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on tour CASHMERE CAT [NOR] Friday May 24, The Liberty Social OCTO OCTA [USA], MAGIC TOUCH [USA], BOBBY BROWSER [USA] Friday May 24, Mercat Basement Saturday May 25, Shebeen KARL HYDE [UK] Saturday May 25, Melbourne Recital Centre AUNTIE FLO [SCO] Saturday May 25, Revolver Upstairs RIFF RAFF [USA] Wednesday May 29, The Liberty Social OMAR-S [USA] Friday May 31, The Liberty Social ROBERT BABICZ [GER], MARC ROMBOY [GER] Friday May 31, Brown Alley VON-D [UK], CASPA [UK] Friday May 31, Brown Alley ELITE FORCE [UK] Friday May 31, RMH The Venue KUTSKI [UK] Friday May 31, Roxanne Parlour CHRIS FORTIER [USA] Friday May 31, New Guernica FLATBUSH ZOMBIES [USA] Saturday June 1, The Toff In Town 6TH BOROUGH PROJECT [SCO] Saturday June 1, New Guernica COSMIN TRG [ROM] Friday June 7, New Guernica DOP [FRA] Friday June 7, The Liberty Social HNQO [BRA] Friday June 7, Brown Alley JAMIE 3:26 [USA] Friday June 7, Mercat Basement TYLER, THE CREATOR [USA], EARL SWEATSHIRT [USA] Friday June 7, Palace Theatre THE REVENGE [SCO] Saturday June 8, The Liberty Social BREACH [UK], ROUTE 94 [UK] Saturday June 8, RMH The Venue GREGOR SALTO [NED] Saturday June 8, Alumbra DASH BERLIN [NED] Saturday June 8, Shed 14 TENSNAKE [GER] Saturday June 8, The Bottom End CHRIS LIEBING [GER], JIMMY EDGAR [USA] Sunday June 9, Brown Alley JOHN DIGWEED [UK] Sunday June 9, Prince Bandroom JEFF MILLS [USA] Sunday June 9, The Bottom End SEPALCURE [USA], DJ RASHAD [USA] + MORE Sunday June 9, TBA ATA [GER] Friday June 21, Mercat Basement MAXMILLION DUNBAR [USA] Saturday June 22, Mercat Basement COOLIO [USA] Thursday June 27, Red Bennies OBIE TRICE [USA] Friday June 28, Trak Lounge A$AP ROCKY [USA] Saturday June 29, Festival Hall TOKIMONSTA [USA] Saturday July 6, The Hi-Fi JUAN ATKINS [USA], FUNK D’VOID [UK] Friday July 12, Brown Alley ALEX KIDD [UK] Friday July 12, Billboard RICK WILHITE [USA] New Guernica on Saturday July 27 JAMES BLAKE [UK] Wednesday July 31, Palais Theatre CHVRCHES [UK] Monday August 5, Corner Hotel RUDIMENTAL [UK] Saturday September 21, Festival Hall EARTHCORE: ANGY KORE [ITA], PERFECT STRANGER [ISR] + MORE Friday November 29 - Sunday December 2, TBA BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena
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earl sweatshirt
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Earl Sweatshirt returned from two years at a Samoan reform school with a new song called Chum last year, but instead of a howl of triumph celebrating his freedom, we heard him sounding unusually vulnerable. “I’m indecisive, I’m scatter-brained and I’m frightened,” he admitted, finishing the final verse with, “Been back a week and I already feel like calling it quits.” It wasn’t the Earl Sweatshirt we were used to. His first album, Earl, was a parade of monsters: “This is my zombie circus, you better get a fuckin’ ticket.” That line was delivered by frequent guest, collaborator, co-pilot and big-brother figure Tyler, the Creator. Together they pretended to be vampires and devils as well as serial killers and rapists, not seeming to realise or care that there was any difference between fantasising about being John Wayne Gacy or Count Dracula. EarlWolf was another of those monsters, one they formed when combined together, a two-headed angry teenage misfit who hated the world because it was full of homework and parents who were either absent or overbearing. The skit where Earl’s mother tries to wake him up for school by saying she won’t make him breakfast if he doesn’t get out of bed, to which he replies, “I can fix myself breakfast, I’m 16!”, might be the most perfectly self-aware satire of teenage rebellion ever recorded. But Tyler’s last album, Wolf, wasn’t about annoying old people, taking the piss out of himself or playing Halloween dress-up as Satanists and rapists. Reviews called it “deeper” and were surprised to hear him sounding “remorseful”. Tyler found more mature things to rap about, just like Earl, who told the New York Times that after working in a crisis support centre in Samoa as part of his counselling and talking to victims of sexual abuse it wasn’t possible to write songs about the subject any more, “if you have any ounce of humanity”. “I think I speak for me and him both when I say it happened naturally cause it was just like outgrowing it,” he says of the change in his and Tyler’s music. “Like, enough shit had happened to the point where we didn’t have to rely on that or have to go there, because there was other subject matter. There’s other very pertinent, very personal subject matter for us to touch on.”
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named after the main character of Fariña’s book. He’s eager to have the releases ready and a little frustrated by performing with Tyler on his current Wolf tour and getting bigger reactions when he pulls out the old stuff. “I’m having a lot more fun performing now,” he says, “but I just really want this album to come out so the crowds can be familiar with it when I play new stuff cause I’m not sick of the old stuff, it’s just that at this point I’m transitioning out of wanting to play it all the time.”
The EarlWolf shows, which they’re currently touring around the US before they come to Australia, feature Earl and Tyler performing a joint set, with backup from fellow members of Odd Future Jasper Dolphin and Taco as their hypemen. “There’s like a tentative setlist but me and him have a bunch of songs that we’ve done together. Like, I have solo shit, he has solo shit, so it’s just a mixed bag of all that stuff.” If it’s anything like the footage on YouTube of them performing together it’s likely to be chaotic, featuring them changing their mind about which songs they want to do halfway through and Earl having to talk Tyler into doing Tamale, the goofiest, bounciest and least mature song on Wolf. “Yeah, that’s the most fun song in the entire world,” Earl says. “We played that two times last night.” Watching footage like that of the two of them on stage, clowning and goofing off, Earl and Tyler seem so closely connected that it’s weird to hear that they weren’t always so tight. But when they first met, Tyler having tracked down Earl after hearing him rap on MySpace, their meeting was underwhelming. “We didn’t really like each other at first,” Earl says. “I don’t know, we both thought we were annoying.” Plenty would agree with that first impression, but somehow they got past their mutual abrasiveness and Earl became an essential part of Tyler’s posse of skate kids and rap brats. “There was no, like, joining processes,” Earl says of becoming part of Odd Future. “We did songs and then that’s how that happened. We just started doing music together. We did Couch and Asthma first out of anything and then it just happened naturally. It wasn’t like, ‘All right, man. Fucking jump through this hoop and beat this wizard and you can be down with me and my homies’.”
Earl Sweatshirt performs alongside Tyler, The Creator at the Palace Theatre on Friday June 7. facebook.com/earlsweatshirtmusic
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While he was in Samoa Earl had to talk to therapists every day and take educational courses, but he also found time to read Richard Fariña’s novel Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me, (“I fucking love that book, like I read that book like 10 or 11 times”) and learn the basics of playing piano (“I just try and find chords that I think are cool”). Those experiences are part of what’s going into his next two albums, Doris and Gnossos, the second of which is
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Grey Ghost first gained attention as the front man of The Melodics who, with the help of a cult following and some highly rotated triple j singles, became known as innovators in the hip hop and indie scenes. He went on to feature (as Jeremedy) with artists such as 360, Illy, Mantra and Seth Sentry before deciding to go solo with a newly formed moniker and ‘post rap’ ideology, Grey Ghost. Grey Ghost has recently released his Ghost In The Machine mixtape to much acclaim, showing his ability to mess with the form as he flips the music of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Chemist, Lykke Li, The Beach Boys and Battles to name a few. It’s his creativity which comes across strong on these releases and makes you less surprised to learn he is a well respected visual artist and film clip director. The debut album he is currently polishing will drop later this year. Catch Grey Ghost, Citizen Kay, Duvz, Amin Payne and DJ Moonshine on Friday 14 June in the Espy Front Bar. Free entry!
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Melbourne-based rapper Mantra has announced that he’s signed with Ten To Two Records – the team behind records from Xavier Rudd and Seth Sentry this past year – ahead of his new single Loudmouth, released last week. Mantra is standing on solid ground with five years of touring, two fulllength releases and a triple j feature album (2011’s Speaking Volumes) already under his belt. Mantra plays the Northcote Social Club on Thursday June 6. We have some double passes to give away. Hit up beat.com.au/freeshit for your chance to win.
Far East Movement will be bringing beats from the dance floors of LA to our backyard for a secret Melbourne show this July. The US electro-rap superstars have toured alongside some of the biggest in the business including Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Rihanna and Lil Wayne. Their smash hits Like A G6, Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) and Turn Up The Love (feat. Cover Drive) shot them to notoriety. The secret show will take place in Melbourne on Friday July 19. The details will be released on their website soon.
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clubfeet
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Melbourne five piece Clubfeet have announced a national tour to celebrate the release of their latest single Cape Town. It follows the January release of their sophomore album Heirs & Graces. Aside from Garnering critical acclaim, it spawned the hit singles Heartbreak and Everything You Wanted. The latter now has over 600,000 plays across YouTube and Vimeo. Cape Town is a homage to their quasihomeland South Africa and an ode to desperate nights out on the rebound. Clubfeet are set to fill the dance floor and get feet moving at the Corner Hotel on Thursday July 4. They’ll be joined by special guests Panama.
earthcore
Let’s get this mofukin’ party started! Announced for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, Earthcore have put on something special, with special guests all the way from Israel. Get ready for two rooms of banging techno prog and trance. Performing will be MoGo, RickySixx, PakMan, Twisted Molecule, Left of Centre, Neshi, Blaumann, Killa, Azrin and more. It’s on at La Di Da on Sunday June 9
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Ben Chijioke, better known as British rapper Ty, is heading to the Espy on Friday 5 July for a free show in the front bar. With a reputation built on his original style and refusal to hop on any industry bandwagon, Ty is best known for his lyrical frankness and honest portrayals of everyday life, setting him aside from many mainstream hip hop acts and allowing him complete artistic independence. This has led to the release of four successful albums and a Mercury Prize nomination, among many high profile plaudits. Ty is also known for his work as a spoken word artist. Earlier this year he was asked to perform and host workshops for the British Council, which culminated in the conclusion of a 35 year halt on international performers in the Sudanese town of Port Sudan. As well as this, his spoken word efforts have seen Ty put in performances at The Big Chill Festival and The Royal Albert Hall. Alongside his work with the British Council Ty is also a member of The HipHop Shakespeare Company, running workshops with young people, showing the influences and works of Shakespeare in today’s music scene.
tokimonsta
TOKiMONSTA is returning after a sold out tour of Australia last year with a brand new album and a brand new show. Half Shadows reflects the multiple faces of TOKiMONSTA. The Los Angelesbased artist and producer, otherwise known as Jennifer Lee, traverses a few different spheres on her new full-length album. Sonically, she alchemically mingles ethereal electronic moods, while adding R&B flavor and the right amount of hip hop bounce. She hits The Hi-Fi on Saturday July 6.
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Maxmillion Dunbar, one half of Beautiful Swimmers and the don behind the Future Times record label is coming to Melbourne. An unrelenting force in America’s rogue dance music renaissance, the DC producer is flying high off the release of his second solo album House Of Woo. A potent mixing bowl of off-kilter house, new age euphoria, cerebral techno and zonked bedroom funk, the LP has showered in unanimous praise. Dunbar is at the peak of the game. Catch this primed artist’s first venture to the Southern Hemisphere when he hits the Mercat Basement on Saturday June 22.
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p.smurf Are you a member of any crews? Daily Meds, Reverse Polarities, Sketch The Rhyme and Big Village Records.
jamie 3:26
Hailing from the legendary Chi Town, Jamie cut his teeth frequenting the notorious local nights spots of the day. As a teen his appetite for DJ’ng grew stronger and he started making mix tapes with his trusty boom box. From there it was onto the dancefloor and behind the decks and the rest has been one steady ride straight to the crates of DJs like Theo Parrish, who champions his basement edits the world over. His original works and releases are guaranteed out of stock items in records stores worldwide. Jamie 3:26 will play the Mercat Basement on Friday June 7.
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Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Daily Meds have released a self titled EP, plus our debut album Happy Daze. I have recently released my debut solo EP The Story So Far, and have also contributed to the Big Things Vol.1 and 2 compilations. All releases are out through Big Village Records, available in stores and online. How long have you been gigging and writing? I started writing at 16, and played my first show at 17. I am now 25 and still goin’ strong.
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Describe the best gig you have ever played. Half hour freestyle session with Chali 2na at an open mic night in Sydney. I had met him numerous times previously, but never had the chance to spit with him. Damn good! Why should everyone come and see you play? Melbourne has an amazingly strong/vibrant/supportive/ progressive hip hop scene. I have only performed one solo set in Melbourne before, so I’m heaps keen to show them some more good quality Sydney shit. When’s the gig and with who? This Saturday May 25 at The Workers Club in Fitzroy, with Remi, Eloquor and J. Mac.
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Sydney’s battle MC extraordinaire, The Tongue, is back with album number three that will (hopefully) not be his last. After opening for the likes of Public Enemy and Dizzee Rascal, releasing three mixtapes, two albums and one EP as well as being a crucial member of the ever-expanding and fiercely loyal Elefant Tracks family, it has been a while since The Tongue did a tour of his own. He’s finalising support acts for his latest tour while dealing with the great enemy of all artists – the budget – when we begin chatting about the Elefant Tracks ethos. “They’re an independent label so there are not huge budgets but we’re as effected as anyone by the lack of album sales,” he says. “We’re in a strange position because the acts are getting more popular but record sales are going down. When one of my albums sells 5,000 copies it’s strange because you know five years ago it would’ve sold 20,000 copies. Urthboy has never explained to me exactly how he does it but somehow he keeps that ship rolling along.” It’s been a few years since The Tongue released Alternative Energy and he’s brutally honest about his songwriting approach. “Big ups to all the rappers who write rhymes in their spare time but that’s never been me,” he says. “I only write when I’m writing a song and putting out music. I read articles where people are like, ‘I
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recorded 40 songs for this album and cut it down’; I’ve never been that guy either. Basically when it’s album time I switch into that mode and I get tunnel vision and I’m totally focused on seeing it through. It’s a real challenge but it’s so satisfying when you get the end product with a CD in your hand and the artwork’s just right, it feels so good for it to go from thoughts in your head to someone writing to you saying ‘I’m loving track three’.” “When I started out I was determined to do three albums, I was gonna keep pushing until I got to three and I’m a stubborn kinda person.” Queensland producer Cam Bluff proved to be the catalyst The Tongue needed to get rolling on Surrender To Victory and once they started creating together things quickly picked up pace. “It all took about three months which is fast for me,” he says. “The biggest difference was there’s one producer on this album and in the past, shit, I think on one album there were five or six. Basically the guy who produced it, Cam Bluff, had done one beat for me on my last record but when he sent me his new stuff I was just like, ‘Wow this guy has improved to a seriously high level’. He is really impressive and he sent me a batch of beats and they were good enough that I wanted him to do the whole record. Basically what I’m
mantra word s / j o c a m p b e ll
Melbourne emcee Rob Tremlett, aka Mantra, is back with a new autobiographical single and a new record deal with Ten To Two Records of Seth Sentry fame. Beats gets him on the line to shoot the breeze. As you’d expect from most Aussie hip hop dudes, Tremlett is loose on the phone as we discuss the subject of his new single, Loudmouth. The song starts with the words: “My teachers always told me I’d never amount to nothing and they may have been right; so I jump on the mic.” “I was definitely the class clown - I still am actually. I just don’t have a class anymore,” he laughs. “I annoyed the hell out of my teachers. I wasn’t a bad kid, I was just loud and annoying and had a really loud voice and would talk all the time. “So even the teachers that didn’t hate me hated me eventually. I’m just thankful that I’m able to do a job where being a loudmouth and a smart ass is part of the job description.” Produced by One Above, Loudmouth is the lead up to a third LP for Tremlett. He’s been creating in leaps and bounds since making a guest appearance on Chasm’s 2008 Beyond the Beat
Tape and the hip hop soul vibe of his debut album, 2010’s Power Of The Spoken. His second LP, Speaking Volumes, was dedicated to Hani Ghaleb Jaber and featured the powerful eulogy For You. Jaber, who was tragically murdered in 2003, had been Tremlett’s original source of inspiration to take up emceeing. “When I met Hani I was making beats and trying to get my mates to rap on them. None of them were into it, but when Hani heard about it he said, ‘Why don’t you just do it yourself? It’s easy.’ “He was rhyming already, so we started rapping together, and just having someone else there doing it with me gave me heaps more confidence than I would’ve had otherwise. The more I did it, the more I realised I was good at it and it was something I could really pursue.” Although the first single from the expected LP is playful and comedic (Tremlett is featured in the video clip wearing a school boy’s outfit) Tremlett says he’s keeping on with the introspective, personal themes and subject matter. “There are some lighter moments on this record, Loudmouth
saying is that if it wasn’t for him, the album maybe wouldn’t have happened. His input and his energy made the whole process,” he says pausing for a moment before continuing. “I can’t make music without a producer, I’m just rapping, so in that respect I’m always reliant on a producer and I’ve finally found a guy where I know he has enough width of sound and different styles that he can pretty much do anything. I knew that if he kept sending me beats I could stay on the creative roll.” His forthcoming live show is as stripped back as his candid conversation, bringing hip hop back to its roots. “Look it’s not that fancy, it’s me and DJ Skoob who I’ve been touring around with since 2007 and I’m completely unapologetic about our DJ/ MC approach,” he says. “I saw Kendrick Lamar when he came out here recently and he blew me away and it was him and a DJ. I think it’s been really overplayed, the whole rapper with a band thing, and I don’t get it. Why do some rappers work with a producer to get a beat from someone like Timbaland and then get a band to replay it? It makes no sense to me. In that respect it’s just hip hop, that’s how it started, that’s it in the purest form so that’s how I’m gonna rep it … I’m not saying no one should experiment or no one should do hip hop with a band, of course they should or we wouldn’t have The Roots, but I guess what I’m saying is that the DJ/MC set up isn’t lacking. There was nothing lacking from the Kendrick Lamar show. “If you have good songs that people are into then that will translate. Lamar was so inspirational for me because his music is just him. He’s amazing at turning his life into songs and when you get up there with a persona and you’re putting on an act with dancers it’s…I dunno, when it’s an act and not genuine it’s hard to convince people you’re real.” If his plan was to do three albums, and this is the third, will Surrender To Victory mark the end of The Tongue? “If I was gonna do another album it would be with Cam, for sure,” he says. “Basically I’m gonna see how this tour goes, it’s been a while since I went on tour, and if I get to the end of this tour and feel like there are enough people out there that get what I’m doing, then I’ll get straight into doing the next album.”
The Tongue’s Surrender To Victory Tour will stop into The Espy on Saturday June 8. Surrender To Victory is out now through Elefant Tracks. facebook.com/thetongue1
being a good example,” he explains. “But if anything, I think this new record is more personal than the last one. “I kinda deal with a lot of things I’ve never spoken on before, things that maybe I was scared of or didn’t want to share with the world. But it felt great getting some of those things off my chest. “It allowed me to try out a bunch of new things in terms of writing too. I really challenged myself to head in directions I’d never gone in before, just to see where they took me. I think that process led to some of my favourite parts of the album.” The clip for Loudmouth was directed by Tremlett’s good friend, Grey Ghost, who has also produced recent vids for fellow hip hoppers Seth Sentry and Pez. Tremlett’s housemates and school-age brother star in the production. “All the adults in the video are personal friends. One of my housemates plays my father in the clip and my other housemate plays a nurse in the final scene. “My 12-year-old brother is one of the school kids and actually helped us recruit the other kids for the video – what a legend. It was so much fun having him there on the day and being involved in the clip and it’s something I think we’ll both remember for a long time.” Tremlett is setting off on a tour to promote the single. Paper planes are a quirky, recurring theme with his song about a paper plane that goes to war, Flightpath, having encouraged punters at past gigs to start up incendiary behaviour. “Once we did it at a gig in Canberra and there were heaps of paper planes coming at us. After the song finished I could smell something burning and I saw something on fire on the side of the stage! Someone had made a paper plane, set it alight, then thrown it on stage. Shit was real.”
Mantra plays Northcote Social Club on Thursday June 6. His latest single Loudmouth is out now through Ten To Two Records facebook.com/mantrahiphop
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Didier Cohen
Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? A vineyard. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Get Lucky. What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That I was Batman. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Having the music cut out at our first festival gig. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At What’s the most played record in your bag? Pendulum vs Muzzaik & Dave Martin – Tromp Island (Midnite Sleaze Mix) What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Is God a DJ? (For those who know the Faithless track reference.)
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If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Life coach. When and where is your next gig? Sound Empire at Crown on Saturday May 25. facebook.com/midnitesleaze soundcloud.com/midnitesleaze
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club guide wednesday may 22
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COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA - FEAT: NHJ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm DUBSTEP GRIME DRUM & BASS - FEAT: DJ BADDUMS + DJ CARMEX Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. HALFWAYS Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. HOODRAPZ - FEAT: WEDNESDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. LOST & FOUND - FEAT: DJ SPIDEY + DJ RUBY FROST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: DJ VINCE PEACH & MISS GOLDIE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SOUL ARMY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE DINNER SET Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.
thursday may 23
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3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + JAKE JUDD + NIKKI SARAFIAN + HEY SAM + JESSE YOUNG + JOHN DOE + SEAN RAULT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 5:00pm. BANG N MASH Word Events Warehouse & Lounge, Melbourne. 8:00pm. BILLBOARD THURSDAYS - FEAT: MATT DEAN + MATTY GRANT + PHIL ROSS Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10. CHI BEATS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. DJ KRONIC + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DON’T THINK I’M ALIVE THURSDAYS The Vineyard, St Kilda. 7:00pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: AGENT 86 + LEWIS CANCUT + WHO LUCKY COQ, WINDSOR. 6:00PM. GOOD EVENING - FEAT: DJ PEOPLE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. GRAD PARTY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. LE DISCO TECH Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: DJS PREQUEL & EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. MOOD - FEAT: NUBODY Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. NEW GUERNICA THURSDAYS - FEAT: CONDUCTORS + JAMES KANE + NEGATIV MAGICK + NU BALANCE + POST PERCY New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE RITZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: NARI & MILANI + CARRICK DALTON & SAM COHEN + CAUC-ASIAN DJ’S + ED WILKS + JOSHUA GILILAND + KEN WALKER + LUCILLE CROFT + MAX KRUSE + TIM LIGHT + ZACK ROSE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20. TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TROCADERO Match Bar & Grill, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
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New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MR VEGAS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO + TOM MEAGHER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. REMEMBER ME The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. RETRO SEXUAL One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: DJ SUNSHINE + DJ BUTTERS + DJ HEY SAM Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00am. SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SVELT + BISCOTTI + MANGELWURZEL 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. WEEKENDER! Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 11:00pm. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
saturday may 25
VENICE MUSIC - FEAT: DJ ALI E Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO + ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. CHI SATURDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 2:00am. DJ PLAZMA Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS - FEAT: BILLY HOYLE + DJS DUCHESZ + MZRIZK + WASABI First Floor, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. GLITCH THIS - FEAT: SATURDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. HOT STEP Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. LAB 22 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MOTEL SATURDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NEO SACRILEGE - FEAT: DJ NERO Abode, St Kilda. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. ONESIXFIVE - FEAT: DJ COURTNEY MILLS + DJ HOOPS + DJ OLLIE HOLMES + DJ JOSH PAOLA + DJ WILL CUMMINGS Onesixone, Prahran. 3:00am. POISON APPLE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SATURDAY CONFIDENTIAL Galley Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SATURDAYS @ LEVEL 2 - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ CHESTWIG + DJ LUKE MCD + DJ MIKE HUNT + DJ ROWIE + DJ SPECIAL K Level 2 The Club, Northcote. 9:00pm. SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SOUND EMPIRE - FEAT: DJ TATE STRAUSS + DJ JOE SOFO + DJ MATTY + DJ MISS SARAH + DJ PHIL ROSS Fusion, Southbank. 9:30pm. $25. SOUTH SIDE SHOW - FEAT: EDD FISHER + KNAVE KNIXX Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15. STAR SATURDAYS Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. STRUT SATURDAYS - FEAT: COLLECTIVE + ANDREAS + DANNY
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the upbeats BBA and Whomp are joining forces to present a massive night of diverse electronic music. The Upbeats need no introduction to Melbourne, religiously tearing apart venues for many years for Broken Beat Assault, and this time are touring on the back of their biggest release to date, their new album Primitive Technique. Glitch Hop specialists K+Lab and Analog MC also join a massive line up of home-grown artists spread over two rooms of beats and bass lines. It goes down on Brown Alley on Friday May 24. BADABOOM FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. CANT SAY Platform One, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10. CHI FRIDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm. CRUCIAL SOCIAL ACADEMY - FEAT: DJ A13 + DJ JELLYFISHWORKSHOP, MELBOURNE. 8:00PM. discotheque - feat: elana musto + greg sara + scott t MATCH BAR & GRILL, MELBOURNE CBD. 7:00PM. FRIDAY NIGHT COMMERCIAL HOUSE DJS - FEAT: HIJACK + LIVNBEYNG + MAGIC HOUSE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm. I LOVE OLD SCHOOL - FEAT: SHAGGZ & PUPPET + DJ TEY + MERV MAC Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10. JUICY - FEAT: CHAIRMAIN MEOW + COBURG MARKET + MR. FOX + TIGERFUNK + WHO Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT
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karl hyde Underworld’s front man Karl Hyde has just released his first solo albumand it’s with great excitement that he returns to Australia. Underworld needs little introduction to electronic music fans, arguably being one of the most formidable acts the scene has ever seen. From their inception in 1980 their prestige has remained unrivalled as they continue to evolve and remain relevant. Karl Hyde’s solo release is undeniably a seminal moment in music history. He states he has drawn his inspiration from the more mundane features of life, “tyre marks, crude graffiti, industrial noise, overheard conversations, epidemics of coffee bars and nights on the back seat being driven through cities by drivers who never sleep”. But it is how a living dance legend takes these moments and turns them into music that is the most fascinating and a chance you shouldn’t miss. Catch Karl Hyde on Saturday May 25 at the Melbourne Recital Centre. MERX + HENRIQUE + JASON SERINI + MARK PELLEGRINI + MC JUNIOR + NICK VAN WILDER Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $22. SUNDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY J + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ LIGHTING Co., Southbank. 8:30pm. TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm. TEXTILE - FEAT: DJS PACMAN + JEAN PAUL + MOONSHINE + TAH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. THE FOX SATURDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: DJ ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. TOO MUCH 4TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: MOSCA + DAVID BASS + NAISE + SAME O + WOZ Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. WHAT’S DOING? - FEAT: DJ CITIZEN.COM Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. WHY NOT? - FEAT: SATURDAY Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
sunday may 26
COSMIC TONIC Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm. DANGER - FEAT: GEORGE HYSTERIC & ROHAN BELL-TOWERS The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. GUILTY PLEASURES Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm. MOTEL SUNDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NO MORE-BANG-FOR-BUCK BURLESQUE SHOW! Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ SPACEY SPACE + DJ RADIATOR + DJ SILVERSIX + DJ T-REK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE - FEAT: ASKEW + BOOSHANK + DISCO HARRY + JUNJI + MISS BUTT + PAZ + PETER BAKER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. SUNDAE SHAKE - FEAT: AGENT 86 + PHATO-A-MANO + TIGERFUNK Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOWDENA ND MAYFIELD + FOUNKSHUI Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 4:30pm. SURRENDER - FEAT: DJ SERGEANT SLICK + DJ ADAM TRACE + DJ ADRIAN CHESSARI + DJ CHRIS OSTROM + DJ SEF Fusion, Southbank. 8:00pm. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJS ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.
monday may 27
IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. KOOL AID - FEAT: DJ MU-GEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. STIFF DRINK - FEAT: DJ MICHAEL KUCYK + DJ MICHAEL OZONE + DJ ROMAN WAFERS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TWERKERS CLUB - FEAT: DJ FLETCH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
tuesday may 28 auntie flo Auntie Flo is coming to town and this time it’s not a euphemism but the real deal. Brian d’Souza, otherwise known as Auntie Flo, hails from Goa in Glasgow where he is currently a resident DJ at Highlife. Recently causing a stir with his debut Goan Highlife EP he has won fans across the musical spectrum. It sold out on pre-order leading to an immediate repress spun during the sets of Ricardo Villalobos, Gilles Peterson, Andrew Weatherall, Caribou, Tensnake amongst others. With a beautiful live show and passion driving him to remix and produce fervently, Aunti Flo is an important figure in electronic music and is bound to make a splash when he heads here at the end of May. Don’t miss all the fun at Revolver on Saturday May 25.
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BIMBO TUESDAYS - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING - FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
SAT 25 MAY THE WORKERS CLUB REMI ELOQUOR J. MAC
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wednesday may 22 Compression Session - Feat: Cassawarrior + Dd + Ricka E55, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Soul Ensemble Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
thursday may 23 Pennies Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $6.
Shaggz + Shaun D La Di Da, Melbourne. 8:00pm. Rnb Superclub - Feat: Young Men Society Rnb Superclub, Southbank. 8:00pm. Studio Chasers, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20. Sweet Nothing Fridays - Feat: DJ Marcus Knight + DJ Xander James Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 9:00pm.
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friday may 24 Chaise Fridays - Feat: Soulclap + DJ Claz + DJ Dirx + DJ Peril + DJ Sef Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:30pm. Crew Love - Feat: DJ Tony Sunshine Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $15. DJ Thaddeus Doe The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. Faktory Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 2:55pm. Faktory - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + DJ Durmy + DJ K Dee + DJ Yaths Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. Get Lit Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Like Fridays - Feat: Broz + Dir-X + DJs Dinesh + Nyd + Sef +
Chaise Lounge Saturdays - Feat: DJ Andy Pala + DJ Kah Lua Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cheap Sober + Maggot Mouf & Gutz + Pete Mc + Planz The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $26. Laundry Saturdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Saturday Nights - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + Dj Jay Sin + DJ K Dee Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. The Dojo Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. The High Society Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
faktory at khokolat bar
rhythm-al-ism at eden
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monday may 27 Freedom Pass - Feat: Phil Ross + B-Boogie + Chris Mac + Dozza Co., Southbank. 10:30pm. Hip Hop Open Mic First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
tuesday may 28 Can I Kick It? Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.