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Editor’s Note The festival lineup lid is officially off. Whether it be Meredith, Falls Festival, Beyond The Valley, NYE On The Hill or a raft of others, first announcements are being made left, right and centre. Jaws are dropping or remaining clenched pending punters’ appraisal and bank balances are being slashed. We’ll do anything for the party, hey? Alongside all the hot summer lineup announcements, for this edition, we spotlight the ever-ambitious Live N Local Festival which electrifies Melbourne’s southside with the best local music talent in late August. We at Beat have been lucky enough to curate the event’s Closing Party and have put together a deep-diving lineup of the new and emerging. Electronic R&B three-piece Huntly lead the way off the back of their journey through Europe with rising garage rockers Bad Bangs and indie-psych cosmonauts Purr Usual rounding out the bill. There’s a cheeky Father’s Day special inside as well to get all generous and loving sons and daughters ready for the big day on Sunday September 1. Outside of that, there’s chats with Slum Sociable ahead of their upcoming show for NGV Friday Nights and a dedicated metal spread courtesy of Cradle of Filth and Metal Church. An exploration into the new Lou Reed tribute coming to town also features; the late great’s seminal Transformer record will be celebrated at the upcoming Festival of Jewish Arts and Music. Bring a towel, it’s time to dive in. TOM PARKER, EDITOR
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Bluesfest MAKES FIRST ARTIST REVEAL FOR 2020 For those considering flocking to Byron Bay for Bluesfest next year, new legendary headliner announcements may be the decider. US rockers Dave Mathews Band are the first big names on the bill, making their third appearance at Bluesfest. Don’t count on the show being the same as any before though, we all know DMB are known for bringing something new to every gig. Iconic punk legend Patti Smith will also be making her return to the festival, ahead of her upcoming memoir, Year of the Monkey, set for release in September. Kiwi rock legends Crowded House are the third headliner for next year, promising an exclusive performance to kickstart the band’s next chapter. If you somehow need more convincing, check out the festival website for the full first announcement. Bluesfest will be going down between Thursday April 9 and Monday April 13, 2020 in Byron Bay, grab your tickets now via the festival website.
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Your morning commute is set to become a lot brighter with eight Melbourne trams getting a makeover for the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Commissioned artists include Kent Morris, Nusra Latif Qureshi and emerging artists such as Vandal. The first tram will hit the tracks on Tuesday October 8 and will remain running until August next year. People will be able to vote for their favourite tram in the People’s Choice Award. Check the Melbourne International Arts Festival website for more info.
Falls Festival have just revealed their starstudded lineup for 2019/20 including the likes of pop royalty Halsey, Vampire Weekend, English house icons Disclosure and many more. Festival-goers have been flocking to Falls to ring in the New Year since 1993 and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Other names on the lineup include Peking Duk, PNAU and John Farnham. It all goes down in Lorne from Saturday December 28 to Tuesday December 31. Tickets are on sale now via the festival website.
JOLT Arts have announced the all-Aussie lineup for their JOLT Sonic Festival, featuring artists such as Elision, Emily Bennett, Cissi as well as Strange James, Nick Wilson and heaps more. The festival goes for three days and focuses on artists pushing the boundaries of sound and art to deliver an exciting and stimulating event. JOLT is happening Friday September 20 to Sunday September 22 and will be held at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. Tickets are available now. Check the website for more details.
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The City of Melbourne has opened its next round of small business grants and they’re calling all music businesses to apply. With applications open until Sunday September 9, the grants are designed to help hard-working, innovative businesses realise their dreams and break into new markets. In the most recent round of small business grants, Tempus Entertainment were recognised for their expertise in music production, most notably mixing and mastering and are currently in the process of relocating to the CBD as a result. Find out more and submit your application via the City of Melbourne website.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival LAUNCHES HUGE PROGRAM Melbourne Fringe Festival returns in September with over 455 boundary-pushing events across 140 venues. Notable events include Cause Collectiv’s global Search of the Truth project, which invites people to step into a giant inflatable speech bubble/ photobooth confessional and respond to the prompt: “The truth is…”. The truths will be collected and made into a public exhibition at Chapel Off Chapel, where all the responses will be projected. Also don’t miss Mormon Girl’s comedy act at Trades Hall – a hilarious coming of age story. Check the festival’s website for the full program.
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R&B fans rejoice as RNB Fridays Live is back for the fourth year in a row. Some of the world’s biggest R&B artists will be hitting Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney this November. Headlining the tour is fivetime Grammy award-winner Janet Jackson while the likes of Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent and Jason Derulo will also be there. You can catch RNB Fridays Live at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday November 9. Tickets on sale now via Frontier Touring.
Godfather of shock rock Alice Cooper has announced he’ll be adding an Australian leg to his massive international tour. On Friday February 14, the Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back tour will transform Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena into Cooper’s nightmare castle and bring together a revamped setlist of classic hits, some deep album tracks and new music. Cooper’s Aussie circuit will be supported by homegrown rockers Airbourne and Detroit hard rock supergroup MC50. Tickets available Wednesday August 21 via Ticketek.
Boutique Victorian festival NYE On The Hill has revealed who’ll be ringing in the New Year for its 17th incarnation. The three-day festival is set in South Gippsland and capped at 3,000 tickets. Headlining this year’s festival are iconic Aussie alt-rockers The Living End, joined by Trophy Eyes, Pierce Brothers, Slowly Slowly, Gretta Ray, Thandi Phoenix, Alice Skye and many more. The festival also comes packed with morning yoga, food trucks, art installations, comedy and late-night DJs. It all goes down Monday December 30 to Wednesday January 1, secure your tickets now via the festival website.
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If you’re still not over how Game of Thrones ended, you can bring up your feelings all over again with this orchestral rendition of the instantly recognisable soundtrack. The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience will feature musical numbers from all eight seasons of the show. Devised by GoT composer Ramin Djawadi, the concert will be held at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday February 12. Additionally, hardcore GoT fans can spend some extra cash and treat themselves to a medieval banquet, photo opportunities with the Iron Throne and a dedicated butler.
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Dreamville’s Bas has announced his firstever headline show on Australian shores will be held at Manning Bar, Sydney on Friday October 18, marking the Queens-based rapper’s first visit since touring with J. Cole in 2017. Bas’ return Down Under follows his brand new EP Spilled Milk Vol. 1 which includes collaborations by fellow label artists JID, Ari Lennox and EARTHGANG. Bas also contributed to Cole’s latest offering Revenge of the Dreamers III, appearing on four tracks. Tickets are on sale via Handsome Tours.
After a sold-out debut show, Dead Preachers will be launching their first single ‘Train’ at The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar on Friday August 23. They’ll be supported by the Melbourne blues powerhouse that is Whoopie Cat, the big, fat Zeppelin-esque grooves of The Deadlips and dark, southern rock newcomers, With Which. There’s no doubt this is bound to be a foot-stomping night to remember. Tickets are available now via Oztix and at the door.
Beloved community radio station Triple R is dishing out a swag of goodies for its 2019 drive, themed ‘Subscribe to Continue’. New signups and re-subscribers will be in the running to win a range of exciting prizes including a trip for two to Cambodia, a season pass to Golden Plains and Meredith, an electric bike, a PA system from JBL Professional and heaps more. The Radiothon will run until Sunday August 25. More info via the Triple R website.
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Award-winning artist Tim Sharp brings us Laser Beak Man – an offbeat, witty and kaleidoscopic journey of colour and animation accompanied by a live soundtrack from Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack. Featuring over 35 original puppets made by Dead Puppet Society, the production sees local hero Laser Beak Man embark on a journey to keep Power City where he lives safe and clean. Catch Laser Beak Man at the Arts Centre Melbourne from Thursday September 19 until Saturday September 21. Tickets via the venue website.
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Maldon Folk Festival has unveiled its spectacular lineup for November, featuring a range of folk, country and musical theatre acts. Running since 1974, Maldon Folk Festival brings together some of the best local and international folk artists to Central Victoria. This year’s festival lineup features country singer-songwriter Gina Jeffreys, record producer Rod McCormack, Irish duo The Sweet Sorrows and more. Maldon Folk Festival runs from Friday November 1 until Monday November 4. Grab your tickets now via the festival website.
Experimental art, sound and light festival Soft Centre has unveiled the final lineup of artists ahead of its September event. In its third year, Soft Centre is bringing its most expansive program to date, complete with electronic music acts, performance art, massive light installations and new media works. Highlights from this year’s program include an AV installation inspired by the creator of Bitcoin by Holly Childs and J.G. Biberkopf, performances by techno DJ Ham Laosethakul and so much more. It all goes down on Saturday September 14, tickets available via the festival website.
There’s a lineup we all wait for with baited breath, and yet again Meredith hasn’t let us down. Local talent and international superstars have been recruited to curate a whopper of a weekend, including Róisín Murphy, Briggs, Amyl and the Sniffers, Julia Jacklin, U-Bahn and Christine Anu, just to name few. There’s been whispers even more acts will be added in the coming weeks. Meredith heads to the Supernatural Theatre between Friday December 13 and Sunday December 15, head to the festival website for more details.
RETURNS WITH ‘MAKING GRAVY’ TOUR
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Some things are as good as gold, but Paul Kelly’s upcoming national tour is as good as gravy. The ‘Making Gravy’ tour is back for its third year, and the lineup is the tastiest yet. Joining Kelly this year are the likes of Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke, Marlon Williams and Thelma Plum (Sydney only). With so many impressive acts on one bill, there’s no way you want to miss this. The tour will hit Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Thursday December 12, with tickets on sale Friday August 23 via Frontier Touring.
Andy King
Tuck Shop Ladies
Warren Zevon
Strawberry Fields
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Music and comedy have come together in beautiful harmony for Tuck Shop Ladies’ upcoming show as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival program. Aussie folk music darlings Sam Lohs and Rosie Burgess are bringing their giggle-inducing show All rhyme, no reason to Fringe, with their ukuleles in hand. Tuck Shop Ladies head to The Butterfly Club on Thursday September 12 and Friday September 13, grab your tickets now via the Fringe website.
Music cult figure Warren Zevon is set to be immortalised in a new show starring Henry Wagons, Zevon – Accidentally Like A Martyr. Directed by Lachlan Bryan, the show will explore the songwriter’s turbulent career and personal life. The show will be held at the Athenaeum Theatre from Wednesday October 16 ‘til Saturday October 19, and again from Wednesday October 23 to Saturday October 26. You can find more details and tickets on the venue’s website.
Strawberry Fields just got a whole lot sweeter, adding an additional 60 artists to an already heaving lineup. Helena Hauff leads the announcement, renowned globally for her stripped-down techno. Other names include Briggs, Julien Dyne, Digital Afrika, Cassettes For Kids, Chibcha, Honey, and much more. Strawberry Fields comes to Tocumwal from Friday November 29 to Sunday December 1. Head to the website for tix.
Now if you’ve seen the Netflix doco, you know exactly who Andy King is. If not, King is the event producer that went viral earlier in the year for his extreme professionalism regarding the infamous Fyre Festival. King is one of many speakers for the largest music industry gathering of the year, and we can’t wait to see him Down Under. BIGSOUND will take over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley on Tuesday September 3 ‘til Friday September 6, head to the event’s website for more details.
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF ANOTHER The Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) is shifting its focus this year to photographers who present the world in unconventional ways and unpredictable circumstances. Chinese social activist and photographer Liu Bolin will headline the 2019 Biennale with his exhibition Camouflage. Bolin’s images, which resonate with viewers globally, depict painted human bodies – including his own – which blend into the surroundings of everyday spaces. Other highlights include To The Moon and Back celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. BIFB runs from Friday August 23 to Sunday October 20. Check the biennale’s website for more details.
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Golden Shield Golden Shield – the latest from Melbourne Theatre Company, asks a lot of questions: Can two combative sisters work together on a legal case? Could one word have an effect across the world? What would happen if an American corporation and the Chinese government collaborated to make the internet
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in China more surveilled, censored and oppressive? That last one really did happen. Inspired by true events, playwright Anchuli Felicia King fictionalises key players in an attempt to anchor this complicated, multinational case to the personal. There’s lawyer Julie Chen (Fiona Choi) and her sister Eva (Jing-Xuan Chan), trying to set aside their fractured relationship and lead a class action against the sinister Onus Systems; Marshall McLaren (Josh McConville), an unliked American high-up at Onus; the long-married Chinese couple Li Dao (Yi Jin) and Huang
Mei (Gabrielle Chan), caught in the mess; and guiding us through everything is the slippery, fourth wall-breaking Translator (Yuchen Wang). Directed by Sarah Goodes, the play is a flurry of multimedia. Sometimes cameras film the actors, the footage screened on the stage in real-time to present different visual and thematic angles. But the swamp of corporate and legal information hinders Golden Shield’s first half. As the play notes, it’s difficult to be emotionally moved when you don’t understand something, an idea the legal system abuses for its benefit. However, King increasingly tries to clarify the information bombarded at us, like signposting dates and locations, via the Translator. The Translator themselves is one of the play’s biggest surprises. A lighthearted, funny and insightful character, they translate jargon, language, context and subtext directly to the audience. By honing in on the emotional relationships, Golden Shield’s second half is the more engrossing and powerful one. The case – with all its jargon and convolution – is more tangible
when its effects are more deeply felt. Even the harsh set manages to become warm, like in scenes at home with Li Dao and Huang Mei – one of the play’s most interesting, empathetic aspects. But characters also become suffocated, the roof (literally) closing in on them. The divide between Julie and Eva, fuelled by trauma, diaspora and more, spans across countries and languages, just as the play does. The use of linguistics is fascinating here. Alternating between Mandarin and English, Golden Shield highlights how different the world’s languages are, and how their different contexts and histories make communication so complicated. How a single word translated from one language into another can change things on a global scale. Those stakes are felt here. By the time the Translator is the only character left on stage (just as they’re the first to appear), we feel the gut punch of miscommunication’s effects. BY MATT MAIDA MTC’s Golden Shield is running until Saturday September 14 at the Southbank Theatre.
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Fred Armisen TO MAKE HIS AUSTRALIAN DEBUT Portlandia co-creator Fred Armisen has announced his first-ever Aussie tour for his comedy show, Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome. The beloved comedian has a fair few accolades under his belt, including Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor, in addition to the illustrious Peabody Award. Fred Armisen is heading to Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday August 29. Tickets are available via abpresents.com.au.
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Roger Kemp: Visionary Modernist at The Ian Potter Centre will feature never before seen exhibited works by acclaimed Australian abstract artist Roger Kemp. Recognised as an innovator of abstract art in Australia, his interest lay in something deeper and more metaphysical. Kemp wanted ‘to make visible the invisible’. Roger Kemp’s retrospective is on display from Thursday August 22 until Sunday March 15, 2020 at The Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square. Entry is free. Check the NGV website for more details.
Archaeologist Dr Jacqueline Black unearths a mystical skull from a hidden mass grave in outback Australia. This leads Dr Black on a mission to track down descendants of the men who killed her ancestors and have her revenge. She transforms into the Indigenous superhero under the pseudonym Blackie Blackie Brown. You can catch Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death at Malthouse Theatre from Thursday August 29 until Sunday September 8. To book tickets, head to the theatre’s website.
Catch Jenna Featherstone at The Butterfly Club this August in her comedy cabaret looking at the advertising industry. The show will revisit some of your favourite ads and is said to ‘make The Gruen Transfer laugh and Don Draper weep’. It’s a celebration of all that we love to hate about the advertising industry peppered with everything from pop to jazz music. False Advertising is playing from Thursday August 21 until Sunday August 24. Tickets are available via The Butterfly Club website.
Celebrate the end of winter with White Night Reimagined, a three day program of art, performance, music and food. Artistic Director, David Atkins takes visitors on a mysterious journey. Birrarung Marr, Treasury Gardens and Carlton Gardens are all being transformed into different realms and you can expect colourful light shows, circus performers and art installations. White Night Reimagined starts at 7pm each night from Thursday August 22 until Saturday August 24. Check the website for the full list of events.
Sylvia
How I Met My Dead Husband
David Noonan
Christopher Langton
WEAVING TOGETHER OLD AND NEW TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTS A SCI-FI INSTALLATION OF EPIC PROPORTIONS
Ballarat-born and London-based artist, David Noonan brings his collection of tapestries to the Anna Schwartz Gallery. His series of jacquard tapestries illustrates traditional handmade methods and contemporary digital technology. Noonan is inspired by counterculture in both theatre and performance. You can check out his exhibition Tapestries from Saturday August 24 until Saturday September 28. Entry is free, head to the Anna Schwartz Gallery website for more information.
Melbourne pop sculptor and installation artist, Christopher Langton is famous for creating gigantic plastic blow-up ‘toys’ of terrifying proportions. Check out his new exhibition Colony at Tolarno Galleries as he brings multi-cellular symbiotic organisms to life. If you’re into sci-fi alien invasions, then this is the art show for you. Langton’s free exhibition is showing from Saturday August 24 until Saturday September 21. Check out the Tolarno Galleries website for more details.
BALLET MEETS SWORD-FIGHTING Sylvia first became a ballet in Paris over 150 years ago. If you’re into bad-ass swordfighting superheroines, then this one’s for you. There are three intertwining love stories as well as a striking new design by the creative team behind The Australian Ballet’s Cinderella. When Tchaikovsky saw Sylvia in 1877, he was so enraptured by the score that he said he would not have written Swan Lake if he’d known such music. Sylvia premieres on Saturday August 31 and runs until Tuesday September 10. Check the Arts Centre’s website for tickets.
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A JOURNEY OF LOVE, CONFUSION AND HOPE The latest show from award-winning theatre company Wit Incorporated, How I Met My Dead Husband is a ‘cabaret funeral’ that combines a love story with depth, whimsy and humanity. With songs performed in English, Mandarin and French, Dead Husband is a touching reminder that love is much greater than what you find through romantic relationships. The show kicks off from Thursday August 22 and runs until Saturday September 7 at Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray. Tickets via witinc.com.
A Little Red Company & Critical Stages Production
Lady Beatle
Lady Beatle is a rollicking magical mystery tour soundtracked by The Beatles’ biggest chart toppers! Wednesday, 11 September at 8pm For bookings and more information visit clocktowercentre.com.au or call 9243 9191.
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COLUMNS
Electronic
Metal
Punk
WITH SAM HOWARD
WITH ANNA ROSE
WITH MORGAN MANGAN
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange
Five bands making rad dance music You know the kind of music we’re talking about. It’s the music that involves a group of groovy beat-makers who have congregated into band form and stirred up a delicious concoction of tunes you could dance to anywhere – at home, a festival, the club, in the car, on the street – and every time you hear it, you’re going to have a good time. Here’s just a small selection of incredible local bands who produce solid dance numbers. ZEITGEIST FREEDOM ENERGY EXCHANGE
Boppy bongos, deep keys, warming bass, riveting drum beats and an occasional flute make up Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange. They leave crowds totally lost for words when they play, and you’ll understand why when you see them. Their vision from the beginning was to create a live band experience that transcends the DJ set. Jazz-funk, broken beat and house make up some of their inspiration, but you can’t always put a name on what comes out when they play, especially when they break out into live improvisation.
Image by Ville Juurikkala
Apocalyptica are revolutionising the metal genre Hear ye, hear ye! If you’ve not already done so, can you please just take a moment to appreciate the genius, the sheer awesomeness of Finnish outfit Apocalyptica? This isn’t your regular metal band. No. Oh sure it’s heavy metal, but it’s done with a mega awesome spin. Classically trained cellists, these Scandinavian bombshells grew up being influenced by the likes of Wagner and Elgar as much as they were Metallica and Iron Maiden. Indeed their very first album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, says it all. A wonderful collection of cello renditions of Metallica bangers shot the group into the spotlight. Suddenly, Apocalyptica was born. Throw in a couple of effects pedals and pickups and the metal menu grew over the years. Contributions from Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Flyleaf’s Lacey Sturm, and Slayer’s Dave Lombardo turning the creative dial up to 11 before Franky Perez joined as touring vocalist and featured on 2015’s Shadowmaker.
MILDLIFE
These guys sound out of this world, but they probably grew up around the corner from you. Their psychedelic funk sound pushes the boundaries of disco, jazz and more while their live performances hold you hostage. Some people would call them an electronic cosmic Tame Impala, but they definitely stand on their own planet with a sound unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.
Mildlife KLLO
Cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam absolutely kill it on the dance floor with their one-of-a-kind sound. They somehow manage to perfectly infuse soulful sweet melodies with electronic pop, making you shuffle your feet while kind of wanting to cry at the same time. Now they’re about to jet off on a world tour, and electronic music lovers from the States to Russia will be blessed with their inimitable sound.
So what has that meant for heavy metal? Well, it means that for over two decades there’s been a band out there paving the way for experimentation, to stick it to the boys’ club and say, ‘But wait, there’s more!’ For young musicians who are learning music through the more traditional vein, who might reach their teens and discover rock‘n’roll – an occurrence I like to call turning to the right side – bands like Apocalyptica have made worlds collide with immeasurable success. There’s room in Apocalyptica’s life, and yours if you want there to be, to be able to enjoy classical music alongside heavy metal. Next month, Apocalyptica will perform their seminal Four Cellos album in full at three prestigious concert halls on the east coast – Melbourne’s Hamer Hall among them on Saturday September 28.
PENELOPE TWO-FIVE
You’d struggle to find an electronic duo that can produce techno with lyrics over the top and actually pull it off. Penelope Two-Five emerged from the warehouse culture of Brisbane and have been giving techno and house lovers a banging time ever since. Their raw industrial sound mixed with breakbeats and cosmic synths are a pleasant surprise for any ear. SUNNYSIDE
Sunnyside are a chirpy group of jammers who mesmerise their crowds with experimental, funky, psychedelic jazz sounds. They’ve quickly made a name for themselves, recently returning from the great Fuji Rock Festival. They’ll captivate you in any location, from the bar to the festival, and you’ll struggle the keep the smile from your dial whenever they play.
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As mellow as you might assume it to be, Apocalyptica are known for being able to generate incredibly emotive performances, even with a genre hybrid, so as to lift the curtain between classical music fans and metal-heads. You can be sure this event will be revolutionary – it will be different, it will push the envelope and it might even be a little confronting at first.
Shellac
Community radio: a catalyst for punk Without community or campus radio stations, some of the bands we know of today could have otherwise gone largely unheard. Thanks to the numerous radio broadcasters and the stations who provide a platform for underground artists, we are able to build a better sense of belonging in our community and appreciation for all music – including punk. Community and campus radio stations, on-air 24/7, provide a platform for members of the community to essentially play whatever they want and expose listeners to music they otherwise may not ever hear. What’s more punk than that? Back in the 1980s, Steve Albini of Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac used to fill in for the summer presenters at his local college campus radio. As hardcore music was gaining popularity at the time, he spent a lot of time milking the community radio ethos of playing what you want. Though he may have taken this too far, because he was kicked off air numerous times due to complaints from the listeners. Not a radio presenter for long, but instead a major player in recording, producing and playing music, Albini did go on to write ‘The End of Radio’ with his band Shellac. A narrative as told from the perspective of the last radio presenter on earth “It’s the end of radio/The last announcer plays the last record/The last watt leaves the transmitter/Circles the globe in search of a listener.”
John Peel
John Peel was an English record producer, journalist and radio presenter on BBC Radio 1. Peel began presenting radio in the late 1960s and was one of the first broadcasters to play punk, metal and psych rock on British radio. After becoming well known for breaking unsigned musicians by playing rare or never before heard tracks on his regular radio show, musicians from all over would send him demos and music. Peel was known for taking the time to listen to everything he received, truly understanding the importance of community radio in the lives of musicians and listeners. Nardwuar (the Human Serviette) is known to many by his wacky golf clothes, somewhat annoying Canadian accent, outright bizarre interviews with notables including Jay Reatard, Nirvana, Jello Biafra and Ty Segall or his fronting of the Canadian punk band The Evaporators. Nardwuar had his start at the University of British Columbia campus radio in 1987 where he first came up with his interview style which involves some serious research into interviewees as well presenting them with thoughtful gifts. Often remembered for his classic “Keep on rockin’ in the free world and doot doota loot doo..” end to every interview. Although streaming services have become the norm and can work as a great way to have access to thousands of different musicians, there is nothing like community radio which gives a personal touch to the music we hear. In Melbourne alone we’re lucky to have PBS, 3RRR, SYN and so many other stations which can give our community a voice. The days of complaints from punk on the radio are long gone, with shows like Teenage Hate on 3RRR or Club it to Death on PBS dedicated to the genre.
Plum Green
COPY THAT, COPY CAT JOLT SONIC FESTIVAL 2019
When did you first start making music and what led you there? I started writing songs when I was very little as a way of entertaining myself and my friends. I borrowed a guitar and realised I could match chords to songs on the radio and I found it really fun and interesting. Tell us about your upcoming EP, Lions In Darkness. Every time I write, it’s always from a place of wanting to comfort and be comforted. Lions In Darkness is all about people watching out for each other. When all hope feels lost, there’s always something out there that will understand you. How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? I think it’s dreamy, folky and dark alternative, but ultimately I’m just feeling around in the dark most of the time. I like testing melodies and words and finding the right fit. It just has to be honest and express things truthfully above all. What can we expect from your upcoming shows at The Catfish and The Curtin? I’m very lucky to be playing with some of the best musicians and people I know. They’re incredibly talented and build my songs like magic. Playing live is always scary, but I love talking, engaging and building a shared energy with the audience. Any shows or new music Plum Green fans should be keeping an eye out for? I’m writing a lullaby album for adults called Somnambulistic which will be different from everything I have previously released and is very exciting for me. Then we will go on tour through Europe in September next year.
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IMPERMANENCE
Plum Green performs at The Catfish on Saturday August 24 and The Curtin on Sunday September 8 to celebrate her new EP, Lions In Darkness. Head to her Facebook page for more info and tickets.
Y Street
THEMBI SODDELL THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
Describe your music in a few words. We consider ourselves as a particularly unusual noise cookin’ rock band, or PUNC for short. We got a bit tired of listening to punk and thought it would be cooler if we changed the k to a c. It’s pretty much the same thing, just with a little splash of indie rock and surf rock thrown in from time to time. You released your charming track ‘Colourblind’ earlier this year. Can you tell us a bit about how that one came together? Matty boy, our singer, whipped that one up a while back and showed us the chord progression and melody at a band practice. We were all pretty much fans straight off the bat. The rest of the song formed pretty naturally, with a good chunk of the song actually coming together right at the end in the studio. I think all the guys agree we tend to write our best stuff (in our opinion) when the songs come together reasonably fast. Are you guys working on anything new at the moment? We always try to have something on the go, just to keep things interesting. Now that our debut EP is all done and ready to be launched, we’ve got a few other songs that are getting close to being finished and recorded. We’d all be very surprised if we don’t have at least another single or possibly another more substantial project out by the end of this year/early next year. Do you have any interesting pre-gig or post-gig rituals? We love to light joss sticks before/during gigs just to get us in a positive head space. Right before we go on, we always get into a little huddle to give each other love and motivation alternated with shouting and occasional slap to the face. It’s all about balance. What’s plans for the rest of 2019 and into 2020? Write more music, rock out more stages, explore more ideas, and enjoy whatever adventures come our way, big or small!
SUPER LUMINUM (CAT HOPE + LISA MACKINNEY) // STRANGE JAMES THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS // BOLT ENSEMBLE // ROD COOPER EMILY BENNETT // THEMBI SODDELL // TIMOTHY FRANKLIN ART DAY SOUTH + DALE GORFINKEL // DANIEL MUNNERY ELISION // CARMEN CHAN SHOENBORN // NAIMA FINE FINE SAFE IN SOUND (featuring ALESSIO DILETTOSO) // BRIAN MCNAMARA PHILHELLENES // ZO ZOLTAN FECSO // IMPERMANENCE SONIC ADVENTURERS // PATRICK FRANCIS // NICK WILSON P R O U D LY S U P P O RT E D B Y
Colourblind is out now via digital streaming platforms alongside their new EP, Get Lost. Y Street launch Get Lost at The Curtin on Friday September 6. Grab your ticks via the venue website.
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COVER STORY
Live N Local Closing Party BY AUGUSTUS WELBY | IMAGE BY RICK CLIFFORD
Huntly, Bad Bangs and Purr Usual come together for an afternoon to celebrate the southside’s premier winter music festival.
In 2004, Coca Cola launched the national concert tour, Live ’n Local, in an attempt to connect to the youth through music. Tickets to the event could be acquired in exchange for 20 labels stripped from bottles of Coca Cola classic. The effects of this coax to gorge on the sucrose-loaded brown stuff can still be viewed in my cavities. No such sacrifice is necessary to get involved in the City of Port Phillip’s Live N Local Festival, which brings local icons and emerging talent to the area from August 24 – 31. The event comes to a close with a Saturday arvo party at The Espy featuring electronic R&B trio Huntly, garage rockers Bad Bangs and rising indie-psych quartet Purr Usual. “This will be our first venture to the southside, to be honest,” says Purr Usual’s Gabe Strachan. “I hope that we’ll be welcomed with open arms.” The iconic Espy is the heart of St Kilda’s live music scene. Though, it’s true that St Kilda isn’t quite the playground for young, talented and mischievous artists that it once was. “You could say that we are a band with our heart on the southside,” says Huntly’s Elly Scrine, before resolutely dismissing Melbourne’s north/south divide. “Having spent European summer in Berlin, I’d say it’s
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a bad move to draw up huge divisions down the middle of a city.” Regardless, these sorts of discussions only arise because there is such an extent of opportunity in Melbourne. “Melbourne truly is a melting pot of live music,” says Bad Bangs’ Shelby De Fazio. “Seek and you shall find, and don’t be afraid to venture beyond the typical live music venue.” Scrine, who’s Huntly’s lead vocalist, is originally from Brisbane and has relished the depth of support across Melbourne’s diverse music community. “We’ve all played in a bunch of bands and we all spend time between the club scenes, rock dog scenes, weird pop music scenes and more,” she says. “I’m involved in collectives Cool Room and LISTEN as well and I try to play a super active role in making music more accessible and inclusive, because it’s something I really believe in.” Huntly come to Live N Local still basking in the afterglow of their debut LP, Low Grade Buzz, which came out in March. The record demonstrates the capacity for pop music to challenge and innovate while still being melodic and relatively upbeat. “We’re always wanting to explore a range of styles – production styles, song formats, personal
narratives, etc. – but still wanting it to feel cohesive as a band,” says percussionist Andrew McEwan. Huntly have attached the tag “doof you can cry to” to their music, which ties in with their desire to offer solace and understanding. “We are really passionate about music as emotional catharsis,” Scrine says. “So for some people catharsis is crying, for others it’s partying, dancing, singing in a choir – whatever. In a live setting, this manifests in the form of “runway drama, comedic banter – often too much – cathartic dance opportunities, as much crowd participation as possible, and a lot of really good, interesting music,” says McEwan. Purr Usual are toting their debut self-titled EP, which landed in April via Hegel’s Bagels – a label set up by bassist Max Karklins with the ambition of releasing the music of the bands he plays in. “The biggest influence on [Purr Usual] was certainly Andy Shauf’s The Party,” says Strachan. “I smashed this record hundreds of times over the course of these songs coming together. Chris Cohen’s As If Apart got quite a few plays as well. Locally, Mildlife is a band we look up to as well as Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange.” Bad Bangs also have new music to spruik, having followed up last year’s Grow It Out EP
with the single, ‘Crush’. It’s a driving garage rock number with a classic vibe and a healthy sprinkle of grit. “As a three piece, our overall sound is quite stripped back, but we push to make it as spicy as we can,” says De Fazio, the band’s main songwriter. “While we draw references from some of our favourite artists – Ty Segall, Lou Reed, Angel Olsen, The Murlocs, among many more – we definitely develop our songs long after they’re written.” Expectations are high for Bad Bangs’ return to the Espy. “We’re very excited to be playing them in the Gershwin,” says De Fazio. “The last time we played at The Espy, a lovely girl got on stage mid song and pecked our bass player Ben [Leahy] on the cheek.” In all, the event promises to be characterised by feelings of playfulness and warmth. “We think the dance floor is a great place for introspection,” says Scrine, “so long as it’s somewhere you feel comfortable, which is something we always try to create at our shows.” The Live N Local Closing Party goes down from 3pm at The Espy on Saturday August 31. The festival itself runs from Saturday August 24 til Saturday August 31. All shows are free but secure your complimentary tickets via the festival website.
FEATURES
Eight epic gigs going down at Live N Local Festival BY ANNIE-MEI FORSTER
Melbourne is the home of live music in Australia and to celebrate our vibrant music community, Live N Local Festival is back for another year to showcase the talents of City of Port Phillip. In preparation for the event, we’re spotlighting eight must-see gigs across the eight days from Saturday August 24 to Saturday August 31. All events listed are completely free, so you won’t need to drop a cent to head along. Lady Lash Image by Ali McKeich
Approachable Members of Your Local Community
A night of hip hop and jazz Live N Local is kicking off the opening night with a free concert at St Kilda’s iconic Memo Music Hall headlined by Lady Lash. Lady Lash has performed at the Sydney Opera House as well as grassroots festivals across the country and she’s bringing her sultry vocals and eclectic mix of hip hip and jazz to the southside of Melbourne. Lyrical poet Daniel Elia and hip hop and jazz troupe Chicken Wishbone will also perform. Doors at 7pm on Saturday August 24. Register with TryBooking to secure your place.
Joyce Prescher
The Black Sistaz
Pop songs for the pop lovers Tantalising sounds at FReeZA and Live N Local have planned an The Prince all-ages party with Approachable Members of Your Local Community, bringing their fun pop melodies and matching Adidas getup to St Kilda. You can also catch teen queen songwriter yergurl and four-piece project Tamara and the Dreams performing their angst-ridden pop tunes. It’s happening at Red Scooter on Sunday August 25 and starts at 3:30pm. Register on TryBooking for guaranteed entry and a chance to win a free prize pack.
DRMNGNOW
Stunning songwriting at Pause
A circling, multi-sensory experience
Pause Bar in Balaclava has chosen three captivating singer-songwriters to hit the stage, including Jess McMahon. McMahon is a regular on the live music scene in St Kilda and has caught attention for the honesty of her lyrics and her angelic voice. Dutch-born folk artist Joyce Prescher will be also there with her haunting melodies while Ngiyampaa man and First Nations artist Pirritu rounds out the bill. Celebrate the almost weekend at Pause Bar on Thursday August 29. Doors are at 5pm.
Ever wanted to watch someone perform from inside an iridescent cube? Well now’s your chance because DRMNGNOW is doing just that at MOAT. Projections will glance off the cube with DRMNGNOW inside while dancers on each side of the cube will catch these projections and cast colourful shadows on the structure behind them. The audience is the moat, circling the performance. You can be part of MOAT on Friday August 30 from 7:30pm.
Prepare for a night of spicy rhythms and funky afrobeats from Iaki Vallejo and reggae vibes from The Black Sistaz. Colombian artist Vallejo moved to Australia five years ago and once paid for singing lessons the money she received from cleaning houses. Eight-piece band The Black Sistaz bring their songs of hope, freedom and liberation and have toured the world with Blue King Brown. Head to The Prince Bandroom on Wednesday August 28 with doors at 7pm.
Formidable Vegetable
Shopping and sounds Celebrate the end of winter at the South Melbourne Market with live music from Delskini, Formidable Vegetable and the Elwood Community Choir. Delsinki brings his unique vision of contemporary Australian life to the market while Formidable Vegetable Sound System will be playing some ‘ecological-electro-funk-swing’. You can also listen to the Elwood Community Choir as you check out the local produce and vibrant blooms. Get down to the market early from 9:30am on Saturday August 31.
The Decibelles
Who doesn’t love karaoke If you reckon you’ve got some decent vocal chords on you, join The Decibelles Female Pop Choir at Newmarket Hotel for a night of sing-alongs. This one’s for karoake aspirants and masters alike; a time to channel your best Freddie Mercury or Bon Scott. Pianist Joshua James Webb will be on hand with a list of songs which you can check out on the Live N Local website and there’s even a free cocktail on arrival to wet your whistle. It’s happening Wednesday August 28 from 7:30pm.
Mannequin Death Squad
Jump aboard the Rock Crawl Why not end Live N Local with a bang by doing the St Kilda Rock Crawl? The rock crawl will take over four pubs, with some great live music at each one. Just make sure you pace yourself enough to make it to the last stop. It kicks off nice and early at 4pm at Dogs Bar and continues until the early hours of the morning where Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene will perform at The Espy. If you’re up for the challenge, it’s all happening on Saturday August 31.
Live N Local Festival takes over Melbourne’s southside on Saturday August 24 and runs until Saturday August 31. Everything’s free but head to the festival website to reserve tickets.
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FEATURES
Allday Aussie rapper Allday has been in headlines and various clips circulating our social media feeds a lot of late. He recently dropped an album, performed a killer Splendour set and is about to head off on a national tour with mates Mallrat, E^ST and JXN. BY MARNIE VINALL
Most notably from his Splendour performance was when he joined forces with The Veronicas to revive the iconic tune still beating strong in millennial Aussie hearts, ‘Untouched’. Allday was quick to acknowledge this too, alluding that “‘Untouched’ did go off, big time. But it was an overall good time”. His Splendour set was also one of the first chances for punters to hear his latest album Starry Night Over the Phone performed live. The name, he says comes from, “a painting by Van Gough called ‘Starry Night Over the Rhône’, which is a river”. Simple, but in Allday fashion, poetic nonetheless. Allday agrees that the album has a reflective quality about it, claiming that comes from spending most of his time in America and missing home. “I wrote all of it pretty much in America and I was thinking about Adelaide, I was thinking about Melbourne, I was thinking about home and yeah, just because I was missing it. “I was in LA and I think it’s obvious
from the music that I was in a relationship and it wasn’t going very well and so it was a combination of missing home and being in a kind of broken relationship that made it a collective nostalgic album, maybe.” You can hear this In ‘Protection’, ‘Rhythms’ and the collaboration with The Veronicas, ‘Restless’. The partnership with the pop duo might seem like an odd combination, but Allday explains that it worked seamlessly. “They asked me to be on their album. We already knew each other, we always hang out when they’re in town in LA. So, they asked me to be on their album and I did that and I said, ‘hey, do you want to jump on this track’. I had the record sitting there with my vocals on the chorus and it didn’t sound right [at the time].” ‘Restless’ has already seen a large amount of adoration from its release in early June and the rest of the newly released tracks on the album are getting a lot of love from fans too. This may have something to do with Allday really coming into his own.
He recently tweeted, “I finally feel like I have something to say in my music + the ability to say it. Album coming in July and I’ve half written another one. God is great.” On this, Allday tells us, “You know what, it’s not just that album, I feel like it’s since the album; I’ve been going, I’ve stayed in the studio and I’ve kept making songs. With other albums I was kind of burnt out at the end. “I feel like I have a bunch of people around me that know how to get songs made. I feel like these next few years will hopefully be a productive time – a fruitful harvest for me.” Right now, however, the rapper has his sights set on his upcoming tour where he’ll be taking frequent collaborator Mallrat along for the ride alongside E^ST and JXN. “We’ve kind of reshaped the songs and added to them,”
Allday explains. “And playing with the band, who are super tight, it’s made it more fun for me to perform rather than just doing it over the track. So, I feel it’s opened up a new level for our show, which is really exciting.” His only qualm – playing in front of his mum in Adelaide. “I love performing in Adelaide except there’s something about performing in front of your mum and your family that, you know, it’s hard to have a party while your mum’s there, you know what I mean?”
love Dr Dre, some of those classic, iconic hip hop albums that are both favourites. But then we have other sides that are completely different. “Jim comes from a rock background and I grew up singing jazz and salsa music – the two songs that we’ve released [from the new double A-side Yin & Yang] were very much my songs that I’d written a while ago, then we sat down and Jim brought his flavour into it. “So the way we wrote the songs was yin and yang – it was kind of both of our worlds for the first time, properly meshing together and writing something really cool.” Lara is constantly in a creative whirlwind, something which has brought about the hip hop in their sound. The left turn doesn’t have Lara concerned, rather excited about what
the future holds. “Honestly, I don’t know whether we’re getting away with it or not, all I know is that we’re doing what we want to do, and that’s what it should be. No pigeonholes, no expectations. “If you’re not in a studio and worried or scared you’re doing something wrong – you want to be pushing that, worrying if you should be rapping or not, but doing it anyway because it feels good. That’s the approach Bootleg has always had with our writing.”
Allday’s new album, Starry Night Over the Phone, is out now via ONETWO. The rapper comes to Festival Hall on Saturday August 31. Grab your tickets via the venue website.
Bootleg Rascal “I don’t like being at home,” says one half of Bootleg Rascal, Carlos Lara. “Maybe it’s the ADD in me, but I think if I stay in one spot too long I get restless.” BY ANNA ROSE
It’s a good thing the Sydney party starters are heading out on tour pretty soon; a journey that includes five shows in five days throughout New Zealand. It’s a feat of which the very thought would floor most people, but this isn’t phasing Lara. “It should be good,” he says. “Me and Jimmy [partner-in-tunes Jimmy Young] don’t have an issue with it – we’ve done enough touring in the past to know what it’s like but our new drummer, he kinda looked at those dates at went ‘Woah! What’s that going to be like?’ It’s a fun, interesting dynamic at the moment.” New vibes, new dynamics means new kinds of adventures, and it’s the new meeting the old in a sense. Bootleg Rascal have had a few changes recently, not just in the lineup and their management, but their direction and what they want to do with their music. The latter is none so obvious as with their latest single ‘Get Over Myself’, in which Bootleg Rascal adopt a little rap and a little hip hop to, dare it be said, successfully marry with their already solid brand of indie. A wild step away from traditional Bootleg
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Rascal – and yet, people went crazy for this new sound. “It’s really nice, it’s so humbling,” says Lara emphatically. “It’s daunting when you’re releasing music and you yourself know it sounds really different. “A lot of the time you share music with your friends and you’ll be like ‘Yeah I’m writing a new song and it sounds different to my old stuff’, and they’ll be like ‘Yeah it’s different but it still sounds like Bootleg’. “But the first time I showed people this song they were like, ‘Nah, this is completely different, the other side of the spectrum.’ Which is really cool, it’s really fun.” Lara says he’s put more of a personal touch on the writing and production sides of the band’s latest music, which is perhaps why ‘Get Over Myself’ is so different – Bootleg Rascal have really given themselves permission to stretch themselves and grow in their creative confidence. This is where the yin and yang element comes into it. “Essentially me and Jimmy are the two dudes in the band who are doing a lot of the writing and we have so many similarities,” Lara says. “We both love Snoop Dogg, we both
Bootleg Rascal’s new double A-side, Yin & Yang is out now. They’ll launch it at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday August 31. Head to the venue website for tickets.
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Slum Sociable
The National Gallery of Victoria returns with its NGV Friday Nights series and it’s bigger than ever. From now until October 12, the series blends arts, culture, history, food and music. BY TAMMY WALTERS
Alongside extended access to the highly acclaimed dual exhibition Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality & Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape, NGV Fridays also boasts a stellar lineup of Australian bands and artists. Melbourne duo, and the minds which brought us ‘All Night’, Slum Sociable may experience some déjà vu among their biggest national tour to date as they return to NGV’s Great Hall on Friday August 30 to be part of the event series again. “I think the NGV, for us, is a really great resource in Melbourne that we don’t really take for granted. Especially when we’ve been overseas, people have associated Melbourne’s music scene with the NGV because of these shows that they put on, which is really cool for us to hear that,” says one half of Slum Sociable, Ed Quinn. “We live really close and we’ve played the NGV before. We’re always treated really well and very much looking forward to being a part of the exhibition on a Friday night in August.”
Following their self-titled sophomore album in 2017, Slum Sociable released a five track EP at the start of this month which they will be presenting at NGV. Titled L.I.F, the duo exercise a level of restraint on this project, returning to the core of their sound for optimal live effect. “I think that’s what we learnt, just really getting into the bones of songwriting and what is necessary and how much people really have the space for in a song. It’s weird, I sometimes listen back to our album and think sometimes there’s maybe too much there and I feel like as I’ve gotten older, what I’ve really tried to learn to respect and listen out for is concise songwriting with minimal elements in there. So I guess that, hopefully, comes across in the more restrained nature of the songs,” Quinn explains. “Even when we’re playing them live now, it’s much easier to translate them from studio to live because it’s more refined parts that hold their own and service the song, as opposed to servicing themselves – if that makes sense.”
The clear, concise narrative of the selfproduced EP will further compliment the atmosphere of NGV Friday Nights, both visually and sonically. Shot by Lisa Businovski and designed by Joey Clough from Two People, the EP artwork highlights the maturity of the piece through soft silhouettes, white space and bold colours. This aesthetic will come into effect in their lighting display, while the simplistic nature of the musical arrangements allow for space and thought. “We’ve got a really cool team of artists that help us, because we’ve got a lot of loose ideas that don’t really make sense, and they’re good at refining that and then presenting
something that we can go out with.” “Sonically, it’s all kind of dark and brooding but also upbeat and I think we were more into dancey tracks, I suppose – that might not come across, but I guess it has a really nice blend of stuff on this EP,” Quinn says. “I think this batch of songs really lends itself to the backdrop that the NGV will be doing and we’re very excited to play them live.”
Slum Sociable will perform as part of the NGV Friday Nights series on Friday August 30. For tickets and the full program, head to the NGV website.
The Struts
UK glam-rockers The Struts were in Australia this past February supporting Greta Van Fleet. Midway through the tour, Greta’s lead vocalist Josh Kiszka came down with laryngitis, which led to the cancellation of their scheduled two-night stint at Forum Melbourne. Image by Anna Lee
BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
The Struts saw no reason to pack it in and instead booked a double header at Cherry Bar and Yah Yah’s. Across two nights, the lads from Derbyshire sampled generously from their two LPs while also including covers of The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, AC/DC and T. Rex. This selection of covers – from Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’ to The Boss’ ‘Dancing In the Dark’ – gives you a pretty good idea of the British quartet’s stylistic coordinates. The Struts, led by vocalist Luke Spiller and lead guitarist Adam Slack, make loud, performative rock music that brims with melody. Spiller’s an avowed Queen obsessive. Late last year he told Louder of how “[Queen] resonated straight away,” when he discovered them as a teen. “I bought Queen I and II and then that was it basically. I was hooked.” Even without this attestation, it’s not difficult to detect Freddie Mercury’s influence on Spiller’s theatrical vocal style. He does an enviable job emulating him physically, too – just
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Google image search him and you’ll get the idea. Across the board, The Struts embrace showy glam rock fashion. It’s all animal prints, tassels, sequined vests, wide-brimmed hats and plenty of eyeliner. They back it up with big yet amiable guitar riffs and a preference for anthemic choruses that resemble the likes of The Killers and My Chemical Romance as much as they do Poison or Quiet Riot. Spiller and Slack formed The Struts in Derby in the East Midlands in 2012. After hauling in bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies, the band released their first single, ‘I Just Know’ in June of that year. Their debut LP, Everybody Wants, followed two years later, with the band now signed to estimable UK label, Virgin EMI. Its impact wasn’t insubstantial – Everybody Wants reached no. 52 in the UK album chart – but it didn’t exactly set the world alight. Their radio-friendly glam-rockmeets-power-pop seemed destined for success across the Atlantic, but their profile
stateside was still a work in progress. They were given a boost in early 2015 when they signed with Interscope who agreed to reissue Everybody Wants the following year. North American audiences were soon gobbling up the record’s lead singles, ‘Could Have Been Me’ and ‘Kiss This’. Album number two, Young & Dangerous, arrived in late 2018 and showcased a band wholly in touch with its pop potential. Assembled over the course of 2018, Spiller and Slack teamed up with a range of cowriters and producers to maximise The Struts’ listenership. Album opener ‘Body Talks’ was written with Lauren Christy and Jon Levine, who between them have penned hits for the likes of Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne. It’s still rooted in the rock music worship that brought the band together in the first place, but it’s got a big screen quality. The Struts aren’t being coy about their intention to infiltrate the pop market, either.
‘Body Talks’ was released as the album’s first single in June 2018, but then re-released in August as a duet with Kesha. The next single lifted from the album, ‘Primadonna Like Me’, begins with a guitar riff indebted to Keith Richards before modulating into a pop rock tune akin to Robbie Williams’ ‘Let Me Entertain You’. It’s interesting to note that one of the song’s producers and co-writers, Ray Hedges, has worked with Take That. This should come as no surprise – glam rock is best suited to an arena setting, which is increasingly where The Struts find themselves. Over the last few years, they’ve opened for The Rolling Stones, The Who, Foo Fighters and Mötley Crüe. They’re back in Melbourne this week for a headline date at The Corner. Expect thrusting hips, wailing guitar solos and a heck of a lot of sing-alongs. The Struts come to The Corner on Thursday August 22 and Friday August 23. Grab your tickets via the venue website.
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WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST
WHISKY WEDNESDAYS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS
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NEON SOUL (BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE AND HER 10 PIECE SOUL BAND) THURSDAY 29 AUGUST 9PM
THE KIDS NEXT DOOR + FRATS THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 9PM
FRANK RAYMOND & THE SILHOUETTES THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 9PM
ROCKY & THE TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES
THURSDAY 22ND AUGUST
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Cradle of Filth Recently on Twitter, music writer Corbin Reiff asked for examples of bands whose third album was their best. Suggestions such as The Clash, Nirvana, Pavement and Radiohead came flooding in. BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG
If you start going a little deeper, though, British metal extremists Cradle of Filth would be a worthy addition to the discussion. 1998’s Cruelty and the Beast is a brutal, monolithic LP, grandiose in nature and released at a point where the band was truly starting to come into its own. “It’s one of those albums that really pushed the band in the right direction,” says Dani Filth – the band’s lead vocalist, figurehead and sole original member. “It was a springboard up to higher levels for us, I feel. It was something new, and it was certainly different. It put a lot of eyes in the music industry onto what we were doing. “For our fans, a lot of people have told us it came a special time for them – during a difficult time in school, or whatever else – so there’s the sentimental value there, as well. It’s still a record I’m very proud of – it’s a very cinematic album, in a lot of ways, so it makes sense to revisit it in full.” When the 20th anniversary of Cruelty rolled around in 2018, Filth began a roll-out of celebrations to commemorate the milestone.
This included a tour in which the album was played in its entirety, as well as a complete remaster of the album for its vinyl reissue. Unfortunately, not everything went to plan when it came to pulling it all off. “We tracked down the original tapes, just so we could remix the entire thing properly,” explains Filth. “We had the artwork, a new lyric video, blah blah blah... it was all ready to go. It was then that Sony informed us that they hadn’t received the clearance from all of the other former members. There was one, in particular, who was just really obstinate. It didn’t matter what was done, or what needs were met, or whatever silly little demands that were pandered to... they just wouldn’t let it go. “The shows were there to coincide with the release, but that obviously didn’t end up happening. We decided to go ahead and do the shows anyway. It’s all in legal hell right now, but hopefully it all gets sorted out. Regardless, the shows themselves have all been great.” While many bands will reassemble the lineup that performed on the classic album in question in order to perform it live, it’s
not quite feasible with a band like Cradle of Filth. The band has famously never held the exact same lineup for more than a few years at a time – its current longest-serving member, aside from Filth, is drummer Martin Škaroupka, who joined in the middle of 2006 (some 15 years after the band originally formed). Having said that, Filth is unperturbed regarding members of the current incarnation of Cradle of Filth playing through an album that they themselves had no part in. “I guess it’s no different from them playing anything that was recorded prior to them joining,” he says. “If anything, they were more excited than I was to do these shows. They were fans of the band before they were a part of it, and it seems like it’s one of the favourite records among the ranks. We’ve been able to take this record to so many places that I could
have never have dreamed of going to when we first put it out.” Australia will be next on the cards, a place that Cradle of Filth are no strangers to. “We’re very much looking forward to it,” says Filth. “Australia has always been so supportive of what we do, and we even play New Zealand on this tour for the first time ever – so, hopefully, people come.”
manager and this last year and a half, I’ve been saying, ‘Hey we need to go to Australia. I’m tired of Europe, we go there twice every summer. I’m done. I’m over it’ We’ve got a lot of great fans but we’ve done that so much it’s like… ‘Let’s go to Australia.’” Being a band that’s been around since the ‘80s is pretty amazing in itself yet the fact that Metal Church, as traditionalists, have maintained relevance in an age of technology is even more admirable. “Basically you don’t pay any attention to that shit,” says Vanderhoof. “That’s what I do, I don’t care. I don’t listen to modern metal because there’s no singing in it, because I’m a big fan of music so it’s gotta be musical. The Cookie Monster stuff, I can’t do it.
“We can be loud and powerful and aggressive and everything, but you’ve gotta have a singer, man. As far as Metal Church is concerned, [we] just keep it basic, it’s rock‘n’roll, and we just try to keep it real meat and potatoes. When people buy a Metal Church [record] they know what they’re going to get.”
Cradle of Filth come to 170 Russell on Friday September 6 to perform Cruelty and the Beast. Grab your tickets via the Destroy All Lines website.
Metal Church The hype is real. Given the longevity of American metal heavyweights Metal Church – 39 years to be exact – the fact that there’s still firsts to be experienced is pretty mind blowing. BY ANNA ROSE
Their latest first is an Australian tour. “For us it is [mind blowing],” agrees guitarist, Kurdt Vanderhoof. “And for me, personally, it really is – I’ve been wanting to come down there since I was a little kid.” And down here they’ll come. Metal Church will perform four shows in as many days later this month. With an accolade of mega metal melodies including hits ‘Metal Church’ and ‘Start the Fire’, as well as fan favourites ‘Gods of Wrath’, ‘Beyond the Black’, and ‘Watch the Children Pray’, this tour may well go down in history. Metal Church is straight up heavy metal – no gimmicks, no gizmos; traditional, even, because you don’t want to imply the word “old” on anybody. “We’re not old, we call ourselves veterans,” Vanderhoof says with a gruff laugh. The fact of the matter is, when Metal Church tour, despite having been around longer than some fans have been alive, worlds will collide. Traditional heavy metal will meet its Australian fans while the band will finally
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get to see what this scene is like. That’s as much as an exciting prospect for us as it is for Vanderhoof, who gruffly yet warmly, reiterates how excited he is. “As soon as we found out the Melbourne show sold out, that was like ‘wow’. So we’re just hoping to have a lot of fun in all the places. The sad thing is, we talked about not being able to have time to really do anything. We talked about trying to stay longer, but we can’t. But hey, we’ll make the best of it and enjoy it for what it is.” That’s the kind of attitude you need to have when you’re pressed for time and having to pump out what you expect will be pretty high energy shows. “Yeah. Not bad for a bunch of veterans,” Vanderhoof teases. But when things start happening like selling out a show on a first-time tour, you have to wonder if Metal Church ever feel a sense of regret that they’ve not made the pilgrimage sooner. “I don’t know if it’s regret or if it’s that we were never presented with the opportunity to go,” says Vanderhoof. “We just hired a new
Metal Church make their Melbourne debut with two shows at Northcote Social Club on Wednesday August 28 and Thursday August 29 (sold out). Head the venue website for tickets.
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LIVE MUSIC AUGUST FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST
Wednesday 21st August
Wine, Whiskey, Women 8pm: June Skye 9pm: Madison Leeds Thursday 22nd August
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The Lost Backpackers Friday 23rd August
Traditional Irish Music Session 8:30pm: Adam Waldron Trio 6pm:
Saturday 24th August
The Tipplers 9pm: The Infernos 3pm:
Sunday 25th August
Moonee Valley Drifters 6:30pm: Gob Iron String Band 4pm:
Tuesday 27th August
Tuesday Tribute 8pm: Honeymoon Bridge play the songs of The Carter Family Wednesday 28th August
Wine, Whiskey, Women 8pm: Essie Williams 9pm: Eliza Joan Thursday 29th August
Jackson James Lee 9-10pm The Fringe Dwellers 8pm:
Friday 30th August
Traditional Irish Music Session 8:30pm: Don Morrison 6pm:
Saturday 31st August
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LOU & THE PRIDE 9PM SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST
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CARGO CULTS 9PM SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST
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La Mama Musica
Isabel Hede, image by Laura Rhodes
Since its establishment in the late 1960s, Carlton’s La Mama Theatre has been a breeding ground for cutting edge, independent performance makers. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
In 1969, two years after its inception, La Mama introduced its Musica program. In keeping with the theatre’s ethos, La Mama Musica invites creative madcaps into the space to develop new works or participate in unusual collaborations. These days, La Mama Musica is a monthly concert series curated by Gemma Horbury. Horbury speaks to Beat about the series’ overarching intentions and what’s on the calendar. Horbury took over the curator’s role earlier this year, but had previously been wooed by Musica in her capacity as a trumpet player. “The sort of work that I want to make is really interdisciplinary and the theatre space really supports that type of work,” says Horbury. “It’s somewhere between jazz and classical, but not always either and moving around between genres. “Musica is about music that’s pushing an idea. It might be really hybrid or interdisciplinary work, but it’s grounded in music.” The series’ previous curators, Annabel Warmington and Adrian Sherriff, were with
La Mama for nearly 18 years. Horbury is following their lead in making Musica both a community project and a forum for presenting challenging work. These same characteristics have defined the initiative for several decades. “I can look back and see people in my lineage as a [trumpet] player who’ve performed there,” Horbury says. “There’s a guy called Barry McKimm who’s a really well known Melbourne brass player and he was doing free jazz and large group improvisation there in about 1969. “In the history of experimental music in Australia, La Mama’s documented in there as this place that was important at the very beginning of this flowering of experimental music in the late ‘60s.” La Mama’s commitment to artistic freedom and independent thinking is in direct contrast to the concerns about commercial viability that are dominant elsewhere. “I was talking to my colleague Adam Simmons a few days ago – he had a really well known ensemble called the Adam Simmons Toy Band,” Horbury says. “And he said how being able to present at La Mama was really crucial to developing those ideas and then
[developing] the ensembles that came after the Toy Band as well. There’s not many other forums where you could present that work.” The Musica events are all held on Monday nights; Horbury’s first curated concert occurred in July and featured solo trumpet player, Phil Day. “He was doing some really crazy physical work – he ran the Melbourne marathon barefoot – and he’s been working with his body and working with himself as a trumpet player and the whole-person approach to it. What he came and played is never going to have commercial appeal, but it’s influenced how he’s approaching playing in other styles.” The next instalment is on Monday September 16 and will feature two 30-minute sets: Modulate Music, which combines guided meditation and reflection with Isabel Hede on live violin and ambient electronics, and Shavasana, which sees multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Tully Sumner exploring mind/
body dynamics. “Both Isabel and Tully are doing different work around yoga practice and how music can come into that type of practice,” Horbury says. “This is a really deliberate approach by me to bring some people together and get a dialogue around it as well. We can hear the type of music they’re bringing in that context, but we can also start to talk about it. “Musica is also about the time before the first set and between the first and the second sets and then afterwards. There’s an opportunity to pick other people’s brains, get a bit of feedback and encouragement and see who else is doing that sort of thing too.”
The next instalment of La Mama Musica is on Monday September 16. Grab tickets and find out more about La Mama Theatre at lamama.com.au.
So Far, So Close:
The Boite Millennium Chorus Finale After nearly 21 years, The Boite’s Millennium Chorus will soon celebrate the end of a fantastic musical era, one of inclusivity and nondiscrimination that has set an example of acceptance in Victoria using music. BY ANNA ROSE
With a very special production, So Far, So Close, to mark the occasion, the event’s artistic director Sophia Exiner shares what’s in store. “We’re taking the audience all around the world,” she says. “It’s fundamentally a celebration of singing and the human voice. We’ve put together a beautifully diverse program including songs from South Africa, the Pacific, Georgia, contemporary pop songs from Norway and the US, and closer to home, a song by Tom Lewis, a Murrungun man, as well as a Midnight Oil song.” With over 100 voices singing on the day, this is certainly a large-scale production and will see the chorus joined by some friends to help go out with a bang. Coming together to complement The Boite Millennium Chorus are the Melbourne Georgian Choir, Voices Unbound and Melbourne Indie Voices. “Roger King and Therese Virtue from The Boite have been such important figures in Melbourne’s choir scene, mentoring and encouraging choirs over the last 30 years as
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well as running the annual Singers Festival,” says Exiner. “Having these diverse choirs perform highlights the positive influence The Boite has had on Melbourne’s music scene.” The Boite’s purpose has been, historically, to support artists from a number of the newly settled peoples in Victoria. Waves of migrants have brought new forms and styles of music to Victoria and often these people have received support from The Boite while they become established in their new communities. Talented musicians have been able to share their music and their lives with the chorus and the audience. In 40 years, The Boite has assisted in the establishment of many newcomers and since 1999, the choir has been integral in this. For those who have never witnessed the sheer power and beauty of a live choir, there are several elements Exiner hopes the audience, and choir, will take from the So Far, So Close performance. “It is such a joyful, uplifting experience to witness people singing
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together in harmony. You can’t help but be moved by it. “The voice is the original musical instrument, we’re all born with one. We’ve chosen songs with strong community and social justice themes. I hope people come out of the concert feeling hopeful and empowered to make change.” Singing in the top section of the chorus since its inception in 1999, Alannah Sheridan says So Far, So Close looks to be a huge draw for the audience. “There’ll be other things in the future, but this is the end of one particular journey,” she says. “The use of a different venue is exciting as is working with other Boite project choirs. Collectively, these choirs will capture several essential elements of the company’s 21-year history in So Far, So Close. “The final Millennium Chorus performance will bring the project full circle,” she says. “From the opening song in 1999 to the closing one in 2019, the chorus has travelled the world of music broaching a number of the enormous challenges and issues facing humankind whilst also celebrating diversity and culture. “So Far, So Close introduces new and
original works and also revisits a number of the most engaging pieces from across the years, building on the past and working to the future.” Though Sheridan remarks that Millennium Chorus’ legacy will be remembered as exciting, educative, community building and challenging, to name a few key characteristics, she also adds, “A legacy suggests an end, a past event... This ending will give space for something new to be evolved. You won’t stop us singing.” “Bringing singers together from all over Victoria for epic concerts and music making for over 20 years is an incredible legacy,” adds Exiner. “I’m inspired by their vision and energy and would love to create something with the lasting and continuing impact of their projects. Seeing what Roger and Therese have created through The Boite and the Millennium Chorus is inspiring.” So Far, So Close: The Boite Millennium Chorus Finale comes to the Meat Market on Sunday September 1 from 2.30pm. Grab your tickets and find out more about The Boite via boite.com.au.
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Art Battle Melbourne Inspired by the energy of rap battles, Art Battle launched in New York City in 2001. Art Battle has since hosted time-limited live art tournaments in 100 cities across six continents, and currently averages more than 200 events a year. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
“It’s just taking that [rap battle] energy and applying it to artists and art,” says Hayleigh Sanderson, the organiser of Art Battle Melbourne. “Artists spend a lot of time in studios, not surrounded by other people or the energy that comes along with musicians and stuff like that. The founder said to me that the whole point of Art Battle is to create the same excitement around artists as there is around musicians and athletes. It’s a platform for artists to be rock stars, really.” It’s taken a while for Art Battle to make it to Australia, but regular events have been happening in Sydney since early 2019 and the maiden Melbourne instalment went down at South Melbourne’s Smart Artz Gallery back in April. Sanderson subsequently took over the licence and will relaunch Art Battle Melbourne at Welcome to Thornbury on Saturday August 31. “Some of the artists include Philip Sayers who has been exhibiting at Ladder Art Space recently,” Sanderson says. “And
Ranae Lizdenis, who’s a portrait artist from Melbourne and she competed in Art Battle in Vancouver a few years ago.” A total of 12 artists will compete in the fast-paced painting contest. There are three 20-minute rounds; two initial rounds featuring six painters before the audience votes to choose the final four. From there, the audience will vote again to crown an overall winner. “It’s free for artists to enter,” Sanderson says. “We provide everything for them – we provide the canvas, we provide a huge variety of paints – it’s acrylic only, there’s no reference material and it’s [all done] within that 20-minute time frame. Some people create masterpieces in 20 minutes. It’s pretty sensational.” All 16 artworks are available to take home via silent auction at the end of the night. “Some of the profits of the final round are going towards the Global Women’s Project,” Sanderson says.
Art Battle is intended to be a big fat party and audience members are closely involved in proceedings. Everyone is asked to register their phone number when they arrive and they’re then texted throughout the evening with reminders to vote for their favourite artist. “We’ve got an interactive area where people doodle on the tables, so it’s a lot for the audience as well as the artists,” says Sanderson. “They feed off each other and there’s a lot of interaction between the artists [and the crowd] while they’re painting, which is quite fun. But it does really come down to the artists and how into it they are, how much of a showman they are and [how much they] come out of their little shells.” DJ Maxx will be providing the soundtrack at Welcome to Thornbury, hearkening back to the concept’s NYC origins. “He’s going to be playing some funky old school hip hop and a bit of disco. It’ll be fun.” For Sanderson, there’s more to Art Battle
than the contest. It’s a way of bringing people together and fostering a community and a culture. “I really wanted to do the event in Australia because I took part in it as an artist overseas,” Sanderson says. “The creative community that surrounds you as soon as you immerse yourself in an event like Art Battle… it does come with community and support. That’s what I’m hoping to implement, the creative community surrounding the event. “It’s about taking artists out of their studios and putting them in an environment where it’s not so serious and we can all have a bit of fun.”
music soundtrack for the video game itself. Sometimes, we get scores that are the short 90-second versions because that’s how it was in the video game, and we have to enlarge them to be full concert tracks – three minutes, five minutes, whatever they may be.” As fun as it can be, Roth takes great pride in his work. Choosing arrangements between hundreds of thousands of hours of music is difficult enough, but the challenge of capturing the feeling of Final Fantasy – the emotion and heart that resonates with so many – is both important and rewarding. “It’s all very compelling, strong music all the way throughout,” Roth explains. “Part of it is the combination of an RPG game and what [series composer] Nobuo Uematsu created at the beginning, which was, every character has [an] individual motif. Every battle, every journey, every romantic relationship. “It was just kind of fascinating – and then, years later on another version of the game, they bring some of those themes back in new arrangements.
Roth is excited for the chance to deliver Distant Worlds to Melbourne and encapsulate the sonic landscape of one of the greatest games series of all time. “We have many fans that write to us in advance of the concerts and they’re asking to propose marriage to their significant others during our concerts,” Roth reveals. “They’re sending us special messages that, if we can accommodate, we put it up on the screen – it’s a very emotional moment for them. “Also, we get many fans telling us at the IP receptions or writing in that they used ‘Zanarkand’ or ‘Aerith’s Theme’ or something else as the music they walked down the aisle for. This stuff is extremely personal for these video game players and I really take that as a big responsibility from our standpoint.”
Art Battle Melbourne goes down at Welcome to Thornbury on Saturday August 31. Painters can register to compete via the event website and punters can grab their tickets via Eventbrite.
Distant Worlds:
Music from Final Fantasy Few franchises in video game history boast the legacy of Final Fantasy. Over the last 32 years, the beloved RPG fantasy series has earned a place in the hearts of countless people, selling over 144 million games worldwide. BY JACOB COLLIVER
Nothing frames the drama and adventure of Final Fantasy’s tales more perfectly than its music and it is these iconic and diverse soundtracks that the concert series Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy powerfully delivers to a live audience. “These scores are beautifully written, really excellent orchestrations, and difficult, depending on the orchestra,” notes conductor Arnie Roth. “The orchestra has to play very classically written orchestrations and they also have to play some scores which cross over into different genres –jazz and rock and operatic and all kinds of things contemporary. They really have a lot of learning to do quickly on the first rehearsals. “That’s what I’ll be doing basically – this is a totally live concert experience. There’s no prerecorded tracks, there’s no band playing with us or anything like that – this is totally live, so everything has to be perfect on the stage. We don’t have a choice there.”
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Arriving in Melbourne for the first time, Distant Worlds shall see a 100-piece philharmonic orchestra and chorus perform memorable pieces from titles such as Final Fantasy XV, XIV and VII alongside scenes from the games in a breathtaking audiovisual experience. Having previously worked alongside series composers such as Hitoshi Sakimoto and Naoshi Mizuta, the Grammy-winning Roth found great joy working once again with esteemed Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura on this tour to bring the spirit of her work to life. “She’s great fun to work with,” Roth says. “She’s a wonderful composer and, by the way, a really good pianist as well. “When I was sent some of the scores from XV, I started working with her about the way that we were going to perform some of these scores,” he continues. “Oftentimes, these composers, they’re writing for the
The music of Final Fantasy will come to life at Melbourne Arena on Saturday August 24. Grab your tickets via the MJR Presents website.
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As you enter the foyer, you can see the rich history of the 21 year old pub through a gallery of images representing the pub’s life span, homage to its namesake – the 1952 John Wayne film of the same title set amongst a stunning Irish backdrop – and framed certificates of hospitality excellence from the Australian Hotels Association Awards covering the walls. The venue is divided into three sections: the restaurant, the beer garden and the front bar, boasting a warm atmosphere with a fireplace; a beautifully crafted bar, designed and made in Ireland and assembled on-site; and nods to Ireland in the décor. The wait staff are Irish, the chefs are all Irish, and the food and drink are a blend of traditional Irish and Aussie favourites, from Irish stew and seafood chowder to the beloved parma. “It’s good, honest food, and you can get anything from the humble burger all the way through to the more sophisticated foods,”
says owner Michael Gillis. “You’re getting the authentic foods. The experience is very similar to what you would get if you walk into an Irish pub, and that’s what we’ve tried to do over the years. All of the ingredients are there for an Irish flavour.” They further boast a cocktail and beer of the month from their extensive collection of beers on tap – this month is Clover Club and Heineken respectively. But it’s not all just Guinness and stew; the entertainment is where Quiet Man Irish Pub really stands out amongst the masses, with something on every night. Monday Begin your week by getting your dancing shoes on with Irish Step Dancing Lessons on Monday night. These free lessons are fully facilitated and for any skill level. Tuesday In true Australian pub tradition, Tuesday night
Wednesday Every third Wednesday of the month, one of the favourite events for the pub takes place: the Quiet Man Irish Singers Club. From singalongs across any genre, jam sessions, and even poetry readings, this is where the real community spirit of the Irish pub sits. Friday, Saturday, Sunday On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the front bar is fully transformed with live bands playing pub classics. On Sunday evenings in the restaurant, the traditions of Irish music are kept alive through a live band playing not only traditional ditties, but also some more contemporary Irish hits. The first day of the month boasts a special intimate series – The Fireside Sessions. As the name suggests, a group gathers by the fire to have an unscripted jam session with acoustic instruments and collective singing. “It’s retaining the Irish tradition. People
really get engrossed in that because it’s so unusual,” says Gillis. If that’s not enough, for the month of August Quiet Man will also be hosting tribute acts on Saturday evenings, beginning with Van Morrison and finishing up with U2, consisting of original members of the official Australian U2 show, on August 31, 2019. They will also be gearing up for the Rugby World Cup, playing the games live every day until the massive Grand Final that shares the same day as Derby Day, November 2. Within walking distance from Flemington Race Course, Quiet Man will be the place to be. Put it in your calendar. In the meantime, get into Quiet Man Irish Pub to be transported to an Irish wonderland and become fully immersed in the culture. “The Quiet Man Irish Pub is still keeping on with those traditions after all those years, so it would be nice for us to keep on going.” Find The Quiet Man Irish Pub at 271 Racecourse Road, Flemington. For more information, head to thequietman.com.au.
Transformer: A Tribute to Lou Reed The inaugural Festival of Jewish Arts and Music presents 12-and-a-half hours of entertainment under the theme “Walk on the Wild Side”. The theme directly corresponds with the program’s headline event, Transformer: A Tribute to Lou Reed. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
An ensemble cast will perform Lou Reed’s landmark 1972 release from start to finish under the direction of Gabriella Cohen and Kate “Babyshakes” Dillon. “I love how brash it is, and unapologetic,” says Cohen. “The house band and I are getting together and getting all the songs down, so I have to pretend to be singer of every song, so I’m getting to embody Lou’s bravado and I love it. “ Transformer was Reed’s second solo album, but although he’d established himself with The Velvet Underground in the mid1960s, he wasn’t a pop superstar in 1972. David Bowie and Mick Ronson produced Transformer hot on the heels of their 1972 release, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. By virtue of Bowie’s burgeoning profile and the trio’s synergy, Reed was not only able to reach a bigger audience, but reclaim his artistic
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integrity. “Bowie resurrected him,” says Cohen. “The album that Lou put out before [Lou Reed (1972)] was a complete flop.” One wonders what might’ve become of Reed’s career if Bowie hadn’t been such an eager fan. “It would’ve been Metal Machine forever,” suggests Cohen, a reference to Reed’s experimental noise record from 1975. “I read that Thurston Moore reckons he’s the only one in the world to have listened to the whole [of Metal Machine Music],” Cohen says. “And he listens to it regularly.” Transformer is a long way from Metal Machine Music. In fact, despite being a noted ally of outsider artists, it’s an impeccably crafted piece of work that contains Reed’s biggest hit, ‘Walk On the Wild Side’. Even to regular listeners, it retains a sense of novelty – it’s funny, brazen and musically energising.
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“I love how clearly he paints the scenes around him and the characters,” Cohen says. “He wanted to be a writer when he was a teenager. I only recently found out that his parents gave him electroshock therapy when he was like 14. I think it was a couple of times that he got it, to cure him of his gayness.” As a Jewish person who loves and is dedicated to music, you’d imagine Reed’s influence to be particularly resonant for Cohen. However, the details of the New Yorker’s background didn’t occur to her until after his death in 2013. “There was that piece in The Guardian and it talked about him being Jewish,” she says. “But he was just like a symbol of rock’n’roll and the underground. I never thought of him as like, ‘Oh this Jewish man.’ Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan? Sure, but Lou Reed? No. He definitely didn’t identify that much with it, I don’t think.” Cohen and Dillon are overseeing an ensemble cast of local and international musicians, all of Jewish backgrounds. Along
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with Chris Cohen (USA) and Vivien Goldman (UK), the roster includes Alex Gow (Oh Mercy), Deborah Conway, Spike Fuck, Ryan Downey, Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange) and Bella Venuti (IV League). “There’s 27 humans involved in the production,” Cohen says. “There’s going to be more when you include the engineers. It’s super exciting. I can’t wait for the rehearsals to begin and watch all these singers do their thing.” The aim is to honour a classic album, celebrate an iconic Jewish musician and involve non-Jewish audience members in that celebration. “I don’t think of it as a tribute. I definitely think of it as a celebration,” Cohen says. I hope he’s going to like it. He’s not going to roll in his grave. He’s going to like it.” Transformer is happening on Sunday September 8 at Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Festival of Jewish Arts and Music. For tickets and more information, head to fojam.com.
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Honk
When did BALKO first come together and what led you guys there? The universe was introduced to BALKO back in 2014, we had five members back then and made a whole different world of music. We wanted to create something different but also something classic. Tell us about your upcoming new EP, DED. What is the story behind it? What inspired it? DED is a bit of a young beast, all the songs off the EP were written and jammed-on about four months ago. We had a long hiatus, returned, and somehow pushed out a fair amount of heaviness in our music. How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? We love many varieties of music throughout history and the world. I guess it really just reflects the sound of the guitar, bass and drum, moulding together in a hot sticky mess of sonic exploration and red raw energy. Loud and quiet, fast and slow. Any artists or bands stand out as particular influences for the band? We are big fans of King Gizzard, ‘90s rock and punk, and lovers of all things prog – yes, Tool. Our drummer is a Tower of Power dude. What can we expect from your upcoming show with S.P Twin at Old Bar? Colossal bass riffs delivered by our enchanting enchanter, sharp snappy rhythms and beats from the octopus out back, screeching squawking howls from the man of six strings. Also, prepare to get your ears blasted with beauty from the cosmic fuzz of S.P Twin. Should be a fun night.
Your debut album, With The Lot, is about to hit the shelves. What’s the story behind the record and what inspired it? The guys in HONK basically wish they were outlaw country stars from the 1960s and ‘70s, but we’re not. Having come to terms with that, we write music which leans pretty heavily on that era, with tinges of bar-room rock and R&B. The record features 11 original tracks, plus a reworking of an old classic by our hero Eddie Noack called ‘Beer Drink’n Blues’. There is plenty of variety, with songs of lost love, renewed love, revenge, wayward anti-heroes and falling asleep on the train. Look out for the epic, ‘Gates of Graceland’ – a tune about Jerry Lee Lewis drunkenly arriving at Graceland in 1976 to settle his claim to the title of king of rock’n’roll. It did not end well, especially for his bass player. What can we expect from your upcoming album launch at The Espy? The new owners of the Espy have kept the Basement Bar in original, sticky carpet, condition, which is nice. We will belt through the tunes from With The Lot and showcase songs from our second album, which we are currently recording. Plenty of guest musicians will be involved, and unlike most bands, we have allowed for up to two bass solos. Our bass player is no shrinking violet. Tell us of five songs which have shaped your sound? ‘Honky Tonk Heroes’ by Waylon Jennings, ‘Rocks Off’ by The Rolling Stones, ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ by Kris Kristofferson, ‘Berlin Chair’ by You Am I and ‘Think it Over’ by Steve Earle.
Catch BALKO at The Old Bar on Friday August 23 from 5pm, free entry. Their EP DED is out soon, stay in the loop via BALKO’s socials and bandcamp.
Catch Honk at The Espy on Friday September 6 from 8pm, free entry. With The Lot is due for release soon, keep your eyes on Honk’s socials for details.
Fleeting Persuasion
Mylk
When did you first start making music and what led you there? My father was an Elvis impersonator and my mother a piano teacher, so that led me down the path. When I was about 17, I bought my first Zoom four-track. I would record songs in the bathroom at home, burn the songs to CD and have little launch parties in the lounge room. Tell us about your new single, ‘Task Ahead’. What is the story behind it? What inspired it? It was the first song written for the upcoming record. I initially wrote and recorded it on my phone in a Thornbury house just before moving to another area. I love that demo, there’s a certain mood captured of leaving one place for another. You’ve also got a new album coming out, Forever Caught. What can we expect from it? Lots of layered and textured guitars. It’s pretty relentless and loud from start to finish with a few tender moments here and there. My friend Ross Harvey again added some nice sounds and even synth on a song called ‘Written Out’. There are also four songs that have some lovely backing vocals from Danielle Loughnan who has an amazing voice. What’s in store for your upcoming album launch at the Labour In Vain in September? We’ll play the whole record in full, probably just as a one off. If all goes well, we may even have a small run of vinyl and CDs. And it’s free entry. Catch Fleeting Persuasion at Labour In Vain on Saturday September 7 from 8pm, free entry. Forever Caught is due for release early next month, keep your eyes on Fleeting Persuasion’s socials for details.
When did you first start making music and what led you there? We first started making music very suddenly, when Nathaniel (our lead singer) was asked to do a solo gig and quickly rounded up the rest of Mylk so that he didn’t have to play by himself. One rehearsal later and Mylk was a band. Tell us about your new single, ‘Not My Fault’. What is the story behind it? What inspired it? The main inspiration for the song was the chorus melody that was hummed in Nathaniel’s head at about 2am one morning. After that, he just had to write a song around that melody and after about 40 minutes with the rest of the band, ‘Not My Fault’ was born. How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? Our sound is gritty, groovy alternative rock with a focus on melody and storytelling. We like to think we were influenced by Pixies and Kings of Leon’s earlier stuff. We came to this sound purely through writing as much music as we could, and eventually began writing more and more songs that sounded similar sonically. What can we expect from your upcoming single launch at the Grace Darling Hotel? We really take pride in our live performances. Mylk gigs tend to be a great time, at least for us, with a fun and safe environment for all encouraged. We make sure that our recorded music is exactly the same as our live performances, in terms of sound, and that the shows give everyone a memorable experience and an excuse to shake yo booty. Mylk launch ‘Not My Fault’ at the Grace Darling Hotel on Friday August 23. Ticks are $8 on the door.
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Melbourne certainly isn’t lacking in spots to enjoy the sunshine – when it decides to make an appearance – and it’s always that much sweeter when you can enjoy a beer and great feed while soaking up some Vitamin D. Fortunately for us, The Post Office Hotel has found the perfect blend of Modern Australian taste and classic pub feeds, while sporting an impressive beer garden out the back – which is totally dog friendly. If you’re worried you might be visiting too often, fear not, their rotating weekly specials will have something new for you to try every visit. On tap, there’s a focus on craft beer while they’ve also got a killer wine list which spotlights the very best independent winemakers and producers. A good pub feed is only as good as its soundtrack, so punters can look forward to live music in the front bar Thursday to Sunday every week. This week, beloved brass band Brooklyn ’86 headline the Friday slot, with no wavers Andre Agony set for Saturday and surfrockers Perfect Whip topping Sunday’s proceedings. If it’s a boogie and a beer you’re after, The Post Office likes to shake things up with DJs playing ‘til late on Saturday nights. Whether you’re looking for a new local or hoping to delve outside the suburb you call home, make sure to add The Post Office Hotel to your list. To keep up to date with their menu and the gigs they’ve got going down, head to the venue website. If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new kid on the block at the Queen Victoria Market. String Bean Alley is Melbourne’s newest laneway, lined by bespoke shipping containers each housing stores. There are 26 shops along the alley, 14 old favourites and 12 stores new to the Queen Vic Market. It’s a truly Melbourne experience, and we’ve got six of the most Melbourne activities you can do there. Buy some vintage denim Miss Brown Vintage has some of the finest, well-kept vintage clothes – and they don’t smell like mothballs. A market leader for sustainable vintage fashion, the owner Madeleine Thomson travels the world to source unique pieces from the ‘50s to the ‘90s, as well as creating inspired pieces from authentic vintage fabrics. The majority of their vintage goods at the moment are Levi’s jeans, overalls, and denim jackets which have the original tags from San Francisco still sown on. Grab a coffee and a trolley What’s more Melbourne than a coffee? You’ve got a couple of options in the Alley: Market Espresso and Little League, both offering quality coffee. Market Espresso grind you up their own bean, which they sell on site, and have trolley hire available for $5, so you can shop with your hands free. Get a fresh trim If you’re after an authentic barber experience, Amleto Mariani’s Another Man Barber & Shop will provide you with just that. For over 70 years and three generations, the Mariani family have been barbers in Italy, and now you can get the fine art of Italian style
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grooming and barbering inside a shipping container – very Melbourne. They also use and sell a range of locally made, certified organic grooming products including beard oil, beard balm, shaving cream, face wash, shampoo and after shave.
Smokey Tequila Cocktail RECIPE
Photography by Griffin Simm
Go on a blind date While there isn’t a dating service at String Bean Alley per se, you bibliophiles out there may find love at Mary Martin Bookshop. The indie bookshop with a 75-year history has a selection of books wrapped in brown paper with a small hand-written description of each novel – a bit like a Tinder bio. Go read a few bios and pick your date for the night at $20 a pop. It’s a safer gamble than Tinder, really. Peruse Melbourne made artisan products Three Melbourne artisans have joined forces to create the Melbourne Makers Pod. There’s a rotating lineup of unique products like handcrafted gold and silver jewellery, bath and body products, dream catchers and crochet critters – all locally designed and made. There’s also Mr.B Handicraftsman specialising in all things handmade, with an extensive range of handbags and purses. Indulge with a custom truffle (or two) If you fancy a chocolate treat, Melbourne Cocoa presents a truly Melbourne chocolate experience. You can customise your own truffles, enjoy a chocolate cupping session, or simply pick up a block of their locally made premium chocolate. Yum! Find String Bean Alley at Queen Victoria Market. For more information and opening hours, head to the Queen Victoria Market website.
If you’re looking for a clinical twist on your boring old cocktail, you’re in luck. Careful: some assembly required.
INGREDIENTS ––
METHOD Fill dripping bag with premixed and filtered juice mixer Fill a shot glass with preferred tequila or Japanese yuzu Infuse tequila or Japanese yuzu with flavour by filling the rock glass with smoke from the smoking gun and place this over the shot glass of tequila/ Japanese yuzu Before serving, set up the IV pole Connect the dripping bag and dripping tube (include the information card) Fill the highball glass with ice Gently remove the rock glass to reveal the shot of tequila/Japanese yuzu You can also try this smoked-tequila cocktail at Grand Lafayette at 9 Clifton St, Prahran.
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30mL of selected tequila (standard serve) or selected Japanese Yuzu 30ml (nonalcoholic), served in a mini measuring or shot glass separately Premixed and filtered: 60ml of strawberry juice 60ml of apple juice 30ml of fresh lime juice 15ml of blueberry juice 15ml of blackcurrant juice
EQUIPMENT –– –– –– –– ––
IV pole and dripping set Smoking gun Rock glass Shot glass Highball glass
FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
Father’s Day Special Lore Perfumery
Dutch Vinyl
Tell us a bit about the Lore Perfumery story. When did things first kick off and what was the inspiration behind the company? The store itself has been here for over 26 years, previously named Kleins Perfumery. Jessica, Teagan and I took over the store in 2017 and Lore was born. We love all things fragrance and want to continue the legacy the store has always had. It’s the eclecticism of your range that really stands out. How does Lore Perfumery separate itself from other perfumeries or retailers? We are Australia’s premier perfumery. With a curated collection of over 500 fragrances and a focus on niche brands, we have something for everyone. Customers come to Lore to find something unique and special. The vibe instore is warm and friendly; we love telling stories through fragrance and finding customers their new signature scent. What’s the ultimate Father’s Day purchase at Lore Perfumery? This year, gift dad the fragrance with a history: Eight & Bob the Original – JFK’s fragrance. We just love how elegant this scent is – fresh and light with hints of sweetness and woods. This is the ultimate gentleman’s fragrance. Have you got anything else special in store for the big day? After breaky with dad, bring him in for his very own fragrance consultation. It is a complimentary service we provide and is what we are known for. We will go through his likes and dislikes, tell stories, have a bit of fun and find him his new signature scent. On your website, you mention that Lore has big plans for the future. So, what’s next? The future is very exciting for us at Lore. Many wheels are in motion, but for the near future keep your eyes peeled for a perfume subscription box… Maybe. Find Lore Perfumery at 313 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy or loreperfumery.com.au.
Mukka
When Tam Patton and Netherlands expat Mark Reuten devised Dutch Vinyl, they wanted to bring a consummate edge to vinyl collection. With a professional record cleaner in store and vinyl sources that stretch across Europe, there are no shortcuts here – it’s all quality. Every year, Patton and Reuten travel to Holland to source Dutch and European pressings that are known for their superior quality. Some crate-digging later and the two are back with an eclectic and diverse selection that would stump even the most music wise. With a slate of second-hand records spanning everything from Aerosmith to Aleke Kanonu to Brian Eno having just arrived, there’s something for everyone in the lead-up to Father’s Day. Has Dad been hunting that rare ZZ Top record? Or maybe he’s just eager to add to that Yes collection of his. Whatever the poison, Dutch Vinyl has you sorted. If you haven’t got a wish list or are a bit behind the times on old and new vinyl arrivals, don’t stress, the guys at Dutch Vinyl are just as good at cultivating ideas as they are at consolidating them. On top of their deep diving second-hand collection, Dutch Vinyl also pride themselves on their new releases, with which there are plenty. The Saboteurs, Maribou State and Flying Lotus are just a few of the more contemporary names with representation at DV. In a bit of a hurry for Sunday September 1? An online purchase can fix that. Yes, that’s right – Dutch Vinyl have shifted things online to make it easier on you. There’s plenty sold out but plenty still available, so dive in. Dutch Vinyl is located at 269 Johnston Street, Abbotsford. Make vinyl purchases and find out more about DV online at dutchvinyl.com.au.
BandAnna Photography
What started as a passion project to bring authentic, genuine Indian cuisine to one of the most famous streets in Melbourne has become a true culinary experience and stands as a great choice for your celebrations this Father’s Day. BY ANNA ROSE
With respectable curries and cocktails, Mukka is a fixture in Brunswick Street started by Prateek Dhawan and his brother Aditya, who came here as students to study hospitality. Not satisfied with the range of cheap takeaway venues offering Indian cuisine, the Dhawan brothers saw a gap in the market. “We felt like Indian restaurants were lagging behind,” says Dhawan. “We didn’t see restaurants of quality, cheap takeaway joints only, but though we’ve seen an evolution of restaurants happen, just not in Indian restaurants. “We started doing night markets before we found the location we’re currently at in Brunswick Street. We didn’t anticipate being in such an iconic location – we loved the idea of being there.” The fact that getting Mukka up and running was a family collaboration, with relatives and friends coming together to give
the restaurant the first big lift, that personal, homely touch adds to the enjoyment and the aesthetic of the restaurant. “It actually shows as soon as you walk in, there’s a homely feel, and you know there’s going to be good food. “It’s all made in house, made by a family. All the recipes are my mum’s, so obviously that differentiates us to other restaurants on the street. I feel like just doing things ourselves – my dad painting, decorating the tables and walls and that – adds to the character of the restaurant and it’s shown in the food as well.” The menu is sensational. From curry pots to tandoori street grills and lassi to street eats, there are some rare commodities to be experienced that you wouldn’t get in your typical takeaway. The whole package, the décor, the family environment and, of course, the food is a representation of what Dhawan and his family
experienced on special occasions in New Delhi, making the restaurant the perfect place for your own celebrations. “Cities usually end up being a melting pot of lots of different food – New Delhi is one, a city of diversity. “Each state has its own specialties and ways of preparing food, but Delhi being a capital city, it has all the different elements of those states. “If there was any special occasion, like Father’s Day, any time we would celebrate something we would go out to eat. Goat curries, melt-off-the-bone meat dishes, that’s what we’ve tried to recreate.” Dhawan makes it sound like going to Mukka isn’t just fulfilling a need, but to have a true culinary experience. Laughing, he says, “That’s what we’ve tried to do in Mukka. We’ve tried to bring all the different types of food we had in New Delhi on special occasions and
put it in a bundle and presented it in Mukka. “The biryani, the goat curry, the south Indian influence is in the dosa and banana leaf fish fries, and another combination of IndoChinese recipes representing the massive Chinese community in Kolkata.” Get ready for your palette to start dancing, because this Father’s Day Mukka will have some very special drinks on offer to complement their fantastic meals. “King Fisher is an iconic beer for every father in India,” says Dhawan. “We’ll have twofor-one beers. For fathers that love whiskey, we have two-for-one on a whiskey cocktail, a whiskey sour, using a very popular single malt Indian whiskey called Amrut. “It’s a great whiskey for whiskey sour, but if you want it on the rocks, we can do that too!” Check out Mukka this Father’s Day at 365 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Find the menu, opening hours and more at mukka.com.au.
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REVIEWS
In the Pit
The Bamboos, photo by David Harris
Boy & Bear, photo by David Harris
The Bamboos MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE – THURSDAY AUGUST 15 The Bamboos are loosely defined as a funk band, but there’s always been a kind of formality to the Melbourne collective. They’re out and out enthusiasts, musically accomplished and not wedged in by bravado. Their music facilitates dance floor action, but it’s never been content in doing that alone. Lance Ferguson writes all of the band’s songs, but rarely takes a central role. Bamboos songs are often rooted in the lusty interplay of the rhythm section and a bit of brass pyrotechnics. Then there’s the sky shattering lead vocals of Kylie Auldist and a range of regular guests. So, while Ferguson is the visionary, his role is akin to that of coordinator. The purpose of this prologue is to say that a Bamboos concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre with a string octet and a selection of venerable guest vocalists was not a difficult concept to get your head around, even if it was a novelty. Ferguson was the onstage MC and maintained a watchful eye throughout. However, long time trumpeter Ross Irwin was elevated to the role of conductor for this event. Irwin oversaw the string arrangements that populate the band’s new orchestral retrospective album, By Special Arrangement. Next year marks 20 years since the band’s formation and, as Ferguson put it, this project is the beginning of the anniversary celebrations. The energy in the building was one of familial affection. The audience demography tilted towards the age of the original band members. You could imagine a lot of folks present were staples of the late ‘90s Fitzroy party scene. This was a time for seated absorption, however, and everyone was happy to oblige. Kylie Auldist has been a Bamboos regular since 2007’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Stop’. “This is the
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most grown up gig I’ve ever done,” she said after the conga-driven ‘Keep Me In Mind’. “So I’m a bit nervous.” You’d never have picked it. Any doubt about Auldist’s pre-eminence as a soul vocalist was comprehensively erased. Against the more leisurely tempos and softened arrangements, her voice modulated with unbelievable potency. The first special guest was Megan Washington who reprised her role on ‘90s-tinged pop song ‘Eliza’ and a cover of James Blake’s ‘The Wilhelm Scream’. She seemed stoked to have had a ten-year working relationship with The Bamboos and is a difficult figure not to like. Urthboy is the same, one of the loveliest men in Australian music, and while ‘Broken’ – from the Boos’ Night Time People record – isn’t one of their strongest, it was a feel-good way to cap off the first set. After the interval, sitar player Kumar Shome joined for an extended version of ‘Up On The Hill’ from the 4 album and boy was it a majestic expedition. Then Tim Rogers arrived looking immaculate in a suit two or three sizes too big. “With the Bamboos, you just can’t lose,” he intoned before they launched into a reworked ‘I Got Burned’. The synergy was instantly magnetic and you can understand why they were compelled to make a whole album together in 2015. Auldist returned to duet with Rogers on a cut from that record, ‘Did I Wake You?’, but not before Rogers let us know that no one can out-drink The Bamboos. Some drinks were definitely in order following the unblemished execution of The Bamboos’ first proper concert. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Boy & Bear THE FORUM – FRIDAY AUGUST 16 It’s been a while since Boy & Bear were on stage. Four years, to be precise. But if this show is any indicator, they are back, and their audience is exactly where they left them: on the edge of their seats. Frontman Dave Hosking seemed refreshed by the break from music, with a clear, strong vocal performance. You wouldn’t have guessed that his last four years have been plagued by chronic illness, misdiagnosis and debilitating pain. During opening track ‘Old Town Blues’, his relaxed body language was striking, languid and low energy. For some other frontmen to behave this way, it could come across as apathy, but he was unmistakably present, the furthest thing from bored. Late in the show, ‘Feeding Line’ was met with a palpable excitement. It seems the crowd had first heard this track in 2011 and fallen in love with the band. Though there was a mix of old and new material, it was tracks from Moonfire and Harlequin Dream that created the most memorable moments in the evening. ‘Three Headed Woman’ was one of the most notable performances of the night, with the harmonies soaring to new heights and the slow, deliberate pace of the music creating an interesting soundscape. ‘Rabbit Song’ showed the band at their best, all deep bass, monotonous drums and slick harmonies. The repetitive bass was a solid foundation for soaring harmonies; the whole shebang sounding far larger than the five-piece. Phones were whipped out across The Forum for Instastories as the first notes of ‘Milk & Sticks’ played. Disregard the beats per minute, how many drops, and how dope the drops are – in the modern age, the Instastory
influx is as strong an indicator of a ‘banger’ as there can be. Hosking does have a uniquely beautiful voice. It’s smooth and sweet, like honey drizzled over the, at times, staccato feel of the rest of the band’s arrangements. However, despite the undeniable beauty of Boy & Bear, their songs do have a tendency to bleed into one another. For someone not so well acquainted with the band, the evening would have felt a little less special, with a few standout moments rather than a whole standout evening. The between song banter isn’t the most captivating, perhaps they’re rusty after so long off the road. But if this is them rusted up, then those that await their shows across Australia and Europe into 2020 are in for a treat. Because even at their most tin man state, they are a truly lovely band. And this was never more evident than their beautiful cover of Crowded House’s ‘Fall At Your Feet’, originally recorded for the 2010 Finn brothers’ tribute album He Will Have His Way. Pulled out for the encore – their first in a decade, the band had a self-imposed ban on the show ending tradition – the song resonated across The Forum with the kind of gut wrenching beauty that makes the rest of the world fall away. Highlight: ‘Fall At Your Feet’. Lowlight: A distinct lack of an ‘Old Town Road’ cover. As if you wouldn’t. Crowd favourite: ‘Feeding Line’ could not be beat. BY CLAIRE MORLEY
REVIEWS
WAAX THE CORNER – SATURDAY AUGUST 17 You know you are in for a good show when the opening band plays to a near-full room. Wollongong’s Cry Club were privy to such an occurrence as part of WAAX’s sold out ‘I Am’ Australian tour. The opener seamlessly brought together post-punk energy with pop hooks that had touches of the ‘80s strewn throughout. It’s the perfect music for sad dancing and a great way to amp up an eager crowd, not to mention their excellent megaphone use. Next up, WAAX’s hometown buddies Sweater Curse soothed the crowd with distortion and the haunting melodies of lead singer Monica Sottile. This band feels like a ‘90s throwback that pulls guitar influence from American football. You could almost be forgiven for thinking you were at a Sweater Curse headline show based on the crowd size and reaction, along with how well they handled themselves on stage. WAAX are known for their frenetic live presence, and lead singer Marie DeVita was in fine form throughout the entire set, commanding the stage and clearly enjoying the sold-out milestone. Kicking off with the new single ‘FU’, it was clear that the support bands had either done their jobs really well or people just really love WAAX. The crowd was with DeVita for every word as the group moved into ‘This Everything’, a song that shows off the power and range of the singer’s vocal abilities. With a new record due out a week after the tour finishes, there was plenty of material to choose from. The band took the opportunity
to preview a few new tracks, including the thumping ‘No Apology’ and the slightly slower and more melodic ‘History’. While the energy of the crowd understandably dipped a little during the lesser-known numbers, the band’s performance didn’t waiver in the slightest, clearly proud of their latest offerings. The main set ended with a massive singalong for ‘I Am’, the title track of the tour, before the band reappeared for an encore with the hit ‘Labrador’ which was given a boost from Camp Cope’s Georgia Maq. The high-energy affair seemed to go very quickly, with a few former WAAX staples left out, though with a swag of new material ready to be shown, it’s understandable that the group is eager to show crowds what’s up ahead. Based on the first of their two sold-out Melbourne appearances, WAAX are only getting better. Highlight: The new, as yet unheard music. Lowlight: It could have been a little longer. Crowd favourite: The closing ‘Labrador’ with Georgia Maq. BY LUKE CARLINO
WAAX, photo by Josh Braybrook
presented by BEAT Magazine
Closing Party
feat. Huntly / Bad Bangs / Purr Usual
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saturday august 31 / 3pm / THE ESPY / Gershwin Room
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NEW MUSIC
Albums & Singles BEST NEW ALBUM
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CITY CALM DOWN
Television
Melbourne four-piece City Calm Down still feel relatively new to the Australian music landscape. They released their acclaimed debut In A Restless House just before 2015 was out, following up with Echoes In Blue last year. However, they’ve been a band for 11 years, and singer Jack Bourke said “it felt like it was time to shake things up and really get out of our comfort zone.” Based on their first two albums, they didn’t really need to – what they had done so far was working. It’s what’s had them all over triple j and other alternative stations, playing big festivals and packing out headline shows. That said, after giving this album around 15 complete listens, makes their previous two fantastic albums feel pedestrian, because it is just brilliant. Television is stripped back and offers a more traditional style of indie rock. It allows for more guitar hooks, thumping drums to tap your toes to and Bourke’s vocals shine in a way they haven’t before. The title track is an absolute earworm, while ‘Visions of Graceland’ is a nostalgic affair that echoes with longing. ‘Stuck (On The Eastern)’ is a relentless tune whether you’re actually caught in traffic on the famous urban freeway or not. ‘Lucy Bradley’ reels back the years, recounting school days in a song that feels strangely both optimistic and heartbreaking at the same time. Television’s main criticism is that it’s just ten songs and 35 minutes long. Multiple listens are not only encouraged but required, despite it being a hit on the first spin. Label: I OH YOU BY ALEXANDER CROWDEN
SINGLES – WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY
SUI ZHEN
FIONN REGAN
BAT FOR LASHES
DONNY BENÉT
Matsudo City Life
Riverside Heights
The Hunger
Second Dinner
Living in the same city as a songwriter gives you no claim over their work, but when new music surfaces from someone like Sui Zhen, you can’t help but feel proud to share a city in common. That said, Zhen’s latest single has more to do with another city: Matsudo in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture. Over a disco throb akin to Robyn, Zhen speaks affectionately of being somewhere no one knows your name. Like most of her work, it comes awfully close to pop music without sacrificing its personality.
About halfway through Fionn Regan’s new album Cala, the Irish songwriter unleashes some of the darkest, most abstract writing of his career. It’s easily his most satisfying work. It’s as though Regan is lowering himself into one of the bodies of water that occupy his attention throughout the record. In that context, ‘Riverside Heights’ is a gentle paddle on a clear night. It’s an acoustic strummer decorated with rich imagery; “The sand dune and the stars, the moon is a tambourine.”
Including food references within pop songs tends to bring down the sexiness quotient. Donny Benét’s attractive and approachable disco has defined itself via a refreshing amount of self-awareness – there’s no deception, just hot love – but can that quality withstand Benét declaring his passion for double dinners? “I could touch my toes once, could make love all night,” he sings in the second verse. “But these days it’s eating that gives me all my delight.” It’s hard to imagine anyone taking issue.
Label: Dot Dash
Label: Abbey Records
Natasha Khan’s work has always harkened back to the post-punk era while putting forward a celestial, new age quality. On a practical level, this is reflected in Khan’s fondness for merging electronic programming with organic textures and earnestly expressed vocals. It’s all contained within ‘The Hunger’, but there’s a contemporary sheen to the production that lends itself to commercial airplay. Khan’s radiant spirit is the song’s nucleus, however. She’s not trying to be a cool kid, which is precisely what sustains the vitality of her work.
Label: Dot Dash Label: AWAL Recordings
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BON IVER
i,i
While holistically a folk record, it would be remiss to acknowledge the elements of electronica, jazz, soul and blues that delicately touch all the tracks of i,i in seemingly intrinsic ways. Justin Vernon starts i,i with a crudely recorded studio session labelled ‘Yi’ blending slowly into the first song ‘iMi’. This does well to place you beside him as he tells his stories in a way only Bon Iver can. Though a proven lyricist, Vernon doesn’t shy from burying his vocals in the mix on occasion, allowing the instruments to tell the story. This, alongside the unorthodox track names and song structures of this project, should polarize i,i from mainstream listeners, but the sheer beauty of the record pushes you to listen until the end. ‘Faith’ is a sonic story arc, told through poignant lyricism, “The wonderful things I’ve learned to waste”. As the song builds, you are brought from a tepid, atmospheric instrumental to an intense middle section and then guided by a harmonic choir escorting you to a sombre end. ‘iMi’ seamlessly explores electronica, jazz and folk underneath Bon Iver’s signature harmonies, telling the story of misplaced emotion and doomed love; “Ooh, mine was a lover of a wrong kind”. Closer ‘RABi’ is a blues tune, spoken mostly through a guitar and subtle touches of atmospheric production, finishing i,i with the prophetic “But if you wait, it won’t be undone”. This is a pure expression of emotion packaged into a meticulously written and produced body of music. Label: Jagjaguwar BY SCOTT HUDSON
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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
Infest The Rats’ Nest Infest The Rats’ Nest is a brash, no filler thrash metal album – a stark contrast from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s previous album released just months ago. There are two narratives on the album. The opening track ‘Planet B’ criticizes humanity’s negligence. To escape our dying rock, the wealthy and powerful colonize our neighbouring planet on ‘Mars For The Rich’. Back on Earth, humans become savages on ‘Organ Farmer’, and the poor finally wipe themselves out with ‘Superbug’. The second narrative begins with ‘Venusian 1’, A group of rebels leave Earth in search of Venus. They glide around the planet’s orbit on ‘Perihelion’ and finally begin their new life on the second Venusian themed track. ‘Self-Immolate’ is the B-side’s gruesome climax, one that conjures images of people bathing in flames. The final track ‘Hell’ sends our protagonists down to Satan’s realm. Of the band’s seven core members, only three contribute to most of what is heard on Infest The Rats’ Nest, (Mackenzie on vocals, guitar, and bass, Joey Walker on guitar and bass, and Michael Cavanagh on drums) – a first for the group. Some of the collaborative magic is lost on this album because of this; however, Rats’ Nest is plenty loud and bricked out. Overall, this album finds King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard comfortably adding a new genre to their arsenal. In past releases, they’ve merely teased audiences of their heavy metal prowess. Here, they put it on full display.
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SLEATER-KINNEY
The Center Won’t Hold
Sleater-Kinney have always worn their politics on their sleeves, though never in their 25 years have they delivered something quite as introspective as The Center Won’t Hold. There is a sense of desperation, defeat even – each word is a punch in the gut that leaves you wincing – but that’s not to say they’ve given up. There is a fury beneath the hurt, a fire fuelled by the fear. “Everyone I know is tired/And everyone I know is wired/To machines, it’s obscene/I just scream ‘til it don’t/Hurt no more” muses ‘Can I Go On’ while ‘The Future Is Here’ further explores the point of our digital obsession. Amidst the search for meaning, SleaterKinney also direct their seething glare towards US politics. Closer ‘Broken’, a stripped-back piano ballad, dives into the Brett Kavanaugh scandal and #MeToo movement with piercing poignancy: “She, she, she stood up for us, she testified/Me, me too/My body cried out when she spoke those lines”. Between the droning synth and clanking percussion of the title track to the abrasive, crackling feedback of ‘Bad Dance’, the influence of St Vincent as producer is blatant. Though The Center Won’t Hold certainly doesn’t abandon Sleater-Kinney’s punk roots. Like the world it describes, The Center Won’t Hold is confronting, restless and confused. Yet, even in its most vulnerable moments, there is an undeniable strength. There’s hope yet, at least if Sleater-Kinney have anything to do with it.
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SLIPKNOT
We Are Not Your Kind
In the belly of the beast that is Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind has been awaiting its chance to be unleashed. “I didn’t come this far to sink so low” is a proclamation made in the record’s first single ‘Unsainted’. It becomes apparent that this song is perfectly placed at the beginning of the album so that the band can get on with not sinking so low and, more so, rising above any indicator of being dragged down. We Are Not Your Kind is a clear shift from Slipknot’s previous album .5: The Gray Chapter, moving from modern heavy metal back to their groovy and brutal roots, with only mere sprinkles of their contemporary flavour. This is seen on a lot of tracks, such as ‘Birth Of The Cruel’, ‘Critical Darling’, ‘Solway Firth’ and ‘Orphan’, with the latter containing a whole six minutes of drumming bliss. The album is also rather surprising, with tracks such as ‘Spiders’ and ‘The Liar’s Funeral’ standouts for songwriting, instrumentation, and vocals. Feeling like a call back without being banal, in addition to standing as a fleshed-out group effort, We Are Not Your Kind is a solid brick in the Slipknot discography. Label: Roadrunner/Warner BY RHYS MCKENZIE
Label: Milk! Records / Remote Control Label: Flightless Records
BY KATE STREADER
BY JONATHAN REYNOSO
EDITOR’S PICK
CHANNEL TRES
Black Moses Channel Tres is the first international artist featured as Beat’s Editor’s Pick.
Up until this point, it’s been reserved for emerging local acts pushing the envelope of their capability – it’s as much about experimentation as it is about expression. But for this instalment, we’re taking a voyage across the Pacific. This rapidly rising Compton artist is more than a rapper, he’s an infuser of groove and a tastemaker of dance. The bedrock of hip hop is its production, but not often does the genre pave way for a post-midnight escapade like this. Channel Tres made himself known with the house party that was his eponymous debut EP in 2018. Black Moses consolidates that and then some. It’s contextually shrewd – Channel Tres is fighting a racial crusade that often has him up against the wall and, as ‘Sexy
Black Timberlake’ examines the objectification and sexualisation of a Black performer, there’s enlightenment in oft-unexplored discussion. The music of Tyler, The Creator benefits from the wunderkind’s multifarious music taste and Channel Tres’ Iggy Pop-inspired track ‘Raw Power’ spotlights an artist without the blinkers on. We might have Moodymann to thank for Channel Tres’ dance inquisition, but aren’t we so much better for artists willing to change lanes? Label: GODMODE BY TOM PARKER
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GIGS & EVENTS
Gig & Events Guide WEDNESDAY 21 AUG
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 5pm. FREE. MADISON LEEDS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. JUNE SKY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: LINDA MIZZI, JACK ROBINS, DAVE COSMA The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. SPENCER P JONES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONCERT FEAT: THE ESCAPE COMMITTEE, BLOWN CONES Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. THE WELCOME SWALLOW OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MUSICLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSAL MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $5. MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. COQ ROQ: UNPLUGGED Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. GHOST QUARTET BY DAVE MALLOY FEAT: ANTIPODES THEATRE COMPANY, DAVID BUTLER, MELISSA DAVID, PATRICK SCHNUR, WILLOW SIZER Gasworks Arts Park. VIC. 7.30pm. $30 - 42. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK TOM FRYER BAND, SULO, MICK POWER BAND Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. BUTTERFUNKED Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. LALAH HATHAWAY TRIBUTE SHOW FEAT: BELLE BANGARD Paris Cat Jazz
Linda Mizzi
Club. Melbourne. 8pm. THE TOSHI CLINCH OCTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35. LIVE JAZZ FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm. FREE. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. BLASTOFF AT THE TOFF The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 6pm. $10. STOIC RECORDS TAKEOVER FEAT: TEKWANI Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $25. GEOFF HUGHES TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. SOFIA REI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $33.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL VIP COLLARTS SENIOR SHOWCASE Bar Open. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. FLETCHER GULL, TRAMPOLINE DEATH MACHINE, AL MATCOTT Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. FREE. BUZZ & THE PICKUPS, GUS, AUTO LAPSE The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $7. ZUMA, JACUZZI, POLARIZE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $5. FOREIGN/NATIONAL, IV LEAGUE DJS, SUNFRUITS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.
THURSDAY 22 AUG
HIP HOP, R&B, POP EAMONN CONOR, THUG, SILT, JACKY X Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $5. THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. IT'S A RAP VOL. 8 FEAT: XENO, PETIT
BIZARRE, KYSO, KRYPTIC RENDELL, MC CULLY Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $10. LAUNDRY THURSDAYS FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 10pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE LOST BACKPACKERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. BB SABINA, NUMBAT, HANNAH POTTER Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. JAC BETH + ROGUE WAVS Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. TOM WALKER Max Watt's (Melbourne). 7pm. $79.90. AARON POLLOCK Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. CHALIAH, SHANA DAVENPORT, SOCIAL STREET, EDDY MOON Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 7pm. FREE. THE MAN IN BLACK - THE JOHNNY CASH STORY, TEX PERKINS Athenaeum Theatre. Melbourne. 8pm. $89.90. GEORGIA SMITH, THOMAS WALLIS, SANDY HSU Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $12. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE. GHOST QUARTET BY DAVE MALLOY FEAT: ANTIPODES THEATRE COMPANY, DAVID BUTLER, MELISSA DAVID, PATRICK SCHNUR, WILLOW SIZER Gasworks Arts Park. VIC. 7.30pm. $30 - 42.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK JAMES FRANKLIN & BAND Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. ADAM SIMMONS' ORIGAMI Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. "LITTLE FRIDAY" (THURSDAY) NIGHT FEAT: P JAMMERS, GROCER GREEN Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. NATHAN SLATER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25.
LILLIAN ALBAZI QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FEM BELLING PRESENTS THE JAZZLAB COLAB The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20. SOFIA REI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $33. GYPSY CARAVAN Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. NEON SOUL FEAT: BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE & HER 10 PIECE SOUL BAND FAD Gallery. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. ALLYSHA JOY, SETWUN Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 8pm. $12.23. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE MEAN TIMES, FLOGS, BOSS MELODY Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $10. TANKERVILLE, MONARCHUS Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. SEZARAC, UNCLE CHARLIE'S MUSIC ROOM, RAGING MOBY Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $5. THE STRUTS, J3 Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $71. MASS OF THE INFINITE, LOV3SICK, RINHO Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $10. DICK WILLOUGHBY & THE DIRTY STOP OUTS, SMASH BROS, THE VELVET COBRAS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. THE BAMBI KILLS, MATT DOLL, BYRON ST JOHN The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. BEDROCK WITH LEE HARDING, DJ MATTY J Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 9pm. STAGE FRIGHT FEAT: CLUB YORKE, ROSELLA Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. THE SUNKEN SEA The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $10. THE UNKNOWNS, JUNGLE CUFFS, THE QUARTERS, RATHEAD The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $10.
Bernadette Novembre, image by Darren Howard
Acoustica Showcase
Neon Soul
Tex Perkins
The Struts
THE LOMOND HOTEL
FAD GALLERY
ATHENAEUM THEATRE
THE CORNER HOTEL
Wednesday nights at the Lomond Hotel are the time to shine for homegrown singer-songwriters who are ready to bring their best to the stage, with an array of folk, country and rock combined. This week will have performances from Linda Mizzi, Jack Robins and Dave Cosma. Catch Lomond Acoustica on Wednesday August 21, entry is free.
There’s a unique blend of soul, blues and garage-rock that can only be found at FAD Gallery and Bernadette Novembre and her ten-piece band are holding the reins. It’s not every day you can see such an impressive collective fronted by such a skilled songwriter, so make your way to FAD Gallery on Thursday August 22 to ensure you don’t miss out. Entry is absolutely free.
It’s been a decade since Tex Perkins brought his award-winning tribute show Man In Black – The Songs & Story of Johnny Cash to stage, and to celebrate, Perkins is back for a series of anniversary shows. Perkins will be bringing the Man In Black to the Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday August 22, Friday August 23 and Saturday August 24. You can find more information and tickets on the Frontier Touring website.
British rockers The Struts are returning to Melbourne for a glam-rock celebration. After winning our hearts while supporting Greta Van Fleet’s tour earlier this year, the outfit are ready to take the stage themselves and flex a few of their chart-topping singles like ‘Body Talks’ and ‘Could Have Been Me’. The Struts will be at The Corner Hotel on Thursday August 22 and Friday August 23. Tickets via the venue website.
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HONEY BUCKET, OUTER BLUE SUITE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $10. SINCLAIRE, DRESS CODE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $13.25. RUBY JONES, DIRT HAND Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.
FRIDAY 23 AUG
GHOST QUARTET BY DAVE MALLOY FEAT: ANTIPODES THEATRE COMPANY, DAVID BUTLER, MELISSA DAVID, PATRICK SCHNUR, WILLOW SIZER Gasworks Arts Park. VIC. 7.30pm. $30 - 42. SHAUNA TONY AND CO FEAT: SHAUNA TONY AND CO Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. AC2ZZ MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. GYPSY ROAD The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. GRIS-GRIS GUMBO - THE DR JOHN SHOW, PIERRE BARONI, KIM SALMON Gem Bar. Collingwood. 7pm. NOVA, WORLD SICK, FOREVER RENTER Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $10. THE SUNDAY LEAGUE, DOGOOD The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8.30pm. FREE. ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER, BAD BANGS, JEALOUS CRAIG, SHIT BITCH DJS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. THE MERCY KILLS, BLACK DOG, CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. SLOMO, JAMES SEEDY Cactus Room. Thornbury. 8pm. $8. SINCE WE KISSED, ANALOGUE HOPE, HIGH FINANCE, DJ WELSHY The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10. ANDY + CRAIG (THE TREPIDS), SEB SZABO, BENJAMIN TRILLADO Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $10. WHISKEY RIVER Pirates Tavern. Williamstown. 9pm. METRIK The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.
SOCIAL DISCO FEAT: ROS LUX, BEC BARTLETT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $10. THE TONY GOULD TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8pm. HONEY, MOON DREAM Night Cat. Fitzroy. 10pm. $17.90. MYELE MANZANZA TRIO The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30. SOFIA REI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $33. TRIP BEATS FEAT: CHIBCHA, MOSES CARR, GIBBERISH, KUNDALINI PROJECT Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. GODTET, DOROTH, PROTO MORO Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $12.23. LA NUIT BLANCHE FRENCH QUINTET Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25. THE HANDLE BARS Lido Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $20 - 25.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. THE ADAM WALDRON TRIO The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. HARMANIAX The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. MIGHTIEST OF GUNS, KATE ALEXANDER & HANA BRENECKI The B.East. Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. BLUE STRATOS Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. DEAD PREACHERS, WHOOPIE CAT, THE DEADLIPS, WITH WHICH The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $13.30. THE MAN IN BLACK - THE JOHNNY CASH STORY, TEX PERKINS Athenaeum Theatre. Melbourne. 8pm. $89.90. THE EXCELLENT SMITHERS Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. GARETH LEACH + MICHAELA JENKE The Catfish. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. CHRIS AITKEN The Fyrefly. St Kilda. 7pm. $28.60. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101. Maribyrnong. 7pm. FREE. MAKE WAY FOR LOVE FEAT: MARLON WILLIAMS, THE IMPOSSIBLE ORCHESTRA Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. $59. ALDOUS HARDING Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 9.30pm. THELMA PLUM Theatre Royal Castlemaine. 8pm. $30. MARK GARDNER The Prince Patrick. 5.30pm. FREE.
OTHRSHIP, IV DANTE, SEB SZABO Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. $10. MERPIRE, GEORGIA KNIGHT, QUIVERS The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $13. COLD GROUND, BURN, COFFIN WOLF, AWAKE NOW Howler. Brunswick. 7pm. $15. SELFISH SONS + THE LONGBOYS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $12. THE STRUTS, J3 Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $71. THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY – A PINK FLOYD CELEBRATION, MICK PEALING, HUGH WILSON, NIKKI NICHOLLS, MICHAEL STANGEL Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $28. ROYALTY NOISE, FORSAKER, VATIC, DIAMOND CONSTRUCT Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $12.55. GALAXY, TRUE BELIEVER, CHAINGUN Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $15. CARLA GENEVE, PORPOISE SPIT, NAT VAZER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15. BALKO, SP TWIN Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. SHORT SHADOWS, THE KUJO KINGS, TINA GROWLS The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. MAMMA JAM Royal Hotel (Essendon). Essendon. 10pm. FREE. THE SCREAMING JETS + ROSE TATTOO Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $55. STATIC-X, WEDNESDAY 13, DOPE The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. KILLING HEIDI Chelsea Heights Hotel. Aspendale Gardens. 8pm. $44.90. WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE LIVE TRIBUTE, ABOVE THE FALLEN, LIE LOW Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $15. HE WHO SEEKS VENGEANCE, ATRIOX, REPLACEMENT BUSSES, QUAID, EIGHT COUNT Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 7pm. FREE. ROCKIN VOLTS MusicLand Fawkner
Othrship
The Lost Backpackers
The Refugees
Mylk
BAR 303
QUIET MAN IRISH PUB
RED BETTY
GRACE DARLING HOTEL
Othrship is set for lift-off with the launch of their new EP, and to celebrate they’re setting a course for Bar 303. They’ll be joined by local talent IV Dante and indie singersongwriter Seb Szabo for an interstellar gig that will have your head in the stars. Join them on Friday August 23 – entry will cost you $10, which isn’t too bad when you consider the costs of storming Area 51.
Irish duo The Lost Backpackers are bringing their blend of traditional Irish music, ballads, folk and modern hits with an Irish twist to the home of Irish music, Quiet Man Irish Pub. Did we mention they’re Irish? Friday August 23 is the day to get your jig on and a great way to start your weekend off. Entry is free, so you have no excuse.
If you combine some soul, funk and R&B then throw in a little rap, hip hop and Poly reggae, you’ll end up with The Refugees. Making their return to Red Betty, the band’s Polynesian roots shine through their eclectic sound. Supported by Boss Melody, this gig’s got soul and then some. Find yourself at Red Betty on Friday August 23, entry is $5 on the door.
Mylk is good for your bones, and great for your ears. Local indie-rockers Mylk will be celebrating the release of their new single ‘Not My Fault’ with a hell of a show at the Grace Darling Hotel. Tiosav Joy and Wilderglow will be opening proceedings before Mylk take the stage to produce their effervescent tracks. Mylk hit up the Grace Darling Hotel on Friday August 23, with tickets $8 on the door.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK MICHELLE NICOLLE QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $30. QUARTER STREET Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $12. BROOKLYN '86 Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 8.30pm. FREE. THE REFUGEES, BOSS MELODY Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. $5. KERRI SIMPSON & BOB SEDERGREEN Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. THE MAMAS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $30. TATE SHERIDAN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $25.
CLASSICAL MINIATURE MEETS MONUMENTAL FEAT: MARGARET LENG TAN Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $50.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL WHITE NIGHT FEAT: HA NA, KARATE BOOGALOO, DJ FRIDAY, EMELYNE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. WHITE NIGHT FEAT: DIIMPA, GERYON, JUNE JONES Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. REVOLUTION 08 Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. RESIST: AT NIGHT FEAT: JOEL FLETCHER, KATT NIALL, SAMMY LA MARCA, ELIZA BRAYSHAW, HABER Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $11.64 16.91. AUTO-MASH DJS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. SOCIAL DISCO FEAT: ROS LUX, BEC BARTLETT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $10. VILLAGE SOUNDS FEAT: SEKKLEMAN, DJ WASTEMAN Village Green. Mulgrave. 8pm. $10 - 15. CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB FEAT: PHATO A MANO, NAMN, MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
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VORTEK + VOORTREKKER, ARCANA, QONTENT, SISTYM Loop Project Space & Bar. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. HAYDEN JAMES, NAATIONS Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 8pm. $69.57. TRIP BEATS FEAT: CHIBCHA, MOSES CARR, GIBBERISH, KUNDALINI PROJECT Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. WILD LOVE X ANOMALI: IN TECHNOCOLOUR FEAT: MUSKA, SHINTARO MIN, CHANJO, TØMII, EBONY WILLIS, LEX, VINCE, DREW HOLLY 24 Moons. Northcote. 10pm. $11.64 - 16.91. SLOMO, JAMES SEEDY Cactus Room. Thornbury. 8pm. $8. TOKYO LOVE HOTEL FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, MATT STEVENSON, KAZUMA ONISHI, GENKI TANAKA, SHADYMAN New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $10 - 15. FRIDAYS FEAT: AYNA, FALO, HARLEY JAMES, CLIFTONIA, BEN & LIL, CITIZEN. COM The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. BEERS FOR QUEERS FEAT: CUPIDS CUT, DAZZA & KEIF, THEMME FATALE, CALLAN The Fox Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP PINKISH BLU Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. POPROCKS FEAT: DR PHIL The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. LAUNDRY FRIDAYS FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. AFTER HOURS FEAT: DJ SPELL Horse Bazaar. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. HEIGHTENED MODUS OPERANDI, MATTAKRIPT, HUNTER 505 Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10 - 20. MERPIRE The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $13. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.
SATURDAY 24 AUG
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/
FOLK, BLUES THE TIPPLERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. FREE. RAMBLE TOWN The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 5pm. $50. A FAMILY AFFAIR FEAT: THE CARTRIDGE FAMILY, THE STETSON FAMILY Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $23.77. JAYDEN MCGRATH, IVY TRIP Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. ACOUSTIQUE NIGHT FEAT: THE LOUNGE DETECTIVES, JACK DARIOL, MISHA BEAR BAND, JESSE POLAIN, MACKINLEY Pause Bar. Balaclava. 7pm. FREE. MISERABLE LITTLE BASTARDS Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 5pm. THE MAN IN BLACK - THE JOHNNY CASH STORY, TEX PERKINS Athenaeum Theatre. Melbourne. 8pm. $89.90. THELMA PLUM, WOODES, MIIESHA Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. THE SHADY RIVER STRAYS Royal Oak Hotel. Fitzroy North. 6pm. FREE. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 2.30pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL UNCLE RUDEY’S WINTER BALL Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $5. PEAK TWINS, DEEP RED, THE OPALS, SARAH MARY CHADWICK The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $10. THE ELVIS BIG BAND Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $40.87. THE ELVIS BIG BAND Howler. Brunswick. 3pm. $40.87. BATZ Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. HAWAII GUN CLUB, REIGNER, MONA BAY, DANITCHY Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10. STEADFAST, WAKE THE BLIND, OCEANS INSIDE, HARA KIRI, SOME HEARD TROUBLE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $15. SHIVA & THE HAZARDS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. REUBEN'S BIRTHDAY FEAT: EMILEE SOUTH, THEE CHA CHA CHAS, MOON CUP, ZIGZAG, THE HOT BLOOD, LOVEBONER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. $15.
MOUNT TROUT, OV PAIN Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3.30pm. FREE. MUNSTER & OFF THE HIP PRESENT: OFF THE HIP INSTORE FEAT: THE INTERCEPTORS, THE CASQUEDEROS, FRAUDBAND Off The Hip Records. VIC. 2pm. FREE. RICHIE1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST, IT THING, THE FUTILITIES Red Betty. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $10. REGULAR BOYS Royal Hotel (Mornington). Mornington. 8pm. FREE. ULTIMATE QUEEN CELEBRATION FEAT: MARK MARTEL Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 8pm. $80.48. DEAF HAVANA Max Watt's (Melbourne). 7.30pm. $48.55. THE DAMNED The Croxton. Thornbury. 7.30pm. $79.15. KISSTROYER, DELIRIUM Chelsea Heights Hotel. Aspendale Gardens. 8pm. $26.55. THE SCREAMING JETS + ROSE TATTOO Village Green. Mulgrave. 8pm. $55. COLD GROUND, EIGHT COUNT, AWAKE NOW, KAMIKAZE NIGHTS Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 7pm. $10. GYPSY - THE FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE, COUNTDOWN 80S MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $20. HELL NIGHTCLUB, DJ MONOCHROMATIC, IBALLA CHANTELLE, BEARDFACE DAMMIT, N8OR Loop Project Space & Bar. Melbourne. 10pm. $10. BORRACHERO, LAMASSU, SPLIT THE SUN, GREY MANTIS The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $10. OTHRSHIP, PSYCHIC SOCIAL CLUB, BAILEY JUDD The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 2pm. WOLFIE SINGS WITH DAVEY LANE, DJ JOEY ELBOWS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 7pm. THE BUOYS, BAREFOOT BOWLS CLUB, PTING Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $10. JURASSIC, FLOGS, THE GREAT EMU WAR Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. VIM, ANSWERS The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8.30pm. FREE. VANAPALOOZA 2019 FEAT: KESMAR, THE DMTEASERS, TIM AYRE'S SUPER KARAOKE BAND, CASSETTES FOR KIDS, STEADY GARDEN, PURPLE JESUS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. KOSMETIKA, TUG, TERRIBLE SIGNAL Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda.
8pm. FREE. EASY BROWNS, TAPDOG The Dart & Marlin. VIC. 6pm. $10. LED ZEPPELIN 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. PLUM GREEN, SECRET FLEETS, HAVE/ HOLD, PIGS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE The Catfish. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE ELVIS BIG BAND Howler. Brunswick. 3pm, 8pm. $40.87. HOODOO MAYHEM Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. LIVE N LOCAL OPENING PARTY 2019, LADY LASH, DANIEL ELLA, CHICKEN WISHBONE Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. FREE. ROYALTY NOISE, THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND, SO.CRATES Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $12.55. THE BOITE PRESENTS: MELBOURNE VEENA FESTIVAL Chandler Community Centre. VIC. 3.30pm. FREE. ANITA WARDELL Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. PANORAMA BRASIL, JACQUELINE GAWLER Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $27.50 - 32.50. THE BEATLES SWING FEAT: CRAIG MARTIN & HIS SWING BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm, 8.30pm. $35. THE MARK FITZGIBBON TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8pm. SANARATIO, GROOVE DIMENSION, INFAMOUS MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $20. RICO ALMA The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30. SOFIA REI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $33. INTO GROOVE Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 9pm. FREE. THE PIERRE JAQUINOT TRIO, ANNEMARIE SHARRY Lido Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $20 - 25. KHÔNG NÓI QUARTET + PROVIDENCE Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. $10.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
Colour Castle
Wither
The Infernos
Hot August Nights
NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
THE DRUNKEN POET
TEMPERANCE HOTEL
Following the success of their last EP Rot and I, Wither are back with a vengeance with their new single ‘Use Me’. This new track adds entirely new layers to the concept of heavy music, so make sure you wear sensible shoes. Joined by Diamond Construct, Forsaker and Vatic, you can get amongst it on Friday August 23. Grab your tickets through Eventbrite for $13.
Send yourself back to the rockabilly era with power trio The Infernos at The Drunken Poet. Creating their own genre – called ‘pommiebilly’ – is no easy feat, but it’s certainly in the right hands. With songs of their own plus a range of ‘50s and ‘80s covers, this gig certainly won’t be short on excellent tunes. Get yourself in the groove on Saturday August 24. Free entry means you’ll have coin to spare for a few drinks.
Time sure flies when you’re having fun, and we can’t believe August is nearing an end. This also means Temperance Hotel’s Hot August Nights series is soon to be over (this is the second last event, so you haven’t missed out). Colour Castle will be fronting this session, which means it’s going to heat up quickly. Going down on Saturday August 24, there’s no cover charge so you won’t be breaking your budget.
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Richie1250 & The Brides of Christ RED BETTY Richie1250 & The Brides of Christ have made their grand return and they’re ready to show you a great time at Red Betty. Joined by It Thing and The Futilities, this one goes out to all the punk rockers young and old. The mischief kicks off at Red Betty on Saturday August 24 from 7.30pm with tickets $10 on the door.
GIGS & EVENTS
SOOTHSAYER X WHITE NIGHT FEAT: POST PERCY, PAUL GORRIE, WHISKEY HOUSTON, PJENNÉ, MILLU, NICE Section 8. Melbourne. 5.30pm. FREE. WHITE NIGHT 2019 FEAT: 3K, MIIESHA, YKM, TOPBOYZ, PANIA, MIKE WANG, ZK KING, JYE, ELYSIA GOMEZ, VALVE SOUNDS DJS Globe Alley. Melbourne. 7.30pm. FREE. PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co.. Prahran. 8pm. FREE. CLAPS, COFI The Penny Black. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. PRINCE. FEAT: AIRWOLF, BEC GRENFELL, SPACEY SPACE Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $23.50. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: ETWAS, CHRISS MATTÒ, ANDREA GUADALUPI, LEIGH BOY, HANDSDOWN New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. GOODY'S AT WOODY'S FEAT: SEKKLEMAN, DJ WASTEMAN Woody's Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. WILDLIFE FEAT: DJ JNETT The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. STEEL CITY DANCE DISCS FEAT: LOODS, SKIN ON SKIN, S.C.D.D. HAZMAT TEAM, REV LON Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. LOUISE TERRA, SISSYSOCKS, PLAZZA Horse Bazaar. Melbourne. 8pm. $7. HAYDEN JAMES, NAATIONS Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 8pm. SACK THE DJ'S MIDLIFE CRISIS FEAT: PAKMAN, SACK THE DJ, FRAX EX, DJ RYNO, DJ SKRL, THORN, THE HAIRY LETTER 24 Moons. Northcote. 9pm. $11.99 - 18. DJ HOTWHEELS The Fox Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. POINT BLANK: THE BIG BANG FEAT: DJ AIRHORN MAMI, DJ PGZ, GIGI, HOUSE OF DÉVINE, INDICIA, KODA, MATKA, MINORFAUNA, MISS BLANKS Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 9pm. $22.43. BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. SATURDAYS FEAT: KISTA, BETH GRACE, DEMIZE The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP NO FUTURE Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $10. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.
LAUNDRY SATURDAYS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. MAYA ROSE, STRAWBERRYJAMZ Handle Bar. VIC. 8pm. FREE.
SUNDAY 25 AUG
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK CASINO CARPETS, DANDECAT, RACEWALKER Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. FREE. ASTROVILLIAN, EMMA VOLLARD, HOME PLANET Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. $10. JADIDA Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6pm. FREE. SEXTET MANIFESTO, NIKODOMOS, KONG KORD Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. FREE. SUNDAY JAZZ SESSION FEAT: XIN TRIO Red Betty. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. JOHANNES LUEBBERS DECTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $25. FROM THE TOP – VIC VOCAL ACADEMY Chapel Off Chapel. Prahran. 2.30pm. $25. CHAMELEON + PATRICK RYAN TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 6.30pm. $5. SOFIA REI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $33. AUSECUMA BEATS Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE. ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO + THE NECKS Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 4pm. $59 - 79. AASS Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $10 - 20. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE GOB-IRON STRING BAND The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. THE PHEASANTRY The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. AUGIE MARCH, GRAND SALVO Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $48.90. SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Royal Hotel Mornington. 3pm. FREE.
HOCKINGS BLUES MACHINE The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 4pm. FREE. STEPHEN GRADY Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 3.30pm. FREE. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 7pm. FREE. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. THE DETONATORS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 7pm. ALDOUS HARDING Arts Centre Melbourne. 7.30pm. COLLARD GREENS AND GRAVY Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm. FREE. KANE VINCENT Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 5pm. FREE. HANNAH SCHMIDLI & THE SOMEONES FEAT: HANNAH SCHMIDLI, SADIE MUSTOE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. COUNTRY AT CUSTOMS FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, DELLA HARRIS, EMILY HATTON, JAKE SINCLAIR, LUKE AUSTEN Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL PIANO BATTLE LIVE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $59. DANIEL LE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 5pm. $59.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL ONE PUF, RICK HOWE, ZEED, NAM, COLDPAST, BIMMA Section 8. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. DAY SPA FEAT: WILLIAM KISS Pawn & Co.. Prahran. 7am. $15 - 20. SUNDAY SCHOOL FEAT: CASSETTES FOR KIDS, BIGMAC, RICKY NORD, PALACE TRAX, BRICKSON Brown Alley. Melbourne. 3pm. $11.64.
BOB 'BONGO' STARKIE & HIS SKYHOOKS SHOW Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 2.30pm. $27. GRAVEYARD, DEVIL ELECTRIC Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $54.90. HUGO RACE FATALISTS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 5.30pm. $25. ASTRO ELEVATOR, BLEEDING FLARES, SHAPES LIKE RAPIDS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. UNDAMAGED, DEVILMONKEY Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. THE WANDERER, JACK KONG, CULTE Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. PERFECT WHIP, FOREVER RENTER Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 4pm. FREE. CHINESE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL FEAT: NOBODY'S HOME, KINGS, 67, SENTIMENTAL SHOT, CRUX, ERENGU, FINGERPRINT Max Watt's (Melbourne). 3.30pm. $35.90. DEVILDRIVER, ALL THAT REMAINS 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $72.70. THEE MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 3pm. $23.77. NICKY DEL RAY’S SURF ’N’ TURF Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 5pm. SLEEPING GIANT, VESSEL, EATER OF THE SKY The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 7pm. $10. SUPPRESSANT, DURRY, A.U.S, ABU GHRAIB, EMPTY GESTURE, KINESTHESIS The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 2pm. FREE. BAD BANGS + HOLLIE JOYCE Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. FREE. SUPERBAND PRESENTS THE PIANO MEN Chapel Off Chapel. Prahran. 7pm. $45. DEAD BEFORE BREAKFAST, KURU LUMA, CASTILLES Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. $10.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP PURR Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. GOT7 Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $162.80. LET'S VIBE PRESENTS THE LV CHOIR FEAT: LET'S VIBE, DJ JERRY C Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL TRAVALLEY, FLOSS, GAIA SCARF Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6pm. $10.
Neil Diamond
Hot August Night
Graveyard
The Deadly Apple-Johns
Kane Vincent
THE QUIET MAN IRISH PUB
CORNER HOTEL
THORNBURY LOCAL
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
For this weekly instalment, the Quiet Man Irish Pub is putting on a tribute to Neil Diamond’s seminal record Hot August Night. If you need to take a break from White Night, or this is the place. Sing along to Diamond’s hits on Saturday August 24 and grab yourself a Guinness, because entry is free.
Returning from their three-year hiatus, Swedish heavy rockers Graveyard are back to make some noise. Get your neck nice and warmed up before you make an appearance, because headbanging without adequate preparation is just dangerous. They’ll be rocking the house down at Corner Hotel Sunday August 25, and you can grab your tickets now via Eventbrite.
Take a bite of the forbidden fruit with jazz, funk, rhythm and blues outfit The Deadly Apple-Johns at their upcoming show at the Thornbury Local. Promising a heap of new songs and a “modicum of mayhem”, these golden oldies are ready to show you what they’ve got. The Deadly Apple-Johns will be at the Thornbury Local on Sunday August 25. Entry won’t cost a thing.
Bringing his guitar and smooth acoustic covers, Kane Vincent will be visiting Clifton Hill Brewpub to supply tunes for this Sunday sesh. As a lover of beer himself, Vincent knows how to provide the perfect soundtrack while you sip on a brew or two. It’s happening on Sunday August 25, entry is free so be sure to spend that extra coin on a pint.
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MONDAY 26 AUG
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC MUSIC Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. FREE. THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA, MICHELLE NICOLLE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $32.50. PAUL WILLIAMSON'S HAMMOND COMBO The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $10. ANDREA KELLER'S FIVE BELOW The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $15.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL GUN LAWS, GOING SWIMMING Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. MONDAY NIGHT MASS FEAT: KRAUS, MOTTE, EVELYN MORRIS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. SIGNAL CHAIN, CYCLONE MAVIS, VIGNETTE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE FEAT: THE TWOKS, THE WEEPING WILLOWS, DAVID FIELD, GEOFF MORELL Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $20. CHARLES JENKINS Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE.
TUESDAY 27 AUG
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES TUESDAY TRIBUTE - THE CARTER FAMILY FEAT: HONEYMOON BRIDGE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. THE MUSIC OF BON IVER & SUFJAN STEVENS FEAT: DAVID QUESTED, OLLIE
COX The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20. OPEN MIC Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE MEAN TIMES, THE ONE TWOS, MAJOR BUMMER Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $5. POPPONGENE, FAN GIRL, DARVID THOR, HANNAH BLACKBURN Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. HEXDEBT, JUNE JONES, PINCH POINTS Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. LUKE SEYMOUP, WOULD BE COOL, CATHOLIC GUILT The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 6pm. TURTLE WAVE, CULT OF THE PSYCHIC SUNFLOWER, THE VACANT SMILES, KONG KORD Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK NOW. HERE. THIS The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. SONIC TEXTURES FEAT: EMILIA, MONIQUE ANGELE Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $8. MALLA, RARA ZULU Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. OSSICLE DUO Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 7pm. $12.
WEDNESDAY 28 AUG
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES ELIZA JOAN The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. ESSIE WILLIAMS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: FRANK JONES, IAN BLAND, DON MORRISON The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $49.50.
THE WELCOME SWALLOW OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MUSICLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSAL MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $5. MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. COQ ROQ: UNPLUGGED Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. THELMA PLUM, WOODES, MIIESHA Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. BRAIN ROMANCE, JESSE GLASS The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 7pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK TOM FRYER BAND, SLIPPER, CONFABULATIONS Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. BUTTERFUNKED Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. LIVE N LOCAL FEAT: THE BLACK SISTAZ, IAKI VALLEJO Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7pm. FREE. GIANNI MARINUCCI'S NONET, EMMA GILMARTIN Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. ROB BURKE SEXTET, RALPH ALESSI Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. LIVE JAZZ FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm. FREE. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. STOIC RECORDS TAKEOVER FEAT: THE CB3, XANI Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. JACK EARLE BIG BAND, ALMA ZYGIER The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20. JADE TALBOT + MONTY SCHNIER Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. ANDY SUGG WITH TTTENOR, - Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $29 - 39.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL METAL CHURCH, DIREBLAZE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $50.48. SILT, DISLEY PLEASURE EXPERIENCE, THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. FREE.
BUZZ & THE PICKUPS, TEDDY THE BEAR, BABYCCINO The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $7. ZUMA, TELESCREEN, GYMNASTICS IN THE SEVENTIES Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $5. FOREIGN/NATIONAL, POPPONGENE, DORSAL FINS DJS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. SUNSET BLUSH, HANNAH ACFIELD, BABY BLUE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.
THURSDAY 29 AUG
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE FRINGE DWELLERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $49.50. BAKERS DAUGHTER FEAT: ALYCE PLATT Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $20. "LITTLE FRIDAY" (THURSDAY) NIGHT FEAT: BOB FOX, DRONGO Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. LIVE N LOCAL FEAT: JESS MCMAHON, MONICA KARO, JOYCE PRESCHER Pause Bar. Balaclava. 5pm. FREE. BELMONT HAZE Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 7.30pm. FREE. THELMA PLUM, WOODES, MIIESHA Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL JACKSON JAMES LEE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. BAKED BEANS, ZOË FOX & THE ROCKET CLOCKS, LEAH SENIOR Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $18.53. COLD / HEAT, JIMMY CASS, DOG DICK PINK Globe Alley. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. METAL CHURCH, DIREBLAZE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. SAPPHIRE STREET, RAGING MOBY, TALL RELATIVES Old Bar. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. $5. BEDROCK WITH LEE HARDING, DJ MATTY J Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 9pm. RAAVE TAPES Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE.
The Pheasantry
HOTS
Hexdebt
Mark Howard
LOMOND HOTEL
THE TOTE
THE RETREAT HOTEL
DOWNSTAIRS BISTRO & LOUNGE
Beer garden legends The Pheasantry will be hitting up the Lomond Hotel for this low-key Sunday eve gig. We’re hoping the sun shines for this one, but if not be sure to bring a jacket. While you’re there, make room for dinner because their bistro and bar menu has plenty to offer. Catch a tune or two at the Lomond Hotel on Sunday August 25. Walk on in because entry is free.
HOTS’ residency at The Tote front bar is unfortunately drawing to a close, so you’d best send it off with a bang. The punk rockers have been tearing up the venue on a weekly basis, and the grand finale will be no different. This session they’ll be joined by Perfect Whip and The Happy Lonesome. The show will be happening Tuesday August 27, and like all those that came before, entry is free.
If you’re suffering from the mid-week blues, then this gig is here to kick them in the face. Homegrown punk-rock band Hexdebt will be back at The Retreat for a fiery performance. Pinch Points will also be joining in before they head off to BIGSOUND, while June Jones lends her amazing talent to support. Stop by The Retreat Hotel on Tuesday August 27, entry is free as per usual.
If you’ve ever been faced with the dilemma of choosing between a gig or a good feed, consider yourself in luck. Mark Howard will be visiting the Downstairs Bistro & Lounge to treat listeners to his music. While you’re there, head over to the venue’s bar for a drink or two and if you want to settle in for a while, their menu has something for everyone. Make a night of it on Friday August 30, free entry.
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WOLFJAY, BEAU LIGHTNING, TAMARA & THE DREAMS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $13.50. ROLY POLY RECORDS LABEL LAUNCH FEAT: ASTRONAUGHTY, DOGS DON'T KISS, TALI MAHONEY Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. HEAVY GLOW, THE ELLIOTTS, SINCE WE KISSED Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.
MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.
WHATEVER AGENCY THURSDAYS, OBQ, MILLSKI, ASTRA LAVISTA, HDSNJMSJR, ANGUS GREEN, MONKEE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. MUMA DOESA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. MALLEU, UTOPE Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. GUERNS FEAT: CASSETTES FOR KIDS, FOSTA, BIGMAC, GREETINGS, KIEREN BONANNO, KRITICAL New Guernica.
BONEZ - ALTERNATIVE QUEER PARTY FEAT: GREYVIEW, COLD SLEEP Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $10 - 15. DICKIE BIRDS, BIRDCAGE, GREY MARE Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. BLAKE SCOTT, ELSIE LANGE, CULTE The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $18. AINSLIE WILLS Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $29.86. GET YA ROCKS OFF - A ROCK 'N' ROLL PARTY FEAT: ABLAZE Globe Alley. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND STORY Grand Hotel Mornington. Melbourne. 8.45pm. $28.60. SNOUT, SMALLGOODS, MOODY BEACHES, DISCO JUNK Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $33.92. UTSC XI - METALFEST 2019 FEAT: NOCTURNAL GRAVES, KING, EXORDIUM MORS, MANIAXE, FORSAKEN AGE,
REMAINS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. KILNS, KITSCHEN BOY, GEORGIA KNIGHT Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $12. DAN VOGL, FAKE SIBLING, THE BEAN PROJECT The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. SORE EYES, HOWL AT THE MOON Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. RAT TAMANGO, A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS, FASHION DAD The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. SUPERSTAR - THE CARPENTERS SONGBOOK Royal Hotel (Essendon). Essendon. 8pm. $23. NEVERMIND: THE NIRVANA EXPERIENCE Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $20. AMYL & THE SNIFFERS The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. AM // PM - EMO NIGHT FEAT: STUCK OUT, SLEEP TALK, WHATEVER, FOREVER, BLOOM Brown Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. $15. SAINT JUDE, SEAN MCMAHON & THE OWLS, EMMA HEENEY Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. $15. PORT ROYAL, PICKET PALACE Young Street Supper Club. Frankston. 8pm. $10. INFERNO DUET - A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. THE GEORGE TRIMMER BAND MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. PISTOL PEACHES, GARLIC NUN, UNDERCOVER CROPS, UTE ROOT The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 7pm. $10. DERO The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. THE BLUEBOTTLES Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. POLARIZE, THE VACANT SMILES, AMARINA WATERS Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $10. YEAH DON'T CARE, LITTLE ELIZABETH, FOREVER RENTER, LAYLA-RAI Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $10. FOREVER SON, BAD BANGS, JAMES GUIDA Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $18. ROSELLA, HIDDENITE, JAMES MOLONEY & THE MAD DOG HARRISONS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. METRIK The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE.
No Sister
Rambal
caution:thieves
Allday
THE TOTE
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
THE WORKERS CLUB
FESTIVAL HALL
Local talent No Sister are returning to The Tote to celebrate the launch of their latest EP Influence. This one-off show will see the post-punk band joined by David Chesworth for a synthesiser experience. The outfit will also be supported by other homegrown names such as Primo!, Premium Fantasy and Bodies. It’s all kicking off in The Tote Bandroom on Friday August 30. Grab your tickets via Oztix for $11.
Previously known as The Justin Yap Band, Rambal have returned to the music scene with a brand new name while keeping the same great sound. Melbourne locals, the five-piece band put their own twist on the soul, funk and blues genre in a way that will have you excited to experience a completely new sound. They’ll be heading to the Clifton Hill Brewpub on Friday August 30. Entry is free.
Local post-hardcore band caution:thieves will be tearing things up at The Workers Club to celebrate the release of their newest EP, The Blueprint For Moving Forward. We expect nothing less than ferocious energy and raw passion from these Melbourne rockers, so take caution during all the insanity. caution:thieves take over The Workers Club on Friday August 30, tickets available through Oztix for $12.
As part of his whopper Starry Night Over The Phone album tour, Allday will be hitting up Festival Hall alongside Mallrat, E^ST and JXN. Following the release of hit singles from the album, ‘Lungs’ and ‘Wonderdrug’, it’s no surprise the emerging rapper has sold out his Brisbane slot. The show takes place Saturday August 31 and there’s still a few all-ages tickets left. Grab yours now via Ticketmaster.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK ARTIE STYLES QUARTET Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. FIVEFOURS, SUPER JUPITER, EMMA VOLARD Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. ADAM SIMMONS' ORIGAMI Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. HOLLY NORMAN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. JESSICA YOUNG QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40. ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FEM BELLING PRESENTS THE JAZZLAB COLAB The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. MIKE NOCK TRIO, KRISTIN BERARDI Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $29. OUTER BLUE SUITE Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. ALLYSHA JOY, JK GROUP Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 8pm. $12.23.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. CATCH THE BEAT THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ PERIL, MIKE GURRIERI The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. JUNGLE BOOGIE The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP TEETHER & STONESET, ZK KING, NAEEM, REALNAME, DJ LIFE ADMIN The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $10. THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. NEXT CROP HIP HOP SHOWCASE FEAT: J.B.T, KING JAG, VTMOOK, LOWKEY, 3EONVIBE, POV Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $10. LAUNDRY THURSDAYS FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 10pm. FREE. HIP HOP TRIVIA FEAT: MANTRA, N'FA JONES, DJ CLEGS Horse Bazaar. Melbourne. 7.30pm. FREE. IMOGEN CYGLER, THE MAMAS, COMEDOWN PARTY, DJ KAYROY Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.
FRIDAY 30 AUG
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES DON MORRISON The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. FRASER A. GORMAN, FILLMORE BROTHERS DUO Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $17. DON WALKER & BAND, DEVORAH Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $40. DIDIRRI, RO, KAT EDWARDS 170 Russell. Melbourne. 8pm. $34.87. TERESA DUFFY-RICHARDS & THE FIFTY FOOT WOMEN Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. TK REEVE The Catfish. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101. Maribyrnong. 7pm. FREE. BOB EVANS, RUBY GILL Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 8pm. $36.70. MARK GARDNER The Prince Patrick. 5.30pm. FREE. SHAUNA TONY AND CO Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK LOUISE BLACKWELL & THE FRENCH SET The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8.30pm. FREE. JACOB COLLIER Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $59. TRIO CORTA-JACA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $30. BASHKA, DJ DISCOTECADÉLIADOR, SIKANDER Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $16.35. PARIS PLAN, SXINT P, STAV Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. RALEIGH WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. JAMIE ADITYA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50.
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THE JONATHAN COOPER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50. BEASTS OF NO NATION - A TRIBUTE TO FELA KUTI FEAT: THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA, FEMI KUTI Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8.30pm. $51.55. THE SAM KEEVERS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8pm. JAZZ STORYVILLE FEAT: REBECCA BARNARD, MONIQUE DIMATTINA The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30. BITCHES BREW + SOLUNE, ALMA ZYGIER The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 6pm. $15. KARISE EDEN Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. COFI + ASTRO & THE AGES Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. THE ROB BURKE QUARTET Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Lido Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $20 - $25.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP JADE ZOE & FRIENDS FEAT: SHELL LEY, DJ JERRY C, SOJUGANG, CHRISTIAN DEAN, KDKE Section 8. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. HEIN COOPER, LEONIE KINGDOM, TOMMY CASTLES Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $17.82. PARIS PLAN, SXINT P, STAV Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. GUILTY SECRETS FEAT: DJ MS PETTY CASH Red Betty. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. RICH BRIAN Festival Hall. West Melbourne. 8pm. $79.90. POPROCKS FEAT: DR PHIL The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. TIL THE BREAK, JOSEPH SOCIALCHANGE, THE BUTTER THIEF, GODFREY STARS AGALA, MISTA MONK Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. LAUNDRY FRIDAYS FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. AFTER HOURS FEAT: DJ SPELL Horse Bazaar. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC,
EXPERIMENTAL CHI WOW WAH CITY FEAT: UONE, PHILOSOPHIA, THE ODDNESS, BOY STEF, THE FIELDS, CALY JANDRO, APOLLO WALKER, AYABLOOM, LIAM WALLER New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. AUTO-MASH DJS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. VILLAGE SOUNDS FEAT: SEKKLEMAN, DJ WASTEMAN Village Green. Mulgrave. 8pm. $10 - 15. CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB FEAT: PHATO A MANO, NAMN, MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. AFRIKABITZ - GRAND LAUNCH FEAT: DJ MYNA, DJ JC KING, DJ KUDOH, DJ ROCKWIDIT, DJ KASE, DJ SAFARI 24 Moons. Northcote. 10pm. $25. ANDY DREVER The Fox Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. BENDY RAINBOW FEAT: ALICIA, THE D WORD, JACK POPPER, ULTRA PURE Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 9pm. $5. FRIDAYS FEAT: AYNA, FALO, HARLEY JAMES, CLIFTONIA, BEN & LIL, CITIZEN. COM The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE.
SATURDAY 31 AUG
ROCK, PUNK, METAL BABY GIANT, THE GREAT EMU WAR, SAPPHIRE STREET, SPRUNG BAD Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $5. BLAKE SCOTT, ELSIE LANGE, CULTE The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. LOOKS THAT KILL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $20. BILLY & THE FOUR BOYS Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $23. PEARL JAM'S VITALOGY 25TH ANNIVERSARY FEAT: THE PASS OUTS, WARBIRDS, DELLACOMA, THE MILLIONAIRES CLUB Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $32.11. INTO THE MYSTIC - VAN MORRISON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $28.
VENUS & LILITH: WORSHIPPING WOMEN IN DARK MUSIC FEAT: SERAPHIC, DEATH OF ART, FLYNN EFFECT, NEO RELIC Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $15. PORT ROYAL, BONE SHACK, ZACHARY LEO Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $15. THE M.O.A. Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. MICHAEL BEACH & THE ARTISTS, AB BLASTER Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. THE DMTEASERS, DEAR THIEVES The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. MAMMA MIA LET ME GO - ABBA VS. QUEEN Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $17.85. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. THE M.O.A. The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. THE ROCKDOGS SUPERGROUP, RAMTWOS, RACHEL ROSE, CAKEFIGHT Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $22. ON REPEAT - PANIC! AT THE DISCO NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $10. ELECTRIC MARY, DANGEROUS CURVES MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $20. ANTICLINE, MAUVAIS, STARVE The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $10. THE GO SET, THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY, THE BEGGARS WAY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $15 - 20. MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD, BLOODY RASCALS, FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. JOHNNY BIPOLAR, PURPLE ERK, SUZI Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. X-GENZ Flanagan's Border Inn. VIC. 9.30pm. FREE. THE BOB DYLAN TOM PETTY SHOW TRUE CONFESSIONS REVISITED FEAT: DYLANESQUE Oakleigh Lounge. VIC. 8pm. $20 - 25. PATRIZIA & THE GROOVE Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 8.30pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES MATT DWYER & THE MAGNATONES The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. KRAKEN FOLK SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm.
THE HORNETS The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. HUGH FUSCHEN, MOOREA SUNSHINE, LESLIE D KING Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. FREE. THE BEAMISH BROTHERS, TESS GUTHRIE Horse Bazaar. Melbourne. 8pm. $10. DELSINKI, DJ MERMAID Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. KURT GENTLE Rochford Concert Lounge. VIC. 8pm. $5.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBASS, OLD CHINA, MAXI BASSHEAD, BLUETONGUE, AURAMECHANIC Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. NO MONO, HANDSOME Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. BINGO LOCO FEAT: ALEX DYSON 170 Russell. Melbourne. 6pm. $45.50 - 50.20. WILDLIFE FEAT: DJ JNETT The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. AFRO EXPERIMENTS FEAT: OYOBI, OSCAR JIMENEZ, SONIDERO ESPERANZA, CUMBIOCA TROPICANERA Loop Project Space & Bar. Melbourne. 10pm. $10 - 15. BANTA., ARZENN, CROPLEY, LOUSKYLAR Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $10. MISS GABRIELLE The Fox Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. POWERTRIP FEAT: MTLDA, (P) AN.IC, UBOA, COOPER COOPER, BLU Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 10pm. $10. S.P.Y, MONKEE, LICKWEED, TAMEN, STACKPACKERS, DAYELLE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $44.86. KLUB KULAMPARA FEAT: KOVAC, DJ MAKDOUS, RHETORIC, BERKAY METE, CLUB TRISH DJS, ADRIANA, THE D WORD Geddes Lane Ballroom. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $20.39. SRIRACHA DAY PARTY FEAT: JERRY C, MAI, YENZI, PATO, CHRSTN DEAN, TROUBLE, NAY NAY The Third Day. VIC. 3pm. $20.
Marcus Knight
The Happy Lonesome
All Night – Disco Edition
Saturday Nights
No Mono
SWAMPLANDS BAR
THORNBURY LOCAL
TEMPERANCE HOTEL
HOWLER
Say goodbye and good riddance to winter with a boogie down at Swamplands Bar. The Happy Lonesome headline a night that also features Ben Elki and Team Love playing their final gig for the year. Stay warm by sticking together at Swamplands Bar on Saturday August 31. Entry is free.
DJ Mickey Space will be laying down beats on Saturday August 31 at Thornbury Local as part of the venue’s All Night – Disco Edition party. Expect all your favourite classic disco tracks alongside some rare gems mixed masterfully by Space. Dust off your best disco threads because this is a night not to miss. Free entry from 9pm.
The Temperance Hotel promised to send off this chilly winter with the hottest DJs, and they have certainly delivered. This weekend you can catch special guest DJs Adam Trace, Marcus Knight and Garry Sheba doing their thing on the decks. Come get sweaty on Saturday August 31 where it’s open ‘til late and entry is free.
Howler has graciously announced they will host No Mono for a second show, due to their first gig already selling out. Following the release of their newest album Islands Part 2, the tour includes songs from both parts of the Islands series. It all goes down on Sunday September 1 at Howler. The first show sold out quick, so don’t dawdle on grabbing your tickets via Handsome Tours.
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BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. SATURDAYS FEAT: KISTA, BETH GRACE, DEMIZE The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm.
CLASSICAL THE FIREBIRD, MELBOURNE YOUTH ORCHESTRAS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $80.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK SHOSO SHIMBO, THE GRIGORYAN BROTHERS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $80. JACOB COLLIER Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $59. SLOW GRIND FEVER #74 FEAT: DJ RICHIE1250, MOHAIR SLIM, PIERRE BARONI, MISS GOLDIE Bar Open. Fitzroy. 10pm. $12. TUMBAO SOCIAL, YUSUPHA NGUM & JOLLOF VIBES, RANDY CASTILLA The Penny Black. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. DISCO INFERNO Royal Hotel (Mornington). Mornington. 8pm. FREE. THE COPE STREET PARADE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. THE NOT-SO-BIG BAND - ALL THINGS NINTENDO Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $35. LOUISE BLACKWELL & THE FRENCH SET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm, 8.30pm. $32.50. LA NUIT BLANCHE Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 5pm. THE EUGENE BALL ELLINGTON NONET Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8pm. THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND, RARA ZULU Night Cat. Fitzroy. 10pm. $7.07 12.48. BRAZJAZ The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30. SOUL SACRIFICE - THE MUSIC OF SANTANA Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $29. ONE SPIRIT AFRICA Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. RAMBAL Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 9pm. FREE. THE ALMA ZYGIER QUARTET Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25. PETER BAYLOR'S ULTRAFOX Lido Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $20 - 25.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP ALLDAY, MALLRAT, E^ST, JXN Festival Hall. West Melbourne. 6.45pm. $65. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. LAUNDRY SATURDAYS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. BOOTLEG RASCAL, TIMI TEMPLE, AKA LUI Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $23.08. BEAT MAGAZINE & THE ESPY PRESENT: LIVE N LOCAL AFTER PARTY FEAT: BAD BANGS, PURR USUAL, HUNTLY Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm. FREE.
SUNDAY 01 SEP
ROCK, PUNK, METAL CRUMB, WILL DOUGLAS, THE DEADLY APPLE JOHNS Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7pm. WHOLE LOTTA KAOS FEAT: GOOD MORNING KAOS, SERHIY, DANGERESS Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 3pm. FREE. OXJAM FEAT: BITCH DIESEL, DIANAS, SWIM TEAM, GIRL GERMS, THE VOVOS, GUSHER DJS Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $5. SPOONFUL Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 5.30pm. FREE. BROWN SUGAR - KILLING STONES TRIBUTE Royal Hotel (Mornington). Mornington. 3pm. FREE. EUGENE HAMILTON & THE MONEY Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 3pm. $18. ROSS WILSON Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $35.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES PHEASANTRY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. ALEX BURNS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. MICHAEL HARRIS BENEFIT FEAT: THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, WHIRLING FURPHIES, REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE, PURPLE DENTISTS The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 4pm. FREE. GAMELAN DANANDA Bar 303. Northcote. 4pm. HEARTACHES & HANGOVERS FEAT: DJ DAVE HEARD, DJ DENISE HYLANDS, SMALL TOWN ROMANCE Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 4pm. FREE. HENRY J. SAWYER, BOB FOX, TERESA DUFFY-RICHARDS, OSKAR HERBIG Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. PUB CHOIR, BEN LEE Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. BLUES COLLECTIVE The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 4pm. FREE. THE T-BONES Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 5pm. ANDRE WARHURST Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 3.30pm. DON HILLMAN'S SECRET BEACH Royal Oak Hotel. Fitzroy North. 4pm. FREE. JOSHUA BATTEN The Catfish. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. COUNTRY AT CUSTOMS FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, DELLA HARRIS, EMILY HATTON, JAKE SINCLAIR, LUKE AUSTEN Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL NO MONO, HANDSOME Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $30.89. DAY SPA Pawn & Co.. Prahran. 7am. $15 - 20.
DIRECT FEAT: CASEY LEAVER, HANDSDOWN, RORY MARSHALL, RYAN HAYNES, SAMMY LA MARCA Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 2pm.
Touring
HIP HOP, R&B, POP JEDEKAIH, JAMIE MCLENNAN, MEGAN NUNN Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. WILLING Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1.30pm. $12.65. DREAMCATCHER 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7pm. $80.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK STRONG WOMEN OF SONG FEAT: KARISE EDEN, KERRI SIMPSON, LORETTA MILLER Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 3pm. $25. SO FAR, SO CLOSE: THE BOITE MILLENNIUM CHORUS FINALE FEAT: THE BOITE MILLENNIUM CHORUS, PHIA Melbourne Meat Market. 2.30pm. $32 - 43. STEPHEN MAGNUSSON The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20. AUSECUMA BEATS Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE. THE B# BIG BAND Copacabana International. Fitzroy. 1pm. $20 - 25. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
MONDAY 02 SEP
FLEETWOOD MAC FLEETWOOD MAC ROD LAVER ARENA SEPTEMBER 2, 4 & 9 JULIA MICHAELS THE FORUM SEPTEMBER 4 YOU AM I THE ESPY SEPTEMBER 4&5 ED KUEPPER THE TOTE SEPTEMBER 5 GRETA VAN FLEET THE FORUM SEPTEMBER 6 PARSNIP NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB SEPTEMBER 6 SAFIA THE FORUM SEPTEMBER 7 &8 DEVIN TOWNSEND THORNBURY THEATRE SEPTEMBER 8 & 14 SIMONA CASTRICUM THE TOFF SEPTEMBER 12 DUNE RATS THE CROXTON SEPTEMBER 12 THE JUNGLE GIANTS THE FORUM SEPTEMBER 12 & 13
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK 303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. ANDREA KELLER LEADS THE COMPOSERS CIRCLE The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $15.
EMMA LOUISE THE CORNER SEPTEMBER 13 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB SEPTEMBER 15 THE AMITY AFFLICTION MELBOURNE ARENA SEPTEMBER 16 TONES AND I THE CORNER SEPTEMBER 17, 18 & 19 SWERVEDRIVER THE CROXTON
ROCK, PUNK, METAL RICHARD LONDON BAND Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. MONDAY NIGHT MASS FEAT: GUILDERS, DOROTH, COLD HANDS WARM HEART, PLASTIC CHAIRS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. BARELY CONSCIOUS, RYMAC, THE MOCHASINS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. $10. FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne. 8pm.
SEPTEMBER 19 BIRDS OF TOKYO THE FORUM SEPTEMBER 20 THE 1975 MARGARET COURT ARENA SEPTEMBER 20 KATE CEBRANO & PAUL GRABOWSKY HAMER HALL SEPTEMBER 21 SLUM SOCIABLE THE ESPY SEPTEMBER 21 STELLA DONNELLY THE CORNER SEPTEMBER 21 & 22 RUEL FESTIVAL HALL SEPTEMBER 24 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE HAMER HALL SEPTEMBER 24
TUESDAY 03 SEP
TROYE SIVAN MARGARET COURT ARENA SEPTEMBER 25 SALMONELLA DUB THE CORNER
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES TUESDAY TRIBUTE - BLAZE FOLEY FEAT: STEPHEN GRADY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. KLUB MUK Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. FREE. OPEN MIC Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE.
SEPTEMBER 26 APOCALYPTICA HAMER HALL SEPTEMBER 28 PRIVATE FUNCTION THE TOTE SEPTEMBER 28 ANGIE MCMAHON MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE OCTOBER 2 THE FLAMING LIPS HAMER HALL OCTOBER 3 & 4 THE BETHS THE GASOMETER OCTOBER 3 & 4
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