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While I’m out, I’ll no doubt be distracted by the alluring gaze of our September cover star, Marlon Williams, the most romantic offering from across the ditch since Fred Dagg. Also within; Isabella Manfredi revels in her emancipation from The Preatures (“no shit - I wrote the songs”) and we talk to renowned dancer Rodney Bell, one of the leading lights of Alter State, a powerful disability-led festival coming to Melbourne throughout September. We also chat to Melbourne noise rockers CLAMM and pop-experimentalist TAMS/N OTWAY, go loco for Italo-Disco, imitate art with the very real Come From Away, and embrace more Cash Savagery than a $2 7-Eleven coffee. That’s us done for the month. We’ll do a Sticky Fingers, drop the mic and fuck off now.
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About bloody time. After years of avoiding this plague-ridden city, there’s a good enough reason to risk my life by leaving my eight-person sharehouse - I can finally have a valet park my bicycle when I’m having caviar bumps and reminiscing over the Melbourne Star in Docklands, or as I like to call it, Vue du Docks.
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Bestselling author, podcaster, Ted Talk star, psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel will embark on her first-ever Australia/New Zealand speaking tour across November and December. It will be her first visit back since her appearance at Sydney’s Vivid Ideas festival in 2019, which sold out in a matter of hours. THE GIGS GO TO 303.NET.AU/GIGS-EVENTS
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World’s biggest monster truck event coming to Melbourne Dust off the trucker cap and chuck on your best flanny, Monster Jam is the world’s biggest monster truck spectac ular and it’s coming to Melbourne’s AAMI Park on October 1.
Daniel Johns announces Melbourne art exhibition Past, Present & FutureNever runs in Melbourne from 26 August – 9 October 2022. Exploring the height of ‘90s Australian grunge culture through to Johns’ latest album, the showcase is set to unlock the vault of personal memora bilia from the rockstar and introduce an array of experiential exhibits from the future.
Oz Kink Fest are hosting a Fetish Expo in Collingwood The Melbourne Fetish Expo is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall on October 15. With kinky exhibitors, fashion shows and over 60 stalls, it’s an expo dedicated to educating, celebrating and de-stigma tising fetishes and alternative lifestyles. They’re also hosting an After Party on that same evening.
The stars of seasons one and two of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under are appearing live on stage at St Kilda’s Palais Theatre. The Australian iteration of the insanely successful reality competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race, you can catch some of the competitors live on stage on October 14 for a fabulous evening of some of Australia’s best drag artists.
NGV to host Australia’s largest AR art trail A collaboration between Fed Square, Koorie Heritage Trust, ACMI and NGV has created the city’s largest, free augmented reality (AR) art trail. From a floating human skull to a neon pink warrior, visitors to the NGV can experience eye-popping digital artworks by leading Australian and international contemporary artists as part of the digital exhibition.
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Swedish synth-pop star Tove Lo announces Australian tour Grammy-nominated Swedish electropop artist Tove Lo has announced an Australian headline tour with Melbourne and Sydney sideshows to Listen Out. The multi-platinum selling artist will play 170 Russell in Melbourne on Wednesday 28 September.
Beyond The Valley reveals full lineup Nelly Furtado, Bicep, Dom Dolla, Kaytranada, BENEE, Yeat, Flight Facilities, Honey Dijon, Lime Cordiale, Denzel Curry, Yeat, Patrick Topping, Charlotte De Witte and many more headline Beyond The Valley’s 2022/23 New Year’s Eve festiv ities at their new home in Barunah Plains. Let Them Eat Cake drops 2023 lineup ANNA, Bonobo, DJ Koze, Elkka, Gerd Janson, KiNK (Live), Kornél Kovács, Moxie, Papa Smurf and Stephan Bodzin lead the Werribee Mansion New Year’s Day festival in 2023.
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ALWAYS LIVE announces 2022 lineup Dua Lipa, Crowded House, Sampa the Great, Big Thief, Toro y Moi, Claptone, Yothu Yindi, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Pharcyde, Frente and many more will play Victorian shows across October, November and December dates.
The Meanies are set to play shows in Geelong and Melbourne this month around the release of a new 7” single and ahead of a tour of Spain. Local indie Fantastic Mess Records will be releasing the new single ‘Old Car to Shangri-La’ to coincide, taken from The Meanies’ latest album.
Australia’s largest Greek festival is happening in October Featuring market stalls, live music, dance and cultural performances, Antipodes Festival is a huge celebration of Greek culture, set to take over the entirety of Lonsdale Street in the CBD for two huge days of festivities on Saturday October 22 and Sunday October 23. There will be over 90 stalls to peruse, roving perform ers, a zorba ’til you drop contest, songs by Greek performers, a pasito cooking competition and much, much more.
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival runs over four weeks from September 10 – October 9 in Silvan, with themed weeks and weekends, including a Turkish Weekend, Spring Fever Weeks, Dutch Weekend, Rock The Fields Weekend and a Food, Wine and Jazz weekend, among others.
Bricktionary: Melbourne Museum announces Lego exhibition From life-sized animals to fashion and fantasy, some of the biggest and best Lego creations will exhibit at Melbourne Museum from Saturday 3 September, featuring 150 models and over a million Lego bricks. Hello Sunshine: The new RangesDandenongmusicfestival
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Hello Sunshine is a new music festival happening in Scoresby on February 11, 2023. Headlined by Amy Shark, The Cat Empire, Pierce Brothers, 360, Murray ‘The Original Red Wiggle’, Yo! Mafia and Cadence, other fun attractions include amusement rides, multicultural food trucks, a fireworks display, market stalls and more.
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Fringe Festival announces 40th anniversary program Melbourne Fringe Festival has revealed its massive 40th anniversary program that will run between October 6 - 23 this year. After a 21-year hiatus, the Fringe Parade will return for one year only in Lygon Street, while there’ll be major installations at the State Library, Prahran Square, Queen Victoria Market, and the festival’s headquarters at Trades Hall.
Maksim Mrvica is coming to Melbourne in September Selling over four million copies of his albums across 57 countries, he’s recognised internationally as the world’s highest selling crossover pianist. For the first time in three years, the Croatian pianist is returning to Australia and New Zealand this September.
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Johnston Street favourite Thank You Bar is closing down A favourite of Abbotsford residents since they opened their doors in January 2020, the cosy bar and bottleshop has closed its doors. With a great courtyard to chill and drink a wine or two in, as well as DJs spinning tunes live on their decks, it was a great place to hang out that will be sorely missed. The space is being taken over by a bar called Panacea Bar.
Melbourne International Jazz Festival announces 2022 program Melbourne International Jazz Festival returns from 14 – 23 October in 2022 with 400 artists and the festival’s first international lineup in three years. It will be staged at venues across the city, with Lalah Hathaway the major headliner.
Light Music to take place at ACMI A collaboration between Liquid Architecture and Light, Light Music takes place as a part of Light: Works from Tate’s Collection. Inspired by Lis Rhodes’ 1975 film Light Music - a response to what she perceived as the lack of attention paid to female composers in European music – a collective for artists working with Liquid Architecture are putting on a one-off performance inspired by the film. Presented in ACMI’s Gallery 3 as a part of Light: Works from Tate’s Collection, the one-off performance takes place on Saturday October 15 at 8pm.
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White Night to host afterdark program in Geelong Geelong’s White Night on October 8 will feature over 50 large-scale works comprising live music, projections, instal lations, video and more featuring over 300 local and international artists, 70% of which are based in regional Victoria.
Australia’s largest regional LGBTQI+ festival returns to Daylesford Celebrating 26 years in 2023, Australia’s longest-running and largest regional pride festival will take place in regional Victoria’s LGBTQIA mecca of Daylesford once again, with next year’s incarnation set to bring more music, more dancing, and of course, lots of fun. Inviting visitors of all ages to dance, prance, chill and shake a tail feather across five days of fabulous festivity, the festival has locked in its dates for 2023, running from March 9 – March 13 2023 (Labour Day weekend).
Jeremy Zucker announces Australian tour Jeremy Zucker has announced an Australian tour with Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane shows across September and October. Amassing over five billion global streams since 2017, he’ll play Recital Centre on October 1.
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The London Symphony Orchestra have announced an Australian tour for April and May in 2023. This will be the first Australian tour by the LSO since 2014 and only their fourth trip Down Under in their 120-year history. The LSO made its Australian debut in 1966 and also toured in 1983.
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The Flying Duck is set to reopen Transforming the venue to include an 84-seat open-plan dining room, the team behind the Hobsons Bay Hotel have signed the lease on this Melbourne pub. Blending the lines between pub and restaurant, the venue is being operated by Rustica’s founder and Supernormal’s former head chef. They’re set to re-open their doors to Prahran in spring this year. Hours 5-11pm Kitchen till 11pm, Open Daily Live Music Fri, Sat & Sun All gigs
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Hundreds of tiny, flightless grasshoppers will be released into Melbourne’s Royal Park, as part of a pilot project addressing the biodiversity emergency. The experi mental translocation is the council’s first-ever attempt at reintroducing a locally extinct species.
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The exhibition explores the range and power of William’s drawings from this formative period through some 160 drawings of extraordinary calligraphic energy. These include superb series of works that Williams made in London’s music halls, at the zoo, on the city streets, and in formal life drawing classes.
Midnight Oil announce final Melbourne, Sydney shows Midnight Oil have announced two special final shows in both Melbourne and Sydney, playing 10-1 in its entirety. They’ll play The Palais Theatre on September 12 and 14. A Monet exhibition is coming to The Lume Their newest season at The Lume, Monet and Friends Alive brings Monet and other famous French Impressionist painters to life at Melbourne’s first permanent digital gallery. The exhibition is set to open on October 26.
Polo G announces debut Melbourne, Sydney shows Polo G has announced two Australian headline shows for the Chicago based hitmaker, at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Tuesday 27 September and The Forum, Melbourne on Wednesday 28 September, as well as Listen Out Festival.
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Classic rock drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam returns to Melbourne
Melbourne’s Channel 31 and Adelaide’s Channel 44 have launched the CTV+ app, the first Australian broadcast streaming service to feature 100% Australian-made and produced content.
Chapel Street Festival will finally return It’s been 20 years since the last street festival was held on the iconic strip and the next iteration is planned for late 2023. The street festival will celebrate the unique character of the precinct, with areas showcasing fashion, art, music and food.
The indie legends will be heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney in November and December. They’ll be playing the Palais Theatre on Sunday November 27.
The state government are throwing a massive summer street party on the corner of Melbourne’s Gertrude and Smith Streets on February 12 2023, featuring live performances from artists and a celebration of LGBTIQ+ arts and culture.
Jackson Browne announces Australian tour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne will return with his full band to tour Australia and New Zealand in April 2023, performing five special headline shows and Christchurch. ourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington,in Perth, Melb
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A war drama with a classic rock soundtrack, ‘Rolling Thunder Vietnam’ has announced dates for its 2023 return. It will play Frankston Arts Centre and the Palais Theatre in June 2023. New four-storey rooftop bar for Chapel Street This September, South Yarra sees the arrival of Stella, a multi-storey hospitality venue on the prominent corner of Chapel and Grosvenor Street, set to deliver an Italian food philosophy with a modern Australian twist, alongside a collection of signature drinks and stellar rooftop vistas.
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A debauched kabarett is coming to Melbourne in October It’s Melbourne Fringe’s 40th birthday and Bernie Dieter is bringing her über award-winning den of inequity to magnif icent Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent at Queen Victoria Market. Glittery, glamorous, satirical and salacious, it all goes down from October 6 until October 30. It’s sold out across Fringe Festivals around the world, so make sure to get in fast before this sells out too.
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The NGV have announced their Architecture Commission for 2022: a reimagining of The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens called ‘Temple of Boom’. The likeness of The Parthenon will be painted with overlapping large-scale artworks by Melbourne-based artists.
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Docklands to introduce valets to park bicycles To encourage more visitors to Melbourne’s CBD – in particular the still struggling Docklands area – the City of Melbourne have announced a new wave of funding for activation programs, ranging from floral garden pop-ups along the river, to a valet program that parks visitors’ bicycles for them throughout September.
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“There’s a few learning curves going on,” he admits. “It’s quite hard jumping from TV land to flying out to Europe the next day and putting on my music hat, then doing the same thing again at the other end. It’s good [though], I’ve learned lessons!” We’re mere weeks out from the release of Williams’ third studio album, My Boy, when we speak. Although promoting new music is something Williams is familiar with, this record in particular feels like new territory because in a lot of ways, it is. The album emphasises the chameleonic and playful nature of Williams’ songwriting that has been present throughout his catalogue. Yet with My Boy, this nature is pushed to prominence in a way that positions Williams beneath what is perhaps the most revealing of creative spotlights yet. To properly enjoy the album is to let yourself become completely wrapped up in the lofty and escapist nature of it.
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Early singles such as ‘My Boy’, ‘Thinking Of Nina’; as well as more recent drops ‘River Rival’ and ‘Easy Does It’ demonstrate Williams’ dynamism as a songwriter, ratcheted up some notches
From the comfort of his home on Aotearoa’s South Island, Marlon Williams looks refreshed for someone who has recently returned from a bout of international touring and completing a movie shoot, all the while preparing for the release of a new album.
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“Even that in itself is such a beautiful thing because it makes you reframe all of these lines, the layers of irony…there’s so much depth there that will never be exhausted. There’s also the realisation that there are so many songs that, excitingly, don’t have melodies. There’s a real treasury of Maori music that’s waiting to be reshaped and brought back into the light again. There’s some anthologising that needs to happen and it’s exciting to be part of that.”
“The more you know, the more ignorant you are; it’s a beautiful thing too. I’m enjoying the mistakes and the way I’m learning things along the way. I’m excited for the rest of my musical life, to have this increasingly feed into my existence.
“I’m super excited about taking these songs back to The Benders and navigating it with them,” he adds. “A lot of it is going to be difficult to fully represent live, but that’s part of the fun and challenge. I can’t wait.”
“I needed to be the new kid at school again and be able to be contradictoryopenlyofmy past self in some way, in some hopes of self-escape or escape of a world that myself and the Benders had created.”
My Boy together through the final months of 2022 before select Australian appearances in the summer, Williams felt it necessary to break out of the artistic mould he had curated for himself across six years of releases and relentless touring.
It can be heard throughout My Boy. There are moments of isolation, balanced beautifully with moments of romanticism and hope. Its sonic scope feels more expansive than previous Marlon Williams records – a reflection of how the artist’s own vision for his output moving forward has evolved as well.
“One of the best parts about all of this has been being at home and being able to connect – it’s an increasingly humbling experience,” he says of his te reo Māori journey.
“There’s certainly a lot about the world that made me feel detached,” Williams says of the different mental places My Boy took him. “Music is one of the only places I can cling to like a lifeboat.”“Ican cling to it and know that in some ways, it’s safe from the rigour and pressures of what’s going on in the world. It became a haven where it was impervious to the changes around it. It was a way of charting my own lockdown journey; there are a lot of stories about being alone and idle wanderings of the mind that are scattered across the record.”
BEAT MAG17 in offering the listener an intriguing insight into the writer he has become in the time he’s been away. Reflecting on the process of creating an album such as this against a backdrop of a national lockdown, a global pandemic, and the stripping away of the normalcy of life as he’d become used to, Williams explains that My Boy – though definitely a swerve in sonic direction – had less surprises in store during its actual“Listeningcreation.back to it, there are things that do stick out to me but when you’re in the moment and in the flow of things, nothing shocks you because you’re feeling your way through it as you“Thego.writing happened over a while and I went through a lot of different versions of things; I had more time to overthink things and go in differ ent directions. The time factor meant that things had more room to branchRecordedout.” in Auckland at Neil Finn’s Roundhouse Studios in late 2020, Williams took the concept of ‘branching out’ literally, Bendersandbringstudioofenvironmentoverturningcompletelyhisusualinfavouranewlineupofmusicianstohisideastolife.ThoughWilliamshisband-TheYarra-willtour
“I’m reading this essay at the moment about the frequency of certain phrases throughout the history of traditional Maori music and what the cliches of the genre are.
A significant part of said process has seen Williams delve back into his cultural studies, strengthening his grasp on te reo Māori and eventually, bringing the language further into his music. In weaving the traditional and contemporary with his art, and taking the language of ancestors with him into his life, Williams knows he’s locked something special within himself.
The forced time at home for Williams meant that pace could slow and with it, a period of reconnection, rediscovery and rejuvenation could eventually be embraced.
Marlon Williams is playing a special, intimate show at Howler on Friday September 9 with a full album tour soon to be announced. My Boy will be released via Virgin.
Since the release of Make Way For Love, Williams’ profile became solidified internationally, largely thanks to his flour ishing acting career with performances in Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, Justin Kurzel’s True History Of The Kelly Gang and Netflix fantasy drama Sweet Tooth, establishing Williams as not just a charismatic musician with intrigue; but an emerging artisticRemainingmulti-threat.inAotearoa throughout the onset of the pandemic – while stifling in many ways – did bring its benefits for
So for My Boy, he called on the talents of drummer Paul Taylor (Feist), bassist Cass Michell (Ladyhawke, Tiny Ruins), Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, The Chills); as well as frequent collaborator Delaney Davidson, Elroy Finn and the only other Aotearoa-based Yarra Bender, Dave Khan, to flesh the music out.
“It was a weird and hard thing, to go away from using The Yarra Benders, but that was kind of the point,” Williams admits. “I needed to be the new kid at school again and be able to be openly contradictory of my past self in some way, in some hopes of self-escape or escape of a world that myself and the Benders had created. “It was difficult then having to work out new dynamics in the studio. I at least knew all of the people who were coming into play, whether or not I’d ever worked with them.”
Considering the huge success of his sophomore album Make Way For Love in 2018 and the trajectory Williams’ career took in the year that would follow, it’s unsurprising that he might want to take a beat when it came to his next musical chapter.
Williams and ultimately, the process spurring on this new album.
GUIDEARTS Exhibitions to see in September
States of Disruption is happening at the Centre for Contemporary Photography throughout September.
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Double Moon is taking place at the Heide Museum of Modern Art throughout September.
Australian Paul Yore’s work is some of the most colourful and wonderful within the industry - you can easily get lost in the shapes and colours he uses. His new exhi bition Word Made Flesh will celebrate all of his work, featuring a great collection of his quilts, needlework, banners, pendants and collages, and his popular large media installations. It’s self-described as a gesamtkunstwerk, a German term defined as a ‘total work of art’.
Affordable Art Fair
Archives of Feeling: Trauma, Knowledge, Empathy
Thor: Love and Thunder Costumes is taking place at ACMI throughout September.
First Peoples is taking place at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre throughout September.
Paul Yore: Word Made Flesh is taking place at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art from September 23.
Archives of Feeling: Trauma, Knowledge, Empathy is taking place at the RMIT Gallery from September 21.
This exhibition portrays three universal experiences through art. A plethora of artists will use their own experiences to create works that connect with those most-complicated of feelings. This show is happening as part of The Big Anxiety, a festival that aims to improve the mental health of Australians. Some of the artists involved include Peta Clancy, Naree Clare, Dominic Redfern and the T Collective, among many more.
In a globally contentious political climate, there are a wide variety of factors that create disruption. The Centre for Contemporary Photography will be home to an exhibition that focuses on the multitude of forms that disruption has occurred within our lives over the past two years. A selection of twelve Australian and international artists will be exhibiting their work, exploring the social, cultural and economic disruptors that we’ve faced in recent times.
Paul Yore: Word Made Flesh
Jaedon Shin: Double Moon South Korean born, Melbourne-based Jaedon Shin is quickly becoming a popular artist within the local industry. His artwork creates a world of colour and shapes that are inspired by his multicul tural background, and his experience as an immigrant living in Australia. At times, his work becomes deeply personal, detailing feelings of isolation and alien ation – you’re able to shape a knowledge of the artist solely based on his pieces.
The Affordable Art Fair makes its triumphant return to Melbourne this September. There’ll be a collective of exceptional landscapes, sculptures, abstract pieces and lots more, exhibiting thanks to some of Australia’s greatest galleries. You can see art from popular names, alongside up and comers that are likely to become highly regarded. If you’re in the market for an affordable piece to decorate your home, this is the event for you.
Return to Nature is happening at the Monash Gallery of Art throughout September. Thor: Love and Thunder Costumes Recently, the Marvel Universe got a little bit bigger thanks to Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie was actually a predominately Australian production, filmed during lockdown. It employed some popular Aussie costume designers, who created memorable designs that added another element to the film. Their work will be shown at ACMI this Septembervisitors can see costumes worn by Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and even Russell Crowe’s Zeus costume.
Return to Nature We’ve all been captivated by an enchant ing landscape; this exhibition celebrates some of the finest landscape paintings produced in Australia. It will shape a view of Australian landscapes over a long period, showing audiences how things have changed. There’ll be over 60 artists involved, each bringing something different to the exhibition.
The Affordable Art Fair happening at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 1 until September 4.
First Peoples Indigenous people aged from eight to 72 will be sharing their stories and jour neys in a new exhibition, which will also feature discussions of Australia’s vast indigenous languages, and the 38 distinct languages that are spoken in Victoria alone. There will also be over 600 pieces of artwork shown, made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The exhibition has been curated by the Tulendj group of Elders, ensuring honour is paid to all people involved.
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The Alter State program of dance, film, circus, workshops and experiential events is underpinned by hope and potential, exploring and adopting new ways forward where deaf and disabled people are included in the planning and implementation of performance and the arts. There’s no denying that the arts scene, like many others, is broadly non-inclusive for deaf and disabled performers and audiences, where participation and access to creative expression are limited by the way the industry and society itself function. Alter State’s success will show the way towards a more inclusive industry, foster disability pride and create broader awareness of the ‘social model’ of understanding disability and how barriers can be dismantled.
“We’re starting a strong conversation that needs to be had,” Rodney says. “Basically, if we’re not at the table, we must be on the menu. It’s about those people being at the table now, leading the conversation because we know what’s right for ourselves. But also we’re multi-skilled, and we’re not all the same kind of disabled. We [the festival organisers] work like one with the disabled community – and it’s such a diverse community, with ethnicities and so many different bodies, cultures and religions. It’s one of the most diverse communities. So how do we have a collective consciousness?”
ALTER Very few arts festivals set out to change the entire industry, but Alter State (12 September - 9 October) offers a radically different, inclusive and powerful potential for the future of arts.
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Its uniqueness is encapsulated in a simple statement by Rodney Bell, one of the Foundation Artists behind the festival: “For disabled, by disabled”. A disability-led arts experience, with inclusivity and pride at its heart. An internationally acclaimed performer, Rodney is from Aotearoa and descends from Tainui Waka and of the Ngaati Maniapoto Iwi (tribe). He acquired his disability 30 years ago and has been a professional dancer for 27 years. Disabled artists, including Rodney, are leading the devel opment and delivery of Alter State with Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria, foregrounding the lived experiences and creativity of deaf and disabled people, and ensuring these diverse voices can lead meaningful discussions about acces sibility and inclusivity. Drawing on creativity from Australia and Aotearoa, Alter State honours First Nations cultures and makes space for kōrero and storytelling shaped by disability.
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“It takes time to make these kinds of events accessible,” Rodney says. “But if you want to include us in your community and have the advantage of accessing our community and looking at life in a whole new different light, you’ll be patient.” Alter State facilitates connection, collaboration and coming together, creating an opportunity for what Rodney calls ‘deep “Essentially,listening.’Ibe you and you be me. Deep listening and reciprocity,” he says. “I’m also looking forward to the bigger conversations that occur around [the festival], in the panels and so forth. Performers have the chance to talk about their experience in the arts and what access means to them, and how we can improve access and work in a collaborative way.”
“Mere is carved from greenstone and tear-shaped, it’s a Maori weapon, and when it’s made from wood it’s meremere. I was carving it when I returned home to Aotearoa in 2015, wondering what journey it was going on and I watched all the shavings falling off this beautiful piece of wood and I was trying to make it beautiful but it already was. It reminded me of the sacrifice I had gone through in my life to dance. And I shared that story with Movement of the Human.” The live score composed by Eden Mullholland will be played at Alter State by his brother, Jolyon (“They have a real strong sense of each other’s style.”) Rodney has performed Meremere since 2016, in front of thousands of audiences, but the work has evolved over time. “Because it’s all autobiographical, as I change or get new accolades it’s added to the work,” he says. “Then I have pockets of surprise, where other dancers join me and those change for different performances. And it’s more than a solo work, because there’s design, audiovisual and live music.” Collaboration and connection are at the heart of Alter State’s performances. The program also includes When The World Turns, a sensory landscape created by Polyglot Theatre (AUS) and Oily Cart (UK) for children with complex disabilities (but open to all). It’s an experiential art space of sound, sight, touch and wonder, fostering a connection with others and a “new, inclusive ecology”. Naturally, the format of the festival and its delivery are fundamentally structured around accessibility and inclusivity for the audience as well, from having Relaxed Performances and Tactile Tours to offering a digital program.
The festival idea began at a development workshop in November 2019, involving Rodney, Carly Findlay OAM and Joshua Pether, who are the Alter State Foundation Artists. “We sat down and collaborated as a collective consciousness,” Rodney says, “and to find a disability-led way forward through creating the [festival]Theseprinciples.”Foundation Principles are Equity, Disability Identity and Pride, Disability Consciousness, Aesthetics of Access, Reduced Barriers, Accountability and Crip Time – likely an unfamiliar term to many non-disabled people.
“You see someone in a wheelchair and think, ‘they need help’ or ‘they’re sick’. You just jump to that objectifying. Language is very important, so through these principles, we’re evolving and using a language to talk about people and their relationship to being disabled, rather than just as inspirational.”
BEAT MAG “It’s all part of moving forward and breaking out of that medical model of understanding disability,” Rodney says. “You see someone in a wheelchair and think, ‘they need help’ or ‘they’re sick’. You just jump to that objectifying. Language is very important, so through these principles, we’re evolving and using a language to talk about people and their relationship to being disabled, rather than just as inspirational.” Rodney is bringing his much-acclaimed work Meremere to the festival – an autobiographical journey of dance, reconnection and homecoming, developed with Movement of the Human. While the autobiographical work covers years of his life, the impetus came in 2015.
Covid has led to an examination of the arts landscape – and the challenges and vulnerability it faces. This is the time to look for new ways forward. As a festival operating in a Covid world, Alter State can potentially draw on this shared experience to help non-disabled audiences explore not only how time works for disabled people, but also spaces.
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“[The idea of Crip Time] is working at our capacity,” Rodney says. “In the context of a disabled person, it means taking as long as it takes to get something done. We don’t have the same working hours in a day. Other people can maybe jump into the shower for five minutes. It takes me an hour and a half. So if I’ve got to be somewhere for 8, I’m going to get up at 5:30. Then we get there, and find we’ve got limited access into the building. I don’t call it a ‘challenge’, but it’s an ongoing presence. So this is a chance to ask, what does that mean for arts practice also?”
For Rodney, Alter State is an opportunity for audiences to encounter genuinely unique and insightful art, setting standards for accessibility and participation in creativity and starting vital conversations, and he’s excited to be part of it.
“Bringing my work and myself to the festival, Arts Centre Melbourne putting the money in and opening their doors – that’s an honour in itself,” Rodney said.
“To audiences I say, bring your lived experience and open hearts, and maybe in your silence, you’ll shift how you see our disabled artists. But also come with gratitude, because gratitude is the attitude.”
“Digital was always going to be a component of the festival, but Covid has highlighted how convenient this is for allowing people to access the art,” Rodney says. “Access is a huge thing, and Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria are really strong in this. It’s making the venues and website accessible, having Braille and Auslan and audio descriptions, making sure these are all in place.” Rodney points to ‘universal access’, an approach to making spaces accessible to all persons in a community, including people with disabilities or temporary injuries and the elderly – and how it benefits everyone.
“We’re pretending that things are going back to normal, but we’re still dealing with this ongoing [Covid] risk,” Rodney says. “And I hope it’s provided some empathy, because it highlighted access in a huge way and what access means as a disabled person. We spend a lot of time at home, because things aren’t accessible. Some disabled people never get out of their home. So it wasn’t an uncommon space for us – for other people, it was just this Covid-space. It developed a kind of equity, where everyone had to be home, and we all shared that anxiety and so forth.”
Rodney Bell will perform Meremere at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio as part of Alter State on September 29, 30, and October 1.
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The festival will be live across Melbourne venues, and beamed into many more, with the lineup of actors, authors and academ ics sharing their knowledge. Some of the writers involved include Jenny Slate, Brian Cox, and Anita Hill.
The Asian Fun Festival attempts to capture the contrast between tradi tional and contemporary Asian cultures, through food and a diverse range of performances. Events include cosplay, K-Pop, drum performances and more.
Events to experience this September
The Sriracha Festival is taking place at The Timber Yard from Saturday September 3 until Sunday September 4.
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Listen Out International festivals have well and truly made their return to Australia, with Listen Out happening this September. There’s some great internationals and locals involved, to name a few, the lineup features internationals like AJ Tracey, Trippie Redd and Tove Lo, on top of a stacked local lineup with legends like Stace Cadet and The Jungle Giants.
The Melbourne Belly Dance Festival is taking place across Brunswick from Friday September 9 until Sunday September 11.
A massive festival making its way to Melbourne’s shores this month, the Melbourne Writers Festival will feature illuminating minds from across the world.
Listen Out is happening at Catani Gardens on September Transmission23. Festival If you’re an electronic fan, this is the festival for you. The world of electronica is mixed with special effects, great equipment, and much more. There’ll also be some mind-boggling audio-visual shows that will likely be the highlight of the night. Some of the great acts involved include Marlo, Rank 1, Vini Vinci, and plenty more. Transmission Festival is happening at the Flemington Racecourse on September 17.
Australian Tap Dance Festival
The Melbourne Writers Festival will be happening across Melbourne from September 8 until September 11.
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The Asian Fun festival is taking place at the Meat Market from September 10 until September 11. Tequila and Mezcal Festival
As the weather starts to warm up, the time for great tequila is here. There’ll be presenters on show, sharing their exten sive knowledge of the world of tequila and mezcal. With tastings taking place in a decommissioned tram, it’s an experience that doesn’t come along too often. If you’re a tequila expert, be prepared to be blown away with the rare finds that will be available.
Asian Fun Festival
If you’ve ever been to Singapore, Malaysia or Thailand, you’ll be well-versed in the world of Hawker food. Now you can get an authentic taste of the dining experi ence at home, with the Malaysian Hawker Festival. Queen Vic Market will be trans formed into a Hawker centre, complete with hawker food, entertainment, lanterns, mooncakes, and lots more.
The Malaysian Hawker Festival will be taking place from Saturday September 10 until Sunday September 11 at the Queen Vic Market.
The Australian Tap Dance Festival brings all the elements of the style into a weeklong celebration. Talented professional dancers from Australia and New Zealand will be in attendance, sharing their exper tise with adoring Aussie crowds, leading talks, classes, among much more.
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The Australian Tap Dance Festival will be taking place in Melbourne from Tesselaar Tulip Festival If you’ve ever wanted to see a million tulips, you’re in luck thanks to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival. On top of flow ers, attendees will be able to enjoy live entertainment, quality food, and much more. It’s taking place in Silvan, just past the Dandenong Ranges, perfect for a scenic drive.
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The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is happening in Silvan from September 10.
Yet another dance festival is making its way to Melbourne this month, this time celebrating all things belly dancing. Teachers and students from Melbourne and wider Australia will be in attendance showing why they’re experts in the field. Opening night will take place on Friday September 9, and will include food and drinks.
Sriracha Festival No, this isn’t a festival celebrating everyone’s favourite hot sauce, rather a one-day energetic music festival that’s said to be full of tasty beats, great food and good people. There’ll be music from Mike Akox, Project Peters, and some good food courtesy of The Real Jerk Food Truck.
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It was on a Tuesday that Sydney indie rockers, The Preatures, called it quits. On 25 May 2021, to be exact, a note posted to their Instagram feed read...
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MANFREDIISABELLA 10 years, The Preatures have disbanded. We want to thank everybody who was part of the journey and especially you for being such a dedicated fan base. Izzi will continue to release her own music.”
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BEAT MAG Naturally, fans were devastated that the ‘Is This How You Feel?’ giants were no longer. For lead vocalist and keyboardist, Isabella ‘Izzi’ Manfredi, it was her euphoric emancipation. Behind the scenes of the bright bubbly exterior animated by anthems ‘Somebody’s Talking’ and ‘Yanada’, The Preatures story was clouded by financial stressors stemming from antiquated record deals, a decade-long romantic relationship breakdown, and dynamic misalignment. Stepping away from the music family, forged at the Australian Institute of Music, to ‘go solo’ was not the intention for Manfredi but would be the outcome.
“The funny thing was when I released the first couple of singles, people were like ‘it sounds like The Preatures’ and I was like ‘yeah no shit – I wrote the songs’. People didn’t think I was an agent of my own creative destiny which is so typical. I’m really excited for people to just see that side of me without the illusion that people around me make me who I am.”With Emma’s advice in mind, Manfredi recruited a pool of talent to bring izzi to life. Along with Emma Louise, izzi credits Lucy Taylor as a co write and flautist for ‘Living In The Wind’, Chris Collins as a producer, Stella Mozgawa on drums, Mikey di Francesco (Touch Sensitive) on bass, Kirin J Callinan on guitar, and PRICIE with a verse contribution on ‘Naive’.
“In the band I had to experience having to fight and pitch ideas and getting shut down a lot, which sometimes, artisti cally and creatively can be a good thing, and it is what made the Preatures, the Preatures. But personally I don’t see a huge difference between the songwriting I did in the band and the songwriting I’ve done on my own, essentially. It’s still me.”
I experienced in that situation made me real ise for me going solo, one, it’s just a music industry trope, that ‘going solo’, so there are all kinds of expectations and cliches and stereotypes when it doesn’t work – case in point Freddy Mercury when he went solo was a disaster – and there are all those tropes about the lead singer – ‘you give them a mile and they want to indulge themselves’ and ‘it’s the members of the band that keep them in check’.”
“That was a goal of mine overall, I wanted it to feel more pop than Preatures,” she says.
The nickname titled final product is Isabella Manfredi as her true authentic self; The Preatures but a bit more pop, passionfilled but imperfect, without pitching and without parameters.
Isabella Manfredi’s team was further expanded by Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen), Jeffertitti Moon, Drew Erickson, and full-circle collabora tion with The Preatures’ debut EP, Shaking Hands , producer, Tony Buchen.“I’d always written with the band so it wasn’t like I wasn’t used to a lot of collabo rators, but what was different about it was that the people in the room with me were in service to what I wanted,” she explains.
“I like a bit of character in my recordings so I have a differ ent metric of success for this album and these songs. I’m always going for the feeling, I just want things to feel good! You’ll notice that in this album. There are artifacts in this record.”
“I think because I’m not a super-pro musician – I’m a good musician but I still have the mind of a beginner, an amateur – that even though I’ve absorbed a lot of things productions-wise and technically from being surrounded by that in the band, I also don’t mind if things are a bit scrappy, a bit imperfect.
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She explains, “There was a point where I presented a Preatures record and a solo record and there was a point where there was a lot of scrutiny on my solo stuff to make sure it was differentiated from Preatures stuff enough as far as if I were releasing them both – which I had originally intended. I wanted to stay in the band and write music as The Preatures but I also want to do my own thing because I feel like I have more to say and more to give. That didn’t end up happening.” Manfredi’s decision to venture outside of the band was met by confusion and blame for the band’s premature industry departure, with a cliched egomaniac stigma attached to the experience.“Thescrutiny
“I think naturally I’m a much more prolific artist. I don’t care about perfection. Things have to be good enough and my level of good enough is probably, maybe, six in-between.
“I definitely wrestled with a lot of those beliefs myself, and insecurities, I think. I was very conscious of not doing that when I went solo. For me it was only about being about to actually move. I felt like I couldn’t move in the band. We just felt stuck in one place. Two records in ten years was like torture for me. Two records! Ten years! I’d like to do a bit more than that!”
On Friday 2 September, Manfredi will be one album into her solo catalogue with the release of her debut record, izzi. Following a 45-show-long run of Preatures shows across regional Victoria, Manfredi has a “fuck, I’ve gotta get out of here. I have to get off the island” moment. She headed on a writing trip at the end of 2018 where the genesis of izzi began through experimentation. “I had worked with a bunch of people like Anton Newcombe from Brian Jonestown Massacre and went and worked with a big pop guy in New York, just trying out a bunch of stuff to see where I might find myself.” It was friend and collaborator, Emma Louise, who appears on tracks ‘Seasons Change’ ‘Sleepwalking’ and ‘Only Child’, who helped form her identity as a solo artist, one not dissimilar to that of her Preatures self. “When I ended up in L.A with Emma, she was the one who said to me ‘You have a classic voice. Don’t lose that, don’t change it!’ and I loved that because I felt like she was giving me permission to just be me and that I was enough. Sometimes that is all you need!
Isabella Manfredi’s izzi is out now via Island Records. She’s playing Queenscliff Music Festival from November 25 - 27. “The funny thing was when I released the first couple of singles, people were like ‘it sounds like The Preatures’ and I was like ‘yeah no shit – I wrote the songs’. People didn’t think I was an agent of my own creative destiny which is so typical. I’m really excited for people to just see that side of me without the illusion that people around me make me who I am.”
This show is taking place at The Palms at Crown. It’s happening on September 16.
Running Machine is hitting the Arts House courtesy of BLEED, the international art event taking over a number of popular art galleries across the globe. Running Machine brings the world of dance and technology together, this development coming to life in Fujiyoshida, Japan. One of the primary artists is Yuiko Masukawa, a Japanese choreographer based in Melbourne, who has been getting a great deal of attention lately for her exceptional work.
Words by Ben Lamb Do You Hear The People Sing? Lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have been behind some of the world’s biggest musicals, including Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and The Pirate Queen. Do You Hear The People Sing? will bring well known stars from Broadway and West End runs of their musicals to celebrate and perform their amazing work. They will be joined by a 24-piece orchestra.
Respect: The Aretha Franklin Story Aretha Franklin remains one of the world’s most iconic singers, and her music has been the soundtrack to many lives across the world. This upcoming musical is based on the vocalist’s gripping life story, featuring Angie Narayan in the leading role. It’ll feature many of our favourite tracks of the singer, ‘Say a Little Prayer’, ‘RESPECT’, and ‘Son of A Preacher Man’ to name a few.
This show is taking place at the Southbank Theatre. It’s happening from September 24.
Katrina Fleming and Caili Christian will launch their cabaret-inspired show, which features a bunch of jokes and some great stories about traversing this world as an older single woman. This show is taking place at The Butterfly Club. It’s happening from September 8 through to September 10
Queenagers A Queenager is the new term to describe older women who want to live their lives as teenagers, and not in the way elements of society wants older people to act. The Butterfly Club will be home to two Queenagers this September for a few nights with their self-titled show.
Wog Boys Forever World Premiere will be happening at the Palais Theatre. The Melbourne run lasts from September 22 until September 25.
It’s about a group of six people who live between the city and the country, featur ing a six-person cast that will turn the standard play format on its head, making the most of the La Mama theatre space. Traps will be an immersive experience too, but there’s no expectation for the audience to interact. This show is taking place at La Mama. It runs from September 7 until September 18.
Wog Boys Forever World Premiere
Do You Hear The People Sing? is taking place at the Arts Centre’s Hamer Hall. It runs from September 27 until September 28.
This show is taking place at the Arts House in North Melbourne. It runs from September 14 until September 17.
Alongside Gay, the play will also star Holly Austin, Robin Goldsworthy, Tuulli Narkle, and many more.
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Cyrano Star of stage and screen Virginia Gay brings a gender-swapped version of the popular play to the Southbank Theatre stage. The original source material was written back in 1897 by Edmond Rostand, who based it on the life of Cyrano de Bergerac. Since then, it has had many musical treatments, opera versions, book varieties, and plenty more.
This show is taking place at Chapel off Chapel. It runs from September 8 until September 18.
It’s hitting Chapel off Chapel and will star Lyla DiGrazia and Stephanie Powell in leading roles.
The Wog Boys are back. Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo have returned to the big screen a decade after their last foray into the Wog Boy world. As is the style with their movies, it’s set to feature a plethora of great cameos and guest stars.
Freaky Friday Based on the popular Disney movie of the same name, Freaky Friday is a new musical that has been garnering a great deal of attention. The book is penned by popular playwright Bridget Carpenter, and the music is written by Tom Kitt, who has been behind the book in musicals If/Then and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Traps Traps is a play that’ll make you think.
There’s set to be a massive premiere event taking place in Melbourne this month, and it’ll include a performance from Giannopoulos, plus a red carpet.
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For one night, fall into the heart-warming richness of one musical that champions community above all else in the darkest of times. The musical phenomena Come From Away is returning to the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne next month and there has never been a better time to see this one-of-a-kind show. Taking inspiration from the most unlikely source, this Tony award-winning production, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein and directed by Christopher Ashley, has garnered consistent standing ovations and praise from enamoured audiences. Cast member Joe Kosky, who plays the oddly named local cop Oz Fudge, opens up about the moving nature of Come From Away and the heart-warming connection the show founders in its cast, crew and audience. “It’s often advertised as a 9/11 show, but for me it’s really a story about the kindness of the events surrounding 9/11,” Joe says. The show centres on “this incredible community in Gander that rallied together and basically put the minds of 7000 passengers at ease.”After the initial attacks on the World Trade Centre, the skies over the United States of America had to be cleared pronto. But where would all of the planes already in the air be able to go? “38 planes were grounded in this tiny town in Newfoundland,” Joe says. “The people there are one of the rare relics left of community and generosity. Having met some of the people, it’s obvious to me that they operate in a way where they’re always thinking about others over themselves and I think we’ve lost that in many parts of the world. That’s why this show is so heart-warming.”Joebelieves that the sentimental core of Come From Away is allowed to shine due to its simplicity. “Part of the beauty of this show is its humility: that’s what keeps people coming back. People don’t get drawn in by the fancy advertising. They get drawn in because a friend of theirs saw it and told them they have to come and see it for themselves.”Theshowitself is set in a time where the internet age was in its infancy – sometimes the old school methods can be the best way to get people into a theatre. “We find that word of mouth is the best advertising for this show,” Joe says, “because once people witness this story it is infectious and they want to tell everyone they know about it.” A strength for any show in this post-lockdown era where theatre attendance still has not risen back to the pre-pandemic age, this musical shows a dedication to the wonders of community, thus creating a community amongst those who go to see live theatre. “It’s almost life imitating art,” says Joe. “Something like this is a reminder of the good in humanity. It is a super important thing to see in live performance in our day and age.” But Come From Away isn’t all about profound commentary on 21st-century society, it’s also just a great night out at the theatre. “The humour is a significant part of the show,” laughs Joe. “I actually think it’s a really funny show. The way it’s constructed takes you on this incredible emotional journey and it doesn’t force it on you. When we’re touching on the sadder moments surrounding 9/11, it moves along at such a pace that almost reflects the mentality of the locals in Gander. They acknowledge the sadness of the situation, but then say ‘let’s get on with it!’.
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“It gives you the exact impression of what it’s like to be in their community at that time. They’re not in any way downplaying the tragedies, but it’s that incredible resilience and will to persevere that they embody. That’s what I love when people come and see the show, people who didn’t know what to expect, they just get taken on this hour and 45 rollercoaster that hits them everywhere from joy and laughter to tragedy and sadness right back to love and generosity.”Theatre always has a great capacity to alter the opinions of those watching. As Joe states, “there’s something really important about good art that helps change people’s minds or at least help plant a seed for the future,” and he can guarantee that that experience will be had when you go to see Come From Away. “You leave slightly changed. That sounds really cliched, but you do, and I think any good art can do that to you.”
In a world of isolation, enforced distance and social media, sometimes a return to a sense of community is the right kind of therapy.
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With her latest record Life in Colour confronting complex social issues such as white supremacy, displacement and global perceptions of Blackness, her persona on stage is as bold and as powerful as the music that she makes.
Sonically, TAMS/N’s music traverses alternative, retro, dream and cinematic pop spaces as she moves from playful, gleaming and anthemic to raw, vulnerable and haunting. Since the release of the single ‘So Sad’ in 2019, TAMS/N has released her 2020 EP Sin and a string of catchy and unique singles, includ ing ‘Fallen Angel’ (2020), ‘You, I’m Alright’ (2021), ‘Audacity’ (2021), ‘Love Me Always’ (2022) and her new single ‘Lonely’.
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Somewhere along the way I’d lost my voice, when I realised it was always there, just in my songs. “I only ever wrote songs just for myself in my bedroom and they were never for anyone, and then I just chose to start doing it live and singing them at little cabaret places that I found –people really liked them and I felt like they were really genuine with their“Musicresponse.helpsme change my narrative, especially because it’s my art, my songwriting and my words. It just feels really authentic to me. It makes me feel very powerful.”
Catch THNDO on October 6 and Graace on October 8 at Chapel Off Chapel at 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran. This article was made in partnership with Chapel Off Chapel.
These stripped-back and uniquely intimate events are presented as a part of On The Road Again - a Victorian government initiative that aims to bring live music back across the state.
Having joined the likes of Flight Facilities on their Return Flight tour of Australia and the United States, she’s no stranger to the Australian live performance scene. In the same year as her tour with the electronic music legends, she released her debut single ‘Kissing Boys’, followed up a few months later by ‘Last Night’. With her latest EP Self Preservation characterising some of her boldest work to date, she’s set to perform an incredible show at Chapel Off Chapel.
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The line ‘don’t you call me when you’re lonely’ in ‘Lonely’ refers to leaving a toxic situation and not allowing it to return, which she believes can be attributed to various scenarios. Bold and fearless, TAMS/N sings tales of struggle, heartbreak and toxicity with honesty, charisma and empowerment. “The world can be difficult and life can be really hard, so we’re all just trying to find ways to connect and music’s such a great way to do that. Getting feedback from people who have listened to my music is probably one of the greatest things I’ve ever experienced. If I connect with one person, it really means the world to me.”
‘Lonely’ is out now. This article was made in partnership with TAMS/N OTWAY.
With its stained glass windows and chapel facade, the unique and iconic Chapel Off Chapel is hosting a series of intimate and stripped-back gigs this October. These Chapel Sessions present an array of exciting and diverse artists, with a lineup of killer gigs that includes acclaimed soul and R&B singer THNDO performing on October 6, and fast-rising indie singer-songwriter Graace on October 8. A powerhouse of soul and R&B, THNDO will bring her signature powerful lyricism, rich vocals and smooth backing instrumentation to the stage at Chapel Off Chapel on October 6. Wowing audiences at numerous festival appearances across Bluesfest, WOMADelaide, Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Groovin the Moo, the jazz and soul singer is known for her spellbinding stage persona as well as her powerful jazz and soul vocals.
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Words by Christine Lan Melbourne indie/alt-pop singer-songwriter TAMS/N OTWAY is creating her own narrative.
It’s an impassioned and liberating narrative that flows through the creative outlets that helped her in the darkest of times. Those times when life’s most challenging experiences lead to the most significant revelations and self-discoveries. “I had a mental breakdown,” says TAMS/N. “I didn’t know who I was – I’d been in a couple of really terrible situations and abusive relationships, which just led to a lot of self-worth issues.
One of Australia’s fastest-rising indie pop artists Graace is appearing for an impassioned show on October 8. She’s known for bringing her vulnerable and passionate vocals to Hayden James’ beloved single ‘Numb’, which she co-wrote. With the single reaching certified-platinum status in Australia, the indie singer-songwriter from Sydney burst onto the Australian music scene and hasn’t looked back since.
Italo-Disco – as both a music and visual cultural genre – has even inspired some of Melbourne’s most effervescent acts, working at the intersection of performance art and music. It seems to come down to one word: escapism. Performance artist DJ Tanzer’s latest album Disco Automatic draws on the genre’s inimitable sounds and production qualities, which are visually referenced in the scintillating costumes, styling, and dazzling effects of her recent music videos, transporting the viewer to a surreal, alternate reality of sequins and synthesisers. Performance art duo The Huxleys (who also star in several of Tanzer’s music videos, includ ing ‘Destination Love’) also reference Italo-Disco as an ongoing source of cultural and stylistic inspiration for their escapist wizardry.
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If you’ve never heard of Pino D’Angio – Okay Okay – no problemo. You only have to hear his songs once during a night out, and they’ll probably be stuck in your head for a lifetime. Luca Muscato, one of the creative directors of multicultural greatgroundcan’tfromlong-standingthatcommunity, DiscoMediterranea,musicsaysMelbourne’sculturaldiversityandfascinationwithrecordsallovertheworldexplainswhyfolksgetenoughofItalo-Disco. “WehavefoundveryfertileinMelbourne,andwe’veseennumbersatourevents,”saysMuscato. “Whenwefilluptheroomwithacrowdwhoareallontheirfeetdancing,wearerecreatingapartyatmospherethathasbeengoingonforgenerationsinourfamilies.Theessenceofwhatwedoisverysimple:providecatchybeatsthatmakepeoplefeelliketheyarepartofsomethingbigger,somethingthatunitesusall.”IftheturnoutatDiscoMediterranea’srecenteventsisanythingtogoby,thesesoundsarespeakingtopeoplefromallwalksoflifeinMelbourne.ThegrouphasscoredresidenciesatWhitehartBar,Section8andRunnerUpRooftop(CollingwoodYards),aswellascollaborationswithguestDJsincluding DJNETT and MikeGurrieri.GeorgeHysteric,DJandfounderofMothballRecords,isanotherMelbourne-basedItalo-Discoguruwhohasobservedtherecentpopularityofthemusicgenreacrossthecity.WhileHysterichasbeenmixingtracksfromthegenreforyearsinhissets,hesaysanewandculturallyintuitivegenerationoffansinMelbournewanttohearmore,packingoutthedancefloorwellbeforemidnight.Inaddition,MelbournehospitalityinstitutionslikeItalianwinebar Joanie’sBaretto inThornburycontinuetorunItalo-Disco-themedeveningsbypopulardemand,includingtheirrecentsell-outevent
As Melburnians continue to discover, Italo-Disco has a remarkable ability to loosen up the neck and shoul ders, to make a bad day evaporate, and even, to help you cryptically profess your love for someone in a foreign language on the dancefloor (grazie, Google Translate). We’re talking about the kind of music that makes the spirit fly free, especially after a negroni or three. As Ornella Vanoni sings in her 80s hit ‘Ti Voglio’: Tu mi fai volare / Quando sto da te / So anch’io volare… Follow @discomediterranea on Instagram for the latest Italo-Disco events happening in Melbourne.
ITALO DISCO Breezy rhythms, addictive beats, cheesy vocals…and a damn good Wordstime.byAlexia Petsinis
I talo-Disco – a broad genre fusing boogie, disco and jazz-funk sounds that defined Italian popular music in the 70s and 80s – is experiencing some thing of a renaissance in Melbourne, of all places.Inthe hands of a few creative masterminds who are putting their own fresh spin on the genre, these feel-good tunes are uniting crowds from all cultures across some of the city’s most-visited bars and nightspots. The best part? You don’t even need to be Italian to become completely intoxicated by the audible zest of these tunes.
Discoteca Grande, which people are still talking about around town. “When I first got into Italo-Disco music about 20 years ago, people I knew in Melbourne were quite dismissive of the genre,” Hysteric says. “They wrote it off as cheesy, as the kinds of sounds people shouldn’t be proud of. But now, these same songs get an entire room on their feet, particularly Funk-Italo tunes that have a familiar beat people can groove alongAsto.”Muscato adds, the genre has a highly immersive quality, striking a chord in people’s imagination. Its distinct characteristics include lush, cinematic sounds that transport people to the Mediterranean coastline, a sultry pala zzo party after dark, or a slow afternoon under a Sicilian lemon tree: “Dreamy sax and lazy guitars set the tone for a care free mood. Of course, disco is at the core of this genre, and the origin of disco music is founded on freedom, inclusion, and happiness. It’s feel-good music,” he says.
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CLAMM Melbourne punk-rock trio CLAMM have just dropped their highly anticipated sophomore album Care.
“When I was a kid my mum was really into heavy rock music and metal, and in my late teens, I started listening to her CDs like Jack White and Soundgarden. Miles and I had known each other since we were kids. When we were in primary school for a project, we made a song about saving the squirrel monkeys. Miles’s dad is a musician, so we made it in his recording studio… so technically we have been recording music together since we were seven or eight. “Miles’ brother started a band and we’d sneak into their gigs. When we saw this thriving live music scene, we kind of went ‘wow…maybe we could do this.’”
Shortly after Beseech Me was released, Everett came into the picture. CLAMM’s previous bass player Luke Scott had left the group to go to school in Poland, and when Summers and Harding saw Everett’s other band, the Belair Lip Bombs, playing a local gig the trio got chatting. Before long Everett was crucial to CLAMM’s noise-rock sound. “With Maisie in the group, it just felt right,” Summers adds. “She learnt our songs so quickly and now she has played so many gigs with us. She’s an incredible musician and in this album, it’s been awesome to have her be a part of it and to get her voice.
Care is out now via Chapter Music. Catch them at the Corner Hotel on Saturday, October 15 and at Meredith Music Festival from December 9 - 11.
“The hardest thing has been the Covid situation. It upset the rhythm of how things might have progressed otherwise,” Summers continues. “Our recording sessions were drawn out and our UK/EU tour was pushed back. Staying positive and persistent was hard.” After the release of Care, the trio finally embarked on their EU/UK tour - their international debut - playing 12 gigs across the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France and Belgium.
Summers and Harding started CLAMM in 2019, but it could be said the foundations for the band were being laid years earlier, growing up in Melbourne’s southeast suburbs.
Now, frontman and guitarist Jack Summers, drummer Miles Harding and bassist Maisie Everett return bigger, louder and stronger than ever. With a bigger production team than CLAMM has ever seen before, Care has an elevated edge. The 15-track LP delivers feedback-laden fiery riffs, driving basslines and a gritty relent lessness that underscores themes of discontent, antagonism and confusion.“ Care is a mix of a commentary on systems of power and politics and what it’s like to experience those things on a personal level. It’s about younger people who don’t necessarily fit into the mould of society and are not content with working standard jobs for their entire lives. I think a lot of people kind of share those sentiments,” Summers says. “This album’s a bigger production. We have Anna Gordon playing sax on some of the songs. She came in for a session and belted some stuff out that really added to our music. We also ask Nao Anzai, who has recorded both of our albums, to add some noise on the synths which was awesome”.
Armed with newfound confidence, CLAMM got to work on their second album. However, like countless other underground acts, the effects of the Covid pandemic hit hard.
“Seeing our debut do so well has been wild. Hearing it being played on the radio so much is all we could ever have hoped for. It was so huge for us and we seriously didn’t expect it.
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“Then my mum bought me a guitar when I was 15 or 16 – a Fender Stratocaster. It’s a crap one but I love it and I haven’t been able to swap it out for anything since”.
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The success of their debut came as a surprise to CLAMM, with Beseech Me a Triple R and FBI Radio feature album, winning 2021 awards from Spin, Bandcamp, Daily and KEXP. Summers says it wasn’t what they were expecting.
“I am losing my mind I am so nervous and so excited,” Summers says. “It’s a cliché I know but I couldn’t have dreamed of this happening… it’s crazy. I’m nervous just thinking about it, to be“Justhonest.before Covid we were talking about a European tour and now it’s finally happening. It kind of feels like we have just pressed the play button again after two years”.
The band’s debut album Beseech Me saw them gain a dedicated fanbase in the underground community and sign with UK record label Meat Machine (in Australia / USA, they’re with Chapter).
“When people resonated with Beseech Me and we reflected on the songs and the lyrics and what we were doing it was kind of like ‘oh shit – people responded to it.’”
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Beware: this song’s joyous, wordless, “doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo” chorus will become permanently lodged in your internal jukebox after just one listen. Built from a Māori folk strum, ‘My Boy’ sounds like sun glitter and blissful abandon.
Williams has admitted he loves to “blindside people with upsetting mood shifts” during live performances and hoped to recreate some of this unpre dictability on My Boy – success! It’s impossible to anticipate his next move, which is riveting from a fan’s perspective. But one thing’s for certain, Williams never disappoints.
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“Standing with my dick in my hand/ I’m let down/ Now I’m just alone” – ‘Goodbye Earle Street’, during which glockenspiel masterfully echoes the grand piano melody, navigates confusion and heartbreak.BigScary somehow capture the beauty, fragility and sorrow of humanity through their songwriting. An all-encom passing, sometimes-tearful listening experience. Headphones recommended.
Label: Virgin Music Australia Release date: 9 September
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Perfect in its simplicity and catchy AF, it’s our biggest song crush of the year to date – we’re officially obsessed! The world seems more vibrant with each repeatProducedspin.
Māori phrases are peppered throughout a couple of My Boy’s songs, including latest single ‘Easy Does It’ – resplendent with Delaney Davidson’s lap steel – which opens thusly: “Ngã mihi to your friends when they stop calling.” In danceable standout track ‘Don’t Go Back’ (“…to the party everybody thinks they know you”) – which could be a companion piece for ‘Party Boy’ from his previous Make Way For Love set – Williams references the cry of New Zealand’s native owl, the ruru (“Tērā te tangi a te ‘Morningruru!”).Crystals’ is a hoot, with its “Hey! Hey!” gang vocals evoking Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Then Williams is suddenly possessed by the spirit of Elvis (“Somebody help me”) during this song’s quirky bridge. Elsewhere: ‘River Rival’ addresses the political divisiveness of vaccines; the Coldwaschannelsduring‘Thinking‘80s-referencingOfNina’,whichWilliamsBryanFerry,inspiredbytheWardrama
My Boy’s title track – Marlon Williams’ first new solo music since the release of his breakup album Make Way For Love (2018) – should come with a warning.
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Tom Iansek and Jo Syme pressed pause on Big Scary to focus on other musi cal/record label projects for a while. Reconvening in 2019, they pondered, “What is Big Scary?” And Iansek proposed, “It is the music made by me and you.” Me And You, their fifth LP, sees Big Scary bringing intimate recollections to life, sometimes charting the course of a burgeoning relationship – from heady infatuation to disillusionment then commitment – within a single song (‘Devotion’).Theintoxicating waltz rhythm of opener ‘F.A.’ evokes Kate Bush’s ‘Army Dreamers’. “I’m melting away as you rush through your morning/ Forget our sweet nothings/ Alone in your kitchen/ Denying me is your daily ritual/ Coffee and crumbs and a coating of lipstick...” – delivered in delicious, cooing unison by Iansek and Syme, enthralling lyrics give voice to innermost thoughts. The melancholy, piano-led ‘In My View’ channels Coldplay’s ‘Trouble’: “Must be hard for you/ Living in my view.” For ‘Real Love’, instrumentation swells to incorpo rate a choir, strings and horns before a whistling refrain completes the hopeful picture: “This could feel like real love.”
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by Tiny Ruins guitarist Tom Healy at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland, My Boy also features Finn’s son, and Crowded House bandmate, Elroy on drums and percussion. The only member of Williams’ long-time backing band, The Yarra Benders, to grace Boy’s liner notes is Dave Kahn and the excitement of the new filters through his third solo record. Once Covid the fun sponge basically pressed pause on life, Williams found himself back home in New Zealand recon necting with friends, family and his roots.
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‘An Afro Future’ (“seeing people who look like me on stage”).Then she assembled a history-mak ing, 15-piece all-Zambian backing band for touring purposes – bringing her vision to life and empowering others. “You will remember the name/ Sampa The Great is the greatest” –‘Never Forget’
Label: Cheersquad Records Release date: 2 September
The Baudelaires TiLT Layered, fuzz-drenched guitars, distor tion aplenty, powerful-but-measured drumming and distant vocals, which act more like an additional instrument than deliverer of messages – The Baudelaires are psychedelic, man! And we can certainly imagine tripped-out punters at their gigs, in the zone and quite possibly decoding secret communication while immersed in these hypnotic, sprawling arrangements.TheBaudelaires’ ‘Roller Vaseline’ was born from an attempt at writing a song in the style of their former tourmates, Italy’s New Candys – band bromance alert! But the Melbourne-based quartet’s latest single soon morphed into an entirely different beast, according to The Baudelaires frontman Grischa Zahren-Bergner, especially the“Hawai ian-esque bridge” inspired by New Candys lead vocalist Fernando Nuti “nailing his first ever surf at Bermagui beach” during their Australian tour. Built from a stop-starty riff that channels Silverchair’s ‘Freak’, lead single ‘Parasol’ shimmies with tambourine accents. “If I could keep it turning, ‘til I feel nothing” – The Baudelaires wrote this one about some post-show hijinks in Belgium, including that time they latched onto a gambling addict who was hogging a rouletteClosingtable.track ‘Solid Rock’ struts along nonchalantly until an instrumental freakout invades around the three-min ute mark. The song then exponentially quickens in pace – the lunatics taking over the asylum – there’s a brief pause, then The Baudelaires lock back into their original groove (show-offs!) to close.
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As Above, So Below is the truest expres sion of her art to date, according to Sampa Tembo (aka The Great). Co-produced by Sampa alongside Zambian producer Mag44 – whose music she admired as a child – the album was recorded in Zambia during the “Whopandemic.didmusic/ Made that shit language/ African branded/ We did (never forget)…” – ‘Never Forget’ (feat. Chef 187, Sampa’s cousin Tio Nason and lil’ sis Mwanjé) pays tribute to Zamrock, a genre with ‘70s origins that combined traditional African music with psyche delic rock, and showcases Sampa’s gruff timbre and trademark percussive flow to perfection. Inventive rhyming elevates ‘Lane’ (feat. Denzel Curry) – “Thinkin’ you’re Geppetto/ Pullin’ strings, you ain’t get the memo/ You know that I’m walkin’ through the meadow…” – a song about giving yourself permission to show your full range as a human being. After clocking Sampa’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Angélique Kidjo reached out to request a collab: Sampa features on Kidjo’s ‘Free & Equal’ and now the fivetime Grammy Award-winning Beninese trailblazer returns the feat. favour on this album’s ebullient, brass-infused closer, ‘Let Me Be SampaGreat’.envisioned
You can’t help but smile while looking at the adorbs photo of baby Ruby that graces the cover of her debut album, perfectly illustrating its ‘public–government’s‘Borderlines’can’tAndmyRadiohead’sintensifyingback–anPleaseconflict:stratetrack’s[her]MarybasedJohannesburg-born,title.Melbourne-songwriterRubyGillhassaidthatOliverandLeonardCohen“taughtaboutwords”andtheopeningtitleopeninglinesimmediatelydemonherknackforverbalisinginternal“I’vegotonerequest,it’ssimple/don’tletthepeoplein/Iamnursingintoleranceforsocialinteraction.”Strikingstandouttrack‘Anchor’withitssyncopateddrumbeats,feedsquall,forebodingguitarlinesandvocalharmonies–tunesintofrequency.“Ijustwannaknow/WhenIcanhugmum/Mystepfatherisgettingold/someone’sbullyinghisson/AndIhelp…”–ouch,myheart!Gillwrote–anodetotheAustralian“bureaucraticnonsense”whilehereonatemporarybridgingvisa.Whethershe’ssingingaboutpanicattacks’,arguingaboutdrivingdirections(‘Intimewiththeengineturningover’)orpondering“Whyareyoumakingmedinner?/WhyamIstillhere?”followingatriptoanex-boyfriend’shousetocollectherthings(‘AllthebirdsundertheWestgate’),Gill’sdeliveryswitchesfromsweet-soundingtocrackingwithrawemotiononadime.Aclassicallytrainedpianistandself-confessedMissyHigginstragic,Gill’svocaltoneanddevastatinglybeautiful,wistfulmelodiesaretestamenttoherfandom.
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FAMOUS FOR the huge heated beer garden with a view, definitely one of the nicest watering holes in Northcote.
LIVE MUSIC every night of the week, thanks to some of Melbourne’s most eclectic DJs and some choice underground acts from around the world. Better yet, entry is always free.
It’s a perfect title for the venue, which sums up the best of modern Melbourne in a neat little package down one of our popular laneways. Entirely outdoors (with appropriate covering for those afternoon showers), it’s a mix of re-conditioned freight containers, wooden crates to sit on, DJs and tropical gardens around the periphery.
INFAMOUS FOR the occasional epic secret gig (Pixies come to mind) or surprise party (Lady Gaga’s 4th of July bash) that take place at the old Social Club from time to time.
The Northcote Social Club has been a pillar of live music in the north since 2005. The original venue, previously known as The Commercial Hotel, dated all the way back to 1854, supposedly born as a rough and ready refuge for teamsters and bullock driv ers. That couldn’t be further from its modern iteration - sister venue to the iconic Corner Hotel, the bandroom hosts a diverse mix of genres, local talent as well as national and international touring artists of all genres. The venue’s ethos is centred on inclusion and community, focusing on providing a safe place for people from all backgrounds to enjoy music and socialise in a comfortable environment. In September, they’ll be hosting ex-Alpine singer Sappho, Peking Duk’s Keli Holiday, Kiwi roots-pop act Muroki, Melbourne’s avant-garde experimentalists Eggy, and Adelaide’s punk-pop indie darlings Teenage Joans, just to name a smattering.
INFAMOUS FOR the huge laneway parties that turn Tattersalls Lane into the heaving heart of the CBD. Always a highlight for Melbourne Music Week’s Live Music Safari.
Already a Melbourne icon, Section 8 is the perfect example of why Melbourne has the best nightlife in Australia. It hasn’t come easy – their founder told us years back he’d spent over $50,000 defending noise complaints – but as any punter can tell you, it’s worth every cent. Support the crazy yet loveable Section 8 by heading along to 27-29 Tattersalls Lane in Melbourne.
In the leafy-green and natural-light filled beer garden, you can also tuck into their food menu, previously boasting Michelintrained chefs in their kitchen turning the dial up on traditional pub fare. A cursory glance reveals marinated olives, edamame and cheese croquettes and smoky miso baba ghanoush. If you work nearby, there’s also the express lunch deals (roast pork belly tonnato, sandwiches or soups) for a tidy $18. Catch a gig at NSC this month by heading to 301 High Street in Northcote.
FAMOUS FOR its rather unorthodox nature. Who converts some old freight containers into a makeshift bar and parks them down a side street? There’s a good reason they call it Section 8, after all.
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Section 8 is the term used by the US military to describe the discharge of a soldier on mental health grounds. If you remem ber the classic TV show M.A.S.H, you’ll know that Klinger was constantly trying to get out of Korea on a Section 8 clause.
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While the setting is all very casual and relaxed, Section 8 offer a proper cocktail menu. Sure, you can get yourself a frosty cold one (they stock boutique beers from around the world), but if you’re after something more elaborate they also offer mulled wine, rum and gin sours, a modern flip on the classic old fashioned and more. Don’t let the outdoor setting fool you, the staff know their cocktails and appreciate that even a simple vodka, lime and soda benefits from a little attention to detail.
LIVE MUSIC on High Street is at home at Northcote Social Club, which boasts some of the best local lineups in Melbourne.
FAMOUS FOR the aforementioned roast, among other culinary delights. The Stingo is famed for its affordable, unpretentious menu with fantastic attention to detail. With nightly specials, you can take your pick.
INFAMOUS FOR the Stingo’s famous Shit Pub Trivia, without doubt the shittest pub trivia in Melbourne. The trivia experts grace many Melbourne venues, but Monday night’s the perfect night for shit trivia and that’s when then they’re at the Stingo.
Wednesday nights are for Stingo Bingo – self described “abso lute madness” – which, if you’re lucky, features dance karate. You’ve been warned.
140 years young, The Yorkshire Stingo is an Abbotsford icon. A beautifully renovated example of the best of Melbourne pub architecture, the Yorkshire Stingo has been a northside pillar for as long as anyone can remember – it’s everything a great pub should be, and more.
The real standout is still the food here though. There’s a really exciting mix of bona-fide classics, fresh takes on popular dishes, and entirely new and unusual creations. You’d be forgiven for being suspicious of nasi goreng or a Nepalese goat curry on a pub menu – at the Yorkshire Stingo, you’d be forgiven for orderingWithboth.an old-school front bar, a casual dining room, a dog-friendly beer garden with a wall-length mural, arcade machines out the back, rave-reviewed musical bingo, expert trivia, and live music every Saturday and Sunday, this Abbotsford favourite has just about everything for everyone. Head down to the Yorkshire Stingo every day of the week on 48 Hoddle Street in Abbotsford.
The Yorkshire Stingo takes its name, like many Melbourne pubs, from an English forefather built in the 18th century. The ‘Stingo’ aspect is antiquated slang for a strong ale that would literally sting the tongue. You’ll be happy to note it lives up to that namesake with a superb drinks menu; dark beers, porter, stout, Talisker single-malt scotch and a comprehensive wines list.
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LIVE MUSIC is what The Night Cat is famous for, or should we say The Night Cat’s live music is what Fitzroy is famous for. The Night Cat is, without doubt, one of the best live music venues in Melbourne.
INFAMOUS FOR the eclectic lineups and even more diverse crowds. Don’t be surprised if a single weekend contains psyche delic trash-jazz, dark tech-house, post-Soviet hip hop, and a bachata and salsa dance class.
What can this publication say about The Night Cat that we haven’t already said since it first opened back in 1996. It’s an institution that’s occupied a special place in our heart and often the last port of call on any successful night out northside. Its major strength is the ability to attract uber-cool international acts and balance them with excellent Melbourne talent. In the space of a couple of weeks this month, The Night Cat will host the dancefloor-angled jazz of English multiinstrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray, the alt-pop stylings of Kiwi group Yumi Zouma, Melbourne industrial group My Disco, and local psych-jazz fusion band Proto Moro. It’s no surprise then, that the venue has played a major role in the formation of some of our best talent. The Cat Empire, The Bamboos, 30/70 all cut their teeth on the classic Meyer soundThesystem.Night Cat host their popular late night Better Late sessions every Friday and Saturday from 11pm ‘til late, featuring the best DJs, as well as international and local headliners. Keeping us all on our toes, they’re also particularly famous for their salsa and bachata classes with live Latin bands every Sunday. Check it all out for yourself, head to The Night Cat on 137-141 Johnston Street in Fitzroy.
FAMOUS FOR the central stage with a 360-degree viewing angle, allowing lucky punters to witness some of the best emerging and left-field acts from around the world, up close and personal.
The Night Cat
LIVE MUSIC every weekend, courtesy of Stingo Saturdaysdishing out some fine acoustic sets - and Stingo Blues on a Sunday, an afternoon of soulful bluesy goodness best paired with a Sunday roast, which all takes place in the venue’s fabulous beer garden.
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Speaking over the phone from her Northcote home, Cash Savage warns there might be some noise from an ill-timed roof cleaner organised by body corporate. Savage has returned to the inner-city after moving to her hometown of Port Albert during the pandemic.
Words by Andrew Handley
Credit Richard Clifford SAVAGECASH
Fortunately, Cash Savage and The Last Drinks are perform ing in front of live audiences again. Known for their emotive performances, Savage says she likes to feel the songs when writing them. “I can sort of tell if the song is good because it hits me in the feels, so it’s not something that I’m necessarily going for, but it’s definitely something that I lean into.”
“It’s a little less outwardly political, a little more introspec tive of my own life the last couple of years. Not that it’s a downer, fucking lockdown album. Maybe it is, I have no fucking idea. The first song ‘Push’ is written from being locked in a fucking apartment, and my entire world turning to shit.”
“Our drummer’s snare broke in the third song, and if you watch any of the clips he’s holding the snare together in his hand while playing. He knew the vibe was too good… so he plays through the whole thing with a broken snare, which our sound engineer had to fix in post.”
When performing live, you’ll mostly see Savage striding across the stage with only a microphone in hand, though she writes the music with her guitar. “I have written a couple of songs on the piano before because I’ve been learning piano slowly over my life, but my main instrument is guitar,” she says.
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks will play at the newly refurbished Northcote Theatre on Saturday, September 3 before heading back to Europe for the second time this year. “I’ve realised there are more venues on High Street than there are in Adelaide, Sydney and Perth combined,” jokes Savage. “There’s like nine venues on that strip now – it’s amazing. I live just near it, so I’m all for venues on High Street, they’re walking distance from my house.”
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“I actually really love playing guitar on stage, but I know it’s a better show when I don’t, not because of my guitar playing, but it’s much easier for me to engage with the audience. Instead of thinking about the guitar and the vocals, I’m thinking about the crowd and the vocals, and I think it’s a better show.”
Cash Savage is playing The Northcote Theatre on September 3. “They’d spent two days setting up, and we basically came in like Krusty the Clown [and] did one song to get the levels, and then we smashed it out for 40 minutes,” she laughs. “They were like ‘great, can you do that one more time?’ and we were like ‘nope, that’s the one.’
“I usually write the bare bones of them myself, and then take them to the band at some point,” she says. “Some of them are more finished than others… it might just be a verse with a little cool idea and I take it to see what happens with that.”
As bandleader, Savage writes the songs before bringing them to the band.
“Everything I’ve learnt DJing has been in front of people. It’s a funny way to learn a trade… where you don’t want to fuck it up, but also it gets a bit loose so it gets fucked up, and then you just have to roll with it. It’s definitely my style of learning, it’s not something I was actively pursuing, but here I am, I’m a DJ. I told Carlson he should get shirts that say ‘Cash Daddy is a real DJ.’”
“We did a show a month ago that was originally booked for June 2020, but the actual negotiation for the deal happened in December 2019, so how long do you want to talk about the sameThegig?”band hasn’t released a studio album since 2018’s politically charged Good Citizens, however, they recorded a live album at Hamer Hall albeit without an audience. “It was pretty intense,” says Savage. “It was just before Melbourne went into that really long lockdown, and the [daily] cases were 20 or 25, and we all got the vibe we were going into a lockdown.” The band recorded the album in a single, continuous take. “We decided to arrange it so there was never going to be any dead air, and I didn’t want to be in there waiting for the song to start in an empty room,” says Savage.
While having seven members in the band creates a powerful live sound, it can lead to complications. The band’s Melbourne Recital Centre show for October last year was moved once due to capacity restrictions, and then again as the band had unknowingly rehearsed with a band member with Covid days before the show. Another member caught Covid before the third date but was able to be replaced and the show went ahead. “You want to move forward you know,” explains Savage. “These gigs to me are like zombies.
Adding to her repertoire, Savage has recently picked up DJing alongside the enigmatic Our Carlson as one of his rotating DJs. “It’s pretty loose when I DJ with Carlson,” she says. “I jumped on doing that because I really vibe what he’s doing, and since then I’ve sort of started to learn how to DJ, which is a bit of a win.”
The band has already recorded their next studio album, though it won’t be released until early next year due to vinyl short ages. Savage is reluctant to describe the album as she is “too close to it” but says “it’s definitely different to Good Citizens.”
“It was good for the first part,” she recalls of the experience at the coastal town three hours out of Melbourne, with a population of under 300 people. “It was like having a retirement in the middle of my life. I got to do a lot of fishing, tinkered in my shed and turned into a real old bloke.”
“They’d spent two days setting up, and we basically came in like Krusty the Clown [and] did one song to get the levels, and then we smashed it out for 40 minutes,” she laughs. “They were like ‘great, can you do that one more time?’ and we were like ‘nope, that’s the one.’
As the leader of the seven-piece alt-country/post-punk group Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, it seems that Savage isn’t quite ready for retirement yet. “Eventually I got really fuck ing bored with that,” she says. “It was good when we naively thought [lockdown] was going to be a short period of time, but as the time went on it just got harder and harder.” Not only did the lockdowns affect Savage’s mental health, but the trajectory of the band. “I guess when I was in it I hoped that it wouldn’t slow us down, given that everyone was in the same boat, but it has had an effect on momentum,” she explains. “It’s a very heavy object to get moving, and when it’s moving it’s easy to keep moving. “People are reluctant to buy tickets, and I absolutely get that. It seems to be back to a walk-up crowd, which is nerve-wracking because it’s much more comfortable going to a show knowing how the tickets are selling. It seems to be across the board, so it’s hard to know if it’s a momentum shift or there’s a change in the way people interact with music.”
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FUCKJAZZ + APPLEMAN Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 6pm. FREE. STRATHMORE SECONDARY COLLEGE: JAZZ NIGHT The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20. SeptemberFriday 9 BLUES ALLEY (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.45pm. $10. BAGFUL OF BEEZ + MARCEL BORRACK TD BAND Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. MATT WALKER Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $28.15. LYN BOWTELL Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. DUSTY DIMES The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. NOAH COLEMAN Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. FOLK IN THE ROAD. MUSAIC Some Velvet Morning. Clifton Hill. 7.30pm. FREE. DANIEL REEVES BAND The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. BRET MOSLEY The TaproomShedshaker Brewing Company. VIC. 7.30pm. FREE. DOOMSDAY PILOT. P.L., SKIN THIEF Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43. SCOTT DARLOW Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. FREE. THE PERSECUTIONELECTRICVANKEYS.PURRS,BLUES Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $10. DAY DREAMERS. EMMA YUE, THE BRADS The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. A MAN CALLED SON. OCEANS, BEYONCE’SFIANCÉS Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7.30pm. FREE. THY ART IS MURDER. CARNIFEX, MALEVOLENCE, I AM Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7pm. $66.60. GUILTFILTER. EAT THE DAMN ORANGE, DOGGEREL Bad Decisions Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. RETRO ROCK AT THE OLD BAR FEAT: FLITCRAFT, KING’S LEVITATINGVENGEANCE,CHURCHES Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15. MAGNOLIA RD. WALIENS, OLYMPIC WHITE, GEISHA GUY Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $12.75. EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $54.90. LEE JONES TRIO Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. REBECCA BARNARD QUARTET Kew Court House. . 8pm. $24 -30. DOGI KATZ. HUNNY MACHETE, RACERAGE Colour Club. Carlton. 7.30pm. $17.57. THE RADIOHEAD PROJECT WITH AMELIA EVANS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $40. CJ COMMERFORD & THE SUPERTONES. VELVET BLOOM Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40. GIANNI MARINUCCI NONET FEATURING EMMA GILMARTIN The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35. THE BOÎTE SPRING FESTIVAL: THE FARAWAY TRIO AT THE ORATORY Abbotsford Abbotsford.Convent.7.30pm. $30. MOUNT KUJO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: BIRDSNAKE + PJENNE NGV - National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.
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8 AUNTY BLUE. EVE MORDEN, ARAMINTA Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10 - 15. THE DEADBEATS. TRASH & THE TREASURES, TOO FAR GONE Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $10. DAG. SCREEN PLAY, CRISIS ACTOR Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. DAVEY LANE Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. MUCH LOVE PRESENTS: SAPPHIRE STREET + ERIS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8.30pm. DREAMING SODA. CHLOE THE BRAND, JACQUI LUMSDEN Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $12.75. EMILY WILLIAMS: WOMEN OF COLOUR Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45. HOT STEPPIN FEAT: MXMIX, ANNA B, 3RD ORBIT, HEDCHEF Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. XPANDER FEAT: UEFFHOE, FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER, HARRISON, JON ISK Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $12.57. GRETA WILLIAMS Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. DANIEL WADDINGHAM Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. BUD WILKINS Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. OSCAR LADELL The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. JACKIE BORNSTEIN: GREAT WOMEN OF JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40. REUNITED WITH ANGELA & JERSON Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $45.
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42 BEAT.COM.AU TA’SIA + TAMAHAU Brunswick Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 5.30pm. FREE. BELOW BRIDGE: A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FEAT: SADIVA, LANCE HARRISON, WALLA C, SOJU GANG, DJ NOKIA 3210, MONOLITH, TURBO THOT Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. TEMPLE: TRANCE MISSION. CLOUDY KU, YOLLKS Colour Club. Carlton. 10pm. $17.57. CROOKED COLOURS. PACIFIC AVENUE, KINDER Margaret Court Arena. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $59.90. NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: BIRDSNAKE + PJENNE NGV - National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40. LANEOUS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. OWOS Melbourne.Ferdydurke.8pm.FREE.
SeptemberFriday 16 KGOMOTSO HOSTS AMAPIANO Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. ASPET PRESENTS: TONI YOTZI + BAYU. CLOUDY KU, YOLLKS Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $17.57. OPIUO. JORDAN DENNIS Northcote Northcote.Theatre.7pm.$66.30. MIGHTIEST OF GUNS. MOODY BEACHES, THE HOT BLOODS Northcote Social Club. 8.30pm.Northcote.$24. MEAN JEANS (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.45pm. $10. SNARK. P.L., SKIN THIEF Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $27.70.
SeptemberThursday 15 SUPER DIVER. VIOLET, HUNTING FOXES Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. ARTIE STYLES QUARTET Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. MINGUS THINGUS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40. ELR The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25. ROMAN XAVIER Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. ANDY MARTIN Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. MATTHEW GILBERT & THE DWELLERS. SAINT VICTOIRE, SCOTT CANDLISH The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $20. RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 6.30pm. FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. 56K RECORDS Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. BLUSH’KO & THE LAZY BOYS. DAN ROCK Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 6pm. FREE.
Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $15.87. THE LAST MARTYR Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $19.95. PEACH FUR The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $23.20.
POP WILL EAT ITSELF. SNOG, DUBROW Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $65. D’ARCY SPILLER Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $18.40. BADGERS (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.45pm. $10. HOSS. TRUE SOUND Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $22.59. EARLY LOVERS ROCK Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $18.15. DEADWEIGHT80. THE ORPHAN, THOSE LEFT BEHIND, TROMBONE,SWORDFISHVAULTHILL
CANNONBALL WITH CHANTAL MITVALSKY The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.
DIMITRI’S EXTRAVAGANZARAGTIMERagtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. CARABINERS #3: A VERY QUEER EXTRAVAGANZA (LIL BROWN GIRL TAKEOVER) Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. $18 - 40. PINKO COLLECTIVE Bar 303. Northcote. 3.30pm. FREE. SNAPSHOT. BEAUTIFUL SAVAGES Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 4pm. FREE. RINSE OUT FEAT: NATURAL ONE, NO NAME NATH, A13, JPS, HANS DC, C:1, MIKE HUNT Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. THREE’S COMPANY WITH BLACK TIGER Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. OCTANE PART II FEAT: CHRIS TOFF, SINISTER, SHAYDOE, AIDEN SCOTT, MORE Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $23.67. INTERNAL. PILLOW PRO, SIRAK ABU, ROMÆO Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $12.57. HOUSEWIFE’S CHOICE SOUND SYSTEM PRESENTS SERAPHIM The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. $20. OUR CARLSON The Curtin. Carlton. 8.30pm. $17.75. MORTAL CADENCE #3: HIP-HOP SHOWCASE & FREESTYLE CYPHER FEAT: STRICTLY DT, TRIX WILLIAM, AERO.D Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. ON REPEAT: LIL PEEP NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11.15pm. $20.
CARUS THOMPSON. DEAR MATILDA Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1pm. $29.10. HAY FEVER FEAT: SWEET TALK, JAMES ELLIS & THE JEALOUS GUYS, WOODY PITNEY, HANNAH & JESSIELEE’S BAD HABITS, DANNY WALSH BANNED, EILS & THE DRIP, NORWOOD Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 3pm. $34.70. TOR + FUTURE BOYS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm. NINA ROSE & THE SMASHING EVOS Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 5pm. FREE. MATT DWYER TRIO The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. ZAK SHEPHERD TRIO The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. SHAKY STILLS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. I HOLD THE LION’S PAW Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $18.15. PBS FM PRESENTS SOULA-GO-GO: PIERRE BARONI TRIBUTE Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 6.30pm. THE BILLY JOELS Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 1pm. $33.76. JACKIE QUARTETBORNSTEIN Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $30. REBECCA BARNARD QUARTET Kew Court House. . 8pm. $24 -30. JESSICA YOUNG QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $45. MARIO BRODER & BAND PRESENTS: BALANCO DIFERENTE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $40. STEVE SEDERGREEN TRIO Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.
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Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $10. RAISED AS WOLVES. OKAY DANE The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. MAMMAL. KING OF THE NORTH, THE KITE MACHINE, STEALING MOSS Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.90. JAPE SQUAD Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. FREE. WINTER SUN + BAZ BLAKENEY Lyrebird Lounge. Ripponlea. 7.30pm. $10. STIFF RICHARDS. BABY MULLET, CUTTERS The Curtin. 8.30pm.Carlton.$22.85. HOPKINS CREEK PRESENTS NIGHT CAT OASIS Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. $23.24. SKABHANGERS Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm.
SPEED Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $25. EMO NIGHT Max Watt’s (Melbourne). . 8pm. $24.50.
PETTICOAT JUNCTION Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $40. GRACE KNIGHT Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $55. VINCE JONES The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $45. ELK FEATURING JOHN BENNETT Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. SUPAY VERON The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: SURPRISE CHEF + COLLEGE OF KNOWLEDGE NGVNational Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.
PHOEBE PARSONS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. JUMP THE SHARK The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. PROTO MORO. NIKODIMOS Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $15. MARGOT PETRIE Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. LISA RICHARDS Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 5pm. FREE. THE MOHAMEDEXPERIENCE.CAMARA Paris Cat Jazz Melbourne.Club.9pm. $40. KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44. VINCE JONES The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $45. NAT BARTSCH Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. SKUNKHOUR The Croxton. Thornbury. 7.30pm. $55.60. PLASTIC CHEESES. SUN KINGS, WINKSY Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. FREE.
RAISED. THE CITY, OPEN SKIES The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 1pm. $23.20. RUBY JONES + LORETTA MILLER. BABY VELVET The Curtin. Carlton. 8.30pm. $27.95. PLASTIC CHEESES. SUN KINGS, WINKSY Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. FREE. SOUTH SUMMIT Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $17.48. HANA & JESSIE-LEE’S BAD HABITS + BROOKE RUSSEL & THE MEAN REDS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE Brunswick Brunswick.Ballroom.1pm.$23.05.
ROSARIO DE MARCO Merri Bar. Preston. 5pm. KATANKIN The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. SNAPSHOT. SUBURBAN SPELL Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 4pm. FREE. OPERATOR Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. PUNCHBOWL DISCO FEAT: COLETTE, NEFERTITIMOTHAFUNK,LANEGRASection 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. TONY KING’S VIDEO DISCO FEAT: TONY KING, DISCO NOT DISCO DJS, ANDREW MCCLELLAND Trades Hall. Carlton. 6pm. $15 - 20. SeptemberThursday 22 DALLAS CRANE & THE CASANOVAS. ZOMBEACHES, ANDRE WARHURST & THE RARE BYRDS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $40.40. SENSIBLE SOIREE WITH COOL OUT SUN. PARVYN, MORE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $18.40. PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE: THE INDIGOS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. DR SURE’S UNUSUAL PRACTICE + BENCH PRESS Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $20. THE STREET FIGHTER II + SECRET HEADLINER. THE ORPHAN, THOSE LEFT BEHIND, TROMBONE,SWORDFISHVAULTHILL Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $25. THE MEANIES. ROT TV, MONEY FOR ROPE Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 6.30pm. $33.76. THE TERRYS The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $13. 2RU + IGLOO BATHHOUSE Nighthawks. Collingwood. 6pm. $15.
THE DISTANT SOUTH Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. CHARLIE BEDFORD The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. WINTER SUN + BAZ BLAKENEY Lyrebird Lounge. Ripponlea. 7.30pm. $10. SUPAY VERON The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. B-SIDE BTS Stay Gold. Brunswick. 9pm. $17.48. SeptemberSaturday 17 MARIANAS TRENCH Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. YUMI ZOUMA Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $40.68. THE SOUL-LUTION Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. $15. ON REPEAT: HAMILTON PARTY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11.15pm. $20. SETH SENTRY Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $56.10.
THE RESTLESS, THE REFUGE Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 6.30pm. $23.75. THE RACCOONS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. FLYING TWENTYRHINOSAUR,DUTCHMAN.IMPERIAL
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BIN NIGHT ROMEOS Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $5. JEFF MARTIN Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $59.77.
TONY KING’S VIDEO DISCO FEAT: TONY KING, DISCO NOT DISCO DJS, ANDREW MCCLELLAND Trades Hall. Carlton. 6pm. $15 - 20. EGGY. PROGRAM, DELIVERY Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $24. TROUBLE PEACH. BLACK BATS, LAURA INGRAM, GREG FOLETTA Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15. GUSH (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.45pm. $10. TERRA. THE COMFORT, WOLF & CHAIN Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. $24.90.
VANISHING POINT. BLACK MAJESTY, TERAMAZE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $29.10. LIFE DEPRIVED Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. FRANK BELL The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. NIA ARCHIVES NIGHT CAT. FITZROY. 9PM. $39.90. SHUTDOWN: GRIME NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11.15pm. $15.30 - 20. TASMAN KEITH PRESENTS: A COLOUR UNDONE. PHIL FRESH Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. $25. FOREVER 80S Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $50. I LOVE U ELTON WITH NITIDA Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. FREE. SNAPSHOT. THE MOTH BODY DUO Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 4pm. FREE. HOMEBASS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. GRAND FINAL DAY: CAMRYN JORDANS + WILLOWBANK GROVE The Yorkshire Stingo Hotel. 6.30pm.Abbotsford.FREE. AMELIA ALLAN Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 5pm. FREE. HALF CUT HICKS Micawber Tavern. 9.30pm.Belgrave.FREE.
BEAT.COM.AU44LATIN PARTY AT PRIDE WITH DEL BARRIO & FRIENDS Pride Of Our Footscray Community Bar. Footscray. 7pm. $20. ROSS ANDERSON Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. QUEEN OF HEARTS W/ LUCHA PERFORMANCELIBREFEAT: CARLO CANNON & FRIENDS The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. RALEIGH WILLIAMS DOES AMY WINEHOUSE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $45. MAHALIA BARNES + THE SOUL MATES Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $50. THE PEARLY SHELLS SWING ORCHESTRA The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $30 - 35.
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23 TEENAGE JOANS. CRY CLUB, BEC STEVENS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. CHOOF. FESTERING GENITAL ORIFICE, NEMBUTOLIK Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. THE UGLY KINGS. TRUE SOUND Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $20.03. THE ROLLERCANES. THE JIVES, TIN POT CLAY MAN Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $17.85. MODALITY. ULTRAVLT, NTH RD, EVERLYNE Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $19.95. ST. EMERALD. SEAMUS MCCORRY, THE BRADS Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $19.40. WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN? EMO & PUNK PARTY FEAT: GREEN PHASE, DJ CAMERON HULL, DJ BRYCEY Bad Decisions Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15. FLEETMAC WOOD PRESENTS NIGHTS WONDERS DISCO Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $42.56 - 44.60. THE SPACEFUNK ENSEMBLE. BENG, POCKÉ Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. THE MARTINI SET Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. JESS FAIRLIE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $40. LABCATS The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35. BRET MOSLEY The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: HARVEY SUTHERLAND (DJ SET) + POLITO + VINCENT SOLE NGV - National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40. BECKAH AMANI Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
FURNACE & FUNDAMENTALS.THE KING OF THE NORTH,, THE KITE MACHINE, STEALING MOSS Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 7pm. $45.90. STEVAN The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.10. STAYING LATE Micawber Tavern. Belgrave. 7.30pm. FREE. NTER + NOOKY. 046, FILTHY FIL, DOUBLE S DONS Laundry Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $45. MATT TRIGGE TRIO Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. JAY HOWIE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. FAB FOLK NIGHT II FEAT: BILLY BARKER, MOLLY ALANA MCKEW, MAISIE PEARLE, JACK WILDER Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. $15. DIGITAL MUSIC ONLY (DMO). NENAGH, GEORGIA BIRD, DESILVA, MABEL, PRIMITIVE NEEDS, RENZO Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $17.57. MICHELLE NICOLLE SINGS GORGEOUS MOVIE SONGS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $40. MOHINI & PARAMA PADAM: LIFE’S GAME OF SNAKES & LADDERS
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Clayton. 8pm. $5 - 120. THE FIVE GEMS OF LALGUDI
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Clayton. 6pm. FREE. SOUL CHIC Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $40. JANINE MAUNDER Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.
SOLOMON SISAY & HIS BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45. GEORGIA SWINGTETBROOKS Paris Cat Jazz Club. 8.30pm.Melbourne.$45.
CAT & BULL CLUB Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. THE SNIPPERS Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. KARLO ARCINUE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. RYAN MARTIN JOHN The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. OSCAR LADELLE. DJ DADDY Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 6pm. FREE. RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 6.30pm. FREE. FJ STEELE Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm. SHANAE. NAYNAY, SMILEZ, P DAZEY, X8NDER.M Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. SANDRIINA Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. STRICTLY DRUM N BASS III FEAT: TONI YOTZI, PUGILIST, MORE Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $22.65. MUCH LOVE PRESENTS: BRODIE + CROFTY The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8.30pm.
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For a full gig list visit wesleyanne.com.au BAND ROOM Thursday 8 September Still Here by Dave & the Daves Friday 9 September Lyn Bowtell Saturday 17 September Margot Petrie Friday 23 September Beckah Amani Sunday 25 September Great Aunt Friday 30 September Georgia Rodgers FRONT BAR Thursday 8 September Greta Williams Sunday 11 September Izzy Hollingdale Tueday 13 September Sonny Campbell Sunday 18 September Scott Candlish Thursday 22 September FJ Steele Monday 25 September Beth Winter Friday 30 September Elk 250 High St, WesleNorthcotey Anney Anne Trivia with Sparx every Wednesday 7:30pm MON-WED $8 PINTS BEER & CIDER THURSDAYS $7 SELTZERS5PM$6GIN&VODKA BEER GARDEN ••• LIVE MUSIC ••• MONDAYSCOMEDYFREE BRUNSWICK 68 SYDNEY RD THEBERGYSELTZER.COM.AU
THE MAGGIE PILLS. BILLY CART, GRUPS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. ON REPEAT: KANYE WEST Night Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $13.05 - 20. TOUCH SENSITIVE MORNINGMAXWELLWITHHotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. $33.05. MPMA FEAT: MR PITIFUL Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. ATABAQUE FEAT: MARIO BRODER, BILLY HOYLE, BOBBY BRAZUKA, WALLA C Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. BEAT THERAPY Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. RUNNING TOUCH. JUNO MAMBA, TIFF CORNISH Forum Melbourne.Melbourne.7.30pm. $59.40.
THE FRINGE DWELLERS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS (DUO) Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. HAY BAX Micawber Tavern. Belgrave. 7.30pm. FREE. PAUL VAN ROSS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45. SERGIO ERCOLE & NATHAN SLATER COLLABORATE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $40. ANDREW SWANN & THE SOUL AMBASSADORS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $40. KRAANIUM. ORGANECTOMY, INHIBITOR Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $36. MADDYOctoberSaturday1JANENorthcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $35.30.
VICIOUS BLONDE (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.45pm. $10. THE BLOODS. THE DREADFUL TIDES, STEALING MOSS, GLASSHAWK, REIGN MAKER Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $15.87. BOUDICCA FEAT: DIVE TEAM FIVE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. DESECRATOR. IN MALICE’S WAKE, HARLOTT, MASON, KILLRAZER, IDLE RUIN, THE ASCENDED, FIRING SQUAD Max Watt’s (Melbourne). . 4.30pm. $37.75. SPUTNIK SWEETHEART The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.10. JORDIE LANE Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 3pm. $38.86. THE DISTANT SOUTH The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 7pm. FREE. CLUNK ORCHESTRA FEAT: DIVE TEAM FIVE Bar 303. Northcote. 3.30pm. ADRIAN CUNNINGHAM & HIS OLD SCHOOL QUINTET (LATER SHOW) Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45. ANDY SUGG & JOHN MACKEY PRESENT: THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL BRECKER Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44. GO BANG HOSTED BY DJ CHERUB Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. ONESEVENFOUR: OCT FEAT: ARTSEA, EDAN, ENFUSE, TALIX, SUPERCURVE The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. $10 - 15. NO REGRETS: THE EDITH PIAF STORY WITH NIKKI NOUVEAU Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45. MEL SEARLE: AN ELLA FITZGERALD TRIBUTE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $45.
KICKIN THE B AT 303: THURSDAY HAMMOND SESSIONS FEAT: DIVE TEAM FIVE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $20. DYLAN KNUR’S OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. FJ STEELE Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm. FREE. RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 6.30pm. FREE. FOGGY NOTION. MILLAR JUKES & THE MUSCLE, ALEX HAMILTON Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. CLIK. DJ SHIO Bodriggy Brewing Abbotsford.Company.6pm.FREE. BLUE NOTE ‘62 Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $40. AMY, AMY, AMY Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35.
FRAZEY FORD + MORE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $46.
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Clayton. 8pm. $5 - 120. AN EVENING WITH THE LALGUDI DUO The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Clayton. 5pm. $5 - 120. PARVYN SINGH
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BIG BAND: THE MUSIC OF FRANK SINATRA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $45. BLUE NOTE: A HISTORY OF JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $40. AUDREY POWNE The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35. NEW DIMENSIONS TO THE MARGAM FEAT: VAIDYANATHANRAMA
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Clayton. 7pm. $10 - 35.
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MAT JODRELL QUARTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25. VIOLENT COLLECTEDIMPULSE.SENSES Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. SUDDEN DEBT. ORBITS, THE TECHNO BIDDIES Nighthawks. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $15. NAYCHA & THE COLLECTIVE Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE.
SeptemberFriday 30 KEE’AHN. CHARLIE NEEDS BRACES Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $24. FIRETAIL. BENG, POCKÉ Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. ELK Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. NINA FERRO & BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45. SOUL SACRIFICE Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44. NADAV RAYMAN TRIO + FRIENDS The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35. JUMPIN’ JACK JORDAN & FRIENDS Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. FREE. NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: TRAFFIK ISLAND’S SHADOW BAND + SINA NGV - National Gallery of Melbourne.Victoria.6pm.$16 - 40. TRUCK Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $20. CRUMBE The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. FREE. BANGON! @ MAMMA CHEN’S FEAT: DENIM OWL, TAMMY HAIDER, PRETTY IN PINK Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 8pm. FREE.
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