SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY GUIDE MARCH 1, 2015
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WELCOME
Without a doubt, 1989 will go down in history as the year the Sydney Road Street Party was first held. There are many different street-based festivals in Melbourne, but a lot of these celebrate a particular occasion or cultural group. The Sydney Road Street Party however, celebrates the diversity of one of Melbourne’s culturally rich suburbs. For one special day of the year the communities of Brunswick and Moreland throw a party, and everyone’s invited. The Sydney Road Street Party captures the roaring creative spirit of its local artists, venues, retailers and residents in a colourful, inclusive and noisy seven-hour fiesta. Converging along Sydney Road and spilling onto the adjoining streets between Union and Victoria Streets, you can expect talent-packed stages with an original lineup of stellar music, dance, roving entertainment and art installations. Quirky, innovative and unique, the Sydney Road Street Party encapsulates the lively vibe that makes the area so attractive. Explore market stalls from local and hand-picked designers alongside mouth-watering food vendors and side streets packed with surprise programs and venues, as well as a swathe of workshops to engage young and old along the way. This is a celebration of what Brunswick is now. No holds barred. Come and explore. Get decorated and of course, dance in the streets. Not sure where to start? Easy. We’ve got you sorted with a comprehensive guide to what’s going on, and where to find it.
GETTING THERE For up to date travel details visit ptv.vic.gov.au
BY TRAIN
Take Upfield Line to Jewell or Brunswick Station. These stations put you within walking distance of the festival venues.
BY TRAM
During Sydney Road Street Party: 1 March 2015 Trams will NOT run on Sydney Road between Union & Victoria Street between 9am - 9pm. You can still take the tram to and from the Festival. Take the #19 tram from the City to Stop 19 at Brunswick Road. Take the #19 tram from Stop 27 at Donald Street to North Coburg.
BY BIKE
We suggest accessing the Upfield Bike Track.
BY UBER
Brunswick Music Festival has partnered with Uber to give new users a FREE first ride (up to $20). Uber is free smartphone app that connects riders with drivers at the touch of a button. It operates 250+ cities worldwide including Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Gold. Download the Uber app on an iPhone or Andriod device, enter the promo code ‘BMF2015’ and request a ride.
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HOWLER 7 - 1 1 d a wson st
By Augustus Welby
It’s true, Howler isn’t on Sydney Rd, but that won’t stop the venue serving up a bevy of bands and DJs from Sunday afternoon until early Monday morning. Spreading acts out through the bandroom and the beer garden, the bill features the likes of Mighty Duke and the Lords, Cumbia Cosmonauts, JPS and Sugar Fed Leopards. Brunswick-based doo-wop/ disco quintet Sugar Fed Leopards have spent plenty of time playing around the neighbourhood in the past couple of years. Although it’s a relatively new venue, Howler’s become a firm favourite. In fact, it’s where the group launched their debut LP Sweet Spots just a few weeks ago. “We’ve all been living in Brunswick for five or six years so we watched [Howler] being built,” says frontwoman Steph Brett. “My housemate helped build it and it was part of the excitement of growing Brunswick. So it was a good opportunity and it’s a good size for what we wanted to do.” Sydney Rd Street Party is a prime representation of Brunswick having flowered into a cultural mecca. Some might put this down to the hipsterfication of the area. It’s natural to find change alarming, particularly when perpetrated by pretty young things who’ve an inexhaustible amount of time to learn about coffee roasting methods and hops varieties. But there’s no point projecting disparaging missives from afar. The proliferation of sensual delights and entertainment hubs offers plenty to rejoice and, as evidenced by the growing stature of the Sydney Rd Street Party, the area’s thriving popularity isn’t running dry. “We played there last year on the Edward St stage,” Brett says. “That was really exciting for us. It was one of the biggest things we’d done. It was so nice, it was so sunny and everyone was out in the streets. It was so busy and I’m sure it will be busier this year.” Sugar Fed Leopards know how to bring the
spectacle. For starters, each member has a lipsmacking stage name; Brett becomes Sugar Breath, while backing vocalists Louise Terry and Carrie Webster transform into Lemona Squeeze and Carriemella Koala respectively. Accordingly, they feel most comfortable taking the stage dressed in sequins, heels and extravagant hair adornments. The conspicuous emphasis on peripheral details can be a gimmicky distraction, but the strong foundation of Sugar Fed Leopards’ songs prevents this from happening. “The songs do come first,” Brett says. “I wrote the songs with this particular kind of personality in mind. It’s more coming from the music, the style of the character that would sing that music, but it’s not really that separate from Steph Brett. “It was after a gig, we were sitting around at The Gem in Collingwood deciding on all our names,” she adds. “It was really early on and we were just drunk and scheming and coming up with all these names and it just keeps growing. Now it’s just really fun. It’s just another element to be able to add spectacle to the performance and to think about the music visually, and the whole experience of it is bigger than just audio.” About those songs; released in late January,
Sweet Spots darts all over the feel-good spectrum. From the slick disco glimmer of Ghost of Disco to the doo wop buffet that is Come On Jim and the horn-laden mariachi number Mi Querida, it’s a summer soaked affair, fit to soundtrack a paradisal cruise. The band’s concocted an effective formula for luring outsiders into their wonderworld and in 2015 they hope to take things far beyond home turf. “We’ve been up to Sydney and Newcastle and we’d like to go to Brisbane and the Northern Rivers and come down the coast again and do
THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL 1 4 0 S y d ne y R d
Well it’s here again, that first Sunday in March where the council closes the street and puts bands on stages. There’s a shitload of good food on the street. That’s all well and fine. But when you want to get your real party on, The Brunny will be the place to be. The Brunswick Hotel was the first pub on the street to get a liquor license back in the 1850s when Sydney Road was the main thoroughfare for gold diggers going up the Hume Highway. There is also a mention that it used to be a brothel for those lonely travelers as well. With their massive beer garden and bandroom pumping with some great tunes from the best local acts they’ve had here in the past year. They may not be your first stop but we all know it’ll be your last.
Lineup
Inside 12:30 – 1:10 – Rad Navajo 1:30 – 2:10 – The General 2:30 – 3:10 – The Peeks 3:30 – 4:10 – Niandra 4:30 – 5:10 – Fifth Friend 5:30 – 6:10 – The Early Openers 6:30 – 7:10 – DevilMonkey 7:30 – 8:10 – Grindhouse 8:30 – 9:10 – Three Quarter Beast 9:30 – 10:30 – Riff Fist 10:30 – 1:00 – DJ Darryl Danger Outside 12:00 – 12:40 – Where’s Grover? 1:00 – 1:40 – Dogsday 2:00 – 2:40 – Strawberry Fist Cake 3:00 – 3:40 – Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge 4:00 – 4:40 – Luna Ghost 5:00 – 5:40 – The New Pollution 6:00 – 6:40 – Contrast 7:00 – 7:40 – Buried Feather 8:00 – 9:00 – Flyying Colours 9:00 – 12:00 – DJ Dan Attard
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a week tour like that,” Brett says. “We’d like to do weekend tours to Adelaide and maybe over to Perth in the middle of the year. Then everyone wants to go to Europe.” Catch SUGAR FED LEOPARDS at the Sydney Rd Street Party on Sunday March 1 at Howler with Mighty Duke and the Lords, Cumbia Cosmonauts, Scatter Scatter Tropical Soundsystem, No Name Nath, Jelly Fish, A13 and more. Entry is free.
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renowned for their all day breakfast dishes that include baked eggs with prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, scamorza cheese, and roquette, served with ciabatta bread; plus organic free range eggs with spinach, baked beans, scamorza cheese and served with ciabatta bread. Tre Espresso is fully licensed with a wide range of beverages available including New Zealand, Italian wines and champagne by the glass or bottle. The cafe oozes the European feel, a stylish piazza in the heart of Brunswick. In celebration of the Sydney Road Street Party, there’ll be live music from 12.30pm to 5pm, as there always is every Saturday and Sunday from midday to 3.30pm.
280 Sydney Rd
They’re bringing in a proper stage for their beer garden and PA, with an eclectic lineup of international and local artists on the beer garden stage starting at 2pm. The pub opens at midday. Then in the early evening, the party moves to the main stage with Modesty, excellent new-bandon-the-rise The Gun Barrell Straights, and the one and only Adalita taking over the room until the wee hours.
Lineup:
BEER GARDEN STAGE 2-2.30pm G.T. Arpe (KOREA) 2.45-3.15pm Jody Galvin Music 3.30-4pm Dan Lethbridge 4.15-4.45 Eaten By Dogs 5-5.30pm Larissa Tandy W/ Strine Singers 5.45- 6.15pm Goatpiss Gasoline 6.30-7.15pm The Gun Barrel Straights INSIDE STAGE 7.30-8.15pm Backwood Creatures 8.30-9.30pm Modesty 9.30pm Adalita Official (DJ set) The Retreat is located at 280 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
TRE ESPRESSO is located in Sparta Place, 10/459 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.
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What can we say? Maurice Salvador at Tre Espresso Cafe/Bar runs a great Italiano shop – some say it’s Little Italy in the heart of Brunswick. Salvador brings his expertise, along with his passion for people, food and music together with his reputable Chef Frank Mammone for an unforgettable Italian encounter. Recipes are traditional from various provinces of Italy as well as other European regions. Tre Espresso prides itself on serving authentic Italian food at affordable prices in a relaxed and casual environment that caters equally well for breakfast all day and lunch. Tre Espresso menu specialises in homemade pastas, from lasange to ricotta and spinach cannelloni to their unique pizzas. These super tasty Italian specialities include polpette, pizza topped with fresh tomato, basil, cheese and meatballs. Tre Espresso is also
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wally kempton’s band t-shirt EXHIBITION & sale RE C ORD PARADISE - 1 5 U NION ST By Dan Watt
For music fans, band t-shirts can become invaluable. These printed designs on plain cloth have a rare quality within the clothing industry where they actually become more meaningful and valuable as time passes, as opposed to standard ‘fashion’ that goes out of style in 12 months. One man who knows the deep-seated value of band t-shirts is Wally Kempton. For the past 30 years, Kempton has spent the best part of each year on tour, whether it be as a bass player (The Meanies and Even) or band/tour manager – Kempton is the current manager of Money For Rope and has TM’d a multitude of international artists. Kempton has gathered an impressive array of band t-shirts over the years but after three decades he has decided to part ways with his collection. Kicking off this Sunday as part of The Sydney Road Street festival, Record Paradise will be making over 200 of Kempton’s t-shirts available for purchase. “There’ll be a Queen The Works tour t-shirt from 1985, a Tears For Fears t-shirt also from 1985 and a Tina Turner tour t-shirt from 1985 or 1986,” reveals Kempton. He then remembers one truly golden item: “There’s a really early Crowded House one in there to – that’s probably the most impressive in the collection.” These early t-shirts were attained by Kempton the music fan; sauntering along to shows as a young man from the ‘burbs in his late teens to early 20s. The Queen tour t-shirt brings up the question, ‘Was there friction from the bogans about Queen being a mainstream rock act but frontman Freddie Mercury was openly bisexual?’ “I was very fond of it,” laughs Kempton. “I have always loved Freddie’s over-the-top campness. I never found it to be an issue because most of the people I went to school with didn’t even realise he was that way inclined.” Having outlined the oldest, Kempton also sheds light on which of the recent t-shirts of his collection will be available for purchase: “The most recent ones will be from the tours I have worked on lately, so there will be a Seasick Steve t-shirt that I might’ve felt the urge
to own and then got home and realised that it didn’t fit my bloody large frame.” “Truth be told, the reason I’m selling them is that I just don’t wear t-shirts anymore. If you see early pictures of The Meanies and Even, I might be wearing just a t-shirt or a tee under my shirt, but these days, I don’t wear them anymore and they’re taking up space in the wardrobe. So I figured other people should own these things – I don’t want to throw them away.” And it’s certainly not like Kempton is profiteering off his collectable and rare tees, with prices ranging from a $5 rack to only a $20 rack with that rack housing “maybe a Supergrass t-shirt that I never wore. You know what? At least 50 per cent of them have never been worn.” With this rich knowledge and experience with band tees, Kempton describes what he believes are the paramount qualities of a band t-shirt: “The ones that used to shift the most units for The Meanies were actually the t-shirts with the record cover on the front… If you’re going to get your own band t-shirts done make sure the t-shirt itself is decent quality because there is nothing worse than forking out cash for a t-shirt and after one wash, it’is fucked.”
WALLY KEMPTON’s band t-shirt exhibition and sale kicks off this Sunday at Record Paradise, 15 Union St Brunswick. The sale coincides with Sydney Road Street Festival and will run until the t-shirts sell out. EVEN will play two shows at The Yarra Hotel on Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14, while THE MEANIES play Northcote Social Club on Saturday March 28.
Shop 10/459-465 Sydney Road (03) 9381 0209
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Sydney Road Street Party 1 MARCH 2015 UNION TO VICTORIA STREETS, BRUNSWICK • 12 NOON TO 7PM
Edward St Stage 12:30pm » BRUNSWICK SECONDARY COLLEGE BAND 1:30pm » LOS CUMBIA KILLERS 2:30pm » SANTA TARANTA 3:45pm » THE SEVEN UPS 5:00pm » EMPAT LIMA 6:15pm » MANGELWURZEL
SKYSCRAPER STAGE Expect spectacular performances on and off the ground as Sydney Road Street Party reaches new heights with an aerial rig!! Featuring Westside Circus, Rockie Stone and music by O’ZIRIGUIDUM BRAZILLIAN DRUMMERS, MELBOURNE UKULELE KOLLECTIVE & more.
Iramoo Stage 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 3:45pm 5:00pm 6:15pm
» WELCOME TO COUNTRY CEREMONY » SOUNDS OF POLYNESIA » CHARM OF FINCHES » AINSLIE WILLS » TEK TEK ENSEMBLE » MADRE MONTE » THE HORNS OF LEROY
MECHANICS INSTITUTE FAMILY FRIENDLY
12:30pm » “SHOW ME THE MONEY” BY COBURG NTH PRIMARY 1:15pm » COBRA CULTURE: GLOBAL BEATS & UNITY PARTY 2:00pm » AZURA’S OASIS SHOW 2:45pm » CUMBIA DRUMMING WORKSHOP 3:30pm » ALL DAY FRITZ (BAND) 4:15pm » BRUNSWICK SHAPE NOTE SINGERS WORKSHOP
BEATS ON THE STREET Catch spontaneous performances and art popping up all day along Sydney Road featuring; REAL HOT BITCHES, HAVANA PALAVA, MORELAND CITY BAND, BINDAAS BOLLYWOOD DANCERS, WESTSIDE CIRCUS, AZURA’S OASIS BELLY DANCERS, SWORD CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS, KATUMBA LATIN AMERICAN DANCERS, MELBOURNE CITY BAND, MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE CHOIR, PANS ON FIRE, AUSTRALIA FAIR GRAND CONCERT ORGAN and much more! BEAT MAGAZINE’S 2015 SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY GUIDE PAGE 8
Oxygen Stage Presented by Moreland Youth Services and FReeZA 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:20pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 3:30pm 4:50pm 5:30pm
» DJ LADYFINGERS » DEAR JANE » JULIANA » DJ LADYFINGERS, Dance Crew & MC » BLACK HARRYS » INDIGENOUS HIP HOP PROJECTS » BIDDLEWOOD » DJ LADYFINGERS, Guest dance crews & MC 5:50pm » SURPRISE BAND! 6:30pm » DJ LADYFINGERS
Albert St Arena 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:40pm 3:50pm 5:15pm
» THE WILLIE WAGTAILS » MANNY FOX » THE BURNT SAUSAGES » MOSÉ + THE FMLY » WASSAWUMBA + BAND
The Boîte World Music Café The Boite has presented the World Music Café for over 25 years in various Melbourne venues. Drop into their new home on Albert Street and sample music in an open-mic format. The Café invites the diverse cultures who live in this community to share a song or two from their distant homelands. Just rock up with your voice, instruments or dance. Musical hosts are local Greek gypsy outfit Byron and the Gypsy Cats. 1-5pm.
Pedal Stage Presented by the Sydney Road Traders Association 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:45pm 2:45pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 5:00pm
» FRATELLINI GRAM-O-PHONIE » FRUITIE HOOTIES » VARDOS – GYPSY TRIO » FRATELLINI GRAM-O-PHONIE » FRUITIE HOOTIES » VARDOS – GYPSY TRIO » AFRICAN SESSI DRUMMERS
With roaming acts EMU NOMADS, MUSCLE MAN STILTS, CARMEN UP, HIGH SOCIETY STILTS & GARDEN CHARACTERS.
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BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE By Graham Blackley
Groundbreaking Native American singer/songwriter and philanthropist Buffy Sainte-Marie has been writing, recording and performing since the early ‘60s. She was ‘punk’ in the truest sense of the word, long before the term had been applied to any narrow musical subculture as she toured everywhere from colleges to reservations, delivered her songs with unbridled energy, defied conventions and maintained a firm commitment to political activism. The good news is she’s still the deeply committed activist and musical renegade she always was. She also seems to be phenomenally busy. For instance, not only has she just recorded her 20th album, which will be released in May, but she recently played a gig at The Bootleg Theatre in LA to an audience that featured such luminaries as Jackson Browne. Despite often being labelled a “folk singer”, Sainte-Marie has pursued an eclectic musical path. When Catch BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE at The Brunswick Music Festival on Wednesday March 4 and discussing what has shaped this approach to music she says, “It’s my own interest [in music]. I really do love Thursday March 5. She’s also playing Port Fairy Folk Festival on Friday March 6 and Saturday March pop music. I really do love the music of the 1600’s in Scotland. I like music from China, India and the Middle 7, and then heads to WOMADelaide on Monday March 9. The Pathfinder: Buried Treasures, the Mid 70s East and I always have. I didn’t know enough to do it one way only. [Also] I guess I get bored easily.” When Recordings is out through True North Records. I raise the idea that Sainte-Marie was punk long before the movement’s ‘70s heyday, she bursts out laughing and says, “Thank you. You are the only person who ever noticed that. Because I don’t know any better, haven’t been to musical school and I’m not one of the guys, it has kept me unique. Sometimes I try things. My doing punk before punk came along was a lucky coincidence.” With protest songs such as Universal Soldier, in which the futility and madness of war is laid bare, Sainte-Marie demonstrates music can achieve a whole lot more than mere entertainment: it can provoke thought, inspire reflection and perhaps even change minds. Speaking about the benefits of using music to convey political messages, she says, “In my heart what it’s all about is the art of the three-minute song. If you can say something in three minutes, I think you can have more impact than as if you had written a 400-page book that sits on the shelf too heavy to lift. It’s a real people’s way of saying something concisely. [With] the world being what it is, [I] think maybe I can make my little contribution through the three minute song. ” Her belief in the power of brevity was confirmed when she got to ARCHIE ROACH BOMBINO (NIGER) BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE (CAN) mingle with the denizens of a rather famous fictional street. “For five and a half years I was on Sesame Feat Jeff Lang & Bobby Singh Street and that brought that home to me again,” she explains. “The idea of short attention spans and being able to make a point in three and a half minutes is something to aim for.” The durability of song is also important to Sainte-Marie. “Great music is not only diverse and comes from everywhere but it lasts,” she exclaims. “A great song doesn’t stop being great just because another song comes along.” A song’s durability and currency is guaranteed when it’s kept alive not only by the originator but MARU TARANG (IND/AUS) L-FRESH THE LION SÓLEY (ICE) by other musicians who imbue it with their own style. It’s testament to the quality of Sainte-Marie’s songwriting that so much of her work has been covered by a staggering and diverse range of artists. Sainte-Marie’s dark tale of addiction Cod’ine, for instance, seems to have been covered by everyone from Donovan, Janis Joplin, The Charlatans and Quicksilver Messenger Service to Dave Graney and Courtney Love. Discussing her response to other people covering her material she says, “I wrote a song called Until It’s Time For You To Go which is a real pop song and I didn’t even tell people that I AKA DJ SPOOKY wrote it as it’s such a pop song. The ‘folk police’ used THE BLACK SORROWS PAUL D. MILLER (USA) ROSS & JARLATH (SCO) to get after you if you strayed into pop music. But then Bobby Darin recorded it and he didn’t do it the way I did and I just didn’t know what to think of that. It took me a while and then I started to just take it as such an incredible compliment that people who I have never met, people from different kinds of music than I’ve ever played were recording my songs and it was a real thrill. It’s a great compliment when anybody else does your song. It’s good.” Discussing her upcoming gigs in Australia SainteMarie says, “The program that we will be doing in Australia this time is very diverse. Depending on the length of the show, I will usually throw in the DELANEY DAVIDSON (NZ) MARGARET LENG TAN (SING) GRAND SALVO songs that I think everyone is hoping that I will do like Until It’s Time For You To Go, Up Where We Belong which won me my Academy Award, Universal Soldier, some Native American things like Starwalker, some that you have never heard before that are from the new album. It’s always a mix of what I think people are hoping we will do and things that will surprise them. I don’t just do a greatest hits The Brunswick Music Festival is proudly presented by show because that would get boring for me so I Performing Arts Moreland with the continued support always throw in some new ones. It keeps the band of princial public partner Moreland City Council. fresh too.”
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THE SPOTTED MALLARD 314 Sydney Rd
The annual Sydney Rd Street Party is upon us once more and this year, The Spotted Mallard is celebrating in big brassy style. The kitchen will be a-cookin’ and the ale will be a-flowin’ from 12pm and of course, it’s free entry all day. No pesos required. They’ve got big band brass from 2pm with The Pearly Shells followed by Esstee Big Band. Just to keep you on your toes, they’ve thrown in a bit of bluegrass courtesy of The Davidson Brothers to bring the party home. Over more than ten years, The Pearly Shells have gained a reputation as Melbourne’s premier jazz/ swing/R&B band with a classic style and look reminiscent of the golden age of Ellington, Basie, Goodman and Brother Ray. Famous for their swingin’ back beat sound and Hollywood style, luminescent clam-shell stands, The Pearlys have been providing atmospheric sound tracks and irresistible dance grooves in bars and clubs, festivals and dance halls as well as parties, receptions and other shindigs. With their enormous repertoire and variety of band sizes, The Pearly Shells pride themselves on striking the right tone for any musical situation.
at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Crown Palladium, the Forum, Portsea Hotel among many others. If you like Frank, Ella, Harry, Nina, Buble or even a bit of Mingus, Basie or Ellington then Esstee Big Band is the band for you. Having performed together for over 20 years, The Davidson Brothers have firmly carved their contemporary acoustic style into the Australian music scene. Hamish and Lachlan Davidson grew up in the rural Victorian town of Yinnar. Raised in a musical family, the brothers began playing music and performing from a young age. With seven albums under their belt, they have built the reputation of being one of Australia’s hottest bluegrass acts – multi-instrumentalists on banjo, fiddle, mandolin and great entertainers who deliver high powered acoustic music at its best.
Lineup:
2pm - The Pearly Shells 4.30pm - Estee Big Band 7.30pm - The Davidson Brothers
Esstee Big Band is Melbourne’s hardest-swinging 18-piece jazz ensemble. Featuring fabulous singers Margot Leighton and Zac Teichmann, plus regular special guests, Esstee had a residency at Manchester Lane every second Monday from 2002-2009. The band performs the best of the classic big band vocal repertoire, as well as the most exciting instrumentals and original compositions in town. Esstee has performed
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The Cornish Arms was built in 1854 and was one of the first pubs in Brunswick. In 1857, it held the first Brunswick council meeting and remains a centre-point of the local community to this day as one of Brunswick’s premier eating destinations. They have a large, well-priced food menu with a third of it catering to vegans. In celebration for the Sydney Road Street Party, they’re putting on a special street party menu where all pizzas are $12, all light meals are $13 and all main meals are $19. Did we mention their food absolutely rocks? It’s true. They’re also chucking on a heap of bands for the day/night’s entertainment, making The Cornish the ultimate hang out spot.
The Harlots
Lineup:
12pm Hungry and Foolish 1pm The May Rivers 2pm Foxtrot 3pm I am the Riot 4pm The Harlots 5pm The Workinghorse Irons 6pm My Echo 7pm The Pretty Littles 8pm Holy Serpent The Pretty Littles
LOS HERMANOS
3 3 9 v ictoria street , b r u ns w ick
Los Hermanos means ‘brothers’ in Spanish and the first time you pop your head into this place, you’ll understand why it’s been named this. There’s a real family vibe to this Brunswick eatery and it’s the perfect spot for late night tacos after a big night. A dream was born a long time ago to bring this food to Australia, and Los Hermanos is the realisation of that dream. The quesadillas and anotjitos are best shared with family and friends over a few cervezas; it’s traditional Mexican food, generous, fresh and bursting with flavour. They have an extensive tequila selection and a simple, but totally delicious (and super cheap) selection of street-style tacos for $5 each. Loved by locals and foodies, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a relaxed meal with friends. You can find Los Hermanos at 339 Victoria Street Brunswick. They’re open from Monday to Wednesday 6pm to 11pm, Thursday to Saturday 6pm to 1am.
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If you find yourself wandering down Sparta Place in Brunswick, you’d best be sure to head into one of Brunswick’s glistening gems, Kitty Rose Couture. Offering a glorious selection of unique and beautiful rockabilly garments and accessories, Kitty Rose Couture is a must visit for any rockabilly aficionado. Opening the store was a dream in the making for partners Emma and Adam, whose passion for design and classic clothing lead them to launching the boutique clothing store in the heart of Brunswick. This talented duo have incorporated the best from several overseas labels with their own original clothing, and the result is a glorious range of kickarse rockabilly outfits and accessories. They endeavour to source materials of the highest quality from their home in Melbourne, and Emma and Adam are involved in the entire process, from fabric design right through to the cutting and stitching of their garments. Their hands on approach ensures the very best standard of clothing. “Our goal is to create beautiful garments and pass on the joy of our passion,” they say. “Nothing is better than the look on the faces of our customers when our joy becomes theirs.” BEAT MAGAZINE’S 2015 SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY GUIDE PAGE 13
RETROSTAR WAREHOUSE SALE 3 - 3 7 S T E WA R T S T
It’s time to go retro. This weekend, Retrostar will be putting out over ten thousand items of clothing and best of all? Everything is $10 or less: dresses, skirts, shirts, knitwear, blouses, pants, tee’s, singlets, sneakers, hats, band tee’s, sunnies, hoodies, flannels and stacks more, with more stuff being put out all through the day. With over 12,000 items being made available for under $10 there is really no excuse for not attending. With just a little sifting, the vintage piece of your dreams could be waiting for you to cherish in your arms. The sale will run from 8.00am-5.00pm Saturday February 28 to Sunday March 1 at 3-37 Stewart Street, Brunswick
THE PENNY BLACK
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It’s that time of year again and as part of the Brunswick Music Festival, The Penny Black are hosting some of Melbourne’s best folk, blues, country, soul, hip hop and funk acts at the famous Sydney Road Street Party. With 15 extraordinary live acts inside and in the beer garden, it’s the event of the year. If you have attended previous years, you know it would be rude not to dust off your dancin’ shoes and summer party dress and get down for an afternoon and evening of musical bliss.
Lineup
Main Bar Stage: 12pm – Heloise 1:30pm – The Sideshow Brides 3pm – Moonee Valley Drifters 4:30pm – The Scrimshaw Four 6pm – Danny Walshe Banned 7pm - The Drunken Poachers 8pm – Alone With Tiger 9pm - Arthur Penn & The Funky Ten 10pm – Jack Jack Jack Beer Garden Stage: 12:45pm – Bob Hutchison Trio 2:15pm – The Darjeerlings 3:45pm – Belove 5:15pm – Tash Sultana
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SCHNITZ
b1/90-106 Sydney Rd
The humble schnitzel has worked its way to being almost as Australian as Vegemite. Schnitz began its journey in 2007 when founder Roman Dyduk opened with a single restaurant. The Polishborn schnitzel expert had helmed restaurants in the past, all featuring his signature schnitzel on the menu. But this was different. With this restaurant, Dyduk and his sons Andrew and Tom had a single-minded focus to perfect the art of schnitzel making. The Schnitz way is not that of the production line, but of the perfection line. Each schnitzel is made to order and pan-fried to bring the best out of our special crumb. Is a schnitzel just a schnitzel? Hell no. At Schnitz, they bring the age-old culinary tradition of the schnitzel to modern-day tastebuds through fresh ingredients, a healthy pan-frying technique and a delicious, crunchy crumb that would make even the most seasoned schnitzel pro swoon. Schnitz offers four types of pan cooked schnitzels (chicken, beef, fish and vegetarian) which are crumbed and cooked to order. Each can be ordered in a toasted roll or wrap in 18 flavours to experiment with. For those who don’t feel like crumbs, they can enjoy crumb free chicken fillets. The menu also extends to a range of gourmet salads that are served with or without schnitzel strips.
cut and beer-battered Tasmanian Russet potatoes cooked in 100 per cent cholesterol-free canola oil, then lightly sprinkled with Tom’s secret seasoning that he spent three months perfecting. Schnitz can say this with confidence: once you have one you won’t be able to stop. With more than 100,000 Facebook fans, formally known as Schnitzaholics, Schnitz’s growth is no surprise. Since those humble but dedicated beginnings, Schnitz has grown from one restaurant to the 32 we have today. As part of the Sydney Rd Street Party Schnitz Barkly Square are giving away a free small chips with any wrap or roll purchase. Winner, winner schnitzel dinner. SCHNITZ at Barkly Square is located at b1/90-106 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.
Schnitz is also rapidly developing a reputation for having the best chips in Victoria. Diamond-
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Australia's New Home of Music OPENING MAY 2015
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