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ISSUE 1682 • SEPTEMBER 4 • 2019

Montaigne LISA FISCHER • CONRAD SEWELL • JOSH WOLF • SLEEP TALK • EDUCATION SPECIAL

A COMPLEX OF CREATIVITY

Arts Centre Melbourne and Australian Music Vault present

Part puppet show. Part pop concert. All heart.

19 – 21 September Arts Centre Melbourne 2

A Dead Puppet Society, La Boite and Brisbane Festival production in association with PowerArts

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What Am I Supposed to Do ?

(WAISTD) By Sarah Aiken & Rebecca Jensen / Deep Soulful Sweats

An immersive eco-horror on human hypocrisy in the face of A climate CRISIS.

Photography: Gregory Lorenzutti

18-22 September arts centre melbourne WAISTD was developed with the assistance of Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Fringe as part of the Take Over! Program

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ISSUE 1682

Contents EDITOR Tom Parker DIGITAL EDITOR Caleb Triscari SUB EDITOR Kate Streader EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Joshua Martin, Kate Streader, Jonti Ridley, Annie-Mei Forster GRAPHIC DESIGNER Erica May MANAGING DIRECTOR Patrick Carr ADVERTISING Greg Pettinella (Advertising/Editorial) greg@beat.com.au Nicholas Simonsen (Backstage/Musical Equipment) nicholas@furstmedia.com.au

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Swervedriver

Editor’s Note The most expressive and inclusive edition of the year is upon us. Melbourne Fringe brings with it inclusion and articulation, expertise and ambition. This is freedom and we are so lucky to be able to tell some of the festival’s 2019 story to you.

With over 450 events across the extravaganza there’s no way we’d be able to squeeze every event in but every one we have brings with it a special story. Take Brett Ashby and his production Energy, live performance art which sees the mixed multimedia artist paint and skateboard at the same time – music icons such as Cash Savage, Mick Turner and Sarah McLeod act as the subjects.

Or take Jordan Gilmour’s For Our Freedom, a multi-arts installation which shines a light on the perpetual crevasse dividing Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers with the country’s power. There’s also rising comedian Simon Taylor who brings his cunning wit back to the Melbourne stage for Fringe. I’ve listed three events and I’ll let you explore the rest – there’s something for everyone here.

With her second album, Complex, out in the world Montaigne is featured on our cover for #1682. She tells us about the journey to the sophomore piece, how it was incremental and often sporadic and arose when touring had momentarily abated. Such an intriguing artist who has had such a profound impact on Australia’s music scene, this is certainly one to read.

Boil yourself a tea, grab a few bikkies and take a seat, you’re in for a ride.

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Melbourne Music Week ANNOUNCES FIRST ACT FOR 2019 EVENT German electronic visionary Robert Henke has been revealed as the first act on this year’s Melbourne Music Week lineup. Henke previously made his way to Melbourne Music Week in 2015, where he played a sold-out show. The audio-visual artist has extended his acclaimed laser-filled spectacular, Lumiere IIIx, exclusively for his Melbourne Music Week audience. Clocking in at just over an hour, the production has been presented more than 70 times all around the globe, with each rendition taking a different form depending on the setting. Melbourne Music Week has been locked in for Thursday November 14 until Saturday November 23 this year, with the full program to be revealed on Wednesday September 25. Robert Henke will be performing Lumiere IIIx on Monday November 18 at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Tickets go on sale Friday August 23 via the venue website.

Mama Alto

Alana Wilkinson

Lady Beatle

Night of Pride

Queenscliff Music Festival

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THE BEATLES TRIBUTE COMES TO MELBOURNE

MAYORAL CHARITY FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCED

SHARES THIRD LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT

RETURNS TO MELBOURNE

Revisit The Beatles’ biggest chart toppers with this rollicking magical mystery tour, starring UK-born Australian stage and screen star Naomi Price. On Wednesday September 11, the Clocktower Centre will transport audiences to 1960s Liverpool as Lady Beatle reimagines a special live performance of The Beatles’ most popular tracks, including ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Yellow Submarine’ and ‘Penny Lane’ just to name a few. Tickets are available now via the venue website.

The City of Stonnington has partnered with The Victorian Pride Centre for Night of Pride, an event jam packed with performances from the LGTBIQ+ community. The evening will be hosted by the Mayor of Stonnington, Cr Steve Stephanopoulos, and feature a range of entertainment including acapella group LOW REZ, a special performance by Scott Harrison, cabaret sensation Vincent Hopper, and many more. Coupled with a three-course meal, this unmissable event takes place on Thursday October 31. Tickets on sale now via the Chapel Off Chapel website.

Queenscliff Music Festival has dropped yet another list of killer artists for its massive November event. Notable acts from the latest announcement include Aussie pop-punk poet Alana Wilkinson, Afro-rock artist Immy Owusu and award-winning local act Fenn Wilson.

These additional 23 acts join an already stacked lineup featuring Amaru Tribe, Ash Grunwald, Merpire, Missy Higgins, Mojo Juju, Remi and more. Queenscliff Music Festival will be held between Friday November 22 and Sunday November 24. Tickets are on sale now via the festival website.

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Richmond’s Burnley Park will once again play host to hundreds of four-legged friends and their owners. Punters will be treated to live music and food and beer vendors, as they surround themselves with dogs. All proceeds raised by the event will go directly to a bunch of animal organisations, including Oscar’s Law, Puppy Tails, Melbourne Animal Rescue and Kaya’s Mission. Dogapalooza will be held on Sunday November 10. Early dog tickets are available now via Oztix.

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Corner Award 2019 SHORTLIST REVEALED The shortlist for the 2019 Corner Award has been unveiled and an impressive slate of acts are in the running for the big prize, including Electric Fields, Kwame, Moaning Lisa, Roza Terenzi and more. The lucky winner of this year’s Corner Award will go home with a handy $5,000 cash prize and free promotion for their next gig at the venue. By making the shortlist, bands and artists have landed themselves three rehearsal sessions at the renowned Bakehouse Studios and a $200 voucher at The Corner. The winner will be announced later this year.

A Day To Remember

Dyson Stringer Cloher

Blind Boys of Alabama

Good Things

Lost Lands

Port Fairy Folk Festival

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UNVEILS HUGE FESTIVAL LINEUP

ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ACTS

FIRST LOOK AT 2020 LINEUP

Good Things Festival has dropped its highintensity lineup, bringing the finest in rock, punk and heavy metal all under one roof. Hot off the heels of their massive slate of European shows are festival headliners Parkway Drive, while pop-punk icons Simple Plan and homegrown duo The Veronicas will be dishing out the nostalgia. Rounding out the star-studded lineup are A Day To Remember, Bad Religion, Enter Shikari, Slowly Slowly and more. Good Things hits Melbourne on Friday December 6. Tickets on sale via the festival website.

Lost Lands has welcomed a bunch of new acts to its jam-packed festival lineup. Just announced are Aussie super-trio Dyson Stringer Cloher, William Crighton, folk singer-songwriter Alice Skye, funky bunch Approachable Members of Your Local Community and electro-pop duo The Merindas. The new acts join an already incredible slate of Gomez, Baker Boy, Sampa The Great, and more. Lost Lands takes over Werribee Park and Mansion between Friday November 1 and Sunday November 3. Tickets are on sale now via the festival website.

Port Fairy Folk Festival has offered up an enticing sample of what’s in store when it rolls around in March. Scheduled to make an appearance at next year’s festival are Americana outfit Blind Boys of Alabama, homegrown blues icon C.W. Stoneking, Melbourne folk duo The Maes, UK saxophonist YolanDa Brown and more. Of course, this is just a select number of acts locked in for the festival, with plenty more yet to be unveiled.

Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place from Friday March 6 until Monday March 9. Tickets are available now via the festival website.

ANNOUNCES FULL ORCHESTRA TOUR

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US singer-songwriter Ben Folds has announced he’ll be joining orchestras around the country for a handful of intimate shows in March. During his eight performances Down Under, the pop-rock legend will be drawing from a multitude of albums, including his work with the Ben Folds Five and his huge number of high-profile collaborations. Tickets to Ben Folds’ Sunday March 22 performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra can be found via the MSO website.

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LONG-AWAITED TOUR BEGINS

NGV has announced its next major exhibition will celebrate the huge works of cult pop artist KAWS (aka Brian Donnelly). Companionship in the Age of Loneliness will showcase one-ofa-kind creations from the past 25 years. The collection features paintings, re-appropriated pop culture figures, large-scale abstract works and sculptures, as well as a sevenmetre bronze sculpture which is the largest KAWS has created to date. The exhibition will run at the NGV from Friday September 20 until Monday April 13, 2020. For more info, head to the gallery’s website.

Little Creatures Brewery is hosting the first ever B.I.G (Born In Geelong) Festival celebrating the regional city. There are a bunch of artists announced who will be making their way down to Geelong for the event including Ball Park Music, Alex Lahey, Didirri, Alice Ivy and more. Local food and drink vendors will also be at the event, so make sure you check out what Geelong has to offer on Saturday October 26 with tickets on sale now via Oztix.

American rock dynamos Greta Van Fleet have finally arrived in Australia for their tour in support of their celebrated 2018 album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army. The band were unable to perform their original dates in January due to frontman Josh Kiszka falling ill and needing to rest his voice. Taking out the Best Rock Album at the GRAMMYs for From The Fires, the four-piece are a genuine force to be reckoned with. Greta Van Fleet take to The Forum on Friday September 6 (sold out) and Festival Hall on Saturday September 7.

Tickets via Live Nation.

Eduardo Strausser leads the ANAM Orchestra for the first time in a curated program of ballet works at the Melbourne Recital Centre. On Saturday September 7, musicians will be guided through the kaleidoscopic orchestral colours of Stravinky’s Petrushka, selections from de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat and the memorable melodies of Borodin’s Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances. Secure your tickets now via the Australian National Academy of Music website.

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Melbourne Fringe Festival WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE HAIRSTYLE Melbourne Fringe Festival 2019 has delivered yet another truly weird program, this year calling Trades Hall its home. Events take place in venues across Melbourne, handing the stage to some very exciting acts and independent artists to boot. There’s a little something for everything, with ticket prices to fit every budget (including freebies, our favourite). Last year broke records, and we expect no different this time around. If you haven’t taken part in Fringe before, this is a great year to make your first. The full program is available online now, and we suggest sitting down with a cup of tea to take it all in, cover to cover. Melbourne Fringe Festival starts on Thursday September 12 and runs until Sunday September 29.

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REVIEW

The Nightingale What is perhaps most chilling about Jennifer Kent’s (The Babadook) depiction of Australian colonisation in The Nightingale is how little has changed in the near 200 years since the film’s setting.

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coverage of a white politician determined to sully a sacred Indigenous landmark in a flex of privilege and entitlement, the necessity of Kent’s brutal portrayal of “white devils” rings deafeningly true.

Disguised as a revenge tale, The Nightingale offers much more than it lets on as layers of trauma and perspective mingle in its rendering of colonisation. Set in Tasmania in 1825, Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi) is at the beck and call of the sadistic Lieutenant Hawkins (Sam Claflin) until he commits an

unthinkable act of violence and she reaches her breaking point.

Clare becomes so hell-bent on revenge that she employs the help of Letteremairrener man Billy (Baykali Ganambarr) to help her navigate the hostile Australian outback, hunting Hawkins and his men as they journey towards Launceston.

The film’s graphic displays of violence and rape have caused mass walkouts across several screenings, yet such scenes beg the viewer not to look away. It isn’t sensationalism, it’s simply factual recount. This is Australia’s past, in all its gruesome depravity, and such acts are essential to Kent’s narrative. The country has been whitewashed, and its history runs red with the blood of those brutalised by colonisation.

The harsh yet idyllic backdrop of the Tasmanian landscape is somehow both the antithesis and catalyst to the hideousness of The Nightingale. For the white devils, it’s cruel, foreboding and impossible to navigate without an Aboriginal tracker, yet for the land’s native people, it’s a saviour in every sense of the word.

Kent’s vision is brought to fruition through the powerful performances of Franciosi and Ganambarr – it’s not often you find yourself rooting for characters on a murderous mission. The pair’s shared trauma at the hands of English settlers makes for an unlikely alliance, a nightingale and a blackbird, while highlighting the different layers of privilege.

Misogyny, classism and racial discrimination are all at play while the white, English men call the shots.

Despite its fleeting moments of hope and friendship, it’s not The Nightingale’s intention to entertain fantasies or sugar coat history.

This isn’t the type of film you walk away from feeling the same way you did before watching it, it’s one that weighs on you so heavily that the world looks a bit uglier after having seen it. Disturbing, harrowing and confronting, The Nightingale thrives in its ability to make the viewer squirm.

BY KATE STREADER The Nightingale is screening in Australian cinemas now.

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ARTS GUIDE

The Nutcracker THE BELOVED BALLET RETURNS. Christmas has come early to Melbourne, with the classic ballet The Nutcracker taking centre stage. Set to arguably Tchaikovsky’s greatest score, the clock strikes 12 and sends dear Clara to the realm of dreams. Punters young and old are sure to enjoy this iconic ballet come to life at Arts Centre Melbourne, from Tuesday September 17 until Saturday September 28. Head to the venue website for more details.

Longhouse: Melbourne

The Critic

CELEBRATING ASIAN AUSTRALIAN PERFORMANCE

WE ALL HAVE ‘EM

The second-ever Longhouse: Melbourne networking event brings together trailblazers in the Asian Australian performance community. This year’s event will feature a panel discussion with crew members behind MTC production Golden Shield: director Sarah Goodes, assistant director Alice Qin and associate designer Kat Chan. The event will be held on Thursday September 5 at Southbank Theatre. For more info, head to the MTC website.

Exploring the world of theatrical reviews and the struggle between criticising our friends or telling the truth, The Critic is the perfect show if you struggle with harsh truths. Following new theatre critic Jamie and her hopeful playwright friend Emma, the impossible choice becomes choosing between your own career or your friend’s feelings. Hosted by the Butterfly Club, the show will run from Monday September 9 ‘til Sunday September 15.

Festival of Jewish Arts and Music

Affordable Art Fair

THE INAUGURAL EVENT IS HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING

Looking for a nice little piece to jazz up the apartment without breaking your bank account? The Affordable Art Fair has you covered. During its two decades of operation across the world, the fair has helped more than 500,000 artworks find homes. With thousands of works and more than 50 contemporary galleries on display, there’s something for everyone’s budget.

The Affordable Art Fair takes over the Royal Exhibition Building between Thursday September 5 and Sunday September 8. Head to the event website for more info.

Spanning four stages in the Melbourne Recital Centre, the one-day Festival of Jewish Arts and Music will include 30 performances and feature more than 140 local and international artists. Alongside the massive music lineup, including Paul Kelly and Gabriella Cohen, punters can expect incredible dance performances, readings, panel talks and drag performances. FOJAM takes place on Sunday September 8. For tickets, head to fojam.com

PAINTINGS THAT AREN’T PRICEY

Photo by Bettina Matthiessen

Blak Mama: 5 Plays in a day BACK TO BACK TALENT La Mama Theatre is bringing together five incredible First Nations playwrights for a day of captivating readings. Featuring work from Maryanne Sam,Jacob Boehme, Drew Hayden Taylor, Glenn Shea and Ellen van Neerven, the full-length readings will run for sixty minutes each and tackle themes of identity, sexuality, culture and incarceration. Blak Mama takes place on Sunday September 8 at the Victorian College of the Arts. For more info, head to lamama.com.au.

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Haroon Mirza: The Construction of an Act

Bangarra: 30 years of sixtyfive thousand

COMBINING SCULPTURE & SOUND

A STELLAR DISPLAY OF MODERN DANCE

In partnership with Melbourne International Arts Festival, London-based artist Haroon Mirza will be presenting her first solo exhibition in Australia with The Construction of an Act. Tying together sculptural works, live choreography and music, Mirza has carefully considered the gallery’s architecture and created a reverberation chamber from its walls. The Construction of an Act runs between Saturday September 14 and Sunday November 17 at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. For more info, head to the gallery website.

Bangarra Dance Theatre is celebrating 30 years of thrilling performances with an incredible series of dance. The event will feature three contemporary works: France Rings’ Unaipon, a tribute to the great Aboriginal inventor; Stamping Ground by Jiri Kylan; and to make fire, a spotlight on the company’s creations over three decades. The show runs between Thursday September 5 and Saturday September 14 at Arts Centre Melbourne. For more info, head to the venue website.

I’m A Phoenix, Bitch A ONE-WOMAN SHOW ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND HEARTBREAK Acclaimed UK performer Bryony Kimmings is returning to Melbourne with I’m A Phoenix, Bitch. Bringing together personal stories, film and pop music, the show draws on Kimmings’ near-death experience, post-natal breakdowns and crumbling relationship. But after all this, she’s risen from the ashes and is ready to take on life again. The show runs at Arts Centre Melbourne between Wednesday September 11 and Sunday September 15. For more info, head to the venue website.

COLUMNS

Hip Hop

Punk

Industry

WITH SOSE FUAMOLI

WITH MORGAN MANGAN

WITH CHRISTIE ELIEZER

Travis Scott hits Netflix, Lil Wayne returns and Pusha T reveals collab

33 years on, Pixies are still going strong

Australia faces changes in audio and video streaming

The new Travis Scott documentary Look Mom I Can Fly is finally on Netflix for fans to get around. The film takes a look behind the scenes of one of hip hop’s most well known names, particularly charting the making of his ASTROWORLD album. Scott has kept his private life exactly that, which is impressive given his partner is one of the most famous women in the world, but the documentary finally gives fans a look at the rapper in dad and partner mode.

Featuring insights into his preparation for the Super Bowl, hearing the now classic verse from Drake that would end up on ‘SICKO MODE’ for the first time, and the elation that came with tying the ASTROWORLD project up, Look Mom I Can Fly is a must-see for Travis Scott diehards.

Pixies were formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986 by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Black Francis and lead guitarist Joey Santiago. As the story goes, Francis posted an advertisement for a bass player, specifying an appreciation for the sounds of folk groups such as Peter, Paul and Mary and rock bands like Hüsker Dü. The great Kim Deal responded to the advertisement and was enlisted as the band’s bassist and vocalist along with friend and drummer David Lovering.

The band’s first set of recordings was a 17-track cassette of demos called the Purple Tape which was given to 4AD Records, who selected eight songs out of the demos and released the band’s first EP Come On Pilgrim in 1987.

Come On Pilgrim is 20 minutes of breakthrough alternative, grunge rock music. The sometimes harsh and brutal yet beautiful vocals of Francis and harmonies with Deal make for an impressive first release, as does the undeniable tightness and instrumentation of the outfit.

The album features songs ‘Vamos (pilgrim)’ and ‘Isla De Encanta’ which are both partly sung in Spanish. This was after Francis lived in Puerto Rico for a short time learning Spanish and was inspired by the language. ‘Vamos (pilgrim)’ was later re-recorded for their debut album Surfer Rosa and a live version is featured on the B-side of the ‘Gigantic’ single, remaining a fan favourite. The remaining tracks off the Purple Tape demos cassette have since been re-recorded and released throughout the band’s career.

Music streaming is forecast to generate $308.1 million by the end of 2019 in Australia and be worth $763 million in 2023. User penetration, currently 24.9 per cent, should hit 26 per cent by 2023. With video streaming, subscriptions grew by 11.8 per cent in the past year to 14 million. AMPD Research puts Netflix as holding 42 per cent of local subscription video on demand revenue, with Stan at 17 per cent and Foxtel Now at 15 per cent.

AMPD managing director Anthony Dobson said, “Australian consumers have embraced subscription streaming services at a pace that is unmatched in any other major developed economy we have examined. We are seeing impressive adoption rates across demographics, with 52 per cent of the under 45s paying for video streaming services while take-up among those over 45 is around 48 per cent. That underscores how paying for streaming video is becoming mainstream behaviour in Australia.”

Changes are expected in both the streaming sectors.

Australian media company Here, There and Everywhere (HT&E) has signalled working on a strategy for iHeartRadio to topple Spotify and Apple Music. Its Australian Radio Network has rights to iHeartRadio until 2036.

HT&E CEO Ciaran Davis told Mumbrella, “Audio is in a renaissance period,” adding that podcasting and streaming was actually complementing, rather than cannibalising, radio. “The extension of iHeartRadio was a key thing for us, because we believe that’s our competitive advantage. We believe that we’re the only audio company in Australia who can deliver that piece of integrated content, where we can push and pull listeners based on their choices and interests into radio, into podcasting, into streaming, into artists’ radio.”

The plan is to build up iHeartRadio’s Australian registered users (currently 1.34 million after launching in 2013) and in 65 devices. It is working with up to 300 developers at its US partner to make the platform make more appealing. “There’s new developments in the pipeline for iHeart that are coming down the road in the next 12 months,” Davis told Mumbrella.

According to Telsyte’s 2019 Australian Entertainment Subscription Study, video streaming in Australia is dominated

by Netflix (4.9 million subscribers) and Stan (1.7 million).

One in four Australians are interested in Disney+, according to Telsyte research, when it comes on November 19. Disney+ will cost $8.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Stan is $10 a month, Netflix starts at $9.99, Amazon Prime starts at $6.99 per month and Foxtel Now base packages from $25 per month.

Disney is offering Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and 21st Century Fox (and Hula down the line) and TV content, including The Simpsons, which previously hasn’t streamed on Australian platforms.

In other upcoming changes, Apple and WarnerMedia are preparing to launch their own streaming services.

Stan signed a deal with film studio Paramount. Amazon commissioned its first Australian series. Seven West Media is keen to get back in the game after Presto failed in 2016.

The CBS and Viacom upcoming merger could see their respective streaming platforms, All Access and Viacom’s Pluto land here. Aussie streamers are going to have a lot of choice, needless to say.

Travis Scott

Lil Wayne

Gone are the days when Lil Wayne fans were kept waiting years for new collections of material. Now we’re getting a follow up to Tha Carter V sooner rather than later.

The rapper confirmed this week that his long awaited Funeral project was pretty much done, and is expected to be out before the end of the year. In as recent interview, Weezy hyped up his forthcoming release. “If you’re a Wayne fan, I know we’ve been going through a lot of tough times right now, but if you are a Wayne fan, we about to hold our heads high soon.”

Funeral was first teased back in 2016, though not many details were revealed about the project at the time.

Pusha T

Busy, busy times for King Push. Since the release of Daytona, the G.O.O.D Music CEO has been riding that wave of success and connection with a new, younger demographic of hip hop fans. When it comes to new music, he’s been hard at work on the follow up to the acclaimed Daytona drop.

Recently releasing his Lauryn Hill collaboration ‘Coming Home’, Pusha T confirmed in an interview on Beats 1 that his new album is on the way and Kanye West is definitely in the pocket assisting him on this one.

“That’s what I’m in here now cooking up, right now,” he told Ebro Darden via Skype. “That’s what I’m going for. I feel like I’m well on my way. I got some really, really hot.”

The Breeders

A year after the release of Come on Pilgrim, Pixies released their debut LP Surfer Rosa, produced and recorded

by Steve Albini of Big Black and Shellac over a ten day period. Though at the time the album did not reach major commercial success, over thirty years later Surfer Rosa stands as a groundbreaking and quintessential album for alternative rock music.

With a running time of thirty four minutes, the 13-track album introduces noise and grunge to later bands like Nirvana. Favourites include ‘Cactus’ and ‘Oh My Golly!’, but all stand to be absolutely radical. Even to those who don’t consider themselves fans of the band, it’s a sure bet that ‘Where Is My Mind?’ can still be enjoyed.

Throughout the album, Deal’s influence really shines through in her intense and immediate pounding of the bass, vocal harmonies and songwriting in ‘Gigantic’. If you were lucky enough to see Kim Deal come to Australia with her band The Breeders in December 2018, you would have seen her perform ‘Gigantic’ with that same intensity and enthusiasm as the recording back in 1988.

Despite breaking up in 1993, reforming in 2004 and Deal leaving the band in 2013, Pixies have continued to be prominent inspiration in the rock world. The band will come to Australia in March 2020 to perform Come On Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa in full, as well as old tracks and music off their new album Beneath the Eyrie to be released September 13, 2019. Pixies will play Palais Theatre in Melbourne on March 9 and 10, 2020.

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COVER STORY

Montaigne

BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG

Jess Cerro is never short on ideas. Under the moniker of Montaigne, the Sydney-based singer has spent the last few years revelling in a world of unique, eccentric pop music that encompasses an idiosyncratic artistic vision.

When it came to creating album number two, Cerro was initially determined to go even further down that particular rabbit hole – and even though she didn’t quite get there, she’s still incredibly proud of what she’s created.

“After the fact, I don’t think that there’s anything that I would have changed about the way the album came together,” says Cerro. “I like it for what it is, and I know that everything that happened with it was meant to happen. While I was making the album, however, is a different matter entirely. I had all of these grandiose visions for it. It was an album made of lofty aspirations. I have this dream of making an album just with one other person someday – just made entirely on analogue synths, everything recorded analogue – and over the course of a year we make this huge record that ends up sounding like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

Cerro catches herself caught up in the moment, laughing at how absurd it must sound when said out loud to someone else.

“Obviously that’s not what this record ended up being, but in a way, I think that’s where it started,” she continues. “Around halfway through making the album, I think I was in a

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state of lamenting the fact that I couldn’t just go ahead and make that exact kind of album. When you’re done making a record, though, you can only see it as your baby. To you, it’s perfect.”

The second Montaigne album is entitled Complex and it arrived last Friday – just over three years after Glorious Heights, her debut LP which hit the top five on the ARIA albums chart. Those intervening years have primarily been spent keeping up with the demand of touring, both nationally and internationally. As such, there’s not a specific time period linked to or associated with the creative process of Complex – “The way this record was created was incremental and sporadic,” Cerro testifies.

“It was the sort of vibe where I’d suddenly have a few weeks free, and with that I’d find myself in the zone of writing music again. A lot of this album, too, was forged out of attending songwriting camps and these one-day sessions where I’d be working with different people to see what might come of it. The title track, which was the first song I wrote for the album, was created in one of those sessions.

‘For Your Love’ stemmed out of a songwriting hub, too. Once the album cycle for my first record died down, I was over in LA with Tony

[Buchen, producer] – and I wanted to make the most of my time there, so we set up even more sessions and I got to work with some really great people.”

Cerro is a frequent collaborator – her voice has been featured on songs by the likes of Hilltop Hoods and Aunty Donna, while much of Glorious Heights was co-written with producer Buchen. Although a lot of what Cerro sings about is introspective and autobiographical, she doesn’t tend to shy away from it when she’s in the room creating with other people – and making Complex was no exception.

“I feel pretty comfortable being vulnerable with people,” she says.“I don’t really have anything to hide. I don’t feel ashamed of anything I’ve experienced, or anything that I’ve done wrong. I have a healthy sense of self, and I have a good way of managing things internally. I’m pretty fine opening up in songwriting sessions – it just requires the other person to do the same. Most of the time, people do – it’s very rare that I find someone that’s closed off like that.”

From the ‘80s-tinged electronic undercurrent of songs like ‘Love Might Be

Found (Volcano)’ to the vocoder-heavy Björk pastiche ‘For Your Love’, Complex sees the music of Montaigne reaching out to points of extremities and crossing over into unfamiliar territory. It’s still Montaigne, but it’s not quite as we once knew her – and, in Cerro’s vision, that’s exactly what she wanted to get out of this album. “I went into this album pretty open-minded – and I always do when I’m making new music,” she says.

“Tony and I had a few reference points, and I feel like they were pretty key to how the album sounded. One of them was Half-Light, the solo album that Rostam [Batmanglij] put out a couple of years ago. Another was listening to a lot of Middle Eastern music.

It was a very diverse and eclectic range of music that we were referencing – and, just by that nature, a lot of the record was just trying things to see where they landed. This is a record where it sounds like a lot of things are happening – and it’s because they really were.”

Complex is out now via Sony Music Australia. Catch Montaigne at The Croxton on Saturday November 23, tickets via her website.

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ARTS FEATURES

Laser Beak Man Kaleidoscopic colour and imagination come together in Arts Centre Melbourne’s latest theatrical extravaganza.

BY TAMMY WALTERS | IMAGE BY DYLAN EVANS

Power City is in crisis. While trying to maintain the city’s reputation as the most beautiful city in the world, local hero, Laser Beak Man, loses his superhero ability. The Magna Crystals that lie under the city, and power the superhero’s ability to turn bad to good through his laser beak, are stolen by none other than his arch nemesis and former best friend, Peter Bartman. How will Laser Beak Man regain his powers and save Power City?

All will be answered this month at Arts Centre Melbourne. From Thursday September 19 to Saturday September 21, the powerful, kaleidoscopic creation of Laser Beak Man will come to life on stage. Derived from the vibrant imagination and drawings of autistic artist, Tim Sharp, Laser Beak Man is the superhero tale everyone needs to hear.

“I like super hero movies and I used to play with superhero toys as well when I was a kid,” says Sharp. “I made Laser Beak Man up when I was 11 years old… He’s very colourful and very funny. He is a good friend and a hero and he is all of my art.”

In collaboration with Dead Puppets Society’s Artistic Director David Morton, and its Executive Producer Nicholas Paine, the trio present an art spectacular of puppetry,

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animation, music and effects that has received critical praise since its residency at The New Victory Theater in New York back in 2015.

“We met Tim about five or six years ago when he had an exhibition at Brisbane Powerhouse and we had one of our productions Argus on at the same venue.

Instantly we hit it off and knew that we needed to work together,” says Paine. “It’s been an epic journey of working together from that very initial creation period right through to the premiere that was in 2017 with La Boite at Brisbane Festival and now we’re about to embark on this very exciting national tour.”

With the genius of Sharp already established, Morton and Paine were tasked with catapulting the story to life. Not an easy task, the beauty of Laser Beak Man has been in its collaboration.

“I always wanted to see Laser Beak Man come to life; it’s a dream come true for me.

Nick and David made it exactly as I dreamed it would be. It is the best show I have ever seen,” exclaims Sharp. “I get to hang out with all of my friends, I get to see the show every night and I get to see my dream come true. I love the music and the puppets and the actors and I’m part of the team.”

Paine echoes, “That’s the best part for us honestly, is having Tim involved. It’s not just using his artwork as inspiration and going off and creating our own work. It’s having him involved as a collaborator in the room with us every single day and being on the road touring with us as well,” says Paine.

Sharp’s infectious personality and skills were the major drawcard for Dead Puppet Society in the beginning. The bold colours, the distinct storyline and consistent characterisation, the valuable messaging and the overall charisma of Sharp’s vision made it an exciting partnership.

“I think the fact for us that Tim has autism is secondary. We wanted to bring the show to life because of his artwork and really highlight what a skilled artist he is. At first glance the colours are what draw you in but as soon as you spend time looking through all of the art work, it’s his unique approach to his creation of the art.

“The characters are so present throughout all of the drawings that Tim has done too. It’s been a long but rewarding process … It’s been about friendship and love and kindness and inclusion – that’s the most important message for us,” Paine says.

In a live setting the show is a culmination of the arts, including 35 original puppets, seven actors, props, animated backdrops, design by Helpmann Award-winner, Jonathon Oxlade, and music by Sam Cromack of Ball Park Music.

“We approached Sam because we thought his work was perfect for the world of Laser Beak Man in terms of the psychedelic nature and the colours and also Tim is a big fan of The Beatles,” says Paine.

“Oh yes I am – I like the Beatles. They’re my favourite band. My favourite Beatles song is ‘Yellow Submarine’.”

That reflects in the similarities of their lively artwork and charm. Fusing all of those elements together, Melbourne, get ready for a rainbow-coloured world of adventure.

“Visually it’s incredibly striking. I think Melbourne is going to absolutely fall in love with it.”

Laser Beak Man comes to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse Theatre from Thursday September 19 to Saturday September 21. Find out more about the performance and grab your tickets via the Arts Centre website.

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From Thrace and Macedonia, Epirus and Peloponnese, Crete and Ikaria, immerse yourself in authentic, traditional Greek dance music with Joseph Tsombanoupoulos, Kat Stevens, George Athanasakos and Paddy Montgomery.

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Mohamed Camara and Jarabi Trio

A vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary music from Guinea taking audiences on a journey from the ancient Manding Empire to contemporary city life.

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FEATURES

Melbourne’s most ambitious, diverse and artistically liberated festival, Fringe, is upon us again and what an incredible program that’s been put together for 2019. Get along this year and you’ll have the pick of over 450 works in everything from comedy to cabaret, visual art, theatre, circus, dance, seminars and more.

Fringe is a safe space that uses an open application process whereby anyone can enter their show; anyone can get involved. After 20 years in North Melbourne, in 2019 Fringe moves its hub to Trades Hall – a venue which is sure to have a big bag of tricks in store.

So what are we waiting for? Let’s dive in and see what’s in store.

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FRINGE 2019

The Auslan Movement

Assimilate

What’s the central premise of your show?

The Auslan Movement is part of a critical mass response to the world in both social and cultural ways. It provides an opportunity to interact with a Deaf artist in a unique way.

What does your show say about society today?

That awareness for the Deaf is still lagging and many people still don’t understand what it is like for us to live in an inaccessible world. They say the world is for everyone, but in reality, it isn’t really. Also our Deaf Culture is relatively unknown still and this show aims to give people a new perspective and idea of our Deaf Culture and aims to mix hearing and deaf groups together in an interactive performance.

If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

Salted caramel! And the proper caramel taste kind, not artificial – genuine deliciousness to get excited about.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

Not sure... Maybe people who try to control a show or patronise the Deaf need not apply!

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

The collective connectedness with other artists and a new experience for me. I was urged and encouraged to join in, so here I am. I won’t lie, I am nervous. It is my first time performing and it is a weird unique performance.

What’s the central premise of your show?

Often assimilation is masqueraded in the word integration and this performance aims to clear the confusion by exploring what it is like to live in a society that erases your existence and suppresses cultural significance.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

Assimilate is a storytelling-driven piece that uses movement, song, soundscapes and visuals to represent what assimilation is versus integration. It does this by exploring themes of language, identity, belonging, migration, detachment and community.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

Society is complacent with cultural genocide. We can only co-exist and integrate by accepting the individuality, uniqueness and diversity of all cultures and creating space for its people to practise.

Would you rather be able to read minds or fly? Explain.

Fly for sure. You can then travel the world for free because what are borders, visas and passports if I can fly?

Tell us five great shows to see at Melbourne Fringe.

Neon Corroboree by Amos Roach, The Lizard is Present by Vidya Rajan, KIGALI2097 by Christopher James White, Drag of Kwatye by Stone Motherless Cold, Jîyan by Leila Lois.

The Auslan Movement comes to Brunswick Mechanics Institute from Thursday September 12 to Saturday September 14. It’s free but you can reserve your ticket via the Fringe website.

Assimilate comes to Nothcote Town Hall from Wednesday September 25 to Friday September 27. Tickets via the Fringe website.

Bringing Some Gum to a Knife Fight

Truth Bomb!!!

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

There’s an island in the Pacific Ocean called Tuvalu which has the world’s lowest average height above sea level. In 2025, Australia™ sends its two remaining scientists to “assist” with Tuvalu’s “transition” to a climate-change-related extinction (but with funny jokes, etc.)

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

A more nuanced understanding of the existential threat facing our Pacific Island neighbours.

Also there’s an old couch we’ve been meaning to get rid of that hopefully someone will take off our hands.

Tell us two truths and one lie.

The International Organisation of Migration estimates 200 million people could be displaced by climate change by 2050; Australia is on track to be responsible for 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; Everything will be okay.

If your comedy show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

Home-brand caramel, honey and macadamia ice-cream. It’s a smooth, sweet confection, punctuated by nuggets of truth that stick in your teeth, but with the niggling feeling that you’d probably be more satisfied if you’d spent a couple of dollars more.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott, Charles Darwin.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

This is a domestic violence survivor story, a light-hearted poke at relationships, our addiction to social media and how growing from a teenager in the ‘90s to turning 40 in 2019 can be anything but straight… forward. All in an hour.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

An understanding that there is a different truth for everybody – there is no one-size-fits-all for anything in life. It’s time to open your eyes to see things from a different perspective.

There are conversations that need to stay alive in gender, sexuality and domestic violence.

Would you rather be able to read minds or fly? Explain.

I would without a doubt prefer to fly. Think of the savings you would make on plane tickets ,not to mention the carbon footprint. Besides, some minds should never be read.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

While it is up to the discretion of the parental figure(s), I would say young children. I have rated it M15+ due to the fact here is course language, sexual references and realistic images of violence that may not be suitable for younger people.

What do you love about the Melbourne performing arts community?

There is such a diverse range of people. Each of them is beautiful in their own way. It is supportive, accepting, inclusive, warm and welcoming. I have a feeling of belonging the second I walk into a venue or even think about performing in Melbourne. It feels like home.

Bringing Some Gum to a Knife Fight is on at the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall from Thursday September 12 to Friday September 20 (bar Monday). Grab your tickets via Fringe website.

Truth Bomb!!! will be performed at Gasworks Arts Park from Tuesday September 17 to Thursday September 26 (bar Sunday). Tix start at $25 from the Fringe website.

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FRINGE 2019

Simon Taylor Simon Taylor returns home to premiere his new show, Simon Taylor is a Super Funny Boy, at this year’s Melbourne Fringe.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Taylor took his previous show, Right Now, around the country earlier in the year, including a full season at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He comes to Fringe fresh off the back of a UK tour. A workaholic, Taylor is eager to launch into something new.

“I’m coming up with new material all the time. Even when I’m touring a show, I’m thinking about next year’s show,” he says. “Last night I had a dream where I was trying to find a bathroom while running from the police, and even in the dream I was thinking ‘there’s material here. Better wake up and write this down’.

“When I’m on a date or on holiday or at a funeral, my comedy brain is working to find something funny in it. It’s either a professional habit or a desperate coping mechanism.”

Taylor’s been a regular at MICF over the last decade and has done shows in India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as 22 states across the US. He also spent time writing for Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

He’s not averse to smaller shows, however, and sticks to a regular gig routine in order to sharpen new material.

“The process for me is to think of an idea, then try it on stage asap,” he says. “I don’t bother writing it down because if it sucks I won’t do it again and if it kills I won’t forget it. I also don’t bother guessing if something is funny or not. I’ll put it on stage and let the audience tell me with laughs, groans or painful silence. I’ve been surprised when things I didn’t think were that funny got massive reactions. So even at ten years in the game, I still feel like I’m mining for laughs as opposed to manufacturing them.”

Taylor’s comedy looks at quirks within Australian culture and certain paradoxes and contradictions exhibited by the average white Australian. It reflects the experiences of someone who’s come of age in the early parts of the 21st Century.

“I always do comedy about what I care about,” he says. “My audiences these days are people of my generation who are interested in culture, social issues, personal identity, and uncoordinated dance moves. When I tour clubs and bars I can be performing to anyone, and I love that. But when I look at the crowd that comes to see me specifically, there’s definitely a lot of skinny jeans, edgy haircuts and vintage shirts. My people.”

I’m A Phoenix, Bitch

So what can we expect from Simon Taylor is a Super Funny Boy? “It’s about trying to find where we fit in a culture that is changing so rapidly. It details hilarious fuck ups I’ve made with technology as it becomes so complex it defeats its intended purpose of making life better,” Taylor says. “It’s also about how stories shape what we value in our society and how Pokémon could help bring long term peace in the Middle East.”

Taylor’s worked as a comedian for much of his adult life and his dedication has allowed him to find a voice within the artform. That said, he still gets motivated by observing other comedians at work.

“The inspiration I get from other comedians is their work ethic. When I was coming up in the scene, Nick Cody was out doing as many gigs as possible in a single night. Then a few years later, Dilruk Jayasinha and I were probably doing the most gigs out of everyone. Now I see guys like Peter Jones and Luka Muller doing even more than we did. The dedication to the craft is what gets me hyped.”

Simon Taylor is a Super Funny Boy comes to The Kodiak Club for Melbourne Fringe from Thursday September 12 to Saturday September 21 (bar Tuesday). Tix are $20 via the Fringe website.

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Prepare to rise from the ashes with Bryony Kimmings’ latest solo show, I’m A Phoenix, Bitch.

BY JONTI RIDLEY

Making her long awaited return to Melbourne, the UK performer has drawn from her own trauma to create a masterpiece that is right at home within this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival program.

Kimmings has never shied from sensitive subjects when it comes to her stage works, and with I’m A Phoenix, Bitch she delves into trauma and postnatal depression with a new level of honesty and vulnerability – the kind of candour we’ve come to expect from the fearless performance artist.

Following the success of her sell-out show Fake it ‘til you Make it which first hit the stage in 2015, Kimmings has seen some dark days. Four years later, she’s ready to share all that she’s endured as she emerges stronger than ever with I’m A Phoenix, Bitch.

Working through themes of motherhood, heartbreak and inner strength, Kimmings has had more than enough inspiration over the last few years. In 2016 her relationship began to crumble just as she was grappling with postnatal depression and caring for her extremely sick child.

Though instead of letting it get the best of her, this dark period became the foundations

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for I’m A Phoenix, Bitch. For Kimmings, it was about turning pain into power, as well as starting conversations around taboo subjects, such as postnatal depression.

Somewhere on the spectrum between a therapy session and a pop performance, Kimmings’ latest solo show is vulnerable, empowering and looks to destigmatize the issues that so many women battle silently. She says her work is often inspired by themes we work hard not to talk about.

“My shows are usually born out of me going: ‘We don’t talk about this enough, this is problematic in terms of a political or feminist narrative’,” says Kimmings.

Her primary hope for the show is to give “almost unspeakable traumas” a voice.

“I wanted to create a show that cuts to the heart of these things but does it in a way that people can relate to, a way that we can still laugh and have fun,” she says.

While many would shy from sharing such intimate stories, especially with a room full of strangers, Kimmings’ work is frequently autobiographical and seeks to leave a mark on audiences.

In the past, we’ve seen her focusing

around “social experiments” with the intent of provoking thought; there’s plenty to gain from seeing her work.

Previous productions have included retracing her own STI to the source, becoming a popstar designed by a nine-yearold, and spending seven days under heavy intoxication.

Like those before it, I’m A Phoenix, Bitch promises to include the multi-faceted style that we’ve come to expect from her work, interweaving a range of disciplines including film, music and performance.

Developed as part of Art Centre Melbourne’s The Kiln program in 2017, Battersea Arts Centre and the Attenborough Centre co-commissioned the work with

support from by Latitude Festival and the British Council.

Two years on from its inception, the show will return to its birthplace fully formed to make its Australian debut as part of Melbourne Fringe.

Having picked herself up from one of the bleakest points of her life to take her award-winning work around the world, there is certainly no better metaphor for Kimmings than the phoenix, bitch.

I’m A Phoenix, Bitch comes to Arts Centre Melbourne from Wednesday September 11 until Sunday September 15 as part of Melbourne Fringe. For tickets and more info, head to the Arts Centre website.

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For Our Freedom Each year Melbourne Fringe plays host to a range of artists, giving them a platform to voice their ideas, concepts and stories.

BY MARNIE VINALL

This year, musical composer Jordan Gilmour has designed an audio-visual installation to magnify voices of Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers in the exhibition For Our Freedom.

Gilmour explains that it’s essentially an “experience exhibiting a collection of stories of identity from Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers”.

When asked why he’s chosen these two groups of people in Australia to tell their stories, he responds saying, “Essentially it’s kind of removing the white man from the equation. Trying to represent the stories of those of the past and stories of those of the present and reflecting on the sort of cultural identity of a contemporary Australia.”

“I feel like if we have the opportunity to respond to that with our artistic integrity, we can essentially enhance these stories from these two culturally different ends of the spectrum without intruding into the actual meaning behind each story.”

The stories in the exhibition are a mix of Australian playwright, scriptwriter, musician, lecturer and Gunditjmara Aboriginal Elder, Richard J. Frankland; poet, writer and Somali asylum seeker, Hani Abdile; activist, podcaster

and Sudanese refugee Abdul Aziz Muhamat; and human rights activist and Associate Professor, Munjed Al Muderis.

Gilmour is a long-time friend of Franklin, who’s a lecturer at VCA, and the two have worked on projects previously. For Our Freedom first began when Franklin gave some of his poetry to Gilmour, “I was very touched by it,” Gilmour says. “And kind of started the whole thing.”

Gilmour then went to the exhibition They Cannot Take The Sky at the Immigration Museum and found the works of Abdile. He reached out to her and over coffee, explained his project and in turn she talked about identity and what it means to belong in this country.

“I was kind of moved by that,” Gilmour says. And that got him thinking, “I’m thinking of the perspective from an Indigenous Australian, an Elder, verses a young Somalian refugee, who are both telling a very similar story of a traumatic past and a hope for a better future.”

“These are two very similar stories from two different cultures. And we’re on Aboriginal land and we have the audacity to refuse people seeking asylum to come

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into the country and it’s like, ‘well does anyone actually think to ask what Indigenous Australians think? They should be in charge of letting people in.”

From there, Gilmour found Abdul Aziz Muhamat and his podcast, The Messenger, which gives insight into the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island and his experience of fleeing tragedy and seeking asylum.

“And the final bit to that was finding one more voice,” Gilmour explains. That voice is Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis, who describes the experience of coming to Australia by boat and the trauma that went with that. “And that was the final piece of information that I needed to stitch the whole thing together,” Gilmour says.

“So, it’s just a compilation of all these different people and their experiences of living in this country and how they got here and what it means to live here.”

The installation features these voices in

an immersive experience for the audience; so they can feel the concept, not just listen to it. As Gilmour explains, “I’m essentially using projections and audio visuals and the narrative as my compositional fabric and then you’re manipulating the audience with that and guiding the audience’s attention on a multi-sensory spectrum, as opposed to just listening to music.”

“We’re trying to best represent the authors and the writers and the speakers as best as we can,” Gilmour notes. “If I can walk away with half a dozen people having been touched and wanting to contribute more to the idea of making Australia feel like a comfortable, multicultural country, then my job’s done.”

Catch For Our Freedom at the Brunswick Street Gallery from Thursday September 19 until Sunday September 29 (bar Monday) as part of Melbourne Fringe.

More info via the Fringe website.

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Sarah Aitken and Rebecca Jensen of Deep Soulful Sweats want you to fight your climate change inertia within their participatory eco-horror, What Am I Supposed To Do?.

BY FERGUS NEAL

WAISTD includes six performers but no audience members – Aitken and Jensen met at uni while studying dance, where the seed of their collaboration was planted for innovative ways to transform audiences into performers. The Deep Soulful Sweats project has been running since 2013 and has hosted participatory dance experiences at venues such as Dark MOFO, the Ian Potter Museum of Art and Castlemaine Festival.

“It started as a fundraiser, and ended up sustaining itself,” Aitken says of the project.

WAISTD is arguably the pair’s most ambitious task to date. It pushes the participatory nature of their collaboration to untouched lengths and towards a central question for today’s society: Why are we not doing more to tackle the climate crisis?

“The audience is invited to play their part in an environmental horror, which they are also playing in the real world,” Jensen says of the underlying connection between the performance and our external reality.

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Aitken and Jensen want audience members to feel the same powerlessness they do towards our climate crisis and the show’s crowd involvement heightens this.

Throughout, dance is used as a mirror-device rather than a form of escapism which we often crave in our engagement with art.

“We’re using the theatre space as a metaphor for what we’re experiencing in the world, and feeling at times they’re not so different,” Aitken says.

Do we care? Are we trying to escape what is our reality? How do we overcome despair?

These are central questions audiences will explore alongside Aitken and Jensen as the unpredictability and complicit nature of being human plays itself out in real time within the theatre space.

WAISTD’s allows for audience members to come to terms with their own individualised feelings of fear, regret and grief, and turn them towards a newfound hope.

“Our experience of the world right now is one of fear for the future and a grief for what is lost,” Aitken says.

“We’re getting more scared but not more active,” Jensen adds.

The duo don’t want their show to be about someone’s politics, but rather an artistic window into examining how something is operating in the real world.

“Dance isn’t a good communicator of the literal or the factual,” Jensen says.

Perhaps, then, the dance medium is perfect for audiences who want to discover their true feelings away from the constant barrage of information we are delivered about climate change.

“Which is one of its strengths. We’re given so much written and verbal communication constantly, but dance is this other way of operating,” Aitken says.

“This work is grounded in dance and choreographic thinking, but you don’t need to come in with any dance experience to access the work and feel comfortable participating in it,” Jensen assures those with two left feet.

Aitken emphasises that the wider project is environmentally sustainable so the message is highlighted from all directions.

“We make sure everything we use in the work is from the op-shop, or a bin, or existing already. We don’t create waste,” Aitken says.

A testament to the entire project.

“We practice what we are wanting to do, and it’s certainly not the easy way,” Jensen says.

What Am I Supposed To Do? (WAISTD) takes over Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio as part of Melbourne Fringe from Wednesday September 18 to Sunday September 22. Find out more and buy tickets via artscentremelbourne.com.au.

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FRINGE 2019

Eight unmissable Fringe events at the Wonderland Spiegeltent

BY ANNIE-MEI FORSTER

Coinciding with the Melbourne Fringe Festival, head to Fed Square and check out the inaugural Wonderland Spiegeltent. The 19th Century Belgian circus pop-up will host rides, adult and family shows plus plenty more for people of all ages. To save you some time, we’ve dug deep to uncover eight events you can’t miss.

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Expect sweaty bare-chested acrobatic men twirling through the air in this westernthemed circus spectacular. The creators who brought us Elixir and winner of Best Circus and Physical Theatre at Adelaide Fringe 2018, are back with Railed and it’s sure to be heart stopping. Expect strobe lights, fire and plenty of surprises in this theatrical circus production.

This is a 15+ age show so leave the young ones at home and get ready for a night of sweat, chiselled bodies and comical spectacles. The show runs from Thursday September 12 to Wednesday September 25.

Circus meets cabaret in this adults-only evening inspired by the French Quarter of New Orleans. It’s set to be one wild Mardi Gras party and heads up, there will be full frontal nudity. Audience interaction is encouraged, but you can keep your clothes on. Expect some dirty south hip hop and romping jazz numbers as Creole voodoo, breathtaking acrobatics and French exuberance keep you entertained for the whole show. Society runs between Tuesday September 17 and Sunday September 29.

Multi award-winning drag and burlesque ensemble, YUMMY is bringing an outrageous new act to its home city after touring the globe. The costumes, hair and makeup alone are worth checking out but the show has much more to offer. Expect spectacular singing performances, dancers in killer high heels and sparkly hula hoops. You’ll be laughing, singing and cheering along and you won’t know what to expect next. There are only two shows on Friday September 20 and Saturday September 21, so get in quick.

The Listies are a dynamic duo, armed with toilet paper guns, who are here to entertain the kids. Rich Higgins and Matt Kelly are a much sought-after comedy act who’ve performed at Edinburgh Fringe to rave reviews. Their first show More fun than a Wii! was the first and only kids show ever to be nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Barry Award. Check them out between Saturday September 21 and Thursday September 26.

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A Day In The Life Of You

Circus-Cision

Mahua Improv Night

Blues band Dreamboogie named themselves after the poem Dream Boogie by American blues writer Langston Hughes and are a regular on the Australian blues scene. Vocalist Rebecca Davey is influenced by the great female blues vocalists of the 1920s and ‘30s, such as Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.

They have represented Melbourne twice at the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, USA and their last appearance saw them advance to the semi-finals. Be sure not to miss them when they perform on Friday September 13 and Saturday September 14.

A Day In The Life Of You follows Yella, Blueno and Reddy as they navigate their way through childhood. Colourful and fun, the show features bursts of song, dance and storytelling and tackles all the big issues in a little person’s daily life. Join the Sprouts on a musical adventure which will introduce you to catchy songs that will stay in your head long after the show has finished. This one’s on from Friday September 27 to Sunday September 29.

This is the ultimate late-night variety show.

Hosted by the dynamic Headfirst Acrobats (creators of smash hits, Elixir and Railed) expect absolute chaos as a mash-up of Spiegeltent legends, homegrown favourites as well as the freshest and hottest circus talent descend on the Spiegeltent. Everything goes at Circus-Cision – full frontal nudity, energetic acrobatics and all the cunning humour that circus is famous for. Arriving on Friday September 13 and Saturday September 14, 21 and 28.

Melding spoken word, dynamic performance and expression, Mahua Improv Night will see China’s most famous improv group arrive in Melbourne. Mahua Improv are renowned all over the world for their unending enthusiasm and talent. The group takes keywords from the audience to create scenes, characters and plots on the spot. This is a show that is not to be missed. Going down Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15 and 22.

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The Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival comes to Fed Square from Thursday September 12 to Sunday October 20 and will coincide with Melbourne Fringe which goes down from Thursday September 12 to Sunday September 29. Grab your tickets to the above shows via the Fringe website.

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Wank Bank + Pussy Play

If you had to pitch your shows to a stranger, what would you say?

Do you wanna learn 20 techniques to please yourself or your loved one? Why not come get a hilarious sexy education, you might win Wanker or Pussy of the Day! What do your shows say about society today?

Sex and pleasure can be seen as radical acts for a lot of people. Society is changing and self-help workshops are more popular than ever, hence why my cousin Strawberry Siren and I decided to create these shows. Knowledge is power and conversations around masturbation shouldn’t be taboo.

What do you want the audience to take away from your shows?

Besides a take home tote bag with a laminated technique worksheet, you will most likely have been in a circle jerk with 50 people – so that’s something new to add to the CV. Where do you plan to take your shows after Melbourne Fringe?

I’ve toured a lot globally with the show and even ended up in the Seychelles performing for a Saudi Prince. The dream would be to have a residency in Las Vegas for hens and bucks parties. Move over Celine and Britney, the ginger wankers are in town.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on stage?

I’ve had flying balls, cucumbers and lube, my godparents and Rufus Wainwright in the audience. But I think the winner is when I asked if anyone in the room was related and a shy girl while jerking the man’s cucumber beside yells out “father in law”... Nothing like some family bondage. I mean, bonding!

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What’s the central premise of your show?

It’s influenced by the city of New Orleans and the best party on earth, Mardi Gras. In the past these types of infamous festivities were hosted by secret societies competing to uphold the most lavish party in their quarter.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

If a New Orleans Mardi Gras street party and a circus had a baby, it would be this show!

SOCIETY is a blend of high-octane circus, Cajun exuberance, New Orleans street party style music and all the things that make the French Quarter a unique place to party.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

We want audiences to be bombarded with music, daredevil acrobatics and lots of high octane visuals. The show is designed to be an all-alluring, all-encompasing onslaught on the senses. Nothing is off limits in this indulgent circus cabaret.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on stage?

Well the cast is pretty loose and a lot of fun. One night during my ‘wardrobe malfunction’, the artists hid my pants on me and so for the finale I had to enter wearing nothing but my cravat covering my junk; that is now permanently part of the show.

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

When I started as a producer, Melbourne Fringe was the ‘homecoming festival’ for me. It’s so nice to perform and put on a show in our amazing city! Melbourne has it all and we love it!

Wank Bank and Pussy Play are separate shows on at the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall, from Thursday September 12 to Friday September 20 (bar Monday). Grab your tix via the Fringe website.

SOCIETY is on at the Wonderland Spiegeltent in Fed Square from Tuesday September 17 to Sunday September 29 (bar Mondays and Tuesday). Grab your tickets via the Fringe website.

Energy with Brett Ashby

The Melanin Monologues

Tell us a bit about Energy. What is the premise behind the performance?

The four events are all spontaneous visual representations, from spirit to form. I work extensively as a public artist and a contemporary artist. For this event, I have combined these artforms to deliver a one of a kind experience.

When and how did the idea of combining skateboarding and painting in such a way come to you?

I first performed this style of public art skateboarding in 2013 at the sculpture by the sea in Bondi. Since then, I’ve been very busy practicing my artform representing energy within places and spaces.

You will be painting the likes of Lisa Edwards, Cash Savage, Sarah McLeod and Mick Harvey. How did you come to choose these four subjects?

The final lineup just aligned. I grew up skateboarding and playing drums to tracks by Sarah from The Superjesus. I met Lisa when filming her in a music video production back in 2009, early in my career. Cash and Mick are so vibrant and one of a kind, I had many friends listening to Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds when I studied music videos at University in London in 2006.

How will the performance be presented across the four events?

I have commissioned the sound musicians to accompany me on stage; I believe without sound there is no light. The cymatic sound musicians will use musical equipments such as the handpan drum, singing bowls, gongs and harmonic overtone vocals. The sound performance has been composed to create a sound bath, a layering of sonic representations from the subjects’ consciousness.

What’s the central premise of your show?

100 interviews with 100 people from across the world. Five performers, 60 minutes. This show is about secrets, pains, joys, finding your place in the world through struggles of identity. This is the untold stories of the South Asian community.

What does your show say about society today?

Art should be representative, passing the mic to those not given a chance to speak. Art should be accessible. My show is accessible to neurodivergent audiences, is AUSLAN interpreted, and there will be emotional support staff present on the night.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

I’m pretty keen for my art to be accessible, educational and approachable for all, but if you’re Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton, Bill Shorten, Josh Frydenberg, Pauline Hanson, Andrew Bolt, or any of my exes, maybe sit this one out for my sake.

Tell us two truths and one lie.

I’ve never seen a single episode of Game of Thrones but I’ve sat on the throne; I used to own 350 pairs of shoes before I realised I had a problem; I just can’t survive without my morning coffee.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on stage?

This relates more to my debaucherous escapades – I used to frequent the Thursgay stage for ‘Lip Sync for your Pint’ and after competing, someone tried to flirt with me by excitedly telling me I knew their dad. I was so confused.

Brett Ashby’s Energy comes to Gasworks Arts Park from Thursday September 12 to Saturday September 14 with two events on the Saturday. Grab your tix via the Fringe website.

The Melanin Monologues comes to the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall, on Friday September 13, starting at 6:30pm sharp. Grab your tix via the Fringe website.

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JIMEOIN JIMEOIN Mon 16 ~ 7:15pm Tues 17 ~ 7:15pm Wed 18 ~ 7:15pm Thurs 19 ~ 7:15pm

PROUDLY HOSTS

Where are you from from?

LEE TON

The Unravelling VICTORIA COTTA & CHRISTINA HIGHAM Thurs 19 ~ 10:00pm Fri 20 ~ 9:15pm Sat 21 ~ 8:45pm Thurs 26 ~ 9:15pm Fri 27 ~ 9:15pm Sat 28 ~ 8:45pm

Tues 17 ~ 6:00pm Wed 18 ~ 6:00pm Thurs 19 ~ 6:00pm Fri 20 ~ 6:00pm Sat 21 ~ 6:00pm

For bookings & info visit melbournefringe.com.au or call 03 9660 9666 CONCESSIONS & GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE x LIMITED AVAILABILITY ON THE DOOR 185 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Entrance via Waratah Place x +61 (03) 9993 9034 x info@storyvillemelbourne.com.au

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FRINGE 2019

Away with the fairies

What’s the central premise of your show?

Taken from the saying that a person is “away with the fairies”, the exhibition is based on the artist’s realisation of valuing their creativity and inner truth. Rather than seeing this as a departure from ‘reality’, it is the embracing of one’s imagination and true self that breaks down society’s expectations.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

That whatever they keep daydreaming about is something they should pursue. It’s easy to let negative influences and expectations seep in and affect our choices, but if we stick to our inner voice we’ll probably end up on the right path.

When was the moment you realised you could be an artist?

I had a series of works in a group exhibition organised for International Women’s Day that was quite reflective. I had no idea if people would like it, but it seemed to resonate and make people reminisce. I loved the warm feeling this gave me and knew I wanted to keep doing something that can make people think and feel.

If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

Mint choc chip. Because the show is like sweet pastel goodness, surrounding some rocky topics. I also just love mint!

What do you love about the Melbourne arts community?

There is something for everyone. There are so many different types of art and galleries to explore and get involved with, from ARI’s to large public spaces. There’s also a strong emphasis on emerging artists, which is great.

Body Acousmonium

What’s the central premise of your show?

To invest in a deepening of understanding in how two artists with different mediums can create a work together with equal authorship. In doing this we examine and expand how sound and body relate to each other.

What does your show say about society today?

This show really relies on the both of us to listen and acknowledge each other and what we output. Each performer is neither a passive observer, puppet nor dictator. It puts into practice the communication skills that all relationships form and flourish by.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

An experience and new appreciation of sound as a physical, spatial force beyond what they passively hear. To perhaps become more aware of how sound affects them and what they contribute to the sound around them.

Would you rather be able to read minds or fly?

Both: Fly. Gillian Lever: When I was young I had a blissful experience scuba diving. It felt like how I imagine flying feels. Amanda Lever: I love heights and moving fast and the idea of moving so freely through the air is amazing.

What do you love about the Melbourne performing arts community?

There is such a diverse range of artists, aesthetics and ideologies here in Melbourne where you allow yourself to explore everything that is happening. If you keep an open mind you can always find something worth seeing.

Check out Away with the fairies at Maggie Wren’s Art Space on Friday September 20, Saturday September 21 and 28 and Sunday September 22 and 29. It’s all free. Find out more via the Fringe website.

Body Acousmonium comes to the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall from Tuesday September 17 to Friday September 20. Tix start at $22 from the Fringe website.

The Drunkards

CREATING A SCENE

What’s the central premise of your show?

“The Drunkards” recreate an evening of celebrations, on the day the atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima. Over countless martinis, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists try to come to terms with their involvement in the project and the consequences of their actions.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

Join the Manhattan Project team for the most awkward cocktail party you’ve ever seen!

Eight scientists, an army general, an atomic bomb, and a ton of martinis. What could possibly go wrong?

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

It’s amazing how we never seem to fully learn our lesson from history. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl and Fukushima are some tragic examples of the dangers of nuclear power, but there are still powerful voices advocating for nuclear as a safe source of energy.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

Adelaide Fringe early next year, and then make it known as much as I can to the Australian public. Other than in Spain, its country of origin, it’s been performed across Europe and Latin America. Ours will be the first ever English language production of this play.

What motivated to you get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

I had wanted to produce my own show for a while and Melbourne Fringe is definitely the best way to start. There is a lot of support for emerging artists and producers provided by the Fringe community.

The Drunkards comes to the Alex Theatre in St Kilda from Tuesday September 17 to Saturday September 21. Tix start at $25 from the Fringe website.

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If you had to pitch your exhibition to a stranger, what would you say?

Feel like sliding down the shower into a slumped wet mess tonight? Of course you do – ginsoak yourself at CREATING A SCENE, an exhibition by Vivienne.

Tell us two truths and one lie?

The only things I can do are paint, cry silently, whisper sweet nothings into a filled-to-thebrim tumbler of gin, and slide down the shower wall into a slumped wet mess; I’ve been taking ice baths with athletes as therapy for creative exhaustion. It works well even with the risk of hypothermia; my September 12 launch is a dry event.

Who absolutely should not come to your exhibition?

My ex-wife and my agent.

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

Matthew Grant, the curator of KaDo Warehouse, challenged me to put on an exhibition the night we met. I accepted then ordered a rosewater gin martini to cement the idea in my mind.

Has there been someone influential, who has helped shape your direction?

I’ve been studying Ayn Rand for years. I like it when she says, “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” I also like SOPHIE; I’m thinking about doing a spoof of her music video for ‘Ponyboy’ with my friend, but I’d have to do the flips as he’s 85kg from bulking. I’ll show you a photo if you like?

Check out CREATING A SCENE at KaDo Warehouse from 4pm – 9pm Thursdays to Sundays between September 12 and September 29. On the 12th there will be a launch party from 6pm. The exhibition is free.

Truth Bomb!!!

By Kerri Gannan

Rated M15+

Studio Theatre September 17-21 and 23-26 6.15pm Bookings melbournefringe.com.au Or

gasworks.org.au or call (03) 8606 4299
 Proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip

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FRINGE 2019

Whoop Dee Doo: Another Late Night Revue

Tragedy! (a new comedy)

What’s the central premise of your show?

Whoop Dee Doo is yet another variety show raving about its diverse lineup of excellent burlesque, cabaret, comedy and drag artists; each bringing to the table their own personal style and exquisite talents to entice our audiences. We’re not going to over-sell how different we are, or try to convince you that our show is better than others. We just know we’re putting on a damn entertaining, highly arousing celebration of performance art.

What does your show say about society today?

Whoop Dee Doo is designed to celebrate diversity in today’s society. It’s a celebration of performance art spotlighting the full range of cultures, sexual identification, age, body types and personalities within the these Fringe performance artforms we are presenting.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

Whoop Dee Doo is designed to simply entertain. Yes, some of our artists will force you to think, but the majority of us just want to celebrate art with you and have you leave smiling.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

Whoop Dee Doo is a Melbourne-based show, and we will continue to only showcase in Melbourne. We are honoured to showcase some of the finest performers our fine city has to offer, and we will continuously commemorate our amazing art scene with our audiences.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

Anyone who is close-minded. Our artists will aim to shock, inspire and surprise you.

What’s the central premise of your show?

The gods have been made redundant in this first-world, selfie-obsessed society. Therefore, a crisis meeting has taken place in the heavens and one goddess has been sent down from the heavens with the mission to regain control over the fates and destinies of the modernday first world mortals.

What does your show say about society today?

Tragedy! (a new comedy) comments on first world society’s apathy and affluence; that we have really lost sight of what is important and social media, technology and influences/ers have taken over our authentic experience and truthful interaction with life and those around us.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

Tragedy! (a new comedy) is set for an independent season in Brisbane after Rouge Theatre Co. producer, Grace Elizabeth, was keen to stage a coproduction of the show in the River City.

Would you rather be able to read minds or fly? Explain.

Fly! Definitely fly! Being able to read minds would be freaky and detract from authentic connection and trust. Plus, how much money would you save on flights! And you could go wherever you want whenever you want!

If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

Rainbow Paddle Pop. Because it’s a show for everyone and a rainbow Paddle Pop celebrates all the colours of the rainbow; so diverse, unique and differing in shades but, at the end of the lick, it’s one flavour… caramel. We’re all the same and we all belong.

Whoop Dee Doo: Another Late Night Revue is on nightly from Monday September 23 – Sunday September 29 at Campari House. Grab your tix via the Fringe website.

Tragedy! (a new comedy) comes to the Melba Spigeltent from Wednesday September 25 to Saturday September 28. Tix start at $20 from the Fringe website.

The Peter Principle

Table for Two?

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

It’s a circus comedy about some shmuck’s first day working in an office and he has no idea what he’s supposed to be doing. It has live music, acrobatics, and tricks. It’s like Mr Bean meets Cirque du Soleil with a dash of randomness.

What does your show say about society today?

To be honest I thought by now we wouldn’t have to work at all… period. Like I thought this was why we had robots, but here we are, struggling away in little offices, pretending that we’re not on Facebook.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

I will literally perform this to whoever buys a ticket. Preferably at the times advertised.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on stage?

I was in a 30-minute show once where just as the first act had started, a Rabbi interrupted me and politely asked if we could just put an interval into the show, as he knew some people that had missed the start and he didn’t want them to miss the rest.

Tell us five great shows to see at Melbourne Fringe.

So many! Yuck Circus was awesome this year in Perth, I saw Railed in Brighton and that was hilarious, and I really want to check out Anna Lumb’s brand new work Hard To Reach Places.

I’m also keen to check out PHAT CAB CLUB, and Jofus and the Plank.

What’s the central premise of your show?

A dysfunctional restaurant prepares for their grand re-opening. The action follows three different characters: a waiter, a chef and a maitre d’hotel (all played by myself). When the guest arrives, things start to get interesting.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

One man, three characters, an unwitting guest – Table for Two? is an award-winning oneman physical comedy devised and performed by Will Tredinnick. Think Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Rowan Atkinson – good old-fashioned silliness and absurdity.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

I want them to leave with the overwhelming sense that even though we may not have made any great leaps or bounds in unraveling the mysteries of life, we shared 45 minutes of silliness and we had a great time doing it.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

We are touring the show to Adelaide Fringe in Feb/Mar 2020, and then Edinburgh Fringe in Aug 2020.

Tell us two truths and one lie.

Cats are better than cats; I am an idiot; I don’t do burlesque.

Would you rather be able to read minds or fly? Explain.

Fly. Reading minds would take away all the unknowns, there wouldn’t be any surprises in interacting with other people and I reckon that’d be bloody boring after a while. Whereas flying: what are the downsides?

The Peter Principle comes to The Melba Spiegeltent from Thursday September 12 to Saturday September 14 (matinee show). Grab your tickets via the Fringe website.

Table for Two? comes to Campari House from Monday September 23 to Sunday September 29 (bar Tuesday). Tix start at $25 from the Fringe website.

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SIMON TAYLOR IS A SUPER FUNNY BOY. S E P T 12 T H TO 21 S T TH E KODIAK CLUB 8:30PM $20

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FRINGE 2019

Esoteric with Lauren Huggard and Bennie Wragg

An Inconvenient Comedy Show

What’s the central premise of your show?

Bennie: Esoteric explores the individuals in fringe groups of our society. It looks at the power of belief. The performance also tries to tackle what is “truth” to the individual.

Lauren: How do we know what is truth, what is reality?

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

Bennie: Hey you! Wanna see me get tortured for a bit? There’s also talk of Queen Elizabeth, Donald Trump, vaccines and a very strange mystery box which may or may not contain the secrets to the universe.

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

Bennie: To earn enough money to buy a shipping container full of Nissin noodles (sesame oil). Nissin instant noodles yo.

Lauren: Bennie made me do it! I also want to make my mum proud and get noticed for our work.

What does your show say about society today?

Bennie: “What does your show say about society today?” is not only the greatest question facing our generation, but needs an answer.

Lauren: Esoteric says a lot of things, I guess the biggest one is “how do we perceive truth?”

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

A bunch of comedians coming together to save the world, one stand-up set at a time. You will laugh and learn the answers to some important questions, like who is the leader we need in these trying times: ALBO, SCOMO, or that goat who yells like a human?

What does your show say about society today?

We know that times are tough. We’ve got the climate crisis, rampant inequality, and somehow Pauline Hanson is still a thing. It can be easy to fall into despair and hopelessness sometimes. Comedy is the best antidote we know (alongside collective action).

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

We want the audience to leave behind their sadness, hate and anger and replace it with laughter, love and hope.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

Pauline Hanson, Alan Jones, Israel Folau, Peter Dutton, Barnaby Joyce, or Donald Trump.

Although we secretly hope they all come, just so we can roast them for 50 minutes. Seriously though, racists, misogynists and homophobes can all get in the bin.

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

Our mission is to make comedy that is inclusive and uplifting, that never punches down, and that deals with big important issues. We’re doing this show to express a positive vision for the world we want, connect with audiences, and have fun!

Esoteric comes to Red Scooter on Thursday September 19 and Friday September 20. Tix start at $15 via the Fringe website.

An Inconvenient Comedy Show comes to Crowded in the Vaults at Pilgrim Bar from Monday September 23 to Sunday September 29 (bar Saturday). Grab your tix via the Fringe website.

Collab-rah-doodle

Kung-Fu Man

What is the central premise of Collab-rah-doodle?

Collab-rah-doodle is an interactive visual art social experiment inviting anyone and everyone, regardless of background, age and ability to come and actively participate in the visual art making process.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

People are invited to literally give me a random abstract nonsense squiggle on canvas and together we discuss what we can see and ‘what it all means”. I then turn that random squiggle into a finished and cohesive piece of art. The idea is to stimulate creative thinking, discussion and storytelling at the same time as having fun making visual art together as a community.

What do you want the audience to take away from Collab-rah-doodle?

I want people to feel more engaged and interested in visual art. I want to encourage and stimulate imagination and critical thinking. In a world of disintegrating news media, isn’t it worthwhile to encourage different ways of seeing things?

If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

It’s an exhibition and interactive experience which is designed to inspire imagination and therefore the flavour options would be endless. For me personally, probably a mixed berry sorbet with a side of hummus – tomorrow cheese twisties.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

No concrete plans as yet, however global domination would be nice. It would be a lot of responbility, however it’d be fun. Happy to start with Edinburgh Fringe.

What’s the central premise of your show?

The central premise of our show is to pay our respect to people working backstage, especially the sound creative team, through the setting of our story by manipulating the design of sound elements.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

We have been working really hard on certain aspects of our show, such as the martial art scenes and the sound design. We would be greatly appreciated if our audience could enjoy the show through any of these aspects and could feel our passion and love towards spreading traditional Chinese culture in Australia.

If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

It would have a tart flavour. It would taste a bit acidic with a little sweet because the audience would be able to tell how much effort the casts have been putting in the show, but it would work really nicely with the story to complete this show.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on stage?

Trying to combine martial arts with live theatre performance – there has been very few western theatre productions with martial arts involved.

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

Melbourne University Chinese Theatre Group has presented Chinese plays each semester for over 25 years, with the audience mainly from the Chinese community. So we are very excited that for the first time, we have an opportunity to present our show and culture to a broader and more international community.

Get involved with Collab-rah-doodle at Fitzroy’s The Motley Bauhaus from Thursday September 12 until Thursday September 26 (bar Sundays), 6pm-9:30pm each night. It’s all free.

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Kung-Fu Man comes to the University of Melbourne’s Guild Theatre from Thursday September 26 to Saturday September 28 (last show is sold out). Grab your tickets via the Fringe website.

FRINGE 2019

StoryVille

Inexcusable

As a venue, what made you want to get involved with Melbourne Fringe this year?

For two-and-a-half weeks in September, Melbourne Fringe transforms our city into a platform for every kind of artform imaginable, supporting over 3,000 artists to present 450+ works in 170+ venues to more than 360,000 people. Fringe embraces risk through the uncurated festival which supports anyone to participate. We celebrate freedom of artistic expression, we take voices from the margins and amplify them across the city.

What events will you be presenting this year?

This September, StoryVille opens its gates to welcome three talented acts as part of Melbourne Fringe 2019. You’ll find Jimeoin, Lee Ton as well as The Unravelling take over our cosy library upstairs.

What should punters be drinking at StoryVille this Fringe?

Goblet of Flames is by far our biggest seller. This is StoryVille’s warm up act, try one of these before the show and then try another and another – they can be addictive. Arriving flaming at your table, just be sure to extinguish the fires before you take a sip.

You’ve also got tasty jaffles to please the foodies. Tell us a bit more about these.

If you’re looking for something spicy, you can’t go pass our Teenage Mutant Ninja jaffle with hot salami, marinated capsicum, black olives and mozzarella. Or try something sweet with our Forbidden Apple jaffle with apple, walnuts, cinnamon and custard. We also have the cheesy Three Aussie Mice or the clucky Chicken Little jaffle. Make sure you order quickly, as we host a lot of hungry monsters!

What’s the central premise of your show?

It’s a stand-up show featuring Cat Finch and Jordan Barr. We’ll also have special guests each night such as Claire Hooper and Celia Pacquola plus rising stars like Anna Piper Scott and Urvi Majumdar.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

We want the audience to walk away excited about the future and diversity of Australian comedy. We also want them to walk away with $100 cold hard cash. We can only promise one of these things.

If your comedy show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

It’d be chilli hot chocolate. Goes down nice and smooth but has a little bite to it. Our second choice is Sweet Chilli Philly.

What do you love about the Melbourne performing arts community?

The comedy community in Melbourne is buzzing with bloody funny comics. Not only are there some very clever, talented people but more and more there are people from all walks of life stepping onto the stage, and that’s exciting to see. The comedy landscape is changing and Melbourne is definitely the hub!

Tell us five great shows to see at Melbourne Fringe.

There are so many shows it’s hard to narrow to five! But here are some that really can’t be missed: Poopie Tum Tums – The Very Good Looking Initiative; Queer & Present Danger – Anna Piper Scott; Good Egg – Scout Boxall; Polygamy, Polygayou – Alice Tovey, Charity Werk, Margot Tanjutco and Hayley Tantau as well as Moira Finucane’s The Rapture Chapter II: Art vs Extinction.

StoryVille comes alive with the colour of Melbourne Fringe when the festival goes down from Thursday September 12 to Sunday September 29. Check out the Fringe website to see what events they have in store.

Inexcusable comes to the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall from Saturday September 21 to Sunday September 29 (bar Monday). Tix start at $15 via the Fringe website.

Gasworks: Fringe’s creative cauldron Beloved arts park Gasworks is your southside hotspot for everything Melbourne Fringe this September.

BY ANNIE-MEI FORSTER

The precinct’s rich and vibrant history began back in 1873 when the South Melbourne Gasworks was built on the site, providing more jobs than anywhere else in the district.

What used to be a site for producing domestic heating and fuel for cooking is now the southside hub for artists, performers and actors providing food for the senses. Gasworks hosts over 500 events a year for Melbourne arts festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Fringe, Midsumma and Melbourne Cabaret festivals.

Rolling in for this year’s Fringe is Brett Ashby’s dynamic live painting performance Energy. In Energy, the mixed multimedia artist takes his painting studio to the theatre, with four prominent Australians as his subjects.

Ashby will paint his subjects on canvas while he rides a skateboard on ramps to produce a sonic and visual representation of the subjects’ consciousness.

Subjects include music icons Lisa Edwards, Mick Harvey (The Bad Seeds), Cash Savage and Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus), who will be interviewed on-stage

while they have their portrait painted. It’s a unique exchange between artist, audience and subject with live action painting as you’ve never seen it before. Ashby grew up in Melbourne and now works between his hometown and London. Check it all out between Thursday September 12 and Saturday September 14.

Another show you should check out is Do You Even Gestate, Bro? which is not for the faint-hearted. If you’ve ever wanted to watch someone conceive on a trapeze then this is your chance as the Elemental Performance Troupe take you on a voyeuristic story of babyhood.

There’s sure to be plenty of laughs and some crying involved during this aerial circus performance which will leave you contemplating the capability of the human body. The show will be performed between Thursday September 19 and Saturday September 21.

Then there’s The Circus Firemen where a comedic duo bring their highly skilled and hilarious performance to Gasworks later

Do You Even Gestate, Bro

this month as part Fringe. Both performers graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne (yes, there is a real circus school) and have been performing around the globe for more than a decade to rave reviews.

They’ve performed for the Crown Princess of Brunei and in 2011 they became Vegemite ambassadors as they set world records for their circus skills, including longest two-person cartwheel and longest distance walked on a ladder. This is a show that’s sure to please people of any age, so check them out at Gasworks between Tuesday September 24 and Thursday September 26.

Outside of the aforementioned events, Gasworks will also host Truth Bomb!!!, a collection of short performance pieces and a music video linked by a single prop. This is one person’s perspective on the world and how they travel through it. There’s also

Kid-aoke

Super Circus Squad, a superhero origin story about two brand new circus superheroes. In this highly interactive journey, witness highenergy acrobatics, aerial stunts, slapstick comedy and a whole lot of power posing.

These are just a few of the events going down at Fringe’s southside hub – other titles include parody musical Sex and the Musical, kids production Kid-aoke, experimental piece A Quintet For One Human and bouncy comedy Comic Psychic – HorrorScope.

It’s no surprise a venue that has been awarded Fringe’s ‘Best Venue’ in the past has prepared such a blockbuster program for this year’s instalment. Get down and check it out, it will be well worth your time.

Gasworks Arts Park comes to life when Melbourne Fringe goes down from Thursday September 12 to Sunday September 29. Tickets to all shows available via the Gasworks website.

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FRINGE 2019

Tminus1200

What’s the central premise of your show?

To make a whole play in only a day, with a new and different show each night! Over four nights we have four different directors, casts and provocations.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

Have you ever walked into a theatre and not known anything about what you’re about to see? Doesn’t that sound exciting! We’re pushing the boundaries of how theatre can be made.

What does your show say about society today?

It has less to say about society and is more influenced by it. We live in a fast world that is always go, go, go. I wanted to take that approach to theatre, throw a bunch of people together and make something fast!

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

What I would love to do is gather some of Australia’s elite artists and have them all come together in one of Australia’s largest theatres, throw them all together and see what they can make in 12 hours.

If your comedy show was a flavour, what would it be and why?

Ooooh, it would be like those BeanBoozled jelly beans, you don’t know what flavour you’re gonna get! It’s a fun surprise with each new bean.

Tminus1200 comes to the Alex Theatre from Wednesday September 18 to Sunday September 22 (bar Saturday). Tix start at $22 via the Fringe website.

TETRIS

Tickets on Myself

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

It’s 75 minutes of comedy skits, political satire, stand up, music and film celebrating and featuring First Nations, gender diverse, disability and neuro-diverse communities. A noholds-barred poke at conservative politics.

What does your show say about society today?

That finally we are starting to put ableism, racism, sexism and old bigoted ideas away; laughing heartedly at their demise as they fall to the societal pavement like the fallen ice cream scoop of a bawling RWNJ. What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

The magnificence of transgender diversity advocate Sally Goldner (AM), musicality of First Nations environmentalist James Williams, guts of double amputee superstar Kath Duncan, edginess of Jewish mental health advocate Yvonne Fein and the quirkiness of neurodivergent truth-bomber Jacci Pillar.

Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?

We plan to do a showcase like this every eight weeks or so. We plan on making Tickets on Myself a Melbourne icon representing diversity in the arts. Then we are hitting up TV and taking it national.

Who absolutely should not come to your show?

Alan Jones or people passionate about Pauline Hanson or Cory Bernardi (or conservatives values at all really).

Tickets on Myself comes to the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall on Thursday September 12. For those not able attend, the event can be live streamed online with more details and tickets available via the Fringe website.

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a play by Antonio Álamo

What’s the central premise of your show?

TETRIS is a fun contemporary dance work for families being presented at the Arts Centre Melbourne this September school holidays. The show responds to the computer game of the ‘80s and ‘90s, while dealing with human desires for community and individuality.

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?

Human beings have a couple of strong drives. We want to belong to the group, and we want to express who we are in all our wacky glory. TETRIS is a pendulum between those two drives – and there are certainly autobiographical moments in there, but they attempt to express the universal.

What does your show say about society today?

I wanted to make a real performance about real human beings using physical imagination to play – put down the controller, get off the couch, and go outside and play with friends.

What do you want the audience to take away from your show?

Throughout all my work, there is no fourth wall. The performers can see the real bodies in real space watching them. In each work, a world is conjured up, and in different ways, audiences are invited into that world (no one is forced to join, it is always an invitation).

What motivated you to get involved with Melbourne Fringe in the first place?

We are performing at Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Melbourne Fringe and Arts Centre Melbourne’s year-round Families Program – a growing and increasingly robust initiative featuring intimate and large-scale theatre from some of the world’s most respected companies.

TETRIS comes to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio from Wednesday September 25 to Saturday September 28 as part of Melbourne Fringe. Grab your tix via the venue website.

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The Drunkards Ever done something you regret?

September 17 -21.

The Alex Theatre, St Kilda Doors Open from 8pm.

Curtain from 8.30pm

FEATURES

JOLT Sonic Festival JOLT Sonic Festival 2019 happens over three days in September at Footscray Community Arts Centre.

Led by artistic director James Hullick, JOLT Arts endeavours to develop Australian Culture through adventurous sonic arts performances.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

The organisation emerged out of a free form concert series that happened in 2007 at FCAC, which is where Hullick was working at the time.

“A big part of that initial concert series was working with people with intellectual disabilities specifically, but also just sound artists generally and art music people across the scene,” Hullick says. “The idea of having this subtle integrated program was always the thing.”

In 2009, JOLT formally transitioned into the organisation it is today. They’ve since been putting on regular in-house events developed by members of the JOLT Arts community as well as hosting festivals on the international stage.

“What we found was that because of the nature of arts funding and the prices of venues in Australia, it was cheaper for us to put on festivals overseas,” Hullick says. “We ended up doing festivals in Japan for a while and we did one in Switzerland. That was really exciting and actually the Japanese artists and

organisers taught us a lot. The JOLT Sonic Festival 2019 is based specifically on what we learnt from Japanese organisers.”

The festival’s extensive lineup is spread across six individual concerts. There are three different performers in each of the six ticketed concerts and also three interlude performances, for which entry is free.

“We’ve based it on this idea of programming the Japanese use a lot, which I call the bento box of programming, where you have a lot of concerts that have a lot of acts in them,” Hullick says. “The acts might perform for 20 minutes each, something like that. So as an audience member, the function of the festival is that it’s introducing you to a whole palette of music that you might not have found some other way. You get a taste for it so you can then go and explore that more in your own time beyond the festival.”

The bento box model particularly appealed to Hullick for how it allowed them to integrate people with disabilities into the

Token Armies

program without having to brand the festival as featuring these elements.

“That, in some ways, could be insulting to a person with a disability. We’re trying to find ways of just saying, ‘you’re all on the level playing field here and what a great artist you are’,” he says.

Hullick curated the festival with fellow JOLT community members The BOLT Ensemble and The Amplified Elephants, who’re all performing at the festival. A wide range of sonic arts will be on display over the course of the weekend.

“There is some rock stuff. Noise things from Cat Hope in Super Luminum with guitarist Lisa MacKinney, who also plays in Taipan Tiger Girls. There’s also more chamber orchestral based music. Carmen Chan Shoenborn’s written a graphic score for the BOLT Ensemble and so has Naima Fine. It’s quite different to what Cat and Lisa are doing,” Hullick says.

“Another act which I think is quite

astounding is the Patrick Francis Family who are from an Indian background and they’re doing sound art, but it’s influenced by their experience of India and the music in India.

Patrick Francis is a person with autism and his mother is playing percussion with him and it’s quite an astounding experience.”

Another really fascinating act is Alessio Dilettoso who’s performing with drummer, composer, improviser and instrument designer, Alon Ilsar.

“Another contrasting thread through the festival is Impermanence, which is led by Bianca Gannon, and that’s what I would call experimental jazz. It’s where jazz meets sound art. So there is a really big range of stuff within these lineups.”

JOLT Sonic Festival comes to Footscray Community Arts Centre from Friday September 20 until Sunday September 22.

For tickets and more information, head to joltarts.org.

By Dian Mcleod

Premiering at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Token Armies is Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton’s most ambitiously scaled work to date.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

The work seeks to scrutinise the fixation on human primacy, placing more than 20 performers alongside biomechanical life forms and bringing the audience into the action.

Hamilton’s work tends to be quite philosophically motivated, centring on themes with concrete significance. The idea for Token Armies came to him almost fully formed.

“I had a vision of an actual world and an aesthetic and how it’s populated and what I imagine it looks like from the outside,” Hamilton says. “That’s been floating around in my head for about three or four years.

Because it’s of such scale, it’s taken a really long time to find a way for that to manifest and be produced.

“It feels more like feature film work, where you do lots of pre-production work, lots of world-building and then you populate it with performers whose role is largely already defined.”

The scale of Token Armies means that preparations for its premiere have been exhaustive. The hard work behind the scenes correlates with the production’s focus on ideas of work and labour, things to be done, processes to go through and resolve.

“The performers are constantly engaged in these activities that have the appearance

of a work,” he says. “It’s never really fully understood when you’re watching it what the rationale or reason is for the work, but you get the feeling of a collective effort to produce something and do something.”

A signature of Hamilton’s work is his preference for working with dancers while not really thinking about dance.

“Dancers have this skill-set, way of thinking, this embodied knowledge, this way of experiencing the world and moving through the world that is really very good at facilitating other ideas than dance,” he says. “It’s like using a language and applying it in a different way.

Often dancers and choreography, for me, are there to facilitate another thing.”

In this work, Hamilton will employ the dancers to make an example of humans’ reliance on the body, which has sustained despite consistent technological breakthroughs. While he’s known as an adventurous creator, he believes the narrative elements of his work also stand out.

“I look back at the works and they’re actually very theatrical and they have these narrative arcs that are not explicit but they suggest these bigger stories or mythologies about the way humans are and the larger

troubles of the human journey and project,” Hamilton says.

Token Armies premieres less than 12 months after Hamilton was appointed coCEO and artistic director of Melbourne’s flagship contemporary dance company, Chunky Move. Token Armies represents the sort of fearless creativity he hopes to foster at Chunky Move.

“It would be very challenging to produce a work of this scale on a regular basis,” he says. “This work is extremely ambitious for the company, but that kind of ambition and that kind of vision is necessary to show that it is possible. And hopefully it would give a sense that it’s not impossible.”

A single colossal sculpture will orbit the room throughout the performance, which was built by animatronics gurus Creature Technology Co.

“I approached Creature Technology to design and fabricate some of the sculptural elements in the work. In the independent arts sector, it’s quite challenging to find people to work with at this sort of scale because the commercial cost of these things is so great it’s out of most artists’ reach.

“I went in there with a notebook and a few concept drawings into this huge company and had to pitch my project to them as an independent artist and I managed to get them onside. It’s quite outside of their realm of activity but I am always super interested in engaging with creative people from all kind of fields.”

Token Armies makes its world premiere at Melbourne International Arts Festival from Wednesday October 16 to Sunday October 20. Find out more and grab your tickets via the festival website.

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(Sandy) Alex G

In a time when self-aggrandisement is regularly considered par for the course of celebrity-status, few artists successfully manage to subvert this paradigm as successfully as (Sandy) Alex G.

BY LEXI HERBERT

The media doesn’t even know his birthday.

A quiet but firm presence in the realms of indie rock, R&B, and most alternative genres as a whole, the artist also known as Alex Giannascoli sports unpolished vocals and strikingly sparse lyrics reminiscent of the ‘90s LA garage scene. This is neither a small nor large feat; Giannascoli sees no artistic wizardry in the way he perceives or makes accounts of the world around him, and seems unsettled as he tries to articulate his inspirations.

“When I started off – before I could play the instruments that well – I was more focused on playing loud music so we could play shows. So I guess that’s still where my foundations lie. I don’t know… Maybe I have a conflicted way of making music. I’m not sure,” he says.

Giannascoli released his first labelbacked album, DSU, back in 2014 to generally positive reviews; most negative feedback was due to an inability to categorise the oddly shaped yet consistent sound of every (Sandy) Alex G track.

The more grassroots acclaim, however, was cult-like; he had niche fans across the globe almost instantly. Giannascoli became

a go-to source of lo-fi, 4/20 vibes, especially following the similarly stripped-back subsequent releases, such as 2015’s Trick and 2017’s Rocket. These albums will go down as some of the best alt-rock releases of the decade, no small thanks to tracks like ‘Sarah’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Proud’ and ‘Mary’.

Now, Giannascoli is back with a new set of singles that are stirring up the hype for his ninth album, House of Sugar, which is to be released on Friday September 13 via Domino.

“This album started similarly to the way other albums started, where I just kind of sit down and make songs. I treat it like a job now. I didn’t approach this album with an overarching theme in mind or anything like that, I was just focused on making each song, just… good.

“The thing that makes House of Sugar unique is the microphone I used to record the tracks. I borrowed it from a friend of mine.

Before I’d just been using a USB microphone,” he laughs, “which was sort of medium quality.

And now using this one, which is super high quality, has allowed me to capture a much wider range of sound.”

The new album’s first single, ‘Gretel’,

Image by Tonje Thilesen

revisits the hollow, breathy vocals that sent Giannascoli into stardom. Repetitious like a mantra, he revives the hypnotic echo of Neil Young’s ‘Helpless’ as Giannascoli postulates, “I see what they do/Good people got something to lose”.

The music video is a blend of hope and Midwest turmoil: Giannascoli runs through a field with kids while a car rally occurs in separate cuts, interspersed with raw portraiture of various anonymous rallygoers. When the video’s creator Zev Magasis approached Giannascoli with the idea, he was enthusiastic – but, as always, realistic and reserved.

“When making the song, I didn’t have a particular visual in mind. The video was all Zev’s idea. He showed me his YouTube channel and he had all these amazing videos he’s made on his own – not for music or anything, just for himself – so I asked him to

make one for ‘Gretel’. I’m so happy with it, it fits perfectly with the song, but I didn’t have any input on that. It was all Zev’s idea.”

As he awaits House of Sugar’s imminent arrival, Giannascoli is preparing for a mammoth tour across the US and Europe. He starts this 41-show marathon in Durham, North Carolina, and winds it all up in Groningen, Netherlands.

There’s a noticeable lack of any dates Down Under, but he seems hopeful to remedy that soon.

“Yeah, I hope we’ll make it down there soon,” he says. Having just lamented the cost of touring, his reservations are more than fair.

“I’d love to make that happen. Let’s see.”

to summon the strongest performances and guarantee value for money.

“Working in studios up in Brisbane, I worked in some bigger studios as well and of course I worked at SAE, which is beautiful, and then I also worked at some home studios and everywhere in between,” Hatton says.

“Through that, I found that when musicians were their most comfortable is when we got the best performances and that was what made the songs the best they would be.

“So we’ve got it feeling a bit like a home.

My partner, who’s incredible at interior design, has got all the homely aspects you would think of – lovely rugs and soft lighting. In terms of the actual studio itself, it’s made so that technical thinking doesn’t come into it as often as other studios. If you’ve got an idea, we want to be able to hit record and make it

happen in a minute. Whereas sometimes in other bigger studios, although it’s amazing what they’ve got on offer, it can take a bit of technical thinking to make that actually happen.”

Hatton is one of a team of four engineers working at Studio Truth, all of whom have a genre speciality – Luka Janicijevic looks after hip hop and R&B, Toyah Hoetzel focuses on electronic and dance, and Hamish Keen’s forte is post-production and scoring.

And Hatton? “I do a lot of pop music, which I’m obsessed with,” he says.

(Sandy) Alex G’s new album House of Sugar hits the shelves on Friday September 13 via Domino. Check it out via streaming services when it drops.

Studio Truth

Curtis Hatton, owner of Collingwood’s high-end recording complex, Studio Truth, graduated from SAE Brisbane in 2009. He completed the Diploma of Music Industry, which reshaped his ambitions and paved the way for what followed.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Prior to his enrolment, Hatton’s dream had been to pursue a career as a famous rockstar or a full-time musician.

“Initially I thought the course was going to be beneficial to my own music that I was writing, but I ended up enjoying working on other peoples’ music more,” he says. “I just really fell in love with the craft of it all.

“I was very young at the time – would’ve been 16 when I went to the SAE Open Day – and so around that time I was coming to the realisation that [a career as a famous musician was] going to be really challenging.”

Studio Truth is an offshoot of Studio Truth Brisbane where Hatton worked for five years under the auspices of owner, Tyson Ruth. Working side by side with Ruth – who he describes as a mentor – was essential before Hatton could really start thinking about founding his own studio.

“SAE was fantastic at teaching me all of the skills that I needed, but there is still a difference between the practical knowledge and dealing with musicians as business

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people, which is very challenging,” Hatton says. “Being able to sit under Tyson, who’s also actually an SAE alumni, was just fantastic to see how that side of the business worked and also just learning from him as well. It hugely shaped my future.”

Located on Wellington St in Collingwood, Hatton is not just the owner of Studio Truth, but also works as a producer and recording/ mix engineer. The studio launched in 2016 after Hatton made the move to Melbourne on a whim.

“I’d never actually been before, not even to visit, but I’ve never looked back,” he says.

“A huge thing that was crazy to me – and still is – is that I moved from a city where we were putting out some of the top audio recordings and [were one of] the top five studios to now where there’s more than ten studios in the suburb where I am. That blew my mind.”

The Studio Truth website stresses the team’s goal to make musicians feel at home from the moment they walk through the studio doors, understanding this is the way

Studio Truth is located at 6/166 Wellington St, Collingwood. SAE’s Melbourne campus is located at 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. Explore the institution and apply for one of their many creative media courses via sae.edu.au.

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Swervedriver

It’s no secret that Oxford alternative rock band, Swervedriver, and Australia have a mutual love for each other.

BY TAMMY WALTERS

Post hiatus in 2015 while touring Down Under, the shoegazers stopped into Melbourne’s Birdland Studio where they recorded half of their comeback album, I Wasn’t Born To Lose You; the first time they ever recorded internationally. Two years later, the boys are back to play The Croxton Bandroom on Thursday September 19 with brand new material.

“It’s funny because we didn’t really go to Australia for the first five years of putting records out but then I think one year we went three times in one year, which was crazy. I’m pretty sure we flew on Christmas Day once to Australia,” laughs frontman Adam Franklin.

“We’re really looking forward to getting Down Under again and feeling that love-love relationship.”

Swervedriver made a name for themselves in the late ‘80s/‘90s, supporting bands like Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins, with their unique shoegaze styling. This eventually grew into heavier rock and metamorphosed into a melting pot of psychedelic blends, classic pop juices and indie rock charm.

Reforming and re-entering the songwriting process after an eight-year

break, and trying to maintain the natural sonic progression of the band, was challenging for I Wasn’t Born To Lose You. For their 2019 release, Future Ruins, the trio were back into routine, drawing on from their original band inspirations of Sonic Youth, T. Rex and Dinosaur Jr, and using Australian psychedelic rock frontrunners, Tame Impala as reference points for moving into a modern age.

“We got back together and we didn’t record anything for a long time but when we did, we thought ‘it’s got to represent the natural development of where the band would have gone’. But say we recorded seven albums between 1999 and 2015, or whatever it was. By that point we may have changed or shape-shifted out of recognition, but that would have been crazy to come back and do an electronic album or something,” Franklin laughs.

“I was certainly listening to records and things that had inspired us right at the get go and you know the comics books, as well as rockets and books and stuff that just moves us.”

Following suit from I Wasn’t Born To Lose You, Future Ruins was recorded overseas, in

an LA studio across a two-week period with 30 songs churned out for the taking.

“You never really know, with any idea, how far along it will go,” says Franklin. “There are some songs on this album which were just sort of laid down and you come around and think ‘oh that’s pretty cool’ and you do stuff on top, and before you know it you have this song.

“Whereas in 1989 and 1990 we would have, of course, been in a rehearsal room sort of bashing it out and working out what’s going to happen next. I mean that’s probably the biggest difference between then and now. Back then you might have had an idea, a complete 360-degree idea, of what a song might sound like but I think now you can reach that point at the demoing stage.”

Swervedriver have clearly embraced

a bucket load of changes in their return to music from their sonic scope to the recording and distribution processes, but they also embraced an alternative to traditional record label funding. Future Ruins was entirely crowdfunded by fans and supporters who were more than happy to come to the bands aid in the name of new material, which Swervedriver are eternally thankful for.

“We’re really happy that everything has stood the test of time and that it still actually has some kind of tangible meaning in the modern arena,” Franklin says.

Swervedriver bring their seminal shoegaze to The Croxton on Thursday September 19.

Grab your tickets via the venue website.

Check out their 2019 album, Future Ruins, via streaming services.

Petrushka

In a major performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the ANAM Orchestra will take on three pieces derived from the world of ballet.

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

The titular Petrushka is the cream of the crop, a stunning work of evocation marked by composer Igor Stravinsky’s experiments with bitonality.

To begin, visiting conductor Eduardo Strausser will take the orchestra through the ‘Polovtsian Dances’ from Alexander Borodin’s opera, Prince Igor, and selections from Manuel de Falla’s music for the 1919 ballet, The ThreeCornered Hat. All three pieces gained renown in the early 20 Century via Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company.

In the hundred or so years since they were debuted, they’ve become venerated works of musical innovation independent of the original choreography.

Petrushka is a particularly important work in the history of classical music. It’s one of three works Stravinsky composed between 1910 and 1913 for Diaghilev’s hugely influential Ballets Russes. Along with The Firebird (1910) and The Rite of Spring (1913), the work affirmed Stravinsky’s position at the cutting edge of musical design.

Stravinsky was born 1882 and grew up in Saint Petersburg. However, it was in Paris that he found fame.

“Diaghilev was bringing Russian artists to Paris to perform to the elite of Paris,” says Strausser. “The Paris bourgeoisie was very interested in Eastern culture back then. The first collaboration was The Firebird.”

Following the resounding success of The Firebird, Diaghilev immediately sought another work from the young composer. Petrushka was inspired by a vision Stravinsky had of a puppet springing to life. It was his intention for the work to be performed in a concert setting, but Diaghilev had other ideas, seeing great dramatic potential in the writer’s imaginative source.

The work’s title refers to its main character, the male puppet Petrushka, originally portrayed by eminent Polish-Russian dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky. Petrushka was a jester-like character that had been present in Russian puppetry since the 17 Century – Petrushka is often seen as the Russian equivalent to Punch from the traditional British puppet show, Punch and Judy.

While the invocation of puppetry might suggest the work has a childish flavour, Stravinsky’s composition is musically complex with palpable tragic overtones. It’ll be Strausser’s first time conducting the piece,

but the Brazilian-born conductor is deeply familiar with Stravinsky’s repertoire.

“I just did the Firebird in Berlin last month, so I’m really looking forward to conducting Petrushka with ANAM,” he says “I think every musician has a relationship with Stravinsky because he really changed the paradigm for musicians and for music history.

Everything was different after Stravinsky.”

Strausser is currently based in Berlin and, in recent years, has gained a reputation for his charismatic stage presence and powerful conducting style.

“I studied in Switzerland. When I finished school I got a job to work at the Opera House in São Paulo and so I moved back and I spent three years working at the Opera House conducting a lot of operas,” he says.

He returned to Europe in 2016 and has since been working with orchestras across the continent including Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra.

He made his Australian debut in 2018, conducting Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

“I have the opportunity to travel a lot, to know a lot of different people, different countries, and make beautiful music all around the world,” he says.

ANAM is Australia’s only professional performance training institute, giving musicians the opportunity to learn and hone their skills through public performance. The academy regularly invites international guests such as Strausser to work with its musicians.

Petrushka is the penultimate event in the 2019 ANAM at Melbourne Recital Centre series and it’ll embody the organisation’s aims to reset the parameters of classical music performance.

Petrushka will be performed at Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on Saturday September 7. Find out more about ANAM and get tickets to the show via their website, anam.com.au.

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Profiles Maja MUSIC

When did you first start making music and what led you there?

I first started playing music as a child. My first instrument was violin and then piano, but it wasn’t until I was about 13 that I started to want to write my own songs.

What was the creative decision process behind incorporating spoken word into your music?

It was something that happened really organically. I’m a big believer in manifesting and moving to Melbourne and writing my own poetry was something I had set out to do in 2015.

I just didn’t realise how much was going to come out of it. When I started, I could only really write a paragraph and now I can’t shut up.

How did this lead to the penning of Coming Home to Yourself?

Coming Home to Yourself is a series of poems I wrote in my first two years of living in Melbourne. It’s about becoming your own person by going through the hard process of looking at your past, present and future self. I talk a lot about belonging, accepting yourself, home, family, relationships with friends, boys and most importantly the relationship with yourself.

What can we expect from your upcoming launch show at Red Betty?

Fire. We have three female powerhouse poets – Saint Jorge, Maja Amanita and myself sharing our most authentic truths. All of us are vulnerable, passionate women who have something important to say.

Maja launches her new book Coming Home to Yourself at Red Betty on Thursday September 12. Tix are available via Eventbrite standalone or with a copy of a signed book.

Check out what Maja is up to via her Facebook page.

Sannia MUSIC

We last chatted to you after the release of your 2018 single ‘Go And Get Over’. What have you been up to since?

I’ve been super lucky to tour with some insane artists like The Rubens, Thando, Kira Puru and Eliott, which really pushed me to work harder on my craft. And I’ve spent a considerable amount of time in the studio writing.

What are the stories behind your new double-single ‘Daylight’ and ‘Better’?

The two songs are linked by the standard girl-likes-boy situation. ‘Daylight’ is really that moment you realise you’re in too deep and they don’t feel the same, and ‘Better’ is all about overcoming that rejection and insecurity.

Your stunning R&B sound is perfectly suited to your emotive narratives. What are you trying to say through your music?

I’m telling my story and I think what motivates me to do that is when people take comfort in shared experiences.

Was figuring out your sound a natural process for you?

I became influenced by so many different styles that I lost my own sound. Sometimes I have to take a step back when I’m writing and remember to just be myself.

What can we expect from your upcoming single launch at The Workers Club?

New music, bad jokes. My live shows are really a springboard for my latest traumas musically, and through storytelling in between songs.

Sannia launches her new double-single at The Workers Club on Thursday September 12. Grab your tickets via the venue website and keep up to date with Sannia via her Facebook page.

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Oz Kink Fest ARTS

Image by Will Hung

When did Oz Kink Fest first begin and what was the original idea behind it?

This is the 12th year. The festival evolved from wanting to provide something for people into kink and sexual exploration that could be daring, inclusive and provide the freedom to embrace whoever you are.

What’s in store for 2019? What are some of your marquee events?

This will be our biggest year yet – 60 workshops in ten days by international and national educators. Fetish Expo boasts 60 artisan and kink stores with an amazing array of fashion, toys, leather and latex with added feature of a massive Fashion Show at 4pm.

On top of the performance you also have workshops and exhibitions. Tell us more about this side of the festival.

Partnering with Lucrezia & De Sade, we will present an interactive installation shibari exhibition by world renowned artist Garth Knight. We also have international presenter Lee Harrington from the US who is a trans man delivering a wide range of gender diverse workshops based on sexual exploration.

For someone who wants to perform but isn’t comfortable in doing so due to social pressures, what advice would you give them?

The majority of performers for Oz Kink Fest started performing by attending our events and exploring “playing” in a public space. We run a monthly BDSM club called Provocation and this is where people come to play and be watched.

Oz Kink Fest takes over venues all across Melbourne from Friday September 13 to Monday September 23. Find out more about the event and grab tickets via ozkinkfest.com.

The School of Hard Knock Knocks COMEDY

Lisa Gatenby

What inspired you to start The School of Hard Knock Knocks?

Co-founder, Morry Morgan, saw a gap in the market. Comedians took years to develop under the ‘late night, perform to a disinterested group of other comedian wannabes’ model.

A new model, of engaging Australia’s best comedians to mentor these comedy newbies, under a structured methodology, seemed an obvious solution to fast track new comedians.

For someone who’s keen to get into comedy but doesn’t know how, what advice would you give them?

Trial and error will only get a comedian so far. Without guidance, feedback and later, mentoring, a new comedian is likely to spin their metaphorical wheels, and later, have trouble getting regular paid gigs.

What kinds of skills do you teach your students?

Over the five-night course, we cover joke structure and creation, confidence building and memory techniques, as well as body language, volume, tone and pause technique. Three comedy coaches are employed over the nights, and students get access to our online course prior to and after the course.

Where do you hope for the graduates to take their skills next?

Graduates are invited back to perform as the ‘middle bracket’ at future graduations. We also run a monthly comedy room in Melbourne, and select seven graduates to perform alongside a headliner. Our graduates are also invited to perform at the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival each year – all paid!

Start your comedy career at The School of Hard Knock Knocks, located at 522 Chapel St, South Yarra. Apply for their September and October courses via their website, schoolofhardknockknocks.com.

BEAT EATS

Aviary Hotel Pub grub has certainly come a long way and San Telmo group’s latest acquisition, Aviary Hotel in Abbotsford, has plenty to offer. It’s been around for over ten years, but after a much-needed refurb and change of ownership it’s got big plans for the future.

BY ANNIE-MEI FORSTER

Following the Argentine ethos that eating, drinking and life are to be enjoyed with friends, family and lovers, Aviary Hotel is Aussie pub meets Latin American cuisine. It’s a hideaway from busy Victoria Street and as we head into spring, the beer garden out the back has an open roof for pub-goers to enjoy a pint in the sun.

The staff are friendly and willing to help you through the menu. Lunchtime sees many local office workers stopping in for a quick bite, but also those with a book in hand and a glass of wine in the other while they enjoy their surroundings.

Aviary Hotel manager Mihir Mason says even though the menu is focused on chargrilled meat, vegetarians and vegans are often surprised at the amount of options available to them.

“These days, there’s almost a dietary requirement on every table, so our chefs have designed a menu that is very accommodating to all needs,” Mason says.

For those new to Latin American food, Aviary Hotel is a good place to dip your toe in. The dishes are adventurous for those willing to try them but with standard pub food options for those who are just after a classic parma or burger.

If you’re a sucker for a good steak, you have to try O’Connors 280g Hangar Steak and at $26, it won’t break the bank. It’s succulent and juicy with just enough salt and comes with a celeriac salad which pairs nicely.

Washed down with a Whisky Sour Stout, it’s the perfect treat for your Friday lunch.

The menu is designed for sharing and a few highlights include the Grilled Chorizo Salad, Charcoal Grilled Prawns and the Heirloom Chard Carrots. Vegetarians will particularly enjoy the heirloom carrots, which come with crispy pieces of kale in a beautiful yoghurt sauce. Make sure you also order a side of Herb Crush Potatoes which goes well with the Hangar Steak or the Grilled Eggplant Steak.

Malbec is a widely-grown grape in Argentina and it pairs well with grilled or barbeque meats due to its rich and spicy personality. Aviary Hotel’s wine list features Malbec as well as a few other South American wines to go with your meal or simply to share with friends.

During the week, Aviary Hotel does happy hour from 4pm-6pm including cheap house wines and tap beers – make sure you try the Modus IPA before it runs out! There are also food deals that rotate each night of the week which includes a drink.

Image by Liana Hardy

On Saturdays they run an extended happy hour from 12pm to 6pm, so it’s the perfect place to get your friends together on the weekend. There’s two for one espresso martinis, $18 cocktail jugs and $14 jugs of beer to get you through the day.

Event Coordinator Olivia Kranz says it’s not unusual to see the bar lined up with espresso martinis, especially as the time creeps closer to the end of happy hour.

September is always a busy month for the hospitality industry with the AFL Grand Final and Aviary Hotel is doing a $65 all-inclusive package for the game. For the duration of the game this includes unlimited tap beers, house wines and a burger in their upstairs function room. There’ll also be a big screen TV, so you don’t miss a second of the action. Make sure you book tickets on their website.

To tide you over until the Grand Final, head to Aviary Hotel on Thursday September 12 where they’ll be hosting a Star Wars trivia night. After selling out their Harry Potter trivia night, Aviary Hotel have decided to run a monthly trivia night. If you’re a Star Wars buff, then get your friends together but make sure you book a table in advance.

Aviary Hotel is also hosting Oktoberfest on Saturday October 12 and there’s plenty of other events planned in the coming months.

Make sure you follow them on all socials to keep up with the latest events and promotions.

Image by Liana Hardy

Aviary Hotel is located at 271 Victoria Street, Abbotsford and is open from 4pm-1am Monday to Thursday and 12pm-1am Friday to Sunday.

To make a reservation or see the full menu, head to aviaryhotel.com.au or call 94287727 to book a table for trivia night.

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NEW MUSIC

Albums & Singles BEST NEW ALBUM

9

WAAX

Big Grief

Good things come to those who wait, and for fans of Brisbane punk quintet WAAX, Big Grief is well worth the patience.

The band’s debut album follows on from EPs Holy Sick (2015) and Wild & Weak (2017), and cements WAAX as a trailblazing act in both the Australian music and punk scenes.

Launching with the title track, Big Grief wastes no time setting the tone for the 12-track collection of gut-punching drums, anthemic choruses, driving guitars and buzzing bass lines as it explores the chameleonic state of grief.

‘Labrador’ steps up the animalistic energy projected almost solely from Maz DeVita’s intense vocal gravel and carries across to the Magic Dirt reminiscent ‘No Apology’ and single ‘FU’.

After a powerful first quarter, the light and shade dynamic takes shape with ‘History’ and ‘Changing Face’ offering a brief interval to the hard hitting head bangers. The acoustic ‘Changing Face’, in particular, allows vulnerability to filter through the chaos and underscores the diversity of the punk project.

‘Fade’ jets WAAX back into their element before the album winds down with ‘Last Week’ and the first half of ‘I.D.K.W.I.F.L’ before building to a big finish for the mammoth album.

The input of Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning and producer Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam) doesn’t go unnoticed, with the industry legends taking the reigns on production.

For a debut album, Big Grief encompasses the four years of hard labour WAAX have applied to making their sound tight, crisp and fresh, and magnifies it exponentially.

Label: Dew Process

BY TAMMY WALTERS

SINGLES – WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB

XYLOURIS WHITE

ALGIERS

LOWER DENS

Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)

Tree Song

Can the Sub_Bass Speak?

Galapagos

Jim White and George Xylouris – who’ve both been making singular, uncompromising music for decades – have been enjoying a mid-to-late career purple patch since conceiving Xylouris White in 2013. ‘Tree Song’ is a brooding meditation centred on Xylouris’s laouto playing and devotional vocals. The duo’s forthcoming record is titled The Sisypheans in reference to the figure from Greek mythology condemned to push a boulder up a hill for eternity. Songs like this provide relief from the everyday hustle in the face of existential absurdity.

Punk jazz. Art rock collage. Performance poetry. Noise rock catharsis. These are all conceivable descriptors for ‘Can the Sub_Bass Speak?’, the potent new missive from Atlanta’s Algiers. Over a fiery, unkempt arrangement, Franklin James Fisher offers an angered exposition on race, music and identity. Standout lines include “Where are you from? No, where are you really from? No, where are you really from in Africa?” and “But you know Bob Dylan created rap?”

It’s hard to talk about Lower Dens without talking about atmosphere. Even as the band have ventured into widescreen singalong territory, it’s the textures encasing Jana Hunter’s lead vocals that speak most persuasively. In sync with their Baltimore kin, Beach House, ‘Galapagos’ brings together stately guitar lines, synthesisers and subtle electronic programming to grab you like a strong but non-frightening wave, pulling you further into the surf.

Label: Matador Records

Label: Ribbon Music

In the five years since Bombay Bicycle Club’s last record, frontman Jack Steadman launched his revolving door hip hop and soul project, Mr Jukes. BBC’s newie is, by contrast, a lean indie rock song that eschews the need for striking novelty. It’s marked by melodic simplicity and a hooky lead guitar line. Lyrically, Steadman zooms in on the insanity that encircles someone in the throes of infatuation. BBC haven’t sounded this good in years, if ever.

Label: Mmm...Records

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Label: ABC Music

NEW MUSIC

7

BAG RAIDERS

Horizons

After fragmented releases since 2009, Bag Raiders have bequeathed an album consisting of heavyweight entries for the impending Australian summer and year-end festival seasons all over the globe.

The Los Angeles-based Sydney duo have spent the better half of a decade touring across cities and continents and cataloging their travels in sound. But amongst peppered EPs, their lucidity and prowess has never been more secure than on Horizons.

For ‘Wild At Heart’, the pair employ a choir of kids for its chorus, pining on nostalgia and the energies of youth. ‘Medicine’’s hooks could ostensibly be born out of an American modular mishap, and the introduction of the sunken vocals from Panama in ‘How Long’ irrefutably bleed into the crafting of ‘Breakdown’.

‘In This Life’ fantasisies of an era long passed, while ‘Lazy’ is infused with UK-garage even Disclosure would be proud of. Lyrically the album oozes intricacy and exuberance, even in woeful ensembles like ‘Lightning’, which features Brisbane’s The Kite String Tangle, and one of the album’s few acoustic endeavours ‘I Need You’.

This follow-up to their 2009 release pegs more like a second debut for the duo. And that’s because it undoubtedly thwarts any of the foregone labels that critics have impaired them with since being embroiled in the viral meme-science that is ‘Shooting Stars’.

8.5

JAY SOM

8

Anak Ko

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Melina Duterte’s third full length effort under the Jay Som moniker, Anak Ko, is one to behold.

While Duterte’s previous records are gems in their own right, Anak Ko feels like she’s finally hit her stride. Her songwriting is sharper and more vivid than ever before, and Duterte’s creative vision and masterful production skills are second to none.

This is prevalent in the album’s impressive opening track, ‘If You Want It’. Brooding guitar lines intersect wobbling synthesizers and Duterte’s multi-layered harmonies, propelling the track towards its chaotic, kaleidoscopic outro.

The album’s greatest strength lies in its lush and organic production. Duterte’s ear for melody is as vibrant as it is judicious; she sonically paints with a dizzying number of colours – each instrument a new shade, every phrase a new landscape. Each song flaunts its own distinctive personality, yet the collection remains entirely cohesive.

‘Tenderness’, another standout track, opens like a waking dream with Duterte’s hushed vocals masked faintly under a lo-fi filter. It’s a momentary respite before the song launches into an addictive, swinging drum beat, punctuated with bursts of muted guitar plucking.

Anak Ko means “my child” in Tagalog, and it’s an apt title; the album symbolically resembles Duterte’s coming-of-age as a songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist.

Label: Island Records / Universal Music Australia

Label: Pod/Inertia Music

BY LELAND TAN

BY EDDY LIM

MARIKA HACKMAN

Any Human Friend

British indie-rock staple Marika Hackman has proven that she’s more than just a onetrick pony on her new LP, Any Human Friend. Hackman’s fourth album is a stark and guiltless look into the sexual – and occasionally emotional – complexities of queer relationships and love. And wanking.

The strongest songs on the album consist of stylistically messy instrumentals glued together by Hackman’s signature detached and cheeky alto. Throughout ‘come undone’, the quick guitar quips and groovy-beyondbelief bass lines rightfully steal the show. It’s a relatable exploration of the intersection of emotional and physical desire; she seems debilitated by choice as she sings, “I think that I love her, but I’m fucking another”.

‘Send my love’ sets a tone for future endeavours. Hackman visibly flexes her skills both musically and as a producer. Throughout the track, it feels like she’s initially telling us all a secret, and then letting us dance to it in a strobed-up school gym after dark.

Despite one or two less shiny tracks – ‘conventional ride’ lives up to its name – Any Human Friend is exciting to listen to. Not only does Hackman strip herself down for each song just like she has on the cover, but she doesn’t seem to be aiming to make it look easy. In fact, it looks pretty fucking hard, but she’s the Simone Biles of turning the crude into the beautiful.

8.5

MONTAIGNE

Complex

Montaigne uses Complex to shine as an unapologetic storyteller. It’s embedded in toxic environments and self-destructive behaviour but, like all good stories, Montaigne emerges worn but strong – an independent and evolved hero.

It only takes a look at the tracklist to get a sense of the theme of Complex. ‘Losing My Mind’, ‘I am a Clown’, ‘is this all I am good for?’ and ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ set a grueling tone, but Montaigne has an impeccable ability to speak on her past with optimistic hindsight.

‘Complex’ is an exposé on a toxic relationship, telling the story of Montaigne’s own indoctrination and landing firm with the blatant statement: “You have a messiah complex”.

‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is a five-minute epic that keeps you intrigued with brief vocal harmonies and the anchoring “We love each other but it’s Stockholm syndrome”.

‘READY’ offers an energetic and empowering finish to a project filled with the ebbs and flows of human experience.

Complex is filled with diverse styles, lyrics and sounds that taunt multiple listens as you’re drawn in by the story, the dynamic production or simply to hear Montaigne explore her vocal register and control of tone.

Label: Sony Music

BY SCOTT HUDSON

Label: AMF Records/Caroline Australia

BY LEXI HERBERT

EDITOR’S PICK

CHICKEN WISHBONE

Dee Dah Doo Dee Dah From a blend of hip hop and house one week, to a fusion of hip hop and jazz the next, the versatility of rap and R&B is laid bare with Chicken Wishbone’s stellar second LP, Dee Dah Doo Dee Dah.

The strident jazz current channelling Melbourne’s music nervous system has paved the way for bands such as 30/70, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, WVR BVBY, Sunnyside and more to find a home.

It’s the city’s most conspicuous music movement in recent years and it has, in part, come about in correspondence with the rise of electronic music.

While less electronic-leaning than other records from said revolution, Dee Dah Doo Dee Dah colours a canvas with much of the paint that inspired it. The seven-minute ‘Dee Dah Doo Dah’ opens proceedings as an epic

medley of free jazz and soft rhymes as vocalist Brenna Edsell controls the tempo with her tiptoeing utters of “dee dah doo dah”.

Edsell’s voice decorates much of the first side and her soul sensibilities are the perfect fit for ‘Sour’ and ‘Idea1’. ‘High Livin’’ is the standout on the second side – an oscillating jazz number that toys with privilege. There’s so much to pick apart on this record, which ensures it’s a listen you can come back to again and again.

Label: Wishbone Records

BY TOM PARKER

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GIGS & EVENTS

Gig & Events Guide WEDNESDAY 04 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy.

8.30pm.

LIVE JAZZ FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm.

FREE. 303 JAZZ NIGHT FEAT: HJBZ, ADE ISHS & EMOTION BAND, JON MAGILL’S GROOVE CONGRESS Bar 303. Northcote.

7pm.

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $99.90.

THE STILETTO SISTERS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39.

BEATNIK COLLECTIVE, CLAPS, ORCHA Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

THE BOÎTE PRESENTS MOHAMED CAMARA & JARABI TRIO Alliance Française de Melbourne. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $25.

GIANNI MARINUCCI TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. TRUMPET Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 8pm. $25.

ESKE - EAST ST KILDA KLEZMER ENSEMBLE Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $10 - 15.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES 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. OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 5pm. FREE. MANDY CONNELL The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.

TERESA DIXON The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. EMILY SOON Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER'S SINGALONG Caravan Music Club.

Bentleigh East. 7pm. $20.

MISHA BEAR BAND, BLUE HEARTS, SERHIY STRAZHNIK Bar Open. Fitzroy.

8.30pm. $5.

LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: ALANA & ALICIA EGAN, THE 3 FOLKS, ANDY NELSON, MARILLA HOMES The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. COQ ROQ: UNPLUGGED Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP OWL EYES - VR CONCERT SHOWCASE Yah Yah's. Fitzroy. 6pm.

JULIA MICHAELS Forum Melbourne.

Melbourne. 7pm. $64.90.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE OMEGA POINT, LOVEBONER, THE FLORETS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood.

8pm. FREE. LVIV, HOUSE DEPOSIT, TIGHT KNIT The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. TOM CARTOONIST & BAND, STRESS WALTERS, A RIOTING MIND Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. FREE. YOU AM I, THE WELLINGTONS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda.

7.30pm.

THE MOTHER GURUS, BLEND, WURLI Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

URBAN GUERILLAS, SUBURBAN PROPHETS, JAMES GRIFFIN The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $15.

FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena.

Melbourne. 8pm.

THURSDAY 05 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY FEAT: MR CLIFF, PERON Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

5pm. FREE. THE PUTBACKS Bar 303. Northcote.

8pm. $10.

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $99.90.

THE FOXYMORONS, GOOD GRACIOUS, FRANCESCA GONZALES Evelyn Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

THE CORRIDORS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm.

FREE. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm.

FREE. ALLBON QUINTET, KAITLYN SECKER Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $20.

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE: WES MONTGOMERY FEAT: JACK PANTAZIS GROUP Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne.

7.30pm. $30.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

FREE. MERKULES, COMPLETE, EVIL EBENEZER, MASTACRAFT Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $76.99.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet.

Julia Michaels

Loni Rae Thomson

Izzy Hollingdale

THE FORUM

ELLA

RETREAT HOTEL

American indie-pop darling Julia Michaels has certainly made a name for herself this year, and she’s ready to prove it to you with her first headline tour. Known for her ability to turn hard to articulate feelings into bops, the tour comes in the wake of her recent releases Inner Monologue Part 1 & 2. Supported by Rhys Lewis, she’ll hit The Forum on Wednesday September 4.

Grab your tickets now via Ticketmaster.

Dropping in to play some tunes from her latest release Slowly, singer-songwriter Loni Rae Thomson is ready to rid you of any lingering winter blues. Powerful, full of heart and earnestly vulnerable, Thomson’s voice is the kind that will give you goosebumps. Playing in the public transport-friendly and newly refitted venue ELLA, it’ll take place on Thursday September 5. Plus it’s free, so why not?

Following the success of her last album Skin and her latest single ‘Change Your Mind’, Izzy Hollingdale will be paying a visit to the Retreat. The singer-songwriter has been releasing a steady flow of new music this year, with each song better than the last. This will be Hollingdale’s first headline show, so be sure to join her on Thursday September 5. Entry is free.

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West Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. IZZY HOLLINGDALE Retreat Hotel.

Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. FM THREADS Charles Weston Hotel.

Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. PETER BIBBY, OSTRAALY The B.East.

Brunswick East. 8.30pm. FREE. ANDY NELSON Wesley Anne. Northcote.

6pm. FREE. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel.

Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL SEA OF SWANS, DOROTH, BLOOD MOON, INFRAGHOSTS The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

SOUP, JON RA Ferdydurke. Melbourne.

8pm. FREE. CRUMHORN Edinburgh Castle Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MELL HALL, TORY ALLEN, YANNI ARSENAKIS, ADAM TRACE, EL MADERA, JAMES OMERTA, TOM YUM, MATT NEWMAN OneSixOne. Prahran. 8pm.

FREE. GUERNS FEAT: DAN BENTLEY, STEFAN MAC, FOSTA, KIEREN BONANNO, STICKS, LANE SPLIT New Guernica.

Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. CATCH THE BEAT THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ PERIL, MIKE GURRIERI The Carlton Club.

Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL ED KUEPPER The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 8pm. $28.60.

FRENCH CUT, BELLA QUINLAN, CAHILL KELLY The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm.

FREE. FRANK JAMES & THE WAYWARDS, SANTA FE DRIVING RANGE The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. 20 GUILDERS, IS THERE A HOTLINE? Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 7.30pm. FREE.

Frank Raymond and The Silhouettes FAD GALLERY The weekend is so close, but so far away.

Tide yourself over with a show from Frank Raymond and The Silhouettes at FAD Gallery. Skip ahead to that end of the week bliss you’re craving and have a dance while you’re at it. Settle in with a drink or two on Thursday September 5. Per usual, entry is free.

GIGS & EVENTS

TWISTEES, BUZZ & THE PICKUPS, RAGING MOBY Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8.

HEAVYGLOW, THE CALIBANS, VELVET BLOOM, ROSELLA The Curtin. Carlton.

7.30pm. $8.

DENTAL PLAN, HYPE Globe Alley.

Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. WILLIAM'S CAVE, SWEET CELL, PRIYA FRANCIS & THE COMPANY, ANCIENT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA Bendigo Hotel.

Collingwood. 6pm. $10.

FLOODLIGHTS + HOUSE DEPOSIT Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm.

FREE. YOU AM I, THE WELLINGTONS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda.

7.30pm.

MR. SOPHISTICATION, CRASH MATERIAL, DEL BOCA VISTA Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $8.

HOI PALLOI, SUPER JUPITER, JESSE GLASS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

8pm. $10.

BEDROCK WITH LEE HARDING, DJ MATTY J Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 9pm.

KEVIN FALKENBERG, LOS BORRACHOS The Fyrefly. St Kilda. 6.30pm. $28.60.

RIDE, SHIVA & THE HAZARDS Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. $89.90.

MORNING MELODIES FEAT: TONY DIAMOND Ferntree Gully Hotel. Ferntree Gully. 10.30am. $17.

MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.

FRIDAY 06 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm.

ADRIAN WHYTE Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 6pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS BOHEMIAN NIGHTS FEAT: ERNIE GRUNER, PHIL CARROLL St Margaret's Anglican Church.

Eltham. 8pm.

THE AMY WINEHOUSE SHOW The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7pm. $34.70.

SPEAKEASY Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

THE SYNCOPATORS Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50.

THE JANELLE STOWE TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $27.50.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE FEAT: PETER CUPPLES The Fyrefly. St Kilda. 7pm. $34.70.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP POPROCKS FEAT: DR PHIL The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. FRIDAY FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 9pm. FREE. RICHIE1250'S HIP HOP HOUSE PARTY Red Betty. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $25.

PHRESH FRIDAYS Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica.

Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. NEW SLANG FEAT: FRANÇOISTUNES Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 6pm. $10.

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

FREE. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. FRIDAY FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 9pm. FREE. INBEETWEEN REALMS - THE AFTER PARTY FEAT: ALAZTAIR GODFREY, PHENONEMAL, POSITIVE PETE, GROTT, RU-BIX, DTMX, EVEN ELEVEN, ZATESHKA, PONCHO PONCH, MOONSHADOW, PSILOSIN 24 Moons.

Northcote. 9pm. $15.

MYSTERY GUEST, THIBAULT The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8.30pm. FREE. POSITVELY D'ÉRANGED FEAT: NAZIRA, DARCY JUSTICE, PAUL JAGER, VIBE POSITIVE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

8pm. $10.

NAU FEAT: ZENDID, MANTRA COLLECTIVE, DAYLE, MATT KOVIC, ALDOUS, DAN GOUL, COOPER DODGE

New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15.

PIRAINIA BURNING BEATS Brown Alley.

Melbourne. 9pm. $11.64 - 22.19.

MARTINSFEELZ, KING JAG, KOBI SPICE, RUDEVOY, INCREDIBLE LOWKEY Brown Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. $20.

BENDY RAINBOW FEAT: ALICIA, THE D WORD, JACK POPPER Bad Decisions Bar. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE.

RHYSICS, CHARGING STALLIONS, JUNGLE CUFFS Yah Yah's. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

GAY PARIS, BODIES, DEVIL ELECTRIC

The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $13.30.

THE FAINTERS, TENDERHOOKS, MAC SPRINGS Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm.

FREE. INDIGO CHILDREN, NO BETTER, BEN WHITING The Penny Black. Brunswick.

7.30pm. FREE. NOAH DILLON Post Office Hotel. Coburg.

9pm. FREE. NOAH DILLON, DENISE LE MENICE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. PSEUDO HIVE MIND, PAPER TAPIR, HANNAH KATE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $15.

BOWIE UNZIPPED FEAT: JEFF DUFF Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $30.

SOUNDS GOOD, FRITZ BOY, AZOOGA, THE AMAZONS Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $24.90.

Y STREET, WILDERGLOW, STEPHSTRINGS The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $10.

RAZZMATAZZ INDIE DISCO FEAT: CAITY K, TED C Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm.

FREE. GARLIC NUN, PARTY VIBES, SLIM JEFFERIES, UDDER UBDUCTEES Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

STRAITJACKET FITS, DIMMER, WALKERVILLE Corner Hotel. Richmond.

8.30pm. $59.93.

DJ NITA Edinburgh Castle Hotel.

Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. DOM WILLMOTT Edinburgh Castle Hotel.

Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. RICHARD CLAPTON & BAND, TAYLOR SHERIDAN Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 7pm.

MERUKA, CLEAN CUT SOCIETY, POLITE SKELETONS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $5.

NAXATRAS, COMACOZER Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $43.29 - 48.56.

EL COLOSSO, LAMASSU The B.East.

Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. FOUR IN THE MORNING, DAN CHAPMAN, HANNAH MCKITTRICK Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

REWIND 80S Royal Hotel (Essendon).

Essendon. 9pm. FREE. MAKE THEM SUFFER, DIAMOND CONSTRUCT, WINDWAKER Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 8pm. $29.60.

FURNAPALOOZA AUSTRALIA 2019 FEAT: FURNACE & THE FUNDAMENTALS Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $40.30.

GRETA VAN FLEET, GOLF ALPHA BRAVO

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES VENDULKA Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne.

8.30pm. FREE. THE SWINGLES Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $65.

COCO’S LUNCH Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39.

WYBIE X HUWBIE Compass Pizza.

Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. MISSION BROWN Bar Open. Fitzroy.

6.30pm. FREE. HONK Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. RUSSELL MORRIS, J.R REYNE Matthew Flinders Hotel. Chadstone. 8pm. $39.80.

ANDY NELSON, ROSE ZITA FALKO Some Velvet Morning. Clifton Hill. 6pm. $10.

PAULIE BIGNALL & THE THORNBURY TWO The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East.

9.30pm. FREE. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse 101.

Maribyrnong. 2.30pm. FREE. WAGONS The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $39.80.

MARCIA HOWARD Albert Park Yacht Club. VIC. 7.30pm. $30.

RICH WEBB BAND The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. MARK GARDNER The Prince Patrick.

5.30pm. FREE. SHAUNA TONY AND CO Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL

Vendulka

Four In The Morning

Rich Webb Band

Temperance Fridays

BAR 303

THE GASOMETER

THE DRUNKEN POET

TEMPERANCE HOTEL

With a tonne of achievements under her belt, including two-time Australian National Busking Champion, appearing on the 2019 season of The Voice and speaking at Canberra’s TEDx salon ‘No Place Like Home’, 21-year-old Vendulka is a powerhouse. She’ll be returning to the stage and performing at Bar 303 on Friday September 6 for a show that’s not to be missed. Grab your tickets via Eventbrite for $15.

Celebrating the release of their newest single ‘Lucky Kids’, Four In The Morning will be tearing things up upstairs at the Gaso. Joined by the textural Hoi Palloi and soulful Dan Chapman, this will be an evening of good tunes and great people.

Get your boogie on this Friday September 6. You can grab tickets early via Moshtix or on the door for $15.

Having won the 2019 Independent Music Award for Best Alt-Country Album in New York and Best Alt-Country Single earlier this year, you don’t want to miss Rich Webb Band performing live at The Drunken Poet on Friday September 6.

Catch all the action from 8.30pm and save your money for drinks because admission is free.

Temperance Hotel will host a range of home grown DJs on Friday nights to spin the best tunes and start your weekend.

Playing a mix of funk, disco, R&B, Latin house and Reggaeton, there’s a beat for everyone to dance to. Get down to some saucy beats this Friday September 6 at Temperance Hotel, and you can do a little happy dance because entry is free.

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GIGS & EVENTS

Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm.

CRADLE OF FILTH 170 Russell.

Melbourne. 8.30pm. $80.57.

METRIK The Elephant and Wheelbarrow.

Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. PARSNIP, UV RACE, SWEET WHIRL Northcote Social Club. Northcote.

8.30pm. $15.

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

SATURDAY 07 SEP

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES CHARLES JENKINS & DAVID ANDREW MILNE Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick.

5pm. FREE. STEPHEN KENNEDY The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 3pm. FREE. CURE SATURDAYS, MATT JOE GOW, BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. HAMISH MACLEOD Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy.

6.30pm. FREE. MUDTRAIN BLUES EXPRESS Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 8.30pm. FREE. ANDY NELSON, ROSE ZITA FALKO Old Bar. Fitzroy. 6pm. FREE. TIM WOODZ, TOM CARTOONIST Tramway Hotel. Fitzroy North. 4pm. FREE. TWILIGHT IN TULSA The Lomond Hotel.

Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. OPELOUSAS The Basement Discs.

Melbourne. 12pm. FREE. MORNING BEAR, DAN CHAPMAN Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 8pm.

FREE. MATT CORNELL + MIKE CARR Mantra Studio Kitchen & Bar. VIC. 6pm. $35.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE YUGOSLAV ATTACK, SOFT POWER Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 6pm.

THE FIREMEN Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy.

8pm.

TALLAWAH HI-FI, GOODYS HIFI, HIGHER REGION SOUND SYSTEM Bar 303.

Northcote. 7.30pm. $10.

MADDISON CARTER TRIO Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 6pm. FREE. MILNE/ATTICHE/FLENADY Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm. FREE. THE MAMAS, RUSSIA, THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS Yah Yah's.

Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

CURE SATURDAYS, MATT JOE GOW, BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. DJ MURPH Edinburgh Castle Hotel.

Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. CLUB SODA The Thornbury Theatre.

Thornbury. 7.30pm. $51.

SWING TRAIN Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50.

TAL COHEN & JAMIE OEHLERS QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50.

EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50.

BACHARACH & BEYOND FEAT: JACK HOWARD & THE AMBASSADORS OF LOVE The Fyrefly. St Kilda. 7pm. $28.60.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL WILDLIFE FEAT: DJ JNETT The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

SATURDAYS DJS TIL LATE FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

9pm. FREE. TALLAWAH HI-FI, GOODYS HIFI, HIGHER REGION SOUND SYSTEM Bar 303.

Northcote. 7.30pm. $10.

SLEEP DEPRIVATION, MICKEY EDWARDS, ANDY MCCONNEL, KUFATALI, DJ IKEA, VAMASI, ZOBI WAN Section 8. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. LOST FEW, JXTPS, JESS SNEDDON Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. DANCING IN OUTER SPACE FEAT: DJ MANCHILD, DJ FAIRBANKS, JETHRO M CURTIN Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

11.30pm. $10.

INDOOR PLANT SALE, TONI YOTZI, JIM'S POOLSIDE CAFE, DANIEL BEATON Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm. $10 - 15.

ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $25.

EMPIRE XL Empire Nightclub. Narre Warren. 9pm. FREE. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: CHRISS MATTÒ, ETWAS, ANDREA GUADALUPI, MATTEO FREYRIE New Guernica. Melbourne.

10pm. $15.

SAFIA, BOO SEEKA, EILISH GILLIGAN Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm.

BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

SATURDAYS DJS TIL LATE FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

9pm. FREE. EMOTIONAL ORANGES Howler.

Brunswick. 8pm. $54.90.

CLEAN UP CREW V.1 FEAT: NO NAME NATH, GIO GARCIA, OBLIVEUS, CREY & DELLA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm.

FREE. CARMOUFLAGE ROSE, 3K, BOLER MANI, MIKE WANG Corner Hotel. Richmond.

8.30pm. $23.29.

SELKI Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick.

6.30pm. FREE. SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, RIDZY, LADY LASH Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. FREE. LIGHT - OLD SCHOOL RNB NIGHT Co. Southbank. 10pm. $25.

KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne.

9.30pm.

NO SCRUBS: 90'S AND 00'S PARTY Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $17.85.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL CIRCUSDUST, SILENCE TO BREAK, 16BYNINE Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm.

TRAM COPS Yah Yah's. Fitzroy. 2am. $10.

ROCKET SCIENCE, CABLE TIES, SOFT RUBBISH, BROWN SPIRITS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 5pm. $16.35.

METAL UNITED DOWN UNDER FEAT: FRANKENBOK, TRIGGER,

KATANA CARTEL, HEADLESS, MRKILL, ESCARION, AWOL, SHREDDER The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 5pm. $20.

REDSPENCER, GOYDER'S LINE, LUCIDA Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. PEEPING TOM, RIVER OF SNAKES, PREHISTORIC DOUCHE Old Bar. Fitzroy.

8.30pm. $10.

JEFF MARTIN, GABRIEL VARGAS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $35.

NAXATRAS, NUMIDIA, MOTE, COMACOZER Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 7.30pm. $44.14.

FLEETING PERSUASION, DEL BOCA VISTA Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. THIGH MASTER, HTMLFLOWERS, PERMITS, SLEEPER & SNAKE The Curtin.

Carlton. 8pm. $12.25.

MERMAIDENS, GO GET MUM Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. FIERCE MILD, PUP TENTACLE, HOWLITE, NIINE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

DJ STEELY ANNE Charles Weston Hotel.

Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. RICHARD CLAPTON & BAND, JR REYNE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm.

DRAGOONS, FUTURE SUCK, FLOODLIGHTS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10.

TIM'S PUNK FEST FEAT: MESA COSA, BLIND MAN DEATH STARE, UNDAMAGED, DICKLASER, ALL HOPE REMAINS, MUSCLE CAR, DEAD ALREADY, NO BRAINERS, DEVON SANDWICH, SNDWNR, AWAKE NOW Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 5.30pm. $20.

BABY BLUE, MADELINE LEMAN & THE DESERT SWELLS The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE FIOR, LEMON DAZE, WISHFUL CREATURES The Catfish. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10.

THE MONEY WAR + VALLEY ONDA, EAGLEMONT Gasometer Hotel.

Collingwood. 8pm. $13.60.

I'M NOT OKAY - EMO NIGHT La Di Da. Melbourne. 10pm. $10.

BOWIE UNZIPPED FEAT: JEFF DUFF Yarraville Club. Yarraville. 8pm. $30.

THE INTERNATIONALS Royal Hotel (Mornington). Mornington. 8pm. FREE. DIRECT UNDERGROUND FEST 2019 FEAT: DARK FUNERAL, IMMOLATION, ABRAMELIN, CHRIST DISMEMBERED, REAPER Max Watt's (Melbourne). 6pm. $71.95.

GRETA VAN FLEET, GOLF ALPHA BRAVO

Phase 7

Image by Elena Kontela

Image by Kayla Guthrie

Ryan Oliver

Naxatras

Corey Legge

Electronic Marquee 21

DOWNSTAIRS BISTRO AND LOUNGE

NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB

CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB

SWAMPLANDS BAR

Singer-songwriter Ryan Oliver blends his country upbringing with his city experiences in original and emotional indie-pop tunes. Following the release of his debut EP Melbourne Is Covered In Snow, Oliver will be visiting Downstairs Bistro and Lounge to lend his talents for your pleasure. Catch him and his guitar on Friday September 6. Entry is free.

If you’ve got a case of FOMO from everyone’s European adventures, catch Greek trio Naxatras as they bring their psychedelic space rock and island vibes to Melbourne. Following the success of their latest album III, Naxatras are ready to make their Aussie debut. They’ll be taking their spiritual journey to Northcote Social Club on Saturday September 7. Tickets are available through Eventbrite, but get in quick.

With his remarkable folk rock and alt-country sonics, Corey Legge has established himself as a promising young artist. His debut album Driving out of Eden received global praise, including a nod from legendary US singer-songwriter James Taylor. Join Corey on Saturday September 7 as he launches his new single ‘Rose’ at The Clifton Hill Brewpub with his three-piece backing band. Entry won’t cost a thing.

If your Saturday night is severely lacking in electronic tunes, Swamplands Bar is where you need to be. Featuring some top electronic and synth pop names such as Phase 7, Leipzig Lab, Disco Computer and more, there’s every kind of sound you can imagine. Strap yourself in at Swamplands Bar on Saturday September 7. Luckily for you and your wallet, entry is free.

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GIGS & EVENTS

Festival Hall. West Melbourne. 8pm. $69.90.

FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena.

Melbourne. 8pm.

CLASSICAL PETRUSHKA - EDUARDO STRAUSSER & THE ANAM ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $65.

SUNDAY 08 SEP

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES LARA TRAVIS Union Hotel Brunswick.

Brunswick. 3.30pm. FREE. BEN MASTWYK & HIS MILLIONS Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm.

FREE. SUNDAY SESSION, LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. LUCY'S LOCKETT, BABEL FISH, LATE NIGHT PANIC, BETH WINTER Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 3.30pm. FREE. THE GREAT EMU WAR, COME HEAVY SLEEP, ROB KELSO Whole Lotta Love.

Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. HILLBILLY BOP The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. THE HUMBUCKIN’ PICKUPS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm.

FREE. EMILY ULMAN, BEN STEINER Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. THE CALEDONIAN CASTAWAYS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 3pm. $18.

GIDEON OBARZANEK'S CIRCLE DANCE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.

12pm. $90.

GEORGE DREYFUS QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 11am. $90.

EIGHT SECOND RIDE, JAY SANTILLI, EMILY HATTON Corner Hotel. Richmond.

1pm. $25.

NORTHSIDE PLEASURE CLUB, CHARLIE COUPLAND, NILDO ORSO The Catfish.

Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. THREE KINGS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm. FREE.

The Humbuckin’ Pickups THE DRUNKEN POET To celebrate the release of their latest album The Well, The Humbuckin’ Pickups will be slinging some tunes and swapping stories at The Drunken Poet. The perfect gig to satisfy your country cravings, this is one to wash down with a couple of pints.

It’s happening on Sunday September 8.

Entry is free.

SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Royal Hotel. Mornington. 3pm. FREE. ANDY NELSON Charles Weston Hotel.

Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. MATTHEW MACLEAN, ROO DAVIES Tramway Hotel. Fitzroy North. 4pm. FREE. THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. MAST GULLY FELLERS Bar Open. Fitzroy.

6pm. 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 Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL BACK 2 THE OLD SKOOL FEAT: ANYO, CHESTWIG, JAMIE THE SCORPIO, MELL HALL, PHILOSOPHIA Lucky Coq. Windsor.

12am. FREE. BACK TO THE ROOTS, LADY BANTON, NOMADICSTATIC, RAYJAH45, TUMI THE BE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. DAY SPA FEAT: DOSHPOT Pawn & Co. Prahran. 7am. $15 - 20.

DRMNGNOW Melbourne Recital Centre.

Southbank. 11.15am. $90.

SAFIA, BOO SEEKA, EILISH GILLIGAN Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $60.39.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK PINKO COLLECTIVE Bar 303. Northcote.

7pm.

JOANNA KERR Wesley Anne. Northcote.

6pm. FREE. JOYING Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm.

HHS Compass Pizza. Brunswick East.

7pm. FREE. SHORT SHADOWS, BROOKLYN '86 The B.East. Brunswick East. 3.30pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS OLIVES & OMADOS Kew Court House. 2.30pm. $29.

CHRIS MAUNDERS TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. BARNABY GOLD'S NEW ORLEANS JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $27.50.

TAL COHEN & JAMIE OEHLERS QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50.

THE PEARLY SHELLS The Lomond Hotel.

Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. PUNJABI VIRSA DAY 2019 FEAT: MANMOHAN WARIS, KAMAL HEER, SANGTAR Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Melbourne. 2pm. $29 - 199.

THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.

MAMMOTH, EARF., ELEFTHERIOS, CRYSTAL VILLAGE CLUB, PANIA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. SUPEREGO + BUTTER, POOKIE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $13.25.

MOTHERSHIP - THROWBACK Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $15.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL

DRIVETIME COMMUTE, LOOSE UNIT, ROOTED, GOOD TIME AUSSIE BOGALARS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood.

6pm. $10.

OOGA BOOGAS, ALEX MACFARLANE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 5pm. FREE. AL MATCOTT, MOON CUP Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 4pm. FREE. KELSO, GEORGIA MAQ, SHOPTALK Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. FREE. IRIS, BOUND BY HOUND, AARON ROWAN-BELL Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8.

GABRIELLA COHEN Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 12pm. $90.

PLUM GREEN, RACH BRENNAN & THE PINES, BENADICT, SAM HAVEN The Curtin. Carlton. 7pm. $10.

SHAPES LIKE RAPIDS, CANYONS, SEVEN MARGARITAS Evelyn Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

BIG DEAD, MARKET, SLOWFADE Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.

SHORT SHADOWS, BROOKLYN '86 The B.East. Brunswick East. 3.30pm. FREE. AN EVENING WITH DEVIN TOWNSEND The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 6pm. $79.

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE ROUND FEAT: AURA GO, ENSEMBLE LIAISON, JACQUELINE PORTER, JAMES CRABB, EDWARD WALTON, IAN MUNRO Abbotsford Convent. Abbotsford. 10.30am. $145 - 165.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP

MONDAY 09 SEP

STRUGGLE Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

FREE.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK GINGER BROWN, KHÔNG NÓI QUARTET Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. ORGANIX TRIO Wesley Anne. Northcote.

6pm. FREE. SAM O'HALLORAN Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 6pm. FREE.

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

Brunswick. 8pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL MONDAY NIGHT MASS FEAT: VOICE IMITATOR, BONNIE MERCER & SOW DISCORD, NERVE Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8pm. FREE. CIRCULAR TREES, SILENCE TO BREAK Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena.

Melbourne. 8pm.

TUESDAY 10 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK

Ginger Brown & Không Tuesday Trivia THE QUIET MAN IRISH PUB Nói Quartet

Rocky and the Two Bob Millionaires

BAR 303

FAD GALLERY

Ginger Brown are a chordless outfit made up of trombone, saxophones, electric bass and drums while Không Nói Quartet bring a contemporary personality to the traditional folk music of Vietnam. The two will unleash their polar sounds back to back at Bar 303 on Monday September 9 from 8pm. Entry is free.

Fancy yourself a trivia whizz? Well, why not put your noggin’ to the test with Tuesday Trivia at The Quiet Man Pub? Bring your mates along or join a team on the night, they won’t bite. It goes down weekly from 7:30pm and it doesn’t cost a thing.

FAD Gallery have got the goods when it comes to delivering fresh live music every Thursday, and they haven’t disappointed us yet. Enjoy a bit of rock, a lil’ folk and a whole lotta blues with Rocky and the Two Bob Millionaires. It’s happening on Thursday September 12, free entry.

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GIGS & EVENTS

NOW. HERE. THIS The Toff In Town.

Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. GOLDEN HOUR Retreat Hotel. Brunswick.

8pm. FREE. PATRICK RYAN DUO Compass Pizza.

Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. BECK/MCCONNACHIE/TINKLER/ VELTHEIM Brunswick Green. Brunswick.

8.30pm. FREE.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES TUESDAY TRIBUTE - ANDERS OSBORNE FEAT: JAMES CISCO The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION The Lomond Hotel.

Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL DAMN WILLIAMS, POPOLICE, MILL The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. HOUSE OF KINGS, KID OUTTA WATER, NOAH ALIZZI, ESCAPE THE MAZE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

DREAMCOAT, DOMINIQUE, JAYDEN MCGRATH Gasometer Hotel.

Collingwood. 7.30pm. $10.

WEDNESDAY 11 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK

Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $20.

A NEW TAKE ON DISNEY FEAT: THE TOSHI CLINCH NONET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35.

ESKE - EAST ST KILDA KLEZMER ENSEMBLE Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $10 - 15.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES 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. BLUES JAM FEAT: JIMI COELLI Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. SUNNY MOO The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. EMILY HATTON The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. ZAC E TEA, IMOGEN CYGLER The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8.30pm. FREE. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: ENDA KENNY, KIMBERLY WHEELER, SOPHIE OFFICER The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL

THURSDAY 12 SEP

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY FEAT: MR CLIFF, PERON Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

5pm. FREE. THE PEACOCKS Charles Weston Hotel.

Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. SON OF A GUNZEL Bar Open. Fitzroy.

7pm. FREE. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm.

FREE. THE RUN, TESS GUTHRIE, BENJAMIN TRILLADO Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

7.30pm. $10 - 15.

CHARLOTTE MCLEAN Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25.

NORTHSIDE JAZZ ORCHESTRA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $20.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

FREE. ELENORE, JADE ALICE, MAX LAWRENCE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood.

7.30pm. $15.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL

CANDY & THE DEAD, PLASTIC SECTION Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. MAXI, SUNKEN SEA, GOLDEN HOUR, TAP DOG, TALI MAHONEY Evelyn Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

ENOLA FALL, COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, SPUD THOMPSON Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.

ARMOURED EARTH, DEADWEIGHT 80, MAEGARON, EVOLUTION OF SELF Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

CHEEKY VELVET, NO/TRAUMA The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. EL TEE, BAD BANGS, TAMARA & THE DREAMS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

8pm. $10.

BEDROCK WITH LEE HARDING, DJ MATTY J Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 9pm.

THE JUNGLE GIANTS, ADI TOOHEY Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $60.05.

DUNE RATS The Croxton. Thornbury.

8pm. $61.20.

LA DISPUTE 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7pm. $60.94.

CARPET BURN, CHIMPANZEE Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. TWELVIS FEAT: JAMES MARPLES Trades Hall. Carlton. 7.15pm. $25.

NIR TSFATY Wesley Anne. Northcote.

6pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES LLOYD DODSWORTH The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. THE LITTLEST BIRDS The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. MAJA, SAINT JORGE, THIS FRESH HELL Red Betty. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $16.91 32.74.

YASIN LEFLEF, GAIA SCARF Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. ANDY WHITE & THE SCANS The Merri Creek Tavern. Northcote. 8pm. $10 - 15.

MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel.

Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy.

8.30pm.

LIVE JAZZ FEAT: THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm.

FREE. KIMA, MARTIN PANG BAND, MONTY SHNIER Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm.

BEATNIK COLLECTIVE, RARA ZULU, MATT HAYES, JOEL TRIGG Evelyn Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. $10.

THE BOÎTE PRESENTS SUITCASE WORLD MUSIC OPEN MIC Open Studio.

Northcote. 8pm. FREE. GEOFF HUGHES TRIO Brunswick Green.

Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. THE ROSE BASSETT QUARTET Paris Cat

THE OMEGA POINT, LEHMANN B SMITH, EMBEDDED FIGURES, BATHHOUSE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. LVIV, FUTURE SUCK, EXHAUST WORLD The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. SPACEY JANE, EAGLEMONT, FRENCH CUT Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm.

JASPER BRADLEY, ORANGE ORANGE, STELLA BRIDIE, EARNEST JACKSON Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.

FRENCH WEATHER, WITH WHICH, THE ARCHETYPES Bendigo Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. $5.

THE FLOCK, ELDOODS, ALEX FASSO Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

INTERSTELLAR GATOR, EDIT THE EMPIRE, WILLOW IN MOTION Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 6.30pm. FREE. FLAC (FRONTLINE ACTION ON COAL) FUNDRAISING GIG FEAT: CHINA BEACH, FRANJAPAN, RAT CHILD, PUSSY WILLOW, TASHA LLOYD The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. $15.

FRENCH CUT, JUICE WEBSTER, LEHMANN B SMITH The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. SPACEY JANE, HOI PALLOI, SLOWCOACHING Old Bar. Fitzroy.

7.30pm.

Simona Castricum

Maja

Lisa Hanley

The Boite pres. Anja & Zlatna

THE TOFF

RED BETTY

DOWNSTAIRS BISTRO & LOUNGE

BOX HILL COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE

To launch her newest single ‘Generations (Carry the Weight)’, Simona Castricum will be performing with as part of a threepiece including Nat Grant and Em Gayfe.

The single is the second preview of her upcoming album Panic/Desire and proves to be another great piece of techno-pop from Castricum. It’s going down at The Toff on Thursday September 12. Snag a ticket on Moshtix now.

To celebrate the release of her book Coming Home to Yourself, take a step inside the mind of Maja and join her for her second show at Red Betty. The night is set to feature special guests Saint Jorge and This Fresh Hell, so start your weekend antics early and swing by for a good time.

Everything kicks off from 7.30pm on Thursday September 12. Tickets are $15 on the door.

Enjoy the best of both worlds and treat yourself to a night out that’s complete with great food and live music by visiting Downstairs Bistro & Lounge. The incredible Lisa Hanley will take the stage to perform popular covers alongside some originals, so make a night out of it on Friday September 13. Walk straight on in because entry is free.

Anja & Zlatna are a duo known for their beautiful melodic lines and complex rhythms from Eastern Europe, the Middle East and beyond. The ensemble’s unique sound blends flute, bass, percussion, harpsichord and vocals. Presented by The Boite, they’ll bring their love songs and stories from village life to the Box Hill Community Arts Centre on Friday September 13. Ticks via boite.com.au.

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GIGS & EVENTS

SOUP, THE BACKPOCKET SLAMMERS Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. CATCH THE BEAT THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ PERIL, MIKE GURRIERI The Carlton Club.

Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.

FRIDAY 13 SEP

HIP HOP, R&B, POP POPROCKS FEAT: DR PHIL The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. FRIDAY FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 9pm. FREE. CADET X Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. $10.

GOLDEN VESSEL, FELIVAND, AKUREI Northcote Social Club. Northcote.

8.30pm. $23.29.

EMMA LOUISE, GRETA STANLEY, RYAN DOWNEY Corner Hotel. Richmond.

8.30pm. $38.87.

RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $25.

MANGO CLUB - OPENING PARTY La Di Da. Melbourne. 9pm.

PHRESH FRIDAYS Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica.

Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. YOGA LIN Margaret Court Arena.

Melbourne. 8pm. $128.

I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL

Da. Melbourne. 9pm.

MELBOURNE TECHNO COLLECTIVE FEAT: JUXTPOSE, ADRIAN BELL, DISCARNATE, QUALÉ, DIFFERENT SHADES New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $10.

YOTTO Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $43.50.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE SOCKETTES Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 8pm. $7.

ANNA SCIONTI The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm.

FREE. MY LEONARD COHEN FEAT: STEWART D’ARRIETTA Memo Music Hall. St Kilda.

7.30pm. $32.

SPINIFEX GUM, FELIX RIEBL & OLLIE MCGILL, EMMA DONOVAN Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $59.

GEORGIA GORDON Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. THE HOODANGERS Bar Open. Fitzroy.

9.30pm. $16.35.

ROADHOUSE Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 8pm. FREE. LITTLE WISE The Basement Discs.

Melbourne. 12.45pm. FREE. MARK GARDNER The Prince Patrick.

5.30pm. FREE. SHAUNA TONY AND CO Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL

Yarra Hotel. Abbotsford. 8pm. $5.

HARD RUBBISH, GUTTER GRR Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. HEARTS & ROCKETS, TERRY, V, LOVEBONER, SLUSH Old Bar. Fitzroy.

7.30pm. $12.

KONG’S SCREAM SCENE FEAT: DANI BOI, ASIS D'ORANGE, ROBERT MORGANS Howler. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $25.

GIRLPOOL, HACHIKU, THE LAZY SUSANS The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $40.75.

THE AUSTRALIAN INXS SHOW Grand Hotel Mornington. Melbourne. 8pm. $35.

LAURA IMBRUGLIA + THE SMALLGOODS, TENDER BUTTONS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $15.

FORGE FEAT: WITCHGRINDER, OUR LAST ENEMY, FLYNN EFFECT, COFFIN CAROUSEL Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood.

7.30pm. $17.

BOB LOG III, DICK WILLOUGHBY & THE DIRTY STOP OUTS The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE FICTION, THE PEPTIDES Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda.

8.30pm. FREE. MURMURMUR, SUNFRUITS, HANNAH KATE Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood.

7.30pm. $12.

MAMMA JAM Royal Hotel. Essendon.

10pm. FREE. LA DISPUTE Pier Bandroom. Frankston.

8pm. $59.05.

THE JINKS, KATE ALEXANDER & HANA BRENECKI The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. THE JUNGLE GIANTS, ADI TOOHEY Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm.

APOCALYPSE Brown Alley. Melbourne.

10.30pm. $15.

THE HUM DRUMS, TINA GROWLS, THE ROLLERCANES Retreat Hotel. Brunswick.

8pm. FREE. TWELVIS FEAT: JAMES MARPLES Trades Hall. Carlton. 7.15pm. $25.

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.

WAX POETS, HAWK I, LEGO, GEZFIRE, JACK RASCAL Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm.

FREE. BABAGANOUSH Post Office Hotel.

Coburg. 8.45pm. FREE. KRISTIN BERARDI, BARNEY MCALL & JULIEN WILSON Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $30.

DJ CHRIS XYNOS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. Y A R A Compass Pizza. Brunswick East.

8pm. FREE. THE HOODANGERS Bar Open. Fitzroy.

9.30pm. $16.35.

KABOOBIE Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm.

FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS ANJA & ZLATNA Box Hill Community Arts Centre. 8pm. $27.

UNFORGETTABLE: A TRIBUTE TO NATALIE COLE FEAT: MEL SEARLE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50.

THE BASEMENT BIG BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50.

CLANCYE MILNE OCTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50.

A FAREWELL TO DORIS FEAT: MELINDA SCHNEIDER Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $90.65 - 131.45.

SATURDAY 14 SEP

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES TESS MCKENNA & BAND Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, AMIE GRISOLD, MICHAEL BURROWS Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 8pm. $20.

ROWAN PATTISON Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 8pm. FREE. ROSSA MCCANN The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 3pm. FREE. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. MY LEONARD COHEN FEAT: STEWART D’ARRIETTA Memo Music Hall. St Kilda.

7.30pm. $32.

BEN CARTER Edinburgh Castle Hotel.

Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy.

6.30pm. FREE. THE PELLY BROTHERS Royal Hotel.

Mornington. 8pm. FREE.

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

FREE. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. FRIDAY FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 9pm. FREE. WALPOLE, DOM IMPIOM, SHANE BIGGS, ALKEMYST, BOFFBAR, TOM TANTO, PRIME AL, SHADY NASTY Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm.

FREE. MANGO CLUB - OPENING PARTY La Di

CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE - FRIDAY 13TH PARTY FEAT: NOSFEROTICA, DEAD TRANSMISSION, JASON LIVES, SAINT KILLED HER Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $10.

AUNTIE LEO & THE BACKSTABBERS, GAMJEE, JUNGLE CUFFS Yah Yah's.

Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.

SEPTEMBER SCREAMER FEAT: REBEL YELL, ANGIE, THE SHITFITS, SMOOTH, ENZYME, FUTURE SUCK The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. $13.

I HATE PEOPLE, GOOD TIME AUSSIE BOGALARS, THE MURDERBALLS The

Regenerationx

Taylor Piggot

Palaye Royale

Rat Kangaroo

SWAMPLANDS BAR

THE GRACE DARLING

CORNER HOTEL

RED BETTY

Take a journey back in time with a collection of indie hits from the ‘80s and ‘90s as Regenerationx take over Swamplands Bar. Performing records

by Blur, The Cure, Oasis, Radiohead and more, you can expect nostalgia to hit its peak. It’s all going down from 7.30pm on Saturday September 14, free entry.

It’s time for Taylor Piggot’s new EP The things I dream about at night - Part 1 to launch, and to celebrate he’ll be hitting up The Grace Darling Hotel. Piggot’s singles have already soared on triple j charts. He hits the stage on Saturday September 14, grab your tickets through the venue website.

Following the success of their Good Things Festival slot, American rockers Palaye Royale are back in the country and rearing to go. The trio will make their headline debut at The Corner on Saturday September 14. Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite

We all love an excuse to dress up and Rat Kangaroo’s upcoming gig might be the perfect one. Red Betty will be hosting their annual fancy dress and this year’s theme is ‘Black ‘n’ White’. Rat Kangaroo will be there doing their thing, with support from Preferred Koala and Stoch. Get your monochromatic outfits ready, it’s happening on Saturday September 14.

Free entry.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK

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GIGS & EVENTS

SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm.

FREE. CROWD LU Max Watt's (Melbourne).

7pm. $66.70.

I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL WILDLIFE FEAT: DJ JNETT The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

SATURDAYS DJS TIL LATE FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

9pm. FREE. SCRATCHES RECORDS LABEL LAUNCH FEAT: P.SMURF, BILLIE ROSE, DJ COST, VJ SPOOK, HI TRAX, FRESH VIOLET, OTHERSIDE OSK, SWIFTBOI Bar 303.

Northcote. 8pm. $17.35.

WE ALL WANT TO, THE WOODLAND HUNTERS The Penny Black. Brunswick.

8pm. FREE. DJ CHIPS & SALAD Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. LUKE MILLION, REIJA LEE, JUNO DISCO Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $24.47.

INDIGO STARLIGHT Co. Southbank.

10pm. $25.

ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $25.

EAT THE BEAT FEAT: MATTEO FREYRIE, MATT GUY, GAV WHITEHOUSE, MATT RADOVICH New Guernica. Melbourne.

10pm. $15.

PSYCHEDELIC FULL MOON UV PARTY, ISH K, KORE-G, SHORT ROUND, SCAREKROW Brown Alley. Melbourne.

10pm. $10 - 15.

BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE.

HIP HOP, R&B, POP TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

SATURDAYS DJS TIL LATE FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra.

9pm. FREE.

ELIZABETH, ALICE SKYE, BATTS Northcote Social Club. Northcote.

8.30pm. $17.98.

RINI Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $30.

KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne.

9.30pm.

GUY SEBASTIAN Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE VELVET COBRAS, THE CIGARRILLOS, NUMBAT, HANNAH POTTER, SOFT TACO, SARAH EIDA Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 3pm.

BITCH DIESEL Yah Yah's. Fitzroy. 2am. $11.58.

DORKMANIA XIX FEAT: THE DORKS, FUTURE SUCK, HACKER, LLL GLOBO The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10.

FOLEY!, WAY SHIT, FRONTSIDE BACKSIDE Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm.

FREE. A BLACK 'N' WHITE FANCY DRESS SHIN DIG FEAT: RAT KANGAROO, PREFERRED KOALA, STOCH Red Betty. Brunswick.

7pm. FREE. WE ALL WANT TO, THE WOODLAND HUNTERS The Penny Black. Brunswick.

8pm. FREE. THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES, DENIM GORGEOUS Post Office Hotel.

Coburg. 8pm. FREE. THE SPIN, BOYPARTS Old Bar. Fitzroy.

3pm. FREE. UDAYS TIGER, MOON CUP, GOING SWIMMING Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10.

TENDERLOINS, GUN LAWS Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. CRAP MUSIC 80'S PARTY FEAT: TOMÁS FORD Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $27.80.

CONGRATS The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $15.

PALAYE ROYALE Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm. $63.40.

KEEP IT PURPLE: FUN-RAISER FOR BRAIN CANCER FEAT: PHIL PITT & THE RED RED RED BAND Caravan Music Club.

Bentleigh East. 7pm. $35.

FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE, FULL TONE GENERATOR, TTTDC Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $15.

ROCKIN VOLTS, RIFF RAIDERS, DEADWEIGHT 80, CAM BIRD Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 1pm. $15.

GOOD PASH, NOTHING REALLY The B.East. Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. LIFE STRIKE, CHOOK RACE, IF SO WHY, VALE OF LIGHTS Gasometer Hotel.

Collingwood. 7.30pm. $10.

AN EVENING WITH DEVIN TOWNSEND The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury.

7.30pm. $79.

WINESHANK beach 162. VIC. 6.30pm.

FREE. MOODY BEACHES, UTE ROOT Tramway Hotel. Fitzroy North. 4pm. FREE. CJ RAMONE, AREA 7 The Croxton.

Thornbury. 8pm. $59.90.

TWELVIS FEAT: JAMES MARPLES Trades Hall. Carlton. 7.15pm. $25.

X-GENZ Off-Piste Bar. VIC. 6pm. FREE.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK GORDON KOANG, RARA ZULU, ALIEN The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $16.35.

WIND IT UP FEAT: AARTI JADU, JK GROUP, SURPRISE CHEF Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. FREE. DJ FUNK MCRUMP Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. THE WOOHOO REVUE, THE SHAKY KNEE DREAM MACHINE, THE NEW MONOS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $16.35.

EAMON DILWORTH'S CRAWFISH PO'BOYS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne.

9pm. $32.50.

CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50.

HOT CLUB SWING Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50.

MOJO MONASH JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Fyrefly. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $15.

CLASSICAL EMERSON STRING QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $66.

SUNDAY 15 SEP

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES

LUKE RICHARDSON Union Hotel Brunswick. Brunswick. 3.30pm. FREE. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm.

FREE. SUNDAY SESSION, LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. JOSH LEE HAMILTON Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 6pm. FREE. ALEX HAMILTON + GRACE CUMMINGS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne.

6.30pm. FREE. MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm.

FREE. FINN INKSTER, GUS, NOAH COLEMAN Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, JAMES ELLIS & THE JEALOUS GUYS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm.

ALICE GILES & PRUDENCE DAVIS, MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.

2.30pm. $65.

FOOLS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $15.

DAN CHAPMAN Charles Weston Hotel.

Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. HARMANIAX Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6pm.

FREE. HEINOUS HOUNDS BLUES BAND Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm.

FREE. THE HANDLE BARS The Lomond Hotel.

Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

BENNY WALKER, ALANA WILKINSON Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1pm. $17.98.

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.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL KINKY AUDIO FEAT: JAMIE THE SCORPIO, JON ISK, GOAT JAMBE,

Crap Music ‘80s Party

Beautiful Buildings

The Handle Bars

Irish Dancing Lessons

HOWLER

THORNBURY LOCAL

THE LOMOND HOTEL

THE QUIET MAN IRISH PUB

Hosted by international party icon Tomás Ford at Howler, this party is dedicated to all the craptastic tunes of the ‘80s. Get as silly as you want, be sure to dress up, and enjoy so-bad-it’s-good music while you boogie the night away. You can even request your own shit-hit. It’s happening on Saturday September 14. Tix via the venue’s website.

Performing harmony driven folk with soulful sensibility, Beautiful Buildings are bringing new tunes and a couple of new faces to their Sunday sesh at the Thornbury Local. It’s happening from 5pm on Sunday September 15 with free entry, so be sure to spend that extra cash on a pint.

Wrap your ears around some honky-tonk grooves when The Handle Bars hit The Lomond Hotel. Just because it’s a school night, doesn’t mean you can’t get a little cheeky. It kicks off at 5:30pm on Sunday September 15, meaning you can still have an early night. Free entry.

If you’re looking to do something a little different, why not challenge yourself to learn some new moves? Fancy an Irish jig? Pop over to The Quiet Man Pub on Monday nights from 7:30pm for free lessons every week. Treat yourself to a pint of Guinness and some Irish grub while you’re there.

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FITZ-E, EDDIE EXAMPLE, ECHO INSPECTORS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 4pm.

FREE. AUTOSEA, DJ MITCHELL GEE, STRING THEOREM, PROFESSOR LOOPS, ESKAPET, PAUL LYNCH, JOSH WAIN Section 8. Melbourne. 2pm. FREE. DAY SPA FEAT: DOSHPOT Pawn & Co. Prahran. 7am. $15 - 20.

HARD RUBBISH, OWEN RABBIT, THE OMEGA POINT Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.

PHATTYS ONLY FEAT: LOUIS SECCULL, LEMONADEPASTA, DON PACHE, LOVE DADDY SLIM, KOTS, CHAOS IN THE THC Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm.

FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL FRANK ZIMMER, GYPSY ROAD, THE SPAGHETTI STAINS The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. $10.

OOGA BOOGAS, CALLAN The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 5pm. FREE. ROYAL EAST, VELVET BLOOM, TRACE DECAY Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm.

FREE. BRISBANE HOTEL FUNDRAISER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 2pm.

HARD RUBBISH, OWEN RABBIT, THE OMEGA POINT Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.

VICTOR STRANGES Ascot Vale Hotel.

Ascot Vale. 4.30pm. FREE. BIGFOOT Royal Hotel. Mornington. 3pm.

FREE. WE ALL WANT TOO, HARLEY YOUNG Tramway Hotel. Fitzroy North. 4pm. FREE. SOUTHERN SLAUGHTER 2019 FEAT: BLOODBATH, IN MALICE'S WAKE, EARTH ROT, MASON, MONOLIYTH, CRYPTIC ABYSS, SCAPHIS, BLACKHELM Max Watt's (Melbourne). 3pm. $85.20.

SUN TRAITORS, PIXIE RIOT, EDIT THE EMPIRE Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 3pm. FREE. TWELVIS FEAT: JAMES MARPLES Trades Hall. Carlton. 6.15pm. $25.

I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK SPEAKEASY JAZZ JAM FEAT: ADAM RUDEGEAIR & HOUSE BAND Red Betty.

Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. JAZZ SUNDAYS FEAT: GREG & WEX, EAMON MCNELIS TRIO Howler.

Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. JAZZ ORBIT Brunswick Green. Brunswick.

7.30pm. FREE. THE MUSIC OF HERBIE HANCOCK FEAT: THE PARIS CAT BIG BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $30.

THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.

CLASSICAL

HIP HOP, R&B, POP COLU, SXINT P, TOKYO TWILIGHT, PRAX The Curtin. Carlton. 7pm. $17.75.

MOTHERSHIP Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $15.

GUY SEBASTIAN Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm.

MONDAY 16 SEP

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL STRUGGLE Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm.

FREE.

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK 303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT Bar 303.

Northcote. 8pm. FREE. THE MELBOURNE JAZZ TROMBONE ENSEMBLE Paris Cat Jazz Club.

Melbourne. 7.30pm. $30.

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

Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL CONDOS, DODDA RIVKA Old Bar. Fitzroy.

7.30pm. $8.

HARD RUBBISH, COCAINE CASSIE, DEADER Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8.30pm.

FREE. I'M NOT YOUR PATSY Campari House.

Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE GOMBERT Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39.

PAUL LEWIS - MASTER CLASS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.

6pm. $10.

RUNAWAY SOPRANO FEAT: ANTOINETTE HALLORAN, JAMES EGGLESTONE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $17 - 22.

TUESDAY 17 SEP

BOHJASS, SLIPPER, MICK POWER GROUP Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm.

JAZZ NIGHT - JOHN BADGERY, MATT O'BRIEN, ROBBIE FINCH Compass Pizza.

Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. ELISION ENSEMBLE Brunswick Green.

Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. JAMES MORRISON, HEIN COOPER Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. $69.90.

Touring

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES TUESDAY TRIBUTE - HOWLIN’ WOLF FEAT: THE HORNETS The Drunken Poet.

West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION The Lomond Hotel.

Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE.

ROCK, PUNK, METAL DAMN WILLIAMS The Tote Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. HEIR TRAFFIC, HOUSE DEPOSIT, COMPUTER ROOTER Retreat Hotel.

Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. SWEET CELL, WILLIAMS CAVE, ROSE COHR Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. $10.

DREAMCOAT, IMOGEN PEMBERTON, THE TERRIFYING LOWS Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $10.

TWELVIS FEAT: JAMES MARPLES Trades Hall. Carlton. 7.15pm. $25.

CLASSICAL LLOYD VAN’T HOFF + PETER DE JAGER Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.

6pm. $39.

EMERSON STRING QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $66.

ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL TONES & I, ADRIAN EAGLE Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm.

TONES AND I TONES AND I THE CORNER SEPTEMBER 18 & 19 SWERVEDRIVER THE CROXTON 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 TROYE SIVAN MARGARET COURT ARENA SEPTEMBER 25 SALMONELLA DUB THE CORNER 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 NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE THE FORUM OCTOBER 4 OLYMPIA THE CORNER OCTOBER 5 KAMASI WASHINGTON HAMER HALL OCTOBER 8 THE CAT EMPIRE THE FORUM OCTOBER 11 & 12 A. SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB OCTOBER 12 CASH SAVAGE AND THE LAST DRINKS THE CORNER OCTOBER 12 GRINSPOON THE FORUM OCTOBER 15 & 16

JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK NOW. HERE. THIS The Toff In Town.

Melbourne. 9pm. FREE.

ALICE GILES & PRUDENCE DAVIS, MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.

2.30pm. $65.

NORTHLANE 170 RUSSELL OCTOBER 17 SEEKER LOVER KEEPER THE CORNER OCTOBER 18 SURFBORT THE CROXTON OCTOBER 18 & 19 BEC SANDRIDGE HOWLER OCTOBER 19 CLIENT LIAISON THE FORUM OCTOBER 19 BAKER BOY 170 RUSSELL OCTOBER 20 METALLICA MARVEL STADIUM OCTOBER 22 & 24

For the full gig guide head to beat.com.au/gig-guide

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Pat’s Music has been a leading Melbourne retailer for music instruments and equipment for 29 years. How have you built this reputation?

Pat’s Music is a family owned business with a friendly group of staff who are always keen to help musicians and support you throughout your entire musical journey; whether you’re buying your first instrument to begin learning, or you’re looking for the instrument you want to take with you on tour. Pat’s is an all round music store which provides high quality brands, no matter what instrument you play.

For our keen guitar-playing readers, tell us a bit about the guitars you offer.

We have a wide range of acoustic and electric guitars, boasting brands such as Yamaha, Fender, Ibanez, Maton, Alhambra, Katoh and more.

You’re currently offering a great sale on pianos. What does this entail?

For the whole month of September, we are having a massive piano sale. We have new and used options in both upright and grand pianos. Brands include Yamaha, Beale, Kawai, Schwechten and Howard. We also have a large range of digital pianos, keyboards and synthesizers.

Are there any other deals you have on at the moment?

On the back of the Melbourne Guitar Show, we are stocked up on a variety of interesting acoustic, electric, and bass guitars. We are constantly working to keep the store fresh, bringing in new and unique items every month. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages to catch a ripper deal.

Pat’s Music is located at 940/944 Centre Rd, Oakleigh South. Make purchases and find out all about the sales they have on offer via their website, patsmusic.com.au.

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