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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 COVER CREDIT Kane Hibberd MANAGING DIRECTOR Patrick Carr ADVERTISING Greg Pettinella (Advertising/Editorial) greg@beat.com.au
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Editor’s Note Mid-November is a glorious time of year. As punters dig deep into their pockets planning their summer festival schedule, a jolly whitebearded gentleman starts to creep into the consciousness... Yeah shit, Chrissy is only a handful of weeks away – how fast the year has gone. Mid-November also spells the beginning of Melbourne Music Week, the most sprawling and joyous ten-day celebration this creative industry can offer. From Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 23, the city will come to life with installations, projections, rock’n’roll gigs and music showcases. The entirely free Live Music Safari kicks off proceedings taking over music residences all across the city. With events across the city, who do you see? Never to worry as we’ve uncovered all the acts you certainly can’t miss – it’s time to get those dancing shoes on and those runners because there’s no doubt you’ll be covering a lot of ground. We chat with Councillor Rohan Leppert about the event’s ten-year history and what’s in store for 2019. Think Kittin and CC:DISCO performing in this year’s hub and intergalactic bubble, Kubik, or cult German duo DAF alongside Total Control and Dark Water in Melbourne Town Hall. Then there’s Robert Henke, Andy Stott, Radio Slave, Steve Gunn and Sarah Mary Chadwick on the TC Lewis Organ. And that’s just the beginning. Beat #1687, you’re a ripper.
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Download Festival MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE LEAD EPIC 2020 LINEUP Time to whip out the black tees and skinny jeans because your all-time favourite emo band have reunited in the most epic way and we’re not okay. A week after they announced the end of their six-year hiatus, My Chemical Romance was recently announced as the headlining act for next year’s Download Festival and it’s caused a frenzy amongst Aussie fans. The group haven’t performed together since 2012, but this sudden resurrection has left many wondering if this could mean new music. Aside from the MCR news, there will be a number of popular artists joining them, including Jimmy Eat World, Aussie punks Clowns, US alt-rockers Deftones and plenty more. Going down on Friday March 20, 2020 at Melbourne Showgrounds, tickets for Download are now on sale via the festival website.
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If you’re in a band and you’ve always dreamt of performing on the big stage, Good Things might be what you’re looking for. The festival is giving three very lucky emerging bands in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane the opportunity to perform at their festival. In order to enter, you’ll need to head on over to the Good Things website and fill in the submission details. Public voting will run until Sunday November 17. So, what are you waiting for?
The iconic London institution, fabric, is preparing to throw a massive celebratory party at Federation Square to commemorate two decades of non-stop bangers. Headlining the Australian version of fabric will be electronic music stalwart Ricardo Villalobos alongside DJ Craig Richards and Canadian techno champion Mathew Jonson. Supporting acts are yet to be announced, but this is an event you’d be silly to miss. Fabric will take over The Paddock, Federation Square on Saturday December 7 with tickets now on sale via Eventbrite.
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A one-day festival will be held to celebrate the talent within Melbourne’s African and First Nation communities at the Immigration Museum later this month. Showcasing artists such as Cool Out Sun, Philly, Krown, Akosia and many more, Blue Black Beatz will decorate the Immigration Museum with hip hop, Afro, reggae and the sounds of bustling soul throughout the day. Check it out at the Immigration Museum on Saturday November 30, tickets are now on sale via Eventbrite.
Japanese psych band Kikagaku Moyo are returning to Australia for an epic run of festival appearances and intimate sets. Known for their mix of classical Indian music, traditional folk and ‘70s rock-inspired sound, the beloved group are set to perform at Nine Lives Festival, WOMADelaide and A Festival Called Panama. Melbourne fans can catch Kikagaku Moyo at the Croxton Bandroom on Wednesday March 4. Tickets are currently available via Oztix but get in quick as they’ll fly out the door.
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This February will see the very first Funkfest take place at Victoria’s Alpine Valley and we’re ready to get funky fresh. This three-day event will be the only Aussie music festival solely dedicated to funk and soul and will welcome the likes of R&B star Thando, singersongwriter Alice Skye, Melbourne groove outfit The Seven Ups, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and more. Funkfest will be taking place at Feathertop Winery from Friday February 14 to Sunday February 16. Tickets are now on sale via Oztix.
Portland-based space explorers Moon Duo are bringing their krautrock-psych-disco vibes to Melbourne’s Recital Centre next year. Accompanied by a visionary light display, the outfit will arrive in support of their seventh album Stars Are the Light in what is sure to be an out-of this-world experience. They’re set to take centre stage at the Recital Centre on Tuesday February 11. Tickets are currently on sale via the venue website.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recently announced that they’ll be performing live with critically acclaimed classical music composer and best-selling author, Ben Folds. For one very special evening, the two powerhouses will combine forces to bring a performance that is sure to leave audiences talking for weeks after. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Ben Folds take centre stage on Sunday March 22 next year. Ticket information can be found via the MSO website.
In a fundraiser for Girls Rock! Melbourne, Swamplands will see Bridget Allan, OH Daisy, Fiz Eustance and Amie G perform on Wednesday November 20 for She Said She Said. It’s all in aid of empowering females, trans and gender non-conforming people in the music industry. Each of the artists bring something different to the stage, so enjoy a special night with some stellar music talent in tow. Tix are available via Eventbrite, with the event opening at 6pm.
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Grampians Music Festival has just gone and unveiled their 2020 lineup and what a doozy it is. Right off the top comes Julia Jacklin, who recently made headlines by performing a live duet with Lana Del Rey. The rest of the bumper lineup features Ecca Vandal, These New South Wales, DRMNGNOW, Maddy Jane, Elizabeth and heaps more. It all goes down from Friday February 28 to Saturday February 29 at Halls Gap. Tix now on sale via the festival website.
Beloved Melbourne music institution, Billy Hyde, has just announced a new super store in Nunawading. Spanning three levels, the store will showcase the very best range of musical instruments from across the world. The space will house dedicated levels to drums, guitars and keyboards and tech in what represents a further strengthening of an already solidified brand. The super store is now open at 242 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading. Find out more via billyhydemusic.com.
Enduring Melbourne songwriter MJ Halloran is set to play a show at The Tote on Thursday November 14 in support of his catalogue of recordings through Off the Hip Records. Halloran will also be performing new improvised works in a show that will see him supported by the likes of Light Magnetic featuring Kat Amiss and Boris Sujdovic (The Scientists) and Sheeps featuring Jess McCann and Marc Regueiro-McKelvie (Popolice/Jess Ribeiro). It all kicks off from 8.30pm, tix are $8 on the door.
The guys behind the surreal phenomenon DARKFIELD have organised their next installation, FLIGHT. Following the success of their first experiment SÉANCE, FLIGHT places a group of people in a shipping container shrouded by complete darkness. Its UK-based innovators, Glen Neath and David Rosenberg, then use a combination of binaural sound, movement and sensory deprivation to manipulate the audience’s sense of reality in the darkness. Immerse yourself in FLIGHT now until Sunday December 8 at Queensbridge Square, Southbank. Tickets available via darkfield.com.au/tickets.
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The Audition A MULTI-AUTHORED PRODUCTION La Mama Theatre will house the premiere of brand-new work The Audition. Produced by Outer Urban Projects, the theatre show explores the similarities and differences of the selection processes experienced by actors looking for work to that of asylum seekers. The production is a multi-authored work led by Irine Vela and features an impressive crew of new and established writers and performers. Writers who have contributed to The Audition include Christos Tsiolkas, Melissa Reeves, Milad Norouzi, Patricia Cornelius, Sahra Davoudi, Tes Lyssiotis and Wahibe Moussa. The Audition starts its run on Wednesday November 13. Tickets are available from La Mama’s website.
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Photograph 51 Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 is Melbourne Theatre Company’s latest offering that invites you to witness the lives of the people behind one of the greatest scientific milestones. Directed by Pamela Rabe, the production is an emotional and invigorating portrayal of the events leading
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up to the discovery of the double helix. Set during the early 1950s in Cambridge, the play documents the life and work of scientist Rosalind Franklin. Determined and driven, Franklin, played superbly by Nadine Garner, attempts to strive forward in a world dominated by male co-workers. This is bolstered by the fact that Garner herself is the only woman on the stage. As she works tirelessly day in and day out to take the most detailed photograph of a DNA strand to date, Franklin falls prey
to subterfuge and instigates her fair share of office squabbles along the way. Playing opposite Garner is Paul Goddard as Maurice Wilkins, Franklin’s appointed lab partner (and boss) who, though he may try his hardest, can never appease her. The six-piece cast solidly round out the minimalist style of the production, with each actor having their own moment to steal the show or throw in a chuckle-worthy quip. The humble character of Ray Gosling, played by Gig Clarke, often takes the limelight with his deadpan delivery of the play’s great comic lines and his self-deprecatory persona. Nick Schlieper’s superb stage design is a minimalist creation which complements the play’s storyline amicably. The dark blue oval shape positioned in the centre of the stage is where the main action is set, with each actor making their way along the marked outlines as though they were asteroids travelling through space. Surrounding the stage is an entire circular bench where the actors sit ‘offstage’ or walk around as they speak directly to the audience. In addition to the stage being visually stunning, the costumes provide great
contextualisation for the time period and location. With each actor adorned in suits of muted greys or deep blue dresses, it feels as if the audience is watching these characters through an old, grainy television set of the time. Anna Ziegler’s tight script often deals with the subject of deeply complicated biophysics, with technical science jargon thrown about the dialogue. The play skirts close to being unintelligible to the average viewer, but just misses being written off as ‘too sciencey’ as the true nature of the story is not really concerned with the technicalities of double helix’s discovery. Instead, it demonstrates the active sexism that subjugated women like Franklin and how she was able to rise above it. Poignant and fleetingly touching at times, Photograph 51 offers a different historical angle to laud the woman who made one of the biggest scientific achievements of the 20th century. Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Photograph 51 is running until Saturday December 14 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio. BY JAMES ROBERTSON
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The star-studded Japanese Film Festival is right around the corner, with jam-packed events taking place in most capital cities across the country. This year’s festival comes complete with 28 feature films and one insightful documentary. Kicking off the proceedings is glitzy murder mystery Masquerade Hotel, the story of a detective who goes undercover at a fancy Tokyo high school to solve a series of crimes. The festival kicks off Thursday November 21. Tickets are on sale now via the festival website.
To celebrate 25 years of Jeff Buckley’s first and only album, Grace, music biographer Jeff Apter and acclaimed photographer Merri Cyr have joined forces to document the release of the record in detail. The 240-page book features new interviews with those close to Buckley, revealing details about his creative direction, songwriting and selecting his songs for the record. What’s more, readers will catch a glimpse of previously unreleased photos. 25 Years of Grace is out now via Black Inc.
It’s a narrative we can all relate to. Jerks, morons and flakes – every single person on this Earth knows one. People Suck was created to show exactly that in an attempt to make humans be kinder to one another. The musical comedy comes all the way from Canada, where it has won Best of Toronto Fringe and Patron’s Pick for its irreverent humour. It opens on Wednesday November 20 through to 30 at Theatre Works. Tickets via the venue website.
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Alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, renowned physicist Brian Cox will walk the audience through the evolution of science throughout time and how great composers have used music to explain our place within the universe. Hamer Hall will host three nights of music and science from Friday November 15 to 17. As a tribute to the late Professor Stephen Hawking, the orchestra will perform A Brief History of Time, a violin concerto named after Hawking’s famous work. Tickets can be found on the Arts Centre website.
In the lead up to the world premiere of Keith Haring | Jean-Michael Basquiat: Crossing Lines, NGV’s iconic water wall mural will be given a makeover. Based on one of Haring’s original designs, the graphic will be a hat tip to the time Haring was invited to paint a temporary mural on the NGV entrance back in 1984. The tribute to Keith Haring will be on display from Friday November 22. The full exhibition will open just over a week later.
Friends and renowned comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their critically acclaimed comedy show Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t to Melbourne this month. Accompanied by Grammy-Award winning bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers, the pair’s musical sketches seek to redefine the comedy form in profound and unexpected ways. Martin and Short come to Melbourne Arena on Friday November 15. Tickets via the venue website.
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Where to seek new electronic tunes
Frank Ocean is drip feeding us new music
Self-reliance and a DIY ethos
Bad Bangs are finishing 2019 on a high note
Finding new tracks is, for most of us, a legitimate addiction. Across various internet platforms, there are local and international heroes who aren’t keeping these hidden gems to themselves. Here are five solid sources for finding your next favourite electronic tracks.
Over the last few months, Frank Ocean fans have been getting more insight into what’s been up in the enigmatic, nigh on reclusive R&B star’s world. Since the release of Blonde back in 2016, Ocean embarked on a sporadic amount of touring in support of the album. As he has proven over the last handful of years, Frank Ocean doesn’t need to flog shows to generate hype. When he does a rare interview, we pull it apart for clues pointing towards what’s next. When he joined Instagram last year, his follower count skyrocketed within 24 hours. Is it an example of music fans living in a digital age, that any one miniscule move of an artist can be consumed in such a way? Or is it incredible marketing that has made an artist like Ocean – who has somehow hit the right formula of enjoying musical success and time out of the spotlight – into this Oz-like character? In the last month, we’ve received not one, but two singles from Ocean – almost unheard of in comparison to the roll out of new music (excluding features) from him in between channel ORANGE and Blonde. The first – ‘DHL’ – kicked off the beginnings of a new club-inspired chapter of Ocean’s output. At one of his PrEP+ pop up parties at the beginning of the month, he also previewed a new, untitled collaboration with British rapper Skepta. In a recent interview with W Magazine, Ocean indicated that his new music has been inspired by the Detroit and Chicago scenes, while French electronica and house music also has provided inspiration. Moving away from the more stripped back, lofty scenes of Blonde, Ocean is exploring perhaps more hedonistic, open soundscape. Following that up, his latest single, ‘In My Room’, was released on November 2 exclusively via Apple Music. Incorporating rap in with rhythmic progressions, fans are given another hint about this marriage of strength and vulnerability that has become a trademark of Ocean’s music. Coupling the above releases with the already available online tracks ‘Dear April’, ‘Cayendo’ and ‘Little Demon’, we have a broader picture of a new Frank Ocean album coming together. Eagle eyed fans have already begun to speculate what is coming next, based of the ‘In My Room’ artwork, which features silhouettes of Frank in different positions. Redditors have broken down a theory that the silhouettes indicate how many songs will be on the forthcoming album, remixes included. What remains the same, though, is how Frank Ocean is able to control his own narrative, which today, is quite impressive. As he said recently, he’ll be throwing more curveballs than before on new music.
Punk revolves around a do it yourself ethos, from DIY recording to record releases and tours, but one of the most vital elements has always been DIY spaces. These often hold gigs, art shows, studios, and hang-out spots. This attitude stems from distrust for major labels and people in the music industry and, in the hardcore scene of the ‘80s, bands being banned from playing certain venues. DIY spaces allow the punk scene to flourish despite outside forces of money and control, working towards a self-reliant and anticorporate community. In 1980 New York, a crucial hardcore spot was 171A. What had been an abandoned glass store was transformed into a recording studio, practice space and illegal club. “171A was very important. It was like a social club for bands, it was a studio; the Bad Brains lived there”, cited Harley Flanagan of Cro-Mags. Luckily, in recent times, many music venues, especially in Melbourne, have offered a refuge for musicians and punters alike. But there remains something special about a space that falls outside of the ‘certified venue’ category. When visiting a new city, DIY spaces can introduce you to communities which often go unnoticed by visitors. In Seattle, it takes merely talking to record store staff to be pointed in the direction of Black Lodge, referred to as a “punk goldmine for Seattle bands” by local label Youth Riot Records. The space often hosts all-ages shows with no alcohol and is run by volunteers, featuring local and touring bands. Another major player in the Seattle DIY punk scene is Werewolf Vacation, a house-turned-event space with house rules outlawing sexism, transphobia, and sexual harassment. A shift from the ‘80s hardcore scene, DIY venues these days often ensure a safe space that protects its community members. Closer to home, the Bank located in Preston functioned as a music venue, artist space, and recording studio. Starting in 2011, the Bank had been home to many of Melbourne’s favourite acts, such as RVG and Gregor. A glimpse of this can be found on the Bank-released compilation record, Bank Records 2011-2016, featuring a “chronological short of the history of the Bank”. The record was released in 2017, the same year that the Bank came to an end. DIY spaces will continue to pop up within creative communities everywhere; in warehouses and homes – the possibilities are endless. They are vital to a community, created by the people, for the people. A safe place where creativity can flourish.
Turning heads this week are Melbourne garage rock trio, Bad Bangs, who’re back with the single ‘Too Much’. Led by vocalist and guitarist Shelby De Fazio, Bad Bangs have been kicking around since 2016. The band’s debut EP, Grow It Out, landed a year ago and was followed this June by the single ‘Crush’. ‘Too Much’ is a no-frills garage rock stomper, which was only recently added to the band’s live set. “We all noted how it just gelled when we first played it live,” says De Fazio. Feeling confident, the band decided to jump in the studio and seize the unvarnished energy. “It was a refreshing approach, as all of our other tracks had been test run at gigs for some time before recording them,” De Fazio says. Bad Bangs recorded ‘Too Much’ at Fish Bones Tone Shack with good friend Fabian Hunter Shaw (Chube Screamer, Girlatones) behind the boards. It was tracked live, straight to tape, which explains its warm tone. “As a three-piece, the process of recording live is great,” says De Fazio. “It feels like we can capture the same level of energy that we project when we perform.” The recording is notable for introducing keys to the Bad Bangs setup. “On a recent trip to Japan, I impulsively bought a little synth and have been trying to learn to use it,” says De Fazio. “It’s a super simple line tucked in there, but we found it was a nice little Easter egg to throw in and shake things up.” Lyrically, ‘Too Much’ takes a look at both the complexities and ironic simplicities of relationships. “I wrote it after a bit of a light bulb moment – an experience of building something up in my own head and letting my guard down then, in hindsight, realising it for what it was. “It stands as a bit of a reminder to look out for yourself and not get caught up. Be honest and kind to yourself and read what’s right in front of you.” ‘Too Much’ represents a steady refinement of the Bad Bangs sound. “I’d like to think that, stylistically, our sound is maturing and coming into its own. We’re dipping our toes into the water before diving into a debut LP.” First up, they’ve got a four-date NSW/ Victorian single tour to get through. “It was a big goal of ours this year to play shows outside of Melbourne and we’ve managed to sneak it in before the end of the year.” They’ll take some time out after the tour to get stuck into that debut full length.
DART BREAK TUNES
Dart Break Tunes is an Australian Facebook group created for the sole purpose of allowing DJs to take a piss or dart break midset. It started between two DJs, Greetings and Bosco, as a place for people to share extended tracks with a minimum criterion of nine minutes in length. Thanks to this group, anyone behind the decks can safely leave the tunes spinning during those moments where you’re (as Greetings says), “thirstin for a dartini or pondering pissing yourself”. ANOTHER TECHNO GROUP
Possibly one of the most active techno electronic groups in Australia, Another Techno Group is a haven for techno-heads to share their ultimate favourite tunes and sets, discuss techno drama, and post new releases to get an extra ear or two for an outside opinion. IDENTIFICATION OF MUSIC (IOM) GROUP
If you’re a music lover, there is no doubt Shazam is one of your best friends. But sometimes Shazam can fail – and it can seem like all hope is lost. The Identification of Music group can beat the machine. If you’re ever listening to an electronic track and don’t know its track ID, just chuck a post in this group. People from all around the world make someone’s day by very quickly informing the group of the track’s source in real time. SLAV
Slav has long been a solid source of electronic tunes, with a presence across many platforms, including Facebook, Reddit, Soundcloud, YouTube and Mixcloud. The group is a place for people to “kick back and exchange quality music with fellow house enthusiasts” and has a deeper house genre focus, favouring funk, jazz and disco house, plus groovy and raw lo-fi. The YouTube channel is a hand-picked selection of tunes from the admins which fall within the above-mentioned umbrella of house music. BUTTER ‘SHARE’ SESSIONS
Homegrown heroes, Kikos and Syawish of Butter Sessions have always been a quality source of music for the electronic scene in Australia. Their tune sharing started with a blog, then moved into a Butter Mix series which has featured more than 60 volumes of mixes from Australia’s top electronic artists. Now, they have a collaborative Facebook group where music lovers can share the very best in leftfield electronic.
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See Bad Bangs at The Retreat Hotel on Saturday November 30 with Floodlights, Major Plains and Bluey.
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COVER STORY
Melbourne Music Week Melbourne Music Week is celebrating its tenth year. The citywide celebration returns, bigger than ever, on Thursday November 14 for ten days of live music and experiential events. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
DJ Hell, 2017
Civic Sounds, 2018
There’s no shortage of music festivals in Melbourne, including those such as Leaps and Bounds, Darebin Music Feast and the Melbourne International Arts Festival that run over the course of a week or two. But along with being owned and produced by the City of Melbourne, Melbourne Music Week has sought to be the definitive celebration of Melbourne’s music culture by working hand-in-hand with the music industry. “MMW’s unique co-production model supports and directly works with the local music industry,” says Councillor Rohan Leppert. “It’s an event for the industry to benefit from, with a profit-sharing model that sees ticket sale revenue from co-produced shows going back to the promoters.” Melbourne Music Week has a different flavour every year, led by its hub location. The location of the hub has become a source of great intrigue over the last decade, with unique spaces such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Argus Building, ACMI’s Basement, Queen Victoria Market and the uninhabited former Royal Women’s Hospital getting an overhaul for the annual event. “We ultimately want to create unique, grand, ephemeral experiences for the artists and audience, so what better place to do this than in some of the city’s most celebrated and
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untraditional spaces?” says Leppert. “The hub venue each year is really important in our lineup, too, and can often shape which talent we select. For example, programming for a church will vary greatly from programming in a basement of a disused building.” Kubik returns as this year’s MMW hub. Designed by Balestra Berlin, Kubik is an arrangement of illuminated water tanks that respond to the music and mood of the audience. Balestra Berlin have reproduced versions of Kubik all over the world, and it was MMW’s first ever hub in 2011. It’ll be situated in Alexandra Gardens on the south bank of the Yarra River. “It has a completely different design this year, with taller towers and a much larger stage to allow for the larger bands programmed,” says Leppert. “[Kubik will host] diverse programming with 50-plus acts ranging from disco, techno, house, soul, hip hop and rock, and a family rave for big and little kids.” A variety of the city’s historical sites that have been transformed for MMWs past are getting a reboot for the ten-year celebrations. “We’re transforming St Paul’s Cathedral for a concert by Sarah Mary Chadwick who will perform on the T C Lewis Organ. The State Library Victoria will also be transformed with Steve Gunn, Tiny Ruins and Grand Salvo
performing in the Redmond Barry room. Then there’s the Melbourne Town Hall and its grand organ for Total Control.” The official MMW press material states the event’s aim to “showcase and nurture Melbourne’s music industry and its community of talent”, but the program isn’t limited to local artists. This year’s headliners include German legends Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and Robert Henke, French electroclash pioneer Kittin and UK producer Andy Stott. “We wanted to reflect the Melbourne music scene, which is so rich and diverse. It’s a healthy industry that attracts international tours and we should celebrate that,” Leppert says. “While having some international headliners, we also program mainly local, independent emerging bands – 85 per cent or more of the program is made up of local artists.” This includes a commitment to First Nations representation, which has seen MMW partner with Yirramboi First Nations Festival to curate a lineup of local Indigenous excellence. Soju Gang, Paul Gorrie, Ridzy Ray, Lady Lash, DJ BabyMama and Jesswar are all lined up for a hip hop, soul and R&B party at Whitehart Bar on Saturday November 16. Program mainstay, the Live Music Safari,
Kubik, 2011
will launch this year’s MMW. City venues such as Ferdydurke, The Curtin, New Guernica, Boney, Radar and The Toff In Town will host free gigs on Thursday November 14. Live Music Safari has been a significant piece of programming over the last half dozen years, underlining the City of Melbourne’s support for music venues and encouraging people into venues they wouldn’t usually visit. “This year, we wanted to bring it to the forefront of what we do and moved it to the opening night,” says Leppert. “Opening a festival with free programming for everyone to attend is something that we thought was important for our community.” Since its launch in 2010, Melbourne Music Week has looked to do things differently. This remains a priority for the organisers as the event moves into its second decade. “We will continue to focus on being relevant to the public and to the music industry. Going forward, we’ll be working closely again with local music venues, labels, promoters and agents to accompany them in the next decade.” Melbourne Music Week takes over the city from Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 23. Find out more and grab your tickets via the MMW website, mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au.
MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK
Live Music Safari: An adventurous music pilgrimage BY MARNIE VINALL
Opening Melbourne Music Week on Thursday November 14 is the all-inviting giant Live Music Safari (LMS). A night where venues across the city open their doors and invite patrons in for a free gig and boogie. It’s basically like a huge party to celebrate the city’s vibrant live music scene, without the entry fee. Huzzah! And in true Beat style, we’ve dived deep to give you all the artists you can’t afford to miss.
friendships
Soju Gang
BATPISS
Lady Lash
New Guernica always put on a good time but Melbourne Music Week is really turning it up by handing over the ropes to beloved electronic duo friendships. The duo, comprised of sound artist, Nic Brown, and visual artist, Misha Grace, draw on themes of dystopian Australiana in a show of audio and visual stimuli. Special guests, dark electro band Asylum Sisters, and sci-fi techno-electronica producers Cazgen, will be joining them.
Known for her vibrant energy and being no stranger to the music and nightlife scene of Melbourne, Soju Gang wouldn’t miss a party like LMS. You’ll find her behind the decks at The Toff in Town, where she’ll be spinning her own eclectic style which pulls from ‘80s and ‘90s hip hop, R&B and anything party. She’s renowned for having a jam-packed dance floor, so be prepared to get a little sweaty.
Release any pent up anger – especially at the Australian political landscape and state of the climate – with BATPISS at The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. Not only will you be graced with their abrasive energy to thrash around with, but you’ll also be greeted with some newer sounds. The renowned locals have been dabbling in more melodic, experimental territory, including some sadder more sobering pulls.
Performing at Carlton’s new club, Colour, you’ll find Kokatha/Greek hip hop and jazz performer, Lady Lash. The Melbourne-based artist is no stranger to the guitar, beats and looper, where she creates eclectic sonic sequences that fill the room accompanied by her sultry, soulful vocals. She’ll be joined by the likes of Elle Shimada, Bel, House of Dévine and more for a special night of electronica, experimental and dance vibes.
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KROWN
U-Bahn
BUMPY
Indigenous hip hop artist Philly has been making waves in the Australian rap scene and is currently working with Briggs’ all-Indigenous record label, Bad Apples Music. You can catch him at The Toff in Town as part of LMS where he’ll be featured on a lineup curated by ALIA Records also featuring Soju Gang, Soli, Kee’ahn and more. He’ll be showcasing his work influenced by his Indigenous heritage and hip hop’s Golden Era.
Catch rapper, songwriter and hip hop artist KROWN at Section 8 for LMS amongst a killer lineup featuring hip hop producer/MC Pookie, electronic, soul, R&B artist Blush’ko and more. KROWN, born in South Sudan and now residing in West Melbourne, uses his music to tells stories and highlight struggles of his people and the wider Australian community.
Wildly popular wonky pop band U-Bahn will be turning it up at The Curtin for LMS. They’ll be supported by a lineup featuring Loose Tooth and Michael Beach & The Artists to create a non-stop party. U-Bahn are renowned around Melbourne for their weirdo wave, immersive live shows and eccentric vibes, so expect abstract punk indie sounds along with unconventional and striking costumes.
BUMPY is usually known for being the enchanting frontwoman of Melbourne’s jazz and disco outfit Squid Nebula, but for LMS, she’s coming out solo. Performing at Colour alongside Hextape and other artists, BUMPY will be exploring her identity and truths as a First Nations artist. She’ll capture you with her mesmerising vocals and trap you with her emotional and compelling lyrics.
Melbourne Music Week’s Live Music Safari takes over the city for the festival’s opening night on Thursday November 14 and every event is free. MMW goes down from Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 23. Find out more via the festival website.
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MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK
Kittin
What do Black Sabbath, The Velvet Underground, Madonna, Nirvana, The Clash, Buddy Holly, and Depeche Mode have in common? All of these artists are cited as pioneers of a genre. BY TAMMY WALTERS
From metal to alternative rock, pop, grunge, punk, rock’n’roll, and EDM, these are only a handful of visionary acts that shape a long list of genres and subgenres. Melbourne musician and contemporary art connoisseur, Darren Sylvester, will be doing a deep dive into the world of music influence with two EDM subgenre pioneers, German electronic body music (EBM) duo Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF), and French Electroclash DJ Caroline Hervé – better known as Kittin. Recently dropping the Miss from the start of her name, Kittin appeared on the EDM front in the latter half of the ‘90s, taking deep influence from her fellow panellists, DAF. “The Hacker introduced me to their music, he is the real EBM nerd. The energy of that industrial sound, and the automatic writing in the lyrics is surely an influence for anyone into electro. You always go back to the roots, once in a while, to reconnect to your punk soul and remember where you come from, stay ironic,” says Hervé. In fact, The Hacker introduced Kittin to more than DAF. The two would join forces,
with the help of the renowned DJ Hell, to fuse their music interests from across the rave scene, the punk underground, and EBM – bringing in a new wave of electronic music. “The Hacker and I went to our first rave party in 1990, and to the same new wave club before that, in our hometown without knowing each other. We were obsessed with Aphex Twin and Jeff Mills, we knew we would never be as good as them, so we decided not to make techno and to bring lyrics back, as a kind of provocation. “When we heard Dopplereffekt, it was a shock. Someone just made the music we had in mind. But The Hacker brought his new wave touch to it – he told me later he always had the fantasy of having a new wave duet like Visage. I was more the rave kid. “I met DJ Hell in a rave in south of France in ‘96, we played on the same lineup with David Carretta, and Adam Beyer. David invited me to spend some time at his house with Hell, who told me he started his label ... A couple of months later, he told us he was playing Frank Sinatra everywhere in Germany and people went nuts.”
After taking over America and adding more artists into their world, including Terence Fixmer and Vitalic, journalists would coin the fitting term electroclash to describe their sound, which was, in fact, a clash of all aspects of the electronic music world, and more. “The term electroclash appeared way after we started making music. We came directly after I-F and Doppereffekt, between ‘96 and 2001. But with time, especially in the US, I realised electroclash was the bridge between techno, EBM, new wave, the rock scene, the gay scene; all the leftovers,” explains Hervé. “For me, electroclash became a scene with Fischerspooner, when fashion started to play our music on the catwalks. We didn’t come from there. It was more the beginning
of the end for us.” Now, we are seeing more musicians pushing the envelope on genre norms, drawing influence from an overflowing catalogue of music. Hervé thinks pioneering a genre is still achievable. “I suppose it’s very hard to create a revolution inside that revolution, but there’s a whole new generation of kids who didn’t live the explosion of that culture and try to reinvent it with new toys, new technology. It’s really interesting.”
“It’s about the physicality of being on a journey where you don’t know what is going to happen or where you’re going to end up. This concept is very underground but it’s utterly accessible for people who may not necessarily be comfortable about the underground. “We invite you in to come with an open mind and heart but you’re not left alone to fend for yourself. Instead we’re there to help you, metaphorically holding your hand through it all.” That’s where Willis’ success lies. As she herself reflects, the reason why SWELL continues to grow from strength to strength is because, “People are calling for this. They need this. There’s a need for this rule-breaking experience because no one else has done it. “No doubt about it, it’s very different to going to a traditional gig but it definitely has a
very, very stimulating element that leaves you rejuvenated.” As the name suggests, this is one night where Willis and her lineup help you change your frequency and the frequency of Melbourne’s city streets. It’s one fleeting opportunity to allow you the freedom to simply be, all the while experiencing live music without the stricture of rules. Willis will be joined by artists Naretha Williams, Kōtare, Kween G, Edd Fisher, Phondupe, Manoj Dias, Liana Perillo, Sarita McHarg, Playable Streets, Hey Drums, Groove Therapy and Rosie Sayers for the occasion.
Catch Kittin in conversation with DAF and Darren Sylvester as part of Melbourne Music Week at NGV on Saturday November 16, and check out her DJ set that night at Kubik. Tickets via the Melbourne Music Week website.
SWELL 5.0
Think about this. When you observe the arts scene here in Melbourne, you can see how different experiences, like stage theatre, art galleries and circus have reinvented themselves. BY CAITLIN HYNES
The same might not be said for our prolific live music scene. SWELL 5.0 / Frequency and its immersive, interactive live music performance seeks to change all that. Returning to the 2019 Melbourne Music Week for its fifth iteration, SWELL is set to throw all rules out the window and transform the city streets for MMW’s tenth anniversary. For one night only, on Thursday November 14, Artistic Director Janenne Willis and a lineup of genre-diverse collaborating artists will allow you to transcend grey, corporate routine for joy, peace and curiosity. Plus, participation is free. “Music and arts, when it’s blended together, has this incredible ability to change the frequency of people – to alter their realm and their state of being,” Willis explains. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could raise the vibe of the city streets and change it from productively hustling around in a stressed, pent-up manner and instead have people feel more joy, curiosity, to feel more grounded and liberated?’.” Having conceptualised this interactive live music experience five years prior, the
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growth of SWELL has seen it expand from the back of the Carlton Club back in 2014 to full streets of Melbourne’s CBD, marking this as one night that is unlike anything us Melburnians have ever experienced. “This show is not just different in Melbourne. With all my research from my travels across the world, I have never seen anything like [SWELL]. There’s really nothing like it and I think the reason why is that when you look at other arts forms, like the theatre or circus, they really have fundamentally reinvented themselves. “One of the things I love about [SWELL] is that it attracts all walks of life. We’ve had everyone from really cultured and embedded members of the music community, to an 80-year-old couple. That’s the universal power of music. You don’t need to be a creative genius to be in the presence of and enjoy the sheer power of live music.” For the less creatively inclined, never fear for you are given the opportunity to learn, without judgement or discomfort. SWELL has been designed with all in mind, allowing you to freely explore live music like never before.
SWELL 5.0 / Frequency hits Melbourne for Melbourne Music Week on Thursday November 14. Participation is free and you can learn more about the event via the MMW website.
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FEATURES
Funkfest Set in the spectacular Alpine Valley, Funkfest is the only festival in Australia dedicated to bringing you the best funk and soul music from around the country. BY FERGUS NEAL
With Melbourne hosting one of the most vibrant funk scenes in Australia, along with the genre rapidly growing around the country, Funkfest creator Paul ‘Blue’ Hughes wants the festival to be a catalyst for the new wave of groove to sweep across the country. Hughes set about discovering the best funk from home and abroad, in pursuit of showcasing its glorious base, rhythm, and drums on the crest of Victoria’s western slopes. The event will see artists such as The Goods, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, and Alice Skye headline an eclectic celebration of music over a jam-packed weekend. “I noticed that there was a big funk scene in Melbourne, but without a festival,” Hughes says. “I just started listening to funk music from all over Australia – it was a really exciting process to discover new music. “Funk and soul spans such an incredible range of styles and has influenced an unbelievable range of musicians. People think funk and soul and they think traditional Sly and the Family Stone or P-Funk, but if you extend it out, it encapsulates the slow R&B stuff, hip hop, and even Rage Against The Machine is a kind of metal-funk. “Having a look at the scene and being more involved in it, I just felt like funk needed wider exposure and I didn’t understand why it wasn’t happening. “The lineup spans very different styles. You’ve got Kattimoni doing some soulful upbeat positive funk and soul, you’ve got The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra doing an urban hip hop style, The Seven Ups are instrumental with big horns – those are the bands I love. But even The Lachy Doley Group, for example – he’s not specifically funk but the blues he does is incredibly funky and he’s an incredibly wild man on stage.” News of the event has sent excitement through the Melbourne funk scene. Artists who have long awaited an event dedicated to the dynamic genre of funk are eager for the chance to be supported and shine musically in such a breathtaking location as the Alpine Valley. Tristan Ludowyk of The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra is set to light up the stage on Saturday night of the event. “Having played around Australia for 11 years, Melbourne’s largest Afrobeat ensemble, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, is proud to be headlining Australia’s first dedicated funk and soul festival, Funkfest,” Ludowyk says. “Afrobeat is a unique kind of music. Fela Kuti, the iconic musician and political activist at the centre of it all, took his West African
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Yoruba roots and incorporated them with the sounds of ‘60s funk and soul, like James Brown. The result is a fiery music that was used as a mouthpiece of anti-colonialism, and anti-corruption in Nigeria and all of Africa.” Melbourne funk icon Miss Goldie, who hosts Boss Action on PBS, is similarly excited for the event. Having pushed the genre from a grassroots level, she is invigorated to see funk become its own festival. “Melbourne has the biggest funk and soul scene in Australia. Because of this, Melbourne has quality bands to spare. The talent here is amazing. This is going to be three days of quality music in an utterly gorgeous setting. “Funkfest 2020 is the first festival to celebrate what, in my opinion, is the best music has to offer. In five years, you are going to want to say you went to the first Funkfest before it went massive,” says Miss Goldie. A key component of the festival will be its family-friendliness – the weekend will be free for those under 16 years of age with Connected Circus coming to the event and bringing fire twirling, a fluorescent play space, and circus skill workshops to look after the smaller groovers attending the event. Anyone who has ever been to a funk event knows the power of the genre to transcend different peoples and ages to bring everyone together. “The thing about funk music is it’s so danceable. It’s foot-tapping, head-nodding, jumping up-and-down dancing. Every time I see a funk band, it ends up with the whole house jumping up and down. Vaudeville Smash are a classic example, who are also playing with us. they have dedicated followers who go to everything they do and just tear the house down,” says Hughes.
The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
The Seven Ups
Funkfest 2020 takes place from Friday February 14 to Sunday February 16 at the Feathertop Winery, Porepunkah. Tickets are available via Oztix.
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STRAWBERRY FIELDS
Milan Ring Winner of triple j’s 2018 50 Songs in 5 Days competition, Sydney’s Milan Ring is one of Australia’s biggest up-and-coming artists. Previous winners of the competition include Thelma Plum, Nicole Millar, Lisa Mitchell, Tina Arena and plenty more. BY ANNIE-MEI FORSTER
Milan says the triple j Unearthed competition was a great way to collaborate and meet new people. She got to produce songs, make new friends, work with Thelma Plum and it was also great for social networking. Influenced by her mother’s music growing up, Ring was exposed to the likes of Miles Davis, Quincey Jones, Stevie Wonder, Prince and Michael Jackson. She says her mother listened to a lot of jazz and neo-soul. This influence has shaped her music into a moody blend of hip hop, soul and pop, with her own unique sound. Ring has travelled a lot and spent quite a bit of time in the States working with other producers and seeing their workflow. A singer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound engineer, there’s nothing Ring can’t do and she is dedicated to the creative process. In her opinion, there are many challenges to making music. She says finishing a song can be difficult and post-production and mixing can take a long time because there’s a lot of tweaking involved.
“I think the hardest thing about making music is trusting yourself and stepping out fearlessly,” Ring says. She loves listening to music from all over the world, particularly soul and blues, because of her fascination with polyrhythms and approach to the beat. Ring says it’s that there are so many layers built on top of each other which really draws her to that type of music. On her last tour, Ring sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne – and a standout moment in her career. “I could feel the support of where I’m from. I was so grateful and humble that it made me more energised to go out there,” Ring says. Performing used to be quite an anxiety-inducing affair for Ring, but that’s all gone. Now she’s happy to throw herself in the deep end and see what happens. For Ring, every song and music project is different, so there’s no single message she’s trying to get across to listeners. Her single ‘Step Back’, which was released earlier this year, is for anyone who’s experienced any
form of discrimination or bullying. It’s easy for all those negative things to weigh us down, but really, it’s a chance to take a step back. While some songs may have a stronger message than others, she prefers to keep her music open to interpretation and hopes they will resonate with people. Chinese, Indian and Australian heritage, Ring says her cultural background doesn’t influence her creative process much, but it has shaped her as a person. Dedicated to her music practice, Ring spends quite a bit of time in the studio. When we spoke to her, she’d cooped herself in the studio all day working on some new songs. She says she doesn’t always spend long days in the studio, but finds it helps her to get work done and allows creative juices to flow.
Milan Ring is one of many artists performing at Strawberry Fields this summer. She says if she could perform with anyone onstage during the festival it would be a tough decision because there’s so many great artists there, but Mildlife would be her pick. While she was fixing the walls of her studio, she listened to them a lot. She says she’s been to Strawberry Fields with friends before and is excited to be performing this year.
Holding such affection for the music scene Down Under, Vallance lends his thoughts on pill testing from an outsider’s perspective, though he admits he is no expert on the subject. “More often than not, people are going to take substances anyway. They’ve made up their minds. Drugs have been illegal for ages, but if there is an avenue to make this safer. That side of it should be explored. With that being said, I understand the other side of it as well. Ultimately, you don’t want a good time to quickly turn into a bad time.” “We’re definitely aware of the lockout laws, too, and it’s super harmful for cultivating culture. It seemed very dodgy, and sometimes it appeared as if it wasn’t actually for the reasons of safety.” And because playing bush doofs is a rite of passage for a duo like them, they’re more than ready to spring a few surprises at their
upcoming set for Strawberry Fields. “There will be new stuff there, and we’ve been working on new music, too. It’s a couple months away, so that gives us time to work on things, but we’ll definitely be calling it as we go based on the crowd. “We’ve never played a proper bush doof before and we’re super excited to be back again in Australia. You’ll have to wait and see what we have in store.”
Catch Milan Ring at Strawberry Fields (sold out) from Friday November 29 to Sunday December 1 in Tocumwal, New South Wales. Head to strawberry-fields.com.au for the full lineup.
Bob Moses Speaking to Jimmy Vallance, the house music inclined half of Canadian duo Bob Moses is lounging in his Brooklyn apartment. BY LELAND TAN
Off the back of sold-out shows with fellow New Yorkers Phantogram, as well as recent appearances at Lost Lands, Coachella, and now Red Rocks with Rüfüs Du Sol, the high school acquaintances turned electronic stalwarts have been touring more often than not since the drop of 2018’s Instagram. “We’ve loved [touring] and we’ve just been on the road non-stop. The run we’re embarking on now with Rüfüs Du Sol, who we’ve been really good friends with since they brought us around Australia in 2016, will be amazing.” “The camaraderie is great between us, because our music is synonymous in that we’re both electronic bands and sort of black sheep. But we also have that performative live element to us that’s similar, and that’s great.” Trying to categorise their music into a single genre is somewhat of a pointless task. Instead, Vallance is happy to let their music do most of the talking. “If you start breaking it down into subgenres and all that, it loses people instantly. We just came up with the stupidest answer – we now say we’re somewhere between Led Zeppelin and Richie Hawtin, and that works.” Fans will know they’ve been Down
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Under almost every year since 2015, having conquered Lost Paradise, Let Them Eat Cake, and Laneway Festival, though this round also sees Bob Moses performing at side shows in two major cities. “It’s our first time at Strawberry Fields, and we’ve also wanted to play a Sydney and Melbourne headline show for the longest time. In fact, one of our biggest blasts was playing Revolver Upstairs, maybe four years ago.” “That place was really fucking cool! It rivals anywhere in the world; we couldn’t forget it. Firstly, the walls were covered with Banksy art, and the crowd was beyond phenomenal. It was nuts. Nowhere have we seen a place like that.” Nightclubs aside, Australia also holds large sentiment for Vallance’s partner-incrime Tom Howie, who met his wife at Lost Paradise. “That’s a big one for us. Australia holds great meaning for us now, because of that. Also, hanging out with Tame Impala at the Fremantle leg of Laneway, which was his hometown. Just chilling out with Kevin [Parker] after his set, him telling us he’d walk home after his set because he was so damn tired.”
Catch Bob Moses at Strawberry Fields (sold out) from Friday November 29 to Sunday December 1 in Tocumwal, New South Wales. They’ll also hit 170 Russell on Friday November 29, tickets via Secret Sounds.
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Thornhill
Although The Dark Pool is Thornhill’s debut album, the Melbourne metalcore outfit have already achieved what many bands with more years and experience have. BY ANNA ROSE
That said, vocalist Jacob Charlton can’t attest that Thornhill are quite ‘there’ yet. “We’re still not where we want to be,” he says. “We’re still limited in experience, I know that. Live, especially. We’ve played some big shows but we’re not at the stage where we’re killing every one of those shows. “We’ve been very fast-tracked and that’s so good, but it’s also been a big wake up call to how we are as musicians.” Regardless, the album has been well received and though Charlton feels the band still has a way to go, those expectations stem from a combination of pressures from the scene and self-imposed demands. “We definitely feel a bit of pressure coming off of [EP] Butterfly,” he says. “We didn’t think it would do how [well] it did. “When we started writing the album, we thought, ‘How can we progress without changing too much? How do we progress the sound with a different feel without it being a drastic thing?’ “I think metal fans are more understanding and are better with change than people in other genres. We definitely went into writing
this debut record wanting to be really happy with it – that’s the hardest part.” The songs Thornhill have written for The Dark Pool are, Charlton agrees, bringing the band one step closer to reaching their musical strengths and how they want to sit among their contemporaries. “It’s definitely one step closer to musicianship,” he says. “I know everyone pushed themselves on this record. This one is a bit more pushing myself, lyrically, Ethan [McCann] pushing boundaries in what he can write and how he can write song structures.” It’s been said that, thematically, The Dark Pool deals with narratives around the state of humanity, but that we’re not to take it as literally as it may appear. One song is, in fact, about Charlton’s dog. Chuckling, he says, “The main crux of The Dark Pool is that it’s a reflection of yourself. It’s a reflection of who you are, what makes you, you; what makes you human. “For me, it’s very personal. You look at The Dark Pool and you look at who you are. Each song represents a part of who you are when you listen to it. It’s not, ‘This is me telling
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you what to feel or what the songs are about’. “You look at The Dark Pool and you go, ‘This is me; this is what I get out of this’. I didn’t want to flood everyone with my ideas of what it is, and I think that’s really important, especially for ‘Lily & The Moon’, which is about my dog getting very old and very tired.” Personal experiences and open to interpretations – both sides of the coin were active perspectives in the songwriting process for Thornhill. “I definitely write from my own experiences,” says Charlton. “My moods, my thoughts, everything like that. But as the songs flow and the ideas for names begin, I’m happy for anyone to take these songs and make their own meanings. “The first time that happened to us was with ‘Reptile’. It didn’t mean anything, it was just a fun song with a bit of a horror element,
a darker song with stupid lyrics, but people started to tell me what they thought it was about. I thought that was cool, and something I wanted to take into the album.” Where Charlton thought he knew his songs, he’s actually discovering new things about them all the time. It’s something he says he feels lucky about. “I’m stoked, I’m learning as we go. “I’ve been lucky that a lot of our fans are invested in lyrics, meanings, and visuals, and that’s some of the most important things I want to keep bringing to Thornhill.”
“Age is inevitable – why not embrace it?” Being older, lacking in members, playing music that is largely at home in a particular era – how does Lucas retain the magic? “It’s just life,” he says. “It’s about the music. And the relationships. “We always used to get together for lunch and would whirl each other around in shopping trollies because one of us would be too drunk to walk. “One morning, a very early start, I was particularly legless that day and the one in the shopping trolley, and we thought it would be fun to do the band again, but only worth doing if it was actually fun. And it is fun, and that helps with everything else.” After the show at Chasers, the future of Bigger Than Jesus remains uncertain. “When Brett [Kingman, guitarist] leaves, we’ll have a
pow-wow and see,” says Lucas.“It’s very hard to replace people, so in a way, you’ve gotta shelve it until you run into someone perfect. Then it’s a bit more natural and likely to have legs.” With the future of the band hanging in the balance, Lucas says it’s hard to look at doing anything else unless it’s going to be fun. “The whole conversation of doing the band again was that it had to be enjoyable – if it was gonna be a pain in the arse, no thank you. We’ve got wives and children for that!”
The Dark Pool is out now via UNFD. Thornhill will launch the album at Stay Gold on Friday November 15 (sold out).
Bigger Than Jesus Bigger Than Jesus (and legendary punks, X) frontman Steve Lucas knows how to have fun. The vocalist for the hard rocking outfit puts the band’s longevity down to having as much fun as you can in as many ways as you can. BY ANNA ROSE
Albeit having a rather drawl, stoic way of telling it how it is, his responses to questions around the band’s appearance at the 31st birthday of Outlaw Hard ’n’ Fast at Chasers, are punctuated with dry humour and hearty laughter. It’s important to keep things interesting when you’re this far down the track. “It’s interesting how different we are,” says Lucas, musing on the band’s beginnings. “I hate the phrase,‘It’s been a journey’, but it’s been a good 20 years of personal friendship evolution. “In a lot of ways, we’re more seasoned, and we’re not as angry and as full of piss and vinegar as we used to be.” Musically, Lucas says instrumentation has been a distinct element that sets this band apart. “With Bigger Than Jesus, it was like going back to the beginning. I could stand there and sing or scream. I could be as percussive with the phrasing of words as I could be as tuneful. “I do feel a bit naked without a guitar these days, I was never one for dancing around, and
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there’s nothing changed in that regard.” Even though Lucas’ antics of days gone by aren’t quite less likely to happen, he’s still out to put on a good show. “Bigger Than Jesus was very theatrical,” reasons Lucas. “We were a stadium band in a pub venue, a very odd juxtaposition. “We had the neon cross, the monk guy, the chainsaw, magicians coming in during extended guitar solos. That was all really exciting. But over the years, you think, ‘That was fun, but in a way, it was a distraction from the music’. “We’re not gonna go up there and be boring to look at visually, but the days of me wearing a mummy suit, I think I’m a bit old for that. I wouldn’t look anything other than pathetic!” Indeed, let’s all remember Lucas is a man of a certain age performing music of a certain ilk – we can’t all be Bruce Dickinson and all have that kind of energy. “We’ve all seen those cringeworthy YouTube things of bands in their 50s and 60s trying to act like they’re 20.
Bigger Than Jesus come to Chasers in South Yarra for the 31st anniversary of Outlaw Hard ‘n’ Fast on Friday November 29. Grab your tickets via Eventbrite.
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Dan Kelly These days, beloved musician and songwriter Dan Kelly is just as happy tending to his garden at home in Victoria’s Castlemaine as he is playing around the pulsing live music scene of Melbourne he stumbled upon more than two decades ago. BY NATALIE ROGERS
“I had been recording demos at home in Brisbane since I was 17 but everything I did seemed to sound like Ween,” he laughs while resting his green thumb on a picturesque spring afternoon. “I moved down to St Kilda in ‘96 and lived with my uncle [Paul Kelly] and aunt and worked as a dishwasher for years,” he recalls. “Then I was the kitchen-hand and after that I worked as a cook. I was making my way up through that world, just meeting people and trying to play in bands, and by end the of that period, probably around 2000, I had made enough friends and played in enough bands that I built a little bit of confidence to write my own songs, and put together an EP.” It was around this time that his debut, and arguably best album, Sing the Tabloid Blues began to take shape.“I wrote a bunch of stuff at the shed where I was living, so the record came together incredibly quickly, in about five days – but it took about a year until we had twelve songs. It was the classic Dan Kelly journey that I had repeated over and over again,” he jokes.
“The songs were basically taken from jokes said around the kitchen table and they all referenced my flatmates. We were slightly mad back then,” he says. “The songs are still pretty gag-heavy but we didn’t want the album to be a joke. I didn’t want to be a joke writer, a comedy writer, that’s a whole different world – I didn’t want to hang out with comedians the rest of my life. “We’d signed with In-Fidelity who had just signed The Datsuns and started working with [renowned producer] Magoo who I had done my first recordings with as a teenager in Brisbane. It was a big deal because he had just had success with Regurgitator and Midnight Oil. “What I think is really good about this album is that it maintained the looseness and excitement that we felt in the first five days of recording. We thought we were doing demos. That’s the trick, if you can convince yourself it’s not the real thing you’ll always do better because you’ll be less uptight and play with more spirit,” he says.
Fifteen years on, with the help of promoter and long-time supporter Jeremy Dylan, Dan and his band, the Alpha Males, are coming from far and wide to join forces again for a weekend of rock ‘n’ reminiscing in Melbourne next month. “We’re going to play Sing the Tabloid Blues in its entirety at these shows. I can still remember the launch so it’s some kind of full circle thing. Now, I’ve got ‘til December to get back to my 2003 weight, and to train my voice to sing three times higher, otherwise I’ll be getting the band to sing the high bits,” Kelly quips. As for new music from the multiple ARIA Award nominee, Kelly says to watch this space. “Right now I’d prefer to be an eco warrior and not worry about putting out records – but I’m not fit enough to be an eco warrior,” he smiles.
“Right now, I’m looking for an angle. I’m up here in Victoria working on a piano record. I feel like the more people have to say in the world, the quieter I get – maybe it’s middle age. I’m trying to work on a zen Leonard Cohen-style record, but that involves becoming zen myself. “Every record I work on I have to go through a personal change, which sounds like a great excuse for procrastination, maybe it is – but something is coming soon.”
on Bandcamp, or releasing the first tape on a French label. We said, ‘This is amazing, if we’re already achieving some of these things which we never even dreamt of in our first six months – if we keep chipping away – what else will come?’” Pinch Points will play the mainstage at Whole Lotta Love as part of the Best Served Loud series. The young band seems destined for future success but maintain the importance of staying true to their ethos and continuing to give back to the community that lent them a ladder to climb starting out. “We enjoy the band existing as a political statement of, ‘Hey, here is this post-punk band that is nervy and fast, the guitars are clean, the lyrics are relatable’. There’s no reverb, we’re a somewhat gender-diverse band, booking
lineups that we care about and are diverse – that’s what drives us forward. “We’ve been following what we think is right and put in a lot of energy and time to making quality music and booking gigs that we’re proud of. The whole idea was to follow it for as long as we could until it didn’t seem right. “It’s always been quite intuitive. We’re a band that’s always playing gigs, we don’t have a veneer of coolness. Which I think helps.”
Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males come to The Gasometer Hotel on Saturday December 7 (sold out) and Sunday December 8. Grab your tickets via Moshtix.
Pinch Points
Off the back of their stellar Moving Parts LP, Pinch Points have quickly become one of Melbourne’s hottest bands and join the ranks of those who’ve taken part in Young Henrys’ Best Served Loud series. BY FERGUS NEAL
Young Henrys continue to kick goals with its Best Served Loud series allowing upand-coming bands to grow in front of larger audiences. Melbourne’s live music scene is vibrant and continues to be supported, ensuring that the next generation of bands have spaces to develop. Pinch Points’ Jordan Oakley knows the feeling of starting as a fresh band and looking for gigs and now hopes to be a leader in growing Melbourne’s diverse music community. “There were heaps of opportunities starting,” Oakley says. “We’d been in the scene for basically the whole decade. We met people slowly and by the time we had Pinch Points going we all had slightly different connections in the community. Before we knew it we were getting asked to play too many gigs and we had to wind it down. “We played on average one gig a week in 2018 and we’ve almost hit that again this year. There are a lot of opportunities – little slots for new bands. It’s a nourishing community that
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can help when you’re starting and looking for those opportunities.” Pinch Points have used those early opportunities to catapult themselves into a place they never envisioned this early in their trajectory. Part of that success can be attributed to the entire band being committed to the music first and foremost – alongside the support they received from early listeners. “From day one the entire band was into it. We had a few rehearsals, we got some opportunities to play on the mainstage of The Tote and we just sort of kept going from there. “We posted a few little practice videos online and people seemed to enjoy it. Ever since then we’ve been going for it, running full-steam ahead and I think that’s mainly because of the reception we got early on. It made us realise that this is something that people like. “None of us had ever reached that point before in a band where it got really exciting. Even getting forms of small international recognition, whether it was being featured
Pinch Points will play Whole Lotta Love on Friday November 22 as part of Young Henrys’ Best Served Loud series. It’s all free, find out more via Young Henrys’ Facebook page.
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Northeast Party House Before this year, it’d been a while since we’d heard anything from Northeast Party House. BY GRETA BRERETON
The Melbourne six-piece had been steadily slinging bangers for years, gracing us with Hottest 100 hits and dancefloor-filling albums. Tracks like ‘Calypso Beach’ and ‘For You’ were all over the radio, and seeing their name on festival flyers was expected year after year. Then the band took a step back. In the three years since their last album, 2016’s Dare, they’d popup occasionally for a DJ set or a live show of old material, but no new music slipped out. That changed in July this year. The boys dropped ‘Magnify’, their first new track since 2016, which reignited the NEPH fanfare. It was followed up with the equally impressive ‘Dominos’ – an upbeat, catchy, house partyesque banger that confirmed that, yes, the band were back, and maybe even better than before. With a career spanning nine years – including the noteable hiatus – how have the band managed to stay so relevant? What is it about Northeast Party House that keeps Australia hanging out for more? Founded by vocalist Zach Hamilton-
Reeves, guitarist Jack Shoe and synth player Sean Kenihan back in their school days, NEPH have seen a lot of changes over the years. They’ve had band members come and go before settling on the six-piece we know today, with guitarist Mitch Ansell, drummer Malcolm Besley and bassist Oliver Packard making up the later additions. In 2010 they got their big break on triple j Unearthed, but even before then they were making waves on the Melbourne party scene. Thanks to their riotous live shows and onstage energy, it was around this time that guitarist Ansell first saw the group, recalling that moment to Beat Magazine last year. “I rocked up [to a gig] and they had all their friends there in this packed room, and I just didn’t get it. It was loose and wild and there were strobes and streamers and I was just like, ‘Man, I dunno’,” he said. As their popularity grew, they upgraded from living room gigs to tours around Australia and beyond, but this ‘playing at a mates house party’ vibe carried throughout. Blinding lights, onstage antics and full-throttle energy earned
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the boys their reputation as one of Australia’s leading party bands, and anyone who’s been to their shows would attest to the buzzing atmosphere they create. After all, it’s not hard to curate a killer set when you have an electrifying sound. Their debut record Any Given Weekend got dancefloors heaving with its indie-rock jams, but it was the follow up, Dare, that really saw the boys claim their crown. Speaking to The Brag in 2017, vocalist Hamilton-Reeves reflected on their evolution between albums. “We wanted it [Dare] to be better, more polished, less of a focus on ‘boring’ rhythms. The whole of Any Given Weekend is just the same rhythm in every song, kind of the same BPM, so we tried to mix it up a bit from that.” Although the guys proceeded to go into hiding after the release of that record, their return to the music scene this year was met with fervour from fans – and for good reason. Their comeback tracks ‘Magnify’ and ‘Dominos’ are both quintessentially NEPH, but
with a newfound finesse. Produced under the guidance of The Presets legend, Kim Moyes, the band’s new material is catapulting them further into the electro music world. They’ve wasted no time in showing it off either, having just wrapped up a Magnify single tour of the country. This is sure to be the start of more new music and more shows from NEPH. Next up, they’ll be taking to Strike Bowling QV on Thursday November 21, playing on a custom-built stage across the top of the bowling lanes. Prior to and following the gig, punters will be able to bowl on lanes either side of the stage, while enjoying free food and drinks all night long. Northeast Party House have played in an underground train station and have performed in the snow but a bowling alley will certainly be a first. Northeast Party House are playing at Strike QV on Thursday November 21. Doors open at 7pm. To win tickets, head to Strike’s website.
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Melbourne is in for a treat, as Afro Hub and Immigration Museum join forces to produce Blue Black Beatz, a one-day festival that will be featuring musicians from Melbourne’s African and First Nation communities. BY CHRISTINE TSIMBIS
This music combines a divine mix of hip hop, soul, Afrobeat, reggae and Gwara Gwara, all of which are embedded in the cultural lineage of Melbourne’s contemporary music community. “Blue Black Beatz is showcasing the best of the new age Melbourne music,” says festival producer Saba Alemayoh. “It is a lot more concentrated on the rap, hip hop genres and also celebrating African-Australian musicians that live in Melbourne.” The festival will be promoting a variety of acts, from well-established to emerging musicians. These include the Afro-funk group Cool Out Sun, dynamic R&B and electropop duo The Merindas, along with other contemporary acts such as Soju Gang, Ras Jahknow, Philly, DJ Malesh, Obsa and more. “It’s been pretty exciting – we’ve booked some really interesting acts and upand-coming ones, and also well-seasoned Melbourne musicians,” Alemayoh says. “Basically what we do is we program what we would like to have a look at or what we would like to listen to, and hope there’s enough people like us who enjoy the music that we do.
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“I’m really looking forward to seeing Nardean, she’s an Egyptian communitybased soul musician, I’m really excited to see her live.” Blue Black Beatz celebrates first generation African-Australian artists who draw musical inspiration from their diverse backgrounds and cultures. “Our music is not purely African and not purely Western sounds, but it’s a combination of those two things together,” Alemayoh says. “That’s what it sounds like – you can see where folks have blended in the culture but you can also see where they’ve given it a new home touch. “The festival, just like last year, is really about the vibe as well. It’s not just about the music, it’s basically for everyone to get together and come through with really cool vibes and energy. The audience last year were very much like that, it’s an accessible festival in all elements, such as being culturally inviting and nice. “We’ve got an African-inspired bar that will be running, and then we’ve got Jamaican food and also these puffnut donuts that will
be running that day. We try really hard to make sure that we do have a place for everyone, of all orientations and all cultures.” Alemayoh explains how the element of home touch is important in creating a diverse and inclusive festival. “Sometimes I find that the festival scene can be quite cliquey and they don’t seem to have the home touch or love in it. I just feel like sometimes these things can be mechanical and lack soul, for lack of a better word. “It can be exclusionary when it becomes an African festival, it’s very much paying tribute and homage to what was left behind, not taking into consideration what is currently being created on top of that, which is an important thing because that story gets left
behind for a lot for people. “Things are evolving and changing and people are creating variations on the music they heard and grew up with. We really want to make it open so it’s not just for African patrons, it’s not for a particular demographic, it’s not for the middle-aged; it’s something that everybody can get behind. It’s really about that vibe, the inner festival with other human beings and meeting new people there as well, really bringing that human touch. It’s more like a home.” Blue Black Beatz comes to the Immigration Museum on Saturday November 30. Grab your tickets via the Museums Victoria website.
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Judith Lucy Frocking Hilarious will see Australia’s funniest comedians stand in solidarity with women fighting poverty and injustice around the world. BY FERGUS NEAL
The all-female bill promises to be a celebration of women’s laughter in the face of adversity, with all proceeds going to ActionAid Australia’s work in places such as Cambodia, Kenya, and Vanuatu. Frocking Hilarious is ActionAid’s comedy extravaganza – a plethora of Australia’s funniest female comics unleashing the power of laughter for women’s rights. From humble beginnings at the 2013 Sydney Comedy Festival, the event has grown into an unmissable fixture on the comedy calendar that has sold-out across three capital cities. ActionAid represents a movement of women standing together to claim their human rights and campaign against injustice. These women are brave, resilient and, despite their struggles, often draw on the strength of laughter. The likes of comedy veterans Claire Hooper, Geraldine Hickey, and Libbi Gorr will set the tone for up-and-coming acts such as Annie Louey and Gabe Hogan to shine. Longstanding ActionAid ambassador Judith Lucy is eager to return to the event after visiting poverty-stricken countries through her ambassadorship. “About eight years ago I got involved
with ActionAid. It was part of my mid-life crisis where I thought to myself, ‘Maybe I need to start helping other people’, which, as a performer, is always a shocking revelation to have,” Lucy says. “I agreed to be involved and the next thing you know I’m off to Uganda. Last year I went to Haiti – boy, talk about becoming more aware of how privileged you are … ActionAid are at the forefront of helping women deal with natural disasters. They go in and train women so they know how to prepare for a disaster but also what to do when a natural disaster strikes. I certainly didn’t know that things like sexual assault and domestic violence only get worse after a natural disaster. “When I landed in Haiti,” Lucy says, “I discovered that they’re still recovering from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. One of the things that strikes you is that there are halffinished buildings everywhere, but having said that, I was also amazingly struck by the dignity of the people I met. We would go to these communities and we would visit these safe spaces that they’d set up for women and everyone was incredibly generous and welcoming.” When asked why laughter is such an
effective catalyst for alleviating trauma, Lucy takes a deep breath and alludes to the power of storytelling in uniting women, regardless of what part of the world they find themselves in. “With ActionAid, another very important part of that organisation is women coming together and sharing their stories. The women I met in Haiti would talk about their situation and then they would be eager to talk about women in Australia. “It’s a night of female comedians telling their stories, talking about their own experiences of being a woman and turning lemons into lemonade kind of thing. On a more practical note, comedians are very cheap,” Lucy says. Lucy has been in cease-and-desist mode after an online petition targeted towards her becoming the next Bachelorette received 15,000 signatures. Initiated by fellow comedian and friend Nelly Thomas, Lucy laughs when the topic is brought up.
She views it as inadvertently demonstrative of a desire for older women to feature more heavily on mainstream television. “Nelly said to me, ‘Do you mind if I set up a petition?’. I thought five people would sign it, maybe four friends and a relative – Nelly thought it would be 500 people tops. I’ve kept a dignified distance, but I am happy that it’s gotten some conversations going about older women on television. “I don’t think Channel 10 is going,‘What we need right now is a 51-year-old, menopausal, feminist comedian – that is what will turn the Bachelorette around’, so, to be honest, I’m not holding my breath,” Lucy laughs.
“She started to open up, I mean really open up. Because when the cameras are on and the bright lights are on, she starts performing. So, without that barrier, it suddenly became a very personal conversation and it was at that point that I realised, I’ve got a film.” When asked what audiences will take away from the film, Firmager takes a deep breath. “They will have a pre-conception going in and then have that blown up when they walk out – because it’s not your standard rockumentary. Most music documentaries are based on tragedy because the subject has passed away – suicide, drug overdose, planecrash. I thought it was interesting to do a doco
on someone who’s still alive and kicking, and not only kicking, but still performing with popularity, at 69 years old. “I wanted to investigate: what is the cost of fame? How does it affect family, what are the sacrifices you have to make to achieve that level? Those are the things I was interested in discussing with Suzi – because most music documentaries don’t do that.”
Judith Lucy performs as part of Frocking Hilarious on Saturday November 23 at Alex Theatre in St Kilda. For tickets and more information, visit actionaid.org.au.
Suzi Q In new documentary Suzi Q, Melbourne filmmaker Liam Firmager explores the pioneering Suzi Quatro who revolutionised the image of women in rock’n’roll. BY FERGUS NEAL
Shot across three continents over four years, the film features almost 400 pieces of archive material, 42 songs, and candid interviews with icons such as Alice Cooper, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Henry Winkler and the legendary Suzi Quatro herself. Firmager was inspired by Quatro’s enduring career and fearless character, crafting an intimate insight into a driven, ageless performer. “I met Suzi Quatro through a mutual friend having always been a big fan,” Firmager says. “I was chatting with them afterward and they said, ‘You know, nobody’s ever done a documentary on Suzi’, and that kinda blew my mind because she’s this icon who’s been around for 50 years.” “We hit it off straight-away. From the get-go, Suzi wanted the documentary to be very truthful, that was our understanding. We didn’t want to white-wash stuff, glorify, or mythologise the whole experience.” Before Quatro, there were virtually no women in rock and absolutely none who played bass and sang lead vocals. Quatro rewrote the rulebook, however, Firmager found
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that through doing countless interviews, she had developed a protective barrier towards those interviewers who attempted to get close to the bone. “I soon realised that even though she wanted it to be truthful, she’s a veteran of the entertainment industry for fifty years and she’s been interviewed thousands of times. Someone who’s been a veteran of the industry tends to roll out stock answers, because they’ve been asked the same questions over and over. In the first few sit-downs we did, I felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere because all she was doing was rolling out stock answers. “One day my producer Tait Brady says to me, ‘Maybe you should leave the filmcrew at home today’. So I go to Suzi’s house by myself and I do the camera, I do the lights, I do the sound, and I sit there with her in a room, just me and her, and it becomes a conversation.” What followed from this was the finished product: a breathtaking documentary that momentously captures a pivotal time and place for women in music and how Suzi Quatro broke the glass ceiling for all women after her.
Suzi Q hits cinemas nationwide from Wednesday November 20. For more info visit suziqmovie.com.
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The Boite’s Fabulous 40th Fling
A fundraiser featuring sensational music by Alejandro Vargas, Nina Rose, Anne Norman, Iaki Vallejo, Kat Stevens & Pascal Latra, The Ice Haloes, Ernie Gruner & Yuval Ashkar, Melbourne Georgian Choir, Rod Waterman, Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club and more… 6:00pm Thu, Nov
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The Lost Clog
Breathing new life into archaic Lithuanian songs of harvest, love, talking horses, ruined gardens, amorous toads, drunken goddesses, drunken mosquitoes, drunken sparrows and drunks... 7:30pm Sat, Nov
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Mark Street Hall
Dean Frenkel & David Jones Album Launch
A rare and extraordinary performance by two extraordinary musical talents. Harmonic singer Dean Frenkel and percussionist David Jones launch a CD to celebrate a remarkable, exploratory collaboration. With theremin player, Roman Korchev.
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Female Voices of Rebetika
Pascal Latra and Kat Stevens present the female voices of rebetika: Roza, Rita, Mittaki, Bellou. Bold, daring and brave, these women suffered hardships and made their mark in a male context. 6:30pm Wed, Nov
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The Clyde Hotel
Song Appetit with Fem and Zvi Belling
Hailing from a South African musical dynasty, the trailblazing siblings explore growing up in Apartheid South Africa, the legacy of their father and how making music as a family is as important as sitting down to a meal with one.
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FAD Gallery Once you find FAD Gallery, it’s not uncommon to become part of the furniture. Take Venue Manager Oriana Aprico-Wister who’s been with FAD for 12 years. “Yeah, it’s just a little bit of time,” she laughs. BY MEG CRAWFORD
Aprico-Wister’s attachment to FAD is testament to a bunch of things. First, she loves the place wholeheartedly. “Oh mate, it’s my favourite place in the world, so I’m a bit biased,” she says. “There’s nothing like it. It’s got so much character”. Second, FAD’s been cool ever since its inception. When Owner Johnny Halleday opened the venue 24 years ago, tucked away in Corrs Lane in the heart of Chinatown, it attracted buzz as one of Melbourne’s first laneway bars. It’s remained a beloved icon ever since. Sadly, it’s now also something of a unicorn. “Yeah, it’s the last of a dying breed for small bars owned and run by one person,” confirms Aprico-Wister. That FAD, which stands for “fotographic art and design”, has never fallen out of favour while other bars have come and gone is a nod to its eclecticism and purpose. “From the outset, it’s been a place of assembly and a cultural hub,” explains ApricoWister. Functioning as parts gallery, bar and sometimes comedy club, it also operates as
a home-away-from-home for its patrons and regulars. “Anyone can come in and have a great time all the time. It’s like going into your living room and having a dance and everyone’s family. You know the TV show Cheers? It’s like that on heat, that’s the only way I can explain it.” It’s also somewhat of a destination venue for out of towners, who are also wont to return. “We get a lot of people from overseas or interstate who always specifically, when they come back to Melbourne, want to come to FAD. There’s a couple from WA who come to Melbourne every six months and for the ten days that they get to have a holiday, they’ll spend every night in at FAD Gallery.” So, why can’t people stay away? FAD’s range of regular nights are part of the puzzle. The week starts on Tuesdays, which are customarily laidback, attracting a bunch of regulars kicking off the working week, amongst others. Next up is Wine and Whine on Wednesdays. “It’s for that mid-week hump,” ApricoWister explains. “Hence the ‘whine’. You can
have a rant and a beverage”. Then there’s live music every Thursday, while Friday and Saturday launch the weekend with something akin to a house party. Other nights see Aprico-Wister take over the decks, playing everything from Bowie to the Stones, with “good time” being her guiding vibe. “Whatever’s good for a boogie,” she adds. FAD’s super popular and free Thursday nights are further evidence of the loyalty the venue demands, featuring long-term residencies by firm favourites. “Rocky and the Two Bob Millionaires play every second Thursday of the month and they’ve been playing with us for over a decade,” marvels Aprico-Wister. While Rocky and co. are a rock twopiece, the other residencies include FAD’s funk, soul and blues house band, Frank Raymond & The Silhouettes – the lineup of which includes Halleday moonlighting as
Frank Raymond – and neo-soul chanteuse Bernadette Novembre backed by her eversmooth ten-piece band. As for patronage, it’s as diverse as you’d expect, with punters spanning the ages 18 to 85. “It’s like the best bag of lollies. There’s one of everything. No joke. From lawyers to publicans to artists and everything in between. It’s the best bunch of people who can assemble in one place, but no dickheads. That’s our only policy. You can be whoever you want to be, just so long as you’re not a dickhead.”
party a couple of years ago. He has embraced the 40th birthday with such enthusiasm. It was significant in his life, at that time.” Also on the lineup, you have shakuhachi player Anne Norman, violinist Ernie Gruner and oud player Yuval Ashkar, Kat Stevens and Pascal Latra exploring the Greek and Mediterranean repertoire, and a half dozen others. Virtue names some highlights. “Nina Rose Lim is a young woman who’s just released an EP called Patterns. She comes from a very interesting series of backgrounds. On one side there’s Austrian and various other European input, and her father is MalaysianChinese. There’s a bit of Indonesian there, too. “Her songs are very pretty and she’s a good instrumentalist and her trio is terrific. Pat Evans – the luthier of Maton guitars – he’s playing fiddle with her, and Fran Evans is the bass player.” Longstanding Boite favourites the Melbourne Georgian Choir will provide authentic Georgian music. “Georgian singing is a weird ancient form of polyphony that comes from the Republic of Georgia, off the far end of Russia. The
ensemble is guided by a couple of Georgian ethnomusicologists,” says Virtue. “The Scottish Fiddle Club is a huge phenomenon. They’re just fantastic. There’s nothing quite like the sound of mass fiddles launching into a tune.” The Fabulous 40th Finale Fling doubles as The Boite’s year-end fundraiser. Tickets are $30 and just $15 for under-25s. The artists are all volunteering their time to help support the organisation’s pursuits in 2020. “The Boite has a series of sources of funds which have kept us going,” says Virtue. “Our box office is the biggest contributor, but some of the projects that we take on don’t return enough money to break even. For those things, we seek funding from government agencies. Creative Victoria has been the strongest supporter of The Boite for many, many years. We are deeply grateful for that money.”
Find FAD Gallery at 14 Corrs Lane, CBD, open from 4pm til late Tuesday to Saturday. For more information, visit fadgallery.com.au or their Facebook page.
The Boite’s 40th Finale Fling Victoria’s iconic multicultural music organisation The Boite celebrated its 40th birthday on June 1 this year, the same date on which the organisation held its first concert in Richmond in 1979. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Educator and musician Therese Virtue has been involved with The Boite since 1984 and has been The Boite World Music Café’s program coordinator for the past 22 years. “We have been very conscious of the premises on which The Boite was founded and we’ve made a really conscious effort to stay with them,” says Virtue. The Boite was founded at a time when significant numbers of Greek and Chilean migrants were coming to Australia, many of them refugees. The resistance movements to the governments that were making these people refugees were strongly characterised by music. “The founders of Boite were often tied up in education, some of them were teachers, so they were meeting these kids coming into the schools with no English,” says Virtue. “So on the one hand, they saw an educational opportunity for us – the Australian population – to learn about this new cultural
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stuff that was coming in. On the other hand, they recognised the needs of these musicians to perform and to perform professionally, as they had in their own countries.” The Boite’s Fabulous 40th Finale Fling is happening on Saturday November 30 at the Abbotsford Convent’s Laundry venue. Ten artists will perform, representing a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Included on the lineup is the Chilean-born Alex Vargas who, as a 15-year-old, performed at the first ever Boite concert. “Alex is the only person that we’re still in touch with from that very first concert,” says Virtue. “When I began to work for The Boite, he was still performing for The Boite. After a while he became a tour manager for Illapu who are an internationally famous group from Chile who were exiled, and so he travelled with them and toured with them and played with them. “We haven’t had him in gigs in recent years, but I actually reconnected with him at a
The Boite’s Fabulous 40th Finale Fling comes to The Laundry at Abbotsford Convent on Saturday November 30. Tickets are available via boite.com.au.
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SAE: Diploma of Screen and Media Brand new to SAE Creative Media Institute Melbourne, the innovative Diploma of Screen and Media provides training in animation, design, audio, film, games and music production. It’s the best that SAE has to offer, all in one course. The program gives students the opportunity to explore the multifaceted creative media industry through diverse technical practices. Students will gain production training in a practical, hands-on environment and enhance skills and job prospects by developing a broad range of skills in a multidisciplinary environment. This seven-month course will provide an opportunity to become a digital-savvy professional within the creative industries. Developed with the changing job market in mind, this course offers students extensive applied learning in software and workflow management. Students will engage in a collaborative, simulated work environment to produce a creative media production and be guided through project management methods to bring concepts to life. SAE Melbourne Campus Manager Keiran Bartlett says he is excited to be offering
a course that will allow SAE to mentor those students who want to get a broader foundation in creative media. “Through this course, we’re able to help students to gain a wider base of expertise and I see this as an opportunity to further support the next generation of creative media students for both the local and international industries,” he says. AS A DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA STUDENT YOU WILL LEARN: Creative Industry Studies You will develop your knowledge of the creative media industry through investigating employment opportunities, industry trends, industry structure, and technology. Animation Practice You will be introduced to 3D modeling through which you will explore 3D geometry, 3D production processes and using reference materials. In addition to 3D modeling, you will also be introduced to developing creative
concepts for animation and visual effects through incorporating elements of design. Audio Practice You will explore concepts of recording studio environments, audio recording methods and operating Digital Audio Workstations (DAW). In addition to audio recording, you will also be introduced to audio editing and mixing. Design Practice You will develop and iterate designs by incorporating design principles and elements. You will consider the role of design as a form of problem-solving and be introduced to print design and user experience design. Film Practice You will learn through practical tasks that involve video editing and creating title sequences. You will be introduced to storytelling through practical tasks such as generating ideas for the screen, writing storylines and treatments by incorporating narrative development. Games Practice This module develops students’ understanding of the games industry through developing and testing game concepts that incorporate the principles of games design. In
order to design and create games, you need to be able to understand game design and how this translates to the player experience. Music Practice In this module you are exposed to the tools within production software, including learning to sequence a production, processing techniques to create unique sounds and sound effects, and the basics of music theory to understand structure and arrangement. Mixing techniques specific to electronic music are also covered for achieving a balanced sound mix. Creative Media Project You will engage in a collaborative worksimulated learning environment to produce a creative media product under client direction and in response to a brief. You will be guided through your exploration of production methods needed to pitch effective creative concepts to potential producers. Enrolments for February 2020 are now open. You can learn more about the Diploma of Screen and Media and our other programs at the SAE Melbourne Info Night on Thursday November 28, 6-8pm. Visit sae.edu.au/infonight for more information and to register your attendance.
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Paul Kelly Originally released in 1997, with a second volume coming in 2008, Paul Kelly’s compilation has again been updated to include songs from the last ten years. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Unlike many recording artists in their fourth decade of activity, Kelly hasn’t slowed down. The last ten years have given rise to five solo albums, a full-length collaboration with Charlie Owen and three live albums. This August brought Thirteen Ways to Look at Birds, which sees Kelly interpreting a number of bird-inspired poems written by the likes of Judith Wright, WB Yeats and Emily Dickinson with musical backing from James Ledger, Alice Keath and the Seraphim Trio. Kelly’s continued songwriting and collaboration prevents any version of the Paul Kelly biography from seeming definitive, hence the twice revised and expanded Songs from the South. “I get sick of my own habits. All writers have their own habits. I’m a fairly limited musician – I don’t have a great chord knowledge, can’t play lead guitar, don’t write guitar riffs – so working with other people or doing different kinds of records is a way of not boring myself,” says Kelly. The range of Kelly’s career collaborators is varied and unusual. They include hip hop artist Briggs, Cambodian rock’n’roll revivalists the Cambodian Space Project, classical composer James Ledger, country songwriter
Kasey Chambers, and indie pop act Little Birdy. “I’m in the fortunate position that people will approach me about various ideas,” he says. “Thirteen Ways to Look at Birds was initiated by Anna Goldsworthy from the Seraphim Trio. She said, ‘Would you like to do something together and work with James Ledger? I know you’ve worked with him before’. “With Briggs doing the Like A Version of ‘Dumb Things’, he said, ‘Do you want to come and sing on it?’. They played me the arrangement and I was like, ‘That’s cool, let’s do it’. They made a new song out of it.” One of the main things motoring Kelly’s perpetual productivity is that songwriting gives him a sense of purpose. “If I go long periods without writing something, I feel useless,” he says. “That’s what would drive me to write or go to the guitar or piano and just muck around.” However, despite it’s self-affirming potential, making music still requires hard work and persistence. Kelly’s released more than 20 albums since his 1981 debut, Talk, largely to great critical and commercial success, but songwriting isn’t something you can unlock with a secret formula.
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“Songwriting, for me, most of it’s boredom punctuated with moments of surprise when you get something,” he says. “I do a lot of doodling – I still have all these cassettes full of song ideas, and now they’re on my phone. “I write songs on my own, slowly. They come one at a time and then I might have an idea to do something differently or work with someone else or they approach me.” In any discussion of a musician’s collected works, there’s an attempt to simplify the career arc and encapsulate it within a linear, cogent narrative. In the annals of Australian music history, Paul Kelly is a living icon, but he’s not too concerned about how his new releases will alter the shape of his career biography. “I saw Tim Minchin once give an address to a group of university students – he was being given an honorary degree and he made this great speech. He [said], ‘Don’t worry
In the Pit Spiderbait SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9, THE FORUM Spiderbait are an Australian band that need no introduction. One of the biggest names in Australian rock history, this three-piece formed in the early ‘90s from the small New South Wales town of Finley and progressively grew to dominance throughout the decade and into the 21st century. Dropping into The Forum for a show with no new album connotation, the gig was intended as a celebration of the band’s catalogue of singles to coincide with the release of a limited edition 7” vinyl box set. Playing every single chronologically from start to end, Spiderbait burst out with the thrashy angst of ‘Circle K’, all the way back from the band’s genesis in 1991. A large degree of their early discography consists of much of the same raw sound, with almost every tune touching the hearts of the members of the audience. The Forum reverberated with the bellowed singing of the crowd, on occasion drowning out the band’s vocals entirely. The crowd towards the front throbbed with a devoted mosh pit, collectively convulsing to the rapid gnaw of Kram’s fastpaced drumming, Damian Whitty’s violent and warping guitar chords and Janet English’s melodic vocal work on tracks like fan favourite ‘Calypso’, which saw some of the most vivacious excitement from the floor. Grand slam track ‘Stevie’ garnered one of the biggest singalongs of the night, with the whole crowd
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screaming “boo, boo” on repeat with English. The night’s biggest standout, however, was not the music, it was the warmth and heart expressed by industry legend Kram. The very epitome of wholesome, the drummersinger would often walk about the stage between songs, giving his bandmates hugs and kisses, while also getting the crowd to give it up for Whitty and English on upwards of five occasions. “Spread the love!” Kram decreed to the band’s fans. But this loving positivity was still juxtaposed by the showy grittiness of a band that thrashed and bashed with the rock’n’roll kingpins of their era – Kram threw his drumsticks into the air at every third song and tossed parts of his kit offstage. Things got intense with their rendition of classic ‘Black Betty’, which resounded with the pulse of a danceable drum beat and the unforgettable spitting of lyrics. The group brought the night to a close with a double-tracked encore of The Go-Go’s ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ before finally ending with an extension of ‘Old Man Sam’, which rose up from a possible ending three times. Transparency is the word that best suits Spiderbait’s relationship with their fans. This gig showed that there are no boundaries between the love they share for their audience and the love that is reciprocated.
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Highlight: Kram’s heartwarming wholesomeness. Lowlight: Struggle to find anything fundamentally wrong with a Spiderbait concert. Crowd favourite: ‘Buy Me A Pony’ sent the crowd crazy. BY JAMES ROBERTSON
about the big dream, just do the thing in front of you well’. I just try to do the thing that’s in front of me. “I come from a big family. I have children, grandkids, friends, I’m part of a footy club. That’s more where my sense of self lies, amongst that. The songs are sort of something else. Once you make them and record them and put them out, they travel away from you. The songs do their own thing.” The newly-revised Songs from the South is out on Friday November 15. Check it out via streaming services.
Q&AS
60 Seconds With... MJ Halloran MUSIC
Stone Submarines MUSIC
You’re a Melbourne music general, having been in the scene for decades. Tell us a bit about MJ Halloran. Bit of nomad. After working on my material in Melbourne with Brian Hooper, Spencer P. Jones and John Nolan some time back, I moved to New York to do the same with other artists. The last few years, I’ve been working with the guys in the above photo (Steve Boyle, Steve Albini and Tim O’Shannassy) on various albums in Chicago as well as recording and touring in Europe with different ensembles. What can we expect from your upcoming show at The Tote? Beautiful and soulful music from three distinct and accomplished three-piece ensembles. Special guest performers will include Light Magnetic featuring Kat Amiss and Boris Sujdovic (The Scientists) and Sheeps featuring Jess McCann and Marc Regueiro-McKelvie (Popolice/ Jess Ribeiro). It will be special and a lot of fun! You’ll be performing some “new improvised works” at the show. What does this entail? I’m into a more open and organic style of recording and performing right now. With the right connections between people, sounds and ideas, magic can happen. We may start with a glimpse of an idea and just let it ride out with the sensibilities of the people there in that moment. What’s next for MJ Halloran? For now, I will continue the path of creating and recording new music with different people in different places. Heading to Berlin soon, then back to NY, then, eventually I will put those collections together for a release and perform them in Melbourne and elsewhere next year.
Based in Moscow, how did Stone Submarines come together in the first place? Over a beer in a pub, of course! Seriously speaking, the band came together at the end of 2016. Even though Moscow seems huge, it’s nearly impossible to find a kindred spirit to play music with, but if you do, they inevitably become your best mates. Tell us about your new self-titled debut album. What is the story behind it? What inspired it? The album represents what we do and love. It’s a direct reflection of a mindset, that can only be compared to an explosion. It’s inspired by Nazaré waves, snowy mountain caps, states of absolute freedom and the idea of unity among people. Your music is inspired by the new Australian psychedelic wave. How would you describe your sound? We sound as if Kevin Parker, King Gizz and MGMT would have lived together in frozen Russia for several winters. Jokes aside, our sound is as massive and magical as Alice in Wonderland. We are constantly seeking euphoria in a different sound, and reflect it in our tunes. How would you describe the Moscow music scene in under 40 words? Moscow scene is primarily dominated by rap with its derivatives. Guitar tunes are mostly depressive post-punk. Bands strive for hype rather than the idea, sacrificing the sound itself. As for us, we think the opposite, seeking musical inspiration elsewhere. What’s next for Stone Submarines? We are looking for a record label and a booking agent. In the meantime, we are recording new fantastic tunes and planning to release it soon.
MJ Halloran performs at The Tote on Thursday November 14. Tickets are $8 on the door.
Stone Submarine’s self-titled debut album is out now. Give it a spin via streaming services.
Kill Your Friends
Hanging Gardens of Makatron
GAMING
Kill Your Friends is the new card game that gives the mischievous Cards Against Humanity a run for its money. Inspired by the confronting and taboo subject matter of the aforementioned game and the fast competitive game play of UNO, Kill Your Friends was devised as an adultthemed game amplifying the natural competitiveness and aggressive nature of people playing card and board games. Kill Your Friends plays like an aggressive version of UNO crossed with Survivor. You win by being the last player remaining in the game or the first player with no cards. It is a quick and easy game to learn and play – games take between five and 20 minutes to play, but there is a clear tactical element to win that quickly builds a fun rivalry between friends. There’s a few special cards, such as the “Reaper” and “Head Swap” cards, that can turn the game on its head just when you think you have things under control. This makes the game truly unpredictable. While the game is positioned to evoke the natural competitiveness in people who play card and board games, there is a greater message here. Each card features a unique “death”, some of which are just a bit of fun and silly, and others which provide a crude, shocking and provoking social commentary of topics such as depression, police brutality, addiction, health trends and much more. This is intended to push a few buttons and provide a point of conversation around the table. Find out more about Kill Your Friends and purchase the game at killyourfriends.co.
ARTS
The Hanging Gardens of Makatron sounds elusive but intriguing. What actually is it? This exhibition is my latest collection of works, mostly canvas with some sculpture and installation pieces. This is my fifth solo show, but first in many years as I’ve been focused on painting large scale murals globally, so it’s been fun and interesting to work in the studio and get back into the small brush work. What is the inspiration behind the exhibition? I find inspiration in many places, often other visual art pieces, at times through playing or listening to music. Sometimes I get inspired when walking through the bush or connecting to nature somehow. I’ve tried to create an exhibition with a loose nature theme running through each piece to show a narrative of how we as humans relate to our environment. Who would this exhibition appeal to? I think people who have an interest in the slightly weird, imaginative art world. I try to add a touch of surrealism and adventure in my art, make it a little quirky. You have literally travelled the world with your work. How have your travels influenced Hanging Gardens of Makatron? I like to pull influences from places by representing the local animals or plants, but sometimes the influence comes from within or from somewhere not on earth. Check out Hanging Gardens of Makatron at OTC Gallery, 191 Wellington St, Collingwood from Thursday December 5 to Monday December 9. Find out more at makatron.com or at his Instagram @mike.makatron.
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Beat’s Beer Garden Special Loop Top + Loop Roof
Le Bon Ton
How does your rooftop garden stand out from the crowd? Hard on the heels of our eye-catching vertical garden project which climbs up from the ground floor to our rooftop three floors above, Loop Top is an extension of Loop Roof. This makes us a unique twin-tiered rooftop hospitality garden space with special emphasis on our rooftop gardens, city view and horticultural treats. What’s the perfect drink for a beer garden session? Spritzers are best consumed on our rooftop cocktail bar garden oasis under the stars. They’re light and refreshing and perfect for summer. If I’m hungry, what food can I enjoy? Enjoy our buffalo chicken bites, mushroom wings, Big Loop Burgers (beef, chicken or bean and beetroot) and fries. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? Be treated to dozens of horticultural gems at Loop Top – the mystical bottle tree, the regal multi-crowned tree aloe and the delightful array of prickly pear cacti paddles are just three fabulous plant specimens to whet your botanical appetite. Can we expect any summer surprises on the drinks menu? We provide a superb array of tap beers, punk craft cans, beer specials, local wines, Spritzers and inventive cocktails.
How does your beer garden stand out from the crowd? With Southern hospitality of course! Think Bourbon Street, New Orleans – it’s always a great time! What’s the perfect drink for a beer garden session? You can’t go past a cold beer from the tap, or delicious cocktail. Why not try a Brooklyn Bel Air Sour on tap or highball cocktail. If I’m hungry, what food can I enjoy out the back? Our pit-smoked meats are the perfect addition to any beer garden session! Smoked over iron bark for over 12 hours, all meats are melt in your mouth delicious. Including brisket and pulled pork shoulder, there is something for everyone. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? Authentic beer garden, finished with wine barrels, astro turf and festoon lighting. Describe your beer garden in five words. Let the good times roll! This is our motto!
Find Loop Top + Loop Roof as part of Loop Project Space & Bar at Level 3 & 4, 23 Meyers Place, CBD, open everyday til late. More info at their website. LOOPROOFTOPBAR.COM.AU
Find Le Bon Ton at 51 Gipps Street, Collingwood open seven days from 12pm on Tuesdays to Sundays and 5pm on Mondays. Check out what they’ve got going on via their website or Facebook page. LEBONTON.COM.AU
Munich Brauhaus
The Moldy Fig
What’s the perfect drink for a beer garden session? We wouldn’t be a good Bierhaus if we didn’t say beer! We celebrate Oktoberfest everyday with German imports available year-round, plus Aussie craft classics all on tap. If a 500ml isn’t enough, try one of our 1L steins or a beer tower to share with mates. If I’m hungry, what food can I enjoy out the back? Our full menu is available in our outdoor seating area. This includes our famous schnitzels, pork belly, and shareable platters! We also have daily specials available that will leave your mouth watering and wallets happy. The beer garden itself is drinks only. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? As a traditional German venue, our inspiration comes from the classic German beer halls and gardens in Munich! It has a very relaxed atmosphere, views over the river, festoon lighting and heaps of beautiful greenery. Have we mentioned the comfy deck chairs & couches? Can we expect any summer surprises on the drinks menu? There will be quite a lot of changes to our drinks menu this summer season! New additions will include fruity cocktails and refreshing flavoured beers. All of the old favourites will still be available – including our famous German beer steins! Describe your beer garden in five words. New, relaxed, sunlit, fun, vibrant.
If I’m hungry, what food can I enjoy out the back? Traditional Cajun Creole all the way from New Orleans. Who doesn’t love southern food just like mamma’s cooking? Fan favourites include gumbos, jambalaya, po’ boys and loaded fries. With lots of gluten free and vegan options, there’s something for everyone to snack on. Can we expect any summer surprises on the drinks menu? We’re launching a new drinks list just in time for summer. Cocktail jugs galore with ten new options to try! Beer? Check out our blackboard for locally-brewed craft tinnies. Vino? Taste test our new wine list featuring sustainably-grown vegan wines. What’s the perfect drink for a beer garden session? Voodoo Punch? Get a glass or share a jug with your mates. Feeling like a beer? Go for the beer tasting bucket and try six different ones for $50. Describe the perfect summer beer garden scenario in under 40 words. Nothing feels better than discovering the hidden beer garden out the back of your favourite spot with your pooch, until you realise its happy hour too! Who can resist $10 cocktails, $6 wine and $7 pints? Plus it’s undercover. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? Our beer garden is inspired by the many infamous courtyards and drinking holes of New Orleans. A little eclectic, a little cosy and imbued with good juju, Papa Legba’s garden is welcoming to all.
Find Munich Brauhaus at 45 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf, open 11:30am til late everyday. More info via the venue website.
Find The Moldy Fig at 120-122 Lygon Street, Brunswick East open five days a week. Check them out via their website or at their Facebook page.
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BEER GARDEN SPECIAL
The Windsor Castle
How does your beer garden stand out from the crowd? The lush tropical greenery that hugs The Windsor Castle’s beer garden is what makes it stand out. Nestled beneath a giant tree canopy and among plenty of palms, our outdoor oasis sits in a quiet street of Windsor, just off the bustle of Chapel Street. If I’m hungry, what food can I enjoy out the back? We’ve got something for everyone! You can grab a few plates to share from our sharing menu (with three for $30), explore a good range of main options, take on one of our big steaks or enjoy something from our always favourable ‘Pub Classics’ menu. The ‘1kg of southern-style buffalo wings and jug of beer’ special on Tuesdays and Sundays is always a hit in the garden. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? Taking inspiration from tropical tiki villages, the garden is a charming and kooky hideout with sun bursting through its green canopy. The bamboo outdoor bar and thatched roofing protect the garden, making it popular all year round. Can we expect any summer surprises on the drinks menu? There are always new additions to the drinks menu. We’ve just extended our happy hours for the summer, which are now 4:30pm-8pm from Monday to Friday with selected tap beers and wines. Hang around Friday night for our cocktail specials featuring the Negroni, espresso martini and an array of Spritz’s. Describe your beer garden in five words. Tropical, large, locals, social and fun! Find The Windsor Castle at 89 Albert Street, Windsor, open seven days a week. More info via the pub’s website. WINDSORCASTLE.COM.AU
Melbourne Beer Garden Company
The Bergy Seltzer
How does your beer garden stand out from the crowd? Ever wanted to avoid the hustle and bustle of Sydney Rd? Hidden from the usual Brunswick summer spots, our beer garden is the perfect place this summer to catch up with that old friend or to impress that hot date you’ve been waiting to go on all year. Nothing impresses like finding a hidden local gem, especially when it’s dog friendly. What’s the perfect drink for a beer garden session? If it’s a beer garden, it has to be an ice-cold beer. We stock a range of delicious summerbased beers, as well as some old favourites in the fridge and on tap! Describe the perfect summer beer garden scenario in under 40 words. 33 degrees, slight breeze, jug of beer, three best mates, listening to local music, game of UNO. Tell us about the décor. What’s the inspiration behind your beer garden? Some of our favourite album covers litter the walls in black and white, while the space is bright and green with plants all round. The perfect place to get lost in a conversation and forget about the dramas of the world. Describe your beer garden in five words. Prepared for the Melbourne weather. Find The Bergy Seltzer at 68 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, open seven days from 4pm til 1am. Find out more via their Facebook page. FACEBOOK.COM/THEBERGYSELTZER
Three killer beer gardens you mightn’t know about The Brunswick Green
THE BRUNSWICK GREEN How did the Melbourne Beer Garden Company come together? Melbourne Beer Garden Company (MBGco) came about from years of helping people design and construct their dream gardens. After many years of working alongside each other in various projects, Joel, Kristy and myself formed the company early this year. It seems like a niche area. Why beer gardens? We decided on focusing on beer gardens as we are very passionate in creating spaces for people to come together, be it families or social settings. There is no better place to be in Melbourne on a sunny day than a beer garden. For families who have young kids, we give them an entertaining space for adults and kids that is both functional and attractive to the eye. What is the most important aspect of a beer garden to get right? From a design aspect, it is important for people to have spaces they can unwind in. We custom make furniture to suit; it might be a relaxed daybed right up to a bocce lawn at home! Everyone has their own way to escape their busy life and we cater specifically to the client’s needs. Usually this means every garden has its own unique look. What’s next for Melbourne Beer Garden Company? MBGco will be taking a well-earned short break over the Christmas period from manual work, taking that opportunity to do some research around Melbourne’s beer gardens. We will also be running an exciting competition on our social media sites over summer – for a chance to win, visit, ‘like’ and follow MBGco on Facebook and Instagram. Start your own beer-garden-making adventure by contacting Melbourne Beer Garden Company via email at info.mbgco@gmail.com. Find out more via their website. MELBOURNEBEERGARDENCO.COM
The Brunswick Green pride themselves on their beer garden, claiming to be one of Melbourne’s best kept secrets – although if you’re there on a Friday night, it won’t seem like much of a secret. Their spacious beer garden is filled with tropical plants, rustic picnic tables, and the pavements are cobbled blue stone and old brick. With undercover areas, heaters, and cold misters, the beer garden is the backyard many punters are missing. 313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
PRUDENCE
After being gutted by a fire about a month ago, this local favourite has been revamped and reopened. The fire took the roof, the awnings, and damaged almost the entire beer garden. Once decked with wooden walls, lush greenery and a retractable canopy the walls have now been rendered with plaster and, until permanent coverings can go up, there’s umbrellas providing the shade. Thankfully the garden has lost none of its charm with the iconic church pews reinstalled and the decking replaced. 368 Victoria Street, North Melbourne
ATTICUS FINCH
From the outside it looks more like a wine bar, giving an old-worldly vibe from its exterior and front room. Out the back is an intimate beer garden, fitted out with the usual beer garden furniture alongside some more art-deco/shabby chic, aged metal and wooden outdoor sets painted in chipping white. There’s also a shed out the back with a pool table and a bunch of stools to sit on while you watch your mates play. 129 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
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NEW MUSIC
Albums & Singles BEST NEW ALBUM
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THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES
I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do
Following the release of their debut LP You Work For Us in 2017, These New South Whales maintain their raw punk sound while delivering sharper, more refined melodies across their latest album. I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do is reminiscent of early noughties indie rockers like Interpol and The Strokes, but with an apparent Aussie drone. The guitar riffs are incredibly catchy and instantly uplifting, with songs like ‘In The Light of Day’ a befitting soundtrack to your early morning commute. ‘Safe In My Skin’ and ‘Talking Out Of Turn’ are favourites due to their hypnotic melodies and sweeping wah wah noise. ‘Rest Solo’ is another short and fast-paced track abundant with energy. Each track on the album carries its own unique sound, notably the pulsating electronic sounds in ‘Do U Connect’ which almost sounds like a stock ringtone you’d find on an old Motorola flip phone. Despite the upbeat feel of the album, These New South Whales reflect on political ideas through their lyrics, like in their previous album. The title track in particular has a strong message, with lyrics “I think it’s about high time we all stopped blaming our behaviour on a good relationship with god”. Clocking in at just over a minute, the track is more like a short conversation than a song. The change in pace is a surprise amongst the tracklist and seems a deliberate way of drawing attention to the message. These New South Whales hit the nail on the head with this exciting modern punk album, staying true to the hard-edged melodies and political lyrics of the genre. I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do is punk with a twist. Label: Warner BY SASKIA MORRISON-THIAGU
SINGLES – WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY
EVELYN IDA MORRIS
Nameless, Faceless Evelyn Ida Morris’ take on Courtney Barnett’s Margaret Atwood-citing ‘Nameless, Faceless’ shows that the peppy power pop original is not only musically sophisticated but incredibly poignant. Piano provides the primary accompaniment, with a dressing of electric organ and backing vocals. Morris, who identifies as neither male nor female, inserts the line “I’m in between, here for my sisters” in place of “I hold my keys, between my fingers.” It’s a beautiful rendition that stands alone while also making you eager to revisit the original.
MATT BERNINGER AND PHOEBE BRIDGERS
Walking On a String The National’s latest album wasn’t brilliant, but it did pair Matt Berninger’s voice with a variety of gifted female singers, priming him for this collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers. Taken from the Between Two Ferns soundtrack, ‘Walking On a String’ is an alt-country slow burn that could easily be mistaken for a Wilco cover. It’s not, but as Jeff Tweedy’s band is wont to do, the polite to-and-fro is eventually shed for a belting final verse and flamethrowing drum finish. Label: Dead Oceans
Label: Milk! Records
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HACHIKU
TAME IMPALA
Shark Attack
It Might Be Time
It’s not a Split Enz cover, but a welcome return from Melbourne-based songwriter/producer Hachiku. Anika Ostendorf burrows a bit deeper here, conjuring a brooding intensity that recalls Beach House, only without the layer of dreamy obfuscation. While the production can’t suitably be described as lofi, ‘Shark Attack’ retains a handmade quality. By the final chorus, however, everything is cranked to the point of saturation.
We’ve learned to assess Tame Impala more on the strength of their albums than singles, despite Kevin Parker’s knack for fashioning festival-uniting melodies. So three tracks into the post-Currents cycle – and onto the second official single from LP number four – we’re fighting the urge to deem the new material a bit a lacklustre, a bit directionless. ‘It Might Be Time’ does bang hard, for what’s it’s worth. Parker’s production is reliably lively as the song recalls acid house-inspired big beat à la The Chemical Brothers.
Label: Milk! Records
Label: Modular
NEW MUSIC
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AIRBOURNE
Boneshaker
Collaborating with acclaimed producer Dave Cobb and new guitarist, Matt ‘Harri’ Harrison, Airbourne deliver their fifth album Boneshaker. A staple in Airbourne’s catalogue is that if an album has a title track, it is the most conspicuous and intense. In this case, ‘Boneshaker’ does what it’s supposed to do, with an impressive chorus and banshee-like vocals from frontman and living embodiment of rock, Joel O’Keeffe. His impressive vocals are present throughout the album, backed with energetic musicality. This is present on most tracks, most noticeably being ‘She Gives Me Hell’, ‘Backseat Boogie’ and ‘Blood In The Water; the latter having the darkest of lyrics to spare. Airbourne aren’t ones to shy away from their love of good ol’ rock, which makes having a track called ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll For Life’ a fitting move, even if it’s not their most impressive track. Unfortunately, Boneshaker does hit a slight bump in the road towards the first half of the album, with mid-tempo rockers being clumped together before energy is regained mid-album. If these tracks were spread out throughout the album, the structure of Boneshaker would be more solid. But Boneshaker does have the muscle and entertainment we’ve come to expect from the Aussie rock outfit.
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LOWHEART
Gravel or Gold
Victorian duo Lowheart, productive as ever, have released another decent-sized album in Gravel or Gold. While being extremely generous with the number of songs they’ve laid out on the record, Lowheart still have plenty of pub rock to disperse. ‘Some Kinda Love’ ignites a groovy punk vibe with cool harmonica and guitar work. ‘Falling Fast’ faces up as probably the most melodic song on the album with its oldfashioned country acoustic feel, while ‘Ain’t All That’ has an easy-going, toe-tapping blues rock rhythm. ‘The Darkness’ is the standout, lyrically conjuring relatability through its depiction of a depressive state against an acoustic backdrop. However, the album has its stumps. ‘Kicked to the Curb’ could have been its most energetic song but becomes sidetracked by its chorus vocals. ‘Everything’s Changed’ suffers from the same problem, with the musicality also letting it down. ‘Heading Down the Road’ and ‘Family Man’ cross over into filler territory. It’s hard doing an album of this size, and Lowheart do get points for the diversity shown across Gravel or Gold. Though they also lose some for the tracks that don’t quite hit the mark.
OBSCURA HAIL
Zero
Local three-piece Obscura Hail open proceedings of their new five-song EP with the prophetic sounding observation: “It helps to swear if you’re hurt”. As the initial strokes of gentle guitar make way for a fuller sound, it is clear the band is charged and underway. Innovation can often alienate, but they seem to traverse this terrain well. Thus, ‘Swear Jar’ packs a punch as drums are struck with a demonic fervour and the song evolves with earnest intent. ‘Goth’, ‘Sex Appeal’ and ‘Psychic Cemetery’ all inspire admiration without being lofty monoliths of creation. The robotic ‘Goth’ nods to the heroes the band obviously hold dear, yet the song transcends nostalgia and is breathy in the manner of The Radio Dept.. ‘Sex Appeal’ is a scenario song and adds a flash of startling colour to an essentially dim and bewildered existence. Though you shouldn’t expect a virtuoso performance, Zero doesn’t display any signs of egregious conduct that would dissuade investigating this band. The whispered introduction to ‘The Thin Man’ hints at an air of malice before the melodies kick in and the whimsical ‘Psychic Cemetery’ rounds out proceedings with a stately collision of gentle acoustic serenading. Laconic.
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THE GROWLERS
Natural Affair
The Growlers keep providing for their legions of devoted fans with Natural Affair. The ever-evolving Los Angeles band return with another round of snappy, radioready, garage-grunge tracks. It’s only been a year since The Growlers released Casual Acquaintances, but their latest LP, Natural Affair, released under their own label, Beach Goth Records & Tapes, has been welcomed with open arms already. Title track ‘Natural Affair’, one of four singles released in the lead up to the album’s release, is a riff-heavy tune while ‘Long Hot Night (Halfway to Certain)’ makes a dramatic entrance early in the record with an intro well deserving of some head-banging. ‘Social Man’ is another reminder of The Growlers’ innate ability to mix slinky ‘80s riffs and motifs into their own blend of ‘beach goth pop’. ‘Try Hard Fool’ sits back in a bed of synths and fuzz-infused guitar, as do most of the songs of the album, along with a generous sprinkling of surf riffs and mosh-ready choruses. While the album doesn’t deviate from what fans already know and expect, it does confirm that The Growlers know exactly what they’re doing, and they’re doing it well. Label: Beach Goth Records & Tapes BY PRIYA FRANCIS
Label: Dot Dash/Remote Control BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS
Label: Rat Wheel Records Label: Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia
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EDITOR’S PICK
STONE SUBMARINES
Stone Submarines Psych-rock enthusiasts will enter a frenzy once they wrap their ears around Moscowbased band Stone Submarines’ debut self-titled album.
‘Jack’s Adventure in a Concrete Forest’ is a rollicking opener that brings to mind booming psych locals Buried Feather, and the similarly inclined Mt. Mountain from Perth. The song is the perfect launchpad for an album that unfurls into something out of a Horrors handbook. Lead vocalist Nikolay Morozov adorns his Faris Badwan cape, his singings curling around the spacious melodies like a sloth on a tree. Their 2017 EP Monster Wave set the blueprint for their sonic footprint, but on Stone Submarines, the four-piece have really tightened their sound – something which
Grammy-winning producer Brian Lucey, who mastered the album, might have had a hand in. Through the core of the album, listeners are greeted with the pulsing ‘Revolver’, ‘Downtown’ – a thumping psych anthem – and ‘She Said’, another track that exhibits the band’s appetite for sky-reaching hooks. Stone Submarines are out here writing tracks for big stages and while their reputation belies such ambition at this moment, it will be interesting to see where album one takes them. Label: Independent BY TOM PARKER
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GIGS & EVENTS
Gig & Events Guide WEDNESDAY 13 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK CHRIS BIENIEK TRIO Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. MARKIYAN & OKSANA MELNYCHENKO Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS SUITCASE - WORLD MUSIC OPEN MIC FEAT: ALLARA Open Studio. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS WORLD MUSIC CAFÉ À L'ALLIANCE FEAT: ZANMI DE ZIL, BALLARAT SKA UNION, THE PUSH REGGAE BAND Alliance Française de Melbourne. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $25. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. EMMA VOLARD, THE MAMAS, JAYDEAN, GABRIEL LCR Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $12.48. KATHLEEN HALLORAN QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $20. MAYFIELD Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. DAVID KNIGHT Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. FREE. KICKASS KARAOKE Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 9pm. FREE. THE WELCOME SWALLOW OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MUSICLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSAL MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $5. MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. MEGAN KIMBER The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. KIMBERLEY WHEELER The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE.
LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: BUDDY KNOX, JOYCE PRESCHER, LEIGH SLOGGETT The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. THE TESKEY BROTHERS, HARMONY BYRNE Forum Melbourne. 7pm.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP NGAIIRE, RARA ZULU, KEE'AHN Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. WEDNESDAY TWIST The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL PLEXUS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $50.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL KID CONGO & THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, PRIMO! The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $35. DYSON STRINGER CLOHER, JODI PHILLIS Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. DENIM GORGEOUS, THE HUM DRUMS, PINK WOOL PRESS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DINNER’S READY Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. UPSTAIRS BEATS SESSIONS FEAT: STVTIC, TOYA HOETZEL, SNOWY, HIRAKU Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. POSTAL WEDNESDAYS FEAT: POST PERCY Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 10pm. FREE. WOMEN'S DJ WORKSHOPS FEAT: LUEN Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. FREE.
THURSDAY 14 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 7pm. LOIS ROSE Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. SAL WONDER, BILLY BARKER, GIRLATONES The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. MICHAEL SWEET Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $69. STEEP CANYON RANGERS, DAVIDSON BROTHERS Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $49.34. KARAKAS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. FRINGE DWELLERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. BUDDY KNOX Lost. St Kilda. 9pm. FREE. HOLLY ARROWSMITH, MIMI GILBERT, KERRYN FIELDS Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. $25. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE. THE TESKEY BROTHERS, HARMONY BYRNE Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK RUBY PAGE & BOB VENIER, THE JOE RUBERTO QUARTET Rising Sun Hotel. South Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. FLAMES EYE, MPRESS KANDANCE Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. GECKO, TAP, THE JESS MAHLER TRIO The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. DIANA ROUVAS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $45. FLOW PROJECT FEAT: SENIVODA Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS THE LOST CLOG Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $30.
MAGNUSSON/DI SARIO/FISCHER TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. ENTRETANGODUO+1 Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. SIMONE GILL & THE NEW IMPROMPTU QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. SAMANTHA MORLEY, JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel. South Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. WOMEN OF SOUL Trades Hall. Carlton. 7pm. $25. BOHEMIAN NIGHTS FEAT: ERNIE GRUNER, PHIL CARROLL, DAVID KRYCER St Margaret's Anglican Church. Eltham. 8pm. $12. KITCHEN PRESENTS: COFI & JAM FEAT: COFI, JK GROUP, MALLA Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. CHILL EVANS & FRIENDS, JAFAR Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5.30pm. FREE. FIRETAIL Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJ BISCOTTI Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 7pm. FREE. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - LIVE MUSIC SAFARI FEAT: POOKIE, KROWN, BLUSH'KO, 2ND THOUGHT, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. DOSE #2, TRIGGER HAPPY, ALON ILSAR, AARTI JADU, SLOWFADE, JOSHUA HARRY HALL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $15. CATCH THE BEAT THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ PERIL, MIKE GURRIERI The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. COLOUR X THICKWAVE FEAT: ELLE SHIMADA, BEL, LADY LASH, PAPAPHILIA, HEXTAPE, MORE Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. FREE. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - LIVE MUSIC SAFARI - BIG GAY MMW PARTY Radar Bar & Nightclub. 8pm. FREE. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - LIVE MUSIC SAFARI FEAT: LADI6, RARA ZULU, HA NA, ANTIPHON, DUFRESNE, JB, HDSNJMSJR, DJ IMAXX, JIMI DAWG Whitehart Bar. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE.
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MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - LIVE MUSIC SAFARI FEAT: DJ FRIENDSHIPS, ASYLUM SISTERS, POST PERCY, Λ / Π, RMR, CAZGEN, AMELIA LACKMANN, DYLAB, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. CHUCKLE PARK LANEWAY PARTY FEAT: BABY G, BIGMAC, KIEREN BONANNO, FOSTA, STICKS New Guernica. Melbourne. 8pm.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL HUMAN FACE, SPACECADET LULLABIES, BRUISER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - LIVE MUSIC SAFARI FEAT: LOOSE TOOTH, U-BAHN, FLOODLIGHTS, MICHAEL BEACH & THE ARTISTS The Curtin. Carlton. 5.30pm. FREE. DYSON STRINGER CLOHER, JODI PHILLIS Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. THE FCKUPS, BASTARD NÖRTH, SEVEN MARGARITAS Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. B!AND, KODIAK GALAXY, SHOCK FRIENDLY Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10. YOU LEGENDS, DENTAL PLAN, SLACK ATTACK Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. LUKE HOLLAND Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $44. MICHAEL SWEET Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $69. SOOKI LA LA FEAT: THE COLBY'S, DLFN ASLT, QUEEN CABU, CHARLIE MCCOSH, ANYA ALCHEMY Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 7pm. $5. ANTI FADE X AARGHT RECORDS FEAT: THE NATIVE CATS, CIVIC, PRIMO!, AUSMUTEANTS, UBIK, BANANAGUN Max Watt's (Melbourne).7pm. FREE. ROCKY & THE TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES FAD Gallery. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. BAD BANGS, ELWYN, POLLY & THE POCKETS Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP NGAIIRE, RARA ZULU, TIANA KHASI Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $33.92. DRAPHT, MANTRA, JYE SIMPSON, CHEVY LEVETT, KNOE Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $39.91.
DUB FX Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. $12.48. CHILL EVANS & FRIENDS, JAFAR Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5.30pm. FREE.
FRIDAY 15 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES CRAIG WOODWARD & FRIENDS Cafe Gummo. Thornbury. 8.30pm. FREE. REBEL AID: FUNDRAISER FOR XR LEGAL SUPPORT, ELLEN BURBIDGE, MAL WEBB, JOSE PINCHEIRA, AMARU TRIBE, JESSE WITNEY Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. $15. KHRISTIAN MIZZI, CHARLES JENKINS Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $22. MISSION BROWN Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. THE MCCLYMONTS, BLAKE O'CONNOR Village Green. Mulgrave. 7pm. $45. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101. Maribyrnong. 7pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. BUDDY KNOX 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. RATTLINCANE Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. THE TESKEY BROTHERS, HARMONY BYRNE Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK LOS PARCEROS The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm. RAMA JORDON, HUI, HASSALL The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. JOHN HENDERSON TRIO Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. DJ MURPH Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. JAMES GUIDA, JESSE WILLIAMS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. BORTIER OKOE, ASTRO & THE AGES Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9pm. $16.35.
GROOVE BANDITS The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE SAM KEEVERS TRIO Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. THE BAMBOOS Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $37.75. DJ NORMAN WEAKLY Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 9pm. THE GIPSY CLUB CABARET 24 Moons. Northcote. 7pm. $20 - 35. CHONK, ALMA ZYGIER Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. EMILIANO SAMPAIO + TOSHI CLINCH BIG BAND, PHOEBE DAY Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $32.50. DANY MAIA SEXTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. THE SONGS & TIMES OF SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME FEAT: GARY PINTO Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $69 - 89. JACKIE BORNSTEIN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $20 - 25. DUE WEST ARTS FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT FEAT: N’ARWEET CAROLYN BRIGGS (AM), UNCLE LARRY WALSH, EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS, GORDON KOANG, ASEEL TAYAH, THE INDIRECT OBJECT, SNUFF PUPPETS, JOHN WAYNE PARSONS, SHAUNTAI BATZKE, PASEFIKA VITORIA CHOIR, MORE Footscray Community Arts Centre. VIC. 6pm. FREE. THE ALEXANDER NETTELBECK QUARTET Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL CARNAL VISCERA, DEFENESTRATION, ABU GHRAIB, HEADLESS, MAGGOT BATH The Yarra Hotel. Abbotsford. 8pm. $10. THE TWISTEES, ROMERO, POLICE FORCE Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. THE ARGOTIERS, ACOUSTIC FOXX Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. DOWNERS, PINK WONDER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. THE DEAD LOVE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $20. THE VOICES SUPERGROUP - HEAVEN'S GREATEST HITS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $38. HAYDEN CALNIN, LONI RAE THOMSON, AMY POLLOCK Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $20.10. ZOE FOX & THE ROCKET CLOCKS, BANANAGUN, DANE CERTIFICATE'S MAGIC SHOW The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm.
$17.75. THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES, PUBLIQUE, ARSE, RAAVE TAPES Howler. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $24.71. BODYJAR + 28 DAYS Grand Hotel Mornington. Melbourne. 8pm. $44.90. SOCIETY OF BEGGARS, JESS PARKER & THE TROUBLED WATERS Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. FRENZAL RHOMB, SUDS, VON STACHE Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $38.87. BURIED FEATHER, BLACK HEART DEATH CULT Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. EDIT THE EMPIRE, DYLAN BEAST, THE FEATHERHEADS, BLOODY RIPPER Woody's Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. MAKE EMO GREAT AGAIN - AN EMO + POP PUNK PARTY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. THORNHILL, DEADLIGHTS, TAPESTRY, MIRRORS Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. MAJOR BUMMER, PAM SALMON, HEAT DEATH, SKYBELLY Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $12. IRON STEEL MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. ESCAPE GOATS MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. MAMMA JAM Royal Hotel. Essendon. 10pm. FREE. SHIHAD Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 8pm. $39.80. 80S MANIA FEAT: GO WEST, PSEUDO ECHO, A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, THE CUTTING CREW, WANG CHUNG Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 8pm. $90.68. U2, NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Marvel Stadium. Docklands. 7pm. $131.53 - 192.98. MORNING MELODIES FEAT: GABRIELLE PARBO Ferntree Gully Hotel. Ferntree Gully. 10.30am. $17. BADGERS, UNDERCOVER CROPS, HOUSEHATS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. THE GRAPES The Basement Discs. Melbourne. 12.45pm. FREE. WINESHANK Bad Shepherd Brewing Company. VIC. 7.30pm. FREE. DUE WEST ARTS FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT FEAT: N’ARWEET CAROLYN BRIGGS (AM), UNCLE LARRY WALSH, EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS, GORDON KOANG, ASEEL TAYAH, THE INDIRECT OBJECT, SNUFF PUPPETS, JOHN WAYNE PARSONS, SHAUNTAI BATZKE, PASEFIKA VITORIA CHOIR, MORE Footscray Community Arts Centre. VIC. 6pm. FREE. METRIK The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 11pm. FREE.
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Turtle Wave
The Fringe Dwellers
Philly
Los Parceros
THE ESPY
THE DRUNKEN POET
THE TOFF
THORNBURY LOCAL
Blending psychedelic and aggressive undertones with notes of rock, Turtle Wave and Phaedo will perform at The Espy on Thursday November 14. Both are local and new to the music scene, so you can experience their raw sound before they blow up. It’s all for free and kicks off at 8pm.
The Drunken Poet is set to get you moving on Thursday November 14 with a night of blues, rockabilly and jazz by The Fringe Dwellers. The trio are known to create havoc in the venues they play, in only the best ways. It’s free and kicks off at 8pm.
As part of Melbourne Music Week, The Toff is hosting Live Music Safari on Thursday November 14. The night will feature artists Philly, Soju Gang, Daniel Elia, Kee’Ahn, and more, to really make your Thursday wild. It kicks off at 7:30pm and it’s free.
Start your weekend off the right way with Los Parceros at Thornbury Local on Friday November 15. They’ll bring a range of Latin songs for you to shake your hips and drink to, which is clearly the perfect deal. Even better, it’s all free and kicks off at 9pm.
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MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL BORDERLINE DJS The Merri Clan. Preston. 7.30pm. FREE. LONDON TOPAZ Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $20.15. DJ NORMAN WEAKLY Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 9pm. MR. BILL, TOBACCO RAT, AZUKI, RAKISH, ANGUS GREEN, KUFATALI Rubix Warehouse. Brunswick. 10pm. $25 - 30. REVOLVER FRIDAYS FEAT: MARKET MEMORIES, THE JOURNEY, STEVE BLEAS, CLUELESS, PARTYSHIRTS THOMPSON, MATT KOVIC Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 10pm. AUTO-MASH DJS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. SLEEP D, KUNIYUKI Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $30. HAUSWERK The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. MIGHTY MOUSE, ROB SAMA, ROB ANTHONY, FUNKY COL, BOYBLEWE, JAY RAMON, MORE OneSixOne. Prahran. 9pm. $20 - 25. AFROCAN DEEP FEAT: CULOE DE SONG Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9.30pm. $28.60 - 34.70. SADDLE CLUB FEAT: ANDY MURPHY, BUTTERS, HANDSDOWN, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. JAI WOLF Max Watt's (Melbourne).7.30pm. $39.90. OUR STYLE 2019, DYNAMICS, TANTRA, WARREN J, DJ NAANA Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $40. PRETTY BLEAK, MODERN OPERA, MAZ GREEN Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. $10.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP BODYJAR + 28 DAYS Grand Hotel Mornington. Melbourne. 8pm. $44.90. RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $22.19. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. KARAOKE FRIDAYS: BEYONCÉ VS RIHANNA The Emerson. South Yarra. 8pm. $10.
KHOKOLAT FRIDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. DAY6 Festival Hall. West Melbourne. 7pm. $142.61. G FLIP The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. BEAMER BOY Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $11.42.
SATURDAY 16 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES CRAIG WOODWARD & FRIENDS The Merri Creek Tavern. Northcote. 3pm. FREE. DOGGEREL The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm. MIMI GILBERT Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. THE BORDERERS - 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELTIC GALA Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $22. GRAND BAXTER Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. ELLA BELFANTI Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. CREEK, AMY POLLOCK The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. CARUS THOMPSON Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill. Ocean Grove. 7.30pm. $21. RUSTIC SONS BAND Royal Hotel. Mornington. 8pm. FREE. DAVE HOLMES GANG The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. THE TIPPLERS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. FREE. JAMIE PAYET, TOBY MOBBS Choppertown. VIC. 8pm. $25. BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. THE TESKEY BROTHERS, HARMONY BYRNE Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm.
GREAT GABLE, NANCIE SHIPPER, KAITLIN KEEGAN Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. HUGH MCGINLAY The Merri Clan. Preston. 7.30pm. FREE. GANG OF FOUR, HORACE BONES, RATHEAD The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $50. DEVIL ELECTRIC, DEATHBEAT, THE BONE SHACK Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. RACK JONES, JAMES MOLONEY & THE MAD DOG HARRISONS, DUMB WHALES, NAPIER Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $15. FUZZFEST 2019 FEAT: GOAT SHAMAN, FILTH DIMENSION, THE GURDIES, THE STATE SYSTEM, FULL TONE GENERATOR, MORE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 2pm. $28. SHIHAD, PLOVERS, BARE BONES Village Green. Mulgrave. 8pm. $39.80. THE VOICES SUPERGROUP - HEAVEN'S GREATEST HITS, LEE HARDING Woody's Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. $51. ON REPEAT: TAME IMPALA NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $10. FLEETWOOD MAX – CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF FLEETWOOD MAC Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $28.89. THE JIVES, CLEAN CUT SOCIETY, LEMON DAZE Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 8pm. $12.20. BON JOVI FOREVER, POIZON'US, CIRCUS DUST MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $20. ROCK-Q MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $25. FRENZAL RHOMB Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 8pm. $39.80. IAN MOSS, MARK WILKINSON, LACHLAN EDWARDS Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 8pm. $87.72. PEARL JAM EXPERIENCE, FUNKY MONKS Max Watt's (Melbourne).8pm. $18.90. JUKEBOX RACKET Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 9pm. FREE. DINNER & A SHOW FEAT: MARTIN FRAWLEY Cams Kiosk. VIC. 6pm. $65.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
UV RACE, THE SNAKES, THIBAULT Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. SOFT TACO, SCALPS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. MANDY CONNELL, THE DUFRANES, TELECASTRO Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE.
TOVCHÉ Section 8. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. SPRING DJ TAKEOVER FEAT: ADRIANA Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. FREE. DJTRACKER REUNION Red Betty. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE.
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PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co. Prahran. 8pm. FREE. EN PASSANT FEAT: SŌSHO, UDMO, GENKI TANAKA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. DJ A-MAN Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. DJ BON SOY TOY BOY Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. SOOKI SATURDAYS FEAT: SÉBASTIEN LÉGER Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 6pm. FREE. CONNOR MAC, HUGOE, ALEGRA, GEORDY OTIS, LE'BRUH Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 3pm. FREE. ULTERIOR MOTIVE, ANIMATE, LA-TO, UNDEFINED, CMNDR RAY, ZEMLA Rubix Warehouse. Brunswick. 10pm. $20. BURNT OUT - A DUSTY REUNION FEAT: JUST JEAN, KYLE FRANCIS, LIL TIGRE, ANTH MISSALE, A.K. 24 Moons. Northcote. 10pm. $10 - 15. ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $22.19. LAURA KING, ALAVATE, TRAVLOS Empire Nightclub. Narre Warren. 9pm. SOLARDO Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $39.80. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: MATTEO FREYRIE, ANDREA GUADALUPI, ETWAS, NICK REVERSE, SEQUËNCE, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP MAJOR PLAINS, TENDER BUTTONS, FRENCH CUT The Yarra Hotel. Abbotsford. 7.30pm. $10.39. I KNOW THE CHIEF The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. TUKA, ALPHAMAMA, EFJAY, MARTIAN Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $29.86. REMI, COOL OUT SUN, MZRIZK Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. LABJACD Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11.30pm. $12.48. THE RAAH PROJECT, MIKE GURRIERI Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. $26.56. LIGHT - OLD SCHOOL RNB NIGHT Co. Southbank. 10pm. $27.46. KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK
Gary Sheba
DOSE
The Slim Morrison Band
Juke Box Racket
Marcus Knight
THE EVELYN HOTEL
THE LOMOND HOTEL
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
TEMPERANCE HOTEL
Hit up DOSE for a night of experimental music as instrument designer Alon Ilsar conducts sound and light, commanding a holographic world with his custom-built AirSticks. Ilsar will be performing the music of Comatone & Foley alongside Aarti Jadu, Slowfade and Joshua Harry Hall. It all goes down on Thursday November 14 from 8pm.
Saturday November 16 will be jam packed with ‘70s rock and blues covers brought to you by The Slim Morrison Band at The Lomond Hotel. Hits from The Beatles, Tom Petty, and The Rolling Stones are sure to get you through your weekend. It kicks off at 9:30pm for free.
Juke Box Racket are set to take over Clifton Hill Brewpub on Saturday November 16 in a three-set extravaganza. The night will be filled with high-energy ‘50s rock’n’roll which will go well with the venue’s great craft beers. It opens at 9pm, completely free. Shine your dancin’ shoes.
Saturday November 16 will come alive with Marcus Knight’s whopping five-hour set at Temperance Hotel. Gary Sheba will also be making an appearance on the night, if that wasn’t enough. You’ll surely be grooving with the help of their $10 espresso martinis from 5-8pm. No fee, opens at 5pm.
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GIGS & EVENTS
JOHNSTON ST LATIN FIESTA Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. ANJA & ZLATNA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. SLIM MORRISON The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. RAT CHILD Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. STELIOS KAZANTZIDIS - A LIVE TRIBUTE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $36. THE NEW MONOS TRIO Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. QUARTER STREET Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS THE FEMALE VOICES OF REBETIKA FEAT: PASCAL LATRA, KAT STEVENS Mark Street Hall. Fitzroy North. 7.30pm. $25. SVG GROUP, BARNEY MCALL Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 6pm. THE MAT JODRELL QUARTET, BARNEY MCALL Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8pm. SOUL CHIC: WOMEN OF JAZZ & SOUL SHOW Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. CANNONBALL WITH FEM BELLING Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $32.50. ALANNA & OLD HAT JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. THE SONGS & TIMES OF SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME FEAT: GARY PINTO Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $69 - 89. THE WINEHOUSE EXPERIENCE The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $50. RICK FREEMAN'S ON IT TRIO Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 6pm. $20 - 25.
CLASSICAL SKRIDE PIANO QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $61. BRIAN COX - A SYMPHONIC UNIVERSE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $165 - 199. ROMANTICA: SONGS OF LOVE, LUST & WEDDING FRIVOLITY FEAT: ARIA CAPPELLA St Paul’s Anglican Church. VIC. 2pm. $20.
SUNDAY 17 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK
Ashbury Medicine Show THE BERGY SELTZER If you’re out on Sunday November 17 and are in need of, Ashbury Medicine Show’s set at The Bergy Seltzer will cure you. This is definitely backed by science, we swear. They’re providing the service for free from 6pm.
THE JACKSON FOUR Transit Rooftop Bar. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. R&R FEAT: BOHJASS, SHADOW LEAGUE, JOE GUITON, SPENCER Bar 303. Northcote. 6pm. SUNDAY SMALLGOODS FEAT: GOOD SPORT, BARRY SUNSET, EMMA STEVENSON Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. FUNKY KINGSTON Section 8. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. SPEAKEASY JAZZ JAM, ADAM RUDEGEAIR & HOUSE BAND Red Betty. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. JOHNSTON ST LATIN FIESTA, DISCO CON QUESO DJS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. TANEC - 70 YEAR JUBILEE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $66. TANEC - 70 YEAR JUBILEE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 3pm. $66. ANDREAS FLOREZ FUNDRAISING CONCERT FEAT: HARTS, ELF TRANSPORTER, LEWIS FLOREZ DUO, OSCAR JIMENEZ, GYMNASTICS IN THE SEVENTIES Howler. Brunswick. 4pm. $35. JAZZ SUNDAYS FEAT: KING SALLY, DUNCAN DOWNUNDA, MATT HOYNE Howler. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. LALIDA Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. SUDAMERICAN ROCKERS: EPISODE XII, SOUTHLAND LATIN ROCK, CATCHEYE, CHIBCHA, PRINCE BASTARD Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FREE. AGOBLOCO Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6pm. FREE. BIG BAND FREQUENCY Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. THE SONGS & TIMES OF SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME FEAT: GARY PINTO Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 3pm. $69 - 89. MELBOURNE TRAMWAYS BAND Wattle Park. Burwood. 2.30pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES JOSHUA BATTEN Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 5pm. FREE. MACRAME + KATE LUCETTA The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 5pm. ASHBURY MEDICINE SHOW The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 6pm. CARUS THOMPSON Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1pm. $23.29.
TANEC - 70 YEAR JUBILEE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $66. TANEC - 70 YEAR JUBILEE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 3pm. $66. CAM & ANNA The Merri Clan. Preston. 1pm. HARMANIAX The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. ROLLER ONE, GRACE CUMMINGS BAND Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. TWILIGHT IN TULSA Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. ZYDECO JUMP, THE MELBOURNE ACCORDION ORCHESTRA Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 2.30pm. $22. HIDDEN IN THE HILLS - OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 2pm. FREE. MARSDEN WILLIAMS & 245T Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 5.30pm. FREE. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND Royal Hotel (Mornington). Mornington. 3pm. FREE. KYLE PHILLIPSON & THE BARKLY STREET BAND The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. JULES BOULT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. ASHBURY MEDICINE SHOW The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. BLUES & BREWS FEAT: BUDDY KNOX 1895 The Royal Hotel. VIC. 3.30pm. 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.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL MILL, EAGLEMONT, HARRIS The Yarra Hotel. Abbotsford. 5pm. AL MATCOTT, CAHILL KELLY Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE. BABY BLUE + THE VACANT SMILES Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. ROB SNARSKI, SHANE O'MARA, KIERNAN BOX Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 4.30pm. FREE. NORMIE ROWE, BOBBY BRIGHT, MARCIE JONES Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 3pm. $28. GREAT GABLE, NANCIE SHIPPER, THE VELVET CLUB Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $19.04. MUDSHAKER, PUP TENTACLE,
MAMMON'S THRONE, HEAVY DELAY Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $8. SUDAMERICAN ROCKERS: EPISODE XII, SOUTHLAND LATIN ROCK, CATCHEYE, CHIBCHA, PRINCE BASTARD Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FREE. ESTER POLY The B.East. Brunswick East. 5pm. FREE. ASTRONAUGHTY, PURR USUAL, TUCKSHOP Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $10. 'KID' JAMES TRIO The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 4pm. FREE. MIDDLE KIDS, DIDIRRI Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. $54.90. JOSHUA BATTEN Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 5pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL EAT OUT FEAT: JPA, FINE CHINA, BRENTON CHAN Pawn & Co. Prahran. 10pm. $15. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - 5 YEARS OF VANISHING POINT FEAT: TIM KOREN, ZACH ROSE, BILLUS MOON, LEZLEE Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 3pm. SÉBASTIEN LÉGER, NAKADIA, CASSIAN Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 8pm. $30. ELECTRIC INDIGO, DJ KITI, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $10. PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK FEAT: CARL COX, ERIC POWELL Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 3pm. GOSPEL SUNDAYS FEAT: GSM, DJ SNAKES ON EVERYTHING Good Heavens. Melbourne. 12pm. GOOD SPORT, EMMA STEVENSON, BARRY SUNSET Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL BRIAN COX - A SYMPHONIC UNIVERSE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 4pm. $165 - 199.
MONDAY 18 NOV
ROCK, PUNK, METAL MONDAY NIGHT MASS FEAT: KRUL, CLAMM, PINK WONDER, MACROS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm.
The Exciting McGillycuddies
Gospel Sundays
Harmaniax
GOOD HEAVENS
THE LOMOND HOTEL
THE QUIET MAN IRISH PUB
Brunswick’s The Gospel Whiskey is set to unleash a new gig series brought to you by the forward-thinking distillery. The first event in the series was on Sunday November 10 and for the November 17 instalment, they’ll be inviting DJ Snakes On Everything and GSM to the stage.
Worldly outfit Harmaniax meld the genres Zydeco, Cajun, blues and country to create an immersive experience for interested watchers. A band made up of members of Prayerbabies, The Nudgels and more come to The Lomond on Sunday November 17. It’s all free.
Returning once again to The Quiet Man Irish Pub to host their traditional Irish session, The Exciting McGillycuddies will perform on Sunday November 17. Enjoy a range of traditional Irish meals alongside a night of up-tempo music to finish off your weekend. It’s free and starts at 6pm.
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FREE. BODY TYPE DJ SET Globe Alley. Melbourne. 10.30pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL ROBERT HENKE - LUMIÈRE IIIX Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $55. ROBERT HENKE - BEHIND THE LASERS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. FREE. GLASS ANIMALS Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7pm.
CLASSICAL KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE MONASH JAZZ & POPULAR STUDIES RECITAL Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $15. 303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES ROHAN BROWNE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 11am. $17 - 22.
TUESDAY 19 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK GEMMA FARRELL QUINTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $15 - 20. CHOCCY SALAD, SLYPON Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $5. MATT O'BRIEN QUARTET Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. FREE. SONIC TEXTURES FEAT: LHĒON, BAILEY JUDD Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. THE MONASH JAZZ & POPULAR STUDIES RECITAL Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $15.
CLAMM
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES MYSTERY SEA CREATURE, MADI LEES, PAIGE BLACK Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. $5. HARPER BLOOM, RUBY MAE, BELLA CRAIG Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. FRONTM3N Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $38. JOE PUG, IAN NOE Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $39.57. TUESDAY TRIBUTE: CARL PERKINS FEAT: DAVID COSMA, The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL LGBTQ+ FUNDRAISER FOR THE PRIDE FOUNDATION, CREEPY FLAVOUR, KEELY BANKS-NOLO The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. EDITH LANE, SEASLOTH, YUKUMBABE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. ROB THOMAS, DARYL BRAITHWAITE Margaret Court Arena. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $79.90. TEES & TUNES FEAT: VERMONT, FUTURE STATIC, A NEW WAY HOME, FURIOUS GEORGE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. $11.64.
CLASSICAL QUARTZ Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. SKRIDE PIANO QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $61. DIALOGUE: FINAL ANAM RECITAL FEAT: LIAM WOODING South Melbourne Town Hall. VIC. 11am. $5.
WEDNESDAY 20 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK SHOL, BEV PARKER Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. FREE. SIBUSILE XABA, THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: TOM FORSELL'S LAUA COWBOYS, SHADY RIVER STRAYS, BILL JACKSON The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. JOE PUG, IAN NOE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $35. KICKASS KARAOKE Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 9pm. FREE. THE WELCOME SWALLOW OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MUSICLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSAL MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $5. MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. TAMMA The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. MEGAN SIDWELL The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. SHE SAID SHE SAID FEAT: BRIDGET ALLAN, OH DAISY, AMIE G, FIZ EUSTANCE Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 6pm. $11.64. BUDDY KNOX Pistol Pete's. VIC. 6pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP POTENTIAL FEAT: KJDSOUL, JUXTA NEGRO, SIMMER TOWN Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. KANGAN INSTITUTE MUSIC ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. $10. WEDNESDAY TWIST The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. LEA SALONGA Palais Theatre. St Kilda.
8pm. $95.
CLASSICAL ORAVA QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. MOSTLY MOZART 2019 Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 11am. $49.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DINNER’S READY Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. GALLAGATH, FISH SLAPPA, MARK DUNBAR Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $5. POSTAL WEDNESDAYS FEAT: POST PERCY Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 10pm. FREE. KANGAN INSTITUTE MUSIC ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. $10. PLANT SALE, MOOPIE, EMMA STEVENSON Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5.30pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL SALAD BOYS, BLOWERS, TERRIBLE SIGNAL Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. KANGAN INSTITUTE MUSIC ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. $10.
THURSDAY 21 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES OPEN MIC Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 7pm. RUDE RUM + MAJA (ACOUSTIC SHOW) The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 9pm. MAL WEBB & KYLIE MORRIGAN NOTEY & NOISY Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $20. JOE PUG, IAN NOE Archies Creek Hotel. VIC. 8pm. $32. KOPMANIA FEAT: JAMIE WEBSTER Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7pm. $47. FRANK RAYMOND & THE SILHOUETTES FAD Gallery. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 7pm. FREE.
OH Daisy
Monday Night Mass
She Said She Said
NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
SWAMPLANDS
Monday November 18’s Monday Night Mass at the Northcote Social Club will satiate your craving for more live music and beers after the weekend. Four artists, Krul, Clamm, Macros and Pink Wonder will perform at no cost for you. $15 jugs of draught when it opens at 8pm.
In a fundraiser for Girls Rock! Melbourne, Swamplands will see Bridget Allan, OH Daisy, Fiz Eustance and Amie G perform on Wednesday November 20. It’s all in aid of empowering females, trans and gender non-conforming people in the music industry. Tix are just $11, it opens at 6pm.
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$22.85. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS SONG APPETIT FEAT: FEM BELLING, ZVI BELLING The Clyde Hotel. VIC. 6.30pm. $25 - 50. GRACE BARBÉ Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $19.68. SARAH C Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. KALA GARE & HER HOT 8 PIECE BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25.
Frank Raymond and the Silhouettes
KOPMANIA
FAD GALLERY
For fans of Liverpool Football Club, Jamie Webster brings all your favourite songs sung at Anfield on Thursday November 21 at the Prince Bandroom. You won’t have to watch the songs on YouTube for that one night; you can experience them for real. Tix are $47 through Oztix.
Frank Raymond and The Silhouettes once again take charge of FAD Gallery on Thursday November 21 to bring a night of their signature mix of blues and pop from across the eras. It’s free and kicks off at 9pm, so head on down and start your weekend early.
PRINCE BANDROOM
GIGS & EVENTS
HUME BLUES CLUB FEAT: DAVE RILEY,, BUDDY KNOX Coburg Moreland Bowls Club. VIC. 7pm. FREE. THORNBURY LENTILS AS ANYTHING MUSIC NIGHT FEAT: TERRY SPRINGFORD, ALI MCDONALD (ALICATS), KYLE TAYLOR Lentils As Anything. VIC. 6.30pm. FREE. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK OSCAR & BEBRA Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. SARAY ILUMINADO Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. ANJA & ZLATNA (RELAXED PERFORMANCE) Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 12pm. $10. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - MUSIC IN EXILE FEAT: KANG JJ, KARATE BOOGALOO, AUSECUMA BEATS, ZEITGEIST FREEDOM ENERGY EXCHANGE, AJAK KWAI, LISA SALVO, MARIA MOLES The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $25. SHORT SHADOWS, BUTTERFUNKED Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. CELEBRATING THE RHYTHM SECTIONS OF JAMES BROWN Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. THE CORRIDORS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. SIBUSILE XABA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $30. CLANCYE MILNE OCTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. VIKA & LINDA BULL Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 79. TAMARA KULDIN, JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel. South Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. ALLENSWORTH, WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 6pm. $15. KITCHEN PRESENTS: COFI & JAM FEAT: COFI, MOSES CARR, ORCHA Grace Darling Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $10. CHILL EVANS & FRIENDS, DR CONDIMENTS Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5.30pm. FREE.
8pm. FREE. CYSTIC NIGHTMARE Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. GUN LAWS, GARDENIA, SLYPON Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. SALES, GEORGIA JUNE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $44.90. SHORT SHADOWS, BUTTERFUNKED Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. TENNYSON KING Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. TREEBEARD, LAEDJ., NOVA Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $10. LIFE PILOT, DRIVE TIME COMMUTE, THE ORPHAN, DEADWEIGHT 80 Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. $12.25. LIFE STRIKE, HYPE The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. BRITISH INDIA, KILNS Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $34.70. KISS Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne. 7.15pm. $99.90. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, LASTLINGS Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.15pm. $82.90. SALAD BOYS, HOUSE DEPOSIT Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 6pm. FREE. MATT BRADSHAW The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE.
8pm. FREE. NEWTON FAULKNER The Croxton. Thornbury. 7.30pm. $61.90. ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES TRIO Smokehouse 101. Maribyrnong. 7pm. FREE. FENN WILSON The Basement Discs. Melbourne. 12.45pm. FREE. GRETTA ZILLER, MITCH POWER The Merri Creek Tavern. Northcote. 8pm. $15. THE MAST GULLY FELLAS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. MARK GARDNER The Prince Patrick.5.30pm. FREE. SHAUNA TONY AND CO Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. LUNAR TIDE, KODIAK GALAXY, TOUGH UNCLE Woody's Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. DOG, SEJAVKA/BALDIE Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. THE STRINGRAYS MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. BOOM CRASH OPERA, MACHINATIONS Yarraville Club. Yarraville. 8pm. $40. MAMMA JAM Royal Hotel. Essendon. 10pm. FREE. PRESS CLUB Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 8pm. $24.50. TATTOOROSE, STONETRIP, VIRGIN SOLDIERS, SHAKE THE TEMPLE Matthew Flinders Hotel. Chadstone. 7pm. $11.64. KISS Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne. 7.15pm. $99.90. ROSS THE BOSS, NIGHT LEGION, HORIZON'S EDGE Max Watt's (Melbourne).8pm. $59.90. SOUTHERN SONS Chelsea Heights Hotel. Aspendale Gardens. 8pm. $49. GO GET MUM, WAY SHIT Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. LOSER The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 8pm. $13.30. 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.
TRAVALLEY, MAX & THE MAGPIES, QUEEN CABU Retreat Hotel. Brunswick.
THE FRINGE DWELLERS The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm. 2 INCH TAPE The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. GRAEME CONNORS Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $40. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. ASH GRUNWALD Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $34.70. THE VELDS Coburg RSL Club. Coburg.
IDLY BY, VON STACHE, FOXTROT, JOE GUITON Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $5. HAMISH MCNAB, STEPH STRINGS, NORWOOD The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. THE TROPICALS, CODEINE COWBOYS, BIG MOIST & THE SMOKING DURRIES The Yarra Hotel. Abbotsford. 8pm. $10. EKRANOPLANS, WORKER & PARASITES Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. HOT WINGS, LOW WAVES Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. CANDY, GAMJEE, PRETTYTHING, FREAK FANDANGO Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. RUDE RUM, DEAD AMIGOS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. MI-SEX, GEORGE WILSON Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $39. OCEAN SLEEPER, STEPSON Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. BORN OUT OF TIME #4 FEAT: THE LET'S GO'S, GRINDHOUSE, GRACEY, THE WRAYLETTES The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $22.85. THE DIECASTS, SALTY BONES, SOUTH ATLAS The Barwon Club. VIC. 8pm. $10. BUGS, SWEATER CURSE, EAGLEMONT, THE LAZY SUSANS Howler. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $24.71. BEAR THE MAMMOTH, HUBRIS, THE VALLEY ENDS, OOLLUU Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. $16.35. HEMINA, TRANSIENCE, LOGIC DEFIES LOGIC, SENTIA Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $23.50. DICK WILLOUGHBY & THE DIRTY STOP OUTS, PAM SALMON The B.East.
Newton Faulkner
Idly By
Introvert
Ella & The Bellboys
THE CROXTON BANDROOM
BAR 303
THE GASOMETER HOTEL
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
Newton Faulkner will travel to The Croxton Bandroom on Thursday November 22 to flex his new greatest hits album The Very Best of Newton Faulkner that’s currently touring globally. The 31-track piece will feature all of Faulkner’s best hits and several covers. Tix are on sale for $62 through Frontier Touring.
Idly By will fill Bar 303 with the dark, punky vibes of their debut self-titled album on Friday November 22. They’ve come all the way from Adelaide and hand-picked the lineup of Von Stache, Foxtrot and Joe Guiton to ensure the mosh is always moving. Doors at 8pm, bring $5.
Launching their new single, ‘Somewhere Else’, Newcastle resident rockers Introvert are taking over Gasometer Hotel on Friday November 22. They may be innately shy but they’ve had some time off and they’re ready to move. Tix are $15, doors are at 8pm.
Ella & The Bellboys will be filling the Clifton Hill Brewpub with disco and groove when they take over the venue on Saturday November 23. This will be a party for the ages. She’s free.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL CATCH THE BEAT THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ PERIL, MIKE GURRIERI The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. GUERNS FEAT: DREEMS, BON TEMPO, KIEREN BONANNO, HIT MACHINE, WILL FARRALL, TOM KIRBY, CONNOR WALL New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE.
FRIDAY 22 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DUBARRAY, RACHEL BY THE STREAM The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. BANG BANG Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. REVOLVER FRIDAYS FEAT: LILY JOY, RYON, CAINO, DAMON WALSH, SILVERSIX, LUCCA TAN Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 10pm. AUTO-MASH DJS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. TWO STEPS FEAT: SESSION VICTIM Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. $17.90 - 23.31. HAUSWERK The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. BINGO LOCO FEAT: ANDREW STANLEY Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7pm. $46.30 - 51. CATALYST FEAT: KECH, LUKE LA GRECA, RYAN DIEP, TALI, HUMAN CONDITION, TOM TANTO The Noble Experiment. VIC. 9pm. $10 - 15. PRO TECHNO FEAT: CHRIS LIBERATOR,
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GIGS & EVENTS
MATT RADOVICH, SYNDROME, AD NAUSEAM, YELO-TERA 24 Moons. Northcote. 11pm. $38.45.
CLASSICAL DUO CHAMBER MELANGE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6.30pm. $39.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE ROOKIES, B IS FOR CHICKEN, I HOLD THE LIONS PAW, SHIO OTANI, MIKE GURRIERI Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $18.10. DJ LUCKY DAY Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. STEVE MITCHELL TRIO Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. THE FIREMEN Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. THE JOSH KYLE & EMMA GILMARTIN QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. A CELEBRATION OF BB KING & ETTA JAMES FEAT: NARDIA, JESSE VALACH Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $35. IN OUR OWN WORDS: LEONARD COHEN FEAT: ERICA BRAMHAM Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. ALYSHA BRILLA, HEADPHONES JONES Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $17.64. VIKA & LINDA BULL Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 79. THE DAN MOUGERMAN QUARTET + RITA SATCH Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP KILTER, LEAN QUATIFAH, LUBOKU Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $28.60. KANYE IS KING - A KANYE WEST APPRECIATION PARTY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. RNB FRIDAYS, YO! MAFIA Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $22.19. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. KHOKOLAT FRIDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE.
SATURDAY 23 NOV
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES GRAEME CONNORS Capital Theatre. VIC. 7.30pm. $69. BABEL FISH The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm. WENDY RULE, ORRYELLE DEFENESTRATE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $20. THE SHADY RIVER STRAYS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 6pm. EVA CASSIDY UNPLUGGED FEAT: ANOUSKA TAYLOR Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $54. STEVE BOYD’S RUM REVERIE, RUM FOR LEGBA The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. TASHA ZAPPALA Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. JACARANDA SNOW Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. PAUL MCDERMOTT & GATESY GO SOLO Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $39. PAUL WILLIAMSON'S HAMMOND COMBO The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $10. SARAH RZEK BAND Royal Hotel. Mornington. 8pm. FREE. MARTY KELLY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. FREE. BLUES ARCADIA Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $20 - 25. BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP DYLAN GUY PINKERTON The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 9pm. FATAI Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $35. JAH TUNG'S 30TH BIRTHDAY FEAT: DJ JESSE I, SISTA ITATIONS, BIZZ OH, THE SHOTTAZ, YAW FASO, CYPHER / JAM Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. ON REPEAT: TAYLOR SWIFT NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $11.65. BABBA MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $26.13. LIGHT - OLD SCHOOL RNB NIGHT Co. Southbank. 10pm. $27.46. KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS, DAMION DE SILVA, DURMY Khokolat Bar. Melbourne.
9.30pm. COCOLOCO CLUB La Di Da. Melbourne. 9.30pm. $10 - 20. BODY ELECTRIC DANCE PRESENTS RENDEZVOUS FEAT: TIM ROGERS Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40. MONTAIGNE The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $45.90.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL OFF LICENSE FEAT: JPS, BINOFSKI, SHUMBA, FLOAT, KAÏRA CUVÉE, RAMSEY, LOTUS MOONCHILD Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. SPRING DJ TAKEOVER FEAT: DJ MILO Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. FREE. PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co. Prahran. 8pm. FREE. DJ BON SOY TOY BOY Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. JAMATAR, TOM FOOLERY & THE FAMILY JEWELLERY, CALAVERA The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. BASICS OF BEAT MATCHING FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 5pm. $20. DECOM 2019 - CIRCADIAN MIGRATION AFTER PARTY 24 Moons. Northcote. 9pm. $25. ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $22.19. WILL SPARKS Empire Nightclub. Narre Warren. 9pm. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: MATTEO FREYRIE, ANDREA GUADALUPI, CHRISS MATTÒ, MATT RADOVICH, ON-OFF, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK - CLOSING PARTY FEAT: ROZA TERENZI, LUCA LOZANO, MR. HO, ROK RILEY Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 11pm. $15 - 30. BOUNCE WITH DJ 2P The Elephant and Wheelbarrow. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL SADULTS, CULTE, SCARES, UVA URSI Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. THE MIS-MADE, CASH Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. OSKAR HERBIG, KRISTEN LEE MORRIS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. FERLA, SPIKE VINCENT, DARVID THOR, AFFECTION Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $12.
BOOM CRASH OPERA, DALE RYDER, MACHINATIONS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $45. JADE IMAGINE, ON DIAMOND, POPPONGENE, DOROTH Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $17.98. HUXTON CREEPERS, PORPOISE SPIT The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $30. BBQ HAQUE, PLASTIC CHAIRS Labour in Vain. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. LIVE BAND KARAOKE Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. WINDWAKER, DIAMOND CONSTRUCT Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $15. UNDERGROUND LOVERS, THE LOVETONES, NUN DJS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $39.22. DJ SIMON LAXTON Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. TWO FIRES - CHISEL BARNES SHOW Village Green. Mulgrave. 8pm. $29.60. DESTRENDS, DR SURE'S UNUSUAL PRACTICE, BIFF, BATZ DJS Stay Gold. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. 1927 Matthew Flinders Hotel. Chadstone. 8pm. $39.80. SUNSET BLUSH, GEORGIA DODDS, DUXIE FRANKLIN The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 6pm. $10. LAGERSTEIN, TRIPLE KILL Max Watt's (Melbourne).8pm. $24. MARTY KELLY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. SCARECROW - THE MELLENCAMP SHOW Sandbelt Club Hotel. Moorabbin. 8pm. $29.60.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE OFFTOPICS, PIERRE BARONI Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. LARA PROKOP Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 8pm. $10. HALLOWED HORNS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. THE BOÎTE PRESENTS DEAN FRENKEL & DAVID JONES FEAT: PASCAL LATRA, KAT STEVENS Mark Street Hall. Fitzroy North. 7.30pm. $25. MONTY SHNIER QUINTET Uptown Jazz Café. Fitzroy. 5.30pm. BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. FREE. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER FEAT: BOOGIE MONSTER, MANCHILD, MISS GOLDIE Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. $12.48 - 17.90. SYNTHESIS The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7.30pm. $86.70. JESS FAIRLIE Paris Cat Jazz Club.
Babel Fish
Windwaker
Lucky Daye
Laneous
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Saturday November 23 will feature a perfect blend of folk and soul from Babel Fish at Thornbury Local. They’ve been hibernating for a while but they’re awake and ready to hook you in with the help of James Hickey. It opens at 9pm and it’s all for free.
Metalcore outfit Windwaker are set to unleash a set at The Evelyn Hotel on Saturday November 23. The band, who originally formed in Wagga Wagga, now reside in Melbourne and have been making waves on the local scene. It’s $15 at the door, open at 8pm.
Alongside dates supporting Khalid, New Orleans-born R&B maverick Lucky Daye will come to Melbourne’s Howler on Sunday November 24. The Melbourne show is Lucky Daye’s first ever headline slot in Australia. Get your tix through Moshtix now. Show opens at 8pm.
Laneous is taking over Bodriggy Brewing Co on Sunday November 24 to help you make the most of the weekend before it ends. The band features members from Hiatus Kaiyote, Cactus Channel and Jazz Party alongside renowned record producer and solo artist Lachlan Mitchell.
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Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. NICHAUD FITZGIBBON Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $35. HOT CLUB SWING Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. JULIE BAILEY Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $35. VIKA & LINDA BULL Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 79. ELLA & THE BELLBOYS Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 9pm. FREE. DINNER & A SHOW FEAT: JESS RIBIERO Cams Kiosk. VIC. 7pm. $65.
SUNDAY 24 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK LEILANI & BUD The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 5pm. JONAH GRANT’S HOURGLASS QUARTET, JARED BAUM Bar 303. Northcote. 6pm. SUNDAY SMALLGOODS FEAT: LANEOUS, CHRIS BONATO, DJ MANCHILD Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. XIN TRIO Red Betty. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. CORINO SON The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. YOWO MUSIC END OF YEAR SHOWCASE FEAT: FAKE SHAPES, TAX FILE NUMBER, THE VHS TAPES, SLEEPY LOBSTER Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 1pm. $15. HHS Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. CHARLOTTE JANE QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $25. NO REGRETS - THE EDITH PIAF STORY, NIKKI NOUVEAU Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. FEINSTEIN & FOX - SHAKEN & STIRRED FEAT: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, BOBBY FOX Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 4pm. $75 - 164.70. LANEOUS, DJ MANCHILD, CHRIS BONATO Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL MELBOURNE RECORD CLUB PRESENTS - BYO RECORD DAY The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 5pm. TOWNSHIP REBELLION Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 8pm. $30. GOSPEL SUNDAYS FEAT: MATT NICO Good Heavens. Melbourne. 12pm.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE GOOD MINUS, JOE JACOBSON, JOYCE PRESCHER Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE. ROB SNARSKI, SHANE O'MARA, KIERNAN BOX Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 4.30pm. FREE. ANNA CORDELL, EAST COAST DARLINGS, GEORGIA KNIGHT Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $15. ELIZA & THE MAINSPLAINERS, BLACK
FINCH Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. THE SUBSTITUTES Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 3pm. $28. ICECREAM HANDS, BRYAN ESTEPA BAND Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1pm. $30. YOWO MUSIC END OF YEAR SHOWCASE FEAT: FAKE SHAPES, TAX FILE NUMBER, THE VHS TAPES, SLEEPY LOBSTER Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 1pm. $15. DEACON BLUE, SIMON SHAPIRO Corner Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. DIPLOID, RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE, TOO BIRDS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 2.30pm. FREE. THE BIG GIG FEAT: THE CROOKS, TRACEY ROBERTS, JESS PARKER & THE TROUBLED WATERS, THE BEAN PROJECT, THE CHOPS, MORE Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 12pm. $10 - 15. BIGFOOT Royal Hotel. Mornington. 3pm. FREE. SALAD BOYS, POPOLICE Tramway Hotel. Fitzroy North. 3.30pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL MOZART THE KING, MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 2.30pm. $65.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP LUCKY DAYE Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $59.90. YOWO MUSIC END OF YEAR SHOWCASE FEAT: FAKE SHAPES, TAX FILE NUMBER, THE VHS TAPES, SLEEPY LOBSTER Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 1pm. $15. MOTHERSHIP Co. Southbank. 10pm. $15. LAUV, CARLIE HANSON Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. ONEFOUR 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $61.25.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES NATASHA JOHANNA Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. PAUL MCDERMOTT & GATESY GO SOLO Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 7pm. $39. HARMANIAX Open Studio. Northcote. 6pm. $10 - 12. HIDDEN IN THE HILLS - OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 2pm. FREE. CISCO CAESAR, AMY POLLOCK The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 4pm. FREE. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7pm. FREE. HOMESICK RAY’S HOT SHOTS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. THE JUMP DEVILS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. END OF YEAR HOEDOWN FEAT: LESLIE AVRIL, DOUG WILSHIRE, RENE DIAZ, AVALON Frankston Bowls Club. Frankston. 1pm. $15. BURNING B3 TRIO, SAM OWENS Clifton Hill Brewpub. Clifton Hill. 5pm. FREE. COUNTRY AT CUSTOMS FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, DELLA HARRIS, EMILY HATTON,
JAKE SINCLAIR, LUKE AUSTEN Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
Touring
MONDAY 25 NOV
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK OKKO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. TALES OF 12 CHINESE ZODIAC FEAT: CHINA ORIENTAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUP Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $48 - 118.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL MUNDANE MONDAYS FEAT: THE NAYSAYERS, GREAT AUSTRALIAN BANK, WOULD BE COOL Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. METDOG, HEIR TRAFFIC, JOHNNY BIPOLAR Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. SALAD BOYS, GIRLATONES, MUCK, ANNUAL LEAF Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. FREE.
NGAIIRE NGAIIRE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB NOVEMBER 13 & 14 KID CONGO POWERS THE CURTIN NOVEMBER 13 DYSON STRINGER CLOHER HOWLER NOVEMBER 14 DRAPHT THE CORNER NOVEMBER 14 AUSMUTEANTS MAX WATT’S NOVEMBER 14 FEELDS THE GASO NOVEMBER 14 LOOSE TOOTH THE CURTIN NOVEMBER 14 FRENZAL RHOMB THE CORNER
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE FEAT: JAMIE MACDOWELL, LARA TRAVIS, STAV, JACK HOWARD Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $20. MAD DOG: THE ELIZABETHAN LUTE FEAT: HOPKINSON SMITH Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39.
TUESDAY 26 NOV
NOVEMBER 15 G FLIP THE CROXTON NOVEMBER 15 U2 MARVEL STADIUM NOVEMBER 15 JAI WOLF MAX WATT’S NOVEMBER 15 HAYDEN CALNIN NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB NOVEMBER 15 THORNHILL STAY GOLD NOVEMBER 15 ZOE FOX AND THE ROCKET CLOCKS THE CURTIN NOVEMBER 15 THE TESKEY BROTHERS THE FORUM NOVEMBER 15 & 16 HEALESVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL AARTI JADU, PUSCHA, MATTHEW HAYES Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE.
NOVEMBER 15 – 17 REMI THE CORNER NOVEMBER 16 GOMEZ THE ESPY NOVEMBER 16 GANG OF FOUR THE CURTIN NOVEMBER 16 IAN MOSS PALAIS THEATRE NOVEMBER 16 MIDDLE KIDS THE FORUM
ROCK, PUNK, METAL MUSIC PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENING, CHESS, FUTURE SUCK, DRAGNET Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $8. DEACON BLUE, SIMON SHAPIRO Corner Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. $70.45. TASH SULTANA, JAKUBI Forum Melbourne. Melbourne. 7pm. $89.90.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES MELBOURNE GUITAR QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $39. TUESDAY TRIBUTE: HARRY MANX FEAT: JEAN-CLAUDE SAM-DAN, The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE.
NOVEMBER 17 D.A.F. MELBOURNE TOWN HALL NOVEMBER 17 GLASS ANIMALS PRINCE BANDROOM NOVEMBER 18 SARAH MARY CHADWICK ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL NOVEMBER 19 TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB THE FORUM NOVEMBER 21 AINSLIE WILLS THE TOFF IN TOWN NOVEMBER 21 KISS ROD LAVER ARENA NOVEMBER 21, 22 & 30 NEWTON FAULKNER THE CROXTON NOVEMBER 22 MONTAIGNE THE CROXTON NOVEMBER 23 JADE IMAGINE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB NOVEMBER 23 ICECREAM HANDS NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB NOVEMBER 24 TASH SULTANA THE FORUM NOVEMBER 26, 27 & 28 PURR USUAL THE CURTIN NOVEMBER 27
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