity, love, society and her personal experiences.

She’ll be performing for free at 8.30pm on Friday March 29, wander down to Compass Pizza for an entertaining start to the weekend.

CHEQUERBOARD BLUES Lomond Hotel,

THE RACCOONS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8pm.

THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND Cherry Bar,

Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.

COMPASS PIZZA

Melbourne. 8:30pm.

Abbotsford. 8pm. $5.

CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House

Gaia Scarf

ANNA SCIONTI - FEAT: TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West

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

BOB EVANS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7pm. $30.

BODY MAINTENANCE + GRINNERS

Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $20.

Gaia Scarf

Cbd. 5pm.

GOLD HAUS - FEAT: WILLIAM KISS + AVES VOLARE + WILLEM + PHRASE + JACKSON RAMUS Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

LENNY'S HOUSE OF HOUSE + JT BEATLAB + CAL STEER + LENNY + OBAY Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm. $10.

MR. CHAN'S - FEAT: JOHN COURSE

A+ + THE VOVO'S Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

12am. $219.

Before heading off on tour in Japan, Paul Kidney is bringing three amazing psychedelic rockers to Bombay Rock for a free show. Catch the mighty lineup featuring Pope’s Assassins, Shit Tatts and Dan Cross on Friday March 29. It’s going down from 8pm ‘til late.

9pm. $15.

Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers

Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.

BOMBAY ROCK

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

THE HERBERTS Rah Bar, South Yarra. 7pm. $25.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE 2019 - FEAT: VERA BLUE + KINGSWOOD DIDIRRI + LANKS + CERES + TIA GOSTELOW + KWAME + PRESS CLUB + MORE The Farm,

THE SOUL MOVERS Basement Discs,

Paul Kidney Experience

JORDI SAVALL & XAVIER DIAZLATORRE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

LUKA BLOOM + BROOKE TAYLOR Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm.

SHAUNA TONY AND CO The Brothers Public THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

TOM REDWOOD & THE GLUE Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9pm.

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

TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL + TOM DOCKRAY + TRACY MCNEIL & DAN PARSONS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm. $23.77.

ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101, Maidstone.

7pm.

Saturday 30 Mar Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers ANIAML FARM 3 - FEAT: SEX DRIVE + NEGATIVE GEARS + PERSPEX + KRUL + THE FACULTY + KAMIKAZE TRIO + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm. $15.

AWAY FROM NOW + BULLET THE BLUE SKY + TIRANY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

Bella Ciao

Bella Ciao

MARK STREET HALL

Iconic multicultural music organisation, The Boite, are bringing Bella Ciao to Mark Street Hall on Saturday March 30. Steeped in the polka, waltz, jazz and tarantella that cultured early 20th century Italy, Bella Ciao are playful, tragic, hopeful and loved all at the same time. $25 for adults, $10 for under-25s from 7.30pm.

Daemos Griffin and The Fringe Dwellers THE MERRI CLAN

Join rhythm guitarist Daemos Griffin, lead guitarist Jack Chester and bass player Aleks Stojilovic as they blend original gypsy, blues and shades of dark cabaret and rockabilly. It’s going down from 8pm at The Merri Clan on Saturday March 30 and it’s free.

$15.

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Women Who Rock in Melbourne SWAMPLANDS

For two nights, Swamplands presents Women Who Rock in Melbourne, an initiative to create a musical network for local creative women in music. Night one will feature artists like DJ Lilith Nirvana, Holly Arabella and The Bambi Kills.

While DJ Squid Inc User, Marilyn Rose and The Red Church will hit the stage on night two. Music starts at 8pm on Friday March 29 and from 5pm on Sunday March 31.

Tickets are $10 on the door.

The Luau Cowboys ROYAL OAK

Covering a range of early country, bluegrass, and Cajun classics, Melbourne-based Luau Cowboys are bringing their flavour to Royal Oak on Sunday March 31. Be prepared for some Johnny Cash throwbacks and possibly even a yodel. It’s going down from 4pm, entry is free.

Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne.

8pm. $12.

BEST FEST 2 - FEAT: THE TROPES + SWIM TEAM + EAT MAN + SCRATCH MATCH + PEARL BAY + WORLD TURTLE WORLD + MORE Yarra Hotel,

Abbotsford. 3pm. $15.

CHERRY BAR FAREWELL AC/DC LANE PARTY - FEAT: CHILD + FLUFF + BATZ + DRUNK MUMS + MORE Cherry Bar,

Melbourne Cbd. 12pm. $25.

COLD RED MUTE + COSA NOSTRA + DIRGE + VENDETTA Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. $10.

DEARTH + JACKSON REID BRIGGS & THE HEATERS + USER Tote Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

DJ CRISPI Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9pm.

DR SURE'S UNUSUAL PRACTICE + EASY BROWNS + KOSMETIKA Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

ELECTRIFIED Quarry Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.

FLOODLIGHTS + THE BITTERMEN + GREY WHISTLE TEST Espy, St Kilda. 8pm.

FOXTON KINGS + JIMMY MADDON + MILES RECOMMENDS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 3pm.

GREWSUM TEWSUM + 2STROKE + FLOODLIGHTS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

HEXFEST - FEAT: UMBILICAL TENTACLE + CARLY FERN + DEADER + SHALLOW + CARCINOID + BOG + MORE 303, Northcote. 3pm. $15.

INXSIVE + RECKLESS - THE AUSSIE CRAWL TRIBUTE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

THE DRUNKEN POET

With his unique fingerstyle and soulful, earthy vocals, Dean Haitani draws inspiration from blues and roots music and his love of funk and old school R&B. Haitani brings his mix of acoustic and electric guitar to The Drunken Poet on Sunday March 31, promoting his 14th studio album 47 Stones. The free show kicks off at 6.30pm.

Bob Hutchison WESLEY ANNE

Folk musician Bob Hutchison brings his dynamic finger-picked guitar and lively bluegrass sounds to Northcote’s Wesley Anne, captivating audiences with his deft lyricism, philosophical imagery and melancholy ballads.

You can catch Hutchison’s free show from 6pm on Sunday March 31.

Sunday Session BENZINA CANTINA

Head down to Benzina Cantina on Sunday for an afternoon drink alongside South American beats, sunshine and tacos. Soak up what’s left of Melbourne’s warmer weather on the rooftop from 1pm onwards on Sunday March 31. Taco ‘bout a great afternoon. Entry is free.

Melbourne Ukulele Kollective BAR 303

On the first Tuesday of every month at Northcote’s Bar 303, Melbourne Ukulele Kollective is giving you the chance to join them on stage for a night of stellar entertainment.

Everyone is encouraged to get up and showcase their ukulele moves. Music kicks off at 7.30pm on Tuesday April 2, tickets are free. BYO uke.

8:45pm.

BELLA CIAO Mark Street Hall, Fitzroy North.

7:30pm. $25.

DANCING IN OUTER SPACE - FEAT: DJ MANCHILD + FEI PAO Gasometer Hotel,

Collingwood. 10pm.

FULTON STREET + THE TRAFFIC + YIRGJHILYA Night Cat, Fitzroy. 10pm. $15.

HARRIETT ALLCROFT QUINTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.

INTO THE LIGHT - FEAT: TANIA G + VANESSA FERNANDEZ Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $30.

JAMES BOWERS TRIO The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

11pm. $10.

JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

KATTIMONI Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

LEISURE + JUNO DISCO + MAYA HIRASEDO Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8pm.

ONE SPIRIT AFRICA Bar Oussou, Brunswick.

10pm.

PETER BAYLOR'S ULTRAFOX Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25.

SLACKROPE Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 4pm.

SLOW GRIND FEVER - FEAT: RICHIE1250 + MOHAIR SLIM + PIERRE BARONI + DUSTY STYLUS Bar Open, Fitzroy.

10pm. $12.

SONGS FOR LOVERS - AMERICAN POPULAR SONGBOOK & MORE FEAT: NICHAUD FITZGIBBON & BAND

Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

PHIL K - COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER - FEAT: ANTHONY PAPPA + AARON SMILES + AURA DE SOUZA + DAVE JURIC + GAVIN CAMPBELL + GAVIN KEITEL + MORE La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 3pm. $35.

PRINCE. - FEAT: BOOGS + SHORT ROUND + SAMMY LA MARCA + ELIZA BRAYSHAW + ERIC SIDEY + CHEEKY DJ + MITCH BAIN + BEN JONES Prince

Bandroom, St Kilda. 10pm. $23.50.

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

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

SOOKI SATURDAYS - FEAT: LUKE VECCHIO. SOMERSAULT + SOOKI SATURDAYS RESIDENT DJS Sooki Lounge,

Belgrave. 6pm. $15.

THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: RANSOM + LEWIS CANCUT + LEX DELUXE + HYSTERIC + WHO + SPINFX + MAT CANT + SAMMY THE BULLET + COLDPAST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7pm.

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

Hip Hop & R&B

Melbourne. 7:45pm. $35.

Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm.

MS D’MEANOUR & THE OFFENDERS

THE MAGICAL MARMALADE MACHINE Royal Hotel (mornington), Mornington.

The New Yorker (lilydale), Lilydale. 6pm.

NEVERMIND YA FACE FEST - FEAT: TOPNOVIL + VEE BEES + AUSTRALIAN KINGSWOOD FACTORY + BEYOND CONTEMPT + DEAD ALREADY + I AM DUCKEYE + UNDAMAGED + MORE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 12pm.

NINETYNINE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4pm.

OBSCURA + ALARUM + SOMNIUM NOX + NABERUS Corner Hotel, Richmond.

8:30pm. $45.

PAPERCUT Stay Gold, Brunswick. 11pm. $10.

PIN + RUIDOSO + MOJO PIN Whole Lotta

Love, Brunswick East. 4pm.

PLANET Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2am.

RICKY MAYMI (DJ SET) Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 11:30pm.

SHELTERED + COLOURBLIND + SOFT POWDER Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.

SURREAL ESTATE AGENTS + TURTLE WAVE + FROOT LUIPS Grace Darling Hotel,

Collingwood. 8:30pm.

TAKIN' COVER Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon.

10:30pm.

THE CHUCK BERRY REVUE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE 2019 - FEAT: VERA BLUE + KINGSWOOD DIDIRRI + LANKS + CERES + TIA GOSTELOW + KWAME + PRESS CLUB + MORE The Farm, 12am. $219.

THE JETSONS Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:30pm.

THE ’60S GIRLS POP ROCK SHOW - FEAT: THE SUBSTITUTES + THE REBELLES + KELLY AUTY + ANDREA LEES Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin. 8pm. $22.

TO ELVIS WITH LOVE - FEAT: TANYALEE DAVIES WITH THE PRESLEY FAMILY + LORETTA MILLER + LISA BAIRD + JODY BELL + RUBY JONES The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7pm. $20.

TRANSIENCE + EBONIVORY + CAUTION THIEVES + RED LOTUS Stay

Gold, Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

U-BAHN + TERRIBLE TRUTHS + PRIMO John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $12.

WORKERS CLUB LIONS F.C. FUNDRAISER - FEAT: DOLE CHEQUE + KEGGIN + RQTBL + THE FLORETS WRANGLER SHOWCASE - FEAT: MILK CRATE + LEFTFIELD LUXURY + SNAKES DON'T NEED KEYS + TRAVALLEY Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 3pm. $10.

THE GRAND WAZOO Bird's Basement,

THE JAMES SHERLOCK QUARTET Classic

8pm.

MURPHY’S HARDWARE Gem Bar,

Collingwood. 8pm.

Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $35.

THE NOT-SO-BIG-BAND - A NEW TAKE ON DISNEY - FEAT: TOSHI CLINCH & BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

$27.50.

THE PAUL WILLIAMSON QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

THE SOUL MOVERS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $15.

WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE Labour

In Vain, Fitzroy. 8pm.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights BABA'S HOUSE - FEAT: BABA NOIR + THREEPIECESUIT Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

BAY RADIO AUTUMN EDITION - FEAT: ADRIAN BELL + AEYEM + STEFAN MAC + JAKE HUGHES + JAMES PHILLIPS + MOTION CONTRACT + SUZUKI DRIFT Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 4pm.

BEHEARDNOTHARMED - FEAT: EMILY ROSEMAN + SZINZAN + MASHA Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 10pm. $10.

BOTOX PARTY - FEAT: WAYNE G + TATU VUOLTEENAHO + WISER + MOE ALOHA + DISCOSLUT + MORE Rubix

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

MISSING NIN + REALNAME + NO TAXI + YUNG MIDGE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm. $5.

THE GET DOWN - LEADERS OF THA NEW SKOOL - FEAT: RYDAH & ADRIAN SWISH + YUNG BADDIE + SIN SANTOS + MANUXELLA + ANDRE JEMAL + CEASE SIM + MORE Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.

VELVET SAND + TYS + CLUE + SOL BISHOP + KVNYL + BILLY JAXX Grumpy's

Green, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk 2 CELOS - FEAT: ALMIR LEMES & FRANK FLASH Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $15.

ANDREW SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.

APPLACHIAN STRINGBAND + TOM & JERRY Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm. $5.

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

Brunswick. 5pm.

ERIC CLAPTON 74TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL - FEAT: HISTORY OF THE BLUES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.

$32.50.

Warehouse, Brunswick. 9pm. $30.

GAIA SCARF Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5pm.

HOANG PHAM Melbourne Recital Centre,

Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.

KRAKEN FOLK SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Drunken Poet, West

CODE - FEAT: DUANE BARTOLO + SPACEY SPACE Royal Melbourne Hotel, COOL EXPLOSIONS Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 8pm. $15.

EAT THE BEAT - FEAT: HOLMES JOHN + ETWAS + MATTEO FREYRIE + CHRISS MATTO + ANDREA GUADALUPI + MORE New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $15.

EMPIRE XL - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Empire,

Narre Warren. 9pm.

GAMER + BEAT RATIO The B.east, Brunswick East. 9pm.

HANDLE - FEAT: HAMMER + ADI TOOHEY + CASSETTES FOR KIDS + ADRIANA + DJ 906 + EMERSON BIGGINS + LANE SPLIT + MOST DAYS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 2pm.

HIGH GROUND + JESS ZAMMIT + ESCAPE ARTIST + DETAILS + JEK PORKINS + HIGH GROUND + MATT SEXTON + DANE EBERT Boney, Melbourne

Cbd. 11pm. $15.

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

LEATHER NATION - FEAT: DJ ANTHONY PAPPA + DJ PETER MCNAMARA + DJ BEAKER Yours & Mine,

Carlton. 10pm. $30.

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MYTHOLOGY - FEAT: HAROLD + POST PERCY + JAKE JUDD + GAY ROBERTO

LUNG + CIRRUS CROWN + FLYNN EFFECT + LITTLE RITUALS Bendigo Hotel,

Collingwood. 8pm. $15.

Dean Haitani

ADRIAN WHYTE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm.

BABAGANOUSH Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

MISS GABRIELLE Fox Hotel (collingwood),

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

KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + MORE

$20.

Dean Haitani

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music

Southbank. 5pm. $78.

Melbourne. 3pm.

LUKA BLOOM Memo Music Hall, St Kilda.

7:30pm. $56.90.

MALCURA Clifton Hill Brew Pub, Clifton Hill.

9pm.

MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL - THE VILLAGE FEAST - FEAT: THE BUSHWACKERS BAND + JAMES ELLIS & THE JEALOUS GUYS + BROADS + THE HELLO MORNING + FUNK BUDDIES Jindivick Town Centre, Jindivick. 12pm.

$25.

MELBOURNE GEORGIAN CHOIR Community Church Of St Mark, Clifton Hill. 3pm.

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

NEEKO Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8:30pm.

NEIL MURRAY + SARAH CARROLL Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $27.

PAT MCKERNAN The Brothers Public House, Fitzroy. 9pm.

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

ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA + ALEXANDRA VELASCO + SOPHIE MARCHEFF Open

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Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. $10.

SHAKY STILLS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

STEPHEN MCINTYRE Melbourne Recital

Centre, Southbank. 3pm. $39.

STEPHEN MCINTYRE Melbourne Recital

Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.

THE HOUNDLINGS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm.

THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

VAN WALKER Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy.

3:30pm.

Sunday 31 Mar Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers ANTI FADE DJS - FEAT: THE SNAKES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 2pm.

COLD MEAT + HACKER + ILL GLOBO + FRAG + UBIK Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5pm. $10.

CROOKED FINGERS Open Studio, Northcote.

8pm.

DEXY OSCILLATOR + ZOMBEACHES + FLOODLIGHTS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3pm.

DIRTY ELVIS + WISHFUL CREATURES + THE DIECASTS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

3pm. $8.

FILTHY HABITS + THE MARZIES + SILTMAN + TUMBLE TURN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm. $10.

HAND OF FEAR + HEXREIGN + TRUE DEFECTIVE Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North

Melbourne. 8pm.

JULIA DEANS + CELIA CHURCH Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

JVG GUITAR METHOD Labour In Vain,

Fitzroy. 5pm.

LUCY DACUS + JADE IMAGINE Northcote

Social Club, Northcote. 8pm. $39.

MIGHTIEST OF GUNS + SPIRAL PERM Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4pm.

MOODY BEACHES + SOME JERKS + UTE ROOT + PARTY PEST Old Bar, Fitzroy.

6:30pm. $10.

OPEN/MIC JAM NIGHTS Musicland,

Fawkner. 5pm.

PINKO COLLECTIVE 303, Northcote. 7pm.

RAMBLIN’ ROSES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

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

$10.

SECOND PRIZE + MAGNETS + DUKE BATAVIA Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1pm. $15.

THE BADLOVES Bird's Basement, Melbourne.

7:45pm. $29.

THE BRUNGAS + ELK + ABOUT TIME Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3pm.

THE DULL JOYS + WOY + THOMAS WALLIS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE 2019 - FEAT: VERA BLUE + KINGSWOOD DIDIRRI + LANKS + CERES + TIA GOSTELOW + KWAME + PRESS CLUB + MORE The Farm,

QUARTER STREET Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $10.

RUVA (WITH NEW FLOWER GARDEN)

Monday 1 Apr

Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. $35.

Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music

SOUTH SIDE SOUL Royal Hotel, Mornington.

3pm.

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

THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar,

Balaclava. 4:30pm.

THE SLIPDIXIES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6pm.

TRIPATAKA + DARYL PRATT The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20.

House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights DAYDREAMS - FEAT: MARKFREE.DJ + MAXWELL S Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 12pm.

DETROIT SWINDLE + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8pm.

MOTHERSHIP - FEAT: ALEX DICCONSON + ROBIE NYLE + JON BLING + BLAZE ONE Co., Southbank. 9:30pm.

REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + BRIAN FANTANA + LIAVAS + MOWGLI + NEONCÉ + G MAN + MAX VEGAS + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 12am.

303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT 303, Northcote. 8pm.

ANDREA KELLER LEADS THE COMPOSERS CIRCLE The Jazzlab, Brunswick.

8pm. $15.

PIANO ATMOSFERIX Wesley Anne, Northcote.

6pm.

STRELITZIA ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39.

THE BIG IDIOT CLUB Open Studio, Northcote.

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Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $64.90.

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GEORGIA KNIGHT Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.

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THE MONDAYS Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm.

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WOMEN WHO ROCK IN MELBOURNE - FEAT: USER + MARILYN ROSE VEIL & THE RED CHURCH + DEATH OF ART + DANGERESS + DREAM POLAROID Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 5pm. $10.

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LUKA BLOOM Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 3pm.

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I HOLD THE LION'S PAW Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

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ROBERT ROTHKO Open Studio, Northcote.

Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm. $10.

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SHOSTAKOVICH RAFF & BRAHMS - FEAT: MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre,

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BAILEY JUDD + KONG KORD + CONNOR BLACK-HARRY Gasometer Hotel,

ESSTEE BIG BAND Wesley Anne, Northcote.

TEDDY Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 6:30pm.

THE HUNTER EXPRESS Clifton Hill Brew Pub,

IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

FEM BELLING'S JOZI JAZZ BAND Classic

THE JUMP DEVILS Drunken Poet, West

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AUSECUMA BEATS Bar Oussou, Brunswick.

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3pm. $10.

Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.

KALON QUARTET Brunswick Green, Brunswick.

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LAURA ELOISE + TRISTAN RAY HUDSON + TESS GUTHRIE The B.east, Brunswick East. 4pm.

PAUL CARTER'S PLAYGROUND Brunswick

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PRESSURE DROP Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.

Southbank. 2:30pm. $44.

Fitzroy. 6:30pm.

Clifton Hill. 4pm.

Melbourne. 4pm.

Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 5pm.

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TIM IRELAND Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm.

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Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

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JULIAN JAMES Flemington Bowls Club,

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KIAZMA PIANO DUO Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. $39.

KLUB MUK 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9pm.

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