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Contents EDITOR Tom Parker DIGITAL EDITOR Kate Streader SUB EDITOR Greta Brereton EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Gabriella Beaumont, Jacob Colliver, Joshua Martin, Emilia Megroz, Saskia Morrison-Thiagu, Leland Tan DESIGNERS Erica May, Sophia Temporali COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Ian Laidlaw MANAGING DIRECTOR Patrick Carr
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Editor’s Note For 2020, the Brunswick Music Festival has built another incredible lineup that celebrates cultures and genres across the board. Featuring the likes of international heavyweights The Blind Boys of Alabama and Kevin Morby as well as local legends such as Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and C.W. Stoneking, this year is proving to be a bumper instalment. To get you in the mood for the festivities, we’ve prepared a dedicated Brunswick Music Festival guide exploring all the gigs to check out and all the bars and eateries to stop by when you’re immersed in the frivolities. We chat to Sheer Mag and Xylouris White while also profiling the dining hotspots Los Hermanos and Tom Phat. On the cover this edition is seminal hard rock outfit Clutch who are readying themselves for a special performance at Download Festival. We chat to drummer John-Paul Gaster about the band’s undying appetite to stay relevant. Joining Clutch is a chat with fellow Download participants Deftones, another band who has built an unrivalled reputation for their consistency. Outside of that, there’s greater spotlight on the looming WOMADelaide program – we feature drum and bass icon General Levy as well as drone rockers Kikagaku Moyo. And that’s just the start, my friends. Beat #1694 in all its glory. Time to dive in. TOM PARKER, EDITOR
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SLAM Rally CELEBRATING TEN YEARS SINCE THE PIVOTAL PROTEST Melbourne is known for its thriving live music scene, but back in 2010 this was threatened by Government laws linking live music venues with “high risk” behaviour. The response of music lovers was a 20,000 person strong march on the CBD, fronted by icons like Paul Kelly and Missy Higgins, known as the Save Live Australia’s Music Rally or SLAM. To celebrate the protest’s ten year anniversary, the Australian Music Vault are hosting an immersive exhibition. They’ll be recreating that iconic day with screen projections and footage from the original event, backed by RocKwiz Orkestra’s rendition of ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll)’. Check it out for free from Saturday February 22, at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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AUSTRALIA’S MOST INCLUSIVE FESTIVAL RETURNS
EXPLORING THE UK’S ‘90s RAVE SCENE
TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL MUSIC BUSINESS GRANTS
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Ability Fest is back for a third year. The brainchild of Paralympic gold medalist and all-round legend Dylan Alcott, the festival aims at being as inclusive as possible, accommodating anybody no matter their background or disability. You’ll be able to catch huge Aussie artists such as SAFIA, The Preatures, Seth Sentry and Crooked Colours when the event goes down at Coburg Velodrome on Saturday April 4. Tickets on sale Wednesday February 26, with all proceeds going to the Dylan Alcott Foundation. Check out the festival website for more information.
Based on Kieran Hurley’s award-winning play, Beats draws on an imperative era of music history as it explores the UK’s illegal rave scene of the ‘90s. The film collected independent film awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound and is now set to hit a handful of Australian cinemas across February and March, shining light on a time in history that has shaped the party scene of today. Beats is screening at Village Jam Factory on Wednesday February 26 and Thornbury Picture House on Friday February 28. Tickets via limelightdistribution.co.nz.
If you have a great creative idea but are not entirely sure how to get it into action, City of Melbourne’s small music business grants and business event sponsorship applications may be what you need. The grants nurture and support Melbourne’s thriving creative community, offering funding of up to $30,000 for small business start-ups. If you have an innovative idea and a strong business proposal, you’re eligible to apply now. You’ll have to get in quick though, as applications close on Monday March 16. Visit the City of Melbourne website for more information.
Celebrating diversity and expression with artists from all over the world, Global Rhythms brings its one-day festival bonanza to Prahran Square this March. There’ll be two headliners delivering the live tunes; vocal powerhouse Kira Puru and hip hop legend REMI. They’ll also have ALPHAMAMA along for support. Promising to deliver a day of exceptional music and tasty food from around the world, as well as environmental workshops and kids activities, Global Rhythms hits Prahran Square on Saturday March 14 from 5pm to 8pm. Find out more about the free event at stonnington.vic.gov.au.
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The Veronicas
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The Strokes
Cable Ties
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ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM IN SEVEN YEARS
ANNOUNCE MASSIVE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
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The Strokes have let some big news slip after releasing new tracks, ‘Bad Decisions’ and ‘At The Door’. The New York rock band have announced forthcoming album The New Abnormal, which will mark their sixth studio album to date and first album release since 2013’s Comedown Machine. Having locked in a bunch of EU tour dates, keep your eyes peeled in hope they add some Australian shows too. Set to drop on Friday April 10, The New Abnormal will be released via cult/RCA/ Sony Music Entertainment Australia.
Having unveiled plans to release new album Fair Enough in March, punk trio Cable Ties have also announced a huge Australian tour. On top of a handful of festival slots across the remainder of February, Cable Ties have announced that they will be hitting the road again in April for a run of 12 headline shows across the country. The Melbourne rockers have delivered a taste of what’s to come with new single, ‘Self-Made Man’. You can catch them at The Corner Hotel on Saturday May 2. Tickets through the venue website.
It’s that time of year again. Groovin the Moo have announced their 2020 lineup, stacked with tonnes of local and international talent. Making the trip Down Under are names like Kelis, Darude, Channel Tres and Clairo, while homegrown artists The Veronicas, Dope Lemon, Gang of Youths and The Cat Empire will also play, with more artists still to be announced. Catch the Victorian leg on Saturday May 2 when it lands in Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showgrounds. Tickets and the full linep on the festival website.
The Boite and Wiilpa present The Song Balm with award-winning singer Karen Knowles. Knowles made a name for herself in the early ‘80s claiming the position of highest-selling female recording artist in Australia for two consecutive years. On Saturday March 28, Knowles will be gracing the Church of All Nations in Carlton for a two-part event that includes a workshop teaching participants a traditional Wirradjirri song. Knowles will then perform a unique and heart-warming show for Earth Hour 2020. Find out more and reserve your spot via boite.com.au.
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Tyler, The Creator
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Fromage A Trois
Splendour In The Grass
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One of Australia’s most iconic pop rock bands of the ‘60s and ’70s have announced a special reunion tour that will mark their first Australian shows in almost 50 years. The tour will pose as a tribute to former lead singer, Daryl Cotton, who lost his battle with liver cancer in 2012. Members Rick Springfield, Beeb Birtles and Rick Brewer will be joined by ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, Russell Morris, who will perform lead vocals in place of Cotton. ZOOT will play live at the Palais Theatre on Saturday November 21. Grab your tickets from Friday February 21 through davidroywilliams.com.
Punk pair the Gooch Palms are hitting the East Coast for a nine date tour, fresh off the back of their new track ‘Great Dividing Rage’. Exploring Australia’s current political divide and the impact of climate inaction, the single is a timely commentary on what’s going on in the country right now. The duo are bound to deliver the song with a hearty dose of Gooch Palms’ attitude when they hit the road from March to May. Melbourne fans can catch them on Friday March 27 at The Curtin. Tickets on sale now via Oztix.
Werribee Park Mansion will once again transform into a lactose lovers paradise when Fromage A Trois returns in March. Celebrating all things cheesy, the festival brings together artisan cheese makers from Victoria and beyond, showcasing their tangy, soft and pasteurised wares. There’ll be plenty of drinks to wash your cheese down with, as well as live music from names like Bec Sandridge, Jess Ribeiro, Olympia and Laura Jean. Grab your early bird ticket for $33 plus booking fee via the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival website.
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Splendour In The Grass have unveiled a mammoth lineup to celebrate the festival’s 20th birthday. For the past 20 years, music lovers have been making the pilgrimage to North Byron Parklands for the annual three day festy, which has always pulled some massive names. This year’s no different, with headliners Flume, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Midnight Oil and Tyler, The Creator fronting the lineup, plus loads of other musical faves. The event runs from Friday July 24 to Sunday July 26. Check out the festival website for the full lineup, and nab your ticket on Thursday February 27.
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Kavisha Mazzella and Mihirangi A unique opportunity to catch
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The Song Balm with Karen Knowles Tune in to country in this unique heart-warming connected performance for Earth Hour 2020.
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SON (Susan O’Neill) An electrifying, eclectic fusion of Irish folk, rock, soul, gospel and blues, recommended by U2’s Bono.
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Nocturnal x Fashion A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Melbourne Museum is hosting a special edition of their Nocturnal series next month, in collaboration with Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival. After a wildly successful team up last year, they’ve joined forces again for a night of music, revelry and fashion, spread across the museum precinct. They’ll have dance performances from Melbourne collective Chunky Move, a virtual reality fashion film experience and talks exploring the highlights from Museums Victoria’s Melbourne fashion archive. There’ll also be some killer live sets, with Banoffee, Rainbow Chan, Purple Sneakers and MO’JU on the bill. It all goes down on Friday March 6 from 7pm. For tickets and the full program visit the Museums Victoria website.
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Amrita Hepi, image by Museums Victoria
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Studio Ghibli
Terror Nullius
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The Immigration Museum’s Summer of Dance program will come to a close with Leaps + Beats. An evening of dance, music, food and drink, Leaps + Beats will feature a dance class meets rave with Deep Soulful Sweats and Amrita Hepi, two DJ sets from Sui Zhen, and a smattering of genres from Aarti Jadu who will then be joined by Mishka, Re Ki and Rawb Wookito for an improvised movement piece. It’s happening on Saturday February 29 at the Immigration Museum. Find out more and book tickets via their website.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will explore the mesmerising scores of selected Studio Ghibli films this month, transporting fans to the faraway worlds of some of cinema’s most beloved animated works. Conducted by longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi, the concerts will encompass favourites including Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away. It’s happening at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday February 29 (sold out) and Sunday March 1. Tickets via the MSO website.
Soda_Jerk’s eco-horror flick Terror Nullius made it’s screen debut in 2018, but the team at ACMI are bringing it back for a one-off screening to raise funds for firefighting efforts. A mashup of Australian film and pop culture from directorial duo Soda_Jerk, the flick is a disturbingly topical watch in light of our current political climate. You can catch the 6.30pm showing on Friday March 6 at the Capitol Theatre. Grab a ticket through the ACMI website.
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Michael Peck
The Winter’s Tale
Can’t Do Tomorrow
Basement Comedy Club
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La Trobe Student Theatre and Hong Kong Shax Theatre Group have joined forces for this version of the Shakesperean play of the same name. It follows the story of a child exiled to Australia by her father Leontes, a civic leader of 1920’s Hong Kong. Jumping between ‘20s China and modern day Australia, the play sheds light on the impacts of colonialism for both countries. Catch the performance at La Mama Theatre from Wednesday March 4 to Sunday March 8, as part of Asia TOPA. Tickets via lamama.com.au.
Melbourne is known for its thriving urban art scene, and for the next week Kensington’s The Facility will be showcasing some of the city’s best. More than 100 artists, crews and collectives will be taking over the warehouse space to display everything from murals and sculpture, to photography and stencil work. They’ll have a range of workshops, talks and music on offer everyday until Saturday February 29, where they’ll wrap up with a warehouse party. Check out the full program at cantdotomorrow.com.
Comedy Fest is right around the corner, but if you’re in need of a good chuckle now then European Bier Cafe have you covered. They get regular visits from guests like Luke McGregor, Nazeem Hussain and Celia Pacqoula, to name a few. They’ll be welcoming yet another well-known comic next month, inviting Joel Creasey along for a night of laughs. Goes down Saturday March 7 at 8pm, with tickets via europeanbiercafe.com.au.
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BALLET AT LIGHTNING SPEED This March, The Australian Ballet will redefine your perceptions of ballet with Volt, a triple bill showcasing modern dance and dramatic choreography. Comprising works by renowned choreographers Wayne McGregor and Alice Topp, Volt is a boundary-pushing display of modern dance. From Chroma, a rock’n’roll inspired piece soundtracked by The White Stripes to Logos, a brand-new co-commission aiming to thrill, challenge and move its audience, Volt is set to be electrifying. The Australian Ballet presents Volt from Friday March 13 to Tuesday March 24. For tickets and more info, head to their website.
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The Sydney Road Brunswick Association Short Film Competition is a biennial event, prompting creative filmmakers to experiment with an array of genres and develop their skills. Applicants may create a film in an open genre category or a music video category, with prizes ranging from $1,500 to $3,000, and an encouragement award of $500 also up for grabs. Applications are open now until Tuesday March 31. For further information and links to apply, visit sydneyroad.com.au.
This year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival is right around the corner and as always, The Gala is kicking off proceedings. The Gala will bring a huge spread of local and international comedians to the stage, hosted by Steph Tisdell. Comedy for a cause, The Gala supports Oxfam on their mission to tackle poverty. It’s happening at Palais Theatre on Wednesday March 18. Tickets are sold out but The Gala will be broadcast nationally on a date yet to be announced. Find out more at comedyfestival.com.au.
Having already conquered West End and Broadway before making its Australian premiere in Sydney last year, American Psycho – The Musical will to come to Melbourne in May. Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ best-selling novel American Psycho and the film adaptation of the same name, the musical follows sociopath Patrick Bateman into the depths of murder, sex and depravity. It comes to Arts Centre Melbourne from Thursday May 21 to Sunday May 31. Tickets via their website.
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Shrek the Musical They say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but nobody ever said you can’t swaddle it in green prosthetics and turn it into a musical. Bringing Duloc’s world of fairytale
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creatures to the stage, Shrek The Musical has earned acclaim across the world, but how does the adaptation stack up to the DreamWorks classic? Melburnians flocked to Her Majesty’s Theatre for the production’s opening night to find out. Literally leaping from the pages of a storybook onto the stage, it was clear from the opening moments that set design wouldn’t be this production’s downfall.
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Laying the foundations with an origin story, the stage adaptation added a little more heart to an already warm-and-fuzzy affair. These roots would later tie into the narrative so seamlessly, you had to wonder why the film didn’t bother with such a storyline. Nailing Mike Myer’s thick Scottish accent, Shrek The Musical clearly found the perfect lead in Ben Mingay. Though while Mingay and Nat Jobe’s (Donkey) portrayals of their characters were meticulously faithful to the film, the characterisation bordered on regurgitating carbon copies of their onscreen counterparts at times. Todd McKenney’s Lord Farquaad, on the other hand, stole each scene he waddled into - the slapstick value of his comically false legs earning laughs at every opportunity. Having traipsed every inch of the stage on his knees throughout the evening to achieve his character’s height - or lack thereof - the eruption of applause he was met with at the show’s end was well due. The costuming continued to impress with the reveal of Dragon, which proved the production had spared no expense in executing a visual fantasy. Seriously, how much did they spend on that dragon? Steered
NGV International THE MELBOURNE ART BOOK FAIR RETURNS The annual Melbourne Art Book Fair will return for it’s sixth instalment to celebrate and reflect upon the successes of the publishing industry. Including over 40 events and featuring more than 100 guests from all over the world, the fair is not to be missed. Highlights include the half-day symposium titled The New Normal: New Models of Design in the Age of Global Computation, as well as loads of other exciting inclusions, like Friendship Speed Dating and children’s publishing workshops. The event runs from Friday March 13 to Sunday March 15. Tickets available via ngv.vic.gov.au.
by a troupe of unitard-clad puppeteers, the towering, purple beast glided across the stage as if it were water. Between Donkey’s voluptuous padding, Lord Farquaad’s red, sequinned boots (and the choreography they inspired) and the veritable suggestive asides, one could only wonder if the show was intended to be so sexually-tinged. At least the endless stream of innuendo was certain to fly over the heads of any present children. While the production wasn’t here to rewrite the tale at hand, it did employ its own embellishments where it saw fit. It was these few surprise deviations from the original plot in which Shrek The Musical really shone. Toeing the line between cynical and starry-eyed, the adaptation offered an antifairytale that still felt like it was straight out of a storybook. And while it may look like a love story at face value, the underlying message of embracing one’s inner freak was the true heart of this tale. So sweet it could warrant a trip to the dentist, Shrek The Musical will melt even the iciest of hearts. BY KATE STREADER
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Staring at my vinyl collection recently, I had the very familiar itch many music fans will know – that itch of wanting to do some *probably* unnecessary crate digging in the chase of the elusive scoops. Like a lot of hip hop heads, I’ve enjoyed looking through stacks of records in numerous stores overseas (Japan, you have my heart), but where are the good spots in Melbourne? There are loads of record stores strewn throughout the city and surrounding suburbs but for newcomers, there are some that you just can’t go past.
While CLAMM’s recently-released debut album Beseech Me is defined by its reckoning force and furious urgency, frontman Jack Summers reveals himself to be far more mild-mannered when we speak. Noticing his considered responses to my questioning, I’m reminded of a press release which described CLAMM as part of a new wave of punk, whose riotous onstage energy seems to be contradicted by a more thoughtful approach. “I think what it comes down to is honesty, it’s quite intense music and it’s intense to perform, so I want to tackle things I feel intensely about,” Summers explains. “I’m certainly not trying to fit the idea of traditional punk in my songwriting, I think what we’re trying to do is have a considered approach to the things that we’re upset or angry about, as people in the world today.” For a band that emerged just 18 months ago, this version of self-aware punk has been quick to take hold among the Melbourne music scene, a community that Summers is certainly no stranger to – he and drummer Miles Harding are also members of local garage-psych groups Gamjee and Dragoons. With relatively crucial roles in both other bands, CLAMM originally seemed like it might’ve been a thrown-together project to allow them to toy with heavier music, but once again, it turns out that the formation was more thought-out. “I’d been recording demos and riffs onto my phone for ages, and I think I found myself trying to put that into the music of those initial bands, but it got to the point where I realised there was the need to go away and fulfil that urge separately,” Summers says. “It was sorta like, if I was going to put enough energy into it, it was something that had to become more serious.” A sense of catharsis can be heard right across Beseech Me. Amongst the thunderous grooves and frantic sprawls of fuzzedout guitar, Summers is commanding and visceral – from the thrilling chaos of opening track ‘Liar’, through to the guttural stomp of ‘Bossman’ that rounds the album out. There’s a nervous restlessness to the album – one that Summers shared as he waited for the record to be released. However, it seems that consideration and reflection is an ongoing theme within CLAMM, because now that it’s out, the band are doing their best to slow down and enjoy the response before moving on. “It’s felt like a long time since we recorded those songs, so it’s definitely nice to have them released and have some really good things happening as a result. It’s actually been super nice, because people are really enjoying it and we are hearing lots of positive things about it, and that’s been really reassuring.”
OH! JEAN RECORDS A great space for browsing a tightly-curated collection of vinyl, seeing in-store sets, grabbing a coffee and even catching some basketball on TV, Oh! Jean has become a favourite of mine over the last year. Zac (coowner) is a hip hop head too; his knowledge on the genre is great, his appreciation for vinyl even greater. Oh! Jean Records stocks everything across indie through to jazz and hip hop, championing Australian releases and offering a hands-on approach; if something you’re looking for isn’t in, they’ll make you a priority and source it for you to the best of their ability. 276 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy
PLUG SEVEN RECORDS A particular haven for jazz, hip hop, Afro and soul music fans, Plug Seven is awesome to check out if you’re not pressed for time. Thousands of records are housed here, curated by Ari Roze, who is attentive and always on the look out for new music to bring into the fold from overseas too. This is a store I find I can rely on for the hard to find, left-of-centre records. You walk into this store looking for one item and you come out with four or five extra additions to your collection. 313A Smith Street, Fitzroy
NORTHSIDE RECORDS Continuing with the Fitzroy theme, we can’t go past Northside Records. Bonafide Melbourne legend Chris Gill has been at the helm since its 2002 genesis, ensuring that the shop’s stock of soul, funk, hip hop and reggae goodies remains healthy. Also offering some hectic in-store/street parties at different points of the year, Northside has become a bit of a touchstone for the Melbourne hip hop and soul community. The collection always has some hidden surprises for you, while their list of records are also great for those on the hunt for rare cuts and second hand discs as well. 236 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
You’d be hard-pressed to find the words “Spotify” and “kids’ music” in the same sentence. But Spotify has just done that this month, by launching a standalone iOS and Android app Spotify Kids in Australia. Exclusive to Spotify Premium Family subscribers, it’s designed for kids aged three and up. There are singalongs, lullabies, nursery rhymes and songs to be devoured either alone or with the family. It’s not just kid favourites like Disney, Nickelodeon and Hasbro featured, the 130 playlists also include ‘Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree’ and ‘Waltzing Matilda’. The Pop Hits AU playlist has Hilltop Hoods, Illy, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sia, The Wiggles, Baker Boy, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian, among others. While Australian Rock Hits features AC/DC, INXS, Paul Kelly and Crowded House. Such music is already found in Australia’s world-first Kinderling, an independent online and digital station, which launched some years back with presenters including those who’d been on FBi and whose music includes everything from The Avalanches to Brian Eno. Spotify’s move will hopefully put more of a spotlight on Australia’s children’s music market. There’s little research on how big it is, but it’s attracted names like Peking Duk, Dan Sultan and Regurgitator. The most recent figures from Live Performance Australia found that in 2018, the Children’s/Family events category generated $59.8 million in ticket sales and 1.7 million attendances. This was an increase of 16.5% in revenue and 26.4% in attendance from 2017. We could get an indication of how Aussie kids consume if we take in the results of a 2019 US study of 8 to 18-year-olds by Common Sense Media. It found that this age group is watching more videos than ever before. 56% of 8 to 12-year-olds and 69% of 13 to 18-yearolds watch online videos every day. In 2015, those figures were 24% and 34% respectively. The study said, “As kids come into their own, the messages they see in digital media will play an even bigger role in their sense of self, their social awareness, their well-being, and their access to information on everything from politics to the latest viral meme.” What’s more, their main platform for watching videos is YouTube, which kids under 13 are not supposed to access. Only 23% watched YouTube Kids which is geared for them. In other words, Common Sense Media suggested parents should monitor even more what their kids are watching – which is difficult with portable devices – and set up device-free zones and times. Check out the study at commonsensemedia. org/research.
CLAMM’s debut album Beseech Me is out now.
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New South Wales alt-country musician Fanny Lumsden will release her new album Fallow on March 3. Lumsden is based in Tooma, in NSW’s Riverina area, and the locality played a huge part in crafting this album. “From simply writing it here and being inspired every day by the insane sunsets and light, the power of the mountains as this force that we can’t control, to the fact that we recorded it here in a stone hut, right in the elements,” says Lumsden. Tooma became the world of the new album, so naturally all the clips and the art have been shot around there as well. “It’s an incredible place that is tucked away on the NSW side of the Murray, in the Snowy valleys and often gets missed,” says Lumsden. ‘This Too Shall Pass’ was released as a single in early February. It’s a song of hope and optimism, which arrived at a time when the nation desperately needed some of that (and some rain). “The song was initially born out of this desire to talk and think about the more hopeful side of things,” says Lumsden. “I’m by nature a mad optimist, but I was surrounded by what felt like everyone, including myself, having a hard time. “It’s been a wild coincidence that it’s happened to time with the aftermath of a hellish summer of fires as well, and so it couldn’t be ignored.” Lumsden is launching Fallow in Tooma on Saturday March 14. The event will double as a fundraiser to help the community of Tooma recover from the Snowy Valley megafire. “I spent the first few weeks of January evacuated from my home,” says Lumsden of her personal experience with the fire. “We did evacuate to Albury twice, once to get my baby, a couple of horses and dogs out, and a second time when the really bad fire day happened on the fourth. Then, sneaking back in at 5am the next day before the road blocks were put back in place.” Despite it’s relevance to the recent fire crisis, Fallow actually came together a year ago, intended as a body of work centred on hope. “We live in this incredibly beautiful place and every day the sunset would be just so amazing,” Lumsden says. “I was super inspired by my surrounds and I think going through big changes made me notice that even more. “I just wanted to acknowledge it all, be present and then also notice when things were feeling hopeful. I also wanted to really bring people into this world, so capturing the area on film was really an important aspect of the whole album as well.” Fanny Lumsden’s new album Fallow is out on Friday March 13 via Cooking Vinyl Australia.
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Clutch The veteran rockers aren’t slowing down anytime soon. BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG
There’s no days off for Clutch. After nearly 30 years in the game, the Maryland natives are as active and prolific now as they’ve ever been. If they’re not touring, they’re in the studio. If they’re not in the studio, they’re on the stage. In tandem with their ongoing Vault collection, which oversees a string of one-off 7-inch releases, the hard-rock outfit are also piecing together what will eventually become their 13th studio album. “Right now, we’re focusing on doing a little bit of both,” explains John-Paul Gaster, also known as JP, who has served as Clutch’s drummer since their inception. “We love doing the Vault collection – it’s a chance for us to wring out some of the rust and keep our studio chops up, which is really important to us. We’re either re-recording songs we’ve done before, or doing a cover that we love. We have a few more of those in the works for the rest of the year, but in the meantime we’re also getting ready to record a new album. “We had a rehearsal for some new songs just today, actually. I’d imagine we’ll spend the next few months writing, be in the studio by the end of the year and have something to show for it early next year – so there’s a lot happening.”
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It’s one thing to be endeavouring for your third or even fourth album to be fresh and unique from a musical perspective. It’s anyone’s guess, however, what the action plan is when it comes to lucky number 13. That’s something that’s not lost on Gaster, who has made a point of keeping his role within the dynamic of Clutch one of openness and creativity. Sure, rock’n’roll isn’t rocket science, but there’s ways to make sure you’re not just recycling old ideas. “For me personally, I’m constantly challenging myself,” he says. “As the drummer, most of what I do in the early stages of making a record is just listening – I’m taking in everything that the other guys are doing, and I’m creatively thinking about what’s going to be on the other side of that. “In that developmental point, too, I always make sure not to put too firm a rhythmic stamp on things. I don’t want to muddy the water as far as the back-beat goes for those new ideas. I try to play as little as possible, and that only changes once I get a grasp on what we’re doing. Once we’re at that point, we can really start getting into the shape of each and every passage.” Of course, outside of the studio, Clutch have maintained an impressive schedule.
They’re pulling from a myriad of classics, whether it’s their 2004 smasher Blast Tyrant (which turned 15 last year), or their all-killer selftitled sophomore (which turns 25 this year). “We’re constantly rotating,” says Gaster. “It’s really fun to revisit those old songs – because there’s so much material, there’s moments in our body of work we won’t touch for years.” Seeing Clutch live is a journey through time, space and god-tier riffs – and, even after all this time, those old tunes still considerably hold up. Gaster puts that down to the fact that, whether a song is a year old or 25 years old, he’ll never play it the same way twice. “I’m always thinking about how to make the song work best at that moment,” he says. “For me, it’s exciting to pay attention to how much stuff swings. I think our songs are written in a way that allows me a lot of rhythmic freedom, to change it up from night to night. There’s tempos, too – as we play live, they really tend to increase just because of the excitement and that nervous energy. You can also factor in Neil [Fallon]’s vocal – I’ll pick up on a lot of what he’s doing, and parts of the rhythm will be dictated by that. Every night, you’re basically hitting a reset button.” This cycle will bring Clutch back to Australia as a part of the third annual
Download Festival Down Under, joining the reunited My Chemical Romance and fellow heavy-hitters like Carcass, Baroness, Deftones and Testament. Clutch are one of the festival’s exclusive performers, which means the band will likely spend more time in the air than they will in Australia itself. How exactly does one master the art of the long-haul flight? “It is still very much a challenge, man,” says Gaster with a knowing, exasperated laugh. “The flight to Australia is a special one, we’ll put it that way. I try to put myself in that mental space where it’s like, ‘This is where we’re gonna be for the next 20-plus hours. This is how it’s gonna be for awhile. You can be miserable this entire time, or you can accept it’. I find that accepting it makes my life easier. Of course, that will probably change around hour 13 – we’ll have to wait and see. For now, though, that’s my plan and I’m sticking to it.” Clutch play Download Festival when it hits Melbourne Showgrounds on Friday March 20. Check out the lineup and grab your tickets via downloadfestival.com.au.
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Sarah McLeod Bringing the rock to International Women’s Day BY FERGUS NEAL
Wyndham City Council are hosting a free all-ages event that will celebrate women both local and global through an eclectic list of performances from powerful women. The event will also mark the launch of a new community publication The Windmill Journal, which aims to showcase women’s writing and creativity in the western suburbs. Sarah McLeod, from ARIA award-winning rockers The Superjesus, is excited to headline the event as she reflects on 20 years in the music industry. Having released three studio albums with The Superjesus (Sumo, Jet Age, and Rock Music) and three studio albums as a solo artist (Beauty Was A Tiger, Madness and Rocky’s Diner) McLeod has proven herself to be one of Australia’s most diverse artists, experimenting with many different styles and genres. McLeod’s eclectic solo performances have consistently been met with rave reviews. “I find that when I’m playing in The Superjesus, for me it’s more about playing the guitar,” says McLeod. “It brings totally different things out of me. When I’m playing in The Superjesus it’s more of a wank off. I’m showing off, it’s a rock fest. I’m jumping off things, screaming, getting people to clap along, rocking around like a chicken with my head cut off. It’s all in the name of showmanship and entertainment and fun. “But then when I play alone I’m just there to close my eyes and sing and feel the music, it has more of a soul feel to it. They’re both equally fun but very different mediums. I really love the peace in playing solo, to just enjoy the quiet and control the dynamics as I feel them flowing through me. It’s always very impromptu, I just move with the vibe of the room.” The Superjesus started out from humble beginnings as a cover band. McLeod experimented with different styles and immersed herself in different cultures which formed a melting pot of ideas in her brain that bubbled to the surface when Superjesus entered fruition. “The Superjesus morphed from my original cover band which I had in Adelaide. Which actually morphed from me going to Bali straight after school and temporarily joining a Balinese band. When I came back to Australia I thought, ‘This is amazing I’m gonna be a rock‘n’roller.’ After a year of us being in a cover band, several band members started writing songs and it eventually morphed into The Superjesus.” Sarah McLeod is a creative force to be reckoned with. Over 20 years in the music industry has exposed McLeod to many different styles and genres. Throughout the
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journey, she’s collaborated with the likes of Jeff Martin from the Tea Party, Chris Cheney from The Living End, Steve Aoki, Tiesto, Electric Six and many more. “Some of those names are bigger than others, some are more exciting collaborations than others, but the person I really enjoyed collaborating with the most and still enjoy being in the studio with, is Kavyen Temperley from Eskimo Joe. “He and I have this great dynamic, we just wrote ‘Wild Fire’ together which is this song for the bushfires. I’m putting out a new single called ‘Killing Them Dead’ which Kav and I wrote together. It’s a really interesting partnership that’s got a lot of longevity.” For McLeod, who has had success in music over a sustained period, amid busy tours, writing, and performing, she alludes to the fact that it can be hard to appreciate what is happening in the present. Being inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame gave pause for reflection. “You never really do grapple with it in the present. When there’s a lot going on it’s hard to appreciate it all at once because you’re always looking ahead like, ‘What are they going to throw at me next?’. When it’s nonstop it’s just really intense and exhausting. You don’t have time to go, ‘Wow, that was fun’. “At that ceremony, it was really nice because they had made this movie reflection of our lives. We saw ourselves and I realised we were just kids when we started. We were just standing on stage with our medals in awe like, ‘This is your life’.” McLeod’s most recent release Rocky’s Diner was written in New York and shows a distinctive ‘50s soul influence that highlights her extraordinary vocals. “I wrote Rocky’s Diner in New York. I gave myself a three-month deadline. I hired a house in Brooklyn. It was just after New Year’s Eve, it was snowing, and I sat in this house for three months and I wrote pretty much one song a week and I made the deadline. I wrote it all in one consolidated writing frenzy... which I have never done before. “Usually, it’s a song here and a song there. But this one was like, ‘Finish the song, stop and eat, grab a beer. Next song’. And I did the whole record. I handed it into my record company and said, ‘That’s what I said was going to do and I did it’. Music is my life and I love it.” Sarah McLeod will headline International Women’s Day at the Point Cook Pop Up Park on Friday March 6.
The event is free – visit wyndham.vic.gov.au/IWD for more details.
Brunswick Music Festival BEAT’S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO
Programmer extraordinaire Emily Ulman has curated another stellar lineup for the 2020 Brunswick Music Festival. Celebrating all things 3056, the event spans Brunswick’s hotspots and hidden gems, all bursting with tasty local and international talent. There’s something for everyone no matter your palate, with Ajak Kwai’s global grooves, moving melodies from Seeker Lover Keeper, the Cretan classics of Xylouris White and Sunfruit’s sumptuous sounds. Whether it’s a boogie at the Sydney Road Street Party or a pub crawl for Venues 3056, make the journey north and discover the diversity, culture and music that Brunswick has to offer.
Emily Ulman BMF Music Programmer
The annual Brunswick Music Festival is returning to the northside suburb next month, celebrating the local community and the musical talent it harbours. If last year’s event is anything to go off, then the 2020 instalment is bound to be a cracker. The program boasts a tantalising lineup of artists like Kevin Morby, Alex Cameron, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ziggy Ramo, MOD CON, Xylouris White and heaps more, to keep you entertained over the festival period. Programmer Emily Ulman is at the helm once again, hoping this year’s BMF will be a level up from the one before. It’ll be hard to top the success of the 2019 event, but Ulman says it’s been a process of minor tweaks rather than major changes. “I guess it’s a more refined program this year,” she says. “It was just a matter of doing the best parts and solidifying and building on what we’d [previously] achieved.”
As always, BMF is keeping community at the forefront of its focus, showcasing venues around the suburb and local talent that might not otherwise have a platform. There’ll be performances from established Australian and international musicians as well, but the real core value of BMF is to support the community. “Because we’re so spoilt and lucky and talented, it just feels really obvious to focus on our local talent,” explains Ulman. “It’s really a mixture of just wanting to provide and be as reflective of the community as possible.” One BMF success story is that of glittering queer pop singer Elizabeth, who performed in the Mechanics Institute space last year. “This year she’s come back and she’s outgrown the Mechanics well and truly,” says Ulman. “Being able to nurture up-and-coming artists in a smaller space and then knowing full well that they’ll outgrow that space, and then being able to invite her back to launch her album in Estonian House, just feels really like the essence of community.” Ulman and the BMF team also open the doors to expressions of interest early into the
programming process, so people in the area can have their say on what they’d like to see. This year, it’s resulted in the Brunswick Music Feastival, an event which features bands with food related names – think groups like Baked Beans, Crepes and Sunfruits. “It’s also really important to me just to listen to the community,” says Ulman. “It’s not the Emily Ulman program – it’s a festival for the community, by the community.” Then there’s the inclusivity factor, which is imperative for a festival that takes place in a suburb with such a diverse demographic. Ulman always invites female musicians and musicians of colour along to perform, as well as ensuring there’s a mix of free events, venues with disability access and shows with Auslan interpreters. This year’s Auslan interpreted show with Seeker Lover Keeper goes beyond what BMF have done in the past, partnering up with Expression Australia for the performance. “The really cool thing about Expression Australia is that they’re providing someone to Auslan interpret the shows, but a deaf interpreter,” Ulman explains. “They’ll get the setlist ahead of time so they obviously feel the
vibrations, and they can interpret it from their own experience. “I think that’s a really special and really meaningful way of engaging and including our deaf community.” Ulman’s thoughtful approach to programming means she’s curated a selection of events that really give something back to the community, and to the performer. It’s tough whittling down such a vast and vibrant pool of musicians to a select few, but she has nothing but praise for her role, and gratitude for the work she gets to do. “I might come to a point where I’ve had enough, but for the moment I definitely want to stick around,” she says. “I love the festival, and I love Brunswick.” BY GRETA BRERETON Brunswick Music Festival runs from Monday March 9 to Sunday March 22. Head to brunswickmusicfestival.com.au to check out the full program.
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Sheer Mag Tina Halliday of Sheer Mag wants you to find the personal in the political. BY MICHAEL VINCE-MOIN
The Philadelphia four-piece are returning to Australia, fresh off their most impressive and erudite record, A Distant Call. It’s a glam rock-inspired, riff-heavy call to arms that’s electrifying in both its everyday relatability and social critique. “It’s short for Sheer Magnitude,” says Halliday, the band’s vocalist and frontwoman, on the group’s name and the formation of the band. “We had a big house together, and we recorded all our music in our connected bedrooms ... The idea behind the band was stadium rock with a DIY sound. We love all those glam rock bands, but I think adding vulnerability and different viewpoints in our lyrics is what helps us stand out from them.” On A Distant Call, Halliday’s vocals are immediately more grizzly and powerful than previous Sheer Mag releases – a hard feat considering the vocal grit the band have become known for. The lyrics are cathartic, politically charged and ultimately hopeful, all the while wrapped in melodies that sound, more than ever, really fun. “We recorded the album with Arthur Rizk who had done a lot of metal records,” she says. “We wanted it to be a concept album about my experiences. A lot of stuff was
happening to get me down, a lot was going wrong. I definitely learnt a lot about my voice recording this album. We wanted people to be able to hear the message clearly.” Throughout A Distant Call, Halliday’s talent as a singer and lyricist is mirrored by Sheer Mag’s ability to craft songs that make you want to bang your head and rip an air guitar a la Spinal Tap, while never losing sight of the record’s overarching themes. According to the Philly rockers, political struggle is everywhere and change only comes from inspiring people to act. Many of the songs on A Distant Call are framed in the context of failed relationships as a metaphor for greater societal issues. Somehow, you want to dance to it all. “On this record, it’s showing the personal as political and vice versa, and pairing those things together,” says Halliday. “It’s important for people to realise that everything is political, people are struggling every single day. When people don’t want to be involved, or stand up and speak out against injustice it shows they have a privilege of not worrying or having to think about it. “If we’re ignoring the problems, it’s not going to get better, and it’s hard to realise that
if people aren’t talking about it.” The contrast between such a politicallycharged record lyrically, and it’s connecting music that honours a bygone era of social apathy, makes for an album and band that is refreshingly engaging and wholly believable. “The story behind the album shows the strength to pull yourself out, personally and collectively, of those kinds of situations. Everyone has those kinds of stories,” she says. “I hope people can relate to them.” It’s evident on A Distant Call that Sheer Mag are writing songs that encourage listeners to become more politically apt, and that it’s possible to have a good time doing so. In light of so much inequity and inequality, it’s voices like Halliday’s and bands like Sheer Mag that have proven to be empowering outlets for listeners.
Sheer Mag last visited Australia in November 2016 as a relatively small band at the time, only having just released their first music. They return in March to headline Brunswick Music Festival with an adoring Australian fanbase, a fantastic record at their heels and a live show that’s going to rock you whether you like it or not. “Last time in Australia was so hot, and so fun. This time around it might be even better,” Halliday concludes. Sheer Mag hit Estonian House on Thursday March 19. Grab your tickets via brunswickmusicfestival.com.au.
Xylouris White In 2020, one can confidently say that Melbourne is the cultural hub of Australia with each inner-city suburb contributing in their own way. BY DAN WATT
For example, Prahran is strong on the nightclub front, St. Kilda has the al fresco scene wrapped-up and Fitzroy has the pub thing covered. However, a sleeping giant is finally awaking to the north – Brunswick. Unlike the other aforementioned locales. Brunswick’s appeal, ostensibly, is hard to pin-down. Experientially, however, what makes Melbourne’s inner north a truly unique place is that its inhabitants are as Aussie as they come, yet rather than be shaped by an Anglo-European heritage, they mostly come from Mediterranean origin, whose families migrated between 1950 and 1970. For the past 30 years, the annual Brunswick Music Festival has managed to represent the area’s diversity through a series of performances at local venues, with most of the events culminating around Sydney Road. This year’s festival sees two-piece Xylouris White performing at Estonian House on Tuesday March 17. The duo are the veritable personification of Brunswick’s cultural heritage, a meeting point of two cultures. Georgios Xylouris, who sings and plays
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the Greek lute, known as a laouto, is from the island of Crete. His musicianship was passed on to him from his father Antonis Xylouris, or Psarantonis as he’s known in the musical world, a renowned Cretan singer and lyra player. Drummer Jim White was born in Clifton Hill, and as a young man was at the forefront of the experimental rock scene in the band Venom P Stinger, which featured Mick Turner on guitar. White and Turner would later go on to form the Dirty Three together, with the addition of violinist Warren Ellis. “You know how Melbourne is so Greek, right?” White begins. “Well, in the 1980s he [Xylouris] was brought out here to accompany his father and play to the Greek population of Melbourne.” “As a result of that he ended up living in Melbourne for a few years, in Brunswick and Flemington, and that’s when I met him all those years ago.” White’s introduction to the Cretan lute player coincided with the formation of the Dirty Three, which resulted in Xylouris joning the trio for many gigs at bars and cafes
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around the Brunswick area. Then, Xylouris returned to Crete, yet the bond formed during those performances kept the pair in contact. However, they didn’t collaborate musically again until White visited Crete in 2013. “Since I had first heard Cretan music in my twenties, it appealed to me in an intrinsic way,” he says. “It appealed to me in a ‘rock’n’roll’ way.” Crete is the large crescent shaped island that sits at the southernmost point of the Aegeon sea. It’s a country that has benefitted culturally from both Eastern and Western rule, as close to Cairo as it is to Athens. “I think the fact that the lute is tuned to a lot of drone strings really appealed to me,” White explains. “So, when I finally got over to Crete to see Xylouris my interest had already been sparked and then I fell in love with the
culture, the lifestyle and the people, so the next step was to form the band.” Whether you’re a fan of old or new, White believes this show at Estonian House is the best way for anyone to enjoy their music. “Live is our forte,” he says. “Cretan music comes from its people and in the squares of the towns that are dotted across the island.” “Georgios and I are looking forward to bringing it to Brunswick.” Catch Xylouris White at Estonian House for Brunswick Music Festival on Tuesday March 17. Head to the Brunswick Music Festival website for tickets and the full program.
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Brunswick Music Feastival Feast your ears this March with six of Melbourne’s finest musical delicacies performing at the Brunswick Music Feastival. BY SARAH GHASSALI
As a part of the upcoming Brunswick Music Festival, the similarly-named occasion brings together an eccentric lineup of Melbournebased bands such as Crepes, Sunfruits, Baked Beans and Eggy. Taking place on Wednesday March 11 at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute, there’s never been a better way to stimulate your senses. The inspiration behind this cracker of an event? Organiser Dom Moore, a keen music lover himself and a member of performing band Eggy, found that many of his favourite bands are surprisingly named after food. “I was talking to Tim Karmouche from Crepes one night, and we both found that there are many bands named after food just in Melbourne alone. It’s always been an idea at the back of my mind, so it just made sense to put something like this together.” Emily Ulman and the Brunswick Music Festival, which will showcase phenomenal artists such as Seeker Lover Keeper, Alex
Cameron and Sui Zhen throughout March, enabled the pipedream to eventuate. Ever since Ulman took charge of the programming in 2019, community has been a big focus of hers. “Brunswick Music Festival has been awesome to make this all come together, we’re really excited to work with them and to give this show a broader reach. It would’ve been an option to put the show on ourselves but when the opportunity came up to work with BMF, we were stoked and jumped on board.” Putting together this one-of-a-kind ‘Feastival’ lineup doesn’t come without challenges, but it’s creation ultimately came to life through the camaraderie of the Melbourne music community. “Going out, playing shows and seeing similar bands perform often, it was actually a lot easier to bring everyone together than I thought it would be – we’re really lucky in
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Melbourne that the community is so friendly, everyone knows each other, it all came together pretty smoothly.” For just $15 a ticket, this music-filled night kicks off with a Long Lunch of eccentric R&B melodies, slacker jazz instrumentation and pop textures, from the namesake group itself, Long Lunch. Performing from 6:30pm they’ll be showcasing their latest EP Tangle and exhibiting their funky, laidback tunes. Fend off the post lunch blues with a healthy handful of Sunfruits, sweetening up the stage from 7:20pm. With their Beatlesstyle psychedelic tangents and songs that stick in your head like gum to a shoe, their easygoing melodies will make you want to groove away all night long. From there, Eggy take to the stage from 8:10pm. An indie rock band coming in hot from the heart of Melbourne, they’ll bring balance to your musical diet with sprightly four-piece harmonies and catchy guitar lines. This one’s a full pallet of emotion and style. Bask in the sugar-filled melodies of
Crepes, a Ballarat-born, Melbourne-based outfit known for their dreamy guitar tunes stacked on top of infectious loops and harmonies. They’ll be flippin’ hot straight from the pan from 9pm. For dessert, it’s time to treat yourself to a slice of enigmatic experimental pop with Biscotti, a child of the ‘80s who’s not afraid to show her true colours, diverse style and bombastic beats. She’s baking together a soothing blend of disco, synth pop and funk, to fully satisfy that sweet tooth of yours from 9:50pm. Last but definitely not least, a late night snack of Baked Beans with a large serve of their organ driven garage psych will light up the stage. From the bubbling surf scene of Geelong, Baked Beans will take the stage by storm from 10:40pm. The Brunswick Music Feastival goes down on Wednesday March 11. Grab your tix via brunswickmusicfestival.com.au.
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Eight underrated bands to check out at Brunswick Music Festival Brunswick Music Festival is one of Melbourne music’s biggest highlights. Every year, the program attracts a stellar lineup of performers we know and love, which is why we’re drawing your attention to some acts you might not know of… yet. So without further ado, here are eight underrated bands we can’t wait to get around at Brunswick Music Festival. BY AMBER DE LUCA-TAO
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The Merindas
Elsy Wameyo
On Diamond
Hearts and Rockets
The Merindas are paving the way when it comes to bringing a fresh sound to the Australian music scene. They’re bringing Indigenous, electro-tribal pop to the front, embellished with dancehall vibes alongside afro beats, hip hop and R&B influences. 2019 was a big year for the duo, seeing them take on Groovin the Moo and Strawberry Fields. While you wait for them to take the stage at BMF, give their track ‘Before Daylight’ a spin. You can catch them at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Thursday March 19.
Elsy Wameyo has already claimed title of Best Hip Hop Artist at the South Australian Music Awards in 2019 and it won’t be long until Wameyo surpasses underrated status. Wameyo’s soulful, gospel rhythms influenced by her Christian experiences creates a balanced sound that’s somewhere between smooth and energetic. Wameyo exemplifies diversity in her music and don’t be surprised when she leaves you nothing short of mesmerised. See her perform at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Tuesday March 17.
Among many things, On Diamond are ultimately a genre-defying band. Lead by Lisa Salvo, the group explores the realm in which improvisatory freedom meets unapologetic pop. On Diamond released their eponymous album via Eastmint Records in 2019, exemplifying the band’s experimental sound – which at times dances between rock and folk. Upon its release, it scored triple acclaim, landing Album of the Week on Triple R, PBS and 4ZZZ. You catch them at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Monday March 16.
There’s a chance you’ve caught feminist bratwave duo Hearts and Rockets play a gig at The Tote Front Bar, or heard them play a live set on Triple R. And if you haven’t, now’s your chance, with the outfit taking to the stage alongside Zig Zag for the bands’ split 7” launch at Brunswick Mechanics Institute. You can thank Psychic Hysteria and Roolette Records for bringing this record into the world. Catch all the action on Friday March 20.
Cry Club
Ajak Kwai
Cold Hands Warm Heart
Eggy
Post-punk pop duo Cry Club formed in 2018. Ever since, they’ve been wearing their hearts on their eclectic sleeves and growing the club’s memberships by the day. The band name might trigger some sort of inner vulnerability, but their music is all about empowerment and assurance. In 2020, the Cry Club hype is in full swing, with this year’s plans including a slot at Splendour In The Grass on top of their first major tour. Lucky for us, Melburnians can catch them at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Saturday March 14.
Both powerful and gentle, Ajak Kwai will take you on a journey with her afro-soul melodies. Singing in Arabic, Sudanese and English, Kwai uses her music as her means for storytelling, drawing on her extraordinary life experiences as a refugee. Her music reflects the symbols of exile, hope, freedom, love and cows – which are beloved animals of the Dinka people. The opportunity to witness Kwai performing is not only inspiring, it’s a true honour. You’ll be able to catch her soulful songs, infused with funky afro-beats at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Tuesday March 10.
If you’ve ever listened to a Cold Hands Warm Heart track, you’ll agree that it sent you straight into a state of serenity. The four-piece band utilitise a lever harp, soft synth, recorder, contextual guitar, bass and a drum kit, as well incorporating found objects to create music which reflects themes of nature, presence, life and death. So far they’ve dropped one titular LP and at this point all we want is more. You can catch them at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Monday March 16.
Gear up for the Brunswick Music Feastival and prepare your palate for a sprightly melange of wonky pop and rock with Eggy. These guys are straight out of the frypan in only the best way. Releasing their well-received debut EP Billy, last year, there are rumours that a full record is on the way and keen listeners are hungry for more of the honest pop treatment this Melbourne band have become known for. They play at Mechanica at Brunswick Mechanics Institute as part of Brunswick Music Feastival on Wednesday March 11.
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Check out Brunswick Music Festival from Monday March 9 to Sunday March 22. Find the full program online at brunswickmusicfestival.com.au.
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Ge’ez Ethiopian Restaurant
Los Hermanos
What is the Ge’ez story? The name Ge’ez comes from the ancient language of Ethiopia and Eritrea that is still used today in some contexts. With such a rich history, food has always been an integral part of Ethiopian/Eritrean tradition, so we offer the best authentic Ethiopian/ Eritrean cuisine right from the heart of Brunswick. Ethiopian food is really booming in Melbourne. Why do Melburnians love this cuisine? Ethiopian/Eritrean food is distinctive, healthy and incredibly delicious. There is such a variety of dishes with a unique taste that it really does cater to everyone. Here at Ge’ez Restaurant, we have perfected vegan cuisine and gluten-free options. Our food is cooked with fresh ingredients making it even tastier. Tell us a bit about your menu. What are some of your most popular dishes? There are a range of meat and vegetarian dishes normally served with injera (traditional fermented flatbread) and recently, we have introduced a gluten-free injera option. Our most popular meat dishes are the Doro Wot (mild/spicy chicken stew simmered in herbs and spices) and Ye’shekla Tibis (cubes of tender beef/lamb sautéed in oil, herbs and spices). Along with serving individual dishes we also serve share platters, with the most popular being the vegan platter which serves eight or more vegetable and legume dishes per platter. Have you got any exciting changes happening at Ge’ez as we near autumn? We are looking forward to the season of Autumn where we will be introducing a new and exciting dish to the menu. We’d love to see you there!
How do you stand apart from other bars/pubs/restaurants in the Brunswick area? The bars and pubs that we have seen do well over the last ten years are the places that have been true to their original concept and engaged with the community. This is what we’re strived to achieve with our little northside home. Have you got anything special in store for the Sydney Road Street Party? This year we’re back with our friends The New Monos, mixing reggae, folklore, cumbia, rock, rumba, hip hop and Latin beats. Then we have The Lone Maricahi & The Silver Masked Men playing for us for the first time, and of course DJ Saca La Mois mixing up electro cumbia and barrio beats. Describe the perfect day at the Sydney Road Street Party. The temperature would be about 25 degrees, you’d be listening to music, drinking beers and eating world food on the street. The day would be full of fun with friends, discovering some new bands, and then ending it at Los Hermanos for our unofficial closing party. Do you have any exciting food or drink developments in the works as we near autumn? We are working on unveiling the much coveted and long-awaited Al Pastor Taco – stay tuned! Is there anything else we should know about you? We serve up tasty traditional Mexican dishes that are great for sharing, with various types of tacos and other small plates. Come in for a cheeky tequila shot, sip on some margaritas and try one of our many rare and interesting mezcal, racilla or tequila varieties.
Check out Ge’ez Ethiopian Restaurant at 718 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Head to their Facebook page to find opening hours and explore their food. FACEBOOK.COM/GE.EZETHIORESTAURANT
Tom Phat
Tell us the Tom Phat story in under 40 words. Tom Phat was established more than 15 years ago and was one of the first few restaurants in Melbourne to popularise Asian food from the standard cheap and cheerful restaurants found across town, which we found lacked in quality, service and vibe. Tom Phat serves up casual fare dining with genuine hospitality and generosity. There are no pretentions at Tom Phat but a sincere pride and thoughtful interpretations of classic South East Asian dishes and a passionate love of food and drink. You’ll be doing a special $3 baos and $5 Asian beers special during the Sydney Road Street Party. Tell us more about this. We are doing $3 baos and $5 Asian beers during festival hours 12-7pm. The baos offer up a variety of four main proteins to choose from (fish, chicken, pork and tofu), and a vegan bao option is also available on request. The $5 Asian beers include Bintang (Indonesia), Tiger (Singapore), Beerlao (Laos), Chang (Thailand) and 333 (Vietnam). What else is on the menu? There’s pretty much something for everyone on the Tom Phat menu – whether you’re looking for a tasty snack or generous feed. Lunch options include the classics such as our chili jam and basil stirfry, while solo diners enjoy the Malaysian duck curry served with coconut rice. Sharing plates include our signature dish, twice-cooked caramelised pork belly, as well as popular vegan dishes, Kung Pao cauliflower and crispy tofu with sticky cashew relish. Check out Tom Phat at 184 Sydney Road, Brunswick when the Sydney Road Street Party goes down on Sunday March 1. Head to their website to explore the menu. TOMPHAT.COM
Check out Los Hermanos at 339 Victoria Street, Brunswick. LOS-HERMANOS.COM.AU
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Deftones The band’s frontman Chino Moreno talks Download Festival, their new album and the unreleased Eros. BY JAKEB SMITH
“It’s not this polished gem that’s sitting in a cupboard somewhere that we’re hoarding to ourselves. It’s kind of this unfinished piece of work.”
Deftones are returning to Australia once again for Download Festival and Chino Moreno couldn’t be more excited. It’s the fifth time the Sacramento quintet will have played the festival, including its inaugural year in the UK in 2003, long before the festival arrived in Australia in 2018. Speaking from his Los Angeles home, Moreno is upbeat about the prospect of returning. “Festivals in general are always exciting. You get to see a lot of different bands and a lot of different vibes. You get a little taste of different flavours. Whether you’re attending it or playing it I think it’s just an event that’s special and when you’re done with it they’re fond memories that you carry with you for years to come. “If you ask me, ‘Do you remember when we played that festival there or whatever’. I’m going to think about it for a second but I’ll remember.” Moreno quickly proves his claim when asked about the Vans Warped Tour in 1999, a festival which had famously brought the likes of Pennywise, 311, and Blink-182 to places like Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour and Ulladulla the year before.
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“Hell yeah!” Moreno exclaims. “Hell yeah, I remember that. “That was a brilliant time in our history. It was one of the first times actually touring Australia where we drove. We were in a little campervan and we drove from city to city and just seeing the outback was really, really cool and to just experience it on like a different level was really fun. That whole era was really good. I remember Suicidal [Tendencies] was on that tour and just hanging out with them everyday was just a good time, man.” Download punters will get to hear tracks from those early days, possibly all the way through to the band’s latest, yet-to-bereleased album. “We’re just going to try and make it as dynamic as possible and go through the years. We’ve been going there since the late ‘90s so we want to give a taste of our career but never lean too heavy on any one thing. I’d like to play one tune from [the new] record.” It’ll be a rare insight into the new material, but fans should expect it to continue to push the boundaries of Deftones’ sound. “That’s always an undercurrent whenever we try to make music, just to move forward.
We’re just trying to expand on what it is that we do. The main thing is trying to not repeat and to not fall easy on whatever works right away. That is basically just like the formula of us making music together. We go inside and make noise and it turns into songs. “ Moreno told Kerrang! last year that the record would be more experimental, along the lines of 2000’s White Pony. Whatever it is, it’s fresh enough to have the veteran singersongwriter animated. “We’re just mixing it now and it’s brilliant. I’ve just been listening to it in my truck and it’s exciting. I’m a little jaded by a lot of stuff. I try and find the faults in a lot of stuff. [With this] I can’t find things that feel tired or just rehashed. To me, it sounds fresh and it sounds a little more upbeat than our last record and I think that’s a good thing. “We’re a band that’s been doing it for 20-plus years and whatever it is – I’m pretty excited about it.” The new record isn’t the only album fans have been clamouring for, however. Deftones abandoned work on Eros in 2008 when bassist Chi Cheng fell into a coma after a car accident. Cheng died five years later
as a result of his injuries and the record has become something of a Holy Grail for fans. “The thing about it is: there’s so much mystery surrounding it, right? People probably imagine that it’s like this lost gem of like the most awesome Deftones songs ever. And the reality of it is: there’s some cool stuff on there, there’s some stuff that’s okay, it could be really cool, it would have been awesome if we’d have finished it. “It’s not this polished gem that’s sitting in a cupboard somewhere that we’re hoarding to ourselves. It’s kind of this unfinished piece of work.” It’s obviously a subject which gets broached a lot, as evidenced by the lengthy fan-made YouTube videos dedicated to piecing together quotes, Instagram posts, and supposed bar-room conversations with band members. And while he won’t rule it out, Moreno is conscious of the practical realities of digging into ideas which are over a decade old. “In order to do that it would be us abandoning anything we’re working on in the present and go back and open those files and teach [current bassist] Sergio everything that Chi did. I would have to write a bunch of lyrics over songs that are now probably 12 years old or something. “I can see us revisiting it … I won’t say never, but I can’t say when. And that’s all I can really say.” Deftones play Download Festival when it hits Melbourne Showgrounds on Friday March 20. Check out the lineup and grab your tickets via downloadfestival.com.au.
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For Amusement Only Not to make anyone feel old, but if you were a fan of Melbourne-based pop-punk foursome For Amusement Only, it may shock you to find out they broke up 16 years ago. BY LEXI HERBERT
Yes, back in 2004. Just to contextualise that, 2004 was the year that Facebook was launched, Lance Armstrong was still (illegally) winning cycling titles, and the year Harry Potter’s third film instalment, Prisoner of Azkaban, was released. A hiatus this long could be a source of anxiety or fear for any band set to hit the stage again. Thankfully, Melbourne’s own For Amusement Only have nothing but excitement and goodwill coursing through their veins, says bassist Ben Hall. “It’s so great! We haven’t played together in…” Hall pauses, then laughs, “in about 16 or 18 years, depending on the group. The shows are a great opportunity for us as well as the people coming to watch because we haven’t seen each other in ages, everyone’s a bit scattered around the place now. “We’re not really active any more so we’ll be playing the old songs, the classics. It’ll be
good fun to be up there again with the boys.” Though they’ve each gone on to explore other regions of life – Hall recalls Peter Novosel leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a nowsuccessful career in film directing in LA – they never completely lost sight of their music. “I’m a film editor now, Novo went over to LA to make films, Marky [Wright]… you know, I’m actually not sure what he does. He wears a suit, so business of some sort. Sold his soul, you know. And Timmy [Brown] is out in the country building his own house out of a shipping container. “The fact that everyone is keen to get back into the band for this tour is great, I couldn’t be happier. Some of us have young families and our partners haven’t seen us play, so it’s a cool trip back to youth that we get to take.” With My Chemical Romance’s revival, 2020 seems to be the year for early-2000s
pop-punk enthusiasts, and three beloved Aussie acts from the era are now resurrecting themselves and their tunes. For Amusement Only, Antiskeptic and Seraphs Coal are touring three shows down the east coast during March and will be hitting up Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne along the way. The last of the shows will be held at the Corner Hotel with Hightime and Japan For also making appearances. In short, the show is going to be an absolute behemoth. “None of us ever really stopped playing, even though we pursued other things, so to pick up the instruments again is refreshing. The thing is, though, we only meet up on the Monday before the tour starts. We have a week to rehearse,” laughs Hall. “It’s not that bad, like they’re not hard songs and we’ve been chatting on Skype. But yeah, we’re just going at it to have fun.” If you’ve been watching the indie-pop
charts recently, a certain ’90s aesthetic and sound is re-emerging amongst artists such as Beabadoobee, Snail Mail and SASAMI. Could such a revival bode positively for a noughties pop-punk resurgence? Despite his love for the genre, Hall is wary. “I’m not sure about the charts at the moment, but I don’t really think this tour indicates a comeback for the genre. If anything, it’s a sort of a wave goodbye. That being said, culture is a cycle so you can never know. We may be surprised.” For Amusement Only will be joined by Antiskeptic, Seraphs Coal, Hightime and Japan For at The Corner on Sunday March 8. Grab your tix via the cornerhotel.com.
Sordid Ordeal Melbourne rockers Sordid Ordeal opt for a change of scenery with their third EP, heading west on a road trip down the Great Ocean Road. BY TAMMY WALTERS
Recorded in Melbourne’s Studio One.Be, the EP consists of title track, ‘Great Ocean Road’ and two B-Sides: one 28 second advert of “horrific madness” for podcast Worst First Dates and a second piece titled ‘Processed Meat and Rotten Fish’, which explores toxic masculinity. The EP is true to the Aussie pub rock band’s sound, giving nods to their fellow unapologetic rockers, Violent Soho, Dune Rats, Pist Idiots and Amyl & The Sniffers on the way. ‘Great Ocean Road’ is the showcase piece, captivating from the opening drunken wails of “Put your foot down/I wanna get the fuck out of Melbourne”, navigating the allencompassing claustrophobia and traffic jams of Melbourne inner city living, and finding an escape on the winding Great Ocean Road. “Going through the drudgery of it every day with trams breaking down and trains being cancelled, it’s just that urban cabin fever – you just go, ‘Ah fuck! I need to go’,” explains unmistakable front man, Laurence Hewson. “I find Melbourne super accessible to different areas and one of my favourite spots
that I discovered when I moved down to Victoria 11 years ago was blasting down the Great Ocean Road. “After breakups, I would jump in the car and head down there. If I was about to start a new job I would steal a weekend away, and it just became this signature getaway spot for me, but it really is like that for so many Victorians.” The accompanying video clip reflects the erratic rock‘n’roll nature of the band, narrating a kidnapping of Hewson by an ex-girlfriend, taking him along the Great Ocean Road to torture and dispose of him. “It was almost a deliberate gift to some of my ex-girlfriends, providing them a chance to vicariously live through this video clip,” Hewson laughs. But it’s not all hostile. The video itself, as shot and directed by Moonhouse Productions featuring drone footage by Wendyhouse Productions, pays homage to and captures the picturesque landscapes of the iconic drive and the tourist spots along the way, including the welcome sign and the legendary Salty Dog Fish and Chippery.
However, notably missing is the historic landmark of the 12 Apostles. “A third of the people in the state have gotten fish and chips from there and the only reason they went to the spot next door is because there was a line out the door at the time. It’s nice to produce something that connects with people from where you live and it’s something that everyone identifies with,” he says. “Originally we wanted to film it at the 12 Apostles and that was the most naïve, dumb thing I’ve ever tried to do because it was Easter weekend, like there weren’t going to be 9,500 tourists crowded around there at the time. There were drones and helicopters and about 18 tourist buses there, it was a traffic jam there and we were like, ‘Fuck, we’re not going to get this shot’.” Cue Max from Moonhouse Productions coming to the rescue with a memory like a
wizard, remembering a secluded spot that he had once stumbled upon with friends on a drunken evening nine years prior for the final disposing scene. As the sun fell over the stunning location, the crew attempted multiple times to kick the mannequin off the cliff. The final shot came down to the final second. “With about 15 seconds of sunlight to go, she boots the mannequin off of the cliff and that was the shot we got, on the very last take we had to do it. It was jaw-gnashing,” Hewson laughs. Great Ocean Road will be launched at Stay Gold on Saturday February 29 with support The Ugly Kings and Zenith Gold. Get all the details via the Facebook event.
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General Levy Adelaide’s favourite four-day world music, arts and dance celebration, WOMADelaide, returns in March with a stellar selection of artists and entertainment. BY TAMMY WALTERS
The legendary, eight-time award-winning Ziggy Marley will head the global party flying the flag for his Jamaican family. Those representing the rich Australian landscape are rapper/social commentator Briggs, the contagious fusion of The Cat Empire, the brightly coloured supergroup Dyson Stringer Cloher as well as Eurovision superstar Kate Miller-Heidke. Los Amigos Invisibles will be doing Venezuela proud and you can find Finland in Tuuletar. Bill Callahan and The Blind Boys of Alabama will be making the flight across from the US, while Minyo Crusaders are jetting in from Japan. Taiwanese dance collective B. DANCE will be also showcasing their Floating Flowers contemporary performance, and Destyn Maloya will give you a taste of Maloyan dance music all the way from the French Reunion Islands. In the UK corner is the esteemed General Levy, who has been revered in the urban music scene for thirty years. The underground DJ, who has worked with the likes of Shaggy,
is gearing up for the long flight to Australia, less than 18 months after his 2018 Clean Heart Incredible tour, and is ready to start the party. “Oh man, it’s like moving into a plane for 24 hours. It’s like another planet but it’s well worth it because the people in Australia are really beautiful,” laughs Levy. “I’m going to bring all of my artillery as General. I’ll be bringing all of my music that I have been doing over the years as well as new stuff and future stuff coming out. I’ve been to Australia before and the shows really went off so we’re making it bigger. “We’ll go drum and bass with reggae vibes for you, I’m bringing the UK flavour for you … We just use music, words, power and positive vibes to get the people. It’s like a story, my show – there’s a start and middle and an end. “It’s a multicultural festival and we’re representing urban culture to an extent. We’ve kept our rawness and are bringing our raw edge to the performance which you might not get out of a mainstream show. It’s
undiluted.” Weaving his way through classics ‘The General’, ‘Champagne Body’ and ‘Diamonds & Pearls’ in an event full of world sounds, Levy will bring his infectious blend of jungle, ragga, calypso and drum and bass with nods to Caribbean influence. Levy’s music shines a light on a UK underground urban scene that’s largely unfamiliar to Australia. “When we [started playing music], we did it using a lot of Jamaican Patois. The reason why UK lads from the urban scene and my corner used that was because we didn’t want to be understood by the mainstream media or the average person on the street. “So we used the Caribbean Patois as a disguise or a secret weapon in school, but now UK kids use English slang. We wanted to stay away from sounding English,” Levy explains. “We still want to maintain that culture
though. It’s like you have a child and they want to walk on their own now and there is that natural disconnect. But as long as they still draw reference to that Caribbean culture, they still have to keep that link because it was a rich culture and a strong influence on music. “But I’ve created my own world with my music and I’ve been blessed that the public seem to like it and tune into my world. It’s my release really, and my therapy and the rest of the world are welcome to the party.”
in the past. Despite his uneasiness with that term, Kurosawa is resolute that it “could change if the mainstream media changes”. “Now more festivals are booking female artists compared to 20 years ago. People couldn’t say that we should have more female artists then. It was too radical or something. Now it’s happened and I hope it comes to the same realisation. There are too many white male bands. “It’s to do with history and the fact that they created the culture but now it’s time to realise, ‘Do we really like this music or did the media tell us to like this music?’. I think now we’re more educated.” Kurosawa points to the universality of the musical experience. It’s supposed to be the one thing that binds us together, a kind of shared instinct that’s a nod to our common ancestry. “Why fear world music? If people like
cool music they really don’t care where the music is coming from. You like the sound and you can connect. “If there’s nobody around you and the music makes your body move, then that’s primitive. Nobody told you how to do that. That’s the part that I like, feeling the roots of humanity as a species. And it doesn’t matter where you’re from or which culture you’re from, you can connect.” Because all music is ‘world music’, right? “Exactly,” Kurosawa laughs. “There you go!”.
General Levy hits WOMADelaide on Friday March 6. Check out womadelaide.com.au for the full program and tickets. He’ll also perform at The Corner on Saturday March 7 with tix via cornerhotel.com.
Kikagaku Moyo Formed in 2012, Japan’s globetrotting psychedelic quintet, Kikagaku Moyo, are returning to Australia stronger and more worldly than ever. BY JAKEB SMITH
The band came up in a Tokyo music scene where bands literally have to pay money to play at live venues. It seems an unlikely place to flourish for a group of long-haired hippies living in a communal house, but the band’s incredible work ethic has always seen them through. Instead of playing extortionist clubs, they would busk outside train stations, neatly ending cosmic stoner jams to say “thank you” every time someone threw change in one of their guitar cases. Since those humble days, the band have released four studio albums, toured the world multiple times, and found themselves universally well-liked for their mix of trad folk, krautrock and Indian raga. Founding members Go Kurosawa and Tomo Katsurada have even relocated to Amsterdam, where their label, Guruguru Brain, helps other Asian bands tour and release records in Europe. Kurosawa couldn’t sound more positive as he talks up the ‘Venice of the north’ over a scratchy phone line. “It’s pretty cool … very international. You can tour around the UK, and France and Germany – it’s the centre of
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Europe. It’s nice to have a hub here.” The band understand the stresses of touring the west from Japan – imagine trying to book, promote and get paid for shows through a language barrier, on top of worrying about day-to-day travel and accommodation. It’s those hardships, however, that inspired Kurosawa to relocate and establish the label. “When we started touring we had a rocky experience. Not many Asian bands tour in Europe or the US. It’s hard because we don’t speak English and we don’t know the culture. I wanted to help that community.” You’d think that having two members move 9000 kilometres away would be difficult for a band that thrive on improvisation, but Kikagaku Moyo don’t spend much time at home anyway. “We tour a lot,” Kurosawa says earnestly. “We played more than 100 shows last year. So we see each other pretty much all the time.” That relentless touring has meant the band have started to break through in western markets. This is no small feat, the western music industry has had a reputation of shunning anything exotic as ‘world music’
Kikagaku Moyo hit WOMADelaide on Friday March 6. Check out womadelaide.com.au for the full program and tickets. They also play The Croxton on Wednesday March 4 (sold out) and Northcote Social Club the following night (sold out).
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Meadow About 20 minutes inland from Lorne lies a sleepy little town called Bambra. BY GRETA BRERETON
Part of the Otway Hinterland, Bambra is surrounded by rolling hills and bushland, only a stone’s throw away from the Otway National Park in all its natural wonder. It’s not always a spot people would visit during a trip down the Great Ocean Road, but for the past six years, there’s been one very good reason to. Meadow, or By The Meadow as it was previously known, is a three-day camping festival that takes place in the Bambra area. Vastly different to the wild, raucous Falls festivities that go down in Lorne over New Years, Meadow is capped at 1,100 tickets and is focused on creating a small, musicallyminded community. What started as a 21st birthday party for Festival Director Cameron Wade organically grew into an annual event, much to Wade’s delighted surprise. “I’ve always wanted to run one [a festival] which is probably why I did it as a 21st, but I had no idea we would just keep doing it after that,” he explains. “It’s always changing and growing and morphing with what we want to see and what we enjoy out of other festivals.” An engineer by trade, it’s a love for music, particularly local music, that drives Wade’s Meadow endeavours. Growing up in Colac
without a hugely active live music scene pushed him to create something that he himself would want to attend, and something that draws a crowd of likeminded music lovers. “I think the fans that are coming out are really into their music,” he explains. “They’re there to have fun and they’re there to party, but they’re people who are really engaged with the music scene regardless of whether they’re from the country or from Melbourne.” With a spectacular setting and punchy lineup, it’s no surprise that Meadow draws punters all the way from the city. This year’s bill features the headliners Angie McMahon, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Dyson Stringer Cloher, along with dynamic duo Close Counters, Swazi Gold, Elizabeth and heaps more. For Wade, curating a killer lineup isn’t so much about what’s hot right now on the radio, but rather what’s hot right now for him and his mates. “Probably just the really selfish approach that I take [to programming] is booking the bands that I want to hear,” he laughs. “At the top, there is stuff that I like and stuff that I know a lot of other people like, but the real insight
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into who we are or what we like is buried in the mid to bottom of the bill a lot more. “We know we need headliners, but the local stuff that we see around Melbourne, that’s the exciting stuff. I really think that shapes the personality of a bill.” This theme of community support extends to their food and beverage offerings too, shying away from standard food trucks and opting for local Otway producers instead. “We want to capture what’s regional and local to us,” says Wade. “We work with all the booze producers in the area, like the brewery down at Aireys Inlet, all the local wineries, the gin distillery from Aireys Inlet, and we build our bar menu with contributions from all of those places. “It goes well with the kind of people we’re trying to get along to our events, who I think generally are a little bit more conscious of
those things.” Over the coming years the regional gem will probably see some growth, but Wade isn’t concerned about profit margins or hordes of punters – just good music and good people to enjoy it with. “We definitely don’t have massive plans,” he says. “We’re not sitting here being like, ‘How do we make this the next Falls Festival or Golden Plains or whatever’. “It’s got a place where it is, I think we just let it organically grow.”
agree it seemed like something new for us. I’m happy about that, albeit a little surprised – maybe because I’ve been sitting with it for so long.” The song in question was ‘Paper Cup’, which features vocals from fellow indie star Amelia Meath – best known for her work in electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso. As it turns out, Meath is a longtime friend of the band’s. “Alex went to college with her, so we’ve known her for a long time,” Courtney explains. “Alex had an idea for a vocal harmony and thought it would be cool if a girl sang on it. I agreed – I thought that kind of counterpart to my voice would be really nice.” In the early stages of the collaboration, Courtney showed a degree of concern from profiteering off Meath’s name despite
her long-time friendship with the group. Thankfully, however, the vocalist was quick to alleviate any of her friend’s concerns. “She’s kinda famous now,” Courtney explains with nervous laughter. “Sylvan Esso obviously have their own big following, and it’s so awesome to see her have the success she deserves. I guess I was kind of worried it would come across as taking advantage of her, so I told her straight up we could keep it on the down-low if she wanted. She found that really funny – she was like, ‘Why would we do that? If we’re gonna do this, let’s do it!’ It worked out really well.”
Spend a weekend at Meadow in Bambra from Friday March 27 to Sunday March 29. You can find tickets and the full lineup at meadowmf.com.
Real Estate By the time Real Estate’s fifth album The Main Thing hits shelves on Friday March 28, it will have been almost exactly three years since their last studio effort. BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG
That album, In Mind, came almost exactly three years after the album before that. You’d be forgiven for thinking the jangle-pop veterans existed on some sort of cycle, but they’re quick to dispel that idea. “This came together a lot quicker than people probably realise,” says Martin Courtney, Real Estate’s vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. “We started work on this sooner after releasing our last record than any time before that. “I remember making the decision I didn’t want to have a large gap – ideally, I wanted a record out a year later. Obviously, it didn’t work out that way, but I’d sat down and started writing within six months of In Mind coming out.” One of the key factors in the relative delays of Real Estate’s creative process is the long-distance relationship set up within the band. Originally forming back in 2009, only Courtney and bassist Alex Bleeker remain from the band’s initial formation. “Alex lives in California, Julian [Lynch, guitarist] lives in Wisconsin, Matt [Kallman, keyboardist] and Jackson [Pollis, drummer]
live in New York City and I live about an hourand-a-half out of New York City,” Courtney explains. “We don’t get to come together to work on stuff in the same room all that often. What will happen is I’ll sit and write a set of lyrics and a chord progression, maybe record a demo for posterity in the process. I always try and leave it pretty bare, more open, so when the other guys hear it they can get creative with how they want to fill out the rest of it.” For better or worse, Real Estate have carved a niche for themselves within the indie-rock spectrum, wherein there is a degree of wriggle room but still a certain aesthetic that allows their songs to uniformly present as identifiably theirs. While Courtney appreciates there is potential for the band to fall into a holding pattern, he has learned to trust in the process. “I honestly don’t worry about it so much,” he says. “To be honest, I feel really lucky we have a sound that’s recognisable. I think that’s great – it’s better than sounding like nothing in particular. That said, when we put out the first single for this record, people seemed to
Real Estate’s new album The Main Thing is out Friday February 28 via Domino Recording Co.
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Ted Mulry Gang In 1969 one of the greatest events in music history took place, Woodstock –a celebration of peace, a celebration of community and a celebration of music. BY TAMMY WALTERS
Five years later, solo star Ted Mulry started a gang. Signing with Albert Productions, Ted Mulry Gang was born and their smash hit ‘Jump In My Car’ dethroned ABBA, pushing ‘Mamma Mia’ off the top spot on the Australian charts. After a long fruitful career, the original gang, Herman Kovac, Les Hall and Gary Dixon, sadly said goodbye to the band’s namesake in 2001. “When Ted passed away I didn’t touch my drum kit for 16 years. I had no interest in it, but I still produced records, I own a recording studio, so I was still in the music but I didn’t want to play,” explains drummer Kovac. With some arm-twisting the gang reunited in 2016, recruiting Mulry’s brother Steve and Sherbet’s Tony Mitchell to stand in for the legendary frontman and bassist. They’ll be appearing at the Woodstockdedicated event, Wanstock, going down at Shoppingtown Hotel in March. “When we did the first lot of shows in 2016 we had Mark Evans, the original bassist for AC/DC who was a good friend of ours, on
for the shows. Mark is now touring with Rose Tattoo so we got Tony Mitchell from Sherbet. We used to tour with Sherbet and it’s worked out perfectly as a bit of fun.” Speaking of AC/DC, the band will be including an AC/DC tribute in their set for their fellow Albert Productions alumni and former band mate. “A lot of people aren’t aware that Les and I were in a band with Malcolm Young for three years before TMG was formed, so we do ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’ as a tribute to Malcolm. A book is coming out this year about it,” Kovac confirms. “God, I had to share a caravan bed with him! We were the two small guys in the van so I had Malcolm’s dirty socks up my nose and he had my bare feet up his nose. I slept with Malcolm Young, that’s your headline right there!” The band will also do a tribute to Ted Mulry’s solo work with Gary Dixon doing acoustic versions of ‘Julia’ and ‘Falling In Love Again’. On top of the musical tributes and celebrations there will be a major reunion of
other sorts. Joining the event lineup is Get Rocked, which consists of members of Hush and The Choirboys, both of whom have an extensive history with TMG. “Choirboys used to be our support band before they were Choirboys and I actually got them their record deal with Albert Productions so there’s a strong connection there,” Kovac recalls. “Members of Hush are on the bill as well and I think last time we played with them was about 40 years ago – I remember I was car sick on that Great Ocean Road and I never wanted to go on that road again. That was just before ‘Jump In My Car’ broke so it will be good to catch up with those guys. We’re even bringing down our accountant who used to do all of Hush’s accounts so he can have a big reunion with both bands as well.”
With the strong Albert Productions representation come Wanstock, Kovac promises punters will be taken back to the golden age of the famed label. “We come from that staple of Albert Records and that Albert sound was a big part of that Australian pub rock scene. We still use the same sort of gear, so we’re going to sound like our records, we’re going to sound like that era musically.” Ted Mulry Gang perform at the Woodstock-inspired Wanstock when it hits Shoppingtown Hotel on Saturday March 14. Grab your tix via Eventbrite.
St Kilda Blues Festival St Kilda has always been known for its picturesque views, the iconic Luna Park, the quirky shopping district and its incredibly colourful music scene. BY TAMMY WALTERS
St Kilda Festival just wrapped up another successful year celebrating four decades as a beacon of the St Kilda music community and this March will see the St Kilda Blues Festival (SKBF) return for a huge second instalment. This year, thousands of feet will wander the streets as venues, cafes and shops come alive to showcase the best in blues music. “We had our first festival last year and the festival is entirely venue based so we don’t have any stages, nothing really outdoors,” SKBF Operations Director Diane Forster says. “We don’t want to have any stages away from venues because we don’t want anything to detract from the venues. We also made the decision to make everything free for the public to get them inside of our amazing venues to enjoy a great weekend of music. “[The festival] goes over from early Friday evening until late Sunday night, so over an entire weekend, and will be the weekend after the Grand Prix.” St Kilda has exceptional music venues on offer including the legendary Palais Theatre,
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the charming Memo Music Hall, the royal Prince Bandroom as well as Fifth Province, Dogs Bar, Vineyard, and even Spanish restaurant Lona, many of which are confirmed hosts for the festival. “St Kilda is a fantastic place,” Forster says. “It has a bit of everything, a bit of high class, a bit of grunge and it’s in a beautiful location. There will be about 15 to 20 venues and we have a much bigger presence in Fitzroy Street than we did last year. “Last year, it was really three-quarters down Acland Street but now it’s more 50/50 which is great. There are even venues that don’t have music at other times that get on board during the festival.” The expansion of the venues calls for expansion of the program. There will be buskers in the street, soloists in cafes, fivepiece blues bands inside live music venues, even a marching band on a tram. “We have buskers in the streets and we also have a second line marching band on the Saturday and Sunday evening who march
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down Fitzroy Street, hop on the tram and then the march up Acland Street before ending up outside Dogs Bar,” says Forster. “We have soloists, duos, trios, we have full bands – it just depends on what suits the individual venues. We only choose the best of the best performers who are mostly Melbourne performers but we have a guy coming over from Adelaide, there’s someone from Sydney, and a couple of guys from Brisbane. We have some guys coming in from Chicago as well … which is super exciting.” For those warriors eager enough to face an additional day of music, SKBF will be hosting an after party on the Monday, known as The Survivors Party. “On the Monday afternoon, we have what we call ‘The Survivors Party’, so a few of us get together at Dogs Bar and have something to
eat and something to drink and we get a DJ in, Max Crawdaddy who has a show on Triple R. “He comes in and plays really great music throughout the afternoon into the evening and we all just sit around and breathe a big sigh of relief. That’s open to the public as well. It’s a really nice way to unwind and relax and reflect on the big weekend.” St Kilda Blues Festival takes over the beachside suburb from Friday March 20 to Sunday March 22. Check out the program and find out more via stkildabluesfestival.com.au.
FEATURES
Amadou Suso
The Senegambian Jazz Band
Amadou Suso has been an instrumental member of the recent Melbourne jazz boom with his band The Senegambian Jazz Band, who fuse Afro jazz and funk. BY MARNIE VINALL
The band’s frontman, Suso doubles as a virtuoso kora player, a traditional West African stringed instrument. His mastery of the instrument is really no surprise given he’s a direct descendant of the world’s first kora player, Koriang Musa Suso. Since 2015, he and the band have been delivering contemporary sounds to the Melbourne community and sharing their cultural stories through sound. For Suso, this has been a great vehicle to amplify the traditional music of the Mandinka people from West Africa. Now, the musician is ready for yet another challenge and is melding a range of different genres to form the band Amadou & Friends, who will be taking up residency at Abbotsford’s Bodriggy Brewing Co. next month. The newly formed band will be taking the stage and entertaining the beer-drinkers and burger-eaters with a range of sounds created by an ensemble spanning drums, guitar, bass, saxophone and, of course, the kora. When asked what the band will play, he
replied simply, “Just a bit of everything”. Given the varying backgrounds of each band member, as Suso tells us, you can expect to hear a fusion of “jazz, afro-jazz, funk, reggae, blues, pop and traditional music”. And of course, with Suso playing the kora, traditional West African sounds will also make a strong appearance. With this, the Gambian instrumentalist doesn’t hesitate to note the complexities at hand. “It’s a big challenge but we’re rehearsing to make sure we get the songs right. It’s very important to me to play traditional and play it properly,” Suso explains. “I feel like it’s important for people to hear something that they’ve never heard or something that they’re not familiar with. “Cause I mean, music is like an ocean. We all have our own personal stuff – you know. Gambian, reggae, jazz, these are all different kinds of music. So, me showing my friends traditional stuff, it’s a challenge, man”. It’s hard to miss the enthusiasm in his voice as he says this. Although, he’s been in
the music game for a while now – playing since the age of five – it’s clear that this new residency is just another chance to do what he loves and share his traditional art. “It’s important for me to share my talents and give teachings of my culture through music. Playing the kora into jazz music and blues, I mean, that’s not something everybody does,” he explains. And when it comes to traditional Gambian music, it’s fair to say that Suso has it in his DNA, hailing from a hugely successful musical family. As he tells us, his mother played in one of the biggest bands in Gambia and travelled all over the world. Similarly, his father toured globally playing the kora before coming to Australia in the ‘80s. “My whole family are musical,” he says. “My grandmother, she was the one who taught me how to sing, she was a great singer and in the national ensemble for Gambia.”
Yet even with the ancestry of talent, he’s always looking to learn more and improve his craft. As he puts it, “everybody needs a challenge”. “I always want to learn new stuff that I don’t know because that’s how you can improve your skills and take your talent to the next level – because everybody needs a challenge,” he claims. And what better place for Amadou & Friends to debut their new collective than with a residency slot every Thursday in March at Bodriggy? The Abbotsford venue is famous across Melbourne for a good pint and plate of food, so an accompaniment of good tunes just makes sense.
globalisation, there is a need to regain one’s roots to distinguish and recognise each other. Southern Italy is a region that has suffered a lot, but it is experiencing a really happy time of cultural re-birthing. “Music traditions really must be rigorously explored and protected, in every place in the world. I’m lucky to live in a place that is sensitive to the recovery and revival of oral heritage. I keep it alive because for me it is not just my duty, but a mission. Knowing where we come from helps us understand where we need to go,” Muci adds. The duo are excited to bring their traditions to Australian audiences to not only introduce fresh ears to their world, but to spark memories and a sense of pride in the members of our rich Italian communities within Melbourne. “Singing the tradition means being a small part of something that transcends time and space. Today we act as skillful weavers, and we join the past to the present, and we
join Salento to distant Australia with the thread of voice and memory,” Pagliara says. “I think it is a good opportunity for us to share our traditions and our rhythms in this festival, for the locals and for the Italian community we know is very active here,” Muci says. “The distance that divides us is oceanic, but a two-part song or a drum beat is enough to make you feel at home, at least for a moment. I hope that you will sense the Mediterranean warmth. My thoughts go to the Italian community of Australia. I hope that our presence, together with the other bands, will bring them the beauty and pride of their origins.”
Amadou & Friends perform at Bodriggy Brewing Co. every Thursday in March. Find out more via the Bodriggy Facebook page.
Enza Pagliara and Dario Muci Taranta Festival says ‘buongiorno’ to Melbourne as it returns for a second year. BY TAMMY WALTERS
Across five days, Taranta Festival will transform Melbourne into a European haven, offering an authentic taste of the Mediterranean and Southern Italian culture through a celebration of music, dance, visual arts, fine foods and vibrant parties. Taking place across several venues, including the Darebin Arts Centre, Meat Market, Co.As.It and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, with more than 15 events from concerts to dance and music workshops and event breakfast with the artists, Taranta Festival has stepped things up for 2020. Flying in from the deep south of Italy to make their debut Down Under and to headline the festival is renowned folk duo, Enza Pagliara and Dario Muci. Both prominent solo artists representative of Puglia, the two came together during the folk-revival to breathe life back into forgotten songs and stories. “I found Dario’s voice in a historical moment of the revival of the traditional music of Salento. We would continually meet up to go and sing, in the old towers, in the old caves,
in taverns. Taking up old arias of songs in vocal polyphony, we retraced the songs and melodies backwards, and gave them new life,” says Pagliara. Their connection to their songs is ancestral, Pagliara grew up with agricultural labour, native dialect and song coursing through her veins while, Muci was serenaded by his maternal grandfather who embedded the traditions into his repertoire. Together, their aim is to protect, maintain and spread their tradition like wildfire. “It’s a world of poets, storytellers and singers, who have preserved the oral traditions of the people from the Salento Peninsula,” explains Muci. “Our music is made of ancestral rites, like all the music of the world. We have the songs we have inherited in our blood and surely passion and emotion are also fundamental to acquire and re-propose them. “Keeping a tradition alive means feeling that you have unique roots that can allow you to love and appreciate the roots of others,” echoes Pagliara. “In this time of
Enza Pagliara and Dario Muci will headline Taranta Festival when it goes down from Wednesday March 11 to Sunday March 15 at venues all across Melbourne. For tickets and all the details, head to tarantafestival.com.au.
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FEATURES
Caribou Dan Snaith’s a busier man than most. BY WILL BREWSTER
When he’s not writing and performing lush, pop-inflected electronica as Caribou, he’s treating festivals around the world to a meld of heavy disco edits and classic house under the moniker of Daphni. Up until now, those two projects have been relatively easy to separate into simple sonic categories – yet Suddenly, the new album from Caribou, seems to meddle with these perceptions like never before. “People have diametrically opposed takes on some things,” Snaith says of his music. “Some people say this record sounds more like Daphni has influenced the record, some people say it’s pushing away from Daphni.” To Snaith, the boundaries of each project are much more simple. He says even 20 years after the project’s inception, Caribou is still his musical bread and butter, carrying a much greater momentum and a persistent media buzz with each record’s release and accompanying tour cycle. Daphni, on the other hand, remains a cathartic and carefree side-project of sorts – a means of uploading dance music to cleanse his head of melodies and appeal to an active audience voracious for any of his swung groove to let loose to on weekends. “It’s like a pendulum swinging back and forth,” Snaith explains. “After Daphni, I always seem to miss chords and melodies and
songwriting, but then it’s the opposite when we get off tour with the band, and I just want to go DJ and make rough edits of mixes. It’s nice to be in a position where people accept me on both terms.” While there’s certainly a number of more upbeat, dancefloor-ready cuts across the record that could be confused as Daphni disco edits – ‘Ravi’ and ‘Never Come Back’ are guaranteed festival slammers – Suddenly also contains tracks with influences previously heard across any of Snaith’s records. ‘New Jade’ and ‘Home’ carry an infectious hip hop bounce that sounds like they’ve been plucked straight from Kanye’s sampling sketchpad, while ‘You and I’ could be the most brilliantly unpredictable song he’s ever put to tape. “As a music listener, I’m a fan of diverse music, and at root, that’s why the album reflects a bunch of diverse things,” Snaith says. “I think Our Love had quite a coherent sound – it was probably the most polished, concise, maybe pop conception of my music. With this record, I didn’t think I could push that idea any further in that direction, so I wanted to do the opposite and emphasise the eccentricities and idiosyncrasies about the way I make music.” Snaith’s approach to creating music is one of total joy: he makes a point to note that
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he’s never set any ‘real’ career ambitions, and that all his success is a direct byproduct of his own hustle and passion. It’s not dissimilar to the attitude embraced by his close friend and frequent collaborator Four Tet, who Snaith says had a key role in shaping the direction of Suddenly. “Kieran is like a brother to me,” Snaith says, affirming that in the end, nice guys do win. “He’s the person who got my music signed in the first place. He provided endless amounts of feedback to me with this album, and we’re as close personally and musically as friends and musicians can be. I’ve learned a lot from him – he was kind of my mentor coming in to release music for the first time and steering away from people who are doing things for
the wrong reason. “But he also does that to so many people – Floating Points, Jon Hopkins, Jamie xx – the list goes on and on. Having another musician giving you feedback rather than a manager who has a vested interest in it being commercial, is a really valuable part of what I do. I can’t forget that the reason I’m here is due to the help of people like Kieran, and I want to make sure I provide that for people as well.”
an orange glaze for the duck but also using different spices like Sichuan peppers, star anise and cinnamon to bring a different flavour profile to the meat.” To get the full depth of flavour, you’ll need to pair your duck with one of the four orange wines they’ll have available on the night. Orange wine is named for its colour, not because it’s made from oranges. Also known as skin-contact wine, it goes through a different fermentation process to a normal drop of white. “It uses white grapes treated the same way as red wine, by keeping the skins on,” Monks explains. “Doing this to white grapes results in an orange or copper colour. “The resulting wines are textural while still refreshing but with an extra layer of depth over the equivalent white wines.” There’ll be orange wines from Avani in the Mornington Peninsula, the Yarra Valley’s Jumpin’ Juice, Preston’s Jamsheed Urban Winery and Latta from Coghills Creek. They’ll also have a selection of non-alcoholic tonics
made from native botanicals, if you’re not a big drinker. As for the tunes, it sounds like it’ll be an eclectic set. Jack Danzey and Dr Condiments are compiling a mix tailored specifically for the event, drawing on the same French and Asian influence as Monks has for the food. “Right now, we’re collecting and recording different sounds, speeches and conversations, and from there we’ll be putting together a mixture of different styles of music,” explains DC. “Expect a mix of French and Chinese sounds – traditional music as well as modern reinterpretations. “I can’t imagine you’ll ever experience a similar live soundtrack for such a dining experience.”
Caribou’s new album, Suddenly, arrives on Friday February 28 via City Slang/Inertia.
Duck Duck Orange at Dr Morse If there’s two things Melburnians love, it’s good food and fine wine. BY GRETA BRERETON
With the annual Melbourne Food and Wine Festival just around the corner, the time is fast approaching to ditch your diet and invest in some oversized pants. Venues all across the city will be getting involved with the ten-day culinary celebration, including Abbotsford hotspot Dr Morse. The Asian-inspired eatery and bar will be hosting two dinner sessions on Thursday March 26 for their Duck Duck Orange event, a celebration of duck dishes and orange wines. DJs Jack Danzey and Dr Condiments will be on the decks with some tasty music to match the meals, creating soundscapes from instrumentals and recorded conversations. “For our MFWF event this year we wanted to celebrate the cultural diversity of Melbourne’s food scene,” explains Head Chef Ash Monks. “I love that Melbourne is a melting pot of different cuisines because it allows chefs to really get creative using differing techniques, and I wanted to pay homage to that.” Monks has been fronting the Dr Morse kitchen since 2018, and is something of a
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barbecue master. He drew inspiration from French and Asian cooking for the Duck Duck Orange event, but you won’t find any classic dishes like Duck a l’Orange on the menu. “We’ll have duck heart skewers that we’ll pair with fermented cherries,” he says. “There’ll also be braised duck leg bao and duck breast pancakes on offer, accompanied by a range of different herbs, vegetables and sauces. “We’ll brine the ducks in a really aromatic liquid, then we’ll dry-age them for a little while. We’ll break down the ducks so we can braise the legs and keep the breast on the bone, and we’ll cook the breast over our outdoor fire, glazing it as it cooks with a house-made orange liquor.” The aim for Monks is to replicate traditional Chinese-barbecue style flavours, but without using traditional techniques. He’s thrown the recipe book out the window, and is instead following his own personal chefing experience. “Duck is quite a fatty animal, so the citrus and tartness of the orange cuts through the fat and balances the dish. We’ll be making
Duck Duck Orange takes place at Dr Morse on Thursday March 26. Grab tickets to a 6pm or 8pm dining session via melbournefoodandwine.com.au.
Q&AS
60 Seconds With... skinsNbones MUSIC
For those who aren’t across your music, how would you describe skinsNbones in under 40 words? skinsNbones is a collaboration of Logan and Gold Coast musos and songwriters. We’re from diverse backgrounds and experiences but the one thing we have in common is our love of rock music. What is the message behind your music? There’s many messages in our music which revolve around getting people to question everything, to think and not accept things as they appear, to not be ignorant to what’s really happening in the world. Discernment is crucial in this age. What’s the story behind your new single, ‘Is There Meaning?’ There’s multiple meanings to connect with as many people possible: a painful ending, being beaten up by life, turning into a zombie. The true story: a veteran’s PTSD and resultant suicides. As intended, this song brings feelings of connection to people who need it, of all ages. It’s the meaning behind this song. Your music is defined by Aussie rock through and through. Tell us more about your sound. Our sound’s a combination of thumping rhythms, soaring melodies and rockin’ guitar, keeping it simple, solid, loud and heavy. It’s about the grooves and feel. It’s no bullshit, in your face, old skool rock’n’roll. The louder the better! What’s next for skinsNbones? We’ve got another single being released late April with this lineup and heading back to Rocking Horse Studios to record more songs with Paul Pilsneniks. Being a collaboration, the lineup may not always be the same but we’ll always be skinsNbones. skinsNbones new single, ‘Is There Meaning?’, is out now. Give it a spin via SoundCloud and find out more about the band at skinsnbones.com.
SAIYON MUSIC
For those who aren’t across your music, how would you describe SAIYON in under 40 words? Contemporary, energetic and honest. When people hear my music, I hope they can find a piece of their own story in the lyrics. Tell us about your new single, ‘Getting High’. What’s the story behind it? What inspired it? This song focuses on a time in my life where I felt particularly vulnerable. It’s all about reclaiming your independence and empowering yourself to get out of a negative situation or environment. Your music is a cosmic fusion of R&B and future soul. How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? I’ve always loved electronic, R&B and soul music. I worked with producer Grant Windsor to take elements of this and create a particular sound that we felt was contemporary, but also reflected the writing and how we envisioned myself sounding as an artist. Are there any bands or musicians that stand out as particular influences for you? I’m a big fan of NAO, FKA Twigs and Kelela. I also love KAYTRANADA and grew up listening to a lot of R&B from the ‘90s and 2000s. What’s next for SAIYON? Currently working on new music, which will be dropping soon! SAIYON’s debut single ‘Getting High’ is out now. Stream it now on Spotify.
MUSIC
2020
The Song Balm
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JAZZ FESTIVAL A SEAFOOD STREET PARTY How would you describe The Song Balm in under 40 words? The Song Balm takes people into a soft holding place, opening a deep connection with self while simultaneously enabling the audience to feel the support of our land and a deeper connection to country. How is the event connected with Earth Hour? I was so affected by the recent bushfires and the devastation and was thinking about particular dates that would bring into focus the honouring of Mother Earth. Earth Hour came to mind as a global way of honouring the oneness of creation, and doing so locally in a way that artistically invites people into a soft space of connection. In light of the recent bushfires, the topic of climate change is more prominent than ever. How has the recent phenomenon influenced The Song Balm, if at all? Recently driving through the devastated areas of the south coast of NSW where there is nothing alive feels so terribly heartbreaking. Once we’ve remembered our connection and held ceremony for what has been lost, we can strategically look at what has led us here and what can be done to change things going forward. Who will this event appeal to? Anyone who has been changed and affected by the recent fires, anyone who loves nature and loves Mother Earth, anyone longing for connection and anyone wishing to learn more about dropping into their heart and letting their mind play second fiddle. Tell us about your connection to The Boite. Why is the organisation so important in the Melbourne music landscape? The Boite has been an institution in Melbourne for so many years. It plays a really important role in singers’ and musicians’ lives as a supporter of the arts and they really are a wonderful organisation to collaborate with - experienced, fair and trustworthy.
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The Song Balm goes down at Carlton’s Church of All Nations on Saturday March 28. Tickets and information via boite.com.au.
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NEW MUSIC
Albums & Singles BEST NEW ALBUM
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POLARIS
The Death of Me
It says a lot about a young band who can lay down two albums that are deserving of the ‘career defining’ label. Polaris, with their sophomore effort The Death of Me, have done just this. Following on from an impactful debut record in The Mortal Coil, the Sydney band’s new material introduces listeners to an outfit on a sonic odyssey very much of their own. Their music refuses to be defined by the genre’s long-standing traditions, instead it takes influences from across the board and threads them together intricately, producing music marked with their own stamp of individuality. For many, The Death of Me will stand out as an early highlight of 2020 – Polaris shine with their dynamism as a unit, while the songwriting strength exhibited on The Mortal Coil has seen a strong yet natural graduation. Jamie Hails has stepped things up even more on vocals, while Daniel Furnari’s percussion is threatening as ever. Between Ryan Siew, Jake Steinhauser and Rick Schneider, you have one of the tightest young rhythm and guitar units out. All of these elements together make for an unbeatable group. From ‘Hypermania’ through to ‘Masochist’ and ‘Above My Head’, Polaris barrel headfirst into a range of emotions with deft use of balance and tone. Every riff, melody and rhythm has its place. The breakdowns are executed brilliantly, with the band taking their time in constructing each arrangement to fit a vision rooted in intensity. An album to stand by, with The Death of Me, Polaris have shown the legacy they’re building is a damn strong one. Label: Resist Records BY SOSEFINA FUAMOLI
SINGLES – WITH AUGUSTUS WELBY
THE STROKES
PRIMO!
KING KRULE
NADIA REID
At the Door
Best and Fairest
Alone, Omen 3
Oh Canada
At age 13 I fell off my bike and broke my wrist. I spent the next day listening to triple j, where I heard ‘Barely Legal’ by next-big-things The Strokes. I’ve devoured everything they’ve done since and ‘At the Door’ sounds like the band’s most inspired release in years. It’s led by a hulking synth progression and forgoes drums entirely. Julian Casablancas borrows some weirdness from The Voidz, but sounds unmistakably himself bellowing lines like “Struck me like a chord/I’m an ugly boy”.
Little band scene revivalists Primo! are the kind of act that remind you why you live in Melbourne. Their music has no ulterior motives – it isn’t trying to be cool, showy, or even very innovative. It exists within an ecosystem that allows bands not to conform. ‘Best and Fairest’ is direct and approachable, all raw guitars and garage rock chord changes. The vocals are the standout element, pondering how the decisions you make will come to define your life.
It’s fair to predict King Krule becoming one of his generation’s great artists. Archy Marshall is known as an acerbic figure with multitudinous musical proficiency, but he lets the light shine in on new record Man Alive!. ‘Alone, Omen 3’ is influenced by the birth of his first daughter. Beneath the twisted, stereo-panned guitars are reassuring lyrics like “The ache and thunder in the storms of your mind/Soak it in, for the rain will pass in time”, and “Don’t forget you’re not alone”.
Nadia Reid’s vocal style closely resembles Saskatchewan songwriter Andy Shauf. It’s a good reference, but titling a song ‘Oh Canada’ while resembling a standout Canadian musician is either intentional or one of indiefolk’s great coincidences. Reid’s upcoming record was made with Matthew E. White and it’s sounding bloody excellent. ‘Oh Canada’ questions an impulse to travel the world, and underlines how we struggle to leave home behind.
Label: RCA/Sony Music Australia
Label: Anti Fade
Label: XL Recordings/Remote Control
Label: Spacebomb/AWAL
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BEST COAST
Always Tomorrow
7.5
REAL ESTATE
The Main Thing
Best Coast go through waves where they drive into era-based music and make it fresh for a new generation. The seminal Crazy For You adopted ‘70s Californian surf rock, while The Only Place etched into southern ‘60s. Fade Away included contenders for the Joan Jett ‘80s rock revival and California Nights was a decade blend. For 2020’s Always Tomorrow, even though The Go-Go’s, The B-52’s, Fleetwood Mac, The Bangles and Talking Heads were reference points, realistically it sits in with ‘90s rock jingles. Bethany Cosentino strips the pessimistic lovelorn coating from the California Nights exterior and paints over it with a chirpy optimism that can at times come off as cringy. Swaying in with ‘Different Light’, Best Coast lean into the ‘90s with doubled vocals and a punchy bridge, channelling Letters to Cleo circa 10 Things I Hate About You and ‘Everything Has Changed’ follows suit with Cosentino finding solid ground, but this is where things fall apart. ‘For The First Time’ is all cheese, no depth, and ‘Graceless Kids’ chugs along aimlessly. ‘Master Of My Own Mind’ saves some face up until the questionable bridge. ‘Seeing Red’ is a slight redemption. There’s always tomorrow for Best Coast to put their best foot forward, this album isn’t it.
Real Estate have been a band for ten years now. Their career hasn’t been without controversy, but their breezy and bright guitar-pop has consistently set them apart in a crowded genre. And while 2017’s misfire In Mind found the band in a complicated period of adjustment, the reassuring warmth they were missing returns on The Main Thing – the band’s best album since 2014’s unparalleled Atlas. The Main Thing just misses the same heights as Atlas or 2011’s Days, but the hallmarks of frontman Martin Courtney’s songwriting are shining once again, and the band feel closer to their singular vision of dream pop than they have in a long time. This time, Courtney’s lyrics explore the band’s concerns and those of millennials everywhere: existential crises, environmental anxiety and political problems. “Soon you’ll be awake/and you’ll have to get used to it,” he sings on ‘You’, before Julian Lynch breaks into a smooth-lounge guitar solo that wouldn’t be out of place on a Roy Ayers record. Atlas and Days worked because they converted Proustian-esque feelings into wonderfully simple songs evoking nostalgic feelings of suburban summers and long-lost dog days. The Main Thing works because it sees Real Estate hone in on exactly that: getting back to the dreamy, forlorn indie rock they do best.
Label: Concord Records
Label: Domino Recording Co.
BY TAMMY WALTERS
BY TOM WALTERS
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KING KRULE
Man Alive!
With seemingly limitless talent and a soul older than the British Empire, on Man Alive!, Archy Ivan Marshall continues to push the sonic boundaries of his King Krule moniker. The album delivers on all of the South London songwriter’s abundant promise, mixing genres, themes and production techniques to create something completely otherworldly yet stunningly familiar. ‘Stoned Again’ is a powerful iteration on his dark jazz sound, with a distorted electric bass writhing to the rising arguments of a drunken brass section. Marshall’s vocals take an aggressive turn, as he alternates between shouting and rapping, his disembodied voice yelping desperate harmonies from the shadows. ‘Comet Face’ uses the same elements, but sees Marshall more restrained as he sings over twisted vocal samples and the crashing of metal. ‘Perfecto Miserable’ takes a simple chord progression and drapes it in so much reverb it could be the unrequited love letter of an intergalactic merman. And on it goes.‘Airport Antenatal Airplane’ ventures briefly into trip hop territory while ‘Please Complete Thee’ handles experimental rock with fabulous aplomb. They make Man Alive! a perfect example of King Krule’s appeal – Marshall is so inventive, so captivating, so apparently wracked by feeling that it’s impossible not to listen in awe. There really isn’t a dull moment.
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TAME IMPALA
The Slow Rush
With the release of Currents in 2015, Tame Impala became an aural aesthetic – more synonymous with the gaudy hues of California than the sunburnt beaches of Western Australia. The Slow Rush solidifies this nu-branded idea of Tame Impala – but it’s not all bad. Parker’s production is more transcendent than ever; he melds his proggy tendencies with immaculate pop sensibility. At least half of the cuts on the record feel more like suites than songs, taking you on a trip through Parker’s production synapses. The 15-minute mid-section spanning ‘Breathe Deeper’ to ‘Lost in Yesterday’ is The Slow Rush’s closest shot at reinvention – resembling Supertramp from the year 3000, they feel like they were written for the bass guitar alone. What keeps The Slow Rush from greatness is Parker’s often limp lyricism. He succeeds when he sets small goals in meaning: “Remember when we used to get on it four out of seven?” on ‘Lost in Yesterday’ is gloriously facile. But over the LP’s lengthy runtime, the bubblegum lyricism shreds the good faith. ‘Posthumous Forgiveness’ mixes love, death and remorse in a tribute to his father, but meanders in cliché compared to Parker’s punchier prior lyrics on the topic (Lonerism’s ‘Sun’s Coming Up’). It wouldn’t be crazy if Parker hired a ghostwriter at this point. Label: Island Records/Universal
Label: XL Recordings/Remote Control Records
BY JOSHUA MARTIN
BY JAKEB SMITH
EDITOR’S PICK
JENNIFER LOVELESS
Hard/Soft
Canadian-born and Melbourne-based, Jennifer Loveless is a household name in electronic neighbourhoods.
A producer who’s a creative runaway, she crafts beats so enigmatic and indefinable they always seem just out of reach. Having played festivals and parties the world over, supporting the likes of DJ Sprinkles, Floating Points and Jacques Greene to name a few, Loveless now emerges with her debut release, Hard/Soft. The EP is a 20-minute continuous piece that features three distinct segments. Opening cut, ‘Flowers’, is a soundtrack to a deep-sea odyssey, where vampire squid waft, and anglerfish run wild. What begins as an unnerving, eerie passage opens up to a submerged forest of colour and vibrance. A circling drum machine underlines ambient flickers that rise and fall before quickly fleeing.
‘Tinnitus’ picks up from where ‘Flowers’ left off before kicking things into gear. It’s a 5am heater fit for hazy dancefloors that pulses like a ketamine trip, disorientating and intense. By ‘Tinnitus’ we’ve found our groove and through ‘DCS’ we’ve got a clearer picture of Loveless’ artistic vision. As she contrasts a visceral bassline with soft keyboard lines, Loveless concludes the narrative with an earnest poem that loiters in the song’s shadows. This EP is spectral, dreamlike, and a telling confluence of Loveless’ inspiration and influence. Label: Pure Space BY TOM PARKER
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GIGS & EVENTS
Gig & Events Guide WEDNESDAY 26 FEB
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL OPEN DECKS SiBar. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. SIR JUDE , VELVET BLOOM, BARES The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $14.30. WEYES BLOOD Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $65. THE O-WEEK FESTIVAL 2020 The Emerson. South Yarra. 9pm. THE PAROV STELAR BAND Forum Melbourne. 7.30pm. $89.90.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES MATT CYNNER , MICKY HAY, COOPER WEST The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: KELLY AUTY & BORIS CONLEY, ORIEL GLENNEN, BRUCE MCGARVIE The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. JESS PARKER The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. SARAH WILLIAMS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. OPEN GRAND PIANO NIGHT Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 6.30pm. FREE. THE BOITE PRESENTS WORDS & TUNES Magnet Gallery. VIC. 7pm. $30. MUDDY'S BLUES ROULETTE FEAT: BUCK & CLAGS The Catfish. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7pm. FREE. STELLA ANNING TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $20. COQ ROQ: UNPLUGGED Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. FREYA J HOLLICK , FRANCESCA GONZALES Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP SIR JUDE , VELVET BLOOM, BARES The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $14.30. MISS DEMEANOUR , KAÏRA CUVÉE Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. WEDNESDAY TWIST The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. DOWN TO EARTH - A FIRE & CLIMATE RELIEF CONCERT FEAT: ANGUS & JULIA STONE, BRIGGS, GANG OF YOUTHS, JACK RIVER, RUBY FIELDS, TASH SULTANA, THELMA PLUM Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 2pm. $89.90 119.90. A CARRY 4 COINS FEAT: SAMPA THE GREAT, KAIIT, ECCA VANDAL, JESSWAR, KIRA PURA, MISS BLANKS, DJ BABY MAMA, SOJUGANG, C.FRIM Max Watt's (Melbourne). 7pm. $67.35.
CLASSICAL GINTAUTE GATAVECKAITE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $40.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL BENDY WEDNESDAYS FEAT: OKAY DANE, THE MEAN TIMES Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. ROGERSTEIN LOUNGE Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 5pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE MINIMALS , MATT PARLANE & HIS ISSUES, MAGIC IAN Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FREE. ALL IN PRESENTS: JOANNA KERR + FARAWAY TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. JHELI'S FEMMES & FRIENDS FEAT: AARTI, LAIK, 'FKA HANA Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. TOM FRYER BAND , ANTHONY FARRUGIA BAND, ALTURA DO SOL Bar
303. Northcote. 7.30pm. THE EXCITING WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES FEAT: STUDIO YOUTH BAND TWO Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $30. JOSEPH TAWADROS Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $30.
THURSDAY 27 FEB
ROCK, PUNK, METAL GROOVECULT RECORDS AND MUCH LOVE PRESENT: BERGY THURSDAYS FEAT: FUZZYARD, CONCRETE, MAGGIE GUO The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. PJ THE DJ Globe Alley. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. LIVE AT HUM , THE STAINED DAISIES, THE SUNKEN SEA, LUNATA, INFORM THE CUBE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. BRASS AGAINST , DJ BOFFATRON Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. BENEFIT FOR WIRES FEAT: NOT BADD, WARDENS, THE DELIRIOUS, BOUKABOU, THE FALLING DOVES Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. JAMES PARRY & BAND , HALF THE ANDES The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. THURSTY THURSDAYS UNI NIGHT FEAT: TONO Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7pm. FREE. BUSHFIRE RELIEF FEAT: GREAT AUSTRALIAN BANK, LIQUID DISTRICT, BELLHOP, SPEED WEEK Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE DREGGS , STEVE COUSINS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. THE TIPPLERS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. MICK DALEY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. MICHAEL DAHLENBURG Melbourne
Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $67. STEVE TYSSEN Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. SCOTT CANDLISH + JOYCE PRESCHER Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. IRISH MYTHEN , CASS EAGER Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 7pm. $28.89. THURSDAYS W/ THE ADAM WALDRON TRIO , PJENNÉ Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5pm. FREE. JUSTIN BRADY BUSHFIRE BENEFIT FEAT: JUSTIN BRADY, DELSINKI, BOB VALENTINE, JAMES BLACK, TRACEY MILLER, BOB SEDERGREEN, WAYNE JURY, THE SHUFFLE CLUB Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $20 - 25. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE. GERRY HALE Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. MASTER SERIES VOL. 1 FEAT: SGT SLICK OneSixOne. Prahran. 8pm. GUERNS FEAT: FOSTA, KULCHR, CULLEN, BABY G, DJ KITI New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. RYOJI IKEDA - DATAMATICS [VER. 2.0] & NONOTAK - SHIRO Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 8pm. $39 - 84. THE MASH UP FEAT: AMY LOTUS Bimbo. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK MICHAEL DAHLENBURG Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $67. BRASS AGAINST , DJ BOFFATRON Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. PUSH PORTAL , IZY Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $11.34. LAKE MINNETONKA , JOTHI Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. FREE. BOWERS/WALLACE/CURNICK Bar
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Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. EMMA GILMARTIN TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. AMADOU SUSO & FRIENDS Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. JAKE MASON TRIO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. THE JACK PANTAZIS GROUP Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. BRIANA COWLISHAW & GAVIN AHEARN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $25. LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY FEAT: MR CLIFF, PERON Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 5pm. FREE. FEM BELLING + MIRKO GUERRINI , JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat Hotel. South Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. JOSEPH TAWADROS Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $30. NEON SOUL FEAT: BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE & HER 10 PIECE SOUL BAND FAD Gallery. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. ALL STARS LIVE JAM FEAT: MAYA Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL ARCADIA WINDS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $40.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP MIKA , CHELA Forum Melbourne. 7pm. $89.90. NLE CHOPPA + FAMOUS DEX 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7pm. $59.90. THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
FRIDAY 28 FEB
ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE BALLS , MOUSTACHE ANT, LAMUSSU Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $10. OLD BAR UNICORNS FUNDRAISER SOIREE , TANKERVILLE, MIGHTIEST OF
GUNS, LUNATIC, COMPETITION TEAM Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. THE DEAD LOVE , DOWN FOR TOMORROW, BABY SHOWER The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. HAMISH KILGOUR , LOWER PLENTY, OSTRAALY The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $20. GLOBE ALLEY FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY FEAT: DICKLORD, BITCH DIESEL, ATOMIC RIOT, SMOOCH, DJ JOEGIA MAQ, DJ RUARI Globe Alley. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. LYDIA LUNCH RETROVIRUS , MR. TEENAGE, THE FREES Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $44.55. BLAG DAHLIA Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15. ENCIRCLING SEA , PLOUGHSHARE, GRIEF, GLOBAL GENOCIDE DIVISION Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $15. NICK CARVER & THE MEAN ST BUTCHERS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. THE WITCHING HOUR , LOCUS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. FREE. JULES SHELDON The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 7pm. GANGSTERS OF LOVE Royal Hotel (Essendon). Essendon. 9pm. ATREYU Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $86.70. DEVIL'S KISS , A DAY OF STORMS, DISTORTA, DA'NISH Rack 'Em Up Pool Hall . VIC. 7.30pm. $10. VICTOR STRANGES Jimmy Hornet. Richmond. 7.30pm. FREE. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 9.30pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK BILLY MATHIESON & NITIDA ATKINSON Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. FREE. TEK TEK ENSEMBLE , THEE CHA CHA CHAS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $15. WALLACE , ELLE SHIMADA, QUARTZ PISTOL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $15 - 20. BEER GARDEN STOMP , MISS GOLDIE, DJ FRIDAY, LYNDELLE Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. BANG BANG , JAMIE BENNETT, MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS, SOPHIE MCALISTER Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. VARDOS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $40.
ENTROPY QUARTET Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. NUTBUSH! , EL BASTARDO, JOHNNY ROCK Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9pm. $10. FUNKALLEROS , TEKWANI The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. ADAM DUNNING'S BOSSA TRIO Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $25. SYNTHOTRONICA + EMAH FOX Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 8.30pm. FREE. KUNDALINI PROJECT , HEADPHONES JONES, MR MANIFOLD & THE RESOLUTION, MT KUJO, DJ POEKS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. HOT CLUB SWING , LES GYORI Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. THE HANDLE BARS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $25. CONCHITA WURST & TREVOR ASHLEY FEAT: CONCHITA WURST, TREVOR ASHLEY, KATE MILLER-HEIDKE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 129. JOSEPH TAWADROS Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $30. DAWN RAGA SERIES FEAT: JAY DABGAR, JAYSHREE RAMACHANDRAN Bunjil Place. Narre Warren. 7.30am. FREE. GILLESPIANA , THE JAZZ MELBOURNE ORCHESTRA Chapel Off Chapel. Prahran. 7.30pm. $45 - 50. THE MAMAS Westernport Hotel, San Remo. VIC. 9pm. $10.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES HAYWARD WAYWARD , MITCH BULLEN The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. CHANTELLE & JON ACOUSTIC DUO The Quarry Hotel. Brunswick East. 9pm. ANDY BAYLOR'S BANKSIA BAND The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. LUKE AUSTEN The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. BLAG DAHLIA Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15. OPELOUSAS , KATE ALEXANDER & HANA BRENECKI Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $18.50. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. ADAM DUNNING'S BOSSA TRIO Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $25. BUSHFIRE BLUES APPEAL FEAT: PAULIE BIGNELL, BENNY GERRARD, AARON GILLETT, JULIAN JAMES, EZRA LEE,
MORE The Catfish. Fitzroy. 7pm. $40. DYLAN BEAST , THE KIDS NEXT DOOR, GOOD COMPANY Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 9pm. FREE. RACHEL ROSE Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 6.30pm. FREE. FIRE RELIEF FUNDRAISER FOR FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE OF GIPPSLAND FEAT: THE DEANS, CARISSA WATTS, COLD GROUND, YUNG WARRIORS, DALLAS WOODS Deluxe Bar & Lounge. Moonee Ponds. 8.30pm. $17. LACHY DOLEY GROUP , BRETT GLOVER, STEVE COUSINS Bundalaguah Myrtlebank Hall . VIC. 7pm. $40. VICTOR STRANGES Jimmy Hornet. Richmond. 7.30pm. FREE. MICK DALEY'S CORPORATE RAIDERS Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 8pm. FREE. SHAUNA TONY & CO. Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. MEN I TRUST , SHANNEN JAMES Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $49.93. BEER GARDEN STOMP , MISS GOLDIE, DJ FRIDAY, LYNDELLE Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. BANG BANG , JAMIE BENNETT, MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS, SOPHIE MCALISTER Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. SYNTHOTRONICA + EMAH FOX Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 8.30pm. FREE. KUNDALINI PROJECT , HEADPHONES JONES, MR MANIFOLD & THE RESOLUTION, MT KUJO, DJ POEKS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. HAUSWERK The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. SILENT SERVANT New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $20. TEMPERANCE FRIDAYS FEAT: ADAM TRACE, NICK VAN WILDER, DJ T.P.C Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 8pm. FREE. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY, ONE PUF, BLEND CORP, CONGO TARDIS, DINGO SQUAD Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL ST DAVID'S DAY WELSH CONCERT FEAT: THE VICTORIA WELSH CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank.
Andy McGarvie
Sarah Williams
Lomond Acoustica
Bernadette Novembre
Fuzz Yard
THE DRUNKEN POET
LOMOND HOTEL
FAD GALLERY
THE BERGY SELTZER
Wine, Whiskey, Women is a night of intimate and touching sounds of female accord on Wednesday February 26 at The Drunken Poet. Currently based in Central Victoria, country singer Sarah Williams will grace the stage with simple country songs and heartfelt covers. Jess Parker will also be taking to the stage solo with an array of blues-rock pieces. Doors at 8pm.
Head on down to Brunswick East’s Lomond Hotel for a night of acoustic jams. The event has been the venue’s weekly staple for a while now, inviting three acts to perform one set each. This particular instalment will see Oriel K Glennon, Kelly Auty & Boris Conley and Andy McGarvie bring their folk tunes to the stage. Goes down on Wednesday February 26 from 8pm.
Melbourne’s own neo soul singer Bernadette Novembre is gracing FAD Gallery with her ten-piece soul band on Thursday February 27. They’ll be taking up a new residency at the Little Bourke Street bar, playing live on the fourth Thursday of each month. You can catch them for free from 9pm.
Bergy Thursdays brings to you the sounds of rock and psych with Fuzz Yard on Thursday February 27. Up and coming punk rockers Concrete will also be there to get the adrenaline pumping, while February feature artist Maggie Guo will be showcasing her artwork upstairs all night. Doors at 8pm.
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7.30pm. $30 - 60. CONCHITA WURST & TREVOR ASHLEY FEAT: CONCHITA WURST, TREVOR ASHLEY, KATE MILLER-HEIDKE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 129.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP FUNKALLEROS , TEKWANI The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $22.19. HELLO! FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $11.64. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. HAPPY FEET Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. FIRE RELIEF FUNDRAISER FOR FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE OF GIPPSLAND FEAT: THE DEANS, CARISSA WATTS, COLD GROUND, YUNG WARRIORS, DALLAS WOODS Deluxe Bar & Lounge. Moonee Ponds. 8.30pm. $17. CONCHITA WURST & TREVOR ASHLEY FEAT: CONCHITA WURST, TREVOR ASHLEY, KATE MILLER-HEIDKE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 8pm. $69 - 129.
Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME , THE OMNIFIC Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $69.90. CONSTANT MONGREL , GUTTER GIRLS, NO STATUES Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $14.41. ALL THE COLOURS , LEMON DAZE, PURPLE JESUS, THE CROOKEDS, F & THE J'S Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $12.25. FLEETWOOD MAC'S "THEN PLAY ON" - 50TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $28.50. PATRICK RYAN , ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH, TAPDOG The B.East. Brunswick East. 8.30pm. FREE. MOONSHINE JAM BAND Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. REGENERATION X Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7.30pm. FREE. EVEN FLOW - THE AUSTRALIAN PEARL JAM TRIBUTE SHOW Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $23.50. TONY HADLEY , CHLOE STYLER Forum Melbourne. 7.30pm. $89.90. COUSIN TONY'S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $31.65. JUST A NUMBER , UNLUCKY, WHITE BONSAI Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $10. THE ABSOLUTE DOORS TRIBUTE SHOW, SHED ZEPPELIN Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $30.
Moons. Northcote. 9pm. $40. HOMEBASS , DELA MOON, BAYAWAKA, PANDORRR, AURAMECHANIC Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10 -14.80. ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $22.19. ALL NIGHT FEAT: CITIZEN.COM, MORE The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 10pm. FREE. JOEL FLETCHER + ERIC SIDEY Empire Nightclub. Narre Warren. 9pm. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: ERIC POWELL, ETWAS, MATTEO FREYRIE, ANDREA GUADALUPI, CHRISS MATTÒ, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $20. BORIS + MERZBOW , CORIN Arts Centre Melbourne. 8.30pm. $35 - 45. #LETSHOUSE SATURDAYS FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 5pm. FREE. HOUSE PARTY 2.0 FEAT: BETH GRACE, VARIOUS DJS Bimbo. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK
GILLESPIANA , THE JAZZ MELBOURNE ORCHESTRA Chapel Off Chapel. Prahran. 7.30pm. $45 - 50.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES MCT OLD-TIME JAM SESSION The Merri Creek Tavern. Northcote. 3pm. FREE. THE HORNETS The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. ELECTRIC BLUES COLLECTIVE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. YASIN LEFLEF Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. DEVIL GOAT FAMILY STRING BAND Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. THE INFERNOS The Catfish. Fitzroy. 9pm. MORDIALLOC FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL: LACHY DOLEY GROUP Peter Scullin Reserve. VIC. 4pm. $2 - 5. ALICE SKYE , MAYLENE SLATER BURNS, CHITRA The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $12.25 - 22.85. SHAKY STILLS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. JUST A NUMBER , UNLUCKY, WHITE BONSAI Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8pm. $10. ANIMAL FESTY AT THE BENDI - ANIMAL RESCUE BUSHFIRES BENEFIT FEAT: TESS GUTHRIE, LARA PROKOP, MR EUGENE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 1.30pm. $15. PAT MCKERNAN Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE.
SHAPELESSS - HOUSE EDITION #2 SiBar. Collingwood. 4pm. FREE. PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co. Prahran. 8pm. DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. DJ GAB Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. BUBBLE FEAT: DJ LADY ERICA, JUMBOH, COLDPAST, TUFF TRAX Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. DJ A-MAN Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. NIGHTLIGHT , HOKUSAI, WURLI Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. BLABERUNNER The Fox Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. FREE. TR!P FEAT: BEXTA, MISS MEL, AMBER SAVAGE, KELSTA, LISA CARRICK 24
DAVE ALLARDICE Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. FREE. TEYMORI , DIGITAL AFRIKA, MELO FELO, DJ IMAXX Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10 - 15. SLOW GRIND FEVER #80 FEAT: DJ RICHIE1250, MOHAIR SLIM, GINGER LIGHT, LOVERBOY LOPEZ Bar Open. Fitzroy. 10pm. $12. VIPERS DREAM SWING TEAM Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. WOMBATUQUE Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. REG COLE QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. MEL SEARLE - AN ELLA FITZGERALD TRIBUTE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. GRACE KNIGHT Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $35. SOLID GOLD DISCO SHOW Royal Hotel Mornington. 8.30pm. FREE. ABIDA PARVEEN Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 5pm. $79 - 240. LATIN IN THE PARK FEAT: KEKOSON Victoria Park. VIC. 6pm. FREE. BEATS & EATS FEAT: DJ SISTA SARA Ciccio Pizza. Pascoe Vale. 6pm. FREE. JOSEPH TAWADROS Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $30.
The Rustica Project
Future Haunts
Electric Blues Collective
Sisters Doll
OLIVA SOCIAL
GRACE DARLING HOTEL
THE DRUNKEN POET
THE LEADBEATER HOTEL
Italian Friday’s at Oliva Social are usually fronted by Siesta Cartel, but the band will be sitting this one out and letting The Rustica Project dominate the stage. Honouring their roots with traditional Italian folk music, you can catch the four-piece on Friday February 28. Free entry from 5pm to 7pm, and $10 on the door after.
Brisbane four-piece Future Haunts are coming to the Grace Darling with a brandnew EP. Following their 2019 single ‘Far Away’, the band have finally released Rushmore, which they’ll be debuting live at the end of the month. You can catch them on Friday February 28 from 8pm. Tickets $10 via Eventbrite.
The Electric Blues Collective will be sending punters into a frenzy with a fierce collection of Chicago Blues on Saturday February 29 at the Drunken Poet. Leave your slippers at home and put on your best dancing shoes for a blues party like no other. 9pm onwards.
Get down to the Leadbeater Hotel on Saturday February 29 for Sisters Doll. They’re back after a ten-year hiatus and stronger than ever. In 2019 they graced the ARIA awards, opened Good Things festival and toured nationally to promote their hit single ‘Black Mirror’. Tickets are $23 via Oztix. Doors at 8pm.
SATURDAY 29 FEB
ROCK, PUNK, METAL SISTERS DOLL , LASH78 Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $20 - 25. THE TOYMAKER - 12 MONTHS IN MELBOURNE: CIPTA CROFTCUSWORTH ART EXHIBITION FEAT: RIOT BABY, AUNTY A & THE THREE C'S Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $10. BUSHFIRE BENEFIT FEAT: ROMERO, THE TWISTEES, SUPER X, THE DORKS, LAUGHING GEAR Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE The Penny Black. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. FLYYING COLOURS , IMMIGRANT UNION, HANNY J, TERRIBLE SIGNAL Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $19.35. FORTUNES , HARTWAY, DJ ABBEY Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $29.86. DRACOREX , THE CHEVALIERS, DJ KELLIN IN THE NAME OF Globe Alley.
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HIP HOP, R&B, POP MAYA ROSE , MISS EMILIA The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. DON'T THANK ME, SPANK ME Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. NIGHTLIGHT , HOKUSAI, WURLI Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. FREE. LIGHT - OLD SCHOOL RNB NIGHT Co. Southbank. 10pm. $22.19. KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS , DURMY, DAMION DE SILVA Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
GIGS & EVENTS
CLASSICAL GARRICK OHLSSON Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $40 - 154. MUSIC FROM THE STUDIO GHIBLI FILMS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $85 - 186.75.
SUNDAY 01 MAR
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE 'JOHNNY CAN'T DANCE' CAJUN BAND Open Studio. Northcote. 2.30pm. $5 - 10. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY - MAC SPRINGS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY - TAYLAH CARROLL Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. RAIN OF ANIMALS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. KELLY AUTY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. MICHAEL DAHLENBURG Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 2.30pm. $67. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY FEAT: DJ MURPH, ZOE FOX, PATRICK RYAN, GAIA SCARF Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 3pm. FREE. JOHN MCCUTCHEON , COOPER LOWER JOHN Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 2.30pm. $28.50. THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE. THREE KINGS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm. FREE. DEVILS BREW The Catfish. Fitzroy. 5pm. KLUB MUK Bar 303. Northcote. 6pm. FREE. YOU HAVE OUR WORDS - SPOKEN WORD, COMEDY & MUSIC Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7.30pm. JIMI HOCKING'S BLUES MACHINE Royal Hotel Mornington. 3pm. FREE. HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS FEAT: BARNEY MCALL Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. SUNDAY SESSION , LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN, TOMMY RANDO Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. CHAIKA The Monastery, Geelong. VIC. 2pm. $15 - 25. STRONG WOMEN OF SONG PRESENTS:
DEBORAH CONWAY & WILLY ZYGIER , THE COMMONERS Memo Music Hall. VIC. 3pm. $28 - 45. COUNTRY AT CUSTOMS FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, DELLA HARRIS, EMILY HATTON, JAKE SINCLAIR, LUKE AUSTEN Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE. SUNDAY SINGALONG Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL THE BERGY DOES SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY / FIRST BIRTHDAY FEAT: MORNING MORNING, AZTX, ED HUNTING, GREY MANTIS, HMS ASH, FBT, PEYOTE, KISS FM AFTERPARTY DJS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 12pm. FREE. BENCH PRESS , FUTURE SUCK, WURST NURSE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY FEAT: RATHAMMOCK, BAKERS EDDY, PSYCHOBABEL, ALEX MOSES, HANNAH KATE, TEENAGE DADS, CREATURE FEAR, THE VELVET CLUB, BOAT SHOW The Penny Black. Brunswick. 12pm. FREE. THE OVERHEADS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $5. PHIL JAMIESON Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $27.70. THE BLACK HEART DEATH CULT Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 2am. FREE. JAKE GEORGE & THE INVESTIGATORS , SILT, THE LANCIAS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm. FREE. HEAR MY EYES: SUSPIRIA (1977) + ALL NEW SCORE PERFORMED LIVE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 4pm. $79. HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS FEAT: BARNEY MCALL Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. STRONG WOMEN OF SONG PRESENTS: DEBORAH CONWAY & WILLY ZYGIER , THE COMMONERS Memo Music Hall. VIC. 3pm. $28 - 45. JUST A NUMBER , DUMB WHALES, THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 7.30pm. $10. YACHT ROCK REVIVAL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $20.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP
SUNDAY SERVICE FEAT: KK, 10YRWAR, DJ R3DBIRD, MG BLAKK Morris Jones. Windsor. 4pm. FREE. MOTHERSHIP Co. Southbank. 10pm. $15. YACHT ROCK REVIVAL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $20.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK MORELAND CITY SOUL REVUE The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 5.30pm. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY - DJ LADY BLADES Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY LE FLEUR Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. MICHAEL DAHLENBURG Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 2.30pm. $67. ORGANIX Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. FREE. SNAKEFISH COLLECTIVE Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. BELLY SAVALAS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6pm. FREE. HORNS OF LEROY The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE DAN MOUGERMAN TRIO Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 8pm. $25. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 7.30pm. $45. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 3pm. $45. SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY: AZUCAR Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 5.30pm. FREE. DAWN HO QUARTET - MONK AND MILES Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $30. LUCINDA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $25. HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS FEAT: BARNEY MCALL Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE. YACHT ROCK REVIVAL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $20.
CLASSICAL FLINDERS QUARTET Montsalvat. VIC. 2.30pm. $45. MUSIC FROM THE STUDIO GHIBLI FILMS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $85 - 186.75.
Dela Moon
Joe Matera
Barney McAll
BAR 303
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
BODGRIGGY BREWING CO.
February’s monthly edition of Homebass is proud to feature Dela Moon, Bayawaka and Pandorrr for a night of bass, trance and psy-techno. It’s not quite barefoot dancing in the middle of the bush, but it’s not far from it. Hosted by Auramechanic, Bar 303 has your night sorted Saturday February 29 from 9pm. Tickets $15 via Eventbrite.
Singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Joe Matera is a melodious rock troubadour, having played alongside Steve Harley and performing across Europe. His music is filled with power and emotion and is straight from the heart. Don’t miss him live at the Clifton Hill Brewpub on Sunday March 1 at 6pm. Free.
Kick off the new month with some dynamic jazz tunes. Pianist and composer Barney McAll will be rolling into Bodriggy Brewpub on Sunday March 1, bringing his impressive catalogue of material to the Abbotsford watering hole. Knock back a pint or two and catch the critically acclaimed musician for free.
INVENTI ENSEMBLE: SUNDAY CLASSICS Hawthorn Arts Centre. Hawthorn. 2pm. $18.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL SUNDAY REVIVAL FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 4pm. FREE.
MONDAY 02 MAR
ROCK, PUNK, METAL HEAVENPHETAMINE , POLARIZE, LOVISION Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. MONDAY NIGHT MASS , GIRLATONES, PARSNIP, CHIMPANZEE, LUXURY Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJS TILL LATE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL INTIMATE BEETHOVEN FEAT: AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $59. SCHUMANN’S SYMPHONY NO.2 FEAT: MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6.30pm. $30.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK 303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. OSSICLE DUO: ESPY UNDERGROUND SESSIONS , MIRANDA HILL Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 7pm.
TUESDAY 03 MAR
Frank Raymond & The Silhouettes FAD GALLERY FAD Gallery favourites Frank Raymond & The Silhouettes are holding onto their residency slot, kicking off the first Thursday of each month with a rollicking live show. If you’ve been before you know to expect a night of soul, rock and blues, and for those who haven’t, Thursday March 5 is your chance to change that. Free.
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ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE SELTZER SESSIONS - OPEN STAGE , HAMISH MCNAB, MORE The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. LEIF VOLLEBEKK + AINSLIE WILLS , FOUR IN THE MORNING Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $33.92. IRISH SESSION , DAN BURKE, MARTY KELLY The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. TUESDAY TRIBUTE: WILLIE DIXON FEAT: THE HORNETS, The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. PATTY GRIFFIN , BRANDON DODD Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $74 - 94. THE ESPY OPEN MIC NIGHT Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 7pm. FREE. OPEN MIC Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. 20 YEARS OF 303! FEAT: FORMIDABLE VEGETABLE SOUND SYSTEM Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. OPEN MIC Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 6pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK CARMEN MODJITO Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $25. TRIO ROMANTIQUE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6pm. $40. 20 YEARS OF 303! FEAT: FORMIDABLE VEGETABLE SOUND SYSTEM Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
Melbourne. 6pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL FLINDERS QUARTET Collins Street Baptist Church. VIC. 2.30pm. $35.
WEDNESDAY 04 MAR
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL OPEN DECKS SiBar. Collingwood. 7pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES JAMES HARVEY The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. LEIF VOLLEBEKK + AINSLIE WILLS , FOUR IN THE MORNING Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $33.92. LOMOND ACOUSTICA FEAT: MICK PEALING & NICK CHARLES, MIKE RUDD, THE CLUNK ORCHESTRA The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. MAJA The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. BROOKE TAYLOR The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER'S SINGALONG Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 7pm. $20. WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7pm. FREE. COQ ROQ: UNPLUGGED Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8.30pm. FREE. THE GRUBBY URCHINS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
GARDNER, SAINT SCARLETT Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $73.95. ONE OK ROCK , SET IT OFF, STATESIDE Forum Melbourne. 7pm. $89.90. KIKAGAKU MOYO , PINCH POINTS The Croxton. Thornbury. 7.30pm.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK VELVET BLOOM , SKŸE, LARA PROKOP, JOSHUA DAVIES Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $10. RUBY DARGAVILLE TRIO Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 7.30pm. $45. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 3pm. $45. THE BOITE PRESENTS SUITCASE EARTH MUSIC OPEN MIC FEAT: ALLARA Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. JHELI'S FEMMES & FRIENDS Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. KOI KINGDOM , PROFESSOR PEEL Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm. THE DAIMON BRUNTON QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. LOWTHER HALL - AN EVENING OF JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $30. BILL CALLAHAN , XYLOURIS WHITE Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 8pm. $79 - 85.
CLASSICAL FLINDERS QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $51.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP
KAIT The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. KIKAGAKU MOYO , BROWN SPIRITS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. GARAGE SALE Globe Alley. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. WAX THURSDAYS , FORKLIFT ASSASSINS, MURDER RATS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10. QUALITY USED CARS , THE FILLMORES The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. FREE. THURSTY THURSDAYS UNI NIGHT Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 7pm. FREE. RECKLESS LOVE , MIDNITE CITY, WARBIRDS, ECLIPSE Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $73.95. THURSDAYS W/ AMADOU SUSO Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5pm. FREE. JINJER Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. SLEAFORD MODS The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. THE SECOND AUSTRALASIAN WORLDTURBOJUGENDDAYS FEAT: KEGGIN, I HAVE A GOAT, THE STRIPP, THE FCKUPS The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 6pm. $70.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP SHADY NASTY , CLAUDIA SIN, PUBLIQUE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $20. SAINT JHN 170 Russell. Melbourne. 7pm. $61.25. THROWBACK FEAT: MATT RADOVICH, EZRA HARVEY, ILRESPONCE, B-TWO, AYNA, NAM Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK
GROOVECULT RECORDS AND MUCH LOVE PRESENT: BERGY THURSDAYS FEAT: MUDSHAKER, EXPENSIVE DOG,
SHAYARI: SOUNDS & STORIES FROM ISRAEL TO AUSTRALIA Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $35. ALON ILSAR'S AIRSTICKS TRIO Bar Open. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 7.30pm. $45. DEB FILLER'S I DID IT MY WAY Classic Southside. Elsternwick. 3pm. $45. THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. SORCHA ALBUQUERQUE TRIO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10. KIMBA & RYAN GRIFFITH Paris Cat Jazz
Siesta Cartel
The Slow Club
HUNEE
THE CORNER HOTEL
OLIVA SOCIAL
SWAMPLANDS
THE NIGHT CAT
If missing out on Golden Plains tickets gave you FOMO blues, this might cheer you up. London five-piece Ezra Collective are playing a sideshow at the Corner Hotel, as part of their first Australian appearances. You can check them out on Friday March 6 from 8.30pm, with supports to be announced. Tickets $50 through the venue website.
Fan favourites Siesta Cartel continue their Friday night residency at Oliva Social or Friday March 6. The outfit will be laying down their usual Italian tunes to sit back and enjoy while nibbling on Italian tapas and sipping a fine glass of vino. Doors at 5pm.
Swamplands presents The Slow Club, Lucy’s Lockett, Late Night Panic and folkindie musician, Beth Winter, for a Friday night of fun on March 6. Late Night Panic will bring an exciting mix of blues rock, followed by Lucy’s Lockett, who are sure to have you on your feet with some pop folk tunes. Be sure to stick around for The Slow Club. Doors at 8pm.
Berlin is known for its tasty selection of electronic music producers, and one of them is headed our way. Hun Choi aka Hunee is a mix master, blending together classic house and techno elements without fear of throwing a funk or soul curveball into the ring. He’ll be shaking things up at The Night Cat on Friday March 6 from 9pm. Tickets from $50 via Eventbrite.
BADGERS , JUNGLE CUFFS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $59.90. ONE OK ROCK , SET IT OFF, STATESIDE Forum Melbourne. 7pm. $89.90.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
BREWS & BLACKBOOKS FEAT: DJ SPELL, DJ WALLZEE Ferdydurke.
GRACE PETRIE , BEN MOSS, MARINA MITCHELL Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $25. SOUL PALACE , FRAME THE STATE, GORRISTER, MC LOGEE, MEDICATED LOVE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. ROGERSTEIN LOUNGE Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 5pm. FREE. ENUFF 'Z NUFF , RON KEEL, JANET
Ezra Collective
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
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WEDNESDAY TWIST The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. A$AP FERG , KWAME 170 Russell. Melbourne. 8pm.
THURSDAY 05 MAR
ROCK, PUNK, METAL
GIGS & EVENTS
Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $25. RUSSELL TAY PLAYS BILL EVANS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $30. THURSDAYS W/ AMADOU SUSO Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5pm. FREE. LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY FEAT: MR CLIFF, PERON Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 5pm. FREE. ALL STARS LIVE JAM FEAT: MAYA Pause Bar. Balaclava. 8pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FESTIVAL The Emerson. South Yarra. 9pm. SLEAFORD MODS The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. THE MASH UP FEAT: AMY LOTUS Bimbo. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES DANNY ROSS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. THE 'JOHNNY CAN'T DANCE' CAJUN BAND Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. CÒIG , RICH DAVIES & THE LOW ROAD Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $23.50. THURSDAYS W/ AMADOU SUSO Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 5pm. FREE. FRANK RAYMOND & THE SILHOUETTES FAD Gallery. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. MORNING MELODIES FEAT: ADAM SPICER Ferntree Gully Hotel. Ferntree Gully. 10.30am. $17. MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 8pm. FREE. GERRY HALE Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL XAVIER DE MAISTRE: VIVALDI'S VENICE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $30 - 170.
FRIDAY 06 MAR
ROCK, PUNK, METAL TARCUTTA , EKRANOPLANS, THE CHUNKS Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $5. TONGUE TIED AGENCY PRESENTS FEAT: BAREFOOT SPACEMEN, WATER SPORT, WILLOWBANK GROVE The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. MAZDA THREE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. JACKSON REID BRIGGS , FUTURE SUCK, SHOVE, DENNIS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $10. WEENED , THE DANDY JONESTOWN MASSACRE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $15. RAZZMATAZZ Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. WILLIS DRUMMOND , THE ROLLERCANES, LITTLE FOOT, LONG HOLIDAYS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10. DJ STEELY ANN Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. BANANAMAN , SAM BANKS SMITH, THE WANDERER Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. THE SUPERJESUS Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. GIRTH , INTERNAL ROT, INCINERATED, CLOGGED Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15. STONER LIBERATION VOL. V FEAT: DUNEEATER, SLEEPING GIANT, LAMASSU, DEATH BY CARROT, NUADA The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. FANDANGO Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. MAMMAL , RIVAL FIRE Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. $37. ADELE & THE CHANDELIERS , ROUTINES Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. FREE. THIGH MASTER , OUZO! The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8.30pm. FREE. SPUZ , DUNCAN WOODS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. ROCKY & THE TWO BOB MILLIONAIRES Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 6.30pm. FREE. MONO , SOLKYRI, JO QUAIL Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $67.35. THE SECOND AUSTRALASIAN WORLDTURBOJUGENDDAYS FEAT: GARLIC NUN, THE BALLS, WOLFPACK,
THE B-FLAT SHARPS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. $70. MELODIC ROCK FEST 2020 FEAT: KVLTS OF VICE, DANGEROUS CURVES, MADMAN’S LULLABY, TERAMAZE, ECLIPSE, PAUL LAINE, MIDNIGHT CITY, RAGDOLL, MORE The National Theatre (Melbourne). St Kilda. 10.30am. $125 - 552. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 9.30pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP VIOLET SiBar. Collingwood. 9pm. FREE. RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $22.19. HELLO! FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $11.64. POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. HAPPY FEET Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK BRYSON MULHOLLAND Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. FREE. LATE NIGHT FRIDAY MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS , DJ LUV U Old Bar. Fitzroy. 11.50pm. FREE. JOSHUA BATTEN , GEO, JOURDAIN The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. STARS WITHOUT MAKEUP Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $31. EZRA COLLECTIVE , MR. TEENAGE, THE FREES Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $49.89. TIDE Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. YVETTE JOHANSSON Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $29. PICKPOCKET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $30. THE SYNCOPATORS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $32.50. TAMARA KULDIN Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. STUDIO YOUTH BAND ONE: A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $30. PAT METHENY Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 8pm. $111.99. SOUTHBANK DAWN RAGA SERIES Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30am. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL LATE NIGHT FRIDAY MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS , DJ LUV U Old Bar. Fitzroy. 11.50pm. FREE. DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. HAUSWERK The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 5pm. FREE. GREG WILSON , ROB ANTHONY, ROB SAMA, FUNKY COL, MELL HALL, BOYBLEWE, ROWIE, NICK TAPLIN, ADAM TRACE OneSixOne. Prahran. 9pm. WHAT SO NOT & FRIENDS Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $66.30. SHAY DE CASTRO + MHA IRI , BANDO, BROOKE POWELL, HUMAN CONDITION, MISS FARINA, NIGHT GOD, MITTENS, TEKNOFAG New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. FREE. TEMPERANCE FRIDAYS FEAT: ADAM TRACE, NICK VAN WILDER, DJ T.P.C Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 8pm. FREE. PITCH MUSIC & ARTS 2020 Moyston Victoria. Melbourne. 10pm. $259.90 372.32. MEET THE LOCALS Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $13.24 - 18.35. MACEO PLEX 170 Russell. Melbourne. 10pm. $92.13. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY, ONE PUF, BLEND CORP, CONGO TARDIS, DINGO SQUAD Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. STEROLAB Melbourne Zoo. Parkville. 7pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES JOSHUA BATTEN , GEO, JOURDAIN The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. THE WESTERAIRES The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 9.30pm. FREE. THE IRONBARK BROTHERS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. THE WISECRACKS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. FREE. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. CHAIN Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $29.50. THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. THE SLOW CLUB , BETH WINTER,
Henry Hugo & The Kindred Souls
Jamie Porteous
The Bone Folders
The Clinch
TEMPERANCE HOTEL
THORNBURY LOCAL
THE BERGY SELTZER
SWAMPLANDS
One of Ibiza’s biggest dance house DJ’s Jamie Porteous is popping into Temperance Hotel for a special set. Porteous has had a ten-year strong career across Europe, working with the likes of Groove Armada, Ladyhawke and Duran Duran. He’ll be joined by supports Adam Trace and Garry Sheba at the free show on Saturday March 7.
Melbourne rockers The Bone Folders are playing live at the Thornbury Local on Saturday March 7. Supported by indie rock artist Cooper West, it’s bound to be an energy filled night best paired with one of the pub’s local craft beers. The free event kicks off at 8.30pm.
Punk takes over The Bergy Seltzer on Saturday March 7 for a sound explosion. Hardcore, catchy and adrenaline fuelled punk set to boom from The Clinch, Protospasm, Endless Bore and Blowhole. It’s also free so get down for a night of headbanging. Doors at 8pm.
Born in Argentina, Henry Hugo is a multiinstrumentalist, sound engineer and producer who brings a fine and unique sound to his live performance. Alongside his band, they charter a range of musical styles from classical to punk. They’ll be joined by Font and Greg Dear when they play Swamplands on Saturday March 7. Free from 8pm.
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LATE NIGHT PANIC, LUCY'S LOCKETT Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 8.30pm. FREE. ALDOUS HARDING , LAURA JEAN Forum Melbourne. 7pm. ALBI & THE WOLVES , WHISKEY DRAM Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm. $15. SHAUNA TONY & CO. Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 8pm. FREE. THE BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 8pm. FREE.
SATURDAY 07 MAR
ROCK, PUNK, METAL ELUSIVE , THE MOTION BELOW, IN VANITY, JUPITER THE GIANT Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 7pm. $10. THE CLINCH , ENDLESS BORE, PROTOSPASM, BLOWHOLE The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. ROUTINES , ADELE & THE CHANDELIERS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. FREE. WACKEN METAL BATTLE AUSTRALIA FEAT: UPON WORLD'S END, SVCRED, ANNIHILIST, CAM BIRD, TRIPLE KILL, LARRY LEADFOOT, THE CREPTTER CHILDREN, TORRENTIAL THRILL Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10 - 15. DJ TARDISCO Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. WHATEVER, FOREVER , ZEN HAIRCUTS, MADURA GREEN Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $12.37. WHITE KNUCKLE FEVER , PLASTIC SECTION, THEE CHA CHA CHAS The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. HEAVENPHETAMINE , THE CORAL PRINCESS The Fitzroy Pinnacle. Fitzroy North. 8pm. STAR TIME , ASHTRAY BOY, SOUTH DUDLEY TOM, CHIHUAHUAHUA Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 7pm. FREE. HENRY HUGO & THE KINDRED SOULS , FONT, GREG DEAR Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 8pm. $10. MADAZZ Ascot Vale Hotel. Ascot Vale. 9pm. THE SECOND AUSTRALASIAN WORLDTURBOJUGENDDAYS FEAT: GLEN & THE PEANUT BUTTER MEN, AUSTRALIAN KINGSWOOD FACTORY, DICKLASER, BASTARD NÖRTH, TURBOBELCO, DESTRENDS, MORE Spotted Mallard. Brunswick. 2pm. $70. BONEZ - ALTERNATIVE QUEER PARTY
FEAT: THE SOCIETY CULT, TWO LAST NAMES Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15 - 20. MELODIC ROCK FEST 2020 FEAT: KVLTS OF VICE, DANGEROUS CURVES, MADMAN’S LULLABY, TERAMAZE, ECLIPSE, PAUL LAINE, MIDNIGHT CITY, RAGDOLL, MORE The National Theatre (Melbourne). St Kilda. 10.30am. $125 - 552.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL MICKEY KOJAK Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $23.29. PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co. Prahran. 8pm. DJS TIL CLOSE Morris Jones. Windsor. 8pm. FREE. TRIPLE VISION FEAT: CANE TROTT, LUPUS, BREEZY Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 7pm. FREE. GENERAL LEVY , SAM STACKA, HAWK I, STALLION SELEKTAH, SHOTTAZ, DJ ZARE DEMUS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $33.92. ELECTRIC DREAMS Co. Southbank. 9pm. $22.19. ALL NIGHT FEAT: CITIZEN.COM, MORE The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 10pm. FREE. EAT THE BEAT FEAT: CHRISS MATTÒ, ETWAS, RYAN WALLACE, SHAY DE CASTRO, GAV WHITEHOUSE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. JAMIE PORTEOUS FEAT: ADAM TRACE, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 5pm. FREE. #LETSHOUSE SATURDAYS FEAT: ADAM TRACE, MARCUS KNIGHT, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 5pm. FREE. HOT CHIP , HARVEY SUTHERLAND Forum Melbourne. 7.30pm. PITCH MUSIC & ARTS 2020 Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $259.90 - 372.32. HOUSE PARTY 2.0 FEAT: BETH GRACE, VARIOUS DJS Bimbo. Fitzroy. 7pm. FREE. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE. MORNINGTON PENINSULA RECORD FAIR FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Kirks On The Esplanade. VIC. 11am. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP TYDE LEVI , BLUE BELLY Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 1.30pm. $21.17.
GENERAL LEVY , SAM STACKA, HAWK I, STALLION SELEKTAH, SHOTTAZ, DJ ZARE DEMUS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $33.92. WORDPLAY 5 FEAT: THE G-RIZ Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. LIGHT - OLD SCHOOL RNB NIGHT Co. Southbank. 9pm. $22.19. KHOKOLAT SATURDAYS , DURMY, DAMION DE SILVA Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. MADE IN THE 90S FEAT: CDB, BLACKSTREET, NEXT, ALL-4-ONE, MARIO WINANS, RENEE NEUFVILLE Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 8pm. $146.85. TEXTILE FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES BUSHFIRE BENEFIT - BLUES BROTHERS RHYTHM & BLUES TRIBUTE SHOW Howler. Brunswick. 8pm. $24.71. RICH & ROBB Grand Hotel Mornington. Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. MARVEN LIM Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. POPPY WS Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 6.30pm. FREE. CHAIN Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7.30pm. $28 - 42. PAT MCKERNAN Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. BROTHERS BLUEGRASS ALL STARS Brothers Public House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE.
Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $30. NICHAUD FITZGIBBON Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $35. JULIANA AREIAS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $35. STUDIO YOUTH BAND ONE: A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $30.
CLASSICAL XAVIER DE MAISTRE: VIVALDI'S VENICE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7pm. $30 - 170.
SUNDAY 08 MAR
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES
KICKS , DJ WILFRED DANGER Globe Alley. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. DJ LADY LOVE POTION Charles Weston Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. THE OFFCUTS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE. STAR TIME , ASHTRAY BOY, SOUTH DUDLEY TOM, CHIHUAHUAHUA Coburg RSL Club. Coburg. 7pm. FREE. SAFARI MOTEL The Catfish. Fitzroy. 9pm. THE SEDUCEAPHONES Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. GRAND WAZOO Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $35. SOLOMON SISAY & HIS BAND Paris Cat
RENN PICARD , RACHEL CLARK, ZAC EDEN, JAD JAGUAR The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 5pm. FREE. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: ANDREA ROBERTSON The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6.30pm. FREE. INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY: BITCHES BREW The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. FRANKIE J HOLDEN + WILBUR WILDE & THE CLASSICS Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $28.50. HEINOUS HOUNDS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 3pm. FREE. SHAYARI , LOZ, MARIGOLDEN Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS FEAT: FOGGY NOTION, ELWOOD BLUES, MAJEZSTY, FREEZETRAIN Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. SUNDAY SESSION , LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN, TOMMY RANDO Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. NEIL GAIMAN & AMANDA PALMER PRESENT A BUSHFIRE RECOVERY EVENT , MISSY HIGGINS, FRED LEONE Forum Melbourne. 6.30pm. $50. COUNTRY AT CUSTOMS FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, DELLA HARRIS, EMILY HATTON, JAKE SINCLAIR, LUKE AUSTEN Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 2pm. FREE. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE. SUNDAY SINGALONG Brothers Public
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK
Elusive
Shayari
Labour Day Eve
Foggy Notion
THE LEADBEATER HOTEL
BAR 303
TEMPERANCE HOTEL
BODRIGGY BREWING CO.
Australian pop-rockers Elusive have just released their debut album Set Me On Fire and are celebrating with a tour. They’ll be heading to The Leadbeater Hotel on Saturday March 7 with supports The Motion Below, In Vanity and Jupiter The Giant. Tickets $12.25 via Oztix. Doors at 7pm.
Shayari is a Tel-Aviv based duo comprised of Shay Perry and Ari Jacob. They perform with a mix of piano, guitar, violin, vocals and the Indian flute, known as bansuri. They’ll be joined by multi-instrumentalist Loz and Marigolden, the solo project of Melbourne muso Mel O’Neill. Catch them at Bar 303 on Sunday March 8 from 7pm.
What better way to spend the holiday that celebrates the eight-hour working day by doing anything but at The Temperance Hotel. They’ll be kicking off the day with a keg of Byron Bay lager, free from 2pm until it runs out. There’ll be live music until 10pm and DJs til late. Catch the free event on Sunday March 8.
Six-piece garage country outfit Foggy Notion have their cowboy boots at the ready for a show at Bodriggy Brewery on Sunday March 8. There’ll be two live sets from 2pm, with DJs Elwood Blues, Majezsty and Freeze Train spinning vinyl sets of country, blues, rock’n’roll and garage all throughout the night. Free.
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House. Fitzroy. 6.30pm. FREE.
ROCK, PUNK, METAL BENCH PRESS , BODIES, PARTY PEST Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7pm. $10. WACKEN METAL BATTLE AUSTRALIA FEAT: MR KILL, OBSIDIAN MONOLITH, BEAST IMPALOR, NOTHING, VICTORIA K, INTERITUM, READY FOR BATTLE, SCAPHIS Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. $10 - 15. ANTISKEPTIC + FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY + SERAPHS COAL , HIGHTIME, JAPAN FOR Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $47.63. EARTH ROT , CHRIST DISMEMBERED, SUNDR, RITUALS, VEXATION Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $15. LAS MAR , SUPERFEATHER Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. BOB LOG III , THE FILLMORES The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS FEAT: FOGGY NOTION, ELWOOD BLUES, MAJEZSTY, FREEZETRAIN Bodriggy Brewing Company. Abbotsford. 2pm. FREE. LABOUR DAY EVE FEAT: LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN, ANYO, ADAM TRACE, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. PEARL JAM 1995 TOUR - 25TH ANNIVERSARY Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $19.40. NEIL GAIMAN & AMANDA PALMER PRESENT A BUSHFIRE RECOVERY EVENT , MISSY HIGGINS, FRED LEONE Forum Melbourne. 6.30pm. $50. DUNE RATS , RUBY FIELDS, DEAR SEATTLE, TOTTY Festival Hall. West Melbourne. 7.30pm. $54.90. THE SECOND AUSTRALASIAN WORLDTURBOJUGENDDAYS FEAT: GLEN & THE PEANUT BUTTER MEN, PSYCHO MOTO, LEVITATING CHURCHES, SUICIDE COUNTRY HOUR, JONO BARWICK Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 6pm. $70. MUSTARD PLUG , THE RESIGNATORS, LOIN GROIN, OUT OF CONTROL ARMY, THE KUJO KINGS Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 6pm. $55. MELODIC ROCK FEST 2020 FEAT: KVLTS OF VICE, DANGEROUS CURVES, MADMAN’S LULLABY, TERAMAZE, ECLIPSE, PAUL LAINE, MIDNIGHT CITY, RAGDOLL, MORE The National Theatre (Melbourne). St Kilda. 10.30am. $125 - 552.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL ONESEVENFOUR 002 FEAT: FRED V, BCEE, VILLEM, THE VANGUARD PROJECT, RIYA, MONTAGE, SUBSTANCE P, ARTSEA The Penny Black. Brunswick. 3pm. $39. DIRTY DAYS FEAT: ORKESTRATED, TRAVLOS, T-REK, HOLMES JOHN, ZAC DEPETRO, MORE Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. SADDLE CLUB FEAT: ANDY MURPHY, BUTTERS, NEEDS NO SLEEP, RYAN HAYNES, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $15. LABOUR DAY EVE FEAT: LUKE JOSEPH, JACK & JORDAN, ANYO, ADAM TRACE, GARRY SHEBA Temperance Hotel. South Yarra. 2pm. FREE. DISCO - LABOUR DAY EVE , SHORT ROUND, AMINOS KH, DJ ALI, ERIC SIDEY
Deluxe Bar & Lounge. Moonee Ponds. 8pm. PITCH MUSIC & ARTS 2020 Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $259.90 - 372.32. NINA KRAVIZ , AURORA HALAL Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $52.20 - 62.42. SUNDAY REVIVAL FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq. Windsor. 4pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP ADRIAN EAGLE , THE DANDY JONESTOWN MASSACRE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $25.41. SUNDAY SERVICE FEAT: KK, 10YRWAR, DJ R3DBIRD, MG BLAKK Morris Jones. Windsor. 4pm. FREE. MOTHERSHIP Co. Southbank. 10pm. $15. DISCO - LABOUR DAY EVE , SHORT ROUND, AMINOS KH, DJ ALI, ERIC SIDEY Deluxe Bar & Lounge. Moonee Ponds. 8pm. THE ADELE SHOW FEAT: DALLAS HOLDEN Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 3pm. $28 - 42.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK THE PEARLY SHELLS The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 5.30pm. FREE. DRIED SPIDER Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 4pm. INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY: BITCHES BREW The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. FRANKIE J HOLDEN + WILBUR WILDE & THE CLASSICS Caravan Music Club. Bentleigh East. 8pm. $28.50. CHRIS MAUNDERS TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 7.30pm. FREE. SHAYARI , LOZ, MARIGOLDEN Bar 303. Northcote. 7pm. MICHAEL MCQUAID’S SWING STARS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $25. THE PARIS CAT BIG BAND: THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $30. AT LAST - THE ETTA JAMES STORY FEAT: VIKA BULL Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 5pm. $59 - 99. THE BORNSTEIN ULTIMATUM Pause Bar. Balaclava. 4.30pm. FREE.
CLASSICAL XAVIER DE MAISTRE: VIVALDI'S VENICE Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 5pm. $30 - 170.
MONDAY 09 MAR
ROCK, PUNK, METAL FOREVER RENTER , ERIN WILL BE MAD, ALBERT STREET Old Bar. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $8. MONDAY NIGHT MASS , WHITEHORSE,, ROMY FOX & WET KISS, GRANE Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. FREE. APPROACHABLE MEMBERS OF YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY (ALL AGES) Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 2pm. $20. PIXIES , RVG Palais Theatre. St Kilda. 7pm.
For the full gig guide head to beat.com.au/gig-guide
MUSTARD PLUG , THE RESIGNATORS, LOIN GROIN, OUT OF CONTROL ARMY, EUGENE GREY, LOONEE TUNES Wrangler Studios. Footscray. 1pm. $35.
Touring
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL DJS TILL LATE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. WEYES BLOOD , PALM SPRINGS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. $54.64. HER - 13 HOUR SPEED RAVE FEAT: CLOUDY KU, ASPS, CLOUDY KU , DJ BURNOUT, DEBRIS FACILITY, HEXTAPE, FEMALE WIZARD, KAYTSENG, MTLDA, THREEPIECESUIT Crazy Arms. VIC. 9pm. $15. PITCH MUSIC & ARTS 2020 Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $259.90 - 372.32.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES WEYES BLOOD , PALM SPRINGS Corner Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. $54.64.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK BIENIEK, RILEY & PANTAZIS Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm.
TUESDAY 10 MAR
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY/ FOLK, BLUES THE SELTZER SESSIONS - OPEN STAGE , HAMISH MCNAB, MORE The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. IRISH SESSION , DAN BURKE, MARTY KELLY The Lomond Hotel. Brunswick East. 8pm. FREE. TUESDAY TRIBUTE: THE CARTER FAMILY FEAT: BURNING BRIDGES, The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. FREE. THE ESPY OPEN MIC NIGHT Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 7pm. FREE. OPEN MIC Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 7pm. FREE. THE GUITAR LAB Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. OPEN MIC Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 6pm. FREE.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK CCTV Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE. STRAWBERRY JAMZ Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. FREE. TINKY TUESDAY FEAT: SCOTT TINKLER Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 8.30pm. FREE.
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