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Jaguar Jonze: Walk Unafraid.

Jonze channels fear, love and Death From Above on her all-important debut

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Editorial Note You know what I love about print? It’s an escape from the news bites and hook-laden reality of the modern media. With everyone falling over each other trying to climb Google or force their way into your social feeds, it’s rare to give artists the opportunity to purely focus on their art, and the space to analyse and express their creativity in substantive detail. This month, Jaguar Jonze reminds us all why this is so important.

It’s a bit of a theme in our June edition. Polish Club challenge us all to take the time to actually listen to an album, especially one that does and says what they want, rather than the charts or labels. Meanwhile, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard explain the subtle hints within their releases that reveal the method behind their mad variety. Who knows, maybe a free, widespread print mag can do the same thing, encouraging us all to turn off, tune out, drop our phones on concrete…fuck, we don’t stand a chance.

You’ll know we’ve given up hope when we start forcing clickbait into the opening pages. Until then, sit down, switch off, roll yourself a joint, and enjoy Melbourne’s expansive guide to music, arts and culture (you won’t believe page eight).

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COVER Our June cover star is songwriter, producer and activist Jaguar Jonze, with photography from She Is Aphrodite.

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CONTENTS

News , Jaguar Jonze , 18 20 The Espy , Arts Guide , Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 22, East Gippsland Winter Festival + 24 Kaiju Cantina , King Gizzard & 26 28 the Lizard Wizard , Polish Club , NGV Friday Nights 30, Album Reviews 32, Brunswick Ballroom + 34 The Old Bar , B.East + Pride of our 36 37 Footscray , Gig Guide 10

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One person adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray set to hit stages in June

Florence + The Machine are coming to Rod Laver Arena

Appearing as part of Melbourne’s RISING festival, the Sydney Theatre Company presents an ambitious and whip-smart adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic text The Picture of Dorian Gray. Exploring the interplay of live and pre-recorded video elements, Eryn Jean Norvill takes to the stage to portray 26 unique characters.

Internationally acclaimed English indie-pop vocalist Florence Welch and her band will return to Melbourne for the first time in four years for a show at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday March 4 as part of their Dance Fever tour promoting Florence’s new album.

and Juliet in which Juliet doesn’t die but chooses her own fate. The musical features iconic hits from Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, The Weeknd and Kelly Clarkson.

Kendrick Lamar announces two Rod Laver Arena shows Kendrick Lamar has announced his Australian Big Steppers Tour will now include two shows at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on December 4 and 5 in support of his new album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Baby Keem will support Lamar on all dates, while Tanna Leone will support on select additional dates.

Grapevine Gathering 2022 led by The Kooks, Peking Duk, The Veronicas Falls Festival 2022 led by Arctic Monkeys, Lil Nas X Arctic Monkeys, Lil Nas X and The Wiggles will headline Falls Festival in 2022 as the Victorian iteration moves to its brand new home in Birregurra – a town about 40 minutes inland of Lorne - with the intention of eventually expanding beyond 30,000 attendees. The Victorian festival will run from December 29 – 31.

NGV to transform into Picasso’s Paris paradise with 36 live music acts until October The Picasso Century will herald the return of NGV Friday Nights with 36 incredible live music acts and Spanish bars and cuisine set to ignite Melbourne Winter Masterpieces. The lineup features some of the city’s most renowned musicians; Ngaiire, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Harvey Sutherland, Snowy Band, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, Surprise Chef, Horatio Luna and more.

The Grapevine Gathering 2022 lineup has dropped and it’s a corker, fresh from making its highly anticipated return earlier this year. It’s going down October 8 in Rochford Wines in the Yarra Valley.

Replay Festival is bringing back fan favourite comedy shows Hosted by Comedy Republic, Replay Festival brings back some of the most talked about shows from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It will showcase over 20 shows, ranging from sketch, to musical comedy to live podcasting from June 25 to July 22.

& Juliet: Melbourne’s exclusive pop musical reimagining Shakespeare The West End’s award-winning anthemic pop musical & Juliet will make its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre from February 2023 in a new production exclusive to Melbourne. Featuring the music of legendary pop songwriter Max Martin, & Juliet tells a version of Romeo

Flume coming to Melbourne with huge support acts Flume is bringing his Palaces world tour to Melbourne’s John Cain Arena on November 24 alongside special guests Channel Tres, Caroline Polachek, Toro y Moi and MAY-A, with a lineup that could easily headline an electronic festival.

Flume’s first live dates down under since 2019 come in the lead-up to his 13-track new album Palaces.

Warwick Thornton, Ari Wegner headline ACMI’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition ACMI has announced its exhibition for Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Light: Works from Tate’s Collection running from June 16 to November 13. The exhibition features more than 70 works – spanning 200 years of art history – that centre around the theme of light, specifically “harnessing the phenomenon of light”.

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Leaps and Bounds Festival announces 2022 program Leaps and Bounds Festival is bringing live music back to the City of Yarra this winter with a massive program spread across 10 days and nights, and 35 venues. The festival will run from 24 June – 3 July 2022 and feature a tribute to PBS legend David Heard, as well as a time-machine back to Brunswick Street in the 1990s with a Punters Club Reunion Show and a Fitzroyalty show, plus a Bad Apples House Party and heaps more.

Beyond The Valley reveals plans for new Victorian home in Golden Plains NYE music festival Beyond The Valley has revealed plans for a new Victorian home, which could see up to 35,000 festival-goers attend in the Golden Plains region. The festival organisers have revealed plans to move to a new Victorian home, under recent plans submitted to the Golden Plains Shire. Under the plans, BTV organisers want to host the beloved music festival at Hesse - an area of rural farmland along the Hamilton Highway, about 40 minutes drive from Geelong for the next five years.

Agnes Obel to play Melbourne Recital Centre The Danish megastar returns to the road for the first time since her European tour was cut short in 2020, bringing her captivating live show to Melbourne.

Including cello and percussion that compliments her ethereal and ornate sound, Obel’s show will take place at Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday October 13.

Aldous Harding announces Melbourne Recital Centre show Kings Of Leon to play Melbourne and Mildura Four-time Grammy Award winners, Kings of Leon, will perform their first regional gig in 10 years in Mildura. Originally scheduled for April this year, the rescheduled Aussie tour will see the Tennessee-bred band of brothers (and cousin) hit up Melbourne alongside a newly announced regional stop at Mildura Sporting Precinct on Saturday, October 29.

The NGV are staging an extensive Alexander McQueen exhibition Known for his boundary-pushing, highly conceptual designs that set him apart from his peers, an exhibition dedicated to the extraordinary fashion designer Alexander McQueen is set to arrive at the NGV this summer. Showcasing over 100 garments and accessories alongside more than 70 artworks, Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse offers unprecedented insight into McQueen’s far-reaching sources of inspiration, his creative process and his capacity for story-telling.

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Aldous Harding will embark on an Australian headline tour in October 2022 in support of her fourth album Warm Chris, including a show at Melbourne Recital Centre on October 20.

The Darkness announce Melbourne show at The Forum Multi-platinum UK rock icons The Darkness will be returning to Melbourne on October 12 for a gig at The Forum.

Brimming with their trademark blazing guitar riffs and solos, soaring falsetto and immeasurable rock ‘n’ roll extravagance, The Darkness will be operating at their loosest and most extroverted frequency in celebration of their seventh album, Motorheart, released in November last year.

Reclink Community Cup announces full lineup With the theme this year ‘Let Love Rule’ in honour of Archie Roach, the Reclink Community Cup is set to return to Abbotsford’s Victoria Park on Sunday June 19 for a day of footy and live bands.

A game that pits the media versus the music industry – the mighty Megahertz v. the ruthless Rockdogs – the 2022 Reclink Community Cup will feature Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Private Function, Parsnip, Ausecuma Beats and Izy taking over the main stage.

Crowded House reschedule A Day On The Green gig Crowded House postponed their last Australian tour dates after Neil Finn contracted COVID-19, which has been the bane of many legendary Australian acts touring over the past few months. The rescheduled dates see Crowded House play Mt Duneed Estate in Geelong on November 19, with Angus & Julia Stone and The Waifs joining the line-up.

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Hume’s free new Winter Lights Festival led by The Presets (DJ Set), Sneaky Sound System With light projections, huge live acts, local art, roving performances, food, wine and so much more, the inaugural Hume Winter Lights Festival is set to light up Broadmeadows. Expect an African Drumming Workshop, an Igloo Village, a Chinese LED Dragon, roving robots, fire performances and mime artists from 6 – 10pm on Saturday June 18.

The snow season at Mt Baw Baw is starting soon Located just two hours from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and one hour from Gippsland, Mt Baw Baw’s winter season is opening from June 11. With 25 runs, seven lifts, a toboggan park with magic carpet lift and 10 kilometres of cross-country ski tracks, the snow season at Mt Baw Baw is about to begin. On September 17, The Great Toboggan Race is coming, an event that gives anyone the opportunity to claim the not-so-tongue-in-cheek title of National Plastic Toboggan champion.

Regional Victorian favourite Piano Bar opens Northcote venue on High Street

Halestorm announce Melbourne show at The Forum Grammy-winning Pennsylvania hard-rock outfit Halestorm are coming to Melbourne for a show at The Forum on Friday February 3, 2023 as part of a short and not-so-sweet three date tour of Australia after the release of their new album Back From The Dead on May 6.

Northcote is Piano Bar’s fifth Victorian destination (with venues in Geelong, Colac, Bendigo and Ballarat) but their first to enter Melbourne’s suburbs, and the surging northside area is an easy choice. They’ll host live piano by request on weekends, open mic nights, and a renowned range of drag queen shows including ‘Pitch Please!’ and ‘Bitches with Balls’ bingo nights.

Queen Victoria Market returns with huge Night Market program this winter As we descend into these colder months of winter, the Queen Victoria Market’s famous Night Market has announced that it will be reopening after a three-year hibernation, to coax us out of our houses for 14 weeks of winter market goodness.

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Coinciding with the winter solstice and the Victorian school holidays, the East Gippsland Winter Festival is a unity of art, culture and food that will run from June 17 until July 10. Complete with regional art displays and performances, light shows, live music, dining experiences, multimedia events and more, the East Gippsland Winter Festival attracted close to 20,000 visitors last year alone.

Just in case Splendour In The Grass’ record-breaking sideshow lineup wasn’t big enough, Secret Sounds has just announced the support acts and they’re pretty huge. From up and coming electronic acts, future popstars, beat heavy rappers and stunning vocalists, over 15 acts have been added to the huge array of Splendour In The Grass sideshows hitting Australia’s capital cities throughout July.

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Spinifex Gum is a musical collaboration between The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill, Emma Donovan, and Marliya Choir (a choir of talented young Indigenous women and girls from Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait).

The group are set to join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, July 9 for two special performances.

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Jonathan Van Ness is coming to Melbourne’s Plenary Theatre Netflix star and Emmy-winning entertainer, comedian and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness is coming to Melbourne with their Imaginary Living Room Olympian tour this September.

They’re well-known as the executive producer of the Netflix series Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, based on their podcast of the same name. They also starred in the Emmy-nominated web series Gay of Thrones, and garnered Emmy nominations in 2016, 2018 and 2019 for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.

Spinifex Gum joins forces with the MSO for two spectacular performances at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall

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Melbourne Recital Centre is putting on Season Three: Illuminate with an exciting mix of artists. The design concept of Season Three: Illuminate was created

by Dixon Patten (Bitja) of Bayila Creative, whose narratives are an exploration of culture, often interweaved with familial history. The event takes inspiration from Guling (Orchid Season), Poorneet (Tadpole Season) and features over 50 local and international acts including Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky, Mindy Meng Wang, and Lady Lash.

Mongolian throat-singing hard rock outfit The Hu have added a second Melbourne show at 170 Russell – they’re now playing on August 2 and 3 - after their first sold out amid huge public interest. The Hu’s latest gig takes the total number of Australian shows to five. The Australia Black Thunder Tour will give fans the chance to hear new music from The Hu’s highly anticipated second album, due later this year.

American pop trio and 90s favourites HANSON are coming back to Melbourne for a national tour. Playing all their old hits as well as material from their most recent album, they’ll be arriving in Melbourne for a show at The Forum on November 16.

They’re touring their newest album, RED GREEN BLUE – a unique collaboration of the three brothers’ solo projects accumulated into one release.

The Faim return to Melbourne for first headline tour in three years

1980s icons The Sunnyboys are coming to Melbourne this July

The Faim, named after the French word for ‘hunger’, are bringing their passion and joie-de-vivre back to Australia for the first time in three years. Right off the back of their 26 date tour of Europe, this announcement comes alongside the release of their highly anticipated upcoming sophomore album, Talk Talk, that’s set to be released on July 8.

They’re performing at The Evelyn Hotel on Saturday July 30.

Australian legends of high energy post-punk The Sunnyboys are back for a select series of intimate shows across the country. They’re appearing at the Corner Hotel on Saturday July 9 and will be joined by pop-rockers Even.

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Hilltop Hoods announce show at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena Hilltop Hoods and A.B. Original are coming to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena as part of their national Show Business Tour on Saturday September 10. Additional supports will be exciting Kenyan-born Australian singer songwriter Elsy Wameyo, and world-renowned turntablist DJ Total Eclipse.

MPavilion’s 2022 architectural designers have been announced Victoria Gardens’ ever-changing architectural gem MPavilion will be designed by Thai film all(zone) in 2022. The Bangkokbased studio, led by co-founder and design director Rachaporn Choochuey, will reveal their design to the public in July. The all(zone) MPavilion will then be unveiled to the public on 17 November 2022 and, at the conclusion of the season, will be gifted to the people of Victoria and relocated to a new, permanent home.

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Bianca Del Rio is bringing her outrageous comedy act Unsanitized! to Melbourne in September, with the larger-than-life drag queen performing with her signature snarky frankness to audiences at Hamer Hall on September 7. As the winner of the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, she’s no stranger to the spotlight – with her 2019 comedy tour It’s Jester Joke making her the first drag queen to headline Carnegie Hall and Wembley Arena.

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Crooked Colours are coming to Melbourne in September Starting off as house party DJs, later developing into a three-piece electronic band, Crooked Colours are known for their electrifying live performances, evocative vocals, upbeat lyricism and dancefloor ready beats. Their tour will see the trio landing in Melbourne on September 9 at Margaret Court Arena.

Known for his cheeky lyrics and youthful charisma, Brighton rapper ArrDee is bringing his show to Melbourne this October. Breaking through with his guest verse on Tion Wayne’s ‘Body’, Riley Davis – better known as ArrDee – has been on a trailblazing career trajectory ever since.

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JAGUAR JONZE Words by David James Young Credit She Is Aphrodite

There’s always pressure surrounding debut albums. They’re the opening statement on what you hope will be a long and fruitful career – the first pitch of the flag; the first real mark of an artist’s territory.

For Jaguar Jonze, however – the nom-de-plume of singer, songwriter, producer and activist Deena Lynch – there is an extra degree of this undesirable side-effect pulsing through the veins of her debut, Bunny Mode. For one, it was overdue.

“I’m anxious, because I’m concerned I haven’t given it enough time to be released into the world strategically,” she confesses – the first of what will be many arrestingly honest moments throughout her conversation with Beat. “I poured everything into this album, and I really hope the fact that I went over deadline and left it quite late to finish isn’t going to bite me in the arse.” Lynch’s 2022 began with a fiery return to the

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stage: for the second time in her career, she was a finalist to represent Australia at Eurovision.

“I can’t even begin to explain the stress and pressure of Eurovision,” she says exasperatedly. “Nothing else can occupy your brain and your energy while you’re in it. Until that was done, I wasn’t able to get back into making the album.” Shortly after completing the contest, however, two members of Lynch’s family passed away – which understandably derailed the process yet again. “It was really heartbreaking for us,” she says. “I really had to stop everything and grieve, and give time to both myself and the people that I love.”

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Now, at long last, we are on the precipice of Bunny Mode – an album that weathers the storms that have surrounded Lynch’s professional and personal life, but also showcases the vision of one of the most steadfast and forward-thinking creatives in Australian music right now. It’s a bold, high-octane record that’s equal parts playful and pugilistic – you can dance to ‘Who Died And Made You King?’, absolutely, but you never forget whose grave you’re dancing on.

“In the Australian music industry, they’re all aware of who died,” says Lynch. “That song was released during this phase I hadn’t been in before, where I was allowing myself to really feel anger. As a woman of colour, I’ve been trained to be quiet for so long – to be submissive and small, not disruptive. This song was the opposite of that.” The thudding electro-pop single interpolates a melody from ‘Blood On Our Hands’, an incendiary 2004 single from dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979.

Curiously, however, Lynch had never even heard of the Canadian band at the time.

“The song was written in collaboration with other people, so I’m not sure if the interpolation came into it unknowingly or not,” she says. “When I was showing the finished song to some friends, one of them showed me ‘Blood On Our Hands’ – and I knew straight away that the likeness was undeniable. I reached out to their team, and we discussed an appropriate credit split so I could pay my respect to their artistry. I was anxious when I found out, but I found this weird synergy that I thought was really sick – I mean, it’s a song called ‘Blood On Our Hands’ from an album called You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine. It felt like this call and response to what I was writing about, and I loved that sentiment.”

Bunny Mode sees Jaguar Jonze broadening the horizons of her creative vision to their widest expanse yet. Having always taken pride in overseeing every aspect of her music, making the record allowed Lynch to pursue all of them to the nth degree. In particular, she notes a real development of her visual artistry in tandem with the album’s creation – something she felt she wouldn’t have had the wherewithal to see through even a few years ago. “I was once very meek about things,” she says.

“I was very shy, and I didn’t believe in myself, and I didn’t have the self-love that I deserve to give to myself. To achieve a vision, I was always co-captaining with someone else who, oftentimes, would be a man who was very dominant.

They’d cut me down, and make it very difficult for me to believe in myself as an artist. With this album, I have directed, produced and edited all the music videos. I never thought I would be able to do that on my own. I’m so proud of what I was able to achieve, because I grew in confidence within myself and I allowed it to happen.”

Lynch goes on to note that this growing confidence transcends the senses on the album – if it’s not apparent when you see it in its visual form, it very much will be when you hear it.

Besides the inherent subject matter, the music of Jaguar Jonze has never sounded this assertive and boisterous. Excellent as her back catalogue is, it always hinted at greater things to come – and, to put it simply, here they are. “For so long, I was writing songs in Morse code,” says Lynch.

“In the Australian music industry, they’re all aware of who died”

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“I was scared to speak my truth, and to use my voice. I would dilute things, just so that I could be palatable to society.

This time, I worked so hard on the melody and the lyrics like I had never done before – it was honestly such an excruciating songwriting process, because I wanted every word I chose to mean something. I wanted this album to be a safe space for people to come into and to resonate with – so if they were ever fighting for something bigger than they are, they could resonate and connect with these songs and know they’re not alone.

Together, we can use our voices to make something of ourselves, and redefine our power to claim back our own lives.”

You may note that the conversation with Lynch has largely centred on her artistry rather than her advocacy. This has been done by design – not because Lynch’s work outside of her music isn’t important, but rather that her work within it is just as much so and deserves its equal footing. Having shared her story of surviving sexual harrassment and racist abuse on ABC’s Four Corners and Channel 10’s The Project, Lynch is now arguably better known for speaking out than for singing and songwriting – an egregious oversight that seemingly defeats the purpose of her taking a stand in the first place.

“I’m concerned that I am overshadowed by my advocacy,” says Lynch. “It’s ironic that I’ve had to put my artistry aside to advocate for safety in an industry that I came into, because I wanted to be an artist. I want my opportunity and my time to shine. I want to be valued – not only for the brave and courageous work I did as an advocate. Mainly, I just want to be able to have a sustainable career in my own country. As of right now, I’m struggling to hold on to that, because people find me more useful for another purpose and more disposable as an artist.”

Going into ‘bunny mode’, for those that don’t know, is a term that stems from presenting yourself as soft and non-threatening – retreating into your hole, withdrawing into yourself. Bunny Mode is an album about outliving, outlasting and outrunning the need for such a thing – if there was an elephant in the room before, it’s started tearing down the house entirely now. “It took so much sacrifice, it took living through my trauma every single day in the public eye,” says Lynch. “I didn’t get much in return, and didn’t expect much, but there is a pain that comes with that.

“I just hope people understand that when you put yourself on the line to progress society further, there is a sacrifice. We need to be grateful for it; to appreciate it. It shouldn’t be on people like me – a marginalised voice, a woman of colour – to right the wrongs in society, when I’m not the one with the power, the platform or the privilege. I want people to listen to this album, see the music videos and value the artistry that I put into this world.”

“People find me more useful for another purpose and more disposable as an artist.”

Bunny Mode dropped on June 3 via Nettwerk Recordsv

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Exhibitions to see in June With tons of galleries and shows to see this month, here are Beat’s recommendations of exhibitions, art shows and installations in and around Melbourne that you should see in June.

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Frances Barrett: Meatus Sonic compositions and live performances take over the gallery space at ACCA in an exhibition presented by multiple artists responding to the concept of Meatus. A passage or opening that leads to the interior of the body, like the ear canal and nasal passages, Meatus explores the practices of listening and hearing. With four galleries that passage through and into each other, ACCA transforms into a meatus itself – an immersive and sensory experience of sound and light.

Frances Barrett: Meatus runs from April 2 to June 19 at ACCA

Gaia

It runs until July 7 at the Jewish Museum of Australia

Internet Immigrant, Queering the Frame: Community, Time and Photography and Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Gaia is a seven metre wide, internally lit illuminated installation of the Earth that hangs suspended in St Paul’s Cathedral.

With the intention to invoke the Overview Effect in his audience – the feeling of awe at the immense scale of our universe – UK artist Luke Jerram’s installation explores human connectedness and the fragility of life. Rotating once every four minutes, the sculpture is rendered from detailed NASA imagery and accompanied by a soundtrack by Dan Jones, a BAFTA Awardwinning composer.

The Centre for Contemporary Photography has three great exhibitions running concurrently; with Queering the Frame exploring photographs from Australian artists across generations and Internet Immigrant satirically exploring deep rooted biases in our culture. Paul Mpagi Sepuya presents an artist who positions queerness and Blackness at the heart of his photography, whose exhibition at CCP includes elements from his studio such as mirrors, photography tools and backdrops.

You can see Gaia at St Paul’s Cathedral until June 26

They’re showing concurrently, you can catch both exhibitions at CCP (Centre for Contemporary Photography) from April 29 to June 12

The Picasso Century World-premiering in Melbourne, The Picasso Century will feature more than 70 works by the Spanish artist, as well as 100-plus others from over 50 of his peers.

The exhibition takes visitors through periods of Picasso’s art and career exploring Cubism, Surrealism and the Blue Period, while connecting the Spaniard’s iconic creations to the creative community and world around him.

The exhibition runs from June 10 to October 9 at NGV International

Light: Works from Tate’s Collection A collection of over 70 works curated by Tate in the UK, the exhibition focuses on the artistic fascination with light by showcasing art from over 200 years of art history. Works from great Romantic painters such as Turner and Impressionist artists such as Monet, Pissarro and Sisley are juxtaposed against works of modern and contemporary sculptural art in this illuminating exhibition.

You can catch it from June 16 to November 13 at ACMI

Helmut Newton: In Focus An intimate exploration of one of the most influential and trailblazing fashion photographers of all time, this exhibition

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is a collection of 78 original photographs.

A provocative and often controversial fashion photographer, his erotically charged black-and-white prints saw Newton become one of the most sought after photographers of the 20th century.

The exhibition follows the artist’s youth in Berlin, his flight from Germany at the outset of WWII and his internment in regional Victoria.

Susan Jacobs: The Ants Are In The Idiom and Still Life Two exhibitions presented side by side in Buxton Contemporary - The Ants Are In The Idiom is a presentation of newly commissioned work by Susan Jacobs that meditates on the relationship between language and matter through drawing, sculpture and installation.

Drawings and models from the University of Melbourne’s Herbarium are presented in Still Life, an exhibition that explores symbiotic relationships, mycelial networks and microorganisms through the natural sciences.

The exhibition runs from June 3 to November 6 at Buxton Contemporary

Veronica Franco vs Instagram A duel between 16th century Italian poet Veronica Franco, and social media algorithms, Veronica Franco vs Instagram is part exhibition, part sonic experience.

Developed in conversation with a group of actors, it features a sound performance of spoken and sung prose that has been developed from a script based on Hannie Rayson’s 1990 novel Hotel Sorrento.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD “I don’t respect time travel. If Ant-Man and the Wasp can do it, I’m not interested.”

Words By Claire Morley

Uttered in an episode of Rick and Morty, those words rang out in my mind as I was seated in the Princess Theatre. The ultimate shark jump, time travel as a plot device can be at best confusing, at worst lazy, and almost always illogical and full of holes. And this worried me.

There are holes in the logic of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, of which time travel is the central plot device - and holes in a particular smoking gun/blanket - but the plot is ultimately not what matters here. This show is utter magic (how original) and that triumph lies not in the story, but in the presentation.

This new version of the play condenses the story, which was originally staged over two halves running close to six hours, into under three hours. Three wonderful hours, at that.

I cannot emphasise this enough - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was one of the most spectacular performances that I have been lucky enough to witness. No review I’ve read has come close to truly painting a picture of how mind-blowing the practical effects of this show are.

It’s a kind of visual poetry that cannot be done justice by the English language. I promise you – you have never seen anything like it before.

Wizards fly through the air, and seemingly disappear into it.

Paper flies into a neat pile from a messy desk, actors transform into other actors, furniture levitates and spins, wizards are eaten by a bookcase and in perhaps the most incredible moment of the show, dementors descend from the roof and fly above the crowd. The willowy, wispy robes floating with gossamer thin weightlessness were so eerily beautiful and terrifying - I literally screamed.

I loudly gasped multiple times throughout the performance. The experience was visceral and all-absorbing. Part of why it’s hard to describe this show is in the desire to not spoil the shocks and surprises along the way. It felt like a magic show.

Although though many of the effects were easily explained, there were some that felt like real life wizardry – (pointy) hats off to the visual effects department, this is a world class show created by people at the top of their game.

This is theatre done right.

But not perfectly. At times, the plot reads more like fan fiction than a legitimate entry in the Potter canon and the cut down runtime created a frenetic pacing that would have benefitted from time to breathe.

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A lot of dialogue was cut to retain the spectacle of the show at the shorter runtime, and that does make for an emotional deficit and disconnect - particularly from the show’s central villain.

But ultimately, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in its original format was long and expensive. Not everyone can afford the time or cost of that experience. This newer, shorter version makes the show more accessible in so many ways, and that is something to be celebrated.

As is the queer representation that is so beautifully on display between the two young leads.

The plot follows Potter’s son, Albus, and his unlikely ‘best friend’ (read: first love) Scorpius Malfoy as they come of age and come to terms with the weight of their parents’ actions and fame.

Although it’s never explicitly stated, the play is littered with evidence that their relationship is amorous. A central theme of the play centres around Albus and Scorpius’ love for each other being the one force powerful enough to triumph over evil. They are completely devoted to each other, frequently gaze into each other’s eyes, and at one point Albus confides in his father that Scorpius is, and may always be, the most important person in his life. Harry Potter’s arc in the play reads like a parent trying to understand and lean how to be supportive of his child’s queerness – at first he’s a confused, angry, stubbornly dismissive parent, which eventually melts away into acceptance.

The chemistry between Malfoy and Potter was off the charts, albeit frustratingly chaste. By far my biggest criticism of the show is ultimately that they didn’t pash after their moody wand duel (I told you it reads like fan fiction).

So perhaps the plot is due more credit. For as much as the pyrotechnics and special effects were impressive, there was still enough heart to match.

Plenty of substance beneath the flash.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing at the Princess Theatre until October 16

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There’s a huge art and culture festival coming to East Gippsland this winter The East Gippsland Winter Festival is set to light up Victoria’s east with more than 80 spectacular events over three weeks.

Coinciding with the winter solstice and the Victorian school holidays, the East Gippsland Winter Festival is a unity of art, culture and food that will run from June 17 until July 10.

Complete with regional art displays and performances, light shows, live music, dining experiences, multimedia events and more, the East Gippsland Winter Festival attracted close to 20,000 visitors last year alone.

From a Laneway Party to fine dining experiences, there are tons of events on over the three weeks – including free lantern-making workshops, cultural ceremonies and experiences led by traditional Indigenous owners, long lunches that showcase local produce and nature activities such as bush walks, yoga and meditation.

Not to be missed is the F/LAMP Exhibition at Iceworks Studio in Lakes Entrance, where local artists exhibit their luminous lamp creations. On July 2 there’s a Medieval Bonfire Night in Bruthen, complete with sword fights, costumes and a huge feast. On June 18, explore a laneway in Bairnsdale for Beer, Beats and BBQ in Laneway3875 – an event featuring live musicians performing while you indulge in culinary delights and be dazzled by spectacular lighting projections.

A highlight of this year’s festival includes a three day ‘Deep in the Weeds’ long weekend held by the famous Orbost brewery, Sailors Grave Brewing. With a selection of live music, wonderful local craft beers and food provided by Meatsmith, this event takes place from July 8 until July 10 and is not to be missed by anyone who likes a good craft beer.

“The festival really brings the community together,” says Adam Bloem, the festival founder and director. “The collaborative efforts of locals working together to organise spectacular events and displays for their own towns really is quite amazing.”

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KAIJU! Cantina: Hume’s stellar new venue KAIJU! Beer creators, brewers and brothers Nat and Callum Reeves have opened a converted warehouse KAIJU! Cantina where you can dine in and sample some of their spine-tingling creations on tap.

Featuring mid-century retro-future décor that makes you feel like you’ve stepped back into a 50s diner, this 445 square metre converted warehouse offers some of the tastiest beer and pizza in the south. With 16 beers on tap at any given time, the menu includes all the KAIJU! favourites, as well as rotating limited releases and collaboration brews with local up and coming brewers and brewing students.

For the bright and playful murals that line the cantina’s walls, they’ve bought along long-term KAIJU! collaborator Mikey Burton – the artist behind the beer’s distinctive labelling and artwork.

Chef Jay Jafari takes to the kitchen, where he’ll be drawing on his pizza making experiences that have seen him travel across kitchens in France, the United States and Canada. Armed with a state of the art pizza oven he’ll be preparing classic pizzas such as Capricciosa and Funghi, as well as more experimental ones, like the Cheeseburger Pizza.

They’ve also got a tropical pizza (a great pairing with the brewery’s iconic KAIJU! Krush Tropical Pale Ale) and a huge selection of vegan, gluten-free and kids meal options, it’s the perfect place for any gathering.

“The idea for KAIJU! Cantina is that it doesn’t just cater to craft beer connoisseurs, but that the food is just as big a drawcard in making it a destination venue. Jay has been hand-stretching bases for 20 years and as a result, has an uncanny ability to make a superb pizza — every single time. I can’t wait for people to discover and fall in love with his food,” said Callum.

KAIJU! Cantina is located a stone’s throw from Huntingdale Station, Chadstone Shopping Centre and Monash University’s Clayton Campus Open Wednesday to Thursday from 4pm ‘til late and Friday to Sunday from midday until late. The venue accepts walk-ins, but seats will get snapped up fast so make sure to book in busier periods by heading here.

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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD What makes King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard so damn unique?

Words By Sidonie Bird De La Coeur Credit Jason Galea

Legends of Australian psychedelic rock, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are known for their hectic work ethic, with the release of Omnium Gatherum marking their 20th studio album – and the band’s first double album.

Meaning a collection of miscellaneous people or things, Omnium Gatherum is a two-hour long journey through tracks that range from prog-rock jams to rubber-legged hip-hop to pure thrash-metal abandon - capturing the variety of styles that the band are capable of, as well as the varied methods of recording they used throughout the process of the album’s creation.

“Omnium really ranges – the whole gamut – from all of us in a room to one person doing everything,” says Lucas Harwood, King Gizz’s bass player. “It just depends on what’s happening at the time … we don’t put any pressure on each other, it’s just like whoever’s there, whoever’s keen, to get involved to record songs. There’s no rules really, and that’s the best thing about Gizzard.”

“The first track ‘The Dripping Tap’ was created when we were all in a room jamming together, I guess that’s something that happens less and less these days – well, especially in the last couple of years with lockdowns.”

Their three latest releases before Omnium Gatherum – 2020’s K.G. and 2021’s L.W. and Butterfly 3000 – were all recorded under the constraints of Melbourne’s many lockdowns, with the band members recording their parts separately to a grid track. I asked whether recording in isolation had changed Gizz’s perspective on the process of recording.

“We’ve just learned a lot of new things – just experimented with a lot of new instruments and tricks and getting more into that computer world. Now we’re slowly using modular synths on stage with sequencers and stuff, which naturally seeps into everything else that we’re doing.”

“The three albums preceding Omnium were very much all done in isolation, with each of us working on our own individual parts and sending it back and forward. I guess this one was a combination of all of those different writing styles – from all of us jamming in a room, to Cookie’s song ‘Garden Goblin’ which was pretty much him. I think he did like, everything on that, and a few of the other guys did a few little overdubs.”

Known for their endless experimentation across genres, King Gizzard’s sound has morphed and evolved with every album – from Butterfly 3000’s new age trance pop, to a heavy metal barrage with Infest the Rat’s Nest.

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“You can see a pattern of this throughout our albums – there will be a song on our albums that’s kind of an outlier and it’s kind of this seed, this idea that influences the concept of the next.”

“Stu was working on some of these Omnium songs before the Butterfly 3000 songs, so some of that sequencing and those arpeggiators on songs like ‘Evilest Man’ actually preceded Butterfly and influenced those modular sounds that came on Butterfly.”

“It’s just the constant journey of trying to learn and do new things and push ourselves creatively … you can even pick up a $20 piece of crap Casio keyboard from an op-shop and it has a random sound on it that is just way more inspiring than a $2000 Nord organ. It just shifts something in your brain to do something differently.”

Currently in the States, the band are in the midst of a mammoth world tour that will see them playing shows across Europe, the US and Mexico. “It’s been awesome, it’s just so good to be on the road again. It’s been so satisfying to just get over here and get into the swing of it again.

“It’s been two and a half years since we’ve done this type of touring, playing four, five, six nights a week, and just becoming gig fit again – becoming a tight band. You lose that pretty quickly if you’re not playing often.”

Playing a different set-list every night of their almost yearlong tour, one of the best parts of King Gizzard’s ever-energetic live shows is their constant variety.

“From this tour so far we’ve played, like 88 different songs. We’re trying to get to 100 by the end of the tour, which I think we’ll do but I think that’s about the cap of what your brain capacity can recall, without practising for hours a day. That’s what makes us unique, and what I think makes fans come to shows – and come to multiple shows – ‘coz it’s not the same every night.”

Omnium Gatherum is out now via KGLW

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Polish Club may have left it later than most to come to the party, but since arriving on the scene in 2014 they’ve come often and come hard.

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POLISH CLUB get (a little bit) political Words by Jordan McCarthy

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In the seven-years since Polish Club’s debut EP, there has been a steady stream of sweat inducing rock songs bashing our ears courtesy of the two-piece Sydney outfit.

Vocalist and guitarist David Novak spent several years in the music industry working for promoter Chugg Entertainment before high school band mate and drummer John-Henry Pajak floated the idea of the two of them having a go at it themselves.

Four albums and two EPs later, the decision to give it a crack has been a good one.

Polish Club recently dropped a couple of singles from their new album Now We’re Cookin’ in Hell, titled ‘Boys on Vacation’ and ‘Bad Vibrations’, and both slapped with the fun rock edge we’re used to. The songs seem more pointed than usual though, taking aim at Australia’s former absentee PM and everything wrong with Sydney.

Sco-Mo certainly didn’t get Novak’s vote – “He shouldn’t [have got] anyone’s vote” – and post-election, politics is still something that he will gladly argue. “I think anyone who votes for them [Liberal] is actively complicit in destroying, at the very least, the very environment in which we live in,” he says.

“It’s an existential threat. There’s no exaggeration in that, and I’m happy to argue anyone that wants to slide into my DMs or comment on it.”

If the follow up name Now We’re Cookin’ in Hell – the previous album was titled Now We’re Cooking – has you worried that you’re about to get a 10-track album of overt political commentary after a lengthy election campaign, you can relax.

That was never the intention and it’s not the ride this record intends to take you on.

“There are a couple of political songs, about things we’re pretty pissed off about and all that,” Novak says.

“There’s intrinsically a bit of a darker edge in these rock songs. You know, we weren’t going as pop [as the last album], so the whole ‘in hell’ thing seemed to make sense to us and it’s kind of funny. Just harking back to the days when people thought rock’n’roll was the devil’s music.”

As for the timing of the single releases, considering the election? “The timing was totally fortuitous,” he says. “I mean, if someone is bad at their job, and they do nothing to fix that, it’s kind of inevitable, just like a broken clock is going to be right at some point.”

The tracks were actually originally intended for Polish Club’s previous album, but were shelved at the time. This may surprise, considering how good they are, but the record label didn’t see in them what Novak and John could. It all worked out, as the boys returned to revisit the bones of those tracks and turned them into the fundamentally more rocking Now We’re Cookin’ in Hell.

“We were able to see what the song can be at a much earlier point in writing and demoing,” Novak continues. “Once we had two years to sit on them and flesh them out a bit more, I could come up with all these lyrical angles and then with John’s input, finesse them into actual songs.

“I’m happy that we can do a record like this, where we spend the time and trust our own process and be like, ‘oh yeah, we were right, these are good songs’. We just needed to fight for them and do them in our own time.”

Plus, they managed to have a bit of fun in the process, adding some funk and sax by bringing in John’s partner, Kirsty Tickle (of Party Dozen) and experimenting with a wider range of sounds.

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“All of these songs were just trying different aspects of rock music and not worrying about them all fitting together,” Novak says.

“You know, I can speak in French in a bridge about a croissant and have someone play the sax over it and no one bats an eye.”

“It’s very freeing to be able to just put that in there and not really have to justify it.”

New albums mean tours and that’s something we’ll see from Polish Club, just maybe not in the traditional sense. Like everybody, the pandemic has impacted what the guys have done and will look at doing in the future. The music industry itself is still in recovery mode and not yet back to where it was in the pre-lockdown period.

“The shit hit the fan and the shows that we had planned, which was our last album tour, only just happened last month,” Novak says. “So, with our last tour having to be postponed twice and having three separate sets of dates, that kind of took the wind out of our sails in terms of planning stuff.

“It’s probably easier now for us to just be like, ‘we’ll play one show here and then once we do that, we’ll do one show there’. It’s hard to do the admin for a tour right now, no one’s buying tickets, no one’s selling out shows.”

With a large following, a sizeable number of hits, a reputation for an amazing live act and a love of festival slots (“it’s the easiest thing in the world”) you’d assume festival offers would be piling up.

Yet for some reason that’s not the case, and never really has been for Polish Club.

“We had one person one time say ‘sorry, I’ve already got a rock band on the line-up’,” Novak says.

“It’s annoying because we’re very much a band that plays live because it’s fun, and it’s only ever good because it’s fun. It’s not like people see us because I’m an amazing guitarist, or John’s playing amazing drums. We’d rather die than just do those things. It’s more that it’s fun to do it and I think that is the thing that best translates to a good festival performance.”

Novak doesn’t let the lack of offers worry him too much, so he has his own theory: “Because we swear too much and we’re old and irrelevant,” he says. “Let’s say that’s why, or maybe it’s because we charge like half a million dollars.”

Now We’re Cookin’ in Hell is already generating buzz, and just maybe it will nab them a decent slot on a major festival.

Ultimately, that’s of no matter to Novak, who just wants people to listen to and enjoy the new album whether you’re into politics, sax in rock songs, or French croissant banter.

“I feel like less and less people are going out of their way to listen to music now,” he says. “So, make of it what you may, just fucking listen to it.”

“Let’s say that’s why, or maybe it’s because we charge like half a million dollars.”

Now We’re Cookin’ in Hell drops June 10

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NGV Friday Nights: Picasso, NGAIIRE and blood-orange crème caramel NGV Friday Nights returns with a world-first exhibition displaying Pablo Picasso and his contemporaries in The Picasso Century, alongside a selection of the most exciting musical acts in Australia.

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NGV Friday Nights is back highlighting world-class live music and the world premiere of the 2022 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition The Picasso Century. For those heading down on Friday nights from June 10, it’s a unique chance to experience live music in the NGV’s Great Hall, dine at the Bar Lourinhã pop-up, experience a wide range of drinking options at various pop-up bars, and enjoy after-hours access to a unique, world-first exhibition.

The Picasso Century exhibition charts the groundbreaking career of Pablo Picasso in dialogue with the artists, poets, and intellectuals he interacted with throughout the 20th century including Georges Braque, Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Françoise Gilot, Valentine Hugo, Marie Laurencin, Dora Maar, André Masson, Henri Matisse, Dorothea Tanning and Gertrude Stein. There are over 80 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries drawn from premier French collections as well as the NGV. In terms of live music, NGV Friday Night opening nights kicks off on June 10 with performances by NGAIIRE and Kia, and they’ll host live acts every Friday in The Great Hall. 36 live musical acts will perform across the event including Proto Moro, The Seven Ups, Velvet Bloom, Ngaiire, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Harvey Sutherland, Snowy Band, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, Surprise Chef, Horatio Luna and many, many more.

The opening and closing nights alone showcase the wonderful versatility on offer. Opening headliner NGAIIRE is known for her stellar vocal force, boisterous costuming, and big brave pop sounds.

Drawing on her experiences growing up in Papua New Guinea, NGAIIRE has a career that crosses genre and art form. Her work has seen her grace the stages of Glastonbury and Splendour in the Grass, as well as national tours alongside Flume, Sufjan Stevens, and Alicia Keys.

Closing night will feature Sweet Whirl and The Dollar Bin Darlings.

Melbourne artist Esther Edquist, aka Sweet Whirl, released her debut album How Much Works in 2020, dissecting experiences with wit and depth, and emerging as a powerful voice. The album was heralded by mainstream and specialist media alike. DJs Baby K-os and Aunty Jonny are the Dollar Bin Darlings; larger than life, welcoming, warm, cheeky, generous, accommodating, flirty and hugely energetic.

Along with a world-premiere Picasso exhibition and top-notch live music, NGV are offering a unique food and beverage experience with a Melbourne institution taking over the Garden Restaurant.

Bar Lourinhã will transform the space into a pop-up restaurant for a limited time, offering diners a menu designed by executive chef Matt McConnell exclusively for the NGV that celebrates Victorian produce with Mediterranean and Iberian flavours. Unique cocktails are on the menu, while food includes a menu featuring contemporary versions of the regions’ classic dishes, composed of seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients.

Every day for lunch (11:30am – 4pm) and on Friday evenings after 6pm, the garden will be filled with the flavours of Jamon croqetas, manzanilla-braised beef cheek and blood orange crème caramel. On Friday nights only, this will be set the sounds of soulful vocals, DJ sets, instrumental jazz-funk and ambient groove aim to transport audiences back to the joie-de-vivre Picasso encountered when he moved to Paris in 1904.

Fine wine will be flowing at the Yering Station Wine Bar, where visitors can enjoy wines from the Yarra Valley and indulge in a unique wine tasting experience with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz varietals on offer. You can also enjoy a glass of champagne, oysters, and a pre-gig DJ at the Pommery Champagne Bar before you see head into the exhibition. They’ll also be serving a menu of share plates and meals including Jamon and manchego croquetas, spiced beef albondigas (Spanish meatballs), empanadas, churros and Basque-style burnt cheesecake.

Alternatively head to the Garden Terrace Bar and embrace Melbourne at its winter best. Enjoy a mulled or dessert wine, warm up under blankets and heaters, and look up to the city lights glittering among the stars across the Melbourne night sky. We could think of worse ways to spend a Friday night.

NGV Friday Nights will run from 10 June – 7 October at NGV International. Made in partnership with NGV

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Thornhill HEROINE Album Reviews by Bryget Chrisfield Although Heroine is inspired by Tinseltown – particularly Hollywood and the band’s latest single ‘Raw’, which chronicles an actress declining endless requests from greedy fans/stalkers while negotiating her newfound fame – you can immediately tell Thornhill created Heroine with blue-sky thinking and zero limitations.

Conventional song structures, begone!

Opener ‘The Hellfire Club’s’ intro features sparse, menacing riffs that conjure images of Mad Max revving his Ford Falcon in preparation for some mortal car combat. “I fall so easily/ Won’t you stay a little while?” – vocalist Jacob Charlton flexes the upper extremities of his register during this one and we sincerely hope fans don’t try to sing along during live shows (unless they share Charlton’s elastic vocal range, of course).

The brutal dervish of ‘Leather Wings’, which closes out with maximum-terror screamo vocals, could probably open the gates of Hell. Ben Maida’s versatile drumming, particularly throughout ‘Blue Velvet’, grounds Thornhill’s sonic chaos and his “Big Stick Energy” Twitter descriptor is well earned.

WOAH! ‘Arkangel’s’ full-throttle sludgy intro is so incredibly dense! Ethan McCann (guitar/production) has said this was

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the track that got his songwriting juices flowing again after a creative slump. The story goes that McCann decided to lay the demo over a video of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s intro credits and immediately felt compelled to complete the song as a score to accompany these visuals. Excited by this new creative process, McCann then continued working in this way. So if scenes from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, Singing In The Rain or American Beauty spring to mind while you’re digesting Heroine, that would be why. Heroine’s presser also reveals that another album track, ‘Varsity Hearts’, was informed by scenes from the hit ‘90s romcom She’s All That.

To bring McCann’s cinematic compositions to life, Charlton penned lyrics that touched on themes such as “love, lust, self-reflection and loathing” – like mini-screenplays, if you will.

The way-less-heckers ‘Valentine’ sees Charlton almost crooning over atmospheric production and Nick Sjorgren’s prominent, sinewy bass lines. Standout track ‘Casanova’ – which boasts a demented guitar solo – careens and pogos like The Prodigy on a bender. After Thornhill noticed a lotta commenters pointing out similarities between this song and ‘Supermassive Black Hole’, the band decided to cover the Muse song for Like A Version (and nailed it!).

Even those who don’t naturally gravitate towards metal will find plenty to go gaga over on Heroine. Thornhill cultivate a sexy, industrial edge not dissimilar to Nine Inch Nails and their execution is flawless.

Label: UNFD Release date: 3 June

David M Western

Child Mind Self-described “anti-rock angry folk boy” David M Western’s original plans to record this album back in August 2018 were foiled when producer/multi-instrumentalist Joe Orton was struck down by appendicitis the day before they intended to commence work. Unable to get a refund on the Airbnb, Western decided to instead settle into this country digs for a songwriter’s retreat, during which he wrote his first-ever release ‘Step On My Toes’ and this record’s gently contemplative closer, ‘Tissue Box Blues’, which references this precise turn of events: “I wonder if Joe misses his appendix...”

Child Mind’s cover photo aptly depicts a dusty country road at dusk and the opening title track provides listeners with some valuable insight into Western’s isolated upbringing: he grew up in Gunditjmara country and reckons even those he counted among his mates considered him “weird”. Gorgeous vocal harmonies, an eddy of layered guitars and optimistic melodies underscore Western’s beseeching vocals as he reframes his childhood memories through an adult lens: “For years I was thinking there was something I was missing when you cried they all called you a girl/ I was waiting at a bus stop, hiding in the backdrop lonely in a lonely world.”

Originally, heavier versions of some of these songs were recorded but sometimes electric guitars were switched out for nylon strings to ensure Western’s superb storytelling received the undivided attention it so richly deserves. “The flies keep on comin’ the highway is a-hummin’ to take me out of this life” – Western paints vivid pictures of remote rural life through song.

Label: Believe Release date: 24 June

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Spacey Jane

Chris Cheney

Here Comes Everybody The Storm Before Here Comes Everybody was actually the The Calm working title for Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot record (2001). When vocalist/ guitarist Caleb Harper stumbled across this fact, he immediately recognised this phrase encapsulated the themes explored throughout Spacey Jane’s second album. After reaching out to Jeff Tweedy for permission to use the title, the Wilco frontman gave this deservedly so-hot-right-now, Fremantle-based band his blessing via letter (which we trust is already framed and hanging – pride of place – in Spacey Jane’s trophy cabinet).

The band has admitted that bassist Peppa Lane “revitalised” Spacey Jane when she joined the fold in 2019.

Together with Harper’s emotive vocals, which exude authenticity, Lane’s steadfast playing – deftly stepping in and out of the spotlight as required – defines Spacey Jane’s sound. And when this pair sing unison vocals? Ouch my heart.

During standout charmer ‘Lot of Nothing’, so-Aussie road poetry (“We should pull in at the servo, honey/ I need to get some air...”) meets Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu’s shimmering guitar parts, which teeter on (U2’s) ‘The Edge’ at times.

Here Comes Everybody deals The Killers ‘Mr Brightside’-level euphoria alongside soul-aching, first love break-up ballads you’ll wish were around when you were experiencing such things.

No wonder the kids luv Spacey Jane!

Label: Spacey Jane via AWAL Release date: 24 June

Guitar strummed with Chris Cheney’s familiar, purposeful intent launches opener ‘Impossible Dream’. “It all started back then, when she first came around/ She said, ‘I feel so sorry for you fuck-ups, but I love what you’re puttin’ down’...” – as soon as Cheney’s raspy, world-weary vocal kicks in it’s immediately apparent that The Living End frontman’s musical identity is completely different on his solo output. We detect Springsteen inspo, lyrically and structurally, and also a nod to early-‘80s Bryan Adams: “He-ey, it’s alright/ We’re all doin’ our best just tryin’a survive... We’ll remember these days were the best of our lives.”

Throughout the course of The Storm Before The Calm, Cheney’s voice is given plenty of space in the mix to flex while he draws inspiration from some deeply personal life events – a breakdown, substance abuse, marital issues, mourning the loss of his father – and his tour-ravaged, smoked-a-few-darts-inmy-time timbre adds extra cred to this revelatory collection of songs.

His vocals even channel Keith Urban during the stripped-back acoustic ‘Football Team’ (no shit!). “One more lonely fall from grace...” – the dapper, polished tone Cheney adopts in ‘Still Got Friday On My Mind’ calls to mind Robbie Williams. What’s happening!? We never would’ve foreseen name-checking those two particular gents in relation to Cheney, either, but there you have it!

Label: Liberator Release date: 17 June

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Vance Joy

In Your Own Sweet Time In light of endless global pandemic-related restrictions and border closures, it seems we’ve all become experts at maintaining long-distance relationships.

Released last May and immediately landing a key sync on the 17th season of Grey’s Anatomy, ‘Missing Piece’ – the first delicious taste of In Your Own Sweet Time – masterfully describes this exact set of circumstances since Vance Joy’s gf lives in Barcelona: “I see you darling but you pixilate… And I don’t mind ‘cause we both know/ That we’ll be fine when you can finally make it home.” Have a go at this song’s octave-leaping chorus melody as well! Stops us in our tracks (in a good way) every single time.

Joy’s consistently spirit-lifting songs capture the magic of life’s golden moments – those you wish you could recall and relive on demand. Listeners know exactly what to expect when they press play on a Vance Joy release – heartfelt indie-folk that’s somehow never twee – which is comforting. That’s not to say Joy’s sound hasn’t evolved over the years – elsewhere on this album, ‘Wavelength’ incorporates what sounds like sitar and ‘Looking At Me Like That’ is sprinkled with some Celtic woodwind vibes – but, thankfully, instrumentation never drowns out his winsome vocal timbre, polished articulation and masterful storytelling.

He’s previously incorporated lines from movies into his lyrics, but this LP sees Joy tapping into real emotion by generously sharing details from his personal life.

Label: Liberation Release date: 10 June

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Brunswick Ballroom

The Old Bar

LIVE MUSIC is the bread and butter of the Brunswick Ballroom – with a grandiose stage and some big names being booked here, you know you’re in for a great show

LIVE MUSIC seven days a week – one of Melbourne’s only establishments that can boast this

FAMOUS FOR the grand scale of the room itself. You walk past the building’s unassuming frontage, up the stairs to see an extraordinary skylight dome and a huge, wooden floored velvet curtain lined ballroom INFAMOUS FOR keeping punters on their feet by putting on huge surprise gigs with short notice – still very sad to have missed the one-off surprise King Gizzard acoustic night last year Inspired by the iconic Continental Café of the 1990s in Prahran, the Brunswick Ballroom is a grand and impressive live venue situated right in the heart of Brunswick East. Located upstairs on Sydney Road, Brunswick Ballroom hosts an eclectic and diverse selection of live acts that range from live music to comedy, all on its impressive stage complete with a plunging staircase.

“I believe performance spaces are holy spaces,” says Andrew Kay, one of the venue’s owners. “Artists are important people, you need to give them the greatest respect so that what they present onstage is given its moment to actually shine.”

And what a holy space it is – with sparkling chandeliers that hang from the ceiling and a wooden floored dance space that’s lined with heavy velvet curtains, the fact that its hidden upstairs makes Brunswick Ballroom feel like a secret and unknown venue.

With comfy and inviting couches, the balcony at the Brunswick Ballroom feels akin to the balcony of a terrace share house as you sit back and watch the trams and traffic zoom past below you on Sydney Road.

“The Brunswick Ballroom is now an extraordinary performance space that artists are going to love performing in,” Kay continues. “I can’t think of another place in Melbourne or Australia that’s like this space.”

Catch a great gig here by heading to 314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

They’re open every day

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FAMOUS FOR their extended happy hour, which includes $15 jugs of Unicorn lager from 3-9pm Monday to Friday INFAMOUS FOR their $10 ‘mystery shot’ … which includes ingredients at the discretion of Joel and the bar staff Tucked away on Johnston Street, The Old Bar has always been a place where artists and performers alike have united over a shared love of art and music. With an art gallery upstairs that showcases new exhibitions every fortnight and a new live act to catch literally every night of the week, it’s the perfect place to go on a Tuesday or Wednesday when nothing else is on. Starting this month, The Old Bar will be hosting a weekly metal night called Morbid Mondays in their cosy band room which comes complete with one of the venue’s greatest assets as the nights get longer and colder – a fireplace.

With the one of the venue’s owners Joel Morrison booking the bands personally, they’ve hosted a massive variety of big name local acts as well as consistently showcasing some of the best underground and up-and-coming stuff that the city has to offer.

“King Gizz, Courtney Barnett, Wil Wagner and The Smith Street Band have done residencies,” Joel says. “Cash Savage still plays here lots, Graveyard Train, Brothers Grimm. There have been so many shows. There have been at least nine shows a week for ten years.”

The owners of The Old Bar also run The Carringbush Hotel in Abbotsford, a cosy venue with plant-based meals, art, live music and Taco Tuesdays seven days a week. Visit them on Johnston Street for a great evening out or, you could even catch them on the field as The Old Bar Unicorns also play in the Renegade Pub Footy League at Victoria Park – a not-for-profit community organisation that operates a gender-inclusive Aussie Rules league in Melbourne’s north.

Visit them at 74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy.

They’re open 3pm to 3am every day

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Pride of our Footscray

B.East

LIVE MUSIC every day that they’re open – from drag queens to poets to DJs to comedians, there’s something for everyone at Pride of our Footscray

LIVE MUSIC is always free and spans all genres and vibes on an intimate stage that faces the restaurant and bar. Gigs coming up in June include shows from Wild Meadows, Emma Shields, Big Farmer and The Breadmakers

FAMOUS FOR 4PLAY and all of their other live drag shows.

With their gig roster reading like a who’s who of performers in Melbourne drag, it’s a great place to catch some live shows INFAMOUS FOR their saucy Wednesday night Pride Drag Bingo.

Not your grandmother’s bingo night, it’s truly an event that has to be seen to be believed A safe and inclusive place for queer people, Pride of our Footscray is known for their friendliness, fun and amazing live entertainment. Bringing its drag performers to the front and centre, Pride of our Footscray puts on a regular ensemble performance - the aforementioned 4PLAY - that’s filled with performers of all shapes and sizes.

“Pride of our Footscray is so supportive of all types of drag and encourages diversity,” said Max Drag Queen when we interviewed them about the venue. “They have been big believers of booking different and unique performers. The age diversity is great too; I love being able to perform any song from any decade and have it be received well.”

If you’ve been thinking about getting into drag performing, Pride of our Footscray offers a plethora of opportunities for any new performers in the field. With their event ‘Everything’s a Drag’ allowing up and coming drag performers to express themselves on the stage, it’s the perfect place to watch emerging drag artists of all kinds.

They’re also known for their Saturday night parties, their bingo evenings and 4PLAY Fridays. They even do live screenings of RuPaul’s Drag Race on the Pride Stage – where you can get your friends together, bring dinner (or have it ubered in) and enjoy a cocktail or two.

“Pride of our Footscray is a very important venue for the scene here in Melbourne,” Max continues. “It’s a safe queer space out in the western suburbs of Melbourne that supports and exposes all types of drag to the locals of the area.”

Check them out at 1/86-88 Hopkins St, Footscray – they’re open from Wednesday to Saturday

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FAMOUS FOR their food – from dedicated vegan soul food night to their beef burgers, which are premium Mayura Station Wagyu, The B.East is perfect for lovers of burgers and bites alike INFAMOUS FOR their ‘Yappy Hour’ where they’ll be serving paw friendly pup-tails (aka cocktails … for your dog) on Saturday June 25 as part of a local Puppy Pub Crawl Not ‘just a burger joint’, B.East is an inner north favourite for lovers of burgers, bands and booze on Lygon Street. Serving up a solid selection of local beers, wines and spirits as well as cocktails, B.East is a great place to go to hangout and catch a great live act over dinner. With free entry to their gigs, there’s no reason to not chill and catch a live act at B.East.

B.East comes from the team behind Ferdydurke and Section 8 and has regular Meat-Free Mondays, which ranges from Vegan BBQ Share Plates and Southern Snack Classics to their extensive selection of vegetarian and vegan burgers.

B.East is vegan friendly, with dedicated vegan soul food nights, but also includes an inviting array of delicious chicken and beef options. With everything made on the premises apart from the buns, it’s a great, fresh place to go for dinner.

An inviting venue with an unpretentious ambience, they’re known for supporting local music by playing indie Melbournebased music through the live speakers when there’s no one playing live. There’s plenty of other things to do and enjoy at B.East, from their $1 wings from midday ‘til late on Wednesdays, to playable Mario Kart, to a spice-infused menu that arrives every Thursday, to an annual chilli eating competition.

A great blend of good food and good music, B.East is a perfect place to vibe, catch a free gig and grab a drink or some dinner. The B.East will also be extending to a second level upstairs in summer.

Grab a burger, a beer and watch a band with them at 80 Lygon St, Brunswick East. They’re open every day from midday ‘til 11pm

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Gigs + Events Jun09 – Jul02.

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Thursday June 9 JAZZ GATHERING: THURSDAYS AT SOUTHSIDE. SIMON STARR, ROB BURKE Classic Southside.

JOHN CORABI: ACOUSTIC & SOLO Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8pm. $72.10.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

TRAGIC CARPET + LICKLASH

THE BAMBOOS: 10 YEARS OF MEDICINE MAN. JOTHI, PSILOVIBIN’ Hotel

Esplanade. St Kilda. 8pm. $33.05.

TEX PERKINS AND MATT WALKER Transit Bar. 8:30pm.

$50.

KAT GRETA, CURLY & THE FRINGE, DEAR MATILDA

Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $11.25.

GLASSHOUSE JAM SESSION

MADDY PETCH. HASSALL, HOLLY HEBE Leadbeater

Whole Lotta Love. 7:30pm. $15.

Bar 303. Northcote. 7:30pm.

DOM BRINKLEY. SKYBELLY, JERONIMO SANCHEZ Bar

Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

CLEAN CUT SOCIETY + SANDY DISH Hotel

Esplanade. St Kilda. 8:30pm.

Free.

BARNEY MCALL’S DARK & CURIOUS: MEDITATIONS OF MIKE NOCK The Jazzlab.

Brunswick. 8pm. $25 - 30.

END OF THE LINE: THE MUSIC OF THE TRAVELING WILBURYS Memo Music Hall.

St Kilda. 7:30pm. $45.

MARK WILKINSON Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $34.70.

IMPERIAL TWENTY. MANIC TEMPLE, CENTRALIA, DIDACTIC, RED PERIL The

Toff In Town. Melbourne.

7pm. $25.

ART AS CATHARSIS PRESENTS: ECLIPSING // ORBS LAUNCH. BEAR THE MAMMOTH, LACHLAN R. DALE / BLACK ALEPH, JOSEPH RABJOHNS, APHIR

Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35 .

ALPHA WOLF. FIT FOR A KING

Revolver Upstairs. Prahran.

10pm. $31.62.

Retreat Hotel. Brunswick.

8pm. Free.

9pm. $15.

DUXIE FRANKLIN The Thornbury Local. Thornbury.

7:30pm. Free.

TRANSENERGY & REVOLVER FRIDAYS PRESENTS COBRAH

Golden Gate Hotel. South Melbourne. 6:30pm. $11.

MIDNIGHT ALIBI Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 7pm. Free.

BRET MOSLEY McEvoy Tavern. Eldorado. 7pm. Free.

170 Russell. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $49.

TAMARA KULDIN & RICHARD PAVLIDIS WITH JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.

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GRETTA RAY. KAT EDWARDS

Corner Hotel. Richmond.

7:30pm.

RUN. AGLO, ALGOR MORTIS

Hotel. Richmond. 7:30pm. $20.

DIRT HAND + WET WEATHER PLAY Brunswick Artists’ Bar.

Brunswick. 5:30pm. Free.

THE ROCKDOGS PIE NIGHT. KYLIE AULDIST, DESTRENDS, BLONDE REVOLVER, THE CASANOVAS Brunswick

Ballroom. Brunswick.

7:30pm. $25.

ASIAN COMEDY: JUNE

Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 7pm. $20.

THURSDAY COMEDY CONNECTION. TOM BALLARD, EMMA HOLLAND, MORE Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15 - 18.

SENES FLAMENCO TRIO

Open Studio. Northcote.

8pm. $27.46.

Friday June 10 WARG PRESENTS STEF MENDESIDIS. SPEZ, CAINE SINCLAIR, KIRK CHETCUTI, KAIT XRI 24 Moons. Northcote.

10pm. $43.29 - 53.84.

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS. NGAIIRE, KIA National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.

LABCATS The Jazzlab.

Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

ENSHRINED BENEATH THE BLOODY EARTH TOUR. CARCINOID, CEMETARY URN, MALIGNANT AURA, MISERABLE CREATURE

Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood.

8pm. $23.75.

PURPLE REVOLUTION: PRINCE CELEBRATION WITH ANDREW DE SILVA Memo

Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $40.

DIGITAL AFRIKA VS TEYMORI. DJ NAY NAY, DJ MOTHAFUNK The Night Cat.

Fitzroy. 10pm. $25.

CANDY MOORE. TAMARA & THE DREAMS, BAREFOOT BOWLS CLUB Retreat Hotel.

Brunswick. 7:30pm. $10.

THREE BASE HIT The Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm.

RANCID EDDIE Sooki Lounge.

Belgrave. 8pm.

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LIQUID ARCHITECTURE PRESENTS: RAJA KIRIK. FEMALE WIZARD, RAMA PARWATA AND DBR + CYPHA

The Toff In Town. Melbourne.

9pm. $35.

DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT

MAIN STAGE. TOM BALLARD, CLAIRE HOOPER, MORE Comedy Republic.

3:30pm.

TEENAGE DADS. ROYEL OTIS

THE WINFIELD ROAD EXPERIMENT Bar 303.

Melbourne. 8:30pm. $30.

The Curtin. Carlton. 8:30pm.

Northcote. 7pm. $25.

SIN FRONTERA TRIO Open

MERLE BLANC. OVEN GLOVES The Tote.

ON REPEAT: JACK HARLOW NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick.

Studio. Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.

ZACHARY LEO Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.

Saturday June 11

THE HIGH HEAVEN. JESS PARKER Hotel Westwood.

BRET MOSLEY HARRIETVILLE Hotel Motel.

Footscray. 8pm. $11.64.

Harrietville. 6pm. Free.

DARLING JAMES Hotel Westwood. Footscray.

7:30pm. Free.

PETER BAYLOR’S “CHONK” TRAD JAZZ QUARTET Lido

JUDO CHOP The Tote.

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $17.35.

Jazz Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $30.

BOB SEDERGREEN & FRIENDS. ANNEMARIE

Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $30.

KANDALINI. MY SAFE WORD IS MURDER, NEON GOBLIN, DADDY ISSUES, LUNDA Old

Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.

BURNING LOVE BENDIGO. COOL SOUNDS, THE BURNING LOVERS The

Engine Room. Bendigo.

7:30pm. $50 - 55.

FLETCHER GULL. TIN POT CLAY MAN, LOCAL THE NEIGHBOUR The Tote.

Collingwood. 9pm. $11.25.

HELL HONES + DOGGEREL + COLOURFOOLS Whole Lotta

Love. 8pm. $5.

MAGGIE LOCKHART The

Arts Centre Melbourne.

Melbourne. 8pm. $60.10 - 151.80.

SCREAMFEEDER. ADALITA

Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8:30pm. $43.45.

WO FEST 2022. JACK HARLON & THE DEAD CROWS, MAMMONS THRONE, DROID, SONS OF ZOKU, PLANET OF THE 8S, SONS OF THE IONIAN SEA, A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS, OCEANLORD

Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $23.

D’EUX: ELISSA RODGER AND CC DEWAR The Jazzlab.

Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. Free.

GOLDEN HOUR. TRAD UKIYO, MJ AND THE MAJESTIC LOVERS Retreat Hotel.

Brunswick. 7:30pm. $15.

STILL SPINNING + DODDA RIVKA The Post Office Hotel.

Coburg. 9pm.

VELVET BLOOM The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 7:30pm. $18.

PAPERWEIGHT. CATHOLIC GUILT, A SWIFT FAREWELL, EXCUSE FOR AN EXIT

Melbourne. 11:45pm.

Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $20.40.

GENUINE FAKE. SIGNAL CHAIN, GREAT FALLS Retreat

AVALANCHE. ABLAZE, THE CHEVALIERS Cherry Bar. RHYECE O’NEILL Cherry Bar.

MUNKUS FUNKUS. NOLESS, ANCIENT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA Bar Open.

RON S. PENO & THE SUPERSITITIONS Memo

MOON BOOTS The Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $35.94.

Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.

Thornbury. 8pm. $59.90.

Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

MAZZY AND JAKE Transport

Pride of our Footscray. 7pm. $20.

HERMITUDE. DAMEEEELA, JUNO MAMBA The Croxton.

Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood.

4pm. $30.51.

ART SIMONE, ETCETERA ETCETERA & BATHSHEBA

RYA PARK. FRANKO GONZO, MO•LOUIE Leadbeater Hotel.

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9pm. $11.25.

HORNS OF LEROY & FRIENDS. SHANNEN WICK, ELLIE LAMB & WYLIE J The

Hotel. 4pm.

Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.

TOWN ACE. CARPAL TUNNEL, TESTA DI CAZZO, HEAVY TOLL The Tote. Collingwood.

DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT

BASTARD NORTH. ELECTRIC PURRS, OWO Old Bar. Fitzroy.

8pm. $13.30.

Tote. Collingwood. 8:30pm. $17.85.

MIDNIGHT. ZA NOON, EMILY VICTORIA Mamma Chen’s.

SHAG ROCK. THE MOVING STILLS, GOOD LEKKER

11:15pm. $15.30.

RAIDA ARTISTS AND WARM WATER PRESENT: SPUTNIK SWEETHEART. PSYCHOBABEL, JOTHI The

LIARS IN LOVE. TJ Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 2pm. Free.

Footscray. 7pm. $10.

Corner Hotel. Richmond.

8pm. $34.19.

Collingwood. 3pm. $11.25.

Thornbury Local. Thornbury.

7:30pm. Free.

THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open.

Fitzroy. 6pm. Free.

WACKEN METAL BATTLE AUSTRALIA 2022. BEAST IMPALOR, TEMPEST RISING, ALCHEMY, PLAGUE 9 Stay Gold. Brunswick. 2pm. $24.90 - 29.90.

Arts Centre Melbourne.

Melbourne. 8pm. $60.10 - 151.80.

THE MAMAS Yah Yah’s.

Fitzroy. 9pm. $12.37.

DAREBIN SONGWRITERS GUILD Bar 303. Northcote.

Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $25.

Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond.

8pm. $23.75.

BRITISH INDIA Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8:30pm. $39.90.

MIIESHA. AKOSIA Northcote Social Club. Northcote.

8:30pm. $29.10.

KITTEN HEEL. GEMINI COUNTRY, BIG FARMER The

B.East. Brunswick East. 6pm.

Free.

BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS

Brunswick Ballroom.

Brunswick. 1:30pm. $25.09.

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RICHARD CLAPTON

Brunswick Ballroom.

Brunswick. 8:30pm. $62.83.

BLUES AT OPEN STUDIO: JARROD SHAW Open Studio.

Northcote. 5pm. $10.

LA MAUVAISE RÉPUTATION Open Studio. Northcote.

9pm. $15 - 20.

Thursday June 16 JAZZ GATHERING: THURSDAYS AT SOUTHSIDE. SIMON STARR, ROB BURKE Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

PENN & TELLER Arts Centre

Melbourne. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $94 - 164.

MIDNIGHT ALIBI Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 7pm. Free.

PAUL BENDER. DANIKA SMITH, TAYLOR CRAWFORD, DJ LORI, DJ SILENTJAY The

Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7pm. $29.31.

CHARLOTTE & THE HARLOTS. BUSINESS, SUBCULT, CHEEKY GEEZERS

Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond.

7pm. $17.85.

QUIVERS. ARMLOCK Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $23.50.

DIDIRRI. STEPHANIE CHEROTE, MORE The Night

SOUL PANTIES. SCURVYLICIOUS Brunswick

Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15 - 18.

Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $34.41.

Friday June 17

LUCKY ENT PRESENTS BEN GERRANS. TOM SANTA, THE MCMILLAN TWINS The Night

Bird’s Basement. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $44 - 59.

Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $20.

VINOD PRASANNA Deer Park

Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $24.50.

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS. EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS, ZJOSO National Gallery of

Victoria. Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.

Studio. Northcote. 5:30pm. $30.

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DAZED: HARD DANCE THERAPY. APSARAH, D V D, ECG, FAREEVADER, FERGUS SWEETLAND, WISER The Toff

In Town. Melbourne. 10pm. $15 - 20.

Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $12.37.

WINNIE LANE. PAPRIKA, LOUSIE GAUL Hotel

Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $14.80.

CATE LE BON Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm. $61.90.

SOUNDS LIKE ARABIA: TARAB ENSEMBLE Open

BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE

THE ENGAGEMENT. NAKED FACE, LUKE MEDLEY Cherry

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $11.25.

Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $25 - 30.

CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE

St Kilda. 7:30pm. $25.

THURSDAY COMEDY CONNECTION. HARLEY BREEN, SCOUT BOXALL, MORE Comedy Republic.

GRAVIS. FAUNHAUS, LONG HOURS The Tote.

BARNEY MCALL: BLOOD OR FUTURE QUINTET The

Esplanade. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $49.90.

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.

9pm. $15.

THE ARTIE STYLES QUARTET

Prince Bandroom. St Kilda.

7pm. $20.

BEN LEE. SUZI, HANNAH BLACKBURN Hotel

Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $17.85.

THE SHAUN MILLER FOUNDATION PRESENTS: VANDA & YOUNG ALBERT PRODUCTIONS TRIBUTE CONCERT Memo Music Hall.

Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 7pm. $15.

Bar 303. Northcote. 8:30pm.

AMPLIFIED: AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SHOW. THE CROOKEDS, LOLA, MORE

Northcote. 8pm.

SIENNA WILD. DUMB SON, TIG LIESCHKE Leadbeater

The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

Library. Deer Park. 12pm.

Free.

Hotel Esplanade. St Kilda.

8:30pm. Free.

FJ STEELE Wesley Anne.

THE RECHORDS The B.East.

Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.

CHARLIE PICKERING: REQUESTS THE PLEASURE

JOHN MONTESANTE DECTET

FEVERDEAMS + KODAH

PENN & TELLER Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $94 - 164.

TEK TEK ENSEMBLE. CHINA BEACH Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.

CLARILOOPS + TIM STOCKER Tempo Rubato. Brunswick.

8pm. $22.

DOGGEREL The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

MANSFIELD LANTERN FESTIVAL Erril Street.

Mansfield. 6pm. Free.

Artists’ Bar. Brunswick.

5:30pm. Free.

ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS Brunswick

Ballroom. Brunswick.

8:30pm. $54.67.

MAIN STAGE. HARLEY BREEN, MIKE GOLDSTEIN, MORE Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 8:30pm. $30.

ROYSTON VASIE. SID O’NEIL, HEAT DEATH The Curtin.

Carlton. 8pm. $17.75.

DËRTY BËRD Open Studio.

Northcote. 9pm. $10.

Saturday June 18 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTS UP NEXT Arts Centre Melbourne.

ILUKA Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.

9pm. $12.37.

Melbourne. 5pm. $15.

MOUNT KUJO Bar 303.

4pm.

MASS SKY RAID The Tote.

Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $30.

Northcote. 8pm.

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $17.35.

CLAIRE BIRCHALL. PENNY IKINGER, TIGER BY THE TAIL

The Tote. Collingwood. 9pm. $17.35.

FLYYING COLOURS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8:30pm. $33.

CAM TAPP Transport Hotel.

THE BLUETONE ASSEMBLY STARS & BARS FESTIVAL: HIGH SEAS. HENRY WAGONS & THE ONLY CHILDREN, NATHAN SEECKTS Hygeia.

Geelong. 5:30pm. $65.

AGE OF LOVE: REBIRTH. JOHN COURSE, PETER MCNAMARA, SEAN QUINN, BEAT MAG

JASON DIGBY, MORE Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $50.

THE PEARLY SHELLS SWING ORCHESTRA The Jazzlab.

MANSFIELD LANTERN FESTIVAL Erril Street.

MACHINE GIRL Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm.

Mansfield. 6pm. Free.

RAMBAL. THE WINFIELD ROAD EXPERIMENT The

Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $22.85.

PENN & TELLER Arts Centre

THE BACKYARD BANJO CLUB

KYLE LIONHART Northcote Social Club. Northcote.

7:30pm. $37.85.

TURNING THURSDAYS: BUTTERCATS. DREAMING SODA, BAILEY JUDD

Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

Melbourne. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $94 - 164.

Open Studio. Northcote.

9pm. $22.19.

HELLZAROCKIN MUSIC FESTIVAL Bendigo Hotel.

Thursday June 23

Collingwood. 3pm.

UNBROKEN EXPANSE. INSTYNKT, KODA Cherry Bar.

Melbourne. 8pm. $13.

ROB SNARSKI. ROMY VAGER, REBECCA BARNARD, KELLY DAY, JACK HOWARD, MORE

LOLA Cherry Bar. Melbourne.

11:45pm. $10.

JAZZ GATHERING: THURSDAYS AT SOUTHSIDE. SIMON STARR, ROB BURKE Classic Southside.

Memo Music Hall. St Kilda.

7:30pm. $35.

MORTAL CADENCE: MELBOURNE HIP-HOP SHOWCASE & FREESTYLE CYPHER. R.EM.EDY, TUMI THE BE, DILLY DAVE Bar 303.

Northcote. 8pm. $15.v

BEN LEE The Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $49.90.

JACKY GOSEE Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $64.39.

BABBA Yarraville Club.

Yarraville. 8pm. $30.

FLOWERKID. IOAKIM Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.

STEPMOTHER. CUTTERS, NEUROS, STREET SWEEPER

Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.

DREST. KILL CARTER, HOLLY HERE, NOAH VERNON Stay ON REPEAT: TAYLOR SWIFT

THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH. THE SILENT K, THE MOMENT KILLER Mr Boogie Man Bar.

Abbotsford. 7:30pm. $10.

MARTIN LARTIGAU The Thornbury Local. Thornbury.

8pm. Free.

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ICONIC: A WILD QUEER-POP CABARET SPECTACULAR Meat Market. North Melbourne. 7pm. $25 - 60.

KING’S VENGEANCE + JUNIOR BONES Hotel

Esplanade. St Kilda. 8:30pm.

Free.

BAD PONY. CREATURE FEAR, BLANCO TRANCO Retreat

Hotel. Brunswick. 7:30pm. $15.

Stay Gold. Brunswick.

11:15pm. $23.50.

Room. Hawthorn. 8pm. $30.

Collingwood. 7pm. $25.

Brunswick. 8pm. $25 - 30.

Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $17.48.

NADIRA & FRIENDS Lido Jazz

KITTY RAE. JXCKY, MIA PISANO Gasometer Hotel.

BARNEY MCALL’S DARK & CURIOUS: MEDITATIONS OF MIKE NOCK The Jazzlab.

11pm. $18.15.

Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm.

Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 7pm. $15.

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $11.25.

JAGUAR JONZE Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8:30pm. $29.10.

JOHN KENNEDY The Post

CHARLIE PICKERING: REQUESTS THE PLEASURE

TUDOR CLUB The Tote.

FLYING DUTCHMAN. SOUTHBOUND SNAKE CHARMERS, SCARNON The

THE VELVET CLUB

Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond.

8pm. $23.75.

JUKEBOX: MILLAR JUKES & THE MUSCLE MINI-FEST Brunswick Ballroom.

Brunswick. 4pm. $38.86.

MAIN STAGE. MIKE GOLDSTEIN, URVI MAJUMDAR, MORE Comedy

Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $30.

HOOTENANNY HOLLICK. FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK, CAHILL KELLY, IMPERIAL LEATHER, ALEX HAMILTON, DJ ANNALIESE REDLICH Brunswick Ballroom.

Brunswick. 7pm. $23.05.

PINKO COLLECTIVE Bar 303.

Northcote. 3:30pm. Free.

Tote. Collingwood. 9pm. $11.25.

BARNEY MCALL: PRECIOUS ENERGY. LANEOUS, RITA SATCH The Night Cat. Fitzroy.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond.

8pm. $12.75.

RUSSELL MORRIS Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $39.80.

PRIDE COMEDY: THE LOUDEST AND PROUDEST COMEDY NIGHT IN FOOTSCRAY! Pride of our

Footscray. Footscray. 7pm. $20.

THURSDAY COMEDY CONNECTION. DAVE O’NEIL, LIZZY HOO, MORE Comedy

Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $15 - 18.

BRENNAN HAMILTONSMITH TRIO Open Studio.

Northcote. 7pm. $22.19.

Friday June 24 DARK FOMO 3: WELCOME TO THE NEW WEIRD. PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE, BLACK BATS, HEAVY AMBER, FABELS, USER, LIGHT MAGNETIC Cactus Room.

Thornbury. 8pm. $19.23 - 23.79.

THURSDAY COMEDY CONNECTION Comedy

Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $15 - 18.

PASSING STRANGE Meat Market Stables. North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $48 - 58.

MIDNIGHT ALIBI Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 7pm. Free.

ICONIC: A WILD QUEER-POP CABARET SPECTACULAR

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.

Meat Market. North Melbourne. 7.30pm & 9pm. $25 - 60.

THE JAIMZ PROJECT Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

MARTY/JAMES GIG The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

9pm. $15.

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NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS. HORATIO LUNA, NAUVA

BIFF’S BIFFTAPE #2 LAUNCH W/ KRUL, BLUDGER & SCARN ON. Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick.

National Gallery of Victoria.

Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.

7:30pm. Free.

MOTOR ACE. KLINGER 170

FLOYD THURSBY SOLO Open

Russell. Melbourne. 7pm. $71.30.

Studio. Northcote. 6pm. $10.

LAUNCH OF THE ESPY LIVE. WINSTON SURFSHIRT Hotel

Esplanade. St Kilda. 8pm. $59 - 65.

DORSAL FINS. KARATE BOOGALOO, DJ FRIDAY The Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $34.41.

BLACK ACES. PERSECUTION BLUES, THE EVILS Cherry

Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.

JUNIOR BONES. VAN BERG, TETSUIANS Bar 303.

Northcote. 8pm. $10.

THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open.

Fitzroy. 6pm. Free.

JOSH PYKE Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm. $56.80.

I BUILT THE SKY. RO1

Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 8pm. $40.

LEAPS AND BOUNDS FESTIVAL PRESENTS CUMBIA LUNAR. AMARU TRIBE FEATURING KATHLEEN GONZALEZ, THE NEW MONOS, DJ OTORONGO, VJ GABRIELA ISABEL The Night

Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $15.09 - 18.15.

TANGERINE DRIVE. SLEAZY HORMIGAS HOUSE BAND, DOPPLERHAUS The B.East.

Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.

JURASSIC. GOLDSOCKS, OKAY DANE Leadbeater

Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $15.90.

MAIN STAGE Comedy Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $30.

GRUNGE ‘N’ PUNK TRIBUTE NIGHT. TEENS OF THE STONED AGE, NEVERMIND, GREEN PHASE Stay Gold.

Open Studio. Northcote.

8pm. $15.

THE CHANTOOZIES Sooki

Saturday June 25

TILLY O’BRIEN The Thornbury

LLOYD LANGFORD: DILF Comedy Republic.

Brunswick. 7pm. $17.48.

Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $34.70.

SENES FLAMENCO TRIO

Local. Thornbury. 7:30pm. Free.

Melbourne. 7pm. $32 - 35.

MSO MORNINGS: DVOŘÁK’S CELLO CONCERTO

MAIN STAGE Comedy

Arts Centre Melbourne.

Melbourne. 11am. $55 - 95.

THE AUDREYS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $32.

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DIRTY PAGANS The Tote.

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $17.35.

RUSSELL MORRIS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $45.

AREA 7. THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY, THE QUARTERS, DJ CON DODGY Corner Hotel.

HORRORSHOW The Night Cat. Fitzroy. 8pm. $44.60.

Richmond. 8:30pm. $35.30.

TAKING BACK SATURDAY: EMO & POP PUNK NIGHT

Northcote Social Club.

Northcote. 1pm & 8pm. $24.

AMONG THE RESTLESS. TOMMY DYNAMITE & THE EXPLOSIONS, RAMONA SKY

Brunswick East. 3pm. $8 - 33.

Stay Gold. Brunswick.

11:15pm. $15.30.

MID WINTER METAL MAGICK. DREADNAUGHT, DEMONHEAD, FALL & RESIST, CHARIOT ARCANA, RAWTISM Bendigo Hotel.

Collingwood. 7pm. $23.75.

GIAN SLATER QUARTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $30.

MELBOURNE RECORD CLUB BYO VINYL NIGHT. Bergy

Seltzer. Brunswick. 8:30pm.

The Toff In Town. Melbourne.

7pm. $20.

DARK FOMO 3: WELCOME TO THE NEW WEIRD. PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE, BLACK BATS, HEAVY AMBER, FABELS, USER, LIGHT MAGNETIC Cactus Room.

JAYCEE. DJ REDWOLF BRUNSWICK EAST PUPPY PUB CRAWL The B.East.

SCATTER LIGHT. VERBRASCO, HEAVY AMBER The B.East. Brunswick East.

9pm. Free.

Thornbury. 8pm. $19.23 - 23.79.

THE EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room.

Hawthorn. 8pm. $30.

THE TAMARA KULDIN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room.

HOLLIE COL Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.

PASSING STRANGE Meat Market Stables. North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $48 - 58.

EDDIE & THE FAST BOYS. JUDE PERL Brunswick

Ballroom. Brunswick. 1pm. $23.05.

ICONIC: A WILD QUEER-POP CABARET SPECTACULAR

AUSTRAL: CELTIC DANCE PARTY Open Studio.

Hawthorn. 8pm. $30.

Meat Market. North Melbourne. 7.30pm & 9pm. $25 - 60.

SHOWDOWN The Thornbury

Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

DEATH & DESIRE Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne.

7:30pm. $69 - 129.

YACHT ROCK REVIVAL Hotel

Westwood. Footscray. 8pm.

TA’SIA. ASHA TRIPS, DOG WORLD Bar 303. Northcote.

7pm. $20.

CONVOLUTION. THE KYLIE AULDIST BAND, THAT GOLD STREET SOUND, STEPPERS

The Tote. Collingwood. 6pm. $41.85 - 46.95.

Northcote. 9pm. $16.91.

Thursday June 30 JAZZ GATHERING: THURSDAYS AT SOUTHSIDE. SIMON STARR, ROB BURKE Classic Southside.

Elsternwick. 8pm. $25.

PASSING STRANGE Meat Market Stables. North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $48 - 58.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Arts Centre Melbourne.

Melbourne. 7:30pm. $69 - 119.

BEAT MAG

SHORT STACK. BETWEEN YOU & ME 170 Russell.

SEAN SULLY The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

QUEEN P Wesley Anne.

Northcote. 8pm.

VICTOR STRANGES & THE FUTURISTS: THE SONGS OF ELVIS COSTELLO Jimmy

Melbourne. 7pm.

THE RIFFER’S DEN + WHITTEN’S LANE Hotel

Esplanade. St Kilda. 8:30pm.

Free.

MAT JODRELL QUARTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $20 - 25.

REECE MASTIN Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $29.60.

TOMBOI ARTIST SHOWCASE MELBOURNE. BENEDICT, GREG GOULD, JOAN & THE GIANTS, FORCES & FURY, PARKER, LION The Toff In

Town. Melbourne. 7:30pm. $30.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS BEETHOVEN’S NINTH

THOMAS TAPS TRIO Open Studio. Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.

SHORT STACK. BETWEEN YOU & ME 170 Russell.

Melbourne. 7pm.

PASSING STRANGE Meat Market Stables. North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $48 - 58.

ZELENTINE PRESENTS THE FESTIVAL Prince Bandroom.

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY: AMERICANA. Pride of our

Arts Centre Melbourne.

Melbourne. 7:30pm. $69 - 119.

Melbourne. 3pm. $20 - 25.

SLAUGHTER IN THE BENDI FEATURING STALKER

Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood.

4pm. $36.18 - 41.84.

THE GROGANS Corner Hotel.

Richmond. 8:30pm. $40.40.

LISA MITCHELL Corner Hotel.

CLAYMORE. THE GLENBRAE CELTIC DANCERS Memo

CRY CLUB Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8:30pm. $18.40.

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS. PROTO MORO, MILLÚ

VACATIONS Brunswick

Coburg. 9pm. Free

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GREEK REBETIKO SESSIONS. SOTIRIS KIOKPASOGLOU, CON KALAMARAS Open

Studio. Northcote. 3:30pm. $10.

ABURDEN. BLOOM, PARKWOOD, LOOSE END

Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $29.13.

Ballroom. Brunswick.

8:30pm. $28.15.

Comedy Republic.

Melbourne. 5:30pm. $15 - 25.

Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $20.

GARDENIA. BLACK BATS, CAT CRAWL The B.East.

Brunswick East. 8:30pm.

Free.

FILTHY CASUALS LIVE! TOMMY DASSALO, BEN VERNEL, ADAM KNOX

Carlton. 8:30pm. $22.85

MISS FRIBY & THE FEMMES

Richmond. 8:30pm. $40.40.

DICE PAPER ROLE: JULY Comedy Republic.

NICE BISCUIT. SUNFRUITS, THE OOGARS The Curtin.

Belgrave. 8pm. $29.60.

The Toff In Town. Melbourne.

7pm. $31.35.

RHYS NICHOLSON: RHYS! RHYS! RHYS! Comedy

MAIN STAGE Comedy Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $30.

MAPLE GLIDER The Night

Market Stables. North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $48 - 58.

National Gallery of Victoria.

Melbourne. 6pm. $16 - 40.

Brunswick. 5pm. $33.76.

BASEMENT SPACEMAN The Thornbury Local. Thornbury.

8pm. Free.

Main Ridge. 7pm. $49.

RHYS NICHOLSON: RHYS! RHYS! RHYS! Comedy

PASSING STRANGE Meat

FANNY LUMSDEN + THE PACK Brunswick Ballroom.

Republic. Melbourne. 7pm. $30 - 35.

NIRVANA / PEARL JAM / QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE TRIBUTES. TEENS OF THE STONED AGE, NEVERMIND, EVENFLOW Sooki Lounge.

Friday July 1

Saturday July 2

NO REGRETS: THE EDITH PIAF STORY WITH NIKKI NOUVEAU The Pig & Whistle.

Music Hall. St Kilda. 7:30pm. $30.

Cat. Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $31.35.

THE WIGGLE OF JUDAS Open Studio. Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.

HINDSIGHT Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $24.

THE FLEETWOOD PAC Memo

JACK CARTY. BABY VELVET

Carlton. 7:30pm. $22.85.

Richmond. 1pm. $35.30.

Footscray. 7pm.

Club. Northcote. 7:30pm. $24.

STRAY BLACKS The Curtin.

THE GROGANS (MATINEE SESSION) Corner Hotel.

St Kilda. 7pm. $35.

HOMETOWN TOUR EXTRAVAGANZA. GO DOG GO, THE FILLMORES, MERAKI MINDS Northcote Social

Republic. Melbourne. 7pm. $30 - 35.

MAIN STAGE Comedy

Republic. Melbourne.

8:30pm. $30.

9pm. $15.

Brunswick Ballroom.

Brunswick. 8pm. $33.76.

Republic. Melbourne. 7pm. $30 - 35.

Hornet. Richmond. 7:30pm. $20.

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.

CLEWS Leadbeater Hotel.

Richmond. 8pm. $28.85.

RHYS NICHOLSON: RHYS! RHYS! RHYS! Comedy

JOEYS COOP + TEN GALLON HEAD The Post Office Hotel.

POIZON’US + RIOT ACT

Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $22.59.

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Sunday 19 June 2022

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